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The new MI site represents their brand more accurately and the updated content and user experience are engaging to their target audience — Esten Sesto, President, Project6 Design
Berkeley, CA (PRWEB) December 27, 2012
Award-winning San Francisco Bay Area web design company Project6 Design, is proud to feature a case study on the launch of a new Drupal-based, responsive web design site they created for the Musicians Institute College of Contemporary Music (MI). MI is the leading music school in Los Angeles for contemporary music education. The old website was outdated and hard for their target audiences to navigate and find information. The design was not effectively communicating the school's unique brand. Added to this were the problems faced by mobile users who could not watch videos or see content easily from iPhones and iPads. Built on an old platform, the site was difficult for the marketing team to maintain.
The design process started with the creation of user personas to focus on each of the target audiences and their goals. Mood boards were also created to help narrow in on a design theme and direction, focused on keywords and brand attributes that Project6 learned about in their discovery process. MI's old site analytics were also examined; a review that helped Project6 Design create a new information architecture that was more user-focused and made finding key content easier.
All this information helped steer the Project6 Design team into creating an updated website design direction that was clean, refreshing and easy to read (after years of struggling with white text on a black background). The new site better highlights MI's great contemporary music programs and represents them as a college in a new light. It also more prominently features what makes the school unique: its people. Students, teachers, and alumni are all more visually represented and showcased with engaging success stories, news items, and profiles.
Building the website with the Drupal content management system (CMS) was also an important aspect of the project, and is a core development component of the vast majority of Project6 Design's website work. The CMS enables the Musicians Institute team to easily update content and keep the website fresh and relevant. Project6 has seen a great increase in the use of Drupal by colleges and universities and has worked on a number of award-winning school websites that feature the CMS as well. Drupal is the world's most widely-supported open source CMS and is used by the White House and many other high-profile organizations to manage website content including Sony Music, AOL Corporate, Popular Science, and Fast Company to name a few.
Additionally, the new site was created using a Responsive Web Design approach - so the content and navigation adjusts appropriately based not on the device, but on the screen width. This also finally made the MI site mobile friendly, offering access that the old site never had.
"We are very proud to have worked with the Musicians Institute on their new website" said Esten Sesto, president of Project6 Design. ""I think our unique design and discover process really helped work through ideas with their team. The new MI site represents their brand more accurately and the updated content and user experience are engaging to their target audience. Plus the CMS is very easy to use for the marketing team - so they are thrilled. We're excited for the school and proud to have been able to take their website to the next level."
About Musicians Institute
Since 1977, Musicians Institute has been a world leader in contemporary music education, providing cutting-edge resources in its state of the art facilities located right in the heart of Hollywood, the capital of the world music industry. Its dynamic curriculum is current, comprehensive and compatible with the needs of students who not only desire to study music, but also build a career in the music industry with the knowledge they learn on-campus. http://www.mi.edu
About Project6 Design, Inc.
Project6 Design, established in 2001, is an award-winning San Francisco Bay Area web design company that specializes in strategic brand, print, web design, and development services. Their unique process helps clients differentiate, validate their brand, and solve complex usability problems. Experts in the areas of High Tech, Retail, Education, and Nonprofit, clients include the Serena Software, eBay, CA Technologies, Old Navy, Gap, University of California - San Francisco, Stanford University, United Way, and the Seibel Foundation. For more information, call (510) 540-8005, email info[at]project6[dot]com, or visit http://www.project6.com.
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This project is so amazingly bonkers, I love it. It's a home-built radial engine, which, as far as reciprocating engines go, is clearly the most exotic. And, it's built out of engine parts from the air-cooled flat-4 of a VW Beetle.
The guy who made this, Arnold de Man, seems to have done a fantastic job. The seven-cylinder radial was built from parts from a VW 1200 engine, which means it displaces 2086cc. It's got a double Solex carb and an awful lot of custom-machined parts.
What is a mystery is the end goal of this engine. Is it just an exercise unto itself? If so, that's totally worth it. Is it going to power an old airplane, like most radials tended to, or will it get shoved into some car project, which would also be amazing? It seems to be a pretty compact power plant, and if I had to guess I'd say it may make between 80-100 HP? Maybe?
I'm very impressed. Even just looking at how radial engines work makes my eyes cross a little bit.
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Objects and Collections: ArrayLists
In the previous columns, you explored the topic of Java Arrays and Vectors, from a technical approach as well as a somewhat historical perspective. In this column, you are going to take a look at one of the more common Java containers, the ArrayList.
Recall that Vectors had some potentially thorny issues relating to their use with threads. Whereas ArrayLists can be used in a way similar to Vectors, they are designed for use within a single thread. Vectors are able to be synchronized; however; there are certain side effects to deal with, including performance issues.
You will also touch upon the topic of <Generics>, which are a new addition to the Java platform. Although you will explore generics in much more detail in a later article, you will see why generics can be used to make your applications more type safe and thus much more robust.
|Note: The Object-Oriented Thought Process series is intended for someone just learning an object-oriented language and who wants to understand the basic concepts before jumping into the code, or someone who wants to understand the infrastructure behind an object-oriented language he or she is already using. These concepts are part of the foundation that any programmer will need to make the paradigm shift from procedural programming to object-oriented programming. You should see the first article in this series for detailed descriptions for compiling and running all the code examples.
Start directly by looking at some code. Listing 1 presents a very simple example of an ArrayList.
Listing 1: TestArrayList.java
import java.util.ArrayList; class TestArrayList{ public static void main(String[] args){ ArrayList myList = new ArrayList(); myList.add("One"); } }
The functionality is very similar to that of the Vector class that was covered in the last column. In fact, the Java documentation states the following.
Resizable-array implementation of the List interface. Implements all optional list operations, and permits all elements, including null. In addition to implementing the List interface, this class provides methods to manipulate the size of the array that is used internally to store the list. (This class is roughly equivalent to Vector, except that it is unsynchronized.)
Just as with the Vector, perhaps the biggest advantage of the ArrayList is that it is resizable, overcoming one of the limitations of an Array.
If you compile this code (which hopefully you will), the following message appears.
C:\column26>"C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.5.0_06\bin\javac" -classpath . TestArray List.java Note: TestArrayList.java uses unchecked or unsafe operations. Note: Recompile with -Xlint:unchecked for details. C:\column26>
Although the code will compile and execute, as always, you should pay attention to the messages provided. In this case, the note informs you that there is a problem with unchecked or unsafe operations and encourages you to recompile with the .Xlint compiler option. When you add the .Xlint option, you get further information.
C:\column26>"C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.5.0_06\bin\javac" -Xlint -classpath . TestArrayList.java TestArrayList.java:9: warning: [unchecked] unchecked call to add(E) as a member of the raw type java.util.ArrayList myList.add("One"); ^ 1 warning C:\column26>
The key part of this message is unchecked call to add(E). This relates to the use of <Generics>, which are a recent addition to the Java platform. Generics allow types as well as variables to be parameterized. You may recall that, when using collections of objects, casts are often required to specify the type being used. By specifying a generic, the correct type is returned, thus eliminating the need for certain casts. You will cover generics in much more detail in the near future.
However, the reason that generics come up at this point is because they are at the heart of the warning message you received in the previous compile. The error message indicates that the add() method performs an unchecked operation.
You are, in fact, adding a String to this ArrayList; however, you have not specified the type of the parameter in the definition of the ArrayList.
ArrayList myList = new ArrayList();
Note that, in the previous line of code, you have used original syntax (pre Java SE 1.5) when declaring the myList. Thus, any legacy code written prior to Java SE 1.5 will result in the warnings. Before you update the code to incorporate the generics, add some code to retrieve the value in the ArrayList in the earlier fashion.
Listing 2 demonstrates how to use an ArrayList to add and retrieve elements.
Listing 2: TestArrayList.java
import java.util.ArrayList; import java.util.Iterator; class TestArrayList{ public static void main(String[] args){ ArrayList myList = new ArrayList(); myList.add("One"); myList.add("Two"); Iterator i = myList.iterator(); while (i.hasNext()) { System.out.println(i.next()); } } }
When you run the code in Listing 2, you get the following output.
C:\column26>"C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.5.0_06\bin\java" -classpath . TestArrayList One Two C:\column26>
This output behaves in the same way that you would expect from the Vector implementation that you investigated in the previous article. However, when you move to Java SE 1.5, you want to take care of the issues pertaining to the generics.
Listing 3 includes code (in bold) that specifies the parameter type of ArrayList, in this case a String.
