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Discover over 1,000 magnificent American antiques at this elegant Georgian country home, which presents both the struggles of the American Revolution and the riches of a prosperous city, through its unique story.
About Woodford
A trusted confidant to Philadelphia's beloved Ben Franklin, William Coleman was a highly educated, successful merchant when he built this summer house in 1756. Legend says the woods and nearby ford in the Schuylkill River gave the estate its name.
A patriot, Coleman enjoyed this summer home, with servant's house and stable, on 12 acres of land. William Coleman and his wife Hannah raised their orphaned nephew George Clymer, who later became a signer of both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.
Woodford presents an engaging story of British loyalties vs. American independence through the tumultuous years of the Revolution. In 1771, David Franks, a crown agent for Philadelphia, purchased Woodford. During the war, Franks held to his view opposing the forces of independence, which led to the New American government seizing Franks property when the British forces departed. The family was ordered to leave and eventually was relocated in England where they went from great wealth and power to poverty.
In 1793, Woodford was purchased by the merchant and marine insurance broker Isaac Wharton. Isaac's wife, Margaret Rawle had grown-up at her parent's country seat at nearby Laurel Hill. For the next 75 years the house functioned as a summer retreat for two generations of the Wharton family until 1867 when the City of Philadelphia purchased it to add to the growing Fairmount Park. After it became City property it was designated as the residence for the park's Chief Engineer and Superintendent, John Cresson and his able successor, Russell Thayer. In 1887 Woodford became the East Park headquarters for the Fairmount Park House Guard thereby ending Woodford's 130 years us as a private residence. Additionally, the new passage trolley system that ran through the park terminated on Woodford's front lawn beginning in 1896 until ending service in 1946.
In 1927, after the death of Philadelphia collector Naomi Wood, a trust was formed and Woodford was selected as a suitable home for the display of her "colonial household gear." Her collection of colonial objects is housed beautifully in this historic home for visitors to enjoy.
The Architecture
Designed as a one-story brick home laid in Flemish bond in the Georgian style, the later addition of a second story and rear wing allowed Federal influences to be seen as well. Like many country mansions of this time, Woodford presents a balanced elegance, which was highly valued. The home features a three-part Venetian window, a hipped roof, pediment entrance, and dentiled cornice. Soapstone steps lead to faux mahogany grained double doors and a pair of Tuscan columns. There is a handsome formal center entry hall, distinguished by a Doric order frieze, wainscoting and an unusual coved ceiling.
It was in 1771 when the second floor and rear "el" addition were added, creating an airy stair hall and kitchen, with bedchambers on the floor above. Around 1800, several alterations reflected another evolution in fashion. On the first floor, two bedchambers were combined to create a dining room. Likewise, on the second floor, two bedchambers were combined into one large room.
Interior and Furnishings
Woodford's parlor features one of the most finely carved overmantles in the city and the vast riches of the Naomi Wood Collection. The house is furnished with examples of 18th and 19th century American objects, including American, English and Continental decorative art.
Naomi Wood, a Philadelphia collector of furniture and household items, developed a plan whereby her collection would be on display after her death in an important historic house that would be open to the public. Woodford was determined to be the ideal location to present these pieces. She directed in her will that the estate should be used to maintain her collection, "as an illustration of household gear during Colonial years." The collection of over a thousand colonial objects begun by Naomi Wood is housed beautifully in this historic home for visitors to enjoy.
The Grounds
Woodford faces Ridge Avenue surrounded bythe curved drives of Fairmount Park. When Woodford was sold in 1769, it was advertised in the Pennsylvania Gazette as having "…a handsome Garden, a thriving Orchard of good Apple Trees and other Fruit, and a Well of excellent water." There is little information about the original orchard, but in 2008, there was a return of a working community orchard to Woodford to recall the historic use of the property.
The current orchard is low-maintenance, sustainable, and organic and has a diversity of hearty semi-dwarf trees, bushes and perennial herbs and flowers. Children from nearby Mander Recreation Center tend the orchard and take their harvest home to share with their family, friends and neighbors. Harvests include: rhubarb, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, asparagus, gooseberries, elderberries, currants, cherries, peaches, apples, quinces, and Asian pears. The orchard project was a joint effort of the East Park Revitalization Alliance (EPRA), the Philadelphia Orchard Project (POP), the Fairmount Park Commission (FPC) and the Naomi Wood Trust at Woodford.
The Charm Symbol:
Each of the Charms houses is represented individually in the logo. These key icons are based on the unique qualities of each home --- here the key represents the decorative details on the front door of Woodford.
Learn about another one of the Charms:
Cedar Grove | Laurel Hill | Lemon Hill | Mount Pleasant | Strawberry Mansion |


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Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and FaceTime are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc. "Made for iPod," "Made for iPhone," and "Made for iPad" mean that an electronic accessory has been designed to connect specifically to iPod, iPhone, or iPad, respectively, and has been certified by the developer to meet Apple performance standards. Apple is not responsible for the operation of this device or its compliance with safety and regulatory standards. Please note that the use of this accessory with iPod, iPhone, or iPad may affect wireless performance.

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"Skylark Wine Company is a collaboration between Boulevard Restaurant Wine Directors John Lancaster and Robert Perkins. John and Robert have run the wine program at the acclaimed Boulevard Restaurant in San Francisco for the past twelve years. During their tenure at Boulevard, they have built a close friendship, an inventory of wines from around the globe and a palate of tasting wines of the world from vintage to vintage.
This partnership has created long-term relationships with the entire scope of the wine industry, with winemakers, vineyard managers and owners. With these relationships, their next logical progression was the realization of a dream: making fine wine from select vineyards. While the original plan was simply a barrel, they quickly jumped in with 14 barrels of Syrah from the 2002 Harvest. Skylark Wine Company was formed.
"We strive to produce wines that crystallize our passion within each bottle. Because of our relationships with meticulous and respected grape growers, we have been able to produce wines of distinction and character that represent the best of what Northern California vineyards have to offer. We are proud of Skylark and hope to continue share these wines with family and friends, old and new."
Thank you for your support.
John Lancaster and Robert Perkins "


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The four oyster DNA samples ( 2HL # 20 – 23) incubated at 60 degree for an hour. Samples were previously stored at -80 degrees.
DNA was extracted from them using the mollusc DNA extraction kit. None of the optional steps were performed.
Later the samples were stored in refrigerator in box 'Oly gDNA Oly Reciprocal Transplant Final Sampling Box #2'.


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The special effects firm that put together the opening credit sequence for Watchmen, yu+Co, posted them to their Web site on March 6. Now yu+Co's taken the titles down, per Watchmen studio Warner Bros' request.
Bad move, Warner. The sequence, which probably used less total footage from the film than any of Warner's poorly produced trailers, wasn't anything but free publicity for a film that needs help at the box office. yU+Co shares our stance. Here's their blogger's note on the clip's removal:
This title sequence was removed at the request of Warner Bros. I will never understand Hollywood's approach to free publicity. Persistent souls will still find the titles elsewhere online.
Fortunately for Warner, the Internet doesn't work quite like it would want, and the sequence is everywhere now. Like here, for example:


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Vitamin D
Cancer Prevention and Other New UsesMarch 2006
By Russell Martin
The past year has produced stunning research findings concerning vitamin D's potential role in preventing and perhaps even treating cancer.
Scientists are examining the use of vitamin D to reduce the risk of no fewer than 17 different types of cancer, ranging from colon, breast, and prostate cancers to ovarian, esophageal, renal, and bladder cancers. Moreover, researchers believe vitamin D may even improve treatment outcomes in people already diagnosed with cancer. A recent review article estimated that 50,000-70,000 Americans die prematurely from cancer each year due to insufficient intake of vitamin D.1
Emerging research suggests that vitamin D also has applications in promoting bone strength, as well as in mitigating autoimmune conditions such as multiple sclerosis, type I diabetes, and rheumatoid arthritis. Other potential benefits include promoting dental and skin health, and helping to prevent stroke, metabolic syndrome, and musculoskeletal pain.
New research indicates that vitamin D acts through several mechanisms to help fight cancer. Studies suggest that the active form of vitamin D may help to promote cell differentiation and support apoptosis (programmed cell death), as well as help to prevent metastases and angiogenesis.2 Vitamin D's role in supporting calcium absorption may also contribute to its ability to fight cancer, since calcium has been shown to decrease proliferation and induce differentiation in epithelial cells.1
Combating Colorectal Cancer
Vitamin D's effects in reducing cancer risk have been studied most extensively in colorectal cancer, the second leading cause of cancer death in the US.3 A study in 2005 investigated the relationship between vitamin D intake, serum vitamin D levels, and colorectal cancer risk. Individuals with vitamin D intake of 1000 IU or more daily or with serum vitamin D (25-hydroxyvitamin D) levels of 33 nanograms per milliliter (ng/mL) experienced a 50% lower risk of colorectal cancer. A daily dose of 1000 IU of vitamin D is half the safe upper limit established by the National Academy of Sciences. According to the study authors, prompt public health action is needed to increase daily intake of vitamin D to 1000 IU and to raise serum levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D. For some individuals, modest sunlight exposure may help achieve these optimal levels.4
An epidemiological review conducted in 2005 at Harvard Medical School corroborated vitamin D's protective effects against colorectal cancer and noted that typical dietary intake of 200-400 IU per day is probably too low to confer appreciable benefits. The Harvard study noted that a person's vitamin D status at the time of cancer diagnosis and treatment may influence survival.5
In the recent Polyp Prevention Trial, investigators analyzed several dietary factors in relation to the recurrence of adenomatous polyps in the colon.6 Adenomatous polyps are considered pre-malignant and may therefore be a harbinger of colon cancer. Low intake of calcium and vitamin D was associated with increased risk of recurrence of the pre-malignant polyps. Optimal vitamin D and calcium status may thus be an important preventive strategy against colon cancer.
Protecting the Prostate
Recent clinical trials suggest that vitamin D and its analogs promise to be important therapies for prostate cancer.7 Experimental evidence indicates that the active form of vitamin D promotes differentiation and inhibits proliferation, invasiveness, and metastasis of human prostate cancer cells.8,9
In a study conducted last year, investigators examined the relationship between sun exposure and prostate cancer. Comparing 450 men with advanced prostate cancer with 450 unaffected men, they found that those with a high level of sun exposure had a 50% lower prostate cancer risk than men with low sun exposure. The researchers believe sunlight helped protect the men against prostate cancer by promoting vitamin D synthesis. Because of the association between sun exposure and certain skin cancers, however, the scientists noted, "increasing vitamin D intake from diet and supplements may be the safest solution to achieve adequate levels of vitamin D."9
Another study in 2005 demonstrated a therapeutic role for vitamin D in prostate cancer. Sixteen men who had previously been treated for prostate cancer supplemented with 2000 IU daily of vitamin D. The investigators then monitored prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels for over two years. PSA is a marker of prostate cancer recurrence or progression. In nine patients, PSA levels decreased or remained unchanged after vitamin D supplementation began. In patients with rising PSA levels, supplementation with vitamin D3 significantly lengthened the PSA doubling time, by an average of 75%. (The rate at which PSA increases or doubles is correlated with disease prognosis, with longer PSA doubling times associated with better outcomes.) These findings indicate that vitamin D may help to slow or prevent disease recurrence or progression in patients who have been treated for prostate cancer.10
Vitamin D has also been reported to benefit patients whose prostate cancer has metastasized to the bones. This patient population commonly develops vitamin D deficiency. Supplementing these individuals with vitamin D was found to reduce pain, boost muscle strength, and improve overall quality of life.11
Benefits for Breast Health
Several lines of evidence suggest vitamin D may help reduce the incidence of breast cancer. A prospective study published in 2005 examined the relationship of plasma vitamin D metabolites to breast cancer risk in a cohort of women enrolled in the Nurses' Health Study. Blood samples were collected from study participants from 1989 to 1990 and analyzed for the vitamin D metabolites 25-hydroxyvitamin D and 1, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D. The study participants were followed until 1996. The researchers then compared blood samples from women who developed breast cancer with samples from cancer-free control subjects. High levels of both vitamin D metabolites were associated with a non-significantly lower risk of breast cancer. For both metabolites, the association was stronger in women aged 60 and older.12
In another line of study last year, investigators looked at the relationship between dietary vitamin D and calcium intake and breast density as measured by mammography.13
Mammographic density is considered a strong risk factor for breast cancer.14 Dietary intake of vitamin D and calcium was assessed in a group of women, aged 40-60, who had screening mammograms. Women who had a combined daily intake of 100 IU or more of vitamin D combined with 750 mg or more of calcium demonstrated decreased breast density compared to women with lower intakes of the two nutrients. This suggests that adequate consumption of vitamin D and calcium may reduce breast cancer risk by influencing breast tissue architecture.13
Improving Lung Cancer Survival
Vitamin D may help people with lung cancer to live longer, according to a study released in 2005. The most common cause of cancer death in American men and women, lung cancer can be challenging to treat effectively. The report found that men with early-stage non-small cell lung cancer who had higher vitamin D indices (based on dietary intake and exposure to sunlight) had improved recurrence-free survival rates compared to men with lower vitamin D intake and sun exposure.15 Another study conducted in 2005 demonstrated that the active form of vitamin D inhibited lung cancer metastasis in an animal model of the disease.16 These findings suggest that implementing vitamin D therapy may be critical to improving survival rates for lung cancer patients.
Additional scientific evidence suggests that optimal vitamin D status may be associated with reduced risk of many other forms of cancer. These include cancers of the bladder, esophagus, stomach, ovary, uterus, cervix, pancreas, larynx, oral cavity, and gall bladder, as well as Hodgkin's and non-Hodgkin's lymphomas.1
In addition to its effects against numerous cancers, vitamin D holds promise in preventing and alleviating autoimmune conditions and in optimizing the health of the gums, bones, and muscles.
Preventing Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis is an immune-mediated inflammatory and neurodegenerative condition of the central nervous system. Its symptoms include weakness, visual problems, and impaired coordination. Although its causes remain unknown, scientists suspect that multiple sclerosis may represent an autoimmune condition.
Investigators have established a strong link between multiple sclerosis incidence and geographic location, noting that areas with abundant sun exposure or plentiful dietary fish intake experience reduced risk. Multiple sclerosis occurs more often in people who lived in northern areas of Europe and North America during childhood, and less often in people who live closer to the equator.23 Individuals appear to retain the level of risk associated with the area in which they lived until age 15, even if they moved to a different area later in life.23 In Switzerland, multiple sclerosis rates are higher at low altitudes and lower at high altitudes, where UV light is more intense. In Norway, multiple sclerosis rates are higher inland, but much lower near the coast, where vitamin D3-rich fish is consumed regularly.24 Vitamin D, obtained through both sun exposure and diet, may be the factor responsible for the link between geography and multiple sclerosis risk.
Evidence suggests that vitamin D supplementation may decrease the lifetime risk of multiple sclerosis in women. Experimental data suggest the white matter of the brain that multiple sclerosis affects contains vitamin D receptors, and inadequate vitamin D during early development may predispose these cells to an early demise.25
Researchers have noted that administering the active form of vitamin D—1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D—to animals can completely protect them against an experimentally induced form of multiple sclerosis.24 According to the investigators, the active form of vitamin D may act as a selective immune system regulator that works to inhibit autoimmune disease.
Later research indicated that 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D also helped to reduce multiple sclerosis disease activity in mice with an experimentally induced model of the disease.26 Based on this animal data, Dutch researchers postulated that multiple sclerosis patients may similarly benefit from optimal serum concentrations of vitamin D. Optimal vitamin D levels might not only help achieve immune-mediated suppression of disease activity, but also help decrease complications related to multiple sclerosis, such as muscle weakness, osteoporosis, and bone fractures.26
Effects on Type I Diabetes
Some scientists believe that type I diabetes may be an autoimmune condition in which insulin-producing pancreatic beta cells are destroyed. Evidence from animal experiments and human observational studies suggests that vitamin D may help prevent type I diabetes, perhaps by acting as an immune system modulator.27
Researchers demonstrated that the pancreatic beta cells of mice contain receptors for 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D. When they administered this active form of vitamin D to mice early in life, the animals demonstrated a reduced incidence of type I diabetes. However, when 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D was administered later in the life span of mice, diabetes incidence was not affected. Vitamin D appears to limit the expression of certain cytokines, which may prevent the autoimmune attack on pancreatic cells that can lead to diabetes.28
Human studies likewise suggest that vitamin D may have a protective effect against type I diabetes. In a large-scale investigation, more than 12,000 pregnant women in Finland enrolled in a trial studying the relationship between vitamin D intake and type I diabetes in infants. After one year, children who supplemented with the suggested study dose of vitamin D (2000 IU per day) had a much lower risk of type I diabetes than children who did not supplement.29


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Berlin conference on marine protected areas in European waters and high seas (18-20 April) will chart way forward for marine conservation
With the ongoing dramatic decline of the world's fish stocks, commercial fishing will not be possible by 2050. To save the world's fisheries, the oceans need to be protected and managed better.
The Berlin conference "Countdown 2010 for Marine Ecosystems" (18-20 April), the German EU presidency and the World Conservation Union (IUCN) want to improve the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity.
The conference will cover the designation and management of marine protected areas – in particular Natura 2000 sites –, consult on European Union marine policies and a UN-led implementation agreement for a global network of high seas protected areas. Around 100 experts from European member states, UN organizations and regional conventions will attend.
"Marine protected areas have been proven to be of utmost importance for the recovery of depleted fish stocks and increasing catches in adjacent areas," highlights Tamás Marghescu, IUCN Regional Director for Europe, "Five years after the establishment of marine reserves in the Egyptian Red Sea for example, fishing has increased by 66 % in neighbouring areas." This has also been shown for marine protected areas in EU waters.
Marine ecosystems and their biodiversity provide people's with a wide range of resources and services. Fish makes up 16% of animal protein and is particularly important as a protein source for developing countries. Marine ecosystems also play a key role in global nutrient recycling, oxygen production and climate regulation.
Despite their importance for both nature and human well-being, only about 0.6% of the world's oceans are protected; the high seas benefit from no permanent protection at all. "In the EU, the establishment of the marine Natura 2000 network has been significantly delayed and needs to be accelerated urgently," says Tamás Marghescu.
The high seas are particularly threatened: "Entire ecosystems in the high seas are being damaged and lost before we have even started to protect them," stresses Tamás Marghescu quoting the closing statement of IUCN's Marine Protected Area Summit held in Washington from 10-12 April 2007: "It is high time for governments to act."
The German Government regards marine and maritime issues as a priority and will host two high-level events. The conference in Berlin is part of Germany's contributions to the Countdown 2010 initiative. A European conference on the future Maritime Policy will be held in Bremen 2-4 May 2007.
As host of the next Conference of the Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in May 2008 and with its current EU and G8 Presidencies, Germany plays an important role in developing solutions to problems of marine conservation. Together with the upcoming EU Presidencies Portugal and Slovenia, it will promote its implementation during the triple EU Presidency.
European governments have promised to halt the loss of biological diversity on land and in the seas by 2010. Governments worldwide have committed to create a global network of marine protected areas by 2012. The initiative Countdown 2010 – hosted by the World Conservation Union (IUCN) – supports these and other ambitious conservation targets in collaboration with governments and civil society.
Notes to Editors
The conference website:
IUCN website on marine issues:
Countdown 2010 is a powerful network of active partners working together towards the 2010 biodiversity target. Each partner commits additional efforts to tackle the causes of biodiversity loss.
Countdown 2010 website:
German Federal Ministry for the Environment:
German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation:
http://www.bfn.de/ and
EU Marine Policies:
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/water/marine/index_en.htm and http://ec.europa.eu/maritimeaffairs/policy_en.htm
For more information in German and English or to set up interviews, please contact:
Wiebke Herding, Communications Officer, Countdown 2010, IUCN Europe Office
Tel: +32 2 739 0321, mobile: +49 177 2409042, [email protected]
Tim Christophersen, European Programme Coordinator, IUCN Europe Office
Tel: +32 2 739 3007, mobile: +32 473 863 608, [email protected]
Marine Policies
"High Seas" or oceans beyond national jurisdiction are usually defined by what they are not. The high seas are all parts of the sea that are not included in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Generally a state's EEZ extends to a distance of 200 nautical miles (370 km) out from its coast.
Facts about Marine Biodiversity
Oceans cover about 70% of the planet's surface and hold an abundance of biodiversity with marine and coastal environments being home to 97% of all species on earth. Oceans, marine ecosystems and their biodiversity are vital for life on earth. They play a key role in global nutrient recycling and climate regulation and provide humans with a wide range of resources and services.
Globally, life in our seas produces one third of the oxygen we breathe and human consumption of fish makes up 16% of our animal protein supply and is particularly important as a protein source for populations in developing countries. In 2002, the global fish catch reached about 90 million tonnes and aquaculture contributed with another 40 million tonnes. Three quarters of this production were used for human consumption, the rest for animal feed and thus, to a large extent, ultimately for human consumption.
The World Conservation Union (IUCN)
Created in 1948, the World Conservation Union (IUCN) brings together 83 States, 110 government agencies, 800 plus NGOs, and some 10,000 scientists and experts from 181 countries in a unique worldwide partnership. The Union's mission is to influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable.
The Union is the world's largest environmental knowledge network and has helped over 75 countries to prepare and implement national conservation and biodiversity strategies. The Union is a multicultural, multilingual organization with 1,000 staff located in 62 countries. Its headquarters are in Gland, Switzerland.
More information can be found at www.iucn.org


