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CENTRAL POINT — After he rushed to the aid of a homeless man Tuesday night, performing CPR and possibly saving the man's life, 50-year-old John Lopes said the importance of a warming station on Pine Street became even more apparent for him than it had already been.
Formerly homeless himself, Lopes remembers his first few visits to the Calvary Temple facility four years ago. Down on his luck and camping in ice-covered bushes along the Bear Creek Greenway, Lopes had little hope for a job and knew resources for the homeless were limited.
When the Calvary Neighborhood Outreach warming station opened in 2009, after a homeless man was found frozen to death in Medford, Lopes and friends he camped with decided to give it a try.
Lopes says the church offers a safe place to get warm, and get a hot meal, needed supplies and a small amount of hope during the hardest time of year to stay alive for those living outside.
Had the warming station been closed on Tuesday, Lopes fears the man who collapsed, known only as Bret, would not have survived.
"It had been snowing like crazy, so it's been real cold. He came in Tuesday night and he didn't look right. He was wheezing, and you could tell something wasn't OK," Lopes said.
"When he walked outside, he was kind of holding his chest. I went to get some water in case he started walking back inside. When he came back through the door he just fell to the ground. I ran over and just started pumping his chest, and someone called 911."
A carpenter by trade, Lopes said CPR training had been mandatory on a number of union work sites he'd worked at. While grateful to have CPR skills, Lopes said the warming station being open — after closure last year because of community concerns — was even more crucial in saving the man's life.
"What if he had been alone, sleeping under a bridge somewhere?" Lopes asked.
Working fairly regularly and renting his own house, Lopes spends much of his free time at the warming station or at the church's food pantry, and he said he hopes local residents will understand the value of what the church provides.
City police said last week that community concerns about the facility had largely been resolved and that increased police presence had mitigated most issues. Police Chief Kris Allison said few complaints have been received this winter, adding that regular patrols around the facility were meant to ensure safety for all citizens.
"Our concern is public safety and proper supervision, so we've done increased patrols in the area, which we would do whether there were complaints or not," said the chief.
"We're supportive of anything that helps people in our community, and we want to make sure we're meeting the needs of everyone in our community — the homeless and our other residents and business owners."
Church volunteer Paul Tucker, who helped start the warming station with his mother, pastor Marilyn Tucker, said seeing people such as Lopes "make it out" (of homelessness) illustrate why the facility is so needed.
"The day (Lopes) walked in those doors, I said, 'Keep your eye on him,' " said Tucker this week.
"He's been through everything they've been through, so he really knows how to help. He's lived at my house twice, finally landed on his feet, knows all the resources people need, and he's here giving back to other people three nights a week — and if we needed him five nights, he'd be here five."
Lopes said he hopes the community will continue to support the facility.
"They come in when it's 46 degrees, and four hours later it's 28 degrees. We can't send people outside to freeze to death," Lopes said.
"What they did for me, I'll never forget it. I used to be about getting inside and making a buck. Now it's about helping people — giving other people the same opportunity to make it out. I know it's possible, so I want other people to have a chance. I know we couldn't do it without this place."
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Gamers Redesign a Protein That Stumped Scientists for Years
Folding: it's detestable and boring, as any Gap employee can tell you. But it's also a totally fun thing you can do in a video game! And today it's particularly exciting because players of the online game Foldit have redesigned a protein, and their work is published in the science journal Nature Biotechnology.


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2013 Nissan Maxima: New Car Review
Pros: Well built; agile handling; powerful engine; near-luxury cabin; abundance of available features.
Cons: Pricey options; not quite a status symbol; no manual transmission offered.
What's New: Revised options packages, including new SV Value package; Pearl White exterior paint color.
Based on the way it looks, drives and feels, the 2013 Nissan Maxima should be considered a luxury performance sedan. If it had the badges of sister brand Infiniti pasted to its grille, wheel centers and deck lid, it would certainly qualify as an upscale model. Instead, the Maxima wears more pedestrian Nissan logos, so its personality leans away from luxury and toward performance.
Even so, the Maxima is a comfortable and compliant family sedan that offers near-luxury accommodations for five passengers. It also has an ambitious, sporting character capable of competing with mid-size performance sedans like BMW, Audi and Volvo. And it achieves all of this at a reasonable price point.
The Maxima offers a handful of updates for 2013, most of which affect its various options packages. A new SV Value package is available. It offers 9-speaker Bose audio with satellite radio, and heated front seats, steering wheel and side mirrors. A new Bose Audio package includes just the upgraded 9-speaker system with satellite radio. The Sport package now includes a 7-inch color monitor in the center stack that serves as a display for the backup camera. A climate controlled driver's seat and graphite finished 19-in aluminum wheels are also included. Finally, a new exterior paint color called Pearl White is available on the 2013 model.
The Maxima's blend of build quality, visual appeal, interior refinement and driving prowess makes it one of the most balanced sedan offerings for its price. The Maxima is not a status symbol, but in these difficult economic times that might be a good thing.
Comfort & Utility
The Maxima's premium-level cabin has a decidedly sporting character, advanced electronics and excellent craftsmanship. If you didn't know better, you'd think you were sitting in an Infiniti. The gauges and controls are sophisticated with performance-oriented flair. The focal point of the driver's cockpit is a tactile, thick-grip steering wheel.
The Maxima's front seats are well contoured and nicely bolstered. They're also adequately padded to make for a more comfortable interstate ride. The rear seat is available as either a 3-passenger bench or a pair of bucket-style seats with a folding armrest and trunk pass-through.
The trunk is a usable 14.2 cu-ft, which is not the largest in the segment, but not the smallest either. This cargo space is expanded and made more flexible thanks to the base model's 60/40 split folding rear seat. The up-level SV, to preserve maximum chassis stiffness, has a handy pass-through instead of a folding second row to accommodate longer items, like skis.
The Maxima is available in two trim levels: S and SV. Standard convenience features for the base S model include dual-zone climate control, push-button start, cruise control, power adjustable front seats and a 60/40 split folding rear seat. The SV adds power-adjustable lumbar support, extending thigh support for the driver's seat, leather upholstery and a universal home remote. Notable options and luxury amenities bundled in a variety of packages include a dual-panel sunroof; heated and cooled front seats; power tilting and telescoping steering wheel; heated steering wheel; and a power rear shade. Drivers who want to add optional equipment packages must choose the Maxima SV trim.
The Maxima offers a wide array of advanced electronics, mostly as part of options packages. These include a 7-in touchscreen electronics interface, a USB port, a digital music storage component, a backup camera and voice-command navigation with real-time traffic. The only tech-centric feature that comes standard on both the S and SV models is Bluetooth connectivity.
Performance & Fuel Economy
The front-wheel-drive 2013 Nissan Maxima is powered by a potent 3.5-liter V6 that makes 290 horsepower and 261 lb-ft of torque. This engine is managed by a continuously variable automatic transmission (CVT). One of the biggest criticisms of the Maxima is that it has no manual transmission choice, taking it off the test-drive lists of many drivers looking for a sport sedan. Despite that fact, the Maxima's engine and transmission combination is very responsive, with strong power throughout the rev band. Acceleration is as good as other sport sedans in its price range.
EPA-estimated fuel economy for the Nissan Maxima is 19-mpg city/26-mpg highway. The city figure is low relative to entry-level luxury competitors.
Standard safety features for the Maxima include ABS, stability control, traction control, six airbags and active front head restraints. For 2013, the Maxima earned the highest front and side crash test ratings from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).
Driving Impressions
Aside from lacking a manual transmission, the Nissan Maxima is as robust and exhilarating as any well-regarded sport sedan. That shortfall is compensated for by a manual mode that uses steering-wheel-mounted paddle shifters to simulate the experience of a 6-speed gearbox.
The Maxima is strong off the line and very confident in mid-sprint. It's effortless at highway passing and does so with an aggressive snarl. Furthermore, handling is impressive with steering that's both quick and precise, allowing the Maxima to corner with the agility and nimbleness of a smaller sports car. The tires offer plenty of grip, and the car remains virtually flat through sharp turn-ins.
Yet the Maxima's ride is very compliant. Regardless of its sporting personality, it delivers a feel that is comfortable for the daily commute as well as long-distance highway cruising, making it a fine choice for a family sedan.
Other Cars to Consider
BMW 3 Series - The BMW is more expensive than the Maxima but offers a notably higher level of driving dynamics. It's also much more of a status symbol than the Nissan. However, the Maxima's ride quality is more conducive for carting around the family.
