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CHICAGO — Drycleaners across the country cut payrolls as sales continued to drop in February, according to a recent AmericanDrycleaner.com StatShot survey. Drycleaners in the West continue to experience the worst declines, and in response, they've cut payrolls the most of the four regions polled.
Labor is typically a drycleaning plant's biggest cost. When asked if they had increased or decreased payroll costs since this time last year, drycleaners in the West reported an average cut of 13.48%. Survey respondents in the Northeast followed closely with payroll cuts of 11.08%. In the South, drycleaners reported an average 8.89% payroll cut, and in the Midwest, they reported an average 5.1% decrease.
When comparing February 2009 to the same month last year, drycleaners in the West reported an average 15.39% decrease in sales — even worse than the 13.96% drop reported for the region in January 2009 vs. January 2008. The Northeast followed with an average 12.8% decrease. In the South, drycleaners reported an average 9.82% decrease, and in the Midwest, they reported an average 4.9% decrease.
Comments from drycleaners in the West reflected the seriousness of the situation, with one cleaner saying, "'Depressing' would be an improvement," and another saying, "No more payroll left to cut!"
Many plants, rather than cut wages, have cut back on hours to save cash. "[We] only work four days a week," according to one cleaner. "[The counter is] open on Wednesday, but no production."
In addition, some owners are "taking one for the team," cutting their own wages for the sake of the company. One cleaner in the South says, "Payroll has decreased because my wife and I don't get a paycheck about two weeks out of five. That is the first time we have had to do that since 1989."
Some survey respondents are beginning to see signs of the end of the current economic downturn, however, with one cleaner in the Northeast saying, "Our sales seem to be evening out compared to last year. This is the first month since October 2008 that our sales compare closely to the same month in the previous year."
In the Midwest, where sales are down the least, "it continues to be a difficult environment. We are seeing monthly declines less than annual moving average declines," one respondent says. "If this trend continues to hold, it would indicate a bottom to the market."
"We watch every penny, and I feel good about the company's survival," says another. "My wife and I have over 56 years' combined experience. New people in this industry are in for a rude awakening. The strong will survive and will enjoy a larger piece of a shrinking pie."
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College Hockey:Sabo Surprise Hero as Terriers Gain Beanpot Final
BU Upends BC to Reach Unprecedented 41st Championship Game
BOSTON — The question of the night was whether Boston College would have the depth to withstand the attack of Boston University. Simple answer: yes.
Still, the Eagles attack didn't have enough to steam or puck luck to move past the favored Terriers as BU knocked off the defending Beanpot champion, 5-3, to advance to the championship game for the 41st time in 50 years.
Boston College entered the game as the underdog partly thanks to injuries to key players, such as forward Ben Eaves and defenseman John Adams, combined with rookie Davis Spina's 11th-hour flu that sidelined the second-line winger, BC came into the night dressing only 10 forwards and five defensemen. Within the first six minutes, BC would lose another forward as A.J. Walker sprained the MCL in his right leg.
Nonetheless, BC grabbed an early lead and held momentum for much of the game. It wasn't until the six-minute mark in the third period that matters turned around, as the Terriers broke a 2-2 tie by scoring twice in 1:50.
"We were trying not to lose the game in the first period," said BU head coach Jack Parker, whose Terriers will look to collect their 24th championship in the half-century history of the tournament next Monday. "I told my team that you can't go out and try not to lose. You have to go out and make sure you win."
The Terriers responded to Parker's first-intermission words, scoring twice in the second period and three times in the third.
Offensively for BU, the hero was a bit unlikely. Junior John Sabo, once a highly-touted recruit from the U.S. National Development Program, entered the game with just five goals on the season. On Monday night, Sabo scored twice, including a highlight-reel goal that became the game-winner, propelling the Terriers to the finals.
"[Sabo] has come out of his scoring slump a little bit," said Parker. "He's been moving the puck real well. I told him a couple of games ago that he's starting to play like he was his freshman year."
BC tallied the only goal of the opening period when Tony Voce, one of the few weapons left in the barren BC arsenal, picked up a loose puck off an offensive-zone draw and fired it short side, beating Sean Fields (23 saves).
With 3:11 remaining, though, BC defenseman Brett Peterson took an ill-advised double-minor penalty for interference and roughing. The play sent BU center Gregg Johnson out of the game with bruised ribs and BU onto the power play through the remainder of the period.
The Terriers could not capitalize, though, and upon expiration of both penalties, Peterson was sprung from the box with a good scoring opportunity. Fields made a stellar toe save that resulted in BU's transition.
Jack Baker skated the loose puck end-to-end and had his pass attempt blocked in front of the BC net, but found his own rebound to fire it past BC tender Matti Kaltiainen (20 saves) to even the score just 64 seconds in.
Before the second period ended, though, both teams surrendered shorthanded goals. BC's Andrew Alberts was first, blasting a one-timer for his first collegiate goal. Sabo answered with his first of the night, picking up the rebound of a Mike Pandolfo shot to even the game at two.
BU took its first lead of the game at 6:05 of the third on what at best could be described as a fluke goal. After rookie Ryan Whitney carried the puck end-to-end, his shot was saved by Kaltiainen. Petersen picked up the puck in front of the net; but while he was attempting to clear the puck behind the goal, Whitney got just enough of his stick onto Petersen's to send the puck off the post and into the net.
Looking like the hockey equivalent of an own goal in soccer, the tally — credited to Whitney — turned momentum around completely.
"At that point in the game, I thought we had BU running around in their own zone," said Eagles forward Ales Dolinar. "It was a bad bounce and we really needed to just suck it up."
"The [goal] that went off their own player really took the momentum away from their team," said Pandolfo. "That got them down a little bit and we got another goal shortly thereafter."
Just 1:50 later, BU opened up the two-goal lead as Sabo scored his second of the game on a nifty move after taking a give-and-go pass from Brian McConnell. Sabo moved in on the BC net and stickhandled around Kaltiainen, burying the puck as he got checked into the net from behind.
A two-goal lead against a depleted BC lineup seemed plenty for the Terriers to wrap up the game, but the fight in the Eagles late in the game proved they weren't going away easily. A J.D. Forrest power-play goal with 15:22 remaining got BC within a goal and gave the Eagles the chance to pull Kaltiainen in the final minute.
The Eagles won a draw in the offensive zone, getting the chance they hoped for, yet couldn't beat Fields. Pandolfo collected an empty-netter with 10.5 seconds remaining to account for the final.
The win propels BU to its 41st Beanpot championship game, its 18th in the last 19 years and its 35th in 39 years. BU will meet Northeastern, a 5-2 winner in the opening game over Harvard, in next Monday's title tilt.
It will be only the ninth time those two clubs have met for the championship, with BU holding a 5-3 advantage to date. The last time they met was 1999, when BU found itself a 4-2 victor, capturing its fifth of six straight Beanpot titles.
BC's loss will keep the defending Beanpot and national champion from repeating as tournament champs. The Eagles have won 12 titles in 50 years, but have not put together back-to-back titles since 1964-65.
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Fans of "The Real Housewives of Orange County" are saying goodbye, and in some cases good riddance, to a few cast members and hello to a couple of new ladies. Who is leaving "The Real Housewives of Orange County" and who are the new ladies?