Listing 3: TestArrayList.java
import java.util.ArrayList; import java.util.Iterator; class TestArrayList{ public static void main(String[] args){ ArrayList<String> myList = new ArrayList<String>( ); myList.add("One"); myList.add("Two"); Iterator i = myList.iterator(); while (i.hasNext()) { System.out.println(i.next()); } } }
When this code is compiled, no warnings or errors are displayed.
The messages that were displayed before the generics were added complained about an unchecked call to add(E). See how this actually works, and whether the generics are really doing their job. To test this, send a non-string to the add() method as seen in Listing 4.
Listing 4: TestArrayList.java
import java.util.ArrayList; import java.util.Iterator; class TestArrayList{ public static void main(String[] args){ ArrayList<String> myList = new ArrayList<String>(); myList.add("One"); myList.add("Two"); myList.add(3); Iterator i = myList.iterator(); while (i.hasNext()) { System.out.println(i.next()); } } }
C:\column26>"C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.5.0_06\bin\javac" -Xlint -classpath . TestArrayList.java TestArrayList.java:12: cannot find symbol symbol : method add(int) location: class java.util.ArrayList<java.lang.String> myList.add(3); ^ 1 error C:\column26>
Based on the error message, it appears that the generic specification is doing its job. When you try to pass an integer, the compiler catches the mistake. This is the key point here, the compiler catches the mistake. Type safety has been a major issue ever since the C Programming Language spawned C++, Java, C#, and so forth. As with all testing, it is better to catch errors as early as possible in the software life cycle. In this case, you are using generics to catch certain errors at compile-time rather than run-time. You should explore this issue a bit further.
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Bishop Frank J. Dewane of the Diocese of Venice, Fla., combined a diocesan "Year of Celebration" and the international "Year for Priests" Oct. 22 in a Mass dedicated to all priests who have served in Florida, including the 12 priests and friars who accompanied the 1539 Hernado de Soto expedition to the area.
The Mass was concelebrated by 10 other priests at the Holy Eucharistic Memorial on the shores of the Manatee River at Riverview Pointe Preserve and the De Soto National Memorial in Bradenton, Fla.
The diocese has posted a news item about the event on its Web site. (Scroll down to the second item.)
The Holy Eucharist memorial features an obelisk carved with symbols of the Holy Trinity.
There is also a 60-foot memorial cross that was added to the site in '95 in memory of the priests who accompanied de Soto — the Spanish explorer who led an expedition of Florida — and in memomy of the Native Americans who inhabited the area.
Bishop Dewane was commemorating the Diocese of Venice's 25th anniversary as a diocese, and tied in Pope Benedict XVI's designation of the "Year for Priests," which runs until June 19, 2010.


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Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich's plan to lower the price of gas to $2.50 a gallon nationally by opening federal lands to drilling is "not realistic," T. Boone Pickens told CNBC Tuesday.
"I don't know any expert that thinks you can get $2.50 gasoline. I don't know where that comes from," said the Texas natural-gas mogul and CEO of BP Capital Management. Pickens said he hadn't read the plan and was going on Gingrich's recent appearance on CNBC.
The price of gas and oil in the U.S. is the "cheapest energy in the world," he noted, adding that he doesn't understand why politicians won't make that clear.
"Our natural gas price is $2.35. Beijing's is $16, Middle East $15, Europe $13," Pickens said. Oil is also cheaper here, trading around $106 a barrel, compared with Brent North Sea of about $123, he said.
"I don't know what we're complaining about. What we don't do is, we don't explain it to the American people. I'm not sure whether the politicians don't understand energy or they don't want to talk about it," Pickens said.
Pickens said he is "frustrated" that the legislation he backs, which would put more natural gas into commercial trucks, has gone nowhere in Congress.
"Who controls the price of oil? OPEC does. If you want to go to work on the price of oil and get gasoline prices down you have to attack transportation," which uses 70 percent of the oil imported every day, he said.
"Nobody mentions that. You put natural gas in there, which is the cheapest energy commodity today, into heavy-duty trucks you can bring down the price of diesel gasoline," he said, adding, "I don't understand why they don't understand."
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Wednesday, June 2, 2010
"Transformative" Supreme Court Appointments
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Can you really infer her politics from her clerkship with Mikva? When I was on the clerkship market, we were told to accept the first offer we received, lest the judge become offended and take it out on our school. Do you think she really sat there with a bunch of offers and "picked" Mikva? I don't know anyone who has had that experience.
Having said that, the fact that Mikva "picked" her is some indication of her politics, although some judges like to have "yes" clerks and other like to have some ideological diversity to keep them honest.
- June 2, 2010 at 1:45:00 PM EDT
I had the same experience re: guidance not to leave a judge hanging.
Which meant I did my homework before applying so that I knew (or at least and a good sense) as to how compatible I'd be with any particular judge.
I think her choice does say something, because she of all people would be smart enough not to apply with someone so ideologically her opposite that she would find herself in a job of constant conflict.
Just my $0.02.
- June 2, 2010 at 6:26:00 PM EDT
- Mary L. Dudziak said...
Mark, thanks for this interesting post. On your point that "within the [Hughes] Court Footnote 4 was only one of the options on the table": I'm sure you've seen the sources on this, but one support for this point is the history of Footnote 4 itself, leading to a footnote that has two different approaches to judicial review contained in it, but we tend only to notice the political process failure theory (paragraphs 2 & 3 of fn. 4). The original footnote was just one paragraph (what are now paras 2 & 3). Hughes responded to Stone's draft by saying "does the difference lie not in the test but in the nature of the right involved?" And Stone responded, in part, by including Hughes' idea as a new paragraph at the beginning of footnote 4: "There may be narrower scope for operation of the presumption of constitutionality when legislation appears on its face to be within a specific prohibition of the Constitution..." So within the footnote itself there are different touchstones: one the text, and the other the political process failure theory. So that the footnote seen by contemporary scholars as solving the problem of the Court's role in protecting individual rights itself is evidence of the way the Court was still grappling with the problem and had not settled on a solution.
Regarding the FDR/Obama comparison: I assume your argument is just that these two presidents are arguably similar in their approach to the Court's role. But did you have a broader argument in mind? Maybe the idea that in "crisis" times, or other times when the president has an ambitious legislative agenda, presidents tend to be especially attuned to whether Court appointments will uphold their programs?
If that's the case, I wonder which presidents fit this idea and which ones don't. E.g. LBJ became president at a moment of crisis (an assassination -- along w/ Vietnam, civil rights, etc.). He held out legislation as a means of addresses some of the crises he faced (not only civil rights, but also as a way of showing the world his leadership in the aftermath of JFK's assassination). But I don't think of LBJ's approach to judicial appointments as fitting your description of the FDR model.
- June 3, 2010 at 1:00:00 AM EDT
- What's New in our Beautitul World said...
I had the same experience re: guidance not to leave a judge hanging.
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Moves the Phils have made during the past off-season…
As the Phils' 2013 season wounded down, with the club wounding up in fourth place in the five-team NL East with a 73-89, .451 record, 23 games behind the first-place Atlanta Braves, the Phils first post-season move was to make interim manager, Hall of Famer Ryan Sandberg, the team's 52nd manager, by signing him to a three-year contract on September 22, 2013. The Phils' next move was to announce on September 30 that Rich Dubee was not returning as the team's pitching coach, ending a nine season relationship with the Phils, as the team started to look for a new pitching coach. On that same day, they announced that they were promoting from the team's Minor League system, Paul Fournier, as the team's new strength and conditioning coach, replacing Doug Lien, who had held that position for the previous six seasons, as the club hopes to improve the team's overall health.
The Phils next move was to make a shake-up in their 40 men roster as they outrighted infielders Michael Martinez and Pete Orr, right-handed pitcher Zach Miner and lefthander Mauricio Robles on October 3, while, on that same day, the Indians picked up right-hander Tyler Cloyd off of the waiver-wire, while the Astros picked up leftie Raul Valdes, opening up six spots on the roster.
Two days later, on October 5, the Phils announced that they would not be renewing the contract of bullpen catcher, Mick Billmeyer, who had been with the club since 2004, first as the catching instructor, then as the bullpen coach in 2009, before becoming the bullpen catcher in 2012. The next Phils move came from out of the blue as, on October 8, former Phils' player and one time Phils' manager, and fan favorite, Larry Bowa, rejoined the team as the new bench coach, while another ex-Phil, Pete Mackanin, would join the team as the new third base coach. The Phils also announced that Steve Henderson would remain as the team's hitting coach while Wally Joyner would leave as the team's assistant hitting coach, later being hired by the Detroit Tigers as their new hitting coach, while John Mizerock would later become the new assistant hitting coach and Jesus Tiamo would become the new catcher coach, as Juan Samuel would stay on as the team's first base coach, while Rod Nichols would remain the bullpen coach.
