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Poem by: kris
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Genre: Young Adult
the new begining
i never felt this way about anyone, you know kristin is about the only person that dosent run, or has toltal fear. the things tha she dose is wierd but i gusse this what you call love or something like that. like she change my whole life around, i would've been in another counrty or something and id be shooting some guy i dont know and driving sweet cars and all, but i had time to find some one who would acaully lisen, care, no fear of me, and who isnt afraid of a callange. and i found thatright here were the last spot of looking, and well more like she found me, because i wanted to give someone one last kiss on this world and i did, and i didnt know that things would turn out like this its amazing what a little thing like this can do, you know, it bugs me when she dosent say things on her mind but she wants me to open my mind when she dosent, i love her so much and she dosent know. the few things that bug me that im working on, but im just going with the floow. i was thinking about what her friend said about froe play, you know like new wrold new doors new starts. but there are things that scair her, and i want to know but there a steel volt that i have to pry off,but the whole fore play is bugging the shit out of me and i want her apinoin. i know now and i feel, well there is no words, but it happen because it happen and id loved it, like it was just like me losing my you know, and id do it again if she asked, i would. for some reson, before her id wouldn't give my life for anything, but now its like my life is hers and no longer mine, if that makes sence. i dont know if she gives me head personaly i dont care, but if it happens then it happens. i dont care i dont want to push her into it but she gets too cocky, and shes not able to do what she says, but yet theres a 50%/50% she dose what says but the other 50% she dosent i wish she just amit to it that there is a few things she cant do, but she is suburn and I LOVE THAT, i dont know why but i do. last night WAS amazing, i never felt stronger when im with her now its like incerdible strangth and our bond is never been strong. i know i cant be the perfect boyfriend or the perfect person to talk to but i know that i have perfect love with her. but i wonder if she ever get tired of the same thing every day with me, it could be my head but thoughts are what makes us human, like if she whats i can hide everything inside and bottle it, but i dont like it when shes made at me but she wants me to speak my mind and when i do its world war 3 and its dangerous. i love her and i dont want to lose her. thngs that go on in my mind are scary. but then again the things are grue some, all i know is that she is too cocky for her likeing, but i find its cute, because it brings the fun out of it, then again diapointing, but thats life i gest, and life is full of superize, you just got to becareful of what you do with that.but i love life as it is, i wouldnt change a thing at all. you know i find this 4 play foolish for some reason, then again im coureus about it but she isnt and its wierd ot talk to a person who laughs at the word 4 play, and i gest im sexualy-active, but idont know anymore, its like i want toadventure but there is no one to do it with but i gust it'll happen when it happens, i gust i like that saying.well i know i sound like i dont, oh my god it was beyond words, she actually sucked him, it was so weird and good at the same time and id want it again.
wow, that is one of the many words i can say, i liked doing what we did on the counter and the computer desk, now that was what i call sex, i dont know if she would do it again but i hope it go farther than it went, you know for some resone i want to do what thay do in porno with kristin, i know she probly hit me if she found out or give drity looks and act cute. but i feel adventruos right now, i would bring her into the room right now but shes to sore or has a headach, but i just would please her for what she did to me last night, im trying to get her to give in on her shyness but then again mine as well. and we'er doing it to gether. you know she says she is fine but really shes in the most pain ever and it drives me up the wall, but i cant stay mad at her shes too cute and i love her so much i wish i could tell her, but i dont know she sould say no im too sore tonight but shes too stubern to say so. and when she says shes feels good 50% of the time shes not, but i still love her,
i love her so much and i was never so scraid of my dreams before, see when i was a kid i had dreams of me doing moves witha girl with black hair and crytal blue eyes, and as soon as i saw her i was like wow did she read my mind or see my dreams or was it her in my dreams, it was incredible after we do almost everything and it drives me nuts because its like my childhood all over again, the last time i had dreams like that, i was mocked and and made fun of for 7 years, i just hope she slows down on things because its going to hurt her is the end, you know dreams are funny, because they are a siple thing we go and get what we cant have, what i want i cant have, and if your wondering what well here it is, unwilinly have her give head, the i go and finger her and we go and fuck on the wall, or have her finsh him off with "riding" me,but i not used to someone giving me head or riding me ether, and shes is just too scraid and not used too it ether, and when she dose its when summer rain betting on your face when its just the right temp, and it like your first kiss and its like too prefect too be true, thats how it feels, i know to regulare guys its head, yeah! but not me its something more than just that, but im ramblying, anyways she lies right beside me and i wonder if she truns to hide the pain or is she shunning me for leaving for the bathroom?i dont know, i love her with all my heart, and it just kills me to see her i pain, sometime i try to forget mine and foces on her thats how much i love her. ypu know, sometime your dreams become fantasy, and its really hard to control them when 2 of them have been acomplsh, it is trust me. but i never know that some else might want those fantasys as well but i guest i have to find out now dont i.
dreams can come true?? i wonder these things when i in the dark and thinking, 2 of my dreams have, and i want more, i dont know why but it fells like i want to unlock everything and i want to do them with krstin alexzander, why her and not a porn slut, because i love her and trerrash and die for her, that my friends is called frist and last true love. and theres no one who can take that from me, when i say i love you to her i mean it, you know, its like a bond between you and your dick or your tits, it that priceless, beacuse you wouldnt give those up for anything, even when the docter says sorry sir in oder to live we have to cut your balls off, you punch the docter and you say "bitch say that again i didnt hear you right", its like that, i love her sssssssoooooooooooooooo much its not even funny, i know this changes the subjuct but eh, you know that some times i think she like giving mehead, she says she like it when i moan, well yeah of caorse, i do to, but its so wird how gose and just dose it i dont know how she dose it but she makes me want more i know i shouldnt be saying that, but i like typing my thoughts out it makes me feel.................................................................human.but is it really this bad, wanting somthing you cant have and not killing for it is one of the biggest changes for me, you know having just one of your fantasys come true is the best thing ever.
i cant beleave shes on her period, like noooooo, but it was bound to happen some time right, its just, not long enough with the hair, but dreams are meant, to come back, ........................right?anyways the the thoughts of the fantasys are winning because of her well the month thing, when she told me that giving me head would help her in my mind, it would but i didnt want to admit to it because she can only do that and it makes things more intersting and thats creepy, because it the only thing she can do, and its difficult really, thou it makes my mind go blank, and my body just takes over..................................i like it..............i love it.................i want it.................................but things arent meant to come true sometimes, i guest this means i have to be very in minded for now on in order to keep me urges down
holy shit i nver wanted anyone so much, she finaly made my body go lose, and i wish for her to contain it by agression, but she dosnt agree i think and aventuly the lid will close for a while again because there is some stuff i wanted as a kid and i shouldnt be so greedy, i know i pinkyswore, but its becoming out of control, i remember when my urges were bad and right now there very bad, its getting to the point where im hurting her and that brings the biggest fear in me, like i said hopefuly she takes control, or the lid goes on until, i love her but it getting to ruff.........................and too hurtful......but the thing is i just feel like lanching on and fucking her until im old and dying, i know thats what you call lust and horny, but if she dyes before me id probly comitte suaside, like who else will love me after, no one but her.
