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Mission Valley developers pour cash into San Diego State measure
Matt Potter 6 p.m., Nov. 21
It's official. Democratic Mayor Bob Filner wants to appoint himself to the board of directors and the executive committee of the San Diego Association of Governments, otherwise known as SANDAG.
And Filner, a former member of Congress and veteran of its hardball political spoils system, has made sure his fellow Democrats at city hall will share the wealth.
As noted here last week, payment for the outside board appointments have long served as a quiet source of optional extra cash to supplement council and mayoral salaries, and have been spurned by councilman Kevin Faulconer, a Republican, as a waste of tax dollars.
The latest appointment news is contained in a disclosure filing posted online yesterday by San Diego City Clerk Elizabeth Maland, entitled "Proposed 2013 Appointments by Bob Filner."
The SANDAG board position carries a per meeting stipend of $150, for a total potential annual payment of $3,500, according to the filing.
If Filner can't attend a meeting, his first alternate is fellow Democrat, councilwoman Marti Emerald, who would be able to claim the cash.
The SANDAG executive committee spot pays $100 per meeting. Besides naming himself to that spot, Filner has designated Emerald as his first alternate and Democrat Sherri Lightner second. Total potential annual payment is listed as between $1001 and $2000.
Yet another council Democrat, David Alvarez, is also listed as a Filner-appointed SANDAG board member, with Democrat Sherri Lightner first alternate, and the GOP's Scott Sherman second alternate.
Another disclosure posted online by the city clerk, entitled "Proposed 2013 appointments by Todd Gloria," lists Filner as Gloria's choice for SANDAG board, with Emerald as alternate. Gloria himself is also listed as a member of the SANDAG board, with the GOP's Lorie Zapf as first alternate and Democrat Lightner second.
UPDATE: Our sources on scene report that a dispute broke out between Filner and his fellow Democrat and city council president Gloria during this afternoon's council meeting over who had authority to name SANDAG board members. After a private meeting between Filner and Gloria, the discussion of appointments was reportedly continued until next Monday. As soon as the video replay goes up on the city's website, we expect to have more.
MORE: Filner testified before the city council, directly addressing Gloria:
"Under our charter, the City Council president -- as much as we love him -- does not have the authority to appoint SANDAG representatives, so you are taking up an item which is contrary to our charter."
"Now, in my belief, the mayor has the authority to appoint the SANDAG representatives subject to council confirmation. It is a joint appointment in that respect -- you can turn down anything I say -- you have the free vote.''
After a closed door meeting with Gloria, the mayor returned to the open session and said:
It should not have gotten to this point and we apologize to the council.
Filner added that he and Gloria, "will try to do this in a better way."
Thank you for this reporting, Matt. Compared to what can be read about this elsewhere, your account is informative and unbiased. The reporting of the closed door meeting and of Filner's subsequent statements provides a broad picture of the proceedings. It seems that what happened is a great example of how good, honest government should and can work. And compared to "elsewhere," your link works!
The enmity toward Filner, as expressed in the always slanted headlines and reporting elsewhere, is disheartening. You remember: the elsewhere people loved their "Gentleman Jerry." They can't handle a truly strong mayor, primarily because he has a D after his name, and their main line of attack is constantly and tiresomely to portray him as uncouth/abrasive/disagreeable. That Sanders screwed over the residents and neighborhoods for his entire reign matters not, to the elsewhere reporters; that he did it quietly and politely gave him a pass with them. Not where I live.
According to our City Charter Mayor Bob Filner has the "SOLE AUTHORITY" to appoint City representatives to outside agencies. Gloria and Zapf conspired with the City Attorney's office to challenge the City Charter authority, "rights, powers, and duties" of the voter-approved Strong Mayor form of government. Specifically our City Charter Sections 265(b)(11 and 12). Pages 2 and 3 state:
"Section 265: The Mayor
(b) In addition to exercising the authority, power, and responsibilities formally conferred upon the City Manager as described in section 260, the Mayor shall have the following additional rights, powers, and duties:
(11) As provided for in Charter sections 41 and 43, the authority to appoint members of City boards, commissions, and committees, subject to Council confirmation;
(12) Sole authority to appoint City representatives to boards, commissions, committees and governmental agencies, unless controlling law vests the power of appointment with the City Council or a City Official other than the Mayor;"
City Attorney Goldsmith's December 21, 2009 Report to the City Council RC-2009-33 "Authority to Make Appointments to Outside Organizations under the Mayor-Council Form of Governance" stated 16 times that then-Mayor Sanders had the sole authority to appoint SANDAG representatives.
Video start time: 1 Hour 16 Minutes.
Thanks, LP. That's excellent info. I have no doubt that Filner, having served his constituents well and long in the House, knows how to deal with people who want to blur rules and confuse the issue. Filner will be well-versed in the regs and rules. And, he's got Donna! Gloria has practiced the art of obfuscation without challenge, and had better realize that he can't continue sleazing his way through. The City Atty's office is horrendous and plays the same obfuscation game, to whatever end serves their purpose, law and rules be damned. But Filner will deal with them all, I trust.
Not sure I understand the headline on this article. Why should it be controversial that elected officials get appointed to an Association of Governments? Those are exactly the people that I would expect to be appointed, not downtown developers.
The video tape is up, and it is better than anything on prime-time. See the City Attorney's true colors! See Todd Gloria in his glasses! See the council members who forgot that Filner won the election! See a real person with strength, facts, and persuasion, our new mayor and a new way of doing business in the City of San Diego.
The video is fantastic. Go Filner! He knows how to debate and argue, he has the facts, he is thorough. This is going to be a great Mayor. http://granicus.sandiego.gov/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=3&clip_id=5618
Watched the session. I almost cried with feelings of gratitude for Filner for pointing out the evasive, incorrect words by the Dep City Atty. It reminded me of the many times in the past 8 years that some Dep City Atty sat up on the council dais and lied, twisted words, purposefully confused, or skirted the questions, to achieve an end that Sanders or someone from the council or Planning or Econ Dev depts wanted. ...Oh, how sweet to have a mayor who is shrewd and calls a spade a spade and clearly states the truth, the law and the facts. I am just ecstatic! I'm sure there are some good Dep City Attys, but they have yet to appear in council meetings. I mean, so many truly ignorant, ill-spoken, confused DCAs have been seen, and have been willing to lie or evade and follow the lead of a councilmember who wants them to say certain things to some end, that it's hard to believe that any really competent and honest ones exist. Maybe things will change. And the opining will become strictly honest and correct. Under Goldsmith, the laws have always been "interpreted" ito serve a twisted interest.
The amateurish attempt by Todd Gloria to wrest power from Filner was amazing to watch. Gloria is in waaaaay over his head. He kept trying to maintain the upper hand by calling the smaller shots, his last error being to direct his and Filner's staff to hash it out. Bam!
It was hilarious when Todd tried to cast Filner's nominations as "defective" (for holding a vacancy for someone from the new D4; not a defect, opined the DCA), and when Lightner pointed out that actually Todd's nominations are defective (like, for illegally nominating too many of the same people for positions).
Also wonderful when Todd pulled out the old "Form 1472" dodge. Heads up Mayor Filner: in council politics, 1472s are the last refuge of the day's scoundrel. Obviously, at 5 pm last Friday, Todd, not having Filner's 1472 with nominations, could have picked up the phone (or had his staff do it) and called Filner to remind him to submit it. But NO!!! Amateur Todd sees that as his big chance to make and docket HIS nominations (which he likes to refer to as "appointments").
You are working with a real politician now, Todd, and a real Democrat. Better get used to it. You really lost out on your big power play and look very foolish and small. Filner referred to "trying to work with Gloria for ~15 years" (Gloria was Rep Susan Davis' aide) ...would love to know some of that history.
Good job, Mayor.