Vicki Gunvalson, the original "RHOOC" is back according to a March 11 a clip posted by Bravo. Also returning are Tamra Judge and Heather Dubrow. But fans will not see Gretchen Rossi, Alexis Bellino and season eight newcomer Lydia McLaughlin. All three ladies have been given the ax by Bravo. But never fear, three new ladies have been added to "The Real Housewives of Orange County" cast.
Former beauty queen Lizzie Rovsek, who just happens to be Tamra's neighbor, has two boys under the age of four and she and her husband Christian are thinking about having a third child. Lizzie and Heather may become best buddies.
The next new "RHOOC" cast member is Shannon Beador. Described as a "health nut" she keeps her home a "toxic-free zone" with a hospital grade filtration system. From the description of her life with her husband, these two may have some marital issues that will surface during Shannon's first season as a "RHOOC". During a clip on the Bravo website Shannon says to her husband, "I don't believe that you love me."
The third new lady to sign on for the ninth season of "The Real Housewives of Orange County" is Danielle Gregario, but only as a "friend of the housewives." Gregario is the co-founder of Heels2Heal.OC which is a charitable organization designed to help underprivileged, critically-ill, and abused women and children.
If the previews are an indication, Heather Dubrow may be the "bad guy" and Vicki's daughter Briana confronts her mother yet again over her relationship with Brooks Ayers.
Stay tuned, the ninth season of "The Real Housewives of Orange County" premieres at 9 p.m. on Monday, April 14 on Bravo.
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It's hard to believe, but the month of April is almost drawing to a close. Despite this lovely month ending, there is still plenty of jobs out there for everyone to look into. The new jobs being profiled this week are both within the office and administrative industry. Here are the brief details each position has to offer.
The first job opening of the week comes from a Chicago corporate real estate company. This company is looking for an Administrative Assistant to join their team. The candidate for this job will be responsible for providing direct support to the constructive executive team and doing other various administrative duties. The ideal candidate for this position must have 2-3 years of experience, organizational and computer skills. For more information on this job, visit its job posting on www.getadministrativeassistantjobs.com.
The second new administrative opening comes from an investment firm located on the Magnificient Mile. The administrative assistant for this company will be supporting 5 executives. The candidate for this job will also be coordinating meetings and travel, maintaining databases and engaging in other various administrative duties. You must have at least 2 years of experience and a college degree with at least a 3.3 GPA. Being proactive and detail-oriented are the keys to being successful at this company. You could visit this job posting on the Get Administrative Assistant Jobs website for more details.
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Vancouver, just across the I-5 bridge from Portland, Oregon is full of special finds. On Sunday evenings one of these discoveries is the Jazz Jam at Tommy O's in downtown Vancouver.
Tommy O's has both a restaurant and bar (connected). They are known for their Hawaiian inspired Asian fusion foods. In the bar, there are surfboards on the walls and island type appetizers. But what is special is the Sunday Jazz event. Tom Grant, noted Jazz pianist and vocalist, takes the lead in an early-evening Jazz jam that gets better and better as the evening progresses.
The jam runs from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. most Sundays. There is a bar menu with $3 to $5 drinks and appetizers. Go early for a seat at a table or the bar. It gets crowded.
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The finale episode takes place a few months after the documentary about the office staff airs on PBS, a format somewhat similar to the last episode of the British "The Office" that looked at life after David Brent (Ricky Gervais) left the office.
"We didn't start off with that as the finale," Daniels said. "This year, the plan was to air the documentary in Episode 17, and as we got closer and closer to that point the writers and I would have furious debates and we ended up having promos air for the documentary at that point. And we kind of, I think, got the best of what we were looking for, in terms of the characters seeing old footage and everything.
"But, we thought it would be difficult to have a bunch of episodes afterwards after it had aired," Daniels continued, "and so we kind of ended up pushing it off and off, and then it ended up being more close to the British show. ... After attempting to beat that ending a number of different ways, I think we kind of ended up very similarly."
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Zeiss Unveils New DSLR Cine Lens
Today at the Entertainment Technology Expo, Rich Schleuning from Zeiss is showing photos of and talking about an exciting new line of lenses aimed at the video DSLR crossover market.
In response to the high level of interest in using DSLR's for filmmaking, Carl Zeiss has modified its Compact Prime lenses for use with EF-mount cameras. These new lenses feature a bayonet mount for a direct fit to the EF-mount and do not require any modification of the camera or use of intermediate optics. Since the optics are based on the awarding winning ZEISS SLR lenses, they cover a full 24×36 image format without vignetting. In addition, the lenses feature an interchangeable mount system that can be changed to a PL mount. at any point in the future. This design allows the filmmaker to graduate to any number of existing or future cine cameras and still utilize the same set of lenses. The level of versatility, image quality and value is unprecedented for cine style lenses and brings a professional caliber tool to a wide range of filmmakers.
ZEISS Compact Prime II
- covers a full frame, 24×36 sensor
- lenses will be available in both EF and PL mount versions
- interchangeable mount system allows for easy upgrade
- cine style ergonomics
- manual focus with well damped resistance
- barrel dimensions are identical and lenses feature internal focusing
- each lens weighs between 2.0 – 2.2 pounds
- support bracket is included for additional lens stability
- 300 degree focus rotation
- 14-blade aperture
- geared for standard follow-focus
- calibrated focus scales
- 8 focal lengths available from18mm – 85mm
- estimated list price for a set of 6 lenses is under $20K. Lenses will also be sold in a Custom 3 Lens Set or individually.
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The lens will be ready to show by NAB where Zeiss will make the official announcement.
By the way, the photo is of a prototype. From Rich:
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TCRC-CTY agreed to go to the bargaining table for the third and final time on Friday, March 21, 2014, the day after CN proposed binding arbitration to reach a contract settlement. CNÔÇÖs move came after about 64% of TCRC-CTYÔÇÖs rank-and-file members rejected a labor agreement negotiated on Feb. 5, 2014.
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On Tuesday, March 11, Central Georgia's largest television, WMAZ-TV, reported that correspondence from the Office of Georgia's Attorney General says their first look at the audit shows no sign that any crime was committed in regard to former Bibb County Superintendent Romain Dallemand.
The letter from an assistant Attorney General said the following:
..."there has not been an investigation, nor is there anything facially evident in the Annual Financial Report which would warrant a criminal investigation..."
The Bibb County School Board voted 7-1 in February 2013 to part ways with Dallemand.
Dallemand's tenure began when he had been approved by a 5-3 vote from the eight member Bibb Board of Education two weeks before Thanskgiving in November 2010 and his Macon Miracle Plan was approved in early March 2012.
Dallemand attempted to have extensive meetings with the public and the school system's 'stakeholders' about his plans to constructively change Bibb County's majority-black school system and had said the following back in 2011:
"We have a moral imperative to change the course of education in this county and this country. This is not the nice thing to do. We do it because it is the right thing to do."
"Fewer than half of our children are graduating, and I don't want a system where only half of our kids have a chance for success. We cannot lose any more kids; too many kids dying, physically and emotionally. If we're not the ones to save them, who will step up to the plate and do the job?"
