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Thredbo landslide a disaster waiting to happen
KERRY O'BRIEN: Nearly three years have passed since the Thredbo mudslide in which 18 people lost their lives.
Today Coroner Derrick Hand blamed inaction by authorities over many years as one of the major causes of the slide.
He called for an independent inquiry to examine whether the National Parks and Wildlife Service should retain responsibility for urban development and road maintenance in national parks.
As Tracy Bowden reports, it's been a long three years for the families of the victims, waiting for answers.
BERNARD COLLAERY, LAWYER: The families are left knowing that this was not just a catastrophe of nature; it was a man-made catastrophe and it could have been avoided and that's the worst possible way to be for a loved one.
TRACY BOWDEN: July 30 1997, one of Australia's most popular holiday spots becomes the site of one of our greatest tragedies.
EMERGENCY SERVICES SPOKESMAN, JULY 31 1997: There's been a landslide in the village which has involved a ski lodge.
That lodge has moved down the slope and has impacted upon another lodge and there are people trapped in that situation.
TRACY BOWDEN: The rescue process is agonisingly slow, as emergency workers battle time and the conditions to serge for survivors.
One sad discovery after another.
Then amidst the despair, renewed hope.
POLICE OFFICER, AUGUST 2 1997: A miracle has occurred and I am able to tell you that they have made voice contact with a male person who is certainly alive.
TRACY BOWDEN: Stuart Diver survives the disaster.
18 people die, including Stuart's wife, Sally.
Along with the grieving come questions and accusations.
Had this been an accident waiting to happen?
Today, after 158 sitting days and evidence from more than 100 witnesses, recently retired NSW coroner Derrick Hand announced his findings.
DERRICK HAND, NSW CORONER: I have found in this report that the landslide was triggered when water from leaking water main saturated the south-west corner of the landslide in the embankment of Alpine Way, setting off the first stage of the landslide.
The first stage impacted upon the eastern wing of a lodge.
Simultaneously the first stage removed the support of the land to its east, causing that too to collapse on to the lodges below.
TRACY BOWDEN: The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service was the focus of the coroner's concerns.
It's been the main authority responsible for the care, control and management of Thredbo village since 1967.
DERRICK HAND: My examination of the history of the road has left me with no choice but to come to the conclusion that the propensity of the Alpine Way to landsliding which could lead to destruction of lodges and serious injury to persons within them was known to those authorities it throughout the relevant period.
Despite this, no specific recommendation was ever made by those directly responsible for the road that would have led to the reconstruction of the road above the village.
TRACY BOWDEN: Actions of the Roads and Traffic Authority were also questioned.
DERRICK HAND: It is a matter of grave concern to me that a representative of the RTA inspected the Alpine Way, including above the village for a period of some six or so years from 1991 until 1996, and never recommended that the road above the village should be reconstructed.
BOB DEBUS, NSW ENVIRONMENT MINISTER: Mr Speaker, as Coroner Hand's investigations over the past three years have made plain, the history of development at Thredbo over the past 39 years contrasts sharply with modern standards of planning, development control and engineering practice.
TRACY BOWDEN: NSW Environment Minister Bob Debus today accepted all recommendations from the inquest.
BOB DEBUS: In particular, the Coroner has asked me to consider establishing an independent committee to assess the ability and appropriateness of the National Parks and Wildlife Service retaining responsibility for managing urban communities and road maintenance inside national parks.
Mr Speaker, I inform the house that I will immediately implement this recommendation.
TRACY BOWDEN: How would you sum up how you feel about the coronial inquiry and what it found?
PARIS JECKLIN: Relieved, happy, sad, and I'm just glad that it's over, kind of thing, you know?
We know what's going on now.
We don't have any more questions to ask, really.
TRACY BOWDEN: It's been a long wait for 18-year-old Paris Jecklin, whose father Werner Jecklin died in the disaster at a place she says he loved.
PARIS JECKLIN: The snow, he just loved the snow.
That was his main thing, coming from Switzerland and the cold, so he really loved it.
TRACY BOWDEN: A number of families of the victims have undertaken civil actions, so the legalities are far from over.
Representing some of the relatives, lawyer Bernard Collaery.
BERNARD COLLAERY, LAWYER: The coroner's findings confirm that this tragedy could have been avoided and could have been avoided without too much trouble or expense.
Some of these matters that were ignored, lost and forgotten, were really examples of inhumanity to our fellow people.
Putting people at risk is inhumane.
TRACY BOWDEN: The National Parks and Wildlife Service refused our request for an interview.
The organisation says it's reviewing the coroner's findings and is not yet prepared to comment.
At Thredbo, the 2000 ski season is off to a good start.
Since the landslide, the NSW Government has spent $50 million upgrading the Alpine Way.
The site of the disaster will become a leafy memorial for the 18 people who died.
All anyone can hope is that the events that led to the tragedy will never be allowed to happen again.
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John Oliver: Helen Mirren Reads the Most Horrible Parts of the Torture Report and What the Internet Does to Women.
The Internet Age of Mean.
11 Ways White America Avoids Taking Responsibility for its Racism. "The pernicious impact of 'white fragility.'" Slurs: Who Can Say Them, When, and Why. And Churches Are Burning Again in America.
President Obama's extraordinary eulogy in Charleston, SC.
A black man and a white woman switch mics, and show us a thing or two about privilege.