i know shw loves me in all, but its like we,re strangers in bed, like she always faces the oppisite side no matter what, and for once iwish she could cuddle when she sleeps, i dont trun my back unless she dose, and still i have a hard time doing that, i love her so much, but when bed time comes its like ok cuddle untill im 99.9% asleep and dont touch me, it hurts reallt but i dont want to let her know it would hurt her very much.......................................... some times i just feel like crying my slef to sleep, but right now i have huge pain in my body, you know its amazing that she dosnt remember the thing that happen when shes at 99.9% asleep, she dosnt even remoltly trun over and ask why was i on the computer, or anything, yes she dose tell me she loves me and yes i say it back as well,
you know these last few days have been weird, i love her so much, but i hate to see when shes off and she likes both ends, i dont know what is going to happen, i know i mite be wrong, i have been before, but i dont think she like it but i dont know, its doese feel good i do amit to that, and head dosent come anymore, oh god that was the best thing i ever experiance, but i dont think she likes it thou witch i respect 100%, i dont ask anymore because its like im the only one being pleased, its going to drive me nuts this saterday, i dont know what i going to do, id probly crawl in a corner or watch moves all night or right on here, i know ill plan something when she gets back and i know what too.
you know that fanasys are flua, they dont come true they are just for and ecape of the real world, we havent been the same after this time of the month, why i dont know i think its because i said that i wont make the first moves anymore, everytime i see her i can picture that shes think if we'er nothin but sex, it drives me up the wall, and she said that she dosent want to be easy? like where did that come from, i dont think i have motive to do it anymore after that, i still love her no matter what but those two things have been going through my mind.
you know i love the look on her face tonight, i dont see why would anyone wouldnt do that for her, we still need to talk from last night that we didnt finsh, but i just i cant hold on to her for ever, i have to let be, but its so hard to i dont want to left alone, by my self, but i have to face my fears and let her fly., i wonder sometimes, why she truns away, i dont think shes use to a person who can love as much as i can, i just hope i dont scare her from it, i love her no matter what!!!
its aguest 27, 06 7:28, that was the second time i threw up and im begging to think that she is enoring me and sleeping, but it is her, i know she dosent know about this but i cant sleep, after she came home, cold, alone and sick, how worse can this get. all i know is that i think shes enoring me why i dont know yet................see it has been three times now and to soon be a forth, my tummy hurts so bad right now i acaully fainted on the side of the bed, its grewsome the pain, and because of it i have a headach and can it get any worse , i have pain in my tummy, my nees, my right shoulder and my head, plus my girl is shunning me right now as i face this alone
guess what im engage now, i know i should be happy, i am, but she dosnt do the things she used to do, but i love her and thats all that matters, right? i just dont know why she used to, it makes you wonder............
you know for some reason she came back with a sorrow body lagage, you know i dont even know why she stop or what the reason is, but she didnt tell me for a reason and i trust her, but shes not doing that for abit again, that i know, all i know is that something happen and its my falt and she wont tell me, what dose she have that is so bad that it would hurt me? what is she hiding, what is she thinking, but somethings poeple never solve or deal or get anwsear, i love her and trust her thats all i need to know,
you know i love her with all my heart and sole, but now i see a chage in her, i dont know if this is good or not but it feels every weird, its just the little pointless things that drive me up the wall.
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Arms aloft and with a smile as wide as the Drâa River, he pivoted away from goal and made a beeline for the technical area to rejoice with team-mates and coaches.
The 28-year-old's second Villa goal had been a long time coming. It was 13 months since his first - a consolation on his home debut in a 3-1 defeat to Everton.
But the deeply-religious El Ahmadi kept the faith.
It is a measure of the man that the first thing to flash through his mind following the City strike was to share the moment with colleagues who weren't involved.
Symptomatic, too, of the culture of togetherness Paul Lambert is looking to engender at Villa.
"You are always anxious waiting for you first goal of the season and it was very nice to score in a big win and at such an important moment," said El Ahmadi.
"We as a team have a good relationship with each other - it doesn't matter if you play or don't play.
"That was the main reason I went to the players who weren't playing - so that everyone felt part of it.
"It was for every player who is part of the squad - not just on those on the pitch.
"It is always good when you score although for me winning is the most important thing. But there is always something special when you score a goal."
El Ahmadi could relate to the predicament of those on the periphery.
After all, his inaugural campaign in claret and blue didn't go as swimmingly as planned due to a combination of injuries, Africa Cup of Nations duty and the latter-season form of fellow central midfielders Ashley Westwood, Fabian Delph and Yacouba Sylla.
"It is true I came back from the Africa Cup of Nations and had some injuries, then also the team were playing excellently," he said.
"There wasn't a reason for the manager to change the team. But I respect that.
"We have good players you have to work hard to try and get back in the team."
El Ahmadi also admits to suffering bouts of homesickness following his move from Feyenoord.
Fast-forward a year, though, and the Morocco international is a central figure in Lambert's squad.
He has featured in all but one of Villa's nine Barclays Premier League games this term and now feels at home in English surroundings - as illustrated in a recent AVTV Q&A when he revealed a liking for fish and chips.
"Last season when I had days off I wanted to go back and see my family. But it is normal as a foreign player, especially when you have played all your life in Holland with your family always next to you.
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Having endured a difficult start to 2013, El Ahmadi's resurgence began in unlikely circumstances.
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I have a saint bernard, and aside from doggie hair making it necessary to wash my quilt more often him laying on them has not posed a problem.... now the kids playing tug of war with him... that is a whole other story
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I have a saint bernard, and aside from doggie hair making it necessary to wash my quilt more often him laying on them has not posed a problem.... now the kids playing tug of war with him... that is a whole other story
I have an old store bought quilt I fold in half and put on the cat's side of the bed. She knows it's hers.
no one would romp on my quilt. when i had my Loki (cat) i had a soft purple blanket throw for him to lay on and a small store bought quilt for summer for him. Now i have three cats and need to put a large blanket over my quilt if i use one. they tend to jump off the bed quickly and use their claws!! so, pretty much no quilts on my bed. I hate that but it's better than having them ruined.
We have three cats and four dogs, and no quilts on our bed. I would keep to wall quilts for our room and only use bed quilts for the guest bedrooms. The cats like the bed in one of the guest rooms so I cover that quilt with a sheet so they can nap without getting hair - or hairballs - on the quilt itself.
A quilt isn't a quilt unless your doggie helped you make it.
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Every day, I find it harder to live up to my blue china.
We have 2 dogs and 2 cats. There is always at least one on the bed. Its never been a problem, I just wash them regularly.