Dallemand attempted to do his job to vigorously improve the system, but faced resistance from conservative board members such as Susan Sipe, who has now ascended to board president of the Bibb County Board of Education.
Sipe's majority-minority, Democrat-leaning district and seat on the Bibb County School Board had been used as an obstacle to block Romain Dallemand's Macon Miracle plan from being fully implemented along with the Promise Neighborhood Initiative, an Obama administration program designed to target poverty-stricken neighborhoods.
One of the schools included in Sipe's district is Village Green's Burghard Elementary.
Even though Dallemand has been gone for a year, there is still an effort to send a message by folks such as Sipe and Lynn Farmer via results of an audit that stated that former Superintendent Romain Dallemand committed the school district to millions in contracts without board approval.
During Dallemand's two-year stint (2011-2013) with the Bibb County Schools System as its Superintendent, he faced persistent opposition from mainly North Macon Republicans and relentless pushback from its more conservative Board of Education members-- Lynn Farmer and Susan Sipe-- along with accompanying criticism from the local media based in Macon.
Dallemand want to 'lift all boats' and raise test scores along with introducing innovative programs, but critics wanted status quo and an entry way for a two-tier school system which features the introduction of a charter-based school system.
The interim Bibb Superintendent, Steve Smith, had been a proponent of the Bibb County School System receiving charter status.
Conservative critics who were successful in mounting a campaign to oust Dallemand didn't stop the day that he left, but continued after WMAZ-TV reported in early July that Dallemand was being considered for a new job in Louisiana.
The contempt for Dallemand evolved into efforts to influence the Caddo Parish School Board district months after he left via e-mails, online comments to the local newspaper--Shreveport Times-- and a letter which was vindictive, callous and full of vitriol with hopes that Dallemand-- the longest serving African-American superintendent of Bibb Schools-- would be rejected as a finalist.
Dallemand is currently living in Haiti.
The Macon Telegraph had reported the following:
As the Attorney General's Office considers a probe, it needs more information than the 2013 audit of the Bibb County school system, which alone does not include enough evidence for a criminal investigation, according to a letter obtained by The Telegraph. The letter was sent March 4 to interim Superintendent Steve Smith from Senior Assistant Attorney General David McLaughlin.
The letter initially informed the school district that District Attorney David Cooke had disqualified his office from taking part in any potential investigation. Cooke requested the state's involvement due to his prior agreement to serve on the board of the Macon Promise Center.


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The theme was butterflies, delicate and girly. The colors were pink, turquoise and yellow so I surrounded as much as I could around those colors. I made the streamers/ribbons myself, which was one of my proudest creations as I put a lot of attention into the textures, colors etc in order to make sure it had just the right amount of everything!
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Defender Corner's pre-match chat
by Kate Smith
Corner set for Black Cats Bar.
Former Sunderland defender David Corner is set to take to the hot-seat in the Black Cats Bar prior to tonight's game with QPR.
Corner was at Sunderland between 1984 and 1988, making his debut for his hometown club in September 1984 against Nottingham Forest.
Supporters can hear from Corner when he visits the Black Cats Bar at around 6.45pm this evening.
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The Obama Administration, making no apologies, stated that Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl might have been killed if the swap deal was made public is now raising questions on whether or not he was tortured and if so, Bergdahl's claims will be difficult to prove.
While President Obama is defending his decision to swap Bergdahl for five Taliban terrorist leaders, U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) on Sunday stated in an interview with CBS news that it will be difficult to validate such torture claims by Bergdahl at the hands of the Taliban.
On CBS News' 'Face the Nation', Bob Schieffer, host of 'Face the Nation' on Sunday questioned Chambliss on his views of the release.
Chambliss said, "I've heard rumors about the escape as far as keeping him in a cage and whatnot, I read about it in the press this morning. Nobody has made any effort to contact me from the administration but then, you know, I learned about this after the fact. Diane and I were both called on Monday night after Bergdahl was released on Saturday. And told that it had happened, so this administration has acted very strangely about this, Bob, and it's kind of puzzling as to why they did not let us know in advance that this was going to happen."
"I think they're going to be a lot of things that Bergdahl tells the… the army and the medical folks that he's talking to now that, Bob, it's going to be very difficult to validate but that's not to say they're not absolutely true. But we weren't there. We have nobody who was on the inside. So we don't know exactly what happened in his life over the last several years except we do know he was captured and he's been in the Taliban's hands for these number of years," Chambliss said.
"When Bergdahl was let go, what we were told and what the public was told is that because of a video that was made apparently in December of last year and viewed by the Department of Defense in January of this year that Bergdahl looked like he had lost ten to fifteen pounds. He was in poor health, and they were concerned that if they did not make this exchange that his life would be in danger as a result of bad health. Well, no intelligence supported that," said Chambliss. "And now they come back, and because he is in decent health considering where he's been, they've… they've changed their story. They've said, well, we suspect his life may be in danger if word got out of this pending possible trade that his life may be in danger. Again, I can just tell you there's no intelligence to support that and Director Clapper has… has already made that same statement. So the whole scenario surrounding this is very, very strange."
"I just suspect that you're going to have, number one, rumors coming out about what he may be saying but then other actual statements that he may make that are going to be very difficult to validate. And again that's not to say they're not true."
Meanwhile, a Fox News Poll was conducted and the results were released on Monday indicated that most respondents did not approve of the prisoner swap. According to results, the poll found that 52 percent of respondents say the administration should not have made the swap, compared to 31 percent who supported the deal.
Worryingly for Democrats, 49 percent said the exchange insults the efforts of soldiers who were killed and another 50 percent said the trade would make America weaker as a country.


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Jimmy Kimmel's star-studded "Movie: The Movie" trailer
Jimmy Kimmel took on the hosting duties for the Oscars after show on ABC Sunday night.
Jimmy had a few surprises in store on the special Oscars Edition of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, including the star studded trailer for Movie: The Movie. He says he set out to make the biggest, most star-studded movie trailer ever.
Some of the content may be considered inappropriate. Click the link to watch Movie: The Movie on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3NwB9PLxss&feature=g-logo&context=G2b95328FOAAAAAAAAAA
You can watch the full episodes and clips from Jimmy Kimmel Live! here: abc.com
Make sure you check out the movie posters from Movie: The Movie here http:// abc.go.com/shows/ jimmy-kimmel-live/movie-the-movie


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The Central Iowa concert calendar for Saturday, August 9 features a number great acts at the Iowa State Fair (see slideshow), plus a performance by Aaron Kamm and the One Drops in Des Moines. Here are the details on all those shows and more.
The Goo Dolls and Daughtry will co-headline the Iowa State Fair Grandstand on Saturday night with Special guests Plain White T's. The all ages show will kick off at 8 p.m., and tickets for the show are $39. The Goo Goo Dolls have collected 19 Top 10 singles including the #1's "Name", "Iris", "Slide", and Give a Little Bit". "Iris" stayed on the Billboard charts for just short of a full year. The four-time Grammy nominees have also racked up four Top 10 albums and won four ASCAP Pop Awards. The Buffalo band's latest album, Magnetic, came out last June, and they also released an EP entitled Warner Sound Sessions this April.
