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You may have heard about the legal challenges to the Library Project, our effort to make the knowledge contained in library books discoverable by everyone. We designed this project to bring as much value as possible to readers and copyright holders alike, while protecting the rights of authors and publishers under copyright law. But even for experts, copyright can be confusing. Here are some analyses from independent legal experts that help clarify what we're doing and why.
On the facts
Susan Crawford: "It's one of the best plans that Google has, and it needs to happen. No one is going to bring more books to the attention of the world–and help more authors–than Google."
Jonathan Band: "By limiting the search results to a few sentences before and after the search term, the program will not conflict with the normal exploitation of works nor unreasonably prejudice the legitimate interests of rights holders. To the contrary, it will often increase demand for copyrighted works." [PDF]
Cameron Stracher: "The lawsuit filed by publishers against Google over its plans to scan millions of books is both shortsighted and legally flawed. Google doesn't propose to scan books and then make them available for free. It intends to scan them in order to make them searchable over the Internet and available for purchase. It's hard to see how authors or publishers can lose. Millions of obscure(d) books get a second life, while publishers retain the ability to make money. So go ahead, make my day: Google me."
On fair use
Lawrence Lessig: "[Google Books] could be the most important contribution to the spread of knowledge since Jefferson dreamed of national libraries. It is an astonishing opportunity to revive our cultural past, and make it accessible."
Bruce Fein: "[Google Books is] a research marvel that honors intellectual property rights and the monetary incentive for creativity customarily granted by copyright. Civilization is a race between education and catastrophe, as H.G. Wells observed. The [Google Books project] gives education an edge. Copyright protection has always been subject to a "fair use" exception to promote the diffusion of knowledge. It is thought that any hypothetical dulling of a monetary incentive to create is outweighed by the compelling community interest in education. The [Google Books project] similarly retrieves snippets from books to promote scholarship and research without impairing book sales or the corresponding royalties to authors. It falls squarely within the purpose of fair use."
On what's at stake
Cindy Cohn: "I think that if the debate gets framed as a binary choice between authors and publishers on the one hand and Google on the other, it would be a shame. There is another interest here–those of 'us' who are trying to find the right thing to read."
Tim Wu: "Imagine how terrible maps would be if you had to negotiate with every landowner in the United States to publish the Rand McNally Road Atlas. Maps might still exist, but they'd be expensive and incomplete. Property owners might think they'd individually benefit, but collectively they would lose out–a classic collective action problem. There just wouldn't really be maps in the sense we think of today. The critical point is this: Just as maps do not compete with or replace property, neither do book searches replace books. Both are just tools for finding what is otherwise hard to find."
Ron Rotunda: "Book Search retrieves snippets from books while also serving an educational purpose - allowing scholars and readers in general to find more easily the wealth of published works. Google's Book Search will narrow the educational divide by giving every child with Web access the ability to search the collection of the greatest library online."
Resources for learning more
The fair use provisions in U.S. copyright law (17 USC 107)
Stanford Copyright & Fair Use Center
OITP Technology Policy Brief: The Google Library Project: The Copyright Debate [PDF]
Congressional Report Service: The Google Books Project: Is Online Indexing a Fair Use Under Copyright Law? [PDF]
Interested in learning more about copyright law? Check out some books on the subject in Google Books.

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MADISON, WI – As part of Vietnam Veterans Day in Wisconsin, Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs (WDVA) Secretary John A. Scocos along with Governor Scott Walker today kicked off the Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War at a ceremony with Vietnam veterans at the Capitol.
"The history of the Vietnam War is one we must never forget and we must heed the lessons we learned there," WDVA Secretary Scocos said. "Vietnam Veterans Day is a day to remember the scars of battle. It reminds us to thank our military personnel for putting themselves in harms way and for the pain and suffering they may have endured. It reminds us to think of the families of these men and women, their worry and anguish, and be grateful for their sacrifice. And it reminds us to remember those still missing and unaccounted for."
Governor Scott Walker proclaimed March 29, 2013 as "Vietnam Veterans Day" in Wisconsin. At a ceremony today, the Governor presented his proclamation to Richard Lindbeck, President of the Vietnam Veterans of America Wisconsin State Council, who accepted it on behalf of all of Wisconsin's Vietnam veterans. "Today, on behalf of all Wisconsinites, we remember those who served in the Vietnam War," said Governor Scott Walker. "As we continue to move forward it's important to take time to honor those who fought hard for the freedoms we enjoy today." More than 165,000 Wisconsinites served in Vietnam, with 1,239 paying the ultimate sacrifice. With about 135,000, Vietnam veterans are the largest group of living veterans in Wisconsin.
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Sunday, March 8, 2009
Happy Sunday to you!
I hope that your weekend has been restful and fulfilling to you.
I have been pretty lazy today... I woke up around 10:30 which was really 11:30 since I never actually adjust my clocks for Daylight Savings Time until after I've woken up. Sorry, but I am barely awake at 2 am to do so!
Yesterday my family & I drove up to York, PA, mostly just to go for a drive, which I like to do when it's nice weather (can you say 72 degrees baby?! YEAH!!!), and partially because of my new blog friend mannequin's recent blogpost highlighting the York Central Market.
I have only been to York, which is about an hour from where I live, once before. Somehow I chose the right exit for where I thought the market might be, and I was right. I enjoyed most of downtown York and would like to try to make it to the Central Market earlier in the day. It closes at 2 pm, I arrived there around 4 pm. This was after driving past it about 4 times!! Hehe.... Really the trip was to get out and we did.
My son had a birthday party to attend last night, which was at the McFaul Activity Center in Bel Air, so I dropped him off there at 7 and told him I would return at 10:30. In the meantime, I turned on SoapNet and got caught up on my guilty pleasure: The Young & The Restless. Oh this show has me yelling at the TV, and just waiting for Nick & Sharon to get back together. And no, I am not referring to their recent tryst at the Abbott cabin! I actually thought that Nick would leave Phyllis and go back to Sharon, because let's face it, THEY BELONG TOGETHER! Phyllis is the reason they are not together anyway. Silly woman...
My son had a good time at the party. I wish I had money like whoever did to rent that place! I think they invited the whole 7th grade class!
My daughter had one today at 12 noon, and remember I said I woke up at 11:30? Well I didn't want to, because I woke up at 4 am again, and didn't sleep so well, but I looked at the clock and realized I had no choice... Girlie Girl had to get to her friend's party, which was themed a Day At The Spa. (Jealous much?! Yup...) I got her there a few minutes after noon.
I just picked her up, and in the time between dropping her off & picking her up, I heated up some pasta I made for dinner last night, and watched "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" and I am now watching "Lucky You" with Drew Barrymore, whom I sincerely love!
I've done two loads of laundry and I need to go through my coupons to remove expired ones and then clip the new ones from today's paper, but that's not looking so promising. Who knows?
I have a couple of other posts I'd like to put up today so I'm closing this one for now and heading to the next one.
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The Winery Web Site Report rates what we allege is "visitor effectiveness." So what exactly is visitor effectiveness?
