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Pulitzer Prize Winner and National Geographic Fellow Paul Salopek to Embark on 7-Year Walk from Africa to South America Following Path of Ancient Human Migration
Project Can Be Followed Online at www.outofedenwalk.com
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"Slow journalism project merges ancient voyage with new media" by Elizabeth R. Miller on Knight Blog
WASHINGTON (Dec. 7, 2012)—Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning writer and National Geographic Fellow Paul Salopek announces today an ambitious project to literally retrace the footsteps of ancient humans, starting in January 2013 in Ethiopia and ending in Patagonia a projected seven years from now.
The "Out of Eden" project begins as the National Geographic Society celebrates its 125th anniversary on Jan. 13, 2013, and is funded by the Society as part of its commitment to exploration and its recognition of the lasting importance of documenting the people and places of our world. The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the nation's leading funder of journalism and media innovation, is supporting Salopek's use of new storytelling and technology approaches along his ancient route.
Equipped only with what he can carry in his backpack, Salopek plans to walk the route alone except for companions he may meet along the way, collecting video, audio and consistent narrative "core samples" at intervals of 100 miles. Throughout the project he will file online written, video and audio dispatches for National Geographic and longer-format print reporting based on his travels, including at least one yearly article in National Geographic magazine.
Salopek's goal is to cover the major global stories of our time — from climate change to conflict, from mass migration to cultural survival — by walking alongside the people who live them: cattle nomads, artists, traders, villagers and scientists. Beginning at the birthplace of humanity in Ethiopia and ending in Patagonia, Argentina, Salopek aims to see how this "slow journalism" reveals hidden pathways that link all of our stories. As part of his reporting, he will experiment with interactive cartography, mapping social media conversations regionally, and explore other intersections of new media technology and journalism. Knight Foundation is supporting this experimentation as part of its mission to inform and engage communities through innovative forms of journalism and uses of technology.
" 'Out of Eden' is a unique project that immediately got us excited about its storytelling potential," said Chris Johns, editor in chief of National Geographic magazine. "Paul's style of thoughtful, contextual journalism is important to our understanding of the world — and that alone is a major reason we are supporting him — but the collaborative, experimental nature of the project and the way it helps us to understand how geography impacts the human experience resonate with us as well. National Geographic is delighted to join Paul in his exploration of new technologies and platforms to tell a story that starts in the distant past and brings us into the modern world in a fresh and meaningful way."
Salopek's dispatches and mapping can be followed on www.outofedenwalk.com. National Geographic will curate Salopek's field reporting and describe the walk through interactive cartography, with written, audio and video content organized by location and time. National Geographic will work with MapBox, based in Washington, D.C., and the Knight Science Journalism Fellowship program at MIT to geo-code all elements of the walk's storytelling.
A cartographic-based laboratory portion of the website, funded in part by Knight Foundation, will experiment with new digital mapping tools that enhance long-form online journalism. One of the centerpieces will be a series of 100-mile storytelling samples Salopek collects across the world, resulting in a narrative transect of human life on the planet at the turn of the millennium.
"Paul's project is a unique combination of the old and the new in storytelling," said Michael Maness, vice president for journalism and media innovation at Knight Foundation. "We're excited to support both his innovative approach to journalism and the creation of new technology to enable it."
"This idea has its roots in some of the oldest forms of storytelling we know — the wandering bards of ancient Greece and the roving poets or griots of West Africa," Salopek said. "We're trying to slow people down, to get them to appreciate global journalism at a more human pace, but we're using cutting-edge technology to share it."
Salopek's preparatory research for "Out of Eden" was made possible through a Visiting Fellowship at the Nieman Foundation
for Journalism at Harvard University. In addition to the project's journalism, which is supported by National Geographic, "Out of Eden" has educational alliances with Project Zero at Harvard University, the Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting and the Field Museum in Chicago. Educational goals revolve around making the content of the walk accessible to students and developing online materials that allow teachers and individuals to tap into the walk's rich resources for exploring social studies, history, current affairs and geography.
Beth Foster, National Geographic, (202) 857-7543, [email protected]
Andrew Sherry, Knight Foundation, (305) 908-2677, [email protected]


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What if Sarah Palin is the parody?
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by lestro
This past weekend on SNL, Tina Fey once again parodied Sarah Palin, this time using Palin's actual responses from the now infamous Katie Couric interview.
But what if Sarah Palin really is a parody?
What if this is all just a crazy character and she's working us all, like Borat or Andy Kaufman?
Think about it in pure stereotypical, demographic, Hollywood terms:
A former beauty queen from a small town in Alaska who marries a half-Native snow mobile champ; She's a born-again young-earth creationist who is blessed by a witch-hunter and believes the Flintstones are real; She has five kids, including the oldest (named Track) in the military, and her pregnant, unwed teenage daughter planning a wedding; Palin wins mayor on big, national, wedge issues; She goes on to governor, where she gets deep into a scandal that started with a sister in a bad divorce with a state trooper.
Then she was picked out of obscurity and thrown onto the Republican ticket at a time when the country is in the middle of two wars and struggling with a floundering economy.
What a great bio. You couldn't write that. No one would believe it.
Now factor in her performances; the way she is good with a script and with catch phrases and seems to be improvising in interviews. It's almost like 'how far can I take this?'
What if she's just locked in the punch?

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Twilight's Taylor Lautner: I'm not as confident as I seem
With a toothy grin permanently planted on his face, Taylor Lautner comes across as one of young Hollywood's most confident actors. His expression can also look forced, as though he's trying hard to prove how gracious he is.
But Lautner insists he's not nearly as stiff as he can sometimes seem.
"I probably do a good job of hiding it -- but I'm definitely pretty sensitive," he told 24 Frames. "I'm not a huge crier. I can't think of the last time I cried. But I definitely am very sensitive. Like, I don't like disappointing or hurting other people. And watching movies -- I can't say I didn't cry during 'The Notebook.'"
On Friday, Lautner will seek to show a more vulnerable side when he opens the action movie "Abduction." It's no Nicholas Sparks tearjerker, but there is a more dramatic storyline about a young man seeking a connection with his father.
It's the actor's first major role in a film outside of Stephenie Meyer's teen series, and it features Lautner in nearly every frame. The 19-year-old plays Nathan, a high school student forced to go on the run after realizing his true identity has been concealed from him since he was a baby.
The role required Lautner to put in some intense physical preparation, but he says it also stretched his acting ability.
"I definitely felt more comfortable and confident as an actor after 'Abduction,' because this movie took me to places that I'd never been as an actor before," he said in a recent interview. "Like, this character shows a lot of emotion. More emotion than Jacob has shown yet."
Lautner was referring, of course, to his character in the "Twilight" films, Jacob Black, the teenager-turned-werewolf involved in a love triangle with a vampire. He and costars Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson have already wrapped filming on the final two movies: the first installment, "Breaking Dawn -- Part 1," hits theaters in November, and "Part 2" will be released a year later.
In the upcoming installment, Jacob must come to terms with the marriage between his love interest, Bella Swan, and the vampire Edward Cullen. Lautner said that the emotional turn was the most challenging he's had thus far on the big-screen -- though the work he had done on "Abduction" helped.
"For 'Abduction,' it was the first time I was ever able to cry and let loose emotionally. And then I did 'Breaking Dawn 1' after that, so it was really a great transition," he recalled. "When we filmed 'Breaking Dawn,' I was like, 'All right, I can do this. I'm just gonna go there.' And I did. I'm really proud of it."
Lautner still has another year of press to do for the "Twilight" films, but admits that when that comes to a close, it'll likely "be very strange. It already is."
Lautner can seem like the most self-assured of the "Twilight" bunch -- smiling and waving to fans on the promotional circuit -- while co-stars Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart can appear more uncomfortable in the limelight.
"Everybody handles it in a different way," he said of the attention. Plus, he insists, he's not always the laid-back one. In 2010, when he and Stewart presented an Oscar at that year's Academy Awards, it was his costar who had to calm a jittery Lautner down.