Co-headliner Daughtry has won five American Music Awards, six Billboard Music Awards, two World Music Awards, and a People's Choice Award. The four-time Grammy nominees, led by American Idol Season 5 finalist Chris Daughtry, have two #1 albums and four #1 singles. The band's self-titled debut album has sold well over 7 million copies worldwide, and it produced six Top 10 singles across five different Billboard charts. Daughtry released their latest album, Baptized, last November.
Grandstand openers the Plain White T's are best known for their 2006 mega-smash #1 single "Hey There Delilah", which was nominated for two Grammy Awards, won a Teen Choice Award, was nominated for an MTV VMA, and sold over 8 million copies worldwide. The band would later score two more Top 5 singles with "1, 2, 3, 4" (2008) and "Rhythm of Love" (2010). The band is slated to release their 7th studio album, entitled American Nights, later this year.
The fair's free stages have some quality entertainment on Saturday, as well. California alt-rockers Alien Ant Farm, best known for their remake of Michael Jackson's "Smooth Criminal", will play the Fairview Stage at 8 p.m. "Glee meets Stomp" vocal group Vocal Trash will play that same stage at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Minneapolis pop/rock cover/tribute group PopROCKS will perform on the Bud Light Stage at 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. British Columbia country rock singer Dallas Smith, who has been nominated for five Canadian Country Music Association Awards and one Juno Award, will take the stage at the Susan Knapp Amphitheater at 8 p.m.
For those wanting to avoid the fair crowds, Aaron Kamm and the One Drops (featured video) will perform at Wooly's in Des Moines on Saturday. The St. Louis reggae/blues rock jam band will headline a show that also features performances by Come Unity and SP3. Tickets for the 21-and-older 10 p.m. show are $5.
Also on Saturday:
Matt Woods
Hotel Pattee in Perry
7 p.m., all ages (free)
Dogs on Skis
John Ernest Vineyard & Winery outside Tama
7 p.m., 21+ (free)
Midnight Matinee
Mickey's Irish Pub in Waukee
9 p.m., 21+ (free)
Ro ShamBo
Prairie Meadows lounge in Altoona
10 p.m., 21+ (free)
Scot Sutherland
Greenwood Lounge in Des Moines
9 p.m., 21+ (free)
The Sundogs
Raccoon River Brewing Company in Des Moines
9 p.m., all ages (free)
Dave Cofell and Adam Hammer
The Grapevine in Clive
7 p.m., 21+ ($15, RSVP at firstname.lastname@example.com)
Call and Response
Patrick Tape Fleming and H.D. Harmsen
Des Moines Social Club in Des Moines
8 p.m., all ages ($5 cover)
Circular Revolution
The Thirsty Sportsman in Des Moines
9 p.m., 21+ (free)
Heather MacLennan Trio
Madison County Winery near St. Charles
7 p.m., all ages ($3 cover)
Bill Koncar Band
Hessen Haus in Des Moines
6 p.m., 21+ (free)
Code Blue
Penoach Winery near Adel
2 p.m., all ages (free)
Chris Falcon
Chuck's Restaurant in Des Moines
7:30 p.m., all ages (free)


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Before he was an NFL regular, New Orleans Saints linebacker Curtis Lofton was a naive rookie largely unconcerned with the business side of the game.
As a second-round draft pick of the Atlanta Falcons in 2008, Lofton didn't have to worry about being cut. But when the lockers of his friends and teammates started emptying in August, he realized there were plenty of others who did.
"It was tough on me because I became really good friends with a couple undrafted picks my rookie year," Lofton said Monday. "And I didn't really know about the cuts. I thought it was kind of like college. Then once lockers started showing up empty, that's when I realized. I lost a couple good friends that day. That's just the business."
As the Saints approach their third preseason game on Saturday night at Indianapolis, the business side of pro football will again rear its head.
NFL teams must slice the roster from 90 to 75 by Aug. 26. The final cuts occur on Aug. 30, after the fourth preseason game, when teams must finalize their 53-man roster.
While battles at offensive line, receiver, quarterback and defensive back have received plenty of attention, the bottom-of-the-roster competition at linebacker may be getting overlooked.
Coaches have tough cuts to make behind Lofton and other veteran starters. Given the numbers at the position, it's a virtual certainty that an experienced veteran or a well-regarded rookie will not make the 53-man roster.
"Everyone knows what's on the line," said Lofton. "Is there an increased focus and intensity? Yes, there is. There needs to be."
The Saints' roster lists six inside linebackers and eight outside linebackers after rookie Khairi Fortt moved outside earlier in camp.
The Saints will probably keep 10 linebackers. To go lower than that would be problematic because so many of the bigger linebackers are effectively hybrid defensive ends. Keeping 11 is possible, but would require a painful cut at another position.
Seven linebackers can probably be considered roster locks: Lofton, David Hawthorne, Kyle Knox and Ramon Humber on the inside, and Junior Galette, Parys Haralson and Fortt on the outside. Keyunta Dawson is likely safe, too.
Undrafted rookies Chidera Uzo-Diribe and Todd Davis probably won't make the cut. The position is just too crowded.
That leaves four players fighting for what is likely two spots. Here's how the numbers crunch breaks down.
- Kevin Reddick: An undrafted free agent a year ago, Reddick was a special teams ace for the Saints in 2013. If he doesn't make the cut, it's because the Saints are convinced they've found someone who can take over his special teams role. That talent, plus a full year in the defensive system, gives him the benefit of the doubt.
- Victor Butler: Butler hasn't taken a snap since signing with the Saints as a free agent last year. A training camp knee injury ended his 2013 season. He disappeared from practice on Aug. 2 and wasn't seen on the sidelines again until Sunday. Payton hasn't disclosed his injury, so it's impossible to know whether he'll be healthy enough to start the season.
- Ronald Powell: A fifth-round draft pick from Florida, Powell needs to step up on special teams in the final two preseason games to solidify his spot on the roster. The Saints might be able to sneak him onto the practice squad, but those moves carry risk.
- Kasim Edebali: If he were at a less crowded position, this undrafted rookie from Boston College might be mentioned more often than he has during camp. But he's played an important role on special teams and turned some heads on defense. He's still a long shot to make the roster, but he's probably someone who could be safely stowed on the practice squad if the Saints decide to keep him around.
If the Saints end up cutting loose a future NFL linebacker, Lofton said that's part of the business, too. Bottom-of-the-roster players are auditioning during the preseason not only for a job on the Saints, but on any other NFL team."I think every time you step out on the game field it's your resume," Lofton said. "Not only for this team, but for the other 31 teams, too. (The Saints) are a tough team to make, but just because you don't make this team doesn't make you won't make another team."


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Solar powered airplane? Why not? The company called Solar Flight revealed that it has been test flying a new solar powered airplane: Sunseeker Duo. "The Duo is the most advanced solar powered airplane in the world and the first that might be suited to production. It is also the first solar powered airplane with a passenger seat. The project is led by husband and wife; Eric and Irena Raymond. The Duo is Solar Flight's third solar powered airplane", the manufacturer explains.
