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2009 Find of the Month Archive
- West Seattle secession
- Complaint of firemen's wives
- 1960 rapid transit plan
- "Cubic air" ordinance
- Segregated military recreation center
- "Graftitis" in the City Council
- Seattle's first stoplight
- Labor relations in early Georgetown
- Old Woodenface pitching contest
- City Light customer attitudes
- World's Fair housing crunch
- Fire engine pollution
1960 rapid transit plan
In 1960, the Seattle Transit System published a report exploring public transportation options as part of the Central Business District Comprehensive Plan process. The document looked at how high-speed rail might fit in with Interstate 5, then still in the planning phase.
The authors stated that rapid transit "can provide a practical means for moving people in lieu of providing all the highway lanes that are and may be desired." Pointing out that the proposed freeway route "takes for all time the most direct and the lowest cost right-of-way," they argued that rail should be designed into the freeway plans, as developing another route and right-of-way would be "ill-advised and nonsensical."
The report continues with a detailed outline of a potential rapid transit system to be established in the median of the freeway, stretching from Tacoma to Everett. Trains would operate at speeds up to 70 miles per hour, with a capacity of 40,000 passengers per hour on each track. Two downtown stations were envisioned - one at Westlake and Olive and the other at Fourth and Jackson - as well as a maintenance shop on Holgate.
The document includes detailed plans for the downtown stations, maps outlining the proposed route, and charts showing travel times and capacities, as well as analysis of legislation needed to fund and administer the system. Despite all the planning, the proposal ended up becoming another of the area's unbuilt rail projects.
"Graftitis" in the City Council
In late 1904, Presbyterian minister and civic reformer Mark Matthews gave a lecture in which he claimed that certain City Council members exhibited symptoms of "graftitis" (i.e., corruption). The Council discussed his accusations (sadly, before the days of taped meetings), and appointed a three-member subcommittee to visit him and ask for specifics. (Bonus fact: the resolution establishing the committee was signed by Comptroller John Riplinger, who was later prosecuted for embezzling city funds.) Matthews would not provide details at that time, but did offer to appear before the Council and give his evidence, "provided he be allowed to deliver his address uninterrupted by members of the Council."
He was invited to do so, and his speech is preserved as a Clerk File. He stated up front that he believed at least four Councilmembers were "immune" from graftitis, but then went on to enumerate 19 different "symptoms" of the disease, including:
Matthews wrapped up his address by stating he would not discuss the matter further except before a grand jury, if one were to be called. In spite of the charges, Council President Hiram Gill was elected mayor in 1910, and apparently continued many of these corrupt practices until public outrage finally grew to a critical mass. Reverend Matthews was instrumental in a successful recall campaign that removed Gill from office in 1911.
Seattle's first stoplight
In 1924, the city installed its first traffic light on a trial basis. A memo from the Traffic Subcommittee of the Board of Public Works described the pilot project and made the case for installing lights on a permanent basis.
Almost a full page is devoted to explaining how the growing number of automobiles was beginning to create traffic tie-ups, especially given the "human weakness of 'beating the other fellow to it.'" At that time, traffic was controlled by police officers' whistles and arm gestures, and "semaphore signals." These consisted of "four semaphore arms bearing the words 'Go' and 'Stop.' The officer rotates this signal to indicate the direction traffic shall flow."
Several reasons were given for the desirability of an "Automatic Manual Control Electric Signal," including greater visibility of signals and increased freedom of movement for the officer on duty. A 30-day test of an automatic signal was done at 4th and Jackson, one of the three busiest intersections in the city. Although the signal allowed for both automatic and manual control, the officer did not manually change the signal, determining that the automatic timing worked better.
The committee was pleased with the results of the test, reporting that traffic now cleared by 5:45 pm instead of 6:15 or later, and that the number of collisions at the intersection had dropped significantly. Another plus was that an officer was free to follow any vehicle violating a traffic law to issue a ticket, as the signal would continue to operate without him. (This was compared to the semaphore system where "traffic runs wild" as soon as the officer leaves the corner.) The report stated that local businesses were so pleased with the signal's operation in the afternoon rush hour that they requested it be used in the morning as well, and thus "the morning patrolman has been supplied with a key to the signal and turns it on at 7:00."
Given these results, the committee recommended purchase of the signal at a cost of $685.
Old Woodenface pitching contest
From 1921 until at least 1968, the Seattle Times ran a pitching contest in conjunction with the Parks Department. At playfields all over the city, kids would line up to try their hand at throwing baseballs toward a wooden frame called "Old Woodenface" or "Old Woody." Old Woody served as an "automatic umpire" - any balls that went through the hole were considered strikes. Thousands of contestants tried their hand each year.
The Times gave the contests extensive coverage, sending a reporter and photographer not only to the finals but also to the dozens of preliminary rounds. One article predicted that "the Christy Mathewsons, the Walter Johnsons and the Grover Cleveland Alexanders of the future will all register from Seattle and will owe their start to fame to Old Woodenface." (Indeed, the 1931 winner went on to play professional baseball, and Fred Hutchinson's brother won the contest in 1923.) The contest sometimes included pitching duels between local officials, and throughout the 1930s the finals took place in Sick's Stadium before a Rainiers game.
Not everyone who wanted to participate was able to, however. A newspaper article about the 1922 contest discussed the girls who wanted to have a go at Old Woody, stating that playfield superintendent Ben Evans had been asked "hundreds of times" when the girls would have a chance. Lillian Burns, an adult playfield leader, advocated for the girls, saying that they had been "practicing just as hard as the boys."
Evans was quoted as responding, "All right, all right… But first, we must decide the great big important question, 'Who is the champion boy pitcher of Seattle?'"


