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Blackhawks Take 2-0 Series Advantage After 4-1 Win Over Wild
CHICAGO - The Chicago Blackhawks have taken a 2-0 series lead after downing the Minnesota Wild 4-1 on Sunday.
Brandon Saad scored his first two goals in the playoffs this year and Bryan Bickell added a goal and two assists to lead Chicago.
Cody McCormick scored the lone goal for the Wild in the contest. Ilya Bryzgalov made 18 saves in front of the net for Minnesota.
The Wild hope to rebound on Tuesday at home for game three in the Western Conference semifinals. You can listen to the game on AM1390 The Fan with pregame at 7:30 p.m.

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From the Herald:
President Lee Myung-bak on Monday vowed to "immediately exercise (Seoul's) right of self-defense" if North Korea attempts military provocation again as he announced several countermeasures against the North, which allegedly sank a South Korean warship in March.
"From now on, the Republic of Korea will not tolerate any provocative act by the North and will maintain the principle of proactive deterrence," Lee said during a televised national address, which was followed by a joint press briefing by the ministers of unification, foreign affairs and defense.
"If our territorial waters, airspace or territory are militarily violated, we will immediately exercise our right of self-defense."
Lee defined the Cheonan's sinking as "a surprise North Korean torpedo attack," saying that it "constitutes a military provocation against the ROK."
I'll admit I am a bit of a chicken-hawk in this case. I don't want to be here if a battle starts, but I would like to see the end of the Korean War. If I were still in Gangneung, I might finally be happy to have our university buzzed by fighter jets during classes.


