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Liberal Democrats feel the wind is at their backs, making it all the more irksome for them that Hillary Clinton could be their presidential nominee in 2016.
For many on the left, Clinton is the woman who supported the Iraq War, ran to the right of President Obama and is associated with the Wall Street-friendly centrism espoused by her husband, former President Bill Clinton.
Progressives feel they are in a political golden age in which questions about income inequality are growing louder, anti-gay marriage laws are falling and the growing Hispanic electorate regards the GOP with skepticism. Given all that, they don't want to be stuck with a standard-bearer they see as too centrist…
"Every candidate who thinks about running will be faced with a whole set of questions, on holding Wall Street accountable, on combatting student debt, on expanding social security," said Ilya Sheyman, the executive director of MoveOn.Org Political Action. "Whether it's Secretary Clinton or Sen. Warren or others, all of them are going to have to address the issues that progressives really care about."
In recent weeks, Hillary Rodham Clinton has begun a calculated transition from respected diplomat to fierce advocate for the 99 percent, using a "haves versus have-nots" message to build support among progressives who are desperate for a strong voice to battle Wall Street, protect entitlement programs such as Social Security and promote income equality.
But for Mrs. Clinton, a rich, successful woman and part of one of America's most powerful political families, there are questions about how effectively she can carry that banner if she runs for president in 2016…
"If Hillary Clinton campaigns on reforming Wall Street, jailing Wall Street bankers who broke the law, expanding Social Security benefits and investing in government jobs — and fights those fights in a way that shows her heart is in it — voters will reward her," [Adam Green, co-founder of the increasingly powerful Progressive Change Campaign Committee] said. "If it sounds like lip service, a more genuine-sounding populist, Democrat or Republican, may capture the imagination of voters."
Hillary Clinton is by her own admission months away from deciding on whether or not she will run for president. But even before any other would-be candidate can do so much as set up an exploratory committee or cook up an excuse to visit to Dubuque County Democrats Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner, Democratic officials are stumbling over themselves to announce that they support Hillary Clinton for president in 2016.
And it just so happens that many of those Democrats were the very same ones who in 2007 were among the first to breach conventional wisdom and line up behind up the little-known Illinois senator…
Political observers have various theories about what is at play here. Although no one contacted for this article would admit to being pressured to get on board early after last cycle's betrayal, in HRC: State Secrets and the Rebirth of Hillary Clinton, the authors, Washington-based correspondents Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes, revealed that the Clintons kept an "enemies list" of who had not been loyal during the campaign. Clinton loyalists downplayed the significance of the document, but it has been hard to not notice that over the last six years Bill Clinton especially has vigorously campaigned on behalf of those who supported Hillary.
"They certainly know that the Clintons take note and keep score," said Larry Sabato, a political historian at the University of Virginia. "This is not a couple that easily forgives and forgets. So this is kiss-and-make-up time for most of these people."
Everyone knows about the "Ready for Hillary" Democrats — the rapidly proliferating parade of elected officials and activists getting behind Hillary Clinton's increasingly likely 2016 presidential campaign.
But there's also a smaller but increasingly vocal group making its presence felt lately — call it the "Wary of Hillary" Democrats. They're not outwardly opposing a Clinton candidacy. But they are anxious about the spectacle of a Clinton juggernaut, after seeing what happened when she ran a campaign of inevitability last time…
"She is an enormously capable candidate and leader, but I do worry about the inevitability, because I think it's off-putting to the average voter," Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, a longtime Obama ally, told CNN earlier this month. "And I think that was an element of her campaign the last time. As an enthusiastic Democrat, I just hope that the people around her pay attention to that this time around."
Burned by disappointment, many liberals want to vote with their heads, not their hearts, this time around.
And the Hillary-Industrial Complex is ready to exploit that sentiment. The HIC is the vast network of loyalists, retreads, activists, pols, hacks, fans (in and out of the press), Friends of Bill, and, of course, Friends of Hillary who want to see a Clinton restoration. They are waiting for her to run like 19th-century land speculators anticipating news that the railroad will go past their lots…
In her first campaign-style speech on the economy last week at the New America Foundation, Clinton mentioned Obama exactly once. (He's worked hard, she said.) She referenced her husband a half-dozen times and talked at great length about how we need to return to the policies of the 1990s. (The Clintons remain convinced that the 1990s boom was a function of Bill's expert tweaking of the dials and knobs on the master control board of the economy.) It wasn't even subtle. No mention of the stimulus, cash-for-clunkers, Obamacare, or Dodd-Frank. As economics writer James Pethokoukis noted, "It was like Hillary was placed in suspended animation in 2008 and just recently revived to give a stump speech about the evils of the Bush tax cuts."
Not only was there precious little talk of Obama, there was precious little talk of her four years on Obama's once-vaunted "team of rivals." She listed none of her major accomplishments as secretary of state, probably because she had none. (She did open with a reference to some bureaucratic reshuffling on her watch.) No serious student of foreign policy thinks our strategic standing in the world improved on Clinton's watch as America's chief diplomat. That alone doesn't mean she was a terrible secretary of state — lots of people in that job tread water. But it doesn't inspire either. Meanwhile, the most famous thing she did in that job was nothing — on the night of the Benghazi attack. She also traveled a lot, which is nice.
A broad array of Democrats — including Hillary Clinton's allies — are meeting this week to hammer out a united front on national security issues, including a clear response to Republicans over the Benghazi controversy.
They see an opportunity to wrest control of a narrative that some allies fear could be damaging to Clinton if she moves ahead with a 2016 presidential campaign…
Some of the expected attendees of the briefing have been communicating over the past few weeks in calls and through an email listserv, with the goal of keeping the broad-based group informed about the news accounts of the committee's anticipated activities.
A wide range of people are on the listserv, including people who work for groups like Media Matters, former Hillary Clinton foreign policy adviser Andrew Shapiro, former National Security Council spokesman Tommy Vietor and several current and former Hillary Clinton aides.
Republican praise of the Clinton era over the last several years could reverberate in the 2016 presidential race, giving the Democratic front-runner a core talking point…
On many occasions, Republicans have touted Bill Clinton's administration as a way to bash Obama. They maintain the 42nd president negotiated in good faith, and Obama doesn't…
"If Hillary Clinton does indeed run in 2016, one of the most powerful weapons she will have in her campaign arsenal is 'Republicans, in their own words.' It's a treasure trove of sound-bites and footage that could leave Republicans kicking themselves when it is all said and done."…
O'Connell said, "Need to distance yourself from the albatross known as Obama? Roll the tape. Want to tout your bipartisan credentials to woo independents? Roll the tape. Have to show that you're a pragmatic problem solver? Roll the tape."
Rove, however, was on to something. He exposed a Clinton weakness that has nothing to do with her brain and everything to do with her skin. It is too thin. She despises the media and trusts us not at all. This is a theme of the Auletta piece and a similar one by Glenn Thrush and Maggie Haberman of Politico. One veteran of Clinton's campaigns put it this way to them: "Look, she hates you. Period. That's never going to change."
I suppose she's entitled. The press has investigated her, pummeled her, poked into her personal life, questioned her sexual orientation, accused her of adultery, said she had thrown a White House lamp at her husband (I wonder why?) and is responsible in some fuzzy way for the four deaths at Benghazi. Presumably, her link to the VA scandal has yet to be uncovered…
What gave Rove's speculation legs was Clinton's penchant to roll into a defensive ball and act as if she's hiding something. Had she a reputation for openness and candor, no one could possibly think she has suffered a grievous head injury. It was this allergic reaction to the press that hurt her so much when she lost the Democratic nomination to Barack Obama. If she runs in 2016, it will hurt her if she does not get over it.
Put it all together, and you start to get a picture of what a Clinton challenger might look like: probably male, moderate and anti-establishment.
