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- Exhibits Opening Reception Enjoy music, free food and the chance for lots of great prizes at The Friday Night Opening Reception in the Exhibit Hall, sponsored by the exhibitors and ALA. The Reception will be held from 5:30 – 7:30 pm on the exhibit floor, and will feature food and music, as well as over 60 gift baskets (valued over $75 each) to be given away by exhibitors on Friday only.
- YALSA Mixer & Tech Playground: Join YALSA on Friday Jan. 23rd from 8-10PM for a fun evening of mingling with colleagues and sampling new technologies for teen library services. Gain hands-on experience with great tech tools such as micro-blogs, DS games and more. Receive personal attention from a "tech concierge" and leave with ideas on how everything applies to your own library setting, no matter how small your budget. Refreshments and fun tech prizes available. Ticketed event, $40. http://tinyurl.com/techplayground
- ACRL Distance Learning Section (DLS) Social ~ Enjoy fellowship over food with librarians you know & those you have yet to meet ~ Saturday January 24, 5:00 - 7:00 PM at the Wazee Supper Club, 1600 15th Street http://wazeesupperclub.com/Home.htm - Register Now! Only $16 per person - includes pizza, salad and non-alcoholic beverages. Online reservation now available at https://marvin.foresightint.com/surveys/Tier1Survey/ACRL/279. Questions? Contact Jane Hutton at firstname.lastname@example.com
- ALCTS Member Reception The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) Member Reception - Saturday 1/24/09 from 6pm - 8pm in Room 503/504 of the Convention Center
- Evergreen "Open-ILS" Automated Library SystemEquinox Software invites you to a special event for friends and followers of Evergreen open source software. Our "Birds of a Feather Nosh Together" get-together will take place Saturday, January 24 from 5:30 PM to 7:30 in the Marco Polo Ballroom at the Hotel Curtis, just one block from the Colorado Convention Center and directly across the street from the Denver Performing Arts Complex.
- Code of Ethics 70th Anniversary Celebration 1:30-3:30 p.m., Colorado Convention Center, Room 207. The Committee on Professional Ethics is pleased to invite you to the 70th anniversary celebration of the ALA Code of Ethics! This free event will feature a keynote speech by author Rushworth Kidder and will also launch ALA's new ethics education initiative. Cake and punch will be provided.
- Freedom to Read Foundation Reception/Author Event 6:30-9:00 p.m., Tattered Cover Book Store, 1628 16th St. in LoDo. Featuring frequently challenged YA author Lauren Myracle. Tickets are $25 and available at http://www.dplfriends.org. All proceeds benefit the Freedom to Read Foundation, the First Amendment legal arm of the library community. Refreshments will be provided, courtesy of Chipotle.
- Technology Showcase Monday, January 26, 2009, 10:00 am – 1:10 pm in the Exhibits. The Technology Showcase is back again this year! Join these exciting companies as they highlight the latest trends in Library Technology. Presentations will occur simultaneously from 10:00 am - 1:10 pm on Monday, January 26. Complimentary refreshments will be served on the Exhibits floor during the presentations.
- Joint Youth Division Member Reception Monday Jan. 26th from 6:00 to 7:30. Finish your day here, mingle with peers and enjoy light hors d'oevres as well as wine and beer, compliments of the sponsor Hyperion Books for Children.


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Interview with Alfred Opp (Part 6)
Conducted by Rita Opp Marchildon
3 February 2008, Richmond, British Columbia
Transcription by Connie Dahlke, Walla Walla, Washington
Surviving Regime Transition
I want to tell a little story from the war - not everything was dark. My brother and I had been alone in the Bromberg apartment for at least a week. We survived on boiled potatoes. I had never cooked before in my life. But I boiled potatoes. None of the neighbors came and asked, "How are you doing" or "Can I help you?" They had nothing to eat themselves. After about two weeks, word got out that there was a bakery open. So the lady from the lower apartment, Mieta Piek, she came up and brought us some soup and bread. Was that ever good! So we ate that. And she told me, "Now let's go and find the bakery, and you stand in line - I'll give you some money." I had no money. "You stand in line for some bread." So I did. I stood in line from 7 AM, but by the time I got to the door the bread was gone. The next day I went to the bakery at 5 AM - I barely made it before the bread ran out. The next day I went at 4:30 AM and made it easily - I brought bread home. But when you stand every day in a line - which I did just about every day - people start asking you questions. Now, me not speaking Polish, what was I to do? They were going to kick me out of the line if I spoke German – they may or they may not. So I started to intentionally stutter. So the people thought, Well, he's a little bit "off." That was fine with me, because as long as they thought that, it gave me a chance to get through. It helped me survive the Polish time, because I couldn't speak Polish! But the stuttering worked!
During your time in Bromberg, you told me about a Russian supply train that came through. Tell me a little more about that.
Actually, that was a very important time for us, and very helpful. What happened was, I went down the street a short ways from our apartment to where there was a main street going through town. As I walked down the street, I saw this supply train with horses and wagons. Some wagons had a booth on them, and some just had just a tarp over. So I walked over to them, because I was always interested in horses. I noticed there was one wagon where there was an old man sitting in the driver's seat. I remember his face very well, as he was cross-eyed. And he was smiling. But what I really noticed were his horses with such shiny skin! This told me that the man took good care of his horses - he brushed and rake-stroked them. The other horses looked rather greyish and tired. But those horses were standing there and he had a canvas bag to feed his horses. So I went over and looked around, and stroked one horse on his neck. The driver saw me do that and said, Idjesuda - in Russian that means, "Come over here." Now, I don't speak Russian but I know a few words from my grandfather Zacher. I was not afraid of him, so I went over to the old man. He had lunch, and he took a knife and gave me a slice of bread. And then I said, Sbosiba - that is "Thank you" in Russian. His eyes lit up, and he looked at me. He said, Karashow. I shrugged and said, Nyada borusky - I don't speak Russian. So he said, Stoja - or something like that. Then he went to the back of his cart and lifted the tarp and brought out a loaf of bread. Now the loaf of bread he had was kind of small, because every soldier got a loaf of bread like that. So he didn't give my anything big - just what lasts for a day. So he gave me that! Oh, boy! I said, Sbosiba, Papa, Sbosiba, Papa! and left. I was so hungry, and I could take it home to my brother. That was such a kind man. I thought, "I will always remember him" and that's why I wanted to mention it here. Sbosiba, Papa - that's what I said.
So the supply trains that you talked about, that came through town –
Well, that actually was what the Russians used to haul small goods. For heavy equipment they used trucks. I have to tell about those trucks. They looked like they were all Model A trucks. They had wooden benches in them - nothing upholstered. No inner trim panels - nothing. I think I may have seen one or two gauges on the dash. So the guys used these trucks.
But what these supply trains were mainly used for was to supply food for the men and supplies for horses - grain or hay or things like that. But don't forget that the front line of the war was only about 15-20 km or so to the west of Bromberg - you could hear shots day and night sounding in the distance. So we were quite safe where we were. We did hear the odd shot in town - there was a lot of aggravation going on - people shooting each other - but not as much where we were. So that's about the supply train.
On the same street, I saw a train with POW's (Germans) going the other way. And they were all guarded by women. I want to tell you about those Russian women. They are tough! I'd rather meet a Russian soldier than a Russian woman. They were looking after security, traffic control - they were assigned to many things. None that I saw wore pants - they all wore skirts, with a blouse over the waist, and a machine gun hanging over their back. The machine guns were only about 2 feet long, with a drum on it to hold the bullet coil. These guns were known by the Germans and by everybody else to be very good. Those guns were slow at firing, and maybe not as accurate as the machine guns Americans had, but if there was a bit of mud in the barrel they would still fire. So that's what they had hanging on their backs. And on their heads they wore nice caps. But they were quite tough, I've been told.
So during this time in Bromberg, the Russians were taking care of their own injured very close to where all the fighting was going on. How did you and your brother, as just children and now you're alone, how did you fend for yourselves?
