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Washington Post education reporter Valerie Strauss is not known for an open mind on school choice, but she would have been wise to do a little homework before reprinting a 1,300-word oped from an anti-voucher activist in Florida. Had this column been submitted to The Fact Checker at the Post, 4 Pinocchios might not have done it justice.
The op-ed is written by a Palm Beach parent activist, Rita Solnet, who sincerely believes every parent wants his or her child to attend the school down the street. But her attack on a proposed expansion of the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship suffers not only from a lack of sensitivity to the plight of desperately poor parents, mostly of color, who have their children on waiting lists. Unfortunately, it also shows a remarkable indifference to basic facts.
Let's walk through some of the highlights:
"The courts ruled Jeb's first voucher program unconstitutional. Not to be outdone by the courts, Jeb created another 'corporate voucher' program that sidestepped the court's concern over separation of church and state by using a middleman agency."
This is a two-fer. The Florida Supreme Court did in fact rule against Opportunity Scholarships, but not on the no-aid-to-religion clause. Instead it found the first voucher program to violate the uniformity clause in the state's public education article. More striking, the claim that former Gov. Bush rushed to enact a tax credit scholarship after the decision as a legal subterfuge is more than a little time-challenged. The court issued its decision in 2006. The scholarship program was created in 2001.
"This year, a massive voucher expansion bill was filed seeking a limit of close to the "B" word – nearly a billion dollars."
That bill was actually passed back in 2010.That legislation created an automatic escalator allowing the program to grow up to 25 percent per year, so long as corporations are willing to donate, and so long as parents desire scholarships for their children. The current bill allows the program to grow slightly faster in order to reduce the current 34,000 waiting list quicker, but ultimately, provides only $44 million extra.
"Florida already pays some $300 million to voucher schools with an automatic escalator built in to increase the cap. Florida voters rejected this concept in 2012."
Voters actually rejected something quite different in 2012. They rejected Amendment 8, which would have removed the state's no-aid-to-religion clause. As even the Florida School Boards Assocation, an opponent of the amendment, noted at the time, passage or rejection of the amendment would have no direct impact on the tax credit scholarship program.
"Any way you look at it, private entities receive public tax dollars with no accountability."
One can certainly debate whether there is sufficient accountability, but there is certainly more than none. All scholarship students take state-approved nationally norm referenced tests such as the Stanford 10 or Terra Nova. The gain scores are reported publicly, both at the state level and for every school with 30 or more tested scholarship students. Additionally, schools with $250,000 or more in scholarship funds must submit independent financial reports to the state.
There is "zero evidence required of return-on-investment by voucher schools."
There is actually six years' worth of state-mandated reports on this subject. These reports – completed by Northwestern University economist David Figlio – continue to show that students entering the program are among the lowest performers in their prior public school, but once on the program, the students experience learning gains on par with all students nationally. That is particularly encouraging news considering 70 percent of the scholarship students are black or Hispanic, and the average household income is just 9 percent above poverty.
All of this information is made public on the Florida Department of Education website.
"By diverting money away from public schools into private hands, it weakens our neighborhood public schools."
There is actually no evidence for this. The scholarship, worth $4,880 this year, amounts to less than 60 percent of the cost of per-pupil spending in public schools. According to yet another state government report, each $1 lost in tax credits saves the state $1.49 in education expenditures. Five different independent agencies have now issued seven different reports that all arrive at the same financial conclusion: the scholarship saves money that can be used to enhance neighborhood schools.
Ms. Solnet concludes her commentary with a theme that is familiar to Florida readers. "Vouchers," she writes, "actually strip away parents' ultimate choice." These parents, we are assured, "don't want to be forced to shop around" and they "don't have the time nor do they want to become experts."
Don't be unduly alarmed by the tortured logic. It is simply her way of expressing her view that neighborhood schools are the only way education should be ever be delivered, regardless of the century in which one might live.
Since Ms. Solnet is president of a group that calls itself "Parents Across Florida," let's end by testing her claims about parents against one final set of facts.
Do parents not want to "shop around"? In Florida last year, the parents of nearly 1.5 million school children chose a school other than their assigned neighborhood school. That's 42 percent of the children in preK-12 in this state.
Do vouchers "strip away parents' ultimate choice"? This year, the parents of nearly 60,000 of the poorest students in Florida applied for and received a scholarship. Roughly 30,000 more were left on a waiting list.
-Patrick Gibbons
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1. The scholarship program was created in 2001, yes. But it expanded greatly in the wake of the 2006 Supreme Court decision. Bush sent out a memo in October 2005, essentially informing lawmakers that if the Supreme Court closed the front door, Kirtley's tax-credit program would make a fine back door to vouchers.
2. Reports here say the expansion would have been a $30 million boost.
3. Correct; unless the expansion were to include sales tax money as proposed, which is public, not private, money. The Florida Senate sponsor withdrew the voucher expansion bill from consideration yesterday, ostensibly over disagreements regarding accountability.
4. We've debated the merits of apples-to-apples testing on Twitter. Currently there isn't any; advocates want it, voucher proponents say that parity with public schools isn't important.
5. Dr. Figlio finally quit trying to compare apples to oranges. The state doesn't give him much to work with. While your citation is correct, it's important to note that "percentile differentials" aren't necessarily gains. NRTs were not designed to measure gains per se; for that, we have criterion referenced tests like the FCAT or the yet-to-be-named Florida test, which public school students take.
6. Tax credits constitute pre-treasury diversions of would-be tax dollars. In this sense, we are losing access to hundreds of millions of dollars of general revenue. The best science we have so far says that it's not the public-private distinction that matters for kids. Public schools can and do make leaps and bounds for children when resources are focused and smartly applied, when teachers get professional development, and when there's a focus on the "whole child."
While private schools may play a role in improving education for students in Florida, the controversy over using public money, or would-be public money for private schools is an appropriate topic for debate.
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There may never have been a time in human history that lacked some type of literary controversy; no doubt someone objected to the ridiculous story told by a particular set of cave paintings back in the day. But the swiftness of the internet has allowed the modern version of such controversies, and the discussion of them, to reach critical mass in scant hours, eliciting reaction worldwide.
The latest blow-up concerns critically acclaimed and award-winning author Christopher Priest's denunciation of the just-released Arthur C. Clarke Award finalist ballot. The Clarke Award rewards the best science fiction published in the United Kingdom, and Priest believes the judges did a bad job, citing Lavie Tidhar's Osama and Simon Ings' Dead Water as better possible choices (some would also include Priest's novel The Islanders). But, further, Priest apparently believes this is a dereliction of duty so severe that the judges should be sacked immediately and the award retooled.
Who are these benighted finalists, ironically receiving so much more attention now that Priest has called them out?
