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Improving Our Understanding of How Highway Congestion and Pricing Affect Travel Demand
August 14, 2013|Strategic Highway Research Program
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Downtowns, Greenfields and Places In Between: Promoting Development Near Transit
May 29, 2013
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Introduction Transit-oriented development (TOD) – typically defined as compact, mixed-use development within walking distance of a transit station – has emerged in recent years as a key strategy for fostering quality neighborhoods and reducing auto dependence. Despite the emphasis on TOD in many policy discussions, however, only limited information is available to help communities understand the likely development impacts of new transit investments. This report builds on a 2010 study by the Center for Transit-Oriented Development (CTOD), Rails to Real Estate: Development Patterns along Three Recently Constructed Rail Lines, to examine the opportunities and challenges involved in promoting TOD in different types of neighborhoods, and the strategies that may be appropriate to catalyze TOD depending on the neighborhood context. By examining development patterns and public investment strategies through the lens of "development context" or "neighborhood type," this report…
Transit-Oriented Development in the Chicago Region: Efficient and Resilient Communities for the 21st Century
May 6, 2013
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Executive Summary Transit-Oriented Development in the Chicago Region, 2000–2010 Mixed-use centers anchored by public transit are essential to the triple bottom line, or the economic, environmental, and social sustainability of the Chicago Region. With the publication of GO TO 2040 in 2010, the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) put forth a vision to grow the transit-oriented development (TOD) areas of the Region and make them communities of choice. In 2012 the Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT) built on this vision with the publication of Prospering In Place, which honored GO TO 2040 for its commitment to reconnect land use, transportation, and the economy, and recommended the locations in the Chicago Region that had the best prospects for growth—and hence warranted priority access to public and private resources. Prospering in Place was also a cautionary story of how a blueprint alone, without a place-based framework for development, will not reverse the…
West Cook County COD+TOD Report
October 22, 2012
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Leveraging Transportation Assets to Foster Livable Communities In the Chicago region, as in most US metropolitan areas, the dispersal of businesses and residents from settled communities to greenfield developments has created a number of socioeconomic and environmental challenges. The growth of employment centers in exurban areas inaccessible by mass transit creates strains on municipal infrastructure, depletes farmland and natural resources, increases regional congestion and pollution from cars and trucks, and exacerbates a jobs-housing mismatch as workers must drive farther and pay more at the fuel pump. These trends can be countered by creating more jobs, housing, and amenities near well-established passenger and freight transportation infrastructure in the west Cook County suburbs. The Sierra Club reported that between 1970 and 1990, the Chicago region's population increased by 1 percent while its urbanized area rose by 24 percent. The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for…
Transit Transparency: Effective Disclosure through Open Data
August 28, 2012
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Executive Summary Introduction Public transit agencies have employed intelligent systems for determining schedules and routes and for monitoring the real-time location and status of their vehicle fleets for nearly two decades. But until recently, the data generated by daily operations in the transit system were only available to managers and engineers inside agencies. Transit riders could consult static information when planning trips, primarily through printed or online timetables or maps. Where dynamic train or bus arrival predictions were accessible, riders could only see this information on fixed signs at transit stations or stops. With the popular adoption of smartphones and other mobile technologies transit riders gained the capacity to access information anywhere and at any time. Some transit agencies have responded by publicly releasing disaggregated data files for schedules and real-time feeds of vehicle locations. These agencies have thus empowered civic entrepreneurs to…
Place Matters For Health In Cook County: Ensuring Opportunities For Good Health For All
July 20, 2012
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Executive Summary Place matters for health in important ways. Research demonstrates that neighborhood conditions—the quality of public schools, housing conditions, access to medical care and healthy foods, levels of violence, availability of exercise options, exposure to environmental degradation—powerfully predict who is healthy, who is sick, and who lives longer. And because of patterns of residential segregation, these differences are the fundamental causes of health inequities among different racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups. This study examines the relationships between health, community characteristics, and food access in Cook County, IL, and attempts to address specific questions raised by the Cook County Place Matters Team: What is the relationship between community-level measurements of socioeconomic status—that is, wealth, income, and/or education—and access to healthy food? What is the relationship between access to nutritious food and the amount spent for…
TOD 205: Families And Transit-Oriented Development - Creating Complete Communities For All
June 21, 2012
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Why This Book? Transit-oriented development can be used as a tool to support family-friendly communities and high-quality education. Transit-oriented development (TOD) is a mix of housing, retail and/or commercial development, and amenities in a walkable neighborhood with high-quality public transportation. Interest in TOD has grown across the country to achieve multiple goals, including: Reduced automobile trips and greenhouse gas emissions; Increased transit ridership and transit agency revenues; The potential for increased and/or sustained property values near transit; Improved access to jobs for households of all incomes; Reduced infrastructure costs, compared to what is required to support sprawling growth; Reduced transportation costs for residents; Improved public health due to increased walking and biking; Creation of a sense of community and place. Recent TOD projects have often catered more to young professionals, empty nesters or other households without children, as these…
A Decision-Support Framework For Using Value Capture to Fund Public Transit: Lessons From Project-Specific Analyses
May 8, 2012|Mineta Transportation Institute
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Executive Summary The federal government, through various transportation acts, such as the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA), the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21), and, more recently, the Safe, Affordable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), has reinforced the need for integration of land use and transportation and the provision of public transit. Other federal programs, such as the Livable Communities Program and the New Starts Program, have provided additional impetus to public transit. At the state and regional level, the past three decades have seen increased provision of public transit. However, the public transit systems typically require significant operating and capital subsidies—75 percent of transit funding is provided by local and state governments.1 With all levels of government under significant fiscal stress, new transit funding mechanisms are welcome. Value capture (VC) is once…
Urban Growth and Decline: The Role of Population Density at the City Core
December 21, 2011|Economic Commentary, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
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In recent decades, some cities have seen their urban centers lose population density, as residents spread farther out to suburbs and exurbs. Others have kept populous downtowns even as their environs have grown. Population density in general has economic advantages, so one might wonder whether a loss of density, which may be a symptom of negative economic shocks, could amplify those shocks. This paper looks at four decades of census data and show that growing cities have maintained dense urban centers, while shrinking cities have not. There are reasons to think that loss of population density at the core of the city could be particularly damaging to productivity. If this is the case, there could be productivity gains from policies aimed at reversing that trend.
Cities of Opportunity
May 1, 2011|Partnership for New York City
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When the first edition of Cities of Opportunity was developed, we made a decision to rank cities only in their 10 indicator categories and to forego showing overall rankings to avoid the misperception of a contest. That risk seemed especially significant in 2007, when the media cast New York and London in a death match for global capital market kingship.


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The Belgian designer, Raf Simons is heavily inspired by past rebellious youth subcultures of the nineties and looks to fuse this with the precision and techniques of traditional menswear in his eponymous label, launched in 1995. Constantly looking to redefine masculinity, personal statements about individuality are inherent to his creative process. Despite a continuous quest for innovation, elements fundamental to the Raf Simons brand remain firmly intact. Modern proportions, classic construction and unique, quality fabrics designed with the confident outsider in mind.
Raf Simons' 'Nightmare and Dreams' AW16 collection takes elements of David Lynch's macabre scenes and Cindy Sherman's lurid portraits and fuses it with his contemporary masculine aesthetic. Filled with the reminiscent allure that Simons has become renowned for, the collection centres on the notion of time; recalling the past with moth-holed, varsity-inspired sweaters, broken V-necklines, tattered cardigans and sluggish jackets. Centring on the passage of time, cropped and skinny pants are paired with supersized pullovers and Boy Scout uniforms call upon childhood dress codes, which progress into college sweaters and quilted puffa jackets, finishing with a line-up of precisely tailored suited pieces – the pinnacle of adulthood. Statement-making formal pieces are perforated and kitted-out with metal grommets and hooped zip pulls then paired with canary yellow and cherry red checked poplin shirts.
