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Spike Lee had some strong words to say about Mayor Rahm Emanuel while being interviewed for an article that appears in Chicago Magazine about his upcoming film "Chi-Raq."
The director told the publication that he and Emanuel got off on the wrong foot, and that the mayor wanted to portray him as a villain.
"To be honest, he's a bully," Lee said, adding that: "He's not gonna bully me. My tactic with the mayor—any bully—is to come out swinging."
Lee also referred to aldermen who have spoken out against the movie as "bootlickers."
Despite the chilly reception from city officials, Lee argues that people in the city were happy about the film.
"Everywhere I went—North Side, West Side, South Side, black people, white people—I got nothing but love our entire time here," Lee said.
"Chi-Raq," which features stars like Nick Cannon, Wesley Snipes, Jennifer Hudson, Teyonah Parris, John Cusack and Samuel L Jackson, was shot entirely in Chicago.
The movie, which has been a source of debate in Chicago as some city officials oppose the "Chi-Raq" title, intends to "shed light on the serious, but often overlooked issue of violence in inner city Chicago."
"Chiraq" is the slang term some use to compare America's third-largest city to a war zone because of its violent crime. Those in support of the film say the title is a "reality of what's happening in the city."


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The Bingo All Stars will look a little different for most of the summer. Coach Maxwell (Bingo) Cole and seven of his players from of one of streetball's most recognizable squads are touring overseas with Team Nike this month.
With Cole, Anthony Glover and Antwan (Anti-Freeze) Dobie, among others, in London the Bingo All Stars had new coaches and a different-looking roster for its first two games at Hoops in the Sun at Orchard Beach in The Bronx. Longtime members Lee Church and Will Cadiz with split the coaching duties when they are not playing from here on out until Cole, one of streetballs most respected figures, gets back from a three-city stop overseas against a variety of all-star teams.
"It's the same thing," Church said. "We have the same focus. We have a couple of people filling for the missing pieces of the puzzle. We just try to come out and do the same thing we are supposed to do."
The Bingo All-Stars split its two games this weekend. They beat Sharing Success on two late free throws by Stefan Malliet with 4.7 seconds left but fell, 75-72, to rival R2K in a rematch of last year's final, won by Bingo. Anthony Cox led Bingo with 21 points and Rome Jones had 12. Kirk Williams paced R2K with 20 points. Damian Hyman added 14 and Aaron (The Problem) Williams had 11.
"We lost this game," said Church, a former star at Boys & Girls. "We gave this game away. We beat ourselves down the streatch."
He said it's tribute to Cole that players are willing to come help and play for the program while he is gone. For instance, Courtney Castro and Gage Blade came out on Sunday. Hoops in the Sun is the primary concern for them along with EBC Rucker. Before leaving for Europe, Cole didn't seem worried about the state of his team in his absence.
"I have plenty of players," Cole said. "They will play while I'm gone. They will hold it down. I told them, 'Just make sure I get to the playoffs.'"
Rosedale Trailblazers 85, Silva All Stars 83: Scott Machado beat the buzzer with a 3-pointer to give Rosedale the dramatic win. The former Iona guard scored 18 points. Kyle Hunt led all scorers with 30 points and former West Virginia guard Darryl (Truck) Bryant chipped in 10. Sharon Rics paced Silva with 23 points, Aubin Scott had 18 and Derek Bell added 15.
Sharing Success 69, Team Rockaway 67: Will Pratt poured in 37 points and Gary Ervin had 11 for Sharing Success. Kareem Corprew tallied 28 points for Team Rockaway.


text: In VINE TALK, actor-writer-director Stanley Tucci leads a wine-tasting and a lively and engaging conversation among an eclectic group of celebrities and celebrity chefs. This ever-changing panel sniffs, swirls and sips wines while discussing wine, food and culture. Then, they blindly pick their favorite wine and compare their choice with that of the studio audience. Featured guests include: John Lithgow, Lidia Bastianich, Rosie Perez, Jennifer Coolidge, Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi and the irrepressible Nathan Lane. Food & Wine executive wine editor Ray Isle, along with a rotating group of experienced sommeliers, take turns introducing the names, labels, origins and retail price-points of varietals, and answering celebrity and studio audience questions.


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This boy. Oh my heart.
*There are a few things that I've noticed while spending my days at the public pool. First of all, there are no men at the pool in the summer. It is full of moms who fall into two camps: the moms with perfect hair, tan, teeth, bodies and whose bikinis and cover ups actually match and their kids all have perfectly monogrammed everything then there are the moms who are more like Honey Boo Boo's family who wear see through tee's in the pool. I'm going to start my own group for moms who are trying to kill time who have cellulite and are just praying that one of their kids doesn't start to drown so that they don't have to jump in the freezing water.
*My favorite pair of jeans wore a hole through the crotch. I was telling my friend, Jessica, about this and she said that her jeans were starting to wear through in the crotch as well. We are trying to figure out what is going on with our crotches that makes them melt denim.
*They started putting the deck on our new house. We are just so excited to have a place to sit that is not covered in mud or drywall dust.
How cute is this man I married? When we got married 10 years ago, he was all city. In the last few months, I've seen him wield a chainsaw and an ax (which is oddly sexy). I'm going to convert this one into a country boy, yet. His metamorphosis is almost complete. Or at least it's complete from the hours of 6 pm until bedtime. The rest of the time he sits behind a desk in a suit and tie selling mutual funds and such which is not very country at all. But he looks cute doing that, too, so it's all good.
*We are becoming experts at "kids eat free" nights around town. The fourth kid tipped the balance in our eating out budget. But sometimes a mom just needs a night out of the kitchen. Tuesday was kids eat free night at one of our favorite barbecue places. They have these giant glasses that are the equivalent of 3-4 regular sized glasses. If I had to give them an ounce assignment, I would say they maybe hold 32 ounces. I ordered an iced tea and it was so delicious and I was so thirsty that I sucked it down in record time before our food even arrived. I had a second glass with our meal. And then for some reason, I said yes when the waitress asked me if I'd like a giant tea in a to-go cup. Miles would have called it huge-normous. I call it a sickness. I drank until I puked. And then I had a good laugh and how my 21 year old self would have been so disappointed with my 32 year old self's definition of "drink til you puke" and then I puked again. I have learned my lesson. 100 ounces of iced tea in 2 hours = very, very bad.
*Noah's bear Max has become such a staple in our home, that many times, I find Max sitting at the table eating Teddy Grahams (cannibalism) or perched in a chair watching TV.
Max came along at such a transition time for our family and I'm so grateful that Noah has him. Granted, 6 years old is probably bordering on too old to have such a strong friendship with a stuffed animal, but whatever. I slept with my teddy bear until my husband banned it from our marital bed, so I'm probably not a good example of age appropriateness.
* Sadie's friend came over to play yesterday. I heard the following conversation.
Friend: I wish I had a sister like you do.
Sadie: Well, you have a parrot. It's pretty much the same thing.
I never had a sister so I think that I underestimated just how freaking competitive sisters are. The other day we were talking about tornadoes. One of them started talking about how they had to sit in the basement during a tornado warning. Then the other said, "Oh yeah? I saw a tornado once." Which escalated to the other saying, "So, when I was little, a tornado picked up my bike and threw it through the roof." I had to remind them both that neither of them have ever been in a tornado but if they would like to keep up this type of talking that I would be more than happy to pick up both of their bikes and throw them through the roof. Mom=1 Whiny Kids=0
* Miles has a new hobby. It's not a good one. In fact, it's rather disturbing. He does this all. the. time.
And that's life in a "nut" shell. (I couldn't help myself, sorry.)
