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On Saturday, June 1, the four-year band member and graduating senior finally saw things from a different perspective.
Vindiola, a flute player, was one of 456 graduates to receive diplomas at Steve Lopez Stadium on the school campus.
"It's so exciting to do it myself, because you watch all the alumni graduate and it gets kind of sad, but it's exciting at the same time," said the 17-year-old. "I'm nervous, I'm so nervous because I don't want to trip or anything, but really I'm excited for the future."
For Petey Furtado, graduation was a moment he almost didn't get to experience.
The 17-year-old is scheduled to ship out for Marine Corps boot camp in San Diego on July 29, but his last week of school was "crunch time in a serious way."
In that week, the future infantryman made up five credits in three days and brought up three Fs.
"It's surreal, and I have never felt a better feeling than this one because of everything I went through," he said. "I have so many good memories of this school. I have absolutely loved every minute of it. I mean, my friends were doing anything they could to help me be here. I'm just so lucky."
Veronica Carrillo, associated student body president, encouraged fellow seniors during her speech to embrace their dreams and have fun.
"We need to enjoy our youth; we need to appreciate our innocence and be carefree, spontaneous and vibrant," she said. "Now is the time to take advantage of this time and prove anyone wrong who has ever said, 'Youth is wasted on the young.'"
Principal Troy Brown, an avid whitewater rafter, compared life to a river. Like the level of a river, life changes every day, he said, and one must learn to navigate around the rocks when the water is low.
"There may be challenges in the middle of your life, you may get stuck on a rock," he said. "Hopefully, you will keep paddling, do your best and keep moving. … When you meet that challenge, take these opportunities to demonstrate that you have become a leader."
Following his speech, Brown presented Ashley Tornio with the first Pack Pride Award, which is given to the student who exemplifies all the qualities of an ideal student.
Brown said he met Tornio during her junior year and described her as "a role model to younger students" who "has had a positive impact on me and many others."
Tornio receives a complimentary class ring from Jostens.
Valedictorian Shaman Bhullar and salutatorian Kory Lupica also gave speeches during the ceremony.
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We plunged nearly 80 meters down a wood-lined tunnel while listening to Orlando Arias, the guide who brought us to Nemocon, an Andean village nestled between mountains and natural salt deposits just north of Bogota. His stories allowed us to focus our minds in the dark mine, and we could feel the dampness of that cold place.
Orlando caught my attention when he claimed to have seen elves there. I asked what they were like, and he answered, "They're small with elongated ears, very mocking, the size of children, and very ugly." He showed us a photo of them, and in a ghost-like image I could see seven small green creatures with big ears.
I doubted it all as we continued on our tour. He guided us around all the main sites in this mine that attracts some 80,000 tourists each year. That day we were only a few, so it was easier to take photos. Orlando told us how he likes photography, and he convinced us by pointing out the best points from which to photograph the mine and the reflections on the pools of water. He also showed great patience to wait for us to do our job.
I imagined how amazing it would be to see one of those elves that reminded me of the stories my father told me as a child. I remember being frightened by these invisible beings that, according to my father, existed. He had feared them greatly in his childhood home, starting when a maid arrived to work for them and brought the elves with her into the house. They lived in an old colonial house in a village of northeastern Colombia. Although he admits that he never actually saw the creatures, my father did see objects fly from one end of the house to the other, causing him and his 10 siblings to panic. The elves only left the house when the maid, frightened by the elves' harassing, left the house for good.
It took me a long time to believe the story, even though it was told by my own father, and I believed everything he said to me back then. As I listened to Orlando in the mine, I relived those childhood fears and began to look for the ugly elves in each dark corner of the mine.


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"I suggest the 'enhanced' format"
On my PC, the audio was fuzzy or muffled so I downloaded the enhanced format. Not only was the sound quality improved, but "enhanced" made it possible to hear the nuances of Martin Jarvis's expressive reading. A so-so performance suddenly became quite good.
"Do *not* let your cat listen"
If you like the audio sample, you'll probably like this book, as it continues in much the same vein. There are plenty of LOL moments... even non-cat people may break a smile. While I listened to it in one sitting, I recommend breaking it into a couple of sessions to keep the effect of the humor fresh.
The author isn't the best all-time reader, but her dry, dead-pan delivery is perfectly suited to her book.
(The price is too low to use up a credit... just charge it)
"I didn't want to listen..."
...because then it would be over. I bought White Fire about 3 weeks ago & couldn't get myself to turn it on-- I knew I'd listen straight through & then would have to endure Pendergast withdrawals (again). I love how Preston/Child have developed Cory over several books, growing her without taming her. Pendergast grows a bit himself. And the ending... well, as Bill Smithback once quoted, "God bless us every one"
The lecturer does an excellent job of describing the context of the works in several ways that enrich the readers' understanding of literature by the featured authors. She describes the lives of the authors and the historical events occurring in the lives of each. In discussing their works, she shows how various sections are influenced or determined by the time written, the culture, religion, and by other literature, both Russian and European. It has left me wanting to read or reread the literature in light of what she has taught.
The lecturer appears to be reading the talks rather than giving live lectures but it doesn't detract from the presentation. As I have seen in other audio books, she occasionally repeats a sentence she just said. I've always thought readers do these repetitions because they are in some way dissatisfied with how they read certain sentences & they think the first attempt will be edited out... (just MHO- I don't really know the reason.)
