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Hi everyone! I'm new here, and I'm editing down this first post because it was originally way too long. My son, who is five months, was introduced to the bottle at the hospital when the doctors strongly suggested I supplement with formula, but I managed to get him exclusively taking breastmilk at 3 weeks old. He has always had a big apetite, though, and so he established a habit of nursing for comfort and demanding a bottle of expressed milk when he was hungry. He also began daycare (4-5 hours a day) at six weeks old, so I have been pumping a great deal for him. Up until about two weeks ago, I used to pump eight ounces of milk in 30 minutes without any effort. Sometimes early on I could get 12 or 16 ounces when I pumped for longer. I have always taken herbal supplements--fenugreek and motherlove more milk blend, though I added blessed thistle a few weeks ago when I started to notice a drop in my supply. My son has always wanted to nurse through the night, and I was co-sleeping until about two months ago, when I started putting him in his crib. Even then, when he would wake up (around 4.30 a.m.), I would nurse off and on until 8:30, when he would drift off again.
OK, so this is starting to get long again. Let me just say that last week I began to notice that I could only pump 7 ounces, even if I tried for an hour. I started to handle it by giving the pumping a break for 10 or 20 minutes; then I could usually get that last ounce I wanted (to make up two 4 oz. bottles). There had been changes in my sleeping schedule to which I attributed to the dip in supply--unfortunately I had been pulling all-nighters for work for six weeks up until that point, and finally getting more sleep actually confused my pumping schedule quite a bit--I even missed a few sessions. So this week I noticed a further--and even more striking--decline in my supply: first, I was only able to get five ounces easily, and now it is 2 or 3 ounces. I have a flexible schedule, so I absolutely force myself to get 8 ounces at least twice a day, even if it takes me several hours each time--I would rather stay up all night working than let my supply get lower than that. I will let one pumping session go at 4 ounces, though I hate to do it. I feel like I am constantly pumping. My son has actually started to nurse more often, as his latch has actually gotten quite strong, so maybe he is getting more when he does nurse. When he is home I nurse on demand, but he never really nurses for very long--maybe five or ten minutes each time. I do find that when I bring him into my bed after he wakes, his diaper has been dry, which never used to happen (after he has been in his crib for about six hours). I also felt a pain quite low in my side a few days ago, which made me think that perhaps I have begun to ovulate again, and perhaps that could be the reason. I haven't had my cycle return yet since he was born; it didn't return for almost a year with my 4-year-old daughter, so this must be normal for me. I breastfed her until she was 2.5 years old, but never exclusively (I was in the hospital for an infection when she was 2 weeks old, and never got her off the formula), so I can't really measure my current experience by my experience with her.
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Well-cast 'Jekyll & Hyde' reflects the good and the bad
Early on, Dr. Henry Jekyll muses in his notebooks about the "primitive duality of man." That same duality is reflected in the pre-Broadway tour of the revamped "Jekyll & Hyde," now at Chicago's Cadillac Palace Theatre.
On one hand, the production is like the good Dr. Jekyll: bursting with talent and ambition. On the other, it's theater run amok, a Hyde-like mishmash of mood, melodrama and madness elevated by an extraordinary cast led by Constantine Maroulis and Deborah Cox.
"Jekyll & Hyde"★ ★ ½
Location: Cadillac Palace Theatre, 151 W. Randolph St., Chicago, (800) 775-2000 or broadwayinchicago.com
Showtimes: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday (also March 17), 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday (also March 20); through Sunday, March 24
Tickets: $33-$95
Running time: About two hours and 20 minutes with intermission
Parking: Nearby pay lots
Rating: For teens and adults; features violence and sexuality
The Robert Louis Stevenson story is a familiar one. A kind, well-meaning doctor in Victorian London -- motivated by his father's mental illness -- seeks a way to separate good and evil, to extract the darker side of man's soul. His work dismissed by those whose approval he needs to begin his experiments, Dr. Jekyll (Maroulis) decides to take the treatment himself, unwittingly releasing the madman Edward Hyde.
Jekyll is crushed by the evil he has unleashed. But at the same time, he seems to envy Hyde's passion -- and his ability to pursue what the engaged, respectable Jekyll cannot: the beautiful prostitute Lucy (R&B star Cox).
The past of this much-revised, often-derided Frank Wildhorn-Leslie Bricusse musical is nearly as tormented as its central character. This version has been trimmed, tweaked and toured on its way back to Broadway.
Having not seen a previous incarnation, I can't compare the new version to the old. The lyrics seem uninspired at times, the relationships feel underdeveloped and the overwrought nature of the drama -- especially near the end -- occasionally borders on comical. Yet, the tour's cast and production team, under the direction of Jeff Calhoun, are top-notch.
Past "American Idol" finalist Maroulis embraces both his roles. One minute, he's meek and repressed as Jekyll. The next, he's tossing his trademark tresses and skulking about as the sexually charged Hyde, a murderous rogue ripped from the cover of a torrid romance novel.
As Lucy, Cox's soaring, powerhouse vocals stir in all the right places. Her "Someone Like You," a poignant wish that the gentle Jekyll would take notice of her, is a highlight, as is her feisty, sensual "Bring on the Men." And Teal Wicks brings sweetness and vocal clarity as Jekyll's devoted fiancee Emma.
Designer Tobin Ost, with help from projection designer Daniel Brodie, makes high drama out of his versatile set. Projections turn moving panels from the stark brick walls of a mental hospital to the lush wallpapered confines of an upper-crust drawing room, and the use of light and shadow creates a lingering Gothic feel. The mood is carried through even during intermission, when a giant shadow of Hyde appears to pace behind the curtain.
Overwrought? Sure. But fitting just the same.


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Attention choir directors and singers!
Over the past 2 years we have received numerous requests for Straight No Chaser sheet music and arrangements. We have decided this year to give them away to you for free! We would love to give all you fellow singers out there the chance to perform them during your Christmas concerts.
Because of publishing concerns, we are only able to give away our original songs and those in the public domain. Unfortunately, we are not able to give away or even sell any of the other arranagements that are not listed below.
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GLEN ELLYN, Ill. (AP) -- Authorities say a limousine driver who erratically drove more than 20 suburban Chicago teenagers to a prom had an alcohol level nearly three-times the legal limit.
Richard L. Madison says he wasn't intoxicated and that mechanical problems caused his erratic driving Saturday as he took the teenagers from Oswego East High School to their prom at a banquet hall near Glen Ellyn.
