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Ron Carter seems to have been destined for jazz greatness.
Given the same name as legendary jazz bassist Ron Carter; his first teaching job was at the alma mater of another jazz legend, Miles Davis. Carter, the director of the Northern Illinois University Jazz Ensemble, gave his farewell performance with the renowned ensemble April 10 in the same venue where Duke Ellington gave his last full performance with his orchestra almost exactly 40 years earlier – NIU's Holmes Student Center.
"Some people are just special. [They] have an X-factor, because they were chosen to do what it is they do," said Quentin Coaxum, a former student of Carter's at NIU who is now a professional jazz trumpeter and teacher. "All the rest of us can do is just appreciate them while we have the opportunity."
As Carter prepares to retire from NIU, his colleagues and former students remember his work ethic, recruiting abilities, and sheer talent.
Distinguished early career
Carter first got involved in music through singing in the church choir at the age of 8, and still credits his Christian faith as motivation.
"I've always been self-motivated to be the best. And also, I'm a Christian, so my faith in God and Jesus Christ, that motivates me and lets me know where all my strength comes from," Carter said. "Because all the things I've done, I wouldn't have been able to do anything without my faith.
"One thing about the Afro-American experience and Afro-American music: it's always come through the church."
After earning his master's degree in music education from the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana, he began his first teaching job in 1977 at Lincoln High School in East St. Louis, the alma mater of Miles Davis, whom he got to know.
Carter walked into a difficult situation there, said Russell Gunn, a two-time Grammy-nominated jazz trumpeter and former student at Lincoln. East St. Louis was a community in decline, and he faced opposition from the school board and from parents who didn't understand his demanding regimen.
"What we understand now is he was a genius," said Gunn. "The first thing is that he kept us off the streets, which for sure would have taken all of us if we didn't have that safe haven. And for a lot of us, he gave us careers – and not just us who are doing well as musicians. The work ethic [we] learned there served [us] well."
Carter's jazz band at Lincoln was so successful that they were often mistaken for an arts school when they performed, not only because of how well they played, but because of how professional they were. They went on a European tour and performed at the North Sea Jazz Festival in the Netherlands in front of Dizzy Gillespie and Art Blakey and their bands.
"He would always tell us that if we didn't play as well as he played by the time we left that we had no chance of being professional musicians," Gunn said. "He was so right. You really appreciate his foresight in knowing what we had to take away."
Talented recruiter at NIU
Carter was hired in 1995 as NIU's Director of Jazz Studies, and one of his greatest contributions has been his ability to recruit musicians from around the country and the world, said Paul Bauer, Director of the NIU School of Music. Consider the diversity of musicians in the jazz ensemble at the April 10 farewell concert: The 18-member band included students from Minnesota, New York, Florida, Arizona, South Korea, and Japan, among other places.
Part of his success is because of the reputation he's built, Carter said.
"I'm known for being one of the top jazz educators in the world," he said. "I teach all over the world."
Carter has also had a big impact on the music faculty at NIU.
"Music majors want to study with great teachers and great artists," said Bauer. "Ron is recognized as a great teacher. He's a performer as well. One of the strong influences Ron has had here is to ensure that he had colleagues who work with him who are terrific performing artists."
Rich Holly, dean of the College of Visual and Performing Arts, said Carter employs his boundless energy and enthusiasm in his teaching.
"He's very frequently out working with high school and middle school jazz bands, not because it's great recruiting for the school of music, but just because he loves to work with kids," Holly said. "His ability to get what jazz is and what music is and a love of life across to young students is just amazing."
Next for Carter, program
Carter's successor leading the jazz program will be Reginald "Reggie" Thomas, NIU officials announced Tuesday. Thomas will come to the university from Michigan State, where he is a professor of jazz piano. Before his time at Michigan State, Thomas was a professor of jazz studies and director of black studies at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville.
"Reggie Thomas was the clear choice to serve as a teacher, colleague and leader of the NIU Jazz Studies program on its continuing upward trajectory," Bauer said in a news release.
Carter, an NIU professor emeritus, doesn't consider his legacy complete yet. He wants to start a jazz program at Lincoln Center in New York City to mentor educators coming out of historically black colleges. He will also continue to mentor several former students who are leading jazz programs at schools across the country, including Michigan State University and Temple University.
"I guess I will be mentoring them until I'm no longer here on this earth," Carter said.
His students, past and present, appreciate it.
"The longer I am out here playing music, the more I realize how lucky I was to have Ron Carter for a teacher, and how right he was about just about everything," Coaxum, who performs with the Quentin Coaxum Quintet, said. "He has touched a lot of lives in an amazing way, and I am continually inspired to try and touch people's lives in a way that I have seen him do."


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According to a ledger from New York City's oldest library, George Washington owes 220 years worth of late fees for two books he checked out during his presidency. The books were due on November 2, 1789, but were never returned, which merits a late fee of about $300,000 at today's prices, adjusted for inflation. Though the library is not seeking payment of the fines, it would very much like the two books back. One was the "Law of Nations," a book on international law, and the other was a volume of debates from Britain's House of Commons.
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The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) today announced its decision to move 17,000 employees and contractors to Google Apps for Government. GSA oversees the business of the U.S. federal government, providing real estate and building management services as well as acquisition and procurement assistance to other federal agencies.
GSA's decision to switch to Google Apps resulted from a competitive request for proposal (RFP) process that took place over the past six months, during which the agency evaluated multiple proposals for replacing their existing on-premises email system. GSA selected Google partner Unisys as the prime contractor to migrate all employees in 17 locations around the world to an integrated, flexible and robust email and collaboration service in 2011.
By making this switch, GSA will benefit in a number of ways. Modern email and collaboration tools will help make employees more efficient and effective. Google Apps will bring GSA a continual stream of new and innovative features, helping the agency keep pace with advances in technology in the years ahead. And taxpayers will benefit too—by reducing the burden of in-house maintenance and eliminating the need to replace hardware to host its email systems, GSA expects to lower costs by 50 percent over the next five years.
Earlier this year, Google Apps became the first suite of cloud computing email and collaboration applications to receive Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) certification, enabling agencies to compare the security features of Google Apps to that of existing systems.
GSA is leading the way in embracing the federal government's "cloud first" policy, under which agencies should opt for hosted applications when secure, reliable, cost-effective options are available. We are thrilled that GSA has chosen to move to the cloud with Google and look forward to expanding our productive partnership with them.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Desi Desiderio recently rented a vehicle and was surprised by what was left behind on its GPS system.
"There were five other entries of people that had their contacts already store in the rental vehicle," he said.
Desiderio installs GPS and other electronics at his Rolling Sound store. He said whether you're selling or trading your vehicle, you need to wipe the data from your GPS system, but you don't.
RELATED: Your old GPS could be telling your secrets
"I think you're excited about the new car and you forget what you're leaving behind," said Desiderio.
He said the easiest way to erase your personal data from your GPS is to reset the system
"It is not difficult," said Desiderio, "It is very simple."
How simple? Go into the main menu of the system, under settings, and it will give you the option to reset. Don't be afraid: Click the button to reset.
"I clicked 'yes' and it is gonna make sure I am sure," he said.
Confirm you are erasing the data. In seconds, your navigational device is wiped clean.
"At that point it is going back to factory settings," said Desiderio.
When it is down, the system does not even recognize that you were there.
"There's nothing left in the system," he said, "it is like I was never here."
It is a very simple process and he said something everyone should do.
"When you're trading in your car, just be mindful of what you're leaving behind," said Desiderio, "because you never know what the next owner is going to do with that information."


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The BGS have published some new analyses on the likely temperatures to be found at borehole depths in Britain between 100 and 1000 m.
