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Board Members
For an introduction to the Northwest Bandmasters Association click NWBA.
It is recommended for members to visit the website periodically for special bulletins, meeting notices, Annual Fall Banquet and notices of deceased members. If there is not an answer to a question you have not found on our webpage, Contact Us
We have two social events during the year. Our Annual Banquet is scheduled for Sunday October 23, 2016, location will be the Airport Shilo Inn at which time we will induct six new members. This is not a business meeting. The other social event is our Summer/Picnic Board Meeting.
The 2016 Summer Board Picnic/Meeting was scheduled for July 18, 2016 at the residence of President Herb Borodin in Vancouver WA. The picnic lunch was set for 12:00 noon. Although there will be a board meeting on this date, NWBA members and spouses are welcome and encouraged to attend.
ROBERT DUVALL MUSIC LENDING LIBRARY: If you are involved in a Community Concert Band, you may be interested in music available from the ROBERT DUVALL MUSIC LENDING LIBRARY. We recently had seventy-five concert band selections donated to the Robert Duvall Music Lending library. If you have a library of concert band music you are no longer using, consider donating them to the library. Do you know of a school who may be down-sizing their library and purging band arrangements they no longer want, or have duplicate copies of music they do not need? We would be interested in adding them to the DUVAL MUSIC LENDING LIBRARY. We are currently in the process of developing a new page on our website that will include more information and also a current index of band titles available.
I just received word from the current keeper of the Portland Elks Lodge #142 band library they have 10 boxes of music they are donating to the Duvall Lending Library. At this time I would also like to announce the Duvall Library will be moving to the Tacoma Community College in the Tacoma where the library will be managed by music students as part of their music training.. The library was moved in July 2016. Glenn Tadina will still continue with a minor roll in the library.
Updated September 25, 2016
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WABDR 2012
 Day 1 (432km): On the Road again We had the pleasure of hosting the Two Moto Kiwis for the last couple of days on Salt Spring, and since they were heading down to Bellingham to pick up one of their bikes we decided to depart together on the 6:15am ferry. Ouch! Maybe if we stare at the tyre long enough the bead will break on its own.... (Andi aka TwoMotoKiwi & Alberto) Andi working on his trusted (?) DR650 Andi and Ellen take Alberto's F8GS and Alberto takes Naomi's bike for a ride around Salt Spring Island The morning started off quite warm, usually those early morning rides to ferries are very brisk and wake you up but I had all my vents open and was only wearing my 150 Icebreaker. Quite unusual. Our biker gang made it to the ferry without drama and we passed the time of the multi island stop ferry by sharing stories from our travels. The Two Moto Kiwis are great company. Once we got off the ferry we parted ways. Naomi, Ellen and Andi on the ferry to Vancouver A common sight: Naomi and her maps It was great to spend time with TwoMotoKiwis! Traffic was thick and the heat of the day was beating down on us. Over two hours later we finally found ourselves sailing along Hwy 1 towards Hope. It was nice to be moving at a decent speed because the air was keeping us sort of cool. We were heading towards Osoyoos so we knew this would be the coldest part of the day. Oh boy, soak it up. When we turned off onto Hwy 3 we kept things reasonable since we knew the cops would be out. I had not anticipated how hardcore their presence would be though. We saw 13 police cars patrolling or set up with radar guns before the day was through, I am also happy to report that we were going the speed limit so we didn't find ourselves on the wrong end of a speeding ticket. We stopped in Manning Park at a nice little rest stop for our lunch time meal/snack. Shortly after hitting the road again we saw a huge black bear just chilling at the side of the highway. It was completely unexpected. The ride was fun, I really enjoy parts of that road, but our enthusiasm was being restricted by all the police keeping people in check. Just a couple more kph would have been nice, and maybe a few less campers. Lunch break @ Manning Park :dg As expected the temperature really started to heat up by the time we reached Princeton, so after filling up with gas we went to DQ to split a blizzard. It kept getting hotter, so we kept moving as much as we could. No time for pictures today. We were happy when we spotted the turnoff for the Nighthawk Border. The turn off also marked the start of our adventure since this was new territory. We were both surprised at how close the border actually was, in no time we had reached the crossing, so soon that it took me by surprise. The border crossing consisted of the usual shenanigans: where are you going? What are your jobs? How much money do you have? There was kind of an awkward moment when one of the officers asked me what bills I had, and then specifically asked how many 1s I had. Does the average person really know these things? He was trying to figure out if we had the correct change to pay for Alberto's entry, but there was a moment there where I was kinda confused. As it turned out the border officer rode a 1200GS and gave us some tips for our ride. So it was all good. One of the more friendly, though still serious, border officials we have encountered at the US border. By the time we left the border we were both sweating and ready to call it a day. We programmed the GPS to take us to Patrol Lake but when we got there it was crazy busy. Okay, route to next nearest campground in the GPS. It ended up being a dead end/private property. Next. It turned out to be worth the wait because we found a really nice campground that was empty. It was totally premium. Third time is a charm. The temperature was perfect and we enjoyed a nice leisurely evening chilling around the picnic table. It was even relatively bug free. Looking for a campground can be a hard task when the bike finds a bed of pine needles to rest on We finally found a really nice & quiet place to set camp Chicken-Quinua soup & crackers for lunch = nutritious and great tasting! Supper time is always a good time

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'Win It' Wednesday: Calico Dragon Tote
If you've ever wished that you could make strangers think about animal rights issues without uttering a word, you'll want to own this super-stylish "whips and chains" tote by Calico Dragon Bags.
Want a chance to bag this tote? Tell us what cruelty-free message you'd like to have emblazoned on a bag by leaving a comment below.
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Fur Coats belong on animals not on humans. Wear your own skin.
"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated" –Mahatma Gandhi
I'd really like a bag that says something like, "How can you call yourself an environmentalist if you still eat meat?"