"For Kristen, when she gets nervous, she gets shy and quiet -- and I find it very cute. And then I think I over-exaggerate with smiling and laughing," he said. "The only thing I can remember about presenting at the Oscars is we were up on the stage, and I could literally feel my pulse, like, through my neck. And Kristen was just like, 'It's gonna be OK, just breathe.'
"I think it was just the fact that I was up there on this stage, talking to people that I've looked up to my entire life. I'm talking and presenting something and then, out of the corner of my eye, there's Leo [DiCaprio] and then there's George Clooney. It was tough for me to handle the situation."
John Singleton: 'Abduction' will 'definitely' have a sequel
'Abduction': Taylor Lautner gets a leading-man premiere [Video]
-- Amy Kaufman
Photo: Taylor Lautner will be seen in "Abduction" and "Breaking Dawn -- Part 1" this fall. Credit: Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times


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In the past few weeks, we've looked at several examples (first in Kenya, second in India) of how sponsorship empowers families to support their children's education. Today we finish the series by looking at El Salvador and closing the technology gap.
For students living in poverty, computers are seen as expensive luxuries that only the rich can afford. Many schools do not provide computer training.
Unless they find a way to learn computers, students have trouble keeping up.
"When students reach high school or college, their teachers expect them to know how to access the Internet, download assignments, do research and check grades," said Yesenia Alfaro, project coordinator for CFCA in Santa Ana, El Salvador.
(You can read more about Yesenia's interview and the technological gap for students in developing countries here.)
To help level the playing field for CFCA sponsored students, the project contracted with local technical schools to offer computer classes to students ages 13 to 20. CFCA also covers the cost of transportation to class for students in rural areas.
Computer classes have helped Edwin, a 17-year-old sponsored youth in El Salvador. Two years before starting high school, Edwin learned to use Word, Excel, Photoshop and the Internet.
"I can add [these skills] to my resume and it gives me higher chances to get a job," Edwin said.
Edwin's computer skills also gave him an edge in high school.
"Because I learned computers, I could focus more on other subjects," he said.
In 2010, 140 sponsored teens graduated from computer classes supported by CFCA in El Salvador.
Currently, 360 sponsored children are enrolled in computer courses. The project hopes to offer the benefit to more sponsored students.
The classes are an option families can choose among other sponsorship benefits.
Rosa, Edwin's mother, was excited to learn that the computer class was a benefit option. For her family, the benefit is more important than extra food.
"I would rather have my children in school taking computer or English lessons, because I can find ways to get beans and tortillas," Rosa said.


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I can't take credit for this meme, even though I've already invested in it...twice. (Once with Docracy, once with a super cool company launching in the first quarter of 2013.)
I was chatting with Thor Muller a couple of weeks ago about web trends--and he made a very insightful point as I talked about how I see more and more models around getting people to work together in different ways.
He said that Flickr taught us all about social applications--and gave birth to Web 2.0 The features in Flickr seeded the consumer web gene pool for the following 7 or 8 years--tagging, favoriting, commenting, permalinks direct to content, newsfeeds, social consumption of media, sharing and embedding. It was all there--and you could say that we really didn't get much feature or purpose innovation after that for a long time. In fact, one could say that the sagging stock price of Facebook and stories about lack of VC funding for consumer startups represents, in one microcosm, the story of Web 2.0: We all connected, shared, and consumed, but no one was really doing anything of much value.
Not only are people looking for more--they're looking to accomplish more with their lives. There's a growing sense among many that we've never had so many tools and connections at our disposal to make an impact on the world--which inevitably makes taking pictures of your food or that dress you like seem a bit underwhelming.
Enter the collaborative web--where people get together to actively create, build things and solve problems. It's a web where 1+1 really does equal more than 2.
The collaborative web arrived after the social web hit a tipping point. The seminal application of the collaborative web--Github--was launched in April 2008. That is the very month that Facebook became the largest social network, outpacing MySpace. Github is a web based hosting service for software development projects that use Git, a revision control system. As Flickr did for the social web and consumption models, Github uses an open, social design for all sorts collaborative models, like Docracy's open source contact negotiation tools, GrabCAD for mechanical engineers, or Knowable for physical DIY projects. The idea of working together in communities to share best practices around creation has inspired companies that get people doing stuff like Makerbot and Windowfarms. Need to find a collaborator? Go to Collabfinder, of course--where instead of following people, you do things with them.
What's also fueling this growth in collaborative software is the slow death of the big corporation. More and more, individuals are realizing that joining a collective as a knowledge worker--and even a manufacturer--isn't providing the same value proposition it once did.
When the means of production were expensive and demand was hard to come by, people joined organizations to spread overhead cost among everyone and to gain a constant, centrally collected source of demand. Instead of just knitting blankets on your own time and having to find buyers yourself, you knit in a factory faster than you could ever knit before using modern equiptment, and the blanket company would market your products, ensuring that there would be a buyer for everything you made.
Nowadays, we have marketplaces--either explicitly featuring buyers and sellers, like Etsy, or "marketplaces for attention", like Google Search or social media, that can attracted relevent buyers to individual businesses. The overhead cost of running any kind of a business, given shared access to workspaces, machines, rapid prototyping, and SaaS software, has fallen off the table. That makes the cost savings of joining collectives and giving up ownership in your own revenue less compelling, and therefore pushes more people to be freelancers and super small business owners. With more constituencies to deal with, each having their own specialization, the need for social collaboration to get things done increases.
One thing to consider is how wide the gap will grow between those who participate in these ecosystems and those who don't as compared to the social web. People used to ask you where you are present--where you can be found--and it was all about what you consumed, curated and liked. "Find me on..." Those who participated became informed and followed.
Fast forward seven years where your presence on the collaborative web will be synonymous with "Where do you work?" People will be able to find what you do, not just how you write about what you do on a blog. Those who participate in the collaborative web will accomplish, and if you're not seen as accomplishing things, you're going to look like you're standing still. It will put the onus on individuals to be productive participants not just consumers--and ability to execute and focus will be at a premium.
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Performing his due diligence as a coach, Doc Rivers pulled out the video of the last time the Clippers faced the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The dreaded homework assignment was as difficult to endure as he expected.
"Honestly, I don't know what I learned from that," Rivers said. "You needed like three Diet Cokes to stay awake watching that game. That game was horrible to watch. By both teams. They were just less worse than us in that game."
The Clippers were held to a season-low 82 points on Dec. 7 in Cleveland but were substantially better Sunday in a 102-80 win over the Cavs at Staples Center.
It's the 11th straight win for the Clippers, who take their winning streak to Denver tonight. It ties for the second-longest win streak in franchise history, equaling the 11 in a row Buffalo Braves won in November of 1974.
They set the club mark last season when they won 17 in a row, not that the Clippers are completely interested in the streak.
"It really doesn't matter," Rivers said. "I don't know what you get for winning games in a row in the regular season. There's no 'We had the longest win streak in the regular season' trophy. It does not matter, and it shouldn't matter."
They might have to make the trip without yet another ailing guard. This time it was Darren Collison, who was a game-time scratch against the Cavs due to a stomach virus.
But they still have Blake Griffin and Chris Paul, who led the way against Cleveland and got some help from the bench, with rookie Reggie Bullock scoring a career-high 14 points. Danny Granger added 11 off the bench.
On his 25th birthday, Griffin had 21 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists. Paul had 16 points and 15 assists and though the Clippers made only 44.7 percent of their shots, they committed only seven turnovers and limited Cleveland to 34.9 percent shooting..
And forward Matt Barnes continued his run as well. Barnes had 11 points, making it the 12 th consecutive game of scoring in double figures. Barnes entered Sunday's game averaging 16.4 points per game in March, shooting 55.7 percent from the field and making 41.7 percent of his 3-pointers.
He took over the starting small forward duties on Jan. 20.
