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Henrico's Top Teachers – Andrew Baker
By Patty Kruszewski, Citizen Managing Editor (Photo by Robert Thomas for the Henrico Citizen) 02/16/12
When Andrew Baker got married a year ago, he and his wife were showered with lavish gifts from their large Greek families. But it was a wedding gift from a student that won a place of honor in Baker's home.
A transfer from South Korea, the student rarely spoke in class, and although Baker did all he could to make her comfortable, he says he was never sure if she liked school or his class because she was so quiet.
"My wedding was over winter break," he recalls, "and when I came back I was met with an amazing note and two wooden duck figures on my desk."
The note revealed that Baker had had a tremendous impact on his Korean student, who admitted that she was quiet only because she was embarrassed about her accent. Baker learned from the note not only that she liked history, but that she appreciated (as he put it) "my horrible attempts at learning some Korean language and trying to make her feel welcome."
The ducks were from Korea, she told Baker, where they are traditional gifts given to a bride and groom for good luck.
"I don't imagine," says Baker, "those two ducks leaving their spot on my dresser for as long as I live."
Another student – one of several who wrote to nominate Baker as a top teacher – said that Baker excels at making all students feel welcome and cared for, no matter what their differences. As a high school freshman, the student wrote, Baker "made me feel accepted, because he talked about how everyone is equal and that nobody should act better than anybody else."
A parent nominator also praised Baker's "compassionate" way of teaching and of making each student feel important.
"I have a 'C' student who is excelling in his class," wrote the parent. "My daughter is willing to study harder for this class [and participate] to make a better grade. This is something she has never done before."
Students say that Baker keeps them engaged by planning fun activities, making students act out skits that help the material "stick," and using analogies and examples that teens can relate to and understand.
For example, Baker described Louis XIV to his students as "that person you all know that always has the right outfit and can start trends easily," said one student. "He once told us," said another, "that World War I was boy fighting and the Cold War was [like high school] girl fighting."
Baker credits a number of educators with cultivating his drive to become a teacher, including professors at Hampden-Sydney College and his "incredible" teachers at Godwin High School (where he was close to then-principal John McGinty).
"After such a great career as a student, I don't know how I could have contained the desire to pass that love of learning on to others," says Baker.
From as far back as he can remember, says Baker, he has been an enthusiastic learner. The drive to share what he learns frequently prompts Baker, as a world history and psychology teacher, to push his students beyond the bounds of curriculum and broaden their understanding of other cultures.
"Most high school students in America," he says, "have a fairly narrow view of how people live worldwide. Challenging this idea isn't easy when confined by the four walls of the classroom. I try to incorporate digital learning and online exploration . . . to show students scenes of everyday life in other countries, so that their worldview really grows while taking my class."
Despite having rough days now and then, Baker calls being a teacher the best job he can imagine. "We are given a chance to be as creative as we want, interact with future generations and hopefully leave some sort of intellectual legacy that will make the community a better place."
"The best part," he adds, "is even if a year doesn't go well, you get to hit the reset button each September and start fresh."
More than one member of those "future generations" wrote to attest that Baker has left his mark on their lives. One student nominator, in fact, said that taking Baker's world history class completely turned her life around.
"[Before joining his class]," the student wrote, "I did not like history, or school for that matter, and I wasn't a very moralistic kid. I was kind of a punk. But after going through Mr. Baker's class, I realized how important (and cool) knowledge is. I love to read and learn now."
Admitting that she had often cheated on her homework in other classes ("and did not think twice about it because 'everyone was doing it'"), the student changed her ways after Baker helped her become passionate about learning and see the value in challenging herself.
It was because of Baker, she wrote, that she not only stopped cheating, but stopped using drugs and drinking. She acquired an interest in Russia, began teaching herself the language and began dreaming of traveling the world.
"He made us laugh, and think, and love to learn," she said of Baker. "He was an incredible role model.
"Because of this man, I want to become a world history teacher . . . I want to do for other kids what he has done for me."
Mother, son work to raise funds for Make-A-Wish
By Kyla Coleman, Special to the Citizen 07/23/2017 FeaturesGeneral News
A mother and son duo raising money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
Betsy Owen, Goochland County native, and her five year old son Israel have been making a difference in the Henrico community for two years. Owen works at Maggiano's Little Italy in Short Pump. Betsy and her fellow co-workers have split into teams to raise a total of $15,000 for Make-A-Wish. > Read more.
Eyes in the sky
By Patty Kruszewski, Citizen Managing Editor 07/21/2017 General NewsGovernment
Members of the Henrico Citizens Police Academy Alumni (pictured) got a rare peek at the "high" side of law enforcement recently, with a trip to the Metro Aviation Hangar adjacent to Richmond International Airport.
About 25 academy alumni gathered at the hangar July 11 to hear Officer Shaun McCarthy describe a typical day aloft - and some not so typical – in a Cessna owned by the Metro Aviation Unit. > Read more.
Rock on!
By Patty Kruszewski, Citizen Managing Editor 07/21/2017 FeaturesGeneral News
The painted rocks craze is thriving in Henrico, as a walk around the grounds of local libraries and parks will demonstrate. This rock was spotted near Libbie Mill Library, and there's a slideshow of many more uniquely-painted stones on the RVA Rocks Facebook page (https://facebook.com/groups/RVARocks/).
Painting and hiding rocks is a family activity appropriate for all ages, and parents especially like the way it fosters creativity and gets kids outdoors. > Read more.
Goochland man arrested at RIC with gun
Citizen Staff Reports 07/20/2017 General NewsPublic Safety
A Goochland County man was arrested at Richmond International Airport July 19 after Transportation Security Administration officers found a loaded semi-automatic handgun in the traveler's carry-on bag.
A TSA officer detected the 9 mm caliber handgun inside the man's carry-on bag as it entered the security checkpoint X-ray machine. The handgun was loaded with 12 bullets. > Read more.
Kansas man struck, killed while crossing West Broad Street
Citizen Staff Reports 07/20/2017 General NewsPublic Safety
A 54-year-old Kansas man was struck and killed by a car while attempting to cross West Broad Street near Bethlehem Road in the Near West End at about 10:30 p.m., July 19.
Julius A. McBride of Overland Park, Kansas, was struck by a car traveling east on West Broad Street. > Read more.
Julius A. McBride of Overland Park, Kansas, was struck by a car traveling east on West Broad Street. > Read more.
Kansas man struck, killed while crossing West Broad Street
Henrico Police warn citizens to 'Take it, Lock it or Lose it'
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EVERETT — Players from the Western Hockey League's Everett Silvertips united with those from the National Lacrosse League's Washington Stealth on Thursday night for the inaugural Comcast Arena Classic benefit.
This time mixed teams, featuring players from each sport, played a lacrosse match and raised $15,000 for area youth hockey and lacrosse programs. Next year, the benefit moves to the ice for a game of hockey.
The White team, coached by Herald Stealth writer Aaron Lommers, defeated the Dark team, coached by Herald Silvertips writer Nick Patterson, 20-16.
Mitch Skapski was named the Most Valuable Player from the Silvertips while Jason Bloom earned MVP from the Stealth.
"It was a really good experience," Skapski, a rookie forward for the Tips, said. "It was funny watching our guys doing the best they could out there, just closing their eyes and trying hit the net. But the Stealth guys were great and helped us get going. We had a great time, and it's an even better feeling that it was all to help out kids in the area."
Veteran forward Reid Petryk was the highest-scoring hockey player in the game, leading all Silvertips with two goals and two assists for Team White. Longtime Stealth star Lewis Ratcliff, currently Washington's second-leading goal scorer, had four goals and two assists Thursday for the White Team.
"I went hard for a quarter and then purposely slowed down," said Bloom, a recently-retired NLL veteran and current Stealth assistant coach. "We've watched the Tips and cheered for them, but it was a lot of fun to get out and actually play with them. Some of the Tips guys were already talking about next season when they can get us on the ice."