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A few weeks ago, a single mom I knew was trying to get her daughter to wear a coat, lest she be cold. The daughter balked. One could see them both digging in their heels. I told the mom – not at all thinking of Frozen – "let it go." An hour later, the mom thanked me, realizing it wasn't a fight worth engaging in.
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One of the things I worried about when Lydia was born was whether I would be there when she grew up. After all, I was 51 when she was born, so I'll be 70 when she's 19.
What I had not seriously considered, beyond the normal concerns, is what if something happened to her. Her still mysterious illness in late February and much of March made me concerned because, as the doctors eliminated what it was NOT, I still did not know what it WAS.
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Another pair of pictures sent by my sister Marcia this year!
When I was born, we lived on 5 Gaines Street in Binghamton, NY, on the second floor, a property owned by my maternal grandmother. These pictures were taken on the back porch. At some point in the next year, my parents and I moved downstairs, perhaps when my mom was pregnant with my sister Leslie, or at the latest, just after she was born.
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The Foundation's programs consist of both annual and endowed scholarships. Benefactors to the program have three giving options:
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Gifts of less than $500 may be placed in the General Scholarship Fund that awards annual scholarships based on the total gifts donated during the year; or, may be pooled with an existing Named Annual Scholarship fund. The Pooled Scholarship Fund gives benefactors who are unable to fund their own scholarships the opportunity to be part of the Scholarship Program.
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Benefactors pledging $500 annually enjoy the opportunity of naming their scholarship in honor of family members, businesses, etc. Benefactors may also design their own criteria including variables such as grade point expectations, geographical preferences, financial need, and academic course of study. These scholarships often reflect the values and priorities of the contributors. Annual scholarships are continued at the discretion of the benefactor.
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The Chancellor's Excellence Awards are Montana State University Billings' most prestigious scholarship awards, recognizing academic achievement as well as leadership qualities. Each spring, the Chancellor's Excellence Awards are awarded to high-achieving freshmen entering Montana State University Billings for the upcoming fall. Recipients receive $3,000 per academic year. Chancellor's Scholars who meet or exceed all award criteria may have their awards renewed for four years for a maximum award of $12,000. Chancellor's Scholars are the best and brightest at Montana State University Billings: today's campus leaders and tomorrow's influential citizens.
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A cloudy but warm Saturday drew what may have been a record crowd for Fremont's annual Solstice Parade.
There they were again in all their paint and panache — the naked cyclists who've gone from bit parts in the annual Fremont Solstice Parade to big players.
What may be a record crowd of spectators gathered under cloudy but warm skies along the streets of Fremont — armed with cameras and lawn chairs, backpacks and coolers, some bringing buckets and even a stepladder to stand on to get a better view.
"Oh, wow!" said Leslie Zenz, parade director, as she checked out the crowds at Gas Works Park, where the parade ended. The turnout was bigger than in the past few years, she said. "The good weather has really helped."
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The Solstice Parade, always the third Saturday of June, celebrates the summer solstice, the longest day of the year, which will occur Wednesday.
Along with the nude cyclists, the parade featured everything from belly dancers and all manner of musical bands to a dragon that seemed to stretch on forever, made entirely of recycled plastic bags and water bottles.
There was a guy dressed up like an ostrich, a woman in a giant homemade butterfly costume, and lines of willing participants who lay down in the street as a spectacularly large red balloon rolled over them.
"It's beautiful. It's artistic. It's wonderful," said spectator James Wilkis, who'd snagged a particularly good curbside spot to watch it all pass by.
The festival began 24 years ago as a community parade that was occasionally was crashed by nude streakers.
Nude cyclists joined in during the 1990s, and nudists continued to be an uninvited annoyance for parade organizers until 2001, when the city of Seattle considered revoking the event permit of the sponsoring group, the Fremont Arts Council.
That year the city threatened to arrest anyone parading around sans clothing. But more naked cyclists than ever turned out, and the city relented.
The cyclists have been a fixture since. This year, they paraded for well over an hour, slowly pedaling along the route.
"Slower! Slower!" someone in the crowd shouted.
"I can't believe the City Council lets them do this," another said.
Two of the riders — naked except for frilly net skirts (black for him, purple for her) and matching body paint — were having an unabashedly good time.
"We got drunk last night and decided to do this," said Alex Shanis, a software engineer.
"You only live once," added his friend, Chelsea Wright, a University of Washington student.
For Mariana Noble and Rick Fawthrop of Fremont, the nude cyclists are what they come to see. "It's really free-spirited and creative," she said.
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College of Wooster Social Service Fair
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Launch your international career with the Peace Corps. Local recruiter Annabel Khouri, Returned Peace Corps Volunteer who served in Kenya as a Small Business Advisor will be available to answer your questions. Pick up materials and start preparing for your interational career.
Peace Corps is seeking dedicated people to fill positions around the world. Submit an online application by February 28 to be considered for an assignment.
About the Peace Corps: Read more or watch a video about what it's like to be a Volunteer including what Volunteers do, where they go, and the many benefits of Peace Corps service. Or apply now to begin your life-defining experience.
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A young man died early Friday morning after he struck a utility pole and a tree while driving in Saraland. Full story »
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East Peoria Festival of Lights & Folepi's Winter Wonderland
Light up your night at the East Peoria Festival of Lights (FOLEPI)! The annual Festival of Lights is a one-of-a-kind holiday spectacular. With more than two million lights in the festival, the beauty will be sure to mesmerize you and your family.