"I've asked him to run to the deep corners every single time and if he did that, he would get open shots," Rivers said. "That's the only change we made. It took Matt and a lot of the guards to trust that. It opens the floor for us, makes it very difficult defensively because it flattens the defense out.,
"Then it gives Mattt a chance because they've got to pull in to help with Blake. He's been great at that and he's been making shots."
Luol Deng led Cleveland with 23 points and Dion Waiters had 15 off the bench.
Center Spencer Hawes had 14 points and five rebounds but was ejected with 1:19 left in the game.


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Half Blood Prince Film: Love it or hate it?
Well, after what seemed like an eternity - the Half Blood Prince film released today and like many other Potter fans, I was in line for the midnight opening!
So, how did I find it?
Overall, I actually liked it - as a Potter film it stayed close to the book (I didnt say true!) and actually quite a number of elements of the books made it into the film. As a standalone flim, there was plenty there to keep a Potter fan engrossed ... by the 6th installment die hard fans should know what to expect of the films (and what not to expect) and I dont think HBP was any worse but certainly played out better than some.
- The overall play of the film was right to make a decent representation
- The little things from the book they included - Luna's lion hat made me laugh - sometimes it it the little things!
- The limited memories they did share - I thought were well done, young Riddle was cool
- The cave scene and sequence, very well done
& Malfoy (Rickman and Felton), great acting
- Lavender/Ron/Hermion, I thought this was done well
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- Spinners End - I loved the fact that made it
- Speed of the events in the last 20 minutes
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- No big flight scene at the end
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post killing was too flat, not charged with the emotion
- Tower was too rushed, not enough time to really get into the deep emotions involved by all (Draco,
- Not enough memories - I would have cut the 10 minutes Christmas scenes and instead make 3, 3 minute memory reviews
- Weak ass way they tried to explain Half Blood Prince - one line, delivered in a rush by
(good luck if you never read the books!)
- No funeral - my understanding is it will be in first Deathly Hallow film?
/Ginny/Room of requirement, like hello - cause a plot hole for next film!
- No backstory on Riddle/Voldemort via memories - how the heck are film only people to know how
is suppose to track down the Horcruxes
- Blowing up Weasley's house???? (This one part bugs me most - more because it was wasted screen time which could have been used well!)
Overall, I understand why die hard fans would revolt - but I think anyone which is a die hard fan knows by now what to expect and if you thought differently - not sure what you were reading leading up to it.
Enjoy the film for what it was, enjoy what they actually got in there and also the fact they gave it a good run time ... feel sorry for non readers who watch the film, are probably well confused now and never really get to see what the magic is about!
I will give it 8 out of 10 and I am going back to see it again and also again in IMAX - my expectations have been setup such that unless the movie was a complete departure, I will still enjoy it because it helps get Potter out to the bigger audience and may inspire others to read the series.
My last reflection - Warner have opened up to a two part finale ... that is awesome as hopefully a majority of the material will make it onto the big screen ... problem is, only a true Potter fan/reader will appreciate it because much of the story and plot has been removed from the films - the full wrap up of Deathly Hallows will be redundant to them.
All the same - Bring on 2010!!
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Team Ultralink Extends Through 2009
Ultralink Products, Inc. - the consumer electronics' industry's fastest growing manufacturer of audio/video cabling and connectivity products - is proud to announce the continuation and expansion of TEAM ULTRALINK, an elite women and men's cycling team based in the Ottawa area.
Ultralink has committed to providing a strong infusion of support behind a successful, hard working and determined road racing team.
In conjunction with its founder, Allen Sung, Ultralink Products Inc. and Cycle Logik Racing Corporation are proud to announce their association for the 2008 and 2009 race seasons.
Following up on its successful 2007 season, Team Ultralink will field a CCA women's trade team, as well as an espoir-oriented elite men's team, and a master's men's team. The women's team will be lead by veteran racer Jennifer Stephenson, and a young and talented group including 2007 Junior National Champion, Denise Ramsden, and 2007 Ontario Provincial Team member Sarah Coney. The team will look towards the major Canadian UCI races, as well as the National Championships in Beauce as its primary targets for the upcoming season. Full rosters and schedules will be released in the coming weeks.
"Ultralink very much enjoyed and benefited from its first year of major sponsorship for professional cycling" commented Mr. Sung. "Working with an experienced management group such as this will allow us to expand our involvement and continue to build on our successful track record, including making a two year commitment to this effort."
Riding under the sponsorship of EMD Serono Cycle Logik the past two years, Cycle Logik Racing enters its sixth year operating cycling teams. "We are pleased that while we are able to grow our team and our goals with the Ultralink partnership, our previous sponsors are also staying involved in cycling, therefore the community as a whole benefits" commented David Gazsi, Cycle Logik Racing's General Manager. "We are thrilled to be moving forward with a partner that totally understands how to combine its support for elite athletics with its own core marketing objectives."
In addition to continuing to work towards bringing new investment into both grassroots and professional cycling, Cycle Logik Racing is pleased to announce that its race has been granted Ontario Cup status for 2008. The 2008 Ultralink Ontario Cup, presented by Cycle Logik, will take place April 20th at the Calabogie Motorsports Track, about 30 minutes southwest of Ottawa.
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Hi John! My husband and I live in a small town with a very large and conservative retirement community. It can be difficult to find like-minded people around us. It's nice to see you here!
May you and yours have a very happy new year John.
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Napa officials said Wednesday morning that the initial estimate of damage from Sunday's 6.0-magnitude earthquake to privately owned homes and commercial properties in the city is $300 million.
The figure does not include damage to public buildings, infrastructure, loss of business inventories or general economic losses and city officials said they do not know how much of the damage will be eligible for reimbursement from government or other sources.
The Napa Valley Vintners trade association announced Wednesday that it will donate $10 million to start an earthquake relief fund to begin the recovery process. The association has not released an estimate of damage sustained by its 50 member wineries.
Congressman Mike Thompson, D-St. Helena, also said representatives from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and California's Office of Emergency Services were in the city assessing damage, after which Gov. Jerry Brown would request federal aid.
"There is a process required," Thompson said. "We're working to get that process done as soon as we can."
The vintners association is partnering with the Napa Valley Community Foundation to administer the relief fund. To contribute to the fund, go to http://napavintners.com/earthquake/donate.asp. Checks can also be mailed to Napa Valley Community Foundation, 3299 Claremont Way, Suite 2, Napa, CA 94558. Checks should be made out to the Napa Valley Community Foundation and should have "Earthquake Relief Fund" in the memo line.
PG&E has restored gas and electric service to all Napa customers, but the city has experienced an overflow problem from residents depositing debris at schools in the city.
The drop boxes at schools have been removed and the city has established primary debris drop-off sites at Fire Station 5's future location at the southwest corner of First and Laurel streets, the Las Flores Community Center at 4300 Linda Vista Ave., and the vacant lot on the north side of Third Street at the intersection of Burnell Street east of the railroad tracks.
Secondary drop-off sites are at Klamath, Century Oaks and Fairview parks and at Parking Lot G on the southwest corner of Pearl and Main streets.
Meanwhile, in Oakland the 66th Street M.O.B. Charities, Oakland Raiders fans who formed the group to benefit local nonprofits, build community spirit and feed the homeless, are collecting supplies from 7 p.m. Wednesday through the start of the football game at 7 p.m. Thursday on M.O.B. Alley, a stretch of 66th Avenue at Coliseum Way.
They plan to collect and then donate water, canned and boxed goods, sleeping bags, blankets, pillows, batteries, flashlights and hygiene supplies to the Napa shelters and resource centers for families in American Canyon and Napa who were impacted by last Sunday's 6.0 earthquake. For more information on how to help, call 510-589-2796.
While people try to help victims of the quake, crews have red-tagged 113 building and about yellow-tagged roughly 500 structures in the city. Additionally, the new Coombs Street pedestrian bridge has a damaged anchorage and has been closed as a precaution.
