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Health Issues in the Black Community, 3rd Edition
Health Issues in the Black Community, 3rd Edition
Nov 2009, Jossey-Bass
656 pages
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Health Issues in the Black Community THIRD EDITION
"The outstanding editors and authors of Health Issues in the Black Community have placed in clear perspective the challenges and opportunities we face in working to achieve the goal of health equity in America."
David Satcher, MD, PhD, 16th Surgeon General of the United States and director, Satcher Health Leadership Institute at Morehouse School of Medicine
"Eliminating health disparities must be a central goal of any forward thinking national health policy. Health Issues in the Black Community makes a valuable contribution to a much-needed dialogue by focusing on the challenges of the black community."
Marc Morial, Esq., president, National Urban League
"Health Issues in the Black Community illuminates comprehensively the range of health conditions specifically affecting African Americans, and the health disparities both within the black community and between racial and ethnic groups. Each chapter, whether addressing the health of African Americans by age, gender, type of disease, condition or behavior, is well-detailed and tells an important story. Together, they offer practitioners, consumers, scholars, and policymakers a crucial roadmap to address and change the social determinants of health, reduce disparities, and create more equal treatment for all Americans."
Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, MD, MBA, president, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
"I recommend Health Issues in the Black Community as a must-read for anyone concerned about the future of the African American community. Health disparities continues to be one of the major issues confronting the black community. This book will help to highlight the issues and keep attention focused on the work to be done."
Elsie Scott, PhD, president of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
"This book is the definitive examination of health issues in black Americaissues sadly overlooked and downplayed in our culture and society. I congratulate Drs. Braithwaite, Taylor, and Treadwell for their monumental book."
Cornel West, PhD, professor, Princeton University
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Editor Biographies.
Author Biographies.
PART ONE Health status across the life span.
1 African American Health: An Overview (Ronald L. Braithwaite, Sandra E. Taylor, Henrie M. Treadwell).
2 "Without Health and Long Life All Else Fails": A History of African Americans and the Elimination of Racial Disparities in Health Care (Vanessa Northington Gamble).
3 The Health Status of Children and Adolescents (Desirée A. H. Oliver, Gene H. Brody).
4 The Health Status of Black Women (Sandra E. Taylor, Kisha Braithwaite Holden).
5 The Health Status of Black Men (Jean J. E. Bonhomme, April M. W. Young).
6 Health and Black Older Adults: Insights from a Life Course Perspective (Sherrill L. Sellers, Ishtar O. Govia, James S. Jackson).
PART TWO Social, mental, and environmental challenges.
7 Stigma and Mental Health in African Americans (L. DiAnne Bradford,Cassandra Newkirk, Kisha Braithwaite Holden).
8 Homicide and Violence Among African American Youth: From Epidemic to Endemic (Emilie Phillips Smith, Joseph Richardson, Rhonda BeLue?
9 Narrowing the Gap Between Supply and Demand of Organs for Transplantation: Current Issues for African Americans (Kimberly Jacob Arriola, Dana H. Z. Robinson, L. Ebony Boulware).
10 African Americans on the Frontline of Environmental Assault (Robert D. Bullard, Glenn S. Johnson, Angel O. Torres).
11 The Impact of Incarceration on the Health of African Americans (Nicholas Freudenberg, Megha Ramaswamy).
PART THREE Chronic diseases.
12 Hypertension in African American Communities (Sharon K. Davis, Rakale Collins Quarells, Gary H. Gibbons).
13 A General Overview of Cancer in the United States: Incidence and Mortality Burden Among African Americans (Shedra Amy Snipes, Donella J. Wilson, Angelina Esparza, Lovell A. Jones).
14 Health Disparities: The Case for Diabetes (Gregory Strayhorn).
15 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (S. Sam Lim, Charmayne Dunlap-Thomas, Christina Drenkard).
16 Oral Health (Rueben C. Warren, Allan Formicolatable, Caswell A. Evans).
PART FOUR lifestyle behaviors.
17 Substance Abuse in the African American Community (Jean J. E. Bonhomme, Ronald L. Braithwaite Melita Moore).
18 HIV/AIDS in the Black Community (Ivory A. Toldson, Aba D. Essuon, Kamilah M. Woodson).
19 Tobacco Use and the Black Community in the United States: A Community-Focused Public Health Model for Eliminating Population Disparities (Robert G. Robinson, Rhonda Conerly Holliday).
20 Alcohol Use and Consequences for Blacks (Dionne C. Godette).
21 Nutrition and Obesity Issues for african Americans (Monica L. Baskin, Angela M. Odoms-Young, Shiriki K. Kumanyika, Jamy D. Ard).
22 Physical Activity (Antronette K. Yancey, Melicia C. Whitt-Glover, Mona Au Young).
PART FIVE Alternative interventions and human resources development.
23 Chiropractic Medicine: Integral to Integrative Medicine (Malika B. Gooden, Elton D. Holden).
24 The Role of Black Faith Communities in Fostering Health (Schnavia Smith Hatcher, Kimberly S. Clay, Jeronda T. Burley).
25 Community Health Workers in the Black Community: Building Trust, Alleviating Pain, and Improving Health Access (Jacqueline Martinez, Laura Joslin Frye, Leda M. Perez).
PART SIX Ethical, political, and ecological issues.
26 Using Social Marketing to Lessen Health Disparities (Mesha L. Ellis, James P. Griffin Jr., Ken Resnicow).
27 Fostering a Social Justice Approach to Health: Health Equity, Human Rights, and an Antiracism Agenda (Camara Phyllis Jones, Anthony Hatch, Adewale Troutman).
28 Closing the Gap: Eliminating Health Disparities (Henrie M. Treadwell, Ronald L. Braithwaite, Sandra E. Taylor).
Afterword (Gail C. Christopher).


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Now, the next step depends on what applications you already use in the classroom. You could use Edmodo or Wallwisher and modify the assignment for use in those programs. I personally like Schoology the best. Its resemblance to Facebook is a selling point for students and it's so neat and tidy in organization that it makes it easy to construct separate discussion threads within the program. This will take some outside of classroom time to set up this exercise.
Create a schoology account for yourself and have your students sign up for their own, as well. For each class you create the program will create a code. When students are creating their accounts they will need that "code" in order to sign up for our class. When you've done all of the grunt work you/your students should see this:
You'll want to click the discussion thread and create a discussion thread group for each group of three. This means in each class you'll probably have 10-15 discussion groups. You will be given the choice for each group to upload directions as well.
The sky's the limit. If you teach AP students, use this exercise for voice in their AP analysis. If you're teaching the personal essay, give them a topic and then have them construct the response reply by reply by reply. Of course, you won't want to do this for the entirety of any essay, so choose an intro paragraph, a body paragraph, a conclusion, anything.
Since Schoology's format is similar to the Facebook "wall" function, you can students in small groups reply to each other's writing. Have them consider that they can't alter the line coming before theirs, they simply have to "add" to the previous line using their own writing style to inform the creation of this assignment. When finished, have students type their replies into a new post for that discussion thread. See the "dummy" example below.
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Get some maps and hunt the Rattlesnake Hills. Some nice bucks taken there.
Great draw ! How many points did you have ?
Does anyone have any information on Wyoming Deer Area 89, I put in according to the MRS with my mom and a buddy and we happened to draw. Anything helps as Ive only driven by that area on the way to casper... Thanks!
Get some maps and hunt the Rattlesnake Hills. Some nice bucks taken there.
Great draw ! How many points did you have ?
Thanks so much... I read that the rattlesnake mountians walk in area is elk, mountain lion and antelope only? is this true...? Also, where abouts are the mountains, towards casper or more by hells half acre side? I didnt have any points, Im a wyoming resident!
you are correct rattlesnake HMA dosnt allow deer hunting but there is still some public land to hunt in the rattlesnakes.
The Mountains are going to be out past hells half acre on your way to shoshoni from casper you will see them on your left hand side. congrats on the tag!
There is a HUGE amount of WIA for 89. Here's the link: http://gf.state.wy.us/plpwhmprogram/...na/Natrona.pdf
I don't know how good of country that is for deer but it would be a ton of country to look at.
Thats so great thank you so much for your help... Id really like to get ahold of someone whos hunted it before!
I hunted it from 1992 till 1997. Area 89 used to alternate between limited entry and general area back in early 90's. I hunted the Dumbell ranch and also accessed the Rattlesnake's from Dry Creek Rd. on the east side. I bought 40 acres on the wast side of Mtns. in 1996. You can drive Poisen Spider Rd. out of Casper going west to the Rattlesnakes also. I forgot but think it's about 50-60 miles.
You can access Dry Creek Rd. on east side from Hwy 220 not to far east of Muddy Gap Junction. I never had a hard time finding bucks there, just finding big ones back then. I think it's a lot better now that it's been limited entry for awhile. I think the Dumbell Ranch is walk in area now. Haven't been in there since 1997. Don't know. I don't even know if Norm and Gaynell Park still own it but they were great people. The biggest buck I killed there was only about 24 in. but I think it's one of the two biggest bodied deer I have shot. The other was in Reg. D near Chugwater. only around 24 in 4x4 but a wheat fed toad. I bet you will have a great hunt. Eastman's rated area 89 a blue chip area about 3 yrs ago. May still be ? Good luck and post pics !
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I sure will, thank you for all that information...I really appreciate it!


