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With the moon and sun aligned to give the seas an extra gravitational kick onto shore, some low-lying areas saw a touch of flooding on Wednesday, the day before the so-called "king tides" peak on Thursday.
In Redwood City, an industrial area near Maple and Blomquist streets saw about 18 to 20 inches of flooding, according to city spokesman Malcolm Smith, who noted that no homes were damaged or people harmed. San Mateo County officials don't expect water-related woes when the tide peaks around 11:30 a.m. Thursday, lapping just slightly higher than it did Wednesday.
High water was also seen in Sausalito, where flooding forced the closure of a freeway offramp and in the area around Lake Merritt in Oakland, where a pedestrian tunnel filled with two feet of water.
"I don't think the minimal rainfall we saw had anything to do with the flooding," said National Weather Service forecaster Bob Benjamin. "I think it was almost exclusively reflective of the high tides."
Larry Smith, a weather service meteorologist, said expected conditions shouldn't exacerbate the tide in coming days. Within the San Francisco Bay, Smith said, the main concern would be a strong wind driving water ashore, while coastal communities need to also be wary of the ocean swell.
Thursday's forecast for the Bay Area called for mild winds in the morning when the tides are highest, picking up sometime in the afternoon when the water is already receding. And since the surf's not up along the coast from Half Moon Bay to Ocean Beach, conditions won't give king tide extra ammo when it storms the beaches. Friday could bring a slight chance of showers, he said, but by then "tides will be on a downward trend."
Smith didn't know of any expected trouble spots, but said that the weather service will be monitoring what happens for future reference.
"If it would have been last week with all the heavy rains, it could have been a bigger deal," Smith said. "With the rain running off the hills into the bay and drains overflowing, you add the tidal surge onto that and it could have been a lot messier."
The gravitational tug of the moon and sun cause extreme tides that occur several times a year, although this week's are the biggest of 2012.
Along with the high-water marks this week -- from a few inches to several feet above than normal, depending on the location -- there are also extremely low tides.
At Half Moon Bay on Thursday, for example, the high tide is expected to be plus-6.8 feet at 9 a.m., or 6.8 feet above the historic average daily low tide. The ocean will then fall 8.5 feet by 5 p.m. that day to a minus-1.7 feet tide, which means tide pools should be full, exposed and ripe for exploring.
In Berkeley, harbormaster Ann Hardinger cautioned boat owners to let the leash out when mooring at the docks to allow watercraft to rise with the highs and go with the lows.
"Make sure your (rope) lines have plenty of slack and keep them off the pilings, tie them up to the cleats on the dock," Hardinger said.
In Oakley, Chris Lauritzen, of Lauritzen Yacht Harbor called it "a whole lot of nothing."
"We've seen way higher water than this 'king tide' before," he said, but agreed it would have been a different situation last week. "We'd all be swimming around and having no fun at all if that were the case. ... This really is a nonevent."
As they have for the past two years, a coalition of government agencies and nonprofit groups is asking the public to take photographs Thursday around California to document the high water -- preferably of the same place at high tide and low tide.
For more information about the California King Tides Initiative photo project, which posts the photos online, go to www.californiakingtides.org.
Bay Area News Group reporters Joshua Melvin, Kristin J. Bender, Katie Nelson, Doug Oakley, Peter Hegerty and Paul Rogers contributed to this report.


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Santa Barbara: Though upscale, this seaside city is also welcoming to kids
|Boats and paddle boarders provide a colorful view in the harbor near the foot of Castillo Street in Santa Barbara, California. (Christopher Reynolds/Los Angeles Times/MCT)
Nowadays, returning as Angelenos with a 9-year-old, we have second and third thoughts, as we consider cost, balance kid stuff and adult stuff, and consult the school calendar.
But we managed a great visit a few months ago, thanks to a hotel that gave us creature comforts and walking access to great food, historic atmosphere and the beach.
All it cost was money. The tab: $339 (before taxes) for a night at the Spanish Garden Inn; $53 for lunch at Anchor Woodfire Kitchen; $157 for dinner at Julienne; $28 for a one-hour surrey rental; $10 to visit Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park; and $1.64 on Stearns Wharf for a how-to-draw-sea-critters book that yielded hours of fun.
The bed
The citizen-critics of TripAdvisor lavish so much love on the Spanish Garden Inn (915 Garden St.; (805) 564-4700, www.spanishgardeninn.com ) that I was suspicious. But this 23-room inn (built in 2002, parking below,
Spanish flourishes above) is the real deal, with great service, a handsome courtyard and a kiva fireplace in our room. The price seemed steep at first, but parking and Wi-Fi were free, as was the excellent buffet breakfast; no bogus resort fee.
The meal
After a sunset stroll on Stearns Wharf, we ducked into busy, sophisticated Julienne (138 E. Canon Perdido St.; (805) 845-6488, www.restaurantjulienne.com; main dishes $19-$30). More great service and a thoughtful menu. (Instead of American Coca-Cola, it carries the Mexican variety, which has no high-fructose corn syrup.)
Our daughter, Grace, was the only kid in the restaurant at 7:30 p.m., but the waitress made her feel welcome and she responded by devouring the trout. Counting my top sirloin (with urchin) and Mary Frances' ravioli, the kitchen hit three home runs for us, then gave us homemade churros for dessert.
The find
Between the beach and U.S. 101 lies the Funk Zone, an old industrial neighborhood now peppered with wine-tasting rooms and galleries. (Details: www.urbanwinetrailsb.com.) After a beach-side surrey ride, we fell in briefly with a rambunctious crowd at the Oreana Winery & Marketplace (205 Anacapa St., (805) 962-5857), which had not only live music and wine on the patio, but also 25-cent gum balls.
We liked the contemporary art displays at the 41-room Hotel Indigo (121 State St.; (805) 966-6586; opened in 2012, rates $155-$339) and detected a hint of anise in the ketchup (that's a good thing) at the Anchor Woodfire Kitchen (119 State St.; (805) 845-0989, www.anchorwoodfirekitchen.com; opened late 2012). Tasty house-made sausage too.
lesson learned
There's more to California history than missions - there are the presidios that protected the missions too. The Presidio de Santa Barbara, founded in 1782 and now a state historic park, stands just a few blocks from the Spanish Garden Inn.
We persuaded the desk clerk to guard Grace's scooter while we roamed the mostly reconstructed site and whispered in the chapel.
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SNOWMASS VILLAGE - Viceroy Snowmass condos, none of which have been sold since before the financial crash of 2008, are officially back on the market.
The wholly owned residences, which range from studios to four bedrooms, start at $225,000. Related Colorado will start by putting 10 representative units on the multiple listing system, although that doesn't mean the others won't sell, according to spokeswoman Maureen Poschman.
The Aspen Times reported in 2008 that units at the Viceroy started at $570,000. Dwayne Romero, president of developer Related Colorado, said his company arrived at the current pricing plan after a "very exhaustive, internal and external analysis." The internal aspect refers to comparing the units to others being offered within its specific market. The company also compared its pricing to similar national and global offerings that its prospective buyers might be looking at, and relied on feedback from local real estate brokers.
According to Aspen Journalism, Related had put $110 million worth of Viceroy units under contract before the financial crash of 2008. The hotel didn't open until Thanksgiving Day 2009.
Most of the buyers went on to successfully sue and get out of their contracts. None of the condos have sold since then.
Romero said the company's sales approach will be different this time around.
"Most importantly the offering this time around - it's tangible; it's real; it's built," Romero said. "The Viceroy hotel has achieved a great deal of accolades and great market reception. ... (We can) build right off of that which is already in place."
