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Some days ago, the Sand River male lions and Southern Pride lionesses made their way back onto Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve and looked to be desperate for a decent meal. First appearing in the south, we tracked them towards Earth Lodge observing as they intently stalked whatever crossed their path, but luck was not on their side. By the following morning they had made their way up onto the northern section of the reserve, thin and lethargic due to the lack of protein. They pushed on in the morning heat.
Suddenly their demeanor changed as they picked up the scent of a bachelor herd of buffalo nearby, immediately going into 'hunting mode' and summoning all their strength for the cause. One female took the lead, stalking nearer to the unsuspecting buffalo, while the rest of the group attempted to outflank the gang of bulls. Suddenly all hell broke loose as the female presented herself and rushed at the herd. Unfortunately the buffalo herd bolted away from the wall of lions and made it to safety. The lions, weak and defeated, would go hungry yet another day.
Calm had ensued after the previous day's excitement and the six lions had snuck in once again undetected. They lay in the depths of the dry Msuthlu Riverbed showered in the shade of the Sycamore Fig Trees that line the banks, while waiting for the sun to fall below the horizon. As darkness began to creep over the bush, we made our way towards the last known location of the cats, but on route Dollen, my tracker, noticed fresh tracks crossing the road heading in the direction of the plains. We looped around the small block to find all six lions walking in single file. They seemed focused. One could tell that they were lacking energy as they stopped frequently to rest, but hunger forced them to continue.
Pausing to sniff the air and then putting their noses to the ground, they again picked up on the scent of prey. They began to walk with purpose now, spreading out until they reached the southern tree line of the plains. With scanning spotlights, we could now see the same herd of buffalo bulls they had attempted to stalk the previous morning. The call to go lights down was made.
Sitting there with our guests in the dark, the excitement was palpable. It seemed like an eternity as we waited for the lions to make their move. Suddenly, the silence was broken and the lions rushed the buffalo. We heard the bulls grunt and the sound of stampeding hooves as they fled from their pursuers. We started up the vehicles and headed towards the direction we had heard them moving, turning on the spotlights so we could scan the area. We feared the lions had missed again, but just then we spotted them. Two of the lionesses were on an old buffalo bull and we could here his moans as he called to his companions for help.
The rest of the lions arrived at the commotion and started to work on the old dagga boy. It's hard to watch the actual act of the capture sometimes, especially when it's such a tough and large animal. One thing is for sure; it certainly is not a quick affair. On one hand you are rooting for the lions because you know they need to feed and on the other hand, you are rooting for the buffalo to make his escape. The African (Cape) buffalo is a hardy animal and one that deserves the utmost respect from their adversaries. He most certainly had ours.
The lions had the big bull down, but not out. He rose with immense strength, six huge lions trying to keep him down. The adrenaline must have been surging through his veins as he forced his way to a standing position. He called for his companions and shortly after, they responded. The rest of the herd rushed the lions in a wall of muscle and fury, scattering them and one bull even tossing one of the Sand River males into the air. Another bull even helped to push the wounded animal onto his feet once more. It was an amazing feat of defiance against the predators.
It was, unfortunately, not enough. The buffalo was exhausted and after pulling him down a third time, he would stand again. The herd came nearer to investigate for the last time and realized the deed was done and their companion was beyond the point of no return. The lions too, were exhausted and having won the battle, paused for a while to catch their breaths before attempting to indulge their hard-earned prize.
It was an amazing spectacle and one I will never forget. Nature is raw, uncut, and we as spectators can only sit back in awe of these incredible moments that we have bared witness. The moment we all shared that night was bittersweet, but I think all of us were humbled by the encounter. "And to the old buffalo bull, whom I have spent many hours with during my tenure here at Sabi Sabi, we salute you. You put up one hell of a fight my friend. Famba Kahle."


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What is 'Total Debt To Total Assets'
Total debt to total assets is a leverage ratio that defines the total amount of debt relative to assets. This enables comparisons of leverage to be made across different companies. The higher the ratio, the higher the degree of leverage, and consequently, financial risk. This is a broad ratio that includes long-term and short-term debt (borrowings maturing within one year), as well as all assets – tangible and intangible.
BREAKING DOWN 'Total Debt To Total Assets'
For example, assume hypothetical company Levered Co. has $40 million in long-term debt, $10 million in short-term debt, and $100 million in total assets. Levered Co. would therefore have a total debt to total assets ratio of 0.5. On the other hand, if rival LowLevered Co. has $5 million in long-term debt, $5 million in short-term debt, and $50 million in total assets, its total debt to total assets ratio would be 0.2.
From the above example, 50% of Levered Co.'s assets have been financed by debt, while only 20% of LowLevered Co.'s assets were. Levered Co. has a much higher degree of leverage than LowLevered Co., and therefore a lower degree of financial flexibility.
This is because debt servicing payments have to be made under all circumstances, otherwise the company would breach debt covenants and run the risk of being forced into bankruptcy by creditors. While other liabilities such as accounts payable and long-term leases can be negotiated to some extent, there is very little "wiggle room" with debt covenants. Therefore, a company with a high degree of leverage may find it more difficult during a recession than one with low leverage. It should be noted that total debt measure does not include short-term liabilities like accounts payable and long-term liabilities such as capital lease and pension plan obligations.
One shortcoming of the total debt to total assets ratio is that it does not provide any indication of asset quality, since it lumps all tangible and intangible assets together. Continuing from the above example, assume Levered Co. took on the $40 million of long-term debt to acquire a competitor, and booked $20 million as goodwill for this acquisition. Let's say the acquisition does not perform as expected and results in all the goodwill being written off. In this case, the ratio of total debt to total assets (which amounts to $80 million) would be 0.63.
Like all other ratios, the trend of the total debt to total assets should also be evaluated over time. This will help assess whether the company's financial risk profile is improving or deteriorating.

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Trump wants to host US Open
On the day that the USGA formally accepted his invitation to play the biggest event in women�s golf at Trump National in Bedminster in 2017, the 65-year-old mogul and TV personality said Thursday he would like to host the world�s biggest event in golf�the U.S. Open.
Trump, who owns golf courses in North America and Europe, said the Tom Fazio-designed old course at Trump National is big, bold, and tough, and he believes it could stand up against the best in the world.
�I wanted to hold this course to the absolute highest standards of golf, the absolute highest in terms of quality and length,� Trump said at a news conference. �This course can play 7,700, even 7,800 yards. It is one of the few places that you don�t have to tinker with. You can set the greens not at 15 or 16 but 12 and the best players are going to have a hard time staying around par. It�s big, it�s bold and it�s tough.�
An avid golfer, Trump has been setting his sights on being the host to some of the world�s biggest events since building and opening this course in 2004 on what used to be the estate of automaker John DeLorean.
The course set on natural rolling hills was the site of the U.S. Junior Amateur and the Girls Junior championships in 2009.
Trump�s next step was sending an invitation to host the U.S. Women�s Open, and USGA executive director Mike Davis said it was an easy choice for the 2017 event.
�When it comes to women�s golf, this is it,� Davis said of the Women�s Open. �I would say our site selection committee is particular about where we come, and this Trump National Bedminster absolutely, positively has earned it.�
Trump said his course also is attractive for major events because it is accessible off a major highway and it has enough parking for 18,000 automobiles and major crowds.
�If that should happen, it would be a great honor,� Trump said of possibly being the site for a U.S. Open.
For now, he has the Women�s Open, which will be played on the old course at Trump National July 13-16, 2017.
This will be the first time the U.S. Women�s Open has been held in New Jersey since 1987, when Laura Davies won at Plainfield.
