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The Tiger Leaping Gorge: China's Grand Canyon
by Mark Painter
"Tai xi!" exclaimed the first guide I'd interviewed in Lijiang, when I explained what I wanted to do.
My Chinese is marginal, but I had no trouble understanding him: "Too dangerous."
I persisted. Every summer, hundreds of foreigners flock to China from all over the world to hike along the Tiger Leaping Gorge Trail, where the mighty Yangzi, the longest river in Asia, funnels into a narrow gorge between mountains that soar more than two miles above.
The guide was adamant. "Sorry," he concluded, in English. He waved his hand dismissively and walked away.
The second guide I interviewed looked about 15 years old. He didn't speak much English either, but was willing to accompany me. He claimed to have made the trip many times before, but when I asked him how long the hike was, he couldn't tell me the correct answer.
I met the third guide at the China International Travel Service in Lijiang. His name was Huang Chan, he was definitely a grown-up, and he didn't turn pale when I told him what I wanted to do. He seemed confident and steady.
"I can get you through," he said in Chinese. "If you're strong. Are you strong?"
I assured him I was. (How do you say machismo in Chinese?)
"Then let's do it."
The Tiger Leaping Gorge Trail follows the Yangzi River for about 25 miles through some of the most breathtaking scenery in the world. Nestled in the northwest corner of Yunnan province, the gorge lies less than 100 miles from the Tibetan border, meaning these mountains are foothills to the Himalayas, the highest mountain range on Earth.
The trail connects the towns of Daju and Qiaotou. Qiaotou has the advantage of being easier to get to or from, but that's about all that can be said for it. Daju, on the other hand, is a remote, rustic village full of charm. The bus trip between Lijiang and Daju involves an arduous five-hour journey over a 14,000-foot mountain on a dizzying, single-lane dirt road, so travelers would do well to rest overnight at Daju before heading out.
Mr. Huang and I didn't do that. We made the mistake of setting out along the trail immediately after the ride from Lijiang. Daju is on the opposite side of the gorge from the trail, so our first task was to wind our way down the hillside about 500 feet to the southern bank of the Yangzi, where we hired a ferry to take us across.
Once we'd been left on the opposite bank, the next challenge was to climb one of the steepest trails I'd ever seen, switching back and forth across the hillside as it led us up the full 1,500 feet. Mr. Huang picked his way up the hill with the grace of a mountain goat, but I had quite a struggle, and rued our decision to begin the trek that same day.
At the top, opposite Daju, lay a little plateau that supports a few small farms. To get through the farms and onto the trail, we picked our way past farmhouses, fields, and tiny water wheels, built to take advantage of the streams rushing down from the mountains. A couple of the farm-houses have hand-painted signs advertising themselves as "restaurants" and "hotels," an obvious attempt to grab a piece of the backpacker trade.
I kept expecting every farmer we met to chase us off the land. But this is socialist China, where hikers have the same right to the land as the farmers themselves. For an American hiker, that's a totally new experience. (Common courtesy still applies, of course. Hikers do not have the right to pick food for their own use or otherwise damage the plants.)
Past the plateau, the trail proper begins. It's essentially a cut in the mountainside, about 1,500 feet above the river, extending some 20 miles to Qiaotou. There are numerous rockslides which have buried the original trail, requiring trekkers to pick their way over or around the rubble, a reminder that a new slide is always possible.
Once, I called out to Mr. Huang. He cringed and gestured at the rocky slope above our heads, suggesting eloquently that my big American mouth was about to bury both of us. I shut up.
The view of the river is spectacular throughout the hike, especially at the points where the gorge narrows, funneling the water through a roaring, churning set of rapids. Across the river, the mountains soar breathtakingly high, sometimes in sheer cliffs that tower over 10,000 feet above the river.
Halfway along the trail, we spent the night in Walnut Grove. A small village, it nestles on the mountainside at the one spot in the gorge where the slope between the trail and the river flattens out enough to allow terrace farming. These farms, and the grove of walnut trees that gives the village its name, were the town's livelihood until backpackers discovered the trail. Now, two guesthouses, Woody's and the Spring Guesthouse, bring in additional income for the community.
The sign outside Woody's reads, "Eat. Drink. Live." Who can resist an invitation like that? A double room cost us the equivalent of $3.60 for one night. The accommodations are primitive, but an experienced camper can cope. Woody's is clean, you get a great view, and you can relax to the sound of the roaring Yangzi.
Walnut Grove is so serene in its isolation that it is almost otherworldly. "Is this Shangri-La?" wondered one of the guests as we drank beer and watched the daylight fade behind the mountains.
Although the trail was more level and easier to follow on the second day, we had to cross a series of waterfalls in the first miles past Walnut Grove. Only the first of these cascades is bridged. To cross the others, we had to choose between picking our way over wet, uneven stones at the lip of the precipice, or giving in and sloshing through the water at a safe distance from the edge.
In my opinion, wet feet are a small price to pay for living long enough to collect on my Social Security contributions. I sloshed. The falls sprayed us with cold water as we passed, but in the August sun, I appreciated it.
After the falls, we passed the minuscule village of Jantajou, where there is a guesthouse called "Gorgeous." Past that, I began to feel another spray of water. The feeling lasted half a mile before I could see what was causing it: below, the Yangzi was churning through the roughest and narrowest rapids of the entire gorge, kicking up enough spray to be felt 1,500 feet above and a half-mile downwind.
Beyond, there lies an incredible series of rockslides composed of gleaming white marble, dazzling in the midday sun. I found myself squinting against the glare as I clambered over marble boulders the size of pickup trucks, while mountain goats regarded me with curiosity.
Finally, we came to the actual Tiger Leaping Gorge, a particular narrows at the upstream end of the trek that gives the trail its name. The gorge is the setting of a well-known Chinese folk tale involving a legendary tiger who is implausibly said to have leaped across the gorge from one mountain to the other. A stone statue commemorates the tale.
The site was packed with Chinese tourists when we arrived. They regarded the sight of a sweaty, half-naked "big nose" stumbling out of the mountains with bemusement.
When I stopped for a rest and took off my pack, the crowd roared with laughter. "Bai da!" several of them shouted. "White stripes!" They pointed at the strips of untanned skin my pack straps had left on my shoulders. I pulled my hat down over my face in mock embarrassment.
But when Mr. Huang explained to them that we had just hiked through the gorge all the way from Daju, they smiled and murmured approvingly. Several of them gave us the "thumbs up" gesture, which means the same thing in China as in America.
The Chinese are not easy people to impress, but I'd managed it that day. I wasn't too tired to stand a little taller and grin at them.
July to August is the tourist season in Yunnan province, and the temperatures in the mountains are comfortably mild--80s in the daytime and 60s at night. Unfortunately, it is also the rainy season, so expect frequent showers (but not monsoon-like downpours).
Daily flights are available from Hong Kong to Kunming, the provincial capital, and buses or planes are available from Kunming to Lijiang. Public buses travel between Lijiang and Qiaotou every day from the bus station, and private minibuses cover the more difficult Lijiang-Daju route. These leave from the Ali Baba Cafe.
Guides can be hired from China International Travel Service in Lijiang, for about US$50.
To get the latest lowdown on the Tiger Leaping Gorge trail, or to join in with a group of other hikers, knowledgeable travelers visit one of Lijiang's Western restaurants on Mao Square, such as "Peter's" or "Ma Ma Hu Hu's," and strike up a conversation with the other patrons.
For information about additional programs and tour operators, see the Geographical Index under "China."