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Jennifer Lopez & Pitbull announce new single 'Live It Up'
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Jennifer Lopez and Pitbull are coming together once again on a new dance track. The duo, who previously collaborated on the hits "Dance Again" and "On The Floor," is looking to recreate the magic with a third song, called "Live It Up."
Set for release on May 8th, "Billboard" says "Live It Up" will be the lead single from Lopez's upcoming eighth studio album, which will also feature Chris Brown and Future.
"@universalmus_sa: @jlo set to release her 1st single 'Live it Up' ft. @pitbull (8th May) produced by @redone_official" #ReadyToGo #LIVEITUP— Jennifer Lopez (@JLo) April 24, 2013
The song, like their previous two collaborations, was also produced by RedOne. And whatever their secret is, it seems to be working. "On The Floor" and "Dance Again" have sold three-point-eight million and one-point-two million downloads, respectively.
J. Lo's new album is expected out sometime this summer.
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So whenever I write a program in Notepad++, save it as a .py file, and try to run it with command prompt, it always give me a syntax error. This error is usually on the last character of the last method. For example, something as simple as:
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LONG BEACH - For Cal State Long Beach graduate Jeff Kim, earning his master's degree on Wednesday was the reward for years of hard work.
But finding a job after graduation may be his toughest task yet. Kim, who earned his degree in sports management, would love to work for the Los Angeles Lakers, but knows the competition is stiff.
"Working for the Lakers or Dodgers would be a dream, but at this point I just want to find a job," said Kim, 24. "I've applied to so many different places. I'm praying."
Cal State Long Beach kicked off its three-day series of commencement ceremonies on Wednesday with the College of Health and Human Services at 9 a.m. The university this week will award more than 9,000 bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees.
Holding flowers, signs and balloons, thousands of friends and family members flooded the campus on Wednesday to support the graduates.
In his congratulatory speech, President F. King Alexander said the class of 2012 is one of the university's largest.
"Show your CSULB pride in everything you do, and go beach!" King said to the students.
The university was initially established in 1949 with a class of 169 students and 13 faculty members. Today, the university serves more than 35,000 students.
In the face of a tough economy, many new graduates expressed a mix of excitement and fear over finding a job.
Leah May Castillo, who graduated with a degree in health education, said she's applied to more than 100 jobs ranging from receptionist positions to openings for physical therapist aides.
So far, she's had three interviews but no offers.
"I've been searching every night on Craigslist, but it's been really hard," she said.
Graduates this year, however, may have a slightly easier time finding a job compared to previous years.
Employers plan to hire 9.5 percent more new graduates this year compared with 2011, according to a survey from the National Association of Colleges and Employers. The numbers are a significant upswing from 2009, when the hiring projection was down 22 percent.
Hiring projections for new graduates by geographic region are also up across the board with the Midwest showing the highest planned growth this year at 18.5 percent, or 5,187 jobs. The western region had a projected 11.5 percent growth, but still had the smallest number of planned hires at 2,301.
Degrees in top demand include business, engineering and computer science.
While many graduates were looking to jump into the job market for the first time, others were planning entire career changes.
Athena Moncure, who graduated Wednesday with a master's degree in public health, said she decided to switch careers after working for years as a sales representative at OfficeMax.
This fall, Moncure, 37, will head to Africa with the Peace Corps to work in AIDS and HIV prevention. She hopes to eventually work for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
"I decided to change careers after 17 years," she said. "You only live once."
The university this week also honored nine outstanding graduates who are chosen each year through nominations from faculty, staff and students.
Honorees must earn at least a 3.5 grade-point average and demonstrate service and dedication to the university and community.
The 2012 outstanding graduates are: Lisa Vien, Amanda Jane Baldwin, Patrice Collins, Celeste Gabriela Montenegro, Jamie Antonette Leonardo de Luna, Brandon L. Evans, Alejandra Fernandez Campoy, Emily Elizabeth Sander and Kimberly Michelle Johnston.
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So, if you're 5'0'' or shorter, how far did you get?
Also, I know 35 is technically considered pre-term, but as a preemie mom, I know that there's a big diff between 34 and 35 weeks, so I think of 35 weeks as pretty damn good.
If, your longest was a fluke, like you had three preemies and one full-term, put the longest of your preemies please :)


