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Nov 30 2009
Moving Seattle Beyond Race to Inclusiveness
Council Passes Resolution Directing
Race and Social Justice Work to Continue
City Employees and Department Heads Commit to Heighten Efforts
Below the press release (11/30/09) is an editorial I wrote about the Race and Social Justice Resolution.
Seattle – Today the City Council passed a Race and Social Justice Resolution intended to heighten the City of Seattle's awareness of institutional racism and social disparities. The Resolution, sponsored by Councilmember Bruce Harrell, seeks to carry forward and strengthen the initiative begun by Mayor Nickels. Councilmember Harrell believes that "Mayor Nickels had the vision and courage to drive this important work which demonstrated his recognition that race and social disparities continue to exist throughout our city. The initiative can result in a healthier and more efficient work environment and better city services to all communities.
Department heads, change teams, city employees and community leaders were all on hand to support the legislation. Deputy Mayor Tim Ceis, on behalf of the Mayor and the City's executive team, expressed their gratefulness that this important work will continue.
The Resolution states the strategies and tools to address racial and social disparities and describes the goals of improving workforce equity, contracting equity and best practices to achieve equal access to city services.
"This work must continue because all people in Seattle benefit when we demonstrate inclusiveness in how we make decisions, how we provide basic city services and how we manage change. This is the first piece of legislation on this issue and Seattle's commitment in this area has already been nationally recognized." says Mayor Nickels.
A key component of the work going forward was the 2009 establishment of a Race and Social Justice Community Roundtable. This group consists of individuals from community organizations, business, philanthropy, education and others with the mission of extending this work beyond city government and into the community. Councilmember Harrell "looks forward to working with the Roundtable and moving this effort beyond City government."
Seattle Times Editorial (Saturday, 11/28/09)
Looking beyond race, not by being colorblind, but inclusive
In the Pacific Northwest, history was made in 1997 when Gary Locke was elected Governor, Norm Rice was Mayor, Ron Sims was King County Executive, John Stanford was the Superintendent of Public Schools and Richard McIver, Martha Choe, Cheryl Chow and Charlie Chong served on the Seattle City Council – all people of color.
In 2009, Seattle elected a new King County Executive, Mayor and Seattle City Council. While three people of color ran for Mayor and one for City Council, none advanced beyond the primary.
When our country elected President Obama, the Republican National Committee elected as its head, Michael Steele, the first African American to hold this position. Since every door seems to be open to racial minorities, do race-based policies still make sense or are they passé? Can I claim that my African American children are disadvantaged and should be treated differently because of their race? We have tried to give them every opportunity possible –education, exposure to the other cultures, music, sports, you name it. In contrast, I have met white children who were dealt nearly every card against them: poverty, absentee parents or a parent on drugs, abuse and violence in their home. I therefore pose the question about the role race now plays in our country and, in particular, Seattle.
The diverse political landscape of 1997 was a result of our voters looking beyond race to elect its leaders. Indeed, that was the profound realization of President Obama's victory. But I contend that looking beyond race is not the same as being colorblind. In fact, pretending race does not exist is not the same as creating equality. Looking beyond race means recognizing that our government and social institutions continue to perpetuate advantages that disproportionately channel wealth, power and resources to certain privileged groups and that race continues to play a role in such disproportion. In order to address these inequities, we must acknowledge that race is still a factor. The solution is not being colorblind; it is being inclusive of those who have not enjoyed a history of privilege.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 9.4% of Whites in Seattle live in poverty. The rates for people of color are alarmingly and disproportionately higher: 30.9% for Native Americans or Alaska Natives; 30.2% for Black or African Americans; 18.8% for people with Hispanic ethnicity; and 15.3% for Asians. African Americans are incarcerated at nearly six (5.6) times the rate of whites. Hispanics are incarcerated at nearly double (1.8) the rate of whites. In fact, in 2005, Hispanics comprised 20% of the state and federal prison population; a rise of 42% since 1990. I contend that these statistics are not simply a result of poor choices by racial groups, but direct results of history and institutionalized behavior.
The English word "race" is traced to a 1508 poem by William Dunbar referring to a line of kings. Race has no genetic basis. There is no one quality, characteristic, or gene that distinguishes all the members of one "race". Two random Chinese may be as genetically different as a Chinese and an African. Yet, race is such a powerful social idea that it continues to shape our thinking and our institutional development. Communities of color continue to talk about race because of their history of exclusion and lack of privilege. Even today, an isolated experience may cause them to ponder whether their skin color had anything to do with it. As noted African American author James Baldwin wrote, "Being white means never having to think about it."
On November 30, 2009, I introduced legislation to the Seattle City Council that will heighten and strengthen our city's awareness of institutional racism and social disparity – a system where people benefit or are disadvantaged without necessarily doing anything themselves. This is an initiative that Mayor Greg Nickels began, I believe, out of his heart because there was no huge political advantage in doing so. This City Council remains committed to that cause. Yes, we should continue to look beyond race as we elect our leaders but this is not the same as ignoring race. At the core of how we address societal change, should be a commitment to also observe who is excluded from the road to success because of their skin color, socioeconomic status or other differences such as gender, age, sexual preference or physical ability. Once we see through this lens, what we call the "Race and Social Justice lens", we will see how similar the dreams of all boys and girls are, regardless of race and how important it is to value the inclusiveness of those who are underprivileged. Yes, race does matter if it reminds us every day why we must remain fully committed to inclusiveness.
Bruce A. Harrell serves on the
Seattle City Council and will Chair the Energy,
Technology and Civil Rights Committee for 2010
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The global interest in Islam is increasing with every passing day. One of the centers of that interest is Japan, where Far Eastern religions have for so long been predominant...Over the last 5 years, young people who have shown such an interest in Islam have discovered great peace and happiness within it. Leyko, a lady who once believed in Buddhism, decided to convert to Islam after visiting Jordan, Syria and Turkey, and changed her name to Leyla. "I felt as if I had been reborn after converting to Islam. That feeling has never left me," says Leyla, who describes her conversion to Islam as follows:
"I was really curious about how I lived in this world, where I would go after death, the meaning of life and what the truth is. I turned aside from Buddhism, because the philosophy of Buddhism and the acts of worship performed for Buddha seemed ridiculous to me. At that point I also began questioning the life of Japanese society. People were working the whole time and were little different to robots. Did these people come into the world solely in order to work? I asked many questions, but never found the answers to them."
Leyla began attending classes to learn Arabic after a visit to Jordan and Syria, and continues:
"Arabic allowed me to acquire new information about Islam, and my interest in Islam began growing by the day. A year went by like that, and then I went to Turkey for my summer holiday... A few days after returning to Japan from Turkey I began reading a translation of the Qur'an. The Qur'an answered all the questions in my mind. It taught me the meaning of life and described how I should live in this world. I was particularly affected by the verses about the creation and functioning of the universe. The more I read the Qur'an, the more I understood the greatness of Allah and realized my position before the Creator. Within 2 weeks I read the Japanese translation of the Qur'an from front to back.2008-07-15 00:00:00
… After reading the Qur'an I further stepped up my research into Islam. The books of hadith in particular prepared me for Islam. Thanks to the hadith, I acquired new customs to replace my old ones. Following that research process that lasted some 6 months, I went to the Tokyo Islamic Center and converted to Islam by reciting the word affirming the word of tawhid (Oneness of Allah).
… According to information I have received from the Islamic Center, at least 5 Japanese people a day convert to Islam by reciting the word affirming the word of tawhid. We think that this figure will rise still further in the years to come."


