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- Baker Mayfield can't tune out the noise
- Who is the best team in the NFC?
- Mistakes doom 49ers and create tight NFC West race
- Seahawks knock 49ers from unbeaten ranks with 27-24 OT win
- The result of tonight's game will tell us...?
- 49ers vs Seahawks, with Sherman on other side of rivalry
- Steelers defense leads way in 17-12 win over Rams
- Packers' Jones scores 3 TDs in 24-16 win over Carolina
- Dolphins cash in on Colts turnovers, earn 2nd straight win
- Trubisky, Bears hang on to beat Lions 20-13 as Stafford sits
- Ducks Can Clinch Pac-12 North With Win Over Arizona
- Dinich: "Don't forget about Auburn"
- Which do you prefer out of your CFB sports talk?
- Alabama 5th in CFP rankings after loss to LSU
- Yam: "Talk about a question I never think about"
- Case of the Mondays: Pac-12 refs at their worst
- Ducks climb polls as LSU and Minnesota shake up CFP
- Price Hits Winning Kick With No Time Left, CU Beats Stanford
- USC Holds On To Beat Arizona State 31-26
- Modster Has 4 Touchdowns In Return, Cal Holds Off WSU 33-20
- No. 14 Oregon holds off No. 13 Memphis 82-74
- Oregon St-UCLA could draw record-low crowd to Rose Bowl
- Ducks GameDay! Oregon returns to action against Cal
- What's scratching your sweet little October sports itch?
- What Do Oregon & Alabama Have in Common?
- Around The Pac-12: Coaches Cautious About California Law
- Yam: "You almost need to see it to believe it."
- Klatt: "They're trying to be in space"
- California Carries Unbeaten Record Into Ole Miss
- Who Has The Most To Prove This CFB Weekend?
Hard Knocks coming to college?
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Tuesday, August 13th
Reports indicate the popular football documentary show will explore the college ranks later this season, and will feature Alabama, Penn State, plus two teams from the Pac-12...


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Bill's Personal Biography
Among many other things, I am the Producer/Writer of the weekly Amateur Radio Newsline ham radio bulletin service. I co-founded Newsline as the Westlink Radio Network (with Jim Hendershot WA6VQP) in 1976 and our first bulletin aired in 1977.
I learned that ham radio existed back when I was only age 13. I was interested in things electric and radio and hung around a television repair shop in Brooklyn, New York run by the late Warren Spindler, K2IXN. One day I walked in to find Warren talking into a microphone connected to an odd looking box. When Warren stopped talking the voice of a little girl answered him. Warren told me that they were talking over ham radio.
The young girls name was Barbara Sue Parks -- nickname "Babs" -- and only 10 years old. I do not remember her callsign but getting to say hello to her on Warrens radio changed my life forever. It would be another 5 years before I would get my first license. That was in 1959 in New York as WA2HVK.
I love the hands-on approach to ham radio and built my very first transmitter using parts salvaged from an old DuMont television set. It was a modification of a design by Bill Orr, W6SAI published in his famous Novice and Technician Handbook. A crystal controlled low power 6 meter AM transmitter that doubled in the final, was screen grid modulated and put out almost no output power. Even so, using only an indoor long-wire antenna, a deaf L&W Converter and Heathkit AR-2 receiver my first contact was into Orlando, Florida. Meeting Bill was one of the highlights of my ham radio career.
During the 60s and into the 70s I spent most of my ham radio life chasing DX on 6 meters with Larry Levy, WA2INM. Larry had a rather neat 40 watt AM station and 5 element Telrex Beam and if it could be heard, Larry could work it. So he and I went into competition with other great 6 meter AM DXers and contesters of that era.
I also learned to fly and operated aero-mobile from my friend Steven Crow, WA2CPX, AeroCommander 560 twin. Maybe you heard about the club we formed to run contests from 10,000' MSL above New Jersey. We were called the "Flying Amateur Radio Team".
In 1978 I was a part of the ham radio engineering team that built and installed the nations very first 15 Khz "split-split" 2 meter repeater. Its callsign was WA2ZWP and it was located atop the Williamsburg Bank Building in Brooklyn, New York.
Since then, I have written two best-selling technical books, authored the "Looking West" column for 73 Magazine for 22 years and served as Editor of the Westlink Report Newsletter for 11 years. (At this time I am working on my first novel tentatively titled "Geeks" that is due out this fall.)
I have also written and published countless articles in Amateur Radio, hobby electronics and broadcast related periodicals; produced, co-produced and/or directed most ham radio films and video's released by ARRL or AMSAT since 1980. I am very much indebted to my mentors Dave Bell, W6AQ; Alan Kaul, W6RCL and the late Roy Neal, K6DUE, for having the time and patience to teach me the production side of the television production business.
Currently I write the "VHF, FM and Repeater" column for Worldradio Magazine, produce Amateur Radio Newsline(tm), write the e-zine colum titled "Other Side of the Control Room Glass" for the very popular HalEisner.com broadcast industry website and administer Newslines "Young Ham of the Year"award program that I created in 1986.
I hold membership in the American Radio Relay League, the Quarter Century Wireless Association and the Radio Club of America.
Over the years I has received several awards in recognition of my contributions to the Amateur Radio Service. These include the DARA Special Achievement Award (1981), the ARRL Southwester Division Meritorious Service Award (1988), the DARA Radio Amateur of the Year (1989), the AMSAT Outstanding Contributions Award (1990), the ARRL National Certificate of Merit (1995) and the QCWA Hall of Fame Award (2005).
I am employed as a Broadcast Engineer with KTTV Fox 11 Television News and was awarded a local"Emmy" 1n 1984 in recognition of my contributions to the then "Channel 11 10 PM News." In the summer of 1996 we moved into a brand new studio located directly across the street from Henry Radio in Los Angeles. My work schedule is late afternoon through midnight. This is how I have the time to do many of the things I enjoy like my producing Newsline and authoring my monthly Worldradio column.
I also serve as a Broadcast Consultant in the design and installation of digital and analog television post production facilities and as an independent educational/industrial film and video producer and writer.
About my family
My wife Sharon and I went to Alaska in September 1996 to celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary.
Sharon became a ham right after the FCC enacted the no-code Technician license. She was in Gordon West, WB6NOA Radio School first Codefree Technician class and graduated with honors. Her call sign is KB6EPW.
Sharons favorite past time is collecting old toys. Like most collectors she also buys and sells.
She also likes to visit places devoted to science and space such as Spacecamp in Huntsville.
While we have no children of our own, we were blessed with a lovely foster daughter named Kelly. Some of you may remember Kelly Howard, N6PNY, as one of two teen co-hosts of the ARRL video The New World of Amateur Radio.
In 1990 she met and married Steven Lenhert. They have four children: Michael, Aimee, Amber and Matthew.
Other interests
In addition to ham radio, my other interests are travel, live musical theater, cycling, swimming, aviation and photography. I'm lucky to live in Southern California. During the spring, summer and early fall I try to spend at least an hour a day swimming and another half hour a day riding my old Sears Free Spirit bike around the neighborhood. I also enjoy sitting in a Jacuzzi talking ham radio with my friend and writing partner Dave Booth, KC6WFS.