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MIAMI, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- The discovery of a gene causing retinitis pigmentosa could help a Florida family searching for a cause of their adult children's blindness, researchers say.
Researchers at the University of Miami have identified a gene responsible for RP -- a degenerative disease of the retina -- in the family of Betti and Carlos Lidsky, who have four children, three of whom are blind, The Miami Herald reported Friday.
"We are thrilled, so very thrilled," Betti Lidsky of Sunny Isles Beach said. "I can't begin to say how much this means to us. These researchers are our heroes. They've worked so hard on this."
Testing had shown that both of the Lidskys carried a recessive gene that meant a one in four chance that a child would have RP.
Since their two oldest children were diagnosed with RP in 1992, the Lidskys have had the family tested for dozens of RP-linked genes, but none was found until UM researchers began looking for mutations in 2009 and located a genetic mutation in the Lidskys last summer.
Researchers say they don't know yet whether the particular defect discovered may affect only the Lidskys or other families as well.
There are more than 40 genes known to cause RP, which begins as night blindness, then progresses to tunnel vision before leading to complete blindness.
RP and macular degeneration, another retinal degenerative disease, affect about 6 million people in the United States.


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Viewpoints on the Program
M. H. Safizadeh, Professor, Operations & Management
Teaching in the Honors Program has been one of the most pleasant and rewarding experiences of my academic career. Every fall semester, I look forward to meeting another group of outstanding students. They are without exception bright, studious, and
highly motivated to learn. Their sense of curiosity and willingness to tackle complex issues allow me to teach my course at an advanced level. Because they quickly grasp the course materials, my pedagogy takes advantage of Harvard case studies that are written for graduate courses. I walk away from every class session feeling completely satisfied with the students' participation and our discussions. Despite their friendly competition to set the performance standard in exams and case analyses, the students espouse a strong team spirit and help each other with their projects. It is truly a joy to teach self-motivated students who aspire to excel in all their endeavors. I feel fortunate for being affiliated with the Honors Program and the opportunity to get to know and teach some of our very best students.
Mike Ascione '93, Finance Managing Dir., Berkshire Partners
I had a terrific experience at BC and am a big supporter of my alma mater. I was invited into the Honors Program after my freshman year, and for the remainder of my education, I gained a more rigorous academic experience than I would have had otherwise. I was led by a talented faculty and was surrounded by 25 other students with exceptional intellect, curiosity, and personal drive. The Honors Program fostered a team spirit that challenged us to work together and harder.
On campus, I also participated in the student government and directed the tour guide program for the Student Admission Program. These programs, along with other student activities within and outside of the Honors Program, helped to shape me as an individual.
After graduation, my first job was with Goldman Sachs in the financial analyst program. Undoubtedly, the Honors Program prepared me academically to succeed alongside my colleagues from Harvard, Yale, and Stanford. Of equal importance was the confidence I gained from the leadership initiatives, community service programs, and overall environment at Boston College. The experience truly helped round me out as an individual.
Billy Soo, Associate Professor, Accounting
I always enjoy teaching Honors students. They come to class prepared, are highly motivated, and learn the material quickly. What else can you ask for? As a teacher, I really appreciate the fact that they are willing to rise to challenges. I teach the introductory financial accounting course, but because the students pick up the material so quickly, we are able to cover more topics in-depth and explore more complicated subjects. It is a pleasure to have a class full of students who genuinely want to learn and are willing to push themselves. They bring out the best in me and in each other.
What impresses me most about the Honors class is how much they care for and support each other. They applaud each other's success and are willing to help each other. Their camaraderie is what makes them a really special group.
Jennifer Fo '09, Finance & Accounting
The Honors Program has been the key to my experience at Boston College. The Program surrounds me with the challenge and support
of the brightest, most ambitious students in the Carroll School of Management. We move each other to reach and exceed our potential through competition and collaboration. The Honors Program curriculum and our professors drive us to think in new ways beyond our comfort zone. This stimulating environment continually compels me to seek not just the "how's," but also the "why's."
The Program members' inquisitive natures inspire new educational initiatives to continuously improve this organization. As a member of the Speaker Series Committee, I am committed to bringing the knowledge of individuals with real-world experiences to the Program members. My goal is for students to have the opportunity to explore possibilities we may not necessarily be exposed to in the classroom.
Most importantly, the Program encourages us to be active participants both in the classroom and the BC community. As a freshman, I joined the Boston College Dance Ensemble and have had the pleasure of sharing the stage with thirty very talented and diverse individuals. I also had the privilege of serving Boston College as an Orientation Leader for incoming freshmen, during the summer. I was so fortunate to be one of the first people to welcome the class of 2011 and their families to the Boston College community. Next semester, I will have the opportunity to study abroad at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology through a Boston College exchange program. Although I will miss BC, I look forward to the chance to broaden my horizons.
Christine Reynolds '80, Executive Vice President & CEO, Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services
Joining the Carroll School of Management Honors Program was a way to challenge myself academically at BC. The Program allowed me access to better professors and more advanced courses than those offered through the standard undergraduate program. For example, the Dean of the School of Management taught us an advanced statistics course and I completed a senior year thesis with a Graduate Business School professor. Most importantly, it introduced me to a great group of fellow honor students who were bright, focused and ambitious. Three of them ended up being my roommates as well!
The Honors Program helped me in preparing for a career in Public Accounting as many of its members had followed a similar path and could give me advice on what to expect in the "real world." My participation in the Program impressed potential employers demonstrating my desire to seek challenges and an ability to be successful in tackling them. I'm sure it was also helpful in launching my career with Coopers and Lybrand. My experience reinforced for me the benefit of always pushing your limits in life.


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CHESTER, Pa. — The objective will be the same, but the Philadelphia Union will look slightly different than they did in their previous match, a 1-0 victory last Saturday at Chivas USA.
When the Western Conference-leading San Jose Earthquakes visit PPL Park Saturday night, the Union will be without Gabriel Farfan and Keon Daniel, who each received red cards against Chivas USA. Midfielder Brian Carroll is doubtful to play due to a right hamstring strain, and Philadelphia will also be without manager Peter Nowak, who was suspended by the league for this match and May 5 against Seattle.
If captain Danny Califf returns from a hamstring injury as expected, he'll likely rejoin Sheanon Williams and Carlos Valdes on the back line.
Recently signed attacking midfielder Kai Herdling will also be available for selection for the first time after arriving in Philadelphia on Thursday.
"We'll try to maneuver a little bit," Nowak said of his lineup. "The back line has been very solid, but there are guys who we may ask to play a position that isn't natural, but they know the responsibilities. Whether it's Ray (Gaddis) on the left or Sheanon on the right, maybe the other way around. We still have Porfirio Lopez and Chris Albright, so we'll figure out what to do."
Regardless of personnel, one thing the Union must do is mark Chris Wondolowski, who is tied with New York's Thierry Henry for the league lead with eight goals. The Union offense is still looking to find a groove, having managed only four goals in six matches this season.
"We need to always have a body close to Wondolowski," Califf said. "He's one of those guys that runs around, does some good things but lulls you to sleep. Then suddenly there he is, getting on the ball. He can score with his head, his feet, his knee. He just finds a way to score goals. We have to be 100 percent concentrated on him at all times."
The Union's concentration level must remain strong to push their winning streak to three and unbeaten streak to four. San Jose present a major challenge and it's not just Wondolowski. The whole club is performing at an extremely high level.
Philadelphia also come in with a good bit of confidence, especially playing at PPL Park, with a 332-minute shutout streak dating back to March 24 against Chicago.
"It's important for these guys to be confident and believe in each other," Nowak said. "When you play with eight (field players) and still win the game, the group cannot come closer. Now it's about taking another step forward."