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New Conveyor Belt for Pans, Trays and Large Products is Now BISSC Third Party Verified
Ashworth's Omni-Pro FlexLite, the strong and lightweight belt for conveying pans, trays, and large products, is now BISSC Third Party Verified. Manufactured with the patented Omni-Pro design and utilizing a durable, lightweight, and very open 1.5" x 3" (fixed loop) flat wire overlay, Omni-Pro FlexLite improves efficiency with increased carrying capacity, greater air circulation, and a spiral/turn-curve tension rating of 400 lbs. for 100,000 cycles, vs. competing belts that rate for 50,000 cycles. Omni-Pro FlexLite incorporates all of the Omni-Pro features that reduce maintenance costs and downtime, and by meeting the strict design criteria for BISSC certification, the belt proves to be easily cleaned to reduce sanitation costs. Turn ratios range from 1.6 to 2.5 and belt widths are available in even widths from 24 to 60 inches.
Omni-Pro FlexLite is BISSC Certified and Third Party Verified under BISSC standard ANSI/BISSC/Z50.2-2003, Section 4.7, Design Requirements for Conveyors. Compliance to this standard is the commercial baker's guarantee that his bakery equipment was carefully designed to be easily and effectively cleaned, thereby promoting food safety and sanitation.


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How EA Sports Plans To Keep Madden NFL Mattering In The Market, In Marketing
By Barry Janoff
Executive Editor
September 29, 2010: John Madden last coached an NFL game in 1978 and retired as an NFL broadcaster after 30 years in 2009. He has appeared in numerous TV commercials, from Miller Lite and Ace Hardware to the current "tough actin' Tinactin." But his career as the catalyst behind EA Sports' Madden NFL franchise, which began in 1988, is arguably what makes him most relevant to consumers in 2010..
Although Madden NFL is a franchise that has far from run its course — Madden NFL 11 moved more than 1.8 million copies this past August when it was released — executives at EA are dealing with a situation that reared its head several years ago: As John Madden himself spends less time in the spotlight, strategies needed to be enacted that would keep the Madden name relevant to young, up-and-coming videogame players.
The team at EA Tiburon in Florida has extended the videogame experience into a bevy of other areas of accessibility, including Madden online and iPhone apps. This week, EA Sports launched on Facebook an in-your-face competition that will encompass more than 40 universities nationwide: The Madden Campus Challenge. The tournament pits teams of students against other college rivals to find the best Madden players, with schools being eliminated until only one is left through Nov. 8. The winning team will win a trip to the Madden Bowl XVII, which will take place in Dallas as part of Super Bowl XLV festivities.
Among the participating universities with EA Facebook destinations are Alabama, Arizona, Arizona State, Boston College, Colorado, Florida State, Florida, Miami, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, USC, Oregon, Wisconsin, Washington and Washington State. (Complete list and details here.) Practice rounds are being held at local restaurants in preparation of the official team event being launched beginning the week of Oct. 4.
However, while this premiere Madden Campus Challenge event gets Madden NFL up-close and personal with students at universities across the country, it is part of a larger strategy being ramped up by the folks at EA.
"How do we keep Madden relevant with consumers? The plan is to build the Madden brand so it is not tied to John Madden the NFL coach or John Madden the NFL broadcaster," said Chris Erb, senior director of partnership marketing for EA Sports. "Our brand is becoming like Kleenex. It's Madden."
Madden NFL has sold more than 85 million copies since 1988 for more than $3 billion in sales, according to EA Sports. Madden NFL 11 was the top-selling game this past August when it made its debut, moving 920,800 units for Xbox 360 and 893,600 units for PS3, according to market and research firm NPD Group, Port Washington, NY. Madden NFL 10 was the top-selling videogame in August 2009, selling almost two million copies in just over two weeks. But that was down from Madden NFL 09, which sold more than 2.2 million copies (with Brett Favre on the cover) following its August 2008 release, a 6% increase from the prior year.
Before taking on his current duties in 2009, Erb was director of marketing for the Madden NFL brand for five years, working on domestic and international marketing campaigns and and overseeing programs with marketing partners including KFC, Doritos, Pepsi, 7-Eleven and Coors. He shared his first-hand knowledge of where the Madden franchise has been, where it is and where EA Sports would like it to go during the IMG Sports Marketing Symposium in New York earlier this month, run in conjunction with Sports Business Journal and Daily.
"The average age of our videogame consumer is 34. The average Madden user is 31," said Erb. "The consumer base can be broken into three groups: They know John Madden as an NFL coach, they know him as an NFL broacaster/analyst or they know him as the guy whose name is on Madden NFL."
Erb explained that the latter group is growing because older consumers who know that Madden coached the Oakland Raiders to the Super Bowl XI (1976) title and those who listened to his NFL broadcasts have either moved on from serious videogame play or are spending much less time doing it. A major advantage is that EA Sports has an exclusive deal with NFL and NFLPA for use of shield and players through 2013, keeping rivals out of the official NFL category.
"How do we keep Madden relevant with consumers? The plan is to build the Madden brand . . . Our brand is becoming like Kleenex. It's Madden."
"People have come up to [Madden] and said, 'So you're the guy who builds Madden NFL,'" Erb related. "The plan is to build the Madden brand so it is not tied to his time as an NFL coach or NFL broadcaster."
With the Madden NFL 11 launch, EA Sports for the first time asked fans and consumers to name the cover athlete. The effort was done in conjunction with PepsiCo's Doritos brand, enabling people to go to a dedicated Doritos Change the Game Web site to vote among New Orleans Saints quarterback and Super Bowl XLIV MVP Drew Brees, Minnesota Vikings defensive end Jared Allen and Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Reggie Wayne. Voters were also entered into a drawing for a chance to win a trip to the 2010 NFL Draft. During the voting period, former NFL all-stars and Madden NFL cover athletes Eddie George, Marshall Faulk and Shaun Alexander were featured on limited-edition Nacho Cheese and Cool Ranch Doritos bags.
EA Sports also launched a partnership with Coors Light, now in its final season as the official beer partner of the NFL, giving videogamers of legal drinking age the opportunity to showcase their videogame talents at participating bars and restaurants nationwide. The competition, which runs through Dec. 31, is offering such prizes as a trip to the Madden Bowl in Dallas; getting their face scanned into Madden NFL 12; copies of Madden NFL 11 and discounts on select EA Sports merchandise. Coors has supported with national marketing, including online and POP.
"EA Sports continues to bring Madden to the people in new and creative ways," said Erb. "This promotion with Coors Light gives fans not only a way to play Madden NFL, but to become part of it."
Madden NFL 11 also includes a cause marketing mode, working with Susan G Komen for the Cure in which teams that play home games on the Madden October schedule acquire pink shoes, gloves, wristbands and other attributes to coincide with the NFL's support of October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
A significant part of the new strategy has been to turn the release of Madden NFL into an entertainment event, closer to the release of a new movie than a videogame. "We started to give the Madden NFL launch more of a theatrical support, like a movie," said Erb. "The marketing behind the Madden franchise began with brief radio commercials. Now, EA makes Madden videogames into a festivity and commemorates it with parades, giveaways and player appearances."
In 2010, the release party for Madden NFL 11 occurred in New Orleans to honor both cover athlete Drew Brees and the Saints victory in Super Bowl XLIV. "Madden Gras" included parade that was a scaled down but equally raucous version of Mardi Gras through the French Quarter with such former Saints players as Ricky Jackson, Deuce McAllister and Mike McKenzie and free goodies including copies of Madden NFL 11 and autographed Drew Brees items.
In 2009, Madden NFL 10 was released with a full-blown campaign across ESPN's family of networks, which included extensions on-air, online, on mobile and in social media applications. The Madden NFL 09 event in August 2008 was dubbed Maddenpalooza, with a day-long event at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., that featured retired NFL athletes, concerts, events and a Wal-Mart pop-up store where the videogame was on sale the day before being released to the general public.
Madden NFL 08 in August 2007 took over New York's Times Square with giant billboards and an Ozzy Osbourne concert above the Hard Rock Cafe. Madden NFL 07 in August 2008, the first for Wii and PS3, had its launch party in Madden, Miss., where every resident got a copy and an invitation to a party that was attended by such stars as Jerry Rice, Warren Moon and Marshall Faulk.
John Madden was on the cover from the first release (June 1988) through Madden NFL 2000 (aging along the way in photos), although Garrison Hearst (then with the San Francisco 49ers) appeared on some alternate versions for Madden NFL 1999 and Barry Sanders appeared in the background of Madden NFL 2000. Eddie George was the first player to be featured, on Madden NFL 2001, with a small shot of Madden over his shoulder. Brett Favre appeared on the cover of Madden NFL 09 in his Green Bay Packer, uniform, with the game having been released after he retired. But when Favre came out of retirement and was traded to the New York Jets, EA released a new cover online with the quarterback in his new uniform. Madden 10 had two players, Super Bowl XLIII stars Larry Fitzgerald and Troy Polamalu. Madden 11 was the first in which fans and consumers were asked to select the cover athlete.
There also has been more emphasis on the music attached to the game. The Madden NFL 10 soundtrack includes Nirvana, Black Sabbath, 2Pac, Kid Rock, System of a Down and Alice in Chains. Madden NFL 11 includes AC/DC, Blur, Bush, Guns N' Roses, Kiss and The Hives.
Plans for Madden NFL 12 have not been unveiled. What will future Madden NFL versions bring? "More partnerships with brands [and] more incentives to partners, such as exclusive tips that unlock [unique aspects] in the game itself ," said Erb. As for a complete conversion to online, "Shiny discs are still what we do, and will be central for at least five more years," said Erb. "But we are working on the technology and logistics to have it all accessible online."