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Trial record 32 of 295 for: warfarin AND anticoagulation
Clarification of Optimal Anticoagulation Through Genetics (COAG)
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00839657
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : February 9, 2009
Last Update Posted : April 20, 2016
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
|Tracking Information
|First Submitted Date ICMJE
|February 6, 2009
|First Posted Date ICMJE
|February 9, 2009
|Last Update Posted Date
|April 20, 2016
|Study Start Date ICMJE
|September 2009
|Actual Primary Completion Date
|April 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Current Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Percentage of time participants spend within the therapeutic INR range (PTTR) [ Time Frame: Measured during the first 4 weeks of therapy ]
|Original Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Same as current
|Change History
|Complete list of historical versions of study NCT00839657 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site
|Current Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Occurrence of INR greater than 4 or serious clinical event [ Time Frame: Measured during the first 4 weeks ]
|Original Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Same as current
|Current Other Pre-specified Outcome Measures
|Not Provided
|Original Other Pre-specified Outcome Measures
|Not Provided
|Descriptive Information
|Brief Title ICMJE
|Clarification of Optimal Anticoagulation Through Genetics
|Official Title ICMJE
|A Randomized, Multi-Center, Double-Blind Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Use of Clinical Plus Genetic Information to Guide Warfarin Therapy Initiation and Improve Anticoagulation Control for Patients
|Brief Summary
|Individuals taking warfarin often need frequent dose changes as the international normalized ratio (INR) gets too high or too low which could result in a higher risk of thromboembolism, bleeding and early discontinuation of a highly useful therapy. This study will compare two approaches to warfarin dosing to examine the utility of using genetic information for warfarin dosing.
|Detailed Description
|The objective of the Clarification of Optimal Anticoagulation through Genetics (COAG) trial is to conduct a 1,022 participant, multicenter, double-blind, randomized trial comparing two approaches to guiding warfarin therapy initiation: 1) initiation of warfarin therapy based on algorithms using clinical information and an individual's genotype using genes known to influence warfarin response ("genotype-guided dosing"), and 2) initiation of warfarin therapy based on algorithms using only clinical information ("clinical-guided dosing"). The study hypothesis is that the use of genetic and clinical information for selecting the dose of warfarin during the initial dosing period will lead to improvement in stability of anticoagulation(AC) relative to a strategy that incorporates only clinical information (without genetics) for initial dosing. Each study arm will include a baseline dose initiation algorithm and a dose revision algorithm applied over the first 4 to 5 doses of warfarin therapy. By comparing the two strategies in this trial, the study will be able to determine if genetic information provides added benefit above and beyond what can be gleaned simply with clinical information. This study is a proof-of-concept efficacy trial. Efficacy is defined as a measure of whether, under optimal application, dosing algorithms will lead to improvement in care. The trial will thus answer the question: "can the use of clinical plus genetic information lead to an improvement in anticoagulation control above and beyond the use of only clinical information during the initiation of warfarin, when applied in a uniform and optimal manner to all patients?" Because efficacy has not yet been established for genotype-guided dosing of warfarin, it is important to first test whether this approach can, indeed, improve anticoagulation outcomes under controlled conditions.
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|Study Phase ICMJE
|Phase 3
|Study Design ICMJE
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
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|November 2013
|Actual Primary Completion Date
|April 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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Exclusion Criteria:
|Sex/Gender ICMJE
|Ages ICMJE
|18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
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|United States
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|U.S. FDA-regulated Product
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|IPD Sharing Statement ICMJE
|Not Provided
|Responsible Party
|National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
|Study Sponsor ICMJE
|National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
|Collaborators ICMJE
|Bristol-Myers Squibb
|Investigators ICMJE
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The Best Blues Artists of All Time
List Rules Best artists of the blues genre--a style that originated in African-American communities in the Deep South of the U.S.
Whether you like Muddy Waters, Robert Johnson, or that bluesy broad Etta James, there's now denying they're all some of the most famous blues musicians of all time. This list of blues singers, ranks the best blues music artists, singers, and musicians, and has been voted on and ranked by blues fans worldwide. Add your own list or vote on the top blues artist in history here. These best blues singers are known for their great voices and music that will stand the test of time, and for spearheading legendary tracks with their good blues bands.
Note that this ranking is for blues artists only - no best blues/blues rock bands here. Many of the greatest bluesmen, old blues singers, and female blues artists are sadly no longer with us, but their legacies live on, often in rock artists who sold millions more records with versions of classic blues songs written by these great blues legends.
Who are the greatest blues artists? These are best blues musicians the world has to offer, from the Mississippi Delta to the streets of Chicago, Detroit, and even London. Make sure to vote for the blues greats you consider to be the top blues artists of all time.


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Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) has offered Genealogy courses in the Division of Continuing Education since 2007. The program was developed in response to a growing community need for proper use of genealogical records and sources as well as expertise in research methodology and family history documentation. Revamped in 2012, the program is now under the Information Studies umbrella, with premier instructors who are highly respected in the field of genealogy and family research.
Current Genealogy Instructors:
- Lorraine Bourne, Accredited Genealogist
- Sharon Carmack, Certified Genealogist
- Karen Clifford, Accredited Genealogist, UGA Fellow
- Janet Hovorka, Masters in Library & Information Science
- Kelly Summers, Accredited Genealogist
SLCC is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU), a regional accrediting body recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation and the U.S. Department of Education.
Fall 2013 semester credit & noncredit courses include:
- Genealogy Computer & Internet Tools**
- Intro to Genealogical Research
- U.S. Record Groups
- International Record Groups
- Tracing Immigrant Origins
- Genealogy Writing & Publishing
- Preparing for U.S. Credentials
Offered as credit or non-credit – depending on the student's goal – a focus on International or U.S. genealogical research is available. To earn a certificate, students must complete six classes. Courses are offered online and prepare students to become accredited or certified in genealogical research.
Credit courses (GEN): Tuition is $454 for a 3 credit hour class. Out-of-state tuition for a 3 credit hour class is $1,362. All of the Genealogy program courses are offered online. For financial aid determination go to: http://www.slcccontinuinged.com/genealogy_financialaid
Non-credit courses (CEGN) can also be taken to earn a certificate. Tuition for a non-credit course is $350 online course fee. To register for non-credit course call 801-957-5200. An application for acceptance to the college is not required for non-credit courses. To register for non-credit options call: 801-957-5200.
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By appropriating what is said in Black Skin, White Masks — It can be generalized that those who are colonized, have "no culture, no civilisation, no 'long historical past'" (34) and it is the master's or colonizer's language that "is the key that can opens doors" (38). Stephen Dedalus faces a similar dilemma that eventually got resolved towards the end. Understandably, the English language is an acquired tongue of Stephen but he has learned and found the value of a language that frees him from the entanglement from the nets of "nationality, language, religion" (210). These nets would have stopped his 'flight' above the Irish issue that is seen myopically by many of his peers who are unable to view themselves beyond the veneers of the present. As Stephen puts it, "Ireland is the old sow that eats its farrow" (210), basically-speaking, the current condition of his country has to do, way back in the long history of Ireland when Stephen accused the country of giving up its own language and took another (209), hence losing their culture and history (since language facilitates the creation of history).
As mentioned earlier on, the acquiring of a language used by colonists opens the world to the person. Similarly, it is no coincidence that Portrait is full of Latin — the language of the learned. Stephen, it seems, is ready to embark on a journey that is beckoning him, to become an artist with his arsenal of languages, to "forge in the smithy of my soul the uncreated conscience of my race" (262) as he starts by finding his own voice as seen in the changes of the novel into the journal form – his own voice, towards the end .


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What a wonderful view!! All the bars and restaurants are within walking distance.