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For the fourth year in a row, a night blizzard will hit the Lowcountry, promising one to two feet of snow at the Blue Heron Trail from 6 - 9 p.m. Friday in Ridgeland.
"The Blizzard at Blue Heron Trail" includes two separate areas of snow, bouncy houses and refreshments. Admission is $5 to play in the snow. Photos with Santa are also $5.
The winter snow will be ready at 6 p.m., offering three hours of snowball fights, snow angels and a rare opportunity to experience a blizzard on the coast. Wear winter clothes. Children are also encouraged to bring their favorite snow sledding device which, in the past, has been everything from a cafeteria tray, a beach boogie board to a sled.
The Blue Heron Trail is next to Jasper's Porch Restaurant in Ridgeland. The Trail of Lights around the lagoon and holiday music will also be on the grounds for entertainment.
This event benefits the Boys & Girls Club of Jasper County. For more information, call the Boys & Girls Club of Jasper County, at 717-1615 or 379-5430.


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President Hugo Chávez's illness has deepened the internal fissures of the Venezuelan Armed Forces, an institution that never integrated into one unique block of support of the Bolivarian Revolution and whose members have for months shown signs of concern and discontent, according to internal reports by the private intelligence firm Stratfor leaked by WikiLeaks.
The report, which are part of the firm's more than five million emails that WikiLeaks revealed this week, show Chávez's concern over the growing signs of discontent coming from the military.
"HCF [Hugo Chávez Frías] is worried," says one of the Stratfor reports written in August for one of their clients.
"The discontent at the military barracks is a fact. Rumors that several high-ranking officers could have asked the president to step down due to illness have been spreading since last week []. There is an internal issue of loyalty, fatigue, fear of the future and of the loss of privileges."
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The report said the the situation in the Armed Forces is difficult to measure due to multiple factors, including that that the sector was always not pleased as a homogeneous block.
Inside the Armed Forces, for example, there are those who have benefited greatly from the Bolivarian Revolution, including many of the officers who accompanied Chávez in his 1992 coup attempt.
"The high-ranking officers who have enjoyed the economic benefits of this administration tend to be really worried" about Chávez's illness, the report said before adding that these officers have so far gravitated to two approaches.
In one, they have made efforts to try to scare the opposition through statements and threats. In the other, by attempts to negotiate with the opposition, "which some of them have already started to do."
Such efforts may have begun amid the growing signs that Chávez's illness is much more serious than what he has let on.
The Venezuelan president, who had surgery in Cuba early this week, had assured Venezuelans until a few days ago that he was cured of the cancer he revealed in June.
That version was changed in mid-February, when the president admitted the detection of a "lesion" in the same place where a malignant tumor was removed, with a likelihood that the cancer had reappeared.
Press report, however, indicate that Chávez suffers from quite an aggressive cancer already in an extremely advanced stage, with a life prognosis lower than two years. The government has consistently rejected these versions, but officials have offered very little details of the illness.
The Stratfor report indicated that not all in the military are worried about preserving the regime and highlighted that there is a sector that has been upset by the presence of Cuban officials within their military institution.
The report added that inside the Armed Forces there are also officers who are more inclined toward a right-wing political model.
"There are enough reasons to find discontent inside the military sector without [the military] necessarily being seduced by the opposition," the report said.
"However, this does not mean that the opposition is not taking advantage of the discontent," it added.
Another report shows that members of the Armed Forces have begun to seek contacts with the United States, including agents who work for Stratfor.
"Guess who has been cooperating with us lately? The military elite. These guys have been living the good life. They love women [] many of them. They love liquor," said a wire written on Dec. 5, 2011 by the woman who directs analysis in the firm, Reva Bhalla.


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All places of worship independently of the religion or denomination get the tag amenity=place_of_worship. This covers mosques, churches, cathedrals, synagogues, temples, etc. You can use the keys religion=*, denomination=* and service_times=* for more detailed information.
Buildings and open areas
The tag amenity=place_of_worship can be added in the surrounding area where the religious services are conducted, or only in the building if the area isn't exactly known (together with the key building=*).
If the place of religious services is located in a part of a multi-purpose building, then the tag amenity=place_of_worship should be placed on a node or area, inside the building outline. Examples are prayer rooms in public buildings or rooms rented for religious purposes in commercial buildings.
Architectural type of buildings for worshipping
The building=* should be applied according to the architectural type, often such religious buildings are recognisable landmarks.
Typical tags in this context are
- building=church
- building=cathedral
- building=chapel
- building=mosque
- building=synagogue
- building=temple
- building=shrine
Whereas the previous tags describe the architectural category, the actual style can be described with building:architecture=*.
For example, a catholic church can be tagged on the building outline with amenity=place_of_worship + religion=christian + denomination=catholic + building=church.
Consequently, a building without the particular architectural distinguishment should not be given such a building value, for example a general-purpose shop building in a strip mall that is currently being used for worshipping should not be tagged as a building=church. Instead, the appropriate building=* tag for the major use of the building should be used, building=yes as the default.
Please note that a building retains this architectural building=* tagging even if it is no longer used for religious purposes. For example, a church building that is now used as a concert hall could be tagged as building=church + amenity=theatre.
Open areas
When ceremonies of worshipping are regularly performed on dedicated areas that are not buildings, these areas should be mapped as closed ways (or node if the shape is unknown), and tagged landuse=religious along with the religion details. Areas of profane, non-ceremonial use should not be included in the landuse=religious area tagging.
Note there are some complicated cases - for example open area may be used as place of worship and therefore tagged as amenity=place_of_worship. Inside this area there may be a building, used as a separate place of worship - and therefore tagged as building=chapel+amenity=place_of_worship.
Example rendering
OpenStreetMap Carto renders places of worship at zoom levels:
- >=13 area tagged as amenity=place_of_worship or landuse=religious, gray (#cdccc9)
- >=13 building tagged as amenity=place_of_worship, 20% darker than others
- >=16 includes symbol, depending on religion=* and denomination=*:
- >=17 includes name
See Also
- amenity=grave_yard for burial land that has a relation to the church or place of worship.
- landuse=religious for the area that the place of worship building sits within.
- A draft (still not a proposal) exists for the communities (religious or not).


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Bailey, Bill and Unwin, Lorna (2008) Fostering 'habits of reflection, independent study and free inquiry': an analysis of the short-lived phenomenon of General/Liberal Studies in English vocational education and training. Journal of Vocational Education & Training, 60 (1). pp. 61-74. ISSN 1363-6820 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/13636820701828861)


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In his opening remarks, Bill Cash:
"The debate is about the rule of law: not only the rule of law as it affects the United Kingdom but, inevitably, the rule of law in Europe as a whole. The Prime Minister, to his great credit, rightly exercised the veto to protect UK interests....."For the last time, there was not a 'Treaty' on the table so how could Cameron have exercised a veto? Sheesh!
John Baron (Con - Basildon & Billericay) asks:
"Does he share my concern that with democracy having been suspended, in effect, in two countries, with a deepening democratic deficit........"Has not democracy been suspended in 27 nations, not just two? Has not democracy been suspended in the UK - with the compliance of our 'representatives'? Sheesh!
"Give a dog a bone" - we then find that Peter of that ilk repeats the fallacy that the Prime Minister vetoed a treaty. Perhaps Mrs. Bone might have a word with her spokesman?
We are continually informed that the UK should 'protect its interests' in its membership of the European Union, yet if as Mark Reckless informs us our influence is limited, one has to ask what is the point of our membership?