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At Spa-Francorchamps, Jimmy Eriksson added 24 points more to his tally than his toughest championship rival, Kimiya Sato. In the ATS Formula 3 Cup, such a lead isn't exactly what you would call small but on the other hand, it's far from being alarming. After all, a driver can score a maximum of 75 points, on each race weekend. Nonetheless, the Swedish Lotus driver currently leads 3 : 1. On three of the four race weekends contested to date, he secured more points than his Japanese team-mate.
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Craig Thomson has criticised the police investigation into him and says he will fight allegations he misused union funds to pay for prostitutes and pornography.
The independent federal MP walked hand-in-hand with his wife as he entered the Melbourne Magistrates Court on Wednesday where he faced 154 charges of fraud alleged to have been committed while he was national secretary of the Health Services Union.
It's alleged that between 2002 and 2008, Thomson used union credit cards to spend more than $27,000 on prostitutes, pornographic films, flights, accommodation, meals and cigarettes in a total of $42,000 he's accused of stealing or dishonestly obtaining.
During the brief hearing, Thomson's lawyer Bill Dwyer sought to vary a condition of the MP's bail that he not contact prosecution witnesses, including any prostitutes he had allegedly used.
Mr Dwyer asked that police provide a witness list, so Thomson was aware who he shouldn't contact.
"The prosecution must know the bulk of these witnesses by now," Mr Dwyer said.
"My client has had this hanging over his head for years.
"He should be given the full explanation."
The prosecution provided a varied condition that prohibits Thomson from knowingly contacting, either directly or indirectly, anyone who was an owner, employee or contractor between 2003 and 2007 of several escort services and brothels including Tiffany's Girls, Boardroom Escorts, Young Blondes and A Touch of Class.
Magistrate Donna Bakos said the varied condition was fair.
"I don't see that there is undue onus that's placed upon the accused," she said.
Outside court, Thomson told reporters it was disappointing that police could still not provide a list of the witnesses in the case.
But the suspended Labor MP said he wanted to clear his name as quickly as possible.
"What was disappointing about today was of course, it became clear that not only was last Thursday wrongly done by the police but after 18 months in relation to investigating this matter, they still don't even have witnesses that they're able to produce for us," he said.
"We're trying to get on with this, get it on as quickly as we can."
He joked about the size of the media scrum.
"You'd think it's AFL grand final with all you guys here," he said.
Mr Dwyer said claims in the arrest warrant that Thomson had not made himself available to police were untrue.
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"That's a matter for you and you can do that at another venue."
The 48-year-old MP was arrested on January 31 on a warrant from Victoria Police at his electorate office at Tuggerah on the NSW central coast.
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We live on a planet that is constantly moving, which affects what we see in the sky. As the Earth rotates on its axis, we experience day and night. As the Earth orbits around the Sun, we experience the seasons. For each season we see different constellations in the night sky. For example, the constellation of Scorpius is best seen during winter, while the constellation of Orion is visible on summer evenings. The Southern Cross is a good constellation to watch throughout the entire year because it never disappears below the horizon. It can always be seen circling around the South Celestial Pole.
The information given is for around 8pm (AEST) during March.
The Southern Cross in AutumnCopyright: Melbourne Planetarium.
The Southern Cross is almost horizontal, and can be seen towards the south-east, with the Two Pointers, Alpha and Beta Centauri, directly below.
The bright band of stars called the Milky Way, arches across the sky from north-west to south-east.
Canis Major (the large dog), that contains Sirius the brightest star in the night sky, and Canis Minor (the small dog), that contains a slightly fainter star called Procyon, are both found high in the north-western sky.
Gemini (the twins), has two bright stars called Castor and Pollux, and is found low in the north. Cancer, the crab, and Leo, the lion, with the bright star Regulus, are low in the north-eastern sky.
The star Spica, in the constellation of Virgo, the maiden, can be found low in the south-east.
The second brightest star in the night sky, Canopus, is now high overhead.
Two open star clusters can be found in the constellation of Cancer, which lies to the north. They are the Beehive, that contains around 50 stars and M 67, which is made up of around 200 stars.
In the south between the Southern Cross and the Eta Carinae Nebula, there is an open star cluster called NGC 3532 that some say is the finest open cluster of its type in the sky. Only a short distance from this cluster is another good open cluster NGC 3293.
In the Milky Way between Canopus and the Southern Cross we find the Keyhole Nebula.
High and almost overhead in Monoceros (the unicorn), we find the Rosette Nebula.
Hi Gloria, the bright star that was close to the Moon on the 27th was in fact Spica. It was not however the brightest star in the night. Sirius, although low in the horizon would have been the brightest, followed by Canopus, also low down, and then Alpha Centauri the brightest star in the Pointers. Spica is in fact the 18th brightest star in the night sky. The planet Saturn is also very bright at the moment, and a little brighter than Spica, and was also not far away from the Moon on the 27th.
Hi Julian, we have a couple of resources that will be of interest to you. The first is Skynotes - our monthly newsletter providing information on constellations, planets, interesting occurrences in the night sky and other astronomy & meteorology information. The other is our Sky Maps for south-eastern Australia, which give the location of constellations and stars for each month.
Rosie, in April several planets are in relatively close alignment in the morning sky; going from your description it is a bit difficult to determine which one you saw. You might want to visit the Museum Victoria Planetarium site http://museumvictoria.com.au/planetarium/discoverycentre/skynotes/skynotes-april-2011/ and the video 'sky notes' site http://museumvictoria.com.au/planetarium/discoverycentre/skynotes/video-skynotes-april-2011/ which explain and map the position of the planets in the morning sky for April.
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in my addon I want to add an a dummy track to the audio playlist (and set the mode to repeat) as a workaround for the fact that xbmc addon windows don't fully absorb events and pass them on to the underlying player. This means my add on (which controls an external audio player) - raises annoying 'Playlist can't find next item to play' messages - I'd rather I add a dummy track with my add on name 'Xsqueeze Now Playing.mp3' and put the playlist to repeat so that it gives a better message/no message.
So, in short, I need to, in Python - add a track to the music playlist, and set the playlist to repeat.
I am at this but it doesn't parse:
result = xbmc.executeJSONRPC('{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "Playlist.Add", "id": 1, "params": {"Playlist.Item": "' + constants.DUMMYAUDIO + '"}}')
I think I am close...any ideas?
And on the second front - can the playlist be programmatically be set to repeat?
I guess I need to clear it first as well, thinking about it - and maybe clear it on exit as well.
Help appreciated - the jsonrpc docks are not replete with examples!!


