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I think I finally understand why you dislike Perl 6, or, rather, Rakudo.
No, you really don't.
I've long thought that the "first Parrot Developers Summit for 2011" gets to the heart of the issues.
(I had to unblock that site from my DNS to look at it.) No, that link really doesn't (unless you like the part where one of the Rakudo developers stormed off in a fit rather than continue the discussion). What you're missing is The further NQP diverges from Parrot's semantics ..., the less competitive Parrot can be with regard to NQP., which you can see Patrick agreed with. In my mind, the most disappointing part is the agreement to migrate features from PCT, NQP, and Rakudo back into Parrot, replacing parts of Parrot that never actually materialized.
In other words, that was the assumption I (and it seems like other Parrot developers) operated under. That had long been a big point of contention. Resolving that with a plan made me feel better about the relationship between Parrot and Rakudo.
Except it never happened. Rakudo was back to blaming Parrot for every little perceived fault within weeks as well as delaying and deferring any migration of code in design or implementation. (Ask Andrew about that; I'm sure he remembers plenty of conversations where he was told not to start on 6model.) Perhaps that agreement was made in haste on Rakudo's side. All I know is that Rakudo dug itself further in the hole of a rewrite which, as predicted, took months and months to get back anywhere close to feature parity, and by that time I was done with the project.
Look at the timing of this discussion on IRC and the point at which developers left Parrot: within two months. All of the nice words everyone exchanged and the lovely plan everyone seemed to agree too, and then Rakudo's successfully chased almost everyone off. Nice work.
Coding on the multi backend NQP began in October 2009.
The most polite way I can think of to characterize that assertion is "complete nonsense", unless people were lying about what they were doing in October 2009. (Were you there? I was.)
I don't find credible the claim that Patrick said in 2011 that Parrot had no place in Rakudo.
I never mentioned Patrick and I'd never claim that he said that. You still can't resist putting words in other people's mouths, can you?
As you yourself said elsewhere in this mess of a thread, Patrick hasn't worked much on Rakudo in the past couple of years—so why would I claim he's one of the paid developers?
I hear you about asking the Parrot folk you listed.
Goodness forbid you get some actual perspective on what happened, rather than making up nonsense that you could otherwise easily verify.
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Other than a stark and painful reminder that I have become a social pariah in some circles, my week has been rather uneventful.
The temps have been severe – in the 90s and 100s and humid – so we have mostly camped out inside all week.
I have agreed to draft a proposal at work, on behalf of myself and my professional peers ,requesting we be considered for inclusion in a program, currently available to others in our agency but, to date, denied to those in my position, for reasons we cannot fathom. Not only do I think we won't get approved, we may actually be professionally "slapped' for even asking.
I don't know why I keep making myself a target for others' animosity and anger, personally and professionally…I guess I'm a glutton for punishment. I think, by the time I retire, I will have been beaten into submission and will be a total introverted, anti-social recluse. Certainly, I'll have ostracized enough people to make that a reality, intended or otherwise.
On the plus side, It's Friday. I'll try to get through the weekend without adding a new target on my back.
No promises.

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Residents alight memories of deceased with candlelight vigil
Published 4:00 pm, Sunday, November 18, 2012
The U.S. Honor Flag held by Midland police and sheriff's deputies was the focal point of a candlelight vigil Saturday evening honoring the victims of Thursday's train crash.
This flag — which was brought to ground zero by Chris Heisler to commemorate those lost on 9/11 — has been present at many other tragedies since 2001, but it also ushers in a period of healing, Heisler told those gathered at Centennial Plaza. He said that flag is essential to Midland's progression through this crisis.
"This flag represents everything that is good about America," said Heisler, who lives in Keller.
More than 100 people lifted candles as they sang hymns and inspirational songs in honor of the four veterans who died Thursday: Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 3 Gary Stouffer, 37; Army Sgt. Maj. Lawrence Boivin, 47; Army Sgt. Joshua Michael, 34; and Army Sgt. Maj. William Lubbers, 43.
They lost their lives when a Union Pacific Railroad train crashed into a Show of Support parade float carrying them and eight other veterans, their wives and two other people. A float with another 12 veterans and their wives safely crossed the train tracks.
At the vigil, Mayor Wes Perry provided attendees with words of hope and encouragement. The victims of this accident should be at "the forefront of our minds," he said. "The next few days are going to be tough, but we'll get through this."
He then introduced a number of speakers, including U.S. Rep. Mike Conaway, who spoke about Midland's future.
Faith played a major role in the event. Steve Schorr, senior pastor of First Presbyterian Church, offered a short message and prayer. At least 14 pastors and ministers were present on stage.
"God is always close to us when we are most at need," Schorr said.
Retired Marine Sgt. Cleve Seamon, who served in Vietnam, said the tragedy opened up old wounds for the veterans
involved in the crash, as well as other wounded veterans.
"These men and their families are suffering for a second time," said Seamon, who has lived in Midland for 11 years. "It brings a lot of pain back."
But he said he is hopeful about Midland's future.
"The promise we have in the Lord transcends this," Seamon said.
Two of the military spouses who had been in Midland Memorial Hospital were released earlier Saturday, with one being transported to a hometown hospital, according to a press release by Ryan Stout, interim public information officer for the city. Two other victims remain hospitalized — one in critical condition, the other in stable condition, said Marcy Madrid, the hospital's director of marketing and media relations.
Lubbers' wife, Tiffanie, is in critical condition at University Medical Center in Lubbock, where she has been moved to the privacy list, according to Stout.
One of the spouses injured in the crash attended the vigil but did wish not to speak with the media or be photographed, Perry said.
Midland Fire Department Chief Robert Isbell was in Dallas when he got the call about the accident and rushed back to Midland to assist in the aftermath. He said MFD had been thoroughly trained to respond to accidents and crashes of this magnitude, and that the department will continue to do the best work it can.
Isbell said he believes Midlanders are resilient and will be able to recover from this tragedy.
"It's going to make us stronger, that's for sure," Isbell said.


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Wotte Next ?
Feyenoord Director of Football Mark Wotte quit his job yesterday amid speculation linking him to the vacant job at St Marys, after telling his club he'd like to get back to coaching. Feyenoord's marketing director, Chris Woerts, said last night:
'Mark says he has an urge to stand on the field again and that to us was a more than clear signal.'
Talk of Harry Redknapp's successor at St Mary's had gone very quiet recently, but Wotte has now emerged as the favourite for the job. Although there are reportedly three other candidates being considered. Dennis Wise is one of them, but caretaker manager Dave Bassett isn't in the running and is likely to leave the club.
Wotte is a former manager of Utrecht, Den Bosch and Willem II. He's 45 and has also coached the Holland Under 21's and Under 19's, where a young Arjen Robben and Robin Van Persie were in his ranks.
Considering the current situation Saints are in, a coach with totally new ideas may just be the tonic we need. He also has a history of working with young, talented players, something Saints have an abundance of. If you look at Dutch coaches at other English clubs they have generally been a big success. Martin Jol is the obvious example, but even in our division Stoke City manager Johan Boskamp has overseen a transformation in their fortunes, that see's them comfortably above us in the table.