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Courtney Love lets Jay-Z use Nirvana lyrics
Listen to Courtney Love on iHeartRadio | Listen to Nirvana on iHeartRadio
Courtney Love has deemed Jay-Z worthy of using lyrics from Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit," even though she's not thrilled with the way the rapper went about doing it.
Love - who owns the grunge icons' catalog after the death of her husband, Kurt Cobain - tells "The Huffington Post" Jay used the lyrics first and asked for permission second. And while she calls that "kind of nervy," Love says everything is fine now that they've taken care of the "business side."
She adds that she and Jay-Z are friends, plus he's "huge" right now.
Hova's sample of "Smells Like Teen Spirit" is expected to show up on his highly-anticipated upcoming album Magna Carta Holy Grail, which is due out July 4th.
Love, meanwhile, reportedly hopes to have her new solo album out before Christmas.
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to supply supplemental appropriations (this Act may be cited as the "Second Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1957") for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1957, and for other purposes, namely:
For an additional amount for "Resources management", $250,000.
For payments, as authorized by law, to certain members of the Pine Ridge Sioux Tribe of Indians, in settlement of their claims for damages resulting from the establishment of the Pine Ridge aerial gunnery range, $437,500, to remain available until expended.
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MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares fall; Westpac, Fletcher slip, Moa gains on debut
Nov. 13 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand shares fell, joining a global selloff on concerns about the US fiscal cliff and Europe's stuttering economy. Fletcher Building and Telecom paced the decline; Westpac Banking Corp shed its dividend while boutique brewer Moa advanced in its listing debut.
The NZX 50 Index fell 13.441 points, or 0.3 percent, to 3970.55. Within the index, 23 stocks fell, 15 rose and 12 were unchanged. Turnover was $85.8 million.
Share markets were weaker across the region, with Japan's Nikkei 225 Index down 0.3 percent in early trading and Hong Kong's Hang Seng falling about 1 percent. New Zealand stocks are retreating from their highest levels in almost five years, where they've been underpinned by high dividend yields.
"Certain parts of the market looking a bit stretched," said Greg Easton, an adviser at Craigs Investment Partners. "The property sector, the retail sector are running above where we think the value is. But really they're being driven by yield."
European concerns and America's fiscal cliff have prompted some people "to take money off the market," he said.
Fletcher Building, the biggest construction and building products group on the NZX 50, fell 0.9 percent to $7.41. Telecom declined 1.6 percent to $2.395.
Westpac dropped 4.8 percent to $31.79 after shedding its 84 cents a share final dividend.
Moa ended the day at $1.29, having sold in a $16 million initial public offering at $1.25. Moa needs the money to build a new $6.1 million brewing facility and cover the $1.6 million cost of the float.
Kathmandu, the outdoor equipment retailer, rose 4.8 percent to $1.75, having shed about a third of its value in the past year. Xero, the cloud-based accounting service, climbed about 1 percent to a new record close $6.36 as it continued to benefit from the extra exposure from listing on the ASX last week.
Trade Me Group, the auction website, gained 1.2 percent to $4.19.
Mainfreight, the global transport and logistics company, pared an earlier decline to finish the day unchanged at $10.40. First-half profit fell 4.6 percent as an earnings slump in Europe offset gains in all of its other markets.
"We maintain our confidence in the long-term benefits of our European acquisition although we are disappointed with the financial performance over the last six months," managing director Don Braid said in a statement.
Infratil rose 0.2 percent to $2.18. The investment firm reported a first-half net loss of $16.5 million after taking a previously flagged charge against the value of its UK airports. It lifted its dividend by 8.3 percent.
Goodman Property Trust was unchanged at $1.06 after saying it wants to raise $80 million in new equity from institutional and retail shareholders to buy the 50 percent it doesn't already own of the Auckland business park, Highbrook, in a $186.6 million transaction involving cash, trust units and deferred payment elements.


