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The Northridge, CA, Earthquake 20 Years After: Facts, Figures and Perspectives
January 10, 2014
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Damaged portion of the Golden State Freeway at Gavin Canyon, January 17, 1994.
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Affecting much of southern California, the Northridge, California, earthquake of January 17, 1994 was the costliest earthquake in U.S. history in terms of insured losses (both actual and adjusted for inflation). The event, which triggered the fastest ground acceleration rates (intensity of shaking) ever recorded up to that time, caused 57 fatalities, approximately 8,800 injuries, and more than $20 billion dollars in property losses (2013 USD) to buildings and public infrastructure.
As 20 years have passed since the Northridge earthquake, numerous advances have changed how we deal with seismic activity in developed areas. Advances in civil and structural engineering, as well as emergency preparedness and rescue efforts have helped to mitigate the human toll of earthquakes. More effective communications, and widespread use of digital media and the Internet in particular, have fostered greater awareness of earthquake safety, and have changed how people share and consume information before, during and after catastrophes. Yet, in spite of these advances (or maybe because of them), fewer than 10 percent of California property and business owners today opt to purchase earthquake insurance coverage.
On the anniversary of the Northridge earthquake, the Insurance Information Institute offers resources, facts and statistics on earthquakes and insurance.
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Unfortunately, accidents do happen. When a medical emergency befalls our furry friends, pet parents may find it difficult to make rational decisions, especially if something occurs during the middle of the night. That's why it's crucial to have an emergency plan in place-before you need it.
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Dogs who are severely injured may act aggressively toward their pet parents, so it's important to first protect yourself from injury. Approach your dog slowly and calmly; kneel down and say his name. If the dog shows aggression, call for help. If he's passive, fashion a makeshift stretcher and gently lift him onto it. Take care to support his neck and back in case he's suffered any spinal injuries.
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The June 2003 fatal crash of a Bombardier CRJ100 operated by Brit Air (a subsidiary of Air France) near Brest airport in France, was caused mainly by the pilots' forgetting to select the autopilot approach mode (appr) when they began their approach, according to the final report of the Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses (BEA). The pilot was killed and five of the other 23 occupants of F-GRJS were injured in the accident.
The pilots detected the omission only partially, the BEA said, focusing successively on vertical and horizontal navigation. They continued the unstabilized approach until the airplane reached decision height. They decided to go around, but the airplane landed in a field, hit obstacles and caught fire.
Brest Guipavas Airport was under low-visibility procedures at 11:44 p.m., local time, when flight AF5672, inbound from Nantes, was about to begin its approach. Weather conditions allowed an ILS Category 1 approach. The air traffic controller first asked the crew to prepare for a holding pattern, and just before entry into the pattern, she cleared AF5672 for the approach. The BEA lists the controller's change of strategy as a contributing factor in the accident.
Autopilot Approach Mode Not Activated
While the pilots completed two steps that are prerequisites for activating the appr mode, they did not activate the autopilot approach mode, which would have captured the ILS localizer and, later, its glideslope. "There was no call for pushing the button or displaying the mode on the FMA [flight mode annunciator]," the report stated, offering two possible explanations. The captain (who was the pilot flying) might have forgotten to activate the mode because of his workload. Or the pilot's swift action on the button could have been too quick for the system to recognize it. The copilot did not check whether the appr mode was armed. He might have been puzzled by the repetition of messages, the report suggested.
In heading mode, the CRJ started to drift to the left because of progressively changing wind. At 11:48:51, it departed the localizer capture zone. The aircraft then flew through the glideslope and its flightpath became too high. The pilots did not notice that the airplane had flown through the glideslope because of their workload, which involved several exchanges with the controller. The controller could not spot the aircraft on her screen, but she thought AF5672 was in airspace where loss of radar contact is normal.
At 11:50 the pilot realized that the aircraft was above the glideslope. He tried several times to recapture the glideslope in both vertical-speed and altitude-capture modes. After 45 seconds, the crew put the CRJ back on the glideslope.
However, during those 45 seconds, they focused only on the glideslope at the expense of their horizontal situational awareness. According to the report, flight-director readouts might have indicated that they were still on the localizer. The flight director was in heading-vertical speed mode and was thus centered.
At 11:50:45, with the aircraft back on the glideslope, the pilot called "approach is selected loc and glide." He armed the appr mode, but since the aircraft was outside the localizer capture zone, the mode did not activate. At this moment, the controller was busy with another aircraft on the ground. The CRJ flew below the glideslope until it crashed.
Between 11:50:52 and 11:51:14, the crew realized the aircraft was not on the localizer and focused only on the lateral flightpath, giving insufficient attention to the vertical dimension. For example, their response to GPWS "glideslope" and "sink rate" alarms was deemed inadequate in the report. When the airplane was at 330 feet, the crew disconnected the autopilot and the pilot changed the trim angle from -5 degrees to +0.6 degrees. The thrust setting was inadequate, and the crew increased it from 26 percent to just 45 percent N1 instead of the required 65 percent, the report stated. The CRJ's airspeed therefore decreased from 130 knots at 400 feet to 120 knots at 100 feet–Vref was 132 knots.
Insufficient Pitch Input For Emergency Climb
At 11:51:16, the pilot called "go around," likely thinking he had just reached the decision height of 200 feet. But the CRJ was far from the localizer and it was actually just 93 feet above the ground. The go-around sequence began just after the GPWS alarm "100." But the pilot's pitch-up input was insufficient to establish the aircraft in a climb. The first sound of impact was heard at 11:51:22.