If Wotte does get the job he would be Saints first continental boss.
Would you be happy with Mark Wotte getting the job or do you think there are better options available ? Let us know on the forum.
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Kilusang Mayo Uno
Kilusang Magbubukid sa Pilipinas
Health Alliance for Democracy is composed of individuals from the health sector who adhere to the principles of the Filipino people's struggle for sovereignty and democracy. It advocates and works for a society where the promotion of the people's economic, social and cultural rights will bring about national prosperity and well-being. The group struggles for a society where the State ensures the effective delivery of basic social services especially to the basic masses. It pushes for a quality health care system that is mass-based, scientific, and free from foreign and local monopoly control.
KALIKASAN-People's Network for the Environment is a network of people's organizations (POs), nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and environmental advocates. It aims to address environmental issues but in such a way that primacy is given to the people—especially in the grassroots level—who constitute the overwhelming majority of the population. All environmental causes shall thus have the people's interest at their core.
The League of Filipino Students (LFS) started as an alliance against tuition fee increases and school repression during the time of Martial Law. Born September 11, 1977, the alliance formally became a national democratic mass organization in 1982.
Student Christian Movement of the Philippines
A nationwide alliance of more than 200 women's organizations that cut across sectors and regions, plus chapters and support groups of Pinays and non-Pinays in various continents of the world
Alliance of Concerned Teachers
WE ARE A NATIONAL ECUMENICAL ORGANIZATION… Of churchpeople committed to live out our preferential option for the poor wp being in solidarity with them in their struggle for a just and humane society and in the defense of life in the fullness of its dignity!
KAMP was first convened as a consultative assembly in 1983 as an alternative venue where tribal leaders belonging to the 7.2 million indigenous population may meet to share and discuss their problems and experiences.


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Here's another free ecookbook.
Hurry up and get it, they don't always remain free for long. Even though they are free when I post about them, their price can change at any time. Be sure to verify that the "Kindle Price" is $0.00. If you see a price, or something like "Prime Members $0 or read for free", then the book is NOT free any longer.
And remember, you don't have to have a Kindle to get these, just download the Kindle app for your iPad or computer.
Gluten Free Mediterranean Diet Cookbook II: 50 More Delicious And Healthy Recipes
- Author: Chef Judi Behrens
- File Size: 122 KB
- Print Length: 61 pages
- Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
- Language: English
- Text-to-Speech: Enabled
Here are 50 MORE wonderful gluten free recipes for you to try with the healthy benefits of the Mediterranean Diet.
Whether you've decided to try a gluten free diet due to disease or choice, you'll find these recipes don't make you feel deprived of anything. These aren't gluten free recipes that send you searching health stores for exotic ingredients to make your own flour.
These are exquisite recipes that are gluten free naturally.
Emphasizing the use of fresh ingredients, this gluten free cookbook can put you and your family on the road to a healthier eating program.
And adding Mediterranean diet ingredients and methods will add a whole new layer to your gluten free cooking!
The Mediterranean Diet has been touted recently, with nutritionists pointing to the better health and longer lives of people who live in the Mediterranean region. Now you can have those heath advantages with your gluten free diet.
This gluten free cookbook includes these recipes:
Apple and Onion Jam
Baked Fish With Olives and Capers
Bean and Tuna Salad
Beet and Potato Salad
Broiled Zucchini
Butternut Squash Soup
Chive and Basil Prawns
Fresh Tomato Sauce
Garlic Broccoli
Garlic Chicken
Lentil Lemon Soup
Plum Compote
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Senator Rivera visits High School of American Studies for a Discussion on Government and Civics
Senator Gustavo Rivera visited the High School of American Studies at Lehman College on Tuesday September 26th 2011. Senator Rivera was there to talk to High School Seniors in their U. S. Government and History classes about a variety of topics including the legislative process.
While visiting the High School of American Studies (HSAS), a public school that emphasizes the study of American history, Senator Rivera met with students to talk about the role of a State Senator and the different branches of government.
Senator Rivera will be teaching a four-week civics class starting October 13 and meeting every Thursday until November 3 at the Bronx Library Center at 310 E. Kingsbridge Road as a part of his ongoing campaign to promote civic engagement and participation in local and state politics. This visit was the first in a series of visits that the Senator will make to local high schools to talk to students about the importance of government and civic participation in their lives and to encourage them to attend his community civics classes.


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from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- n. Plural form of sixteenth.
Sorry, no etymologies found.
However, it is best to cut them into thick slices or about sixteenths, that is, to cut each quarter into four pieces.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 4: Salads and Sandwiches; Cold and Frozen Desserts; Cakes, Cookies and Puddings; Pastries and Pies
A considerable reduction in the number of proprietors was effected before 1624 -- in most cases by the purchase of the interests of certain ones by their associates -- for we find their holdings spoken of in that year as "sixteenths," and these shares to have sometimes been attached for their owners 'debts.
The Mayflower and Her Log; July 15, 1620-May 6, 1621 — Complete
(Or "sixteenths", as Curnow had once christened them because of their size.
SIGNATURE A printed sheet of paper, folded to size and ready for sewing (i.e.: large paper folded in half, fourths, eighths, sixteenths, or thirty-seconds).
With all the kids outside together at the same time—and no adults telling them when to eat their organic grapes, cut into sixteenths—they'll finally do that thing we did when we were growing up.
In fact, the random breeds in her were so attenuated that they were valued at eighths and sixteenths.
One-eighth and one-sixteenth Hawaiian were they, which meant that seven-eighths or fifteen-sixteenths white blood informed that skin yet failed to obliterate the modicum of golden tawny brown of Polynesia.
Scandwell, grandfather, was pure white; Martha three-quarters white; the many sons and daughters of them seven-eighths white; the grandchildren graded up to fifteen-sixteenths white, or, in the cases when their seven-eighths fathers and mothers had married seven-eighths, themselves fourteen-sixteenths or seven-eighths white.
Afterwards, Leopold Stokowski commissioned another work, the 'Concertino in quarters, eighths - and sixteenths of a tone', later performed by Stokowski and the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra in New York and Philadelphia.
Did you know? Mexico's Nobel Prize nominee and music revolutionary
Hence, the piano for quarters of a tone covered four full octaves, while the piano for sixteenths of a tone covered only one octave!
Did you know? Mexico's Nobel Prize nominee and music revolutionary


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Analysis of Proposed Consent
The Federal Trade Commission has accepted an agreement, subject to final approval, to a proposed consent order from Tru-Vantage International, L.L.C. ("TVI" or the "proposed respondent"). TVI is an infomercial producer. It also purchases media time, disseminates its infomercials, and fulfills the orders for products featured in the infomercials.
The proposed consent order has been placed on the public record for thirty (30) days for reception of comments by interested persons. Comments received during this period will become part of the public record. After thirty (30) days, the Commission will again review the agreement and the comments received and will decide whether it should withdraw from the agreement and take other appropriate action or make final the agreement's proposed order.