"Worthwhile with caveats"
My reaction to this book is mixed. The author spends an inordinate amount of space stating & restating that a major part of Christian history has been ignored... the history of the eastern church and its theology. I began to wonder if he ever was going to get around to that history and those beliefs. IMHO, much of the first & second chapters could be omitted. For me, the meat of the book begins at chapter 3 (approx 2 hr 45 min on the timer).
I did learn a great deal of fascinating information-- I'd often wondered about Coptic and Syriac Christianity, both of which get cursory treatment in most church histories. They tend to be dismissed as heresy, apparently unworthy of further discussion for that reason. I had read that eastern Christian missionaries had gone as far as India & China long before the West began to visit Asia; however, I didn't realize that sizable eastern Christian communities had developed in the East.
Up front, what you should know is that the author doesn't write as a historian, ie there is a great deal of commentary and interpretation interspersed with the facts. If you are expecting an "objective" history, look elsewhere (objective in quotes because true objectivity is impossible in the real world). The author's judgments change depending on the time & circumstances discussed-- the bias isn't consistent one way or the other. He is generally negative about the later Muslim treatment of eastern Christians but less so about the earlier years.
The narrator is OK but not riveting. On the other hand, I'm not sure how one could render the text less prosaically.
"Narrator drags down a good book"
Twenty Years After is a worthy successor to The Three Musketeers, unusual for a sequel. Dumas is excellent in aging and maturing the characters for the better or the worse based on the trajectory of the personality of each. The caliber of the books in the series varies. but the first 2 are great adventure stories.
However, the narrator is not up to the material. His monotone detracts both in the narrative & the personification of characters. In dialog, monotone is not the only problem. Almost all lines are delivered as if the character was condescending, bored or domineering. There is virtually no distinction between characters. I would recommend this rendition of Twenty Years After only to those who are willing to endure the narrator in order to hear the story.
"Quintessential Pendergast"
Odd that The Cabinet of Curiosities, the 3rd book in the Pendergast series, wasn't released in audio until after #11... now the only missing audio is Still Life with Crows (#4). The Cabinet of Curiosities is my favorite of the series. I read it a while back but, to me, the Pendergast books are more gripping in audio. Also hearing the visuals makes them more vivid. The Cabinet of Curiosities is not lacking in descriptions of the cubbyholes of the imagination.
For a while I was put off by Jonathan Marosz's narration because of his Pendergast. I prefer the more refined & aristocratic Louisiana accent of Rene Auberjonois, my favorite Pendergast narrator. Jonathan Marosz also has a deeper voice. However the story is enthralling, and at some point I stopped noticing the things that bothered me at first. Anyway, it's just a matter of taste.
I definitely recommend this book, even if you read it in the past.
Imagine sitting around a campfire and Pendergast tells a story...
Rene Auberjonois always does an awesome Pendergast
"It's about much more than war"
All Quiet on the Western Front reaches much farther than the battlefield and stretches to ages well beyond youth. There is much about the nature of life and the loneliness that comes with understanding that no one can truly know the depths of our experiences... also, how do we live during times when all actions are futile, when the world becomes a prison-- such situations and realizations occur again and again through life, and the book intensifies this understanding because it takes place in horrific circumstances.
It's easy to see why the Nazis banned and burned the book. Not many books are so eloquently anti-war, both in overt statements and also structured into the story. Hitler didn't want citizens or soldiers to know the truth of war, or be exposed to questioning of authority and breeches of discipline.
I don't know German, but this translation is often poetic. The excellent narrator senses and brings out the beauty of such passages.
"Worth the wait"
At last the skeins of the Helen trilogy come together. Here are some assorted impressions:
Two Graves verges on too much in one book. It definitely is not a stand-alone book, but needs the backdrop of Fever Dream and Cold Vengeance for completion. Someone who has not read those first books of the trilogy could follow the story but would miss much of the significance of relationships & events.
For those who have read Fever Dream and Cold Vengeance, I don't think it's a spoiler to mention that a major feature of Two Graves is an isolated Nazi organization/colony upholding WWII traditions. I bring up this plot device because I quickly became worried, as it has become hackneyed over the years & I was concerned that the book would degenerate into a worn-out tale. Should have relied on Lincoln/Child to put in new twists that avoid that pitfall.
It's impossible to become a complacent reader because Lincoln/Child have a history of killing off our old friends integral to several earlier books as well as likable new characters (innocent or not). As always, the only certainty is that Pendergast will be there at the end.
All the Pendergast books have side stories, but parts of this one wander a bit far from the overall story line (but maybe my memory is fuzzy on this point about the earlier books).
Although much becomes clear in Two Graves, there are enough loose ends to ensure that there's more Pendergast to come...
"Well done"
Excellent alternative to the timeworn holiday tales. Alan Cumming is the perfect narrator for this story. Thanks for the Christmas present, Audible
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Barring a change of heart from the league offices, Sacramento centre DeMarcus Cousins has played his last game of the season.
He definitely went out with a bang.
Cousins recorded his eighth straight double-double with 35 points and 15 rebounds but picked up his 16th technical foul of the season late in the fourth quarter of the Kings' 106-103 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday night.
By NBA rules, Cousins must sit out Sacramento's final regular season game at home against Phoenix on Wednesday.
"I'm not going to talk about it," said Cousins, who had sat for several minutes in front of his locker with his head hung low.
