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In the premier of the new HBO comedy, "Silicon Valley," a young techie is throwing a lavish private party after Google acquired his company for $200 million. He's standing on a backyard stage next to his "good friend" Kid Rock and excitedly shouting to a small, largely uninterested crowd of techies, models and tech icons -- and he delivers, in perfect pitch, the great Silicon Valley lie:
"Hello! Woo! I've got seven words for you: I. Love. Goolybibs. Integrated. Multi. Platform. Functionality. Yeah! But seriously, a few days ago, when we were sitting down with Barack Obama, I turned to these guys and said, OK, we're making a lot of money and, yes, we're disrupting digital media, but most importantly we're making the world a better place, through constructing elegant hierarchies for maximum code reuse and extensibility."
While I'm late to the new series having watched all three episodes just this week even though the show premiered earlier this month, I've heard this kind of jargon for years as a tech reporter, especially the part about making the world a better place. I couldn't stop laughing and smiling. The thought that sprung to mind was that creator, producer and director Mike Judge, a former Silicon Valley engineer and maker of the tech-cult movie classic "Office Space," had nailed it.
Practically every tech marketer describes their product using undecipherable words that inflate its benefits. They claim their product will indeed make the world a better place, from the paperless office that saves trees to the social network that brings humanity closer together to, most recently, the "Internet of Things" that promises to collect data, optimize energy use, combat climate change and basically save the planet.
But we all know this higher-calling stuff is really a red herring that makes us work hard and feel good about ourselves in the process. What really matters are the stock options and the millions of dollars whipping around the valley like a fitful breeze.
Silicon Valley is chock full of such contradictions and untruths, and the comedic bent by the new HBO series -- in this case, exposing the silliness in a speech that no one is listening to made by an overnight-millionaire -- is perhaps the only way to expose the tech culture's absurdity.
"Silicon Valley" really does depict Silicon Valley life (although, like most comedies, the show plays everything stereotypically over-the-top). There are surreal office playgrounds replacing the grey sea of cubicles that were once home to the GenX workforce. There are oddball executives spending money like they're playing a Monopoly game. And there are the mostly male, anti-social techies who cling to each other so as not to find themselves alone. For these things, the show should be a hit.
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At some point, though, Judge will have to look at the seedy underbelly of Silicon Valley and figure out how to tell those stories humorously. Right now, there are three sticking points.
First, the tech industry has a nasty habit of casting older workers aside. As I watched "Silicon Valley," I began wondering what "Office Space" techies Michael Bolton and Samir Nagheenanajar, played brilliantly by David Herman and Ajay Naidu, respectively, were up to today. They can't be too happy about all the changes. My guess is they're unemployed and being told -- somewhat deludedly -- to increase their skills in order to find work. Perhaps they'll appear on an episode of "Silicon Valley."
Second, the show lacks a sense of doom -- that all this is but a dream. Today's app-making bubble looks eerily similar to the dot-com days when venture capitalists ignored traditional financial measurements, such as price-to-earnings ratio, and instead fueled startups to quickly reach sky-high valuations with, predictably, devastating results. To be fair, "Silicon Valley" does a good job of showing a dream-like world where meetings are conducted on bicycles. But this Silicon Valley story doesn't have a fairytale ending.
[Related: Millennials Rule the Valley, Enjoy It While It Lasts]
Lastly, a backlash is happening right now in San Francisco, where techies are unfairly ridiculed and harassed for their big paychecks. Techies are causing gentrification, activists say, forcing less-affluent people to flee the city for cheaper digs. Recently, activists have vomited on a Google bus. A tech reporter had his Google Glass torn off his face and smashed. Activists showed up at a venture capitalist's home and protested. There's not much room for humor in this heated conflict, yet to ignore it would strip the shine of truth from the show.
And the truth -- or at least exposing the lies -- is what makes "Silicon Valley" such a fun show. I've been covering Silicon Valley since the mid-1990s and wasn't looking forward to watching it because I didn't think I'd see anything new. I was pleasantly surprised. Everything was familiar, of course, but what was new was something I wasn't expecting: the humor of it all.
'Tis the age of the geek, the meek inheriting the earth, and so you know it just has to be fertile funny ground. In my line of work, I've been a part of this silly valley every day. After all, Goolybibs is an industry leading provider of a scalable, robust solution offering integrated, multi-platform functionality. What's not to love?
Tom Kaneshige covers Apple, BYOD and Consumerization of IT for CIO.com. Follow Tom on Twitter @kaneshige. Follow everything from CIO.com on Twitter @CIOonline, Facebook, Google + and LinkedIn. Email Tom at email@example.com
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The big lie has been circulating through America for well over a century. You've probably been buying into this enormous lie yourself. If you're a guerrilla, you already know that it is a misguided, whopping lie. Time is not money.
If you run out of money, you can always generate more. If you run out of time, you can never generate more. Time is more beneficial to your life and your business than money ever could be.
There are now ways to create more time for yourself--and your
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e-mail, faxes, cellular phones, pagers, computers . . . it's a long, long list. What does all this have to do with marketing? It has everything to do with it because Americans now revere time above all else, and anything you can do to conserve their time is money in the bank.
If you waste other people's time by taking too much of it or asking them to wait when they're in a hurry, you're not geared for the new value that is placed upon time. The '80s were the Decade of Improved Quality. The '90s are turning out to be the Decade of Time Conservation.
The Gallup Poll, Roper Poll, Harris Poll, and the Universities of Pennsylvania and Maryland conduct surveys to find out what Americans cherish most. In 1988, time went to number one on everyone's list and has stayed there since. The way you conduct your business must be reevaluated in light of saving your customers time.
Speed should be employed at every opportunity: customer service, deliveries, contact with callers, telephone on-hold time, requests for information, and anywhere else you can insert it into your way of doing business.
You can save time for your prospects with postcard mailings, clear brochures, fax-on-demand, and a devotion to convenience. And the more time you spend online, the more shortcuts you'll spot--in communicating, in researching and in networking.
By employing guerrilla marketing weapons such as extended hours, seven-day-a-week operation, toll-free phone numbers, a Web site, e-mail, faxes, speedy delivery, and speed in all you do, you'll be providing the time savings craved by customers and prospects. Will a customer actually desert you for a competitor who can save him time? You can bet your Timex he will.
Guerrilla marketing by definition means investing in marketing with your time, energy and imagination rather than merely your money. The time you invest making phone calls to key customers, giving talks to groups, writing articles, making PR first-name-basis contacts, shining at trade shows, and training your sales and service people will be time that will pay far richer dividends than money.
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James Franco and Seth Rogen are taking on Kanye West and Kim Kardashian's sexy "Bound 2" music video.
In a hilarious parody clip, the "This Is the End" costars mock Kimye's steamy video, topless motorcycle scenes and all.
The video starts out with a special message to fans reading, "While on the set of their movie, 'The Interview,' James Franco &Seth Rogen felt inspired to recreate their favorite new video. Shot. For. Shot."
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The recreated music video then begins with sweeping landscape shots of snowy mountains and grassy fields, followed by those wild horses we've come to love running through water.
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Franco, who's playing West, then begins busting out the song's rap lyrics and riding through the desert on the infamous motorcycle. A silhouette of Rogen can be seen lying seductively on the bike in other hilarious shots (mocking Kardashian, of course).
The video goes on to parody the "Bound 2" vid shot-for-shot, complete with Rogen's topless close-up beauty shots (notice his back hair!) and Rogen lying in front of Franco on the motorcycle while pretending to toss his hair in the wind. There's even a steamy kiss between the funnymen!
Rogen tweeted Kimy about the parody, writing, "Hey @KimKardashian &@kanyewest check out what me and @JamesFrancoTV did on the set of @TheInterview. #Bound3." Franco also posted a pic of them making out in the motorcycle on his Instagram, writing, "#bound3 - I LOvE SETh."
Watch Rogen and Franco's amazing, and definitely not-safe-for-work due to the lyrics, "Bound 2" parody for yourself.
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NCAA championships (in Des Moines, Iowa)
Group AAA semifinals (at Westfield High in Chantilly):
Lake Braddock vs. C.D. Hylton, 3 p.m.
Kellam vs. James River, 7
Group AA semis (at Calfee Park in Pulaski):
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Group A Division 2 semis (at Kiwanis Field in Salem):
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Poquoson vs. Broadway, 1 p.m.