The next move occurred on October 17 as John Lannan decided to become a free agent after he had been outrighted by the club, after refusing assignment.
Then on November 5, the Phils announced that they were hiring Scott Freedman to help the ballclub better understand the use of analytics in the evaluation of players. Seven days later, on November 12, the Phils announced their first free agent signing, as they signed right fielder Marlon Byrd to a two-year contract worth $16 million dollars. Byrd, who is a right-handed batter, and an ex-Phil, has played in the majors from 2002, having played for the Phils (2002-05), the Nats (2005-06), the Rangers (2007-09), the Cubs (2010-12), the Red Sox (2012), the Mets (2013) and the Pirates (2013), appearing in 1250 games, hitting .280 (1222 for 4367), knocking in 533 RBIs as he scored 600 times. Among his 1222 hits were 252 doubles, 32 triples and 106 HRs, while he has also walked 307 times. The Phils plan to use him in the line-up behind Chase Utley and Ryan Howard, the later of whom the team hopes will bounce back from several injuries plagued seasons and regain his form as the team's RBI and home runs leader. The Phils next announced on November 15 that they have given four players minor league contracts with invites to spring training: right-hander Shawn Camp, left-hander Cesar Jimenez and outfielders Clete Thomas and Leandro Castro.
The Phils then announced on November 18 that they have resigned present catcher Carlos Ruiz to a three-year deal worth $26 million dollars with a team option of $4.5 million or a $500,000 buyout for 2017. The next day, the team announced that they have signed a minor league contract, with a spring training invitation, to infielder Reid Brignac, who would be competing for a utility infielder position with Kevin Frandsen and Freddy Galvis. On November 20, the Phils announced that they were adding four minor league prospects to their 40-man roster to keep them from being picked up by other teams in December's 5-Rule draft: outfielders Aaron Altherr and Kelly Dugan, catcher Tommy Joseph and left-hander Rob Rasmussen.
The following day, November 22, the Phils signed Bob McClure as their new pitching coach, replacing Dubee. On that same day, they announced that they have signed infielder Andres Blanco to a minor league contract, with an invite to spring training.
On December 4, the Phils made a trade with the Blue Jays, receiving right-handed pitcher Brad Lincoln in exchange for catcher Erik Kratz and minor league pitcher Rasmussen. Lincoln, who has pitched for the Pirates and the Blue Jays (2010-13) has appeared in 97 games, 22 of which was as a starter, for a record of 9-11 with a 4.66 ERA. With one career save in two attempts, he has pitched in 220 games, giving up 228 hits, 123 runs, 114 of which were earned, as he struck out 167 batters while walking only 77. The Phils will likely use him in the bullpen. After the trade, the ballclub would sign catcher Wil Nieves to a one-year deal on December 5, as the team's back-up catcher. Nieves, who has played for the Padres (2002), the Yankees (2005-2007), the Nats (2008-10), the Brewers (2011), the Diamondbacks (2012), the Rockies (2012-13) and the Diamondbacks again (2013), has appeared in 385 games, hitting .242 (249 for 1029), with 46 doubles, 2 triples and 8 home runs, as he knocked in 103 RBIs while scoring 78 times. He has also walked 59 times. On that same day, the Phils signed right-handed pitcher Jeff Manship to a minor league contract with a spring training invitation.
Then, on December 9, Roy Halladay announced his retirement from baseball, ending a 16-year career with the Blue Jays and the Phils, as he didn't think he would be able to pitch after his most recent arm injury. Halladay, who said that he had signed a one-day contract with the Blue Jays to end his career as a Jay, and had paid a full page ad in the Philly newspaper thanking the Phils fans for their support during his time as a Phils (2010-13), had appeared in 416 career games, 390 as a starter, with a career record of 203-105, with a 3.38 ERA and a career save, had completed 67 games, 20 for shutouts, as he pitched in 2749.1 total innings, striking out 2117 batters as he walked only 592, as he gave up 2646 hits and 1135 runs, only 1034 of which were earned. He also threw a perfect game and a no-hitter in the post-season, both of which occurred during his first season as a Phil (2010). Thanks for being a member of the Phils, Roy, and being a class act, and wish you luck getting into the Hall.
On December 12, through the Rule 5-draft, the Phils would acquire right-hander Kevin Munson from the Diamondbacks' Reno club, while they would lose right-hander Seth Rosin to the Mets, who would then trade him to the Dodgers for cash in the major league portion of the draft, and shortstop Jonathan Roof to the Red Sox in the Triple-A part of it, both from their Reading affiliate.
Next, on December 18, the Phils signed a one-year deal with right-hander Roberto Hernandez for $4.5 million dollars, plus performance and award bonuses. Hernandez, who has previous pitched for the Indians (2006-12) and the Blue Jays (2013), has appeared in 216 games, 177 as a starter, with a 59-82 record, with a 4.67 ERA. He will be part of the Phils' starting rotation, along with Cole Hamels, Cliff Lee, Kyle Kendrick and Jonathan Pettibone.
In January, the Phils made a new TV-deal with Comcast for 25-year, which included broadcasters Chris Wheeler and Gary Matthews not returning to the broadcast booth. On the 14, the Phils had four players file for salary arbitration: outfielders Ben Revere and John Mayberry, Jr. and pitchers Antonio Bastardo and Kendrick. The next day, January 15, the Phils announce that former manger Charlie Manuel would be returning to the team as a consultant to general manager Ruben Amaro, Jr. On the 17, the Phils announced that two of the four arbitration eligible players have signed one-year deals: Mayberry, who had agreed to a 1.587 million dollar deal, while Kendrick had agreed to one worth 7.675 million. The Phils then signed two minor league deals on the 21, one to veteran right-hander Chad Gaudin, and one to former Phil and veteran outfielder Bobby Abreu, with both being given spring training invites. On that same day, the Phils and Bastardo agreed to a one-year contract worth $2 million dollars. Three days later, on the 24, Ben Revere signed a one-year deal with the Phils for $ 1.95 million dollar.
With that, the last bit of news is that the Phils might be replacing Wheeler and Matthews with former Phils Matt Stairs and Jamie Moyer, both of whom have impressed the Phils in their separate interviews to join the broadcast team, and that finally, yesterday, the equipment truck has started heading south for the spring training facilities in Clearwater, Florida from Citizens Bank Park in Philly. It is now six more days before catchers and pitchers are suppose to appear in Clearwater.
Can't wait for Spring Training to officially start. 🙂
The Phils made a quick shake up among their coaches after the last game of the season.
After the last game of the 2012 season, the Phils made a quick shake up among their coaches: Pete Mackanin, Greg Gross and Sam Perlozzo are out, Ryne Sandberg, Steve Henderson and Rod Nichols are in.
After yesterday's game in Washington, the Phils announced that they were releasing their bench coach Pete Mackanin, hitting coach Greg Gross and first base coach Sam Perlozzo, all casualties of the 2012 season. Today, the Phils announced that they were going to keep Juan Samuel, who will now be the team's first base coach, as well as their outfield/baserunning instructor, moving over from the third base coach's box, Mick Billmeyer, who will now be the team's catching coach, being promoted from being their bullpen coach, and Rich Dubee, who would remain the team's pitching coach. They also announced their three new members of the coach staff:
Ryne Sandberg, who was formerly the manager of the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs, would be taking over Juan Samuel's spot as the team's third base coach, as well as becoming the team's infield instructor; Steve Henderson, who will become the team's new hitting coach, taking over for Gross, while Rod Nichols would become the new bullpen coach, taking Billmeyer's place.
Congratulations on the promotions, or moving to new positions, Juan, and Billmeyer and congrats on joining the main club as coaches, Ryne, Steve and Rod. Hopefully, you five, and Rich, will help get this team back to being a pennant contender. Sorry to see you all go, Pete, Greg and Sam. I know what happened this year wasn't all of your faults, but, well, a shake was called for after this sucky year. Wish you all luck in finding new teams.
Charlie Manuel completes 2009 coaching staff as Phils hired Pete Mackanin as Bench Coach; Sam Perlozzo officially named the Third Base Coach.
Mackanin named Phils' bench coach
Perlozzo takes over as third-base coach on Manuel's staff
By Ken Mandel / MLB.com
Welcome to the team, Mackanin.
PHILADELPHIA — Former Major League manager Pete Mackanin has been named bench coach, replacing Jimy Williams and rounding out manager Charlie Manuel's coaching staff for the 2009 season.
