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Massacre at the Amber Lantern
(ACME) COURTESY TAMAQUA HISTORICAL SOCIETY Bullet holes and broken glass in the Amber Lantern's side door attest to the violence on Flag Day 1938.
The first clues were the bodies themselves.
Police reports noted all three victims were of Italian descent and exceptionally well dressed.
Deputy Coroner Mary Jones released the bodies to Tamaqua undertaker E. Franklin Griffiths and autopsies were performed by Dr. A.B. Fleming.
The story became clearer.
Pugliese apparently was shot four times as he ran, twice in the neck, once in the right shoulder and once on left side of his mouth, which knocked out and broke off a number of teeth.
Bisciotti had been shot in the back, stomach and head. Starace was hit in the back and head. Bisciotti and Starace had been shot a combined 11 times. Autopsies concluded that the two men had been dead about six or seven hours when discovered.
@Body.Head:Link to mafia
Authorities had plenty of theories and clues.
Philadelphia police immediately linked the three slain men to the Lanzetti crime family.
The six Lanzetti brothers, Leo, Pius, Willie, Ignatius, Lucian, and Teo, were notorious. They were gunmen, numbers gamblers, narcotics dealers and liquor bootleggers in South Philadelphia during the 1920s and 1930s.
Their criminal careers were marked by frequent arrests and brutal violence. In fact, between 1924 and 1939, at least one brother was involved as a suspect or material witness in fifteen murder cases, police said.
Leo, the eldest, was killed on August 22, 1925, as he left a barber shop. The slaying, apparently, was retribution for the murder of a rival dope peddler and bootlegger killed by Leo and Ignatius four days earlier.
On Aug. 17, 1936, "Big Nose" John Avena, 43, leader of a rival Philadelphia crime family involved in gambling rackets, was gunned down presumably by the Lanzetti brothers.
Then Pius Lanzetti was killed on New Year's Eve, possibly in retribution.
In fact, the five-year gang war ended only with the death of leader William Lanzetti in 1939.
Were the Hometown killings somehow tied to that violence? Or was there a territorial struggle in the coal regions for control of prostitution and alcohol? Both were solid theories.
The automobile, a 1937 sedan, was found on a Mahanoy City street and removed to state police barracks, Tamaqua.
County Detective Louis Buono said ignition keys and registration cards found in the clothing of Guistine Starace, gunned down on the wooden ballroom floor, indicated he was joint owner of the car. The other owner was William C. Santore, 27.
Detective James M. Coyle, Philadelphia, announced that Santore already was under arrest in that city.
Interestingly, two Philadelphia detectives linked the automobile "to the bombing of a Negro-owned tavern at Baltimore early Monday," confirmed by Maryland police.
@Body.Head:Criminal records
Relatives of Bisciotti and Pugliese said "both were tailors."
But Buono and city police said all three had been identified as connected with a lottery racket.
Meanwhile, two other suspects were detained and reportedly in custody, locked in the state police substation at Tamaqua. Buono declined to reveal their names.
"Wait until we round up several confederates," Buono said. But nothing more came of it.
Philadelphia policemen Vic Hardy and Joe Geonetti, part of the city's gangbusting "Little Mob" squad, said Bisciotti and Starace were known racketeers, something also reported by United Press International.
According to police reports, Starace was arrested six times but never convicted. He was picked up twice for carrying deadly weapons, once as a fugitive from Atlantic City on a robbery charge, once in a gambling raid, once as a suspicious character and yet another time on suspicion.
Bisciotti had been arrested twice. Once was for hit-and-run and another time involving a holdup. He was known by aliases Peter Fordano and Little Petey Ford.
@Body.Head:All about vice
Unconfirmed reports stated that Starace had been seen in Tamaqua for weeks before the massacre, possibly making an effort to move into the local numbers racket.
But prostitution also may have been the reason, according to police.
Police theorized the slayings were a signal to start a new gang war over control of illegal white slave traffic.
The White Slave Traffic Act had become federal law as early as 1910, making it a felony to transport "any woman or girl for the purpose of prostitution or debauchery, or for any other immoral purpose." But making it illegal didn't make it go away.
Police believed the murdered men had been involved in bringing girls to the coal regions. Still another theory was that city racketeers supposedly had agreed to meeting coal region mobsters at the Amber Lantern, then tried to shake down the local gang, with fatal results.
At the time of the murders, the Amber Lantern was said to be owned by Roy Mancuso, Tamaqua, and Mike Barella, Hazleton. According to courthouse records, the property was held in the name of M. and R. M. Barella from April 21, 1925 to March 2, 1979. The establishment reportedly had been closed for months, having lost its liquor license on December 31, 1937. However, many said the Amber Lantern served as a hideout for the gang all along.
A Mahanoy City resident who operated a Shenandoah cigar store and pool room, and who was believed to be connected with prostitution, was initially charged in the murders, according to reports. The arrest made headlines. In addition, a Philadelphia man was questioned.
But no further legal proceedings materialized. Nobody went to trial. Nobody did time.
@Body.Head:Final shocker
Then came another unexpected twist. Another gruesome discovery.
Just one month after the killings, a fourth victim was found. The body of known mobster Pete Gellelli, 41, a Wilkes-Barre barber, was pulled from the bottom of a mining pit near Delano, a few minutes from Hometown.
The frightening find was made when Norman Wisler, 20, was walking about a quarter mile south of that town, and, by chance, stopped to peer into a coal hole.
Gellelli was known to go by the last names Gallo, Galli and Russell. He was linked to others involved in the massacre. Due to decomposition of the corpse, an exact cause of death could not be determined. Once again, nothing came of the development.
Decades later, when a local cop was asked why the Amber Lantern Massacre was never solved, he reportedly said: "Back in those days, when gangsters were shooting gangsters, police didn't interfere."
Still, everyone had theories.
"It was a mob hit," says former Rush Township Police Chief Edward W. Carroll Jr. Carroll points out that the Amber Lantern was strategically located on old Route 29. Today's Route 309 didn't exist. So Route 29 was the main highway between Tamaqua and Hazleton and the location would've been advantageous.
"It was even a stage coach stop between Philadelphia and Wilkes-Barre in the late 1700s and early 1800s."
Carroll theorizes the mob had moved into Hometown after their Hazleton-based operation was discovered.
"Hazleton got hot and so they needed another place."
@Body.Head:The aftermath
Tom Memmi, chairman, Pennsylvania State Police Historical, Educational and Memorial Center, acknowledges the massacre as "another of the unsolved crimes of the twentieth century in Pennsylvania."
An appeal to retired state troopers and others in 2010 provided few additional details.
The early arrest, widely reported in the news, was confirmed by a source who spoke on the condition of anonymity.
"I remember him being lodged in the Schuylkill Haven Borough lock-up instead of the county jail to confound his lawyer serving a habeas corpus," said the source.
Philadelphia police also held a suspect, a man named Anthony Porelli. But again, nothing developed.
Will the case of the Amber Lantern Massacre ever be solved? Likely not.
Today, scant evidence remains.
On Aug. 16, 1940, fire ripped through the two-story frame building. Tamaqua and Park Crest fire departments quickly responded. But the Amber Lantern Hotel was destroyed by flames.
A private residence now occupies the site. Next door, Frank Calabrese, 77, still lives in the home where his father, Joe, assisted police by helping them gain access to the roadhouse where bodies were discovered.
Paul Rice recalls the crime scene. He was eight years old when he sneaked inside with friend Jim Stewart.
"I remember seeing a circle of bullet holes in the floor," says Rice, who still lives in Hometown, as does Stewart.
@Body.Head:Time moves on
Sometimes justice isn't served despite the most heinous of crimes.
Sometimes the passing of days, months and then decades allows the horror to fade from people's minds.
A feeling of peace has long since returned to the streets of Hometown.
People go about their daily lives. Once again, they mind their own business. Many pass the crime site with nary a glance at the spot where so much violence and bloodshed took place.
On site, a blue historic marker recounts details of the gangland murders that shocked the small, Norman Rockwell town. But nobody talks about the Amber Lantern Massacre. There are no calls for justice.
The key players are gone. All of the perpetrators are likely deceased, as are the police investigators.
Even Amy's Tea Room is gone.
The blaze of gunfire is a footnote in history.
Time has moved on.
It hasn't erased reality.
But time has covered the Amber Lantern in a veil of silence.