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Galesburg Railroad Days
The 38th annual celebration of railroad history in downtown Galesburg. This event returns to Main Street. It marks the 160th year of the Railroad in Galesburg. Come by auto via I-74 or by rail via Amtrak. Galesburg is the gateway to the west and leading Amtrak Depot on the corridor to Quincy.
Run Galesburg Run
Half Marathon, 5k and 1 Mile options. It starts and ends in downtown Galesburg at 7:00 a.m. Enjoy this wonderful event. Visit the website for more info.
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All truck makes, models and years are welcome. Join this year's cruise in and let the truck shine. This is a free family friendly event. At the Sandburg Mall.
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Here yee, here yee, join us for our annual medieval faire June 25th and 26th. We will have vendors, food, and entertainment such as jousting, sword fighting, falconry, and much much more. It will be fun for the whole family!
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The Indie Soul Spotlight this week is very personal.
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Thirty years of "crisis," mass unemployment, and flagging growth, and they still want us to believe in the economy. . . . We have to see that the economy is itself the crisis. It's not that there's not enough work, it's that there is too much of it.--from The Coming InsurrectionThe Coming Insurrection is an eloquent call to arms arising from the recent waves of social contestation in France and Europe.
The ongoing expansion in the field of citizenship studies is one of the most important and remarkable recent trends in social sciences and humanities research. Some scholars raise questions about citizenship within a larger critique of liberalism and its institutions; others point to citizenship's inherently exclusionary nature. This volume examines--without advocating any ideological agenda--the evolving meaning of citizenship, with an eye to the future.
This volume examines continuities and change in the normative underpinnings of both ancient and modern practices of political governance, public duties, private virtues, and personal responsibilities. As such, it stands at the cross-disciplinary intersection between the practice of democratic citizenship and the exercise of political ethics.
Democracy is not in steady state and democratizations are open-ended processes; they depend on structures and functions in systemic contexts that idiosyncratically evolve in tone, tenor, direction, and pace. They affect and are affected by scores of determinants, both perceived and hypothetical. In interlinked chapters that span a number of disciplines, this volume reexamines the basic traits, the comparable outcomes, and the self-defining dynamics of some of the more widely attempted versions of democracy across the world.
Some philosophers conceive freedom as a state; others view it as an ideal. A songwriter sees it as a way of life: "Like a bird on a wire, like a drunk in a midnight choir, I have tried in my way to be free." The embattled statesman and the political idealist perceive causal links among personal freedoms, societal democracy, and global peace. In this cross-disciplinary volume, the contributors reassess and rephrase the conceptualizations and theorizations of freedom and their applicability to daily life.
The unprecedented military, economic, and political power of the United States has led some observers to declare that we live in a unipolar world in which America enjoys primacy or even hegemony. At the same time public opinion polls abroad reveal high levels of anti-Americanism, and many foreign governments criticize U.S. policies. Primacy and Its Discontents explores the sources of American primacy, including the uses of U.S. military power, and the likely duration of unipolarity.
Climate change will shape the political, economic, and cultural landscape as surely as it shapes the natural landscape. It challenges our existing political institutions, ethical theories, and ways of conceptualizing the human relationship to the environment, it defies current principles of distributive justice, transcends current discourses on rights, and disrupts our sense of place.
In 2004 and 2005, Antonio Negri held ten workshops at the Collège International de Philosophie in Paris to formulate a new political grammar of the postmodern. Biopolitics, biopowers, control, the multitude, people, war, borders, dependency and interdependency, state, nation, the common, difference, resistance, subjective rights, revolution, freedom, democracy: these are just a few of the themes Negri addressed in these experimental laboratories.
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Pink Lily x Dawn Breaker by BIueMoonWatch
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The pony on the right reminds me of my OC, Yolo the Kelpie
Ah, that one is my oc.
xthefreedomfighterx.deviantart… this is my Oc... Anyways he still needs fixing, mostly the tail should be short, but He is almost official!
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Moment of Memory by Rei-DollWatch
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Just one of the old pictures with my Princess Serenity.
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costume and make-up by me
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I love yours SM cosplays.
So beautiful
Oh! So pure! Very beautiful
Beautiful!! *-*
SALERMOOOOON!!!!!!!!!! I love you, I love you, i love you for thiiiisss <3 Brought me back to my childhood jst now, lol.
Your face looks just like a doll!
Absolutely gorgeous
I love your dress and your pose!!!
You look so cute!!
You look so cute!!
How did you make the cuffs im having issues making mine....
This has been done perfectly! You got all the details just right! So beautiful. I love this, and I love Sailor Moon.
you even done sailor moon? you did even better than the other cosplayer i saw. AND your alot prettier
omg.... this picture made my day!
awww... every girl's dream :333333
this is so pretty
this is so pretty
I love you. I love this soooo much <3333
You are just a great seamstress. Where did you learn how to sew?
I loved this anime so much! I knew all about Sailor Moon way back then. I knew it like I knew the back of my hand. I was obsessed with Sailor Moon for many years and I even collected Sailor Moon items.
Gorgeous photo! *o*
really gorgeous!! *o*
Beautiful! The lighting and pose are perfect, and I love your expression. The wig is fantastic! <3 What did you use for her crescent moon on your forehead?
i totally love your work,and the pic aewsome job
You're so dainty and doll like here. It really adds to the cosplay
This is one of the most beautiful sights I've ever seen!!!
so gorgeous!
awesome. where do you find these wigs? xD
You look absolutely gorgeous in this costume.
This is really nice :3
AHHH! lovely!!
So beautifull!!!