- Greg Bear, Hull Zero Three (Gollancz)
- Drew Magary, The End Specialist (Harper Voyager)
- China Miéville, Embassytown (Macmillan)
- Jane Rogers, The Testament of Jessie Lamb (Sandstone Press)
- Charles Stross, Rule 34 (Orbit)
- Sheri S.Tepper, The Waters Rising (Gollancz)
To the untrained eye it may appear to be a typical late-era Clarke Award list: a combination of genre writers well-respected in the field and some outliers better known outside of genre. According to Priest, however, it consists, in part, of an under-achiever (Mieville, a three-time winner of the award), a novel by Tepper dismissed as "a quest saga [with] a talking horse. There are puns on the word 'neigh'", and, in perhaps the most instantly twitter-viral part of his analysis/rant, this description of the writing of Charles Stross: "Stross writes like an internet puppy: energetically, egotistically, sometimes amusingly, sometimes affectingly, but always irritatingly, and goes on being energetic and egotistical and amusing for far too long. You wait nervously for the unattractive exhaustion which will lead to a piss-soaked carpet."
The reaction to this outburst has been fascinating, in that so little of it has devolved into calling Priest names or joining him in unthinking pillorying of the Clarke Award. (My own, humorous, response can be found here.)
John Scalzi weighed in with a long and reasonable post in which he wrote in part that "Mr. Priest's contribution is the first this year in what is sure to be a lot of barking at clouds concerning science fiction award nomination slates, all of which will essentially boil down to 'my tastes are different than yours, and your tastes are wrong.'"¦That said, as a representative of the format, it's pretty good: Mr. Priest writes it with an engaging amount of piss and vinegar, varies his tone from target to target (more in sorrow than in anger for Mr. Mieville, blithe condescension for Mr. Stross, outright contempt for Ms. Tepper), and to his credit, offers viable suggestions for an alternative slate." Scalzi goes on to suggest Priest's punishment be to serve as a judge next year.
Fantasy writer Catherynne M. Valente's post "The Tears of Christopher Priest" took an interesting and multi-faceted tact by expressing ambivalence about Priest's conclusions while defending the necessity of defending literary standards: ""¦Sturgeon's Law applies, the center cannot hold, and very occasionally, as high-maintenance lunch-to-literature conversion machines, we need Mommy and Daddy to not be proud of us to spur us on to write better books, to synthesize the high and the popular a little better every time. You will find a thousand authors arguing that what is popular is ipso facto good and anyone who says otherwise is a pseudo-intellectual heel. One guy should be able to say the opposite."
Even a misfire from the usually capable Damien G. Walter (who writes for the Guardian online), in ascribing all kinds of envy-related motivations to Priest's post, provoked some interesting discussion. The counter-argument to Walter's assertion is not just that one may be both a curmudgeon and make a statement not influenced by personal resentments, but that precisely because Priest is a well-known author, with several awards and a movie made from The Prestige, he can afford to expend the good-will and political capital necessary to engage in this kind of searingly critical examination. (At the same time, it's in part because Priest chose to rant-analyze rather than just analyze, including what could be considered personal attacks, that Walter was moved to write his piece in the first place.)
The best response, however, came from one of the finalists, Charles Stross. He immediately owned the "internet puppy" label, seemed to find the whole situation funny rather than insulting, and even created a T-shirt based on Priest's attempt to insult him. The way he described Priest on twitter and elsewhere also showed a certain amount of respect that the initial post certainly did not require Stross to extend to Priest.
The upshot of all of this controversy and discussion may be a more heightened awareness of the stakes for next year's judges (as if that were needed). But mostly, especially given the good-natured, non-trollish reactions, it appears the situation is a net win for the Arthur C. Clarke Award. Certainly, more people now know about books like The Testament of Jessie Lamb than would have otherwise and take a look at books mentioned as worthy finalists but not on the list""including Priest's own Islands. So, in the end, readers are the winners in the whole debate.
Is this what Priest wanted? Probably not, but in the ephemeral heat-lightning atmosphere of the blogosphere, it's about the best result anyone can expect.


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For the Intelligencer
CAMBRIDGE - The positives far outweigh the negative for the Barnesville Shamrocks.
However, it's Thursday night's Division III sectional game against Ridgewood that Barnesville coach Jamie Carpenter expects his team to remember most.
Barnesville saw its season come to an end at the hands of the Generals, 54-37, inside the Gene Ford Gymnasium at Cambridge High School.
"We finished with a winning record for the first time in five years and we don't have a senior," Carpenter said. "The sky's the limit if the (the girls) want to put the time in and work at it in the offseason. I am really excited about the future."
Carpenter obviously wishes he didn't have to think about the future just yet, but Ridgewood's size, length and sticky zone defense proved to be too much for the Shamrocks.
"Their size hurt us, and I am a believer when you're against (a player) bigger and stronger than you, it messes with your psyche a little bit," Carpenter said. "It feels like you're fighting an up-hill battle the entire game, which we did."
The Generals, who never trailed in the contest, shot out to a 13-6 lead after one quarter. Barnesville made it 6-4, but Ridgewood handled the Shamrocks' pressure and basically didn't look back.
"Our goal was to speed (the game) up and get the tempo in our favor," Carpenter admitted. "We got a few buckets off the pressure, but Ridgewood did a good job of calming itself down and finding the open girl against the press."
Barnesville got within five in the second quarter after a bucket by sophomore Sydney Ralston. However, the Generals (15-8) proceeded to score 23 of the game's next 28 points.
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Passed down through oral tradtition and rooted in truth, this dramatic story recounts the story of Sundiata, the prince of Mali, who overcame diversity and his physical handicap and saved the kingdom of Mali. Sundiata: The Lion King of Mali written and illustrated by David Wisniewski is a charming tale of courage and strength appropriate for all ages. Readers will fall in love with a young Sundiata who, unable to walk, is taunted and ridiculed by the very people he is fated to lead. Sudiata is loved and protected only by his mother Sologon, his father the King, and his friend and griot Balla. With only the kindness in his heart, Sundiata survives many attempts on his life and ploys for his throne.
After the death of the King and the banishment of his only friend Balla, Sundiata decides to flee Mali in hopes of returning when he has become stronger. Sundiata makes many friends and allies in his journey and they help him grow in strenth and in stature. When word comes to Sundiata that the Kingdom of Mali has been taken over by an evil sorcerer king Sassouma, he gathers an army of his allies and rides to take back Mali. Sundiata takes back his title as King of Mali and spreads his kindness through the land for many years.
"Now I return as your king. Henceforth none shall interfere with anothers destiny. You, your children, and your children's children shall find their appointed place within this land forever."