The damaged Tallgrass Bridge also is closed and foot and vehicle traffic to the Hidden Hills neighborhood should use the Sandybrook Bridge at Meadowbrook Drive.
The number of people staying at the American Red Cross evacuation center at the Crosswalk Community Church has grown since the earthquake from eight on Sunday night to 18 on Monday and 23 on Tuesday nights. The Salvation Army served 1,800 meals to residents on Tuesday.
The Napa Senior Center remains closed but the nutrition program is resuming today outside on the bocce courts.
The Second Street parking garage is still inaccessible, but other parking garages have been inspected and are open.
The Community Services Building is closed and counter service will not be available today. All other city offices and facilities are open.
The city's public information hotline is 258-7817 and regular status reports about earthquake impacts are being posted at www.cityofnapa.org.
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H. Furlong Baldwin Library
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Provenance: The Eliza Coale Funk Papers were given to the H. Furlong Baldwin Library of the Maryland Historical Society in 2004 by the estate of Ms. Eliza Coale Funk, Accession 006985.
Size: 2.5 linear feet, 7 boxes
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Preferred Citation: Eliza Coale Funk Papers, circa 1758-2004, MS 3065
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Biographical Sketch
Eliza Coale Funk (born 1905 October 2), a native of Baltimore, was the daughter of Harry Hughes and Eliza Chase Coale. Eliza, through her mother's line, was a direct descendent of Chief Justice Samuel Chase (d. 1811), signer of the Declaration of Independence, active official in Maryland's early government and court, and most famous for his impeachment trial (1804-5). Given her family background, Eliza developed a life-long interest in early American and Maryland history. She was an active member of several historical associations including the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Maryland Colonial Dames, the St. Paul Cemetery Restoration Project, and the Maryland Historical Society. She also volunteered at the historic Mount Clare and Dumbarton homes as a docent. Eliza was an advocate for the promotion of English as the national language, and was an active member in English First. While she traveled extensively, Eliza was a life-long resident of Baltimore and died there on October 5, 2004.
Scope & Content Note
The Eliza Coale Funk Papers represent more than 200 years of Maryland history, from roughly 1758 until 2004. This eclectic collection contains letters, legal papers, literary projects, recipes, organizational documents (such as brochures, directories, and newsletters), and associated photographs and ephemera, most of which belonged to the Chase, Coale, and Funk families. Arranged generally into series by family, the collection is also specifically arranged by chronology, with subseries by subject and/or type of document. The last consideration, by type, was necessary given the great variety of materials Ms. Funk bequeathed to the society.
The majority of the material concerns the Coale family, and in particular, Samuel Chase Coale (b. 1818), a native of Harford County and, through his mother Elizabeth Chase Dugan, a descendent of Justice Samuel Chase, an associate justice on the United States Supreme Court (1796-1811). His relationship to a signer of the Declaration of Independence fortuitously meant inheriting papers connected not only to the Chase family, but also concerning the famous impeachment trial of Samuel Chase (1804-5).
While some of the material dates from the last half of the eighteenth century, the bulk of the collection spans the years 1815-1879, years associated with the life, activities, and relations of Samuel Chase Coale, and from 1960-2004, when the donor, Eliza Coale Funk, was most active in various organizations. The Chase and Coale family letters are valuable sources of social, family, and nineteenth century history. Thanks to Eliza Coale Funk's participation in various historical organizations, the collection also contains a wealth of information-- newsletters, directories, and bulletins--about the activities of groups like the Sons of the American Revolution and the Colonial Dames.
As rich as the collection is, there are significant gaps, some of which are mitigated by causal remarks in several documents. The bulk of the material deals with the decades prior to and after the Civil War, but there are few documents specifically related to that conflict. The Samuel Chase Coale divorce documents only include two letters to his wife, so the collection reveals little of Chase's side of the story or his responses to her letters. As regards the Samuel Chase impeachment material, probably the most significant set of items within the collection, the lack of provenance for the editorials to "The American" and especially for the "Remarks" of Samuel Chase will challenge the researcher interested in this important case. Despite these historical and personal lacunae, the collection is a goldmine of Maryland history, genealogy, the culture of correspondence, and the story of early Marylanders like the Coale and Chase families.
See also the following related manuscript collections:
G5061 The Isaac Coale Collection
Micro 3562 Samuel Chase papers [microform] 1766-1804.
MS 248 Coale Collection
Series Description
The Eliza Coale Funk Papers consist of four major series: I) Samuel Chase Impeachment Documents; II) Chase/Coale Family Correspondence & Papers; III) Eliza Coale Funk: Activities & Organizations; divided into two subseries, 1) Colonial Dames, and 2) Other Activities & Organizations and IV) Eliza Coale Funk: Family Papers. The papers in this collection range from 1758-2004.
Due to the variety of materials, the lack of order in which they arrived, and the large number of creators, each series is arranged by subject (e.g. Samuel Chase Coale Divorce Papers) and chronologically.
Series I: Samuel Chase Impeachment Documents, 1804-1805 (Box 1, 6 folders)
This series includes several items pertinent to the impeachment trial of Justice Chase, including a letter from a friend in England concerned for Ann Chase during that period, a copy of Samuel Chase's remarks on the topic of his impeachment, and two editorials written nearly three decades later by the "Friends of Samuel Chase." It also contains a Chase book plate.
Series II: Chase/Coale Family Correspondence & Papers, 1758-2004 (Boxes 2-3, 25 folders)
This series contains a number of letters belonging to various family members, such as Elizabeth Dugan Coale, daughter of Chief Justice and Hannah Chase, Elizabeth's son Samuel Chase Coale, and her daughter, Eliza M. Jackson. Samuel Chase Coale's letters (written from 1845-1854, the bulk from 1850-1852) concerning his divorce from his first wife, Sarah English Coale, chart the course of their separation, but also offer valuable information about the daily life of a woman of means circa 1850, and snippets of the emotional state of a mid-nineteenth century gentleman going through the scandal of divorce. This series is particularly strong for genealogical material. In a genealogical fragment written by Samuel Chase Coale, for example, there is a note that explains why half of it is missing—it was torn off to conceal the birth date of his nephew, Skipwith H. Coale, son of Samuel's brother Isaac (Harford County), to spare him from the draft during the Civil War. In addition to the letters, which comprise the bulk of the series, there are literary pieces, legal documents, and a few materials that provide a window into everyday life, such as recipes, pamphlets, and sections of almanacs.
Series III: Eliza Coale Funk: Activities & Organizations, 1963-2001 (Box 4-5, 19 folders)
This series highlights many of the groups with which Ms. Funk was associated.
Subseries 1: Colonial Dames, 1972-2001 (Box 5, 10 folders)
This subseries represents Eliza Coale Funk's significant participation in the Colonial Dames, Maryland Chapter. It contains several directories (1972, 1986, 1992-3, 1995), bulletins, newspaper clippings concerned with their activities, and nearly fifteen years of the "Clarion," the organization's newsletter.
Subseries 2: Other Activities & Organizations, 1963-2001 (Box 4, 9 Folders)
This subseries contains a variety of items associated with the many organizations with which Ms. Funk was involved. In addition to documents pertaining to docent activities at historic homes like Mount Claire and Dumbarton House, there are papers for the Peale Museum, the Sons of the American Revolution, English First, the St. Paul Cemetery Restoration Project, the Baltimore Country Club, and the Bryn Mawr School, from which Ms. Funk graduated in 1924.
Series IV: Eliza Coale Funk: Family Papers, 1904-2004 (Boxes 6-7, 20 folders)
This series contains papers belonging to Eliza Coale Funk and her parents, Harry H. and Eliza C. Funk. Her personal effects contain a travel diary, a number of postcards, and important family documents, everything from wills to her father's financial records concerned with the Bruce, Co. whiskey distillery.
Container List
The container list provides box and folder numbers primarily, but also includes additional, more specific information to delineate the more complex series within the collection. Each series title is underlined, folder names are in normal print, and individual items, when listed, are denoted by a double hyphen and italics.