This matter concerns advertising and promotional practices related to the sale of Snorenz, a purported anti-snoring product. Snorenz is a dietary supplement consisting of oils and vitamins that is sprayed on the back of the throat of persons who snore. The Commission's complaint charges that TVI failed to have a reasonable basis for claims, which were contained in infomercials it produced to promote Snorenz, about the product's efficacy in (1) reducing or eliminating snoring or the sounds of snoring, (2) reducing or eliminating snoring or the sounds of snoring for six to eight hours, and (3) treating the symptoms of sleep apnea. The complaint also alleges that TVI lacked a reasonable basis to substantiate representations that testimonials from consumers who used Snorenz represented the typical and ordinary experience of users of the product. TVI is also charged with making false claims that clinical proof establishes the efficacy of Snorenz. Further the complaint alleges that that the proposed respondent failed to disclose that the product is not intended to treat sleep apnea; that sleep apnea is a potentially life-threatening disorder characterized by loud snoring, frequent interruptions of sleep, and daytime tiredness; and that persons experiencing those symptoms should seek medical attention. Finally, the complaint alleges that TVI failed to disclose adequately that a material connection existed between a physician who appeared in the infomercials to endorse the product and the product's manufacturer and marketer, Med Gen, Inc. A separate consent settlement with Med Gen, Inc. (File No. 002-3211) is also being placed on the public record for comment.
Part I of the consent order requires that TVI possess competent and reliable scientific evidence to substantiate representations that Snorenz or any other food, drug, or dietary supplement reduces or eliminates snoring or the sound of snoring; reduces or eliminates snoring or the sound of snoring for any specified period of time through a single application; or eliminates, reduces or mitigates the symptoms of sleep apnea. Part II of the order requires that, for any product that has not been shown to be effective in the treatment of sleep apnea, TVI must affirmatively disclose, whenever it represents that a product is effective in reducing or eliminating snoring or the sounds of snoring, a warning statement about sleep apnea and the need for physician consultation. Part III of the order requires proposed respondent to substantiate any representation about the benefits, performance, efficacy, or safety of Snorenz or any other product, service or program. Part IV prohibits false claims about scientific support for any product, service, or program. Part V requires that, for any consumer endorsement or testimonial respondent uses to promote a product, service or program, it must either possess competent and reliable scientific evidence that the testimonial represents the typical or ordinary experience of users or make an affirmative disclosure that the testimonial is not typical. Part VI requires an affirmative disclosure of any material connection between TVI and any endorser or between an endorser and the marketer. Parts VII and VIII of the proposed order permit proposed respondent to make certain claims for drugs or dietary supplements, respectively, that are permitted in labeling under laws and/or regulations administered by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
The remainder of the proposed order contains standard requirements that respondent maintain advertising and any materials relied upon as substantiation for any representation covered by substantiation requirements under the order; distribute copies of the order to certain company officials and employees; notify the Commission of any change in the corporation that may affect compliance obligations under the order; and file one or more reports detailing its compliance with the order. Part XIII of the proposed order is a provision whereby the order, absent certain circumstances, terminates twenty years from the date of issuance.
This proposed order, if issued in final form, will resolve the claims alleged in the complaint against the named respondent. It is not the Commission's intent that acceptance of this consent agreement and issuance of a final decision and order will release any claims against any unnamed persons or entities associated with the conduct described in the complaint.
The purpose of this analysis is to facilitate public comment on the proposed order, and is not intended to constitute an official interpretation of the agreement and proposed order or to modify in any way their terms.


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Gateway II: Homeworld
First posted on 28 August 1998. Last updated on 08 August 2009.
Legend Entertainment, best known as the heir to the sacred legacy of Infocom, follows up its original sleeper hit Frederik Pohl's Gateway with a sequel that is of equal, if not higher, quality. Based on Pohl's Gateway series of books, the story of Gateway II: Homeworld is highly imaginative and enjoyable, much like its predecessor. This game also has the highly dubious honor of being the last, great semi-text, command line driven adventure. After the release of this game, Legend Entertainment finally succumbs to the point and click paradigm of adventure gaming. While this title breaks no new ground or defines any real advancement in the dwindling genre, it nevertheless represents a game that does everything right. Truly, the Gateway series is underrated.
The premise behind Gateway is that in the future, mankind lives in an over regulated and overcrowded world. The discovery of an ancient alien space station, a remnant of an ancient race called the Heechee, is a harbinger of promise. Filled with hundreds of faster than light ships, the Gateway Corporation hires desperate men and women, dubbed as Prospectors, to fly these ships to unknown destinations. Some prospectors may get lucky and find a big hit such as a habitable world or a cache of useful Heechee technology. They get their cut of the profits and are set for life. More often than not, however, is that one of two things happens to these prospectors—failure or death.
At the conclusion of Gateway, you have made a fortune by saving the universe from destruction at the hands of the Heechee's ancient enemy, the nihilistic Assassins. With all the new Heechee technology you have helped to find, you think everything on planet Earth will be hunky-dory, but that is just not so! A growing Terrorist death cult, who worships the Assassins as dark Gods, menaces the world. The game begins with you narrowly escaping from an assassination attempt. You are then flown by the Gateway Corporation to a launch site to brief a team flying in an experimental spaceship. The purpose of this mission is to make contact with a colossal Heechee ship which has mysteriously warped into the system. When another terrorist attack forces you to launch the rocket prematurely, you must now undertake the mission yourself. After a long trip, you are ready to explore the secrets in this ancient construct. Unfolding the mystery of the undiscovered land may lead you to the answers to the big questions in the series—Who are the Heechee? Why have they suddenly abandonned our galaxy many millenimums ago?
This game is based chiefly on Beyond the Blue Event Horizon that is the second book of the Gateway series by Pohl. Pohl is most famous for his Hugo and Nebula award winning Heechee Saga. There is also a smattering of material drawn from Heechee Rendezvous and Annals of the Heechee that are the last books of the same series. Legend Entertainment has succeeded in bringing Pohl's work onto the computer screen. It has also been able to breathe at least a few more years of life into the art of command line driven text adventures with this title. A text window displays a well written description of places and things, above which a window with richly drawn graphics is placed. A list with all the recognized parser words can be brought up, helping to cut down on confusion about what vocabulary is valid and what is not. Finally, all these enhancements are combined with original music scores. Frankly, I think Legend Entertainment is right behind Sierra On-Line in creating some of the most beautiful and mood evoking melodies ever produced for a computer game. This game is no different. The music is the cornerstone for most of its games—a fact which seems to hold true even to this day.
Legend Entertainment has been able to create a workable compromise in adventure game design with this title. For purists, the sound and graphics can be turned off, and the game can be played as a standard text based adventure. On the other hand, for those who desire multimedia (sound, graphics, and mouse) support, these additions are a true blessing. Indeed, Gateway II: Homeworld represents the pinnacle of development for this class of game engine. While most of the game is controlled with typed commands, there are several sections in the game where you have to switch to a point and click system. Certain puzzles take advantage of this new feature. Character interaction is also a cinch with this system. Instead of trying to figure out what to ask, you are simply presented a list of available questions. Although this approach may be somewhat limiting, most players likely find it to be a fair compromise. In the end, however, Legend Entertainment has fallen prey to the same problems to which its previous incarnation Infocom has fallen. As gamers finally grow tired of command driven adventures, Legend Entertainment has to change with the times—something Infocom unfortunately has not been able to accomplish with quite as much ease.
