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What Local Climate Change Plans Can Teach Us About City Power
Katherine A. Trisolini
Loyola Law School Los Angeles
February 22, 2012
LOCAL CLIMATE CHANGE AND SOCIETY, Mohamed Salih, ed. Routledge, 2012
Fordham Urban Law Journal, Vol. 36, p. 863, 2009
Loyola-LA Legal Studies Paper No. 2012-07
Scholarly analysis of city power in the United States has focused on how state and federal laws either impede or augment local autonomy vis-à-vis higher levels of government or other cities. City action on climate change provides a new perspective from which to view this question. Rather than inquiring into the city power relative to other governmental entities, one can investigate city power in relation to the object of regulation or plan goals. In other words, we can ask: "City power with regards to what?" A very small degree of relative power may have a substantial effect on a specific problem. In reviewing one study of climate change plans in London and Los Angeles, this Article argues that cities may turn out to be quite powerful in one realm despite being quite disempowered in another.
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Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Monday, March 21, 2011 at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Church Point for Mrs. Ferdie ("Lou") Lyons, 88, the former Louisiana Higginbotham. Mrs. Lyons, a native and long-time resident of Church Point, died at 3:15 A.M. Friday, March 18, 2011 at Opelousas General Hospital; Opelousas, La. Monsignor Jefferson J. DeBlanc will conduct the services with entombment following in the Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Mausoleum in Church Point.
Survivors include two sons, Marx Kenneth Lyons and wife Linda and Dwaine Gerard Lyons and wife Janet-all of Church Point; four daughters: Norma Burleigh and husband Robert of Ragley, La., Eloise David and husband Pat of Rayne, La., Elaine Nations of Iowa, La. and Debra Mohajer and husband John of Houston, Tex.; a son-in-law, Curtis "Curt" Wimberly of Church Point; thirty-two grandchildren, seventy great-grandchildren and seventeen great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ferdie Lyons; a daughter, Gloria Wimberly; her parents, Edward and Elouise (Bellard) Higginbotham; three brothers and six sisters.
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A recitation of the Rosary will be held at 7:30 P.M. on Sunday by Monsignor DeBlanc.
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Those of us who admire their work call them graffiti artists.
Some people call them vandals.
They call themselves "Writers."
We look for a signature or a mark identifying the writer, but they use pseudonyms and aliases so they cannot be tracked down, often even hiding their identities from one another.
However, with patience, persistence and a real interest in their talent, photographer Ricardo Barros was finally accepted into their community.
"At first the Writers were reluctant to let me into their midst," he says, "but eventually they opened up, and I was accepted at the very core of their group. …These guys were doing amazing work and I documented it for them."
Barros followed a crew of graffiti writers for seven years, journaling his impressions in both stories and pictures. A selection of his photographs is on display at Trenton's Gallery 219.
In a statement that accompanies the exhibition, "Art Hammer: Shaping Society Through Writing Culture," Barros, dispelling the stereotypes of the Writers, says one Writer is completing his PhD dissertation at an Ivy League school, another is a second grade teacher, and another is a corrections officer.
Two of the Writers he focused on prominently are well known in Trenton's art community: Leon Rainbow and Will "Kasso" Condry. Barros says Rainbow taught him the "rules" of the graffiti art form. A photograph on display in the exhibit shows a dozen Writers seated around a table as Rainbow teaches them the traditions of graffiti writing.
Barros says Kasso made it clear he wanted to work through graffiti to address a larger agenda. On display in this exhibit is "Gandhi in the Alley" a photograph showing Kasso's wall painting of the freedom fighter for Indian nationalism, Mahatma Gandhi, which includes the words "You must be the change you wish to see in the world." The image shows bright sunlight in the alley, casting long dark shadows of two men walking past the Gandhi wall in downtown Trenton.
The Writers have been quietly transforming the boarded-up windows and doorways of Trenton's abandoned buildings, turning sheets of plywood nailed over shattered windows into colorful art. The art doesn't solve the problem of poverty, but it brings beauty, humor and sometimes even a deeper understanding of how prejudice and judgmental attitudes shape portions of the community.
"Art is spawned through human interaction, through personal experience," Barros says. "…My role in exhibiting this work is to shed light on where a form of creative experience is happening today. Right now. It is so close to us that we risk not seeing it. It is the writing on the wall. It is all around us. It is ours to experience."
But we can see it. We can go first to this exhibit and see Barros's photographs that not only show us actual sites of the outdoor art, but show us the Writers at work planning the projects and out there actually creating them.
Among the photographs on display is "Rainbow at Ellarslie Museum," capturing Rainbow as he walks into a room strewn with ladders and supplies, poised for the next step, paint can at the ready. In "Lafayette Street Wall," in the foreground a silhouette of a man's black-trousered leg is seen striding past a colorful scene, where a Writer is at work painting his concept on a wall.
In the image "Pay Phone on Memorial Wall, Trenton," the phone is surrounded by a wall of bright blooms and the large face of a man of color leaning in toward the phone. Another is "South Broad Street Murals," with the boarded windows of buildings catching the eyes of women walking by.
These are but a few of the 36 photographs on display in this exhibit — all of which capture the energy and dedication of the Writers and their strong artistic abilities.
But, Barros says, "Relatively few graffiti writers refer to their work as 'art,' and when they do, many qualify it as 'lowbrow' art. 'Highbrow' artists strive to capture the attention of academic scholars. Graffiti writers strive to capture the attention of the general public.
"Highbrow artists conform to rigidly defined channels of expression: beauty, form, concept and execution. Graffiti writers also have these channels, but their options are much more robust," Barros continues. "For example, they can snatch success through pure chutzpah. Or they can steal it with humor, finesse it with timing, suspend it with risk, or seduce it with wonder."
Barros says he hopes this exhibition will give the public a more flexible value system. "We shouldn't be so orthodox in our beliefs that we blind ourselves to the fact that other people trade with different currencies. Other cultures are not poorer because they speak a different language or worship different gods."
The imaginations and artistic skills of the Graffiti Writers bring color, humor and beauty to the city's walls and windows. Bringing it all together in this exhibition, photographer Barros offers gallery visitors opportunities to delve into thoughts and ideas that can open our minds to new possibilities and new ways of thinking.
"Art Hammer: Shaping Society Through Writing Culture"
Photographs by Ricardo Barros
When: Hours flexible, through Jan. 10, call to confirm appointments; Guided tour of "Gandhi in the Alley," 4:30-5:00 today; opening reception, 6-9 p.m.