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The tale of Sundiata: Lion King of Mali along with the vivid paper cut illustrations, is a perfect supplement for the Third Grade Social Science curriculum. Relating directly to the SOL 3.2 students will learn all about the South African kingdom of Mali. Sundiata's tale is told by an elder explaining how the story has been passed down for generations allowing students to learn all about the rich oral tradition of the people of Mali. Sundiata's struggle to keep and gain back his title gives a lot of insight into Mali's government and along with the map at the beginning, students will get a better picture of Mali. Although relating directly to 3rd grade curriculum, the strength and patience of Sundiata can be an uplifting story for any age.
Virginia Standards of Learning 3.2, 3.5
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- ARTSEDGE: this site provides many different lesson plans that follow along with Sundiata and his story. Lessons include making and African mask, a play, and video resources.
- Africa for Kids: this website is kid friendly and allows studnets to learn fun and interesting facts about the African Kingdom of Mali as well as further information on Sundiata.
- The Art of Ancient Mali from the Virgina Museum of History: this site includes background information on the true story of Sundiata, activities and lesson plans to be used in the classroom, and a glossary of terms used in the story.
Book: Sundiata: The Lion King of Mali
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No one but Madonna uses Madonna's toilet. At 53-years-old the material girl is the sole queen of the porcelain throne, or as she may be so inclined to say — insistent upon a private bog, a cloakroom to call her own, a loo not built for two.
This bit of bathroom business hearsay comes courtesy of In Touch Weekly who reports:
Someone tell Madonna that boy toys come potty-trained! According to a friend, Madge won't let her 29-years-younger lover Brahim Zaibat use her, ahem, throne.
"Madonna doesn't even let her kids use her toilet," a friend tells In Touch. "It's just her thing. She is very generous, but this is the one thing she doesn't want to share," adds the pal, who explains that 53-year-old Madonna is very cautious when it comes to anyone else tinkling in her territory.
Bloody brilliant, I say! Or I would, you know…if I were British. (Or grew up in Detroit and magically became British. Hmmmm.)
Anywho, back to the loo.
If I had my way I'd pull a Madonna and keep a crapper all to myself as well. No one would use it. Not the kids, not the hot young boyfriend (I admit nothing), no one.
Perhaps my enthusiasm for Madonna's private privy stems from my disdain of our current "pee-soaked hellhole" of a bathroom, as Joyce so eloquently put it. I've tried, very hard in fact, to teach my 6 and 5-year-old sons to aim well and keep tidy. Alas, this is a bathroom battle I can not seem to win.
Currently they've been relegated to one bathroom in the house. A bathroom which I go out of my way to discourage any guest popping by to avoid like the plague. Barring any major bowel emergencies the boys are absolutely forbidden to use the grown-up bathroom.
What are the bathroom rules in your home?
Can you relate to Madonna's desire for a throne of her own?


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MySpace Pushes Content Discovery Ahead of Social Networking
I know there are very few people who would like to know what MySpace is upto these days as the social networking site has been by far wiped out from the social media arena. But the News Corp. is no mood to accept the fate and is still clinging on to positive hopes to get back in the field with some refreshed looks and refined features to its website.
With a new tag line "Discover and be Discovered," MySpace has redirected its market strategies now aiming at content discovery and recommendations keeping the social networking second on the priority list. To be more precise the main idea is to keep users involved and wanting to come back to MySpace more often by bringing new stuff to explore on the site.
The change and the shift in this direction were discussed at a meeting last week at company's headquarters in Los Angeles. News Corp's Digital Chief Jon Miller along with co-presidents Mike Jones and Jason Hirschorn highlighted the company's commitment to MySpace and said that the focus of the company would be tightly centered around improving the discovery tools across each part of the site.
"There will not be one massive product launched which make the site more recommendation focussed – it will happen across all the verticals in smaller steps."
MySpace has been making the efforts in the same direction by adding more content to its 'stream' feed that allowed users to do lot more than writing status updates. This enables users to view things like music their friends are listening to on MySpace Music, video they're watching, links they are adding and so on. Facebook has something like this from a long time but MySpace has all the more big plans in mind.
" MySpace's ability to help people discover content and material they will genuinely like can set it apart from Facebook. It is trying to make the site have more of a pulse."
MySpace efforts all point to the burning desire of its parent company to rescue its child gasping for last breaths. And why not? MySpace did at one time lead the bandwagon of social networking until Facebook made its way into the industry. Interesting but not a very novel idea as to how its laying down its cards. But will this discovery help MySpace heal its bleeding wounds of dying user base ? I guess we know the answer!
Source: Telegraph
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Three Credit Agencies Adopt Common VantageScore
Posted By Jim On 03/15/2006 @ 10:55 am In Credit,Personal Finance | 5 Comments
In the past when you went to Equifax, they'd give you their BEACON FICO score. If you went to Experian, you received the Experian/Fair Isaac Risk Model score. And finally, if you went to TransUnion, you received the EMPIRICA credit score. Each one gives you a score based on the data they have about you in their records and their own separate equations. The three credit scores will be in the same ballpark but until today, they didn't use the same scoring mechanism and so differences could still exist. In a statement, all three agencies have adopted "VantageScore" system which will work a little differently than the current FICO (Fair Isaac Corp.) scoring system.
The only bit of knowledge that can be gleaned from the press release is that VantageScores will range from 501 to 990 (FICO scores ran from 350 to 850). Other than that, the only apparent difference between VantageScore and FICO scores is that with VantageScore all the agencies will use the same equation. With FICO, the credit agencies came up with their own equations and used Fair Isaac provided software to compute it.
A search on Google didn't reveal much on VantageScore, I couldn't find anything about how VantageScore is computed (even roughly) and no results for "VantageScore Solutions, LLC," which was mentioned in the release. Anyone know anything about else about VantageScore? Sounds like the three credit reporting agencies are banding together to drop Fair Isaac Corp but it's about time the three big boys at least use the same equations in calculating something as important as your credit score.
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Jake Arrieta (8-0, 1. more »»
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Westbrook, Thunder put Warriors on brink of elimination
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The Ultimate Race
Clayton Fettell and Lisa Marangon were the favourites leading into the Forster Ultimate and it's easy to see why – the unusual course, with its extended bike leg,
is almost made for the superior swim/bikers from New South Wales.
Race Details:
Location: Forster, NSW
Distance: 2km/120km/20km
Date: 7 October 2012
Forster is the home of the original Ironman Australia and the course is a favourite for many athletes. One of the reasons it is favoured is its unusual distance of 2km swim, 120km cycle and 20km run.
