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The "new normal" in which we find ourselves looks a lot more like the home than the office, and as you will discover in this issue, traditional models for the design of corporate interiors simply aren't equipped for the new modes of work that are emerging.
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Definition of NORMAL
1: PERPENDICULAR; especially: perpendicular to a tangent at a point of tangency 2a: according with, constituting, or not deviating from a norm, rule, or principle b: conforming to a type, standard, or regular pattern 3: occurring naturally (normal immunity) 4a: of, relating to, or characterized by average intelligence or development
While corporate interiors have increasingly moved toward the open plan and reduced their square footage as standard practice, a younger generation of workers equipped with mobile technology has been the real game changer. The "new normal" in which we find ourselves looks a lot more like the home than the office, and as you will discover in this issue, traditional models for the design of corporate interiors simply aren't equipped for the new modes of work that are emerging.
In a recent Harvard Business Review article, Philip Tidd, head of consulting EMEA for Gensler, notes that today's office needs to be reimagined and redesigned to make it more effective for a mobile workforce. And while the open-plan office "promised increased collaboration, economies of space and cost savings … What it's delivered is a dilemma: visually exciting offices with lots of buzz on the one hand, and on the other, a lack of privacy and quiet," he writes.
Tidd says that employees rate focus work as their most critical
work activity, but Gensler's own research reveals that it is the least-supported activity in today's offices. "To function well, an office must provide a healthy mix of spaces—quiet, collaborative and social," he says.
To that end, the design team at Baskervill ensured that the employees of one of the fastest-growing companies in the country, Snagajob, had plenty of quiet spaces in which to work by building more than 20 conference rooms into their newly-designed headquarters in Richmond, Va. Outside the glass walls of these focus work areas, however, employees are encouraged to make themselves at home and embrace the company's playful attitude toward work. Whether it's using an aluminum slide to get to the first floor, gathering after hours for beers in the kitchen or playing a game of ping pong, the "non-corporate" headquarters of this lively, creative company embody the concept of a flexible, playful and progressive work environment that is becoming more and more common.
"No longer just a place for getting the job done, the modern office has become a hub for socializing and collaborating—even after hours," writes contributor Margie Monin Dombrowski in this month's feature article, "The Results-Oriented Office."
"Increasingly, our workplaces are making room for recreation and relaxation, and are incorporating more residential design elements," she notes. "In short, our offices now have to multitask just as much as we do."
As our "A Day in the Life" series within our feature story illustrates, multitasking is perhaps the most common element that characterizes the workday of modern employees, regardless of which industry they find themselves in. For this issue, we spent some time with three executives to understand how their work styles and schedules are shaping up these days. What we found were three people trying to balance both their personal and professional lives in a time where specified works hours are a thing of the past.
Finally, in his round-up of products driving collaborative spaces, Managing Editor Adam Moore says that "it isn't as easy as throwing some chairs and a table in a corner of the office and assuming workers will congregate. Employees are looking for spaces that make it easier to share information digitally, as well as furnishings that facilitate conversations and inspire creativity." From Allsteel and Arcadia to Leland and Herman Miller, there are a number of suppliers that offer furnishing solutions that can bring a space and its occupants together.
Here at I&S, we have a "new normal" emerging as well, which you may notice in some subtle and not-so-subtle changes to our design. Still basking in the glow of a 2012 OZZIE Gold Award for Best B-to-B Site Design from FOLIO: magazine, we're transitioning to a newer look in print as well, which we will continue to unveil in the year ahead. Happy New Year!

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Android's popularity has not come about without some security issues, such as malicious apps in the Google Play marketplace. Regardless of the platform, Symantec predicts a rise in "madware," a form of mobile spam that can lead to security problems, and other threats to mobile devices in 2013. Just as you'd want to take steps to protect your laptop or desktop, you'll need to do the same on your Android.
One option is to install mobile versions of your company-sponsored security applications on your personal device, if available and allowed. You might be required to do so as part of a structured BYOD program. If not, or if you're paranoid (and if you are, it's probably best to leave the personal gear at home altogether), there's a growing menu of security apps available. You'll pay for full-featured versions, but the likes of Lookout, AVG, Avast, Webroot and Symantec's Norton brand offer basic mobile security apps for free. You'll have to do your own risk assessment to determine if a free version offers enough protection for your personal device, but it's better than nothing. Don't be the proverbial low-hanging fruit.
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Beer is a universal drink of choice at parties around the world. With so many options to choose from, it's a no-brainer that planning a beer tasting theme party will have your friends RSVPing "yes" before your invitation even hits their mailbox!
Beer is a universal drink of choice at parties around the world. With so many options to choose from, it's a no-brainer that planning a beer tasting theme party will have your friends RSVPing "yes" before your invitation even hits their mailbox!
Wine tasting parties may sound a bit more intimidating to organize and all your friends may not be into it, but a beer tasting is actually a more laid back and fun theme that don't require such fancy details and can be enjoyed by all your 21+ friends.
Whether you'll be serving and tasting domestic beers or international ones, planning this theme party is a cinch. We looked around the web to find some fun ideas you can "cheers" to. From creative ways to incorporate beer bottles and caps in your party décor to ways to display all the yummy eats and beers, consider a few or all of these inspirations.
Use Chalkboard to Help Guests Keep Their Beers Straight
Chalkboards have become a party décor staple. We love this idea from A Thoughtful Place that used a chalkboard table cloth to help guests organize the various beers they are trying. Whether you paint a table with chalkboard paint or use a table cloth, you can customize it with fun messages and even leave chalk out for guests to get in on the action.
Upgrade Beer Bottles for Elegant Décor
If the thought of beer décor takes you back to your college days, don't worry. There's pretty little ways you can use beer bottles in a more classy and adult way to decorate for your beer tasting party. Wait Till Your Father Gets Home decorated empty bottles with twine for an understated and easy DIY craft project. Create these for your décor or set out clusters of these as your centerpieces.
Organize the Beers
Whether you're offering international flavors or presenting light and dark beers, make sure your presentation of the boozy delights is fun. Decorating Obsessed organized a beer party and had fun pint signs and beer stations.
Keep Score of the Best Beer
Since guests will be trying an assortment of beer, it'll get a little confusing as to which one is the best! Print out score cards like similar to these so everyone can keep track of the ones they love and ones they were not into.
Don't Forget the Beer in the Cupcake Batter!
Yes, you've read that correctly! Beer in a cupcake is probably the most genius sweet concoction ever created. Bake a batch of one of our most popular recipes on site for a boozy way for guests to get their chocolate fix at the beer tasting party. Try this Guinness chocolate cupcakes recipe for your soiree.
Offer a Unique Beer Drink
To switch things up at your party, consider mixing up a beer cocktail to give guest a change in flavor in between their sips. This beer cocktail has a nice flavor that will give their tastebuds a little spicy kick.
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SAINT LEO, Fla. - Head Softball Coach John Conway has named Douglas Klipp as the team's second assistant coach, it was announced recently.
Joining Conway and Schmidt in the dugout in 2012, Klipp comes to the Lions after spending two seasons as the assistant coach at Burlington County College in Pemberton, N.J.
At Burlington County, Klipps' teams ranked in the national top-25; winning consecutive Garden State Athletic League championships. In addition, the squad produced multiple postseason individual honors and saw national rankings in a series of offensive categories.
At Saint Leo, Klipp will assist with outfield training, base running, hitting and other assigned duties.