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Kevin Pietersen will be slowly reintegrated into the England side after the brilliant, but controversial batsman settled his drawn-out rift with team management, earning him a short-term central contract.
Pietersen has been out of favor with England since being dropped for sending provocative phone messages to South Africa players about then-Test captain Andrew Strauss in August, disrupting the unity of the team and leaving him an outcast, but after lengthy talks with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), Pietersen will undertake a program of reintegration after which selectors "will consider Kevin for future matches," effectively putting him on probation.
"It's been a horrible situation for all involved, but thankfully we have drawn a line under it," the 32-year-old Pietersen said at a press conference in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Wednesday. "Playing cricket for England is the pinnacle of any cricketer's career and I want an opportunity to do that again as soon as possible. I'm entirely committed to completing the reintegration process we have agreed and resuming my England career in all formats, I hope, until the World Cup in 2015 — as long as my body allows."
Pietersen has signed an initial four-month central contract which can be extended to Sept. 30, 2013, "on the completion of the reintegration program," said ECB chairman Giles Clarke, who flanked Pietersen at the press conference.
The South African-born batsman wants to resume his international career in time for the upcoming tour of India, with England leaving for the subcontinent — via a training camp in Dubai, United Arab Emirates — on Oct. 25. Returning for the start of that tour is unlikely, although the five-match one-day series against the India at the beginning of January is more possible.
If the reintegration process is successful — it is being overseen by England coach Andy Flower — Pietersen should certainly be back by the time the team travels to New Zealand in February for a two-month tour.
"I want my son growing up seeing me playing for England and I hope one day he will put an England shirt on himself," Pietersen said.
Pietersen, who averages nearly 50 in Test matches and is the most prolific batsman in the world when at his best, missed out on selection for the World Twenty20 currently taking place in Sri Lanka because of the controversy.
He is working as a television pundit, but England could have done with him on the pitch as their defense of the trophy ended on Monday with a loss to Sri Lanka in the Super Eights. England also relinquished their No. 1 Test ranking by losing the summer series to South Africa.
Pietersen has been engaged in talks with management and new Test captain Alastair Cook in recent weeks after pledging his commitment to his adopted country, which had been in doubt this year as he sought a new contract that would free him up for commitments in the lucrative Indian Premier League.
That began the rift and it was continued when he used text messages to communicate with South Africa players about Strauss.
"Kevin conceded that the messages exchanged were provocative," the ECB said in a statement. "[The] ECB is satisfied, that to the best of his recollection, Kevin did not convey any messages which were derogatory about the England captain, the England team director [Flower], the ECB or employees of the ECB.Furthermore, there was no tactical information whatsoever provided to members of the South African touring party."


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As an avid baker, I wanted to create something that was mine and from my heart. I wanted to make a cake that tasted like the perfect pina colada drink, and I feel like I accomplished just that with this recipe. —Stephanie McShan, Apopka, Florida
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- 1 cup butter, softened
- 2 cups sugar
- 6 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon coconut extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup (8 ounces) sour cream
- 1 can (8 ounces) crushed pineapple, undrained
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 4 cups confectioners' sugar
- 2 teaspoons coconut extract
- 3 to 4 tablespoons water
- 1 jar (18 ounces) pineapple preserves
- Dried pineapple slices and toasted sweetened shredded coconut, optional
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in extract. Combine the flour, baking powder and baking soda; add to the creamed mixture alternately with sour cream, beating well after each addition.
- In a food processor, cover and pulse pineapple until almost smooth. Stir into batter. Transfer to three greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
- For frosting, in a large bowl, beat butter until fluffy. Beat in the confectioners' sugar, extract and enough water to achieve a spreading consistency.
- To assemble, place one cake layer on a serving plate; spread with half of the preserves. Repeat layers. Top with remaining cake layer. Frost top and sides. Garnish with pineapple slices and coconut if desired. Yield: 12 servings.
Originally published as Pina Colada Cake in The Taste of Home Cookbook 2011, p80
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Shadow Guardian 2?
I think that Gameloft's Shadow Guardian was really good, and it ended on a bit of a cliffhanger. The game was released in late 2010 and its now 2013, I think if they continued it then they could it really well considering the advance in capabilities on iOS. Do you think they will ever make a sequel?


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Children must be accompanied by an adult. These events are weather permitting.
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Bus Trip to the Finger Lakes Wine Festival
We've put together our best wine tour yet. The Finger Lakes Wine Festival in Watkins Glen, July 14. The package includes round trip transportation from our studios in Marcy to the festival, admission to the festival plus prizes and food during the trip. And there's a lot more than just wine.More than 80 wineries will be sampling, plus food vendors, jewelery, kitchen products, art and live music. Get a complete list of vendors and a schedule of events here. You can even take a virtual tour of the festival here. There's a limit of 50 tickets, so reserve yours today. Call our business office 315-768-9500 or stop by 9418 River Road in Marcy, NY. 8 to 5 Monday thru Friday.


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NORTH DARTMOUTH, Mass.— UMass Boston men's tennis turned their first ever Little East Regular Season title into even bigger things Thursday morning, as Little East Conference Coach of the Year Eric Berg and the entire starting lineup were honored in the LEC Postseason Awards.
Berg became the first UMB head coach in program history to be named LEC Coach of the Year, after leading the Beacons to a program-record 14 wins and their first ever NCAA Tournament appearance. The seventh-year head coach is second all-time in UMB Men's Tennis history in wins and holds the program mark for the women's team.
Reigning Little East Conference Rookie of the Year David Hernandez (Bogota, Colombia), along with co-captains Alex Loyer(Chelmsford, Mass.) and Charles Lai (Boston, Mass.) all earned spots on the LEC First Team for both singles and doubles.
Junior Eglis Bizhoti (Boston, Mass.) was recognized as a First Team player in singles and also picked up his third consecutive All Conference award for his doubles play.
Senior Sean Cullen (Medway, Mass.) and Seth Shavers (Boston, Mass.) were each recognized on the All Conference teams for their play in doubles matches.
Hernandez followed up a tremendous freshman campaign with an even better sophomore season, finishing a perfect 6-0 at second singles in LEC matches. He also teamed up with Cullen to form a dynamic number one doubles pairing, as the two finished the year 5-1 in conference play, to earn First Team honors.
The sophomore from Bogota, Colombia tied the program-record for total matches played with 38 on the season and became the first Beacon to win a match at the ITA/New England Regional Championships since 2008.
Loyer was the biggest surprise of the season for UMass Boston, earning First Team honors at number three singles and number two doubles, while winning all 16 matches he played against conference foes.
The senior co-captain strung together 26 consecutive wins late in the season and earned Little East Conference Tournament MVP honors, after defeating Matt Bejtlich for the game-clinching point in the Little East Conference Championship Match. He finished tied for fifth in program history with his 29 total wins this year and stands 10th all-time in school history with his .806 winning percentage (25-6) in singles play.
Lai picked up First Team honors in both singles and doubles for the second straight season, after dominating his foes at number four singles and number two doubles. He wrapped up the conference season 5-1 in singles play, and teamed up with Loyer to go 6-0 in LEC doubles action and 13-0 overall. On the year, Lai set a program-record by playing in 19 doubles matches (15-4) and finished seventh in program history with his 27 total victories.
Bizhoti enjoyed a tremendous first season with the Beacons, picking up First Team honors at sixth flight singles and picking up a spot on the Second Team for his play at number three doubles.
After earning All-Conference honors in doubles play at Salem State University in his first two seasons, Bizhoti put it all together as a junior, finishing with a perfect 6-0 record in LEC singles matches and 10-4 overall. He teamed up with Shavers to form a potent number three doubles pair as well, as the two finished the year 6-5 at number three doubles.
Cullen was the other big-impact transfer, as the former Great Northeast Athletic Conference Player of the Year provided a huge boost to the Beacons lineup. He served as the Beacons number one singles player and earned First Team honors for his play at number one doubles. Despite taking off the 2012 season, Cullen finished 11-2 in doubles play and teamed up with Hernandez to finish 6-2 against LEC opponents, including a victory over Bridgewater State in the LEC Semifinals.
Shavers was the final Beacon to pick up All-Conference honors, earning a spot on the LEC Second Team for third doubles. The Beacons number five singles player totaled 17 wins on the season and teamed up with Bizhoti to win five consecutive doubles matches to close out the regular season.