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Combining paragliding, wakeboarding and windsurfing, kiteboarding (also known as kitesurfing) is still a debutante in the athletic world -- yet to celebrate its tenth birthday. But the high-adrenaline sport, in which you can perform tricks more than 20 feet above the water and travel at speeds of more than 30 knots, is steadily gaining disciples.
Despite its reputation as an extreme sport, kiteboarding is also about balance, technique and finesse. Perhaps that's why the ranks of women riders increase every year, along with female instructors and women-specific kiting camps.
Kiteboarding classes -- an absolute must to get started in the sport -- are available around the country. Complete beginner packages at certified schools last several days and cost $400 to $1,000. Any experience you have with board or balance sports -- wakeboarding, skiing, snowboarding or surfing -- will help. You'll start small by flying a small trainer kite on land, but will soon be zipping across the water on a board, being pulled by a kite 90 feet above you.
After taking a class, follow these tips to keep your lessons fresh in mind and help you soar across the water. Take note, you should never kiteboard alone, and always practice your skills with a more experienced boarder.
On land
Master the kite. Practice launching and landing your kite on the beach. Choose a spot that's free of obstacles, and have two people assist you -- one to hold you by your harness for added safety and one to help you with your kite.
As your partner launches your kite, quickly bring it up directly overhead into neutral position, where the kite is flying but not pulling you. Practice making small adjustments with line tension so you can keep it parked. Then carefully bring the kite down into your partner's hands.
Walk the line. The long kite lines can twist, tangle and knot easily. Get in the habit of checking them thoroughly before you head in the water. Walk upwind with your control bar, unwinding your lines as you go. Place the bar in the sand in the same orientation it would be if you were getting ready to launch -- with the red side on the left, black on the right. Take one of the right lines in each hand and walk between them, untangling as you go. Do the same with the left-side lines. Carefully rewind your lines around the control bar for when you're not using them.
On water
Go for a drag. Practice body drags, flying the kite without a board while you're in the water. Once you're away from the beach, dive your kite into the power zone, or the sections of the wind window where your kite is the most powered by the wind, and park it in the neutral zone. Then try flying your kite with one hand, an important skill to master so you can easily adjust your foot straps and perform turns and tricks. Reach behind you as if you were grabbing for your board. Try switching hands.
Let the kite pull you up. When you're ready to stand up, dive the kite into the power zone in the direction you want to go. Feel the kite tugging your harness up and out of the water as you increase the depth of the dive. Don't force your legs into a standing position. Stay relaxed and let the kite do the work. When you feel the pull, bend your upwind leg so your heel is right under your butt, point your other foot slightly downwind and stand up.
Launch from the water. If you crash your kite on the water -- and you will -- stay relaxed. Kites, with built-in inflatable bladders, are designed to float and relaunch easily. When the kite is downwind of you, steer it to one side of the wind by pointing your control bar. As the kite moves sideways, increase the tension on the top lines to help it rise up and out of the water.
Stay aware. Pay attention to your surroundings at all times, and maintain a safe distance from other boarders, obstacles and boat traffic. Also, watch your lines to avoid getting entangled in them.
Eileen Garvin lives and writes in Hood River, Oregon, where she is happily getting up on her board.


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Information on the improvements made to IBM Service Request
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Our neighbors over at the IBM Electronic Support Community blog have an excellent post regarding the newest updates for IBM Service Request.
IBM Service Request has a new user interface and updated features to help make the managing of your service requests faster and more efficient. Your feedback has a lot to do with these improvements. The IBM Electronic Support Community blog post has change details, links to additional resources, and information on how you can provide continuing feedback.
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Hi all
So we are building a SaaS (software as a service) application, which has a number of different themes a user could choose. I then want to be able to offer my users the ability to customise their theme by selecting things like header colour, text colour, etc by entering #hex codes (i.e. #ff0000) in the SiteConfig table.
The issue i face is how to get this to pump into the themes css without doing inline styles within the page template? I need to keep it within css files and alter them on the fly.
I also cant save the changes to the css as they are common files amoungst all user.
One possibility i thought about was making an override file onBeforeWrite of SiteConfig, but thats going to get a little messy i think?
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WALNUT CREEK — Two recently approved apartment developments less than two blocks from each other will add more than 400 units near downtown.
The Paragon Apartments on Civic Drive and the Main Street Apartments were approved by the Planning Commission on Aug. 11. While some residents complained these would create a glut of rental units and additional traffic, developers and city leaders say this will bring much-needed housing less than a mile from downtown and Walnut Creek BART.
"We are hoping to bring a lot of new residents, new customers and new patrons to existing downtown businesses to take advantage of the really great downtown," Kelly Snider of Urban Housing Group, developers for Paragon Apartments, told planning commissioners.
After the 80,000-square-foot former Longs headquarters is demolished, Urban Housing will build a 300-unit, four-story development on a 5-acre site with a 468-stall, five-level solar-powered parking garage. The one- and two-bedroom apartments will vary in size from 667 to 1,051 square feet. Amenities for residents include two clubhouses, a pool, an outdoor spa, a fitness room and a rooftop terrace.
Urban Housing's target demographics are young professionals and people who want to downsize, said Snider.
Developers will create a public walking path along the side of the development, providing a cut-through from Civic Drive to Broadway. A new intersection on Civic at the entrance to the development, across the street from where buses stage and wait for Walnut Creek Intermediate students, is also planned, as is an extended left-turn lane onto Ygnacio Valley Road.
But some still worry about the traffic the new development will create on an already crowded Civic and Ygnacio.
As far as "walking to BART … it's possible, but that's a long haul right there," said Walnut Creek resident Don Sampson. "It's not a good bike path from that spot to BART, so people are going to end up driving."
Traffic problems on Ygnacio Valley Road are always going to be an issue, apartments or not, said commission Chairman David Powell. Fellow Commissioner Bob Pickett said the developer's improvements will do more than just solve issues the project creates.
"The traffic improvements … are all significant benefits to the project and will help remedy existing problems," said Pickett.
The commission also approved another apartment project Aug. 11, set to be built just down the road from Paragon.
The North Main Apartments, a $19.54 million, 126-unit, four-story apartment building at the northwest of the corner of Ygnacio Valley Road and North Main Street, will include a 167-stall underground parking garage. The Walnut Creek Motor Lodge, formerly on that site, has already been demolished. The 116,282-square-foot building will sit next to the condo complex 555YVR and offer a fitness room, pool and a rooftop terrace with barbecue units.
Contact Elisabeth Nardi at 925-952-2617. Follow her at Twitter.com/enardi10.


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Reporting to a Custodial Supervisor or assigned administrator, the Lead Custodian oversees a group of custodians assigned in performing routine and specialized cleaning tasks within pre-assigned areas, and performs special and emergency assignments as needed in addition to regular custodial work.
Perform full range of functions and responsibilities assigned to the Custodian I's and II's.
Assist supervisor with daily operations such as performing safety inspections, managing surplus property, coordinating special events/work orders, working with vendors, setting up and tearing down equipment for special projects, and filling in for supervisor in his/her absence.
Operate, maintain and/or service a variety of specialized equipment related to custodial operations, some of which may require specialized certification and compliance training. Such equipment may include suction vacuums, sweepers, floor buffers and strippers, auto scrubbers; and may install switches, brushes, electrical cords, etc.
Employ correct handling, storage and disposal techniques for all hazardous substances, materials and chemicals related to all custodial requirements; implement safety precautions associated with the use of toxic materials; assist supervisor in coordinating proper staff training in utilization of proper protective gear and equipment as needed.
Prepare campus facility for daily operations such as opening gates, building access doors, etc. for the purpose of ensuring campus facilities are operational and safe for occupancy.