Klipp also formed and headed New Jersey's South Jersey Stingrays travel softball team. Prior to his travel ball years, the New Jersey native acted as the Vice President of Somers Point Little League.
He is a retired Ocean City, N.J. police sergeant, and also spent four years in the United State Coast Guard. Klipp has been married for 25 years and has two daughters, each of whom attends Edison State University.


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New Law Prohibits Sewage Dumping Into Tidal Creeks By Boaters
July 30, 2009
Correction: It is currently legal to discharge
appropriately treated sewage from boats into tidal creeks with the
exception of the Lynnhaven River near Virginia Beach. However, the new
state law encourages the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality to
petition the U.S. EPA for federal designation of Virginia's tidal creeks
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Under a new state law, boaters may no longer dump treated or untreated sewage or other waste into tidal creeks in Virginia. Sewage now must be collected at marinas with disposal facilities approved by the Virginia Department of Health.The law designates tidal creeks as "no discharge zones." Marinas within these zones must post signs to alert boaters to these zones.Untreated sewage can threaten human health because it contains viruses and bacteria such as fecal coliform. Raw sewage also harms the environment as it contains large amounts of nitrogen, which encourages excessive growth of algae that starves plants and fish of oxygen.
For more information, contact the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality at 804-698-4131, TTY 711.
Contact: Merni Fitzgerald, Director, Office of Public Affairs
703-324-3189, TTY 711, Media Pager: 703-324-NEWS (6397)
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The ActionBar appears at the top of your application when you use ViewNavigatorApplication or TabbedViewNavigatorApplication in your project. It's a skin part in the ViewNavigator that updates as Views are pushed and popped. Since it's built into the default ViewNavigatorSkin, you don't normally create it on your own in MXML. Because it's built in, styling the ActionBar a little less obvious. So, I'd like to show you a few easy ways to customize the look of the ActionBar through CSS.
ActionBar supports the chromeColor style introduced with Spark in Flex 4. This example changes the ActionBar chromeColor to red for the entire application:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <s:ViewNavigatorApplication xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009" xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark" firstView="views.holrHomeView"> <fx:Style> @namespace s "library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark"; s|ActionBar { chromeColor: #990000; } </fx:Style> </s:ViewNavigatorApplication>
By default, the ActionBar title is left aligned. To change the horizontal alignment of the title text, set the titleAlign style to left, center or right.
s|ActionBar { chromeColor: #990000; titleAlign: center; }
By default, the ActionBar uses flat-styled button skins for Buttons inside the navigationContent or actionContent of the application or view. These buttons are designed to be flush with the edges of the ActionBar.
The ActionBar has two built-in button styles that are controlled by the defaultButtonAppearance style. The second option is a beveled, iOS-styled look seen here:
s|ActionBar { chromeColor: #990000; defaultButtonAppearance: beveled; } ... <s:navigationContent> <s:Button label="Back"> </s:navigationContent> <s:actionContent> <s:Button label="Buy"> </s:actionContent>
Using defaultButtonAppearance="beveled" is a shortcut for setting several different style values besides the Button skinClass values. These styles include padding, font sizes, and titleAlign.
Advanced CSS Selectors
Setting styles on the ActionBar will cause those styles to be inherited down to title, navigationGroup and actionGroup components. For this reason, the SDK has structured the ActionBar style rules in the Mobile theme to use advanced CSS selectors (see sdks/4.5.1/frameworks/projects/mobiletheme/defaults.css). This is done to isolate styles to specific components and skin parts. For example, you can see that the beveled button skins use a smaller font size than the ActionBar title.
Using advanced CSS selectors does have the drawback of being less obvious to override. Here's an example of overriding the advanced CSS in the mobile theme to (1) use a normal and italic font for the title and (2) replace the arrow-styled back button in navigationContent with the same skin as buttons used in actionContent.
s|ActionBar { chromeColor: #990000; defaultButtonAppearance: beveled; } s|ActionBar #titleDisplay { fontWeight: normal; fontStyle: italic; } s|ActionBar.beveled s|Group#navigationGroup s|Button { /* use the rounded button instead of the arrow button */ skinClass: ClassReference("spark.skins.mobile.BeveledActionButtonSkin"); }
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CALLS will be made to pump funds into improving drainage and alleviating flooding across the Malvern Hills district next week.
The Liberal Democrat group of Malvern Hills District Council will propose an additional £50,000 is put into the council's revenue and capital budgets for 2014/15 when they are put forward for approval on Tuesday, February 25 to combat flooding problems in the area.
Cllr Tom Wells, leader of the group, hopes the money will help at various flooding hot spots in the district and to "protect as far as humanly possible from any future flooding episodes of the like we have recently endured."
Cllr Wells, who respresents Powick on the district council, said: "One reason is to perhaps lever more money from the other agencies as well. What I would like to see in the future is one flooding and drainage body instead of the myriad groups that we have at the moment.
"I have flooding hot spots in my ward and want to see people take responsibility rather than passing the buck. Over 12 properties flooded in my patch and in most cases it will be months before they can return to those properties."
He added the money would be "put to good use" and cllr Wells hopes it could lead to match funding from other agencies.
The full council will meet in the Council Chamber, Avenue Road, Malvern, from 7pm on Tuesday.


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(Computational Linguistic) Olympiad Trials Start Soon
High school students across the country to compete
View a video of a computational linguistics challenge.
Early next month, high school students from across the United States and Canada will begin the first rounds of the North American Computational Linguistics Olympiad (NACLO). Although the competition aims to identify students to represent the United States at the 2009 International Linguistics Olympiad, it is also a chance for young people to explore their interests in linguistics, math or computer science and pick up some useful new skills.
During the first round of NACLO, which is held around the country and also online, students are given a number of challenging computational linguistics puzzles. One question might offer, for example, a few sentences in a rarely-spoken language along with their English translations. The students would then be given sentences in just the foreign language and would then need to offer possible translations.
Aside from being a fun intellectual challenge, the Olympiad mimics the skills used by researchers and scholars in the field of computational linguistics, which is increasingly essential for the United States and other countries. Using computational linguistics, these experts can develop automated technologies such as translation software that cut down on the time and training needed to work with other languages, or software that automatically produces informative English summaries of documents in other languages or answer questions about information in these documents.
In an increasingly global economy where businesses operate across borders and languages, having a strong pool of computational linguists is a competitive advantage. With threats emerging from different parts of the world, developing computational linguistics skills has also been identified as a vital component of national defense in the 21st century.
Because of the growing importance of this intriguing field, the National Science Foundation initiated NACLO, and together with major contributions from the North American chapter of the Association for Computational Linguistics, Google, Carnegie-Mellon University's Leonard Gelfand Center for Outreach, and the University of Michigan, helped fund NACLO's activities this year, along with other support from Cambridge University Press, Just Systems Evans Research, M*Modal, Powerset and Vivisimo.
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Apple shareholders gathered on Thursday at the company's Cupertino headquarters, questions in hand. But unlike last year, when the primary concern of many attendees seemed to be Steve Jobs' medical leave and its effect on the health of the company, this year's discussion focused largely on environmental and financial issues.
As usual, Apple began the meeting with a brief discussion of the day's shareholder votes, followed by in-person balloting for those who hadn't already submitted proxy votes. The company also announced preliminary results based on those proxy votes. The results indicated that all seven members of the board of directors who were up for election were indeed elected, and two stock-related amendments were approved. Also approved were the ratification of Ernst & Young as the company's public accounting firm for 2010, and an advisory vote on executive compensation, both endorsed by the board.