Well, it was very hard. It was very, very difficult. As a matter of fact, we had potatoes, we had preserves, like compote - fruit. We had some flour, but I had never cooked in my life - I hadn't even boiled an egg. But you know, when your back is against the wall, you learn fast. And did I ever learn fast! So I boiled potatoes. I boiled potatoes into a soup, and I made a little dough. I tried to make Riebele soup like my mom did with little bits of the dough in the soup. I put them in with salt and pepper. But mostly we lived on boiled potatoes and compote.
The Polish people were not allowed to even talk to the Germans. The Poles would even beat up on their own people if they would do that. But the people in our complex were not afraid of that, thank God. So Mieta Piek, who was living right below us with her husband and daughter - she came up and gave us bread and soup, and I stood in line for her, to get bread; which, as I said before, I had to stutter to get my way through.
One other thing I want to tell you is how the Russians felt at that time. I lot of people don't know this. I tried to get out in the street one time - I was looking for something - there was always something that I hoped to find to help us survive. So this one time Mieta Piek said, "Alfred, come over here – I have to tell you something." She said, "Whenever you go out there, don't go near a dead person to see what is in their pockets, because the Russians shoot at anyone who does this." I never thought much of it at the time. Shooting was like nothing to me. But later on it dawned on me - Why? Mieta said the dead people are holy to some Russians, and disturbing them is a sin. You know, believe it or not, they're all Communists, but I have to say the Russians always believed in their religion and Russia - most of them. The young ones are not religious. But they always trusted their mother - their father not so much. But when you say, "My mother" (or Babuschka - grandmother) - that's like when you talk about Jesus. That's the way the Russians held close together in the family.
So naturally, I wouldn't go into the pockets of those dead people! I would never do that. But that was a good warning.
But the other thing was, we were so down on ourselves, we thought, "Well, we'll go to a church. In a church the people will have a heart - they have a soul. They will look at us, two kids - and will say, "Come here, I'll give you some soup." So we went into a church that was known to us. My gosh - what I saw! All the benches were pushed aside - the Russian army had used the church to sleep in. The altar was in one piece, and the crucifix was on it. They had used the pages from some of the songbooks to go to the toilet. The area behind the altar was full of human excrement - it had been used for a toilet. Well, that was another moment that my brother Oskar and I felt lost. So we looked around and saw there was a little booklet sticking out of the debri, and a spoon-like thing about 15 inches long, with a cross on it. I think it was for the holy sacrament that they used to give something. It was a Protestant church, by the way. So we took the little booklet home and also that spoon, and believe it or not, every time that we knelt down by our bed for our prayer, I would hold that little booklet - which I still have - and my brother would hold that spoon. And we felt like we were in church. Truly, we felt that Jesus was with us, holding His hand over us, saying, "Don't worry, children, I'll guide you through safely." And He did.
So from Bromberg, what happened next?
The people in our complex did not report us. But about 3 1/2 weeks later, the Polish Militz – what they called Militz (police) – came around. They were Freedom Fighters turned police, but they had no uniforms. They made a routine check and went from door to door or from house to house to see if there were any Germans left. They came to our door and saw that we were there. So the guy said, "Well, get ready. You'll come with me." But my brother and I were ready, because the people in the apartment across the hall, Mrs. Kaminsky, had said to me, "There will be someone coming - there is nothing we can do - but they will pick you up." So I had packed a little suitcase - a little wooden suitcase. I had a lot of documents in it, and pictures. And I had a bag - for my little brother I had a bag, and I also had a packsack. So I had the little suitcase and the packsack, and my brother had the other bag. All I had packed in it were socks, shirts, and such things. But the only mistake I made - it never dawned on me - I didn't take any spoons or bowls or anything like that, in case we were put in a camp. We certainly didn't go to a hotel, that's for sure! So how do we get the food? It never dawned on me. So anyway, a guy picked us up, and we walked, oh maybe three blocks or four blocks, to a place beside the canal where there was an open field that was used for a Fairgroundat one time. And there were stables; administration buildings were there; and the whole field was surfaced with sand dredged from the Canal and the Brahe river. They took the sand and spread it out there. We had played there a lot - I knew that field like my back pocket. So we were put in there. They had fenced the place in with four wires - barbed wire - they didn't need any more. You just stayed in there, because if you went out you got shot. That's exactly what would have happened. So nobody was foolish enough to go under or over the wires and go out. There were four or six floodlights on this fence - they were dimmed down at night a little bit, but not much, after midnight. A person might go out there and sneak out, but where are they going to run? So that's where we were.
So when we were in that place, there was crying going on day and night because some people had been in there about three weeks, and the kids were crying, hungry. They wanted something to eat, and all they got was soup once a day - literally, a watery soup. My brother and I were lucky. We got into where the animals used to be. Oh, that was very comfortable. From wall to wall, all around, it had straw on the floor to sleep on. But everyone was laying down like sardines. There was no room left. So the guard came in and said to this old man, "Move" -- "MOVE" and threatened to hit him. So the old man moved. So he squeezed me in there. And down a bit again, it was "MOVE" and he said a swear word. So that woman with two children, she moved a little bit, so my brother was there. So between him and me there were two people. We weren't given anything to eat, but I had packed a couple of sandwiches in my pack, so we were OK.
So the next day about noon, they announced lunch - for soup. So everybody was lining up. So as the old man left, he told me, "I'll pick my stuff up and when I come back you can take my bowl and you go." And the lady with the two kids said the same thing to Oskar. So when I went, I was actually lucky that they were serving the bottom part of the soup where all the solid food had settled - I got the thick stuff, and so did my brother. It wasn't bad!
Now, I want to tell you about the outhouse. My God, it was only a ditch with a bar across to sit on and another bar to hold onto. And there was the ditch. Regardless of woman, man or children, that's where you did your thing. And if you went out there at night twice or three times - and some people had diarrhea - next thing you knew the guard came around - not all the time but every once in a while, especially the ones who had too much to drink - and they were beating up on people because they were going out in the middle of the night. It was awful. Human dignity was absolutely written off. And as far as a religious feeling, or a human feeling, or a brotherly love, or a sisterly love, anything of humanity did not exist.
A week later a farmer - a guy came around. Now don't forget, I was not yet 15. I was the oldest male in that camp except for very old men who could hardly walk anymore. The Polish and Russian authorities sent all the German men as prisoners to Russia or beat them up - they made them responsible for what Hitler did. They said, "You could have voted him out, or done something about him." That's what the old man told me, so I believe it. But this farmer came around and he was half-drunk. So he came in with the guards, and a guard said, "Here" and pointed his finger at me. He said, "Come over here." So I went over there and the farmer said in perfect German, "You come with me. You'll work for me." And I said, "Well, I have my little brother here." He said, "I don't want your brother, I want you." Now I was not going to leave without my brother! And I was not afraid one bit! They could beat me to death. I was that close to the end. I couldn't care less. So then farmer said, "No, no - I could use him - he can be of help." Oskar was only eight years old. I was almost fifteen.


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On the January 9 edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends, co-host Brian Kilmeade stated that it was a "great tactic" for police to threaten to shoot a man who was driving a van holding 14 Guatemalan nationals. Kilmeade said, "To me, that works perfect," adding, "I wouldn't be surprised if they teach it in the academies."
Kilmeade was discussing a recent lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union affiliate in Rhode Island against the Rhode Island State Police, which argues that "the state police violated the state's Racial Profiling Prevention Act, as well as the driver and passengers' constitutional rights to be free from discrimination and from unreasonable searches and seizures" when a state trooper pulled over a van for a minor traffic violation but ultimately detained the van's driver, as well as a group of Guatemalan nationals riding in it.
According to a press release by the Rhode Island ACLU regarding the lawsuit, the state trooper threatened to shoot "any passenger" who "attempted to escape from the van," not just the driver, as Kilmeade stated.
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STEVE DOOCY (co-host): Let's tell you a little bit about a story that has garnered the attention of the ACLU of Rhode Island. They have come to the defense of a van full of illegals, who were stopped in a traffic violation in the month of July. Here's what happened: One of these guys was driving a van full of people; didn't make a lane change signal; cop pulled him over, said, "Let me see your driver's license and registration." He gave him some -- somebody's registration, somebody's license, and then he said to the people in the van, "OK, I need to see some ID from you folks." Nobody had any identification that would signify that they were legal American citizens, and so he said, "We're taking a ride."