Make yourself a scrap quilt and save the heirloom one for the spare room. Scrap quilts are meant to be used and washed frequently. Because I have little invested in them (I use a sheet for the back) except my time, I don't worry about a furry one having a nap there. Quilts should be made to be used and loved with the user in mind. If dogs are a big part of your life, don't spend the time making a hand quilted or embroidered quilt for your bed. A corduroy/denim combination might be a better idea.
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I have two labs, a total of almost 200 pounds. They sleep with me and I wouldn't have it any other way. I am fairly certain I was a pack animal in a former incarnation and I know I sleep best with the dogs cuddled against me. So, I make the quilt pattern I want but instead of fancy quilting, I simply meander over the whole top. That allows it to take more of a beating. In the summer, the quilt we used lasted about 10 years. It began to shred at the seams a bit so I took it off and replaced it. My dogs don't chew or damage the quilt other than sharing their hair on it and using the bed for sleeping and naps.
My dogs recline on my bed during the day and sleep with me. They do no damage other than leaving behind dirt, but the frequent washings are too hard on a quilt. My bed is covered in an inexpensive preprinted quilt from a big box store with pretty homemade pillowcases. When I complete a quilt for me, it will go on the couch in the LR and another on the wall in the family room, which has turned into my quilting room. I have a Trip Around the World in a guest room, but they don't get on that bed. Their beds are end to end on on side of my bed, but they sometimes slip over to sleep close to me.
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"It inspired me to swear off dating," she told CatholicMatch. "I closed my CatholicMatch account as well. God, however, had other plans."
A job opened up near her hometown and Andrea accepted the opportunity to teach at a Catholic high school and moved closer to home. The following Easter she was at Mass with her family and saw the CatholicMatch ad in the parish bulletin. Andrea decided the time was right to renew her account.
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The date didn't get off to a great start—Andrea got lost. "I blame my GPS!" she said afterward, and David came out to get her five minutes from the restaurant. Fortunately, dates aren't measured by how they start, but how they finish. They held hands often throughout dinner and a special relationship was underway.
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When Alecia Weaver first came to the University of Idaho to study biology, she never dreamed that one day she'd instead be working as a production assistant on a major network television series, and sitting next to the actor Kevin Bacon at a wrap party for that series, "The Closer."
"Perhaps you've heard of the 'Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon' theory," Weaver says. "I am now officially one degree away."
Weaver, a 2011 UI graduate with degrees in Radio-TV-Digital Media Production and Spanish, has had several jobs in the TV industry since she left Idaho to chase her dreams in California. She is currently a post-production assistant for the AMC series "Breaking Bad."
Weaver attributes her professional career to her education and experiences at UI. "Undoubtedly and unequivocally, I credit (JAMM faculty members) Denise Bennett and Glenn Mosley for my success," she says. "Denise taught me that the industry world doesn't care if you overslept, your computer crashed, or the task was 'hard.' You get it done and you do it well. Or get out. End of story.
Meanwhile, she praises Mosley, who teaches a popular course in American Television Genres, for teaching her how episodic television production worked, "which was great insight to have before getting involved in Los Angeles." Both faculty members "were always glad to help me outside of class, provide insight on projects and give career advice."
Weaver points to her JAMM 475 class, Digital Media Thesis Production, as a favorite. "I had to write, produce, cast, direct, light, shoot, and edit a short film," she says. "It was exhausting, crazy and time consuming, but by far the best class I've taken. To do everything on my own was extremely eye opening and when I didn't want to quit after that, I knew I was meant for the industry."
Weaver's university experience went well beyond her academic pursuits. She chose the UI because of its strong Greek system. "I loved that I could become a part of something so vast that spanned across the nation and through the centuries. As an only child, the idea of gaining sisters was beautiful."
Weaver was a cheerleader during her first semester at UI, and participated in other organizations such as Phi Eta Sigma, Golden Key and the National Society of Leadership and Success, and she called her experience with Alpha Phi an incredible opportunity. "I was able to branch out through leadership, teamwork and networking, while growing in areas of philanthropy, education and friendship," she says.
These days, Weaver is working long days as a post-production assistant for "Breaking Bad" and loving it. "My long-term goal is to become a producer," she says. "I am a total overseer and I like to be involved in all parts of a project, which is what a producer does."


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We are very excited about the second annual Week-a-Year Tour which will go from Portland, Maine to Hartford, Connecticut! This diverse route will go along the coast in Southern Maine, through the cities of Boston, MA and Providence, RI. We'll be exploring some newly completed trails that are part of the East Coast Greenway including the Eastern Trail in ME, Border to Boston Trail in MA, and the Blackstone River Trail in RI.
Below is more information about the Tour. We hope you can join us! If you want to participate, register now as space is limited!
Dates: Sunday, August 19, 2012, Departing from Portland, ME to Saturday, August 25th, 2012, Arriving in Hartford, CT
Logistics: This will be a self-led tour, and participants can ride at their own pace. The ECGA will provide cue sheets each day and a sag wagon to transport luggage. We will average 52 miles per day.
Cost: To participate, each person is required to contribute or fundraise a minimum of $500 (total – including $100 deposit) for the East Coast Greenway Alliance. This will be a great way to get your friends and family involved, and everyone who donates to help you do the tour will get a membership to the ECGA! The $500 total must be received by August 1st. Information and support on fundraising logistics are available here.
Route: We will follow the East Coast Greenway from Portland to Hartford. (Both Portland and Hartford are accessible by public transportation including Amtrak and Greyhound – you can bring your bike on most lines.) A general map of the tour route is shown above, and you can see more detailed Googlemaps on our website at www.greenway.org under Explore the Greenway.
