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In a report today, the Legislative Analyst Office has declared Gov. Brown's budget "a good starting point" for addressing the state deficit. This has drawn quick headlines and media praise that suggest the LAO represents validation that Brown's budget may get on us the path to fixing things in California.
I suggest that it's worth holding the champagne. I went back and re-read the LAO's executive summary of Gov. Schwarzenegger's budget, and the language is remarkably similar. Consider today's summary of Gov. Brown's budget which reads in part:
"We believe the Governor's proposal is a good starting point for legislative deliberations. It includes reductions in nearly every area of the state budget and a package of revenue proposals that merit serious legislative consideration. We credit the Governor's efforts to craft a budget plan that focuses on multiyear and ongoing solutions, and his proposals to realign state and local program responsibilities and change local economic development efforts have much merit. Still, there are some significant risks in his plan and some optimistic savings assumptions."
And compare with it the summary of Gov. Schwarzenegger's very first budget proposal in January 2004, which called its proposal "a solid starting point":
"We believe that the Governor's proposal provides a solid starting point for budget deliberations. It includes realistic revenue and caseload assumptions, as well as real and ongoing solutions from most areas of the budget. At the same time, however, it presents the Legislature with numerous policy issues and concerns."
The LAO does wonderful work, so why does it stay upbeat even as the budget hole remains. Because the LAO's projections don't have any way of accounting for just how broken the state's governing system. The LAO can't account for the fact that in each election cycle, new initiatives can impose new holes in the budget. And the LAO can't accurately anticipate how the budget system leads to deals in which new budget costs are required to win over the votes needed to pass the budget (these are usually tax cuts or new spending that Republicans demand as the price of their votes).
So Gov. Brown, like Gov. Schwarzenegger, is offering a budget that makes things better. The trouble is that the budget system never stops working to make things worse.


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Valve Clinic Helps Patients with Complex valve disease
More than five million Americans suffer from valve disease, such as aortic stenosis and mitral disorders, and many do not even know it. Even with no outward signs of problems, valve disease can develop and worsen over time, just like coronary artery disease. Left untreated, it can lead to heart failure and other complications, including death.
Sarasota Memorial's Valve Clinic provides a nationally recognized team of cardiovascular specialists to evaluate, support and manage the care of patients with complex valve disorders, especially those who may not be candidates for surgery due to age or other medical conditions.
Some of the conditions frequently addressed include:
- Aortic stenosis
- Mitral valve disease, including mitral regurgitation and mitral stenosis
- Tricuspid valve disease
- Pulmonary stenosis
Collaborative Care
Our multi-disciplinary approach combines the collaborative efforts of referring primary care physicians, cardiologists, interventionalists and cardiac and thoracic surgeons to provide focused assessments and the latest, safest treatment options, including Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR). Sarasota Memorial and its Valve Clinic team was one of the first sites approved in southwest Florida to offer TAVR, which allows doctors to replace a diseased valve without opening the chest.
The Valve Clinic team provides:
- Complete medical evaluation by heart valve specialists
- Advanced cardiac imaging and diagnostics
- Complete options for valve intervention, including catheter-based interventions, minimally-invasive robotic valve surgery and open surgical interventions
- Second opinions regarding valve diagnosis, severity and the timing and type of recommended intervention
- Re-do valve repair and replacement
- Aortic and mitral balloon valvuloplasty
- Surgical repair of mitral valve prolapse
- Prosthetic paravalvular repair
- ASD/PFO closure
- MitraClip (non-surgical, catheter-based treatment for select patients with Mitral Regurgitation).
- Patient education & support
- Personalized care plan, including ongoing monitoring and follow-up
- Care coordination with your primary care physician and cardiologist
Valve Conference
Complex clinical cases are presented for group discussion at a bi-monthly Valve Conference. Conference participants include a multi-disciplinary team of cardiovascular surgeons, interventional cardiologists, primary cardiologists and imaging specialists who address diagnostic challenges and strategies, treatment options and potential surgical interventions.
Clinical Trials
At any given time, Sarasota Memorial participates in a number of cardiac-related clinical trials, including the latest . Call (941) 917-2225 for information.
Valve Clinic
Location: Sarasota Memorial Heart & Vascular Services
1540 S. Tamiami Trail, 2nd floor.
Hours: It is open every Thursday afternoon by appointment.
Valve Clinic Physicians
The TAVR medical team – overseen by Sarasota Memorial's Chief of Cardiovascular Surgery Jeffrey Sell, MD, includes:
- Interventional Cardiologists Ricardo Yaryura, MD, and David Schreibman, MD
- Echocardiography Cardiologists Chippy Nalluri, MD and Hakim Morsli, MD
- Cardiac Anesthesiologist Mark Wittman, MD
Valve Clinic Program Manager
Jennifer Sullivan, Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Medicare and most insurance plans cover this service. A physician referral is required, but patients are welcome to contact Program Manager Jennifer Sullivan with any questions at the contact numbers provided below.
For more information, assistance with an authorization/referral or to schedule an appointment, please contact Jennifer Sullivan, ACNP, at (941) 917-6968 (phone), (941) 917-5437 (fax) or email: firstname.lastname@example.com
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Initial rates displayed are based on a $200,000 loan for a purchase or refinance transaction of an owner-occupied, single-family residence with 62.5% LTV and 740 credit score and no cash out. The rates were submitted by each individual lender/broker on the date indicated. Rate/APR terms offered by advertisers may differ from those listed above based on the borrower's creditworthiness and other differences between an individual loan and the loan criteria used for the HSH quotes. The annual percentage rate in ARM products may increase after the loan is closed. More Info: These quotes are from banks, thrifts, and brokers who have paid for a link to their website in the listings above, and you can find additional information about their loan programs on their websites.
In order to help you see how Virginia mortgage rates compare with National rates, check out the following rate table from the industry website mortgagenewsdaily.com. These rates represent national averages and are based on specific loan assumptions.
It is important to shop around for the best terms. Make sure that you compare rates, lender fees and learn about third party fees. When comparing mortgage offers check out the term (length), interest rate (fixed vs. variable), and if applicable the cost of mortgage insurance. Get more information about mortgage rates and mortgage fees. Also, FHA loans, which always require mortgage insurance, differ from conventional loans, which require Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI) if your loan to value ratio (LTV) is over 80%. Make sure that you use all of your costs when comparing loans.
In order to qualify for the best mortgage rates in Virginia it is important to have an excellent credit score. Also, you want to make sure that your debt to income ratio (DTI) and your downpayment or equity position , your loan to value ratio (LTV) are sufficient to qualify. Read this Bills.com article about qualifying for a mortgage.
Virginia is the twelfth most populous US state. According to the US census, as of 2017, there is an estimated population of over 8.4 million residents, which represents 2.6% of the US population. Virginia is home to many military bases and personnel. According to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) HMDA data for 2015, VA loans were over 20% of originated loans in Virginia , versus a nationwide average of about 10%.
Here are some outside resources that can help you understand the Virginia mortgage environment:
Mortgage rates, loan amounts, LTV, (etc) vary based on areas. The FHFA provides a useful insight into differences in conventional loans, based on Metropolitan Areas.
Source of Data: FHFA Historical Table - (TERMS ON CONVENTIONAL HOME MORTGAGES) Table V - Averages for Major Metropolitan Areas: Loans Closed
Check out some differences in two areas in Virginia :
Mortgage Rates for Conventional Loans in One MSA in Virginia"
Mortgage Fees in One MSA in Virginia
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Czech Speaker wanted for Translator Jobs - Krakow
|Recruiter Name
|Job Title
|Czech Speaker wanted for Translator Jobs - Krakow
|Job Type
|Permanent Contract, Full-Time Position
|Krakow, Poland
|Start Date
|Date Posted
|almost 5 years ago
|Expiry Date
Job Description
Job Summary
Would you like the opportunity to work in Poland? Well thanks to your language skills you could. We are looking for a near native Czech speaker to join our client in Krakow and help them with their translation/interpretation requirements. For this Translator job you can earn 6000 zloty gross per month, so this is a great job that you can't afford to miss, get reading and give us a call if you are interested.
What will you do in this job?
Your job as a translator would be to translate from Czech to English and English to Czech for our client as they are looking for high quality translation in regards to their technical department. You would need to understand your customer's requirements, translate them when needed and pass on this information to the relevant department.
Who will you be working for?
Our client is a well-known business solutions provider based in Krakow and is gradually expanding in the EU. With employing over 500 people and winning awards based on their good service, they are currently looking for Czech speaking Translator to aid them in their expansion. Our client prides themselves on being well known for encouraging their employees to grow, supporting innovation and not restricting their employees to a rigid job description.
Who are we looking for?
To become the next translator for our client on Krakow we are looking for a fluent Czech speaker who also has an excellent level of English and that you have good verbal and written communication skills in both. You have good analytical and interpretation/translation skills and you have previous experience in this area (at least 6 months). You have a good level of PC knowledge, in particular MD Office applications and lastly some Engineering knowledge would be a plus for your application but it is not a must.
Where would you be working?
If you like the look of this Czech translator job how does working in a city of an up and coming country who is known for its friendly atmosphere. Krakow is where you would be working, where there are excellent public services, a city full of beauty, and outdoor activities. After a hard day of working as the Czech Translator, Krakow has all you need to unwind and get ready for the next action packed day.
Interview & Salary
The interview process for this Czech Translator Job is pretty straight forward, i.e. phone interview, and a face-to-face interview.
You can expect to earn 6000 zloty gross per month and don't forget there are a number of benefits such as life insurance and leisure vouchers etc. and there is also relocation support that if needed can be supplied. The salary will be confirmed in the interview process. If you like how this Czech Translator jobs sounds why not register and apply today?


