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A new Public Policy Polling survey finds that the race in the open, GOP-held 29th Senate District is shaping up to be very a competitive contest in the fall. The two major candidates, Assemblywoman Ling Ling Chang, a Republican, and Democrat Sukhee Kang, former mayor of Irvine, are nearly tied among likely general-election voters in…
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SACRAMENTO – In a major public-safety endorsement in the race, the State Coalition of Probation Organizations (SCOPO) today endorsed Sukhee Kang, the Democratic candidate for Senate District 29, which is at the confluence of Orange, Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties. The organization was formed in 1983 by line deputy probation officers in several…
Bushala's Baaaaccckkkk; Anti-Kang Website Debuts
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Former Friends for Fullerton's Future (FFFFF) blogger Tony Bushala, best known for a brief success and then failure to take over the Fullerton City Council, has reared his ugly blogsphere noggin with a new anti-Suhkee Kang blog and website. Tony's complaint? Kang, a candidate for State Senate in SD-29, is a carpetbagger. Of course, if you look in the…
Site A: IUSD References Studies on Schools Near Jails are Out of Date or Non-Existent
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As the debate over Site A for Irvine's fifth high school continues, the Irvine Unified School District (IUSD) has seemingly won another round against Councilmember Larry Agran's attempt to place a non-binding item on the ballot that would provide a public voice for Site A, located about 5,600 feet away from the Musick Jail which…
Great Park Forensic Audit; Politics Over Substance
by Dan Chmielewski •
I'll say this to Council member Christina Shea and Jeff Lalloway: mission accomplished. The forensic auditor delivered exactly the sort of document you wanted for the upcoming November elections. It's loaded with the sort of editorial comment against Larry Agran you sought and charges of non-cooperation against Great Park contractors and it republished a bunch of numbers that have been covered in the multiple compliance audits already.
Probolsky Pushes DeVore to For Irvine Mayor
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The Irvine World News columnist, pollster and Republican Party operative Adam Probolsky is advocating that failed US Senate candidate Chuck DeVore launch a bid for Irvine's mayor against the popular and effective Suhkee Kang. Probolsky tweeted this yesterday and his column yesterday amounted to an ad for the Republican politician. Probolsky wrote: "Supporters of making…
Signs out in Force in the Fourth
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One of our readers emailed me about why we don't do something that Red County does; namely post copies of signs or mailers from Democratic candidates for office. Well, we will and we do, when the campaigns send them to us. Lorri Galloway's campaign was the first to respond so we're posting her signs here. …


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The following commentary does not necessarily reflect the views of AgWeb or Farm Journal Media. The opinions expressed below are the author's own.
Dustin works with a wide net of large producers throughout the Midwest. His analytical market approach and objective hedge strategy development is specific to the needs of every individual.
Big bean yields? Not here only averaging 32 bushels to much disease
The media is driving prices lower? You sound like a nutjob.
The problem is that many of you wouldn't sell if prices went back to $5 or even $6. When it does you all think it is going higher. Then, when it starts to break you say you'll sell it when it gets back up there. You can't just pull the trigger and actually sell your crops. What is the point of growing crops by the way if you don't want to sell them? This has been going on for decades and I guess it will never change. The sad thing is that the market gives you at least one great opportunity every year to make money selling your grain...then greed takes over, or you think your finally going to get some outrageous price for your grain to make up for all of the "bad years". Then it finally happenend and still $8 wasn't enough.

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Up until a couple of years ago, one never thought about choosing the fiber in the fiber optic cable you bought. If you were buying cable for outside plant applications like telephone or CATV networks, you chose single-mode fiber. If you were installing cable in a building for LANs or security systems—what we call premises applications, you chose multimode fiber. If you were planning for the future, your building or campus cable might include both multimode and single-mode fibers.
Today, there are lots more choices for fiber. Your choice depends on what you plan to use the fiber for now and what you think you might use it for in the future. We'll concentrate on multimode fiber for the premises applications, which is relevant to most contractors' work.
Outside plant
Practically all outside plant (OSP) cable uses single-mode fiber, for its higher bandwidth and longer distance capability. Until recently, the most popular fiber was designed for use at 1,310nm. But with today's dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) systems, the fiber must be optimized for use in the 1,550nm range, where DWDM and fiber amplifiers work best. The demand for this fiber is so great that volume deliveries are quoted with delivery times of about one year! If you plan to use much single-mode fiber, you had better order it now!
Premises applications
Until Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) was developed, all multimode fiber was optimized for fiber distributed data interface (FDDI), a 100 Mbps network that used light-emitting diode (LED) sources on 62.5 fiber. But GbE needed more bandwidth than was available from LED sources, which run out of steam at about 300 Mbps, so it was designed around lasers. GbE standards allow two types of lasers, an 850nm vertical cavity, surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) or a more normal 1,310nm telecommunications laser used in single-mode networks.
Fiber manufacturers have begun to offer special fibers that are optimized for lasers, both in the standard 62.5/125 micron size and a 50/125 micron size. Much has been written about the choice between these two fibers, both pro and con. Choosing between them can be difficult, but it really depends on whether the fiber being installed is likely to be used for networks at speeds of gigabits per second or beyond. If you do not plan on using the fiber for networks of over 100 Mbps, higher performance fiber is a waste of money.
LEDs and lasers work differently with multimode fiber. LEDs launch light with a wide beam of light, "overfilling" the core of the fiber, while lasers have a very narrow beam, "underfilling" the core. This difference in how they launch light into the fiber means the fiber performs differently with each type of source.
In multimode fiber, light travels in many different rays or modes of light in the core of the fiber. LEDs launch more light into the higher order modes in the fiber, that is the rays traveling more toward the outside of the core of the fiber, than the laser. The higher-order modes have the highest attenuation and lowest bandwidth, so the fiber will have lower loss and higher bandwidth with the laser source.
The fiber specifications, which are measured under "overfill" conditions appropriate for an LED, may not accurately predict fiber's performance with a laser, since the higher order modes tested in a overfill launch (OFL) do not get used by lasers. These higher-order modes are the hardest to compensate for and cause much dispersion for LEDs. Thus a laser will normally have higher bandwidth than an LED in the same fiber.
To more appropriately characterize fiber bandwidth for lasers, the Electronic Industries Alliance/Telecommunications Industry Association (EIA/TIA) fiber committee has a new fiber optic test procedure (FOTP-204) that uses a narrower launch, called restricted modal launch (RML), which more closely approximates the laser launch into multimode fiber. Once we in the industry get some experience with RML, we can better decide if 50/125 fiber is really better than 62.5/125 fiber with lasers for GbE.
If you know the fiber optic cable plant you are installing will be used for gigabit networks, choose a fiber that has been characterized for use with lasers. It will still work for LEDs, if the current use is for slower networks, but an upgrade to higher speeds is planned. The choice between 50/125 and 62.5/125 fiber should be made on two issues: cost and compatibility with current cabling.
* Cost issues are unclear at this time. Both 50/125 and laser grade 62.5/125 fiber cost more than FDDI grade 62.5/125 fiber. The quantity you need and the type of cable you use will determine your costs.