Voted down were two shareholder proposals, each of which the board recommended voting against. The first was a proposal for Apple to prepare a "sustainability" report on the company's environmental policies and the effects that climate change may have on the company's competitiveness; the board's position was that Apple "is already substantially fulfilling--and in many respects exceeding--the request for information [in the proposal]." The second was a proposal to amend the company's bylaws to establish a board-of-directors sustainability committee to "ensure [Apple's] sustained viability" in the face of "changing conditions and knowledge of the natural environment, including...natural resource limitations, energy use, waste disposal, and climate change." The board's position was, again, that management was performing "exceptionally well in this area" and thus such a committee was unnecessary. (You can read Apple's 2010 proxy statement for all the details of these proposals.)
With official business out of the way, Apple CEO Steve Jobs, chief operating officer Tim Cook, and chief financial officer Peter Oppenheimer spent nearly an hour taking questions from shareholders in the room. (Although the most common question of the day went the other direction, as Jobs asked more than a few longwinded commenters, "Do you have a question?")
While many shareholders mentioned how happy they were that Jobs was back on the job, only one specifically questioned the CEO's health, asking if Jobs had returned to Apple only in a limited capacity. Jobs' response was a single, emphatic word--"No"--although in response to an earlier shareholder comment, Jobs did point out that while he was out, "Tim took the helm and Apple didn't miss a beat."
Perhaps unsurprisingly, Apple's environmental record and policies occupied a good chunk of the Q&A discussion. Apple took advantage of several shareholder questions to tout the company's recent report on supplier sustainability (available on the Apple Website). Jobs claimed that Apple is the first company to work directly with suppliers on issues such as environmental impact and worker education and protection. Taking a jab at other companies, as well as organizations such as Greenpeace, he noted that "other companies just make promises" and attend conferences and events to "schmooze with [environmental groups], but the work ain't getting done," whereas Apple is actually taking steps to improve the company's real-world green credentials and treatment of workers. Tim Cook added that Apple audited more than 100 suppliers in 2009, and more than half of those reported that they'd never been audited by a company other than Apple.
Similarly, in response to a comment that being green is also good for business, Jobs agreed, noting that by decreasing the size of product boxes, Apple has reduced the number of 747 cargo flights needed each year by the hundreds. "It's the right thing to do from an environmental point of view; it's the right thing to do from a business point of view." Jobs also claimed that Apple is the leader in its industry when it comes to recycling, reducing toxins, smaller packaging, and workers' rights.
(One shareholder, who had previously in the meeting spoken out against the two shareholder proposals, made the claim that global warming isn't a serious issue and asked why Apple resigned its membership in the U.S. Chamber of Commerce over green policies. Jobs replied, "I guess we have a difference of opinion.")
Jobs also gave stockholders a glimpse of the company's view on cash and short-term investments, currently around $40 billion, when a shareholder asked if the company would consider using part of its cash hoard to provide dividends. Jobs noted that having a lot of cash in the bank gives the company stability, allowing it to be technologically risky while remaining fiscally conservative. The cash also puts the company in a position to "acquire something" without having to borrow money. The board's goal, according to Jobs, is to generate high stock prices, pointing out that a the company's stock price is based in large part on its ability to continue to grow. The board doesn't think the stock price would change much if dividends were distributed, and most investors would rather have a business with $40 billion in the bank than the same company, with the same stock price, without money in the bank.
The App Store also receive a bit of attention. One shareholder thanked Apple for "removing the smut from the App Store," while another asked if the current app-approval process is sustainable as the number of submissions continues to increase. Jobs said that while things were challenging three to four months ago, these days the process is "great," with most approvals coming within a few days, even though the rate of submissions is up.
A shareholder voiced concern about Google CEO Eric Schmidt--who last summer resigned from Apple's board--using knowledge gained as a board member in order to compete against Apple. Jobs' brief answer was that Schmidt was always professional and recused himself whenever the board discussed areas in which Google and Apple compete.
The company also took some criticism about its management policies. One European shareholder said that the board doesn't provide shareholders with "basic" information about investments, personnel decisions, and potential acquisitions. Jobs said that such matters are management responsibilities, not shareholder ones, and that the management performs such duties "with precision and care--that's what you pay us for." Another shareholder urged the company to consider more women for executive and board positions; Jobs said it's Apple policy to look for the best people, and that sometimes they're women and sometimes they're men.
Similarly, a shareholder who was also a former member of Apple's UI team asked why no one from Apple was attending this year's national accessibility conference, and how Apple keeps up on current issues. Jobs replied that Apple doesn't participate in conferences because then "we wouldn't be here working." He said that Apple's customers do a great job keeping the company informed and reminding the company when it's falling short, and that Apple leads the computing industry in accessibility.
One interesting tidbit for Apple fans in Asia was revealed in response to a question about Apple's efforts to increase international sales. After Jobs mentioned the opening of Apple's first retail store in China, he queried VP of retail Ron Johnson, who was in the audience, about future plans. Johnson said that Apple's goal is to have 24 stores in the country.
Several people referred to Tim Cook's recent presentation at the Goldman Sachs technology conference, where he mentioned that Apple is a mobile device company. Did this mean Apple was ignoring the desktop? Jobs said that Apple is a mobile device company because approximately 95 percent of the devices its customers buy are mobile devices: laptops, iPhones, iPods. However, Apple isn't ignoring the desktop: "We love desktop computers and plan to continue making them."
Jobs even addressed relatively minor issues, such as the recent policy change that prevents user groups from meeting on the Apple campus. He said the company is simply bigger than it used to be and is using more of its own facilities; he also conceded that security issues played a role in the decision. And in response to a question about the best way for users to notify Apple of potential Web-security issues--for example, Google links appearing to be legitimate Apple sites--Jobs suggested the company should "put up an e-mail address."
As usual, there were also a number of off-beat comments and questions, ranging from suggestions that Apple invest in Tesla Motors (Jobs: "We were thinking of a toga party, actually") to a request for a flagship Apple Store in Cupertino ("I'll pass that on to our retail team"), to a suggestion that Apple partner with Nintendo (strategic alliances are hard, but possible if it's worth it), to a desire for a simple programming language on the iPad ("Something like HyperCard on the iPad? Yes, but someone would have to create it.") Jobs declined to comment on the possibility of a Verizon-network iPhone.
Perhaps the most thoughtful response of the day came when a woman wondered about the biggest challenges the company sees going forward, asking Jobs, "What keeps you up at night?"
"Shareholder meetings," Jobs quickly quipped, before giving the meeting a cold splash of reality.
"Apple requires stability in the world. People aren't going to worry about which laptop to buy if they can't afford dinner, can't afford to send their kids to school, can't afford textbooks. There are things much bigger than us that are out of our control. So we try to just do the best we can."
This story, "Apple Focuses on Green at Shareholder Meeting" was originally published by Macworld.


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2.8% school tax increase approved
Members agree to compromise on the numbers
By the numbers
Proposed 2014-15 budget:
Salaries — 41.39 percent of total budget, or $34,818,416
Benefits — 27.43 percent of total budget, or $19,370,602
Total budget (revenues and expenditures) — $73,275,107
Cost of 2.8 percent increase to average property owner — $78 (Pike County Assessment Office)
Revenue in 2013-14:
Local revenue — 61 percent, or $44,726,466
■ State money — 36.78 percent, or $26,948,846
Federal money — 2.18 percent, or $1,599,795
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MILFORD — The Delaware Valley board of education settled on a school tax increase of 2.8 percent when it finally passed its proposed budget on May 22.