The hotel was named the No. 1 resort hotel in Aspen/Snowmass by Conde Nast in its December issue. It also received the Certificate of Excellence this year from TripAdvisor, an award given to properties that consistently get outstanding reviews by guests online at
Also, potential buyers now are "focused and real, capable buyers," concerned with things like purchase price and financing, Romero said.
Andrew Ernemann, associate broker at B.J. Adams and Co., said many buyers a few years ago seemed to be looking for investments that produced profit in the short term. Potential buyers today are "in many ways more cautious, they're more educated," and "the way that they might look at price" is different, he said.
The Viceroy has proven that it can attract people as a hotel and can book rooms, providing owners rental income. Potential buyers today are likely looking for a residence they can use or invest in for five to 10 years, rather than something to quickly flip for profit.
Aspen Snowmass Sotheby's International Realty is the listing broker for the Residences at Viceroy Snowmass, although other realtors can sell the units as well.
"Any broker with a buyer who's ready, willing and able can get in there and sell those units," Ernemann said.
Ernemann and B.J. Adams colleague Tara Turner wrote in a newsletter last week that Snowmass Village real estate trends are still inconsistent, and that they expect the Viceroy and Westin to provide the boost needed to get "buyer confidence back on track."
"I definitely think this will help," Ernemann said. "I think it's great to have Viceroy back on the market."
Architect Jean-Michel Gathy designed the Residences at Viceroy Snowmass. They include granite fireplaces and galley or full kitchens featuring stainless appliances.
Owners receive preferred access and pricing at amenities and VIP status at other Viceroy resorts.
Romero said the primary reason to buy is to "fulfill a certain lifestyle ... to satisfy your desire in this wonderful place called Aspen/Snowmass.
"This is still a lifestyle we are sharing," he said.
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This is a discussion on Forget patching, it's volcanoes you need to watch out for! - Solaris Rss ; This blog entry has nothing to do with patching and everything to do with volcanoes. I traveled home to Dublin, Ireland, on Tuesday April 13th from the Warsaw Oracle Sun Customer Welcome Event which was canceled due to the tragic ...
This blog entry has nothing to do with patching and everything to do with volcanoes.
I traveled home to Dublin, Ireland, on Tuesday April 13th from the Warsaw Oracle Sun Customer Welcome Event which was canceled due to the tragic plane crash in Russia.
Enough time to repack for a weekend away with the wife and 3 kids in Madrid. Flew to Madrid on Wednesday 14th to arrive to news on CNN and BBC World that a volcano was erupting in Iceland.
By Thursday airports in Northern Europe, including Ireland, had been temporarily closed due to the ash cloud and were expected to reopen Friday. Friday became Saturday morning, then Saturday evening, then sometime on Sunday.
On Saturday Aer Lingus kindly texted to say they'd cancelled our flight home on Sunday with the advice to rebook or cancel the flight home. Brilliant!
CNN and BBC World cheerily reported that the last time this volcano erupted in lasted 2 years. Bugger!
Stuck in Madrid with wife and three kids, aged 10, 7, and 3. There are worse places to be stranded but I needed to get home to catch up with work. My wife is a teacher so she needed to get home for school on Monday as did the two older kids.
Armed with my Nokia 5800 smart(ish) phone and occasional access to the PC terminal in the hotel, I looked at the alternatives. I could rebook an Aer Lingus flight for Wednesday with absolutely no guarantee that flights would be operating or else book a ferry home from Cherbourg or Roscoff in France which is 1,368 km away from Madrid according to the RAC route planner.
I called Aer Lingus to be informed by a nice automated call handling system that their offices were closed until Monday. No further information on their web site except to state that flights were cancelled and no estimated date for recommencement. Thanks a bunch, Aer Lingus!
CNN and BBC World were happily reporting that flights could potentially be disrupted for weeks or even longer. Arrgghhh!
I decided to consult the boss ? my wife. She said I was over-reacting. OVER-REACTING ?!!! Didn't get much sleep. By Sunday morning, ferries were booked out until Friday night and Aer Lingus booked out until the following Saturday. An hour later Aer Lingus flights were booked out until the following Monday with still no guarantee they'd even be flying by then. Bugger!
Our 3 year old, Suzie, was worried why all the planes had decided to fly into a volcano. She didn't think that was a good idea! The boys were just happy to be off school.
Time to make escape plans.
Firstly, booked a Best Western Hotel for Sunday night. Got good ?last minute deal? on bestwestern.com. Had to get two taxis to it as Madrid taxis will not ? under any circumstances ? take more than 4 people. They dropped us off on the street. No sign of hotel. Bugger! Phone Best Western and ask them for the address. Eventually find hotel at other end of the street, past the roundabout.
Next looked at ferries. Irish Ferries or Celtic ferries from Cherbourg to Roslare on Friday night for 5 foot passengers for EURO 460 and 450 respectively for 19 hour sailing or Brittany Ferries from Roscoff to Cork also on Friday night for EURO 280 for 14 hour sailing. Booked Brittany Ferries after consulting with the boss.
Now, how to get to Roscoff from Madrid ? Phoned Avis, who said they might have a car in Madrid by Tuesday and provisionally booked it. Rang them up next morning to confirm it and was told there would be no cars available from Madrid until Friday. Bugger! Spainish Avis no help at all. Avis Preferred status didn't help at all.
Checked with Hertz. Same story. Arrghhh!
Booked same hotel for 1 more night. Price for 2 rooms had gone up from EURO 136 to EURO 265 without breakfast. Thanks Best Western! Arrrggggghhhhhhhh!!!
Phoned Avis UK reservations and got through to a very nice and very patient lady. So, where had they cars ? There was one available from Bilbao on Tuesday. It would cost EURO 1,200 for 3 days. Bugger!!! Booked it anyway as needed it. But how to get to Bilbao ?
CNN and BBC World were now estastic to report that all intercity trains were fully booked out.
I kept the nice Avis lady on the line looking for places closer to Madrid. My fingers ran over the map of Spain in my travel guide book. Guadalajara ? No cars. Segovia ? Yes, on Tuesday! Booked that. Now, how to get to Segovia ?
Canceled Best Western reservation in Madrid and booked Eurostarshotel in Segovia on smart phone. By now I was figuring out that TripAdvisor hotel ratings are rubbish (I'd previously figured out that their restaurant ratings are utter rubbish) and had started using Hotels.com instead. Good move!
My impressions of my Nokia smart phone are improving although it still tends to drop connectivity at the most inopportune times ? like confirming hotel bookings! Bugger!
Asked receptionist how to get to Segovia and off with wife and kids in tow to Charmartin train station on the north side of Madrid. Huge queue in train station for tickets. Would take hours just to get ticket. Bugger!
Went up to a side desk with no queue to check where to get tickets to Segovia. It turned out to be the ticket desk for Segovia, it being the last stop on the commuter line, not the intercity lines! Yippee! Public transport in Spain is good and is cheap. EURO 20.50 for the whole family. Train departing in 40 minutes. Things are finally looking up!
Let the Great Escape begin!
Train pulls out and 1 hour 40 minutes later after constantly climbing we reach the beautiful, fabulous city of Segovia. A UNESCO World Heritage Site or so I'm told. Even better, by tomorrow it'll have an Avis car for rent!!! Short taxi ride to hotel beside the impressive Roman aquaduct. Explore old town ? fabulous - then walk back to Avis office in train station to make absolutely sure they'll have the car tomorrow and that it'll have enough space for 5 plus luggage. The man at the desk assures me they'll have something, either a return or a car sent up from Madrid. He doesn't sound entirely convincing. Fingers crossed!
Tuesday dawns and go to collect car at lunch. The Avis man is true to his word and has a brand new Audi A3 Estate waiting for me. Just 121km in total on the clock. But no child seats or GPS available. Never mind, beggars can't be choosers. For the first time in days, I feel like I'm back in control of the situation.