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GENTING Singapore announced recently that its first-quarter net profit dropped 33 per cent on-year to S$205.5 million due to lower gaming revenue. Profits were also dragged by greater depreciation after the opening of new hotels and attractions at its Universal Studios theme park, the Singapore unit of Malaysia's Genting said.
Its Singapore casino, Resorts World at Sentosa, made S$376.4 million in adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation last quarter, down from S$528.4 million a year earlier. Genting's EBITDA was lower than the US$472.5 million reported by rival Marina Bay Sands. Resorts World's net revenue fell 14 per cent to S$787 million, due to the casino's lower win percentages and business volumes in the premium-player business.


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I dream of a committee smart enough to pick between 1 loss teams as everyone plays a decent OOC schedule across the country. But the first time someone picks a 1 loss team that played a tough schedule over a BCS undefeated who played no one outside their conference will be the first time. Let's hope the people who are picked are different.
Because what I see more likely coming from OSU (if they go through with it) is fans who are complaining they're never playing for a national title because they are regularly biffing one OOC game, or coaches complaining to their AD that they're not winning Big Ten titles because even though they're beating a couple of middling BCS conference teams easily, the extra quality of those teams is causing more injuries and just generally wearing out and beating up their team so when they get into the heart of the B10 schedule they're an injured, tired mess, and finding ways to lose to Minnesota then, and not beating the Wisconsin because their QB was resting the whole second half vs. Eastern Michigan.
It's a great idea if you can get EVERYONE to do it. But there's always someone who blinks first. (It's like when ND and Michigan was supposed to be the first game of the season...till Lou Holtz felt he needed a warm-up game before we played each year).


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Submission + - Possibly the first 4x4x4 Rubics Cube Solver Robot? (youtube.com)
thaig writes: ARM have posted this cool video of a Lego Mindstorms NXT Robot that solves a 4x4x4 Rubics cube. The problem solving comes in the form of a Nokia N95 cellphone which watches the cube and the robot and tells it what to do.


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Sayuran Fertigasi
Vegetable Fertigation
Planting vegetables is a common activity undertaken by the farmers in the Muda area as a source of extra income. Method is done using the conventional method of planting on the land. This method is only suitable for low-value vegetables such as leafy vegetables, and fruits of low quality. Planting is carried out in empty lands, and the tires as well as irrigation water.
Now attention is given to high-tech vegetable crops using fertigation. The objective of the project fertigation in vegetable crop area is expanding and diversifying the degree of income sources by vegetable farmers in appropriate areas and among farming potential. The target of this project is to improve the quality of vegetable production in the country and reduce imports and increase the country's vegetable exports.
To realize this program, the concept of implementation is to introduce high-value vegetable cultivation technology in the rain shelter to farmers and improving the existing traditional cultivation of vegetables by introducing techniques such as planting more productive use of irrigation fertigation / drops. As of 2005, a total of 8 centers have been implementing this project involving 23 houses fertigation.
Kind of focus is the tomato and the Golden Melon Langkawi. This is due to the high market demand and be accepted by consumers.
Melon vegetable or fruit grown in non-soil media materials will be supplied with fertilizer solution in drip irrigation to each crop in polybag at a rate of 2 liters per hour in the frequency of 4 to 6 drops / day (5 minutes / drop).
Supply of fertilizer solution is automatically pumped directly from the main tank to the main supply pipe, into the distribution pipes and continued to drop until the supply tube to the bag / container plants.
The role of media is a mixture of mechanical support in holding plant roots, retain moisture around the roots, creating air spaces in roots, retain moisture and supply of water and mineral water.


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The Ocean View Little League All-Star team received the red carpet treatment upon their return home to Huntington Beach Monday night.
Arriving to chants of "OV," and, "USA," the All-Stars were greeted by an enthusiastic crowd that came out to support the 2011 Little League World Series champions. The players showed their poise as they stood before the gathering, a fireworks display illuminating the backdrop of the team as it stood in front of the league's playing fields at Murdy Park.
Ocean View completed an incredible and unforgettable two-month postseason summer run on Sunday by coming from behind to defeat defending champion Japan, 2-1, at Williamsport, Pa., to become world champion. Ocean View is the first Little League team from Orange County to win the title, second team in three years from California to win it (Park View Little League of Chula Vista, 2009) and seventh from the state, overall, in the 65-year history of the iconic tournament.
"I will say that winning the World Series is great, but it really doesn't compare to this right here," Ocean View Coach Tony Cianca told a crowd of approximately 800 that responded with cheers and whistles. This is unbelievable."
The past two days have been nothing short of a major whirlwind for Ocean View . The All-Stars defeated Japan and then celebrated their milestone victory later Sunday. On Monday, the team traveled to Cleveland and then Houston, before making its stretch run to Los Angeles International Airport and then to its home turf.
Only upon seeing the massive gathering at Murdy Park, did everything begin to sink in for player Justin Cianca.
"I thought that there would be a lot of people here to support us but when we got off the bus, I was shocked," said Cianca who turned 13 Monday. "Once I got off the bus and saw the crowd, that'd when it all hit me, what we had done. It's crazy and incredible, something I won't forget. This is the best birthday ever."
It took one big swing by Steven Kotkosky on Aug. 13, to get Ocean View to Williamsport. His two-run home run in the top of the sixth inning wiped out a 1-0 deficit in the West Regional final against Red Bluff of Northern California, and sent Ocean View to its first World Series.
Kotkosky and his teammates were a big hit during their homecoming.
"It's all been so amazing," the 12-year-old said. "It was so great to meet other teams from around the country and around the world but coming home here, to this, really is the best part. It's something I'll always remember."
Eric Anderson said he barely remembered crossing home plate with the winning run Sunday.
Anderson, a pinch runner, scored from third on Nick Pratto's game-winning hit in the bottom of the sixth inning.
"I was thinking to myself, if Nick gets a base hit, I have to score. I just took off when I saw the ball go to the outfield. I don't remember jumping up like I did, excited that we had won. All I can remember about the play is everybody rushing out of our dugout and getting mugged. It was the best feeling," said Anderson.
Ocean View won District 62, Section 10, Southern California Regional and West Regional tournament championships, to earn its trip to Williamsport.
"It's amazing what these kids have accomplished," Huntington Beach Mayor Joe Carchio said during the homecoming ceremony. "I'm just so proud of what they did not only for Huntington Beach, but for the (Orange) county, the state and the United States of America. These kids set a great example by being great role models and ambassadors for our city. They won their World Series title with timely hitting, great pitching and a superb coaching staff. They played as a team."
Ocean View Manager Jeff Pratto, Coach Jose Martinez and players Hagen Danner, Nick Pratto and Anthony Martinez, were not part of Ocean View's returning entourage Monday night. They traveled by car early Monday from Williamsport to Cooperstown, N.Y. Danner, Nick Pratto and Anthony Martinez play for the So Cal Rebels 12U travel team that is competing this week at the American Youth Baseball Hall of Fame Cooperstown Classic tournament at Cooperstown Dreams Park. The tournament started Sunday (Aug. 28) and runs through Sept. 2.


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When you have a few minutes to spare, read this excellent description of the Office Open XML standard and its implications for developing countries. It's exceptionally well written and explains the issue cleanly and quickly.
Of course, the dangers of Microsoft drafting its own standard and presenting it as if it were open and accessible to everyone … well, that isn't something that should be avoided just in developing nations. But I'll let you read the full description and form your own opinion. I wouldn't want to taint your opinion of a multibillion-dollar corporation which is dumping software and hardware on developing cultures, in hopes of locking them into licensing fees and —
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Oh, goodie! I just returned from my annual visit with my CPA to determine how much federal/state income tax I will owe this year, what with having an actual income, based in no small part on my tendency to save rather than spend. And thanks to my IRAs, and tax deferred annuities in addition to my having reached the elderly age of 70, I will owe a bundle -- all because I have frugally preferred saving money rather than spending it, even if I had it. So the income tax piper must be paid, even while our consumer credit card crazed economy continues to crash.
Meanwhile, I am looking for ways to become a part of the almost 50 percent (actually the 47.6 percent) of the citizenry that pays no federal income tax, never mind state income tax. "Ah," this lucky percentage would say, "but I pay sales tax, as well as other onerous fees, perhaps even property taxes" (I doubt it) .
Which brings me to the reason I have written this letter: Everyone should pay some percentage of our federal tax bill. If you are fortunate enough to live in this land of the free and home of the brave, you need to support its government. That in and of itself is reason enough to have a low flat but ubiquitous tax rate. There are no free lunches. Someone needs to foot the bill, and that someone should be each and every one of us.