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text: On The Media Published by On The Media Chaos Scenario Revisitied Download this audio Want to embed this player? Use the code below. More info. <iframe frameborder="0" scrolling="no" height="130" width="100%" src="https://www.wnyc.org/widgets/ondemand_player/otm/#file=/audio/json/212517/&share=1"></iframe> Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Email a Friend Summary Transcript Summary Back in 2005, Bob explained his Chaos Scenario about the future of media--including TV. Now, he reflects back on predictions he made and the status of television viewing today. Baba O'Riley - The Who Transcript BROOKE GLADSTONE: This is On the Media, I'm Brooke Gladstone. BOB GARFIELD: And I'm Bob Garfield. Back in 2005, we ran a little piece about the future of mass media. It was a crackpot screed predicting all sorts of futuristic nonsense, like podcasts displacing radio listening and consumer-generated video aggregating vast audiences online. This was before the emergence of YouTube, of course, not to mention Hulu, Roku and Netflix streaming. But the soothsaying business is not for the faint of heart, so while we were at it, we meditated on apocalypse. [SOUND OF FAST-FORWARDED MUSIC] For the moment, let's call it a hypothetical but what if network broadcast television, the most powerful communications force in the history of mankind, the "opiate of the masses," the home of Desperate Housewives, were to disappear? [GHOSTBUSTERS CLIP]: DR. RAY STANTZ: Fire and brimstone coming down from the skies! Rivers and seas boiling! DR. PETER WENKMAN: Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together…mass hysteria! [END CLIP] BOB GARFIELD: Yep, a world without TV networks, unthinkable! This was David Poltrack, head of research for CBS, imagining life not only without fresh episodes of CSI - sneak in the theme music – [CSI OPENING THEME MUSIC/UP AND UNDER] – but without a place for advertisers to efficiently pitch their wares. DAVID POLTRACK: And if, in fact, that current system deteriorates to the point that advertisers and marketers abandon it, I don't see anything that's going to replace it in the entire marketing infrastructure of the country, and the economy is going to be diminished. And that's a lot bigger problem than just a network television problem. BOB GARFIELD: He had that right. Even as more and more viewing is done online, except for Search, the Internet turns out to be a terrible advertising medium. But as to Poltrack's skepticism, and most everybody else's, about what we called the Chaos Scenario, all we were doing was looking at trends, the rapid ascension of digital technology, on the one hand, and on the rapid erosion of network audiences, on the other. Back in 2005, that audience had been shrinking for a decade to a mere 16.5% of TV households in prime time. Today, only 11.5% of households are watching. The other 88.5% are doing something else. And yet, advertisers are so desperate for any slender vestige of a mass audience, networks have been able to keep afloat by boosting the ad rate per viewer. Still, revenues are slipping and eventually will fall below the cost of producing the programming. Here's a canary in the coal mine. In the first quarter of 2012, NBC, despite a Super Bowl bonanza, showed an operating loss. We've seen the devastation in newspapers, magazines, book publishing, the recording industry, Hollywood. The Chaos Scenario imagines the end of broadcast, as we know it, by the year 2020. Well, we're halfway there. [MUSIC OUT]


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Brit Brawler Neil Grove Signs Four-Fight Agreement With UFC
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HYDE PARK, Tuesday—In this part of the world, the Fourth of July seems to have made up its mind to be cool. I remember that last year we had a picnic and I planned to have all cold food, and was severely taken to task because it was a cool day and everyone would have liked something hot to eat. Certainly the weather the last few days has had almost a touch of autumn in the morning air. I felt so encouraged that I decided to try riding in the lower woods, only to find that the flies and the mosquitoes swarmed about us. Rather than make the horses suffer, I turned around and cantered up the hill again and took to the open fields.
As you cross the main roads, you notice the number of cars which are out over a holiday, but in spite of that I see that fewer people have been killed in the first five months of this year than last year. This must mean that people are learning certain things about driving. The new rule in this State which is now in effect—that unless you are passing a car you must stay in the right lane of the road—will have a tendency to lessen accidents, I am sure.
In talking to Mr. Grover Whalen the other day, I remarked that I felt it was going to be a very great advantage to have the San Francisco Fair, which stresses the beginnings of our civilization and culture in this country, open the same year as the New York Fair, which will show what the world is like today and will suggest what we may look for tomorrow. I hope that many people who ordinarily go to Europe will see their own country because of the interest these fairs will have. It may be very beneficial to all modes of transportation if they cooperate to work out round-trips at reasonable rates which will attract people who might ordinarily not be able to afford as comprehensive a trip about the country.
Of course, Mr. Whalen had to say that he must urge people who could not afford to see both fairs, to be sure to see the New York one. I imagine the head of the San Francisco Fair would do the same, but for purposes of general education and pleasure I hope many people will manage to save enough money to see both fairs.
If one needed any proof that the teachers in the adult education program of the Works Progress Administration are interested in what they accomplish, the last report given out by Mr. Harry Hopkins makes this clear. In the face of economies which have cut the teacher's salaries and reduced the teaching staff, the total enrollment in the adult education classes reached 1,586, 211, which is a few hundred over the number enrolled last year. To me, this program has always been extraordinarily important, because adult illiteracy tends to mean a lower standard of living and less parental control in the home. This is especially true where the parents are foreign born, for the children grow away from them if the parents are unable to talk and read and write in the language of the new country to which they have come.


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The federal Department of Health and Ageing is acting to improve access to government-funded internet websites by persons with disabilities, starting with text-to-voice technology for the vision-impaired and people with reading difficulties on its own cluster of about 55 websites.
The Australian government requires all government-operated and funded websites to meet the legal requirements of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992. Under the act, they are enjoined to ensure information and services are provided in a non-discriminatory, accessible manner.
The relevant implementation reference is the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0, from the World Wide Web consortium.
Health is looking for a server-based text-to-speech software licence, including any additional sites added over the three-year period.
Melbourne-based tenders specialist TenderSearch says interested software suppliers have until June 24 to respond. Over the past year, Health has successfully implemented text-to-speech software on its main website, www.health.gov.au.
"Reports have demonstrated that this software has been successful in providing an additional accessibility service for users," the tender document says. The department now wants text-to-speech capability extended to all websites within its portfolio.
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There are at least 55 websites under its suzerainty, as well as intranets, e-learning modules and blogs.
These include Healthy and Active Australia, Aged Care Australia, Ageing Research Online, alcohol and other drugs treatment, the Australian National Preventive Health Authority (ANPHA), the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, and the Biosecurity Surveillance System.
The list rolls on through Care for Kids Ears, Don't turn a night out into a nightmare, the Food and Health Dialogue, national public toilet map, Office of the Gene Technology Regulator, Stop petrol sniffing, Swap it don't stop it, World AIDS Day, and Your Health.
The solution offered must not interfere with other assistive technology applied on the website from the user end, or obstruct the l functionality of the overall website. It should report how often the service is used on each site, per month, calendar year and financial year.
It has to be agnostic to operating systems such as PC, Mac, and Linux, and function on mobile devices and all browsers, from Internet Explorer, Chrome and Safari through to Firefox and Opera.
It must be able to read PDP, RTF, Word and Excel files, support dynamic URLs and read without requiring Javascript. Implementation and configuration instructions, implementation support and maintenance details must be provided.
In addition to these essential requirements, additional highly desirable features include reading in languages other than English, synchronised text highlighting, ability for end user to change reading speed, more than one voice per language, simple pronunciation dictionary (word to word) and advanced pronunciation dictionary.
Also handy would be the facility to export online statistics to spread sheets, ability to read forms in different formats (HTML, Word, PDF), compatibility with SAP software, and mobile phones including their proliferation of apps. Health would prefer, in this electronic environment, to make all payments by electronic funds transfer.
All data and information, plus system support and administration must stay in Australia, with no offshore storage or processing. Access must only be allowed for those explicitly authorised.
The solution offered must work without the users having to download or install additional software.
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FS: Eton 8-800 (pair), Eton 8-472 and custom speakers
Drivers are new. I would like $150 a pair. Speakers I would also like $150 a pair. I can write more about the speakers in the slim chance some one is interested in them. The 8-800's need to be replaced in them, if you want them to look normal, but they will sound the more or less same. I actually have phase plugs, I remembered just now, that would go in the center of the drivers in the speakers. Eton bass is just awesome sounding, isn't it? I could be wrong. I think these 2-way speakers might sound better than my 3-way Scan-Speak system I just build. I had to post large or medium images. I couldn't get the clickable thumbnails code to work.