Kings coach Mike Malone was willing to discuss it and said the team might contact the NBA to get the technical removed, citing Cousins' most recent behaviour. The technical was his first since Feb. 25 and ended the longest stretch of his career without one.
"I feel for him," Malone said. "He has made a concerted effort to handle his emotions and not get that last tech. We'll try to do whatever we can to get that rescinded but it's disappointing because I know it meant a lot to him."
The Kings trailed by 11 in the third quarter and were down 82-81 before going on an 11-2 run to go in front for good. Cousins started the surge with a thunderous dunk and McCallum followed with consecutive 3-pointers, one from the left corner and the other from the right.
The Timberwolves pulled to 100-98 with 1:13 left to play on three free throws by Kevin Love after Cousins was charged with the technical foul. Cousins then drove the baseline and dunked with 24.2 seconds remaining, helping Sacramento end a five-game losing streak while evening the season series with Minnesota.
"We're still a team trying to grow and find ourselves," said Cousins, breaking his silence. "I think we took steps forward today. We've been in those situations a couple times this season. Sometimes it went well, sometimes it didn't. We did a pretty good job tonight of handling the situation and overcoming adversity."
J.J. Barea missed a 3-pointer and Love was off on a 16-foot jumper in the final 20 seconds for the Wolves.
Love had 43 points and 11 rebounds for Minnesota after sitting out Friday's 112-110 win over Houston because of a hyperextended right elbow.
"Our defence just wasn't good enough in the second half," Love said. "Offensively we were fine, but they kind of went on a run and never looked back."
The Timberwolves lost after leading 62-51 with eight minutes left in the third in what might have been former Kings coach Rick Adelman's final appearance at Sleep Train Arena. The 67-year-old Minnesota coach remains a beloved figure in the state's capital, having guided the Kings from 1998-2006. Sacramento made the playoffs in each of his eight seasons and haven't been back since.
Adelman clearly has fond memories of those glory days in Sacramento and he's been back numerous times as a visiting coach as well.
This game, however, might hold special significance since it might be Adelman's last. He has taken time away from coaching each of the past two years to take care of his wife, Mary Kay, who has had health problems. Speculation around the NBA now is that Adelman will step away for good at the end of the season.
"I've always said that the eight years here were a tremendous experience," Adelman said. "We had a lot of fun, we had really good team and the fans during that run were terrific."
Minnesota trailed by 11 early before going on a 12-0 run in the second quarter capped by Dante Cunningham's three-point play that put the Wolves up 40-32.
Love finished the half with 13 points, including two free throws to give Minnesota a 52-47 halftime lead.
The Timberwolves extended their lead to 62-51 with 8:03 left in the third, then Sacramento went on its big run.
NOTES: Kings F Rudy Gay (lower back strain) sat out for the third time in four games. ... Cousins moved past Vlade Divac for eighth on Sacramento's career scoring list.
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Golf Show Wednesday--- the Business of Golf.
Dave Austad smiles with more people watching and listening to golf ---Randy Derheim will watch and not play because of one Tiger Eldridge Woods.
An early casualty in the show---we have the merchandising and golf picks from Mr. Golf in the Mid-west Dave Austad but no audio. Bottom line---specials thru Sunday --- almost everything in the stores --- 10 of them in the mid-west.
Donn Hill --- General Manager of Great Life joins us --- how were their courses affected---what about the number of new people playing with the Great Life bargains ---- and can you still be a part?
The doctors---Dr. Tim Lee Burton--Speciality Orthopedics ---and Dr. Max Reinecke --Reinecke Chiropratic give their thoughts on Tiger back playing ---and how they would treat people with similar conditions.
Adam Scott---Golf Addiction --- winners of the Yahoo It's YOUR Business--Fantasy Golf picks last week at the Travelers is back. Triumphant with a ladies golf instruction night -- and looking ahead to a road trip this week on another GA Travel log.
Paul Doherty--Golf Etc--- has had damages to his car ---needed a doctors visit but is back with Bagology...
Randy Derheim---Pinnacle --- Elements on 8th, Callaways, Tre, Foleys ---talks about things being "a Wie Bit Better". Michelle Wie won the Women's US Open last week.
The Business of Golf airs each Wednesday -- 9-10 -- on KELO 1320/107.9
Here are this week's Yahoo--It's YOUR Business Golf Picks for the Quicken Loans event at Congressional in Washington DC...
----Dave Austad----Austad Sports
A--Gary Woodland and Brandt Snedeker
B--Justin Rose, Bill Haas and Jason Day, Keegan Bradley
C--Eric Comptonand Ryan Palmer
---Dr. Tim Lee Burton--- Speciality Orthopedics
A--Brandt Snedeker and Tiger Woods
B--Jordan Spieth, Jason Day and Justin Rose, Bill Haas
C--Brendon Todd andCharlie Wi
---Dr. Max Reinecke-- Reinecke Chiropractic
A--Marc Leishman and Tiger Woods
B--Jason Day, Bill Haas and Keegan Bradley, Jordan Spieth
C--Michael Putnam and Brendan Todd
---Adam Scott/John Miller---Golf Addiction
A--Russ Henley and Chas Howell III
B--Webb Simpson, Matt Everyand Jason Dufner, Jason Day
C--JB Holmes and Brendon Todd
---Randy Derheim -- Pinnacle --Elements on 8, Callaways, Tre, Foley's
A--Russ Henley and Tiger Woods
B--Justin Rose, Jordan Spieth and Hunter Mahan, Brendon de Jonge
C--Brendon Toddand YE Yang
--Paul Doherty--Golf Etc
A--Patrick Reed and Chas Howell III
B--Jordan Spieth, Justin Roseand Keegan Bradley, Jason Day
C--Pat Perez and JB Holmes
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Auto-start at reboot
By default, application should not automatically start itself when device is rebooted. For some applications this is allowed, for example it is not reasonable to expect that if the user has installed an anti-virus application, s/he should go and switch it on manually each time device is rebooted. Hovever, it will improve user experience if there is a setting, which user can use to set auto-start off. When application is installed, it is also good to ask from the user if s/he wishes to have auto-start on or off. This is important from the user point of view as now user has the full control of her/his device and the applications s/he wants to have on.