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The rest has appeared to do the knees some good, so I set out for a trail run today behind the house. About half a mile in, I couldn't help but notice the stream I normally hop across was much, much wider. I looked over and noticed the small pool of water that collects before dumping into the stream was now a small pond. Looking a hundred yards further, I saw a new beaver den. Cool. If this keeps up, I'll have a new fly fishing spot this spring.
A few miles later along the fire road I reached the lake, which is starting to freeze over. I tested the thickness by first throwing a large stick, which slid a dozen feet and didn't break the ice. Did the same with a bigger stick with the same result. Now a small log. When it impacted the ice, it only left a small hole before sliding across and colliding with the other two sticks as if they were bowling pins.
Headed back and and added an extension towards the end which crosses the aforementioned bog. The water level has just about submerged the snowmobile bridge, which made the crossing tricky. When I was just about across, my foot broke through the ice and submerged in icy water. Great.
Reached a pond where I sometimes go fishing at, and noticed the beaver dams here were still intact. Could the beaver have moved down the brook into the bog? Was it an offspring from this family? Another beaver altogether? Guess I'll never know, but stuff like this makes trail running fun.
Ran 8.0 miles @ 8:20/mile pace.
Trails and fire roads.
Very hilly.
Mid 30s, partly to mostly cloudy.
Long pants, fleece jacket over short sleeved tech shirt, beanie.
On a side note, I exported my GPS data to Google earth. It shows the route as being 11 miles, which is three too long. It also shows some roads which don't exist (Jellerson Road dead ends long before and CC Road is a fire road through protected woodland).
Sunday, November 25, 2007
My Dam Run
Posted by Jamie Anderson at 12:07 PM
2 comments:
- Blaine Moore said...
I did my second run with my garmin today, and explored a few trails near my house. Better than I expected, but nothing worth traveling to.
No beaver dams, either, although there were a lot of frozen over puddles.
- olga said...
Man, what's up with your knee again? And why are you not getting it checked out more carefully?
I really liked the video of that x-country girl, whatever media says. And as you, I'll be fine if don't get to WS - although I do intend to go there to pace, I'll race another 100(s) just with as much anthusiasm:)
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Hello, I've been on Arch for over a year, but am not very technical with it. After a recent pacman update, my laptop's hardware sound buttons (volume up, down, and mute) no longer work, although sound can be changed in software. Also, commands like halt or reboot return [bash: halt: command not found] and here, even gui programs will not shutdown. I would like to learn how to fix issues such as these rather than having to reinstall every time I come across a problem. Thanks for any help.
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After a recent pacman update, my laptop's hardware sound buttons (volume up, down, and mute) no longer work
https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/32047 ?
What happens if you run /sbin/halt explicitly? Do you have that file?
What's the output of 'echo $PATH'?
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Thanks, didn't think of checking for bugs. Does anyone know when Gnome 3.6 will be out?
$ sudo /sbin/halt
sudo: /sbin/halt: command not found
$ echo $PATH
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The output of 'file /sbin/halt' please.
The output of 'file /sbin/halt' please.
$ file /sbin/halt
/sbin/halt: ERROR: cannot open `/sbin/halt' (No such file or directory)
Gnome 3.6 is already in [testing]. When will it come to [extra] I guess it depends when will the bugs like https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/32152 be fixed.
ls /sbin/
Display all 152 possibilities? (y or n)
agetty fsck.minix lvmdiskscan modprobe sysctl
badblocks fsck.msdos lvmdump mount.fuse telinit
blkid fsck.reiserfs lvmsadc nologin tune2fs
blockdev fsck.vfat lvmsar pam_tally udevadm
bootlogd fsck.xfs lvreduce pam_tally2 umount.udisks
cfdisk fsfreeze lvremove pam_timestamp_check unix_chkpwd
chcpu fstab-decode lvrename pccardctl unix_update
ctrlaltdel fstrim lvresize pivot_root vgcfgbackup
debugfs hwclock lvs pvchange vgcfgrestore
debugreiserfs init lvscan pvck vgchange
depmod ip mdadm pvcreate vgck
dhcpcd jfs_debugfs mdassemble pvdisplay vgconvert
dmeventd jfs_fsck mdmon pvmove vgcreate
dmsetup jfs_fscklog mkdosfs pvremove vgdisplay
dosfsck jfs_logdump mke2fs pvresize vgexport
dosfslabel jfs_mkfs mkfs pvs vgextend
dumpe2fs jfs_tune mkfs.bfs pvscan vgimport
e2fsck key.dns_resolver mkfs.cramfs raw vgimportclone
e2image killall5 mkfs.ext2 reiserfsck vgmerge
e2label ldconfig mkfs.ext3 reiserfstune vgmknodes
e2undo logsave mkfs.ext4 request-key vgreduce
fdisk losetup mkfs.ext4dev resize2fs vgremove
findfs lspcmcia mkfs.jfs resize_reiserfs vgrename
fsadm lvchange mkfs.minix runlevel vgs
fsck lvconvert mkfs.msdos sfdisk vgscan
fsck.cramfs lvcreate mkfs.reiserfs sln vgsplit
fsck.ext2 lvdisplay mkfs.vfat sulogin wipefs
fsck.ext3 lvextend mkfs.xfs swaplabel xfs_repair
fsck.ext4 lvm mkhomedir_helper swapoff
fsck.ext4dev lvmchange mkreiserfs swapon
fsck.jfs lvmconf mkswap switch_root
If you're using systemd I think you should install systemd-sysvcompat.
I'm already using sysvinit, should I replace it with systemd-sysvcompat?
I'm already using sysvinit, should I replace it with systemd-sysvcompat?
sysvinit is the old way, so you're still using it, not already :-)
sysvinit does provide halt and reboot https://www.archlinux.org/packages/core … nit/files/ so maybe you can try reinstalling it.
Alright, a quick upgrade loaded all the missing commands, thanks a lot!
Well, I'm back. Updating sysvinit does replace the commands, but after a reboot/halt,etc... they are gone again. Also, curl keeps uninstalling itself after every time I install a package from the AUR.


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The more time your infant or toddler spends listening to the television, the less likely he is to hear your voice, or to speak himself, a new study asserts.
The findings strengthen a suspected link between infant TV exposure and delayed language development, according to a report in the journal Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine.
This sets up an interesting paradox. While some researchers think audible TV is linked to decreased communication in young children, an entire market of educational DVDs geared toward babies has sprouted under the opposite theory that TV programs can help promote interaction between parent and child.
Whatever the connection, infants are spending an increased amount of time in front of the TV, according to a team led by Dr. Dimitri A. Christakis of the Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development at the University of Washington.
A 2003 report from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation found that each day, 68 percent of American infants viewed some type of electronic medium: TV programming, DVDs or video tapes, computers or video games.
To determine the impact of infant TV watching, the Christakis group recruited parents who agreed to equip their 2- to 24-month-old kids with a wire for one day a month in order to record every sound for a 12- to 16-hour period.
Using noise-detection software that analyzed at least one recorded session from each of the 329 youngsters, files were sorted into sounds the kids heard and sounds the kids made.
The researchers used a statistical model to determine the association between audible television and the number of words spoken by each adult and each child. They also examined how many meaningful vocal interactions were shared by the child and adult while the TV was on.
They found that each hour spent with a TV was associated a significant reduction in a child's own attempts to talk.
Likewise, for each hour in front of the tube, the child heard 770 fewer words from an adult. That's 7 percent fewer than the average number of words a child hears in a household when the television is off.
TV May Present Toddlers With Distractions
"Some of these reductions are likely due to children being left in front of the television screen, but others likely reflect situations in which adults, though present, are distracted by the screen and not interacting with their infant in a discernible manner," the researchers concluded.
The authors said 30 percent of households have a TV on at all times, which brings up the question, How many opportunities for child-parent communication are being missed?
Previous research has shown that when adults are watching their own programs -- even a show like Jeopardy, which would be mere background noise to an infant -- the grownups communicate less with their children, and the kids make less noise themselves, said Deborah Linebarger, a researcher at the University of Pennsylvania who has studied the effects of media on young children.
Linebarger was not affiliated with the study.
The authors of the latest report acknowledged that their findings seem obvious: More TV time equals less human interaction. But they say it might also debunk the claims of companies that market DVDs for infants suggesting that their products promote child-parent interaction.
Those claims are not backed by evidence, the authors said, adding that communicating with a child while the TV is on may be more important than the type of program to which the child is exposed.
Linebarger said her biggest criticism of the Christakis study is that it did not take into account what effect various types of programs have on parent-child communication.
She said her research indicates that television shows designed for young kids that mimic the storytelling approaches of books are best at promoting language development.
The battle is likely to go on, with plenty of ammunition on both sides.
Since 1999, the American Academy of Pediatrics has discouraged the watching of TV or other screen media by children younger than 2.
In addition to its adverse effects on body weight, attention and sleep, watching TV before age 2 may restrict a child's cognitive development and the uptake of language, a variety of studies have found.
TV Exposure May Not Increase Baby's Intelligence
But research published in Pediatrics as recently as March found that the amount of time spent watching TV before age 2 was not associated with cognitive development at age 3.
The latest study by Christakis was supported by the LENA Foundation, a nonprofit that develops technology for language research. Three of the study authors were employed by the LENA Foundation.