A week earlier, the 2.8 percent plan did not pass because two board members were absent. This time, the board held a short meeting with the 2014-15 budget the only item on the agenda. The board approved the increase of 2.8 percent, or 106 mills, with a balanced budget of revenues and expenditures of $73,275,107.
Changes in assessed values
The following provides the year, the assessed value of properties in the district, and the percentage its value increased:
2005-06 — $388,263,370 — 3.95 percent
2006-07 — $404,331,908 — 4.14 percent
2007-08 — $417,560,180 — 3.27 percent
2008-09 — $426,311,495 — 2.10 percent
2009-10 — $432,207,030 — 1.38 percent
2010-11 — $436,238,436 — 0.93 percent
2011-12 — $437,641,700 — 0.32 percent
2012-13 — $439,392,115 — 0.40 percent
2013-14 — $440,291,510 — 0.20 percent
2014-15 (estimated) — $441,000,00 — 0.16 percent
Board members held long discussions in work sessions leading up to the final pass, including how much to allocate to the marching band and the Cyber Academy technology department.
Jack Fisher, chair of the Budget, Finance and Audit Committee, had initially asked for a 4.5 percent increase because he said he was worried about the financial commitments the district will face in coming years because of retirements. In the end, the 2.8 percent increase was a compromise most members were able to accommodate.
Among the issues affecting the budget is the projected decrease in enrollment over the next few years, continuing the present trend. The total student enrollment projected for the district in the next academic year is 4,690.
Another major factor influencing the budget is the assessed value of properties in the county, with increases slowing considerably since the recession began in 2008 (see sidebar).
The district says it has been able to keep increases down since then through a combination of Federal Stimulus ARRA Funding, salary freezes for teachers in 2001-12 and 2012-13, staff attrition, and debt service reductions.
The final budget adoption date is June 26. The proposed Budget is available on dvsd.schoolwires.net/Page/102.
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Skullcandy's Pipe iPod Dock Review on GeekSugar
Skullcandy Brings the Noise With the Pipe iPod Speaker Dock
When I first saw the Skullcandy iPod Speaker Dock ($70) at Target, I questioned how good the quality could be from something so compact. But after testing it out myself, I take back all the doubt I had previously cast upon it.
Coming with a battery-powered remote and charging cable, the Skullcandy Pipe is perfect for the bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, or even the living room if you're looking for a full sound in a smaller space. I had this playing at a recent family holiday party, and it provided the perfect amount of background music to keep the party going into the night. The remote gets great range, and just four AAA batteries seem to last quite awhile if you aren't using the included charging cable. To see what else I thought about the Skullcandy Pipe, just
Although the sound is crisp and clear from the two end speakers, you can't blast your tunes without hearing some groggy bass. This is unfortunate, but that's not to say this baby doesn't get loud — it does! Also, I would have liked to have tested out the Pipe with my iPhone (which houses a ton of my music), but when I plugged my iPhone in, I got an error message saying that the iPhone wasn't compatible with the unit — although a friend has one and she says it works with her iPhone! Overall, the Skullcandy Pipe is a great portable device that pumps out some pretty great sounds, and works with any generation iPod. I do wish the price point was a little lower (say around $50), but it's a great product nonetheless. Lesson learned: never judge a book by its cover, or an iPod dock by its size!


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MELBOURNE, Fla. - A college student faces felony charges of making, possession and discharging a destructive device after police say an explosion rocked a dorm at Florida Institute of Technology.
Melbourne Police say the incident happened early Sunday. No one was injured in incident, which occurred around 12:20 a.m. Sunday. Police said that the device had "great potential to damage property or cause bodily injury."
They say 19-year-old Christian Barnes Duke told authorities he learned how to make the device by watching "Mythbusters" on the Discovery Channel.
According to a police statement, Duke is accused of making the device from common household chemicals to create a reaction inside a container.
Police say he put the device in a stairwell at dorm and detonated it "causing a loud blast that disrupted other students."
No one was injured.
Duke remained in the Brevard County Jail on early Monday.
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This article was published 27/9/2010 (2521 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
I have always wondered about it, but never written about it: How is it that referees and officials in every professional sport are "untouchable" -- so to speak -- by those they govern over, and whose futures, due to the far-reaching consequences of their decisions, they often have a hand in influencing?
Think about it for a second. It makes no difference if it is the CFL, NFL, NBA, or NHL. If you are a player, coach, manager, owner, or CEO, and you make a disparaging public remark about the officiating in any given game in your league, no matter how error-prone it was or how it may have impacted your ball club, you are going to be fined anywhere from hundreds to thousands of dollars for your comments.
Yet pick up any newspaper these days, and all you see is players criticizing other players about hitting each other low, and multitudes of opinions as to whether someone like Jason Jimenez should be suspended. You have coaches putting in their two cents about which teams and players they feel are terrible, and two players from the same team getting into a fight which may or may not have broken someone's jaw.
In addition, you have an almost daily feed of disciplinarian notes issued from the league offices shared with the press as to which players are being fined or suspended due to the league's interpretation of the contravention of their rules.
Players, coaches, executives and owners undergo public evaluations and criticisms from the media and one another on a daily basis. It's part of the highly competitive business we sign up for and after only a short time in the pros not only do we get used to it, we expect it. When you win and are part of a winning team you can do no wrong. When you lose or are found culpable for failing and for mistakes on the field, there is no end to the public criticisms you will endure from all areas as you are held accountable for your mistakes.
Everyone is exposed to this treatment in the business except, that is, of course, referees and league officials. No matter how bad the mistake or judgment error, no matter how disastrous the implications are for the team that suffered as a result of their error, if you are in the inner circle and publicly condemn or criticize the work of someone of this stature in the immediate emotional moments after a game, it is going to cost you your hard-earned cash. So why are referees afforded this protection in an arena where no one else is, save for the commissioner?
I suppose it's because officials are an extension of the league you play in, and the league does not like to be critiqued by its own employees -- though its OK for them to publicly slap wrists as they see fit. I suppose it is a mark on the credibility and professionalism of any league if its officials are being condemned and called out by those of whom they are paid to ensure a fair playing field for.
I admire a number of referees in both of the professional leagues I have played in and understand that their jobs are difficult and near impossible to perform without making the occasional mistake. So it's not like I have issue with referees in general, in spite of the fact that the last time an offensive lineman was flagged for holding me was seemingly back in 1998.
I just want to know why, in an environment of accountability where errors cost people their jobs on a daily basis, can't those in the industry express their outrage at mistakes with far-reaching consequences?
Though all leagues have their own internal evaluation processes for their own officials, I still fail to see how it is expected or reasonable when the most grievous of errors are committed, that those in the industry are supposed to bite their tongues and mince words when asked how they feel about it immediately afterwards.
Speaking of which, the fine notices will most likely be arriving today from the CFL for our team's outbursts after the Montreal game. I'm guess-timating at least three if not four players will be fined, somewhere in the neighbourhood of $300 to $500 each. As unfortunate as that is, especially in the CFL where salaries are far from exorbitant, sometimes you have to be willing to incur a penalty to make your point or express your distaste with a sequence of events.
In the end game, how much does it cost the players and a franchise if a mistake is made that affects their futures because others did not do their job up to the standard that is expected of us?
Sometimes being told that evaluations and repercussions will be handled internally and that mistakes are bound to happen just doesn't sit right in a world where excuses are not tolerated and errors have immediate consequences.