Series I: Samuel Chase Impeachment Documents
1-1 Samuel Chase, Impeachment "Remarks," circa 1804
1-2 Letter from Charlotte Giles to Ann Chase, 1805 February 15
1-3 Family Testimony, Samuel Chase's Impeachment Defense, undated
1-4 Friends of Samuel Chase, "For the American," 1831 November 29
1-5 "For the American," 1832
1-6 Chase Bookplate, undated
Series II: Chase/Coale Family Correspondence & Documents
2-1 Letter Fragment, "To my Sister, " undated
2-2 Chase/Coale Newspaper Clipping and Fragments
--Almanac, Fragment, undated
--Two Newspaper Clippings, undated
2-3 Chase/Coale Papers, Various
--Temperance Letter, post 1838
--Undated Note
--Letter, 1825 March 26
--Letter, Fragment
--"For the Hartford Madisonian," undated
--Letter, undated from Richmond Exchange Hotel
2-4 Elizabeth Coale Letters, 1830 Sept. 13-1847 June 10
--Letter to Elizabeth Coale, 1830 September 13
--Letter to Elizabeth Coale, 1845 August 25
--Letter to Elizabeth Coale from Samuel Chase Coale, 1849 October 15
--Letter to Mrs. Eliza Coale, undated
--Letter to Aunt Coale from Matilda S. Ridgely, 1845 October 11
--Letter to Aunt Coale from Matilda S. Ridgely, 1847 June 10
--Letter to Eliza from Mattie, Daughter of Charles Carroll of Carrolton, undated
--Letter to Mrs. E. Coale from Skipwith Coale, 1830 November 29
2-5 Chase Family Correspondence
--From Miss Eliza Chase to Mrs. Ann Chase, circa 1796
--Letter Fragment from H.A. Chase
--Letter to Samuel Chase, 1802 June 15
2-6 Letters to Mrs. Eliza Chase Dugan 1817 June 20-1817 June 26
--Letter to Mrs. Eliza Dugan, 1817 June 20
--Letter to Mrs. Eliza Dugan, 1817 June 26
--Letter to Mrs. Eliza Dugan, 1817 August 16
2-7 1810-1831 Pamphlets Belonging to Ann Chase
--The Resurrection of the Body: A Discourse Delivered in the Presbyterian Church in Georgetown on Sunday, October 22, 1809 (dated 1810)
--Register of the Officers and Cadets of the U.S. Military Academy, June 1830
--The Christian Almanac for Maryland and Virginia, 1831
2-8 Family History of Marriage of Thomas Chase and Ann Birch, undated
2-9 Chase Family Correspondence, Fragments
--1799 February 13, Letter Fragment, undated
--Letter Fragment, undated
2-10 Chase/Coale Family Recipes circa 1810
--Recipe Fragment, 29 January 1810
--Collection of Several Recipes, undated
2-11 General Coale Family Correspondence, 1817 June 14-1862 April 24
--From R.M. Coale to his Cousin, May 21
--Letter to H. Coale, June 14 1817
--Letter to Dr. Skipwith H.Coale from R. Barnes, June 21 1830
--Letter to Dr. Skipwith H. Coale from Mary Chase Coale (?), dated December
--Letter to Mrs. E. Coale from Skipwith H. Coale, circa 1845
--Letter "to mother from y.E" June 21 1852
--Letter to Dr. Skipwith H. Coale, 1845
--Letter to Miss Mary B. Ambercrombie from Skipwith H. Coale, undated
--Letter to Skipwith H. Coale from Samuel Chase Coale, April 23 1845
--Poem dedicated to Skipwith H. Coale from his Friend, Reynolds
--Letter from Eliza Chase to her Brother, April 24 1862
2-12 Samuel Chase Coale Correspondence, 1827 July 24-1879 October 21
--From Samuel Holland Coale to Samuel Chase Coale, July 24 1827
--From Eliza Chase Coale to Samuel Chase Coale, June 7 1847
--From Mrs. Sarah E. Coale to Samuel Chase Coale, March 24 1854
--To Samuel Chase Coale from his Sister, July 18 1860
--From Samuel Chase Coale to his Sister, September 10 1869
--From Samuel Chase Coale to Mattie, October 15 1879
--From Samuel Chase Coale to Mattie, October 21 1879
2-13 Jackson/Coale Correspondence, 1833 March 4-1855 December 14 --D. Harmey's Farewell to Savannah, undated
--From D. Jackson to wife Eliza, March 4 1833
--Letter to Mrs. E. Jackson from Samuel Chase Coale, August 9 1852
--Letter to Mrs. E. Jackson from Eliza Coale, August 13 1852
--Letter to Mrs. Fred D. Jackson from D. Jackson, December 14 1855
--Letter to Frederick D. Jackson from Eliza Jackson, June 27
--"Agreement" between E. Coale for daughter, E. Jackson, June 12 1852
--Letter from E. Jackson to her brother, April 18 1861
2-14 Coale Family, Various Legal Documents, 1842 April 1-1893 October 13
--Samuel Chase Coale, State of Maryland, License to Practice Law, April
14, 1842
--Samuel Chase Coale, Cincinnati, Ohio, Statement of Change of Residence, May 5 1847
--Samuel Chase Coale, Hamilton County, Ohio, License to Practice Law, May 13 1847
--Samuel Chase Coale, Hamilton County, Ohio, License to Teach, December 19 1854
--Samuel Chase Coale, School Register, Beginning Quarter December 22 1858, School Nine, Springfield Township
--Samuel Chase Coale, Hamilton County, Ohio, License to Teach, December 20 1862
--Insurance Agreement between Samuel Chase Coale and Cincinnati
Home Insurance, April 7 1865
--Memorandum of Agreement between Robert M. Proud and E.M.
Jackson and Samuel Chase Coale, February 2 1871
--Deed, Ambrose Heart and Charles D. Thompson, Cumberland Illnois,
July10 1873
--Deed: Agreement between Charles D. Thompson and Samuel Chase Coale, County of Cumberland, Illinois October 6 1873
--State of Illinois, Answer of Defendants, Samuel C. and Martha Caole vs. Charles D. Thompson, August 10 1874
--State of Maryland, Harford County Circuit Court, Certification of Legal Practice, June 2 1873
--State of Illinois, License to Practice Law for Samuel Chase Coale,
January 20 1874
--Agreement, Isaac W. Coale of Harford County, Maryland, and Eliza M. Jackson, October 13 1893 (typewritten)
2-15 Elizabeth M. Jackson, Mexican War Pension, 1887 June 23-1896 Aug. 3
--Pension Voucher, 1896 August 3
--Form Letter from A. Parlett Lloyd, Attorney at Law
--Pension Certificate, Duplicate, 1887 June 23
--Pension Certificate, Duplicate, 1887 June 23
--Pension Documents Folder
2-16 Correspondence between Samuel Chase and C.C. Harper, 1825 September 3 & 26
Series II: Chase/Coale Family Correspondence and Papers, cont.