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I just picked up a vintage Prince Extender Mach 1000 and I love it! It hits very well and is accurate for me.
However, the string on it is probably 10 + years old Prince synthetic gut.
What should I re-string it with?
I spoke to a customer service rep at Prince who suggested Prince Premiere with Softflex.
Any Mach 1000 users out there?


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Michigan CDL Practice Test: Class C - Test 4 2020(From the 2020 Michigan CDL Handbook)
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Directions: When applying for this license, applicants must pass a 50-question test. And applicants must score 80% to pass the test. The following questions are based on the details provided in the Michigan Commercial Driver Handbook. Endorsements that may be used with a Class C CDL include Hazardous Materials, Passenger, Double and Triples, HazMat and Tanker, Air Brakes and School bus. If you need additional information, please contact your local DMV office. You can find your nearest DMV office at Michigan DMV locations.
1. What is a bulk package?
2. What offense is a serious traffic violation?
3. The advance warning signs tell you to _______.
4. Cargo should have at least one tiedown for each ____ ft. of cargo.
5. It is illegal to operate a CMV if your blood alcohol concentration is above _____.
6. You should not smoke within _______ feet of a placarded cargo tank used for Class 3 (Flammable Liquids) or Division 2.1 (Gases).
7. You must have a CDL to operate ________.
8. Who repairs the items in the vehicle inspection report that affect safety?


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Political junkies, news organizations, and campaign strategists may hate it, but they'll be just about the only ones who are unhappy if the California legislature moves back the 2012 presidential election to June.
Legislators are seriously thinking of returning to the traditional June format for all offices. Along with saving a few bucks, there may be other benefits.
First, a June presidential primary will help reduce the cost of campaign expenditures, something particularly important to Republicans, who are more likely to have difficulty attracting funds to oppose Democratic incumbent Barack Obama.
Second, with no Republican front-runner in sight at a time in the election cycle when candidates traditionally are off and running, voters for Republican candidates will have more time to look over the pack and make their decisions.
Third, if the Republican field remains crowded into late spring 2012, California voters will have a rare opportunity to play a defining role in the outcome. And inasmuch as California has almost 20 percent of the votes necessary to win the nomination, several candidates will be all but renting second homes here next year.
Six other states either have enacted or are also considering moving primaries.
In 2008, California joined several other states and moved up its presidential primary to February separately from the June election for state offices and Congress.
Legislators hoped that the early primary would increase the state's influence on the outcomes.
Whether that happened is a matter of conjecture. But one thing is certain, namely the bifurcation confused some voters who didn't participate in June because of their belief that the February primary was the only nominating election.
It also cost the state an additional $100 million--$100 million that it doesn't have in the midst of a $26 billion budget shortfall.
It's always hard to know the time in a presidential primary season when a state will have more or less influence on the outcome. In 2012, the miseries of the state budget deficit may dictate the answer instead of political strategy.