GRETCHEN CARLSON (co-host): Hmm-mm. Well, now the ACLU has a problem with all of that. They filed a federal lawsuit against the Rhode Island State Police saying that, "Hey, this was racial profiling, number one; and number two, it's a violation of constitutional rights." My question is: Do illegal aliens have constitutional rights?
DOOCY: Sure.
CARLSON: They do?
DOOCY: In Mexico.
KILMEADE: In Guatemala.
CARLSON: In Guatemala. So, you know, apparently, here we go again where the 14 illegal aliens allegedly have more rights than some of us who are actually here legally.
KILMEADE: And the tactic is they're using the driver -- whether he had a phony license or not, at least he had ID. The other 14 didn't. Then he said to the driver, "Tell them to ask them to give ID." They wouldn't give ID. Then he said, "Look, I'm running you over there." He had to leave them for a second. He said, "Listen, all 14 better be here or," he told the driver, "or I'll shoot you." Evidently, the ACLU has a problem with that. To me, that works perfect. I think it's a great tactic. I wouldn't be surprised if they teach it in the academies.
DOOCY: Nobody got out of the car --
KILMEADE: Right.
DOOCY: -- out of the van, so that's the --
KILMEADE: That's the key.
DOOCY: That is the key. Also --
KILMEADE: The honor system doesn't work.
DOOCY: Even though the ACLU is suing on behalf of these guys, constitutionality, civil rights, racial profiling, all that other stuff, it turns out there was an internal investigation at the state highway patrol. They looked into it, and they cleared the trooper -- said that he acted professionally and appropriately and denied racial profiling had ever taken effect on behalf of the trooper. So, he was exonerated, and it sounds like, according to the state police, it's OK. So, they'll probably keep doing it just that way.
CARSLON: All right.
KILMEADE: Hey, [Fox News White House correspondent] Greg [Kelly], what do you think of the tactic -- this is Greg Kelly, by the way. You don't mind if I talk to him? Greg, what do you think of the tactic of telling the driver, "If anyone gets out of the rest -- the minivan, I'll shoot you"?
KELLY: At first, it sounds somewhat harsh, don't you think?
KILMEADE: Harsh?
CARLSON: Yeah.
KILMEADE: Just a little.
KELLY: But, let -- like -- by the way, it's freezing cold here all of the sudden.
DOOCY: OK, stop -- stop complaining.
KELLY: Sorry.
DOOCY: You're the guy who wanted to be a White House correspondent.
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Even though the weather is still on the warm side, it will not deter me from making some good soup. The soup I am posting here is one of my standard ones that at times I like to change thing up a bit. Adding ingredients and swapping out others, but the good thing about this soup and just soup in general is the use of homemade chicken stock.
There was a short article about the use of homemade stock entitled "Broth is Beautiful," by Sally Fallon Morell. Interestingly Sally talks about the importance of stock made at home verses store bought boxes. Check it out, stock is magical and makes your house smell wonderful.
Roasted Squash Soup Recipe
3 pounds squash
2 Tablespoons olive oil
2 medium shallots, diced
2 large garlic cloves, minced
3 medium yams, peeled & cubed
1 large bunch chard, stems removed & torn into pieces
8 cups chicken stock
2 sprigs fresh thyme
1 sprig fresh oregano
2 teaspoons sriracha sauce
1 ½ teaspoon sea salt
Freshly ground black pepper to taste
preparing the roasted squash purée:
1. Cut squash in half and discard seeds.
2. Coat insides with olive oil and roast cut side down in a 350°F until tender, approximately 35 minutes.
3. Once squash is cool enough to handle, scoop flesh into a food processor and purée smooth.
*note: Depending on how dry the squash is, adding a little stock will help the pureeing process along.
preparing the soup:
1. Sauté shallots and garlic in olive oil on medium to low heat until translucent.
2. Add stock and yams. Cook gently until yams are almost tender.
3. Stir in chard and fresh herb sprigs. Simmer until yams are done and chard is tender.
4. Add the squash and season with sea salt, sriracha and freshly black pepper.
*note: Add more stock for a thinner soup or less for a heartier texture.
Chicken Stock Recipe
5 pounds chicken carcasses
1 medium yellow onion, peeled & quartered
1 large leek, sliced into thick rounds
2 large carrots, peeled & cut into thirds
2 large cloves of garlic, split with skin on
1 teaspoon black peppercorns
2 sprigs fresh thyme
12 cups cold water
1. Place all ingredients in a large stock pot and add more water to cover by one inch.
2. Heat stock on medium until stock starts to simmer. Reduce heat to low and continue to gently simmer for 4-6 hours.
3. Strain and discard solids.
4. Cool and remove any fat that solidifies on the surface.
*note: Once stock is fully chilled it may gel up. This is the gelatin from the chicken bones. To use if the stock has solidified, scoop and place in recipes. The stock will liquefy and add a yummy flavor. If you can't find chicken carcases, which are cheap, purchase a whole chicken and use the pulled chicken from that to add to your soup.


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Darvin wrote:On the subject of purchasing the crystal ball:
use once - costs 20 gold / 20 gold per use
use twice - costs 25 gold / 12.5 gold per use
use three times - costs 30 gold / 10 gold per use
use four times - costs 35 gold / 8.75 gold per use
use five times - cost 40 gold / 8 gold per use
So I'd say you need to get at least three uses in to make it shine.
You can get more than that, but the big deal about it is not how many times you use it, but what using it allows you to spike. It creates fireballs out of nowhere. If you removed it from the game right now, the total hypotetical spiking power of glyph users would decrease instantly. It'd be like removing Mysterea or EM. With it, the gold ratios don't mean anything, when you need it, you'd pay anything, for the simple reason that stuff doesn't retaliate fireballs of pissorff, and if you can pull them out of nowhere you're messing with the average health per level balancing on monsters.
If you try that with say converting glyphs you'll run out of glyphs. If you try it with potions, you'll run out of potions (maybe), but gold? What other way is there for a spellcaster to turn gold into a bunch fireballs? (And yes, you could use it to fuel a trisword for upping PISSORFF damage, yay!)
Darvin wrote:Another thing on the Trisword: since I almost always open with a strength potion on serious dungeon run, all I need to do is suck back one more potion and it's basically just as good as a fine sword prep. I don't even need to use it as a trisword to have a useful and meaningful locker item...
Scroll up to where I was talking about the trisword and read carefully. the deal with it is that it's not actually an item so much as a repository of fine swords which get cheaper as you drink potions. First one costs you 18 gold (12 + 3 +3), second "fine sword" you buy and get to keep in the same slot reduces the average cost to 12 (you payed 12 gold for 2 fine swords)... Do the math... It's more about the inventory space, than anything else...
So if you prep it and drink 4 potions while leveling (STR, Dodge, Reflex, anything) it works as 2 Fine Swords that take one slot and cost less in game gold then buying just one fine sword would. If you buy it from a shop, they cost you less than buying 2 fine swords would if it were possible.


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A few students have had what might be politely described as a �disagreement� at Graham Middle School. Kim Davis, one of the school�s counselors, stays calm and poised while helping resolve the problem.
It�s the kind of situation counselors deal with all the time across Alamance County, North Carolina and the rest of the United States. Davis� determination to do that part of her job well while launching efforts to help students thrive in middle school have earned her national recognition. She was a national semifinalist for the 2013 School Counselor of the Year Award by the American School Counselor Association, receiving the award early this month.
During 2011-12, she was named the state�s middle school counselor of the year.
Davis is 34. She grew up in Graham and is a 1996 graduate of Graham High School. She has a bachelor�s degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and a master�s degree in counseling from North Carolina A&T State University. She�s married to Stephen Davis. Her parents are Robert and Brenda Sykes and she has a sister, Leslie Oakley.
Her path toward becoming a counselor wasn�t as direct as it might have been, but she wanted to work with students.