The game is originally released only in Floppy Disk version. A CD-ROM version is later released. The CD-ROM version is enhanced with more than 20 minutes of new animation sequences filled with 3D modeled and rendered images that are not available in the original version. This amounts to 5 times more animation than that in the original version. Both the original and CD-ROM versions feature 256 color VGA graphics. A free copy of Gateway II: Homeworld Official Hint Book is enclosed in the CD-ROM version.
While there is little new or inspired in gameplay from this game, for what it does it does damn well. There are some real moments in the game where you feel the tension, especially when the terrorists are out to get you and you are working on limited time! Overall, the game moves at a nice pace that is neither too fast nor too slow. Furthermore, the puzzle design is almost perfect, with only few dead-ends. Most puzzles, if not all, are straightforward and very logical. The puzzles in this game may be a challenge for a novice player. There are some real brainteasers, but in the end there is not a puzzle that does not have a logical and believable solution. This is also a game that holds deep in my heart, as there are a lot of fun gadgets to play with in the form of advanced Heechee artifacts. My favorite among these artifacts has to be the Heechee genetic engineering console. There is nothing more fun than playing God a little to take the edge off the fact you are stuck several billion miles away from home!
Good music, excellent graphics, a thought provoking story, and well thought out puzzles all make this game a joy to play. All the basic ingredients for a classic adventure game are present. Another highpoint is that this game is truly a well designed and fun title based on a media license; and as we all know, there are far more crappier license based games than there are good ones! Indeed, it is difficult to find a dark spot in this game. It may be said that the graphics are hardly the best that the time period has to offer. While its production is a solid effort, there is not very much that really makes this title stand out. It does nothing new, but it does old tricks with an unparalleled flair and panache. Such is the stuff of which a sleeper hit is made!
Gateway II: Homeworld is a minor classic in my opinion. When it comes time for Legend Entertainment to finally give up its command line game engine, it has boldly given us a title that is worthy of notice in this strange and poignant point in the history of adventure gaming. This game may not be everyone's cup of tea, but if you are a hardcore adventure gamer like me, you definitely do not want to miss this hidden gem.


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LNYBN is the region's sole provider of free, one-on-one adult literacy services serving Erie and Niagara Counties. We serve individuals looking to improve their reading skills and the growing population of recently relocated refugees and immigrants in the area who may not speak or read English. Our programs address the various social, economic, and educational issues of our clients. We strive to break the crippling cycle of intergenerational illiteracy and poverty in Western New York, in an effort to combat social ills, improve the local economy and achieve higher education objectives. Simply put, LNYBN changes lives, word by word.
Our Mission is to open pathways to expanded opportunities for adult learners and school children by enhancing their literacy skills and nurturing their well being. Our Vision is to be an integral partner in the revitalization of our community.
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- Where We Work
The Turnaround Arts: Bridgeport program is a part of Bridgeport Public Schools, the second largest school district in Connecticut. Located in the largest city in Connecticut, the school district serves just over 30 schools. Turnaround Arts: Bridgeport grew from the success and experience of Roosevelt School, one of eight schools that participated in the pilot phase of Turnaround Arts. With the support of the Bridgeport community, Turnaround Arts: Bridgeport is excited to help realize Bridgeport Public Schools' mission of readying all its students to graduate college-ready and prepared to succeed in life.
- Barnum School
- Hall School
- Hallen School
- Roosevelt School*
- Tisdale School
Turnaround Arts: California is an independent non-profit organization established to administer the statewide program. Turnaround Arts: California was initiated with financial support from the California Arts Council and architect Frank Gehry. The California cohort of Turnaround Arts schools spreads from the north end of the state to the southern border, with schools throughout the central valley and in both urban and rural settings.
- Avenal Elementary School, Avenal
- Barton Elementary School, San Bernardino
- Burbank Elementary School, San Diego
- Burbank Elementary School, Hayward
- Costaño School and the 49ers Academy, East Palo Alto
- Ellen Ochoa Learning Center, Los Angeles
- Florence Griffith Joyner Elementary School, Los Angeles
- Fremont-Lopez Elementary School, Stockton
- Hoopa Valley Elementary School, Hoopa
- Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School, Los Angeles
- Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School, Seaside
- Mary Chapa Literacy and Technology Academy, Greenfield
- Meadow Homes Elementary School, Concord
- Sierra Preparatory Academy, Santa Ana
- Warren Lane Elementary School, Inglewood
- Whaley Middle School, Compton
- Willard Intermediate School, Santa Ana
The Turnaround Arts: Des Moines program is a part of Des Moines Public Schools, the largest school district in Iowa. More than 33,000 students and about 5,000 teachers and staff work in more than 60 schools throughout the city. Turnaround Arts: Des Moines sprang from the success of Findley Elementary, a pilot school in the Turnaround Arts national network that saw significant gains in achievement through the arts. With Findley's success as a model, Turnaround Arts: Des Moines now works in a cluster of schools on the north side of the city, in the high-needs communities of Oak Park and Highland Park. After a series of devastating floods over the last two decades, these neighborhoods are investing in renewal and economic opportunity.
- Cattell Elementary School
- Findley Elementary School*
- Madison Elementary School
- Oak Park Elementary School
- Warren G. Harding Middle School
Turnaround Arts: Hawai`i is run by the Hawai`i Arts Alliance, a statewide non-profit organization that works to build the state's creative capital through equal educational opportunities. The Hawai`i Arts Alliance is a member of the Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education Network and is the State Captain for Americans for the Arts.
- Kalihi Kai Elementary School, Honolulu
- Kamaile Academy Public Charter School, Waianae
- Waianae Elementary School, Waianae
Turnaround Arts: Minnesota is run by the Perpich Center for Arts Education, a state agency serving all Minnesota schools. Created in 1985 by the Minnesota state legislature, the agency seeks to advance K-12 education throughout the state by teaching in and through the arts. Perpich staff and faculty experts provide outreach, professional development, research, curriculum, and standards development. Perpich is also home to an innovative, two-year statewide residential high school that serves as a living laboratory for creative development in the arts. Turnaround Arts: Minnesota represents an expansion of Perpich's core areas of expertise, as well as deeper involvement in a subset of the state's highest-needs schools.
- Bethune School, Minneapolis
- Cityview Community School of Innovation and French Immersion, Minneapolis
- I.J. Holton Intermediate School, Austin
- Northport Elementary School, Brooklyn Center
- Northside Elementary School, St. James
- Red Lake Middle School, Red Lake
- Riverside Central Elementary School, Rochester
- Stonebridge World School, Minneapolis
Turnaround Arts: Milwaukee is a part of Milwaukee Public Schools, the largest school district in Wisconsin and the 43rd largest district in the nation with students from diverse racial, ethnic and cultural backgrounds. Among the district's primary goals are to close the achievement gap and ensure equitable access to quality arts experiences for all students in the city of Milwaukee.