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How does stress affect milk production?
I would like to know if stress really affect milk production and how does it affect the baby? Some of my friends told me that it is very important that when you feed your baby with your milk, you should be, as much as possible, "stress-free". They say, babies become a "cry baby" if you feed him when you are stressed, and also it affects the quantity of milk you produced. Thank you in advance for replying.
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Dear proud2beamom,
Thank you for your questions.
Firstly, there is no evidence that if you breastfeed your baby when you are stressed then your baby will cry more at present or in the future. Perhaps the best way to allow your child to be independent in the future is to respond to their every need as a baby. Indeed, there is evidence that being close to your baby in the first 6 months of life (for example, by babywearing and co-sleeping) and breastfeeding on demand (in the day and night) helps your child to be more socially developed and independent as they grow older.
In very stressful circumstances, including times where women are affected by natural disasters or even wars, the flow of breastmilk may be slower temporarily. However, it would be very rare for stress to actually cause a permanent change to breastmilk supply. Actually breastfeeding can reduce an anxious or stressed mood in the mum because it produces the hormone Oxytocin. Breastfeeding is so beneficial that in times of extreme stress it can increase the bonding between mum and baby further.
I hope this helps to answer your questions. Please do post back if you have any further questions.
Warm wishes,


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USC Dance takes flight with 'Voices of Choreography'
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The University of South Carolina Dance Company will perform "Voices of Choreography," a concert showcasing dance works that span the spectrum from neoclassical to modern style on Nov. 2-3.
The concert will take place at 7:30 p.m. both evenings on the Koger Center stage.
The performances will include the South Carolina premiere of modern dance pioneer Alwin Nikolais' "Tensile Involvement," a 1953 work famously featured in the 2003 film, "The Company."
Susan Anderson, USC Dance artistic director, said the opportunity to perform "Tensile Involvement" fulfills her goal of educating the students in the dance program and the audience about dance history.
"Nikolais was not only known as an artistic pioneer along the lines of Warhol, but was also a composer and designer whose abstract dances combined motion with technical effects to create a complete freedom from established patterns of technique. Choosing this piece allowed us to present this iconoclastic artist's work to a future dance audience," Anderson said.
USC Dance has also developed a curriculum based upon "Tensile Involvement," to present to area public schools.
Another highlight of the concert will be the specially choreographed piece, "Bella Folia," created by renowned Boston-based choreographer Gianni Di Marco.
"Kyra Strasberg, a USC distinguished artist-in-residence, danced with di Marco at the Boston Ballet, where she was a principal dancer in the company. Having this experience with Gianni enhances the students' readiness and individual creative processes as they work to become professional dancers," Anderson said.
The dance program continues its association with the works of legendary ballet choreographer George Balanchine with the performance "La Source," a 1968 piece that expanded on an earlier work set by Balanchine, to the music of the Léo Delibes' ballets "Syvia" and "Naila."
A fourth piece, "If Only, I…," a work by dance associate professor Thaddeus Davis, recipient of the Choo San Goh choreography award rounds out the evening
Tickets for the concert are $12 for students, $16 for USC faculty and staff, military and seniors (60 and older) and $18 for the general public. Tickets can be purchased at the Koger Center box office or can be charged by phone at 803-251-2222.