I'd used the PC terminal in the hotel that morning and the previous night to book hotels along the route: San Sebastian, Bordeaux, Nantes. I must say the hotels and prices that hotels.com came up with all turned out to be excellent. Printed door-to-door route maps using the RAC Route Planner as I had no maps and no GPS. The Great Escape would be winging it.
And so at 1:30pm Tuesday we set off for Morlaix, France, nearest Avis drop-off to Roscoff, 1,368km away (or purportedly a bit less from Segovia).
The motorway down to San Sebastian is absolutely superb. A string of long tunnels and frighteningly high bridges for mile after mile. Built with EU money I guess, but it's surely one of the most impressive roads in the world.
4 hours and 400km later, reached San Sebastian, or Donastia as the Basques call it. Lovely town, nice hotel on hill, kindly signposted by the local tourist authority.
They don't eat until very late in Spain, and even at 7:45pm it's very hard to find any restaurant open yet. Kids and I are tired after drive and getting grumpy. Find a wine bar serving food. Have 3 course menu of the day. Meal for 5, including a bottle of wine comes to a grand total of EURO 39! EURO 39, now that's value! Things are looking up!
Come back down to earth next morning when breakfast of orange juice, coffee, and croissants in a local cafe in the old town also costs EURO 39!. Bugger!
Right, off to Bordeaux, stopping at Biarritz. Weather decides to have an aberation, and goes from 16 degrees Celius or preceding and subsequent days to 29 degrees today. Kids strip off and go swimming in Biarritz. Water painfully cold! Really PAINFULLY cold! Kids don't seem to notice. Drive onto Bordeaux reaching the hotel quite late due to an accident on the quays. Very tired. Eat in nice Pizzeria on quays. EURO 82 this time. Back to normal pricing!
Next day we drive to Nantes, getting hopelessly lost on the Peripheric (ring road) and then in town, partly thanks to me forgetting the hotel I've booked is outside Nantes, not in the city center. After 5 ½ hours driving, we finally reach the hotel. It's the Best Western De La Regate, centrally located in the middle of nowhere. Actually, it's a beautiful location, beside a lake looking across at a chateau, surrounded by very expensive looking summer houses, and quite close to the Peripheric as it turns out. Have nice walk by lake. Lovely wild flora, horses, rabbits, etc. Very posh restaurant attached to hotel. Would be a lovely place for a couple but decide it's not for the kids - no chips!
Get lost (again!) trying to follow directions to local restaurant and end up at a charming typically French restaurant called Le Cheval Blanc in a small town nearby. Again find the Menu du Jour excellent, both in terms of quality and price. So is the wine.
Return to hear from CNN and BBC World that planes are flying again. Some mumblings of excuses for the climbdown by the EuroControllers or whatever the folks who control European air space are called. But too late for us!
Next morning, it's off to Roscoff! Need to return car by 1:30pm in Morlaix or incur more costs. Drop kids and baggage (I mean the luggage, not the wife!) in Roscoff and return car to Morlaix 25km away. Over 1,600km on the car's clock now. Meet more Irish refugees in the Avis office and share a taxi back to Roscoff with them - Barry the dentist, Trish, Claire, and whats-her-name ? Spend nice afternoon in Roscoff and then an even better night sleeping on the Pont Avon as it sails to Cork. The ship is fabulous. Extremely quiet, luxurious, and well appointed 4 berth cabins with minature ensuite. Sea is perfectly calm. Pleasantly surprised by prices in restaurant for breakfast. No price gouging here!
Got picked by in Cork by brother-in-law and father-in-law and driven back to Dublin, arriving shortly after 3pm Saturday. The Great Escape is over after 5 days traveling. Enjoy sleeping in own bed at last!
Just enough time to repack for a flight Monday morning to Istanbul and then onto Prague via Budapest for more Oracle Sun Customer Welcome events. Bugger! Will be home Friday, volcanoes and Aer Lingus permitting!
This posting comes courtesy of the free WiFi in the Budapest Airport transfer lounge. Time to board for Prague and not an ash cloud in sight!
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When it comes to the sound of the horn from a train, railway officials say, unfortunately, it's often ignored.
As part of a two-day educational and enforcement program in Meridian, representatives from Norfolk Southern have been working with local law enforcement, handing out safety literature to people who work or live near the tracks, while also cracking down on people trespassing.
"Last year, in 2011, we had one trespasser that was injured by a train and we had 36 trespasser contacts here on this approximately five mile line segment here," says said Hedgepath, manager for special investigations with the Norfolk Southern Police Department.
On the final day of the local campaign, members of the WTOK news team were with railroad and law enforcement officials when they caught two people illegally crossing tracks. This time they were released with a warning. Rail officials say next time they might not be so lucky.
"There were 427 people killed nationwide as a result of trespassing on a railroad right of way," said Hedgepath. "There were 346 injuries. When you take those numbers, if you have contact as a result to you trespassing on a railroad right of way, you're more likely to die than to just be injured and a lot of the injuries are catastrophic when they do occur."
Norfolk Southern officials say one of the biggest things to remember about trespassing on railroad tracks or property is that the deaths and injuries caused from doing this are preventable.
Unlike a car, a train can't swerve to avoid something in front of it. Equipped with up to 15,000 tons of weight, rail officials say trespassing can lead to the unfortunate loss of a limb or life.
"It can easily take some trains up to one mile just to stop," said Hedgepath.


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It's never too late to put a twist on a classic cocktail.
That's why Michelle Nestor and her husband decided to open The Liquor Shop Inc. at 600 Bertroch Lane in Gypsum, near the Highway 6 Shop and Interstate 70 interchange.
That makes four such stores that are currently open in Gypsum. Nestor said The Liquor Shop offers something unique, though.
"We have all kinds of fun stuff, not just beer, whiskey and wine," Nestor said.
To prove it, the store will have its first wine tasting from 5:30 to 7 p.m. every Thursday starting tonight.
The tastings will complement the store's chilled wine room.
"Our main goal is selection and competitive prices," Nestor said. "You don't have to go to Denver for something because we can get it here."
Nestor pointed to some wines that customers had been going to Denver to get and she now sells them at a slightly cheaper price. The message is if there's something you want to see in her store, just ask and she'll look into it.
"A lot of the stuff we carry comes from Colorado," she said. "We have beer from Bonfire Brewing in Eagle and soon we'll also have beer from Crazy Mountain Brewing in Edwards."
The Liquor Shop is open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. The store can be reached at 524-WINE (9463).
There are also daily weekday specials. Mary Mondays feature 10 percent off all vodka, which is "perfect for bloody marys." Then there is Tequila Tuesdays, Whisky Wednesdays and Thirsty Thursdays. The latter is 10 percent off all wine. The Fireball Friday special is a shooter of Fireball for one penny with any purchase over $40.
To learn more about The Liquor Shop, visit its Facebook page.
"We try to have the coldest beer, the best selection and the best prices," Nestor said.
As for the fun stuff she mentioned, Nestor points to products like Adult Strawberry Milk, Loopy Vodka (Fruit Loop flavored) and Motherlode Bloody Mary Mix. There are also things like magnetic beer Koozies and Koozies for bottles of Jägermeister.
Like the building, Nestor's family has been in Gypsum for a long time.
"The building was originally an upholstery shop and it's been a beauty shop and a sewing shop," she said. "We own it and were using it for storage for a while. The plumbing business has been slow lately and we needed jobs so we thought we'd try the liquor business."
Counting herself, Nestor said the store created eight jobs.
"It's been fun and interesting to learn the business," she said.