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Big Texas credit union re-brands branches bought from local bank in Houston area.
As another year comes to a close, credit union marketers across the country are busy working on their 2014 marketing plans. Credit Union Times asked experienced marketers who serve dozens of small, midsize and large cooperatives from across the nation to give their insights about what they expect to be...
Net 1,343 branches nationally this year, with Pennsylvania leading the way.
For the first time, the National Credit Union Foundation has recognized the careers of four individuals in one year.
The Bank 2.0/3.0 author concludes with how the bank account's digitization has an inevitable result for bricks-and-mortar branching.
Mississippi institution says remote deposit checking feature particularly important in areas with sparse brick and mortar options.
There is certainly no shortage of experts willing to prognosticate on the future of the retail bank branch. For well over a decade, the futurists have generally aligned themselves around one of two sides of the debate. Those predicting the end of the branch as we know it, and those predicting...
Branches going bye bye? Not among these top 11 credit unions. (It's a top 10 list with a tie for No. 10.)
Branches going bye bye? Not among these top 11 credit unions. (It's a top 10 list with a tie for No. 10.)
MidSouth Community FCU monitors the FDIC's list of foreclosed properties closely.


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Okay, last word on Ben versus Vinny before I recap tonight's matchup with the Raptors. Del Negro likened his not-suitable-for-children-under-13 spat with Gordon to "an afternoon conversation at the table, a little Sunday afternoon pasta. That's about it for me."
But wait, there's more: "I'm Italian, I like to argue. That's how I grew up. It doesn't bother me. So whatever helps to get this team going, whatever comments are made, everybody knows where to find me. The players, everybody. Everybody says, 'What's going on?' Nothing's going on, we've got to try to win. That's what I focus on."
Yeah, but didn't he see Gordon's rant as a sign of [beware the "D" word!] disrespect? "No, because I argue with everybody. It's funny to me, it really is. This is pro basketball. If you can't take the heat, you'd better get out. I've been around way too long to worry about that. I love that guys show passion. I hope guys argue and get on each other and get into it and show some fight and some grit. That's what it's all about. It's not easy out there. That's why it's pro basketball. It's easy to play, it's hard to win. So when guys show passion and get aggravated, take it out on the other team. You can't back down. You've got to go and work. That's what I believe."
The important thing is that you believe it, Vinny. Now bring on the Toronto!