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4 April 2014
The University of Sydney is bringing bold and bright ideas to the 2014 Sydney Writers' Festival (SWF), with members of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences featuring right across this year's program.
The upcoming festival was unveiled last night down in Walsh Bay, where this homage to ideas will be held from 19-25th May. SWF Artistic Director Jemma Birrell announced some of the featured festival guests such as Alice Walker, Amy Tan, Gary Shteyngart and Irvine Welsh to a room of publishers, sponsors, writers and journalists.
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Dr Lucia Sorbera of the School of Languages and Culture will join Yasmine El Rashidi and Karima Bennoune to discuss the Middle East in the event The Arab Autumn.
The festival has introduced a new Curiosity Lecture Series featuring discussions on philosophy. Professor David Braddon-Mitchell will explore the Philosophy of Love, while Dr Luke Russell will cast an equally astute eye over the Philosophy of Evil. Meanwhile, Dr Dalia Nassar and Associate Professor Kristie Millerwill gauge and vouch for the value of philosophy in contemporary society.
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Judith Beveridge of the Department of English joins fellow poets John Mateer and Luke Fischer to discuss their work in a panel discussion interspersed with live classical music. Beveridge will also join Ali Alizadeh, Kate Middleton and John Mateer to discuss real and imagined worlds.
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Alongside university staff, a large number of university alumni feature in the program, such as David Marr, Michael Kirby, Julia Baird, Anne Summers, Peter FitzSimons, and many more.
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Oh boy, more codes, help!
Posted 06 December 2004 - 06:41 PM
A couple of weeks ago now the CEL came on. The codes 24 and 35 appeared.
From what I understood it was probably the fuel purge solenoid. I didn't replace it since it would only come on once and a while.
Two days ago the CEL came on again, and it won't go away. I still wasn't too concerned, I was going to replace the solenoid this week or next and see if that solved the problem. If it didn't then I would look into replacing the air control valve.
When I start the car when the engine is cold the rpm only rise to about 800-1000. There is a fairly strong smell of gas from the exhaust when the car is first started. Once the engine warms up it idles at 1200-1300 rpm, it will occassionally blip up and down betwenn 1200-1250 rpm. Then sometimes it idles around 2000 rpm then will quickly fall back down to 1200 rpm. The exhaust seems to be louder as well, not like a hole in the exhaust, but just louder. The car seems to drive OK when the rpms are kept higher than 2500 rpm. The mileage doen't seem to be affected too much.
Like I said this didn't concern me too much until I decided to pull the codes up tonight for some reason. The codes 11, 12, 24, 32, 35 appeared. These would be Crank Angle Sensor, Starter Switch, Air control valve, Oxygen sensor, Canister purge solenoid. I truly hope all this doesn't need replacing. Any light on this situation would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!
Posted 06 December 2004 - 07:45 PM
I apologize for all the typing errors I made on this and all posts. I just got my new laptop and the keys seem to be closer to eash other and they are still a little stiff.
Posted 06 December 2004 - 09:34 PM
Posted 07 December 2004 - 11:51 AM
Few questions
1. The person I bought the car off of has a loyale....I think(could be a legacy, didn't take a close look, he said most of the parts would fit.). Would the parts off of this car fit if it is a 2.2L?
2. While I was checking all the hoses I noticed a black rubber square like piece that seems to be on the transmission. It is almost directly below the throttle body. Anyways it wasn't sitting in place correctly. what is it? Could this cause damage to the car?
Posted 07 December 2004 - 12:17 PM
Can you take a pic of the piece in question?
Or possibly look through some of these pictures I took of my injector work and identify it
Posted 07 December 2004 - 12:53 PM
Posted 07 December 2004 - 04:38 PM
It's just a cover....nothing to worry about.
Posted 07 December 2004 - 06:59 PM
Posted 07 December 2004 - 09:25 PM
try this
Posted 08 December 2004 - 06:05 AM
So would any 1990-1994 legacy do for parts? Does this include the turbo? Re:the air control valve and purge solenoid.
Posted 08 December 2004 - 12:42 PM
Posted 08 December 2004 - 07:39 PM
I'm pretty sure it is the air control valve that is causing the majority of the problems and not the fuel purge solenoid. I hooked the fuel canister directly to the throttle body, this made no difference in how the car behaved. I've read about people spraying brake cleaner into the air control valve, there are a lot of mixed reviews here. I think I might spray a little cleaner into the valve. Good idea?
Wow you know a lot about the legacy Josh.
Thanks for all your time
Posted 09 December 2004 - 09:15 AM
I've done the brake cleaner thing on the IAC valve. I did it a while back when I had taken everything off. It did seem to help.
Might want to give it a shot and see. However if the code is being displayed for the IAC valve, more then likely there's some sort of electrical issue with it, and cleaning prob. won't do anything.
Posted 10 December 2004 - 01:57 PM
Here is my reasoning:
When the car starts to act up the codes 24 and 35 appear. When I hooked the fuel canister directly to the throttle body there was no change in how the car behaved. The 2 codes still appeared obviously, since the purge solenoid was not connected. I cleared the codes, hooked everything back up and started the car, everything was normal. I was getting the all clear signal from the car. I drove the car, shut it off then restarted it, started to act up again. Retrieved the codes, it came up 24 and 35 again. It is hard to believe that both sensors would work and fail at the same time if they were not cannected somehow. Probably not that useful, but, maybe it will help somebody somehow,
Posted 11 December 2004 - 10:40 AM
I'd still suggest replacing the canister purge solenoid, and go from there.
Posted 12 December 2004 - 12:31 AM
Thanks again Brent
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Super Mario World
Super Mario World (known in Japan as Super Mario World: Super Mario Bros. 4) is a side-scrolling platformer developed by Nintendo EAD and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System on November 21, 1990 (in Japan), August 31, 1991 (in North America), and April 11, 1992 (in Europe).
One of the launch titles of the SNES (and bundled with early systems in North America), Super Mario World is the fifth main game in the Super Mario series. (starring Nintendo's mascot, Mario, and his brother, Luigi). The game follows both Mario brothers as they explore Dinosaur Land (known for its large amount of dinosaurs) to find and defeat the evil Koopa king Bowser (and his seven underlings, the Koopalings) while rescuing Princess Toadstool.
Along with new abilities (such as the "Spin Jump"), a new power-up (the "Cape Feather") and more obstacles, the game introduces dinosaur companions (known as Yoshi) that Mario and Luigi can ride. Yoshi, known for using their long tongues to snare and eat enemies, have become a fan-favorite among the series (giving them their own games and spin-offs, most notably this game's prequel).
Special bundles of the SNES in 1994 included a compilation cartridge mixing Super Mario World with Super Mario All-Stars. The only difference in this version is a new sprite set for Luigi. The original game was later ported to the Game Boy Advance on February 11, 2002 as Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2. Along with a special version of the original Mario Bros., the port includes a variety of differences, including Luigi as a selectable character (who now has unique features, such as his floating jump from Super Mario Bros. 2), new voice acting, and the ability to save anywhere. The original game was also digitally re-released in Nintendo's Virtual Console platform for the Wii (on February 5, 2007) and Wii U (on April 26, 2013).
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Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island or simply Yoshi's Island, known in Japan as Super Mario: Yoshi Island (Japanese: スーパーマリオ ヨッシーアイランド Hepburn: Sūpā Mario: Yosshī Airando?), is a 1995 platform video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Acting as a prequel to 1990's Super Mario World, the game casts players as Yoshi as he escorts Baby Mario through 48 levels in order to reunite him with his brother Luigi, who had been kidnapped by Baby Bowser's minions. As a Super Mario series platformer, Yoshi runs and jumps to reach the end of the level while solving puzzles and collecting items. In a style new to the series, the game has a hand-drawn aesthetic and is the first to have Yoshi as its main character. The game introduces his signature abilities to flutter jump, produce eggs from swallowed enemies, and transform into vehicles.
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Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex
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The game is a typical jump and run, with some other action passages, like air combat and a sequence where Crash is trapped inside a giant sphere rolling around in some sort of rollercoaster. All graphics are in 3D, and the sound is typical for cartoon games like this. The whole game is pretty straightforward in design, getting stuck on a puzzle is not really possible.
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Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels
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Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
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Park Bound
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Rayman Legends: Definitive Edition
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Slain: Back from Hell
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Super Castlevania IV
A century of Transylvanian tranquility is about to come to a shocking end. Once again the mortifying screams of helpless villagers shake the ground as they huddle against new nightmarish horrors unleashed by the Duke of Darkness, Count Dracula. And this time he has a tombstone with your name on it, Simon Belmont.
You must descend into Castle of the Undead and its gruesome ground, accompanied by the most chilling sound effects to ever tingle your spine. Inside, a freshly dug 11 levels maze features the treacherous Terrace of Terror, the dangerous Rotating Dungeon, the Sunken Ruins of Lost Spirits, torture chambers and creature filled caves. Use your whip like a grappling hook and swing past hundreds of traps and a host of ghost freaks, living corpses and hidden goblins. All while dodging or destroying the unpredictable spitting lizards, carnivorous coffins, and more.
Find the concealed weapons needed to defeat everything from eerie phantoms to haunted furniture. Then prepare to find yourself face-to-thing with hideous torments like the Tongue Lasher, the Darkest Knight, the Bone-Afide Horseman and the Granite Crusher. When your nerves get shot, use your password and take a breather. But forge on, Simon Belmont, because if you though Dracula was down for the count, he's only just begun to fright!
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Outcast: Second Contact
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Wild Terra
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Killer Is Dead
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How can you get girls involved in the community? How can you enhance their learning with hands-on, meaningful activities? Service learning is the answer and such a powerful educational tool for children of all ages. It is how "just a kid" can accomplish amazing things, which in turn, builds their self- esteem, leadership skills and organizational skills. Girls start to realize how good they feel making positive changes in a world that they will inherit. Service learning is starting to become more popular in schools and some colleges even require it to graduate. Colleges and Universities are looking beyond grades and service learning experience on an application is sure to catch their eye. Here are steps you can follow to make your service project triumphant.
1)Once you come up with what type of project you want to work on, make sure to research it. Find out things such as how it will benefit people and if you have the time and money to see it through to the end.
2)Put together your team of helpers if the project is very involved. Look for people who share the same interest and you can count on to stay with you until it is finished. Look to family, friends, your school, neighborhood and community for team members. It is a good idea to not to limit age because someone older or younger may be able to offer different perspectives.
3)Find a sponsor or be a sponsor. A responsible adult will give credibility to other adults or help with getting permission for various things.
4)The plan comes next. Define your goal and is it achievable. Decide where and what time to meet and a schedule of how much time you can dedicate to working on the project. Establish costs and make a list of materials if needed. If the plan is not realistic, revise or come up with another idea.
5)I know this may sound odd, but make sure your recipient really wants the help. Talk to them. Their needs may be different from what you think.
6)Is there a specific place you will perform the service? Visit the location and decide if you need to supply anything.
7)Try to get any permission you need. Consider facility owners, organizations or school district personnel. Publicize so that others know about it. Press releases, public service announcements and flyers are just some of the ways to advertise.
8)Fundraise if needed.
9)Reflect and evaluate the finished project. Think of all you accomplished. Would you do it again? Would you improve it? What did you learn? Use your reflections to inspire others to do the same.
In all, service learning benefits everyone involved. It brings people together and can breakdown preconceived notions and prejudices. It allows new talents and abilities to develop. Just be sure, when you complete the project, do not forget to celebrate because everyone involved deserves to acknowledge his or her accomplishment and be proud. Are you ready to make a change?