Robert Buckland is of the opinion that where debates on matters EU are concerned both the HoC and the HoL need to 'raise their game' in both debates and scrutiny. He appears not to recognise that until MPs raise their game to the point of saying 'Out', they can debate and scrutinise all they like - it will change nothing.
With Richard Drax, another Conservative who is unable to make up his mind about EU integration, admitting that we do not want out, we obviously have another Cameroon puppet and Buckland agreeing makes two!
That Robert Buckland, in an intervention to Anne Main, states that all MPs are patriots - or should be - hits a nail squarely on the head where matters EU are concerned!
In his summation David Lidington states that scrutiny and criticism is important but one has to ask: what is the point of scrutiny and criticism of something which you cannot change; which begs the question is not the existence of the European Scrutiny Committee and that the House of Commons thus unnecessary and a waste of taxpayer's money? Lidington continues to maintain that decisions taken by governments, in particular Greece, have to be enacted by democratically elected parliaments, but are not decisions taken by democratically elected parliaments, against the wishes of the people, no more than those of democratised dictators - in which case where is 'democracy'?
If anything demonstrates the ineffectiveness of our Parliament and the MPs therein, it is that three hours were spent discussing an EU matter on which we have no influence and can effect no change. And Parliament is sovereign? And we are, as political leaders maintain, a self-governing country? Sheesh!


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Smaller than the head of a pin. More damaging than boll weevils (in some locations). Able to increase populations rapidly. Widespread across the Cotton Belt. Difficult to control economically.
Nematodes, primarily root-knot and reniform, take huge chunks out of cotton farmers' incomes each year, and the best management technique may still be several years away.
"Nematodes have become significant pests across the Cotton Belt and take a heavy toll on production," said Bob McLendon, a Leary, Ga., cotton farmer and former president of the National Cotton Council.
McLendon moderated a panel discussion on nematode management strategies recently at the Beltwide Cotton Conferences in Atlanta. Panelists from across the belt, representing growers, research and Extension, shared infestation data, loss potential, research needs and management techniques.
"This is an age-old problem," said James Starr, Texas A&M University. Agricultural scientists "first discovered nematodes in the 1890s. We know they cause significant yield and economic losses and that management will improve profit potential."
Starr said nematodes come in a wide variety of species and races but root-knot is the most widespread. "In Texas, we see a lot of root-knot nematodes in the Panhandle. Reniform nematodes are increasing in Louisiana and are severe in Alabama. The Columbia lance primarily infests South Carolina fields but also shows up in North Carolina and Georgia. Damage from the lance can be severe."
Infestations often go undetected, Starr said, because nematodes do their work below ground. "Often, they leave no discrete symptoms, but a farmer can lose from 5 percent to 10 percent of his yield and see no warning signs. Fortunately, we're aware the problem has increased in the last 10 years, but we still need more support for research."
Critical needs include resistant or tolerant varieties, he said.
John Shackleford, a Bonito, La., farmer, said reniform nematodes have emerged as a major pest problem. "I know way more about reniform nematodes than I wish I knew, but I still don't know enough."
He agrees that resistant varieties hold the most promise for adequate management. "But that's still a ways down the road. With transgenic varieties, however, we may be closer. Unfortunately, little research is being done."
He hopes a reniform nematode action committee will help bring the problem to the forefront. "We need to begin identifying some common varieties that have tolerance."
For the time being, Shackleford depends mostly on rotation to manage the problem. "With high numbers, we have to rotate or treat with pesticides," he said. "We've used Telone, but with cotton so cheap, we can't afford it."
He said cotton and peanuts provide an excellent combination. "I also plant corn two years in a row to reduce the numbers. Even with that, I can still find counts as high as 20,000 per sample."
David Wildy, Manila, Ark., farmer, battles more root-knot than reniform nematodes. "I have a lot of sandy soil," he said. "Boll weevils and boll worms are not as big a threat as they are further south, but nematodes are gaining on us. We're beginning to pick up numbers above treatment levels. The trend on my farm is alarming."
In 1998 he found 50 nematodes per sample. By 2000, that number had jumped to more than 800 per sample.
Populations, he said, are distributed across the field and range from four per sample to more than 700 (per 100 cc of soil).
"Telone gives us a yield increase of 53 pounds per acre, but (at current prices) the expense is not justified. Temik, applied side-dress, provides a 50-pound increase and a slight profit improvement," Wildy said.
He agrees with Shackleford that variety tolerance holds the key for management. LA 887 may be a possibility, he said.
More-accurate treatment thresholds, better sampling techniques, improved procedures for handling living organism samples, and economical control options top his list of research needs.
Gary W. Lawrence, professor with Mississippi State University, said the reniform nematode "is becoming the most serious pest in the 11 Southeastern states. The pest infests some 1.2 million acres, 19 percent of the region's cotton. Infestation levels range from 1.4 percent to 55 percent. Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama and Georgia have high numbers of reniform nematodes.
"The pest is difficult to see," Lawrence said. "We know yields decline year after year. If we pull plants, we can see the pests, including small egg masses and kidney-shaped nematodes in the root system. Root necrosis may also be apparent."
Lawrence said 1,000 nematodes per 100-cc sample could reduce yield by 7 percent. "As populations increase, yield loss goes up. In Mississippi, we've seen a 153,000-bale reduction from nematode damage."
Management, Lawrence said, depends on a combination of tactics, including rotation (resistant grain sorghum, corn, peanuts and wheat), tolerance (DP 420 RR), and chemicals (Temik, Telone, Vydate).
Precision application techniques, according to Texas A&M researcher Terry Wheeler, currently provide little help in controlling nematode populations. "Sampling costs," she said, "limit our opportunity to profit from precision ag technology. Sampling is expensive, difficult and time-consuming. And we've seen no significant improvement in yield with variable rate applications versus total field treatments."
Wheeler said sampling techniques are not accurate enough. Field populations range from 30 percent with no infestation, 30 percent with moderate and 30 percent with high levels.
"Also, yield losses vary according to weather and other factors. Chemicals must be applied at an effective rate to reduce nematode numbers and pesticides must be applied accurately."
She said nematodes have "to be costing farmers yields before treatment is justified."
Gus Lorenz, University of Arkansas, said nematodes "make life difficult for growers. After they put seed in the ground, they begin to lose choices. Farmers have to know what they need to do before the season starts. They need to know if they have nematodes and then they can consider control options."
Lorenz said pesticide options for nematode and thrips control include Orthene, Temik, Di-Syston, Thimet, Gaucho/Adage, Telone and Vydate. "Temik is the best choice for in-furrow treatments for nematodes and thrips," he said. "We get about a 50-pound yield advantage. Still, nematicides will not turn a sorry field into a good one, and they work better some years than they do others.
"Nematodes are like weeds," he said. "We can never control them, but we have to manage them. We usually don't see a crop failure, but nematodes will take the high off a good year and make a bad year even worse.
"We have no new management techniques, no new chemicals, no transgenic cultivars and no fertilizers or plant growth regulators to help control nematodes. And we can't manage them if we don't know what's out there."
Phil Roberts, University of California, Riverside, said an assay of root galls may prove a better sampling technique than counting pests in soil. He said an Acala type cotton, NemX, shows some resistance to root-knot nematodes. "Even without treatments, it shows tremendous yield differential compared to non-resistant. This is not the greatest variety so it behooves us to put resistance traits in good varieties."
Until that happens, he said, farmers have to rotate.
Root-knot nematodes are the major problem in southwest Georgia, said Eddie McGriff, Decatur County agent. "We find some reniform in heavier soils."
Two root-knot species infest the area, the Southern and the peanut. "Cotton is a non-host to the peanut root-knot nematode. And peanuts are non-host to the Southern, so we have a good rotation option."
McGriff said farmers should watch for stunting, reddening of leaves and interveinal necrosis. "And pull roots up carefully for samples or the galls will fall off."