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LISTEN: Luke Bryan releases second single from upcoming album
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Luke Bryan is offering fans another sample of his next album. The country star has released the new single "That's My Kind Of Night."
"That's My Kind Of Night" is the follow up to the hit "Crash My Party," the title track to Bryan's upcoming studio effort.
The album will be in stores on August 13th.
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I installed BT4 on my laptop. When i run wicd, all the networks which are visible are encrypted. To connect to them i get a message 'encryption should be enabled before connecting to the network'
Ok so I go in the advanced settings and there I am asked to enter the WPA key.
Now my question is this.
The network is public. Secured but public and I can connect to it using windows without any password or WPA key authentication. Windows connects to this network using TKIP encryption.
How do I go about this? I am not asking how to hack WPA but how do I connect to the network since I do not know the WPA and it is not requested while running windows.
Is there any other way to connect without entering the WPA ? If so how ?
Thank you for the time and help!


text: In more thought, at the risk of annoying everyone. By 2nd Man Lee had the perfect instrument of war. Just absolutely perfect. Longstreet, the master of solid assault and massive defense. Jackson, the master of fast Napoleonic warfare. Had that miraculous triumvirate survived Chancallorseville, it may not have been the battle of Gettysburg or anything else that we would recognize in battle to this day. Easily if Jackson had lived there just might never be any battle of Gettysburg at all. It would still be a quiet little boring farm town like Adamstown or Littlestown. Inconsequential. Jackson is the "X" factor of the war the East. Had he survived Chncvl anything could have happened- including Northern defeat on the battlefield. A Loyal Neo-Anti Unionist, Peter In a message dated 1/23/2012 8:24:04 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, glory at zbzoom.net writes: Esteemed GDG Member Contributes: Just finished "how the south could have won the civil war", by Bevin Alexander-Armchair General 3-2012 It ends: Saddled with leaders like Davis and Lee, who could not perceive reality, the South's defeat was inevitable. The crux of the article is Jackson understood that the means of war now favored the defense as witnessed during the 7 days battles when only 1 of Lee's 5 frontal attacks succeeded. Rifled muskets and canister would bleed out the southern army at this rate. Instead, Jackson encouraged offensive movement leading to a defensive stance on ground of his choice. He also favored aggressive northern invasion with additional plans to destroy factories, railroads and mines. Both Davis and Lee rejected his strategy. Davis was in favor of a more passive policy hoping the north would tire or Britain/France would intervene. Lee favored frontal attacks. At second manassas, Jackson's proposals led to an opportunity to destroy Pope's army. It may have worked if Lee would have attacked Popes left earlier, failing to prevent retreat. At Antietam, Jackson disagreed with Lee's goal of going to destroy the bridge over the Susquehanna. Instead he wanted to draw Mac to attack him north of Washington with added goal of destroying factories etc When battle took place at Antietam, Lee chose to fight despite little room for maneuver. Jackson's ideals would have favored withdrawing to a more favorable defensive position. At Fredericksburg, Jackson proposed going south to North Anna River where the cavalry would better be able to prevent the union army's retreat and resupply. At Chancellorsville, Lee put Jackson's strategy in place. An end around to cut off Hookers retreat over the Rappahannock at US Ford was foiled by Jackson's wound. Lee invaded North again but continued his fixation on frontal attacks during three costly days at Gettysburg. The above are interesting points although over simplified and without primary sources. Thoughts? Dave Sent from my iPhone ----------------http://www.arthes.com/mailman/listinfo/gettysburg_arthes.com -to unsubscribe http://arthes.com/pipermail/gettysburg_arthes.com/ for Archives