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Bahrain GP 2008
Sunday Team Quotes
Felipe Massa (1st): "Sensational! Finally, after a start to the championship under dark clouds, I can see the sunshine again. We kept our concentration all weekend long and this is the result. We knew we could count on a great car and that certainly proved to be the case, given that I never had to push to the maximum once I was in the lead. I made a good start, managing to overtake Robert. Then, there were a few difficult laps because of oil on track between Turns 5 and 8, but I was always in control. Clearly, I always had in mind what happened in Malaysia and so I tried to pay attention all the time, to ensure I brought the car home. It is nice to be back in the winner's position here in Sakhir, a track I have always liked."
Kimi Raikkonen (2nd): "Second place was the best I could hope for on a weekend which was definitely not the best for me. These eight points move me into the lead of the championship and that is definitely a reason for me to leave Bahrain reasonably satisfied. I never found the ideal balance. Sometimes you get weekends like this but I am convinced that in Barcelona, the situation will be different. My first pit stop was not very quick because we had a problem with the lights, but it definitely did not affect the final result. Once I had consolidated my position, I managed the situation, trying not to push the car too much, knowing how important it is to always bring home the points."
Stefano Domenicali, Team Principal: "We are very happy about this wonderful one-two finish. After a bad start to the season, we have proved we know how to react with our actions, as usual. We worked well all weekend and the results therefore followed. Now we have to continue down this road, without allowing our absolute concentration to slip for a moment, because in a championship that looks like being very close, it takes almost nothing to lose precious points. Felipe was fantastic and Kimi also did a good job, as did the entire team, here at the track, but above all, those back home, because our success stems from everyone in Maranello. A one-two is the best possible way of celebrating a hundredth victory for Luca di Montezemolo as President of Ferrari. He has always supported us, especially in the most difficult times."
Luca Baldisserri, Head of Trackside Operations: "A great result which proves the worth of the F2008 and of our team. We worked well with the only glitch concerning the working of the lights at the pit stop. Once we had moved into the positions we wanted, we asked the drivers to manage the cars very carefully. There was no need to push, nor to take unnecessary risks. A special thanks to our technical partners, first and foremost Shell. It is also down to the engine oil we have introduced this year that we manage to pull off this sort of performance."
BMW Sauber
Robert Kubica (3rd): "I am happy with the result. This is my second consecutive podium and the team is leading the constructors' championship. Unfortunately I had massive wheel spin at the start and hit some debris in the first corner of the second lap. When I drove through the oil I was sure I had punctured my tyre as at that point I didn't have the information about the oil. But this was a great day for the team. I am now looking forward to Barcelona."
Nick Heidfeld (4th): "Now after the race I'm much happier than I was yesterday. Having finished fourth is a positive result after what was a difficult weekend for me. The car's balance on this track was just not how I wanted it to be. I hope I won't have such troubles again. Finishing the race just one position behind my team mate, who started from pole while I was sixth, is a good result. I enjoyed overtaking Jarno Trulli and Heikki Kovalainen. Once again for us in the team everything went smoothly."
Dr. Mario Theissen, BMW Motorsport Director: "The third podium in the third race - this was really a tailor made start to the season for our team. Finishing third and fourth in Bahrain with Robert and Nick was a very good result. Our performance gives everybody extra motivation for the coming weeks. Both drivers lost positions at the start, the reason may be technical and must be analysed. Later on both drove excellent races and the pit stops went perfectly. In the end the gap to the Ferraris was really small. The car still has more potential for us to exploit, and we shall continue to do this carefully one step at a time."
Willy Rampf, Technical Director: "Basically the race went as expected. We knew we could not match the pace of the Ferrari's here and planned our strategy accordingly. Robert and Nick made the most out of it by finishing in third and fourth. It was pleasing to see that in the end the gap to the front wasn't big, and there was no real pressure from behind. After three podiums in three races, we shall make the most of our strengths in the short break and be really motivated to close the gap even further."
Fernando Alonso (10th): "The race was difficult, as I had expected. Our qualifying yesterday in Q3 had been a big surprise, but we knew that our race pace would not allow us to do much better in the race. We are still missing some speed but we hope to improve in Barcelona."
Nelson Piquet (DNF, Gearbox): "I made a good start and the car was working well, then I suffered a gearbox problem. I tried to continue but it became dangerous and my engineers asked me to retire so that we would avoid a penalty in the next race. The result is not what we wanted, but I was able to learn a lot again this weekend and that is what I need to keep doing. I will now try to prepare as best I can for the next race, and try to make the most of the next test in Barcelona in ten days time."
Pat Symonds, Executive Director of Engineering: "This hasn't been a satisfactory race for the team, especially in terms of our reliability with Nelson retiring on lap 41 with a gearbox problem, although fortunately we will not incur a penalty at the next race. Fernando's race was difficult as he struggled with a damaged car after an incident with Hamilton early in the race. Our focus now is on the Spanish Grand Prix and the developments coming for the next test in Barcelona. We need to provide a better package for our drivers."
Flavio Briatore, Managing Director: "Fernando's race was compromised at the beginning when he was hit by Hamilton. After that he did all that he could, despite a damaged car. However, we are aware that we must improve our performance level. As for Nelson, he suffered with poor reliability, although he had a good start to the race. This is therefore a weekend to forget as far as we are concerned, and we must continue working hard with our intensive development programme at the next test in Barcelona."
Nico Rosberg (8th): "In the final analysis I guess I should go home happy as we got a point, but I don't feel satisfied. We should have done better. However it was very difficult out there, the tyre performance was very changeable and the wind conditions were different to Friday when we set our gear ratios and in the end the car was just not good enough. So we have got some work to do before the Spanish GP. Historically Barcelona is a difficult track for us, but we have got some new developments for the car, so I hope this will help for the next race."
Kazuki Nakajima (14th): "It was not an easy day for me, I had a very bad start and then I had a spin on the oil on lap two before the high speed esses, so it couldn't have begun any worse. After that I managed to keep up a consistent pace, but it was difficult to make any more progress through the field than up to P14 from the back. I will see what lessons we can learn from here for the next race in Barcelona."
Sam Michael, Technical Director: "It's good to come away from the weekend with a point, but clearly we hoped to be fighting for more. On Nico's car, we weren't strong enough in the first stint and we made it difficult for ourselves with our strategy after we didn't qualify well enough. Unfortunately on Kazuki's car, the anti-stall kicked in on the start which dropped him to the back of the field and then he had a spin on the second lap, otherwise he probably should have made more progress on his one-stop strategy. Everything was solid today from a reliability point of view, but we do need to find more performance."
Red Bull-Renault
Mark Webber (7th): "The guys did a good job here all weekend. There were quite a few incidents in the first few laps, which we were able to capitalise on. The first lap went okay for us, but it was very tight on the track, you always have to be careful here on the first few corners. There was oil or something on the track too at the start, which made things difficult. After that I got my head down and spent the rest of the afternoon chasing Jarno (Trulli)."
David Coulthard (18th): "I didn't make the best of starts. I really just wanted to get through the first corner and stay out of trouble, but unfortunately I became a bit of a pin ball as a couple of cars bounced off either side of me. That caused some damage to my car; I got a puncture and had to make a pit stop. The car was quite slow after that, but I was battling for position with Jenson (Button), who was quicker. We got too close in one corner and had an incident, which took him out of the race and caused more damage to my car. I came in to the pits again and changed the front wing. That made the car feel a little bit better, but it wasn't a great race."
Christian Horner, Sporting Director: "Mark drove a very strong race today, complimented by good team work, strategically and throughout all the pit stops. After feeling slightly disappointed yesterday to qualify in eleventh place, Mark had a very good recovery to finish a competitive seventh. Unfortunately for David, things haven't gone his way this weekend. He got caught up in a first corner incident that damaged his car quite badly and compromised the rest of his race. Other than that his car ran reliably. We've now got a busy couple of weeks including a test, and the team will be working hard to try and close the gap to the car's ahead."
Fabrice Lom, Renault: "It was a good result. The car was much better during the race than in qualifying, as we expected. Mark did a good job and got two points, but it was a shame for David as an accident damaged his car, which meant he was unable to prove his pace. We were one of the best of the tight middle group today and we will work hard to catch our opponents ahead."
Jarno Trulli (6th): "I'm delighted with another finish in the top six today - both for myself and for the team who worked very well and did a good job. We finished right behind the top three teams so that is the most we could expect from this weekend. I made a strong start and I was able to gain a couple of places into the first corner. I briefly came under pressure from Nico Rosberg early on but then I started to do my race. The car was well balanced, I knew I was quick and we had a good strategy so I just got my head down. The car's pace was very strong, both cars finished and we looked very competitive. This result gives us a boost for the future. We will now head to the test in Barcelona looking to build on this in preparation for the next race."
Timo Glock (9th): "That was a good race today and overall I was happy with the car. It was a big improvement for my driving style and I also made some small adjustments during the race which helped. The early laps were interesting with all the guys around me crashing into each other. That made it tricky with the oil in the first and middle sectors. We could have made the points but I lost speed when I was chasing Nico Rosberg in the middle of the race. It was quite hard to fend off Fernando Alonso after that but in the end I'm happy to have finished. The car was really good in terms of set-up, now we just have to keep working on improving the rest."
Tadashi Yamashina, Team Principal: "Both our drivers both did an excellent job today. I'm delighted that Jarno took three points and Timo completed the race so strongly. Going into today our main aim was to get away well from the line so it was good to see Jarno gain some places into the first corner. Then he raced hard all afternoon, the pit work was good and the race strategy was perfect on both cars. Timo also did a wonderful job today and he was very fast. Unfortunately we had a minor gearbox problem after his first stop and we were forced to put him on a back-up strategy. It's something we can fix for the next race but it cost him a well-deserved point. Still, we can now be confident heading to Barcelona. Jarno has again finished in the points and Timo will gain confidence from this performance."
Toro Rosso-Ferrari
Sebastien Bourdais (15th): "I did the best I could trying to drive as consistently as possible, making no mistakes. For a while I had a problem with the brakes. On the plus side, I have completed another race distance, feeling fine at the end of it, which is satisfying. But at the end of the day, I qualified fifteenth and finished fifteenth. Maybe we did not make the best tyre choice for the start as I was very slow, but as soon as we switched to the Option, it was much more competitive. A trouble free race, a race with not much excitement either, but a useful experience."
Sebastian Vettel (DNF, Accident): "I had a really good start this time after not so good ones in the previous two races. I was off like a rocket and I was able to pass two or three cars. Then going into first corner, when I was in the inside, I was blocked. We were really tight and I collided with a Force India. My front wing was a bit damaged but this was not the main problem, which came in Turn 4 when someone arriving from the inside hit me on the rear right, causing the big damage that forced me to retire. I do not know who he was and what he wanted to do. It's really disappointing as we could have had a good race, but we will try again next time."
Franz Tost, Team Principal: "Vettel got off the line well, but then had a collision at Turn 4 on the opening lap which meant his race was over. Bourdais drove a solid race, putting up quite a good performance. But when those ahead of us all finish we could not expect more. The team did a good job in that the car made it to the flag. The Spanish Grand Prix will be a tough weekend for us, but we are looking forward to testing our new car at the Barcelona test and then racing it in Istanbul."
Rubens Barrichello (11th): "It was a good race for us today in terms of the pace of the car. I didn't have a very good start and it was chaotic on the first lap with others going off the track. I was able to avoid any collisions but lost a few positions in the process. After that I was stuck behind Fisichella and lost a lot of time until the team did a great job with my first pit-stop to get me out ahead of him on the road. From then on, the car felt good and I could start closing the gap to the pack ahead. Overall we have had a very positive weekend in Bahrain. The car has shown the pace required to make Q3 and the lap times look good from the race today. I have successfully completed my third full race distance of the season which shows strong reliability. Unfortunately we lacked the straight-line speed necessary to overtake on the long straights here today which compromised our race. I'm confident that the developments that we have coming for the next few races will see us continue to improve and enable us to challenge for points."
Jenson Button (DNF, Damage): "I got a good start and was able to make up a couple of places off the line and then I'm not sure what happened into turn five. I was hit from behind, got a puncture and had to pit, which really ruined my race from the first lap. After we'd changed the tyres, the pace of the car was really good and I felt very comfortable with the balance. The lap times were very good for the car that we have at the moment so I was disappointed to be so far down the field following the first lap incident. I caught up with David quite quickly as he seemed to be struggling and I had a go at passing him down into turn eight. I committed early as he hit the brakes, when it was evident that there was a gap where I could get a huge run on him down into the apex. Unfortunately he moved back over to the racing line late in the braking zone and I had nowhere to go and couldn't slow the car down in time. We had to retire as there was significant damage to the rear of the car. It's a very frustrating way to end what could have been a really good race but we will take the positives from this weekend with our first top ten qualifying position and the pace of the car today. We now look ahead to Barcelona where we will have a lot of new developments and I'm confident that we will take a further step forward."
Ross Brawn, Team Principal: "Jenson got a great start but unfortunately the puncture put him out of contention. His early pace was very competitive though, matching the front runners. Rubens lost time following Fisichella but otherwise he had the pace to score points. Both our qualifying and race pace are gradually improving race by race as we continue to work on the set-up. We have a four-day test in Barcelona where we will evaluate our major aero upgrade. Obviously most teams will also be making improvements however we hope our step will be larger than most. We also have a straight-line test in Menorca to measure the new aero package full size."
Super Aguri-Honda
Anthony Davidson (16th): "It was an enjoyable race today. To come home with another two-car finish is great for the team. I had a bit of traffic for the first two stints of the race, but then once that cleared I was able to get into a good rhythm. It was another strong race for me and I would like to thank the team for all their hard work this weekend."
Takuma Sato (17th): "I had an eventful few opening laps and I really enjoyed going through the middle of the pack. I had a little bit of contact and possibly damaged the aero, but nevertheless I got up to 14th position and that was exciting. After the first lap there was quite a lot of oil on the track and that was a dangerous situation, but we got over it and I think that we had a good race. We had a problem in the second pitstop, which cost me position, but in the end it was very important that we finished the race here today and hopefully we can keep up the momentum."
Aguri Suzuki, Team Principal: "It was good for the team to have another two-car finish, but it is frustrating that we did not have more pace as the drivers did an excellent job. We have collected a good amount of data but shall have to work on improving our performance for the next grand prix in Barcelona."
Force India-Ferrari
Giancarlo Fisichella (12th): "I had a good start and I overtook some cars in turn one and then some more when some cars spun in turn seven. Our pace was consistent so I had a good race. In the middle stint there were some problems with the soft tyres and they did not seem to work as well as they could have, but at the end of the race the hard tyres were working well and I was comfortable. I am really happy about my race, the team has done a good job so far and we just need to improve the car a little bit more and then we will be there."
Adrian Sutil (19th): "An unlucky race for us. After quite a good start I had an accident in the first corner and lost my front wing and punctured my left tyre so I had to go into the pits. I managed to get back and change the nose and tyres so at least I could do a race distance. The race turned out quite OK without major incidents. The car felt much better but I had some problems with the radio so I came into too early for my second pit stop. The race was a bit messy from that point of view, but at least I could finish and collect some information for the next race."
Dr. Vijay Mallya, Chairman and Managing Director: "I am smiling after this race as we again stepped up our game here in Bahrain. We have performed well this weekend, with Giancarlo and Adrian just missing out on Q2 again by the smallest of margins and featuring well in practice. We have then achieved a double finish and were once more fighting for positions. Adrian was unlucky that his race was compromised at the first corner and he lost a lap, but he drove very well with an encouraging pace and secured his first finish of the year. He can use this as the start of his season and can move forward again in Spain. I was delighted with Giancarlo's race pace and proud to see a Force India again fighting with well-established and experienced teams and drivers. Going into the European season now we have a very strong foundation."
Mike Gascoyne, Chief Technical Officer: "A great race for the team and good to be racing again. Adrian's race was unfortunately compromised at the start when he lost his nose. Although we turned him around pretty quickly, he came out just in front of the pack, which meant he lost a lot of time with the blue flags. When he was on his own he was able to drive consistently and quickly and it is encouraging to see him get his first finish of the year. Giancarlo had a storming race and made up a lot of positions on the opening lap. It was a shame to lose out on the pit stops to Barrichello and then to get lapped just before the end, but apart from that it is promising for the team to finally be racing again. Well done to all who have worked hard to get this far."
Heikki Kovalainen (5th): "Quite a tough race today. I made a great start and overtook Kimi coming into Turn Two but then out-braked myself in Turn Four and he regained his position. I then went in too deep at Turn Eight and flat-spotted my front right tyre which caused a lot of vibration. It vibrated so much that I was worried something would fall off the car. Things improved in the second stint and the car worked really well towards the end when we changed to the prime tyre. Fifth was the maximum I could do today. However we still scored points on a difficult day, and that is the main thing. I have total commitment to the team and a good car, and I know we will keep working hard to improve for the start of the European races."
Lewis Hamilton (13th): "I am really disappointed and feel like I let the team down today as I always am the first to blame myself. The whole weekend has not been ideal starting with the accident on Friday, but I will keep my chin up and bounce back at the next race. I messed up at the start as I didn't hit the switch early enough and therefore had not engaged the correct engine setting, and the anti stall kicked in. I lost a lot of places but things were still salvageable at that point. Then I had the incident with Fernando. I was behind him, and I moved to the right, and he moved to the right and that was it - a racing incident I guess. I am confident that we have the pace to be fighting at the front so the confidence is still there. I have had such a good run in Formula 1 until now, and it was almost inevitable that at some point things would go wrong. However there is a long way to go in the Championship and I intend to win it."
Ron Dennis, Team Principal: "Most of the teams used the same tyre strategy with the exception of those who went for a one-stop-strategy which we switched Lewis to following his incident with Fernando. Heikki's race was hampered by understeer which we systematically dialled out to a level which allowed him to set the fastest lap during the closing stages of the race. Lewis's bad start and the incident with Fernando, which extensively damaged his car, seriously hampered his pace, and we then took the early decision to save the engine for the next race in Barcelona. We will continue to work hard in Woking, Brixworth and Stuttgart to make sure we are well prepared for the start of the European races."
Norbert Haug, Mercedes Motorsport Director: "A day to forget. First Lewis lost seven positions at the start and then he lost his front wing in the rear end collision. As a consequence his car was damaged and technically handicapped he was without a chance to score points. Heikki had a reasonable speed only towards the end of the race. The only positive point after today's race is that the top five in the Drivers' Championship are within five points and the top three in the Constructors' ranking within two points. Congratulations to Ferrari on the first one-two victory and to BMW Sauber on their lead in the Championship. We will now focus on the start of the European season in Barcelona in three weeks time and will increase our efforts to be upfront there."