But a DuPage County sheriff's report says a Breathalyzer test indicated Madison's blood-alcohol level was 0.22 percent. The legal limit for driving is 0.08 percent.
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This is about an exercise from D'Ooge's Latin for Beginners, but since it pertains to larger issues, I'm asking it here. We were asked to translate the following: "The few, terrified by the reports that they heard, preferred to remain at home."
Once corrected for mistakes, my translation read: "Pauci, famis quas audiverant terrebant, domi manere maluerunt."
The key has it as: "Pauci, rumoribus quos audierant territi, domi manere maluerunt."
They use "rumor" while I used "fama," just a choice. I don't know why the third-person pluperfect active of "audio" is sometimes written as audierant and sometimes audiverant. None of this is what concerns me however.
I thought "famis" or "rumoribus" is an ablative of cause. Is it still an ablative of cause with the perfect passive participle?
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Easter Sunday holds a special place in the hearts of Christians worldwide. This religious holiday to mark the resurrection of Christ after his crucifixion is a day that represents hope and rebirth.
Easter Sunday holds a special place in the hearts of Christians worldwide. This religious holiday to mark the resurrection of Christ after his crucifixion is a day that represents hope and rebirth.
As families gather to celebrate the holiday together, some traditions from the "old country" continue, creating a link between old world and new. While some of our Easter traditions have changed or have been adapted to our changing times, it is comforting that some traditions have endured through the generations.
This Easter, as a geo-political conflict rages in the Ukraine, we are reminded that it is indeed a small world. Although this region is on the other side of the globe, we have strong ties to the Ukraine here at home.
America, after all, is a melting pot, where immigrants from across the world came — and continue to come — for new opportunity, and to escape religious and political oppression and conflicts that continue to flair in that part of the world.
Ukrainians, like so many new Americans, came to these shores and found work in Fall River's mills in the 19th and 20th centuries. And they brought with them their familiar cultural traditions, from Portugal to Poland — in the case of the Ukrainians, pysanky, the colorful hand-dyed Easter eggs associated with Eastern European Easter traditions.
Ukrainians came here to exercise their newly found religious freedom. At St. John the Baptist Church at Fall River's Globe Four Corners, the congregation has endured since it was built a century ago — in 1914. It is a much smaller parish now than it was early in the last century, when 199 members called the church their spiritual home.
"Boston gets the new Ukrainian immigrants," the Rev. Monsignor Roman Golemba said. "Here, there is no industry, no jobs to bring people." It's a familiar story for Fall River.
Today, though just a few faithful worship together under St. John the Baptist's pear-shaped dome, their faith is strong. And many churches suffering from dwindling membership find today that more people will return to their spiritual homes for Easter and perhaps rekindle their faith.
Despite the changing times, traditional Easter traditions continue among those who attend both Eastern and Western churches even though they do not always observe Easter on the same day. This year, Easter Sunday falls on the same day on both the Gregorian and Julian calendars.
As George Coleman, bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fall River, writes in his annual Easter message today, "Easter reminds us that death, sadness, and evil do not have the last word. … Faith in the Resurrection, however, helps us find meaning in our efforts, in our struggles, and even in our suffering. It can relieve us of the sense of helplessness, futility, and frustration. It can even make sense of death itself. The triumph of the love and mercy of God are revealed to us in the light of the Resurrection. This can be decisive for the way we see the world and for the way we live our lives. Christ's victory is our victory!"
Easter is a time to connect with our loved ones who are here to celebrate with us and commune with those who are not. It is a day to connect with the traditions of the past as we embrace our enduring faith. May the world's faithful reach for the light this day represents, not only on Easter Sunday, but in the days and months ahead.


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WASHINGTON, June 7 (UPI) -- The so-called Beast asteroid is expected to miss Earth by about 777,000 miles, which is a good thing because the 1,100-foot wide behemoth could do serious damage.
There's no chance the asteroid will hit Earth, scientists say, but at 777,000 miles away -- 3.25 times the distance from the Earth to the moon -- it's a relatively close call.
The asteroid is about 10 to 20 times bigger than the one that injured 1,000 people last year in Chelyabinsk, Russia, Bob Berman, of the Slooh community observatory said. That asteroid was 55 feet wide.
The asteroid was first spotted April 23 by NASA's Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer.
"What's disconcerting is that a rocky/metallic body this large, and coming so very close, should have only first been discovered this soon before its nearest approach," Berman said. "If it were impact us, the energy released would be measured not in kilotons like the atomic bombs that ended World War II, but in H-bomb type megatons."


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Washington, DC – Declaring that it is time for the Culture of Life to gain ground at the voting booth, Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life, announced today that a "Vote Pro-life" Coalition is forming to assist organizations, Churches, and individuals to foster Christian political responsibility. "For years, Priests for Life has been working with groups like National Right to Life, Susan B. Anthony List, Wallbuilders, National Clergy Council, National Pro-life Religious Council and many other organizations to foster political responsibility. This year we will both continue and enhance this collaboration. The "Vote Pro-life" Coalition will assist organizations and individuals to advance activities like: a) Non-partisan voter registration drives in Churches and through other organizations; b) Educating candidates and voters about life issues and their critical importance; c) Informing voters about the positions of candidates on key issues; d) Getting voters to the polls during early voting and on Election Day, November 2, 2010. All of the training and activities of this coalition will be conducted within the limits of what Churches and other tax exempt entities can do within IRS guidelines. The Coalition will designate specific weekends of the year as "Voter Registration Sundays" and will also coordinate a major prayer campaign of nine weeks from September 1 to Election Day, November 2. The Coalition has formed a Facebook cause at www.causes.com/voteprolife and will also sponsor a teleseminar for the general public on Monday evening, January 25, from 9 to 10pm ET. This is a call that people can join either by phone or by internet. Fr. Frank Pavone will be joined by David Barton of Wallbuilders and Marjorie Dannenfelser of the Susan B. Anthony List and will talk specifically about: a) Why 2010 can be a year of significant progress in the political arena; b) What obstacles the pro-abortion forces are likely to put in the way of the Church and the pro-life movement; c) Exactly what you can do as an individual, in your pro-life organization, and in your Church to promote political responsibility. "Now is the time to get started," Fr. Pavone stated, "and we need all hands on deck!" See www.PoliticalResponsibility.com for more details.