In a wild private property classified "outstanding place", near the sea, near the Conservatoire du Littoral, come to live a unique experience under a luxurious tent surrounded by nature. Comfort, Silence, Nature are the watchwords of this place with direct access to the sea (sand and rocks) through a private path of about 200m, and magnificent views of the Gulf of Valinco The Peninsula of Porto Pollo, the Tower and the bay of Campo Moro, the Cap Senetoso ... You will find a luxury lodge tent for 6 people with the possibility of extending the number of beds to 4 more people in independent wooden cabins with single beds. The Lodge includes: • A room in a spacious mezzanine with a king size bed and safari storage • One bedroom 4 bunk beds • Indoor kitchen with induction hob, fridge / freezer, microwave, coffee maker, teapot, toaster • An indoor bathroom with spacious shower, sink and dry toilet • A large interior space on the ground floor - kitchen living space • A covered wooden terrace • Outdoor kitchen with wood pizza oven, gas plancha, allowing to cook outside • A bathroom in the open sky protected from the looks with shower hot & cold-water • Hidden in the nearby maquis a shed containing other dry toilets for the lovers of "the bottom of the garden" • A huge table made of exotic wood for friendly meals • Disseminated here and there on a wooded plot of 5000m ² - a lounge area with huge sofa bed, hammocks hung under fifty-year-old pines - reading or relaxing corners for the quietest hour or to nap.... More services: - Internet - Archery - Pétanque - Paddle - Swing - Fishing equipment - Masks and fins available Possibility of excursions: -By boat, 4x4 or quad - Walk from the Lodge to the Genovese Tower of Capo Nero or Capo di Muro
Featuring a sunny terrace, the Florida is a welcoming and friendly family hotel and restaurant run by Blanche Bucchini and her brother Pierre Bucchini. The hotel belonged to their mother. Ideal for families, the Florida is located near the maquis (corsican bush) and the Corsican mountain. A large choice of activities such as: hiking, skiing (in winter) or snowshoeing are avalaible nearby. The Florida is 50 minutes drive from the city of Ajaccio and will allow you to visit both the region of Alta Rocca, the region of Corte, passing by the Verde pass, as well as the region of Porto-Vecchio which Is only 90 kms away. The hotel' s restaurant offers traditional cuisine dedicated to Corsican specialities: Corsican soup, vegetables stuffed with brocciu, courgette fritters ... The authentic and tasty dishes are cooked by Blanche. You will taste the excellent charcuterie of Pierre Bucchini, nephew and son of the owners of the Florida. The delicatessen "U San Petru", by Pierre Bucchini, is next to the hotel. The pigs are born and raised in freedom and fed acorns and chestnuts. In Ajaccio, the Bucchini family also owns the restaurant U Campanile. For more than 20 years, this address is an institution in Ajaccio, loved by locals. Pascale Giorgi, wife of Florida's co-owner, is in charge of this traditional restaurant in the Imperial City. You will find the sausage of his son on the menu, as well as traditional dishes made with the recipes of Pascale's grandmother. Falicities free WIFI TV Free car park Restaurant, Corsican cuisine Bar
This property is 1 minute walk from the beautiful beach of the Gulf of Lava. Hotel Marina Di Lava is located on the seafront in a relaxing environment surrounded by nature. It offers free Wi-Fi in all rooms and free parking. The rooms have private terrace, TV, telephone and air conditioning. Some are next to the garden and others overlook the sea. There is also a bar and restaurant with a large terrace with a sea view. Marina di Lava is a very affordable hotel with direct access to one of the beautiful sandy beaches of Corsica.
Situated in the centre of Ajaccio, just a few meters from the port, this hotel features a traditional restaurant and a terrace. The Auberge du Cheval Blanc is just 300 meters from Saint-François beach. The rooms at the Auberge du Cheval Blanc have a coffee machine, flat-screen, cable TV and a private bathroom with hairdryer and free toiletries. The rooms are air conditioned and have free WIFI. You can visit the local daily market 200 meters and a grocery store 600 meters away. La Casa Bonaparte, birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte, is 100 meters. The hotel is situated 6 km from the airport Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte. CB accepted.
The 3 star Hotel Stella di Mare is located on the beautiful Gulf of Ajaccio, facing the famous Sanguinaire (bloody) islands, 7 km from the city centre. 60 rooms very close to the sea, with a beautiful sandy beach and a panoramic swimming pool with sea water. Stella di Mare features a restaurant Le Saint-Pierre and a typical bar U Pozzu, you can play pétanque(french bowls game), watch TV in our lounge and we also have a diving club.
The Hotel-Residence Acqua Dolce welcomes you all year in a hilly oak grove, near the Gulf of Ajaccio (3 km from the seaside resort of Porticcio and 12km from Ajaccio). Ideally situated to visit Corsica, whether the island beautiful coast or the mountains. On site, enjoy the restaurant, pool and free wifi in the area and car park. In a hotel room or studio / duplex flats, the team will make every effort to make your stay enjoyable. Reception opening time during high season: from 9am to 7pm daily Reception opening time off season: from 9am to 1pm and 3pm to 7pm from Monday to Saturday, Sunday according to your arrival time.
Villa design of 100m2 ideally located on the famous "Route des Sanguinaires" close to beaches and restaurants. Access to the beach is a 2 minute walk across the road. It has 2 bedrooms (one king size bed and one double bed), a bathroom with a large walk-in shower, a fully equipped kitchen open to the living room and the terrace, part of which is covered. Sea view with also a roof terrace offering an incredible view of the Sanguinaires! Ideal for 4 people! Available for rental last week of June, July and August Weekly rates: June 1900 € 1st July to 15th July 2500 € 16th July to 15th August 2700 € 16th August to 31st August 2600 €
Like its twin "Julia 1", this flat is situated on the paradise road of the Sanguinaires in Ajaccio. From 2 to 4 people, this flat close to all shops, is a key place for relaxation and dolce vita. Its beautiful space, with a private garden and a stunning view over the bay of Ajaccio will make your holidays complete! Make Yourself At Home, rent differently, travel differently. MYAH is an estate agency, specialised in short term rentals, MYAH offers a real alternative for your vacation. Settle in and make yourself at home! MYAH is a new approach to holidays or business trips to ensure the perfect stay.This is why the team and its address book is available to welcome you, advise you during your stay and put you in touch with professionals who you may need. Live like a "local" during your stay! To ensure it meets your expectations, Jean-Patrick Bastien and Benjamin carefully select each flat!


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In this dark gloomy tutorial I will be showing you how to draw a Gothic elf girl. I guess you may know by now I'm some what of a Gothic chic myself. Yeah it's true I like Marilyn Manson, and all those crazy sounding bands. But I also enjoy classical, classic rock and roll, hard rock heavy metal, head banging metal and even some oldies from the 60's. Being a Goth to me is like expressing my artistic side. Even though wearing all black with the occasional pink and red hidden in the mix some what seems gloomy, I see black as an open window of endless possibilities. I never like to have a limit on what I can accomplish in life with my goals and dreams. I really do enjoy drawing for people that don't know how to draw yet or just need a little work. I have been drawing since I was very, very young, and to me drawing, painting, and sketching helps me escape to another world that I can conjure up without leaving home. I guess you could also say that I'm a home body. I mean yeah, I like going out and enjoying myself with my very few friends by going to the mall and walking around and stuff like that, but being as a whole individual is better than eating ice cream in 90 degree weather. I'm a city girl, and being in the city means being crowded and cramped and I definitely don't like feeling like that at all. This drawing of the Gothic elf girl is based on me I guess. I mean I too have black hair combed to the side, except it's not long and it doesn't cover my eye. I love wearing my fish net arm bands and wearing black make-up as well. In this drawing she has hollow looking dead white eyes but yet she still has a welcoming smile. The eyes represent being a reserved individual, but the smile says "hello, I am not a gloomy person with horrible issues". She is also wearing striped leggings that are cut off at the ankle with my favorite color nail polish, black. I love the way I did her dress too I think it looks so nice and ruffled. Well in this tutorial you will learn how to draw a Gothic Elf girl step by step with easy to read instructions. I hope you have fun and be creative color her your colors if you like.