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Tax Rules for Selling Your Home
Until recently, if you purchased a home, you were required to keep track of the original cost and the cost of improvements to the home for tax purposes. Then, when you sold the home, if you made a profit on the sale, you had to either pay tax on the profit, or roll the profit forward into your next home, and next home, and next home.
Someday, when you stopped buying homes, you might have to pay tax on the accumulated profits on all your homes. Unless of course you were over age 55 when you sold the final home, in which case you were exonerated from at least some of the tax bite.
But times change, and so do tax laws. Keep in mind that, as with any tax law, there are exceptions to the rules and special rules for special cases, and it always makes sense to speak with a tax professional before making decisions that affect your tax return. That said, here are the basic rules you need to know when buying and selling your personal residence:
If you own the home for at least five years and live in the home as your primary residence for at least two of those five years, and sell the home for a profit of not more than $250,000 (or $500,000 if you are married and filing a joint tax return), you don't have to pay tax on the profit, nor do you have to report the sale of the home on your income tax return.
If you don't meet the above requirements, you might have to pay tax on the profit from your house.
If you use part of the home for business purposes, you do need to keep track of all of the costs associated with your home, so that you can take a tax deduction for the business portion of your home.


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In this series, I am providing pictures of tombstones from Latvian cemeteries, all with death dates prior to 1945. I do not have any further information on the people mentioned.
Photo taken by me, September 2012. Click to enlarge.
Top Inscription: "Miglānu ģimene" ("Miglāns Family")
Names: Jānis, 1862-1927; Emīlija, 1872-1919; Olga, 1892-1893; Milda, 1895-1939
Location: Torņakalns cemetery, Rīga
Tombstone Tuesday – Miglāns Family


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Cassette only – limited edition of 200 copies
Track listing:
A: Circle One
B1: Circle Two
B2: Acid Bonus
Elektro Guzzi are an Austrian trio: Bernhard Breuer (drums), Bernhard Hammer (guitar) and Jakob Schneidewind (bass). Signed to Berlin's Macro label, they play and record live – however their sound is not what you might be expecting from such a classic band format…
Macro's Finn Johannsen writes: "Live performances of electronic music have gone a long way since the seminal decision of a few men from Düsseldorf to leave their Krautrock beginnings behind and to become machines. Since then, the list of successors is epic and technologically refined in the process: from the musicians who on stage incorporated electronics into their post punk aesthetics to today's laptop PAs blurring the lines between performance and DJ set in a club context. Of course the evolution of according concepts also proceeded in reverse, with electronic musicians implementing their sound into traditional band structures, and performing their music as modern interpretations of the latter, combining the sounds of the according analogue and digital equipment.
Taking all this into consideration, Elektro Guzzi from Vienna are none of the above, which is exactly why Macro didn't hesitate to sign them. Though their sound most certainly suggests that Bernhard Hammer, Jakob Schneidewind and Bernhard Breuer also decided to become machines, they strangely enough don't use any (it took several confirmations in mails and personal meetings and a rehearsal video to convince that they don't).
As digital as they may sound, they couldn't be more analogue, producing and performing with the most classic of all setups: bass, guitar, and drums. But however traditional they may look as a band, they certainly do not sound like one. They produce and perform like any modern electronic producer and performer wanting that every element of a track is exactly where it is intended to be. There is no computer backup material they prepared earlier, no loops and things, no overdubs. However hard it is to believe, what you hear is 100% live.�?
Elektro Guzzi write: "We recorded "Circling Above�? in January this year. After two years of finding material for The Tapeworm, we finally agreed on those three tracks. We were searching for material which fits to the format, concerning sound and structure of the tracks. We had never done something for tape but, as you may know, we love the analog way of doing music…�? Elektro Guzzi, Vienna, 13th April 2013.
Aquarius (USA):
One of a whole mess of new releases from UK tape label the Tapeworm (we'll get to the others on the next couple lists), Circling Above is the latest from a longtime aQ faves, Elektro Guzzi, who are in fact a live techno band, as in they're a proper actual band, not a DJ or some studio whiz, a real band with real instruments, drums bass and guitar, who make a super tranced out techno music, without loops or drum machines or computers, it's actually a live group of real humans playing real instruments, and making music that sounds like it would be right at home on Kompakt or Raster-Noton. Beyond the concept, which is amazing, the music is pretty fantastic as well, a mesmerizing mix of woozy cyclical melodies and muted pulsing rhythms, total late night bliss out techno, that sounds digital but is purely analog, apparently even the label didn't believe this stuff was actually being played until they watched a live rehearsal video. No loops, no overdubs, but somehow, it still sounds loopy and dubby, hypnotic and heady, all the sounds wreathed in an organic crackle, the sound raw and organic, but somehow sculpted into something that sounds impossible electronic. We love these guys, and these three tracks are just more of what we love. Everyone who Elektro Guzzi's Live P.A. record, are gonna want this too. And if you've yet to hear these guys, check it out, you won't be sorry. And like all Tapeworm tapes, extremely limited!
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Phyllis McAlpin Stewart Schlafly ( /ˈfɪlɪs ˈʃlæfli/; born August 15, 1924) is a politically conservative American activist and constitutional attorney known for her opposition to feminism and the Equal Rights Amendment. Her bestselling book, A Choice, Not An Echo, was published in 1964 from her home in Alton, Illinois, across the Mississippi River from her native St. Louis. Following this self-publication, she formed Pere Marquette Publishers company. A Choice, Not an Echo decries the power of the secret kingmakers and persuaders that once included New York Governors Thomas E. Dewey and Nelson A. Rockefeller. Schlafly supported U.S. Senator Barry M. Goldwater in his unsuccessful race against President Lyndon B. Johnson. She has co-authored several books on national defense and was highly critical of arms-control agreements with the former Soviet Union.
Schlafly also maintains an active presence on the lecture circuit. In 1972, she founded the Eagle Forum, and was the founder and president of a sister organization known as the Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund, which also operates in the Eagle Forum's St. Louis office. As of 2010, she is still the president of both organizations. Since 1967, she has published her own political newsletter, the Phyllis Schlafly Report.
Schlafly's great-grandfather Stewart, a Presbyterian, came from Scotland to New York, in 1851, and moved westward through Canada before settling in Michigan. Her grandfather, Andrew F. Stewart, was a master mechanic with the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway. Schlafly's father, John Bruce Stewart, was a machinist and salesman of industrial equipment, principally for Westinghouse. He became unemployed in 1932 during the Great Depression and could not find permanent work until World War II. He was granted a patent in 1944 for a rotary engine.


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Posted by Editoress on 06/26/12
The Licences Commission today informed the UCI of its decision to award a UCI WorldTour licence for a period of four years to the Tour of Hangzhou (China). The first edition of the race will take place from 17th to 21st October, 2012. This new event will close this year's UCI WorldTour calendar.
"The Licences Commission's decision to award a four-year licence to the Tour of Hangzhou is excellent news for cycling," commented the UCI President. "One year after the success of the first Tour of Beijing, we are delighted to offer the world of cycling - riders, teams, partners, media, spectators - this new opening in Asia which widens the horizons of our sport and lends it new weight. Thanks to this development throughout the world, but without forgetting its origins, the UCI guarantees cycling's modern status and reinforces its position among the major Olympic disciplines."
The Licences Commission also renewed UCI WorldTour licences, for the period 2013-2016 to the following events:
- Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco (Spain)
- Critérium du Dauphiné (France)
- Clasica Ciclista San Sebastian (Spain)
Two other events, for which the licence was to expire in 2013, requested and obtained an early renewal of their licence, which will cover the period 2013 - 2016. They are the Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec and the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal (Canada).
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There is perhaps no older standby in Hollywood than mistaken identity. From It Takes Two to Oceans 12 to Date Night to North By Northwest to The Big Lebowski, people can't get enough of spur of the moment impersonations and mixed-up name tags. I'd be tempted to call it a genre unto itself except many of these movies have absolutely nothing in common apart from their blunderous premises. Or maybe they do and I'm missing the corollaries. Let me know after you watch the trailer for Monte Carlo.
The newest from Selena Gomez, Leighton Meester and Katie Cassidy follows the three normal girls as they save up tips and head for their dream vacation in Paris. Along the way, one of them is mistaken for a British heiress by the local press, and they decide to just go with it, playing pollo at high end estates, gorging themselves on free lobster and generally acting like teenage girls suddenly given the key to untapped wealth. Take a look below…
Monte Carlo may not be the freshest film to come down the pike in the last decade, but I must admit there's something about it which looks pretty fun. Plus, it's nice to see Katie Cassidy getting some more movie work after performing admirably in her scenes in Taken. With low expectations and a fundamental need to be more cute than good, Monte Carlo should be pleasing enough to its intended audience who no doubt overwhelmingly approve of the fantasy of suddenly discovering hundreds of designer shoes at your disposal.
Fun fact: IMDB just told me Julia Roberts and Nicole Kidman were originally targeted to star until the script was redone to play younger. That must have been an extensive rewrite. Monte Carlo opens in theaters on July 1st. If the rest is equally as good as this trailer, many girls will see it once and not regret their decision.