Athletes who had missed an hour's sleep with the change in time due to daylight savings awoke to howling winds and an overcast sky on the morning of the race. Diving into the waters of Main Beach, it was no surprise Fettell was out of the drink in first place, leaving the others in his wake. Exiting in a time of 24:15, he was almost a minute ahead of his nearest rival, 23-year-old Michael Fox, who was competing in his longest triathlon to date. Tim Berkel was almost three minutes behind the leader, followed by Alex Rigby and Chris Dmitrieff.
As expected, Fettell flew through the 120km bike course, averaging nearly 42kph. The chasers attempted to make up ground from their swim deficit, but Fettell's domination on the bike was untouchable. Berkel caught Fox just as they were getting to the first turn around and they rode together as the chasers until more athletes caught them near the 90km marker. The pace increased, and a group of five men – Steve Halliday, Adam Gordon, Berkel, Dmtrieff and Fox – entered transition all within a minute of each other, however, they were behind the storming Fettell by over 11 minutes.
Fettell was all smiles on the run course, knocking out a great start to his Australian season, and grabbing the finish line tape in first place with a huge gap on the others in a time of 4:34:53. Back in the field, Berkel had edged away from the group. Light on his feet, he ran his way to the fastest run of the day in 1:13:53, claiming second place. Fox managed to hold off the other men to round off the podium in third place.
Back from an overseas stint racing at Hy-Vee and Vegas 70.3 World Champs, Lisa Marangon led from the start – just where she likes to be.
"I think anyone who races loves to be out in front. It's a lot harder to chase," she said.
Out of the water nearly one minute ahead of nearest rival Nic Ward, Marangon made sure she stamped her authority on the bike leg as well. However Bec Hoschke, who was nearly five minutes behind Marangon out of the water, certainly made her presence known on her two wheeled steed and at the 25-30km mark she passed Ward. Over the 120km bike leg Hoschke was only one minute off Marangon's final bike split.
"Lisa is amazing on the bike and to have a split that is one minute off her pace is something I'm pretty proud of, particularly in the conditions yesterday – crazy winds!" Hoschke exclaimed.
"Having not come from a swimming background it's been the more challenging leg of the sport for me, so this race probably does suit me with the additional bike distance. It's still a tough distance though, racing 120km at pretty much Half Ironman pace," she explained.
Marangon entered transitions nearly six minutes ahead of Hoschke and continued to pull away from her on the run, but only marginally. Ward was a further nine minutes behind Hoschke.
Marangon crossed the line in 5:11:03, exhausted. "I really like the Ultimate distance as I believe I am better at the longer distances. But I had a really hard day from the start. Training has been intense for two weeks and I didn't taper. I had a few issues going into the race that mentally drained me, and I had nothing left in the tank when I finished," Marangon explained.
Hoscke claimed second and Nic Ward ended up posting the fastest run of the day, 1:24:32,
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SUMMER GAME 2013: Game Over!
TIME IS UP PLAYERS! Summer Game has been turned off for 2013 and will be back on June 13th, 2014.
The SUMMER GAME SHOP will stay open for orders through SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 15th, and any unused Summer Game points will roll over to next Summer's Summet Game Shop. Orders will be held for you until OCTOBER 11, 2013, after which they'll be returned to stock if not picked up.
If you have any questions, comments, or need any help transferring points or last-minute mishaps, just contact us and we'll get you set.
For now, Team Summer Game is going to take a little break, then stay tuned for some new features for Points-o-matic, and keep checking http://play.aadl.org for the upcoming off-season game DOWNLOAD QUEST!
To all our amazing players, with all our hearts....
Thank you! Summer game is one of the highlights of my year, and I love the conversations I get to have with staff and other patrons because of it. You are all wonderful.
I'm looking forward to the new game. Until then, rest well: you deserve it!
Thank you so much for the AWESOME game this summer! I'm looking forward to the off season game:)
I wish Team Summer Game a nice relaxing break, and I thank everyone for playing the game with me.
Summer Game is the best part of my summer.....
Thank you for another amazing summer game. I can not wait until next summer for another great summer game. The rest of the year is going to seem very long but I can't wait until the quest game because it does make the year go by a little faster. So once again thanks for another amazing summer game.
Thanks for the fun,
What a great game! It is fun to have all these AADL things.
My visiting mother remarked on what a great library AADL is, after seeing and hearing about all the unusual items we have borrowed lately; she was overheard marvelling at the frisbees from the library. Luckily she did not see all the other AADL items. Incidentally I greatly enjoyed using my picnic cooler. Very nice and stylish. My picnicmates were delighted at how cold it kept things.
I have some of the orange messenger bags from last year and am not sure they will last much longer. Are the cotton ones sturdier than the two green ones this year? Anyone have any advice about this?
Thank you Summer Game Staff for another fun-filled year of Summer Reading! I thoroughly enjoy the Summer Reading game every year and will look forward to next year's game. I felt a little bereft Friday night and Saturday with no new badges to look for. Heh. Thanks for all you do to make the game fun for everyone!
The prizes this year have been awesome as well. I love the picnic cooler and blanket. I've even taken to using the picnic cooler for my lunch box because I can fit a frozen meal in as well as fruits and veggies and it all stays nice and cold. :) My 6-month-old niece is loving the little S.G. Puppypants guy. :)
Thank you! It's been a blast. :)
Hey, check out this Kickstarter Library Ranger project from the creators of Unshelved! It might be a great addition to decorating your library canvas messenger bag.
Hi all. I just wanted to come in and say I would love to have any update to the off-season plans, if any. It's the uncertainty more than the waiting.
Meanwhile, if you are looking for something else to do and you have an Android phone, Ingress is now in open beta, no invite needed (http://www.ingress.com). I play there as cherydactyl. It does involve being out in the world, walking around, just so you know.
I'm starting to think there will be no offseason game this year. I loved Streets Quest, and was one of those who finished. If it isn't happening, please at least tell us. We'll look forward to the Summer Game if nothing else.
FYI for the fellow players :-)
Date Received: 2013-11-19
Type: Summer Game
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Patron Comment: Is there no offseason game this year? If its been cancelled, could you please post something on the Summer Game Home page? I was very much looking forward to it. Thank you!!
AADL Reply: Hello, thanks very much for asking! DOWNLOAD QUEST will still be coming! We ran into some technical and process problems that kept the content that was going to be the basis of the quest out of the catalog; but they're going to be resolved soon, and the quest will launch in very early 2014 with a good set of puzzles to tide you over until Summer Game returns! Thanks again for your patience, and stay tuned! -eli


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Wayne Tinsley is the unquestioned veteran on the Green Wave men's basketball team. (Photo by Ned Dishman)
Jan. 27, 2004
The oldest player on the Tulane roster, Wayne Tinsley brings far more than years to the Green Wave men's basketball team. His experiences include over 100 college basketball games, three-plus years of college classes, more than six years away from home, knee injuries, rolling trucks and wins and losses. Wayne Tinsley is a veteran.