Saw some great ones in already posted comments… My submission is Ghandi's quote: "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated." It's not "snappy," but it is so profound, it's one of my all-time favorite quotes. I don't have any suggestions for images, but I think people would see cute bags, read this quote, and I think it would really make them stop and think. <3 Love the bag 🙂
If we were meant to eat meat, here's my arm if you're hungry.
Cruelty is one fashion statement I can do without!
"don't ask me why I am a vegetarian, ask yourself why you are not"
Do unto others as you would have others do unto you.
I would like to see 'Make the connection….' on shopping bags – I feel that many people just don't think about our animals as 'shopping items' that was my problem. I couldn't 'see' the animals in my shopping lists… From food; clothes; make-up; furniture….. I cried for days when it finally hit me… X
Q. What do hunters leave behind? A. Orphans. Theres more to hunting than just killing.
This bag already has my favorite saying on it! But if i had to choose another it would be "instead of killing 2 birds with one stone, shoot 2 hunters with one bullet" or "an eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind"
A picture of a dog on a chain with the quote "all you need is love"
Breedism is murder, and your the life support. Adopt an animal from your local shelter today!
Did you know your burger had a face? Think about it. Go veg.
Whips and chains belong in the bedroom not at the circus of course!
Here is my message! Tigers,Elephants, and Bears say "Oh my" to the circus. Why shouldn't you?
Ask the experimenters why they experiment on animals and they answer: "Because animals are like us." Ask the experimenters why it is morally okay to experiment on animals and they answer: "Because animals are not like us." (Charles R. Magel)
My best friend rescued me. (Picture of a shelter dog)
You love your mom….. You love your children… So do animals. And they don't know why you chose to eat their family.
The greatness of a nation & it's morale progress can be judged by how it's animals are treated.
"empathy not apathy-shall we abuse and slaughter you so you know how it feels? Didn't think so." People are so selfish and unfeeling. Maybe this would make them step back and consider that animals are just as emotional as humans!
A kind mind is the only way to live in peace around the world. Veganism is the first way to start
Animals Have Feelings Too!
Would you treat your human friends like some people treat animals?
I think of "Dexter" when I say this in my head but here goes anyway. "The killing stops here."
"The wild, cruel animal is not behind the bars of a cage. He is in front of it." Axel Munthe, A Swedish writer Animal abuse is completely underestimated. Ignorance, whether willful or otherwise is what is hindering society from making a permanent change in the field of animal rights. The solution is Empathy and Knowledge. What better way than an everyday accessory?
Rethink Normal. We suffer.
'Would you really want to bag a fox' (refering to snare traps used)
Back on the chain gang – Don't force me to live like this.
Your paying for shelter dogs to be put to sleep. Dont buy, rescue your next best friend today!
Remember, an elephant never forgets, and neither should you…animals have feelings too.
Gorgeous bag! I would make mine say "Every year, millions of loving pets are euthanized due to lack of homes. Don't breed or buy while shelter pet's die. Pet stores ruin shelter animal's chances. Adopt a pet!" with a little black heart next to it.
why should animals die as food or tests for us later in life we will need them as our video games and there wont be any left! 🙁
"Respect Cats- Do Not Declaw" on the front Beautiful cat face with tears. "Paws Come With Claws-Do Not Amputate" back Cat with paws in front of him with a pained look on his face.
a variation of the Golden Rule found in within Buddhist teachings: "Hurt not others in ways that you yourself would find hurtful." -Udana-Varga 5,1
perfect to take to work and spread the word!
My message for an anti-cruelty bag would be "Stop slaughtering America's horses".
Cut your arm off and eat it… does it taste good to you?
Animals do not exist for our entertainment.
Stop Juggling Excuses: Go Cruelty Free
Have you ever wondered what would your family feel if something happed to you? Captive Dolphins often get injure with a spare or knife slash since dolphins never abandon wounded family members.
Animal free products…
NOT AT THE CIRCUSES where the elephant is crying. i would speak to animal cuz they don't have a voice to speak and i would speak from them and i am a the ANGEL they were waiting for and i will do my power to bring animal awaerreness to the public and i will say that it doesn't matter what age you have you still have the power to lecture people how horrible is the situation about animal farmiing on the Factory Farms and i would bring footage how are animal are treat it and i will tell them about PETA what is about and they want information about this situation i will say got to PETA or PETA2 for more information. i want people to STOP to got to the CIRCUSES they torture annimals and they spend hours without food or any love or nursher them. i would print 5 copies of elephant never forget petion and will tell them about more information about elephant life. i will share video from Rolling Bros.
May all that have life be delivered from suffering. — Buddha
"How would you like it, if someone wanted to eat your children? Humans are animals, animals are human…go vegetarian"
Have a chicken on a bag like the ones from the Muppets wearing a retro T shirt that says "Friends not Food"
I like the "Meat is no treat for those you eat" saying. Then graphics with cute pictures of the "typical" farm animals.
[first side:] woow new lipstick? how many animals died for it? [other side:] "00000000" animals die every minute for your beauty products.
Farm animals feel pain like pets feel pain! Don't eat animals, unless you think it's okay to eat the family dog!


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We all know that Sheriff Marlin Gusman has failed to bring any of the 171 provisions of the federal court-ordered Consent Decree into compliance.
These provisions were caused by management and leadership problems that a new building won't fix. The Consent Decree exists because of Gusman's inattention and refusal to address these problems over the years because he initially denied there were any problems.
 The Sheriff 's Office is a poorly managed, inefficient operation with bloated consulting contracts that costs taxpayers millions annually.


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"We definitely know it's going to be really loud, probably the loudest (opponent's) stadium we've played in so far," Cody Hawkins said. "I've heard Manhattan's going to be a crazy place to go. On game day, that place really livens up and there's a lot of energy in that stadium."
"I think you have to go in there and make plays and keep the crowd out of it."
