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Official 2006 Post-Walk Press Release
New York, April 29, 2006 - "This crowd is astounding," exclaimed Michelle Charlesworth, ABC-TV news media anchorwoman and master of ceremonies as she addressed the attendees of the 12th annual Parkinson's Unity Walk, held under sunny skies on Saturday, April 29th, in New York City's Central Park.
The crowd in the annual Parkinson's Unity Walk has been growing since 1994, when Margot Zobel founded the Walk to raise awareness of Parkinson's disease and funds for Parkinson's research. "There were only 200 people walking that day- but we felt we were making history. We raised $16,000, and, as we had pledged, every penny was turned over to research."
Since then, the Unity Walk has built upon the success of each previous year, increasing Parkinson's awareness, and much-needed funds for research making it the largest annual event for Parkinson's disease. Saturday's crowd, estimated at over 10,000 people, has raised over 1.3 million dollars. And, as pledged since the inception of the Walk, every penny raised continues to go directly to Parkinson's research. This is made possible through the Unity Walk's generous corporate sponsors, including its premier sponsor, Boehringer Ingelheim, and other corporate sponsors including Medtronic, Inc., Novartis, and Schwarz Pharma.
Prior to beginning the Walk, the crowd gathered around "Fund the Cure Boulevard." The participants took advantage of the Ask the Doctor Booth, PDtrials, presenting the latest information on clinical trials, and the major U.S. foundations and corporate sponsor's booths provided education on Parkinson's disease and drug therapies. Additional excitement grew each time Jim Cantore from The Weather Channel conducted a live interview.
At 12:00, the vast crowd gathered in the stage area as Michelle Charlesworth introduced a panel of speakers. Martin Tuchman, Chairman of the Unity Walk, read from a proclamation from Mayor Michael Bloomberg declaring it Parkinson's Unity Walk Day. Janet Reno, former U.S. Attorney General made a heartfelt speech, Muhammad Ali's daughter, Maryum "May May" Ali, dazzled the audience with charm and her special poem. Margot Zobel, Founder of the Unity Walk, was greeted with a standing ovation from both the audience and the speakers on stage.
The Honorable Carolyn B. Maloney, Founder and Chair of The Congressional Working Group on Parkinson's disease, and Amy Comstock, Chief Executive Officer of the Parkinson's Action Network, both gave passionate speeches interrupted several times by applause. The Alan Bonander Humanitarian Award was presented to Bob Benjamin for his exceptional work in the Parkinson's community. Michelle Charlesworth then introduced actor Michael J. Fox. The crowd reacted with thunderous applause as he passionately spoke about Parkinson's and the importance of the Unity Walk.
After a raffle drawing and announcement of the top teams, the checkered flags were raised to mark the start of the Walk beginning at approximately 1:00 p.m. at the bandshell in Central Park near 72nd Street. Thousands of people, including more than 300 teams, walked the relaxing, wheelchair-accessible, 2-mile circular path under blue skies, sunshine, and gentle breezes. Walkers were greeted at the finish line by a continuation of the morning's festivities and music by Light of Day All-Stars.
All funds raised from the Walk are designated for research and will be distributed among the major U.S. Parkinson's disease foundations, including the American Parkinson Disease Association, the National Parkinson Foundation, The Parkinson Alliance, Parkinson's Disease Foundation, Parkinson's Institute, Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, and Parkinson's Action Network.
Parkinson's disease is a gradual neurodegenerative disease that affects more than one million Americans. To find out more about Parkinson's disease and the Walk, please contact the Parkinson's Unity Walk (toll free) at 1-866-PUW-WALK (1-866-789-9255) or, E-mail: email@example.com, or Web: www.unitywalk.org.CONTACT:
Trina Stokes
Parkinson's Unity Walk
(866) 789-9255
Kristin Weihe
Ketchum Public Relations
(646) 935-3968
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Research Challenge Results
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A special session in which teams who have worked on this year's Research Challenge present their solutions. Judges evaluate the projects and award wonderful prizes to the teams displaying the most complete, creative, elegant, and appealing solutions.
The Winners
First Place: Project: Prey
Second Place: The P-War: Interactive Social Game Based on Dogs' Territorial Behaviors
The Finalists
The P-War: Interactive Social Game Based on Dogs' Territorial Behaviors
Dogs have been human companions for ages, and we humans often assume that we understand them better than we actually do. P-War is an experimental game that uses GPS and mobile technologies that allows players to experience dog social dynamics from a dog's point of view while physically interacting with each other and exploring territories they mark as dogs would, using the custom-designed P-War mobile screen interface.
Younghui Kim
Sanghwa Hong
Jaeseok So
Hyuna Choi
Soomi Jeong
Hyunhee Kim
Hongik University
Catalyst: Seeing Through the Eyes of a Cat
This simulation of the cat visual system is based on neuroscientific research. It illustrates four of the major differences between the cat and human visual systems, and maps those contrasts into a space that can be readily observed by humans. This project also includes an educational game that is designed to teach players about how their vision differs from cat vision.
Jeremy Long
Anthony Estey
David Bartle
Sven Olsen
Amy Gooch
University of Victoria
Project: Prey
Project: Prey simulates the auditory and visual experiences of animals of prey, including (among others) rabbits, deer, and squirrels. It allows human users to experience "hearing" with two ears that rotate 180 degrees, independently of each other. The project also provides users an opporutnity to "see" with monocular vision. Both experiences are markedly different from the auditory and visual capabilities of human beings.
Dan Mikesell
City University of New York, New York City College of Technology
Matt Canada
Felicia Collum
David Martinez
Chris Ozone
Toija Riggins
Aaron Yaw
Kara Bohnenstiel
New York City College of Technology
An Ant's Life
In this first person interactive game, players experience the world as members of an ant colony, from hatching through successive life phases in and around the nest. The game's interface maps the antŐs dominant senses (smell, taste, and touch) to a first-person interactive audiovisual display, conveying a localized and qualitative perception of the environment. The game takes place in a fully accessible and interactive simulation of the colony and its environment, populated by other ants and critters. As the ants mature, they grow larger and stronger, their senses become more refined, and their range increases.
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Jessie Berlin
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The SCons wiki has moved to https://github.com/SCons/scons/wiki/SconstructShortMsvcWin32
* Author: JohnA * OS: Win2K * Tools: msvc
Note: these are my first SCONS trys, there are probably better ways of doing them
This is the shortest SConstruct for creating an executable. This is even simpler than SconstructShortMingwWin32
#need glob to get source files import glob #create an environment env = Environment() #target us myprogram.exe #source is a list of source files env.Program(target='myprogram', source = glob.glob('*.cpp'))
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Celebrating Fair Housing Month
This week, Portland Housing Bureau Director Traci Manning joined Commissioner Nick Fish, Mayor Charlie Hales, Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum and a host of Fair Housing experts in welcoming Sara K. Pratt, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to City Hall.
Ms. Pratt met with jurisdictional partners and community leaders, praising what she called the "unprecedented gathering," and applauding the strong partnerships in Oregon combating housing discrimination. She encouraged all of us to continue challenging old assumptions and habits.