Where: Gallery 219, 219 E. Hanover St., Trenton
Contact : (609) 222-9344 or ricardobarros.com
Related Event: Slide talk, "Don't Tread On Me: Photographing Graffiti Writing," 4 p.m. Dec. 27, Masonic Temple, 100 Barrack St., Trenton, patriotsweek.com


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Washington -- The new boss at the Internal Revenue Service will make his first appearance before Congress today as acting commissioner when he is called to testify about the IRS targeting of conservative groups.
Danny Werfel, formerly a top official at the Office of Management and Budget, will testify before a House Appropriations subcommittee. It will be the fourth hearing in Congress by a committee seeking answers about the IRS practice of targeting the political groups for extra scrutiny on applications for tax-exempt status.
The hearing follows reports Sunday that the IRS spent about $50 million to hold at least 220 conferences for employees between 2010 and 2012.
Also Sunday, Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., said IRS employees in Cincinnati told congressional investigators they were directed by Washington to subject the political groups to extra scrutiny. He offered no direct evidence to back up his claim.
Issa's accusation sparked an unusually personal war of words Sunday when one of President Barack Obama's former top advisers brought up the congressman's 40-year-old criminal record.
David Plouffe, the longtime political adviser, tweeted about Issa, "Strong words from Mr. Grand Theft Auto and suspected arsonist/insurance swindler." Earlier in the day, Issa referred to White House press secretary Jay Carney as a "paid liar" who is not being truthful about the IRS scandal.
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., turned up the heat today on the White House when he told CBS's "This Morning" show that Obama is "mired" in a series of scandals and he believes "the president's credibility obviously is at stake here."
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"Mindspillage" is the usual online handle of Kat Walsh, a Wikimedian from Herndon, Virginia (just outside Washington, DC), and a former chair of the Wikimedia Board of Trustees.
I have a J.D. from George Mason University School of Law, where I studied technology and internet law, copyright, patents, and economics. I'm most interested in the issues surrounding free content, free software, free speech, technology policy, law and economics, law and social norms, and how advancing technology can enable the free exchange of knowledge; I'm most knowledgeable about copyright, trademarks, and patents (and have passed the Patent Bar).
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Saturday's softball highlights, April 6
- Fort LeBoeuf 9, Conneaut (Ohio) 5: At Conneaut, Amanda Krolczyk went 2-for-3 and pitched four scoreless innings and Fort LeBoeuf used a big second inning to pull away from Conneaut.
Krolczyk and Allania Banta each belted two-run doubles when Fort LeBoeuf (2-0) broke the game open with eight runs in the second inning.
Krolczyk also started, pitching four scoreless innings while striking out three.
- Girard 14, Seneca 4: At Girard, Julia Hatton had three hits and drove in two runs and pitched a complete-game one-hitter to lead the YellowJackets (2-1, 1-1) to a Region 4 win over the Bobcats (0-1, 0-1).
Taylor Coe had two hits and two RBIs and scored three runs for Girard, which ended the game with a nine-run, fifth-inning outburst. Shannon Allen drove in two runs for Girard.
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On top of the world: The 10 best rooftop bars
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- December 10, 2012
SO many rooftops, so little time to enjoy the thousands around the world that have been converted into trendy nightspots with comfy sectional seating, pools and restaurants.
It seems that every major city has a rooftop bar scene, and they're a must for any hotel claiming to be an arbiter of cool.
To narrow it all down, we've chosen the 10 best. Some are coveted A-list hangouts demanding key-card access or a VIP pass. Some are thoughtfully designed. Or they're on the rooftops of the world's highest buildings.Still other bars were chosen for their killer views.
From marble jacuzzis to neon dance floors, fire pits to fine dining, these rooftop bars have one thing in common: the most amazing views of your host city.
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Add your own comment here to the bar on top of the marina bay in Singapore. A pool that spans three buildings. A view and bar to die for!


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"The New Jim Crow" is must-read for social justice movement
Much like James Baldwin's "The Fire Next Time" or Michael Harrington's "The Other America," Alexander's book is a wakeup call to this nation.
University of Pennsylvania awards Du Bois honorary doctorate
Today would have been the 144th birthday of WEB Du Bois, the great scholar, civil rights and peace activist.
Will Supreme Court deliver death knell to campus diversity?
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that could mean the death knell for racial and ethnic diversity on college campuses.
Anna Julia Cooper, 1858-1964: A fighter for equal rights for all
She was a leader in the fight for African American equality, women's equality and their rights in education, and for African Americans' and women's right to vote.
Getting off capitalism's treadmill
The 1 percent not only made their way through the Great Recession, but also enriched themselves many times over.
Close to half of all Americans live near poverty
Tens of millions of families are working regularly but have little savings and are on the brink of disaster.
Professor lists Obama accomplishments: Over 244 and growing
President Obama has 244 accomplishments under his belt since he took office despite fanatical Republican opposition aimed at wrecking his presidency.
Republicans get free ride on racism
Republicans have been getting a free ride on racism for much too long, and it's in the interest of all people to stop it.
Scaling the Great Class Wall in America
A radicalization process is at work here and it is growing in intensity and breadth.
Lorenzo Torrez, copper miner, Communist leader, dies at 84
Lorenzo Torrez, leader of the Communist Party, a staunch yet quiet spoken fighter for union rights and Mexican American equality, died New Years Day in Tucson.


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Hollow Pike is a really involving and thoughtful book which teenagers (and adults who don't mind a bit of young adult fiction every now and then) will love.
The characters are strong, and the plot is pacey and involving with an air of mystery that keeps things rolling. The main plot revolves around a witch-craft theme, with a good helping of addressing more realistic issues such as bullying and settling into a new school - the kind of thing that kids worry about.
This book may not however be suitable for more sensitive younger readers - there are some more mature themes here, including violence, death, a smattering of betrayal, and some homosexuality. I personally think most kids will be strong and mature enough to handle this, but it's more a book for teenagers than kids of about 11 and under. To be fair, the themes are handled well - things aren't hidden, but neither are they gratuitous.
I think that the witchcraft side of the plot is written in an excellent way - with a hint of the old, ancient, creepy, and traditional, while still maintaining the book's relatable tone and not becoming overly-scary. The interaction between the main heroine and her bully is also quite interesting - both in a sense of the hurt caused to the victim, and a sense of pity created for the bully (who, (spoiler alert!!) gets a pretty nasty and horrible comeuppance.)
On a more superficial note, the cover really is what attracted me to this book (I know, I know, a certain criticising proverb comes to mind.) The cover on my copy is the same as the one pictured here, and I found the artwork really effective. The edges of the pages were also dyed purple (I'm sure this isn't the case for all editions, but it was for this one,) and, gimmick though it may be, it was pretty cool and made the book stand out from the crowd.