Respond to immediate safety and/or operational concerns such as facility damage, alarms, graffiti etc., take appropriate action to resolve immediate safety issues, and maintain a functioning educational environment.
Secure facilities and grounds to minimize property damage, equipment loss and potential liability to the District.
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In coordination with supervisor, may contact and assign work to substitute employees or may re-assign custodial staff to cover work areas where needed.
Respond to requests for emergency custodial needs and furniture or equipment setups and coordinate special work as required.19. Provide lead direction to ensure all major cleaning, daily detailed cleaning, and projects are completed on schedule in area of responsibility; inspect and review the work of assigned group.
Order supplies for special events/projects and ensure that custodians start the workday with supplies, equipment, and tools necessary to accomplish job tasks.
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wikiHow to Customize the Binding Angles on Your Snowboard
A few different types of stances exist that are optimal for different styles of snowboarding. Stances are entirely determined by the angle at which the bindings are set on a snowboard. Beginners typically start learning how to snowboard in the Forward Stance, but may eventually want to try a different stance if they want to change their style from free ride (carving down slopes) to freestyle (tricks and park snowboarding), or simply want to customize their Forward Stance to a more personalized setting.
1Place snowboard on flat surface (with bindings facing up)
2Locate disc on the baseplate of the binding
3Loosen the screws with a Philips head screwdriver
- STOP when the screws are loose enough for the binding to rotate
- DO NOT completely remove the screw, as this creates unnecessary work
4Determine what stance suits your desired style of snowboarding (see Tips for recommended stance angles and guidelines)
5Rotate your bindings to the desired angles by aligning the indicator arrow on the disc and the angle degree tick-mark on the baseplate
- Positive angles are for your toes pointing towards the nose of the board
- Negative angles are for your toes pointing towards the tail of the board
6Tighten each screw until you feel a slight resistance, then turn the screw one full rotation
- DO NOT tighten the screw too much because you may crack the board, just tighten it enough to secure the binding
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- Listed below are different types of stances and recommended ranges of binding angles. Keep in mind that these are just suggestions, but stance is a matter of personal preference.
- Forward Stance: Ideal for freeride
- Front Foot: +20 to +12 / Back Foot: +10 to +3
- Duck Stance: Ideal for freestyle
- Front Foot: +15 to +12 / Back Foot: 0 to -15
- Alpine Stance: very narrow stance typically used for racing and aggressive carving (not recommended for beginners)
- Front Foot: +45 to +35 / Back Foot: +35 to +21
- Forward Stance: Ideal for freeride
- Here are some general rules for setting your binding angles:
- Do not exceed more than 20 degrees in any direction for forward or duck stances
- Do not exceed more than a 30 degree difference (e.g. +15/-15) or less than a 9 degree difference (e.g. +12/+3) between both feet for forward or duck stances
- Your front foot should never have a smaller angle than your back foot (i.e. your front foot should never point further back than your back foot)
- ALWAYS TEST your new binding setup on an easy slope before going on an advanced slope! Make sure you are comfortable with your new stance and can reliably initiate turns/stopping.
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Chicago hosts police summit on reducing crime, promoting trust
FOX 32 NEWS - Less than 48 hours after Chicago's most deadly day of shootings since 2003, the problem of violent crime was on the minds of police chiefs from around the country who came to Chicago for a one day summit to look for solutions.
"What really struck me during our conversations today is that all of us basically have the same exact issues going on in all of our cities," said Eddie Johnson, Chicago Police Superintedent.
Those issues centered around too many guns, too many repeat offenders, and a lack of tough gun laws that they chief said are needed to provide real accountability for violent criminals.
"Right now our criminal offenders find it more risky to get caught without their gun than to get caught with their gun, because the penalty on the street is much more severe than anything we can marshal to deter them from carrying guns illegally," said Edward Flynn, Milwaukee Police Chief.
Superintendent Johnson pointed to a disturbing find that came out of the summit.
"Some of those lessons include that in most cases, offenders arrested for retail theft serve more time in jail, pretrial, than gun offenders," Johnson said.
Chicago still has far more homicides and shootings this year than any other city. In fact, it has more than New York City and Los Angeles combined. And while the chiefs declined to reveal specific solutions they discussed, so gangs would not gain an upper hand, they made it clear they want to help one another fight the common enemy: gun violence.
"I think the strength of our cities is the collaboration that we had here today and that we're gonna continue to do to work in our communities and make sure that people are safe," said Cathy Lanier, Washington DC Metro Police Chief.
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Rangers fans may not want to know the news this morning of all mornings but Roy Keane still has the intention of fulfilling an ambition and playing for Celtic.
When Keane signed his new contract at Old Trafford, which keeps him a Manchester United player until June 2006, the noises were that he would end his career there. But he still has plans - plans, not dreams - of moving to Celtic then. He would be two months short of his 35th birthday and, provided his hip holds strong, feels he can still do a job in green and white. Given his reception here last night, such a move would cause the sort of fuss that might make Neil Lennon shiver.
But Keane showed restraint as well as class in the face of blue antagonism - it was 77 minutes before a lunging tackle - though a good deal of it was subdued not only by Phil Neville's early strike but by Rangers' style under Alex McLeish. For this ever to have been a "Battle of Britain" in the headline sense, Rangers would have had to rough United up, especially Keane. But Rangers play patient, pretty European football.
A Scotsman or two, however gifted, might have raised the raw passion. But the three Scotsmen in Rangers' squad of 18 were on the bench and not until after half-time, when Fernando Ricksen left Keane on the turf, had the United captain any cause for anger with anyone other than his own team-mates.
For this was a huge night in the Irishman's life. The occasion may have been marketed as Sir Alex Ferguson's first competitive return to Ibrox since he left Aberdeen, but Keane had special emotions as a Celtic supporter - and a high-profile one at that - coming to Ibrox.
This represented enemy territory and he was here as the leader of the opposition. The songs they sing at Ibrox are often called "party tunes" but it is no party Keane has ever wanted to be affiliated to. He will have known the reception awaiting and sure enough his every touch provoked boos.
In a United career which began 10 years ago Keane has experienced hostility all over the continent. Domestically he has endured the great player's vilification at places such as Elland Road, St James' Park, Anfield and of course Maine Road. With the Republic of Ireland he was also present at Windsor Park that night in November 1993 when Jack Charlton's team secured passage to the 1994 World Cup in an atmosphere of murderous sectarianism. It was so dramatic in Belfast that night that it was turned into a play.
While waiting in the tunnel last night Keane will have heard a refrain from that Belfast evening, the strains of Follow Follow, a loyalist anthem - "Celtic know all about their troubles, we will fight to the day is done" - and its seamless progression into Hello! Hello! We are the Billy Boys. It has that delightful chorus about being "up to our necks in Fenian blood". With his County Cork sensibilities, Keane might have thought that its prominence clashed with Rangers' Pride Over Prejudice campaign. Adverts for it were appearing at the same time on screens around the stadium. "We're bigger than racism and bigotry," it claimed and asked for "tolerance and understanding".
Any notion of that actually occurring ended as soon as Keane got his first touch. The catcalls were instant but, unfortunately for Rangers fans, Keane was crisp in everything he did. This meant that though his time on the ball was frequent it was also brief.
In turn that meant no crescendo of abuse and one gets the impression that though the Copeland Road stand was happy to sing about Bobby Sands - "he's deed" - the significance of Irish history in Glaswegian football is probably lost on characters such as Mikel Arteta and Zurab Khizanishvili.
You can understand their indifference, though Roy Keane might not.