Good cosplays in nice pics are just breathtaking. Congrats! ^-^
wow....simply beautiful! *w*
utterly stunning.......... <3
kireeeiiiii!!!!! i love your princess serenity
you're so pretty and the picture looks very kind
WOW! Very well done, and very pretty too!
Aww lovely
I love it!!
You are so dawn cute as Serenity ♥ ;D
SailorMoon? ,,^.^,,
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Task Force on Machine-Actionable Data (2013-)
ALA submitted to the JSC a discussion paper (6JSC/ALA/17) developed by the Task Force on Machine-Actionable Data Elements in Chapter 3. In general, the JSC and its constituent bodies agreed that the issues raised in the discussion paper were worth further exploration, and encouraged ALA to continue working on these issues. They also offered some comments and concerns.
The newly reconstituted Task Force on Machine-Actionable Data is charged to:
a) Review the comments in the responses to 6JSC/ALA/17 and develop strategies for addressing them.
b) Develop a proposal to add the FRBR element Extent of Expression to RDA.
c) Develop a discussion paper to be submitted to the JSC on how the Aspect-Unit-Quantity model might be integrated into the RDA element set. Once the JSC has tentatively agreed to a strategy for modifying the element set, draft revision proposals for appropriate instructions for recording the Aspect, Unit, and Quantity elements for Extent and Dimensions and for recording textual Extent and Dimensions statements when the A-U-Q model does not provide sufficient identifying information.
d) Develop another discussion paper, for consideration by CC:DA, on how the concept of machine-actionable data elements in RDA might be extended beyond elements containing quantitative information and beyond RDA Chapter 3.
The Task Force should work on these tasks in the order given above. If possible, it should present a draft proposal on adding the element Extent of Expression (task b) to CC:DA at Annual 2013. For the other items, the Task Force should provide a status update at Annual 2013, an interim report at Midwinter 2014, and a draft discussion paper on changes to the RDA element set at Annual 2014 (task c).
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- 1. Add extent of expression - We are somewhat intrigued by this concept, but are still not much further along in understanding how this would actually play out in RDA. Seems premature in light of renewed work on RDA/ONIX Framework for Resource Categorization. Premature to consider values for Extent of Expression based on the RDA vocabulary for Content Type.
- 2. Extent of item - We were not convinced by the presented "use cases" of the need for Extent of Item in RDA. Premature to consider establishing an identical machine-actionable model for all three of the extent elements.
- 3. RDA/ONIX Framework. No comments; look forward to discussion.
- 4. Aspect-Unit-Quantity Model - We are concerned that the complexities introduced may not be worth any added value in machine manipulation.
Summary of ACOC response: Supportive of proposed recommendations.
- 1. Support. Base values for Extent of Expression on extended vocabulary for Content Type.
- 2. Less sure; apparently extends FRBR definitions of extent. Look forward to discussion. May be some advantage to record Extent of Item in some cases, such as bound-withs. The other use case for copy-specific imperfections is about the condition of the item (not extent). RDA does lack a "condition of item" element.
- 3. Particularly supportive; would like to see separate group established to extend the vocabularies for Content Type & Carrier Type.
- 4. Supports. Stresses importance of retaining "human-readable" forms of this data. RDA needs to maintain the correct balance between driving system change and not dictating how data should be encoded.
Summary of CILIP response: Agrees in general, with some exceptions.
CILIP does not agree that an element for Extent of item is required.
CILIP agrees that terms for extent should be based on the RDA/ONIX Framework; suggests it's premature to form a separate group to determine labels.
CILIP welcomes the development of generic machine-actionable models and the suggestions for extending the AUQ model.
Summary of BL response: Support.
- 1. Add Extent of Expression - BL & EURIG agree; BL willing to make core. Agree that values for Extent of Expression should be based on RDA vocabulary for Content Type.
- 2. Add Extent of Item - BL did not find a sufficient use case. A note will suffice. EURIG suggested several use cases. Both agree to establishing an identical machine-actionable model for all three extent elements.
- 3. Extend RDA/ONIX Framework - BL agrees to refinement of terms. Providing greater granularity should not be confused with creation of user-friendly labels (important, but a separate issue). EURIG agrees in principle. Both agree that the RDA vocabularies for Content & Carrier Type should be refined, with the object to provide more granularity. The RDA/ONIX group should carry out this work.
- 4. Modify the AUQ model - Both welcome enhancements; BL acknowledges that some statements may be too complex for machine-actionable representation.
Summary of CCC response:
- 1. Extent of Expression - RDA does not clearly distinguish between transcribing the pagination printed on the carrier versus recording the actual number of pages in the expression. Introducing the extent of expression as a new element may clarify this distinction for cataloguers, and hopefully for users. CCC assumes that extent of expression would be added to chapter 7. With that said, CCC supports task group's recommendation to add extent of expression to the RDA element set.
- 2. Extent of Item - Supports the idea of adding extent of item to RDA for copy-specific characteristics.
- 3. RDA/ONIX Framework - Supports extension of the Framework. Extension of RDA content type and carrier type vocabularies should await further rational reevaluation and rationalization. The charge and authority of the suggested group is not entirely clear.
- 4. Aspect-Unit-Quantity Model - Supports expansion.
Summary of DNB response:
To expand the RDA/ONIX Framework and to "flesh it out" is, in our opinion, the right approach.
We think that a more general and comprehensive analysis is needed, for example also for edition statements.
The workload for cataloguing departments would increase by following this approach.