* Compatibility is a big issue. You must make certain that any LED-based networks you plan to use will operate with the 50/125 fiber, and you cannot mix and match the two fibers. If you need to install more fiber in a network, understand that 50/125 and 62.5/125 fiber cannot be mixed. The larger core of the 62.5/125 fiber is carrying light in a larger size core, which will overfill the core of 50/125 fiber. The lowest excess loss we have seen with laser sources is about 2 dB, or over half the loss available on a GbE link!
If you decide to install 50/125 in a network where 62.5/125 fiber already exists, find a way to identify the cables with the two fibers positively. You can accomplish this by ordering patchcords with special colors or colored labels.
HAYES, a frequent contributor to Electrical Contractor, is president of Fotec in Medford, Mass. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Before you can put a new office telephone in place at your company, you should apprise yourself of the different types of phone systems. This guide to business phones systems explains the four key types of phone systems, how they work, and what advantages and disadvantages they can bring to your company. This guide also compares costs for the four systems. With the information you've gathered from this guide, you will be able to make the best decision about which type of office telephone you will install at your company.
The wrong phone system could be haunting your business - and we're talking about problems more serious than ghosts and ghouls. From increased costs to issues with scaling, we've identified seven important ways that a less than ideal phone system could be holding you back. You'll be surprised at how much of a difference this can make to your bottom line too. more
An in-house fax server gives an IT department centralized management and monitoring over the entire enterprise's faxing. This can help your company track usage and better maintain records for auditing and record keeping. However, there are serious drawbacks that come with utilizing an in-house fax server solution and these range from security to cost-prohibitive pricing. more
As an IT manager, maintaining physical fax servers and infrastructure is not a high priority. However, fax capability remains a business need simply because chances are your industry is dependent on its security. What if there was a way to reduce the amount of time spent handling fax complaints and maintaining physical servers? And this way took into account security, cost savings, and freed up your IT resources. Would you be interested? more
As the end of 2017 nears, you may be feeling pressure to make sure you close the year out strong.If you've been sitting on the fence regarding VoIP, this may be the perfect time to switch. VoIP options had never been better or more full-featured than they are now, and it may be just the thing your business needs to see a productivity and profitability boost. more
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Pierzynski says rumor without merit
Pierzynski says rumor without merit
And with 25 games remaining after Friday night's contest, Pierzynski certainly doesn't want to spend time talking about an Internet rumor concerning his connection to a positive test for performance-enhancing drugs. So, when asked about the topic, which took root Wednesday, the hard-working catcher simply made a brief statement.
"Well apparently, certain people in the media, they know who they are, I don't have to mention them by name, they just go ahead and run stories and talk about stories on their air without getting sources," Pierzynski said. "It's a shame because people that don't do anything, haven't done anything, can be targeted and you can say whatever you want on the Internet.
"That's the life we live and the world we live in and unfortunately it's happened to other people and this time it happened to be on me. It's over with now and hopefully people find something better. ... We can talk about the White Sox instead of something that is completely baseless."


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I love having more than one monitor, once you try more than one you can never really go back. Monitors though can be expensive and you have to think do you really need or have the space for another monitor on your desk? What about using what you already have readily available, something like your phone. Yes you can use your smartphone as a secondary monitor to run thing like Twitter, newsfeeds, chat or pretty much anything else. Shape Services has an app that will allow you to use your Android phone as a monitor, sure it's small but for some thing like a widget or newsfeed it would be perfect. The app is called iDisplay and it gets paired with a desktop program to sync iDisplay over your home wi-fi network to create the second display.
Turn your Android device into a second monitor for your Mac or Windows PC!
Connect your Android tablet or smartphone to your Mac or Windows PC and turn it into the second monitor! iDisplay is an universal app designed to increase your productivity by maximizing the viewable area of your main monitor.
iDisplay is ideal for multi-taskers and those who looking how to increase their efficiency. It expands the viewable area of a user´s main monitor by moving other running programs like IM, Twitter and news gadgets to an external display of their Android tablet or smartphone. It frees up your main monitor to display only programs which require more view space.
Note, that iDisplay consists of 2 parts: the mobile client (purchase the app in Android Market for your Android tablet or smartphone) and the FREE desktop service which you can get on Download page.
Extend the display
Drag-and-drop any window through the side edge of your computer screen and it will appear on your Android device screen, or vice versa.
Move and resize windows, interact with window controls, open menus, input any data – anything you do with a mouse on a desktop or laptop computer, you can also do the same way on your touchscreen device with a touch of a finger!
You can use it with any IM like Google Talk, Skype, Twitter, etc., weather, news, clock, calendar, quick notes or any other widgets or applications.
100% Compatible
Works with the Samsung Galaxy Tab, Google Nexus One, or any other Android tablet or smartphone on the market.
Different screen orientations
Works in portrait or landscape device orientations.
Requires Android OS 2.1 or later. Intel-based Mac, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard or later or Windows XP 32-bit, Windows Vista, or Windows 7.
Non-Intel Macs and Macs running OS X in 64-bit mode are not supported
Price: $4.99
iDisplay comes in two parts, the phone app and the desktop program that you download from the Shape Services website. When you install the program it will put an icon in the taskbar area so you can access the program. There's a few things there but not much to do really. Once you have the iDisplay app on your phone you can then view what it looks like through the software or you can arrange the displays similar to how windows let's you natively.
Once the iDisplay is connected to your phone you can then arrange the monitors how you want. You just drag them to whatever position you need to, very simple to do.
Here's my Samsung Captivate hooked up:
iDisplay also put your wallpaper right on your phone as well, it takes the center section and uses it.
As an example I put some of my desktop gadgets on the phone:
I also used it to display pictures.
The Captivate automatically rotates from portrait to landscape normally and this function does work with iDisplay as well.
The picture quality is as good as the screen on your phone, so it looks good on my Captivate.
When you're using iDisplay there's even a mouse cursor on screen just like your main computer. To move thing you just drag them over to your phone, it's like using any other multiple monitor setup.
It's all done over wi-fi so you could take your phone with you if you're monitoring something.
I did notice there is a slight delay in when you move the mouse and when it moves on the phone.
iDisplay let's you view most anything on your phone, except videos. I tried Netflix and my security camera monitoring software on the phone, and they didn't work. Not a big deal to me.
Adding another monitor to your computer can be a rather expensive and time consuming task, so why not use something you already have handy like your phone?!
iDisplay for Android will let you quickly and very easily add another display to your computer setup in a couple simple steps.
It's an excellent and very useful little app for your phone that just has too many uses to list really.
Installation couldn't be any simpler, install the app, install the program on your computer, turn on your wi-fi and connect them together. Very easy to do.
I like it and I think you will to.
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Shoppers will still break for the border in hope of savings
Every little helps – especially when it comes to Tesco's profit margins. But as the University of Ulster's retail analyst Donald C McFetridge argues, the chain's price-cuts in 11 stores in the Republic could also mean a shot-in-the-arm for Northern Ireland traders
Tesco claims its price cuts could save southern households up to 22% on an average shopping basket The cross-border shopping phenomenon — reportedly worth in the region of €550m per annum — has been a major thorn in the flesh of the Irish exchequer during the past 18 months or so.
In fact Irish Finance Minister Brian Lenihan has publicly stated that: "Shoppers who shop outside the state ought to be penalised."