• A cold/flu virus is making its way through the CU team. Cody Hawkins is on the "getting over it" side of the illness.
Head coach Dan Hawkins' take on sick days? "You just push through it. I think it's amazing how everybody has all these sick days. I've been coaching 25 years, I don't think I've ever missed one day from being sick. I mean, let's go. You go. You've got a task in front of you and you go," he said.
• Kansas State true sophomore quarterback Josh Freeman is averaging 261 passing yards a game. He's a big player, at 6-6, 250 pounds.
Hawkins had this to say about Freeman: ""He's done a nice job, I'm sure he threw some interceptions last week that I'm sure he was not happy about but he's played pretty good football. Particularly for being a young guy, he's a big part of what they do on offense. Both from the standpoint of throwing the football but also it is hard to get to him. He's mobile and even if you're lucky enough to get to him you better have somebody big tackle him or you are not going to get him down."
KSU receiver Jordy Nelson has also caught Hawkins' eye.
"He can do it all," Hawkins said. "They will hand him the ball, they'll throw it to him underneath and let him run, they'll throw it deep and he makes tough catches in traffic. He is a really, really good player. He is big and physical but he can get in and out of his breaks. He is a really good player, he really is. They will do a variety of all those things with him."
• Cody Hawkins will be facing a 3-4 defensive front for the first time in his college career, as that's the look K-State offers. The Wildcats like to blitz, and have 18 sacks this season.
"They play an odd-man front, three down linemen and four linebackers, but all their linebackers are the size of d-linemen," Cody Hawkins said. "They play a lot of guys in the box and they play really hard."
• Chase McBride is listed as OUT on the official CU injury list, in terms of the K-State game. He's a little more optimistic that he'll be back fielding punts after suffering a shoulder sprain in practices before the OU game. Stephone Robinson, his backup, is listed day-to-day with a leg contusion. If neither are available, D.J. Dykes or Scotty McKnight would probably perform the task.
Others on the injured list are Jalil Brown (concussion), day-to-day; R.J. Brown (concussion), out; Tyson DeVree (concussion), probable; Edwin Harrison (knee), probable; Kevin Moyd (hamstring), questionable.
• Anyone who's seen Cody Hawkins in practice or on game day knows he's been a vocal leader in his redshirt-freshman season. But Hawkins said that's one area he wants to improve upon.
"I've always been a pretty vocal kid, but I've just kind of had my feelers out during the first part of the season, not trying to call people out and staying pretty quiet," he said. "But I think that's part of my deal — I like to talk and get people fired up and communicate. I think as I continue to get more comfortable with guys on the team…that will have to step up."
• Dan Hawkins paid some credit to the scout team players for the team's success this season.
"I really mean this, part of the reason that we are better is that our scout team has been getting better," Hawkins said. "It is interesting because a lot of the defensive guys, to some degree, would rather go against the scout team versus (first team) because they are giving them a better look and they know what is going on. That has helped us all the way around, we have been way better on scout team and I don't know if it is one guy over another but we have a number of people who have stepped up and that is part of learning how to be a good football team."
The scout team meets every day and views 10 to 15 clips of that week's opponent, then goes out and runs the plays vs. the first-teamers.
While Hawkins has been pleased with the scout team's play this fall, there's another level he'd like them to get to. At Boise State, it got to the point where scout team players were studying film on their own, learning how to imitate individual players on the upcoming opponent's team.
"That's when you really got it going," Hawkins said.
One consistent performer has been true freshman Matt Ballenger. Hawkins said "he's been awesome" at leading the scout team offense as it mimics opponents each week. Hawkins said he wondered aloud why Ballenger hadn't yet been awarded a scout team player of the week award this fall. But the coaches who give the awards said, "Oh, he could get that every week."
"He does a good job. He gets after our defense over there," Hawkins said of Ballenger. "He's a smart guy, he has a strong arm, he's accurate and he can run."
Could be the starting quarterback next year? Hawkins was asked. "It's possible," he said.
Scout Team Awards (Off., Def., ST)
CSU: TB Brian Lockridge, ILB Michael Sipili, S Jason Espinoza
ASU: None
FSU: None
M-O: OL Shawn Daniels and Joe Fruechtel, DE Conrad Obi, S Bret Smith
OU: WR Steve Melton, DE Conrad Obi, S Joel Adams
BU: TB Cory Nabors and OL Joe Fruechtel, DT Eugene Goree, SN Justin Drescher
• Senior LB Jordon Dizon is once again atop the national stat leader list in tackles. He's averaging 13 per game, and is credited by the NCAA with 78 stops.
Asked about the defensive leader, Hawkins had this to say:
"He's a great player, but he's a great man. I think he exemplifies what you want your kids to be like, and what you want your team to be like.
"He's very tough, he's very consistent, he's very considerate, he's smart, he's a leader, he prepares. He and T-Wheat both have just been awesome."
Dizon typically defers praise to teammates. How typical is that of a player?
"It's not typical of anyone in society," Hawkins said. "But we always talk about being abnormal, a little different."
Listed at 6-0-, 220 pounds, some think Dizon may be headed to the safety position if he makes it at the next level, thinking he's too small to play linebacker. Don't count Hawkins among them. He thinks Dizon will have a chance at linebacker.
"I think when he goes to the next level and he gets to eat right and train right all the time, he'll put on more weight," Hawkins said. "But you're seeing the same things happen in the NFL that you are in college. The guys that are 250 pounds are usually playing defensive end. They're not playing linebacker."