�I have always known I wanted to work in education,� she said. �I just loved school, and my mother taught school.�
Before becoming a counselor, she was a school social worker. She enjoyed the work, but rotating among four elementary schools meant �I really did not have the opportunity to know families and students.�
She thought back to her years at Graham High School and remembered the impact counselor Ida Kidd � now at Western Alamance High School � had on her. Combined with the thought she might get to know students and their families, she pursued her counseling degree. Before she was done, former Graham Middle Principal Teresa Faucette had hired her.
It wasn�t long before Davis and Faucette were exploring ideas to improve middle school for students. The school began offering a full-day session to incoming sixth-graders to ease the transition from elementary to middle school.
The first part of the day has a strict rule: No parents allowed. Thoroughly trained eighth-grade leaders � they spend two days preparing for the one-day session � help the younger students know what to expect and answer questions, Davis said, �just to decrease the anxiety level.�
The sixth-grade students, Davis pointed out, are going through major changes. They will be the youngest, instead of the oldest, at their schools, and they will be with students coming to Graham Middle from two other elementary schools. Among their concerns, Davis said, are �Am I going to make friends? Am I going to be bullied?
The best evidence Davis has that the sessions work? Students go in quietly, but �they come out and they�re loud, and they�re wild and they�re happy.�
At first, Davis said, she did most of the talking during sixth-grade orientation. That changed after she got feedback: �What students told me is they wanted to hear from other students. It made it more real.�
To encourage that throughout the school year, she selects 40 eighth-grade students a year to be WEB (Where Everybody Belongs) leaders. They talk with younger students about study skills, help with tutoring and take a lead role in efforts such as anti-bullying programs.
Being a student leader helps young people learn to speak publicly, work effectively one-on-one or in small groups, and teaches other skills that will be useful in high school and beyond.
�Sometimes I think the eighth-graders get more out of it than the sixth-graders,� she said. She doesn�t limit the program to top academic achievers, believing others deserve a chance and that the effort will be more effective if the group is diverse.
Preparing students for college is another big part of Davis� job. She will be taking sixth-grade students this week to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, illustrating the widespread belief students should learn about college early.
Davis asks teachers to consider stopping by a nearby college while on a field trip, even if it�s only to have lunch on the lawn: �Let�s get these kids on a college campus.�
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Coverity has announced the results of the "Software Integrity Risk Report," a commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of the company to examine developer trends in software code quality.
The software integrity research surveyed 336 software development influencers in North America and Europe on current practices and market trends for managing software quality, security, and safety.
According to the study, the majority of companies source software code from multiple third parties, and this code is not tested for quality, safety, and security with the same rigor as in-house developed software. The study also reveals a skewed risk-to-responsibility culture forming in development and highlights the impact software defects have on business.
The study uncovered the significant adoption of third-party code and the impact of that code on business priorities. Highlights include:
- More than 90 percent of respondents confirmed they use third-party supplied cod from commercial vendors, outsourced teams, or open source providers
- More than 40 percent of respondents cited that problems from third-party code resulting in product delays or recalls, security vulnerabilities, increase in development time, and revenue impact have caused them to seek greater visibility into code integrity
- Roughly 65 percent of companies say that customer satisfaction is impacted by software defects, while 47 percent believe time-to-market is also impacted by software defects
- Only 44 percent of companies conduct automated code testing during development for third-party code, compared to 69 percent that use automated code testing for internally developed software
- Only 35 percent of companies conduct risk, security, or vulnerabilities assessments for third-party code, compared to 70 percent of companies deploying these methods on their internally developed software
- Only 35 percent of companies apply manual code review to third-party supplied software, compared to 68 percent that perform manual code review on internally developed code
"The Software Integrity Risk Report data is very telling of the drivers for change in software code accountability," said Dave Peterson, chief marketing officer at Coverity. "Today's development teams are in a real pinch. Developers are 100 percent accountable for the outcome of their software, yet cannot control the software supplied by third parties. This has lead to strong demand from customers seeking control and governance over the entire software supply chain."


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"Convergence†is a buzz-word in the consumer electronics industry that we have heard a lot about over the last two years. The idea is that eventually, all our media and information needs will be handled by just one super-appliance in the home. Sony's PS3 was possibly the first significant step toward an off-the-shelf convergence device. Home Theater Personal Computers (HTPCs) are custom built boxes that also approach the convergence ideal.
Sony's most recent addition to their Blu-ray player lineup, the BDP-N460 is labeled by Sony as a "Networked†Blu-ray player. Well, most Blu-ray players are networked, to take advantage of the medium's "BD-Live†on-line content feature, so how is the N460 any different? Is it another stab at a convergence device by Sony? Or is the moniker just a marketing gimmick? In addition, how does it stack up as a regular Blu-ray movie player? Read on!
The N460 is the middle of Sony's three current mass-market single disc players (i.e. not including their ES products) and as such, it is priced in the middle range of most players you'll find in a big-box store at $199.95 SRP. For this you get Blu-ray and DVD (up-converted) play back, AVCHD, CD-Audio, MP3, JPEG, as well as Netflix, Slacker Internet Radio, YouTube, Amazon Video on Demand, and a slew of other Internet-based video channels.
- Design: Blu-ray Player
- Supported Disc Formats: BD-R/RE, BD-ROM, DVD-ROM, DVD-/+R/W, CD, CD-R/RW.
- Codecs: Dolby TrueHD Bitstream (via HDMI) and Internal, DTS-HD Bitstream (via HDMI) and Internal, Dolby Digital Plus, MP3 Playback (via burned disc only), LPCM Internal and Bitsream (HDMI)
- Supported Video Resolutions from HDMI: 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p60, 1080p24
- Dimensions: 2.2″ H x 17†W x 8.1†D
- Weight: 4.6 Pounds
- MSRP: $199.95Â USA (reduced from $249.95)
The BDP-N460 is a nice-looking Blu-ray player. It has a drop-down face reminiscent of Sony's very first DVD player, the DVP-S7000. The front panel is a high-gloss black, with a few transport controls on the right, and a not-too intrusive white LED display (you can also set to dim or turn off during play back.) There is also a USB port on the front of the player, for playback of JPEG image files only. Structurally, the player is fairly light-weight, but then nearly all the players in this price range are, so I don't know that one should ding it for this, as you have to spend significantly more on an optical disc player these days to get any sort of heft. The disc tray was not too flimsy, with smooth operation synchronized with the drop-down faceplate.
Around the back side, there is another USB port. This port can only be used to for BD-Live content. You must have 1GB or more of memory attached here, in order to access BD-Live content (more on that later). In addition to the USB port, there are the requisite connections, which include an HDMI output (1080p/24 compatible), component output, digital audio output (coaxial and optical) analog A/V output, and an RJ-45 Ethernet port for connecting to your LAN and the Internet. The power cord is detachable (huzzah!) and has a fairly small plug which I found convenient for routing through one of the cable holes on my equipment shelf.
The remote is classic Sony, in other words plain and utilitarian. It gets the job done, but is far from anything you'd want to use on a regular basis. Basically it's a reference for the commands you want to program into your universal remote. I think more and more device manufacturers have just given up on remote control design, largely assuming that most people will simply use a universal remote. This one has fairly small buttons, and no backlighting or night-glow buttons. Tactile navigation of the remote is not too bad though, as the buttons are fairly well varied in shape and/or size. Range was acceptable, though not impressive. My dated Harmony H688 universal remote gets an IR signal to any device in the room, almost regardless of where or how you point it. The Sony remote definitely needed to be pointed at the n460 to be effective.
The BDP-N460 is "almost†compliant with the Profile 2.0 specifications for Blu-Ray: given that the requisite 1GB of storage memory for BD-Live content is not included with the player, one can't consider the BDP-N460 "fully†compliant with Profile 2.0. Although most people have a 1GB or more USB memory stick lying around the house, it seems not only odd, but almost petty that Sony wouldn't just include a paltry 1GB of RAM, given how cheap RAM is these days. Once the 1GB of memory is attached, the player is ready for BD-Live and Bonus View content. The LAN jack is a 100Mb port, which is ample for any streaming content. The BDP-N460 supports most types of optical disc media available today, including +, -, R and RW variants. It is not a "universal†player though, since it does not support playback of either SACD or DVD-A high resolution audio formats.