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Some people say (and texts) that mandarin and cantonese differ by spoken language but are same by written language.
But I read in other sources that mainland China simplified their characters, while Cantonese Chinese regions kept the original hanzi. That would mean they do differ.
Mandarin: horse - 马
Cantonese: horse - 馬
Mandarin: 门
Cantonese: 門
Mandarin: 变
Cantonese: 變
Could anyone please explain me what's actually going on with hanzi in both Mandarin and Cantonese? Because written Cantonese and written Mandarin either are same, or they differ, like I mentioned above, it can't be both.
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Well, it is both. When you know hanzi ( or kanji ) really well it doesn't matter if the character on the page is written in the traditional or simplified form, the underlying 'character' is the same. To use a Japanese example: when I see 楽 (newer form) or 樂 (the older form) I know they are both representations of the same thing and are read the same. Same thing goes for the hazi examples you've given.
So they're the same, but different
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So.... Cantonese speaking areas started replacing old hanzi with new ones, like mainland China, or they use both for better communication with other Chinese dialects speaking people?
Which are more common in Cantonese speaking areas: old hanzi or simplified hanzi?
Which ones should a foreigner learning Cantonese study/learn: both or only 1 of them (which?) ?
Well, traditional characters are mostly used in Hong Kong (mostly Cantonese speaking) and Taiwan (dominated by Mandarin speakers); apart from those two areas, simplified characters will dominate, I imagine.
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Whether traditional or simplified script is used is not the main issue. The point is that they have diverged so much over the centuries that they have become two different languages. Think of it as say French versus Italian. Lots in common, common ancestry, the same script, but different languages.
I asked a native speaker your question recently and the answer was that when Cantonese speakers learn to read and write in school, they are taught Mandarin. The majority of Chinese written material is Mandarin.
Cantonese itself is primarily a spoken language, used mainly in Canton province and Hong Kong. I think Macau also.
It is also possible to read and write pure Cantonese. According to Wikipedia, this is a historically recent development, an is used, for example, in court proceedings where it is important to record a Cantonese speaker's exact words. There are many differences with written Mandarin. Even a simple sentence in the two languages will often be written differently. Have a look at the Wikipedia link for more details.
If you want to learn to read Chinese, I think you should probably learn the simplified script since this is what's mainly used now, unless you want to read material originating from Taiwan.
If you want to learn speak Cantonese, though, I don't know how you would go about it. You should try and find some books that teach it and see what they do. What about Hong Kong travelers books or something like that?
Question: now that Hong Kong is under mainland rule again, are they switching to simplified script?
Thank you a lot for your answers, Raichu.
Whether traditional or simplified script is used is not the main issue.
This is the main point, I think. Mandarin can be written in either simplified or traditional characters. Which you learn depends a bit on what you want to read. If you want to be able to read both then I think it is best to learn traditional characters first- it's easier to learn the simplified variants of the traditional forms than vice versa. But either way will do, in the end.
And yes, there is specifically Cantonese orthography, and it differs from both traditional and simplified characters. I've had some people explain a few details of it to me, but I don't speak Cantonese at all, so I won't try to relay what they said as I would surely get it laughably wrong.
Anyway, you ought to treat learning Cantonese and Mandarin like you treat learning, say, Spanish and Italian. Because actually, it is probably easier for a Spanish speaker to understand Italian than it is for a Mandarin speaker to understand Cantonese. The issue is complicated by the fact that China has a vast body of classical literature that is in theory independent of modern dialect, but... by the same token it is neither Mandarin nor Cantonese.
in terms of learning which set first which later matters little, because it's rather obivious which is which, since there are patterns and rules with the simplification, but however since tranditional is used more by cantonese adn taiwanese than mainland and they have different vocabulary, like "trash can" and "rubbish bin".
Therefore there are things written in traditional that you'll never seen in simplified and vise versa.
picking up the differences is easily done if you just spend enough time on them,you don't need to go out of your way to study them, i never did.
If you're not spoending enough time on it, then you don't actually use it that much, which means you don't really need to know the dialet specific things, you can lways pick them up when you need them.
The more diligent you are the faster you learn,the road to learning is filled with endless pain but the pain will take you to success.It might seems like endless pain and failure but success might be closer than you think.
I am a novice in Chinese myself (have not used the language for more than 15 years, my knowledge is simply gone, only the very basic remains). But having lived in a country where Chinese is spoken on daily basis (a dailect of Cantonese or Cantonese mostly), I can say that the written Chinese are not that much different between the traditional and simplified. They do look different but once you master one, you can guess or recognize the other quite easily.
For emaxple, in Taiwan or oversea Chinese in general, traditional style is more of a norm. My firend who is originally from Taiwan, have no difficulty reading the simplified version. It is the spoken languages that is the problem.
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I am a native Chinese.
I think for a beginner the problem shall not obsess you that much, since you can safely just stick to one system and disregard the other (kind of).
Traditional hanzi users generally think simplified hanzi as 錯別字(or 腦殘體, a more impolite name), i.e wrong spellings or wrong characters (Imagine, if the words "there" and "their" are both simplified into one word :"zere". )
Simplified hanzi users regard the traditional writing as old-fashioned and troublesome.
Traditional Hanzi is based on traditional Chinese orthography which has a lineage of over 2000 years, retained a closer relationship to Korean Hanja and Japanese Kanji. Simplified Chinese, though simplified in a careful manner, abandoned many important traits and rules of Hanzi.
Regarding the usage of Tra/Sim Hanzi, Calligraphy and painting
use traditional styles often than not. Other than these,the only occasion where you will surely engage traditional characters in mainland China is while you are singing Karaoke songs. as the mandarin pop-music industry is dominated by Taiwan-based firms.
The words and expressions used in Taiwan and the mainland regions are different actually.(Besides translated words).To make a hasty generalization, Taiwan Mandarin diverge less from the traditional classic Chinese. (to give a glimpse, the letter writing style can be even more formulated and complex than the Japanese style, if you really want to be that "formal".) Mainland China purposely changed the style of writing when it took over the Mainland so as to "reflect new social relationship".
Besides traditional characters and simplified ones that can be understood in both languages there are a some main differences between Cantonese writing and Mandarin one. I will only write about some main differences of the usage of Hanzi and not about the sentence structure, because this would go a little bit too far. However it's important to know that Cantonese and Mandarin don't look the same in the written language, regardless of the usage of traditional or simplified characters.
1. Characters in Cantonese that are not used anymore or never existed in Mandarin.
Examples: "畀", "噉"
2. Characters that have a totally or slightly different meaning in both languages.
Examples: "點解", "銀包"
3. Words that have one character in Cantonese, but two in Mandarin.
Example: "褲" - "褲子"
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There have always been simplified Chinese characters in the Chinese language. They are sometimes come across in ancient writings. However simplified Chinese didn't dominate in China until the last century.
The Mainland Chinese Government unified the shape of all simplified Chinese characters and made simplified Chinese their official language.
At that time, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao have already left the control of the Mainland Government, so people in these three places use tradition Chinese.
All three places still retain their traditional Chinese writing style now but some people occasionally use several simplified Chinese characters in their writing (just several, not the whole writing) to save time.
I'm native to tradition Chinese but rarely do I come across simplified Chinese characters I do not know. You can guess the meaning easily even if you haven't seen them before.
Written Cantonese is different from written Mandarin. The differences are more than traditional and simplified. Cantonese has different grammar and lexical. In my view, Mandarin is like English while Cantonese is like German.
In my view, Mandarin is like English while Cantonese is like German.
In my view, Mandarin is like English while Cantonese is like German.
You know,English has more speakers in the world than German.In China,Mandarin has more speakers than Cantonese.So Mandarin is like English.
Hi guys
I'm 13 and studying chinese in my school
I think that there really isn't much of a need to learn the written form of cantonese