After 10 games of the 2003-04 season, Tulane's top freshman had played 126 minutes. Back in 2000-2001, Tinsley needed just five games to reach that many minutes as a Green Wave freshman. After 10 games, this year's freshman class has logged 70 road miles with a single trip to Baton Rouge to play LSU. After five games in his rookie year, Tinsley had travelled over 4,000 road miles thanks to a trip to Hawaii for the Big Island Classic.
Through New Year's Day 2004, Tinsley had totaled 2,707 minutes in his career. The rest of the team had seen 3,627 total minutes of action. Take away Marcus Kinzer's 973 career minutes and Tinsley has played more minutes than the other 11 members of the Wave team, COMBINED.
"Wayne has actually been here longer than I have," said Tulane head coach Shawn Finney, who was hired prior to Tinsley's freshman season, although the California native was already on campus for a summer visit. "He is not a vocal, in-your-face guy, but he is our leader. All of the guys look to him because he has been here and been out on the court (the longest). He has done a little bit of everything for us in his four years."
During Tinsley's freshman season in 2000-01, he was part of a Green Wave squad which won nine games, an impressive feat considering the limited roster and experience. Tinsley immediately proved himself ready for basketball as he started 29 games that year to set the school record for starts by a freshman.
As those numbers show, Tinsley was anything but your typical freshman. While most first-year collegians battle homesickness and adjusting to life away from home, he already had gone through that experience after spending three years at the Salisbury School, a prep school in Connecticut, 3,000 miles from his home and family in California.
"My high school coach [in California] was great," Tinsley said. "But it was just better for me to get away and prepare myself academically to get into a good school."
Adjusting to college was simple for Tinsley; he had experienced his homesickness as a 15-year old in Connecticut.
"When I first got to Connecticut, they put me in a single (room) which was the size of a bathroom," Tinsley said. "I couldn't take it; I was sleeping with the door open. They soon put me in a room with somebody else and I stayed with the same roommate for my three years there."
As a sophomore for the Green Wave, Tinsley started all 29 games, continuing to provide energy and defensive intensity for the team. However, while preparing for his junior campaign, he suffered an off-season knee injury, causing him to miss the preseason and struggle through early-season games.
"Anything that keeps me from playing basketball makes me appreciate it that much more," Tinsley said. "Having an injury and sitting on the sideline every practice, it got frustrating, but it made me appreciate being out there on the court. So now when I get knick-knack injuries, I don't look at it as a big deal because it's not as big as what I had before."
Despite the preseason injury, Tinsley posted a career-best year in rebounds, assists, blocks, turnovers, field-goal percentage and free-throw percentage.
He had lived away from home for six years, played in 89 collegiate games, guarded the likes of DaJuan Wagner and Dwyane Wade, experienced a tough knee injury and set school records.
However, Tinsley had never had a life-threatening incident...until the summer of 2003.
Driving home from a road trip to Atlanta this summer, Tinsley and a friend were run off the road by another driver. The SUV they were riding in flipped and rolled, and both occupants were thrown from the vehicle. Amazingly, neither was seriously injured, with Tinsley suffering cuts and gashes.
"I knew this was my last season," Tinsley said. "But [the accident] put more emphasis on it; this was it; I'll be done playing college basketball after this season. Now I take every moment like it's my last."
In addition to affecting his appreciation for basketball, the accident also affected the way he thinks of life.
"As far as my life, it definitely made me miss my parents much more, because I have not been with them in so long," Tinsley said. "It made me feel like I do want to go home when I am done playing college basketball, because I haven't been around them. An incident like that scared me; made me want to be around my parents more."
Tinsley credits his parents for helping him become the person he is today. He says that if it wasn't for the morals and lessons they imparted on him, he never would have been prepared to go away to school at such a young age. And he never would have succeeded on the basketball court or at a university like Tulane.
"Watching my mother and father work so hard to give me everything they could [made an impact on me]," Tinsley said. "I didn't have a lot of friends growing up, but my parents were my friends. They helped me become what I am. When I went away from home, I had them inside me, I did what they would have done. I handle things better because of them."
The lessons which began with his parents and progressed through numerous trials and experiences are now being passed on to the young Green Wave players.
"What Wayne does is lead by example," freshman Dan Fitzgerald said. "He always does the little things like telling each individual player what to do in certain situations. He always tells me to just keep playing and not to worry about messing up and to be confident in myself and what I can do."
"I try to make them [the young players] feel like we are a family," Tinsley said. "I know that some of the freshmen may get a little homesick, they may have girlfriends back home, just stuff distracting them. But I try my hardest every chance I get to make them feel comfortable and make them feel like part of the team."
The Green Wave coaching staff appreciates having a player who can lead, on and off the court. Not to mention one of the top defensive players in Conference USA.
"Wayne usually guards the other team's best player; he is probably our best on the ball defender," assistant coach Steve Snell said. "With his experience, he not only helps the younger guys during the games, but there's not a lot that he hasn't seen or been through in the four years he has been here."
A true leader, Tinsley is in search of overall success. He downplays individual goals and accomplishments, instead keeping his eye on the team.
"My goals are basically team goals," Tinsley said. "I just want to win games. Everything as far as me as an individual will take care of itself. We have had games we shouldn't have lost, but that's in the past; we can only look forward now."
"My goals are basically team goals. I just want to win games. Everything as far as me as an individual will take care of itself. We have had games we shouldn't have lost, but that's in the past; we can only look forward now."
-Wayne Tinsley
As does Tinsley. And he is not just planning his basketball future. A media arts major, he is on track to graduate in May and is compiling his r?sum? while trying to line up a summer internship, while also hoping to keep his basketball options open.
"The best thing about Wayne is that he leads by example," Finney said. "He goes up and works hard in practice and in games; he has continued to learn every day; and he has taken care of his school work. He is an all-around student-athlete."
From a savvy freshman on a nine-man roster to the leading senior on a team dominated by underclassmen, Wayne Tinsley has developed into not just a veteran, but a leader, a well-rounded student-athlete and a great representative of Tulane University and Tulane Basketball.


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Look of the Week: CFDA Edition
Seeing as this past Monday was the Oscars of the fashion industry, we decided to salute the CFDA (that's the Council of Fashion Designers of America for those who always or never wondered) Awards by featuring three of this year's winners: Calvin Klein, SF native Alexander Wang and Proenza Schouler. And what better way to do so than by showing the designers' take on the ultimate wardrobe essential, the Little Black Dress, at three different price points? While we're always on the search for the elusive perfect black dress to add to our collection, we might not have a few grand to throw down on a dress at the moment (or ever), but hey, a girl can dream can't she?
