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Despite Thanksgiving's warm welcome, November has always struck me as a dreary month: gray, cold and dark.
Night has already fallen when I close the store at 5:30 p.m. And mornings are a gray in-between where I struggle out of my warm bed and hope not to find ice on the car.
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"Oh, it was cold," Littlewood begins, and I find myself agreeing.
Immi's solitary existence in a "frozen white world" ends one day as, fishing through a hole in the ice, her line brings up a little wooden bird. Over the next several days, she catches all sorts of bright, tropical items: leaves, starfish, feathers and flowers.
The little girl decorates her igloo with these colorful items, and the sight attracts many friendly animal visitors. Suddenly, Immi's isolation gives way to storytelling and friendship.
Later, when the ice melts, Immi gets ready to leave. But before she goes, she takes a little wooden polar bear off of her necklace and drops it into the ice fishing hole.
I'll leave the story's ending for you to discover.
The simplicity of "Immi's Gift" leaves many things unanswered. For example, does Immi have a family?
Parents should not expect to use this picture book to introduce other cultures, for while the dedication tells us that Immi is short for an Inuit word meaning "echo," ice fishing and igloo are the only clues we have to custom, and these remain archetypal rather than educational.
Instead, the story acts almost as fairytale by focusing simply on Immi and the mysterious appearance of the bright gifts.
Littlewood's vibrant illustrations perpetuate the story's magic. My favorite page is one that simply says, "The next day she fished a red flower."
In Littlewood's depiction, Immi herself is a tiny figure, while just under the ice, across two whole pages, swim jellyfish, seals, a walrus, a narwhal, and an enormous whale. This entire undersea world is just beneath Immi, closer than she realizes.
There are many things to love about this enchanting little book. Throughout the story, but especially in the last two pages, Littlewood motions to that which connects us with others across lands, customs, and weather patterns.
Littlewood's beautiful paintings may have been my invitation to open the book, but her ending left me quietly satisfied, and feeling just a little bit better about my own place in the world - not alone, not without beauty, and not without connection.
"Immi's Gift" is certainly a bright spot in the approaching winter.Zoey Smith works at the Whitman College Bookstore and is helping expand the children's book section. She can be reached at email@example.com.
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LINCOLN ŌĆō The more things change for the Lincoln High softball team, the more they stay the same.
Gone are the days when head coach Dick Ryan can sit back and watch his squad pile up the runs and achieve mercy-rule status in the blink of an eye. This yearŌĆÖs Lincoln edition is conditioned to win low-scoring, fist-clenching affairs that largely hinge on the effectiveness of Lindsay Mayer and her powerful right arm.
ItŌĆÖs a role that suits the senior and University of Virginia-bound product just fine. ItŌĆÖs also fair to say that Mayer kept up her end of the bargain on Thursday afternoon in top-seeded LincolnŌĆÖs Division I single-elimination contest against No. 16 Barrington.
As usual, Mayer dominated the opposition. As usual, the Lions prevailed, this time over a 3-0 count at Saylesville Elementary SchoolŌĆÖs Sullivan Field. Mayer struck out 12 and ended up retiring 15 in a row to conclude matters.
ŌĆ£Last yearŌĆÖs team was loaded with offense,ŌĆØ Ryan pointed out. ŌĆ£This yearŌĆÖs team is mostly defense and Lindsay, whoŌĆÖs doing her job.ŌĆØ
Added Mayer, ŌĆ£I just think [pitching with limited run support] makes me want to throw harder, but outside of pitching, I also focus on my hitting too and try to do the best that I can.ŌĆØ
Now winners of 39 straight contests, Lincoln will continue its quest for a second consecutive state championship this Sunday at home against either No. 8 Chariho or ninth seeded Bay View. The Chargers and Bengals play Saturday, with SundayŌĆÖs game serving as the opener for the double-elimination format.
To everyone who thought that a Barrington squad that went 2-14 during the regular season had a snowballŌĆÖs chance of providing mighty Lincoln with a stern test, it actually happened. Facing a pitcher in the EaglesŌĆÖ Josie Gitlin, who relies on guile to flummox hitters, the Lions managed just one hit through three innings, an infield single by Mayer in the bottom of the first.
ŌĆ£Some people probably thought that this was going to be a long day for Barrington, but youŌĆÖve got to give them credit,ŌĆØ said Ryan.