3-1 Document Concerning a Ball, undated
3-2 Coale Family, Various Documents
--Letter complaining of Women and Money, undated
--Letter Discussing Religion, undated
--Recipe Fragment
--Map, entitled "My Plot"
--Family Who's Who, undated
--Love letter, undated
--Samuel Chase Coale, Poem to his Mother, 1850
--Essay Fragment
--Plea of Not Guilty, Eliza Chase vs. John Stoops
3-3 Samuel Chase Coale, Addresses to Various Societies, circa 1844-1860
--Draft of PAM 1845, MdHS
--Address to the Concord Literary Society, March 1860
--Address to the Literary Society of Pleasant Ridge, Ohio, 1861
--Address, Unknown Audience, undated
3-4 Coale Family Literary Manuscripts, circa 1852-1873
--"Tristram Humphries or a Glance at Real Life," by Timothy Scratch
--Unknown manuscript of poem "To Whom it May Concern"
--Poem, "To David"
--Poem to T. Buckler by Skipwith H. Coale
--"To Good Madam Budget"
--Poem, 1852
--Letter to the Editors, August 13 1873
3-5 1845 October 1-1849 December 16 Samuel Chase Coale, Divorce Papers
--To Samuel Chase Coale from Sarah E. Coale
October 1 1845
October 14 1845
October 17 1845
November 18 1845
February 2 1847
May 2 1847
May 17 1847
October 24 1848
August 2 1848
December 20 1848
February 23 1849
June 8 1849
July 6 1849
October 14 1849
December 16 1849
3-6 Samuel Chase Coale, Divorce Papers, 1850 February 23-1852 October 16
--To Samuel Chase Coale from Sarah E. Coale
February 23 1850
May 30 1850
August 6 1850
August 28 1850
October 8 1850
May 4 1851
April 4 1851
April 13 1851
August 1851
October 8 1851
September 1 1851
September 17 1851
September 28 1851
December 17 1851
January 31 1852
February 23 1852
March 2 1852
March 12 1852
March 31 1852
April 15 1852
May 20 1852
--To Sarah E. Chase from Samuel Chase Coale, October 10 1852
1852, date not specified
3-7 Samuel Chase Coale, Divorce Papers, 1853 January-1869 June
--To Samuel Chase Coale from Sarah E. Coale
January 1853
February 1853
March 5 1853
July 9 1853
April 14 1853
May 27 1853
May, date not specified
October 22 1853
November 30 1853
February 11 1854
November 30 1854
--To Sarah E. Coale from Samuel Chase Coale, December 10 1854
--Confirmation of Divorce, June 1869, Court of Common Pleas, Hamilton County, Ohio
Series III: Eliza Coale Funk, Activities and Organizations
Subseries 1: Colonial Dames
4-1/2 Colonial Dames, Various Documents 1978-2001
4-3/4 Colonial Dames, Clarion Newsletter 1978-1992
4-5 Colonial Dames, Directories 1986 & 1995
4-6 Colonial Dames, Newspaper Clippings 1976 December 5-1998 October 8
4-7 Colonial Dames, Bulletins 1981-1985
4-8 Colonial Dames, Directories 1992-1993
4-9 Colonial Dames, Christmas 1978-1980
4-10 Colonial Dames, Directory
Subseries 2: Other Activities and Organizations
5-1 Sons of the American Revolution 1991 May 26-1994 June 26
5-2 Baltimore Country Club Records 1975 March 12-2000
5-3 Bryn Mawr 1984-2001
5-4 English Speaking Union 1981 April 27-1998
5-5 Dumbarton House 1980 August 19-1991
5-6 Maryland Historical Society 1959-1993
5-7 Peale Museum 1982 May 13-1982 December 30
5-8 Mount Clare 1976-1981
5-9 Eliza Coale Funk, Membership Cards, 1963-2001
Series IV: Eliza Coale Funk, Family Papers
6-1 Eliza Coale Funk, Baptism and Funeral Documents 1905-2004
6-2 Harry and Eliza Funk Wedding & Funeral Documents 1904 September 15-1957 November 10
6-3 Funk Genealogy, undated
6-4 Eliza Coale Funk, Will, 1970-1982
6-5 Harry Funk, Financial Records, Bruce Co., 1906 May 15-1913 January 11
6-6 Eliza Coale Funk, Greeting Cards, undated
6-7 Eliza Coale Funk, Trip Diary, 1981
6-8 Eliza Coale Funk, Correspondence 1957-2002
6-9 Eliza Coale Funk, Will/Trust Documents, 1979-2001
6-10 Roland Park Assisted Living, 1996-2000
7-1 Bills and Receipts of Furniture, 1950-1991
7-2 Harry H. and Eliza Funk Cemetery Documents, 1905-1972
7-3 Eliza Coale Funk, Cemetery Documents, 1958-1970
7-4 Eliza Coale Funk's Copy File re Estate Settlement of Harry H. Funk, circa 1959
7-5 Publications, circa 1960
7-6 Harry and Eliza Funk Estate Sale and Will, 1956-1960
7-7 Legal Papers, J. Alice Gernand, 1947 September 4
7-8 Eliza Coale Funk, Check Stubs, circa 1960-1999
7-9 St. Paul's Parish, 1986-1991
7-10 Gilman Documents, 1995-1999
Eliza Coal Funk Papers, circa 1758-2004
Subjects Represented
Ambercrombie, Mary B.
Baltimore Country Club
Barnes, R.
Bruce, Co.
Bryn Mawr
Buckler, T.
Carroll, Charles of Carrolton (d. 1832)
Chase, Ann (?-1776)
Chase, Samuel (1741-1811)
Chase, Elizabeth Dugan (Eliza) (1784-?)
Coale, Eliza Chase (see Eliza Chase Dugan)
Coale, Isaac W. (?)
Coale, Samuel Chase (1818-?)
Caole, Samuel Chase, Jr. (1846-?)
Coale, Sarah English (?)
Coale, Skipwith (d. 1759)
Coale, Dr. Skipwith Holland (c.1790-1832)
Coale, Skipwith H., son of Isaac (circa 1845)
Coale, Skipwith H., son of Samuel (1844-1845)
Colonial Dames
Concord Literary Society
Dugan, George (?)
Dumbarton House
English Speaking Union
Funk, Eliza Coale (1905-2004)
Giles, Charlotte (?)
Giles, Hannah Kitty (?-1848)
Greeting Cards
Harford County, Maryland
Hartford Madisonian
Holland, Margaret (?)
Jackson, Frederick D. (?)
Literary Society of Pleasant Ridge
Maryland Historical Society
Mount Claire
Peale Museum
Ridgely, Matilda S., daughter of Charles Carroll (?)
Rolland Park Assisted Living
Scratch, Timothy
Simpson, Mary Ann (?-1868)
Sons of the American Revolution
Stoops, John
Thompson, Charles D.


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Having given the matter some thought, I've concluded that there are two ways to fame and fortune.
The first of these is talent. For the benefit of my Colombian readership ( hello German) :
I can't play football like Faustinio Asprilla; I can't drive as fast as Juan Pablo Montoya; and as for Carlos Valdarama's hair…well mine deserted me some time ago. I do have something in common with Shakira – my hips don't lie. Unfortunately, what they say is "this waistline is the result of too many nights in the pub".
The second way is winning the lottery. OK, so the fame thing is a bit tenuous, but from the outside looking in, I'd say it was overrated. So, never mind the fame, quiero solo mucho dinero ( I just want loads of cash) !
All of which brings me to the point. I was knocking the rust off my Java the other day, by writing a program to generate lottery numbers. Then it struck me, I'd never written a lottery program in PL/SQL. Should be fairly straightforward – generate 6 random numbers between 1 and 49, make sure that you don't have any duplicates, then print them out in order.
It's that last bit that's a little problematic. After all, PL/SQL is primarily designed to write to a table and so ordering the result set is usually done by simply querying the table with an ORDER BY clause.
That's OK most of the time, but I don't really need a table for this program, I just need an array.
So how do you get an array of numbers to display in ascending order when you haven't got something like the Arrays.sort method available in Java ?