Commissioner Fish read a proclamation during the City Council meeting, declaring April 2013 Fair Housing Month in the city of Portland. Neisha Saxena and Deborah Imse, members of our Fair Housing Advocacy Committee, testified at the proclamation presentation.
Special thanks to Ms. Pratt, Attorney General Rosenblum and our other special guests for joining us!
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News from the Bankruptcy Clerk's Office
News from the Bankruptcy Clerk's Office,
I have three items of information that may be of interest to you:
General Order 13-GO-01 orders a new and simplified way to redact and 'replace' filed documents that show personal data identifiers as described in Fed. R. Bank. P. 9037(a). The new event in the ECF System will be available March 1, 2013 and is called "Notice of Redaction". The event can be found under Bankruptcy/Notices in the ECF System. Basically, the new text event will allow the user to file a new, redacted version of the document that he would like replaced, without having to file a Motion with the court. All that is needed is the redacted document. Other than the redacted personal data identifiers, the redacted version should be an exact copy of the original document (complete pleading or claim with all attachments). When the "Notice of Redaction" is filed, it will not be visible to outside users so no one will see what you are trying to do until it is done. When the Deputy Clerks see this event on their reports, they will restrict access to the original unredacted document, make the Notice visible to all, and relate the two docket entries. Filing parties will be fully responsible for ensuring the documents they file are correct and complete. The Deputy Clerks will not be verifying documents or redactions. Please read the General Order for details.
New Transfer of Claim Fee
On May 1, 2013, Bankruptcy Courts will start collecting the $25 fee required for each claim transfer. This has two effects (at least). First, there will be a charge associated with each transfer of claim filed. That is kind of obvious. Second, those registered in the ECF System as Limited Users will no longer be able to file transfers of claims electronically due to limitations in our process. Limited Users will not be allowed to file any document that requires a fee in the foreseeable future.
Attorney Training/Certification
Attorney training videos will replace the in-person ECF training that used to take place in the Clerk's Office. The first eleven of about fifteen computer based training modules (CBT's) have already been posted. The rest of the CBT's will be posted as they are completed and should all be available by early March. The CBT's are available on the "For Attorneys" tab on our internet page, "Training Resources" subpage, and "Attorney Training Videos" link. The actual link is http://www.oknb.uscourts.gov/content/attorney-training-videos.
Attorneys wanting to be registered in our ECF System must complete a Form A registration form and take appropriate training in another Court or complete our CBT's. Instructions will be posted when the videos have been completed those wanting to register may start completing the CBT's at any time.
As always, we are interested in what we can do to make the ECF System better for you and the experience with the Bankruptcy Court better for everyone. If you have any questions or comments, please send them to email@example.com or call 918-699-4072.
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Monday, 26 March 2007
Victor Dey Smedmore, a Casualty of the Great War
When I started researching my family history I decided to find out more about Victor. I wrote to the Household Cavalry Museum at Combermere Baracks, Windsor, Berkshire, and requested copies of his service papers. I found out that some time in 1915 Victor sailed to England and on August 18, 1915 he joined the First Life Guards as a trooper and was given the regimental number 3900. The 1st and 2nd Life Guards with the Blues and the Royals, make up the Household Cavalry. They have a long and illustrious history dating back to just before the Restoration of King Charles II, when a royal mounted bodyguard was formed in Holland to protect the body of the monarch. Together they are known as the Household Cavalry.
On 1 September 1916, Trooper Victor Dey Smedmore was transferred from the 1st Life Guards to the Household Battalion, where his regimental number became 1140. He embarked with the British Expeditionary Force from Southampton on 8 November 1916 and disembarked at Le Havre, France, 9 November 1916. On Army Form B. 103, Casualty Form -- Active Service, his qualifications are listed as "Bomber, Lewis Gunner". While in London he had spent 18 days in the Life Guards Hospital, from 1 January 1916 to 18 January 1916, with bronchitis. On 30 January he came down with nephritis in the field and was admitted to the General Hospital at Rouen on 2 February 1917. From there he was transferred to England 4 March 1917. He was admitted to the London General Hospital on 5 March 1917 where he remained for 29 days, and was discharged on 3 April 1917.
Victor remained in England until 13 July 1917. He was promoted to the rank of Corporal 25 April 1917 with the Reserve. On 14 July 1917 he was posted as a Trooper to the Household Battalion and embarked from Southampton once again, disembarking once more at Le Havre on 15 July 1917. He was wounded in the field (B.W.-R. Arm, i.e. bullet wound, right arm) on 12 October 1917 and admitted to hospital in Arques. He was apparently wounded again 3 November 1917 (G.S.W.-L. Forearm, i.e. gunshot wound, left forearm) at Boulogne. On 13 November he "joined from Boulogne" at Havre and on 25 November 1917 rejoined the Battalion from Base. In my research into the Household Battalion I came across the book, A Short History of the Household Cavalry, published by the Museum, where I found the following account:
"1917: At the 3rd Battle of the Scarpe River (May 1917), the Battalion fought for 14 days in the capture of Roeux Village, a subsidiary action in the greater battle of Arras (1917). In the 3rd Battle of Ypres (1917), the Household Battalion added the honours of Broodseinde, Poelcappelle and Passchendale to the Household Cavarly's battle honours during the month of October 1917. The Battalion was disbanded in January 1918. In 12 months it had suffered a total of 20 officers and 437 men killed in action." The final entry on Victor's Casualty Form -- Active Service for Trooper Victor Dey Smedmore is "Killed in action, 29.1.18." No place is mentioned.
Back in Jamaica, Victor's younger brother, Owen Smedmore, received a letter, dated 13 June 1918, from a Staff Captain at the War Office which stated that "Trooper V. Smedmore is reported as buried at a point just North West of Monchy Le Preux, South East of Arras". This letter was apparently in response to an enquiry made by Owen through the West Indian Contingent Committee. However, in response to an enquiry I sent to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, I received the following:
"Trooper Victor Dey Smedmore, 1140, serving with the Household Battalion, died on 29 January 1918... He has no known grave and therefore he is commemorated by name, along with others from his regiment on Bay 1 on the Arras Memorial, France. The Arras Memorial stands in Faubourg-d'Amiens Cemetery, Arras, 2 kilometres north-west of Arras Railway Station and bears the names of over 35,000 men lost without trace during the battles of Arras."
I couldn't help wondering why Victor left Jamaica to enlist in a regiment in England. His father had died in July of 1914, and as the eldest son he was now responsible for his widowed mother and his eight siblings. However, if you read the newspapers of the time you realize that there was a tremendous surge of patriotism among the people of the Empire. Those who did not join up or claimed to be conscientious objectors, were looked on as cowards. Victor was one of many young Jamaican men who sailed to England to join regiments there and many of them did not come back.
17 comments:
- Jwatt said...
Hi Dorothy,
What a great job you did with your first try. I really enjoyed reading about your uncle Victor.
- 26 March 2007 at 12:11
- Dorothy Kew said...
Thanks, Jane! I hope to keep this up and use it for family stories as well as my genealogical findings.