Chrysler 300 - The 300 is more elegant, while the Maxima leans more in the direction of sport. The Maxima's smaller overall package helps make it a better handler.
Hyundai Genesis - Both are legitimate sport sedans, but the Genesis offers more luxury and refinement than the Maxima. The Genesis has quickly made a reputation for itself as a premium-level car. For that reason, it is more of a status symbol.
Volkswagen CC - Many will argue that the Volkswagen is better built due to its German engineering roots, but the Maxima is right on par in quality. The two cars are comparable in performance.
Volvo S60 - The Volvo's upscale Swedish design makes it a bit of a unique proposition compared with the more conventional-looking Maxima. Volvo's emphasis on safety is unmatched. But in ride, handling, performance and interior comfort, the Maxima competes strongly.
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Our recommendation for the Maxima is the up-level SV. It adds leather upholstery and more comfortable and supportive seats, both of which will make your daily drive or weekend road trip more enjoyable and comfortable. The SV trim is also eligible for our two recommended options packages. The new SV Value package adds heated seats and steering wheel, and upgrades sound to the 9-speaker Bose unit. The technology package adds more sought-after electronics, such as voice-command navigation, a digital music storage component and Bluetooth audio streaming. Sure, you can live without this stuff, but isn't it better not to?


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|At one point Aimee must stay behind in the Maison de Victor Hugo lurking in his bedroom (which I just happened to visit earlier in January) right on Place des Vosges after hours to hack into their computers.
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Murder in the Marais
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Fascinating, I need to buy the book!ReplyDelete
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Free from amazon on kindle or kindle app.ReplyDelete
I am now hooked as well - thanks for turning me on to these books!
Thanks Nancy,Delete
I mentioned it in my 1st Cara Black review bur good to be reminded and go back for another look.
That cemetery is on my wish list to see..apart from ..the list goes on and on..that you have shared with us~ReplyDelete
You are Carol's Book Club..:)Replies
I was looking for Oscar Wilde mentioned in the book but instead trailed after a French tour group and saw Chopin, Armin and Claud Clousel among others. The whole place is enthrallingDelete
Thanks for your picture of the Cafe; I recognize it as the one where we had lunch once but I had forgotten the name of it.ReplyDelete
WHOA!!! That picture of the Place des Vosges in a heartbreakingly evocative rainy Spring fog from the Juliet balcony of some hideously lavish boudoir -- you have to tell me how you got that!!!ReplyDelete
I've never seen the Vosges from that point of view. It's FABULOUS.
OK, now I MUST get that book.
Too funnyReplyDelete
That window is in the Maison Victor Hugo and Aimee does look out on the park in the book from the Maison though who knows which window. It's a pretty view. I didn't know I was standing in Aimee's footsteps when I took the shot :)Replies
I had to look that up...Delete
Who knew?
By contrast, a 'Juliet balcony' does not protrude out of the building. It is usually part of an upper floor, with a balustrade only at the front, like a small Loggia.
Bonjour Carol. You got me intrigued. The book sounds great, and le Marais has always been my favorite Right Bank neighborhood. I stood at that same window overlooking la Place des Vosges just last year. :-) Now should I buy the paper version of the book (always my favorite option,) or download the book into my brand-new iPad Mini? Decisions, decisions... Veronique (French Girl in Seattle)ReplyDeleteReplies
U got the iPad mini!
Ooo la la
Don't forget to ask Siri the temperature in Paris or where ever you like daily.
Siri is my new best friend
There's an exhibit at Hotel de Ville currently about the Resistance. I do love reading about Paris during and just after WWII. So many good books about that era. But what? No pastries in the Marais? I know that's not true...ReplyDeleteReplies
That exhibit is on my to-do list and another at the Shoah museum. Yes fascinanteDelete
So, we both promote Cara Black's works! (You know I had the chance to meet her.) So, maybe you are ready for some other cemetery walks? Not only Père Lachaise, but also Montmartre, Montparnasse are fascinating!ReplyDeleteReplies
I much prefer to go where the living reside
Pere Lachaise is special...though I do still think the pet cimetaire is a must do peut-être ...
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Got to see Cara Black at my local book store last Thursday. She mentioned that the tour she will lead for the contest will include a scavenger hunt in the Louvre and lots of chocolate. I want to win!!! I took a picture out that window and ate in that cafe. I'm feeling the need to return...ReplyDeleteReplies
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Oh, my husband just reminded me that that resto only takes cash. He left me there while he searched (I am not complaining, just do not know how far he had to go for an ATM. That could be a function of Paris being timeless not distance...) Great place to be abandoned in any case!ReplyDelete
Oh, yes! I loved the photos you used here and you did indeed capture the book well. I wrote about it on Chopsticks and String a few years ago -- and it remains my favorite, I think.ReplyDelete
The Hugo museum became a pilgrimage for Rick and me, but I don't think I've given him the book to read! Thanks for the reminder on that! And yes, now that you have been on a cemetery visit, check out Montmartre! Peter took us there last year and it was was fascinating -- and of course you have the best guide in Paris!


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The Kitchn Abroad: What We Saw, Cooked, and Ate On Our Food Travels This Year
When the Kitchn editors and writers travel abroad, it's clear what our focus will be: the food. We can't resist the local markets and grocery stores, the specialty ingredients, dishes, and experiences that give us a sense of the area's cultural and culinary history. From Mexico to Israel, from Argentina to China, here's what we saw and tasted on our travels abroad this year:
• 1 A Taste of Israel: Photos from a Food Tour
• 2 A Food Tour of Israel: Machne Yehuda Outdoor Market in Jerusalem
• 3 Scenes from a Venetian Market: Fondi di Carciofo (Artichoke Ends)
• 4 What Are the Best Kitchen Souvenirs To Buy in Italy?
• 5 A Visit to the Rialto Market in Venice, Italy
• 6 A Peek Into Parma, Italy
• 7 Fresh Finds: Scenes from a Turkish Produce Market
• 8 Mexico Through the Avocado Lens
• 9 What I Learned from Traveling with a Group of Wine Writers in Chile and Argentina
• 10 Soup Dumplings & Peking Duck: Snapshots From China
Welcome to The Kitchn's Best of 2012 roundup!
From December 17 through January 1 we are rounding up some of our favorite (and your favorite) posts from the past year.
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Rounding Third: Sciocsia's seat starting to get warm
Philadelphia, PA – For the second straight year, the Los Angeles Angels have followed up a winter spending spree with a poor start.
Now we know the season is not yet two weeks old, but at what point does Mike Scioscia have to start worrying about his job?
There are some who felt Scioscia should have been fired at the end of last season, when the Angels missed out on the postseason for a third straight year, despite winning 89 games, or one more than eventual American League champion Detroit.
Perhaps you can chalk it up to bad luck with the Angels having played in an AL West which produced two playoff teams in Oakland and Texas, but it shouldn't have even gotten to that point. The Angels spent over $300 million last offseason and brought in the best player on the planet in Albert Pujols, as well as the best pitcher from the best team in their division in C.J. Wilson.
There shouldn't have been any excuses.
And who knows how all that would have unraveled had Mike Trout not been thrust into action on that late April night. Let's not mince words here, had it not been for Trout's amazing rookie season, Scioscia would have been fired.
But, again that's neither here nor there. The Angels made a valiant run, came up short and Scioscia stayed on.
Of course, it's not exactly a first-year manager they'd be replacing. Scioscia is a baseball legend in southern California. Not only did he win a World Series title and is the winningest manager in Angels history, but he was also a two-time All-Star who won two championships with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The decision was not that hard to keep Scioscia around for another year, especially considering he's signed through the 2018 season.
So let's fast forward to this past winter when the Angels again stole the show by coming out of nowhere to lure former AL MVP Josh Hamilton to the team with a $125 million free agent deal.
Again, expectations were through the roof. And rightfully so. On paper it's hard to argue against a lineup that includes Trout, Pujols and Hamilton. Not to mention one of the best right-handers in the game in Jered Weaver at the top of your rotation.
Yet here we are, albeit just over a week into the season, and the Angels are off to another bad start. With Tuesday's loss to Oakland, the Halos are now a mere 2-7 and tied with the hapless Houston Astros for last place in the division.
And the news gets even worse as Weaver fractured his non-throwing elbow in a freak fall on Sunday and will miss at least the next 4-to-6 weeks. Of course, the silver lining is that it wasn't his pitching elbow that was broken.