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EXPECTED: Apple is expected to unveil a smaller iPad on Tuesday.
DIMENSIONS: Tech bloggers and analysts expect a device with a screen measuring 7.85 inches on the diagonal, making it about half the size of the regular iPad. It would be slightly larger than the 7-inch tablets from Amazon and Google.
UNKNOWN: The price. Most of the guesses range from $249 to $299, but the blog Boy Genius Report said Monday that the price would be $329.


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Poetic justice.
Newsbuster's Noel Sheppard has a good round-up of Tingles previous attacks on how he believed Palin would do on Jeopardy.
Then on January 12, 2010:
They find these empty vessels who know nothing about the world! Nothing about foreign policy! Who immediately begin to spout the neo-con line. I read her book — it's full of that crap. . . . It's unbelievable how little this woman knows!. . . Don't put her on Jeopardy!"
And again on November 2, 2010:
"Senator, do you think Sarah Palin is qualified to be President of the United States?. . . If she were on Jeopardy! right now and the topic was national government, American government generally defined, would she look like an imbecile, or would she look okay? Does she know anything?"
And finally on January 19, 2011:
"I'd like to see her on just a couple of episodes of Celebrity Jeopardy! or It's Academic Mac McGarry to just see if she knows anything."


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As in every year, the rosters that are selected for the Futures Game never end up representing the actual roster of players who make it to the game. This year is no exception, as major league promotions and injuries have taken their usual toll.
For example, did you know Cardinals outfield prospect Colby Rasmus was supposed to be in the game on the United States team? Well, that's because he was selected to replace Twins outfielder Denard Span, who was called up to the big leagues, but then had to be replaced himself because of a hip injury. So he was only a phantom member of the team for a week or so.
Rasmus' injury means Jamie D'Antona of the Diamondbacks will take his place. D'Antona's selection reflects one of the different aspects of this year's game, with USA Baseball selecting the United States roster as a step in its process of picking the final roster for the Beijing Olympics in August. The players it has picked for the Futures Games represent the younger members of the 60 or so players (non-major leaguers on 40-man rosters) who represent the Olympic selection pool.
So D'Antona, 26, will become one of the oldest players in Futures Game history in his sixth season in the Diamondbacks organization. He's batting .376/.416/.611 at Triple-A Tucscon, and while he's not the prototype for the Futures Game, he does seems like a good Olympic candidate. He can play either infield corner and pitch in at catcher once in a while, as he has this season, and has been a consistent producer with the bat.
With D'Antona's selection, new Indians prospect Matt LaPorta is more appropriately listed in the outfield (he had been originally designated as an infielder).
In other changes to the U.S. roster, Rangers infielder Chris Davis looks like he'll be in the big leagues for a while, so he was replaced by Indians third baseman Wes Hodges, who was batting .315/.386/.475 at Double-A Akron. The only change to the pitching staff came when Giants righthander Kevin Jepsen had to drop out at the last minute. He will not be replaced.


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Missions Won't Appear on the map & game is stuck
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Posted 19 October 2012 - 12:00 PM
I have a problem with the Vice City stories PC edition. I solved all the exe problems and started the game. After the mission "Cholo Victory" the game is stuck. I can't see the Phil icon on the map and once I go to his place there is no pink marker to initiate the mission. The game is stuck and I don't know what to do. I believe I have the beta 2 version of the Vice City Stories. If anyone can help out it will be great.
Posted 20 October 2012 - 10:33 AM
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| I have a problem with the Vice City stories PC edition.
There is no pc edition by Rockstar. In case you have that mod, I believe that's last mission because mod is not finished yet.
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Auditions set for F.A.C.T. summer musical show
Fairfield Area Community Theatre is preparing for its summer musical production, "The 1940 Radio Music Hour."
Auditions will be at 2 p.m. Sunday and 7 p.m. Monday in the Fairfield High School Auditorium.
Directors John Grunwald and Tim Lantz explain a different time is evoked in this marvelously theatrical and winning show — a live broadcast of a "The Mutual Manhattan Variety Cavalcade" on Dec. 21, 1942, from the Hotel Astor's Algonquin Room. Walton Jones wrote this unique production.
The spirit of that bygone era when the world was at war and pop music meant "Strike Up the Band" and "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" — both are in this show — is accurately captured as the harassed producer copes with a drunk lead singer, the delivery boy who wants a chance in front of the mic, the second banana who dreams of singing a ballad and the trumpet-playing sound-effects man who chooses a fighter plane over Glenn Miller.
Other songs include "Chattanooga Choo-Choo," "That Old Black Magic," and "Ain't She Sweet." Many other favorites included of that era are by the Gershwins, Rogers and Hart and Johnny Mercer.
Grunwald and Lantz also explained it was the end of the golden age of swing, and jazz as it is known today was slowly coming to the forefront. While "Ol 'Blue Eyes" Frank Sinatra ruled the airwaves and made the bobbysoxers swoon, artists like John Coltrane and Charlie "Bird" Parker were moving up the ranks to make their indelible mark on the jazz world. It is the remnants of the 1940s that remain today.
"From the music, the movies, the fashion style and of course, the language – it was indeed one of the most memorable decades in American history," said Grunwald and Lantz. "And we want the community to be a part of this production."


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A scheme has been launched to bring empty and abandoned homes back into use across Bedford Borough.
The initiative, launched by Labour concillors at Borough Hall, will secure funding for a new post of empty homes officer.
A meeting last night (Wednesday, June 25) approved the role, with the recruitment process due to begin shortly.
Councillor Sue Oliver, one of the members who campaigned for the post, said: "We went to the Mayor to create a new post and spare money from last year's 'carry over' budget was used.
"We are pressing for the post to be filled as soon as possible."
More than 500 properties in Bedford Borough have stood empty for between 12 months and 20 years, despite a housing shortage which has seen rents and house prices increase due to lack of supply.
Neglected properties can also fall into dangerous states of disrepair and become a nuisance to the owners of neighbouring properties, attracting squatters, vandals and vermin.
Councillor Oliver said: "It makes no sense for houses to stand empty and fall into disrepair when there are so many people in need of a home.
"Unfortunately cuts imposed by the Coalition Government on local authorities have meant fewer staff available to tackle this vital issue.
"By ensuring an officer is employed to specifically tackle this important task we hope to bring more properties in the borough back into use more quickly."
95% of long-term empty homes are privately owned.
Bedford Borough Council has to track down the owner and can offer advice and support to bring the properties back into use.
As a final measure they can issue a Compulsory Purchase Order. Properties in Broad Avenue and Edward Road have recently been bought in this way.
A council spokesman said: "The council works to tackle the problem of empty homes to increase available homes and to avoid the nuisance empty homes can create within neighbourhoods."
The funding for the new position stems from a carry-over budget listed in a report where £70,000 has been set aside under the environment and sustainable communities for a housing development officer.