text: Study Seeks To Correct Flaws In Europe's Copyright Levy System07/03/2012 by Maricel Estavillo for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentShare this Story:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)IP-Watch is a non-profit independent news service and depends on subscriptions. To access all of our content, please subscribe now. You may also offer additional support with your subscription, or donate.A recent study has proposed at least two measures to address the gnawing problems in Europe's copyright levy system, which is being implemented differently in 22 countries in the region. Titled "Private Copying and Fair Compensation: An empirical study of copyright levies in Europe," it claims to be the first independent empirical assessment of Europe's copyright levy system. It was written by a Bournemouth University professor, Martin Kretschmer, for the UK Intellectual Property Office. Kretschmer is director of the Centre for Intellectual Property & Management at the business school.The report is available here [pdf].Copyright levy is a charge on blank CDs and other devices which can be used in storing illegal copies of copyrighted materials. The charge is traditionally passed on to consumers. Proceeds are paid into a fund that is managed by the country's collecting society for the benefit of copyright owners."The levy system, as it is, is not working anywhere," Kretschmer told Intellectual Property Watch after a presentation of his paper at the World Intellectual Property Organization on 15 February. "It's very complicated." The system of taxation is "cumbersome," he said, and "very little ends up where it should." [Note: the link to the event appears to have been removed from the WIPO website.] The seminar presentation is available here [pdf].One of the measures proposed in the study is the avoidance of giving entitlement to compensation from what it called as "narrowly-conceived private copying activities" such as format shifting."Good public policy should incentivise right owners to make copyright materials available in a form that enables private copying, since there are obvious benefits to innovation and learning if users have as wide access as possible to cultural materials," read the study.At present, however, copyright holders who are giving permissions for private copying, through Creative Commons for instance, are not benefiting from the copyright levy system."Thus European policy, perversely, appears to incentivise right holders to apply restrictive settings which are then breached by users, allowing the right owners to claim harm that should be compensated," added the study.The study has also called for the adoption of state regulated licences for non-commercial activities. Examples of these non-commercial activities are user-generated content, mixing and mash-ups.It argued that giving statutory licenses, in this case for non-commercial activities, does not go against the international copyright framework such as the Berne Convention – the treaty that sets the ground rules for copyright protection."Such a licence could include state regulated payments with levy characteristics as part of a wider overhaul of the copyright system, facilitating the growth of new digital services," according to the study.The recommendations took account the latest European Court of Justice decision on the Padawan case, in which the high court has ruled that the "fair compensation" concept in the EU Information Society Directive should be calculated on the basis of harm to copyright holders as a result of private copying. Private copying has been included as one of the closed list of exceptions allowed in the 2001 directive.The Padawan decision has shed some light on the contradictory policy behind the copyright levy system. Private copying should not involve harm as it is copyright-exempted, thus no infringement. However, by slapping a charge on a device that can be used for illegal private copying, it assumes that the act of copying is an infringement to the owner's exclusive rights.The study was released amid calls to reform the copyright levy system in Europe. It reiterated the dramatic differences among countries in their implementation of the compensation scheme, particularly in the areas of identifying leviable devices, setting tariffs, and the beneficiaries.Germany was the first country in Europe to ask for copyright levy when in 1964 its collecting society GEMA tried to make manufacturers of tape recorders record and disclose the identity cards of buyers which it could use later as basis for direct infringement actions.The Information Society Directive, which was later transposed into the laws of EU member states, has made the copyright levy system mainstream in the region. Citing official figures, the study showed that total revenues from the 22 countries in the region reached a record high of €567 million euros in 2004, but has since then started to go down as commonly-charged devices such as blank tapes, CDs and DVDs start to disappear from the market.William New contributed to this report. Maricel Estavillo, an intern at Intellectual Property Watch, is an LL.M. in Intellectual Property and Competition Law Candidate at the Munich Intellectual Property Law Center (MIPLC). A former business journalist in Manila, Philippines, she is currently working on research on copyright in digital media for her Master's thesis.Share this Story:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)RelatedMaricel Estavillo may be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com."Study Seeks To Correct Flaws In Europe's Copyright Levy System" by Intellectual Property Watch is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.


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Teresa Giudice has had to face a number of blows in the public eye, but she's managed to stay strong through all of the ups and downs this past year.
The Real Housewives of New Jersey star opened up to E! News' Catt Sadler about her time behind bars at the Danbury Correctional Facility in Connecticut and how she was able to cope during her prison sentence.
"I wanted them to live their life, I didn't want them to be sad," the author of Turning the Tables: From Housewife to Inmate and Back Again explained when asked about her routine family visits.
"When they came to see me they always smiled, they told me things that were going on. I was lifting them up and they were lifting me up."
But Teresa admitted that "the first visit was the hardest" and that once her daughters and husband left she felt like she "wanted to die."
"I think we all teared up and my husband [Joe Giudice] broke down every single time he came to see me."
So how did Teresa handle watching her family go through such a difficult time?
"Growing up…My dad didn't want to see tears growing up. I was not allowed to cry," the mother of four revealed.
"So that's why I'm really strong that way, too. I didn't see my parents cry at all…So that's why it takes a lot for me to cry."
For more on our exclusive interview with the Real Housewives of New Jersey star be sure to tune into E! News at 7 & 11 p.m. tonight only on E! Also catch Teresa Giudice on Watch What Happens Live tonight at 9:30 p.m. ET & PT on Bravo.
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Sometimes, bands release one final album before breaking up. Other times, a group returns to recording together after such a hiatus, which is either a regaining of lost chemistry or just completely forced.
The Civil Wars did things a little differently.
The country/folk duo (John Paul White and Joy Williams) had become one of music's rising stars, with an acclaimed debut album–2011's Barton Hollow–and endorsements from the likes of Adele and Taylor Swift. The group wound up accepting two GRAMMYs a year after the album's release (Best Folk Album and Best Country Duo/Group Performance). They also landed a spot on the Hunger Games soundtrack, collaborating on the song "Safe and Sound" with none other than Swift herself. The song wound up winning another GRAMMY earlier this year.
When the two took the stage during that third GRAMMY victory (as part of the pre-telecast awards ceremony), video footage of their acceptance speech finds White and Williams together, yet separate. Each takes their turn at the microphone, and Williams and White approach T-Bone Burnett, the song's producer, hugging him. But for a duo that owes their success to performing together, there's not a word spoken between the two. They stand with either Burnett or Swift separating them. There's not even a mention of the other in their speeches.
Related: As Release Weeks Nears, The Civil Wars' Soap Opera Continues
Those in the know might have wondered if both Williams and White were going to show up at all. That's because, by this point, the Civil Wars were on hiatus. In a statement released last November, the two explained the split by citing only "internal discord and irreconcilable differences of ambition." One might have thought the Civil Wars a blip on the radar, making its final in-person appearance before disappearing forever.
Which is why it was such a surprise when, this past May, the band announced it was putting out a new record, titled simply The Civil Wars. The cover they revealed was ominous, too — a black-and-white photo of smoke billowing from an unknown source, while one side art of the cover was untouched, the soothing white to the swirling grey.
Speculation came immediately. When was the album written? How? Was this a return from hiatus? Were they even on speaking terms? They must be, if they're putting out a new album… right?
The Civil Wars finally dropped this week, and in more ways than one it's an ode to that discord, unease and unknown. It was regarded as a record that could potentially explain the strife that came between White and Williams, to help better understand why the duo had split. Williams had been vague about it in the few interviews she'd given, and White wasn't talking at all.
"It was similar in terms of the actual recording process," Williams recently told InStyle. "We wrote the songs together, recorded them in the same room, much like the previous project. This time around we wanted to really profess a sound sonically and lyrically and I think we did that despite the tension between us. The tension is very much in that sonically regarding harmony."