About the book
Hollow Pike is the debut novel by James Dawson. It was published by Orion Children's Books on 2nd February and the book is 416 pages long. Thanks to the publisher for providing me with an ARC for review.
Something wicked this way comes... She thought she'd be safe in the country, but you can't escape your own nightmares, and Lis London dreams repeatedly that someone is trying to kill her. Lis thinks she's being paranoid - after all who would want to murder her? She doesn't believe in the local legends of witchcraft. She doesn't believe that anything bad will really happen to her. You never do, do you? Not until you're alone in the woods, after dark - and a twig snaps... Hollow Pike - where witchcraft never sleeps.
What I thought
Hollow Pike was one of those books that I got extremely excited about once I had heard about it. With its creepy, dark and scary front cover, I was instantly intrigued and wanted to know more.
This book had me at the first couple of pages. It starts off with main character Lis having incredibly bad dreams and they felt so real. I could feel everything that she was going through whilst dreaming and I could picture exactly where she was. It creeped the hell out of me mind you but I loved it nonetheless. James Dawson certainly knows how to start a book with a bang and to get his readers interested and hooked quickly.
From there, I wasn't sure what to expect from Hollow Pike. With its mix of horror, thriller and contemporary plot lines, there was something for everyone - I personally loved the complete mix. Lis has just moved to Hollow Pike from Wales so she is starting over completely. I really enjoyed the aspects of Lis meeting new people at school and trying to figure out the dynamics of people there. At this point, I wondered what the hell was going on because nothing too strange had happened and I knew it was going to! I was anxiously waiting for everything to go wrong for Lis.
The characterisation was fantastic. Lis was a likeable main character from the beginning. Having moved to live with her sister because of some terrible bullying, I could sympathise with her immediately and I didn't want her to have to go through that again. Not only that though, she was nice and funny and pretty much, a normal teenager. Somehow, Dawson has managed to make Lis extremely real - having so many of the same problems and thoughts that I had as a teenager but also made her super cool at the same time. I know I would have wanted to have a friend like her at school.
It wasn't only Lis that was great though. Secondary characters - both the good and the bad - were just as well written. I hated the mean girls of the book like you're supposed to and I loved Lis' friends. Each character had something incredibly unique to them but they also worked well together and either complemented each other or set someone else off. The chemistry between all characters involved was believable and it made me believe in the story so much more. One of my favourite characters though has to be Danny. I have a soft spot for nice guys and I could really see why Lis would like him.
As for the plot, there is a hell of a lot of mystery and for a good while, I had no real idea what the hell was going on - and this isn't a bad thing. I loved not knowing what was really happening or who/ what was behind the strange going ons. Hollow Pike has a lot of tension and I was on the edge of my seat reading waiting to find out what was going to happen and if everything would work out ok. As the synopsis and front cover of the book explains, this is about witches and I loved every little detail of this aspect. I know Dawson had some inspiration from The Craft and I could definitely see this in the writing.
Overall, Hollow Pike is a great debut and one I would highly recommend!


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Professor of Artificial Intelligence in the School of Computing
Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research and Innovation
University of Leeds
List of Publications
Statistical learning has become central to research on computational models of intelligence, with important but largely independent developments on perceptual tasks like object recognition and conceptual reasoning. Typically the former involves clustering and regression over quantitative representations based on real linear spaces, whereas the latter involves symbolic procedures over quantitative representations that emphasise the relationships between objects (e.g. next-to, occurs-before, overlaps, similar-shape).
Our research has been looking for ways to bring these developments together. We began by exploring integration in the context of table-top games, using clustering to learn attribute categories for game-objects (e.g. playing cards) and inductive logic programming (Progol) to learn how to play the game. The key to integration was to form a time series of qualitative descriptions of objects on the table-top at salient times. An unexpected finding was that the emergent rules of the game could be used to refine attribute categories in a top-down fashion.
C. J. Needham, P. E. Santos, D. R. Magee, V. Devin, D. C. Hogg, and A. G. Cohn, Protocols from Perceptual Observations, Artificial Intelligence, 167(1-2), 103-136, 2005.
More recently, we have used a more expressive representation for the changing spatial relationships between objects. The idea is to represent the spatial relationships between all pairs of objects within a scene (e.g. touching, disconnected ) and the temporal relationships between the intervals over which these pertain (e.g. before, during). Events are represented by subsets of spatial and temporal facts about groups of objects. We have explored two approaches. In the first we attempt to 'explain' a video corpus in terms of a set of repeated events from a small number of classes - this is an unsupervised procedure:
M. Sridhar, A. G. Cohn, and D. C. Hogg Unsupervised Learning of Event Classes from Video, in AAAI 2010. Atlanta, Georgia: AAAI Press, 2010.
Once the event classes have been inferred, we also obtain a set of functional object classes by virtue of the role played by objects within the observed events.
In the second approach, we use inductive logic programming to learn event classes from a ground-truth of labelled videos:
K. S. R. Dubba, A. G. Cohn, and D. C. Hogg, Event Model Learning from Complex Videos using ILP, in European Conference on Artificial Intelligence (ECAI). Lisbon, Portugal, 2010.
I've had a longstanding interest in finding better ways to model the shapes and behaviours of objects within a scene. In early work, we focussed on modelling the projected shapes of moving objects and their trajectories through a scene (see the publications by Adam Baumberg and Neil Johnson). This approach was extended to track the hand in 3D and, using a related approach, to acquire 3D models of moving objects (see the publications by Tony Heap and Shen Xinquan). More recently, we have taken a different approach in attempting to explain the movements of people within wide-area scenes in terms of their intentions and social groups (see AIJ paper from Hannah Dee and recent paper by Jan Sochman)
Back in 1998 we developed a way to synthesise an interactive agent through unsupervised learning of a joint model of interactive behaviour (see the CVPR98 paper by Neil Johnson and Aphrodite Galata). This has been developed since then to model a reactive face and talking-head.
Full details of most of these projects and others can be found at the vision group's website.


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Topic: iPhone
Brazilian judge orders WhatsApp blocked for 72 hours over encryption row
05/02/2016, 03:05 pm
As of Monday afternoon, WhatsApp Messenger will be blocked in Brazil for 72 hours over a dispute about access to encrypted data, according to reports.
FBI should disclose iPhone vulnerability to Apple, Edward Snowden says
05/02/2016, 10:05 am
Infamous NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has once again weighed in on the Apple-FBI battle, this time saying that the bureau should disclose the vulnerability used to crack the San Bernardino iPhone in the interest of national cybersecurity.