Most people only speak it and they also will know chinese.
I learn simplified chinese and whenever i watch taiwanese shows i find it quite easy to read as chinese language are pictographs so it basically resembles certain things . But when it became simplified its harder to see the resemblance so if you are planning to learn both forms i reccomend the simplified first as after getting that done its much easier to get a feel on how the language is based.
But you don't have to take advice from a kid
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SEA FEST IS ALIVE!: How dead is the Long Beach Sea Festival? Trick question. It's not dead at all. What's dead is the Sea Festival Association, the nonprofit gang that tried to run the thing for a half-dozen years.
That, to our mind, just gets rid of a layer between the city of Long Beach and Fred Khammar. See ya, non-profiteers. Don't let the door hit you in the Assn.
On the beach, Khammar is Alfredo, who has a lock on the sand from Mothers Beach (where he just opened a restaurant called, fittingly, Mom's Beach House) to Alamitos Bay, to the Belmont Pier and to any number of points along the four or so extant miles of beach left in the city.
While the big-talkin' Sea Fest Association has sailed off, Khammar is pitching his usual batch of events, many of which he rescued from the 100-year festival's glory years: The Pirate Invasion of Belmont Pier; Monday, Tuesday and selected Saturday Movies on the Beach; July 4 on the Pier; the Ultimate Beach Party; the Kids' Fishin' Rodeo; Taste of the Coast; the Great Sand Sculpture; Capture the Wind Kite Festival; the Tiki Festival; the Downtown Pirate Fair.
And (gasp!) more.
"I'm into anything that's fun," said Khammar. "I want to call it Alfredo's Endless Summer of Fun."
No doubt, it will be, if Fred gets his way. And we can't remember a time that he didn't.
TREASURE HUNT? One of the most popular attractions of the Sea Festival from 1968 to 1974 was the Treasure Hunt. For more than 30 years - ever since we rescued his girlfriend from a knife-wielding, water bed-slashing intruder (that's right; we're a hero) - John Robinson, who owns Long Beach Locations, has been hectoring us to resurrect the Treasure Hunt.
Now might be the time.
"It'll solve every problem there is," understated Robinson.
"Seriously. I'm totally behind this. I'm good for $500," he swore.
There are some strings attached to Robinson's financial commitment: "I want to be chairman of the hiding committee."
The prize we batted around was in the $1,000 range, which might not stir up the rabid enthusiasm that the event stirred up circa-1970, when the treasure was $1,000. According to the Consumer Price Index (that's right; we're a financial wizard), $1,000 in 1970s money had the buying power of $5,797.40 in today's dollars. In 1970, in other words, a grand would buy a used car that would run for a couple of years.
How the Treasure Hunt worked was a box (or pipe or bag or whatever) would be hidden somewhere on private property bearing a note congratulating the finder with a phone number to call to pick up the loot.
Each day in the Press-Telegram, a "Mystery Pirate" would provide a clue, growing more specific each day.
"I was taking summer-school Spanish at Poly in 1971," recalls Robinson. "And every day after class my friend Steve Hastings (whose family had the Star Jewelers shop in Pine Avenue, later moving uptown to Atlantic Avenue) would grab the paper and head down to the beach to look for the treasure. We were totally into it."
So was everyone else. Sand and parkland flew through the air as shovel- and pick-ax-armed treasure hunters sought the equivalent of $5,797.40.
In fact, that frenzy of destruction was what led to the demise of the Treasure Hunt. Greed-blinded money-seekers tore up the coastline.
That's why we should probably keep the prize at a less-frantic one-thousand 2012 dollars, which has the buying power now that $172.49 had in 1970. We don't bend over to pick up $172.49, never mind use a shovel.
Anyhow, we're serious about this Treasure Hunt thing. We might even put up some money. But there's some strings attached: We want to be the Mystery Pirate.
ON LOCATION: When "CSI: Miami" wants a location for a sparkling Miami scene, it heads to our local beach or Alamitos Bay.
When it wants a scary, abandoned building, it goes to the old Press-Telegram building on Sixth & Pine.
David Caruso and gang will be haunting our old haunt on Friday for a "CSI" shoot.
We're afraid to watch.
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Sky+ HD Jubilee Remote
£25, sky.com
Like your Sky+ box and want to show your excitement about the Queen's Jubilee? Now there's a way to show it with this Sky Jubilee wand made by universal remote manufacturer One For All.
Sony Tablet S
From £300, sony.co.uk
Sony's Tablet S packs some handy features up its unique looking sleeve, not least an IR transmitter that allows it to be used as a universal remote. Best of all, it's virtually impossible to lose down the back of the sofa.
HippoRemote Pro
£2.99, hipporemote.com
HippoRemote Pro claims to be able to control anything. If that extends to being able to veto the wife's BGT demands, it's money well spent even if you have to buy an iPhone or iPad to run it on. Back in reality, the app acts as a full remote for your computer, including the increasingly important keyboard and mouse functions.
Logitech Harmony One
£100, currys.co.uk
The relatively old-school Harmony One still reigns for the more pragmatic universal remote user. It's got billions of (backlit) buttons plus a touchscreen, making it a proper handheld workhorse.
Griffin Beacon
£50, apple.com/uk
Most phones don't have an IR port, making them the chocolate teapots of the universal remote world. Griffin's Beacon takes your phone's Bluetooth signal, converts it to IR and sprays it around the room. Sold. More chocolate tea, anyone?
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I-Comm Week is Oct. 3 - 8
I-Comm Week at the University of South Carolina Oct. 3 – 8 will showcase some of the hottest trending topics in today's fast-paced world of journalism and information communication.
The events, most of which are free and open to the public, feature professionals who are tops in their profession. The complete schedule is online at www.sc.edu/cmcis/news/icomm/2010/.
Among the headliners will be CNN's Candy Crowley, alumna and award-winning television show host Rita Cosby, Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Ted Jackson, alumnus and "Fort Knox" syndicated cartoonist Paul Jon Boscacci, former CNN Pentagon correspondent Jamie McIntyre, and Dr. Glen Nowak, media-relations chief for The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The week spotlights the disciplines of the College of Mass Communications and Information Studies' two schools: Journalism and Mass Communications and Library and Information Science. Students also will meet the speakers and explore the expanding world of communication with them.
Below is a schedule of I-Comm events for the public. Details are available on the I-Comm website.
Sunday, Oct. 3
- 1 – 2 p.m. – Explore the Augusta Baker Collection in the Irvin Department of Rare Books and Special Collections at the new Hollings Library.
- 2 – 3 p.m. – Tour the historic Horseshoe and Gibbes Green with USC archivist Elizabeth West.
- 3:30 – 4 p.m. – Enjoy a trio of tales with professional storytellers Amy Allen, Pamela Hoppock and Fran Sanderson on the steps of Davis College.
Monday, Oct. 4
- 10:10 - 11a.m. Photojournalist Ted Jackson of the New Orleans Times-Picayune will show and discuss his images of Hurricane Katrina that earned him a Pulitzer.
- 2:30 – 4 p.m. Former CNN correspondent Jamie McIntyre joins USC's Jay Bender and Doug Fisher in the School of Law auditorium for a panel on WikiLeaks and the publication of the "Afghan Diaries."
- 6 – 7:30 p.m. Cosby will discuss her latest book, "Quiet Hero: Secrets From My Father's Past," in which she reveals how she uncovered the story of her father's long-kept secrets of his experiences during WWII.
Tuesday, Oct. 5
- 9:30 – 10:45 a.m. Nowak will talk about the challenges of communicating science and health news.
- 3:30 – 4:45 p.m. Nowak takes followers and friends on a journey of how the CDC uses social media in health communication.
Wednesday, Oct. 6
- 2:30 – 3:45 p.m. David Oakley of BooneOakley Advertising, Ad Age's pick for 2009 Southeast Small Agency of the Year, will discuss the latest trends in advertising.
- 2:30 – 3:45 p.m. Reporter Jay King and his attorney, John Rollins Jr., discuss how the small-town duo drew big attention by initiating the first FOIA criminal case.
- 7 – 8: 30 p.m. CNN's Crowley will give her political forecast for 2010 and 2012 in her talk, "What Happened to the Politics of Hope?" at the Darla Moore School of Business.
Thursday, Oct. 7
- 12:30 – 2 p.m. "Footnoted" editor Michelle Leder's talk, titled "Entrepreneurial Journalism and Business Literacy," marks the first lecture funded by the Baldwin Business and Financial Journalism Endowment Fund.
- 3:30 – 4:45 p.m. Boscacci will tell his story, "From Carolina to the Comics Page: An Army Brat's Journey."
Friday, Oct. 8
- Noon – 2 p.m. Dean Charles Bierbauer will moderate a panel on business journalism featuring Beth Hunt, American City Business Journals; David Milstead, Society of American Business Editors and Writers (SABEW); Bob Bouyea, Columbia Regional Business Journal; and Andy Shain, The State.
- 2 – 4 p.m. Dr. David Carr will offer the second installment in a series of lectures on libraries and museums as cultural institutions.
- Bierbauer has been dean of the College of Mass Communications and Information Studies since it was created in 2002 with the uniting of its two schools. In 2004, the college launched I-Comm Week, which also features a number of private events for alumni.
For more information, contact Lisa Sisk at firstname.lastname@example.com.
I-Comm Week
- What: Showcase of trends in journalism and information communication.
- Who: CNN's Candy Crowley and alumna and award-winning television show host Rita Cosby among the headliners
- When: Oct. 3 – 8
- Where: Various locations