Mackanin, 57, spent 2008 as a pro scout for the Yankees after replacing Jerry Narron and guiding the Reds for the final three months of the 2007 season as interim manager. The Reds went 41-39 (.513) under Mackanin's watch, though he was replaced with Dusty Baker.
Mackanin's hiring moves Sam Perlozzo to the third-base coach position, where he replaces Steve Smith.
Mackanin also served as interim manager for the Pirates after Lloyd McClendon was dismissed with 26 games remaining in 2005. Mackanin has also coached with the Expos and Pirates. As a player, Mackanin appeared in 18 games for the Phillies in 1978-79.
Manuel's 2009 staff:
Bench coach: Mackanin
Pitching coach: Rich Dubee
Hitting coach: Milt Thompson
First-base coach: Davey Lopes
Third-base coach: Perlozzo
Bullpen coach: Mick Billmeyer (H/T Phillies.com)
And Manuel's staff for 2009 is finally complete. Okay, guys, you have a new mission. To guide the guys under you into a repeater. Please, do not disappoint.
From last week: Phillies add Sam Perlozzo to coaching staff, post to be determined later.
Perlozzo joins Phillies' coaching staff
Ex-O's skipper has not yet been assigned specific role
By Ken Mandel / MLB.com
Welcome to the team, Sam. Hope you'll enjoy the experience.
PHILADELPHIA — Moving quickly to fill one of two coaching vacancies, the Phillies announced the addition of Sam Perlozzo to the team's staff on Thursday.
Perlozzo hasn't been assigned a specific coaching position from among third-base coach or bench coach, where Steve Smith (dismissed) and Jimy Williams (declined to return), respectively, worked for the past two seasons.
Regardless, the former infielder will handle infield instruction. Perlozzo spent last season as Seattle's third-base coach after 12 years with Baltimore as a third-base coach (1996-2000), bench coach (2001-05) and manager (2005-07). Before landing with the Orioles, Perlozzo coached third for the Mariners (1993-95), the Reds (1990-92) and the Mets (1987-89).
"I've known Sammy for a long time and couldn't be happier to add someone with his experience to our coaching staff," manager Charlie Manuel said in a statement.
Perlozzo was a five-time fielding champion in nine Minor League seasons, as well as for the Yakult Swallows in Japan in 1980, the same season Manuel hit 48 home runs for the Kintetsu Buffaloes.
Perlozzo's role depends on who fills the other coaching vacancy. That could be someone else with managerial experience. Former big league skippers Jim Tracy, Grady Little and Terry Collins have emerged as candidates, according to a person familiar with the Phillies' thinking. (H/T Phillies.com)
Once again, welcome to the team, Sam. Hopefully you'll soon know which position you'll be filling in.
Steve Smith to be let go as the Phillies' third base coach.
Phillies let third-base coach go
Smith had been with organization for two seasons
By Ken Mandel / MLB.com
To actually see him get release is a big surprise.
PHILADELPHIA — Phillies manager Charlie Manuel made his first and only change to his staff in two seasons, when he opted not to bring back third-base coach Steve Smith.
General manager Ruben Amaro Jr. confirmed this from Dana Point, Calif., where he's attending the General Managers Meetings. Manuel is in attendance as well, and the two men met with Smith personally to deliver the news.
Smith was hired before the start of the 2007 season, as a replacement for Art Howe, who had been hired but left to accept a position with the Rangers.
The rest of the Phillies' coaches will be asked to return. (H/T Phillies.com)
Hopefully Charlie will have someone ready to take his place, although it is good to hear that the rest of the coaches will still be here. Goodbye Steve, and good luck in the future.


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Morning Five: 05.18.12 EditionPosted by nvr1983 on May 18th, 2012
- ESPN released its most recent class recruiting rankings yesterday. The top three is about what you would except for the fact that it is shocking to see Kentucky and John Calipari ranked anything, but #1 in any recruiting rankings. If Big Blue Nation is looking for an explanation for this blasphemy, the guys at ESPN have offered up an explanation for you. Other than that nothing really jumps out at us other than Duke coming in at #11 with just two commits in this year's recruiting class.
- In the latest chapter of the ongoing conference realignment drama, Old Dominion announced that it was leaving the Colonial Athletic Association for Conference USA starting with the 2013-14 season. The article on the school's site briefly mentions it, but the real issue here is football as the school was looking to make a move to the Division I level and moving to Conference USA was the easiest way. For the CAA this is a huge blow coming on the heels of Virginia Commonwealth's defection and they may be forced to poach some teams from another conference to remain viable. However, as is often the case in these situations, the conference also has a way to get back at the school with some punitive measures and can ban Old Dominion from participating in future CAA championship events (like the conference basketball tournament).
- When Delvon Roe announced before the start of last season that he was retiring due to degenerative knee pain to pursue a career in acting we suspected that he would find a measure of success in that new field, but we did not expect it to come so quickly and to such a high degree. Roe's feature film debut in "Love and Honor" was shown at the Cannes Film Festival yesterday. Now we are not exactly film connoisseurs, but getting your movie shown at Cannes even if it is not as the leading actor in the film seems like a pretty big role. At least that's the way it seemed in Entourage.
- In one of the more bizarre administrative moves we have seen in a while Southern Methodist fired Steve Orcini as its athletic director just weeks after made one of the biggest coaching moves of the offseason by hiring Larry Brown to be its next head coach. The decision was reportedly based on continuing disagreements between Orcini and the school's president. We are not sure what finally led to the decision being made, but it is not a good sign for Brown or the basketball program even though we doubt it was related to Brown or his hiring. If the program is not stable enough to keep its athletic director through a transition period like this, you have to figure there are some issues within the athletic department and the university itself. Of course, there is also the issue of the three years remaining on Orsini's contract so the school has some things it needs to work out before it gets to dealing with its 71 year-old coach.
- If you thought that the media circus surrounding the attempts of several schools the block transfers of players to others schools would lead to a change in the transfer rules, you may be disappointed. While almost all of the individuals associated with the NCAA and schools that were willing to go on record seem to support the idea of letting student-athletes move more freely it seems like making that a reality will be difficult for a number of reasons. Our feeling are basically mirrored by this comments in this article and although it is unfortunate we do not expect to see any movement on this topic in the next few years.


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Get seated, ready, steady.. GO. There is another annual hacking cup coming. I already pointed to the Facebook Hacker Cup a few days ago. Now it is time to announce that also Google is doing it's annual contest in 2012.
The first round starts in March 2012, so maybe you already want to lock the door for practicing.
Last year over 30,000 coders competed, be the 30,001 hacker that gets the almighty title of Code Jam Champion, and a hefty $10,000 reward.
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IMMUNIZATION: To enter or transfer into public and private elementary and secondary schools (grades kindergarten through 12), children under age 18 years must have immunizations as outlined below.
The school district will provide transportation for students under provisions of state law and regulations. Students who reside beyond the maximum walking distance as defined below shall be eligible for transportation service to the school for their attendance area. Maximum walking distances to a school or bus stop are:
If your child will ride a bus to school, the school will provide you with the bus stop and the time your child will be picked up when you register.


