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Yarn Profile: Fisherman's Bulky
First Impressions
Today, Bartlett Yarns still spins its yarns on a mule spinning frame, one of the last of its kind still operating in the United States. This device duplicates a handspinner's motion, producing a loftier yarn with a soft twist.
Fisherman's Bulky is a true unspun bulky that's similar to Icelandic wool but much softer and loftier. It is also somewhat similar to Cleckheaton Gusto.
The color card for this yarn includes four yarns that are free of all dyes and chemicals.
Knitting Up
As with any bulky yarn, Fisherman's Bulky gives your hands a true workout.
There was only oddity: As I knit, I noticed that the yarn kept twisting tighter and tighter. I'd calm the spin by running my fingers down a length of the yarn, distributing the twist more evenly. When the spin was too much, I had to stop and dangle my work in mid-air, letting it spin itself out until things were back to normal.
Blocking / Washing
My swatches required almost no blocking beyond a gentle press with a towel.
Because of their bulk, however, they took a long, long time to dry. Soon they felt dry to the touch, but when pressed in a towel, they'd exude more moisture.
This means the yarn is perfect for wet weather (hence the name, Fisherman's Bulky).
The drawback, however, is that you may feel like the Pillsbury Dough Boy if you aren't careful. If this worries you, stick to patterns that include a moderate amount of shaping. Even a few tucks here and there make a huge difference.
The combined loose spin and jumbled, woolen texture make Fisherman's Bulky somewhat more susceptible to wear, especially at high-stress points.
When piecing together your finished Fisherman's Bulky garments, I strongly urge you to use a similar-colored yarn but with a tighter, finer spin for added strength and ease of manipulation.
While it's true that Fisherman's Bulky is significantly softer and loftier than Bulky Lopi, it may be too bulky for any significant color work. One layer is thick enough. Add a second layer of stranded colors along the back side and you may have a sweater that's simply too thick for comfortable, fashionable wear, unless you live in the Arctic.
Lopi aside, Fisherman's Bulky is a good solution when you want a quick-knitting, 100% wool yarn.
Yarn name
Fisherman's Bulky
Bartlett Yarns
Fiber content
100% wool
None given on label, but Bartlett's Web site mentions 3 stitches per inch on US 10.5 needles
Average retail price
$5.25/ skein
Where to Buy Online
Bartlett Yarns
Weight/Yardage per Skein
4 oz. / 80 yards
Country of Origin
Manufacturer's suggested wash method
Care for it as you would any fine woolen garment.
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As I read the two recent articles on the red tail hawk that was shot and then euthanized, I did not see any mention of Wildlife Images, the go-to wild bird hospital and rehab center. For decades, injured birds, especially raptors, were automatically taken there by Oregon State Police. I am concerned that the "ODFW officials" that were reported as evaluating the hawk may not have the expertise to tell if the injury was survivable. If it was, even if it could not fly again, the hawk perhaps could have become a specimen for some educational program.
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Saturday, April 7, 2012
A to Z Challenge: Goals
Theme: Creativity Toolbox
G = Goals
Goals are essential to any creative endeavor. Goals can help us complete our creative endeavors, or help us see them more clearly.
Even if the goal is simply to enjoy, it is a good goal.
I've found that a combination of goals works best for me: goals for completing specific projects, with mini-step goals, and goals that are just for pure enjoyment days.
Do you use goals for your writing or your creative endeavors?
Creativity/Writing Exercise: Make a goal, or a series of step-goals.
Sorry about the short post today. I'm posting by the seat of my pants as my family packs up around me. We are headed home after an amazing ski/snowboard vacation in Whistler, B.C. - one of our favorite places away from home. Today, with sore muscles and rested minds, we are ready to drive back to "real" life and tackle our daily goals with new vigor.
And many thanks to Alex J. Cavanaugh for the sweet shout out today at his blog!!! Alex is a huge blessing in the blog world, so check out his blog if you haven't already at Alex J. Cavanaugh
Have a Happy, Blessed Easter!!!
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Everyone needs a goal. Glad you reminded us to set them.ReplyDelete
I try, but I'm easily swayed by other thing I need to do. Sounds like you had a great vacation. Have a happy Easter.ReplyDelete
It's true, goals are so important, and if I don't set them, I don't get anything done!ReplyDelete
Allison (Geek Banter)
We need goals in all areas of our life!ReplyDelete
And you are most welcome, Tyrean - thank you for your kind words.
Safe trip home and have a Blessed Easter.
I came over via Alex's blog. I also have to break goals up into categories. For a big project it's the only way. Nice to meet you!ReplyDelete
Here from Alex's blog. Great post. I set goals all the time-goals for the day (some of them with step by step), goals for the week, the month and sometimes the year. I love setting goals.ReplyDelete
Happy Easter :)
Setting goals helps us keep on track for where we are heading. I do seem to get sidetracked on my goals a lot. : ) You do have to also be flexible because goals may change after they are set.ReplyDelete
Visiting from Alex's blog. We both picked goals for today's post.ReplyDelete
Yes, I do use goals to keep me motivated and focusing in the right direction.ReplyDelete
I like the idea of having goals just for fun some days.ReplyDelete
And I love British Columbia. So beautiful. Hope you had a great spring break there!
Stopping over via Alex. Happy Easter to you too! :)ReplyDelete
I'm glad Alex featured your blog!ReplyDelete
Have a blessed time with your family.
I totally agree with you! I also have different specific goals, which keep me motivated.ReplyDelete
Hi - hope you're having a lovely weekend. Just popped over from Alex's and am excited to be your 200th follower :)ReplyDelete
I reached a goal this week, getting my first kindle book up, but I need a new one as I'm already feeling at a loose end not knowing what is next!
Laura x
goals are wonderful =)ReplyDelete
and short to the point is perfect for this fest!
have a sweet easter!
Goals help chart our course!ReplyDelete
Great post~
Nice to meet you!
Happy Easter to you n' yours~
I'm good at setting goals, but not so much at sticking to them...ReplyDelete
J.C. Martin
A to Z Blogger
I keep my goals either very achievable or beyond fantasy! LOL!! Hello lovely Tyrean! I love your name!! It's an amazing name! Take careReplyDelete
I should make goals. It would make more sense then muddling through now. Good advice,ReplyDelete
I wasn't all that good at setting goals until K.T. Hanna put together the #writemotivation tweeps. It started with January 2012, making monthly goals, adjusting as needed then doing your best, keeping yourself accountable with weekly updates on Mondays. I combined that with my Birth of a Novel updates on Mondays and have been making wonderful progress. Setting monthly goals has been wonderful.ReplyDelete
Many, many thanks to all of you who stopped by today . . .I got home to unpack, grocery shop, and Easter shop, and now the dogs and cat are demanding attention so . . .I will try to visit tomorrow early on . . .Happy Easter!ReplyDelete
I have goals for almost everything in my life except my writing. I should have goals in that area as well. Thanks for the reminder!ReplyDelete
BLessings, Joanne
Good post on goals! Thanks for sharing! Have fun with your family!ReplyDelete
Yes, we all need to know what we wanr, and then focus on getting there.ReplyDelete
new follower,
Moody Writing
I've found that setting concrete goals for myself is absolutely the best way of making sure I accomplish things and not just fritter away my life on Twitter or video games.ReplyDelete
Never use goals when writing poetry! I simply write what comes!ReplyDelete
Having structure in my life is something that I am finally starting to have. I've never been a very consistent person thus a reflection of my life; that has changed a great deal!
It finally feels good to have structure. Uncertainty has always kept me from having any long term goals- however, if I desire to achieve something - I go for it! and I achieve it!


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NH picks conservation group for prime beach storefront
Under the three-year agreement, Blue Ocean Society for Marine Conservation will pay the state just under $6,000 a year, plus a percentage of its income. For the first year of the contract, the group will keep all its admission fees, program fees and donations while paying the state 10 percent of its income from private, scheduled events. In the second and third years, it will pay 10 percent of its income from admission fees, plus the 10 percent from event fees.
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Every time our paths crossed Sunday evening, Jason Harrison had a big, pig-eatin' grin plastered firmly on his face. And that was before he'd even been crowned Cochon 555's Prince of Porc.
Harrison, the Four Seasons executive chef, took home top honors at the event, which the Four Seasons hosted.
"I was super excited," Harrison said. "We put so much work into it. I was surprised (to win) because of some of the talent in the room but I was confident in what I had done."
The trophy is now on display in the Flame dining room in the Four Seasons.
Vail chef Kelly Liken also competed in the event, which brought together five Colorado chefs who were each given a whole, heritage-breed pig which they used to craft thoughtful, inventive and, most important of all, incredibly tasty bites for attendees.