He said routine sampling techniques will not differentiate between the two root-knot species. "We have to pull samples and grow them on a tomato so we can tell by the galls."
Sampling is necessary to determine if chemical treatment is justified, McGriff said. He said Telone and Temik are excellent options. Temik side-dressed is "very good."
He recommends that farmers "consider the field history. On acreage with multiple years of cotton, walk the fields carefully and look for symptoms."
McGriff said rotation helps, but some corn varieties are not as good as others. "Farmers in this area have changed corn hybrids and some are more susceptible to nematodes. Southern nematode populations will carry over from corn, so we prefer not to plant cotton behind corn."
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Cloudbreak Shangri-La
APRIL 6th saw a 6ft at 16 second swell hit the reef at Cloudbreak, all the sixes, making the number of the beast 666. However it wasn't at all like an apparition from the fiery depths, more Shangri-La at Fiji's most famous wave. Fresh off the boat from a winter spent back at home in Hawaii, Stu Johnson is back plying the waterway between the main island and the reef at Cloudbreak for the Fiji Surf Co. This weekend wasn't the first time one of Kelly Slater's favourite waves broke in 2013, heck it breaks all-year-round, but it was one of the better days and the "official" season is upon us.
Why do we get excited by this wave? It's just another reef in another tropical sea? No, not quite, Cloudbreak is right up there with any wave in terms of bounce per ounce. You remember what happened last year during the Volcom Pro? The session that had Dave Wassel saying "These are the best waves I have ever seen in my life." Oh and the year before that, Bruce Irons and that once-in-a-lifetime tube? And who could forget 2010 just after restrictions on surfing here were relaxed and the Laurie Towner freefall?
You get the picture, this reef is where the magic happens. A rarity that breaks from three to 30 foot whilst maintaining makable barrel sections, all that's required as the intensity increases is another notch on your nutsack.


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The Newport Beach City Council may have one foot out the door of its Newport Boulevard chambers as the group prepares to move to its new digs in Corona del Mar in early December, but it'll be business as usual Tuesday night at the council's regular meeting.
On the meeting's agenda are two items related to outsourcing city services to private companies and several looks at harbor-related issues.
Outsourcing printing
The council is expected to vote to contract out the city's printing services to Office Depot, a move that is expected to save about $70,000 per year. One full-time employee will be laid off, and another full-time employee will be retiring, according to a staff report.
As the city digitizes more and more of its operations that previously required printed documents, running an in-house print shop made less fiscal sense, the report said.
Over the last decade, the number of copies the print shop makes dropped from 5.1 million to less than 1.8 million.
Furthermore, there will be no print shop at the new Civic Center.
The Office Depot contract will cost about $200,000 per year for three years, whereas the current annual cost of maintaining a city department tallies up to about $270,000 per year.
Refuse collection study
While they won't be asked to make a decision just yet, council members will consider a report on the possibility of outsourcing the city's trash services to private haulers.
The report, which consulting firm HF&H; Consultants compiled, analyzes the costs and benefits of Newport's public waste collection and looks at whether a private company could more efficiently provide those services.
While some multifamily housing complexes and a few other areas already have private companies collecting their trash, the city has a 24-member staff and its own equipment to pick up the rest.
The report finds some possible savings if the city's waste collection is restructured, however numerous factors — including various state regulations and expectations that a high level of service will continue — are at play, making whether or not to outsource a complex decision.
Tuesday, the city may opt to simply listen to the report or put in motion a process to solicit proposals from private companies to provide similar services. In the latter case, the city could still decide to continue its own refuse collection services down the line.
Harbor issues
The council will likely vote to accept two forward-looking reports pertaining to Newport Harbor, and in another agenda item, the council may move forward on the replacement of sea walls around Balboa Island.
In a workshop Nov. 13, the Harbor Commission presented its objectives for the 2012-13 fiscal year, which included various strategies to maintain the welfare of the harbor and promote it as a destination for visitors. Tuesday, the council is expected to officially accept those goals.
The council is also expected to review and approve a five-year tidelands capital plan, which lays out anticipated start dates and cost estimates for various harbor projects.
One of the projects listed (at a to-be-determined cost) is the replacement of decaying Balboa Island seawalls.
Council members and city staffers have warned of rising sea levels and deteriorating infrastructure over the years. Tuesday, the council will consider a $222,800 contract with URS Corporation to start developing improvement concepts for the seawalls around Balboa Island and Little Balboa Island.
Finally, the council may vote to change the name of Farallon Drive in the Newport Center area to something that better describes its new neighbors: Civic Center Drive.
The council will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at 3300 Newport Blvd.
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Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Guest - Marla Hathhorn
Marla Hathhorn has been so gracious to share two funeral cards with the Funeral Cards and Genealogy blog. She agreed to appear as a guest and has provided wonderful information about her funeral card collection.
"The funeral cards of William Redmond 1860-1930 and William Redmond 1825-1910 belonged to my grandmother Lavina Redmond Israel, who lived in her own home until her death at the age of 102. The two William Redmonds were her father (see prior post) and grandfather. My grandmother had given the cards to me many years ago as she knew I was very interested in the family history.
Even though I have been researching both my and my husband's family trees for over 25 years, these are the only two funeral cards I have found, so they are very special to me.
William Redmond was born in Ireland in 1825. His parents John & Mary Redmond brought their 5 children to America in May 1847 fleeing the Irish Potato Famine. William married and raised five children, including his son William Andrew Redmond. The elder William's life took him from Ireland to Oklahoma where he died, while his son William lived his entire life in a ten mile area around Wathena, Kansas.
Thank you ~ Marla Hathhorn"
5 comments:
- Lori said...
What a beautiful design and sentiment. How wonderful that these were preserved so well. Thanks for sharing!
- April 27, 2010 at 4:04 PM
- dustbunny8 said...
How lucky you are!These are treasures for sure!It is ironic that after traveling so very far many of the children of immigrants lived there lives in only one place.a tribute to the stability and wealth of this country.thank you so much for sharing these!
- April 28, 2010 at 3:22 PM
- Dee said...
Thank you Lori and Tina. Funeral memorabilia is an interesting subject to explore. We are discovering more cards as we go along.
- April 28, 2010 at 8:55 PM
- Danielle said...
William Redmond is my great great great grandfather I found your blog while I was searching on the internet. My mothers maiden name is Redmond, her grandfather is William "Hick" Redmond.
- November 8, 2011 at 5:28 PM
- Gwen Kubberness said...
Dearest Dee
I got a super treasure in a email and in it are a few Funeral Cards of my ancestors along with name cards and photo's of autograph books.
I thought of you.
Love Gwen
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The Cosmic Bloodstream
Electricity, Plasma and the Divine Circulatory Flow
While science is steadily uncovering the electrical nature of the human being – the way in which the brain and nervous system, the heart and the blood, are all powered by electrical processes – an hiatus remains in understanding how the human being is electrically connected to his environment. If this hiatus were to be bridged, man's potential role as a conscious, electrical intermediary between the microcosm and the macrocosm would begin to reveal itself. As yet, electricity is dismissed as a significant factor in universal processes, but it is a truth that is knocking ever louder on the door. When finally admitted entrance, the realization that a cosmic bloodstream circulates throughout all that lives and breathes will help to transfer the concept of "the brotherhood of man" from mere romanticism to hard scientific fact.