Who matches that profile?
Webb, for one. He has been both a Democrat and Republican. Maybe Brian Schweitzer, the former Montana governor who mixes liberal and conservative positions and is not a fan of the Washington, D.C., establishment. A candidate like Joe Biden, who has been in Washington for over 40 years – probably not…
What should be noted is that early major Clinton endorsements also seem to be coming from the left, according to University of Stanford professor Simon Jackman's ideal point estimates. Of the 21 senators who have endorsed Clinton, 13 are to the left of the median Democratic senator, and only eight are to the right. The book "The Party Decides" tells us that this group holds a large sway over who gets the nomination, because they tend to represent the various interest groups within the party. Therefore, this hints at a potential challenger having more room for support on the right than the left.
In the 2008 battle with Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton won Latinos and the white working class overwhelmingly. She lost black voters overwhelmingly and liberal whites by a good margin. She split the unions and the Robert Rubin Democrats. Importantly, her coalition was probably large enough to win, had she run a better campaign. Obama's victory among pledged delegates was a scant 127 out of a total of 3,424. His entire margin of victory rested upon his superior organization of low-turnout caucus states like Idaho and Maine, where Clinton's potential coalition was probably stronger. So, assuming that Team Clinton learns the rules of its own party this time around, a would-be challenger will actually have to build a bigger coalition than Obama's…
In the end, Clinton's greatest advantage might be the continued political weakness of Obama. History is not on the side of the Democrats as they try to win the White House for a third consecutive term. A party has only done so once in the postwar era—in 1988, when Ronald Reagan's job approval was in the mid-50s by Election Day. Currently, Obama's is mired in the mid-40s. Yet Clinton has a personal reputation that might transcend Obama's unpopularity, and she polls extremely well at the moment. So long as that continues, risk-averse Democrats of all demographic stripes might be inclined to put aside their internecine battle to prevent a Republican victory, something they all equally oppose.
There is tremendous momentum swirling around Mrs. Clinton that will begin to gather steam as soon as she announces her candidacy. A Hillary win would seem like a glorious victory for feminism, one of the 20th century's greatest social movements. Remember how much difficulty 2008 GOP nominee John McCain had running against a freshman senator with a thin résumé who managed to position himself as the triumphant final act of the Civil Rights movement…
Furthermore, do not underestimate how many millions of Independent and even Republican baby-boomer women who helped sow the seeds of the feminist movement in the '60s and '70s will be cheering her on.
How does the male Republican presidential candidate maneuver around this movement? By persuading voters that an issue or personality flaw in the movement's leader is more important than the triumph of the movement.
In the case of Hillary Clinton, that issue and personality flaw is "trust."
This is where the gloves come off and all the past Clinton scandals of both Bill and Hillary come back to life. The campaign must come down to a simple question: "Can we trust the Clintons in the White House again?"
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(April 2, 2008)--Amid the excitement of NCAA March Madness, student-athletes and other students at the two NCAA Final Four host schools -- The University of Texas at San Antonio and University of South Florida -- will get help developing a personal finance game plan when The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. brings its award-winning national Playbook for Life financial literacy program to both schools April 3. Created in collaboration with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), Playbook for Life gives student-athletes and all college students the basic financial knowledge required for success after graduation. The event is free and open to UTSA students.
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College hoops icon Dick Vitale will introduce the UTSA event at 7 p.m., Thursday, April 3 at the Convocation Center, while Basketball Hall of Famer Nancy Lieberman will head the lineup at the University of South Florida event in Tampa at 7 p.m. in the Intercollegiate Athletics Facility Big East Room. Vitale, Lieberman and members of Team Hartford will bring the playbook's teachings to life to help students get a jumpstart in planning for their financial futures.
"Student-athletes are often worried about their performance on the field or on the hardwood, and the off-court aspects often go without much thought," said Vitale. "It is vital that all young adults are armed with the knowledge to meet financial challenges and reach their goals, whether in sports or any other endeavor."
Joining Vitale in San Antonio will be Team Hartford Captain Allen Pinkett, a former University of Notre Dame and NFL running back, and Bill Zimmerman, a former Columbia University offensive lineman. The trio will share practical lessons from the Playbook and encourage student-athletes to take charge of their finances as they prepare for life after college.
At the University of South Florida, Lieberman will share life lessons from her days as a former U.S. Olympian, Old Dominion University and WNBA player, and former head coach of the Detroit Shock. Lieberman, along with Bill Poutre, a former student golfer and adjunct professor of entrepreneurship, and current head coach of the NCAA Division I men's golf team at the University of Hartford, will share tips with students on how to get their financial house in order.
"When I left college, I didn't realize how ill-prepared I was for the next phase of my life. As a young athlete, my only teacher on these real-world issues was trial and error," said Lieberman.
Playbook for Life helps student-athletes -- and all college students -- meet those challenges by giving them tangible skills in money management to take charge of their finances and their future success. The program provides that help not only in campus presentations, but also to college students nationwide through free resources in the Playbook for Life guidebook.
"As we salute the talented student-athletes whose accomplishments will be showcased in San Antonio and Tampa this week, we also take time to emphasize the importance of preparing for life beyond the brackets," said Greg Shaheen, NCAA senior vice president for basketball and business strategies. "The Hartford's Playbook for Life has educated thousands of student-athletes and college students about the benefits of sound financial planning, and we're pleased to bring this award-winning program to students at our host institutions."
Since the program's launch in March 2005, the Playbook for Life has been widely praised by students, coaches, teachers and parents as a valuable resource for helping young adults make smart financial decisions. Members of Team Hartford have brought the Playbook message to students at more than 30 colleges and universities, leading to more than 180,000 guidebooks distributed to date.
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The NCAA is a membership-led nonprofit association of colleges and universities committed to supporting academic and athletic opportunities for more than 380,000 student-athletes at more than 1,000 member colleges and universities. Each year, more than 54,000 student-athletes compete in NCAA championships in Divisions I, II and III sports.
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Original post made by Timothy T, Downtown, on Apr 26, 2009
I know the Aquatic Center is there but their hours are pretty limiting (They close rather early to be able to go there on a hot day after work) and I don't want to join Club Sport at $200/month for the family just to use the pool.
Any other suggestions from the intrepid PW readers?
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Apr 26, 2009 at 8:36 pm
we used to go to club sport and updrade the membership during the summer months from couple to family so we could use the pool. I would think now they have a good deal going.
You could take a swim class as a non member and then be able to swim late.
Also you could join a less expensive club with a pool in Pleasanton, again just for the summer.
a resident of Pleasanton Valley
on Apr 26, 2009 at 9:58 pm
Pleasanton Valley Swim Club
2009 annual dues for a family are $560
Open until 10:00
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a resident of Castlewood
on Apr 27, 2009 at 6:44 am
PVC is a great option. We raised our kids there. They have a swim team offer swim lessons. You can't find a better place to belong...
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Apr 27, 2009 at 8:42 am
any other option besides PVC? I too would like to find out. PVC's pool is not that great, mostly for little kids. Where in Pleasanton is there a good pool that opens longer?
And is there a way to get the aquatic center to change the hours? They after all, operate with taxpayer money, don't they?
a resident of Livermore
on Apr 27, 2009 at 4:59 pm
My family belongs to Clubsport Pleasanton and has enjoyed the facilities. I feel that the membership dues are well spent because we not only use the pool, but also participate in family movie night, social events by the pool and more. They have plenty of pool space for families,they heat their pools year around and have the best operating pool hours you can find!
a resident of Castlewood
on Apr 27, 2009 at 5:31 pm
Your choices in P-town for a public type pool are only Club Sport, aquatic center, Castlewood, or PVC. Aquatic center is by far the cheapest. How many little kids are really there after work? I remember them being there in the afternoon. But if you want diving boards or slides the aquatic center is your only choice.
a resident of Vintage Hills Elementary School
on Apr 27, 2009 at 5:32 pm
MainStreetDiva is a registered user.