His comments, however, have not halted the flow of southerners travelling north in search of lower prices and bargains.
This has also resulted in the Northern Ireland economy being artificially buoyed up by the huge influx of southern shoppers to border towns in the north.
But that may be about to change, and change quite significantly following recent pricing tactics which have been introduced by Tesco in the south.
Ostensibly, it would appear that Tesco are rising to the challenge and doing their bit to help the Irish economy. Or are they?
I purport that, when their tactics are more carefully examined, shoppers will become aware that Tesco are not attempting to aid the Irish exchequer at all, but simply helping themselves to a bigger share of the Irish grocery market — especially given that they are facing stiff competition from Sainsbury's and Asda in border towns.
Last weekend they closed 11 of their border town stores for refurbishment and opened them again on Tuesday morning with a range of pricing options which, they state, could save southern shoppers as much as 22% on an average shopping trip — quite a significant saving if that turns out to be the case.
It reminds me, of course, of the promises of David (now Lord) Sainsbury when he made his announcement — in June 1995 — that he was going to offer Northern Ireland shoppers price savings of between 10% and 12%.
That never turned out to be the case.
Instead of offering a wider range of products Sainsbury's simply plopped their standard 'kit' on unsuspecting, though hopeful, Northern Ireland consumers.
This included a large percentage of highly lucrative own-label products, many of which local shoppers had never had the opportunity to purchase before.
When Tesco closed their stores, instead of sourcing their products in Ireland (as they should be) they simply bolted on additional orders to their UK suppliers, thus affording them the opportunity to squeeze said suppliers for tighter margins and — most importantly and disturbingly — they've also most probably delisted quite a significant number of Irish suppliers. Good for the Irish economy? I think not.
Tesco's motive in introducing this price-cutting campaign — only in the 11 border stores — is to try to ensure that they claim back their southern customers who are flocking to Sainsbury's in Newry and Asda in Strabane and Enniskillen.
They have no doubt noticed that their takings in places like Letterkenny and Dundalk have been steadily decreasing and they need to 'claw back' if they are to keep these stores open and trading.
Irish shoppers — hard-pressed with the 6.5% VAT charges in the Republic — will in my opinion still flock north.
Around 25% of groceries are still VAT-rated, and, in spite of the recent price-cut announcements, there will still be a significant number of shoppers crossing the border to shop.
But what about shoppers in Waterford, Galway and Cork? Are Tesco still going to charge them higher prices for the same products just because they are not close to the border with the north?
Surely this will result in displacement with shoppers from further away towns flocking to the closest stores to the border in order to stock up.
It appears that Tesco are simply moving the borders to suit themselves and to try to take on their counterparts in Northern Ireland. It strikes me that this is an ill-conceived and not terribly well thought out strategy which could very easily backfire on them.
No doubt, SuperValu and Centra (Musgrave-operated stores which form a large percentage of the southern grocery sector) and other leading players (such as Dunnes Stores) will fight back with similar price campaigns of their own.
This could easily result in a price war in the Republic., or, even better, it could perhaps even benefit shoppers in the north if Sainsbury's and Asda decide to fight back too.
The principal operators in the sector will be most reluctant to lose the southern income if Tesco's price cutting campaign really kicks in. Most interesting times are on the horizon for Irish retailing, both north and south of the border.
Yes, it appears to be all good news for southern shoppers in border areas, but not at all fair if you happen to live in Youghal or Bantry.
Selective or regional pricing may work in some parts of the world but I would suggest, with respect and without prejudice, that it won't work here.
I could comfortably predict that there will still be many southern shoppers who will still break for the border.
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Samsung latest offering, DV300F, brings further innovation to Dual LCD category
Mar 28, 2012
Enhanced Dual LCDs and Wi-Fi connectivity to capture and share life's moments in an instant, from both sides of the lens
SINGAPORE, March 2012 – Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, a global leader in digital media and digital convergence technologies unveiled a new addition to their market-leading Dual LCD category, DV300F. With this launch, the company continues to cement its leadership position, introducing the latest in Dual LCD technology with Wi-Fi connectivity for camera users who want to snap and share moments in an instant.
DV300F builds on the success of Samsung's Dual LCD technology, with advanced Dual capturing and a 1.5" front LCD screen display, to ensure users capture the most challenging shot, whether from the back or in front of the lens. In response to evolving consumer demands for maximum creativity and connectivity, the DV300F is the first Dual LCD to offer Wi-Fi enabled technology, enabling users to email their images or upload them to Facebook, Picasa, YouTube™ in an instant using the Social Sharing feature. Users can also save their special images onto the camera's microSD memory card, which can be wirelessly connected to the home PC and downloaded instantly to share and enjoy using the Auto Backup feature. Alternatively, cloud services including Samsung's AllShare Play and Microsoft SkyDrive guarantee that precious snaps can be stored and shared in a moment.
For appearance-conscious consumers, the latest model comes in several shimmering metallic colours, including black, navy and red with a sleek, seamless and rounded outer contour for ease-of-use in a sophisticated premium design. None of this cutting innovation comes at the expense of image quality. DV300F boasts an impressive 16 Megapixels, 5x optical zoom and 25mm wide-angle lens to capture all the action even from a distance.
Get Creative with Magic Frame and Picture-in-Picture Shot
DV300F is full of fun features to maximise users' enjoyment. Magic Frame feature includes 12 fun background templates, as well as the ability to create poster-quality art, perfect for sharing. Meanwhile, Picture-in-Picture function, inserts one image to another. Impress your friends by combining a still picture with a video clip and instantly upload to YouTube™ or your favorite social networking site.
Maximize enjoyment with latest features
Split Shot allows users to merge up to three different images to create your very own artistic masterpiece! You can even import pictures from other cameras.
Show off your artistic skills with the new and innovative Artistic Brush. It instantly takes a portrait, landscape shot or even a movie clip and transforms it into a black and white sketch or full colour version, just like an artist! Save the sketching process as a GIF animation to share with your family.
Finally, Motion Photo freezes time around a moving subject for dramatic effect. Capture a friend jumping in motion and everyone else around can be kept as still as statues. Simply hold the shutter button down to capture a moving footage, then select the area where you want motion to be incorporated, and the rest of the other area in the shot will be still. Save this as a GIF animation to share with your friends!
DV300F is available at $349 from end March 2012.
About Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies with 2011 consolidated sales of US$143.1 billion. Employing approximately 222,000 people in 205 offices across 71 countries, the company operates two separate organizations to coordinate its nine independent business units: Digital Media & Communications, comprising Visual Display, Mobile Communications, Telecommunication Systems, Digital Appliances, IT Solutions, and Digital Imaging; and Device Solutions, consisting of Memory, System LSI and LCD. Recognized for its industry-leading performance across a range of economic, environmental and social criteria, Samsung Electronics was named the world's most sustainable technology company in the 2011 Dow Jones Sustainability Index.
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Property Animation Techniques Overview
This topic describes the different approaches for animating properties: storyboards, local animations, clocks, and per-frame animations.
To understand this topic, you should be familiar with the basic animation features described in the Animation Overview.
Because there are many different scenarios for animating properties, WPF provides several approaches for animating properties.