This first flight was conducted at Solar Flight's test facility in Voghera, Italy by Eric Raymond on the anniversary of the Wright Brothers' first flight at Kitty Hawk. Solar Flight's mission is to lead the way for the future of sport aviation using the most advanced technologies in the world. Irena says, "We are working very hard to have the airplane tested and ready for passenger flights by this summer. No sight is more captivating than Earth from above. It will be even more beautiful from the cockpit of a solar powered airplane."
Experts pint out that the engineering challenges to build solar powered airplanes are formidable. The structure must be incredibly light and aerodynamically efficient to perform well with only the power from integrated solar arrays. Because of the demanding requirements, solar powered airplanes have mostly been built as engineering novelties to break records or win prizes, rather than with the intent for practical use. The great triumph of the Sunseeker series is to integrate the huge number of conflicting design challenges into high performance, practical sport airplanes.
The aviation innovator Eric Raymond, who has spent his entire life building and flying airplanes, makes it look deceptively easy. There are three airplanes in the Sunseeker family. Sunseeker I first flew in 1989 and during the summer of 1990 it became the first solar powered airplane to cross the United States. A long series of modifications resulted in a new airplane, Sunseeker II, which was completed in 2006. In 2009, again with the airplane's designer Eric Raymond in the cockpit, Sunseeker II made a tour of the European continent that included the first solar powered crossing of the Alps.
"The original airplane has logged more time than the combination of all other solar powered airplanes. Sunseeker Duo is the most advanced airplane to date. It uses all of the lessons learned during 25 years with the original Sunseeker and implements new materials and new technologies", the developers told the media.


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Well, this week marks the start of a new adventure for me, as an independent SEO and Marketing Consultant!
I've spent 13 years as an in-house marketer specializing in SEO, content strategy, and social media but after my latest employer, Reinvent, decided to change directions and re-organize the company I found myself, for the first time since college, without a regular full time paycheck. My first reaction was of course panic. What now? How am I going to pay my bills? Can I find the right in-house position that doesn't mean moving and taking my kids away from their friends and family in Vancouver?
Well, I'm fortunate enough to work in a marketing discipline that is characterized by probably the best and most generous people I've met anywhere. After a couple of days of being a little shocked I started to reach out to a few people I know in the industry. I've met these people at conferences, at networking events, through social media, and some I've even worked with before. At first I just wanted to pick up some smaller contracts to help pay the bills until I could find another full time gig. But then a funny thing happened, as I chatted with these people some more I started learning what a demand there is out there for people who understand what it takes to be noticed online, I found myself thinking more and more that maybe exploring going out on my own might be appealing.
My work life for the past 15 years has been characterized by two or three hours per day of commuting, of not seeing my kids as much as I'd like, and as much as I've enjoyed the places I've worked, focusing on only a single site day in and day out, sometimes for years. Don't get me wrong, I've loved working in-house and might even do it again, if just the right situation came along, but the more I thought about it the more I liked the idea of consulting for a variety of sites and working at home?
Now, could I actually pull this off? Time will tell but early signs point to yes! In just the short time I've been reaching out to a few amazing people I've had referrals, leads, and advice that have actually gone a long way to getting me started. This post is far to brief to thank you all but those thanks are forthcoming.
In the meantime, I'll be:
- Resurrecting this poor neglected site and updating it with the services I'll be offering
- Blogging on this site regularly, mostly on Online Marketing stuff of interest to small and medium businesses
- Looking for opportunities to guest blog and speak at conferences
- Doing the other thousand things it takes to set up a small business
- Taking some more time to spend with my family and enjoy the upcoming spring and summer in what I think is one of the most beautiful places on earth
Stay tuned for more! I'm excited about taking on this new venture. It's going to be a ton of work but I think it's going to be awesome both professionally and for my family.


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Introduction (may be skipped)
Given a nice topological space $X$, the category of local systems (say over a field $k$) on it is equivalent to the category of representations of its fundamental groupoid. Similar if $X$ is equipped with a stratification the category of constructible sheaves on $X$ is equivalent to representations of its fundamental category (which is defined like the fundamental groupoid but paths are not allowed to go from bigger into smaller strata).
For example if $X=\mathbb P^1$ this shows that the category of constructible sheaves on $\mathbb P^1=\mathbb A^1 \cup pt$ is just representations of the quiver with two vertices and one arrow connecting them.
If one wants to replace constructible sheaves by their derived version, things must be more complicated. The reason is that this category does not only depend on information about $\pi_1$ but also all higher $\pi_i$.
For example in the $\mathbb P^1$ case the constructible derived category is the derived category of representations of a quiver with two points, one arrow in each direction, such that one of their composition vanishes. While I know several proofs of this result, I never really understood it at an intuitive level!
Now first of all I have to admit, that my understanding of infinity categories at a technical level is zero. However, if I get it correctly, in his algebra book Lurie shows that the constructible ($\infty$-)derived category is still equivalent to functors from a higher version of the fundamental category into the ($\infty$-)derived category of vectorspaces. (Really his result is about sheaves of spaces, but I guess there are $k$-linear versions.)
Now my question is:
Can one use Luries results, to get concrete descriptions of the constructible derived categories of simple spaces?
By concrete description I mean writing down a "quiver" (eg a dg-category), such that the constructible dg-derived category is given by representations of this "quiver" in dg-vectorspaces.
For example I would love to see how to do it for $\mathbb P^1=\mathbb A^1 \cup pt$.
Bonus points are awarded if one uses this approach to describe in addtion the category of perverse sheaves.


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Web2py is a Python web framework. It seems very user-friendly and has a feature I haven't seen on similar ones: in-page code editing. This means you can manage your entire application via web.
Unfortunately it has limited installation instructions, at least for shared-hosting environments. Thus the creation of this page.
Installation Methods
Fast CGI
Necessary steps:
- Install Python 2.5 by following this wiki page
- Install setuptools
- Run easy_install Flup
- Download and extract web2py
- Run python web2py.py to create the necessary framework files
- Create a file dispatch.fcgi at the root of web2py directory with the following content:
#!/home/youruserhere/run/bin/python import sys from flup.server.fcgi_fork import WSGIServer import gluon.main application=gluon.main.wsgibase ## or # application=gluon.main.wsgibase_with_logging WSGIServer(application).run()
- make this file executable by typing chmod +x dispatch.fcgi
- create or add the following lines to .htaccess:
RewriteEngine On RewriteBase / RewriteRule ^dispatch\.fcgi/ - [L] RewriteRule ^(.*)$ dispatch.fcgi/$1 [L]
Now try and access the sub/domain on your browser and it should work!
See also: http://www.web2pyslices.com/main/slices/take_slice/68
Passenger WSGI
Easy way using WSGI Here are the steps I took to get web2py working with wsgi:
- I installed my own python distro so I could use 2.6. I don't know if this is neccessary.
- Created a subdomain like: web2py.mydomain.com. When creating the new domain, make sure to check enable "Ruby on Rails Passenger" or mod_rails.
- I svn checkedout a fresh web2py right into my domain's root (/home/username/web2py.mydomain.com). Note, this isn't the public directory. The previous step requires you to set a subdirectory as the public directory.