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BERLIN (AP) — The International Monetary Fund urged the European Union Thursday to step up its efforts to stabilize the bloc's financial system by swiftly moving toward a fully integrated banking sector.
The 27-country group still faces great challenges "with continuing banking and sovereign debt crises", the IMF said, adding that it needs a comprehensive region-wide solution as its banks are so heavily interconnected.
In its first financial stability assessment for the bloc, the IMF welcomed this month's EU decision to create a single banking supervisor, but called it "only an initial step" toward a full banking union. That will require further steps such as a joint deposit guarantee, a single set of rules for banks and a joint bank bailout fund, it said.
European policymakers, however, are reluctant to create a full banking union because joint liability implies one country's taxpayers would someday have to bail out struggling banks of another EU country.
Leaders in more economically disciplined countries such as Germany and the Netherlands are concerned that their taxpayers' money could be used to bail out banks in weaker countries without giving them a say over the use of the funds.
The fund usually carries out financial stability analyses for single nations, but now moved toward carrying out an EU-wide review because it reckons that banks' risks are closely interconnected across the 27-nation bloc, and even more so between the 17 nations using the euro currency.
The IMF also recommended that the EU should beef up its bank stress tests in a bid to identify problems stemming from liquidity issues or structural weaknesses.
"Experience suggests that the benefits of a bold approach outweigh the risks," it said.
The Washington-based institution also urged the EU to make its new, permanent bailout fund, the European Stability Mechanism, rapidly operational for bank recapitalizations.
That would shield national governments to some extent from the burden of taking on more debt when they have to bail out their banks — a move that weakens their own financial position. A swift and fully functional ESM could therefore help decouple bank and sovereign risk, the IMF argues.
The full IMF review of the EU financial system has not yet been published because it is still being discussed with EU officials, it said.
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So you want your five-year old to read? But why? Are my ears hearing this? Why?
In Finland no one is taught reading until they're seven, yet Finland is rated number one or two in the world in educational excellence. Know where the U.S. stands on the list? Thirty-three, behind every country in Europe, Russia, Turkey, Mexico, and Brazil. In almost every category South Korea and Finland top the charts in world-wide Educational Score Performance: http://www.geographic.org/country_ranks/educational_score_performance_country_ranks_2009_oecd.html
Yet these are countries that DO NOT PUSH READING on the very young? Instead of forcing young kids to learn academic skills in pre-school and kindergarten, Finland and Korea are among the last countries that still use the original Kindergarten system invented in the 1830's by Friedrich Froebel.
Kindergarten was designed for three to seven year-olds to teach children HOW TO LEARN! Through directed play, children would learn to observe, reason, express, and create. Remarkably important lessons that are assimilated in the fluid and open minds of the very young. Froebel, a naturalist before becoming a teacher, wanted, among many lessons, to show kids how nature designs - the patterns and symmetries in plants and crystals and seashells – to give each a sense of the growth of their own lives in society and the universe.
Plenty of children are eager to read early, and more power to them. But many are simply not ready by kindergarten because they have other important lessons to learn first.
As a recent Harvard study points out, despite the technological advances in contemporary society, children today are essentially the same as always, but kindergarten has changed. http://www.hepg.org/hel/article/479
We're jamming little round kids in square holes for no reason. Get over the competitive, test-driven, blather you hear at schools every day – "little Charlie is in kindergarten but reads at a second grade level" and pay attention to actual intellectual and emotional development. Maybe American education will one day achieve what Finland and Korea have by letting their kids be kids. There's plenty to learn in the world that is not in books.
Bio: Norman Brosterman is the author of Inventing Kindergarten, on the history of the original Froebel kindergarten system and its influence on the development of the modern mind, and the co-founder of Kaleidograph Design LLC, makers of the award-winning Kaleidograph pattern design toys.


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Transfer students are subject to Memorial University's regulations governing Continuance and Readmission. Accordingly, each student's academic standing at other previous or current institutions must be considered. For this reason, official final transcripts from all other institutions attended must be submitted, regardless of whether transfer of credit is sought or expected.
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Minister: Moldova should consequently realize real, not demonstrative reforms to join EU
Moldova has to realize real, not demonstrative reforms on the road towards joining the European Union, said Latvian Foreign Affairs Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs during his meeting with officials from Moldova.
On Tuesday, 7 November, continuing his visit to Moldova, Rinkēvičs met with Moldova's President Igor Dodon, Prime Minister Pavel Filip, and chairman of Moldova's parliament Andrian Candu.
During the meeting, Edgars Rinkēvičs welcomed the country's initiated reform in state administration. At the same time, he also emphasized the importance for Moldova to continue real, not demonstrative reforms, to restore trust of EU partners and Moldova's residents, and assist with EU integration, as confirmed by Foreign Affairs Ministry.
The two sides also discussed the matter of Transnistria. The minister also invited Kishinev to take proactive measures in relation to the status of Transnistria in Moldova. Rinkēvičs also voiced support for Austria's plans to organize 5+2 talks in autumn this year.
'Latvia has always supported efforts to strengthen Moldova's sovereignty and territorial integrity. This is why we support Moldova's initiative for the UN Assembly General regarding the removal of foreign military forces from Transnistria. We propose sides to participate in 5+2 talks to achieve practical progress to resolve the conflict,' said Rinkēvičs.
Foreign Affairs Ministry notes that the matter regarding cooperation in strategic communication has also been discussed. Rinkēvičs said improvements have to be added to media independence, journalism quality and freedom in Baltics and Eastern Partnership Countries. This is why Latvia supports Baltic Media Excellence Center and other initiatives in this field. The minister voiced a proposal for Moldova to consider establishing cooperation with this centre.
The ministry notes that 1 September marked 25 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between Latvia and Moldova.
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Ilmars @ 2018-10-12 17:52:15
The only voters in Ventspils who want to see Lembergs as mayor would be voters that he bribed . This crook should be locked up in the Ventspils jail and the keys thrown away.
Gederts @ 2018-10-12 12:53:55
The twenty percent of Russians on our territory will vote for Russia. No surprise. The Majority 80% of Latvians will vote for Latvia. Should be no surprise.
Michael Scott @ 2018-10-12 11:46:24
Doctors, hospitals, teachers, schools, roads, bridges, pensioners, crumbling infrastructure, abandoned buildings, mass exodus of young people...but sure, this was money well spent.