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Digital Presentation - This locally produced marriage equality documentary examines the struggles and harsh defeat of the hard-fought No on 8 Campaign, as well as how public attitudes toward same-sex marriage have evolved since the '50s. In 2008, after a long-fought legal battle, same-sex couples briefly won the right to marry in California. To make same-sex marriage illegal again, opponents quickly put a proposition on the November 2008 ballot. Proposition 8 asked if the California Constitution should be changed to eliminate the right of same-sex couples to marry. Incredibly earnest campaign workers are interviewed in the bustling campaign office, as are voters on the street and at rallies at City Hall.
The film takes a look back at the history of the struggle for same-sex marriage—from the rather polite demeanor of the Mattachine Society in the '50s during McCarthyism, to the more assertive Harvey Milk's campaigns in the '70s, which had to contend with Anita Bryant's "save our children from homosexuals" campaign. In the '90s, domestic partnerships became recognized in many cities across the country and the role of communities of faith became increasingly important to the fight. The film illustrates how incredibly disappointing the loss on the No on 8 Campaign was but how, nonetheless, it helped mobilize and engage a new, younger generation in the ongoing battle for LGBT civil rights.
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SARASOTA COUNTY - Most riders who account for the nearly 2.8 million passenger trips on Sarasota County transit annually may know what it is like to stand and wait for a bus — often in the rain or beneath the blazing sun.
Now under new leadership, Sarasota County Area Transit has set several goals that include:
• Shorter waits
Just five routes have buses arriving at each stop every 30 minutes. SCAT aims to reduce waiting times of up to an hour to a half-hour on more routes.
• Express service
SCAT's express bus service between North Port and Sarasota attracted 25,887 passenger trips during its first year. SCAT wants to double that ridership in three years.
• Turtle Beach stop
In 2014, a state grant will partially fund an additional bus route on Siesta Key that will go as far south as Turtle Beach.
Of the county's 2,000 bus stops, 138 have shelters.
Sarasota County Area Transit has set a goal of doubling that number so that 14 percent of bus stops have covered benches that are handicapped accessible.
The County Commission, however, thinks SCAT can — and must — do better.
"We should be at 100 percent," Commissioner Joe Barbetta said.
The commissioners are scrutinizing the county's efforts in getting bus shelters paid for and installed.
SCAT estimates that it can cost from $30,000 to $40,000 for a shelter including the land, design and construction of a concrete pad and acquisition and installation of the structure.
The commissioners find that price tag alarming.
"This is outrageous to spend this kind of money on a shelter," Barbetta said during a recent discussion about SCAT's goals.
"We can do the math and say this doesn't make sense," Commissioner Charles Hines said.
The commissioners told SCAT's new general manager, Glama Carter, to get those costs down.
Commissioner Christine Robinson expressed frustration about how long it takes to get an approved shelter in place. She says the city of Venice is still waiting on several shelters it was promised nearly three years ago.
"It doesn't seem logical to me that it takes that long," Robinson said.
Barbetta said that the Wal-Mart in Osprey got its bus shelter installed at its expense just months after the county required it in the store's development approval.
Commissioner Nora Patterson questions SCAT's estimates that it takes $4,000 annually to maintain a shelter.
"I find it really hard to believe we're spending that," Patterson said.
Carter has promised to take a harder look at what SCAT has been touting as its shelter expenses.
Anthony Beckford, the former SCAT director, resigned in March after it was discovered that half the buses in the fleet had expired fire extinguishers on board.
Afterward, auditors for the county reported that they discovered SCAT to be in a state of disarray.
For example, a bad contract for bus parts meant the county was sometimes paying triple what it should have for replacements.
County Administrator Randall Reid hired former Collier County transit director Carter to fix SCAT's accountability problems.
"Our efficiencies really need to be examined," Robinson said.
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University of Missouri Extension is research based information that is relevant, reliable, and responsive to the needs of our clientele. From home finance to nutrition and fitness, to agronomy, farm and business planning, to family dynamics, extension has information for you. The purpose of this blog is to inform and educate the community on programs and information that impacts your daily life. Sharing of this information should steer you in the path of increased knowledge and awareness of where to find answers to your questions.
Dr. Michele Warmund, MU fruit tree researcher, reminds us that we should treat our fruit trees for scale before the growing season. Control must be made before bud swell with an application of superior soil. In early springs, this spray is often missed as trees will start growing earlier than expected.
According to her, apricot, cherry, peach and plum are generally the first fruit trees to begin growth. Then these are followed by apple and pear. Dormant oils should be applied when temperatures are above 40 degrees F. and its primary purpose is to smother overwintering mite eggs and young scale crawler.
A great resource for those who care for fruit trees is Extension guide 6010, Fruit Spray Schedules for the Homeowner. A copy can be obtained at your Livingston County Extension office in Chillicothe and for more information, contact the Extension office at 660-646-0811.


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JANESVILLE, Wis. - Arctiva has unveiled a collection of youth snow gear that'll keep kids dry and warm in even the coldest of conditions. The Comp 7 collection features a jacket, pant, gloves and mitts.
The Comp 7 jacket is waterproof and windproof, with a sealed-seam jacket filled with premium, insulation. Also included are internal connecting straps to lock the jacket to its matching pant. Pockets are lined with fleece. MSRP is $135. Available colors include black, blue/red, Hi-Viz and black/pink.
Like the jacket, the Comp 7 pant is waterproof and with sealed seams. It also has nylon overlays in high-wear areas for durability, as well as an articulated knee for mobility. Full-length leg zippers makes it easy to put on and take off boots. The company says that the pant's inseam can be increased up to three inches for riding during other seasons. MSRP is $135. Available in black and black/pink.
The Comp 7 glove and mitt are made of durable nylon, with a waterproof Hipora outer layer. Both are fully insulated. The glove is pre-curved and has a PVC palm. Both retail for $42. The glove is available in black, Camo and black/pink, while the mitt is available in black. Sizes range from XS to XL.


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Phil Everly of The Everly Brothers: Sweet Harmonies, Deep Roots
Phil Everly, who died yesterday at age 74 in Burbank, California, was more than part of one of rock and roll's best and most famous duos. Along with his older brother Don, Phil Everly was an essential contributor to the continuum that extends from traditional country through contemporary American popular music.
The Everly Brothers were born to a musical family. Their father Ike, a Kentuckian, was a singer and gifted guitarist – some say he taught Merle Travis what's known as the Travis style of picking – who fronted a traveling musical show that featured his wife Margaret and their sons. (You can find on YouTube recordings of "The Everly Family Radio Show" featuring "Baby Boy Phil.") Phil and Don fine-tuned their close vocal harmonies by listening to country acts like the Delmore Brothers, the Louvin Brothers and the Stanley Brothers, among others. While Phil and Don attended high school in Knoxville, Tennessee, they continued to perform. Chet Atkins helped them land recording contracts and a deal with the Acuff-Rose music publishers, who introduced them to the country-inspired songs of Felice and Boudleaux Bryant.
In 1957, the Everly Brothers had their first hit with the Bryants' composition "Bye Bye Love." Topping the U.S. country charts and scoring on the pop and R&B charts as well, "Bye Bye Love" demonstrated how the Everlys distilled their influences in a unique sound that embraced traditional country and rock and roll rhythms. In short order, they had hits with other Bryant compositions: "Wake Up Little Susie," "All I Have to Do is Dream," "Bird Dog," "Devoted to You," and "Love Hurts." Phil and Don Everly were also a successful songwriting duo: They composed their hits "Cathy's Clown," among other hits, and Phil wrote "When Will I Be Loved," a hit for the Everlys in '60 and again 14 years later for Linda Ronstadt. Thirty-five Everly Brothers singles reached the Billboard Top 100 chart.