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For the past 50 years, the National Park Service has administered the National Natural Landmarks program. It recognizes the nation's best remaining biological and geological features in order to preserve the country's natural heritage and illustrate its diversity. Almost 600 landmarks have been designated. One landmark, Tinkers Creek Gorge, is located within the boundaries of Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Its awe-inspiring beauty stands out in winter, making it a good destination this time of year.
The National Natural Landmarks program encourages cooperative conservation. While some landmarks are located on federal public lands, many are administered by other levels of government or are privately owned. Tinkers Creek Gorge is part of Cleveland Metroparks' Bedford Reservation. Its preservation predates the establishment of Cuyahoga Valley National Park in 1974.
Cleveland Metroparks established Bedford Reservation in 1926; in 1967 Tinkers Creek Gorge earned National Natural Landmark designation. When the national park was established, it boundaries encompassed several metroparks, including Bedford Reservation.
The power of water to carve a landscape is on full display in Tinkers Creek Gorge. The gorge was cut by Tinkers Creek, the largest tributary of the Cuyahoga River. The gorge extends for over 2 miles along the lower part of the creek, ending shortly before it empties into the river.
The creek drops dramatically through the gorge, which approaches 200 feet deep in places. The water runs straight and swiftly, with whitewater and numerous small cascades. This contrasts against the slower, meandering course of the Cuyahoga River. As a result, the gorge is narrower than the Cuyahoga Valley and lacks an extensive floodplain.
The steep walls of the gorge are easier to view in winter without the shroud of trees. Exposed rock faces add to its allure, especially when highlighted by snow. The steepness of the gorge restricted development along Tinkers Creek, supporting preservation of plant species.
The National Natural Landmark nomination notes how the gorge protects habitats, including virgin oak-hickory and beech-maple-hemlock forests. In winter, eastern hemlocks are particularly noticeable. It is an evergreen tree that likes cool, moist areas like the gorge. It grows within the gorge, but not on the adjacent flat uplands.
You can view Tinkers Creek Gorge from a scenic overlook accessible from Gorge Parkway between Dunham and Egbert roads in Walton Hills. If you are looking for a walk, park at the Egbert Picnic Area. The 1.1-mile Egbert Loop Trail skirts the upper edge of the gorge, providing spectacular views along the way. From this trail, you can also follow a horse trail down to the edge of the creek. For a longer walk along the creek's edge, take the 0.8-mile Hemlock Loop Trail from the Hemlock Creek Picnic Area, an area known for spring wildflowers.
You can find a map online at www.clevelandmetroparks.com. For both trails, be prepared for winter conditions of snow and ice.
While the steepness of Tinkers Creek Gorge kept some development at bay, people were attracted to the creek's waterpower and had to tackle the challenge of crossing the gorge. Viaduct Park within Bedford Reservation is a place to view the intersection of nature and history in the gorge. It is located at the corner of Willis Street and Taylor Road in the City of Bedford. A 15-foot waterfall can be found there, as well as the remains of a mill race.
The park's focus is a stone viaduct built in 1865 to carry the Cleveland & Pittsburgh Railroad high over the gorge. A more recent railway was built near the viaduct not by crossing the gorge with bridgework, but by filling it with landfill.
When you visit Tinkers Creek Gorge, make sure to bring your camera. The National Park Service sponsors an annual photography contest of National Natural Landmarks. This year's contest rules have not yet been posted. However, you can get an overview of the contest and view past winners by visiting online at www.nature.nps.gov/nnl/photocontest.cfm.
Tinkers Creek Gorge shares some outstanding company on the list of 594 currently designated National Natural Landmark sites within 48 states, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Louisiana and Delaware are the only two states that do not contain a landmark. There are 23 landmarks located within Ohio, including forest communities, marshes, glacial formations, bluffs, and gorges. Others that may be familiar include Mentor Marsh and the Glacial Grooves State Memorial on Kelleys Island.
The National Natural Landmarks program continues to grow. Three landmarks were designed in 2012 and show their diversity. They include a privately-owned cave in California that contains an especially diverse assemblage of calcite formations; a Nature Conservancy site in West Virginia where ice vents create a microclimate that supports species normally found in much colder regions; and a section of Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in Colorado where a spring-fed creek flows through a wind-blown sand sheet, supporting a wetland ecosystem in an otherwise arid landscape.
Editor's note: Vasarhelyi is Chief of Interpretation, Education & Visitor Services for Cuyahoga Valley National Park.


