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Our Magic and Our Passing 'Äď Goodbye from the SL Shakespeare Company, Primtings, and sLiterary
Written by ina on Saturday, 22 of October , 2011 at 4:06 pm
Tags: mShakespeare, primtings, shakespeare, sliterary, slshakespeare
Our Magic and Our Passing 'Äď Goodbye from the SL Shakespeare Company, Primtings, and sLiterary
We begin this letter with our thanks for those patrons who could no longer be with us. The resounding spirit has always been that the 4-sim SL Globe Theatre would fight to be around — and, there are many who donated and have passed away, hoping that they might survive through their contributions to SL Shakespeare or Primtings.
Since our time of passing is due to be in the same month as that of a major RL luminary, our Artistic Director Ina Centaur, has an anecdote to share:
"Once upon a time, after one of those fundraising rounds, the avatar of someone rich and famous in RL contacted me. The patron criticized me for paying too much for SL and attempting to do everything myself, but helped donate enough (through several alt's) to help save the Shakespeare and Primtings sims.
'ÄúIn early 2009, I received a mysterious package by mail in RL — an iPhone 3G. It was rather anonymized, but I thanked the patron by IM — and, he told me that that was what I should be putting my time into. He also said that he created iTunes so that independent creators could share their creations and even turn it into a viable business — something that could exist without being dependent on donations. ¬†¬†
'ÄúWas it really Steve Jobs? I kept to our policy of respecting the privacy of our patrons, so I did not inquire further. Instead, I wanted to discover this from the other side — to be able to meet him in RL, of my own accord, for having done something great on iOS. I didn'Äôt get to do that yet, but I knew two weeks ago, when he passed away, that this SL dream was over… But, it was beautiful while it lasted.'ÄĚ
There's always the mystery and the hope that what we do here would reach out and change the lives of our audience 'Äď whomever they are, whether rich and famous or a moviestar or just yourself.
For a while, we held onto the odd notion that the creations in Second Life might get to live on beyond its usual time. It's a childlike wish best summarized by the parable from E.B. White's Charlotte's Web 'Äď it's hope that Wilbur the Pig might survive, as the world sees its wonder and magic via the brilliance of one small spider's web.
But, all things come to an end, and it's only in fairy tales that one small spider like Charlotte could manage to convey her message and save Wilbur before her death. In Second Life, our ventures have survived many passings 'Äď from patrons to founders to prospective actors. But, we simply do not have the significant reach to be saved.
The Shakespeare Primtings sLiterary and Skin City sims will go down on Oct 29 or thereabouts. The process in which sims are deactivated is not usually punctual 'Äď we aren't sure exactly when the executioners would finally pull the plug, but when they do, it will be the end of our Second Life.
We thank you for having witnessed the short duration of this virtual miracle. Adieu.
    sLiterary, 2007-2011
         Primtings, 2008-2011
¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†The 4-Sim SL Globe Theatre and the SL Shakespeare Company 'Äď 2008 to 2011
And, if you wish, here's the other notecard with details about what happened and why Ina Centaur chose to quit:
Dear sLiterary, SL Shakespeare and Primtings patron:
I realize no one likes reading a long letter, but I am going to try writing something that addresses all the questions that everyone has been asking. I am also going to try showing to you that a lot of thought went through in coming to my final decision. And, it wasn't an easy one, emotionally, but the facts make it so that there really is only one decision I could make.
Many of you are aware of Linden Lab's inability to properly communicate with its customers 'Äď they simply don't take us seriously. Unfortunately, this communications issue happens not only with support officials, but also with Linden Lab executives, and even among Linden Lab employees as well! We all have stories to share about how their outsourced customer support has made the SL experience horrible, but it's really something when you find epic miscommunication or even conspiracy among the employees of Linden Lab.
May/June 2011 - An executive makes a promise, gets fired, then no one is willing to take responsibility: In May/June, I was in contact with LL marketing executive Amanda Linden (Amanda Van Nuys). Amanda had good news on saving the 4-sim Globe Theatre. And then, all of a sudden, in June, Amanda got fired. The 4-sims went down (I am told this was apparently because they were under her protection, and at the time they fired her, they took down everything tied to her account). Chaos. Rod and Customer Support did not respond until I filed two RL complaints for Linden Lab's early termination of prepaid sims. Without any explanation or anyone taking responsibility for Amanda's efforts, they offered to keep my sims up until expiration, plus a random amount of time more for their mistake in taking them down. The d-date was October 29. They stopped responding to me after that.
2008-2011 - Long story short of the SL Shakespeare Company's relation with LL Marketing: I have been contacted by many LL marketing/website folks since the SL Shakespeare Company put on its first show in early 2008 'Äď this was the first time we finally had the #1 in the marketing department directly reach out to us. When lower-ranked LL marketing contacts you, it is usually because they want to use your imagery (for free), but since we were paying for four island sims to keep this running at a grandeur fit for Shakespeare, we naturally asked for in-kind support 'Äď tier amnesty for usage of our imagery. The lower-ranked LL marketing folks can't help with that, of course, so it usually ends there… until, yet, another marketing drone comes along with the same request…
April 2011 - Convo with Rod at a Game Developer's Event: Second Life's dear leader Rod is a celebrity of sorts in the gaming industry, so I more or less bump into him in RL several times each year. I caught him at a symposium in April, and I expressed to him that, just as how AAA games are defined by their imagery, it's the same with SL, but… Second Life's 'Äúimagery'ÄĚ to mainstream RL media is a bunch of DIY strip malls 'Äď something with timeless poise like Shakespeare would really help offset that. I also mentioned the issue with how lower-ranked marketing people have been asking to use our imagery, but simply don't have enough power to help. I played ball (egahds!), and said that we'd be willing to fully comply and help if we could receive tier amnesty. Rod mentioned that he'd bring it up to the board with marketing. It was a good ten or fifteen minutes sitting on the loveseat with Rod. We shook hands. But…
September 2011 - Convo with Rod at Google:rootaccess Event: After some casual convo on what he thought of the event, Rod denied everything he said in April. (He sounded like he was ill, though.) It was very eerie when Rod proudly said he was invited 'Ķ just as myself and the other 50 or so attendees from early-stage startup's. I noticed he was dressed better than at the gaming symposium, with his hair done. In hindsight, I suppose he thought his day had come when he could be rid of all this, when Google would actually buy Linden Lab. It's unlikely that Larry would make such a myopic move, but, still, Rod's drop in expectations at the event must have been epic. It was a ridiculous premise to begin with, as it's about ten years too late for Linden Lab to be considered an early-stage startup 'Äď despite still being a buggy platform, they've received some significant series of funding, and yet, in Google's rolodeck, they are still inching along. Anyway, back to Rod and SL Shakespeare. We agreed that it was best that Shakespeare and Primtings leave SL (actually, he offered no comment, when I asked him what I should do, and could not cite a successful comparable case of a nonprofit or arts enterprise surviving on SL). I told him that I did not appreciate the discontinuity in communication at Linden Lab 'Äď that even an executive's word could not be trusted. I also said I did not appreciate that he would fire Amanda for trying to help save Shakespeare. We parted with that understanding.
Summary of Followup to Amanda's Gesture that would have saved Shakespeare: Even though Linden Lab has basically fired most of the Linden's that us old customers knew way back when, I always try to know a few more 'Äď across the corporate ladder, just in case. I was surprised that Amanda finally contacted me, but I was not totally surprised. A few weeks before Amanda said she would save the Globe, two Linden Lab employees individually contacted me inferring that I should expect something like that. Rod, in April, had said he'd bring it up with marketing. So, it made sense 'Äď Amanda's offer seemed valid. It's just a pity that they had to fire Amanda for trying to save Shakespeare. And then, being Linden Lab, they had to pretend like it never happened.
Is it conspiracy or just miscommunication? It's discordance among Linden Lab employees, and the changing faces of Linden Lab employees 'Äď and executives. It's the fact that even talking with Linden Lab executives could be as much of a waste of time as their outsourced customer support. How can you do anything big with a company like this?
The Broken Content System of Second Life
Second Life has been around since 2002, but the content pipeline is still as broken as ever. There are many more issues, but these are the ones closest to heart:
Random Inventory Deletion 'Äď what's in your inventory might be missing the next time you check.
Permission bugs 'Äď an object you created might one day end up with no permissions.
Collaboration issues 'Äď while it's fun to collaborate on builds in SL, but if your collaborator set the perms wrong, and the thing got transferred, your entire build could end up with limited perms. Irreversibly.