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I made my de rigueur pilgrimage to the almighty velvet-roped temple of contemporary art, a.k.a. the 2008 edition of the Whitney Biennial. Every other year the cognoscenti mingle with curious tourists and working schmoes and gawk at this supposed art-trend barometer of the now—everything that's hot, all under one roof. However this time around, the action isn't so neatly contained inside the gallery walls of the Whitney. Turns out that the most compelling work—including all of the performance art, music, dance, and all the hybrids in between—takes place at the Park Avenue Armory where you can drink homemade tequila with artist Eduardo Sarabia and listen to Marina Rosenfeld's choral cover version of Ligeti's orchestral piece Lontano featuring 40 teenaged performers. There's also a Brian Eno-style chill space decked out with cots, concocted by DJ Olive. Called Triage, part of Olive's Sleeping Pill series, visitors will be invited to the installation on March 22 for an overnight slumber party offering some deep ambient detoxification. And this is just the tip of the iceberg. Checkout the Whitney's website for the details on events by Gang Gang Dance, Lucky Dragons, and New Humans.
As for the Madison Avenue Whitney headquarters, the gallery exhibition itself isn't that much of a marvel. Sonically speaking, there isn't much happening aside from the audio emanating from various film and video installations peppered throughout the galleries. The most musical application of sound comes from artist Stephen Prina. His The Second Sentence of Everything I Read Is You: Mourning Sex, 2005–07 wafts spatialized guitar picking and the artist's vocals within a fleshy, pink room littered with the four packing crates that the installation's components travel in, adorned with padded monochromatic cushions on top for views to lounge upon. It's like some makeshift comfy spot made by the roadies, so they can take a long, relaxing break during the stage show. The piece is definitely in line with the transient, almost under-construction vibe that a lot of the other works in the galleries exude.
One of my favorite things associated with the Biennial is housed just next door to the museum, in a storefront previously occupied by a high-end shoe retailer. Things might look a little disheveled inside—foamcore-mounted posters, random leaflets, empty takeout containers, laptops, and noise-making toys litter the floor and the folding tables and chairs—but don't let the haphazard appearance scare you away. Definitely go inside. Welcome to the temporary control center of the Bay Area-based collective Neighborhood Public Radio.
When I arrived, there was a slew of teenagers hovering around the front window, most likely lingering from an NPR outreach program. After wading through the mini-crowd, I entered. Far from the hermetically sealed, tech'ed-out recording booths utilized by the national moniker-sharing entity they often mock, this NPR is something like guerrilla art verging on community service. NPR's focus and content is nebulous at best, but this is exactly what makes its impact so powerful—it's a snapshot of the surrounding community with everyone, and I mean everyone from the well-behaved bum asking for change to the adventurous museum trustee willing to drop in, at the helm.
As the door swung closed behind me, I passed NPR's LeE Montgomery interviewing, from what I gathered, a Whitney staff member. Once it was announced that it was the interview subject's birthday, fellow NPR artist Michael Trigilio bounded across the room and grabbed the mic from Montgomery. After a soul-drenched improvised prelude that extended a minute or two too long for comfort, the rest of the crew joined in for a sloppy but damn spirited rendition of "Happy Birthday." I was already having a great time.
I was introduced to photographer and NPR member Jessamyn Lovell and asked her a few routine questions, then she went back to her laptop, a fellow crew member went back to her turkey and swiss sandwich, and I moved on to the wall of noisemaking gadgets on display. Impressive. As the banter around the office continued, I noticed most of the off-mic jokes seemed to center on the number of people listening to the broadcast—or indeed if anyone was listening at all. Lovell announced, "I'm getting tons of IMs from listeners all around the world as we speak." After another comical outburst from Trigilio, Lovell confided that if anyone was actually listening, they'd be thinking, "This is so amazingly weird, but in a good way." My thoughts exactly.
NPR's motto is: If it's in the neighborhood and it makes noise…we hope to put it on the air. And that's exactly what they do. After leafing through some fliers and waiting patiently for his turn, an older gentleman who had the appearance of someone, shall we say, down on his luck, got his chance to deliver a surprisingly succinct rant about Mayor Bloomberg, some database of low-level criminals' DNA he wholeheartedly disagreed with, and the act of spitting on the sidewalk, which became a reoccurring theme as he vented. After his ten-minutes of fame, Lovell tried to get the man's name and number so they could invite him back for a scheduled time slot. No luck. Meanwhile, two musicians were setting up laptops and guitar amps, readying themselves for a live on-air performance. NPR allows anyone from the community to stop by or email them to schedule up to an hour of airtime for their own show, but they leave gaping holes in the time grid to allow passers-by and museum visitors a chance to share their two cents with the world. Rest assured that from moment to moment, whether scheduled or freeform, you never know what you'll be listening to on NPR. By the time I left, they convinced me to come back so they could interview me on the air. While a wandering conversation by an unknown like myself would be of no interest to a national audience, it sure is interesting to hear what your neighbors are thinking. I'm planning to tune in often.


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Surfers or BBers, we have fun, it doesn't matter if your on your stomach or your feet. Do you think the wave thats pushing you gives a damn that your standing or or laying down NO. I personally surf, but hold no grudges against BBers, to each their own. Theres things that BBers do that you wouldn't ever catch me doing. Im not going to risk my board on big shoreys. And im not sure who it is was, but a couple months ago i was out im mid OC for some great swell, and a BBer was tearing it up, getting air, having fun, taking waves nobody else was taking. He finally gets out, and hops to his crutches, because he had one leg didn't stop him from having the time of his life. Theres more important things going on than to be mud-slinging because of peoples personial prefrences. All im saying is that we all have a passion for the ocean, and love riding waves. Why cant we all just get along ,(damn that was cheesy). Peace
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Lets make a deal
P.S. There is enough fighting and bull**** going on in this world, quit causing more!
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who cares, stop worrying about whatever somebody else is riding. I'll ride anything from a sponge to a longboard depending on the conditions and how I'm feeling/
I'm so glad that the community has responded fast and furious to tell "boner" what an idiot he is. It is this attitude that translates to localism and bs like that.
I surfed in warm waters during my teens and twentys. Then I moved to the North and gave it up. Whenever I traveled to a beach I body surf whenever possible...then I decided to get a wettie and a bodyboard so I could go i year round. I've had fun...now I'm buying a surfboard, but I can assure you that I will also carry my fins and bodyboard along....and sometimes, I will still just jump in the water and body surf again
In the end is about the love of waves, the ocean and your fellow human beigns in the water...whatever they are riding...
Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but its how you express them that matters the most... you didnt express your opinion very wisely.
AND there are some bodyboarders who do actually stand up and dont need a surfboard to do so....Keep the negativity to yourself.
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Yea bodyboards are gay enev though i am one we suck so all the mad cool surfers like this guy i bow down cause im a ***** bodyboarder lol o god happy now?
boner guy?
hey jackle....i want your name now.
these guys live in other states.
i dont. keep talking your trash. whats your name? come on ***** boy...i am calling you out...my name is ricky miller i live in va...your a *****....i wasnt going to respond at all but you burned my boy tommy so its on....lets do this. if i dont see a response on here with your name by monday then we will all know whats really up....your just a boner.
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Dragon Age: Inquisition - Vivienne Artwork
The Bioware Blog has posted the next Character Kit this time sharing new information, and artwork on a new companion called Vivienne.
To Vivienne, there are no impractical clothes, only impractical people. Her magnificent attire is a sign of her station, the jewel of the high court of Orlais where wealth, power, and beauty are inextricably linked.
A thousand arrows would pierce her breast before Vivienne would don beaten steel for so base an urge as protection. If one must wear armor, then have it flatter the form. Hide it beneath fine fabrics more becoming of one's status, for steel alone will not protect you from the barbed tongues of Orlais.
To dress for comfort or purpose is a scandal—fashion and splendor are all that matter to Vivienne. Shower yourself in gold, let only the finest silks grace your skin, and wear a king's ransom in pearls and silver upon your feet. Leave the stained tunics and rough cloaks to the commoners and their mud farms–a proper Orlesian climbs mountains in her evening gown, standing taller at the summit in her formidable high-heeled shoes.
Download the guide here
Vivienne Front
Vivienne Back
Vivienne Head (front)
Vivienne Head (profile)
Vivienne Back (details)
Vivienne Waist
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SP/MP: Single + MP
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By Bill Dudley/CBS Radio
She was born in Hawthorne, and raised in South Los Angeles. The daughter of a minister with the voice of a nightingale, she is singer/actress Darlene Love. Sometimes it takes a very long time to get proper recognition. You have heard her on the radio for decades without ever hearing her name. You have seen her as Danny Glover's wife in the 'Lethal Weapon' movies. Finally, after 50 years, there is redemption.
The long overdue film study of back-up singers, '20 Feet From Stardom' won the Academy Award for Best Documentary. Who can forget Darlene's wonderful acceptance speech/song ? One of the many great ladies featured in the film who started as a back-up singer was Darlene Love. In 1962, Darlene formed 'The Blossoms,' a girl group who later would sing behind many great stars including Marvin Gaye, Aretha Franklin, Dionne Warwick, The Righteous Brothers, The Beach Boys,Frank Sinatra, and Elvis Presley. 'The Blossoms' also appeared on the mid 1960's TV music show 'Shindig'.
In 1962, 20 year old Darlene was paid $3,000 to sing a song for producer Phil Spector, with the understanding that if the record became a hit, she would get royalties and credit for it. The song went to # 1, and sold over 3 million copies. The group credited on the label was an East coast group (signed to Spector) called 'The Crystals'. Darlene didn't get her name on the next Crystals song either, "He's Sure The Boy I Love."
A year later, Darlene also contributed strongly to what is considered one of the greatest Christmas albums of all time, 'A Phil Spector Christmas'. Some two decades after its release, Darlene heard what has since become her signature song 'Christmas Baby Please Come Home' on the radio, while cleaning another person's house. This inspired her to begin a long challenge to get both royalties and recognition from Phil Spector.
To quote Darlene directly from the stage of 'The Palm Springs Follies', " Am I bitter. Do I hate Phil? NO! Look where I am, and look where he is." Her reference is to her being ON STAGE, and Phil Spector being IN JAIL, convicted for murder.
I've wanted to see Darlene in person all of my life and finally got to see, hear, and meet her last week. She is a gorgeous 72, and still has that powerful and dynamic voice that amazed me as a child.
Darlene belted out "He's A Rebel" not missing a note just as she had done some 50 years ago. My favorite Darlene song is "Today I Met The Boy I'm Gonna Marry." Before performing it, she said "please tell me how long YOU have been married", and many couples did after the show. Darlene herself has been happily married to the same man for 30 years, unheard of in Hollywood.
Curiously, she wrapped her set with an incredible version of a song that is primarily known as a Tina Turner classic, "River deep – Mountain High." The song was originally intended for Darlene, as most songs of that era should have been.
You can catch Darlene as part of the final 'Palm Springs Follies' until May 18th, (if you can get a get a ticket.) As she has done every Christmas since 1986,Darlene will also sing 'Christmas Baby Please Come Home' for the 29th and final time on 'Late Night With David Letterman' this December, as Dave is retiring in 2015.
Darlene also has a new book, 'My Name Is Love' which accurately documents her long career. Thanks to the success of '20 Feet From Stardom', which is now on DVD, Darlene is very busy these days. In fact, her phone is ringing off the hook. 'Cher' once said: "Darlene is one of the most talented artists I have ever heard" and I totally agree!