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News and Events: Press releases
UNICEF: World not doing nearly enough to protect children affected by AIDS
LONDON, 9 February 2006 - The global response to children affected by HIV and AIDS does not come close to matching the enormity of their rapidly expanding plight. By 2010 an estimated 18 million children in sub-Saharan Africa alone will be orphaned by the disease. Children living with sick and dying parents remain extremely vulnerable, and an estimated 4 million infected children do not have access to appropriate treatments.
This years Global Partners Forum, hosted by UNICEF and the UK Department for International Development (DFID), has brought together high level representatives from 90 international organisations, NGOs and governments in an effort to ramp up practical responses to the suffering of millions of children caught in the AIDS pandemic.
Children are missing from the worlds response to the global AIDS pandemic, said UNICEF Executive Director Ann M. Veneman. Less than 10 per cent of the children who have been orphaned or made vulnerable by AIDS receive public support or services.
This years forum will focus on ways to:
- Strengthen the capacity of families to protect and care for orphans and other children made vulnerable by HIV.
- Mobilize community-based responses to support affected families.
- Ensure equal and full access to education.
- Guarantee universal access to HIV prevention, treatment and care.
The forum will underline that communities and families should be the primary beneficiaries of an increased global AIDS response. A mix of economic assistance should be provided including direct cash grants for affected families, small loans and funds to pay community outreach workers.
This is a crucial time in our global efforts to tackle HIV and AIDS- and a time to turn commitments into action, said UK International Development Minister Gareth Thomas. We must ensure that the needs of children are central to this and ensure that communities can fulfill their potential.
Care and support for vulnerable children should not be limited to their material needs. More effort is required to provide orphans and other children traumatized by AIDS with counseling and psychosocial support. To date, non-governmental and faith-based organizations as well as community groups have pioneered assistance to children and communities. Funds are needed to expand proven responses from pilot interventions to nationally scaled programmes.
Improving Access to Education
Education is one of the most important weapons against the spread of AIDS. The evidence for this is growing: in countries with severe epidemics, young people with higher levels of education are more likely to use condoms and less likely to engage in casual sex than less-educated peers. Educated children are also more likely to escape the poverty trap that ensnares orphans and children forced to take care of sick or dying parents.
However school fees remain a powerful barrier to educational access for the very children most at risk in many countries affected by AIDS. Ending school fees at the primary level is an essential step to achieving universal education. It can only be sustained if the international community increases funding to governments making the bold move to abolish school fees. With the abolition of primary school fees in Kenya, for instance, 1.3 million new pupils have poured into class rooms.
Ensuring that girls get equal access to education is also vital, especially as girls are disproportionately affected by HIV and AIDS. The UK government is a key partner in the United Nations Girls Education Initiative (http://www.ungei.org/), a UNICEF-led effort to narrow the gender gap in education.
In addition, this years forum will focus on steps to ensure that children come as close as possible to gaining universal access to appropriate treatment and care by 2010; to prevent the spread of the disease among adolescents and young people; and to stop the transmission of the virus from mothers to their babies.
Twenty five years into the epidemic, considerable progress has been made in mobilizing the world against AIDS, said Dr Peter Piot, Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). But when it comes to accessing HIV prevention and treatment services, children and young people continue to be left behind. If we are to break the cycle of HIV infection, children and young people must know how to protect themselves from HIV.
Legislative Protection
The forum will also examine ways to:
- Advocate for changes in law and policies governing the protection of vulnerable children.
- Raise awareness and reduce stigma for children affected by AIDS.
Improving systems of birth and death registration would have a positive impact. Currently it is difficult for children to obtain official records proving that they are orphans, which would make them eligible for such benefits as food aid or free medical care.
The Global Partners Forum was established in 2003 to give momentum to fulfilling global commitments for children affected by HIV and AIDS laid out in the United Nations General Assembly 2001 Declaration of Commitments on HIV/AIDS and the Millennium Development Goals.
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Nine Amazing Cars at the L.A. Auto Show: BMW i8
BMW's i8 is starting to resemble an actual car, as opposed to the crazy design exercise we've seen previously. Whether it'll still look like a machine ready to preside over the enslavement of humanity when it hits production? That's anyone's guess. But we can dream.