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High-octane intervention
Parole officers near-death experience sends him searching for the gas-pump lady
From the kitchen table where he was eating supper with his family, Jeff Hart saw the clouds change direction. They rolled east, then shifted suddenly west, like they had just decided to make a U-turn. Maybe we should go down to the basement, Jeff thought.
While his wife Julie helped their daughter Bella out of her highchair, Jeff stepped outside to get a better view of the Auburn sky. A moment later, Julie headed toward the front door to check on her husband, and as she crossed the living room, she heard the television weatherman mention "deadly cloud-to-ground lightning." Just then, Julie heard a loud crack.
She couldn't see Jeff; he must have gone around the corner of the garage, she thought. But he reappeared at the end of the sidewalk, looking slightly dazed, with his right hand tucked oddly into his T-shirt.
"Why are you posing like Napoleon?" Julie joked. Ignoring her question, Jeff proceeded slowly toward the house.
Once inside, he pulled his hand out of the fresh rip in his shirt and stared at
his palm. "I just got struck by lightning," he said.
The singed hole in Jeff's tee suggested that the lightning had entered around his rib cage. Julie — a physicians' assistant by profession — knew instantly that Jeff could have a heart attack, but when she checked his
pulse, she heard no arrhythmia. Her next concern was the possibility of tissue
damage around the exit wounds, and within a few minutes, those emerged as a
pair of nickel-size blisters on his torso. Yet Jeff didn't seem to be in any pain. He told Julie that he felt too jittery and itchy to
sit down, but didn't want to go to the emergency room. She phoned one of the medical doctors she
works for at Springfield Clinic to persuade Jeff that he needed to get to
Memorial Medical Center.
At the hospital, Jeff was immediately admitted to the intensive care unit. As all test results came back normal, however, Jeff became more of a host than a patient, posing for the parade of doctors who stopped by to snap cell phone pics of this guy who had survived a lightning strike. The next morning, he was discharged and sent home.
That was Saturday, May 16. On Sunday, May 17, Jeff felt well enough to man his usual spot behind the drum kit with the band at First United Methodist Church. Other than sore ribs and scabs on the small exit burns, he's now feeling fine. Jeff fervently believes the key to his survival was an encounter he had on May 14, the day before his electrifying experience.
Jeff, 41, works for the Illinois Department of Corrections as a field supervisor
over a four-county squad of parole officers. On May 14, he stopped at Thornton's on Mound Road in Decatur to refuel his squad car. As he leaned against the
vehicle, he exuded the prickly persona that comes naturally with an IDOC-logo
polo and an exposed service weapon. "Diligence," he calls it. "I will not even be on my cell phone if I'm pumping gas."
He noticed a woman peeking at him from the other side of the pumps, and fixed his gaze in her direction. They made eye contact, and the woman — a "well-dressed soccer-mom type," Jeff says — stepped toward him shyly, like she was being propelled by some invisible hand.
"Officer, this is going to sound strange," she said, "but I feel led to pray for you."
"Sure, pray it up," Jeff responded. "I'll take all the prayer I can get."
The woman placed one hand on his shoulder and prayed for a minute or two, asking
God to bestow blessings on him, protect him in the course of his duties, and
place angels around him. As she walked back to her van, the woman twice told
Jeff, "God bless you."
He didn't notice the make or color of her van ("maybe charcoal?"), he didn't get her license plate number, and he can't even describe what she looked like. "I make a horrible eye witness in this case," he admits. But neither he nor his wife Julie can get this woman out of their minds.
"I didn't think much of it at the time Jeff told me about it," Julie says. "But on the way to the emergency room, all he could talk about was 'that woman praying for me.' "
Jeff and Julie describe themselves as Christians, so deeply involved in their faith and their church that Jeff has resolved to enter seminary after he retires from IDOC. This experience with the stranger at the gas pump followed a day later by a lightning strike further fortified their belief.
"I do believe in the power of prayer," Jeff says. "Only fools believe in coincidence when it comes to spiritual things, and this
was just a case in point. I would really just like to thank her."
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SubtropicalPenguin wrote:I just don't get the point of moving Kessel. He's been outstanding here, outside of the playoff run this season. It was obvious he was nowhere near 100%, but he played near Conn Smythe level for the last two runs. His $6.8 million cap hit is very reasonable, even if he regresses a bit over the next couple of seasons. I just don't see a value in shipping him off with that cap hit.
Sure, I'd like to see Sprong be successful, but you don't move a proven top line guy like Kessel with Sprong as the backup plan. He's played 26 NHL games, and has 5 career points. The Pens can have a great lineup coming back next season. I would make a play for a solid LW, if possible, in free agency. Other than that, re-sign your RFA's, and add a little blue line depth. Hopefully a restful off-season will lead to a renewed effort next year. Don't rebuild - reload.
The point of moving Kessel is to not be stuck with him and his 6.8M cap hit when his game starts to tail off. It has zero to do with his performance in the playoffs, and a lot to do with his performance in the regular season. Kessel is not a regular player. Management has had issues with him in Boston and in Toronto. Maybe you think those were overblown, but, some of those issues are starting to creep up in Pittsburgh....starting with Rutherford saying he was injured with various ailments, and Sullivan saying he had no serious injuries that would have affected his game. There's a disconnect there. There seems to be a greater divide between Kessel and Sully, to the point this could be reaching Sully/Cole levels.
I totally get what you are saying....we have a guy that just scored 34 goals and 92 points, why on Earth would you want to move him. I don't think actively trying to trade him is the answer, but, I see nothing wrong with putting his name out there and see if anyone makes a serious offer. But, he also plays a position the Penguins are loaded at in RW. Yes, I would like to see more of Sprong before counting on him as a solid RW contributor, but that's on the Penguins for not getting him more time this season, not Sprong.
The Penguins got their 2 Cups with Kessel, but he isn't a core player for them. He's close, but he's not someone they won't move under any circumstances. We need to be able to move on from players and not think we need to hang onto everyone because they helped us win a Cup. That's not a thing against Kessel. It's just that, this year should have proved that sometimes returning the whole same team from the previous CUp year isn't always the best solution. You need fresh blood. Don't settle on Tommy Kuhnhackl as your 4th liner, when you have the chance to get a guy that can play a similar level of defense and PK ability, but actually provide more production as well. Don't settle on having a lineup filled with multiple smallish guys in Guentzel, Sheary, Rust, etc, when you can possibly improve on those players.


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"While Gawad Kalinga is about many people,
its public face is that of one man: Tony Meloto."
Antonio Meloto or "Tito Tony" to the countless Gawad Kalinga volunteers and community partners was born on January 17, 1950 to a low middle class family in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental. At a young age, he was already exposed to the squalid living conditions of the poor, his home being near a shoreline squatter community where poverty was already very pronounced.
Tito Tony's natural acumen provided him the opportunity to be an American Field Service scholar, where he took his senior high school year in De Anza High School in Richmond, California. But his big break came when he qualified as a Full Academic Scholar of the Ateneo de Manila University. His college years were dedicated to preparing for a career that would take him and his family out of the poverty of his past. After he graduated in 1971 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics, he was offered a position as the Purchasing Manager of Procter and Gamble. Eventually, he built his own name as an entrepreneur.
It was in 1985 that Tito Tony's life took a different path that eventually led him to the inspiring work of Gawad Kalinga. He became an active member of Couples for Christ (CFC) and quickly rose in leadership, becoming instrumental in the setting up of the CFC Family Ministries in 1993. This expanded the reach of the mission beyond couples, to include children, youth and young professionals.
It was during his assignment as the Country Coordinator for Australia that he felt the powerful call to start the work with the poor through a youth development program for gang members and juvenile delinquents in Bagong Silang, Caloocan City. Since it began in 1995, the program has now evolved to become Gawad Kalinga, a global movement that builds integrated, holistic and sustainable communities in slum areas.
Gawad Kalinga is now being implemented in almost 2,000 communities in the Philippines and in other developing countries such as Indonesia, Cambodia and Papua New Guinea. It has become a concrete manifestation of the healing of relationships in the Philippines, bridging the gap between the rich and the poor, government and the private sector by simply bringing back what is uniquely Filipino – the spirit of "bayanihan," the willing sharing of any heavy load for the good of his fellowmen. Driven by a strong commitment to faith, GK is able to bring out the hero in every person by giving him concrete opportunities to serve.
Gawad Kalinga sparks hope in the dream for a poverty free world – one family, one community and one country at a time. This is Tito Tony's passion. A true man for others, he has inspired not just his family but hundreds and thousands of volunteers throughout the country and the world to work towards building model communities where the poor can thrive and attain to their fullest potential so that together, we can all look forward to a better future for our children and the generations to come.
Social Entrepreneur of the World – World Entrepreneurship Forum, 2012
Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship, 2012
Japan's Nikkei Asia Prize for Regional Growth, 2011
Social Entrepreneur of the Year – Ernst and Young Philippines, 2010
Social Entrepreneur of the Year – Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, 2010
Top 4 Most Trusted Filipino – Reader's Digest Asia, 2010
Filipino of the Year, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 2006
People of the Year, Philippine Star, 2006
The Outstanding Filipino Award (TOFIL) Awardee for Community Service, 2006
Ramon Magsaysay Awardee for Community Leadership, 2006
Towards a Kinder, Fairer, Safer, Happier World in 2050 (Sep 2015)
New Year 2015: A Path of Massive Disruption (Jan 2015)
The Asian Eagle Will Not Leave the Weak Behind (Jul 2014)
Tony Meloto at 64: Looking Forward to 2024 (Jan 2014)
Generational Blessing (Dec 2013)
Prosper with Honor: Faith and Development in the Philippines (Jun 2013)
Kindness Makes Us One Global Family (Apr 2013)
There Will Always Be Christmas (Dec 2012)
Skoll Award to Gawad Kalinga: Freedom to Serve (Apr 2012)
Building the GK Brand in England, Stone by Stone (2012)


