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Vigil tonight for Kingsessing homicide victim Shirkey Warthen
Family members and loved ones of homicide victim Shirkey Warthen – who was gunned down in Kingsessing exactly one year ago – will hold a vigil Wednesday in the young man's memory.
The service will start at 6 p.m. on the 1200 block of South Ruby Street before moving on to the 5400 block of Florence Avenue, where Warthen was shot and killed.
The memorial was expected to wrap up around 8 p.m.
Warthen, who worked as a youth mentor at the Juvenile Law Center's Juveniles for Justice advocacy program, was only 22 years old when he was killed.
Family members said at the time he was trying to stop an argument between his friend and the alleged shooter when the man opened fire on him.
Police last June caught up with the suspect in Virginia and arrested him, according to his sister Shanelle Warthen.
The case has not yet gone to trial.
"We do have an arrest – that's a start," Shanelle Warthen said Monday.
"It doesn't ease anything because it's like someone else is losing their child. It doesn't really make things better."
Warthen left behind his mother, a 6-year-old daughter, a fiancee, nine brothers and sisters, and 14 nieces and nephews.
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If you're like most parents, your iPad or smartphone is often handed to your kids to keep them entertained. My toddler loves looking at photos on my iPod - and he figured out the zooming feature on his own!
There are a lot of apps out there for kids, but the best ones incorporate educational components. So how do you choose the best apps? Just like you would be critical in choosing a good book for your child, try out the apps and ask some questions. Does the interactivity add or distract from the content? Are the controls easy to use? Can you record your own voice?
One great resource is this Apps for Kids weekly podcast from BoingBoing.net; a father and daughter team evaluate apps every week. The School Library Journal also just published their list of top 10 apps for 2012; here is the list of top apps from Parents' Choice. Here's a Pinterest board from a children's librarian that includes her top apps.
Do you have a favorite app for your kids? Please share it in a comment!
Girls Like Us: Fighting for a World Where Girls Are Not for Sale, an Activist Finds Her Calling and Heals Herself is an account of a human being in high spirit. After surviving a period of being a victim of the commercial sex industry, she broke free of her pimp and her past, went to college and a graduate program, and founded a nonprofit organization - GEMS, Girls Educational and Mentoring Services - to help other girls who endure the same circumstances.
Chapter 4 "Recruitment" details how young girls are recruited into the trade, and explains "why the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 and its reauthorizations in 2003, 2005, and 2008 have all supported a definition of child sex trafficking where children under the age of eighteen found in the commercial sex trade are considered to be victims of trafficking without requiring that they experienced 'forced, fraud, or coercion' to keep them there."
Rachel's book is indeed a significant contribution to the motto "Human Trafficking: Fight It. Expose It. End It."
Although not available in the SJPL system, Somebody's Daughter: The Hidden Story of America's Prostituted Children and the Battle to Save Them can be requested via the LINK+ system with a SJPL library card.
This book tells stories of girl victims of the sex trafficking trade from many different angles; it gives us the points of view of the judge in "Courtroom 18", the police officers, the social workers, and the activists who all work together to try to rescue and help these young victims. It mentions the sin cities Las Vegas, New York City, Phoenix, and Dallas as urban cities where this trafficking epidemic is found to happen.
Guy Jacobson, founder of Priority Films and RedLight Children Campaign (RLC), and his Priority Films partner, the Israeli actress Adi Ezroni were bestowed by Condoleezza Rice with the "Global Heroes" Award in the U. S. Department of State Trafficking In Persons (TIP) Report 2008 to recognize their efforts trying to rescue young children who are victims of the global sex trade, lots of whom are under the age of 6. Read more about it on the U. S. Department of State page (under the paragraph of "United States").
Have you ever heard about Affordable Learning Solution Campaign?
The Affordable Learning Solutions Campaign promotes low-cost, high-quality alternatives to expensive textbooks as quoted on library.sjsu.edu/als.
Examples: Open Courseware Consortium, Open Academics, Open Educational Resources Center for California, Inkling, BookBoon, College Open Textbooks by Subject
San Jose Public Library has free classes and free study materials for learning languages.
Learning English Language
Do you have no plan to do with your kids during the holidays?
Go to the museum with our free tickets from Discover & Go.
San Jose Public Library Collections
Art in San Jose Public Library
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Have you ever wondered what your baby is trying to say to you? Find out how to communicate with your baby by learning the basics of baby sign language at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library. Stefanie Jatta an American Sign Language (ASL) trained instructor will teach you the benefits of and how to do signing with your baby. Workshops will be held on the 4th Friday of each month from January through April at 11:30am.
Also returning in January to the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library is our Baby Lapsit storytime for non-walkers. This storytime is especially tailored to babies 0-12 months old with an accompanying adult. Enjoy age appropriate books, rhymes and music. The program will be held on the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Fridays of every month at 11:30am with a Stay and Play session following.
Can't make it to the Dr. King Library for these baby programs? Check out your local branch library for materials on Baby Sign Language, Rhymes for Babies and Parenting in general. Here are a few Baby Sign Language suggestions…
Written by two teachers, Jennie Withers and Phyllis Hendrickson, M. Ed., Hey, Back Off! sheds lights on the topics of Teen Harassment and Bullying At School. It helps both parents and teens understand more about the Harassment Law , the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (outlawing harassment), the Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, and the Americans with Disabilities Act (prohibiting discrimination based on disability).
This book helps readers realize different types of bullying: cyberbullying (sending mean text messages), sexual harassment, verbal teasing, and hitting or punching. It explores different cases and different personalities: passive teens (who have passive parents) becoming victims, and bullies being bullies because they have aggressive parents, and it shows how a person can become assertive from being passive or aggressive. It portrays true life experiences of agressive people and how they become that way. After reading the chapters on these cases of Passive Personalities and Aggressive Personalities, I realized that the authors have helped people on both sides of the spectrum: victims of bullying and the bullies.