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Bayern chief demands improvement after loss
Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has warned his club's players that they "must turn the corner'' after witnessing their second defeat of the season on Saturday.
Bayern were beaten 2-1 at home by league leaders Mainz to fall ten points behind the visitors and leave Rummenigge reminding the players of their responsibilities.
"You have got to say that we never got into the game from the very beginning,'' he said. "Mainz had a great willingness to run, they were aggressive and they played with passion. We did none of this.
"After the win in Hoffenheim we had hoped that we could get three more points today and climb the table. Now we have got to ensure that we turn the corner because ten points are certainly a lot. We really cannot be happy with our performance.''
Rummenigge is demanding an improvement on Tuesday when Bayern travel to Basle in the Champions League and then at Borussia Dortmund next weekend.
"The beautiful thing about football is that you can put things right again in three days' time,'' he said. "And we have to put things right because with a performance like that you will go nowhere in the Champions League, that's for certain, and not in the Bundesliga either.
"It is all about the players, not the coach. He is doing a fantastic job every day here. It is exclusively the team which is now required to move up a gear.''
Meanwhile, Hamburg coach Armin Veh blasted substitute Piotr Trochowski for the mistake which led to Werder Bremen's winning goal in Saturday's Bundesliga clash.
Hamburg fought their way back from two goals down to make it 2-2 before Trochowski gave away possession in midfield and Hugo Almeida put Bremen 3-2 in front in the 85th minute.
"I was incredibly annoyed with him,'' said Veh on Sky afterwards. "When you lose the ball so easily, particularly when you have just come on - there can be no argument for that. He should not be losing a tackle like that.''
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Apostle Hakeem Olalekan Lawal
Apostle Hakeem Olalekan Lawal
13-08-1961 02-06-2012
The web site is dedicated to the memory of a dear son, father, husband, uncle and friend Mr. Hakeem Olalekan Lawal who expired suddenly June ...
The web site is dedicated to the memory of a dear son, father, husband, uncle and friend Mr. Hakeem Olalekan Lawal who expired suddenly June 2nd, 2012. Please let us honor him by leaving and sharing memories, and celebrate the life of our dear Hakeem. We will never forget him. We pray Almighty God grant his soul absolute rest and peace in heaven. More Announcement to follow soon.
Hakeem, as I knew him and will always remember him: gentle, happy, amiable, gregarious, loving, smart and ambitious, jovial and playful yet serious and grounded. May your gentle and loving soul find sweet rest with the Lord. May your family find solace in their indelible memories of all the happy moments shared together and joyful comfort in their knowledge that your life, though short, was remarkable and deeply fulfilling.
Lanre Animashaun
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"To live in the hears we leave behind is not to die"
Thomas Campbell
As much as I would love, I just cannot divine the reason why you were taken from our midst at this time. The history of humankind, after all, is peppered with instances of people in the prime of their lives being snatched by the cold unfeeling clutch of death and people much smarter than any of us have tried, but failed, to answer the eternal question: Why? Since it is then futile for me to make any sense of this, I will retreat to find solace in more mundane philosophical pursuits such as the soothing saying of the Yoruba people that when a banana tree ties, it is replaced in the natural order by its offspring. Pal, your family – immediate and extended – and we your friends – casual ones and lifelong acquaintance – all mourn you and miss you. That makes you way ahead of uncountable souls who have passed unsung and unwept. Sleep well and happy happy trails, buddy.
Barry and family
It was a call from Dare Lawal that sensitized me but got no confirmation until the following morning when I called Erelu Adenike Alli who dropped the bombshell and I quote "Sammy Jay, Uncle Hakeem ti ku o!". The question: Why again? flashes through my mind but no one could unravel the mystery behind this.
Hakeem was a Gentleman and an Officer. I could recall his days with the State Security Service (then Nigeria Security Organisation-NSO), he served his country diligently and was never involved in any scandal. And at the appointed time he left the shores of 9ja to the US in search of greener pastures, and today I'm a living witness to success recorded by the man I sometimes refer to as the "Gentle Giant". His gentility is total, I mean from the way he walks, talk and coupled with his captivating smile. A jolly good fellow, a family man, caring father and an epitome of a good husband. Hakeem knows how to make his money work for him, resident in the US with business connection all over 9ja. My man you really paid your dues and reason why it's so painful that at the time to retire and eat the fruit of your labor you took the final bow. It is an understatement that your loved ones will miss you, the fact is the vacuum created by your unexpected and untimely exit will be very difficult to fill. I'll forever miss your love and care towards me and my family. And on behalf of the entire MAJOYEOGBE family I say Goodnight to a great friend and brother. -- Samson Majoyeogbe
Hakeem, It was after 30 years we finished from Isolo that I found you on facebook. Our conversation that day was to catch up and shared memory about how life was @ Ansar-Ud-Deen College, Isolo. Since that day, we had several conversations over the phone or facebook and you connected me with Agoro. We talked about families and life generally.
Waoooo, O ma se o, Ile nje eniyan. O ti lo sinmi sugbon awon omo, iya ati mama ti o fi sile. Ki olorun wa pelu won. May Almighty Allah continue to guide and protect them.
May Almighty grant them the strength to bear your loss and death. You will be greatly missed Hakeem. I just closed my eyes and see you in that "Khaki short and Khaki Shirt" uniform in the 70,s @ Isolo.
You were a very gentle, respectful and dedicated young man.
Please keep your facebook page on. We shall meet and you will give me your address in "Heaven"
May your soul rest in perfect peace....amen.
Yinka Animashaun (Isolarian)
Hakeem, I still can't believe that u are no longer with us. I did not know that when i spoke to u on Friday, it will be our last conversation. You were such a loving father and husband. Very kind, religious, understanding and a great friend. May God bless and comfort all your loved ones, especially Bukky and your children. Adieu Akoko Akuma,until we meet to part no more.
Tunde Martins & Family
Uncle Lekan, you were such a loving person who NEVER wanted to offend anybody, either old or young. You were such a trustworthy person and a true Christian, who lived by the Word. I thank God for your life and know without a doubt that you are resting in the bossom of your Creator. Rest in peace and I pray that the good Lord will console your dear wife and children. Sun re o!!!
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Hakeem was a true gem! He touched many lives and was a blessing to many. We know that the good Lord will comfort, strengthen, keep and cover your lovely wife and your 4 beautiful children with His hand of mercy and protection.
Goodbye Hakeem (Omo Oniya o mo ebi!)
I can NOT in fact explain the chill that ran through my spine when I got Oba's text this morning. The truth of the matter remains; I am deeply saddened to my bones but have to be mindful of sin. I want to believe that it is God's wish. I pray that our Good Lord welcome and receive his Spirit into the bosom of Abraham, amen. For the family left behind, you all should be proud and build on his legacies especially Hakeem's Love, active worship and services at C&S parishes and other churches. The Lord will uphold you all and grant you all fullness of age. The desires of Hakeem for you all would come to fruition in Jesus name, amen. My family's hearts and prayers are perpetually on to you all.
*Deji Adeniyi
Hakeem, although it was such a long time ago, it seems like yesterday when we were chatting in your apartment off Franklin Blvd., Somerset, NJ. Your eloquent and radiant smiles then always bring joy and happiness to those around you but, God knows the best. He is unquestionable. I hope that you are now resting in the bosom of our dear Lord and Savior Jesus Christ where we shall all meet to part no more. It is also my prayer that God, our comforter will surely comfort your beloved wife and children you suddenly left behind. May your sould rest in perfect peace my friend.
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The presidential election is over, and Barack Obama keeps his job in the White House for another four years. While some are applauding the president and his team for waging a successful campaign against adversary Mitt Romney and holding the Republicans at bay, the Obama victory accomplished something else: It debunked myths that were perpetuated over the course of this election season, whether by political campaigns, by pundits and prognosticators, or by word of mouth.
Here are the biggest myths that were debunked in this week's election:
1. Obama can't get re-elected with unemployment near 8 percent. Before November 6, no president since Franklin Delano Roosevelt had been reelected to a second term with unemployment as high as it is today, which is just under 8 percent (7.9 percent to be exact). Republicans promoted the narrative that the high unemployment reflected a failure of Obama's policies.
However, with the economy improving, unemployment falling below 8 percent, and 171,000 jobs added in October, voters decided to stay the course and stick with the president, who they believed cares more about the middle class and the poor than his opponent. Oddly, those voters who were most concerned about unemployment and high prices were more likely to blame Bush—not Obama—for the nation's economic predicament.
Meanwhile, the president scored points in Michigan and Ohio for the auto bailout, and from an economic stimulus that, however insufficient, helped stabilize the economy.
2. The youth vote is disengaged and unenthusiastic. Conventional wisdom dictated that in 2012, young voters—disillusioned and disengaged— would abandon Obama and deprive him of the impressive numbers he earned in his 2008 run. Meanwhile, voters between 18 and 29 were 19 percent of the U.S. electorate this November, a percentage increase over 2008. Although the President won the youth vote by a smaller margin nationwide this year, in the battleground states of Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia, his margin stayed about the same or widened.
3. Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin are 'swing states'. A swing state is one in which no single party has a lock on the Electoral College. So, who said Pennsylvania was a swing state? The Keystone State has not been swing state for some time, as it has voted Democratic in each presidential election since 1992. Similarly, the1988 election was the last time heavy labor Michigan voted for a Republican, and it has leaned Democratic ever since. And Wisconsin hasn't voted for a Republican presidential ticket since it voted for Reagan in 1984.
4. Paul Ryan would be a boon to Romney's ticket. Rep. Paul Ryan was popular among beltway Republicans, but not so much with the majority of the American electorate. Moreover, Ryan failed to capture his home state of Wisconsin. As chair of the House Budget Committee, Ryan became known as the architect of a controversial budget that would have privatized Medicare, and was blasted by Catholic bishops for its harsh treatment of the poor.
5. Ryan's addition to the GOP ticket would lead to a substantive discussion on the budget and Medicare. Ryan gained a reputation for being a policy wonk, a man with big ideas. But it turns out his record was lacking and paltry, given that his budget ideas all came from the Heritage Foundation. Plus, the Congressional Budget Office found that Ryan's Medicare plan would actually increase health care costs.
6. The Romney had momentum that was surging only to be stopped by Hurricane Sandy. If Romney was stopped by a hurricane, it was Hurricane Chris Christie, the governor of New Jersey who spoke at the GOP convention, and praised Obama for his response to the devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy. The notion that Romney experienced a surge in popularity, a "Mitt-mentum" if you will, was overstated by the governor's campaign, in the hopes of influencing the media and creating a self-fulfilling prophecy. Romney did experience a lift from his performance in the first debate, but it didn't last. In fact, he stalled after the vice presidential debate and the second presidential debate.
7. Independents don't break for incumbents late in the race. One of the most compelling arguments for a Romney victory was the so-called incumbent rule, which says that undecided voters will break to the challenger in the last days of the campaign. However, statistical evidence shows the rule does not apply to presidential elections anymore. Polls on the eve of the election found undecided voters with high favorability ratings for Obama, better than the national average and far better than Romney's ratings.
8. Benghazi/Libya would be important to voters. Republicans and conservative media outlets politicized the deadly terrorist attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, in an attempt to manufacture a scandal with allegations of a cover-up, and paint the Obama administration as incompetent on foreign policy. But Benghazi was not on the voters' radar. A CNN exit poll found the economy was the major issue for voters at 60 percent, followed by health care at 17 percent, the deficit at 17 percent, and foreign policy with 4 percent.