Los Angeles court orders woman to unlock Touch ID-equipped iPhone for FBI
05/02/2016, 09:05 am
Through a Los Angeles court, the FBI recently obtained a warrant forcing a woman to unlock an iPhone equipped with Apple's Touch ID fingerprint technology, according to a report.
Latest 'Shot on iPhone' ad uses Mother's Day to get emotional impact
05/01/2016, 06:05 pm
Apple on Sunday released a new TV commercial, making use of the upcoming Mother's Day holiday to further its "Shot on iPhone" marketing campaign.
Apple, Samsung, Facebook, Amazon & the case of the 'very bad' Q2
05/01/2016, 02:05 pm
Apple's fiscal Q2 earnings were the company's "worst ever" of the last decade in terms of year-over-year growth, but not in terms of actual commercial activity during the first three months of 2016. Take a closer look at Apple and three other firms: Samsung, Facebook and Amazon.
Software update upgrades select 2013-2015 Fiat Chrysler vehicles with Siri Eyes Free
04/29/2016, 01:04 pm
Fiat Chrysler on Friday issued a free software update to owners of some 2013-, 2014-, and 2015-model vehicles, giving them access to Apple's Siri Eyes Free, which enables voice commands to an iPhone by tapping a button on the steering wheel.
Vudu and Telegram iOS apps update with new 3D Touch options, more
04/28/2016, 04:04 pm
Walmart on Thursday updated its Vudu iOS app with support for 3D Touch and iOS 9's Picture-in-Picture mode, while messaging service Telegram expanded its use of 3D Touch across the board.
Porsche to bring Apple's CarPlay to 718 Cayman series
04/28/2016, 03:04 pm
Sportscar maker Porsche has announced support for Apple's CarPlay in the 718 Cayman and 718 Cayman S, which are now on sale, but only shipping to dealers in late November.
Philips releases Hue 'Gen 2' app with Routines, Rooms & other improvements
04/28/2016, 02:04 am
Philips on Thursday released a "Gen 2" Hue app for iOS, updating the tool for its HomeKit-enabled smartbulbs with new features like Routines, and extra options for controlling rooms and scenes.
Samsung reports Q1 mobile profits just 24% of Apple's
04/27/2016, 09:04 pm
Samsung Electronics reported Q1 operating profits of 6.68 trillion won ($5.81 billion), while its Mobile division reported 3.89 trillion won ($3.38 billion) in profits, both a fraction of the "disappointing" $13.987 billion in operating profits Apple reported for the same quarter.
Google updates Maps for iOS with Travel Times widget, Philips teases new Hue control app
04/27/2016, 04:04 pm
Google has updated the iOS version of Google Maps with several new features, including a new Notification Center widget for commuters, while Philips is hinting at an imminent update of its official control app for Hue smartbulbs.
FBI says San Bernardino iPhone hack won't be submitted to review group for possible disclosure
04/27/2016, 02:04 pm
The FBI will not be submitting the exploit used to hack into the iPhone of San Bernardino shooter Syed Rizwan Farook to a review process that could clear it for sharing with outside parties, a report said on Wednesday.
iPhone's global marketshare falls to 15.3% in March quarter amid tough Chinese competition
04/27/2016, 01:04 pm
During the March quarter Apple's iPhone remained firmly in second place in global smartphone marketshare, but saw a significant drop year-over-year to 15.3 percent, ceding some ground to up-and-coming Chinese vendors.
Rumored 'iPhone 7 Plus' schematic shows dual-lens camera & Smart Connector, lacks headphone jack
04/27/2016, 01:04 pm
The rumored design of Apple's next-generation iPhone appears to be taking shape thanks to continued leaks out of the Far East, which are now consistently showing a new design with a larger, still protruding camera lens, a Smart Connector port, and the absence of a 3.5-millimeter headphone jack.
TSMC sales to Apple rose nearly $2 billion in 2015 as chip battle with Samsung continues
04/27/2016, 11:04 am
TSMC picked up an extra $1.99 billion in Apple sales during 2015, buoying the chipmaker's entire growth for that year, and further cutting rival chipmaker Samsung out of the iPhone maker's supply chain.
Intel pushes USB-C as headphone jack's successor
04/27/2016, 10:04 am
The technology world has a seething hatred of the traditional 3.5-millimeter headphone jack -- or so it seems, given that chip giant Intel is the latest company to propose replacing the aging plug with a digital alternative.
Nintendo's 'Fire Emblem' & 'Animal Crossing' franchises coming to phones, tablets
04/27/2016, 09:04 am
Two of Nintendo's most popular game series, Fire Emblem and Animal Crossing, will join the ranks of its first apps for smartphones and tablets, the console maker said on Wednesday.
Apple faces constrained iPhone SE supply on surprise demand
04/26/2016, 05:04 pm
Apple CEO Tim Cook during Tuesday's quarterly conference call said supply of its latest iPhone SE model is constrained due to surprisingly high demand from users who want the latest technology in a small package.
FBI still deciding whether to allow review of San Bernardino iPhone exploit
04/26/2016, 03:04 pm
The FBI has yet to decide whether an exploit used to crack the iPhone of San Bernardino shooter Syed Rizwan Farook will even be reviewed for possible disclosure, agency director James Comey said on Tuesday.
What Smart Connector charging could mean for the 'iPhone 7' and beyond
04/26/2016, 10:04 am
Now that we know Apple will let its Smart Connector do more than just clip on a keyboard, rumors that it will make its way from the iPad Pro lineup to the iPhone make much more sense. AppleInsider takes a look at the changes that might bring.


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Jazz at the Arsenal, Featuring the Berklee New Orleans Jazz BandArsenal Center for the Arts
The 9th season of Jazz at the Arsenal, featuring Berklee faculty artists, begins the 2016-17 season with the Berklee New Orleans Jazz Band.
The Hot SardinesBerklee Performance Center
Fusing musical influences from New York, Paris, and New Orleans, The Hot Sardines transforms songs from another era into pop music for this century. Its sound is steeped in hot, foot-stomping jazz, salty stride piano, and the kind of music Louis Armstrong, Django Reinhardt, and Fats Waller used to make. Presented by World Music/CRASHarts.
Dokun Oke: A Thousand Miles AwayBerklee Dining Hall
In his senior recital, guitarist Dokun Oke presents the Plagal Cadence, a concert showcasing his original compositions and some indigenous music from Nigeria.
The 2016 Armand Zildjian Artist-in-Residence Final Concert with Special Guest Will KennedyBerklee Performance Center
This concert is the culmination of the three-day Armand Zildjian Artist-in-Residence Program, with special guest Will Kennedy.