Group A Division 2 semis (at Moyer Complex in Salem):
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Eastside vs. King William, 1 p.m.
Group A Division 1 semis (at Veterans Park in Radford):
Holston vs. Madison County, 10 a.m.
Bath County vs. Rappahannock, 1 p.m.
Boys soccer
Group AAA semifinals (at Westfield High):
Lake Braddock vs. Albemarle, 2 p.m.
Colonial Forge vs. Thomas Dale, 4
Group AA semis (at Radford University):
Blacksburg vs. Tuscarora, 2 p.m.
Jamestown vs. Jefferson Forest, 4
Group A semis (at Radford University):
Radford vs. Manassas Park, 2 p.m.
Gate City vs. Northampton, 4
Girls soccer
Group AAA semifinals (at Westfield High):
Cosby vs. Cox, 6 p.m.
Broad Run vs. Deep Run, 8
Group AA semis (at Radford University):
Blacksburg vs. Woodgrove, 10 a.m.
Jefferson Forest vs. Loudoun County, noon
Group A semis (at Radford University):
James River of Buchanan vs. George Mason, 10 a.m.
Graham vs. Clarke County, noon
Boys tennis
Group AAA semifinals (at Jefferson District Park in Fairfax):
Singles (9 a.m.):
Michael Holt (Mills Godwin) vs. Scott Huang (Lake Braddock);
Brett Moorhead (Cosby) vs. Matine Temory (Gar-Field)
Doubles (1 p.m.):
Matt Waddell and Bharani Sankar (Deep Run) vs. Fredric Lilland and Sam Stearney (Princess Anne);
Holt and Jack Rotty (Mills Godwin) vs. Huang and Alex Nesterovich (Lake Braddock)
Group AA semifinals (at Virginia Tech):
Team play:
Blacksburg vs. Western Albemarle, 9 a.m.
E.C. Glass vs. Handley, 9 a.m.
JJ Wilroy and Sam Ross (Jamestown) vs. Trey Scott and Chris Milkus (Sherando), 3 p.m.
Thacher Jennings and Mitchell Swann (E.C. Glass) vs. Will Coffey and David Rouhoniemi (Blacksburg), 3
Group A semifinals (at Radford):
Team play:
Rappahannock vs. George Mason, noon
Glenvar vs. Lebanon, noon
Tanner Crowder and Nick Childers (J.I. Burton) vs. Drew Barsamian and Will Slattum (Appomattox Regional Governor's School), 3 p.m.
Tanner Fox and Mehmed Numanovic (Parry McCluer) vs. Tommy Weber and Karl Campanella-Dysart (George Mason), 3
Girls tennis
State Group AAA semifinals (at Jefferson District Park in Fairfax):
Singles (9 a.m.):
Victoria Olivarez (First Colonial) vs. Morgan Yang (West Springfield);
Emily Pence (Ocean Lakes) vs. Faby Chaillo (George Marshall).
Doubles (1 p.m.):
Lauren Denuel and Jamie Cochrane (Cosby) vs. Yang and Molly Prins (West Springfield);
Rachel Halinski and Adrienne Travis (Forest Park) vs. Sydney Goodson and Kathryn Emery (Langley).
Group AA semifinals (at Virginia Tech):
Team play:
Spotswood vs. Western Albemarle, noon
E.C. Glass vs. Jamestown, noon
Leah Walter and Abby Hunt (Jamestown) vs. Kathryn Bock and Jessie Nolan (Handley), 3 p.m.
Sydney Moon and Paige Riley (E.C. Glass) vs. Emily Henderson and Carrie Lopez (Abingdon), 3
Group A semifinals (at Radford):
Team play:
Mathews vs. Wilson Memorial, 9 a.m.
Radford vs. Gate City, 9 a.m.
Lori Gagnon and Abby Goszka (Rappahannock) vs. Rosa Smith and Taylor Evans (Gate City), 3 p.m.
Allison Michael and Taylor Harris (East Rockingham) vs. Grace Sarver and Rebecca Havens (Bland County), 3
International League:
Norfolk at Rochester, 7:05
Eastern League:
Richmond at Portland, 7
Coastal Plain League:
Wilson vs. Peninsula Pilots (doubleheader at War Memorial Stadium), 6:05
Colonial Downs, 7 p.m.
North American Sand Soccer Championships (on Virginia Beach oceanfront)
Premier Development League:
Virginia Beach Piranhas vs. Southern West Virginia King's Warriors (in Beckley, W.Va.), 7
Riverside Singles (Peninsula Grand Prix event at Riverside Wellness and Fitness Center in Newport News)


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The Adam Equipment Eclipse EBL 12001p precision balance has a capacity of 12 kilograms and a readability of 0.1 grams with a pan size of 15.7 x 11.8 inches (400 x 300mm). While it is designed to be aesthetically pleasing, the real benefits are highly efficient operation and an increased lifespan of the balance. When a key is pressed, the pad responds and reacts immediately, whether the technician is barehanded or wearing protective gloves. The keypad's smooth surface allows fingerprints, grime and spills to be wiped off easily. A large display shows two full lines of white text on a black background, with seven digits of 18mm character height to produce exceptional visibility. The Eclipse's innovative design results in a compact footprint, so the balance occupies minimal space on the laboratory work bench while retaining a high level of performance. Its base is formed using a single piece of extruded aluminum, a material that provides superior temperature regulation. The single-piece construction offers greater stability, enabling highly repeatable results. Containing fewer parts than a traditional force motor balance, the weighing sensor features an optimized internal mechanism fabricated of hardened materials, helping the Eclipse tolerate rigorous laboratory use. Highly efficient mechanics, plus improved processing power of the electronics, leads to superior performance.Are you a scale reseller? Call us for resale pricing or send your inquiry to
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Temperatures north of 90 are expected Tuesday in downtown Los Angeles, and Wednesday is likely to be even hotter.
The heat means wildfire danger in outlying areas, as dry gusty winds could hit the coasts and mountains starting Tuesday night.
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Just an unusual enamel pin. There are no stamps or markings anywhere that I can see. I liked the colors, and the unusual design, and the price was right. I've added pics of the back. Per Amber Rose's request I just dont think the quality is there for the stones to be diamonds. As you can see, the pin is rusty, and the stones are set with rivets or something. Sorry about pics 2 and 3, the regular camera wasn't available.


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Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 175,000 in February, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 6.7%, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment increased in professional and business services and in wholesale trade but declined in information.
Effect of Winter Storms on Employment Estimates
Severe winter weather occurred in much of the country during the February reference periods for the establishment and household surveys. For information on how weather can affect employment and hours data, see Question 8 in the Frequently Asked Questions section of this release.
Household Survey Data
Both the number of unemployed persons (10.5 million) and the unemployment rate (6.7%) changed little in February. The jobless rate has shown little movement since December. Over the year, the number of unemployed persons and the unemployment rate were down by 1.6 million and one percentage point, respectively. (See table A-1.)
Among the major worker groups, the unemployment rates for adult men (6.4%), adult women (5.9%), teenagers (21.4%), whites (5.8%), blacks (12%), and Hispanics (8.1%) showed little or no change in February. The jobless rate for Asians was 6%(not seasonally adjusted), about unchanged over the year. (See tables A-1, A-2, and A-3.)
The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more) increased by 203,000 in February to 3.8 million; these individuals accounted for 37% of the unemployed. The number of long-term unemployed was down by 901,000 over the year. (See table A-12.)
Both the civilian labor force participation rate (63%) and the employment-population ratio (58.8%) were unchanged in February. The labor force participation rate was down a half a percentage point from a year ago, while the employment-population ratio was little changed over the year.(See table A-1.)
The number of persons employed part time for economic reasons (sometimes referred to as involuntary part-time workers) was little changed at 7.2 million in February. These individuals were working part time because their hours had been cut back or because they were unable to find full-time work. (See table A-8.)
In February, 2.3 million persons were marginally attached to the labor force, a decline of 285,000 over the year. (The data are not seasonally adjusted.) These individuals were not in the labor force, wanted and were available for work, and had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months. They were not counted as unemployed because they had not searched for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey. (See table A-16.)
Among the marginally attached, there were 755,000 discouraged workers in February, down by 130,000 from a year earlier. (The data are not seasonally adjusted.) Discouraged workers are persons not currently looking for work because they believe no jobs are available for them. The remaining 1.5 million persons marginally attached to the labor force in February had not searched for work for reasons such as school attendance or family responsibilities. (See table A-16.)