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Gratitude and greed occupy the same space in the psychic apparatus. If the container is filled with greed or envy there is no room for gratitude. If the container is filled with gratitude there is no room for greed or envy…It is that simple. It is a law of physics. Two piece of matter can not occupy the same space and by extension it appears that two pieces of information can not occupy the same psychic space. The Greek word "Psyche" is our word "Soul". Contrary to what many think, Freud dedicated his life to the study of Man's soul. In this later part of my life, as I begin to have time to open my self to newer 21st century models of mental conditions, I find that the earlier wisdom acquired in the study & practice of modern psychoanalysis have bearing, if not direct implications on these principles.
Our souls are the most important part of us while we are alive and living in form. The soul of man gives us our humanity at the only place where it touches our divinity. Through religion we have learned to associate the term soul with that part of us that will transcend life and perhaps attains a life everlasting. But for my purpose in this essay I will use the more generic aspect of the word. I mean by the soul of man, the very essence of man. I mean to refer to the totality of the experience of man. My soul is my experience of me at exactly the psychic location where it touches my connection with the cosmic.
Our experience known as the soul is often not experienced directly. Rather it points to as a location or a phenomenon that is concerned with as Bruno Bettelheim say, " not just man's body — but most of all with the dark world of the unconscious which forms such a large part of living man — or, to put it in classical terms, with the unknown netherworld in which, according to ancient myths the souls of men [and women] dwell."
As human beings we experience ourselves first and foremost by identifying with the part of the psychic apparatus know as the "ego." The ego of the human mind is not directly connected to the soul. The ego is detached from the field of consciousness that is our more profound existence or experience of being. The ego, although not discoverable in time and space as a physical entity is a construct that we use to explain a host of primary and secondary functions of the brain. We can not open the brain and locate the ego. The ego, like the soul does not exist in form.
The ego ought not have a bad wrap. It is a cluster of functions which contribute to our essential humanness. For example, language is thought to be the highest function of the ego. The ego is responsible for our being able to develop language. The ego is also responsible for other functions such as perception and motility. It is a cluster of brain functions rather than a specific location. And as such remains an important aspect of our ability to function in civilization and society. Some say it is actually the aspect of man directly responsible for his ability to build civilization and culture. But again, it is important that we see it for what it is, not a location in the brain as much as the name given to a cluster of functions.
In my ramblings about psychoanalysis and man's soul, i seem to find myself always contending with a duality. As much as I acknowledge the oneness of the mind/body matrix, it seems that in experience I am always struggling with a concept that can only be explained by forming comparisons of by juxtaposing one experience against another.
Even in the concept of greed vs gratitude it seems that the experience of one is felt to be one thing and the experience of the other quite another thing. However, if I were only concerned about the comparisons of two things it would seem logical, (they are different because they are different). But, what I am trying to understand is if the experience of one comes from a different place than the experience of the other.
I have rambled or, if you wish, free associated, to this notion of duality in our experience of ourselves in many of my writings through the years. I keep doing so because i have experience in me what I would like to call, an exit from narcissism. In my years of practicing my own brand of dynamic psychoanalysis, I have run up against classical conditions in this science that seem to take over the definition and attempt to make it fit the science rather than pursue what appears to me the more logical approach which is to follow the experience into a phenomena that is no longer science, but is nevertheless a direct outgrowth of the science and may point to a newer model or theory of human existence. And although not science, nonetheless an important dimension of humanness that can only be arrived at with subjective conclusions. The scientific "objective" can only go so far in helping us to understand our humanity. Poetry, music, & our relation to nature and to animals, for example, point to a subjective awareness that provides a profound acquaintance with the subjective that can not be quantified objectively.
As I ponder gratitude, I am aware that the very experience of gratitude fills my consciousness with a sense of expansion, with a feeling that is both grand and humbling at the same time. Gratitude is connected not only with me experiencing myself but with me experiencing a wider sense of connectedness that includes a feeling of well-being and a feeling of inter being with all of creation. To put it more simply gratitude is a sensation that consequenses a feeling of totality and oneness and well being all laced with that kind of giddiness that one feels as a joyful child. By comparison greed feels very intra- psychic. I shrink to greed, not expand to it. Greed is small minded. Greed worms it way through me and settles into a corner of my life and i experience it as an undigested piece of toxic lead. I think about it and i can experience the thought as mental, as a calculation, perhaps even as a manipulation of truth.
But, the profound difference is not in the verbal attributes that i can ascribe to the difference between gratitude and greed, but rather in the felt location from which each experience comes. I want to give one more example of the experience of the objective vs the experience of the subjective:
Charlotte, my youngest granddaughter, is falling asleep in my arms… That is an objective statement of a experience I might be having in a given moment.
However, the experience of having my beautiful, angelic, sweet and loving granddaughter in my arms being so comfortable that she is soothing herself to sleep, is a subjective experience that comes from an entirely different location in my experience. And no amount of objective verbal data or description can convey the experience. In other words my human experience in that moment can not be objectified. It is as if my soul, the aspect of me that is closest to the divine is activated and a flood of emotions and sensations converge on me and provide me with a feeling not representable through the ego.
As I write my free associations, I am conscious of my intention. I am hopeful to find a verbal way of describing the long, slow and at times painful way for an adult to emerge from the condition of narcissism. Having spent the bulk of my career specializing in the treatment of narcissistic disorders, I am interested in the specific manner in which one can successfully emerge from this human condition.
As I begin to write more seriously about this topic, I keep on returning to Freud's works and specifically to his treatment of the psyche in his writings. Of great concern is the notion that Freud meant for the entire backdrop of his science to be understood as an ego growing in a field of consciousness that he understood to be the soul of man. But when his translations to english took on a more generic term than "soul" Freud did little to challenge this mistranslation.
As a result we have been seeing the ego as a mental construct that was to have some kind of physical, brain-like antecedent. When we attempt to locate the ego in the brain, of course, there is no such organ. But if instead we were to consider the ego as an outgrowth of the soul, then the entire apparatus of the ego could be worked with as a metaphor for a seed found in a large, wild, field of cosmic consciousness that every human being has access to. This line of thinking has many possible ramifications including its intersection with eastern philosophy.


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Dec 27/ 1919
Harry's written this card to Jack on 27th December reporting that he'll be on the move on the 29th. Coincidentally, the Card shows Tortona - the same location as his first card from Italy back in November 1917. Then, he bought the card as the troop train stopped on the way to the front. Perhaps this will be his last stop before leaving Italy. Note that it's been "Passed by Censor". That must be a relief. I suppose that the military machine is always insecure. (I have just inserted a scan of that first card - not originally on the posting. Click on the link above to view it and see if Harry's writing has changed much in the intervening two years. BL)
Dear Jack
Just a line to let you know that I have received the tin of tobacco. I was very pleased with it. Do not write again till you here from me as I am moving from this place on the 29 Dec. Will send post card as soon as possible.


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Los Angeles police say actress Sean Young — best known for her role in the 1982 cult classic "Blade Runner" — was placed under citizen's arrest after a scuffle at the post-Oscars Governor's Ball.
According to the Associated Press, the 52-year-old was involved in an altercation with a security guard at the high profile event. Young was reportedly arrested at 9:25 p.m. Sunday and later booked at the Hollywood police station. An investigation of misdemeanor battery is pending.
City News Service reports that Young posted $20,000 bail and was released Monday morning.
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Young's screen credits also include a co-starring role in "No Way Out" and supporting performances in "Dune," "Wall Street," and "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective."


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UPDATE: Transgendering Human Rights (3/21/07; MLA '07)
Transgendering Human Rights: A Postcolonial Reading of Subcultures of
Call for papers for 2007 MLA, Chicago, December 27-30
Postcolonial narratives of the transgendered have framed themselves in ways
distinct from those encountered in the Euro-American circuits of cultural
production and distribution. In India the sexual practices of the
transgendered were acknowledged and elaborated in the treatise on
sexualityâ€"Kamasutra. But during British colonial rule the transgendered
community came under legal surveillance for issues of public decency. In
postcolonial India the transgendered collective of the hijras, with the oft
experienced multidimensional violence against them, have come to signify the
deep structural connection between socioeconomic exploitation and lack of
civil/political rights. Controversial texts like Domique Lapierre's City
of Joy, resisted as the product of the imperialistic gaze, have traced the
lifestyle of the transgendered community in Calcutta. In the light of the
above, this proposed special session of the MLA aims to examine how violence
in its many forms against the transgendered community across a range of
geopolitics has been addressed through various cultural productions and the
politics around such representations. The goal is to locate ourselves at the
intersection of various representational practices and human rights laws and
politics around the figure of the transgendered in postcolonial contexts.
The following questions might suggest possible routes of exploration though
we are looking forward to other innovative thinking:
How do cultural representations of transgendered lives challenge the
current legal discourse of human rights?
Does locating the representation of transgender issues in cultural
productions within a framework based on the systemic link between
socioeconomic rights and civil and political rights significantly alter our
understanding of transgender cultures?
Can the socioeconomic position of the transgendered be traced through
the changing discourses on sexuality?
How does the politics of postcolonial representations of the
transgendered demarcate itself from that of other transgendered
What are the distinctive textual strategies which transgendered
people use to negotiate prescriptive religions that facilitate the
performance of normative gender roles as routes of access to spiritual
salvation? What are the other kinds of representational activities of the
transgendered that facilitate such negotiations?
Finally, how have auto-ethnographies of transgendered
individuals/collectivesâ€"whether in the form of photographic exhibitions,
documentary films, or other narratives genresâ€"significantly differed from
state-sanctioned discourses about the transgendered?
Please e-mail abstracts of 250-500 words along with contact information and
a 2-page CV by March 21 to:
Basuli Deb
Michigan State University, USA
Annedith Schneider
Sabanci University, Turkey
From the Literary Calls for Papers Mailing List
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or write Jennifer Higginbotham: higginbj_at_english.upenn.edu
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All Kelly Clarkson ever wanted was not to be taken out of context.
The ex-"American Idol" champ is bashing the U.K. Mirror's Sunday Celebs edition, claiming the paper misquoted her and portrayed her as "obnoxious" and "arrogant" in a cover story emblazoned with the headline "No one on the planet should be as famous as me."
Clarkson also accused the editors of twisting her words to make it sound as if she admitted to having anorexia, which she vehemently denied.
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Kelly Clarkson releases Dallas Cowboys tune "Get Up!"
"Just to clear up the absolutely wrong so called quotes from me, I have never had anorexia nor did I ever say 'no one should be as famous as me,' read an angry tweet from the "Catch My Breath" singer on Monday.
Clarkson then laid out what she really said in the sit-down. "I said in the interview, when asked about fame, that I have no desire to be as famous as Britney or Madonna," the Texas native explained. "I said that kind of fame was too much for any person and that I have experienced a portion of what they deal with and that I didn't handle that well and I'm happy where I'm at in my career."
Clarkson concluded her scathing post by calling out all those at the paper who blatantly misrepresented her. "Side note, I love when people take what you say and twist it to make you sound obnoxious and arrogant ....nice job Mirror," she wrote.
Kelly Clarkson visits the "Vampire Diaries" set
Nicely put, Kelly.
Clarkson also got a show of solidarity from her friend and fellow "Idol" alum Jordin Sparks, who tweeted her, "tell 'em girl!"
To which the hitmaker replied back: "@JordinSparks I just can't stand when people do stuff like that. It drives me bananas. By the way, I just saw Sparkle. Great job!! Loved it!"
Those Idol folks sure know how to stick together.