I will take the 8-800's, how much to ship to canada, postal code v8t 3p4?
Oh my Jeebus, $35. Does that sound right? You have polar bears living around you?
I'll take Eton 8-472
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I should have mentioned this earlier, but I was drinking when I posted my thread and it's kind of hard to put into words. The Eton 8-472 drivers, before I bought them, might have been stored face to face, so the cones were pushed in and when I got them they were stuck in that position. So i left them upside down for a couple of months with 2 C batteries on the back of the cone. Rotating the batteries every week. Now they are kind of in the proper position, but still might have a slight tendency to go back to this pushed in position. But if left for another month upside down with a small amount of weight on the back of the cones, they will probably be right in the middle, which is really where they are now. I have to inspect them closer, if some one wants further detail on this.
I should mention madisound.com offers to recone the 8-800s: "A complete factory re-cone including labor is $66.25."
I love the Eton 8-800 in a 2-way. They just sound so much "faster" in the bass than any 2-way I can think of. The cross-over uses 12 gauge air-core inductors, metal oxide resistors and I forget what kind of caps, but they are . . . poly film? Front baffle is 1.5" MDF. Sides are .75" and heavily braced. Inside is filled with a cement/sand mixture. Tweeters are MB Quart, dual magnet I think.
I am a little confused now.
Do the 8-800's need to be reconed? Are they not new and in new good working condition?
The 8-472's are the drivers in the speaker cabinets, they have had the phase plugs removed and were improperly stored.
Is this correct?
Here's some pics to explain what I did with the Eton 8-472s. The cone was pushed in due to incorrect storage, when I received them, so to counteract this I put some C batteries behind the cone and stored them upside down in the correct Styrofoam spacers. And rotated the batteries every week for a couple of months, as you can see from the first picture to the second picture. Now you can see the spider in the last two pictures is flat, but they might need to be stored like this for another month or two just in case. Some one who knows what they are talking (or typing) about please feel free to tell us your opinion on how this might affect the drivers performance.
Here are more pics of the Eton 8-800s for your discerning eye:
Eton 8-800s sold. Only the speakers and the pair of Eton 8-472 are left.
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In this economy and in downtown Wakefield, it's a tough task to keep a restaurant going. A big portion of success depends on establishing a local clientele, and owner Robin McGuigan has gone the extra mile, opening his eatery to a local theater group in December, trying new ideas (the jazz and blues nights, with dinner, beginning January 15), offering unusual lunch dishes, and training staff to be friendly and accommodating.
We'd heard good things from those who ate at the dinner theater in December, and on yet another recent windy weekend, we headed to Midtown to sample their fare. We were on the late side for lunch, so we missed out on a couple of items, but our search for something hearty and warming led us to fish pie and pork loin with prune gravy.
McGuigan has drawn on his Irish background for some of the obvious British Isles influences on the menu, such as bangers and mash (sausages and mashed potatoes) with onion gravy, "roasties" with the ribeye, and French toast with syrup and cream. But he and co-chef Yulia Kuzmina have also tapped the local appetite for Italian-American food.
On the menu are bruschetta, topped with tomato and basil or mozzarella and chili pepper; linguine or penne with meatballs and marinara, pesto, chicken carbonara sauce (bacon, mushroom and cream), or spinach and melted brie; two risottos (parmesan and cream or Cajun chicken); and shrimp scampi ravioli. So a lunchtime visit will give you a good idea of some dinner items.
The seared pork loin with mashed potatoes and prune gravy ($11.95) appealed to Bill, and he requested a side of vegetables, which were roasted zucchini, butternut, and sweet red peppers. He enthused about the veggies, contrasting them favorably to the bland steamed variety we often encounter. The pork was less pink that he likes, but he forgot to specify his preference. It was still quite tender, tasty with the prunes, and the leftovers made delicious sandwiches.
My fish pie had both salmon and haddock, in a white sauce with capers, boiled potato chunks, and chopped boiled eggs. One of my favorite comfort foods is anything in a cream sauce, and this had the added lemony zing of those capers.
I also had a mixed greens salad ($5.25), with orange vinaigrette, a nice alternative to balsamic. Next time, I'll try the customer favorite of roasted butternut squash, beets, goat cheese, and mixed greens, with that orange vinaigrette. Also alluring among the salads are grilled tuna Nicoise, grilled shrimp on greens, and baked crab cakes with hot relish and greens.
The sandwich list includes burgers, BLTs, and clubs, the latter with turkey, chicken, or beef. You may also have smoked salmon with sour cream, turkey with avocado, grilled tuna with olives, or grilled veggies with pesto.
The dining room at Midtown feels spacious, with its high ceilings and oversized circular lamp shades. A banquette stretches along the front of the restaurant, where large windows give a view of Main Street shoppers or, during our brunch the following day, blustery gusts whipping snow off the green awnings. Around the walls are large framed French café posters, bright cheery colors against the soft avocado-green.
Bill devoured a giant three-egg omelette with ham, mushrooms, and Swiss cheese ($6.25), plus a side of home-made hash browns ($1.50), a change from the more ubiquitous home fries. The shredded potatoes were nicely crisped.
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Ken Krechmer, an internationally recognized authority on standards and founder of Communications Standards Review, will present a series of public lectures at the University of Colorado at Boulder beginning Tuesday, Nov. 16.
The series is designed to help build a broad understanding of how technical standards are developed, a topic that has sparked widespread interest in recent years due to rapid developments in information and communication technology. Krechmer is expected to address the standards aspects of the U.S. government's antitrust suit against Microsoft.
CU-Boulder's Interdisciplinary Telecommunications Program and the International Center for Standards Research, of which Krechmer is a visiting fellow, are sponsoring the series. The ICSR is funded through a Program of Excellence grant awarded to the telecommunications program by the Colorado Commission on Higher Education.
Krechmer's first talk, "The Fundamental Nature of Standards," will be on Tuesday, Nov. 16, at 3 p.m. in the Old Main Chapel. On Wednesday, Nov. 17, at 4 p.m., he will present a telecommunications seminar on "Six Dimensions of Standards" in the ITP Conference Room of the Engineering Center, room ECCR 265.
A third talk by Krechmer on Thursday, Nov. 18, titled "Communication Standards and Patent Rights: Conflict or Coordination," will be held at noon in room 157 of the Fleming Law Building.
The series will close with the seminar, "The Principles of Open Standards," on Thursday, Nov. 18, from 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., in room ECCR 1B28 of the Engineering Center.


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Kelon: From Guangdong To Your Kitchen?
Lunchtime is over at the Kelon refrigerator factory, and employees who went home to eat are riding their motorcycles back to work. Motorcycles are beyond the reach of most Chinese factory workers, who can afford only bicycles.