Taksim TrioDavid Friend Recital Hall
After traveling to prestigious festivals like SummerStage, Lincoln Center Out of Doors, and the World Financial Center, Istanbulive comes to Boston with its seventh installment, featuring the U.S. debut of Taksim Trio.
Fantastic Negrito / PhéRed Room at Cafe 939
Upon winning NPR's inaugural Tiny Desk Concert Contest, Fantastic Negrito quickly won over critics with 2015's self-titled EP. R&B and urban pop artist Phé, will open the show.
Sarah SimmonsRed Room at Cafe 939
It's been three years since Sarah Simmons wowed her way onto the NBC reality show The Voice.
MarizaBerklee Performance Center
Performing for the first time in Boston since 2009, Mariza is a charismatic fado singer with a clarion voice and mesmerizing stage presence. Presented by World Music/CRASHarts.
Colescott Rubin Family Band
Berk Recital Hall
The Colescott Rubin Family Band will perform an assortment of swing dance music arranged for five horns featuring some of Berklee's top jazz players as well as special guests. This is their debut performance.
SungRae and Friends
David Friend Recital Hall
SungRae and Friends present a concert of electronic pop, hip-hop, and rock written by percussion major and drummer SungRae Kim.
Keeping It Real
Oliver Colvin Recital Hall
An evening of contemporary classical music presenting original compositions by the performers, as well as works by Witold Lutoslawski and others.
Bury Me Standing
Berklee Performance Center
Bury Me Standing songs are musically challenging, with complex metric structures based on time signature changes, mixed meters, and metric superimposition.
Sungsoo Kim Jazz Quintet
David Friend Recital Hall
Pianist Sungsoo Kim performs original jazz compositions with his jazz quintet.
Dokun Oke: A Thousand Miles Away
Berklee Dining Hall
In his senior recital, guitarist Dokun Oke presents the Plagal Cadence, a concert showcasing his original compositions and some indigenous music from Nigeria.
Will Kennedy: Armand Zildjian Artist-in-Residence Clinic II
David Friend Recital Hall
Will Kennedy presents the second drum clinic of The Armand Zildjian Artist-in-Residence Program.
Miyako Tsubota
Berk Recital Hall
Miyako Tsubota is a writer, dancer, and singer with a focus in musical theater. Her recital will feature a variety of productions along with a Japanese pop song, an original song, and an original story.
Andy Forsberg: The First Three Years: How To Survive the Beginning
The Loft
The First Three Years is a look at the foundational time of your career you will enter upon graduating from Berklee.
Penelope Santana's Group
Oliver Colvin Recital Hall
Guitarist and composer Penelope Santana brings a repertoire of arrangements in a octet format, showing her influences in Latin jazz.
The Andrew DeNicola Project
Berk Recital Hall
American saxophonist and composer Andrew DeNicola will put on an exciting mix of music featuring a few original tunes to popular arrangements done with seven horns and a rhythm section.
10th Annual Business of Hip-Hop/Urban Music Symposium
Berklee Performance Center
The 10th Annual Business of Hip-Hop/Urban Music Symposium, presented by the Berklee Music Business/Management Department, features a celebration of one of the most influential genres of music in today's record industry.
Michael McDermott and Matthew Ryan
Red Room at Cafe 939
Michael McDermott's brand of rock 'n' roll brims with the kind of well-honed style and wisdom that can only come from a career on the road and a pedigree in the studio. With a career that spans nearly two decades, Matthew Ryan has refined the poetry of his songwriting, creating his own aesthetic where beauty and darkness often trade punches from line to line. They will be co-headliners for this show.
Marcus Prince: 7th Degree
Berklee Dining Hall
Marcus Prince and his band, 7th Degree, invite you to an evening filled with jazz, jazz fusion, funk, R&B, and gospel music.
Will Kennedy: 2016 Armand Zildjian Artist-in-Residence Master Class
Berklee Performance Center
Will Kennedy, the Armand Zildjian Artist in Residence, presents a master class.
Forum Featuring Joe Lovano and Terri Lyne Carrington
Zero Gravity Room
This Berklee Global Jazz Institute (BGJI) forum features Joe Lovano and Terri Lyne Carrington.
Ryo Yamaguchi
Oliver Colvin Recital Hall
Ryo Yamaguchi will perform his original songs in a variety of genres.
Kevon Scott: Dominant Funktion
Berk Recital Hall
The fusion and R&B group Dominant Funktion, led by tenor saxophonist Kevon Scott, will perform a combination of original music and a range of covers and arrangements in the styles of neo-soul, R&B, and funk/fusion.
Nadav Shapira: Expand the Music
David Friend Recital Hall
Nadav Shapira presents a show combining contemporary sounds and production with the spirit of improvised music.
Kailey Zercher Presents the Womps
Oliver Colvin Recital Hall
The Womps, a Boston-based, folk rock/punk band, perform.


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More than two decades ago, she was the star of—and, face it, the embodiment of—the gym romance Perfect. In real life, Jamie Lee Curtis likes to remind people she's anything but. That's her, gray hair, laugh lines and all, on the May/June cover of AARP The Magazine. And her famous figure? "Denial," she tells PEOPLE, caused it to go a bit soft in recent years. "I was denying that I no longer metabolized the same way." While her size didn't worry her, her health did: "My blood pressure and cholesterol were crazy high." So at 161 lbs., the 5' 7" actress cut out favorites like Wheat Thins and granola. Now 18 lbs. lighter, Curtis says she likes herself more today than ever. "When I look around and see how unnatural people look, I think I have finally found what beauty is."
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Asked last May about being the curvy break-out star of Grey's Anatomy, Sara Ramirez told PEOPLE, "It's an honor to be someone who is perhaps breaking the mold, or at least attempting to. Beauty comes in all shapes and sizes." Now she's showing off a different, but still attention-getting, shape. The 5'9" actress-singer appeared noticeably slimmer in a David Meister frock at a recent Red Cross gala. She must have been working on more than her upcoming CD during the writers' strike. Ramirez isn't telling how many inches she's lost, but the actress does offer one style secret to her confident new look. "Sometimes you put on a dress," says Ramirez, "and it just feels right."
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Morning Five: Opening Night EditionPosted by rtmsf on November 9th, 2009
This is a new feature we're going to try our best to keep up with. It's very simple (which is good for us), but the premise is that we'll drop five bits of college basketball knowledge and/or links to you in a format that synthesizes nicely with your morning caffeination ritual. In other words, short, sweet and piping hot. Here's our first effort…
- Virginia center Assane Sene will miss the school's first three games (Longwood, S. Florida, Rider) due to a suspension for violation of unspecified team rules.