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Civic San Diego approved plans this week for what will be Downtown San Diego's largest apartment complex.
The $300 million development called Blue Sky is aimed at attracting young, single tenants.
Developers are focusing their plans solely on this special clientele.
The plans show that the complex will predominately be studios and one-bedroom apartments. As of now, developers intend to have less than 200 two-bedroom apartments in the entire complex.
Currently a vacant lot, located at 8th and B, Blue Sky will offer hundreds of new apartments by 2015.
A report from the San Diego County Apartment Association says that the vacancy rate in San Diego County is at 4.5 percent.
According the data company MarketPointe, the county has the sixth-lowest vacancy rate in the nation. This number suggests that rental units are still in high demand.
With a low- vacancy rate, the city of San Diego will be welcoming the new 900 unit apartment complex.
Unless plans are appealed, the developers of Blue Sky are hoping to attain permits within 90 days and begin construction this summer.


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The massacre of 26 innocent people at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., instantly seized the nation's attention midday Friday, thanks in large part to a relentless stream of television coverage.
Entertainment Weekly television critic Ken Tucker lambasted the inanity with which TV outlets reported breaking news Friday as it unfolded throughout the day.
"The problem is the nature of TV news at this moment," Tucker wrote. "There is a compulsion to stay on the story for hours on end, with each network looking at the other, not wanting to become the first to cut away. The result is an endless repetition of the few known facts, surrounded by far too much improvised speculation, and the kind of sentimentality that does not do justice to the victims.
"… TV news would have done much better to pause, to resume its regular programming after the initial reports, to break in when there was something important, such as the president's statement and updates from Connecticut law enforcement, and then do what news organizations are supposed to do — gather facts; report out the story; and assemble well-written, clear-eyed reportage. Then come back on the air with fact-filled coverage."
As the human tragedy inexorably played out over the weekend with subtexts such as President Obama's visit to Connecticut, Newtown coverage continued to saturate the airwaves on Monday.
"Nearly every newscast on CNN since Friday night has been broadcast from Newtown, for example, as has been true for nearly every network television morning and evening newscast," Noam Cohen wrote Monday morning for the New York Times' Media Decoder blog.
"There has been tension, however, with some townsfolk lashing out at reporters. … Big-name anchors can be spotted going door-to-door, seeking interviews."
The Washington Times media blogger Jennifer Harper summarized, "Many Americans say an invasive, exploitative press is going too far in its coverage of the Newtown tragedy. Instantly packaged broadcast specials with flashy graphics appeared within hours of the events; an armada of broadcast trucks and intense correspondents have taken over the streets of the small Connecticut town. A scramble to interview families, first responders, politicians and the tiny witnesses to the shootings has been ongoing."
Veteran film critic Roger Ebert rendered a scathing critique of how TV news treated the Sandy Hook tragedy. Ebert proposed that the ongoing onslaught of TV coverage would perpetuate a vicious cycle by helping to trigger future shootings.
To make his point, Ebert dug deep into his archives and quoted something he himself said to NBC News in 1999, shortly after the Columbine High School shootings and in response to a question about whether violent movies are catalysts for real-life gun violence.
"Events like this, if they are influenced by anything, are influenced by news programs like your own," Ebert told NBC News in 1999. "When an unbalanced kid walks into a school and starts shooting, it becomes a major media event.10 comments on this story
"Cable news drops ordinary programming and goes around the clock with it. The story is assigned a logo and a theme song; these two kids were packaged as the Trench Coat Mafia.
"The message is clear to other disturbed kids: If I shoot up my school, I can be famous. The TV will talk about nothing else but me. Experts will try to figure out what I was thinking. Kids and teachers at school will see they shouldn't have messed with me. I'll go out in a blaze of glory," Ebert said in his interview with NBC News.
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EastEnders: Fling's lookin' hot for Ronnie Mitchell
WHO saw this coming?
Ronnie Mitchell (Samantha Womack, 41) and Charlie Cotton (Declan Bennett, 33) end up snogging and head off to the bedroom next week on the BBC soap.
She opens up about her recent troubles to the mysterious newcomer who's claiming to be Dot's grandson. And sparks fly between the pair.