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Robbins, too, was in and out of her life; clearly, she could no longer inspire these artists from her wheelchair.
Beer is one of the tamer substances Robbins has written about throughout his nearly 40-year career.
Robbins would ask them repeatedly what this story was about.
My efforts to reach Robbins to hear his explanation were unavailing, alas.
The classes are so much fun Robbins says she tries to go every day.
"I thought I was the only fool in the crowd," explained Robbins.
Robbins didn't approve of America, but he had approved of his mistress.
"Well, some master silly pieces have got into the paper, fust an' last," said Mrs. Robbins.
It seemed that Robbins carried out his instructions too laboriously.
Mr Armstrong would fain have taken his seat beside Robbins on the box.
Robbins Rob·bins (rŏb'ĭnz), Frederick Chapman. Born 1916.
American microbiologist. He shared a 1954 Nobel Prize for work on the cultivation of the polio virus.


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ADELANTO -- A Victor Valley resident may be about $200,000 richer and may not even know it.
On June 15, a winning Fantasy 5 ticket was sold at Lee's Donuts on 12091 Air Expressway in Adelanto, said Donna Cordova, spokeswoman for the California State Lottery, Thursday afternoon.
The $187,960 winning ticket bought the day before Father's Day has yet to be claimed, officials said.
Three others matched all five numbers and split the more than $750,000 pot, Cordova said.
Anyone who has a winning ticket is advised to sign the back of the ticket in ink and to contact a district office immediately.
The Inland Empire district office can be reached at (909) 806-4126. It's located at 1840 Commercenter Circle in San Bernardino.


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Project Description2001 RADA
Multifamily / Merit
Fletcher Farr Ayotte faced a contextual conundrum when it agreed to design a high-end, five-unit infill project in Portland. On one side of the site sat a contemporary-style apartment complex; on the other, a turn-of-the-century, Arts and Crafts house. To further complicate matters, the latter happened to belong to the firm's developer client, who'd decided to keep his first multifamily endeavor close to home.
Architects Dale Farr, AIA, Kevin Cavenaugh, and Brett Schulz turned to the Arts and Crafts style to help them finesse this tricky situation. Inspired by the work of Wade Pipes, an architect who practiced in Portland from the 1920s to the 1960s, they used shingles and stucco, steeply pitched roofs, and clean, simple detailing to bridge the gap between old and new. A clever site plan divides the project into groups of three and two units. "The three-unit section is designed to look like a main house, and the two-unit one resembles a carriage house," says Schulz. The judges gave their approach a thumbs-up for its uniqueness and creativity.


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The finish line for this year's planting season is quickly approaching, and corn is emerging at a lightning-quick pace. The USDA's Crop Progress report showed just 4 percent of corn remaining to be planted and 76 percent of corn already emerged.
With 96 percent of corn in the ground across the country, producers are well above the five-year average of 81 percent and last year's pace of 75 percent. Pennsylvania reported the lowest percentage of planted corn at 75 percent.
Emerged corn is also well above the five-year average of 48 percent. Wisconsin reported the lowest percentage of emerged corn at 37 percent.
Crop Conditions
Corn conditions are exceptional when compared to last year. Currently, 77 percent of corn has been rated in "good" to "excellent" condition, compared to 63 percent rated in these conditions on May 31, 2011.
North Dakota reported the best conditions, with just 1 percent of corn in "poor condition" and 88 percent in "good" to "excellent" condition. Other states reporting positive crop condition include Minnesota, Iowa, and Colorado.
States reporting highest percentages of corn rated in "poor" to "very poor" condition include Kentucky, Missouri, Pennsylvania and Tennessee.
Soybean progress
Like corn, soybean planting is progressing rapidly. Currently, 76 percent of soybeans have been planted, well above the national average of 42 percent and last year's report of 35 percent. Mississippi reported the highest percentage of planted soybeans with 83 percent in the ground. Overall, half of the states have reported at least 80 percent of soybeans planted.
Soybeans have also emerged in all reporting states, with a national average of 35 percent of soybeans emerging.
Early harvest dates?
Reuters reported a look at this week's grain markets and with increased heat forecast for the Midwest Grain Belt, producers can look forward to a better harvest. Meteorologist Joel Widenor believes it is too early to say if this week's heat will continue into June, when some of the corn that was planted early in the Midwest could be pollinating. Read more.


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Broadcaster Bob Costas will be honored by Arizona State University's journalism school at its awards luncheon next week.
The host of NBC's "Football Night in America" will be awarded the 2012 Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism on Tuesday. Costas has won 22 Emmy awards during his career.
ASU's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication presents the award each year. Previous recipients include TV anchors Brian Williams and Tom Brokaw and newspaper journalists Ben Bradlee and Helen Thomas.