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Lesson: Translations
Lesson Objective
Lesson Plan
[Slide 1] I have individual student whiteboards that have grids on the back. Scrap paper will serve the same purpose. Have students try to draw a 3d box. Show off different examples and discuss their strategy for creating it. Introduce the lesson as a new strategy for drawing 3d figures.
Direct Instruction
[Slide 2] name the objective. [Slide 3] Instruct students to draw a box anywhere on the grid [students will now need graph paper instead of scrap paper if you don't have the whiteboards]. Click once. Then tell them to draw another square that does not intersect their original square. Click again. Now instruct students to connect the two figures. Some students will get it right away but some students will connect the wrong vertices. Ask students how they know which corners to connect. Label the four corners MATH. Ask what we could call the other corners so we would know which ones to connect. Students will probably volunteer other random letters. Lead them into M'A'T'H' and explain the use of primes.
Advance to [slide 4]. Name the corners of the orange box PMKN. Then name the corners of the purple box P'M'K'N'. Ask students how we went from P to P'. Ask for each vertex. Most will tell you to just draw a straight line. Play dumb and keep asking. We're trying to get them to say 'go up 2 squares and to the right 5 squares'. Then we want to emphasize that it is the same movements for every vertex.
Guided Practice
Now pass out the notes worksheet. Advance to [slide 5]. Ask students if we can do the same thing with a different shape, namely a triangle. Have students work on their own while you monitor the room to check and correct. Click through to show the example.
Advance to [slide 6]. Ask students what we need to do first. Once they figure out to plot the points, have students work on their own. Check and assess and have student work the problem on the board.
Independent Practice
Advance to [slide 7]. Ask students to give the translation. Move from writing into words to coordinate notation. Move to [slide 8]. Ask students to tell you what the translation is. Then have them finish [slide 8] and [slide 9] on their own.
Advance through [slide 10] and [slide 11]. Guide students to realize they can do the translations by plugging in the x- and y-values and finding the new coordinates without graphing.
In closing, have the students complete the exit slip. We are hoping that students will realize translating is a slide and not a flip. Also, they might remember the name of a reflection or at least what it means. Students can cut off the exit slip and turn in or keep it.
What Worked
This lesson worked really well building on the premise of drawing 3d figures. I think the lesson is scaffolded pretty well and covers the objective from a couple different perspectives.
What Didn't Work
Since we started the lesson by connecting the vertices between the pre-image and image, students continued to do that when doing translations. Also, this would have been a perfect time to introduce the vocabulary terms pre-image and image but I never did. Although I mentioned coordinate notation briefly, I should have put more emphasis on it as a vocabulary term.
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Here's a helpful list of common carpet-related terms and their definitions.
Here's a helpful list of common carpet-related terms and their definitions.
Antistatic: A carpet's ability to dissipate an electrostatic charge before it reaches a level that a person can feel.
Backing: The fabric and yarns that make up the side of the carpet that lays next to the floor. In tufted carpets, there are two types of backing.
Berber: A loop-pile carpet that offers great durability, a full comfortable texture and a casual, informal look. Often, these carpets incorporate flecks of color that contrast with the primary hue. The term Berber has expanded to include many level and multi-level loop carpet styles.
Binding: A special stitch, band, or strip sewn over a carpet edge to protect or decorate it.
Bound Carpet: Carpet that is cut and bound (by stitching or serging around all sides) but not attached to the floor.
Bulked Continuous Filament (BCF): Strands of synthetic fiber (such as nylon or olefin) that have been formed into bundles of yarn. The fibers have undergone a texturizing procedure that makes the formerly straight filaments either kinked or curled.
Cable: Carpet with casual, cut-pile construction featuring chunky tufts and long pile height.
Cushion: The material placed under a carpet for softness and support. It helps reduce noise, increase insulation benefits, and contributes to a softer feel underfoot. Purchasing an incorrect type of cushion may invalidate your warranty. Also known as padding or underlay.
Cut Pile: A carpet in which the yarn loops are cut to create a textured look and feel.
Density: This describes the amount of fiber or yarn in a carpet and how close the tufts of fiber are to each other. In general, the denser the pile, the better the performance.
Filament: A single, continuous strand of natural (such as wool) or synthetic (such as nylon) fiber.
Fluffing: Loose fiber fragments remaining from the manufacturing process that appear on a carpet surface. This condition is remedied by vacuuming and carpet use. Also known as "fuzzing" or "shedding".
Frieze: Tightly curled or twisted yarn that gives carpet a textured appearance good for hiding footprints. Pronounced free-zay.
Fuzzing: Occurs when fibers from the carpet slip out of the yarn with use or sometimes after wet cleaning.
Gauge: The distance between two needle points in knitted or tufted carpet. It is usually expressed in fractions of an inch.
Hand: How a carpet feels.
Heat Setting: A process that sets the twist in a carpet pile with heat or steam. This process allows fibers to hold their twist over time, allowing them to bounce back with great resilience whenever they are stepped on.
Level Loop: The fiber in the carpet is stitched in uncut loops of the same size. It creates a smooth, level surface.
Loop Pile: The fiber in the carpet is looped and uncut. Can be either level loop or multi-level loop.
Pattern Cut Pile: Made from saxony yarn, this carpet features a sophisticated look created by running cut pile and loop pile on a level pile height.
Pile: The visible surface of a carpet, consisting of yarn or fiber tufts in loops that can be either cut or uncut. Also known as the "face" or "nap" of a carpet.
Pilling: A condition, often caused by heavy use, in which fibers from different tufts of carpet become entangled in one another forming hard fiber masses or "pills." These pills can be cut off with scissors.
Plush: A cut-pile carpet in which the individual carpet fibers appear to be cut the same length. The carpet offers a smooth, luxurious surface.
Power Stretcher: A tool used to install residential carpet that prevents wrinkles and ripples.
Primary backing: A woven or nonwoven fabric through which the yarn is inserted by the tufting needles.
Resilience: The ability of carpet pile or cushion to recover its original appearance and thickness after continued use.
Saxony: The carpet fiber loops are cut and twisted to create a relatively dense, consistent look. Saxony carpet presents a smooth, luxurious surface and is generally for formal settings.
Seams: The line formed by joining two pieces of carpet. The pieces can be sewn together or fastened with various seaming tapes or other adhesives.
Secondary backing: Fabric that is laminated to the back of the carpet to reinforce it.
Shading: A change in the appearance of a carpet due to distortions in the orientation of fibers, tufts, or loops that make up the carpet pile. This is not an actual change in the color of the carpet, but a difference in light reflection.
Sisal: A type of woven floor covering originally made of vegetable fibers such as grass and jute. Now synthetic alternatives are available that offer a more comfortable feel as well as interesting textures, patterns, and prints.
Soil Retardant: A chemical finish applied to carpet fibers or surfaces that inhibits the attachment of soil.
Sprouting: The raising up of an individual tuft or fiber above the level of the pile. These may be cut with scissors.
Stitches: The number of yarn tufts per running inch of a single row in a tufted carpet.
Stretch-in: The procedure for installing residential carpet over a separate cushion using a tackless strip with a power-stretcher.
Tackless Trip: Wood or metal strips fastened to the floor near the walls. The strips have 2 or 3 rows of pins angled up toward the walls on which carpet backing is fastened during a stretch-in installation.
Tuft Bind: The force required to pull a tuft from a carpet.
Tufted: A method of manufacturing carpet. Tufts of fiber are inserted through a carpet backing to create a pile of cut or loop ends.
Twist: Winding the fiber around itself to strengthen a fiber's resistance to crushing.
Underlay: The cushion or padding that lays underneath rugs or carpet.
Woven: Carpet that is manufactured on a weaving loom in which the lengthwise yarns and widthwise yarns are interlocked to form a fabric.
Yarn Ply: The number of single fibers twisted together to form a plied yarn.
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The New York Times' Brian Stelter takes a look at the rise of "The Five," Fox News Channel's temporary-turned-permanent replacement for Glenn Beck in the 5pmET hour. Among other things, Stelter takes a look at how the newest addition to the FNC primetime lineup stacks up to its predecessor:
In his final month on Fox, Mr. Beck had an average of 1.6 million viewers; the following month, "The Five" had fewer than 1.3 million.
It has steadily gained audience share since then, and in mid-September Mr. Ailes made the show permanent. So far this month it had 1.6 million daily viewers, matching Mr. Beck's final numbers for the first time.
"Not having a host, just in and of itself, is a departure for cable news," said Mr. Beckel, who commutes to New York weekly from Washington to be on the show. Viewers, he said, "are looking all day long at cable news and they're seeing guest, host, guest, host — and this is a departure from that."