Stat Leaders
Colorado players among the top 10 in Big 12 statistics through CU's six games are:
Rushing: 10. Hugh Charles, 72.8 yards per game
Passing Ave.: 8. Cody Hawkins, 242.8 ypg
Passing Eff.: 8. Cody Hawkins, 120.3
Total Offense:9. Cody Hawkins, 238.2 ypg
Interceptions: t-7. Terrence Wheatley, t-7th, 2
PR Ave.: 4. Chase McBride, 12.6 ypr
KR Ave.: 2. Terrence Wheatley, 26.6
Punting: 5. Matt DiLallo, 43.1
Scoring (kick): Kevin Eberhart, 7.8
Field Goals: t-2. Kevin Eberhart, 1.67 per game
FG pct.: 3. Kevin Eberhart, 66.7
Tackles: 1. Jordon Dizon, 78, 13.0 per game
Sacks: t-2. George Hypolite, 3.5; t-7. Jordon Dizon, 3.0
TFL: t-7. Jordon Dizon, 1.17 per game
Passes Defended: t-1. Terrence Wheatley, 1.33 per game
• Hawkins said he expects CU will use most of its official recruiting visits during the season. He said it's looking like they'll have "18-ish" to give for the 2008 class.
• The Buffs will conduct their first practice with the new bubble in place Tuesday afternoon. Hawkins said most of the work will still be done on the two fields next to the bubble, as long as the weather is good. Kickers will probably spend time in the bubble on most days, though.
Here are two photos of the bubble. For perspective's sake, the first one includes two field prep workers in the lower right side of the photo.
The new practice bubble is up at the CU practice field.
Mark Collins/BSN
The Ralphie logo adorns the side of the bubble.
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College fosters early childhood education
Those of us who went through preschool remember little more than nursery rhymes, chocolate pudding and the swing set. But as national standards increase, preschoolers today are acquiring basic skills in writing, mathematics and social interaction.
Statistics show that students enrolled in preschool enter kindergarten with stronger academic and social skills than their peers and students having been through preschool perform better in elementary school.
"I know my daughter will improve a lot by going to preschool, but I want her to go to a preschool where she will actually learn, and not just be babysat," said Mai Tran of Irvine, who has a 3-year-old daughter who will attend preschool this fall.
As parents search for quality preschools, preschools in turn are looking to hire more qualified educators. Schools like Vanguard University in Costa Mesa are trying to help educators meet that need.
Funded by the California Department of Education, the Child Development Training Consortium has created the Child Development Permit Matrix, outlining the requirements for six levels of educators in state preschools: teacher's assistant, associate teacher, teacher, master teacher , site supervisor and program director. Educators at each level are authorized to care for and assist in the instruction of children and can supervise educators at lower levels.
Teachers in California's public preschools need to have either an associate's degree in early childhood education (ECE), or at least 24 completed units of ECE courses, 16 units of general education courses and experience.
Private preschools have three permit options: teacher's assistant, teacher and director. Assistant teachers require six ECE units, teachers require 12 units, and directors require 12 units and an additional administration course.
Although a degree is not required for educators to be licensed, as preschool standards are shifting to a greater academic focus, and parents' demands on preschool continue to increase, more schools, including private and faith-based, are demanding degrees of their educators. As a result, many early educators need to return to school to obtain more units or a degree in ECE.
"I'm seeking a bachelor's degree in early childhood education so I can continue to be a lead teacher at Head Start because in the next few years every lead teacher at Head Start will be required to have a bachelor's degree," said Mary Schreiner, 39, of Huntington Beach, a Vanguard University student.
Schreiner and almost 200 other students from all over California and beyond selected Vanguard to complete coursework to meet licensing and ongoing professional development requirements for educators.
Vanguard, in Costa Mesa, is a private Christian university of liberal arts and professional studies that offers 21 undergraduate majors and three graduate degrees.
One of the graduate degrees is the Child Development Program that offers online associate's and bachelor's degrees and other online ECE courses. The online bachelor's degree program was recently ranked No. 16 in the United States by TheBestSchools.org, which ranks college and degree programs in different categories and says it is an independent organization with no ties to any other educational institution.
"Most of our students are adult learners returning to school or seeking a new career path," said Shari Farris, faculty chair of Early Childhood Education at Vanguard. "Most are parents and work full time. They have very busy lives. The accelerated fully online format works well for them."
In comparison to in-class courses at other universities, each of Vanguard's online courses is based on an accelerated eight-week format rather than a traditional 16-week semester format, allowing students to complete the ECE coursework requirements within two years.
"The faculty that teaches in the program consists of highly-educated practitioners with years of teaching and leadership experience," said Farris. "Despite the online format, our faculty works to intentionally build relationships with students through discussions, meaningful and relevant coursework, faith integration and mentoring."
The online bachelor's degree costs approximately $19,500 or $375 per unit, with books costing about $100 per class.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average salary for an early educator in 2012 was $25,000 a year. Early educators with a bachelor's degree and a focus in a specific area, such as special education, earned $51,000 on average in 2012.
"I chose the field of ECE because in a career like this, money doesn't matter," said Kristina Olsen, 25, of Oakland and a candidate for a bachelor's degree at Vanguard University. "The rewards are emotional rather than financial. The ultimate reward of working with children is in seeing how each child grows and becomes their own person."
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Who Wins, and Who Loses, in the Wake of Mike D'Antoni's Exit
So, now what happens?By Will Leitch
So, now what happens?By Will Leitch
In doing so, he reminds us that he owns a hockey team.By Joe DeLessio
Labor talks broke down yet again last night.By Joe DeLessio
The owner of the Knicks and Rangers performs at a Williamsburg bowling alley with his band, the Straight Shot.By Joe DeLessio
It's every bit as ridiculous as you think it is.By Joe DeLessio
The Knicks president is now on the board of Live Nation.By Will Leitch
Donnie Walsh either takes the high road on his way out the door, or is totally lying. And maybe both.By Will Leitch
Looks like the extension was less a formality than everybody thought.By Will Leitch
A report says Jim Dolan has told Donnie Walsh he's given up on bringing Isiah back.By Joe DeLessio
The Knicks look very different today.By Will Leitch
Jim Dolan is talking to Carmelo Anthony this weekend.By Will Leitch
Adrian Wojnarowski reports that with the Rodney Heard investigation under way, "Thomas is losing Dolan."By Joe DeLessio
Shut up, Isiah.By Will Leitch
Isiah isn't back this year, not officially.By Will Leitch
Isiah Thomas is back, but it's nothing to be (too) alarmed about.By Will Leitch
An imaginary conversation.By Joe DeLessio
Blame Dolan for the Knicks, your soaring cable bill, and blocking the Olympics. But don't blame him for killing the grand Moynihan Station project.