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Aussie Made Solar necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 78 diseños de 15 diseñadores freelance.
"The Rock" Mounting System
We require clear, simple branding of "The Rock" Mounting System, to aid in brand recall / recognition.
Be creative!! We want our product to stand out!!
We are a relatively new, innovative Solar Company launching an exciting new product called "The Rock" Mounting System. This high-quality, cutting-edge technology is used to mount solar systems to buildings /houses.
Australian Made Solar - We are a national wholesaler & installer of solar systems - the first to offer 100% Australian Made solar systems & components to the Australian Market. http://www.australianmadesolar.com.au
Ref: See attached Rock Logo- this was one we weren't 100% happy with, hence us coming to 99 Designs for help! Reason: mainly because it looked too cartoonish, & reduced our credibility (but we liked how 'rock' letters formed shape of Ayers Rock (famous Aussie landmark)) . It is NOT at all essential that the logo be similar to this, however that said, if someone feels they can improve on it, go for it!
On-going Paid Work - Winning designer likely to be offered: website design, product catalogue & promo brochure etc.
Marketing of The Rock will mainly be B2B – to solar installers, distributors, builders, electrical wholesalers etc. within the Aussie market, with the view to expand to overseas export (branding needs to be suitable for use in both).
2. Product catalogue, old design (will need to be re-done)
3. Competitors: http://www.powersmartsolar.com.au, Other brands (systems): UniRac, SunLock, Lorentz, Conergy.
We are looking for a clean, eye-catching, professional logo for The Rock that can be used in print, online media, product packaging, & the website. Take creative license - have fun with it!!
1. The logo can include the words "The Rock" or "The Rock Mounting System" - designers have the choice of what they'd like to work with.
2. The Rock: quality, strength, adaptability, durability, cutting-edge.
3. Branding - convey professionalism i.e not too cartoonish or childlike.
4. Possible ideas for logo themes: • 'Rock' themed • Australian-made theme (don't go too corny or cliché if you choose this) • Green Energy theme • Cutting edge technology • Strength & durability
We're open to your ideas and creativity!!
Required Files:
Print file format - .ai (CMYK) & PDF
Web file format - .jpg and layered .psd (RGB)
Pantone Chart # / CMYK # of colours used.
High Resolution copy of file (min 300 dpi), & if possible a non-flattened version of the file.
Please feel free to ask any questions!!!! Thanks
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Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery at Barnsdall Park (LAMAG)
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery (LAMAG) is a facility of the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs. Founded and opened in 1954, its mission is to promote, interpret, and present the art of emerging, mid career, and established artists from culturally diverse Southern California.
The Gallery showcases art from other parts of the world that is of relevance to the people of the City of Los Angeles. Its 10,000 square foot venue offers a dramatic exhibition space for large thematic group exhibitions that represent the current endeavors of area artists as well as exhibitions of work by individuals who have made a significant contribution to art in Los Angeles in particular and Southern California at large. The curatorial focus of the Gallery includes painting, sculpture, photography, architecture, design, video, sound, electronic, performance, and installation works. Once a year the Gallery serves as the host venue for the DCA's City of Los Angeles (C.O.L.A.) Individual Artist Fellowships exhibition, featuring the work of the City's best mid career artists.
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When Mark and David Bavaro, former standout National Football League players, were growing up in Danvers, an organized football camp was a foreign concept. But today, such training has grown to be a full-fledged business opportunity, providing youngsters from Pop Warner to high school an outlet to develop their athletic skills.
When Mark and David Bavaro, former standout National Football League players, were growing up in Danvers, an organized football camp was a foreign concept. But today, such training has grown to be a full-fledged business opportunity, providing youngsters from Pop Warner to high school an outlet to develop their athletic skills.
"Football camps are everywhere today, but when Mark and I were growing up, we went to the neighborhood parks and played games," David said. "It was fine for us growing up not to be supervised, but today people are concerned about their kids, and they want them to be supervised during the day."
Successful football camps require a number of qualified individuals, and the Bavaro brothers knew where to start 13 years ago when they were beginning the Bavaro Brothers Football Camp.
Longtime friend and veteran high school football coach Bill Maradei, who now coaches at Austin Prep, was chosen to be the camp director. And together, they built up a solid corps of individuals who coach or have coached in high school, with a couple of former scholastic stars thrown in for good measure.
The camp averaged at least 100 youngsters each summer. It became clear to Maradei and the Bavaroses that they would need more position coaches to accommodate every camper. There are 10 coaches participating in the one-week session, including Mark, David and Maradei.
"It's a connection back to the game for us. You're on the field, and many kids come back multiple times, which means we're doing something right," David said. "We offer more instruction and not a lot of yelling. I didn't think it'd last this long, and in my mind, it's still on a year-to-year basis."
So popular was the camp that, at one time, the program grew to two one-week sessions at Danvers High School, where Mark and David nurtured their professional aspirations, and Austin Prep in Reading. But it proved to be too taxing, and so the three went back to a one-week camp, at Austin Prep, where Maradei is head football coach and a teacher.
The New York Giants, the team that employed Mark as an All-Pro two-time Super Bowl-winning tight end, have been the beneficiary of a couple of their former campers. Zach DeOssie, out of North Andover, was a rookie on last year's Super Bowl team, and linebacker Jonathan Goff, from Lynn, joined DeOssie as a fifth-round pick in this year's draft.But that's certainly not the primary objective of the camp.
"We're not necessarily into producing guys like that. We want them to stay involved in the sport and get ready for their seasons ahead in youth football or the high school level," David said. "The camp is a month before double sessions, and they have their helmets, shorts and cleats on to get ready for it.
"You never know what might happen. Some kids blossom late, but the important thing is that they have a connection with football."
And compared to other football camps, the week is reasonably priced for athletes at $225.
The campers go through the same routine as the pros who show up for light workouts in June to prepare for double-sessions in July. Campers are put through two-hour morning and afternoon sessions with a break for lunch. Near the end of the week, a featured speaker addresses the campers; this year, former pro linebacker and current media sports analyst, Steve DeOssie, was in the spotlight. Camp ends on Friday with a pizza party and autograph session. This year, the camp ran from July 14-18.Football drives the motivators
Maradei commits the time for the love of football and the loyalty he has to Mark and David.
"I have two sons who attend the camp, and the more they're around them, the better they are," he said.
"Mark and David are good people. They're at the camp all day, and to see kids looking up to them with their big wide eyes for the first time is a nice feeling. They're good Christian gentlemen," Maradei added.
"At the pizza party, Mark and David would bring in some of their memorabilia, and also autograph the campers' shirts and footballs. They're there to the end, and we're always the last ones to leave."
Steve Barker of Saugus (Austin Prep assistant coach), Lou Ciccatelli (Revere High coach), Dom Nese (Austin Prep assistant coach), Jay Barry (former Weston coach), Middleton's Gavin Monagle (former Savio Prep coach), Rob DiLoreto (Reading assistant coach, formerly at Pope John's) and North Andover's J.T. Harold and Nathan Sherr, a couple of current college players, helped out as coaches at the camp this year.
Sherr, who graduated from Austin Prep, holds the record for most career points in the state with 682. He's currently playing for the University of Connecticut.
From humble beginnings, the Bavaro Brothers Football Camp has grown into a Who's Who of scholastic and collegiate football evaluators. With numbers increasing every year for football camps, there appears to be even more growth potential for a couple of former pros who just wanted to stay in the game.


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This is a good and welcoming boutique style designer property in central Amsterdam. It comes highly recommended. 10/10/08/JG
## Location
Overlooking the Vondel Park, the hotel is around the corner from PC Hooftstraat, the most exclusive shopping street in Amsterdam, and within walking distance of The Van Gogh museum, Rijksmuseum, and the lively Leidseplein with casino, restaurants and bars.
## Distance
15 kms to the nearest airport (schiphol airport)
1 minute walk to the nearest metro station (tram van gogh)
4 km to the nearest station (central station)
1 minute walk to the nearest bus stop
4 km to the nearest fair site (rai)
## Rooms
The rooms are medium in size with some single rooms being smaller. All are in very good condition and offer a warm and welcoming atmosphere. They are predomintantly in a blue and beige colour scheme with a wood desk and silver mirror, while the bathrooms are pristine black and white and like the bedrooms, in very good condition. Single rooms are with shower only. All rooms are non-smoking and have air conditioning (except the single rooms).