Doug Brown, always a hard-hitting defensive lineman and frequently a hard-hitting columnist, appears Tuesdays in the Free Press.


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The Adobe Developer Connection (ADC) Write and Give Program gave $4,700 USD to charities in the second quarter of 2010. The program acknowledges the writing efforts of our ADC community authors by giving US$100 to a charity for each author's published article on the ADC. Each author chooses his or her charity from a list of five preselected charities (listed below).
To date the ADC has donated over $47,000 to these charities through the program in recognition of our ADC authors. To our ADC authors, we thank you for sharing your technical expertise with the greater developer community while helping other communities at the same time!
Read on to find out more about the charities that the program supports, and to see the list of authors for this quarter who made these contributions possible!
* Benetech: Creates new technology solutions that serve humanity and empower people to improve their lives.
* Nature Conservancy: Works around the world to protect ecologically important lands and waters for nature and people.
* Mercy Corp: Alleviates suffering, poverty, and oppression by helping people build secure, productive, and just communities.
* Care: Fights global poverty by serving individuals and families in the poorest communities in the world.
* Feeding America: Is the nation's largest charitable hunger-relief organization.
The authors who participated in this program from March 1, 2010 – May 31, 2010 are:
- Liz Meyers
- Greg Hamer
- Tommi West
- Elad Elrom
- Dan Carr
- Chris Georgenes
- Pedro Claudio
- Holly Schinsky
- Eric Steimle
- David Powers
- Jeanette Stallons
- Andrew Voltmer
- Tanya Heins
- Stephanie Sullivan
- David Gassner
- Trilemetry (Brad Van Brocklin, Emily Kim, Therese Bea)
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- Full Name:
- Margaret Estella LARMAN-LEWIS-LAWLOR 3
- Also known as:
- Margaret LAWLOR 3
- Full Name:
- Margaret Estella LARMAN 4
- Also known as:
- Margaret Estella LARMAN-LEWIS-LAWLOR 4
- Birth:
- January 1900 1
- Female 1
- Death:
- 29 Jul 1977 2
- Cause: Stomach cancer? 2
- Physical Description:
- Height: abt 5'1 5
- Weight/Build: abt 90 lbs at death 5
- Eye Color: very pretty deep blue 5
- Hair Color: Henna, reddish brown 5
- Residence:
- From: abt 1933 4
- Residence:
- From: 1930 4
- Residence:
- From: abt 1935 6
- To: abt 1945 6
One of my Grandmother's, Margaret Estella LARMAN-LEWIS-LAWLOR, married a CONFEDERATE'S Grandson-he died 1955, Washington DC.
01/1900-7/1977 — Washington DC, District of Columbia, Virginia, Maryland-US
My Grandmother, Margaret claimed her first marriage was 1916, I have not yet gotten the marriage certificate, but on Joseph Irving LEWIS' death certificate, she is listed and their" only son-Howard Irving LEWIS, also born Washington DC.
Washingtonian. Margaret and her first husband divorced, I assume in Washington DC, my father Howard, her only son is living at this time in Marley Neck, Maryland. Anne Arundel Co., Maryland. Her only son Howard Irving LEWIS, is now age 90, he was August 2008. My father, her son Howard was one of the co-inventor's of the ZIP CODE, his last job, the one he retired from was the main post office in Washington DC. He retired from the US Governement, as the Special Assistant to the Postmaster General. Her son Howard married once to a Marie Louise ELFERS, who was born in NYC on Feb., 08, 2001 and died in Marley Neck, Maryland December 14, 2001 of heart failure. My Grandmother had only one child, as mentioned above, he had two children, at this time both his children are still living. One is retired from the US Government and still lives in Maryland, though said he was going to move in about 2 years, probably to another state. Margaret's son graduated from both University of Alabama and the University of Maryland. His wife, Marie went to SMITH COLLEGE, for women. Her ONLY Grandson, graduated from University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland.


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Bristling with guitar acrobatics and infectious melodies, Minus The Bear's fifth studio full-length album, Infinity Overhead, due September 3rd via Big Scary Monsters, is not only a return to form in direction, instrumentation and creation but also the band's most aggressive and confident. The veteran Seattle-based fivesome reunited with former member and longtime producer Matt Bayles (Mastodon, Isis, Cursive) to create a guitar-laden 10-track record that is heavy both on technicality and pop songcraft and showcases the band doing what they do best – interesting, guitar-based big sounding rock. Receive an immediate free download of 'Diamond Lightning', taken from the album, when you pre-order via bsmrocks.com or minusthebear.com.
The band, consisting of Jake Snider (vocals, guitar), Dave Knudson (guitar), Cory Murchy (bass), Alex Rose (synths, vocals) and Erin Tate (drums), went to work on their fifth album together in their hometown Seattle. From January to April of 2012 they holed up at London Bridge Studio and Bayles' Red Room Recording to craft a sonically complex yet melodically rich mature album. Many of the tracks have a foreboding feeling and as Snider reveals, the lyrics were influenced by the direction of the music.
Since forming in Seattle in 2001, Minus The Bear has worked relentlessly over the past decade to build a large and devoted following worldwide with consistent releases and a non-stop touring regimen. They have proven to be a powerful musical force that has outlasted trends, the changing musical landscape, and a volatile record industry. The band has played countless sold out venues throughout the world both large and small and toured the globe over including North America, Europe, U.K., Japan and Australia, in addition to unforgettable performances at every high profile U.S. festival like Bonnaroo, Coachella, Lollapalooza and Sasquatch!.
With such live prowess, it's certain that Minus The Bear's show at London's Heaven, the first time the band have played in the UK since 2010, will be nothing short of unmissable:
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Mark Rodgers, principal, The Clapham Group, and co-founder, MORE Partnership[s], and Jacob Marshall, music artist and manager, co-founder, MORE Partnership[s], discussed how bringing a cultural partner into an existing cause-marketing campaign can help to enhance the results of the campaign for all parties involved.
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TAMPA, Fla. – The Saint Leo volleyball team put forward their best efforts, but the Lions were simply overpowered by no. 7 Tampa in a 3-1 (25-21, 25-15, 25-23) defeat in Sunshine State Conference action from Tampa's Bob Martinez Sports Center on Saturday afternoon.
Tampa (11-2, 4-0 SSC) took the first set 25-21 as the home squad swung at an errorless .529 attack percentage and broke a 13-all tie to take the opening advantage. UT's Jessica Yingling hit 7-for-12 while Danielle Selkridge swatted five kills to pace the offense. Saint Leo (6-6, 0-4 SSC) hitters Meghan Donovan and Tawni Warren contributed three kills each to round out the Lions attack.
Struggling to find their rhythm, the Lions had no answer for the dominating second set performance from Selkridge, as she drove the Spartans behind five kills in just six swings. Tampa took the second set 25-15 to put the Lions in a 0-2 deficit.
The final set of play saw the Lions drop an extremely close 25-23 set as the squad held the lead at numerous points throughout the third game, but were unable to finish it out. Lions' outside hitter Sami Vierk led all players in the third frame with six kills in seven chances.
The Spartans swung at a .396 clip as a team while Saint Leo was limited to a .219 percentage.
No Lions reached double-digits in kills, but Vierk finished with nine to lead the team.
Selkridge and Yingling each posted 14 kills in the Spartan victory.
The Lions remain road warriors as they travel to Melbourne, Fla. to face Florida Tech next Friday, October 5. The match is scheduled to get underway at 7 p.m. from the Clemente Center on the Florida Tech campus.