San Ramon has a fantastic pool water park for kids.
a resident of Downtown
on Apr 27, 2009 at 11:15 pm
Good comments everyone! Thanks so much! I do have little kids (2 twin girls) so PVC may not be a fit. Looks like Club Sport is the option I have.
Anne: The Aquatic Center almost always has a reasonable crowd and plenty of room to play around. The problem is their hours. There are lots of days it's still very hot around 5 or 6 and I'd like to be come home from work by 5 and then still be able to take the girls swimming.
I'll try the San Ramon one too! Though the one behind Lucky's here in Pleasanton is a tough one to beat.
a resident of Pleasanton Valley
on Apr 28, 2009 at 9:48 am
Pleasanton Valley Swim Club is a great place for families to spend their summers. They are open from Spring Break through Halloween (one of the longest seasons for any cabana club.) Not only do they have a championship swim team with swimmers from age 5 through 18, they offer social activities throughout the season - a sleepover for the little ones; movie nights at the club (just like going to a drive-in theater, with the little ones bringing their sleeping bags, and the adults in their lawn chairs, watching movies under the stars). There is an annual 'Adult Dinner and Music' at the club - we've previously had the outstanding Bell Brothers - one of the premier country acts in the Bay Area. This year we'll have a different genre of music, with outstanding catered cuisine.... Of course, we offer swim lessons and a 'Masters eLite' swim event - for our 'over 18' swimmers.... in addition to Red Cross training classes, PVC Idol, snack bar and so much more. Visit www.pvclub.com for more information!


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Richard Marceau | Posted 07.05.2012 | Canada
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The Jewish lobby is given a lot of media attention. But what people should really focus on is the so-called pro-Palestinian lobby, a lobby that is, when one looks closely, more anti-Israel than pro-Palestine. And one that promotes values that are the polar opposite of Canada's. One can support the existence of a Jewish state in the Middle East and support the Palestinians' legitimate national aspirations.


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With questions swirling about the financial impact of the debt service for Willits school bonds on area taxpayers, here's a look back at how the bonds were passed.
Measure B-which authorized the total sale of $43 million in bonds-was approved by 61.31 percent of the electorate in the June 8, 2010, election, or 1,397 voters. Votes against Measure B were cast by 856 voters, or 38.69 percent of the electorate.
The Rebuilding Our Schools Committee in Support of Measure B raised a total of $44,270 to help pass the school bond measure, most of the money coming from outside interests.
The Willits News reported in an April 29, 2011, story: "[former Superintendent Deb] Kubin defends record on campaign funding," that "some $41,000 was contributed by companies that later received a contract from the school district in connection with the project, or that stood to benefit from the district in a material way if the measure passed."
One of the two biggest contributors was Clark & Sullivan Construction of Reno, Nevada, which gave $10,000 to the Rebuilding Our Schools Committee on May 3, 2010. The company was later awarded all the solar array installation work districtwide, as well as school facilities work at Willits High School and Brookside Elementary School last year.
The school district is currently in negotiations with Clark & Sullivan for a new contract to build science buildings at WHS and Baechtel Grove Middle School.
The second big donor was NTD Architecture from Auburn, which gave $10,000 to the committee on April 6, 2010. NTD had been hired by the district to do a facilities master plan in September 2009, before the bond election. NTD also has been the architect for all the facilities work so far.
Clark & Sullivan and NTD Architecture have worked together on a number of school bond projects in California. Ted Foor of Clark & Sullivan was quoted in the April 29, 2011, TWN story as saying that making contributions to political committees formed to pass school bond measures was "standard practice in our industry."
Another big donor was San Francisco law firm, Jones Hall, which gave $5,000 on March 12, 2010. Jones Hall was later hired to act as the district's bond counsel, doing a legal review of the bond sales.
Other big outside donors included Quatrocchi Kwok Architects from Santa Rosa ($5,000): Stone and Youngberg, San Francisco ($3,000); Wright Contracting from Santa Rosa ($2,500); International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 551 Issues Political Action Committee ($2,500), Blach Construction from Santa Clara ($2,000); and Lionakis Construction from Sacramento ($1,000).
One smaller donation of note was $500 given on April 26, 2010, by Government Financial Strategies of Sacramento, the firm recently hired to do an independent third-party review "to look at the structure of the debt service" of the $19 million in school bonds the Willits Unified School District has sold so far, and also to review "the fiscal outlook of the district."
The Rebuilding Our Schools Committee also reported election expenditures of more than $12,000 to Caldwell Flores Winters, Inc. of Emeryville for "campaign consultant" and campaign literature and mailing services.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - A minor faces charges in a fire that displaced five people Sunday.
.Firefighters were called out to 1311 Delaware Drive around 8:30 p.m. When they arrived, they found a fire smoldering in a back bedroom on top of a pile of clothes. The bedroom door was closed, which firefighters said made a big difference.
What took long wasn't putting out the fire, it was getting all five people out of the home. Firefighters say some of the people who live in the home have developmental disabilities and didn't realize how serious the fire was. It took firefighters five minutes to get everyone out. Once they did, they quickly put out the fire.
"They weren't really resisting. They just didn't go out on their own and for us when we arrived and have people in the home and have active smoke and active fire our first priority is getting the people out so what we have to do is let the fire burn in order to get the people out. And it's kind of a risk: do you go after the fire or do you get the people out? Life safety comes first for us, so the people come first. We'll get them out," said Lt. Jeff Sievers, with the Colorado Springs Fire Department.
One woman was taken to the hospital for possible smoke inhalation. The family won't be able to return home for a few days because of all the smoke that built up. The Red Cross is working with the family to find a place to stay.
Colorado Springs police said a boy had been playing with matches in the bedroom. He is facing charges of 4th-degree arson and was released to his mother.
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Fast Break: Celtics-WarriorsTuesday, December 29th, 2009
Playing the Warriors can sometimes be as much an exercise in restraint as anything else. There are so many open shots and available fast break opportunities that it can be incredibly enticing to settle for the first good thing that presents itself. The Celtics, who play such a tightly controlled form of basketball, were easy marks most of the night, especially after dominating the first quarter.
In retrospect, the first 12 minutes may have been the Celtics' undoing in a 103-99 loss. (Recap.) Playing one of their best quarters of the season, the Celtics destroyed Golden State and took a 35-22 lead. But while those easy looks remained there all night, the Celtics never settled down and played their game, with 24 turnovers one of the results.
Instead, they played way too fast and way too much like the Warriors wanted them to play at right around 100 possessions. The Celtics average a tick over 91.This is the second time they have succumbed to the temptations of playing run and gun. The Phoenix Suns performed a similar helter-skelter number on the Celtics earlier in the season, although that game was played at a pedestrian pace compared to Monday night's sprint.
Player of the Game: Rajon Rondo. It's getting repetitive, but Rondo is the engine and the catalyst that makes the Celtics offense go. The Warriors went with various modifications of the "leave Rondo alone in the halfcourt" defense. Taking a page from the Knicks playbook (via Jared Jeffries), they sometimes utilized 6-foot-10 Anthony Randolph playing way off Rondo and inviting him to shoot. Most of the time, Monta Ellis just sagged off him and hung back in the paint. The result was a 30-point, 15-assist effort for Rondo, who will continue to see gimmick defenses the rest of the season. Better that he sees them now.
Turning Point: In the second quarter, C.J. Watson had six steals and seemed to live in the Celtics passing lanes. He, along with Ronny Turiaf, completely changed the momentum and helped the Warriors get back in the game.