- I created a symlink as follows: ln -s wsgihandler.py passenger_wsgi.py. This is neccessary because the rails stuff looks for this file.
- And last, but not least, so that wsgihandler uses my 2.6 version of python, I added the following to wsgihandler.py near to the top:
import sys import os INTERP = "/home/username/opt/bin/python" if sys.executable != INTERP: os.execl(INTERP, INTERP, *sys.argv)
One More Thing I fought with getting web2py to work with passenger for ages. I finally figured out that the line
sys.stdout = sys.stderr
in the wsgihandler.py handler caused the script to not start. Not sure of the consequences of taking it out (yet) but I can assure you that with it in there passenger will just time out.
See also: http://www.web2pyslices.com/main/slices/take_slice/1
For more info on this subject, see Passenger_WSGI
Accessing Admin Pages
Once you have installed web2py, you will immediately find out you cannot actually access the admin pages. This is due to security restrictions that are implemented directly into web2py. To fix this problem you need to choose form a few options.
Setup SSL
Ideally this would be what you want to do, however with Dreamhost this requires you to have a fixed IP for your site. Additionally, if you want you can pay for a certified SSL key or you will have to set one up as self certified (not terribly difficult)
For more information see:
Setup an SSH tunnel
Method #1
web2py does not require an SSL connect if you are connecting from a local machine. However, you can make it think that you are a local machine by setting up an SSH tunnel to the dreamhost server.
This requires that you have a user with Shell access enabled (see SSH) but you should already have that since you made it this far. Also, remember that you need to do this every time you wish to access the admin screens.
Logged into dreamhost and in the proper directory run:
- python web2py.py -p 8001 -a "password"
Note that 'password' is actually your password to login so feel free to change it.
You may get an error and if you do the most likely problem is that port 8001 is already in use. If that's the case pick a different port (50000+ seems to be successful)
Next to get the tunnel working in bash shell script you can type:
- ssh -L 8001:127.0.0.1:8080 firstname.lastname@example.com
Note that the 8001 should be the same value as you successfully used to start the new instance of web2py. So replace it with whatever value you succeeded with.
Once this is done type 127.0.0.1:8080 into your browser and you should see the default index screen. Be sure to remember whatever password you used above as it is now your admin login password.
For more information see:
Note that this may still result in problems on hosts which have multiple interfaces. In that case, add the following line (3rd line below)
hosts = (http_host, socket.gethostname(), socket.gethostbyname(http_host), socket.gethostbyname (socket.gethostname ()),
to controllers/appadmin.py
Disable security
This is method is not recommended Doing this will, as stated, disable all the security features of web2py.
The security is however easy to circumvent by editing /applications/admin/models/access.py
Also, for the database administration to work you will have to edit /applications/your_app_name/controllers/appadmin.py (you'll have to do this for every app).
comment lines:
elif remote_addr not in hosts: raise HTTP(200, T('appadmin is disabled because insecure channel'))
and duplicate parameters_8000.py as parameters_80.py.
But note that this is not recomended!!!
Other Issues
Different versions of Python
python 2.6
I installed python 2.6.1 and although it complained during the make stage it is working fine and actually seems faster than 2.5.2. The modules it wasn't able to build were:
_bsddb _tkinter bsddb185 bz2 dbm readline sunaudiodev
some Comments
After struggling with the above instructions for quite some time, I thought I'd share some comments about it.
- Because I am running Passenger, the web directory is in the 'public' folder. (I didn't really understand the instructions under "Passenger WSGI" above). I put 'dispatch.fcgi' inside the web2py folder, and .htaccess one level up inside the 'public' folder. Note that I had to change .htaccess to:
RewriteEngine On RewriteBase / RewriteRule ^web2py/dispatch\.fcgi/ - [L] RewriteRule ^(.*)$ web2py/dispatch.fcgi/$1 [L]
- In the instructions above for setting up an ssh tunnel, it didn't work for me until I changed it to:
ssh -L 8001:127.0.0.1:8001 firstname.lastname@example.com
- Also, another way to see the administrative pages without SSL, SSH tunnel, or disabling security,
is to use lynx! After you've started web2py, call lynx from within a dreamhost terminal:
lynx 127.0.0.1:8001


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Flames Shutout Wright State, 2-0
Oct. 26, 2011
Eric Frazier and Ivan Stanisavljevic hooked up twice in the final seven minutes, with each scoring a goal and providing an assist, lifting the UIC men's soccer team to a 2-0 win over Wright State in a pivotal Horizon League match at Flames Field Wednesday night.
With the win, UIC improves to 8-4-3 (2-2-1 Horizon), eclipsing its entire win total from the 2010 campaign. Wright State moved to 7-6-2, with a 3-2-1 mark in Horizon League action.
"Eric (Frazier) and Ivan (Stanisavljevic) were both able to give us some solid minutes after battling some tough injuries," said head coach Sean Phillips. "We've been working on getting the ball wide, and isolating our attacking players to get into some one versus one situations. That paid off for us tonight down the stretch with two late goals."
After more than 83 minutes of scoreless play, Frazier headed in the eventual game-winner at the 83:24 mark, connecting on a free kick by Stanisavljevic from about 35 yards out on the left wing. Stanisavljevic then gave UIC the insurance it needed just over five minutes later (88:34), playing a cross from Frazier in transition, and finishing to the near post.
UIC goalkeeper Piotr Kikolski preserved his third shutout of the season, turning away four shots by the Raiders, who dropped their first Horizon League decision since Oct. 7.
"Piotr made some great saves tonight, and made some nice plays when Wright State created some chances and came away with corner kicks," Phillips said. "This was a good win for us; Wright State is a very improved team, and played very well tonight."
UIC held an 11-8 advantage in the shots department, out-shooting its opponent for the 11th time this season. Joe Radice and Frazier each attempted a team-high three shots, while Zach Kaleta and Stanisavljevic took two. Brian Cothern took a team-high three shots for Wright State.
UIC will hit the road to take on first-place Valparaiso on Saturday, beginning at 7 p.m. CST. The Crusaders enter the contest with a 4-0-1 record in Horizon League play, after defeating Loyola, 1-0 on Wednesday.


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Medical Allowance is part of monthly gross salary component . i have done the configuration in V_T7INT9.Than i have maintained 582 Exemptions info type , selected MDA subtype Exemption Amount 15000/- i have given.
than executed payroll , its coming in RT /3M1 Medical reimbursement,, /414 Exm.under proec17(2) .
Tax Exemptions is coming in RT level .
When I executed FORM 16 , under section 10 -HRA and conveyance allowance only coming .Medical exemption is not coming .
Client is asking me include Medical also (all employees given medical receipts of Medical allowance ) ,
In SAP how do i show medical receipts, how to get medical Exemption in under section 10 .
Kindle guide me how to do it.
Value of medical exemption (/3M1) will be added in /414 and shown under Emoluments paid in negative value. As your requirement is to show in u/s10, text & value of medical exem is possible but total amount wont add the value of med.exemption.