## Restaurant
The breakfast room is located on the lower ground floor and was renovated in 2008. It has a slate floor, black and silver seating and is very elegant. The main breakfast room leads to a beautifully kept garden where ample tables and chairs and even sofas are available, weather permitting.
## Exterior
The hotel is in a traditional building dating back to the late 1890s.
## Lobby
The lobby, bar and reception is one open area, and was also renovated in 2008. Contemporary in design with a beige, slate grey and black colour scheme there is a bar area and a very comfortable lounge area. The impressive reception desk is very large and very shiny and very black but all very welcoming.
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(The Root) — Witnesses to this week's DNC or last week's RNC conventions could easily come to the same conclusion: African-American issues were about as invisible as the imaginary President Obama in Clint Eastwood's staged chair.
During the Republican National Convention's truncated three-day conference, there was Obama-bashing galore, with frequent mentions that the unemployment rate has been 8 percent or higher since the former U.S. senator from Illinois was sworn in as POTUS more than three and a half years ago. A debt clock served as a timely prop to remind us of how many trillions Obama's failed leadership has single-handedly put us in the hole because of his reckless spending and big government policies.
There was even a minority hour so that rising black GOP stars — Mia Love, the mayor of Saratoga Springs, Utah; South Carolina Rep. Tim Scott, the Allen West wing nut wannabe; and Artur Davis, the estranged former Democrat congressman from Alabama turned Republican sweetheart — could mouth conservative talking points and get their 15 minutes of national fame. With the exception of these token appearances and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's speech, there was virtually no mention of black folks, and so few were present that comedian and author Baratunde Thurston could count them and did — 143 out of about 50,000.
The Democrats, of course, looked better. Twenty-seven percent of the delegates in Charlotte were black. But save for civil rights legend Rep. John Lewis, who talked about voter suppression and then delivered a tear-inducing tale of being beaten bloody back in 1961 after entering a whites-only waiting room in Rock Hill, S.C., there wasn't much more discussion of black issues among the Democrats than there had been among the Republicans. Three members of the Congressional Black Caucus made cameo appearances, addressing voter suppression and speaking the same red, white and blue platitudes the president would speak later in his acceptance speech. First lady Michelle Obama reminded us why her husband had us at hello four years ago, while the "first black president," Bill Clinton, ripped the hide off the herd of lies the Republicans have been running through campaign ads and in media interviews.
The Democratic convention, as a whole, was designed to simultaneously appeal to that sliver of undecided voters who will choose the winner and fire up the party rank and file to assure that they're ready to go.
In his acceptance speech, the president made a reasoned pitch for the four more years he needs to finish the job he's started. President Obama talked about the taxes he's cut, the manufacturing jobs he'd like American workers to have and the green jobs his administration has helped fuel. He also talked about recruiting 100,000 math and science teachers, ending the Iraq War as promised and not turning Medicare into a voucher system — but not a word about black unemployment.
Here's what both he and Romney didn't bother to mention: The black unemployment rate is 14.1 percent, nearly twice the national rate of 8.1 percent. Black homeowners are almost twice as likely to have buyers' remorse than their white counterparts — 35 percent to 20 percent. More than a third — 36.5 percent — of the nation's African-American students don't graduate from high school on time. And in Chicago, the president's hometown, the Chicago Tribune reported that "while blacks make up about 33 percent of the city's population, they accounted for nearly 78 percent of the homicide victims through the first six months of 2012."
None of these alarming realities were Topic A in either Tampa or Charlotte. Nor were they Topic B or C. None of these depressing realities was presented even as Plan D, Plan E or Plan F.
Mitt Romney's lack of interest in African Americans is understandable. His constituency is different from you and me. A recent poll reported that zero percent of African Americans supported the super-rich Republican. The liberal-to-moderate-to-conservative Romney, depending on his political opportunities at the moment, is still trying to pacify his Tea Party-infested rank and file. His conservative supporters don't love him nearly as much as they hate President Obama, which may explain why Romney's acceptance speech had the lowest TV viewership since 1996, when Bob Dole took to the podium.
Obama should be different. And, to some extent, he has been. Although African-American concerns were off the agenda in Charlotte, there has been some modest progress during his first term. He signed the Fair Sentencing Act, legislation that narrowed the gap between time served for possession of white powder and crack cocaine. By executive order he expanded the funding of Historically Black Colleges and Universities to $850 million over a 10-year period. And, through Obamacare, the 19 percent of African Americans without health care insurance is bound to decrease.
That's about it — because America's first black president is America's president, not the president of black America. And, years ago, Chicago Mayor Harold Washington explained to me the double standard black politicians were forced to endure. Like Irish-Americans, Polish-Americans or Italian-Americans, African Americans are a national ethnic group. But because black politicians are so often defined by their color, if they advocate for their own ethnic group it becomes a racial issue.
Barack Obama is no exception. So our first black president is expected to be race neutral. It's just that black and white. But maybe in his second term, President Obama can steer away from the "rising tide lifts all boats" philosophy, and make sure that poor blacks finally get their break.
Cyber columnist Monroe Anderson is a veteran Chicago journalist who has written signed op-ed-page columns for both the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times and executive-produced and hosted his own local CBS TV show. He was also the editor of Savoy Magazine. Follow him on Twitter.
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The End of the Road…
Thus endeth the season…
Antonelli/NY Daily News
The Yankees were outplayed and outpitched by an
inferior Texas Rangers squad and it was very disappointing to watch. The truth is these Yankees have looked very
subpar since August. Their ALDS victory
over the Minnesota Twins was most likely a fluke given their dominance of the
Twins in recent years. The Yankee bats
were silent during the ALCS with the most visible being Alex Rodriguez. But I really think, as many do, the primary
problem was the lack of consistent and quality pitching.
Antonelli/NY Daily News
CC Sabathia had a few starts where he looked like
an ace, but he had more starts that looked very average. Unlike last year, there wasn't a sense of
invincibility when CC took the mound…at least not like when Cliff Lee takes the
hill for the Rangers or Tim Lincecum for the San Francisco Giants or Roy
Halladay for the Philadelphia Phillies.
A.J. Burnett was an absolute disaster this
year. I am not sure what happened. He pitched so great for the Yankees in 2009
and for the Toronto Blue Jays the year before.
But this year, he was clearly gasoline on the fire. He needs to re-dedicate himself to his craft
this off-season to see if he can dig deep to re-find his talent.
I thought Andy Pettitte did a very good job this
year, but there was obviously much down time with the injury that put him on
the DL. At his age, there is no doubt
that we've seen the best of Andy. If
Andy doesn't decide to retire in the off-season and returns to the Yankees next
year, I'd prefer they make him the #4 or #5 starter and accept whatever you can
get from him.
Phil Hughes is a primary key for future
success. He is another guy that needs to
find a way to take his talent to the next level. He has the stuff so he needs to find a way to
become the pitcher he is capable of becoming.
An 18-game winner, it's been said that he was probably a 12-13 game
winner on any other team. That's
probably true. As the pitcher who took
the loss that sent the Yankees home for the season, I hope that he is able to
harness the frustration into a desire to come back stronger than ever next
The trade for Javier Vazquez was clearly a
mistake. As much as I wanted Javy to
succeed in the Bronx, I was fearful when I first heard the Yankees had
re-acquired him. Those fears turned out
to be justified. A free agent, there is
no way the Yankees will attempt to bring him back.
I am not quite sure what the future holds, but the
Yankees need to find a way to improve the pitching staff. The obvious target is Rangers ace Cliff Lee,
a free agent at the end of the season.
However, the Rangers will be making a very hard run at him after the
World Series and of course he will have a sentimental attachment to being part
of a World Series club. So, I'd have to
believe, at this point, that the Rangers have the advantage over the Yankees in
signing Lee.
Antonelli/NY Daily News
Another potential target is Kansas City Royals
starter Zach Greinke, who the Royals intend to move. Any way you slice it, GM Brian Cashman has his
work cut out for him this off-season if he intends to bring the Yankees back to
a championship-caliber club. Age is not
the Yankees friend and they cannot win again if they remain status quo.
As for the World Series, I still think the
Philadelphia Phillies are the favorite.
