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More than 2,200 Buffalo Schools students want to be transferred out of their current schools, requests that must be honored because their schools are in bad standing with the state.
The 2,219 applications represent four to five times the number who have sought transfers from their underperforming schools in each of the last five years. The students seeking transfers this year could easily fill several school buildings.
"I want to say that this has been a really important event in Buffalo," said William Keresztes, the district's chief of student support services who now also oversees student placement. "This process has demonstrated that Buffalo's parents are second to none when it comes to advocacy for their children."
The state Education Department ruled in late May that, under federal law, students attending underperforming Buffalo schools have the right to be transferred to a school in good standing – regardless of whether those schools have the room to accommodate them.
The district now has a week to come up with an acceptable plan to find room for these 2,219 students. The deadline to submit the plan to the state is Friday.
One thing is clear – there's no way the district will be able to physically accommodate moving all these students from its 45 underperforming schools into the 12 schools that are in good standing. In addition, all of the high schools in good standing currently have admissions criteria that students must meet.
"The expectation is that the plan takes significant steps to increase capacity," Keresztes said.
Based on the state's original ruling in May, the district submitted a seven-page document describing how it would enable transfers to one of the district's 12 schools in good standing.
While the district provided roughly half a dozen options that it would be "exploring" to accommodate all transfer requests, the state rejected the plan because they "lack sufficient detail in terms of goals, progress targets, activities, timelines, documentation and measurement strategies."
The original plan the district submitted outlined a number of possible options for this coming school year, including:
• Setting aside a percentage of seats at schools in good standing for students who apply for "public school choice" transfers.
• Expanding seat capacity in higher-performing schools at their current sites, where possible.
• Establishing "satellites" for schools in good standing.
• Housing more than one school in the same building, under the leadership of a principal of a school in good standing.
• Closing an existing school and reopening it as an extension of a school in good standing.
Longer-term issues the district said it would examine include the reconsideration of the district's current admission standards for schools, such as Olmsted 64, Hutchinson-Central Technical High School, City Honors and others.
"I think we're looking at all those options," Keresztes said. "What we did this time was to create more specificity, and we created a more specific timeline."
Unlike the last go-round, Keresztes said the district is now working closely with the state to draw up and revise its school choice plan so that by the time a final version is submitted on Friday, the district can be confident that it will be accepted by the state.
"Their assistance is very important," he said.
The district's parent advocacy group, the District Parent Coordinating Council, forced this issue on the district by seeking a ruling from the state several months ago on whether the district could deny students their transfer requests based on a lack of capacity. In 2012-13, the district denied transfers to 95 students because of lack of space.
The state originally said the district was not required to make seats available but later issued a formal ruling in response to the parent council that reversed its position.
Samuel Radford, president of the parent council, said many parents were encouraged to seek transfers for their children this summer because the state made it clear that no parent could be turned away because of lack of space.
He was, however, critical of the district's letter to parents that informed them of their transfer rights.
"The letter didn't clearly help a parent make an educated decision," he said.
The parent group will be sending a letter to the state saying the district's letter to parents was insufficient because it lacked information regarding exactly how students would be accommodated. The letter also will express concern that the district may be unable to transfer all 2,219 students by the first day of school, Radford said.
He said he hopes the district will be required to re-extend its application deadline to allow more families to apply for transfers once the district's school choice plan is finalized.
Keresztes said the district would be unwilling to extend the deadline because the state requires students to be ranked for seat placement based on their academic need and that ranking process has already begun.
A deadline extension "is not something that I would support because it would really be unfair to the students who met the deadline," he said.
Keresztes also said he views the district's current work in a positive light.
"Any time parents advocate for their children, public education thrives," he said. "I see this as a powerful message that's been delivered, and I think public education in Buffalo will be better because of it."
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The European Union Delegation issues the following statement in agreement with the
EU Heads of Mission in the Philippines
The European Union Delegation wishes to express its concern over the recent spate of violence in parts of Zamboanga, initiated by a faction of the Moro National Liberation Front. We strongly condemn any violation of the international law and human rights of the civilian population in Zamboanga, especially those of women and children. We sympathise with the wounded and hurt, and offer our condolences to the families of the victims of this violence.
The EU Delegation commends President Aquino for his firm commitment to achieve peace in Mindanao through an inclusive peace settlement, which is within a reach and would be beneficial for all Bangsamoros.
We urge an unconditionally and immediate ending of the violence in Zamboanga and the release all civilians. We further urge that all parties recommit irrevocably and exclusively to the political process and ongoing negotiations to ensure a lasting, just and peaceful settlement in Mindanao.
The EU Delegation is also concerned by reports of an emerging humanitarian crisis, spurned by the growing number of Internally Displaced Persons in the affected areas. The EU Delegation stresses the need for all sides to recognise international rules by allowing safe access of humanitarian organisations and assistance.
The EU, as a member of the International Monitoring Team and major development partner in poverty alleviation in Mindanao since 1990, will continue to support peaceful efforts to achieve long-lasting peace in Mindanao.

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For an application development project to be successful, developers need to employ both construction and application lifecycle management tools. Construction tools such as integrated development environments (IDEs) provide developer productivity tools such as smart editors, validators, emulators and debuggers. Application lifecycle management tools provide planning and change management, source version control, assembly (build) management and other tools that enable teams of developers to work together.
Cross-platform application development teams that are globally distributed have a much more difficult time, though, since most construction and application lifecycle management tools specialize in supporting specific platforms or technologies. Such teams are often divided into silos based on technology, platform or geographic location. The reason for this division is that the tools that they use for their daily tasks are different and are not designed to work with the tools that the other team may be using.