"I was 100 percent thrilled for Jason that he won," Liken said. "It's a total coup for Vail. We're once again proving to the state and to the world that Colorado has the cuisine and the people working here who are at the top of their game."
Event founder Brady Lowe created the event in 2008 to promote sustainable farming of heritage breed pigs. Vail is the third of 10 - and certainly the smallest - stops on the tour, which includes major cities like New York, Chicago, L.A. and more.
"Within the culinary world, this is a major, major thing for us to host this, especially in a little town like Vail," Harrison told the Vail Daily last week.
On June 16, Harrison will join Cochon's other regional winners to compete at the Grand Cochon at Aspen Food and Wine.


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Knitter's Review
October 21, 2004
My car engine barely had time to cool down from the trip to SOAR last week when it was time to hit the roads again, this time to the New York State Sheep and Wool Festival in Rhinebeck, New York.
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Back in the '80s, rockin' a one-piece ski suit down the hill was considered pretty "rad." Now, aside from on Closing Day, one pieces are about as popular as Member's Only jackets, if you remember that totally tubular '80s craze. When it comes to fashion, what's "hot" one year can quickly become a "not" the following season. Ski and snowboard clothing doesn't change as drastically as the styles on the runway, but each year there's still a push to create both the best-looking and practical outfit. Combining fashion and function has always been a challenge, but now advances in fabric and manufacturing are giving outerwear designers more options when it comes to creating their styles.
"Function dictates over fashion with ski wear because it has to be something that's warm and durable," said Scott Mohar, men's retail manager at Gorsuch in Vail. "Fashion has always been there but the materials might not have. Now that the materials are there, we can make them look however we want and make them look closest to what we've seen off the street."
Fashion trends this winter season are focused on merging outerwear with street wear, such as taking your everyday coat and making it more technical, or turning your skiing jacket into something stylish enough for a night out on the town. Valerie Lukach, store manager at One Track Mind in Lionshead, said the classic snowboard look of baggy pants and loose jackets is fading away as more riders are asking for more tailored and fitted styles.
"We've gotten a lot of requests for that modern cut, something that looks like street wear but you can actually ride in," Lukach said. "It looks like a casual jacket but (has)15,000 to 20,000 mm waterproofing [totally waterproof, even under serious pressure], a powder skirt, and tech pockets."
Becky Maclachlan, retail supervisor at Gorsuch, said skiers are also seeking out a slimmer silhouette. Gone are the puffy and formless down jackets of yesteryear.
"Most of the people that are skiing are a little bit more athletic and they want to show off their figures a little bit more," Maclachlan said. "(It's now) a trimmed down (jacket), so you're not wearing a sleeping bag."
Caroline Gleich is a pro skier based out of Utah who tests gear and helps design clothing for Patagonia. Gleich said the changes in ski wear styles is the result of skiers venturing more into the back country and wanting clothing that's more technical.
"People are demanding a higher performance out of their outerwear," Gleich said. "The ski industry has to be more cautious than the overall fashion industry. When you purchase a new ski jacket, that's a couple-hundred dollar purchase. You want something that's going to last. It's also about maximizing the utility of the jacket. ... You want your clothes to be able to transition (from skiing to everyday life)."
Although performance is often a skier's first priority, Gleich said fashion can also play an important role.
"If you don't look good, you're not going to ski well," Gleich said. "(With) sports performance, a lot of it is mental. If your clothes fit well, feel good and you're warm and dry, you're going to be able to stay out longer."
Aside from technical features, this year's styles are all about contrasting colors and pieces that coordinate with one another. A purple jacket might have a hood lined with bright green to match a pair of bright green pants. Colorful zippers that pop instead of blend into jackets and pants are also trendy for both men and women. Although tones are more muted, solid primary colors are still popular, while loud prints are on the way out.
"People are not as into patterns this year," said Jenny Lauricella, soft goods assistant manager at Vail Sports in Lionshead. "You can really only wear patterns for a season. You're not going to wear a crazy, outlandish, floral coat for more than two seasons in a row because it gets old."
Also moving into the "out" category are the Ugg-style boots that were once ubiquitous.
"(Uggs) are definitely not as in as they used to be," Lauricella said. "The other winter boot (brands) present a lot more functionality. Ugg boots get wet, and when you're walking around in snow it's nice to have waterproof boots that are still cute, still warm, still comfy, still fashionable and you can wear them no matter what the weather is."
So what's the must-have item for the 2012-2013 season? Both Mohar and Maclachlan said "helmets." As helmets become less of a choice and more mandatory, retailers are now selling brightly colored and detailed helmets that are not just for safety, but a style statement as well.
Both Lauricella and Lukach said goggles are going to be the most talked-about winter accessory. Goggles will be big, literally, with large, funky-colored lenses and low-profile frames. Some newer goggles, like the Smith I/O Recon, now have a micro optics display where one can view their speed, real-time jump analytics, weather and buddy tracking, GPS mapping, and even a music playlist mode.
Gleich thinks there's one piece of clothing that should be a winter trend, but isn't yet.
"One thing ski companies need to start marketing to skiers is swimsuits," Gleich said. "You never know when you'll find a hot tub or a hot springs. That's the best way to finish off a day of skiing."
You may think you're ready for opening day because your board is waxed or your skis are tuned, but do you have your swimsuit and slouchy hat? Whether you chose the most functional outfit or the most fashionable, remember there are a few things that never go out of style: the right attitude, beanies with the Colorado flag, and of course, a nice smile.


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News 12 This Morning / Monday, July 2, 2012
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- The price of gas is the lowest it's been in five months. In South Carolina, the price at the pump is well below $3.
Now the question is, how low can it go? As prices dip down at the pump, drivers like Marc Thompson are filling up and hitting the road.
"This Gas Plus is usually the cheapest around town. I'm coming from Evans to come here for gas," Thompson said.
The 15-minute drive from Evans to North Augusta is well worth the trip.
"I'm considering on taking trips now. Prior to that, I was staying at home vacating here," Thompson said.
He isn't the only traveler thinking that way. Visit any outdoor attraction like Mistletoe Park and you'll see cars from all over the state.
"Because the 4th is falling on a Wednesday, I'm comparing it to Masters week because it's not just the weekend -- we're busy all week long," said Brenda Berttroff, the Mistletoe Park clerk.
The reservations are already piling up for campground sites.
"We get local folks, but a lot of people come from Savannah, Statesboro area," Berttroff said.
Keith Anderson, who was visiting Mistletoe, explained, "We're on our way to Hilton Head."
Anderson, who's traveling by RV, says he'll probably shell out $400 to $500 for the trip. If you are traveling by car from Augusta to Hilton Head, expect to pay around $50 for 18 gallons of gas to get you there. Two months ago that same trip would have cost you almost $58. It's a few dollars that can add up over the year.
"That's just exactly how they want us to think; I think we are conditioned like that," Anderson added.
"I hope it gets lower than this," Thompson said.
AAA projects a 4.9 percent increase in the number of Americans who will take to the roads this holiday week. Factors that could shift the price of gas include hurricane season and the economic turmoil in Europe.


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Scholarly Achievements - English & Foreign Languages
Dr. Amy Randolph, associate professor of English at Waynesburg University, was recently named the 2013 winner of the Astounding Beauty Ruffian (ABR) Press poetry chapbook competition, resulting in the publication of her chapbook. In addition to publication, the award also included a $10,000 cash prize. Selected from more than 450 entries, Randolph's chapbook, "A Particular Sorrow, a Tree," is a long poem presented in segments.
The Department of English and Foreign Languages at Waynesburg University held a Creative Writing Workshop for high school students in grades seven through twelve Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. The event featured Robert Cording, English and creative writing professor at the College of Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass.
In 2013, two distinguished publications, The Hollins Critic and Consequence Magazine, accepted the literary works of Waynesburg University writer-in-residence Dr. Robert Randolph. Randolph's poem "All are Lamps" was published in The Hollins Critic, one of America's leading literary journals. Consequence Magazine will publish Randolph's "When You Can't Help the Children Dying from War" in its next issue.
Dr. Cory Goehring was named Assistant Professor of English at Waynesburg University in August of 2013. He received his B.S. from Washington and Jefferson College; an M.A. from the University of Massachusetts; and a Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh.


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SAN FRANCISCO -- General manager Brian Sabean is keeping a pretty low profile these days, which is remarkable considering all the fruit the Giants are reaping from his offseason labors. Then again, Sabean has never been much of a glory hog, which is just one of his admirable qualities.