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Pete Seeger raises the roof at Clearwater Sloop barn raising
Folk music legend Pete Seeger had the hammers Saturday to finally build a permanent dock in Kingston for his majestic -- but homeless -- sloop that has sailed the Hudson River for decades, touching countless children with a message to save New York's most famous waterway.
An all-day, old-fashioned barn raising brought more than 1,000 visitors to the Hudson River Maritime Museum in Kingston, where Seeger's beloved Sloop Clearwater was open to the crowds at the museum's dock.
The excitement began at 6 a.m., when the Timber Framers Guild arrived to ply their centuries-old craft in erecting a nail-free oak frame that will become a $1.2 million warehouse-style Home Port and Education Center dedicated to teaching young people about boatbuilding and caring for New York's most famous waterway.
"It's going to be wonderful. The children will build the boats and boats will build the children," said Seeger, 93, resplendent in a neon orange knit cap, denim shirt and dungarees.
During an afternoon ceremony, Seeger delighted spectators and building crews alike by strapping on his banjo and leading a few rousing rounds of his signature tune, "If I Had A Hammer."
Over the course of the day, the builders, assisted by volunteers, built a frame of interlocking wood planks and wood pegs. While no nails were used, "just a few metal fasteners" were added, said timber builder Bob Barlow of Wassaic. Ten doors were also completed by early evening, and painted in Benjamin Moore's "Essex Green."
Around 5 p.m., high wire performer Phillipe Petit, who walked a tightrope across Niagara Falls over the summer, climbed the framing to drape an American flag.
On Monday, the walls and metal-seamed roof will go up, with a Nov. 1 completion date for the two-story, 4,000-square-foot educational center. Wood for the project was salvaged from 100 white oak trees that toppled into the Hudson during the 2011 Halloween snowstorm, said Allan Shope, Hudson River Sloop Clearwater board member and the architect who designed the new building.
While the museum and Clearwater have worked together on events and activities for the past 30 years, the port was a brainstorm that came together 18 months ago, said museum executive director Patrick McDonough.
"We have a dock, you have a boat and you're looking for a home."
Half the project's cost was covered by state grants and the other half, through private donations, he said.
"It makes for a great catalyst -- mix one part classic Clearwater with a new generation of environmental leaders and you have the makings to revitalize a postindustrial Kingston waterfront," said Clearwater executive director Jeff Rumpf.
In 1966, Seeger and his friends started the Clearwater organization to raise money to build a boat to save the then notoriously polluted Hudson. His dream was a replica of the cargo vessels known as sloops that filled the river during the 18th and 19th centuries.
Seeger told Newsday that he was mesmerized by the idea of these boats after reading a book about them which described them "as the most beautiful boats we ever knew and they'll never be seen again. Well, I couldn't get the book out of my mind."
In talking to one of his friends, Seeger told his buddy, "Nobody we know has enough money to build one of these boats but if we got enough people together, maybe we could have enough money and could build a life-size replica, not a half-size replica, but a life-size Hudson River sloop."
The sloop, completed in 1969, has been sailing up and down the river ever since, hosting educational and environmental programs for students from grade school through college. For the past few years, it has wintered in Saugerties but has never had a permanent home port.
Kingston residents found the timber framing a must-attend event.
"It's something we've never seen before," said Annmarie Fitzgerald who brought her two sons. "It was a great learning experience."
Both Fitzgerald boys agreed. "I like boats," said Kevin, 9.
"I like the barn raising and the boat is pretty cool," said Brian, 11.


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CBS TV's 60 Minutes, like most of the U.S. secular media, seems to have placed "its money and hopes on the hardcore pornographers." That's what Robert Peters, president of the watchdog organization Morality in Media, said in a press release following a segment on the documentary news program on the hardcore pornography industry, which aired Nov. 23.
The segment, entitled "Porn in the U.S.A.", "provided those who defend the hardcore pornography industry with yet another largely unchallenged opportunity to tell America how profitable, 'mainstream' and 'acceptable' their business has become, and how difficult if not impossible it now is to enforce obscenity laws based on 'community standards,'" said Peters.
In the first half of the segment, 60 Minutes presented the hardcore porn industry and a sympathetic author, who wrote a book about the increase in obscenity, with no one offering a counter argument or opinion. Most of the second segment was also largely devoted to those who promote or defend the industry, said the press release.
The program also emphasized how mainstream corporations like Cablevision, Time Warner, DirecTV, Hilton, Hyatt, Marriott and Sheraton now profit from the distribution of hardcore pornography, "as if this makes it acceptable," said Peters.
MIM describes the secular media as being "in large measure, a business without a moral compass."
Peters said one of the segment's positive elements is that it included a report that the U.S. Attorney in Pittsburgh has initiated the first major federal obscenity case in more than a decade and that many other federal obscenity investigations are reportedly under way.
Morality in Media is a nonprofit interfaith organization, based in New York City, working to curb obscenity and to uphold standards of decency in the mainstream media. It also operates the ObscenityCrimes.org Web site, where citizens can report possible violations of federal Internet obscenity laws.


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India's leading strategic thinker and analyst, Brahma Chellaney has won the 2012 Asia Society Bernard Schwartz Book Award for his recently published book Water: Asia's New Battleground.
Chellaney will be honoured and presented with a $20,000 prize at a special event to be held at Asia Society's headquarters in New York City on January 23.
Established in 2009, the Asia Society Bernard Schwartz Book Award is the only award that recognises non-fiction books for their outstanding contributions to the understanding of contemporary Asia or US-Asia relations, as well as potential policy impacts relating to the region.
Published by the Georgetown University Press Water: Asia's New Battleground was selected from nearly 90 nominations submitted by US and Asia-based publishers for books published in 2011.
A jury co-chaired by Tommy T B Koh, Singapore's Ambassador-at-Large, and Carol Gluck, George Sansom Professor of History at Columbia University and composed of leading experts and figures from policy, academia, and journalism from India, Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, Thailand and the United States selected the winner and honourable mentions.
"This timely, comprehensive and forward-looking book makes the compelling case that water will likely emerge as one of Asia's biggest security challenges in the 21st
"Conflicts over water are an increasingly pressing problem in many places. In his important book, Brahma Chellaney alerts us to the challenges facing Asia in assuring adequate water supplies across the region," Gluck said.
Water: Asia's New Battleground underscores the importance of water as a means of security at multiple levels in Asia," said Suzanne DiMaggio, vice president of Asia Society's Global Policy Programmes.
"Policymakers need to look at this vital resource in a way that takes into account the complex national security and development issues countries and communities will face as water scarcity in the region intensifies," she added.
Two honourable mentions were also chosen: Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China, by Ezra Vogel (Belknap Press of Harvard University Press) and Cambodia's Curse: The Modern History of a Troubled Land by Joel Brinkley (Public Affairs). Each will receive a $2,000 prize.
Previous years' winners of the Book Award include Richard McGregor for The Party: The Secret World of China's Communist Rulers (2011), James C Scott for The Art of Not Being Governed: An Anarchist History of Upland Southeast Asia (2010), and Duncan McCargo for Tearing Apart the Land: Islam and Legitimacy in Southern Thailand (2009).


