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Plans for hundreds of new homes which would "radically change the character of Bramhope" are set to be turned down at a meeting next week.
Leeds City Council planners are being recommended to refuse permission to the Miller Homes scheme to build up to 380 houses and a convenience store at Breary Lane East.
A report to the city plans panel describes the development as "premature" and adds: "The suitability of the site for housing purposes needs to be comprehensively reviewed as part of the preparation of the ongoing Site Allocations Plan."
Councillors will also hear that part of the site could potentially be needed for a new school, and that the development is not felt to be acceptable in terms of its impact on the highway network.
The scheme has prompted widespread opposition, with more than 800 objections from members of the public as well as from councillors.
Adel and Wharfedale Councillor Barry Anderson said: "I am extremely pleased that the Planners have recommended refusal on this site, like other sites in my Ward it is far too premature to bring forward at this time. In respect of this site it does not meet the criteria for the interim housing delivery policy and that has been recognised in the recommendation. A number of the issues I have consistently argued with the planners about have been used in the refusal – highways concerns, education concerns, no alignment with current policy on size of sites, access to public transport and walking distances to public transport.
"This is not to say that the battle to save this site is over, the developers may appeal the decision and a Planning Inspector will have to decide on the suitability of the site at this time. However, my colleagues and I with the continued support of the Parish Council and the residents of Bramhope will continue to fight against development on this site."
The recommendation is also being welcomed by Bramhope and Carlton Parish Council.
Council chairman, Denis Johnson, said : "The conclusions reached by the planners vindicates the objections made by the Parish Council and over 800 local residents. A development of this size would result in huge problems in the Bramhope area and has galvanised local opinion more than any other in recent times.
"As an example, the A660 is already one of the most congested roads in Leeds and the additional traffic that would be generated by these houses would have exacerbated an already bad situation. In addition little thought seemed to have been given to the additional infrastructure that would be needed to support an increase of Bramhope's population by at least 20 per cent. In particular the village school is already oversubscribed with some local children not being able to be admitted. Such a large scale development would make this even worse.
"The decision regarding this application is now to be considered by a Plans Panel of City Councillors and the Parish Council and many local residents will be hoping that they support the planners views. It is still possible that Miller Homes will appeal if they are finally refused permission but the Parish Council is firm in its opposition to such large scale development in Bramhope."
But the developers have stressed the scheme will bring benefits to the area including parkland, ponds and a convenience store, as well as ease the housing shortage in Leeds.
When the proposals were first put forward, Tim Williams, strategic land manager for Miller Homes, said: "At present Leeds has a significant shortfall of housing and we believe that our proposed development of high-quality family homes will help reduce this.
"We are also aware of concerns regarding traffic in the area and have proposals to address these."


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October 29, 2013—National Geographic Emerging Explorer Kakenya Ntaiya was destined to become a child bride. Engaged at the age of five and expected to marry at puberty, she underwent the painful ritual of female genital mutilation as dictated by Maasai tradition. But Kakenya saw a better life for herself and was determined to change her destiny through education. Now an activist with a Ph.D., Kakenya has returned to her Kenyan village and established a boarding school to educate young girls and save them from becoming child brides.
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These girls are going to be forced into marriages. They are going to be mutilated. And I noticed...I was like...this is a crisis. This is a global crisis and something has to happen.
We work in a small Maasai community that is about 250 miles away from Nairobi. It's very rural.
In a place like our community, the girls are just prepared for marriage. As soon as she starts walking she's sweeping the house, she's cooking for people, she takes care of other siblings. She's constantly doing what would make her a perfect mother.
And with this expectation, at the time they reach puberty they are prepared actually for marriage. The undergo through the female genital cutting, which is a horrible practice that happens to them. And after that, she is married.
The statistics say that among the Maasai over 90% of girls who are under fifteen are married. Some of them are even married when they are nine-years-old.
I grew up in the community. I was engaged when I was five-years-old. Was suppose to be married when I was twelve. And I went through the female genital cutting. I understand what it is that girls would go through.
If you don't get cut, there's a stigma. And that stigma stick with your family, your father and everybody around you family would carry it forever. So I told me father, "If you don't let me go to school, I'll run away and you will remain with the stigma." And so he agreed. I did go through the cutting and I went to school.
I knew for me that the thing that made a difference in my life was an education. Being able to push against all odds, getting a graduate degree, being in school has made a difference for me. I learned that female genital cutting was outlawed in Kenya. And I'm thinking, "Really?" Because, I didn't know about it. And that just...to me I knew that, wow, all the girls that are going through that horrible practice, they should know. They should know these things.
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I knew that the very best thing that I could do for the women, for the girls in my village was to give them an education.
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They have right to go to school. They have the right to not be forced into early marriage. They have the right not be mutilated. They have the right to be children.
We started our program by starting a boarding school. I knew that when you put the girls in a boarding school, bye-bye to milking cows in the morning! [Laughs] Bye-bye to feeding everybody before you go to school. She would just take care of herself.
They're out-performing in the district. They are at the top. And people for the first time are focusing on the girls. Imagine, they've never known that female genital cutting is against the law. They've never known that there are consequences. These laws are not taught in the schools and the kids doing know about it. But now the girls are like, "Wow! If this is what is happening, I am not going to go through it!" And when the father says no, we help them. We help them go through the system.
And we ask them, "What are your dreams?" One wants to be doctor, one wants to be a lawyer. We ask them, "So would you be lawyer if you got married at twelve?" And they're like, "No. We have to keep going in school." And, this is what is really amazing about our trainings because we know that when you give girls information—vital information that they are not getting anywhere—they make the right choices. They make the right decisions.
When need to tell that girl that your dream is not ending in marriage. It's ending what you what you want to become.

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As the sun dipped towards, the mountains to the west and the boys did not return, Mr. Pauling became worried.
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I have a bit of news that may interest you, Mr. Pauling, he announced.
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American chemist noted for his work on the structure and nature of chemical bonding. By applying quantum physics to chemistry, he discovered the structure of many molecules found in living tissue, especially proteins and amino acids. Pauling also discovered the genetic defect that causes sickle cell anemia. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for chemistry in 1954.
Our Living Language : After American chemist Linus Pauling completed his major theoretical work on chemical bonding in the 1930s, culminating with the publication of his influential The Nature of the Chemical Bond, and the Structure of Molecules and Crystals (1939), he then turned his attention to examining protein structure. In 1948, while toying with folded pieces of paper, he had the sudden insight that the polypeptide chain of amino acids was coiled into a helical shape, which he later named the alpha helix. Around this same time Pauling realized that many diseases, in particular sickle cell anemia, might be molecular in origin, and his work laid the foundation for later human genome research. Late in his life Pauling devoted much of his time to the field he called orthomolecular medicine, which entailed studies of the health benefits of megadoses of vitamins and minerals, especially of vitamin C. Pauling is as well known for his efforts to make the world a better place as he is for advancing the frontiers of scientific knowledge. He campaigned tirelessly on behalf of world peace, and in the 1950s when his studies of the harmful effects of nuclear fallout from atomic weapons made him draw the conclusion that they should be banned, he was accused of being a Communist and prevented from traveling abroad, almost missing the award ceremony for the Nobel Prize for chemistry that he was awarded in 1954. He continued his work, nonetheless, circulating a petition against atmospheric nuclear testing that eventually was signed by more than 11,000 scientists. On October 10, 1963, the day the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty went into effect, Pauling was awarded the 1962 Nobel Peace Prize. He is the only person to receive two unshared Nobel Prizes.


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|Harrison Ford
That's absurd. I love how actors make ignorant statements with complete conviction. Greene is doing great. They have a first rate list and they also had a successful pilot season. You should really learn to keep your mouth shut if you don't know what you're talking about.