In the words of H.P. Blavatsky, the way in which the universe initiates and coordinates its building processes is:
"By the radiant light of the universal magnetic ocean, whose electric waves bind the cosmos together, and in their ceaseless motion penetrate every atom and molecule of the boundless creation…Alone," she says , "the study of this agent, which is the divine breath, can unlock the secrets of psychology and physiology, of cosmical and spiritual phenomena."1
To begin unlocking these secrets then, science will first discover the underlying electric currents that circulate throughout the whole of manifested existence. And indeed, leading plasma physicists are already revealing the lowest aspects of them through their realisation that electromagnetic currents and radiation pervade the vast, seemingly empty reaches of outer space. When this truth is acknowledged and accepted into mainstream science, the fact that the blood of all living organisms begins its cycle as a precipitation from a universal, circulating flow of electric waves, will become a more credible hypothesis. Tentative recognitions in this direction have, in fact, already been made, but their significance has yet to be fully appreciated.
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text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - What is the BEST english teaching qualification? Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in What is the BEST english teaching qualification? Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Australia/New Zealand View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message ac17Joined: 28 Aug 2010Posts: 3 Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 3:21 am Post subject: What is the BEST english teaching qualification? I have been teaaching english abroad for one year in Japan. I wish to come return to Australia and continue teaching english. I have a BA but no other teaching qualifications. I have been looking online for jobs but it is unclear of what I need, although I've checked out the NEAS website. What do others who have been in my position recommend? Should I get a CELTA, a TESOL, a TESOL + CERT IV, GRAD DIP. What are the differences between job opportunity, duration and costs? What is the most highly recognised qualification to get (besides a masters) that entitles me to work with good companies in Australia and overseas? Should I study through a TAFE or a college that offers the course? Your recommendations will be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Back to top PelemPelemJoined: 16 Aug 2009Posts: 18 Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 2:09 pm Post subject: To teach adults in an Australian government TAFE or other private language institution, the minimum you need is a degree and a Cert IV in TESOL or equivalent; or a degree and a CELTA or equivalent. If you intend to teach the refugee and migrant programs you will eventually also need to get a Cert IV in Training and Assessment (TAA04). I know people who do not have the latter qualification and who are teaching these programs, but they are encouraged to acquire it. In some cases the training institutions are paying for the teacher to obtain the qualification. As you already have a degree, at a minimum, you will also need to get a CELTA (one month but costs around $2600) or a Cert IV (usually one semester at university with university costs approx $1800 depending on whether you can pay upfront and get a 25% discount). You could delay paying the university HECS fees until you have employment. IH in Sydney and La Trobe University in Melbourne offer the Cambridge CELTA course. There are probably others; Cambridge have a list of places which teach their program on their website. Cert IV TESOL is offered in many universities and private institutions. I know the University of Canberra offers it. My personal recommendations? Ive completed a Cambridge course, and a Master of TESOL, the first four units of which formed the Cert IV TESOL at the university where I was enrolled. Im glad I did both. The CELTA got me into the teaching profession quickly with some teaching tools to get me by in my first few months before I really started learning what teaching meant. I think you probably already know what teaching is about due to your current teaching experiences. The Cert IV university course offers the beginnings of the opportunity to study how students learn; how other teachers have theorized and tested their hypotheses of teaching and learning; review the results that were achieved; and the opportunity to formally define and test your own ideas about teaching, i.e. taking teaching to a slightly more professional level. I loved this aspect of the course, because I was teaching and studying at the same time; I could test ideas out in the classroom as I was reading about them in the course. However, the integration of theory and practice may not be as prominent in the Cert IV courses of some universities as others. Best wishes for your move back to Australia. Back to top InsubordinationJoined: 07 Nov 2007Posts: 392Location: Sydney Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2010 2:09 am Post subject: I used to work in migrant English and the CELTA was not accepted. Maybe that's not the case now. I also second that you get the Cert IV TAA. It doesn't take long to do and you'd be surprised how often it puts you at an advantage over other candidates. However, you can find work in most private colleges without it. Back to top ac17Joined: 28 Aug 2010Posts: 3 Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 8:02 pm Post subject: Great thankyou both for your reply. I appreciate that you spent time sharing your experience and giving clear advice. It has helped me to narrow down what I should do next. Back to top bjeJoined: 19 Jun 2005Posts: 527 Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 8:19 pm Post subject: Insubordination wrote: I also second that you get the Cert IV TAA. It doesn't take long to do and you'd be surprised how often it puts you at an advantage over other candidates. However, you can find work in most private colleges without it. When I took a look at the contents of the Cert IV several years ago it struck me as a hideous mess. Would someone with an MATESOL, CELTA and DELTA still be obliged to wade through it in order to apply for casual AMES or TAFE work? Back to top tbrewsterJoined: 21 Oct 2010Posts: 6 Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2010 1:35 am Post subject: I have never had issues with my TESOL certification. Back to top DefJoined: 09 Sep 2007Posts: 58Location: London Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 8:28 pm Post subject: Er... bit of a while back this, but thought I'd add this: If you're Australian, then the Grad DipEd is the best thing to do. It's a one year course, it qualifies you to teach in Australian primary or high-schools (depending on which you specialise in), and qualifies you to teach in schools overseas. Getting some TESOL qualifications is great and such for a relatively short-term aim, but if you have the capacity to get a university qualification that will open up thousands of schools to you, and provide you with a lifelong career path... then I don't really see how it's a question, heh. You can specialise in English and ESL in a Grad DipEd, and I can assure you (from experience and observation) that saying you have a year-long, 'actual' teaching qualification, with months of observed pracs ... vs. a 100 hours course with 6 hours (or whatever other horrifically minimal amount of time is stipulated) of viewed prac time ... is definitely more of a door-opener to teaching positions overseas. Course, that's based on the assumption that you actually enjoy teaching, and want to make a career out of it. If not, I guess it doesn't much matter. 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California locales, naturally, dominate the list of Top 10 Wine Destinations in the United States, released by TripAdvisor.com. But you might be surprised at the emerging out-of-state destinations for oenophiles who like to combine travel and wine.
1. Sonoma County
2. Napa Valley
3. Willamette Valley, Ore.
4. Finger Lakes, N.Y.
5. Long Island, N.Y.
6. Paso Robles (San Luis Obispo County)
7. Temecula (Riverside County)
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(RNN) – The Smithsonian Institute has announced the discovery of a new species of animal it describes as a cross between a house cat and a teddy bear. It is a 2-pound, big-eyed, tree-dwelling carnivore from South America and is called an olinguito.
The animal, which the Smithsonian said is the first carnivore species to be discovered in the American continents in 35 years, has actually been misidentified for decades.
But a team of Smithsonian scientists pored over museum specimens in Chicago, visited cloud forests in South America and ran tests in genetics labs in Washington, DC, to discover that the creature is a species unto itself.
The olinguito (Oh-lin-GHEE- toe) is a member of the same family as raccoons, coatis, kinkajous and olingos. It is a native of the cloud forests of Ecuador and Colombia, weighs about two pounds, has orange-brown fur and large, brown eyes. It is a carnivore, which makes it an incredibly rare discovery for this century, according to Smithsonian.
The process of discovery took about a decade.
"The discovery of the olinguito shows us that the world is not yet completely explored, its most basic secrets not yet revealed," said Kristofer Helgen, curator of mammals at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History and leader of the team reporting the new discovery. "If new carnivores can still be found, what other surprises await us?"
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Disney scores big with biblical values
Exclusive: Drew Zahn reviews animated winter hit, 'Frozen'
According to legend, the Eskimo-Aleut language has up to hundreds of words for "snow" (though the truth of the legend has been debated hotly by scholars for decades).
In English, we have the opposite dilemma: one word with hundreds of definitions – that word not being "snow," but "love."
What does "love" mean, anyway? If we had a definitive answer for that question, there would be a lot fewer country songs on the radio.
Even biblically, the original Greek language the Scriptures were written in seeks to differentiate between different types of love, whether romantic, friendly or unconditional affection.
Of the defining of "love" in films, as well, there seems no end.
But in the hit new animated film, "Frozen," Walt Disney Studios hits on a surprisingly definitive – and surprisingly biblical – definition of "love" that should inspire families and discerning audiences to, well, fall in "love" with this gem of a movie.