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The monster in the mirror
A fire breaks out of the dome of the Taj hotel in Mumbai.
Photo: AFP
We've forfeited the rights to our own tragedies. As the carnage in Mumbai raged on, day after horrible day, our 24-hour news channels told us we were watching India's September 11, 2001. Like actors in a Bollywood rip-off, we're expected to play our parts and say our lines, even though we know it's all been said and done before.
As tension in the region builds, the US senator John McCain warned Pakistan that if it didn't act fast to arrest the "bad guys", India would launch air strikes on "terrorist camps" in Pakistan and that Washington could do nothing because Mumbai was India's September 11.
But November isn't September; 2008 isn't 2001; Pakistan isn't Afghanistan, and India isn't America. So perhaps we should reclaim our tragedy and pick through the debris with our own brains and our own broken hearts to arrive at our own conclusions.
It's odd how in the last week of November thousands of people in Kashmir, supervised by thousands of Indian troops, lined up to cast their vote, while the richest quarters of India's richest city ended up looking like war-torn Kupwara - a ravaged district of Kashmir.
The Mumbai attacks are only the most recent terrorist attacks on Indian towns and cities this year. Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Delhi, Guwahati, Jaipur and Malegaon have all seen serial bomb blasts in which hundreds of ordinary people have been killed and wounded. If police have arrested the guilty - both Hindu and Muslim, all Indian nationals - something's going very badly wrong in this country.
If you were watching television, you may not have heard that ordinary people, too, died in Mumbai. They were mowed down in a busy railway station and a public hospital. The terrorists did not distinguish between poor and rich. They killed both with equal cold-bloodedness.
The Indian media, however, was transfixed by the rising tide of horror that breached the glittering barricades of India Shining and spread its stench in the marbled lobbies and crystal ballrooms of two incredibly luxurious hotels and a small Jewish centre.
It's true one of these hotels is a Mumbai icon - an icon of the easy, obscene daily injustice that ordinary Indians endure. On a day when the newspapers were full of moving obituaries by beautiful people about the hotel rooms they had stayed in, the gourmet restaurants they loved, a small box inside a national newspaper (sponsored by a pizza company, I think) told us India ranked below Sudan and Somalia on the international hunger index.
But this isn't that war. That one's being fought in our villages, on river banks and rubber estates, and in the slums and shantytowns of our gigantic cities.
That war isn't on TV. So maybe, like everyone else, we should deal with the one that is.
There is a fierce, unforgiving fault line that runs through the contemporary discourse on terrorism. On Side A are those who see terrorism, especially Islamist terrorism, as a hateful, insane scourge that spins on its own axis, in its own orbit and has nothing to do with the world around it, nothing to do with history, geography or economics. Side A says that to try and place it in a political context, or even try to understand it, amounts to justifying it and is a crime in itself.
Side B believes that though nothing can ever excuse or justify terrorism, it exists in a particular time, place and political context, and to refuse to see that will only aggravate the problem and put more and more people in harm's way - a crime in itself.
The sayings of Hafiz Saeed, who founded the Lashkar-e-Toiba (Army of the Pure) in 1990 and who belongs to the hardline Salafi tradition of Islam, certainly bolsters the Side A case. Hafiz Saeed approves of suicide bombing, hates Jews, Shias and democracy and believes jihad should be waged until Islam, his Islam, rules the world. "There cannot be any peace while India remains intact. Cut them, cut them so much that they kneel before you and ask for mercy," he has said.
But where would Side A accommodate Babu Bajrangi of Ahmedabad, India, who sees himself as a democrat, not a terrorist? He was one of the linchpins of the 2002 Gujarat genocide, and has said: "We didn't spare a single Muslim shop, we set everything on fire. We hacked, burnt, set on fire - we believe in setting them on fire because these bastards don't want to be cremated. They're afraid of it." Pleading for the death sentence, he asked for a few days grace so he could "finish them off" - "at least 25,000 to 50,000 should die".
And where, in Side A's scheme of things, would we place the Nazi-applauding nationalist organisation Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh? Since the evil day Muslims first landed in Hindustan, they say, "the Hindu nation has been gallantly fighting on to take on these despoilers. The Race Spirit has been awakening".
There are plenty of Muslim organisations within India preaching their own narrow bigotry. So I'd pick Side B over Side A. We need context. Always.
In this nuclear subcontinent, that context is partition. The Radcliffe Line, which separated India and Pakistan and tore through states, districts, villages, fields, communities, water systems, homes and families, was drawn virtually overnight. It was Britain's final, parting kick to us.
Partition in 1947 triggered the massacre of more than a million people and the largest migration of a human population in contemporary history. Eight million people, Hindus fleeing the new Pakistan, Muslims fleeing the new kind of India, left their homes with nothing but the clothes on their backs. Each of those people carries and passes down a story of unimaginable pain, hate and horror, but yearning, too. That wound, those torn but still unsevered muscles, that blood and those splintered bones still lock us together in a close embrace of hatred, terrifying familiarity but also love. It has left Kashmir trapped in a nightmare from which it can't seem to emerge, a nightmare that has claimed more than 60,000 lives. Pakistan, the Land of the Pure, became an Islamic Republic, and then, very quickly, a corrupt, violent military state, openly intolerant of other faiths. India, on the other hand, declared herself an inclusive, secular democracy. It was a magnificent undertaking, but Babu Bajrangi's predecessors had been hard at work since the 1920s, dripping poison into India's bloodstream, undermining that idea of India even before it was born.
By 1990 they were ready to make a bid for power. In 1992 Hindu mobs stormed the Babri Masjid and demolished it. By 1998 the BJP was in power. The US war on terrorism put the wind in their sails. It allowed them to do exactly as they pleased, even to commit genocide and then present their fascism as a legitimate form of chaotic democracy. This happened at a time when India had opened its huge market to international finance and it was in the interests of international corporations and the media houses they owned to project it as a country that could do no wrong. That gave Hindu nationalists all the impetus and the impunity they needed.
This, then, is the larger historical context of terrorism in the subcontinent and of the Mumbai attacks.
The Government of India has announced it has "incontrovertible" evidence that the Lashkar-e-Toiba, backed by Pakistan's ISI, was behind the Mumbai strikes. LET has denied involvement but remains the primary accused. Two Indian nationals have been arrested in connection with the Mumbai attacks. So already the neat accusation against Pakistan is getting a little messy. Almost always, when these stories unspool, they reveal a complicated global network of foot soldiers, trainers, recruiters, middlemen and undercover intelligence and counter-intelligence operatives working not just on both sides of the India-Pakistan border, but in several countries.
Air strikes may "take out" terrorist camps but certainly not terrorists. Neither will war. (And let's not forget that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, of neighbouring Sri Lanka, one of the world's most deadly terrorist groups, were trained by the Indian army.)
Thanks largely to being forced to play the US's ally in support of the Afghan Islamists, and then in the war against them, Pakistan, whose territory is reeling under these contradictions, is careening towards civil war. As recruiting agents for the US's jihad against the Soviet Union, it was the job of the Pakistan army and the ISI to nurture and channel funds to Islamic fundamentalists. Having wired up these Frankensteins and released them into the world, the US expected it could rein them in like pet mastiffs whenever it wanted.
Now the debris of a re-ravaged Afghanistan has washed up on Pakistan's borders. Pakistan denies it is presiding over a country at threat of implosion. The terrorist training camps, the fire-breathing mullahs and the maniacs who believe Islam will or should rule the world is mostly the detritus of two Afghan wars. The ire rains down on Pakistan as much, if not more than, it does on India.
If India goes to war, the debris of a bankrupt, destroyed Pakistan will wash up on India's shores, endangering us as never before. If Pakistan collapses, millions of "non-state actors" with an arsenal of nuclear weapons will be India's neighbours. It's hard to understand why those who steer India's ship are so keen to replicate Pakistan's mistakes and call damnation upon this country by inviting the US to further meddle clumsily and dangerously in our extremely complicated affairs. A superpower never has allies. It only has agents.
War is the best way for India to avoid facing up to the serious trouble building on our home front. The Mumbai attacks were broadcast live (and exclusive) on all or most of the country's 67 24-hour news channels. TV anchors and reporters kept up endless excited commentary. Over three days and three nights, we watched in disbelief as a small group of very young men armed with guns and gadgets exposed the powerlessness of the police, the elite National Security Guard and the marine commandos of this supposedly mighty, nuclear-powered nation.
While they did this they indiscriminately massacred people, in railway stations, hospitals and luxury hotels, unmindful of their class, caste, religion or nationality. (Part of the helplessness of the security forces had to do with having to worry about hostages. In other situations - in Kashmir, for example - their tactics are not so sensitive. Whole buildings are blown up. Human shields are used. The US and Israeli armies don't hesitate to send cruise missiles into buildings and drop daisy cutters on wedding parties in Palestine, Iraq and Afghanistan.)
But this was different. And it was on TV. The boy-terrorists' nonchalant willingness to kill and be killed delivered something different from the usual diet of suicide bombings and missile attacks that people have grown inured to on the news. Here was something new: Die Hard 25. The gruesome performance went on and on. TV ratings soared.
Eventually the killers died and died hard; all but one. Throughout the stand-off the terrorists made no demands and expressed no desire to negotiate. Their purpose was to kill people and inflict as much damage as they could before they were killed. They left us completely bewildered. When we say nothing can justify terrorism, most of us mean that nothing can justify the taking of human life. We say this because we respect life, because we think it's precious. So what are we to make of those who care nothing for life, not even their own? The truth is that we have no idea what to make of them, because we can sense that even before they've died, they've journeyed to another world where we cannot reach them.
India TV broadcast a phone conversation with an attacker. "You're surrounded," the TV anchor told him. "You are definitely going to die. Why don't you surrender?"
"We die every day," he replied in a strange, mechanical way. "It's better to live one day as a lion and then die this way." He didn't seem to want to change the world. He just seemed to want to take it down with him.
Terrorism is a heartless ideology. Often its aim is to exacerbate a bad situation in order to expose fault lines. Martyrs' blood irrigates terrorism. The dead become the demonstration, the proof of victimhood. A single act at best is meant to be a catalyst that triggers something else, something much larger than itself, a tectonic shift, a realignment. The act itself is theatre, spectacle and symbolism, and today, the stage on which it pirouettes is live TV. Even as TV anchors condemned the attack, the effectiveness of the terror was being magnified a thousandfold by TV broadcasts.
In India, analysis has been mostly empty of mentions of the elephants in the room: Kashmir, Gujarat and the demolition of the Babri Masjid. Instead, retired diplomats and strategic experts debated the pros and cons of a war against Pakistan, and the rich threatened to withhold taxes unless their security was guaranteed. Meanwhile, the death of the former prime minster V.P. Singh, the hero of lower castes and villain of upper-caste Hindus, passed without mention.
Though one chapter of horror in Mumbai has ended, another might have just begun. Day after day, a powerful, vociferous section of the Indian elite, goaded by marauding TV anchors who make Fox News look almost left-wing, have taken to mindlessly attacking politicians, glorifying the police and the army and virtually asking for a police state. It isn't surprising that those who have grown plump on the pickings of democracy should now be calling for a police state. The era of "pickings" is long gone. We're now in the era of grabbing by force, and democracy has a terrible habit of getting in the way.
Dangerous, stupid television flashcards like Police are Good/ Politicians are Bad, Chief Executives are Good/ Chief Ministers are Bad, Army is Good/ Government is Bad, India is Good/ Pakistan is Bad are being bandied about by TV channels that have already whipped viewers into a state of almost uncontrollable hysteria.
Tragically, this regression into intellectual infancy comes at a time when people in India were beginning to see that in the business of terrorism, victims and perpetrators sometimes exchange roles. The first serious questions began after the 2001 Parliament attack. A campaign by lawyers and activists exposed how innocent people were framed by the police and the press, how evidence was fabricated, how witnesses lied, how due process was criminally violated at every stage of the investigation.
Two of the four accused were acquitted, including the alleged mastermind, a third was acquitted but then convicted for a fresh, comparatively minor offence, and Mohammad Afzal was ordered to his death, even though the Supreme Court acknowledged there was no proof he belonged to any terrorist group but that "the collective conscience of the society will only be satisfied if capital punishment is awarded to the offender". We don't know who the terrorists were or who they worked for.