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hello everyone,
i've been using windows live mail to check my hotmail when I use vista. I like it because it downloaded all my emails from my account and organized them into folders exactly how they would be when checked through the web account. is there any program in linux that does the same thing (organization-wise)? I am already using evolution with freepops but I am not very satisfied (evolution is a rather ugly-looking program as well. ).
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NEW YORK (AP) -- ABC had to hurriedly cut a Michael Jackson performance out of a concert special that aired Thursday night at the singer's request, a spokesman said.
Jackson asked for his performance to be cut from the "United We Stand" concert special because Jackson's own concert special is planned later this month on CBS.
Jackson was still to appear as one of several performers in an all-star finale at the end of the show.
His own concert special, taped in New York in September, will air on CBS on Nov. 13.
CBS had suggested that Jackson's CBS special might have to be delayed if he had appeared so recently in a competing network's show, according to The New York Times. The CBS special was timed to be shortly after the release of Jackson's new album, "Invincible," on Tuesday.
Cultural impact of Sept. 11
SEATTLE (AP) -- The cultural impact of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks remains unclear, but the attacks may teach Americans to want more of the truth, says playwright Edward Albee.
Albee, 73, author of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" and "Three Tall Women," said the nation's reaction is unsettled.
"I don't think people have really figured out how they feel yet. It's too early to have a coherent response to what happened, and it's too early for creative people to know how it's going to affect their work."
Albee, who was in town to appear in a lecture series Tuesday evening, told The Seattle Times that he considers "all my plays political, at least indirectly," and believes honesty is at the heart of great art.
"Artists have a responsibility not to lie to people, not to kid them along," he said. "We must tell the truth, even if the truth hurts.
"You know, if anything good can come of this current crisis, perhaps it's that we Americans will lose some of our insularity and our innocence and we'll want more of the truth."
Man of few words
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Billy Bob Thornton has more to say as the narrator of "The Man Who Wasn't There" than his character does in Joel and Ethan Coen's latest film.
Thornton plays local barber Ed Crane, a man of few words who lets his facial expressions and body movements speak for him.
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Just wanted to post up pics of the beautiful board Phil shaped for me.
I can't wait to try it ou this weekend. Phil makes some damn attractive boards, so hit him up if you are looking for a good deal on a custom.
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Nice! (The Gnome will be jealous.)
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Phil is the man. Ripping surfer too. I went to school with him when he was just getting into shaping his own boards, and they rode great even then.
May 23, 2013, 11:55 AM #4
It is a performance egg design, made to handle waist mush to head high clean. This board 'aint made for trimming, like David the Gnome's boards. However, since I am just stuck learning how to be a sheep like the rest of the industry, I am sure it will work.
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Not enough rocker you sheep!
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Yeah I agree, Phil's boards look incredible. I was very close to getting a board made from him at the begining of this year but other life costs (thanks sandy you b%tch.) derailed those plans.
The art on the boards look great too.
Nice board! Don't forget to give us a ride report...
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That's a sweet board! Now, i may have to order one jsut like that. If you don't mind me asking how big are you? I'm 6 foot 250ish pounds and obviously need a barge or something close to that to float me. I can surf in the intermediate category. I'm no Kelly Slater but i'm not a total kook either.


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There are a lot of noddy KOMs but this particular climb is the biggest and steepest one at a popular local spot that sees loads of traffic, and is pretty hard. Starts off with a steep slippery bit that needs to be taken well in the red and then continues for ages when you're coughing up lungs. Quite surprised that it only has 7 repeats though, maybe it's my particular variation though as it goes all the way to the top.
Oldgit - that sounds like a flat road section - I never compete on those because most are set in chaingaings and I am always on my own so I've got no chance.