Though they were often identified as rock and roll musicians – they toured with Buddy Holly in the late '50s – Phil and Don Everly never strayed very far from their country roots. The second album they released, "Songs Our Daddy Taught Us," was a collection of traditional ballads and murder songs delivered in a simple, plainspoken style that featured Phil's sweet tenor.
Though their success waned at home, the Everly Brothers continued their hit-making streak in the U.K., where they had 18 Top 40 hits in the '60s. And they proved a major influence on some of the groups that would usurp them on the charts, including the Beatles and the Hollies, with whom they recorded "Two Yanks in England." In the U.S., Simon and Garfunkel carried forward their vocal sound in pop. Gram Parsons cut a version of "Love Hurts" that featured Emmylou Harris as his duet partner.
Beginning in the '70s, the Everly Brothers' relationship turned contentious and they stopped working together. In '83, Phil had a hit in the U.K. with a self-titled album that featured Mark Knopfler, whose composition "Why Worry," written for his band Dire Straits, was influenced by the Everlys (and Chet Atkins). Later in '83, the Everly Brothers held a reunion concert at the Royal Albert Hall; the subsequent studio album featured a Paul McCartney composition, "On the Wings of a Nightingale."
Though it's a half-century since their initial success, Phil and Don Everly's music continues to ripple through contemporary music. In 2007, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss revived their '64 rockabilly hit "Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)" written by Phil and Don, for their album "Raising Sand." Phil sang two-part harmony with Vince Gill on Gill's '06 release "These Days." Last year, Norah Jones and Billie Joe Armstrong released "Foreverly," a faithful tribute to the Everlys recording "Songs Our Daddy Taught Us," issued 56 years earlier. The Milk Carton Kids draw on the Everly Brothers sound for their country-influenced folk, as evidenced by the duo's albums, including last year's "The Ash & Clay."
Phil Everly, along with his brother Don, was among the inductees in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 1986 inaugural class, and in 2001 they were inducted in the Country Music Hall of Fame.
But the greatest recognition of Phil Everly's contribution comes from his fellow musicians who continue to draw on the distinctive style he developed with his brother, a sound that bridges American music's past, present and very likely its future.
Jim Fusilli is the Journal's rock and pop music critic. Email him email@example.com follow him on Twitter @wsjrock.


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"Arrow" (8 p.m., The CW): Season 2 comes to a close tonight and we have a feeling there will be casualties. Slade Wilson (Manu Bennett) kidnaps and threatens to kill another person in Oliver's (Stephen Amell) life, which forces Oliver to decide whether he's a killer or a hero. Meanwhile, Roy (Colton Hayes) and Thea (Willa Holland) try to decide if they have a future together.
"American Idol" (8 p.m., Fox): Break out the Kleenex. It's homecoming night on the singing contest as the Top 3 finalists -- Alex Preston, Caleb Johnson and Jena Irene -- are reunited with friends and family. But there's still a lot of work to be done as they eye next week's final and one of them will have to be eliminated.
"Modern Family" (9 p.m., ABC): Do you hear wedding bells? Mitchell and Cameron's (Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Eric Stonestreet) big day is finally here. But we suspect their walk down the aisle won't go off without a hitch.
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OAKLAND -- The A's found out they'd won the A.L. West the old-fashioned way on Sunday -- the roar of the Coliseum crowd in the top of the third inning said what the scoreboard did not, that the Texas Rangers had lost and Oakland was best in the West.
Then the A's went out and beat Minnesota 11-7, and the celebration of Oakland's 16th division title began in earnest as the A's donned gray "We Own The West" T-shirts.
Surrounding the flowing champagne and beer and soaked T-shirts was one question lurking in the background: Just how good is this team?
"You tell me," third baseman Josh Donaldson said. "We're 8½ games up in the West with a week to go. Coming into the season, this was one of the better divisions, if not the best division, in baseball. And we won it."
The A's won it last year, too, but not until the last day of the regular season when they beat the Rangers, who at the time were tied for first. This year Texas is far in the rear-view mirror.
"Last year I remember feeling like we stole it," first baseman/outfielder Brandon Moss said. "But this year we are the best team in the West. We are really good."
How good?
Oakland is 93-63 -- 30 games over .500 for the first time this season. And while nothing has been decided yet, the A's have an excellent chance of hosting the first round of the playoffs.
"If we play our game," infielder Eric Sogard said, "nobody can stop us."
The A's have been playing their game for the better part of six months now, and at an exceptional level for the last five weeks. Oakland has won 22 of its last 29 games and hasn't lost consecutive games since Aug. 21-23.
"We play hard without putting pressure on ourselves," Donaldson said. "Lately we've been hot offensively. We're hitting the ball. And we really believe we have a good chance to win the World Series."
The A's aren't likely to get too far ahead of themselves. After all, the A's lost in the first round of the playoffs last year and haven't won a game past the first round since capturing the Bay Bridge World Series in 1989. But they might have a leg up this year going into the playoffs.
Oakland's opponent should be Detroit. And the A's should have the home field advantage. Oakland heads into the final week of the season with two more wins than the Tigers. The A's magic number to clinch home field advantage against Detroit is four, meaning any combination of A's wins and Tigers losses totaling four would have the A's opening at the Coliseum.
The first round of the playoffs start Oct. 4.
"We'll start preparing tomorrow," manager Bob Melvin said. "Today is for enjoying what we've done this season."
It was Melvin who set the goals for this team back in spring training. They surprised people by winning the West in 2012. This year was going to be no surprise, even if the A's were thought by many to be the third-best team in the division behind the Rangers and Los Angeles Angels.
The A's fell 7½ games out of first place on May 16, rallied to lead Texas by six games on July 29, then went into a tailspin that saw them bottom out at 3½ games back on Aug. 23.
It was a roller coaster. Or not.
"It wasn't a roller coaster for us," Melvin said. "You don't expect to be in first place all year. The season is so long, things will flip. We didn't get ahead of ourselves when we were going good, we didn't get too low when we weren't playing as well. It's one of the special things about this team that it can focus on today."


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California on Wednesday became the only state in the nation this year to increase access to abortions, as Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill allowing more medical professionals to perform abortions.
AB154 by Assemblywoman Toni Atkins, D-San Diego, would let nurse practitioners, certified nurse-midwives and physician assistants with special training perform abortion by aspiration -- in which the uterus' contents are suctioned out -- which is the most common kind of first-trimester abortion. The Assembly passed the bill on a 50-25 vote in May, and the state Senate passed it on a 50-25 vote in August, with most Democrats and no Republicans voting for it.
"California is moving in a different direction than the rest of the country. So far this year we have seen 68 abortion restrictions become law, and California is the only state to make real progress to protect abortion rights," said Elizabeth Nash, state issues manager for the Guttmacher Institute, a reproductive-rights research group.
"This is just a common sense measure," she said. "The state recognizes that abortion is not always available when needed and that advanced practice clinicians are well-placed to provide those services."
But Brian Johnston, executive director of the California ProLife Council, said the bill "isn't about helping women so much as about promoting abortion."
Johnston said the reason the Legislature had to pass such a law was that enough "honest doctors have read the Hippocratic oath."
"What this is doing is creating a whole new pool of abortionists. It's surgery by people who are not surgeons," said Johnson, who is also the National Right to Life Committee's Western director.
Brown also Wednesday signed AB980 by Assemblyman Richard Pan, D-Sacramento, which requires the repeal of any sections of the California Building Standards Code that treat primary-care clinics differently if they do abortions.
Kathy Kneer, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California, issued a statement saying Brown "has always been a champion for women's reproductive health, and he's proved it once again."
"We hope that California can serve as a model for the nation and help stem the tide of regressive reproductive health laws," she said.