I realize they are down 3 games to 2 to the San Francisco Giants, a
situation the Yankees failed to overcome.
But the difference is the Phillies pitching staff and the fact that the
remaining games are in Philly. Don't get
me wrong, I'd love to see the San Francisco Giants close out the series and
advance. I live in the Bay Area and many
of my friends are Giants fans. I am also
a fan of Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti and would like to see him working
with the Giants pitching staff in the World Series. So, I'll be cheering for the Giants but I am
fully aware the NLCS is far from over.
Lea Suzuki/The Chronicle
Congratulations to the Texas Rangers for reaching
their first World Series. I lived in
Dallas for 14 years and it was clearly a town dominated by the Cowboys. The Rangers were never successful during my
years there and the fans didn't have the passion for the team that I saw
watching the ALCS this year. So, it is
clear that the baseball fans in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex are starving
for a winner and now they have their chance.
I never became fond of the Rangers while living there, perhaps because I
always went to the games when the Yankees were in town so I was constantly
rooting against them. However, my son is
a Rangers fan so he's excited. When he
was about 2 or 3 years old, we were in a restaurant near the ballpark in
Arlington, Texas after a Rangers game.
Nolan Ryan was pitching for the Rangers at the time, and he happened to
be in the same restaurant with his family.
There weren't too many people in the restaurant and my son was wearing a
Rangers cap we had bought at the game. My
son walked over to Nolan and asked for his autograph. Nolan took my son's hat and signed his name
on the bill. He still has that hat today
and it has been a prized possession. It
solidified the Rangers as my son's team of choice despite my numerous attempts
to make him a Yankees fan.
Antonelli/NY Daily News
Well, now that baseball is over for me, I'll have
to look to my other teams for hope.
However, the prospects do not look good at this point. The Minnesota Vikings are struggling at 2-3
and have to play the Green Bay Packers and New England Patriots in the next two
weeks. Brett Favre has not been healthy
and is starting to look like a 41-year-old quarterback, not to mention the
recent text messages that have been a distraction. As for the San Jose Sharks, the season is
early but they just won their first game in the United States after a few
consecutive losses following the opening game victory in Stockholm. I think they'll be there at the end but the
competition in the West is tough this year.
I always have the Los Angeles Lakers but they'll have their share of
challenges this year too.
So, when do the baseball winter meetings start?…


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More than 175 years ago, Northport, or the riverbank settlement known as Kentuck that would be incorporated as the city of Northport in 1871, was a churchless den of gamblers and alcoholics.
More than 175 years ago, Northport, or the riverbank settlement known as Kentuck that would be incorporated as the city of Northport in 1871, was a churchless den of gamblers and alcoholics.
Booze flowed freely in the port, but things soon began to change when the settlement's first two churches opened their doors in 1837 and 1838. Northport First United Methodist Church was the first of the two churches, opening in 1837. Less than a year later, a group of 41 people opened the port's second church, North Tuscaloosa Baptist Church.
North Tuscaloosa Baptist eventually became Northport Baptist Church, which will be celebrating its 175th anniversary this Sunday.
"Our celebration service starts at 9 a.m.," said Julie Ott, a member of Northport Baptist since 2003. "Mayor Bobby Herndon will be there to make a special proclamation about the church, and leaders from the Alabama Baptist Historical Convention will be there as well. We're inviting everybody from the community to celebrate with us."
Sabrina Case, a member of the church since 1966, said Sunday school will begin at
9 a.m. Also at that time, members of the church who come dressed in costumes from any era since 1838 will be photographed.
Sometime between 9 and
10 a.m., the men of the church will participate in a beard-growing contest. Case said the men have been growing their beards since this summer.
The contest will decide who has the longest beard and who has the most exotic old-time moustache.
At 10 a.m., Herndon will make a proclamation and church's members will be recognized for different reasons, such as being the oldest members, the newest members and the members who travel the farthest.
"We'll have church history trivia questions at that time as well," Case said. "Then we'll recognize the past pastors and staff who will be coming back to the church. We'll have some old-time singing called Sacred Harp music, and there will be a message from the senior pastor, the Rev. John Nixon."
A free lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m., and the celebration will wind down with singing and fellowship from 1 to 2:30 p.m.
Nixon, pastor of Northport Baptist for the past 17 years, said the church has been a mainstay in the Northport community throughout the city's history and that he's looking forward to its anniversary.
"It's really been a community church and has ministered to folks," Nixon said. "It's been consistently growing all that time."
Chuck Gerdau, a member of Northport Baptist since 2000, said the church was originally located on Crab Road on a 70-by-70-foot lot of land that was deeded to the church's first pastor, A.K. Atkins, by Washington Moody.
"It sat right outside the Bellwood subdivision," Gerdau said. "When the church was finished using the property, it was reverted back to Mr. Moody in 1858."
Gerdau said the reason Northport Baptist was started was to help change the culture of the port.
"One of the reasons that the church was started was the Temperance Movement, which was looking to temper the use of alcohol or openly try to abolish its use," he said.
"Northport was known for gambling, and there was a lot of drinking going on. It was a place of great disturbance. These churches (Northport Baptist and Northport First United Methodist) were established during the Temperance Movement to help bring religion to the north side of the river.
"I think the impact that both churches had on the city was they brought more stability to the area," he said.
Northport Baptist has been relocated, rebuilt and had additions built onto it several times over the past 175 years, Case said.
In 1857, the church was rebuilt at its current location, 1004 Main Ave.
About 66 years later in 1923, the church was rebuilt for a third time, but on the same lot.
Since then, the church has had numerous additions. The new sanctuary was completed on April 18, 2004, Case said.
In its long history, Northport Baptist has had 33 pastors, including interims. The pastor who was there the longest was the Rev. B.F. Atkins, who pastored the church from 1928 to 1958.
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Must be seen: Viewers are mad about makeovers
Donna's adult daughters loved their 47-year-old mom, but they were embarrassed to be seen with her. She dressed in what she called "vintage Marshall's" and they called just plain tacky: a Halloween sweater vest with pumpkins on a picket fence, a too-short bolero jacket, a 1980s silk blouse inherited from her own mother.
No more. Her daughters enlisted The Learning Channel's makeover show, "What Not to Wear," to give their mother a more sophisticated look. Two stylists, a Manhattan shopping trip, a star hairdresser, and a top makeup artist later, Donna was glowing with pleasure. "I feel special," she said, blinking back tears.
From faces to family rooms, TV viewers are mad about makeovers. TLC's room-makeover show "Trading Spaces" is consistently among the week's top cable shows, with 2.5 to 6 million viewers on Saturday nights and reruns every afternoon. NBC has launched a Saturday morning "Trading Spaces" for kids, and TLC just added a family version to its lineup.
Flip channels at any time of the day or night, and you'll probably find an aesthetic expert redesigning someone or something: a house facade and front yard on Home & Garden Television's "Curb Appeal," a teen's room on MTV's "Crib Crashers," a couple's hair and clothing on TLC's "A Makeover Story."
Stylists on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" recently gave Coretta Scott King a new look, demonstrating that even an icon needs an occasional update and the professional help to achieve it.
Bravo just debuted the frankly-titled "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy," in which five gay style experts give personal and room makeovers to heterosexual schlubs all to help the straight guys impress the ladies.
Forget the self-made man or woman. Today's fantasy is not just a new-and-improved life but the entourage of experts to make it happen. In the future, everyone will be famous for 15 minutes and have the red-carpet stylists to make us shine.
"It's exciting to have important people do stuff for you," said a nurse from rural Arkansas on ABC's "Extreme Makeover." Her transformation included not only Lasik and cosmetic surgery, but shopping for a wedding gown with help from a fashion editor.
Predictably, the critics have roared their disapproval. "The decorating these shows espouse is ghastly, an apoplexy of unsuitable handicrafts run riot,'" sniffed William Norwich, entertaining editor of The New York Times Magazine. When "Extreme Makeover" first aired, Times critic Caryn James called it "mutilation as entertainment."
Critics see in these shows what they see in all questions of style: pathetic jockeying for status. As they turn up their (untouched) noses, they are jockeying back. "Trading Spaces," to a snooty urbanite like Washington Post wag Hank Steuver, "is about human insecurity."
The critics are missing the point about the shows and about style itself. Status is a side issue. Makeovers are about aesthetic pleasure and the thrill of having skilled experts help you achieve it.