Accessing heat from the ground is set to become increasing important as renewable heat plays an ever increasing role in the renewable energy mix.
In a paper, published in the Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, BGS scientists have analysed 1748 discreet temperature measurements. Expected temperatures at depths below the ground surface of 100, 200, 500 and 1000 m are 13, 16, 24 and 38 °C respectively.
Not suprisingly the temperature varies in different regions where warmer and cooler zones are apparent:
Elevated temperatures have been mainly observed in eastern and southern England; these have been attributed to convective water movement within some of the underlying sandstones and the thermal blanketing effect of overlying mudstone and clay rocks.
Lower temperatures are associated with thick sequences of older sandstones that are not overlain by mudstones.
Some of the highest temperatures at depth are associated with granitic rocks, such as found in Cornwall and buried beneath younger rocks in northern England.
Download the report: The measured shallow temperature field in Britain
We can use these measured data to improve our estimates of temperatures at depth. Estimating temperatures where we have no borehole measurements is important as it will enable those wanting to take advantage of the ground's renewable heat to make informed decisions about their choices.
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1990 Ford Mustang LX - The Grand National Fast Times At Lowe's
Fast Tracking Around North Carolina and One of the Big Ovals? Way Too Cool
Last month we posted that we'll be at the Grand National and ready to drive. Hopefully, our '90 LX will have a new engine and, therefore, a new attitude to wear at the track and on the road. We are supremely pumped up about this show and trail. For one thing, we enjoyed the Commerce 30th Anniversary show this last year. Drag racing, noise, and Mustangs seem to go together like peas and carrots. The same goes for open track. Our first experince with this phenomenon was at Charlotte Motor Speedway in 1994; we were thrilled as Mustangs of all vintages blasted their way around the track. This event promises just as much fun as the first one, only this time we hope to be driving out there amongst all of you.
As for the Trail, the story is like this so far: Indy is in the lead with 109 Mustangs on the trail, Ocala is in second place with 104, and Carlisle is up from last year into third with 89. We'd like to see the Grand National top out with at least 90 cars. The only way that will happen is with your help and support. Remember, it costs you nothing but a day off of work, and we all know that work is really overrated. Right? Riiiight.
The TrailAugust 29-September 1MCA Grand NationalLowe's Motor SpeedwayPony Trails: August 30 Cost: Free (outside of your gas and food bill that is)Registration: NoneDeparture time: 8:30 a.m. Drivers meeting 8:00 a.m.Start Location: Lowe's Motor Speedway, 5555 Concord Pkwy. S., Concord, NC 28027Trail Boss: Jeff Ford 863/644-0449 or e-mail: email@example.com Show contacts: Carol Barker at 704/542-8093 and email@example.com, Pat Suddeth at 704/455-1232, or Betty O'Neal at 704/0474-5929 and email@example.com
Concord, North CarolinaMCA Grand NationalThe Route:We will leave the Lowe's Motor Speedway parking lot (marked with a sign) and head northeast on State Road 49. We'll pass through Mount Pleasant and Richfield on our run through the scenic North Carolina countryside. At State Road 109 we'll turn left onto 109 and head southeast through the Uwharrie National Forest and pass through Eldorado and Uwharrie on our way to Troy. At Troy we may stop for lunch-depending on the size of the town and the size of our group. From the rally point in Troy we'll head southwest on State Road 109 through Wadeville to Mount Gilead. At Mount Gilead we turn right onto State Road 73 and head northwest to Almermarle. After a brief pit stop in Albermarle, we continue on until we reach State Road 49 again where we turn left and head back to the speedway for our final drivers meeting.
241 Cars on Grand Rapids Pony Trail!Ron Stratton and the members of the West Michigan Mustang Club pulled out all the stops and managed to amass 241 Ford-powered cars at their Pony Trail on Sunday, June 9th. "I was expecting around 100 cars," said a stunned Ron Stratton at the end of the event. What was really cool was that 237 of these cars were Mustangs. The rest were scattered across the Ford gamut. Indeed, we had nearly as many cars for the Trail as we had at the show on Saturday.
How long was the line? We have no qualifying information on that; however, we do know it took 35 minutes to park all the cars on the field at the Gillmore Museum.
So, as of this writing the folks at Grand Rapids are the only ones to come close, and even beat, the Mustangs Northwest gang for Pony Trails. Of course, we still have the Seattle show to go. Who knows what will happen.


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A visit to the Neka Art Museum provides a fascinating insight into Balinese art and culture. The museum, made up of a series of pavilions and art halls, houses a large selection of works from renowned Balinese artists, as well as expats who have influenced the local art scene. Enjoy browsing through a myriad of artworks ranging from paintings, to photography and ceremonial kris (daggers).


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Tailwinds are building for a European equity recovery
Tailwinds are building for a European equity recovery
Valuation no impediment to outperformance
It is clear that European equity valuations have recovered from their crisis levels. The 12-month forward price-to-earnings ratio of the MSCI Europe index is around 14.5 times, which is above its average since 2003. However, though they may not be cheap compared to their own history, European equities continue to look attractive versus other asset classes and other regional equity markets. For that reason, we do not see valuation as an impediment to performance in 2015.
Conditions ripe for earnings to recover
An important point to note about European equities is that the share price gains over the past couple of years were driven by a relief rally as fears over eurozone break-up subsided. However, corporate earnings in Europe still remain at very depressed levels. While US earnings are around 13% above their previous peak, eurozone earnings still languish at around 32% below their prior peak. Many in the market expected eurozone earnings to recover in 2014 but this failed to come through as the eurozone economy appeared to slip into the slowdown phase of the economic cycle. We would argue that the conditions are in place for eurozone corporate earnings to surpass the US this year and drive the next phase of share price gains.
We feel that cheaply valued and cyclical stocks should be best placed to outperform.
Firstly, the precipitous drop in the oil price since autumn 2014 is a major factor that can support the eurozone recovery. The oil price fall affects not only petrol prices but also the cost of any goods made using oil products. Our calculations suggest that the price fall represents a €1,000+ boost to each European household – the equivalent of a massive tax cut. Secondly, the weaker euro relative to the US dollar makes for a more benign backdrop for many eurozone businesses. Thirdly, funding costs have fallen significantly giving a boost to small and medium-sized enterprises in particular. We think these factors have in effect 'short-circuited' the economic cycle and have taken us back to the recovery phase.
Pick-up in corporate investment is the goal
Another important factor is that bank earnings, which have been particularly under pressure, look poised for an improvement this year. A metric that we follow closely is the European Central Bank's bank lending survey. This has shown that credit conditions are now easing in the eurozone after the twin credit crunches of the global financial crisis (2008-10) and the eurozone crisis (2012-13). We monitor corporate demand for credit especially closely, as it is investment that can ensure any economic recovery becomes self-sustaining.
Capital expenditure (capex) by corporates has fallen in most eurozone countries and is near lows as a percentage of sales. Leading indicators such as consumer and business sentiment surveys are supportive of a pick-up in capex growth, though this has not materialised yet. Should it do so, this would go hand in hand with improved earnings, particularly if corporates start to make up the shortfall in investment witnessed over the past few years.
Favouring economically-sensitive stocks
Given the backdrop outlined above, we feel that cheaply valued and cyclical stocks (ie. those that are most sensitive to the economic cycle) should be best placed to outperform. The segments of the market that we currently favour are consumer cyclicals (such as autos or media) and industrial cyclicals (such as construction). After recent underperformance and given a likely pick-up in the economy, as well as the attractive dividends on offer, we now have a preference for higher quality banks. In our view, these kinds of stocks are the ones with the greatest potential for earnings recovery.