Zerry @ 2018-10-05 07:21:50
To win public tenders in Riga the one needs to be ready to circulate part of money, know right persons. That's why many companies don't even want to participate public tenders in Riga. Waste of time and money. Pre arranged "tenders" or then requirements are almost copy-paste from the wanted winner. Nobody is brave enought to clear that sh.... Sad fof tax payers after all, and bad for image of Riga.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The family of a homeless camper fatally shot by Albuquerque police in a shooting that generated national outcry and protests throughout the city, filed a wrongful death lawsuit Friday and is seeking to force the department to make dramatic reforms.
The lawsuit filed in state district court claims that the more than 40 officers dispatched to handle James Boyd had "no meaningful control" of the standoff, and their lack of training led to his death.
"Boyd, suffering from mental illness, was helpless to understand why officers were pointing guns at him, let alone able to comply with their orders," the lawsuit said.
"APD's standards for hiring, training, policies, oversight, or lack thereof, contributed to the unjustified killing of (Boyd)," the complaint continued, "as did Albuquerque's failure to take any action in the face of what was plainly an out of control police department."
Janet Blair, a spokeswoman for the Albuquerque Police Department, referred all questions on the lawsuit to the city attorney.
City Attorney David Tourek said the city doesn't comment on pending litigation.
The lawsuit names Andrew Jones, Boyd's brother and the personal representative of his estate, as the plaintiff.
A helmet camera video of the March shooting showed Boyd, 38, who authorities say suffered from schizophrenia, gathering his belongings before officers opened fire.
The shooting sparked widespread calls for Albuquerque police reform and resulted in massive protests, one which forced tactical police to dispatch tear gas and another one that caused city councilors to cancel a meeting.
Shortly, after the Boyd shooting the U.S. Justice Department released a scathing review of the agency's use of force, and the city has entered negotiations over ordered reforms.
Since 2010, Albuquerque police have shot 40 people, killing 26.
The Boyd lawsuit seeks damages and an injunction requiring the city to take a series of actions, including allowing doctors to respond to situations involving the mentally ill and forcing the city to pay around $1.75 million a year for rental subsidies for the homeless.


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BOSTON — Gas prices have jumped 17 cents a gallon in Massachusetts since July 1, and the House of Representatives showed Wednesday its members are determined to add their 3 cents later this summer.
The House voted overwhelmingly to reject Gov. Deval L. Patrick's proposal to either increase the gas tax instead by 8 cents per gallon, or to guarantee Massachusetts Turnpike tolls west of Route 128 will not come down in 2017 as planned.
Mr. Patrick had said either option would provide $800 million in new annual revenue in future years needed to address a chronic underfunding of transit systems and roads and bridge repairs.
The House rejected the governor's amendment, and instead adopted an amendment sticking with the 3 cent per gallon hike on the gas tax, a $1 increase in cigarette taxes and new taxes on some utilities and computer systems they approved earlier this month.
The House bill, which would raise $500 million in its first year, also provides for annual automatic inflation increases in the gas tax in future years. It passed on a 121-31, vote with Republicans continuing their opposition. Only two Democrats voted against the proposal.
The Senate will deal with the bill Thursday.
The action comes as some motorists are feeling the bite on vacation trips because unrest in Egypt and Syria, and a seasonal demand crunch, have sent gasoline prices rocketing higher this month. According to AAA of Southern New England the average price of a gallon of regular gasoline has risen 17 cents since July 1.
If the bill makes it through the Senate, the governor could veto it, forcing the House and Senate to again go through debates to override the veto before taxes could be put into effect.
Republicans, who offered a transportation finance plan with no tax increases, battled against the tax hike on the floor with no success.
House Minority Leader Bradley H. Jones Jr. said while the tax increase advanced by the House is less than that being sought by the governor, "Today's vote in the House of Representatives represents an extremely costly day for Massachusetts taxpayers and businesses."
Republicans also offered an amendment to add a $50 million appropriation to the bill to increase Chapter 90 road money for cities and towns to $200 million for the coming year, but the amendment was one of several ruled out of order during debate.
Speaker Robert A. DeLeo, D-Winthrop, argued House Democrats were choosing a middle ground between the governor's higher tax rates and the GOP transportation plan.
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Before assists can trigger double plays on the diamond or set up breathtaking goals on the pitch, Sauk Valley athletes need some assistance from Mother Nature.
After just a handful of games were canceled or postponed last spring, the number of games washed away could be matched by the end of March this go-round.
According to weather.gov, the sun could make multiple appearances over the next few days, but – for the moment – Monday's forecast calls for a 50 percent chance of snow showers. The best recipe for snow removal is sunshine and wind.
In the meantime, coaches are doing their best with what they have got. Before hitting The Cage in downtown Morrison on Monday, the Mustangs enjoyed some long toss in the parking lots behind the middle school.
"Hey, we were throwing a baseball outside," Morrison baseball coach Ben Sondgeroth said. "We got to throw more than 90 feet today. It was cold, but it was good."
One can only take so many drills on hardwood.
"We are starting to get Cabin Fever," Bureau Valley coach John Matlick admitted. "It's difficult to assess the outfielders, when we are limited to what drills we can do with them."
"We can drill work them to death, but actually reading a ball off a bat is impossible to simulate," Erie-Prophetstown coach Jason Orman said.
It's not as simple as, once the snow is gone, play can begin. Playing on a diamond that is still frozen under the surface is hazardous. And, even as the freeze subsides, drainage is an issue.
"Now the problem will be how saturated it will be once the snow is gone," said Oregon coach Adam Albrecht, whose team first received uniforms Thursday. "I don't really know a timeframe, but hopefully soon."
During Morrison's practice Monday evening, Sondgeroth optimistically looked toward a New-Mor-Roc-Ster game in Rock Falls as a potential season opener. Later that night, Rockets skipper Donnie Chappell politely dissented and looked further down the timeline.
"We're looking at March 25, hopefully," said Chappell. The Rockets, who have one of the faster-drying complexes in the area, are slated to host Freeport that night. "If this goes on for weeks, we'll have to get creative."
"We have to improvise practice plans so that athletes don't become indoor zombies," Amboy coach Chris Newsome said.
Even with the nickname of Clippers, the view of Parker Field can be depressing.
"As of right now, it's Parker Lake," Newsome said.
Teams stack the front end of their conference schedule to account for this sort of scenario. In some cases, conference play gets under way the week of March 25.