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IT WAS A GOOD DAY: You know what's wrong with beautiful days like the one we had last Saturday? We don't do anything. Beauty and Mediterranean climate zones sap our energy. And that becomes a problem when you live in Southern California, where we average 360 beautiful days a year.
"You know what I'd like for my birthday," said our wife before her birthday last month. "I'd like the trees in the backyard cut back."
It was a beautiful day, if we recall. Too beautiful to hack away at our perhaps overly rambunctious Elysian backyard.
We bought her an iPad.
WE DON'T DO NOTHING: We don't mean to say we do absolutely nothing on beautiful days. We lie on the couch out in the Barn and admire the Creator's handiwork, is what we do.
And much of his handiwork on Saturday was given over to the creation of a bunch of rioting squirrels.
It's either squirrel mating season, or squirrel Spring Break (kinda the same thing) or the squirrels in our backyard just despise one another for reasons going back generations.
Whatever it is behind their savage animosity and bellicose behavior, they spent the better part of a beautiful Saturday chasing each other through our avocado tree grove and its richly varied entanglements, dancing madly up the branches like crouching dragons and hidden tigers and using the most vile language you've ever heard out of a squirrel.
We also, in some of our energetic bursts on the beautiful day that was Saturday, did some reading. You cannot turn off our bouts of ambition with a switch.
We were particularly amused by a short story, "Somebody Up There Likes You," from Shalom Auslander's collection "Beware of God."
The story is about the problem that three entities, God, Death and Lucifer, have with getting people to die as scheduled in these modern times that often delay the chariot from swinging low enough to pick up passengers. It was easier for them back in the days of tuberculosis.
The story involves one man, in particular who the Big Three are trying to get to the Other Side, but he survived the predestined auto accident to the trio's mortification.
"What was he driving," asked Lucifer. "Volvo or (something), right?"
Yep. "S40 sedan," said Death.
Lucifer nudged God. "See? What'd I tell you about those things? Pain in the (rear end; keister, whatever)."
"Hummers are even worse," said Death.
"Yeah, but at least you can flip a Hummer," said Lucifer.
And on they bickered. Then, on Monday, we hear about Volvo debuting at the Geneva Motor Show an air bag for pedestrians.
We watched the video (on www.thecarconnection.com) of a beleaguered crash-test dummy getting hit by the ped-bag-equipped Volvo V40.
It didn't change our mind about getting hit by a car. The main problem, from our point of view as a pedestrian, is the fact that you still have to go through Step 1: In other words, you still get hit by a car.
The blow is softened a bit after you fly across the hood, and hit the nice, soft pillow that pops up in a U-shape over the front windshield. You hit the bag in the right place and you're golden(-ish). So it's basically, at best, one of those it-coulda-been-worse kind of things.
TERROR VISITS A NAP: Lying on a couch out in the Barn inevitably leads to dozing off. The book was good, the squirrels were diverting, but a working man gets tired from time to time.
If there's one thing we can't abide, it's someone telling us their dreams. It's worse than someone relating the plot to a favorite "Simpson's" episode cel-by-cel, so we won't bore you with the weirdness of our dream other than to say the overarching plot had to do with the Grateful Dead playing an outdoor concert at the opening of deer-hunting season with the result being everyone was tramping about in the forest on LSD while toting .30-06 rifles. It was a sort of Peckinpah-powered version of nickel-beer-free-bat-night.
We figured the nearby police shooting range had something to do with the dream. Don't know where the acid/Dead came from.
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- A federal judge has ruled that the Environmental Protection agency exceeded its authority by attempting to regulate stormwater runoff into a Fairfax County creek as a pollutant.
U.S. District Judge Liam O'Grady in Alexandria ruled late Thursday in favor of the Virginia Department of Transportation and the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, which challenged EPA's restrictions on the flow of stormwater into Accotink Creek.
The judge agreed with Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, who argued that the EPA was trying to regulate water itself as a pollutant. In his ruling, O'Grady said: "Stormwater runoff is not a pollutant, so EPA is not authorized to regulate it."
Cuccinelli says the ruling could ultimately save Virginia taxpayers more than $300 million.
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The actor: Ray Wise, who has appeared as a doctor, lawyer, politician, or psychotic renegade on pretty much every major TV drama of the past 30 years: Dallas, The A-Team, L.A. Law, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Walker Texas Ranger, Dawson's Creek, The West Wing, and 24 are just some of the shows on his long résumé. Wise's most enduring role was on David Lynch's landmark series Twin Peaks, where he played murderous father Leland Palmer. Wise's fearless performance as a seemingly all-American but actually terrifyingly unhinged dad stood out on a show loaded with great actors, and it's helped make him an in-demand character actor on TV and in movies ever since. His latest role as the devil on CW's Reaper—the first season is now available on DVD—similarly exhibits his talent for making evil characters likeable, and likeable characters more complicated than they seem.
Reaper (2007-08)—"The Devil"
Ray Wise: I came in rather late in the casting process. I believe they had all the other roles cast. They were having trouble finding the devil. They had seen almost 100 actors for the role. I got the script and I liked it—it was clever and witty and very, very funny, and a nice, fresh take on an old story. I went in and did a scene for the producers, the kitchen scene from the pilot where I'm cooking a chicken-fried steak. At the end of it, they all had a smile on their face, and they realized they had found their devil.
The A.V. Club: How does it feel to hear that you're the right guy to play the personification of evil?
RW: When you first hear that, it's sort of overwhelming. "I'm playing the iconic baddie of all time!" But then you approach it like any other character. They pretty much laid out this character out for me in the writing, how they wanted him to have a sense of humor, that kind of twinkle in his eye, and a little bit of charm. I wasn't the standard scary devil, and that really appealed to me. I'm a big fan of all the great movie devils, from Walter Huston to Ray Walston to Al Pacino to Jack Nicholson. I admired a lot of their devils, and I wanted mine to be somewhat different. It's kind of a combination between a used-car salesman and a game-show host.
AVC: Reaper was on the bubble for the while. When you're doing a TV show that might not be renewed, do you try not to get too attached to the project?
RW: That's what you have to do. I actually approach it like it's not going to happen, so when it does, it's a real bonus. We're doing 13 new episodes, and I believe we start airing those in January or March. If those 13 do well, we'll hopefully do more.
Swamp Thing (1982)—"Dr. Alec Holland"
RW: [Laughs.] My memories are of 95-degree temperatures and 98 percent humidity, and these big mosquitoes, and black flies and alligators. My fondest memories are of Adrienne Barbeau and her cavorting around the swamp. [Laughs.] We had a great time down there in Charleston, South Carolina, Wes Craven and the whole bunch of us. We were like kids, playing these great comic-book characters.
AVC: You've been in a lot of horror films. Are you a fan of the genre?
RW: Yes. Always have been, ever since I was a little boy. I got turned onto it from a very early age. Some of my fondest and most impressionable movie memories are from those early sci-fi and horror films. I've always been a Dracula/vampire aficionado, being half-Romanian myself. Dracula has always been close to my heart—in fact, I have a first edition of Bram Stoker's book. I read it over and over again as a young kid. I was a fan of the Lugosi film, and I've been a fan really of all the Dracula films made ever since. Christopher Lee's is a particular favorite of mine, and I like Coppola's film with Gary Oldman. But I've never felt like the definitive Dracula film has been made. I'd like to take a shot at that some time in the near future.
AVC: How would you play Dracula?
RW: I would play him very much as written by Bram Stoker. When I read the character description, I think of me. The aquiline nose, the high forehead, and now my hair is turning gray in the temples. When we first see Dracula in the novel, his hair is completely white, and as the story progresses, he gets younger and younger-looking. I would like to approach it that way; the challenge would be to try and look younger and younger. I think I look young enough, anyway.
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders II (1980)—"Dr. Simmons"
AVC: Another doctor.
RW: [Laughs.] I don't do much doctoring in it. I'm the boyfriend of this gal who becomes a cheerleader, and it's, like, the biggest deal of her life, and it's messing with our relationship. Not that me being a doctor is any easier, but she's just consumed with being a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader. That's our conflict, and that's about as much as I can remember about it. What the hell is the actress' name? It's Julie something. [Julie Hill. —ed.]
AVC: So she wasn't an actual Dallas Cowboys cheerleader?
RW: No, she was an actress. All the other characters were real Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders, though. We shot it in Dallas, and we had a great time. And they were all lovely.
AVC: When you're working on a movie called Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders II, is it hard to take the job seriously?
RW: You would think it would be hard, but every job, once you get there and start doing it, you approach it the same way. And it does become a serious thing, because it's not easy to do, even something silly. You still have to be professional and perform.
AVC: Was there ever a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders III?
RW: Maybe there was, but I wasn't anywhere near it. [Laughs.]
Twin Peaks (1990-91)—"Leland Palmer"
AVC: Any lingering regrets over not playing Sheriff Truman, the role you were originally up for?
RW: Not at all. I'm so glad I played Leland, I can't even tell you. Reading the pilot episode and seeing what Leland went through, I thought, "This could be pretty one-dimensional." It was a father grieving for his murdered daughter. But boy, was I wrong. I had no idea the gamut Leland would run during the course of that show. They just wrote a beautiful character, and I'm fortunate to have played it.
AVC: Is it true that your audition with David Lynch consisted of talking about your first car?
RW: Yeah. My first car was a 1960 Alfa Romeo, and David's was a '63 or '64 Volkswagen Bug. I talked a lot about my Romeo, and then we talked about Ken McMillan, an actor he used in Dune. Ken was a very close friend of mine. And that was the extent of it. Then I got a call two days later saying that David wanted me to play Leland Palmer, and I had to look in the script to see who this Leland Palmer guy was, because I had focused everything on Sheriff Truman. It was like, "He cries here, he cries here, and he cries here. Well, I think I can handle that, but my goodness!" I met with David and Richard Beymer, the guy who played Benjamin Horne, and the three of us went before ABC and got approval. Then we went out to the Pacific Northwest to shoot the pilot, and the rest is history.
AVC: On the Twin Peaks DVD, you talk about how desperately you did not want Leland to be Laura Palmer's killer. Why was that?
RW: The thought of a man being the murderer of his own daughter was anathema to me. At the time, I had a 2-year-old daughter of my own, and that possibility really turned me off. I was praying that I wouldn't be the one. As we got closer to the reveal—the actors knew nothing—I could see it was coming more my way. Then I finally got the call before we had to do the reveal show to meet with David and [co-creator] Mark [Frost], and Sheryl Lee [who played Laura Palmer] was in on the meeting, and so was Beymer. We sat cross-legged on the floor in this dark room that had a lava lamp in the corner, and David leaned over and touched me on the knee and said… [Imitates Lynch.] "Ray, it was you, it was always you." And that was it. I said something like, Oh shit!" I didn't want to leave town, and I didn't want to be the murderer. But he promised me it would be a beautiful episode, and I would be more than satisfied and redeemed in my character, and it turned out to be that way. It was a great episode.
Tim & Eric Awesome Show, Great Job (2008)—"Grill Vogel"
RW: Grill Vogel? [Laughs.] The Tim & Eric Awesome Show? Can you spell that for me?
AVC: Do you honestly not know what I'm talking about?
RW: You know, I don't. Is that something I did?
AVC: Yeah! I saw the clip online, and it was you.
RW: What was I doing?
AVC: You played a motivational speaker in a training video about how to hug appropriately in the workplace.
RW: Oh, yes! I remember that now. Was that my name, Grill Vogel? [Laughs] Wow. I do remember that. I did that one afternoon back in Los Angeles. That's one of those things that you do and then you forget all about it, and then you come back to me and call me "Grill Vogel," and I don't know what you're talking about. [Laughs.] My manager called me up and said, "You have to do this show, because everybody digs it. And they got a lot of other people to do it, and they'd like you to do it." I wasn't familiar with them, but I enjoyed working with them, and I thought they were pretty clever guys.
AVC: You should see it. You're good in it.
RW: Good! I'm glad it turned out well. [Laughs.]
Good Night, And Good Luck (2005)—"Don Hollenbeck"
RW: I got a call one day to put myself on tape for George Clooney, this little Hollenbeck scene. He saw the tape, along with his partner, and they liked it very much, and decided to cast me in it. George was familiar with my work and my career, and once he saw me do the character, he felt I was the perfect guy for it. And it turned out to be that way. It was something I really identified with. I think George saw aspects of Hollenbeck in Leland Palmer. They were both tragic men whose lives came to a tragic end.
AVC: Do you feel any extra burden as an actor when you're playing a real-life person?
RW: You do. We were preparing to shoot that movie, and George had a read-through with some of the people who worked with Don Hollenbeck. He had Joe and Shirley Wershba, who were reporters for CBS at the time, and also characters in the story. Don Hollenbeck was one of their best friends—they named their first child Don. They filled in all the holes for me. They told me what the guy was really like, his relationship with his wife and child, and his working relationship with the people at CBS. So I had a pretty good knowledge of the guy going in. And then George provided us all with Xeroxed copies of The New York Times of the day. Every day, we'd get a new New York Times from that time in history, back in the early '50s. Of course, it was all loaded with the Joseph McCarthy trials. So we were pretty hip to the atmosphere and ambiance to CBS News at the time.
Love Of Life (1970-76)—"Jamie Rawlins"
AVC: This was your first big role, right?
RW: Yeah. I was fresh out of college. I went to New York and was there for a couple of weeks, and I walked into this audition at CBS and got the role of Jamie Rawlins on this soap opera called Love Of Life. He started out as a semi-hippie college radical, and in seven years' time he was a lawyer in the district attorney's office. So figure that one out. In the interim, he was a cub reporter for a newspaper, and a garage mechanic, and his best friend died of a rare blood disease, and he was getting a couple of gals pregnant on the show. A whole slew of things happened to him.
AVC: Did you do a new show every day?
RW: Yes, a new half-hour show every day. I think I did around 950 half-hour shows. I was making good money at the time, and living in New York City. I was living the high life. I did that show during the day, and I was able to do plays at night, which is what working on a soap allows you to do.
AVC: Did you have to change your style of acting once you moved on to primetime television and movies?
RW: When I first started out on the soap, I was more theatrical, like a stage actor, a little bigger than life. As I did more and more Love Of Life, I became more natural. I learned the value of underplaying. It was a great training ground for me. There was a big difference in my style of acting from where I started with that show and where I ended, and where I ended was a good jumping-off point for doing nighttime television and movies.
24 (2006)—"Vice President Hal Gardner"
AVC: Did you have any idea how long you'd be on 24?
RW: Heck no. I thought, "If I'm lucky, two or three episodes." They didn't tell me very much. They told me I was going to be the vice president, that's it. I had no idea what I was, who I was, or what I was doing while I was doing it.
AVC: You've done a lot of guest spots on TV shows in your career. How do you prepare for a role you don't know anything about?
RW: I just try to make him a human being, a guy who is in many ways satisfied with himself and learned to live with himself. Whether he's bad or good is somebody else's judgment. I made him a vice president, and a man who takes his job seriously. And with every scene, I tried to make it as understandable and real as possible. You just have to be a quick study, and have an extreme sense of confidence in yourself and your ability to do it quickly. A lot of shows where I'm playing a senator or a congressman or a doctor or a high-priced attorney, I do a number on myself. "I am a powerful attorney, or a doctor." It's a little convincing job I do on myself first to know I can walk out on the set and know that I can be this guy.
Knots Landing (1988)—"The Dealer"
AVC: What exactly were you dealing on Knots Landing?
RW: I was the cocaine dealer in town. I provided the denizens of Knots Landing with their favorite recreational drug. I was this mysterious guy who was lurking around corners and sitting at dark tables in nightclubs, and bugging Julie Harris.
AVC: Were you arrested?
RW: Something like that. Or shot. I don't remember exactly what happened to me.
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 and Command & Conquer: Yuri's Revenge (2001)—"President Michael Dugan"
RW: Somebody just called up and said they'd like me to do this videogame, and then they told me how much they were going to pay me, and I thought, "That's kind of a good idea." Plus we did it in Las Vegas and they put me up at the Bellagio, and that was easy to take. So everything about it was too good to turn down. My president was very Kennedy-esque, so I enjoyed doing it.
AVC: Do you get recognized from Command & Conquer?
RW: Yes! When I go down to Comic-Con in San Diego, people remember me for some of the strangest things. They go on and on about it, and I reminisce about it, and it's great fun. It's interesting to see what people remember me for.
Robocop (1987)—"Leon Nash"
AVC: What was it like working with Paul Verhoeven?
RW: That was a trip. That was great fun. Paul's a madman, and he's a lot of fun. I just remember that me and other bad guys, we just had a ball blowing up those streets. There was a whole section of Dallas that was going to be torn down, all these old storefronts, and we took over for two or three nights and just blew the hell out of that place. The special-effects guy had a ball, and we did, too, with our big 50-caliber guns. We were like kids, playing cops and robbers. And then we went to Pittsburgh, to the steel plant there, to do the other part of the story, and we just had a ball making that film. And Paul was the ringleader. He loved the bad guys.
AVC: You play a really vicious character in Robocop. What goes through your mind when you see yourself blowing some guy's brains out onscreen?
RW: It looks a lot worse than it did when I was doing it. It's all so technical, really, when we're shotgun-blasting apart Peter Weller. It's kind of gruesome when you're doing it, but it looks worse onscreen. It's not so bad, really. A little bit of gratuitous violence in a well-thought-out story is fine.
Bob Roberts (1992)—"Chet McGregor"
AVC: Once again you worked with an actor-turned-director, Tim Robbins. Do directors who are also actors work differently than directors who are just directors?
RW: I think they do. They're able to come up with ways of approaching you and using familiar language. They understand the problems of the actor, and what an actor has to accomplish in every scene.
AVC: Are you interested in directing?
RW: Yeah, I'm interested in it, but it's a real headache. [Laughs.] Directing can be a real pain in the ass, because you not only have to worry about yourself, but all these other people coming to you with their problems. I like just worrying about myself.