On September 19, Delhi police gunned down two Muslim students in their rented flat under seriously questionable circumstances. The outcry against the police unit involved - from witnesses to senior Congress Party leaders, students, journalists, lawyers, academics and activists - failed to deliver a judicial inquiry.
Days later, in a report to court, the same Delhi special police unit was accused of abducting two innocent Muslims three years ago, planting explosives and pistols on them and arresting them as terrorist members of Al-Badr, which operates out of Kashmir. They are but two of hundreds of Muslims jailed, tortured and even killed on false charges.
This pattern changed last October, when the Anti-Terrorism Squad arrested a Hindu preacher, Sadhvi Pragya, a self-styled God man, Swami Dayanand Pandey, and Lieutenant-Colonel Purohit of the Indian army. All belong to Hindu nationalist organisations. The squad was condemned by Hindu leaders and its chief was vilified as a political conspirator. "Hindus could not be terrorists," they declared.
Arnab Goswami, the anchor of the Times Now television news channel, has taken to naming and demonising people who dare to question police and army integrity. While interviewing a former police officer, for instance, he turned to the camera and said: "Arundhati Roy and [lawyer] Prashant Bhushan, I hope you are watching this. We think you are disgusting."
So citizens have no right to question police? This in a country with a shadowy history of suspicious terrorist attacks, murky investigations and fake "encounters". This in a country that boasts the highest number of deaths in custody and yet refuses to ratify the International Covenant on Torture; a country where the line between the underworld and official squads of "encounter specialists" virtually does not exist.
How should those of us whose hearts have been sickened by all of this view the Mumbai attacks? Some point out that US strategy has been successful inasmuch as that country has not suffered a major attack on home ground since September 2001. Some would say the US is now suffering far worse; that terrorists could not have asked for more in goading it into showing its true colours. Bogged down in two unwinnable wars, the US is the world's most hated country and conflict has contributed greatly to unravelling the American economy and perhaps eventually the American empire. Thousands of American soldiers have lost their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan. The frequency of terrorist strikes on American allies/agents, including India, and US interests in the rest of the world has increased dramatically since September 11. George Bush, the man who led the US response to those attacks, is despised at home as well as abroad.
Homeland security has cost billions of American dollars. And even if India could afford such a bill (which it can't), this vast country cannot be secured or policed like the US. It's not that kind of homeland.
India has a hostile neighbour armed with nuclear weapons and slowly spinning out of control, a military occupation in Kashmir and a shamefully persecuted, impoverished minority of more than 150 million Muslims whose young could radicalise and end up a threat not just to India but also to the world. If 10 men can hold off commandos and police for three days, and if it takes half a million soldiers to hold down the Kashmir valley, do the maths.
Nor will any other quick fix secure India. Anti-terrorism laws are not meant for terrorists; they're for people that governments don't like. That's why they have a conviction rate of less than 2 per cent. We're experiencing blowback, the cumulative result of decades of quick fixes and dirty deeds. The carpet is squelching under our feet.
Terrorism can be contained only by looking at the monster in the mirror. We're at a fork in the road - one sign points to justice, the other to civil war.
Arundhati Roy is an Indian activist who won the 1997 Booker Prize for her novel The God Of Small Things.
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Literacy: Reading on the Net
W. LeLoup
SUNY Cortland
Robert Ponterio
SUNY Cortland
Most foreign language (FL) professionals agree that developing reading skills in a second language (L2) is of paramount importance in the whole scheme of second language acquisition. First, written texts provide a great deal of comprehensible input. Second, many language learners can frequently read at levels far more advanced that their speaking abilities indicate (Knutson, 1998). Third, the improvement of reading skills and employment of reading strategies also foster development and refinement of literacy skills in general. Fourth, reading is a skill that can be maintained after the cessation of formal study (Omaggio Hadley, 1993).
With the proliferation of FL websites on the Internet, language learners can readily find a plethora of reading materials to help them improve their literacy skills. For the self-motivated learner, access to target language media offers virtually unlimited opportunities to practice reading and increase proficiency. One subcategory here is the daily newspaper. What used to be available only as realia carefully brought back from trips abroad, laminated or photocopied and displayed or employed for classroom use, is now readily accessible on a daily basis on the Internet. On-line newspapers provide daily access to new, up-to-date, and interesting reading material from practically every country in the world. Several sites on the web provide links to newspapers and magazines around the world.
This site allows the reader to browse by region and media category, including newspapers, magazines, city guides, radio, and even television. Listings are quite extensive. France, for example, has 26 newspapers online; Ecuador, 10; Argentina, 40; Russia, 11; Sweden, 48; Germany, 64; Kenya, 3; Japan, 54; China, 8. Even Brunei and Tahiti are represented (1 each).
The Inkternational News Links is another source for online news links. It contains major international news links as well as links to international weather sites.
While these sites do provide access to current information through various media types, language learners needing more structure may not benefit fully from their use without some guidance from a FL instructor and the implementation of planned, meaningful activities. Not a criticism of these sites, they simply do not provide the language support that helps non-natives develop reading proficiency. The Web, with its interactive capabilities, is an ideal medium for providing such support through the annotation of texts, but very few sites using this strategy are available as yet.
One example of using annotation to assist in reading comprehension and L2 acquisition is a site created by Dr. Barbara Kuczun Nelson at Colby College:
The popular song, "Ojalá que llueva café" by Juan Luis Guerra of the Dominican Republic, is the vehicle in this activity which promotes literacy and provides an opportunity for the language learner to engage in a reading exercise that uses meaningful language. The words of the text that are glossed appear in a different color and are active links to cues for meaning. Unlike typical WWW links that bring the viewer to a new page, clicking on these links makes the cues appear within the original page so that the text being read remains visible to the reader while the cue is displayed.
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The cues that appear when the reader clicks on the glossed vocabulary take various forms. Some are text explanations only, generally using a combination of target language and English words. Others are pictorial representations of the meaning of the word or phrase.
Still others employ previously glossed vocabulary in a target language sentence to illustrate the sense of the phrase.
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All cues are closed by clicking. The text and concomitant audio representation are divided into reasonable portions for presentation in a language classroom. The language learner can readily assimilate these short portions with the assistance of the glosses and the accompaniment of the music. The author has also provided a full translation of the text in case of any doubts.
In addition to the cultural references glossed in the text, a "foto tour" is available to provide even more connections to the target language culture depicted in the lyrics.
Finally, the author has created a series of grammar activities which coincide with the text, in particular, the use of subjunctive. This rather complex aspect of Spanish grammar is thus presented in a meaningful context and hopefully absorbed better by the language learner.
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We can see that such rich interactive tools can make the Web a powerful aid in developing FL reading skills. These tools are made possible through the use of Dynamic HTML and JavaScript which together modify the way the links work. Normally a WWW link appears as underlined text in a different color from that of the main text. The color varies depending on whether the link has been followed. The result of clicking on an ordinary link is that the original page disappears as it is replaced by a new page. Dynamic HTML lets us modify the appearance of links to make the difference between the linked text and the main text less distracting to the reader. In the case of the "Ojalá que llueva café" page, the linked text is not underlined and the color does not change when the text is clicked. A JavaScript utility alters the function of the link by allowing new information appear without making the text disappear. In this case, the cues appear in a "layer," which is an HTML structure representing an area that appears to be superimposed on the main page. Cues appear and disappear as the layers are changed from visible to invisible.
Slightly different techniques can be used to provide similar features. In a page by one of the authors of this column the song "J'ai tout quitté pour toi" by Patricia Kaas is presented for study at the beginning level. In this case, the links are made less distracting by using underlining but making links the same color as the rest of the text. Clicking on one of these links makes a cue appear in a new window, though the window containing the original text remains visible to the reader. Thus, similar if somewhat different aspects of HTML and JavaScript are used to accomplish similar goals in these two sites.
One problem for the teacher wishing to make such annotated texts available to students is the issue of copyright. In these cases the purpose of the pages is clearly pedagogical and care has been taken to prevent the copying of the songs which has become such a concern in many mp3 Internet sites. On the "Ojalá que llueva café" page, the song has been cut up into small segments and the author has been in contact with the publisher about the project. On the "J'ai tout quitté pour toi" page the music is not available outside the local language lab. Thus in both cases the music cannot be simply downloaded from the site as is the case on the illegal mp3 sites which have been so much in the news of late.
The Web is a great source of
material for extensive reading that is so important for developing literacy,
but finding texts at an appropriate level for a particular student remains
a problem. By adding annotation to ease the process, such texts become
accessible to a wider audience at a variety of reading levels. As more
and more texts appear online, we expect that the Internet has the potential
to become a highly useful extension of our library facilities as we plan
programs to develop our students' reading skills.
Knutson, E. K. (1998, December). Reading with a purpose: Communicative reading. Tasks for the foreign language classroom. ERIC Digest [On-line]. Retrieved August 22, 2000, from the World Wide Web: http://www.cal.org/ericcll/digest/reading_digest.html.
Omaggio Hadley, A. (1993). Teaching language in context. Boston: Heinle & Heinle.
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Better than the movie, but isn't that always true?
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A fun and interesting thriller with plenty of plot twists. I don't like too many best sellers, but this one actually offered some good food for thought...true or not remains to be decided, but at least I had some heated discussions with friends and family over the premise.
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Non-stop action combined with solving riddles about the offspring of Jesus. Better than the movie!
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I found an app which would be useful to artists and i thought i would include it here: Lenardo da Vinci : It is a fantastic app that any student and art enthusiast should have on their mobile devices as it can serve a great deal of help in understanding human anatomy, perspective and technical drawings. WHEN ART TURNS TO APP: BRIEF REVIEW ON DRAWINGS: LEONARDO DA VINCI:- Drawings: Leonardo Da Vinci is an App that gives you a glimpse to the unique genius of one of the world's more prolific artists/inventors of all time. His works were considered as revolutionary, from the study of human anatomy to the sketches of contraptions that were too sophisticated in the renaissance times. The application is made up of high res images that contain artwork studies, anatomy studies, and flying machines. It works for both iPhone and iPad devices and the quality of images will not suffer. THE GOOD o A massive range of images that do not only tackle the popular paintings of the artist. It also looks deeper into his technique, looking at rough sketches that are equally detailed and precise. o Understand how expansive Da Vinci's skills were by venturing from anatomical studies to designing architecture, contraptions and technical blueprints. o 75 images that you cannot just find in high res over the internet. o A pocket reference for any art lover or those in need of inspiration. THE BAD Insights and information regarding artworks and how they were chosen for particular categories. However, for those who just like to study technicalities of the strokes and the movement of lines, this app is relevant enough for all users to enjoy. THE VERDICT If you want to have an instant art immersion/lesson using your phone and interpret on your own the unique style that made Da Vinci what he is today, then Drawings: Leonardo Da Vinci is a fantastic application to have. At a $0.99 price tag, that is a very cheap option already as it is and you will definitely love the great benefits. THIS USEFUL APP CAN BE FOUND AT: www.aram.is www.bit.ly/DaVinciApp .