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Woody Guthrie
Woody Guthrie started more than one revolution.
He revolutionized folk music when he used it to express his own, often radical, views about society. Without Woody Guthrie, there would be no Dylan, Springsteen or Baez.
Woody Guthrie is the original folk hero.
It was Guthrie who, in the Thirties and Forties, transformed the folk ballad into a vehicle for social protest and observation.
In so doing, he paved the way for Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen and a host of other folk and rock songwriters who have been moved by conscience to share experiences and voice opinions in a forthright manner. Guthrie wrote hundreds of songs, including such revered classics as "This Land Is Your Land," "So Long, It's Been Good to Know You," "Grand Coulee Dam," "I Ain't Got No Home" and "Dust Bowl Refugees." The colorful life he led became as legendary as the songs he wrote. Fueled by wanderlust, Guthrie hit the road during the Depression, hitchhiking and riding the rails across the Midwest and Far West. From those experiences came source material for his songs and a lifelong commitment to radical politics.
Woodrow Wilson Guthrie was born on July 14, 1912 in Okemah, Oklahoma. His father was a real-estate broker who fell on hard times, and his mother suffered from Huntington's chorea, a genetic nerve disorder that led to her death in a state mental hospital. Guthrie grew up an eccentric loner, always on the go, fueled by an impetuous creative drive and a boundless curiosity about the world.
In his adolescence Guthrie learned how to play guitar, mandolin, fiddle and harmonica. He also read and wrote voraciously, drew cartoons and painted. He never cared much about money, and he would do almost anything, from sign painting to street singing, to avoid the tedium of a regular job. He spent the first twenty years of his life hanging around Okemah and, later Pampa, Texas, where his family moved. He made his first semi-professional music with the Corncob Trio, playing old-time country songs by the Carter Family and Jimmie Rogers.
During the Great Depression, Guthrie hit the road, hitchhiking and riding the rails across the West and Midwest, singing old songs to migrants and hobos. He slept on the ground, went hungry and was rousted by cops. These experiences fueled his songs and stories (as well as an autobiography, Bound for Glory). By decade's end, his populist convictions led him to embrace communism, although he was denied membership in the Communist Party because he refused to renounce religion.
In 1933 Guthrie married Mary Jennings in Pampa. They had three children, but his constant traveling caused them to get a divorce. In 1934 he published his first book of original songs. Two years later, he left Pampa for good and headed to Los Angeles, where he hosted a radio show on KFVD for a dollar a day.
Then in 1940 he headed to New York, where he met the Weavers and Pete Seeger. Guthrie took the city's left-wing community by storm. He performed on network radio, wrote a column for the Communist newspaper The People's Daily Worker, played at strikes and rallies and recorded prolifically for the Folkways label. All the while, the self-taught folksinger studied politics, economics, science and religion.
Although his left-wing leanings did not endear him to the U.S. government, his anti-Hitler songs did. His guitar had a sign on it, saying, "This Machine Kills Fascists." From 1943 to 1945 Guthrie was with the U.S. merchant marines in the United Kingdom, Italy and Africa. In 1945 he married again, this time to Marjorie Greenblatt Mazia. They had four children, including Arlo, who would go on to his own career in music.
By this point Guthrie was beginning to suffer bouts of depression. In 1952 he was diagnosed as an alcoholic and confined to a mental institution. Then his problem was correctly identified as Huntington's chorea, the same genetically transmitted degenerative disorder of the nervous system that had killed his mother. The disease kept him inactive and hospitalized for most of the last decade of his life.
The years leading up to his death on October 3, 1967 were characterized by painful separations from his family, desperate attempts to write and bedside visits from youthful admirers like Bob Dylan. Nevertheless, his fame continued to grow, as more songwriters and musicians became familiar with his work. At the time of his death, his body of work included roughly 1,000 songs.
In 1964 Pete Seeger wrote, "I think that, of Woody's thousands of songs and verses, quite a large number are going to outlive this century, and this is a rare thing for a songwriter...I think maybe several dozen of Woody's songs are going to be sung by my grandchildren and their grandchildren. What better kind of immortality could a man have?"
Indeed, Woody Guthrie's songs have continued to live on, and his music continues to inspire artists and writers, including people like John Mellencamp, Billy Bragg and Jeff Tweedy. There have also been many tributes to Guthrie over the last several decades. Seeger organized a series of memorial concerts in the late Sixties. In 1996 the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum honored Guthrie with the American Music Masters tribute.
There have also been numerous re-issues of his work, the most recent one being the Smithsonian Folkways set Woody at 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection.
Woody Guthrie was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1988 and received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2000.
Inductee: Woodrow Wilson Guthrie a.k.a. Woody Guthrie (vocals, guitar; born July 14, 1912, died October 3, 1967)