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Computer Virus Information: MyDoomby Brad Weaver • January 27, 2004 Share:
Story updated 9:50PM Tuesday Jan 27: see end of page for details
A new email virus called MyDoom (also called Novarg) has made its way to campus. Our email filters are now blocking this virus, but many copies have already been delivered. The messages may appear to come from someone you know, and have one of the following subject lines:
mail delivery system
mail transaction failed
server report
[random collection of characters]
The text of the message may appear to be gibberish, or the message may say something like "The message cannot be represented in 7-bit ASCII encoding and has been sent as a binary attachment."
If you receive any of these messages, simply delete them. Do not click on the attached file, as this may infect your computer with the virus.
What Systems are Vulnerable
The MyDoom worm can infect computers running all versions of Microsoft Windows from version 95 on, including Windows 95, 98, Me, NT, 2000, and XP. The worm does not infect Macintosh computers,
What the Worm Does
If you opened the file attached the infected email message, you may have the MyDoom worm on your computer. If your computer is infected, it will send infected email messages to other people, and also install a "trojan horse" program on your computer that could allow hackers to access your computer remotely. It is also designed to spread via the KaZaa file sharing network.
Note that the worm itself does not damage files on your computer, but the trojan horse program could allow access to your system to someone who might do more damage. If your computer is infected with this worm, it is important to remove it as soon as possible.
Removal Instructions
We have installed a MyDoom check/removal program on the campus network. We strongly encourage everyone to test their system, as running the removal program will not harm your computer. To run the program:
- Close any programs that are currently running (you may want to print these instructions for reference).
- Open My Computer, then open Sys on Scholar (I:).
- Open the viruscheck folder.
- Run (double-click) the proram Remove MyDoom.
- Click Accept to accept the terms and conditions.
- Click the green GO button to start the scan. The program will scan your computer for the virus, and could take several minutes or longer to run, depending on the size of your hard drive. You should allow the program to delete any instances of the worm that it finds.
If you need to check your home computer or are not connected to the Scholar server, you can download the removal program from the Sophos web site. Please see the link for the MyDoom Disinfection Utility at the end of this article.
The MyDoom removal program simply removes the worm from your system; it does not prevent reinfection. If you open an attachment in an infected email message, you will reinfect your computer and should run the removal program again.
Avoiding Email Viruses and Worms
You can avoid becoming infected with MyDoom, and most viruses that spread via email, simply by not opening the attached file. Note that almost all modern email worms spoof the "from address" so that they appear to come from someone you know (and presumably trust). If you did not request the sender to email you a file and are not sure what it is, then do not open the attachment until you verify the contents of the attachment with the sender.
For More Information and Assistance
If you have other questions about the MyDoom worm or need help removing the worm from your computer, please contact the Help Desk at x6400, or via email to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Additional Information Added 9:50PM Tuesday Jan 27
Computer Services continues to take steps to reduce the impact of the "MyDoom" internet worm. We have seen a number of computers on campus that are infected with this worm, and encourage everyone to review the steps above to check and, if necessary, disinfect your computer.
While we are blocking transmission of this virus through our mail server, we continue to receive thousands of infected messages from the Internet. This likely will cause some ongoing slowness of the mail server. We have taken the following steps to minimize this problem:


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Welcome to Dragon Cave! Dragon Cave is an online adoptables game. Collect eggs, raise them to adulthood, and then breed them to create interesting lineages. New types of dragons are added regularly!
Brute Dragons are among the larger dragon breeds. They prefer to live in solitude or small groups, nesting in high, mountainous regions. The only time they openly seek the company of others is during the mating season, when males will fight for the attention of females. The thunderous crash of Brute Dragons butting horns against each other in competition for mates can be heard nearly a mile away.
Dragons are creatures with nearly unlimited life spans. They can survive for long periods of time, and no one has found a dragon that has died of old age. Adolescence is usually marked by the growth of a hatchling's wings, although not all breeds of dragons grow wings and some breeds have other traits that indicate the beginning of maturation. Once they hit adolescence, hatchlings change quickly, maturing to their full forms in only 2 years.
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A 19-YEAR-OLD who punched a man and stole £20 from him in a late-night incident in Dursley was warned by a judge that he would face a lengthy prison sentence if he offended again.
Christopher Lloyd was told by Judge Jamie Tabor "You are now a marked man" after a probation report said he posed "a high risk of causing serious harm to the public".
Judge Tabor said: "If you commit another act of violence, and the probation service finds that you have not changed, you will be classified as a dangerous offender and could face life in prison or an extended sentence of which you will serve every day. It's very serious indeed."
At an earlier hearing at Gloucester Crown Court Lloyd, of no fixed address, but formally of High Street, Tredworth, Gloucester, had pleaded guilty to theft and common assault charges. He also admitted making malicious communications after sending threatening and unpleasant text messages to his mother's former husband.
Prosecutor Greg Gordon said that on July 28 last year, two Dursley men were walking in St George's Road in the town shortly before midnight, when they were approached by Lloyd and another.
He said the pair took £20 from Martin Thomas and when they were pursued, Mr Thomas was punched.
Three days later, Dafydd Gingell, who had broken up with Lloyd's mother the previous day, received the first of a series of "rather nasty" text messages, said Mr Gordon.
Lloyd used his mother's mobile telephone to send the messages. In one he said "You are a dead man - trust" in another he threatened to slit Mr Gingell's throat.
Mr Gordon said Mr Gingell was "clearly very distressed" by these messages.
The court was told that Lloyd had a number of previous convictions including some for violence.
Matthew Harbinson, defending, said Lloyd had spent 177 days in custody which was a considerable period of time for a young person. He was trying hard to deal with the issues that had been highlighted in the pre-sentence report, Mr Harbinson said.
Judge Tabor told Lloyd he tried to resolve his problems with his fists and by sending extremely unpleasant messages.
He had spent nearly six months in custody already and this was longer than any sentence the judge would have been able to give for these offences.
Judge Tabor imposed a two-week curfew, from 8pm to 6am, and ordered that he live at an address in Stroud arranged by the probation service. He imposed a two year supervision order and programme requirement, ordering him to pay £20 compensation and victim surcharge of £60.