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gamespot score:9.0(editor's choice)
my score:9.5
(+)pros:-great cast of entertaining and funny characters,-leveling up is much easier(thus crossing out persona 3's flaw),-story is mysterious and very intruiging, -new environments to explore makes the view of different dungeons great,- social links now enhance battle results,- dating sim now allows multiple girlfriends :D
(-)cons:-story is shorter than persona 3
gameplay hours:100 hours+(very long lasting)
Yayy!! Time for my favourite PS2 game review of all time! Persona 4 is another contribution to the persona series, and I stress again this is my favourite among them all. Sadly not much cameo appearances from the previous persona games. Anyway people should know already that persona 4 is an RPG which optimizes the dating sim system, and like before this game offers plenty of custimization for players who want a perfect team. Now on with the freaking review dammit!
A peaceful town in the middle of nowhere, inaba. One day a city boy(you), gets transfered to inaba because of his parent's jobs. Upon entering the town, a series of complicated and disturbing murders take place in the town, and while following up he suddenly realises that he has the power to enter TVs. He also discovers a program known as the midnight channel, as introduced by his friend, and this causes him to be able to stare at a blank TV screen at night, while the screen broadcasts an image of someone being killed. With the power to enter the TV world, he decides to find out the cause of the murders in town, together with his new found friends, they swear to catch the serial case murderer as the case was way out of league for the police.
Persona 4 is a legend in so many ways, so states gamespot and many other reviewers of the game. The game itself is a huge step up from persona 3, which was already a great game. The battle system has improved from persona 3 in a matter of ways. Firstly, I dont know if this is an improvement, but it is to me, leveling has become a mucch easier task. Now training is a cinch and that allows your party members to get stronger faster and you can make more personas. Now during battle, you get a whole lot more to experience. As such, currently inaccesable strategies in persona 3 because of AI problems can now be used, thanks to direct command, you can control your teammates ANYTIME in battle. Now that means no more losing to bosses because of screwups by your dumb teammates! Also if you have made appropriate social links with your teammates, they can know help in certain ways, such as knocking you away from a killing blow and taking that blow for his/herself. This helps since once your MC dies its game over,as usual. They also help by helping you up when you are knocked down, performing a follow up attack, or curing your abnormal status ailments.
Persona customization is back, and its better than ever! With new personas and new skills the customization just got alot better. It uses the same fusing system from persona 3, and its still done by igor, so woot :D. Anyway there are supposedly more arcanas in persona 4 than in persona 3, so yes there are a new cast of personas. With new arcanas comes new fusion spreads. Now a different formula is used by crossing the arcans, expect changes, in a good and new way. Also, the 3/4/5 way fusion spread is back, with cooler personas in stall for you. There is however, also a new feature in the fusion genre of the game, fusion forecast. Depending on the weather of the certain day you wish to fuse a persona, you can get certain bonuses, such as stat boosts or new skills. The fusion system is better than ever.
No persona game woud be complete without the dating sim system. Once again it is back and with some tweaks to it. Unlike before, your main character now has 5 stats he has to raise, knowledge, for acing tests, courage for doing crazy stuff, understanding, to comphrehend with others, expression, for well, expressing yourself, and dilligence, to improve your persistency. With so many traits comes so many things to do. You can now to part time jobs, such as working as a day care centre assitant, being a part time janitor at a hospital, or being a part time tutor. You can even do stuff such as fold envelopes, translate or fold orgami, all for making your wallet a little bit more full. Oh yea you can now date multiple girls, the system where dating more than one girl would cause another girl to be mad, its gone. LONG GONE.


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Early riser: Anne Williams makes mornings musical
If Anne Williams decides to play the lottery, it's likely that nine and one will be among her picks. Those numbers have been significant in her life since her days as a student at Williams College in the '80s.
That's where, like many undergraduates with a passion for music, Williams volunteered at the Williams radio station, WCFM, whose call numbers are 91.1. But unlike other collegiate DJs– who happily rock through their all-night shifts and then just as happily move on to careers in business or law– Williams has happily stayed in broadcasting.
As assistant general manager and host of Acoustic Sunrise, local independent station WNRN's popular morning show, Williams continues the numbers run the station's call numbers are 91.9.
"I'm celebrating 20 years in radio this year," she says, explaining how her college experience morphed into her first paying job– at WUPE in Pittsfield, Massachusetts (95.9). "I always knew I loved it," she says of her time behind the mic, "but I just didn't know I could turn my love of radio into a career."
It was at WVUD in Newark that Williams met her future husband, Drew Minasian. Together they migrated to NPR affiliate WYSO in Yellow Springs, Ohio, where her mid-day folk program became the forerunner of Acoustic Sunrise.
Excitement these days at WNRN is two-fold: last week's release of the station's second CD compilation, Station Break 2, and successful expansion into the Lynchburg radio market.
"We've had tremendous response since we turned up the power on 89.9 in Lynchburg last June," Williams says of the station's 2002 decision to focus on the lucrative market down Route 29 south. "The response to our fall fundraiser was extraordinary."
Extraordinary enthusiasm and support also marked creation of the CD. "Forty-three artists and groups liked what we're doing and wanted to be part of this wonderful community project," Williams says of the artists who donated their time and talent to the fundraising effort. "The release parties were two great nights of music, a snapshot of the quality talent in and around Charlottesville."
While acknowledging that the CD project the collection comprises two discs, one "roots" (Williams' bailiwick), the other "rock"– was a lot of work, she admits a third collection is likely.
When that time comes, however, Charlottesville artists will have to share the spotlight with their neighbor musicians to the south.
"I hope this disc is a well-rounded representation of all the kinds of music in the area," she says, "but we didn't investigate the music in the Lynchburg area as much as we will next time.
"When Station Break 3's time is here, we will be looking down there," she says. The odds are probably somewhere around 9-1 that with Williams spearheading the effort, such a joint venture will rock listeners to their roots.