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SBS Customer Story
Alfresco used by SBS: A production-archive of the latest generation – easily operated by blind- as well as by sighted people
SBS was founded in 1903 by Dr. h.c. Theodor Staub as "Schweizerische Blinden-Leihbi- bliothek" (Swiss lending-library for blind people). The Swiss Library for blind-, partially blind- and literate people (SBS) buys and produces audio books, Braille-, eBooks and large print books, music supplies and tactual games, and makes them available to the users. The SBS is the only institution in the German speaking countries that maintains the entire range of media for blind people on a library- and production level. It is not an ordinary library since the books in Braille, large print and audio books are only sent out by mail.
SBS produces many books and texts in its own publishing house. The offer ranges from novels to non-fiction, from tactual storybooks to thrillers for adolescences, from card games to music notes, from journals to voting- and teaching material. More than 40'000 titles are available at the moment. The SBS has set as a goal to maintain and expand the library stock in a way that also the offer of public libraries and bookstores can be reflected.
During 25 years electronic data has been stored in many different ways. As the project was started more then 10 archives with most different structures and referencing data for Braille books, large print books, audio books and eBooks existed. For the reproduction of these products many different files and metadata are needed. The missing reference between ABACUS (product master files) and the different storing systems often caused time consuming searching by hand for required data before the reproduction could be started.
Mid-2009 SBS decided to introduce a professional document management system which could reduce the effort for the processing to a minimum, solve the problem of versioning and accomplish the different archives into an integrating Repository.
Alfresco — powerful in function and flexible with adaptable possibilities
Different Enterprise Content Management Systems were carefully checked, and Alfresco was considered to cover the most of the requirements out-of-the-box.
Object ECM AG implemented the new production archive (MVL) and the fundamental document management system on the basis of Alfresco. In the frame of this project the following components were established:
- an interface to ABACUS (product master files)
- a web-based user interface (for blind- and sighted people)
- different workflows for simple filing of new productions and revision of products
- a migration framework to classify very unstructured data and meta data
Björn Abt, CTO at Object ECM AG, about the greatest challenges of this project:
» The historically based archives were the brainteaser of this project. Different forms of file hierarchies as well as many different text- and excel-files with metadata made the unification extremely difficult. In order to solve the problem an independent Migration Framework had to be written. A further challenge was to develop an Alfresco Interface for JAWS (Job Access With Speach), in order that it can be used also by blind- and partially blind people. «
Object ECM AG has modelled the entire ECM concept, implemented all required document types inclusive of transformation scripts, and implemented an elaborated security concept including Backup and Recovery.
More than 150'000 files with a volume of more than 120 GB, that is the size of the SBS production archive at the moment. What previously had to be collected by hand in order to obtain a product is now possible with a few mouse-clicks: thanks to implemented work flows it is easy to reproduce e.g. books in Braille writing. Alfresco provides the necessary files – always in the correct version – directly to the reproduction domain, which completes the product.
Fritz Widmer, Project Leader PAM (Production Archive Mvl), comments:
» Searching for a specific product in our file storing archives was mostly very time-con- suming. Due to the missing reference in the ABACUS product master files the required product could only be searched for in an archive reference list (text-file) indicating title, author and edition. If it was not clear in which part to search we had to look in several reference lists.
The newly introduced metadata field "Date quality control" will allow us to classify all products by simple criteria. With a rule like " all products which have passed the quality control after a certain date", this system also allows us to define which products can be directly reproduced without any further control. «
Thanks to the full text index all products can now be easily found, if by author, title or category. The established ABACUS interface allows the SBS to provide all necessary structures in the production archive with the help of the metadata from ABACUS just at the push of a button.
Manfred Muchenberger, Project Owner PAM and Head of the Department Mediaverlag draws the conclusion of the successful realisation of the project:
» For the first time we now have a uniformed archive for all newly produced electronic texts. The migration of the different already existing archives has led to considerable additional work and has unfortunately not been completed for all archives. Still a lot of manual work is necessary for the correct classification of the files, and this despite Migrations Framework. However, we are convinced that the advantages of a modern ECM is worth the effort.
In addition Alfresco offers a system, which we can use also for further assignments. We would here like to mention QM, our audio archive, as well as filing of project documents. «
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Emphasizing the synergies between science and engineering, these video clips highlight the research of professional ocean scientists and engineers in various disciplines. The clips are accompanied by additional relevant content including images,... (View More) data visualizations, graphs, animations, and other information. Content has been organized into more than a dozen thematic areas such as Solving Old Problems with New Technology and Small Scale Observations and Large Scale Ideas. All content has been aligned with science and engineering practices from the Next Generation Science Standards, including "asking questions and solving problems" and "planning and carrying out investigations," providing applicable resources for teachers who want to provide role models of effective practice for their students. (View Less)
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This set of three videos illustrates how math is used in satellite data analysis. NASA climate scientist Claire Parkinson explains how the Arctic and Antarctic sea ice covers are measured from satellite data and how math is used to determine trends... (View More) in the data. In the first video, she leads viewers from satellite data collection through obtaining a time series of monthly Arctic and Antarctic average sea ice extents for November 1978-December 2016. In the second video, she begins with the time series from the first video, removes the seasonal cycle by calculating yearly averages, and proceeds to calculate the slopes of the lines to get trends in the data, revealing decreasing sea ice coverage in the Arctic and increasing sea ice coverage in the Antarctic. In the third video, she uses a more advanced technique to remove the seasonal cycle and shows that the trends are close to the same, whichever method is used. She emphasizes the power of math and that the techniques shown for satellite sea ice data can also be applied to a wide range of data sets. Note: See Related & Supplemental Resources for the maps and data files (1978-2016) that will allow you to do the calculations shown in the video. These also include data for different regions of the Arctic and Antarctic, enabling learners to do additional calculations beyond those shown in the videos. (View Less)
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My baking mood has come back...hehe! Anyway instead of baking I still have some new interest too. I've started to paint and even started my dancing lesson which I wanted to learn long long time ago! Sounds busy huh?!!...I love all of these!!
Here, a chiffon cake..a small one actually. It's for just for a tea time snack last 2days ago. Well, I did share 2 pieces with my dear friend, only 2 small pieces...LOL!!
The texture was so good, soft and fluffy just like cotton. Love it!!
1 tbsp coffee powder
1 tsp rum
30ml fresh milk
2 egg yolks
20g sugar
20ml cornoil
40g self-raising flour
3 egg whites
1/4 tsp cream of tartar
40g caster sugar
~ Combine coffee powder, rum and milk together.
~ Beat the egg yolks and sugar in a mixing bowl until bubble form and add in the oil and milk mixture. Mix well and leave aside.
~ Beat egg withes with cream of tartar until mixture forms a soft peak.
~ Gradually add in sugar, beating at high speed until frothy and stiff peaks form.
~ Gently fold in beaten egg whites into the egg yolk batter.
~ Blend well and pour into a 6" tube pan.
~ Bake at preheated oven at 170'C for 30 minutes.
~ Remove from oven and invert cake immediately until completely cool.
Double the portion if you want to make a bigger one.
I've used a 7" tube pan and that's why my cake looks a little short...:p
If you are a coffee and rum lover, I'm sure you'll like this.
Not very well cut while removing from the pan, I think I need a better and sharp knife for chiffon cake. The one I'm using is too blunt..:(
Hope you'll like this!