"It's a tough break," Scioscia said, "but we'll absorb it and keep moving forward."
The Angels are apparently going to look from within to fill the void as Garrett Richards is expected to take Weaver's spot in the rotation.
"We're trying to win a championship here," Angels general manager Jerry Dipoto said. "Garrett understands that. Garrett has trained as a starting pitcher and has been stretched as a starting pitcher."
Losing Weaver may ultimately be Scioscia's death knell. With a rotation that already had a lot of question marks, having to get by without a pitcher who has been in the top five in AL Cy Young Award voting each of the past three years for maybe seven turns is going to be a lot to ask.
Now Scioscia is going to be afforded a lot of rope here. At the end of the day, he is still someone who has won AL Manager of the Year twice. He also guided the team to its only world title as well as five division championships.
But, you have to think with the amount of money owner Arte Moreno has put into this team the past couple of years, another slow start is not going to be tolerated.


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Are you caught up in eclipse mania? Can't wait for the highly anticipated upcoming total solar eclipse? August 21, 2017 will be the first coast-to-coast total solar eclipse in nearly 100 years and preparations are underway to observe the phenomenon.
But eye and vision experts have some warnings before you watch. For most people, vision is the sense that they would least like to lose, so making sure you don't damage your vision is a top priority for most people. That's why a small investment of a couple of dollars in solar eclipse glasses is well worth the money and effort. The glasses have special solar filters that protect the eye from the sun's damaging rays, even the ones you can't see.
Experts explain it this way -- when you look at the sun your eye's pupil gets smaller in order to protect the retina from too much light, but during an eclipse, that doesn't happen. And regular sunglasses aren't enough protection from damage during the eclipse. Even just a few seconds of gazing at the eclipse without proper protection could cause damage to your eyes.
While the damage done to your eyes likely won't hurt when it's happening, the problems will crop up later with decreased vision and then, seeing your doctor is advised.


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Over the past few days I have had the unfortunate experience of suffering from conjunctivitis – otherwise known as pink eye! The first morning I woke up with a red, swollen, crusted, watery eye and immediately went to my local walk in clinic where I was given a prescription for eye drops. I came home and started to do more research on my condition and found that there are some natural remedies that I probably should have tried before I ran off to seek medication – but at least I'll know for next time.
For those of you who are unfamiliar with pink eye, and those who have been lucky enough to avoid it let me tell you a little about it. It is an EXTREMELY contagious condition- seen a lot in children, but also fairly common in adults. It can be caused by a virus but is generally caused by bacteria spreading around – somewhat like how cold germs are spread. If someone has pink eye, touches their eye, and touches something else that you touch – bam! Most of the time you will develop pink eye. Symptoms can vary – you can have one, or all, of itchiness, redness, puffiness, crustiness, and pain in the eye. It generally only occurs in one eye but can happen in both eyes at once. It is referred to as pink eye because the eye will generally have a pink ring around the rims, and the eye can sometimes look somewhat bloodshot. I was also quite interested to learn that pink eye tends to occur more in fair skinned, light eyed, blonde girls – that's me to a T.
Doctors will prescribe eye drops, or oral medication for more serious or re-occurring cases, but here are some of the natural treatments I've found that people swear actually help. The most popular one I've come across seems to be a mixture of natural honey in boiling water – cooled then used as an eye wash several times a day, others recommend potato, yogurt, or milk compresses, and even a turmeric solution using a few tsps of turmeric powder mixed with boiled water and used as a compress. I could see how all of these would be quite soothing, and honey and turmeric are antioxidants and antibacterial so they could actually help. I have also read about remedies where people use tea, crushed fennel seeds, or castor oil as eye drops – these ones I would for sure proceed with caution though.
Whatever treatment you choose – always wash your hands frequently, try not to touch your eyes, and be very careful about being around other people so you don't pass it along. When it goes away – be sure to change your pillowcases and throw out your makeup (ouch!) because you do not want to re-infect your eyes with products that have the pink eye bacteria on it.
I seem to be on the mend and my eyes are looking and feeling a lot better. I had pink eye many times as a kid, and even a few times as an adult. I'm sure with how contagious it is – I will have it again at some point, and this time I will remember to try some of the natural remedies before I rush off to get prescription help.


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As a profession, social workers must understand and work well within the realms of capacity development. This understanding is important because it provides a foundation for working at the micro and macro levels to engage communities, organizations, systems, and individuals. However, the complexity of capacity development has made it difficult for social workers to fully engage from this stance. This entry discusses the historical development of capacity development and building while linking it to social justice. It also provides a theoretical perspective and methods for understanding and utilizing capacity development and building in social-work practice.
Contexts/Settings: Corporate Settings
David Stoesz
Human service corporations provide opportunities that social workers are just beginning to recognize. Although the commercial provision of services has negative features, expansion of the for-profit sector bodes well for those professionals willing to consider it as a practice setting. Corporations have become prominent service providers in hospital management, nursing home care, managed care, child care, welfare, and corrections. Because for-profit firms are often more competitive than nonprofit agencies, privatization is likely to contribute to corporatization human services.
Contracting Out of Social Services
Hillel Schmid and Yeheskel "Zeke" Hasenfeld
Contracting out of social services is defined as the purchase of services by government agencies from for-profit and nonprofit organizations. It has a long history beginning with the English Poor Law of 1723 and becoming a major policy during Reagan's administration. Both the advantages and shortcomings of contracting out are described and analyzed. The effects on providers' accountability to government and clients and the implications for social work practice and ethics are discussed. Special emphasis is given to the social workers' dilemma facing a dual loyalty to contractor–employer on the one hand and to clients on the other.
Fundraising for Human-Services Nonprofits
Kirsten A. Grønbjerg
Of the 1.6 million tax-exempt organizations registered with the IRS as of March 2012, about one-fourth are human service nonprofits, including some 254,100 charities with about $134.5 billion in total revenues. In 2011 human-service charities received about $35.4 billion in charitable contributions. This represents 12% of all charitable contributions (Giving USA Foundation, 2012) and is about 15% of the combined revenues reported by the roughly quarter million registered human-service charities. While government funding is a major driving force for human-service nonprofits, philanthropic funding clearly is important as well. Securing such funding requires solid understanding of the fundraising process and dedicated time and effort, however. Moreover, competition for donations (and fundraising expertise) appear to be growing across the board, with donations from individuals, United Way, and corporate contributions most at risk for human-service nonprofits.
Global Community Practice for the Global Agenda
Manohar Pawar and Marie Weil
This article presents an integrated perspective and framework for global practice towards achieving the Global Agenda. First, it presents the origin and current understanding of the Global Agenda for social work. Second, it illustrates the utility of the term "global practice" as a progressive, comprehensive, and future-oriented term that encompasses social work and social, economic, and sustainable development at multiple levels: local, national, regional, international, multinational, and global. Third, it discusses ways of moving forward on the Global Agenda at multiple levels through an integrated perspectives framework consisting of global, ecological, human rights, and social development perspectives to guide practice. Finally, it concludes that global practice and the Global Agenda need to be translated into local level social work and development practice and local level agendas, making a case for social work and sustainable social development leadership and practice at grassroots and national levels.
Health Care Financing
Candyce S. Berger
The U.S. health care system is a pluralistic, market-based approach that incorporates various public and private payers and providers. Passage of Medicare and Medicaid, combined with rapid advances in technology and an aging population, has contributed to rising health care costs that typically increase faster than general inflation. This entry will review health care financing, exploring where the money is spent, who pays for health care, what the reimbursement mechanisms for providers are, and some issues central to the discussion of reform of health care financing. To effectively advocate health care reform, social workers must understand health care financing.
Hunger, Nutrition, and Food Programs
Kristine Siefert
Food insecurity and hunger are serious problems around the world, with an estimated 870 million people chronically undernourished. The vast majority of these people—an estimated 14.9%—live in developing countries. Although federal food and nutrition assistance programs and the generally high standard of living in the United States have eliminated the more extreme forms of hunger found in developing countries, less severe but nonetheless serious forms of hunger and food insecurity affect millions of households. Food and nutrition programs require adequate funding, increased access, and further evaluation, but to achieve the goals of ending hunger and assuring food security for all, multisectoral strategies that address the macro-level determinants of food security are needed.