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Having completed the worst season in WNBA history with a 3-31 record, the Tulsa Shock committed to a new direction during the offseason. After Nolan Richardson proved unable to adopt to the professional game and coaching women, and Teresa Edwards failed to improve the team's performance following a midseason coaching change, the Shock opted for more WNBA experience on the sidelines. Tulsa hired long-time assistant Gary Kloppenburg, who spent 2000-02 as part of Lin Dunn's staff in Seattle and was most recently Dunn's top aide with the Indiana Fever.
So far, the Kloppenburg era has yet to translate into more victories, thanks to a heartbreaking finish Tuesday night in Los Angeles. The Shock, up by four with 10 seconds to play, saw Kristi Toliver make a jumper, Karima Christmas miss both free throw attempts and Toliver nail a step-back three-pointer at the buzzer to steal the victory. Tulsa dropped to 0-4 with the loss, which is tied with New York for the league's worst record, yet has been far more competitive this season than at any point in 2011.
All four Shock losses have come by single digits, and three have been tossups decided by three points or fewer. By contrast, Tulsa never lost by such a small margin in all of 2011. Over the course of the season, the Shock's current point differential would historically translate to around 13 wins. That would surpass the total of nine wins in the franchise's first two seasons in Tulsa.
The Shock has managed that kind of improvement despite playing without franchise center Liz Cambage, who is training for the Olympics in Australia with Lauren Jackson, among others. Tulsa also suffered the worst possible fate in the lottery after last year's 3-31 finish, dropping all the way to the No. 4 pick. Still, the Shock was able to add a pair of top rookies. Tulsa took Tennessee forward Glory Johnson, a terrific rebounder, at No. 4. When Miami guard Riquna Williams dropped to the second round, Tulsa happily added a top-10 talent with the 17th overall pick.
Kloppenburg also helped orchestrate a pair of additions to the backcourt. The Shock dealt Andrea Riley, who was later waived, to the Phoenix Mercury for veteran point guard Temeka Johnson, a steadier hand at the point. Tulsa then brought back guard Scholanda Dorrell, the team's second-leading scorer in 2010, via free agency.
The result is a small, quick roster built to pressure opponents and create shots off the dribble. The Shock's three leading scorers - Johnson, Williams and holdover Ivory Latta - are all 5-7 or shorter. Two of the three play together at most times, and Tulsa compensates for the lack of size with pressure defense - a Kloppenburg trademark inherited from his father, Bob, a Seattle SuperSonics assistant coach during the 1980s and 1990s who developed the SOS pressure defense. Bob Kloppenburg's scheme was responsible for the Sonics finishing with the NBA's second-highest steal total during the 1993-94 season, and his son has put it to equal success in the WNBA.
"Historically, he's been sort of a defensive guru coaching with Lin, either here or in Indiana," said Storm Head Coach Brian Agler.
The Shock has taken the Kloppenburg style to new extremes in terms of forcing turnovers. Opponents are averaging 26.8 turnovers per game - nearly five more than any other team in the league creates. Tulsa also leads the league in steals per game (14.0) and points off of turnovers (27.3, which accounts for more than a third of the Shock's scoring. On Tuesday, the Shock forced Toliver into a WNBA-record 14 turnovers before she became the hero by hitting the winning shot.
"They've obviously extended their defense to create those turnovers - trapping and being aggressive on the ball, being really proactive on the ball side," explained Agler. "It's a matter of whether we'll be able to deal with it or not."
During a preseason matchup in Tulsa, the Storm was not ready, committing 39 turnovers. That came with a makeshift backcourt on the floor, but miscues have continued to plague the Storm early in the regular season. The team had 27 turnovers in the opening loss to L.A. but has made progress since then, turning the ball over a season-low 17 times at Minnesota on Sunday. Playing against the Shock's pressure will guide how the Storm plays to some extent.
"We want to make sure we have experience on the floor, multiple ballhandlers on the floor," Agler said, "but we also want to make sure we space the floor and move the defense in unison. We've been working a lot on that."
The Storm must take advantage of Tulsa's other weaknesses. The Shock has been one of the league's worst rebounding teams, allowing opponents to rebound 38.7 percent of their own misses. Opposing teams also make better than 50 percent of their shot attempts when they can avoid turnovers. Beating Tulsa's pressure for threes and scores in the paint rather than merely breaking it will be key to the Storm's success.
|A complementary player in Phoenix, Johnson has taken on a much larger role in the Shock's offense. In fact, she leads Tulsa in scoring at 14.8 points per game in addition to handing out 6.3 assists a night (third in the WNBA). Johnson has never before averaged double figures during her WNBA career. Free throw attempts are one sign of Johnson's increased aggressiveness. She's gone to the foul line 18 times so far, putting her on the verge of matching last season's total of 22 attempts in 30 games. Sue Bird has historically matched up well with Johnson defensively, but now must also deal with Tulsa's pressure defense.
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New Celtic signing Victor Wanyama is eyeing silverware with the Hoops after rejecting interest from Aston Villa.
The 20-year-old Kenyan snubbed Alex McLeish to sign a four-year contract at the Parkhead club in a deal reportedly worth £900,000 to Belgian side Germinal Beerschot.
Wanyama made his Hoops debut when he came on against Cardiff City in the midweek friendly in Wales and is looking to push for trophies this term.
He said: "Aston Villa were interested but I chose to come here.
"I chose Celtic because I really wanted to win trophies and Celtic are a great club, an historical club.
"European football was another reason. Aston Villa aren't playing in the Europa League and Celtic will be.
"It was an easy choice for me."
Wanyama, who is in Neil Lennon's squad for Sunday's SPL opener against Hibernian at Easter Road, chose number 67 to show his appreciation to the Celtic team which beat Inter Milan in the final of the European Cup in 1967.
He revealed that he sought career advice from his brother, McDonald Mariga Wanyama - who plays for Inter.
Wanyama said: "I spoke to my brother and he helped me to choose Celtic.
"He told me this was a great step for me and I would have the chance to win trophies."
Meanwhile, Celtic manager Neil Lennon has joined Terry Butcher in criticising the early start to the SPL season.
With a view to improving Scottish clubs' chances in Europe, the new campaign begins this weekend but Butcher described it as "farcical", claiming that most clubs have still not assembled their squads.
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Celtic boss Lennon backed his Inverness counterpart, saying: "It's too early. I can understand the reasoning or the thinking behind it.
"But we finished on the 21st of May and we were back in on the 23rd of June and the season is starting on Sunday.
"Physically they are all right but you wonder about mental fatigue kicking in, maybe not early in the season but maybe later on in the season so we have to be wary of that."


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Maurizio Bettini, Professor of Greek and Latin Philology at the University of Siena, Italy, will give a public lecture on Monday, April 18th: "From market to metamorphosis: Cultural images of 'translation' in Rome." The lecture will be at 4:30pm in Swift Common Room.
Ryan Coyne, Assistant Professor of the Philosophy of Religions and Theology, has received a 2016 Manfred Lautenschlaeger Award for Theological Promise.
Join us Tuesday, April 5, 4:30 pm in our Common Room, for a public lecture by John Cottingham, "Transcending science: humane models of religious understanding."
Spring is in the air and Spring Quarter classes are now available.
Francis Robinson, Mellon Islamic Studies Initiative Visiting Professor in the Department of South Asian Languages and Civilizations, will give a public lecture entitled "On the Building of Islamic Societies from Below Since 1800." VIDEO NOW AVAILABLE
This Friday we welcome Prof. Meira Kensky, PhD'09, for two special Craft of Teaching in the Academic Study of Religion events.
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Honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and reflecting on our collective responsibility to work towards a more equitable society.
Divinity School PhD candidate and current Marty Center Junior Fellow Philippa Koch has been awarded the Sidney E. Mead Prize by the American Society of Church History. The Mead Prize honors the best unpublished essay by a doctoral candidate or recent graduate, and the award includes publication of the essay in the ASCH journal Church History.