I started in photography when I was 9 using a Kodak Brownie Flash Six-Twenty box camera. I went through several others like the Brownie Hawkeye, Argoflex, etc before getting my first real camera in 1957 a Ricohflex 2 1/4 x 2 1/4. I graduated down to 35 MM with an Argus C-3, Kowa E-35 and then to a used Nikon F2 Photomic in the early 1960s. I sold that to go back into 2 1/4 but found it had become very expensive. So I purchased a Pracktika LTL, followed by a Sears branded Pentex Spotmatic, a Minolta MD system and finally the Canon EOS system that I still use. The Canon EOS is in my opinion the best 35mm film SLR available today. I also have several autofocus point and shoot 35 mm cameras. My all time favorite is the tiny Olympus Stylus that lives in my pocket. (I also have a Canon A-70 digital point and shoiot, but I still shoot a lot more film than digital.)

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ISOPOWER - Isotonic Drink
Contributes to the maintenance of levels of endurance in prolonged exercise.
During physical exercise we lose liquids, sodium and potassium, this brings with it an important loss of performance as exercise is prolonged along with a functional deterioration in muscles and tendons.
ISOPOWER is a sports supplement which helps to rehydrate, recovering the fluids and especially the sodium and potassium lost, allowing an increase in performance by also providing carbohydrates and antioxidants.
ISOPOWER contains moderately high quantities of sodium and potassium which have been scientifically demonstrated to be efficient for rehydration.
Sodium is important because it stimulates the absorption of both glucose and water through the small intestine and is the ion which most favours extracellular hydration.
Potassium, meanwhile, is the most important ion when it comes to replacement of water in the intracellular compartments; its addition to the formula permits a correct hydration.
The quantity of sodium contained in ISOPOWER is more than the majority of conventional drinks on the market which contain low quantities of salt, insufficient to provide rehydration.
A new feature in ISOPOWER is the addition of antioxidants such as vitamins E or C, the selenium and especially the necessary quantity of pycnogenol, to combat the excess of free radicals produced during exercise and which diminish performance.
Pycnogenol, a natural antioxidant, has been demonstrated to have a rapid absorption and an anti-inflammatory action during intense exercise. This sports supplement also prevents muscle cramps and muscular pain during and after exercise. Its bioavailability and its rapid action are two very important factors to take into account in its inclusion in the formula.
The inclusion of carbohydrates and L-Glutamine help to increase the intestinal absorption of water and sodium and provide energy during physical exercise, putting back the onset of fatigue. Due to the high sodium content of this sports supplement, it is a good idea to ask your doctor if a low salt diet is indicated.
Mix 40g (3 doses) in 500ml of water, take during exercise or after exercise to prevent dehydration.
NUTRITION FACTS (100 g.)
Energy: 362 Kcal.
Proteins: 1,58 g.
Carbohydrates: 88,9 g.
Of which sugars: 53,6 g.
Fats: <0,5 g.
Of which saturated: 0 g.
Fibre: 0 g.
Sodium: 0,98 g.
NUTRIENT CONTENTS ( 40 g.)
Pinus extract : 156 mg.
L-Glutamine : 516 mg.
Sodium chloride: 990 mg.
Potassium citrate: 536 mg.
Calcium phosphate: 257 mg.
Magnesium carbonate: 132 mg.
Vitamin C: 80 mg.
Vitamin B3:16 mg.
Vitamin E: 12 mg.
Zinc: 9,6 mg.
Iron: 8,1 mg.
Vitamin B5: 6,5 mg.
Vitamin B6: 3,8 mg.
Vitamin B1: 2,7 mg.
Vitamin B2: 1,4 mg.
Vitamin B9: 200 mcg.
Biotin: 50 mcg.
Selenium: 39 mcg.
Vitamin B12: 2,5 mcg.
This sports supplement contains extracts of graded plants, which ensure the content of active ingredients and their effectiveness. Natural plant extracts can be made to vary the flavour or colour without affecting the quality of the product.
Container with 1.600 g. powder form.
Container with 600 g. powder form.
Display box 30 packet of 40g each.
5 packet of 40g each
FLAVOURS: Lemon, orange.
Container 1.600 g.: 50,82 Eur (Vat included)
Container 600 g.: 22,31 Eur (Vat included)
Display box 30 packet of 40g each.: 52,87 Eur (Vat included)
5 packet of 40g each: 8,81 Eur. (Vat included) Remember that the minimum order at Powergym is 25,00 eur.
May contain traces of milk, soya and gluten.
With added sugars and sweeteners. Sports supplements should not be taken as a substitute for a balanced diet. Sports supplements should be kept out of the reach of children. Do not exceed the daily recommended dosage.
Can I take more than 1 packet of Isopower per day?
The dosage of nutrients per packet or per measure is displayed on the packet or the labels of the bottles of Isopower.
It isn't a problem if you need a second, later dosage because of very extended physical activity.
Instead of diluting 40g of Isopower in 500ml of water, can I dilute 80g in 1 litre?
Yes, the proportion remains the same.
In the case of extended physical activity when there is extensive sweating due to the heat, it may be convenient to mix one packet, or 40g, in 750-800ml of water to favour recovery from water loss even more.
Once the physical activity has finished you can use a packet, or 40g, of Isopower dissolved in 500ml of water as a regenerator of glycogen reserves as well as lost water.
When I dissolve the Isopower in water, there is a brown deposit that won't dissolve, why is this?
This is a part of the Pine extract which is less soluble but isn't at all important, the pine extract is what contains the procyanidins which avoid muscle cramps.
Why does Isopower sometimes change colour?
Isopower contains various natural extracts which also have natural colourants, as in all natural extracts, this sometimes leads to a slight change in colour of the product without meaning any deterioration in the quality of the product.
Which is better; Isopower or Isopower Gel? Does Isopower Gel hydrate like Isopower?
This question has been answered before, Isopower Gel doesn't help hydration in the same way as Isopower. Isopower Gel is used when we need extra energy for a heavy energetic demand during exercise at a specific point in time
I use Isopower for hydration, both during training and competition. As Isopower contains hydrates, and needing to take gels and energy bars, should I combine it with other Isotonics (or plain water), to make sure I am meeting my correct hourly intake of hydrates?
As with absolutely every kind of gel, it should be taken with water simply to ensure that the concentration is correct so that it is quickly absorbed and to avoid gastrointestinal problems.
Can I take Isopower Gel in place of water? Can you take Isopower Gel alongside Isopower? Why can't you take Isopower Gel and then Isopower?
It is recommendable, the absorption at an intestinal level is very different, among other factors because of the concentration of the sports supplement in comparison with the concentration of blood.
Some gastrointestinal problems have been reported that have been provoked by some gels due to the kind of carbohydrates contained, which greatly increase their osmolarity and also because of taking them with drinks which contain minerals and/or carbohydrates.
Isopower Gel has a low osmolarity in comparison with standard gels, they are absorbed very well and also contain almost double the amount of carbohydrates of conventional gels!!!
You can include Isopower Gel in your sports nutrition some 20 minutes after taking Isopower. Remember that Isopower Gel should always be taken with water, just like any gel on the market, whether it has more or less water in its composition.
In competition, take Isopower Gel some metres before reaching a provisioning point, and always with water.
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|362 KCal.
|1,58 g.
|88,9 g.
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The community of Ampilatwatja have made a conscious decision not to paint their traditional Dreaming stories, but instead paint their country where those stories take place. The Artists of Ampilatwatja community was established in 1999 near Alice Springs in the Northern Territory. The work produced by the artists is recognisably distinct from other Aboriginal artistic communities, due to the application of fine dots and the often bright and naive figurative depiction of the land.