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Lt Charles L Kaenzig, Bombardier, 321st BG, 446th BS MTO
10 Dec, 1944 — Italy
10 Dec. 1944; 321st Bomb Group Medium Bmbers, B-25's Over ITALY;
Sunday, December 10, 1944:
446th BS War Diary: The squadron loses a ship over Bologna, Italy, piloted by Lieut. Kaenzig. Other crewmen were Lieut. Ritger, Lieut. Rondel, Staff Sergeants Hermanson and Huntoon, and Corporal E. M. Allen. Sergeant Hermanson, an original member of the squadron, had flown 50 combat missions with us in Africa, returned to the states for over a year, then rejoined the squadron. This was his first mission upon his return overseas. T/Sergeant McKearin received a serious wound in the face on the mission and is hospitalized.
Allen, Emmitt M., Cpl, gunner
Hermanson, Ingwal J., Sgt, gunner
Huntoon, Stuart L., S/Sgt, turret gunner
Kaenzig, Charles L., 2Lt, bombardier
McKearin, William J., T/Sgt, radio-gunner
Ritger, Frederick C., 1Lt, pilot
Rondel, Albert O., 2Lt, pilot
446th BS Mission Summary: Squadron Mission 440
TARGET: Castel Bolognese Defense Area, Italy DATE: 10 Dec.1944
Type of Bombs: Fragmentations 446th Planes: 6
Capt. Murray led the formation. Target area N of main highway well covered. Several explosions in target area. Flak was heavy, moderate, fairly accurate becoming intense, accurate. Ten planes holed. No fighters.
Murray, Richard E., Capt, pilot, 447th BS


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On Saturday, May 19, 2012, OMCA set the stage for a dazzling and magical night inspired by the 60s and the special traveling exhibition The 1968 Exhibit. Guests came decked to the nines in funky 60s attire and got groovy with a live auction and dinner with rad retro flair by Barbara Llewellyn Catering. The night ended with Gala guests getting their groove on to Wall Street, one


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Digital Learning Environments Events Series Update-Las Vegas
The second DLE was held February 25 at beautiful Lake Las Vegas, 7 miles off the famous Las Vegas strip. The keynote speaker for the event was Leslie Wilson, President and founding member of the non profit One-to-One Institute.
The mission of the One-to-One Institute is to "increase student achievement through the development of learner-centered 1:1 programs that to serve as an international information clearinghouse for those interested or engaged in technology rich education programs. engage personal, portable technology. Our goals are to facilitate the personalization of learned and
Leslie began her message by stressing that 1:1 programs are NOT just laptops for kids but are about teaching and learning-transforming the learning environment from teacher centered to student centered. She shared pictures from classrooms that covered the decades of the 50s until the present that showed how teaching and learning have changed little over that time. Much of the instructional time in classrooms in spent like the decades of the past in what she terms, "Instructional approach 1" where the teacher is the master and students are organized, usually in rows, to perform tasks assigned and directed by the teacher.
In "Instructional Approach 2" a more personalized and student-centered educational experience is offered to students. Teachers facilitate and provide "just in time" instruction that support the standards and objectives of the lessons. Technology tools are used when appropriate and are also used for feedback and assessment. Class environments are flexible and can appear chaotic to outsiders as students collaborate and are engaged in a variety of tasks.
The ultimate goal to provide students the ideal environment for developing 21st century skills is "Instructional Approach 3"-an approach that finds student in complete control of their learning. In this environment individualized long term projects are the norm. Students find themselves immersed in virtual realities such as Second Life and other augmented realities. Teachers act as advisors and provide personalized direction. This is a true mobile environment that projects outside the 4 walls of the classroom via the power of technological connections and environments.
Instructional Approach 2 and 3 are major paradigm shifts that empower students to take responsibility for their own learning. They are encouraged to take risks. Practioners of this method note that students are motivated learners when they have choices in HOW they learn.
Leslie concluded her address by outlining the keys to successful 1:1 teaching and learning programs including a reference to "Project Red" a national research and advocacy plan that promotes the need to "revolutionize the way the U.S. looks at technology as part of teaching and learning. We believe that technology can help us re-engineer our educational system. Through the efforts of Project Red and our partners we believe that technology will transform learning, just as it has transformed homes and offices in almost every other segment of our society."
Following Leslie's keynote the participants broke into groups and cycled through classrooms. One group was treated to presentations in several disciplines that highlighted how technology can be integrated into the curriculum in powerful ways that propel students toward learning 21st century skills with Instructional 2 and 3 techniques and another group of IT decision makers looked at solutions and ideas for cloud computing, wired and wireless networking, as well as network security.
I'm looking forward to my next Digital Learning Environment adventure in San Diego on March 11, 2010. If you are in that area, or if you live near Atlanta, Boston, Washington DC, Indianapolis, Denver, Minneapolis, or Raleigh, please think about joining us at the DLE event in your city. These are amazing, FREE event. Find out more and to register for the events, visit: http://www.guide2digitallearning.com


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Kids love cars, and when they see a parked car, they don't even think about the possibility of getting hurt or seriously injured. That's why parents have to be extra careful. Here are a few tips to keep your kids safe in and around cars.
Top Safety Tips
- Teach kids that trunks are for transporting cargo and are not safe places to play or hide.
- Make sure to lock your vehicle, including doors and trunk, when you're not using it. Keep keys and remote entry fobs out of children's sight and reach.
- Keep rear fold-down seats closed to help prevent kids from climbing into the trunk from inside your car.
- Show older kids how to locate and use the emergency trunk release found in cars manufactured after Sept. 1, 2001. Very young children may not have the strength or ability to open the release bar. Young children should never be in a trunk.
- If your child is missing, get help and check swimming pools, vehicles and trunks. If your child is locked in a car, get him or her out as quickly as possible and dial 911 immediately. Emergency personnel are trained to evaluate and check for signs of heatstroke.