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Police discover portable meth lab at Southside baseball field
Jacksonville police searching for suspects
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Investigators with the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said they discovered a portable meth lab at a park on the Southside Sunday night.
Police said the hazmat bomb squad responded to the baseball field off South Jupiter Road just before 6 p.m. Investigators said they found materials used to make methamphetamine in one of the dugouts.
Officers have not made any arrests and did not give any information about suspects.
Authorities said the investigation is ongoing.
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The homepage will have the header (logo and slogan), footer with 6 links and three main areas (Homeowners, Lenders and Realtors). Each of the three main areas will have a visual icon representative of the title and some bullet points highlighting the value and a button under each with a call to action. Homeowners are encouraged to sign up to get help and lenders and realtors are offered to find out more information when they click.
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Hiring continues in West Michigan, and MassMutual MidMichigan, a general agency of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co., is the latest to announce that it will be adding employees in the area.
The company is planning to hire 20 new financial services sales and sales management professionals for its Grand Rapids and Brighton offices during 2013.
"We're definitely in an expansion phase now," said Mike Emery, president of MassMutual MidMichigan. "We're investing now for the growth of our firm through 2012 and the future."
The firm pointed to recent steps it has taken to improve and streamline its recruiting efforts, including hiring a recruiting coordinator, changes to the hiring process to facilitate agency growth and the addition of the Brighton office.
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A Note from the Editor: Redesigned website to serve the lake
Tahoe Daily Tribune will launch its new website Wednesday.
The new site will not only include news from the Tahoe Daily Tribune, but also from our sister papers, the Sierra Sun and North Lake Tahoe Bonanza. The new format is clean and easy to navigate, with tabs for "South Shore" and "North Shore." The homepage will be used for breaking news and items of interest to the region, and the tab for each side of the lake will include news and other content specific to that area. Each page features a carousel that will be updated when fresh content is published, rotating through the top news and photos of the day. The new format features enhanced story pages that allow us to include more photos, a map and related stories.
At the bottom of each page are tiles that highlight content such as weather and entertainment.
The comments section of our website is also returning so readers can weigh in on our stories and opinion pieces. It will be powered through Facebook.
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Our print edition and online content will still be free. We're still committed to being your source for news on the South Shore, and we hope the site is your go-to spot for news at the lake.
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WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY: Gerard Neely, of Forest Hill, graduated from Wake Forest University on May 20.
JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY: The following students graduated from James Madison University May 4: Christopher Petty, of Jarrettsville; Rachel Otto, of Fallston and Graham Farr, of Forest Hill. The following students made the dean's list at James Madison University for the spring semester: Catherine Ambrosich, of Fallston; Hayley Boyle, of Baldwin; Michelle Cocco, of Bel Air; Graham Farr, of Forest Hill; Torie Kennelly, of Baldwin; Leah Perrotta, of Forest Hill; Justin Sommer, of Fallston, and Zoe Zublick of Abingdon.
The following students made the president's list at James Madison University for the spring semester: Rebecca O'Brien, of Joppa; Rachel Otto, of Fallston; Kelly Rudolph, of Kingsville, and Erin Wallace of Bel Air.
DELAWARE VALLEY COLLEGE: The following students are on the list of May graduates at Delaware Valley College: Erin Aylward, of Edgewood; Matthew Farace, of Bel Air and Samantha Pencek, of Bel Air.
SAINT AUGUSTINE'S UNIVERSITY: Trey Hathaway, of Abingdon, has been admitted to Saint Augustine's University for the fall semester.
BOSTON COLLEGE: Grace Kim, of Bel Air, has graduated magna cum laude from Boston College with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University's College of Arts and Sciences and with a major in International Studies.
COLORADO COLLEGE: Audrey Burns graduated with a degree in Environmental Science from Colorado College. She is the daughter of Timothy and Heidi Burns of Bel Air.
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO: Autumn Kulaga, of White Hall, earned an MS in Biomedical Visual at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Applied Health Sciences.
SUSQUEHANNA UNIVERSITY: Two local students were named to Susquehanna University's dean's list for the spring semester. They are: Elise Mervine, of Bel Air, a rising sophomore majoring in music education with a vocal emphasis and a 2012 graduate of Patterson Mill High School and the daughter of Kris and Wendy Mervine; also, Kathleen Sutton, of Pylesville, a recent graduate who majored in business administration with emphases in global management and finance and a 2009 graduate of North Harford High School and the daughter of David and Colleen Sutton.
SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY: Kevin Matejka, of Whiteford, received a Bachelor of Arts in international studies in May at the Southern Methodist University commencement. Matejka is listed on the honor roll with distinction. To be listed on the SMU honor roll with distinction, students must be in the top 10 percent of their school of record. SMU's Spring 2013 enrollment included 10,541students.
WIDENER UNIVERSITY: The following people earned associate's, bachelor's, master's or doctoral degrees from Widener University on May 18: Emily Bochniak, of Fallston, who received a bachelor of arts degree in elementary education/middle years; Bradley Waltman, of Bel Air, who received a bachelor of arts degree in criminal justice; Thomas Livezey, of Bel Air, who received a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering; Daniel Lorenzet, of Forest Hill, who received a bachelor of science degree in management.
SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE: Gail Lewis, of Bel Air, has earned a bachelor of science in Human Services from Springfield College in Massachusetts for studies completed in 2013.
WESTERN NEW ENGLAND UNIVERSITY: Brian J. Schultz, of Bel Air, received a Bachelor of Science degree from Western New England University on May 18.
LAFAYETTE COLLEGE: Area students named to the 2013 spring semester Dean's List at Lafayette College include: Joseph Ingrao, of Bel Air, a graduate of C. Milton Wright High School; and Jillian Dozier, of Fallston, a graduate of Fallston High School. Lafayette is a liberal arts college with 2,400 students and 215 full-time faculty that offers a variety of undergraduate degree programs including engineering.
CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY: Kathleen Mero, of Delta, Pa., was named to the spring dean's list at Creighton University.
SCHOLARSHIPS: Abigale I. Blessing, of Aberdeen, and Amanda R. Shetterly, of Churchchville, were each awarded a $500 scholarship from The Cecil and Harford County municipalities.
MESSIAH COLLEGE: The following students were among the 651 to graduate from Messiah College May 18: Dakotah Bosworth, of Forest Hill, who graduated cum laude with a degree in health and exercise science; Kelly Curran, of Bel Air, who graduated with a degree in peace and conflict studies; Matthew Danmyer, of White Hall, who graduated cum laude with a degree in marketing; Mollie McCreesh, of Fallston, who graduated cum laude with a degree in business administration; Stephanie Schell, of Jarrettsville, who graduated summa cum laude with a degree in molecular biology; Jada Vance, of Bel Air, who graduated cum laude with a degree in nursing; George Waltemire, of Stewartstown, Pa., who graduated magna cum laude with a degree in music performance.
DAVIS & ELKINS COLLEGE: Davis & Elkins College held its 104th commencement May 18, honoring 119 graduates including: Katrina Tiedeman, earned a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics. She is the daughter of Henry and Ellen Tiedeman, of Jarrettsville.
HOOD COLLEGE: The Provost's Office at Hood College announces the local students who qualified for the spring dean's list: Nicholas Temple, of Abingdon; and Kaitlyn Shackelford, of Bel Air.
UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON: The University of Scranton has announced it's Dean's List, which includes Steven Graefe, of Street, a freshman with a exercise science major in Scranton's Panuska College of Professional Studies.
UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND: At the University of Rhode Island's 127th commencement on May 18-19, more than 3,200 undergraduate and 770 graduate students became the University's newest alumni, including Caroline Vonasek, of Monkton, who received a BS in Nursing and graduated cum laude.
JOHNSON STATE COLLEGE: Johnson State College's 146th commencement took place May 18, and Andrew Marquez, of Bel Air, was awarded a bachelor's degree.
DAVENPORT UNIVERSITY: Davenport University has announced Robert Hughes, of Joppa, joined the ranks of more than 2,000 new college graduates, officially completing degrees in business, technology or health professions at the end of the winter 2013 semester.
SHEPHERD UNIVERSITY: Madalyn L. Sullivan, of Abingdon, and Amanda M. Custer of Bel Air were among 633 students at Shepherd University to make the fall dean's list.
PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY: Kristin Summers, a 2009 graduate of John Carroll and resident of Fallston, graduated in May from Philadelphia University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Fashion Merchandising. She has accepted a position at Burlington Coat Factory's corporate office in Burlington, N.J., as an assistant buyer.


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EcoDesign Consultants complete 'The Passive House' in Howe Wood Park
A cold damp day, although thoroughly unwelcome in July, was the perfect test environment for Footprint's visit to eco Design Consultants' recently completed Passive House near Milton Keynes.
Replacing a derelict burnt-out house that had been troublesome for the community, client The Parks Trust wanted to build a new home that could be a positive icon for the future. Opting to construct the first Passivhaus standard building in the area meant footing the bill for a construction cost of £2,000 per square metre.
On approach from the drive, there is a pleasing dialogue between the house and the elevated home-office folly opposite, which tricks the eye into reading the considerable height of the house as slightly lower.
A mixed cladding palette of Kebony wood boards, Eternit roof tiles and Rockpanel also help break up the elevation, so the building appears more compact than it really is.
An oversailing roof to the south is designed to prevent excessive solar gain, however funds were available to install back up roller shutters – just in case. Compartmentalisation of the top floor for fire regulations allows an open plan ground floor despite the house's three storeys, which are necessary to accomodate the five quite generous bedrooms.
Although the scheme largely conforms to typical Passivhaus north-south window arrangements, interior daylight is improved by vertical slit windows to the east and west, generally a Passivhaus faux-pas. This addition of dynamic changing light to north-facing rooms goes some way to improve the rather dark upper floors – the diminished natural light here is a side-effect of satisfying other more stringent requirements.
Of course, the open plan living area makes up for this by being super bright. Practice director Alan Budden noted it was a shame to lose a double height space over the lounge in order to increase the lettable floorspace to 182 square metres - there was an estate agent on the client board - but he admitted it has helped with the Passivhaus Planning Package calculations.
A timber frame made for a quick eight-month construction period and facilitated airtightness. The walls contain 300mm of Warmcel insulation against an inside face of taped up OSB3, a material whose airtightness was hotly debated at this year's AECB Conference according to Budden. Yet with an airtightness value of 0.065 air changes per hour, it seems to have done the trick. And it felt like that on the day; the cool, muggy outdoor air was not apparent inside the house.
The MVHR system extracts and recycles air from the toilet and kitchen to help warm the home; care has been taken to ensure the ducts are easily accessed from the bathroom and utility room on their respective floors.
Other green features include solar water heating and 4kW peak photovoltaics, again because the money was there.
Attentive cold bridge detailing has helped alleviate U-values at thermal weak points; for example using inward opening windows has reduced frame width and allowed for an extra external layer of phenolic foam around windows. It's worth noting that many still query the use of environmentally un-friendly materials such as this in order to attain the high performance required for Passivhaus.
The Parks Trust are keen to follow through on their sustainable aims for the project by collecting and analysing energy data. Building performance monitors are at the ready,and the house has now been taken over by its first tenants, who have been fully briefed on how Passivhaus works.
With the Trust keeping its eye on another house opposite that is currently up for auction, The Passive House at Howe Wood Park might even be the beginnings of a Milton Keynes Passivhaus community.
Energy Standard (PHPP)
Heat requirement / year: 14 kWh/m²a
Heat load (Thames valley data): 12 W/m²
Primary energy required: 95 kWh/m²a
Air-tightness (n50-value): 0.065 h-1 @ 50 Pa
Floor slab: 0.122 W/m2K
Exterior walls: 0.137W/m2K
Roof sloping: 0.116 W/m2K
Windows glass: 0.6 & 0.7 W/m²K
Windows frame: 0.97 W/m²K
Professional Team
Client: Parks Trust, Milton Keynes
Architect: eco Design Consultants
Passivhaus Consultants: eco Design Consultants
Passivhaus Certifier: WARM
Project manager: Jackson Coles
CDM coordinator: Jackson Coles
Main contractor: Parkway Construction
Timber frame specialist: Touchwood homes
Structural engineer: Allan Consult
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International rapporteurs are preparing summaries of all conference sessions with major findings and themes. A daily report is published every morning.
Where all land and soils are assets! Follow the blog of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification.
Conference theme: "Economic assessment of desertification, sustainable land management and resilience of arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid areas"
Envisaged Outcomes: The overall goal of the UNCCD 2nd Scientific Conference is to produce sound scientific outputs and policy-oriented recommendations
Message of the Executive Secretary on the UNCCD 2nd Scientific Conference
05/03/2013 -The UNCCD 2nd Scientific Conference will offer a unique opportunity to transform our understanding of the real value of drylands and associated ecosystem services, by assessing the...
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On Tuesday, 09 April 2013 Antonio ROCHA MAGALHÃES; Chairperson of the Committee of Science and Technology CST, United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, Brazil declared the UNCCD 2nd Scientific Conference opened. About 800 scientists are gathering in Bonn Germany, discussing socio-economic impacts of DLDD e.g. global food insecurity, poverty, biodiversity loss, unemployment and migration, as well as potential solutions.
An international team of rapporteurs is preparing summaries of all conference sessions with major findings and themes. A daily report is published on the website every morning. >>>read more
Following consultations held with the COP10 Bureau with respect to the date and venue of the third Special Session of the Committee of Science and Technology (CST S3), the second International Scientific Conference and the eleventh session of the Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention (CRIC11), the Executive Secretary informed that at this late stage of the process, no further viable option were left but to hold these events in a back to back format during the month of April.
The latest communication received from the Embassy of Brazil in Germany on 31 January 2013 informed that it will not be possible for the government of Brazil to reschedule the above-mentioned events to any date until the end of April 2013, reason for which the Brazilian government sees no other option but to withdraw its offer to hold the above mentioned meetings. The Brazilian authorities further underlined that the government of Brazil would carefully examine any further offer, should the secretariat reconsider the suggested dates and propose new dates from May 2013.
In view of the severe time constraints faced, and based on the COP Bureau's authorization to reschedule the UNCCD events under the above revised format in Bonn (Headquarters of the Secretariat) in April 2013, unless an offer is received from a party to host the events at the proposed dates and cover the related costs, the secretariat hereby informs that all necessary steps are being taken to organize these events in Bonn, as follows:
CST S3 and the Second Scientific Conference: 09-12 April 2013
CRIC11: 15-19 April 2013.
Arrangements are also being made to facilitate the organization on 12-13 April of regional meetings preparatory to CRIC 11.