Not so at Guangdong Kelon Electrical Holdings Co., an appliance maker owned by the village of Rongqi in the Pearl River delta. The average wage at Kelon is $1,500 a year--twice that at government-owned enterprises, which have long offered employees the "iron rice bowl" of lifetime employment. "We don't have an iron rice bowl," proclaims a scarlet banner inside Kelon's gates. "To survive, we must struggle."
A PERIOD OF CONSOLIDATION. As new Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji maneuvers to rejuvenate the Chinese economy, Kelon's struggles may be played out in factories all across the country. The refrigerator industry, like others from auto making to television manufacturing, is plagued by excess capacity. With economic growth slowing dramatically, demand in many parts of China is dropping. At the same time, the Asian currency crisis threatens some export markets. Like other Chinese stocks traded in Hong Kong, Kelon has been on a roller coaster as investors alternate between euphoria and despair.
A period of consolidation is approaching for many Chinese companies. The strategy of Kelon, China's No.1 refrigerator maker, provides a hint of what others may be planning. Kelon executives say they are heeding the lessons of the Asian meltdown by curtailing investment in new plants and turning to other companies for cheaper parts. "The question now is how to make good use of capacity elsewhere," says company Vice-President Don Lee.
For example, Kelon is working on acquiring a stake in a Guangdong component manufacturer. This use of low-cost suppliers is nothing new for Kelon; its privately held parent company makes air conditioners for General Electric Co.
As an enterprise controlled by village leaders, not Beijing bureaucrats, Kelon can be more responsive to market forces than its plodding cousins. In 13 years, it has grown into one of China's most admired manufacturers. "They are more like a private company," says Andrew Kuet, associate director at Deutsche Morgan Grenfell Inc. in Hong Kong. As a result, Kelon is more competitive, with workers given financial incentives to increase productivity. "If you want to be comfortable, work in state enterprise," says Chairman Pan Ning. "If you want to make money, work in a village enterprise."
WELCOME SHAKEOUT. Kelon stands to gain from Zhu's efforts to stimulate the rural economy. Most families in big coastal cities already own Kelon's $240 refrigerators, and sales growth--which averaged a torrid 30% a year in the first half of the 1990s--is falling. So Kelon needs to reach potential consumers in China's hard-to-reach interior. To get closer to those markets, Kelon is moving some production to western Sichuan province and to Liaoning province in the northeastern Rust Belt. Labor costs there are half those in Guangdong.
Despite the currency turmoil, Kelon figures it can still push ahead in exports. While sales to Southeast Asia will be just 20,000 this year, Kelon has 300,000 refrigerator orders from the U.S.--double last year, and accounting for $24 million of overall revenue of $410 million. To ensure that its technology can keep pace, Kelon has opened a research center in Japan--a first for a Chinese company.
Kelon is in a relatively strong position. On Feb. 26, the company reported 1997 profits of $68 million, up 27%. With results like that, Pan welcomes a shakeout. "Overcapacity is a good thing," he says. "It makes other companies get out of the market." Having struggled so long, Guangdong Kelon is not about to relax now.


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CalFire's Mendocino Unit fire stations will be open to the public this Saturday October 13, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in recognition of National Fire Prevention Week.
North county residents are invited to bring their family to any Mendocino County CalFire stations, enjoy a tour of the facility and see how state firefighters live and work while on duty.
Fire trucks and fire-fighting equipment will be on display, and firefighters will be available to answer any of your questions.
Information on this year's national theme, "Have 2 Ways Out," will be available.


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The Vallejo Fire Department is taking applications for its upcoming Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training classes designed to help families plan ahead for emergencies.
The program is neighborhood-based and assists neighbors in working together to assess their provisions and help themselves until emergency responders arrive in the event of disasters or similar situations.
CERT training involves seven 4-hour classes over six weeks for a total of 28 hours and held in the evening weekly from 6 to 10 p.m.
The CERT program has trained more than 175 citizens in classes funded through a Federal Emergency Management Agency grant.
The next weekly "Tuesday" classes start March 15 while the next weekly "Thursday" classes start March 14. Each class will run for six weeks and will be held at the VFD Training Center at 703 Curtola Parkway.
Participants must be at least 18 and each class is limited to 20 participants. Those who are interested can go to fire prevention office at 555 Santa Clara St., second floor, or send an email to email@example.com. to get an application.


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Jun 25, 2013 - The Associated PressUP upgrading rail line
Union Pacific Railroad says it is spending $15 million to improve its rail line between Rawlins and near Rock Springs this summer.
The company said Monday it plans to replace 127,200 railroad ties, install more than 61,200 tons of rock ballast and renew the surfaces at 18 road crossings.
The project is expected to be completed by the end of September.
Union Pacific says it has hundreds of projects planned across its rail network this year to improve safety and efficiency and to reduce drivers' wait times at railroad crossings.
It has said it plans about $3.6 billion in new capital investments this year under its capital plan.
Flights diverted to Cheyenne
DENVER -- Several flights had to be diverted from Denver International Airport to Colorado Springs, Colo., Cheyenne, and other cities because of severe thunderstorms.
DIA spokesman Heath Montgomery says there were also a number of flight delays from the storms that rolled through the Front Range on Sunday night.
National Weather Service spokesman Byron Louis said Monday there were numerous lightning strikes, wind gusts of more than 20 miles an hour and 2 inches of rain on some parts of the Eastern Plains.
Enzi backs coins for NPS 100th
CHEYENNE -- U.S. Sen. Mike Enzi has introduced legislation to allow the minting of coins to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the National Park Service.
The Wyoming Republican is joined in the effort by Democratic U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner, of West Virginia.
The bill would authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to produce a $5 gold coin, a silver dollar, and a clad half dollar. The proceeds from sales of the coins would be used by the National Park Foundation for park preservation and to provide programs and services to visitors.
2016 will mark the 100th anniversary of the Park Service, which administers more than 400 park units with 84 million acres of land in all 50 states and territories.
Big-game applications climb
CHEYENNE -- The Wyoming Game and Fish Department says the number of applications submitted by Wyoming hunters for big game licenses is up, and more are being submitted electronically.
The department said Monday it has received 97,324 applications from Wyoming elk, deer and antelope hunters, up about 2.7 percent from 94,736 applications in 2012.
The department plans to accept only electronic applications next year, instead of ones printed on paper.
Of the applications submitted this year, 6,505 were submitted on paper forms. Last year 17,712 hunters sent in paper applications.
Six survive when boat capsizes
CODY -- Authorities say two fathers and four daughters have survived after they were tossed into the chilly waters of Buffalo Bill Reservoir when their boat capsized in a storm.
Park County Sheriff's Office says it received the report of the six in the reservoir near Cody about 6:30 p.m. Saturday.
A storm developed and they were headed in, but 3-foot swells capsized the boat about 1,000 feet from shore.
But before rescuers could launch their craft, officials say another boater rescued one of the men and the four juvenile girls, while the other man made it to shore using a picnic cooler as a float.