The shows are subversive. They challenge two different orthodoxies: the Puritan conviction that appearance is nothing but a vain, shallow concern, and the design-elite belief that good taste is an absolute, which the participants will never have.
By contrast, makeover shows take a common-sense approach to style. Appearance matters, they say, even though appearance isn't the most important thing in life. We want our exteriors to reflect who we are. This means that good people deserve a chance to look good and to enjoy nice things.
In effect, these are TV's kinder, gentler reality shows. While prime-time reality programs like "Survivor," "Fear Factor," or "American Idol" put unusual people in strange situations, makeover shows celebrate the ordinary. On these shows, average folks see people who look and live like they do. The participants have the undramatic jobs and live in the mass-produced suburban houses you never see on network TV.
Makeover shows treat their protagonists not as freaks or losers but as admirable people who deserve more beauty in their lives. Recent subject have been a great boss who dresses like a slob, a recent widow who neglected her looks while caring for her disabled husband, a woman who volunteers for every good cause and never buys new clothes, and, of course, countless devoted spouses and parents.
On TLC's "While You Were Out," family members surprise a homeowner with a redecorated room or redesigned backyard. When the host asks why they wanted to give the person that makeover, the response is always that the recipient is a wonderful person. A husband says his wife is a devoted mother who spends all day taking care of the kids, so he wants her to have an oasis of her own. A daughter says her mother is always doing nice things for other people, so she wants to give her a special treat. A wife says her husband is always surprising her with loving gestures, so she wants to do something great for him.
In other words, a makeover is a reward for virtue. People who love you want you to have an aesthetically happy life. Makeover shows affirm the desire for pleasure and self-improvement without turning appearance into a new form of tyranny. They acknowledge that making people and places look good is a skill that can be learned.
Even "What Not to Wear" ultimately has a can-do, self-affirming message. With the right clothes, haircut, and makeup, it suggests, anyone can look gorgeous. The stylists temper their snarkiest comments with praise for the subject's personal qualities and natural beauty. "It's about having a foundation in who you are and being pretty at your size and believing that you're great," says one.
The shows do thrive on tension but the tension arises not from any sense of personal failure, but from the conflict between self-expression and aesthetic expertise.
Every episode of "What Not to Wear" features at least one act of aesthetic rebellion an assertion of personal identity against the stylists' good taste.
"My God, this is gorgeous," declares Donna, picking up a white cardigan decorated with Christmas trees. "This is me. It screams me. They threw my ice-skating sweater in the garbage, but this sweater screams 'Ho, ho, ho.' It's Christmas. It's me. And," she adds defiantly, "it's going in my suitcase.'"
In an infamous "Trading Spaces" episode, an artsy-craftsy couple had great fun decorating a country-style den for their friends, only to return home to a chocolate-brown, sleekly contemporary living room. Their beloved brick fireplace had been covered with a white wood facade. The new room was beautiful, and completely inappropriate. The woman ran off camera, sobbing inconsolably.
"It's just not us," said her husband.
Makeover shows remind viewers that "I like that" is inevitably intertwined with "I'm like that." It's OK to care about our looks, because they're part of who we are.
Virginia Postrel is an economics columnist for The New York Times. Her book, The Substance of Style: How the Rise of Aesthetic Value Is Remaking Commerce, Culture, and Consciousness, will be published by HarperCollins.


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In July 2015, at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Zion Harvey became the first child ever to undergo a double hand transplant.
When he was just 2 years old, Zion lost both his hands and his legs below the knees to a life-threatening infection.
Now, a year after the transplant surgery, NBC News returned to visit him to see what life is like for 9-year-old Zion.
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"I'm very excited. Because now I can do more than I imagined. Like throw a football. Play baseball. Or, I don't know, do a handstand," he said. "So when I got my hands, it's like, here's the piece of my life that was missing. Now it's here. Now my life is complete."


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Robert Lamont Tate, who founded two industrial manufacturing businesses and was a former president of the Maryland Chamber of Commerce, died of heart disease Oct. 5 at his Sarasota, Fla., home. The former Ruxton resident was 89.
Born in Baltimore, he was the son of William J. Tate and the former Mary Lamont. His father's family, who were of Scots ancestry, lived in Belfast, Northern Ireland. His father was a marine engineer at Harland & Wolff, builders of the Titanic and numerous other vessels.
Mr. Tate, who was known as Bob, grew up on Chelsea Terrace and was a 1942 graduate of Forest Park High School, where he played lacrosse, basketball and football.
He then attended the Johns Hopkins University until he was sent to Tufts University as part of the Navy's V-12 training program. At Tufts, he was a naval regimental commander. He also boxed, wrestled, played football and was a lacrosse midfielder. He was co-captain of the 1945 undefeated Tufts lacrosse team that won the New England Intercollegiate Lacrosse League. A high-scoring center on that team, he was named an All-American.
"He was a strong-willed person with a leadership quality and had a warm personality. He was an all-around, standout individual," said Robert Scott, a longtime family friend, who is a retired Hopkins lacrosse coach and athletic director.
While a Tufts student, he met his future wife, Joyce Jackson.
Mt. Tate was commissioned as an officer in the Navy. He served in China and North Africa at the end of World War II and later in the Korean War.
He earned a master's degree in economics from George Washington University and in 1948, after the death of his father, took over a small family business, Tate Engineering Inc., then located on East Lombard Street at a site now occupied by the Baltimore Holocaust Memorial.
"My father was able to take a small marine parts supplier and turn it into a major supplier of engineering components to all facets of industry," said his son, William J. Tate of Ruxton. "After the war had ended, he saw that ship construction was changing and he added product lines that had to do with general industry. He founded two additional companies and built them up from nothing."
Mr. Tate went on to found Tate Andale Inc., which serves shipyards with specialty valves and flow control equipment. He also founded Tate Access Floors Inc., a business that makes raised-access floors for office buildings.
Family members said his businesses expanded from four employees to more than 700. Most were located in Baltimore, but he had subsidiaries in Singapore, England, France and South Africa.
He later moved the business to South Eutaw Street, to a site now occupied by Oriole Park at Camden Yards. When he then moved the business to Russell Street, it too was later taken, for a parking lot at what is now M&T Bank Stadium. His businesses that remain in family hands are located in Halethorpe and Lansdowne. He sold Tate Access Floors in 2001.
In 1969, he was elected president of the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Baltimore. He was a leader in the creation of Carroll Industrial Park in Southwest Baltimore.
He was also a past chairman of the Maryland Chamber of Commerce and was a founder and chairman of Marylanders for a Balanced Federal Budget and Maryland Business for Responsive Government. In 1984, he joined with former Hopkins President Milton Eisenhower to call for a balanced federal budget.
"Congress has been totally incapable of exercising fiscal responsibility," he said in an Evening Sun article.
He was chairman of the Baltimore County Planning Commission in the 1960s during the administration of County Executive Spiro T. Agnew, who was later vice president under Richard M. Nixon.
Mr. Tate was a past board member and chairman of the Baltimore Federal Reserve Bank. He was also active with and led the Young Presidents Organization and later was president of the Chief Executives Organization.
He was a past troop committee chairman of the Church of the Redeemer's Boy Scout Troop 35. He belonged to the Center Club, Maryland Club, Baltimore Country Club, L'Hirondelle Club, the Engineering Society, the Severn Sailing Association and the Annapolis Yacht Club.
He was active in Tufts University alumni activities and was a past president of the First Unitarian Church trustees board.
Mr. Tate had a summer home at Bembe Beach near Annapolis. He played tennis and golf and sailed.
After moving to Sarasota in 1991, he became involved in philanthropies, including the Ringling Museum of Art and Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall.
Plans for a memorial gathering are incomplete.
In addition to his wife of 67 years and his son, survivors include two daughters, Patricia Baker of Upperco and Robin Tate of Riderwood; four grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter.
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This is one of the best Qs of the Q&A. I was REALLY proud of this young lady-- Not only was she well spoken, but she got Dembski to say some funny stuff :)
Young lady-- How is positing a supernatural cause or a designing intelligence reducing, rather than widening, escalating levels of improbability?-----------------------
Dembski-- Weh, whe, well, when you say 'escalating levels of improbability', youre using word magic there. A designer is inherently improbable...?
Young lady-- Youre leaving the laws of natural science behind and positing an intelligent designer. To me that seems a lot more highly improbable...