LincolnŌĆÖs bats started to solve Gitlin in the fourth inning. A leadoff double by Adriana Toro was nearly squandered as the next two batters were retired. With the count 3-2 on Stacy Mayer, the catcher roped a sharp single to center field that chased home Toro.
Not wasting any time, Alyssa Schermerhorn jumped all over the first pitch from Gitlin and lined it down the third-base line for a double that placed runners on second and third.
Up stepped junior Lauren Hervieux, who delivered a game-tying single in MondayŌĆÖs regular-season finale against Coventry. Against Barrington, the left fielder blooped a high popup just out of the reach of Eagles shortstop Bridget Palm. The well-placed single plated Stacy Mayer and Schermerhorn and extended LincolnŌĆÖs advantage to three runs.
ŌĆ£SheŌĆÖs been getting some clutch hits,ŌĆØ noted Ryan about Hervieux. ŌĆ£SheŌĆÖs been doing a good job and has been a pleasant surprise.ŌĆØ
Pitching with the lead for the first time on the day, Lindsay Mayer went about the task of negating any hope of Barrington pulling off what would have been a monumental upset. She finished off the fifth inning with a change-up that BarringtonŌĆÖs Emma Merlino was tardy on. Mayer again relied on the offspeed pitch to pick up a strikeout, this time coming in the seventh inning.
ŌĆ£I said in the dugout that we could win with one run,ŌĆØ said Mayer. ŌĆ£As long as we get something on the board, IŌĆÖll do my best to keep them from scoring.ŌĆØ
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One year after tragic wreck
Teenager's sentence includes public service video
by Wes Mayer
Near Christmas 2012, a tragic accident occurred when a young driver drove through a red light, resulting in critical injuries to several involved parties, and ultimately the untimely death of a young girl.
Taylor Long, the driver charged in the tragic accident, is now serving his 12-month sentence.
Part of his sentence involves Long working with the family of the victim, Abby Bacho, on a public service announcement video.
The Bacho family has created a minute-long video covering the tragic accident and the importance of drivers paying attention to the road and traffic signals.
The video can be viewed on YouTube by searching "Abby's Angels — A Public Service Announcement"
"All I remember is … impact," Long said in the video. "Every day of my life, I wake up thinking about it, go to sleep thinking about it."
On Dec. 22, 2012, Long, now 19, was traveling southbound on Newnan Crossing Bypass. He ran a red light at the intersection of Lower Fayetteville Road, and hit the Bacho family's car in the driver's side. Both Abby and her father were severely injured, and Abby passed away on Christmas Day.
Several of Abby's organs were donated. Her heart, kidneys, liver and corneas were transplanted that day.
Long was charged with misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter — it was not considered a felony because Long was not driving recklessly or under the influence, said Traffic Sgt. Lane Yearta with the Newnan Police Department.
An investigation revealed Long may have been talking on his cell phone, but authorities do not believe he was texting and driving. Yearta said it could not be determined whether the phone was disconnected before the accident.
Long was additionally charged with a window tint violation and possession of an alcoholic beverage by a person under the age of 21, said Coweta County Solicitor Sandy Wisenbaker. According to Wisenbaker, Long's unopened containers of beer were found in the back seat — Long was not driving under the influence.
These charges carried a consecutive six- and 12-month probation period, respectively. Long pleaded guilty to these charges in a plea deal on Sept. 24, 2013.
According to Yearta, Long was sentenced to serve a total of 12 months. Six of these months Long will spend in jail — on a work release schedule where he will work during the day but return to jail at night.
The remaining six months he will serve on probation, and Long can't operate a motor vehicle during the entire 12 months. Long must also complete 120 hours of community service, and was ordered to help work on and create a public service announcement video with the family of the victim.
Abby Bacho's memory lives on thanks to the Abby's Angels Foundation, a local organization created by her family that provides school supplies to school children in need. The foundation helped create Abby's Closets in schools. The Bacho family has created a Facebook page for Abby's Angels where they spread their faith and love for Abby, and they sell handmade bracelets to raise money for the charity — the page is covered in photos of supporters wearing these bracelets.
According to the Abby's Angels Foundation Facebook page, there are a few upcoming events for which those interested may now register.
Registration has opened for the Abby's Angels Foundation 5K Rainbow Run/Family Fun Day, scheduled for April 19 at the Coweta County Fairgrounds — with all proceeds going toward the foundation. Those interested may sign up on the event's Facebook page or by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com.