So far, pretty much everything Sabean did during the offseason has turned to gold. Let's go down the checklist . . .
Tim Hudson: He is 5-2 with a 1.92 ERA. 'Nuff said.
It was a bit of a risk considering Hudson was coming off the ankle injury, but Sabean was betting that a guy who has been a bulldog his entire career would bounce back. Surprise but really no surprise, Hudson is pitching as well or better than ever.
Six walks in 701/3 innings? Positively absurd. How many walks did Tim Lincecum have in his last start? Right.
Michael Morse: He was a bargain pickup fans are already clamoring to extend. He leads the team in homers and RBIs, and while he hasn't exactly been J.T. Snow at first base, he has been solid in Brandon Belt's injury absence.
What's impressive about Morse is he isn't just a slugger. The man can flat-out hit, and he uses the whole field. His opposite-field double down the right-field line Tuesday night was a thing of beauty.
Brandon Hicks: He has been slumping of late, but his power production and steady work at second base -- particularly on the double-play turns with Brandon Crawford -- has been a lifesaver with Marco Scutaro down. Just another shrewd pickup.
Tyler Colvin: Once his back got healthy, Colvin has shown he's a bona fide major leaguer. He's a strong fielder in left and he has legit pop at the plate. Once Belt returns, Colvin will be a most valuable bat off the bench as well as for spot starts.
Ryan Vogelsong: There was some snark when Vogelsong was brought back after last season's rocky year, but there hasn't been much grumbling of late as Vogelsong has rediscovered his 2011-12 form. Now it's only a question of how consistently he can sustain it.


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"The pen is mightier than the sword," goes the old adage. While we usually associate this pithy statement with the written word, I propose that music also has the power to challenge the sword. When music is added to words, as in poetry, film or opera, the impact of words may be multiplied or modified by many orders of magnitude.
Think of how deeply the music of a film score can enhance, color or intensify the action going on in a movie. Consider also the piano's relentless bass line triplet figures that so brilliantly imitate the pounding of a racing horse's hooves on the forest floor in Franz Schubert's song to the text of Johann von Goethe's chilling poem, "The Erl King" -- a depiction of a father's race to outrun the messenger of death pursuing his dying child. A more exultant example is the pulse-speeding effect of the band accompaniment John Philip Sousa composed for "The Stars and Stripes Forever."
Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi, 1813-1901, is one of history's indisputable grand masters at combining soul-stirring music with words. While his operas are among the world's favorites, one of his most sublime (sometimes terrifying) works is his "Messa da Requiem" in seven movements: Requiem and Kyrie; Dies Irae; Offertorio; Sanctus; Agnus Dei; Lux aeterna; and Libera me, all parts of the Roman Catholic funeral Mass. In the bicentennial year of the composer's birth, the San Francisco Opera and Italy's Teatro di San Carlo of Naples are gearing up to present this thrill-a-minute masterpiece right here in the Bay Area at 8 p.m. Oct. 25 at the War Memorial Opera House, 301 Van Ness Ave., in San Francisco.
Verdi was a fervent admirer of the Italian poet, patriot, and novelist Alessandro Manzoni, a supporter of the 19th-century movement for Italian national unity known as the "Risorgimento." It was upon Manzoni's death in 1873 that Verdi composed his epic Requiem, a work in which his politics and musical genius reached a grand fruition. It premiered at Milan's San Marco Cathedral on the first anniversary of Manzoni's death. While it's seldom performed in an actual liturgical setting, it has become a favorite work in concert halls all over the world.
But back to words: Humanities West, an innovative organization formed in San Francisco in 1983, will begin its 30th anniversary celebration with reams of words relevant to the works of Verdi, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Friday Nov. 1 and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2 at the Marines' Memorial Theatre, 609 Sutter St. in San Francisco. The format will be a series of lectures, discussions and music exploring the "Risorgimento" and the genius of Verdi, who many consider an embodiment of the patriotic yearnings the Italian people of the time.
Co-sponsors are the consul general of Italy, the Italian Cultural Institute, the San Francisco Opera and the Leonardo da Vinci Society. Among the individual presenters will be keynote speaker Philip Gossett of the University of Chicago, who will examine the period from the 1840s through the time when Verdi became a member of Italy's first national Parliament in 1861.
"O Patria Mia: Bringing Patriotism to Life on the Stage" will be presented by San Francisco Opera musicologist Clifford (Kip) Cranna in a lecture that will include video samples and live performances illustrating Verdi's emotional world and his personal devotion to homeland. Soprano Hope Briggs, accompanied by pianist Ron Valentino, will perform "Ritorna vincitor" and "O patria mia" from Verdi's "Aida."
Saturday's lineup will include Giovanna Ceserani of Stanford University in a lecture titled "Verdi and Garibaldi: Heroes of the Risorgimento," followed by Mary Ann Smart from UC Berkeley speaking on "Risorgimento Fantasies," an exploration of the political ideas of the poets, journalists and theater officials of the time and how they found their way into its music. Cranna will then explore how Verdi's operatic scenes were put together, again using video samples and live examples sung by soprano Cheryl Cain and tenor Chris Coyne, with Valentino at the piano.
Gossett will present the final talk in the series, "Verdi, Shakespeare and Falstaff," which will deal with Verdi's lifelong fascination with the Bard. A panel discussion featuring all the presenters, along with questions from the audience, will follow.
For the complete program schedule and additional information about the presenters, call 415-391-9700 or go to www.humanitieswest.org. Tickets range from $20 to $80. Call 415-392-4400 or go to www.cityboxoffice.com.
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Emailing your gift? Write a message, select a theme, and hit send. The price you paid will not be displayed in the email.
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Part of Interstate 77 in West Virginia has reopened after crews worked through the night to repair damage from a massive natural gas line explosion and fire.
Tuesday's inferno destroyed four homes and damaged others. It melted guardrails and left a huge swath of the interstate in Sissonville impassible. Nobody was killed, but several people were treated for smoke inhalation.
Northbound lanes of I-77 reopened early Wednesday. Southbound lanes remained closed.
A roughly 800-foot section in both directions was baked by the heat.
Transportation Secretary Paul Mattox said crews were removing asphalt and grinding the roadway down to the original concrete before repaving. The state hopes to have the highway reopened in both directions by Wednesday night.
Federal and state officials are investigating what caused the explosion.


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DUBLIN -- Whole Foods has decided to open new stores in Dublin and Walnut Creek, part of an expansion of the healthy and natural foods grocer in the East Bay.
"We have been looking to expand in the East Bay, and we will definitely be creating jobs with these new stores," said Beth Krauss, a spokeswoman for Whole Foods.
The new Dublin store will be located on Hacienda Drive near Dublin Boulevard in a new retail center to be built on vacant land. The 40,000-square-foot store would be the first Whole Foods in Dublin.
The new Walnut Creek location will be on Ygnacio Valley Road near Oak Grove Road. It will be roughly 38,000 square feet and in the Encina Grande shopping center, now anchored by Safeway. It would be the second Whole Foods in Walnut Creek. It is expected Whole Foods would take over the existing space now occupied by Safeway, which intends to build a larger store across the street on a vacant lot.
"We are ecstatic about getting Whole Foods," Dublin Mayor Tim Sbranti said. "This will be good for the city and will be a great anchor for that new shopping center."
Texas-based Whole Foods said the new stores would open during its 2014 fiscal year or later. The Walnut Creek and Dublin markets are among 12 new stores the grocery chain is opening between now and the end of 2015.
Both of the stores are expected to have about 175 jobs.
"We always try to hire from the community," Krauss said. "When we hire people from that area, that helps with good customer relations."
In recent years, Whole Foods has been busy with a strong push to expand in the Bay Area. The retailer opened a South San Jose store in 2010. Later this month, it will break ground on another San Jose store, on The Alameda. It opened a San Francisco store on Ocean Avenue in 2012 and will open a store in San Francisco's Castro District in November.
In late September, Fremont will gain its first Whole Foods store. In 2014, the grocer will open a second store in Berkeley.
"Whole Foods is seen as a great tenant and great for a community," said Anna Winters, an agent with Colliers International, a commercial realty firm. "They have healthy food, it is convenient, they have a good dairy and deli section. They have all kinds of vitamins."
The stores are opening at a time when Whole Foods faces more competition in its health foods sector, said John Cumbelich, principal executive with Walnut Creek-based commercial realty brokerage Cumbelich & Associates.
"You have Sprouts Farmers Market, Fresh & Easy, and big retailers like Safeway are adding more healthy foods to their stores," Cumbelich said.