Restrictions enacted by other states this year include tighter clinic regulations, requiring abortion providers to have hospital privileges nearby, banning abortions after certain points in a pregnancy, banning "telemedicine" that lets doctors remotely supervise administration of pregnancy-ending drugs, and restricting abortion coverage in the states' new health-insurance exchanges.
Besides California, only New York and Washington state have moved to expand abortion access in 2013 -- and in both those states, the bills fizzled out amid Republican opposition.
"We find it just a wretched idea, but our opposition was not successful," Carol Hogan, spokeswoman for the California Catholic Conference, said of the bills signed Wednesday. "We're opposed to abortion, and until it's illegal we'll advocate for restrictions on it."
She said AB154 creates "a two-tiered health system" for women seeking abortion. Women of means will seek care from physicians working in surgery-ready hospitals, while poor women will seek care from clinics lacking surgical capabilities without doctors present should anything go wrong, she said.
"It just seems that women are being treated like second-class citizens here -- that the procedures that they seek out don't deserve a physician," she said.
Josh Richman covers politics. Contact him at 510-208-6428. Follow him at Twitter.com/josh_richman. Read the Political Blotter at IBAbuzz.com/politics.
California's new abortion laws
Gov. Jerry Brown signed two bills into law Wednesday aimed at increasing Californians' access to abortion:
AB 154 by Assemblywoman Toni Atkins, D-San Diego -- Allows a nurse practitioner, certified nurse midwife or physician assistant to perform an abortion by aspiration (suction) in addition to medication in the first trimester of pregnancy upon completion of specified training and validation of clinical competency.
AB 980 by Assemblyman Richard Pan, D-Sacramento -- Requires the California Building Standards Commission, along with the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development, to repeal regulations and sections of the California Building Standards Code that treat primary-care clinics differently if they do abortions.


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Think Tank is an indoor exhibit and follows the Zoo building hours schedule. Zoo Hours and Visitor Information
Before you even enter the Think Tank, you may see orangutans swinging toward it on cables 40 feet above the ground. That's our O-Line! Read all about it and check out the frequently asked questions.
Think Tank is a place to think about thinking. It combines the appeal of orangutans, macaques, and other charismatic species with an interactive exploration of the question: "What is thinking?" Think Tank is unique in the zoo world in that it is about a biological process thinking, rather than a particular animal species or habitat.
How can scientists determine when animals are actually thinking? Scientists have different opinions about which animal behaviors actually involve thinking. Thinking, as defined in Think Tank, is said to occur if three elements exist: image, intention, and flexibility. For example, this scenario suggests that thinking is occurring:
A person wanting a fresh-baked chocolate chip cookie will have an image of that cookie in his head. With the intention of getting a cookie, he will set out for a bakery. When he gets there, he finds it is closed. Flexibility is shown when he can decide to buy the ingredients, go home, and bake his own cookies. In other words, when Plan A fails, he can switch to Plan B, or even Plan C.
To help visitors understand thinking, Think Tank explores three domains of behavior Tools, Language, and Society for evidence of thinking.
In the introductory area of Think Tank's interpretive gallery, visitors are invited to examine their own beliefs about thinking. "Mission Control" presents the parts of the brain and their function. Visitors can also compare brain sizes of different animals, from an 82,000-pound (180,400 kg) finback whale to a 10-ounce (280 g) squirrel.
The next area of the exhibit, "Tools," investigates the definitions of tool use and presents examples of animals that appear to be using tools. It includes a display of hermit crabs that show complex tool-using behavior when choosing a shell, and a termite mound where visitors can practice choosing which tool is most effective for "fishing" like chimpanzees do for termites. This area also looks at human tool use, from early hominids to modern humans.
In Think Tank's orangutan enclosure, visitors can watch the behaviors of the orangutans, who climb and swing over from the Great Ape House on the "O Line" (a series of towers and cables). If orangutans choose to travel to Think Tank, they can participate in research demonstrations and visitor interactives, like the outdoor mister system and the indoor tug o'war. Since the orangutans have the choice of which building to spend time in, either the Great Ape House or Think Tank, it is possible that no orangutans, at certain parts of the day, will be in the building. Visiting the exhibit around designated demonstration times is a great way to be sure animals will be on view. Also, this exhibit warrants multiple visits due to the in-depth presentation on the topic of thinking.
Visitors may view scientific studies in progress by watching the Zoo's researchers. Our orangutans collaborate with our researchers on several projects, including research on memory, planning, tool use, social learning, and culture. Think Tank staff will perform daily demonstrations and lead discussions on cognitive research topics. You can even test your own memory by trying one of the memory-based research tasks, located on computer kiosks inside Think Tank. Will you be able to remember as well as our orangutans?
Does social behavior require thinking? Can animals invent new ways of doing things? These are the two main questions asked in the "Society" section of the exhibit, where the focus is on deception, cooperation, alliance-building, innovation, and conflict between animals. The brown rat exhibit introduces an internationally renowned animal species that is highly social, and, through its successful adaptations provides many examples of "flexibility," the essence of thinking behavior. In Society, topics such as the deceptive acts of several species, and the examination of whether innovation leads to tradition and culture in social groups, are also explored. Social strategies can also be observed in this section by watching Think Tank's monkeys.
Think Tank is a trail-blazing, thought-provoking, interactive exhibit that gives visitors insight into the "behind-the-scenes" work of a research program on great ape cognition. In creating this unique exhibit, Think Tank developers hope to inform visitors about this exciting field of scientific study, stimulate an interest in scientific careers, and instill a new respect for nature conservation.


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EAGLE COUNTY, Colorado - The National Weather Service recently announced that the development of El Nino conditions in the Pacific Ocean has slowed.
What it means is that it's now "unclear whether a fully coupled El Nino will emerge," according to the Weather Service.
In terms of winter snow conditions, however, there's no telling what it means.
El Nino, a weather phenomenon characterized by unusually warm water temperatures in parts of the Pacific Ocean, has brought huge amounts of snowfall to Colorado's southern mountains in previous years, while La Nina, which features unusually cold water temperatures in the Pacific, has blessed the northern part of the state with massive snowfall.
The Vail area and I-70 corridor, however, tend to fall in the middle of the storm tracks. Sometimes the northern storms will hit us, sometimes the southern storms will, and sometimes the Vail region is left out to dry.
The weak El Nino pattern doesn't tell weather forecasters any more about snowfall for the region, either.
"Unfortunately, I think, (the weak El Nino) gives it toward equal chances instead of saying much about chances for excessive snowfall or a dry winter," said Dennis Phillips, a forecaster with the National Weather Service in Grand Junction.
The weaker weather phenomenon just makes everything less certain - but how certain are weather forecasts, anyway?
They can be very certain, said meteorologist Joel Gratz, but it depends on how far out in advance they're made.
Gratz, who runs the website opensnow.com which predicts storms that will bring powder to skiers and snowboarders, likes to make his predictions within about a week or two of when storms will actually arrive.
"Our main focus is to give actionable, useful information and long-term projections of snowfall for skiers and snowboarders are not actionable or useful," Gratz said. "There's not much we can say 1 to 6 months out about the weather."
And the most recent news about El Nino doesn't change anything, Gratz said. Average-to-weak El Ninos or La Ninas typically don't help out the I-70 region much.
"There's not much we can draw from that," Gratz said. "Being in central Colorado, there's not a whole lot El Nino can tell us."
Because the Vail region isn't very north or very south, there's simply no way to know how the patterns will affect the area, Phillips said.
In comparing previous winters, the 2010-11 winter - the best in Vail's history in terms of snowfall - was a moderate La Nina year. Last year - one of the worst seasons in Vail's history - was a weak-to-moderate La Nina.