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ST. LOUIS (AP) - Former Missouri Gov. Bob Holden says he was robbed while walking to lunch in downtown St. Louis.
Radio station KMOX reports (http://cbsloc.al/WnSw6i ) that Holden says he was approached Wednesday by a man holding a gas can and asking for help. The former governor says he pulled out his money clip, and the man grabbed it and ran.
St. Louis police say no arrest has been made. It's not known how much cash the thief took.
Holden, a Democrat, served as governor from 2001 to 2005. He now teaches political science classes at Webster University.
Information from: KMOX-AM, http://www.kmox.com


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I just finished reading Showstopper [amazon.com], the story about the creation of Windows NT. IIRC, Lucovsky originally came to Microsoft with about a dozen or so former Digital employees. But instead of a nice honeymoon period, the first thing that happened was a showdown over MS's no-compete clause in their contract. After a legal standoff that lasted most the day, MS relented and the employees were allowed to start working without agreeing to that clause.
Some other interesting tidbits about Lucovsky, from the book:
Many people felt that Lucovsky was a jerk. He was hard to manage but showed the pep and initiative that every team needs. Even more valuable, Lucovsky sought to understand how the many pieces of NT interacted as a system. [...] Lucovsky had a rare ability to learn the intricate details of his own pieces and at the same time clearly see how all the pieces fit together.
At Cutlers behest, Mark Lucovsky, the team's most versatile programmer, filled the gap. He tracked check-ins on a white board in his office and managed the now twice-weekly builds. Before each build he compiled a list of proposed changes, then spoke with each code writer about the rationale for the change and its affect on the stability of NT. Lucovsky's opinions carried weight; he probably understood the mosaic of NT better than anyone else, including Cutler. And he didn't tiptoe around fellow code writers but battered their egos with criticism. "If Lucovsky didn't write it, everything is a piece of shit," said one colleague.
And for those of you who would make cracks about NT or its children, 2K and Win server, please read the book or know what you're talking about before you pipe up. Sure, MS gets a lot of things wrong, and I'm no MS apologist, but name one other company/organization that has released a world-class, brand new OS in the last decade that runs most of the world's servers and computers. Cutler, Felton, Kimura, Whitmer, Abrash, Lucovsky and a host of others I'm probably forgetting. If those names don't mean anythign to you then you don't know some of the best software engineers alive. From an engineering standpoint, NT was a damned fine achievement.
I know this just barely exceeds your statute of limitations, but how about two:
Sun (Solaris 2.x was their "NT")
Apple (Mac OS X)
This isn't to belittle Microsoft's accomplishment, but to claim they are the only company would be in error, as several OS vendors have had to go through at least one overhaul, and convince their user bases to stick with them through the transition.
That's like asking if it's ethical for there to be more than 1 company on the planet.
Google seems to love to hire Smart Guys -- I'd guess his hiring falls under that heading.
Yes, but look at the default Desktop background.
The limit is the sky.
Google Chat
Google IM
Google portal
Google hosting
Google Forum's
A Google version of
Google WAP and mobile device services (which would make sense if you take into account the recent push for technology in this area).
They are definately in a position to do such thing's without placing too much effort into other area's of the I.T world. I can not see Google creating an OS, licensing that goes with it, HCL's etc etc.
What's much more interested is that he was chief engineer on Hailstorm (MS Passport) for the past 5 years. Given Googles service spread and the fact that MS axed the Passport team, its much more likely he moved to Google to continue his vision of a centralized web authentication system.
If I was going to make wild predictions out of this announcement, I'd say Google is going to try a run around the Liberty Alliance and establish themselves as Passport with a more friendly face. Of course, just about everyone was predicting they would start working towards this months ago, so its just reinforcement.
Also, where is the value? Who cares about your desktop, icons, etc in the web-centric world? Today's computer users sit down at their PC and open up a web browser to do what they need. As more services are made available on the web, the need for desktop apps will decline. Why pay money to the OS vendor when the perceived value is on the Internet?
Ooo! Does this mean we can start calling Microsoft "beleagured"?
Seems like 20 to life might be appropriate for this bit of malfeasance.
A 16-year Microsoft veteran, Lucovsky was one of a handful of "Distinguished Engineers" at Microsoft. He is credited as one of the core dozen engineers that came from Digital Equipment Corp. to Microsoft and built the Windows NT operating system. He was charged with building the Windows NT executive, kernel, Win32 run-time and other key elements of the operating system. NT was the precursor to Windows Server.
Windows NT: thank god he's not from the Darkside of the Force...
Yeah, I admire Amazon's FREE Super Saver Shipping (TM) model of delivery too. But I still prefer to use the Intarweb(TM) model for receiving my software bits.
Change your definition of "thin" and "apps" and it's happening now. What is slashdot, if not a web app? What's my PII with it's 20GB hard drive, if not a thin client? ( not that it's what I'm using now, but it would work, I'm making a point here ).
they could easily repurpose a linux distro + wine + firefox into a very OSX like OS for intel/amd that is, to some extent, windows compatible.
"easily" is a matter of opinion, b
I sure did. Way to go Mark. It's rare that big shots will speak openly about their former employers in a move like this. Granted, there's usually good reason to keep your mouth shut. But it took guts to say that and it really hit close to home, for me at least. Microsoft's validation thing is garbage, and it just makes me angry every time I need to download something.Luckovsky isn't sparing harsh words for his former employer, however, pointing fingers at everything from Microsoft's difficulties in shipping software to its users on time, to its policy of requiring users to validate that they have non-pirated versions of Windows in order to obtain fixes and downloads.
Our business in life is not to succeed but to continue to fail in high spirits. -- Robert Louis Stevenson


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"The University of Phoenix, already grappling with declining enrollments and revenue, could be placed on probation by its accrediting agency.
"That was the determination of a peer-review team from the Higher Learning Commission, which accredits more than 1,000 colleges and universities across 19 states, including Arizona State University and the University of Arizona. If placed on probation, University of Phoenix would still continue operations and maintain its accreditation. But analysts warned it could be a distraction for a company in transition while placing it at a competitive disadvantage.
"The draft report recommends probation through the fall of 2014."