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I understand that as more businesses wanted to use the web, the desire for online transactions came up. But instead of building something new, all these other things got piled on top of html, and everything turned into a big heaping mess. At least in my opinion. I'm still not convinced of the value of online business though. It's risky, prone to hacking, and more.
Personally, I never bought a pager when they came out. I never got a mobile phone when they came out. I never got a cellphone when they came out. I do not own an mp3 player, an ipod, or an iphone. I mention this merely as a basis to where I am coming from. If I miss a call, they'll either call back, or they won't. I'll either be there to answer it, or I won't. Either way, I go about my daily life without feeling tied to a stupid phone.
The more I type, the more it sounds like a rant, and it isn't meant to. I just want to put my questions into perspective.
So, can anybody explain to me what the big deal is for anything more than simple HTML?
Seriously, does anybody write desktop applications any more? These were my specialty and I feel like all this modern crap has taken away my ability to earn.
Web pages are written in three languages.
HTML to specify the content (hopefully using semantic tags that help to identify what each piece of the content is).
CSS to define how the page should look on the particular device being used to view the page. By keeping this separate from the HTML you can define totally different appearances for the same content to suit a variety of different devices.
The big mess of having everything jumbled together was cleaned up when HTML 4 was released in 1997 which made obsolete all the jumbled code where the appearance was defined within the HTML instead of separately. The introduction of the Document Object Model similarly allowed for JavaScript to be made a completely separate component. Properly written web pages will have a link tag in the head of the HTML to attach the CSS and a script tag at the very bottom of the body to attach the JavaScript and will not have any CSS or JavaScript within the HTML itself other than those tags. Unfortunately most of the web has not yet finished transitioning from HTML 3.2 to HTML 4 and is still using a lot of the jumbled coding that has been obsolete since 1997 and which was only necessary after that to support Netscape 4 (which disappeared in about 2005).
As far as jQuery is concerned - that's just a piece of JavaScript written by John Resig that he made available for others to share. It is no different from any other code library that you can get for most programming languages today that will take care of a lot of the common tasks for you so as to allow you to concentreate on writing the part of the code that is specific to the current application.
For that matter even desktop applications are being written in JavaScript now as JavaScript is one of the three languages you can use with Adobe Air to produce desktop applications.
I think you missed the underlying question, which is behaviour. HTML documents weren't designed to have behaviour. The web itself is stateless. Why go to these lengths to make it behave more like a desktop application with a persistent state, when we could've just used desktop apps to start with?
I agree that web pages weren't originally designed to have behaviour. That situation only really existed between 1989 and 1996 though. I don't know why it was decided to add behaviour to web pages rather than create a separate protocol for it but since web pages were without behaviour for only 7 years and have had behaviour now for 16 years I don't understand why anyone would bother asking that question now rather than say 15 years ago when it was a relatively new concept. As web pages have had behaviour now for over 2/3 of the time that the web has existed it seems somewhat irrelevant now that it is something that the web didn't have during its first few years of existance when for much of that time the only people who even had access to the web at all worked for universities and other scientific institutions. Very few people using the web today would even be aware that there was a time when web pages didn't have behaviour.
I suppose it is a problem for somebody like me. I began in 1991 and around 1998 or so, I did start complaining. It was easy for me to think in terms of 100% static, or 100% interactive. It was the mixtures that made my mind boggle, become confused as to the purpose of a unit, trace it's flow, and eventually lose the last job I had, back in 2000. I guess some people, me included, just aren't cut out for this generation.
Needless to say, I don't like the idea of combining purposes into products, like the ipad. Computer, web, phone, music, all in one unit? Nah...
I prefer the days when the web was used to GET information, email was used to SEND it, and newsgroups were used to SHARE it. Separately, they were so much simpler. I retired in 2010 after a stroke, and I suppose it's just as well. This old coot probably just needs to move along.
Probably. When HTTP was designed, they certainly had no idea how it would one day be used. If we dig through history, I suspect we'd find that Microsoft tried to introduce a new protocol. But nonetheless, HTTP thrived. I suspect this happened for two reasons: HTML was easy, and browser software was already widely available.
It was more of an evolution rather than a conscious choice.
Jeff, I follow you. But I'm still not certain I 'get it'. For examples sake: my kids operate the universal remote here at our house flawlessly, without reading the manuals. To me, it's too complex. I'm always hitting the wrong button, or getting into some stupid on-screen menu that I can't get out of. For me, it is simpler to just walk up to the box and push the 'channel up' button. I understand how things like this evolve, I just don't like it because 9 times out of 10, it leaves me in the dust.
I guess it's what you're used to.
My grandmother thought microwave ovens and answering machines where complicated.