October was the Bullying Prevention Awareness Month. www.nctsn.org is an important web site to check out. Go to "Resources, "Public Awareness", click on "Bullying Prevention Awareness Month" to learn about "Facts and Tips for Teens" to stay safe from cyberbullying. This site also provides us with links regarding other types of abuse/bullying: "Finding Help for Sexually Abused Children", "National Homeless Youth Awareness Month", and "Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month". Under "Get Help Now", there are links to crisis hotlines, victim assistance programs, how to deal with school crises, how to help abused or neglected children, and more.
Written by two conselors and moms, Gina Scarano-Osika and KimDever-Johnson, this book You Grow Girl: A Self-Empowering Workbook for Tweens and Teens is definitely a book to be shared with your friends and you parents/teachers/conselors. It helps you build self-esteem and body confidence, understand and maintain healthy eating attitudes, learning about stress management and how to cope with stress, how to nourish positive thinking and eliminate negative feelings. It depicts female role models from various backgrounds and ethnicities. It encourages teens to become beautiful inside and out by giving teens different scenarios and thought-provoking exercises. Issues such as culture and peer pressures, deceptive media images, food/weight, mindfulness, etc. are also explored.
Gracefully prepared by two conselors, this book offers a lot of wisdom to girls ages 9 to 16. Strongly recommended to not just girls, but to Moms and Dads alike.
After hitting the book market in 2011, this book Inside Out and Back Again quickly became a best-seller. The month of October was the Bullying Prevention Awareness Month, and this book once again was actively sought after. Every year thousands of high school students are being bullied due to differences in religion and culture or norm, or the way they portray themselves, dress, talk, or socialize. Among these student victims of bullying, many came from Vietnam. This book is a series of heartfelt poems telling stories of how Ha`, the protagonist, went through years of being bullied by her classmates, and how she coped with bullying.
Her story is symbolic of the high school life of many other Vietnamese students and students of other ethnic backgrounds who came here to America when they were in the ages of 9 to 18. In the end of the book, Ha` delivered a powerful message to the world: she stood up, "gave her bullies a lesson" by becoming an excellent student whom both her family members and the school officials were so proud of.
This book won many awards such as Newbery Honor, National Book Award, and was placed on the New York Times Bestsellers list. You can access the Newbery Medal home page through SJPL (San Jose Public Library) home page, www.sjpl.org, under "Homework, research, articles", then go to "Research Guides", "Books and Literature", "Book Awards", "Newbery Medal".
June was the month to recognize the refugees' plight. Again, check out the web site www.nctsn.org to understand the refugees and the circumstances they have to live through. Go to "Resources", "Public Awareness, click on "World Refugee Awareness Month".
Hopefully you will see the image of yourself and your friends' through these books and the web sites recommended here, and will do your part to foster a better learning environment for your school.
Ha` was one of hundreds of thousands of political refugees who left Vietnam in 1975 when she was 10 years old. She and her family settled in Alabama. Her pen-name is Thanhha Lai. Her first name is Ha`, Thanhha`, or Thanhha.
December is National Safe Toys and Gifts Month, a project led by Prevent Blindness America. The group hopes to educate parents and other gift shoppers through awareness efforts all throughout the month. The rate at which children are being checked into ERs due to choking, eye injuries, or even poisoning is astonishing. Hundreds of thousands of children have undergone unnecessary injuries due to poorly made items and misuse of toys as quoted on meditab.com.
In this holiday season, purchasing age-appropriate Toys helps ensure children's safety.
San Jose Public Library Resources on Safe Toys and Gifts
San Jose Public Library Programs on Safe Toys and Gifts
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The 2012 Children's Bookmark Contest has now ended. We had a large number of entries returned to us at the Evergreen Branch Library. All the entries were very creative and the judges had a very difficult time picking winners at every grade level. The winners are:
Congratulations to all our winners!
All artwork will be displayed in the Evergreen Library during the month of November. Please take a minute to appreciate and encourage the young artists during your next visit to the library.
Starting on Thursday, November 8th, storytimes at the Joyce Ellington Branch Library will start on a new schedule!
Please note that there will be no storytime at the Joyce Ellington Library scheduled on Wednesday, November 21st because the library closes at 6pm and will be closed on Thursday, November 22nd in observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday.
¡A partir del jueves, 8 de noviembre, el nuevo horario de cuentos en la Biblioteca Joyce Ellington empiezara con:
Hora de Cuentos Para Familias con Quédate a Jugar va ser los miércoles de 5:30pm hasta 6:30pm.
Hora de Cuentos Bilingüe y Preescolar con Quédate a Jugar va ser los jueves de 11am hasta 12pm (mediodía)
Hora de Cuentos Inclusive con Quédate a Jugar tomará lugar el último jueves de cada mes de 11am hasta 12pm (mediodía)
Por favor tome nota que no habrá hora de cuentos en la Biblioteca Joyce Ellington porque la biblioteca cerrará el miércoles, 21 de noviembre a las 6pm y todo el día, jueves, 22 de noviembre por el Día de Acción de Gracias (día feriado)
Partners in Reading has two new classes. If you are an adult, think about taking these two classes. They start in January, 2013 and will meet two times a week for 90 minutes each on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the King Library.
Contact PAR for orientation information and to sign up. The classes will be from January 8 to April 4, 2013. They will give you a lot of practice so that you can be a more independent writer. You will be confident that what you write is correct and easy to understand. You can sign up for one or both classes. Call (408) 808-2361 to find out more.

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MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Four Republican governors, including Wisconsin's Scott Walker, will speak at a forum in Colorado next week on what's working well for their respective states.
The Aspen Institute will sponsor the forum on July 25th in Aspen Colorado.
Besides Walker, the program includes GOP governors Chris Christie of New Jersey, Mike Pence of Indiana, and Pat McCrory of North Carolina.
While he's in Colorado, Walker will raise money for his campaign.