If you plan to submit your application to Symbian Signed for Nokia, notice that the Nokia test criteria has test cases related to auto-start. Main points to be checked are
- By default, auto-start should not be on. It's allowed for certain types of applications, such as anti-virus and device management application.
- User can set auto-start on when installing the application and change the setting later on from the application settings.
- Auto-start feature has been implemented correctly; meaning that it is implemented using Startup List Management API in S60 3rd Edition. See article "How to autostart an application on boot up in 3rd- Startup List Management API" for details.
- Removing the memory card when application is auto-starting, does not cause anything unexpected and harmful (device to reboot itself, jam, etc.).
How to skip Auto-Start Applications
There are situations when we might want to skip the applications which load themselves automatically - which are generally called autostart applications.
These applications may be unwanted or may be taking much more time to load. Hence, to skip any auto-start applications that are normally run at startup:
Press the "pencil key" after turning on the phone and hold it down until the PIN code query is displayed.
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Geraldo Rivera May Run For New Jersey Senate
The mustachioed news presenter asks his 30,000 Twitter followers what they think about him running for public office.
Fox News presenter Geraldo Rivera
Journalist Geraldo Rivera is seriously considering running for a US Senate seat in New Jersey.
The Fox News Channel host said on Thursday during his daily radio show that he is "truly contemplating" filing for candidacy.
He said he has had conversations with New Jersey Republicans about a run.
Rivera could potentially seek the seat currently held by Senator Frank Lautenberg, an 89-year-old Democrat. The oldest sitting US senator has not yet said whether he will seek re-election.
Newark Mayor Cory Booker, also a Democrat, has said he is exploring a Senate run but had not said whether he would challenge Mr Lautenberg in a primary should the incumbent seek another term.
The mustachioed news presenter has asked his 30,000 Twitter followers to weigh in on the idea.


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A boy grieves for his dead pet Mousie, helps to bury him, and begins to come to terms with his loss. JE Fic Har
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Ben blames his parents for the death of his dog, Max, and does not want the new puppy they brought home. JE Fic Kel
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When Jim's dog is killed, the other first graders are sad too and go through the same natural reactions. JE Fic Coh
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When her dog Lulu dies, a girl grieves but then continues with her life. JE Fic Dem
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When a young boy finds his old dog dead one morning, he spends the rest of the day thinking about all the good times they had together. JE Fic Zol
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In an attempt to overcome his grief, a boy tries to think of the ten best things about his dead cat. JE Fic Vio
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When the family realizes that their old dog, Toby, is dying, they all express their love for him in different ways. JE Fic Wil
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When Arthur's dog Daisy dies, she watches over him from heaven and eventually helps him find a new puppy. JE Fic Chi
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This Utility Giant is Moving Forward
Dr. Osman is a member of The Motley Fool Blog Network -- entries represent the personal opinion of the blogger and are not formally edited.
Southern Company (NYSE: SO) is one of the biggest publicly traded utilities in the country. There are four public utility companies operating under the parent holding company. The operating companies are Alabama Power Company, Georgia Power Company, Gulf Power Company, and Mississippi Power Company.
Recent Moves
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has not granted a permit for the construction of a nuclear powered electrical generating plan for 38 years; but on Feb. 9, 2012 the agency issued approval permits to the Southern Company. The licensing approval is for two reactors the company will add to its currently operational Vogtke nuclear plant in Georgia. The company expects the first of the new reactors to be operational in 2012, with the total cost of the complete project budgeted at $14 billion.
The company's recent third quarter earnings release showed an increase in earnings per share to $1.11 from $1.07 in Q3 2011. However, revenue dropped 7%, from $543 billion in Q3 2011 to $505 billion for the current quarter. Company management stated the first half of the year was strong but multiple concerns including the election, the fiscal cliff, and a slowing global economy, contributed to the drop.
Future Prospects
Southern Company's share price dropped 4.9% for the half year and 6.27% for the month. Although demand for power drops in challenging economic conditions, the fact is consumers and corporations cannot function without electricity. Demand will return, as it always does, and Southern's share price will rise again, as it has done in the past.
The company's future prospects are in renewable energy. In 2012, Southern formed a partnership with Turner Renewable Energy to seek opportunities in renewable energy sources here in the US. Initially the joint venture acquired three solar facilities; one in New Mexico, one in Nevada, and the most recent in North Carolina.
Southern is also involved in electricity generation from natural gas. In a Dec. 4 press release the company announced the commencement of a natural gas generating facility in North Carolina. This is Southern's third natural gas generating location in that state.