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So i'm curious. We're an eclectic group of people here. What concerts have you been to? Who was the most EPIC the most AMAZING? I want to know. Oh yeah, and who sucked balls, so we can be forewarned if we ever go see them?
I've not seen many. Saw Lightning Bolt and AC last year, both of whom were awesome. Kinda keen to see Pixies in a month if I can.
AC is pretty awesome. I saw the Pixies in December. I'd do it if you had the opportunity to. The show was pretty spectacular (would've been better if it was a venue that had an actual floor without seats). Well, they at least sounded just like they do on record.
I'm online trying to buy tickets right now! PLEASE INTERENET!
I'm having no luck sadly.
That sucks, man. I wish you luck on your quest! You will get the tickets!
I hope so! They play on the night of my sister's birthday so it'd be a nice gift.
that would be an amazing gift!
#1: King Crimson #2: SNFU there are many, many, many that i do not remember attending.
since I made this thread, I will list mine. Modest Mouse, Kings of Leon (thank God it was Aha Shake era!), The White Stripes, Tool, Pixies, Hot Hot Heat, Weezer (played most of the blue album!), Streetlight Manifesto I think that's it. All amazing.
oh god here we go: (watch as my taste in music improves...) spice girls, backstreet boys, 98 degrees, soul decision, janet jackson, britney spears, ricky martin, spice girls (again, reunion tour), nelly furtado, hedley, social code, marianas trench, finger 11, the killers, hot hot heat, afi, billy talent, moneen, antiflag, rise against, MSTRKRFT, you say party, we say die!, metric, panic! at the disco, phantom planet, the hush sound, motion city soundtrack, tool, puscifer, nine inch nails, queens of the stoneage, st. vincent, chromeo, animal collective, yeah yeah yeahs, deadmau5, girl talk, mos def, blitzen trapper, santigold, janes addiction, grizzley bear, silversun pickups, natalie portmans shaved head (x2), kings of leon, decemberists, ben harper and the relentless 7, black moth super rainbow, passion pit, explosions in the sky, owl city, bon iver, of montreal, murder city devils, TV on the radio, mew, AFI (again), three days grace, default, ill scarlett, devotchka, gogol bordello, fall out boy, jacks mannequin, the fray, green day. I KNOW theres a couple in there that I'm missing. I've always wanted to make a list. whew.
Ha Gogol Bordello.
so awesome!
I forgot to mention metric in the music list, they're good. You might want to write that list down, if you haven't already. You will forget.
i know haha, it will be on here for a while i guess, which is neat.
i'm jealous of a few of those concerts. what an interesting list, that's for sure. Epicly, long.
So Pixies sold out in about 10 minutes online
god damn. I'm really sorry for you, Phantom.
The first concert I ever went to was Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. The people in front of us offered us pot, and we just giggled. I think I was 12?  The best concert I ever went to I ended up at an after party with the band and met them and their friends and listened to music and square danced and talked and got really really altered. I started listening to the Pixies right after they broke up! I would have loved to have seen them! Phantom, do you have a ticket re-seller over there? That's how I found a buyer for my extra AC ticket.
you could see the Backstreet Boys the night before and hide out in a shrubbery.
back streets back? all right!
The Raconteurs jam in concert. saw them a couple summers ago and it actually reached a pitch where i thought this has to be what a Beatles show must have been like way back in the day.
that's amazing, sed. Jack White it something else.
still regret not seeing white strips in a small club in like... 2001 argh! it was right before fell in glove witha girl hit it BIG then it was too late! making me eye-rate!
that would be a huge regret for me! Luckily I didn't miss them. It was Icky Thump era, but it was still amazing. I was also pregnant, so my unborn baby got exposed to the awesome vibes of the Whites in mass quantities. He is the coolest kid ever, already.
woah what the... is this the first time you revealed you had a kid? this is crazy! i hope he digs the AC! [that'd be fun...]
haha, it might be! I hope he digs the AC too. He sure listens to it enough. Wait. He does. He was dancing to it earlier today. Person Pitch, but still.
damn and yet i still think of you as a 14 year old girl i blame that grizzly kid! [whom we all suspect isn't really that young because come on... no way] dammit there's this really cool band called NEON INDIAN that i thought was coming round here in spring but now i don't know if it's happening... i sure hope so! ... i really like catching these buzz bands before they get really big and play packed damn shows... but usually even the smaller ones pack 'em in ... i just like SPACE... the few shows i've gone to where it's a band i really like and not many people are there i have such fun... no pressure to get or keep a good spot is the main worry
I'm a young mom, yeah, but i'm not 14! [i'm also in denial that kiddy griz is 14.] I've heard the name Neon Indian before, never checked them out though. I like the smaller shows because the smaller the venue, the more personal the show is! I like it being packed and jammed in the front. I always make it to the front (unless i'm pregnant). This band called Netherfriends is coming to MAINE in May. I want to go see them, I love their shit. And they are coming to MAINE. People barely ever come here!
yeah maine is way the hell out there... by the age of 15 i had been to nearly 40 of the 50 states and now i think i have about 9 i haven't been in... maine is one of them... that whole area... vermont new hampshire maryland the virginias ... i don't see me ever getting to them ... i can't remember if the most northern point in the USA is in maine or northern MN ... i swear it LOOKS like maine but because of the shape of the earth it's minnesota... why am i talking about this! "I always make it to the front (unless i'm pregnant)" same here! (hoho!) but no really for some reason that line cracked me up ... haha!!! i can't even imagine how much it'd freak people out at a show if it was crowded and a 9 month pregnant woman was in the crowd...
Maine is way the hell up there! I have no idea if we're at the top though. Its a great place, i'm stuck here forever, I think. Its special. There are trees everywhere. Beautiful summers and frigid winters. Something about it is magical (I think I say that too much...). I'm going to go camping this summer. I want to go cross country skiing this winter if we get more snow. Swimming in the ocean and lighthouses! Fresh lobster! Come visit, Maine! jsalkfjdsa, somehow this turned into one of those travel commercials. haha, i'm glad you got a laugh! I just stood in the back. It would freak people out, i'd be worried about the woman's sanity, for sure!There was a woman there that looked like she was 9 months pregnant! I hope she didn't go in the crowd!
Isn't the most northern point in Alaska?
definitely, Phantom. But if you're thinking continental US i'm not sure if its Maine or Washington.
I didn't know that Maine didn't have the spot farthest north in the lower 48 until i was camping with family near International Falls MN. a local said they had a spot 40 miles way, called Angle Isle i think, that wore the "crown". I always thought it was maine but maps lie, watchem. Further proof, if you consider all 50 states Alaska is actually the farthest north, west and EAST. northe and west are easy but a couple of the aleutian islands stretch across the date line. so if you're standing on the last island before the prime meridian the next island you see to the "west" is technically 24,000+ miles to the east of you. Bringing this back home to concerts I saw the phish play in limestone maine which is almost as north as you can get in the states. and at a certain point in the evenings one half of the sky was nighttime with stars and the other was clearly still dark blue. and the moon was so huge when you raised your hand toward it you could make it appear as though you were holding a dinner plate at arm's length. and it wasn't due to the dots. i don't think
[quote="we tigers"]Maine is way the hell up there! I have no idea if we're at the top though. Its a great place, i'm stuck here forever, I think. Its special. There are trees everywhere. Beautiful summers and frigid winters. Something about it is magical (I think I say that too much...). I'm going to go camping this summer. I want to go cross country skiing this winter if we get more snow. Swimming in the ocean and lighthouses! Fresh lobster! Come visit, Maine! jsalkfjdsa, somehow this turned into one of those travel commercials.[/quote] we tigers, should have quoted this somewhere. i think whatever you lose by living up there is probably gained back the moment you walk out the door every day.
[quote="sed"]Bringing this back home to concerts I saw the phish play in limestone maine which is almost as north as you can get in the states. and at a certain point in the evenings one half of the sky was nighttime with stars and the other was clearly still dark blue. and the moon was so huge when you raised your hand toward it you could make it appear as though you were holding a dinner plate at arm's length. and it wasn't due to the dots. i don't think[/quote] Sounds like Maine, and amazing. As a Mainer, I feel like I should see a Phish concert, even if i'm not a big fan of the music. It's sweet that you've been here though! You are entirely right about Maine, sed. Even though I have to drive two hours to get to a mall, and everyone I know lives a half hour or more away from me, this place is special. Its beautiful. I grew up in the woods. I belong there. I felt like I grew up in a fairytale. I always imagined that unicorns could hide out in the forest and no one would find them...(shit sorry, i've been drinking a little tonight). concerts.....yeah
she ran out in nature....... Half of what phish plays can be crap but the other half has always held the possibility of soaring. what is considered by many to be the best phish jam ever happened in your state. if you don't like the music per se you might find you dig the energy.  m --> also saw a moose standing in the middle of a lake in Baxter park on that trip.
The moose are dangerous here! I have a cousin who lives up north and he doesn't like to drive at night because there are so many. And if you hit a moose, you're dead! I bet I would like the energy. Something i've got to experience. I love concerts anyways. see, I can't even get into that cool video you posted. I'm really just not into that kind of music. Hell, I don't even listen to the Greatful Dead. Probably if I went, and did a lot of drugs, i'd be all set.
With the Dead drugs are crucial. although i suppose a hit of great weed might even make a zydeco band sound less marginal than it really is. that moose looked at us but more than that he looked THROUGH us like should you punks really be here?
[quote]And if you hit a moose, you're dead![/quote] ha!!
[quote="sed"]With the Dead drugs are crucial.[/quote] Haha, resurrection! No way! You just need to go into it with no expectations, and for most folks drugs help 'em achieve that state. You can stay high, in a way, without drugs, although it takes a kind of work.
I saw Tame Impala last month and got to stand right next to Wayne Coyne in the audience... he left before I realized who he was and got a chance to talk to him though... I also saw Roger Waters and that was epic. Can't wait to see AC when I get the opportunity.
can't wait to see AC in may... havent been to a show since november when i saw Deakin.
I think the best concert I ever saw was probably Pat Metheny Group doing "The Way Up". There have been magical moments at other shows I've been to, but that whole show was electric. Waiting for AC to come somewhere within reasonable distance of South Florida. I'd be willing to drive even up to Georgia to see 'em... C'mon, boys.
Best concerts I've seen: Sufjan Stevens, The National Upcoming concerts: Bright Eyes next month! Maybe Bonnaroo (I hope, I hope, I hope)
FEB: AKORN FAMBLY MARCH: BRITISH SEA POWER + E6 HOLY DAY SHOW APRIL: ??? MAY: Profit! [and NEON INDIAN! finally!]
Sweet, you're seeing Akorn? I heard they were involved in some kind of scandal involving financial advice and prostitution.
i think yr thinking of Akon [the dude's a con! <artist & vict!> ]]]
I saw David Lee Roth when I was a teenager.
I had to look up who that was. Van Halen--sweet!
Thanks for making me feel old. I suppose I could have felt all underground and alternative, if that was why you didn't know who he was. Oh well.