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|Johnny Depp
I would suggest SDB Partners be added to the same category as Talentworks, Stone Manners, etc.
Yes, I was also wondering why SDB Partners wasn't there.
|Johnny Depp
Greene was NEVER known for their youth department. They're known for their ADULT theatrical and commercial departments which are still going strong.
Uhm...that was a little harsh since I was simply stating that my friend's child left with Greene's former youth agent to TalentWorks. In fact, when she called Greene & Associates to ask them who was taking over for their agent, she was told that they were phasing out the youth department and her only option was to go with the agent.
Now, if an agency phasing out one of their departments means that everything is fantastic, and no one should think otherwise, then I apologize for stating that it "doesn't SOUND like things have been so good" (I don't see how that is taken as "complete conviction", but I WAS referring to them losing the youth department), but that's hardly a reason to attack someone and say they are ignorant and should keep their mouth shut for not knowing what they are talking about; especially when the information I stated is true and verifiable.
Like I said, if it was so far fetched to say that is sounds like it hasn't been so good for Greene, since they are closing a department, I apologize that I hit a nerve towards whatever stake you have in them.
And sorry for giving accurate agent change information for those looking for it on a forum about LA's Theatrical Agency List. My bad for thinking that is what forums are for, and then it is your job to go and do the research to verify, if it is an important issue to you. But to give accurate information and have a moderator or a contributor that people respect call you ignorant and to keep your mouth shut...just wow.
|Denzel Washington
Well you do often speak of having a "friend" or an "acquaintance" or you know someone who told you they signed with xyz, or had an experience with xyz, and then you sling around the information.
It comes off as if you "know" only what you hear and that you know the whole town. Perhaps you should speak only of first hand info to avoid being flamed if you're not sure.
I come off knowing everyone in town from like 8 posts? One said a friends daughter was with the agency in question another said I was an aquaintence with someone who was with the agency in question, and the others were giving people accolades?
And as for only posting with first-hand knowledge, I suppose then that SAM is an agent with Greene & Assoc otherwise his post was hearsay. And for the love of cheese, don't tell me that Truthtellers 2000 plus posts are all first-hand knowledge.
But, I give accurate information, not info that I'm "not sure" about, but info that is factual and which might be pertinent to someone out there, get attacked for being ignorant and should keep my mouth shut from someone who obviously was the one ignorant to the situation, yet I am the one that needs to prove my worth on here.
So, let me get this straight, it is encouraged to either not post unless I have first-hand knowledge (that negates every conversation any actor ever had with another) or lie and say, for example, that it was MY daughter who had a good experience with an agency (as opposed to my neighbor), to seem "legit." I do not agree. But since it seems on this forum that everyone only wants a handful of people to post and give advice and to attack the others, I'll leave you with this, (but do realize, it is NOT first-hand information that Matt Fletcher left for Talent Works, took his assistant and his entire roster with him; so take it for what its worth):
|Nicholas Cage
A'ight, so SAM's w/ Greene & Assosh.
|Sean Penn
Does anyone know who heads the theatrical youth department and adult department for Mavrick Artists Agency? Their former youth agent went over to Prestige Talent Agency.
|Kevin Bacon
Bump! This needs to be at the top. This is invaluable.
|Johnny Depp
Question, I have training from some of the best schools in Chicago, and I have been booking commercials. % now to be exact. How much "respect" is needed to submit to these guys?
|Johnny Depp
Did someone generate a list of starter agencies that could be added to this?
|Johnny Depp
Oh yeah. Baron Entertainment got into a lot of trouble with many of the major casting sites like LACasting and Casting Frontier because the founder tried to create a competing website that failed.
Yes, those sites are mostly for commercial, but Baron will only take you theatrically if you go across the board.
So strike Baron off of that list.
|Johnny Depp
These are considered starter level
|Johnny Depp
^^^^^Thanks for the list. So since im moving in january, should i wait till im physically there to submit?
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2/17/14: Three (3) cars broken into in the 3800 block of Winding Way.
February 17, 2014
Xavier University Public Safety Notice
Campus Safety There's Nothing More Important
513-745-1000 Emergency
513-745-2000 Non-Emergency
Incident Three (3) cars were broken into in the 3800 block of Winding Way
Date: February 16, 2014
Time: 11:40 AM
Location: Off-campus
Address: 3800 Winding Way
Incident Type: Theft from automobiles
Respondents: Cincinnati and Xavier Police Departments
Incident Summary:
On the date/time listed above, three (3) students reports that their cars were broken into while parked on the street in the 3800 block of Winding. Electronics and personal items were taken from the vehicles. Cincinnati and Xavier Police responded to the area but were unable to locate the suspect (s).
Safety Reminder
* Always park in well lite areas - free from obstructions such as trees or bushes.
* If you have a car alarm, make sure it is activated/alarmed.
* Secure all valuables in the trunk of your vehicle or take them inside your house or apartment.
* If possible park in off-street driveways or parking lots.
If you see or hear anything unusual or suspicious be sure to report it to the Cincinnati, Norwood or Xavier Police Departments.


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|2005-06 Women's Basketball
|Holly Moring
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|BJ Banjo
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|Candace Gibson
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2005-06 Season: Completed her Lady Buc career with 786 points and 513 rebounds ... pulled down a game-high 14 rebounds in the A-Sun tournament loss to Mercer (3/9/06) ... posted a game-high 14 points, to go along with five rebounds, three blocks, two assists and two steals in the win at Campbell (3/4/06) ... tallied 13 points and four rebounds in the Senior Day win over Stetson (2/26/06) ... managed two points, two rebounds, a block and an assist in the win over Mercer (2/23/06) ... contributed 11 poinst and 13 rebounds in the loss at Belmont (2/18/06) ... exploded for a career-high 28 points, including 22 in the second half, in the victory at Lipscomb (2/16/06) ... also tied a career high with three steals against the Lady Bisons, while setting career bests in field goals (14) and field goal attempts (22) ... added six points, three assists, two blocks, and two steals in the winning effort over UNF (2/11/06) ... amassed her fifth double double of the season with 14-point, 11-rebound effort against Jacksonville (2/9/06) ... collected six rebounds and 16 points in the loss at FAU (2/4/06) ... grabbed 10 rebounds in 31 minutes of play in the loss at Mercer (1/28/06) ... rejected four shots for the seventh time in her career against Stetson (1/26/06) ... tallied 10 points in 24 minutes in the win over the Hatters ... notched her fourth double-double of the season with a 21-point, 14-rebound effort against FAU (1/12/06) ... her 21-point output against the Owls was also a season high ... tallied 15 points and six rebounds in the victory at North Florida ... totaled 17 points and eight rebounds in the win over Kennesaw State (1/2/06) ... tied career high in blocked shots (4) for the second-straight game against SEMO (12/28/05) ... tallied 14 points and six rebounds in the win over the Redhawks ... posted 17 points and eight rebounds in the loss at Appalachian State (12/21/05) ... tied a career high with four blocks during the game ... shot 6-of-9 from the field against Mountaineers ... grabbed a season-high 15 rebounds, to go along with 10 points for her second-consecutive double-double in the loss at Western Kentucky (12/11/05) ... tallied a double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds in the win over College of Charleston (12/9/05) ... both numbers were season highs ... was near perfect from the charity stripe against the Cougars with a 7-for-8 performance ... scored nine-straight points during a crucial second-half stretch in the win over the Cougars ... posted the game�s only double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds, including eight on the offensive end, in the win over Mississippi State (11/20/05) ... logged 31 minutes and went 8-for-10 at the charity stripe @ MSU ... recorded a 10-point, 9-rebound performance in the loss at Cincinnati (11/23/05) ... scored a season-high 17 points, including 13 in the second half, in the win over Eastern Kentucky (11/29/05) ... also played in a season-high 35 minutes against EKU ... tied a career-high with four assists against Belmont (12/1/05) ... also tallied 13 points and eight rebounds against the Bruins ... recorded her second double-digit rebound effort of the season against Lipscomb (12/3/05) ... tallied season bests against the Lady Bisons in steals (2) and blocks (2) ... posted six points and five rebounds in the win over Campbell (1/19/06) ... collected seven points, 11 rebounds , two assists and a block in the loss at Gardner-Webb (3/2/06).
