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ProtractorsEngineering & Drafting
By the end of the 18th century, protractors were routinely manufactured by machinery, with the invention of dividing engines, such as Jesse Ramsden's, particularly important for enabling the precise division of a circle into fractions of angles. Makers produced protractors that read minute fractions of angles, particularly when a vernier was added to the instrument.
Mechanics or machinists also used protractors to draw designs for new types of machinery. For instance, there were several forms of limb protractors for draftsmen that both functioned as T-squares and provided angle measurement. Similarly, protractors assisted with the preparation of architectural drawings. The instruments were only displaced by the advent of computer-aided drafting in the late 20th century.
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Protractor Signed by Cox
- Description
- This semicircular brass protractor is graduated to half-degrees. It is marked by tens from 10° to 170° in both directions, from left to right and from right to left. A brass rectangle with a curved notch has been soldered on at the origin point. The rectangle contains a small hole for locating the vertex of the angle being measured. The base of the protractor bears the maker's mark: W. C. Cox, Devonport. The letters DB are scratched near the maker's mark.
- William Charles Cox, a British instrument maker who worked in Plymouth and Devonport, had his shop in Devonport from 1830 to 1851. He presumably made this protractor during that period. The Smithsonian purchased this instrument in 1959 from the estate of Henry Russell Wray via an auction conducted by Maggs Bros. Ltd. of London.
- Reference: Gloria Clifton, Directory of British Scientific Instrument Makers 1550-1851 (London: National Maritime Museum, 1995), 69–70.
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There were 102 bookings at the San Joaquin County Jail in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Saturday. At that time, there were 1,448 people held at the jail, which has an official capacity of 1,411. When the jail is full, some inmates may be released early.
Vehicle pursuit: Officers attempted to initiate a traffic stop near North Orange and Vine streets about 11:15 p.m. Friday, but the driver failed to yield, leading police on a 3-minute pursuit. The driver then stopped and fled on foot, but he was found hiding in a trash can a short time later. James Ford, 25, was arrested on suspicion of resisting arrest and driving under the influence.
Robbery: A man was walking in the 1200 block of East Market Street about 2:50 a.m. Saturday when two men approached him from behind, grabbed his gold rope chain and fled east on foot. The robbers were described as Latino, 5 feet 7 inches tall and 150 pounds. One had a bald head. The other had long dark hair.
Assault with a deadly weapon: A man told police he was lying in bed at his home in the 2600 block of West March Lane about 12:30 a.m. Saturday when someone forcibly entered his room and cut his hand with a knife. The victim managed to fight off his assailant, who fled in a white 1998 Chevrolet Tahoe. The victim was taken to a hospital for treatment.
The California Highway Patrol did not submit an incident report for the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Saturday.
The Stockton Fire Department responded to 110 calls for service in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Saturday, including seven vehicle accidents, 77 medical calls and six structure fires.
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Early this morning a passenger vehicle was struck by a semi truck at the intersection of Highways 281 & 50.
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It hasn't been the best growing season for pumpkins locally, but don't panic-the bright orange gourds are still in plentiful supply at area farm markets.
"We've sold a bunch of them, and our largest-a huge pumpkin-sold for $69 today," said Rosemary Brammer who was operating the Witten Farm Market stand on Pike Street Sunday.
She said while some of the pumpkins are grown on the Witten farm, others are ordered from growers in Ohio's Amish country.
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Karli Schaad, 6, and her 9-year-old brother Owen pick out a couple of pumpkins at the Witten Farm Market stand on Pike Street Sunday afternoon.
Ed and Kerri Schaad of Marietta were helping their children Karli, 6, and Owen, 9, pick out a couple of large pumpkins at the Witten stand.
"They wanted something they could carve into Jack O' Lanterns," Ed said. "They get one each-it helps eliminate any sibling rivalry."
A few miles north on Ohio 7 in Reno pumpkins were in good supply at Hensler's Town and Country Market.
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To paint or carve you need only look for any pumpkin that is visually appealing, evenly a deep orange. The shape is whatever appeals to you.
It should be free from cuts, soft spots, bruises. The flesh should feel hard, and not give easily. Infections can invade easily and cause rot
Make sure the stem is attached.
Store the pumpkin carefully, especially if you pick it from the vine yourself. Cure a fresh-picked pumpkin by keeping it in a dry place. Don't handle or disturb it. Curing toughens the rind, making it less prone to rot. Pumpkins will keep for months in a cool (50 to 65 degrees dry, low humidity environment like a cool, dry basement).
To make pumpkin pie you need a small, sweet type of pumpkin that has been developed for eating. They are smaller, typically about 8- to 10-inches in diameter. The meat is much less stringy and smoother than a decorative pumpkin variety.
Pumpkin is rich in vitamin A and potassium. One-half cup of cooked pumpkin provides more than the recommended daily allowance of vitamin A. One cup of cooked pumpkin contains only 81 calories. It's low in fat and sodium.
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"We used to grow them on our farm, but now we order them from all Ohio growers-most within a couple hours of here," said Candy Hensler, co-owner of the market with husband Travis.
She said pumpkin sales take off in late September through October.
"This weekend kind of kicks it off, and the sales continue until Halloween," Candy said. "Travis and I have been selling pumpkins since we were about 17. This is our 20th season, and we always sell out."
Most of the pumpkins go for fall decorations, she said, although some of the smaller gourds will go into pumpkin pies.
Out on Muskingum Drive Huck's Farm Market had ordered plenty of pumpkins for the fall season.
"We just had a large shipment of pumpkins for carving or decoration," said store associate Adam Lankford.
He said some of the pumpkin crop comes from the Huck farm, but the majority is ordered through a produce distributor out of Parkersburg, W.Va.
"We've been selling quite a few this weekend," Lankford said.
But some local pumpkin growers, like Blake Campbell of Waterford, were a bit disappointed with this year's crop.
"I have my own field on the farm and planted pumpkins three times this year," he said. "The first came up but just kind of died while they were still little plants. The last two plantings brought nothing whatsoever."
Campbell said his grandfather, Charlie Campbell, usually has a decent crop of pumpkins each year, but even his patch was sparce this year.
He blamed the no-to-low yield of pumpkins on a wet growing season.
"We put them in around March or April, but I lost the whole field due to too much rain," Campbell said.
Melissa Duff of Marietta agreed.
"We tried to grow pumpkins from last year's seeds," she said. "The green vines grew great, but with all the rain it was too wet for the pumpkins to grow. And my dad swears he's never seen pumpkins rot on the ground like they did this year."


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Tom Van Berkem, Mary Hetherington and Lisa Wallace are all non-pilots who want to represent the community in making policies for our airport district. Each has selflessly dedicated uncountable hours to making our area a wonderful place to live.
I have had the absolute pleasure of working closely with the current Airport District Board president, Tom Van Berkem, for the past 4+ years on the Truckee Donner Land Trust board. He has a remarkable combination of business and social skills, staying calm and focusing on what's important when issues get complicated. Tom drove the process to purchase a state of the art flight tracking system, enhancing safety and identifying better routes to minimize annoyance.