Think of it this way: everyone comes to a Web site with some purpose in mind (setting aside the small percentage of mindless zombie Web surfers, who must almost certainly exist). A site that is truly visitor effective results in visitors who both achieve their goal and leave with a positive impression of their experience (often, visitors achieve their goal, but the process leaves much to be desired).
The challenge is to prevent the visitor from becoming so frustrated in pursuit of their goal that they click the always-convenient Back button in their browser. The desired goal is to make their experience so satisfying that they will continue to interact (online and offline) with your company, e.g. purchasing your products and telling their friends.
Building a visitor-effective site requires starting with the aim of the visitor, not with your aim, which is what makes it difficult. For wineries, we decided that there were four types of visitor:
- people who wanted to buy something right now (buyers)
- people who wanted more information about the winery and/or its wines (browsers)
- people who were interested in reselling the winery's wines (the trade - distributors, retailers, restaurants)
- people who wanted to tell a story about the winery and/or its wines (the media)
(plus the mindless zombie Web surfers, of course).
From there, we sat down and asked, "What would help each type of visitor achieve their goal?" Some of those things are pretty basic - the site needs to be "findable" (Search Rank and Domain Name), the site needs to be available and have reasonable response time (Responsiveness & Availability), and the site needs to be viewable a browser likely to be used by a visitor (Compatibility). Some are more specific (trade and media types want everything nicely packaged up).
Out of that process came 25 "rating elements." Each one makes up part of the 100-point total score for a winery's Web site. Some are worth more than others, based on their value to visitors. For example, information about current releases is worth 6 points. Having a blog is only worth 1 -- as much as we like blogs and blogging, having one doesn't make a visitor much more effective (unless their original goal was to find your blog), although a blog is a great way of maintaining a relationship with visitors once they've met their original goal.
If you're happy with the performance of your Web site, great. If you're not, looking at how effective it is for visitors with a particular goal in mind when they arrive is a good place to start (that's why we created the Report). If your site doesn't have any visitors to begin with, that's another problem altogether.


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Brussels, 23 October 2012
Commission sets out an action plan for online gambling
Online gambling is one of the fastest growing service activities in the EU, with annual growth rates of almost 15% and an estimated €13 billion in annual revenues in 2015. It continues to develop alongside the fast-paced progress of online technology. Online gambling services cover a range of games of chance such as sports betting and poker, casino and lotteries, with 6.8 million consumers participating in one or more types of online gambling. However, there are also thousands of unregulated gambling websites, often from outside the EU, to which consumers are exposed and which carry significant risks such as fraud and money laundering.
Online gambling in the EU is characterised by diverse national rules. Notwithstanding their obligation to comply with EU rules, Member States may indeed restrict or limit the supply of all or certain types of online gambling services on the basis of public interest objectives that they seek to protect in relation to gambling. An increasing number of Member States are seeking to address the challenges they face and are reviewing their national regulations and practices. However, the prevailing regulatory, societal and technical issues in the EU cannot be tackled adequately by Member States individually. This is especially true given the cross-border dimension of online gambling.
Today, the Commission is unveiling an action plan, with a series of initiatives over the next two years aimed at clarifying the regulation of online gambling and encouraging cooperation between Member States.
Internal Market and Services Commissioner Michel Barnier said: "Consumers, but more broadly all citizens must be adequately protected, money laundering and fraud must be prevented, sport must be safeguarded against betting-related match-fixing and national rules must comply with EU law. These are the objectives of the action plan we have adopted today".
Key elements of the Communication
The Commission is not proposing EU-wide legislation on online gambling. It is proposing a comprehensive set of actions and common principles on protection.
While Member States are in principle free to set the objectives of their policies on online gambling, ensuring compliance of national law with the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU (TFEU) is a prerequisite of a successful EU policy on online gambling. The Commission will establish an expert group this year to facilitate exchanges of experience on regulation between Member States. This will help to develop a well-regulated, safer online gambling sector in the EU, which will help turn consumers away from unregulated sites.
Children and other vulnerable groups need protection as 75% of EU citizens under the age of 17 use the internet. The Commission is encouraging the development of better age-verification tools and online content filters. It is also pushing for more responsible advertising and increased parental awareness of the dangers associated with gambling.
In addition to protecting minors from exposure, there is a responsibility to protect those citizens and families who have already suffered from a gambling addiction (between 0.5-3% of the population) or other forms of gambling-related disorders by finding effective methods of treatment and prevention. For this a better understanding of the underlying causes is needed.
Another important objective is to prevent and deter fraud and money-laundering through online gambling. Due to the cross-border nature, individual Member States cannot effectively apply anti-fraud mechanisms. An approach that brings together the EU, Member States and industry is necessary to tackle the problem from all angles.
A high level of cooperation is needed, in particular to safeguard the integrity of sports. Betting-related match-fixing goes against the very nature of fair play and competition that defines sport. To combat it, the Commission will promote faster information exchange, whistle-blowing mechanisms, and overall cooperation at national and international level between stakeholders, operators, and regulators to preserve the integrity of sports, as well as better education and increased awareness of sportspeople.
In concrete terms, the Commission will adopt three Recommendations addressed to the Member States, namely on i) common protection of consumers, ii) responsible gambling advertising and iii) the prevention and fight against betting-related match-fixing.
Other measures foresee, inter alia, support to the benchmarking and testing of parental control tools; the extension of the scope of the anti-money laundering directive; the promotion of international cooperation for the prevention of match-fixing.
Member States are also urged, for example, to carry out surveys and data collection on gambling disorders; to promote the training of the judiciary on fraud and money laundering and to set up national contact points bringing together all actors involved in fighting match fixing.
Background and next steps
Today's communication is a follow-up to the Green Paper consultation held last year (see IP/11/358).
A first expert group meeting with the Member States is foreseen for December 2012, and in 2013, the Commission will organise a stakeholder conference.
The Commission will evaluate the implementation of the action plan and assess progress achieved throughout the EU two years after the adoption of the Communication.
Starting today, the Commission will send requests for information to the Member States against whom infringement cases have been open since 2008 to get a full aand exact update about the latest developments on national legislation. Information will also be requested from those Member States against whom complaints have been registered. The Commission hopes that Member States' cooperation will lead to a timely and satisfactory resolution regarding the compatibility of national measures with existing EU law.
See also MEMO/12/798
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Home buyers always need to have an eye out for shoddy renovation work and defect coverups before purchasing a home. But when it's a "flipped" home they're considering, it's wise to be even more careful, making sure the investor didn't cut corners while prepping the home for sale.
These days, a greater number of single-family homes are being flipped, or bought and resold within six months. In the first half of the year, flips were up 19% from a year ago and up 74% from the first half of 2011, according to data from RealtyTrac, a foreclosure listings and housing data website.
Current flipping activity is at its highest since RealtyTrac began tracking it in 2007.