In addition, the report stated, "It is difficult to know precisely what happened in the cockpit." Parts of the copilot's interview contradict what can be understood from the data recording, particularly as it relates to the crew's actions on the thrust levers. Shortly after the crash, the copilot had even stated that the pilot was motionless, both hands on the stick and staring at the instrument panel during the last seconds before touchdown. But the autopsy of the captain did not reveal any pre-impact anomaly that might have caused incapacitation.
The BEA also cited limited communication inside the cockpit as a factor in
the accident. For example, the briefing before the approach was too short and overlooked several items. The pilot did not clearly announce his actions, and the copilot did not ask for more detailed explanations. During the approach, the report said, the two pilots were not working as a team; rather, each was focused on his own job. When they appeared to focus on the same task, they had no clearly defined plan.
Copilot-Sim Instructor "Confident" in PIC
Stress (the flight was 50 minutes late), fatigue and routine may explain the lack of communication. Another factor may have been the copilot's role as a simulator instructor. During his post-accident interview with BEA investigators, he insisted that he did not want this function to interfere with the flight and was confident about the skills of the pilot, whom he had trained in January 2003.
Brest airport did not have a minimum safe altitude warning (MSAW) system, but a simulation showed that such a system would not have prevented the accident. The controller would have received the MSAW alarm 16 to 24 seconds before the airplane crashed. "With the needed transmission times, the alarm would probably not have helped the crew to perform an earlier go-around," the investigators concluded.
Another system that the investigators simulated was the EGPWS–the CRJ had only a GPWS. "The EGPWS would have generated a 'too low terrain' alarm 15 seconds before [impact]," they discovered. The report estimated that, in that case, the pilots would probably have started their go-around at a height of 230 feet.
Notable among the BEA's recommendations to the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is one related to the ILS information layout in the CRJ100 cockpit. "Bombardier and Rockwell Collins have elected to show glide[slope] and localizer on the same display but on two separate [depictions of] instruments," the investigators pointed out. [The ADI shows the glideslope bug, and the HSI below it includes the localizer CDI.] They suggested that "using an instrument like the head-up guidance system, which regroups both pieces of information, might have helped the crew to detect the localizer non-capture." They therefore recommended the EASA consider requiring that approach instruments display localizer and glideslope information together.


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Posted by: Richard M. Esenberg
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In my earlier post on the long running debate about the proper emphasis of legal education, I wanted to suggest that there is more of a symbiotic relationship between practice and preaching.
Focusing on one part of the issue, Bruce Boyden wonders what relevant experiences an eight year practitioner might have not yet hand. Bruce says that stayed at Big Law to the cusp of partnership and then decided to leave (probably adding to his long term happiness and that of his family). He says he was doing a lot of the things that partners do and writes:
One observation was that the transition from associate to partner in a large law firm is a transition from a larger proportion of hands-on legal practice (writing and filing briefs, doing research, advising clients on the content of the law, marshaling evidence, even appearances in court) to a larger proportion of business management: managing resources (associates, staff, and other partners) and managing clients–keeping current clients happy and bringing in new clients
These "partner" duties, he suggests, are not, in some sense, the practice of law and may be better informed by an MBA program than a J.D. He asks what law professors who leave the practice short of this stage are missing. It's a great question and is answered, I think, not so much in terms of what someone has "missed" but by a consideration of what others may have "gained."
First, I believe that the practive of law is sufficiently complex that one can't fully suss it out in three to eight years. Irving Younger used to say that you aren't really a jury lawyer until you'd tried thirty five cases. I don't know that I quite agree with that- all trials are not equal – but the larger point – that experience matters – is well taken.
Second, in most large firms, one has little first chair experience prior to partnership. Being responsible requires the development of a certain type of judgment that is very much part of the practice of the law.
Finally, I am not certain that I would concede that "managing resources and clients" is not part of the practice of law and something about which legal education has little to offer. In fact, if it is an important part of being a lawyer and legal education has nothing to do with it, that'd be a failure of legal education.
But, more fundamentally, managing resources and clients often requires legal judgment. It requires the ability to discern what will and won't work as opposed to what is technically feasible. It requires the capacity to translate a client's concerns into legal terms. It requires knowing what is and isn't worth worrying about.
If we believe that the legal profession is coming under increasing pressure to become more efficient and responsive to clients, then the develop of these capacities is relevant to the practice of law. While it would be unreasonable to expect law schools to graduate twenty five year olds who are fully formed lawyers in this sense, I do think that an important part of legal education includes contextualizing doctrine and relating both doctrine and skills to what will happen once we are out in the big world. This is one of the reasons that students appreciate war stories – although war stories ought to be told with a purpose.
This is not to say that one must have twenty years of practice experience to become a good law professor. I don't believe that – and not only because I want to avoid the appearance of special pleading and self justification. They are all over the place and there are powerful and, I think, unavoidable reasons that three to eight years experience will and should be the norm for full time academics. My only point is that this type of experience may have more to offer legal education than is commonly presumed.
But there are ways in which experience can undercut both teaching and scholarship. Symbiosis requires interaction.
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Six-year-old Rashid says the future is bright.
He works in Shoba bazaar in the Pakistani city of Peshawar, an open-air marketplace teeming with thousands of cars, workshops and mechanics.
Rashid's job is to repair dents in the cars.
His father is dead and he is the sole breadwinner in his family.
There are estimated to be another 5,000 children like him, fixing motors in workshops across Peshawar.
Untroubled by the greasy hands and the tough treatment that come with the job, Rashid remains optimistic - he believes he will go far with the repair skills he has learned in the bazaar.
"My mother says that you are poor and have no right to an education, because you have to feed your two sisters," Rashid says.
The average weekly wage for Rashid and the other children like him, working in Peshawar's 3,000-odd car workshops, is roughly 70 cents, according to the International Labour Organisation.