This month, the Hudson Family Foundation will be promoting a dual concert at the Auburn Arena, with Jeff Foxworthy on Jan. 23 and Rascal Flatts on Jan. 24. The Abby's Angels Foundation was chosen as the benefit of the fundraiser, and will be receiving 50 percent of the profits. Abby's Angels is still providing tickets to both shows, and those interested may contact their Facebook page or email@example.com for information on how to purchase tickets.
The family also hopes to make a longer, second public service announcement video and additionally interview Newnan Police Officer Van Meadows, who worked the accident. Meadows said the family hopes the video, once created, will be played throughout schools in Coweta County in driver's education classes.


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I worked when I had to, which was about half the time. I was fortunate to land jobs that didn't have Saturday hours.
a terrible blight on our fine country
I worked when I had to, which was about half the time. I was fortunate to land jobs that didn't have Saturday hours.
Boom. More students attending. Guaranteed
Hey you Pandora! Come open this box right here. Naw I'm just gonna watch. This is gonna be awesome.
In all seriousness, a friend works in an athletic department that does public relation type stuff. I've asked him whether this will ever happen where he is. At his university at least, this thought is thrown out almost monthly and fiercely debated by the staff until the AD tells everyone alcohol brings more problems than solutions. Wash, rinse, repeat.
There was a freakonomics podcast a while back that was about selling alcohol to lower the number of drunk students and incidents. It worked because the school could then control it.
It was about West Virginia of all places.
Not sure alcohol sales would drive up attendance though as most undergrads are under-21.
Most undergrads have fake ids
The AD staff can fiercely debate this all they want, but until the Big Ten changes its rule forbidding alcohol sales at college sporting events in B1G University-owned athletic venues, it doesn't really matter what they decide.
Maybe they have changed that rule already, but I am not aware of any exceptions in the Big Ten. Minnesota has alcohol sales at football, but that stadium is not owned by the University. I also know that a lot of Wisconsin hockey fans were disappointed when the team moved out of the Dane County Coliseum and into the Kohl Center on the Wisconsin campus for that very reason.
Maybe they should give the beer away for free?
It's not a university in the B1G and there are other schools in his conference that serve alcohol so the dike is already leaking where he works.
It has something to do with this?
Ehh, I was an out of state student during undergrad and went to every football game. I am in grad school here now and still haven't missed one. I know plenty of out of state kids at michigan that have embraced michigan football and are very passionate about it. The problem seems to be non-unique to us "out of state" people anyways...other schools like MSU that are traditionally very heavy in-state are seeing worse attendance issues in their student sections.
Most of the out-of-state students I know get tickets, but then they're always the ones who in November mention stuff like, "Yeah... I haven't been to a game since the first one..." The in-staters are certainly part of the problem too, but much less so.
Your point on MSU is moot because nobody cares about MSU football.
I'm not going to get in an anecdotal pissing match with you. My point is that just saying out of state people suck does nothing to address the issue, which is that people who are buying tickets are not coming to the game. I'm more interested in creating a system that prevents/discourages that than just scapegoating out of state students.
Doesn't explain why other schools are seeing the same trend unless they too are admitting more out of state students.
It may be more an out of the country thing. Foreign enrollment is way up at US colleges.
I don't think that's a factor, unless international students are buying large numbers of football season tickets at every school. That seems pretty unlikely.
The issue across the country isn't that students aren't buying tickets, but that they're buying them and for some reason don't use them.
damn double post.
I came in from Vermont as somebody who was interested in football, and liked the idea of school spirit but it didn't go much beyond that. I wound up joining the MMB in my sophomore year, and now I actually feel guilty if I have to miss watching a game.
Correlation, not causation in my opinion.
they are studying ...or working at a job to pay those escalating tuition bills.
The surcharge was added in the late 1990s or early 2000s as a way to curb scalping in the diag/in front of the Union. The reason was mainly due to the ridiculous amounts of money being made on tickets like OSU or MSU. If they removed the surcharge, it would allow the students that aren't attending to sell their tickets in advance. This would fix the problem and create a free market for these tickets. Yeah, the student section wouldn't be a true student section anymore, but at least it would be full.
I don't know if that's the answer. I remember there being a lot of complaining about non-Michigan fans sitting in our student section, as well as some older people who just didn't understand how students behave. Once, I saw an elderly couple in the student section, using someone's scalped tickets, complain about the students in front of them. The ushers finally came and actually made the students sit.