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Congratulations to Principal Shana Hansen! After 8 years of leadership at Ott Elementary, Mrs.Hansen, is leaving Ott to pursue a new adventure. She has been appointed principal of Glenn Oaks Elementary. Although she is sad to leave the students and staff of Ott, she is excited to be embarking on a new chapter! We will miss her and wish her the best.


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Unless I take the car to the bridge and park there, and take the train over the bridge and tell my girlfriend to meet me.
I'm so sorry to hear this Moke. Do any of your other siblings work?
Mood: WOOF!
I doubt me and him can share the car, it'll be way too difficult especially with scheduling and stuff.
We can probably try it and split the costs.
Youre just naming all the reasons I would never want to live in the boroughs. **** relying on ANYTHING or ANYONE for getting to and from anywhere....if i cant drive somewhere, forget leaving the house. Like, I feel bad for ya, Moke.....but I dont even understand the things youre saying to me lol. It's like you live in a different country or something lol
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It's too bad, I'm too good....
Oderint Dum Metuant
It's too bad, I'm too good....


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World leaders tonight called on President Bashar Assad to stop the massacre of civilians in Syria's second city.
United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, flanked by Foreign Secretary William Hague, demanded a halt to the feared slaughter in Aleppo as government forces targeted the city.
Mr Hague warned of "a potential massacre" and said the worsening civil war could see the UK offer more help to rebel fighters battling to topple the regime.
Speaking in London, Mr Ban said: "I'm seriously concerned by the escalating violence in Aleppo.
"I urge the Syrian government to halt the offensive. The violence from both sides must stop for the sake of suffering civilians in Syria."
Mr Hague accused President Assad's men of launching "a vicious assault" on Aleppo - and urged Russia and China to join criticism of the attack.
The Foreign Secretary said: "This utterly unacceptable escalation of the conflict could lead to a devastating loss of civilian life and a humanitarian disaster.
"It will add to the misery being endured by the Syrian people and plunge the country further into catastrophic civil war.
"The Assad regime must call off this assault. I call on all countries around the world, including the permanent members of the Security Council, to join us in condemning these latest actions and to insist on a political process to end the violence in Syria.
"All those with influence on the Syrian regime should bring it to bear now. No nation should stand silent while people in Aleppo are threatened with a potential massacre."
Activists say 19,000 people have been killed since the Syrian uprising began last February as the Arab Spring pro-democracy uprisings swept the Middle East and North Africa.
Mr Hague, who met with Mr Ban at the Foreign Secretary's official London residence ahead of tonight's Olympics opening ceremony to promote the Olympic Truce spirit, said the "dire situation" in Aleppo showed why the UN Security Council should have agreed a resolution last week aimed at raising the pressure on President Assad.
The move crumbled when permanent members Russia and China vetoed the proposal - despite previously backing special envoy Kofi Annan's peace plan for the region.
"With Aleppo clearly about to be attacked, every country has a responsibility to reinforce that message, with or without a resolution of the Security Council," said Mr Hague.
He spoke of his "extreme frustration" that the resolution failed, saying: "That would really have placed great pressure on the Syrian regime.
"It was the right thing to do and would have made a big difference if it had been adopted.
"We will continue in the UK to support every means of bringing about a peaceful resolution and transition in Syria."
Mr Hague said that included offering more help to rebel fighters, warning: "I want them to know in the Assad regime that the more they do this sort of thing the more we will increase the practical support we give to opposition movements in Syria."
Mr Ban called on the five permanent Security Council members to show "strong leadership" and take "primary responsibility" for tackling the crisis.
He added: "We should show a sense of duty (and) solidarity in the name of humanity."
David Cameron also urged the Syrian regime to "stop what it is doing".
After talks with Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Prime Minister said they discussed "the very real concerns we have that the regime is about to carry out some truly appalling acts in and around the city of Aleppo".
Mr Cameron added: "This would be completely unacceptable, this regime needs to recognise it is illegitimate, it's wrong, it needs to stop what it is doing and the international pressure against this regime, against Assad, is only going to build until he finally goes."
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No room at the inn...
... strangers, just walking along and stopping to talk to anyone who asked us a question. Our time at Stefanus' home in Ruteng was also interesting from a cultural point of view. The island is Catholic (the exception in a mainly Muslim and Hindu country) ...
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Leaving behind the city of Maumere we took a 4hr bus ride to arrive at Larantuka, a small port town at the Eastern tip of Flores. The journey was uneventful apart from the occasional 'clucking' from the chickens underneath our seat. A lot of the hotels ...
Another Overnighter
... I was already on my way to the other hotel and we had to commit. We used a private shuttle this time to go from Moni to Ruteng. This shaved about 2 hours off our journey and we made it to Ruteng by 7 pm. It was pleasant see that all the other passengers ...
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Bruins' lines see tweaking with Zach Hamill promotion
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WILMINGTON — After taking part in one of the more interesting games in recent memory Thursday, the Bruins returned to practice Friday at Ristuccia Arena. With Zach Hamill having been called up and Daniel Paille set to begin a four-game suspension, the lines saw some adjustment. With both players on the ice, here's how the lines looked:
Shawn Thornton left the ice during the practice, though it's unclear at this time what the cause of his early departure was. We'll have more from the room following practice.


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Magazines group Future today swung back into the black and claimed digital could represent half of the business by 2015, when forecasters expect there to be a billion tablet devices around the world.
Chief executive Mark Wood said tablets are already bringing in new readers who hadn't previously bought print and are willing to pay.
Future is now generating £600,000 a month from its magazines on Apple's iPad, with 90% of sales going to new customers. Top title T3, its technology mag, is selling 30,000 a month. Wood said readers are also "snacking" on "shorter packages of content". Whereas Future has always published monthly magazines in print, it is seeing demand for weekly digital titles.
The latest is tech. — a digital magazine with a mix of the week's news and trends, some of which is effectively recycled from its website TechRadar.
While digital surged 30%, it still represents only one sixth of sales. Group turnover fell 13% to £123.5 million after the closure of some United States titles and declines in print.
Pre-tax profits were £1.1 million against an £18 million loss a year ago when there was a big write-off. Future won't pay a dividend as it renegotiates its bank debts.
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House fire in La Quinta Cove
2 cats and one tortoise believed lost in fire
La Quinta - Two women are getting help from the Red Cross tonight after a fire badly damaged their home in the La Quinta cove.
The fire was reported at 9:41 Tuesday night in the 52400 block of Avenida Herrera.
Firefighters described it as "well involved" when they arrived on scene. It started in the garage and then spread to the home.
The 2 women who live there say they had gone to dinner and came home to see what happened. They believe 2 cats and a tortoise were lost in the fire.
There are no reports of injuries. An investigation into what caused the fire is underway.


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Tucked away in the Kokenis family album is a photo of 5-year-old, blonde-haired Toni standing by a palm tree in Hawaii.
Wearing a Stanford shirt and shorts.
Even without a basketball in hand her mind was thinking one move ahead.
The last four years that intuition was most magnified on the hardwood at Hinsdale Central High School.