- 26 March 2007 at 13:49
- marian said...
Dorothy: I'm so pleased you went home and built a blog. And it looks nice and makes for interesting reading, too. Make sure you let the Genealogy Blog Finder know you exist.
- 26 March 2007 at 13:53
- patricia said...
Congratulations! I'm actually quite shocked that you finally started a blog. Does this mean that you will listen to your daughter more often?
- 26 March 2007 at 19:24
- Beth said...
Welcome to the blog world.
An impressive first entry!
- 26 March 2007 at 21:14
- Tartrazina said...
very interesting! blog on :)
- 27 March 2007 at 05:52
Great picture Dorothy !
- 27 March 2007 at 08:44
Congrats, Dorothy!
Very attractive site! Looking forward to your discussion of your methods, which are obviously impeccable and always fruitful.
Warm greetings from California,
- 27 March 2007 at 10:56
- Steven W. Beattie said...
Hi, Dorothy:
Welcome to the blogosphere! Very nice site.
- 27 March 2007 at 10:59
- Elizabeth said...
Interesting read. Thanks Dorothy
It has even given me a push into looking for info on a set of medals "Scots Guards" that came into our possession but don't belong to anyone in the family.
- 27 March 2007 at 13:26
- patricia said...
Look much better, now that you've figured out how to post images properly. And very nice pic to go with your great profile.
Looking forward to reading stories about and Grandma and Grandad, as well as those colourful Great Uncles, especially Julian and Rodney.
Go get 'em, Mom!
- 27 March 2007 at 13:42
Gee, everyone has been so supportive. Now I'll really have to keep this thing going ....
- 27 March 2007 at 18:41
- Chris said...
Hi, I wandered over from Booklust. Congrats on the blog!
- 28 March 2007 at 08:34
Latest post lovelier than ever, with tasteful and tasty graphics!
Can't help thinking how nice a hard copy (=actual *book*) would be!
Looking forward to hearing about the "other" side of your family...
- 7 April 2007 at 17:23
I agree! Would be nice to see a hard copy sometime. Great history, keep it coming Mom! Glad to see you finally doing this, and love the graphics as well!
- 11 April 2007 at 01:56
I think I am a relative! My name is Alysha Cassis, and I grew up in Queens, NY. My grandfather, Ernest Albert Cassis was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1882. He was 1 of 3, one brother was named John. John moved to Canada, while his other brother, who my father Roland recalls meeting around 1960, stayed in Kingston. Please contact me at email@example.com
- 27 November 2007 at 20:13
- sildenafil said...
I think that Victor's life is very interesting, and even though it is not very clear the real reason why he left Jamaica, I think there should be a motive. Anyway, it is always nice to know other pleces and meet people!
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A group of pictorial islands, stunning beaches and enticing water-fronts, Andaman and Nicobar Island is adorned by the beauty and splendour of the Bay of Bengal. Adding more to the mesmerising appeal of these islands are its pristine beaches, lush greeneries and heart-warming ambience.
A treasure trove for the nature, beach, water and history lovers, these group if islands are the ideal holiday spots to spend quality time along with witnessing and discovering the stunning beauty of the nature. Whether you are travelling with your family members, friends, colleagues or alone, the prismatic beauty and appeal of these islands, will never allow any dull moments in your vacation.
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Originating from Port Blair, this Andaman tour package takes to some of the most beautiful and captivating islands of Andaman. Starting from the stunning Ross Island to Viper and North Bay Islands, you can also visit the much acclaimed Havelock Island within this tour.
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For the water lovers, they can spend delightful moments at the beach soaking the tepidness of the magical sands and can participate in several water sports. Above all, while on this tour, you can also revisit India's glorious history with a visit to the Cellular Jail and the Sound and Light Show at the jail premises.
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Watch Maroon 5 Don White to Perform 'Moves Like Jagger' + 'Payphone' on 'Today'
Our lovers in Maroon 5 performed on 'The Today Show' this morning (June 29) as part of the Toyota Summer Concert series and someone -- we're looking at you Adam Levine -- forgot to hand us our formal invite. Fans even waited in line to see the band since 4 am during that crazy rain and thunderstorm, but no worries, because Adam totally heard about your dedication.
The guys performed 'Moves Like Jagger' and their newest hit 'Payphone' dressed head to toe in white, and for the first time, we're kind of bummed the rain stopped in time for them to perform. At least they'd get a chance to feel how us girls feel when guys somehow convince us to enter a wet t-shirt contest. And at least we would've been able to see the outline of Adam's abs and pelvic bone, because we all know how low he likes to wear his pants. Sun gods, you've been cursed.
"This was maybe the most fun I've ever had making a record," Adam said to 'Todays' Matt Lauer from the stage about their new album 'Overexposed.' "There's some pain in there somewhere. It's part of it. I think it should be a prerequisite. You shouldn't have to be sad to write a good song, but sometimes it helps." Have we mentioned before that we'd voluntarily be a candidate to break Adam's heart in order for him to write a good song?
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Signs Of The Times: Ohio School Hosts 'Counter-Terrorism' Bus Hijacking Drill
from the our-old-nemesis,-fear,-conquered-and-re-established-yet-again dept
Nothing makes schools safer than preparing for eventualities that will likely never happen. Fire drills may seem mostly useless, but fires are still common enough that a little precaution is a good idea, especially since schoolchildren tend to rank nears cats on the Herdibility Index.
But a simple fire drill can't teach today's kids about the number one threat to buses and bus safety -- a hijacking by some sort of terrorist.
Leonore Skenazy at Free Range Kids finds the whole thing (correctly) baffling.
Yes, it's a terrorist drill on a school bus.Compare that writeup with 13abc.com's, which makes it sound like those excluded from the "counter-terrorism" drill are some of the unluckiest students alive.
I truly could not understand from this report (or Googling) if the students knew the attack was fake or not. They probably did, or just imagine the lawsuits. Nonetheless, it is nothing less than bizarre that while they were being "hijacked," school administrators and sundry responsible adults sat in folding chairs in a parking lot across town watching a big-screen live feed of the event.
And then, as the audience watched, into that lot drove — the bus! A waiting SWAT team took over, puncturing the bus tire and "liberating" the hostages.
ROSSFORD, Ohio - A training exercise this Rossford Wednesday morning left students literally hanging on to the edge of their seats.This is most notable for its injudicious (and apparently sincere) use of an exclamation point, which makes it sound more like a sudden but somewhat expected turn of events in a lousy YA novel rather than a bit of perverse showmanship in servitude to the War on Terror. Skenazy points out that the DHS considers bus drivers to be point men in our nation's anti-terrorist efforts, as buses are theoretically "soft targets" for attention-seeking hijackers.
In the scenario: A school bus is en route to an event when suddenly it's hijacked! A camera inside the bus captured the whole thing while an audience of school teachers, administrators and transportation directors watched it all unfold on a live feed.
The hijacker even tied some of the students up and told them to keep their heads down. The bus eventually ended up at Owens Center for Emergency Preparedness.That's where first responders and SWAT teams were ready to move in.