For more on Lions' Volleyball, visit SaintLeoLions.com. Also, be sure to 'Like' the Lions on Facebook at facebook.com/saintleolions, and 'Follow' the Lions on Twitter at Twitter.com/saintleolions.


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Clear Colors 32 Piece Set
These tactile, colorful tiles make learning fun and inspire imagination! Shapes are sized just right and easy to use, whether creating designs on a flat surface or building 3-dimensional structures. This 32-piece set helps children learn basic shapes through play and develops patterning, shape recognition, spatial problem-solving skills, and motor skills. It's great for guided activities or hours of open-ended fun and exploration!
Set Contains: 14 Small Squares, 2 Large Squares, 4 Isosceles Triangles, 4 Right Triangles and 8 Equilateral Triangles
- Includes 32 translucent pieces in a variety of shapes
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I am confused how to do this.
I have two tables and each table has an "Amount" colum.
I need to sum up all the rows for column "Amount" in table A and sum up all the rows for column "Amount" in table B
and then subtract those two colums.
Here is what I am doing:
select tableA.city, sum(tableA.amount) - sum(tableB.amount)
from tableB,tableA
tableB.city='Hyderabad' and
group by tableB.city
Say: tableA Has the following data for column "Amount" and city=Hyderabad:
AND tableB Has the following data for column "Amount" and city=Hyderabad:
Now, my above query should do the following:
Sum all amounts for tableA, which comes to 126Sum all amounts for tableB, which comes to 11
So 126 - 11 = 115
But I get the result 219
Any idea wots going on and how to fix it?
You are getting Table A summed more than once because of your join. get rid of the subtraction of the sum()s and just print sum(a) and sum(b) and run the query to see how the joins are causing things to be double counted.
select tableA.city,
tableB.city='Hyderabad' and
group by
Joining these two tables on city, will give the following result:
111 6
111 5
5 6
5 5
10 6
10 5
This gives 252 - 33 = 219
Wots the solution then?
What I am doing is incorrect and there is a way?
Is it something not possible in one query?
obviously, the solution is: don't join
SELECT ( SELECT SUM(Amount) FROM tableA )
- ( SELECT SUM(Amount) FROM tableB ) AS difference
That worked, but can it also show the cities also incase there are more then one city?
i'm sorry, that solution works for the question you posted
if you change the question, then the solution has to change too -- obviously
please explain what you mean by "more than one city"
Sorry about that.
See, I might have multiple cities in both tableA and tableB.
I want to do a sum of all rows for column "Amount" for each city in tableA and then do a sum of all rows for column "Amount" for each city in tableAthen subtract the amount from both tables city wise.
EDIT: So that it looks like
City A | 55City B | 22City C | 543City D | 212
SELECT a.city
, a.total
, b.total
, a.total - b.total AS difference
FROM ( SELECT city
, SUM(amount) AS total
FROM tableA
BY city ) AS a
JOIN ( SELECT city
, SUM(amount) AS total
FROM tableB
BY city ) AS b
ON b.city = a.city


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Taking a rabbit-type alien Earth invasion, has been moving in the class of the hero
iBall Andi 4.5P Glitter smartphone was launched in April 2014. The phone comes with a 4.50-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 480 pixels by 854 pixels. iBall Andi 4.5P Glitter price in India starts from Rs. 3,999.
The iBall Andi 4.5P Glitter is powered by 1.3GHz quad-core it comes with 512MB of RAM. The phone packs 4GB of internal storage that can be expanded up to 32GB via a microSD card. As far as the cameras are concerned, the iBall Andi 4.5P Glitter packs a 8-megapixel primary camera on the rear
The iBall Andi 4.5P Glitter runs Android 4.2 and is powered by a 1450mAh removable battery.
The iBall Andi 4.5P Glitter is a dual SIM (GSM and GSM) smartphone that accepts Regular and Regular. Connectivity options include Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, FM and 3G. Sensors on the phone include Proximity sensor and Accelerometer.
How to download Rabbit invasion form iBall Andi 4.5P Glitter?
- Check the Android version to verify compatibility of Rabbit invasion with iBall Andi 4.5P Glitter.
Find Android version: go to "Settings" - "About the phone" - "Android version". Make sure Rabbit invasion is compatible with iBall Andi 4.5P Glitter.
- Click the download button to download Rabbit invasion in iBall Andi 4.5P Glitter.
- Once the download and installation are complete, find Rabbit invasion in your home screen and tap the icon to open it.
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My Mom
I have written quite a bit about my dad WILLIS H BELL. He passed away over 20 years ago. I just lost my mom this past year. My mom was quite a lady. She grew up in Oakland, California as an only child in an alcoholic family. My grandfather who was in in WWI had a drinking problem until he passed away in his 70's. He was a great guy but the drinking was tough on him as well as all of those around him. My mom loved both her mom and her dad. Her mother ( and my grandmother) had no vices but she passed away from cancer of the mouth when my mom was about 24. It was a very difficult and painful sickness that took her from us. Both my dad and his brother have told me what a saint she was. I wish I had known her. She was very protective of my mom and babied her as she grew up.
Mom was a very thin girl and was not athletic at all. She was however very bright when it came to school and she considered herself very proficient with office skills. She had a great memory for just about everything. Mom always loved to sing and write poetry. She was very dramatic in just about everything that happened to her.She loved to read stories and poetry out loud to anyone that would listen. She had a wonderful sense of humor and loved to tell jokes especially if they were off color. She was a self imposed civil rights activist and was a Kennedy fan until her death last year. She was a staunch democrat and would have done anything for her party.
I was the only boy with three sisters. I remember as I grew up how important it was to come home from school. The first words that would come out of my mouth when I opened the door were, "Mom, I'm home"! I would share my day with her and she was genuinely interested in what I had to say. Mom read me stories at night out of our Childcraft books. My favorite was the Steadfast Tin Soldier. There was another one she read to me about a dog with saucer eyes that guarded a treasure. It was great to have her near and I always felt safe with her.
For all of her married life my mom had to deal with my dad and his sickness from the war. For years it didn't manifest itself physically. My dad as good a man as he was felt the effects of cerebral malaria mentally. He had a terrible and uncontrolled temper that my mom had to deal with on a regular basis. Because of her temperment she rarely handled it well. It seemed like a majority of the time when they were together they fought.The only salvation that mom had was that dad worked long hours. However, that ended around 1972 when dad was forced to retire because of his health. From then until his death in December of 1985 he was always at home and mom had to deal with that. She did extremely well during that time. Given their past history.It was not easy for anyone in the family but expecially for mom.
After dad passed away my mom lived in the house in Vacaville on her own for the next 20 years. She loved her church association and her friends. They appreciated her sense of humor and her commitment to them and she cherished the same from them.


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On Iron Chef Japan, the secret ingredient is theatrics. On Iron Chef America and Next Iron Chef, the secret ingredient is competition. On this all-new soon-to-be-cult-favorite Cook Like an Iron Chef from Cooking Channel, the secret ingredient is …
Michael Symon. Owner of several restaurants (like Lola Bistro and Lolita near his homeland of Cleveland, Ohio), Symon stepped into kitchen stadium as an Iron Chef in 2007, going head to head in battles with Chefs Batali, Flay, Cora and Morimoto. Now he's stepping up to another stove, pantry and chopping block to share secrets with you. Why does duck fat make everything taste so good? He'll tell you. How to perfect scrambled eggs? Not as easy as it seems, but Symon's ready to demo to devotees. Grab your knives for this one–the other secret ingredient is: You.