Mary Hetherington, also an incumbent, is a civil engineer who has the knowledge and good sense to ask tough questions. She championed a master plan for 4.5 million square feet of airport pavement, enhancing safety and reducing long term maintenance.
Lisa Wallace, Executive Director of Truckee River Watershed Council, has a remarkable track record for accomplishing seemingly impossible tasks to restore the Truckee River. I recently heard her speak about the issues facing the airport and was absolutely stunned by the depth and breadth of her knowledge of airport issues. She has a good analytical head, clearly does her homework and has a history of success through collaboration.
Van Berkem, Hetherington and Wallace, together with two pilots who are current Airport District board members, will be developing a 10-year plan that will impact all of us with issues such as emergency response, safety, noise and annoyance. As a community, we give the airport $4 million in taxes, so we should be well represented by folks who care about the big picture including community, non-aviation and youth use of the airport facilities. Reading the candidates' statements in the Sierra Sun, you will see that Tom, Mary and Lisa focus on the issues and not on bad-mouthing others. That should be a big clue in how future board meetings will unfold.
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text: The question is pretty strait forward. First, I will give my thoughts, then a I give a list. I would like to hear people's thoughts on what qualifies as Sci-Fi and what does not. Science fiction is a fictional story where the characters find themselves in a setting that is just beyond the scope of what is scientifically possible. The science may be built on a minority opinion in scientific circles, but there is a clear desire to remain true to our understanding or put forth speculation for those things that are theory but not fully understood. Science Fiction stays true to the universal laws that are initially laid down and accepted. (i.e. If transportation from one location to another is possible, then the transporter cannot become a time machine without some proper scientific explanation). Another question, does a setting in the future automatically make something Sci-fi? So, to you guys, which qualifies as Sci-Fi and what does not and any thoughts. The list is random and just off the top of my head. Please add your own. (I do not believe that all of these qualify, I am just trying to get the discussion going). Warehouse 13 Jurassic Park Being Human The Hunger Games Vanilla Sky Left Behind Series Ghost Hunters Weird Science Lord of the Rings Twilight Inception Sharktopus Two Headed Shark Attack War of the Worlds Harry Potter Chronicles of Narnia A.I. (by Brian Aldiss, later movie by Spielberg) Cowboys vs Aliens The Twilight Zone Superman Batman Spiderman The Village


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How the county health department's money troubles evolved
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Ohio Department of Health officials were apparently not aware of any financial problems at the Washington County Health Department until the local health board contacted ODH early this month....
Why is the City of Belpre contracting services from Athens Co.? There is no reason why any town or city in Washington County should be contracting out it's services to another county. All health services in Washington County should fall under the County Health Department. Do the powers that be have no common sense?????
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The sanitarian who handles dog bites in Belpre does work for the Athens Co. Health Dept. Belpre contracts with Athens and the sanitarian is in Belpre one day a week. Belpre is not that big of a city, it would be pretty expensive to have a sanitarian on the job 5 days a week. Just like their nurses. They come form Marietta and are in Belpre on Fridays.
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Hmmm Belpre health dept. last I knew dog bites were reported to Athens County Health Dept.
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The Fort Hays State football team had 12 players named to the 2013 All-MIAA Football Team, released on Tuesday (Nov. 19). The Tigers had five selections on both offense and defense, and two special teams selections. Seven of the 12 selections were seniors in 2013.
Earning second-team selections were junior Micheal Jordan at defensive back and senior Mario Abundez at offensive lineman. Grabbing third-team honors were senior Andre Smith at running back, senior Keaton Callins at wide receiver, junior Jesse Trent at defensive lineman, and sophomore Justin McPhail at linebacker. Earning honorable mention selections were senior Tanner Hageman at wide receiver, senior Cameron Owens at punter, senior Jeremy Jones at defensive lineman, senior Greg List at offensive lineman, junior Michael Terry at linebacker, and freshman DeAndre James at kick returner.
Micheal Jordan was named to the All-MIAA Team for the second straight year after an honorable mention selection in 2012. Jordan led the team in interceptions in 2013 with five, tying the eighth-most in a single season at FHSU. He ranked third on the team in tackles with 70 and had three pass break-ups, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery. He tied for the MIAA lead in interceptions in the regular season.
Mario Abundez impressed at right tackle in his senior year to earn second team honors on the offensive line. He helped the team to 4,721 total yards for the season, the third-most in school history. He started all 11 contests for FHSU. He helped block for Fort Hays State's first 1,000-yard rusher since 2004 and the first quarterback in school history to throw for at least 2,000 yards and rush for at least 500 in the same season.
Andre Smith grabbed All-MIAA honors at running back for the second time in his career at FHSU with a third-team selection after honorable mention honors in 2011. Smith became the first 1,000-yard rusher at FHSU since the 2004 season, finishing 2013 with 1,013. It took a career-high effort from Smith to reach the plateau as he rushed for 210 yards in the season finale against Nebraska-Kearney. He also added 212 receiving yards to lead the team with 1,225 all-purpose yards, averaging 111.4 per game. He finished his career with 1,981 rushing yards and 2,627 all-purpose yards. Smith ranked fifth in the MIAA in rushing yards per game (92.1) for the regular season.
Keaton Callins had a great senior year at wide receiver to earn third team honors. With just 26 receptions in his career entering 2013, Callins had a standout season with a team-leading 53 receptions for 756 yards and 11 touchdowns. He ranked eighth in the MIAA in receiving yards per game (68.7) and 10th in receptions per game (4.8) in the regular season. His 11 touchdown receptions ranked third for a single-season in FHSU history and also third in the MIAA this year. He tied for eighth in the MIAA in scoring among non-kickers, averaging 6.5 points per game with 12 total touchdowns for the season. Callins also had 10 punt returns for 126 yards and a touchdown this year. Callins finished his career with 79 receptions for 1,087 yards and 14 receiving touchdowns.
Jesse Trent earned third-team honors on the defensive line. He ranked ninth for FHSU in tackles with 41 and had a half sack to his credit. His 7.0 tackles for loss ranked second on the team. Trent now has a total of 90 tackles in his career.
Justin McPhail earned third-team honors at linebacker. He led the Tigers in tackles with 90 and he added four tackles for loss including two sacks. He also recorded an interception, forced fumble, fumble recovery and three pass break-ups on the year. McPhail ranked ninth in the MIAA in tackles per game (8.2) in the regular season. He now has 99 tackles at the midway point of his collegiate career.
Tanner Hageman closed out his collegiate career with honorable mention honors at wide receiver. He ranked second on the team in receptions with 31 and third in receiving yards with 412. He finished his career with 74 receptions for 925 yards and seven touchdowns.
Cameron Owens capped his career with honorable mention honors at punter. He averaged 41.3 yards on 40 punts with 68 yards as his best effort in 2013. He had 16 punts inside the 20 and 11 punts resulted in fair catches. His average of 41.3 ranked fifth for a single-season at FHSU. His career average of 39.6 yards per punt ranks him third in school history. He was named the MIAA Special Teams Player of the Week and National Special Teams Player of the Week once in 2013.