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D.C. turns on Obama
The town is turning on President Obama — and this is very bad news for this White House.
Republicans have waited five years for the moment to put the screws to Obama — and they have one-third of all congressional committees on the case now. Establishment Democrats, never big fans of this president to begin with, are starting to speak out. And reporters are tripping over themselves to condemn lies, bullying and shadiness in the Obama administration.
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Buy-in from all three D.C. stakeholders is an essential ingredient for a good old-fashioned Washington pile-on — so get ready for bad stories and public scolding to pile up.
( PHOTOS: 10 slams on the IRS)
Vernon Jordan, a close adviser to President Bill Clinton through his darkest days, told us: "It's never all right if you're the president. There is no smooth sailing. So now he has the turbulence, and this is the ultimate test of his leadership." Jordan says Obama needs to do something dramatic on the IRS, and quick: "He needs to fire somebody. He needs action, not conversation."
Obama's aloof mien and holier-than-thou rhetoric have left him with little reservoir of good will, even among Democrats. And the press, after years of being accused of being soft on Obama while being berated by West Wing aides on matters big and small, now has every incentive to be as ruthless as can be.
This White House's instinctive petulance, arrogance and defensiveness have all worked to isolate Obama at a time when he most needs a support system. "It feel like they don't know what they're here to do," a former senior Obama administration official said. "When there's no narrative, stuff like this consumes you."
( Also on POLITICO: Watchdog: IRS used 'inappropriate criteria')
Republican outrage is predictable, maybe even manageable. Democratic outrage is not.
The dam of solid Democratic solidarity has collapsed, starting with New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd's weekend scolding of the White House over Benghazi, then gushing with the news the Justice Department had sucked up an absurdly broad swath of Associated Press phone records.
Democrats are privately befuddled by the White House's flat-footed handling of this P.R. and legal mess, blaming a combination of bad timing, hubris and communications ineptitude. The most charitable defense offered up on background is that Obama staffers are scandal virgins, unaccustomed to dealing with a rabid press.
( Also on POLITICO: Scandals could roil 2014 elections)
Chris Lehane, who spent so much time managing scandals in the 1990s that it inspired him to write a textbook on the subject, is among the contingent of Clinton-era scandal hands that thinks the Obama team has botched its second-term image. "One cannot get caught up with chasing news cycles in a crisis, as that is a prescription for putting out inaccurate information that does not withstand scrutiny or the test of time," said Lehane, whose book is titled "Masters of Disaster."


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Visteon Corporation (NYSE: VC), a leading automotive electronics supplier, and OpenSynergy, a specialist in embedded automotive systems, today announced a strategic alliance to advance the integration of consumer electronics in automotive infotainment applications.
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Visteon Corporation (NYSE: VC), a leading automotive electronics supplier, and OpenSynergy, a specialist in embedded automotive systems, today announced a strategic alliance to advance the integration of consumer electronics in automotive infotainment applications.
Visteon Electronics and OpenSynergy are joining forces to deliver standards-based infotainment solutions that bridge the gap between open source In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) applications and the "closed" automotive domain. The partners' first collaboration incorporates OpenSynergy's COQOS operating system in Visteon's OpenAir(TM) I1.2 infotainment platform, introducing virtualization technology in Visteon's latest range of infotainment products. Virtualization technology creates a virtual environment in which even complex operating systems can run within partitions on the same processor. The OpenAir I1.2 was first demonstrated at the 2014 International CES.
"By adopting OpenSynergy's recognized virtualization product, Visteon is offering vehicle manufacturers a safe and competitive solution to integrate the increasing array of in-vehicle infotainment features expected by today's consumer," said Christian Feltgen, global product development director, Visteon Electronics. "Strategic collaborations and alliances are becoming essential in reducing time-to-market, and through early involvement in growth-stage technology, we are accelerating our ability to innovate in key strategic areas."
Visteon and OpenSynergy's solution enables vehicle manufacturers to integrate Linux or Android-based infotainment functions alongside AUTOSAR-compliant software by running applications independently in separate software partitions, thus eliminating risks for mutual interference. Fast boot technology ensures quick availability of critical driver information while special software drivers make it possible to share hardware resources (such as audio and video) between partitions.
OpenSynergy General Manager Rolf Morich added: "We are pleased to have Visteon as a strategic partner to grow virtualization technology in infotainment applications with global vehicle manufacturers. Visteon and OpenSynergy share a common vision of seamlessly integrating consumer electronics features into the automotive environment."
OpenSynergy is a private technology software company, based in Berlin, Germany, specializing in software for embedded automotive systems. OpenSynergy provides COQOS, a standards-based software platform integrating Linux and Android-based systems as well as AUTOSAR-compliant software. COQOS has been developed to address safety applications.
Visteon Electronics, a division of Visteon Corporation, is a leading supplier of automotive cockpit electronics that delivers innovative in-vehicle user experiences through solutions in user interfaces, connectivity and open architectures. Supported by a global network of 16 manufacturing facilities, four technical centers and 11 customer centers, Visteon Electronics employs approximately 5,900 people in its consolidated operations.
About Visteon
Visteon is a global automotive supplier that designs, engineers and manufactures innovative components and systems for virtually every vehicle manufacturer worldwide through businesses including Visteon Electronics, Visteon Interiors and Halla Visteon Climate Control Corp. Visteon's family of businesses generated $13.8 billion in sales in 2012, including non-consolidated operations. With corporate offices in Van Buren Township, Mich. (U.S.); Shanghai, China; and Chelmsford, UK; Visteon has facilities in 29 countries and employs about 22,000 employees in its consolidated operations. Learn more at www.visteon.com.
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Thursday, February 23, 2012
Power to the Limping Buff Orpingtons?
What is going on in the deaf community? And what can deaf Liberal Democrats do to help more people participate in politics? And if Mark Pack needs more examples of the power of social media today look at the sudden emergence of the Limping Chicken website.
This is how the new website explains its odd name
Earlier this month, BBC3 broadcast a documentary about five deaf teenagers. In one scene, a university note-taker told a deaf student that she couldn't take notes for the whole lecture because "my chicken is ill."
The note-taker's only fault was being too honest (read this blog in her defence) but nevertheless, those words sparked an online craze in the deaf world, with social networking sites being overrun by jokes, spoof images and tribute videos about her chicken within just a few hours of the programme going out.
Those words hit a nerve because they reminded deaf people everywhere of both how random and frustrating deaf life can be. 'Chickengate' not only revealed the common ground deafies share, but also just how connected we are online. So this site was named in the chicken's honour. Let's hope its trip to the vet was successful.
We can ponder on the speed of that response and how other events in the future might change the ground game on an issue.
As for the Limping Chicken itself I do recommend you have a look at it. Already there are stories up which may surprise hearing people. For deaf Liberal Democrats like myself, could some of us make useful contributions, not necessarily political. And for all of us, are there points raised on which we could and should take action?
LibDem council groups for example may find the comments on the uselessness of some interpreter services to local authorities of vital current interest. And if they don't know about the services offered by DeafWorks, here is an opportunity to find out.
Specifically for our own party, how do we make it easier for deaf people to participate? Interpreters at major conferences are great. But so much vital business is done informally, backstage, in small meetings or even in pubs.
If we were an autocratic party with conference goers basically sheep to be bleated at, this might matter less. But our party at its best is not like that. For my part I have given up on going to regional or national conferences as I can get so little done of any value in all the multiples of noise.