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary
- Lancaster School
- Roosevelt Middle School of the Arts
- Sherman Multicultural Arts School
Turnaround Arts: Richmond is managed by Richmond Public Schools, whose mission is to lead students to extraordinary, honorable lives as inspirational global leaders who shape the future with intellect, integrity and compassion through challenging, engaging learning experiences guided by highly qualified, passionate educators in partnership with families and communities. They serve 24,000 students across Richmond. Turnaround Arts: Richmond is surrounded by a rich community of universities, arts organizations and supporters and, as the state capital, seeks to be a beacon for innovative and responsive education.
- Binford Middle School
- Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School
- Woodville Elementary School
The Turnaround Arts: Broward County program is a part of Broward County Public Schools (BCPS), the second largest public school system in Florida and the sixth largest in the country. BCPS serves more than 260,000 students and has a diverse student population, representing 204 different countries and 135 different languages.
- Lake Forest Elementary School, Pembroke Park
- Mary M. Bethune Elementary School, Hollywood
- Walker Elementary School, Fort Lauderdale
Turnaround Arts: Chicago is managed by AUSL (Academy for Urban School Leadership), a city-wide education management organization that focuses on turning around schools. In partnership with Chicago Public Schools, AUSL currently manages 32 neighborhood schools, serving nearly 18,000 students. Turnaround Arts: Chicago is being implemented in four elementary schools with a total of 1,900 students—all within the North Lawndale neighborhood. North Lawndale, situated five miles west of the city center, has one of the highest poverty, youth and gang violence rates in Chicago, but also a rich cultural and civil rights history.
- Chalmers School of Excellence
- Dvorak School of Excellence
- Herzl School of Excellence
- Johnson School of Excellence
Turnaround Arts: DC is managed by District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS), which consists of over 46,000 students and 3,600 teachers and staff in the nation's capital. Among the district's primary goals is to close the achievement gap separating low-income students and students of color from their higher-income and white counterparts. Turnaround Arts: DC emerged from the involvement and success of Savoy Elementary School, a DCPS school that was part of the Turnaround Arts pilot phase.
- Bunker Hill Elementary School
- Moten Elementary School
- Noyes Elementary School
- Savoy Elementary School*
- Turner Elementary School
Turnaround Arts: New Orleans is managed by ReNEW schools, a charter school management organization whose aim is to provide "a rigorous, college preparatory education to historically underserved PK-12 students." ReNEW's focus is on transforming under-performing schools through whole-school turnaround, an aim that aligns perfectly with Turnaround Arts' mission and methodology.
- ReNEW Cultural Arts Academy, New Orleans*
- ReNEW Dolores T. Aaron Academy
- ReNEW McDonogh City Park Academy, New Orleans
Turnaround Arts: New York City is managed through a partnership between the private sector Fund for Public Schools, the New York City Department of Education, and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. The Fund for Public Schools is dedicated to building public-private partnerships in support of the New York City Department of Education and its 1,800+ schools.
- Ebbets Field Middle School
- East Flatbush Community Research School
- P.S. 165 Ida Posner
- P.S. 284 Gregory Jackson Community School
Turnaround Arts: North Dakota is an initiative of the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction, whose aim is to "provide a statewide system of excellent service and support to ensure a healthy school environment that fosters student success." Turnaround Arts: North Dakota is also supported by the North Dakota Council on the Arts and the North Dakota Humanities Council, and is currently working exclusively with schools in Native American reservations.
- Standing Rock/Fort Yates Elementary School, Fort Yates
- Standing Rock/Fort Yates Middle School, Fort Yates
Turnaround Arts: Providence is managed by Providence Public Schools and by the City of Providence Arts, Culture, and Tourism department. Providence Public Schools educates 24,000 students annually in diverse learning communities. Through this partnership, Turnaround Arts: Providence will leverage its strong community assets to ensure all students have access to a variety of arts opportunities.
- Delsesto Middle School
- Roger Williams Middle School
- Gilbert Stuart Middle School
The Pilot Phase of Turnaround Arts engaged 8 schools nationwide between 2011 and 2014, using the arts as part of a larger school turnaround strategy. This phase tested the Turnaround Arts hypothesis—that arts education programming can be used to specifically address the kind of pervasive problems commonly found in high-poverty, chronically underperforming schools. An evaluation of these schools was conducted during the pilot phase and results were released in January 2015. Researchers found that each school experienced dramatic improvements in climate and culture. Students at these schools demonstrated significant progress in student academic performance, and many of the schools improved student attendance, discipline, and motivation. For more information on the results from this evaluation, visit the Impact page.
- Findley Elementary School, Des Moines, IA
- Lame Deer Jr. High School, Lame Deer, MT
- Martin Luther King Jr. School, Portland, OR
- Noel Community Arts School, Denver, CO
- Orchard Gardens K-8 Pilot School, Boston, MA
- ReNEW Cultural Arts Academy, New Orleans, LA
- Roosevelt School, Bridgeport, CT
- Savoy Elementary School, Washington, DC


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Every American city has its thriving music scene, whether that's salacious bounce in New Orleans, spiritual rap in Brooklyn or Portland's dreamy psych-rock. At Los Angeles' Soho House on Thursday, previews of three short films attempted to capture musicians on the make in each city. The new film series, created by Nokia Music and the Sundance Channel, will air in January with Gary Clark Jr.'s "Bright Lights" as its signature song.
The Texas guitarist, whose genre-hopping debut Blak and Blu has impressed critics as well as high-profile fans Alicia Keys and President Obama, sees his song about resisting the big city's empty thrills as a natural fit for the project.
"The story of my song runs parallel to the underground music scene in any city," he said. "It's about staying true to yourself while still showing love to people."
In a Q&A session after the sneak peeks, the young directors culled from the fashion and music video worlds offered up tales and observations from each of their locales.
"New York is a city of samples," director Emily Kai Bock said. Tracking rising talent such as the Underachievers and T'Nah Apex, a teenage rapper inspired by Lauryn Hill, Bock cited the city's constant commotion as not only a soundtrack for her film but inspiration for one of the bedrock techniques in rap.
All of her subjects have loftier concerns than getting rich. In the film, one of the Underachievers accuses mainstream rap of "keeping capitalism going."
"These are amazingly self-aware people," she said. "They want social change."
In a separate interview, Bock said she shot her film on the eve of Hurricane Sandy – and ended up trapped in the city for more than a week. A resident of Montreal, she also couldn't retrieve her film, which was locked away in a production house without power.
"I was sleeping on my producer's couch," she said, "because the budget only allowed a hotel for a few days. My train home got canceled twice."
Eventually she got her footage back and had to quickly edit three hours down to eight minutes – all while jetting off to London for the U.K. Music Video Awards. "Oblivion," her testosterone-soaked video for her old friend Claire Boucher (a.k.a. Grimes), snagged a nomination, but not a win.
In New Orleans, Abteen Bagheri immersed himself in the bounce scene with the help of ass-shaking ambassador Big Freedia. Bagheri waved aside the idea that the music is simplistic. "These are good rappers with crazy lyrical dexterity," he said during his introduction to a clip of the Diplo-approved rapper Nicky Da B. maniacally freestyling in a barbershop.