Southern Company vs. the Rest
One of the many advantages of owning utility stocks is minimal competition due to the regulatory environment. Southern is the primary provider of electricity throughout the American Southeast. The following table looks at some key performance metrics for Southern and two other major US power providers: Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) and Excelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC).
If high dividend is what you are after, the numbers seem to indicate Excelon would be your best choice. However, this is a good example of why interpreting yield without share price performance can be a false indicator. Excelon's yield is relatively high since its the share price has dropped 30.25% year-over-year, while Southern is up 1.54% and Duke is up 1.0%.
While both Duke and Southern have attractive forward price to earnings ratios, past performance favors Southern. Return on equity is higher and the company has shown positive quarterly earnings growth on a year over year basis, while Duke's negative 25.85% could be a cause for concern.
Industry Risks
Expansion of solar power generating plants might surprise some who believe the conventional wisdom that solar power is not cost effective. However, a recent report from Bloomberg points out a 75% drop in the price of Photo Voltaic modules since 2009. The report claims solar power is already competitive with traditional power generating sources in some countries.
Foolish Summary
Southern Company is a reliable dividend payer and a solid performer with an eye on future growth through alternative energy sources. The company has a well-diversified consumer portfolio. While regulatory risks are inherent, Southern is well-positioned for future challenges. The company has been a great income stock, and I expect it to stay as such for a long period in future.
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Once again Joomla will be participating in the Google Summer of Code, and this year we have 8 excellent student projects that were accepted by Google on April 21, 2014. Congratulations to all the students that will be joining the Joomla Google Summer of Code project this year!
With 39 applications submitted, it was a difficult task to narrow down the list of potential students to the final 8. Thanks to all of the Mentors and Joomla community members that helped us determine who got in. With the help of some great Joomla volunteers, we will have 2 Mentors for each student to help guide them through the process.
If you would like to keep up with the students as they progress, the Joomla Community Magazine has graciously dedicated a topic to the Google Summer of Code project again this year, and will publish blog posts of each student's progress throughout the summer starting in May with 4 of our students.
Google Summer of Code is a program designed to encourage university student participation in open source software development.
Some quick facts about the Google Summer of Code program.
We have set up a Google Mailing List that is open to the public, as well as a new section outlining this year's Joomla GSoC on the Joomla Documentation website. Here's some links for you to find out more.
You can find out all the information you need and more on those pages. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask a question on the Mailing List and someone will be happy to help.
As a website owner, if you could invest 30 seconds, click one button and improve the performance of your website by 10% or more, would you do it?
What if that one click also greatly improved the security of your website overall, as well as the security of your users?
This all sounds pretty great, and it is. Read on and get ready to take advantage of the Joomla! 3.3 Stable release scheduled for 30 April 2014. Get ready to Do More with Joomla!
The stable release of Joomla! CMS 3.3 is only a few weeks away, so it's time to start planning the upgrade, as there are some significant enhancements that will improve your site.
Joomla! CMS 3.3 Stable release is scheduled for 22 April 2014
We currently have several students who are participating in the GSoC Mailing List discussions and deciding on which project they want to tackle this year from the Joomla 2014 GSoC Project Ideas list. But we would really like to see as many students as possible take advantage of this great opportunity.A few short weeks ago, Joomla was accepted into the 2014 Google Summer of Code! That makes 8 years that the Joomla project has participated as a Mentor Organization and we're excited to take part again this year.
We have set up a Google Mailing List that is open to the public, as well as a new section outlining this year's Joomla GSoC and a Project Ideas List on the Joomla Documentation website. Here's some links for you to find out more.
Joomla GSoC 2014 Student Signup Information http://docs.joomla.org/GSOC_2014
Joomla GSoC 2014 Project Ideas List http://docs.joomla.org/GSOC_2014_Project_Ideas
Joomla GSoC 2014 Mailing List https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/joomla-gsoc-2014
Thanks to all the great mentors for participating in this year's Joomla GSoC project. We're already seeing a lot of support from this group of great volunteers and looking forward to see the progress they make with their students through the summer!
Thanks to Chad Windnagle for putting this year's project together. The man is a machine when it comes to project management and organization. I'm happy to be under his tutelage as a co-admin for this year's project. - Robert Vining and the Joomla GSoC Team!


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GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - Green Bay Police investigating after a body was found near the intersection of Main Street and Deckner Avenue.
Capt. Todd Thomas of the Green Bay Police Department says he's was found by a passerby. The deceased male, who was been identified as 53-year-old Earl Reed, was also found without shoes or identification on him.
Thomas says there are no signs of trauma to the body, but authorities are still working on determining the exact cause of death.
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Cafe Susam
A favorite dinner from the trip was an evening spent at Cafe Susam. I was our first night in Istanbul, and although feeling the jet lag begin to creep in we battled through the sleepiness and ventured out. One reason we planned our trip for this time of year (other than airfare was insanely cheap) was because Lizzy's sister Caroline and boyfriend were coming off of a year teaching English in South Korea and were in Istanbul having a reunion with a few of their best friends from college before heading back to the states. One of Caroline friends was named Sibel, she was a Turkish native and had moved back to Istanbul after they graduated college. Cafe Susam was one of Sibel's favorite local hangouts so we trusted her opinion when she suggested it!