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American raptors at Shangri La
Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center's Discovery Theater will host two S.O.A.R., Inc. (Saving Our American Raptors) bird programs about American raptors. Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013, at 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m., visitors will get an up-close look at several types of raptors and learn about their habitats. This program will be led by Doris Mager of S.O.A.R., Inc. and a $1 donation is requested from each attendee. All donation proceeds go directly to S.O.A.R. Inc. Seating is limited and an RSVP is required. To reserve a seat, call (409) 670-9799.
Learn about the need to protect raptors and how you can aid in their conservation. During the program, attendees may have the chance to meet a great horned owl, an American kestrel or an eastern screech owl. Families are invited, and visitors will see a raptor fly over the audience. For additional information on this program, contact environmental educator Ellen Dacy at (409) 670-0803 or edacy [at] shangrilagardens [dot] org.
"We always love having Doris present her birds as part of the environmental education efforts of Shangri La. By teaching visitors ways they can help conserve and protect wildlife, we are hopeful to foster a sense of ownership for animals and our environment. S.O.A.R. Inc. is a delightful and informative program, which helps to ensure the future of these raptor species. The look of wonder and amazement on the visitors' faces as the birds fly overhead and truly soar makes this a one-of-a-kind event," said Dacy.
Located at 2111 West Park Ave. in Orange, Texas, Shangri La is open to the public Tuesday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, visit www.shangrilagardens.org.


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"Me Talk Pretty One Day," by David Sedaris Nothing could communicate more clearly your taste for irono-snarky humor. Wear a Bright Eyes T-shirt, leave the "Harold and Maude" DVD poking out of your bag and prepare to be talked to by women who customize their own clothing. Further reading: anything by JT LeRoy.
"Paper Lion," by George Plimpton This shows that you are old school yet attracted to the idea of a lark. Most important, it signals that you are willing to acknowledge the possibility that an interest in sports is not mutually exclusive with intelligence, wit and sophistication. Further reading: "The Fight," by Norman Mailer; $(3$)The Sweet Science," by A.J. Liebling.
"Eleven Kinds of Loneliness," by Richard Yates On the road, the melancholy boys and girls bearing this book send out the following signals: epicurean yet sensitive, attentive (when not taking mental notes) and hungry for new material. Further reading: "Winesburg, Ohio," by Sherwood Anderson; "First Love and Other Sorrows," by Harold rodkey.Continue reading the main story


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Obama and Stem Cells, Continued
Is President Obama's decision to fund embryo-destructive stem-cell research purely scientific? Or is it also moral?
I say it's moral . So do two thinkers from opposite ends of the political spectrum. At the Hastings Center's Bioethics Forum , Daniel Callahan, a cofounder of the center, points out that supporters of stem-cell research have been wrong
to conflate opposition to stem cell research and a variety of other actions by the Bush administration. That administration was guilty of manipulating, or suppressing, scientific information on a wide range of issues, including global warming and sex education. I call that behavior patently anti-science as well as a misuse of government power. But its stem cell opposition did not encompass any distortion of the science of such research. That is not how it argued its case.
Meanwhile, in the Washington Post , Yuval Levin, a former executive director of Bush's bioethics council, argues that
science policy is not just a matter of science. Like all policy, it calls for a balancing of priorities and concerns, and it requires a judgment of needs and values that in a democracy we trust to our elected officials. ... To distort or hide unwelcome facts is surely illegitimate. But to weigh facts against societal priorities—economic, political and ethical—in making decisions is the very definition of policymakers' duty.
One reason I like these two guys is that they're clear-eyed critics of spin and self-delusion, even when the spin and delusion are coming from their own allies . On the relationship between science and politics, I particularly recommend Levin's new book, Imagining the Future: Science and American Democracy . He's right that Obama's decision doesn't moot or end the debate about using embryos. So let's honor that debate by continuing it.
Levin quotes President Kennedy, who said that many modern problems require
very sophisticated judgments which do not lend themselves to the great sort of 'passionate movements' which have stirred this country so often in the past. Now they deal with questions which are beyond the comprehension of most men.
Against this "technocratic temptation," Levin argues for democratic oversight. In principle, I agree. But the comments I've received from readers about Obama's stem-cell decision worry me. Many people on both sides seem ill-informed or self-deluded about basic scientific questions. Liberals are denying the simple fact that human embryos are the beginnings of people. Conservatives are pretending that adult stem cells are more powerful than embryonic ones. If ordinary people want to govern science policy, they need to educate themselves so they can govern well.
(By the way: To all of you who protested that torture is different from stem-cell harvesting: Of course it is. That's the nature of comparisons: The things being compared differ in many respects. The similarity in this case is that on both issues, moral objections are being dismissed as interference in a purely technical question of saving lives. That, not the merits of stem-cell research, was the point of the article .)
Second, Levin writes that in announcing his decision on Monday, Obama "argued that to deny free rein to stem cell science is to ignore and reject the promise of science as such." The president "pledged that his administration would 'make scientific decisions based on facts, not ideology,'" and his executive order "omits any mention of ethical debate."
I think what happened Monday is more complicated than that. Based on the spin that came out of the administration over the weekend , I expected Obama to make exactly the argument Levin describes. But he didn't. Among other things, Obama said :
Many thoughtful and decent people are conflicted about, or strongly oppose, this research. I understand their concerns, and we must respect their point of view. But after much discussion, debate and reflection, the proper course has become clear. The majority of Americans ... have come to a consensus that we should pursue this research. That the potential it offers is great, and with proper guidelines and strict oversight, the perils can be avoided.
I can also promise that we will never undertake this research lightly. We will support it only when it is both scientifically worthy and responsibly conducted. We will develop strict guidelines, which we will rigorously enforce, because we cannot ever tolerate misuse or abuse. And we will ensure that our government never opens the door to the use of cloning for human reproduction. It is dangerous, profoundly wrong, and has no place in our society, or any society.
Levin is right about Obama invoking facts over ideology. But that was in the context of Obama's memorandum on scientific issues generally .
It looks to me as though the administration hasn't resolved how it's going to treat these issues. The mentality Levin describes—burying moral objections and portraying embryo research as just another case of Bush's "war on science"—pervades most of the spin coming out of the White House and its feeder institution, the Center for American Progress . That's why the White House paired the stem-cell order with the announcement on restoring scientific integrity. But for some reason, Obama himself isn't entirely playing along. His remarks on Monday sounded a lot like what he has said about abortion and other social issues : acknowledging moral disagreement while striving for consensus or at least compromise. I think the administration is unresolved, and we should encourage it to acknowledge and grapple with the moral questions.
Third, Levin describes the moral question this way:
If (as modern biology informs us) conception initiates a human life, and if (as the Declaration of Independence asserts) every human life is equally deserving of some minimal protections, government support for the destruction of human embryos for research raises profound moral problems.
I cringe at this interpretation of the Declaration. Levin believes that equality means a 5-day-old embryo has the same right to life as a 5-year-old girl. I just can't buy that. I'm a gradualist. I value the 5-day-old embryo because it's on its way to becoming the 5-year-old girl. But it's not there yet. It hasn't acquired the sentience and cognition that characterize a full-fledged human being.
The Declaration says we're created with an unalienable right to liberty as well as life. But that hasn't stopped us from regulating liberties in proportion to maturity, as we do, for example, with curfews and driving. Why can't we exercise the same discretion with respect to life? Yes, life is a more basic right. But maybe that just means that instead of drawing lines after birth, as we do with liberty, we should confine our line-drawing about life to the period before birth.
Slippery slopes run both ways. Let's call that Human Nature's second law. If we don't draw moral lines against the exploitation of embryos, we may end up obliterating respect for human life generally. But if we're so afraid of that prospect that we refuse to draw lines permitting the use of any embryos under any conditions, we may end up obliterating the moral difference between embryos and full-grown people. Liberals should think seriously about the first scenario. Conservatives should think just as seriously about the second.