Teen Vogue may be the next Condé Nast magazine to fold. Some 370 girls auditioned to be Rockettes recently; two were hired. Reggie Jackson took issue with the scene in The Bronx Is Burning in which he loses his temper. Usher and Tameka Foster may be married in the Hamptons this week. Kelly Clarkson apologized to Clive Davis after realizing that her album was as bad as he claimed it was. Diddy wrote a song and shot a video about ex-girlfriend Kim Porter. A 9-year-old girl cried after being rebuffed for an autograph by Hilary Duff. Flava Flav got the celebrity-roast treatment. Elle is throwing a party for August cover girl Sarah Jessica Parker in the Hamptons. John Legend shopped for BBQ fixings at the Houston Street Whole Foods.
To everyone involved in ground-zero reconstruction:
It's been five freaking years, and this is all that's been accomplished? You should be ashamed of yourselves, all of you. (And, yes, at this point that includes you, too, sainted widows and family members.) We think you owe us — all of us, all New Yorkers — an apology.
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Administration wants to raise property taxes
Posted: 8:00 PM EDT Oct 23, 2012 Updated: 3:01 PM EDT Oct 24, 2012
Property owners in Reading may be digging a little deeper next year.
Mayor Vaughn Spencer's administration is asking to increase property taxes by 20 percent in next year's budget.
Spencer had previously been proposing a 15 percent increase.
Officials say the mayor and city council are still crunching the numbers and nothing has been finalized.
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This site collates various strands of my work in one place (see publications for full list of writings). Some recent pieces:
On Global Systems
"Matrix multilateralism: Megatrends, the SDGs, and implications for the future." Article in Horizons (May 2016)
"Developing countries and international organizations" Introduction to a special issue of Review of International Organizations, with Eric Werker (April 2016)
On Canada
"It's Canada's moment to seize." Toronto Star op-ed. (August 2016)
"Bringing Canada 'back' for the long haul." Brookings post, with Margaret Biggs (March 2016)
"Welcoming a new era of global development." Q&A at OpenCanada.org, with Margaret Biggs (January 2016)
"Expat voting law ignores idea of global citizens." Globe and Mail op-ed, with Alison Loat (September 2015)
On Global Health
"No girl or woman left behind: A global imperative for 2030." Brookings Up Front. (March 2016)
"15 million success stories under the Millennium Development Goals." Brookings UpFront post (September 2015)
"Seven Million Lives Saved: Under-5 Mortality Since the Launch of the Millennium Development Goals." Brookings working paper (September 2014)
- Article in The Economist on headline findings: "The causes of a welcome trend."
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The following is all theoretical, but should allow you to derank to Rank 30, even with a full loadout.
I can
guarantee that this will work.
First of all, you have to know how the Warlord glitch (which isn't really a glitch) works.
As we all know, Ubisoft created an anti-cheating mechanism to prevent anyone from gaining too much XP in a single match. This mechanism introduces an invisible XP cap of 1,500 XP. Any more XP will be deducted after you quit your session to make sure you'll never get more than 1,500 XP per match. We'll call this deduction the
Also, you're unable to manually derank below the threshold of your current rank.
This penalty doesn't take the following three things into account:
- It doesn't care if you go lower than the threshold of your current rank.
- It doesn't offset it with negative XP that
gain, allowing you to gain more negative XP than positive XP
- Total XP is stored an unsigned integer
We can assume that the above three statements are true and here's why.
If the first statement weren't true, then we couldn't derank in general. Please see the
following post by SirLugash
for more information on his succesfull deranking attempt from rank 19 to 18.
If the second statement weren't true, then the game would offset the difference between your own negative XP (whether through team killing or resetting diamonds) with the accumulated penalty and, with enough negative XP, set the penalty to 0 XP. But SirLugash managed to derank and some of us have already deranked to 30. So there's no relationship between your own negative XP and the penalty.
If the third statement weren't true, then no one would be able to derank to rank 30, and instead have a negative total amount of XP.
For the not-so-technical people: in computer science, integers come in two flavours: signed and unsigned. To keep it simple, signed means that the leftmost bit is used to determine the sign (+ or -) and the rest of the bits determine the absolute value of the number.
Unsigned means that the number stored in the total XP field is always positive and negative values are impossible. In general, when you attempt to go below 0, the number will roll over to the next highest number, which is way higher than the amount of XP required for Warlord. Hence, you suddenly become rank 30.
Here's the fun part: the trick has absolutely
to do with loadouts or diamonds. Resetting your diamonds is merely an easy way to give yourself negative XP
going over the 1,500 XP cap and setting yourself up for the rollover of XP.
The minimum amount of XP you can lose when going over the limit is 5 XP. The game keeps track of the amount of XP it should subtract during your session quit and I believe that it works like this: for every match during a session (the period in between which you start playing ranked matches and then quit) in which you got more than 1,500 XP, say
, then you'll receive a (1500 -
) XP penalty when you quit playing. This amount is always negative and is subtracted during a session. After the session ends, this negative sum is subtracted from your current total XP, regardless of whether you have gained any negative XP yourself.
To recap, you derank as follows:
XP, where
> 1500, so that you get a 1500 -
Lower your XP to the threshold of your current rank. You can't lower your rank below this by teamkilling.