Wages were never good
It is no secret that child labour is widespread in Pakistan.
The country may have signed and ratified the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child, article 32 of which protects children from employment which is hazardous or hampers their education.
But these laws have not been enforced.
For many poverty-stricken families, sending the children to work makes more sense than schooling them.
"We can't refuse parents who bring these children because of their poverty. And we are imparting skills to them, free of cost," said Raja, an employer at the market.
Qaiser, a motor mechanic who has taught many youngsters the trade, sees no reason for paying them better.
"We have worked for 15 years without a decent wage ourselves. Why should we offer a better wage to the children?"
The North West Frontier Province (NWFP), of which Peshawar is the capital, is one of the least developed parts of Pakistan.
Eighteen million people live there, making up roughly 13% of Pakistan's total population.
The province also has a disproportionate amount of child labourers - at least one million, or nearly a third of the Pakistani total.
And these census figures do not take into account several tribal regions such as Malakand, or the province's Afghan refugees, who number over 2.5m.
Persistent poverty
Zakir, 15, came to Peshawar from the tribal belt at the age of seven to learn to work as a motor mechanic.
He now helps feed his family and his divorced mother.
16-year-old Zarif is also supplementing the family income. "I came to this market some six years ago to become an engine expert. Now I have learnt a lot and can open an engine for repair."
A survey conducted in 1996 by the national government found that two-thirds of those people younger than 15 years old were economically active.
In real terms, this means that out of 60m children in Pakistan, 40m work for a living.
Auto-mechanic Naseer says labour inspectors used to raid the workshops to inquire about child workers, but most employers managed to hide them.
"Why should we expose these children to labour inspectors, when their parents put them in auto-workshops because of poverty?" asked Naseer.
An official from the provincial Labour Department said there were few economic incentives to lure children away from labour.
"We have been concentrating on making these children aware of the hazards of labour - but their main problem is poverty, and the government has limited resources to offer alternatives to child labour," he said.
He added that the government was planning to launch a survey next year, at a cost of 1.8m rupees, which would look into the size of the child labour problem.
Law minister Malik Zafar Azam said a government appointed commission to review child labour would also order raids on workplaces which employ children.


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The spending bill for the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1 also would increase assistance to help Ukraine after Russia's annexation of Crimea and provide funds for overseas operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
The Appropriations subcommittee released the details late Monday and the panel will debate and vote on the measure on Tuesday.
The conditions on transfers from Guantanamo come amid congressional anger over President Barack Obama's decision to exchange five Taliban officials who had been held at the prison for more than a decade for American soldier Bowe Bergdahl, a captive in Afghanistan.


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Heath Ledger and Michelle Williams' relationship is in trouble, it has been reported.
Talk is heating up that Heath Ledger and Michelle Williams' relationship is in trouble. Is that true? Is it end already between the couple even before it begins?
All signs are pointing to the couple not being together anymore as the actor has been spotted spending Valentine's Day surrounded by women at Los Angeles nightclub Teddy's while Michelle was in New York attending fashion week. They weren't together to celebrate the day, can you imagine?!
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TODAY is a momentous occasion in Gary Parkinson's recovery from a severe stroke which left him with locked-in syndrome - a condition of almost paralysis apart from eye movements, which Gary has used to communicate his thoughts in this interview with his son, Luke...
A TURF Moor return makes this a special day for Gary Parkinson. Promotion would make it extra special.
A favourite of both Burnley and Middlesbrough, the former defender has been invited to this clash between his old clubs as the Clarets' guest of honour – the first time he has been back since being taken ill in September 2010.
Parkinson attended the reverse fixture at the Riverside on Boxing Day and watched his boyhood team Boro take all three points courtesy of a single goal from Emmanuel Ledesma, in what proved to be Burnley's last league away loss as they plotted a path to automatic promotion.
Which is why, of course, Parkinson's visit is not the only significant factor about today's game.
If Burnley win and Derby County, their nearest challengers, don't then automatic promotion will be achieved for Sean Dyche's side.
And what would make the occasion even more poignant is that Parkinson earned promotion for the Clarets with the winning goal in the play-off final against Stockport County almost 20 years ago to the day. Former team-mate and friend David Eyres, who will accompany him and his family today, scored the other.
And Parkinson rates that day as one of the best in his career.
"The play-offs are one of the greatest ways to win promotion but it can also be one of the worst days if things don't go your way," he said.
"Thankfully it did go our way 20 years ago at Wembley and it is certainly a day I will never forget.
"I'm sure Sean and his team will be focused on gaining the automatic spots, and I fancy them to do that.
"With Middlesbrough being my home town club and one that has supported me greatly along with Burnley throughout my illness, I would prefer a draw this afternoon. But it would be nice to be back at Turf Moor to see the Clarets back in the Premier League exactly 20 years after our trip to Wembley in 1994.
"It's perhaps fate that myself and David Eyres, the two goal scorers from that win at Wembley, will watch the game today."
Parkinson will watch the game from one of the hospitality boxes in the James Hargeaves Stand at Turf Moor as a special guest of the Burnley Former Players Association. He will be presented to supporters of both clubs on the pitch at half-time, under the big screen, alongside his wife Deborah and children Luke, Chloe and Sophie.
"Coming back to football grounds and being in front of crowds, however big or small, is always very nerve wracking for me as I am never sure as to how people are going to react to me being in a wheelchair," he explained.
"This afternoon will be exactly the same but my family have told me that Turf Moor has always given them a warm and welcoming reception whenever they have been back on my behalf.