No way to export without incomplete third party tools, resulting in missing prims, broken scripts, fuddled textures (even if everything is yours/created by you)
Megaprim bans even on private islands and irreversible megaprim deletion that ruin entire builds. Lack of proper inworld build tools 'Äď and mesh?
'ÄúNepotic DMCA enforcement'ÄĚ - For those of you wondering why Merchant X selling the stolen skins of Merchant Y is still in business, the truth is that if a LL employee likes Merchant Y, Merchant X (if they're not big enough) can't do anything about it. On balance, if a LL employee does not like you, then they will delete your content just for the heck of it, as I discovered in 2009 'Äď after our 2009 S4 Shakespeare Parody, when Darth Maul was deleted due to being a freebie and LL not making any money off it (see¬†here¬†and¬†here). Linden Lab logs into your account without your permission, giving you a notification right around the time they make an unauthorized login to your account to delete your inventory. It's sad that they don't have more powerful admin-side systems to prevent having to log onto a client's account. On that issue 'Äď one of the most prevalent DMCA issues is on texture theft, and there's an easy solution for that: The least Linden Lab could do is implement a random pixel scanner that checks for duplicates. It's minimal processing nowadays, and startup's like Face.com are already doing way more image processing. Such an impartial enforcer would, of course, rid them of their selective favortism for Merchant X. Then again, Second Life wouldn't be Second Life anymore if that were to happen…
Unstable platform, borked tech 'Äď even 10 years later
Second Life is still beta-level software - For old residents, this is something like Second Life culture. For newer ones, it's frustrating, and when the sim or client crashes, they leave.
Nothing more than chat for a local group of 50+ - when you have a bunch of people in a sim, gray textures, prims that won't load, and lag ruin everything so that basically, all you can use SL for is chat. Why are we burning processor time for this, when Skype or Google Talk could do the same?
Brain Drain and Disrespect of Major SL Contributors - Yes, I'm still not over why Linden Lab fired Qarl! He made sculpties possible on SL, and mesh SL as well. He was deeply hurt by LL suddenly firing him. I guess Linden Lab and Second Life will just continue to disrespect anyone who tries doing anything majorly good for them.
$295 x 4 ~ US$1200/month 'Äď this is a lot of RL money here, and can't be my personal project forever, and has to be run as a business. How can you do that with the above?
Many of you would cite the fashion empires of SL as successful, and they never ask for 'Äúdonations.'ÄĚ We could take such a strategy, but doing so viably would force us to resort to commercialism like this:
Weekly 'Äúsale'ÄĚ emails/IM's (as opposed to bi-yearly or per-production campaigns)
Charging RL prices for tickets 'Äď L$10,000 or more for a single ticket (as opposed to 'Äúpay as you will'ÄĚ or our L$500 VIP Showings)
Focus on fashion instead of our usual (focusing our talents on creating merchandise to manufacture, it'd be hard to find time to put on a show 'Äď and it already is)
Aggressively market and charge ridiculous rent for everything (as opposed to free spacing for anyone who wants to hold an event)
Get rid of Shakespeare for the Strip Mall…
The more time you put into it, the more you become a slave of tier and the mismanaged company known as Linden Lab. You realize this early on, but you can't accept it 'Äď just as how most of us would stick our necks out as free PR against anyone who bashes SL. The truth is that too many of you have put your trust in me, and I want to be able to make this something that's more stable than SL 'Äď that actually has a future, and can persist by itself…
It's the end in SL because of all that and more above, but mShakespeare and Primtings on mobile is the future. I've been invited to major Apple, Google, and RIM/Blackberry events 'Äď and spoke with their executives. These people have kept their word to me so far, and have even implemented my suggestions. It's a huge breath of fresh air when people just make sense 'Äď it's not SL anymore, but RL. Yes, it's a big wide, world out there beyond SL, but there's nowhere for me to go but there! Stay tuned to @InaCentaur on twitter for updates 'Äď or http://blog.primtings.com or http://blog.mshakespeare.com …
Additional Q&A
1) How much did you actually fundraise inworld? Did that cover for everything? - We only fundraised L$5 million, and I put in the other L$10 million myself through SL-related contracting projects, such as creating custom buildings for people, custom avatar and avatar accessory designs, and even some amount of RegAPI and SL-related web infrastructure support. Overall, I put in a lot of time, made very little in comparison to RL, but tried what I could to continue a naive dream. From nothing, I tried to make something, and now it's back to nothing - we paid it all back through tier.
2) Are you seeking shelter in other OpenSim or other SL sim establishments? - The issue with moving is that there is no easy way to transport builds on multi-sims without losing prims or prim drift or even texture issues. Moving from SL to OpenSim will probably mean that all your scripts won't work. It's horrible. Our scenic design mechanisms and the interactivity in builds is all due to custom scripts.
3) We have a theatre/performance space at __ sim, and we'd love to have you. Will you come? - No, because you've never seen any of our shows. If you have, you'd know not to ask this question. There are lots of performance groups on SL, but the way we do things is comprehensive - the scenic design is customized to the theatre and the surroundings, and the entire wardrobe is also custom designed. and then we spend over a month rehearsing for just a single production. It's a lot of work, a lot of time, and we've basically just been told all this work is worthless by Linden Lab, so we're through with performing on Second Life.
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ZF-2180: Zend_Feed_Rss->saveXML() violates coding standard
According to the coding standard Zend_Feed_Rss' saveXML() method should be named saveXml().
I concur with this report.
"If a class name is comprised of more than one word, the first letter of each new word must be capitalized. Successive capitalized letters are not allowed, e.g. a class "Zend_PDF" is not allowed while "Zend_Pdf" is acceptable."
Because method names in PHP are not case sensitive I assume it's safe to fix this issue for next minor release without compromising BC compatibility.
Fixed in r7831

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Stephen Farrell
Marko Georgiev for The New York Times
Stephen Farrell is a reporter and video journalist for The New York Times who works on the news desk in New York. He reported for The Times from Iraq and other parts of the Middle East as a foreign correspondent, and as a Metro reporter during Hurricane Sandy and the 2013 race for New York City mayor.
He joined The Times in 2007 from The Times of London, where he had worked first as a London-based correspondent covering conflicts in Northern Ireland and Kosovo and the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, in 1997, and later as a foreign correspondent in Jerusalem, Baghdad, Kabul, Islamabad and New Delhi.
After covering the 2003 invasion of Iraq and the 2006 Israel-Lebanon War, he joined The New York Times's Baghdad bureau, where he set up and ran the Baghdad Bureau blog from the field.
While reporting on the American troop surge in Iraq, he was part of the multimedia team that won a 2007 Overseas Press Club of America award for the online feature, Assessing the Surge: A Survey of Baghdad Neighborhoods.
In 2009, he helped launch and run the Baghdad Bureau's successor At War blog, reporting from Iraq and Afghanistan, where he was kidnapped by Taliban militants on Sept. 5, 2009 while reporting on civilian casualties caused by a NATO airstrike.
He was rescued by British forces in a commando raid four days later, but his Afghan Times colleague, Sultan Munadi, and a British soldier, Cpl. John Harrison, were killed during the operation.
From 2011, he was part of the Arab Spring reporting and graphics team that won Society for News Design and Malofiej awards for a graphic map of the Egyptian revolution, The Battle for Tahrir Square.
While covering the fighting between the Libyan government and rebel forces, he was captured by Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi's troops in the eastern Libyan town of Ajdabiya on March 16, 2011, along with three other New York Times journalists: photographers Tyler Hicks and Lynsey Addario and the late Anthony Shadid. The Libyan government released them six days later.
Holding British and Irish citizenship, he was born in London and studied English Language and Literature at Edinburgh University. He is co-author of the book Hamas: The Islamic Resistance Movement.
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Four Times journalists described their treatment at the hands of government troops before their release.March 23, 2011 worldNews
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Strife and Ice, Staples of Life, Overlap in Iraq
For Baghdad's poor, subject to sectarian horrors and gangland rules, ice is a currency of last resort.July 28, 2007 worldNews
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If All Else Fails, 3D Models and Robots Might Rebuild Palmyra
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March 29, 2016, Tuesday
Using Lasers to Preserve Antiquities Threatened by ISIS
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December 28, 2015, Monday
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November 19, 2015, Thursday
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October 3, 2015, Saturday
Ex-Captive's Account of a Brazen Taliban Force Bent on Taking Kunduz
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October 3, 2015, Saturday
MORE ON: Terrorism , Kidnapping and Hostages , Taliban , Afghanistan , Kunduz (Afghanistan)
Video: An Umbrella's View of Snowy New York
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March 6, 2015, Friday
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February 5, 2015, Thursday
No Longer Anytown
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After Mayor Bloomberg
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Staten Island, Two Weeks After Sandy
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Challenges in Defining an Israeli-Palestinian Border
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A New Arab Generation Finds Its Voice
Video interviews with more than two dozen people under 30, from Libya to the West Bank, talking about their generation's moment in history and prospects for the future.