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text: Chuck Akre has a long and superb record managing money. Can he keep it up at his new fund? By Steven Goldberg, Contributing Columnist February 8, 2012 Truth be told, there are only a handful of great fund managers. Chuck Akre, in my view, is one of them. The question is whether his best years are behind him. SEE ALSO: Our 5 Favorite Mutual Fund Managers His past returns aren't just good, they're stunning. From the start of 1997 through August 2009, FBR Focus (symbol FBRVX), which Akre ran over that period, returned an annualized 12.3%, putting it in the top 1% among funds that invest mainly in fast-growing midsize companies. By comparison, Standard & Poor's 500-stock index returned an annualized 4.4%, and the average midsize growth fund gained an annualized 4.9%. (Focus invests in companies of any market capitalization, but because Morningstar doesn't have an all-cap benchmark, we compare Focus to an average of mid-cap funds.) Sponsored Content After falling out with FBR, Akre left the firm in late August 2009. On September 1 of that year, he launched Akre Focus (AKREX). Its returns have been mixed. From its launch through February 6, the fund, a member of the Kiplinger 25, returned 15.4% annualized, precisely the same as the S&P 500. That's hardly top of the charts. Advertisement But Akre took time putting cash to work, and cash flooded in. If you exclude the fund's record during its first four months -- a period during which the S&P surged and beat Akre Focus by a whopping 10.9 percentage points -- the record looks good. From the start of 2010 through February 6, the fund returned an annualized 17.1%, compared with 11.6% for the S&P. Akre uses a combination of growth and value tools to evaluate stocks. He insists on 20% or higher return on equity (a measure of profitability). Companies that profitable tend to have sustainable competitive advantages. He also looks for firms with skilled executives "who treat shareholders as partners" and know how to reinvest corporate profits intelligently. Finally, he only buys when a stock is relatively cheap -- no more than 15 times free cash flow (earnings plus depreciation and other non-cash charges). Those tough standards lead him to invest in only about two dozen stocks, and more than 60% of the fund's assets are in his top ten holdings. Akre is a patient investor. On average, he holds a stock for more than five years. "We rarely sell something because the valuation is too great," he says. "The really good companies are too hard to find." He sells because something goes wrong with the business model or the managers. Advertisement Akre is a bottom-up stock picker, but he's paying more attention to the big picture following the 2007-09 bear market, during which FBR Focus tumbled 51.0% (the S&P 500 lost 55.3% during the rout). Believing that U.S. consumers will be constrained by large amounts of debt for years to come, he has loaded his fund with discount retailers. He has 10% of assets in Ross Stores (ROST) and 9% in Dollar Tree (DLTR). Where is the competitive advantage in this pair? "They have extraordinary marketing and operational skills," Akre says. "Just look at their year-over-year growth in book value [assets minus liabilities]." Akre's other 10% holding is MasterCard (MA). Along with Visa, Discover and American Express, Master Card "owns and controls the electronic rails that run between retailers and banks." Continuing migration to electronic payments is boosting growth, and net profit margins are north of 40%. Despite my praise, the fund has a couple of big question marks -- above and beyond its 2009 returns. For starters, a lot of people Akre's age, 69, are already retired. But so far he shows no signs of slowing down. "The children are gone, and I love what I'm doing," he says. Advertisement The other unknown: When Akre left FBR, the firm made his three former analysts the co-managers of his old fund. Akre then hired three new analysts. It's impossible for an outsider to know how much of the previous fund's success may have been due to his analysts' work, nor how much his current analysts contribute. Akre Focus's annual expense ratio is 1.45%. If you can, buy the institutional share class (AKRIX), which costs 1.20%. Many online brokerages let you invest in this share class for substantially less than the advertised $250,000 minimum. You just have to pay a small transaction fee. The fund's assets are still small, at about $700 million. But they're growing rapidly. My hunch: I think Akre still has his magic. I might buy the fund. But I won't pretend it's an easy call. Steve Goldberg is an investment adviser in the Washington, D.C., area.


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I have a bit of an odd issue. I maintain a piece of software that appears to be handling multiple calls to OnSetActive() at once.
The problem manifests when performing a large image operation. OnSetActive forces the form to redraw, and a lengthy image operation takes place. Before it is finished OnSetActive() is called again. I've come to this conclusion by putting modal "Before" and "After" AfxMessageBoxes before and after the image operation. You'll see "Before" display multiple times.
From there, I replaced the image operation with a Sleep().
and the same thing happened.
Note: This only happens when running the release, this does not happen while debugging.
Aside from the obvious flaw that a lengthy operation is being performed that freezes the program.. can someone tell me how what I'm witnessing is possible? If the AfxMessageBox is modal, how is it possible for OnSetActive() to run again before the second message box is reached? Are the message handlers multi-threaded by nature?
I tried to reproduce this in a demo environment, but was unable to. Does anybody have any insight into what might be causing this?


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Greg Hopper and Keith Bachmann discuss how investors should prepare a fixed income portfolio for a rising rate environment and characterizing the short to mid-term outlook on fixed income.
For more information about global fixed income opportunities, visit our website.
Greg Hopper is a Senior Portfolio Manager and head of the Global High Yield strategy on the North American Fixed Income team. Greg began his investment career at Drexel Burnham Lambert in 1985 before joining Mitchell Hutchins Institutional Investors and then Bankers Trust. In 2000, following the acquisition of Bankers Trust by Deutsche Bank, he joined Harris Investment Management, where he launched their High Yield bond product and then Zurich Scudder Investments, where he was responsible for all institutional high yield bond portfolios. After Deutsche Bank acquired Zurich Scudder in 2002, Greg moved to Artio Global Investors, launching the Global High Income strategy that Aberdeen added to their offerings following their acquisition of Artio in 2013. Greg graduated with a BA in economics from Beloit College, Beloit, Wisconsin and an MBA from Columbia University.
Keith Bachman is a Senior Portfolio Manager and Head of U.S. High Yield. Keith joined Aberdeen in 2007 from Stone Tower Capital where he was director of credit research. Previously, Keith was a Portfolio Manager at Deutsche Asset Management and High Yield Analyst/Director of Distressed Investments at Oppenheimer Funds. Keith has also worked at Merrill Lynch Asset Management and T. Rowe Price in high yield credit. Keith graduated with a BA from the University of Maryland Baltimore County and an MBA from Columbia Business School.


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Greensol Group necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 148 diseños de 31 diseñadores freelance.
GreenSol Group
We are a couple branching out into the Home Sustainability Assessments in Victoria Australia and are looking at growing this business. Our aim is to to create a high quality, trusted, assessment and retrofit service that provides a complete set of cost effective solutions. We are offering Home Owners and Landlords ways of making their homes more effective and efficient solutions so they are more sustainable.
Home Owners, Landlords & Renters, all types of people.Everybody
We require a logo that will be very eye catching and will be clear as to what our business is. The points below describe our business:
Business Name is GreenSol Group - The bases of the business is conducting Home Health Checks and offering Green Solutions to better living detailed below:
* Home Sustainability Assessments
* Reducing Green House Gas Emissions
* Making a Greener Home
* Reducing Energy Usage in the Home
* Retrofitting homes
* Saving Money in the Long run
Some good websites to look at that business are very similar to ours are:
http://www.ecomaster.com.au, http://www.homesustainabilityassessment.net.
We don't want a plain logo with just a house with Green grass and Blue sky's this has been used to death. We really want to be different.
Good luck and looking forward to seeing your great designs. We will offer feedback on all designs.
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Many publications and web pages (e.g. BankRate, Money Magazine, Ram Research, Consumer Reports) attempt to list the "best credit card deals" or publish lists of low-rate cards. Too few of these reports address the segment that I belong to - people who pay off their balances every month. Hence, I threw together these pages dedicated to finding the best possible deal for people like me. I've added pages in the Card Directory for other segments in addition to the cash rewards. You might want to browse there first, then you may wish to visit other sites directed at your segments rather than this page. If you carry a balance, the first thing you need to worry about is getting the lowest possible interest rate available.
Many people have asked about balance transfers and convenience checks. While these also apply to people like me, it's not part of the core of this page. I'll post notes about these programs in the grapevine but you won't find any definitive list of these programs anywhere on this site.
I don't claim to be the world's expert on credit cards - all I claim is that I've been there and want to make the most use of the credit cards I choose to use. If you are looking for "official" advice, I'd suggest you go to the folks at BankRate, or even Money Magazine.
The best source of the latest information is available in the grapevine, a forum that will allow both anonymous and registered postings, but will allow for a better structure of the grapevine, and allow a free-er, more open discussion than I have provided in the past. Take a look and let the comments fly!
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A new study from the conservative Heritage Foundation estimates that granting a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants will cost US taxpayers at least $6.3 trillion.
Heritage Foundation scholar Robert Rector co-authored the long-anticipated study, which is sure to be cited frequently by foes of the immigration reform effort as lawmakers take up legislation to overhaul the nation's system.
But the study also drew swift criticism from Republicans supporting the reform effort, who called the Heritage Foundation's estimate politicized, exaggerated and flawed in its methodology.
The $6.3 trillion calculation derives from the federal benefits Rector and co-author Jason Richwine believe an estimated 11 million newly legalized immigrants will receive over their lifetimes versus the taxes they will pay.
A summary of the report, for example, states that "former unlawful immigrants together would receive $9.4 trillion in government benefits and services and pay $3.1 trillion in taxes, for a lifetime 'fiscal deficit' - at minimum -- of $6.3 trillion (total benefits minus total taxes.)"
Those benefits, the study states, will eventually include means-tested welfare benefits and health care as well as Social Security payments.
The report's authors acknowledge that their estimated price tag concentrates only on the citizenship piece of proposed immigration reform legislation rather than estimating the costs of the massive bill as a whole. But they argue that the economic benefits of a comprehensive reform that includes a path to citizenship would still be minimal compared to cost of "amnesty."
"No sensible thinking person could read this study and conclude that over 50 years that this could possibly have a positive economic impact," said Heritage president and former senator Jim DeMint at a press conference unveiling the study.