"I look forward to feeling that for myself this afternoon and these kind of trips, like the one to the Riverside, always give me great motivation to continue fighting and realise that there is still a quality of life for me in the future.
"I would like to thank all of the Burnley fans and the club as well for being a great support to my family in the early days of my illness, it has been a real help.
"But I must particularly thank Veronica Simpson who runs the former players association at Burnley and has helped to organise my visit to the game this afternoon. Veronica has helped to organise events raising funds for the Gary Parkinson Trust and also chairs the Trust for us, and she has become a great family friend."
Of today's Championship contest, Parkinson added: "I would like to wish both sides the best of luck for the rest of the season and best wishes for whatever next season will bring them.
"Thank you as always for your continued support, it really does mean a lot to myself and my family.
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My son spends a lot of time by himself. He gets totally engrossed in building robots and other solo projects. But I keep wondering if he genuinely likes being alone or if he is secretly lonely. How can I tell the difference?
Donna Volpitta
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It's wonderful that your child seems like he's comfortable spending time by himself. It sounds like he has a lot of great projects too. Good for you for supporting him as he's doing something he loves.
The question of whether he's lonely is a tricky one. There are really two parts to that question. One is the issue of how he feels. Does he feel happy being on his own or is he sad about that?
The second part of the question is whether it would be good, even if he's happy on his own, for him to spend more time with kids his age.
The first thing to find out is if he's feeling bad about spending time alone. It might be helpful to talk to his teacher to find out if he's playing with friends at school or choosing to be alone there as well. You could ask the teacher who his friends are or who she thinks he'd get along well with.
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If your son is in any type of organized sport or activity, you might also ask his coach or group leader the same types of questions.
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These kinds of questions can give you a sense of whether your child is lonely or not, and also if he's learning the social skills needed to be with other people. Keep in mind that children are born with different personalities. Some kids tend to be more comfortable with friends and some are more comfortable on their own.
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While it's important to give your child time to be on his own, try balancing it with time spent with friends. If your child hasn't identified someone he wants to be friends with, talk to his teacher or coach to find someone you can invite over. Then take the time to work with your child on how to be a successful host.
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Depending on your child's age, the kids might just start with "parallel play"—doing something next to one another. Even if they're playing video games for a bit, they're doing it together, so that's still a good start.
Your child may need your help when he has friends over. For example, you may need to practice in advance how to offer a snack or ask what his friend would like to do. For some kids, these skills come naturally. Other kids need to be explicitly taught these skills.
You may also need to keep an eye out while the friend is over. You may find that your son forgets that he's hosting and moves off to do something on his own. Gently remind him that he needs to be with his friend while he's hosting. Parenting Coach has many tips on how to help your child interact with other kids and make friends.
As your son gets more comfortable being with friends, he's more likely to want to be with them. He may not be lonely now. But once he starts having fun and being successful interacting with other kids, he might realize that he likes it. Your role as a parent is to help him strike the right balance.
Donna Volpitta is coauthor of The Resilience Formula: A Guide to Proactive, Not Reactive, Parenting.
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Program stresses safety to youths
With hunting season just around the corner, members of the Yough Outdoors Club decided it would be a good time to host a safety program that would teach students in the district how to react if they come across a weapon.
All of the elementary students in kindergarten through third grade in the Yough School District recently received a visit from Eddie Eagle, the NRA mascot who helps with the program that stresses to young children the importance of safety.
"It's very important to teach children the importance of gun safety before it's too late," Yough Outdoors Club member Paul Yackovich said. "The program is short but very informative, and the kids really enjoy it."
The safety program featured a short video and handouts that the children worked on and also taught the students the catchy message that states, "If you see a gun, stop, don't touch, leave the area, tell an adult."
"You never want to see an accident with a gun happen to anyone," Yackovich said. "With hunting season coming up, there may be more guns around, and we want these kids to know what to do if they come across one. If we can save one life, then it's worth it."
The Eddie Eagle program was started in 1988 and has reached more than 25 million children in all 50 states.
This program was developed through the combined efforts of such qualified professionals as clinical psychologists, reading specialists, teachers, curriculum specialists, urban housing safety officials, and law enforcement personnel.
"Kids are so desensitized with movies and videos games and they may think that they are merely imitating what they see and pick up a gun," Yough Outdoors Club member Jason Kramer said. "If we reach one child, then it's worth the effort."
In addition to gun safety, the program also included safety information and warnings against talking to strangers, playing with matches and approaching strange animals.
Children are taught how to react to unsafe situations and who to contact in the event of danger.
The children who participated in the program all received a certificate, a sticker and a special coin, showing that they completed the program.
The Yough district offers the program every few years to keep the message of safety fresh in the students minds.
"If it wasn't for our superintendent Dr. (Janet) Sardon this wouldn't be possible," Yackovich said. "We are so happy to be able to bring this program back to the elementary schools in our district. Its message is so important and could save one of these students' lives."
The program was sponsored by the Yough Outdoors Club and the Herminie #2 Game Association.
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Interested in joining the Student Public Policy Forum?
What is the Student Public Policy Forum (SPPF)?
The Student Public Policy Forum (SPPF) is a co-curricular activity that provides an overview of local, state and national public policy making, citizen influence and involvement. A focus is placed on experiential learning, leadership development, and student engagement in public policy processes. During the course of the program, students will research and prepare
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SPPF is also a lot of fun! You will make new friends from each of the CAC campuses who share your passion for making a difference. You will also have the opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C and represent CAC as you interface with key political leaders.
What will I gain?
Students develop a greater understanding for public policy and gain skills in public speaking, communications, and are exposed to potential internship opportunities. Student progress is evaluated based upon the following student learning outcome:
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Students will be able to explain and articulate a position on a public policy issue that affects them personally and that affects the CAC community.