Umbrella Cam's View of Wintry New York
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Winter Doesn't Want to End
After a dismally cold winter, New Yorkers are looking to spring to put a long-overdue end to filthy snow and frozen fingers.
Breaking Ice on the Hudson
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Crossing at Your Peril
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Passenger Describes Metro-North Crash
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Widespread Adoption of Biomarkers Has Been...
Diseases of the Eye That Cause...
Three-Dimensional Cell Culture Has Two Dimensions,...
To Conduct Cellular Censuses Sequence Deeply...
Amyris won an approximately $8 million contract from the U.S. Department of Defense Advanced Research Agency (DARPA) to develop tools for expanding its industrial synthetic biology technology across biological platforms and cell types. The value of the contract is dependent on Amyris meeting technical milestones connected with DARPA's Living Foundries research program.
Amyris is exploiting genetic engineering and screening technologies to generate yeast strains that can be used in established fermentation processes to convert plant-sourced sugars into desired hydrocarbon target molecules, including renewable fuels and specialty chemicals. Initial work resulted in microbial strains that generated artemisinic acid, a precursor of the antimalarial therapy artemisinin. The firm's portfolio currently includes products based on the hydrocarbon Biofene (trans-β-farnasene).
"In support of DARPA's Living Foundries program we will leverage our technology expertise to develop improved DNA assembly and rapid integration across complex biological platforms," remarks John Melo, Amyris president and CEO.
DARPA's Living Foundries program aims to establish an engineering framework for biology that will speed the development of biologically manufactured products and extend the complexity of biological systems that can be engineered. As part of the program, in September 2011 the agency made a call for "innovative proposals to develop new tools, technologies and methodologies to transform biology into an engineering practice, speeding the biological design-build-test cycle, and expanding the complexity of systems that can be engineered."
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ZF-5606: Zend_Db::factory normalizes characters in namespace, so ZendX libraries are not found
on line 240: $adapterName = strtolower($adapterNamespace . '' . $adapter); $adapterName = str_replace(' ', '', ucwords(str_replace('_', ' ', $adapterName)));
This code make ZendX_Db_Adapter_Firebird to become Zendx_Db_Adapter, which can't be found on Linux...
Also problem for user's Db libraries.
Now can be soluted by using standard inicialization without ::factory() method, but it is a bug....
Have got the same problem: a self defined Db adapter has to be used, but the namespace has 3 big letters (abbreviation of the project's name)
This my proposed for issue this bug
Fixed in trunk in r18328 and in release 1.9 branch at 18329
This patch doesn't create the adapter name properly. Say if you're using PDO_MYSQL you end up looking for Zend_Db_Adapter_PDO_MYSQL, in directory Zend/Db/Adapter/PDO/MYSQL.php. This doesn't exist in case-sensitive operating systems.
You have to strtolower() the adapter before using ucwords() on it, for example: line 247: $adapterName .= str_replace(' ', '', ucwords(strtolower(str_replace('', ' ', $adapter))));
Never mind, looks like that's the whole point of this patch. Beware that there are lots of examples out there using all-uppercase adapter names in one's application.ini file. This may break a few projects.


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Logistics & the Law 2011: Unintended consequences
The elimination of required cargo liability insurance by the FMCSA now forces shippers to independently verify the existence of the policy and nature of the coverage held by their carriers. Sound time-consuming? Our transportation law expert offers some practical advice.
in the NewsBehind KION Group's acquisition of Dematic UniCarriers Americas executives partner with Roosevelt University Brexit impact yet to be measured by U.S. logistics managers Rail carload and intermodal volumes fall for the week ending June 18, reports AAR BTS reports U.S.-NAFTA trade falls 3.2 percent in April More News
In the 2009 installment of our ongoing series that we call "Logistics & the Law," we explored two critical areas of law in an article entitled "Cargo Insurance & Vicarious Liability: Two cautionary tales.". This year we focus on cargo liability insurance and the fact that as of March 21, 2011, motor carriers and surface freight forwarders (other than household goods carriers and household goods freight forwarders) are no longer required to have any cargo liability insurance at all.
In particular we will examine the unintended consequences for shippers of these changes in the government's regulatory scheme for motor carriers. As stated by Rob Norton, former economics editor of Fortune magazine: "The law of unintended consequences, often cited but rarely defined, is that actions of people—and especially of government—always have effects that are unanticipated or unintended. Economists and other social scientists have heeded its power for centuries; for just as long, politicians and popular opinion have largely ignored it."1
In other words, while readers of Logistics Management may be generally aware that there is no longer a requirement for cargo liability insurance, they will overlook the unintended consequences at their economic peril. In this article we will explain these consequences and explore ways for shippers to minimize or avoid the resulting new perils.
Elimination of the requirEment for cargo liability insurance
Since 1937, motor common carriers, but not contract carriers, have been required by federal law to maintain at least $5,000 in cargo liability insurance and to file proof thereof with the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) and subsequently the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). The requirement was extended to surface freight forwarders in 1944.
The purpose of cargo liability insurance is to provide insurance coverage to a trucking company to insure its obligations under another federal law—colloquially known as the "Carmack Amendment"—for liability to the owner of property damaged or delayed while being transported by the trucking company.
To make sure that this coverage was not illusory, the federal regulation also required the policy to have something known as the BMC-32 endorsement. The purpose of this endorsement was to ensure that there would indeed be at least $5,000 in coverage regardless of any otherwise applicable exclusion or deductible amount.
In June 2005, the FMCSA solicited comments to its proposal to eliminate the cargo liability insurance requirement. Thirty-two individuals and organizations submitted comments. Industry groups such as the Transportation and Logistics Council (T&LC), the Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA), the Freight Transportation Consultants Association (FTCA), and The National Industrial Transportation League (NITL) opposed the repeal.
Of particular concern for these commentators was the collateral result of the end of the BMC-32 endorsement and the termination of the requirement for filing proof of cargo liability insurance. With respect to the BMC-32 endorsement, the FMCSA summarized the position of these commentators as follows:
• The BMC-32 endorsement is the only protection against deductibles and other exclusions from liability found in cargo liability policies.
• In many cases the carriers' deductibles can be very high and the exclusions may eliminate most sources of loss or damage recovery.
• The BMC-32 endorsement permits the shipper to proceed directly against the insurer, providing relief to shippers in the event the carrier becomes insolvent or bankrupt.
Three groups supported the elimination of the requirement for cargo liability insurance—the American Trucking Associations (ATA), the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA), and the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America. The FMCSA agreed with the views of these three groups in its final decision issued in June 2010.
The full text of the decision makes for very interesting reading as it outlines the positions of all of the commentators and the FMCSA's views with regard to the comments. The decision may be found here.
Regardless of whether or not one agrees with the FMCSA or its reasoning, the fact of the matter is that its decision is final and has not been challenged in court. Thus, to use a phrase, the "new normal" is that carriers do not have to have cargo liability insurance and shippers will have to adjust their practices and procedures accordingly.
What's a shipper to do?
So, what should a shipper be doing after March 21, 2011, with respect to cargo liability insurance? To cut to the chase: A shipper must now independently verify the existence of the policy and nature of the coverage.
The position of the FMCSA, as stated in its decision, is that "Shippers are like any other party in a transaction where one party will be providing services to another party…Shippers should ask carriers for copies of their policies, including all endorsements, exclusions, and declarations, to see whether the shippers' property or interests will be served by a particular motor carrier." Put another way: In the view of the FMCSA all a shipper needs to do now is to read the carrier's policy.
As part of my law practice I represent many shippers and brokers. To help formulate a recommendation for these clients, as well as research for this article, I contacted Mark Yunker, vice president of RJ Ahmann Co., an independent insurance agency that provides insurance and risk management solutions to the transportation industry. On a daily basis Yunker deals with calls regarding, as he puts it, "problems that cannot be handled through normal channels or that have been mishandled through normal channels."