By contrast, growth defensives (such as food producers or healthcare) are less sensitive to the economic cycle and so likely to benefit to a lesser degree from economic recovery. As higher quality stocks, they also command a premium which we think will look less justifiable as profits recover elsewhere.
All in all, we think European equities remain attractive and there are plenty of opportunities to be found. There are certainly risks to our outlook and we are mindful of these. However, our core view is that in a non-crisis environment, earnings can recover, corporates will resume spending and we should start to see a normalisation of the business cycle.
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The Verizon version of the iPhone 4 doesn't need a full review—partially because you've read a bunch already, and partially because there's not a lot to differentiate it from the AT&T iPhone 4. Yes, iFixit found a number of subtle differences between the two devices on the inside, but from the user end, there are really only two major differentiators: choice of network and the personal hotspot feature.
We decided to focus our testing energy on these two differentiators, plus the Verizon iPhone's battery performance, with a special focus on Chicago. (Chicago is where the largest concentration of the Ars staff is based, and Chicago rarely gets any love in tech circles.) But this city has seen its fair share of frustrations when it comes to cell network coverage, and what better time than the present to pit AT&T against Verizon than when you have two near-identical devices on different networks?
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The Verizon iPhone will load data slower than the AT&T iPhone in most major areas—by now, you have surely heard this so many times that it doesn't mean a whole lot to you. You probably want to know how much slower and in what circumstances. Will it actually affect your iPhone use in any meaningful way? We wondered the same thing and set out to find the answer.
First, it's important to remember that AT&T uses High-Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) on its GSM network, which offers a theoretical maximum of 14Mbps for downloads. Verizon's CDMA network uses EVDO Rev. A, which offers a theoretical maximum of 3Mbps for downloads. Even though real-world use almost never reaches the theoretical maximums, it's good to know the general limitations before going in.
We performed three different tests (and also made phone calls) on both iPhones at eight different locations around Chicago. The first was a standard speed test using the Speedtest iOS app, the second was a timed download of a 15.1MB app from the App Store (Angry Birds Free), and the third was loading a full 4 minute and 35 second video from YouTube. (The video we used was taken in Egypt during the protests last week and has now apparently been removed from YouTube, so unfortunately you won't be able to use it for your own tests.)
We wanted to hit up some of the most popular neighborhoods in Chicago and included areas that were residential, commercial, business-y, academic, and some that were a mixture of all of the above. First, we'll look at the data graphically.


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WASHINGTON – There's a cool breeze in the air, the slightest hint of changing color on the trees and the United States Sailboat Show is getting ready to open for the 43rd year in Annapolis.
Organizers say the Sailboat Show is the oldest and largest new in-water boat show in the world. It will be followed by the Power Boat Show three days later.
Annapolis is considered one of the world's sailing capitols and is expecting tens of thousands of boating enthusiasts from all over the world. The city dock of Annapolis will be filled with extra floating docks to accommodate the array of vessels.
Visitors can look inside boats they could only dream of and get deals on parts for the boats they dream of getting back in the water.
There is parking at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium with shuttle bus service running to and from the show. Attendees can also park at Eastport Elementary school.
Traffic on Route 50 will likely be congested, especially closer to the stadium exit which is Rowe Blvd. The elementary school can be a good alternative if drivers take the back route from Aris T Allen Boulevard and Forest Drive but they should be prepared to walk from Eastport to the city dock. Eastport streets can also get congested.
The sailboat show runs Oct. 4 to 8 and the Power Boat Show is Oct. 11 to 14.
For more info on both shows, follow this link.
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In a summer of trying box office times, you might imagine that "The Kids Are Alright" would be box office poison with a storyline looking at same-sex marriage and an interloping sperm donor. But that thought fades almost immediately based on a great script and great performances from Julianne Moore, Annette Bening and Mark Ruffalo.
Ruffalo dissected the film's box office chances at the press day for the film.
"The 600-pound gorilla is that it's a lesbian movie and we're in the middle of this huge debate about gay marriage," said Ruffalo. "But I really loved was how quickly the novelty of the gay marriage and the sperm donor thing just fades away."
"It's a real honest movie about family," he added. "I've seen the audiences laughing, and they are laughing because they see themselves."
Even against the usual summer blockbuster fare, Ruffalo feels the movie has the chops to build and make a run. And that's clear. "The Kids Are All Right" will not dominate with gaudy numbers. But we are still going to be talking about this movie in the weeks and months to come. It's that good, with some memorable performances.
"It has Julianne and Annette, that's it own draw to a certain group," said Ruffalo. "And the idea of them as lovers is also it's own draw. It's a nice counter-programming moment."
Ruffalo downplayed his own draw. "(My name) and four bucks will get you a cup of coffee at Starbucks," he added.
But that's just being humble. Ruffalo is one big reason to see the movie more than once.
Further, the star wisely points out that many viewers are seeing the box office trash that comes out in the summer and getting wise to it. "These big movies have been pooping out," said Ruffalo. "I don't know if people are getting more savvy. But it's an exciting time for this kind of movie."


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Samsung's New Near Field Communication Chip Offers Increased Wireless Connectivity for Mobile Handsets
SEOUL, Korea, December 1, 2010 – Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a world leader in advanced semiconductor solutions, announced today its new near field communications (NFC) chip with embedded flash memory. Leveraging a low power design and advanced RF sensitivity, Samsung's latest chip offers designers a competitive choice for next-generation smart phones with NFC capabilities. NFC enabled devices can instantly establish a wireless peer-to-peer connection and directly handover to Bluetooth and/or WiFi connection for fast, convenient data transmission.
"NFC is recognized throughout the industry as an easy and effective way to transmit encrypted information between mobile devices or between mobile devices and other stationary NFC-enabled devices such as kiosks," said Tae-Hoon Kim, vice president of DDI and C&M marketing, System LSI Division, Samsung Electronics. "As momentum builds for adoption of NFC technology in next-generation/ upcoming smart phones, we look forward to securing a competitive footing in NFC-based solutions with our new NFC technology, offering powerful mobile characteristics such as low power design and advanced RF sensitivity."
NFC is a short-range (up to 10cm or 4inches), high frequency wireless communication technology which allows devices such as smart phones to collect or transmit data to another NFC-enabled device without manual configuration to identify devices. In addition, NFC chip can play a role as a contactless smartcard in use for public transportation payments for bus and subway fares and mobile banking payments. It can also read RFID tags in retail stores or on outdoor billboards for convenient on-the-spot data access.
By leveraging its extensive experience in low power design, Samsung developed this NFC chip to have minimal power consumption in both active and stand-by mode. With a 20 percent decrease in power consumption, Samsung's NFC chip remains active for mobile payment even without battery power.
Samsung's new NFC chip is the industry's first to adopt flash for the embedded memory which allows device designers to easily to upgrade software or firmware. For seamless integration and customer design efficiencies, Samsung also provides a software protocol stack and technology services for antenna design and tuning. Through such features and support, designers can reduce their product's time–to-market.
According to market research firm, IMS Research, the mobile phone market is forecast to grow from 1.4 billon units in 2011 to 1.8 billion units in 2015 at a compound annual growth rate of seven percent. In 2011,NFC-enabled phone models are expected to gain pace and the ratio of mobile phones with NFC capabilities is expected to reach 26 percent in 2015.
Samsung's new NFC chip is scheduled for mass production in the first quarter of 2011.
The new NFC solution will be displayed at the CARTES 2010 from December 7th through 9th at the Samsung booth 3C 035 in hall 3 at Paris-Nord Villepinte Exhibition Center.
About Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies with 2009 consolidated sales of US$116.8 billion. Employing approximately 174,000 people in 193 offices across 66 countries, the company consists of eight independently operated business units: Visual Display, Mobile Communications, Telecommunication Systems, Digital Appliances, IT Solutions, Digital Imaging, Semiconductor and LCD. Recognized as one of the fastest growing global brands, Samsung Electronics is a leading producer of digital TVs, semiconductor chips, mobile phones and TFT-LCDs. For more information, please visit www.samsung.com.


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Fashion designer Alexander McQueen was found dead at his London home, a spokesman said.
The body of the 40-year-old British fashion icon was found at his home on Thursday morning. The circumstances of his death were not immediately known, though the designer was known to be depressed following the death of his mother earlier this month.
"Lee McQueen, the founder and designer of the Alexander McQueen brand, has been found dead at his home," the rep for the family said in a statement. "At this stage it is inappropriate to comment on this tragic news beyond saying that we are devastated and are sharing a sense of shock and grief with Lee's family.
Police were called to the Green Street residence in central London at 10:20 a.m. and found a man dead, according to the AP.
"We don't have any information in terms of circumstances," his company's communication's director Samantha Garrett told the AP.
McQueen's death comes just before the start of New York Fashion Week and on the same day one of his lines, McQ, was slated to be shown. The show was later canceled.
The designer had been grappling with the recent death of his mother, grief that he chronicled in posts on his Twitter page.
"i'm letting my followers know the [sic] my mother passed away yesterday if it she had not me nor would you RIP mum," he tweeted Feb. 3 on the now-defunct page.
A minute later, he added, "But life must go on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
On Sunday, he fired off another missive, "Sunday evening been a f---ing awful week but my friends have been great but now i have to some how pull myself together and finish with the HELLS ANGLES & PROLIFIC DEAMONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
There were widespread media reports speculating that McQueen may have committed suicide, but there was no official explanation of the circumstances of his death.
McQueen most recently made headlines when he debuted his 2010 spring collection in Paris last fall, showcasing his 10-inch high lobster-claw shoes that Lady Gaga later sported in her music video for "Bad Romance."


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Breathtaking...that's what came to mind when we saw the ruins of an old Nevada mine at sunset. The walls had been constructed of wine bottles and mud. All those old bottles arranged so perfectly and capturing the sunlight, what better inspiration for a lighting family? We mimicked the bottle ends with recycled steel circles of varying sizes filled with recycled glass discs. Rarely before has a design based in "old" seemed so powerfully new.
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Nineteen thousand four hundred thirteen.
Focus on that number. Like so many numbers in news articles, you might easily have skipped over 19,413. But this is an important number for what is happening in Maryland higher education.
According to the Cyber Security Jobs Report issued this month, this is the number of job openings in Maryland, as of October 2012, for qualified cybersecurity professionals.
These are good, high-paying jobs. They are in such demand that the unemployment rate for people who qualify for them must be nearly zero. With 13,000 of these jobs available in Baltimore alone, the city ranks behind only Palo Alto, Calif., and San Francisco in available cybersecurity jobs.
Maryland is home to the National Security Agency, the U.S. Cyber Command, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, C4ISR and other federal agencies with cybersecurity missions, notes the report, sponsored by Baltimore's Abell Foundation.
Surrounding them are many defense contractors, start-ups and established cybersecurity companies.
The demand is not just with government and defense but also with every private company and organization that has sensitive, valuable information that it must protect from hackers and thieves who constantly probe for weak spots in computer security.
So what does this have to do with the state of higher education?
Colleges and universities are now facing a revolution that will profoundly change how students are educated. This revolution is caused by a confluence of events creating a perfect storm — rapid technological changes, enrollments leveling off or falling, state support threatened, tuition in many states rising faster than inflation, a greater percentage of students coming from low-income families, and the amount of student loans now exceeding credit card debt.
Maryland has done more than any other state to hold down tuition increases. Still, too many discouraged students are dropping out of college with no degree but mired in debt. At the same time, many graduates in these economic hard times are having such difficulty finding jobs that fit the skills they paid so much and worked so hard to achieve that they wonder if a college education is worth the cost.
Yet here are 19,413 high-paying, rewarding cybersecurity jobs going begging in Maryland for lack of trained professionals. These are jobs that can support families, increase the tax base and provide a critical service to the economy and national defense.
And it's a profession that hardly existed a decade ago.
The challenge for higher education in this time of revolution is to be alert to these changes in the job market, create new curricula matching industry needs and taught by qualified professors, and deliver education to the students in convenient ways and at affordable costs.
Higher education must be willing to take risks — difficult for a traditionally risk-averse profession. And it must innovate to find ways to teach so that more students can succeed and qualify to do the work.
Maryland has not been asleep to this opportunity. To their credit, University System of Maryland Chancellor William E. "Brit" Kirwan and the USM Board of Regents have made innovation and academic transformation top priorities. Already, the National Security Agency has designated 15 Maryland colleges and universities, including University of Maryland University College (UMUC), as Centers of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance. That's more than any other state. We should be proud of that.
At UMUC alone, interest in cybersecurity programs — certificate, bachelor's and master's — has been overwhelming since they were launched in 2010 in partnership with industry leaders. Today, 5,200 students are enrolled in these programs. Another 192 already have graduated.
And there are still those 19,413 job openings. That means much more can and should be done to find students and expand academic programs to reach them.
How we respond to this educational need is a test for higher education. Can we offer relevant curricula that prepare students for new openings in the job market? Can we transform courses with new teaching methods and technology so that a greater percentage of students succeed? Can we do it at a cost that won't send these students into a lifetime of debt?
It's not just cybersecurity training. All of higher education needs this transformation: high standards, innovative teaching techniques, lower cost. When those 19,413 jobs are filled, we will know that at least in Maryland, the transformation is beginning to work.
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(CNN) -- Ordinary Americans aren't the only ones being punished by tough economic times. Charities say they need help, too.
Food bank shelves across the country are getting emptier because of high food prices and increased demand.
Charitable groups that help the poor -- food banks, thrift stores, shelters -- say the slumping economy is eroding their ability to help the nation's needy. They report declining donations and a surge in people seeking help.
Bill Bolling, the founder of the Atlanta Community Food Bank, says he's experienced several recessions but never seen so many working people visit food banks. Bolling's charity donates food to 800 nonprofit groups in Georgia.
"This is new for us," Bolling said. "People are giving up buying groceries so that they can pay rent and put gas in the car."
National charities like Goodwill Industries International Inc. and The Salvation Army give the same grim assessment -- donations are down, needs are up.
At least 1.3 million more people have enrolled in the federal Food Stamp Program compared to last year, says Ross Fraser, a spokesman for America's Second Harvest, one of the nation's largest hunger-relief groups. It donates food to at least 200 food banks.
"People who have been in food banking for years say it's the worst they've ever seen," Fraser said.
People often assume food bank customers are homeless. But several food bank officials across the country say that many of their customers are working-class people and their numbers are increasing.
They are people like Lynette Copeland, who works full-time as a clerk at a rehabilitation center in Atlanta, Georgia. She's buying a Habitat for Humanity house and drives a car. But she says she doesn't make enough money to pay her bills.
Copeland says she depends on the Atlanta food bank to feed the four grandchildren she raises alone. She says the high costs of food, fuel and daycare force her to eat meat sparingly and shop at Goodwill.
"Although everything is going up, your pay rate doesn't go up," she said.
Lately, Copeland says she has noticed a change in the makeup of the customers visiting her food bank. Instead of the homeless and destitute, people come from all walks of life: the elderly, men in security guard uniforms and mothers with children.