Dembski-- Youre using improbability as some sort of subjective belief.
Young lady-- In relation to what youre saying, it seems just as improbable that there is some supernatural being directing evolution than to say maybe we dont understand everything just yet, but perhaps there are biological causes.
Dembski-- Well, I mean, your throwing these probabilities around. *rabble rabble*
Young lady-- So how do you even up with a probability of an intelligent designer? Dont you have to weigh the two probabilities?
Dembski-- Why does that probability even come in?
*audience laughs in disbelief*
Young lady, also in disbelief-- You have to know the probability of a designer if youre going to weigh the two probabilities!!
Dembski-- Whe whe whe we can do a Bayesian analysis! Ahhh, your and my probabilities of a designer are very different. So it would be better to have a methodology that didnt require probabilities for a designer.
*audience laughs again*
Dembski-- Weh we can do a Bayesian sort of thing, given to me it is infinitesimally small I mean, you know, I mean... Here is a standard example.. weeh ehhh beyhh... we need to do this for the sake of the audience. Eeeh you hear some sound up in the attic, you know? Sounds like gremlins, ehh, bowling. Bowling. Gremlins bowling. Thats ahh, would be ahhh, you know, that would explain it. Eh eh, highly unlikely that you know. If there are gremlins up there, bowling, then that would explain the sound. But whats the prior likelihood of there being gremlins? Its highly improbable. So even though if there were gremlins it would explain that, the high improbability that there are gremlins means dont give that explanation a second thought. I think thats how the design hypothesis works for you. For others it doesnt work that way. Okay? So in a sense, if were going to decide this issue, its not going to be on the basis of assigning some sort of prior probability of design. You have to look at the actual improbabilities of this evolutionary system. The thing is, nobody that I see has been trying to do that sort of move. I mean, Richard Dawkins does not try to look at the prior improbability of god, hes trying to say "Look, its highly probable you get these systems because when you do the analysis, Darwinism is a strategy that can climb Mount Improbable", thats his whole point!
I think some of you more familiar with Dembskis 'math' will have fun with this exchange. But Im not, so Im going to let you all play with that aspect of this Q.
- What I liked about this exchange is that it once again demonstrates that IDC is a negative argument. THEY dont have to provide probabilities of a designer. They just have to declare an evolutionary system impossible and declare victory.
- Dembski compared the probability of his designer to the probability a noise in your attic is caused by gremlins bowling. I dont think I could have said it better myself.
- Richard Dawkins does indeed address the improbability of a designer. Page 113, 'The God Delusion.' He addresses the very retardation Dembski "eeehed" and "wehed" and "beyed" about the misuse of 'improbabilities' by Creationists.
- ID Creationists are not eloquent. That last schpeal by Dembski was one of the dumbest things Ive heard escape the lips of a 'professional.' "Bayesian sort of thing", ugh.


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The national side assembled in Johannesburg on Sunday evening, with Bongani Khumalo and Anele Ngcongca joining the team late Monday afternoon, to complete Igesund's squad ahead of the one-off clash.
"It's certainly not a surprise to us," Igesund said on Monday.
"We are always aware of the situation that the players coming from overseas are going to come late.
"The players have had a tough weekend – some have played three games in a week – so I couldn't do anything with them this morning.
"On Tuesday I've got maybe an hour-and-a-half to prepare them for the match, but we'll be fine."
A yardstick for Afcon prep
Igesund added that he would be using the match to assess where his players were in their preparation for the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) tournament starting in January.
"This is the type of game that we need," Igesund said.
"I think we are much better than what we were a month ago, so I think it's a good game for us to have.
"They [Zambia] are a really good team, they are well organised and they have some useful players in the side.
"Win or lose, this game will give me a good indication where we are and how we are progressing."
Zambia captain Christopher Katongo said after arriving in the country on Sunday that the hosts would be under pressure to beat the defending Afcon champions. Igesund, however, rubbished the statement.
"There is no pressure on Bafana to win a friendly match," he said.
"The pressure is on Bafana to win Afcon. We are doing the preparations right now, so there is no pressure on the players. Tthey have to go out there and perform.
"They are professionals and they will do their job."
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Eurosense presented a paper about Monitoring the reopening of roads in the democratic republic of Congo with EO data " at the EARSeL Workshop on Operational Remote Sensing in Forest Management in Prague (Czech Republic) on the 2nd-3rd June 2011.
Infrastructure projects are particularly important for the socio-economic development. But roads can also have a large impact on natural environment while opening new tracks. Changes in the accessibility of remote areas could increase illegal activities, in particular the illegal timber logging.
Within the GMES project called G-Mosaic (GMES services for Management of Operations, Situation Awareness and Intelligence for regional Crises), the critical asset working group developed geo-spatial information to monitor human and environmental impact of reopening roads, in DRC (Democratic Republic of Congo). This paper presents the Earth Observation (EO) derived tools to monitor forest changes along the route between Kisangani and Bunduki/Bondo.
The EO monitoring service combines frequently large area monitoring at high resolution (20m 30m) with detailed annual monitoring at very high resolution (0,5 m) . First results quantify the number of clear-cuts along the road in the Rubi-Tele reserve. The number of patches increase from 2010 to 2011 but the total area in these clear-cuts is constant during the period.
The potential application of the developed tools in the context of REDD will be further developped in the REDDiness project. The project was obtained in the last calls of the seventh European Commission (EC) Framework Program and has just started in 2011. In REDDiness, up-to-date Earth Observation (EO) techniques will be adapted to local situation in order to assist Central African countries in addressing the challenges of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD). For both G-Mosaic and REDDiness projects, there is a high interest of measuring and mapping changes in the worlds humid tropical forests to derive national and regional figures for multilateral agreements and sustainable forest management.
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Chrome's Web Store houses all manner of apps — but they don't have to be complex to be effective. Timer Tab is really nothing more than a simple countdown timer, alarm, and stopwatch built into a web page (accessible in any browser, including mobile Safari) — but the integration it enjoys with Google Chrome makes it incredibly useful. Time is a commodity that we're all a little short on, and Timer Tab helps you manage it simply and easily.
The interface of Timer Tab is a minimalist's dream. It's uncluttered, functional, and oddly pretty as it basks in its own emptiness. The functionality speaks for itself: enter a time to count down, or an alarm time, and press the start button. The stopwatch doesn't require any entry at all, just a press of the button, followed by a click on the pause/resume button as needed. Even the options are simple — there are only three, and you get to them by rolling the mouse over the the "more" link on the bottom of the page.
Timer Tab's Chrome integrations allow for two important functions: desktop notifications and the flashing of the mini-version of the time that hangs out in the title area of the browser tab. This is a fantastic way to make sure your attention is brought to the alarm you set, and is especially helpful if you are trying to keep track of how much time you spend doing something on your computer, or to remind yourself to take a break. Notifications can be enabled or disabled with a single click in the options area, and if you want to, you can add a link to an image or a YouTube video as your alarm.
Theoretically, you should be able to add a YouTube video at a particular time index by adding something like &t=2m18s to the end of the link. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to get that to work properly. If you have better luck, let me know!
Timer Tab is a simple, effective, and completely free/good looking way to keep track of time sensitivities when you are in the browser or just on the computer — which is often for so many of us these days. I recommend using it with any browser, but install it in Chrome to get the most out of it.
Timer Tab was created by Romuald Brillout, who also made Time Tab (a minimalist clock and calendar app), dooity.com (a light and simple list manager), and inboxn.com (a light hub for social communications).
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Friday, October 7, 2011
Distinctly vintage: Alpina Startimer Classic Automatic Chrono
Alpina has pored through its 1920s and 30s catalogues to seek the the inspiration behind the handsome new Startimer Classic Collection. Alpina were the official supplier of pilot's watches to various air forces during these two decades.
The design is deliberately less sporting than on the original models and are housed inside a stainless steel case. The silvered and elegantly decorated dial now displays chronograph counters at 3 and 9 o'clock, in harmony with the six oversized Arabic numerals.
Founded over a century ago by talented watchmaker and marketeer Gottlieb Hauser, Alpina carries on its tradition of innovation and robust, good quality design.
The Startimer Classic Collection is available with two different calibres; a three-hand automatic version with date (cal AL-525) in a stainless steel case and available with either blackened steel indexes or rose-gold plated indexes.