"It goes to show that (El Nino and La Nina is) just one factor of many controlling how much snow falls," Gratz said.
At the National Weather Service in Grand Junction, climate expert and meteorologist Joe Ramey recently looked at data for El Nino seasons that follow La Nina seasons, such as the upcoming season.
Phillips said in that research, nothing stood out in terms of weather patterns.
"He decided there's nothing you could really hang your hat on," Phillips said.
That being said, the Weather Service's current forecast for the upcoming winter is for precipitation in early winter or late fall, followed by a dry period and then "hoping for a wet spring."
If the El Nino pattern appeared stronger, Gratz said he'd feel more comfortable about predicting general weather patterns for certain regions around the United States, although the Vail region wouldn't be one of them.
"For central Colorado, it's just very difficult," he said.
Gratz will be watching individual storms, however (by the way, he said one is coming toward the end of next week that will bring rain and snow to the area), which can make or break and entire winter season.
Two seasons ago, the big snow season, Gratz looked at a weather station between Aspen and Crested Butte on Schofield Pass and noticed there were about 40 storms that passed through that winter. Two of those 40 storms accounted for 25 percent of the total snowfall at that weather station for the entire winter, Gratz said.
He looks at it as proof that while trying to predict storms ahead of time might be fun for powder hounds, a couple of storms that take the perfect path toward Vail could be all it takes to make or break a season.
And Gratz said not to put too much thought into early snowfall this month. He has researched whether snow in October is indicative of how the rest of the season turns out and has found no correlation.
During the 2007-08 winter, for example, there was almost no snow throughout the fall and early winter, and then about two weeks into December it started falling and barely stopped for the rest of the season.
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- Central Eurasian Studies >> Courses >> Course List
- Introductory Finnish II
- Tapio Hokkanen
IThis introductory Finnish II course is for students who already know the basics of the Finnish language. The aim is to obtain general conversational skills that are desirable in everyday situations related to traveling and studying in Finland (e.g. transactional use, informal letters and telephone conversations, asking and giving directions). You will also be able to understand Finnish spoken at normal rate about everyday topics and understand simple written messages and the gist of an easy text, such as a short newspaper article. You will also learn basic aspects of Finnish culture and history.
The course is based on engaging in communicative skills. The methods of this course are learner centered, communicative and often problem-based, which means that sometimes, for instance, you will solve grammar rules with your peer and assistance of your instructor. All basic language skills, speaking, listening, reading and writing will be included both in class activities and at home.
Course material:
- Lecturer's own Course packet
- Audio and video cassettes
- Vähämäki, Börje & Stuart von Wolff 2004 (1994): Mastering Finnish. Aspasia Books, Inc – University of Toronto Press.
- Wuolle Aino 1990: Finnish-English-Finnish Concise Dictionary. 8. edition. Hippocrene.
- Quizzes on a weekly basis
- Midterm
- Final
The final grade is based on attendance and participation (40%), homework (20%), journal (10%), quizzes and tests (10%), midterm (10%) and final (10%). Graduates are held to a higher standard.
Language learning requires greater participation in the classroom than most other subjects in the university curriculum. Students are expected to attend ALL classes. Students are allowed to miss three instructional hours during the course of one semester without grade penalty. Absences beyond three instructional hours will result in grade penalty of 2% per day. Additional absences can be considered by the department only with proper documentation of attested medical needs for which a doctor's note will be required, and with the possibility of a tutoring requirement to preclude class disruption for other students.
Departmental Policies
- Auditing: The Department of Central Eurasian Studies does not allow auditing of language courses. Any inquiries must be addressed to CEUS Chair directly.
- Enrollment: Students enrolled in CEUS language courses obtain a grade at the end of each semester. The Department does not offer pass/fail options.
- Incompletes are not given in CEUS language courses. Any inquiries must be addressed to CEUS Chair directly.
- If you are a native speaker of a language or you are a citizen of a country where the language is commonly spoken, or you graduated from a high school in that country, Indiana University and departmental policy may (or may not) prohibit you from enrollment in this language class. Please direct all related questions to the Department of Central Eurasian Studies, Goodbody Hall 157, 855-2233, or firstname.lastname@example.com


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Chris Rathbun has enjoyed decades of bass playing from orchestra and chamber music to blues, free improvisation, be-bop, kluegrass, Dixie-Land, swing, Broadway shows, cabaret, klezmer, Latin and World music. As a teacher of very young to advanced bass students he draws upon these experiences and Suzuki training to nurture the joy of all music and the amazing ubiquitous bass.
His topics as a presenter at the Suzuki Association of the Americas annual Conferences have included; Facing "Improviphobia" With Language Skills, Jazz for Classical Musicians, and Do You Like Chords?
Rathbun has performed with internationally recognized jazz artists, "Papa" Jo Jones, "Tiny" Grimes (guitarist with Art Tatum), Tom Lindsay (trumpet player on Coleman Hawkins' recording of "Body and Soul"), Joe Marani (clarinet player with Louis Armstrong), Herb Pomeroy, "Sir Charles" Thompson (pianist with Charlie Parker), Benny Waters, and Sabby Lewis.
He performs regularly with Zamir Chorale and Another Realm (NEC faculty members Hankus Netsky, Linda Chase) and was musical director and solo bassist for the Boston Black Repertory Company production of Joseph A. Walker's The River Niger.
Rathbun is currently a faculty member of the South Shore Conservatory of
Music teaching students whose ages range from five to sixty four and
coaching a variety of chamber ensembles. Former co-chair of the SSC
Suzuki Department.
Berklee College of Music (undergraduate studies), B.M. New England Conservatory of Music, M.S. (Education), Simmons College, M.S. (Library and Information Science), Simmons College, Registered Suzuki Bass Teacher. Double bass with William Curtis, Gaston Dufresne, Frank Gallagher, Lawrence Wolfe, Dave Holland, Virginia Dixon (Suzuki Teacher Training) Improvisation with Ran Blake, Jaki Byard.
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- Jul 20:
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- Comic-Con 2013: Jamie Foxx stands with Trayvon Martin's mom 'forever'
- Oakland: Trayvon Martin verdict spurs students, families to action
- Trayvon Martin's parents lead protests over Zimmerman verdict
- Across US, people rally for 'Justice for Trayvon'
- Jul 17:
- Poole: Trayvon Martin case demands commentary from sports figures
- Criminal charges filed against 3 Oakland protesters in Monday's demonstration
- Jul 16:
- Public Forum: The slaying of Trayvon Martin, its aftermath and how media images impact perception
- Oakland's Youth Radio station suffers vandalism, continues focus on Zimmerman verdict
- George Zimmerman verdict is topic of Cal State East Bay gathering
- Stevie Wonder won't sing in Florida after Zimmerman verdict
- Oakland mops up after third day of protests
- Jul 15:
- Demonstrators take over freeway on third night of protests in Oakland
- Oakland: At least two people injured during hours-long protest; freeway briefly shut down
- Oakland merchants, mayor decry damage from weekend's protests
- Tammerlin Drummond: Zimmerman verdict shows insanity of Florida gun laws
- Chat transcript:: Zimmerman verdict sparks anger, property destruction in Oakland
- Mercury News editorial: Zimmerman trial struck chord with deep resonance
- Oakland: Downtown cleanup underway after weekend protests
- Jul 14:
- Acquittal in Trayvon Martin case prompts protests, debate
- Zimmerman acquittal hits Oakland hard
- Hayward: Woman allegedly attacks 73-year-old musician on stage after song dedicated to Trayvon Martin
- Oakland: More demonstrations planned as property owners clean up after overnight protest
- Obama calls for calm after Zimmerman acquittal in Martin case
- George Zimmerman verdict: More protests planned for Sunday
- Rallies against Zimmerman verdict being held in US
- Jul 13:
- Antioch police chief writes lengthy message on Zimmerman verdict
- George Zimmerman trial timeline: How the case unfolded
- Zimmerman, Martin families react on Twitter
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- George Zimmerman found not guilty in death of Trayvon Martin
- Zimmerman cleared in shooting of Trayvon Martin
- No arrests after Saturday night vandalism in downtown Oakland
SANFORD, Fla. — Cleared by a Florida jury, George Zimmerman walked free from criminal charges in the shooting death of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin but was still under fire from civil rights leaders and critics who were dismayed by the verdict.