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The Hillbrook School on Marchmont Drive has been at odds with its neighbors recently over expansion plans, but when a fire broke out at the school on July 26, it was alert neighbors who saved the day. Now school officials are praising the people who notified the fire department.
Hillbrook spokeswoman Debbie Dembecki said the fire broke out at about 6 p.m. The cause has not been determined.
Dembecki singled out one neighbor in particular, Jon Witkin, who called the fire department and then used a garden hose to wet things down.
"We know Jim was very active in rallying the neighbors," Dembecki said. "The real pleasing part is the response from the fire department. They had the whole thing contained in 10 minutes. Everything came together, and they prevented it from being worse."
The outdoor stage was gutted and a building behind the stage was scorched. "We were really lucky," Dembecki said.
She added that the fire will not affect classes when students return to school on Aug. 27.
Another Hillbrook staff member, Nicholle Cabarloc, also commended the firefighters and police officers who saved teaching materials by moving them to safety in "bucket brigade" fashion.
And head of school Mark Silver said, "We are incredibly grateful for the quick and thorough response of firefighters and also to our Hillbrook neighbors whose quick actions may have saved Hillbrook School. The fire was contained to the outdoor stage and while it is a loss, we realize in these hot, dry conditions, the fire could have been so much worse. It reminds Hillbrook of how fortunate we are to be a part of a caring community."
This isn't the first time Hillbrook's neighbors have helped battle a blaze at the school. "In 1947 neighbors also pitched in to help Hillbrook when fire ravaged a building known as 'The Big House,' a 10-room dormitory," Dembecki said.
Hillbrook was a boarding school back in 1947, and neighbors then took in students to stay at their homes.


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Pooch owners walk for SPCA
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Though she was slowed down by two dislocated hind-knees, six-year-old Pomeranian Baby Eve was determined to march Stanley Park on her own furry legs Sunday during the annual BC SPCA Paws for a Cause fundraiser.
"We actually brought a buggy for her for the walk, but she would have nothing to do with it," laughed Debbi Austin, Burnaby SPCA animal control officer.
More than a thousand attended Vancouver's walk - each donating a minimum of $25 - one of 34 locations throughout B.C.
The Pomeranian was among a number of critters brought along by the SPCA for potential adoption.
The tiny pooch was recovered as a stray more than a month ago, apparently a runaway. SPCA caregivers managed to find the owner, but the price to fix Baby Eve's dental and knee problems, a possible birth condition, were too high.
Her throat is also injured, a possible side effect of tight collars when she was young.
"You can't help but fall in love with her, she's the coolest dog. She was just barking, she does her little twirl," Austin said.
Baby Eve is now nearly up for adoption, after spending the last two weeks with a "foster" SPCA family, but has to first undergo surgery.
Other events of the day included an obstacle course for dogs, a chow-down competition, and an owner-dog look-a-like contest.
The SPCA hopes to raise $1 million.


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I hadn't really been very particular about earl grey until I tried this one. Now I seem to be on a mission to find a similar non-limited release grey.
This earl doesn't hide the tea under the Bergamot flavor, and it's not a citrus extravaganza, which for some reason I can only really enjoy on hot summer days (don't ask why, I don't know either).
For me I can get 2.5 steeps out of it, with the last .5 being drinkable depending on the alignment of the stars and some variation of the previous steeps that I've been unable to work out. It's my relaxing mid-morning to early afternoon pick me-up and I'm going to be seriously miffed if I can't find a replacement before A&D runs out.


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The hotel is adjacent to the Cairo Museum (Tutankahmun's Treasures) and is on the banks of the Nile and near the metro.
Bad Points
Traffic is horrendous, it is near impossible to cross roads. The (free) safety deposit is at reception not in-room.
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The luxury Nile Hilton Hotel is now a little jaded in decor but the friendliness and efficiency of the staff more than make up. The rooms are large and very comfortable and most have a spacious balcony. There is a large selection (about 6) of restaurants and bars and an adjacent, connected, shopping mall. For Europeans hotel meals and services are excellent value and service is always excellent. The hotel will arrange an agent to meet you at Cairo Airport (a must as they will get you through immigration and customs!) and provide a chauffeur car to the hotel for about 20 US dollars.
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TORONTO - Head coach Aron Winters fearless match approach and tactical adjustments influenced Joao Platas late game-winner in a 1-0 win over Salt Lake on Saturday night, lifting TFC to its first league win since June.
But the match summary appeared vastly different depending on the dressing room.
I think we did enough (to win), Salt Lake head coach Jason Kreis said, a comment echoed by most of his players.
It was pretty one-sided, Canadian international and RSL midfielder Will Johnson added.
As far as opportunities go, its difficult to argue.
Through 90 minutes, the Reds created just two opportunities inside the penalty area a harmless Ty Harden header and a first-half blast from Peri Marosevic while the Royals manufactured at least nine decent chances in front.
If it werent for Marosevics individual effort, the match likely would have ended scoreless despite Salt Lake striking paint multiple times.
If you watched the whole game and the possession we had against a very good opponent, everyone is forgetting that Salt Lake is good, Winter said. Every game, there is progression and improvement.
But progress in parts of the field continues to be overlooked by defensive lapses that Salt Lake failed to convert.
Torontos defence produced several first-half giveaways and poor decisions that could have put the game out of reach.
Mistake-free since his arrival, in the 25th minute, Torsten Frings turned over possession at the back which led to RSLs Fabian Espindola striking the bar.
Minutes later, Espindola ran in on goal after a harmless clearance inexplicably skipped over Andy Iros 6-foot-5 frame.
If we score some of those chances, things look completely different, Kreis said. In my opinion, again, (we) controlled the match.
But as the Salt Lake bench boss reiterated, the game is cruel sometimes.
And all it took was a half-chance from Plata to keep the Royals winless, and scoreless, at BMO Field in five league visits.
Although the Reds failed to orchestrate more than a few chances in front, Winter is certainly correct in saying the club continues to improve at certain spots on the field.
Toronto was decent in possession from box-to-box and doesnt resemble the club Salt Lake dismantled six weeks ago.
Look no further than Platas 77th-minute winner to learn of the massive offensive adjustments that have been made.
Marosevic did extremely well to hold off two RSL defenders before circulating the ball wide to an overlapping Matt Stinson. Stinsons cross fell to Plata at the opposite side of the penalty area before he beat Johnson to the inside.
The most undervalued aspect of the goal was Marosevics hunger to get back into the play by making a darting run across goal that rooted Nick Rimando as Platas driven cross slid into the side netting.
Would Maicon Santos the player Marosevic replaced have offered up the kind of energy that undoubtedly created the end result of Platas effort?
Absolutely not.
While TFCs defence is still a liability, even Julian de Guzman is starting to look comfortable with players such as Frings and Eric Avila sharing responsibility centrally.
And theres hope for the first time that if TFCs front office can track down a pair of defensive difference makers after the season, the playoffs might no longer be a distant dream.
After all, a five-game unbeaten run was unthinkable a month ago.
Fearless adjustment
Although the Reds started in what appeared to be their accustomed 4-3-3, with Danleigh Borman and Stinson playing extremely high and tucked in at times, Winter moulded his system into a 3-4-3 in an effort to disrupt RSLs productive midfield.
While Toronto was exploited on a few occasions through the middle of the defence, the system worked well to prevent Salt Lakes outside backs from getting forward and providing width through Chris Wingert, Tony Beltran and Johnson.
Make no mistake about it, RSL had chances it could have scored on. But Winters tactics made RSLs attack somewhat one-dimensional and presented a challenge Salt Lakes management couldnt fully prepare for.
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With Stefan Frei resting with a slight knock, second-choice keeper Milos Kocic put his critics to rest. Other than a poor decision to come off his line during a corner kick in stoppage time, Kocic was solid throughout and provided the game-saving stop on Johnsons full-volley minutes from time Seemingly out of the picture just weeks ago, Borman had his best outing in a TFC kit to date. Winters 3-4-3 adjustment allowed the South African more freedom to get forward with less defensive responsibilities. Along with several solid tackles, Borman combined well with Plata down the left side Winters decision to pull Iro in the 65th minute was an adjustment that may have saved two points. Whether it be fitness or a lack of concentration, late-game blunders have plagued Iro since his arrival from Columbus Substituting a healthy central defender is extremely unusual, but appeared to pay dividends. Harden made at least two game-saving sliding tackles following his entrance that likely preserved three points.