7 Minutes with François Nars: Beauty Tips for SF Women
Fresh from creating 65 different makeup looks for Marc Jacobs during Fashion Week, François Nars, the Founder and Creative Director of NARS, stopped by our fair city to introduce his limited-edition 'NARS Loves SF' set at Nordstrom. Luckily he had a moment to sit down in the midst of all the hoopla that comes with the first personal appearance in ten years and answer a few pressing beauty questions for our new '7 Minutes With' series:
Sidewalk Chic: Subtly Seventies at the Wharf
Name: Aimee Fountain
Age: 28
Occupation: Adjunct Professor of English
Spotted: 7x7 Best Of party at Ghirardelli Square, 8:23 p.m.
Wearing: Tracy M. top, Twenty8Twelve Jeans, vintage knit bolero, Zigi flats
Currently reading, watching, listening to: "Reading The Rachel Papers by Martin Amis (it's making me super neurotic), watching Arrested Development all the way through for the second time and listening to Grizzly Bear, Passion Pit, Italo Disco and a lot of '60s Top 40 hits."
Parc 55's Voyeuristic Union Square Publicity Stunt
As part of their re-opening promotion taking place June 16-18, Parc 55 Hotel is giving the world a glimpse inside one of their newly renovated 'View' rooms by placing a see-through hotel room in middle of Union Square, the clincher being the fact that it's complete with a live woman, apparently fresh from the shower (wearing a robe, towel wrapped around her head, and randomly, a pair of sunglasses) lounging on the bed with a magazine—shopping bags littering the floor with her day's loot.
Hopefully, no drunk Union Square tourists will taunt her, lest they end up like those poor kids in the zoo. Those ladies who lunch can sure be tigers.
Mother Nature Goes Glam for Shu Uemura's 'Lashes of Nature'
Sourcing Mother Nature as muse, the makeup masters at Shu Uemura have outdone themselves yet again with their latest lash collection: Lashes in Nature. A striking fusion of flowers, forests, oceans and the sky, you're sure to find a perfectly fresh accent to inject your look with anything from delicate femininity to high drama. Here are a few of our favorites from the nine-piece compilation:
FLEUR-EVER by Gina Brooke, $79: Proudly show off your feathers with these extravagant lashes made of flecked purple plumage.
Salvatore Ferragamo's Massimiliano Giornetti Finds The Perfect Balance
After almost nine years as head menswear designer for iconic Italian brand Salvatore Ferragamo, Massimiliano Giornetti finally stopped by our fair city (barely) long enough to sit down with us to talk fashion, inspiration and finding the perfect balance:
How would you define the Ferragamo man? "A businessman during the day, casual on the weekends. Someone always on the move whether traveling, boating, or enjoying a glass of wine. I create classic yet stylish clothes for the different dimensions of a man's lifestyle. Fashion is not made to be in a museum, it's meant to be worn."
Fashion Mashup: Upper Haight meets FiDi
Seeing the (ahem) popularity of last week's mashup of two of the most stereotyped SF neighborhoods got us thinking of how we could possibly follow with another. But alas, once the Haight was mentioned it all became clear. This week's muse is a businessman by day who's a hippie at heart, reflected in his style by adding a dash of 'Summer of Love' flair into his work wear. So turn on some Dead and indulge yourself:
Mission vs. Marina Throwdown on CurbedSF
We stumbled upon quite the SF neighborhood debate fueled by last week's "Fashion Mashup: Mission Meets Marina" and the ever-persistent instigator 'liquidkernel', a feud so heated (and perhaps narrow-minded) that we felt compelled to share some of the more controversial comments below. Add your thoughts to the neighborhood debate here.
Fashion Mashup: Mission Meets Marina
With our Neighborhoods issue approaching faster than we'd like to admit, it seems like all talk around the office has been centered around SF districts this week. Though the borders between 'hoods can be fuzzy, they certainly each have a distinct style about them. We decided to have a little fun and mash up two seemingly opposite neighborhoods into one look that we could see just as easily on a girl shopping the stroller-lined Chestnut Street as one having a beer at Zeitgeist.
Which two neighborhoods should we combine next?
Taxi CDC Sample Sale, Cheap Drinks, DJ at Shotwell Tonight
Stop by Shotwell tonight from 6-9 p.m. for their 'First Thursday' sample sale event which will feature LA-based Taxi CDC's refurbished vintage wears, as well as the usual suspects: (stiff) $3 cocktails, a DJ, and superb people watching.
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1/3 to 1/2 cup coffee liqueur
4 bananas, sliced
1/2 to 1 cup toasted chopped pecans
1 (12-ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
Cocoa or chocolate shavings
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I have files in e pub format. I have to show their contents to the user. How do I read them in asp.net? Can it be done through javascript?
Authoritative? What could be better then a StackOverflow answer? I started from this question ( Is there a C# ePub library ) and gleaned a few usefull links:
You can't do this with just JavaScript of course, you'll have a server side like a web service or code behind on your asp.net webpage which opens the epub file, extracts the contents as HTML and returns it to the client, but I think there is enough here to get you started.
Just to add then i suggest the steps:
Step 1: unzip the file using C#,.net code having some third party library.
Refer : recommend a library/API to unzip file in C#
Step 2: Check whether in the extracted folder there is only one file or more.
Refer: How do I find out how many files are in a directory?
Step 3 :Read the file using stream reader in c#.net
Refer: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa328963(v=vs.71).aspx
Epub file is actually a zip archive that contains
To be able to display epub you will have to be able to handle all of the above. Here Reading ePub format you'll find what you have to do to open epub step by step - it's an example for iphone, but it should be enough.


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aesthetics, ageing, art and science, history of technology, medical scientific instruments, visual studies
Help with information about rollators
I am currently researching a piece on rollators. Based on artistic research investigating the aesthetics and materiality of these essential but perhaps under appreciated objects I am struggling with finding some further information.
It is generally accepted that the first rollator appeared in the 1970s and was designed by Bernt Leander from Sweden. There is no record of a 'first' rollator and no history of the initial designs. Unable to find a person responsible for design and manufacture of rollators I emailed the general Swedish inquiry contact at Invacare, the overall worldwide distributor but I have had no reply. I know that Dolomite was taken over by Invacare and their factory is in Anderstorp. A specific question I asked is regarding the range of colours available, particularly in 1997 in the Dolomite Futura range.
Thomas has kindly emailed his science/tech colleagues in Sweden but I wondered if anyone else might also have information. Academic texts are few and are mainly concerned with the effects on the joints of rollator users and effects on patients with other health issues and in assisting rehabilitation. There is very little about the actual object and its history.
Can anyone point me in the right direction for further information? Any help would be greatly appreciated
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Details we need more details, because the devil is in the detail.
Will they be handicapping the faster bikes or bringing the slower bikes up to the level of the faster bikes???