Now, the kids who participated were informed that something out of the ordinary would be happening during this bus trip to a parking lot according to Chief of Police Glenn Goss:
Thank you for your concern for the students and children within our school district and community. I too would be concerned for any child who unwittingly was held hostage, tied up and threatened at gunpoint. The problem is: none of this happened.There it is again -- the baseless claim that a bus hijacking is "very possible in our world today." And the addition of "our world today" makes it clear that Goss has bought everything the DHS is selling -- that we are in infinitely more danger today than we were pre-9/11. The more "dangerous" our world is, the more "necessary" these training exercises are, and the more "necessary" they are, the less likely anyone is to roll back policies or cut off funding.
This was a well planned training exercise in which all participants (children and bus driver included) knew well in advance that they were participating in a training exercise to prepare for such an event to take place – which is very possible in our world today.
Each student and participant signed waivers that acknowledged their participation in this training.
And, make no mistake, this drill had everything to do with the War on Terror.
The Rossford Police Department is very proud to be part of a community that prepares for such incidents, even though we hope we never encounter them. Our proactive approach to counter-terrorism, active killers and other such incidents hopefully will save lives in the future…especially the lives of our children.Thank god for the "proactive approach." It allows agencies like this to advance the notion that kids should live in fear and trust their government. And it's nice to know that "active killers" are being prepared for. I would hate to see federal dollars being thrown at "inactive killers," the kind that can't be bothered to load their weapons, much less get off the couch. Altogether, the whole thing looks like nothing more than an excuse to break out the SWAT gear and let the locals know where all those tax dollars went. It does absolutely nothing to make anyone safer.
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The international community for the Python programming language holds several conferences each year (listed alphabetically):
Events with a more regional focus:
Many of these circulate between different sites and most rely upon volunteers from the community to make them happen.
These Python conferences bring together developers, application designers and business people in the international Python communities. You will meet people who have just begun their journey into this world, as well as the people who started it all.
You can expect to to enjoy inspirational talks and a friendly atmosphere, designed to help people build contacts and learn from each others' experiences. You will meet interesting people and have a pleasant time.
Python Events and User Group Calendar
Please note that the above calendar widget uses UTC/GMT as timezone. The calendars are also available as map mashup, iCal files ( Python Events iCal Calendar, Python User Group iCal Calendar ) or Twitter feed ( @PythonEvents ). Also see the Conferences and Workshops page on www.python.org, the main Python website, for more information.
If you have an event to add to the calendars, please see our calendar wiki page for details.
If you have a conference to add to this page, please write to
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Python Conferences
PyCon 2018 will be held in Cleveland, Ohio from May 9 -17. PyCon 2016 and 2017 were held in Portland, Oregon, USA. PyCon 2015 and 2014 were held in Montreal, Canada. PyCon 2013 and 2012 were held in Santa Clara, California. PyCon 2010 and 2011 were in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, with over 1400 people attending 2011. PyCon 2008 & 2009 were in Chicago, Illinois. PyCon 2006 & 2007 were held in Dallas, Texas. Washington DC hosted PyCon 2003, 2004, & 2005.
EuroPython 2018 will be held again in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. EuroPython started in Charleroi, Belgium, in 2002 and 2003, moved on to Gothenburg, Sweden, for 2004 and 2005, was held at CERN in Swizerland in 2006, and then moved to Vilnius, Lithuania in 2007 & 2008. EuroPython 2009 and 2010 were in Birmingham, UK. EuroPython 2011, 2012 and 2013 were held in Florence, Italy. EuroPython 2014 was held in Berlin, Germany. EuroPython 2015 and 2016 were held in Bilbao, Spain. EuroPython 2017 was held in Rimini, Italy. EuroPython was the first major Python conference entirely organized by volunteers from the community.
PyCon DE 2018 will be held in Karlsruhe, from October 24-26. PyCon DE 2016 was held in Munich, after the conference series took a break in 2015. PyCon DE 2014 was held as track of the EuroPython 2014 conference in Berlin. PyCon DE 2013 was held in Cologne, Germany, Oct 29 - Nov 3. The first two PyCon DEs were held in Leipzig, Germany, in 2011 and 2012.
PyConKE was held for the first time on September 28th 2017 at USIU-Africa, Nairobi, Kenya.
PyCon Isreal 2016 was held in Tel Aviv the first time.
PyCon CZ 2015 (Czech Republic) will be held for the first time in Brno, from November 14-15.
PyCon PL 2015 (Poland) will be held at the Hotel Ossa Congress & Spa from October 15-18. PyCon PL 2012 was held in Maslow from September 12-16. The first edition of the PyCon PL conference was held in Rybnik on October 18 & 19, 2008. PyCon PL 2009 was in Ustron, October 16-18 2009.
PyCon UK 2015 will again be held in Coventry, UK, from September 18-21. PyCon UK held its first conference on September 8-9, 2007 at the Birmingham Conservatoire. PyCon UK 2008 was also held in Birmingham. In 2009 and 2010 the team organized the EuroPython conferences and in 2011 PyCon UK moved to Coventry, UK, and has been run there in the years 2012 - 2014.
PyCon HK 2015 (Hong Kong) will be held at Hong Kong Cyberport on November 7th for the first time.
PyCon MY 2015 (Malaysia) will be held at the University of Malaya from August 21-23.
PyCon LT 2015 (Lithuania) will be held in Vilnius, Lithuania, on April 25th.
Python Namibia 2015 was held at the University of Namibia in Windhoek, from February 2-5 for the first time.
PyCon Korea 2014 was held for the first time on August 30 in Seoul, Korea.
PyCon Ireland 2014 was held from Oct 11-14 in Dublin, Ireland. PyCon Ireland was started in Dublin in 2010 and has since been a yearly event.
PyCon Finland 2014 was held in Helsinki, on October 27. PyCon Finland 2013 was held in Otaniemi, Espoo, outside Helsinki city, from October 21-22.
PyCon Sweden 2014 was held for the first time in Stockholm, Sweden, from May 20-21.
PyCon APAC 2014 was held in Taipei, Taiwan, from May 17-18. In 2013 was held in Tokyo, Japan. Singapore held PyCon APAC 2010, 2011, and 2012, and was where it started.
PyCon PH 2014 was held in Manila, Philippines, from February 22-23. PyCon Philippines started in 2012 in Manila. PyCon PH 2012 was held from June 30 to July 1, organized by the Philippine Python User Group.
The first PyCon MY 2014 was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on March 15.
The first PyCon ES 2013 was held in Madrid, Spain, from November 23-24.
PyCon FR 2013 was held in Strasbourg, France, from October 26-29. PyCon FR 2012 was be held in Paris, France, from September 13-16.
EuroSciPy 2013 was be held in Brussels, Belgium from August 21 to August 24.
PyCon Canada 2013 was held in Toronto, Canada, from August 9 to 13. The first PyCon Canada was held in Toronto, Canada, in 2012.
Kiwi PyCon 2013 was held at Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand, from September 6 to 8. Kiwi PyCon 2010 took take place on November 20 & 21 in Waitangi, New Zealand.