Setup of the Sony BRD-N460 Networked Blu-ray player was a snap. There's a guided quick setup feature that gets you up and running in a few minutes, and a few more advanced settings which one can easily find and tweak if desired. I believe this crop of Blu-ray players represents Sony's fourth generation of BRD players. While slower than a modern snappy DVD player, I found the BDP-N460 to be quite responsive. I was never annoyed or frustrated while navigating menus or discs. Granted, when a movie disc is inserted, the main menu of the player is ready before the disc is. But once the disc is scanned and ready (which doesn't really take long either), navigation is fast & easy. The overall menu layout of the BDP-N460 is simple and easy to use, and will be very recognizable to anyone who's used a PS3 or any of Sony's other current Blu-ray players. Network setup was also straight forward. While the BDP-N460 is Wi-Fi ready (with the purchase of a USB Wi-Fi dongle) the only built-in networking solution is a physical network cable from your router to the BDP-N460.
In Use
For picture quality, there are three pre-configured settings: Standard, Brighter Room, and Theater Room. Although I was watching at night with lights out, I left the BDP-N460 set to "Standard. †The "Theater Room†setting seemed to attempt to compensate for what would be a poorly calibrated TV. The resulting image with a properly calibrated TV was too dim for my taste. Indeed, what little the owner's manual does say about these three picture modes suggests that the TV should be set to "standard†mode when using the "picture quality modes†of the BDP-N460.
The first disc I watched was the Blu-ray "High Crimes†starring Ashley Judd and Morgan Freeman. This is an average courtroom drama but an above average HD picture. The quality of this disc came through well on the Sony. The transfer is AVC 1080p, and while a little dated as BRD's go, stood up well with the Sony doing the grunt work. Plenty of shady dark scenes came through with great detail on my Samsung 50†plasma, and detail (e.g. skin tones, skin texture/blemishes) came through great as well. The Sony supports 1080p/24 output for film-based content, but my plasma does not support that mode, so I was unable to try it out.
Next up was Warner's wonderful documentary "March of the Penguins†presented in 1080p using the VC-1 codec. Although not pristine, given the film source, this is a fantastic test of dynamic range for any video device. The blacks of the penguins' plumage are a little over done I think, but it looks great. The environment is prime for pushing the limits of any video system: There's the contrast of the birds' dark coat against their white front and the icy background, combined with the fine details & subtle gradations of the texture of both their feathers and the arctic background. These challenges were met quite well by the Sony: The penguins' tuxedo coats were dark while still revealing the variations in texture and shading, and the jagged cliffs of the frozen surroundings were never washed out.
For standard definition DVD, I played a couple torture-test scenes from my collection, including the grandstand bleachers in Super Speedway, and the fly-over of the Roman Coliseum in Gladiator. When the BDP-N460 was set to 480i output, the moiré and jaggies were (obviously) present. When set to 480p, the BDP-N460 did a bang-up job of clearing up the interlacing artifacts: fine details were smooth and largely free of jaggies, and the moiré pattern on the Super Speedway bleachers was virtually absent. Interestingly, the BDP-N460 has two different modes for pausing video: "auto†and "frameâ€. When set to "auto†mode and 480p output, a paused frame from the Super Speedway grandstand sequence showed no moiré; same as the moving picture. However, when set to "frame†pause mode, a paused frame from the same sequence showed the moiré of the interlaced image. When the movie was un-paused, the BDP-N460 took just a fraction of a second to lock back on to proper de-interlacing again. The de-interlacing performance was the same regardless of whether I used the HDMI or the component video connection to my plasma TV.
Both music and movie sound tracks sounded excellent with the BDP-N460. I had no issues using the BDP-N460 as a transport for listening to a variety of music from my CD collection. The sound tracks to every film I watched sounded great. I never hooked up the analog audio output of the BDP-N460, so I really only ever used it as a transport. Since my receiver does all the audio processing in that case, there's not a whole lot to say about the BDP-N460's audio capabilities. As a transport, it performs well, if not quite at the reference-quality standard. If you want an audiophile quality CD transport in your Blu-ray player, you wouldn't be looking at products in the $150-$300 price range.
"Networked†Features
And so we come to those features that are essentially beyond what one would require of a basic Blu-ray player: streaming video, multimedia (home videos, photos, music) and so forth. As mentioned previously, Sony has dubbed this a "networked†Blu-ray player. The BDP-N460's smaller and bigger siblings (the BDP-N360 and the BDP-N560) lack this distinction in their product names. As a big fan of convergence products (media centers/streamers, htpc's etc. ) and given what Sony has done with the venerable PS3 (which as they claim "only does . . . everythingâ€) I was excited to see what Sony had in store with its new "networked†Blu-ray player.
By and large, Netflix "watch instantly†capability is the marquee feature among the "networked†features. When the BDP-N460 first hit the store shelves, there were (according to the blogosphere) several issues with the Netflix functionality that required a firmware update by Sony. My sample came to me several weeks after the product debuted, so Netflix was working fine right out of the box. Setup was easy, although there were several steps involved, including activating your product with the Sony Bravia video service, as well as entering some information about the product into your Netflix account, which was done by logging into Netflix separately on your PC. Once setup was complete, I could access my "watch instantly†cue through the BDP-N460. Browsing my cue was easy. I was a little surprised and disappointed that I could not browse all "watch instantly†titles and add them to my cue from the comfort of my couch. You must log on to netflix.com, and add titles to your watch instantly cue from there.
The first movie we watched was one of the "HD†titles available for streaming from Netflix: "Flawless†Starring Demi Moore and Michael Caine. Picture quality was surprisingly good for streaming "HD. †I still have a hard time with sites like Netflix, Amazon, and Vudu claiming their streaming content is high-def, when we have insanely high bit-rate full 1080p movies at our disposal via Blu-ray. That said, while the picture quality was not comparable to a good Blu-ray disc, it was noticeably better than the "SD†material available. I next went searching for an HD title at Netflix that I also own on standard DVD. I found one in James Cameron's Terminator 2: Judgement Day. I own the "Ultimate Edition†DVD, and this movie is also available in HD on Netflix. To make a long story short, I was hard pressed to see much difference between the "HD†version and the DVD both playing on the BDP-N460. But again, the movies available in HD on Netflix look much better than those that are not considered HD, so here's hoping they continue to add titles in this format.
As for the audio tracks from Netflix titles, none of the titles on Netflix I tried were available with 5.1 surround sound of any sort. This was a disappointment, but not really related to the Sony BDP-N460.
Amazon Video On Demand
Amazon's VOD service is also available on the Sony BDP-N460. This is an excellent compliment to Netflix, in my opinion. I say "compliment†and not alternative, because unless you watch very few movies, Netflix is a better deal. However, in my limited exploration of the streaming movie libraries of each service, Amazon has a better selection of titles. Also, Amazon's HD titles are available with Dolby Digital 5.1 sound, which to me is a huge bonus. But Amazon's titles cost on average around $3.99 whereas Netflix's watch instantly titles are available to watch as many times as you like, for a flat monthly subscription rate. The unlimited watching feature of Netflix's "watch instantly†library is invaluable if you have a fan of say, "Dora the Explorer†in your household. My daughter will definitely miss the BDP-N460 when it goes back to Sony!
I'm not a huge YouTube user, but coincidentally during the time I had the BDP-N460 in my home, I came across a few YouTube videos that I thought my wife would get a kick out of. Having easy access to the YouTube service on the BDP-N460, I just searched for the videos one evening while my wife and I were watching TV, and watched them on the big screen. Typing a YouTube search phrase on the BDP-N460 is reminiscent of composing a text message on a standard cell phone numeric keypad. No setup was required (other than proper connection of the network line) to access YouTube.