While he doesn't have data to support it, Daren Blomquist, vice president at RealtyTrac, said it's likely that activity was higher from 2002 to 2006, before the housing crash, as home prices were growing by double digits in many markets and investors looked to cash in. But unlike a decade ago, Blomquist said, today's flippers don't have easy access to financing, and many have to purchase properties with cash or hard money loans.
Despite the greater financing hassles, there is money to be made by investors who flip these homes, many of whom believe they can make better returns investing in property than in the stock market, said Daniel LeMier, a professional engineer who does residential engineering and foundation remediation work in Denver. After all, many markets are in need of housing inventory, and people who can rehab rundown homes can add to the for-sale stock.
"A lot of these guys who buy these homes to remodel and flip them do a good job," said Bill Jacques, president of the American Society of Home Inspectors, as well as a home inspector in Charleston, S.C. But, "there's always going to be the person to put lipstick on a pig and sell it. They try to honey up these houses and paint them, put some new light fixtures in and make people think they're in new and good shape."
How do you make sure you don't buy a home that has been renovated cosmetically, with serious underlying issues beneath the fresh paint? Below are some tips.
Find out who did the work
Make sure the person or company who did the renovations has been in the business for a while and has a good reputation, said David Hicks, co-president of HomeVestors of America, a company that trains and supports franchises specializing in buying and rehabbing residential properties. HomeVestors advertises using the phrase "We Buy Ugly Houses."
"It's just like anything. If you're buying from a builder, you would check out the builder," he said.
But the real-estate listing may not name the flipper, so you might have to go to the county assessor's office to find out who had the last deed on the house, LeMier said. Once you have that, you can start researching to see if it's a reputable business.
You'll probably also want to steer clear of novices.
"Larger investment groups doing rehab work…they will spend the money to do it correctly. Smaller investors are on a tight budget, and when they find a problem some of them will do everything they can do to spend as little as necessary," LeMier said.
Hire a home inspector
An experienced home inspector will be able to spot some of the common shortcuts that flippers tend to take when revamping a home on the cheap. Many of the homes that are being flipped are in some state of disrepair or have a substantial amount of deferred maintenance.
For example, novices will sometimes put new shingles on the roof, but won't repair the roof decking, Jacques said. They'll sometimes paint and caulk wood trim instead of replacing it. He has even seen old heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems painted to look like they're newer.
Keep in mind, a home inspector won't find all problems. They can't see through walls to look for damaged studs or improper wiring, Jacques said. And while they do test out the home's systems, an inspector is only in the place for two or three hours and may not see a problem that could become evident to a homeowner who lives there every day.
But they'll often have a better eye than the average home buyer.
Look for structural problems
Repairing a home's foundation can cost thousands of dollars, so if you suspect issues, you may consider hiring a structural engineer for a second look. Tipoffs include cracking in the exterior brick or evidence of recent tuckpointing near the problem area, LeMier said.
Unlevel floors or shoddy finish work inside the home might suggest other structural problems were covered up, LeMier said.
Check the permits
If you suspect major structural work was done on the home, go to the local building department and make sure that permits were pulled and closed out properly, with inspections done at completion.
If bathrooms or kitchens were rearranged or moved, you'll be able to tell from the paperwork what plumbers and electricians were used for the job, and then can check whether they are licensed professionals. If interior walls were removed, work should have been under the guidance of a structural engineer, LeMier said.
Of course, it might not be obvious that major work was done, and that's why it pays to look at other houses in the neighborhood, LeMier said.
"Most houses are built in tracts, unless it's a custom home," he said. If something is radically different than other homes nearby, significant work was likely done.
Also consider the age of the home. For instance, if it was built before the mid-1980s, the home probably wasn't constructed with an open-floor concept, LeMier said. That means walls were likely removed if the house now has a more contemporary looking great room, where the kitchen, dining room and living room flow into each other.


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KIC Gives Back: Youville Centre & Kindness Week/
Every month here at Kids in the Capital, we want to highlight an opportunity to give back to the greater Ottawa community, particularly when there are families in need. This month, we've chosen to be part of a campaign to raise awareness of the Youville Centre's work for Ottawa during Kindness Week. We hope that you'll enjoy learning more about this organization and how you can help! by Diana
On a snowy day in early January, I had the opportunity join two other women, Karen Wilson of Karen's Chronicles, and Andrea Tomkins of A Peek Inside the Fishbowl, for a tour of the Youville Centre on Mann Avenue in Ottawa, in honour of Kindness Week. Youville Centre is "an innovative centre that motivates, educates and nurtures young parents and their children to become contributing members of society." It's a centre that fills a genuine and important need by providing high-risk teen mothers with education, child care and support, mental health services, and assistance in linking to various community resources to help them build the skills to move forward with their lives withself-confidence and self-worth. In helping the young mothers, Youville is helping their children, which can be a powerful and lasting way to bring that small family unit in a direction towards growth and positivity it might otherwise have not. This is how a family's cycle of abuse, neglect, poverty can be changed for the better.
First impression of Youville Centre is of a bright, clean, open space. It's located in a renovated school building, which seems to suit its needs well. While there's a dedicated and well-trained staff, it's clear that volunteers have an important role as well. We were met by Heather Heagney, the communications officer. We began the tour. Our first stop was the gymnasium, which serves as kitchen and cafeteria, large play room for the toddlers, and sorting area for donations. As we continued the tour, we saw the classrooms, which include a kitchen, allowing the teens to learn how to prepare and cook food, a valuable life skill. We saw the counseling rooms and the baby wing, where the children, from tiny nurslings to toddlers, are cared for, fed and taught. If the mother is nursing her baby, she may have leave to come to feed her baby whenever the baby is hungry.
Youville exists in co-operation with a number of community organizations: businesses that provide work-place training, clinics and centres that provide legal, health, education, housing and job-placement services, and local colleges, technical learning centres and universities. There are grant-funded support services as well, such as bursaries provided to both Youville alumnae and to former Youville students' children for post-secondary education. In providing these community connections and services, Youville provides continuing "after Youville" support to the young women and their children.
Youville couldn't exist without the support of volunteers and donors, both financial gifts and "gift in kind" – the gift of your time. Please check out Youville's website to learn about the story behind the centre, to see more photos of the women and children who have benefitted from Youville's services and to find out how you can get involved.
Diana Coote is a co-owner of Onya Baby, a family-owned company that believes in family, in connectedness and in adventure. The Onya Baby philosophy is that parents can include their babies in everyday life and and show their babies the world. The products that they make are designed to complement the family bond and free parents to live life more fully with their children.


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When found in a bog in Newburgh, New York, the Warren mastodon was still in the position in which it had died some 11,000 years ago: standing upright with its legs thrust forward and its head tilted upward, apparently gasping for air.
The fossil was discovered in 1845 by a crew digging for peat fuel. Every bone in this mastodon skeleton is real. It was the first complete American mastodon skeleton found in the United States and is still one of the most complete mastodon skeletons known.


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Community events and meetings promoting fire awareness, fire safety and fire prevention are held throughout the year. Attend these events and meetings to improve your knowledge and find out what you can do to help prevent catastrophic fires in the San Bernardino Mountains.