With the latest releases of IBM® Rational® Developer for System z® (hereafter referred to as "Rational Developer") and IBM® Rational Team Concert™ for System z® ("Rational Team Concert" hereafter), IBM Rational software is providing a holistic solution that addresses the construction and application life cycle management needs of such globally distributed cross-platform application development teams.
Rational Developer provides the construction tools for developers of all tiers of the application (be it Java™, Web, or COBOL and IBM® CICS®) and results in a common user experience for all developers. Rational Team Concert provides a common repository with supporting tooling to create and manage plans, work items, versions of the various types of source members required in cross-platform applications, builds and assembly for various types of source members, as well as providing process policy enactment, rich project health metrics gathering, event feeds and transparency. In addition, there are many other collaborative development features that make developers much more in tune with the concert that they are a part of.
This article demonstrates how the two products were designed to work together to help a cross-platform application team collaboratively report, plan, diagnose, fix, build and redeploy a fix to a critical problem found by a customer.
Our story is about a globally distributed development team which, among other things, is responsible for maintaining a cross-platform mortgage payment application. The business logic for the application is in a set of CICS program modules. This application also has a Java-based Web user interface running in IBM® WebSphere® Application Server that invokes the CICS transaction through a Web service call. All source members of the application are managed in the Rational Team Concert source control repository. The members of the development team use an Eclipse based development environment into which both the Rational Developer and the Rational Team Concert clients were installed (this is referred to as shell-sharing). They use Rational Team Concert work items for tracking issues and change management and the Rational Team Concert build infrastructure for their cross-platform build and deployment needs. Furthermore, the Rational Team Concert project dashboard gives the product owner full visibility into the progress and health of the project. Figures 1 and 2 illustrate the structures of the application and the team.
Figure 1. Structure of the cross-platform mortgage application
Figure 2. Mortgage application team structure
Defect reported by customer
Scott, the product owner, receives a call from a customer who reports receiving an incorrect response from the company's mortgage service portal: a calculated monthly payment of USD $0.72 for a 30--year, $300,000 loan with a fixed mortgage rate of 5.75%. Scott promptly verifies the problem and opens a defect work item in the Rational Team Concert repository (Figure 3) and then assigns it to the Web developer, Dave, to investigate. Scott uses the Rational Team Concert screen capture tool to attach a screen photo of the failure to the work item.
Figure 3. Defect used to track the investigation and fix of the problem
Using the Team Debug feature to diagnose the problem
Dave gets an email which tells him that a new critical defect has been assigned to him. He also sees it in his work item inbox in his Rational Team Concert client. He loads the component that contains the Web application for which the failure was reported into his development environment from the Rational Team Concert repository and launches the WebSphere Application Server test system in debug mode specifying the parameters that were captured in the screenshot. He reproduces the problem and traces the failure down to the values returned from the CICS Web service call.
Figure 4. Web UI application debug view shows failure
Realizing that it is likely that the CICS COBOL code caused this defect, Dave uses the "Drop to frame" feature in the debugger to reposition the debug session to the line just before the Web service call. He converts his debug session to a team debug session by choosing the "Share with team repository" action from the context menu. Lastly, he chooses the "Park Debug Session" from the context menu to allow others to continue debugging from where he left off.
Reassigning the defect in Rational Team Concert
Dave adds a comment to the work item mentioning the parked debug session and assigns it to Steven, the CICS developer.
Steven sees the work item that Dave assigned to him and finds the Team Debug session that Dave parked for him. He drags the work item to his Current work item trim on the status bar in his development environment so that any changes he makes are automatically associated with this work item. He sees the exact same thing that Dave sees – the COBOL Web service returns the wrong value from the computation. He suspects the problem is not related to the COBOL converter generated for the Web service but that the COBOL CICS programs are broken.
Debugging the COBOL CICS application
Steven uses the Debug feature to trace and debug the code. He goes into the IBM Debug Tool to set up a DTCN profile and activates it. This allows him to debug the COBOL CICS application running in the test CICS region:
Figure 5. Activate the CICS debug profile
With the debug profile activated, Steven launches the debug session from Rational Developer, traces the code, and discovers that, although the calculation is performed correctly, the variable used to store the calculated value
EPSPDATA-RETURN-MONTH-PAYMENT is declared incorrectly. This leads to a truncation of the calculated payment.
Figure 6. Debugging the CICS application
Figure 7. An illustration of the failure
Using Rational Team Concert with Rational Developer for editing IBM z/OS applications
To fix this problem, Steven goes to the Team Repository view, locates the component where the COBOL source parts are stored for this mortgage calculation application, and performs a "Load zFiles to z/OS" action to load the COBOL sources from the stream in the source control repository into his IBM System z development environment:
Figure 8. Load zFiles to the z/OS wizard
The fact that Rational Developer and Rational Team Concert are co-installed (shell-sharing) and integrated allows Steven to load the COBOL parts into his IBM z/OS project and his sandbox on z/OS. In this case, his sandbox on z/OS has a prefix of
Figure 9. z/OS project with repository artifacts loaded
After the source files are loaded into his z/OS project, Steven opens the COBOL program, EPSCSMRT, in the IBM System z LPEX editor. As he examines the code, he can clearly see that the truncation is the problem, because the two variables used in a MOVE statement are declared with different storage.
Figure 10. Comparison of two copy members
EPSPCOM-RETURN-MONTH-PAYMENT is declared as a PIC S9(7)V99 COMP. However, EPSPDATA-RETURN-MONTH-PAYMENT is declared as a PIC S9(1)V99 COMP. This difference confirms his assessment that the latter is declared incorrectly.