International Social Welfare: Organizations and Activities
Doreen Elliott
The major international governmental and nongovernmental organizations and their activities are discussed with reference to their global co-coordinating, advocacy, service, and research functions. Attention is also given to the work of international professional associations.
Logic Models
Craig Winston LeCroy
Logic models have become a critical feature of program planning and evaluation. Using a logic model framework provides a visual summary that shows the relationship between the program's resources, activities, outputs, and outcomes. The logic model is a tool that helps individuals see the interrelationships between the different components of a program. By using logic models, program planners and evaluators can more effectively examine a program's theory and logic. The logic model tool highlights the program's underlying theory, the service activities, and the organizational structure for accomplishing program outcomes. The process of developing a logic model assists developers and evaluators and other stakeholders in understanding a program's assumptions and evaluating the logical links between what programs are doing and the outcomes they hope to achieve. Because of their utility logic, models have become widely used in social service programs.
Macro Practice Competencies
Dorothy N. Gamble and Tracy M. Soska
"Macro practice" is identified as social work with communities, organizations, and inter- and intra-organizational groups engaged in progressive maintenance or change strategies. Social workers in macro practice engage in planning, organizing, development, collaboration, leadership, policy practice, advocacy, and evaluation. In 2010, the Association of Community Organization and Social Administration (ACOSA) defined competencies expected of people doing this work. ACOSA identified two separate but related sets of competencies: one based on the literature found in its sponsored journal, The Journal of Community Practice, and a second derived from 10 competencies elaborated on in the Council on Social Work Education's (CSWE) Educational Policies and Accreditation Standards. Identifying competencies defines knowledge, values, judgments, and skills that social workers doing macro practice should address. Evaluating competencies can be determined by educational programs, service organizations that employ macro practitioners, or by the practitioners themselves as they move through their career in social work.
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For American Indian tribes, youth obesity rates fall when casinos built
After American Indians built casinos on California tribal lands, their incomes rose and their children's obesity rates fell, according to a new study.
The study's authors sought to highlight the merits of investing in communities to prevent disease. They found that an infusion of resources was linked to a reduction in poverty and youth health risks.
"The casino is serving as a proxy," Dr. Neal Halfon told Reuters Health. "If we had some kind of big syringe, and we inject money into a community, it does change the odds. Here it lowered obesity."
Halfon directs the Center for Healthier Children, Families and Communities at the University of California, Los Angeles. He was not involved in the current study but wrote an accompanying editorial in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
"An enormous loss of human potential results from unsafe, uncertain, stressful childhood environments," Halfon writes in his editorial. "A casino in every neighborhood is not the answer, but increasing family income and removing other pressures that reduce the capacity of families to invest in their children should be part of the solution."
American Indian children have disproportionately high rates of obesity, the study says. An estimated 48 percent of them are overweight or obese, and they are one and a half times more likely to be overweight than other American youth, lead author Jessica C. Jones-Smith told Reuters Health.
Jones-Smith, from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, and her team used data from the U.S. Census and California physical fitness programs to measure the impact an influx of funds into a community has on its youth.
They examined the heights and weights of American Indian children ages seven to 18 from California public school districts in areas with tribal lands. Then they tracked what happened when some of those communities built or expanded casinos between 2001 and 2012.
Of the 117 public school districts included in the study, 57 either opened or expanded casinos. Of the remaining districts, 24 had existing casinos that did not expand and 36 had none.
Districts that opened or expanded casinos added an average of 13 slot machines per resident. Such a change was associated with a drop in the proportion of local youth who were overweight or obese by 2.5 percent, Jones-Smith said.
The researchers counted students as overweight if their weight was in the 85th percentile or above on the pediatric growth chart.
"We weren't trying to weigh in on whether casinos should be held up as an example of economic development," Jones-Smith said. "Instead, we were trying to isolate the impact of economic resources on kids' health."
Although why obesity rates fell in communities that added or expanded casinos remains unknown, Jones-Smith has some ideas.
Her study suggested an addition of 13 slot machines per capita in a community was linked to an increase in annual income of $7,000 for each resident. The increased income might allow families to purchase healthier, less fattening food, she said.
Federal law mandates that casinos return profits to their communities or make charitable donations, Jones-Smith said. As a result, she said tribes often build recreation centers, parks and playing fields - places where youth participate in sports and other weight-reducing activities.
Halfon said this study and others "demonstrating the health benefits of alleviating poverty are particularly important given the growing income inequalities, persistently high rates of childhood poverty and stagnant wage growth in families with young children."
Almost half of American children grow up in poor or "near poor" families, he writes in his editorial.
UNICEF, the United Nations Children's Fund, ranked the U.S. 26th out of 29 developed countries on children's overall well-being last year, Halfon noted.
"All we have to do is look at other nations and see what they do to raise the children out of poverty," he said.
"Many of these countries are spending the same overall on health and social programs. They spend it earlier in the lifespan so they're launching their children into a healthy trajectory, rather than waiting until their adults are burdened with lots of chronic health problems and having to pay for rescue care."


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UPDATE: This is now a part of a larger SSMS Add-In called SSMS Tools Pack
I thought I'd post something special as the last post of this year and i was thinking about what it would be.
Fellow SqlTeamer Rockmoose said he'd like to have an add-in for SSMS that would genereate basic
CRUD (Create - Insert, Read - Select, Update, Delete) stored procedures for a table.
And he'd like to have it on the context (right-mouse-click) menu of the table in Object Explorer in SSMS.
It sounded like a very cool little project and with the help of this excellent post about SSMS add-ins
I've decided to make one.
You can download it here.
Unzip the MSI and run it.
Tell me what you think and how it works for you.
If you find any bugs or have any future functionality wishes mail them to me via contact page.
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Part 3: Section 1: MIDI controllers
This article has been updated for Learn to Play Day 2012!
Long live software instruments! Gone are the days when you needed a stack of keyboards to create tunes, as everything can now be done inside your computer at the click of a mouse. However, do you really want to be playing all of that software with a mouse? Wouldn't you rather be doing it all with a proper piano type keyboard? Eh? So doesn't that mean a return to piles of keyboard again, the very thing that software replaced? No! All you need is one keyboard to control every soft instrument you own! So you'd better make sure it's a good one, right? Yes, and fortunately, or unfortunately depending on your viewpoint, there are loads of different sorts to choose from so we will discuss all of them here. And if you already own a keyboard but need extra control, don't worry, because in Section 2 we'll be looking at some keyboardless controllers that will enhance your desktop music making no end…
Section 1: MIDI Keyboards
On the Dolphin site you can logically step through each of the keyboards available by size: from small, laptop friendly and very portable 25-key keyboards, right through to 88-note monster playing keyboards. Let's have a look in more detail at each section…
Ideal for mobile musos – 25 to 32 keys
One of the side effects of the recent boom in computer music making has been the use of laptops. People can now make music anywhere: on the train, in the kitchen or in the park (although, it has to be said, the sight of someone actually doing it in these locations is rare!). Manufacturers quickly woke up to this idea and now produce a wide range of portable keyboards, usually with 25 keys. Most connect by USB and can be powered that way or by batteries.
M-Audio produce quite a few keyboards available in this size. They start off as simple MIDI keyboards and then develop with extra controls, added features (like an audio interface) and, at the top end of this range, even go wireless!
The Oxygen was the first M-Audio mobile keyboard. The Oxygen 25 3rd generation (£99) is an update of that keyboard and features eight assignable rotaries and six transport buttons. The Axiom 25 MK11 (£142.80) has semi-weighted keys and assignable aftertouch plus eight rubber pads for extra control flexibility. The Axion Pro 25 (£250) builds on the Axiom 25 but brings you TruTouch action, HyperControl MIDI mapping technology and other cutting-edge enhancements in a compact model.
Possibly the coolest looking MIDI keyboard is the Akai MPK Mini. This ultra-compact mini-keyboard has an impressive array of buttons, knobs and pads to provide "hands-on" performance production control no matter your location.