People have way more free time than 4 hours per week. Students just apparently want to do something else with it.
I'll be that guy to say it, I'm sure someone is thinking it.
But what's the international student population there these days? International students aren't necessarily rabid American Football fans. Not saying there are 11,000 of them but it could be a minor reason.
Edit: Well Blueinorion just said something similar to what I was getting at, except he has facts.
I think you're on to something. As the article posted above indicates, over 40% of Michigan's admissions are international and out-of-state students, people who may not have grown up football fans and certainly not Michigan fans. Contrast that with our rival at Ohio, their admission pecentage of out-of-state/international is only 9%.
Yes, Michigan is more attractive academically, but it pays the price fan-wise.
But those students wouldn't have gotten tickets in the first place. The issue, if I'm understanding it correctly, is people that have tickets that simply aren't showing up.
And we've always admitted a pretty large share of our student body from out-of-state. That's not a new development.
Only around 50% of the student body buys season tickets, so that means that there are a significant number of Michigan residents not buying them, either.
Most likely, the parents paid for those tickets.
What does that matter? I don't see what that has to do with anything.
I bet if we offered punch and pie at the games for students, they would show.
Pizza. Pull some strings, Brandon.
Hmm, wonder if they could institute some program where after the first quarter, they start reselling 75% of the unfilled student tickets at a well-discounted price on a first-come first served basis. They know where those seats are; it's all in their scanners. All money goes to charity so the AD doesn't profit from double-selling tickets. Locals or other big fans who can't get/afford season tickets could get in and see a game. Or 3/4 of one. If you are a legitimate student season ticket holder who shows up after the 1st quarter with your ticket, you may have to be resissued a different one if they resold yours. The 75% cap would guarantee that no season ticket holder who comes that late will be screwed out of seeing a game (hey, some of them may have good reasons), although they might be seeing it from a different seat.
The one thing that probably makes this unworkable is the way students move down; there would be a lot of disruption with all kind of people coming in looking for their seat after the game has already begun, and not all of them are going to be cool with "find a seat somewhere else, asshole" which is what I expect a lot of them will hear.
You could argue that they could do this with all other seats, but premium seat purchasers would get super huffy. That goes double for the club seats; people who spent gazillions would probably just freak right out to have so many hoi polloi among them. Students are the ones you could most easily do this to and survive the angry fallout.
Well, there's fairness, and then there's what you can get away with.
or how about just making the entire student section general admission. Solves the "find a new seat" a hole problem real quick. It also solves the entire issue of the social scene first students who somehow get lucked into sec 26 B seats. Sure it creates pressure to create a Hokeville camping ground outside the stadium. It also creates another issue of the diehards getting screwed out of their seat if something unavoidable comes up that prevents them from getting to the game on time. If it works for both the Maize Rage and the Children of Yost, then it can work in the student section.
I also suggest they start selling beer and cocktails at the game.
but not for the rest of the bball student section... at the first 3 games, none of the upper deck part of the student section in crisler was filled (essentially the shame problem as the top rows in big house being empty)
Reselling tickets at a discount would cut revenues.
People (non-students) would hold off on donating and/or buying season ticket packs and wait to get in for cheap.
It's the same thing as when people wonder why at 70% empty early season basketball games, they dont just give away free tickets or sell them for like $1 - nobody would buy the full price tickets if they expect handouts.
Literally no pro-sports team does this, and no university sells discounted tickets to football/bball games to non-students.
You could argue some people wouldn't want to miss the first quarter or risk not getting in... but there would be enough people who choose this option over ponying up for full price tix to make it incredibly unprofitbale, and thus unpalatable to the AD, even if it alleviates the attendance problem
You can get plenty of early season basketball tickets on Stub Hub for five bucks or less. There are still thousands of empty seats. People simply don't want to go, at any price.
Yet they will pay top dollar when State, Ohio, Indiana, etc., come to town. The opponent drives demand. Giving away tickets for Binghamton wouldn't stop folks from paying top dollar for top opponents.
Trim the student section. Once they won't be able to get into games because someone else will have what was once their section, it will teach them get there EARLY. Not on time. On time is late.
this year they enlarged the student section and I cannot remember even 1 game that was TOTALLY full ... much less have students there at kickoff. Eveidently some students do NOT value having football tickets, so reducing the number of tickets will still allow those students that really want to go to get theirs.