This is the table we sat at! (image via The Guardian's Istanbul City Guide)
The bar at Cafe Susam. (image via Trip Advisor)
The restaurant is located on Susam Sokak (literally translated as Sesame Street) and is in the heart of the leafy Cihangir neighborhood. The atmosphere was the best for a casual relaxing dinner-an eclectic cafe filled with locals (we may have been the only speaking English in there that night) and mismatched furniture. Delicious food and conversation with such an interesting and amazing group of people. What a great way to start out our trip!
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As the U.S. debates ways to replace or improve Obamacare, Canada may offer a blueprint for reform. Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper has moved to transfer control from the federal government to the provinces and is opening up the socialized system to private clinics and doctors.
"What we clearly need is experimentation with market reforms and private delivery options within the public system. ... that experimentation should occur at the provincial level," Harper said a decade before winning a government majority in 2011. Now he's acting on his vision.
This is relevant to the debate over health policy in America because Canada's national health system consistently is used as an endpoint for Obamacare. When state health exchanges were launched in September, Sen. Bernie Sanders D-Vt., chairman of the subcommittee on primary health and aging, signaled that the long-term plan was a move toward a Canadian-style system.
"President Obama's Affordable Care Act is a start," the Vermonter wrote, but it doesn't go far enough. "The only long-term solution to America's healthcare crisis is a single-payer national healthcare program."
Canada's health bureaucracy is so central to U.S. government designs that the Obama administration hired the Canadian CGI Group for $56 million to build the White House's healthcare.gov website. The firm manages tech services for Canada's national health service and has received more than $1.4 billion in consulting fees from the U.S. during Obama's presidency. CGI, which is headquartered in Montreal, continues to receive tens of millions in new awards from the U.S. government even after the botched Obamacare web launch.
The fundamental pitfalls of the state-driven Canadian system are that it bleeds money and is hobbled by long waiting lines. Health costs jumped 53 percent over the last decade, and the country faces a funding shortfall of more than half a trillion dollars, according to the Fraser Institute, a Canadian think tank.
Furthermore, ever-growing budgets haven't improved access to care. "The 2013 median waiting time of 18.2 weeks is about three days longer than 2012, and substantially longer than 1993 when it was just 9.3 weeks," reports Fraser.
Harper introduced a new funding model and creeping competition to address some of the problems. To cut waiting times, private providers are allowed to take overflow patients from overburdened public facilities and can accept customers willing to pay extra for private service. This is a small step, but it re-introduces the practice of private care to the nation.
To improve the balance sheet, Canada's conservative government is pegging spending to economic growth. For the past 10 years, Ottawa automatically increased the disbursements it sent to provincial governments by 6 percent every year. Strings-free block grants are used to encourage greater local experimentation and customization of care without muddling federal standardization.
Demographic trends provide the impetus for change. "There is a major shift in thinking around health care with the generations after baby boomers in Canada," explains Alise Mills, a political strategist and commentator in Vancouver.
"Younger Canadians are asking how we can deliver better health care knowing the funding is unsustainable. It's more than just moving pieces around the table; it's a slow crawl to the inevitable."
Nobody is saying Canada will scrap universal care any time soon, but Harper's decentralization is seen as an important first step in bringing about more private health care options.
"Health care used to be the third rail in Canadian politics: Touch it, and you will die," Michael Taube, a former speechwriter to the prime minister, tells the Washington Examiner. "Now, many Canadians desire more choice and freedom and would be content to have greater access to more doctors, hospitals, MRI clinics, diagnostics procedures and so forth."
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Parents and children all over the world know and love Super WHY!. Although it is educational and helps kids to develop spelling, comprehension and vocabulary, it is also entertaining.
Each program sees the characters turn into superheroes and fly into well-known books to solve problems like why is the Big Bad Wolf so bad?
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In November, Georgia voters will decide whether to change the state constitution.
The amendment gives local communities the power to start charter schools without the approval of local school boards.
Five years ago, a new law allowed a state-appointed commission to do just that. Then last year, the Georgia Supreme Court reversed the law, calling it unconstitutional.
However, rewriting the record is raising some eyebrows.
There are about 110 public charter schools spread across the Peach State. Three are in Muscogee County, which were all converted to charter schools.
An amendment on the November ballot seeks to have start-up charter schools spouting up throughout Georgia's community at the discretion of a special commission.
Tony Lowden, executive director at Stone Academy in Macon, says this gives parents options for their child to attend better schools.
"When you have a child that has dreams and hopes in the future, and that child is trapped in a failing school system and a teacher is failing in the school, we can't fire them because of tenure," said Lowden.
State reports say charter schools overall don't perform any better than traditional schools and in some cases are failing.
"Yes, but that failing charter school will close if it doesn't meet state standards, but try closing a public school or firing a bad teacher, it's almost impossible," Lowden said.
Muscogee County School Board chair Cathy Williams says she adamantly opposes the amendment along with members from the black legislative caucus and several state educational groups.
"Without the controls, we are putting those kids in danger of not getting the education that we all require," said Williams.
Supporters like Tony Lowden say state money will follow a child that goes from a public school to a charter school, but by the same token says this new amendment will not take money from existing schools or increase property taxes.
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Borucki's career soars from Apollo to the stars
Friday - 6/28/2013, 12:35pm EDT
Currently a space scientist at the Ames Research Center, Borucki has spent 50 years at NASA.
Starting out on the team that developed heat shields for the Apollo space program, he led the design and operation of the Kepler space observatory, which discovered thousands of planets around distant stars in the Milky Way.