I don't have a back-pocket solution to this. It would be interesting to discuss the problem however. The stories in the Limping Chicken provide a new expression of the narrative of deaf life in Britain. I suggest this can help all of us to define what we need to tackle.
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One minute at a time
The sun had yet to rise Friday, April 15, when Jana Williams got the call.
"My niece called me, to tell me what happened," Williams remembers vividly. "Then the ambulance driver called me after that."
The news from the other end of the phone was what parents' nightmares are made of. Williams' middle son, Ethan, was involved in a car accident – and the 21-year-old man who she nursed and loved his whole life was critically injured.
Reports from the Texas Department of Public Safety state the accident occurred when the truck Ethan Williams was driving hit a culvert on Texas 62, approximately a mile from FM 2802, around 2 a.m. Friday morning. Three passengers were also in the truck with Ethan, one of whom was also injured in the wreck. The injured passenger, 22-year-old Aysna Aras of Orange, was transported to the Intensive Care Unit of St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, but is expected to recover from a broken pelvis. The other two passengers, 19-year-old Katelyn Hayes of Orange and 19-year-old Lauren Jones of Orange, did not report any injuries.
Ethan sustained tremendous injuries in the wreck, but as the hours progressed with family and friends waiting in the trauma unit of a Beaumont hospital his prognosis was grim. Prayers from supporters and intensive medical treatment persisted throughout Friday, but on Saturday Ethan succumbed to his injured shy of his 22nd birthday. A memorial was held Wednesday night for Ethan, a lifelong resident of the Deweyville area, as mourners remembered a young man whose life was filled with happiness and love for his close-knit family and his small-town community. A funeral service was held Thursday, April 21, at the Deweyville United Pentecostal Church.
"He was a very outgoing young man with an awesome sense of humor," his mother remembers. "His closest friends are actually his cousins, who he moved across the street from, and he shared a place with his best friend from high school."
Williams said her son was always full of life and optimism, and could turn even the bleakest moments into a funny adventure with his witty anecdotes. His brothers, one older and one younger, will miss him sorely, she said.
"They're taking it pretty rough, but they're doing good by the grace of God," Williams said. She added that both brothers have asked to speak at funeral, saying; "They feel it is the last thing they can do to honor their brother."
Family friend and Vidor Councilman Matt Ortego, who works as a sheriff's deputy in the Newton County/ Deweyville community, also has fond memories to share of Ethan, and the entirety the Williams family.
"When I came to work at the Newton County Sheriff's in mid March of 2010, I met a lady named Jana Williams who worked at the Deweyville Sub-Court house in the motor vehicle office next door to the Sheriff's Substation. Jana I became friends as we would work together daily. A few weeks later I would be introduced to her family as they would come in and visit her. I eventually met her three boys - Zane, Ethan, Seth - and her husband Jimmy, her mother, brother, sister and many more. I cannot even begin to remember at this time. I was astonished by the family members she had and the ones I would meet. Anyone whose family would come and visit you as often as she does tells you one thing about a family and one word describes it - LOVE!" Ortego went on to say, "Little did I know as the months would come and go I would feel that the entire Williams family was now apart of my family as well."
According to the deputy, the three sons would come by the sub-station to see who could "pick on Jana the best," he joked. His tone was more somber as he recounted the call he received alerting him to the tragedy unfolding in the Williams' lives.
"I received a phone call about 8 a.m. April 15th, 2011, telling me Ethan was involved in an accident and he was at (St. Elizabeth Hospital) in Beaumont. I got dressed as fast as my body would move and went to see about my boy. Friday he was in critical condition and it would only get worse until he passed away.
"When I received the news Ethan had passed away, I cried and cried some more. I still cry today and probably will for a while - just as well as his parents, siblings, family and the community of Deweyville will. If there was one last thing I could have said to Ethan it would have been 'you won.'
"Why do I say that, you're probably thinking? Well, because if you knew Ethan, he was competitive in the sports that he played - football, basketball, baseball. Although I didn't know him at the time he was active in all that, just ask around or maybe Google his name and you will see what I am talking about. Ethan made the biggest homerun, touchdown, slam dunk of his career when he entered the gates of Heaven. Ethan was a unique person about the things he done in his life. He was a leader, not a follower. He would give the shirt off his back to you if you asked. He might have given you a hard time (jokingly) but eventually he would do it.
"After he passed away Ethan still gave, his mom and dad donated his organs to give someone else hope in their life. That says a lot; Jana and Jimmy just lost a son and still thought of others. WOW! How amazing? As a father myself, I could not sit here and tell you I could have thought of doing something like it at the moment if I had lost my child."
Williams, although grieving the loss of her child as if she lost a piece of herself, is still thankful for the support she has received in the wake of what has been the biggest heart-wrenching devastation to ever hit the Williams household.
"God, and the love of family and friends has really been what's gotten us through this," Williams said. "Being a part of this Deweyville community is a real blessing.
"There's good and bad everywhere, but the good by far outweighs the bad here. Here, they don't just say the words; they go the extra mile. With the help of God, and such wonderful family and friends, we will get through this – one minute at a time."
Ortego agreed that the community as a whole is grieving the loss of one of its own.
"We're all experiencing something we didn't think we would have to experience this early in life. We are all heartbroken, but as a community and family we have to lean on one another for emotional support. As it says in the scriptures, the count down is getting closer everyday and we shall all meet again. When I say goodbye and everyone else says goodbye, it's only temporary like a phone conversation. We will meet again, but the next time it's in the presence of Jesus Christ."
Williams said she remembers the last time she spoke with her son, the Wednesday before he was killed. She said they talked about an Easter crawfish boil, an upcoming alumni football game at his high school alma mater and how the coffee tasted. Had she known then what she knows now, the conversation would have played out differently.
"I'd like to have told him one more time how much I love him," she said through silent tears. "He knows, but I just want to say it once more."
Still drawing from the optimism Ethan provided abundantly during his life, Williams finishes her thoughts on a happy note. "We have more to go to Heaven for now than we did yesterday, and I know I'll get the chance to tell him I love him again."
Ethan, who was raised in the Devil's Pocket area around Deweyville, was laid to rest next to his childhood friend, who died when he was 12 years old, at the Suddeth Bluff Cemetery.
"He'll be close to the water," Williams said lovingly. "He loved fishing and hunting, and he loved being close to home."


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Here we describe the various scripts we are using for the NGC1333 and CLASSy project. These scripts can be organized in a pipeline. Most of them will be based on the Miriad package, but we might also be using some DS9, KARMA and NEMO. To simplify/organize our scripts, we have assembled a CVS module called MIS, in which all scripts (and default parameter data to run the scripts) are maintained. First we describe MIS, after that the individual scripts. Related information can be found in the EGN pipeline, which is directly derived from the MIS pipeline described here, as well as AStute.
MIS (Miriad Interferometry Singledish) toolkit
This is our CVS based module to organize all our reduction scripts and store the parameters important for them as well. We separate these in a script independant way, so we allow anybody to use csh, sh, python, fortran, C, C++, Java, ...... There is also a manual available, although you can also generate a new one from your own MIS version.
If you want to grab a copy of MIS, for now use our CVS repository version (or use this tar file which you will need to cvs update):
cvs -d :pserver:$firstname.lastname@example.com:/home/cvsroot checkout mis
where $USER is your given username in CVS (or use anonymous if you only need to grab a copy for read-only use).