"Frozen" is first and foremost an incredibly well-made film. The animation is top-notch and reflects both a classic look and the best advances modern technology has made. The story, if a bit rushed and frenetic at times, is also a take on the classics with a fresh, new twist. It's funny, beautiful, heart-warming, and the music (for "Frozen" is really a Broadway-quality musical set to animation) is astounding.
The story follows two royal sisters, the oldest of which is gifted – or cursed – with magical ice powers both beautiful and deadly dangerous. Though the two sisters love one another dearly, the eldest separates herself to protect her younger sibling from the dangers of her ice powers.
Many years later, when the older sister becomes queen, her isolation is ended and her worst fears are realized, as her ice powers have swirled out of control.
An unshakeable winter falls upon her land, and it's up to her spritely younger sister to melt the ice queen's heart and bring the thaw of spring back to their homeland.
Along the way, however, the younger princess is met by a number of characters who seek to teach her the meaning of "love," some even – in hilarious hijinks – calling themselves "love experts."
But what is love? Is it romantic infatuation? Steadfast devotion? Or is it something else?
"Frozen," almost certainly as a mischievous allusion to the DreamWorks animated hit "Shrek," even toys around with the sappy, romantic notion of "true love's kiss."
In the end, however – and avoiding the details to avoid any spoilers – the most unlikely of the "love experts" teaches the young princess love is more than infatuation or warm fuzzies, but evidenced by self-sacrifice.
"Love," the character states, "is putting someone else's needs before your own."
The definition is not only key to the story's surprising climax, but also biblically solid. For the Scriptures tell us, "Greater love has no one than this: than he lay down his life for his friends" (John 15:13).
Or even more clearly: "This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers" (1 John 3:16).
In "Frozen," these messages – this definition of "love" – are displayed crystal clear (pun intended) and wrapped in a package of great entertainment and a flurry of quality filmmaking.
Content advisory:
- "Frozen" is rated PG, but not for obscenity nor for profanity, for it contains none. It does, however, have a few frightening scenes and tense moments, including the implied death of parents, which should give caution to parents of small children and likely explains why the film wasn't rated G.
- The film contains little sexuality, limited to a few mild jokes and a few kisses.
- "Frozen" has several instances of slapstick, cartoon violence, but also has some significant, realistic violence, such as men with swords and crossbows who attempt to kill the ice queen and other moments of legitimate peril. No actual death or wound is portrayed, but it is a step up from G to PG-level violence.
- The film has several instances of the older sister's ice powers, even calling them "sorcery," but gives no source, spell, incantation or explanation for them. As such, though there are magical beings, trolls and a snow "monster," there is no explicitly occult content. The film's only religious content is at the coronation of the queen, which takes place in a church and is performed by a robed bishop, of sorts.


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Nominations to join the Fedora Project Board are open until Friday,May 29. There are three seats open for election, each lasting for two full release cycles (will expire in about a year, following the Fedora 13 release). The Board is responsible for overall direction, setting and resolving policy, and generally tries to remove roadblocks which may impede participation in the Project.
The Fedora Engineering Steering Committee also is electing five members this cycle. Nominations are open until Friday as well.
Please consider adding your voice to the leadership of Fedora through participating in one of these offices.
Updated: Nominations close the 29th, not the 23rd. Thanks to Rahul for catching my error.


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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Nicole Nesbit etched her name in the UCSB record book as she joined the 1,000-point club after scoring 11 points on Thursday night in the Thunderdome. However, the celebration for the Gauchos was subdued because of the 81-70 loss to Utah State.
The guard becomes just the 25th player in program history to reach the milestone and has now scored 1,008 career points.
Santa Barbara has now lost three straight and stand with a 4-6 record.
Aside from her work in the points category, Nesbit also led the Gauchos with a season-high seven assists.
Destini Mason led UCSB with 15 points and five rebounds in 32 minutes of play off the bench.
Overall, the Gaucho reserves outscored Utah State's 24-3.
Kendra Morrison hit a career-high 12 points, while Melissa Zornig finished with the same figure.
Morrison also grabbed eight rebounds during her team-high 33 minutes of play.
UCSB showed control over the high-octane Aggie offense in the first half, as they held as much as a six-point lead in front of the home crowd.
The Gauchos came out of the gates hot with a 12-6 run, starting with Morrison who ignited the offense with a three-pointer in the opening moments.
In continuing the run, Zornig also drained a long-range shot, while Mi'Chael Wright picked up four points in the paint.
With just over four minutes of play, UCSB had taken the lead and was able to maintain it through the majority of the half.
It wasn't until the 7:33 mark when Utah State would tie the game up for the first time since tip-off at 20-20.
After Jennifer Schlott connected on a jumper to put her team ahead 24-22, UCSB responded with seven consecutive points to retake the lead.
It all started with Nesbit when she worked her way to the right side of the key before dishing the ball out to Jasmine Ware who hit a wide open look from the wing.
Morrison added four straight points of her own with a perfect 2-2 trip to the free throw line and a jumper.
With 2:46 left in the first, the Aggies mounted a late comeback behind the play of Schlott who scored 10 of the team's final 12 points of the half.
As Utah State led 36-33 with 28 seconds before the break, Nesbit drilled a mid-range shot to cut the deficit to one point during the Gauchos final possession.
In the second half, Schlott continued her tear on offense and finished with a game-high 44 points, with an 18-18 clip from the charity stripe.
UCSB will look to get back in the win column on Saturday when it hosts Nevada in the Thunderdome at 2pm. Tickets are available in the Ticketing Office, over the phone at 805.893.UCSB (8272), or online here.


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PITTSBURGH -- The performance of the Blue Jays' bullpen went from bad to worse on Saturday night with yet another late-inning meltdown.
Toronto's bullpen has transformed from a noticeable strength into an apparent weakness in just over two weeks. There have been many culprits, but more often than not the results have led to a series of crushing blows.View Full Game Coverage
PITTSBURGH -- The performance of the Blue Jays' bullpen went from bad to worse on Saturday night with yet another late-inning meltdown.
Toronto's bullpen has transformed from a noticeable strength into an apparent weakness in just over two weeks. There have been many culprits, but more often than not the results have led to a series of crushing blows.View Full Game Coverage
Aaron Loup and Todd Redmond became the latest victims as they combined to surrender five runs over just 1 2/3 innings as the Blue Jays coughed up a five-run cushion en route to an 8-6 loss at PNC Park.
"We're a little bit shellshocked right now," a visibly frustrated John Gibbons said after the game. "But we have to turn it around. Heck, we just started May."
Toronto's bullpen now has six blown saves over the club's past 15 games. Dating back to the second game of a doubleheader in Minnesota on April 17, the relievers have combined to allow 40 earned runs, 55 hits and 33 walks over the span of 48 1/3 innings. That equates to a 7.45 ERA and a staggering 1.82 WHIP.
Nobody in the bullpen has managed to avoid the recent downturn. Sergio Santos has three blown saves and two losses over that span, Loup has two blown saves and a loss and Brett Cecil has a blown save with six earned runs over his past 3 2/3 innings. The most reliable arm arguably has been Steve Delabar, who has not blown a save opportunity but has nevertheless surrendered three runs over his past 6 1/3 innings.
That has left Gibbons with few options, as most of his moves over the past two weeks have backfired. Last year, the Blue Jays had one of the best bullpens in baseball, but so far this season, no matter what the team has tried to do, it just hasn't worked out.
"It's tough, because it can really spiral on you," said starter R.A. Dickey, who was in line for a victory until the late collapse. "That here-we-go-again syndrome, that likes to creep into the mentality, can start to set in if you're not careful. Those guys down there are really, really, really, good. So we just have to keep encouraging them, keep reminding them, keep giving them the ball, and they'll pitch out of it."