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n : something transitory; lasting a day
Ephemeron \E*phem"e*ron\, n.; pl. Ephemera. [NL. See
Ephemera.] (Zo["o]l.)
One of the ephemeral flies.
Ephemera \E*phem"e*ra\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a day fly, fr. ?
daily, lasting but a day; ? over + ? day.]
1. (Med.) A fever of one day's continuance only.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of insects including the day flies, or
ephemeral flies. See Ephemeral fly, under Ephemeral.
May \May\, n. [F. Mai, L. Maius; so named in honor of the
goddess Maia (Gr. ?), daughter of Atlas and mother of Mercury
by Jupiter.]
1. The fifth month of the year, containing thirty-one days.
2. The early part or springtime of life.
His May of youth, and bloom of lustihood. --Shak.
3. (Bot.) The flowers of the hawthorn; -- so called from
their time of blossoming; also, the hawthorn.
The palm and may make country houses gay. --Nash.
Plumes that micked the may. --Tennyson.
4. The merrymaking of May Day. --Tennyson.
Italian may (Bot.), a shrubby species of Spir[ae]a (S.
hypericifolia) with many clusters of small white flowers
along the slender branches.
May apple (Bot.), the fruit of an American plant
(Podophyllum peltatum). Also, the plant itself
(popularly called mandrake), which has two lobed leaves,
and bears a single egg-shaped fruit at the forking. The
root and leaves, used in medicine, are powerfully drastic.
May beetle, May bug (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous
species of large lamellicorn beetles that appear in the
winged state in May. They belong to Melolontha, and
allied genera. Called also June beetle.
May Day, the first day of May; -- celebrated in the rustic
parts of England by the crowning of a May queen with a
garland, and by dancing about a May pole.
May dew, the morning dew of the first day of May, to which
magical properties were attributed.
May flower (Bot.), a plant that flowers in May; also, its
blossom. See Mayflower, in the vocabulary.
May fly (Zo["o]l.), any species of Ephemera, and allied
genera; -- so called because the mature flies of many
species appear in May. See Ephemeral fly, under
May game, any May-day sport.
May lady, the queen or lady of May, in old May games.
May lily (Bot.), the lily of the valley (Convallaria
May pole. See Maypole in the Vocabulary.
May queen, a girl or young woman crowned queen in the
sports of May Day.
May thorn, the hawthorn.
lasting for only a short time:
- Fame in the world of rock and pop is largely ephemeral.
plural noun
the type of objects which, when they were produced, were not intended to last a long time or were specially produced for one occasion:
- Amongst other pop ephemera, the auction will be selling off rock stars' stage clothes.
The definition of Ephemera comes to us from the Greek 'epi' (about) and 'hemeris' (day).
Ephemera is pronounced "efem'mera"
The comtempory definition of ephemera is, "something short lived or transitory" especially all types of paper documents both printed or handwritten produced for a specific purpose and normally intended for disposal.
Examples include advertising trade cards similar to the Warner's Yeast card above which relates to Haley's Comet. Other examples would include auction broadsides, posters, greeting cards, Rewards of Merit, tickets, invitations, Sheet Music, Candy Boxes, illustrated letter or billheads, The list goes on & on and is endless due to the history of printed and manuscript commercial or entertainment documents.
Durable Ephemera are those Advertising Signs, Souveniers and Tin or Wooden Advertising Boxes, ect.
Paper Ephemera has been well documented in John Lewis's 1962 book, "Printed Ephemera", (the 20th century Bible of Ephemera) where John documents Ephemera from as early as the 16th century to present times.
I like this word... it's trips upon the tongue.


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There's one person you could always count on seeing at the 4-H Livestock Auction held the last Saturday night of the Grant County Fair and that was Bill Dills.
Dills grew up on a farm and participated in 4-H as a youth. I'm sure he often remembered the sweat equity he put into raising cattle and produce to show at the fair.
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The 'Newsweek' wind-up, in slow motion
The Lineup collects the media stories, big and small, that are on our radar each day.
As we reported last night, several top masthead positions were eliminated from The Newsweek Daily Beast Company as a result of the layoffs handed down yesterday.
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But it wasn't just senior staffers who lost their jobs. The cuts "went all the way up and down the line editorially," according to a source.
The full extent of the layoffs has yet to be seen; the New York Post's Keith Kelly reports that the total number "could eventually reach 65 people — or more than a quarter of the 270 people working on the combined staffs."
A source familiar with the situation confirmed the estimate but emphasized that it includes employees both in and out of the newsroom; pink slips had already been handed out on the business side prior to yesterday's newsroom cuts, as Tina Brown wrote in her memo to staff yesterday morning.
The estimate also includes members of the Newspaper Guild of New York, the union that represents about 100 staffers of the combined operation, the source said. As unionized employees, there's a longer window for determining how many of them will leave their jobs, so fuller numbers may not be known for some weeks.
Neither NewsBeast nor the Guild is commenting on the staff reductions at the moment.
On Capital...
Assessing the bloodbath at Newsweek: Several top masthead spots are eliminated, but full extent is hard to gauge
In other news...
It was a bad week for the journalism industry. [The Huffington Post]
The Washington Post is planning a paywall. [The Wall Street Journal]
More on the death of The Daily. [The Daily Beast]
"The shutdown of the tablet publication has affected 126 employees." [Bloomberg]
Newspapers as "endangered species." [The Economist]
George Zimmerman is suing NBC for defamation. [NYT/Media Decoder]
Mat Honan has a blistering assessment of the Vice-John McAfee saga. [Wired/Gadget Lab]
Jack Cafferty is out at CNN. [TV Newser]
Quote of the day...
If it is the "record" you seek, do not expect the [New York] Times or anybody else to compile it. The only place anything approaching the record exists is locked up in Google, Nexis and Factiva. If you want it, you'll have to do the work yourself.
On Twitter...
Tweet that can be applied to every week of last decade pretty much RT @thestalwart: This has been a bad week for media employment
— Peter Lauria (@peterlauria3) December 7, 2012
Must give a shout out to @nymag foramazing Dec. 10th issue. Chris Hedges and Stamford fire profiles are must reads.
— Christine Haughney (@chaughney) December 7, 2012
The story behind the John McAfee story is one where Vice comes across as poorly as its subject @officialmcafee wired.com/gadgetlab/2012…
— TimKarr (@TimKarr) December 7, 2012
On TV...
Piers Morgan and Alec Baldwin disagree on the value of tabloid journalism:
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The Associated Press looks back at 2012:
From Hurricane Sandy to the civil war in Syria, The Associated Press will look back at the big events that shaped 2012 in a series of text and multimedia stories. These highlights in the weeks ahead were listed in an advisory distributed to member news organizations:
• Top 10 Stories: AP will run down the year's biggest developments, as determined by a poll of U.S. newspaper editors. The AP has conducted this poll every year since 1936. The top story that year was the abdication of King Edward VIII.
• Year of Storms: An essay by National Writer Justin Pope will examine the turbulence that shook our atmosphere, our politics and our economy in 2012.
• Year in Washington: AP's Tom Raum will look at political problems that bedeviled 2012 and those that will dominate the agenda in 2013.
• Weather Disasters: The hottest year in U.S. weather history began when winter went AWOL and wildfires and a devastating drought followed. But in the eastern third of the country that was overshadowed by superstorm Sandy in October. And what happened in the United States is only part of the picture, AP's science writer Seth Borenstein will report.
• Business: AP journalists will round up the year's top stories and review the year on Wall Street, from fear about slowing global growth to turmoil in Europe and uncertainty about a "fiscal cliff."
• Sports: While there were certainly stories to savor, 2012 may be remembered as a year where so much sports news was simply bad. AP will also reveal the Sports Story of the Year and Male and Female Athletes of the Year, as determined by sports editors at AP member news organizations.
• Entertainment & Lifestyles: In addition to naming an Entertainer of the Year (also chosen by editors at AP member news organizations), AP journalists will highlight the year in books, music, movies, television shows, theater and video games. And on the lifestyles front, our beat writers will note trends in food and important moments in fashion and pop culture.
• Deaths: AP will compile 2012's most notable obituaries.
• Photos: AP editors will choose the best news, feature and sports images from 2012, including photos from all major news events.
• Multimedia: An interactive will quiz readers on the top news stories of the year and look at notable people who died in 2012.