My parents did OK with those, and even remote controls and cell phones, but drew the line at getting a computer.
I know younger people that can't tell time from a non-digital clock and have never heard of party lines or LPs and wouldn't know what a cassette tape is let alone an 8 track.
When I was in school, the use of pocket calculators was forbidden and I thought bulky walkie-talkies were neat. Now use of computers is mandatory (any wonder why some cashiers can't do simple math?) and almost everyone has pocket-sized cell phones.
When I started using computers it was text only, command prompt, monochrome screen (remember pong?). Personally and fortunately, I have no trouble with this, but I can understand how some would and GUIs make things easier (well, they should hopefully) and look cool.
Would having separate transfer protocols for various things make sense and be better? Probably. But time flies and change is constant. Who know's, maybe 20 years from now there will be?
Heh. I remember everything on that list. Heck, I remember our first black and white tv. It had three knobs. One volume, one gross and one fine channel knob. I could see it and hear it just fine. I'd still use it today if I still had it. =)
Actually, I used to work in at a place where Web Application was frown upon and desktop application is ALWAYS way to go.
Many people there avoid Javascript like plague and even hate ANY open source as well. If you bring up any of the words like "web/html/javascript/open source", they are already giving the thumb down (like in Gladiator's style)
In terms of how HTML/CSS/JavaScript got super popular is NOT because of the technology. It was the accessibility/maintainability/security that made it super popular. Desktop application security is NOT even close to web security. Name me any desktop application that can't be cracked? look for any software and you'll see many torrents w/ crack. Now, try to hack amazon.com. Which do you think is easier to hack? How about cloud computing? With Desktop, you're stuck w/ whatever cpu for your computer. With web, you can distribute to multiple cpu on the fly.
Anyways, don't look at HTML/CSS/JS as a reason why WEB became popular. Look at it as HTML/CSS/JS got popular because of Web.
One last comment ^_^... It's been months since I posted here.
In my opinion, I think you're judging by the cover. Web is much more then just HTML/CSS/JavaScript. In fact, that's just maybe 20~30%. There are back-end technology which has greater importance. For example, I want to run 100 computers to be clustered... HTML/CSS/JS won't help at all in this area. So if I come across a person who says "Web is stupid! HTML/CSS/JS sucks" then you clearly do not understand what Web is truly about. What's ironic is that you are using WEB to post your thread.. so think about that.
Exactly right. I never said WHY jQuery was created in what you quoted - only that it is simply some JavaScript written by John Resig. It is just a piece of JavaScript and anyone who knows how to write JavaScript properly can easily write their own version of what that code provides.
You can easily prove that jQuery is simply JavaScript code by turning off JavaScript and then discovering that jQuery will no longer run.
Of course, I realised when I started this thread that it uses the very things I don't see any point in. But I use it because it's the only option right now. Until SP introduces a mailing group, then I have to use this. The truth is, I don't even like this, or facebook, even though I'm forced to use it because nobody checks their f-ing email anymore. I feel like I'm being pulled out with the tide, with all this feature overload and dumb crap.
I'm a forum guy, myself.
The truth is, I don't even like this, or facebook, even though I'm forced to use it because nobody checks their f-ing email anymore.Same! I absolutely hate that. Terrible for communication. And I'm young (no offense), in the "Facebookiscool" generation.
Seriously, does anybody write desktop applications any more? These were my specialty and I feel like all this modern crap has taken away my ability to earn.[/QUOTE]
Wow, someone crankier and more old-fashioned than myself... this will be fun.
Some of the technologies offer real advantages -- CSS for example allows you to enhance the page and create layouts, often using less bandwidth and less HTML. In fact, it lets you take your HTML back to the original intent; saying what things are and then letting the user agent (browser) determine how best to show them... all CSS does is allow you to target certain types of user agents to further enhance their appearance.
It's where the idea of "separation of presentation from content" comes into play -- semantic markup; saying what your things ARE (headings, paragraphs, lists) instead of what they look like (font, center, align) allows you to target multiple targets off one set of HTML, and still have a decent workable page for search engines, screen readers with assistive technologies, or people who just want to turn all the fancy extra crap off.
You go to one of my sites, you turn off CSS, you get a clean, simple flat HTML page that's fully functional. You leave CSS on and turn images off, you get a working CSS layout where all the content is still useful.
CSS also, as I mentioned, can save on bandwidth and make pages load faster; since an external CSS stylesheet is CACHED across pages. So if people visit more than one page that uses the same styling, when they go to that second page it's already on the clients machine ready to go; it also means less markup overall since you can say something once, instead of a dozen times over and over.
You take old HTML 3.2 from the peak of "let's piss on what HTML is for" (The following is taken from an actual site I took over running in 2003 the previous maintainer had tossed together using "HotMetal Pro" -- an old WYSIWYG. My involvement ended last year after they stepped on my johnson with golf cleats connected to a car battery -- that's actually how one of the junior partners described their handling of the changeover!)
Inner Sphere Idenity