On Saturday night, Loup was called upon in the seventh to protect a 6-2 lead. He entered with a runner on second base and got his first batter to ground out, but he then saw his outing fall apart. In a matter of minutes, Pittsburgh took the lead on a double by Josh Harrison, a single by Neil Walker, a walk to Andrew McCutchen and a double by Jordy Mercer.
The big blow was the one by Mercer, who entered the game on an 0-for-25 skid and with an average of .151. Mercer's shot came with runners on second and third with two outs and a 6-4 score. The double tied the game, and though Loup got out of the inning without any further damage, the tone was set for the rest of the game.
Redmond entered to pitch the eighth inning, and he had about as much success as Loup. Redmond gave up back-to-back singles before Walker put the Pirates in front with a double to the wall in center field. Redmond eventually got out of that jam as well, but by then it was too late.
"We were hoping to get two innings out of him and then see where we're at in the ninth inning if we still had the lead," Gibbons said of Loup. "Even going into tonight, that's the first hit all year he's given up to a right-hander, and he gave up a few. It just blew up on us."
The collapse overshadowed another strong outing by Dickey, who allowed three runs on five hits and four walks over six-plus innings. It was his third consecutive quality start and his fourth of the year as he is beginning to turn things around following a disappointing start to the season.
Dickey remained in the game until he surrendered a leadoff double in the seventh inning. That's when the Blue Jays turned to the normally reliable Loup.
"[Dickey] is a quality pitcher, an All-Star, won 20 games in the big leagues -- and he was on tonight," Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said. "So as soon as he's out, it's just better. It's no knock on anybody else, but it's going to be different. It was tough duty tonight, taking swings at him, the way he was making the ball move, throwing strikes. Anything else, we felt like we had a better chance with."
Despite the pitching woes, Toronto's offense once again did its job, as the club scored at least five runs for the sixth time in the past seven games. Jose Bautista led the way with two hits, including his ninth home run of the season. Bautista now has a career-high 13-game hit streak and has reached base in all of the Blue Jays' first 30 games of the season, which is a club record.
Brett Lawrie and Josh Thole also had multihit games, while Jose Reyes, Melky Cabrera and Colby Rasmus added RBIs. The Blue Jays have now lost nine of their past 12 games and have won just two of the past six games in which they have scored at least five runs.
"Every loss is frustrating, but I don't think that we're going to start pointing the fingers at anybody just because we've lost a couple of games in a particular fashion," Bautista said.
"We had plenty of opportunities today to tack on more runs; I grounded out with the bases loaded, just to name one. It's tough, we're not losing any games that are going to build our morale, probably the opposite, but it's done; we already played those games. The only thing we can do is focus on the ones that are coming in the future, beginning with the one tomorrow."
Gregor Chisholm is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, North of the Border, and follow him on Twitter @gregorMLB.


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By Matthew Heimer
It turns out there's one group of federal employees who can retire after as little as 10 years of service. But before you email your Senator to protest this public-sector sweetheart deal, keep in mind: These are horses.
U.S. Army Sgt. Luisito Brooks writes this week on the Army's official website about the horses of the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment Caisson platoon. Those horses' primary job is a solemn one: Bearing the remains of fallen military service members to burial sites at Arlington National Cemetery.
The horses become eligible for retirement once they reach 10 years of service or 17 years of age. A horse's life expectancy can reach 30 years, so this is a relatively sweet deal – the equivalent of being eligible for Social Security when you turn 45. However, the horses don't collect pensions (or even monthly shipments of oats) at taxpayer expense—the Army's retirement program matches the horses with civilians who adopt and care for them.


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GateHouse News ServiceIt�s been a rough and rewarding road for singer-pianist Amy Lee. As co-founder and frontwoman of Evanescence, a pop band that�s as comfortable with hard rock as with ballads, she�s seen a balance of ups and downs. The band made a huge first album, �Fallen�; won a couple of Grammys; and developed a large and loyal fan base. But Lee�s cofounder, Ben Moody, walked out on the band almost a decade ago, and the remaining original members eventually quit or were fired.
Yet Lee rocks on. She leads the current version of Evanescence.
Calling from a tour stop in Atlanta, Lee spoke of life on the road, her early thoughts of a career in music, the responsibilities of heading up a band, and the origin of her name.
�Pure Prairie League, �Amie,� that�s my song,� she said, meaning that�s the song she�s named after.
Lee comes from a musical family. She casually mentioned that her dad, John Lee, won �The Gong Show� in 1979 by singing �Desperado� (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGzyXdqi8Tc), and that she�s loved music for as long as she can remember.
�I knew that I wanted to be a musician from a really young age,� she said. �I saw the movie �Amadeus� when I was a little girl, and Mozart became one of my inspirations. I thought I wanted to be a classical composer, but when I got a little older, I hit puberty and grunge happened kind of at the same time. All of a sudden it got more personal and a lot deeper, and I started writing lyrics and I started singing, just because I needed somewhere for the words to go.�
She had already been studying classical piano, and her dad taught her to play guitar. The songwriting began when she was 13, around the time she was literally finding her voice singing in choirs, and not long before she met guitarist Ben Moody, and the two of them formed Evanescence.
It took a little while to find an audience on their home turf of Little Rock, Ark., in the mid-1990s. But almost as soon as they did, the word about the sound started spreading. Their 2002 recording, �Fallen,� eventually went�platinum � seven times.
�The success has been a wonderful thing, and I wouldn�t want to change it,� said Lee. �But I wasn�t really ready for it. The picture on the cover of �Fallen� is actually my 21st birthday, and everything was going so fast and so crazy. It was hard to be 21 or 22 and just living life and learning things and making mistakes and knowing the pressure�s so much greater because you�re in the public eye. There�s a lot of responsibility there. We have a lot of young people that look up to us, and I don�t want to hurt them. I�m a big sister from a big family, and I want to be a good role model. So there was definitely a lot to adjust to right away.�
Lee had to do a lot more adjusting while the band was still on tour promoting �Fallen.� That was when Moody opted to quit, and when Lee immediately had to make the leap from co-leader to leader.
�You know, I can confidently say it�s never been easy,� she said candidly. �It�s something you really have to care about to keep it going, and I do love it. There has to be some point where somebody�s got to be able to say �OK, this is what we�re gonna do.� And that covers all manner of things. It means the responsibility of when anybody screws up, when anybody leaves, when anybody does anything that looks bad.
�It�s all on me,� she said, lightly laughing. �You have to take the high road, stand for the band, and be able to speak for us in a way that�s positive and good and gonna keep us motivated and going and keep our fans believing in us.�
She was quiet for a moment, then added, �But the most important thing is the music. I always want the music to be the focus, and I always want the music to be growing and evolving. And the fans are the biggest motivator on the road because their happiness totally feeds us.�
Asked if it�s difficult to jump back and forth between belting a rocker like �What You Want� and crooning a ballad like �Swimming Home,� Lee explained that it all comes out pretty naturally.
�I�m a woman, I�m very complex, my emotions are kind of a roller coaster all the time,� she said, and this time her laugh was loud. �So anywhere from way hot to way low, I feel like I can get there pretty quickly with our music.�
But Lee still finds that the biggest challenge is dealing with what happens after the music.
�The most important thing for your voice is a good night�s sleep, so sometimes it can be rough on the road,� she said. �You play a show and you�re all amped up afterward, and it�s midnight, and you�ve gotta get yourself to wind down instead of hanging out for the next three hours like you sometimes want to. You have to be disciplined, but you�ve gotta have fun too, or you won�t be happy. So it�s just a matter of balancing. I�m pretty good at hanging, having one drink, and then saying, �OK, guys, love you. I�m going to bed.� �EvanescenceWith Chevelle opening
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GateHouse News ServiceIt�s been a rough and rewarding road for singer-pianist Amy Lee. As co-founder and frontwoman of Evanescence, a pop band that�s as comfortable with hard rock as with ballads, she�s seen a balance of ups and downs. The band made a huge first album, �Fallen�; won a couple of Grammys; and developed a large and loyal fan base. But Lee�s cofounder, Ben Moody, walked out on the band almost a decade ago, and the remaining original members eventually quit or were fired.