The simplest way is to use one of those incredibly useful associative arrays.
set serveroutput on size 1000000 DECLARE TYPE typ_balls IS TABLE of PLS_INTEGER INDEX BY PLS_INTEGER; tbl_balls typ_balls; l_idx PLS_INTEGER; l_ball PLS_INTEGER; l_duplicate BOOLEAN; l_count PLS_INTEGER; BEGIN -- -- We need 6 numbers so... -- FOR i IN 1..6 LOOP l_duplicate := TRUE; WHILE l_duplicate LOOP -- -- Get a number between 1 and 49 -- l_ball := FLOOR( DBMS_RANDOM.VALUE(1, 50)); IF tbl_balls.COUNT > 0 THEN -- -- Make sure this number is not already chosen -- l_idx := tbl_balls.FIRST; LOOP IF l_ball = tbl_balls(l_idx) THEN -- -- Need to pick another number -- exit out to the WHILE loop -- l_duplicate := TRUE; EXIT; ELSE l_duplicate := FALSE; -- -- Use the number itself as the array -- index rather than the loop variable -- l_idx := tbl_balls.NEXT(l_idx); END IF; EXIT WHEN l_idx IS NULL; END LOOP; ELSE l_duplicate := FALSE; END IF; END LOOP; tbl_balls(l_ball) := l_ball; END LOOP; DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('This week your numbers are :'); l_idx := tbl_balls.FIRST; l_count := 1; LOOP -- -- As the array index is the number, we'll get the results -- in ascending order -- DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT(tbl_balls(l_idx)); IF l_count < 5 THEN DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT(', '); ELSIF l_count = 5 THEN DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT(' and '); END IF; l_idx := tbl_balls.NEXT(l_idx); l_count := l_count + 1; EXIT WHEN l_idx IS NULL; END LOOP; DBMS_OUTPUT.NEW_LINE; END; /
Because the array index is the same as the value of the array element, we're able to get PL/SQL to loop through the array in ascending order. This makes it so much easier to fill in the lottery form.
Now all I need to do is sit back and work out which tropical island I'm going to buy with the winnings. A foolproof and cunning plan. I ask you, what could possibly go wrong ?


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Jack is on a dual registration with both the Cornish Pirates & Exeter Chiefs. Jack began his rugby career at the age of 13, where he played for Falmouth RFC. He has represented the Cornwall county side from U16s to U20s. During this period he was also honoured with a cap for England U19s vs. France U19s. More recently he was part of the squad that was crowned 2015 Junior 6 Nations Champions, and has also been selected for the England 2015 Junior World Rugby Championships squad.
Jake made history in 2014. On September 15th he became the first person in 68 years to make a century on debut for Notthinghamshire CC versus Sussex CC. Jake has recently returned from Australia where he was playing club cricket for Latrobe CC in Tasmania. Before this, Jake played for Callington CC in the Cornwall Premier League and progressed through the Cornwall player pathway, representing the county at both junior and minor counties level.
At the age of just 15, Wadebridge CC's Sophie was selected for the England U19's Womens Development Programme. Prior to this Sophie'sprogressed through the Cornwall player pathway from junior to senior level, playing a key all-rounder role in the Cornwall Womens XI for the past two seasons.


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While the femtocell market struggled in the first half of 2012, the market has bounced back in the second half of the year. ABI Research's latest femtocell forecast update suggests that 2012 ended up with shipments reaching slightly above 2 million units. The shipments in the second half more than doubled from the first half, making up for some of the lost momentum.
The forecast covers the enterprise and consumer femtocells market, with enterprise femtocells making up one-third of the total shipments. On the other hand, revenues from enterprise femtocells made up to two-thirds of the total revenue for femtocell access points.
Airvana, Alcatel-Lucent, and NEC/Ubiquisys remained the top vendors in terms of shipments making up 78 percent of the total shipments in 2012.
"The appetite for femtocells continues to persist as suggested by this second half bounce, which can be attributed largely to inventory levels needing a refresh, but also due to renewals of contracts driven by newer versions of access points. This is also evident in the continued growth in contracts which have reached a total of 130 globally, as per our estimates," says Aditya Kaul, practice director, mobile networks.
Kaul adds, "The lack of operator willingness to use femtocells as a competitive network quality differentiator, rather than a defensive churn reduction tool, continues to plague the market. Nevertheless, it is encouraging to see demand back up, with new markets such as Latin America and Russia lighting up. Competitive factors in certain markets are causing domino effects with one operator leading and the others following. This is enough to keep the momentum going forward, with new business models like femtocells as a service, adding to that momentum and bringing lower tier operators into the fold. Overall the market looks like it might be turning a corner."
These findings are part of ABI Research's Enterprise and Consumer Femtocells and Mobile Enterprise Technologies Research Services.


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Scientific name: Sarcomyxa serotina (Pers.) P. Karst
Derivation of name: Serotin- means "late" and refers to the
appearance of this mushroom late in the season.
Synonyms: Panellus serotinus (Pers.) Kuhner;
Pleurotus serotinus (Pers.) P. Kumm.
Common name(s): Late fall oyster; Green oyster.
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Order: Agaricales
Family: Mycenaceae
Occurrence on wood substrate: Saprobic; solitary or in
overlapping clusters on deciduous and conifer wood; October
through December.
Dimensions: Caps 2.5-10 cm wide; stipes 0.5-2 cm long
and 0.5-1 cm thick.
Cap: Slimy when moist; margin incurved; yellowish-green with
violet tones to brownish-green.
Gills: Attached to decurrent; yellow-white to orange-yellow.
Spore print: Yellowish.
Stipe: Lateral, stout, stublike or absent; yellowish to
Veil: Absent.
Edibility: Edible.
Comments: The variation in cap colors is quite
This mushroom almost always fruits only after the
first frosts of the season. Although considered edible, it is quite
tough and must be cooked a long time over low heat.
More information at MushroomExpert.com
Figure 1. The lateral stipe and odd mixture of cap colors are
visible in this specimen. Photo © Dianna Smith.
Figure 2. Caps
with purple tones. Photo © William Roody.
Figure 3. Specimen showing an inrolled cap margin and
attached gills. Photo © Dianna Smith.


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More than 200,000 new cases of breast cancer are discovered in the U.S. each year. At Vista Health System, we know the value of early detection and mammography is a tool we use to identify potential issues.
An x-ray of the breast, mammography is used to look for breast disease in both women and men. It is a non-invasive, outpatient procedure that is generally not painful. At Vista Health System, we're dedicated to providing you with the most proactive care possible. If you have questions about your test or the results, your doctor or nurse can answer all of your questions.
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EICC History
Eastern Iowa Community Colleges
EICC, formally Eastern Iowa Community College District, was established in 1965 by the Iowa General Assembly as one of 15 community college merged areas. The move combined Clinton Junior College, Muscatine Junior College and the vocational-technical programs of the Davenport schools.
The District acquired the former Palmer Junior College in 1979 to make Scott Community College a comprehensive institution. In 2001, it opened the John T. Blong Manufacturing Technology Center providing advanced manufacturing training to hundreds of students every year.
Clinton Community College
Clinton Junior College opened in September 1946 as a division of the Clinton Public School System with 86 students, half of them World War II veterans. Classes were conducted at Clinton High School until 1965 when the college's own building opened. Between 1956 and 1965, enrollment tripled. The college changed its name in 1964 to Clinton Community College to reflect its philosophy and comprehensive objectives. In 1966 it became part of EICC.
In addition to its main campus, Clinton Community College serves students through its Maquoketa Center and CCC Technology Center.
Muscatine Community College
Muscatine Junior College was established in 1929 to provide the first two years of a baccalaureate degree. Additional programs were added as the college expanded to meet the diverse needs of the community and in 1962 the name was changed to Muscatine Community College to reflect its broader mission. The agriculture-business program established in 1965 has since been copied nationwide. The college became a part of EICC in 1966 and is housed on an attractive 27-acre site in north Muscatine.
The college has grown to include the Muscatine Industrial Technology Center, the Vic McAvoy University Center and two housing complexes. In addition, it also serves Wilton and Columbus Junction with new satellite centers in those communities.
Scott Community College
In 1966 Scott Community College was formed by an act of the Iowa General Assembly. At that time, it began offering the limited number of career technology programs for adults and high school youth previously held by the Davenport Community School System. It continued to offer solely career programs until 1979 when it added arts and sciences programs through a merger with Palmer Junior College.
From an initial enrollment of 240 students, Scott Community College has grown to include the Urban Campus in downtown Davenport, the West Davenport Center as well as the main campus in Bettendorf, situated on 181 acres of land donated by the Aluminum 江苏快3遗漏 of America (ALCOA).