(Hungry for his wizardry already? Try one of his fans' favorite recipes, like honey-brined chicken, mac and cheese or smoked salmon and horseradish cheesecake–yup, you read that right.)
Meantime, here are 5 things to know about mix-master Mr. Symon:
1. Does not think offal is awful. But might raise an eyebrow at the wardrobe of some other chefs, given that jeans and funky t-shirts are his choice.
2. Has tattoos. A lot. Guess how many. Seriously.
3. Restaurants: Lola, Lolita, Roast, Bar Symon (where pigs fly!), and B Spot Burgers (his Fat Doug was chosen as the best in America at the 2010 South Beach Wine and Food Fest).
4. Rides a very special bike. Fast.
5. Soft spot: puppy love.
Follow Chef Symon on Facebook for more deets. And then consider how much better duck fat can make roasted potatoes taste, or how eggplant dip can be ethereal or how scrambled eggs can surpass simplicity. He'll show you how.
Bonus real-life moment. I met Chef Symon recently and was woozy listening to him talk about food not only as art but as science, suggesting that, in order for its art to be beautiful, the science has to be mastered first. Food. For. Thought. Coming in July on Cooking Channel — can't wait.


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A LORRY overturned at the junction of the A1 and the A59, causing disruption and tailbacks for drivers.
Police were called to the scene and told motorists to the avoid the area if at all possible.
The lorry overturned at just before 1pm today at the Allerton Park junction, at the top of the off-slip for the northbound carriageway.
The driver of the lorry was not hurt and has arranged for the vehicle to be recovered, but police said they expected there will be traffic disruption in the area.
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Belt's big hit gives Giants win in Arizona
Cain gives up three homers in fourth; Sandoval aggravates elbow
PHOENIX -- Brandon Belt descended in the batting order yet soared with his deeds Monday night.
Occupying the eighth spot for the first time this season, Belt smacked a tiebreaking, two-run single in the eighth inning that lifted the Giants to a 6-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks.
The outcome ended the Giants' losing streaks of five games overall and six on the road.
"We were on an ugly skid," said right-hander Matt Cain, who personified the Giants' struggles. San Francisco hadn't won any of Cain's previous five starts, and another defeat appeared possible after he surrendered three fourth-inning homers, the most he ever has allowed in a single frame.
Ultimately, Belt's grounder up the middle carried more impact than any of the D-backs' mighty clouts.
With the score knotted at 4, Nick Noonan, who entered the game for an injured Pablo Sandoval (elbow), doubled off reliever Brad Ziegler to open the eighth. Two outs later, Ziegler walked Gregor Blanco and Brandon Crawford to load the bases. Up came Belt, whose name plummeted on manager Bruce Bochy's lineup card due to his .133 career batting average (2-for-15) with nine strikeouts entering the game against Arizona starter Ian Kennedy. Belt connected with Ziegler's 3-1 delivery to score Noonan and Blanco.
Ziegler's lack of control actually could have worked against Belt, who might have wondered whether he'd see a strike. But Belt purged himself of any indecision.
"I was seeing the ball well enough that I thought, 'If he gives me something I can handle here, I'm going to go after it.' You just don't want to be in between on that."
Belt christened the second inning by homering off Kennedy, signaling that this would be a fruitful evening for him.
"I had to go up there with a strict zone in mind, stick with it and lay off all those pitches that were up and away that he used to get me on," Belt said.
Belt also thrived in the Giants' previous victory, lining a tiebreaking single in last Monday's ninth inning off Arizona's Tony Sipp at AT&T Park. Since then, Belt has sustained a mini-hitting binge (.409, 9-for-22). But he'd prefer to be wielding his influence, along with his bat, from a higher spot in the order. He has hit eighth in only four starts during his career.
"I liked it tonight," Belt politely said when asked about batting eighth. "I don't know if it's the ideal position. As a hitter you want to try to move your way up through the order."
It was an arduous effort overall for the Giants. Sandoval aggravated the elbow that nagged him during Spring Training while lining a fifth-inning RBI single. Bochy was ejected for the first time this season for arguing that Hunter Pence was safe on the back end of an inning-ending double play in the fifth. And Cain endured the D-backs' powerful fourth inning, when they erased a 3-0 deficit.
Jason Kubel followed Cody Ross' leadoff walk with a drive over the right-field barrier. Eric Chavez then hit his second homer against the Giants in two weeks. Two outs later, Martin Prado launched his fourth homer of the season.
To put matters in perspective, Cain's 6.49 ERA for April exceeded any of Tim Lincecum's monthly ERAs in 2012, when he finished 10-15. But Cain, who's 0-2 and has yielded nine homers, won't let himself dwell on the worst.
"It is a little weird, because you make some [good] pitches and they hit homers," he said. "You think back to the game in Chicago [when the Cubs homered twice off him], it's a popup and it's wind-blown. You think one of them's a double and it's a homer. It's like all the hits are homers. But do you reallly understand it? No. It's kind of the way it is and you get over it. You just have to keep trying to make pitches."
The Giants bolstered Cain and themselves by pulling even in the fifth. Marco Scutaro, who went 3-for-4, lashed a one-out single, advanced to second on a wild pitch and scored on Sandoval's single.
"They came out and swung the bats decently," Arizona manager Kirk Gibson said of the Giants. "They're a good team. We know they're the world champs, so give them credit. They came back after we tied it up and scored a couple of runs on us."
Chris Haft is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Such exhaustive attention to detail is not limited to construction. I gazed down the steps leading to the engine room and noticed the Racor fuel filters parallel with the first step, which means they can be serviced from the cockpit. As someone who's often had to climb into a hot engine room to check fuel filters forward, I appreciated the value of this smart move.
But this was only an inkling of this boat's clever design. As I perused the engine room, offering 4'0" headroom, Cantlay explained that the Cats are almost completely serviceable from inboard. The only thing outboard is the port-side raw-water pump and the starboard alternator. To access the pump you simply remove the air filter, and it's a clean run forward. The alternator access is equally straightforward, and in fact I could maneuver my 5'7" frame around the entire engine room with ease.
Everything here is clearly labeled for quick identification, and access to all switches, all shut-offs, and the quick connect/disconnect for boat-to-boat fuel transfer are within arm's reach. I also noticed the relative coolness of the engine room even though we'd been running at speed for a while. The reason for this, I was told, is two eight-inch, 110-volt, axial fans running at about 3600 rpm that can circulate the entire engine room air volume in 30 seconds. Since the fuel-return lines are cooler (with the help of an additional chiller), you should always get maximum power out the engines regardless of the ambient atmospheric temperature.
In fact, the only thing that slowed our boat down was the Pipewelders tower, but given the bird's-eye view of fish it affords--not to mention providing a great place from which to shoot speed numbers and observe her running angle--I'd have the tower anyway. As the 45 hit her top speed of 34.9 mph, I could watch the six-inch-wide spray rails deflect spray down and out. Working my way back down to the helm station, I peered out over the highly cambered foredeck and saw that she was dry.