- The UCLA injury bug continues, as freshman forward Tyler Honeycutt will miss 3-4 weeks with a stress reaction in his right tibia.
- Some games over the weekend that don't count: UConn 88, UMass-Lowell 50 (Jerome Dyson: 32 pts), Ga Tech 82, Indiana (Pa) 76 (OT) (Derrick Favors: 9/3 blks), Illinois 84, Quincy 63 (DJ Richardson: 23 pts), Butler 75, Taylor 44 (Matt Howard: 11/10); Mississippi State 90, Georgetown (Ky) 70 (Jarvis Varnado: 17/5 blks), Kentucky 117, Clarion 52 (John Wall: 27 pts), UNC 107, Belmont Abbey 59 (Deon Thompson: 23/8); Clemson 99, Francis Marion 51 (Noel Johnson: 17 pts); Michigan 73, Wayne St. 54 (Manny Harris: 25 pts).
- Seth Davis writes about one of our biggest pet peeves about the start of the college hoops season: no opening day. Yeah, we have a de facto opening day (i.e., today), but there's hardly any hype about it and nobody but people who would already visit this site have a clue about it. Hopefully his article will start the momentum for getting something done.
- Big day around here at RTC – be sure to check out our preseason wrap-up post here, and we'll be at Cal tonight for the first RTC Live event of the young season. Bring your coffee along and watch some late night hoops with us at 11pm. Hope to see you there…


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Since Ping-Pong diplomacy reopened China to the West in 1971, many American observers have treated the People's Republic as a billion strays who have returned to "our" flock. In these brilliant reports, however, two Chinese-speaking, Peking-based journalists (Butterfield was New York Times correspondent in 1979-81, while Bernstein covers China for TIME) penetrate that silken facade. They reach similar conclusions: Maoism has left China mired in poverty and cultural mediocrity; most of its people are bored and cynical after the senseless persecution in the name of the revolution. The authors capture the drab lives of the urban proletariat and of those displaced by the Cultural Revolution. They reveal a secret privileged class. Most fascinating, though, are glimpses of Chinese straining for expression beneath the weight of the police state. Butterfield visits a Peking red-light district and some young dissidents; Bernstein investigates an underground Roman Catholic group. The journalists cite slight progress in diet and health care, but they share a belief—and anger—that the so-called dictatorship of the proletariat has victimized the masses it pretends to serve. One can only marvel at the Chinese capacity to chi-ku (suffer—literally, "to eat bitterness"). (Butterfield: Times Books, $19.95; Bernstein: Little, Brown, $15.95)
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The 76ers on Monday waived center Darryl Watkins. He was acquired from New Orleans in a three-team trade on Wednesday.
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Resolving Disputes Arising Out of Surrogacy
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In this paper I have tried to resolve various ethical and legal controversies arising out of surrogacy, using as an example in vitro fertilization (IVF). In order to serve the fundamental right of an individual of marriage and procreation and resolve the problem of infertility, attempt should be towards regulating the surrogacy arrangements. The contractual approach seems to be the most appropriate followed with the intent based theory. Thus, focus should be on following a consistent path to serve the child's best interest followed with minimizing the pain of all parties.
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Long before web forums, blogs, Twitter, and in many cases, the web itself, Usenet was where the internet gathered to shoot the breeze about anything and everything under the sun.
Strategy games. Cars. New ways to kill Wesley Crusher. The list of newsgroups was endless, and anyone could jump in and take part in the conversation. Although having thick skin didn't hurt.
For most people, Usenet vanished a decade or so ago. Web forums slid in with their avatars, post counts, ranking systems and organised administrators, and the rest is history.
However, behind the scenes, many of the classic groups still live on. Whether it's simply the community simply not wanting to move, the reliability of a Usenet group versus a website that could have the plug pulled on it at any point, or simply the benefit of having neutral ground to talk on, they're still there. And in many cases, they're the best place to head if you really want to dig into a topic. TechRadar returned to Usenet for a poke around...
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We started our return trip courtesy of Google, which bought itself a Usenet archive called Deja News back in 2001 and came up with a hybrid of Usenet and its own web forums by the name of Google Groups. Many of the older Usenet forums are firmly locked down, but there are plenty still up and running.
GOOGLE GROUPS: Google offers the easiest way into Usenet, but its linear conversation model and mix of Google and Usenet groups can be more confusing than doing it the hard way
RAIF – rec.arts.int-fiction – is just one of the active ones. This is where you go if you want to write interactive fiction/text adventure games. There are dedicated sites for this, such as the homes of various languages to help you do it, but this is where you'll find all the genre's luminaries hanging out to shoot the breeze, announce their latest projects, and help out with technical problems.
Another active group is rec.games.roguelike.nethack, for discussing Nethack in all its phenomenal complexity. It may look like a simple game, built of basic ASCII art and randomly generated dungeons, but there's a reason its players say "The DevTeam Thinks Of Everything."
Overrun with spam
Despite this, what really jumped out was the amount of spam in most groups we looked at. Usenet was where spam started infecting the internet, thanks to a couple of lawyers flogging green cards back in 1994 (the first spam was in 1978, but this was the first major commercial go at it).
Digging through the chaff proved annoying, especially after years of being used to web forum administrators playing Whack-A-Mole with these people.
Still, what quickly became obvious was that if people are still on Usenet, it's because they genuinely want to be. You can get some great information, helped by the fact that most Usenet communities are small enough for people to know everybody else.
The fix to the spam problem was to step away from Google in favour of a dedicated client. We grabbed the 30 day trial of Forte Agent, although Thunderbird and Windows Mail, amongst others, will handle news as well.
The trickiest part is that in addition to the software, you need a server to connect to, and most ISPs have long since stopped offering them. Here are some potential Usenet server starting points. We jumped onto aioe.org, and had immediate access to a decent chunk of the ones we wanted. Your experiences may vary.
PAID UP: Commercial Usenet servers offer by far the most complete archives, but at a cost. What you happen find in them, that's your own business
When hunting for servers, you'll quickly notice that many of the commercial ones seem fixated on bandwidth – very odd, for a service built around text, right?
In practice, Usenet has long had two main audiences – the people who want to chat, and dodgy downloaders. There are legitimate downloads out there, too, but nothing like the amount of pirated software, pornography (legal and otherwise), movies, and other dodgy goodies for people to download.
Given the amount of stolen content online, the obvious question is why the widespread piracy on Usenet has largely managed to avoid the anger of copyright owners around the world.