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text: Evening all, Unlike ammonites, squid and their close cousins are very rarely preserved as fossils as they contain very few hard parts. So here's an opportunity to show a photo of recent acquisition of one of these rare fossils for you. This is a photo of the gladius of a specimen of Plesioteuthis prisca preserved in lithographic limestone. It was found in Germany in the famous Solnhofen deposits that gave us those amazing specimens of the dino-bird Archaeopterix. It dates to the Upper Jurassic period at a date of approximately 150 million years old, give or take a couple of million. Technically speaking it is not a squid but is an ancient vampyromorph and, although not its direct ancestor, was on the cephalopod lineage that eventually led to the modern Vampire squid. It is one of only two known genera of fossil vampyromorphs that had tentacles, and a characteristic long tapering gladius. Sadly this is not complete in this specimen and has been broken off towards the head end, but is mostly complete. Sometimes these animals are found complete with arms and ink-sac preserved, artists have found that the ink from some of these Solnhofen squid can still be ground up and used as pigment! Plesioteuthis is thought to have lived in warm open-waters above reef environments. I have put a little reconstruction of the animal in the corner of the picture to give an impression of what the animal probably looked like. The second picture is a labelled in German diagram of some of the features visible in other specimens of Plesioteuthis. I hope you agree that it's a nice find, (though pity I couldn't afford a complete one!)


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This week we are doing the Johns Hopkins Children's Center Tie Auction. We have so many wonderful ties (and extras) to auction off. The ties are designed by children who are or have been Hopkins patients and are autographed by celebrities. This is the first year I have done this auction. It is an honor.
Here's a bit of a "behind-the-scenes" look. The morning show is hectic normally but add in the tie auction and it becomes even busier. Our interview this morning was with Anthony Pagan, who is 9 years old and a leukemia survivor. What an awesome kid. I informed Greg that I may need to "turn off" my brain for a bit while we interview Anthony because I was getting so emotional. As a mom, I can't imagine what Anthony's family has had to go through…not to mention what this child has had to endure.
I'll tell you, I made it through the morning without breaking down and I thank God for that. So, when you are listening to our "cheery" interviews, remember that these children and their families are real and that Greg and I are struggling to keep it together as we interview them.
Please call in with your bid or pledge. What an amazing gift at this time of year. Thank you!!!!


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Ethan Underwood hit a three-pointer at the buzzer to give Horizon Christian of San Diego a 47-46 win over St. Joseph Notre Dame of Alameda and take the California boys' Division V title game Friday at Sacramento's Sleep Train Arena.
Underwood, who finished with 15 points, took the shot after St. Joseph Notre Dame missed two straight free throws with four seconds left. In fact, the Pilots missed four straight free throws in the last 11 seconds, setting up Underwood's dramatics.
Darren Carrington led Horizon Christian (21-11) with 17 points and 14 rebounds, and Underwood's 15 points came on six-of-nine shooting, including three of four from beyond the arc.
Yussuf Temidayo led St. Joseph Notre Dame (25-12) with 20 points and 19 rebounds.


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After Javagal Srinath, it is the turn of another Indian fast bowler�to play for an English county.
Warwickshire are targeting left-arm seamer Zaheer Khan as a temporary replacement for New Zealand speedster Shane Bond, who will miss the start of the season matches due to his international commitments.
"We are discussing a contract with Zaheer Khan at the moment," a spokesman for the county said.
"There are implications with regard to international commitments for both Shane and Zaheer and we need to talk through the permutations of various international tournaments," he said.
The spokesman said the Indian bowler would replace Bond for two months -- till June when the Kiwi speedster returns.
"If we can agree it, Zaheer will only be with us until Shane returns, which will probably be some time in June," he was quoted as saying on the BBC Sport web site.
Zaheer, the leading bowler for India alongwith Srinath in the World Cup, has so far claimed 15 wickets in the tournament and considered key to his side's chances of reclaiming the coveted title after a gap of 20 years.
The 24-year-old Zaheer, who claimed the man of the match award for his career-best four for 42 against New Zealand in his side's final Super Six match on Friday, is also the quickest Indian bowler to claim 100 one-day wickets.
He achieved the distinction in his 65th match, two less than previous record-holder Ajit Agarkar's 67.
Zaheer has 101 wickets in�one-day internationals, at 25.47, and 73 in Tests, at 33.35.


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Carolyn Dunford and Ann Lally from the University of Washington outline their creative project in DLib this month. They registered as Wikipedia users and created content [links or articles] that supported or used the UW's digital collections as source material. … Continue reading
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A quick little micro-post, as I know EVERY one is waiting to hear about how I'm doing ….. yeah ….
So I had another physio session this week, was looking forward to it weirdly … Any way, this weeks session included another painful massage basically un-knotting my calf. As well as that I had some more ultra sound treatment and to top it off some lovely acupuncture … whether that works I don't know, but I definitely felt the needles hitting the nerves!! It was quite cool watching the needles go in at my knee and feeling it at the tips of my toes.
All of that seems to be having a good effect – I managed 45mins on the turbo trainer last night, which isn't a lot but I did it with no real pain in the calf other than it feeling a little tight, as I'd expect. The next step is to try a little jog on it, depending on how I feel after a few stretches tonight I might venture out for a little test, fingers crossed!!
Oh, and remember to be at The Ale House this Saturday night, a benefit gig for SSIJ is happening, it'll be awesome!!
Ok, so like most of you, I had no idea what muscle or even what my "Gastrocnemius" was until visiting the Doctors and Physio today, for those like me who didn't know, it's basically the big muscle that makes up your calf on the back of your lower leg.
The reason I now know this little gem of a word, is that I have most certainly at some point over the last two weeks torn the top of it – which of course, is bad news. So, this means, excruciating physio massage sessions, ultra sound treatments, lots of stretching and of course NO RUNNING!!!
What I have found out about the whole no running, and no cycling (I cycle a lot normally, so being injured sucks even more as I can't even do that!!) is that my appetite doesn't hold off, normally when I'm in training I can happily plough through breakfast, snacks through the day like nuts, and malt loaf (a HUGE favourite of mine) then have a decent lunch followed by getting home for a quick peanut butter sandwich (The best sandwich filling ever, no arguments) then head out for a run, or ride which ever is in the training plan, then get back and do weights and core etc. then tuck into a healthy sized evening meal. It's been a happy routine for me the last 6 months or so and I've gotten used to it, so getting to a point where all I'm doing is BORING weights and partial core workouts means I can't eat as much … not cool.
Anyway, I'm determined to be ready for the run, and have physio sessions and ultra sound treatments booked so I'm staying positive. As well as all that I've been pretty busy sorting some bits and bobs for the run, including getting us some free sports food from our new friends at ICON Nutrition and Get Supplements, big thank you to them!!
So, it's only 12ish days until the run, but I'm seriously looking forward to getting these bad boys back on my feet and heading out the door on a run!! Just not quite yet … wish me luck!!