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Compuware has this month released the dynaTrace 4.1 application performance management (APM) solution to provide full support for IBM WebSphere Message Broker, Application Servers, and Portal Servers.
With an emphasis on what Compuware is trying hard to brand as "user experience management", the new release includes support for dynaTrace advanced end-to-end transaction tracing for insight into WebSphere infrastructures during development, test, and operational stages.
"Customers across industries and around the world rely on the IBM WebSphere stack and WebSphere Message Broker to conduct tens of millions of critical business transactions a day, and now they enjoy unprecedented visibility into those transactions from the world's leading APM solution," said John Van Siclen, general manager of Compuware's APM business unit.
"The end result is significantly improved time-to-value and faster ROI for WebSphere deployments and updates. Development, test, and production costs are all slashed by reducing the time it takes to create, debug, and finalize production releases."
"Finding application performance problems within complex multi-tier web applications can be challenging, even for the most experienced," said Thomas Murphy, research director at Gartner. "Modern applications often make use of feature-rich clients running on desktops and/or devices connected to services via message-oriented middleware. While this provides a great deal of flexibility for creating information exchange between applications, it can also lead to a great deal of complexity, making it difficult to identify and diagnose the root cause of application performance issues, especially in real-time."
Compuware has engineered dynaTrace 4.1 to target the WebSphere stack or any part thereof, including WebSphere Message Broker users. WebSphere users will be able to determine if messages are flowing correctly or if messages have not been properly received by the intended recipient services and whether Message Broker is properly configured to maximize service efficiency.


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The Annual City Lights Parade and 5K is coming to downtown Wichita Falls this month! You can expect train rides, a petting zoo, pony merry-go-round, bounce houses, and Santa. Participating merchants will also be open late that evening until 8:00pm for holiday shopping.
Events kick off at the Farmers' Market on 8th and Ohio, and Park Central on 8th and Scott.
There will be a 5K run/walk starting at 4:00pm at the Hotter N' Hell Clubhouse. Those participants will travel the parade course, taking in the sights and sounds of the holiday season.
The parade is the highlight of the event, kicking off at 7:00pm. Around 1,500 people took part in the parade last year. You'll get to see lighted cars, creative floats, and holiday cheer throughout the event.


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UH Law School to award 2009 Patsy Mink Legislative Fellowship
Celebration to feature screening of award-winning documentaryUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
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The William S. Richardson School of Law is proud to announce that it will again honor the memory and many accomplishments of the late Congresswoman Patsy Takemoto Mink by awarding the 2009 Patsy Takemoto Mink Legislative Fellowship to a current law student at a special celebration on March 16, 2009, 6 - 9 p.m. in Law School Classroom 2. The event is free and open to the public.
This year's celebration will feature the screening of the award-winning documentary Patsy Mink: Ahead of the Majority, by local filmmaker Kimberlee Bassford, who dedicated several years to producing the award-winning film. The film explores Representative Mink's legacy as the first woman of color ever to serve in the United States Congress and is also being screened at her hometown in Maui in honor of Women's History Month.
Law School Dean Avi Soifer noted, "Each year the Mink Fellowship evening is a terrific, chicken-skin event. Friends and admirers of Patsy Mink get a chance to talk about her wonderful legacy and to share and keep it going with current and recent law students. This year, the free showing of the film will heighten the sense of Congresswoman Mink's abiding spirit and her ongoing, palpable influence."
The Patsy Takemoto Mink Legislative Fellowship was created by law students at the William S. Richardson School of Law in 2003 to honor Congresswoman Mink's legacy. Each year, the fellowship funds an opportunity for a law student who is interested in public policy and social justice to intern in the House or Senate office of a member of the Hawaiʻi congressional delegation in Washington D.C. Eligible applicants are William S. Richardson law students in good academic standing with demonstrated leadership abilities and a commitment to public service. Fellowship funds are raised by donors committed to continuing and building upon Congresswoman Mink's achievements.
"Participating in the Mink Fellowship was a great way to give back to a woman who made it possible for me to pursue higher education. One of the best things I can do to further Congresswoman Mink's vision is to continue to spread her message of public service and commitment to our communities," said Tiffany Kaeo, the 2007 Mink Fellow. "The fellowship has only confirmed my desire to continue advocating for those whose voices need to be heard." The first recipient, Van Luong, is now a legislative assistant in Senator Daniel K. Inouye's Washington office.
This event is free and open to the public. Seating is limited; $3 Parking at Lot 20. Please RSVP via email to firstname.lastname@example.com or call 956-6857.
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Posted by Olivia on Friday, February 15th, 2013
In recent years there's been a growing amount of attention paid to fraud in the olive oil marketplace, thanks to olive oil experts like Tom Mueller (author of Extra Virginity: The Sublime and Scandalous World of Olive Oil) and an increasingly observant media.
Recent News Surrounding Food Fraud
One of author Tom Mueller's most recent blog articles, Not All That Glitters Is Gold, cautions consumers that while the retail explosion of olive oil boutique shops may seem encouraging here in the United States, some are actually carrying low-quality oils that don't meet standards of extra virgin status. The article has resulted in a lively conversation among Mueller's readers, and even resulted in a follow-up article Mueller posted shortly after.
Earlier in January 2013, the nonprofit U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention released updates to its Food Fraud Database, which showed that olive oil is still at the top of the list when it comes to categories of foods that are mislabeled or misrepresented to the consumer. (The organization technically describes food fraud as "the deliberate substitution, addition, tampering or misrepresentation of food, food ingredients or food packaging, or false or misleading statements made about a product for economic gain.")
A recent article in the Olive Oil Times talks about new measures in the European Union meant to keep olive oil fraud at bay, including annual targeted checks on olive oil, a new system of register tracking during the olive oil production and bottling process, and plans to update the chemical methods for analyzing olive oil.
Meanwhile, recent reports show that olive oil imports in the U.S. increased by 9 percent in 2011/2012, but are expected to drop from 294,000 tons to 285,000 tons in the 2012/2013 crop year.
Tips for Buying Extra Virgin Olive Oil
What can you do to ensure the olive oil you're buying is truly extra virgin? Here are just a few tips we recommend:
· Buy locally. Go straight to the source of the olive oil production, especially if you're lucky enough to live close enough to an olive mill or local supplier. The more you can find out about the farmers that grew the olives or the production facility the oil came from, the more you'll be able to learn about the quality of olive oil you're buying.
· Look for a harvest date. The "Harvest Date" label tells you when the olive oil was produced—we typically recommend consuming olive oil within one year after it's been opened. If there is a "Best By" label, look for one that won't expire for another year or two from the harvest date.
· Look for a certification label. Of course, your olive oil should clearly say "extra virgin" on its label and include a seal of certification. All of our extra virgin olive oils at The Olive Press have been certified by the California Olive Oil Council.
· Buy bulk for an economical value. If you're able to track down a local, certified extra virgin olive oil, consider buying in bulk. Many olive oil mills (including ours) offer their olive oil in bulk at reduced rates. Not to mention the added bonus of lowering our carbon footprint.
For even more tips on buying and selecting extra virgin olive oil, we recommend you read Tom Mueller's page, How to Buy Great Olive Oil.
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There's plenty about Wreck List of Garrosh (US-H) that's a little different from your run-of-the-mill World of Warcraft guild. The sprawling social guild doused Ragnaros just days ago with a team of core raiders rooted by several members in their 50s and 60s. In fact, the guild is run primarily by women over the age of 50 -- "at age 51, I'm the baby of the group," admits guild leader Dkosmama. With a median member age of about 40, Wreck List boasts well over 200 members, half of them women.
Even more remarkable than its unusual gender and age mix, though, are the guild's roots -- Wreck List is the unofficial guild of the popular progressive political blog Daily Kos. Not limited to members from the Daily Kos community, Wreck List is open to any player looking for a sanctuary from trade chat madness, away from "threatening racist, homophobic, and misogynist language and ideas." The group's official Declaration of Purpose clearly states that "while guild chat is mostly non-political, it is also where we express our leftist political views, which sometimes may include a sharp word or two about Republicans. Because many guild members did not come to the Wreck List through political blogs, we do not expect everyone to hold progressive views on all issues; however, we do expect that all members respect the liberal foundation of the guild."
An unusual balance for an entire guild? We thought so, too, and sat down to visit with Dkosmama about the balance of ideas and free expression that makes this whole group hang together.
Editor's note: This article focuses on this group's integration with the World of Warcraft and is not an endorsement or promotion of any particular political ideology or agenda. Please keep comments focused on the guild and its activities, rather than political ideologies.