If you have never used CVS before, get your introduction from our CARMA pages here. If you need an account, you will need to email Peter your preferred username, and the hashed output of the password generator (details in that link) via the command
perl -e 'print crypt("my_password","b6"), "\n";'
and he better not get the response b60j72OwWnjlk from you!!!
Once you have obtained MIS, get it ready for installation:
cd mis ./configure source mis_start.csh
and you are in principle ready to use the MIS scripts. There are some additional powerful options to construct automated pipelines, but that is for another chapter.
Occasionally there will be updates. If you are not a developer, and just want to update MIS from what others have done, this should work in most cases:
mis -u
mis -i
is simply a shortcut to committing all your MIS changes back to CVS for others to pick up. Use that with caution, as it could commit more than you may have bargained for!
Not all scripts have been properly MIS-pipelined yet! Keywords followed by = means they can be input in this script, keywords preceded by = means they are set by this script
- getdata: project= rawdata= ary= track= =cvis
- report:
- map_inttime: source= =np
- uvcatSD: offname= fix=
- reduceSD.csh: example of single dish data reduction (using sinbad/sinpoly/varmaps) - MWP
- do_reduceSD: the same script, but now MIStified as well as cleaned up.
- do_mapSD: creates the SD cubes
- do_uvcat1: cut interferometer size down to just the 4 USB windows, and apply flags
- do_inspect1: inspect your data (you can edit to suit your needs)
- do_cal1: calibrate
- do_mos1: example mosaicing of just the UV data
- lincomb.csh: template script for combination of singledish and interferometric data using mossdi ("Stanimirovic method").
There are a lot more scripts now, not all described here
Starting Fresh
Lets say you just have downloaded and installed MIS, and you have placed all cx323 and c0924 compressed miriad tar files in some data directory. Assuming MIRIAD and MIS have been loaded in your shell environment, you will need to make a symbolic link from $MIS/rawdata/CLASSy to the directory where all your tar files live. e.g.
cd $MIS/rawdata ln -s /bigdisk/classy_data CLASSy
This is because we now use the convention in all mis.def files to use the reference rawdata=$MIS/rawdata/CLASSy, which will make them portable between users.
Next in a clean directory we will want to reduce the data for a given cloud. This is always controlled by a number of tracks, which we call projects. This live in $MIS/cat, so for convenience we keep a symbolic link in the working directory:
ln -s $MIS/cat/n1333.lis
Now we are ready to set up a clean set of project directories, one for each observing track:
piperun -c n1333.lis pipesetup project=%s
you need the -c flag, because the directories do not exist yet. If you wanted to start from a fresh MIS , leave out the -c flag, and since the project is already known, a simple
piperun n1333.lis pipesetup
would be sufficient. This will loose all your modification in the MIS files (mis.def, mis.uvflag etc.).
Now you are ready for a pipeline reduction. First the data should be extracted, and summaries made. Useful for both SD and UV data:
piperun n1333.lis 'getdata; report'
where you can notice the use of single quotes and a semi-colon to issue two commands in the pipe. After this you will see 23 projects having expanded a bit from 13.8 GB to 16.2 GB.
Now ready to extract the single dish data (sddata)
piperun -v n1333.lis do_uvcatSD
followed by a rather verbose reduction of the spectra, so we keep those in a logfile:
piperun -v -o reduceSD.log n1333.lis do_reduceSD device=/null sleep=0
Managing MIS files using CVS
Assuming you are familiar with CVS, in each project (directory) a symbolic link def points to a project within $MIS/def/ tree, which are managed via CVS. It is thus important that we all commit frequently to avoid nasty surprises.
If you work in pure CVS, you would normally do the following
cvs update file edit file (even if it had conflict from the update just done) cvs commit file
In MIS this is slightly more complicated, because we don't work directly in $MIS/def
mis -u (this runs a 'cvs update' in all of MIS, so you also get new scripts etc.) pipesetup (this copies the def/ files back in your project) do_your_work pipesave (this copied the files back to $MIS/def via the symlink) cvs2def (this commits the files back into CVS for others to pick up)
Example Session using MIS
A simple non-pipelined session could be as follows:
mis -q mkdir data10 cd data10 pipepar -c rawdata=/home/teuben/carma/work/n1333/rawdata getdata project=cx323.1E_89NGC133.17 getdata track=22 ary=E report map_inttime
A more advanced session making the inttime map would be to first construct a pipeline consisting of getdata and map_inttime for all projects, and then use the piperun command to execute this.
piperun -c n1333.lis 'pipeline 2 getdata map_inttime > Pipefile; pipepar -c project=%s; pipe all'
In each project directory you will then have a xyt.tab file for the next stage. For example to get a listing of how many pointings each track had, use
piperun n1333.lis pipepar -v project -v np
and here's how to then create the inttime maps,in various formats (miriad, fits):
mk_map_inttime.csh */xyt.tab
When new data come in
When new data come in, and it has been placed in the rawdata directory, the following MIS command will get it into your local (and hopefully otherwise empty) directory:
pipepar -c getdata trial=1 ary=D report
where the ary=D is actually the default and not needed. Also, this will make a symlink, if you really must have a copy, add the link=0 keyword.
After this you can cut it down to its basic USB win4 (9,11,13,15) selection using
for interferometric, and
for single dish. Go ahead and inspect it the way you like, and create a mis.uvflag file with entries such as
edge=2 tsys=500. select=time(23:09:00.0,23:10:00.0),source(3c84) select=ant(7),time(00:00:00.0,00:25:00.0) select=ant(7) tsys=20.,100. select=time(23:00:00.0,23:20:00.0),ant(16) select=time(00:00:00.0,00:15:00.0),ant(16) select=ant(17),win(2,3)
you can formally flag this in pipeline fashion using
do_uvflag vis=uvdata
do_uvflag vis=sddata
once you are happy with the flag file, save it:
and if this is a new project, you will have to add it to CVS for others to benefit:
cd $MIS/def cvs add cx323.1D_89NGC133.1 cvs add cx323.1D_89NGC133.1/mis.* cvs commit
anybody else now can retrieve these using the command
in your data project directory. Any changes to these persistent pipe files needs to be done using CVS, or if you only have those files to worry about (and not code) you can use our shortcut
mis -i
Using CVS will give us a well known tool to make sure we're all agreeing on the parameters and the flag file(s), and whatever else we decide to save on a project-by-project (trial really) basis.
For final combined mapping we'll have to create another project, since only one mis.def file can exist per project.
Single Dish Data Reduction
When new data comes in, here is the standard list of things to do to reduce the Single Dish data (regardless of whether the interformeter people have already flagged things or not):
mis -u mkdir ExampleD1 cd ExampleD1 pipepar -c getdata trial=1 ary=D report do_uvcatSD do_uvflag vis=sddata do_reduceSD
You can replace the last line by
do_reduceSD device=/null sleep=0
if you don't want do_reduceSD to prompt and display the data. The maps for each antenna are stored in SD/, and the pictures of all the 23 antennas for each molecule are stored in /. (e.g HCN.allants.gif)
If you want to just blanket remove an antenna from the maps, and discard it (this would be on top of the standard flagging) add badants, e.g.
do_reduceSD badants=7,23
but if you do, make sure this is saved in $MIS for others to pick up
pipesave mis -i
Working from home/laptop
There's a potential pitfall if you want to work from home or your laptop, since you may not have mounted the rawdata directory (although you can actually do this using fusefs). But getdata also has an scp option, where you can full fake being at work, except of course symlinks don't work and you get a full copy of the data. Depending on your internet speed, this could be a slow processing getting the data. Here's an example:
mkdir D1 cd D1 pipepar -c getdata trial=1 ary=D email@example.com
this will ensure that your rawdata= is properly pointing to the motherland. If not, the mis -i would save a bad value to CVS and could mess up your collegues.