To fix this problem, Steven changes the declaration of EPSPDATA-RETURN-MONTH-PAYMENT to be the same as EPSPCOM-RETURN-MONTH-PAYMENT. He saves his changes, and checks the changes into his repository workspace in the Rational Team Concert software configuration management (SCM) tool.
Figure 11. Check in pending changes to the SCM
Rebuild and test the code change
Steven invokes the IBM z/OS "Rebuild project" action to perform a team build. Rational Team Concert rebuilds the EPSCSMRT and EPMPMT load modules into the DFHRPL concatenation of the test region. Because the load modules have changed, Steven needs to issue a NEWCOPY command for CICS to pick up the changes.
From the z/OS project, Steven creates an application deployment manifest file and opens it in the Resource Definition editor. Using the editor, he adds the name of the resources to the Resource list and clicks Install to install it to CICS. By using the editor, he can perform the NEWCOPY without having to use the emulator.
Figure 12. Update the module in CICS by using the manifest file
With the resources reinstalled, Steven tests his changes from the Mortgage Web application. He runs through his test cases and gets the correct output from the application (see Figure 13).
Figure 13. Test the changes
Complete the work item
With the code tested, the work item can be completed. Steven goes back to the Pending Changes view in his development environment, selects the change set that is associated with his current work item, adds a description of the change, and chooses the "Deliver" action to flow the changes from his repository workspace to the development stream. To close the defect, he opens the work item, marks it resolved, and initiates an approval request to Dave.
Dave gets notified automatically of Steven's request for approval. By using the mortgage application Web client, Dave can verify the fix by running through the same set of test cases. Dave approves the change and updates its status to "verified". Then he adds an additional request for approval from Scott.
Scott is notified of Dave's approval request. He reviews the explanation and the fix in the work item, confirms his approval, and assigns the defect to Alex to do an official build and promote of the change to the test and production environments.
This article was meant to whet your appetite for the kinds of collaborative development scenarios that are possible when you combine the Rational Developer for System z Integrated Development Environment with the Rational Team Concert for System z collaborative application life cycle management tools. We've demonstrated how these seamlessly and powerfully integrated products complement each other to support the needs of cross-platform application development teams.
There are other integration features available in these products that we did not cover in this article, such as storing hyperlinks to z/OS file system artifacts in Rational Team Concert work items and adding unmanaged z/OS file system members to the Rational Team Concert repository. Review the Resources section below for more information about these and other features not covered here, and watch developerWorks for articles and demos that will cover the integration between these two products in more detail.
- Watch Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 of a demo which plays out the scenario described in this article in detail.
- Learn more about Jazz and Rational Team Concert at jazz.net, and explore the Rational Team Concert developerWorks portal. You can also check out the IBM Jazz channel on YouTube.com.
- Learn more about IBM Rational Team Concert for System z by visiting the ibm.com Rational Team Concert for System z product page, the portal on jazz.net, reading topics in the Information Center, and the other articles in this Using IBM Rational Team Concert for System z series.
- Learn more about IBM Rational Developer for System z by visiting the product page, the community hub at the Rational Café, reading through the Information Center or reviewing the demos in this IBM Education Assistant module.
- Watch Part 1 and Part 2 of a demo that shows, in more detail, how the collaborative debugging feature described in this article can be used.
- Read the article Debugging remote CICS applications by using IBM Rational Developer for System z Debugger published in the IBM System z Advisor newsletter.
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A recent contributor asserted that the Second Amendment was not merely an act of law, but was, in fact, divinely inspired. Unfortunately, I was unable to find any supportive evidence to this claim in the scriptures. Nowhere did I find God's admonition to "keep holy the gun" or any verse wherein Jesus tells his followers to "lock and load."
Maybe the letter writer interprets the words of "the Prince of Peace" to mean that we should live in a society where people go about armed to the teeth, suspicious and paranoid of others and ever willing to open fire. I, and millions of other Christians, do not. I would suggest that this individual, and other like-minded reactionaries, refrain from using their utter lack of understanding of the message of Christ to support their own fear-based political agenda.
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Now that Vito Fossella's brief flirtation with a political comeback for the ages is over, we're reminded of a line that keeps turning up in movies and on TV these days: "What just happened here?"
The Staten Island Republican Party executive committee stunned the political universe on May 19 by endorsing Mr. Fossella for the Republican nomination to run for his old House seat against Rep. Michael McMahon.
Of course, Mr. Fossella was forced to bow out of his expected race for re-election in 2008 fter his career unraveled film-noir-style before the nation's eyes. A seemingly straightforward arrest for driving under the influence somehow morphed into the admission that the congressman had a secret second family in suburban Virginia.
The scandalous revelation was too much for any elected official to withstand, let alone one with the image of an upright champion of conservative family values that Mr. Fossella had carefully cultivated.
His downfall was inevitable, but the 2008 loss to the Democrat, Mr. McMahon, of the 13th New York Congressional District seat after all these years was a real burr under the county GOP leadership's saddle. They couldn't get over it, nor, apparently, over the idea that no one by Mr. Fossella was suitable for the seat.
When Mr. Fossella began to make favorable public appearances last year, the once-preposterous idea that he could make a comeback was seriously floated. Rumors about a return have bubbled up from time to time, apparently encouraged by Mr. Fossella's loyalists.
The May 19 vote by the county executive committee was probably the natural extension of that wistful sentiment among the party leaders. But then, the party leadership is dominated by allies of the extended Fossella family.
That domination is probably what led GOP Chairman John Friscia to say after the vote: "It is my firm belief that he [Fossella] is the strongest candidate we can field. I have an obligation to pick the strongest candidate with the best chance of success."
Given that kind of cultish thinking, it's probably more surprising that four members of the party's executive committee voted against endorsing Mr. Fossella.