Jeremy Jones finished his career with honorable mention honors on the defensive line. Jones led the Tigers in sacks (5.0) and tackles for loss (9.0) in 2013. He ranked eighth in the MIAA in sacks and 12th in tackles for loss in the regular season. He also ranked sixth on the team in total tackles with 47. Jones finished his career as a Tiger with 65 tackles, 6.5 sacks, and 11.5 tackles for loss over two years.
Greg List, who entered the 2013 season with just one game played, emerged to earn honorable mention honors on the offensive line. He started all 11 games for FHSU at center. He helped the team to 4,721 total yards for the season, the third-most in school history. He helped block for Fort Hays State's first 1,000-yard rusher since 2004 and the first quarterback in school history to throw for at least 2,000 yards and rush for at least 500 in the same season.
Michael Terry picked up his first All-MIAA honor with an honorable mention nod at linebacker. Terry ranked second in tackles for FHSU with 75. He also had one sack, one forced fumble, two interceptions, and two fumble recoveries (one that went for 94 yards). Terry now has 110 total tackles in his career at FHSU.
DeAndre James burst onto the scene in his true freshman season to earn honorable mention honors as a kick returner. James averaged 25.2 yards on 20 kick returns for a total of 504 kick return yards. The 504 yards ranks 10th most for a single-season in FHSU history. He ranked sixth in the MIAA in kick return average. James also recorded six tackles for the season as a special teamer and back-up defensive back.
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The Fort Hays State football team had 12 players named to the 2013 All-MIAA Football Team, released on Tuesday (Nov. 19). The Tigers had five selections on both offense and defense, and two special teams selections. Seven of the 12 selections were seniors in 2013.


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Lawmakers to Examine Ways to Collect Internet Sales Taxes
A Wednesday hearing will let House lawmakers explore ideas for collecting state sales taxes on Internet purchases – and also underscore the dim outlook for a Senate-passed bill on the topic.
Among the notable possibilities, according to testimony released on Monday: a new plan by online retailers that could expand taxation of online sales, while generating less complexity for retailers than previous proposals, according to backers.
Experts at Wednesday's hearing of the House Judiciary Committee also will float other new ideas for making the current system work better in various ways, and for giving states new weapons to compel online retailers' compliance. The prepared testimony was posted here on Monday.
It's highly doubtful at this point that any legislation on the notoriously difficult issue will make it through Congress by the end of this year. But the new ideas are sure to be debated in months to come, and could provide templates for another effort in the next Congress.
Under a 1992 Supreme Court decision, when an online retailer sells an item to an out-of-state buyer, the buyer's home state generally can't require the retailer to collect the state's sales tax on the transaction, unless the seller has a physical presence such as a store in the state. Those rules have encouraged the rapid growth of tax-free online sales, along with gaming of the tax rules.
By contrast, big-box retailers generally must collect sales tax – even on their Internet sales – because they tend to have stores just about everywhere. That has led to frustration among some big-box and traditional retailers, which worry they are operating at a competitive disadvantage.
State and local governments also worry they are losing out on a lot of revenue. Theoretically, they could seek to impose the "use" tax, which residents are supposed to pay on purchases that aren't subject to sales tax. But that's regarded as a political landmine.
So many states and big-box retailers have teamed up to push for new federal legislation that would allow the states to require larger online retailers to collect and remit the sales tax of the buyer's state.
Many online retailers have opposed that solution, however, saying it imposes too much complexity.
The latest proposal comes from Chris Cox, the former Republican congressman and SEC chairman who now advises NetChoice – a group that includes eBay, Overstock.com and other online retailers.
His plan would allow retailers to collect their home states' sales tax on out-of-state sales – in other words, not the buyer's state sales tax. The tax would be remitted to the purchaser's home state, as long as both states cooperated in the arrangement. That would be much simpler than the Senate-passed bill, advocates say, since it's the same tax that's imposed on brick-and-mortar sales.
"This concept treats catalog, online, and brick-and-mortar sellers the same," Mr. Cox said in his prepared testimony. "Every business would use the tax rates and rules that apply where it is located – not where the customer resides. This approach involves no new complications, because most retail business already takes place this way."
Other ideas being floated:
- Moving the states toward a system known as "origin sourcing" that would allow online retailers to collect their home states' sales tax on out-of-state sales. This idea bears some resemblance to Mr. Cox's plan, but would be even simpler. Some conservatives like this overall approach, because it could put more political pressure on states to keep their sales taxes low.
- Requiring retailers to submit detailed information about purchases so the states could force buyers to pay use tax.
- Giving states the right to exclude retailers from conducting business in a state if they refuse to collect the state's sales tax.
- Reviving an idea for states to work together to simplify their tax codes.
Of course, none of the proposals do much to solve the biggest problem, which is that many voters don't like the idea of ending tax-free Internet sales. No one seems to have a good solution for that yet.


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For a while it was uncertain whether this show would happen. The tickets mentioned the chance of a rainout and the rain was coming down hard. The cancellation rumor was helped quite a bit when the backdrop was removed. However, Icculus was with us. At almost exactly 7:30 the rain stopped. Due to some good work by the crew, the show practically started on time.
The show started with an inspired choice, "The Divided Sky". This is a beautiful song anytime, but hearing it at Red Rocks with strong winds blowing around was just amazing. The only environment that was close to this one was Amy's Farm.
"Divided Sky" came to a full stop, and after a pause we got our first surprise of the evening, "Harpua". "Harpua" nowadays is usually reserved for the "show-stopper" slot of last or second-to-last song of the show. Getting it second showed that they had confidence that they could top it. The version itself was odd. The story was about "Harpua" the Giant Iguana being turned to stone by Poster Nutbag's (or Posterus Nutbagus as Trey referred to him) deadly gaze. Allegedly, one of the rocks looked like a giant iguana, but I could never find it. This became a bit of a running joke throughout the set. After an outstanding opening, things had to return to normal for a bit. An excellent "Maze" was sandwiched between "Poor Heart" and "Bouncing". Then things got unusual again. Rather than the boring jams they've been playing in "It's Ice" since they got the glider toy, they gave Page a solo. After "Ice", they started to play a jam that I didn't recognize at all. After sixty-nine shows, it was rare to have to write a "?" on a setlist, and I was enjoying it. The suspense was broken when they stepped to the microphones and sang "We're bobbing on the surface"...." My first "Wedge"! This version was much different from the studio, and much better. However, the highlight of the set was still to come. After two more songs, the set closed with "Run Like an Antelope". This was no ordinary version, mind you. Other than the 3/13/92 Providence "Run Like a Big Black Furry Antelope" jam, this was by far the best version that I've ever seen. The jam was both sick and long; it clocked in at over fifteen minutes, whereas the average "Antelope" is around ten. Get this tape and listen to it. You won't be sorry.
After a brief break, the second set opened to the familiar strains of "2001". Then came the best moment of the show"...and of my Phish career: "Slave to the Traffic Light". Not only was this my first version, not only did they play the best version I have ever heard, but they were playing it at Red Rocks. This meant that during the quiet jam I could look out to my right and see lightning strike over the lights of Denver. I can't really say any more about this; you just had to be there.