Another option is to use the wget_getdata script to create a local clone of all the compressed tar files. Re-running this script will then also keep your local repository in sync with the master version.
wget_getdata magic=foo_bar
Nightly Script
This script is supposed to run regularly/nightly, where all calibrated and processed visibilities and single dish cubes should be found for any subsequent mapping experiments. The script lives in $MIS/templates/n1333_nightly.csh and can be easily adapted for your needs. If you place a symlink from your $MIS/Nightly to the location where we keep this Nightly, others can reuse the processed data. This is currently /n/chara6/teuben/n1333/Nightly_latest. You can find a more complete description of the data products in Raw & Calibrated Data
Keeping your miriad and MIS up to date
The command
mis -u
will keep MIS up to date. If you have confirmed you can update your MIRIAD using
mirboss mir.subs fitsio mir.prog fits
then a good way to update miriad would be
For MIS you could also check the MiriadMis update page, to see what's new.


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AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION MID WINTER MEETING – Seattle
January 18-24, 2007. Notes by James B. Casey
Seattle proved to be a pleasant and interesting site for our Mid Winter Meeting of 2007 and the immediate downtown area possessed amenities that rival or surpass the "miracle mile" in Chicago. Although a few outlying hotels represented a "hike" or taxi ride, most of the activity around the Convention and Trade Center represented no more than a brisk walk from most of the major hotels. Nor did the January weather constitute a problem for visitors. It was anything but frigid. The total registration affirmed the popularity of Seattle as a venue for Mid Winter. It had reached 12,196 by Monday, January 22 – well ahead of the 11,084 recorded for Mid Winter 2006 in San Antonio, but much lower than the 13,232 for Mid Winter 2005 in Boston. The close proximity of Boston to cities like New York, Newark and Philadelphia undoubtedly had an impact on attendance.
Oak Lawn Public Library Trustee Marian Sullivan enjoyed a productive session involving Association for Library Trustees and Advocates (ALTA) committees and programs. My wife Diane Dates Casey began her second year as Division Councilor for the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS) and reported to the entire Council on the work of the Policy Monitoring. Committee. I began the last year of my third term (and tenth year) as a Member At-Large of ALA Council.
FORUM ON EDUCATION FOR LIBRARIANSIP: As was the case at the 2006 ALA Mid Winter Meeting, this session included a panel of distinguished Library Science educators and some of the most influential leaders of ALA. President Leslie Burger, President-Elect Loriene Roy and Past President, Michael Gorman were among those who spoke along with the panel and accentuated the importance of this issue to ALA and to the future of the Library profession. The lectures and discussions proved to be a worthy follow-up to the initial forum on Library Education held in San Antonio under the leadership of President Michael Gorman. Although all of the speakers presented articulate and thoughtful remarks, several concepts were strongly enunciated. John Budd of the School of Information Science & Learning Technologies at U. of Missouri-Columbia said of the components necessary for education in Librarianship "Knowledge, Skills and Values: they are one." Dr. Loriene Roy emphasized the value of field experience as a component in education for librarianship and urged a stronger collaboration between library practitioners and educators in the MLS curriculum. President Leslie Burger indicated that she plans to appoint a task force of practitioners, educators and students to pull ideas together and present findings. The Forum Blog is at: http://blogs.ala.org/libraryeducation.php
ALAWO (ALA Washington Office) UPDATE: The ALA Washington Office presented a review of issues facing the Library community as the new 110th Congress begins ( http://www.ala.org/washoff ). Lobbyist D'Arcy Philips observed that the power structure in Congress has changed dramatically with new committee chairs, aides and agendas. The rapid pace of the 100 hours of legislation passed under the new Speaker, Nancy Pelosi, was fueled by considerable bi-partisan cooperation, but the tempo is likely to be slowed both by the more deliberative process of the Senate and also by possible Presidential vetoes. According to Philips, this period bi-partisan cooperation is likely to continue until Fall 2007, at which time the 2008 presidential race will begin to dominate the landscape. The 2008 election could also be crucial for the Senate as 22 Republican and 12 Democrat incumbents face re-election. He indicated that the period of bi-partisan agreement during the next ten months on such issues as education could represent opportunities for legislation and funding favorable to libraries. Library advocates should continue to cultivate alliances on "both sides of the aisle" since some of the best friends of Libraries have proven to be Republicans (he cited Rep. Regula as an example). Despite the opportunities during 2007, the Federal Budget deficit is very serious and represents a "very bleak picture" 10 and 20 years into the future. --- R. David Lankes of Syracuse University presented a vision of "Participatory Networks: The Library as Conversation" ( http://iis.syr.edu/projects/PNOpen/ ). He views the "Participatory Library" as a facilitator of conversation and also an organization that can "hold the content" of that conversation and continually expand the discussion of issues facing our communities. Libraries are in the "knowledge business" and knowledge is created through conversation. The electronic "participatory networks" that have grown in number and variety over the years are sometimes denoted by the term "Web 2.0" and can inspire a "Library 2.0" uture. --- Paula Bruening (ALA Consultant) discussed the state of privacy issues in the new Congress and expressed encouragement that a new set of "checks and balances" were likely to make the task of library advocates less difficult, but not herald a roll back of such initiatives as DOPA (Deleting Online Predators Act) and CIPA (Children's Internet Protection Act). Emphasis on identity management and overseeing internet records for illegal activity (including child pornography) will likely continue. ---- Mike Flynn (Director of the Office of Information Analysis and Access of Environmental Information) discussed the recent closure of several EPA (Environmental Protection Act) libraries and was subjected to some fairly intense questioning. He emphasized that the EPA network of some 26 libraries was in the process of digitizing much of its content and shifting away from "walk-in" service. The thrust of his remarks was that the EPA libraries are not all going to be closed and are just in a period of transition. Many in the audience expressed skepticism in their questioning of the motives for not providing access to certain records and removal of long time EPA staffers. The discussion continued into BREAKOUT SESSION II under the apt heading of "Hot Topics". Questioners periodically thanked Flynn and members of his staff for being present to "take the heat."
ENCORE DEMONSTRATION: A demonstration of Innovative's (Innovative Interfaces http://www.iii.com/ ) new Encore product revealed how the company and its "development partners" are striving to streamline and enhance the process by which patrons search for information. In fact, Encore is described as a "discovery tool" rather than a search tool. Patrons simply enter any search terms they wish into a basic field (without developing a search with author, title or key word) and are automatically provided with suggestions for narrowing the search by facet and tag. This was described as a means of transforming the user experience. I was impressed by both the presentation and the overall concept. The product is not even in a "beta" mode yet, but is planned for release before the end of 2007.