Taking the wheel, I put the 45 through her paces. The power-assisted Hynautic hydraulic steering felt like driving my car, and acceleration was smooth throughout the rpm range. The one picking point I had with the 45 was running at wide-open throttle, where her running angle is about 5 degrees. For someone of my height, that leaves somewhat obscured sight lines. Of course, this was without tab, so an adjustment of the Lectrotabs solved this issue, albeit at some increase in drag. The 45 turned in about a boat length with little banking. At drift her roll was gentle, due in part to her wide chines. At WOT the 45 hit 2150 rpm (2300 is the Cat's maximum rating), and each 3406E burned 31 gph instead of the rated 40 gph. After I consulted Caterpillar, three possibilities arose. One is that she may be overpropped. Two, her throttles may have prohibited from going fully forward. The third possibility is that the display was reading lower-than-actual fuel burn. Caterpillar said it has had some problems with low readings on the 3406E's Marine Power Display and is currenly working out the bug.
I also spent some time in her 117-square-foot cockpit, where I noticed a lack of diesel fumes. Cantlay explained that the reverse tumblehome and side-dumping dry exhaust, which exits via 10-inch outlets, get the credit.
The cockpit is armed for anglers, with a 45-gallon circulating transom livewell, tackle center with sink and freezer, and 8'Lx2'Wx18"D fishbox. There is also a plate for a fighting chair and fresh- and saltwater washdowns and connections for shore power and cable on either side because, as Cantlay told me, "You never know which side you'll be getting power from."
But the cockpit is not the only place to have fun on this boat. Rough and rugged as she is on the outside, the 45 is comfy below decks. There's 6'6" headroom and a U-shape galley to port with four-burner Thermador ceramic cooktop, two Sub-Zero refrigerators, and Sharp microwave/convection oven. A fair number of cabinets can hold stores for a long trip, and the lounge to starboard offers a great view of the 20-inch Sony TV to port. All cherry wood is varnished with polyester for durability. The master stateroom forward offers a queen-size berth. The head abaft the master and to port has a separate shower with 6'6" headroom and Sealand vacuum MSD.
After the test Mike Joyce, president of Hargrave, told me that the 45 is just the first in a series of sportfishermen the builder is launching. A 48 flying bridge is being designed now, and a 65-plus-footer is also in the works. I imagine this series will adhere to the strict guidelines set forth by the construction of the 45. If it does, Hargrave just might be setting the standard for other extreme machines.
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This article was published 30/11/2012 (1726 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Last month, deputy editor Julie Carl asked for a favour.
Would I help the Free Press celebrate its 140th anniversary?
The Free Press wanted readers to write in with their favourite memories of the newspaper they love to read, and she wondered if I would write my memories.
Perhaps including reflections of my growing up at the paper with my late Free Press editor father and my younger brother David, who also works here as a senior copy editor.
How could I say no?
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As I begin to write this, I am using an imaginary typewriter -- a Remington, if that detail matters -- and I am staring into a black-framed family heirloom.
Within the frame is a black-and-white photo of the Free Press newsroom and its inhabitants, most of them in jackets and ties and hunched over typewriters.
Yes, Remington typewriters.
On the frame's fragile and peeling parchment back are the printed names of most of the people in this obviously posed portrait. One of them -- the one in the middle of the second row of reporters -- is a young man identified as "Gord Sinclair."
He was my father.
The date is also on the back, printed in what appears to be in my father's hand.
"Circa 1948."
That was the year I was born.
So far as I know, all the people in the photograph are gone now, as is the downtown newsroom at 300 Carlton St.
Back then, the newsroom had an unkempt, sodden, carefree character that symbolized a time -- and a newspaper lifestyle -- long gone.
By the summer of 1991, that newsroom was gone, too.
The Free Press was relocated to a drab and distant industrial plant in the city's northwest.
More than two decades after the move, it is still the Free Press newsroom my younger brother David and I were born into that I remember most.
Most fondly, I mean.
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I was probably eight or nine the first time my dad took us to the Free Press newsroom on a Saturday.
There was no one there, but it sounded as if there was, what with the squawk of the police radio that some newsroom character had dressed up. He topped it with a London bobby's helmet.
It was that kind of fun place for a kid.
There was a spiral staircase in the middle that led to the composing room, but that we treated like a play structure. And our dad would let us explore the library and the photo files of our heroes, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
But my favourite childhood memory of those Saturdays in the newsroom is rolling small sheets of copy paper into the Remingtons and pretending to be a reporter like my Dad.
It was to this place right out of The Front Page that my 18-year-old future father arrived in 1939 as a newly hired copy boy. And it would be to this place, almost 30 years later, having been a copy boy at the Tribune, that I would be hired as a sports reporter.
My stay was brief at the Free Press that first time -- about a year -- but I got to know the place in a way I hadn't as a child. I remember a man from the street who wore a long, dark coat and regularly climbed four flights of stairs after the elevator operator had left for the night. He never introduced himself or even said anything. He simply marched into the sports department as if he worked there, took a seat at whichever desk was unoccupied, picked up the phone and started dialing.
We never knew who he was talking to, or even if there was really anyone on the other end of the telephone line. But we never said anything.
I remember hearing other stories like that. About how Free Press librarians, arriving in the newsroom early in the morning, would find homeless people sleeping in the carts where old, mattress-soft newspapers were piled. The librarians would never say anything either.
As you might now understand, amid all the deadly serious deadline newsgathering, the Free Press of that era was a place that operated at times like an open-door club for eccentrics and misfits and those on the margins of society. Perhaps because those are the kind of people the Free Press newsroom often hired.
My father wasn't an eccentric or a misfit, but like so many in the newsroom, he drank heavily, in his case to relieve the stress at work and home. By the early 1970s, as assistant managing editor and news editor, he essentially managed the newsroom.
Then one day everything seemed to change.
It was a snowy, slippery, late-January morning in 1976 -- a month after his 54th birthday -- when my father made his way to the back of the newsroom.
He was looking for reporter Ritchie Gage.
Ritchie still remembers what happened next on that stressful winter morning nearly 37 years ago.
"I was the last person he spoke to. I was writing a deadline story on a transit strike. He walked over to my desk and asked me very politely and easily, as he usually was with reporters, if I was the one doing the story.
"Have you got the transit story, Ritchie?"
"I said, 'Yes.' "
Then Ritchie watched as my Dad walked over to a nearby filing cabinet, put his hand to his head in obvious distress and headed for a couch in the boardroom.
He was having a fatal stroke.
"I never saw him again," Ritchie said. "He was tall, with red, curly hair and blue eyes and always walked quickly. He had the heart, the soul and the intelligence at a moment in time and in a newsroom that would never come again. To see him at a typewriter was like seeing a pianist perform at a keyboard."
That's how I remember my dad, too.
And, on this our 140th birthday, that's the kind of Free Press newsroom I remember most.
Most fondly, I mean.
Nov. 30, 1872
The brand-new Manitoba Free Press hit the streets of Winnipeg and beyond. The only Canadian daily paper west of Toronto printed on the only cylinder press north of Minnesota, it was truly one of a kind. Soon, its 900 subscribers were paying 25 cents a week for all the local news fit to print and then some.
In 1931, it became the Winnipeg Free Press and continued to live up to its motto of "Freedom of Trade, Liberty of Religion, Equality of Civil Rights," those words still gracing the paper's editorial pages today.
On Friday, the Free Press marked 140 years of telling Manitobans' stories. Now we are inviting you to tell us your memories of the newspaper. Did you have your own paper route? Did you enter the Christmas colouring contest? Did your group do something special for the paper's Pennies from Heaven campaign? What about that time your team got its photo in the paper?
We want to know. Visit winnipegfreepress.com/140 and tell us your best story about the paper. If you have a photo, even better. We'll run a few in the paper and all of them online.
We're calling this memory project Your Lives, Our Pages. But really, think of them as your pages, too. Because that's what they are.


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