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On why her boyfriend Tony didn't accompany her during her final performance, the runner-up of the show reveals, 'Big Tony... he went home. He wasn't cool with the lifestyle.'
Crystal Bowersox's fans might be wondering why she wasn't accompanied by his boyfriend Tony during "American Idol" final show. And the talent search contestant has revealed why, saying that he split from him on the morning of the final performances.
Talking to Ryan Seacrest and Kara DioGuardi on his radio show, runner-up Crystal said, "He's driving somewhere. Big Tony... he went home. He wasn't cool with the lifestyle." The 24-year-old beauty further explained, "I didn't break up with him... it was a mutual thing."
"It's cool though, we're both logical, grown adults. He's a small town guy and that's fine, I'm a small town girl, but I want this," Crystal added. "I want this more than anything, this career, this lifestyle. I didn't think he was up for it... he didn't think he was up for it."
On "American Idol" result in which she was beaten out by Lee DeWyze after he received the highest vote in the final, Crystal shared, "I was a little sad that he did it on performance day, but then again it set that fire to my belly."


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Young Judith Blum was never a joiner in school, never popular, never athletic, never part of any cliques.
For most of my adult life, I have always felt independent of any political party--an observer rather than a joiner.
Babbitt was what he called a "joiner" for all these reasons.
He did not finish the sentence; the joiner's plane had hurtled close past his head.
The timber merchant sells wood, and the joiner makes tables, chairs, and other wooden objects.
The joiner makes use of his rule as a walking stick, and the chest that holds his tools serves him as a bench to work on.
The voice was that of the joiner's wife on the other side of the partition.
"And Rui was prophet of the temple of Hatasu," added the joiner.
He was a booster and a joiner, but behind all of his activities was a wistful wonder as to what life holds.
The joiner, 'It is plain the dog was caught in the fact; I saw him.'
early 14c. (late 12c. as a surname), joynour "maker of furniture, small boxes, etc.," from Old French joigneor "joiner, carpenter," agent noun from joindre "to join" (see join). A craftsman who did lighter and more ornamental work than a carpenter. Meaning "one who makes a habit of joining" (societies, clubs, etc.) is from 1890. Related: Joinery.