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The conference is expected to produce sound scientific outputs and policy-oriented recommendations based on the analysis and compilation of peer reviewed and published literature that informs policy formulation and dialogue. These recommendations shall be submitted to the CST and COP for their consideration. The recommendations should provide a clear picture of available options and possible scenarios for decision makers on the economic assessment of desertification, land degradation and sustainable land management in affected areas.


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Are Savvier Democrats Playing Rope‐a‐Dope?
Let's simplify things and say there are essentially two parts to the health care bills moving through Congress: an individual mandate that would effectively nationalize health care, and a government‐run program that would explicitly nationalize it slowly, over time.
One explanation for Majority Leader Harry Reid (D‑NV) including the government‐run program — supporters call it a "public option"; I prefer Fannie Med — in the Senate bill is that Fannie Med's popularity is on the rise. Another explanation is that Reid had to include it to remain majority leader and get left‐wing Nevadans to work for his re‐election.
But a third explanation, not inconsistent with the others, is that the savvier Democrats know that all they need to nationalize health care is an individual mandate. So they'll let Fannie Med take a beating, and then pass the more sweeping individual mandate when opponents are too exhausted and distracted by their "victory" over Fannie Med to notice.
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Colorado February Climate update: What a difference a month … or a year…makes!
For much of the winter here in Colorado, we've been hearing about below average snowpack in the mountains with warmer than normal temperatures prevailing for much of the state. This trend finally gave way to a more productive storm track and cooler temperatures in February.
After the 15th warmest January statewide on record, February was fairly dull with the 60th warmest February in the 118-year record, which is pretty much right in the middle of the distribution. The Eastern Plains and foothills ranged from right around average to 10F degrees below normal.
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The cold bullet in Adams, Arapahoe, Elbert and Lincoln counties that was 8 to 10 degrees below normal is mainly a symptom of persisting snowcover from the big snow in early February, keeping daytime temperatures much below average. The West Slope (and mainly the northwest corner of the state) was again above average for February, in the range of 2 to 8 degrees above the normal for that part of the state. The small bullet of warmer than normal temperatures in western Grand county is due to lack of snowcover in that area driving temperatures higher than normal.
Precipitation was also more widespread and plentiful than in January. February ranked as the 20th wettest statewide out of 118 years of data. While the mountains were glad to see snow return, they received right around normal for the month, with the western valleys falling short. The northeast plains were the big winners in February with much of that area receiving over 300 percent of their normal for February. We all know that one month is much too short of a time scale to look at in terms of water supply, so hydrologists look at what we term water year precipitation. The water year starts October 1 and ends September 30th and tracks the mountain snow accumulation and runoff seasons.
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The water year puts our hydrologic cycle in a better perspective than the calendar year. For the water year, the northern and central mountains are below average, less than 90% of average in most areas, while the eastern plains are at or above average for the water year. This is in stark contrast to last year when our plains were in drought conditions while the mountains were still building record snowpack. What a difference a year makes.
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Take a look at last year's March 1 basin snowpack compared to this year. The Yampa/White, Colorado, Gunnison, North and South Platte snowpack were all much above average at this point in the water year, while this year many basins are struggling to approach near-average conditions. The only basin in the state above 90% of normal is the South Platte, and that is because this winter the storms have favored the east slope over the west slope with many low pressure systems coming across the four corners and bringing upslope conditions to the east, rather than the Pacific storm tracks which favor the Western Slope.
The U.S. Drought Monitor is also tracking our low snowpack this season. We now have short term drought on the Western Slope into the mountains to accompany the long-term drought in the Arkansas and Rio Grande basins which has persisted since November 2010.
Meteorological spring is now upon us. Let's hope it brings some moisture with it!
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Here are some of our favorite ways to repurpose or, rather, reenvision your Easter dinner every night next week (and we don't mean nuked plates of lamb, wilty asparagus and mint jelly that just won't die). With minimal new cooking required, these dishes affirm the tried and true holiday reality: it's all about the leftovers. Hop to it!
The future life of your Easter eggs:
Beets Mimosa by thirschfeld
Notes: Hard-boiled eggs, passed through a fine strainer, will dress anything up like festive eggy confetti -- from spinach salads to grilled asparagus.
Or: Chop some of those eggs up and let them mingle with crumbled bacon in a brown bag-friendly sandwich.
Once your roasted lamb, now...
Moroccan Style Lamb by healthierkitchen
Notes: Skip the lamb cooking steps here and add your leftover lamb, which you should cube, at step 5.
Or: Lamb tacos! Just pickle some onions a la aargersi, and get some avocado, lime, and cilantro involved.
Half an Easter ham hanging around the fridge? Take heart.
Prosciutto and Fontina Panini with Arugula Pesto by BigGirlPhoebz
Notes: Thinly sliced baked ham substitutes beautifully for the prosciutto here.
Or: Here too, minced to bits and mixed with orecchiette, cream, mint, and fresh snap peas.
The way to make the best of your chocolate loot:
Ancho Chili-Cinnamon Chocolate Bark by wanderash
Notes: Melting down your dark chocolate holdings is the way to go here -- or here, Sugar Mama-style.
Or: Crunch up that chocolate bunny (or what's left of him) and mix the shards into some fool-proof ice cream.
Now mint jelly -- well, we can't help you there. Seriously, what are you supposed to do with that stuff?
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Readers Recall Tablet Magazine Ads at Same Rate as Print Ads
A splashy ad in a magazine may catch a reader's eye as he or she is flipping through the pages, but would that ad grab someone's attention when it's displayed on a tablet?
With an ever-growing array of screens and formats to serve ads, it can be a headache for marketers to figure out where ads resonate with consumers and where they don't. However, new research suggests that tablet magazine advertising is just as effective as (and can even add impact to) print campaigns.
A recent study from GfK MRI Starch Advertising Research found that ads in tablet versions of magazines have the same average level of reader recall as print magazine ads.
The research firm conducted an online survey to analyze reader recall of 28,624 magazine ads in 805 tablet magazine issues published last year and compared that data to consumer print recall data. The online survey asked respondents if they recalled having read a particular ad and if they had interacted with ads that had interactive features.
GfK found that the average level of reader recall for both print and digital ads last year was 52%. The most effective digital magazine ads were recalled by more than 80% of readers, in line with the most effective print ads, GfK said.
For both digital and print formats, ads for household products had the highest average reader recall scores. According to GfK, print ads for vegetable juices had a 66% average level of reader recall, the highest among product categories. The candy and mints, food and beverage and discount department store categories tied for the second highest average reader recall score for print ads at 64%. Ads for soups, home and building and department stores also had high levels of reader recall.
In the digital realm, home and building ads as well as department store ads had the highest average level of reader recall at 64%. Those categories were followed by candy and mints ads, which had an average reader recall score of 63%. Digital ads for vegetable juices, food wraps, foils and bags, household soaps, cleansers and polishes and department stores followed with average reader recall scores of 61%.
Among respondents who recalled at least one tablet magazine ad, 62% said interactive features for that magazine helped them learn more about the products or services being advertised.


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We're collected various historic records about InterBase and Firebird from ancient times to present days. To be consistent, we're arranged them in groups that cover significant periods in history of InterBase and Firebird, and link these groups in chronological order. Moreover, we're provided a small Who's Who gallery of InterBase/Firebird community.
Although our records are quite complete and accurate, it's possible that we're missed some interesting document or important event that you're aware of. Please, report any such omission to our historiographer.
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Your InterBase/Firebird Documentary Team
How InterBase came to be
Who could be more competent to delineate early days of InterBase than her parents? Fortunately, Jim Starkey and Ann Harrison were willing to share their memories about those glorious days, when IBM ruled the IT world, Microsoft was a small company and true programmers didn't use Pascal.
Jim Starkey is a Firebird advisory board member regularly appearing in IB-Architect mailing list.