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Best Buy cutting 400 jobs to save $150 million
Struggling electronics retailer Best Buy Co. Inc. said Tuesday that it is cutting 400 employees at its Richfield, Minn., headquarters in an effort to save $150 million.
Most of the savings won't come from salaries, according to a company statement, and for now, the so-called Blue Shirt sales associates are protected from the ax. No store closures are planned ... yet.
Why all the caveats? Tuesday's reductions -- Best Buy's way of "enhancing the focus on the company's core business, removing management layers and eliminating operational inefficiencies" -- is just the first phase of several.
Quiz: How well do you remember 2012?
In what the company is calling its "Renew Blue" transformation, which Chief Executive Hubert Joly discussed in November, Best Buy ultimately plans to shave about $725 million in costs.
Additional reductions are to come during the year, according to the statement from the company, which is reporting its fourth-quarter earnings later this week.
[Updated, 9:40 a.m., Feb 26: Joly joined the company in August -- Best Buy's third chief executive in six months. He succeeded G. Mike Mikan, a board member who served as the interim head honcho after his predecessor, Brian Dunn, stepped down following an inappropriate relationship with a female employee.
Founder and former chairman Richard Schulze also left his post, but has since indicated that he hopes to buy out the company. He has until the end of the week to make an offer.
With more online retailers -- Amazon chief among them -- offering bargains on electronics, Best Buy has fought to hang on to its clientele. Earlier this month, the company said it will offer a low-price guarantee in stores and online starting March 3, matching nearly all prices from local rivals and 19 major online competitors.
The hope is to stop a phenomenon known as "showrooming," in which shoppers try out products in physical stores and then hunt for discounts online. The tactic likely contributed to Best Buy's sliding holiday sales, which fell 1.4% at stores open at least a year for the nine weeks ended Jan. 5.]
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MONDAY, Dec. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Another New Year's Day looms, and millions of Americans will resolve that this year, they'll exercise and get fit, so why by the end of January are so many of those resolutions broken?
New research may shed some light on the problem.
It's not that people don't know that exercise is good for them and can improve their self-image. Obese and overweight people, in fact, are even stronger believers in the importance of exercise than those of normal weight, according to a survey of more than 1,500 men and women conducted by researchers at George Washington University Medical Center.
But many overweight and obese people loathe the idea of huffing and puffing in front of younger, thinner gym-goers, the poll found. They also feel embarrassed about sweating it out in front of those svelte, muscular health club staffers.
That kind of self-consciousness may affect females more than males. Compared to men of all sizes, women are more likely to feel intimidated about using complicated equipment, to feel pressure to exercise in trendy clothes and to fret about exercising in front of the opposite sex.
So in the end it's emotions, not a lack of determination, that may keep people from regular exercise.
"Overweight people have received the message from their physicians and all the publicity about the importance of exercise," said study author Wayne Miller, a professor of exercise science at George Washington University Medical Center. "Most of the negativism or barriers that are associated with not participating in exercise are emotional, and there are differences between men and women."
The study, to be published in the January/February issue of the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, was funded by the International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association.
Two-thirds of U.S. residents are now overweight or obese, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Obesity rates have doubled for adults and tripled for children since 1980.
Yet, only about 30 percent of those trying to lose weight meet the National Institutes of Health exercise recommendations to get five hours per week of moderate aerobic activity, according to background information in the study.
Though several recent studies have called into question how much exercise helps with losing weight, exercise does reduce obesity-related diseases and has been shown to help people who have lost weight keep it off, according to the study.
In the study, about 18 percent of respondents belonged to a health club while 82 percent did not. About two-thirds were overweight or obese. The more someone weighed, the lower their assessment of their own health. Yet despite being well aware that they need to exercise, negative feelings about the health club environment kept them from doing so.
"Both overweight men and women were intimidated by the health club itself, the environment and the staff. They were both uncomfortable about exercising around fit people," Miller said. "The message to health clubs is they need to do more to make overweight people feel unself-conscious and comfortable."
But overweight people can't wait for health clubs to change, said Gregory Florez, a spokesman for the American Council on Exercise.
"It's the ultimate conundrum, or Catch-22," Florez said. "Obese people certainly know they are obese and they need to lose weight, and in many cases are quite motivated. However, they almost universally have a history of failure. They have tried every bestseller diet. They have tried every diet pill, legal and semi-legal. They have watched every infomercial."
The key may be to avoid an all-or-nothing approach. Instead of committing to daily spinning classes at the local health club, obese people may choose to start by making smaller, incremental changes, such as taking the stairs or walking for a few extra minutes a day.
When it comes to diet, small changes can also add up to big weight loss, from using mustard instead of mayo on a sandwich to trying to eat just a bit less each day.
If a glitzy gym makes you uncomfortable, try a specialty gym that caters to women only, or an online or community-based weight loss support group. And people can head to their community parks for a brisk walk and some fresh air, he noted, since exercise is not the sole domain of health clubs.
"You can't say, 'I'm going to go to the gym and exercise around a bunch of beautiful people, or 'I'm going to have to cut all this stuff out of my diet,'" Florez said. "You have to look at it as a gradual and loving process for yourself."
More information
The U.S. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases offers tips on getting fit.


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Investigate the numbers that come up on a die as you roll it in the
direction of north, south, east and west, without going over the
path it's already made.
If I use 12 green tiles to represent my lawn, how many different
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After Identity, What? is part of the artist Hank Willis Thomas's 1969 series. P.S.1 invited Thomas and other artists to respond to the year 1969, a period marked with revolution and sociopolitical tumult. The artists made work utilizing images from magazines of the period and juxtaposed them with text derived from the same publications. The resulting pieces demonstrate the concerns and social values of the era and reflect a historical perspective only the passage of time can provide.
Aperture published Willis Thomas's first monograph Pitch Blackness (2008) and released the now sold-out limited-edition photograph Black Power.
Hank Willis Thomas (born in Plainfield, New Jersey, 1976) received his BFA from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, and his MFA in photography, along with an MA in visual criticism, from the California College of the Arts, San Francisco. He has exhibited in numerous galleries and museums, including the Studio Museum in Harlem; Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Connecticut; Leica Gallery, New York; and National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C. Willis Thomas is the first recipient of the Aperture West Book Prize.
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Zelda concert series announces new cities with 'season two'
The Legend of Zelda "Symphony of the Goddess" concert series has just announced a host of returning cities for its 2013 calendar, and two more cities (Baltimore and Grand Rapids).
The long-running Legend of Zelda concert series has added more dates, along with various returning dates in case you missed a show in your town. The "Symphony of the Goddess" concert series is entering what it calls "season 2," which means new pieces from additional chapters of the Zelda franchise, along with the returning standards.
This round of concerts will include eight cities from the previous tour and two new cities added. THe concert will include selections from Ocarina of Time, Wind Waker, Twilight Princess, A Link to the Past, and orchestral renditions of music from Link's Awakening, Majora's Mask, and Spirit Tracks. The concerts will be conducted by Eimear Noone with arrangements by Chad Seiter. They will be hosted by producer Jeron Moore.
Tickets are on sale at the official site. If you're a Club Nintendo member, you can log into your account on the Club Nintendo site to get a code for a 15% discount. The list of concert dates is below:
Returning dates:
- Atlanta; Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre; June 6
- San Francisco; Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall; June 10
- Montreal; Place des Arts; June 14
- Los Angeles; Greek Theatre; June 12
- Austin, Texas; Long Center; June 29
- Philadelphia; The Mann Center for the Performing Arts; July 25
- Toronto; Sony Centre for the Performing Arts; Sept. 7
- Seattle; Benaroya Hall; Sept. 12
New cities:
- Baltimore; Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall; July 27
- Grand Rapids, Mich.; DeVos Performance Hall; Oct. 19
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The Legend of Zelda "Symphony of the Goddess" concert series has just announced a host of returning cities for its 2013 calendar, and two more cities (Baltimore and Grand Rapids).