Now, while I would have been perfectly happy if the set had ended right there, the band felt like playing some more. In fact they played excellent versions of "Split Open and Melt" and "Chalk Dust", with a sweet "Coil" and a really fun "My Friend, My Friend" in between. However, I was still going "Slave, Slave, SLAVE!!" in my head and kind of let these songs slide by. The second set was to bring one more treat. During "Purple Rain", Mimi Fishman came out to do the vacuum solo. I heard her on tapes and was expecting her to do really well. Unfortunately she was having an off night and couldn't get any sound out of it. Fish took the vacuum back and redeemed his mother with a solid solo. The set came to a close with an excellent "Cavern". My guess for the encore was "Freebird" and something else. While I was right, I never expected to hear "The Mango Song" to open an encore. An excellent version, too.
This show was easily the best of the twenty I saw that year. It had everything: odd song selection ("Wedge", "Slave"), standard songs played well ("Antelope"!), and even a special guest. All I can say is get the tapes. Better yet, hope that the band videotaped it and get that! Better yet, invent a time machine and go see the show yourself. It'll be worth it.


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Document from the American Consulate addressed to Frieda Neuber with her waiting-list number for her immigration to the USA, Berlin 12 May 1939
© Jewish Museum Berlin, photo: Jens Ziehe
The small leather folder was given to the Jewish Museum Berlin by Gerda Maison.
Frieder Neuber, Gerda's aunt, had given it to Gerda for safekeeping 65 years earlier, shortly before her deportation to Theresienstadt.
The folder contains letters draughted by Frieda as well as letters and telegrams sent to her over a period of nearly three years. It is primarily correspondence between herself and Bob Kunzig, a young American law student. They had met during Frieda Neuber's three-year stay in Philadelphia. Bob tried to arrange the emigration of his "Aunt Frieda" to the USA with money he had inherited from his grandmother. The plan failed. On 6 July 1942, Frieda Neuber was deported to Theresienstadt where she was killed.
Friederike Maison and her three siblings Clara, Hermann, and Robert were christened at the St. Jacobi Protestant Church in Berlin on 12 October 1882. Over 50 years later, the four siblings were classified by the "Nuremberg Laws" as "Volljuden" (full-blood Jews). Since their non-Jewish spouses with the exception of the wife of Robert Maison (the father of the donator) were no longer alive, they were completely at the mercy of Nazi persecutory measures.
In her letters, Frieda Neuber describes her arduous daily life in Berlin – swaying between being hopeful and deeply disheartened. Many of the family collections in the Jewish Museum Berlin archive contain letters or news of those who remained in Germany to their emigrated relatives. In very few cases do they include the letters of both correspondence partners as in this case. Bob Kunzig did everything in his power to free Frieda from Germany: He attained an affidavit and a ship passage and urged her to speak personally to the American Consulate. She and two of her sisters were deported to Theresienstadt and just their youngest brother, Robert Maison, survived the war in Berlin.
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World Cup Tourists Treating Local Women With Disrespect
RIO DE JANEIRO — The arrival of hundreds of thousands of raucous male soccer fans in Brazil is sparking complaints from residents that tourists are treating host cities like a playground and local women with disrespect.
For the past two weeks in Rio de Janeiro and other host cities, women say they have faced an onslaught of aggressive catcalls and other inappropriate behavior on the streets in various languages.
"They're so rude, they don't respect the women here," said Gabriela Steenbuch, a 20-year-old Rio resident. She said the crude behavior is sapping the joy of the World Cup for her and her female friends who have come to dread encounters with boorish foreign men.
"They think we're like objects on a shelf, available for them to call as they please, and we have to go or else be grabbed by the arm," she said.
Brazil has long grappled with overtly sexual stereotypes of its women. Rio, for example, often finds itself on lists of the world's top sin cities, in part because of its famous Carnival parades in which dancers compete in fantastical costumes that leave little to the imagination.
Such an image is a contradiction in the world's largest Catholic country, where more conservative attitudes toward sex are growing, especially with Protestantism on the rise. Though Brazilian couples may be more open about kissing and other public displays of affection, traditional values in romantic and sexual relationships still prevail.
Officials have said they want to use events like the World Cup to show the world Brazil is a great place to live and work, and to break the country's image of debauchery. When FIFA partner Adidas AG started selling t-shirts that promoted the sexual side of Brazil, the nation's first female president Dilma Rousseff condemned the shirts on her official Twitter account.
"Brazil is happy to receive tourists that arrive for the Cup, but is also ready to combat sex tourism," Rousseff tweeted. Adidas stopped sales of the shirts following complaints.
One of the shirts said "Lookin' to Score," next to a graphic of a woman in a bikini in front of Rio's Sugar Loaf mountain. Another said "I ❤ Brazil," with an image of what looked like a woman's backside in a thong bikini as the heart.
Meanwhile in Rio, local authorities have also shut down brothels in popular tourist areas, including a crackdown on under-age prostitution in Copacabana this year ahead of the Cup.
Still, residents say tourists are aggressively pursuing women out on the street and on the beaches. Marie Lefebvre, an exchange student from California, said she is frequently mistaken for Brazilian and harassed by leering tourists.
The 22-year-old said the unwanted attention has made her feel more uncomfortable during the Cup than anytime during the year she's lived in Brazil. In one incident, some Spanish-speaking tourists tried to coax her into a car. When she was alone on the beach, a man walked up behind her and whispered into her ear.
"It wasn't even face-to-face. It was really creepy," Lefebvre said. In less egregious cases, she said men approach her with lame come-ons such as, "Are you the girl from Ipanema?"
Her Brazilian roommate has decided to avoid the beach altogether during the World Cup "because she knows tourists will take pictures of her butt," Lefebvre said.
The sexual advances are happening in other host cities, too. In Cuiabá, a Brazilian professor made headlines during the first week of the Cup when she spoke out against men behaving badly. She alleged that some Chilean soccer fans grabbed her arm and humiliated her verbally in Portuguese, shouting "sexy" and singing a suggestive song.
Roseli Isidoro, secretary for women's issues in the southern World Cup host city Curitiba, said her department has launched an ad campaign to warn tourists to mind their manners.
In English, the message reads "Não means no," followed by "regardless of where you are from, you must respect our women."
The department posted 5,000 signs and distributed 5,000 bracelets in popular tourist areas around Curitiba with the slogan in Portuguese, Spanish, English, Russian and German.
"They are welcome, but at the same time they have to respect the women," Isidoro said. She said she hadn't heard of any cases of abuse in her city, but noted that many incidents in Brazil go unreported.
Brazil's hyper-sexual image abroad dates back decades. In 1983, long before he would become governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger narrated a video log of his trip to Rio for Carnival. On camera he ogled "gorgeous mulata bodies," saying that Brazilian women "move in ways that even a fitness expert like myself can't believe." He got one Brazilian woman to suck suggestively on a carrot stick on camera.
Brazilian women say they struggle with objectification from their own countrymen as well. In March, a survey found that more than a quarter of Brazilians thought women who wore revealing clothing deserve to be attacked. The study sparked an online protest, supported by tens of thousands on the Internet, in which women posted photos of themselves naked, holding signs saying they did not deserve to be raped.
"Every woman in Brazil has a story of abuse in the street," said Brazilian journalist Nana Queiroz, who started the campaign by taking a photo of herself half-nude in front of Brazil's congress. Tiny bikinis don't mean promiscuity, she said.