In short, it hasn't. It just hasn't been worth the effort. There have been lawsuits, including an MPAA suit against a few Usenet indexers back in 2006, and an RIAA assault on Usenet.com in 2007, but nothing like the attacks on Napster, The Pirate Bay, and other high profile services. Much better to chase after something with a central authority, and active name-recognition to mainstream users.
Still, we don't want to harp on too much about this side of things. What we were glad to see was that even after all these years, the Usenet conversion still rolls on.
It might not have the same instant gratification as jumping into a web forum, but in many cases, it's where the real experts still hang out to chat, and where people are still more than willing to help out.
That said, in most cases it's better to be pointed towards a group than go in search of it. Unless a community has settled there for the long-haul, you'll usually find far more action out there on the wider web.
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Topic: Effect of Prior Knee Surgery on NCAA Athletes
1. Rugg 2014. Effects of Prior Knee Surgery on Subsequent Injury, Imaging, and Surgery in NCAA Athletes
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3. Brophy 2009. Predictive Value of Prior Injury on Career in Professional Football
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Despite the trillions of dollars of direct support from both the Federal Reserve and Congress, real housing values have yet to recover a fraction of their losses. Mainstream press reports of a solid recovery in housing markets usually neglect to mention, that according to the Case-Shiller National Index, housing prices are still lower than they were at the turn of the century.
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Q: What is the best tomato plant to grow in a container? Also, how big should the container be? I expect to have to put tomato cages around it. Should I just mix some perlite with the soil in the container?
A: Tomatoes (like most vegetables) do very well in pots, so long as you keep them watered and fertilized.
A lot of people say to stick with only patio varieties, but I've grown bigger ones that have done just as well. Some of the patio or pot types don't taste quite as good and don't get very big fruits.
To grow bigger varieties, you'll just need a bigger pot and a way to support the vines. The cages that you mention are one way. You can also use stakes or a frame mounted to a wall that you can tie the vines to.
I'd go with at least a 12- to 14-inch pot per plant. Bigger is even better.
If you stick with compact varieties, some good heirlooms are 'Amish Gold,' 'Green Zebra,' 'Babywine' and 'Bush Beefsteak.'
And some good compact hybrids are 'Bush Early Girl,' 'Bush Big Boy,' 'Super Bush Hybrid,' 'Celebrity,' 'Bushsteak' and 'Patio Princess.'
Some of my favorite bigger tomatoes that I wouldn't be afraid to try in pots include 'Big Beef,' 'Black Krim,' 'Brandywine,' 'Sweet 100,' 'Sungold,' 'Better Boy,' 'Amish Paste' and 'Mortgage Lifter.'
Use a good-quality potting mix for your medium -- especially one that's high in bark fines with lesser amounts of coir or peat moss and a bit of perlite. Don't use garden soil or heavy cheapo potting soil.
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Best draft performance: Philadelphia. The Sixers chose point guard Elfrid Payton with the No. 10 pick and Michael Carter-Williams started to sweat. There have been trade rumors circulating around last season's Rookie of the Year, and he was aware of the implications of Philadelphia drafting another ballhandler. Asked if he was going to be traded, Carter-Williams said, "I don't know if I'll be moved."
The Sixers traded the pick, saved Carter-Williams some grief and brought in highly regarded Dario Saric and a first-round pick from the Dwight Howard trade, which will likely pay dividends in the 2017 NBA Draft.
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On top of this move, the Sixers, who tried to get the No. 1 pick, didn't let the Joel Embiid foot injury scare them off. If he turns out to be healthy, the Sixers will have put together one of the better draft performances.
Best move: Andrew Wiggins. There wasn't much of a move to be made here, but it remains impressive that the Cavaliers took the player they believed to be the best in the draft. There were certainly enticing options out there, such as Jabari Parker or Joel Embiid or a trade with the Sixers. But Cleveland stood with the first pick and made a decision that won't bring about as much regret as the Anthony Bennett choice.
Best fit: Kyle Anderson. He's been called a mini-Boris Diaw, so it's only fitting that Anderson was selected by the Spurs, with the last pick in the draft, no less. San Antonio has built the core of its franchise drafting players who fell in the draft and fit into a system. Anderson fits that mold, and he should move right in and share the ball as a pass-first player with a versatile skillset.
Best moment: Isaiah Austin honor. Adam Silver has performed valiantly as NBA commissioner, and this was another example. Silver honored Austin, who would have been a first-round pick in this draft had he not received a career-ending diagnosis of Marfan syndrome. Between the 15th and 16th picks, Silver presented Austin with a chance to walk up on stage and shake hands. "The NBA selects Isaiah Austin," he said. It was perfect.
Best dressed: Adreian Payne. Payne's suit presented yet another sentimental moment in a draft that was big on them. While Payne's suit was glorious, with his purple pants and bow tie combination, it was his tribute to Lacey Holsworth, who lost her battle with cancer at age 8, that made his outfit special.
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If my title got your attention and you are a small business concern doing business with federal agencies or even a federal agency doing business with small business concerns, thanks for stopping by. This entry is especially intended to provide a quick but thorough education about how federal agencies use purchase orders and the impact this award type has on small business.
First, thanks to the many current and retired civilian and defense contracting professionals who provided me great and valuable insight over the past few months on this subject. Now here's a little about purchase orders, functionally speaking.
Purchase orders are a unilateral instrument used by government agencies to procure a variety of goods and services. A unique characteristic of purchase orders is that they are offers and not contracts until the recipient/vendor accepts the offer by signing the document after it is issued or by executing a substantial amount of the work being requested in the order.
Buys made by federal agencies using instruments such as delivery and task orders and definitive contracts are mutually binding when issued and require the vendor to perform the work, and the Government to pay for the work performed/goods delivered. Additionally, responses to an RFQ (Request for Quote) which is how solicitations for many purchase orders are issued, are not considered offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to create a binding contract. Conversely, responses to a Request for Proposal (RFP) become a binding contract when accepted by the Government.
Here's a look at purchase orders by the numbers:
Here's food for thought. Most purchase order buys are competed using Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) that have an inherent preference for small businesses. Agencies are required to observe the "rule of two" for these buys unless they leverage the exception that allows awards over the Simplified Acquisition Threshold of $150,000 (something that should be changed in my opinion). For this preference alone, small federal contractors should market the heck out of the organizations making these buys (which is very easy to determine) to minimize the possibility an agency can not identify at least two viable small businesses for a given requirement. Keep in mind the majority of purchase order dollars obligated year-over-year are: Competed Under Simplified Acquisition Procedures; Competed Full and Open, and; Competed Full and Open After Exclusion of Sources. Don't hope and wait for agencies to find you, these opportunities are fair game for anyone paying attention.