* This was a night when the Celtics dearly missed Paul Pierce. As much as Rondo controls the offense, Pierce acts as the calming influence. Halfcourt calm was in short supply against Golden State.
* In a game that featured a lot of physical play, and some uneven whistles, Glen Davis got hammered going up for a shot and appeared to be in pain when he came off the floor in the fourth quarter. The initial diagnosis was a sprained ankle and he did not return. His comeback was put on an accelerated timetable for this trip and it remains to be seen if he was actually physically ready to return to the court.
* Doc Rivers played a limited rotation and Ray Allen logged 44 minutes. That's entirely too many, but with the Warriors' small lineups, it did make sense. Allen's increased minutes are yet another function of Pierce's injury.
* Give the Warriors credit for executing correctly in the final seconds. With a three-point lead and five seconds remaining, Golden State intentionally fouled Allen rather then let him attempt a 3-pointer. It remains a mystery why more teams don't do that automatically.


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Serves 20
Prep Time 30 min
Total Time 200 min.
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Sift flour, confectioners' sugar and cocoa together into a small bowl. Combine the 3 ounces coarsely chopped chocolate and oil in a heavy medium saucepan; place over the lowest heat, stirring, until just melted and smooth, being very careful the chocolate does not overheat. Remove from the heat and stir in granulated sugar, corn syrup mixture, vanilla and salt until the sugar dissolves. Vigorously stir in egg until smoothly incorporated. Gently stir in the dry ingredients. Fold in the walnuts (if using) and the remaining 2 1/2 ounces chopped chocolate just until well blended. Turn out the batter into the pan, spreading evenly.
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Stylish Plaza Mayor Apartment
Size100 m²
Floor No.2(with elevator)
- Family/child friendly
- Internet/WiFi
- Kitchen
- Air conditioning
- Washer/dryer
- Parking available
- Elevator in building
Accommodation summary
|Plaza Mayor, 28012 Madrid, Spain
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|Property ID
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|A few hours
|Calendar updated
The stylish apartment offers 2 bright bedrooms with a comfortable double beds and tasteful decor. A large sofa can be found in the lounge, which also contains a flat-screen TV and a dining table. The modern kitchen is fully fitted.
Puerta del Sol Square can be reached within just a 2-minute walk, and from here guests can access a number of metro, train and bus services. Many of the city's most sought out monuments can easily be reached on foot.
The surrounding area boasts a wealth of restaurants, cafes and bars to enjoy. The nearest supermarket can be reached within just 2 minutes on foot, making it easy to stock up on any basic essentials.
House rulesNo smoking.
A baby cot is available on request.
No pets.
Guests should be respectful of the property and furnishings.
Guests should be considerate of the neighbours and keep noise to a minimum after midnight.
|Weekly rate for up to 2 guests
|Monthly rate for up to 2 guests
|Price for > 2 guests
|$ 47 US per guest/night extra
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The property is outstanding, spacious, very clean, well appointed, fully equipped and in a really great location overlooking Plaza Mayor but is soundproof so you don't hear the late night partyers.
There are plenty of restaurants and food stores close by.
Mario, the owner, was very accommodating. Very easy to book and lots of helpful information was provided in advance. He was there to meet us when we arrived and for our very early departure.
The beer mugs are in the freezer and the wine glasses are ready for your arrival.
We do not have enough words to describe how pleased we were in staying at Mario's property in Plaza Mayor Madrid. The place is spectacular and immaculate. Mario personally met us upon our arrival and walked us throughout his beautiful apartment. What a great surprise was to find that it even had a washer/dryer!!!! Needless to say that it was a great relief. Mario also made sure we had enough brochures available about important places to visit during our stay. If we needed him, he was available 24/7. We highly recommend you consider spending your next vacation in Madrid having Mario as your host. Sincerely, Angel and Blanca Carrera
This apartment was as fabulous as we expected. All the amenities you would want are close by. The apartment is bright, airy, modern, clean and comfortable. The location is great; a lot of Madrid sights are within walking distance. Great local tapas bars.
Thanks Mario and Noelia.
This was an excellent choice. The location is perfect and even though you are directly on the Plaza Mayor, noise was not an issue. The apartment has everything you could ask for and all needs, (food, etc) are within minutes walking. You step right out the door into history. I will most certainly stay here again and recommend it to my friends. It was so easy dealing with Mario who helped with any question we had.
We had a great week in Madrid, which includes the beautiful apartment has contributed. Thanks to Noelia and Mario! We'll be back!
Wir hatten eine großartige Woche in Madrid, zu der auch die schöne Wohnung beigetragen hat. Vielen Dank an Noelia und Mario! Wir kommen bestimmt wieder!
Dream Week in Madrid !!!!
The apartment is even nicer than the pictures show. Provide very clean and really equipped. Excellent WiFi, modern fitted kitchen, two lovely bedrooms with excellent beds and luxury overlooking the Plaza Mayor. Prima elevator (fine for suitcases) and situated right above the shopping arcade. You sit as it were on the Plaza.
Both Noelia if Mario were very attentive hostess / host.
Both did everything to make the stay for us optimal.
Information about eetadressen, details in Madrid, etc. were provided without asking.
Also nice that both of them can express themselves well in English. For us very much.
In short stays by about 34 degrees in Madrid at this location was unbeatable.
Droomweek in Madrid!!!!
Het appartement is mooier nog dan de foto's tonen. Zeer schoon en werkelijk van alle gemakken voorzien. Uitstekende WIFI, modern uitgeruste keuken, twee mooie slaapkamers met uitstekende bedden en het luxe uitzicht op de Plaza Mayor. Prima lift (fijn voor de koffers) en ligging direct boven de winkelgalerij. Je zit als het ware op de Plaza.
Zowel Noelia als Mario waren bijzonder attente gastvrouw/ gastheer.
Beiden deden alles om het verblijf voor ons optimaal te laten verlopen.
Informatie over eetadressen, bijzonderheden in Madrid ed werden zonder vragen aangereikt.
Ook fijn dat beiden zich uitstekend kunnen uitdrukken in het Engels. Voor ons erg fijn.
Kortom een verblijf met ca 34 graden in Madrid op deze locatie was niet te overtreffen.
Both the apartment, location and views are stunning. Owners lovely. We are grateful for the treatment and care provided. For our next visit to Madrid, certainly we contact them again.
Tanto el apartamento, la ubicación y sus vistas son IMPRESIONANTES. Los dueños una maravilla. Les estamos muy agradecidos por el trato y la atención prestada. Para nuestra próxima visita a Madrid, sin duda, contactaremos nuevamente con ellos.
This is a beautiful apartment, very clean and comfortable, air conditioned, good kitchen and a fantastic location. While we had to pay for parking the parking station was secure and easy to access.
I would recommend this apartment to my friends and will definitely stay there again.
Thanks Mario and Noelia!
Well appointed apartment, bright and clean, central location directly overlooking Plaza Mayor. Very well soundproofed.
Communication with the owner in advance very good, unfortunately we have Mario and Noelia met personally.
Gut ausgestattete Wohnung, hell und sauber, zentrale Lage direkt mit Blick auf Plaza Mayor. Sehr gut schallisoliert.
Kommunikation mit dem Vermieter im Vorfeld sehr gut, leider haben wir Mario und Noelia nicht persönlich getroffen.
Accustomed to traveling in apartment and this is the most wonderful I have ever been and ever. Eatrella 10 with punctuation. Owners few charms, all amabiilidad.volvere safely. In horabuena owners.
Acostumbro a viajar en apartamento y este es el mas maravilloso en el que he estado jamas . Puntuacion 10 con eatrella. Los dueños unos encantos, todo amabiilidad.volvere con total seguridad. En horabuena a los propietarios.