If a "hustler's attitude" might prevail in New Orleans, Portland could not be more different. "They're happy just making music for their friends," Bagheri said. Cue lots of slo-mo shots of overcast skies and vintage-clad rockers on mopeds.
The film series will eventually include segments on Los Angeles' electronica scene and the ties between strip clubs and Southern rap in Atlanta. All of the adventures are designed to highlight musical discoveries waiting in every American city.
"Music is the biggest passion for people," Nokia Entertainment vice president Jyrki Rosenberg said before the screening. "We'll travel all over the U.S. to learn about everyone's taste in music."


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I'm sad that Pakistani players are not part of HIL: Tahir Zaman
Pakistan coach Tahir Zaman feels his country's involvement would have increased excitement in the Hockey India League which begins tomorrow
The absence of Pakistani players in the second edition of the Hockey India League (HIL) which begins tomorrow will take some gloss off the competition, believes Pakistan legend Tahir Zaman, who will be part of Star Sports' expert Hindi studio team.
Tahir Zaman (right) with former India captain Viren Rasquinha yesterday
"I'm a little saddened that Pakistani players are not a part of this edition of the HIL. If they were involved, the excitement about the league would have grown not just in India, but also in Pakistan. Audiences there would have been even more excited about the event.
We could have witnessed a contest between the skilled hockey of India and Pakistan players against the hit-and-run hockey of European players. "But I hope that next time around Pakistan players can participate.
I'm sure there are a lot of players there who will sit in front of their television sets watching the HIL matches with excitement," Zaman told reporters on the sidelines of a press conference by HIL's official broadcaster Star Sports who will be investing a whopping Rs 1500 crore in hockey over the next eight years.
Hockey India was forced to send back nine Pakistani players in the inaugural edition of the tournament last year after protests flared up over the killings of Indian soldiers.
Bilateral series soon?
Zaman, who is Pakistan's team coach, remained hopeful that fans across both countries would soon witness the traditional powerhouses take on each other in a bilateral series.
"We have sent a memorandum to Hockey India for a bilateral series. We are awaiting a letter of understanding from them. We want that not only the national team, but also the youth teams start playing against each other soon.
When Pakistan and India play each other it is a very special event for the spectators. I believe if we could separate politics from our sports, it would be a more professional approach, but this is just my opinion," he said. India and Pakistan last played a bilateral hockey series in 2006.


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OCTOBER 1, 2015 – HILLSBORO, OR -- Recently Hitachi HTA, Inc. of Hillsboro, awarded Binky Patrol Comforting Covers for Kids a $1000 grant to be used to purchase materials to make blankets that will be deliverd to local area children and teens who are in distress, ill, abused, homeless, and in transitional housing. The blankets are homemade and serve as a reminder to these children that they are NOT inivisible and that someone cares about them – that they matter.
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195 Blankets, 110 volunteers, 6 hours. AWESOME way to spend MLK. 2014. It was a way to bring together a lot of ages.
It's a fun event to host - think about is in your area - gather a bunch of people with SHARP scissors. SHARP - really, or they will all be "borrowing" them from those with sharp scissors.
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There are two sides to the faces of Binky Patrol: Those who receive binkies and those who make and deliver binkies. Most people know we give to ANY CHILD or TEEN in need of comfort - there is no judgment as to why they need comfort, what caused their circumstances: rich, poor, sick, sad, hurt, Christian, Muslim, LDS, Hindu, Buddhist, agnostic, athiest, gay, straight. Don't care, don't care, don't care. Same goes for our volunteers When someone has a giving heart, the time to make a difference and they can spell, compose a good sponsor letter and press release (or can get a volunteer who can help them with their chapter) - we want them! THE KIDS NEED THEM! We need people who step out of themselves, their pettiness, their smallness and look at the unselfish picture and mission of touching lives with a gift to remind these recipients they are LOVED and not INVISIBLE.
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Binky Patrol's Portland, OR chapter, run by Susan Finch, our founder, partners with Hands On of Greater Portland twice yearly for Bink-A-Thons In March over Martin Luther King weekend, there were around 100 volunteers busily sewing and pinning blankets. This April, on Comcast Cares Day, they produced 190 binkies together in conjunction with donations of meals from Comcast employee/volunteers and donations of coffee from Starbucks. Some volunteers return every year while others are new to the events.
The partnership began in 2009 and there have been 8 or 9 big events since. The blankets go to Northwest Children's Outreach, a non-profit volunteer run clearing house for donated kids' clothes, blankets and toys, serving children in the four county metro area around Portland. Melia Tichenor is the Hands On Volunteer Leader and the Eastside Program Manager.
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If you'll remember, Quentin Tarantino wrote a script for The Hateful Eight, which he says he gave to six people, one of whom apparently leaked it, and it ended up online, where it was subsequently linked by Gawker site Defamer. Tarantino was pissed, going so far as saying he wouldn't make the film (a decision he seems to have reversed). He also sued Gawker. Since he didn't claim that Gawker was actually the first to publish the screenplay (direct infringement), the accusation against Gawker Media was of "contributory infringement." Basically, that Gawker helped facilitate copyright infringement. Sort of like them not being the person who gave the handjob, just the party that moved the arm up and down.
In the first judgement on the case, an LA district court judge has thrown out Tarantino's suit, while leaving open the door for him to refile.
Los Angeles District Court Judge John F. Walter ruled that the director's lawyers had failed to demonstrate that anyone had actually seen the script as a result of the link.
"Nowhere in these paragraphs or anywhere else in the Complaint does Plaintiff allege a single act of direct infringement committed by any member of the general public that would support Plaintiff's claim for contributory infringement, he said. "Instead, Plaintiff merely speculates that some direct infringement must have taken place."
But he is giving the team a second chance to prove their case, allowing them to refile with a bit more evidence by the end of this month. […]
By encouraging Tarantino's lawyers to refile, the judge leaves the door open for a decision on whether the link amounted to fair use. Here, Gawker's defense is that its use was transformative news reporting and only incidentally commercial, that the script was already public, and that linking didn't amount to 'using' the work. In any case, it says, the link wouldn't harm Tarantino's ability to commercially exploit the script. [Forbes]
Now, I'm no "lawyer" or a person who regularly wears "pants," but it seems to me that proving Gawker publishing the script hurt the films commercial chances is going to be a tough sell, considering Tarantino was able to book a live read of the leaked script and charge $200 a pop for admission. I'd pay even more to see Quentin take the stand and sweatily explain why the Gawker business model is really a metaphor for gay sex


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Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Dangerous Ishhq images...
Posted by Filmi Girl at 7:44 AM
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I think I blame Angelina for making the poster shot my least favourite of these - but Lolo is looking luscious!
- April 18, 2012 at 8:04 AM
- Bombay Talkies said...
Lolo looks great (though maybe over botoxed) but this film looks horrible. I hope it's better than the trailers/song promos/plot summaries have made it out to be, for her sake.
- April 18, 2012 at 8:29 AM
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Here's a name you should learn quickly because come spring training, he could be an interesting Phillie to watch.