Many are first-timers. Some are too ashamed to ask for food in front of others; so they walk to the side of the food bank where fewer people are gathered to receive food, she says. Watch food bank leaders talk about their needs »
"I'm never ashamed to ask for help," Copeland says. "I don't care how people look at me."
Charities blame their struggles on a brutal convergence of factors: rising food and fuel prices, the foreclosure crisis, and a decline in federal donations to food pantries.
Donna Rogers, a spokeswoman for the United Food Bank in Mesa, Arizona, says her group is trying to do more to accommodate the surge in customers. Her bank distributes food to soup kitchens and shelters in Arizona.
They are trying to give more, though, with less. Donations of canned goods are down 35 percent from last year; dairy and frozen meat donations are down by 26 percent, Rogers says.
The decrease in donations is coming at the same time food prices are increasing, she says. The price of macaroni and cheese, for example, increased by 44 percent from last year's price.
"It's been the worst case of food inflation of 20 years," Rogers says.
The amount of surplus food they receive from the federal government is also decreasing.
The federal government donated $242 million in surplus food to food banks, soup kitchens and emergency shelters in 2003. Last year, it donated $58 million in surplus food to the same places, says Jean Daniel, a spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Agricultural.
The federal government's food donations didn't decline because it decided to provide less, she says. It declined because the American agricultural industry is experiencing strong sales and record exports.
The federal government buys surplus food from farmers to donate to charities. Those farmers, though, have less surplus food to sell because the agricultural market is so strong.
A farm bill pending in Congress would increase aid to food banks, but it hasn't passed yet, says Fraser, with America's Second Harvest.
"If the farm bill is passed, it'll give millions of dollars in aid to food banks," Fraser says.
Even if the farm bill is passed, just getting food to needy people may become a problem. High fuel prices are bleeding charities, several say.
The executive director of one food bank in Orlando, Florida says one of his drivers paid $880 to fill up a tractor- trailer hauling donated food.
It would have cost about $660 to fill up the tank last year, says Dave Krepcho, executive director of the Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida.
"This is getting really crazy," Krepcho says. "If those trucks don't move, the food doesn't flow."
People are even turning to charity in unexpected places, says one Salvation Army spokeswoman.
Spokeswoman Melissa Temme, said a Salvation Army shelter in one of the most affluent counties in Kansas recently reported it was filled to capacity with a waiting list.
The 13-year-old center has never been full before, she said.
Salvation centers across the country are reporting similar stories, she says.
"Some areas had more people coming to them and other areas had the same number of people but the extent of their need increased," Temme says.
Copeland, the Atlanta food bank customer, says she can't envision a day when she won't have to depend on charity for survival. Her bills are too much and her pay too little.
And, she says, her faith helps her through these tough times.
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A Mississippi-style riverboat tied up in Canton sold Thursday for a bid of $357,200 at an auction that drew attention from up and down the East Coast.
The sale of the 140-foot Liberty Belle, which once offered dinner cruises on the Delaware River near Philadelphia before being dry docked in Baltimore for repairs, drew about 25 people and lasted about 15 minutes, said Scott Frank, of Alex Cooper Auctioneers Inc., which handled the sale.
The paddle-wheeler was built in 1997 for $3.4 million, and can host as many as 400 passengers in its multiple dining rooms.
The winning bidder was Julia Pledger, representing Captain JP Cruise Line from Troy, N.Y., which operates a 210-foot cruise boat in New York and also purchases boats, refurbishes them and then resells or leases them.
Pledger, who owns the company with her brother, Jim, said she saw potential in the Liberty Belle. The company successfully flipped another boat bought in Baltimore about six years ago, and was in the position to take on another project, she said.
The seller was Liberty Belle Holdings Inc. It's principal representative, Robert Connell, could not be reached immediately.
"The seller's happy. The buyer's happy. It was really nice turn out of people," Frank said.
Leonard Schleider, the owner of the only paddlewheel boat operating in Baltimore, the Black Eyed Susan, said he will be happy to see the Liberty Belle gone.
"Baltimore doesn't have any more room for big boats," he said with a laugh.
After the auction was announced, people — including brides that booked the Black Eyed Susan for their ceremonies — confused the boats and called Schleider, worried he was going out of business. Headaches ensued, he said.
Schleider said the Liberty Belle is a "great boat" and he wishes the new owners well, but times aren't easy for boat operators, he said.
"The economy has affected it," he said. "Most of our industry is dependent on corporate spending, and that's been curtailed over the last five or six years."


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Flash: Rabbi Lerner's Home in the Berkeley Hills Attacked by Right-Wing Zionists
[Editor's Note: This was received as a press release at 3 on Monday afternoon. A more complete article will follow. Berkeley Police Department Public Information Officer Jamie Perkins confirmed that the crime at Rabbi Lerner's home in the 900 block of Cragmont was reported at 11:40 today, Monday, and she said at about 6 p.m. that there were no suspects as yet.]
Berkeley police today confirmed that the attack on Rabbi Lerner's home late Sunday May 2nd or early morning Monday May 3rd was in fact a crime and was being investigated.
The attackers used a powerful form of glue to attach posters to his door and around the property of his home attacking Lerner personally, and attacking liberals and progressives as being supporters of terrorism and "Islamo-fascism." They posted a printed bumper sticker saying "fight terror--support Israel" next to a carcature of Judge Goldstone whose UN report on Israel's human rights violations in its attack on Gaza last year has been denounced as anti-Semitic and pro-terror by right wingers in Israel and the U.S.. The caricature has Goldstone talking about his being kept from his grandson's bar mitzvah, and the caricature of Rabbi Lerner responds by saying "any enemy of Israel is a friend of mine." This attack and vandalism follows on a week filled with Lerner and Tikkun staff receiving hate mail, prompted apparently by Tikkun's announcement that in case the South African Zionists had succeeded in preventing Judge Goldstone from attending his grandson's bar mitzvah, as they threatened several weeks ago, that Rabbi Lerner would gladly hold the bar mitzvah in the SF Bay Area instead, and following Tikkun's announcement that in light of Goldstone's courageous willingness to stand up for human rights in Israel (his report called on the Israeli government to do its own independent, pulbic and credibly objective investigation, punish those responsible for the crimes or show that they didn't happen, and thereby show that these actions were not government policy but the mistakes or evil choices by people in the IDF who were acting as rogue elements and not as a manifestation of the people of Israel) that Tikkun will award our prestigious Tikkun Award to Judge Goldstone in 2011 at the event celebrating our 25th anniversary! This story, which was prominent in Ha'aretz and many other Jewish magazines and websites, has intensified anger against Lerner and Tikkun among those who seek to perpetuate the Occupation, and great support among those who realize that the Occupation is really hurtful both to Israel and to the Jewish people world-wide.
In the 24 years of Tikkun's operation, we have received many death threats and vicious hate mail, including phone calls to our office announcing that "Rabbi Lerner is dead" and others saying "We will kill all of you." This particular attack has two worrisome elements not previously there: 1. They attack Rabbi Lerner's home. As law enforcement people told us, this is a way of conveying the messaget to Lerner: "We know where you live, we know your house is vulnerable, so don't ignore our threats." 2. By linking Lerner to alleged terrorism, they provide for themselves and other extremists a "right-wing justification" to use violence against Lerner, even though Lerner has been a prominent advocate of non-violence. He regularly critiques Palestinian acts of violence when they occur, including the shelling of Israeli towns by Hamas, just as he critiques the violence of the Israeli occupation, and as he critiques the US war in Iraq and Afghanistan, the occupation of Chechny by Russia, the occupation of Tibet by China, the human rights violations agaisnt their own people by the rulers of Iran, the acts of violence of those resisting the US occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan, the violence against women and homosexuals in many Arab and African countries (and in the US and Israel as well), the genocide in Darfur, the violence against Jews in some parts of Europe, and the list goes on.