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What happens after I turn in my application?
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—The Dodgers' GM pulled the trigger on a trade for Shane Victorino the next day, and acquired Joe Blanton a few days later. (Ramona Shelburne, @ramonashelburne, ESPN Los Angeles)
—Huntington and the Pirates are going for it this year. When Pittsburgh last had a winning season (in 1992), current BP interns were still in diapers. (Shi Davidi, @ShiDavidi, SportsNet)
—Reds star Joey Votto, who was thought to be making an early return from injury, has a rather unscientific approach to keeping his hands strong. (John Fay, @johnfayman, Cincinnati Enquirer)
—Werth is hanging onto the 0.1 percent chance that his former club has to make the postseason. Oh, how the mighty have fallen. (Matt Gelb, @magelb, Philadelphia Inquirer)
Jonah Birenbaum is an author of Baseball Prospectus.
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So you finally finished your amazing icon set, and want to upload it as SVG files on Iconfinder. Here is a quick tutorial (my first) that will show you, how to export multiple icons from Illustrator to SVG with a single click.
First of all, I have give credit to Tom Byrne for making the script, we're going to use. Great work buddy!
This tutorial is short but effective. You could say that is sort of the point by scripting in the first place. It's all about automating your workflow to be more effective and keep focus on your creativity.
Normally exporting multiple layers for something like icon sets can be quite tedious, but now it doesn't have to be. Just take a few minutes follow these simple instructions. It will save you hours of work.
This Tutorial will be in 3 steps:
1. Preparing your illustrator file
2. Downloading & Installing the script
3. Exporting your icons
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Part 1: Preparing your illustrator file
Make sure all your icons are are in separate layers, and place them in root in the layers panel (see screenshot). An icon can have multiple sublayers, that won't affect the export.
Part 2: Downloading & Installing the script
Download the newest version of the script from Github.
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Now place the script in your Illustrator Scripts folder:
Mac installation
applications/adobe illustrator/presets/en_US/Scripts
Windows installation
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Illustrator CS5\Presets\Scripts
OSB: You have to restart Illustrator after installing the script. Otherwise it won't be visible in the menu.
Part 3: Exporting the icons
To export your icons, go to the menu: File > Scripts > MultiExporter
A modal will open and present you with a lot of options for stuff like prefixing and format. Remember to select SVG as your format.
Also remember that the default filenames will be the name of your layer. So name your layers before exporting.
That's it, hours of manual labor saved by a simple, but powerful script.
By the way. The icons used in this tutorial are the beautiful Flat-icons by Pix3lize.
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Unifying Europe
Zachary Ginsburg will study Polish national identity and the European Union.
The future of the European Union could well be decided in Poland, the largest and most influential member nation outside of Western Europe.
Zachary Ginsburg '10 will be joining an international team of researchers studying how Polish political and social culture may impact the EU's efforts to integrate its members into a common set of foreign and security policies.
The double major in International Relations and Political Science has been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to conduct research at the Centre for European Studies (CES), which is located at Jagiellonian University. The university, Poland's oldest institution of higher education, is located in Krakow.
Ginsburg plans to investigate how Polish citizens' strong national identity shapes the country's participation in collaborative EU foreign and security affairs.
"Many of [Poland's] citizens have not seen fit to embrace the new European idea of collective governance instead of national sovereignty," he says. "This is because they see themselves as Poles first and Europeans second."
CES researchers have been affiliated with planning efforts funded by the EU and the center is home to a trove of proprietary survey data on the attitudes of the Polish public that Ginsburg will be able to use in his project, he says.
The award furthers Ginsburg's scholarly efforts in international relations. A member of Phi Beta Kappa and a magna cum laude graduate of Wheaton, Ginsburg won the college's Daniel K. Lewin Prize in Political Science and the Ruth Redding Phi Beta Kappa Scholarship, helping him to earn a master's degree in International Relations from the Department of War Studies, King's College, London. He graduated from King's in January 2012 with a Distinction, the highest grade in UK master's programs. He credits Wheaton for his first exposure to the field.
"But for my Wheaton experience, it's unlikely that I would have pursued an MA in International Relations," Ginsburg says. "There were many, many instances in grad school when I referred to class notes, papers, handouts, or other course materials from my Wheaton classes. More importantly, many of the ideas in my proposal and my Master's thesis were ones I began to develop in Wheaton Political Science and International Relations courses."
The Alexandria, Va., native says he learned many other valuable lessons at Wheaton, from serving as treasurer of the Student Government Association to taking courses across the liberal arts curriculum. In earning his master's degree, Ginsburg says he also has drawn on what he learned in Wheaton courses on ancient Greece, judicial philosophy, the French language and many other topics. "I'm delighted at how many of my Wheaton courses have informed my more recent work."
At present, Ginsburg is working as a staff associate for the Strategic Policy Partnership, a consulting firm that specializes in public safety management, law enforcement and homeland security. "It's a terrific job and organization, and I'm delighted that our chairman is allowing me a leave of absence while I pursue the Fulbright," he says.
In his spare time, Ginsburg enjoys playing the bass, and he played in a variety of ensembles at Wheaton, King's and Oxford University, where he studied abroad. He looks forward to exploring Polish culture during his studies at CES.
"Poland isn't interesting merely because it might redefine notions of sovereignty or shape the future of Europe," Ginsburg says. "It also has rich cultural and intellectual traditions. Jagiellonian's most famous former student is Copernicus."


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How do you know if your partner is "the one" for you? While some "just know," most people said there were certain signs which clued them in…here's what we discovered as we asked numerous couples.