2004-05 Season: Proved to be one of the Lady Bucs� top post players, starting 29 games during the season ... had a career showing against Georgia Southern in the semi-finals of the conference tournament, pouring in a career-high 27 points and pulling down an impressive 18 rebounds (3/4/05) ... was an all-conference tournament second team selection following her dominating performance ... had stellar games against Georgia Southern all season, recording 18 points against the Eagles at home (12/28/04), and another 17 on the road (2/26/05) ... also had a career day in from the field against the Eagles (2/26/05), going 8-for-9 (.889), a career high in field goals made ... played a career-high 40 minutes against Applachian State (3/2/05) and averaged 28.3 minutes per game throughout the season ... pulled down 244 boards on the season, averaging 8.1per game, both tops on the team ... blocked 51 shots, the most on the team by over 20 blocks, equaling 1.7 blocks per contest ... blocked four shots in four separate games, most recently against UNC Greensboro (2/19/05) ... the team�s third-ranked scorer in 04-05, averaging 8.7 ppg.
2003-04 Season: Was a a solid contributor off of the bench, especially in the second half of the season ... was a huge catalyst in sparking ETSU�s 74-69 come-from-behind victory at Appalachian State (2/14/04) by scoring a season-high eight points on 4-of-6 shooting and tied a season-high with eight rebounds in 14 minutes of play ... tallied eight rebounds versus Tennessee Tech (2/4/04) in a season-high 20 minutes coming off of the bench ... grabbed five rebounds at Clemson (12/15/03) in just 13 minutes on the floor, and equaled that mark with five boards vs. Elon (12/18/03) ... netted at least two field goals in six games this year ... had seven rebounds in win over Coll. of Charleston (1/5/04) ...played in all but one game this season ... recorded season-high two steals in win at Western Carolina (1/12/04) ... scored a season-high six points in just eight minutes off of the bench in 80-65 victory at Wofford (1/24/04) ... netted at least two field goals in a game on 13 separate occasions this year including a season-high, four versus Appalachian State (2/14/04).
2002-03 Season: Received medical redshirt ... did not play.
2001-2002 Season: Gibson saw action in all 28 games in 2001-02 ... was one of six Lady Bucs to play in every game ... averaged 3.9 points and 2.7 rebounds per game ... scored in double digits twice as a freshman, 11 points against College of Charleston on Feb. 9 and 10 points against Furman on Feb. 19 ... led the Lady Bucs in scoring against Furman and led the team with a season-high nine rebounds.
At Warner Robins High School: Candace earned four varsity letters under coach Tom Mobley at Warner Robins High School . . . was a member of the Georgia Dream Team as a senior and was voted to play in the North vs. South All-Star game . . . was the county Player-of-the-Year following her junior and senior seasons . . . averaged double figures in points in all four of her high school seasons . . . averaged double figures in points and rebounds during her sophomore, junior and senior seasons.
Personal: Born on Aug. 23, 1983, Candace is the daughter of Chesterfield and Willene Gibson ... majoring in physical education.


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Last night's "Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr.," traced several ancestors of Harry Connick, Jr., and Branford Marsalis. (Watch it here if you missed it or look for a rebroadcast this week on PBS.)
The show spent quite a bit of time on the two men's childhoods and friendship in New Orleans. I was especially excited to see them at the Musician's Village, a Habitat for Humanity community the two sponsor and where I got to help build houses several years ago.
The show also has Connick and Marsalis playing at Preservation Hall, which I visited on the same trip.
Back to the genealogy: Gates presented Harry and Branford each with a "Book of Life," basically, a scrapbook of the records the show's researchers found.
Researchers discovered that Marsalis' surname came from a white Dutch slave owner in Mississippi. A son of that man's slave married Marsalis' great-great-grandmother Lizzie—but her son Simion, Marsalis great-grandfather, was three years old when that marriage took place. Simion's father was likely Lizzie's previous husband, a man named Isaac Black.
I was glad we saw an archivist looking... and looking ... and looking for records of one of Marsalis' ancestors at the New Orleans Public Library and in cemeteries before he finally found something. That's reality.
Connick was relieved to learn his Irish ancestor, a famine immigrant named James Connick, didn't own slaves—but was disappointed that he fought for the Confederacy for three years.
Gates explains that it wasn't necessarily because James supported slavery. His work would've dried up during the war, and there may have been no other way to make a living. The researchers found a military pension record for James, though it doesn't seem to indicate what kind of injury he might've suffered.
Connick's fifth-great-grandfather, David McCullough from Pennsylvania, was an infamous privateer on the ship Rattlesnake. He captured ships in the West Indies and would send the bounties back to the United States. The British crown had a 5,000-guinea reward on McCullough's head.
To demonstrate how varied our heritage is, Gates had black friends from his local barbershop guess their percentages of African, White and Indian heritage, then had them take DNA tests (the show didn't explain margins of error). Most weren't too far on their white and black percentages, but had overestimated their American Indian blood.
Immediately after the Harry Connick Jr./Branford Marsalis episode was another featuring Newark, NJ, mayor Cory Booker and US Rep. John Lewis. I had to get to bed at that point. You can watch this one online, too.
"Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates Jr." is airing Sunday nights at 8 ET on PBS.
Hunt's family tree seemed full of distinguished ancestors. She starts with her great-grandmother Florence Rothenburg—a name later changed to Roberts, which a historian explains would've made life easier for the Jewish-American family—in New York City in 1900.
After her husband died, Florence took her four small children to Pasadena, Calif., a move that seemed strange for a newly widowed woman. But it turned out that California was home for Florence.
Florence's father was one of the Scholle brothers, clothiers who started out in New York. Florence's father (Hunt's great-great-grandfather) William Scholle opened a branch in San Francisco to serve the Gold Rush pioneers.
He built the business to the point he was listed in a newspaper article about local millionaires. In 1890, he was an investor, along with Isaias Hellman, Levi Strauss and others, in the Nevada Bank (it merged with Wells Fargo in 1905).
That was Hunt's dad's mother's family. Next, in Portland, Maine, she learns about the paternal side. Her great-great-grandmother was Augusta Hunt, a local leader in the Women's Christian Temperance Union.
Hunt was almost reluctant to learn more—her impression of the WCTU was that of a group of teetotalers who wanted to restrict everyone else's freedoms. But a historian explained the extent of alcohol abuse at the time and the suffering it caused, particularly for women and children.
As part of the WCTU, Augusta supported a variety of causes, including female suffrage—and she lived long enough to see the 19th amendment passed. An obituary stated she was the first woman in Portland to cast her vote.
I noticed Hunt's voice-overs in this episode would say "I'm meeting so-and-so, whom I've asked to research my ancestor so-and-so." Past episodes have been presented more as a collaboration between the celebrity and researcher (whether or not that was actually the case), with the celebrity doing more active searching. I wonder if this is a new approach?
I appreciated all the history in this episode and the lesson to learn historical context before making assumptions about your ancestors. Ironically, early on we learned that Hunt's grandmother—Augusta's daughter-in-law—was killed by a drunk driver when Hunt's dad was 5 years old.
The scene in which Hunt goes home to share everything she learned with her dad didn't make the final episode. For those who love this part of the show, here's the deleted scene:
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1. On April 2 at 9 a.m., the only place you'll be able to find online 1940 census records for the entire country is 1940census.archives.gov. This website was made possible through the National Archives' contract with genealogy company Archives.com.