Donors will pay up to $2,500 to be part of a fundraiser on July 26th put on by the Colorado Auto Dealers Association. Walker will also speak on the 26th to the Western Conservative Summit in Denver.


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Clever enemy could control invasive plant pest
Kimberley goannas trained in cane toad taste-aversion
A PhD candidate and Indigenous rangers are working to train wild goannas to avoid eating toxic cane toads (Bufo marinus).
"Frozen zoo" safeguards Kimberley reptile diversity
A team of researchers based at Newcastle University are working to create a Kimberley wildlife sperm bank.
Cane toads demonstrating impressive adaptive abilities in Western Australia
Cane toads have over the past 85 years become a problem in Australia. Originally native to South America, some of the toads were captured and turned loose in the 1930's in Australian sugar cane fields with ...
Everyone agreed: cane toads would be a winner for Australia
When cane toads were released in Australia in 1935, they were the latest innovation in pest control, backed by a level of consensus support that a scientist could only dream of. So what went wrong?
Cane toad pioneers speed up invasions
(Phys.org) —Climate change is one of a number of stressors that cause species to disperse to new locations. Scientists must be able to predict dispersal rates accurately, as the movement of a new species ...
Newly developed anesthetic for amphibians could aid field researchers
Veterinary researchers at the University of Illinois have developed a general anesthetic for amphibians that is administered through their skin. The anesthetic jelly could be a low-cost, easy-to-administer form of anesthesia ...
Cane toads 'wiping out' mini crocodiles Down Under
Australia's noxious cane toad is wiping out populations of a unique miniature crocodile, researchers warned Wednesday, with fears the warty, toxic creature could extinguish the rare reptile.
Cane toad or native frog? App prevents mistaken identity
Travelling around the top end of Australia, would you be able to tell the difference between a poisonous cane toad and a bumpy rocket frog or a giant frog? - They look similar but sound quite different. ...
The quoll's last stand
(Phys.org) —Undeniably charismatic, the Northern Quoll's big black eyes and impossibly long whiskers belie the face of a feisty, nocturnal predator that has – as conservation biologist Dr Jonathan Webb ...
Cane toads can be stopped
Myna 'guity of evicting Aussie birds'
Australian wildlife taught to shun cane toads
Scaly-tailed possum re-discovered in Kimberley
An endemic mammal has been re-discovered in the eastern Kimberley, almost a century after its last recorded sighting.


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The Holiday Wine Walk is part of the annual Solvang Julefest. Tickets are now on sale for the yuletide-y December happening.
JINGLE BELLS ON THE WIND: There's a lot of sighing over the fact that holidays start earlier and earlier, even when an entirely different holiday may be having its day in the sun. Or the full moon, in the case of Halloween. But yuletide doings are welcome a few months ahead of schedule when they originate in one of the most Christmassy towns in America (per Time back in 2011). We are, of course, talking about Solvang, a village so pert and cute it looks like Santa might reside there during the off-season he is not making his list of good girls and boys. So when Solvang gets going on Julefest -- its annual multi-event holiday celebration -- it is a-ok for them to start the party early. Or at least ticket sales: Julefest admissions went on sale on Oct. 1, meaning yuletide buffs and Solvang regulars can book their spots at Holiday Wine Walk, Solvang on Ice, and all of the other ornaments that dot the season in the Santa Ynez Wine Country spot. Plus a new shindig called...
S'MORESFEST: Yes, S'MoresFest. We felt this deserved its own stand-out paragraph, and we hope you agree. It's year one for this brilliant food concept -- is "brilliant" a strong enough glowing term? -- and it happens right plunk in the middle of December, or nearly, on Dec. 14. Let us type it one more time, so you may commit it to memory: S'MoresFest.
BUT... if you want to cover autumn first in the pastry-laden, tasting room-packed burg, you should. The clever and photographable Scarecrowfest starts its month-long Solvang run on Oct. 11. Wait. Is that a scarecrow that looks like a pizza over there? Why yes. Yes it is.


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Posts tagged New Identity
How does big brother spy on us?
Since 911 the world has changed. There are thousands of conspiracy theories on how 911 benefited governments around the world to implement new laws enabling them to spy on their citizen without even needing a court order.
There are billions of phone conversations, emails or text based chats taking place every day on this planet. The National Security Agency (NSA) is using facilities like Echolon to intercept and evaluate communications between individuals.
The real challenge the NSA is facing that there is too much data to be evaluated manually. Many people think that certain keywords e.g. "bombe…." would trigger a manual review. Actually it would not trigger a review. Suicide bombers might not be the smartest people on earth, still they are smart enough to be aware of that their communications could be intercepted. It's very popular with terrorists to use code words to keep their communications secret from outsiders.
How can the NSA evaluate so much information?
How To Disappear
Let me help you with your desire to disappear. I don't know your exact reason. But if you are being abused, I can tell you – indeed, assure you – that the cops can't help you as much as you expect them to.
I've been to jails and I've witnessed that most people who had broken restraining orders spent just a couple of weeks inside. After that, they were freed. It also seems that putting them under a restraining order just added fuel to the fire. Once they get out of prison, they are surely coming after you for putting them there. The sad fact is that piece of paper which contains the so-called "restraining order" couldn't protect you at all. What's even sadder is that the police can't protect you 24/7. So what is the solution? Find your way to guard yourself. Act on your own.
First and foremost, let me formally introduce myself. My name is David, a simple guy who has been to jail before. I wasn't incarcerated just once, but several times. I was put in the Federal Bureau of Prisons and have also been in the Department of Corrections because IRS did not like my tax returns. If I don't sound convincing, then look my name up on their online database.
When I hid from the Federal Government and from the cops, I was able to do it successfully.