The Writing is on the Wall
It is so disappointing when we find someone -- and our friends and family are lukewarm in their reception of them at best. When the people who know you best are in complete support of your relationship, they will let you know. And you will likely know that this person is very good for you... and may be "the one."
You Respect and Admire Each Other
Our beloved should be our biggest cheerleader. They see the best in us, appreciating and focusing on our good qualities. If you are with someone who respects you deeply as a unique individual, this is a critical component to a healthy relationship.
They Know What Makes You Happy
If your partner is aware and insightful enough to know how to brighten your spirits after a very long day, this means they understand you pretty well (and they pay attention too!). We are ultimately all responsible for our own happiness, but it is comforting to know that you are with someone who observes when you might need a little happy boost - and knows exactly what to do.
They Manage Conflict and Stressful Situations Well
One woman told us she knew her guy was "the one" when he spent the entire weekend helping her clean out her aunt's home (who had been a hoarder and suffered from dementia). He didn't have one complaint or critique, and spent hours assisting her in any way he could. He was even able to make light of the situation, and just handled a potentially draining and difficult experience with maturity and patience. Having someone by your side who is wise enough to go with the flow is invaluable.
There's Minimal Drama
If you share values and a general compatibility, things should flow fairly steadily. This is the way a healthy relationship should be... and a sign that you are a great match. If there is constant battling or butting heads over an extended period of time, you have to ask yourself, "Is this what I want to spend my energy on for the rest of my life?"
They Inspire You to Be the Best Version of Yourself
When someone comes along who really believes in you and encourages you to shoot for the moon, this is a sign that they are not only wonderful -- but a great partner. We can all use some positive support, and having that in your relationship is like uncovering a rare gemstone.
You are Both Comfortable Being Yourselves
We asked a guy how he knew his wife was the one...and he told us his grandmother gave him some sage advice: "As soon as you meet a girl that rides a bike, you'll marry her." The bigger point here is that both men and women love being with someone who can let their guard down, be authentic, and reveal who they truly are. There are no games and no pretenses. And they are willing to ride a bike - and not look perfect on that first date!
They've Got Your Back
Life can get dramatic at times - as much as we'd like to avoid it. Is your partner unwavering in supporting you? Are they there to help you pick up the pieces - whether it's a bad day or something far more serious? Do they listen to you without judgment (or criticism) when you need an ear? Then you are very lucky.
You Share Life Priorities and Values
She might love vanilla, while you like strawberry, and that's cool. But when it comes to fundamental beliefs, it is a beautiful thing if the two of you are on the same page. Do you both highly value things like honesty, generosity, health, family, and kindness to others? Then you are on the right track...
They Own Their 'Stuff' - and Don't Expect You to Solve their Problems
We've all got baggage. The willingness to own it, work on it, embrace it and not be afraid to look at how we can improve ourselves is a highly desirable trait in a partner. This person knows that they are responsible for their choices -- and don't expect you to fix or fulfill them.
Tell us about your experiences with finding "the one." Can someone be "the one" forever - or just through certain phases in your life?
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Government fast tracks move from carbon price to ETS
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Broadcast: 15/07/2013
The Government's move to shift from carbon tax to emissions trading scheme is seen as a tactic to neutralise the Opposition's campaign against the tax, but will it work?
TranscriptCHRIS UHLMANN, PRESENTER: It's the worst kept secret since Kevin Rudd returned as Prime Minister.
Tomorrow the Government will detail plans to fast-track a switch from its carbon tax to an emissions trading scheme.
It's aimed at blunting the Coalition's powerful anti-tax campaign.
The change will cost the budget up to $5 billion and the Prime Minister says savings will be found.
Shortly I'll discuss it with the Opposition's alternative, the shadow Minister for Climate Action, Greg Hunt.
But first, as political correspondent Sabra Lane reports, business groups welcome the move, but say it doesn't go far enough.
SABRA LANE, REPORTER: It's a policy that helped bring down three prime ministers and toppled two opposition leaders.
KEVIN RUDD, PRIME MINISTER: Climate change is the great moral challenge of our generation.
BRENDAN NELSON, OPPOSITION LEADER: We need to take a stronger line.
MALCOLM TURNBULL, OPPOSITION LEADER: A major political party must have a credible policy on climate change.
KEVIN RUDD: We tried three times to get an emissions trading scheme through this parliament.
JULIA GILLARD, PRIME MINISTER: There will be no carbon tax under the government I lead.
SABRA LANE: In April 2010, during his first term, Kevin Rudd put an emissions trading scheme on the backburner following the problematic Copenhagen conference in late 2009 and the Liberal leadership change from Malcolm Turnbull to Tony Abbott, which ended the bipartisan agreement to achieve an ETS. It was a decision designed to clear the decks for the 2010 election. Instead, it was viewed with contempt. And as we now know, Kevin Rudd never got his chance to face the people as Prime Minister. Julia Gillard did and put a carbon tax in place as the price for getting the support of the Greens and independents to form minority government.
And now, again with an eye to the approaching election and saving his prospects, Mr Rudd is fiddling with the policy and at the same time trying to neutralise an issue that Tony Abbott's used relentlessly against the Government during the past three years.
TONY ABBOTT, OPPOSITION LEADER: It's just another Kevin con job. He's proposing to change the name, but not to actually abolish the tax. And whether it's a fixed price or a floating price, it still hurts and it's still gonna go up and up and up.
SABRA LANE: Not in the short term though. Switching to an ETS a year earlier means the Australian scheme will be linked to the European scheme from mid-next year. So the carbon price will drop from an anticipated $25 a tonne to the EU price, which is currently around $6. Families will get to keep compensation already calculated on the higher carbon price, easing their cost-of-living pressures.