When asked for his comments with regard to this observation of the FMCSA, Yunker simply says that the suggestion to read a carrier's policy is highly impractical. "The shortest cargo liability policy I've seen is 57 pages long," says Yunker. "If the cargo liability policy is combined with an automobile liability policy, then it will often be 130 pages or more."
This means that if a shipper is dealing with just a few carriers, it may be possible to review the policies. However, if a shipper is dealing with hundreds of carriers, this is going to be a very time consuming task. For truck brokers and other intermediaries who may be using literally thousands of carriers, it is an impossible task.
Keeping in mind that only by reviewing all of a policy will one know all of its terms and conditions, there are three possible alternatives. One is to obtain a certificate of insurance. This will let a shipper know that the insurance is in place as of the date of issuance of the certificate. However, certificates of insurance commonly do not disclose deductibles and will not show exclusions to coverage.
Another possibility is to ask the motor carrier to provide a copy of the declaration page of its policy. Setting aside the fact that many motor carriers are reluctant to, or won't, provide a copy of their declaration page, the declaration page will show the deductibles, but will not show any exclusions to coverage.
To compound the problem, most cargo liability policies will have "endorsements"—the term the insurance industry uses for amendments or addenda to an insurance policy. As an example, "unattended vehicles" are typically covered by a cargo liability insurance policy, but often this coverage is then removed in an endorsement.
Conversely, cargo liability insurance policies do not typically cover losses resulting from a "change of temperature," however an endorsement can add coverage for "breakdown or mechanical failure of a refrigeration unit."
This leads to the third alternative: A telephone call to the agent who issued the policy for the trucker. The telephone call to the insurance agent will often lead, albeit informally, to a verification that there is, indeed, a policy and of the policy limits.
Yunker's advice for shippers when making the call to the agent is to "ask about what you are shipping." For example, if you are shipping only lumber, you probably don't need to worry about an exclusion for damage from rust. Another area of inquiry is the policy definition of "covered property." For example, coverage for cell phones may not appear in an exclusion, but if it is not included in the definition of "covered property" then indeed it will not be covered.
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My favorite holiday is here again: the weekend when Daylight Saving Time returns and, suddenly, the sun is up an extra hour every evening.
What? It's NOT a holiday? Well, as far as I'm concerned it is. After the dreariness of winter's long nights (peaking on December 5th, when the sun sets the earliest by our clocks, though if you use a sundial it's December 21st), the gradual increase in the day's length isn't fast enough for me. I truly celebrate the day when, as if by magic, it's still light out an hour later than it was the day before.
This "holiday" is so cheerful that even its mnemonic device is optimistic! "Spring Forward — Don't Fall Back." Who could disagree with THAT?
Sometimes, alas, you reach a point in your life when it seems like Fall Back, Fall Back — even in brightest sunshine. For example, maybe illness, unemployment, an underwater mortgage, or something else has led you to run up debts you're never going to be able to pay off. Interest keeps accruing, collectors keep calling, monthly bills keep arriving.
If so, don't despair; the law allows you to Spring Forward again and force the debt collectors to Fall Back while you receive a fresh start:
Yes, the word sounds a little scary, and yes the benefits of bankruptcy are partly offset by the requirement to give full disclosure of one's financial position (and perhaps by a period of bad credit). But other than that, it couldn't be better; and even though there are some debts that don't go away (some student loans, some income taxes, unpaid spousal and child support, to name a few), getting rid of all the rest makes it much easier to finally pay everything off.
What are some of the other benefits?
- The great anxiety of seemingly insurmountable debt no longer haunts the debtor; she can get on with her life and start saving for the future.
- Creditors can't sue the debtor.
- Most unsecured debt will vanish.
- The debtor can begin building up a good credit rating again.
- In a few years it is almost as if the bad times never happened at all.
For most people, bankruptcy takes one of two forms: Chapter 7 or Chapter 13. Chances are, if someone has few assets and not much income, Chapter 7 will be the appropriate route; for those who can count on a good future income and/or own valuable assets, Chapter 13 is more likely. For the most part, it's up to the debtor, but Chapter 7 is unavailable to those who have too much income (which varies depending on the case), and Chapter 13 is off-limits for those who have too much debt (more than $360,000 unsecured or $1,080,000 secured debt).
Chapter 7 allows people to rid themselves of all debt, except a few categories such as those mentioned above. Debtors agree to liquidate almost all their assets, but in California they're allowed to choose $23,000 of assets to keep — even if that's all they have. In some cases, debtors can use gifts from friends and family to keep more than $23,000-worth by "paying" (in effect) for the surplus. They're protected in the meantime by the automatic "stay" until the discharge is entered, so creditors can't bother them. These provisions help debtors hold onto their car and remain in their home while they look for less expensive alternatives.
Chapter 13 provides protection from creditors as long as the debtor sticks to a payment plan during a period ranging from three to five years. Debtors are excused from almost all unsecured debt (that means credit cards, for one thing). However, they are obliged to settle up with creditors who hold secured debt (usually, that's the debt for a house or car). Like Chapter 7, Chapter 13 in California allows debtors to keep $23,000 of their property while liquidating the rest. However, they don't have to liquidate everything: in effect they're allowed to "buy" their property from the estate. If, say, the debtor's two cars together are worth more than $23,000, the Chapter 13 plan can provide that unsecured creditors will be paid what they would otherwise have received in a Chapter 7 liquidation.
If this is the season for you to Spring Forward after too long Falling Back, regain this weekend's missing hour by spending it in an initial consultation with the Mlnarik Law Group. We'll be there to help you let a lot more sunshine into your life.
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Blair Lamar Thomas
Position: RB
Height: 5-10 Weight: 198 lbs.
Born: October 7, 1967 in Philadelphia, PA
High School: Frankford
College: Penn St. (school history) (Thomas college stats)
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Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 20 (4825th overall since 1950)
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Team Evergreen distributed $226,000 in Triple Bypass proceeds to more than 80 nonprofits. The hill-climbing bicycle event drew about 5,000 riders. Among the recipients were Women's Wilderness Institute, Friendship Bridge, Special Olympics Colorado, Evergreen Chamber of Commerce, Foothills Animal Shelter, Jefferson County Open Space, Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, Flight for Life and Seniors Resource Center.


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Position: DB-HB-QB
Height: 6-1 Weight: 195 lbs.