They had their chance ... and blew it
Go Blue!
What about FREE PIZZA??????
I definitely think that they should track people's attendance at games. To me, it would greatly assist them in deciding how priority should be given when/if they decide to trim the student section.
The Izzone tracks attendance. If you don't show up, then you lose your priority within the section.
They should institute a program where students will earn points for each event they attend and have the opportunity to collect rewards as they hit designated point thresholds.
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I gradutated in 2011 and am still going to the games in the student section. You can definitely tell the difference between now and only a couple of years ago. It used to be that you had to stand sideways to fit in your seat, but now there is plenty of room for everyone. Get this: I remember the student section being more packed in 2008 than this year. How does that happen? IIRC, they just expanded the student section in the last year or so, but it should have stayed full with the way that we were packing it in 2007-2010.
they've made the seats wider since 2008
They said they were going to do this, but I thought they scrapped this plan because it would have reduced the capacity too much.
I know that the number of seats on my row in Section 20 hasn't changed since I started going to games in the 1970s, but I guess I don't know about the student section.
They kept saying they were going to do it, but never got around to it as far as I can tell. Certainly no more space in my section (I'm third from the end of my section, and still 2 seats on the other side of me). I'm not complaining. Seemed crazy to add all those seats in luxury boxes, then reduce your capacity by cutting out other seats. We want mmmooooorrrreeee!!
rich rod happened...
Make the students pay full price for the tickets. Then at the end of the season they get a refund for every game they attended and made it in before the end of the first quarter
Yeah, because students have so much extra money sitting around. I remember when I was a student it was so hard to find people to give interest free loans to.


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Last September the CATO Institute released its Fiscal Policy Report Card on America's Governors: 2010. According to CATO "It uses statistical data to grade the governors on their taxing and spending records – governors who have cut taxes and spending the most receive the highest grades, while those who have increased taxes and spending the most receive the lowest grades." Seven governors were given an "F" for completely mishandling their state's finances including Illinois' Pat Quinn (D) and Wisconsin's Jim Doyle (D).
In Wisconsin, Governor Jim Doyle had raised taxes and fees wherever he could including a massive increase on nursing home beds. When the state assembly attempted to pass a freeze on property taxes, Doyle promptly vetoed it. The Wisconsin-based MacIver Institute reports "In the last state budget, Doyle raised taxes $2 billion and allowed local property taxes to go up an additional $1.5 billion. The previous state budget raised taxes and fees $763 million, and the "fix" to that budget raised taxes again $1.2 billion." Doyle initially took over the governorship with a $3.2 billion structural deficit. Despite all the tax increases and $2 billion in "stimulus money," Wisconsin now faces a $3.3 billion structural deficit.
In Illinois, where Pat Quinn had replaced the impeached Rod Blagojevich, the story is similar. Quinn increased taxes in 2009 by $1.1 billion. He spoke of "shared sacrifice" and the need to cut spending but managed to give out 11.4% raises to much of his staff. Again, even though taxes were increased, the state has approximately $6 billion in unpaid bills and a $15 billion deficit.
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Voters in Wisconsin responded to their crisis by electing Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker (R) as Governor. He brings with him a record of 8 consecutive budget proposals without a property tax increase, a 10% reduction in Milwaukee County's debt, and a history of shrinking the size of government. Walker ran on simple principles that he referred to as his "brown bag principles," so-named because he takes his lunch to work every day to save money.
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Voters in Illinois on the other hand responded by…. reelecting Pat Quinn. Quinn had lobbied unsuccessfully for more tax increases before the November 2010 election but finally got his way at 1:30AM on the last day of the lame duck session with the aid of politicians who would not be returning. (Sound familiar?) On Wednesday he signed the largest income tax increase in Illinois history, raising the personal rates by 66% and raising corporate income taxes by 46%.
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John Mark, a young man, had joined Paul and Barnabas in their first missionary journey (Acts 13:4-5). For some unspecified reason(s), he abandoned the missions trip (v.13). Perhaps he was homesick. Perhaps he couldn't take the tough life of the mission field. Paul was ticked because of John Mark's lack of commitment and because he abandoned the mission.
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Common Pleas Judge John A. Zottola sentenced Zachary Ryan Schell, 23, to 48 hours in jail and five years of probation for offenses related to the May 9, 2009, crash that killed Damien Randolph, 27, of the North Side and severely injured Phillip Givner, 22, on the Fort Duquesne Bridge exit ramp.