William Borucki, space scientist, NASA
For his work, the Partnership for Public Service named Borucki a finalist for a 2013 Service to America Medal in the Career Achievement category. This award honors a federal worker who has made significant achievements throughout his or her public service career.
Borucki was recently interviewed on In Depth with Francis Rose. He also answered the following questions about himself and his career in the federal government.
What three words best describe your leadership philosophy?
Inspiration, focus and perseverance
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Who is your biggest role model and why?
My father is my most important role model. He was good, intelligent, hardworking, willing to take on major projects and succeed, and he treated his family with love and respect. He encouraged and supported me on my many projects and he forgave me when things went awry.
What's the last thing you read and what's next on your reading list?
"Dolphin Diaries" by Denise Herzing and a book on the analysis and identification of minerals.
What's your favorite bureaucratic phrase?
It's easier to get forgiveness than to get permission.
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Library Card Sign-Up Month: Librarians in the Movies
Saturday, September 6 @ 2pm
Join us each Saturday afternoon for a showing of one of our favorite librarian movies featuring Noah Wyle. Flynn, an over 30 "professional student," is banned from more classes, since he already has 22 degrees. Unexpectedly hired by a mysterious library, he's soon pursuing a stolen artifact from the library, a pursuit taking him to far off lands. Call the library at 209-3730 for movie title.
STAND Against Bullying with Mark Alan
Tuesday, September 10 @ 2:30pm
STAND Against Bullying is a 45-minute program focusing on a serious topic in a fun manner. Using comedy, magic, ventriloquism, musical routines, and lots of audience interaction, Mark helps give kids the tools they need to take a STAND against bullying. This program was made possible at all SJCPLS branch libraries through a Barbara A. Kay Foundation Grant.
Tai-Chi: Enter the Healing Journey
Thursday, September 11 @ 10:30am
In the first part of this journey into the ancient Chinese healing exercise, you will enjoy a brief overview of Tai-Chi. In class, students will perform soft, continuous movements that will allow them to receive many positive aspects of renewed health, while developing internal stillness. Some of the benefits of Tai-Chi include: relief from muscular tension and anxiety, increased concentration and memory, enhanced sensory awareness, and improved balance. This free workshop is presented by Hector M. Ruiz, Jr., a certified instructor in Tai-Chi and Qi Gong.
Gentle Stretching with Gina
Friday, September 26 @ 10:30am
This free class emphasizes stretching, coordination of breath with movement, and attention to alignment and is designed to create breath awareness, enhance balance, and increase flexibility. Stretching is great for those who are experiencing joint sensitivity, or overall stiffness. Wear loose clothing, bring a towel & mat. Presented by yoga instructor, Gina Mercado.
Gentle Stretching with Gina
Friday, September 5 @ 10:30am
This free class emphasizes stretching, coordination of breath with movement, attention to alignment, and is designed to create breath awareness, enhance balance, and increase flexibility. Stretching is great for those who are experiencing joint sensitivity, or overall stiffness. Wear loose clothing, bring a towel & mat. Presented by yoga instructor, Gina Mercado.
Anastasia Island Movie Club
Tuesday, September 2 @ 5:30pm
(PG13) This month's selection is about a man coping with the institutionalization of his wife because of Alzheimer's disease. He faces an epiphany when she transfers her affections to another man, Aubrey, a wheelchair-bound mute who also is a patient at the nursing home. Call the library at 209-3730 for movie title.
Kids LEGO Brick Club
Friday, September 19 @ 3:30pm
It's Talk Like a Pirate Day LEGO Club. Come to the library to play with over 60 pounds of LEGO bricks and pieces. Make something Piratey and get a prize. We supply the LEGO bricks and fun - all you need to bring is your imagination. There is no registration or fee for this program.
Relax with Raindrop Therapy
Thursday, September 4 @ 6pm
Give your feet a treat by experiencing Raindrop Therapy. Inspired by the Lakota Indians, Raindrop Therapy uses therapeutic oils for balancing and rejuvenating the mind and body. When properly applied to the neck, back, and feet, these essential oils can bring about electrical alignment and help relieve a variety of discomforts caused by imbalances in the body. This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Anastasia Island Branch Library.
Kids All About Bugs Science Event
Wednesday, August 27 @ 2:45pm
Kids can come into the library to learn all about bugs. We will have a number of buggy stations where kids can learn about insects and even a mosquito feeding area. This event is sponsored by the Friends of the Anastasia Island Library.
Friends of the Anastasia Island Library Mini Book Sale
Saturday, August 23 @ 10am - 3pm
Do you love books and suffer from an overwhelming desire to read as often as possible? Fulfill your desire and support your local library at the same time. Visit us this Saturday for our sidewalk sale and pick out a book or two or twenty.


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In the last two years, the financial distress and misery induced by widespread foreclosures in the United States have become an urgent national concern. At the time of writing, there is much public discourse on how to solve a problem that has decimated communities, threatens the entire financial system and seems to dis-credit the American dream. The smart money is still unsure whether and when the US can recover sustainable economic growth; lots of foreclosure, and not much closure. This is a story that deserves to be told and understood in its many aspects.
The concept of home summons warm images of family, friends and success. Realtors sell only houses, yet the conflation of house and home is a standard part of good salesmanship. I found it fascinating that by the end of 2008, brokers, bankers and media alluded to the millions of "homes" for sale- abandoned, even lonely homes eagerly awaiting new owners. A home is surely a richer, more personal entity than a house, and maybe it would be less stressful for it to become just a house again.