Novation have something for everyone here. Starting with the SL25 MKII (£249.99) you get a high quality semi-weighted keyboard with a full DAW and plug-in control surfae, that visually feeds back all control information to you. The ZeRO SL MKII (£199.99) is the first keyboard to provide automatic, instant and intelligent control of all major sequencers and all automatable plug-ins. The Impulse 25 (149.99 at the time of writing (RRP £199.99)) is a USB MIDI keyboard controller with semi-weighted keys with aftertouch, Autompa 4 control software and Multi-function drum pads
Korg have been releasing more controllers recently and have one of the cheapest in this category in the form of the nanoKEY2 (£39.99), with 25 velocity-sensing keys and advanced design for reliable recording. It's a very neat and compact keyboard, ideal for iPad compatibility.Still mobile but more keys – 37 notes
Between the 25-note keyboards and the more playable, larger models is a smaller range of 37-note keyboards. These still retain some portability, sometimes at the expense of key size, having smaller keys with less of an action. They are still very playable though and those extra keys could come in handy…
If you want cheap then you won't pay much less for a keyboard than the Evolution EKeys 37 (£35.99). It might not feature much on the control side of things and does have mini keys but it is the cheapest keyboard out there.
The Korg MicroSAMPLER (£245) which serves up sampling with a powerful performance punch! Delivering multi-mode sampling, resampling and over-the-top-effects - and all under a fun-to-use intuitive interface.
M-Audio eKeys 37 (£45) is a very cheap, yet great software starter pack for home computer usersGreat mid range keyboards – 49 keys
We're starting to get into proper playing territory now as we step up to the mid range of controller keyboards: the 49-key category.
Novation dominate this section starting with the Impulse 49 (£249). Its a great pro qualiity USB MIDI keyboard controller with 49 semi weight keys and offers a broad range of control functionality including faders, knobs, buttons and back lit drum pads. The Novation SL49 Mk II combines a high quality semi-weighted keyboard with a full DAW and plug-in control surface, a giant 144-character LCD screen, 16 knobs, 8 faders and 32 assignable backlit LED buttons
There are, of course, several other 49-key keyboards which are nearly identical to those already discussed in the 25 and 37-note sections above (but with bigger keyboards). These include the M-Audio KeyRig (£71.48 and includes KeyRig software for the PC!), the Akai MPK49 (£242.69), the Roland A500 Pro (£225), the Akai SynthStation49
CME have a relatively new range of striking keyboards. The M-Key 49-Key USB Keyboard (£72) might well be one of the most cheapest keyboards discussed so far but it is packed full of and useful educational functions. CME U-Key (£143) with 64-voice MIDI sound module, PadStyle function, Game Mode, U-CTRL and full MIDI functions including SEQ transport with fast operation access.
Players keyboards – 61 notes
You really are talking 'proper' keyboards when you get to the 61-note category. There's little need to use too much octave shifting to get the full range from these keyboards and they are suited to both players and non players alike. Of course portability is an issue so these are more suited to static set-ups and the stage so might not be every laptop user's cup of tea.
Again there are several models here that are effectively the same as the 25 or 49-key models that we have already discussed, but with bigger keyboards so let's just simply list them. Assume similar specs to their smaller brothers as detailed above…
The M-Audio Oxygen 61 (£142.99) and Axiom 61 (£229.99) are exactly the same controllers as those detailed in the 49-key section. Similarly the Novation SL61 MKII (£374) adds 12 notes to its 49 version as does the Akai MPK 61 USB (£379.67) expands the 25 and 37 key moadels.
The ultimate keyboard – 76 to 88 keys
At the top end of the MIDI controller keyboard scale are the largest 76 to 88-key keyboards. These have been designed for skilled players to get the best out of the software they are controlling (although that's not to say that the rest of us can't have a tinkle on them too!). They have full sized keys and often have full velocity sensitivity, a semi weighted or hammer action and aftertouch, so are well suited to playing some of the finer piano, organ and 'real' instrument software emulations. Of course they are that bit bigger, bulkier and more expensive but if you are a proper player and really want to get the most out of your computer set-up then these are the ones to go for.
The Akai MPK 88 Hammer-Action is a performace keyboard with MPC production controls, drawing on the MPK49 with its featured MPC pads. M-Audio Keystation 88 (£137) gives you the full range of a piano keyboard in a lightweight package.


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Indoor Environmental Quality (EQ)
EQc1 - Outdoor Air Delivery Monitoring (1/1)
EQc4.1 - Low-Emitting Materials, Adhesives & Sealants (1/1)
EQc4.2 - Low-Emitting Materials, Paints & Coatings (1/1)
EQc4.3 - Low-Emitting Materials, Carpet Systems (1/1)
EQc4.4 - Low-Emitting Materials, Composite Wood & Agrifiber Products (1/1)
EQc5 - Indoor Chemical & Pollutant Source Control (1/1)
EQc6.1 - Controllability of Systems, Lighting (1/1)
EQc6.2 - Controllability of Systems, Thermal Comfort (1/1)
EQc7.1 - Thermal Comfort, Design(1/1)
EQc7.2 - Thermal Comfort, Verification(1/1)
EQc8.1 - Daylight & Views, Daylight 75% of Spaces (1/1)
Not Attempted: EQc2 - Increased Ventilation (0/1); EQc3.1 - Construction IAQ Management Plan (0/1); EQc3.2 - Construction IAQ Management Plan, Before Occupancy (0/1); EQc7.2 - Thermal Comfort, Verification (0/1); EQc8.2 - Daylight & Views, Views for 90% of Spaces (0/1)
Credit 1 - Outdoor Air Delivery Monitoring: Equipment has been installed in Rhode Island Hall to monitor air that enters the building for ventilation to ensure that it is fresh and unpolluted. If the outdoor air is particularly polluted the operators of the heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) system are automatically notified via the electronic monitoring system allowing them to respond quickly.
Credit 3.1 - Construction IAQ Management Plan, During Construction: An indoor air quality management plan was developed for use during the renovation. It called for moisture protection for vulnerable materials and protective air filtration.
Credit 4.1 - Low-Emitting Materials, Adhesives & Sealants: Rhode Island Hall applied low-emitting adhesives and sealants. A substance that is low-emitting does not release unwanted chemicals or toxins into the environment.
Credit 4.2 - Low-Emitting Materials, Paints & Coatings: Rhode Island Hall used low-emitting paints and coatings. A substance that is low-emitting does not release unwanted chemicals or toxins into the environment.
Credit 4.3 - Low-Emitting Materials, Carpet Systems: All adhesives, sealants, paints, coatings, and carpets do not release toxins or volatile organic compounds.
Credit 4.4 - Low-Emitting Materials, Composite Wood & Agrifiber Products: None of the indoor composite wood and agrifiber products used on this project contain added Urea-Formaldehyde content.
Credit 5 - Indoor Chemical & Pollutant Source Control: Mats were installed on the east and west entrance vestibules to minimize outside debris tracked into the building. Sources of harmful pollutants, including custodial closets and copy rooms, are maintained at a negative pressure to ensure all contaminants are vented outside.
Credit 6.1 - Controllability of Systems, Lighting: Each room has individual occupant-adjustable lighting controls. Offices are equipped with motion sensors to turn off lights when rooms are unoccupied. Perimeter areas also have daylight sensors to automatically reduce artificial lighting during the day.
Credit 6.2 - Controllability of Systems, Thermal Comfort: Each room also includes temperature and ventilation controls. The double-hung windows are all operable.
Credit 7.1 - Thermal Comfort, Design: The design team employed calculations pursuant to American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) 55.1-2004 to determine ventilation requirements for passively and actively ventilated spaces.
Credit 7.2 - Thermal Comfort, Verification: In order to achieve this point, Brown implemented a thermal comfort survey of building occupants within a period of 6 to 18 months of occupancy and commited to taking corrective action if more than 20% of the occupants are dissatisfied with the settings.
Credit 8.1 - Daylight & Views, Daylight 75% of Spaces: Within the building as a whole, 78% of the regularly occupied spaces in Rhode Island Hall have day lighting and views.
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Ryan Hunter-Reay takes pole at Barber and ends Penske Racing's streak
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Defending IndyCar Series champion Ryan Hunter-Reay has won the pole at Barber Motorsports Park.
Hunter-Reay grabbed the top starting spot for Sunday's race with a lap of 1:07.0871 around the 17-turn, 2.38-mile permanent road course. He beat two-time defending race winner Will Power.
Hunter-Reay also ended the Penske Racing pole streak at Barber. Penske drivers Power and Helio Castroneves had won all three poles and all three races at Barber.
Power qualified second and was followed by rookie Tristan Vautier, Scott Dixon, Charlie Kimball and Castroneves.
AJ Allmendinger will start 10th in his IndyCar debut Sunday.
Vautier made it into the Fast Six after IndyCar disqualified Takuma Sato minutes before the session began.


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A winner was selected from 297 designs submitted by 64 freelance designers.