As recently as Thursday night, even the Sterling girls soccer team was practicing at Musgrove Fieldhouse, despite the state-of-the-art artificial turf that makes the field at Roscoe Eades Stadium the most resilient surface in the area.
"Hoping tomorrow will be our first day," Sterling soccer coach Brian Cebula said. "We need to get in a practice outside before our first game ... which is Monday."
Cebula is optimistic, as there was little snow on the turf Thursday night, and the forecast calls for temperatures in the low-40s this afternoon.
Most early season tennis meets are hosted by schools that can move the event indoors, while track predominantly remains indoors until mid-April.
Pragmatically, the delay has given many coaches extra time to work on some often-overlooked fundamentals, as well as some extra time to evaluate, for those teams whose numbers call for cuts.
"We usually make cuts after 3 days; this year, we took 2 weeks to do it," Sterling softball coach Rick Henderson said. "It's helped us kind of wade through the deep talent pool, really evaluate who we had and where they'll play."
In Lanark, Weston Burkholder is also grateful for the grace period, with three of his Cougars – Ty and Devin Hartman and Marshall Fink – having just wrapped up their hoops season last weekend.
"A wet spring might help us a little and allow us to get the whole team together longer, before we hit the ground running," Burkholder said.
A year ago, some teams had more than a dozen outdoor practices under their belt by now. Their fans had already started working on their tans while taking in a ballgame.
Welcome to the Midwest, where any given March can present something different.
"If I was a younger coach, I'd probably have ulcers right now," Henderson said. "But as a veteran coach, I've seen this type of thing before, and you just roll with it."
Week 1 toll
Number of games cancelled or postponed through today
Baseball – 6
Softball – 8
Soccer – 1
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In his annual State of the University address, President Michael Engh, S.J., detailed three themes that connect the University to its broader communities—and help determine where it's headed.
On Feb. 19, Santa Clara University President Michael Engh, S.J., began his annual State of the University address by reflecting on the goals and ideals of the University—and how reality can often differ from our expectations. It is therefore more useful, he suggested, to look at what has been accomplished, how it was accomplished, and how those accomplishments set a trajectory for where the University is headed. Those three themes—the What, the How, and the Where To—lie at the heart of what connects the University "to ourselves, our friends, and our wider world," Fr. Engh said.
The What
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Looking at what the University has achieved in the past few years, President Engh noted that Santa Clara has seen its endowment dramatically recover from the losses sustained during the recession, providing greater stability as well as opportunities for the University. Some tremendous gifts have also been made, including $12 million by Ed Dowd '72 toward the Edward M. Dowd Art and Art History Building, $500,000 by Peggy Bradshaw '72 and her husband, Richard, toward the creation of a pedestrian mall on Franklin Street, more than $500,000 by the Jesuit Community of Santa Clara to endow a center for the arts and humanities, and increased scholarship support. President Engh announced a gift by Professor Emeritus Victor Vari and his wife Julia Botto Vari, whose connections with SCU span six decades. The $8 million gift will go towards the newly named Victor and Julia Botto Vari Hall (formerly the Arts & Sciences Building) and will create an endowment to support the arts and humanities (read about Professor Vari in the Summer 2012 SCM).
President Engh went on to describe the strides made in academics, such as the strong applicant pool of incoming freshmen (despite a decline in the number of college-age students nationally) as well as the dramatic increase in student applications for Fulbright awards. "Our combined efforts of faculty, staff, students, friends, and benefactors have kept Santa Clara thriving, building, hiring, and aspiring to be more," he said.
The How
At the center of President Engh's discussion of "how we have faced issues" was the concept of shared governance at the University. The topic may seem a bit inside baseball, but it's been of particular concern to faculty and staff in recent months.
On Oct. 3, 2013, Fr. Engh announced in a letter that the University's health care plans would no longer cover abortions that were not deemed medically necessary. The decision sparked some heated debate, bringing up questions connected to the terminology used in medical insurance plans, and it brought into focus some of the thorniest questions about what it means to be a Jesuit and Catholic university at the beginning of the 21st century. (That is a topic that Santa Clara Magazine, recognizing the importance of modeling thoughtful discourse, will be grappling with in greater depth in the months to come.) The decision also generated concern among University employees who felt that the decision-making process wasn't consultative in the way it could have been.
Since October, Fr. Engh said, "I have learned a great deal about shared governance and how it has been lived at Santa Clara. I have come to understand far better the nuances and dynamics of the process involved." He promised a renewal of commitment to the process. "We shall move forward, not alone or isolated, but in partnership," he said, "and, as we have worked through past differences, together we can—and shall—do so again."
For words of consolation and wisdom, Fr. Engh turned to poet Seamus Heaney, who articulated in his translation of the Greek drama Philoctetes, an aspiration that:
...once in a lifetime
The longed-for tidal wave
Of justice can rise up,
And hope and history rhyme.
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The highlight of the President's speech came with the unveiling of a new Integrated Strategic Plan that provides concrete objectives to realize six strategic goals for the University. This plan coordinates the results of the existing Enrollment, Facilities, and Strategic plans in order to bring greater clarity to how the University will emphasize the distinctive, transformative educational experience of SCU. The plan not only identifies key areas where Santa Clara can truly stand as a leader in higher education but challenges the University to build a more diverse and inclusive community, as well as to make its education more affordable. "We shall leverage our values and expand our impact in the lives of our students for the benefit of our world," Fr. Engh said.
In closing, President Engh paid tribute to alumnus Phil Scholz '01, who was struck and killed by a train on Jan. 20 while saving another man's life. Fr. Engh also spoke of the inspiring words performed by theatre major Tennyson W. Jones '14 at a student performence in January, and he asked the community to remember who the University serves and why it does so. "We work to change lives so that students in turn will connect—with themselves, with their friends, and with others in need. We want to hear the needs and stories of others so that we can live more respectfully and create a home where all are welcome. We labor to change the world for the better," he concluded, "so that hope and history rhyme."
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Story updated on May 8, 2014 to note that Peggy Bradshaw '72 and her husband, Richard, donated $500,000 for a new pedestrian mall on Franklin Street. —Ed.


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Research into the timekeeping properties of quartz crystals began as early as 1880, when Pierre Curie (1859-1906), the husband of Marie Curie, discovered piezoelectricity. He observed that quartz produced electricity when put under pressure. Conversely, when he applied electricity to the crystal, the quartz deformed and vibrated. These vibrations enabled quartz to serve as an oscillator, similar in function to the balance wheel of a mechanical watch.