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Ada Louise Huxtable's Dec. 4 account of the plan to demolish the stacks below the reading room at the New York Public Library at 42nd Street brought tears to my eyes ("New York Public Library: Undertaking Its Destruction," Leisure & Arts). The letters of Dec. 10 in response don't address my concerns.
As a young college student in New York City during the 1940s, I was filled with awe by the grandeur of the building and the richness of its research collections. That was an era when the treasures of major museums and libraries were accessible to the poorest among us. Replacing those stacks with one more "socially interactive, computer-centered" facility merely hastens the disappearance of traditional resources for quiet, individual study and reflection in surroundings that nourish us aesthetically as well as intellectually.
The library trustees should seriously consider Ms. Huxtable's proposal that the property at 34th Street be sold, and that the desired technological change be accommodated in the remodeled mid-Manhattan building. Also, her comments should not be ignored concerning the integrity of the structure provided by the stacks.
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How to Get Smileys on iPod Touch/iPhone
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Method 1
iOS 5.0 and above
1Tap the Settings app. It should be gray and look like gears. Swipe to the right to search for it.
2Tap General.
3Tap Keyboard.
4Tap International Keyboards.
5Tap Add New Keyboard. Search for Emoji in the list of languages that appears.
6To access Emoji, go to an app where you will use a keyboard, such as Messages. Tap and hold the globe icon until a list of keyboards comes up. Tap Emoji, and enjoy your new smileys!
Method 2
Before iOS 5.0
1Download the application "Emoji Free" from the iTunes store. It's free, but you will need an iTunes store account or if you have an account.
2Open the app, and wait for the SUCCESS! screen.
3Close out the app.
4Restart the device.
5Go to Settings --> General -->International-->Keyboards--> switch "Emoji" on. You may delete the app if you want now.
6Press the 'wired' globe button to shift to the languages screen & you'll see smileys & symbols.
7To go back to the original keyboard, press the same globe button.
Method 3
1Download the application "Spell number" from the iTunes store. It's free, but you will need an iTunes store account. Sync it to your iPod Touch or iPhone.
2Open the app, touch the white box and type this in: 91929394.59
3There is no "submit" button to press. As soon as you are done typing in the number, exit the app by pressing the home button.
4Close out the app
5Go to your iPhone/iPod touch settings and touch these buttons in order: General, International, Keyboards, Japanese, and switch "Emoji" on. You may delete the app if you want now.
6If you have ever used a languages keyboard, it is just another keyboard. If not, press the 'wired' globe button to shift to the languages screen & you'll see smileys & symbols.
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Officials report Arlington County has "achieved functional zero" one year after pledging to end veteran homelessness by the end of 2015.
"This is a tremendous milestone for our community," County Board Chair Libby Garvey said in a statement. "Committing to end veteran homelessness in 2015 and chronic homelessness in 2016 was a lot to bite off. But if any community could do it, we were confident it would be us. We had the will, the resources and the people to make it happen."
According to a press release, Arlington was one of 74 communities across the United States that formally committed to ending veteran homelessness last year. During that time, the county moved 20 homeless veterans into permanent, stable housing from the streets and shelters, reaching the functional zero status.
By definition, functional zero homelessness is when a community, at any point in time, does not have more people experiencing homelessness than it can house in an average month.
Last April, officials reported the county's homeless population was down 18 percent. The county also made moves to provide temporary housing solutions by opening a new year-round homeless shelter in Courthouse in early October.
These combined efforts are part of the county's 10 Year Plan to End Homelessness. It outlines strategies to address the issue, including priorities like increasing affordable housing and providing services so households can maintain their housing.
David Leibson — who is co-chair of the 10 Year Plan's Executive Committee with Melissa Bondi — described the functional zero for veteran homelessness achievement a "true community effort."
"The level of cooperation and collaboration among County agencies, non-profits and others who have a stake in ending homelessness in Arlington has matured tremendously over the past half-dozen years or so," Leibson said in a statement.
As Garvey mentioned, the county's next goal is to end chronic homelessness by the end of this year as part of another national campaign called Zero: 2016. This campaign also strives to reach functional zero for individuals who have experienced homelessness for one year or more, have been homeless at least four times in the last year, or are homeless and have a disability.
In her statement, Bondi said she believes the County's efforts to reach annual goals like these are working.
"In the last five years we've reduced the number of people in shelters or on the streets by more than half," she said. "That's the result of a lot of hard work from service providers, a legion of volunteers and great community support along with federal, state and county funding. We knew going in that getting to zero was going to be a challenge, but we weren't going to back down from it."
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For much of this summer, combat-injured Marine veteran and double-amputee Toran Gaal has been on a cross-country cycling trip to Arlington.
On June 1, Gaal set off from San Diego on his "Ride Across America," an almost 4,000 mile trek which he will complete entirely on a hand-cycle.
Gaal embarked on the journey to raise money and awareness for the Semper Fi Fund, the charity that helped him recover after he was severely injured in an IED explosion in Afghanistan in 2011. Following the explosion, Gaal was comatose for two months and lost both legs and part of his hip.
"[The Semper Fi Fund] is doing so much good for every branch," said Gaal. "I wanted to pay it forward to the next generation."
Gaal will have been on the road for 65 days by the time he's expected to arrive in Arlington this Sunday, Aug. 2. He will have stopped in close to 50 other towns and cities along the way. At the end of his ride, he will place a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery.
Brian Riley, fellow combat-injured Marine veteran, is accompanying Gaal on the road in a support vehicle.