Mr. Fossella actually seemed to be entertaining the idea himself for a few days before dropping out of consideration last week.
But really, was there ever a chance that the national Republican Party was going to look kindly upon a comeback attempt after the way the former congressman lost the Staten Island seat for them?
Was Mr. Fossella ever going to be able raise enough money to be competitive against Mr. McMahon, who has the strong support of the Democratic Party hierarchy?
And was this putative "strongest candidate we can field" really going to claim a majority of votes on Staten Island, all the anger at national Democrats notwithstanding? Voters have short memories, but . . .
So all of this makes us wonder what this whole seemingly pointless exercise was all about.


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Currency Converter
I search the internet and I cannot find a Currency Converter made in Visual Basic 6.0 so I made my own program. This will simple convert the currency into different country that is defined in the Currency Table.
This is very useful if you want to convert foreign currency into local currency. You can set the currency value from www.xe.com. The base for converting a currency is using USD but it still work with any other country.
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Sir can u help me in Data Report
How to filter the data report in vb6
my problem is i want to choose in the combo box then if i choose the item in the combo box if i press the botton the item i choose going to the data report
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This works fine in me just
This works fine in me just change some codes if necessary. This is from my Payroll System.
Private Sub Command10_Click()
If Text10.Text = "" Then
MsgBox "Enter employee number.", 0 + 48, "Message"
Exit Sub
End If
If Text11.Text = "" Then
MsgBox "Enter employee days of work.", 0 + 48, "Message"
Exit Sub
End If
y = MsgBox("Is employee Married?", vbYesNo + vbQuestion, "Question")
If y = vbYes Then
Set DataReport1.DataSource = Adodc1
DataReport1.Sections("Section4").Controls("LabeL3").Caption = "NO. : " & Form3.Text10.Text & ""
DataReport1.Sections("Section4").Controls("Label4").Caption = "NAME : " & Form3.Text12.Text & ""
DataReport1.Sections("Section4").Controls("LabeL11").Caption = "POSITION : " & Form3.Text13.Text & ""
DataReport1.Sections("Section4").Controls("Label17").Caption = Form3.Text11.Text
DataReport1.Sections("Section4").Controls("Label15").Caption = Form3.Text14.Text
DataReport1.Sections("Section4").Controls("Label13").Caption = Form3.Text18.Text
DataReport1.Sections("Section4").Controls("Label6").Caption = Form3.Text15.Text
DataReport1.Sections("Section4").Controls("LabeL8").Caption = Form3.Text19.Text
DataReport1.Sections("Section4").Controls("Label10").Caption = Form3.Text20.Text
Set DataReport4.DataSource = Adodc1
DataReport4.Sections("Section4").Controls("LabeL3").Caption = "NO. : " & Form3.Text10.Text & ""
DataReport4.Sections("Section4").Controls("Label4").Caption = "NAME : " & Form3.Text12.Text & ""
DataReport4.Sections("Section4").Controls("LabeL11").Caption = "POSITION : " & Form3.Text13.Text & ""
DataReport4.Sections("Section4").Controls("Label17").Caption = Form3.Text14.Text
DataReport4.Sections("Section4").Controls("Label15").Caption = Form3.Text11.Text
DataReport4.Sections("Section4").Controls("Label13").Caption = Form3.Text18.Text
DataReport4.Sections("Section4").Controls("Label6").Caption = Form3.Text15.Text
DataReport4.Sections("Section4").Controls("LabeL8").Caption = Form3.Text16.Text
DataReport4.Sections("Section4").Controls("Label10").Caption = Form3.Text17.Text
End If
End Sub
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Please send me the JAVA source code for this at
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SIR, PLEASE SEND ME THW CODE FOR THIS CURRENCY CONVERTER TO MY MAIL.IAM ASKING YOU PLEASE. MY EMAIL ID IS email@example.com
please send me immmediately when ever you see this.
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need this code for a project
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any link converter coding vb 6.0 to vb.net
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could i get this code for a project im working on? only difference is the units except sterling will be constants? thankyou firstname.lastname@example.com
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code for currency rate
Can you please send me the code in vba (Access)
I need this code for my project
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Michael Brennan: Promise to 'share the pain' not kept
Published 20/12/2012 | 17:00
IN the run-up to the Budget there were lots of promises that politicians would "share the pain". But Public Expenditure Minister Brendan Howlin instead announced minor cuts, such as halving the allocation of free Oireachtas envelopes, the receipting of all constituency office expenses and a 10pc cut to the allowance paid to party leaders and Independent TDs.
Although no figures were provided, a rough calculation suggests these changes could save €3m per year at best.
But there was no reference to how much of a budget would be provided for running the Dail and Seanad.
It turns out that Coalition TDs and senators are going to award themselves an annual average of €108m before they go on their Christmas holidays.
It would be ridiculous to claim that a bigger hit to the Dail and Seanad budgets could have delivered the same savings as the child benefit cut, which is bringing in €140m, and the respite care grant cut that is worth €26m. But providing an annual budget of €108m at a time of economic crisis undermines the Government's claims that the Budget was "tough but fair".
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CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio – Police are searching for a 22-year-old man accused of robbing a man at gunpoint.
Demarius Cummings faces a charge of aggravated robbery.
A 23-year-old man told Cleveland Heights police investigators that Cummings pointed the gun in his face about 10:15 p.m. Monday on the 800 block of Lecona Road, according to a police report.
The man told investigators that he recognized Cummings from high school.
The victim said he parked his car and was approached by another vehicle with two men inside. Cummings got out of the vehicle, pointed the gun at the man's neck and shouted, "Give me your money," police said.
The man didn't have money on him but handed the gunman his Samsung phone and jean jacket, reports said. Cummings returned his car and he and the other man fled.