Slacker Radio & NPR
I listen to radio a lot. Between time in my car and casual listening at home, broadcast radio is easily the number one medium I consume on a daily basis. I'm also a card-carrying NPR junkie. That means that there are more shows on NPR that I like to listen to, than I have time for. So catching "podcasts†of my favorite NPR shows on my own time has been great lately. So, I was delighted to see the NPR channel available through the BDP-n460's music tab. It worked fine, browsing for shows was easy enough, and streaming quality was acceptable. I also made good use of the Slacker Radio channel offered on the BPD-N460. Given we had the player over the holidays, it was nice to use Slacker to find several "seasonal†music channels for background music while making cookies and trimming our tree. Again, no setup required, everything worked fine right out of the box, and audio quality was acceptable, for streaming music.
Other "Bravia Internet Video†Services
There are several other streaming video channels available through the BDP-N460, too many to review individually. Suffice to say every one that I tried worked, and they all have acceptable quality (nothing better than what you get from the actual online site, mind you). For completeness the selection of channels currently (I believe it can/will change as Sony adds more partners) is: Amazon VOD, Netflix, YouTube, blip.tv, Crackle, FEAR.net, Wired, Epicurious.com, Concierge.com, Style.com, MyPlay Music Network, Inside Sony Pictures, FordModels, Dailymotion, Howcast.com, ON Networks, GolfLink.com, Livestrong.com, eHow.com, Video Detective (lots of movie previews, many in "HDâ€), SingingFool, Podcasts (a curiously ambiguous title. . . turns out to be a collection of several popular audio and video podcast links, e.g. CNN daily, NASACast, MTVNews, etc. ) and videocast.com (even more video podcasts from around the 'net. )
Obviously, there is a huge amount of video content to be consumed here. Nothing you can't get from your PC, but now it's all available on your big screen. For people who've never used a media center, or HTPC before, this will be a novel and fun addition to your home theater experience. If you do own or have used a media center of some sort, you've probably seen much of this before. I have a media center running the free open-source XBMC software, which is virtually limitless in the amount and kind of online content it can access and stream to your HT. Compared to something like an XBMC or Boxee based media center, what's available on the BDP-N460 seems very limited. But then when I take a step back and think about how much of these features I actually use, I'd say the BDP -N460's offering is quite adequate. And there's something to be said for buying a Blu-ray player and getting all this other content, pre-loaded and ready to browse and consume.
As big a fan of XBMC and Boxee that I am, both currently require you to not only build or buy a small computer to run them on, but there's a significant amount of setup and configuration involved with each feature. For example, if you want to watch movie trailers, on the BDP-N460 just go to the Video Detective channel and start browsing. On XBMC you need to install a plug-in for streaming content from Apple's movie trailer site. It's not difficult to do, but it is more than say, my parents or my wife would want to do. Fans of XBMC and other similar products like to say how easy they are to use, and they are, but that's from the perspective of someone who likes to tweak and likes freedom to install or un-install any feature or plug-in they may or may not want on their media center. Boxee is working hard to provide a slick, pre-configured out-of-the-box version of XBMC, and they have done a great job so far. But I still see a market for a product like the BDP-N460, that just comes with a bunch of neat features already built in and ready to go. People want to have and eat their cake: plug and play simplicity, but also lots of content to choose from. Sony's solution, while not perfect, is pretty good, and a lot of fun to browse.
What it doesn't do
So having just lauded the "networked†features of the Sony BDP-N460, I must give some e-ink to the list of things it does not do, as some of these omissions by Sony are significant, in my opinion.
First, this is not a media center by any stretch of the imagination. The BDP-N460 barely plays anything when you consider the long list of media codecs and containers out there. I've listed it earlier but just for reference (and since it's so short) here's what it can play: Blu-Ray movies, JPEG photos, DVD movies, CDs, MP3 audio files, and AVCHD video files. Okay, it can also play VCD's and SVCD's, if anyone still has or makes those. Furthermore that list is limited even more because JPEG photos can only be played from a burned disc or the front USB port (not the back one!), MP3 files can only be played from a disc (not either USB port) and AVCHD videos must be burned to a properly authored DVD or Blu-ray disc (not playable from a USB drive). There's no support for the near-ubiquitous DivX video format not to mention h.264 videos (although technically AVCHD videos use the h.264 codec, so again, the player, CAN play these files, it just won't.) The BDP-N460 is completely incapable of streaming any content whatsoever from your home LAN, a USB attached external hard drive, or any sort of NAS, etc. So in this way, I feel that calling it a "networked†Blu-ray player is a misnomer. This player obviously has the horsepower to decode just about any sort of audio or video media you'd want to throw at it, but Sony chose to lock it up and limit its potential. Granted I'm not a consumer electronics hardware or software designer, but it seems to me that it wouldn't be too hard (nor expensive) to open up some of this functionality. I can imagine some reasons why Sony may choose not to support a/v codecs and formats like DivX, as these are often used by pirates to make and distribute illegal copies of movies. To limit the n460 from playing an MP3 from the USB port (for example) not to mention from your home LAN though, just doesn't make any sense. Most people who use MP3s have a huge archive of their music collection somewhere on their home LAN. To prevent access to these features is just pointless, especially when the labels "MP3†and "Networked†are emblazoned on the n460's retail box.
Sony originally priced the n460 at an SRP of $249.95. Given that a 120GB PS3 is only $50 (msrp) more than that, and the PS3 can access and play media stored on your LAN (with built-in Wi-Fi no less), the niche that the BDP-N460 satisfies seemed to dwindle somewhat. However, the new SRP of the n460 is $199.95. At that price the jump to the PS3 is not as small, and the n460 competes better with other similarly equipped blu-ray players.
On the Bench
Video Performance
The Sony BDP-N460 had decent results in most of our benchmark tests. Measurements were taken at 1080i resolution with the Tektronix Oscilloscope from the component analog video outputs. The BDP-N460 had very good core performance with white levels measured at a respectable 101IRE, luma and chroma channels in perfect alignment with each other, and a full image without any cropped pixels. The frequency response measured from the BDP-N460 is rather smooth with only a little deviation in the higher frequencies, which translates to good picture quality.
In our HD section of the benchmark the BDP-N460 was a strong performer. The player has good diagonal filtering making images free from jaggies and stairstepping. In addition, the BDP-N460 can successfully convert both 3:2 and 2:2 cadence 1080i material properly which is a big plus. Since the BDP-N460 doesn't feature any advanced noise reduction methods the player failed that portion of our test.
Standard DVD Performance
The BDP-N460 had decent results in our standard DVD benchmarks. Using HDMI and component connections the player passed most of our film based tests but had trouble with our 3:2 cadence mixed flags test. This could result in a loss of detail in short bursts especially around chapter stops. Results on our high detail test were very good and the player displayed our Super Speedway pattern as well as the more grueling Coliseum flyover scene with precision.
On video based material the BDP-N460 had mostly good results. The player is motion adaptive and applies diagonal filtering but it fell short with a slow recovery time when switching back and forth between film and video material.
On the usability section of our benchmark, the BDP-N460 was a solid performer. Responsiveness from the player and the interface was really good and the layer change clocked in at a blazingly fast .5 seconds.
Overall, the Sony DVP-N460 scored very well in our benchmark. Of the Blu-Ray players we've tested to date with the current benchmark, the N460 has the highest HDMI score of any player under $499 ($2000 not counting the Oppo BDP-83), and the best component-video score of any player under $1,500.
Overall, the Sony BDP-N460 is a very solid entry- to mid-level blu-ray player. It is quick and responsive, has very respectable video performance, and comes with some nice bonus features like Netflix, Amazon VOD, and loads of free Internet video content. As a multimedia device, however, it falls short of my expectations. Even if one accepts its limited list of codecs and containers that it will play (no DivX, no mkv, not even mov or the venerable avi file), I just don't see why Sony would not include some basic LAN access functionality, if only for JPEGs and MP3s. At a minimum, they should allow supported file types to be played from all supported media (e.g. MP3 & AVCHD from a USB thumb drive). Given the new SRP of $199 however, some of my expectations may be a little high. At this price, and with its very good core Blu-Ray performance alone, the n460 is a good buy; and the bonus internet-streaming features make it an even better buy. Just don't expect it to play nice with your myriad collection of multimedia files.