For each approach, the following table indicates whether it can be used per-instance, in styles, in control templates, or in data templates; whether it can be used in XAML; and whether the approach enables you to interactively control the animation. "Per-Instance" refers to the technique of applying an animation or storyboard directly to instances of an object, rather than in a style, control template, or data template.
Animation technique
Supports XAML
Interactively controllable
Storyboard animation
Per-instance, Style, ControlTemplate, DataTemplate
Local animation
Clock animation
Per-frame animation
Use a Storyboard when you want to define and apply your animations in XAML, interactively control your animations after they start, create a complex tree of animations, or animate in a Style, ControlTemplate or DataTemplate. For an object to be animated by a Storyboard, it must be a FrameworkElement or FrameworkContentElement, or it must be used to set a FrameworkElement or FrameworkContentElement. For more details, see the Storyboards Overview.
A Storyboard is a special type of container Timeline that provides targeting information for the animations it contains. To animate with a Storyboard, you complete the following three steps.
Declare a Storyboard and one or more animations.
Use the TargetName and TargetProperty attached properties to specify the target object and property of each animation.
(Code only) Define a NameScope for a FrameworkElement or FrameworkContentElement. Register the names of the objects to animate with that FrameworkElement or FrameworkContentElement.
Begin the Storyboard.
Beginning a Storyboard applies animations to the properties they animate and starts them. There are two ways to begin a Storyboard: you can use the Begin method provided by the Storyboard class, or you can use a BeginStoryboard action. The only way to animate in XAML is to use a BeginStoryboard action. A BeginStoryboard action can be used in an EventTrigger, property Trigger, or a DataTrigger.
The following table shows the different places where each Storyboard begin technique is supported: per-instance, style, control template, and data template.
Storyboard is begun using…
Control template
Data template
BeginStoryboard and an EventTrigger
BeginStoryboard and a property Trigger
BeginStoryboard and a DataTrigger
Begin method
For more information about Storyboard objects, see the Storyboards Overview.
Local animations provide a convenient way to animate a dependency property of any Animatable object. Use local animations when you want to apply a single animation to a property and you don't need to interactively control the animation after it starts. Unlike a Storyboard animation, a local animation can animate an object that isn't associated with a FrameworkElement or a FrameworkContentElement. You also don't have to define a NameScope for this type of animation.
Local animations may only be used in code, and cannot be defined in styles, control templates, or data templates. A local animation cannot be interactively controlled after it is started.
To animate using a local animation, complete the following steps.
Create an AnimationTimeline object.
Use the BeginAnimation method of the object that you want to animate to apply the AnimationTimeline to the property that you specify.
The following example shows how to animate the width and background color of a Button.
/* This sample demonstrates how to apply non-storyboard animations to a property. To animate in markup, you must use storyboards. */ using System; using System.Windows; using System.Windows.Navigation; using System.Windows.Media; using System.Windows.Media.Animation; using System.Windows.Shapes; using System.Windows.Controls; namespace Microsoft.Samples.Animation.LocalAnimations { // Create the demonstration. public class LocalAnimationExample : Page { public LocalAnimationExample() { WindowTitle = "Local Animation Example"; StackPanel myStackPanel = new StackPanel(); myStackPanel.Margin = new Thickness(20); // Create and set the Button. Button aButton = new Button(); aButton.Content = "A Button"; // Animate the Button's Width. DoubleAnimation myDoubleAnimation = new DoubleAnimation(); myDoubleAnimation.From = 75; myDoubleAnimation.To = 300; myDoubleAnimation.Duration = new Duration(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5)); myDoubleAnimation.AutoReverse = true; myDoubleAnimation.RepeatBehavior = RepeatBehavior.Forever; // Apply the animation to the button's Width property. aButton.BeginAnimation(Button.WidthProperty, myDoubleAnimation); // Create and animate a Brush to set the button's Background. SolidColorBrush myBrush = new SolidColorBrush(); myBrush.Color = Colors.Blue; ColorAnimation myColorAnimation = new ColorAnimation(); myColorAnimation.From = Colors.Blue; myColorAnimation.To = Colors.Red; myColorAnimation.Duration = new Duration(TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(7000)); myColorAnimation.AutoReverse = true; myColorAnimation.RepeatBehavior = RepeatBehavior.Forever; // Apply the animation to the brush's Color property. myBrush.BeginAnimation(SolidColorBrush.ColorProperty, myColorAnimation); aButton.Background = myBrush; // Add the Button to the panel. myStackPanel.Children.Add(aButton); this.Content = myStackPanel; } } }
Use Clock objects when you want to animate without using a Storyboard and you want to create complex timing trees or interactively control animations after they start. You can use Clock objects to animate a dependency property of any Animatable object.
You cannot use Clock objects directly to animate in styles, control templates, or data templates. (The animation and timing system actually does use Clock objects to animate in styles, control templates, and data templates, but it must create those Clock objects for you from a Storyboard. For more information about the relationship between Storyboard objects and Clock objects, see the Animation and Timing System Overview.)
To apply a single Clock to a property, you complete the following steps.
Create an AnimationTimeline object.
Use the CreateClock method of the AnimationTimeline to create an AnimationClock.
Use the ApplyAnimationClock method of the object that you want to animate to apply the AnimationClock to the property you specify.
The following example shows how to create an AnimationClock and apply it to two similar properties.
/* This example shows how to create and apply an AnimationClock. */ using System; using System.Windows; using System.Windows.Controls; using System.Windows.Media; using System.Windows.Shapes; using System.Windows.Media.Animation; namespace Microsoft.Samples.Animation.TimingBehaviors { public class AnimationClockExample : Page { ScaleTransform myScaleTransform; public AnimationClockExample() { this.WindowTitle = "Opacity Animation Example"; this.Background = Brushes.White; StackPanel myStackPanel = new StackPanel(); myStackPanel.Margin = new Thickness(20); // Create a button that with a ScaleTransform. // The ScaleTransform will animate when the // button is clicked. Button myButton = new Button(); myButton.Margin = new Thickness(50); myButton.HorizontalAlignment = HorizontalAlignment.Left; myButton.Content = "Click Me"; myScaleTransform = new ScaleTransform(1,1); myButton.RenderTransform = myScaleTransform; // Associate an event handler with the // button's Click event. myButton.Click += new RoutedEventHandler(myButton_Clicked); myStackPanel.Children.Add(myButton); this.Content = myStackPanel; } // Create and apply and animation when the button is clicked. private void myButton_Clicked(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) { // Create a DoubleAnimation to animate the // ScaleTransform. DoubleAnimation myAnimation = new DoubleAnimation( 1, // "From" value 5, // "To" value new Duration(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5)) ); myAnimation.AutoReverse = true; // Create a clock the for the animation. AnimationClock myClock = myAnimation.CreateClock(); // Associate the clock the ScaleX and // ScaleY properties of the button's // ScaleTransform. myScaleTransform.ApplyAnimationClock( ScaleTransform.ScaleXProperty, myClock); myScaleTransform.ApplyAnimationClock( ScaleTransform.ScaleYProperty, myClock); } } }
To create a timing tree and use it animate properties, you complete the following steps.
Use ParallelTimeline and AnimationTimeline objects to create the timing tree.