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Sam Mason survives Indian attack
Samuel Mason, a captain in command of Fort Henry on the Ohio frontier, survives a devastating Indian attack only to become one of the young nation's first western desperados.
The son of a distinguished Virginia family, Samuel Mason became a militia officer and was assigned to the western frontier post of Fort Henry in present-day West Virginia. In the summer of 1777, with the colonies fighting a war for independence, Mason feared attacks by the Indian allies of the British. On this day in 1777, a band of Native Americans from several eastern tribes did attack the fort.
The Indians initially fired only on several men who were outside the fort rounding up horses. Hearing the shots, Mason gathered 14 men and rode to their rescue. This was exactly what the warriors hoped he would do. They lay in wait and ambushed the party, killing all but Mason. Badly wounded, Mason escaped death by hiding behind a log. A second party that attempted to come to his rescue suffered the same fate as the first. All told, Mason lost 15 men compared to only one fatality among the attackers.
Mason recovered from his wounds and continued to command Fort Henry for several years. Following the end of the war, though, he seems to have fallen on hard times. Repeatedly accused of being a thief, he moved farther west into the lawless frontier of the young American nation. By 1797, he had become a pirate on the Mississippi River, preying on boatmen who moved valuable goods up and down the river. He also reportedly took to robbing travelers along the Natchez Trace (or trail) in Tennessee, often with the assistance of his four sons and several other vicious men.
By the early 1800s, Mason had become one of the most notorious desperados on the American frontier, a precursor to Jesse James, Cole Younger, and later outlaws of the Wild West. In January 1803, Spanish authorities arrested Mason and his four sons and decided to turn them over to the Americans. En route to Natchez, Tennessee, Mason and his sons killed the commander of the boat and escaped.
Determined to apprehend Mason, the Americans upped the reward for his capture, dead or alive. The reward money soon proved too tempting for two members of Mason's gang. In July 1803 they killed Mason, cut off his head, and brought it into the Mississippi territorial offices to prove that they had earned the reward. The men were soon identified as members of Mason's gang, however, and they were arrested and hanged.


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José Manuel Barroso, President of the EC, delivered the State of the Union Address 2013 at the plenary session of the EP in Strasbourg.Exactly five years after the fall of Lehman Brothers, this speech recalled what had been achieved since then. The President pointed out a number of past figures and evolutions that gave Europe good reason to be confident. He highlighted that recovery was within sight for Europe but it was necessary to be vigilant.José Manuel Barroso also delivered an appeal for more European integration in the face of global developments. In times of change and crisis, he noted, hard questions were asked of political institutions across the world. The bottom-line question in the debate going on all over Europe was "Do we want to improve Europe, or give it up?". The President eventually highlighted that the work on deepening the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) remained as valid as ever.


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A letter to Jose
It doesn't matter
i'm never asked to hang out anyways
I have cleveland and my heroin addict friends.
I'm not friends with the people in that house,
as I recall,
I was hardly friendly with them to begin with
accepting something doesn't require you to appreciate it.
I feel unsure of how to make my glasses not glare.
An asian man at the library has just spilled an open drink everywhere.
Oh, what is it? I don't have a license.
I have a year left,
I never even saw it.
You're tired of looking at porn.
Mcdonalds has turkey.
That is crazy.
I am poor.
I got my food stamps renewed
now this heroin addict I have been hanging out with won't have to buy me food anymore
this is ridiculous.
A full-blown crack addict/heroin junkie
what am I doing
just my ranting to you.
Thanks for listening, Jose Canseco.
Another Letter to Jose
Dear Jose,
What are you doing
im sad
i need fun
i need help
i want to dance but there will be a lot of shitheads out in clevo tonight
what is fun
i am going to eat biscuits
eat the pain
did brian wilson get fat
what should I do
stop hanging out with drug addicts
i promised him a bunch of weird stuff to give him hope and things to look forwardto
like "oh when you quit we can go on a date"
"yeah ill move to new york with you"
but like, he is gonna die
he won't give himself responsibility
he won't give himself a structured environment
he's too much of a little bitch
"oh I don't like it"
"too many rules"
oh no
I need school
thought of it
"give me your dope if you're really quitting" then selling it to pay my bills
or gas for driving out there
I dont think so
they stopped talking to me
they live in their own little world
it doesnt matter
why didn't anyone tell me
should I go out tonight
my birthday was two weeks ago
eat shit, jose
eat shit
I haven't seen anyone
i'm not as important
eat another biscuit
soft buns
Mr. Canseco?
wanna party?
what's up?
You brushed your teeth
god damnit
wanna go out tonight?
some hip band I dont know
im just gonna try to get some numbers maybe
ive already gone through the worst of them
oh I just got called into work
Short note for Jose
Hey Jose,
im eating chips
not even hungry
sounds tough
im not
do you know what chips are for?
eating when sad
I work with matt today
gonna feel weird
Letter #5 to Jose Canseco
I want to start running and do a marathon
aren't I gay
you did 70-something push-ups today
hot damn
3 pull-ups is your record
I can do one
you have to go to class
face your fears
be brave
be a twitchy mess
damn, jose
when you used to use a lot of amphetamine
you failed everything
and developed a tic
it was not a good look for you
you also didn't shower or brush your teeth
in 2005
I was just beginning to blossom into an alcoholic
Last short note to Jose
I always eat and im always hungry
this is depression
you think I have a parasite
depression worms


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This upscale district offers high-quality hotels in Enge, most of which come with a 4-star rating. Hotel Enigmatt is something of a hidden treasure; set back in a quiet location, this modern 4-star Enge hotel has its own high-end restaurant overlooking an intimate garden terrace—it is an oasis of calm in the city. In a livelier location, the Hotel Ascot is situated opposite Enge train station just across the main square. As well as four stars, it boasts two restaurants, a 24-hour front desk, and a business center. If you are looking for family-friendly accommodation in Enge, the Seestrasse and Jenatsch apartments offer extra space and flexibility for trips with children.
Things to do in Enge
Bordering Zurich Old Town and its abundance of attractions to the east, Enge still has plenty of its own to offer. Enjoy Lake Zurich all year round at its lakeside facilities, which are less crowded in summer than the eastern "Gold Coast." Mythenquai is a sandy beach that is great for families, providing games, barbeques, and shallow bathing for non-swimmers. Seebad has similar daytime facilities before transforming into a cozy lakeside bar in the evening—and when winter sets in, head indoors for a sauna and massage. Once refreshed and relaxed, head inland to a real gem of Zurich: Museum Rietberg. Switzerland's only museum of non-European art, it houses the stunning collection of Baron Eduard von der Heydt with artifacts from America, Asia, Africa, and Oceania. A free attraction with rave reviews is the Succulent Plant Collection Zurich, which houses one of Europe's largest displays of cacti and dry-climate plants.
Good for families
If you are on a family vacation to Zurich, Enge's lakeside facilities are perfect for children and designed with families in mind. The popular city center is just a few minutes away by tram, train, or bus, so once you have explored Zurich's top tourist attractions, Enge will give you space for fun and relaxation. The huge new multiplex of Sihlcity is also nearby in the neighboring district of Wiedikon, which along with the gleaming shopping mall and cinema offers the Minicity "Kinderparadies" (Children's Paradise) for a host of daytime activities within easy reach of your Enge hotel.
How to get to Enge
Enge is in a great location with a direct train to Zurich Airport every half an hour, taking just 18 minutes. Zurich Hauptbahnhof (mainline station) is also just six minutes away by train. Zurich Hauptbahnhof is a major train terminal with direct routes not only to all main Swiss cities, but also to destinations across the continent, making it perfect for travelers taking a tour of Europe. Trams 6, 7, and 13 take you directly to Hauptbahnhof from Enge, while tram 5 takes you into the Old Town. The wealth of public transportation options mean you won't need a car to travel in Enge.
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"I don't tend to think of myself as a hawk or a dove, but as an owl," says Assistant Professor of Political Science Paul Vasquez, the newest tenure-track teacher in poli sci. Vasquez spent four years in the U.S. Army before embarking on his academic career. "[The experience] gives me a more balanced view of the military," he says. "I think it's easy to become overly critical or overly engaged in hero worship without serving in the military. The military is a complex institution and can cause a lot of good and a lot of bad. There may be reasons that military action or diplomacy may not be the right approach."