While the struggle isn't new, experts say a key difference now is that women are pushing back.
Brazil's feminist movement and efforts over the last decade to enforce laws protecting women and children have helped, said Kelly Regina Santos, who researches women's issues at a university in Rio de Janeiro.
"There is an image that Brazil is the country of soccer, Carnival and sexy women, that Brazilian women are objects for people to consume. The World Cup intensifies that," Santos said. "But women have more of a voice today."


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SNOWMASS VILLAGE - The Local Liquor Authority on Feb. 11 approved a common drinking area in Base Village Plaza to be managed by four surrounding restaurants.
Sneaky's Tavern, Base Camp Bar and Grill, Slice, and Burger Bar and Fish submitted a joint application to designate the area under the entertainment district ordinance approved by the Town Council last fall. The approval will allow patrons to pour their drinks into specific cups and carry them into the plaza during the events, the first of which is Feb. 16.
Much of the discussion centered around the insurance for the events, which include two Aspen Skiing Co.-sponsored concerts and a closing-day party. Base Village Co. Inc., which owns the common area in the plaza, is allowing the promotional association to use the space on the condition that it is included on the insurance policy.
However, the Capitol Peak Homeowners' Association wants to be listed as "additional insured" on the policy.
"They want to make sure they're protected, and the promotional association has agreed to do that," Simecek said. "The control and safety is their biggest concern. Being listed as additional insured is one piece of that."
The promotional association is not required by town ordinance to have additional insurance for surrounding properties, Town Attorney John Dresser said.
"The council did not see fit to include that as a requirement," he said.
Another concern for the homeowners was the entrance and exit points of the area, including onto their property.
"Well, of course we have to do something for insuring the ingress and egress," as well as the restrooms on the plaza, said Scott Calliham, owner of Base Camp and Slice. Calliham also responded to a question from a board member that those restrooms would be adequate for the events, scheduled for a short period during apres-ski hours.
Dresser said the merchants have done these events before in the plaza and that the concerts have already been approved by the Planning Department. Patrons in the past were able to purchase beer at a tent supplied by an outside provider and drink those in the plaza.
The difference with this application is that "alcohol has to come from licensed premises, not an outside provider," Dresser said.
He also explained that the establishments are liable for incidents off the plaza, such as an overserved guest driving and having an accident, in the same way they already are as a licensed premises.
"Really ... it makes their premises bigger," Dresser said. "It's really in their best interest to ensure that this is a civilized affair."
Patrons will not be allowed to drink in the plaza after 6:30 p.m. when the approved event is over, Dresser said. Because of the time of year, most people will probably move inside anyway, Calliham said.
Guests legally allowed to drink will be given wristbands, too.
"Anyone without a wristband would not be served," said Glen Wood, president of the promotional association and manager of Sneaky's Tavern.
Smoking of any substance will still be banned according to town ordinance. Security officials are expected to enforce that and can notify Snowmass police if patrons don't comply, Dresser said.
The town is an additional insured as required by ordinance.
"You take out a family of four, you're over," said Liquor Authority member Phil McKeague.
Calliham said that by his understanding, the common consumption area is "just an extension of each one of our licensed premises, and they overlap.
"We are really under the same obligation where if we overserved Dad and he loads up his family. ... That's something that's certainly possible, just from owning a bar. That's an obligation we have to be aware of."
Any similar events with the same timeframe and the same management plan could be added to the permit administratively, Dresser told the board. However, if it's a different timeframe, such as an event in the summer that would most likely run later, the merchants would have to come before the board again.
"Frankly, I think one of the things we've discussed is whether this is financially in our best interest," Calliham said. "(It's) in the interest of a more enjoyable guest experience. I don't see this turning into a free-for-all."
"I commend you guys for trying to add vitality," board member Deidre Boineau said.
The Liquor Authority approved the permit unanimously on the condition that all four participating restaurants submit their proof of insurance by Feb. 15 at noon, ahead of the first concert on the license, which is Easy Star All-Stars at 3 p.m. Feb. 16. The other concert, by Brett Dennen, is 5 p.m. March 22, and the closing party is scheduled for April 14.


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This guest post is by Autism Speaks staffer Kerry Magro. Kerry, an adult who has autism, is a rising senior at Seton Hall University, majoring in Sports Management.
The best performance of the day on August 5, 2010 at the NYSE Euronext was after the market closed.
Autism Speaks to Young Professionals (AS2YP) held its second annual New York Stock Exchange Summer Event on Thursday in which the sold out event (over 800 people in attendance) raised over $80,000 for Autism Speaks. The event, which was held on the trading floor of the Stock Exchange hosted a night that was filled with great music, great food, great drinks and great times, overall.
The whole trading floor lit up blue on Thursday, once again pushing the "Light it Up Blue" initiative that began on World Autism Awareness Day. In attendance we had Event Co-Chairs Amanda Niederauer and Danny Ryan who both spoke from the historic NYSE bell podium about the importance of events such as this toward raising money for the autism community.
While in the midst of all of this people were enjoying the different tables surrounding the trading floor which included several sponsored food and drink tables. There was also a raffle table for the Nantucket Walk Now for Autism Speaks, which included prizes such as seats to the U.S Open, round-trip air tickets to Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard or St. Barth's and a Nantucket Lightship basket mirror.
One of the highlights of the night was the opportunity for guest to get their picture taken on the NYSE bell podium where the morning opening bell for the market is rung (how cool is that)!
On behalf of Autism Speaks we would just like to thank all the sponsors: Skybridge Capital, Stitchgraphics, Barbadillo, New Age Imports LLC, Given Liqueur, Cabot, Heartland Brewery, Long Island's Original Vodka and Magner's Irish Cider, along with the AS2YP committee who made the night a terrific success.
Everyone had such a great time and the word will quickly spread that this is the place to be. "Like" AS2YP on Facebook at www.facebook.com/as2yp to stay up-to-date with events and check out event photos by Josh Wong. As a fan, you will be among the first to hear when we schedule our 2011 Winter and Summer events!
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Breckenridge Ski Resort kicked off its 51st season opener Friday, celebrating Veterans Day early by playing the Star Spangled Banner and releasing four doves promptly at 9 a.m. as the Colorado SuperChair and Rip's Ride started to turn.
The weather was sunny with temperatures in the mid-50s during the peak of the day, with mostly a local scene enjoying the free champagne and homemade cinnamon rolls offered to the first 2,000 guests.
Breck's opening warm weather isn't expected to last long though, with a winter storm expected to hit the county today.
"We're all keeping a close eye on the weather report this weekend; we would love to see natural snow," said Kristen Petitt-Stewart, spokeswoman of the resort. "We're really excited to start this season. Winter is definitely here."
The ski area opened with an 18-inch base on Peak 8 with approximately 40 acres of skiable terrain on two trails: Springmeier and Trygve's. A late addition to Breck's opening day was the hike-to terrain park with four features at Park Lane.
Last season, Breck opened with man-made packed-powder conditions, an 18-inch base, three lifts - Rip's Ride, 5 Chair and the Colorado SuperChair - and 127 acres on four runs.