2. Shortly after the initial release, other websites will begin adding the records as fast as they can. Those include:
3. For the first week to several weeks after April 2, the only way to find your ancestor's 1940 census record will be to browse by enumeration district.
You can find out what an enumeration district is and how to pinpoint the right one by watching our free video on FamilyTreeMagazine.com.
4. Three separate projects to index these census records by name will begin ASAP after the records are released:
The 1940 Census Community Project is recruiting volunteers to do the indexing; Ancestry.com and MyHeritage are using paid contractors to do their indexing work.
5. Each site will add its index one state at a time, as states are completed. No site has specified the order in which states will be indexed, so at this time there's no telling when a particular site will add your ancestor's state. It could be weeks or months before a given site posts the index you need (so you'll want to check all the above sites periodically).
6. Ancestry.com is completing its index in two phases: a basic name index to be released first on a state-by-state basis, then a more-detailed index with additional information to follow. This means you may have access to a searchable basic name index for your ancestral state earlier on Ancestry.com than on another site.
7. Watch out for sites that try to charge for access to 1940 census records. There is no need to pay for 1940 census records. They'll be available online, free, at the sites mentioned in No. 2.
Get help finding your ancestors in the US census with these resources from Family Tree Magazine:
In an interview yesterday, MyHeritage founder and CEO Gilad Japhet called the 1940 census announcement "the first serious signal from MyHeritage that it is strongly entering the historical records market."
"MyHeritage has always been about family trees and photos."
For at least a year, plans have been underway to change that.
MyHeritage.com has invested half a million dollars into new hardware and a data center to build its new SuperSearch system, which will be released with the site's 1940 census collection in April. It also will be available on FamilyLink and WorldVitalRecords.com, which MyHeritage acquired in November 2011.
The company also made a personnel acquisition I'm not free to go into detail about, but you'll hear more soon.
MyHeritage has used SmartMatching, which Japhet says is a good way to search trees for matches, but less effective when it comes to searching on a last name "in any direction the user wants to go."
The new search system will do a better job of matching trees to records by employing data in approximately 1 billion profiles in MyHeritage.com family trees from around the world.
The SuperSearch will first compare your tree to other trees, find matches and "imply" information from those trees—but not add it to your tree, Japhet emphasized. But the search will include that implied information to find historical records that match your ancestors.
For example, if your ancestor's profile lacks a death date, SuperSearch could find the same ancestor in someone else's tree—using other details such as children's names to make the match—and use the death date from the other person's tree to locate the ancestor's will in MyHeritage collections.
"This has a low false positive rate. It's a match Ancestry never could have done. Their technology doesn't use the knowledge of all its trees," Japhet said. He described the Ancestry.com "shaky leaf" technology as "a bit naïve" because it requires more similar information, such as name spellings or birth and death dates—information the tree owner might not know—to find matches.
"Whenever new data are added, we compare them to all the MyHeritage trees, so you can sit back and do nothing," Japhet says. "If you have a person's family tree, you can do a lot of research on behalf of the person."
Due to the resource investment, using the new SuperSearch engine will require a subscription, says Japhet. But current MyHeritage Premium and PremiumPlus subscribers, who've purchased subscriptions to build enhanced trees on the site, won't need to purchase an additional subscription to use the search engine for finding trees, photos and free collections (including the 1940 census and the SSDI). Pay-as-you credits also will be available for those who want to view only a few records or just dip a toe into genealogy research.
The 1940 census index also will be free to search via SuperSearch.
Trees will remain an important part of MyHeritage.
"We think family trees are the most important thing. They're the core of family history. We would love for users to grow their trees on MyHeritage, so we have invested many resources in building tools and services that work with the trees." Those include the MyHeritage mobile app, printable family trees, family calendars and more.
"Other sites focus on research," Japhet says, but added that users might give it up when it becomes too time-consuming. "Users discontinue [a subscription] when they can't use it," he says, "but they'll maintain a tree for life."
Trees also have been helpful in making MyHeritage a site that supports multiple languages—38, to be exact. Because trees can be bilingual, developers have been able to build a store of information about name equivalents in a range of languages.
"You can type in a Russian name and get an English match," Japhet says. "Or you could type in Alex and the site 'knows' Sascha is the translated Russian nickname, and it pulls up a newspaper article in Russian," he says.
The site translates between alphabets, too, such as the Latin alphabet English uses and the Cyrillic alphabet Russian uses.
To encourage the site's internationalism, MyHeritage focuses
on hiring bilingual individuals. They maintain blogs and provide
customer service in several languages.
The 1940 census is just the beginning of new content for MyHeritage. Japhet didn't name any specific collections coming to the site, but he emphasized the global nature of records to be added and said the site would employ crowdsourcing to acquire content. Those who assist with crowdsourcing efforts will gain SuperSearch privileges.
MyHeritage, a company based in Israel and with a US office in Provo, Utah, will provide the 1940 census free at myheritage.com/1940census, www.worldvitalrecords.com/1940census and www.familylink.com/1940census.
(MyHeritage acquired FamilyLink and its WorldVitalRecords site last November.)
As on other websites planning to offer the 1940 census, you'll be able to browse the record images by place as soon as they're added to the site.
A searchable index will be added throughout the year, as data from each state are transcribed. The MyHeritage 1940 census index will be created separately from both the FamilySearch/Archives.com/brightsolid 1940 Census Community Project and the Ancestry.com index. A company that specializes in historical transcription will develop the index, which Japhet says will be highly accurate.
Once MyHeritage has launched the index for a given state, you'll be able to search it by multiple criteria using the MyHeritage SuperSearch, a fast and sophisticated new search engine to be released in April. All searches will take less than half a second, Japhet told me.
The search engine will support 38 languages, the only 1940 census site to offer this feature.
You'll also be able to search the records using the MyHeritage mobile app.
If you have a family tree on MyHeritage.com, the site will automatically match it to 1940 census data as indexes are added and notify you about relevant results. This reduces the need to constantly repeat your searches to see if the index for your ancestor's state has been added.
The 1940 census is the first of additional historical content to come on MyHeritage. "This is the first serious signal from MyHeritage that it is strongly entering the historical records market," Japhet says.
Japhet shared a lot of detail with me, so I'll write another post about MyHeritage's plans for introducing new, global content and a sophisticated way to search it.
For more 1940 census information, including a free video on using Stephen Morse's One-Step tool for determining your ancestor's 1940 enumeration district, see FamilyTreeMagazine.com/info/1940census.
I was inspired to become a census preparedness expert 10 years ago, after seeing woefully underprepared genealogists try to use the 1930 census. Why, so many of them were waiting in line at the library without basics like tents, Bunsen burners or crossword puzzles. And watching them scroll microfilm without Dramamine—well, it was downright painful. You'll need different supplies for the 1940 census, as this release is entirely digital and you'll be examining the records on a computer. Under no circumstances should you start your 1940 census research without these nine absolute must-haves:
I was inspired to become a census preparedness expert 10 years ago, after seeing woefully underprepared genealogists try to use the 1930 census.
Why, so many of them were waiting in line at the library without basics like tents, Bunsen burners or crossword puzzles. And watching them scroll microfilm without Dramamine—well, it was downright painful.
You'll need different supplies for the 1940 census, as this release is entirely digital and you'll be examining the records on a computer.