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Better hurry to Moldova now, as soon it\'ll be illegal to get a UK visa for your teen mail order bride. Goddamn government, taking away all our harmless pleasures… Pervy comments aside, though, this is a morally appalling idea.
If an 18-year-old is an adult, imposing additional age-related restrictions on 18 to 21-year-olds is inherently wrong: by granting them adult status, we accept that they in a position to make their own decisions in life. Approaching it from the other angle, if 18-year-olds aren\'t mature enough to decide who to marry, they certainly shouldn\'t be allowed to decide who runs the government.


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Newport City Council and British Cycling have announced extra open sessions for the public to watch Team GB make their final preparations at the Wales National Velodrome, Newport.
Two extra open sessions will be held on Monday 23 and Tuesday 24 July. Members of the public are invited to come along and quite literally make some noise to help the riders prepare for the conditions they will face in London 2012.
At the Games, "track cyclists will be under pressure to replicate the success of Beijing and will face a cauldron of noise. The open sessions at Newport Velodrome will provide the same environment they will face in London in just a few days time and provide the ideal build up," says the announcement from Newport City COuncil.
Tickets are free of charge and are available to reserve from 9.30am on Thursday 19 July at the Newport city website or by calling Newport City Council's contact centre on 01633 656656.
Both sessions will run from 2pm to 4pm and all tickets will be seated.
Demand is expected to be high, so , only two tickets per person will be available and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. Once you have registered, tickets will be available to collect from the Velodrome from 12.30pm the day of the session you have booked for.
Thanks guys! got booking in this morning! Bloomin' tricky process but worth it!!!
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At least you were able to do it online.
I phoned up and had 15 minutes wait on hold until finally getting through. Only to have to set up two accounts to get my two tickets . . .
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With the plethora of Android tablets that support Adobe AIR, there has never been a better time to be an Adobe developer. Two of the most interesting Android tablets are being developed by Sony: Sony Tablet S and Sony Tablet P. Combining Sony's unique form factors and features with Adobe AIR, developers can create cutting-edge applications that make use of this special hardware. If that's not enough incentive, Adobe and Sony have teamed up for the Adobe AIR App Challenge, Sponsored by Sony, where you can win more than US$100,000 in prize money.
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The first step is to either come up with a brand new idea or use an application you've already built for Android or another platform for the contest. The focus will be on applications that make special use of the dual-screen form factor of the Sony Tablet P device. Adobe and Sony will select the top 80 ideas on a rolling basis to become finalists for the prize money. Being selected as a finalist means you'll get access to the devices themselves as well as the latest tools and software from Adobe to help you build the applications.
Note: The Adobe AIR App Challenge is open to submissions from Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, UK, and the United States. Due to the need for early access to prerelease prototypes, Sony Tablet prototypes can only be made available for developers in Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, UK, and the United States at this time.
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Adobe has also cooked up some special tools that will help developers make full use of the two screens on the Sony Tablet P. The finalists will get access to a special ActionScript library that can be used to detect if the device is the Sony Tablet P, and if it is, their app can target each of the screens separately so content can be optimized for both screens. The dual-screen nature of the Sony Tablet P adds a great deal of variety to the kinds of applications developers can build. You could develop something like a video chat client that uses the top screen for video and the bottom screen for sending text messages, or a mapping application that shows the map on one screen and enables you to modify or view directions on the other, or a calendar application that uses the two views to show two different date ranges. It's an incredible opportunity to inspire other developers and be on the cutting edge.
One of the other aspects of the challenge is that developers will be given access to the latest and greatest Adobe technology. Selected finalists are given prerelease access to the latest version of the Adobe AIR runtime. Applications for the Sony Tablet can leverage AIR 2.7 or AIR 3.0, the latest version of the AIR runtime (currently available as a release candidate on Adobe Labs). AIR 3.0 includes several features that will resonate with developers. It includes the ability to ship an application with the AIR runtime as part of a captive runtime, so your applications will not longer require users to download another external version of AIR. If you choose to use this feature, it's all bundled in a single package. AIR 3.0 also enables developers to extend the platform and reach into native APIs to expose that native functionality to their AIR applications. Any API that is supported on Android can now be exposed via ActionScript in AIR applications, including in-app payments, notifications, or device-specific features from platform to platform. This means that AIR applications will have full access to the device with no API limitations.