The duo's debut, Barton Hollow, was universally lauded. Though both came from different backgrounds — White the alt-rocker, Williams the Christian pop singer (the duo met at a Nashville writing camp in 2008) — their voices molded effortlessly, creating endearing harmonies and melodies with an onstage chemistry that made them as rewarding to watch as they were to listen to.
The Civil Wars in much happier times. (Getty Images)
From a general standpoint, that first album spoke often of love and its effects. "C'est la vie, C'est la mort (Such is life, such is death) / You and me / Forevermore," they sang on "C'est la Mort." "Oh my, look what you have done / You're my favorite song," came the refrain of "Tip of My Tongue."
In interviews about The Civil Wars, Williams hinted that in order to find out what happened to the band, one need listen to the new record. Understandably, the consensus thereafter was that the album was riddled with clues to the demise, like it was a puzzle meaning to be solved. After all, the band wrote much of the record on the road last year, while the tension was hitting its peak. Afterward, at the urging of Rick Rubin (who co-produced the electric guitar fuzz of "I Had Me a Girl"), the duo hit the studio to record the album in a two-week period in September.
Following the hiatus, the group did reconvene to finalize some key points of the record with producer Charlie Peacock. But since spring 2013, Williams says she and White have not been on speaking terms at all.
However, the follow-up to Barton Hollow isn't as revelatory as one might have thought. Sure, there are the songs of relationships lost, or of discord with a lover, or a friend.
But didn't we hear those on the last album, too?
Looking at the lyrics of both albums is interesting because Barton Hollowactually has its fair share of downtrodden love tunes, some of which could easily fit on The Civil Wars given the initial perception of what the album was going to be. Calling someone "the absinthe on my lip, the splinter in my fingertip" suggests a relationship far from peachy. The cover of the Jackson 5′s "I Want You Back" sings of love the narrator has lost and wishes to return. "Oh, I don't love you but I always will," goes the refrain of "Poison & Wine." "I missed you / But I haven't met you" suggests a distance that hasn't yet been covered.
That's not exactly revolutionary; many albums vary between love and love lost. To that end, The Civil Wars is nothing new. But the tension that permeates the new record is not just about the lyrics here. It's every little detail.
Barton Hollow may have had its unhappiness, but still White and Williams blended seamlessly, spurred by the bond the duo seemed to share onstage and on record. Still, the romantic dialogue was purely artistic, rather than true; both are happily married, but not to each other.
In a recent interview with NPR, Williams speaks to the fragile relationship between her and Williams. "I do think it's important to not take lyrics too literally," she says, but strip away the romantic undertones and there are a few songs in particular that certainly embody the relationship between the two singers.
The first single, "The One That Got Away," dropped in June and immediately the album's rallying cry. It's a song of intense contention and longing for different circumstances, mostly in the sense that there would be no circumstances at all — no choice meeting and no continued relationship. "I never meant to get us in this deep / I never meant for this to mean a thing / Oh, I wish you were the one / Wish you were the one that got away," Williams sings in the song's opening verse, flanked by ominous electric guitar and Dobro.
Now that we have the full album in hand, though, the context broadens.
"Same Old Same Old" eases in as track three. It's a number that, unlike "The One That Got Away," feels more like a conversation between Williams and White. "If you think that I can stay in this same old, same old / Well, I don't," they croon. Both narrators profess a love for each other, but feel they can't remain in the status quo, perhaps a commentary on the group's working relationship to that point, or the struggle of being away from one's family for extended periods of time. Maybe it's the simple struggle of monogamy, not just in a relationship sense but also in a musical sense–as in White and Williams are now tied to each other and expected to work as the Civil Wars.
Further in, "Dust to Dust" is about loneliness, the chorus particularly ominous: "Let me in the walls you've built around / We can light a match and burn them down." Then, "Oh don't say that it's over / Oh no say it ain't so" comes the plea on "Eavesdrop." " Can't live with you or without, but oh / That's how it goes," they sing on "D'Arline."
But interestingly, the emotional centerpiece of the album is a song that wasn't even penned by the band itself.
At live shows, the duo would often profess that they came from different musical backgrounds, therefore not having a lot of common ground when it came to influences. However, the Smashing Pumpkins' "Disarm" was a shared interest, and the song became a cornerstone of the band's live show years ago. Just as covers were employed onBarton Hollow, "Disarm" makes its way onto The Civil Wars.
"Disarm" may not have described the band's relationship when they first sang it together, but it's among the best song choices for this record. "The killer in me is the killer in you" comes the end of the oft-covered chorus, and the band sings with such conviction that, lyrically, it fits in with their own material so well that those who have somehow missed the original won't even bat an eye at its inclusion.
"Disarm" is also important because it helps exemplify one of the album's most telling signs of toil. It's mostly performed by White, with sporadic lead vocals and harmonizing from Williams. Interestingly, while many of the Civil Wars' tunes show the duo in equilibrium, feeding off each other without taking from the overall impact, "Disarm" is tenser. Williams' lines soar above White's, sometimes entering unexpectedly, as though each is wrestling for the listeners' attention. It's an incredibly intriguing harmony of voices that sounds like each is trying to tell his or her side of the story, rather than act as a complement to the other, which has been more of the band's oeuvre to date.
The same occurs in "The One That Got Away," which takes the tug-and-pull vocals to a new level. Again, their voices mesh, but there's a sense of unease, like both are trying to pull the attention away from the other.
This is not to say the entire album embodies the discord between the two, but much of the calmer fare was written earlier in the band's career — such as the upbeat "Oh Henry," about a wandering man the narrator nonetheless loves, and "From This Valley," which is sung with religious fervor ("Oh, I will pray, pray, pray till I see your smiling face / I will pray, pray, pray to the one that I love"). Chalk up "Sacred Heart" and "I Had Me a Girl" as other tunes that were being played as far back as 2011, before the band won a single GRAMMY.
Ultimately, when Williams says The Civil Wars can help us understand what happened to the band, it's about the big picture, not just the lyrics. It's about the overwhelming sense of unhappiness and longing for a better relationship, be it working, romantic or otherwise. It's about the give-and-take between the duo's vocals. It's about how White, a commanding presence on Barton Hollow, seems more distant here, his voice not at the forefront nearly as much as in times past.
Fortunately or unfortunately — and maybe this was the intent all along — The Civil Wars raises more questions than it answers. One or both were not happy in the band relationship, touring or otherwise, and there was added tension as a result. Is that a relationship left irreparable, or is there a common ground? Does the inclusion of some happier material act as a foreboding omen, as some of the sadder music on Barton Hollow did?
"Same Old Same Old" may hold the answer. Though it's a prevailing bummer, there's a sense of optimism. The lyrics ("I don't wanna fight / But I'll fight with you / If I have to") suggest a necessary quarrel, one perhaps intended to alter the path they've been on in order to remain together in some way or other.
To that end, maybe that's exactly what the Civil Wars needed to come back stronger than ever before.


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Bannister working on mechanics in bullpen
KANSAS CITY -- Brian Bannister's assignment from the rotation to the Royals' bullpen hasn't resulted in any game action, but he's still working on smoothing out his pitching mechanics.
"I'm just trying to work on the arm slot that will give me a little more depth and movement, just give me some of the break back to my pitches," Bannister said.
Bannister last pitched on Aug. 2 and has a 7-11 record and a 5.95 ERA. He doesn't know when he might return to the rotation.
"I have no idea," he said. "I think it's more important to get my stuff back."
Meantime, closer Joakim Soria need have no fear from Bannister.
"I'm not trying to take over Soria's job here," he quipped.