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Bradley learning, not trying to replicate 2013 spring
JUPITER, Fla. -- Jackie Bradley Jr. could not have been flying much higher last spring, before the regular season brought him a cold dose of reality.
About a week into this year's Grapefruit League schedule, Bradley has generated no eye-popping stats. Yet he might be much more prepared for the rigors of April and beyond -- and the Red Sox need him to be.
JUPITER, Fla. -- Jackie Bradley Jr. could not have been flying much higher last spring, before the regular season brought him a cold dose of reality.
About a week into this year's Grapefruit League schedule, Bradley has generated no eye-popping stats. Yet he might be much more prepared for the rigors of April and beyond -- and the Red Sox need him to be.
"All I know is I'm in a better position than I was last year and feel like I made the appropriate adjustments," said Bradley, who is battling with Grady Sizemore to replace Jacoby Ellsbury in center field. "I'm learning as fast as I can. I'm never going to be done learning, but I'm really ready to embrace whatever's ahead."
After a quiet game against the Cardinals on Wednesday, Bradley went into Thursday's contest with the Marlins hitting .200 (2-for-10) this spring. It's a tiny sample that pales in comparison to his work last March, when he forced himself onto the Opening Day roster by demolishing Grapefruit League pitching at a .419/.507/.613 clip in 28 games.
It was an unsustainable performance that cratered once the team headed north, and Bradley was back at Triple-A Pawtucket by mid-April. By season's end, he had put in four stints with Boston, but hit only .189/.280/.337 in 107 plate appearances.
"He was challenged at the Major League level and he got sent back out to adjust some of the areas that opposing pitchers were attacking in the strike zone," Red Sox manager John Farrell said. "Probably the first time he's struggled in his baseball career, and it happened to be at the Major League level. Not only is that humbling, but it causes you to get to know yourself that much more accurately."
Bradley said he isn't focusing on last year, but that doesn't mean it hasn't left its mark on him.
"Just being able to build on all the failures, and some success as well," he said of what he's taken from the experience. "Learning the routines, learning pitchers, making adjustments. ... That's pretty much what this game's all about -- making the small adjustments in order to better yourself."
Farrell saw that happening even at the end of last season, when Bradley returned to the club in September. The Boston skipper thought Bradley's at-bats were better, and the results were a bit more attractive as well, with the outfielder going 9-for-37 (.243) with a home run and two doubles.
Bradley felt the same trend occurring.
Each time he went back to the Majors, Bradley said, he became more acclimated and gained a better understanding of how pitchers were trying to attack him. He was working to pick up on their strengths and weaknesses while also trying to stay within his own strengths.
"More than anything, he's more aware of some of the opposing pitchers he'll face, where last year he had no book on them," Farrell said. "And that goes a long way. He's a smart kid and he's shown that throughout his career. So that experience is going to serve him well going forward."
This spring, the Red Sox are giving Bradley plenty of opportunities to prepare for his next shot. Farrell is putting him in the lineup two out of every three days and looking only for "quality at-bats," not for him to replicate last year's blistering pace.
"There's been so much made about the loss of Jacoby Ellsbury, and Jackie I think has handled that in stride," Farrell said. "He's not trying to replace anyone, but just go out and perform to his capabilities. And provided he does that, we've got a very good center fielder."
Andrew Simon is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @AndrewSimonMLB.


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This week we are doing a cooperative game called team juggling. This comes on the heals of our underhand throwing unit for all grades. This is a great unit that helps students work together and realize the importance of a team. It differs from regular juggling because 10-12 students are placed in a circle and given one ball to start. They proceed to underhand toss it to the person across from them, then that student tosses it to a different person across from them, this continues until all players on the team have caught and thrown the ball. The pattern stays the same for the rest of the game. It continues to get harder because different equipment is added to the pattern so as many as 4 objects are going at once. When they have practiced for some time, then I time each team to see who has the least amount of drops in 1 minute. Last year we only had two teams in the whole school that didn't drop a ball for the whole minute. I also include a 5 minute session where teams can give suggestions on what they can do better and come up with strategies to help them be successful. The standard I am looking to meet is New Mexico State Standard # 5 (Check out all our standards under the Great PE Links section).
Team Juggling
Fitness Stations!
This week in PE we have 12 fitness stations that will keep everyone moving and breathing hard.
The key to keeping our epidemic child obesity rate down is regular physical activity. Unfortunately not all of our students get the recommended exercise that they need per week. (The CDC recommends 60 minutes of activity EVERYDAY!) With only 1 to 2 PE classes per week this does not give everyone adequate exercise for the week and therefore we will be focused on ways we can exercise outside of school.
1. Plank
2. Jumping Jacks
3. Big Hops
4. Jump Rope
5. Sit-ups
6. Balance Machine
7. Hoop Run-Thru
8. Toss out fitness
9. Gym Laps
10. Flexibility Central
11. Shuttle Run
12. Balance Beam
Each Student will have a partner and go through all stations twice. Each station will be one minute long with a 10 second rest between each station. During this week I will be looking to meet NM State Standard 3; Participates regularly in physical activity and Standard 4; Achieves and maintains a health-enhancing level of physical fitness.


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New PA libel: Israel tortures prisoners with hot irons and electric drills
by Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik
Nov. 1, 2010
New PA libel:
Israel tortures prisoners
with hot irons and electric drills
Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik
Libelous drawings depicting fictitious "Israeli torture" are part of the new introduction to a PA TV program for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons and their families.
Purporting to show how Palestinian prisoners are tortured by Israel, the drawings portray Israeli prison guards:
1- Burning into a prisoner's chest with a hot iron;
2- Drilling a hole through a prisoner's hand;
3- Burning into a prisoner's shoulder with a soldering iron;
4- Whipping a prisoner while hanging him by his feet ;
5- Squeezing a prisoner's head in a medieval looking head press;
6- Chopping off a prisoner's arm below the elbow;
7- Hanging a prisoner by his arms while chains pull from his chest and neck.
Broadcast twice a week, the program
For You
is aimed at Palestinians imprisoned for terror offenses in Israeli prisons, where they watch the program. It includes footage from the prisoners' home villages and interviews with their family members, who send them televised messages.
PA TV is controlled by the office of PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas.
It should be noted that no accusations about this kind of treatment have ever been made against Israel by the International Red Cross, by human rights groups or by Palestinian prisoners themselves.
In a striking irony, in the same week that the PA started to disseminate these libelous drawings on TV, an article in the official PA daily indicated that the prisons are very different than these libels portray. It stated that Palestinian prisoners are given educational opportunities. The PA daily celebrated how "prisoners in occupation [Israeli] prisons complete university studies and obtain MA and Ph.D. degrees," and proudly cited that "since 2000 more than 10,000 Palestinian prisoners have attained matriculation certificates while still in the occupation prisons." [Transcript below]
Another testimony corroborating the fact that prisoners are well treated in Israeli prisons came from a Palestinian prisoner interviewed on the
For You
program the day he was released from prison. The PA TV host was trying to have him express criticism of prison conditions, and repeatedly asked him about prison. The prisoner kept answering that prisoners "lack nothing" in the Israeli prisons:
PA TV Host:
"You were in Megiddo [prison]. How are the guys?