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Baltimore County News
Michael L. Schneider, Community Outreach Liaison, Baltimore County Department of Recreation and Parks
At the risk of giving away my age – I'll start this blog with another paraphrased punch line from an old TV commercial…
This HOT Baltimore summer, "How do you spell relief?"
It's better than some old medicine – Your relief this summer comes in the form of the many beautiful waterfront parks that can be found throughout our County!
Now, if you are anything like me, your first instinctive response to "waterfront parks" might be, Rocky Point Beach and Oregon Ridge Beach. And, YES, you would be right! More on these incredible wet and wonderful places later on in this blog…
But did you know there are lots more waterfront parks in our County than many of us can even begin to imagine – who knew??
Waterfront Parks are, indeed, plentiful and offer so much more than a gentle breeze and beautiful views. We are talking shorelines, fishing, boat ramps, boat rentals (at one particular site) and of course, a variety of other amenities you will love on a hot summer day when you "seek the relief." Pavilions, ball fields, playgrounds, trails, multipurpose courts – it is a long list of options for you at these waterfront havens!
Imagine, sitting on the shoreline looking out on the incredible Chesapeake Bay or one of its magnificent tributaries. Now, imagine a fishing pole in hand, with a cool drink by your side (are you getting the picture?!) Or, how about for you Mr. and Ms. Boat Owner – seven, count 'em, seven boat ramps around the county at Cox's Point, Inverness, Merritt Point , Rocky Point, Southwest Area, Turner Station and Wilson Point Parks. Imagine easing out onto the beautiful waters under the clear blue sky seeing magnificent birds flying above you and knowing the bounty of the bay or Patapsco is below you. Life is good, isn't it!
Now, back to that fishing…how about doing it in another "jewel" of our County. The Loch Raven Fishing Center is just "luring" you to come on out (you took the "bait" on that one, didn't you?!). Only a 2,400 acre reservoir stands between you and a large - or small - mouth bass, yellow perch, northern pike and a variety of other catches of the day. You need to know that docking and launch permits for the 2014 season are sold out (talk about your hot ticket!), but there is still the opportunity to rent a boat or canoe and all the fishing gear you will need for a few hours on the water. Your friends at Baltimore County Recreation and Parks want you to enjoy Loch Raven Fishing Center for all it is worth, be certain to read the above link for all of the important facility rules. If you have additional questions, give the good folks at the Fishing Center a call at 410-887-7692. This could be "reel" fun!
Of course, there's always the chance to soak in some fine learning while relaxing near the water. Destinations like Marshy Point Nature Center feature protected environmental areas whose educational displays and programs emphasize the Chesapeake Bay and its ecosystem. Imagine your kids (and you!) learning something – and having a great time all the while!
Of course, the "big two" water front areas that folks associate with Baltimore County would be those beautiful beaches of ours – Rocky Point Beach and Park and Oregon Ridge Beach. Let's skip the three, four or more hour jaunt down Route 50 and play the part of the beachcomber practically in your own back yard! Each beach features beautiful sites to see, lots of waterfront and the security and confidence in well trained guards.
Didja Know…
The Baltimore Sailing Center is located at Rocky Point? Lessons are offered for individuals and groups. And over at Oregon Ridge Beach, there is shallow and deep water for swimming and all kinds of amenities to make your day at the beach a bundle of fun and pretty darned convenient to boot!
Here's a sampling of some other waterfront fun awaiting you in Baltimore County Parks…
Robert E. Lee Park – canoeing and kayaking on Lake Roland
Fort Howard Park – Fishing and pier
Battle Grove Park - Shoreline
Inverness Park – Fishing and Boat Ramp
Merritt Point Park – Fishing and Boat Ramp
Turner Station Park – Fishing and Boat Ramp
Southwest Area Park – Boat ramp and Pier (access to the Patapsco River)
For more information on the above, and other Waterfront Parks , click here.
And in the name of "good times," we'd be remiss if we didn't mention Gunpowder Falls State Park which is located in Baltimore County. Their telephone number is 410-592-2897.
So there you have it – it is a certainty that it is going to be hot and sticky this summer; and your wild and wet relief really can be spelled out B-A-L-T-I-M-O-R-E- -C-O-U-N-T-Y- -P-A-R-K-S. In the words of another old-time TV commercial – Oh, what a relief it is!!
By the way – Baltimore County Recreation and Parks office is proud to be honoring its earlier "guarantee" – there has not been one snow flake in the county since we made that promise way back in April! We kept that promise, now you have to believe our promise that our parks are a great option to beat the heat – and to have a great time!


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Did you know?
Jeya's keeps its prices low to ensure it gets business from visitors and locals alike.
Jeya's Jazz Corner Tavern in New Brighton, Port Elizabeth, is everything a typical neighbourhood pub should be. It's a drinking spot, a sports bar, a music hall, a pool room and a restaurant all rolled up into one exciting venue. But what gives it that special appeal, especially for visitors from out of town, is its unmistakeably African vibe.
Noxolo Sume and her husband Mawonga, who also goes by his football nickname of 'Jeya', started their business together in 2003. They took over an old township shebeen (informal bar) and gradually began their upgrades.
Working with organisations like the acclaimed Calabash Tours, the Tourism Enterprise Partnership (TEP), Eastern Cape Tourism and South African Tourism, the Sumes learned as much about tourism and hospitality as they could – and applied this knowledge at their venue.
They benefitted from being close to the award-winning Red Location Museum and maximising the potential of big events like the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup. Whenever a visiting international sports team arrives in Port Elizabeth, chances are that an after-party at Jeya's is on the cards.
During major sporting clashes all over the country, Jeya's is transformed into a typical sports bar, with the focus of attention being the big-screen action on display.
Noxolo and Mawonga also saw the value of involving others in their enterprise, and began arranging for cultural dancers, choirs and music groups to perform for groups of visitors at Jeya's. Nowadays it's mostly about top-class jazz shows on weekends.
The inner beast is also well catered for, and that famous Jeya's menu always features a lot of braai (barbecue) cuts, garnished with Noxolo's special chakalaka sauce (a spicy local sauce made from tomato, onion and secret spices).
When Noxolo goes off to tourism conventions to market Jeya's, she also makes a point of marketing the Eastern Cape province as a whole. When tour operators show an interest in bringing a group in to experience Jeya's, she often sells them on a trip through the entire province. This kind of spirit of sharing has a positive rebound for Jeya's, which is now regarded as a landmark asset for local hospitality.
Possibly the best feature of Jeya's, overshadowing the big-screen TV action, the jazz shows, the dancers, the tasty shisanyama (barbecue) and the pool tables, is the fact that the people of New Brighton see this as their neighbourhood bar and love to visit it. And when they sit down with visitors and share a beer, a few stories and a couple of laughs, that's when the real magic begins…
Travel tips & Planning info
Who to contact
Calabash Tours
Tel: +27 (0)41 585 6162
Email: email@example.com
Jeya's Jazz Corner Tavern
Tel: +27 (0)41 454 2666
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
How to get here
Ideally, you should be accompanied by an accredited guide from an outfit like Calabash Tours. Jeya's is at No. 119, Ferguson Road, New Brighton.
Best time to visit
Jeya's is a year-round destination.
Around the area
A day trip to the Addo Elephant National Park is one of the favourite visitor activities in and around Port Elizabeth. Check the listed Nelson Mandela Bay Tourism website for tour company options.
Tours to do
Make a stop-over at Jeya's part of your Calabash Real City Tour.
Get around
Sit back in the people-mover and let Calabash Tours drive you out to New Brighton.
What will it cost
The Calabash Shebeen Tour costs R460 per person, and their Real City Tour costs R420 per person.
Length of stay
Set aside four hours for your visit to Jeya's.
What to pack
Be sure to pack your camera.
Where to stay
Port Elizabeth has lots of great accommodation options – check with the listed Nelson Mandela Bay Tourism website for choices.
What to eat
You're in luck if you like meat – a Jeya's specialty – but they also serve fresh salads and vegetables as part of the feast.
What's happening
The city of Port Elizabeth stages a number of festivals, sporting events and has a full calendar of shows – see the listed Nelson Mandela Bay Tourism website for options.
Best buys
Buy a memento from one of the street markets on your Calabash Real City Tour.


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1. Write a program that:
a. Asks the user for a number
b. Inputs a number from the user
c. Counts from 1 to the number the user inputs
d. BONUS: if the user enters a number less than one, the program counts backwards down to the number the user entered.
I am trying to create a program that follows all the above guidelines. I have very little knowledge of programming. Can I get a very basic explanation of how to accomplish this?


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'Tis the season, and Nancy Pelosi has given the hands-down best gift to the American people her phrase "Embrace the suck."
Offered to fellow Democrats as a push to pass the bipartisan budget bill, the phrase has all the characteristics necessary to ensure a permanent place in the popular lexicon. It's succinct, raunchy-esque and, most important, you know exactly what it means. "It sucks, but it's the best we'll get."


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WHEN reporter Liz Mackley signed up for a skydive to do her part for the Adver's 160 Appeal, little did she know she would need to lose 3st for the privilege.
Shedding the weight in just three months has been an upward battle for Liz, paved with a Spartan regime of hot yoga, pilates, daily runs and a strict diet.
Now resigned to the constant pain, muscle stiffness and hunger, the 24-year-old, who is 21lbs lighter already at 13st 10.5lbs is determined to reach her 13st target.
"As a loyal and dependable member of the Adver's editorial team, I signed up for the skydive with a jump date of June 1, and set up a page to help me raise the necessary £600 for Prospect Hospice," she said.
"About a week later, the lovely organisers at Prospect Hospice gave me a call. Unfortunately, the weight that I had indicated on the form (about 100kg) was too much to be able to jump for health and safety reasons. Because I am fat, I wasn't allowed to parachute for Prospect.
"But I had already been given £80 in sponsorship money, and I wasn't going to let them down. Instead I decided to lose the weight and re-arrange the dive for the end of the summer to give me a little more time."
The journey was hard, especially the first week, which involved a lot of Googling, an ill-fated juice binge and gnawing panic generally.
"I was panic-stricken and immediately put myself on my own juice diet.
"The logic behind it was that I needed to find a way to cram as many tasty nutrients into my body as possible to clear up my skin and boost my energy levels as well as live with the pride that I was eating green veg – albeit mushed up and thrown back as quickly as possible.
"I just made a heap of juices, skipped breakfast, had a juice for lunch, and then something stewed in the slow-cooker for tea.
"I was hungry most of the time and entered this wonderful zone where watching the world was a bit like looking out from long tunnels and I relied on coffee and diet coke most of the day."
Thankfully Liz was rescued from her juice fest and put on a much healthier path by personal trainer and fitness guru Ronny Terry, who suggested a high-protein diet and heaps of exercise.
Between her bouts of successive anger, frustration, despair, exhaustion and hunger, Ronny had his work cut out. But under his guidance the mood swings subsided and Liz steadily lost a stone and then two. She is now on track to take the plunge on August 31 at Redlands Airfield.
"The challenge is harder than I ever imagined, don't get me wrong, but it has done wonders for my self-confidence. I just hope I can go down to 13st by August 31 and raise £600 for Prospect. I have gone too far to give up now and let everyone down."
- To sponsor Liz go to www.justgiving.com/Liz-Mackley


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Inflatable Iceberg 4.5m
This is the coolest pool toy I've ever seen. I can see it now - a hot summer afternoon. A group of friends. A giant pool somewhere with a giant house. And a giant floating iceberg in the giant pool of the giant house for us to play on all day. And, when (or maybe more like "if") you make it to the top, there's a steep icebergy side to slide down for a fun return.