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In the last few days everybody, it seems, has told a Phil Hill story. And they have all been good: The newspaper and wire obituaries that listed all of Hill's many accomplishments--America's first world champion, three wins at Le Mans and three at Sebring, how he won his first race and his last, how he won the Pebble Beach Road Races one day and the Pebble Beach Concours the next. There were short notes from ordinary fans who grew up reading about Hill's victories in Ferraris and were inspired to follow the sport for a lifetime, or to buy a race car and join in the fray; people who met him at some vintage race or other and told of a philosophical but generous man who could talk with them for seemingly as long as they wanted, as interested in what they were doing as they were in what he had done. Everybody loved and respected Phil Hill.
My favorite story was the one we ran here, written decades ago by our own Denise McCluggage shortly after Hill won the world championship. It told of a complicated, introspective Phil Hill with just as many doubts and fears as the rest of us who went out and raced in spite of challenges that would have had a lesser driver parked in the paddock calling it a career. Hill went out and raced anyway, outlasting and overcoming the grinding politics of the Ferrari team and the ridiculously dangerous cars and tracks of the day and coming out unscathed and a champion.
I was lucky enough to see Hill many times over the years. He hated being on camera, but whenever we asked him to be on AutoWeek's old TV show, Phil Hill dutifully answered the call. And we did call. Likewise, he hated formal interviews, always trying so hard to say the right thing and always seeming as if he was afraid he hadn't (he always did say the right thing, of course).
But my favorite Phil Hill encounter came in the early '90s, on what might have been the first of Martin Swig's wonderful California Mille Miglias. To make a Mille, Swig takes the great trans-Italian open-road race and reconstructs it on the twisting country roads of his northern California. On this particular Mille, there were a few of us hackers from the press tagging along. And there was Phil Hill as guest of honor. So my favorite Phil Hill encounter took place on the Mille, but not as co-piloto in one of the many beautiful race or touring cars that participated in that Mille, but in a 15-passenger airport shuttle van.
Even Great American Racing Heroes need a ride from the airport and, as luck would have it, I wound up in the same van as Phil, sitting on the bench seat one row behind him. Next to him was his friend and Road & Track collaborator John Lamm. It was a long drive from the San Francisco airport up north to where the Mille would begin, and Lamm spent the time prodding Hill for stories. Hill had raced through Golden Gate Park back in the '50s, and as we were driving through that very park, Hill told stories of the dangers of racing in those days, pointing out a course that wound past dangerously placed trees or around blind corners that even errant, thrill-seeking kids today wouldn't tackle at speed despite airbags and crush zones Hill's car never had. With Lamm's occasional prodding, Hill told us about guys he raced against, people he knew, things he did, all the time speaking to us and we to him as if he was just a regular guy and not a Great American Racing Hero.
The Mille lasted three or four days, and at any time in that period you could find yourself sharing a table with Phil Hill. He never stopped being the guy he was, never got tired of strangers asking him the same questions, always remained thoughtful and considerate in his replies. (A couple of years ago, several media colleagues and I sat with Kimi Raikkonen at a Michelin lunch at SEMA. All we learned about life and humanity from Raikkonen was that he could text-message very well, and this was not because he told us.)
On one of the day's drives, the car I was in happened to be behind Hill when we both came upon a disabled open touring car. I don't remember what the car was but it was like Hill's own beloved Pierce-Arrow. He pulled over immediately, of course, and got out to help. We followed, partly because everybody helps everybody else on the Mille and partly because, well, it was Phil Hill, man. He raised the hood, one of those half hoods that rose from the side, folding up on top of the other half, and had the problem diagnosed within seconds. He looked around, saw a big bush next to the road, reached in and, with a crack, broke off a branch about the size of a crow bar and shaped roughly like the letter J. He wedged one end of the branch under the generator and the other on some fixed point below. In seconds he had created what modern engineers would call an accessory drive-belt tensioner. With a tree.
After that, he wiped his hands on a rag, got into his car and drove off, leaving the rest of us just sort of standing there wondering if we should cancel that AAA call.
I think the reason Phil Hill had so many nice stories told about him in recent days was not because he was a world champion--Kimi Raikkonen was a world champion, too--but because of the kind of champion he was, and that had nothing to do with motorsports.


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I absolutely adore both the pincushion and the needle case, I take the needle case with me everywhere and love how handy it is. It is always holding my latest embroidery threads and some Aida fabric in the back pocket, my tiny scissors, seam ripper and a huge assortment of needles.
So here are the links for everyone to have handy. Both patterns are also on Craftsy as a free download. So if you have an account in the Craftsy site, then use that link so the patterns are automatically loaded to your library.
In love pincushion tutorial and paper pieced pattern - In Craftsy HERE and automatic download HERE
In love needlecase (you need the pincushion pattern for the heart paper piece) - In Craftsy HERE and automatic download HERE
I am teaching a simper version of this pattern in an upcoming starter sewing class and I am really exited to see what my students come up with! Of course I will show pictures soon! Buy in the meantime more pictures of the needle case I am in love with!


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Young love!
Justin Bieber may have just turned 18, but in a new interview with Radio Disney, he proves that he's wise beyond his brand-new "legally adult" status when it comes to knowing the key to a successful relationship.
"It's just about being honest with one another," he tells host Jake of Celebrity Take with Jake about how he and his equally-as-famous love, Selena Gomez, maintain their relationship in the midst of Hollywood's stressors.
"You just have to be honest, that's the first thing, because if you're not honest, then the relationship is just not a good relationship. At the end of the day, your girl would appreciate you being honest more than lying to her and vice versa.
In her March interview with Cosmopolitan, Gomez, 19, showed that she and her beau's expectations line up with each other's. "If you're in love, you're in love to the fullest, and you just want to go to the movies, hang out, and be as normal as possible. I'm fortunate that I've found someone who has that philosophy."
Bieber and Gomez began dating in 2010 and have since been spotted packing on the PDA across the globe. In October, the Canadian crooner surprised the former Disney starlet by renting out an entire movie theater so the pair could watch Real Steel in private.
In "Boyfriend," Bieber debuts a more mature side of his musical career. The chorus of the first song off his forthcoming album, Believe, has the lyrics: "If I was your boyfriend, never let you go / Keep you on my arm girl, you'd never be alone / I can be a gentleman, anything you want / If I was your boyfriend, I'd never let you go / I'd never let you go"
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Add-ons allow developers to extend and modify the functionality of Firefox. They are written using standard Web technologies - JavaScript, HTML, and CSS - plus some dedicated JavaScript APIs. Among other things, an add-on could:
- Change the appearance or content of particular websites
- Modify the Firefox user interface
- Add new features to Firefox
Developing add-ons
There are currently several toolsets for developing Firefox add-ons, but WebExtensions will become the standard by the end of 2017. The rest are expected to be deprecated over the same period of time.
Here you will find information about available options for developing add-ons, so you can make a decision on what's best for you right now and in the future.
Create a New Add-on
If you are writing a new add-on, we recommend you choose one of the following two methods. Until the transition to WebExtensions is complete, there will be pros and cons to each method. Please read through the options to decide which works best for you.
WebExtensions are the future of Firefox add-ons. If you can use the WebExtensions API, it's the best choice. You can develop and publish WebExtensions right now, but they're still in an early state.
Most of the WebExtension APIs are also available on Firefox for Android.
We're preparing a first full release for Firefox 48.
Add-on SDK
The Add-on SDK provides APIs for developing Firefox add-ons, and a tool for developing, testing, and packaging them.
You can run Add-on SDK extensions on Firefox for Android, too.
We encourage you to use only high-level APIs because this will make it easier to migrate to WebExtensions down the road.
Migrate an Existing Add-on
There are changes coming to Firefox in the next year that will make browsing more reliable for users, and creating add-ons easier for developers. Your add-on may require updating to maintain its compatibility, but once this is done and the transition is complete, your add-on will be more interoperable, secure, and future-proof than ever.
We've created resources, migration paths, office hours, and more, to ensure you have the support you need to get through the transition.
To get started, use the add-on compatibility checker to see if your add-on will be affected.