PyCon Russia 2013 was held in Yekaterinburg, Russia, from February 9-10.
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PyCon Singapore 2013 was held in Singapore from June 13-15.
PyCon Venezuela 2012 was held in Caracas, Venezuela, from November 1-3.
PyCon Uruguay 2012 was held in Montevideo, Uruguay, from November 10-11.
PyCon China 2011 was held in Shanghai, China, on December 3rd and 4th 2011. This was the first PyCon in China, with an expected number of 300 attendees.
PyCon Taiwan 2012 was held in the Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, on June 9th and 10th.
PyCon JP 2011 was held in Tokyo, on August 27.
PyCon Argentina 2009 was held in Buenos Aires, on September 4th and 5th.
Pycon India 2009 was held in Bangalore, India, on Saturday, 26th September and Sunday, 27th September.


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In my short lived gambling career I find wagering on baseball the easiest of all sports, but quite time consuming. Hoping for another fun, profitable season and will be closely following you just as I have recently with basketball.
As always, thank very much for your insight and all of your hard work in trying to help others. Best of luck for a very profitable MLB season!
I would love to learn more about pitchers and baseball in general. Can you tell me more about the stat FIT? And where I can get this information for each days games.
HOME / AWAY stats are useful..... I like to see how pitcher does at HOME or how are they at other teams ballpark....
Originally Posted by jpero: Are card counters in blackjack clueless?They will lose money during shoes where the cards just are not in their favor. However, when the shoe does turn in their favor they bet larger than normal to take advantage of the statistical advantage. They may even lose those hands but the whole point of card counting is to take advantage and bet large when the deck is in the players' favor.It works the same in baseball. Even when you expect an outcome to favor a certain side there is always a chance the other side may be the actual outcome.
Card Counting is not about taking advantage and bet big.. It`s about getting that slightest of slightest % against the "house" and even then you still have to get "lucky" to win that bet... Also There "INDICES" in Card Counting, That true or professional Counters master and understand when the Deck or Shoe is in the players favor.. Also Pro Counters use "INDICES" to perfection when to make a Large bet, Double Down or not to Double Double, when to take Insurance etc...a couple quick examples of using "INDICES".. the deck is +4 or more you Double against a paint or 10 or ACE, Normally use just hit against a paint or 10.. .... deck or shoe is +3 TAKE insurance, Thats the only time you should take insurance. avg players or majority of players wouldnt take insurance inless they have 20 or 19....
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Former South Dakota State guard Nate Wolters made the seventh start of his nine-game NBA career Saturday night in Milwaukee, as the Bucks (2-7) lost to the Oklahoma City Thunder, 92-79.
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For the season, Wolters is averaging 8.6 points, 5.1 assists, and 3.6 rebounds a game. He's averaging 32.2 minutes a game and hitting 37.2% from the floor.
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Sunday, September 20, 2009
The new LONELY PLANET guide to Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania
If you're travelling to Estonia, Latvia and/or Lithuania any time soon, then I can recommend the 2009 edition of the famous Lonely Planet guide. Carolyn Bain, the coordinating author of the book, has thoroughly revised the current edition - 5th already! And as an extra bonus, you can read an interview with yours truly on pages 60-61, where I share some tips re: Estonian food in general, best places to eat out in Tallinn, what to eat when visiting and what to bring back home to your friends and family. :)
You can order a copy of the book either from Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk or directly from the Lonely Planet website.
Read also my recommendations for eating out in Tallinn in 2009 here.
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- Tippyrich said...
Thank you so much for this! my youngest son is leaving for the Baltic States in January 2010 for 2 years. It's so far from home, but somehow, this makes it seem nearer! By the way, I made your Crab Apple Cake from Paradise the other day. Very nice indeed---and thanks for sharing!
- 11:34 pm, September 20, 2009
- Pene said...
Did you recommend Tartu as a great place to visit?
- 9:40 am, September 21, 2009
- Ximena said...
Congrats! That´s so cool about the guide. I´ll have a look at it when I next see it.
- 12:46 pm, September 21, 2009
- ptasia said...
Great there's a new edition, 'cause I wasn't so hot on the previous one (2007, if I remember correctly - the year I went to the Baltic States). Actually, Estonia was quite well covered (btw, I loved Saaremaa), but information on the Kolka area in Latvia was completely unreliable (I had serious doubts if the author had actually been there).
- 2:40 pm, September 21, 2009
- Katrina said...
great news! and well done, Pille;) I'm actually quite excited about reading the real insider tips..
- 10:43 pm, September 21, 2009
Glad to know about this. I'm leaving for Lithuania in the next few weeks. I'm pretty familiar with it, and generally visiting family, but it's good to get a different perspective on it. not sure that I'll get to Estonia, this time, but always enjoy reading your blog.
Still like the inyourpocket series, also.
- 5:05 am, September 22, 2009
- Nic Hartmann said...
I bought the newest guide this summer, and it is definitely an improvement on the last one, so thanks, Pille!
- 3:49 pm, October 03, 2009
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NEW YORK — The average pay increases for Jewish Community Center (JCC) employees exceeded the rate of inflation, according to the JCC's first salary survey since 2003. The Florence G. Heller-JCC Association Research Center studied compensation for 39 full-time job categories from executive directors to facility managers.
The chief financial officers from 77 JCCs reported information on 1,973 employees for the survey, which looked at gender, age, education, number of years working at the JCC and the size of the JCC. The survey showed that the executive directors were the highest paid with an earned average salary increase of 11 percent from 2003-2006 while entry-level workers' salaries increased an average of 14 percent during the past three years.
While one-quarter of JCC executives are women, women were paid less than men despite comparable work experience and skills, acccording to the survey. When looking at the entry-level positions, however, the pay gap between men and women narrowed, according to the JCC.


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I am happy to announce the results of the Green category for the Panoramio contest of April 2011.
The First Prize is for a photo taken by trasgo82 in Spain.
The Second Prizeis for a photo taken by SPetzoldt in Germany.
Honorable Mentions are:
You can see all the winners in the results page for April 2012.
Posted by +Gerard Sanz, Panoramio Community Manager


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MichelleMac necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 68 diseños de 18 diseñadores freelance.
A crowd at, or going up, mountains. Mountains are depicted to look like rising stats. This site will help webmasters use social media to gain traffic. Logo should be Web 2.0 styled without looking too bubbly or childish.
Crowd Mountain
Mountain(s) styled to look like a chart showing web stats rising with the representation of people/crowd incorporated (maybe people at the base of the "mountain" or the "crowd" rising/traveling up the mountain?)
Blues & greens are a favorite, but ultimately you have artistic license for the color scheme.
We want to convey a sense of being on the cutting edge, innovation and success. Clean and simple is important, but without being boring. This logo should make people excited about the opportunity to learn social media traffic generation techniques and feel like they're part of an exclusive club.
In addition to the logo, we'd love it if you could incorporate the logo into:
- DVD Cover (incorporating logo)
- CD (incorporating logo)
- Ebook Cover (incorporating logo)This is not required, but we will pay closer attention to designs with these elements, so it will sure help!