A variety of applications add to the entertainment options on the Sony Tablet S and Sony Tablet P. With access to the Android Market, you can browse thousands of useful, time-saving, and fun apps on Sony Tablet devices. To make app discovery even easier, Sony offers its Select App site, which highlights new and unique Android applications in several categories recommended for Sony Tablet. A number of applications will be spotlighted at launch with more to come in the following weeks and months.
This is also going to be a great chance to get consumer promotion for your applications. As part of the contest, Sony will be featuring some of the finalists in its Select App website, the default website with a Home screen shortcut on the tablets. Select App will be front and center to the Sony Tablet experience and will showcase the highest quality applications, providing users with quick access to the featured applications. The contest winners will be promoted in Select App, so every Sony tablet user will have the chance to easily see your app and quickly install it. The Select App feature will have compelling screenshots of your application as well as a polished and professional description to hook users.
Getting started is easy. Head over to the Adobe AIR App Challenge and submit an entry form. The contest is open to residents of the United States, Germany, Italy, Spain, Japan, and the United Kingdom. Using the form, you can pitch your idea with screenshots, videos, or even an existing application. The most important thing is to describe how you plan to make use of the dual screens on the Sony Tablet P device. The applications will be judged on quality, performance, creativity, innovation, and overall user experience, so bring your best ideas.
Over the course of the contest, Adobe and Sony will select 80 finalists who will receive access to devices, software, and tooling. The final deadline to submit application ideas is October 10, 2011, and the deadline to upload your final application if you are selected as a finalist is November 11. Winners will be announced on November 17.
Applications will be judged across four categories, and you can submit your application to more than one category. The categories include Best Business & Productivity App, Best Game App, Best Entertainment App, and Best Lifestyle & Community App. Each category winner will receive a $20,000 prize. The judges will also select an overall winner for the grand prize of $100,000.
I can't wait to see what the Flash community comes up with. Having tested the Sony Tablet P quite a bit, I think there will be some amazing use cases for the dual screens. Best of luck to everyone, and let's get building.
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Melvin Benn, director of festivals at Mean Fiddler, said: "I'm very pleased. It was actually a lot less complicated than it sounded. The councillors have delegated some decisions (on noise control) to the committee in order to achieve what the officers were already recommending. There were a few issues of clarity that some of the councillors didn't understand. The officers were merely trying to achieve greater clarity, and vice versa.
"The times that we put down, in terms of when certain areas should be allowed to open until, is nothing new - late-night music has been going on for ages, throughout consecutive festivals. And what we have said is actually only about 50 per cent of what actually went on beforehand, but they (the councillors) just don't believe it because it's never been written down before.
"You are never going to be able to appease everyone, especially all the residents. For whatever reason, and they are not always clear on the reason, the license will always be opposed. Clearly it's a big thing for some of them, which is slightly odd when certain people who are against it then come down to the festival themselves. It would be a shame if such a small amount of people were able to disrail the whole thing.
"I thought we would get this decision today. I think it's strong one and I'm happy with it. I am 100 per cent sure the festival will go ahead. The worst case scenario would be Lost Vagueness having to shut at 4am or something like that."
Glastonbury founder and co-organiser Michael Eavis said: "The decision is absolutely fantastic. It was a real long haul with some complications over the noise but Melvin's the chap who's pulled it all together. I don't know how I managed to do it for 20 years. You definitely can't tell jokes in there any more!
"We're going to take a year off for 2006 and then review the situation with Melvin and Mean Fiddler after that. I'm happy with what we've got at the moment and yes, I could partner with someone else, but I know Melvin and he's good to work with so I'm very pleased.
"A lot has changed for licenses and the way they are handled, especially in the last three years. The noise issue became a bit of a problem throughout the meeting because it can be heard in a few of the surrounding areas. But what we've tried to do is get it all on board and bring everything out into the open so that it's all managed properly. We want to make the culture of Glastonbury more official and control music in a beneficial way for everyone.
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The National Rifle Association (NRA) and other organizations advocating for the 2nd Amendment are opposing President Barack Obama's formal endorsement of a treaty limiting the sale of small arms among members of the United Nations.
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) strongly condemned an eleventh-hour change in the Obama Administration's standing caveat — one that Obama's predecessors also held — that the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty should not be brought to a General Assembly vote until it had the consensus support of all member nations.