The car was described as a white, four-door Kia.
Police have a warrant for Cummings' arrest, but have been unable to locate him as of Wednesday afternoon.


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Antiques Roadshow: San Diego, Part 2
Monday, February 16 at 9:00 p.m.
The Roadshow continues its port of call in sunny San Diego.
Host Mark L. Walberg meets appraiser Rafael Eledge aboard the USS Midway, the longest-serving U.S. Navy aircraft carrier of the 20th century, to discuss the evolution of a 19th-century sailor's side arm: the cutlass.
Other program highlights include an 18th-century ivory carved crèche that could be worth up to 30 times what the owner paid for it; a pair of mid-century modern "Barcelona" chairs: a line of chairs designed in 1929 by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe as thrones for the King and Queen of Spain; and a circa 1900 Turkmenistan rug, valued at $125,000 to $150,000.
Photo: A Roadshow guest with her prized rug from Turkmenistan, rescued from a dumpster.


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NEW YORK -- Just 23 games into their pro careers, Kevin Durant and Jeff Green know what it's like to be winners at Madison Square Garden.
The team that plays here regularly is starting to forget.
Durant scored 30 points, Green added 17, and the Seattle SuperSonics beat the slumping New York Knicks 117-110 Wednesday night.
Both rookies had played here before. Green was the Big East Tournament MVP after leading Georgetown to last season's championship, while Durant split a pair of games here in his one season at Texas.
"Just being here is special," Green said. "Last time I was here, I won the Big East championship. Just coming back and playing here again is just a blessing. So I made the best of it and I had a good game."
Former Knicks forward Kurt Thomas scored five clutch points in the final 2:31 as Seattle handed New York its fourth consecutive loss. Luke Ridnour and Wally Szczerbiak each scored 12 points to help the SuperSonics snap a five-game road skid.
"I was nervous coming here and playing in the Garden, but it was fun," Durant said. "I think we played very well. It's the Garden. Everyone says it's the best arena in the world. Right before we went out, my heart was beating real fast."
The Sonics bounced back impressively from a 123-96 loss in Chicago on Tuesday night. Coach P.J. Carlesimo said they arrived at their New York hotel around 4 a.m., but Seattle seemed to have plenty of energy, shooting a season-best 58 percent (47-of-81) from the field.
"We've done it three or four times this year," Carlesimo said, "that we follow a real disappointing game and then the next night in a situation that doesn't make sense we come back and do a good job."
Jamal Crawford scored 29 points, and Zach Randolph added 27 points and 16 rebounds for the Knicks, who usually start slowly at home. This time their troubles came late: Seattle made 13 of 18 shots in the fourth quarter.
"Didn't get it done," Knicks forward David Lee said. "We were with them the whole game, we weren't playing catch-up for once and they were able to make a few more plays at the end. The frustration's just growing for us."
New York played its second consecutive game without point guard Stephon Marbury, who is away from the team and could miss two more games this week following the death of his father. Another starter, Quentin Richardson, sat out the second half because of a strained tendon in his right knee.
The Knicks were only down two before Thomas converted a three-point play with 2:31 to go. Randolph answered with two free throws, but Durant and Thomas knocked down consecutive jumpers for a 112-105 lead with 1:20 remaining to put it away for the Sonics.
New York fell to 6-15, tied with Miami for the worst record in the Eastern Conference.
"Right now we're not playing good basketball and we're not a good team right now," said Knicks coach Isiah Thomas, who appeared to be clenching his fist as he discussed his disappointment in his team. "We definitely have to get better.
"The gritty plays, the nasty plays that you needed, the fight that you needed, the heart that you needed, just the will that you needed to have out on the floor to be thirsty enough to win a game, that thirst wasn't there for us tonight."
Isiah Thomas heard his customary pregame boos, two nights after a season ticket holder told reporters he was lecturing fans near the bench for not being supportive enough.
Randolph got off to a strong start, getting eight points and seven rebounds in the first quarter to help the Knicks take a 31-27 lead. New York was up nine with 2:42 remaining in the half, but Green and Durant combined for all of Seattle's points in a 9-1 spurt that brought the Sonics within one. The Knicks led 56-53 at the break.
Durant scored 10 points in the third quarter, when the Sonics surged ahead by shooting 62 percent. Ridnour's jumper gave Seattle an 83-79 lead going to the fourth.
Lee had 16 points for the Knicks and struggling Eddy Curry added 12 -- only two in the second half.
- With the NBA celebrating "Heritage Week," the Knicks wore uniforms from the 1972-73 season, when they won their last NBA title.
- Knicks guards Crawford and Nate Robinson are Seattle natives who played in high school together at Rainier Beach High School.
- The Sonics won for the first time on their five-game road trip, which they close with games at Minnesota and Utah.


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Mark Townsend was inspired by the black Lanvin dress worn byJanuary Jones at the 67th Annual Golden Globes this past Sunday night to give her a winning "do". There werenât a lot of headbands on the red carpet (like none), but Townsend made the bold decision and was applauded by critics and fellow stylists alike.
"As soon as I saw the dress I knew I wanted to put her hair up," said Townsend, âI think that adding the satin ribbon as a headband gave a classic French twist with a very modern edge."
Townsend first applied a small amount of Moroccanoil Treatment to January's damp hair and blew it dry with a round brush.
He then took a dollop of Moroccanoil Hydrating Styling Cream and then finger combed the hair to give a soft hold and add mores hine to leave the hair extremely smooth.
Finally, he gathered the hair into a French twist and secured with about 10 bobby pins. âTo give her a progressive, chic look I used satin ribbon as a headband."