- Gender neutral (nothing overtly masculine or feminine)
- Mountain must be made to look like rising web stats chart
- The words "Crowd Mountain" incorporated
- Layered PSD's for all files
- Nothing with a dark feel
- Nothing "corporate"
Descubre cómo funciona un concurso de diseño u obtén más información sobre nuestros servicios de diseño de logo.


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Having pink hair à la Audrey Kitching isn't easy.
"It is high maintenance, make no mistake," says Kitching, an Aveda-trained hairstylist before she became an Internet celebrity.
"To get that bubblegum candy floss pink, first you have to go whitest Gwen Stefani blond," she says. "Use a blue violet toner to pull out any gold."
Once the blond is right, add pink. Kitching makes her own shade by mixing Manic Panic's Cotton Candy Pink, Special Effects' Cupcake Pink and Chi Chromashine Pure Pink. "I purposely don't mix them together too well," she says, "so you end up with a streaky effect, with three different dimensions of pink, almost like natural highlights with some dark pink, some medium and some baby.
And here's why her look is high maintenance: She has to do this every time she washes her hair, every four days or so. "Otherwise," she says, "you'll end up with a monochrome whitest pink peach color, which is actually a good thing if you want something that is easy to maintain." In addition to dying with pink, she also has to bleach her roots every few weeks.
When she washes her hair, she mixes up her pink blend and adds it to a jar that's filled 50% with conditioner, 50% with the dye. She cuts down on damage by keeping her hair much shorter than it appears. "My natural hair length is around 2 inches past my shoulders, and I wear extensions for the length. That way I'm able to change the color and the length all the time, without too much damage from the bleaching."
—Caroline Ryder


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For several reasons.
Too angry at our education system that blows through money like crazy, but cannot pay to have proper armed security in our schools.
Too angry at those who could not wait to use this unspeakable tragedy as political fodder.
Too enraged that such evil exists.
Too angry that so many will refuse to lay the blame where it belongs.
Too sad for those poor babies, and their families. Their lives are devastated beyond repair.
Too angry that some other psycho bastard will be "inspired" by this, and too scared that once again, no one will be there to stop them because we are too PC to actually take the needed steps to prevent their evil act.
Too, too many damned things today. Dear Lord why, why?


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Darbie needed a new button or icon design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 71 designs submitted by 23 freelance designers.
California pistachios
The World Cup, an international football competition hosted by FIFA, is coming in June 2010, with 32 teams competing for the title at the 2010 World Cup Finals. It is the most popular and widely-watched sports event, drawing hundreds of millions of viewers mostly from Europe, South and Central Americas and Africa.
Sporting events and snacking go hand in hand, and pistachios are a healthy and delicious alternative to other snacks traditionally consumed while watching such events. I am looking for an icon/image that combines the World Cup theme with pistachios.
Sports enthusiasts, primarily men, in their 20s – 50s. They are avid fans of the World Cup and closely follow the matches leading up to the finals. They enjoy watching the matches on TV with a group of friends while enjoying beer and snacks.
• Seamlessly incorporate the Football World Cup and pistachios
• Design should be modern, simple and clean yet eye-catching
• Definitely include one or more in-shell pistachio images in your design; a soccer ball is also recommended
• Concepts using actual images/photography or those using vector art are both welcome
• CMYK colors
Green 47/0/94/0
Green 25/8/80/20
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needgraphics needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 52 designs submitted by 24 freelance designers.
VJ stands for Video journalism
We are looking for a new logo for this years awards, we would prefer a logo that can be used from this point fwd and not limited to date and event.
Here is a link to the last logo created, we need a new design.
VJ Awards 2006 Logo
Here are some that I had done as well: CLICK HERE
For information on what a VJ is CLICK HERE
Due to some contractual issues, we are no longer able to use the prior logo for the awards, and we would like a new one, and of course better one.
be creative
For outstanding performance and design, we would be inclined to submit a bonus to the winner as well.
- We are NOT looking for just a TEXT logo, so please do not submit them.
Find out how a design contest works or learn more about our logo design services.


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Jesse Metcalfe and Jordana Brewster arrive at TNT's 25th Anniversary Party held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on Wednesday (July 24) in Beverly Hills, Calif.
The 34-year-old actor and Jordana, 33, were joined by their Dallas co-stars Josh Henderson, Julie Gonzalo, Brenda Strong, Patrick Duffy, Linda Gray, and Jesse's fiancee Cara Santana.
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Jesse Metcalfe
Later that evening, Jesse and Cara made their way to Mastros Steakhouse for dinner.
Also pictured: Jesse and Cara wearing Puma while strolling in a dog park on Friday (July 19) in Los Angeles.
FYI: Jordana is wearing Saint Laurent heels.
25+ pictures inside of Jesse Metcalfe and the cast of Dallas at TNT's 25th Anniversary Party…More Here! »


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THE county's newest school is to be permanently based in Hereford.
The Robert Owen Vocational School, which has been temporarily sited at the former Holme Lacy Primary School since last September, will now move to old Hereford High School for Boys site in Blackfriars Street.
It was the first 14 to 19 school to open in the county under the Government's free school programme, offering a broad vocational curriculum alongside core GCSE qualifications and work experience before students then move on to a chosen specialism.
Construction company Mace has been appointed to oversee the building work, with plans to open the school in September.
"It is brilliant news to have a central site in the city," said Chris Morgan, secretary of the Robert Owen Academy Trust.
"The world is changing and youngsters are planning other routes to get into employment," which modern apprenticeships offer.
"The school also serves surrounding counties, but Hereford will the hub.
"I think that it will be a significant part of the city's regeneration because it will a high-quality vocational establishment built in the middle of the city.
"It's a win-win situation for Hereford and I think a legacy will be left."
Chris said that around 220 businesses and voluntary organisations are currently involved in the project and there are plans to accommodate 500 students by 2018.
He added that the old Edwardian part of the site will be retained and refurbished internally, but the old huts will be knocked down.
"It is a community-owned facility and we want to retain the site for educational use and support it for the next 50 to 100 years," said Chris.
"We are very keen that the site is developed for community use and not just for the school."
For more information about the school and how to apply for a place for a child who is entering year 10, call 01568 615510 or visit robertowenschool.co.uk


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Animals In Print
The On-Line Newsletter
May I Go Now?
I Go? May I go now?
Do you think the time is right?
May I say good-bye to pain-filled days
and endless lonely nights?
I've lived my life and done my best,
an example tried to be.
So can I take that step beyond
and set my spirit free?
I didn't want to go at first,
I fought with all my might.
But something seems to draw me now
to a warm and loving light.
I want to go. I really do.
It's difficult to stay.
But I will try as best I can
to live just one more day,
To give you time to care for me
and share your love and fears.
I know you're sad and so afraid,
because I see your tears.
I'll not be far, I promise that,
and hope you'll always know
that my spirit will be close to you,
wherever you may go.
Thank you so for loving me.
You know I love you too.