Under no circumstances should you start your 1940 census research without these nine absolute must-haves:
1. An atomic clock to precisely signal the 9 a.m. ET release of the 1940 census records.2. Extra batteries for your mouse. Be sure to practice changing them fast, the way they change the tires on race cars. You don't want to lose census time on silly things like dead batteries. 3. A Netflix account for the kids. You can get 99 episodes of Sponge Bob on Netflix. That's 99 half-hours of uninterrupted census work. You can always smarten them back up later with some books or something.4. A cardboard cutout of yourself to keep your spouse company while you're spending quality time with your computer. This is the kind thing to do.5. A hands-free helmet hydration system. No need to pause in your scrolling to pick up a glass of water. 6. Peanut m&ms for sustenance (peanuts = protein).7. An alarm clock to remind you to eat the m&ms.8. No-Doze (it's not just for college students anymore). Stock up now before your local drugstore is overrun with census-checking grannies. You don't want to have to knock over those grannies.9. Vitamin D pills. Let's face it: You're not going to be seeing the sun anytime soon. That's okay, though. Vampires are very "in" these days. You're like a census vampire.
Um, thank you, Ida. I'm sure readers are rushing to the store right now.
Next up, we offer phrases you'll want to memorize in case your boss catches you searching the 1940 census at work.
And visit FamilyTreeMagazine.com for serious tips on finding your ancestors in the 1940 census—including a free video on using Steve Morse's One-Step 1940 ED tool.
We're hosting a free webinar next Tuesday about one of the most talked-about photo-preservation tools in genealogy: the Flip-Pal mobile scanner.
Presenters Thomas MacEntee and Diane Miller will show you:
Registered attendees will get access to the webinar to view again as many times as they like (we'll e-mail instructions after the webinar).
Plus, all registrants will receive a special product offer!
The free Flip-Pal webinar is Tuesday, March 27, at 2 p.m. Eastern (1 p.m. Central, noon Mountain, 11 a.m. Pacific).
The presentation is about 45 minutes, plus 10 minutes for Q&A.
Click here to register for our free webinar Flip-Pal Mobile Scanner for Fabulous Family Photos.
Gates, a Harvard history professor who's hosted previous genealogy shows for PBS including African-American Lives and Faces of America, will explore the roots of 24 well-known Americans including Harry Connick Jr., Barbara Walters, Kevin Bacon, Condoleezza Rice, Sanjay Gupta and Martha Stewart.
Here's the twist that makes this show different: Each episode will feature a pair of celebrities "bound together by an intimate, sometimes hidden link." DNA testing takes over where paper trails leave off.
The staff of the New England Historic Genealogical Society and Johni Cerny, co-author of The Source: Guidebook for American Genealogy, contributed research to the series.
You can watch several clips on the show's website, including this extended preview:
Watch Extended Preview on PBS. See more from Finding Your Roots.


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Radiation damage to cells in the body can happen after a person receives radiation therapy to treat cancer. It can also happen if a person is exposed to radiation through x-ray imaging, nuclear power, or fallout from nuclear weapons. If severe enough, radiation damage may cause cancer, birth defects, and other serious health problems. Doctors try to protect people undergoing radiation therapy for cancer by using low doses, being precise about targeting the radiation, and minimizing side effects. Usually side effects go away after the treatment stops.
Radiation damage can cause a number of symptoms. These are common side effects when a person undergoes radiation treatment for cancer:
Radiation sickness or radiation emergency happens after exposure to a large amount of radiation. Acute radiation sickness occurs within 24 hours of exposure. Chronic radiation syndrome is a range of symptoms occurring over a period of time. These symptoms can happen immediately or months or years after exposure to radiation:
Damage happens when radiation interacts with oxygen, causing certain molecules to form in the body. These molecules can damage or break strands of DNA in cells. The cells may die.
People who have been exposed to radiation and who also have the following conditions or characteristics are at risk for developing radiation damage:
If you have symptoms of radiation damage, you should see your doctor right away. A physical exam, lab tests, pathology tests, and imaging procedures such as barium radiography or colonoscopy may be performed.
If you are receiving radiation treatment for cancer, your doctor will try to prevent or reduce the risk of radiation damage and radiation side effects. Your doctor may administer low dose radiation, use chemicals to protect from radiation, and use special shields for other parts of your body. Some medications may help reduce side effects.
The treatment plan depends on the type of radiation damage. If a person is exposed to a high amount of radiation, they will need to be decontaminated and may need transfusions of fluids, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. If you have radiation side effects from cancer treatment, your doctor may be able to give you medications and ointments to reduce them.
Your doctor may prescribe a variety of medications, depending on your symptoms. To treat side effects from radiation during cancer treatment, your doctor may prescribe antinausea medications, oral rinses for your mouth, and hydrocortisone cream for your skin. There is one drug, amifostine, that may be used to protect against radiation damage.
Surgery may be needed to stop more cell damage, or to graft healthy tissue onto a damaged area. Preliminary studies suggest that stem cell therapy may help reduce radiation induced salivary gland damage and improve quality of life for patients.
A comprehensive treatment plan for managing the effects of radiation may include a range of complementary and alternative therapies. If you are taking prescription medications or have pre-existing medical complications, talk to your health care provider before using complementary and alternative therapies.
If you are undergoing radiation therapy for cancer treatment, ask your oncologist before taking any supplement or vitamin. While some supplements may help, others may be harmful or interfere with certain cancer treatments. Make sure all your doctors know about any treatments you are considering.
These nutritional tips may help reduce side effects from radiation therapy:
Certain nutritional supplements and botanical medicines may be helpful in terms of managing the side effects of radiation therapy while others may interfere with the effectiveness of certain cancer treatments. Work with your doctor to determine which supplements are best for you. One of the supplements you may want to consider is a probiotic supplement containing 5 - 10 billion CFUs (colony forming units) a day. Probiotics may help reduce diarrhea in people receiving radiation therapy for cancer in the pelvis or abdomen. Some acidophilus products require refrigeration. Check labels carefully. Probiotics may not be appropriate for severely immunocompromised patients. Speak with your doctor.
Herbs are generally available as standardized, dried extracts (pills, capsules, or tablets), teas, or tinctures/liquid extracts (alcohol extraction, unless otherwise noted). Mix liquid extracts with your favorite beverage. Dose for teas is 1 - 2 heaping teaspoonfuls per cup of water, steeped for 10 - 15 minutes (roots need longer).
If you are undergoing radiation therapy for cancer, ask your oncologist before taking any herb.
Radium bromatum is specific for radiation poisoning, especially followed by arthritic complaints. Acute dose is 3 - 5 pellets of 12X to 30C every 1 - 4 hours until symptoms are relieved.
The prognosis depends on the level of radiation exposure, how quickly the person can be treated, and how detailed the follow up is. Long-term complications may include cancer, liver failure, infertility, and thickening and scarring of lung, liver, and kidney tissue.
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POMONA -- A man died early Monday when he was struck by a car while riding his bicycle near the intersection of Valley Boulevard and Dupont Street.
The name of the victim, a Hispanic man in his 40s, is being withheld pending notification of next of kin by the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office.
The driver of the vehicle, 25-year-old Beaumont resident William Johnson, remained at the scene until officers arrived. Johnson, who was not detained, was not injured.
Police are still investigating the incident which occurred just after midnight. Cpl. T.J. Garcia, of the Pomona police traffic division, said there are dozens of bicycle accidents involving motorists each year, though most are minor.
"We do have bicycle collisions throughout the year. There's no direct pattern in them, but they do occur with some frequency," Garcia said.
Just east of Monday's fatal crash scene, a billboard on Valley reads: "Every Lane is a Bike Lane. Bicyclists may need a full lane. Please share the road."
Monday's fatality came just over a month after another bicycle fatality occurred about a mile to the west on the campus of Cal Poly Pomona.
In that incident, Cal Poly student Ivan Arturo Aguilar, 21, was struck by a southbound vehicle as he rode north on Kellogg Drive.
Anyone with information about Monday's incident is asked to call 909-620-2081.


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'The Beast' is back at Your MMA, blogging about his upcoming title defence against Martin Svennson in Cardiff.