That condemnation came after an unnamed representative of the President's position told reporters Tuesday that the President now believed the U.N. should vote on the treaty regardless of whether all member nations were in agreement on whether a vote should even take place:
It's important to the United States and the defense of our interests to insist on consensus. But every state in this process has always been conscious of the fact that if consensus is not reached in this process, that there are other ways to adopt this treaty, including via a vote of the General Assembly.
The spokesman also revealed that, if a vote is held, the United States will vote in favor of such a treaty before the General Assembly – whether there's full international consensus or not.
Sure enough, that's exactly what happened later on Tuesday, with the U.N. voting overwhelmingly in favor of the Arms Trade Treaty.
In leading American support for the treaty's approval, the President ignored outright a 53-46 Senate vote last month that specifically blocks the United States from signing the treaty.
While that measure now appears nothing more than an academic exercise, the Senate still holds ratification power over the United States' participation in the treaty. Two-thirds of the Senate must now approve the U.N. vote, which is highly unlikely.
The NSSF's Lawrence Keane blasted the Obama Administration's reversal that led to Tuesday's vote, saying it reveals the President's ulterior desire to place global handshakes above the U.S. Constitution at the precise moment when the Senate is set to wage a largely partisan fight over Federal gun control here at home:
This abrupt about-face on the long-standing United States requirement for "consensus" illustrates that the Obama Administration wants a sweeping U.N. arms control treaty. We are troubled by the timing of the Obama Administration's decision to abandon consensus on the eve of the Senate debate on pending gun-control measures. The United Nations treaty would have a broad impact on the U.S. firearms industry and its base of consumers in the U.S.
We hope that the Members of the U.S. Senate are closely watching the White House abandon its principles and promises in the rush to ramrod this flawed treaty into effect. Not only will they later be asked to ratify this attack on our constitution and sovereignty, but they will also be lavished with new promises from the administration in its drive to push a broad gun control agenda through the U.S. Senate when it returns from recess. They would be right to question those promises strongly.
Secretary of State John Kerry, meanwhile, celebrated the treaty's approval before the U.N., pledging the treaty won't create a slippery slope toward a future in which global policy votes supplant Americans' Constitutional freedoms:
[The Treaty is] a strong, effective and implementable Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) that can strengthen global security while protecting the sovereign right of states to conduct legitimate arms trade.
Nothing in this treaty could ever infringe on the rights of American citizens under our domestic law or the Constitution, including the Second Amendment.
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Louis Dunn: UC-Davis: Where real education begins
Madeline Perez, our ace correspondent who reported the UC-Davis pepper spraying story from her tent on campus, flashed the word that the long awaited and much delayed investigation report would be released Wednesday (4/11/2012).
The Louis Dunn cartoon, featured on this blog, summed up eloquently the pepper spraying incident then and the report now. The cop, in full riot gear, holding the spray can at the ready, with the caption: "UC-Davis, Where real education begins." Some educational points:
The Chronicle front page head: "Pepper spraying is called improper."
Subhead: "UC-Davis police conduct faulted in panel's report."
The lead on the excellent Nanette Asimov story: "The infamous pepper spraying of UC Davis student protestors by University of California police in November 'should and could have been prevented,' says a new report that strongly criticized campus and police handling of the incident."
Second paragraph: "The decision to use the chemical irritant was neither justified by events on campus nor authorized by policy, says the long-awaited report, released Wednesday."
Significantly, the story pointed out that the investigators were unable to interview the key pepper sprayer, Lt. John Pike, who was seen on videos shown around the world spraying orange pepper spray on students for about 15 seconds. Campus police had sued to keep the report secret and court hearings delayed the release of the report for more than a month. The university agreed to remove the names of most policers from the report. No UC police officers participated at the hearing.
Chancellor Linda Katchi, who was strongly criticized in the report, has apologized for the pepper spraying. But she was not present at the hearing and provided only a written statement that she and campus leaders would study the report"s recommendations "and develop a detailed response and action plan."
Sophia Kamran, a philosophy major who was pepper sprayed, was quoted by the Chronicle as saying, "She's not even here today! What's going on?"
Asimov's story ended with an appropriate quote from Alan Brownstein, a UC-Davis law professor on the task force. "Some have asked us if we thought it would be better to use pepper spray than batons. We want to develop a community where the police don't use either."
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