Take Kokenis' last regular-season home game against Fenwick. In the final seconds Kokenis picked AAU teammate Tricia Liston's pocket and took in the game-winner, the 22-10 Red Devils' crowning moment of the year and Liston's only loss to this point.
Five nights later, Kokenis stood at the free-throw line, facing two shots in a tie game against Wheaton Warrenville South. A regional title hung in the balance.
Kokenis hit the first with 1.6 seconds left.
"We were sitting on the bench thinking, 'Should we have her miss the second?'" recalled Hinsdale Central coach Lindsey Montgomery said. "We look at her and she has a look on her face like, 'I know what I'm doing.' "
Kokenis missed the free throw on purpose. Time ran out. Hinsdale Central won the regional, Kokenis' fourth.
"She has a better basketball IQ than a lot of coaches," Montgomery said.
Kokenis' physical attributes - speed, strength, shooting and passing abilities - are second to none in the area. Combine that with a sixth sense for the game, and you have the captain of the 2009-10 Daily Herald DuPage County All-Area girls basketball team.
Kokenis is the third repeat captain, joining three-time captain Ashley Luke of Waubonsie Valley and four-timer Candace Parker of Naperville Central.
Kokenis' connection to basketball goes just about back to the crib.
At 6 months old, while being baby sat by great aunt Yia Yia Fofo, Toni sat up and threw a nerf basketball clear across the living room. From the time she could walk she tried to keep up with older cousin J.R.
Visiting the UCLA gift shop on a family vacation, barely past toddler Toni zeroed in on one souvenir.
"What do you think she wanted," said mom Marie, a UCLA graduate. "A basketball."
Toni's interest in Pac-10 basketball intensified after signing with her dream school Stanford last summer.
The Kokenis family TiVo is over-run with Pac-10 games Toni views on Fox Sports West. She estimates that she watches at least part of a game every day.
Steve Nash and Chris Paul are her favorite NBA point guards. Marie said she's also noticed her oldest daughter watching Kentucky freshman John Wall with interest.
"You can really learn from watching other players," Toni said. "Part of it is just a natural feel for the game, but I've also been playing and watching basketball for a long time."
"The way she watches games," Marie said, "is different than the way you or I would."
Not even a prescient basketball mind could have predicted the turbulence Toni went through the last two years.
Weeks into her junior year, Hinsdale Central coach and Kokenis mentor Steve Gross stepped down. Behind first-time coach Morgan Kasperek, Kokenis led the team to a 31-3 record. In stepped another first-timer and Hinsdale Central graduate, Lindsey Montgomery, this season. New system, new voice. A younger group of teammates, too.
"Having different coaches and the way they do things is definitely a challenge," Kokenis said. "Not all coaches are going to be the same. They have different ideas and different game plans, different ways to run practices."
Individually, Kokenis re-wrote the Hinsdale Central record book this winter.
She passed Kasperek as the all-time scorer in Red Devils girls basketball history in December, then in January eclipsed Brian Wardle to become the top scorer, girls or boys. Averaging 19.3 points per game to go with 6.1 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 3.6 steals Kokenis finished with 2,031 varsity points.
"I never dreamt I'd do that," Kokenis said. "It's really cool to have your name in the mix with the great basketball players that have gone through here."
It was a bumpy road, though.
Hinsdale Central lost its first game to York and a first-round game at the Bill Neibch Holiday Classic at Wheaton North. By Jan. 5 the Red Devils had as many losses as the last two years combined.
But they did pull things together to win a share of their fourth straight West Suburban Silver championship, upset Fenwick, then won their fourth straight regional.
"As a point guard you have to be able to know your teammates," said Duke recruit Liston, Kokenis' AAU teammate on the Illinois Hustle. "Toni does a great job of being able to see up the court, knowing when to shoot and when to pass. She's not afraid to make the extra pass and open things up for someone else."
Hinsdale Central even trailed Bolingbrook by just 5 at halftime before succumbing to the defending state champs for a fourth straight year.
Kokenis scored 20 points in that game.
"She makes her team better," Bolingbrook coach Anthony Smith said, "and is the one person that makes her team go. She is a true leader and does all the little things."
Smith, as well as any opponent, can appreciate Kokenis' maturation over four years.
"Freshman and sophomore year I thought we got her a little rattled," he said, "but junior and senior year she wasn't rattled. She was on a mission. She gave us trouble with lesser talent than she had before."
"She did everything for us," Montgomery said. "There was nothing she could not handle."
Hard to handle is that Kokenis will never suit up at Hinsdale Central again.
She scored the winning goal in the state soccer championship last year but won't play this spring to focus on basketball. Kokenis still works out every Sunday in the Hinsdale Central gym with ex-coach Gross, honing her ballhandling and shooting.
"A lot of high school players play a lot of basketball," said Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer, "but that does not mean they improve their skill set. Fortunately, Toni and her parents are open about that. She's a terrific player and she wants to challenge herself to be the best at the next level and every level she plays at."
Montgomery, a collegiate assistant prior to returning to Hinsdale Central, believes Kokenis' knowledge of the game will serve her well at Stanford.
A student with a current GPA of 5.65, Kokenis plans to major in kinesiology.
"She just gets game situations," Montgomery said. "That is so much more important a part of the game at the college level than the high school level. That will come out. A lot of kids survive on their athletic ability in high school. She is a complete player in every aspect."
The captain's list
1988-89 - Tammy Kocher, Montini
1989-90 - Ann Hoving, Montini
1990-91 - Jennie Driscoll, St. Francis
1991-92 - Andrea Miller, Willowbrook
1992-93 - Kelly Miller, Lake Park
1993-94 - Terri Zemaitis, Downers Grove South
1994-95 - Autumn Braddock and Amy Wardle, Hinsdale Central
1995-96 - Casey Leonhardt, Downers Grove North and T.J. Williams, Naperville North
1996-97 - Ashley Luke, Waubonsie Valley
1997-98 - Ashley Luke, Waubonsie Valley
1998-99 - Ashley Luke, Waubonsie Valley
1999-2000 - Charliss Ridley, WW South
2000-01 - Candace Parker, Naperville Central
2001-02 - Candace Parker, Naperville Central
2002-03 - Candace Parker, Naperville Central
2003-04 - Candace Parker, Naperville Central
2004-05 - Kelly Krumwiede, Glenbard West
2005-06 - Erica Carter, Naperville Central
2006-07 - Keilani Moeaki, WW South
2007-08 - Samantha Arnold, Lake Park
2008-09 - Toni Kokenis, Hinsdale Central
2009-10 - Toni Kokenis, Hinsdale Central


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hi guys - glad to see the Uncle Tony's is holding out !! love watching this trip. hang tight . you are almost there !!
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Greg took a lot of video and photographs today and I really love being able to see what they're seeing. They said it was overcast all day today and it sprinkled on them a bit. I see jackets in some of the pics so it might be on the cool side. You can tell that the water is cleaner and calmer here....hope that trend continues. The winds have not been in their favor so all of today was motoring.