Under the Gang of Eight proposal that was introduced in the Senate last month, qualified undocumented workers could pay fines and back taxes to become eligible to apply for a probationary legal status that -- after 10 years, more fines and a clean criminal record – can be adjusted to legal permanent residency and ultimately citizenship.
During that probationary status, previously undocumented immigrants would not be eligible to receive federal benefits like welfare.
But Rector states that, because the average age of an undocumented immigrant is just 34 years old, the accumulated benefits after these individual become citizens will far outweigh their contributions to the economy.
That's a calculation that others in conservative community dismiss, including economists like Doug Holtz-Eakin and policy analysts at the Cato Institute who dispute the Heritage Foundation's methodology and say that the estimate fails to take into account the cumulative effects of immigration reform on America's economy.
In a conference call sponsored by the Bipartisan Policy Center, former Mississippi governor and onetime RNC head Haley Barbour slammed Heritage's report as a "political document" designed to scare off Republicans inclined to support comprehensive reform.
"That Heritage is trying to kill this in the crib now, I think, is a political statement that they know that this is going to be a movement for reform that's going to get stronger and stronger because it's truly good policy," he said.
And Sen. Jeff Flake, a Republican member of the Senate's Gang of Eight, took to Twitter to blast the study shortly after its release.
"Here we go again," he wrote. "New Heritage study claims huge cost for Immigration Reform. Ignores economic benefits. No dynamic scoring."
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This is a scalable context timeline. It contains events related to the event December 22, 2001: President Bush Says John Walker Lindh 'Well Treated' Aboard US Vessel. You can narrow or broaden the context of this timeline by adjusting the zoom level. The lower the scale, the more relevant the items on average will be, while the higher the scale, the less relevant the items, on average, will be.
Two CIA agents, "Dave" and Johnny Michael Spann, are singling out prisoners for interrogation in an effort to determine their affiliations and backgrounds and screen them for possible links to al-Qaeda. Two television crews—from Reuters and the German station ARD—are present. John Walker Lindh has been pointed out to Spann as a Westerner, or at least someone who speaks English. Spann approaches Lindh and begins asking him questions: (August 11/28/2001; Harding et al. 12/1/2001; Soloway 12/6/2001)
Spann - "[Speaking to Lindh] Hey you. Right here with your head down. Look at me. I know you speak English. Look at me. Where did you get the British military sweater?" Lindh does not respond and Spann walks away. A few moments later, Northern Alliance soldiers approach Lindh and tighten the ropes around his elbows. A Northern Alliance officer kicks him lightly in the stomach. Later, Lindh is brought over to a blanket covering bare earth and pushed down so he sits cross-legged on the blanket. Spann then squats down on the edge of the blanket, and faces Lindh:
Spann - "[Speaking to Lindh] Where are you from? Where are you from? You believe in what you're doing here that much, you're willing to be killed here? How were you recruited to come here? Who brought you here? Hey! [He snaps his fingers in front of Lindh's face. Lindh is unresponsive] Who brought you here? Wake up! Who brought you here to Afghanistan How did you get here? [Long pause] What, are you puzzled?" Spann kneels on the blanket and attempts to photograph Lindh with a digital camera.
Spann - "Put your head up. Don't make me have to get them to hold your head up. Push your hair back. Push your hair back so I can see your face." An Afghan soldier pulls Walker's hair back, holding his head up for the picture.
Spann - "You got to talk to me. All I want to do is talk to you and find out what your story is. I know you speak English." Dave then walks up and speaks with Spann.
Dave - "Mike!"
Spann - "[to Dave] Yeah, he won't talk to me."
Dave - "OK, all right. We explained what the deal is to him."
Spann - "I was explaining to the guy we just want to talk to him, find out what his story is."
Dave - "The problem is, he's got to decide if he wants to live or die and die here. We're just going to leave him, and he's going to f_cking sit in prison the rest of his f_cking short life. It's his decision, man. We can only help the guys who want to talk to us. We can only get the Red Cross to help so many guys."
Spann - "[to Lindh] Do you know the people here you're working with are terrorists and killed other Muslims? There were several hundred Muslims killed in the bombing in New York City. Is that what the Koran teaches? I don't think so. Are you going to talk to us?" Walker does not respond.
Dave - "[to Spann] That's all right man. Gotta give him a chance, he got his chance." Spann and Dave stand and keep talking to each other.
Spann - "[to Dave] Did you get a chance to look at any of the passports?"
Dave - "There's a couple of Saudis and I didn't see the others."
Spann - "I wonder what this guy's got?" Walker is then taken back to the group of prisoners by an Afghan guard. (Soloway 12/6/2001)
According to US military officials, the USS Bataan and USS Peleliu are used as prison ships to hold captives suspected of terrorist activities, including "American Taliban" John Walker Lindh (see December 14, 2001). Both vessels are operating in the Indian Ocean. The use of US naval vessels as prison ships is kept extremely secret; the press will not learn of the incidents for years, and even then, details will be sketchy. Questioned in 2004 about the use of US military ships as "floating prisons" (see June 2, 2008), Rear Admiral John Stufflebeem will say: "I don't know the specifics. Central command determines for either medical considerations, for the protection of those individuals, for the isolation in the sense of not having forces that would try to come get somebody out of a detention center, for a security aspect, and obviously an interest to continue interrogation." The US may also use ships in and around the British-controlled island of Diego Garcia, in the Indian Ocean, to hold prisoners indefinitely and "off the books." And the US may use its ships for what is called "extraordinary rendition"—the secret transportation of prisoners to foreign countries where they can be interrogated and tortured in ways proscribed by US law. US and British officials will repeatedly deny the use of Diego Garcia in any such "floating incarcerations" or renditions. (Campbell and Norton-Taylor 6/2/2008) One reason for the use of naval vessels as prison ships may be necessity: the US is capturing scores of prisoners in Afghanistan, but the first detainee facilities at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba will not open until January 2002 (see January 11, 2002).
As soon as he hears the news of his son's capture in Afghanistan, John Walker Lindh's father immediately hires James Brosnahan, a well-respected lawyer, on behalf of his son. On December 3, Brosnahan faxes a letter to Secretary of State Colin Powell, Attorney General John Ashcroft, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, and CIA Director George Tenet. He introduces himself as Lindh's lawyer, expresses his wish to see him, and states: "Because [Lindh] is wounded and, based upon press reports, went for three days without food, I would ask that any further interrogation be stopped, especially if there is any intent to use it in any subsequent legal proceedings." When Brosnahan receives no reply, he writes again, "I would ask that no further interrogation of my client occur until I have the opportunity to speak with him. As an American citizen, he has the right to counsel and, under all applicable legal authorities, I ask for the right to speak with my client as soon as possible." On December 5, still having received no reply, he urges that "we have a conversation today." Again, no reply comes. (Serrano 3/23/2002; Andrews 3/27/2002; Mayer 3/3/2003)
US soldiers enter the school building in Mazar-i-Sharif where "American Taliban" John Walker Lindh (see Late morning, November 25, 2001) is being held (see December 2-5, 2001, blindfold him, and take photographs of Lindh and themselves posing next to him. One soldier scrawls "sh_thead" across Lindh's blindfold and poses with him. Another soldier makes fun of his Islamic religion. Someone says Lindh is "going to hang" and another one that he wants to shoot him on the spot. They then put Lindh in a van and tie his hands with plastic handcuffs so tight they severely cut off the blood circulation. The scars and numbness that result from this treatment are still present months later. He is then put on a plane and flown to the US marine base Camp Rhino, seventy miles south of Kandahar. During the flight, Lindh screams because the pain in his hands have become unbearable, but his guards refuse to loosen the cuffs. Immediately upon arrival at Camp Rhino, when the winter night has already fallen, US soldiers cut off all of Lindh's clothing. Wearing only his blindfold and shaking violently from the cold, Lindh is bound to a stretcher with heavy duct tape wrapped tightly around his chest, upper arms and ankles. In this position military personnel again take photographs of him. One photograph is later released by his attorneys and corroborates the described treatment. He is then placed, stretcher and all, in a metal shipping container. Twenty minutes later, a US Marine begins to question him. (United States of America v. John Walker Lindh 6/13/2002 )