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Janitors to Rally with Candidates in Ballston — About 150 part-time janitors will rally in Ballston this afternoon for a new union contract. The rally is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. in front of the National Science Foundation at 4201 Wilson Blvd. Democratic County Board candidates Katie Cristol and Christian Dorsey are expected to attend the rally to lend their support, according to a press release from the 32BJ SEIU union.
Arlington Man Killed in D.C. Pedestrian Crash — An Arlington man, 31-year-old George Mina, has died several days after being struck by a car on Wisconsin Avenue NW in D.C. Mina, a pediatric phlebotomist, was struck by the driver of a Jaguar while crossing Wisconsin at Veazy Street NW on June 10. A rally for pedestrian safety was held in the area last night, with advocates calling for D.C. to implement pedestrian safety measures currently in use in Arlington. [NBC Washington]
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An poker run and rooftop benefit concert this weekend is aiming to help homeless veterans and prevent veteran suicide.
The Hope for our Veterans benefit starts 7 a.m. at the Iwo Jima memorial in Arlington National Cemetery. There, a group of veterans will do 22 pushups to signify the fact that, statistically, 22 veterans commit suicide each day.
The poker run portion of the charity event starts at 10 a.m. at the Iwo Jima memorial. During the poker run, teams drive or ride to five locations across Northern Virginia to draw one poker card.
The five locations are:
- Crystal City Sports Pub in Crystal City
- Walkers Grille in Springfield
- Heritage Brewing Co in Manassas
- Gypsy Soul in Falls Church
- Arlington Rooftop Bar and Grill in Courthouse
Poker cards may also be purchased for $20 each for those who don't want to visit all the stops. All of the event's proceeds go toward benefitting charities Operation Renewed Hope Foundation and Renovating Hope.
Organizers are hoping to attract Rolling Thunder participants — poker runs are popular among motorcyclists — but the event is open to bikers and non-bikers alike.
At 6 p.m., teams will convene on the Arlington Rooftop Bar and Grill to present their poker hands. The best poker hand wins a 10-day trip to the Ala Moana Hotel in Waikiki, Hawaii.
The concert portion of the event also begins at 10 a.m. at the Arlington Rooftop Bar and Grill, and is hosted by former Yahoo! and TV Guide Channel personality Nikki Boyer. Artists such as McKayla Reece, Tommy Fields and Mars Rodeo will play until 1:30 a.m.
The concert is free before 2 p.m., after which tickets cost $25.
Arlington House Rededicated — Arlington House, the family home of Robert E. Lee and an iconic symbol of Arlington County, has been rededicated by the National Park Service following a six year restoration effort. The ceremony was held on Saturday, on the 152nd anniversary of Lee's decision to lead the rebellion in the Civil War. [Sun Gazette]
County's Bond Ratings Reaffirmed — Arlington County has had its top Aaa/AAA debt ratings reaffirmed by rating agencies Moody's and Standard & Poor's. The ratings will allow Arlington to borrow money at a lower interest rate. "The Aaa rating reflects the county's strong long-term credit characteristics including a sizeable and affluent tax base, stable and carefully-managed financial operations with sound reserves, and moderate debt position with manageable future borrowing needs," Moody's wrote of Arlington. [Arlington County]
Garvey: Streetcars Fail Cost/Benefit Analysis — In an op-ed in the Washington Post, County Board member Libby Garvey says streetcars on Columbia Pike "are not a good investment for anyone." Streetcars would not solve transportation challenges on the Pike, and would instead "siphon resources away from other important needs," Garvey wrote. [Washington Post]
Arlington to Help Train Vets in IT — Arlington County has accepted a $150,000 state grant that will help train military veterans for high-demand Information Technology (IT) jobs. The grant will go to a joint Arlington/Alexandria job training program, which is expected to serve more than 50 veterans over an 18-month period. [Arlington County]
Veterans Day Ceremony in Clarendon — Local VFW and American Legion posts jointly organized a Veterans Day ceremony at the Clarendon War Memorial on Sunday. At the annual remembrance ceremony a wreath was laid for Lance Cpl. Niall Coti-Sears, who was killed in Afghanistan this year. [MyFoxDC]
Reeves Farmhouse May Be Sold — The Arlington County Board is expected to decide whether to sell the historic Reeves farmhouse, at auction, for residential use. The county had been looking for ways to save the farmhouse for public use, but rejected a proposal to use it as a learning center, apparently due to the proposal not adequately providing for the high cost of needed repairs and renovations to the house. [WAMU]
Historic Status for Green Valley Pharmacy? –– Next month Arlington County Board members are scheduled to consider a proposal to designate the Green Valley Pharmacy a historic landmark business. The pharmacy opened in 1952 at 2415 Shirlington Road, in the neighborhood now known as Nauck. The county's Historic Affairs and Landmarks Review Board supports the historic designation proposal. [Sun Gazette]
Shirlington Tree Lighting Two Weeks Away — Shirlington Village will hold its annual Christmas tree lighting event on Tuesday, Nov. 27. [Shirlington Village Blog Spot]
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(Updated at 11:45 a.m.) This coming Sunday, Nov 11 is Veterans Day, and most county facilities will be closed on Monday as a result.
All Arlington County courts, libraries, public schools, and administrative offices will be closed on Monday, Nov. 12.
The county's three indoor swimming pools will be open under holiday hours. Metro and ART will be operating under a holiday schedule. Trash and leaf collection will proceed as normal.
Veterans Day became a U.S. holiday in 1919 to commemorate the end of World War I. The ceasefire that ended the war's major hostilities took effect at 11:00 a.m. on 11/11/18.