Use the CreateClock of the root ParallelTimeline to create a ClockGroup.
Iterate through the Children of the ClockGroup and apply its child Clock objects. For each AnimationClock child, use the ApplyAnimationClock method of the object that you want to animate to apply the AnimationClock to the property you specify
For more information about Clock objects, see the Animation and Timing System Overview.
Use this approach when you need to completely bypass the WPF animation system. One scenario for this approach is physics animations, where each step in the animation requires objects to be recomputed based on the last set of object interactions.
Per-frame animations cannot be defined inside styles, control templates, or data templates.
To animate frame-by-frame, you register for the Rendering event of the object that contains the objects you want to animate. This event handler method gets called once per frame. Each time that WPF marshals the persisted rendering data in the visual tree across to the composition tree, your event handler method is called.
In your event handler, perform whatever calculations are necessary for your animation effect and set the properties of the objects you want to animate with these values.
To obtain the presentation time for the current frame, the EventArgs associated with this event can be cast as RenderingEventArgs, which provide a RenderingTime property that you can use to obtain the current frame's rendering time.
For more information, see the Rendering page. For an example, see the Per-Frame Animation Sample.


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Have a Happy Kwanzaa from
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A Celebration of Family, Community and Culture is celebrated this season
Brooklyn, NY- State Senator Kevin Parker would like to wish you and your family a Happy Kwanzaa this season. Kwanzaa honors African culture and heritage with a week-long celebration that includes a lighting of candles.
"Kwanzaa is a celebration for African Americans to reconnect to their African culture and heritage," said. Senator Parker said. "Commemorate this time to celebrate the good of life and the good of family, community and culture."
As the candles burn bright, remember the history of African Americans and bless the ancestors for all their sacrifices. Continue to spread their work by showing peace towards others in your communities and giving the gift of love. Have a Happy Kwanzaa!
"Kwanzaa is a holiday based on the African celebration of the "first fruits harvest" which comes at the end of their year, and KWANZAA lasts seven days to promote the seven basic principles honored during this holiday. The seven principles are: UMOJA (Unity); KUJICHAGULIA (Self Determination); UJIMA (Collective Work and Responsibility); UJAMAA (Cooperative Economics); NIA (Purpose); KUUMBA (Creativity) and IMANI (Faith). Seven candles are placed in the candleholder, representing the principles. This is usually placed on the mat with the corn, gifts and unity cup around it. At gatherings people usually bring fruit or food and share a meal and a smile. There's a lot more to this holiday than superficial gift giving. It's a time to lift each other up and give thanks for being of a unique culture with a value all its own."


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After Sen. Jim Jeffords became an independent and handed control of the Senate to the Democrats, the chamber's new majority leader Tom Daschle promised to treat Republicans and the White House far better than he says they treated him. GOP leader Trent Lott, in turn, dropped a threat to block the Democrats from taking control of the Senate. It was all handshakes and grins.
But keep an eye on your watch. The two sides will cooperate in passing the education bill, because they'd already reached their compromises on the measure before Democrats took control of the Senate. Daschle next plans to bring up the Democratic patient's bill of rights measure, which Bush opposes, but the public partisan rancor there will probably stay in check because both sides realize they have to look like they're producing. But bipartisanship will quickly run out on the issue Democrats and Republicans consider one of the most critical the next four years: judicial nominees.
After eight years of Clinton appointments, George W. Bush wants to quickly pack the federal courts with as many conservative jurists as he can. Daschle has promised not to block or stall confirmations as Republicans did with many of Clinton's judicial nominees. Sen. Patrick Leahy, the new chairman of the Judiciary Committee, insists there won't be payback for the last eight years when Republicans left many Clinton picks languishing in committee. But Leahy is quick to add, "we're not going to have a judiciary made up of ideologues on the right." Translated: W can probably expect just as rough treatment for his more conservative nominees as Clinton did with his liberal choices.
When he chaired the panel, Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch tried to speed up hearings for Bush judicial nominees so Democrats wouldn't have time to collect damaging information on them and mount a counter-offensive. Leahy, who now controls the schedule, will slow it down so Democratic staffers can stockpile more ammunition on conservative nominees before their hearings. Some of Bush's picks who may be targeted:


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Review for Maryland Womens Heritage Center And Museum Inc, Columbia, MD, USA
Kudos to Jill and Linda for having their dreams realized. They were among the fore runners of Title IX and have kept the torch buring for 40 years. Their vision a place were women can go and feel at home; to feel that it belongs to them and they have worked hard to create that atmosphere while addressing and representing some of the unsung heroines from the present as well as the past. Exhibits and programs galore, partnerships with needed women's focused organizations including the girl scouts. Kidgineers in the Korner and Kid friendly spots thoughout. I am proud to be a part of it and shoot the Teen Scene Show there another example of how they reach out to all. And occasionally we do let men in, as Jill says as long as they have a mother lol. Keep the torch burning and always ready to pass on. LG
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The motto of the Maryland Women's Heritage Center is "Adding Her story to History to tell Our story." The walls and every inch of usable space at the center are intergrated to make that a reality. In recording and archiving the many great women who paved the roads that lead to Maryland with time, talent, ingenuity and class it is definitely correcting history to tell our story and their story.
These women are the unsung heroines that we need to hail near and far. This is the rib of Adam that followed humbly behind in times when women had no rights. The brave feminine brigade always at the front line and crossroads of America.
From the Hall of Fame, to the Unsung Heroines, to the many organizations supported and promoted by the Maryland Women's Heritage Center not a stone is left unturned. To the promotions of girlscouts into the future aviators of the world or the tremendous woman power behind Nasa you will be overwhelmed with the truth of the corageous woman who went before us and continue to drive us now.
And while many women support and are behind this organization it is to it's founding mothers, Jill Moss Greenberg and Linda Shevitz that we owe it's very existence. They have persevered for many years when the message fell on deaf ears till they were unclogged and the cause was heard.
They are the nurturing and patient founding mother's that can now be proud of the birthing of their baby which was the dream of so many women into existence. An organization that is sorely needed.
Come down and make their new home you home. Wonder among the Walls of the Hall of Fame. Peruse the many exhibits and displays that tell the truth of the woman of Maryland from Margaret Brent and Rachel Carson to Harriet Tubman brave women all. I have been proud to be associated with this organization and will do all I can to promote it and encourage other women to remember their sisters and sing their praises.
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court will consider on Tuesday whether to shift out of Delhi the trial of five men accused of murdering and raping a medical student on a bus last month, a crime which seared India and triggered massive protests.
A sixth man arrested for the crime claims he is 17 and is being tried by a juvenile court.
The five adults are being tried at a fast-track court in Delhi. But many complications have arisen this week. Two different lawyers claim to be representing Mukesh Singh, the man who was allegedly driving the bus. The Supreme Court has said that the fast-track court needs to ask Mukesh Singh which lawyer should argue for him.
One of the two lawyers, ML Sharma, told the judges today that his client is being tortured by the police. The Supreme Court said the judge of the fast-track court should talk to Mukesh Singh about these allegations and share details with the Supreme Court.


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By Bill Choy
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Participants are coming out in force to take part in the Elk Valley Rancheria fourth Annual Golf Invitational on Saturday.