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Fox News' Beck still attacking stimulus bill over things he doesn't understand
Research ››› ››› DIANNA PARKER
On his Fox News show, Glenn Beck again attacked the recovery act by citing a provision he did not understand. Beck stated that the final version of "[t]he spending bill, clean of earmarks, has ... $800 million for carbon capture projects." Meanwhile, on-screen text read: "$800M to Carbon Capture Project: What Is That?"
On February 25, echoing his previous attack on funds for carbon capture projects in an earlier version of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Glenn Beck stated that the final version of "[t]he spending bill, clean of earmarks, has ... $800 million for carbon capture projects." Meanwhile, on-screen text read: "$800M to Carbon Capture Project: What Is That?"
Beck previously attacked an earlier version of the bill by citing a similar provision he said he did not understand. The final version of the bill appropriates $800 million for the Department of Energy's (DOE) Clean Coal Power Initiative (CCPI) Round III Funding Opportunity Announcement, which, according to the agency that implements it, is "seeking to partner with industry to demonstrate the next generation of technologies to capture and sequester ... carbon dioxide emissions from coal-fired power generation facilities." Yet, as Media Matters for America previously noted, in June 2008, Beck criticized "liberals in Congress controlled by the radical environmental special interest groups" for "block[ing] clean coal technology."
From the Conference Report accompanying the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act:
The conferees agree to provide an additional $3,400,000,000 for the Fossil Energy Research and Development program, instead of $2,400,000,000 as proposed by the House and $4,600,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.
Funds under this heading include $1,000,000,000 for fossil energy research and development programs; $800,000,000 for additional amounts for the Clean Coal Power Initiative Round III Funding Opportunity Announcement; $1,520,000,000 for a competitive solicitation for a range of industrial carbon capture and energy efficiency improvement projects, including a small allocation for innovative concepts for beneficial CO2 reuse; $50,000,000 for a competitive solicitation for site characterization activities in geologic formations; $20,000,000 for geologic sequestration training and research grants; and $10,000,000 for program direction funding.
According to the Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), which is responsible for implementing the program, CCPI is "a 10-year, $2 billion program designed to support the Clean Coal Technology Roadmap milestones with the government providing up to 50 percent of the cost of demonstrating a range of promising technologies. CCPI is implemented through a series of five solicitations over the 10-year period, two of which have already been issued and selections made." For its third-round solicitations -- which the recovery act's funds are directed to -- NETL said it is "seeking to partner with industry to demonstrate the next generation of technologies to capture and sequester, or put to beneficial reuse, carbon dioxide emissions from coal-fired power generation facilities:
The CCPI Round 3 is seeking applications for advanced coal-based projects that have progressed beyond the research and development stage, to a point of readiness for operation at a scale that, once demonstrated, can be readily replicated and deployed into commercial practice within the electric power industry.
According to this Announcement, DOE's goals are to demonstrate, at commercial scale, in a commercial setting, technologies that make significant progress toward the overall goals of DOE's Carbon Sequestration Program. Coal-based power technologies may produce heat, fuels, chemicals, hydrogen, or other useful by-products in any combination with production of electricity.
From the February 25 edition of Fox News' Glenn Beck:
BECK: But [President] Obama isn't done yet. Ask yourself what's wrong with this next sentence.
OBAMA [video clip]: I'm proud that we passed a recovery plan free of earmarks.
BECK: I'm sorry -- didn't know you were coming back to me so soon. Wow. Wow. Maybe he's using a foreign-language dictionary there to define the word "earmarks," because I think that's the only way you could possibly think that statement was true.
The spending bill, clean of earmarks, has $2 billion for batteries in it, $800 million for carbon capture projects, and more than $3 million for new uniforms at the Transportation Security Administration -- you know, the airport cops. 'Cause they think that'll make them look more official. Mm-hmm. It's the uniform that's making me not listen to them.
Obama is playing word games.
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TOM Killick makes no apology for being envious.
Had it not been for Killick, Alex Pike's decorated curriculum vitae in non-league management could have read very differently.
A key figure in Wimborne Town's 1992 FA Vase triumph under Pike, Killick concedes his former boss's fairytale return to Wembley is "simply astounding".
Pike, who lives near Burley, will bridge a 22-year gap when he takes charge of Gosport Borough in Sunday's FA Trophy final against Cambridge United.
In similar fashion to 1992 when Killick netted twice in Wimborne's 5-3 win over holders Guiseley, Conference South Gosport will start as huge underdogs against the Conference high-fliers.
However, as Poole Town boss Killick – a litigation executive by profession – would testify, there is plenty of evidence to suggest another slaying could well be on the cards.
Killick told the Daily Echo: "It is difficult to get your head round the extent of the achievement, particularly when you had all the full-time clubs from the Conference in the competition. It is exceptional and typical of Alex Pike.
"Reaching the final of the FA Vase with Wimborne was one thing, but getting to the final of the FA Trophy with Gosport has taken things to a different level for Alex. I really don't know how he does it and I don't mean that in a critical way.
"It probably sounds like sour grapes now, but they beat us in a play-off final a couple of years ago and we were the better team. They were inferior to us but found a way to win that game.
"I understand it was the same last year when they won the Southern League play-off final. They were probably the worst team in the play-offs but ended up winning promotion.
"People criticise Alex but you can't argue with his success. It is phenomenal and he deserves unbelievable credit for what he has done."
Since taking the reins at his hometown club in December 2005, Pike, who has been dubbed 'the Mourinho of non-league management', has masterminded three promotions, guiding Gosport from the Wessex League to Conference South.
Killick, who has taken Poole from the Wessex League to the Southern Premier, added: "People will probably say Alex is not one of those managers who exudes tactical acumen and awareness and he gets criticised for that, probably more within the game and internally at his clubs.
"But he brings in players, gets them producing and gets positive results. When it comes to the nitty-gritty, he succeeds and is a winner.
"When I look back at my managerial history, I have had a lot of failures. I have lost on the big occasions like the FA Vase semi-final and a play-off final and Alex hasn't done that so I am full of admiration for him.
"His is an unorthodox tale of success and I don't mean that negatively. However he has done it, he has done it and his record is outstanding.
"As a manager, I think you have to be judged on the big moments in your career and there is a fine line between success and failure.
"I have fallen on the wrong side of the line and Alex always does the opposite. That is something I take my hat off to him for and everybody at Poole Town wishes him and Gosport Borough the best of luck in the final."