With so many willing subjects, I thought it would be of interest to photograph the "after-home." The after-home is a provisional object. It is found empty and often over-empty: people may have removed semi-permanent fixtures such as faucets, balusters and doors. I approached Kirk Crippens, whose work I have enjoyed and admired for some time and under his acute eye, the project expanded to include images of mortgage banks, roads, auction sales and other associated elements.
We chose to focus on the town of Stockton in the Central Valley of California. It is a town of about three hundred thousand people, within commuting distance of Sacramento and San Francisco. It has an European history dating back to 1849 and a Mediterranean climate. It is racially mosaic. It has an enviable transport infrastructure by land, sea and air. It is surrounded by farmland that has often served Hollywood as a depiction of the grassy mid-Western plains and contributed greatly to Stockton's historical prosperity. In 1999 and in 2004, Stockton received an All America City award from the National Civic League. In 2002, it was named Best Tree City by Sunset magazine. It enjoyed a spectacular housing boom from 2000 to 2006. Sadly, it has become one of the foreclosure capitals of the country. In the first quarter of 2009, one in every twenty-seven housing units in the area received a foreclosure notice against a national rate of about one in one hundred and fifty-nine. The unemployment rate is now over sixteen percent. Stockton's renewal may depend on renewable energy: it has ethanol and bio-diesel plants, wind and solar power potential, and has declared a strong interest in developing green sustainable industry. Stockton seems to manifest America in its unreserved sense of possibility and its commitment to be open for business.
I first came to Stockton cynical about people who desired the stability of American home life so much that they confused it with a share of America's housing stock and overextended themselves to buy it. But walking through the quiet, spotless neighborhoods outside made me wistful as they evoked schematically illustrated children's books - apple-pie ordered houses, unblemished blue sky and lime green gardens- and one could feel the pitch…In the early morning light, the after-homes behind the compound wall seemed to me like closely packed cows poking their heads up over a farm fence. "Safe as houses," the English like to say. Maybe they mean to say: "stable as homes." But these houses looked vulnerable, as if seeking help from willing new American dreamers. They stood embarrassed amongst still financially functional homes. I tried to picture fresh faces and new sounds within the empty rooms and hallways, but the after-homes resisted.
Everyone knows how to turn a house into a home but how does an abandoned home unwind back into a house? Kirk's photographs capture a slice of that in-between world and provide a glimpse of the origin and promise of the homes that were. This collection is not a social commentary on Stockton, but the scale of its foreclosure problem affords a rich diversity of pictures of the after-home and of the adjoining farm landscape that had to make way to make possible the manufactured landscape. As often happens in art, the images have cast off the question and become beautiful objects in their own right.
Bimal Patel
July 2009
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Comment posted.
dbaldwin2 says Incredible timely imagery that tells the foreclosure story with great visual skill and immediacy. My reaction to the images is visceral.i feel like I'm there. Quite a beautiful offering. Thank you.
posted at 10:07am Sep 03 PST
sjw60 says Very powerful and excellent photography. The pictures imprint your mind and heart. Great book.
posted at 02:14pm Aug 19 PST
brian8989 says Excellent photography showing a modern day ghost town. Kirk has always had a talent for telling stories with his photos.
posted at 01:20am Aug 19 PST
ronobvious says Very nice. One that I've save for future purchase. Think William Eggleston or Stephen Shore when it comes to the style of the photography.
posted at 07:52am Aug 12 PST
racheljess says Very moving story and book. It had a chilling effect on me as I live in Southern California, where foreclosures are quite heavy as well. It still seems there is no end in sight.
posted at 12:42am Aug 09 PST
tiffsim1 says Stark images that capture reality and solemness in a town that once had the potential to bloom!
posted at 12:26am Aug 07 PST
bloebel says
Kirk Crippens has a poetic eye for patterns of excess and abandonment. His starkly haunting photos reveal ghosts that lurk in the landscapes and buildings of "Foreclosure USA". This beautiful book conveys and documents the brutal impact and devastation of the Great Recession
of 2008-9. History Well-Captured!!
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Preterm Labor and Short Cervix
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During pregnancy, the cervix is a closed and sealed tunnel between the uterus and the vagina. Before or during labor and delivery, the cervix stretches and flattens (effacement). At 24 weeks of pregnancy, the average cervix is about 35 mm (1.4 in.) long.1
Using ultrasound imaging, researchers have found that at the end of the second trimester (about 24 weeks), the shorter a woman's cervical length, the more likely she is to deliver preterm. (This type of cervical measurement requires special training and experience to perform accurately.) Cervical length of less than 25 mm (1 in.) before 35 weeks is considered a reliable sign of increased preterm labor risk. However, most women with a shortened cervix do go on to deliver at term.2
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If you have preexisting risk factors for preterm labor, the absence of a shortened cervix is a reassuring sign that preterm labor is not imminent.
There is a lack of proven treatment options for preventing preterm labor over a period of weeks. So, knowing that you have a shortened cervix and increased preterm labor risk may not change the way your doctor treats your pregnancy.2 If you learn that you are at high risk, make sure that you know the symptoms of preterm labor and that you know what to do if you have them.
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If you are good at bringing people together and being able to have them talk about a certain item then you are creating content within a forum and this might be easier than trying to create a blog. With free tools to help you create a forum it can be a much easier process to get started. And forums have become much more popular than blogs.
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