That's why it's hard to say good-bye
and end this life with you.
So hold me now, just one more time
and let me hear you say,
because you care so much for me,
you'll let me go today.
— Susan A. Jackson
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Does Staal have another celebration in his future?
photo by Andy, via Wikimedia Commons
By the end of September 2009, the Carolina Hurricanes had committed $14.55M in cap space to Eric Staal and Cam Ward through the 2015-16 season. For a team that doesn't generally spend to the cap, that's a lot of coin for just two players, but the Hurricanes had already won one Stanley Cup with those two players and had just made an appearance in the Eastern Conference Finals. In the three seasons since, the Hurricanes have yet to make the playoffs.
Perhaps more disconcerting is the fact that the Hurricanes have missed the playoffs because they just haven't been very good. In 2009-10, the team's Fenwick score (their percentage of shots, explained here) with the score close (definition for close can be found here) was just 47.5%; in 2010-11, it worsened to 46.3%; and in 2011-12 it climbed back to 48.0%. So in terms of territorial advantage, the team has been very poor to awful for the last three years. Worse still, Eric Staal has been in the red in all three seasons (again, with the score close), and Cam Ward has only been slightly better than average over that time (.923 save percentage on 4,835 shots).
With both Staal and Ward having back-loaded contracts (Staal's average salary over the next four seasons is $9.125M, while Ward's is $6.625M), the Hurricanes were facing an important decision at the 2012 trade deadline. Was it time to divest themselves of these expensive assets in order to build around a young core that would include Jeff Skinner, Brandon Sutter, Justin Falk, Ryan Murphy, and a top ten selection in the 2012 entry draft? Or was it time to build around those two expensive players in an effort to win now? The Hurricanes have left no doubt that they chose option number two.
On-Ice Results
Just how far the team needed to go can be seen with a quick look at this possession chart (note – the horizontal axis shows qualcomp, specifically Corsi relative quality of competition taken from behindthenet.ca. The vertical axis shows percentage of percentage of faceoffs taken in the defensive zone, again from behindthenet.ca. The bubbles are color-coded: blue means the player in the bubble has a positive zonestart-adjusted Corsi (explained here), clear a negative. Finally, the size of the bubble indicates absolute value zonestart-adjusted Corsi.):
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Almost everyone is getting hammered. If the Hurricanes plan is to fix this, they'd need to make some significant changes at the top of the order in order to push everyone else down.
Jim Rutherford's Offseason
The first decision came with their own players. Several were up for new contracts and Hurricanes decided to sign both Tim Gleason and Tuomo Ruutu to new four-year contracts that will take them through the 2015-16 season rather than let them leave via free agency. Both players also received movement restriction clauses in their contracts, further cementing their status as core players for this team over the next several years.
Gleason was used as one of Carolina's primary options for tough minutes, and he performed reasonably well in the role. He'll turn 30 this season, so age-related decline is at least a small concern, but I can certainly understand why the Hurricanes were eager to get a player they like for a difficult role under contract at an affordable rate. They also decided to cut ties with three other defenders (Spacek and Allen via UFA and Joslin via BO).
The decision to sign Ruutu is a little bit more suspect. He didn't take on tough minutes and didn't drive possession in 2011-12. That said, he's performed better in the recent past (2009-10 in particular) and he can be relied on to provide a reasonable amount of offense. He's not a great player, but he is a good one, and given the lack of depth up front, the Hurricanes needed to keep what they had.
The 2012-13 Roster
Plus, performance isn't the only issue. When trying to identify strengths and weaknesses in how a team is built, it's also good to look at how they're using their money. After all, it's much more devastating to have the higher-salaried players underperforming than it is a guy like Andreas Nodl. To do that, I like to use the following guideline:
Top 3 Forwards – 27.5%
Middle 6 Forwards – 20.0%
Top 4 Defenders – 27.5%
Goaltending – 10.0%
Bottom 8 Players – 15.0%
For reasons I've outlined elsewhere, I think the groupings "top six" and "bottom six" don't make much sense. As such, I'd rather talk about a team's top nine forwards. That said, I think we can all agree that elite talent is what's going to cost you the most, so I've broken that group into "Top 3" and "Middle 6". The rest of that chart should be pretty self-explanatory.
Now let's populate that chart with Carolina's squad from last season (organized mostly by cap hit rather than where they played in the lineup), assuming that the team was willing to spend up to the mid-point of last year's salary cap, which was 56.3M:
Top 3 Forwards – Staal, Ruutu, Jokinen – 26.7% or 15.05M
Middle 6 Forwards – Skinner, Sutter, LaRose, Dwyer, Tlusty, Ponikarovsky – 13.9% or 7.82M
Top 4 Defenders – Pitkanen, Allen, Gleason, Spacek – 24.3% or 13.98M
Goaltending – Ward, Boucher – 12.9% or 7.25M
Bottom 8 Players – Faulk, Harrison, McBain, Joslin, Bowman, Nodl, Brent, Stewart – 11.5% or 6.49M
You'll notice that the numbers don't add up to 100%, and that's pretty normal, as each team needs to leave some room for injury replacements (although 89.3% leaves more space than usual). You'll also notice that the Hurriances way underspent on their middle six forwards, a practice that I don't particularly like. On defense, the spending was pretty much in line, but they got horrendous value. Joni Pitkanen spent a good portion of the season injured, and Jaroslav Spacek played poorly (although getting him from the Canadiens was still tremendous since it got them out of Tomas Kaberle's contract).
Now let's look at what the team did to solve some of those issues going into 2012-13, again assuming that the midpoint ($62.3M) is the target:
Top 3 Forwards – E.Staal, Semin, Ruutu – 32.1% or 20.0M
Middle 6 Forwards – Skinner, Staal, LaRose, Dwyer, Tlusty, Jokinen – 19.8% or 12.33M
Top 4 Defenders – Pitkanen, Gleason, Corvo, Faulk – 18.3% or 11.40M
Goaltending – Ward, Boucher – 11.6% or 7.25M
Bottom 8 Players – Harrison, McBain, Gragnani, Joslin (BO), Bowman, Nodl, Brent, Stewart, Wallace – 12.6% or 7.85M
The overall number is much closer to the actual midpoint this time around (94.4%), and the team has made several major changes. The biggest shift is probably the amount of money being allocated to forwards. The Hurricanes went from underspending on his area last season to overspending now. This happened largely because of three transactions:
1 – The Carolina Hurricanes traded Brandon Sutter, Brian Dumoulin, and the 8th overall pick in the 2012 entry draft to the Pittsburgh Penguins for Jordan Staal. Brandon Sutter was one of the team's best players last season, taking on tough assignments and a huge number of defensive zone starts. I'd feel comfortable saying that he was one of Carolina's very best players at just 23. That's not a player you want to give up. Now, Staal is an excellent player, one of the most dominant against tough minutes a year ago. Still, Sutter on his own was a huge price to pay for a single season of Jordan Staal. Add in a quality prospect and a very high pick, and this is obviously great value for the Penguins if they needed to move Staal along. For the Hurricanes, it became palatable once Staal became a part of that core group by signing a ten-year $60M contract extension. It was a huge price, but the Hurricanes are going to be a better team next season because of this deal.