In 1927, Canadian-born telecommunications engineer Warren Marrison used piezoelectricity to develop a reliable frequency standard for Bell Labs. His large clock was much more accurate than existing mechanical clocks. It kept time using the regular vibrations of quartz crystals in an electrical circuit. By the 1940s, Marrison's design had become standard in laboratories across the world, but the technology was too cumbersome and expensive for household use or to integrate into a portable timepiece.
Over the next forty years, a variety of technologies were invented that proved fundamental to the modern shape, functionality, and style of the quartz wristwatch. The first watch batteries were invented in 1954 by researchers at the Hamilton Watch Company for its first electronic watch, the Ventura. In 1959, Jack Kilby of Texas Instruments and Robert Noyce of Fairchild Semiconductor independently developed the integrated circuit. Friedrich Reinitzer and Otto Lehmann discovered liquid crystal as far back as 1888, but it the material only became useful to the development of watches in 1968, when researchers at RCA's Sarnoff Labs developed the first liquid crystal displays.
Japanese electronics company Seiko Group pioneered the production of electronic quartz watches. Over a ten year period of research, the Suwa Seikosha laboratory, headed by engineer Tsnueya Nakamura, developed the Seiko-Quartz Astron 35SQ. It was introduced to the public in Tokyo on December 25, 1969.
In 1958, the Suwa Seikosha team built a quartz timepiece for the Chubu Broadcasting Corporation in Nagoya. But the clock was the size of a filing cabinet. In 1959, the researchers began the "59A Project," which led to the development of the marine chronometer in 1963. That year, Suwa Seikosha became the first Japanese watchmaker to enter the annual Neuchatel Observatory competition in Switzerland with a quartz chronometer. They commercialized this product in February 1964 as the crystal chronometer, and the technology found prominent roles as the official timekeeper for the Tokyo Olympics of 1964 and as the clock on board the Japanese Bullet Trains built in the 1960s.
Suwa Seikosha reduced the size of the quart timepiece considerably by 1967, and, for the first time, entered a quartz wristwatch into the Neuchatel competition. Two years later, on Christmas Day, 1969, it released a commercial version of this product to consumers. The Seiko-Quartz Astron 35SQ was an 18-karat gold watch that replaced the traditional mechanics of the wristwatch—hairspring, balance wheel, and escapement—with a quartz crystal that oscillated at a rate of 8,192 cycles per second. Its miniature silver battery lasted more than a year. But it was a luxury product, retailing for $1,250.
Nevertheless, the "quartz revolution" had begun, and within a few years the technology became affordable and ubiquitous. By 1976, Texas Instruments was selling a twenty-dollar watch line, and within a few years, it could no longer compete with models selling for less than ten dollars.


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STOCKTON - Stockton Metropolitan Airport reported 2012 was a record year for travel, with more than 62,000 passengers passing through its boarding gate in the past year, up from 55,300 in 2011.
STOCKTON - Stockton Metropolitan Airport reported 2012 was a record year for travel, with more than 62,000 passengers passing through its boarding gate in the past year, up from 55,300 in 2011.
That's the most since Allegiant Travel Co. began service here in 2006, even excluding the nearly 1,600 Hawaii-bound departing passengers from the new once-a-week service begun in late November. Most of the gains, however, came in the first half of 2012 as Allegiant trimmed its flight schedule in a successful bid to fill more of the seats on each airplane.
"We did really well, given the challenges," said Airport Director Patrick Carreno, referring to the Allegiant reductions.
"They did cut back towards the end of the year," he said Monday. But as a result, the airline filled about 90 percent or more of available seats in the last half of 2012.
Looking ahead, Carreno said he expects the airport could handle even more passengers this year as Allegiant's current schedule boosts the number of weekly flights to Las Vegas - its bread-and-butter destination - as well as continuing service to Honolulu. The airline has even slated two Hawaii flights a week in June and July.
"We have a pretty strong spring coming up, through summer," he said. "We think we'll stay on top of that (2012 record) number this year."
Also in the coming months, Carreno hopes to find a new concessionaire to operate the restaurant in the airport terminal.
Tommy Joyce, who has operated the Top Flight Cafe & Catering Co. there for the past 18 years, has said he will continue to operate through June and then retire.
San Joaquin County, which owns and operates the airport, has opened a formal bidding process for the restaurant facility. The bid opening is scheduled for Jan. 16.
Carreno admitted the initial response has been low, but the county still has many months to find a new operator.
"We may just need to do a better job of trying to generate interest and try to negotiate directly with people," he said.
"We want the passengers to be served, so we want to do everything we can to make sure that's happening."
Joyce, who turns 69 this month, is looking forward to retirement.
"I basically intend to fish and relax," he said Monday.
"I've been here 18 years, and the county has been very good to me," Joyce noted. Also, he's marking this 40th year as a sole proprietor running a business in California.
But with the restaurant lease coming up for renewal this year, he recalled, "I said, 'It's time.' "
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The transfat ban: Force vs. informationEDITORIAL
November 07. 2013 11:03PM
The Food and Drug Administration is banning artificial transfats. As The New York Times reported, "Even as little as two or three grams of trans fat a day can increase the health risk, scientists say." So what is the average American transfat intake? As of 2012 it was down to about a gram a day. If the average American is not consuming enough transfat to pose a health risk, why the ban?
In 2006, the FDA required artificial transfat to be listed on food nutrition labels. Average American transfat consumption fell from 4.6 grams a day to about 1 gram a day. The move was a huge success. But the entirely unhealthy additive is still used by some restaurants and processed food companies. The FDA says nothing short of total elimination is acceptable.
It is hard to argue that the substance is anything but unhealthy. Still, the public information campaign was working. Further educating Americans about transfats could have produced the same result as the ban. But that would mean treating Americans like adults. That is something the Obama administration is just not willing to do.


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Say "Hong Kong" to many people and their immediate visions are of an urban jungle where shopping is the main activity and attraction, followed by eating. Without it having been consciously aimed for though, it has turned out that -- in tandem with chronicling my activities and interests while living in Asia's World City -- one of this blog's results has been to show that the Fragrant Harbour offers far more than that.