The Veterans Day National Ceremony will take place at Arlington National Cemetery's Memorial Amphitheater at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday.
Local veterans organizations will also be holding a Veterans Day ceremony on Sunday. From 1:00 to 1:30 p.m., there will be a remembrance ceremony at the Clarendon War Memorial at the intersection of Wilson, Clarendon and Washington Boulevards.
"Each year veterans from Arlington County's Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion gather at the Clarendon War Memorial to remember local service members lost in past conflicts," organizers said. The event will also remember an Arlington service member killed in action this year.
"There will be a special wreath presented in honor of Lance Corporal Niall Coti-Sears," organizers said. "Lance Corporal Coti-Sears was killed in action in June of this year and is the first Arlingtonian to be lost in the Afghanistan war. Members of the public are encouraged to attend."
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A Navy veteran is attempting to bring brewing back to the area. He wants to launch the first indigenous distribution craft brewery in Arlington since the Arlington Brewing Company stopped producing beer in 1916.
Paul Hurley is working to make CasaNova Brewing & Sound, LLC a reality, along with business partner Mike DiBella, who has worked with other start-ups such as Mad Fox Brewing Company in Falls Church. Initially, the plan is to brew four signature beers — an IPA, a black IPA, a hefeweizen and a chocolate stout.
"Every endeavor we make will be our sincerest effort to represent the NoVa community through quality, innovation and art," Hurley said. "CasaNoVa will source the freshest ingredients from local farmers and suppliers while supporting local businesses whenever possible."
The "art" he mentioned refers to the desire to feature performances by local musicians at CasaNoVa. This aspect of the business incorporates the partners' long time dream of opening a music venue in the area.
"The brewery is going to focus on exotic ingredients and the young professional demographic," DiBella said. "We want Arlington to be known for great beer, great music, and a unique atmosphere that celebrates Arlington's diversity and ties together the community."
Hurley says he was drawn to the idea of brewing after a series of events stemming from the loss of his right leg. Hurley explained that he had spent time overseas while in the Navy. One day when he was driving down a road in Bahrain with a friend, Hurley says they were chased and run off the road, resulting in an accident that flipped the vehicle. Hurley ended up losing both his leg and his friend.
Following more than two years of recovery, Hurley decided it was time to leave the Navy. He struggled to find a place of employment offering the same level of camaraderie he experienced in the Navy. That is, until he visited family in Milwaukee, Wisconsin two years ago, during a gathering at a smaller brewery started by two brothers. The experience prompted Hurley to begin home brewing and researching a business plan for his own craft brewery.
For now, Hurley and DiBella are focused on raising the $160,000 necessary for launching their business. Although perhaps a bit ambitious, their goal is to be operational by the summer of 2013. They hope to soon secure the space they're investigating for the brewery location near the Ballston mall.
The partners plan to hold their first fundraising event in about a month, where they will offer tastings of two of the flagship beers. Volunteers and investors interested in helping with the brewery are encouraged to follow CasaNoVa's Facebook page, or to email [email protected] for more information.
Fifty military veterans who sustained life altering injuries during combat received new Segway vehicles at a ceremony today in front of the Marine Corps Memorial in Rosslyn.
The charity Segs4Vets arranged to give the vehicles to the wounded warriors, many of whom are amputees. Some of the Segways are specially outfitted to accommodate individual disabilities, such as having a built-in seat for when the user becomes too tired to stand.
Jerry Kerr started the organization in September 2005. He had broken his neck in 1998 and was paralyzed from the neck down. Although he has some movement now, he was told he would never be able to walk again. That prompted him to devote time to investigating what technologies were available to allow him to become more mobile.
"When I became permanently disabled, when I realized that my world had changed forever, I started to learn about what we had, how I was going to get around, how I could interact in society again," said Kerr.
Kerr has particular interest in technology that aids people without drawing attention to their disabilities. When the Segway came out, he found it fit the bill.
Once Kerr discovered how much his life had improved through the use of a Segway, he got the idea to give one to an injured person returning from Iraq or Afghanistan, and the program has blossomed since then.
The Arlington County Police Department helps out Segs4Vets by providing training to the recipients, many of them coming from Walter Reed Medical Center. This allows the users to learn about the vehicles and get on them right away instead of having to wait for the once-a-year training sessions held in Washington D.C., San Antonio and San Diego.
"It originally started because they needed a place to store the Segways, and ACPD was interested in storing some of them," said ACPD Retired Captain David Herbstreit. "Out of that, we saw an opportunity to go ahead and step into it a little deeper."
Herbstreit is one of the founding members of the partnership between ACPD and Segs4Vets. Now, there are nearly two dozen participants in the ACPD. Lt. Mark Belanger is one of them. He's been assisting for about nine months and has trained 18 Segway recipients, along with their spouses and other family members.
"It's important that there's a local group they can turn to," said Belanger. "It's nice to get someplace close, they don't have to wait a year."
Retired Staff Sgt. Robert Canine is one of the many who traveled from across the country to be at the ceremony. He received his Segway in the fall of 2010, and now volunteers with Segs4Vets.
Canine lost both legs below the knee from an injury he sustained in May 2009 in Baghdad, Iraq. He explained that an armor-penetrating explosive device hit the vehicle he was in, and he feels lucky to be alive.
Canine went through physical therapy at Walter Reed Medical Center for a year and half. He couldn't walk well on his new prosthetics, but received his Segway within months of returning home. Canine says it's been a huge boost to his mobility and allowed him to get around outside.