"The constant with our opening days here at Breck is that it's always a party," said Kieran Cain, marketing director for the resort. "It gets better and better every year and this year is really a display of pent up demand."
"It's been a long summer and everyone is ready for winter," he added.
Breckenridge resident David Van Atta was happy to see his hometown ski area open.
"It's awesome and it's basically in my backyard," he said. "It means winter is coming."
The first-chair privilege went to Golden couple Christy Jeffrey and Jeremy Bradshaw, who found Ullr during the Denver promotion leading up to opening day.
Bradshaw, 30, came out to opening day dressed as old man with Jeffrey wearing a matching mask and pink tutu. Cutting it close to make a work meeting at noon and riding against the advice of his doctor who told him to take it easy until mid-December to heal his ACL, Bradshaw said he wouldn't miss the opportunity to ride fresh tracks on Breck's opening day.
"I voted for snow and I got it, hopefully more to come this weekend," Bradshaw said. "This is the first opening day first chair we've experienced. It felt pretty good."
"He looked great out there despite his injury," Jeffrey added.
Breck ski instructor Don Willoughby was also in high spirits Friday as he found time to get in a few runs between his work schedule.
"We couldn't ask for more beautiful weather for opening day," Willoughby said. "There is nothing but happiness all around. It's exciting that Breck is open and we're all looking forward to the snow coming this weekend."
As part of the opening day festivities, the Gold Run Coaster opened at 11 a.m. alleviating skier traffic while treating guests to a free ticket.
The coaster offers 2,500 feet of coaster track winding down the resort. Guests can ride alone or with a friend on the two-seater coaster cars, and control their own speed through the turns and twists around Breck's ski runs.


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SAN FRANCISCO -- Maybe Carlos Beltran has a chip on his shoulder about Giants management, and maybe the Giants have a chip on their shoulders about the chip on his shoulder.
Of course, their slightly chippy feelings and overlapping past don't really matter at this point:
He's a key Cardinal, not an add-on Giant, as the National League Championship Series opens at AT&T Park on Sunday.
And the Giants will exert massive effort to keep Beltran -- one of the great postseason performers of this era -- from walloping them.
But the two months (44 games played) that Beltran spent with the Giants last season, and the free-agent period that followed, remain an interesting backdrop to this meeting.
Beltran is now doing for the Cardinals -- excelling in the postseason -- what the Giants wanted when traded away top prospect Zack Wheeler to get Beltran in July 2011.
"I really enjoyed my time," Beltran said Saturday of his Giants' stay. "Unfortunately, it didn't work out for us.
"But at the same time, you have to say that having (Buster) Posey healthy really would have made a big difference for the ballclub. I think if he would've been with us last year, there's no doubt we would've been in the playoffs. That's the type of hitter and player he is."
After being acquired from the New York Mets on July 28 last year, Beltran hurt his wrist almost immediately, didn't hit much when he first came back, the Giants went from first place to out of the playoffs, and Beltran didn't seem to enjoy the chilly AT&T environs (or murmurs from disappointed fans).
But he rallied to hit .323 with a .920 OPS during his Giants stint and always said he liked the situation.
It is unclear how badly Beltran really wanted to return to the Giants as a free agent; it's pretty clear that the Giants had interest in retaining him, if the price was right.
But Saturday, Beltran repeated his early summation of his negotiations with the Giants last winter:
"The situation was: They never called," Beltran said. "That's the situation."
Was he disappointed by that?
"Well, it's business -- that was not the first time I've been a free agent," said Beltran, 35. "I understand that teams have interest and some other teams don't have interest. You have to look out for the best for yourself."
The Giants were not pleased when Beltran made those comments last spring and were again unhappy to hear that he repeated them Saturday.
Giants vice president Bobby Evans said that he had repeated conversations with Beltran's agents (he switched from Scott Boras to Dan Lozano in the middle of the offseason) throughout the fall.
If anything, there was a timing issue: Beltran wasn't interested in talking about a short-term deal early in the process.
And by the time he was, the Giants had acquired Melky Cabrera and Angel Pagan, filling up their outfield and their payroll space.
Beltran ended up signing a two-year, $26 million deal with St. Louis, which had just lost Albert Pujols.
He started off 2012 on a tear, slowed midway through the season, but still ended up hitting 32 home runs.
Then in St. Louis' dramatic Divisional Series victory over Washington, Beltran was true to form: He hit two homers and three doubles and had a 1.486 OPS.
"I'm happy, brother," Beltran said. "I'm happy here."
Do you expect to be booed by Giants fans?
"We'll see tomorrow," Beltran said with a smile.
Meanwhile, the Giants were thrilled with Cabrera until he got suspended for testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs, and Pagan has been a huge force in center field.
And the Giants are back in the NLCS, too.
Giants general manager Brian Sabean declined to comment on Beltran's "they never called" comment Saturday but generally said that the Giants knew it was a high-leverage deal on both sides.
"Unfortunately he came here and got hurt in short order," Sabean said. "But we saw the time that he was here, he made a huge difference, because we were without Buster.
"I know one thing, we couldn't have won 86 games without that type of trade or try to get ourselves to the playoffs.
"So coming off a World Series, you have to make a bold move, because you're trying to get back to the playoffs. Your fan base expects it. The organization, with by and large the same team, almost demands it.
"And I think we'd all do the trade again."
I asked Sabean: Did you find yourself tracking Wheeler's great season in the Mets' system this year?
"No, not so much," Sabean said. "Once we crossed the bridge in the trade, our mindset was to try to find another Wheeler.
"And we've done a good job of signing and producing pitching. So we'll cover that loss."
More immediately, the Giants have to figure out how to stop Beltran, who is exactly as good as they knew he was when they got him.
He has motivation, so do the Giants, and that is just one more intriguing sidelight to an incredibly intriguing series.
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The Angels' Share, the new film by award winning director and writer duo Ken Loach and Paul Laverty, is the irresistibly funny tale of a young father who will stop at nothing to secure a better life for his newborn. The film won the coveted Jury Prize for Loach at the Cannes Film Festival last year, and opens nationally this Friday. Cahir O'Doherty talks to Laverty about the film and his Irish background.
Unemployment is so much a part of the landscape of Ireland and Scotland now that there are tens of thousands of young people there who don't expect to ever have a job.
With your hopes for a better tomorrow dead in the water, with your life in 10 years almost certain to look and feel the same as it does right now, what's the point of getting out of bed some rightly ask?
In The Angels' Share, writer Paul Laverty and director Ken Loach (the creative pair behind the Irish masterpiece The Wind That Shakes the Barley, starring Cillian Murphy) explore this troubling new reality by introducing us to young ne'er do well Robbie (Paul Brannigan).
Robbie is about to become a father, although he's barely made it out of childhood himself. But he's already in a mess of trouble.
His girlfriend's family wants to smash his jaw and run him out of town. He's also facing a stiff sentence for a serious assault, and when it's reduced to community service instead of jail time he's given an unexpected -- and final -- chance to turn his life around.
It's love that saves him, of course. That's what makes The Angels' Share a major change of tone for the writer and director duo whose last film, Route Irish, explored the terrifying legacy of the Iraq war.