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Carleton Art Professors' Work Featured in 25th Anniversary Celebration of Minneapolis Sculpture Garden
In a new installation celebrating 25 years of the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, the work of Carleton College art professors David Lefkowitz and Stephen Mohring is featured in "Walker on the Green: Artist-Designed Mini Golf." The Walker Art Center invites the public to play two eight-hole courses, featuring individual holes created by various architects, artists, engineers, machinists, and mini-golf aficionados. The new interactive installation features everything from garden gnomes masquerading as foosball players to a scale model of a French chateau, along with mazes, gopher holes, and contours mapped from the course of the legendary Augusta National Golf Club. The result is a delight for both serious golf purists and lovers of outdoor kitsch.
Lefkowitz and Mohrig contributed Hole 3, entitled "18 Holes in One." The hole is a physical manifestation of an overlay of all 18 legendary greens at the Augusta National Golf Course, home of the Masters Tournament. The result will thrill and challenge both the novice and seasoned mini-golfer alike. With 18 potential targets in their sites as the approach the undulating surface of the composition structure, golfers will encounter a nonlinear spatiotemporal golfing experience like no other.
Associate professor of art David Lefkowitz is a member of the Carleton Class of 1985; he received his MFA from the University of Illinois, Chicago. He teaches painting, drawing and the Junior Seminar, "Critical Issues in Contemporary Art." His own work in painting, installation, and mixed media (including repurposed refuse like cardboard, sticks, sheetrock and Styrofoam) addresses everyday paradoxes of perception, and larger questions that arise from them. Much of the work explores the blurry boundary between the human-built environment and the natural world. Lefkowitz's work can be found in the collections of the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, the Miami Art Museum, and The Langen Foundation in Neuss, Germany. He is represented by the Carrie Secrist Gallery in Chicago. More online at www.davidlefkowitz.net.
Associate professor of art Stephen Mohring received his BA from Amherst College and his MFA from the Rhode Island School of Design. Mohring teaches sculpture, woodworking, and critical theory. His sculpture has been exhibited nationally, internationally, and has received numerous awards. He runs the college sawmill program, which he developed in collaboration with the Cowling Arboretum, producing sustainably harvested lumber for the art department. Mohring also works as the resident set designer for Ten Thousand Things, a Twin Cities based company that brings lively, intelligent theater to people with little access to the wealth of the arts. Learn more about Mohring at www.stephenmohring.com.
The Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, a project of the Walker Art Center and the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, is an ideal setting for sculptures of various sizes, from human-scale bronzes to towering constructions in steel. Expanded in 1992, the 11-acre Garden offers visitors from around the world an unusual opportunity to view important 20th-century art out-of-doors.
"Walker on the Green: Artist-Designed Mini Golf" is open May 23 through September 8, 2013; 7 days a week (Sunday-Wednesday, 10 am–8pm; Thursday–Saturday, 10 am-10 pm) weather permitting. Admission is $12 adults, $10 students, and $9 members and children under 12. For more information, including directions and disability accommodations, visit www.walkerart.org.
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This image, snapped by Cassini as it passed over Saturn's moon Titan, shows the biggest liquid system ever found on any world other than Earth.
Scientists have observed lakes and streams on Titan before, but this river is by far the largest yet: it measures over 320 kilometres in length. That's still twenty times shorter than the Nile, but makes the the Titan river the largest body of liquid ever observed away from Earth.
Unlike our planet, though, this river doesn't flow with water: instead, it's a swirling mass of liquid hydrocarbons such as methane and ethane, which take a liquid state on the moon's -170C surface. Sorry, that means waterskiing is out. [NASA via Wired]
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From wrath of nature to wrath of children: Storm forces Halloween postponement in many places
NEW YORK (AP) � Seventh-grader Samantha Bertolino was especially proud of her Halloween costume this year. She was going to be a vampire, and she really had it together this time: The black dress, the spider-web earrings, fake blood, white face paint, and some cool, sparkly clip-on nails.
But the costume will stay in the closet for a while: Samantha's town of Ridgefield, Conn., has postponed Halloween due to the ravages of Superstorm Sandy. The town is planning to reschedule, pending the success of cleanup efforts.
But it won't be the same, Samantha says: "It's kind of like trying to reschedule Christmas. You can't really do that."
From the wrath of nature to the wrath of young children: From Maryland to Kentucky to Maine, Halloween festivities were being canceled or postponed. And a debate emerged: Should we be celebrating, anyway, in the face of the devastation? Or is celebrating just the right thing to do for antsy kids who've been cooped up at home (and out of school) for days?
Perhaps the most high-profile postponement was that of New York's huge parade in Greenwich Village, with its outlandish floats and millions of revelers, mainly adults. Mayor Michael Bloomberg said the city's police were simply too taxed with Sandy's aftermath. (Trick-or-treating, the mayor said, could go ahead as long as caution and good judgment were used.)
It was the first time the parade had been canceled in its 39-year history, said Jeanne Fleming, who has directed the event for 32 of those years, including this one. (Also being canceled was a much-loved parade in the Park Slope section of Brooklyn.)
"We went on right after 9/11," said Fleming. "It was a wonderful affirmation of New York's spirit." Still, she added, she understood the factors that went into Bloomberg's decision.
"Even after 9/11, people had electricity, the subways were running," she said. "And I do wonder if it would have been the right thing for the people of Greenwich Village." Much of lower Manhattan below 39th street is still plunged in darkness.
Fleming was spending Wednesday in discussions about a possible new date next week; options mentioned were Nov. 7 and Nov. 8, she said, which presented another complication: "I can imagine people staying up all night watching election returns, and then having a parade," she noted.
Speaking of the election, President Barack Obama and wife Michelle were also changing plans, breaking their three-year tradition of passing out sweets to area students and military children in the White House driveway.
The White House said the hundreds of treat bags, each containing a box of White House M&Ms, a pumpkin-shaped sugar cookie, jelly beans and some dried fruit, would be delivered to the White House Military Office and D.C., Maryland and Virginia school districts.
For some communities, the rescheduling compounded past disappointments. In Ridgefield, Halloween was postponed last year, too, due to an early snowstorm that brought down trees and caused widespread power outages. As was trick-or-treating in Londonderry, N.H., which also rescheduled this year.
"They were very sad," said Cheryl Hass, a Londonderry mom, of her daughters, ages 8 and 10. "Once you explain why, they understand, but they're still disappointed."
Since dates for a rescheduled Halloween varied by city, county or town, some parents were mollifying their kids by promising dual (or triple) celebrations.
One was Kelsey Banfield of Fairfield, Conn., who lost power and relocated to her parents' house in Cooperstown, N.Y., on Tuesday. She said her 4-year-old daughter would celebrate there and then on Nov. 7, back home.
Also planning some double-dipping was Amber Korell of Greensboro, Md., where trick-or-treating was set for Friday. Korell said she'd told her 4-year-old daughter, Layla, that they'd also hit the town of nearby Denton, which was celebrating on Saturday; that way, she'd get to wear her costume twice.
In many places, like the upper part of Manhattan, where power was never lost, trick-or-treating was largely going ahead, even though school wasn't: Bloomberg announced Wednesday that schools would be closed the rest of the week, much to the delight of children and the frustration of parents.
In New Jersey, though, which sustained much damage, Gov. Chris Christie postponed Halloween until next Monday � though not all towns were necessarily keeping to that schedule. One building, a condo in the flooded city of Hoboken, was getting in a little early celebrating � at 1 p.m. Wednesday.
Kathy Zucker, the condo president, said she had three children under the age of 6.
"They are going a little stir crazy," she said.
Of course, adults who were going stir crazy and looking for kid-inappropriate entertainment had additional options � especially in New York. For example, there was the off-Broadway show "Silence," a profane and hilarious send-up of the movie "Silence of the Lambs." The show was offering a "Halloween package" involving dinner, the show and a haunted house tour.
And if you like drag costumes, there was the Halloween Drag Costume party at the Christie's exhibition gallery, celebrating an upcoming sale of Andy Warhol works. The private (sorry) party described the dress code as "Factory Chic, Halloween Drag."
Back to more family friendly activities: Some towns offered alternatives to trick-or-treating. The well-known aquarium in Mystic, Conn., offered families without power at home the chance to trick-or-treat among the beluga whales, penguins and sharks.
And the city of Brunswick, Ohio, south of Cleveland, was holding an free indoor "Frankenstorm Party" at the local recreation center, to complement trick-or-treating outside.
"It's an alternative if they don't want to go out in the weather," said Diane Grabowski, an assistant to the parks and recreation director.
While some parents felt that celebrating just wasn't the right thing to do when people had suffered as a result of the storm, others felt the postponement was unnecessary.
"It's Halloween and the weather's not that bad," said Mandy Haynoski of Wellsville, in western New York. "So why not have trick-or-treating as normal?" Though the town came through the storm with relatively few problems, officials decided to postpone Halloween until Sunday afternoon.
"What's trick-or-treating without being out at night with the Halloween lights and the pumpkins lit up?" Haynoski asked. "It's just more fun on Halloween." Not to mention, she added, the Buffalo Bills-Houston Oilers football game Sunday, which now coincides with Halloween.
"Nobody's going to answer their doors when the football game's going on," she said.
Jessica Gresko in Salisbury, Md., Michael Melia and Pat Eaton-Robb in Hartford, Conn., Carolyn Thompson in Buffalo, N.Y., Lynne Tuohy in Concord, N.H., and Kantele Franko in Columbus, Ohio, contributed to this report.


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The built-in Windows Search tool will apparently not search within PHP files. I cannot find the files named *.php containing text "some_function_name" that I know are there.
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What's a good alternative to the built-in "Search for Files and Folders" tool in Windows?


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Browser game Glitch is, first of all, maybe the first massively-multiplayer game to place inside the minds of supernatural creatures. It's also the next project from (some of) the people who brought you Flickr. Yes, Glitch is different.
The web-based multiplayer game is not about killing or farming, but growing, building and developing. You can build new skills, you can do favours, you can make smoothies, apparently. It all takes place in an ever-evolving persistent world that looks pretty cool. Glitch's official description labels the game "a collaborative simulation where the direction the world takes emerges out of the collective action of the players, rather than the top-down whim of a single person acting as god."
It's from Tiny Speck, the game studio founded by Stewart Butterfield, one of Flickr's original co-founders. You'd think they know something about social interaction on the web. They certainly know how to put together an unusual trailer.
Glitch is planned for launch early next year. Keep an eye on its progress at the game's official site.
Glitch [Official Site]


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Steve Sviggum's gubernatorial campaign is on indefinite hold.
The Department of Labor and Industry commissioner said Wednesday that a U.S. Office of Special Counsel decision handed down last week prohibits him from seeking the Republican endorsement for governor.
"I have a hole in my stomach the size of Lake Mille Lacs," the former House speaker said in an interview with the Republican Eagle.
The ruling bars Sviggum from campaigning for political office. But the Kenyon Republican hinted that he might be free to campaign in the future, a move that -- at this point -- could only be allowed if he left his post.
"That's today -- it doesn't mean that six months from now I couldn't be (campaigning)," he said.
The federal Hatch Act restricts political activity for employees of states and counties or of municipal executive agencies connected with federally financed programs.
According to an Aug. 10 letter issued by the office of special counsel, the Department of Labor and Industry receives federal grants from three sources. About 4 percent of the department's budget is comprised of federal funds.
The letter also notes that department officials reported about 8 percent of Sviggum's salary comes from a federal Occupational Safety and Hazard Administration grant.
"Based on the preceding," U.S. Office of Special Counsel attorney Mary K. Larsen wrote to Sviggum, "we have concluded that you have duties in connection with a federally funded program and are covered by the Hatch Act."
Sviggum sought the opinion after first being alerted to the issue in July, when he had intended to launch his campaign.
Asked Wednesday if he would consider stepping down from his post in order to resume campaigning, Sviggum said he had given it thought.
"You weigh all the choices we make and the consequences," he said. "I cannot make the choice to not serve as commissioner today."
Gov. Tim Pawlenty appointed Sviggum to the post in 2007. Sviggum said he last spoke to Pawlenty about the Hatch Act issue in July.


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Hi All
While studying Topological and Ergodic Dynamics, I've got quite preplexed by the different Properties a system might have (minimality, regionally recurring, transitivity, mixing, ergodic, uniquely ergodic etc.). All of which basically has the sense instability but not always equivalent. Do any of you has a graphic summary of those properties, and in what cases do they imply each other?