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The first pitch of the season hasn't even been thrown yet and there are already questions about Jerry Manuel's line-up.
For instance, whatever happened to Angel Pagan leading off? If not Pagan, then why not Gary Matthews? Alex Cora was their best choice to lead off?
And, all that money for Jason Bay and he's not batting cleanup? I would have gone Bay, Mike Jacobs and Jeff Francoeur as my 4-5-6 hitters.
I realize the line-up isn't the same without Carlos Beltran and Jose Reyes, but this was akin to pulling numbers out of a cap. Luis Castillo and David Wright are the only ones slotted where they should be.
Alex Cora, SS
Luis Castillo, 2B
David Wright, 3B
Mike Jacobs, 1B
Jason Bay, LF
Gary Matthews, CF
Jeff Francoeur, RF
Rod Barajas, C
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I snapped this picture with my phone from a Better Homes & Gardens magazine from a doctor's office last week. I love the simplicity of the white paper and base gold ribbon. Each package is finished with a bow of a different color. This would be a great way to wrap gifts for each family member without having to label them. Orange for one child, pink for another... get it?
Too bad I have wrap left over from last year and just purchased a big roll the week before. This idea will definitely go into the style files for next year!
I'll be posting my vintage Christmas glitter (Putz) house display on Monday. I'm just finishing up processing the photos. Have a great weekend!


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Services for homeless getting boost with $1.2 million expansion, relocation
New London - After the funeral of a man who died in the woods during the winter of 2006, a group of citizens decided they needed to find a way to provide a warm place for those who have no homes.
"It started as a simple humanitarian response,'' Catherine Zall, executive director of the New London Homeless Hospitality Center, said. "We didn't want people to die outside."
Staff and volunteers have kept open a 50-bed shelter at St. James Episcopal Church and a day center at All Souls New London Church that served up to 70 a day, since the city stopped funding its welfare department and closed its emergency shelter in 2005. But the group of concerned citizens soon discovered that the homeless population has a vast array of needs, in addition finding a place to sleep at night.
"People don't stop being homeless at 9 a.m.," Zall said.
Next month, after years of trying to balance the needs of the homeless with the concerns of businesses, residents and politicians, the center will open in new facilities on 730 State Pier Road, out of the central business district.
It will include a shelter with 50 beds, laundry and shower facilities, a day room with access to computers and telephones, and eventually, a health clinic and an eight- to 10-bed respite center for those discharged from hospitals or recovering from illnesses. Lawrence + Memorial Hospital and the Community Health Center are expected to help, Zall said.
"It just really is a dream come true," she said.
An open house and dedication will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Oct. 16. The community is invited to see the $1.2 million facility and meet volunteers, staff and guests.
Construction has been ongoing for the past year at the former Sts. Peter & Paul Church. Workers have divided up the sanctuary, walls, ceilings and floors, and adding blue-and-white tiled bathrooms and showers. It will be a day center, where guests can use the phone, pick up mail and have a place to go, "so they don't have to sit at the train station all day," Zall said.
"They can come here and really connect with people,'' she said.
There is also a new stairwell, and an air-conditioned and ventilated second floor where 50 cots will accommodate both men and women. The former basement has been transformed into the respite center.
The former rectory, which now has a room where the few remaining members of the Polish National Church attend services on Sundays, has offices, meeting rooms and a kitchen. Programs that help the homeless with medical and mental health issues and with finding permanent housing will be located there.
Board President Ronald S. Steed called the facility "fabulous" as he showed off the renovations of the two buildings, each more than 100 years old. But, he said, being homeless is difficult, even in a nice setting.
"Living in military-style bunks, right next to someone, with no privacy and no storage for your stuff ... It's not an easy life," he said.
The shelter at St. James will be shut down, as will the day center at 19 Jay St. All services will be housed at the new facility. The group also has a van that will transport guests from the shelter to meal centers and to medical appointments. No food will be offered at the State Pier Road location.
The shelter's $800,000 a year budget is supported by faith communities, state and federal agencies, foundations and private donations. New London, East Lyme, Groton, Montville, Stonington and Waterford also make annual contributions. The organization, which also runs a thrift store downtown, has 18 paid staff, including eight or nine full-time positions. Volunteers also are a large part of operation.
"We've matured as an organization,'' Steed said.
The community seems to have matured, too. Several years ago, after merchants complained that the homeless were wandering downtown and scaring away customers, the issue got ugly. Some politicians went on a campaign to close down the shelter and move it out of the downtown.
The homeless center tried to relocate to two other buildings but could not get zoning approval. Finally, in 2011, the center received a special permit from the Planning & Zoning Commission for a 25-bed shelter at the State Pier Road site, and a second special permit for the respite center.
Last month, when Zall approached the council asking for an emergency measure to expand the capacity of the new shelter from 25 to 50, the council granted the request.
Councilor John Maynard, who had been a critic of the shelter, offered a mea culpa, saying he had been wrong, and praised Zall and her staff and volunteers.
"I feel good and honored by the commitment of the city to help us move," Zall said. "This is a nice facility, and it's dignified. ... Homelessness doesn't fix itself. It takes engagement with a lot of people."
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Israel News - Stay Informed, Pray Informed
It is not uncommon to see Americans rallying in great numbers in support of Israel. On Tuesday evening, Israelis planned to return the favor by holding a demonstration in support of America outside the US Embassy in Tel Aviv.
Hosted by Im Tirtzu, an organization dedicated to the Zionist restoration of Israel, the rally was called to show solidarity with America following a series of deadly attacks against US diplomatic missions in the Middle East.
In its announcement for the event on Facebook, Im Tirtzu stated:
"We wish to remind our friends in the US that there is only one country in the Middle East that shares the values of freedom and liberty; one country in the Middle East that the US can always count on for support. Israel stands with the American people against those who would like to see the fall of Western values."
Muslim radicals assaulted American embassies in Libya, Egypt and other places following the publication of an American-produced short film that was highly critical of Islam and its founder, Mohammed. A number of Americans, including an ambassador, were killed in the attacks.
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RapDevPro needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 66 designs submitted by 18 freelance designers.
Japanese Auto Center
UPDATE: We want the winning logo to translate well to online, print, and gear (t-shirts, caps, coffee mugs, etc.). I apologize if that wasn't clear in the original brief.
UPDATE (Sat, 9/26, 9pm California, USA time): Thanks everyone. We have some really good candidates now. BUT, I do want to let any current and prospective competitors now that this contest is still WIDE OPEN. I like that we now have some compelling Rickshaw-inspired logos. But we truly welcome other interpretations! What else communicates auto repair and Japan? What else about Japan? Maybe Mt. Fuji. Maybe a sense of quality. Maybe sushi? Who knows? Whatever?
This is the first time this logo has been reimagined in nearly 30 years and we're open to new ideas! Thanks again ... we really do appreciate it!
UPDATE: I really want to see someone replicate the old logo (linked to in a comment) as a starting point. That doesn't mean that that's gong to win, but doing just that will put you in the lead (as of now with 3+ days to go).
Japanese Auto Center is located in Southern California and is for anyone needing auto repair (i.e., just about anyone). Family owned and operated for over 25 years, this is the auto-repair shop we all wish we had close by. Honest, efficient, a great value, and run by a fun-loving red-haired Irish guy. Irish doing Japanese; who knew?! But actually, they work on any car these days ... they started with a focus on Japanese but expanded over the years as their work and reputation expanded.
Anyone needing auto repair.
More details --
Client has a sense of humor and likes a whimsical, playful style. Hence the fun "rickshaw-like" old logo. We'd like to see some takes with the rickshaw as it is in the old logo, but also welcome entirely new takes.
You may notice "APJ" on the shirt in the old logo. That stands for Auto Parts of Japan and can be ignored when designing the new logo.
For what it's worth, the company is located in Southern California in the Torrance, Los Angeles area.
We want the resulting logo to look good across a variety of mediums such as print material, the web, and t-shirts & hats.
There really is no "brand" per-se for the company now; this logo and font chosen for "Japanese Auto Center" will set the groundwork for brand and will influence a website redesign which is planned.
Will want resultant design in vector format and also rendered in different-sized png's / jpg's; will also want versions rendered that just have the graphical element and that just have the textual element.
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I learned that a long walk and calm conversation are an incredible combination if you want to build a bridge.
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On your arrival at Crowne Plaza Century Park Shanghai, our welcoming Lobby staff will meet, greet and show you around our sociable public spaces. Head to the Front Desk for the key to your sophisticated room, or upgrade for access to the top-floor Club Lounge, offering private check-in and cocktails. From here you can relish panoramic views over Pudong's futuristic skyline, or head back to ground level for an 8-minute stroll to Century Park.
Crowne Plaza Century Park Shanghai is 30 minutes by taxi from Shanghai Pudong International Airport. We nestle between an affluent residential area and the super-skyscrapers that dominate Lujiazui Finance and Trade Zone. The enormous Shanghai New International Expo Centre is 3km away. The Crowne Plaza Century Park Shanghai is only 30 minutes away from the Shanghai Disney Resort.
Guests find the private spaces in Crowne Plaza Century Park Shanghai's Park Lounge conducive to informal meetings. Soothing lighting, neutral decor and complimentary wireless internet facilitate quiet networking with over cleansing Chinese tea.