You were released from prison just today."
"By Allah, the guys in the prison are fine. They lack nothing. They are doing fine."
"Do they lack nothing?"
"They are doing really fine."
"They lack nothing, not even freedom?"
"No. Freedom, Allah willing, there will be freedom."
"How long were you in prison?"
"Two years."
"And you say that they lack nothing?"
"I don't know."
[PA TV (Fatah), June 24, 2010]
Click to see the interview with the released prisoner
The following is the translation of the article celebrating the Palestinian prisoners' academic achievements:
"Prisoners in occupation prisons complete university studies and obtain MA and Ph.D. degrees"
"The occupation authorities don't leave a single option [open] without using it to make things difficult for the prisoners, regardless of their party or faction affiliation. Behind the prison bars, they are all Palestinians, and in the eyes of the warden they are all deserving of the harshest forms of punishment. Despite the oppression of the occupation and its incessant cruelty towards the prisoners, many of them are defying the Israeli oppression and are determined to succeed while behind prison bars. Many of them have succeeded in obtaining the highest degrees, while others are working on the preparation of special research, getting them out to the world outside [the prison] and publishing them in the media, especially the electronic media. Owing to the rise in the number of prisoners receiving degrees - including Ph.D's - while still in prison, Israel recently began a new campaign meant to make things difficult for the prisoners and to try to withhold their elementary rights to education. It [Israel] has started to place obstacles in the way of the prisoners seeking to take the matriculation examinations. ... Prisoner Ayman Al-Hamoud takes great pride in his academic achievements in the Israeli prisons. He emphasized that all of his achievements were to spite the warden, and said that he had obtained an MA through the Al-Huraa University [based in Haag, the Netherlands]... Al-Hamoud said: 'The occupation is withholding everything from us, even our elementary rights, and therefore we conduct telephone calls with our families in secret, using devices which are smuggled in with difficulty. Today the occupation is trying in every possible way to withhold mobile phones from us; at every moment they storm the tents seeking phone devices. So how will they permit us to study at universities, and award us the rest of the prisoners' rights? They are trying to make things difficult for us in every way and manner, and we can only defy their racist steps.'
Al-Hamoud noted that many prisoners have registered at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, obtaining this right after a widespread strike held by the prisoners in the detention camps. Many regard released prisoner Fahd Abu Al-Hajj as an example motivating them to achieve the highest degrees: He entered prison illiterate, in 1978, and now he holds a Ph.D... Since [the year] 2000 more than 10,000 Palestinian prisoners have attained matriculation certificates while still in the occupation prisons. Today there are some 200 prisoners who are registered at various universities around the world."
Al-Hayat Al-Jadida
, Oct. 9, 2010]
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Wabash To Face Oberlin for Senior Dayby Brent Harris • November 2, 2012 Share:
The Wabash College (7-1, 4-1) football regular season has dwindled down to just two more home games, starting Saturday against Oberlin College (3-5, 2-3). The senior members of the Little Giant team will be honored prior to kickoff.
Of course, the final home game is "the" game — the 119th Monon Bell Classic against DePauw University — and reminders of it have appeared around campus, such as the extra bleachers going up in Hollett Little Giant Stadium. However, Coach Erik Raeburn isn't concerned about his team looking ahead.
"I don't anticipate us over-looking anybody," he said. "Our guys have done a great job just worrying about this week and getting through this game and trying to find a way to win. After that is when we can worry about who is next."
Senior corner back Austin Hodges echoed those thoughts.
"Everyone understands if we don't win this game, we don't make the playoffs," he said. "That's our goal and it starts by beating Oberlin."
Hodges and the rest of the Little Giants have reason to take notice. The upset-minded Yeomen will bring in the NCAC's top defense and have an astonishing 17 seniors starting on either side of the ball.
"They may not have many guys in their program but you only need 11 of them out there at the same time," Raeburn said. "If you have a bunch of seniors on your team then you have a chance to win. Their seniors know how to execute their system and don't make mistakes so it will be a real challenge for us."
Raeburn won't adjust the Wabash offense too much, despite going against the top-ranked defense.
"At this point in the season, we are who we are," Raeburn said. "We're best when we run the football. We have to try and do that, regardless of who we play. If we don't run the ball well, we'll have our hands full."
Junior Tyler Holmes has helped establish the Little Giants' identity. He paced the Little Giant ground game last week with a career-best 210 yards in a 28-0 victory at Ohio Wesleyan. He is the conference's leading rusher despite missing three games with a shoulder injury.
"I thought he ran the ball really well and maybe had his best game as a Little Giant," Raeburn said. "The 67-yard touchdown run was an explosive play for us. But we still need to get guys going behind him so he can get a breather. He had a lot of carries which is a lot of wear and tear on your body."
Oberlin's senior defensive end Clay Eaton is the guy that can derail Wabash's offensive plans. He leads the nation with 19.5 sacks and is third in the nation with 15 tackles for loss. Oberlin will try to confuse Wabash's offense Saturday by moving Eaton around the line of scrimmage. It will be important for the offensive line to know where he is.
"He'll move around the defense and stand up at times," junior right tackle Michael Del Busto said. "If he's standing, it's very likely he'll blitz so we have to ready for it.
"We just need to execute our assignment and wear them down. We had all of our points last week in the second half partly because we wore down Ohio Wesleyan. Oberlin is a team that likes to substitute so we'll try to do more hurry-up offense to keep them from substituting and tire them out."
Offensively, the Yeomen will employ a balanced attack. They arre led by the senior connection of quarterback Josh Mandel and wide receiver Robin Witjes. Witjes leads the conference in receiving yards.
"Their record doesn't show how good they are," sophomore linebacker AJ Akinribade said. "They've had a lot of close games. As a defense, we have to read our keys and fly to the ball. They try to make big pass plays off the play action."
Last season, Wabash's defense held Oberlin to just three points before the Yeomen mounted a second-half comeback to pull within one score of the Little Giants. Akinribade knows it will take four quarters of execution this time around.
"They're a good team but we had them dead in the waters last year when we let up," he said. "They made plays and got back into the game. We have to go out and handle business early and keep the intensity up all game."
If Wabash puts another game together like it has in previous weeks, it will be one game closer to the playoffs and possibly a conference title.
The seniors will be introduced on the field before kickoff along with family and friends each senior chose to escort him as part of the Senior Day festivities. The seniors will also have the most influential man in their life introduced to the football team before the game.
Kickoff will be at 1 p.m. Live video will be available over the Internet at http://www.wabash.edu/live. Jim Amidon '87 and Steve Hoffman '85 will announce the game while Wabash student Clayton Randolph '16 will serve as the sideline reporter.