I lived a normal life without having the worries of being caught up in the middle of something. If I could live invisible and hide from the US Marshalls, how much tougher is it hiding from an abuser or someone who wants to kick your ass? I can guarantee you that this person or these people you are hiding from aren't as meticulous or smart as the US Government. (more…)


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La Quinta Inn & Suites Madison American Center
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Phone: 1-608-245-0123
Fax: 1-608-245-1644
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text: Product Preview: 2012 Kitchen and Bath Industry ShowLook for cool faucets, dark finishes, and more transitional design.By Nigel F. Maynard Product Preview: 2012 Kitchen & Bath Industry Show Launch Slideshow Product Preview: 2012 Kitchen & Bath Industry Show Danzehttp://www.builderonline.com/Images/1829522092_1_Danze%20Prince_tcm138-1223108.jpg?width=2000 true 2000 The Prince Collection now comes in styles for the kitchen including this pull-out unit. Measuring 7 inches high with an 8½-inch-long spout, the faucet features a quiet running hose with spring retraction and ceramic disc valves. It's available in chrome and stainless steel. www.danze.com. Silestone USA http://www.builderonline.com/Images/548623439_2_Silestone%20Integrity_tcm138-1222977.jpg?width=2000 true 2000 The quartz surfacing manufacturer has expanded its line of integrated sinks with the launch of the Integrity DEUX collection. Designed to seamlessly integrate with the maker's countertops, the sinks feature clean lines and are created from a single piece of quartz. The products are available in banjo and double-bowl options in six colors. www.silestoneusa.com. Premier Copper Products http://www.builderonline.com/Images/1609493819_3_Premier%20Copper_tcm138-1222978.jpg?width=2000 true 2000 This is the first and only surface-mount "replacement" sink that is available in copper, its manufacturer says. It's made from 99.7% grade A recycled copper, and is a replacement for the stainless steel sink that is in so many kitchens. It has an exterior dimension of 33 inches by 22 inches by 9 inches with a 4-inch faucet deck. http://www.premiercopperproducts.com/. http://www.builderonline.com/Images/754596722_4_Kohler%20Octave_tcm138-1222979.jpg?width=2000 true 2000 Kohler Octave is a new line of sinks that feature unconventionally shaped basins. Each unit is made from 18-gauge stainless steel and features SilentShield sound deadening technology to reduce noise. The sinks measure 9 inches deep and come with optional accessories such as basin racks and sponge caddy. http://www.kohler.com/. Moen http://www.builderonline.com/Images/550739945_5_Moen%20Arbor_tcm138-1222980.jpg?width=2000 true 2000 The company has adapted its user-friendly pull-down kitchen faucet system Reflex to work with all of its pullout faucets. As a result, products will offer better range of motion, longer and easier reach, and smooth and secure retraction. The Arbor (shown) is one of the first pull-out models to feature Reflex. www.moen.com. Zuvo Water http://www.builderonline.com/Images/1346724109_6_iZuvo%20TriFlow_tcm138-1222982.jpg?width=2000 true 2000 The Bright Line combines the company's water filtration system, faucet, and a smartphone application in one. By combining integrating light, ozone, and filtration in a patented five-step process, the system delivers safe drinking water in a stylish contemporary faucet. The app provides information that makes it easy to check remaining filter life, purchase a replacement filter, and check in with a personalized, water consumption coach. www.zuvowater.com. The Galley http://www.builderonline.com/Images/714049092_7_Galley%20Sink_tcm138-1222983.JPG?width=2000 true 2000 The Galley Sink system is a stainless steel sink that's equipped with accessories, such as cutting boards, colanders, a drain rack, and stainless bowls that slide above and below each other on two tiers inside the sink to accommodate food preparation, clean up, and serving in one place. Various sizes are available. www.thegalleysink.com. Modonohttp://www.builderonline.com/Images/149494447_8_Modono_tcm138-1222984.jpg?width=2000 true 2000 Don Cochran The company's new Glass Sink Collection uses a unique color-changing thin-film coating process to create products with distinctive colors and shades. Sinks come in several various shapes, styles, and installation options, including undermounts. www.modonoglass.com. Dacor http://www.builderonline.com/Images/1947722709_9_Dacor_tcm138-1222985.jpg?width=661 true 661 This is the first electric cooktop in the manufacturer's Distinctive line. Available in 30- and 36-inch models, each features frameless ceramic glass top, dual ring elements to fit a variety of cookware sizes, brushed metallic knobs, and infinite heat level settings. www.dacor.com. Top Knobshttp://www.builderonline.com/Images/1535489492_10_Top%20Knobs_tcm138-1222986.jpg?width=2000 true 2000 The Sanctuary II Collection was inspired by classic European modern design. Pieces are designed so that the 30 new hardware elements can be mixed and matched to create unique custom looks for any modern interior. The line comes in six contemporary finishes including new white, aluminum, and stainless steel. www.topknobs.com. Keeler http://www.builderonline.com/Images/2125668486_11_Keeler_tcm138-1222987.jpg?width=1020 true 1020 The manufacturer's new door hardware collection with SecuRemote Technology allows home buyers to operate, control, and monitor their entry doors in real-time using only a smartphone. Features include automatic deadbolt actuation, 10-year-plus battery life, and multi-functional operation allowing key or electronic access with the smartphone app. www.keelerproducts.com. Rohl http://www.builderonline.com/Images/1860198169_12_Rohl_tcm138-1222975.jpg?width=1800 true 1800 Larry A. Falke The new ECOModern and ECOClassic showerheads use only 1.75 gallons per minute, exceeding the federal standard of 2.5 GPM. 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Highlights will include the exhibit Uncontained, which will provide a look at how colliding generations are changing the rules of design; and a multimedia lounge offering attendees expert insights into the new economic and marketing environment.A large reason for heading to the show, however, will be the new products introduction, which will include debuts of the newest offerings in some of the biggest trends in the industry, such as darker finishes on cabinets; use of more glass, especially on backsplashes; more LED lighting; and the very popular pull-out faucets.This year, the show will group new resources from high-interest product categories into special pavilions to help exhibitors and attendees more efficiently navigate the show and meet with the companies and suppliers they want to target. The show is also welcoming back as exhibitors Sub-Zero, Wolf Range, and luxury cabinet manufacturer Poggenpohl.Here's a preview of 12 products that caught our attention. 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5 out of 5
7 Reviews
Great value
March 23, 2012
This is my second pair of Wayfarer (first ones I used them for more than five years w/o any color deterioration even though I always brought them to the beach), and they held their shape through the years (I just happened to lose them!) . You can count that the black (my choice) will hold!. The quality of the material is excellent and much better than other very expensive designer choices. I believe it is a classic versatile choice... You can wear them on any occasion... with suit or with trunks and you will not feel out of place. I have a large octagonal face and the square shape works out great. You can use them at the beach or even when you ski since the large shape will properly cover your eyes. I would not recommend this style for people with thin noses or skinny faces.Pros: Build quality, Lasts forever
looking great!