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White rice topped with a spoonful of curry in Sri Lanka. A bowl of fresh beans in Sudan. Steamed mussels served with a plate of pomme frites in France. We've put together a collection of photos showing what kids are getting for school lunch in 20 different countries. Most of these lunch trays are covered in fresh fruits and vegetables, steaming bowls of soup and homemade-looking dishes.
What looks the most appetizing to you?
Probably not the meal to the right that was served at my kids' San Francisco public school.
While many schools around the world are cooking home-style meals in on-site kitchens (or even outside over campfires), in the United States meals are more often made off-site by large operations churning out thousands upon thousands of meals.
That hot tray of Swedish meat balls to the right was assembled in Berkeley, Ill., and made with U.S.D.A. commodities. It was then put on a truck and transported to San Francisco where a cafeteria worker heated the meal in an oven and served it along with California-grown oranges and local Berkeley Farms milk.
This might seem ludicrous but it's what a typical school district can afford. Ten years ago increased labor and equipment costs led many schools to close their on-site kitchens. Highly processed foods—did you see those peanut butter sandwiches in the slide show above?—became the norm.
But there's hope. New U.S.D.A. guidelines for government-subsidized school meals will double the amount of fruits and vegetables served in schools. Many school districts such as Berkeley, Calif., and Boulder, Colo., are already finding ways to cook from scratch—which means more fresh, local produce and fewer processed foods. And salad bars are popping up in schools across the country, including in San Francisco. Hopefully soon, lunches throughout the U.S. will be equally delicious and nutritious as those being served in far corners of the world.
We want to see your school lunch creations: We've shared what schools are dishing up around the world—and now we'd love to see the lunches you're making at home and stuffing in your kids' backpacks. Many of you put a lot of time and care into creating tasty and healthy lunches by peeling veggies, chopping fruit and cutting sandwiches into fun shapes. So please share and the rest of us can be inspired. Snap a photo of your kid's lunch, upload it here and we'll post the full reader gallery next week. Thanks!


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BROOMFIELD — It is known as the "first and final mile," and it's a phenomenon that has confounded more than a few transit advocates over the years.
In addition to the challenge of getting people to ride the bus, there's the even more vexing question of how to get them from their home or workplace to the bus stop and back — the first and final mile.
"If they can't get from their stop to their final destination, they might say, 'Maybe I won't take the bus at all,'" said Nadine Lee, the Regional Transportation District's project manager for U.S. 36 Bus Rapid Transit. "We want to look at some of the barriers to people getting out of their cars."
To that end, local transit advocates have launched a study to look at the first and final mile imbroglio on the U.S. 36 corridor and come up with auto-free solutions for filling in the gap at the beginning and end of a journey. The study is being led by 36 Commuting Solutions and Denver-based Fehr & Peers, a transportation planning and engineering consultancy, and is being funded by a $115,000 Denver Regional Council of Governments grant.
It is expected to completed by year's end.
"We hope this will be a learning laboratory we can share with the rest of the region," said Audrey DeBarros, executive director of 36 Commuting Solutions.
Travelers at the six RTD park-n-Ride facilities up and down the U.S. 36 corridor will be surveyed, and those who don't ride the bus at all will be contacted as well, DeBarros said. All types of final mile solutions, from shuttle services to car-sharing to safer bicycle and pedestrian paths, will be explored.
Making the task particularly difficult, DeBarros said, is the land use history in the corridor and the challenge of trying to put an emphasis on public transit in an area originally designed for automobile travel.
"How do we encourage more people to ride RTD in an area where the built environment around stations is low density and spread out?" she said. "It's not only along U.S. 36 itself that we need better access, but how do we get people to their final destination?"
Broomfield Transportation Manager Debra Baskett said she could envision in the Interlocken Business Park a shuttle service like the one the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder provides its bus-riding employees. RTD's Call-n-Ride service, which provides bus service where there are no established routes, now serves that purpose fairly well, she said.
"That's an important final mile solution," Baskett said.
Beth Moyski, Superior's assistant town manager, said Call-n-Ride was a great way to get Superior residents not near a bus line from their homes to the park-n-Ride at Superior Marketplace. But RTD ended the service in January, claiming it didn't have enough ridership.
"Call-n-Ride is a great solution for all the communities that have that service," she said. "Superior is not one of them."
Another final mile program — the ill-fated Zip shuttle that once ran among the FlatIron Crossing mall, the surrounding big-box stores and the Flatiron park-n-Ride — also fell on the chopping block after ridership declined steadily over a seven-year period, ending in 2008.
Baskett said the failure of the Zip shuttle was due to the fact that it ran on a circular route rather than on one that carried shoppers directly between stores and the bus on U.S. 36.
Despite the challenges of providing an auto-free experience in the first and final mile, Boulder County has seen success with two bike shelters it erected — one in Boulder and one in Longmont — for commuters using the Diagonal Highway. The shelters, which can hold up to 40 bikes, give commuters a safe and dry place to store their bicycles where they get on and off the bus.
Boulder County Transportation Director George Gerstle said such an amenity might be the difference between whether someone decides to pedal it or drive it that day.
"It makes life a lot easier for folks to get through the final mile," he said.
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I am soliciting recommendations for the following: I am on the lookout for a Study Bible or a shorter Commentary series (e.g. one of the 6 volume sets) that meet my peculiar desires.
- Study oriented. I am not so much interested in an application or devotional resource. This does not mean I wouldnt appreciate such gleanings from a grounded Evangelical point of view but my main concern is exposing the Biblical text so I can ponder and pray upon those things myself.
- To the point. I dont want a verbose companion guide.
- Avoids unnecessary commentary. I always get frustrated when big things in a text are either not noted or given a passing reference but then you see a commentator labor over these long notes restating information present in the immediate context.
- Willing to present various positions. I like being familiar with contrasting viewpoints, even if I am not inclined to agree with them.
- Less system dogmatic, more educational and informational. I embrace an conservative Evangelical worldview with a high view of scripture but I have little interest in a volume/series that is married to a peculiar system of thought (Covenant Theology or Dispensational Theology, Pre-/Post-/A-millennial, etc).
Details (from most important to least important):
- Biblical Text. Some commentaries lack the Biblical text. Unless it hits all the above check points and stands out one without a translation has little appeal. But I am willing to be persuaded if it is so outstanding I wont mind having 2 books open side-by-side. As for the translation I am open to a variety (ESV, NIV, NASB, NKJV, etc).
- NT use of the OT: Quotes, Paraphrases, and Allusions. I want these pointed out every time.
- OT passages or themes developed later in the OT or NT. I want these pointed out every time. I expect at Psalm 110 a note referencing every time the NT quotes, alludes to, etc this text.
- Parallels. I want these pointed out every time. Both OT like Kings/Samuel and Chronicles or Psalms with various text and NT like Synoptic.
- Topical references. E.g. I want the first creation text to have a note referencing all the other texts that deal with creation (and the later texts pointing back to this note). I would like this for all major topics. A sub-topic here would be contrasting texts. As I was working through 1John 2 recently I had come across an author who pointed out texts that both appear to support both the position that there should be, and should not be, teachers. Most would agree that context and a texts self-imposed parameters help define an issue but I do want to be aware of the full breadth of what scriptures says (obviously a 1 or even 6 volume serious cannot give all details but I want to avoid 1 way references toward a particular reading and I am more interested in a tool that readily provides related Biblical contexts.)
- Historical & Literature contexts and tangents. Historical information that is helpful is much appreciated (bonus if it specifically mentions the source). Related contemporary literature is also important to me. With the OT I always like to know (a) what ANE texts exist on this topic or in this genre and (b) how they compare/contract. For the NT I really want to know where there are tangents in Jewish literature (Josephus, Philo, and especially the Mishnah and Dead Sea Scrolls) and Roman historians. I spent some time going through tractate m.Shabbat last year and, while noting the obvious time span issues, there are a lot of contexts that have overlap with NT texts that are worth being familiar with. I want to know these things exist and where to go read up on them. (I cringe at the passing note in Jewish literature followed by some generalization).
- Literary considerations. When an author is using a word (word order, phrase) in a particular way of note (technical, emphasis, etc) I would like to know. Pointing out features (chiasms, parallelism, etc) or other literary features I would like to know.
- Archaeology tangents.
- Others. Maps are great in relevant spots of the text. Charts are great if of the topical reference type (e.g. my old NIV Study Bible has a number of excellent charts in the legal sections of Exodus grouping information on a topic). Outlines and time lines (and Chronologies) are nice.
I have been looking for something like this for a while but this post was motivated by going through 1John and I was pretty appalled at how worthless the notes were in most of my study Bibles. I was going through chapter 2 in some detail and I felt like I was doing virtual eye rolls at some of the worthless notes and frustrated that only one made a passing note about the possible connection of 1John 2:27 with Jeremiah 31:34. That one note gave me more to think about than all the other notes from all the various versions I browsed through combined.
Thanks for any and all recommendations! Even if they don't perfectly align with what I need I will take a look and I am sure they may be helpful to others.