Based on Treasury modelling, a family with both parents working, two primary school aged children on an annual income of around $100,000 will be $420 better off. A single-income couple with two kids and an income below $75,000 will pocket an extra $380. And an aged pensioner couple with no additional income will be ahead $180.
Those savings include assumed cuts that power companies will pass on to customers because the impost on them has been significantly reduced.
DANNY PRICE, FRONTIER ECONOMICS: I think fundamentally it's a political decision. I think the Prime Minister's just trying to take energy prices off the political agenda. It'll certainly do that, but it'll do little else to improve environmental outcomes.
SABRA LANE: Some business groups welcome the change.
INNES WILLOX, AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRY GROUP: This is a positive move, but it probably doesn't go far enough as far as Australian business is concerned. We've opposed the carbon tax from day one. We've said it's been an unnecessary impost on business, it stifled innovation, it stifled our competitiveness.
SABRA LANE: Danny Price heads Frontier Economics. In 2009 the former Liberal leader Malcolm Turnbull and independent senator Nick Xenophon commissioned him to produce an alternative emissions trading scheme. The research was never implemented. He says there are risks in linking with the European scheme.
DANNY PRICE: Almost certainly the European price will go up from where it is. It's hard to imagine it will go down. In fact there's very powerful forces at play in Europe to try and drive up the price. That means that the Australian economy will now be beholden to European politics.
TONY ABBOTT: This is not a true market. Just ask yourself what an emissions trading scheme is all about. It's a market, a so-called market, in the non-delivery of an invisible substance to no-one.
PENNY WONG, FINANCE MINISTER: This is an absolute joke and it confirms yet again that Tony Abbott is simply not up to being the leader of the nation.
SABRA LANE: And there are doubts too about the environmental effectiveness of reducing the price, that it's not high enough to send a signal to Australian businesses to change their polluting ways.
CHRISTINE MILNE, GREENS LEADER: By going out now and making a big effort to say, "Look at me, I got rid of the tax and I'm going to flexible pricing," what he's going to do is undo a huge amount of good work and planning.
DANNY PRICE: I can assure people that virtually no abatement will occur in Australia at all at $6 a tonne. It wouldn't have even occurred at $24 a tonne where the current price is.
SABRA LANE: The change leaves the Government with a multibillion-dollar budget for the next financial year, possibly as big as $5 billion. It means the Finance Minister Penny Wong and the Expenditure Review Committee, the razor gang, are looking to cut spending and programs to fill it.
PENNY WONG: We will approach this change in a fiscally responsible matter and we will find offsetting savings.
SABRA LANE: And business acknowledges industry assistance might be cut to help pay for it.
INNES WILLOX: If industry's paying less, well then industry shouldn't be receiving as much in support from government and that's just a natural fact. So as long as that balances out and the cuts are made in the right places and those who are impacted by the reduction of the carbon tax or the loss of the carbon tax are still adequately compensated for the bills that they have to pay, we have no problem with that.
SABRA LANE: Labor insiders are buoyed by more polling showing the Rudd return has wiped out the Coalition's huge lead. The latest Nielsen survey has the party split at 50/50 on a two-party-preferred basis. Mr Rudd's also streets ahead as preferred Prime Minister, which is leading some to think maybe he just might pull off something considered unbelievable just weeks ago: victory.
And if he does, how would the new carbon policy pass Parliament given the current make-up of the Senate won't change until July next year, the same time as the new carbon price is supposed to start? The Government doesn't have the numbers. It would mean either the Greens support it, which they don't, or the Coalition would. Given Tony Abbott said this election should be a referendum on the carbon tax, the Coalition would come under pressure to pass it.
INNES WILLOX: If the Labor Party were to win and to put forward this proposal, that's something that we would urge all sides to get around, at least as a bridge to something else down the track which would further reduce costs on business.
SABRA LANE: And with no plans to recall Parliament, the promise of no carbon tax under a government he leads is Kevin Rudd's first big pledge for the 2013 campaign.
CHRIS UHLMANN: Political correspondent Sabra Lane reporting.


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Pediatricians Agree – SpongeBob Is Bad For Kids
If your kids are like mine, they think SpongeBob Squarepants is the bomb and watching just a little bit of the show can give parents a headache and can dampen the brain power of preschoolers'.
If your kids are like mine, they think SpongeBob Squarepants is the bomb and watching just a little bit of the show can give parents a headache and can dampen the brain power of preschoolers'.
The National September 11th Memorial in Manhattan opened to the public for the first time yesterday. Thousands of people visited the memorial which stands in the footprints of the World Trade Center towers.
Some servers are amazing. Some can take multiple orders at one table without writing anything down and get it perfect every time. Others are fast and are very accurate. This Iranian waiter might be the most amazing server ever.
Having big or long ears might not be such a bad thing and we have all seen people with ears that could keep them aiborne shoud they try and fly...
Yesterday was the first Sunday of the NFL season and the NFL did a great job honoring those lost in the 9/11 attacks on the 10th anniversary of the darkest day in our history.
Talk about 'viral' marketing, the producers of the new movie 'Contagion' have gone to a completely different level to promote the new film. 'Contagion' is sure to scare people into oblivion and I'm sure we will see people walking around wearing masks just in case.
Video gaming is big business these days and the game systems are changing at a very rapid rate. In the 1980's there was a movie called 'Brainstorm' which involved the development of a device that you simply put on your head and you actually experience and feel things that were fed into the system.
Tonight, the 2011 NFL season kicks off in Green Bay when the Packers and New Orleans Saints square off. This Sunday will be the first Sunday of the new season and is also the 10th anniversary of the worst tragedy this country has ever experienced and the two are somewhat and oddly joined because of a TV commercial that Budweiser put together for the 2002 Superbowl.