2 – The Carolina Hurricanes signed Joe Corvo to a one-year $2M contract. Corvo is an excellent defender. He spent last season with the Bruins, but spent the 2010-11 season in Carolina playing tough minutes alongside Tim Gleason. Presumably, he'll be doing the same thing again now, and the Hurricanes will fill the rest of their top four with Joni Pitkanen and Justin Faulk. With Corvo coming so cheap and Faulk still on his entry-level contract, the Hurricanes still had plenty of money left in the budget.
3 – The Carolina Hurricanes signed Alexander Semin to a one-year $7M contract. Corey just wrote about Semin a week ago, and I tend to agree that he'll be a major boost for the Hurricanes up front. When the team got value on the back end, they were able to push for Semin. He isn't a proven option for tough minutes, but he is a proven scorer, and he has consistently driven possession in second minutes. If we assume that he'll be getting a push with zone-starts, he should help to make that line in a net plus for Carolina. That this is only a one-year deal also gives Carolina plenty of flexibility going forward.
With these acquisitions the outlook for Carolina is much more positive. A pairing of Chad Larose and Jordan Staal should be able to have some success against tough minutes, and a pairing of Alex Semin and Eric Staal should be able to do very well against seconds. The defense and goaltending should be slightly better than last season (Ward had his worst of the last three seasons last year, Pitkanen missed most of the year to injury, and some of the younger defenders should be improving with time) despite taking up less of Carolina's budget. The Southeast is still a weak division, and I could definitely see the Hurricanes taking advantage.


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Fire Evacuates Sioux Falls Apartment
Dozens of people were evacuated overnight at an apartment complex at 709 North Lewis Avenue in Sioux Falls.
Battalion Chief Jay Titus says firefighters forced entry to one of the apartments and found a small kitchen fire. There was minor damage to the kitchen area of the apartment. Titus says the rest of the building didn't sustain any damage. The apartment residents have been allowed to go back into the building.
Sioux Falls Fire Rescue would like to remind residents to never leave food that is cooking, unattended.


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Award Gives Recognition for Outstanding Work completed by middle school, high school students
AUSTIN — Recognizing today's students are tomorrow's leaders, Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples, today announced the Texas Department of Agriculture will acknowledge promising young Texans with the new GROW Award. The award Gives Recognition for Outstanding Work to middle and high school student leaders who demonstrate excellence in their pursuits inside and outside the classroom.
"The future of the Lone Star State is in the hands of today's youth," Commissioner Staples said. "Leadership in the classroom, the lab, at home and in the field is vitally important to give students the training and experience needed to remain competitive in today's global job market. It is a pleasure to recognize the hard-working students in Texas who will drive the Texas economy for years to come."
The GROW award celebrates outstanding student leaders who demonstrate excellence in either their academic or extracurricular activities. The award highlights a student's special interests, service to community and family, strong work ethic, leadership and overall character. Award recipients will receive an official certificate from Commissioner Staples and special recognition on the TDA website. Students can be nominated by community leaders such as teachers, coaches, school administrators, mayors, county judges or anyone else committed to recognizing youth leadership and achievement. A committee will choose a winner each month during the regular school year.
"Many people may not realize there are more than 200 different agriculture-related careers out there for our young people to explore," Commissioner Staples said. "Agriculture today is technically advanced, diverse, efficient and innovative. It takes a close partnership with education to grow the knowledge and skills necessary to produce the clothes we wear, the houses we live in, the food we eat, the medicines that heal us and the energy that powers our lives."
To nominate a promising middle or high school student in your area, visit the TDA website at TexasAgriculture.gov. Once nominated, students will need to complete the online application and respond to three short-answer questions. The first GROW award recipient will be announced Oct. 15, 2012. For a list of agriculture-related careers, click here.
More TDA press releases are also available at www.TexasAgriculture.gov/Newsroom or via RSS feed. You
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Illinois State officials join to promote summer reading and 'Find a Book' search tool
Governor Quinn, Secretary White and State Superintendent Koch urge educators and parents to keep children reading during summer vacation
SPRINGFIELD, IL – Governor Pat Quinn, Secretary of State Jesse White and State Superintendent of Education Christopher A. Koch urge educators and families to ensure students read during vacation. The free online "Find a Book†utility at www.lexile.com/findabook provides a way for parents and children to quickly and easily search books that match a child's reading level and interests as well as locate a local library carrying each title. Reading during the summer helps students retain and develop academic skills.
"Readers are leaders and we want our children continuing to learn throughout the summer,†Governor Quinn said. "Summer reading helps students retain and develop academic skills, so they're well-prepared to return to school in the fall.â€
Research indicates that struggling learners score significantly higher on standardized tests taken at the beginning of the summer than they do on the same tests taken at summer's end. The academic loss is particularly evident in reading, and most pronounced among students from low socioeconomic families who may not have access to books. Studies show children who read through the summer months maintain more of their academic skills and are better prepared when school resumes.
"Parents can ensure their children maintain reading skills by checking out the free "Find a Book†site and building a summer reading list today,†said State Superintendent Koch. "The more parents help their children make time for reading, the more likely they'll see successful students.â€
The "Find a Book" utility at www.lexile.com/findabook uses a student's reading score, reported as a Lexile® measure, from state standardized tests, including the ISAT, to provide a Lexile range and corresponding list of texts within that range. The Lexile range for a reader is from 50L above his or her Lexile measure to 100L below. If a student attempts material above their Lexile range, the text may challenge the student and his or her ability to construct meaning from the reading experience may decrease. Likewise, material below a reader's Lexile range will provide him or her with little comprehension challenge.
Users of the "Find a Book†search tool can also find appropriate books without a Lexile measure through a search using the child's grade level and comfort with the typical reading materials at that grade level. The search utility will produce a starting Lexile range that can be further refined.
"Find a Book" also offers a Spanish option that allows users to search all of the titles with Spanish Lexile measures. More information on Spanish Lexile measures is available at http://www.lexile.com/about-lexile/el-sistema-para-leer.
Librarians, who have long promoted summer reading, are also encouraged to use "Find a Book.†Library staff can assist parents and students with the "Find a Book†utility and Lexile measures to help them find appropriate books.
"Our Illinois libraries have long promoted year round reading and the `Find a Book' search tool complements such efforts,'' said Secretary White who also serves as State Librarian. "I encourage parents to read with their children every day to ensure a lifelong love of reading. When children begin reading independently, they are not only making academic gains but opening themselves to new worlds.â€
State officials urged school administrators, parents and librarians to promote summer reading with letters and informational flyers posted online at the State Board of Education's summer reading website: http://www.isbe.net/htmls/summer_reading.htm
Schools are encouraged to print the letters and flyers to send home with children before the end of the school year.
For the latest news from the Illinois State Board of Education, follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/#!/ISBEnews or Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Illinois-State-Board-of-Education/136022251779. Visit the official ISBE website at http://www.isbe.net.