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can I use the BT3 VMWare image also with VMWare Fusion (VMWare for Mac) on my Macbook?
can I use the BT3 VMWare image also with VMWare Fusion (VMWare for Mac) on my Macbook?
I wasnt successful in getting it to run with the newest version, however others have with older versions.
dd if=/dev/swc666 of=/dev/wyze
I was able to run the vmware image on fusion 2.0 beta, it's just a good idea to upgrade the vm to get the most of it.
I just installed Fusion 2.0 beta with BT3 final...However, I cant figuere out how to install VMTOOLS....if I click on "Install VMWARE Tools", BT recognises a Blank CD..
I also cant access any other drives, besides my BT partition. I guess the VMtools would here ...
Has anyone the same problem ? I´m running leopard on a macbook .
I would also be curious to know if packet injection and other wireless analysis tools work using the native network card(s), macbook/pro with vmware fusion and BT3, or must this version use USB as well? Anyone?
I'm also having issues running it on VMWare Fusion version 1.1.3 (94249)
I'm on a macbook pro, santa rosa.
It works on my machine perfectly if I boot from disk. I'm currently going through the forums looking to see if this has been figured out yet.


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Buffalo Sabres defenseman Jay McKee has been chosen as the teams nominee for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy by a vote of the Buffalo chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers Association. The Masterton Trophy is awarded under the trusteeship of the PHWA to the National Hockey League player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey.
Archives for March 2004
Sabres Jay McKee nominated for Bill Masterson Memorial Trophy
Sabres Honor Michael Leonard as Its Seventh Man
Leonard exemplified these traits in his essay where he states he "eats, drinks, and sleeps hockey." A sled hockey player, Leonard has skated on the Sabres home ice in the past, where he described the experience as being a "Great Feeling". A true fan, Leonard has a room full of Sabres related items including blankets, pillows, books, cups, keychains, a clock and hockey sticks. Plus a large collection of jerseys.
Streaking Sabres can trim deficit to a point
'A Sabres win and Islanders loss would put Buffalo a mere point out of the postseason with two games left for both teams. But the excitement created during the Sabres' charge would disappear with an Islanders win and a Sabres loss, which would put Buffalo five points out with just four available.'
Connolly skates; Zhitnik may play
'"He just stretches your neck and head in different ways and massages it and really digs in there deep to loosen up the muscles for any tension or strained muscles," Connolly said. "It helped out a lot. It's a good thing that I went out there and tried it. It's hard to explain the year that I've gone through. It's just good to be back out there."'
Sabres vs. Rangers
'G Martin Biron is 4-0-1 and has allowed five goals in the last
five games.'
Islanders Hearing Skate Steps
'Still, the Sabres have been an unnerving presence in the Islanders' rearview mirror. Buffalo owns a five-game unbeaten streak. It has trimmed an 8-point deficit on Feb. 29 to 3 points with three games left for both teams.'
Sabres Connolly back on the ice for first time in six months
'''It's hard to explain the year I've gone through,'' said Connolly. ''In the beginning, you're just kind of waiting to get back. And one month turns into two months and turns into three months. And it creeps into your head, `Will you ever be able to come back?''''
Sabres to play Rangers with eye on Long Island
'The Islanders host Montreal while the Sabres are playing in Manhattan. Scoreboard watching time? Absolutely. ''We're going to look up,'' Sabres center Daniel Briere said Tuesday. ''I think it's a good thing. It's extra motivation.'''
Zhitnik May Return As Early As Friday. Connolly Gets On The Ice
'Ruff again showed his frustration for the length of time it's taking Ales Kotalik to get back. Ruff said, "Chris Drury returned quickly from the same injury, but I guess it's just pain tolerance." Kotalik has been out since February 15th.'
Sabres gunning for the playoffs
Speaking about a photo finish, the Sabres are taking this right down the wire. The Sabres, by beating the Columbus Blue Jackets 6-0 Monday night, climbed to within 3 points of the 8th place New York Islanders.
Sabres keep the heat on
'The Islanders will try to end a two-game losing streak Wednesday at home against the Canadiens. The Islanders will visit the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday and welcome the Philadelphia Flyers in Sunday's season finale.'
Win streak had to end sometime; did it ever
'There is a smell of desperation about the Sabres. They're waiting to have a fork stuck in them, and the fork could come any day now. It could have come last night, with the Blue Jackets wielding the silverware. But it didn't.'
Buffalo 6, Columbus 0
'"It's as tight as it's ever been,'' Biron said. "We've clawed ourselves back there. And we've got to look at it as a little step. But you haven't done anything until you close the deal.'''
Buffalo 6, Columbus 0
'"We're at our best when we're skating, and we have really fast lines and we've gotta utilize our speed as much as we can," Roy said. "We were throwing pucks to the net tonight. We were working well down low. We kept moving, so it was a good job by our line."'
Buffalo Stings Columbus To Keep Hope Alive
'The Blue Jackets looked completely dominated and it showed especially in the final period.'


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Bon Jovi joining NJ Governor for Drug Overdose Act signing
Listen to Bon Jovi on iHeartRadio
Bon Jovi frontman Jon Bon Jovi will join New Jersey Governor Chris Christie today for the signing of a drug overdose law. Christie has had a change of heart and will sign a measure that would allow drug overdose victims to call 911 without fear of prosecution.
Bon Jovi's daughter was protected from being charged in New York state earlier this year after she overdosed on heroin.
Christie and Bon Jovi will be at the Barnert Medical Complex in Paterson, New Jersey before Christie signs the "Overdose Prevention Act."
Photo Credit Getty Imges


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The default video player app for Android is sweet, but it has a couple of drawbacks which can be very annoying at times. First, the default video player app can't play all video formats. When you try to play .avi or .mpeg files, there is a high chance that you will see the error message – "Sorry, this video cannot be played"
Second, the default video player is not very good in handling large video files (specially movies) and often freezes while you're watching a high quality video. You want to skip a portion of the video but when you try to use the slider, the app shuts down on itself. Then you have no other choice than to restart the app and watch the video from the beginning.
If you are looking for a better video player app for Android, which can play almost any video file on earth – and seamlessly handle high quality video rendering – here are a few alternatives worth considering:
Moboplayer is my personal favorite because of its superb video rendering quality, easy to use interface and unobstructed playback of video as well as audio files. Moboplayer smoothly handles videos of any file type and hence, you don't have to worry about decoding or converting a video from one format to another before you can watch it.
Additionally, Moboplayer has a beautifully designed media library which makes it super easy to scan specific folders and add media items to your watch list. For example, you can tell Moboplayer to only scan the "Downloads" folder and automatically add items to its media gallery. Moboplayer also supports gesture based controls, multi audio streaming but subtitle support is available only for MKV, MP4 and MOV video formats.
MX Video Player
MX video player is another free video player app which solves quite a few problems. First, this app supports multi core decoding and promises a 70% performance improvement for single core Android devices, which means this is the best video player for your Android phone if it is low on hardware and CPU memory. That also means no unnecessary battery drain or compromise in video quality!
MX video player supports a slew of subtitle formats e.g .smi, .mpl, .txt, .ssa, ass, .sub so this is ideally suited for folks who watch a lot of foreign language movies. MX video player also supports pinch zooming and gesture based controls, an example is shown below:
mVideo Player
mVideoPlayer is another brilliant video player for Android which comes with a unique feature – you can create time specific bookmarks and quickly jump to a specific scene in a movie without having to manually slide through. For example, you are watching a really long video and want to bookmark a specific scene where a song starts. Just tap in the bookmarks menu, mark the time and tap on "OK".
The next time you want to watch the same song, open the video bookmarks folder and tap in to the same bookmark. Pretty easy!
One drawback of mVideo player is that the app supports only those formats that are supported by your phone. Nonetheless, this app is a good choice for folks who need a video library browser as this app will let you open videos with other applications. mVideoplayer also allows search via Imdb.com so this is useful when you want to view more information and user ratings of a movie you're watching.
There are quite a good number of other free video apps on the Android market, but most of them are ad supported and don't offer exclusive features like the ones mentioned in the article. If you want more options, try Rockplayer, Meridian or Act1 video player.
~Amit Banerjee
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Beginner Cat Eye Using Tape
Hey Loves!
This is a tutorial on how to do the perfect cat eyeliner using tape! Sometimes it is hard for me to judge which way my eyeliner will be so this is the perfect way make sure you always get an even cat eye on both sides!
This tutorial is for anyone who is a beginner at creating a cat eye, this will get you to have the sleekest cat eyeliner in town!
Products I used:
Sephora Creme Liner Black
Gel Eyeliner Brushes (Target I think)
Rimmel London Glam Eyes Mascara
Ardell 305 Corner Lashes
Stilla Topaz Eye Pencil
Hope you learn something and enjoy!!