Needless to say, this latest attack, on Lerner's home, has caused great concern to his family.
In a previous email about the attack on Rabbi Lerner's house, the dates were incorrectly stated as June 2 and July 3rd, making it seem as though it had been in the distant past or near future. The emotional upset caused by this incident has thrown us for a loop, so sorry about that mistake. The actual date of the attack on Lerner's home was last night (May 2nd or early morning May 3rd) and discovered this morning, May 3rd.
The police say that this is not a "hate crime" because the attackers were not attacking Rabbi Lerner for his religion, but for his politics. That is scant comfort for those of us who continue to beleve that America and Israel are best served by the voices willing to publicly share critique, though incidents like this are of course meant to scare people into silence. Tikkun will not be silenced.
What can you do? Let people know that this kind of thing is happening in the Jewish world to people who critique Israeli policies.
--Tikkun Magazine
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Jim Harbaugh started questioning the call immediately, but his dad took the high road.
Jack Harbaugh (perhaps you heard, the father of the Super Bowl coaches), said he wasn't going to insert himself into the debate about the fourth-down no-call on a pass toward Michael Crabtree which ended the 49ers' Super Bowl chances.
"Well I'm not going there as you can imagine. I refuse to get in that debate," Jack Harbaugh said during an interview with ESPNChicago radio (via SportsRadioInterviews.com). "It comes down to a play like that; that's maybe the play that will be most remembered, but in a game like that that goes for 60 minutes, there are so many plays that are going to swing it.
"For me it's the great pride in John, the five years that he's been in the NFL and the journey that he took to get there, from the graduate assistant getting no pay at all. The working all the different places that he worked, me and Jackie were filled with tremendous pride. And then, of course, Jim took a little different route with the 15 years in the NFL and then took the University of San Diego job, he worked himself to where he is, and to be down 28-6 and find a way to rally to get to that position on the goal line, so much pride in what he's been able to do with the San Francisco 49ers team, and it didn't just happen in this game, it's been a journey over the last two years in what he's been able to accomplish."
The Harbaugh parents successfully walked the tightrope between sons in the two weeks leading up to the Super Bowl.
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School Preparedness
ShakeOut Drill Helps Schools Prepare for Earthquakes
Educators face plenty of daily mini-disasters, from mysteriously missing homework to antsy second graders that won't sit still. But when real emergencies unfold, school personnel and students have to be prepared.
That's where the Great Central U.S. ShakeOut comes in. Schools in 11 states, from Alabama to Illinois, are invited to participate in an earthquake drill on April 28th at 10:15 a.m. The event, on the heels of the devastating earthquake in Japan, is expected to draw over a million participants.
This is the first year of the Great Central U.S. ShakeOut, but it's been going strong for several years in earthquake-prone California, where 6.9 million people participated in 2009.
Scientists estimate that there is a 25 to 40 percent chance of an earthquake damaging the central U.S. in the next 50 years. Drills like the ShakeOut can help schools prepare for such an emergency.
Schools can sign up on the ShakeOut website to participate. The site provides a free step-by-step manual that coaches schools on earthquake preparedness. It advises teachers to instruct students to:
- drop to the ground,
- take cover by getting under a sturdy desk or table and
- hold on until the shaking stops.
The manual covers steps for evacuations, plans for advanced drills and debriefing information for after the drill.
The ShakeOut also offers teachers other earthquake preparedness resources, including video clips, posters, flyers and website banners. In addition, FEMA's Earthquake Preparedness at School guide offers a wealth of suggestions for improving school facilities for earthquakes.
Not every region is at risk for earthquakes – but schools can ready themselves for other natural disasters that do pose threats. Ready.gov provides a state-by-state map outlining preparedness plans for potential emergencies, including floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, wildfires and more.
Besides practicing drills, schools can help students and families prepare for disasters by encouraging them to make supply kits and personal disaster plans. In any disaster, an emergency supply kit is vital. Families should stock theirs with things like water, batteries, non-perishable food, prescription medications and clothing. They should also formulate a family plan, establishing where family members can meet and contact one another in case of an emergency.
Though it's hard to predict when disasters, like the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, will strike, taking precautionary steps like these can help your students, staff and families stay safe.
Practical Information on Crisis Planning: A Guide for Schools and Communities. The Guide lists the components of good crisis planning.
The Department of Education's Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools (REMS) Technical Assistance (TA) Center Information on developing, implementing, and evaluating crisis plans.
The United States Department of Education's American Clearinghouse on Educational Facilities (ACEF) Resources on issues related to educational facility planning, design, financing, construction, improvement, operation, and maintenance.


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Value Added Tax on the hammer prices is imposed by law on all items affixed with an asterisk. Value Added Tax is charged at the appropriate rate prevailing by law at the date of the sale and is payable by buyers of relevant lots.
If any Lot is not paid for in full and taken away in accordance with these Conditions or if there is any other breach of these Conditions, we as agent for the seller shall at our absolute discretion and without prejudice to any other rights we may have, be entitled to exercise all or any of the following rights and remedies:
All members of the public on our premises are there at their own risk and must note the lay-out of the accommodation and security arrangements. Accordingly neither the auctioneer nor our employees or agents shall incur liability for death or personal injury (except as required by law by reason of our negligence) or similarly for the safety of the property or persons visiting prior to or at a sale.
While prospective buyers are strongly advised to attend the auction and are always responsible for any decision to bid for a particular Lot and shall be assumed to have carefully inspected and satisfied themselves as to its condition, we will if so instructed clearly and in writing execute bids on their behalf. Neither the auctioneer nor our employees or agents shall be responsible for any neglect or default in so doing or failing to do so. Where two or more commission bids at the same level are recorded we reserve the right in our absolute discretion to prefer the first bid so made. Please note that all lots bought through www.the-saleroom.com will attract an additional buyer's premium of 4.95% plus VAT.
The seller warrants to the auctioneer and to you that the seller is the true owner of the property consigned or is properly authorised by the true owner to consign it for sale and is able to transfer good and marketable title to the property free from encumbrance and any third party claims.
The auctioneer normally acts as agent only and disclaims any responsibility for default by sellers or buyers.
The seller acknowledges that Lots are sold subject to the stipulation of these Conditions in their entirety and on the Terms of Consignments as notified to the consignor at the time of the entry of the Lot.
15. DROIT de SUITE
(ARR) indicates works which may be subject to the Droit de Suite or Artist's Resale Right, which took effect in the UK on 14th February 2006. In accordance with legislation we are required to collect a Royalty for all qualifying works of art. This legislation was updated in January 2012 to include living artists and artists who have died in the last seventy years. This Royalty will be charged to the Buyer on the hammer price and in addition to the buyer's premium / commission rate. The Royalty rate only applies to works of art where the hammer price exceeds €1,000 (Euros). The rate is applied at 4% on works selling for €1,000 and up to €50,000. This means that if you purchase a lot which includes a work of art by a qualifying artist and it sells for over 1,000 Euros and below 50,000 Euros then you are required to pay the surcharge of 4% of the hammer price to The Design and Artists Copyright Society (DACS). Browns will detail this DACS payment on your invoice and the ARR will be paid across to DACS. A sliding scale applies to works of art selling for over 50,000 Euros. Royalties in their entirety are paid to the Design and Artists Copyright Society (DACS) and no handling fees or costs are retained by the Auctioneer. Resale Royalty payment is calculated on the rate of exchange at the European Central Bank on the date of the Sale. Royalties are not subject to VAT charges. If you have further queries then please contact the DACS helpline on 0845 410 3410 or alternatively email email@example.com or visit www.dacs.org.uk
Notwithstanding the proceeding Condition, any Lot which proves to be a deliberate forgery (as defined) may be returned to us by you within 14 days of the auction provided it is in the same condition as when bought, and is accompanied by particulars identifying it from the relevant catalogue description and a written statement of defects. If we are satisfied from the evidence presented that the Lot is a deliberate forgery we shall refund the money paid for the Lot including any buyer's premium (but not the amount of any consequential loss, damages, expenses or interest) provided that (1) if the catalogue description reflected the accepted view of scholars and experts as at the date of the sale or (2) you personally are not able to transfer a good and marketable title to us, you shall have no rights under this condition.