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This all-suite hotel is 4.5 miles from Sawgrass Mills Mall, 9 miles from area beaches, and 10 miles from Ft. Lauderdale Int. Airport and Port Everglade Cruise port.
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With complimentary parking, No resort fees and 8 meeting rooms, Sheraton Suites Fort Lauderdale Plantation is perfect for leisure and business travelers who enjoy relaxing by the rooftop pool with panoramic views of surround area, visiting nearby shopping and dining venues, all while residing in a spacious and luxurious two room suite. Sheraton Suites Fort Lauderdale Plantation, is a smoke-free property. The hotel offers complimentary shuttle service to local areas within 3 miles (4.8 kilometers) including free shuttle to Sawgrass Mills Mall (on request).
- Spa tub
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- Total number of rooms - 263
- Number of floors - 8
- Bar/lounge
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Conference space
- Concierge services
- Express check-out
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- Elevator/lift
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- Fitness facilities
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Computer station
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- Meeting rooms 8
- Multilingual staff
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- Television in common areas
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- Family Hotel
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- Free Wi-Fi
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- Sofa bed
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Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free long-term parking, Free self parking, Free RV, bus, truck parking
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- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
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- Microwave
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- Pay movies
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- Free WiFi
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- Separate living room
- Private bathroom
- Shower/tub combination
- Room service (limited hours)
- Sofa bed size
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Separate bedroom
- Cable TV service
- Down comforter
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Cilantro's Restaurant - Overlooking the central patio with sparkling fountain, Cilantro's serves a daily buffet; a la carte breakfasts; and a selection of salads, soups, and sandwiches for lunch.
Cilantro's Lounge - Lobby lounge with multiple TVs. American fare. Appetizers, beer, wine, and cocktails. Daily lunch and dinner. Bar open until late evening.
Room service is available (limited hours).
Nearby Things to Do
An outdoor pool and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a sauna and a fitness facility.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Scuba diving nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Golfing nearby
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
Hotel Policies
Check-in time ends at midnight
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Minimum check-in age is 21
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Up to 4 children 17 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
- Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
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- Dogs only
- 1 per room (up to 40 lb)
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
Service animals exempt from fees/restrictions
Pets allowed (no fees)
No rollaway/extra beds available
- Deposit: USD 50.00 per stay
Optional extras
- Fee for buffet breakfast: USD 15 for adults and USD 8 for children (approximately)
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Mountlake Terrace vs. Foss
When: Saturday, 4 p.m.
Where: Glacier Peak H.S.
Records: Mountlake Terrace 20-3 (Wesco 3A South first place; District 1 runner-up); Foss 16-5 (Narrows 3A second; District 3/4 third)
Final AP ranking: Mountlake Terrace 6th; Foss 7th.
Breakdown: It could be argued — and Steve Willits, the play-by-play announcer for MLTnews.com's web broadcasts of Hawks' games, did so after Saturday's loss to Stanwood — that the Hawks got a better matchup by losing the district championship game than winning it. Instead of facing Metro power Franklin, the Hawks got the No. 3 seed from District 3/4. But that team, Foss, is no slouch. The Falcons lost just five games this season, two of them to third-ranked Lincoln, and have an imposing figure inside in Dezmyn Trent. Foss, which lost to Kamiakin in the regional round last season, took second behind Lincoln in the 3A Narrows League and only missed out on the district championship game because of a strong effort in the semis by Timberline, a team the Falcons beat twice during the season. The only common opponent between the two teams — Lincoln — is a checkmark in the Terrace column. The Abes, who beat Foss twice, needed a late comeback to edge the Hawks by one point back in early December.
Key players: Foss—Dezmyn Trent, F, Sr., Olashawan Miller, F, Jr., Jericho Ballard, G, Sr., Noah Hunthausen, G, Sr. Mountlake Terrace—Marquis Armstead, G, Sr., Blake Fernandez, G, Sr., Greg Bowman, P, Jr., Jesse Zerom, G, Sr., Loren Lacasse, P, Jr.
Mountlake Terrace will win if … Greg Bowman can slow down Dezmyn Trent and Marquis Armstead can hit the big shots he's hit all season.
Twitter: @krueger_david
Webcast: MLTnews.com
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Glacier Peak vs. Rainier Beach
When: Saturday, 4 p.m.
Where: Bellevue College
Records: Glacier Peak 19-5 (Wesco 3A South second; District 1 third); Rainier Beach 21-4 (Metro Sound first; District 2 second)
Final AP ranking: Glacier Peak 9th; Rainier Beach 1st
Breakdown: For a second straight season the Grizzlies will take on Rainier Beach in the state regional round. The Vikings knocked out Glacier Peak with an 87-51 win a season ago. This year, the No. 1 ranked Vikings come into the game with a record of 21-4 and are coming off a 72-65 loss to No. 4 Lakeside in the Sea-King 3A district championship. Glacier Peak comes into the game with a record of 19-5. The Grizzlies lost 62-58 to Stanwood in the 3A district 1 tournament semifinals, but came back with victories over Shorewood and Oak Harbor to secure third place in the tournament and advance to regionals.
Key players: Rainier Beach—Marquis Davis, G, Sr., Shaqquan Aaron, F, Jr., Naim Ladd, G, Jr., Djuan Piper, F, Jr. Glacier Peak—Zach Pederson, P, Sr., Dreu Vader, G, Sr., Mitchl Pohrman, G, Sr., Ramsey Rosales, F, Sr.
Glacier Peak will win if … Dreu Vader and Ramsey Rosales score in double digits to take some of the offensive pressure off of Zach Pederson, the Grizzlies hit their 3s and the team plays sound defense against the athletic Vikings.
Twitter: @jonsap
Webcast: stspn.com
— Aaron Lommers
Stanwood vs. Franklin
When: Saturday, 6 p.m.
Where: Glacier Peak H.S.
Records: Stanwood 18-5 (Wesco 3A North first; District 1 champ); Franklin 16-9 (Metro Valley first; District 2 fourth).
Final AP ranking: Stanwood 12th; Franklin 11th
Breakdown: Franklin finished the regular season at the top of the Metro-Valley league, going 11-4 in the Metro conference. Franklin opened the season with nine straight wins, including a victory over a team from Las Vegas (Canyon Springs). In the Sea-King district tournament, the Quakers — who are led by Metro league first-team guard Patrick Ball — defeated Bellevue in the quarterfinals before falling to eventual-runner-up Rainier Beach in the semis. Franklin then lost to Mercer Island 62-48 in the third/fourth place game. Stanwood finished the regular season with a 12-1 record against Wesco 3A teams, its only loss coming against Mountlake Terrace. The Spartans defeated Terrace 47-43 in a rematch — which happened to be the District 1 title game — to earn the No. 1 seed out of the district. Josh Thayer scored 17 points in the title game and Wesco 3A North leading scorer Cannen Roberson is averaging 16.3 points a contest.
Key players: Franklin—Patrick Ball, G, Sr., Arell Hennings, G, Sr., Eugene Artison, F, Jr. Stanwood—Cannen Roberson, W, Sr., Josh Thayer, G, Jr., Drew Sears, P, Sr., Drew Stang, P, Jr.
Stanwood will win if … Drew Stang and Drew Sears control the boards, Cannen Roberson can score consistently and the Spartans can contain Franklin playmaker Ball.
Twitter: @krueger_david
— David Krueger
Glacier Peak vs. Enumclaw
When: Friday, 6 p.m.
Where: Glacier Peak H.S.
Records: Glacier Peak 17-6 (Wesco 3A South first; District 1 runner-up); Enumclaw 19-6 (South Puget Sound League 3A first; District 3/4 third)
Final AP ranking: Neither team is ranked.