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Alfred A. Parker was born in 1822 in Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire, the son of a millwright and businessman. After completing his education in Fitzwilliam, the family journeyed west where Parker worked as a clerk and operated several businesses before returning permanently to New England. In St. Louis in the 1850s, he established a dry-goods business that netted him a competency, but at the outbreak of the Civil War, he sent his family back to Massachusetts and joined the Missouri state militia, serving under the command of General Frank Blair. After the Civil War, he settled in Orange, Massachusetts, and ran a mercantile business with his brother-in-law, George Whipple, for three years. Sometime between 1869 and 1871, he sold his interest in the business and established a stove and tinware shop in the center of Orange. Parker, a staunch Republican and Congregationalist, had four children--two sons who died in their twenties in the 1880s, and two daughters who survived him. His wife, the former Frances Whipple of Athol, died in 1891.
The four daybooks document the stove and tinware business in Orange and surrounding towns--New Salem, Erving--in the 1870s and 1880s. Parker's customers, aside from local residents, included several Orange businesses, such as the Gold Medal Sewing Machine Co., the Orange Manufacturing Co., and the Rodney Hunt Machine Co. Parker also charged for labor, especially soldering, but it is not clear if he employed any workers in his business or did the work himself. Other types of information available in the daybooks include the cost of stoves, pipe, kettles of various sorts, and roofing material, as well as information about shipping costs.
The collection is open for research.
Processed by Ken Fones-Wolf, 1989.
Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Cite as: Alfred A. Parker Daybooks (MS 235). Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries
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Kazimierz District - Apartment Premium
Size34 m²
Floor No.3
- Kitchen
- Pets allowed
- Internet/WiFi
Accommodation summary
|Miodowa, 31-055 Krakow, Poland
|Property type
|Property ID
|Acceptance rate
|Response time
|A few days
|Calendar updated
|6 days ago
The apartment consists of a living room connected with a modern kitchenette, a bedroom and a bathroom with shower. In the living room you will find a very comfortable double convertible sofa and a table where up to four people can enjoy a nice meal together. In the bedroom you will have a large double bed. The apartment's windows overlooking an inner courtyard make the apartment warm and bright. What is more wireless Internet is for free. Everything you need to feel like at home.
We can offer you car transfer from/to Balice Airport - for additional 70 PLN (one way).
We help to organize trips to Museum Auschwitz Birkenau, Wieliczka Salt Mine, visiting Kraków and show you most interesting sights of the city in the company of guide who has extensive knowledge and experience.
You can park a car on the street. It is free of charge during weekends and after 8 PM till 10 AM in the morning during week.
If you have any extra questions concerning apartament, your stay in Cracow or any others feel free to contact me on Wimdu. I'll be happy to help you!
Detailed information about Apartament Premium:
In the kitchenette:
dishes and cutlery, one-part sink, kettle, four-burner electric cooker, oven, fridge, freezer, iron, ironing board, vacuum cleaner, toaster
In the bathroom:
toilet, wash basin, shower, hair dryer, fresh towels
In the room:
tv set, DVD player, bed sheets
Internet connection:
wireless, for free, max. 1024 kb
Important information:
no lift, no smoking allowed
Language service:
Polski, English
The owner:
does not live in the same building
House rulesCheck in and handing over the keys follows after appointment of the arrival time with the owner.
Guests are committed to maintaining the apartment in the same condition and to preserve the principles of good neighborliness, and in particular to respect quiet hours from 22.00 to 6.00
|Weekly rate for up to 2 guests
|€ 226
|Monthly rate for up to 2 guests
|€ 830
|Price for > 2 guests
|€ 9 per guest/night extra
|Check-in After
|Check-in before
|On arrangement
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Reviews of this property
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He told me I reservated the same time as somebody else. In the end I payed the money, which you have to do days before to Wimdu, although I wasn't there.
Better go somewhere else. Not to get same problems!
Very clean. Great location and lots of space. Free parking in the weekend. We had a awesome time there.
Although we didn't have any complaints about the apartment, we did have some trouble communicating with the host. A month before we would stay at the apartment we mailed our host with details of our flight and asked him if he could arrange transfer between the airport and the apartment. Also for arranging a trip to Auschwitz for us (since he put up in the advertisement that he could do so). The answer we received back was just that he "could arrange any trips". A few days before we would leave for Krakow we mailed our host again just to be sure that he knew the details of our stay and also if he had arranged any transfer. We did not get any email back. The following days we mailed if he could respond and moments before we got on the flight we sent him our phonenumber because we still hadn't heard anything from him. When we arrived at Krakow we tried calling and texting. After some time someone called back. It was not Andrzej but his friend. They clearly didn't expect us and thought we would stay at another apartment of his. Later the friend of Andrzej send his girlfriend to clean the apartment for us. At this point we still had not met our host. Tuesday evening at 23:45 pm we heard somebody trying to open our door. Fortunately we had locked the door from the inside. We asked who he was en what he was doing. It was Andrzej and he said that he received a call from us. We told him that we did not called and asked him what the number was. It wasn't our number. We were quitte upset at that moment. Especially since he did not knock and we had not met him before. It could be anyone trying to open the door. Later on we got an email in which the host apoligized for disturbing us. We also want to point out that the host may want to inform that the apartment is only attainable by using the stairs which is a whole climb for older people and the last evening and morning we only had cold water. The apartment itself is comfortable and on a great location.
Great place and great attention from the owner. He gave us the opportunity of leaving our bagagge at their office.
I really recommend it.
The host cancelled the booking, this review is automated.
The apartment was spacious, clean and good. The beds were not great, but acceptable. We were six people, so we had to use the two bedrooms and the bed in the general area. In retrospect, it appears that a bathroom where the toilet is, sometimes what make do with six people.
The location of the apartment is perfect. A nice street to walk to the center and several bakeries, supermarkets and convenience stores walked hand. All in all highly recommended for a city trip Krakow with 4 to 6 people.
Het appartement was ruim, schoon en goed. De bedden waren niet geweldig, maar wel acceptabel. We waren met zes personen, waardoor we de twee slaapkamers en het bed in de algemene ruimte in gebruik hadden. Achteraf blijkt dat één badkamer waar ook de WC is, soms wel wat behelpen is met zes personen.
De ligging van het appartement is perfect. Een leuke straat om te lopen naar het centrum en meerdere bakkers, supermarktjes en nachtwinkels binnnen handbereik. Al met al een aanrader voor een citytrip Krakau met 4 a 6 personen.
The apartment is as promised very quiet and yet close to the city center. Unfortunately the host was set to only 2 instead of 4 guests. Inexplicably, since we had signed a contract for 4 people and have paid for it. The apartment is spacious enough for 4 people, the bathroom however rather not. Overall, the apartment is very spartan: in a room no closet, no Balco furniture, but really to complain about is the kitchenette. The stove was broken (45 min. For a Kochei!), And with two plates verrrostet he does not invite to a boil. There were a few dishes (sometimes not for 4 persons), the coffee machine was broken. It had a total of a little uncharitable.
To complain about particularly is the Madratze in one of the rooms, it was old, close and the springs made a night for ordeal.
At our request came Andrzei which is very friendly for the rest, immediately past and sought to remedy some shortcomings.
Conclusion: Too bad about the beautiful apartment, with a bit of renovation with furniture and comfort they would be equal to the beautiful Krakow a gem.