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A recent Yahoo! Sports story suggested that New York Jets running back Shonn Greene is in favor a quarterback switch from Mark Sanchez to Tim Tebow. In speaking with reporters following today's practice, Greene insisted that the story couldn't be further from the truth.
"I think the quotes were totally out of context," said Greene. "What I said is, "We're 3-6 and things need to change." I never said anything about changing the quarterback or anything about any single person on this team. I've been here four years, and I've never once said anything about anybody on this team."
Greene is a popular player in the locker room and regarded as a positive source of inspiration for his fellow teammates, who try to emulate his work ethic and leadership. So when it was reported that Gang Green's starting tailback was leading a mutiny against Sanchez, it came as a shock to many, most notably Greene himself.
"Actually, I had a friend text me the article and I was shocked," exclaimed Greene. "I knew nothing about the article. First off, the article was supposed to be about me. It was supposed to be a feature about me and where I'm at right now. How it turned into me saying this about this person and that person, I don't know."
A possible ploy by the media to generate controversy around a team that can't seem to stay off the back pages and out of the headlines isn't out of the ordinary in the New York market. With the Jets under harsh and often times sensationalistic media scrutiny, Greene wants his team to shift its focus to how it can improve on the gridiron, instead of fueling the media circus.
"Yeah, because first it was yesterday's article and now, today, it's with me," uttered Greene. "It's like, 'Come on, really?' We just want to play football. That's all we want to do."


text: Books, census microfilm, and some audiovisual materials are available with this service. Materials may be requested in person or by calling the Patron Services Desk at (740) 387-0992. Requests may take up to 3 weeks to be filled. The patron will be notified by phone when a request is filled or unfilled. Interlibrary Loan materials must be checked out in the name of the patron making the request. Microfilm never leaves the building. No renewals on interlibrary loan items.


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GSA Recognizes IRM Graduates in 1,000 by 2,000 Program
October 31, 1997
Contact: Bill Bearden
(202) 501-1231
The U.S. General Services Administration's IT Professional Development Division in the Office of Governmentwide Policy honored its fourth graduating class of students from the 1,000 by the Year 2000 IRM Certificate and Master's Degree Program on October 22. A total of 448 have completed the program.
GSA Administrator David Barram, recognized the graduates for their commitment to improving themselves, and for individually addressing the government's critical need to maintaining a highly-skilled and competent IT workforce.
The education program is open to all Federal agencies. It is a partnership between GSA and academia created to help employees keep up to date on changes in the field of IRM. GSA and the participating universities each award graduates an IRM certificate after they have completed six graduate level courses that provide a common background in IRM, information technology and information management. As the program title implies, the intent is to have 1,000 information management professionals trained by the year 2000.
Division director Emory Miller opened the ceremony and complimented the graduates on their commitment, hard work, and achievement.
Certificate graduates were William Bevan, Jr., Justice; Lynda Bryant and Wanda Peterson-Parker, GSA; Linda Lovett, Central Intelligence Agency; Pamela Perry, Joan Weeks and Jungja Yoon, Library of Congress; Jessica Spencer, William Rogers, and Michele Washington, Department of the Air Force; Barbara Brown, Brian Fletcher, and Alexander Kolibabek, Department of the Navy; Sean Kelly, Steven Martin, Francis Sims, Jacqueline Bell, and Donna Stemple, Department of Defense; Mark Le Blanc U.S. Arms Control & Disarmament Agency; Valarie Burks, and James Ungvarsky, General Accounting Office; Lori Gordon, Michele Millican, Gay Morris and Natasha Richburg, Department of Health and Human Services; Gilbert Flodine, William Herrmann, Kenneth Putkovich and Aaron Romain Tweedy, Department of Commerce; Mark Loberg and William Holt, Department of the Army; Patricia Bailey, Department of Agriculture and Kevin Holston, Department of Energy.
Special recognition was given to 27 students who completed course requirements for their Master's Degrees. Recipients were William Bevan, Jr., Lynda Bryant, Kimberly Ferrier, and Pavel Lesho, Capitol College; Sean Kelly, Donald Rosenberg, Mary Stumpf, Isaiah Parker, and Edward Whatley, Drexel University; William Rogers, Brian Fletcher and Mark Le Blanc, George Washington University; James Kent, Marymount University; Martha Cain, Richard Gragg, Catherine Greenville, Bruce Habercamp, William Holt, Fenton Hirschi, Anthony Johnson, Paul Jones, Jr., Maria Meredith, Neil Nelson, Kenneth Nero, Harlon Reihing, Catherine Sheridan, Lawrence Slight, and Michele Washington, Syracuse University; and Valarie Burks, University of Maryland.
The DOD IRM College (IRMC) and Syracuse University received awards for their partnership in furthering IT professional development across the Federal government. IRMC laid the foundation for 11 of the students who continued their educational experience at Syracuse and earned a Master's of Science in Information Resources Management.


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PHILADELPHIA - Inside Lacrosse has come out with its 2014 Face-Off Yearbook, and the University of Pennsylvania men's lacrosse team continues to get recognition under head coach Mike Murphy. The Quakers were picked 11th in IL's preseason national poll, and three players-- seniors Zack Losco (midfield), Maxx Meyer (defense) and Brian Feeney (goalkeeper)-- received preseason All-America honorable mention.
Penn's No. 11 preseason ranking was made by the Inside Lacrosse staff. Among Ivy League teams, only Yale (10th) is ahead of the Quakers. Princeton (13th) and Cornell (17th) are also in the preseason Top 20.
In addition, Penn was picked fourth in the Ivy League preview, with Losco and Feeney receiving preseason All-Ivy recognition. The conference standings and All-Ivy team was projected by the Ancient Eight coaches.
Penn will open its 2014 season on Friday, Feb. 21 when the Quakers face the defending NCAA champion Duke in Durham, N.C. The Red and Blue's home opener will come four days later, when they host city rival Saint Joseph's.
Penn's 2014 schedule features eight teams ranked in IL's preseason poll (teams are shown in the order in which they appear on the Quakers' schedule): Duke (1), Denver (4), Villanova (18), Princeton (13), Cornell (17), Yale (10), Towson (20), and St. John's (16).


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Ensuring the needs of every student are met is not as easy as one, two, three for teachers facing larger classes.
Among the victims of state cuts to education is class-size reduction, which has been dwindling in recent years and may soon be a thing of the past for many area districts as they try to stay solvent in the face of growing budget cuts.
Educators in San Bernardino County said the learning that takes place in a 20-student classroom is very different than that which is likely to occur in a room with 30 students. But teachers are doing their best to give students the attention they each require.
"When I was in college, I took classes that were very small and lecture classes that were huge with 300 people," said Rebecca Harper, president of the San Bernardino Teachers Association. "I don't remember anything I learned in the lecture classes but I remember everything I learned in the smaller classes. To me, the more effective learning happens in small classroom settings."
Districts approve increases
Tandi Liess, second- and third-grade combination class teacher at Mariposa Elementary School in the Redlands Unified School District, said smaller settings are especially important for younger children, who not only require more attention, but may need more assistance during their first years of formal education.
"I have always had an average of about 20 students but this year it has been 25," Liess, an 11-year teaching veteran, said. "It doesn't seem like it would be a difference, but that's five more students to monitor, five more report cards, five more parent-teacher conferences, five more students to plan for. There's so much that's affected. It's that much more difficult to work with students individually or in small groups, which are especially important with K-3 students who are just learning to read."
In January 2010, the RUSD Board of Education voted to move class sizes for grades 1 through 3 to a district average of 25 students beginning in the 2011-12 school year. Similar changes have been made in other districts, with the San Bernardino City Unified School District board deciding in February to move to an average of 30 students per classroom for grades K-3, according to the district's website.
"I do believe it will affect student learning," Harper said. "The teacher does not have the ability, with 30 students, to give individual or small-group attention to the kids who need it."
In 2009-10, San Bernardino City Unified moved to 22 students per class in K-2 and this year increased to an average of 25, Harper said. She said the benefits of class-size reduction can be seen by the successes of San Bernardino district schools that fall under the Quality Education Investment Act, for which smaller classes remain intact. Such schools - which are among lower-performing campuses across the state - use billions of dollars in state funding to establish measures to reduce class size.
"We have 21 QEIA schools and 20 have class-size reduction in their plan and they have been successful," Harper said. "(One school) has exited Program Improvement status and (one school) is in the `800 Club,' (meaning the school has met the statewide goal of 800 on the Academic Performance Index scale). The reduction in students has helped these schools and I believe this shows that class size does make a difference."
Lytle Creek Elementary School in San Bernardino is a place where such smaller classes have made a difference, said Sheila Houston, a second-grade teacher there.
"Just since we became a QEIA school, our test scores have gone up," she said. "That has had an effect, because we have smaller class sizes."
Fontana Unified School District increased its class sizes for grades 1 through 3 from an average of 20 during the 2009-10 school year to a current 30, according to Fontana Teachers Association President Pat Mazzulli, who said it is easy to imagine the difficulties that can come in a larger classroom.
"It's simply a matter of mathematics," Mazzulli said. "If you have 30 kids instead of 20, now you have 33 percent less time to spend with each student. The time that is spent with each student is very important, especially in the formative years. You have to identify those students that need work and spend time with them, but you have to spend time with all the other students too."
Lunchtime learning and centers
To help soften the impact on students, some teachers are opening up their classrooms before and after school and during lunch to provide extra help to those who need it, said Maria Clark, president of the Redlands Teachers Association.
"We're being asked to do more and more with less and less," Clark said. "We not only have larger classes but shorter school years (cut in some districts by up to five days to save money) and more standards. We don't have enough time to cover all the standards with the shorter year, so how can we spend time with all of the students in these larger classrooms?"
Liess, the Redlands teacher, said it could be years before the impact of larger classrooms on students are known.
She is relying more on parents who are willing to donate their time to assist with small groups in her classroom.
"The parent volunteers have been wonderful, working with the students, especially helping them to practice reading in small groups," she said. "I think they're going to be more important than ever the more cuts we see."
Harper said San Bernardino City Unified has dealt with struggling students through a learning center, to which struggling students are pulled in during the day for one-on-one teaching.
"Some of our schools have decided to handle increases in class size in a good way by having learning centers where they can work with students who are below basic or far below basic levels," Harper said. "They are pulled from their classroom and then their teachers can focus on the students who don't have as much need."
Budget cuts might make the learning centers a thing of the past as early as next school year, Harper said.
Mazzulli said if he knows anything about teachers, it is that they care about their students and will do what they can to make sure children do not feel the budget crunch.
"Teachers by their nature will do whatever is necessary for kids," he said. "They will work harder to make sure their students are successful. Unfortunately, there's a rising level of need and a lower level of funds. There's going to be a point at which you reach all you can do. They'd like to give more but we're getting to the point where there's really not much else to give."
And that means there's a new reality for teachers entering the profession, said Robert Morales, principal at Bonnie Oehl Elementary School in Highland.
"It's going to be a challenge in the sense that most of my teachers have not had experience teaching larger classes and they will have to strengthen their classroom management techniques.
"And now their attention is not going to a class of 25, it's going to a class of 30."
Clark, of the Redlands Teachers Association, said eventually, if not already, students will feel the pain.
"It's a terrible thing to be 6 years old and to have to bear the burden of these cuts," she said.