Contact George Avalos at 408-859-5167 or 408-373-3556. Follow him at Twitter.com/george_avalos.


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Implementing "Contains" autosuggest behavior for an Input Combo Box LOV
By Sonakshi Bajaj-Oracle on Feb 20, 2013
The framework provided autosuggest behavior performs a "Starts with" search for displaying the values in the autoSuggest of an Input Combo Box List of Values. In this post, we will see how to implement a custom autosuggest behavior which returns values by performing a "contains" search.
The following image shows an input combo box list of values dropped on a .jsff:
We can add an autosuggest behavior from the Structure window by clicking af:inputComboBoxListOfValues -> Insert inside af:inputComboBoxListOfValues -> ADF Faces -> Auto Suggest Behavior
This is the autosuggest behavior provided by the framework which returns all values which START WITH the partial string typed by the user in the input combo box list of values. We will write a custom method in the backing bean which returns the values we want to show as follows:
As seen above, this method takes a String parameter which is the partial string entered by the user and it returns a List of SelectItems which have that string as a substring. The list is retrieved in the AMImpl as follows:
In this method, we get the VO which is used to populate the input combo box list of values and apply the following view criteria on it:
The bind variable 'Bind_ResourceName' is set to the partial string entered by the user. By applying the view criteria we get an iterator to all the rows matching this condition, i.e. all rows where the value of "DisplayName" contains the string entered by the user.
Finally, we use the custom method from the bean instead of the framework generated suggestedItems:
Now, when the user types in the input combo box list of values, all the values containing that partial string are displayed in the autosuggest as shown:


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Elizabeth Brooks Claus, PhD, MD
Professor of Public Health (Biostatistics); Director of Medical Research, School of Public Health; Director of Stereotactic Radiosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital
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School of Public Health: Biostatistics
Cancer Center: Cancer Prevention and Control
Center for Neuroepidemiology and Clinical Neurological Research
Office of Cooperative Research
Elizabeth B. Claus, MD, PhD, is Professor and Director of Medical Research in the Yale University School of Public Health as well as Attending Neurosurgeon and Director of Stereotactic Radiosurgery within the Department of Neurosurgery at the Brigham and Women's Hospital. She is a past permanent member of the NIH Epidemiology and Disease Control Study Section II (Epidemiology of Cancer) and a member of the board of advisors for the Central Brain Tumor Registry of the United States (CBTRUS), the Acoustic Neuroma Association, and the Brain Tumor Epidemiology Consortium. Dr. Claus' work is focused in cancer and genetic epidemiology with an emphasis on the development of risk models and outcome prediction for breast and brain tumors. Dr. Claus was the PI of the statewide case/control study of breast carcinoma in-situ (DCIS) of 1000 cases and 1000 controls as well as the follow-up and mammographic breast density studies of this same group of women. She is the overall PI of the Meningioma Consortium, the Meningioma Genome-Wide Association Study and the Yale Acoustic Neuroma Study. She is co-investigator of the GLIOGENE (Genes for Glioma) and International Glioma Case/Control project. In these studies she is working to define genetic and environmental risk factors for brain tumors. She has recently received funds to partner with a number of national patient organizations (The Acoustic Neuroma Association and The American Brain Tumor Association) to develop web-based registries designed to enhance research and patient education efforts in the study of tumors of the central nervous system. In addition to her research activities, Dr. Claus trained as a neurosurgeon at Yale-New Haven Hospital and completed a fellowship in neurosurgical oncology at Brigham and Women's Hospital; her clinical focus is on the surgical treatment of meningioma, glioma and metastatic disease, particularly breast cancer that is metatastic to the central nervous system.
Education & Training
|Yale University School of Medicine (1994)
|Yale University (1988)
|Brigham and Women's Hospital
|Yale-New Haven Hospital
|Yale- New Haven Hospital
Honors & Recognition
Top 100 Publications, Yale CentennialSchool of Public Health, Yale University (2015)
Professional Service
To advise the ANA on a variety of topics related to the occurrence and treatment of acoustic neuroma Acoustic Neuroma Association (2010 - 2015)
Provide advice to NIH relative to the Cancer Post-GWAS Initiative National Institutes of Health (2010)
International Activity
Glioma Research Consortium Denmark; United Kingdom; Israel; Sweden; United States (2008)
Professor Claus is a co-investigator for GLIOGENE, an international, multidisciplinary consortium of glioma researchers. The goal of this consortium is to identify susceptibility genes in high-risk familial brain tumor pedigrees by screening glioma patients within the United States, Europe, and...
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Sportsman's League events set
Published: Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 2:43 p.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 2:43 p.m.
The Terrebonne Parish Sportsman's League has a variety of events upcoming.
The League will host a general membership meeting on March 11 at the East Park Recreation Center at 8533 E. Park Ave. in Houma.
There will also be a children's rodeo at the Point-Aux-Chene Marina on May 4 and a crawfish boil for members on May 14 at the East Park Recreation Center.
For more information, contact Sportsman's League vice president Jason Magee at 688-3405 or secretary Troy Bonvillain at 804-7504.
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ruff 1
1A projecting starched frill worn around the neck, characteristic of Elizabethan and Jacobean costume.
Example sentences
- As low necklines gave way to ruffs of starched lace, enameled gold and jeweled necklaces hung to the waist and below on men and women alike.
- Throughout Lady Rebecca regaled members with interesting titbits and explanations of why the Elizabethans wore shifts, fur trimming, cuffs and ruffs, etc.
- In Elizabethan times the roots were dried and crushed and the powder was mixed with water and used to stiffen the ruffs worn by the gentry.
2A projecting or conspicuously colored ring of feathers or hair around the neck of a bird or mammal.
Example sentences
- The tail has a dark band at the end, with a lighter tip, which, like the dark ruff around the neck, is evident when fanned open.
- In addition, bicolors have a white ruff, white legs and feet and may have patches of white on their bodies.
- Bird feathers used in mate attraction may form huge crests, ruffs, or tails: the male peacock tail is a case in point.
3 (plural same or ruffs) A northern Eurasian wading bird, the male of which has a large variously colored ruff and ear tufts in the breeding season, used in display.
- Philomachus pugnax, family Scolopacidae; the female is called a reeve.
Example sentences
- Elsewhere, we came across storks, ruffs and egrets, and herons of all descriptions.
- We determined the frequencies of polyandrous mating and multiple paternity in the ruff, a lekking shorebird with a genetic dimorphism in male mating behavior.
- About 50 species were recorded there including long distance migrants like pallid harriers, ruff and reeves, white ibis, comb ducks, etc.
- Example sentences
- His shirtfront boasted a large ruffed collar that measured at least twelve inches in breadth.
Early 16th century (first used denoting a frill around a sleeve): probably from a variant of rough.
Words that rhyme with ruffbluff, buff, chough, chuff, cuff, duff, enough, fluff, gruff, guff, huff, luff, puff, rough, scruff, scuff, slough, snuff, stuff, Tough, tuff
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Syllabification: ruff
ruff 2
Late 19th century: from ruffe.
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ruff 3
verb[no object]
1(In bridge, whist, and similar card games) play a trump in a trick that was led in a different suit.
Example sentences
- The purpose of making a multiple lead is that provided that each opponent has at least one card of the suit led they cannot win by ruffing.
- South could have survived by ruffing with dummy's spade six and running the spade jack, but he extravagantly ruffed with dummy's jack, then played a spade to his queen.
1.1 [with object] Play a trump on (a card in another suit).
Example sentences
- I ruffed the first club in my hand and then played a trump to the ace.
- Then I ruffed a diamond, ruffed my last heart with the king and ruffed another diamond.
- South ruffs a diamond in his hand, he takes the ace of clubs, ruffs a diamond, and leads the king and jack of clubs, pitching a spade from dummy when West covers.
An act of ruffing or opportunity to ruff.
Example sentences
- It is often bad to lead the second round of hearts, because of the danger of giving a ruff and discard to the opponents, since there are only six cards in the suit.
- This strategy suits hands which look to be strong in honour cards or have a long suit that may be run through without ruffs by the opponent.
Late 16th century (originally the name of a card game resembling whist): from Old French rouffle, a parallel formation to Italian ronfa (perhaps an alteration of trionfo 'a trump').
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Syllabification: ruff
ruff 4
One of the basic patterns (rudiments) of drumming, consisting of a single note preceded by either two grace notes played with the other stick ( double-stroke ruff or drag) or three grace notes played with alternating sticks ( four-stroke ruff).
Example sentences
- One passage suggests the right hand is playing open and closed high hat notes while simultaneously playing four-stroke ruffs with the left hand.