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Comprehensive eye exams are the best way to ensure healthy vision for you and your family, it's important to have one annually. If you have never had an exam, if it has been a long time since you visited your eye care provider, or if you notice changes in your vision, it is probably time to schedule an appointment. Adults should continue to have their eyes examined annually to keep prescriptions current and check for early signs of various eye diseases and issues.
Preparing for Your Eye Exam
As with a physical examination, it is important to know your medical history when preparing for your eye exam. Your eye care provider will ask about your vision, medications, your health history and your family's health history. Visit familyhistory.hhs.gov to begin organizing a complete family health history.
During Your Eye Exam
Your eye care provider will perform a number of tests to check for certain conditions such as amblyopia and strabismus, but also other diseases and systemic conditions that can affect vision. Tests will be conducted on each eye's internal and external structures to evaluate the retina, optic nerve, muscles, cornea, blood vessels, pupil, lens, iris, conjunctiva, eyelid and eyelashes. Below is more information about an eye exam's different stages.
Visual System
In this stage, your eye care provider performs the Fundus Evaluation to examine the eyes, and specifically the retina. This procedure detects vision problems related to cataracts, glaucoma, diabetes, high blood pressure and brain disorders. Your eye care provider will also examine your eye muscles at this time and their ability to rotate and coordinate properly. This can include dilation of the pupil to get a clearer view of the internal structures in the back of the eye, tonometry tests to check for internal eye pressure, and use of a slit lamp, which gives the eye care provider a highly magnified view of your eye.
This part of the exam tests your ability to see clearly and to focus your eyes. Your eye care provider will place a series of corrective lenses in front of your eyes ask you to read an eye chart at a distance. Based, in part, on whether or not the lenses improve your vision helps determine whether you need corrective lenses.
This is the exam's conclusion, where your eye care provider makes a final diagnosis and determines the appropriate treatment plan. The diagnosis includes your vision status and any eye health problems. Following this you will receive your prescription and have an opportunity to review and select your lens and frame options.
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This is one of the things I contended with last week. We changed from a shake roof to composition and from 7:30 in the morning until 5:30 at night it was knock, knock, knock, thump, thump, thump overhead.
And did I mention that my husband was out of town the whole time? That lucky dog.
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Asking for help means you give meaning to the lives of those who are willing to give.
I am old enough to have grandchildren and crying out for help, but nobody is listening.
My mother had a learning disability and was raped by my father, and as a result I was born. My mother wanted nothing to do with me, and I was put in the care of my paternal grandmother. She was a violent woman, addicted to alcohol and drugs. She committed suicide when I was a teenager and made sure that I had to watch her doing it.
I married my husband when I was 19 and had two lovely daughters and a very ill disabled son. I took care of my son until he died at the age of six, but my husband would not have anything to do with my son. My husband went off with another woman and that really hurt me.
At the time my eldest daughter had just completed school, and she is a bright child. There was no money for her to study after my husband had left, and she could not go and study. She has only spoken to me in the most aggressive way you can imagine for the past twelve years, and goes out of her way to avoid me.
I was very alone after losing my husband, son and daughter one after the other, and worked very hard to keep myself and my second daughter alive.
Then I met a lovely man on a Christian dating website. He lived in another country, but we got on so well that he finally asked me to come and live with him. He paid for everything for me and my daughter to relocate. At first we were happy, but then his business ran into trouble and he became abusive. He blamed me for losing his business, even though I probably worked harder than him to keep it running.
He told me last week to move out and find another job. My daughter said she cannot help me and I have to find a job. I have no qualifications and don't want to look into anyone's eyes – I would rather kill myself.
I have no other family and I need some hope for the future.


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Tagetik partners with Resources Global Professionals
A strategic agreement to deliver Performance Management culture and serve business leaders around the world
Tagetik, a global provider of Performance Management, Financial Governance and Business Intelligence software solutions, today announced its partnering agreement with Resources Global Professionals, confirming its strategy to build a global partner network.
Resources is a global professional services firm with an approach to business where consultants work in partnership with leaders and their teams to transfer knowledge, build operational capability and drive change through all levels of the enterprise. Tagetik's software solution simplifies business processes for CFOs and CIOs. Together, the two companies will offer their clients an end-to-end product combining expertise, service and technology.
"Resources is very excited about this relationship for a variety of reasons," explains Tracey Figurelli, Managing Director at Resources Global Professionals. "First and foremost, Tagetik's unified platform provides a simplified and cost-effective approach to budgeting/planning and consolidations and a compelling alternative to complex and disparate applications. Our consultants who specialize in business performance systems complement Tagetik's technical expertise allowing us to offer a full continuum of service to our clients. Client satisfaction is paramount to both of our firms, making our approach to market a cultural fit, as well. Many of our clients want a unified solution for planning, budgeting and reporting, especially for XBRL and IFRS initiatives. We believe our relationship allows us to meet those needs," states Figurelli.
"This agreement is a step forward in our global expansion strategy," adds Bani Brandolini, President International at Tagetik. "We firmly believe that to successfully implement a performance management system – like Tagetik 3.0 – a strong project team is critical. Resources Global Professionals is an international firm with qualified experts in corporate financial reporting and accounting as well as esteemed thought leaders in legislative and regulatory matters, including Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX). The company also leverages a proven track record of success that has been achieved through an uncompromising commitment to value – based on relationships with its extremely diverse, worldwide clientele – and greatly shares our entrepreneurial culture that rewards innovation, teamwork and dedication to providing maximum satisfaction to customers," says Brandolini.
In short, professional experience combined with industry and compliance knowledge brings added-value to businesses around the world, and their leaders. For example, the forthcoming US-listed companies conversion to IFRS provides a ripe opportunity for this joint marketing model. "At Resources, we are helping our clients understand and adopt IFRS so they can provide more consistency in financial reporting. We feel Tagetik's proven experience in the European IFRS-based market as well as its product's functionality can make the transition process more efficient and ensure deadlines are met," concludes Figurelli.
Resources Global and Tagetik will be hosting a Joint IFRS Webcast addressing IFRS challenges and solutions to make this process more efficient and effective. The dates and registration form will be soon published in www.tagetik.com and www.resourcesglobal.com.
About Resources Global Professionals
Resources Global Professionals, the operating subsidiary of Resources Connection, Inc. (NASDAQ: RECN), is a multinational professional services firm that helps business leaders execute internal initiatives. Partnering with business leaders, we drive internal change across all parts of a global enterprise - finance and accounting, information management, internal audit, corporate advisory and strategic communications, human capital, legal services and supply chain management. Resources Global was founded in 1996 within a Big Four accounting firm. Today, we are a publicly traded company with over 2,700 professionals, from more than 80 practice offices, annually serving 2,100 clients around the world. Headquartered in Irvine, California, Resources Global has served 84 of the Fortune 100 companies.
The Company is listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the exchange's highest tier by listing standards. More information about Resources Global is available at www.resourcesglobal.com.
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About Colors In Optics
A true part of eyewear history, the team at Colors in Optics has dedicated over 40 years to their craft. Founded by an optical professional who discovered a way to incorporate bold colors into his frames, Colors in Optics eyewear has grown from a family-owned operation to one of the most respected names in the entire country.
The whole family can choose their favorite Colors in Optics eyeglasses frame, as men's, women's, and children's options are plentiful. Like the name states, the brand focuses on using bright pops of color to create styles that are fun to wear.
Some of the Colors in Optics eyewear features additional embellishments to further their unique style, while others tend to be more subdued for those who need a basic frame for day to day wear. No matter what you're looking for, eyeglasses from Colors in Optics are something that families trust.
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Choo Choo Soul to Join the Movers!
Playhouse Disney stars Choo Choo Soul will be joining the Imagination Movers for the "In a Big Warehouse" 2011 live concert tour. Genevieve and DC will be performing all their biggest hits and helping entertain the crowds at more than 100 shows across North America. The addition of Choo Choo Soul adds even more excitement to an event that already features the Movers as well as Nina, Warehouse Mouse and another surprise guest from the Imagination Movers TV series.