"I could keep up with my son on his bike, I could walk the dog," said Canine. "It just felt good to be able to do something."
President Obama chose Arlington's Fire Station No. 5 (1750 S. Hayes St) as the place to deliver a speech about the creation of a new Veterans Jobs Corps.
Around 11:30 a.m. the President arrived at the fire station via motorcade and took the stage to announce his new $1 billion initiative, which he highlighted during the State of the Union address last month. The program particularly targets veterans who have served since 9/11 — a group whose unemployment rate is currently hovering around 13 percent.
"Our veterans are some of the most highly trained, highly educated, highly skilled workers that we've got," said the President. "These are Americans that every business should be competing to attract."
Under the initiative, 20,000 veterans will be put to work over the next five years on a Veterans Job Corps conservation program, which will "restore our great outdoors by providing visitor programs, restoring habitat, protecting cultural resources, eradicating invasive species, and operating facilities," according to the White House. The corps will also "repair and rehabilitate trails, roads, levees, recreation facilities and other assets."
In addition to the Veterans Job Corps, the president announced that he will seek $5 billion in funding to boost local police and firefighter hiring. Preference for those jobs would be given to post-9/11 veterans.
"Let's get more cops on the beat. Let's gets more rangers in the parks. Let's get more firefighters on call," Obama said today. "And, in the process, we're going to put more veterans back to work. It's good for our communities, it's good for our economy, and it's good for our country."
The president explained that in addition to contributing to the overall good of communities, there will be specific financial benefits for taking part in the initiative.
"Today, we're announcing that communities who make it a priority to recruit veterans will be among the first in line when it comes to getting help from the federal government," the president said.
It's 11-11-11 — Today's Veterans Day holiday falls on a uniquely symmetrical date: 11-11-11. In addition to ties to doomsday myths, the 11-11-11 date has produced some actual trends, including increased sales of lottery tickets and a crush of wedding ceremonies.
Bikeshare Expands in Courthouse, Clarendon — A new Capital Bikeshare station was installed near the Courthouse Metro at the intersection of Wilson Boulevard and N. Uhle Street yesterday. Another station is expected to be installed at Wilson Boulevard and N. Edgewood Street in Clarendon by the end of the day today. [Bike Arlington]
Bondi Announces County Board Candidacy — Democrat Melissa Bondi has formally announced her candidacy to replace state Senator-elect Barbara Favola on the Arlington County Board. In a press release yesterday, Bondi touted her civic leadership experience and said she would bring a "fresh approach" to the Board. "I am prepared to lead important community conversations about what will make Arlington a stronger, more competitive and desirable place to live in the next 30 years," she said.
Flickr pool photo by Schlickw
Tomorrow the nation will honor our military veterans, and Arlington will be the hub of the country's Veterans Day commemorations.
Arlington National Cemetery will hold its annual National Veterans Day Ceremony starting promptly at 11:00 tomorrow morning. The event begins with a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns, then continues inside the adjacent Memorial Amphitheater with a parade of colors and remarks from dignitaries. President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama are expected to attend and participate in the ceremony.
Elsewhere in Arlington County, most government offices will be closed for the holiday. County administrative offices, public libraries, courts, schools and nature centers are among the facilities scheduled to be closed. Parking meters will not be enforced.
Whitlow's (2854 Wilson Blvd) is inviting bar-goers to take the bull by the horns, so to speak, to raise money for the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA).
The Clarendon watering hole is holding a fundraiser for IAVA tomorrow from 6:00 to 11:00 p.m., complete with food and drink specials and a mechanical bull. There's no cover for the event, but bull rides are $10. Proceeds will benefit IAVA.
See the event's Facebook page for more information.
Photo via Facebook
The Veterans Administration is holding its annual "Welcome Home Celebration" for hundreds of returning combat veterans in Crystal City next weekend.
The event, at the Crystal Gateway Marriott (1700 Jefferson Davis Highway), will be held from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 14. It will serve to educate returning veterans, active duty service personnel and their family members about the VA's benefits and health care service, through on-site enrollment services, health screenings and benefits counseling.
There will also be a job fair for Iraq and Afghanistan vets, as well as family-friendly entertainment, music and a free lunch.
Flickr pool photo by Knascar
At a ceremony on the grounds of the Iwo Jima memorial this morning, some 50 wounded warriors will receive brand new Segway personal transport vehicles, the reward for "graduating" from a training program sponsored by the military charity Segs4Vets.
Although two such graduation ceremonies have taken place here every year for the past couple of years, this is the first in which the Arlington Police Department is playing an integral part.
ACPD, which has 12 officers trained to operate the department's six Segways, helped train today's recipients, and helped assemble and transport the 51 Segways that are being given away. County motorcycle officers are also helping to escort the group between the ceremony and meals at Army Navy Country Club today.
It's a partnership that Segs4Vets and the police department hope to extend.
"Here was a way to reach out to the community," said Capt. David Herbstreet, one of the overseers of the department's Segway program. "How can you say no? This is an awesome cause and we're humbled and honored to do it."
The officers involved in the training all volunteered for the program.
"It's a wonderful relationship that we're really excited about," said Mike Kelly, who serves on Segs4Vet's advisory board.
Segs4Vets has given away 525 Segways to severely injured Iraq and Afghanistan veterans nationwide since 2005. The organization says the device gives wounded vets an additional degree of freedom and mobility while not drawing attention to their disability.