- The Four Stroke Ruff is a wonderful embellishment that has three grace notes and a prime note.
Late 17th century: probably imitative.
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Syllabification: ruff
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Monday April 8, 2013
MIAMI (AP) -- Justin Upton went 4 for 4, including his sixth home run, and Paul Maholm allowed one hit in seven sharp innings to help the Atlanta Braves spoil the Miami Marlins' home opener Monday by winning 2-0.
The Braves earned their fourth consecutive victory and improved to 6-1, their best start since 2007. The Marlins lost their third game in a row and fell to 1-6, their worst start since 2006.
Announced attendance was 34,439, with thousands of empty seats and many tickets sold at discounted prices. Some fans pledged to stay away this season because they're angry that owner Jeffrey Loria reverted to a frugal payroll only a year after the team opened a new ballpark built mostly with taxpayer money.
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After the comments on my last post, I decided that perhaps I should investigate the world of free web apps a bit further, and give some real thought to the licensing implications of software that is, in many peoples' view, not actually distributed.
I'll start with RoundCube Webmail. This is how their website describes the project:
RoundCube Webmail is a browser-based multilingual IMAP client with an application-like user interface... The user interface is fully skinnable using XHTML and CSS 2.
To really appreciate it, however, I recommend you visit their website and try the public demo.
You can drag and drop messages to different folders making it incredibly easy, and surprisingly pleasant due to the silky smooth AJAX implementation, to manage your messages. And, while there are still going to be those occasions when you lose track of a few e-mails or let your organisational methods falter a bit, there's no need to panic as I've found the built-in search functionality very effective.
Composing a message is perhaps one of the simplest—but also one of the most important things—you'll do in an e-mail client. Again RoundCube seems to have done an excellent job: a built in spell checker, auto-address completion, the ability to save drafts and to add attachments all add up to as good an end-user experience as possible.
Some final points about RoundCube are that it allows you to manage multiple identities, and, as stated in the opening quote, fully skinnable via XHMTL and CSS 2. What more could you want? GPL license? Well, it has that too!
One concern I have about RoundCube is that, as I understand, it is missing spam and general filters at the moment; however, these features are planned for a future release.
Tiny Tiny RSS
The other application that I found, which I was really impressed with, and that is also GPLed was Tiny Tiny RSS. Tiny Tiny RSS is based on the Magpie library to parse the feeds and, like RoundCube, uses AJAX to mirror the experience of a desktop application.
It handles feeds very well and, again from my experiences of their demo, always formats them in a usable and attractive manner. It features support for starring and tagging items; it is theme-able using stylesheets; searchable, along with different filtering criteria, and features a massive range of preferences including e-mail digests and the ability to display articles from oldest to newest.
Before moving on, I'd like to mention Horde. I've just found it halfway through writing this article and it looks like it could be interesting but I don't want to write about it before having had a proper chance to explore it! So go check it out if you're interested in seeing about another cool-looking project.
Rounding off
The other point I wanted to cover in reply to the comments on my previous post was the issue of whether or not web services are really being distributed, and if not, do they really need to be free software? My personal opinion is that if you're using the app for your own personal use then there is no need to release the source code: if you're allowing public access to your software, even if only a small amount of the code is technically being distributed, then you should share the source code for it.
What happens if you want to change e-mail services from Google to Yahoo, but they decide they don't want to let you do that? Without the source code these restrictions can exist. How do we know what our current service providers are doing with our e-mails? Who they're sharing that information with? We put a lot of trust in companies who's primary responsibility is to their shareholders, not to their customers; companies who are increasingly trying to gather more and more information on us to better target their adverts.
I'm going to look for some affordable hosting to set these apps up for myself, and all being well, use them in place of my current Google accounts. If other people are interested perhaps they might drop me a message to jonathan.roberts.uk at googlemail dot com and if we get enough interest maybe we'll even be able to start some sort of a co-operative: a web app service that is owned and managed by it's users. Sounds like a dream but if there's enough interest, or a few rather wealthy readers, maybe we'll get something off the ground!
Such a service might encourage development to help us fill in the gaps that currently exist in the free web apps market—calenders, online office suites etc—and possibly even provide the resources to help fund development on some of these projects! OK, I think I am now officially a dreamer.
services rather than code
From the user perspective, I see software more as a service rather than some lines of code. If I'm for example using a filter in GIMP, the programmer offers me a service in sharing his knowledge of how to change an image. If you are using a webapp like GMail or Google Maps or whatever, then you are using clearly a service too.
It's all about the knowledge which is in the code and that gives me power to do the things I want (whether this is to transform a picture or send an E-Mail via a protocol I don't bother to learn). And I think it's very important that this knowledge and the skills burried in the code are open for everybody to see and improve upon. Thus, it doesn't matter where the code is executed. If I'm using a service I want to be able to find out how exactly that service works.
So, I think in the next revision of the GPL it ought better be talked about "distributing services which are provided through means of computer code", rather than "distributing code and binaries". That way the GPL would be better appliable for webapps to protect the freedoms for all users. Some company couldn't then take any of those nice apps described in your article, modify them and run them on their server, without sharing the changes they made to the core code, with the excuse that they aren't really distributing software. It's a pitty that we're probably too late to include this in GPLv3 ;-)
I disagree. They aren't
I disagree. They aren't making excuses if they decline to distribute the changes, they're following the license. I agree that they _ought_ to distribute the changes, but they shouldn't be _forced_ to if the developers say that it's ok for them not to (through their choice of license). You should check out the Affero GPL if you're writing a webapp and you think it's better for the purpose.
spirit vs. law
Yeah, they keep to the license. But with free software licenses it's always the same: they aren't the optimal solution because default law is copyright,not copyleft. That's why they always need revisions as new dangers or possibilities arise. That's why I think their spirit and intention is just as important as their law-binding content.
And as the GPL is THE standard license for free software it would be nice if you could still use that one. Can you incorporate GPLed code into your project and release the whole thing under the Affero GPL? Then It'd be okay.
Suppose I send you a photo
Suppose I send you a photo and ask you to do some minor adjustments (such as colour correction, red eye, white balance, clone patching and so on). You do the work then send me the resulting work. Assuming that you are doing this yourself, why should I demand that you send me a copy of the program source that you use? I may wish to obtain a copy of the program so I can adjust my pictures myself; but until I run that program on my computer, whatever you choose to use to run on your computer will not deprive me of my right to control my own computer or share information coming from me.
If I ssh into your machine and execute a few programs, then I don't need source access to the code as it is not running on my computer. However, my ssh client should be Free because I am running that on my computer.
change e-mail services from Google to Yahoo???
I agree that web applications pose interesting licensing questions. But I don't get why having the source code facilitates moving from Google to Yahoo.
Wouldn't I have to run the software on their servers to be able to get at my stored e-mails, or to enter my e-mails into my new Yahoo inbox? If the client code can do that, fine--I can see the code. If I have to send an SQL query to Yahoo's database, I can't do that from outside their network, regardless of whether I have their code.
What am I missing?
(BTW, the link to the RoundCube homepage is broken.)
Link fixed
Thanks for letting us know
agree (as i use both)
i use both tiny tiny rss and roundcube.
matter of fact, i got to this article by way of tt-rss.
both projects use trac, so i'm subscribed to their "timelines" (rss feed of changes and bugs) with tt-rss, and the feeds prove that the projects are quite active.
actually, i primarily use squirrelmail because it's what i've used most and am most familiar with. it also supports threading, though what simple email tasks i perform while away from home (necessitating webmail) could be performed with roundcube. squirrelmail is a pain to organize large collections of mail at once (having to move messages to a folder, one folder at a time, with a page refresh in between), but roundcube is a pain to read mailing lists (no threading), so it just depends on what i want to do with my email at the time.
i use and recommend both tt-rss and roundcube.
GPL and distribution
If a write a program using the Gnu C compiler, am I obligated to share the source code ?
output of GPL apps
is the output of a gpl application covered under the same license as the application itself? (the better question: "is the output of a gpl application considered a derivative work of the application?", as that's how copyright works.)
the short answer: no.
the long answer: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#CanIUseGPLToolsForNF
hidden question
as a follow-up to my previous reply...
the more difficult question is "what source code was used to create my executable?" (because the executable is a derivative work of all that source code and you, or a linux distribution, might not have the right to distribute that executable depending on the licenses of all the code.)
so to build a "hello world" example, i only use my source code, right?