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Asmanex (mometasone furoate)
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Simcor (niacin ER and simvastatin) Tablets
Date of Approval: February 15, 2008
Simcor (niacin extended-release/simvastatin) is a fixed-dose combination lipid therapy used along with diet to lower levels of total cholesterol, LDL "bad" cholesterol and triglycerides, and to increase HDL "good" cholesterol.
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Xyzal (levocetirizine dihydrochloride)
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Xyntha (antihemophilic factor (recombinant), plasma/albumin free )
Date of Approval: February 21, 2008
Xyntha (Antihemophilic Factor (Recombinant) Plasma/Albumin Free) is a genetically engineered version of factor VIII, a protein essential for the clotting of blood. Xyntha is indicated for the control and prevention of bleeding episodes and for surgical prophylaxis in patients with hemophilia A.
Xyntha (antihemophilic factor (recombinant), plasma/albumin free ) FDA Approval History
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Humira (adalimumab)
New Indication Approved: February 21, 2008
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Avastin (bevacizumab)
New Indication Approved: February 22, 2008
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Nexium (esomeprazole)
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Arcalyst (rilonacept) Injection - formerly Interleukin-1 Trap
Date of Approval: February 27, 2008
Arcalyst (rilonacept) is an interleukin-1 inhibitor for the long-term treatment of Cryopyrin-Associated Periodic Syndromes (CAPS).
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Abilify (aripiprazole)
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Pristiq (desvenlafaxine) Extended-Release Tablets
Date of Approval: February 29, 2008
Pristiq (desvenlafaxine) is a serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) approved for the treatment for adult patients with major depressive disorder. Pristiq is also currently under review as a treatment for moderate-to-severe vasomotor symptoms associated with menopause.
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Les Nouvelles Technologies De L'Information Et De La Communication : Un Nouveau Paradigme Technologique Pour Les Auditeurs Financiers ?
L'article est une étude exploratoire sur l'introduction des nouvelles technologies de l'information et de la communication en audit financier. Après qu'aient été rappelées les composantes technologiques de l'audit, sont examinées les implications des NTIC dans différents domaines (cognitif/social, éthique/sociétal)
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The Utah Transit Authority won $8.5 million in federal grants on Monday to help replace aging buses and to help start building a new maintenance facility.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced the award as part of a $776 million nationwide package of grants by the Obama administration to upgrade aging bus systems.
"Currently, 40 percent of the nation's buses are in poor or marginal condition," LaHood said in a teleconference. "It will take nearly $78 billion to bring the nation's bus and rail transit systems into a state of good repair overall.... These bus grants are an important down payment."
UTA won a $4 million grant for bus replacement. That will go toward buying 11 buses to provide service to Little and Big Cottonwood canyons. Each canyon bus features special technology for operating on steep grades and in snowy conditions.
It won another $4.45 million grant to begin environmental study and design work on a facility to replace UTA's central garage at 616 W. 200 South in Salt Lake City.
That 40-year-old garage lacks adequate space to maintain UTA's current fleet, as well as future needs. A new $80 million facility is planned for the block behind 669 W. 200 South.
"These competitive grants support our agency's goals to keep UTA's bus fleet in the best working condition possible," UTA General Manager Mike Allegra said.
UTA Board Chairman Greg Hughes added, "This new facility gives us an opportunity to plan for our current and future bus needs." He said UTA will study servicing alternative fuel vehicles, such as those powered by natural gas, at the facility.
Peter Rogoff, administrator of the Federal Transit Administration, said the grants awarded Monday require buying American-made vehicles and products, and will "create well-paying jobs here at home just when we need them."


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Delmont sewer project decision on hold
Delmont officials have delayed awarding a contract for a sewage plant replacement project that will cost nearly one year's borough budget.
Bids came in more than $100,000 higher than anticipated for work on the oft-malfunctioning Cramer Pump Station.
Lone Pine Construction of Bentleyville was the low bidder on the project, offering to complete the work for $882,600.
The borough's annual budget is about $950,000.
Council President Jim Bortz said officials are working to obtain a loan to fund the project; however, that process has been slowed by the high bid amount. Engineers initially expected the project to cost between $650,000 and $777,000.
The project is nearly 20 years in the making, officials said.
The pump station — located in Salem but which processes sewage for most of Delmont — has had many problems in recent years.
Most recently, officials had to change the chemicals treating the sewage after several residents complained about a strong smell of sewer gas permeating their properties.
Officials plan to install a new wet well between the ramp and existing pump station, a new generator and a new roof. Four pumps also will be replaced. The new system would be gravity-based, rather than pressure-based, officials said.
The state Department of Environmental Protection requires that the revamped pump station include surface pumps, which will enable workers to access the system without going 30 feet underground.
Engineer Gary Baird said the bids will be reviewed during the coming weeks, and said the contract could be awarded in September, if a loan is obtained.
Daveen Rae Kurutz is a staff writer with Trib Total Media. She can be reached at 412-856-7400, ext. 8627 or email@example.com.


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Borders grabbed their first win of the season thanks to an injury-time drop goal by stand-off Clark Laidlaw against the Blues.
Laidlaw had earlier given away a penalty that saw Nick Robinson kick the Blues ahead for only the second time in the match almost on the full-time whistle.
But it was the Scottish side who bounced back just in time to take the Celtic League points.
It was a scrappy game marred by mistakes on both sides, with the only two tries coming in the first five minutes.
The Blues took an early lead when full-back Donovan van Vuuren exploited a gap in the Borders defence to touch down.
But the Borders were level within three minutes as Colin Stewart won good lineout ball and captain Kevin Utterson was on hand to break through for Gareth Morton to convert.
Defences were on top for most of the first half and two Morton penalties, split by a Robinson kick, took the Borders into half-time with a 13-8 lead.
Robinson and Morton exchanged penalties early in the second half, while the Blues' Jamie Robinson missed the best chance when he dropped the ball with the line at his mercy.
Nick MacLeod dropped a goal with five minutes left to cut the deficit.
And the Borders' hopes seemed to have gone when Robinson's fourth penalty put the Blues ahead for only the second time.
But the 2,000 crowd were on their feet when Laidlaw's drop goal a minute later clinched victory for the home side.
Borders: Morton, Paterson, Stuart, Utterson, Turnbull, Laidlaw, Armstrong, Todd, Ford, Dunlea, MacLeod, Stewart, Rennick, Kane, Feather. Replacements: Scott, Cross, Weir, T. Walker, Fairley, MacRae, Moir.
Blues: Van Vuuren, Walne, J. Robinson, Allen, Morgan, N. Robinson, A. Moore, Fourie, Lewis, Evans, McShane, Brownrigg, Appleyard, Baugh, Malpas. Replacements: Yapp, Phillips., Stamatarkis, N. Thomas, Sowden-Taylor, Powell, Macleod.
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River City Ransom is a gaming classic!
There was a remade GBA version of this game and action figures of the original characters were shown last month.
I still have the pirate multicart microchip with the original title.
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It's Back!
The best game in th old day's is back! with better graphics!
I would also like a classic version that looks like the classic version
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Good game, is there a way to make double-tapping a direction an alternate way to start running? There's a problem with the run-jump, you have to start running in the opposite direction you started or it won't work, and the run-jump-throw doesn't throw, but I think you can attack close range with it.
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PCBSD9.0-RC3-x64-USB-live.img.bz2

is the image I booted from btw.

On Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 9:32 PM, Daniel <email@example.com> wrote:

 I've been trying to run the USB live 64-bit but I crash/kernel panic. Ā The last output to the screen is keyboard followed by mouse initialization.

My question is: How can I give debug information that's useful for someone to look at this problem?

I'm running a hackintosh so i have those tools for giving machine information. I could boot into a Linux live disk too.

How do I capture the crash info, and how do you want me to give hardware info?

P.S I'm hoping the crash info will help in making PCBSD better. If this information isn't of any interest to anyone, then let me know and I won't pursue.

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BANGOR, Maine — Penobscot Community Health Care is pleased to announce the addition of orthodontics to the range of services offered at PCHC Dental Center, 1048 Union St., Bangor. Very few offices in the state accept MaineCare for these services so it is especially important to PCHC's mission and to patient access.
To provide these services, PCHC has welcomed experience orthodontist, Edward Zanca, DMD, to its dental team. Dr. Zanca received his undergraduate degree from the University of Maine, his Dental Medical Degree from Tufts University, completed a General Practice Residency Program at Maine Medical Center, as well as a Post Graduate Orthodontic Residency at Boston University School of Dental Medicine. Dr. Zanca has been in private practice for more than 30 years.
Philip Higgins, Jr., DMD, Chief Dental Officer, states "We are pleased to offer orthodontics to patients who have found it difficult or impossible to obtain care that is so greatly needed. Dr. Zanca is a vastly experienced and competent orthodontist and his affiliation with PCHC will greatly enhance the services we can provide for our patients. He is widely respected in the orthodontic community and we are fortunate to add him to our list of competent dental providers. "
Dr. Zanca is accepting established patients of PCHC Dental Center for orthodontic services. For an appointment please call 207-945-5247, option 4. MaineCare is accepted and services will fall under PCHC's Affordable Care Program (Sliding fee scale) for those who qualify. PCHC has the largest public or private dental practice north of Boston, as well as Maine's only Accredited Community General Practice Dental Residency and Accredited Pediatric Dental Residency. In all, PCHC employs 24 fully licensed dentists, as well as about 15 registered dental hygienists.