That latter film was a dark and uncompromising meditation on the hubris that led up to (and the horror show that followed) the U.S. invasion and occupation. It was critically lauded internationally, but the crowds stayed away.
"Nobody wanted to see anything about Iraq it turned out, neither the audience or the distributers, but I'm very glad we made we made it," Laverty told the Irish Voice.
"It dealt with people coming back from the war and post traumatic stress, and the terrible things people saw. So to follow that with The Angels' Share, we wanted to tell a tale that would make you smile. Something fun for me to write to and Ken to direct."
The result is a tender and bitingly funny new drama that wowed the jury at the Cannes Film Festival last year and walked off with its coveted Jury Prize for Loach.
In the process it's made a star of Paul Brannigan, 26, the young Scottish Irish actor who grew up in one of the toughest working class neighborhoods in Glasgow to two drug addicted parents. His background gives the film an authenticity from the first frame.
Meeting in person at a Midtown New York hotel, I notice Laverty, 55, whose grandfather hailed from Co. Donegal mother from Co. Limerick, speaks in complete sentences and expresses himself fearlessly. As it turns out we met on Monday, the day that Margaret Thatcher passed away, and Laverty is candid in his estimation of her legacy.
"There'll be no mention today of her calling Nelson Mandela a terrorist," he tells the Irish Voice gamely.
"There'll be no mention of her deep and close relationship with Pinochet. There'll be no mention of what she set in motion with Ronald Reagan leading to the deregulation of the financial services which gave rise to all this recession.
"There won't be a word about her dirty tactics and illegalities during the miners' strikes. She'll be dancing a jig in hell with Ronald Reagan and Augusto Pinochet, I hope. They'll be great company for each other. I'm going to crack open a bottle of champagne tonight."
Although raised in Scotland, Laverty has clearly remained faithful to his Irish ancestry, including protesting Thatcher's polices toward the North and Sinn Fein throughout the 1980s.
"I actually remember on the day of the royal wedding going down from Glasgow to a hunger strike march," he reveals with a laugh. "I thought we were going to get lynched. I've never seen such venom and hatred directed toward me."
Loach is currently filming and could not make it to New York for the opening of The Angels' Share, but he spoke to Laverty by phone on Monday morning and told him that impromptu street parties were breaking out all over Britain to mark the former prime minister's passing with cake and toasts.
For the student of Irish history that Laverty is, it was an opportunity to remember what a disaster her premiership had been. It was also an opportunity to reflect on the tragedy of English colonialism in Ireland, which The Wind That Shakes The Barley masterfully depicts.
"That was a very important film for both of us. We felt a tremendous sense of responsibility to Irish history, as you can imagine," Laverty says.


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As the celebration of Mother's Day commences, we are reminded of the mothers who have pioneered before us; the moms who have not only made their mark on their own children, but countless others throughout the world.
They have paved the way for mothers today, creating bonds that cannot easily be broken. We remember these infamous moms, and honor them as history makers in the world of motherhood.
Mother Theresa - As one of the most infamous mothers throughout history, Mother Theresa never actually gave birth to her own children. However, her humanitarian work and care of the poor, sick and homeless, have made her one of the most influential mothers and humanitarians to ever grace the earth. Read more about Mother Theresa and her amazing life, by CLICKING HERE.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton - Most notably the most important figure in the women's suffrage movement, Elizabeth Cady Stanton played a large role in giving women the many civil liberties they have today. She perhaps did more for women's rights than any other activist at this time. Read more about the life and activism of Elizabeth Cady Stanton by CLICKING HERE.
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis - One of the most well-known public figures and fashion icons of all time, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, or "Jackie O" was the wife of the late president John F. Kennedy. Throughout her life, she experienced many trials and tribulations, but as a mother, she endured for her children. For her determination and will power, Jackie O will be remembered as an icon for all mothers; one of the most beloved and popular figures of the 20th century. Read more about the perseverant life of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis by CLICKING HERE.
Julia Ward Howe - Poet and Activist Julia Ward Howe planted the first seeds to making Mother's Day a national holiday in the United States. She was the first to propose a "Mother's Day", after introducing her "Mother's Day Proclamation" in 1870. Based on her experiences as a wife and mother throughout her tyrannical marriage and the violence she witnessed while living through the Civil War, the proclamation declared that women should have more social responsibility beyond the domestic duties of the household. Read more about the life and works of Julia Ward Howe by CLICKING HERE.
Other Notable Mothers
For a look at more famous mothers, visit the LegacyProject.org.


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OmniWeb is a browser for Mac OS X with a unique way of viewing tabs, specific site preferences, and a whole lotta other stuff.
A full-featured native web browser for Mac OS X. Highly multi-threaded and written using Appleâs Cocoa frameworks, OmniWeb is designed to provide you with the best user experience youâll find in a web browser. We think itâs important to polish every user interaction to make sure that the browser acts the way you want it to â" so you can stop thinking about the application youâre using and just get at the information you want, quickly.
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When I found out about the $10 offer I used OW exclusively for about seven days, dropping my other browsers cold-turkey. I thought this the best way to really get to know OW.
After that week was up I was actually excited to get back to Safari. Never thought I'd say that. OW is a great browser, but where Safari is simple and elegant, OW (IMO) is over-designed.
To each his/her own.
Firefox is great...but it's not as good as OmniWeb... workspaces...icon tabs...search engine definitions...per site preferences....best bookmarks manager...syncing to .Mac...
Well, I finally did what I thought I never would and paid for a browser! OmniWeb has great features, does everything that it should so very well and version 5.5.1 seems to work a real treat - long-gone are the days when it was slower than the big Mac browsers - it renders very quickly now and handles pages that Safari and Shiira can't.
Not that I think it is worth $30 - I managed to live without its more innovative features up until now because of the price - but seeing as it is on sale throughout November for $10 prompted me to buy (in fact, I bought a family license for $15 - half the price of the normal single-user license!) Well worth a look at the moment.
Everybody download 5.5.1, some serious incompatibility solved! Now it works perfectly on Iusethis too :) This browser keeps getting better. It's the only one I can use - Safari aside - on a regular basis.
Anyone undecided about what browser to use should read 'gbb's comments about 'diggn_it's views, but also go check out 'diggn_it's views on Firefox. You will definitely get a good idea about the pros and cons of each.
Long live OmniWeb, long live Firefox.
What OmniWeb offers (and well worth the asking price) is a well thought out application that works effortlessly in a mac oriented workflow. Yes Firefox has all those extensions (and the bugs to prove it!), but can be fiddly accessing all those features. Clearing cache and history, accessing RSS and site specific preferences is intuitive and low on clicks.
I'm a serial browser user, but I always come back to OmniWeb.
Check out what the most extensive list of mac browsers has to say about OmniWeb - http://darrel.knutson.com/mac/www/browsers.html
a few responses to "diggin_it"'s post (not so much for this poster, but more of a counterpoint for the users who may be turned off after his/her post):
⢠"Worst Browser" : you can't seriously say that IE/Mac, which has been out of development for years, and sketchy standards support is better than a program with solid standards support and active development?