$ cat hello.c
int main()
return 0;
$ gcc -v -o hello hello.c
/usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.1.2/collect2 --eh-frame-hdr -m elf_i386 -dynamic-linker /lib/ld-linux.so.2 -o hello /usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.1.2/../../../../lib/crt1.o /usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.1.2/../../../../lib/crti.o /usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.1.2/crtbegin.o -L/usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.1.2 -L/usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.1.2 -L/usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.1.2/../../../../lib -L/lib/../lib -L/usr/lib/../lib /tmp/ccoUXWZ6.o -lgcc --as-needed -lgcc_s --no-as-needed -lc -lgcc --as-needed -lgcc_s --no-as-needed /usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.1.2/crtend.o /usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.1.2/../../../../lib/crtn.o
$ dpkg -S /usr/lib/crt[1in].o /usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.1.2/crt{begin,end}.o
libc6-dev: /usr/lib/crt1.o
libc6-dev: /usr/lib/crti.o
libc6-dev: /usr/lib/crtn.o
gcc-4.1: /usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.1.2/crtbegin.o
gcc-4.1: /usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.1.2/crtend.o
$ cat /usr/share/doc/libc6-dev/copyright
<LGPL and BSD-like license text>
$ cat /usr/share/doc/gcc-4.1/copyright
<GPL with linking exception license text>
so what's the license of those specific files? (hint: debian's copyright file doesn't provide enough information for a one-to-one file-license correspondence, especially when multiple licenses apply to different parts of a single package.)
the joy of license auditing. (and this example is innocuous but requires a bit of work to prove.)


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|Meet Mark and talk about plan of action (research)
|List upcoming conferences and deadlines (research)
|Follow up re lost receipt form
|Fill out tuition deferral form
|Print agenda
|Remove Jackie from agenda
|Quickly scrabble together speech: women in technology
|Remove self from agenda
|@1030-1100 Meet Greg Wilson about research
|@1600 Meet Steve Easterbrook, BA7260
|@1800-1930 Toast I.T. Toastmasters
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|@2130 Meet Kristin and Krystal
1. Research report: The value of meetings: 22:37
I had several very helpful meetings today. =)
The first was with Greg Wilson about a really interesting experiment in social bookmarking for software engineering. I wish I could have the brainspace to do it justice, but my research supervisor feels I should concentrate and get my primary research out the door first. Greg Wilson is way cool, though, and I should definitely share ideas with him. =)
I discussed my research plan with my supervisor, Mark Chignell. I described the waterfall-ish division of time that I blogged about yesterday, and was relieved when he suggested that instead of holing myself up in a library and reading everything that's ever been written about the topic, I should instead capitalize on my strength at prototyping things. I can build all these little systems and watch what people do with them. When I see something unusual, then that's the time for me to go and figure out a theoretical framework to use in order to explore and evaluate the situation. How nice it is to have a research supervisor who knows how much I like to hack--and how hard I sometimes find it to focus on something purely theoretical!
He also told me that he'd be happy if I could go for maybe one conference and one journal paper. That'll probably be CSCW, then. This means I don't have to worry too much about breaking my project into publishable things. Think simple master's thesis, not PhD dissertation.
My original plan was to be almost done by April of next year. He thinks that's doable but ambitious, and that we'd both be better off (read: less stressed) if I target June instead. From his experience, masters students generally take two months to finish writing - April and May. I need to have something reasonably promising by October in order to convince IBM to keep funding me. My nearest milestone is August 17, the intern day at the Cambridge lab: must have something cool to talk about then.
Mark also suggested that I take his statistics course ("Every educated person should know statistics"). Knowing my interest in business, he also suggested the course on the business of software. I wouldn't mind crossing over into Rotman for a business course, although it's also offered under CS.
The last meeting was with Steve Easterbrook, Greg Wilson and Mark Chignell. We talked about CASCON. I like Greg's suggestion of a Ruby on Rails + mashups hands-on session that leads naturally into a student-oriented Hack Night. That would be great! I'm excited again. =)
If all my meetings could be like the ones I had today... wow!
2. Too warm: 23:16
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|30'C, feels like 44'C
That's not right. That's just not right.
At least in Manila, we know about airconditioning and fans. ;)
I love the comparison btw Manila and Toronto. Make sure to do another one in February! What a crazy climate here.- Neil
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TAMPA | Authorities say a Tampa man sexually abused and killed a 3-year-old girl left in his care.
According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, the girl and her 9-month-old twin brothers had been left in the care of Elisamuel Pacheco all week while their mother worked.
Authorities say the girl had been vomiting all week, and her mother thought she had a virus. After a relative found her unresponsive Thursday, the girl was taken to a hospital, where she died.
The medical examiner found that she had signs of sexual battery and internal injuries and ruled her death a homicide. Pcaheco was arrested Friday on charges of first-degree murder, capital sexual battery and aggravated child abuse.
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Tribute to Matthew P. Sapolin (1970 – 2011)
This blog post is written by Peter Bell, executive vice president for programs and services for Autism Speaks. He oversees the foundation's government relations and family services activities and also serves as an advisor to the science division. Peter and his family reside in New Jersey, his oldest son Tyler has autism.
My heart is heavy today. A few hours ago, I learned that one of my favorite disability advocates passed away on Tuesday. His name was Matthew P. Sapolin and he was the commissioner of the Mayor's Office for People With Disabilities in New York City. He lost his fight against cancer, a disease he had been battling most of his life. He was only 41. But cancer wasn't his disability. He was also blind. According to his friends and colleagues, his blindness informed his life, it did not narrow it. As a dad of a young man with autism, I like that description. The New York Times published a wonderful article about Matthew's life, his accomplishments and the mark he left on the disability community. I would like to dedicate this tribute to the mark he left on me.
I first met Matthew at a disabilities housing conference in 2010 at the Federal Reserve in Washington, DC. We sat next to each other and although we didn't talk much, I was impressed with his ability to navigate all aspects of his life. I did get to know his service dog quite well. He was kind and gentle just like his owner.
In April of that year, Commissioner Sapolin hosted a special ceremony at City Hall to commemorate Autism Awareness Month. He personally attended the event, which honored several advocates from the autism community, and spent considerable time talking with the attendees. He also delivered a speech that made it clear he understood the many challenges people with autism face. His compassion for others was palpable.
Two months later, I joined Autism Speaks co-founder Suzanne Wright for a meeting at City Hall where we talked with the Commissioner about our awareness initiatives and family services programs designed to help people with autism in New York City and beyond. He listened, gave us advice, showed that he cared and importantly offered to help. Exactly the kind of meeting one would like to have with every administrative official!
My fondest memory of Matthew, however, was spending time with him on the South Lawn of the White House in July, 2010. We were there to commemorate the 20thanniversary of the American Disabilities Act (ADA). It was a beautiful day, not a cloud in the sky. Temperatures hovered close to 100 degrees, most of us were sweating profusely. We talked about how fitting it was for the occasion. When it came time for President Obama to walk a line to shake hands with the attendees, it was obvious that only a few would be able to personally greet the President. Suddenly, we were in a "disability mosh pit" vying for our moment of fame.
Matthew's beautiful wife Candra was at his side but they got separated as the President made his way to our section of the line. I was in the front row and about 30 seconds from my chance to meet the President of the United States. But suddenly I decided that it was more important for Matthew to meet the President than me. That day was about him more than it was about me (or my son with a disability who couldn't be there). So I turned around, gently grabbed Matthew by the shoulders and guided him to the front of the line where he got his 15 seconds to personally talk with President Obama. I wish I knew what they said to each other.
As soon as they were finished, Matthew swung around and had the most incredible look of joy on his face. I can still see that expression now, it will never leave my memory. He didn't know where I was standing; he shouted my name and when I told him where I was, he gave me a big ol' hug. Candra handed me a camera (or maybe it was a phone) and asked me to take a picture of them. Shortly thereafter, I managed to get my Blackberry to snap a picture of the President (see attached) as he made his way down the line. It was a surreal moment for all of us and one that will probably last with me forever. And Matthew Sapolin was a part of it.
I haven't seen or talked with Commissioner Sapolin since. I didn't know that his cancer had returned. I knew Autism Speaks was working with his office on some autism awareness initiatives but his death came as a complete surprise to all of us. His passing is a huge loss to our community. Not just to Autism Speaks, or the autism and disability community but our community at large. He represented all of us. He showed us how to live courageously as well as compassionately. He stood for those who can't always stand for themselves. I learned valuable lessons from him and hope to carry these forward as an advocate for the disabled. Thank you for modeling these qualities for us. Rest in peace, Matthew.


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Published: Wednesday, October 9, 2013 at 5:53 p.m.
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SARASOTA - A third-grader brought a loaded gun to a Sarasota elementary school Wednesday, keeping the pistol in his backpack until another student alerted a teacher, officials said.