Born: September 11, 1924 in Mission, TX
Died: February 12, 2000 in Dallas, TX
High School: Mission
College: Texas (school history)
Drafted by the New York Giants in the 20th round (184th overall) of the 1947 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 0 (15060th overall since 1950)
1-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
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Full SubmissionInformation & Communications Technologies: Critical Foundation for a Sustainable Common Future In the twenty-one years since the initial PrepCom for the UN Conference on Environment and Development, no industry has come close to the exponential growth, rapid technological innovation, widespread adoption and affordability than the information & communications technology (ICT) sector; nor has any industry in human history so rapidly transformed the path of development and the global financial, economic and social landscapes. However, the significance of ICT in relation to sustainable development has gained scant attention, yet its growth and evolution continues to have profound impacts on a wide range of processes critical to the transition to a sustainable common future - including opportunities for access to information and citizen participation in decision-making, technology transfer, access to Education and health care, real-time monitoring of industrial processes and of the environment, early warning systems for natural disasters and disaster relief. The second key concept in the rarely-cited second sentence of the Brundtland Report?s definition of sustainable development - i.e. ?the idea of limitations imposed by the state of technology and social organization on the environment's ability to meet present and future needs? - provides a valuable framework for understanding ICT?s significance for sustainable development. That ICT has enabled unprecedented new, networked forms of social organization is undeniable, and the very idea of limitations has been transcended in a digital environment in which the constraints of the material world - imposed by the laws of conservation of mass and conservation of energy - no longer apply, for information has zero mass, zero physical size and takes virtually zero time to travel. Free access to knowledge is key to sustainable use of the environment. The combination of the characteristics of information and rapidly increasing computing power, storage capacity, bandwidth, affordability and portability has provided unprecedented access to knowledge - the key to a sustainable common future. The recognition in the Brundtland Report of the interlocking nature of the crises relating to sustainable development represented a major breakthrough in understanding; in this regard, advances in ICT have made possible analyses, models and presentations based on massive sets of data from the nature and specifics of relationships between the different sectors in ways that were ot previously possible. Green Economy *A Networked Information Economy: The key features of an the information economy - virtually zero marginal cost of production, unprecedented opportunities for collaborative peer production free from constraints of time and distance, the emergence of new forms of intellectual property including Open Source software and Creative Commons licenses - have given rise to a new culture of cooperation, a transformation of markets in a platform that is essentially carbon-free, and a rapidly growing and freely accessible global digital commons. *Access to Markets: There are countless ways in which ICT has transformed access to markets, from the use of cell-phones and text messaging for agricultural producers in rural areas to current market prices and conditions to online payment systems and the availability of free templates and hosting services that enable individual or community-based enterprises to establish an online ?storefront? to sell products and services - including, but not limited to, digital products - in the global marketplace of the World Wide Web. *Education and ICT: Access to all levels of Education is a central prerequisite for a sustainable common future and ICT is transforming access to Education - whether elementary Education, Education in methods of sustainable agriculture, or graduate level courses from major universities. *Technology Transfer: ICT has played a vital role as a medium for the transfer of technology, especially in the free access to the transfer of the information technology itself - in conjunction with Free/Libre Open Source Software (FLOSS) - thus enabling free use of an extensive set of tools for building in a digital economy. *Open Source Construction Templates: Among recent development has been the dissemination of freely available templates with detailed designs for the construction of goods and products, especially with locally available resources. *Wireless Communications: The exploding use of wireless / wi-fi communications unparalleled and timely access to information, markets, tele- medicine, and much more in areas and conditions where communications were previously minimal or non-existent, this breakthrough in modality of communications offers numerous savings in energy and CO emissions. *Information Infrastructure: The development of affordable, broadband information infrastructure - especially wireless infrastructure - deserves much greater recognition as a foundation for sustainable development. Wireless infrastructure - for example, combining satellite access and mesh networking in conjunction with improvised ?last-mile? information delivery. In many respects, the establishment of universally accessible information infrastructure can allow developing countries to leapfrog the wired technology of developed countries. *Full Cost Accounting: The failure of markets to external costs ICT - applied, inter alia, to monitoring of energy use and waste generation in production and to accounting for external cost throughout a business?s value chain is a sine qua non of full cost accounting. The adoption and implementation of full cost accounting policies and procedures needs to be actively supported, through voluntary and/or mandatory guidelines. *External Costs of ICT: While there are many positive ways in which the ICT sector can and does support a sustainable development path, the manufacture of computers and mobile phones is not without a substantial ecological and social footprint, including toxic wastes and toxic working conditions to which much greater attention must be provided. There is also a vital need for greatly strengthened provisions and requirements for recycling used electronic equipment to reduce the impact on landfills and to recover valuable minerals for re-use. Institutional Framework for Sustainable Development *Access to Information and Participation: During the UNCED preparations, the use of email and ?electronic conferences? became established as the default modality for access to information and the participation of NGOs in UN proceedings; since then, ICT has become *Common Framework for Multilateral Agreements: The adoption of a common framework for the administration of multilateral agreements can provide greatly increased coherence between the different agreements. The characteristics of a common framework - ideally based on an Open Source software platform - needs to include a common data warehouse, and a common online template for managing and organizing the work and meetings of multilateral agreements. *Environmental Monitoring: From high-resolution satellite images through real-time monitoring of air and water quality and weather conditions, systematic monitoring of environmental conditions is essential to intelligent responses to environmental conditions. *Open Government & Open Data: Openness and transparency in government play a key role in enabling broad-based an informed participation in decision- making in sustainable development. The growth of ICT has been a principle driving force in a growing movement for open government, including the recently launched Open Government Partnership. A key element of open government is the provision of open access to governmental data, in conjunction with encouragement for provisions that enable the independent development of ?Apps? that can provide access to government information in more useful and usable forms than are available on government web sites. *Online Meeting Spaces: One area of ICT that has gained greater appreciation concerning sustainable development is the use of videoconferencing and the use of collaborative documents for meetings - by governments, businesses and social organizations - providing substantial savings in travel, time and energy & resource use. The use of online meetings needs to be actively promoted, in conjunction with the development and strengthening of broadband information infrastructure. *Natural Disaster Early Warning Systems and Disaster Response: In the context of predictions of increasing frequency and intensity of natural disasters, ICT-based early warning systems can play a vital role, and mobile phones and GPS- enabled smart phones have a crucial role in disaster recovery. Conclusion This paper barely begins to do justice to the scope of actual and potential relevance of ICT with respect to sustainable development, a green economy and an institutional framework for sustainable development. It is essential that greater attention be given to this issue, for example through the establishment of an Ad Hoc Working Group on ICT and Sustainable Development * * * * Submitted by Information Habitat: Where information Lives, NGO in Special Consultative Status with ECOSOC, pioneered and supported the use of information & communication technology by the UN NGO community, beginning with preparations for the 1992 Earth Summit. For comments and feedback, contact Robert Pollard, Founder & Information Ecologist at email@example.com


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I have not been able to find any information about this on the Internet. I am a middle-schooler, 14, who self-studies physics, and I know up to and including ODEs, and some of the calculus of variations, enough so that I can take a variation of the action. However, I have absolutely zero budget, and no ability to get textbooks. So, I was wondering how a physicist would quantize a classical field theory, such as Gauss's law for gravity, which I'm currently trying to create a quantum field theory for, as part of my plan to create a possible theory of quantum gravity, by adding in the relativistic corrections later.
First off, props for even knowing the proper use of the terminology. I dare say most middle-schoolers probably think classical field theory is about listening to Mozart in a meadow.
Now, if I may start at the beginning...
You seem to know this already, but I'll restate it for pedagogical reasons. When someone says they have a classical field theory they want to quantize, that means they usually have a Lagrangian density in terms of a scalar, gauge, vector, spinor, or other type of field. Additionally, the Lagrangian usually obeys a known (that is known to them) type of symmetry (eg rotational invariance) and they usually have the equations of motion for it as well. Specific to your example, Gauss' Law for gravity is the equation of motion for the Newtonian gravity Lagrangian density (Wikipedia can provide this equation). In this Lagrangian, the scalar field $\phi$ is the important component, not a gravity field.
Now, assuming a physicist has a Classical field theory, one of the standard methods of quantizing it (promoting it to a Quantum Field Theory) is this:
$$[\phi_a(\mathbf x),\Pi_b^0(\mathbf y)]~=~i\delta_{ab}\delta^3(\vec x-\vec y)$$ $$[a_{k},a_{k'}^\dagger]~=~\delta^3(\vec k-\vec k')$$
When I say "impose these relations" what I mean is that in step 2, you need to put normalization coefficients (coefficients like "A" simply used to get the right outcome in step 3) in front of the creation and annihilation operator terms. Then, when imposing the relations, you need to set LHS=RHS and solve for these coefficients such that the relations hold. It is important to note that these coefficients need not be constant, just that they be c-numbers (not functions of x nor operators). In fact, one of the most basic coefficients ends up with a $\omega_k$ in it, which is a function of the momentum, k.
Then you're done! If you can do steps 2 and 3, then your resulting theory is a quantum field theory. I'm sure others will let me know I've missed a method or two. If you think of something I've forgotten, let me know and I'll add it in.


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Summary of Dolphins OTA session – May 28th
I'm stunned how much of the Wildcat and spread offense the Miami Dolphins are working on during these open media OTA sessions.
Either they don't care what we see, or they intentionally want to send a warning shot to the rest of the NFL. I dare not describe some of the plays I witnessed today because I'm confident a sniper would get me when exiting the team's Davie facility.
But I can't ignore that I'm seeing Wildcat so early considering I never once saw it before the team ran it against the Patriots last season. Coach Tony Sparano did say the Dolphins had only scratched the surface last season and I guess he wasn't kidding.
While these are glorified passing practices in shorts, I'd estimate that about 40 percent of Thursday's OTA session was dedicated to the Wildcat, spread, empty offensive set.
Pat White was running it. Chad Henne was running it, and even Chad Pennington was behind quarterback with the running backs lined up out wide (which is called empty). I saw more deep passes thrown to Ronnie Brown, Ricky Williams and Patrick Cobbs in this practice than all of last season.
For a summary of what has already been tweeted check out this link.
Here's what else took place:
As expected, when I asked defensive lineman Randy Starks if he's talking he said, "nope" and kept moving. No shock there considering all anyone would ask him about is his Memorial Day Weekend arrest.
Jason Taylor worked a lot as the weakside linebacker today. Second team of course. But there was one instance where I noticed him and Joey Porter on the field together.
I assumed it was the defense's nickel package, which would make sense. If they are still good imagine the fear factor. Sun-Sentinel columnist Ethan Skolnick writes about how many pass rushers get better with age.