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Heineken Cup
Leinster optimistic on O'Driscoll fitness
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October 8, 2012
Brian O'Driscoll should be fit to face Exeter © Getty Images
Leinster are optimistic that Ireland duo Kevin McLaughlin and Brian O'Driscoll will be fit to face the Exeter Chiefs in their Heineken Cup opener on Saturday.
McLaughlin hyper-extended his arm against Munster on Saturday but the Leinster management are said to be "hopeful" that he will recover in time to face the Chiefs. The news will come as a huge boost to the Irish province who are going into the match without back-rowers Sean O'Brien, Rhys Ruddock and Dominic Ryan.
O'Driscoll, who was a key part of their charge to back-to-back Heineken Cup titles, is also set to be fit despite rolling his ankle against Munster. Leinster also had worries over Fijian flyer Isa Nacewa after he suffered a haematoma in a collision with Conor Murray, but like his Irish counterparts, Leinster are hopeful that he will take to the field against the Chiefs.
And Leinster are also optimistic that quartet Isaac Boss (arm), skipper Leo Cullen (arm), Gordon D'Arcy (rib) and Cian Healy (bicep) will make their return to the match day squad after missing the match with Munster.
Quinn Roux and Rob Kearney, however, are both set to miss the game but Leinster claim that they are hopeful that Kearney will be fit for their trip to the Scarlets on October 20.
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The fast start to Brian Hartline's season couldn't have come at a better time.
The impending free agent leads the NFL in receiving yards and could get some long-term security because of it. Jeff Darlington reports the Miami Dolphins and Hartline have begun preliminary long-term contract talks.
It's amazing we're even having this discussion. Darlington details the incredible physical toll Hartline overcome to get in this position. Hartline had his appendix removed and suffered a number of complications before also missing the entire preseason with a calf injury. Now he's leading a shockingly productive receiver group that was mock during HBO's Hard Knocks.
Hartline couldn't hold food down for 12 days and lost 25 pounds in the process over the offseason.
"It was more mental than anything," Hartline said. "Physically, I knew I'd come back eventually. I had to keep the faith. But mentally, I just wanted to be out there. I've never been hurt like that."
Hartline could be a tricky player to sign. The fourth-year pro has never topped 615 yards in a season. He ideally would get paid like a No. 2 receiver from the Dolphins perspective, but his price will keep rising as he puts up No. 1 money.
It's amazing what a true starting quarterback and some incredible persistence from Hartline can accomplish in a month.
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Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits an employer with fifteen or more employees from discriminating on the basis of race, national origin, gender, or religion. Under Title VII, it is illegal for an employer to discriminate in the "terms or conditions of employment" on the basis of a person's race, national origin, gender, or religion. "Terms or conditions of employment" pertains to almost all aspects of a person's job: interviewing, hiring, assignments, promotion, training, pay, title, hours, vacation, benefits, retirement plans, and other terms of employment.
-harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin
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-denying employment opportunities to women on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions
-denying employment opportunities to a person because of marriage to, or association with, an individual of a particular race, religion, or national origin. Title VII also prohibits discrimination because of participation in schools or places of worship associated with a particular racial, ethnic, or religious group.
-adopting a policy or practice that has a conflicting impact on a protected class, such as by adopting hiring criteria that tend to screen out women or minority group members, or by instituting a required test for promotion on which a particular class tends to score poorly. Such a policy or test, like a specific policy that only men or women can have certain jobs, is legal only if it can be deemed a "bona fide occupational qualification." An example is a strength test that tends to screen out women, but is a necessary test for fire fighters who must be able to carry victims down tall ladders.
Title VII does not just bar discrimination against women and minority group members, but also bars discrimination against male or white employees or applicants. Such discrimination is popularly known as "reverse discrimination," and may be caused, for example, by an over-ambitious affirmative action program.
Race is generally defined as a person's ancestry or ethnic characteristics. Everyone is some race or color. This means that it is illegal to discriminate against anyone, if the basis of the discrimination is his or her race or color.
Employment race discrimination in the workplace based on association with people of a particular race is also prohibited. For example, it is illegal for an employer to fire a white employee because she has black friends, or is dating a black man, whether or not the employer is prejudiced against whites.
It is illegal to discriminate against an individual because of birthplace, ancestry, culture, or linguistic characteristics common to a specific ethnic group. The Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) of 1986 requires employers to assure that hired employees are legally authorized to work in the U.S. However, the IRCA bans any employer with more than three employees from discriminating against a U.S. citizen, or an "intended citizen" (such as one who may work legally but is not yet a citizen) on the basis of his or her national origin.
For example, if an employer implements a rule that requires employees to speak only English on the job, this action may be in violation of Title VII, unless the employer can show that the requirement is necessary for conducting business. If the employer strongly feels the rule is necessary, employees must be informed that English is required and also the consequences for breaking the rule.
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WIU Receives U.S. Dept. of Justice Grant for Prevention of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Stalking
October 6, 2010
MACOMB, IL - - Western Illinois University has received a $300,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women, (OVW) to help further reduce incidents of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking.
According to Janine Cavicchia, director of the WIU Women's Center and chair of the campus-wide Relationship Violence Awareness and Prevention Committee (RVC), the three-year grant initiative reflects a collaborative effort among departments in Student Services and Academic Affairs student organizations and community agencies that serve individuals affected by sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking, including the Western Illinois Regional Council-Community Action Agency's Victim Services (WIRC-CAA VS) and campus and local police. Cavicchia will serve as project director. Melanie Hetzel-Riggin, an associate professor of psychology at WIU, served as a lead writer of the grant proposal.
"This initiative will provide campus and community partners with a variety of new tools designed to help address the critical need for comprehensive education, prevention, intervention and sanctioning of offenders of interpersonal violence, with the ultimate goal of reducing the prevalence and effects of interpersonal violence on campus," Hetzel-Riggin said.
According to Hetzel-Riggin, figures from the most recent National College Health Assessment conducted in 2008 by the American College Health Association indicated that approximately 1,447 students at WIU had experienced sexually aggressive behavior or attempted/completed sexual assault, and almost 900 had experienced stalking, while another 1,802 had likely experienced emotional, physical and/or sexual abuse within a relationship.
"My own research, which I conducted on the WIU-Macomb campus from 2006-2009, found that of the 1,276 women surveyed, 19.4 percent reported a history of domestic or dating violence, 13.3 percent reported a history of sexual aggression or assault and 32.1 percent reported being stalked," Hetzel-Riggin said.
Cavicchia and Hetzel-Riggin said the grant will benefit students by allowing the University to develop a coordinated response to interpersonal violence that includes mental health and medical care, and will help to increase awareness of resources available. Goals for the project also include developing online- and in-person training for campus police officers and judicial board members on laws, policies and protocols for responding to interpersonal violence victims. The grant will also be used to create and implement a mandatory education program on interpersonal violence for all incoming students; to develop a peer-led, bystander intervention program; for programming that addresses interpersonal violence prevention for underrepresented groups such as minority students; creating a comprehensive website and marketing campaign on interpersonal violence information and resources; and creating an Interpersonal Violence Response Team led by an Interpersonal Violence Prevention Coordinator.