According to government papers, later quoted by defense lawyers for captured "American Taliban" John Walker Lindh (see Late morning, November 25, 2001), "A Navy physician present at Camp Rhino recounted that the lead military interrogator in charge of Mr. Lindh's initial questioning told the physician 'that sleep deprivation, cold, and hunger might be employed' during Mr. Lindh's interrogations." This interrogator later says, "he was initially told to get whatever information he could get from the detainee. However,… once it was determined from their initial questioning of Lindh that he was an American, which was done within an hour or so, [the military interrogator] informed a superior and was told they were done questioning him." Lindh nevertheless is subjected to "sleep deprivation, cold, and hunger." The metal container Lindh is kept in has no light or heat source. Only two small holes in the sides of the container allow some light and air to enter, through which military guards frequently shout swearwords at Lindh and discuss spitting in his food. According to his defense attorneys, "Mr. Lindh's hands and feet remained restrained such that his forearms were forced together and fully extended, pointing straight down towards his feet. The pain from the wrist restraints was intense. Initially, Mr. Lindh remained fully exposed within the metal container, lying on his back; after some time had passed, one blanket was placed over him and one beneath him. While in the container the first two days, Mr. Lindh was provided minimal food and little medical attention. He suffered from constant pain from the plastic cuffs on his wrists and the bullet wound in his thigh. Because the metal container was placed next to a generator, the loud noise it generated echoed within the container. According to government disclosures, Mr. Lindh repeatedly said he was cold and asked for more protection from the weather. When Mr. Lindh needed to urinate, his guards did not release him from the restraints binding him to his stretcher, but instead propped up the stretcher into a vertical position. Due to hunger, the cold temperature, the noise, and the incessant pain caused by his wounds and the position in which he was restrained, Mr. Lindh was unable to sleep. Mr. Lindh was held under these conditions continuously for two days." (United States of America v. John Walker Lindh 6/13/2002 )
John Walker Lindh (see Late morning, November 25, 2001), is again questioned by the FBI agent who had interrogated him the previous day (see December 9, 2001). Lindh again asks for a lawyer, and again he is told no lawyers are available. Lindh is returned to the container, but now his treatment begins to improve. His leg and handcuffs are loosened and he is blindfolded less often. The duct tape is removed. He receives more food, an additional blanket and he is allowed to continue to wear the hospital garb. (United States of America v. John Walker Lindh 6/13/2002 )
John Walker Lindh (see Late morning, November 25, 2001) is moved to a Navy ship, the USS Peleliu. When he arrives, he is still unable to walk and is suffering from dehydration, frostbite on his toes and mild hypothermia. Navy physicians treat Lindh with IV fluids, and on the same day, Haynes' deputy, Paul W. Cobb Jr., tells Lindh's lawyers: "I can inform you that John Walker is currently in the control of United States armed forces and is being held aboard USS Peleliu in the theater of operations. Our forces have provided him with appropriate medical attention and will continue to treat him humanely, consistent with the Geneva Convention protections for prisoners of war." (Business Wire 12/17/2001; ABC News 12/19/2001) It is the first response James Brosnahan, head of Lindh's defense team, receives to his letters, the first of which he sent on December 3 (see December 3-5, 2001).
President Bush says he has not ruled out bringing treason charges against John Walker Lindh, a US citizen (see Late morning, November 25, 2001). While he at first called him a "poor boy" who was "misled," Bush now says Lindh is a member of al-Qaeda. "Walker's unique," Bush says, "in that he's the first American al-Qaeda fighter that we have captured." (Epstein 12/22/2001)
After a week on the USS Peleliu (see December 14, 2001), President George Bush calls John Walker Lindh (see Late morning, November 25, 2001) an al-Qaeda fighter, who "is being well treated on a ship of ours." (Epstein 12/22/2001) Around the same time, it is reported that at least four other detainees are being held aboard the Peleliu (Epstein 12/22/2001) and about 7,000 on the Afghan mainland. (Guardian 12/21/2001)
According to government papers, John Walker Lindh is transferred (see December 22, 2001) from the USS Peleliu to the USS Bataan. (United States of America v. John Walker Lindh 6/13/2002 )
John Walker Lindh, held on the USS Bataan, is allowed for the first time to receive letters from his parents and the lawyers they hired on his behalf almost a month before (see December 31, 2001). (United States of America v. John Walker Lindh 6/13/2002 )
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We define and experimentally test a public provision mechanism that meets three basic ethical requirements and allows community members to influence, via monetary bids, which of several projects is implemented. For each project, participants are assigned personal values, which can be positive or negative. We provide either complete or only private information about others' personal values. This produces two distinct public provision games which are experimentally implemented and analysed for various projects. In spite of the complex experimental task, participants do not rely on truth-telling as an obvious and simple heuristic whose general acceptance would result in fair and efficient outcomes. Rather, they yield to strategic underbidding. Although underbidding is affected by projects' characteristics, the provision mechanism seems quite functional.
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N° 10–2013: Second Vega launch postponed by 24 hours
25 April 2013
To carry out additional checks on the mobile gantry system used on the Vega launch complex (SLV) at the CSG, Europe's Spaceport, ESA and Arianespace have decided to postpone the Vega launch VV02 for 24 hours.
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By Matthew Genner
29 Jan, 2008, 23:00
Alessandro sits with his head buried in the pages of the Corriere dello Sport waiting for the barista to bring him his gran caffé. AS Roma play Catania at the Stadio Olimpico in less than five hours and he can't wait for the match.
"Roma is my life, my passion", he says. "It's football, football, football. You can see how important football is to the people here by walking down the residential streets on a Sunday afternoon. When the match is on, the streets are deserted. All you can hear are the televisions behind the shutters tuned to whichever match is on."
The coffee at Sant Eustachio is some of the best available in Rome and at times it can be difficult to get through the door as locals and tourists alike compete for the little room there is at the bar. Their speciality, the gran caffé, is the perfect start to the day and as Alessandro tells me about the Curva Sud and the Ultras, I can't wait to get inside the ground. But wait I will have to as I have decided to walk to the stadium.
Leaving Alessandro and the sweet tasting coffee behind, I stroll past the Pantheon, ticket in hand, and head north up the Via del Corso. Not far along Rome's main shopping street is the AS Roma club store and in a bid to fit in with the rest of the Romanista, I decide to purchase a maroon red scarf with 'Totti' stitched in white. It's hard to avoid the name of Roma's most famous player in the Eternal city, with every sports and souvenir shop selling Totti shirts, Totti scarves and Totti mugs.
Further along the Via del Corso, just before you get to the Spanish Steps, is another symbol of Italian sport in the form of Ferrari's Rome store. Inside you can find models of many cars spanning the last hundred years, including a limited edition replica of Michael Schumacher's championship winning car. Like a genuine Ferrari, however, many of the items on sale are extremely expensive.
Having passed the uncomfortably crowded Piazza di Spagna and Spanish Steps the Piazza del Popolo marks the end of the Via del Corso. One of Rome's largest squares is a welcome break from the busy shopping street. I cross the Tiber at the Ponte Regina Margherita, where I can see the unmistakable St Peter's Basilica and the Castel Sant Angelo. It's difficult to drag my gaze away from these legendary landmarks but continuing to follow the Tiber north, I leave the tourist areas of Rome behind. Now the people passing me no longer carry guidebooks and cameras, instead they hold furled flags and wear the maroon red of Roma.
A giant obelisk, raised to salute Mussolini, marks the entrance to the Foro Italico. It's currently undergoing renovation but is just one of several monuments around the complex proclaiming the successes of Fascism. What an intriguing mixture of scenes: the serene Monte Mario providing the backdrop to the shimmering glass and metal of the Olimpico; thousands of fans teaming over the Tiber, flags in hand, their excitement audible whether you speak Italian or not; all around political slogans and proclamations and way back in the distant city, the silhouette of St Peter's.
Maroon is the colour today: the giallorossi are at home. But if my trip had taken place on another day my view would have been tinged with white and sky-blue, as the Olimpico is also the home of Rome's other Serie A team, Lazio. The rivalry between the two teams is fierce with a historically political divide. Lazio supporters traditionally come from the provincial towns surrounding Rome and have a history of extreme right-wing sympathies. Roma's support tends to come from the working-class and left leaning areas of the city, such as Testaccio where the team used to play at the Campo Testaccio.
Having finished my pre-match pizza, at the laid-back Riverside Café, I head into the Foro Italico. Entering the stadium, I'm surprised at how easy it is to get through the turnstiles. Following the recent troubles in Italian football there have been numerous stories about tougher security and heavy handed policing but as I stroll up to the gate I show my ticket and enter the ground; no queues, no searches and no signs of trouble. Underneath the vast stands fans flick through the free copies of the Impero Romanista, one of several free papers handed out before matches, and converse over an espresso. I decide to be a little more adventurous and down a shot of Caffé Campione, a coffee liqueur. The sickly taste lingers in the mouth but it's invigorating and awakens the senses.