But Matt Roth is clearly the starter. However, I witnessed Roth working with the defensive ends during a individual position drill.
That's exactly how his move to outside linebacker started isn't it?
Cameron Wake got some run with the second team during this OTA session. I'm not exactly sure what happened to Charlie Anderson. I didn't even notice him to be honest.
Veteran cornerback Eric Green had a good practice. He got a diving interception on a low thrown Pennington pass that was close to the line of scrimmage. He also batted down a couple of balls. Either he's naturally aggressive, or has been instructed to work on it. Too early to tell.
Rookie cornerbacks Sean Smith and Vontae Davis were working as the boundary corners. I can tell Smith will exclusively work on the left side of the offense because that's the only place I've ever seen him lined up.
Davis has been used on the right, and in the nickel package. I found it interesting that Jason Allen was the nickel for the second-team defense. The nickel cornerback for the first team was rotated between a couple of players.
Since I know you're wondering about your quarterbacks, particularly the rookie, I'll put you out of your misery and let the world know White was still throwing high passes, but much less this session.
He threw a pretty deep out to Anthony Armstrong that was on the money, and he connected on a nice deep route to Chris Williams, who gained about 30 or 40 yards before stepping out of bounds. As I've previously mentioned, the best pass White throws is the deep ball. If he didn't connect on one I would have been shocked.
Henne had a lot of his passes dropped, but he was a little bit off the mark early. The pocket collapsed on him a couple of times, but that was mostly a result of the line. He did connect on a nice pass to Brown, who tight-roped the sidelines to get it. Cobbs also dropped a pretty deep pass that would have been good for a touchdown.
Chad Pennington was Chad Pennington….but he did throw that pick….
Ted Ginn Jr., Anthony Armstrong, Davone Bess (who looks bigger in the upper body), Brennan Marion and Williams are presently working as the kickoff and punt return options. Nothing too sexy there. Exactly why didn't Brandon London get into this group?
I watched Brandon Frye a lot today because this is the second week he's working as the starting right guard. The natural right tackle was decent (hard to tell anything about the line play considering they aren't in pads, and don't really hit). But Kendall Langford didn't have much trouble moving him backwards.
To my surprise, coach Tony Sparano said Shawn Murphy has been added to the mix of candidates for the right guard spot. Sparano said he worked there during yesterday's session.
New starting free safety Gibril Wilson dropped a couple of possible interceptions, but he worked very close to the line of scrimmage for a number of snaps. Safety blitz anyone?
Greg Camarillo, who is coming back from reconstructive knee surgery, was sprinkled in a little bit more during team drills. But he's still being held out of some drills. But the Dolphins are working Camarillo more now than they worked Brown, who tore his ACL at least a month before Camarillo.
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Yes, it's possible to get pregnant during your period. You'd have to have a very short menstrual cycle, which is the time from the first day of one period to the first day of the next period, or a tendency to have long periods.
Conception occurs when an egg and sperm meet in a fallopian tube. Sometime during the middle of your menstrual cycle, most likely between the 12th and 16th days (if you have a 28-day cycle), an egg reaches maturity in one of the two ovaries. The ovary releases the egg into the abdomen, where it's quickly sucked up by the tulip-shaped opening of the nearest fallopian tube.
An egg can survive in your fallopian tube for about 24 hours after it's released from the ovary. And if sperm are present in your fallopian tube at that time, one of them may fertilize the egg and lead to a pregnancy. If the egg isn't fertilized, it's shed along with your uterine lining during your period.
A typical menstrual cycle is about 28 days long, but some women have cycles as short as 22 days. If you have a shorter cycle, you could ovulate just a few days after your period ends. And since sperm can survive in your reproductive tract for up to six days, if you have sex during your period, it's possible that the sperm may still be hanging around when you ovulate, ready to fertilize the egg.
It's also possible to mistake breakthrough bleeding — spotting between your periods — for a regular period. So you may be bleeding right at the time of ovulation, when you're most fertile. If you were to conceive at this time, you might believe that you were having your period when you got pregnant.
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Richard Wirick, influential businessman and downtown enthusiast established a legacy that, prior to his death, earned him the title of Mr. Downtown. This legacy and Wirick's life will be honored at a community memorial celebration upstairs at Gallivan Plaza (200 S. between Main and State St.) on Thursday, March 8 from 5 to 7 p.m.
The Downtown Alliance, one of the celebration sponsors, is accepting donations to create a permanent Richard Wirick memorial downtown. More information on this memorial will be provided at the celebration on March 8.
To donate, contact Camillie Winnie, firstname.lastname@example.com or 801-333-1106.
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Alan Anderson, president of ChamberWest, keeps his giant scissors handy, along with about 13 golden shovels. As West Valley City continues to grow, he never knows when he'll get a call for the next ribbon cutting or groundbreaking.
Lately, his scissors have been cutting through five or six ribbons per month—nearly double the number from past years. And his shovels have gone through more dirt than he can remember in his 12 years at the local chamber of commerce.
Last year 96 businesses joined the chamber—the most he has ever seen.
Members are in Taylorsville and Kearns, with a few in other parts of Salt Lake County, but half are in West Valley City.
The ribbon cuttings, which spiked in January 2011 and haven't subsided, include both improvements on existing businesses and first-time openings.
Like the city, Anderson says ChamberWest has its own agenda to grow business in West Valley City, and he promotes it at every public event he attends.
"Our chamber is pitching four things," Anderson says. "Consumers need to spend a little bit more, businesses need to invest a little bit more, banks need to lend a little bit more and government needs to regulate a little bit less."
He'd like to see more investment in hiring and offering new services. And while he says the city streamlining approvals of business plans is a step in the right direction, less regulation will allow the banks to lend more.
Members pay dues to receive benefits—like discounts on shipping or advertising on KSOP FM, a locally-owned country station in West Valley—but they also support local businesses in another way. "In 2010, we said 'let's see how much business we can do just with businesses in Utah,'" he says. "So every check we pay, from our office rent to our email newsletter program, is to a local company." Ironically, the only check they send out of state, is for ChamberWest's own chamber membership.


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Inspired by a taste for the surreal, Cleveland's Mr. Gnome has been creating a singular amalgam of gritty, space-psychedelia since 2005, gaining them an ever-growing cult following across North America and Europe, as well as praise from the likes of Rolling Stone, Paste, Spin, Bust and more. Singer/guitarist Nicole Barille and drummer/pianist Sam Meister bring an unfiltered approach to their craft, allowing for emotional and sonic variance. With a nod to the off-kiltered, the constantly touring duo are supporting their third full-length album, Madness In Miniature, which was recorded at Josh Homme's (Queens of the Stone Age/Them Crooked Vultures) Pink Duck Studios in Los Angeles. While the previous two albums offered mere glimpses, the new album is an all-encompassing gaze into two delicate yet roaring, hypnotic and beautifully disconcerting minds that come together to make sense as one. Here, the Rock Hall catches up with Barille and Meister, in advance of their live free concert at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, Ohio, on August 1, 2012, as part of the Summer in the City concert series.
Rock Hall: What was the first record/CD you ever bought and do you still listen to it?
Nicole Barille: I'm pretty sure the very first piece of music I actually bought was a DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince cassette tape because I loved the song "Summertime." Pretty classy. No, I don't still listen to it, but I probably should break it back out for the summer.
Sam Meister: Ween and Faith No More.
RH: What artists did you listen to when you were growing up and what about them appealed to you? Any Hall of Fame inductees?
NB: I was just getting into music when the grunge scene was still exploding. I listened to a lot of Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Neil Young, Radiohead (The Bends was one of my favorites). When I met Sam in high school, he turned me on to a lot of classic rock and soul that I hadn't gotten into yet - the psychedelic side of Pink Floyd, Iggy and the Stooges, David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, Lou Reed, Otis Redding, Sam Cooke. And together we discovered more of the trip-hop scene – Portishead, Massive Attack, Bjork, Tricky...
RH: What do you remember about playing your first gig – how old were you, where was it, when was it, how'd it go, the crowd?
NB: The very first gig that I played was in middle school. My cousin Greg and I played a bunch of Nirvana and Green Day covers for a party in someone's basement. A bunch of sweaty 12 and 13 year olds jumped up and down around us screaming. We played out of these tiny little Crate amps and sang without mics. It was hilarious and a lot of fun.