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Martha Stewart is moving from living to cooking.
One of America's most famous homemakers, she'll be setting up house on PBS in October with her latest how-to series, Martha Stewart's Cooking School.
"I really think people need to know how to cook. Not everyone. If you really hate cooking, you don't have to watch. But if you have any interest in cooking, you should watch this show."
Why has she gone to PBS to teach her class? "PBS has the audience, I think, that really wants to learn these kind of lessons. It's important for me to have that kind of audience."
For the assembled press, she demonstrated how to make the perfect omelet. Her secret: "The chicken's eggs taste like what they eat," so if you want a good omelet, you need a chicken who's been well and properly fed.
Of course, that's easier for Stewart to do - she grows everything she eats, which includes raising her own chickens and collecting the eggs. She even brought those eggs with her from New York to Los Angeles for her press tour lesson, which is dedication, to put it mildly.
Next, she asked the crowd to make a vinaigrette with the vinegars and oils she had placed around the room, which set the room abuzz. "You're all talking and you're not going to learn a thing," Stewart said good humoredly, as she clicked her spoon on a jar.
Stewart's fame, of course, is built around an expansive notion of fine living, from cooking to decorating to entertaining. And she does believe that everyone can and should entertain at home. You don't have to do anything fancy or expensive; you just have to put some thought and effort into it.
"It's a helluva lot of work, but do it in the manner of which you can afford and the manner of what you have time to do."
Just don't do it with fast food. Stewart says she almost never eats it, though today she did have her first In 'n Out burger. "It was OK."
Stewart is following in the footsteps of PBS' first and greatest cooking star: Julia Child. Now that Meryl Streep has played Child on film, who would Stewart want to play her after she's gone?
"It's a long way off. I can play me up until then."


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ANCHORMAN 2 Teaser Trailer Released
Here's a short but funny new teaser trailer for Anchorman 2 giving us our first look at San Diego's awesome Channel 4 News Team; Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell), Brian Fantana (Paul Rudd), Brick Tamland (Steve Carell), and Champ Kind (David Koechner) back together again for another comedic adventure.
The script for the film is still in the process of being written, but the teaser was shot to get hype for the film going, and it's pretty effective. Adam McKay is writing and directing the film, and it's going to be fun to see these characters back up on the big screen. I love Carell's awkwardness! Who's your favorite character from this franchise?
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a resident of Old Mountain View
on Feb 19, 2011 at 4:25 pm
Very odd review/hack job that slams the restaurant and much of the service and food (greasy scallion pancake and unseasoned soup) and then goes on to recommend it.
It's funny how this paper reserves some of its harshest and biting criticisms for local privately-owned restaurants that employ people at rock-bottom wages and very little genuine detailed criticism for the city and school districts' policies, finances, and very generous public employee salaries and benefit packages.
Welcome to Mountain View!
a resident of Willowgate
on May 28, 2011 at 12:42 pm
I feel sorry for the staff there. Many of them are foreign born and trying their best to do a good job. You shouldn't be so harsh.
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I am interested in our nation's changing perceptions—and altered reception—of Hillary Clinton.Do you remember Hillary Rodham Clinton? Do you remember Hillary with the headbands? National healthcare Hillary… the woman (and the vision and her efforts) that far preceded Obama? Do you remember Hillary, the faithful wife, betrayed? Then the stoic Hillary that stood by her man? Remember campaigning Hillary—sharp, powerful, at times charming—who as Secretary of State turned public defeat into person … [Read more...]
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1. Re: Migration from JDK 1.4 to JDK 1.6796440 Apr 3, 2011 7:25 PM (in response to Vijayalayan)Those warnings have no effect on the execution of your code. It will continue to execute as it always has. Those warning are simply telling you that you are not taking advantage of the compile-time type safety offered by generics, introduced in 1.5. The way to fix that would be to start using generics. If that code is not under active development and you don't want to go messing around in code that already works, you can safely ignore them.
The consequences of ignoring them are:
1) You now have a lot of clutter in your compiler output, making it harder to spot actual error messages, and harder to isolate those warnings that you do care about.
2) Even though your code is running fine, it's possible that you've got type errors somewhere (illegal casts, for example) that simply haven't been hit yet, or that are being hit but you're not noticing. Proper application of generics may bring those out at compile time.
If you want to get rid of the warnings without fully adopting generics, you can use the @SupressWarnings("unchecked") annotation. However, use this with caution, as you're telling the compiler to ignore something that, while syntactically legal, is potentially dangerous.
2. Re: Migration from JDK 1.4 to JDK 1.6Vijayalayan Apr 5, 2011 8:07 AM (in response to 796440)Many Thanks for this. The resolution is really helpful..


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I had some interesting discussions with some of the Microsoft folks at PASS last fall and I thought I'd share the content of one of them with you.
I was of course complaining about backup compression only being available for enterprise customers, and the discussion kind of just sprouted from there. And while I can present both sides of the argument, my side is really only needed here. Now, I know what you're going to say. I'm not giving them a fair shake by not presenting their side. But you can infer their side from my comments, and it doesn't matter anyway because I'm right.
They're basically saying that you don't need backup compression on non-enterprise SKUs because enterprise installations are pretty much the only ones big enough to really need it. OK, so I presented a little bit of their argument ... so sue me.
Well, I'm here to tell ya that the reasoning behind that is not only wrong, it's downright criminal. Just wait, my reasoning is sound.
For starters, there's no relation between size and features. Just because you have a lot of data doesn't mean that you need any of the advanced query or indexing features that come with enterprise. I may have a large DB that stores Web site clicks, and these clicks could be stacking up into the billions, but that doesn't mean that I need advanced functionality. I may only run simple queries against that data. And let's not forget either that Standard edition is pretty complete, and you can do a lot of pretty rich querying with it.
There's also the case of the archive DB. I may need to store tons of data that I hardly ever query, but I need it to be online. It would be nice to be able to compress those backups.
Now let's look at the other side of the market: the small side. There's a reason why vendors like Red-Gate and Idera made their bones in the SQL backup arena by covering the small end of the market -- because small shops need compressed backups too. See, your need for compression isn't guided by how much data you have, nor is it driven by how much income you have or the features you need. It's driven by the size of your backup media. And it's these smaller shops that have a lot less backup space, so they need the compression even more in a sense. And that's not really entirely accurate. The reason I say that is because while small shops feel that strain quite often, really large shops feel it as well. It actually moves with the size and need for your data recovery, right? What I mean by that is that even large shops that have HUGE databases have backup space problems because it's very expensive to buy the speed and amount of disk you need to house a 50TB backup. And if you go straight to tape, it's pretty expensive too.
Also, quite often the bulk of an enterprise's installs are Standard and not Enterprise edition. With departments being what they are, you often see a large company is functionally broken up into several smaller companies and the departments often don't even talk to each other. So the company as a whole can have some extensive backup space requirements, but it's broken up into dozens of smaller chunks. I know personally the bulk of the boxes in my company aren't Enterprise edition. And the bulk of my DBs aren't over 1TB. So what about all the rest of these DBs? If I use Katmai's backup compression on my Enterprise boxes, what will I do for the rest of my installs? I'll have to use a third-party tool like LiteSpeed or Red-Gate. And as long as I'm using those tools for the bulk of my boxes, I'd might as well put them on my Enterprise boxes and get the advantages afforded by those utilities. I'd hate to have to tell one of my VPs that I can't restore his table because we only use LiteSpeed on the non-Enterprise servers. You don't want to switch backup routines mid-stream. I've talked about all this before, so I'm going to go into too much detail here, but you get the idea.
Basically, you want a single backup routine in your company and you want everyone using it. This is why centralized data groups are important. Not only do they know what's going on everywhere, but they can make these big decisions and negotiate deals for bulk licenses and get an overall better deal. And data becomes more ubiquitous because it can be passed around where it needs to be and you know the other side will be able to work with it.
So no matter what anyone tells you, don't believe that your backups have anything to do with the size of your DB. You need either a shorter backup time, or you don't have enough disk space to house your backups. Those are the main requirements for deciding whether you need backup compression or not. And of course, the product you settle on is decided by the other features they offer.