So far, the tournament, to be held at the Del Norte Golf Course, has 17 out of 20 teams already filled, said Ray Martell, interim manager of the golf course.
Funds from the tournament will go to help the sports programs at Del Norte High School.
Martell believes the remaining positions will be filled before the event starts. The group has the goal of raising $25,000 to support the Del Norte High School Athletic Department.
Last year, the event raised $17,500 for the sports programs, with a goal of about $25,000 marked for this year. Martell said it appears that goal is quite attainable.
With budget cuts the last several years, it has been harder for schools in the state and nation to get enough funding for extracurricular activities like sports. The event helps lessen this deficit so andquot;kids won't lose out,andquot; Martell said.
It's nice to know so many people want to do what they can to help provide sports activities to local high school students, he said.
Donations have not just come locally, but from around the state and country.
andquot;It's far-reaching,andquot; Martell said. andquot;People understand the importance of this. It's not a Del Norte problem. It's everywhere. We need to give them the opportunity to have these outlets to express themselves.andquot;
Another fundraising aspect is a bottle drive, said Terri Camarena of the Elk Valley Rancheria. Throughout town, donation bottles are being put up at a number of local businesses. She said that andquot;this is another way to support local sports.andquot;
Local businesses participating include: Crescent Ace Hardware; Tri Counties Bank; Coast Central Credit Union; Payless Shoes; Coast to Coast Tru Value ; Crescent City Rite-Aid; Spotlight Video in Crescent City; Chetco Federal Credit Union-Crescent City Branch; 101 Laundry and Dry Cleaning; Bank of America; Continental Bakery; Hiouchi RV Park; Del Norte Golf Course;Last Chance Liquor; Tsunami Lanes, Elk Valley Casino; Torero's Restaurant; Grocery Outlet; Glenn's Bakery; Shop Smart and Cazadora's Restaurant
Registration for the golf tournament begins at 8 a.m. Saturday, with the tee off at 9 a.m. The cost for the event is $150 for an individual, or $500 for a team of four. This price includes 18 holes of golf, cart, continental breakfast, lunch and a BBQ dinner, and a gift bag for each player. The Rancheria also has sponsorship opportunities ranging from $25 to an unlimited donation. For more information, callthe Del Norte Golf Course at 458-3214, or Terri Camarena at 464-4680, or at www.golfinvite.com/elkvalley.
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Delos "Del" Eilers has dozens of interests and has had a colorful career. He worked for 3M as an electrical engineer for 38 years and was in the technical service department for the audio magnetic tape labs. His expertise was in troubleshooting, testing new and current products, handling complaints and working with new or potential customers.
Del recalls a customer working in Czechoslovakia who was doing the sound track for the musical "Amadeus" and was having difficulties with the audio tapes. He knew how to correct the problem, but the hard part was having the tapes shipped behind the Iron Curtain.
He has enjoyed working in the audio field on several motion picture productions, the first of which was "Mary Poppins," balancing music and dialog along with sound effects. He was delighted to sit in a recording session where Louis Armstrong, famous trumpet player, was performing with an orchestra that included 12 bass players during the taping of a song that was used in the James Bond movie, "On Her Majesty's Secret Service."
During his career, Del traveled about 20 percent of his time dealing with customer service. He convinced potential customers to choose magnetic tape products over the competitors' not just for the quality but for the follow-through and service they would receive. He enjoyed his working years, but also is flourishing in his retired years.
"When I hear the song 'Unforgettable' originally by Nat King Cole, redone as a duet by his daughter, Natalie, I remember how that song was recorded on 3M magnetic tape which now it is no longer being made or used in the studio," Del commented.
A natural musician, Del sang in the choir at the Woodbury United Methodist Church. At 10, he took piano lessons briefly, and then didn't take lessons again until 10 years ago. Now, he is taking piano lessons every Wednesday at the South Washington Senior Center with teacher Brad Bergie.
Del said, "I like retirement and I include lots of projects, hobbies and especially model trains. I don't take on a lot of commitments, so I can play golf whenever I want." He also travels and volunteers at church for enjoyment. "You have got to have the right balance of doing things for yourself and include helping other people," he added.
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The "Reunion" is in fact going to be a get together for pregnant women, because Peter Gunz's ex-girlfriend Tara Wallace and wife Amina Buddafly are also pregnant. As fans know, Tara has already given birth to her third child with Peter, a boy named Gunner. However, during the taping of the reunion she was still pregnant and will be seen with a baby bump.
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King of Prussia, PA — 16 November 2006
The ZLB Behring Foundation for Research and Advancement of Patient Health today announced that it is now accepting grant applications for programs designed to benefit the bleeding disorders community in the United States. At regular intervals throughout the year, the Foundation awards grants to qualifying organizations as a means of supporting clinical research and community-based patient programs.
Applications are available on-line. The deadline to apply is January 31st, 2007. Grant requests should be submitted to Garrett E. Bergman, MD, Executive Director of the ZLB Behring Foundation. Downloadable guidelines, forms and contact information can be found on www.zlbbehringfoundation.com.
Governed by an independent advisory council, the ZLB Behring Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated exclusively to supporting charitable, scientific and educational initiatives that advance the standard of care for persons affected by bleeding disorders, such as hemophilia and von Willebrand Disease. Since its inception in 2001, the ZLB Behring Foundation has awarded over 4 million dollars in grants to the bleeding disorders community.
"The ZLB Behring Foundation's purpose is to drive innovation in care and support for patients living every day with bleeding disorders," said Dr. Bergman. "We are committed to continuing partnerships that improve the quality of life for patients."
Recent ZLB Behring Foundation award recipients include the Hemophilia Federation of America (HFA), which received approval to execute a program to educate women across the United States on the signs and symptoms of bleeding disorders, and a physician from the University of Pennsylvania who is conducting research that is expected to have a significant impact on the management of labor and delivery in women with von Willebrand Disease. Von Willebrand Disease is caused by a deficiency or abnormality of von Willebrand factor, a protein in the blood that is necessary for normal blood clotting.
The ZLB Behring Foundation will announce the winners of this round of grant recipients early next year.
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Founded in 2001 as an independent, non-profit corporation, the ZLB Behring Foundation for Research and Advancement of Patient Health is the only corporate foundation dedicated exclusively to charitable, scientific and educational purposes designed to advance the standard of care for persons affected by bleeding disorders. The ZLB Behring Foundation is governed by an Advisory Council, consisting of healthcare professionals and advocates who are renowned for their dedication to the bleeding disorders community. The Advisory Council has the sole authority to award all grants.
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BEIJING -- Michael Phelps, continuing in his bid to win every gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics, has just been named the starting pitcher for the United States baseball team at 6 p.m. local time on Wednesday against Korea.
He also will manage the team and will decide whether to put himself on second base with no outs in the 11th inning, should the new extra innings rule be required.
He will hit safely in every at-bat, setting an Olympic and world record for most consecutive home runs in at-bats with 36 -- four in each game.
He will walk next door during a seventh-inning stretch and go into the Wukesong Indoor Stadium and hit a buzzer-beater to win a crucial basketball game, and he will do a victory lap around the arena with Yao Ming on his shoulders.