Ann Harrison is president of
, one of Firebird Admins and a Firebird developer.
Ann Harrison's Reminiscences on InterBase's Beginnings
InterBase started in the shower. Specifically in the blue-tiled walk-in shower at 297 Reedy Meadow Road, Groton, Massachusetts, USA. There, looking through the shower window into the woods, Jim Starkey had the "Eureka" that eventually became InterBase.
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How Jim Starkey remembers it
I founded the company the day after Labor Day weekend in 1984. I had been at DEC for almost 10 years, had loved it, but didn't love it that much. I decided that if I were doomed to suffer, I would rather suffer from my own mistakes than somebody else's.
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Further recollections from Ann Harrison
InterBase started on Apollo Domain, a spectacularly wonderful workstation with terrific networking. The initial release supported Apollo, Sun, HP/UX, VAX/VMS, Ultrix, and something else that escapes me. So, if you wonder 'was InterBase originally a Windows/DOS system?', the answer is 'no'.
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InterBase at Borland
When Borland bought Ashton-Tate in October, 1991, they got also the InterBase with it (version 3 at that time). Shortly thereafter they decided that they needed the technology in-house, so they moved about 1/3 of the company, including most of the senior engineers, to Scott's Valley. Several senior people from support also moved west, and most of the local sales offices remained intact.
At that time, both Jim Starkey and Ann Harrison went to pursuit their other interests. But Ann never really break away from InterBase, and she was a valuable member of InterBase community centred around MERS InterBase mailing list (now defunct, but searchable archive is still available) for years. Thanks to her unselfish willingness to share her detailed knowledge of InterBase internals, many developers descovered the beauty and power of IB's design and became loyal followers (and that at the end saved the InterBase in 1999).
Borland's custody of InterBase was unbalanced, and greatly depended on "changes in the weather" as Borland changed his focus and priorities (along with top management) several times over the decade they catered it (before IB became Open Source). While Borland did a lot of good to InterBase, they never really make the best account of it to unleash its power in the market. The main Borland's achievements were:
Implementation of stored procedures;
Windows port and the SuperServer architecture;
Novell Netware port (discontinued after v5.6);
Increased populatiry of InterBase thanks to its incorporation into their RAD products from day one.
On the other side, Borland was constantly criticized for lack of marketing efforts (not only those related to InterBase), and especially for poor integration of InterBase with RAD tools that would really unleash its power (it took five(!) versions of Delphi before Borland licensed(!) a component library to provide native access to InterBase) and disestablishment of free deployment licenses for Local InterBase for Windows after Delphi 1 (It's very likely that we would saw the demise of flat databases far earlier, if Borland would continue to offer the free deployment licenses for Local InterBase after 1995, appart from boost in popularity of InterBase — as we can see now, when InterBase is Open Source).
To be honest, all these complaints should account on Borland's top management rather on InterBase division at Borland. While Borland's top management was busy changing company's name from Borland to Inprise to Inprise/Borland.com to Borland/Inprise to Borland Software Corp., and moving people from right to left and vice versa, InterBase R&D and technical support engineers along with sales people did their best for InterBase in constraints imposed to them, and they were always very responsive to their customers and the community at large. But it was obviously not enough for Dale Fuller, the interim CEO of Borland in 1999...
How InterBase became Open Source
From article featured in the UK Borland Users Group Magazine
(Nov/Dec 2000)
"Just before Christmas 1999 Dale Fuller's management team had a meeting with the senior executives of the InterBase division and told them of their new business plan. It has been stated by informed personnel that they had decided that the revenue stream was insufficient for the size of the division. They also said they wanted to lay off at least 50% of the current InterBase staff of 39 (including part-timers and contractors ). In addition, there would be no budget to restore the struggling US marketing and sales staff, which had already been reduced to one 3/4 time person and an intern. This was not a workable scenario to grow a product business. It has never been clear to me just what Dale and his team had in mind, but I believe it was intended to cancel the release of 6.0 and sit on the diminishing revenue stream from 5.n for a couple of years."
"Possibly unbeknown to the Inprise management team, the InterBase team had been quietly building a sound and profitable (i.e., not loss making) business. One of the original developers of InterBase (Ann Harrison) had continued to provide excellent technical support for the product via the mers list server/news group. The product manager, Bill Karwin had equally spent many hours there helping developers. On the business side Paul Beach, responsible for worldwide sales (non-US) was basically generating about 90% of the total turnover. With little resources he had concentrated on building a formidable network of VARS that typically integrated InterBase with other Borland tools."
"Their response (Karwin and Beach) to the new business plan was probably not what was expected. They resigned. Their resignations hit developers and VARS hard. Contractually they couldn't explain why they resigned, but gradually the above picture became clear. Thus the InterBase Developer's Initiative (IBDI) was born. Suddenly we discovered that some serious business and serious money was riding on InterBase. Enough people came forward to buy InterBase several times over. A sale was not to be, but the development community was now forming itself into an organised force to be recognised."
Paul Reeves
(BUG InterBase Group Leader)
InterBase became an open source product on 25th July 2000. There should have been dancing in the streets and unbounded joy throughout heaven and earth. The release should have brought praise for enlightened and forward thinking management. Instead there was anger and recrimination towards Inprise (now Borland Software Corp.). What went wrong?
Let's the events speak for themselves! A list of events in chronological order as they have been recorded by on-line press.
December 28, 1999
(eWeek) Inprise mulls future of InterBase division
January 03, 2000
(Inprise press release) Open-sourcing of InterBase announcement
January 04, 2000
(LinuxJournal) Conversation with Dale Fuller regarding InterBase
February 14, 2000
(Inprise press release) New Company to Manage InterBase
February 16, 2000
(PC Week) InterBase proves its mettle
March 27, 2000
(Inter@ctive Week) Forming an InterBase Company
March 27, 2000
(Inter@ctive Week) The New Open Source Frontier
March 27, 2000
Inprise Spins Out Database Division for Open Source Future
April 10, 2000
(The 451)
Disappearing Inprise spawns InterBase
April 26, 2000
(SD Times) InterBase Reborn as Open-Source Player
July 14, 2000
(Infoworld) Dale Fuller: Inprise/Borland welcomes Microsoft to the jungle
July 15, 2000
(SD Times) Phoenix Rises Again — Independent InterBase expanding operations
July 17, 2000
Attendee reports on InterBase and Kylix from Borcon
July 21, 2000
(The 451)
Will Borland let InterBase go?
July 25, 2000
(Inprise press release) Inprise/Borland Terminates Negotiations to Sell InterBase® Product Line
July 25, 2000
(Inprise press release) Inprise/Borland Introduces InterBase 6.0 Now Free and Open Source on Linux®, Windows, and Solaris®
July 27, 2000
(Inprise press release) Inprise/Borland's InterBase® ships with Cobalt Networks® Next Generation Server Appliance
July 28, 2000
(Infoworld) InterBase: The spin-off that hasn't
July 31, 2000
The Firebird Project was born
August 25, 2000
(Client Server NEWS 361, August 7-11, 2000)
InterBase Flap Could Fork Code
August 29, 2000
(Client Server NEWS 364, August 28 — September 1, 2000)
InterBase Rises
September 12, 2000
(Inprise/Borland) An open letter to the InterBase Developer Community
September 15, 2000
(LinuxGram) Inprise is back in the InterBase Business
November 13, 2000
(UK Borland User Group Magazine)
Whats happening to InterBase?