July 25, 2011
Theser are the best sunglasses I have ever owned. I also own the New Wayfarer but these look much better! (worth to pay a bit more). A classic! Got the Tortoise w/ G-15XLT Lens, it is a dark frame (darker then pictured) and in my opinion prettier then the black frame, especially for a women and goes with everything. I have a normal sized face and would not want them any bigger then 50mm also. A great buy!Pros: Great design, Lasts forever, Ease of use, Great value, looks great
Be original
November 30, 2010
These glasses are great. The retro look is classic. The pop of color on the inner lining is fun and adds character. The glasses can mold to fit you as you like. The case is durable and will help insure your glasses a long life, maybe for another fifty years.Pros: Great design, Ease of use
Original Wayfarer Polarized
October 02, 2010
Polarized lens works great specially when driving. Ray Ban kept the orignal Wayfarer style. Angled frame with square eyepieces.Pros: Great design, Performance, Ease of use, Cons: Cost
These are great
January 29, 2010
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Low energy lamp flickering when switched off
The problem that I am having is on a lighting circuit, where two low energy lamps that are flickering when they are switched off.
The lighting circuit is made up of eight lights in total, the problem is occurring on the 2nd and the 5th light where the low energy lamps are fitted.
The house is less than 10 years old
I have also made the following observations;
The 1st light on the circuit when switched off and all lamps removed measures 24V ac across the neutral and switched live.
The 2nd light on the circuit when switched off and all lamps removed measures 68V ac across the neutral and switched live.
The 5th light on the circuit when switched off and all lamps removed measures 48V ac across the neutral and switched live.
All other lights have no voltage present under the same conditions.
I have tried to resolve this by carrying out the following;
Rewire feed to first light and switch wire, still 24v present.
Disconnected all other lights on this circuits, still 24v present.
Remove all other circuits from fuseboard leaving only this affected circuit present, still 24v present.
Run in separate earth, still 24v present.
Renew light fitting.
It is not switching the neutral.
The only thing that will remove these voltages is a standard light bulb; however the tenant is not happy with this insisting there still is a fault with the wiring.
I have also carried out insulation resistance tests >200 Mohms and earth fault loop impedance at the fifth light was 0.99 ohms the supply is a TN-C-S system and all the supply side connections have been checked.
Any suggestions welcomed
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Low energy lamp flickering when switched off
Hi Paul
Is this a single family home or is there other circuit besides "all" the ones you were able to shut down that may be interfering? I once had a inductive transfer that affected a fluorescent. This was caused by a loaded wire next to the switch feed to the future inductively passed the current. I never checked with a volt meter but the 4' fixture would flicker only when a pump was on. There was no conductive path for this current it was inductively transferred. It seems from your tests, You basically have eliminated most other possibilities I am thinking of.
Just a couple suggestions they may help trigger a idea or something.
Hopefully if my suggestions didn't help, someone else in the form can come up with other ideas. .
Let us know what you find!
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I spent the evening at my friend Adam and Sarah's house. They are some of the first post-college friends that I made here in Vermont. The first of a new wave of friends who came to Vermont to stay and make it their home. These are the people that make up my Vermont family. I've seen them go from dating to married, buy their first home and have their first kid. They lived most of my 20′s with me – a time that looking back feels like an endless iterative process of self-discovery. We tease each other like siblings and finish sentences with just a look. They are the people that are as comforting to me as the rolling green fields that I drive by for the thousandth time, they are the landscape of home.
Today I went for a walk in my backyard, my beautiful, amazing backyard. I needed to find some space in my brain to process something that's been nagging me for weeks. Decisions. Not the little, perpetual kind I talked about yesterday. But a big one, one that deals with questions like survival and life meaning. I'm charting my path, a process that I see as a delicate combination between reality and fantasy. You've got to consider what's actually possible and then imbue that with what you want the most. When you figure those two pieces out that's when the magic happens…
Cue the pixie dust.
If I'm supposed to just spend five minutes writing, I've not been following directions. But that's nothing new. I prefer to do things that don't involve reading or following directions – that's the reason that I don't bake much – too many rules that are actually there for a reason. I prefer rules that are meant to be broken. Flexibility fits me much better.
A while ago I read the book "How We Decide" by Jonah Lehrer (I know, I know, but I enjoyed it;) he explained that the frontal cortex (or some more accurate scientific name/brain part – I'd look it up – but I only have five minutes to write this – yes – convenient rule following going on here – aka – sleepiness/laziness) does all the work when making decisions. I was struck by the notion of how much time we spend making decisions – or rather – how much time I spend making decisions. With flexibility comes many, many decisions. With structure, a lot less.
I bet I have a proportionately large frontal cortex. And if it works like this, which I think it does, (cue other interesting neuroscience book The Brain That Changes Itself) I wonder if I embraced structure more – and spent less time deciding – what other part of my brain would be able to work more?! Yet – I also think that it's this flexibility that is my strength or at least makes me a good producer and goes hand in hand with a creative mind.
I've been wanting to start a photo project to play with the idea of visual haikus. The idea started literally – 5 photos by 7 photos by 5 photos. But that didn't seem right. True to American education; that was the definition that I knew a haiku to be. Yet, having read them, and having spent many years studying a Japanese discipline, my instinct told me there was much more to them than that.