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Press Release: Why the Future Availability of Affordable Space for Manufacturing, Warehouse, Wholesale Trade, Arts & Crafts, Recycling, Contracting, & Retailing Is At Stake and What This Means
At their February meeting, the City Council took a 5 to 4 sense vote to open up ALL Protected Industrial Wholesale Trade and Warehouse space (an unverified 2 million sq ft) to Research and Development (R&D). WEBAIC has proposed opening up a smaller subset of this space (100,000 sq ft) so as not to create destructive displacement pressure on valuable industrial & arts enterprises and good jobs and more closely match projected R&D demand.
On April 29th the City Council will discuss this issue, public comment will be taken, and Council may direct staff to write actual zoning language that would open a Council-directed amount of protected industrial space to R&D. Whatever the amount, this directive will have far reaching consequences for the future viability of industry and arts, the sustainability of our economy and culture, and the economic equity and ethnic diversity of our community and region. WEBAIC has been in discussions with City Council members on this issue over the last 2 months. Your presence on the 29th provides the best chance of a positive resolution to this issue for our companies, studios, jobs, and for Berkeley.
The Core Question: How do we equitably balance support for our sustainable industrial and arts economy and culture and the good jobs these sectors provide for the large portion of our population without a college education with providing adequate space for Research & Development activities, particularly start up companies coming out of Lawrence Berkeley Lab.
WEBAIC Position:
WEBAIC believes that as a city we are in the ideal position of being able to accomplish the positive goal of providing more (than adequate) space for R&D activity without setting in motion a destructive displacement of our robust industrial and artistic enterprises and the good, family wage blue and green collar jobs they provide.
This can be done by
1.) providing six Master Use Permits (MUP) that will allow the industrially protected space on approximately 30 acres to be used for R&D and
2.) allowing an additional 100,000 sq ft of protected Wholesale Trade & Warehouse space (in the MM and MULI zones) to be opened up to R&D. The MUP sites can provide at least 3 million sq ft for R&D in addition to the existing 3.5 million sq ft of unprotected space now available to be permitted for this use. Additionally, another .5-1 million sq ft of protected space is allowed to be converted to R&D under present zoning. These figures reveal that well over half of all West Berkeley built space will soon be available for R&D, an amount way beyond any party's most optimistic projections for R&D demand.
Warehouse space outside the MUPs provide more than adequate space for all known projected R&D
demand now and in the foreseeable future.
• Opening up All Protected Wholesale and Warehouse space will result in unnecessary and destructive displacement
pressure on all manufacturing, warehousing, arts, crafts, recycling, contracting, and retail companies and their
good blue and green collar jobs occupying this protected space, threatening our local serving economy and culture.
• R&D capitalization will result in displacement of industry & arts: Real estate statistics and on the ground
research reveal that R&D can pay significantly more for space than protected uses and will displace them.
• Opening up All Protected Wholesale & Warehouse space violates the West Berkeley Plan & General Plan's:
Goals & policies to maintain a diverse economy by installing the industrial protections to mitigate market forces.
Goals and Policies intended to protect Wholesale Trade and Warehouse uses and jobs.
Goals and Policies intended to maintain the ethnic and economic diversity of our city and region,
• The West Berkeley Project did not study the opening up of All Protected Wholesale and Warehouse space
for its environmental impacts and is therefore inadequate.