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Promote Awareness of Homelessness and Hunger
Mayor Don Wesely today signed a proclamation declaring November as Homeless and Hunger Awareness Month in the City of Lincoln. The Lincoln Lancaster County Homeless Coalition and its Continuum of Care Planning and Evaluation Committee have been working to raise awareness of issues that face low-income and homeless individuals and families as part of this week's national observance of Homeless and Hunger Awareness Week.
"A week from today, many of us will sit down with family and friends to celebrate Thanksgiving in nice, warm homes with a traditional feast," said Mayor Wesely. "But statistics show us that we have a growing number of individuals and families in our community who are homeless and hungry. This is a situation that impacts our entire community. "
The "Point in Time Count" was conducted November 7 by those who provide services to the homeless in cooperation with the Lincoln Police Department. The goal was to obtain an unduplicated count of the homeless in Lincoln. The results indicated the total number of homeless was 1,812, including 600 children. Other findings:
Blue said advocates believe the actual number of homeless is higher than that identified in the "Point in Time Count" because those not receiving services at the time the survey was conducted were not counted. Homeless who are living in cars or motel rooms or staying with family or friends were not counted.
The Matt Talbot Kitchen and its many volunteers have provided service to the community for 10 years. In addition to serving two meals every day, the program provides life skills training, assistance with the Homeless Identification Project, health services, information and referral. Blue said the program provides an average of 9,000 free meals every month to Lincoln's working poor and homeless. She projects that more than 100,000 meals will be provided by the end of the year. In 2001, 95,000 meals were provided.
Scott Young, Executive Director of Lincoln Food Bank, said his agency distributed 1.9 million pounds of food in the first 10 months of this year, an increase of 9.4 percent over the same time last year. The Food Bank has 180 recipient programs, a seven percent increase over the 168 served in 2001. The good news, said Young, is that the Food Bank of Lincoln had 1.9 million pounds of food donated in the first 10 months of this year, a 6.8 percent increase over the same period last year.
"We have just launched our Holiday Food Drive, one of the most important of the year," said Young. "By raising awareness of the hunger and homelessness problem in our community, we hope to encourage those who are more fortunate to share with their neighbors."
"With the recent economic downturn, more people are hurting during this holiday season," said Mayor Wesely. "Lincoln is a giving community, and I believe our citizens will step forward to help."
The Lincoln Lancaster Homeless Coalition works to educate the public and raise awareness of issues surrounding the homeless and to encourage citizen involvement. The Coalition's Continuum of Care Planning and Evaluation Committee identifies gaps in services, coordinates the "Point in Time Count" and conducts a peer review of service providers.
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ET, the Extra Terrestrial wrote:Yarrr, and ye'll nivver find em, me pretty!!
I use them like the little boxes Thing used on the Addams Family TV show back in the day - go in this one, come out of that one - much cheaper than buying gas!
Does that make them TARDISes or Aperture Portals?


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|Songs from
|The Muppet Show
|Arista Records
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The Muppet Show album features songs from the first season of the show. It also contains backstage moments with Kermit, Miss Piggy and Fozzie, as well as heckling by Statler and Waldorf, all recorded especially for this album. Some of the songs are actual soundtracks from the show, while others were re-recorded for the album.
The album reached #153 on Billboard's Top LP's and Tapes chart, and also won a Grammy Award for Best Recording for Children.
The album was a number one hit in the United Kingdom, knocking The Beatles Live at the Hollywood Bowl off the #1 spot.
The LP cover features many of the show's cast.
While most international releases feature English-language recordings, there were also several dubbed versions, taken from the shows' soundtracks:
French (released in France)-See The Muppet Show (French album).
German (released in Germany)-See The Muppet Show (German album).
Portuguese (released in Brazil)-See Muppet Show.
Track listing
Side One
- The Muppet Show Theme - Cast
(Henson, Pottle)
Introduction by Kermit the Frog
- Mississippi Mud - The Gogolala Jubilee Jugband
Music by Harry Barris, Lyrics by James Cavanaugh
Dialogue with Statler and Waldorf
- Dialogue with Kermit and Miss Piggy
Mah Na Mah Na with Lullaby of Birdland - Mahna Mahna
Mahna Mahna written by Piero Umiliani
Lullaby of Birdland written by Shearing and Weiss
- Gonzo Eats a Rubber Tire to "The Flight of the Bumble Bee"
Music written by Rimsky-Korsakov
- Mr. Bassman - Floyd and Scooter
Music and Lyrics by Johnny Cymbal
Dialogue with Kermit and Fozzie Bear
- Cottleston Pie - Rowlf
Music by William Haynie, Lyrics by A. A. Milne
- Lady of Spain - The Amazing Marvin Suggs and his Muppaphone
(Scott, Reaves, Evans)
Pachalafaka (International releases only)
Music and Lyrics by Irving Taylor
- Lydia the Tattooed Lady - Kermit
Music by Harold Arlen, Lyrics by E. Y. Harburg
- Halfway Down the Stairs - Robin the Frog
(Milne, Simson)
Side Two
- Tenderly - Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem
(Lawrence, Gross)
Dialogue with Kermit and Animal
- I'm in Love with a Big Blue Frog - Mary Louise
Music and Lyrics by Leslie Braunstein
Dialogue with Statler and Waldorf
- Dialogue with Kermit and Miss Piggy
Tit Willow - Rowlf and Sam the Eagle
Music by Arthur Sullivan, Lyrics by W. S. Gilbert
- Veterinarian's Hospital - "A Soap Opera": Dr. Bob, Nurse Piggy and Nurse Janice
Music written by Derek Scott
- Simon Smith and His Amazing Dancing Bear - "As sung by Scooter and danced by Fozzie"
Music and Lyrics by Randy Newman
- Dialogue with Kermit and Miss Piggy
What Now My Love? - Miss Piggy
(Delanoe, Becaud, Sigman)
- A Monologue by Fozzie Bear (with Kermit)
Music written by Derek Scott
Hugga Wugga (International releases only)
- Trees- Wayne and Wanda
Music by Oscar Rasbach, Lyrics by Joyce Kilmer
- Sax and Violence - Nigel, Zoot and Mahna Mahna
Written by Jim Henson
- Bein' Green - Kermit
Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo
- Sam the Eagle's introduction of Wayne and Wanda is actually from their performance of "Stormy Weather".
The Players
- Frank Oz as Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, Animal, Sam the Eagle, and Assorted Other Characters
- Jerry Nelson as Floyd, Kermit's Nephew Robin, Country Trio, Uncle Deadly
- Richard Hunt as Scooter, Sweetums, Statler, Wayne, Mildred
- Dave Goelz as Gonzo, Zoot, Bunsen Honeydew, Muppy
- Jim Henson as Kermit the Frog, Dr. Teeth, Rowlf, Swedish Chef, Waldorf, Newsman
- Eren Ozker as Hilda, Wanda, Janice
- John Lovelady as Crazy Harry, Nigel
- Fran Brill Happens to Be In Love with a Big Blue Frog.
Album Credits
Executive Producer: Jim Henson
Producer: Jack Burns
Director: Peter Harris
Writers: Jack Burns, Jerry Juhl, Marc London, Jim Henson
Musical Associate: Derek Scott
Orchestra Conducted by: Jack Parnell
Musical Consultant: Larry Grossman
Audio: Roger Knight, Ted Scott
Executive Producer, Henson Associates: David Lazer
This album is produced by Jim Henson, with the help of Peter Harris. Studio Producer: Jed Kearse. Re-mix Engineer: Larry Bartlet. Album Design: Michael Frith. Poster Designs: Miguel Sanchez. © Henson Associates, Inc. 1956, 1976, 1977.