Das Apartment ist, wie versprochen sehr ruhig und doch nahe am Stadtzentrum gelegen. Leider war der Gastgeber nur auf 2 anstatt auf 4 Gäste eingestellt. Unerklärlich, da wir ja einen Vertrag für 4 Personen geschlossen hatten und auch dafür bezahlt haben. Die Wohnung ist ausreichend geräumig für 4 Personen, das Bad allerdings eher nicht. Insgesamt ist die Wohnung sehr spartanisch eingerichtet: in einem Zimmer kein Schrank, keine Balconmöbel, aber wirklich zu bemängeln ist die Küchenzeile. Der Herd war kaputt (45 min. für ein Kochei!), verrrostet und mit zwei Platten lädt er nicht zum Kochen ein. Es gab wenig Geschirr (schon mal gar nicht für 4 Personen), die Kaffeemaschine war kaputt. Es wirkte insgesamt etwas lieblos.
Besonders zu bemängeln ist die Madratze in einem der Zimmer, sie war alt, verschliessen und die Sprungfedern machten eine Nacht zur Tortour.
Auf unsere Bitte hin kam Andrzei, der im übrigen sehr freudlich ist, sofort vorbei und bemühte sich um Beseitigung einiger Mängel.
Fazit: Schade um die schöne Wohnung, mit ein wenig Erneuerung bei Möbeln und Komfort wäre sie gleich dem schönen Krakau ein Juwel.
The apartment is in a good location, just 15 minutes walk to the centre, yet peaceful and quiet at night. Andrzej kindly met me at the airport, and took me to the apartment. This would be a great place to stay at any time of year, as it has heating, I did not use the woodstove, but I would imagine it is lovely and cosy in winter. The sun shines in all afternoon, I enjoyed soaking up the sun sitting on the windowsill. Plenty of space, comfy bed, well equipped kitchen and a good hot shower. Shops very close, just 2 minutes walk. I would certainly come back.
Very cool apartment. Spacious, comfortable and relatively close to many interesting eatery. Good communication and helpful owner. Highly recommended.
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There aren't many people Alex Pledger looks up to but Luc Longley is one.
At 2.15m, Pledger is the tallest person in New Zealand sport but gives up 3cm to the former Australian basketball centre. It's more Longley's achievements in winning three-straight NBA titles with the all-conquering Chicago Bulls of the mid-1990s, however, that capture Pledger's attentions.
It's why he spent a couple of days in the ANBL off-season at Longley's house in Perth getting tips from the 43-year-old who is an inductee in the Sport Australia Hall of Fame.
They talked basketball, on and off the court, watched tape of Pledger play and even spent time on Longley's half-court basketball court at his home.
It was something organised by Breakers coach Andrej Lemanis, who also works as Australian Boomers assistant - Longley also helps out from time to time - and has left Pledger excited about next week's first game of the new season against Perth.
There was plenty for the 25-year-old to look forward to anyway. It was signalled even before the end of last season Pledger would be their premier big man, leaving little room for popular import Gary Wilkinson who has since played in the Estonian and Puerto Rican leagues.
There are even many, including Lemanis, who believe Pledger will be the ANBL's best centre this season.
"Absolutely he can," Lemanis says. "He's got an unbelievable future in front of him. It's very exciting. Hopefully we will really see him blossom in a different role."
Longley has given Pledger some tools to achieve that.
"He gave me a few pointers and said it's a pretty long season and there are going to be highs and lows," Pledger says. "He came up with some things to get me through he rough patches because everyone has them. I feel ready and can't wait for the first game.
"He has a little half-court [basketball court] at his house and showed me a couple of things on-court that have been quite effective. I will always have them at the back of my mind. We watched a lot of tape of games from last year and areas he thinks I can be better. It was very, very worthwhile.
"It was great for me. We have great coaches at this team but they were all point guards. Hearing that stuff from a three-time NBA champion centre, it just means that little bit more."
Longley was a member of one of the greatest sides assembled, playing alongside the likes of Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen and Dennis Rodman as they won three-straight NBA titles with Chicago.
The Breakers are chasing their own three-peat and, while not on the same level as the Bulls of yesteryear, have a squad capable of achieving that.
Wilkinson's departure and Pledger's ascension to the starting five will see them make a few changes to the way they play the game - they will look to play more inside channels rather than rely heavily on their outside shooting - and it's Pledger's success which will help define how well they go.
That, clearly, comes with considerable pressure and expectations but it's something Pledger feels ready for. He's had the chance to come to terms with that after some initial anxiety.
When he was in the starter's team at practice, he caught himself: "Wow, I'm actually here," he remembers thinking.
When he was announced for the Breakers' first pre-season game in Christchurch, he caught himself again: "Wow, I'm in the starting lineup."
It would be wrong to suggest, however, Pledger will be overawed. He goes by the nickname Chief for good reason and after three seasons in the ANBL is comfortable with what will be thrown his way.
"I have done a lot of work in the off-season to prepare and, for the most part, had a pretty effective pre-season," he says. "I just need to make sure I carry over that form and confidence from last season."
Last season he showed improvement in all areas of his game. He averaged more minutes (15), more points (8.6), more rebounds (5.3) and was more effective shooting from the floor (58.7 per cent) than the previous year. He also became more of a presence, as he understood how he could use his size to greater advantage.
Pledger still wants to improve his communication on defence - centres usually protect the middle, meaning they can see everything - and it's something Longley was skilled at.
Longley also did well financially and in 2009 was worth an estimated A$35 million, putting him in the top 10 of Australian celebrities. He even once paid $2900 to name a new species of shrimp after his daughter (he called it lebbeus clarehanna after his daughter Clare Hanna Longley).
It's not known if Pledger has supported marine conservation efforts, one of Longley's passions, but hopes he now has a few more tools to hook onto a more lucrative career.
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ABET Accreditation Policy and Procedure Manual (APPM) Section II.A.6. Public Release of Accreditation Information by the Institution/Program
Summary of Changes to the Policy (Section II.A.6)
On November 6, 2013 the ABET Accreditation Department has issued an accreditation alert regarding approved changes to the policy Section II.A.6 as follow:
II.A.6.a. Each ABET-accredited program must publicly state the program's educational objectives and student outcomes.
II.A.6.b. Each ABET-accredited program must publicly post annual student enrollment and graduation data per program.
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[quote user="heavyhitter"][quote user="nycsportzfan"][quote user="heavyhitter"]I realize Florida State has got 4 freshmen starting on their O-Line but they've gotta step up their play if they want to win this game. They are not helping out EJ Manuel one bit. Defense has looked good so far.
[/quote] great minds think alike! Fla St's offense is dreadful!
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[/quote] I don't know man EJ didn't look all to impressive against Fla or Virginia and has very few stand out games I know they don't have Andrew Datko but at some point they did and i still don't see any games where your like "whoa this EJ kid is really good!" Of course im talking about teams that have at least a tad bit of talent and not bum squads like NC STATE or DUKE


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Original post made by Diablo Vista region neighborhoods, Alamo, on Nov 17, 2008
Our neighborhoods' community and candidates committees wish to remind our neighbors that current and former council members from Danville, San Ramon and Lafayette will be our guests in our region at AIM's candidates' meeting, Wednesday, November 19, 7PM at the Creekside Church in the Alamo business district. Let's welcome our guests with appreciation for their participation.
As neighbors attend the AIM meeting, it is important for our guests to understand neighbors' need for participation and definition in the incorporation process. If you have thoughts you consider important to our guests, please send them to San Ramon Council Member, Scott Perkins, email@example.com, for the guest panel's review.
Please attend,
Diablo Vista region neighborhoods
a resident of another community
on Nov 18, 2008 at 7:33 am
Dear neighbors,
Bring your diversity to the Candidates' Meeting November 19th, and let the panel provide answers to all concerns and considerations prospective council members might face in representing all neighbors in the proposed Town of Alamo. Even if you are not considering candidacy, provide your questions, issues and concerns so those planning their candidacy will understand what answers their campaigns must provide.
a resident of another community
on Nov 20, 2008 at 8:36 am
Dear Editor,
As neighbors monitored the AIM candidates' meeting last evening, it was obvious that any inclusion of a majority of voters in defining candidates' role as town council members, or the government council members will create, was excluded by the terms and conditions as stated requirements for candidacy.