SM: It took me a long time to get up on stage for an official first show. Nicole went behind my back and booked our first show as "Gnome" in Kent, Ohio, at the Outpost – a converted strip club turned music venue. We had just finished up college at Kent State and our buddy was doing the booking at the club. We were pretty green and terrified to be up there – I think we played our 25 minute set in 15 minutes, maybe less – and all 10 people there were drunk enough to think it was just okay. So we kept going, and here we are today.Thank God for alcohol.
RH: What current bands/artists do you admire and/or are listening to these days? What about those particular artists has captured your interest?
NB: I love music that evokes emotion, transports the listener, has some grit to it occasionally. Vocally, Otis Redding will always be one of my favorites. Others that continue to inspire me: Tame Impala, Built to Spill, Portishead, Crystal Antlers, the Flaming Lips, Beach House, The Good, The Bad and the Queen, Bibio, Billie Holiday, Radiohead and on and on and on… (pictured: Mr. Gnome's 2011 album Madness in Miniature)
RH: How would you describe your music to somebody who has never heard it before?
SM: Soft, loud, psychedelic, dreamy, weird, stormy, crunchy, aggressive, ghostly, sweet, dark, bright, spastic, schizophrenic – pretty much, we're all over the place!
RH: What's it like being on the road?
NB: The road is an adventurous wild ride of madness. Every day is different, every day is extremely interesting and we get to play music as our job – there's not much more you can ask for! It's really an amazing experience despite the long hours, lack of sleep and the fact that we live in bars. This country is insanely beautiful, and we've met so many wonderful people and musicians along the way, been exposed to new ideas, instruments, pedals, sounds… I don't think we would've grown in the way we have without living on the road as much as we do.
RH: Do you have a favorite city where you like to perform? If so, why?
NB: Cleveland of course! We love our hometown so very much. The energy at our Cleveland shows is very unique. Other favorite cities include Chicago, Portland and Seattle. Chicago is just a fun lovin' party city, and the Pacific Northwest is probably our favorite area of the country – love all the greenery, the cities are just amazing and the music scenes are extremely supportive.
RH: Do you have a favorite concert? One by someone else? And one by you?
NB: I saw Radiohead in 2001 – incredible set list and they just blew my mind. As far as our own shows, our last tour was my favorite by far. Luckily, every tour we do generates more buzz and more bodies in the clubs, so the shows on the last tour were a blast. But like I said before, there's no place like home and our homecoming shows are always a bit surreal. We're always overwhelmed by all of the support Cleveland continually gives us.
RH: What can your fans expect when they come to your show?
NB and SM: Magic, unicorns, wizards, intoxication, loud guitars, crashing drums, sex and sweat.
WATCH: Mr. Gnome "Night of the Crickets" (from Deliver This Creature)


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Green Guru, Girl Bike Love and Alchemist are all applying for the grant that will become available to 12 contestants. To get past the first round and be eligible for the grant, companies need 250 votes by June 30. You can vote for as many as you like, so don't be shy!
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TEMPE – The Arizona State University softball program will welcome five talented newcomers to the squad next season, as head coach Craig Nicholson announced the 2014-15 signing class on Wednesday.
The signing class is comprised of INF Dani Nelson (Gilbert, Ariz./Gilbert HS), P Breanna Macha (Mesa, Ariz./Red Mountain HS), P Shea Keopnick (Phoenix, Ariz./Desert Vista HS), OF Nichole Chilson (Romoland, Calif./Romoland HS) and P Dale Ryndak (Downers Grove, Ill./Downers Grove North HS).
The group consists of three pitchers, an infielder and an outfielder. The addition of three pitchers was an important get for the Sun Devil squad, which loses standouts Dallas Escobedo and Mackenzie Popescue to graduation following the 2014 season.
"I think we had some definite needs that were important to address and I think we've done that," Nicholson said of the signing class. "We've got a good group of kids who will do well on and off and the field and continue to represent Arizona State University with success and integrity."
"You want to make sure you are recruiting quality people and quality athletes and the kind of players that you need to compete at the level that we need to compete at," Nicholson added. "We're happy with the class we're signing and we know that these girls will come in and help to continue the success that has made our program so exceptional in the pass."
A look at each of the individuals in the signing class can be found below:
Dani Nelson is a local product who will join the Sun Devils out of Gilbert High School where she plays under head coach Saundra Gutierrez.
As an infielder for the Tigers, Wilson is a four-year varsity letter winner and is coming off her best season at Gilbert. As a junior, Nelson batted .439 with 50 hits on 114 at bats. She had 10 home runs and 56 RBIs on the season to go with 47 runs scored.
"Dani is a local product that is extremely athletic. She has great size and great hands and she's someone that going have an opportunity to play right away," Nicholson said. "How she hits will dictate that but she will certainly help us on both sides of the ball. She has the ability to come in and be an impact player immediately for our program."
Helping out as a pitcher for high school, Nelson went 8-0 in 11 appearances with a 1.56 ERA in 45 innings pitched. She was a second-team All Arizona Division I selection in 2013, where she was a teammate of current Sun Devil Marisa Stankiewicz.
Through three seasons at GHS, Nelson has a .411 average with 124 hits, 113 RBIs and 113 runs scored. Dani is known for her offensive power and her great range on the infield. Nelson was listed as #56 in the Hot 100 Seniors, an online ranking of the Top 100 Recruits of 2014 as noted by www.studentsports.com.
Nelson holds a 4.0 GPA at Gilbert and plays to study nursing at Arizona State. She is the daughter of K.C. and Annette Nelson. Nelson's mother - then Annette Marie De La Cruz - played softball at ASU in 1985. She competes on the Arizona Firecrackers 18U coached by Randy Kaye.
Breanna Macha is another local product for the Sun Devils and hails from Red Mountain High School where she plays under coach Richard Hamilton and has been among the most impressive players in the nation during her prep career.
Macha was named an ESPNHS Softball First Team All-American as a sophomore as a multi-purpose player (hitting, pitching, fielding) and was named an All-Arizona first team selection by the Arizona Republic. She led Red Mountain to the state championship, a 35-3 record and a No. 3 ranking in the final PowerAde Fab 50 rankings.
"Brea is, in my opinion, just a competitor. She's won three straight state championships and I feel like the bigger the game, the better she will pitch," Nicholson said. "The ultimate thing I can say about her is that when the lights are brightest, she's going to show up. We're excited about what she can bring to this program."
She went 14-2 as a pitcher with a 1.24 ERA that season while logging a .440 batting average at the plate with 47 RBIs and 10 home runs.
She would go on to lead Red Mountain to its third consecutive state title in 2013 and was named an Arizona Republic First Team All-State selection as a utility player. Red Mountain finished as the No. 1 team in the final Fab 50 rankings after going 33-5.
Macha was one of the most highly recruited pitchers in the nation and has been named to just about every state First Team selection list available. She was a nominee for the Arizona Gatorade Player of the Year in 2012 and 2013. Macha was listed as #70 in studentsports.com's Hot 100 Seniors. She is known as "a big game power pitcher who outworks everyone to succeed."
"I chose ASU because I grew up 15 minutes away and watched this program as a little girl," Macha said. "It has been my dream school since I was seven years old."
One of Macha's fondest memories was being a bat girl for the ASU softball team nine years ago, marking the start of her "dream that has finally come true."
Macha is the daughter of William and Jane Macha and plans to major in nutrition or kinesiology. She has three sisters, Melissa (21), Ashley (26) and Christina (29). She plays club ball with fellow recruit Dani Nelson for the Arizona Firecrackers under coach Randy Kaye.
Shea Koepnick is the final local product in the class out of Desert Vista High School where she played varsity ball under Chris Crowl and now competes under new head coach K'Lee Arrendondo.
Koepnick, a pitcher, has earned varsity letters as a freshman, sophomore and junior and maintained a 4.0 GPA during her freshman season. In 2011, she earned the Scholar Athlete/Activity Award. In 2013, Desert Vista compiled a 21-13 record. The 6-foot-4 pitcher has tossed 74 innings in high school, fanning 51 batters, and compiling an overall fielding percentage of .952.
"Shea is another local product that has huge upside. She's 6-foot-4 and has long arms and long legs. We're looking at where she can get a year-and-a-half down the road and that is something that we're excited about," Nicholson said. "She may not be a highly heralded, big-time recruit in rankings, but the packagae is someone that understands how to pitch and is going to come in and work hard and develop and be a reliable player at Arizona State."