Publishing add-ons
Addons.mozilla.org, commonly known as "AMO," is Mozilla's official site for developers to list add-ons, and for users to discover them. By uploading your add-on to AMO, you can participate in our community of users and creators, and find an audience for your add-on.
You are not required to list your add-on on AMO, but starting with Firefox 40, your code must be signed by Mozilla or users won't be able to install it.
For an overview of the process of publishing your add-on, see Signing and distributing your add-on.
Other types of add-ons
Generally, when people speak of add-ons they're referring to extensions, but there are a few other add-on types that allow users to customize Firefox. Those add-ons include:
- Lightweight themes are a simple way to provide limited customization for Firefox.
- Mobile add-ons are add-ons for Firefox for Android. Note, though, that we intend to deprecate some of the technology underlying these APIs. In the future, WebExtensions will be fully supported on Firefox for Android.
- Search engine plugins add new search engines to the browser's search bar.
- User dictionaries are add-ons that let you spell-check in different languages.
- Language packs are add-ons that let you have more languages available for the user interface of Firefox.
Contact us
You can use the links below to get help, keep up to date with news around add-ons, and give us feedback.
Add-ons forum
Use the Add-ons Discourse forum to discuss all aspects of add-on development and to get help.
Mailing lists
Use the dev-addons list to discuss development of the add-ons ecosystem, including the development of the WebExtensions system and of AMO:
If you're a fan of IRC, you can get in touch at:
- #addons (discussion of the add-ons ecosystem)
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Happy Valentine's Day
Today I feel it is appropriate to share a couple of Valentine postcards that I inherited from my mother that belonged to my Great Grandmother Nora Ellen Baley. These postcards mean so much to me because they show a side of her that is so unknown. Unfortunately, Nora died in 1937 when my mother was 6 years old.Message says:
Lizzie to Nellie
Dear old Girl I would love to see you and have a long talk with you. I got your Valentine and think it was pretty. I bet you had a nice time in old Ark. (Arkansas where Nellie/Nora was born). I am going back about Easter Sunday to stay awhile while I and as ever Lizzie to Nellie.
I don't know who Lizzie is and it will warrant an investigation in the future. Here is another Valentine's postcard to Nellie:
Enjoy the day.


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I began quilting eight years ago. Some years earlier I bought an Amish pot holder at the American Quilt Museum in Bath saying that one day I would make a quilt! To date I have made quilts for family and friends in quite a traditional style with a modern twist on occasions. I have been an avid lace maker, knitter, needlepoint and cross stitcher but these days they tend to take a back seat.
In the past I the newsletter and website editor for Region 9 and have now taken on the role of national website editor.
I run a small marketing business based in agriculture. Day to day I am involved with design and this together with my mild obsession with number patterns and geometry have fuelled my enthusiasm for piecing. I am keen to learn new techniques and share ideas so classes and workshops are a must for me. I shall have to retire to make more time for sewing!


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Picture Tiles
tiles..any size you want
mod podge
foam paint brush
spray can of clear acrylic sealant that is moisture proof if using for coasters
newspapers, optional
Pick out your precious pictures and trim to fit your tiles.
Apply a layer of mod podge on the back of the picture.
Place picture on tile leaving a border, if desired
Once dry, apply a coat of modge podge.
Let dry, takes 5-10 minutes, apply another coat.
Repeat 5 - 6 times.
Once dry, take outside and place on something you do not mind getting the sealant on.
Make certain the area is well ventilated.
You may want to put newspapers down.
Spray according to directions on can.
Let dry and spray again.
Repeat 5-6 times.
There you go! You have made an amazing gift for someone special!
Happy Father's Day to all you wonderful Daddys!
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Tuition & Fees
Payment Options
In an effort to help students pay financial obligations associated with their enrollment, Chatham University is pleased to offer the following financing options:
Tuition Payment Plan
The Chatham University Tuition Payment Plan is a semester-based, interest-free payment program that allows students to finance tuition and fees over four monthly installments. Designed to ease the burden of paying for college, this payment plan helps many Chatham students and families pay the balance due each term that is not covered by financial aid assistance. An informational brochure for the payment plan is sent to students each semester with their term invoice. To enroll in the Tuition Payment Plan, a student must be registered for classes and be in good financial standing with the university.
The Tuition Payment Plan is offered for the fall and spring semesters. The program is managed through Educational Computer Systems, Inc. (ECSI) on behalf of Chatham University. Please access the online application at https://borrower.ecsi.net/ to apply for the Tuition Payment Plan. Questions regarding the application process can be directed to ECSI by e-mailing email@example.com, or by calling 866-927-1438.
For more information download the Tuition Payment Plan brochure [PDF].
Corporate Payment Options
Chatham University is pleased to offer several corporate related payment options. The payment options described in the brochure are available to any student employed at a company offering tuition assistance benefits. Payment options are offered year round, however, students must enroll each term they wish to participate. Enrollment in any of the Corporate Payment Options is free provided a completed application and all required documents are received each term by the add/drop deadline. Applications received after the term add/drop deadline will be charged a $50 late processing fee. To enroll in any of the Corporate Payment Options students must be registered for classes and be in good financial standing with the Office of Student Accounts. Available payment options include:
Company Reimbursement Program
The Company Reimbursement Program is offered for students who work for an employer who offers tuition reimbursement. The program allows students to defer payment of the reimbursed portion of their educational expenses until 30 days after the end of the term. Students are required to submit a completed Corporate Payment Options Application & Contract and a letter from their employer verifying employment and eligibility to participate in their company's tuition reimbursement program. Any amount not covered by tuition reimbursement must be paid in accordance with standard Chatham University payment policies.
Company BilLing Program
The Company Billing Program is offered for students who work for an employer that requests to be dilled directly for their employee's tuition and fees. With Company Billing, Chatham University will bill the company directly following the term add/drop deadline. The company is required to pay upon receipt of invoice. Students are required to submit a completed Corporate Payment Options Application & Contract and a letter of authorization and/or tuition voucher authorizing Chatham University to bill the company directly. A detailed explanation of coverage and invoicing details must be included. Any amount not covered by company billing must be paid in accordance with standard Chatham University payment policies.
Tuition Advancement
Tuition Advancement is a special program for employees of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC). Students must first submit the completed Corporate Payment Options Application & Contract in order to receive a special UPMC invoice. The student submits this invoice to the UPMC Employee Service Center along with the required UPMC advancement application. The Employee Service Center will process the advancement request and provide the student with an advancement letter indicating the amount of advancement. The student then submits the advancement letter to Chatham as a form of payment. Chatham University will then bill UPMC for all advancement amounts. Any amount not covered by tuition advancement must be paid in accordance with standard Chatham University payment policies.
Methods of Payment
Chatham University accepts tuition payments by cash, check or money order made payable to Chatham University, or credit card (MasterCard, American Express, and Discover). Payments may be made to the Office of Student Accounts. For more information visit the Office of Student Accounts page.


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LOWELL -- A group of religious leaders from across the region are urging former Market Basket CEO Arthur T. Demoulas and his cousin, Arthur S. Demoulas to stop their fight.
"When elephants fight, it's the grass that suffer," the Rev. Paul Ouellette of St. Patrick Church said Friday during the press conference sponsored by the Merrimack Valley Project, a coalition of religious, labor and community groups. "It's time for the elephants to stop fighting."
The several pastors participating in the press conference, which was held at the original Market Basket store on Dummer Street in Lowell, said their parishioners include many Market Basket workers as well as low-income and elderly residents who rely on the supermarket stores where they can walk to buy inexpensive groceries.
The Rev. Raffoul Najem, senior pastor at Community Christian Fellowship in Lowell, called Market Basket "the supermarket of the poor."
In addition to the lower prices compared to many other supermarket chains, Market Basket has also been known for hiring many immigrants, Ouellette said.
The Rev. David Berroa of Peniel Spanish Christian Church in Lowell said the workers' protests and the boycott by customers should remind the corporate management about Market Basket's root in the community and realize it's time to stop the fight.
More than 40 religious leaders signed the Merrimack Valley Project's statement that urged the company owners to settle the feud.
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