This I think I've done for the most part thus far through my copious Hong Kong hiking photo-essays and a sprinkling of photo hunt entries (like those for Wide and Blue). But Hong Kong also is far from a cultural along with natural desert. And although its cinematic and performing arts offerings tend to overshadow its fine arts sector, there are exponents and exhibitions that are worthy too of people's attention.
Take, as an example, the self-taught ceramicist and sculptor named Johnson Tsang, an exhibition of whose works I caught a little more than a month ago at the exhibition area of the Central Library. Of the many fine art in the exhibition, I found myself particularly drawn to two works that both are expressions of hope -- and therefore eminently suitable for exhibiting in this week's Photo Hunt entry.
The first of these is entitled Conversion (Dedicated ToThose Striking for Peace). And in case you can't make it out immediately, here's urging you to click on the photo to see an enlarged shot of this sculpture in which a melting gun held by a pair of hands is transformed below into the makings of a peaceful head of Gautama Buddha. The second's meaning along with shapes should be more immediately obvious. And yes, Heal the World is indeed the title of the work that looks cute as well as couched with hope.
(More than by the way, thanks, tnchick, for the great start to what I hope will be yet another fun and wonderful year of Photo Hunting. And happy 2009 to this blog's visitors, readers and appreciators!)


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Sister mourns 'teddy bear' of a brother slain in Manchester double shootingBy DOUG ALDEN
New Hampshire Union Leader
November 28. 2013 10:05PM
MANCHESTER - The sister of a man killed in a double shooting is grieving the loss of one brother and worrying about what the future holds for another.
Samantha Hoffens released a statement Thursday detailing her feelings since learning her younger brother Edgar "Eddie" Hoffens, 22, was one of two men fatally shot Sunday on Lake Avenue. Hours later, David H. Hoffens, 21, was arrested for one count of falsifying physical evidence. He told police he'd fled the shooting scene and thrown away a gun, holster and sweatshirt.
According to court documents, David Hoffens also told police he shot Charles Cable, 20, but "didn't mean to do it."
"So many people have their own scenarios, but the thing we all must remember is two human lives were ended," Samantha Hoffens said in her statement. "No matter what the circumstances, they are someone's loved ones and there is a lot of grief and trauma for the families."
She told the Union Leader the written statement began as a personal essay posted on Facebook on Tuesday.
"It was kind of a way to mourn," Hoffens said. "I just wanted to express myself for my family and the others. Everybody deserves peace and respect."
Samantha Hoffens said she was not allowed to speak about the case itself, and asked for her written words to stand as a statement on behalf of herself and the Hoffens family.
She is just over a year older than Edgar, who she said would have turned 23 on Dec. 18. She said they were like twins and described her brother as a tall, bulky "teddy bear" who was goofy, silly and caring.
A student at UCLA majoring in gender studies with a minor in Afro-American studies, Samantha Hoffens referenced a quote by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. about violence leading to destruction rather than resolution. While King's comments were about racial justice, Hoffens felt the quote was fitting in a non-racial dispute that escalated to the point of two men being shot to death.
"We need to live and learn. Not live and die over revenge," Hoffens wrote, "My family wishes to mourn and understands that that is what the other families involved would like to do. Let's honor who have died and those who are mourning by respecting each other."
Autopsies have been completed on both men, but authorities say the results will likely not be released until Monday. Investigators said they are trying to match the evidence to witness statements before concluding what led to the shootings.
David Hoffens lived with his brother, Edgar, and mother, Cynthia Hoffens in a first-floor apartment at 331 Lake Ave. It was outside that apartment that Edgar's body and a mortally wounded Charles Cable were discovered Sunday afternoon.
Samantha Hoffens made a brief reference in her statement about Edgar Hoffens "trying to keep the peace."
"We should all take a little bit of his example and talk before acting out in rage," she wrote.
David Hoffens pleaded guilty last month to threatening to kill his brother, Edgar, and was given a fine and suspended sentence.
No charges have been filed related to the shootings. David Hoffens remains free on bail on the falsifying evidence charge.
Samantha Hoffens said the family was struggling through Thanksgiving while trying to plan Edgar Hoffens' funeral. The family has set up two funds for Hoffens' burial expenses. As of Thursday afternoon, nearly $1,500 had been pledged to an online fundraising page.
To make donations:
TD Bank. Acct # 9245145952. Edgar Hoffens Burial Fund.


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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (April 14, 2007) - The ETSU softball team saw its season-best six game winning streak come to an end Saturday afternoon as North Florida swept the Bucs at the UNF Softball Complex. The Ospreys took game one 3-1 and rallied past ETSU in the nightcap, 13-5.
In game one, the Ospreys did all their damage with two outs in the first when Devyn Findlay's single drove in two runs. Kelli Rutenbar, who led off the game with a single, scored easily from third; however, Ashley Parenteau came around to score from first on Kate Powell's (Johnson City) error in center, giving the Ospreys an early 2-0 lead. The two run advantage was all UNF needed, because the Bucs could not get anything going off Findley as they were limited to only one hit through the first four innings.
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The Bucs will take on ACC foe Virginia Tech on Tuesday night in the State Line Classic, which will be held in Bristol, Tenn. First pitch is set for 7:30 p.m.


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By Dr. Mike Walden
North Carolina Cooperative Extension
There's good news and bad news about the North Carolina job market. The good news is that more jobs have been created in recent years. Since the job market began to turn around in early 2010, both monthly surveys of the labor market in the state show job and employment gains totaling near 250,000.
But the bad news is that thousands of individuals don't have jobs and want work. At the end of 2013, there were 320,000 people in the state who were officially classified as unemployed. This means they don't have a job but want a job, and, importantly, they have recently been actively looking for work. However, there are another estimated 65,000 North Carolinians who want to work but have stopped looking and so aren't in the official jobless numbers. Taken together, these numbers account for 130,000 more people unemployed than before the recession.
Economists who have looked at national data have generally concluded that the job recovery of the past four years has been sub-par. The same can be said for North Carolina's jobs picture. Using employment at businesses as the measure, in the first four years after the recession of the early 1990s, job growth was 12 percent. In the first four years after the recession of the early 2000s, job growth in our state was 10 percent. This time, the job growth rate has been near 7 percent.
So why has our job recovery been relatively anemic? There are several potential reasons. One reason, in a way, is good: In North Carolina, our labor force has become more efficient. Using improved training and modern equipment and technology, production per worker increased 7 percent between 2007 and 2012 in our state, and it jumped 34 percent from 1997 to 2012. Both of these improvements in productivity exceeded the comparable national gains. The bottom line is we simply need fewer people today to produce what we make and sell.