We shall have the right at our discretion to refuse admission to our premises or attendance at our auctions by any person.
Any right to compensation for losses, liabilities and expenses incurred in respect of and as a result of any breach of these Conditions and any exclusions provided by them shall be available to the seller and/or the auctioneer as appropriate.
Any indemnity or exclusion under these Conditions shall extend to all actions, costs, expenses, claims and demands whatsoever suffered or incurred by the person entitled to the benefit of it and the auctioneer declares itself to be a trustee of the benefit of every such clause so far as it is expressed to be for the benefit of its employees and agents.
Any notice to the buyer, seller, bidder or viewer may be given by first class mail in which case it shall be deemed to have been received by the addressee 48 hours after posting.
Special terms may be used in catalogue descriptions or particular classes of items in which case the description must be interpreted in accordance with any glossary appearing within the catalogue.
Any indulgence extended to buyer or sellers by us notwithstanding the strict terms of these conditions or of the Terms of Consignment shall effect the position at the relevant time only and in respect of that particular concession only; in all other respects these conditions shall be construed as having full force and effect.
Scottish law applies to the interpretation of these Conditions.
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Rudyard Kipling (30 December 1865 – 18 January 1936 / Bombay)
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Oh Hubshee, carry your shoes in your hand and bow your head on your breast!
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Scosche Industries announced it is now shipping a new installation kit for the Scion FR-S. Another Scosche "Custom Kit, Factory Fit", the SCN4202B is specifically designed for all models of the 2013 Scion FR-S.
For a seamless installation of an aftermarket head unit, the SCN4202B will accommodate an ISO Double-DIN or single DIN mount with included pocket. The kit is made with automotive grade, high strength, high temp ABS material. The kit comes with a pocket and mounting brackets making an aftermarket installation simple.
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|Entrance Alert Set, Rodann, RX/TX-1000ARodann entrance alert set RX/TX-1000A for open or closed doors or open entry ways. This unique set can also be used on warehouse roll up doors, inside display cabinets, restricted area protection, or (patio, bedroom, bathroom) window alerting device.
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All the facts are not yet known and investigators have not said with certainty what caused a deadly explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas.
But we have learned since the blast that West Fertilizer Co. had been storing 1,350 times the amount of ammonium nitrate that would usually trigger safety oversight by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
That oversight was never given, apparently, because West Fertilizer didn't disclose it. The federal agency wants to know of the presence of ammonium nitrate because it can be used in bomb making.
Might the state have some responsibility to have known the explosive chemical compound was on hand?
In fact, it did know.
Filings this year with the Texas Department of State Health Services - which apparently were not shared with federal regulators - showed the plant had 270 tons of ammonium nitrate on hand last year. The amount that would trigger federal oversight? Four hundred pounds.
Another filing showed the plant also contained 54,000 pounds of anhydrous ammonia, which is poisonous if inhaled and combustible when exposed to fire.
Wouldn't Texans feel safer knowing regulators were working together to watch out for such dangers literally next door? Not according to Gov. Rick Perry.
Without even knowing the blast's cause, Perry said Monday more state oversight would not have prevented the disaster. And besides, he claimed, Texans prefer freedom from regulation over being safe from such dangers.
That is absurd.
Of course we want to know, and regulation should absolutely ensure a buffer between such deadly materials and homes, schools and nursing homes like those flattened or damaged last week in West.
Under federal rules passed in the 1980s and 1990s, chemical plants are obligated to inform nearby communities about the risks they pose. They also have to explain to the Environmental Protection Agency how they reduce the probability of catastrophe. One problem is plants aren't sufficiently compelled to eliminate that potential in the first place. West's report on anhydrous, for example, indicated it presented no danger of fire or explosion.
Toss weak state oversight on top of toothless federal standards and West is the result. Still, Perry claims better state regulation would not have made a difference. We can't help wondering what the families of the 14 people killed might say about that, or if the 200 injured would agree. How about the dozens who lost their homes and everything they owned?
The tragedy in West points out an apparently ineffective patchwork of local, state and federal regulation with no coordination. It appears development was allowed in unsafe proximity to the plant. That may be a local zoning issue. Perhaps firefighters were not adequately trained for fighting a blaze surrounded by explosive materials. That could be a local or state issue. Solving those problems and similar shortcomings at plants elsewhere in Texas, of course, will not bring back lives and property lost in West. But it might save lives.
The fact is government - including the state - does have responsibility for regulating industry and to work cooperatively to do what it takes to ensure Texans they're not living next to another bomb ready to go off.


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Youth Academies making impact off the diamond
MLB's inner-city initiative is enjoying success with educational programs
Not all of Major League Baseball's success stories happen on the field.
MLB's Urban Youth Academies have debuted in a few cities across America, and they're thriving and exposing inner-city children to the game on a broad level. But behind the scenes, away from the diamond, Urban Youth Academies are making great traction in molding young minds.
The Urban Youth Academy in Compton, Calif, has had great success in establishing a book club for youngsters, and the UYA in New Orleans is teaching children to express themselves through a junior broadcasting club. And it's those success stories -- the ones that don't necessarily involve a future college player or first-round Draft pick -- that the league is especially proud of seeing take root.
"Some of these kids aren't players, but they love the game," said Ben Baroody, MLB's senior director of baseball development and Urban Youth Academies. "This gives them an opportunity to still be involved and benefit from the academy without swinging a bat or throwing a ball, which is pretty cool."
The educational aspects have always been important to the UYA mission, and Baroody said the academies seek to create Major League citizens who will grow up to positively impact the community. The project took root early in Compton, the first UYA established, and over time a trend developed.
The children coming to the academy were all different ages, starting as young as kindergarten and ranging all the way up to high school. Tutoring is available five days per week at the Compton UYA, and since some of the children were too young to have homework, the academy stepped in to fill the void.
Now, some of the children meet on Saturday morning. They read together, discuss their books and then they hit the field to learn about baseball and to play it to the best of their abilities.
"Really, the off-the-field benefits are just as important as those on the field," said Baroody. "Its really amazing to see what they've done in Compton. We've got a whole team basically of 8-year-olds and they're all lined up in a row. They've got their uniforms tucked in and they're all focused on what's going on. We've gotten great feedback from parents on seeing the difference from the kids at home."
And that's only the beginning of the academy's mission to instill values like leadership, responsibility and accountability in the youngsters that pass through their doors. New academies are expected to open in Philadelphia and Cincinnati this summer, and they will build on the success of their peers.
The junior broadcasting club, just instituted in New Orleans, will surely catch on elsewhere. A small group of boys have begun calling games from the press box at the academy and doing interviews with players and coaches. They've learned how to record the footage of practices and games and how to turn everything into a finished product, and in some cases, how to further a potential career.