Carolina Vascular Institute
Carolina Vascular Institute is the leader in the treatment and diagnosis of arterial and vein disease. Since the Institute's inception, the center has performed more vascular procedures than any other medical team in the state. The facility takes pride in its long tradition of excellence in patient care and treatment.
The target audience is the standard for vein clinics. Typically men and women with vein issues over the age of 40. They are concerned with the aesthetics of their body along with the pain that comes with bulging veins (varicose/spider veins). The procedure is to improve their health and body.
**The logo MUST reinforce they are a medical leader.
We are looking for a sexy, sleek, professional design that compliments their current signage. Please see attached photo for the signage.
The logo must cater more towards the cosmetic side meaning:
we are looking for a design that appeals to aesthetics and not just the medical side. That said we want to stay away from medical crosses and such.
Some examples to better help with the look and feel:
REMINDER: Please do not copy the concept of these logos. This is just to get an idea of look and feel. Also the level of design we are looking for.
1. Body Solutions
We love the sleek, flashy logo. It is sexy and appeals to the cosmetic industry.
2. Shape Cosmetic Surgery and Medspa
The logo is clean, elegant, and has a touch of flash with the gold emphasis. The logo has depth.
Color Palette: They want something to go with their current signage which is GOLD. They like blues also.
-medical crosses, symbols
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-cheesy/elementary designs.
ALL designs should be consistent with the requirements and the level of design. The canvas is yours to choose! Good luck!
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We are quality Asian wedding services provider, established since 1995. We are based in the West Midlands, catering for wedding functions through out the United Kingdom. We are renowned for our high class wedding & mehndi stages , which have been a great success with all of our clients
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It is women who touch many lives with their hands.Happy Mothers Day to my incredible Mother who has touched not only her daughters lives in so many ways, but also so many other lives as well.
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Semarang is the capital of Central Java in Indonesia. The city's name derives from the Javanese words "asem" and "arang" which literary translate to "scarce tamarind." It was founded by Ki Pandan Arang who is said have also named Salatiga and Boyolali. The city is a wonderful example of the "melting pot" concept, with representatives from Javanese, Chinese, Indian and Arabian cultures.
Semarang lies in the northern part of Central Java. The city weather is hot and humid. Wear cotton clothes. You do not need long sleeves shirt, instead a T-shirt and knee-long trousers are comfortable. Some places like mosques (masjid) and temples require polite dress such as long trousers/skirts. Hot pants/mini skirts will attract people attention and might considered in-polite.
Currency used is Rupiah (Rp). You can find money changer in the downtown area, or simply get into banks and you will get fair exchange rate. Please note that in practice, money changer and banks are not accepting US$ bank notes with issuance year 1999 backwards because of the experience in Indonesia mostly found US$ with issuance year 1999 backward had been forged.
Banks are open between 8.30 a.m to 3.00 p.m. Post offices are easy to find. DHL, TNT, Fedex and other international courier also available. Local courier company (also serving international courier) is TIKI. Ask your hotel staff to help you dealing with these courier companies.
Indonesia does not have tap water (ready to drink water)in the house or in hotels. So do not drink your hotel tap water unless you boil it first. Bottled water is very popular and not expensive, popular brand is AQUA, ADES, 2 Tang etc. You can find them in department stores and mini mart such as Indomart, Alfa Mart and even in small street stalls (usually in the corner of street intersection).
Fuel for your car (if you rent a car) are "Premium", "Pertamax" and "Pertamax Plus" for gasoline fueled car and "Solar" for diesel engined car. It is not self service, you cannot fill in the gasoline yourself. The gas station has their employees who will help you and you have to pay to them for the fuel according to the fuel meter reading.
Get in
By plane
Semarang's Airport is Ahmad Yani International Airport, quite nearby from the city centre. Daily flight are available to many major cities in Indonesia. Garuda Indonesia, Merpati Nusantara, Mandala Air, Adam Air, Batavia Air, Sriwijaya Air, Jatayu Air flies to Jakarta daily. Merpati also has daily flight to Surabaya. Deraya flies to Pangkalanbun and Bandung. There is also flight service to Yogyakarta by Kalstar. The airport's only international flight is to Singapore four times a week by Garuda Indonesia
By train
Semarang is connected to Jakarta, Bandung and Surabaya by trains. Interestingly, there is no comparable railway service to Yogyakarta, although a railway line exists. The Argo Muria express connects Semarang to Jakarta, and with its relatively new equipment (2002), is very comfortable. The downside is the very early departure (5.00 AM!) to Jakarta. Overnight trains are also available. The fastest train between Semarang and Jakarta takes around 6 hours.
Bandung and Surabaya are also connected to Semarang with air-conditioned eksekutif class trains.
On the northern main line, between Semarang and Pekalongan, the railway line follows the coast line, providing passengers with beautiful views of the Java Sea.
By car
Semarang can be reached by car from Jakarta. It takes around 10 to 12 hours depending on the road traffic. You can choose to leave early in the morning from Jakarta and can expect to arrive in Semarang the next 12 hours. Over night drive is faster yet more challenging and even dangerous for "Pantura" non familiar driver. Pantura derives from "Pantai" means Beach "Utara" means North.
From Jakarta you can take the route eastward via Cikampek toll road. Go along the toll road until your reach Cikampek toll gate, take left and you are in "Pantura Road". In Pantura road you have to follow the direction sign "Cirebon", "Pekalongan", "Kendal", "Semarang" or "Surabaya" as those cities are eastward from Jakarta.
You will pass small towns like Patrol, Jatibarang, a bigger city like Cirebon. Before entering Cirebon, you can take the toll road instead of taking into Cirebon traffic if you do not want to drop by in Cirebon. After exit from the Cirebon toll road, you will drive eastward along Losari and then you will pass Tegal, Pemalang, Pekalongan and Kendal before you arrive in Semarang.
Gas station are abundant, you can see them almost every 5 or 10 kilometers along the road. They have toilet facilities. Pay Rp1,000 (US$ 10 cents). Beware of small or old gas station, they have poor lighting and terrible toilet. Choose a newer and bigger gas station with good lighting parking space and clean toilets. Please make sure that you have locked your car and do not leave your valuable unattended.
By bus
Many bus services from Jakarta to Semarang. You can choose to go in the day time with air conditioned (A/C) from Pasar Rebo Bus Terminal in East Jakarta, Kalideres Bus Terminal in West Jakarta or from Lebak Bulus Bus Terminal in South Jakarta. The overnight bus with A/C are also available with good services. You can choose bus names such as: "Rosalia Indah", "Raya", "Kramat Jati" as the good reputed bus serving Jakarta to Semarang. Sometimes the bus route is Jakarta to Solo via Semarang, you can choose them too, but please remind the bus driver's assistant (usually male, a person who check your ticket onboard the bus) to wake you up in Semarang.
By boat
Jakarta - Semarang (vice versa) tradisionally travelled via railway, north beach (pantura) road or by plane. A trip by a sea vessel is seldom due to its rare schedule and lenght of journey that is considered too long compared with train (approx 6 hours) and over night bus (9 hours).
Get around
By Taxi
Make sure you understand the route or ask your friend. Make sure the driver use the meter ("argo"). If he refused to use the meter, use other taxis. List of taxi companies:
The beautiful Sampokong temple (Gedung Batu) was built to respect the Muslim Chinese commander named Cheng Ho of Ming Dinasty who visited Semarang in the early 15th century.
Tanjung Mas in North Semarang was a busy, important port during Dutch occupation (from 17th century to 1945). You can see the old Dutch Indie's buildings in the northern Semarang.There are old railway station, beautiful Mblenduk Churh, offices and many others with architecture back to early years of 20th century and even late 19th century. On certain months, the northern parts of Semarang are flooded by rising tide (rob).
Simpang Lima (means "five intersection") is a vast field at the heart of Semarang. At night, you can eat, drink or just bring yourself wandering around Simpang Lima. There are plenty of food stalls offering variety of Indonesian and Javanese food. The price is cheap, sometimes very cheap, you can eat 1 piece of leg or thigh of fried chicken plus 1 plate of steamed rice for as little as Rp 10,000 (equivalent to US$ 1).
The famous food stall is "Ayam Goreng Kalasan" or "Kalasan Fried Chicken"). The food is good, the place is clean and the services from the owner (two Semarang Chinese ladies) is friendly. Do not forget to ask for "sambal terasi" or "Balacan Relish" to for those who loves hot meals.