January may not have won a globe in her category of "Actress in a Television Drama" (she stars in Mad Men), but we give Ms. Jones and Mr. Townsend OUR award for "Great Hair on the Red Carpet."


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Hello! Maria Charbonneaux here, and I've recently returned from an editor's conference in Kohler, Wisconsin, home of Kohler Co. While I can't easily share with you the gourmet chocolates from the company's Craverie Chocolatier Café , I did bring back some eye candy—photos of the new Mick De Giulio designer room at the Kohler Design Center!
De Giulio is a Chicago-based designer and author of the book Kitchen Centric. At BHG, we know his work well—he also designed the Better Homes and Gardens Showcase Kitchen at our headquarters in Des Moines, Iowa.
De Giulio's newest kitchen did not disappoint—it combines both rustic and glam elements in a completely chic and sophisticated way. I love the contrast of the shimmery tile, vent hood, and cabinetry with the warm wood floors below.
The Kallista Multiere 45×18.8″ multi-tiered sink designed by De Giulio makes the peninsula the hub of the space. Made from 16-gauge stainless steel, the sink offers a variety of accessories, including a colander holder and a movable teak cutting board.
De Giulio dubbed the space Crystal Clear, and the glass-front doors of these display cabinets certainly help it live up to the name. This solution allows dishware and cookware to be glamorously showcased without collecting dust. Notice how the pots and pans hang from hooks inside the cabinet for easy access? If you have a panty or large cabinet, consider bringing the look home by removing the shelves and adding a rod, hooks, and glass-front door.
And in case you're wondering where the lids are, they're neatly filed away in compartments below.
The space is actually divided into two main areas: The front portion, shown above, features all the main components of the kitchen, and the back portion contains an intimate sitting area and wet bar.
Wood floors set in a herringbone pattern help delineate the entertaining area from the main kitchen space. Open shelves keep bar necessities close at hand and allow the mirrored backsplash to shine. A long, narrow wet bar sink makes it easy to rinse glasses while still preserving work space.
So what's your favorite part? I'm infatuated with the display cabinets and the herringbone floors. If you'd like to see this space in person, the Kohler Design Center is open free to the public and contains many other designer kitchen and bath spaces, a product showroom, and a museum. Be sure to check out the factory tours as well if you're in the area!
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A mixed bag of prediction successes
January 05, 2012
In 2010 I was pretty on with my predictions. So, let's see how I did with my predictions for 2011. The following are my 2011 predictions with an explanation of what really happened. Prediction No. 1: Lake Geneva residents and taxpayers will start to receive some answers regarding what really happened behind the scenes regarding the Mirbeau and Hummel development proposals. It will not be good news and will cost the city, or at least the city's insurance carrier, millions.
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Thoughts on one council finishing, another taking over
January 05, 2012
There will be a new Lake Geneva City Council this year. As we reported in last week's Regional News, incumbent councilmen Tom Hartz, Frank Marsala and Todd Krause have all chosen not to run again. All three have been steady, responsible members of the current council. As a result, the current council has been a refreshing change from the discord of a previous one.
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Some of us have been waiting a lifetime for this
January 20, 2011
Although I enjoy almost all sports, I don't typically use this column to talk about those things. An editorial should be about important national topics such as our more than $14 trillion national debt, increasing health care costs and the use of politics by some to make excuses or try to explain why an insane man shot people at an Arizona grocery store. An editorial typically should be an opinion about a local issue such as the rescue and fire services disagreement between Geneva Township and the Lake Geneva Fire Department or whether the Walworth County District Attorney's Office should have filed charges against Lake Geneva city staff for mismanagement.
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Looking back: New Years Eve steeped in magic
December 29, 2011
The first New Years Eve I remember was 1959.I was 13, the only child of a widowed and fragile mother, at the turn of a new decade.We were at the home of a neighbor, a home I dreamed of living in one day. There was a fireplace in the living room and a breezeway between the house and the garage where we played ping pong. On the second floor was the bedroom where I slept when my mother was away. I remember reading a science fiction novel there, bright sunlight streaming through the grove of trees just beyond the window.
When it comes down to it, image counts
December 22, 2011
Am I the only person who thinks Rick Perrys John Wayne imitation is pretty transparent?Sure, everyone wants a John Wayne as president. Strong. Decisive. Straight-shooting.But Perry has taken it to cartoonish extremes. The big shoulders. The high collars (how does he get his head to appear as though its on the top of a statue?). The third-person posturing In a Rick Perry presidency ...
Local hero appearance on CNN special
December 15, 2011
My heart racing, my hands shaking and the feeling in my stomach were definitely the signs.Its been a long time since I felt those types of emotions usually only when I have had to speak in front of tons of people or many years ago before a big high school or college basketball game or tennis match was to be played. But Sunday night, watching the live CNN Heroes show, I was definitely nervous. No, I was not there in person, nor was I the person who was being recognized or who would have to speak in front of millions of people.
Christmas is a season for helping those in need
December 08, 2011
In the past many weeks, I have been amazed at the generosity of our community.Theyve donated food for the local pantries, one held a free Thanksgiving Day meal, while others are loading boxes and trees at various locations with coats, hats and mittens and collecting more money and food for the local pantries. As we approach the Christmas holiday, it seems as though the giving spirit has only just begun.
Why are all those people in line, in the cold?
December 01, 2011
Not every single week there is a topic that I want to write about in the whole column. Some topics would require too much rambling. However, they are pertinent for a few inches of copy.In advance, I am sorry Sports Illustrated for stealing one of your note column titles. Here are some Things I think, I think?