The second version is the Chrono-Automatic (cal AL-860, pictured) with two chrono-counters, in a stainless steel case and available with either blackened steel indexes or rose-gold plated indexes. In addition, the Chrono-Automatic comes in a special vintage variation with a telemeter indicator on the dial.
Movement: Automatic, AL-860 chronograph calibre, "Côtes de Genève" motif on the rotor, 42-hour power reserve
Functions: Hours, minutes, seconds and chronograph
Case: Stainless steel, 44 mm
Sapphire crystal, front and back
Water-resistant to 100 m (10 ATM)
Dial: Silvered Applied Arabic numerals and luminescent hands
30-minute counter at 3 o'clock
Small seconds at 9 o'clock
Bracelet/Strap: Imitation crocodile brown leather with stainless steel folding clasp
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In 2011, Scion introduced the totally redesigned tC with a bigger 2.5-liter engine, six-speed transmission and a more aggressive overall look for the signature two-door coupe. On paper, the car only has 20 more hp and 10 more lb-ft of torque while weighing 100 pounds more. When behind the wheel, however, the car feels much quicker than the original tC.
I spent a week with a non-metallic cement-colored 2012 Scion tC and was quite disappointed about having to return the keys. While the car won't win many drag races, the combination of seating position and a fast-revving motor will put a smile on the driver's face as he gets from point A to point B.
Before jumping into the car, a quick walk-around is necessary to note the styling differences between this car and its predecessor. The revised headlights and taillights are more squared-off than the original. A more pronounced C-pillar reminds us a lot of the Volkswagen Corrado and gives the car a mean-ish stance. By accomplishing this, however, a substantial blind-spot was created in the process. Our car is also equipped with the optional FIVE:AD lip kit, 19-inch TRD wheels and TRD lowering springs, which also improve its aesthetic.
Driving around town, the combination of the cement paint, Five Axis kit and TRD wheels got several stares and compliments. Sitting in the driver's seat it has a good overall feel. The 2AR-FE engine revs quicker thanks in part to the close-ratio gearing in the transmission, but also due to the redesigned internals. Zero to 60 mph is completed in 6.5 seconds, nearly 15% faster than the former. Power and torque is rated at 180 horsepower at 6,000 rpm and 173 lb-ft at 4,100 rpm, respectively.
The test car has the optional TRD exhaust, which gives a nice balance of increased engine noise feedback without any drone at freeway speeds. Scion's focus on releasing TRD accessories, which are carefully tuned to increase performance without compromising ride comfort, makes them an easy choice for new tuners. Add in the fact you can add TRD accessories at the dealer, and roll the pricing into your financing, and tuning becomes even easier.
Also included is Scion's upgraded OEM Audio+ system, which is a treat to our ears. The setup is powered by an eight-channel 360-watt subwoofer with 32-bit digital signal processing, which rivals many aftermarket units. Bass is supplied by a separate 130-watt subwoofer amp powering an eight-inch dual voice coil subwoofer in an ideally-sized enclosure that sits in a normally-unused area in the trunk. Mids and highs are provided by separates with a 6x9 woofer, four-inch midrange and one-inch soft dome tweeters in the doors. The rear soundstage is filled by a 6.5-inch two-way speaker to provide a great overall listening experience.
HD Radio and streaming Bluetooth audio give you additional music source choices over and above the standard USB (with standard iPod integration) and AUX.
When installed by a Scion dealer, the system is covered by the normal three-year 36,000-mile warranty. At only $1,399, it's hard to justify not splurging for the package since it truly transforms the driving experience.
One of the greatest aspects about all Scions is the no-hassle pricing. The price listed on the sticker is the price you pay – in this case the MSRP is $19,305, making it one of the best deals under $20,000. Anyone can build their favorite Scion on the Web site and get the exact same price at any Scion dealer across the nation without any surprises. Then you can adds accessories at will.
As tested, our car includes a rear bumper appliqué, fog lights, TRD exhaust, springs, sway bars, 19-inch wheels and tires, FIVE:AD lip kit, carbon fiber B-pillar appliqué, carpeted floor mats and premium sound. All this bumps the price up to $27,123 before destination fees. While that may seem high, keep in mind the wheels ($2,199), lip kit ($1,890 painted) and audio upgrade ($1,399) make up the majority of the price increase. You can skip them altogether as well.
The 2012 tC offers a great balance of fun and entertainment in a commuter vehicle that earned a combined 26 mpg in the 300 miles we put on the car in a week. When it comes time to select our next commuter car, it's quite possible a tC may end up in the garage.


text: Japan and India each have 16 public holidays a year. That's even more than Germany, where the number of holidays varies depending on a region's dominant faith. Bavaria, in the mostly Catholic south, enjoys 13 public holidays a year, whereas the mostly Protestant north (including Schleswig-Holstein, Lower Saxony and the city-states Bremen, Hamburg and Berlin) make do with only nine.


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Webdav Plugin
compile "org.grails.plugins:webdav:0.3.1"
This plugin provides a webdav interface for grails. It's core functionalitiy is to provide support for exposing your domain model to a webdav interface. This is especially useful when your domain objects contain binary data to be edited with a locally install application, e.g. word documents, images, etc.For the underlying webdav stuff, the webdav-servlet project is used. Thanks to those folks for providing a open source webdav servlet implementation.The plugin code itself is nothing more than a small integration layer between Grails and the Webdav Servlet. In details, it provides:
- autoconfiguration of the webdav servlet by adding the necessary stuff in web.xml
- an implementation of IWebdavStore for Grails's needs
- a customized WebdavServlet
- an abstract base class for creating your own WebdavMapper implementation.
I'd appreciate any feedback on the plugin. Use the grails-user mailinglist for this.
How to use the pluginTo use webdav in your app you need to take the following steps:
1. install the webdav plugin in your application
grails install-plugin webdav
2. add a webdav definition part to your Config.groovy file:Example 1:
A webdav share with the internal name 'webdav' is accessible under http://localhost:8080/<app>/webdavExample 2:
grails.webdav = [ webdav: [ url: '/webdav/*', ] ]
Provides three webdav shares: webdav1 maps to http://localhost:8080/<app>/webdav_folder1 and webdav2 maps to http://localhost:8080/<app>/webdav_folder2. The third one provides some servlet init parameters.
grails.webdav = [
webdav1: [ url: '/webdav_folder1/*' ],
webdav2: [ url: '/webdav_folder2/*' ],
webdav3: [
url: '/filesystemview/*,
init: [
rootpath: System.properties.'java.io.tmpdir',
storeDebug: 1,
'no-content-length-headers': 0,
lazyFolderCreationOnPut: 0
] ]
3. add a service class extending AbstractWebdavMapperService for each entry in your webdav configuration. This class defines the contents of your webdav shares.There's a special naming convention for these service classes: WebdavMapper_<internalname>Service.groovySo for the above example 1 you have to implement WebdavMappper_webdavService, for example 2 you need WebdavMapper_webdav1Service and WebdavMapper_webdav2Service. These service should be in the root package (aka no package declaration). For a sample implementation of a WebdavMapper, take a look in the sample application.If the plugin does not find your service class for a specific webdav share, it falls back and uses the net.sf.webdav.LocalFileSystemStore to expose a local directory to webdav.
4. prevent Grails UrlMapping acting on Webdav-URLsadd an exlcude setting in your UrlMappings.groovy Example:
class UrlMappings { static mappings = { "/$controller/$action?/$id?"{ constraints { // apply constraints here } } "500"(view:'/error') static excludes = ["/webdav_folder1*"] // repeat this one for each of your webdav shares }
Sample applicationIn SVN there's a short sample application showing the basic usage of the plugin. You can also download the sample application as a zip archive.
- add some gant scripts to automate the manual steps above
- care about authentication in webdav
- care about timestamps of the webdav-enabled objects
Release history
- 2011-01-03: released 0.3.1 version
- applied patch provided by GRAILSPLUGINS-2716
- 2010-05-30: released 0.3 version
- bugfix release based on several JIRAs: see release notes for a list of bugs fixed.
- 2009-08-26: released 0.2 version,
- fixes http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GRAILSPLUGINS-1449
- fixes http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GRAILSPLUGINS-1450
- 2009-02-20: released initial 0.1 version
- SVN: https://svn.codehaus.org/grails-plugins/grails-webdav/
- Jira issue tracker: http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GRAILSPLUGINS, please use component 'Grails-webdav'.