Breakdown: The Enumclaw Hornets were the best team in the SPSL 3A, losing only one league game to take the regular season title and earn the No. 1 seed in the District 3/4 tournament. But the Hornets lost a semifinal game to defending champ Prairie after the Falcons finished the game on a 20-10 run to win 52-42 and earned a third-place finish after beating Kelso 49-48. Glacier Peak, meanwhile, was the No. 1 seed in the District 1 tournament but lost to Everett in the championship game. But not all things are bad as the Grizzles got a home game with the regional games slated to be played at Glacier Peah H.S. Glacier Peak will have a decided height advantage with Taylor Baird (6-foot) and Nicole Fausey (6-4) both taller than anyone on the Hornets roster. Enumclaw is led by guard and leading scorer Julia Myers and 5-11 post Danielle Saltarelli, who scored 17 in Enumclaw's loss to Prairie. The only common opponent between the two teams is Mountlake Terrace, who Glacier Peak beat twice by an average of more than 23 points. Enumclaw had to come from behind to beat Mountlake Terrace 52-45.
Key players: Enumclaw—Danielle Saltarelli, F, Sr., Julia Myers, G, Sr., Jessica Snoen, F, Sr. Glacier Peak—Taylor Baird, F, Jr., Nicole Fausey, P, Jr., Allie Weathersby, G, Sr., Sadie Mensing, F, So.
Glacier Peak will win if … it takes advantage of its heighth on the offensive end to get easy buckets and brings it usual strong defensive effort.
Twitter: @krueger_david
Webcast: stspn.com
— Aaron Swaney
Stanwood vs. Seattle Prep
When: Friday, 6 p.m.
Where: Bellevue College
Records: Stanwood 20-4 (Wesco 3A North first; District 1 third place); Seattle Prep 20-5 (Metro Mountain first; District 2 runner-up)
Final AP ranking: Stanwood 10th; Seattle Prep 5th
Breakdown: No. 5 ranked Seattle Prep is coming off a disappointing 37-36 loss to No. 2 ranked Cleveland in the Sea-King 3A district championship game. Seattle Prep comes into the game with a record of 20-5 with three of those losses coming to Cleveland. The Panthers feature a balanced scoring attack that has four players averaging between eight and 11 points per game. Stanwood competed in one of the most difficult district tournament brackets in the state, the 3A district 1 tournament, and placed third. The Spartans suffered a 59-51 loss to the eventual district champion Everett in the semifinals, but recovered to defeat Shorecrest and Shorewood to take the third seed from the district into regionals.
Key players: Stanwood—Rachel Swartz, P, Sr., Tristan Murphy, P, So., Jillian Jacobs, G, Sr., Samantha Powell, G, Jr. Seattle Prep—Mary Ann Santucci, G, Jr., Quinn Glosniak, G/F, Sr., Holly Tonry, G, Sr., Michaela Carew, F/C, Sr.
Stanwood will win if … it takes advantage of its size with Rachel Swartz and Tristan Murphy in the middle.
Twitter: @aaronlommers
— Aaron Lommers
Everett vs. Mercer Island
When: Friday, 8 p.m.
Where: Glacier Peak H.S.
Records: Everett 13-10 (Wesco 3A North second; District 1 champs); Mercer Island 20-7 (Kingco 3A/2A third; District 2 fourth)
Final AP ranking: Everett NR; Mercer Island 9th
Breakdown: Mercer Island comes into regionals with a record of 20-7 overall, with four of those losses coming against Kingco 3A/2A rival Bellevue. The Islanders fell to Bellevue twice in the regular season, once in the Kingco postseason tournament's championship game and then again in the Sea-King District tournament third/fourth place game. Mercer Island's only other loss in the postseason was to Cleveland which, like Bellevue, is a top 10 team in the Associated Press poll. The Islanders' No. 4 seed earned them a game against the District 1 champion: Everett. The Seagulls went a perfect 3-0 in the district tournament, knocking off Shorewood and a pair of No. 1 seeds (Stanwood from the Wesco North and Glacier Peak from the South). Everett is led by a pair of sisters, Sidney and Darian Rielly, who combined to score 55 of the Seagulls' 68 points in the district championship against Glacier Peak. Mercer Island, which has rebounded after a 5-15 record last season, is led by Kingco 3A/2A first teamer Kris Brackmann. The senior guard/forward averages 12.7 points per game and 2.1 steals per game. She is also second on the team in rebounds. Sidney Rielly is averaging 23.1 points per game for Everett. The junior scored her 1,000th career point in a playoff game against Stanwood, just the 58th game of her career, giving Rielly a career average of about 17.5 ppg.
Key players: Mercer Island—Kris Brackmann, G/F, Sr., Renae Tessem, F, Jr., Jessica Blakeslee, G, Fr., Julia Blumenstein, G/F, So. Everett—Sidney Rielly, G, Jr., KiKi Harper, G, Sr., Darian Rielly, G, So., Katy Hedington, P, So.
Everett will win if … its aggressive defense disrupts Kris Brackmann and the Mercer Island offense, and if (or when) the Rielly sisters provide their usual spark to the Seagulls' offense.
Twitter: @krueger_david
— David Krueger


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At Art 41 Basel, A arte Studio Invernizzi is presenting an exhibition devised by Günter Umberg. On this occasion, the German artist will seek to create a dialogue between his own works and those of a number of the leading exponents of contemporary Italian art he met during his visits to Italy from the 1970s onwards: Rodolfo Aricò, Gianni Colombo, Dadamaino and Mario Nigro.
The exhibition is conceived as a space in which two works by Gianni Colombo - "Strutturazione acentrica" ("Acentric Structure", 1962) and "Architettura cacogoniometrica. Progetto per Morterone" ("Cacogoniometric Architecture. Project for Morterone", 1988) - are placed on a plinth in the centre of the stand, thus creating a pause and, at the same time, continuity with the other works on display.
The work by Rodolfo Aricò, "Senza titolo" ("Untitled", 1967), presented here on this occasion, is one of the works he produced in the 1960s in which the architectural form of the structure is combined with painting, while "Senza titolo" (2002), features the stylistic elements typical of his works of the 1990s and early 2000s in which line and surface establish a link consisting of 'evocative geometry' with the layers of colour.
Dadamaino, on the other hand, transforms the energizing tension of her works of the 1950s ("Volume", 1958) into signs of real energy in her works of the 1990s and early 2000s ("Sein und zeit" ["Being and Time"], 2000).
Lastly, Mario Nigro, having abandoned the concept of two-dimensional painting, as in "Senza titolo", 1955, and "Senza titolo", 1956, developed a surface that invaded the space - "Dallo spazio totale: progressioni ritmiche simultanee opposte" ("From Total Space: Simultaneous Opposing Rhythmic Progressions", 1966) - in which the optical grids typical of works on canvas are transposed onto two opposing perspective lattices made of wood painted red.
The work by Günter Umberg forms a relationship with the space surrounding it by virtue of the physical value of the painting that constitutes it. Almost as if it were expanding, the picture acquires depth and, by altering the flatness of the wall, invades the space.


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UF's ReadFest concludes with 'edible book' contest
Published: Thursday, April 11, 2013 at 10:40 p.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, April 11, 2013 at 10:40 p.m.
A crowd stood in front of Library West on the University of Florida campus Thursday to admire and vote for their favorite entry in the seventh annual Edible Book Contest.
Students, staff and members of the community could participate in the contest, which asked entrants to use edible ingredients to concoct a cake or something similar that related to or represented a particular book title.
The contest marked the culmination of the 11th annual ReadFest, which took place on the lawn outside Library West on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Hank Young, who works in the library's cataloging department, said ReadFest is a way to show that libraries can have fun, too.
The Edible Book Contest has grown over the seven years it has been a part of ReadFest, Young said — so much so that the contest is now celebrated on its own separate day.
Young recalls a year when one participant set up a bunch of white grapes and drew scowling faces on them with a Sharpie to represent "The Grapes of Wrath."