Now let's discuss up-front investment.
To engage federal agencies, boards and commissions on buys made via a BPA, GSA Schedule, GWAC or other Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC), you must first identify, qualify, pursue and capture the contract vehicle that gives you access to the "hunt" for ensuing opportunities. In other words, you compete in order to compete. This is a completely viable course of action considering half of what agencies obligated in FY13 was executed in this way.
Yes, I did say half.
This must mean the other half was awarded in a way that does not require the same initial investment of finding and winning a "license to hunt" as is the case otherwise. It does, and purchase order buys account for $14B of that spend. For more information on how the Government spent another $217B of its contract dollars in FY13, check out No Contract Vehicles Required™ or listen to my Open Market Report™ weekdays on CBS Radio DC, All News 99.1 (WNEW).
Back to the subject at-hand.
Generally speaking, pursuing requirements issued via purchase order takes the same amount of effort to identify, qualify, pursue and capture, with one important difference. The result is not a license to hunt for business, but actual business! Before the naysayers chime in about how small these buys are and that they are probably for goods and services in a limited domain, the largest single buy made using a purchase order in FY13 was for millions of dollars, and more than one-thousand different NAICS Codes were referenced on the way to $14 billion
By the way, purchase orders are also easier to execute than several other acquisition methods, for Government and Industry. The reduced 'administrative burden' is one of the factors that drove creation of the Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Then there was the part about improving opportunities for small and small disadvantaged business concerns.
While purchase order buys only account for 3.2 percent of reported government wide obligations in FY13, that $14B being awarded entirely to small business concerns would represent more than 15 percent of the current small business spend and most likely achievement of agency small business contracting goals, with room to spare. Hey Congress, can you hear me now?
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DUNKIRK – Collecting unpaid loan payments and rewriting loan paperwork from area businesses was a priority for members of the Dunkirk Local Development Corp. at their regular meeting Wednesday in City Hall.
Steve Neratko, the city's director of planning and development, provided a report on the businesses in arrears as well as businesses that need new agreements to have their loans in compliance with federal standards.
An agreement with the owners of the Clarion Hotel and Conference Center on Route 5 was reviewed. The group borrowed $120,000 from the development corporation through funding provided by the federal Community Development Block Grant Program. The funds were borrowed with the promise of a water park to be developed at the business. The park was never built.
The new agreement seeks repayment on the loan and guarantee of the note with the property and its furnishings. Members approved the new agreement.
Members also looked at the history of repayment of Paradise Fence and Flag Co. Neratko said documents indicate Paradise is $14,386 in arrears on a $30,000 note.
The last payment was received in February 2010. Mayor A.J. Dolce said the city has to consider the liabilities associated with the company if it wants to call in the loan and take the property in trade.
The group also reviewed the account of Enviroteknik, which is reportedly in arrears $36,683 on a $62,000 note. Its last payment was posted in May.
Dolce said the city has been working with a developer and will see if any of the past-due locations are of interest for new businesses.
Members of the development corporation will be looking at collection methods and help from the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development to have the revenue paid back.
In other matters, the board members agreed to provide $500 to the Dunkirk Chamber of Commerce to promote the Dunkirk Farmers' and Craft Market, which is held on Thursdays and Sundays in Memorial Park. The Chamber is coordinating the market and is seeking more vendors as well as additional customers to visit the location.
It was agreed that the development corporation would provide insurance coverage for a community garden to be located in the city. Councilwoman Stephanie Kiyak said a location in Washington Park is being considered for the garden. City Attorney Ron Szot told members the location should be selected by the City Council. The garden will be done in cooperation with a Chautauqua County grant program and the assistance of Jamestown Community College.


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England spinner Holly Colvin has become the first UK ambassador for Cricket Without Boundaries.
The 23-year-old, who was named in the team of the tournament at the recent ICC Women's World Cup in India, will use her role to raise the charity's profile and promote its work delivering vital HIV/AIDS awareness messages through cricket.
Days after returning from the competition, where England finished third, she departed for Uganda to take part in her second CWB project, following a visit to Kenya in October.
"I am honoured to become the UK ambassador for Cricket Without Boundaries," said Colvin.
"The charity has become very important to me as it allows me to give opportunities to those less fortunate than myself and simply reminds me why I started playing cricket.
"My trip to Kenya was the most incredible and humbling experience - one which I will never forget. Because of this I jumped at the chance to go out to Uganda even though it was so soon after I got back the World Cup."
On her visit to Africa Colvin will join a team of volunteers delivering coaching sessions in schools, training new coaches and using cricket to educate young people on how to protect themselves from HIV/AIDS.
She will also be part of a new women's group that has been set up to encourage more female volunteers and continue the organisation's work promoting gender equality in its project countries.
But with CWB currently recruiting for trips to Rwanda, Botswana, Uganda and Kenya this autumn and in spring 2014, Colvin says she would recommend the experience to men and women alike.
She said: "With my new role I'm particularly keen to increase women's participation on our trips but volunteering with CWB is something I would urge anyone to do. If you have a passion for cricket and want to give something back then this is a wonderful way to do it. You get to visit some amazing countries, meet some inspiring people and make a real difference."
CWB is looking to recruit ECB tutors, qualified coaches, umpires and scorers but volunteers don't need to have any previous cricket experience as training is given to all new recruits.
Every volunteer must be over 18, complete an ECB Criminal Records Enhanced Bureau check prior to departure and will have to raise funds to support the project.
A typical trip includes coaching in schools, training local teachers and coaches and running cricket festivals. Previous projects have seen CWB coaches run coach education courses for Maasai warriors in Kenya and use cricket as a tool to help communities in Rwanda continue their recovery from civil war.


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(excludes rentals or lessons) will be provided for every ten skiers/boarders.
Lessons may require pre-approval by the snow sports school (pending
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In 2004, at the age of 24, Matt lost his vision as a result of having Type I diabetes. He had been riding bikes for most of his life; when he lost his vision, he feared that he would never be able to ride again.
On the advice of his doctor, Matt did not ride a bike from 2004 to 2006.
One day, he decided to grab his trials bike and go out to the curb just to hop around and do some simple moves. He quickly realized that he couldn't even trackstand, and he put his bike away in disappointment. A few days later, he was determined to learn how to trackstand without vision. There was no one to tell Matt how to go about it; on his own, he needed to figure out how to handle a bike without being able to see. After several months of practice, Matt was able to reacquire this and many of the other skills he had mastered before losing his vision.
Now, Matt finds that he is able to ride almost as well as he did prior to losing his vision; in fact, he rides better than many sighted riders.