Our neighbors thank all our guests for their participation and fully acknowledge our exclusion from a proposed government for the Town of Alamo.
Carol Benson,
North Iron Horse neighbors
Diablo Vista region neighborhoods


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The number of species is thought to be the largest in the history of life; i.e., never before have so many different kinds of organisms coexisted. Yet alarmingly, the world's biodiversity is diminishing rapidly and undergoing an extinction crisis. Biological collections of museums and academic institutions, documenting the fossilized and living members of the world's ecosystems and their changes over time, are uniquely poised to inform the stewardship of life on Earth. Here, The Field Museum partners with leaders in online Citizen Science, Zooniverse of Adler Planetarium in an effort to help accelerate the pace of scientific discovery and documentation. The highly successful Zooniverse project brings a track record of success in creating, sustaining and studying citizen science projects in multiple fields. (See https://www.zooniverse.org/)
The Citizen Science project will focus on a group of early land plants called liverworts (Marchantiophyta) and include the more familiar mosses (Bryophyta). Liverworts are pivotal in our understanding of early land-plant evolution and are ecologically significant, existing as important and conspicuous components of the vegetation in many regions of the world. This group of plants is an important environmental indicator and has been used as monitors of past climate change, to validate climate models, and as potential indicators of global warming. Many species have interesting biological properties. For example, chemical compounds from some species show cytotoxicity against certain cancer cell lines. Modern monographic treatments of liverworts are rare, and comprehensive treatments for species-rich genera currently are lacking. Also there are few liverwort taxonomists and monographers in the world, particularly in North America. There is a critical urgency to redress this loss of taxonomic expertise.
The goal of engaging a broader audience, especially students and citizen scientists to partner with our efforts in recording critical data sets thus relieving some of the taxonomic impediment. An online tool will be developed that enables users to rapidly measure defined morphological characteristics. The data generated will then be utilized by an established collaborative network towards documenting and describing the biodiversity of the target group of organisms. The data will be used to help determine species delimitations coupled with other multiple lines of evidence. A pilot project has already been conducted with over 200 students from Wilbur Wright College (a Federally designated Hispanic serving institution) and Northeastern Illinois University. A series of morphological characters were trialed to assess feasibility. The project has already been through a successful pilot phase. This was shared with educational professionals and leaders in online citizen science projects at a BioSynC Encyclopedia of Life sponsored meeting in 2012; the key recommendation was to pursue an online version that would vastly simplify the project as well as reach and engage a broader number of participants. The pursuit of this project is part of a larger program, ARTS: Collaborative Research: A model systematic treatment of a hyper-diverse lineage descended from early land plants (Frullania, Frullaniaceae, Marchantiophyta) (See: http://nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1145898)
Special Thanks to EOL Biodiversity Synthesis Center for continued support! (See: http://synthesis.eol.org/center/mission)
The screenshots above are examples of a web-based prototype highlighting the ease of measuring lobules, a characteristic which provides efficient data for identifying a species. The interface is simple, user-friendly with dynamic features as a workable base for adding various elements. Providing educational resources for connecting users to an authentic learning experience beyond collecting data is a priority. The goal for the Core Action Team is to implement a program that will not only provide scientists with raw data but to educate a broad audience and facilitate scientific inquiry.
Research Team
Matt von Konrat, Field Museum--Adjunct Curator/McCarter Collections Manager
Juan Larrain, Field Museum--Postdoctoral Research Scholar
Blanka Shaw, Duke University--Database Manager
Technical Developers
Arfon Smith, Adler Planetarium--Director of Citizen Science
Eve Gaus, Field Museum--Digital Learning Manager
K-12 Data Generation
Beth Crownover, Field Museum--Director of Education
Jessica Hankey, Field Museum--School Partnerships Manager
Post K-12 Data Generation
Thomas Campbell, Northeastern Illinois University--Biology Instructor
John Kasmer, Northeastern Illinois University--Associate Professor and Chair, Biology Faculty
Matt Greif, Wilbur Wright College/Field Museum--Biology Instructor/Research Associate
Michael Bryson, Roosevelt University--Associate Professor of Humanities and Sustainability Studies
Norbert Cordeiro, Roosevelt University/Field Museum--Instructor/Research Associate
Preliminary Data Analysis & Program Evaluators
Joseph Hibdon Jr., Northeastern Illinois University--Instructor, Math Department
Leilah Lyons, University of Illinois at Chicago/New York Hall of Science--Assistant Professor Computer and Learning Sciences/Director of Digital Learning
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Project Support Staff
Kristina Lugo, Roosevelt University-- Research/Administrative Assistant
Oana Vadineanu, Northeastern Illinois University--Research Assistant
Core Action Team Provisional Plans 2013
- Continued trials for Northeastern Illinois Univeristy & Wilbur Wright College
- Beta Version of web-tool rollout for Roosevelt University Natural Science Online Seminar--Spring Semester
- Web-tool public rollout on Museum Campus--August
- Invitation for other research proposal participation e.g. Zoology & Anthropology departments to utilize web-tool
- Participatory outreach for schools enrolled in Field Museum Ambassador Program
Collaborating with resources locally and internationally is fundamental in advancing outreach initiatives. Listed below are a series of meetings that facilitated insights and conversation which has generated progress towards the goal of implementing a web tool for various audiences.
Chicago 2012 Meeting One (Connecting Biodiversity Research with Curriculum)
- Introduction to original concept and pilot studies conducted
- Discussion of potential pitfalls and barriers to both students using on-line tools and educators trying to incorporate project into their curriculum
- Keeping assessment as an integral part of project to ensure careful consideration of user feedback
- Professional perspective on Citizen Science, especially as it relates to public participation in digitization
- Undergraduate student presentations describing their own experiences , student evaluations and initial data quality test:
Chicago 2012 Meeting Two (Frullania Fest)
- Brief background of various Frullania collaborative projects
- Overview of molecular studies at The Field Museum & collaborative research at Duke
- Phylogenetic studies & morphometric data for understanding the process of behind patterns
- Development of a revised working list for Frullania worldwide
- Identification of critical species-complexes for population studies
March 15th 2013 (Core Action Team Workshop)
(See 'Associated Files' below for PDFs of Activity Instructions & Background Information given to students for Spring 2013 semester)
- Informal workshop reflecting on the project and discussion of improvements, future prospects, proposals and plans: best practices, ideas and suggestions
- In the past six months we have had pilots at NEIU and Wilbur Wright College with our methods changing and evolving organically along the way (specifically in the way the images are captured and edited (or not edited) before giving them to students)
- How to keep this project flexible: Engaging different levels in the process - children, students, the public
- Are learning goals the same for all audiences? Can we develop a webtool that will answer different goals (the scientific method for coursework, the connection to biodiversity for the general public)?
- Discussion of existing Citizen Science initiatives: projects that clearly state research goals upfront and throughout, educator tools and material to provide context have heft and projects that have a field component, offer a more holistic learning and technical features - microscope, mapping, a sense of contribution
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The apartment was very clean and extremely comfortable although could do with being updated. The apartment had excellent views of Sydney. There was no information in the apartment about local amenities, such as how to get to the opera house, nearest supermarket, train station etc, The administration company for the apartment on our arrival were very poor,we rang ahead when we arrived at the Airport as requested by the office several days prior, no body answered so we had to leave a message on the answer phone, unaware if they had received this or not, we took a taxi to the apartment via the office, on arrival the office was locked up, no staff around, I had a taxi waiting on yellow lines! after about 5 minutes a member of staff appeared, extremely flustered as he had been in the pub and hadnt seen our taxi pull up! The key hand over was very rushed to the extent they omitted to tell us the number on the keyring with the room key was not the number of the apartment! Once we discovered this at the apartment, I asked the reception for assistance and was met by a very rude woman who basically told us she was busy, go away and I will speak to you when I am free, she did have enough time to point me to a road that had a pay phone! I then tried the emergency number I had for the office several times, without success nobody answered it. The said receptionist thought better of her actions and decided she would assist us. Thank god we had arrived on a domestic flight to Sydney not after our 20hour flight from the UK! Be warned if you stay here over a weekend, the pub next door is very noisy and the apartment has an extremely noisy neighbour who likes to party until 4am! Please allow about 60 dollars for a taxi from the airport, they dont like waiting around and will charge you! We did enjoy our stay in Sydney just a shame we were so tired due to the neighbour!