In any how, you are getting exemption whether the value to be displayed in Emoluments pair od exem u/s10. So , I dont think there will be any issue to display the value under Emoluments paid.
tick CC 30 Exemptions US 10 for this wage type and test
tick CC 30 Exemptions US 10 for this wage type and test
Thru this also, only text & value will display, it wont add in total exemp,
Hi ,
i have Maintained CC 30 ,than executed payroll .I got the below error when i executed payroll .please guide me how to do .
PIT X025 P04 NOAB Gross cumulation, cost distribution
/101 Total gross amount
/111 EPF Basis
/112 ESI Basis
/113 ESI Basis Nominal
/114 HRA Basis
/116 Gratuity Basis
/117 Superannuation Basis
/118 PTax Basis
/119 PTax Basis Nominal
/120 Nom. ExGrat Base Lo limit
/121 Nom. ExGrat Base Hi limit
/124 Mon Reg Income
/128 Leave Encashment Basis
/129 Voluntary Retirement Bas.
/130 Exemption U/S 10
Termination in operation ERROR
Basic entry in IT :
This error is happening,since Pclas 4 is not maintained for /3m1,
If you check CCLass 30 and evaluation class 7, only text & value will display, it will not add in total exemption
Processing class 4 (Summarize WT acc.to TX and SI p) 6 Transfer without modification,I have maintained 6 .
my question is in FORM 16 medical allowance should show in under section 10 .
please guide me how to take it medical allowance as a exemption.
Usually we don't show the medical exemption in form 16 seperately. It also doesn't consider under section 10 exemption.
You can display the text & value of /3m1 under head exem u/s 10 but it will not add in total value. Normally, the value of /3m1 add in /414 and it is show under Emolumnets paid as negative sign.
Hi Friend,
Exemption under provision to section 10 Medical would appear in page 4 under emoluments paid as -15000 under head exemption under provision to Section 17(2).
To get the amount 2 simple steps:
Map the wagetype for Medical to SMED. This wagetype should have cumulation for Medical exmeption.
INMED Function give the parameter in the schema as X
Procesing class forthe wagetype would be as:
5Create net remuneration and tot 0 Store in RT without split indic
6Enter wage type from old payrol 0 Wagetpe will not be transfered
30 Cumulation update 0 Wage type must not be cumulated
Please see the RT /3M1 Should be 15000 and maintain the Infotype 589 with Medical amount as 15000( As per the bills).
Praveen, Teresa and other people .
Thanks for your valuable answers ..
Hi Nandhini,
I have maintained medical allowance (by copying from M211) in infotype 0008.
I have maintained 0582.
I have maintained V_T7INA9 and V_T7INT9.
While processing payroll -
/3M1 is not generated
/414 is not generated
Medical exemption is not reflected u/s 10 in form 16
Could you assist me in closing the issue please?


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Thomas S. Cook (1947 – 2013)
LOS ANGELES -- Academy and Emmy Award-nominated and Writers Guild Award-winning writer Thomas S. Cook died on January 5 at his home in Hollywood after a battle with cancer at age 65. T. S. Cook is perhaps best known for co-writing the screenplay for 1979's nuclear power suspense thriller The China Syndrome (Written by Mike Gray & T.S. Cook and James Bridges), for which he shared Academy Award, Golden Globe, and BAFTA screenplay nominations, as well as received a Writers Guild Award for Original Drama – Screen. A Writers Guild, West member since 1975, prolific writer Cook penned numerous telefilms and television series over the past four decades. His TV movie writing or co-writing credits include Attack on Fear (1982, Based on the book The Light on Synanon by Dave Mitchell, Cathy Mitchell, and Richard Ofshe), Out of Darkness (1985), Nightbreaker (1989, Based in part on Atomic Soldiers by Howard Rosenberg), for which Cook received a Writers Guild Award for Original Long Form; High Desert Kill (1989, Teleplay by T.S. Cook, Story by Mike Marvin and Darnell Fry), In the Line of Duty: Street War (1992, Based on the New York Daily News magazine article "Living Large" by Mark Kriegel), The Switch (1992, Teleplay by T.S. Cook, Story by T.S. Cook & Ron Schultz), Texas Justice (1994, Based on the book Blood Will Tell by Gary Cartwright), The Tuskegee Airmen (1995, Teleplay by Trey Ellis and Ron Hutchinson and Paris Qualles, Story by T.S. Cook and Robert Williams), for which he shared an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries or Special; Forgotten Sins (1995, Based on magazine articles by Lawrence Wright), a small-screen remake of Western classic High Noon (2000, Teleplay by Carl Foreman and T.S. Cook, Based on the screenplay High Noon by Carl Foreman and the magazine story "The Tin Star" by John W. Cunningham), the Lucille Ball biopic Lucy (2003, Written by Katie Ford and T.S. Cook), The Hive (2007), and NYC: Tornado Warning (2008). Cook's TV series writing or co-writing credits include the hit series such as Airwolf, The Paper Chase, and Baretta, as well as the hard-hitting TV movie Scared Straight: Another Story (1980). An active Guild member and tenacious advocate who worked on behalf of writers over the course of his career, Cook served on the WGAW's Board of Directors (1995-97), and was a strike captain during the WGA's 1988 and 2007-08 strikes. He also served on several WGAW committees, including Board Nominating (1991, 2008), Officers Nominating (1989, 2007), Election Review (2011-13), Committee on Professional Status of Writers [CPSW – Television, 1997-2002), Publications (1981-86), Television Writers Council (1999-2002), Strike Fund (1988), Strike Planning and Service (1989), Waiver (1995-2002), and Writers Image Campaign (1996-97). Cook also served as a Pension & Health Trustee from 2006-13, first as an alternate trustee from 2006-11, then as a principal P&H trustee until his death. In addition, Cook served on the Writers Guild Foundation's Board of Directors for several terms (1998-2007), as well as acted as Treasurer (2002-06) and chair of the WGF's Oral History Committee. In recent years, Cook turned his energies to play writing. He was a member of Ensemble Studio Theatre, a co-founder of Fierce Backbone Theatre Company, and a board member of the latter from 2007 until the onset of his illness. Among a number of productions, his play "Ravensridge" had its world premiere at the Fremont Centre Theatre in 2007. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, on August 25, 1947, Cook is survived by his wife, Monique de Varennes, his children, Kate and Chris; his mother, Betty; his brothers, Jim and Bill. Given his devotion to the Guild, the family requests that, in lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Thomas Cook's name to the Writers Guild Foundation: https://www.wgfoundation.org/donate-writing-foundation/ A memorial service will be held to honor the life and legacy of Thomas Cook on Saturday, February 9, 2013, at 2 p.m. at the Hollywood United Methodist Church, 6817 Franklin Avenue (corner of Franklin and Highland); more info at: http://www.hollywoodumc.org.


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ghd Classic 1" Styler
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Great Flat IronThis is a great flat iron. It makes the hair really silky and smooth. My hair is some what between a 3A and 3C and I've had the solia, sedu, chi, fhi and this flat iron but I found that the fhi works best. This flat iron seemed that it worked the same as the chi and I found that that is likely because they both have ceramic plates. I give this flat iron a 5 out of 5 because it makes the hair straight but there could be better flat irons for those with frizzy hair.Jun 16, 2015Ashley / FloridaHAIR TYPEDry Hair / Curly Hair / Color Treated Hair / Thick or Coarse Hair
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Worth Every $$$I previously used the CHI for the last 7 years, it stopped working and I replaced it with another CHI. This time my CHI stopped working while I was in Europe (even with a converter!!, ladies I don't recommend taking your styling tools anywhere out of North America!), so I decided to do some research on which flat iron I should go with.