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With her big, fat Greek wedding (and hit movie) behind her, Nia Vardalos has moved on to parenthood, on screen and off.
After getting famous as a big screen bride in her breakout indie film a decade ago, Vardalos takes on her first movie role as a mother, in "An American Girl: McKenna Shoots For the Stars," which debuts on home video July 3 and then airs July 14 on NBC. The film, based on the wildly popular doll brand, casts the actress as the mom of a competitive young gymnast who struggles to find balance between her everyday life and her big dreams.
The mother of a young daughter herself, Vardalos tells PopcornBiz about growing into the role of mom in life and in art, her day of discovery with the uber-famous dolls and how both she and her daughter will remain ever bonded to their favorite toys.
This must've been a rewarding project to get involved with.
I saw Debra Martin Chase, the producer, at a party and like all good things that come my way, they're always not from an audition or a meeting that's set up. It's always by some sort of socializing and this is exactly what happened. She said, 'I'm doing a movie in Winnipeg.' I said, 'Oh, that's my hometown. If you need anything, here's my cell phone number' – because of course all Canadian middle children, all we ever want to do is help people. She took my cell phone number and she called the next day, and she said, 'Nia, there's a mom role in this movie.' I went, 'What?' She said, 'It's the "American Girl" movie.' I went, 'Stop talking!' I was so excited. So, I called my lawyer and I said, 'You're going to get a call from Debra Martin Chase. Please, don't ask her anything. I will do this movie for free.' He said, 'I hope you didn't tell her that.'
I'm sure he made certain you didn't.
I have to tell you, I would've done it for just a week of dolls. My daughter thinks that I'm cool and that's all that matters.
Where were the American Girl dolls on your personal radar, in your life, before this project?
Actually, it's almost too tied in. I'll tell you what happened. We were at The Grove. We had adopted our daughter when she was three years old, and we were at The Grove and paparazzi were there and we were trying very hard – this was in 2008 – to keep her privacy and anonymity. So we ducked into that store, and this was a store that I avoided like you wouldn't believe. Motherhood for me was hard to come by, and so I would never have gone into the store before that. I was so charmed by the place because of how it's about child empowerment. 'What's your talent? Oh, it's horseback riding. Mine is gymnastics. Oh, you're a reader? I'm a writer.' I just love that about the whole American Girl world. So as we walked around this place, I said to my daughter, 'Choose a doll that you feel looks like you,' in helping her form her identity and also keep who she of course is in the first place, when she came to live with us. So she chose a doll that day and the American Girl people were so kind to us and didn't even act like that it was out of the norm that suddenly I had a child with me. That was it. We left and that was it, and so it's kind of beautiful and very full circle for me to be playing my first mom role in a place that helped my daughter. She of course has her doll, the Rebecca Doll, and now I'm the mom in the next movie, so it's kind of cool.
Did you feel that it was almost a give back, that you got something great from American Girl and so you wanted to give back whatever you could?
No, because I still think that I win in this situation, to get to play the mom. I still win because my daughter threw her arms up in the air. She had no interest whatsoever in my career before this. She'd been seeing the 'American Girl' movies for years, and when I told her that I was going to play the mom in the next movie she threw her arms up in the air and screamed 'That's my favorite!'
What's the thing that sticks out in your mind about how being a mom changed you, something that you never really saw coming?
I think the thing that got me the most is that I've always been an organized person, to the point where Ian Gomez, my husband, makes a joke about how I make lists of lists that I have to make, and yet nothing prepared me for how organized you have to be as a parent. Otherwise you will slowly keel over grey and have a heart attack from the amount of goldfish crackers that you eat as your daily intake. That's how I felt. I suddenly felt like, 'I'm not taking care of me,' and I had to really find time for exercise, taking my supplements, eating a balanced diet and go to my classes, my exercise classes. Otherwise I just wasn't present. I felt a little bit almost foggy and sleep deprived. So, that scene in the movie where the mother character talks about finding balance, finding time to do things with balance. For kids that makes a lot of sense because kids are over scheduled these days, and for parents, I think they'll be able to relate to that moment.
Do you think these movies have always had that dual message, something for the kids and for the parents?
Yeah, I think so. I think in all movies, like in 'Madagascar 3,' it had little, private jokes for the parents and also things for the kids. Of course we don't get each others humor and maybe that's why it's enjoyable to sit through these movies together. What I like about 'American Girl' is they don't have sly, private jokes for the parents. It's just an overall movie that you can watch with your kids and you know that it's safe. You know that suddenly one parent isn't going to jump into creek and disappear. They're sort of safe family viewing.
Did you have a toy growing up that you had an especially significant connection to?
Yes. I had a dog that was a wiener dog that I pulled on a string all over the neighborhood. I was that kid. Because of the 'Toy Story' movies – and also now seeing how my daughter feels so incredibly safe with her dog, one that looks exactly like our real dog and certain things that she holds and sleeps with – I don't throw anything of hers out now – anything! If she's not really playing with it I'll just put it in a box and put it away, because of those movies where now I look at her toys and I wonder when the lights go out, 'Do they come to life? Sure.' Those movies have captured something in them that makes us all relive our childhood, even watching 'Sesame Street.' Don't you suddenly remember? Could you ever imagine when you were a kid that you'd be an adult watching 'Sesame Street' with our kids? No.
I interviewed Kermit the Frog in the Muppet flesh and could barely keep myself together.
That's exactly how I feel. Now when I watch 'American Girl,' and the store is right by our house and it's not like I have to go out of the way, but I walk through this place and I think, 'This is a place that is teaching kids history, how to value what's important, the relationships in your life, girl power, the sisterhood.' You know how I feel about that. And I always think, 'If we had that growing up…oh, no, wait. We did. We had our own form it.' We're so lucky that we have this now.
What's going on for you behind the camera these days? Any projects as a writer or director on the horizon?
Yeah. I have a project with Rob Riggle that I've written, and also a film called 'For A Good Time, Call…' that I'm in that comes through Universal Focus in the fall, I think. Just all these different things: John Corbett and I just sat down and said, 'Hey, we should do something together soon.' You never know. Our ideas are always so far-fetched. We're like, 'Hey, maybe we're in a spaceship and we're looking for alien planets!' 'Yeah, maybe that's it – and we play guitars!'
It seems that with everyone that you became close to on 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding," like John, you've remained professionally and personally very close to. What's it been like to have that extended Hollywood family and have those bonds really last over this time?
Very, very lucky. The beauty of 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding' is that first of all Rita [Wilson] and Tom [Hanks] treated me like gold before the movie made a dime, ever. They were absolutely on my side, and then the cast, we became friends on the set because we didn't know we were low budget. We were just having a blast. There was catering. We were happy. Then the movie came out and that explosion happened, but it didn't really affect us because we were already friends. Subsequently, every movie after that… Rachel Dratch, we were friends from our days at Second City. I just made her be in two movies with me just so we could hang out.


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During the period when English sailors began to rule the seas from wooden ships, navigation was not considered a particularly desirable duty, since it often resulted in the hanging of the aspiring pilot from the yardarm, with the outgoing candidate left to dangle for days as a reminder to the next volunteer that being inaccurate would not be warmly received. Latitude was a fairly well understood concept, since reckoning one's north/south position was a relatively straightforward proposition, based on averaging the elevation of the sun and other heavenly bodies as they traversed the sky from east to west. But, since the accurate measurement of time had not yet been mastered, and in view of the inconvenient fact that one's left and right orientation on the surface of the earth, with reference to those same heavenly bodies, changes continuously, getting a handle on exactly where one was with reference to east and west was persistent in proving elusive, and those who failed on behalf of undertaking the necessary chore of accurately finishing each leg of a voyage by not missing an important destination, such as a critical life-sustaining island, as an offhand example, were not rewarded kindly.
Eventually, though, acceptably accurate time measurement was achieved in some parts of Europe, and zeroing in on the left/right coordinate was thereby accomplished, so identifying a precise location of a point position on the surface of the globe – literally in due course – became possible. Nowadays we enjoy the use of our own artificially installed heavenly bodies, from which we are normally able to electronically measure extremely accurate proximities at any given instant, and so the navigation problem would seem to be conclusively solved. Alas, however, perfect navigation can still sometimes prove elusive.
When rotary wing aircraft began to become active participants in civilian aviation not many years after World War II, dead reckoning and pilotage, having proven fundamentally reliable to seafarers over the centuries, were the logical order of the day. These time-tested but comparatively loose navigational strategies were adequate for broad general purposes, but there was widespread longing for precision in navigational accuracy that was simply not possible with the map, compass and clock. VOR systems, developed primarily for airplane use at the time, were available to helicopter operators, but "omni-ranging," didn't provide the global coverage, or the accuracy, that helicopter operations really required. LORAN systems were eventually developed, able to define aircraft positional information described in terms of pure latitude and longitude, but once again coverage was limited to what fixed transmitter positions on the surface of the earth could offer, and errors were common in many geographic regions. Additionally, the complexities of operating far-flung ground transmitter sites could never be considered completely secure against threats posed by political instability, or war. Ultimately, though, U.S. military developmental initiatives led the way in developing the satellite-based global positioning system, originally aimed at enabling weapons delivery accuracy, but nowadays taken for granted by vast numbers of more casual users, both inside and outside the military, by placing an array of artificial satellite stations in relatively high earth orbit, and programing receivers to interpret extremely accurate physical distance from each satellite, based on transmitted pulse synchronization and the constancy of the speed of light, and radio signaling (by calculating "range shells," or three-dimensional equivalents of traditionally familiar "range arcs," from known instantaneous positions of satellites). The modern era, then, would seem to have rendered the fundamental challenges of the navigation problem finally conquered, but such, unfortunately, is still not entirely the case.
We've all seen pilots who seem helpless until waypoints are fully entered into navigation computers, and are then comfortable unthinkingly following all manner of flight instrument commands, demonstrating a blind faith in electronic boxes completely misplaced when the risk of a digital entry mistake, among many other possible errors, is considered. While the basic tenet that trusting instruments rather than instincts in aviation is generally recommended, it must also be appreciated that navigation is actually accomplished in the human mind, and that all navigational tools, to include even the most sophisticated, are blind, and must be used primarily to confirm and fine tune perspectives already approximated as part of the situational awareness of the pilot.


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Reifert: Ozzie on Alexei: "He's fine. This kid has no meat. He's all bone." Guillen indicated that he hoped Ramirez would be back by Sunday.
Cowley: Missile is probably out un[t]il Monday.
Gregor: Guillen said Ramirez was walking around much better today, and he could be back in the lineup Sunday. Brent Lillibridge was brought up from Class AAA Charlotte as an insurance policy, but it looks like Ramirez is going to be good to go.
UPDATED: Gonzales: Meanwhile, Alexei Ramirez could return as soon as Sunday after Guillen said his shortstop suffered a normal sprain of his right ankle Wednesday. "He was walking a little bit better," Guillen said. "This kid has no meat. Everything is bones. I checked his feet and said, 'you're getting a pedicure. You're not going to the doctor.' "