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Kansas Schools Prepare For Allowing Guns on Campus
Associated Press - October 11, 2015 8:08 am
A mass shooting this month at an Oregon college added a sense of urgency for Kansas educators who are studying ways to comply with a law that will allow concealed guns on public university classes in their state.
The Personal and Family Protection Act approved by Kansas lawmakers in 2012 gave public universities a four-year exemption to start complying with the law. The act overrode local gun ordinances statewide and required concealed-carry permit holders to take their weapons into almost all public buildings.
The Wichita Eagle reports the Kansas Board of Regents is studying how to best implement the law.
Regents chairman Shane Bangerter says dormitories and sports stadiums pose the biggest issues because of all the entrances and the number of people who use them.
This might put a crimp in the Feds' gun confiscation plans…when the intended victims start firing back at the Manchurian Shooters…


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The distance between Seoul, South Korea, and Lorain is some 6,700 miles, but South Korean trade practices hit close to home.
The 108 layoffs at U.S. Steel's Lorain Tubular Operations in February were partially blamed on South Korea allegedly "dumping" steel on U.S. markets. Dumping refers to foreign nations subsidizing domestic industries such as steel. This allows the companies to export steel at artificially low prices that U.S. companies can't compete with.
"American steelworkers are among the most talented in the world," U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Cleveland, said in a Tuesday news release after meeting with U.S. Steel CEO Mario Longhi and United Steelworkers President Leo Gerard in Washington D.C. "But in order for the industry to compete, our companies and workers must be given a level playing field. We cannot stand by while countries like South Korea unfairly dumping steel in the U.S. market, putting American jobs in jeopardy."
Brown, co-chairman of the Senate Steel Caucus, called on the U.S. Department of Commerce to impose tariffs on South Korea. In February, the department imposed tariffs on eight countries but didn't include South Korea. A final decision is expected by August, according to a department news release.
With the layoffs, Lorain Tubular employs 586 unionized workers and 105 managers, according to Sara Cassella, a U.S. Steel spokeswoman. Cassella wouldn't say if or when the workers will be recalled. Tom McDermott, United Steelworkers Local 1104 president pro-tem, didn't return calls.
Besides lost jobs, trade practices can also mean less local revenue. U.S. Steel is one of Lorain's largest employers. It paid about $1.7 million in taxes in 2012 and is expected to pay more than $2 million in taxes for 2013, according to Mayor Chase Ritenauer. Ritenauer said in a Tuesday email that he supported Brown's call for tariffs.
U.S. Steel, which employs 24,000 workers nationally, is one of the companies that filed a complaint with the department. "The evidence in this case clearly shows (steel) products are being illegally dumped in what remains the most open and attractive market in the world at prices below fair value and in ways designed to circumvent our trade laws," Longhi said in a news release.
The criticism comes near the two-year anniversary on March 15 of the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement. The Obama administration said the agreement has increased U.S. exports of manufactured goods like cars to South Korea which helps the steel industry.
However, Brown and free trade critics like Lori Wallach, Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch director, say the numbers are being distorted. Brown, in a March 12 letter to Ambassador Michael Froman, U.S. trade representative, said South Korea exported 752,675 cars to the U.S. in 2013.
The U.S. exported 27,353 to South Korea. "It is critical we address any unfair trade practices quickly," Brown wrote.
Wallach said in an interview that the U.S. exported just 3,400 more Cadillacs, Chryslers and Fords to South Korea between 2011 and 2013 while getting inundated with imports.
"We're getting rid of existing jobs with the flooded imports in automobiles and auto parts and we're not getting new jobs by increasing our exports in a really measurable way," she said. "It really is the worst double whammy."
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative in a March 12 news release said South Koreans are, "buying more U.S. services than ever" and U.S. exports of services between 2011 and 2013 increased 18.5 percent, worth $19.4 billion.
However, Wallach said U.S. International Trade Commission data show the U.S. has lost between 48,000 and 60,000 jobs — including steel jobs — since the agreement. "The Korean FTA has been nothing but bad news for American workers," she said.
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Cold Wisconsin spring keeps Stricker on Tour to work on his game
Steve Stricker can feel for every golfer who has to spend this spring in Wisconsin.
The lasting affect of winter kept courses from opening. It also kept Stricker on the PGA Tour circuit more than he expected.
�My short game is good, but that is something I can�t do at home,� Stricker said last week during the Shell Houston Open. �I can hit balls, but I can�t chip and putt. I just felt like I wanted to continue to play and work on those things.�
So instead of taking a few weeks off in preparation for The Masters that starts Thursday, Stricker stayed out on the PGA Tour.
The Edgerton native and Madison resident played three consecutive weeks in six of the possible eight tournaments leading up to The Masters.
The results were encouraging and did nothing to stop the momentum Stricker has built up the past two years. He missed only one cut in the six tournaments. His worst finish was a tie for 14th in the PODS Championship and his best was a tie for sixth at the World Golf Championships-CA Championship.
That boosted him to seventh on the money list ($1,518,039), sixth in the FedEx Cup points list and third in the all-around rankings.
That leads into this week�s Masters, the season�s first major event, where Stricker has not had success.
He has missed the cut in four of the seven Masters he has played in. His highest finish was a tie for 10th in 2001. That year, he opened with a 66. In the seven rounds he has played there since, he has not broken 71.
�It�s a tough place to play,� Stricker said. �It kind of favors guys that can hit it a long ways off the tee, but then Zach Johnson showed last year that that wasn�t really necessary when he won.�
Stricker struggled at Augusta again last year, shooting rounds of 77 and 79. That was the first time he had qualified for the event since 2001.
�It�s a different feeling going in there,� Stricker said. �There�s a lot of history. It�s a different style of course. The greens are very tough. You have to be on your game.�
The one part of Stricker�s game that he has always been able to count on is his putting. And that, in theory, should make him a contender on the 7,445-yard, par-72 course.
But it seems that Stricker has not been able to carry his putting touch past the Georgia border.
��I�ve struggled in years past putting,� he said. �It�s a tough place to putt for me. I�m spending a little more time on my putting and hopefully it will pay off.��
Stricker will play the first two rounds with Vijay Singh and Stewart Cink. The group goes off at 12:30 p.m. for Thursday�s first round and at 9:23 a.m. for Friday�s second round.
Stricker knows he can still be playing Saturday and Sunday.
�My confidence level is good,� he said. �I know I can compete at a higher level. I�ve shot some really low rounds. I�ve just been a touch inconsistent.�
The Masters at a glance
Site: Augusta National Golf Club.
Length: 7,445 yards. Par: 36-36�72.
Purse: To be determined ($7.4 million in 2007).
Field: 93 players (three amateurs).
TV: Thurs.-Fri., 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., ESPN. Sat., 2:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., CBS. Sun., 1:30 to 6 p.m., CBS.
Interactive: www.masters.org. Live video of Amen Corner starting at 9:45 a.m. Thursday and Friday, 11:45 a.m. on Saturday, 10:30 a.m. on Sunday. Live video of the 15th and 16th holes starting at 10 a.m. Thursday and Friday, noon on Saturday and 11 a.m. on Sunday.
Last updated: 8:59 pm Thursday, December 13, 2012


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