The incident happened at Brentwood Elementary, a school of about 610 students at 2500 Vinson Ave.
The student took the . 22 caliber Walther P22 pistol from the home of his mother's friend, said Sarasota County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Wendy Rose, whose department responded to the scene.
On Wednesday morning, the boy showed the weapon to two other boys at school, said district spokesman Scott Ferguson.
Afterward, the students went to specials and lunch, where one of the two boys told his older sister what he had seen, Ferguson said.
The sister encouraged him to tell a teacher, and by about 11:45 a.m., school officials were alerted and confiscated the gun.
"The students did the right thing," Ferguson said about the children who notified adults. "Everybody did what they were suppose to do."
The Sheriff's Office as well as the Department of Children and Families is investigating the incident, Rose said.
As to what happens to the student who brought in the gun, Ferguson said it is an issue for the district's discipline department.
Bringing a weapon to school is considered a level three incident on a scale of four and is punished with an out-of-school suspension or possible expulsion, according the 2013-14 student handbook.
When asked if the district would treat the incident differently because the student was in elementary school, Ferguson responded: "I would imagine every aspect of the situation would be taken into account. Of course, it's very serious, no matter how the old student is."
School Principal John Weida sent an automated call to parents informing them of what happened.
"We are very proud of the students who came forward to report this situation immediately. They helped keep everyone at Brentwood safe," he said in the message. "The safety of our students is our highest priority. We want to emphasize to parents the importance of students reporting any activity that may be a threat to the safety of our school and students."
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The more computerized and homogenized our world becomes, the more we admire the artisans among us. Decorative objects such as jewelry, textiles and pottery take on a special luster when they're made--lovingly, we infer--by actual humans.
In the past, shoppers found these handicrafts largely at boutiques, craft shows and the like. All that changed in 2005, when tech and aesthetic talent merged in a popular (and populist), mutually beneficial way. That year, the e-commerce website Etsy.com was launched in Brooklyn, N.Y., giving gifted makers everywhere an easy way to peddle their wares on a global scale.
Etsy--a nonsense word, according to Robert Kalin, one of the company's four founders--today purveys not only handmade arts of all kinds, but vintage (at least 20 years old) and unique factory-manufactured merchandise. Dozens of other categories, including craft supplies, specialty foods and live plants, are also part of this online bazaar. By paying Etsy a reasonable listing fee of 20 cents per item and 3.5 percent of every sale, even part-time hobbyists can make money if enough people like what they find in their virtual storefronts.
Most of the sellers (and presumably buyers) are women. At more than 1 million active shops and 30 million members (you have to be one in order to purchase), that's a near endless parade of stock to peruse and looky-loos to consume it all. Especially for important occasions like weddings, birthdays and holidays--ahem, Valentine's Day--Etsy is a go-to site for one-of-a-kind gifts.
No surprise, Silicon Valley artisan/entrepreneurs have wholeheartedly embraced the innovation of Etsy. Recent browsing indicated about 36,000 items for sale from San Jose alone. A few of them are offered by Greg and Lora Price, whose respective day jobs are as an IT consultant and a tech trainer at Redwood City's Silver Spring Networks. The couple opened their Etsy storefront, Steamy Tech (search for SteamyTech), in September 2012, not long after they discovered steampunk, a sci-fi sub-genre whose settings are typically from either the American Wild West or England's Victorian era.
In design, steampunk can be interpreted as fantastical contraptions that balance form and function. The Prices' vision of that--mostly jewelry, folding wallets, even bow ties--is crafted from laser-cut birch plywood based on 3-D printed designs.
"When we decided we wanted to make steampunk items for ourselves, the first thing that came to mind was gears," they say on Etsy. "Gears can't just stand still. They need to move and do things."
The "imaginary gear heart pin," $20 and created with the use of a software program called Arduino, is an example of their line. The software "helped us design the gears," Lora Price explains, which then had to be meshed or "packaged" correctly so that they actually move with the help of a drivetrain on the back.
The Prices first attempted to make their curios out of acrylic, but that medium proved to be brittle and cracked easily. "Then we started using wood and fell in love with the way it looked," she says. Etsy, she continues, "is a great way to market stuff. It's huge in terms of visibility and credibility." Typical of sellers, the Prices also get the word out about their shop via Facebook; so far they have 14,000 followers.
Sonja Caldwell, meanwhile, started taking photos in high school, then used the pictures as inspiration for "photo realism" paintings. After she earned an art degree from UC-Davis, a friend suggested, " 'Just take the photos; forget about the painting.' So that's what I did," she says.
At her eponymous Etsy store (SonjaCaldwell), she sells romantic, post-processed prints of her work for about $15 to $30 apiece. Idealized photographs of Paris, a city she's visited often, dominate the offerings, and include gargoyles, pastries, the Eiffel tower and, her favorite "flowers--anything with flowers in the foreground."
By day, Caldwell contracts at Mountain View's NASA Ames as a senior graphic artist. "They're short-term projects, so when one ends I can work on my photography in the down time. I started my Etsy shop very slowly [in 2010], because I was initially incredibly shy about getting my work out there. I began with 10 photos and now have about 175. I'd like to have about 400."
Caldwell calls her customers "really friendly, lovely and sweet." So far they've kept her Etsy sales steady enough. "I would love this to replace my day job but it's far from that point," she says. Still, "I'm getting a little money and it makes me happy."
OmMadeJewelry is the name of Diane Schneider's Etsy business, where she purveys "homemade spiritual artisan goods made with love." "I want things to be beautiful and have healing properties," she says of the baubles--angel wing pendants, quartz crystal earrings, Namaste necklaces and more--she fashions from silver and semi-precious stones.
Her avocation began in 1990 with a CD of The Best of the Doors, where a bare-chested Jim Morrison adorns the cover, and a simple beaded necklace adorns him. Schneider, who works in Campbell and San Jose, wanted to make a necklace just like the rock band's bad boy vocalist. She went to a bead shop, CD in hand, and faster than you can say "Light My Fire," a hobby was born.
Eventually, Schneider sought to monetize her jewelry-making efforts, at first trying her luck online with the domain registrar Go Daddy. "That cost too much and didn't get enough traffic," she says. "Etsy is better, so I closed my Go Daddy site and went there."
Last year, the "big-time crafter and artist" also branched out into stamping silver cutlery, thanks to a friend who was getting married and asked Schneider to mark some silverware for her. She now finds assorted flatware in antique and second-hand stores, then stamps teaspoons with phrases like "I adore you" or matching forks with "I do" and "Me too." Prices range from $12.50 for one piece of silverware to $250 for a multi-stone necklace. Schneider will gladly fill custom orders, and is a perfect resource for a last-minute Valentine's Day present. For local orders she can ship within one or two days.
The inspiration for the "circuit heart nerdy love Valentine's Day or anniversary greeting card" available at Elsie J Prints (elsiej) was right at hand for Lindsey Chin-Jones. The graphic designer made such a card for her husband, an electrical engineer, who teasingly responded, "That circuit wouldn't really work."
Chin-Jones was an early Etsy adopter, opening her "doors" there for the first time in 2006 after graduating from UC-Davis with a degree in design. "I'd always loved doing cards and invitations, I always liked art and painting and drawing. I made cards for friends and my parents, so I did [online selling] on the side while looking for a job," she says.
The Chico native eventually landed full-time positions in the Napa wine country, as well as at the Fairfield headquarters of paper goods chain Papyrus. She took a break from online selling. Now, she and her husband have relocated to San Jose and she wants to build her brand again.
Why Etsy? "Because it's a really easy interface to sell. The transactions are simple and it's got a built-in consumer base," she says. Chin-Jones offers "professionally designed cards, stationery items, announcements, and wedding invitations and collections." She's totally cool with customizing color, text and photos--or more if that's your desire. If you want to order designs from her site, prices start at $1.60 for a postcard, $3.75 for an individual greeting card.
Other offerings include custom address rubber stamps ($39), printable honey jar favor labels ($15) and thank-you cards ($15 for six).
Chin-Jones estimates that Etsy currently accounts for about one-third of her income. Most of her business is from wedding invitations, and she's about to hit the busy season for those. Work "is slowly growing again, by repeat orders and word of mouth," she says. "The pace is slow and steady." Comforting words to hear in this warp-speed world.


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Nice Cavern to start off with. It's been a little while for Cutain and it shows. Melt, Pen and Guelah are fine. Coil's got some worts, seems like it's been a while for this one too. Llama and bouncing are standard. Ice gets cut into a tape flip with IDK. Possom has a lot of teases as usual.