Climbing the steps through the stands I emerge into the vast bowl of the Olimpico and find my seat in the Tribuna Terva. To my left, the Curva Sud is full. It's an incredible scene, everyone standing, jumping around and making an incessant noise. Unlike the rise and fall of a chanting English crowd the Curva sings. Flares, flags and banners are everywhere and the mixture of smoke and sunlight creates a hazy glow over the stand.
Just minutes before the start everyone around the ground rises, lifting their scarves they belt out the club's anthem and motto: 'La Roma non si discute si ama', roughly translated as 'Rome is not discussed, it is loved'. "Roma, Roma, Roma". I can join in the chorus but I leave the rest to the true supporters. As the game progresses the noise from the Ultras is relentless. In the Tribuna Terva, however, the fans are more subdued as their support ebbs and flows with the game. The crowd around me are critical and spontaneous. People move seats, shuffling around to express their opinions and their grievances to fellow supporters. Despite the 2-0 score line most seem unhappy with the performance of the team. But as the final whistle blows, the loudspeaker pumps out 'Grazie Roma' and everyone files out of the stadium content to be three points closer to the league leaders.
Leaving the Stadio Olimpico behind me, I move for a closer look at the Stadio del Marmi, a much smaller structure in the Foro Italico. It is part of a series of sports arenas and artwork commissioned by Mussolini in the 1930's. The marble stadium is circled by statues of muscular athletes, performing a variety of sports that were donated by 60 Italian cities to the dictator. The area is surrounded by thousands of square feet of mosaics depicting athletes and soldiers. Indeed it was Mussolini, more than most, who realised the political power of sport, hence his desire to build the Foro Italico. Physical perfection and sporting success were vehicles for Fascism to show the world what it had achieved. Sport and politics are, in many ways, still as closely linked in Italy today. If you're an important political figure you're very likely to own a football team.
While football is certainly Italy, and Rome's sporting passion, others still have a popular following. Having walked from the city centre to the ground I decide that I'll get the bus back. Before doing so I head towards one of the other stadiums in northern Rome, the Stadio Flaminio, which hosts the Italian national rugby team and the matches of AS Cisco Calcio Roma, who play in Serie C and are currently the club of Paolo Di Canio. Due to the increasing popularity of rugby in Italy there is much debate as to whether the Flaminio is large enough to host the Azzurri but, for the next few years at least, Six Nations fans will be visiting this area in northern Rome. There's not a lot to see or do as I walk around but when there's a game many food and drink stalls are set up and there's a large open- air market nearby.
Walking to catch the bus back to the city centre, I notice a group of teenagers playing basketball near by the Flaminio on an old rundown court. Basketball is very popular in Italy's urban areas and several of them are wearing the vests of Virtus Roma. One of the players tells me that they come here every week to play and that they prefer to watch basketball than football. Virtus play at the Palazo dello Sport in southern Rome, which was built for the 1960 Olympics and is part of another Fascist complex, the Esposizione Universale Roma.
The Palazo dello Sport, shaped like a flying saucer, is closed and fenced off as I walk by. There is no game this weekend so I make do by observing from afar. It was here, during the Olympics, that short rowing contests took place in the lake surrounded by gardens in front of the arena. Sitting above the rest of the EUR, I look over the complex at some of the impressive architecture. The Fascist regime used this area and others in Rome to demonstrate the link between the expansion of the Roman Empire and its own plans for Rome to grow in size and influence. There are many museums scattered around and I decide to visit the Museo della Civilta Romana. Constructed in 1937, as part of Mussolini's celebrations to mark 2000 years since Emperor Augustus ruled Ancient Rome, the giant white structure with vast echoing rooms, allows you to trace the history of Imperial Rome in a grandiose setting. Towards the end of the exhibitions is the museum's highlight, a giant model of Rome in the third century. Gazing at the many famous landmarks, I can pick out several sports arenas. Sport, it seems, was as popular in Rome 2000 years ago as it is today.
It's not until you get inside the Colosseum that you realise what a magnificent arena it must have been. Standing at ground level I gaze up at the most complete side of the structure. The remains of the stands seem so much steeper than modern stadiums, almost vertical, and when full, it must have felt like the crowd would fall on top of you. It was here that for the first time sport was widely used as a form of mass entertainment.
A short walk from the Colosseum, around the Palatine Hill, and I find myself looking down on what is left of Rome's largest racetrack, the Circus Maximus. There is not much left of this great venue but with a little help from my imagination I conjure up an image of the stands that held up to 300,000 spectators.
The ancient Roman sports may have been very different from the codified spectacles we watch today but many factors that permeated sport then still hold true today. The gladiatorial contests and chariot races that took place were used to occupy the masses, distracting them from what was really happening and raising the popularity of senators and emperors. Similar distinctions can be seen today as political figures seek to back bids for sporting events and associate themselves with sports teams and achievements. These affiliations are more obvious and significant in Italy than most nations. Indeed, when president Romano Prodi stood for election against Silvio Berlusconi he created an image of himself as a cyclist to counter the sporting success his opponent enjoyed with AC Milan.
As the evening draws in I head to the Trastevere district of Rome, a delightful area of narrow streets where tourists and locals mix in the excellent cafés, bars and restaurants. In his book, 'Culture and Customs of Italy', Charles Killinger states that Italy's "culture of conversation can be seen as a product of a variety of influences." Now, as I sit in anticipation of the food to come and think back over the sporting venues, sites and famous landmarks I have seen, all around me people are talking about yesterday's game. It's the culture of conversation that Killinger spoke about that makes talking to any Italian about sport a fascinating experience. Surely, I ponder, there is no greater journey to a sports stadium than the walk from central Rome to the Stadio Olimpico. In the ninety minutes it took me to reach the ground, I had gazed upon some of the most famous buildings of Ancient and Papal Rome. Alessandro was right, sport means a great deal to the citizens of Rome, and as I now understood, since Imperial times, it always has done.
Copyright © 2008 Matthew Genner


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The Catholic Gene will occasionally highlight archives, libraries, or research facilities that contain Roman Catholic records related to genealogy. Today's Archive Spotlight features the Philadelphia Archdiocesan Historical Research Center (PAHRC). As the name implies, PAHRC focuses on the Archdiocese of Philadelphia which currently includes Pennsylvania counties of Philadelphia, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery.
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PAHRC has many resources pertaining to the history of the Archdiocese. However, for genealogical purposes, the most important records are baptismal and marriage records, orphanage records, parish information, and newspapers.
PAHRC holds pre-1920 baptismal and marriage records for parishes within the current archdiocesan boundaries (in the 1800's the then-diocese of Philadelphia included most of the state of Pennsylvania, but the records now reside in the current diocese). The most important thing to note, however, is that these records may not be viewed or searched by visitors because they are considered to be confidential. Staff members will research the records for a fee of $25 for the initial hour of research and $15 for each additional hour. PAHRC claims that most searches take 2 or 3 hours and are completed in 4-6 weeks. To request a lookup, see the Request Forms page.
Post-1920 baptismal and marriage records are maintained within the parishes and are not located at PAHRC. It should be noted that if your ancestors were Catholic and were born or married prior to 1860, the church records will be your only source of information since vital registration was not required in Pennsylvania until 1860.
PAHRC also has some records for boys' orphanages such as St. John's Orphan Asylum (1845-1970), St. Francis Industrial School (1888-1970), and St. Joseph's House for Homeless Industrious Boys (1904-1940).
PAHRC answers requests for parish information that is also useful in research. For example, if you know an ancestor's address from either the census or another record, PAHRC can tell you the parish for the address as well as any "ethnic" parish nearby. Since many parishes have closed in the city, they can also let you know what parish now holds the records from closed churches.
PAHRC holds one of the largest collections of Catholic newspapers in the United States and includes newspapers from throughout the U.S. and some foreign as well. The collection covers newspapers from the 1820's through the 1940's. The collection also includes Irish-American and German-American newspapers. Notable also is perhaps the largest extant collection of Redpath's Weekly.
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- The Pilot (Boston)
- The Catholic Telegraph (Cincinnati)
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If your ancestors were active in the church or had relatives who were priests or religious, these newspapers could provide useful information.
PAHRC maintains an online catalog of their collections and a good blog with historical highlights from their vast materials.
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PAHRC is located on the grounds of St. Charles Seminary in Wynnewood, PA. The address is 100 E. Wynnewood Rd., Wynnewood, PA 19096. Phone: (610) 667-2125 Fax: (610) 667-2730 Email: email@example.com
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