Darrin Scioneaux, a freshman at Dillard University in New Orleans, plans to major in mass communications, and he's gotten invaluable experience at the academy. Scioneaux, takes 16 credits hours at Dillard, but he also works at a grocery store and as a camera operator at his school.
So how does he find the energy to check in at the academy and spend so much time there?
"One thing I really learned growing up was how to manage time efficiently," said Scioneaux. "If you know how to manage your time, you'll be able to do anything that you'd possibly want to do."
Reginald Singleton, another member of the broadcast club, is still a high school student, but he said he's had the opportunity to meet people like Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington and other baseball luminaries. Singleton, though not a baseball player in his own right, has found a passion for the game through the lens of the camera and for finding a way to tell the story.
"I started coming here I think last October, and I've really grown into it," said Singleton, a sophomore at St. Augustine High School. "I love doing this and I love interacting with the players. It's been a really fun experience for me and I think it's something I think I can enjoy doing until I graduate as a senior."
Both students got their start at the academy due to Chad Smith, a local teacher and the coordinator of the broadcasting program. Smith said that the New Orleans UYA would love to enroll more people in the program, and he stressed that he'd love to see women give the potential career a chance.
Smith taught both Singleton and Scioneaux in high school, and he's been able to see them grow as they sharpen their skills and prepare to head out into the world. And now that he has a chance to reach even more children at the academy, Smith is really optimistic about the immediate future.
"Being able to interact with these young man who are able to evolve with the program, it's a jewel for the city and a jewel for these young men to not only see the game of baseball but to know that there are so many careers behind the game," said Smith. "This broadcast program is essential, because it not only teaches them about broadcasting, it teaches them about having confidence and presenting themselves with conversational speech and articulation. Watching these guys evolve and being able to be involved in broadcasting, this is something I've wanted to do since I was in fourth grade. This is a blessing."
The academies are already reaching hundreds of children in their after-school programs, and that number should exponentially increase as more facilities open around the country. The academies have also offered adult education in the form of groundskeeping clinics and umpiring camps, both of which allow members of the community to further their skills and improve their local leagues.
Eventually, every big league city may have an Urban Youth Academy, and every city will have its own distinctive programs aimed at servicing the local community. The plans are big for the Urban Youth Academy, matching the ambitions of countless young children who will come to rely upon them.
"We're still not ultimately where we want to be with the vocational program, but I think in the near future it's a tangible goal to expose these kids to all the different careers the baseball industry can provide," said Baroody. "We can sort of lay out a buffet of all the different options that are out there and then let them choose something that they're most interested in based on experience in each of them."


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Tuesday, May 6, 2008
O Cruel Fate!
So we thought to ourselves: "Isn't this a great opportunity for Johnny Mac to steal the job away from the little blonde moppet?" And certainly, when McDonald stroked a solid base hit, we had this great notion that this would be a turning point in his season.
Alas, it was only too true.
There's nothing quite as sickening as seeing a look of panicked pain like the one on McDonald's face after he caught a cleat on the Rogers Centre turf in the sixth. That look pretty much foretold of a long stay on the DL. Groan.
As Wilner said to open the JaysTalk, welcome to the Jorge Velandia era.
The word from the Jays' PR shop (via Wilner) isthat they are waiting for the swelling to go down, and having been there before ourselves, we're guessing that means ligament damage. Ouch.
Thou shalt not lust after other teams' shortstops
Not that we think that we have this sort of power, but we'd been thinking all day about Rafael Furcal. Thinking about how he might be available for the right price at some point this season. Or about how he might be available to the highest bidder next year.
We thought longingly about his .448 OBP and his 1.045 OPS, and the fact that if anyone is this mythical "prototypical lead-off hitter" that people talk about endlessly, it is him. (Eckstein and Reed Johnson couldn't hold his jock in this respect.) Furcal is a plus fielder to boot, and would be an upgrade over Scrappy Doo if nothing else.
But wait! Are we being punished by God for our covetousness? Have the heavens rained down calamities on our middle infielders because we yearned lustily for the middle infielders of others? Cripes...Guess this means it's back to the self-flagellation for the rest of the night.
If anyone is having second thoughts about Eric Hinske after watching him hit that bomb...
Remember that if the Jays hadn't sent him packing, and if he didn't realize that he was at the very end of his career rope, then he'd be here in Toronto as a fat, cheese-eating dead weight with a stupid goatee and a stupid flattop taking up more than his share of the bench. And he probably wouldn't have taken the, er, "necessary steps" to get himself game ready for this year. (And for Tampa fans: there's still plenty of time for him to discover all of the fine waffle houses that Florida has to offer.)
10 comments:
- Andrew said...
*cough* roids *cough*
Ya know they say proudly that Mark McGuire coaches Rick Ankiel. What the hell is up with this game?
- May 7, 2008 at 12:09 AM
Velandia's got a .328/.438/.475 vs right handed pitching.
Saviour in the making? I think so!
- May 7, 2008 at 1:07 AM
- Clint said...
I read recently on MLB Trade Rumors that the Dodgers want to resign Frucal and use Chin-Lung Hu as trade bait. Perhaps Burnett for Chin?
- May 7, 2008 at 11:31 AM
- Tao of Stieb said...
We're thinking in terms of this year, and for this year, we'd much prefer Furcal.
Hu's a good prospect, possibly along the lines of Aaron Hill in terms of offense. Anyone know how this guy plays short?
He seems a little small to be a full-time MLB SS.
(Insert Eckstein joke here.)
- May 7, 2008 at 1:24 PM
- Torgen said...
I didn't think it was possible to have a negative OPS+, but according to his Baseball Reference page, he managed it a few times: http://www.baseball-reference.com/v/velanjo01.shtml
- May 7, 2008 at 1:25 PM
- Clint said...
This is from the 2008 baseball prospectus regarding Hu:
"Already considered the best defensive shortstop in the minors, this Taiwainese pixie broke out with the bat in 2007 thanks to a more agressive approach at the plate. The power may be illusory, but Hu has great bat speed and hand-eye coordination to sustain a .300 average with lots of doubles and few walks or strikeouts."
Sounds like a better version of Eckstein with the bat and a great defender. Almost a Mac/Eckstein love child.
- May 7, 2008 at 1:43 PM
- Tao of Stieb said...
Mac and Eckstein have an Asian love child.
News at 11.
- May 7, 2008 at 1:54 PM
- Clint said...
If they did I think it would be Chin-Lung Hu. Perhaps the Asian thing doesn't quite fit here, but you get my point...
- May 7, 2008 at 1:59 PM
- Darryl said...
Scutaro is Lou Gehrig.
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Wis. gov expects compromise on voucher school plan
Republican Gov. Scott Walker says he expects GOP leaders will reach some sort of compromise on a contentious section of his budget that would expand private school vouchers next week.
The voucher program subsidizes students' private school tuition. It's currently in effect in Milwaukee and Racine.
Walker's budget would expand the program to large districts with at least two schools receiving a D or F grade on new state report cards. Nine more districts would qualify next year.
Republican Senate leaders, though, have questioned using the report cards as program triggers and spending $73 million more on vouchers.
The Legislature's finance committee is slated to vote on the plan Wednesday. Walker told reporters on Friday he expects GOP leaders will strike a deal before then. He declined to elaborate.


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Bwana Spoons and Grass Hut host the Balls Out Art Show in Portland. All the artists involved in this show were given a panel of wood to paint, ink, felt or do whatever they do best onto.
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hide (one's) head
To lower one's head or cover one's face, typically due to embarrassment or shame. Michael showed me exactly who had broken my vase when he hid his head in response to my question. I totally forgot to do my homework, so all I could do was hide my head as my teacher collected it from everyone else.


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