Wild-cards on competitive machinery is something this series desperatley needs. The grass roots identity has been lost. Hey superstock ain't much slower than SBK anyway considering that pirelli slicks would make up a chunk of time over intermediates.
If the racing is as good as it is now but with more bikes in the mix then whats there to complain about.


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This small port located on an arm of the Haringvliet sea has some yacht marinas.
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The Haringvliet Dam
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Here We Are Together
Dear Friends,
For the last seven years this space has been a place to share our family's happiness, our adventures, crafts and all of our beautiful life's ups and downs.
We have met many absolutely amazing, inspiring and creative people through this blog, connected with people who have similar values and hopes, and it has been an incredible experience.
I am so, so grateful for all that this blog has been, but now, as our little ones are growing older, the way we share does not feel right for our family anymore.
We have been talking about it a lot, and we all agree that we really do not want to stop sharing completely.
Writing in this space, sharing our crafts and ideas, it helps me, too.
I love having a record of our favourite things to do, I love that it inspires us to do more, and I love all the wonderful people we continue to meet this way, so this is very much not good-bye.
We are currently working on an all new Here We Are Together, with lots and lots more crafts, recipes and ideas, with printables, freebies and giveaways. Of course we will still be sharing a little bit of our life, too!
I am so excited to share it with you!!
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I was suffering from severe back pain last Monday. So severe that I thought of rushing to the E.R. after leaving the restau that night but opted for a massage -that I cut short because the pain was unbearable- instead. I endured it until Wednesday since that's when I was scheduled to be admitted at The Medical City for an overdue Executive Check-up (my first and last one was in late 2008).
The nurses and doctors at the Wellness Center of The Medical City, apparently, are not very used to patients who are in actual pain since people who sign up there are usually those who go for general check-ups. In short, they didn't quite know what to do with me. Every time the attack came, I would grunt. Each nurse or doctor that witnessed it, without fail, then asked me "From 1 to 10, how bad is the pain?".
As soon as I got back home from the overnight at the hospital, I unconsciously chose Grey's Anatomy Season 4 from among the countless DVDs I had to catch up on (it's been yeeears since I last watched the series; I wasn't even sure where I'd left off). On the show, the doctors asked the patients the very same "From 1 to 10…" question several times. But what struck me was when Meredith Grey's shrink asked her that question -obviously not pertaining to physical pain.
Then I asked myself the very same question…
"9." That's my answer. From 1 to 10, my lost, painful, hollow everyday feeling is a 9.


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It's early. But I've decided to go with John Edwards.
Two recent items swayed me:
One, Harry Belafonte's support of Edwards. Belafonte is an immensely impressive guy. He finds Edwards the one major candidate addressing poverty for real. That Belafonte is not supporting the black candidate -- a strong candidate whose presidency by its very fact would have a powerfully salubrious iconic effect on America's profile in the world -- speaks much to me. (And yes, Belafonte is too leftie for some, calling Bush a tyrant etc., to the point where Edwards campaign kept a low profile about the endorsement. Ah, American politics.)
Second, Paul Krugman's recent column "Big Table Fantasies" sealed the deal. Krugman is not an oracle, but he's been one of the most bravely clear-eyed observers of Bush's dirty business from the beginning. He understands we don't need pieties of bipartisanship and common ground sea to warming sea.
What we need is our country back from the looters, the brazen despoilers, and the maniacs. We need someone to lead the fight -- and realize it's a fight, across the board.
Krugman: "Anyone who thinks that the next president can achieve real change without bitter confrontation is living in a fantasy world."
Today's Times op-ed by graybeards Hamilton and Kean, squarely declaring the obvious -- that the withholding of interrogation tapes is an obstruction of the 9-11 Commission -- shows again (again and again and again) the degree to which the powers that be believe they can flout anything and everything they care to.
We will have to fight to reclaim what this country is about -- including its sense of public reality. We need serious committed de-Bushification.
I believe John Edwards has the right spirit to start the job.
With the understanding that saints don't descend, armor twinkling, every four years. The grim truth of democracy seems to be that you have to keep working at it, tending it.
People seem only too happy to take it away from you.
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IOC mandated that there were no commercial logos on hockey sweaters for the Olympics this year. USA is ditching their USA with the flag-like S for a sweater that has more of a "classic" feel.
Still pretty nice. As someone who collects jerseys, I'm considering adding this to my closet.
Nike Team USA IIHF 2010 Road Replica Jersey (Blank or Customized) - Shop.NHL.com
Way better now. That old logo was ulgy.
As someone who doesn't know much about hockey, what are our chances of a good showing in the olympics this year?
Picked up that jersey. Pretty sweet.
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If I was 13, this jersey would be cool to wear around.
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Way better now. That old logo was ulgy.
As someone who doesn't know much about hockey, what are our chances of a good showing in the olympics this year?
Vegas currently says 7-1 odds of the USA claiming a gold medal in mens' hockey. Their offense is solid, and so is goaltending with Miller and Quick in net.
The biggest issue is their blue liners. They've had unexpected injuries with Komisarek and Martin likely being scratches. Going to mean a lot of hard skating for guys like Erik Johnson. I've heavily wagered on the States in the bookie event, because nothing electrifies me like USA Olympic hockey, but the USA has gone from being a dark horse to a long shot with recent developments.
I think they'll bring some loot back from Vancouver, but winning gold is going to be an uphill battle.
Love me some: Stone Cold Stunners and Erin Andrews
Broodwich, nice sig. You need to get Weavs laying out Sharp at center ice though. Better hit. GO BLUES!
Props to the Blues last night, but the Blackhawks will get you on Saturday.
Let's Go Blues
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Ryan Miller's goaltender mask.
What ever happened to truth, justice and the American Way?
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Ryan Miller's goaltender mask.
Awesome. That has the right amount of swagger in it.
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Wide Right & Natty Lite - Loyal Sons, Forever True. With beer!
It was a nice shot, but Weaver jumped to hit Sharp.
Those are "boss."
A little boring if you ask me.
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Overnight Mushroom Clinic #2
Date: November 2, 2013 - November 3, 2013
Oregon has an enormous number of mushroom species and it's no wonder, with all this rain! As long as you're living in Oregon, and since they taste so good, you might as well be introduced to some of them. On Saturday we'll hunt for mushrooms on our way out to the coast, then stay at a rustic lodge overnight. We'll spend the following day searching nearby coastal forests for all sorts of fascinating fungi. Conditions permitting, this trip culminates in a mouth-watering mushroom feast!


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Latest News Philippines: Parañaque saves over P14M in new garbage hauling contract – Journal.com.ph:
THE City of Para-ñaque will save more than P14 million in the last quarter of the year with the awarding of a three-month contract for garbage hauling services to Leonel Waste Management Corporation, officials said.