Removing a diamond automatically gives you just enough negative XP so that you're right at the threshold of your current (or previous?) rank.
Let the penalty system subtract the rest so that your rank lowers below the rank threshold automatically
Warlord is simply a special case of this scenario, and as such I don't believe it's a glitch, but rather an exploit. The game simply does what it was programmed to do.
Here's the ranking table for the first 20 ranks:
Rank 1: 0
Rank 2: 150
Rank 3: 450
Rank 4: 1,200
Rank 5: 2,100
Rank 6: 3,300
Rank 7: 5,500
Rank 8: 7,000
Rank 9: 10,000
Rank 10: 15,000
Rank 11: 20,000
Rank 12: 27,500
Rank 13: 40,000
Rank 14: 55,000
Rank 15: 75,000
Rank 16: 100,000
Rank 17: 125,000
Rank 18: 150,000
Rank 19: 200,000
Using the minimum amount of XP you can be deducted, 5, means you can't derank beyond rank 7 because you need 1,500 to level up. Say you used your penalty to derank to rank 7 at 6,995 XP and you then lower yourself to 5,500 XP. You'd need to get the penalty back, but to get that, you'll need to become rank 8 again! So you'll always deduct straight back to rank 7. Instead, we'll get a penalty which is higher than 1,500 to derank PAST 7, right into rank 6. This technique will be used extensively for the last few levels you need to deduct.
Here's how to derank to rank six.
- Deduct XP until you get 5,500 XP (the rank 7 threshold)
- Get enough XP in a single match until you have a total of 9,995 (5 XP shy of rank 9, for a total of 4,495 XP). This gives you a penalty of 1,500 - 4,495 = -2,995 XP, which is enough to derank all the way to rank six and 'skip' rank 7.
- Finish the match
- Deduct your XP through team killing until you get to 7,000 XP (the threshold for your current rank, 8)
- Use your penalty, to get to 7,000 - 2,995 = 4,005 XP, which is rank 6
Watch out: if you get MORE than 4,495 XP, you'll rank up to rank 9, and you'll be at 10,000 - 2,995 = 7,005 XP, rank 8.
According to the above table, the jump from rank 6 to 7 is 2,200 XP, so the default procedure applies to derank to five:
- Deduct to 3,300 XP
- Get more than 1,500 XP, say 1,505 for a total of 4,805 XP. You now have a 5 XP penalty. Don't go over a total of 5,495 XP, or else you'll rank up.
- Finish the match
- Deduct back to 3,300
- Use the penalty system to get 3,295 XP, which is rank 5.
From Rank 5 to Rank 6 requires 1,200 XP, so we can't apply the usual procedure. From rank 5 to rank 7 requires 3,400 XP so you can get a maximum penalty of -1,895 XP and this is more than the 1,200 XP needed to go from rank 5 to rank 6.
So here's how to derank to Rank 4:
- Get 2,100 XP through deduction (Rank 5 threshold)
- Get enough XP in a single match to get a total of 5,495 XP (for a total of 3,395 XP). This is gives you a penalty of 1,500 - 3,395 = -1,895XP. This is more than the amount of XP required to rank up from 5 to 6. You'll now be rank 6.
- Finish the match
- Lower your XP to 3,300 XP (the threshold for rank 6, this requires -2,195 XP)
- Use the penalty and you'll be at 1,405 XP, rank 4.
The jump from rank 4 to 5 is 900 XP and from 4 to 6 is 2,100 XP. The first jump is too small to even build up a penalty, and the second jump only gives you a -595 XP penalty (you stop gaining XP at 3,295 XP, which is a total of 3,295 - 1,200 = 2095 increase, resulting in a -595 XP penalty). 2,100 - 595 = 1,505 XP, so we won't be doing that.
From Rank 4 to Rank 7 requires 4,300 XP. This will result in a maximum penalty of -2,795 XP (you need 4,295 XP for that, which is 2,795 XP more than 1,500), so we'll use that.
To derank to rank 3, do the following:
- Get 1,200 XP (the rank four threshold)
- Get enough XP in a single match to get 5,495 XP (almost rank 7). This is a total of 4,295 XP, giving you a penalty of 1,500 - 4,295 = -2,795 XP. You're now Rank 6.
- Finish the match
- Deduct until you're at 3,300 XP (this requires -2,195 XP and should put you at the rank 6 threshold). This should be possible because you have 5,495 XP.
- Use the penalty again and you should be at 3,300 - 2,795 = 505 XP, which is rank 3.
Here's the amount of XP required from rank 3 to higher ranks:
- 4: 750 XP (no penalty possible)
- 5: 1,650 XP. There's a maximum penalty of -145 XP possible, so you'd be at rank three with 1,200 - 145 = 1,055 XP (rank 3)
- 6: 2,850 XP. There's a maximum penalty of -1,345 XP possible, so you'd get 2,100 - 1,345 = 755 XP (rank 3)
- 7: 5,050 XP. There's a maximum penalty of -3,545 XP possible.
This is the last derank you'll need to do. This should get your Warlord.
- Get 450 XP (Rank 3 threshold)
- Get enough XP in a single match to get 5,495 XP. This requires 5,495 - 450 = 5,045 XP, and will give you a penalty of 1,500 - 5,045 = -3,545 XP. At the end, you're almost at Rank 7.
- Finish the match
- Deduct until you get 3,300 XP (the rank six threshold)
- Quit session and let the -3,545 XP penalty perform its magic.
You're now at -245 total XP and this is where rollover kicks in: you can't have a negative amount of XP and as such will have a huge amount of positive XP: enough for rank 30.
This should all be played on Uprising.
The fastest method requires six people: two teams, each with a captain and two regular players. Captain is downed, one revives the captain and the last (the one who wants to derank) downs the captain. Both teams can do this at the same time.
It's best if the reviver is a dummy so that that person doesn't get any unnecessary XP.