⢠Ugly: that's rather subjective, but if you don't like the interface/icons, why not head over to hicksdesign.co.uk and download Jon Hick's alternative OmniWeb "skin"? I run it, and now Omniweb looks more like safari... well, safari with a unified toolbar.
⢠Slow to start up: Speed is always a relative thing, but OmniWeb only takes a second to load on my system, while FireFox, for example, takes about 30 seconds (to be fair, my copy of FireFox has heaps of extensions slowing it down... but most of those are there to match default OmniWeb functionality). When people talk about "faster than Safari" they are generally referring to page rendering time, and I have to say as someone who develops for the web, I can definitely see the difference (as I'm constantly reloading pages I'm working on). Older versions did have serious speed issues, but since 5.5 I haven't encountered anything similar.
⢠Has no extensions: what, pray tell, would you want added? I guess you answer that later, so I'll address it there.
â¢â¢"extensions [are] standard with this generation of browsers": So far, the only Mac browser with "extensions" is FireFox. Camino and safari have a few plugins, but they generally deal with preferences and are more appropriately "hacks" due to the non-standard methods in which they must access the browser (such as Input Managers and SIMBL). And as I've mentioned before, most of the extensions/hacks I've run on FireFox/Safari/etc have been to mimic pre-existing OmniWeb features. I'm not downplaying how great the extensibility of FireFox is... I'd love to see all the browsers I use allow such flexibility in a standardised way.
⢠Cost money: Oh damn, 30 bucks for a solid program. How dare a company try to pay its bills and employees by charging for software?! IE (windows) and Safari are free because they are part of an OS package and any programming expense can be recouped in the price of the OS or other software. FireFox/Camino = open source and part of a foundation. Programming costs are lower when people are donating time (yes I realise they have paid employees, but they also have finical backing). Opera used to be just as pricey, but they've obviously made a shift in their business model and are garnering income in another way.
⢠Tab Browsing: Yes, firefox can do it with an extension, but the implementation and visual effect is hardly as nice. Oh, and everytime you add a feature-based extension, you are adding to the RAM firefox requires. And frankly, only Shiira's latest beta releases even have thumbnail based tabs (older versions had a feature called tab exposé, which is pretty cool, but not the same thing). OmniWeb has had this feature since at least 2004.
⢠Featureless: Umm... you're kidding, right?
â¢â¢ "No RSS": uh, no, it supports RSS. Even has a little icon in the statusbar to tell you when a site has a feed, features in browser RSS management (much like FireFox). I will agree that I'd rather be able to define in the prefs that RSS links get forwarded to my standalone RSS reader, but copying a url isn't exactly hard.
â¢â¢ "No Bittorrent": okay. Get a bit-torrent client. Xtorrent is quite nice. Wait... what browser comes with out of the box bittorrent support? Firefox requires an extension. Okay, Opera does. Eh... I'd rather not bundle all those tasks together, but hey... to each his own.
â¢â¢ "No Spellcheck": Seriously... you're kidding right? I'm typing this in OmniWeb right now and it's telling me I misspelled "Spellcheck." It works exactly the same way Spellcheck does in Safari.
â¢â¢ "Anything Flashy": Because, of course, those thumbnail tabs aren't flashy. And smooth, well thought out transitions (not the garish flipping page transition stuff of Shiira) in user interface widgets certainly aren't flashy. Wait, are you saying you want flashing lights and whirling dervishes? I'd much rather have useful features like site specific preferences, Workspaces, built in ad blocking, saved sessions and customisable search engines, thanks.
I guess you won't use OmniWeb, and frankly there is no convincing a person who jumps in blindly to reviewing/slamming something without even really paying attention. As Mac users, we all got a bit pissed off by the recent article from the lawyer who berated his PowerMac because of the differences in Microsoft apps, and whined about the absence of features that were right in front of him the whole time. Let's not do the same when we review an app, unabashedly trashing it with little more than a cursory glance at it.
Ever since 5.5 OW is my default browser again. Great UI, great features, I'm happy again that I bought the upgrade vor OW 5, I had my doubts during the 5.1 period, now everythings great again.
it is definitly not the fatest, but it is elegant.
Omniweb 5.5 Beta 1 makes me glad I paid for the license back with 5.1. It is faster than any othr browser on my Macbook. The Tabs take some getting used to if you are used to Safari type ones but once you get used to them they are awesome.
The only thing that bugs me about it is the lack of support for seperate RSS readers like Vienna.
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Less than a week after hammering Cassville in two sets, the Seneca volleyball team came away with another sweep of the Lady Wildcats at the Class 3, District 11 Tournament on Monday, but this time it wasn't nearly as easy.
The Lady Indians squeaked it out 25-23, 25-20 on Monday.
In the first set, Cassville had the upper hand late and appeared poised for victory with a 23-20 lead, but the Lady Indians stormed back with five straight points to fight them off. The Lady Wildcats wouldn't go away in the second set, either, but the Lady Indians maintained a two to three point lead through the majority of the set.
"We showed up kind of sluggish like we thought we'd be able to walk through it and we weren't," Seneca coach Cheryl Butterfield said. "We've got to play. We started off really sluggish. In the key moments we came back and did what we needed to do."
Perhaps it's a lesson learned for the Lady Indians, who must come fully prepared today when they take on the district's top seed in Reeds Spring (27-4-1) at 5 p.m. at Monett High School. Butterfield said that just winning this game was a huge accomplishment for her team, though they feel they have more to accomplish.
"This was one of their early goals," Butterfield said of her team. "They've not made it past the first round in a number of years. One of their goals was to just push past the first round. This was the first goal, now we have to get ready for Reeds Spring and get through goal two."
Cheyenne Neuhoff led the Lady Indians with six kills. Molli Cooper turned in 10 assists. Tia Martin finished with eight digs. Mikalee Kime had four blocks.
Jade Null led Cassville with five kills. Lindsey Nolan had two assists. Cydney Curnes recorded four digs.
Seneca improves to 15-14-2.
In another game, East Newton swept Aurora in two sets and will advance to face Hollister in the semifinals today at 6:30 p.m. Stats for the Patriots' game were not provided at press time.
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The gates are opening on one of the biggest Personal Injury Protection (PIP) fraud schemes in Florida. Over the past 18 months, police have arrested more than 100 people — that's an average of one every five days — on charges they participated in staged vehicle accidents.
Two of them were just sentenced. Jose Alberto Velez, 30, was ordered to spend six years and two months in prison, and April Rosita Wynn, 23, was given four years. Both had been convicted in June for their roles in faking car accidents and filing false PIP claims with insurance companies.
Their arrests stemmed from an investigation begun in 2012 by the state attorney's office and the Florida Division of Insurance Fraud. They found that Velez and Wynn recruited friends and family to participate in their scam. It involved orchestrating low-speed crashes of vehicles and having the occupants claim that they had suffered serious injuries that required medical treatment.
The individuals were directed to rehabilitation clinics which filed insurance claims for examinations and treatment not needed and sometimes not given. Participants were usually paid a small sum while the fraud masterminds received the bulk of the insurance payouts.
Investigators nabbed many people, including David Rodriguez Lopez, whom they consider to be the ringleader. He has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. He will likely have company; many more cases are pending.


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