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I'm going slightly stir crazy. I'm still in Oklahoma, snowed in and carless. It's been years since I've been snowed in, and now I remember exactly why I moved somewhere without snow. Snow is pretty to look at and fun to ski in, but I hate driving in snow. It's slick and loves hiding ice spots aka death traps. Ok I'm done with my mini rant.
Since I've been stuck inside, I've been baking up a storm. Well a small storm compared to the snow outside. Sorry I know I said I was done with my snow rant. Anyways I can't wait to get some of my favorite Christmas cookies perfected and share with you! With all the baking attempts going on, I wanted a simple and easy dinner. Growing up this was my mom's go-to fish dish. It is super simple plus you probably have all the ingredients on hand except the salmon! Serves 4.
1 1/2 lb wild caught salmon
2 tbls olive oil
1 1/2 tsp garlic salt
1 tsp dill
2 lemons, quartered
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Place salmon on foil lined cookie sheet. Coat salmon with oil and sprinkle on garlic salt and dill. Cook for 25-30 minutes or until salmon flakes easily with a fork. Serve with lemon wedges.
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2,549 reviews
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- 4 Year
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- of students agree that professors put a lot of effort into teaching their classes.192 responses
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Being an accounting major, I hardly ever need to leave the school of business (it's practically my second home). The four years of undergrad are pretty much planned out for me, I have little room to mess up on classes and not much time to branch out (in terms of taking classes just for pure interest rather than fulfilling a requirement). Most of my professors have been great, but if you're an accounting student stay away from Lohrey and Chang, prepare yourself for Markoff because he's the hardest professor you'll have, and take Lipari if you can! The school of business (aka the feliciano building) was recently built so everything looks new and clean, the rooms and layout of the rooms all vary in size and many change based on floor (as it's done by business majors). The class sizes remind me of high school, 20+ students in the class unless you have Degaetano - in that case it'll be around 15 students (maybe less).
What I love about Montclair State University, was how the faculty was willing to help me pick out classes for the semester, and how they gave me advice on how to be a focused student. I loved the camaraderie of the students and how they are always willing to chat and hangout. What also love, is the cafeteria, and many of the outlets available to students, they are really convenient. I thought to myself, this is my college!
My overall experience at Montclair State University is good. But I think that it is always room for improvement on campus. The staff that work in some of the departments can be rude and it makes it hard for students to get their problems solved. There needs to be more flexibility and favor to students that are residents on campus because I feel that Montclair can be a commuter school. But other than those few " negative" things to say I think Montclair State University provides great opportunity. It is such a different school because they emphasize on being a community and one big family. I love opening my email and seeing different events hosted by different clubs and cultures . For example, I can open my email right now and it can be a event hosted by the LGBT community and NASO ( Native African Student Organization). I love how diverse my school is and embracing people from all over. I really enjoyed Montclair State University and how they always want students to be their best and succeed. There is always something on campus to participate in ! My best experience on campus was networking and getting a position for being a Peer Leader on campus. I have been working hard and I wanted to be a part of something meaningful on campus and becoming a peer leader was a highlight that I achieved at MSU!


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About "My tasty friend" by randyotter3000
My tasty friend
Design by randyotter3000
It seems that otter face caught up with the fish van , however not everyone approves of how he makes friends.
4 colours on heather grey
cute! ^_^ $5
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Hah you wouldnt eat your friends?
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hehe, i love how angry that fishie is that his love is being eaten! nice tale of something making someone happy while devastating others.
Someone is going through a "drawing irregularly large animals and something ironically small next to it" phase. I must say, that phase is better than puberty.
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Adam Gase spent six years with the Denver Broncos as an offensive assistant. He was hired by Head Coach Josh McDaniels to be Denver's wide receivers coach back in 2009. When McDaniels was jettisoned, John Fox moved him to quarterbacks coach, where he served for two seasons, working with Tim Tebow, Kyle Orton and Peyton Manning.
When Mike McCoy left to be the new head coach in San Diego, the Broncos promoted Gase to offensive coordinator. In conjunction with Manning, the immense talent and football acumen of Gase was revealed in 2013.
http://www.scout.com/nfl/broncos/story/1742909-denver-broncos-head-coach... The Broncos set a new league scoring record, finishing with 606 points. Manning went on to win his fifth league MVP award, throwing for 5,477 yards and 55 touchdowns.
In Gase's two years as OC, the Broncos finished with the No. 1 and No. 2 scoring offense. But after four consecutive disappointments in the playoffs, including an embarrassment in Super Bowl XLVIII, GM John Elway parted ways with Fox, and went in search of a new head coach, with a focus on building around the defense.
All eyes were on Adam Gase as one of the primary candidates to succeed Fox. He was young (36), but he was experienced and had a resume replete with success and fit in with the players and personnel.
Elway, focused on his "kicking and screaming" ideal, decided to go a different direction, coaxing his old teammate and roommate, Gary Kubiak, out of his comfort zone in Baltimore and back into the immense responsibility of being a head coach.
After some failed interviews around the league, Gase ended up landing with John Fox in Chicago for one year as OC, before earning his first head coaching gig with the Miami Dolphins in 2016.
It's hard to argue with the results of Elway's decision two years ago. The Broncos went on to win a Super Bowl in Kubiak's first year, but followed that up by missing the playoffs for the first time in the Elway front-office era.
For his part, Gase has done one helluva job in Miami. Although their season ended in disappointment, few NFL analysts predicted that the talent-deficient Dolphins would find themselves in the playoff tournament. Given more time, the sky is the limit for Gase in South Beach.
The Broncos got a third Lombardi Trophy out of the deal, but are now left to pick up the pieces of a Kubiak regime that exited stage left with a whimper. Who's to say what could have happened had Elway instead chosen Adam Gase to lead the Broncos back in 2015?
Five Hot Threads On The MHH ForumsIs Kyle Shanahan The Right Fit? Who Should Broncos Target For Head Coach? Where Broncos Sit In Draft Order Vance Joseph Denver's Top Choice? Free Agent Wish LIst
One thing I know for sure, however, is that the Broncos can't afford to pass on the NFL's brightest young coach again. This time, that coach comes in the form of Atlanta Falcons OC Kyle Shanahan.
Shanahan, 37, wants the job and interviewed with the Broncos over the weekend in Atlanta. The Broncos are set on the defensive side of the ball. But for the sake of winning, and locker room morale and chemistry, the focus should be on hiring a head coach who can lift the offense.
Leave the defense alone. Re-sign Wade Phillips, or even another capable hand for the job. The implications of hiring Shanahan would be manifold. Offensive resurrection. Excitement. A focus on maximizing the talent of one Paxton Lynch and building a bona-fide dynasty.
Vance Joseph is a leader of men — and I get that. But take a look at the production of his defensive unit in Miami this year, where they finished the season ranked No. 29. That's not what the Broncos need.
Shanahan is a leader of men, too. Across the board, for what the Broncos need right now, he checks all the boxes. This time around, the Broncos can't afford to pass on the next Adam Gase.
UPDATE: Former Broncos wide receiver and current radio host at 104.3 the FAN in Denver, Brandon Stokley, said something very interesting Monday. According to one of his sources, the Broncos were "blown away" by Shanahan's interview.
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My beloved school daughter dragged me to see Titanic (in 3D, no less!) this afternoon.
I have to admit to going grudgingly; I mean, we know how it ends, right? I also have to admit that it was pretty okay; there were a couple of parts that I wasn't expecting, and I really liked the very end. All in all, it wasn't a bad way to spend THREE AND A QUARTER HOURS… and my baby is happy that I've finally seen the damned movie.
Now, if I can just get that fucking Celine Dion song out of my head…..