Pretty good second set, no real problems playing wise. Funny soprano backing vocals on Mike's, I think it's Trey. Hydrogen is a little sloppy. Weekapaug is good, and Lizards. I can't wait for the middle of NICU to be gone. Horn is a little drunk sounding, could be the tape. Good back end of the second with Tweezer, Fee, Maze and Golgi. Fishman's favorite composer is Jesus Christ! Awesome stage banter!
Mellow Monkey to close and a kind of lack luster Tweeprise.
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Fort Lauderdale, FL - Valdosta State claimed a 10-point lead at halftime and used it to spearhead a 53-48 victory over Nova Southeastern in the team's season opener Friday evening at the Tipoff Classic Basketball Tournament hosted by Nova Southeastern.
Valdosta State's star seniors stepped up for the Lady Blazers in the game, both leading VSU in scoring. Sczeny Hartry dropped 14 points and hit two of the team's three three-pointers. She turned on the defense with five steals and added two assists and three rebounds. Brittany Ferguson scored 13 points with a team high six rebounds, an assist, a block and two steals.
Rounding out the double-digit Lady Blazers was Bena Hanyard. She scored 11 points from the point guard position while giving two assists. She added three rebounds and a steal. Hanyard was efficient for VSU with a three of four shooting from the field and five of seven from the free throw line.
The best scorer for Valdosta State off the bench was Jordan Waugh. She logged 26 minutes, 16 minutes more than any other VSU player off the bench. She knocked down the other three-pointer for Valdosta State and finished with five points, four steals, three rebounds and two assists.
Valdosta State started hot, shooting 40 percent from the field in the first half and 50 percent from long range. The VSU defense, meanwhile, held Nova Southeastern to 16.7 percent from long range and 31.6 overall in a first half that ended with the Lady Blazers leading, 32-22.
The Sharks caught fire in the second half, shooting 41.7 percent from the field and 33.3 percent from three-point land. Valdosta State was able to make 70 percent of its free throws in the game while NSU only shot 56.5 percent from the charity stripe.
Valdosta State also beat out Nova Southeastern on the boards by a margin of 38-34. Helping Ferguson on the glass was Maylisa Johnson and Courtney Mitchell, both adding five boards each. The Lady Blazers beat NSU on both the offensive and defensive glass.
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Fountain Portrait, England
Photograph by Dean Coe, My Shot
In capable hands, a camera phone—the most widely used kind of camera in history—can produce compelling images. In this gallery, get tips for taking the best shots wherever you go.
A mobile phone snapped this shot of a young girl playing in a water fountain in Horsham West Sussex, England.
(This photo was submitted to My Shot.)
Photo Tip: Avoid direct sunlight. Your subjects will be cooler, happier, and more attractively lit if they don't have a sunbeam hitting them in the face. If it's an overcast day, you're in luck. This is one of the best outdoor lighting situations for photographing people. If it's a sunny day, have your subjects stand in the brightest patch of shade you can find.
Tree Backlit by Sunlight
Photograph by Sheldon Wood
Sunlight pierces a lone tree.
Photo Tip: Choose the highest quality setting available so you lose less detail and don't get a muddy photo. If you have to choose between resolution and a quality setting to save space—and it's unlikely you'll make prints—reduce the resolution.
Storm Cloud, Canada
Photograph by Sandra Forbes, My Shot
Thunder cell over Cochrane, Alberta. The storm rolled over the hills like an ominous blanket, producing frightening tornado warnings.
(This photo and caption were submitted to My Shot.)
Photo Tip: Wait for the "magic hour." During the times of sunrise and sunset, the sky is colorful enough for even a camera phone to capture land and sky with fairly good exposure.
Restaurant Table
Photograph by Bal Malla, Your Shot
As I was walking out of a restaurant I had an aha moment when I saw this empty dining table with the hanging light and colorful frames. All I had was my cell phone so I shot it.
(This photo and caption were submitted to Your Shot.)
Photo Tip: Stabilize your camera phone. In low light, camera phones slow the shutter speed to let in more light and have a longer opportunity to capture movement. Hold the camera phone with both hands and brace your upper arms against your body when you shoot.
Surf Self-Portrait, North Carolina
Photograph by Curtis Gaston, My Shot
Self-portrait taken with a Blackberry mobile device in Oak Island, North Carolina, 2009. The phone survived.
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Photo Tip: Use the rule of thirds. When composing a picture, imagine two horizontal lines and two vertical lines crossing like a tic-tac-toe grid on top of it. Place strong lines and divisions like the horizon on the gridlines and let elements of interest fall on the intersections.
Mother and Child, Mumbai
Photograph by Samiul H., Your Shot
They were happy when I showed them the photo and I was happy 'cause I could give them a smiling moment. Taken at a traffic signal in Mumbai, India, from an auto-rickshaw using a mobile phone camera.
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Photo Tip: When the background of your picture is cluttered and the lighting is questionable, fill the frame of your camera phone by moving in closer to your subject.
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Took this with my two-megapixel mobile phone camera during our vacation in Bandung in early 2008, from our chartered angkut (minibus) on the road.
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Photo Tip: By mastering the technique of panning, you can create some very cool images. To do this, hold the camera phone with both hands—for steadiness—and frame the approaching subject on the LCD. Move the camera at the same speed as the subject, thus freezing the subject while the background is blurred through motion.
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A Nokia N95 mobile phone image of Venice (low resolution version), made from a collage of over 120 images, part of a portfolio of 20 images
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Photo Tip: Shoot a panorama. If your camera phone doesn't include a dedicated panorama mode, you can use third-party stitching software on your computer to create panoramas from several frames. A cell phone tripod will help you line up the shots.
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Photograph by Crystal Lugo, Your Shot
As part of a pre-legal seminar my group and I were taken to a criminal court to witness trials, among other things. Here one of the female guards sits next to bullet-free weapons on a desk, while a student tries on the cuffs for fun. This was a "one in a million shot" I took with my cell phone.
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Photo Tip: Anticipate shutter lag. Get used to your camera phone's timing so when something interesting happens, you'll have a good feel for the point when you need to press the shutter release to capture the most interesting moment.
Photograph by Mark Johnston, My Shot
As the storm clouds gathered the only route was downward.
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Photo Tip: Get the right color tone. Shooting in black-and-white in any light can help develop your photographer's eye by letting you concentrate on the relationship between light and shadow without the distraction of color.
Rain Clouds and Sun
Photograph by Lee Streitz, My Shot
Despite not having my SLR, this monsoon, which occurred at sunset, spoke for itself on my camera phone.
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Photo Tip: Put horizons in the right place. Sometimes, putting the horizon down low to emphasize a dramatic sky is preferable.
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My brother, a travel freak. Loved the way he enjoyed a smoke sitting in front of his car, facing the river in the forest. So I captured it with my Nokia two-megapixel mobile phone.
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Photo Tip: When photographing adults, experiment with both the angle of your composition and the angle of light to see what's most flattering.
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On April 2, 2005, Pope John Paul II passed away. He was in his 27th year as pope, one of the longest reigning popes in history. Despite illness and infirmity, he tirelessly preached the
Gospel of Jesus Christ. He defended life in all its forms, wrote prolifically
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world and created more Roman Catholic saints than any other pope. It is said that
he was the most recognized man in the world and he is by far the most widely travelled
pope in history.
Pope John Paul II: A Lifetime of Service
One of the most beloved popes in history among Catholics and non-Catholics alike, John
Paul captured the worlds attention and admiration during his 26-year pontificate.
In his final years, his step became halted by illness and infirmity; his speech became
labored. But his indomitable spirit touched and taught us all. The following articles are about Pope John Paul IIs extraordinary contribution to the Church and the Church's appreciation of his ministry. Read archived articles on John Paul II's travels, the world's reaction to his death and the papal transition.
Pope John Paul News
Pope Benedict prays JPII will help him build on spiritual gifts
At Vatican, pilgrims remember pope as man of peace, father figure
Vatican spokesman says no decision yet on whether to move JPII's tomb
French nun says life has changed since she was healed thanks to JPII
About Pope John Paul II
Former secretary expects late pope's beatification in June
Pope John Paul II: Model of Heroic Faith
Why Catholics Celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday
Papal Teachings
Pope John Paul IIs Advice for Families
The New Mysteries of the Rosary (Condensed Apostolic
The Rosary of the Virgin Mary (Condensed Apostolic
Eucharist: Heart of the Church (Condensed Encyclical)
Pope John Paul II on Terrorism and Sept.
Pope John Paul II on Stem-Cell Research
Sunday Mass: Easter All Year Long (Excerpt from Apostolic