ARTHUR CURLEY MEMORIAL LECTURE: Veteran journalist, author and senior writer for Time magazine Joe Klein spoke for more than one hour to a "standing room only" gathering of several hundred attendees. His topic was "Islam, Iraq and the War on Terror," but much of the focus of his remarks reflected on the lack of substantive content in political discourse in our own country during the past 30 years. This has resulted in a political climate where controlling "spin" and "news cycles" is given greater attention by national leaders than the seeking of accurate information and solving of problems. To his acknowledgment that the press deserves a share of blame for the Iraq disaster, there was fairly wide applause. Klein also remarked how libraries influenced his own life and have had an important continuing role in helping communities to bridge cultural and religious divides. Klein, the author of the best selling novel Primary Colors, remarked of the 2008 presidential race that he would be hoping to find candidates who were not afraid to tell voters what they might not want to hear --- about unpleasant realities and sacrifices that may be needed.
COUNCIL I: Among the highlights of this first group of informational sessions for Councilors was a very positive budget assessment by Patty Wong (Chair of BARC – Budge Analysis and Review Committee). Total revenue for the Association proved to be almost $1 million over budget projections with a budgetary ceiling of $56,540,976 for fiscal year 2007. The Endowment Fund report presented by Chair Robert Newlen was equally impressive with a gain from a market value of $25,454,000 in 2005 to $29,028,000 in 2006. Although the Socially Responsible Investment fund (Ariel Capital Appreciation) lagged somewhat behind the benchmark standards, the Fund Managers appear to be committed to maintaining that investment option and thereby addressing the legitimate concerns of many members. --- The ALA elections for 2007 will take place from March 15 to April 24 with final returns expected on May 1.
PRESIDENT'S PROGRAM: Deena Ebbert, a motivational speaker, presented her FISH! Philosophy to hundreds of attendees. With enhanced customer service as the ultimate objective, the "Fish! Philosophy" consists of four steps:
1/ Be There, 2/ Play, 3/ Make someone's day, and 4/ Choose your attitude and how you come to work. Seattle's Pike's Place fishmonger shop provided the inspiration for this concept – where a grueling workplace can become a positive environment for employees and customers alike. (I visited the fish market on Pike Street and witnessed some of the ostensible "team spirit".)
SEATTLE'S MAIN PUBLIC LIBRARY FACILITY: I must confess to being less than impressed with the "glass pyramid" of Seattle's main public library facility.
The architecturally impressive edifice did not necessarily lead to the most "user friendly" spaces within a building.
ALA-APA COUNCIL: A nonbinding (of course) resolution on the endorsement of a minimum salary of $40,000 for professional librarians" was passed unanimously at this session. Despite the hard work of Jenifer L. Grady and some others in ALA, the budgetary deficit of $39,552 for FY 2006 drove the "ending net assets" of APA from a negative $195,492 to a negative $235,044. Those of us who hope that the ALA-APA will survive were pleased to learn that the overall income of the APA was 68% higher than the previous year and that the repayment of the initial loan of $250,000 loan from ALA will begin in FY 2009.
It is hoped that the ALA-APA will turn the corner and become self sustaining within the next few years. However, in the Treasurer's Report for ALA-APA delivered to Council on January 21, two of the weaknesses noted about the ALA-APA was "low awareness among ALA members" and "confusion about relationship with ALA".
COUNCIL II: As spokesperson for the Policy Monitoring Committee, Diane Dates Casey (ALCTS Councilor) presented several changes in the Association Bylaws to conform to past actions by Council. These were passed unanimously.
The Budget Analysis and Review Committee (BARC) was granted an extension of six months to study the ramifications of establishing a graduated dues structure for ALA (a dues structure similar to that with Illinois Library Association requiring members earning more to pay higher dues). – The ALA Treasurer's Report and Programmatic Priorities were presented with much clarity and skill by Treasurer Teri Switzer. ALA is building a very solid reserve and the growth in revenue has been on the upswing. Annual dues revenue has increased from about $5 million in 1995 to $8 million in 2006. During the 26 years from 1980 to 2006, the total net asset balance for ALA has grown from $4,728,000 to $30,812,000. Total membership in ALA has risen from 35,433 in 1980 to 64,689 in 2006. – John W. Berry highlighted the many important actions of the Freedom to Read Foundation over the past year to protect privacy rights and intellectual freedom. He urged continued support of the Foundation (http://www.ftrf.org with an on-line donation form) or call 1-800-545-2433, ext. 4226. --- Three resolutions were brought forward and debated for nearly two hours. Two of them were defeated by a very large majority vote of Council: "Resolution to Advocate Ending Funding for the Iraq War" and "Resolution on Impeachment of President George W. Bush". A third Resolution called for ALA to "suspend all affiliation with the Boy Scouts of America National Council until such time as the Boy Scouts of America ends its exclusionary policy on the basis of a person's religious beliefs or sexual orientation…" Gays and atheists are currently prevented from joining BSA. This resolution was referred to ALSC (Association for Library Service to Children) for clarification on that division's position on this issue. --- There was much sentiment on the part of Councilors during this session to reject resolutions that were not precisely related to Library issues --- intellectual freedom, privacy rights, funding for libraries, preventing access to information, etc… The tendency of some on Council (particularly from the Social Responsibilities Round Table) to involve Council in broader social and political agendas was met with strong resistance.
COUNCIL FORUM: A lively discussion involving about 75 members of Council discussed two pending resolutions. One concerned establishing requirements for Libraries (especially those outsourcing web site development) to insure handicapped accessibility to sites and digital collections. The other resolution called for broader access to library services for all patrons (including immigrants). Helpful questioning and suggestions in forums like this tend to strengthen the resolutions.
COUNCIL III: At the start of this session, Michael Gorman was honored by the California Library Association and by the Council for his long service to the profession and congratulated upon his recent retirement. Veteran Councilors Larry Romans and Charles E. Kratz, Jr. were elected from among a slate of six candidates to serve for a three year term (2007-2010) on the Executive Board of ALA. -- The Committee on Organization (COO) included a preliminary report from the Subcommittee on E-Participation exploring the possibilities and implications of full electronic participation on committees and decision making bodies. An E-Participation Task Force being chaired by Jim Rettig will strive to prepare a draft report to be shared with Council at Annual Conference in Washington (June 2007). As a member of the Subcommittee, I am pleased that the Council is giving very serious consideration to using current technology to broaden opportunities for member participation. --- Committee on Legislation introduced several "action items" to Council: A resolution passed encouraging Congress to "amend the Copyright Act to facilitate the use of 'orphan works' if the user has made a reasonably diligent, good faith search to locate the owner of the work, but was unable to find the owner." Also passed was a Resolution in Support of Immigrant Rights: "Resolved, that ALA strongly supports the protection of each person's civil liberties regardless of that individual's nationality, residency, or status; and be it further resolved that ALA opposes any legislation that infringes on the rights of anyone in the USA (citizens or otherwise) to use library resources on national, state, and local levels." Approved was a "Resolution Affirming the Role of Libraries in Providing E-Government and Emergency Services." [A resolution empowering the Executive Director to make grammatical and punctuation corrections on resolutions was passed unanimously.] --- The International Relations Committee presented an action item calling for the appointment of an ALA representative to serve on the U.S. Committee of the Blue Shield (USCBS). Council passed this measure. The USCBS was established in January 2006 with the mission of urging the protection of cultural property during armed conflict. ---- "Accessible Digitization Projects Resolution" was brought before Council "that the ALA strongly encourages all libraries engaging in digitization projects to create versions of all materials that are accessible to persons using screen-reader or other assistive technologies, based on Section 508." [Council favored the spirit behind this resolution. However, it was referred to the ASCLA for clarification and more specific direction for Council at ALA Annual. ASCLA = Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies.]