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US debt deal: but at what cost?
Today, the press and blogosphere have called the 74-page agreement between Democrats and Republicans to raise the US debt ceiling by 2.4 trillion dollars "a disastrous compromise", "the result of extortion" and even "a sugar-coated Satan sandwich" (by Democrat Emmanuel Cleaver). Laura Baines asks her guests if Obama has given away too much, and if such a divided Washington will able to deal with the major economic challenges ahead.
- Philip CROWTHER, France 24 Correspondent (from Washington);
- Bruce STOKES, Senior Transatlantic Fellow for Economics, German Marshall Fund of the United States (from Washington)
- Chris EDWARDS, Director of Tax and Budget studies, CATO Institute (from Washington);
- John R. MacARTHUR, Publisher, Harper's Magazine (from New York)
- Ali FATEMI, Professor of finance, American Graduate School of Economics in Paris.


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Ozzies (Australians) and Kiwis (New Zealanders) may live half a world away, but they're every bit as grilling-obsessed as we North Americans are. Case in point: an Australian favorite, the proverbial "shrimp on the barbie," grilled here with basil and prosciutto and flambeed with Pernod. Or apostles on horseback-New Zealand sea scallops marinated in wine and grilled with smoky bacon. Grilling doesn't get much more primal than lamb on a shovel (chops grilled over a wood fire on a shovel blade), a specialty of the Australian Outback. G'day and good grilling. Scallops & Shrimp; Lamb on a Shovel; Salt-Grilled Pineapples.
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The company whose graphics processing units have powered every iPhone unveiled its new chip at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Friday. The HD-capable PowerVR SGX545 GPU has full support for both OpenGL 3.2 and OpenCL 1.0 and can render 40 million polygons per second at 200MHz. Speculation has already begun that this will be the graphics engine used in the fourth-generation iPhone expected this summer.
The graphics on the iPhone - which have garnered praise over the years - are widely considered overdue for an upgrade: the iPhone's 320 × 480 display pales in comparison to the Motorola Droid's 854 x 480 pixel screen. An HD-capable iPhone would be a logical next step for the device. The PowerVR core's OpenCL support in the holds out the possibility that the GPU could be used to relieve the main processor on a future iPhone that runs OpenCL software. The SGX545 also supports multithreading, and so could further maximize performance when installed alongside a multi-core processor like the ARM Cortex-A9, which has itself been rumored as the CPU that Apple will use in the 4G iPhone.
The company expects its chip to be used not just in phones but in netbooks as well, touting the core's DirectX support.
Combining our many years of experience in the embedded, mobile and PC-based DirectX graphics worlds, PowerVR SGX 545 takes the possibilities of hand-held graphics to a new level by delivering a full DirectX 10.1 and OpenGL 3.x feature set as well as delivering GPU powered OpenCL heterogeneous parallel processing capabilities for the mobile and embedded markets. This makes PowerVR SGX545 a compelling solution for application processor SoC designers targeting the next generation of netbook and MID mobile products demanding exceptional graphics capabilities.
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They wont be challenged for the next 4-5 years either
Landry? Definitely.
The others? Not exactly.
You think Shula would've managed without having a Unitas or Marino on his team?
You think anyone would even remember who Walsh was if it wasn't for Montana? Heck, people barely remember who he is today!
Who remembers the Head Coach(Noll?) of the Steelers when Terry "No-Brains" Bradshaw was QB'ing? Exactly.
Bellichek is a solid HC. HOWEVER, without Brady, that's all he would ever be. And I bet that if Brady didn't pan out post-Mo Lewis-Hit-on-Bledsoe, he might've been either on a different team or out of the NFL altogether.
Coaches who can elevate their entire team regardless of who the QB is are a RARE BREED, IMO.
They can either do it or they can't.
Maybe I should've included Shula/Noll/Walsh in the "solid HC" category where I placed Bellichek since you got the wrong idea.
My POINT was that this group, while they are good HC's, had their careers elevated due to being FORTUNATE enough to land Franchise HOF-caliber QBs during their tenure.
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don't you guys ever get tired of having this same back and forth everyday?
It must be nice to dominate your division for a decade. Maybe one day we'll be relevant again.
Maybe we can get on a roll with Mac and end up knocking the Patriot douchebags out of the playoffs
"I didn't come here to kiss Belichick's rings".
--Former New York Jets Head Coach, Rex Ryan
You also didn't win the division...again. Do Woody, and us, a favor and resign tonight. Let Mike W. finish out the year.


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(MCT) — As Illinois lawmakers acted Thursday to set a new date for a special general election to determine who will succeed former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., two state senators, a former state representative and a Chicago alderman prepared to enter the campaign.
State Sens. Donne Trotter of Chicago and Toi Hutchinson of Olympia Fields and Ald. Anthony Beale, 9th, said they were joining the increasingly crowded field to fill the Jackson vacancy in the South Side and south suburban 2nd Congressional District. Aides to Robin Kelly, a top Cook County administrator and former state representative from Matteson, said she would announce her candidacy Sunday.
At the same time, a source close to Ald. Will Burns, 4th, said the protege of President Barack Obama is leaning against making a bid for Congress and a decision could come by the end of the week.
Already in the contest are former U.S. Rep. Debbie Halvorson of Crete, who lost a primary challenge to Jackson in March, and state Sen.-elect Napoleon Harris, a former Northwestern and NFL player who won his first office this month.
Also announced as a candidate is disgraced former U.S. Rep. Mel Reynolds, who gave up the 2nd District seat in 1995 after his conviction on sex-related charges, including having sex with an underage campaign worker.
On Thursday, the Illinois Senate gave final approval to a House-passed measure backed by Gov. Pat Quinn and election authorities in the 2nd District to set Feb. 26 for the special primary election and April 9 for the special general election. Those dates coincide with already-scheduled municipal elections in the district outside Chicago and could save taxpayers millions of dollars by not having a separate general election date in March.
Among the latest entrants in the contest, Trotter, who was elected to the state House in 1988 and to the state Senate in 1992, has served as the budget point man for Senate Democrats in Springfield. Trotter, who plans to formally kick off his candidacy early next week, also has the backing of a significant ally, Frank Zuccarelli, the Democratic chairman and supervisor of vote-rich Thornton Township.
"My numbers have solidified with Supervisor Zuccarelli's endorsement," Trotter said. He also said he would receive the backing of prominent Democrats in Kankakee County, at the far southern end of the district, at an event Sunday.
Zuccarelli is chairing the congressional slating session of Cook County Democratic leaders in the district Dec. 15, and his suburban township has a significant weighted vote in the endorsement session. Trotter's current state Senate district also takes in many parts of the congressional district. Still, Trotter acknowledged any effort to reduce the size of the field may prove fruitless.
"I'm still talking to committeemen, including some who have endorsed others, and hopefully we'll put on a unified face," Trotter said of slating, "but then again, we are Democrats."
Hutchinson, appointed to the state Senate in 2009 and subsequently elected, has been viewed as a rising star among Senate Democrats. She said she has worked on efforts to speed plans for the Illiana Expressway to bring economic development to the region. Hutchinson will formally announce her plans to run Monday.
Kelly served as a state representative from 2003 to 2007 before becoming chief of staff to then-state Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias. Kelly lost a bid for state treasurer in 2010 and then became chief administrative officer for Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle. Kelly campaign aides said she plans a formal announcement Sunday in Matteson.
Beale, an alderman since 1999, told reporters at City Hall that he was entering the race, regardless of the outcome of the slating. His candidacy already has the support of Ald. Carrie Austin, 34th, the Democratic state central committeewoman in the congressional district.
"Right now, I'm the only alderman in the city of Chicago in the race, and I think building on that base and the relationships I have in the south suburban area, we have a path to victory," Beale said.
He acknowledged the difficulty of raising hundreds of thousands of dollars quickly to mount an effective campaign but said he's confident he will collect enough.
"We're going to do it the old-fashioned way. We're going to make phone calls and get people to buy into my vision, and hopefully we — well, we definitely will raise enough funds to be successful," he said.
Tribune reporters Hal Dardick and Ray Long contributed.