The city government issued a Notice to Proceed yesterday to Leonel after it submitted a P91.56-million bid to provide garbage collection and hauling services covering the city's two districts from October to December this year, or P30.52 million per month. The Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) was P101,805,500.
"This contract is clearly most advantageous to Parañaque City considering that the garbage hauling contract under the previous administration cost a little more than P35 million monthly, which means we would be saving more than P14 million in the contract awarded to Leonel Waste Management Corporation," according to City Administrator Fernando Soriano who also chairs the Bids and Awards Committee.
More than the savings, however, Soriano said the awarding of the contract ensures that there will be no repeat of the garbage pileup which infuriated the people of Parañaque shortly after Mayor Edwin Olivarez took office last June 30.
The new mayor found out that the garbage hauling contract for the city was only up to June 30 this year, and that the previous contractor had stopped collecting garbage two weeks earlier, resulting to heaps of uncollected trash in the city and forcing the new administration to enter into emergency, piecemeal contracts.
Leonel Waste Management Corporation was the only bidder able to submit its proposal before the Sept. 4 deadline out of the three prospective bidders that bought and secured bidding documents. The bid was opened last Sept. 24 and underwent rigorous post-qualification before the contract was awarded.
The BAC earlier debunked the claims of some quarters that there was no public notice and transparency in the bidding.
Soriano said there was an orchestrated effort by unscrupulous individuals to misinform the public and the media of the facts surrounding the public competitive bidding which he maintained followed to the letter the pertinent provisions of RA 9184 or the Government Procurement Reform Act.
"It is clear that there are unseen hands who wish to discredit the BAC by peddling outright lies and innuendos about the bidding to the public," the BAC chairman said.
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PHILADELPHIA – Former President Bill Clinton will deliver the opening address of the "Kerner Plus 40" Symposium at 11 a.m., Feb. 28, in Irvine Auditorium, 3401 Spruce St., on the University of Pennsylvania campus.
A limited number of seats will be reserved for PennCard holders. Tickets, which are free, are required and will be available on a first come-first served basis Feb. 25-26 for PennCard holders only from the Annenberg Center for Performing Arts Box Office, 3680 Walnut St., only one ticket per person.
Sponsored by Penn's Center for Africana Studies and Annenberg School for Communication and by the Institute for Advanced Journalism Studies at North Carolina A&T University, "Kerner Plus 40" marks the 40th anniversary of the 1968 report issued by the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders, known as the Kerner Commission. The Commission was formed to assess the causes of race riots that occurred in U.S. cities during the 1960s. The Commission's most chilling words came in its assessment that the nation was "moving toward two societies, one black, one white -- separate and unequal."
Following Clinton's opening address, the Symposium will continue at the Inn at Penn, 3600 Sansom St. The Symposium's panels are free and open to the public.
"Kerner Plus 40" is part of the Center for Africana Studies' spring 2008 event series. The complete Symposium program is available at http://www.kernerplus40.org/. The Symposium's panels are free and open to the public, but attendees must register at http://www.kernerplus40.org/ or call 215-898-4965.


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Jordan Winkleman made history when she was hired at the Barnesville Police Department as the village's first female police officer.
Winkleman, a Pleasant City, Ohio, resident, has been training at the department for the past three months as a part-time, probationary member of the force. In three more months, it will be determined if she has completed her probationary period and will be eligible to be hired as a full-time officer.
"Everyone is receptive and excited about it," Winkleman said. "So far it's been really good. Everyone seems pretty excited about having a female police officer in town, especially little kids. Little girls like it. They'll say, 'Mommy, Mommy look it's a girl!' They're pretty excited about it.
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"Everyone has been real helpful," she continued. "Everyone in town comes up to me and says hello. I like talking to people and getting to know them."
Winkleman graduated from Meadowbrook High School in 2005 and Zane State College in 2009 with an associate's degree in police science and corrections. She graduated from the Basic Police Academy at Zane State's Willett-Pratt Training Center in 2011.
Police Chief David Norris said when he interviewed candidates for the open position, he could see Winkleman would be a "good fit" with the existing officers and the community.
"She hadn't been in law enforcement for very long, but that was a good thing because we were able to train her with the way we do things here," Norris said. "She's taken off and done a great job. People seem to like her in the community, and kids in school respond to her very well. It came at a good time."


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Great to see them play on...
There's a video link in the article, if you're interested.
BLUFFTON, Ohio (AP) -- Baseball coach James Grandey's jaw is wired shut and his right leg is in a metal brace, so he couldn't lead his team in its first game since a bus crash injured him and killed five of his players.
But he couldn't stay away, either.
Grandey leaned against his crutches, exchanging hugs and high-fives with his team before Bluffton University took the field Friday to a standing ovation. (Watch Bluffton take the field for the first time since the crash Video)
Though Bluffton lost the game 10-5, there was a festive atmosphere at the northwestern Ohio college for the game against the College of Mount St. Joseph in Cincinnati, with fans spreading out blankets and lawn chairs 10-deep along the fences and grilling hot dogs and burgers.
A huge cheer erupted when pitcher Tim Kay, who was not badly hurt, struck out the first batter.
There also were reminders of the tragedy all around. Five white crosses hung on the chain-link fence next to the visitors' dugout. Banners with the victims' uniform numbers hung on the outfield fence.
The Beavers wore the black jerseys they will wear in place of their usual purple and white for the rest of the season to honor their missing teammates.
The team was headed to Florida for a tournament when its bus plunged off an overpass March 2 in Atlanta. Investigators say the driver, who was killed along with his wife and the five players, apparently mistook an exit ramp for a highway lane.
The surviving players voted unanimously to go on with the season. The team resumed practices March 19 and hopes to make up the four games it has missed in the Heartland Collegiate Conference.
"The whole season is for the five of them," shortstop Ryan Baightel said after the game. "We owe it to them not just to play but to compete."
Gwynne Freytag, whose son Brandon kicked out a hatch on the bus to allow players to escape the wreckage, said the game was an opportunity for the players to move forward.
"They're a team, and I've just got a feeling there's a lot of angels in the outfield today," Freytag said.
The father of one of the players who died said he felt compelled to see the game.
John Betts wore the purple ball cap that David Betts' teammates gave him after the crash, and a black T-shirt retrieved from his son's luggage that still smelled of diesel fuel.
"To play on takes a lot of courage," Betts said. "There's no question David would have wanted them to do it. He would have said, 'Please, play; play on.' "
Assistant coaches Jason Moore and Todd Miller are leading the team while Grandey, 29, recovers. A student coach showed some improvement Friday but remains hospitalized, his mother said, and up to six players could miss all or part of the season because of injuries.
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