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He will reveal publicly that it was really he who ran sideways around the ceiling ring of the Bird's Nest to light the torch at the Opening Ceremony.
He will sit between Davey Johnson and Reggie Smith in the U.S. team's dugout and suddenly, out of the blue, ask them if they realized that both of them had exactly 73 at-bats in four World Series appearances when they were players.
He will show China pitchers how to challenge hitters, he will hit a frozen rope off Pedro Luis Lazo right through the box, he will go up and over the fence to bring back a home run from Seungyuop Lee, he will turn an unassisted triple play while eating scorpion and he will drive the buses back to the Village.
He will announce that baseball and softball are going to be played at the 2012 Olympics in London and that their removal was just a typo.
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He will go to the Silk Market before one game and barter with a merchant to get a perfectly tailored suit for zero yuan. The merchant will try once more at 700 yuan, but Phelps will say, "Zero!" and the merchant will give in.
He will drag the infield between innings in one of those staggered groundskeeper lines, always making sure he is in the lead, and then, when rain threatens, he will do that thing he does to make the clouds just go away.
He will personally say "Ni Hao" to each of the 100,000 volunteers who are omnipresent in Beijing this fortnight, and he will go home with each of them to make their families kung pao like they've never had before.
He will move successfully move Dexter Fowler from first to third on a hit-and-run, and then he will score from first on a passed ball.
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He will stand sideways completely without emotion, just like a 10-meter pistol participant, as Yu Darvish of Japan zooms some see-me-at-Fenway heat right past his chin.
He will reveal publicly that it was really he who played each of the Fou Formation drums to begin the Opening Ceremony, and not actually 2,008 different people.
He will swim some more events and win some more gold.
He will sit behind the counter at the Post Office right inside the massive Main Press Center at the Olympic Green and postmark everyone's postcard that they are sending back to their homelands to prove they were at the Phelps Games.
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Michael Phelps, continuing in his bid to win every gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics, will lift the U.S. with his walkoff salami and have yet another gold medal placed around his neck at Wukesong Stadium.
He then will return to the U.S. and rejoin a Major League Baseball organization, immediately be called up, and then lead that parent team to the World Series title and be named the MVP of Game 7.
It's time for baseball at the Olympics. It's time to dream.
Mark Newman is enterprise editor of MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Brody Jenner is making some very cute friends, thanks to a fun trip to the zoo.
The Keeping Up With the Kardashians star, who is currently in Australia, shared a pic on Instagram holding an adorable koala bear.
"Wish I could take this one home with me," the 30-year-old captioned the snapshot, which he added on Wednesday, Nov. 13.
We are totally with you Brody, but smuggling the sweet pint-sized mammal on a plane back to the USA might be tricky.
The koala bear is resting comfortably on Jenner's chest and looking at the camera, while Jenner is staring down at his lovable new cuddle buddy. A tour guide is gazing at the duo, with a smile.
He also had the opportunity to meet other wildlife, including probably the most well known animal in the Australian Outback: a kangaroo.
Jenner documented the unique experience in a short video and added the message "met a new friend out here in Australia" to the clip.
Jenner is softly petting the kangaroo's back, while exclaiming that the marsupial "likes that."
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A Virginia Tech study suggests statesmen often abandon their principles for the good of their country.
A researcher at the school's Institute for Public Administration and Policy, Stephanie Newbold, looked at such moral dilemmas and explains elected officials often enter public office with an ideology or perspective for how the government should be managed and what it is and is not responsible for.
She said governing a nation is quite different from the way individuals govern themselves or what they believe the government should be. For example, Newbold notes that with the Louisiana Purchase, Thomas Jefferson turned on his own values, but made the best decision for the economic, political, and national security interests of the American people.
"His choice was the wrong decision for his peace of mind, his moral consistency, and the principle of strict construction, but it was the right decision for the nation," Newbold writes.
Her study is detailed in the November issue of Public Administration Review.
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GateHouse Media, which owns more than 400 community newspapers and hundreds of local websites, is restructuring its $1.2 billion debt in a prepackaged Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing.
Newcastle Investment Corp., which owns 52 percent of GateHouse's debt, then plans to combine GateHouse's media empire with the 33 Dow Jones Local Media publications that it recently bought from News Corp. (which also owns The Post) for $87 million. Newcastle would then spin off those operations to form a new publicly traded company called New Media.
Benefiting from growing digital revenue and cost cuts, New Media could invest $1 billion over three years to purchase more newspapers and shopping publications at discounted prices, Newcastle said in a presentation to investors on Wednesday.
GateHouse became over-leveraged during the 2008 financial crisis, but over the past four years has doubled digital revenue and cut $150 million in costs, Newcastle said in the presentation. GateHouse reported total revenue fell 5 percent to $491 million for fiscal 2012. Digital revenue rose nearly 27 percent for the full year, though the company doesn't break out digital revenue in dollar terms.
The prepackaged bankruptcy reorganization already has the support of other creditors, who will have the option to convert their positions to stock in GateHouse or cash at terms of 40 cents on the dollar, Newcastle said in a statement. Newcastle, which otherwise primarily owns health care real estate such as senior living facilities, said it will end up owning a 59 percent stake in New Media that it estimates will be worth about $230 million. It expects New Media could pay out a substantial portion of its cash flow as a dividend.
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Port Townsend attorney Keith Harper also had a big lead against Quilcene attorney Peggy Ann Bierbaum for Superior Court judge.
Democratic state Sen. Derek Kilmer had a commanding lead over Republican businessman Bill Driscoll in the race to succeed veteran congressman Norm Dicks, D-Belfair, who is retiring after 36 years.
State Sen. Jim Hargrove, Rep. Kevin Van Wege and Rep. Steve Tharinger, the three Democratic legislators representing the North Olympic Peninsula in Olympia, had large leads over their challengers.
Two propositions that were before some Jefferson County voters were both leading.
One would create a parks and recreation district in Brinnon and another would continue a levy for the Toandos Community Center in Coyle.
U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Mountlake Terrace, who is seeking a third six-year term, held a big statewide lead over challenger Michael Baumgartner, a first-term Republican state senator from the Spokane area.
"I want to thank the citizens of Jefferson County for giving me, for giving us, the opportunity to continue to work with them," Johnson said about the early lead that he shared with Sullivan in their bids to retain their seats on the county commission.
"I didn't know what to expect, you're always surprised when you win and it feels good."
"I think we've done a good job preparing for economic recovery," Sullivan said.
"We have a strong environmental record and never forget the most vulnerable citizens.
"I think people recognize that and appreciate the jobs we are doing."
The Jefferson County Auditor's Office counted 15,382 ballots out of 22,756 issued, for a voter turnout of 67.59 percent Tuesday night.
The office has 2,560 on hand but uncounted and Auditor Donna Eldridge expects another 2,500 ballots to come in before the next count at about noon Friday, for a final voter turnout of 89.83 percent.
Both Johnson and Sullivan are seeking their third four-year terms on the three-member board of commissioners.
Johnson, 66, of Port Townsend, had 8,705 votes, or 60.16 percent, to the 5,765, or 39.84 percent, for former Port Townsend City Councilman Geoff Masci, 64, a Republican.
Sullivan, 60, of Cape George, won 8,423 votes, or 58.58 percent, to the 5,956 votes, or 41.42 percent, for Republican Tim Thomas, 42, of Irondale.