I once boosted for 15 minutes straight and got roughly 8,5k XP, only by killing the captain (30 XP per kill), so my guess is that you can net roughly -4,200 XP per 15-minute match as you only get -15 XP for killing the captain. At 271,000 XP (my current amount) this still requires at least 16 hours of killing the captain.
You can do it with just three people. One person will just be sitting there and you'll have to kill the captain every single time. This will go slower than the above method.
This should work. In theory. Again, I do not know for sure of this works, but I'm willing to test it out with someone who's at rank 7 or 8. Or whoever wants to derank.
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I am a long-time knitter and designer, living in Los Angeles with my husband and son. The patterns you see here are part of my independent pattern line, Mind of Winter Designs. You can find other Mind of Winter patterns at Mind of Winter on Ravelry. Recently, I have also had several designs featured in Twist Collective, including Evendim and Red Oak. In addition to publishing in Twist, I have published designs in Knitty, in Classic Elite pamphlets and in several books, including Knitting in the Sun, Boho Baby, and Greetings from Knit Café.Read More » View all patterns by designer (29) »
Another perfect piece for spring, the Yukiya Pullover features round yoke construction, elbow-length sleeves, and princess seams, which combine to give it a feminine feel. Worked in three colors, it showcases bands of alternating color and texture. The patterning is achieved by slipping stitches rather than stranding (as in fair isle), making the sweater a great project for people working their way up to stranded color knitting. The stitch patterns have short repeats and are easy to memorize, and with no long floats, tensioning is not an issue. Instructions are both written and charted. The pattern has been professionally tech edited to reduce the possibility for error.
The sample is worked in Shalimar Yarns Paulie, a luxurious blend of merino wool, silk, camel, and cashmere, in a fingering weight. Paulie comes in a beautiful array of colors.
The sweater is intended to be worn with zero or negative ease, but can be worn with positive ease as desired. The sample is modeled with no ease in size 32" /81.5 cm.
Shalimar Yarns Paulie, 420 yds / 384 m per 3.5 oz / 100 g; 75% merino wool / 25% mohair.
3 (3, 3, 3 / 4, 4, 4 / 4, 5, 5) skeins in "Toast Points" (MC), 1 skein each in"Land Katie! Scarlett" (CC1 ), and "Glacier" (CC2).
Possible Substitutes: Shalimar Breathless, Homage, or Zoe Sock. Please check yardage per skein if substituting.
Sweater requires approximately 890 (1010, 1110, 1200 / 1310, 1410, 1540 / 1660, 1800, 1900) yds / 820 (920, 1020, 1100 / 1190, 1290, 1400 / 1520, 1640, 1740) m fingering weight yarn in MC; 40 (50, 50, 60 / 70, 70, 80 / 90, 100, 100) yds / 40 (40, 50, 50 / 60, 60, 70 / 80, 90, 90) m fingering weight yarn each in CC1 and CC2.
Stockinette gauge is taken after blocking, using smaller needle. It may be necessary to go up a needle size to achieve the correct gauge in French Weave and Woven Dots patterns.
24 sts, 36 rnds equal 4" / 10 cm in Stockinette.
28 sts, 51 rnds equal 4" / 10 cm in French Weave.
31 sts, 53 rnds equal 4" / 10 cm in Woven Dots.
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Tom Cruise isn't the megastar he used to be – that is, if you believe North America represents the whole world. (More on that below.) Since J.J. Abrams' Mission: Impossible III back in 2006, only one Tom Cruise star vehicle in wide release has opened with more than $25 million at the domestic box office: Brad Bird's Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, which collected $29.55 million on its second weekend out (and first in wide release) in late December 2011. And that was a sequel. This weekend, Tom Cruise is back on North American screens with the non-sequel sci-fier Oblivion; the initial box office results have surpassed (official) studio expectations and, for that matter, the expectations of most pundits. (Image: Tom Cruise Oblivion.)
According to studio estimates found at Box Office Mojo, Oblivion took in $13.3 million on Friday, including $1.1 million from late Thursday and midnight screenings. And that was when much of the United States was busy trying to unravel the media mess surrounding the identity of the suspected Boston terrorists: Was one of them the buffed-up naked guy escorted by police? Or perhaps the missing Indian-American student, whose family photos were splattered on know-nothing websites? And just as importantly, what's the difference between the Republic of Chechnya and the Czech Republic?
Barring another major revelation – however inaccurate or misleading it may turn out to be – that'll keep North Americans glued to their computers or TV sets, Oblivion seems to be on target to reach anywhere between $37-39 million at 3,783 North American locations by Sunday evening. That's not bad at all for a 2D movie that's not a sequel. In fact, that's by far Tom Cruise's best domestic opening since Mission: Impossible III's $47.74 million (approx. $59 million today) in May 2006. Distributor Universal had officially (if more than a tad modestly) been expecting somewhere around $30 million.
And let's not forget that Oblivion, unlike Cruise's two previous sci-fiers, Minority Report (2002) and War of the Worlds (2005), is an all-around Tom Cruise Movie. The former two, both late June releases, were Tom Cruise / Steven Spielberg collaborations; Spielberg's name was as much a selling point as Cruise's. For the record, Minority Report debuted with $35.67 million (approx. $49 million today) and War of the Worlds with $64.87 million (approx. $81.5 million today).
Oblivion international box office: Tom Cruise remains a top star outside North America
Although (curiously) not a 3D sci-fi extravaganza, Oblivion is already a solid hit internationally, having scored $77 million after about a week, with particularly strong showings in Russia, the UK, and France. Indeed, Tom Cruise's movies have fared much better internationally than in North America: since 2006, Adam Shankman's Rock of Ages and Robert Redford's Lions for Lambs, co-starring Meryl Streep, have been the only two Cruise movies that failed to reach $100 million overseas. Cruise has a supporting role in the former, while the latter's international box office gross, though hardly a blockbuster-like figure ($48.21 million), was more than three times the amount the political drama earned on North American screens.