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(BARNSTABLE, Mass.) — The man who broke into the Kennedy compound on Cape Cod Tuesday said he was there looking for the singer Katy Perry, police said.
James Lacroix, 53, arrived at the property at 6:30 p.m., according to police in Barnstable, Massachusetts.
The home's owner, identified by police as Edward "Ted" Kennedy Jr., son of the late senator, called to check on his teenage son. Lacroix answered the call and identified himself, police said.
Kennedy, worried about his son's safety, called the police. Cops visiting the home found a black vehicle in the driveway and Lacroix in the kitchen, authorities said.
Lacroix was booked on breaking and entering charges and will be arraigned Wednesday.
The home is one of three houses in the Kennedy compound, which has served as a political base and vacation retreat for the family. The Kennedys have owned property in Hyannis Port since the 1920s.
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The second Research Data Access and Preservation (RDAP) summit will take place on March 31-April 1, 2011 in Denver at the Hyatt Regency Denver. The meeting will be held in cooperation with the ASIST Information Architecture Summit The summit will focus the state of institutional repositories in the academy and government agencies and efforts toward interoperability across these emerging systems. Clifford Lynch will keynote the meeting and the summit will include panels that focus on different approaches to building and operating IRs, efforts to support national (e.g., NSFs data stewardship requirements) and scholarly (e.g., open and commercial publishers) linkages to IRs, and open discussions about the future of IRs and digital libraries.


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The big horse racing event of the weekend was clearly the 28th Breeders Cup Turf at Churchill Downs and its $26 million purse on Saturday, as 18-year old Joseph O'Brien, riding St. Nicholas Abbey, became the youngest jockey to win the event. And while that's all fine and dandy if you're a fan of Irish horses, the real horse racing fun began last Thursday in Australia with the Crown Oaks race during Oaks Day. I mean, as if I even had to tell you that.
The race was a "star"-studded affair with celebrities like Elizabeth Hurley, Joan Collins, some girl named Ruby Rose, former Miss Universe Jennifer Hawkins, and a slew of other people I've never heard of showing up to watch horses run in a circle. But the brightest star of the bunch was Sarah Jessica Parker, who was in the country/continent to promote her new, incredibly aptly-titled film, I Don't Know How She Does It. Parker looked fantastic as she waved to the crowd and posed for pictures with the winning jockey, Danny Nikolic. However, there was a brief scare when she tripped on the track and medical personnel attempted to put her down.
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by Paula M. Riley
Harry Potter fans, Muggles and everyone looking for a fun and exciting weekend will find wizardry and wonder October 14, 15, & 16 as Chestnut Hill transforms itself into Hogsmeade and Diagon Alley for Harry Potter Weekend and Chestnut Hill College hosting of the 2nd Annual Philadelphia Brotherly Love Quidditch Cup Tournament.
All throughout the Chestnut Hill, a weekend of spellbinding events and fun festivities will keep children and adults, wizards and Muggles (non-wizards) entertained. The College, businesses, restaurants and schools have all come together to design a spectacular, one-of-a-kind experience. College president Carol Jean Vale says, "The College is delighted to collaborate with our CHBA neighbors on the Harry Potter Weekend and the Brotherly Love Cup. There is a tremendous enthusiasm for Quidditch on campus, and we are thrilled to combine resources to bring a weekend of magic to our community."
Opening festivities are Friday evening at 6 p.m. at the Top of the Hill Plaza with a parade of Quidditch teams and the ceremonial releasing of Hedwig the Owl by Hogwarts beloved headmaster, Dumbledore. Later that evening, adults are invited to join the Harry Potter Pub Crawl and spooky Ghost Tour.
Shops and restaurants of Chestnut Hill will magically change into places right off the pages of the Harry Potter books. Robertson's Flowers blossoms into the Greenhouse at Hogwarts where Professor Sprout offers insight on herbology. McNally's Tavern switches into the Leaky Cauldron serving Muggle muffins and the Night Kitchen Bakery charmingly becomes Madam Puddifoot's Tea Shop.
Weasley's Wizarding Wheeezes replaces O'Doodles Toy Store where children can enjoy the full Weazley treatment along with face painting and a chance to photograph themselves as Harry Potter. Owner Fran O'Donnell had great fun preparing his store for this wizardry transformation, "Local businesses have been so creative!" says O'Donnell, "Chestnut Hill will look like it has always been part of Harry Potter's Wizarding World."
Sports fans won't want to miss the chance to watch a real Quidditch tournament at the 2nd Annual Brotherly Love Cup at Chestnut Hill College on Saturday, October 15 from 12-6 p.m. Free and open to the public, the tournament includes 18 Quidditch collegiate and club teams from the Philadelphia area and beyond. It features two Quidditch pitches with games played simultaneously for spectators to view. The best three teams will compete for the Cup in the final bracket of the tournament.
Those interested in playing Quidditch can attend the Quidditch Training Camp on Saturday. Balance Chestnut Hill offers wizardly workout tips to improve any player's game and Matt Paul Basketball will help players perfect their shot. These new skills can be put to the test on Sunday at Quidditch 101. Coached by Chestnut Hill College Quidditch players, this training program will be held at Norwood-Fontbonne Academy. Players can bring their own broomstick or use one provided by the college players.
Children and adults alike will love a chance to meet the characters of Harry Potter stories. Look for the Harry Potter Ensemble, presented by the Chestnut Hill College Mask & Foil theatre troupe, and featuring Ron, Harry and Hermione and other characters at activities all weekend.
Even Morris Arboretum gets caught in the spell, with their popular Scarecrow Contest featuring a scarecrow category devoted to Harry and his fellow Hogwarts classmates. All entries will be on display on the Scarecrow Walk at Morris Arboretum through Sunday, October 16.
Additional weekend events include the flying of Hedwig the Owl, a live Wizards Chess Match with local high school students performing as the chess pieces, a scavenger hunt, a Harry Potter costume parade, and Defense against the Dark Arts classes. Valley Green-gotts Bank challenges visitors to face the goblin to win Galleons that, when opening a new account, can be converted to the cash and added to that account. There will be shopping and dinner specials to round out weekend's activities. Chestnut Hill College shuttle buses will be running all day Saturday and Sunday and are free and open to the public. They will stop at various events in the village of Chestnut Hill, at the College and at regular shuttle stops.
Never before has Chestnut Hill hosted such an event, "This is a great example of what can happen when the Business Association, residents and the College work together," says Anne McNally owner of McNally's tavern. "People of all ages love Harry Potter and nowhere else has any community hosted such a comprehensive celebration and Quidditch Tournament…I think this is great for our entire community."
Residents, guests, wizards and Muggles will enjoy an enchanting weekend of wizards, potions, spells, scavenger hunts, costumes, falconry, wizard chess, parades, quidditch and more. There will be wands and capes, butterbeer and Bertie Botts and great fun for all—muggles and wizards alike.
Mary Kate McGrath leads the Steering Committee and has great hopes for an exciting weekend, "Chestnut Hill, with the College and the business corridor is the perfect setting for a Harry Potter weekend event. We are thrilled with the amazing response we have received from everyone participating and know this will be a celebration like no other!"
For more information, visit www.chestnuthillpa.com. For details on the 2nd Annual Philadelphia Brotherly Love Cup visit www.chc.edu/quidditch.