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Fox Business' Brian Sullivan falsely asserted that DHS "nam[ed] veterans groups as possible extremist groups" in a recent report on right-wing extremism. In fact, citing an FBI assessment authored during the Bush administration, the report warned of a possible resurgence among extremist groups that "will attempt to recruit and radicalize returning veterans."
On the April 23 edition of Fox News' Your World, guest host Brian Sullivan falsely asserted that "the Department of Homeland Security nam[ed] veterans groups as possible extremist groups" in an April 7 intelligence assessment [1] on right-wing extremism. In fact, the report warned of a possible resurgence among extremist groups that "will attempt to recruit and radicalize returning veterans in order to exploit their skills and knowledge derived from military training and combat." As Media Matters for America has [2] repeatedly [3] noted [4], the DHS report cited a 2008 FBI report [5] authored during the Bush administration as evidence [6] that "some returning military veterans from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have joined extremist groups."
Sullivan misrepresented the DHS report during an interview with Rep. John Carter (R-TX), who has cited the report in calling [7] for DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano's resignation. During the interview, Sullivan also did not challenge Carter's false claim that Napolitano "basically is labeling anyone who disagrees with the agenda of the administration should be watched by the law enforcement agencies in this country, because they could be possible domestic terrorists." In fact, while the report addressed potential issues that could spur right-wing extremism, it did not allege [8] that individuals "could be possible domestic terrorists" simply because they hold conservative views. At no point did Sullivan note that DHS also issued a January 26 report [9] on left-wing extremism or that both assessments "were commissioned under the Bush administration," as Fox News homeland security correspondent Catherine Herridge has noted [10].
Media Matters has noted several other examples of media [11] figures [4] on Your World, as well as on several other Fox [12] News [13] programs [14], advancing paranoia about the DHS report on right-wing extremism.
From the April 23 edition of Fox News' Your World with Neil Cavuto:
SULLIVAN: Now to those calls for the secretary's resignation over the report on so-called right-wing extremists. Our next guest says it's enough for the secretary to step down. He's leading the calls for her resignation.
Joining us now, Republican Congressman John Carter of Texas. Congressman, thank you for joining us. You had the 9-11 gaffe that Catherine [Herridge] just talked about, and the report from the Department of Homeland Security naming veterans groups as possible extremist groups in that report. What do you make of this? Do you think she should step down?
CARTER: Well, the veterans thing is shameful, but the truth is she names just about everybody you can think of as a possible terrorist. And she basically is labeling anyone who disagrees with the agenda of the administration should be watched by the law enforcement agencies in this country, because they could be possible domestic terrorists. And she specifically says returning veterans from the Gulf wars are very likely to be trained with weapons, and therefore, possible terrorists.
She should be ashamed of herself for what she said about those people that fight for our country. And you know, I have a lot of them in my district, and quite frankly, I think the president ought to fire the lady.
SULLIVAN: And you are doing something about it tonight, correct?
CARTER: We did something last night, and if we can get the time, we'll be doing something about it tonight, and we'll be doing something about it every night until we get something done about it.
SULLIVAN: But do you have support -- Congressman, do you have any support from some of your colleagues on this?
CARTER: Quite a few colleagues are supporting me. I had five -- I have five or four of them down there last night, talking on the floor of the House. And it's embarrassing, if you read this report, if you believe anything different from the administration -- basically, she's saying to law enforcement across the country, keep an eye on these people. Keep an eye on these people who believe in the right to keep and bear arms. Keep an eye on these people who are against the abortion process. Keep an eye on just about anybody that disagrees with the budget or with the stimulus package, or all these other things. Even that are -- that complain about jobs going offshore. So, it's everybody.
SULLIVAN: All right, Congressman Carter, we do appreciate your time. I know you're busy, thanks for joining us on Your World.
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Wanship • While the plumes of smoke that had dominated the Rockport 5 Fire were nowhere to be seen Thursday afternoon, fire officials wary of the smoldering blaze's less visible dangers extended the evacuation order for some of the 250 families displaced by the blaze, meaning they would have to spend a third night away from home.
Fire bosses said it would be at least Friday before evacuees could return to the Rockport Estates and Rockport Ranch neighborhoods. Evacuations had been lifted for the Bridge Hollow subdivision and the Promontory neighborhood in Park City.
But there would be more homes to go back to. Summit County District Fire Warden Bryce Boyer, the fire's incident commander, said eight homes had been destroyed by the blaze, correcting previous reports that 14 homes had burned down.
Boyer said ground crews and helicopters made significant progress on the fire, bringing containment to 60 percent for Thursday.
Crews were expected to continue fighting the fire for the next few days.
The fire near Rockport State Park in Summit County was triggered by a lightning strike Tuesday and has burned 1,920 acres. No injuries had been reported.
The fire is burning in oak brush, sage, grasses and the occasional stand of conifer and aspen trees.
In the charred Rockport Estates subdivision, there were still patches of green and intact homes only a few hundred feet away from where the flames had burned outbuildings to their foundations.
Five of the burned homes were in Rockport Estates; of those five, two were primary residences. Of the three burned homes in Rockport Ranch, one was a primary residence, Boyer said.
Fire officials were wary of propane tanks still standing among the smoldering landscape.
Dave Chec spent Wednesday in Brown Canyon, near Park City, trying to see his home through the smoke of the Rockport 5 Fire.
Chec had been working from home Tuesday afternoon when lightning struck nearby. He said the initial bolt didn't set the area ablaze, but soon an increasingly out of control fire was burning in the neighborhood. Chec grabbed his 5-year-old son, the "go boxes" he and his wife had packed early in the summer with family photos and ran to the car. As they went, Chec's son grabbed a stuffed penguin.
Chec and his son tried to escape the burning neighborhood through a back road in the nearby Promontory area. They had heard the gate was already locked, so they brought bolt cutters, but before they had a chance to use them, a friend called and said they had a chance to drive out the front road. They took it and escaped.
Chec said the fire didn't end up coming very close to his home Tuesday, but by Wednesday afternoon fierce winds had driven it closer. From Brown Canyon, Chec and a friend tried to see through the smoke. While he watched, Chec updated his wife, Audrey, via phone.
Audrey Chec said the experience was an emotional roller coaster. One minute her husband would say the fire had consumed the house, but the next the smoke cleared and he could make out the metal roof, which at one point appeared to have a swirling "firenado," or fire whirl, on top of it. Later, the home's propane tank burst into flames and kept burning until early Thursday morning.
Dave Chec said he felt panic while watching the fire surround his home, but then, before it even cleared, he experienced a "buzz."
"The fire was still around my house but I just had this weird calm go over me," he said.
The home survived. By Thursday afternoon, the family had gone on a brief, escorted trip back to the house something officials were allowing on a case-by-case basis to residents only.
Audrey Chec said the family lost an early 1980s VW van and the fire came within inches of the home. Inside, everything was smoky and gray, but on the porch, a hammock still swung in the breeze, the Checs said, almost miraculously spared. Both above and below the house, the ground was charred, indicating that the blaze somehow jumped over the building without destroying it.
Meanwhile, in Cache County, the Millville Fire had been re-mapped from 3,200 to 3,150 acres. It was 20 percent contained by Thursday evening; evacuation orders were in place for cabins and homes in Blacksmith Fork Canyon and traffic in and around the fire area was restricted, said Fire Information Officer Larry Lucas.
While the Rockport 5 Fire was considered the state's most critical due to its continuing threat to hundreds of homes, it was not the largest. That goes to the State Fire, which had burned about 25,400 acres in Box Elder County and the Pocatello Valley across the state line in Idaho. Firefighters reached 60 percent containment of the State Fire, also started by lightning, as of Thursday afternoon.
The 14,000-acre Patch Springs Fire, sparked by lightning on Saturday, continued to burn about half a mile northwest of the Skull Valley hamlet of Terra and just east of the Skull Valley Goshute Indian Reservation. Crews succeeded in keeping flames away from some two dozen homes, businesses and out-buildings, said Fire Information Officer Joanna Wilson, though they issued precautionary evacuations Thursday evening for the Willow Springs community, which is northeast of Terra. The fire was slowly inching into the higher country, where the about 20-home community of Willow Springs is, so the fire chief issued the evacuation just in case, Wilson said. The Red Cross set up an evacuation center in a LDS church on State Road 199 near Dugway to help any evacuees.
Also on Thursday, a new blaze dubbed the 222 Fire ignited in Juab County. The 100-acre fire was reported about 1 p.m. about 15 miles southwest of Eureka. It is not threatening structures.
Back in Summit County, though another day of temperatures in the upper-90s loomed, firefighters' hopes were buoyed by successful overnight efforts to set backfires near the Bridge Hollow and Promontory Ridge areas, creating a buffer zone between the main blaze and remaining homes. On Thursday morning, more than 200 firefighters worked with shovels, picks and bulldozers on the ground while helicopters scooped water from Rockport Reservoir and joined fire-retardant laden air tankers in bombarding the flames from above.
On Thursday morning, Tschana and Matt Schiller sat with binoculars in their Jeep at the edge of the road closure on State Road 32 in Wanship. The last time they saw their Rockport Estates home was Wednesday morning, after officials briefly let evacuated residents in to grab some of their belongings. They've been staying with family for the past two nights.
Matt Schiller said their home has so far been spared, but the landscape of their neighborhood was changed to the point that it was hard to recognize.
Schiller said he and his neighbors knew the risk of fire danger when they decided to live there, and they prepared for the worst by clearing brush taking other precautions. But that doesn't make the shock of it all any easier to absorb. It could have happened to any other community in the area just as easily as it happened to Rockport Estates, Schiller said.
"It's horrible because it's just so random," he said.
As the Rockport 5 Fire died down Thursday evening, the community response flared up.
Jackie Vernon had been planning a Little League fundraising dinner Thursday, but in the aftermath of the blaze she changed it to benefit the Rasmussen family. Vernon works at the popular Rafter B Gas and Grub with Chrissy Rasmussen, who lost her home. Vernon described Rasmussen as "a rock," but said the fire had destroyed everything the family owned.
In response, community members grilled hamburgers and hotdogs Thursday night and sold them. Vernon said she bought enough food for 200 and expected to sell it out. As people lined up many of them dropping off checks and cash for far more than the price of the food Vernon praised the community and said the response "was awesome."
Rachelle Mellor was among those who showed up. She brought a laundry basket full of clothing for the Rasmussen family after hearing that they had an 8-year-old daughter. Mellor doesn't know the family but said that helping people is what communities do during disasters.
"They're part of our community even if I don't know them," she explained.
Claus and Jacquie Nielsen also attended the fundraiser, even though they were evacuees themselves. Claus said he was working at home when the fire broke out and after seeing smoke thought he might go help extinguish the flames.
"But it was running too quickly," he said.
Claus then grabbed his dogs and drove by the Rasmussen home, where Chrissy's 13-year-old son Caymen was home alone with with the family dog, Snickers. Caymen had considered escaping the fire on a motorcycle, but Nielsen picked him up instead and they evacuated.
Like many in the community, Nielsen spent the 24 hours after the fire broke out wondering if his home which is not his primary residence still existed. Wednesday about 6 p.m., he finally heard that it had, but just barely.
"We're an island in the middle of a sea of black," he said.
Summit County Sheriff's Sgt. Ron Bridge said deputies would escort residents to retrieve items "necessary to sustain life," but nothing less.
"We will not wait and use our resources for you to pack a bag or get photo albums or a computer," Bridge said.
On Wednesday a 74-year-old man was arrested when he ignored a sheriff's deputy's orders and drove over plastic barrier cones to his home in the Promontory subdivision. He was booked into jail for evading police, a third-degree felony.
Conditions remained extreme for wildfire danger with humidity low an temperatures high. The National Weather Service issued a Red Flag Warning through Thursday evening for the northwest quarter of the state, running from the Idaho border south through the Wasatch Front and into the western desertlands.
Summit County Emergency Manager Kevin Callahan said people affected in any way by the fire could go to a multiagency support center at the Wanship LDS chapel, 3899 Old Lincoln Highway. People would be able to talk to Red Cross officials to assess compensation for lost or damaged property, and there would also be counseling services available to anyone who needs it.
Callahan said the center would be open between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Callahan said that insurance companies would not be available and urged people who lost any possessions in the fire to contact their insurance providers on their own.
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LONG BEACH — Bicyclists who have been issued citations for minor traffic violations could one day have their fines dismissed due to action by the City Council on Tuesday.
A resolution sponsored by Councilwoman Suja Lowenthal, passed by a 9-0 vote, directed City Manager Pat West to develop a process to allow bicyclists who have been issued a minor traffic ticket to attend Bicycle Safety Traffic School instead of paying a fine.
West will return to council within 30 days with a cost and funding source for the initiative.
A staff report said that bicycling citations such as failure to obey a stop sign and riding at night without a light can cost more than $200.
The goal of the legislation is to more closely align penalties with those governing motorists, who can attend traffic school rather than have a point added to their records.
"This is really giving people the chance to learn the rules of the road, just like we do for drivers," said Councilman Robert Garcia, who co-sponsored the item with Councilman Gary DeLong.
In Huntington Beach, police can issue an "Adult Bicycle Citation" instead of a traffic citation. Cyclists can attend a two-hour bike safety class for a $50 fee; the citation is then dismissed.
A Press-Telegram article on Monday cited a city memorandum that said a motorists' choice of traffic school could expunge a citation's fine. Attending traffic school only prevents a point from being added to a driver's record.
Moving city elections
An item that would have examined moving city municipal primary elections from April to June was removed from the agenda Tuesday.
The measure, sponsored by Councilman Robert Garcia, would have studied a charter amendment for the ballot this year to shift the elections to match the state's schedule, which sets a June primary and a November general election every two years.
"We're looking at some issues of cost and integration," Garcia explained.
Switching the dates of the election could save money by consolidating operations with Los Angeles County and increase voter participation, officials said.
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Sitting pretty on the northern tip of New Zealand's south island, Marlborough has become synonymous with New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc. As well it should be – Marlborough is the primary region for those delicious, citrusy, summer-lovin' wines with vibrant acidity and pungent, grassy, grapefruit flavors. Sauvignon Blanc is the main grape here; Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Riesling are also made.
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The most famous of the California wine regions is Napa Valley, and these wines are certainly outstanding – but it's not as broad and diverse as its larger neighbor, Sonoma County. Down south, Santa Barbara's Santa Maria Valley is well-known for its Rhône blends, as well as cool-climate varieties like Pinot and Chardonnay. The Central Coast, the largest California AVA, has many different microclimates that lead to a wide range of wines with many sub-AVAs.