Thankful for a job thats more than a paycheck
November 24, 2011
In a few months I will celebrate my third anniversary at the Regional News.When I first heard about the job opening I was collecting Social Security and working part-time at the library. I hesitated. I had just retired from the newspaper rat race after almost 40 years and I wasnt sure I wanted to get back in. In fact, when I interviewed I was asked why I wanted the job. I heard myself answer: I dont know if I do.Now, as I close in on three years, Im thankful my bosses-to-be didnt listen and hired me anyway.
Those helping needy every day are inspirational
November 17, 2011
I know its a week early, but I cant help feeling warm and fuzzy inside during these days leading up to Thanksgiving. For the past several days, I have spoken with a number of people from First Evangelical Lutheran Church, who are putting on a free Thanksgiving Day meal for those in need or alone during the holidays. These are giving people who are sacrificing their time with family to help others. What better definition of Thanksgiving is there?
Remembering those who served on Veterans Day
November 10, 2011
Each year, on Nov. 11, we honor those who have donned the uniform and have served in battle throughout our history.Veterans Day is Friday and it is my hope everyone takes a moment to remember the sacrifices so many have given to protect the United States as well as help others in countries all over the globe become free themselves as we are.Normally, this is a day that tends to be forgotten by many. It is listed on calendars, but many dont think about it much past that.
Where, when, how exactly can you pack heat?
November 03, 2011
Wisconsins new concealed carry law, Act 35, which allows residents to carry concealed weapons with a permit, officially went into effect Tuesday.But it appears as though many questions remain. Some are saying the law is loaded with rules while others say the law has broad new freedoms. Many of the questions regarding the implementation are answered in a 56-page document I found on the Wisconsin Towns website. There is plenty of other information all over the Internet. Whether this is a good law will be determined in the future.
Bank robbery, CNN crews all in a weeks work
October 27, 2011
What a few days it was at the Regional News last week.Last Monday, the excitement started in the afternoon when a man and his dog walked into the office and told us PNC Bank, less than a block from the Regional News office, had just been robbed.He said, Do you want a good story?
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Dava Sobel, a former New York Times science reporter, is the author of Longitude (Walker 1995 and 2005, Penguin 1996), Galileo's Daughter (Walker 1999 and 2011, Penguin 2000), The Planets (Viking 2005, Penguin 2006), and A More Perfect Heaven (Walker / Bloomsbury, 2011 and 2012). She has also co-authored six books, including Is Anyone Out There? with astronomer Frank Drake.
A long-time science contributor to Harvard Magazine, Audubon, Discover, Life, Omni, and The New Yorker, she continues to write for several on-line and print publications.
Ms. Sobel received the 2001 Individual Public Service Award from the National Science Board "for fostering awareness of science and technology among broad segments of the general public." Also in 2001, the Boston Museum of Science gave her its prestigious Bradford Washburn Award for her "outstanding contribution toward public understanding of science, appreciation of its fascination, and the vital role it plays in all our lives." In October 2004, in London, Ms. Sobel accepted the Harrison Medal from the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers, in recognition of her contribution to increasing awareness of the science of horology by the general public, through her writing and lecturing. In 2008 the Astronomical Society of the Pacific presented her with its Klumpke-Roberts Award for "increasing the public understanding and appreciation of astronomy." Her 2014 Cultural Award from the Eduard Rhein Foundation in Germany commends her "for using her profound scientific knowledge and literary talent to combine facts with fiction by merging scientific adventures and human stories in order to give the history of science a human face."
From January through March 2006, Ms. Sobel served as the Robert Vare Non-fiction Writer in Residence at the University of Chicago, where she taught a seminar in science writing while pursuing research for her stage play about sixteenth-century astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus, called "And the Sun Stood Still." Her play was commissioned by Manhattan Theatre Club through the Alfred P. Sloan Initiative, and was also supported by a Fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.
In May 2011, as the Elizabeth Kirkpatrick Doenges Visiting Artist/Scholar, Ms. Sobel taught a course called "Writing Creatively about Science" at Mary Baldwin College in Staunton, Virginia. In fall 2013 she began a two-year appointment as the Joan Leiman Jacobson Visiting Nonfiction Writer at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. Invited to stay on for a third academic year, Ms. Sobel is happy to continue her association with the Smithies through May 2016.
Longitude went through twenty-nine hardcover printings before being re-issued in October 2005 in a special tenth-anniversary edition with a foreword by astronaut Neil Armstrong. Soon after its original publication in 1995, the book was translated into two dozen foreign languages and became a national and international bestseller, much to Ms. Sobel's surprise. It won several literary prizes, including the Harold D. Vursell Memorial Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters and "Book of the Year" in England. Together with William J. H. Andrewes, who introduced her to the subject of longitude, Ms. Sobel co-authored The Illustrated Longitude (Walker 1998 and 2003).
She based her book Galileo's Daughter on 124 surviving letters to Galileo from his eldest child. Ms. Sobel translated the letters from the original Italian and used them to elucidate Galileo's life work. Galileo's Daughter won the 1999 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for science and technology, a 2000 Christopher Award, and was a finalist for the 2000 Pulitzer Prize in biography. The paperback edition enjoyed five consecutive weeks as the #1 New York Times nonfiction bestseller.
A sequel, Letters to Father, containing the full text of Galileo's daughter's correspondence in both English and Italian, was published by Walker in 2001. An English-only edition, a Penguin "Classic," followed in 2003.
The PBS science program "NOVA" produced a television documentary called "Lost At Sea — The Search for Longitude," which was based on Ms. Sobel's book. Granada Films of England created a dramatic version of the story, "Longitude," starring Jeremy Irons and Michael Gambon, which aired on A&E as a four-hour made-for-TV movie. A two-hour "NOVA" documentary based on Galileo's Daughter, called "Galileo's Battle for the Heavens," first aired on public television in October 2002, and won an Emmy in the category of historical programming.