"We are pleased to partner with Western Illinois University in this effort to reduce domestic, dating and sexual violence as well as stalking," said Diane Mayfied, director of WIRC-CAA Victim Services. "We know young people between the ages of 16 and 24 are at greater risk for these forms of violence. And sadly, we see the results of these crimes on victims, their friends and families every day. We look forward to our continued collaboration with the University community to provide assistance in whatever way we can."
Cavicchia noted that Western has demonstrated a long history of commitment to developing and strengthening resources and support services for, and education about, interpersonal violence. Rape awareness programming at WIU started in the mid-1970s, when Student Personnel Services (now Student Development and Orientation) and University Counseling Center staff members Nell Koester, Cari Sheets and Jo Ann Hummers initiated programming and conducted survivor support groups, which continue today.
"The University's current RVC evolved from a Task Force on Prevention of Sexual Assault, which was first formed in the 1980s in order to improve how we respond to victims of violence and to develop resources to help survivors," Cavicchia said. "This grant will allow us to implement unprecedented and even more effective means of providing education, for our students and all members of our campus community, in our continuing efforts to reduce interpersonal and gendered violence and provide assistance and support to survivors."
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Recipe for Stir fried Soba noodles with Chicken and Ginger
Serves - 2
( This recipe is developed particularly for Soba / buckwheat noodles and may not work well with other noodles unless you dress it up with some more sauces of your choice)
To cook noodles
Soba Noodles - 8 oz pack
Salt to taste
Oil - 1 tea spoon
Chicken - 2 breast or boneless thigh pieces ( Use mushrooms to make it veggie , see notes for options)
Bowl 1
Crushed black pepper - 1/2 tea spoon
Soy sauce - 1 tea spoon
Garlic and ginger powder - a large pinch ( optional)
To stir fry
Oil - 2- 3 tablespoons
Shallots sliced - 2-3
Garlic thinly sliced - 2 cloves
Ginger thinly sliced - an inch piece( I add a 2 inch piece)
Green chili sliced - 1
Bell pepper - 1 ( I used half of a red and half of a green )
Carrot chopped - 1
Black pepper corns - 1/2 to 1 tea spoon
Vinegar - 1 tea spoon ( i used Red Wine vinegar)
Soy Sauce - 1 to 1.5 tea spoon( add more if you want more)
Salt to taste ( be careful since soy is already salty!)
Hot sauce -- for serving
Cook Noodles according to package directions ( I always add salt and oil to boiling water ).Drain and set side
There are 2 ways to cook chicken
Clean and cut the Chicken into small strips .Combine all the ingredients in Bowl 1 , add chicken and keep aside for 10-20 minutes.
Heat 1 or 2 spoons of oil in a Wok or any wide mouthed non stick pan . Add chicken pieces and stir fry till they are well cooked and start to turn golden brown . It will take around 10 minutes.( keep the flame medium and its done when you think its cooked)
Or Marinate the chicken pieces( big pieces) with all the ingredients in Bowl 1. Heat 1-2 spoons of oil in a pan and shallow fry on both sides ( 6 -8 minutes each ) or until it is no longer pink and cooked. Then chop it into small pieces.
When the chicken pieces are done , add sliced shallots , ginger , garlic , bell pepper , and carrot and stir fry for 3-4 minutes.
Sprinkle 2-3 tablespoons of water and cook covered for a couple of minutes( 2-3)
Uncover , add Vinegar , mix well .Crush black peppercorns in a mortar and pestle
Add noodles , soy sauce and black peppercorns and combine well and stir fry for 2-3 minutes, or until everything is mixed and well heated through.
Add mint or cilantro or any herbs you like and serve warm with a dash of hot sauce !
- Chicken will be a bit hard like the fried in this recipe and not soft ...
- If you have left over meat ,chop or shred it in small pieces and use that
- Rotisserie chicken works awesome with this recipe too
- Substitute Mushrooms for chicken to make it a veggie treat
- You can use peas , corns , french beans or any vegetable of your choice , just cook it before or adjust the cooking time in this.
- Add whatever sauce you like in it , but only in small quantities.
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Amanda Friedman | Photo: David Livingston | January 16, 2014
With the help of architect Howard Backen, Restoration Hardware's Gary Friedman has created a personal paradise perched high above the San Francisco Bay.
Situated high on the hillside on Belvedere Island overlooking the San Francisco Bay, with postcard-perfect vistas of the Golden Gate Bridge in one direction and Sausalito in the other, Gary Friedman—the innovative co-CEO and chairman of Restoration Hardware (or RH, as it has recently been rebranded)—has crafted a serene haven that serves as a stark contrast, but perfect complement, to his exceptionally busy life. "I wanted to create a house that was completely balanced and symmetrical," says the Bay Area native.
"Anywhere you look, there is a focal point. The whole house kind of unfolds that way—it's organized the way we're organized." It's an aesthetic and belief system that Friedman has carried with him throughout his career, from his early days at Williams-Sonoma to the last 13 years with RH, during which he transformed the once fledgling Marin-based brand into the furnishing and design powerhouse that it is today. For Friedman, RH is more than work; it is a way of life, and nowhere is this clearer than at his own residence. The home is essentially a physical encapsulation of the brand, serving as his peaceful respite, part-time office and creative inspiration, all in one expertly designed 7,000-square-foot space.
When creating the house, Friedman called upon his longtime collaborator, renowned architect Howard Backen of the local firm Backen, Gillam & Kroeger. The duo began working together on Pottery Barn stores in 1993 and continues to create RH Galleries and showrooms throughout the United States today. According to Backen, the secret to their success is a shared vision. "For whatever reason, we think the same way. A thought can come through Gary's head just prior to when I was going to think the same thing, or vice versa," Backen explains. "This doesn't happen often—you get maybe two or three in a lifetime, and he's one of them."
In this instance, Friedman and Backen were collectively inspired by the actual parcel of land: a steep, .75-acre plot embedded into the hillside from the entrance, but completely exposed with unparalleled views on the waterfront side. "Everything comes from what was given. You have to get into the house from one direction, and then look in another," Backen says. "We wanted the major rooms to have an exposure to the city—imagine an amphitheater with the best seats, designed to see the stage, which happens to be San Francisco." They decided upon an elegant Mediterranean-style residence with a natural, ocher-hued plaster exterior and a soaring living area that serves as the centerpiece of the house—complete with massive mahogany-and-glass sliding doors that open up to a dramatic infinity pool and those gorgeous views of the Golden Gate Bridge. It was an ambitious project that took more than five years to design and build, but the end result was well worth the wait.
Of course, architecture is only one aspect of a home, and for the interiors, Friedman looked for muted hues and natural materials that reflect the structure's magnificent surroundings and also blend in with the design. "People are sort of neutral in coloring, and the color in our design is usually in our eyes or in our hair," he explains. "I believe that furniture should harmonize with architecture in the same way—it should serve as an accent, like jewelry." It's an interesting sentiment taken in the context of RH, which has essentially built its success on creating well-made, sophisticated pieces that look equally appropriate in an urban bachelor pad as a palatial country estate.