So I've begun to explore the realm of haiku and it makes perfect sense why I'm drawn to this art. Haikus are minimalist, they focus on images in nature and their power lies in creating tension. Nature + brevity + juxtaposition. yep. that's my jam.
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I just started reading the book Quiet: The Power of Introverts by Susan Cain. The topic of introversion, especially how it is handled in our culture, is one that I'm super interested in. Despite my social ways, I'm definitely an introvert. I prefer small gatherings to big ones; nights at home with a movie to nights out at a bar. I'm easily overstimulated, overwhelmed by people and noise, I prefer the quiet woods to a bustling city. My status of introvert has a LOT to do with why I live in Vermont. And I've been thinking a lot lately about how Vermont is a state of introverts.
The space in which we surround ourselves, like food, is infinitely nuanced. Cozy or open, angled or curved, bright or dark. From the first time I crossed the border into Vermont, I felt like this was home. I could try and explain why in rational terms, but most attempts to rationalize why you live in Vermont are likely to fail…
I prefer to chalk it up to a feeling. I prefer to live in a place where a feeling can be enough.
I love food. To me, food is art, delicious, edible, life sustaining art. And next to photography, it's my favorite art.
I can always eat – I blame that part on my metabolism, but part on my love of imagining and then realizing a new sensory experience. Infinite combinations of colors, smell, texture and taste rewarded by the upmost primal satisfaction.
I've always been super interested in things and the stories that they tell. Things themselves, I could take them or leave them, stories; however, are the stuff my world, (our world) is made off.
These shells, once inherited from my college roommate, Stevia, have become a staple decoration traveling with me from house to house to house.
I love the dried barnacles that decorate the shells, former homes of some sea creature, on top of a larger, also former home of some other, larger sea creature. Efficient in their use of space despite the vastness of the sea, where they once lived. I also love the cracked holes that provide a view into the soft, shiny orange insides of the calcified outside. A metaphor at it's best.
And then there's the turquoise blue bowls, designed to mimic the rough; yet, curved edges of a shell, the color of the sea, my favorite color. Left behind for me by a favorite person whose warmth, wisdom and beauty I recall and honor with their presence.
The shark teeth, also hers, found on her many walks down the beach, round out the sea theme – once rough, now smooth from the velocity and consistency of salt and force.
The rice is a symbol taken from a Buddhist tradition to offer food to the Gods, or in this case, to whatever I want it to feed…her memory; her soul; the sea creatures who lived in my shell; the shark whose teeth are gone.
It hit me today. What was I thinking when I agreed to this challenge? I wasn't thinking, really. that's why I agreed. An impulse decision of sorts. A jump first, figure it out later move. I've learned that this kind of naivety is an essential part of any creative feat. If you consider all the work, frustration and energy said project would take, you'd never start. The best projects, the ones driven by passion, blind your ability for rational thinking. And once you are in, you have no choice but to keep moving forward. In fact, it's often the choice itself that is the most tortuous – the mental seesaw of obligation.
All that said. I feel like I have a choice here. I could stop. I could change the rules and say 5/5/5 – the last 5 meaning 5 days. done tomorrow. boom. But I know I'd be bummed. I'd feel like I cheated myself of something important. I'm going to try and stick it out. (external encouragement appreciated.)
It's fun to be bad. I see it in my girls eyes as they race through the house darting from one room to another – dashing out of the closet when I yell at them to stop. get. OUT. I see it in the form of laughter as my Aunt and Uncle tell stories about sneaking out of the house when they were teenagers growing up in a small town. It's the red sports car of an adult, the defiant yell of a child. If you listen and look, it's everywhere, the pepper to our salt. It's something about the thrill that breaking rules creates. The sense of being more… more daring, more clever, more capable… more alive.


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If it were a festival, it could be called "A Taste of Summer." High temperatures and high humidity are combining this week to make even the briefest outdoor activities uncomfortable, and without precautions, potentially dangerous for area residents.
As of about 3 p.m. Tuesday, the official temperature in Chicago, recorded at O'Hare International Airport, was 91 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. The service had issued an alert to area residents that the heat index, which reflects how hot outdoor temperatures actually feel, could climb as high as 100 degrees.
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While temperatures aren't expected to climb out of the 90s, factor in a high level of humidity and outdoor conditions will feel as though the mercury broke 100, according to weather service data.
In Chicago, latent heat absorbed by concrete, glass and steel means city-dwellers will not get the same reprieve as those in outlying areas. That means temperatures could be 5-10 degrees hotter in the city at night, Ratzer said.
The weather service, as well as area health departments, are urging people to take it easy and stay hydrated. Young children, the elderly and the infirm are advised to find a place with air conditioning and stay there.
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Earlier Tuesday it was believed the heat and humidity, which first hit the area on Monday, may have played a role in the deaths of two people in Cook County. But autopsies found that a 60-year-old woman died of natural disease processes, while the cause of death for a 44-year-old man was pending the result of toxicology tests, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's office.
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The case for -- and against -- Amazon
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A few companies -- and their stocks -- really capture the public's attention. Whether it's for their stylish product designs and stratospheric share prices, as with Apple (AAPL), or for their gut-wrenching fall from grace (... Apple again), or for their attempts to change how we interact with the world (Google (GOOG) and Facebook (FB) come to mind), some companies have leaped from the business pages into our collective consciousness.
That leap is not without its risks, however. As we've seen with Apple, the crucible is a fickle phenomenon. And quarterly earnings will be scrutinized that much more when you're an "It" stock.
And so we come to Amazon (AMZN), which reports earnings Tuesday night. Its scope and dominance of online retail are well known ... but so is its sky-high valuation.
So far, investors have been betting on Bezos and company, with the stock up a market-beating 41% in the past year. But can the good times continue for Amazon shareholders? Or will this highflier come crashing back to earth? Two InvestorPlace editors duke it out ... you make the call.