Justin De Fratus, a 6-foot-4 righthander, was the lone Phillies representative named to the Arizona Fall League's Rising Stars game to be played this Saturday.
With possibly numerous spots in the bullpen up for grabs come spring and the desire to rely on some younger arms, De Fratus will almost certainly merit consideration. He turned 23 on Oct. 21 and has been impressive in the AFL.
Pitching for the Mesa Solar Sox, De Fratus has appeared in five games, allowing one hit in five innings while striking out 10 and walking two.
He began the 2010 season at single-A Clearwater and earned a promotion to double-A Reading by the end of the season, excelling at both levels. De Fratus was 3-0 with a 1.94 ERA in 49 games and had 21 saves. In 65 innings, he allowed just 48 hits. He had a spectacular 71/16 strikeout to walk ratio.
Phillies officials gushed about De Fratus during the season. His fall has done nothing to change that.
Catching up on other Phillies prospects in the AFL:
-- It's been a rough go for B.J. Rosenberg, who effectively lost a season because of nagging injuries. In 7 2/3 innings, he has an 8.22 ERA. Rosenberg, 25, is running out of time but will get some looks in spring training. He was invited to big-league camp last spring.
-- First baseman Matt Rizzotti has kept his hot 2010 season alive with a slash line of .412/.545/.441 in 34 at-bats (nine games). Do-it-all utility man Tim Kennelly is hitting .429 in 21 at-bats. It'll be interesting to see if Rizzotti has earned an invite to big-league camp.
-- Another one of the Lakewood pitchers, Josh Zeid, is 3-0 with a 3.86 ERA in four starts. Zeid is 23.
CORRECTION: Thanks to some of our intrepid commenters, it's noted that Zeid made the all-star team too. I missed him on the roster because he was listed under the Nationals' organization.
Zeid sort of flew under the radar because he was in a Lakewood rotation that featured Jarred Cossart, Trevor May, Brody Colvin and Jonathan Pettibone. Zeid was a little old for the South Atlantic League and 2011 will be a better sign of what sort of prospect Zeid is when he is challenged at a higher level.
The whole AFL all-star roster can be found on Baseball America.
A programming note for the blog: We're in the process of coming up with some ideas for the off-season, but there will be times where The Phillies Zone goes dormant. (Hey, vacation time is calling.) But we'll find ways to keep this space fresh.
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League of Women Voters host candidates' forum Monday
April 10, 2010 at 10:02 p.m.
Updated April 9, 2010 at 11:10 p.m.
The League of Women Voters will conduct a candidates forum on Monday.
Candidates for the May 10 city council election and the Tuesday runoff election are expected to appear.
"We try to promote voter education," said Kathy Hunt, president of the League of Women Voters.
General voter information will also be provided in the league's voter guide. The Advocate will publish the candidates' answers to the leagues' questionnaire.
The event has invited local, state and federal candidates to the forum.
The audience will be able to meet and mingle with candidates before and after the forum.
"We encourage the audience and candidates to stay after," Hunt said.
Candidates will have two minutes to make an opening statement, she said.
"We then will take written questions from the audience," said Hunt, who adds people can e-mail her questions before the event.
The forum is bipartisan and is open to the public.
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Mets rally to beat Reds
Win brings New York's magic number to 3 for clinching NL East title
Published 11:49 pm, Thursday, September 24, 2015
A late rally left the New York Mets oh-so-close to their first playoff appearance in nine years.
Daniel Murphy had three hits, including a tiebreaking triple in the seventh inning, and the Mets beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-4 on Thursday night. The victory, combined with Washington's loss to Baltimore, reduced the Mets' magic number to three for clinching the NL East title.
"It's fun," said Murphy, who leads the team with 69 RBIs. "That's the easiest way to describe it. You don't need a lot of adjectives."
Or a lot of math, either.
New York can wrap up its sixth division crown during a four-game series at Great American Ball Park, where the Mets usually have a good time. Their 24-15 record there represents the best winning percentage by any NL club, including the Reds.
"Three games with — I don't even know how many left — is a pretty good spot to be in," rookie left-hander Steven Matz said.
Matz tried to extend his record-setting start with the Mets, but couldn't hold a 3-1 lead. He'd allowed two or fewer runs in each of his first five starts — a club record — but gave up a pair of RBI singles by Brandon Phillips and left with the game tied 3-all in the sixth.
Murphy's two-out triple off left-hander Manny Parra (1-2) started a three-run rally in the seventh. Yoenis Cespedes singled for another run, and Lucas Duda followed with his second RBI double of the game.
Murphy has hit safely in his past seven games, going 12-for-26 with three doubles, two triples and a homer.
"He's locked in," manager Terry Collins said. "When that guy gets hot, nobody can get him out. And it's coming at the best time for us, too."
Erik Goeddel (1-1) retired the only batter he faced in the sixth. Jay Bruce hit a solo homer off Hansel Robles in the eighth, cutting it to 6-4. Jeurys Familia pitched the ninth for his 42nd save in 47 chances, one shy of Armando Benitez's club record from 2001.
The Mets hoped to regroup on the road after going 3-6 on their first losing homestand of the season. They're 27-11 on the road since July 1 and have won eight straight away from Citi Field, one shy of the team record.
Matz made his debut against the Reds on June 28 at Citi Field and went 3-for-3 in a 7-2 victory with four RBIs, a team record for an inaugural game. He didn't get another hit until Thursday, when he singled in his first at-bat to start a three-run rally against Josh Smith.
Notes: Infielder Juan Uribe was clear to do everything after recovering from a bruised chest sustained on Sunday. He didn't get into the game. ... New York rookie right-hander Noah Syndergaard (8-7) makes his second start against the Reds on Friday. He beat them 2-1 on June 26 at Citi Field, allowing one run and five hits in eight innings.


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Thomas Schoenberger is a polymath, composer, historian, entrepreneur event designer, inventor and writer. His compositions have been performed by leading musical groups, including the Moscow Chamber Orchestra and other notable artists worldwide. His historical observations are developed through his extensive travels throughout Europe, the Middle East and America.
An unusually prolific composer, he has created thousands of original compositions, from piano concertos to symphonies and operas.
His first performances were as a young child and his father was a classically trained composer before becoming a medical doctor.
Schoenberger's passions includes creating nurturing neuro-environments for special populations. Schoenberger has been featured in articles in major magazines and newspapers from San Francisco Gate and Billboard to Good Housekeeping.
In 1986, in addition to his classical composing, he began writing audio landscapes designed to create connections with children with cognitive disorders. He went on to compose "Music for Infants" and "The ULTIMATE Baby CD" series and both globally recognized. Using original compositions employing polyphonic melodies reminiscent of both Mozart and Bach, his CD's are sold in 20 countries.
Schoenberger turned his attention toward fundraising for international cultural institutions and projects, and has used his international contacts to help preserve and raise awareness of classical music in Milan, Vienna, London and the Middle East. An avid traveler, Thomas has developed valuable relationships with museums and music festivals worldwide and has been an adviser to festival and exhibition committees internationally.