You can also get into other tents to try other meals, some of them offering "lesehan" or "sit down on a carpet" during your meal time. Beef or chicken satay (grilled beef of chicken) is mouth watering with peanut sauce and hot chilli while "fried rice" or nasi goreng babat situated in "Air Mancur" or fountain southward off Simpang Lima and in front of Diponegoro University campus is delicious.
Semarang has a very good landscape, some says best landscape thanks to its coastal area in the northern part of the city with Tanjung Mas as its international harbour and hilly area in the southern part streching from Candi area to Bukit Sari with picturesque Mount Ungaran at the background.
Before you get into hilly area named Bukit Sari, you will see on your left Taman Tabanas Gombel where you can stop by, drink tea and see Semarang's view from the hill. It's view is really beautiful and romantic during the night time.
Gunung Ungaran with its tea and jasmine plantation, Gua Kreo/Kreo Cave with its interesting stalagtit and stalagmit and of course Marina at Tanjung Mas are the alternatives for those who has more than 2 free days in Semarang.
Tugu Muda is one of Semarang's landmark. It is situated westward off Simpang Lima, one of the 5 streets crossing Simpang Lima named Jalan Pandanaran. This monument commemorated the 5 days fierce battle (October 14, 1945) between Indonesian freedom fighters and Japanese soldiers who refused to surrender their weapon.
The buildings around Tugu Muda are some from the old Ducth buildings, the famous one is Lawang Sewu or "Thousand Windows" derives from its many windows. During the World War II, the building was the Japanese army's headquarter.
Amusement Parks
Semarang is the major hub city in Central Java. From Semarang you can go to "Dieng Plateau" situated north off small town namd "Wonosobo" for one day tour seeing ancient hindus temple/candi in a former ancient city lies in the misty plateau; Alternatively, within one and a half hours you can go to Borobudur temple in Muntilan and then to Prambanan temple in Klaten and buy some antiques and batik in Yogyakarta. It take less than 2 hours drive from Semarang to Yogyakarta. Solo is also only one and half hour drive from Semarang. Many places to see in Solo and Yogyakarta from old Kraton/Sultanate Palace, old Sultanate mosques, old Dutch fort, batik stores, handycraft/antiques shops etc. for you to see.
Semarang is the hosts of some universities/colleges. Diponegoro University is the state university. It is the biggest and the oldest university with good reputed faculty of law, economics, medicine, architecture, engineering, fisheries etc. It hosts more than 10 thousand students in its two campus, Pleburan (in the downtown) and Tembalang in the southern hilly part of Semarang. Islamic University of Sultan Agung and Catholic University of Soegijapranata are major private universities in Semarang.
For business travellers, Semarang is a transit city where you only have a chance to see Semarang's bustling activities from the taxi or hotel's window.
Semarang is also an industrial city. Many companies open their manufacture sites in eastern, western and southern part of Semarang. For foreigner who wants to work in Semarang, this place is a good place because of its landscape. You can live in the hilly and considerably cooler housing area in Candi or Bukit Sari while you work in the downtown area. Traffic jam is considered fewer than Bandung or Surabaya. For visitor from Jakarta, driving car in Semarang is "heaven" for its much fewer traffic jam compared with Jakarta.
Semarang is the home of the biggest "Jamu" (means "javanese traditional herbal") industry such as Jamu Jago, Nyonya Meneer and others.
Most of Jakarta's major banks and companies open their branches in Semarang. For its relatively close vicinity with Jakarta (only 40 minutes by plane) and 6 hours by train, Semarang receives many branches of companies and enjoys its status as the major hub in Java island.
You can visit some malls available in Semarang such as Sri Ratu (the first mall in Semarang from the 80's), Matahari Plaza, Ciputra Mall and the Java Mall.
No special souvenirs can be bought in Semarang. Most travellers will buy Bandeng Presto ('Bandeng' fish with soft thorn), Lumpia Semarang (a kind of spring rolls with bamboo shoots filling), Roti Sanitas (famous bakery)
You can buy batik (Javanese handwritten cloth), antiques and the traditional items in "Johar Market" or in Bahasa Indonesia called "Pasar Johar" (spell "Pa Saar Jouw Har). They have plenty of choices. Ask if you can get assistance from hotel staff or a travel agent staff to take you around Pasar Johar.
(Note: Unless stated otherwise), these foodstalls only open after sunset everyday). "Kalasan Fried Chicken" in Simpang Lima offers good food with cheap price; Fried Tofu and Tempe of Prasodjo is also famous for their hot and fried tofu and tempe (soybean cake), eat them while it's hot with green chilli named "rawit"; Lumpia Gang Lombok at Lombok Street (open from the morning); "Juwana" in Jalan Pandanaran is the place for your to buy and bring home tradisional Semarang's traditional food (open from the morning). It ranges from "Juwana Bandeng Presto" or "Cooked, well packed & Soft Thorn Fish" to wet or dried "lumpia. "Soto Bangkong" (or Chicken Soup Bangkong) is well known for its delicious soto, Satay "Pak Kempleng" in Banyumanik area is delicious and known for years for its big cut satay portion (open for lunch). Along Jalan Pahlawan, south off Simpang Lima, you will face many food stalls under tents, they sell variety of foods from "Gudeg" (Javanese steam sweet sour vegetables), Bubur ayam (Chicken porridge), Jagung bakar (grilled corn) and many others. Pamper yourself with plenty of good foods yet very cheap.
There are few bars and cafe around 'Simpang Lima' location (right in the downtown).After sunset, please avoid small tents selling homemade tea (teh poci) as lots of hookers looking for targets, especially rich looking travellers.
Ask for STMJ or Wedhang Jahe for a hot soothing drink. You can get them in Simpang Lima, hotels or restaurant in Semarang.
Budget Hotels are "Gajah Mada Hotel" in Jalan Gajah Mada. (Note: Jalan means Street); Grasia Hotel in Jalan Gajahmungkur, Candi area; Santika Hotel in Jalan Ahmad Yani
Mid range hotels are Graha Santika in Jalan Pandanaran, Ciputra Hotel in Simpang Lima (it has the view off to southern part of Semarang with Ungaran Mountain as the background); Novotel in Jalan Pemuda. If you stay in Graha Santika or Ciputra Hotel, you are right in the heart of Semarang and can save money for taxi if you wanna see or eat at Simpang Lima.
Grand Candi Hotel in Candi Area is expensive, not for backpackers or for those who only need to sleep during night time and does not have time (and money) to waste in the hotel. Patra Jasa is also considered expensive but the view of these two hotels is really beautiful. Choose the view off the north for coastal view or to the south for Ungaran Mountain view.
Stay safe
Semarang is neither a small city nor huge like Jakarta. Everyone is urged to take account universal rules such as "only walk in the light-bright area"; do not attempt to deal with hookers or trans-sexual hookers which usually done under secluded and dark area; lady traveller is urged not to travel alone after 11 p.m especially in the unknown dark neighborhood. Only take moderate amount of money in an open air ATM.
Semarang's safety is considered moderate. The people are nice, especially to stranger (western tourist especially); People are helpful and friendly. Try to speak some basic Bahasa Indonesia and you will be praised by people. Older men is politely called "Pak" or "Bapak" means "Sir" and older women is called "Bu" or "Ibu". Try to always say "Ma'af" (spell: "maa - aaf") means sorry anytime you ask any help and you will get friendly and smiling face ready to assist you. English is understood, especially by younger people, older people used to speak Ducth and Bahasa Indonesia only.
Never touch anyone's head (especially teenagers and older men) as it is considered as "insult" and might invite troubles. In the crowded bus/train/small car used as public transportation, "un-intended touch" is tolerated. Never look at someone (especially young men) straight to the eyes more than 3 times as it might be considered as "challenging them to fight" (this is apply especially in bigger town/city - as the villagers are more friendly to strangers).
Get out
You can also go further southward to some small towns like Ungaran, Salatiga, Ambarawa, Kopeng and Bandungan. It will take at least one day tour but really worth it. You will see beautiful scenery on the way between Semarang, Salatiga and the adjacent cities like Solo and Yogyakarta. You can reach Solo (sometimes called Surakarta) or Yogyakarta only less than 2 hours drive from Semarang.