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Serves 4
- Pizza Dough (recipe will follow)
- All-purpose flour, for dusting
- Extra virgin olive oil, for greasing and drizzling (HEB Cooking Connections)
- Tomato sauce (recipe will follow)
- 12 ounces mixed fresh seafood, including shrimp, cooked mussels, and squid rings
- 1 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
- 1 yellow bell pepper, seeded and chopped
- 2 tbsp capers, rinsed
- 4 ounces Taleggio cheese, grated (HEB Cheese Shop or Deli)
- 6 ounces freshly grated Parmesan cheese (HEB Cheese Shop or Deli)
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 4 1/2 oz anchovy fillets in oil, drained and sliced
- 20 black olives, pitted
- salt and pepper
- Turn out the prepared pizza dough onto a lightly floured counter. Knead briefly, then roll out the dough into a circle about 1/4 inch thick. Transfer to a lightly oiled baking sheet and push the edges with your fingers to form a small ridge.
- Spread the tomato sauce over the pizza base, almost to the edges. Arrange the mixed seafood, yellow and red bell peppers, and capers evenly on top.
- Sprinkle the Taleggio, Parmesan, and oregano evenly over the topping. Add the anchovy fillets and olives, drizzle with olive oil, and season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Bake in a preheated 425 degree oven or grill for 20-25 minutes, until the crust is crispy and the cheese is melted. Half way through the cooking process turn pizza a half turn. Serve immediately.
For the dough:
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus extra for dusting
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp active dry yeast
- 1 tbsp olive oil, plus extra for brushing
- 6 tbsp lukewarm water
To make the pizza dough, sift the flour and salt into a bowl and stir in the yeast. Make a well in the center and pour in the oil and water. Gradually incorporate the dry ingredients into the liquid, using a wooden spoon or floured hands. Turn out the dough onto a lightly floured counter and knead well for 5 minutes, until smooth and elastic. Return to the clean bowl, covered with lightly oiled plastic wrap, and set aside to rise in a warm place for about 1 hour, or until doubled in size.
For the Tomato Sauce:
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 2 garlic clove, finely chopped
- 1 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
- 12 ounces HEB plum tomatoes chopped
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- 2 tsp brown sugar
- 2 tbsp shredded fresh basil
- 2 bay leaf
- salt and pepper
To make the sauce, heat the oil in a heavy-bottom pan. Add the onion, garlic, and bell pepper, and cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes, until softened. Add the tomatoes, tomato paste, sugar, basil, and bay leaf, and season with salt and pepper. Cover and let simmer, stirring occasionally, for 30 minutes, until thickened. Remove the pan from the heat and let the sauce cool completely.
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Facing Lupus Fatigue
The fatigue of lupus can't be ignored. It's much more than just feeling tired. It can make getting out of bed every morning seem like climbing a mountain. Ordinary tasks, like cooking dinner or doing the laundry, can seem impossible.
Fatigue is a symptom that others can't see, which means they may not understand how bad you feel. Even worse, you may feel like no matter how much rest you do get, the fatigue will never go away.
If you have this kind of fatigue, talk to your doctor to find out if there is an exact cause, and if it can be treated. What you eat, your exercise routine, and your ability to cope with stress are all things that can worsen—or reduce—fatigue.
With lupus, medical conditions such as chronic inflammation, anemia (a blood disorder), and certain medicines often make fatigue even worse.
Your nurse or doctor will suggest ways to better manage fatigue. And here are a few extra tips from us. Call us if you have any questions.
Get Rest
Sleep is crucial for a person with lupus. Aim for 10 hours a night, and see if you feel better. A 15-minute nap during the day can also help, but longer naps may make you feel sluggish when you wake up, and can make it harder to fall asleep at night.
It seems like the opposite would be true, but exercise that gets your muscles moving and makes you sweaty can actually lessen fatigue. Studies show that people with lupus who exercise often feel more energetic as well as more hopeful and happy about life. Stronger muscles and bones are an added benefit.
Work Can Work For You
If you are used to working long hours, or getting up early for work, you may need to change your schedule. Fatigue can be worse at the beginning and end of the day, so think about working part-time, or coming in later and leaving later in the day. If possible, mix mini-breaks in to your work day rather than taking one long lunch hour.
Easier at Home
Talk to your spouse, children, or roommate about sharing chores around the house in ways that split things fairly, but give you the jobs that don't add to your fatigue.
Pace Yourself
At the start of each week, make a schedule to be sure you'll have a balance of rest and activity. Each morning, go over what you have to do for the day. If you think you'll be too tired, try to reschedule. It's better to be rested and enjoy your time out, rather than over doing it and feeling worse.
Stress makes it even harder for your body to heal itself. Stress-relievers such as massage, yoga, and acupuncture can reduce fatigue in some people with lupus.
Reach Out
Feeling alone or depressed can make lupus fatigue even worse. Reach out to your friends or spouse. Studies have shown that people with lupus that communicate well with their spouse, and feel in control and good about themselves, are less likely to feel fatigued. If you'd like help in finding new ways to talk to your spouse or friends and family, call the Cooperatives. An outreach coordinator can help you in many ways.


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WANDERERS have been dealt a huge blow ahead of the busy Christmas schedule with in-form midfielder Mark Davies ruled out for up to three months with a collarbone injury.
Davies fell awkwardly during the 2-2 draw at Huddersfield on Saturday but completed the game, scoring in the process.
But The Bolton News believes a scan this week revealed the injury was worse than first feared.
It is understood Davies had surgery on his collarbone yesterday and is set for at least two months out of action and it could be as much as three.
It is bad news for the Whites with Davies in such a rich vein of form of late.
The 24-year-old has started every game under new boss Dougie Freedman, apart from the win at Blackburn for which he was suspended. He has scored three goals in five matches and two in the last two outings against Ipswich and Huddersfield.
And his displays even reignited speculation that summer suitors Swansea City could come back in for his services in the January transfer window.
Now, though, the former Wolves man is unlikely to play again until that transfer window has closed.
Davies' situation is yet to be officially confirmed by Wanderers but his anticipated absence is a setback for Freedman ahead of Saturday's home clash with Charlton Athletic.
The Scot has options in midfield but the Whites will miss the goal threat he provides advancing from the engine room.


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A DRIVER has been rushed to hospital after a collision involving a car and a van in Malvern this morning.
The collision happened at Madresfield Road near its junction with Pickersleigh Road, at about 8.45am.
The roads were closed while emergency services dealt with the scene.
The crash involved a red Renault Clio and a white Ford Transit, and fire fighters had to free the car driver from the wreckage.
The driver was subsequently taken by ambulance to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham with suspected serious injuries.
Police want to hear from anyone who saw the incident. Witnesses can call the non-emergency number 101, citing incident number 90s/250314.


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UA Shows Curcumin Effect on Colon Cancer
July 14, 2014 by in AZ Business Magazine | Bioscience | Education | Featured | Healthcare
A team of researchers led by the University of Arizona Steele Children's Research Center discovered that curcumin—the bioactive molecule derived from the spice turmeric—blocks the protein cortactin in colon cancer. Cortactin, a protein essential for cell movement, frequently is overexpressed in cancer, thus facilitating cancer cell metastasis to other organs in the body. Colon cancer… Read More →


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We just received this photo from one of our craftsman. Wouldn't this computer workstation help you organize your home office and work more efficiently?
The unit is made of sustainably harvested, solid cherry wood and it has a non-toxic lacquer finish that provides great protection from the rigors of all that hard work you're doing at home. If you accidentally spill a cup of coffee (or glass of wine) on it, it's none the worse for wear.
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