Another issue is the construction market. Construction jobs in North Carolina plunged by one-third – the equivalent of 90,000 jobs – during the pullback in the housing market during the recession. Adding supplier and support jobs for construction doubles the total to 180,000.
Despite the improvement in home sales and home building, these jobs have not yet come back. Indeed, construction employment has still declined in our state over the past two years. While we wouldn't necessarily expect all construction and related jobs to return to levels of the housing boom, a return to pre-boom levels is reasonable. This translates to about 45,000 construction jobs and another 45,000 related jobs – jobs that we currently don't have.
Economists are now thinking that a major reason for slow job growth is a skills mismatch. That is, many workers are unemployed because they don't have the skills and training employers want. There is some thinking that with the development of information technology and digital applications, the skills mismatch may have expanded in recent years.
A recent study estimated that up to a third of the increase in unemployment during the recession could have been due to this skills mismatch. For North Carolina, this would translate to about 100,000 individuals not being employed because they aren't trained in needed skills areas. Also, the study found that the skills mismatch is not limited to high-school dropouts and high-school graduates, but is also a factor for college graduates.
Every state economy is impacted by national trends and national policies. Two large and far-reaching federal programs were passed in the last four years that some say could be having an adverse effect on job creation.
The first is the Dodd-Frank Financial Regulation Act, legislation implemented in reaction to the national financial crash in 2008. It imposes new rules, regulations and restrictions on financial services firms with a goal of preventing the kind of "speculation bubble" that occurred prior to the crash. While well-intentioned, there is some evidence that the law may be inhibiting lending, particularly to small businesses that are big job creators. In fact, small business loans have actually fallen during the recent economic recovery.
The second new law possibly having an impact on jobs is the Affordable Care Act. This is also a massive program that imposes a system of subsidies and taxes to expand the use of health insurance. The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office just issued a study suggesting the incentives resulting from the ACA may contribute to slower job growth.
So where does this leave us in North Carolina? First, I'm optimistic about the construction market. As long as the residential and commercial building markets continue to improve, I think we will eventually see construction and related jobs come back. However, the skills mismatch will take a concerted effort by educators, businesses and workers to address and overcome. Related to this will be the continuing development of new technology and machinery in the workplace, which some think is resulting in fewer, not more, jobs.
So I guess it's easy for a person to be either an optimist or pessimist about jobs. You decide which you are!
Dr. Mike Walden is a William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor and North Carolina Cooperative Extension economist in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics of North Carolina State University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. He teaches and writes on personal finance, economic outlook and public policy. The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences communications unit provides his You Decide column every two weeks. Previous columns are available at http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/agcomm/news-center/tag/you-decide
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How does a spin become the default offering?
Before the advent of Live distributions, the default Fedora product was a DVD with many software choices available. By default, a user who did not choose to customize the packages installed would end up with a GNOME Desktop environment along with some other best-of-breed applications. Because the Fedora DVD originally branched off from the Red Hat Linux product, it inherited these choices.
Live images were created not just to provide a simple way for users to "try before they buy," but also as an offshoot of "stateless" project work. The default Live image became a subset of the DVD product, because of size constraints (fitting the image onto CD sized media), and the desire to have a general purpose desktop productivity platform as the simplest expression of a Live image. Over time the number of Live images has expanded because the tools for creating them are easy to master, and because we have contributors interested in creating environments that are still constrained in size but show off other platforms available within the Fedora repositories.
The reason we have a default offering is because as a Project we need a single item we can hand out, offer, or promote for the general populace, which serves as the Project's "best foot forward" in terms of our mission of leading the advancement of FOSS. By definition we lead by showing off the most advanced software for a general populace.
The Board decided to make a default offering, and assign the Desktop Live spin as a default -- essentially codifying existing practice -- for several reasons:
- For best usability and stickiness, a general audience needs a call to action item. For the Fedora Project this is a download, which is the gateway to getting involved for the vast majority of people.[1]
- A Live spin is more sensible than DVD because a run-before-install environment better meets users' needs and expectations
- The Desktop spin includes a large proportion of the new software innovations seen in feature listings
- The Desktop spin is maintained and driven by a large group of people originating new code directly in the upstream communities
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Not sure where to post Compass/SASS questions so let me know if there is a better place for this:
Trying to create an application.css file for my new Touch app...getting compass compile error about not finding the mixin 'sencha-panel' ...but really I think it can't find any of them. So probably don't have the config.rb setup properly, or I am completely missing the boat on something else.
I copied the whole resources dir 1.0.2 to a client specific folder off the root of c: (c:\themes\myclient\resources). So that file has all the directories and files from Touch resources dir.
I then cleaned out the resources\sass dir and placed my own config.rb and application.scss files in there, adjusted to my needs. These look like the following:
application.scssCode:# Delineate the directory for our SASS/SCSS files (this directory) sass_path = File.dirname(__FILE__) # Delineate the CSS directory (under resources/css in this demo) css_path = File.join(sass_path, "..", "css") # Delinate the images directory images_dir = File.join(sass_path, "..", "img") # Load the sencha-touch framework load File.join(sass_path, '..', '..', '..', '..', 'resources', 'themes') # Specify the output style and environment # For production use: :compressed # For debug use: :expanded output_style = :expanded environment = :production
Then, from the scss directory at the command line I run "compass compile" and I get the error:Code:// Variable overrides $base-color: #00275E; // Options: �matte�, �bevel�, �glossy�, �recessed�, and �flat�. $base-gradient: 'glossy'; // Include Sencha Touch styles //@import 'sencha-touch/default/all'; @include sencha-panel; @include sencha-buttons; @include sencha-sheet; @include sencha-picker; @include sencha-toolbar-forms; @include sencha-tabs; @include sencha-toolbar; @include sencha-carousel; @include sencha-indexbar; @include sencha-list; @include sencha-layout; @include sencha-form; @include sencha-loading-spinner; // Custom controls @include sencha-button-ui('yellow', #FEB729, 'glossy'); @include sencha-toolbar-ui('aqua', #6D98AB, 'glossy');
"error application.scss <line 9: Undefined mixin 'sencha-panel'.> Sass:: Syntax error on line ["9"] of C: Undefined mixin 'sencha-panel'."
What am I doing wrong?