The six women jurors who deliberated for 16 hours over two days found Zimmerman not guilty of second-degree murder and manslaughter Saturday night in a case that has polarized the U.S. public.
Debates about racial profiling, guns, self-defense laws and the equality of justice that arose from the 2012 shooting continued the morning after the verdict.
"I remain stunned at the decision," civil rights leader Jesse Jackson said on CNN on Sunday. "The Department of Justice must intervene to take this to another level."
Benjamin Jealous, president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, said Sunday he had spoken to senior Justice officials about pursuing federal civil rights charges against Zimmerman.
"When you look at comments made by young black men who lived in that neighborhood about how they felt especially targeted by (Zimmerman), there is reason to be concerned that race was a factor in why he targeted young Trayvon," Jealous told CNN.
The jurors were sequestered during the three weeks of testimony and remained anonymous by court order. They declined to speak to reporters after the verdict.
Defense lawyers had argued that Martin, 17, attacked Zimmerman on the night of Feb. 26, 2012, in a gated community in Sanford, Florida. Prosecutors had to prove that Zimmerman committed a crime in pursuing Martin and that he did not act in self-defense.
The court unshackled Zimmerman from an electronic monitoring device that he had been wearing while on bail. Zimmerman, who had received death threats, now faces a possible civil wrongful death lawsuit from Martin's family.
The tense drama that had been building for 16 months climaxed with the late-night reading of the verdict when a court clerk said "not guilty." Zimmerman, 29, showed no emotion at first, but later broke into a smile after sitting down.NO ARREST SPARKED OUTRAGE
Outrage over the case was triggered by the refusal of the police department in the central Florida town to arrest Zimmerman after the shooting, believing his story that he acted in self-defense when he shot Martin.
Protests began in Sanford and soon spread around the country, creating pressure that forced the Sanford police chief to step down and led Florida's governor to appoint a special prosecutor, who brought a second-degree murder charge 45 days after the shooting.
Zimmerman, who is white and Hispanic, spotted Martin from his car inside the gated community where he was a neighborhood watch coordinator and called police, believing Martin to be suspicious. The teenager was staying in the neighborhood, the houseguest of his father's fiancee.
Minutes later, after Zimmerman got out of his car, the two engaged in a fight that left Zimmerman with a bloody nose and head injuries. The encounter ended when Zimmerman shot Martin once through the heart with a 9mm pistol.
Some critics said special prosecutor Angela Corey overcharged the case by alleging second-degree murder, saying the lesser charge of manslaughter was more appropriate.
The acquittal will weaken any wrongful death civil lawsuit that Martin's family might bring. Such a case would have a lower burden of proof and Zimmerman, who opted against taking the witness stand in his criminal trial, might be forced to testify.
"We will seek and get immunity in a civil hearing," said Zimmerman's lead defense lawyer, Mark O'Mara.
Civil rights leader Al Sharpton called the verdict "a slap in the face to the American people" and urged federal action.
He cited the example of Rodney King, the man whose videotaped beating by Los Angeles police triggered rioting two decades ago after a state criminal trial found the police officers not guilty. Later, the Justice Department prosecuted some of the officers in a federal civil case.
Demonstrators outside the Seminole County Courthouse where the trial was held chanted "No justice, no peace" before and after the verdict, and the activist group Act Now to Stop War and End Racism called demonstrations on Sunday in New York, Boston, San Francisco and other cities.


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Researching and Racing for a Blood Cancer Cure
Researching and Racing for a Blood Cancer Cure
04.22.13 | By Josephine Martin
A passion to help others. Above all else, this is the prevailing quality inherent in the biopharmaceutical sector and in partners throughout the health care field. We help people live longer, better lives. We see it every day in the work we do and the people with whom we interact. This week, PhRMA is excited to be a part of two activities that epitomize this galvanizing mindset.
On Thursday, we will be releasing the latest report in our Medicines in Development series, focused on blood cancers.
According to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS), someone in the U.S. is diagnosed with leukemia, lymphoma or myeloma approximately every four minutes. And the American Cancer Society estimates that each year nearly 150,000 Americans are diagnosed with a blood cancer – accounting for about 9 percent of all new cancer cases.
The blood cancer medicines in the pipeline represent more than just numbers. They reflect the expertise, ingenuity and determination (aka passion) of thousands of individuals in the biopharmaceutical ecosystem - company scientists, academic researchers, clinician trial volunteers and more. And they represent real hope for future patients battling leukemia, lymphoma and other types of blood cancers.
Secondly, this coming Sunday a group of roughly 60 PhRMA colleagues will be participating in the Nike Women's Half Marathon in DC in support of the Leukemia & lymphoma Society's Team in Training program. About half of Team PhRMA will be running or walking in the event, and the other half will be providing encouragement and hydration to all the runners and walkers at the PhRMA water stop.
I am captain of the PhRMA team and this is personal for me. A close friend of mine, my godson's father, died of multiple myeloma. I am running in his memory and for those who did not live long enough to see the promise of a generation of medicines that are transforming the way people with blood cancers live.
When PhRMA decided to participate in this event, we set a lofty goal of raising $100,000 to establish a new grant for blood cancer research. Over the past few months, members of Team PhRMA worked hard to fundraise and train. It has been a huge challenge, but so rewarding in the process.
Colleagues dedicated their time and effort for many reasons – some, like me, very personally tied to blood cancers, and others generally motivated to help make a difference. The result has been a strong sense of camaraderie, which soon will be coupled with satisfaction and accomplishment. As team captain, I take great pride in the selfless energy and passion demonstrated by my colleagues.
We will be posting materials throughout the week related to both our Medicines in Development report and the upcoming race. In the meantime, please visit our Team PhRMA webpage to see how close we are to meeting our $100,000 goal.


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CORVALLIS, ORE. – The Texas A&M – Corpus Christi golf team will open its 2012 fall season on Monday, Sept. 17, at the Oregon State Invitational. The two-day, 54-hole event will be held at Trysting Tree Golf Club in Corvallis, with 16 teams competing in the event.
Oregon State Invitational Preview
Trysting Tree will play to a par-72 and at a length of 6,141 yards for the Invitational. The teams will play 36 holes on Monday with the final 18 holes set for Tuesday. This will be the first time that Oregon State has hosted its own event since 2006.
The field will consist of 90 players, with 16 teams of five and 10 individuals competing in the event. The 16 teams are:
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
Oregon State
Boise State
Cal State Northridge
Eastern Washington
Northern Arizona
Portland State
San Francisco
Utah Valley
Washington State
Weber State
The Islanders' lineup will consist of seniors Nikki Dunn and Taylor Slagle, juniors Lindsay Biehler and Krista Fenniak and sophomore Vanessa Johnson. All five players in the lineup – and all seven players on the team – return from last season. Dunn will begin her round on the 13th hole, with Biehler and Johnson starting on 14 and Slagle and Fenniak teeing off at the 15th.
The first day of the event will be a shotgun start beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday's action will start at 8 a.m., with groups teeing off on both the 1st and 10th holes. Live scoring will be available on GolfStat.com for all three rounds of the event.
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