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WASHINGTON -- A tony New York steakhouse that was the site of a legendary mafia murder in the 1980s is paying $600,000 to settle claims that a male manager sexually harassed nearly two dozen of the restaurant's male waiters, federal officials said Thursday.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said Sparks Steak House failed to stop the manager's abuse of 22 waiters over a nearly eight-year period. In its lawsuit, the agency accused the manager of groping the buttocks of male waiters, making lewd sexual comments to them and attempting to touch their genitals.
"The severe sexual harassment at Sparks ran rampant for too long," said EEOC lawyer Robert Rose.
The harassment continued even after many of the waiters complained to other managers, the agency said. Some of the victims who spoke up suffered retaliation, being assigned more difficult work or even being suspended.
Steve Cetta, vice president of the midtown Manhattan restaurant, said the steakhouse has not admitted any wrongdoing and decided to settle the case to avoid further legal costs and negative publicity.
"It creates agony and frustration and we just wanted to move on," Cetta said.
The popular restaurant is known for its prime sirloin and extensive wine list. But in 1985, it was the site of an infamous mafia hit when organized-crime chief Paul Castellano and bodyguard Thomas Billotti were shot to death outside the restaurant on orders from John Gotti. The murder led Gotti to become head of the Gambino crime family.
While the overall number of sexual harassment charges at the EEOC has decreased over the past few years, the percentage filed by men has risen to about 16 percent of all charges. The agency has been filing more lawsuits involving male victims, saying it wants to send a message that such behavior is unacceptable and unlawful.
The settlement with Sparks requires the restaurant to establish a hotline for reporting discrimination, distribute an updated sexual harassment policy and conduct anti-discrimination training for employees.


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LITTLE ROCK Pizza by the slice is the perfect fast food. Order slice, accept slice, fold it, walk away nom nom stuffing it into your face. Repeat.
This is not the way to eat a "fast slice" from Jay's Pizza. Folding would wreck it.
Jay's crust is as crackery as crackers, a super-thin, air-bubble-pumped tectonic plate that fractures under pressure at the rim.
The noises made by its destruction are part of the satisfaction of Jay's fast slices, and when you stand at his counter in the Little Rock River Market, bantering about calories with a guy who used to feed Arkansas governors, soon enough James "Jay" Baxter will lay into one of his crusty pies with a rocking mezzaluna slicer, and crusty crunching will tickle your ears.
But pizza does not please by crust alone. How does Jay's distinguish itself in the other crucial components: sauce, toppings, cheese?
The cheese is Midwestern, the taste familiar. It comes from Wisconsin, which I know from standing beside a Grande Cheese Co. distributor who was waiting to talk to Baxter.
Topping options are typical, pretty much anything anybody anywhere wants to put on a pizza, including artichokes. The tomato sauce (made in house) is not sweet, not bold, not salty but it is tasty.
Every day, Jay's stands ready to make 12 named pies, available as 8- or 13-inchers. These can be baked while you wait (or call ahead), with prices ranging from $6 to $8.50 for the smaller size and $13.50 to $18 for the larger. The menu says baking takes 20 minutes, but I've seen it happen faster.
For custom pies, the basic four-cheese blend (provolone, mozzarella, parmesan and romano) costs $6 at 8 inches or $13.50 at 13. Lavish any of 18 toppings on your 8-incher at 75 cents a pop; it's $1 per addition on a 13-inch pie.
Every day he also offers three already baked fast slices in pepperoni, sausage or the four-cheese blend. Each fast slice is one-fourth of a 13-inch pie. The meat pies cost $3.50 per slice; the cheese one is $3.25.
A featured flavor "slice of the day" costs $3.75.
I've eaten one of these daily special slices: It had chicken chunks, arugula, goat cheese, pesto and scallions. I walked with it back to work, and it was cold when I sat down to eat: That crust resists sogginess. Arugula was thankfully not much in evidence; pretty green minced scallions very much were. A mild goaty cheese flavor dominated, but the toppings taken together were not salty.
For cold take-out pizza it was all right. I will eat that again.
I also picked up an unambitious half-salad for $3.50: chopped iceberg, sliced canned black olives, a handful of minced mozzarella and banana peppers, with your choice of ranch or creamy Italian dressing on the side. Each salad is mixed when you order, and so you can ask to have offending items left out (thus I did not have to sprinkle my office trash can with banana peppers).
Ordering is a friendly experience; you feel you're being fed personally by the owner, which you might be although he does have a helper.
For a second, note-taking lunch inside the River Market, I invited two buddies. They are not picky eaters, but they do pick apart what they're eating. Call them Thing 1 and Thing 2.
Thing 1 ordered that day's slice of the day, with artichokes, arugula, pesto and caramelized onions ($3.75) as well as a half-salad of the sort already described. "I would say the slice was very good. I liked it. As for the salad, I would judge it against Vino's," Thing 1 said. "It wasn't as good as Vino's, but it was fine. I ate every bite."
Thing 2 spotted the Jenifer's Pepperoni and Mushroom pizza on the menu. After Baxter explained that a Jenifer works in the booth next door, The Rock Shop,and she spells her name with one n, Thing 2 had to have an 8-inch Jenifer baked then and there.
It was ready in about 10 minutes and came loaded with sliced pepperoni, sauteed mushroom slices (the menu calls these "fresh wild mushrooms" but Thing 2 said the taste was tame) homemade tomato sauce and the four-cheese blend.
Thing 2's verdict: "The pizza sauce is bright on the sides of the tongue and delicious, but there was too little of it. Perhaps Jay's Pizza hesitates to spread too thick this wet sauce on a crust cracker-thin lest it burst off the palette like a ripe Georgia peach from the seat pocket of a sitting picker, but I say, let us eat sauce."
(That might say more about Thing 2 than the pizza.)
I ordered a fast slice of sausage pizza. The crust was moistened by a thin layer of the tasty sauce, coated by a thick veneer of the mozzarella-heavy cheese blend and dotted with plenty of spicy sausage chunks. I cracked the crust into wedges, but that cheese wanted to hold my slice together. This was fun to eat.
We also ordered an 8-inch dessert pizza, sliced bananas with rum sauce for $4. Not a menu staple, such desserts are available when Baxter has the ingredients. Calling ahead would be wise. Baxter carried it on a paper plate to our table, which was as exquisitely appointed as any of the tables in the middle of the River Market.
Baked bananas are sweeter for the cooking, and this simple pie would have been an elegant dessert; but buying dessert pizza after entree pizza is a way to ensure you waste crust. I won't do that again. I will take such desserts home.
Not counting dessert but counting our sodas (serve yourself from a dispenser, and refills are free), the three of us enjoyed lunch for $21.65.
And we will do it again.
Jay's Pizza
Address: River Market's Oppenheimer Market Hall, 400 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock
Hours: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Saturday; downtown delivery 5-9 p.m. Friday and Saturday
Cuisine: Pizza
Credit cards: V, AE, MC, D
Alcoholic beverages: Nope
Wheelchair accessible: Yes
Carryout: Yes
(501) 374-5297
facebook.com/ JaysPizzaLR
Weekend, Pages 29 on 01/10/2013
Print Headline: Jay's has a way with pizza


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Haircut Nearly Disrupts Basketball Game in Rapid City
An impromptu haircut almost cost a South Dakota high school boys basketball team a game this week.
Red Cloud was in Rapid City for the Lakota Nation Tournament, getting ready to play Crow Creek in an opening round game, when they made a startling discovery - their bus - with ALL of their game shoes - was missing.
It turns out the Crusaders' bus driver, who wasn't aware the shoes were on the bus, decided that was the perfect time for him to get a 'little off the top' at a local barber shop.
The miscommunication was finally cleared up just moments before tip off, and Red Cloud head coach Christian McGhee told the Rapid City Journal, the incident definitely rattled his team:
We didn't come out with the intensity that we should have.
I think part of that was our bus not being here and the guys got a little worried about their stuff.
We had a little miscommunication and the bus driver went to get his hair cut and didn't get back here until there were about five minutes left in the game before ours.
But they came around and we got the win, which is what matters.
It all ended well for Red Cloud. They ended up beating Crow Creek 81-51, and their bus driver was sporting a nifty new 'do for the ride home.


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Death Notice: Larry D. Franklin
Larry D. Franklin, 73, of Moberly, passed away Monday morning, November 5, 2012, at his home. Services will be Thursday, November 8, 2012, at 10:00 a.m., at Pathway Memorial Funeral Home in Moberly. Visitation will be Wednesday, November 7, 2012, from 6:00-8:00 p.m., at the funeral home.