You have heard that people shouldn't live with wild animals because they are wild animals. Well, meet Pierre and Elianne Thivillon, who adopted an infant female gorilla whose mother refused to breastfeed her.
Thompson Square, country music's husband and wife duo, received their first ever CMA nomination yesterday for Vocal Duo of the Year. Their current single is "I Got You" and they put together a hilarious video to get some winning advice from Charlie Sheen that you can see below...
When traveling, it is usually a good idea to put your valuables in the hotel safe and most hotels have a safe right there in your room, but how safe is the safe? In most cases, you can enter your own personal code on the front of the safe. A security consultant who was staying in a hotel in Canada recently and forgot his code, asked the hotel staff to open it and what he found out was very surprising.
Every so often a video comes along that is so cool you just have to share it. You don't see many frog videos, at least not like this one. Watch as this frog, realizing he is only seconds away from sure death at the hands of a hungry snake, does something you only see in a Hollywood movie.


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AN appeal has been made for website builders to come up with innovative designs to put Halesowen in the fast lane of the information super highway.
The town's chamber of trade is offering professionals the opportunity to pitch for the chance to create a website to promote events and attractions.
It would also be available for businesses to place advertisements.
Chamber of trade chairman Wayne Edwards said the website would be linked to social media including Facebook and Twitter.
He said: "It's all about creating a buzz. We want a website that is innovative and creative - the best website in the Uk.
"It could help promote all the events and attractions that we have in Halesowen - like the Christmas lights, the Victorian Fair and Halesowen in Bloom.
"It would also be a great platform for businesses to advertise on, and a big boost to those which don't have their own websites."
Companies interested in bidding for the website should contact Mr Edwards on 07903315053.


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Just last month, New York joined the short list of cities—Portland, San Francisco, Washington and Seattle—and the state of Connecticut in passing a law to provide workers with paid sick time.
But due to the absence of a national policy and because the choice to provide sick leave is mostly left to businesses, an estimated 38 percent of U.S. workers, or almost 40 million, lack any paid sick leave, according to the Center for America Progress.
"It's a terrible situation for someone who has a serious health condition or a sick child and can't stay home for fear of losing wages," said Charles Lamberton, an employment lawyer who has his own firm in Pittsburgh.
"It's often a case, especially for lower-paid workers and part-timers, of not having money to buy groceries if they take unpaid sick days," Lamberton said. "People end up choosing work over getting healthy."
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The U.S is the only major industrialized nation without a national paid sick-leave policy. Some 145 countries provide paid sick days for short- or long-term illnesses. Japan, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Singapore require employers to provide at least 10 paid sick days.
The U.S. government guarantees federal employees 13 paid sick days a year.
Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) proposed national legislation last month to allow workers—full and part time—to earn paid sick days to care for themselves and their families.
The bill creates a minimum requirement that lets workers earn up to seven days a year of paid leave to recover from illness, to care for a sick relative or to seek preventative health care.
Going to work ill can be expensive in other ways. The Center for American Progress estimates that unhealthy workers cost employers some $160 billion a year in lost productivity. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the annual flu season alone constitutes a $10.5 billion hit to companies in direct costs for hospitalizations and outpatient visits for adults.
"If workers go in sick, they have the chance of getting others sick and reduce productivity," said Alice Kassens, an economics professor at Roanoke College. "But many people don't feel they have the option of staying home to get well."
Some companies prefer to give their workers the choice to remaining at home when they're sick.
GoHealtInsurance.com, a Chicago-based online health-care software and service firm with 350 employees, combines sick days with unlimited vacation time.
"We give full pay for sick days. and you can take as many as you want with manager approval," said Brandon Cruz, CEO of GoHealth.
"We started in 2001 as a firm and had this policy, and then as we grew bigger we put in some sick-day restrictions," Cruz said. "But we changed it back after deciding it was in the interests of everyone to have a more open policy.
"We found we have happier workers this way, and no one takes advantage of the situation," he said. "Our theory is that if you want someone to be productive, they need to be motivated and like where they work."
But not every company can afford such a strategy.
"It's difficult for many businesses, especially the smaller ones, to provide paid sick leave because of the costs," said Arlene Kline, a wage and hour attorney on the business management side at Akerman Senterfitt.
"It hits certain industries harder, like the restaurant industry, because there are administrative costs as well as having to cover peoples' shifts who are out, and the loss of productivity from people being out sick," she said.
"And with a still uncertain economic climate, many businesses still fear they could be back in a recession and their revenues will be even lower than now," Kline added.
"It can be tricky trying to keep track of the administration of a sick leave policy," said Joyce Maroney, an executive at Kronos, a management software firm. "Tracking sick days and vacation time has become more complicated and time-consuming, so that's why a lot of businesses come to us for help."
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Cost isn't the only issue that makes businesses squirm when it comes to paid sick leave, said Karen McLeese, vice president of employee benefit regulatory affairs at CBIZ Employee Services.
"They feel they are already being over-regulated by government and don't want to be forced into doing it by law," she said.
"Most firms offer paid sick days," McLeese said. "But for those that don't, they've got to deal with Obamacare, and a new law on paid sick leave would be just one more regulation to deal with they don't want."
One analyst says workers could suffer economically if businesses are forced to provide sick day pay.
"The difficulty with mandated paid sick leave is that some employees, those who don't expect to use sick days, may not value this benefit much," said Sarah Estelle is a professor of economics at Hope College. "But they'll still be expected to accept a lower wage since employers are now mandated to provide this costly benefit."


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