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I have 1996 lexus ES300, there isnt any noise with my OEM headunit,
after i install the pioneer AVH-P2400BT, there are hissing noise coming
out from the speakers after I started the engine, when i accelerate the
noise gets louder. Almost sounds like a cd changer or valve motor type
of noise. there is no noise when I put my car in ACC. i use
RCA cable for the front and rear speakers.. does anyone know what is the problem and how to fix it. thx
sounds like alternator whine. so you rev the motor and the 'pitch' of the background noise becomes a higher frequency? this issue is common, and may be more specific to Pioneer HU's, but it is fairly common across the board. Pioneer HU's use a pico-fuse for the output stage on the pre-amps that is especially susceptible to blowing, and once it blows, you will get constant noise. i've experienced this myself (and i'm a pro, i think, but since joining this forum i've learned this problem is wide-spread amongst multiple Pioneer HU's). blowing the fuse involves something as simple as a hot-swap (removing and re-inserting the RCA's without disconnecting the battery negative, which is not an MECP accepted practice and expressly discouraged in Pioneer manuals, but everyone does it).
there is no easy way to replace the fuse (the HU is essentially sealed, so you really can't mess with the guts of it without special tools that i don't own, so i don't even know what they might be... these HU's are assembled by robots, not ppl, so finding the right tool may be impossible).
if this issue is present on the speaker-level outputs, i don't know what might be causing it. the known Pioneer issue only affects pre-amp outputs, as far as i know (and have observed personally). the other cause of alternator whine is running your RCA's near a power line, but again, that only holds water with the pre-amp (or low-voltage signal, or amp-level inputs, or maybe a half-dozen more terms), not the speaker-level outputs.
i made most of these suggestions thinking you had an amp... is that the case?
Wiring info.
I didn't read the info correctly (and the initial post was later edited).
Mechanical clicking noise from the speakers is what I posted answers for.
High-pitched (or medium pitched) whine only when the engine is running and goes up in pitch and volume with RPM is almost certainly alternator whine.
J Roas simple as a hot-swap (removing and re-inserting the RCA's without disconnecting the battery negative
J Ro - I'm not up on MECP. I assumed hot-swap referred to removing and re-inserting RCA's with the HU powered on, and disconnecting them with the HU turned off but the ground still connected was okay. Taking your word that you are correct - wouldn't it be acceptable to unplug the power connector at the radio before unplugging the RCA's (pretty inconvenient either way, though).
I'm not sure I'd assume it's the pico fuse and not the routing of the RCA's (or other issues, but ...)
J Rothere is no easy way to replace the fuse ... so finding the right tool may be impossible
Pico-fuse info. It's far from impossible, the DIYMA thread explains how to do it. However, you have to be comfortable soldering and desoldering very small components from a PCB (without overheating the traces) and you probably have to remove the PCB to do it. However, I think a Ground Loop Isolator will fix it, and there is a *** solution that has worked for some people - can't too much hurt to try it.
J Roif this issue is present on the speaker-level outputs,
You can pick up alternator whine on the speaker-level outputs too, but it's less common and a different problem. I had a 1979 Mustang and either a JVC or Sanyo stereo and it had BAD alternator whine on the speaker outputs. In the mid-1980's, Pioneer sold a "Ford alternator whine filter" - basically a capacitor that went between the alternator B+ terminal and ground, but the more common solution now is a power line filter on the yellow wire into the radio.
J Roi made most of these suggestions thinking you had an amp... is that the case?
If he is using RCA's, it's fairly safe to assume he has an amp, but it might be the OEM amp. I don't know for sure that the speakers are 4-ohm, but if so, it would probably provide better sound to disconnect the dash tweeters and bypass the amp, running the remaining speakers directly off the head unit, and it might eliminate the noise also.
If you bought from Crutchfield, you should contact their technical support also.
Hope This Helps!!!
Anyone else have suggestions?
2002 Ford Focus JVC KD-A815 Sony CDX-GT410u Sony XT-100HD HD Tuner Stock speakers, no amp, no subs
What kind of car? Did you use a wiring harness adapter?
Three things come to mind:
I have 1996 lexus ES300, there isnt any noise with my OEM headunit, after i install the pioneer AVH-P2400BT, there are hissing noise coming out from the speakers after I started the engine, when i accelerate the noise gets louder. there is no noise when I put my car in ACC. i use RCA cable for the front and rear speakers.
is my advice that bad? you had a correction for nearly every point... geez... i really need to step up my game when i venture out of the sub forum! you really gave me the business here... WAH!
J Rois my advice that bad? you had a correction for nearly every point...
Wouldn't say your advice was bad, and I wouldn't say I had a "correction" for every point ...
To clarify:
J Royou really gave me the business here
I don't see it (or didn't intend it) that way, and I've been called out by you (and rightly so) when I made stupid comments in the forum as well.
TigerHeliHot Swap - Honest question - Can't find good info on this.
i thought the issue with the pico-fuse was the amp attempting to ground through the radio, whether it was playing or not.
"Hot-swapping" generally refers to computers. It means swapping out components or connections without shutting down the system. So I think you're OK using it in this context. It made perfect sense to me.
HU are computers, after all.
i've heard of ancient mechanical objects referred to as "computers," so the term "computer" is fairly wide-spread and not particularly well-understood. seems like anything that is programmable is a computer! the Antikythera mechanism comes to mind, but surely there are better examples. i don't believe a "computer" is a commonly accepted term for a modern HU, but my link supports your statement (as usual).
i've always thought of "hot-swapping" to mean making any electrical connection without the battery ground disconnected, but i could definitely be wrong here. google is not my friend here... too many returns that often conflict.
Actually, prior to Alan Turing, the term "computer" typically referred to a human being who did computations.
What an enigma.
LOL@ enigma!
are we thread-jacking again?
Trying to stay on topic ...
Alex W"Hot-swapping" generally refers to computers.
In this case, Alex is referring to PC's or (Personal Computers) - although as J Ro said, the mechanism or the Norton Bombsight in WWII were referred to as analog computers.
Alex WIt means swapping out components or connections without shutting down the system.
(And probably more specifically, components that were NOT designed for this purpose. i.e. USB and firewire devices were DESIGNED to allow for hot-swapping. PS/2 keyboards/mice, VGA video monitors, serial port connections, etc. were NOT, but you could usually get away with it.)
Based on that - I think my definition is closer - there was never a requirement to unplug the PC before swapping keyboards, for example.
As far as specifically Pioneer - I actually don't really see a warning against hot-swapping RCA's in their instructions. I've read it on various forums and I don't think anyone ever questioned what it means. It makes sense to me, though, that if the HU is on, there is a small amount of current through the RCA's. If you accidentally short the pin to the shield of the RCA, you will cause a short in the HU - usually across a 1-ohm resistor and nothing much happens unless you hold the RCA shorted or the volume is all the way up. But since Pioneer uses a pico-fuse, it is much easier to blow the fuse and damage the HU.
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