Lecture engagements have taken Ms. Sobel to speak at The Smithsonian Institution, The Explorers' Club, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, The Folger Shakespeare Library, The New York Public Library, The Hayden Planetarium, the U. S. Naval Observatory, The Royal Geographical Society (London), and the American Academy in Rome. She has been a frequent guest on National Public Radio programs, including "All Things Considered," "Fresh Air," "Science Friday," and "The Diane Rheem Show." Her television appearances include C-SPAN's "Booknotes" and "TODAY" on NBC.
A 1964 graduate of the Bronx High School of Science, Ms. Sobel attended Antioch College and the City College of New York before receiving her bachelor of arts degree from the State University of New York at Binghamton in 1969. She holds honorary doctor of letters degrees from the University of Bath, in England, and Middlebury College, Vermont, both awarded in 2002. In December 2015, she is to receive an honorary doctor of science degree from the University of Bern, Switzerland.
A play based on Galileo's Daughter, written by Timberlake Wertenbaker and directed by Sir Peter Hall, premiered in Bath, England, in July 2004. In October 2005, a play by Sir Arnold Wesker, based on Longitude, directed by Fiona Laird, enjoyed a successful limited engagement at the Greenwich Theatre near London.
Ms. Sobel's own play, "And the Sun Stood Still," was performed by the Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company, Colorado, in March and April 2014, with grant support from the National Endowment for the Arts. A radio play version has been recorded and distributed by L.A. Theatre Works.
The editor of the collection Best American Science Writing 2004, published by Ecco Press, Ms. Sobel has served as a judge for the Los Angeles Times Book Prizes, the Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction, the PEN / E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award, and the Lewis Thomas Prize awarded by Rockefeller University to scientists who distinguish themselves as authors.


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The Green Bay Packers will hand the ball off to a familiar face in the Week 16 matchup against the Tennessee Titans, with Ryan Grant being declared as the team's starting running back with Alex Green failing to receive medical clearance to return to action.
It was expected that Green would be relegated to the sidelines as a spectator after his concussion suffered from last week. He was listed as questionable throughout the week, although very few people inside the Packers' locker room actually expected him to play on Sunday. That will make Grant the starting running back for Green bay for the first time in quite a few years.
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BARCLAYS is targeting millionaires in emerging markets and squeezing more revenue from super-rich clients with at least £50m of investable assets.
Barclays, which has a controlling stake in Absa, the South African lender with more than 12-million customers, is targeting Africans joining the middle class. On February 10, Barclays CEO Robert Diamond said the firm was continuing to invest in its wealth unit and in Africa.
Average revenue per client at the super-rich unit increased 41% last year, said Stefanie Drews, European head of key clients and family offices at the London-based bank. Barclays has 1800 so-called key clients in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Ms Drews said, declining to give further details on revenue earned or assets under management.
Ms Drews said she returned from a trip to SA last week with 50 new client prospects, including entrepreneurs outside the mining and oil industries such as a clothing chain owner and the founder of a water bottle company.
"It's no longer just someone who owns a commodities-based business," said Ms Drews, who also plans trips to Nigeria and Kenya. "There are some very impressive start-ups."
Barclays's wealth business is in the middle of a five-year £350m investment programme as it tries to close the gap on HSBC Holdings and Credit Suisse. Barclays, which gets almost a third of its assets from UK customers, said the super-rich in the Middle East, Africa and Russia offered some of the greatest potential.
"The Middle East has been the biggest area of growth," she said, citing oil wealth and political turmoil as key drivers. "Africa is a huge area of opportunity."
Key clients, most of whom have more than £50m, can join Barclays's investment club, which offers access to hedge funds, private-equity funds and off-market transactions.


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Earnhardt Name Back In Rolex 24
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The Earnhardt name will return to the Rolex 24 next year as Jeffrey Earnhardt, son of Kerry Earnhardt and grandson of Dale Earnhardt, makes his Grand Am Rolex Series debut at Daytona Int'l Speedway Jan. 29-30.
Earnhardt, Stanton Barrett and Kevin O'Connell will team together to drive a Porsche fielded by Rick Ware Racing in the annual 24-hour event. The race marks the 10th anniversary of Dale Earnhardt and Dale Earnhardt, Jr.'s co-drive in the Rolex 24 when they finished fourth overall and second in the GTS class in a Corvette.
The younger Earnhardt finished fifth in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East standings in 2007 and has since made limited starts in the NASCAR Nationwide Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.
Earnhardt, Barrett and O'Connell will be joined by two other NASCAR drivers that will be announced later in the Fuel Doctor Posche GT3 during the Rolex 24.
"Road racing is in Rick's roots," said Rick Ware Racing vice president Dave Mitchell. "He raced in the SCCA in the 1980s, and ran in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series events at Watkins Glen and Infineon Raceway. The Rolex 24 has been on our team's radar screen the past few years. It's a race we've always wanted to do."
Mitchell said the team hopes to field a second car for the Rolex 24 that would be driven by drivers with Grand Am backgrounds.
Barrett, a veteran of 206 starts in NASCAR's Sprint Cup and Nationwide divisions, has family roots in the Rolex 24. His father, NASCAR veteran Stan Barrett, raced in the 1996 edition of the Rolex 24. His godfather, legendary actor Paul Newman, won the GTS-1 class and finished third overall in the 1995 event.
O'Connell finished 10th in the GT class in the 2007 Rolex 24 driving the O'Connell Racing Porsche. He took four top-10 GT finishes in six races co-driving with Kevin Roush in 2008, including a fifth at the Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) Int'l.


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