Harper, 59, of Port Townsend, had 8,337 votes, or 60.91 percent, to 5,351 votes, or 39.09 percent, for Bierbaum, 55, in their race to succeed retiring Craddock Verser as the county's only Superior Court judge.
Each serves as a part-time Superior Court commissioner and judge pro tem and part-time District Court pro tem.
Kilmer, 38, D-Gig Harbor, had 99,625 votes, or 58.98 percent, while Driscoll, 50, of Tacoma, had 69,283 votes, or 41.02 percent, in early voter tallies for the 6th Congressional District.
Kilmer won Dicks' endorsement early in the campaign.
The district encompasses the Olympic Peninsula — including Jefferson and Clallam counties — most of the Kitsap Peninsula and most of the city of Tacoma.
In the 24th District state legislative races, Hargrove, 59, of Hoquiam, who is seeking a fifth four-year term, led Larry Carter, 64, of Port Ludlow — who has no party preference — with 18,046 votes districtwide, or 68.75 percent to 8,203 votes, or 31.25 percent.
Van De Wege, 38, of Sequim, who is seeking a third two-year term, received 17,300 votes districtwide, or 67.39 percent, while Craig Durgan, 55, an independent, garnered 8,372 votes, or 32.61 percent.
In his bid for a second two-year term, Tharinger, 63, of Sequim, had 16,303 votes districtwide, or 62.55 percent, to 9,761 votes, or 37.45 percent, for Republican Steve Gale, 45, also of Sequim.
In Tuesday night's first-round of vote counting, a proposition authorizing the creation of Jefferson County Parks and Recreation District No. 2, which would cover the Brinnon School District, was winning by 415 votes or 60.14 percent, in favor, to 275 votes, or 39.86 percent, opposed.
A simple majority of the 1,000 registered voters in the district is required for passage.
If voters approve the creation of the district, elected board members could propose a property tax levy of up to 60 cents per $1,000 of assessed value and schedule a levy election next year.
A second proposition, continuing a levy to fund the Coyle-area Toandos Community Center, received 142 yes votes, or 56.8 percent, and 108 no votes, or 43.2 percent.
To pass, the proposition needs a simple majority. In addition, at least 112 voters in Jefferson County Parks and Recreation District No. 1 must return their ballots. There are about 340 voters in the district.
If approved, the levy would continue the existing rate first imposed in 2006 of 15 cents per $1,000 of assessed valuation for another six years.
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British pop star Cher Lloyd writes her own fairy tale in her latest video, With Ur Love. Set in a storybook fantasy world reminiscent of Cinderella or Snow White, the video for the second single off her debut album, Sticks + Stones is darker than you would expect.
"The idea behind the video is to create something that isn't necessarily so predictable," Cher tells fans in a newly released behind the scenes video. "This video is being one of those little pushes to get me to try new things."
Cher rotates through characters and scenes, from a princess in a dark throne room to a maiden sitting by a bright, rainy window.
"One of my favorite set ups from today was definitely me on the throne just because it felt very empowering," said Cher. "I felt like I was really big, when really, I'm really small."
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A special event is giving homeowners access to all the information they need to trade up to one of the new houses for sale in Buckinghamshire at Taylor Wimpey's Castlemead development.
House-hunters hoping to upgrade to a bigger and better home should make a beeline to Taylor Wimpey's Part Exchange Event at the leading housebuilder's Castlemead development of new build homes in Buckinghamshire.
Buckinghamshire property-seekers coming along to the event, on Thursday 19th April, can avoid the stress of the property market by choosing selected plots with the Part Exchange incentive at this sought-after development, which boasts a desirable village location with great commuter links.
Home-hunters can find out how they can move to Castlemead hassle-free with a guaranteed offer at the Part Exchange Event, where an estate agent will be on hand to answer any questions they might have about securing one of these properties for sale in Buckinghamshire.
Steve Rolt, Regional Sales and Marketing Director for Taylor Wimpey, says: "It can be heartbreaking to fall in love with a property and then find that it's been snapped up by someone else while you're struggling to sell your current home. Or worse, that you have an offer accepted and then can't proceed because there's a problem further down the chain.
"Using our Part Exchange scheme is just like having a cash buyer and the whole process saves time, money and a great deal of stress.
"However, this is an offer that won't be available forever, so potential buyers should come along to the Part Exchange Event at Castlemead and find out more about this fantastic initiative."
With Part Exchange, Taylor Wimpey offers qualifying customers a fixed price for their current property based on the average of independent valuations, which ensures they know exactly how much they have to spend on their new home at Castlemead.
What's more, Part Exchange customers can stay put in their existing place until their brand new house is ready to move into, knowing that they have a guaranteed buyer and without the worry of their side of the property chain collapsing.
Further details and terms and conditions are available by contacting the Sales Executive now, or by coming along to the Part Exchange Event.
One of the impressive brand new homes available with Part Exchange is the four-bedroom 'Horton' detached home, priced at just £380,000.
This magnificent double-fronted property features a wonderful breakfast kitchen and a spacious lounge, both leading through French doors to the private rear garden. A dining room, a home office, a handy utility room and a guest cloakroom complete the ground floor layout.
Upstairs, the landing leads to the en-suite master bedroom, three further bedrooms and a main bathroom, while outside, the property benefits from a garage and driveway parking.
Alternatively, property-seekers can choose from a superb range of family-sized homes at Castlemead, including the delightful three-bedroom 'Denham' house priced at only £259,995, alternative four-bedroom designs from just £370,000 and the fabulous five-bedroom 'Marsworth' detached house priced from only £499,000.
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This Christmas, experience learning to trust alongside the Plain folk of Apple Ridge, Pennsylvania in this heart-warming tale of second chances. Sadie enjoys her freedom away from home and her mission trips to Peru, but after four years, her Old Order Amish family insists it's time to come home and settle down. Levi, a bachelor who distrusts women after a family heartbreak, also has no desire for romance. To keep their families from meddling in their lives, Sadie and Levi devise a plan - but soon discover that the walls around their hearts are breaking down. Can they let go of their prejudices, learn to trust each other, and embrace a future together?
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cute story and whimsical at times. romance a little too syrupy at times for my taste. reader does a good job on cadence and voice inflection but needs to work on character's voice quality and differentiation.
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gryphon, and I really like your your misty/rough/detailed style - it works really well :)
I don't quite understand the woman and the 'dragon' head - both these aspects seem a little incongruous for me. Also, it would have balanced the artwork more if you put the dragon' head closer to the corner. However, I really like your main
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Yesterday marked the day when Zune HD users could finally access Facebook from a handy app. To the dismay of many enthusiastic Zune HD and Facebook users, the app had several bugs, most notably an inability to download and collect user data. The app has since been improved by the engineering teams of Microsoft and Facebook. Earlier today Facebook announced that the problem had been solved, and they offered this message: "Users should now be able to access the full functionality of the Facebook application for Zune HD."
Thankfully Facebook and Microsoft tackled the problem right away because Facebook is a must for many mobile users and having access to it at all times is essential for teens and adults alike. Feel free to let us know in the comments below whether your Zune app works well or if problems are still lingering.
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