Copies of the final wording of all resolutions an action items from Council Sessions will be posted and available on the ALA Web Site http://www.ala.org in several weeks.
CONCLUSION: Seattle proved to be an extremely pleasant site for our Mid Winter Meeting. The convenience and mild weather were especially welcome. Temperatures ranged around 50 degrees. Although Council business moved along as efficiently as possible under the skillful guidance of President Leslie Burger and Parliamentarian Eli Mina, it was unfortunate that more Council resolutions were not aired weeks and months prior to Mid Winter over the Council List. There were several instances where Councilors hadn't been appraised of certain measures that required their vote more than a few minutes or hours before the event. While it is clear that most of the Councilors and Members share fundamental agreement on most issues, they clearly do not share the same sense of what is appropriate for Council deliberation and how such issues should be framed. Vigorous use of the Council List to test and refine issues long before Councilors convene in session is the best way to secure consensus.
My sincerest thanks also go to the Oak Lawn Public Library, the Board and Taxpayers for supporting my participation in ALA.
James B. Casey, January 24, 2007


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Sesma, Raymundo; Pontiggia, Giuseppe
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The Angels were looking forward to having their lineup back to full strength Tuesday for the first time since the first week of the season.
It lasted one inning.
As the Angels opened a three-game series with the Houston Astros, slugger Josh Hamilton returned after nearly two months on the disabled list and Mike Trout returned after sitting ou two games because of back stiffness.
But after Trout struck out swinging in the first inning at Minute Maid Park, he left the game because of continued back problems. The Astros then rolled to a 7-2 victory and handed the Angels their fourth consecutive loss.
Trout said he was examined by a doctor before the game but would be more thoroughly evaluated Wednesday in Houston.
"He'll have some studies done," Manager Mike Scioscia said. "I'm sure he's going to have some kind of an X-ray or something.
"We'll definitely take a half-step back here and find out exactly what's going on. He can't think of one thing that he did in the course of the last three or four days that caused it."
Trout said he "didn't feel comfortable" when the game started.
"I didn't want to risk it and push it too much," Trout said. "I felt something and it's the same thing I've been feeling for a couple of days."
Asked how concerned he was, Trout replied, "Not too concerned. [I] made progress over the last two days, so it was obviously getting better, but just don't want to push it too much where it gets worse.
"It's frustrating for me, I want to be out there."
None of this is what the Angels had hoped for after being swept in a three-game series by the Athletics in Oakland before they arrived in Houston to end a 10-game trip.
The Angels have been outscored, 33-13, in their last four games.
Hamilton, though, appeared mostly recovered.
Batting cleanup, Hamilton hit a home run into the right-field stands in the eighth inning against reliever Tony Sipp.
And in the first inning, Hamilton crushed a pitch from starter Collin McHugh more than 400 feet to the quirky, grassy incline in center field known as "Tal's Hill," where center fielder Dexter Fowler caught the ball while falling to his knees.
"Anywhere in the world he's got two home runs, except here," Scioscia said of Hamilton.
Before Hamilton was injured, he was batting .444 (12 for 27) with two home runs and six runs batted in through eight games.
Hamilton tore a ligament in his left thumb April 8 while sliding headfirst into first base in Seattle, a maneuver he chalked up to instinct.
But Hamilton returned Tuesday with a slight change of heart.
After being sidelined eight games into the season, the 6-foot-4, 240-pound outfielder said he's re-evaluating the idea of a headfirst slide into first base.
"I'm going to give it a break for a while," Hamilton said. "You get smarter as far as trying to know when to do things and when not to do things.
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Today Chinese foreign minister Yang Jiechi, speaking with unusual bluntness in front of 300 leading diplomats – including senior US officials – here in Munich publicly stated that China is getting stronger on the international stage. He said the US was violating international law by a proposed arms sale to Taiwan, offered that China's TV and radio news service contains "more solid" and reliable news than Western media, and that China is not ready to address sanctions on Iran's nuclear program, stating instead that the Islamic Republic "has not totally closed the door on the IAEA."
Transatlantic – meet the Pacific.
Foreign Minister Yang is the first Chinese official to speak at the annual Munich Security Conference, the premier transatlantic security meeting, in its 46 year history. He turned heads in the group at a time when the People's Republic and the US have come to loggerheads over Taiwan arms sales, Internet freedom, currency rates, and climate policy coming out of the Copenhagen meeting in December.
"I haven't heard a high-ranking Chinese official say, 'Yes, we are strong,' in a public setting before," said a senior German diplomat. "It was a very assertive message, different, and it means we will soon see a different Chinese policy."
Mr. Yang, a former ambassador to the US and highly respected, gave a somewhat conventional speech – though in a strong voice. He affirmed that China is both a developed and a developing country, that it seeks "win-win solutions," and that it is preparing for greater "shared responsibilities" on the world stage – and that it played a transformative role in helping avert a global financial crisis in the past year.
Yet during three probing follow-up questions, Yang mopped his brow repeatedly in answering on Taiwan, cyberspace, and China's position on Iran's nuclear program, which he earlier admitted was "at a crucial stage."
"Does China feel stronger? Yes," he said as questions opened.
Regarding a proposed US $6.4 billion package of arms for Taiwan introduced in recent weeks by the Obama administration, and which China has for the first time threatened retaliatory sanctions on US firms that supply arms – Yang called it a "violation of the code of conduct among nations" by the US, said China has "every reason to feel indignant about this thing," and added that Beijing has a "sovereign right to do what is necessary" in response.
He went on to say China is "totally against hacking attacks…I don't know how this Google thing has popped up" – in response to a question about cyberspace. At a time when the American search engine giant has said it may leave China after repeated hacks on human rights workers, and British intelligence has reported official Chinese espionage against business travelers, Yang said that "China is a victim" of hacking.
The cyberspace answers were prefaced with polemics on the virtues of Chinese news gathering. The Chinese people have better news than members of the western public, and "freedom of speech is what we advocate," Yang said, adding that with 15 million Chinese traveling abroad every year, "the Chinese people are well informed." Yang also said that while foreign companies were free to enter China, and that many had done well there, they still must submit to Chinese laws, "and what is in the best interest of China."
China's presence at the 48-hour Munich conference, hosted by German diplomat Wolfgang Ischinger, and that will include US National Security Advisor James Jones, follows a robust Chinese presence at the annual Davos conference in Switzerland, where China rented one of the most splendid villas – used in the past by Microsoft.
Gary Smith, director of the American Academy in Berlin, said that Yuan's assertive speech did not contain the kind of direct dynamite that Vladimir Putin's address here did in 2007, when Russia's then-president affirmed that Russia would taking a newly assertive role on the world stage. But Yuan's comments nonetheless would be felt strongly here, Smith said: "Europeans have been terrified by this kind of moment…they've been obsessed by the rise of China and India.
"[Yuan's remarks] tells this group that the hard work of Atlantic consensus on global issues can be negligible if the Chinese don't agree to play ball."


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Accessing the Edit menu in SharePoint 2010 is a little tricky because it isn't visible immediately. You see the Edit menu when you hover your mouse pointer over the Name property of your document. When you see a little arrow appear, you can click the arrow to display the Edit menu.
With the Edit menu, you can view and edit properties. (If SharePoint recognizes the file type, it displays the default application that can be used to edit the document, for example, Edit in Microsoft Word.)
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