November 22, 2000
(Upside Today) IBPhoenix president gets past the politics
January 09, 2001
(IBPhoenix) InterBase Security Alert
February 19, 2001
(Crypto-Gram) Bruce Schneier writes about that backdoor in the latest edition of his monthly newsletter on security issues
March 13, 2001
Borland release certified kits for InterBase 6.0
April 19, 2001
(IBPhoenix) IBPhoenix's response to Borland's certified kits
Firebird records
The InterBase community's activity since the July 25 opening of the InterBase® sources has been frenetic. Within 24 hours, a source code tree was up. By the end of the first weekend, the Firebird project on SourceForge began. Since then, projects have sprouted from every quarter, as the community launched into the initial wetting of hands.
Unwilling to wait for Inprise to resolve difficulties resulting from the breakdown of negotiations to spin off a support company for OS InterBase®, open source coders set up their Firebird tree as a workshop repository for initial work on platform builds, new ports and tools developments.
At the beginning, Firebird developers were used to use MER Systems News Server (because there was also the famous InterBase list) as main communication HUB. But because Robert Schieck, the owner of MERS server joined the Borland camp (he is now the designated InterBase Community Leader at Borland) and started to moderate some community members down, all communication moved to other places, like yahoogroups (egroups at that time) and SourceForge, and importance of this server declined (InterBase list at MER Systems is now defunct, but searchable archive is still available).
Since it's conception, the evolution of Firebird Project was roaring. Unfortunately, the pace of changes was so high that many historical records and documents from first year are lost or buried deeply in personal archives. Anyway, here is the list of some events in history of Firebird project:
August 18, 2000
Classic InterBase 6.0 Port to FreeBSD 4.0.
August 18, 2000
Self-bootstrapping build for Linux ready to download and try out.
August 25, 2000
IBPhoenix launches the InterBase 6.0 ODBC Appeal.
August 30, 2000
Ann Harrison's InterBase Roadmap.
November 22, 2000
Firebird 0.9 Kits for Windows and Linux available for download and testing.
December 22, 2000
Firebird 0.9 for Linux was officially released on Sourceforge.
December 30, 2000
New Firebird release 0.9-4 Test 1. This release includes Win32 production and debug builds.
January 21, 2001
Updated Firebird binaries for Linux. This fixes a problem with temporary files.
March 02, 2001
Firebird V1.0 draws closer. The Firebird project is fixing bugs while it slowly prepares for the release of its first major version. Check here for more information, including a list of planned features, a summary of bugs fixed, and details of those that are still open.
March 27, 2001
The Firebird Project has relaunched its' web-site. It is now driven by phpNuke which allows for dynamic, interactive content.
April 24, 2001
Newsgroup access to a variety of Firebird and InterBase oriented list servers was established on Atkin server.
May 11, 2001
First Powered By Firebird Site located: http://www.utilitybar.com.
May 24, 2001
Firebird 0.9.5 Snapshot builds for Linux and Windows.
June 29, 2001
Firebird 0.9.5 Snapshot builds for Solaris (Sparc).
July 31, 2001
The latest version of the IBPhoenix ODBC Driver was released as Open Source under the Initial Developer's PUBLIC LICENSE Version 1.0.
August 08, 2001
Untested HP-UX 10.20 Firebird 0.9.4 Classic and SuperServer build's.
August 15, 2001
Firebird 1.0.0 Beta 2 for Windows and Linux.
August 28, 2001
Firebird 1.0.0 Beta 2 for Solaris (Sparc).
August 30, 2001
Firebird 1.0.0 Beta 2 for Solaris (X86).
October 03, 2001
Firebird 1.0.0 Beta2 for FreeBSD.
November 08, 2001
Whats happening with Firebird?
Article from the UK Borland User Group Magazine by Paul Reeves (Nov/Dec 2001)
November 14, 2001
Firebird InterClient 2.01 Kits (JDK 1.3) for Windows and Linux.
November 14, 2001
The Firebird project is proud to announce the availability of the Firebird relational database engine Version 1.0.0 — Release Candidate 1. Currently the Win32 and Linux binaries are available, other platforms are expected to join them in the near future. This release was built from code which has been subjected to extensive cleanup, bug-fixing and beta testing during the year between the original release of the code and this release.
November 14, 2001
Firebird RC1 Classic Build for MacOs (Darwin).
November 16, 2001
Firebird RC1 Debian Linux Packages.
November 19, 2001
Firebird RC1 for Sun Solaris (Sparc).
November 20, 2001
Firebird RC1 for FreeBSD (4.3 & 4.4).
November 27, 2001
Firebird RC1 for Sun Solaris (X86).
December 21, 2001
The Firebird project announces the availability of Release Candidate 2 (RC2) for Windows and Linux (including 64 bit I/O).
December 23, 2001
Firebird Rlease Candidate 2 (RC2) builds for Sun Solaris (Sparc).
January 02, 2002
Firebird Rlease Candidate 2 (RC2) Classic build for HP-UX 10.20.
Who is Who around InterBase and Firebird
Ann Harrison
InterBase Community leader (involved in InterBase R & D since earliest days), was President-designate of the ISC spin-off company that never happened. Now a Firebird Admin, oracle of ancient code, IBPhoenix consultant and rescuer of sick databases.
Mark O'Donohue
Firebird Lead Developer and Admin, Starbase nostalgic, database security expert, Linux and Java lover and fair-weather surfie.
Claudio Valderrama
Prolific contributor to the community support lists, owner of the IB Webring, dedicated source code bug researcher and fixit-man, author and collector of erudite writings about InterBase.Prolific contributor to the community support lists, owner of the IB Webring, dedicated source code bug researcher and fixit-man, author and collector of erudite writings about InterBase.
Mike Nordell
Firebird Admin, shotgun rider and bug-collector, currently devoting his considerable coding talents to Firebird 2.
Pavel Cisar
Firebird Admin, Webmaster & newbie kit-builder, IBPhoenix consultant in Czechoslovakia. Co-founder and maintainer of Delphree open source site.
John Bellardo
Firebird source code developer, responsible for the Mac/Darwin builds and active in the Firebird 2 development effort.
David Jencks
Firebird source code developer, "Mr JDBC" and support champion in IB-Java list.
Neil McCalden
Firebird source code developer, Solaris kit builder and fixit-man.
Paul Beach
Former InterBase Gen. Manager, subsequently business director of the ISC spin-off that never happened. Now a Firebird member, HP-UX guru, QA tester, IBPhoenix world-wide coordinator and water diviner.
Helen Borrie
Documenter, tech writer and webbie; IBPhoenix consultant for Australia and New Zealand, co-founder of IBDI.
Frank Schlottman-Gödde
Firebird Admin and source code developer. Frank's the one who found the security exploits in the source code.
Paul Reeves
Webbie, build coordinator, jack-of-all-trades, IBPhoenix consultant for UK, France, Benelux and surrounding districts.
Geoffrey Speicher
"Mr FreeBSD" buildmaster.
Sean Leyne
Ringmaster of the Firebird Bug Circus, keeper of the newsgroup mirrors, Borland newsgroups watchdog, Firebird developer.
Jim Starkey
'The Big Bad Wolf who lives in IB-Architect'. Original architect of InterBase, wrote the JDBC-compliant ODBC driver with funding contributions from the IBDI community. Contributes regularly to discussions on existing and proposed new architecture.
Luis Forra
Documentation support, Win32 kit builder.
Dave Schnepper
Open Source developer, Firebird advisor on character set internationalization, former Borland InterBase techie.
Reed Mideke
One of Firebird's Win32 build specialists, Spitfire 1600 afficionado and former Borland InterBase techie.
Jason Wharton
Creator of IB Objects, benefactor of community web resources and some Firebird projects, co-founder of IBDI.
Dalton Calford
Co-founder of IBDI, coordinator of IB-Designer project.
Craig Leonardi
Benefactor of Firebird UDF library development.
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