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Yale Whiffenpoofs Coming to Wolfeboro on January 26
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WOLFEBORO — The Yale Whiffenpoofs, the nation's oldest and best-known male collegiate a cappella group, is performing at the Kingswood Arts Center on Sunday January 26. The concert, presented by Wolfeboro Friends of Music will take place at 2 p.m. and is sponsored by New England Window and Door - Pella Distributor.
What is a Whiffenpoof and how did a group of college choral guys, including, in 1913, a fellow named Cole Porter,come to use the name?! In 1903 on a frosty January night in New Haven, Connecticut, five of the Yale Glee Club's best singers convened at Mory's Temple Bar to escape the cold. They were warmly welcomed inside, wowed the clientele with their talent and humor, and were invited back again and again. As their fame on campus grew, the quintet began their search for a name. Quintet member Denton 'Goat' Fowler, tickled by a joke featuring a mythical dragonfish named the whiffenpoof, suggested the name to his companions.
Every spring, a group of 14 male Yale juniors is selected to be a Whiffenpoof for the following school year. Getting into the group is considered an exceptionally prestigious accomplishment at Yale. 2012 Whiffenpoof member Brandon Levin shared in Cape Town South Africa's "Daily Maverick": "You need to have completed your third year, be a male, and be able to sing...there is an extensive audition process. You sort of don't try out unless you know you have a shot." Prestigious - and exceptionally rigorous - as most of them will take the year off from classes, getting jobs in New Haven that will allow them to travel to the over 200 worldwide concerts they'll give.
The Whiffs, as they call themselves, have performed for almost every American president since the 1900s, including performances for President Obama at the White House and former Presidents George H. W. Bush, Yale '48, and George W. Bush, Yale '68, whose grandfather Prescott Bush was a Whiffenpoof of 1917. They have performed in such venues as Carnegie Hall, Broadway's Lincoln Center, and the Rose Bowl. They have been featured on television shows such as NBC's The Sing Off, The West Wing, The Today Show, 60 Minutes, Gilmore Girls, Jeopardy!, Saturday Night Live, and on Season 4 finale of the hit television show Glee.
In 2014, the current Whiffs are scheduled for a 12 week world tour which moves from Iceland, UK, and Ireland to Europe to Sub-Saharan Africa, to the Mideast to India and Nepal and Australia and New Zealand. In addition, throughout the 2013-14 concert season, they will travel the continental USA coast to coast.
The Whiffenpoof' srepertoire features a diverse selection of songs, ranging from traditional such as the Irish folksong "Down by the Salley Gardens" to "The Yale Football Fight Song Medley"to original compositions to hits from every decade, "I Only Have Eyes for You" and "Rainbow Connection" to name a few. The ensemble's signature "Whiffenpoof Song," which has been recorded by artists Rudy Vallee, Elvis Presley, Bing Crosby, and countless others, has closed their concerts for more than one hundred years "as a celebration of brotherhood and tradition."
This is the fourth of eight programs presented by Wolfeboro Friends of Music to people of the greater Lakes Region during its season, which runs from September through May. Tickets are available for $20 at the door; at Black's Paper Store and Avery Insurance in Wolfeboro; or at Innisfree Bookshop in Meredith; by calling (603) 569-2151; or by visiting the website: www.wfriendsofmusic.org. Please note WFOM's special policy: High school students with ID will be admitted free of charge. A child accompanied by an adult ticket purchaser will be admitted free of charge.


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Congresswoman claims a Filner groping (years ago)
Former San Diego mayor allegedly went in for a kiss
Don Bauder 5:30 p.m., Nov. 20
Saturday night, I was walking home from a day of art & dinner in Little Italy. Walking east on E St., I encountered several homeless persons carrying gift bags and smiling. I crossed 8th and found the source of the smiles. There were several young people with a wagon in tow, delivering nice gift bags to the homeless in front of the library. For a small part of one day, these chronically homeless people, part of the San Diego society, were gracious, thankful and smiling. They were animated and seemed to be happy, even if it was only one night. A quote by Peter McWilliams: "Willingness opens the doors to knowledge, direction, and achievement. Be willing to know, be willing to do, be willing to create a positive result."
These young people are a group of friends who gather together,
packing bags, filling them with sandwiches, fruit, snacks,
water and delivering to the needy. Their leader is Kiley. She
is the one in the middle of the picture, leaning forward.
This is a collaborative effort, starting with an idea by Kiley and her sister. These young people drive to San Diego from their homes in Temecula about once a month, doing what they can.
Several of the recipients had tears in their eyes. Compassion,
according to Merriam-Webster: "sympathetic consciousness of
others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it."
Even I felt a sense of well being as I took a picture of this group (rights and wrongs, was bandied about as a group name!) and headed home.
If only we could impart this feeling to our San Diego City Council.
They need to open their eyes and take a cue from Kiley & friends.
As to Verizon, I had a nice discussion with an official (can't find his name) and he agreed that people unaware of or not understanding the cell phone world, would definitely be confused. There is no information anywhere about toll-free calling. I also made a suggestion to FCC that they should require all cell phone companies to make this clear with signage, information in the cocntract, etc. So hopefully, other consumers will not face the same situation. Just remember, TOLL-FREE is not toll free unless you use a land line.
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Well, MQ V here on the QCA website got me hooked on mystery quilts, I think! McCall's Quilting magazine is having a three-part mystery quilt and I decided that I would give it a try as well. Now that part 2 is out, I felt I should get serious! ;-)
I had a focus fabric in my stash already, so today I went to an LQS and purchased the other fabrics needed. Such hardship! Anyway, I did control myself (mostly) and only bought an additional baseball stripe to make a table runner for the upcoming baseball season.
Here are my fabrics:
This is not the best picture ever,but it is from my cell phone. For some reason, my actual camera kept making the purple into blue, both in the Fusion fabric and the butterflies. Really weird. Today I am not impressed by technology anyway. At any rate, for those of you who may also be doing this mystery, the butterflies are the focus fabric (A), the purple Fusion is fabric B, the cream leaf is fabric C (and it is really not this white...), and the green is Fabric D.
I will post my progress...gotta get going so I can keep up!
Ah, the joys of home ownership. Those little details that escape you over the years come back to bite you in the end.
We have a septic system. We have been lax, I admit, about having it pumped. We have done so a couple of times, but we have lived here 18 years. Today my son was showering upstairs and I discovered the downstairs bathroom had significant water on the floor. Also, the toilet was making gurgling noises like a possessed fish and the water was drained out of the bowl. I ran up the stairs and told my son to turn off the shower, NOW, which he did. Towels went down on the bathroom floor. I went in the cellar and found that water had dripped from the pipes onto some items stored underneath them. Not tons, but a good amount nonetheless. I immediately called my husband, who said "we need to call a plumber." Like who? We have never needed one.
I chose someone out of the phone book, for lack of a better idea. Luckily, he came right out and was courteous, nice, and helpful. Unfortunately, of course, we could not reproduce the problem, and after a pretty good amount of time, he determined that it wasn't something he could fix. He felt it was a clog in the main line out of the house to the septic tank. This was disappointing, to say the least. In my mind, septic problems = $$$. Even though it was nearly 7 p.m., I called the company the plumber recommended to me and they said they would come out right away. At night! My brain was seeing $$$$ floating all over the place, but there was no help for it if we wanted to shower or flush again.
The septic man came out and was digging a hole in our yard by 8:30. He was very nice, courteous, and conscientious as well. He laid our sod (I use term loosely, mind you) gently to the side of the hole. Sure enough, the line was blocked inside the tank. In addition, boy, was that tank FULL!!! Within a half hour, it was unblocked and emptied out and functiona! To add to the excitement, it didn't cost much at all, no more than would be expected for a scheduled pumping. Plus (and this is important) he was actually pretty handsome.