Not surprisingly, many RH pieces can be found throughout the residence, and Friedman is constantly adding and rearranging as the collections evolve. But he also pairs them in interesting ways with antiques and vintage items found during his travels around the world. In the living room, for instance, antique chairs flank RH's popular Deconstructed Chesterfield sofa, while the brand's signature Foucault's Orb Crystal chandelier hangs overhead. His massive 10-seat dining table is from an 18th century monastery, and the surrounding cabinets are 18th century Ming dynasty antiques. Often, the pieces he finds serve as inspiration for future RH designs—Friedman is currently working on an Asian-style line inspired by those cabinets, and a version of the antique four-poster bed in the guest room will also soon be seen on the RH Gallery floors.
Despite the neutral palette, there are some bold pops of color—most notably from Friedman's art collection, which includes works by Paul Manes, David Bates and Nathan Oliveira. In fact, his search for art for his home led him to his latest passion: RH Contemporary Art, an impressive program that includes a gallery in New York City (an L.A. outpost is set to open later this year) and an interactive website. "The house has a lot of raw space, and I knew I had to buy some art," Friedman explains. "I hired a consultant who took me to an artist, who took me to galleries, and I found it overwhelming and confusing. I thought to myself: There might be a better way to make art more accessible, more understandable." And in true Friedman fashion, he set out to do just that.
And RH Contemporary Art is only the beginning: Friedman has plans to develop RH into an all-encompassing lifestyle brand, with boutique hotels, a fashion line, a music label and restaurants underway. But the home will always be the heart, both for Friedman and for RH. "We all live in homes. They are usually our nests and the center of our worlds," Friedman explains. "Home is where we spend most of our time, where we entertain, where we sleep, where we eat—and also where we dream." Hopefully, he never stops.


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Asiku, Ugandan, Eyes World Boxing Title
"The weekend will be a huge celebration for Uganda, because Kassim is also fighting in Panama,†said Lutaaya, in reference to Kassim "The Dream" Ouma who takes on Panama's Gennady Golovkin who boasts a 20 wins (17 KOs) record, in a WBA World
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Jackson Asiku's prospects to regain a world title shot was sealed after landing an International boxing fight against Mongolia's Choi.
Australia-based Ugandan professional boxer, Asiku, 32, is a former International Boxing Organisation (IBO) featherweight champion who is now back in the United Kingdom. He fights the "Mongolian Warrior," Choi Tseveenpurey at York Hall Arena, Bethnal Green-London, June 18. The Mongolian has had no respect for African boxers. He previously dispatched Uganda's John "Mackey" Mukaaya, Abdu Tebazalwa and South Africa's Harry Ramogoad in the UK.
Although, Choi with 30 wins (21 KOs) and 5 losses, know how to humble Ugandan boxers, Asiku, with 26 wins (14 KOs), 4 losses, has other ideas. "I've by now got the game plan; I have no reason to worry," Asiku told The Black Star News. "I'll go in designed for him, make out what he's got and do what I've done here before."
He added: "I can't be compared to Mukaaya. We are both completely different fighters. I have my game plans and he does his."
The 2000 Sydney Olympics Uganda's representative, Asiku, will be back in the ring to regain the lost glory. He lost the IBO title to the Mexican Jhonny Gonzalez last September, in Las Vegas. He says a stellar performance this month will silence his critics.
One memorable iconic Asiku fight is the November 2009 bout, when he stopped Heriberto Ruiz in the 8th round of the 12 rounds scheduled bout for the then vacant International Boxing Organisation (IBO) featherweight title in Australia.
"This is the right time for Asiku to convince those doubting him; he made a commendable decision to switch back to the UK which is an atractive center for boxing," said Danny Lutaaya, a co-partner with Spencer Fearon currently managing Asiku.
Lutaaya added: "This fight puts Jackson back into the world title, we are looking for the Commonwealth title. He has more work to prove because he is a former world champion. If he wins, it will be a huge comeback for him."
"The weekend will be a huge celebration for Uganda, because Kassim is also fighting in Panama," said Lutaaya, in reference to Kassim "The Dream" Ouma who takes on Panama's Gennady Golovkin who boasts a 20 wins (17 KOs) record, in a WBA World Middleweight title in Panama City.
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THE PARTY Quint Contemporary Art kicked off its newest exhibit, Fresh Bred, with a festive party to coincide with the town's arty First Friday. THE PLAYERS Art world royalty Robert Irwin graced the scene, donning his signature baseball cap. THE SCENE The exhibit focused on six next-gen artists whose work references art history yet looks toward the future. Take, for example, the S.D. artist Timothy Earl Neil, whose work questions utopian suburbia. His 15-foot fallen fiberglass column, covered in salt, acted as a catalyst for both preservation and entombment. Photography by Tim Hardy


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It's an inescapable correlation: The hotter it is, the worse you are prepared to dress. This is particularly true for your feet, which despite millions of years of evolution still need ARMOUR to traverse a flat surface. As you become more desperate to not have to wear socks, the more appealing each hideous shoe option will appear. It's like 2am at a party only it's shoes that you're trying to pick up. Tevas? Cool. Big, chunky leather sandals? Awesome. Crocs? Whatever. Any port in a sweaty, sweaty storm.
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Of course you should buy those $20 beach chairs. You need those beach chairs. Everyone knows that sitting on towels at the beach is incredibly uncomfortable and it's much better to sit hunched in a slightly damp chair so your gut can fold over your bathing suit while you squint at that book you're not actually reading. Besides, beach chairs are a totally sound investment. You can just fold them up and keep them in your trunk for- WHY WON'T THEY FOLD, DAMN IT? WHY?!
3. Tickets to That Terrible Children's 3D Movie When It Rains
Are you ready for smug animals exchanging mediocre puns for the next eighty minutes? Are you? ARE YOU?! Get pumped because you're going to need to be to even hear this movie over the countless droves of infants, either too terrified of or delighted with the wacky characters in this movie to give a shit about what they're saying. What they're saying, by the way, is probably a mediocre pun.
4. Newfangled Sun Block
Sun Block is the most important thing you could possibly buy this summer, so be sure to wait until several hours after getting horribly burned before wandering into the nearest drug store and completely guessing what SPF you need. Didn't your mom tell you about the headline of a news article that she skimmed that said any SPF over 30 is baloney? Whatever, you'll just grab one at random, confused by the extensive options like that one that also tans you, or the one that sprays on, or the invisible one for people that were never told that it becomes invisible the MOMENT you use it.
5. Flight to Somewhere You Don't Really Want to Go But Can Afford
"What do you mean you're 'just chilling around here' this summer?" your wealthier friends ask incredulously. The oppressive lameness of your life will eventually lead you to book some super late tickets to whatever city isn't full yet. It will be too hot, too noisy, and too expensive to actually do anything. The good news is that everyone you know is hundreds of miles away so you can develop some great stories about doing things you didn't actually do.


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