For the record, the other Tom Cruise movies since 2006 are Christopher McQuarrie's Jack Reacher, with $136.49 million internationally (as per the most up-to-date figures found at Box Office Mojo); James Mangold's Knight and Day, co-starring Cameron Diaz, with $185.5m; Bryan Singer's Valkyrie, featuring Kenneth Branagh, with $117.19m; and Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, with an astounding $485.31 million.
By Sunday evening, Oblivion should have grossed more than $150 million worldwide. Tom Cruise and Oblivion have another weekend for themselves (in the action / adventure area, that is), before Shane Black / Robert Downey Jr's Iron Man 3 takes over the reins of the domestic box office.
Oblivion budget: Not bad for a sci-fier
Oblivion cost a reported $120 million (not including prints and advertising), though Deadline.com puts the film's unofficial budget at closer to $160 million. Either way, Oblivion could hardly be considered a mega-expensive production – especially for a special-effects-laden sci-fier.
Compare the budget of Tom Cruise's Oblivion to those of the Kristen Stewart / Chris Hemsworth 2D period fantasy Snow White and the Huntsman, which cost a reported $170m; Channing Tatum's recent 3D actioner G.I. Joe: Retaliation's $130 million price tag; Sam Raimi / James Franco's 3D fantasy Oz the Great and Powerful's $215m; Andrew Stanton / Taylor Kitsch's 3D sci-fier John Carter's $250m; and Sam Mendes / Daniel Craig's 2D James Bond thriller Skyfall's $200 million. Or even Quentin Tarantino / Leonardo DiCaprio's Django Unchained's $100 million.
Tom Cruise leads Oblivion cast
Directed by Joseph Kosinski (TRON: Legacy), besides Tom Cruise, Oblivion features Oscar winner Morgan Freeman (Million Dollar Baby), To the Wonder's Olga Kurylenko, Andrea Riseborough, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Oscar winner Melissa Leo (The Fighter), and Zoe Bell. Based on a graphic novel by director Kosinski and Arvid Nelson, the Oblivion screenplay is credited to Kosinski, Karl Gajdusek (the TV series Last Resort; the thriller November Man, currently in pre-production), and Michael Arndt (Little Miss Sunshine, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire).
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To evaluate the association of long-term intraocular pressure (IOP) fluctuation and visual field (VF) progression in patients with glaucoma and low IOP.
Four hundred eight eyes with IOPs below 18 mm Hg after a triple procedure (phacoemulsification, posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation, and trabeculectomy) were included in this study. Measurements of IOP and VF were taken for at least 3 years after surgery. Based on the SD in postoperative IOPs, the sample was split into 2 groups (group 1: SD ≤2; group 2: SD >2). Change in VF at each test location was defined as a change in threshold sensitivity of 1 dB per year or higher, with P≤.01; pointwise linear regression analysis was applied.
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Intraocular pressure and VF progression.
The groups showed no differences in IOPs through the follow-up period and in the VF defect score 3 months after surgery. After 13 years, more patients with progressive VF deterioration were detected in group 2 than in group 1.
Our results showed that larger long-term IOP fluctuation was associated with a progressive increase in the VF deterioration even though patients with glaucoma maintained their IOPs after the triple procedure.
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The SD of long-term IOP should be less than 2 in patients with glaucoma, even if their IOPs drop below 18 mm Hg.
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Australia's marine waters will remain open to recreational fishing
Alexandria, VA – December 17, 2013 – In a move lauded by the American Sportfishing Association (ASA), newly elected leadership in Australia's government announced that it will repeal the management plans that proposed to close more than 500,000 square miles of marine waters to recreational fishing. Australia's government will redraft management plans that established the world's largest system of marine reserve parks.
"The global recreational fishing community should take a moment to appreciate this landmark move by the Australian government to correct the ill-conceived decision to close public waters to recreational fishing," said ASA President and CEO Mike Nussman. "Australia's efforts to establish a massive network of marine parks did not sufficiently recognize the social, economic and conservation benefits of recreational fishing, causing great concern to everyone involved in recreational fishing."
For more than a decade, ASA has taken a lead role in marine protected area (MPA) issues, including the Marine Life Protection Act process in California which closed much of the state's prime coastal waters to recreational fishing. MPAs encompass a variety of area-based marine management approaches whereby some or all human activities are restricted. A subset of MPAs called marine reserves or no-take zones, ban all activities that may be considered extractive, including recreational fishing.
"Through many frustrating years working to ensure anglers and the recreational fishing industry had a voice in California's process to establish an unwarranted network of closures to prime sportfishing waters, it's heartening to see a government recognize the value of maintaining public access to marine waters," said Mike Leonard, ASA's Ocean Resource Policy director. "Marine reserves are the most restrictive tool in the fisheries management toolbox, but far too often they are proposed as one-size-fits-all management. Conservation-minded anglers are wrongly penalized for problems that either don't exist or for which they are not responsible."
Where traditional fisheries management tools, such as seasons and bag limits, are effectively sustaining healthy fish populations, the value of marine reserves is very limited. By prohibiting recreational fishing access, particularly in popular fishing areas, marine reserves negatively affect jobs and coastal communities that depend on revenue derived from recreational fishing and boating.
"Australia is one of the world's leaders in marine fisheries management, producing healthy and sustainable fisheries," noted Nussman. "The decision to maintain recreational saltwater fishing access acknowledges the reality that recreational fishing and fisheries conservation are compatible. We applaud the Australian government for its actions, and hope this serves as a positive precedent for other government agencies to correct unnecessary closures in public waters."
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I am going to pass your above information to, Vince Brown of Plan B Property Management (405-306-8082). He runs a large property management company here in the city, hope ... more
Walker's Station
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Jennifer Henning
REALTOR | Green
[p] 405.625.1576
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