Koepnick is the daughter of Mike and Hollie Koepnick and has one brother, Brandon, who is 29. Shea has been involved with the Relay for Life in 2012 & 2013, as well as with the Best Buddies Program. Koepnick competes for the Arizona Hotshots 18 Gold team under coach Gary Davis. She plans to study kinesiology and physical therapy at Arizona State.
"I grew up not too far from ASU so I have been watching the Sun Devils for many years," Koepnick said. "I always wanted to be on the Sun Devil softball team and now that I am officially committed, I've never been happier to call ASU my home."
Nichole Chilson lettered in two sports at Heritage High School (Romoland, Calif.), earning four varsity letters in softball and three in tennis. She played second base and outfield under coach Angela Romero, becoming the varsity starter at second base as just a freshman.
She was her high school's offensive MVP as a freshman, sophomore and junior and led the team in RBIs a freshman. Known for her strong left-handed bat, Chilson set two high school records at Heritage, posting the highest batting average in program history at .500 and the single-season hits mark at 47.
Chilson batted .500 in 108 plate appearances last year for the Patriots, who won the Sunbelt League. She also led the team in runs (29), RBIs (28) and doubles (10). She has a career batting average of .408 entering the 2013-14 season with 104 hits, 64 RBIs and 65 runs.
"Nichole is a left-hand hitting outfielder that has developed some big-time power over the last year and a half. We're excited to see where that will take her down the road," Nicholson said. "She went from being a high-average hitter as a sophomore and junior to someone who can really drive the ball to gaps and hit the ball out of the park."
She earned MVP honors at the Stu Penter Tournament and All-Country Diamond Classic in 2012 and was a Sunbelt All-League selection in 2011 and 2012. She also competed in the USSSA World Series in 2010, earning tournament MVP honors en route to leading her team to a national championship.
She played club ball with Lights Out, helping the team to a 14-U National Championship and currently plays for Minors Gold under Lena Lovelace. Chilson's parents are Larry and Marlene Chilson and she has two stepbrothers, Logan and Jordan (both aged 18).
"ASU was a dream come true," Chilson said. "I set a goal to play for a top D-I program and while I was on my visit, the coaching staff and team made me feel right at home so the decision for me was an easy one."
At ASU, Chilson plans to study biology and animal science and noted that she "looks forward to starting a new chapter not only in my softball career but also in my education."
Dale Ryndak comes to ASU by way of Downers Grove North High School (Downers Grove, Ill.) where she has earned several varsity letters as a pitcher under former coach Mark Magro & new coach Eric Landschoot.
Ryndak has been named to the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times and Chicago Daily Herald All-Area teams, earning second-team All-State honors from the Sun-Times and Tribune. She was an Illinois High School Coaches Association second team All-State selection and a West Suburban Conference First Team pick.
"Dale is a hard-throwing kid that has persevered and battled through some things. She's a competitor and she's going to go out and give you everything she can all the time," Nicholson said. "The level she's willing to compete at makes her a tremendous asset."
As a freshman in 2011, The Downers Grove North Trojans finished the regular season 31-4. Ryndak & her sister, fellow pitcher, Kendall helped lead the team to setting a new single-season record for wins at Downers Grove North. During the regular season, she compiled a 13-2 record, only allowing 67 hits & 20 walks, while fanning 104 batters in 114 innings. She also helped the Trojans in the outfield when not pitching, as well as batting .406 with 5 homers and 15 RBIs.
As a sophomore in 2012, Dale led Downers Grove North to a 12-2 record with 129 strikeouts, while boasting an impressive 0.61 ERA. With Ryndak on the roster, The Trojans have won the West Suburban Silver Division Title each of her three years of high school. Downers Grove North also won the Regional Title in 2013.
Ryndak is also successful in the classroom as a member of the German National Honors Society and an honor roll selection every semester during her high school career and is known for her leadership and competitive spirit.
She is the daughter of Gary and Stacy Ryndak and has one sister, Kendall, who is 21 years old & plays softball at Lindenwood. Ryndak plays club ball for Illinois' Premier Girls Fast Pitch Organization the Beverly Bandits (Team Premier - 18U) under founder Bill Conroy and coached by Head Coach Kevin Stephens and Assistant Coach Michelle Vucsko. Her pitching coaches are Pat Rzegocki and her Uncle Mike Johnson.
During the summer of 2012 with the Beverly Bandits, Dale was a dominant force on the mound with a winning record of 24-3 with a 1.28 ERA. She struck out 168 batters in 164 innings. Ryndak also showed her offensive chops, batting .401 with 84 hits, 8 homers, 1 triple, and 8 doubles.
"I chose ASU because I wanted to win a National Championship," Ryndak said. "All of the girls are on the same page; everyone is a winner and wants to win in the classroom and on the field."
"I am looking forward to becoming a Sun Devil because Sun Devils win. As much as it is an honor to be a part of the Sun Devil Athletic program, it means just as much to be a part of the academic opportunities that come with attending Arizona State University," she added. "This is truly a dream come true and I couldn't be more grateful for this opportunity."


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Thomas Franklin McDonald
Position: FL-HB-SE-WR
Height: 5-9 Weight: 178 lbs.
Born: July 26, 1934 in Roy, NM
High School: Roy, Highland
College: Oklahoma (school history) (McDonald college stats)
Drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 3rd round (31st overall) of the 1957 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 62 (838th overall since 1950)
6-time Pro Bowler (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1998, finalist in 1987
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De-icing problems baffling
February 22, 2013
We fail to understand how the company in charge of de-icing operations at Minot International Airport finds it acceptable to have only one of four de-icing trucks available for use in mid-February....
Now that I am a solid member of the Democrat Party, I especially enjoy the fact that my peas are green....with envy.
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"The candyman can cause he mixes them with love And makes the peas taste good And the peas taste good cause the candyman thinks they should"
You and Jack working together will make eatin' peas more than politically correct. It'll be wonderful for everyone. This I feel.
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H4C, your views on peas are plebeian at best.
Didn't you know that "green" are the type of peas that are politically correct? They are good for the environment, plus they're the color of money which makes the world go round, plus they match lime kool-aid, the standard beverage at the Hillsboro Free Lunch Counter Cafe.
You should get out more. Then you'd be enlightened like me.
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In Minot ND I'm not surprised that ice is baffling to some. After all it is a form of that great mystery called water.
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Hope4, I feel you should already know that the real de-icing problem we have in Hillsboro is getting those peas thawed out fast enough....there have been a real run on them the last few months. At the Free Lunch Counter Café.
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I feel if I have to wait in long lines at the government offices to get my well deserved gifts, then these rich 1% that fly sure can wait til the de-icer gets to their plane.....I feel no matter how long that takes.
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- 2 tubes (8 ounces each) refrigerated crescent rolls
- 4 salmon fillets (6 ounces each)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/3 cup garlic-herb spreadable cheese
- 1 package (10 ounces) frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
- Unroll crescent dough and separate into four rectangles; seal perforations. Place a salmon fillet in the center of each rectangle; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Spoon spreadable cheese over each; top with spinach. Fold dough over filling and pinch edges to seal.
- Place on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 400° for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Yield: 4 servings.
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Reviews for Spinach Salmon Bundles
"I made this recipe for Sunday and everyone liked it, but I will make changes the next time I prepare it. First of all I will use puff pastry instead of the refrigerated crescent rolls, The crescent rolls for us appear to be much too heavy for the the delicate flavor of salmon. Instead of buying the herb spread I will be making my own with Philadelphia cream cheese fresh garlic, dill, and lemon juice mixed with the baby chopped spinach. Since I will be mixiing the spinach with the cream cheese herb mixture I probably will use fresh baby spinach instead of frozen. The internal flavors of the salmon and herb mixture were wonderful. Salmon is one of those fish that can be bland. Made like this it was not. However, all though more expensive, we prefer a lighter fluffier crust such as puffed pastry."
"Way to much of everything in the nutritional facts."
"Husband didn't like it, but I did. He's not a spinach or a salmon lover tho so this wasn't surprising. I loved the flavors all mixed together."
"LOVE this recipe. Discovered this recipe last summer and have made it several times and have been asked for the recipe many times. It is easy to make and is very elegant and delicious. I use creamed spinach which I prefer. Rather than use 2 tubes of crescent rolls, I use one. I take two triangles placed in a rectangle and I use my pizza dough roller to roll each rectangle out. One tube of rolls is sufficient. A definite keeper!"
"This was alright, But I guess my family just prefers our salmon plain. Will not be making again. Was easy to prepare though, and did look very fancy."