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The great and recently departed Baltimore Oriole manager Earl Weaver had a very simple philosophy on how to win baseball games: pitch well, play solid defense, and wait for the 3-run homer to crush the competition.
That's how I see Amazon.
I've been down this road before with Amazon (see InvestorPlace), and to me the company is always getting runners on base while waiting for that three-run homer. Think of the number of businesses where Amazon is making headway -- if not changing the industry -- and you can see why investors get into the stock despite its fairly absurd 160x forward earnings price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio.
Amazon is deep in the tablet business, competing fiercely with Apple, Barnes & Noble (BKS) and Google for market share with its Kindle Fire line; the online-streaming business now has Amazon's Prime Plus to compete with Netflix (NFLX) and Hulu; with its "same-day delivery" model the company is jumping all over bricks-and-mortar superstores like Costco (COST) for their business and probably making eBay (EBAY) just a little nervous.
Oh, and have I mentioned its nascent Web Services business, which powers some of the most popular sites on the Web? There's big money in cloud computing, and Amazon's a leader here, too.
Sure, the stock is pricey, and the company hasn't yet found the magic formula to "manage" earnings estimates for Wall Street, but they're putting people on base every inning, and sooner or later that three-run bomb is coming ... and they will rule the world. Earl would love these guys.
Marc Bastow is an Assistant Editor at InvestorPlace.com. As of this writing he did not hold a position in any of the aforementioned securities.
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By Kyle Woodley, deputy managing editor
In the same spirit of investors who have ludicrously bid up Amazon on potential and not results, my warning is all about potential, too -- the potential for absolute disaster.
Since the beginning of 2010, Amazon's shares have nearly doubled in the face of increasingly worse profits -- from $2.53 per share in FY2010 to $1.37 in FY2011 and an estimated 3-cent loss for FY2012. Were it any other stock, this correlation between stock appreciation and earnings would be the stuff of Bizarro World, so … what the hell?
Bloomberg's Mark Gimein, in discussing Amazon's sky-high price-to-earnings ratio, says, "Unable to explain this in any traditional way, commentators tend to descend into the mysticism of the far-off future." I agree somewhat. Amazon's valuations also are a byproduct of the math involved in very small numbers. But I wholeheartedly think investors are buying AMZN shares, believing that eventually, Amazon's army of low-margin businesses eventually will undercut its competitors, leading to global domination and Bezos' ascent to Grand Earth Poobah.
At which point, Amazon could then ... raise prices and fix those margins?
The problem is, it could happen. Maybe not to that jesting extent, but Amazon's retail services, Prime, Web Services … all have immense long-long-long-term potential thanks to Amazon's willingness to play profit chicken. Plus, the earnings bar has been set so low, Amazon could keep stringing Wall Street along for years with relatively modest improvements here and there.
That's why I wouldn't bet against Amazon.
So how am I bearish?
Well, I wouldn't bet on Amazon, either. At least not without a strict regimen of stop-losses.
Amazon has proven it doesn't trade on fundamentals. Which is great ... as long as AMZN is the master of commanding expectations. Unfortunately, over the past few months, Apple has given us a grave reminder of what happens when the seeds of doubt are sown. Investors have roughed up AAPL shares by nearly 35% in the past few months as worries have grown over its supply chains, iPhone 5's popularity, an entrance into cheaper, lower-margin phones, what have you -- despite no real evidence that the company is actually in trouble. Apple then proceeded to post record Q1 earnings … and was rewarded with a 10% haircut! Again, all because of perception of future weakness.
A year or two ago, Apple could do no wrong. It was a company that people didn't just expect to bag returns, but rule the world in smartphones, tablets, perhaps eventually the home. Now? Samsung (SSNLF) and others are poking holes in that story.
It's a common theme in tech. At one point, Microsoft (MSFT), Facebook, even Nokia (NOK) seemed like locks for some sort of domination. (Microsoft owns and publishes Top Stocks, an MSN Money site.) But there's a funny little concept in the tech world -- it's called "disruption." And that can turn the tide in a hurry.
The same will probably happen to Amazon … the problem is guessing when. With earnings due out Tuesday night, that day could be real soon. But heck, Wall Street has proved that Amazon's earnings are as ignorable as the Pro Bowl, so maybe not.
But investors are hyperactive, emotional lemmings, and Amazon has been sprinting for what seems like an eternity. That's a recipe for disaster.
Kyle Woodley is the Deputy Managing Editor of InvestorPlace.com. At the time of publication, he had no positions in the stocks mentioned.
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Men's Track Team Earns Fourth at Sorlein Memorial Indoor ClassicKingston, RI - Although the Brown men's track team placed fourth in a competitive field of 11 teams at the Sorleain Memorial Indoor Classic, the Bears managed to break into the top five in various events throughout the day.
Coming in seeded first, and winning the preliminaries, sophomore Jamil McClintock (Plainfield, NJ) placed second in the 55-meter hurdles with a time of 7.51, just .02 seconds behind the first-place finisher from the University of Rhode Island.
Highlighting the middle distance and distance races over the weekend was sophomore Sean O'Brien (Westborough, MA), who placed third in the 1,000-meter run with a 2:28.72, sophomore Brian Schmidt (West Hempstead, NY), who took third in the one-mile run with a 4:16.99, and freshman Christian Escareno (Mount Prospect, IL) followed behind with a fourth place finish in the mile with a 4:17.11.
In the field, the Bears took four of the top nine places in the shot put. Sophomore David Howard (Columbia, MD) led the throw squad with his 15.15-meter throw, which brought home second place. Freshman Bryan Powlen (Kewenna, IN) followed with a 14.61 throw, placing him in fourth. Freshman Reginald Cole (Seattle, WA) also earned a fourth place finish in the triple jump at 14.16 meters.
The 3,200-relay team of Ozzie Myers (Chittenanago, NY), Nick Sarro (Chatham, NY), Neil Hamel (Cumberland, RI) and Schmidt placed second with a 7:55.96.