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Our location guide for Uruguaiana provides some basic essentials for the more adventurous visitor. A simple location map is provided but also a detailed topography map that shows the location of the nearest places where you can surf, ski or mountain climb (if they are close by). Of course some of these will be at long distances from Uruguaiana and those far flung spots are provided on the 'nearest' tables. If you are traveling to other cities or towns near Uruguaiana you will also find weather forecasts for those locations below.
|Other places close to Uruguaiana:
|Place Name
|1–3 Day Summary
|4–6 Day Summary
|7–9 Day Summary
Paso de los Libres
4 km
|Mostly dry
|Mostly dry
|Mostly dry
86 km
|Mostly dry
|Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon
|Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night
90 km
|Mostly dry
|Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night
|Mostly dry
Curuzu Cuatia
94 km
|Mostly dry
|Mostly dry
|Mostly dry
115 km
|Mostly dry
|Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon
|Mostly dry
Outdoor Activities near Uruguaiana
If you are in Uruguaiana and would like to go mountain climbing, hiking, skiing or surfing, click below for detailed forecasts.
Ski Resorts close to Uruguaiana:
|Closest ski resort1
|Vallecitos (Argentina)
|1233 km SW
|Second closest ski resort2
|Los Penitentes (Argentina)
|1260 km SW
|Third closest ski resort3
|Los Puquios (Argentina)
|1264 km SW
|Fourth closest ski resort4
|Portillo (Chile)
|1286 km SW
|Fifth closest ski resort5
|Valle Nevado (Chile)
|1302 km SW
Mountains close to Uruguaiana:
|Closest mountain peak1
|Cerro Pero (Paraguay)
|437 km NNE
|Second closest mountain peak2
|Cerro Catedral (Uruguay) (Uruguay)
|563 km SSE
|Third closest mountain peak3
|Cerro de las Animas (Uruguay)
|580 km SSE
|Fourth closest mountain peak4
|Morro do Capao Doce (Brazil)
|647 km ENE
|Fifth closest mountain peak5
|718 km E
The above topographic map of Uruguaiana and the surrounding area has been derived from satellite mapping. The topographic data has been illuminated by a light source corresponding to the position of the sun at mid afternoon in summer. Major roads, railways rivers and other water features are derived from global GIS data.


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September 20, 2012 BY John Kim
Getting your $270 (plus tax, where applicable) ready for the debut release of the Nike LeBron X? This Saturday, Nike Basketball will roll out the red carpet for the tenth Bron-tagged sig with a dazzling colorway dubbed the 'Crown Jewel', so we've decided to compile a quick list of all the release locations for this highly-anticipated sneaker release that has been trending not only in sneaker news blogs, but in sports media as well. As of now, select NikeTown locations and five Foot Locker House of Hoops spots (both Manhattan spots, Beverly Hills, Dadeland Mall in Miami, and North Riverside Park Mall in North Riverside, IL) will have these in stock. Both Nike and Foot Locker will hold their own distinct 'raffle' approaches – Nike with its Twitter RSVP and Foot Locker with an in-store raffle. Complete details are below, so get to work, and check back regularly as we will continually update release locations.
Twitter RSVP
Visit one of the five locations below beginning today at Noon (Eastern Time) and get a raffle ticket. Winners will be chosen at random tomorrow, September 21st, and will be notified via telephone.
268 W 125th St
Manhattan, NY 10027
34th Street
11 W 34th St
Manhattan, NY 10001
North Riverside Park Mall
7501 W Cermak Rd
North Riverside, IL 60546
Beverly Center Mall
8500 Beverly Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90048
Dadeland Mall
7265 N Kendall Dr
Miami, FL 33156
Filed under: LeBron Upcoming Sneakers
Tags: Nike LeBron X Nike LeBron X+ 'Crown Jewel' Nike LeBron X+ 'Fireberry'


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Live the California Dream and own your own beach get-a-way home. This three bedroom single story corner lot beach homes sits (yes, really) on the beach. It is hidden from the roads, sequestered between the Pacific Ocean and the artichoke fields on a private 125 acres of natural preserve. Lull yourself to sleep with the melody of the waves. Wake up to panoramic white water views from the master suite and its private deck that face the ocean-literally wake up to the whales! Both guest rooms are down the hallway so that everyone has a private get-a-way. Lovely tile flooring is situated throughout the great-room which includes the family room, kitchen, and dining areas-all ocean side with panoramic views! This home is positioned to maximize views and space with high ceilings and huge windows. This is resort living at its finest with an extra-large swimming pool, sauna, Jacuzzi, tennis, bocce ball, volleyball, basketball courts, and a putting green.
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House where Moselle Street blaze started had been a nuisance for years, neighbors say
A vacant home in the 100 block of Moselle Street had been a nuisance for several years, residents of the East Side neighborhood said.
Rats from the abandoned structure migrated to nearby homes; children up to no good frequented its porch.
But on Thursday afternoon, the boarded-up home at 126 Moselle dealt neighbors the biggest of blows.
A two-alarm fire that originated in the house between Genesee Street and Walden Avenue spread to houses on either side – destroying one and extensively damaging the other.
No one was injured in the blaze, deemed suspicious by Fire Commissioner Garnell W. Whitfield Jr. Damage to the three homes was estimated at $220,000, and five adults and six children were displaced.
Crystal Robinson, a 32-year-old mother of five who rents the destroyed home at 122 Moselle, said the fire shouldn't have even happened.
"The owner of the property has been calling City Hall for like over a year now about that house," she said. "We've been trying to get rid of that house, because not only is it an eyesore but it's just there for no reason, and people are going in and out of that house doing God knows what.
"We were just hoping that it would have been torn down a lot sooner. I'm thinking that if that would've happened that me and my kids would be in a house today."
The fire, reported at 2:25 p.m., quickly spread to the 2½-story homes at 122 and 130 Moselle.
Kia Pearson, who lives a few houses down, said flames shot from the roof of the vacant home, which had caught fire several times before.
Smoke from the blaze was visible from downtown Buffalo and even Canada.
"It was pretty bad," said Adam Cichocki, who dashed over to the fire from his family's butcher shop, Camellia Meats, on Genesee Street, when he saw the smoke. " The smoke cloud was pretty high in the sky."
The second alarm was called shortly after firefighters arrived on scene. At least 50 firefighters worked to put out the blaze over two hours.
Easley's boyfriend, Jquawn Buchanan, 17, was sitting on the porch when he saw the fire ignite next door and begin to spread to the second floor.
He quickly alerted his girlfriend and her 11-year-old brother and 7-year-old sister, who were sleeping upstairs. All were able to leave on their own.
"If it wasn't for him, we would have never knew that the house was burnt down," Easley said, referring to her boyfriend. "When I came out, all I just seen was flames everywhere."
Easley then called her mother, who was on her way to work. Robinson's 17-year-old daughter and a 9-month-old son weren't home.
After choking back tears, she collected her emotions.
"We got what matters the most," said Robinson, whose family was receiving assistance from the American Red Cross. "Everything is replaceable except our lives. It's a little stinger, but it's all replaceable. We're blessed today. I won't even complain."
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Want to get into modelling for your 3D printer but lack the know-how to do so? Take a look at this new invention on Kickstarter which promises to bring 3D modelling to the masses.
Doodle3D (of no relation to the massively successful 3Doodler) is a tool which allows you to turn simple drawings you make in their app (compatible with any computer or mobile device) into printable 3D models. The Kickstarter campaign for the DOodle3D is rewarding those who back $99 or more with the 3Doodler WiFi Box, which connects via USB to a 3D printer, making it wirelessly accessible to any device running the 3Doodler web app.
The Doodle3D team's goal is to overcome the technical learning-curve necessary to get into 3D modelling by providing a straightforward user interface, giving the average person greater access to this powerful new technology.
Children and the elderly are featured in the pitch (below) to give you a sense of the product's accessibility. As of writing, the project has nearly reached it's goal of $50,000, with almost a month still to go for funding the future looks bright. Check it out here:


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GAP stores sell t-shirt designed by UAFS student
A t-shirt with a design by Danielle Kling of Muldrow, a University of Arkansas at Fort Smith graphic design student, is on sale at more than 100 GAP retail stores across the U.S.
The retailer ordered 15,000 units of a T-shirt design Kling made in her UAFS digital Illustration class, as part of a project where students submitted designs into a weekly contest on Threadless, an online clothing retailer that sells designs created by users.
Her design, a blueprint diagramming a spiderweb titled "Web Construction," did not win the contest. But GAP, which had partnered with Threadless to sell the website's clothing merchandise at select GAP locations across North America, sent her an email "out of the blue" expressing interest in purchasing it.
Kling, who is a junior at the University, was eager to hear what they had decided, but it took several agonizing months to hear back.
"I checked my email every single day after I signed the contract, hoping to hear back with good news," she said. "I hadn't heard anything back and started to assume that mine hadn't passed through."
Then, about seven months after receiving the first email, she received a $1,500 check in the mail with a royalty payment.
"I'm not ashamed to admit I screamed," she joked.
The idea for the shirt came to Kling one day at her house when she was sketching concepts for a design. While brainstorming, she noticed a spider outside her window that had been there for nearly a week.
"As I thought about him building that web, the idea for a web blueprint came to mind," she said.
Travis Brown of Fort Smith, assistant graphic design professor at UAFS, said Kling is "a valuable student in our art department."
"She had the concept for the shirt immediately after I gave the assignment and produced the artwork well before the deadline," he said. "But that's not unusual for Dani. She invariably comes to class with work prepared early enough for critical feedback. She's an excellent communicator during critiques, and her classmates appreciate her in class."
The shirts are for sale at locations in three countries across North America – the U.S., Puerto Rico, and Canada – and in approximately 30 states in the U.S. The nearest GAP + Threadless retail stores carrying Kling's shirt are in Tulsa, Okla., and Dallas, Texas.


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Hi all,
I'm new to the world of Mac OSX an am looking for a decent editor for python. Atom seems to be the new thing, and Sublime more mature. But Atom is compatible with Sublime and seems to work the same way for me.
I like Sublime better for slightly better speed, Atom better for extensibility. Also Atom seems to be developed very quickly while Sublime development has stopped. Also it costs money, while atom is free and open source. But Sublime has minimap. But Atom has...
You get the point
Please help me choose my long term editor.
TextMate2 is an excellent choice as well.
I think Sublime Text, as awesome as it is, has just stalled and there's quite a few outstanding bugs that you then have to live with. Atom has even more bugs currently, but the pace of development is staggering.
I am setting up a sub-business for plugin writers, so it's obviously very important to me to pick the editor I believe has the brightest future with the most users, and in the long term I think atom will win out. The strong SCM integration is just something people want.
Since your question is Atom or Sublime, i guess it should posted on Atom board.
Funny how there is exactly zero posts on Atom board that ask things like this.
Huh? Atoms' future is not in question, so that explain that...
To use Atom do you not have to subscribe to Github? I do subscribe I'm not a hater but my understanding was that was part of the deal. I'm happy to be corrected.
I'm using the unofficial Windows builds, and I didn't have to subscribe to anything.
Not a fan of Atom. It seems a bit sluggish and it's configuration interface is... lacking... in many ways (come on, if you're going to have a GUI-ish config interface, at least provide a pop-up font menu to set your editor font, or, at the very least, display what the current font is).
Sublime is blazing fast and its speed does help compensate for some of its shortcomings in other areas (which may or may not be shortcomings in your opinion -- a lot of this is a matter of personal taste).
If you don't want to use Sublime as a Python editor, I'd look at Komodo Edit. It's also free and open source, actually has a usable configuration UI, is scriptable in Python (a la Sublime), has a minimap, etc. It's not as fast as Sublime, but it is faster than Atom (though not as fast as Sublime) and between Atom and Komodo, I'd definitely pick Komodo.
Between Sublime and Komodo, it's a trickier decision as both are great editors IMHO with their own strengths and weaknesses. Sublime wins for speed, some of the really cool features with it's keyboard-based UI, and the great plugin community/selection. Komodo wins for price (free), open source (if that matters to you), and configuration UI (while I like the idea of plain text configuration files and have no problem with the JSON syntax for them, I still think a proper config UI is a good thing to have in addition to just editing the config files directly). Komodo also has some configuration settings that Sublime (at least out of the box -- perhaps the added functionality is available via plugin) lacks.
For serious Python work consider Jetbrains Pycharm. Between Atom and Sublime the issues are 1) Atom is web based, slow, and still rough, but has a big future, 2) Sublime is mature, polished but the future is up in the air as there is a single dev who went underground.
Atom does have minimap:
You seem to have a good handle on the current state of both editors and their strengths and weaknesses. I've been splitting my time between Sublime and Atom. Atom is slower to startup, but I don't feel any problem while editing. Sublime still feels more polished. If I was starting from right now and hadn't purchased a license I would go with Atom. It has a brighter future, but that's just me.
I dislike the atom mini-map. It's an overlay instead of being an actual part of the editor, so long lines run under the map instead of wrapping at the edge of it.