We were lucky that the water backed up from the shower, inside the house. I shudder to think of how it could have unfolded otherwise. Yuck! Anyway, I hope you can benefit from this story - if you have a septic system, make sure you get it pumped regularly! It's been an educational day, but I could have done without the stress of the last 5 hours or so...
Well, the Christmas season is over. I hope everyone had a safe and happy holiday. As the new year begins, many of us look ahead and think about what we might want to accomplish in the coming months.
There is much turmoil in my job lately. Our assistant director left before Christmas, and our director's last day was last Friday. Our assistant director left to move up, but the director's parting was unexpected and due to major dissatisfaction. The thing is, we have all been feeling the same way. I have been working there for essentially 30 years (will be 30 years on March 1), in a few different jobs. For the first time, I have been feeling that I need to leave. Over the years I have had brief times where I was unhappy at my job, but they passed, and they had much more to do with the actual job I was doing. This time, it's different. In the past, we have always felt that the employees were valued, that their contribution was respected and their input was desired. That has gone by the wayside to a large degree. There have been a lot of financial pressures, true, but that does not have to translate into devaluation of employees. After all, your employees are the ones doing the actual work. Perhaps I have been spoiled all these years. At any rate, I feel that the coming year will need to include a new place of employment, which after so many years in one place is a little bit scary.
From a family standpoint, my daughter will be a junior in high school in the fall, and we know what that means! College fairs and applications. Also, I'd really like my son (who is 20) to go away to college. He is currently commuting. He is a good kid but I think he needs to go away and get some "seasoning." The coming year will feature lots and lots of college-related activities for me and my family.
Finally, from a quilting standpoint, I have a few UFOs that I would like to finish up, and a couple of larger projects that I'd like to tackle. Also, I want to continue making quilts for the NICU. I recently completed one and have the parts for another ready to go once the Christmas tree is put away. Hopefully, the coming year will feature lots of sewing (if I can squeeze that in)!
What sorts of plans or goals do you have for the next 12 months? I hope we can all achieve at least a few of them. Have a safe and happy New Year!


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Front-runners differ in county supervisor debate
Four candidates for the 3rd District seat of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors — Bobby Shriver, Sheila Kuehl, John Duran and Pamela Conley Ulich — sat on the bimah at Temple Israel of Hollywood (TIOH) on the evening of April 6, grappling with the many challenges facing the county, from how to reform the sheriff's department to how to increase support for the arts, and more.
The event also featured the race's front-runners, Shriver and Kuehl, squaring off on a range of issues.
For instance, on the subject of a sheriff's department that has been engulfed in scandals of jail guards' treatment of inmates, Shriver emphasized a need for better and more compassionate treatment of the incarcerated mentally ill. He proposed an alternative to jail sentencing for those who commit crimes.
"The good thing about treating the mentally ill outside of the jail setting is it frees up beds for the bad guys," the former Santa Monica city councilman and mayor said.
Kuehl, who served the region for 14 years in Sacramento in the state's Assembly and Legislature, said Shriver was evading the question put forth by the event moderator, Jewish Journal columnist Bill Boyarsky.
Boyarsky had asked about ways the candidates would clean up the sheriff's department, which Boyarsky described as a "battered agency."
"The more important question is what do you do about the culture of violence among the deputies that has been condoned," Kuehl said.
How these candidates have financed their campaigns also served to illustrate differences among them, in particular between the two leading contenders. Some 2 million people reside in the 3rd District, which encompasses the San Fernando Valley, Hollywood, West Hollywood and parts of the Westside.
The primary election takes place on June 3; if a winner is not voted in, a runoff of the two top finishers will take place.
The winner of the race will succeed termed-out Zev Yaroslavsky.
Shriver, a philanthropist and the son of Sargent Shriver and Eunice Kennedy Shriver, as well as the brother of Maria Shriver, said he has contributed $300,000 of his own money to his campaign. His choice to not abide by the voluntary spending limit of $1.4 million in the primary race has limited individual donations to his campaign to a maximum of $300, though he can continue to spend as much of his personal money as he wishes on his campaign. He currently has gathered about $850,000 for the campaign, which includes his own money, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Kuehl, who got her start as a child actor but has spent her adult life in public service and working for nonprofits, has chosen to stick to the spending cap.
The California Nurses Association has donated $75,000 to Kuehl's campaign, and other unions are supporting her as well; she has raised more than $700,000 in total, according to the Los Angeles Daily News.
Regarding his use of personal wealth, Shriver played defense last week.
"I have my kids here, my wife here, I have a deep commitment to the county, and I felt it was important that there be a competitive race here, and that's why I did it," Shriver said. "I think it's an important thing in politics that there's competition for races."
"Would you put in more [of your money] if needed?" Boyarsky asked him.
"If I felt I had to tell my story, sure I would — or if I were attacked, I felt, on an unfair basis," Shriver said.
Duran said that despite the fact he does not have the personal wealth or endorsements of the leading candidates, he is not naïve about the role money plays in races such as these.
"I think it's just one of those necessary evils of politics," Duran said.
Duran, who serves on West Hollywood's city council, and Ulich, a former Malibu city councilwoman, proposed ideas for how to bolster the arts within Los Angeles County.
Duran said he hopes that county-run arts institutions will become more youth-friendly.
He said there has been a "graying of the audience" at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, one of four venues that comprise the downtown Music Center, which belongs to the county.
Ulrich said she believes the county could increase revenue from merchandising, such as tote bags with new and fresh designs. "I think we need to be creative with how we raise revenue to go back into the arts," Ulich said.
Shriver, 59, is an attorney. He co-founded, with pop singer Bono, HIV/AIDS charity organization (Product) RED.
In addition to serving on Santa Monica's city council — where he focused on homelessness issues and cleaning up the area's beaches, according to his official Web site — Shriver served as the city's mayor in 2010.
Kuehl, 73, was the first openly LGBTQ person to be elected to the California Legislature. After serving eight years in the state Senate and eight years in the state Assembly, she served as the founding director of the Public Policy Institute at Santa Monica College. She also focuses on LGBTQ issues and women's reproductive rights, according to sheilakuehl.org.
Shriver and Kuehl both reside in Santa Monica.
Approximately 100 people turned out for the evening gathering, which its organizers said was held to increase awareness in the community about the county race.
"It's all part of educating the community and making available to the wide community — not just ours — the political process," TIOH executive director Bill Shpall said in an interview.
This was the third or fourth time that the Hollywood Reform congregation has sponsored debates among candidates running for local government, according to Shpall. The Jewish Journal was a co-sponsor of the evening.
Abby Liebman, a congregant at TIOH, executive director of MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger and a Kuehl supporter — the two co-founded the California Women's Law Center — was among the attendees. Liebman echoed Shpall about the importance of shedding light on politics, saying that races for seats on the L.A. County Board of Supervisors fly "under the radar."
"The opportunity to learn not only about the candidates, but the issues they see as critical and are in a position to influence greatly, is important to me," Liebman said.
Liebman, meanwhile, expressed disappointment that the discussion left out some issues, including health care.


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This movie is a documentary about transgender people and a hospital they use in Trinidad, Colorado. Many of the local residents are interviewed and asked about their encounters with the patients around the small town. The people in this town seemed open to interacting with the transgender people and speak of the times they have recognized one of them. The local doctor is a surgeon specializing in sex change operations and has encouraged the town to accept the individuals. The film also follows three transgender women who try to change the town into a haven for transgender people.
| 2008 | 1 hr 25 min | 10 /
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- PJ Raval, Jay Hodges
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