The Bears will compete next when they travel to Cambridge, MA to take on Harvard and Cornell on Saturday, Jan. 27.


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Electronic gaming has come a long way since the day a portly plumber first started his two-dimensional journey in search of mushrooms. Today, it is a huge field with significant stock profit opportunities, if you know where to look. Unfortunately, the industry often gets overlooked by investors because so many other technology stocks occupy the spotlight. Here are some gaming companies that deserve your attention, plus a warning about one that might surprise you.
Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI) is behind some of the past decades' most popular games. Tony Hawk, a franchise of skateboarding games, Guitar Hero, and numerous film-based games (James Bond, Spider-Man, and the other Marvel characters are licensed to the company) are the most prominent of these. The current cash cow for Activision, however, is the wildly popular Call of Duty series.
Activision hasn't traditionally seen their shares skyrocket; however, over the last decade it's traced a fairly steady upward trajectory. For the past 3 1/2 years, it's been holding steady. My opinion is that this company's stock is prepped to start rising fast, and here's why: Since the early '80s, Activision has had a good eye for pinpointing what kinds of games customers would enjoy, and today there's a new, wide open market: games for mobile devices. Expect the next Angry Birds phenomenon to have the nostalgic Activision logo appear on its opening screen.
Electronic Arts
Most customers recognize the Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA) brand for its super-realistic EA SPORTS games, which are updated every year to include current real-life players. But the company is also establishing itself in the mobile market with adaptations of favorite board and card games that people can play on the bus, subway, etc.
The big news these days is that Electronic Arts is not doing well. It's shares took a deep dive to close out 2008, and they haven't yet recovered. But my prediction is that they will, precisely because they are paying attention to the mobile market. When tablets and smartphones get cheap enough to attract a wider customer base, look for Electronic Arts to grow quickly. Could that time be as close as this holiday season? Last year at this time, the big story was the brand new $199 Kindle Fire. This year's hot mobile device may well cost even less.
This is the surprise: Nintendo (NASDAQOTH: NTDOY.PK), for all its groundbreaking activity during the early years of electronic gaming, simply hasn't kept up. The only positive period in Nintendo's last decade was the release of the Wii in 2006, and that wave had ended by January 2010. The Wii was a great boost, but quickly faced tough competition from similar motion-based systems like the Kinect.
A big difference between Nintendo and the other game developers mentioned above is the fact that Nintendo builds its own devices. You can't download games on your iPad, smartphone, or Android-based device; you have to buy a Nintendo device and then buy the games you want. Perhaps the slow economy is mostly to blame, but it's hard to imagine customers choosing Nintendo's gaming devices over a versatile tablet or phone. Unless Nintendo makes a big change in order to widen its market to owners of non-Nintendo devices, the portly plumber may have to find a discount source for his mushrooms.
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Quito's chief attraction is the old town and its dazzling array of churches, monasteries and convents dating from the early days of the colony. Known to Quiteños as el Centro Histórico, the old town falls into a fairly small area that can be comfortably covered on foot in a day; trying to take in the forty-odd churches and assorted museums will quickly leave you feeling swamped and exhausted, so try to single out a few highlights. These should definitely include the three main squares – Plaza de la Independencia, Plaza Santo Domingo and Plaza San Francisco – as well as the charming little Plaza del Teatro. Of the city's churches, the most impressive are San Francisco, La Compañía and La Merced, along with El Sagrario and San Agustín.
The old town's most rewarding museum is the excellent Museo de la Ciudad, while the Museo Alberto Mena Caamaño and its waxworks set in evocative surroundings is also worth a visit. A short walk away, the Museo Manuela Sáenz, part shrine to the love between two of South America's heroes of the Independence era, and the Museo Camilo Egas, a permanent retrospective of one of Ecuador's greatest-ever artists, are fascinating. For a glimpse inside the best-preserved old-town houses, head for the Casa de María Augusta Urrutia or the Casa de Sucre, while for sweeping views of the city, a short taxi ride up to the summit of El Panecillo is highly recommended, or to the Parque Itchimbía – though the panoramas from the precipitous ledges on the spires of the Basílica del Voto Nacional can hardly be bettered.
Orientation in the old town can sometimes be confusing, as many streets have two different street names: the official name on green plaques, and the historical one painted on ceramic tiles; Calle Sucre, for instance, is also signed as Calle de Algodón (Cotton St).
Basílica del Voto Nacional
Basílica del Voto Nacional
Perched on a small hill on Calle Venezuela, eight blocks north of the Plaza de la Independencia, the Basílica del Voto Nacional is the tallest church in Ecuador, thanks to its two imposing, 115-metre towers plainly visible throughout the city. Built in a flamboyant, neo-Gothic style, it's a wild concoction of spires, flying buttresses, turrets, parapets, arches, gables and elaborate stained-glass windows. Despite construction beginning in 1892, the church – which is built largely in concrete – is still not entirely completed. The gargoyles, based on Ecuadorian fauna such as monkeys and jaguars, are a contemporary departure from the traditional representations of mythical creatures.
Don't miss the fantastic views from two vantage points accessed by lift and steep metal ladders: an unnerving buckling roof on the northern steeple, and a higher spot way up on the east tower, past the third-floor café, then on stairs and ladders past the clock machinery and belfry to an artificial floor made only of wide steel grille. From here, those with a head for heights can squeeze out onto tiny ledges on the spire's exterior for a genuine thrill.


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NEW YORK (AP) - Former U.S. national team captain Claudio Reyna has been hired as director of soccer for the New York City FC of MLS.
Reyna played from 2003-07 with Manchester City, which is partnering with the New York Yankees to launch the new team. It will begin play in 2015.
He has been youth technical director of the U.S. Soccer Federation the past two years. Reyna was captain of the U.S. team at the 2002 and 2006 World Cups.
He grew up in New Jersey and lives in suburban New York.
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