"When people come up with the ideas, it just amazes me," Young said.
Young said he particularly looks forward to seeing what people come up with to illustrate children's books.
On Thursday, students, staff and local residents could stop by during the contest and vote for the best all-around winner while judges Carol McCuster, Ann Lidell and Ellen Knudson chose other winners.
Thursday's awards went to: best overall, Deborah Kellerman, "The Wizard of Oz;" best children's book, Cindy Craig, "Watership Down;" best non-fiction, Deborah McEdward, "The Quest for Life in Amber;" best pun, Ciara Powell, "The Picture of Dorian Gray;" best non-cake, Amy Winslow, "Optical Illusions;" participation, Dana Masari and Emily Sneeden.
Winslow carried her bulky Optical Illusions entry across campus from the football stadium parking lot. Her creation was made of cheese, bread, spinach, spaghetti, gum and tortillas.
"It's really a challenge to work with things other than cake materials. I've yet to master not letting it deteriorate and not staying up the whole night before," Winslow said.
This was the third year of competing in the contest for McEdward, who is the education and training coordinator in the College of Dentistry. She said her entry involved a weeklong process.
"It's just so fun to be creative. You have to think about it and come up with the idea. I absolutely love to read, so anything we can do to publicize reading is great, too," McEdward said.
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Union leader Paul Howes insists the AWU continues to back Julia Gillard ''110 per cent'', lauding the Prime Minister as ''street tough'' and ''determined''.
Mr Howes, whose union was influential in the dumping of Kevin Rudd in 2010, used his opening address to the Australian Workers Union national conference on the Gold Coast to acknowledge that the carbon tax issue was hard for the union.
In the wake of the latest Fairfax/Nielsen poll that saw Labor's primary vote fall to 30 per cent, Mr Howes pointed to the $1 billion jobs rescue package released by Ms Gillard on Sunday.
''That's why I'm proud to be a supporter of Julia Gillard,'' he said.
Mr Howes told AWU delegates that the union supported Ms Gillard ''because we want someone leading this nation who's prepared to make the tough calls, the hard decisions and to cop the flak''.
He said Ms Gillard was ''prepared to stand up to the shock jocks and the billionaires and the media barons'' and would ''fight and scrape to do the right thing for this nation''.
''That's what our union has always done. We're not the most popular kids in school, but we're not the kids who get picked on either,'' Mr Howes said.
''Like the Prime Minister, we stand up for what we believe in, and we won't back down.
''I'm proud to lead a union that backs her 110 per cent.''
Ms Gillard will address the four-day conference on Monday night.
In a media conference, Mr Howes denied that dumping Mr Rudd had been a mistake and the union supported Ms Gillard because she stood for the same things the AWU stood for - including good, secure Australian jobs.
He also dimissed Labor's latest polling woes: ''I'm sick to death of talking about polls. I'm suffering from poll fatigue and I regret in the past that I've talked too much about polls.''
Mr Howes's half-hour address was not all rosy. The AWU national secretary spoke about the downturn in manufacturing and the loss of steel jobs, with ''severe hardship'' in places such as Wollongong, Western Port, Whyalla and Newcastle.
Mr Howes added that change was hard but must be dealt with constructively.
''Dealing with climate change is not an easy issue for our union,'' he said.
''But we didn't sell our members a pup. We didn't lie or pretend that carbon pricing was something we could stop.
''We didn't sell out our principles or sell out our members' job security, and we walked out at the end knowing that we struck the best possible deal for our members.''
Mr Howes said the creation of new laws and internal processes could be ''not very pretty''.
''Sure there have been problems, there have been divisions, and that's natural in our type of movement – because we're passionate, and we believe so firmly in what we're seeking to achieve,'' he said.
Earlier, national president Bill Ludwig said many industries were at a crossroads, the conservatives were on the march and unions were under attack.
Mr Ludwig, a powerful figure in the Labor Party, said he had been involved in great battles in the past 40 years and used his speech to condemn the Campbell Newman-led Liberal National Party government in Queensland.
He said Australian could not afford a conservative government in Canberra too.


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The Pritzker Legal Research Center collects Illinois state documents emphasizing primary legal sources such as Illinois session laws, case law, administrative agency decisions, and Illinois legislative history sources. In subject areas, the library is particularly strong in the criminal justice area with a comprehensive collection of Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority publications. While the Pritzker Legal Research Center is not a depository for Illinois documents, the Northwestern University Library Government Publications and Maps Department in Evanston has been a depository for Illinois state documents since 1971. All of the Illinois documents held by the Pritzker Legal Research Center are listed in NUcat. In addition the Illinois State Library provides the following website, Electronic Documents of Illinois, that is a repository for Illinois documents that have been produced in electronic format. The search options at the site are by subject, issuing agency, and website identifiers.
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There is an additional Advanced Photo digital lab for critical, high-resolution film scanning as well as daylight-balanced lighting for critical print viewing and print finishing. This smaller lab is equipped with Wacom tablets, a Hasselblad Flextight X1 film scanner, and a Nikon 9000 film scanner.
In addition to the digital photo facilities, there are three black-and-white labs dedicated to processing gelatin silver film and prints, with Omega enlargers capable of printing up to 4x5" film at 20"x24." There is also an individual color/black-and-white enlarging room for printing film up to 8"x10." A large film processing area provides automatic temperature control, filtered water, and numerous chemicals for processing a wide range of films.
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Egypt Bedouin abduct two Brazilian teenage girls (AFP) AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE) By Samer al-Atrush 03/18/12)
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Egyptian Bedouin in the Sinai kidnapped two Brazilian teenage girl tourists on Sunday in the third such abduction in the peninsula this year, security officials said.
The tourists were returning from a visit to the historic monastery of St Catherine in southern Sinai when the tribesmen seized them, the officials said.
They said they had not yet established contact with the kidnappers to find out their demands, but they believed the perpetrators wanted the release of jailed tribesmen in return for the tourists.
One official said two armed Bedouin stopped a tour bus and abducted the tourists at gunpoint, before driving off with them towards the peninsula´s mountains.
In February, Bedouin kidnapped three South Korean tourists in the same area, shortly after the abduction of two American women and their Egyptian tour guide, demanding the release of jailed tribesmen. The tourists and the guide were all released quickly and unharmed, as were 25 Chinese workers seized at the end of January.
The sparsely populated region is where Egypt´s most lucrative tourist resorts are located, as well as being home to a mostly poor and disaffected Bedouin population.
Since an uprising overthrew president Hosni Mubarak last year, the Sinai has grown even more lawless, with attacks on police stations and almost monthly bombings targeting a pipeline that exports gas to neighbouring Israel.
The Bedouin have pressed hard for the release of captive tribesmen they say have been sentenced unfairly on charges ranging from terrorism to drugs dealing. On Friday, dozens of heavily armed tribesmen agreed to end an eight- day long siege of an international peacekeepers´ camp in the north of the peninsula after the military promised to look into their demand. The Bedouin said they would give the military a month to meet their demand for the release of jailed tribesmen, some convicted on terror charges. None of the peacekeepers, tasked with monitoring a treaty with Israel, was harmed.
Egypt´s military, in power since Mubarak´s ouster, tried to quell Islamist radicals in the peninsula with limited success last year, and the authorities now appear to prefer negotiating with armed tribesmen.
The military has already pardoned 18 Bedouin outlaws sentenced by military tribunals in absentia, while a state security court ordered a new trial for five Bedouin accused of deadly bombings in two Sinai tourist resorts in 2004. (Copyright © 2012 Agence France Presse. 03/18/12)
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'"Right now we think he'll be ready," the Sabres' general manager said Wednesday. "It may pull him back a little bit from being physically involved in training camp for the first week or so, but based on what we've gotten back from the doctors he should be ready to go."'
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