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Adult Education Literacy Instruction: A Review of the Research (Kruidenier, MacArthur, & Wrigley, 2010)
Longitudinal Study of Adult Learning (1998-2008)
Adult Literacy Research Consortium (2002-2007)
Applying Research in Reading Instruction for Adults (McShane, 2005)
Research-Based Principles for Adult Basic Education Reading Instruction(Kruidenier, 2002)
Affecting Change in the Literacy Practice of Adult Learners: Impact of Two Dimensions of Instruction (Purcell-Gates, Degener, Jacobson, & Soler, 2000)
ESOL Reading Instruction
Learners' Perspectives on Reading
Adult Education Literacy Instruction: A Review of the Research (Kruidenier, MacArthur, & Wrigley, 2010)
(from the preface) This report is the product of the NIFL/NCSALL Adult Literacy Research Working Group (ALRWG), a panel of experts on reading research and practice convened by the Institute and the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy to identify and evaluate existing research in adult reading instruction and to provide a summary of scientifically based findings. This report is a follow-up to the Group's initial effort, Research-Based Principles for Adult Basic Education Reading Instruction, published in 2002.
Longitudinal Study of Adult Learning (1998-2008)
This website provides information about a longitudinal study of adult learning conducted by Stephen Reder's team at Portland State University over a 10-year period. The study investigated 4 research questions:
To what extent do adults' literacy abilities continue to develop after they are out of school? What life experiences are associated with adult literacy development? How do formally organized basic skills programs contribute to these learning trajectories? Workplace training? Other contexts and activities? What are adult learners' patterns of participation over time in literacy training and education? In other learning contexts? What are the impacts of adult literacy development on social and economic outcomes?
For a summary of a discussion with Stephen Reder held on the Reading and Writing Skills Discussion List May 2-6, 2011, click
Adult Literacy Research Consortium (2002-2007)
This webpage overviews six research projects in adult literacy funded by The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), the National Institute for Literacy (NIFL), and the U.S. Department of Education - Office of Vocational and Adult Education. All studies used either experimental or quasi-experimental designs, and some also included qualitative methods. Following the description of each project is a list of the peer-reviewed publications related to the study.
Applying Research in Reading Instruction for Adults (McShane, 2005)
This Partnership for Reading publication provides in-depth instructional techniques in alphabetics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. The techniques presented are informed by the publication
Research-Based Principles for Adult Basic Education Reading Instruction (2002)
and the professional wisdom of a panel of experts.
Research-Based Principles for Adult Basic Education Reading Instruction(Kruidenier, 2002)
This Partnership for Reading publication summarizes research findings related to teaching reading in adult basic education classes. Findings are categorized according to the weight of the research evidence behind them:
Emerging Principles, Trends, Ideas
, and
. (128 pages)
Teaching Reading to Adults (2005)
is a 14-page publication based on the larger report. The primary audience is adult basic education teachers, and the authors present implications for instruction in alphabetics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.
Affecting Change in the Literacy Practice of Adult Learners: Impact of Two Dimensions of Instruction (Purcell-Gates, Degener, Jacobson, & Soler, 2000)
This NCSALL report describes an investigation of the relationship between two dimensions of instruction (
authenticity of instructional texts/activities
degree of student/teacher collaboration
) and change in adult learners' literacy practices.
A 2-page
NSCALL Research Brief
about this study is available.
Taking Literacy Skills Home
(April 2001) is a
Focus on Basics
article about this study.
A peer-reviewed article about this study ("Impact of Authentic Literacy Instruction on Adult Literacy Practices") is published in the
Reading Research Quarterly (2002)
, 37[1], 70-92.
ESOL Reading Instruction
Discussion: Reading and Adult English Language Learners (2008). Heide Spruck Wrigley facilitated a discussion on the Adult English Language Learners Discussion List about teaching Reading to Adult English Lanugage Learners May 12-16, 2008. Click
for the announcement and background reading. Click
to review the archives for May 12-16, 2008.
How Should Adult ESL Reading Instruction Differ from ABE Reading Instruction?
brief by Miriam Burt, Joy Kreeft-Peyton, and Carol Van Duzer
A Conversation with FOB: Modified Sustained Silent Reading
What Works for Adult ESOL Students (2003)
In this
Focus on Basics
article, Heide Spruck Wrigley answers questions related to a major study funded by the US Department of Education and carried out jointly by the American Institutes for Research and Aguirre International.
Heidi Spruck Wrigley and Larry Condelli discussed the study on the Special Topics Discussion List April 9-15, 2007. Click
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Reading and Adult English Language Learners: A Review of the Research
by Miriam Burt, Joy Kreeft Peyton, & Rebecca Adams (Center for Applied Linguistics and National Center for ESL Literacy Education
Second Language Acquisition in Adults: From Research to Practice
by Donna Moss and Lauren Ross Feldman
Teaching Reading to Adult English Language Learners
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PALO ALTO, Calif. – (February 19, 2013) – The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and the California Air Resources Board released today a new study by the University of California, Davis that looks at how to distinguish health effects caused by different types of fine and ultrafine airborne particulate matter (PM).
These particles—produced by emissions from many different sources, including traffic, industrial processes, wood-burning fireplaces and gas- and coal-fired power plants — combine in the atmosphere and are affected by sunlight and other meteorological variables. This mixing makes it difficult to determine which compounds in particulate matter may be responsible for specific health effects.
New research conducted by Dr. Anthony Wexler, director of the Air Quality Research Center at the University of California, Davis and Dr. Kent Pinkerton, a professor of pediatrics at the UC Davis School of Medicine showed different levels of toxicity for different PM samples. Samples with high levels of toxicity were associated with a variety of sources. Also, ultrafine particles were more potent inducers of inflammatory markers and cell death than larger particles.
This is among the first studies to examine the toxicology of particles according to their source origin. Previous research has linked fine and ultrafine particles to asthma, heart disease and other adverse health effects. The results of this study will help researchers prioritize different particles from different sources by toxicity, and then develop a more focused and cost-effective control strategy based on those criteria.
The air samples used in this study were collected in Fresno, California. Dr. Wexler used a single particle mass spectrometer and 10 particle samplers to analyze and separate ambient particles according to their source by inspecting their chemical composition. Dr. Pinkerton introduced the particles into laboratory mice and their responses were monitored for signs of toxicity.
EPRI's air quality research team of Dr. Annette Rohr, Dr. Stephanie Shaw and Dr. Eladio Knipping, helped design the study, as well as reviewed the methods used and results from the ambient measurements and toxicity responses.
The University of California, Davis will be presenting a seminar to discuss this study at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 19, at the CalEPA Building, 1001 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95812.
A link to the seminar description is here: http://www.arb.ca.gov/research/seminars/wexler5/wexler5.htm.
Read the study at http://www.arb.ca.gov/research/apr/past/06-331.pdf.
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