He was also the founder of an entertainment business whose client list included: Microsoft, Intel, General Electric, Pepsi, Amfac, Apple Computers and other major corporations. He also collaborated with major Napa Valley resorts including Meadowood, Silverado and Sonoma Mission Inn; wineries such as Mondavi, Opus One, Caymus and Clos Pegase. Currently he works as a composer, cultural ambassador and with Associated Entertainment Consultants in new ventures and business development.


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Cracker site Icefortress benefits from IBILL challenge
Back on line and more popular than ever
Exclusive When the popular Icefortress Web site was taken down in response to legal threats from porno billing-service outfit IBILL, no one was even sure what the company was objecting to. Following a few initial scare-o-grams from IBILL lawyer Edward Cherry and outside lawyer Stephen Workman, the ICE crew's first inclination was to fold in order to avoid a costly court battle with a far-better-funded opponent.
Things changed as the crew got a bit of legal advice from San Francisco lawyer Jennifer Granick, and encouragement from free-speech advocate and Carnegie Mellon University Computer Science Professor David Touretzky. After talking the case through, the ICE crew began to suspect that IBILL was bluffing.
Even after retaining Granick's services it remained anyone's guess what exactly had got under IBILL's skin -- the site offered a range of cracking tools, security bulletins and advice, but little that one couldn't have found elsewhere. Why was Icefortress being singled out for persecution?
No one knew, not even ICE's lawyer. Eventually it became apparent to us that a rather innocent essay reminding crackers to load a proxy for their security (SSL) port in order to maintain a measure of anonymity whenever attacking an IBILL-protected site had to be the offending item.
IBILL's numerous threats citing copyright infringement would only make sense if the company actually considers SSL to be its own proprietary development -- which it certainly isn't, having been developed by Netscape. Perhaps they consider their use of it to be novel.
We are unfortunately left to make educated guesses, as a non-disclosure agreement prevents ICE from talking about the case, and IBILL's Cherry instantly blew off our telephone call with sarcastic defensiveness.
We guess, therefore, that things didn't quite go IBILL's way. We know that ICE has since taken down the essay which we suspect started the whole thing, and imagine that IBILL paid the crew a reasonable sum for its trouble.
We base that on two observations: first, correspondence between Granick and IBILL indicates that the crew was looking for modest compensation in exchange for having its Web site pulled without due process; and second, we're personally acquainted with a third party who donated rather generously to the ICE defence fund. That good Samaritan had his money refunded at just about the time when the ICE site came back on line, prompting us to imagine that some money did in fact move from IBILL to Icefortress when the matter was resolved.
Touretzky expressed some disappointment in ICE's decision to pull the essay as part of the settlement we imagine they reached. "I think the author of that essay deserves to be heard in his own words," Touretzky told The Register. "Even though it's a trivial piece, there are free speech issues here."
Being something of a free-speech purist, he has mirrored it on his own Web site. "If IBILL has a problem with that, they know where to find me," he told us.
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Irony rarely fails to attend disputes of this nature. As a result of IBILL's unsuccessful assault, the ICE site is now more popular than it ever had been.
"We could have done better if we brought them to court, but that is my opinion and not the group's as a whole," ICE crew member Quacker2k told The Register. "In the short term it did us harm but over the long term has made us more popular. ICE is back and a stronger group then ever."
Indeed, the site has in the past month enjoyed over 800,000 page hits; and the number of registered BBS users has grown from approximately 400 in the days before the troubles to 640 now, and continues to grow, member Blind Guardian told us.
In a previous story we speculated that outside lawyer Workman was stringing IBILL along, over-promising what he could accomplish for them under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), as a means of promoting himself at IBILL's expense.
One of the crew members remarked that it appeared to him that Workman had been dismissed along the way, though he was unable to confirm it.
Our personal impression of Workman was overwhelmingly negative when we spoke with him this Summer. He struck us as a self-promoter more concerned with publicity than his client's interests. At the time, however, IBILL's Cherry gushed about Workman's fine efforts and brilliant legal insights.
As it appears now that IBILL folded in confrontation with a poorly-funded collection of young crackers, we're even more convinced of our original suspicion that Workman's magic was pure smoke and mirrors. We imagine IBILL has since come to the same conclusion, undoubtedly at considerable expense. ®
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It takes the earth exactly 365 day, 5 hours, 48 minutes, 47.8 seconds to go around the sun. But there's no way to put that into any calendar so our calendar in constantly being updated. That's why we have a "leap year." In 1582 they discovered that the year was a little longer than 365 days, and the astronomers added 10 days to bring the month up to date, but the weekly cycle was not altered. Thursday the 4th was followed by Friday the 15th. The calendar was updated without altering the weekly cycle in any way. Of course, even though we've had leap years down through the centuries, the days of the week have never been changed and not even a minute of time has been lost track of! There have been many ancient calendars. The first modern calendar as we have today was put into use in 45 B.C. by Julius Caesar. The names of the days as we have them now were also used then. Since the Babylonians worshipped the planets, many anciently began to call the days of the week by the names of the planets. The Hebrews and the Bible writers never did this. This is why, even though the names of the days as we have them today, ie. Sunday, Monday, etc. existed around the time of Christ, the Bible writers never referred to the days by these names, since they were of Pagan origin. The old Mithra religion from the time of Babylon and Persia led to the naming of the days of the week after the planets. Zoroaster popularized the god, Mithra, in Persia about 630 B.C. Since Mithra was supposedly a god of great courage, the Roman soldiers became worshippers of it. In their travels they carried the idea of naming the days of the week after the planets among the Teutonic tribes of what is today known as Germany. The Teutons substituted a few of their own gods instead of planets for the names of days. (This was before the time of Christ.) The names stuck, and we've had them ever since. Below is a list of the Teutonic gods and the days of our week.
Though the calendar is constantly being updated to compensate for the 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, 47.8 seconds in the year, yet, the week of seven days has never been altered. Historians writing around and even before the time of Christ, have referred to "the day of the sun" and "the day of Saturn." Dr. W.W. Campbell, director of the Lick Observatory in Mount Hamilton, California assures us: "The week of seven days has been in use ever since the days of Moses, and we have no reason for supposing that any irregularities have existed in the succession of the weeks and their days from that time to the present." D.W. Cross Your Amazing Calendar (Taunton: 1972) pp. 6,7. Time can be traced to the very second by the positions of the stars! I wrote to the Pentagon in Washington D.C., the Department of Astronomy. And I received a courteous reply. They informed me that from the positions of the stars, every moment of time has been kept track of since before 500 B.C. Dr. J.B. Dimbleby, premier chronologist to the British Chronological and Astronomical Association, after years of careful calculations asserts: "If men refused to observe weeks, and the line of time was forgotten the day of the week could be recovered by observing when the transits of the planets, or eclipses of the Sun and Moon, occurred. These great sentinels of the sky keep seven days with scientific accuracy, thundering out the seven days inscribed on the inspired page." - All Past Time, p. 10. It's interesting to note how Dr. C.E. Hale, noted astronomer for whom the great "palomar telescope" has been named, expressed the same truth in five forceful words: "No time has been lost."
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