In a region called home by as many different peoples and cultures as the Inner Sphere, it may seem strange to speak
of an overall identity, or of any similarities at all. Yet every Inner Sphere nation shares three characteristics
that set them apart from the Clans: a workable balance between vastly diverse elements, families in which parents
or close blood relatives care for children of varying ages, and recognition of other human endeavors as equal or
superior to waging war.

Clan and Inner Sphere Differences

Like many groups in the Inner Sphere, individual Clans see themselves as significantly different from their fellows.
Though minor from an Inner Sphere perspective, cultural differences among the Clans frequently threaten to explode
into major rifts. Throughout Clan history, they have prompted everything from long-standing feuds to mini-civil
wars to outright obliteration.

The realms of the Inner Sphere are far more different from each other than are any two Clans. Some are virtually
bubbling over with different cultural groups and political factions. Others hew sharply to a single cultural pattern
and centralized power structure. Yet even the most freewheeling society possesses some sense of unified identity,
and even the least tolerant realm peacefully incorporates nonconformist elements.

Falcon vs. Wolf

Spends time declaring the same things over and over again, isn't semantic so screen readers have no clue what's going on, and is an all around waste of code... for what today would be a simple:

Inner Sphere Idenity

In a region called home by as many different peoples and cultures as the Inner Sphere, it may seem strange to speak of an overall identity, or of any similarities at all. Yet every Inner Sphere nation shares three characteristics that set them apart from the Clans: a workable balance between vastly diverse elements, families in which parents or close blood relatives care for children of varying ages, and recognition of other human endeavors as equal or superior to waging war.

Clan and Inner Sphere Differences

Like many groups in the Inner Sphere, individual Clans see themselves as significantly different from their fellows. Though minor from an Inner Sphere perspective, cultural differences among the Clans frequently threaten to explode into major rifts. Throughout Clan history, they have prompted everything from long-standing feuds to mini-civil wars to outright obliteration.
The realms of the Inner Sphere are far more different from each other than are any two Clans. Some are virtually bubbling over with different cultural groups and political factions. Others hew sharply to a single cultural pattern and centralized power structure. Yet even the most freewheeling society possesses some sense of unified identity, and even the least tolerant realm peacefully incorporates nonconformist elements.

Falcon vs. Wolf

with this as the CSS:
h3 {
font:bold 120%/120% arial,helvetica,sans-serif;
p {
margin:0 0 1.2em;
So you can see the obvious advantages there. It IS a superior way of handling things. When there's a legitimate benefit, don't be afraid of 'new' technologies.
Especially when said technologies are already over a decade old! (which is the shocking part of people still sleazing out pages in transitional; and why HTML 5 being the 'new transitional' is a step BACKWARDS)
Javascript is supposed to be there to further enhance and simplify use for the user; unfortunately the majority of people crapping out scripts on their sites are instead using it for goofy animations, dropdown effects, replicating things like TARGET which were deprecated for a reason, or using AJAX to recreate framesets as if that's magically going to be somehow better.
Scripting used with restraint is a great thing -- the total lack of restraint right now is taking good site concepts and flushing them down the toilet... leading the charge of course is the fat bloated idiotic jquery asshattery - that after three and a half decades of programming I can't believe ANYONE is dumb enough to want to use. (See my opinion of HTML 5).
To be frank, the majority of websites that have javascript on them right now have NO LEGITIMATE REASON to have it there in terms of delivering a useful experience to the user; from half-assed goofy slide-show crap that shoe-horns you into a fixed width layout, to stupid menu animations that burn accessibility at the stake, to AJAX/DHTML type elements that piss all over the ashes. By the time you take that level of stupidity and add jQuery to it, the best you can hope for is to get the site buried in secret so it's grave isn't defiled.
Which is NOT to say there aren't useful applications of Javascript, or more specifically scripted applications. Google Maps is a great example.... though that brings us to your question:
Desktop applications aren't going anywhere, but with Windows 8 and the "metro" interface, as well as on mobile HTML and CSS will see more and more use for designing user interfaces for applications...
This actually isn't anything new; go back to when IE5 came out and Microsoft documented and opened up the API calls to Trident (the rendering engine under IE) for use in making application interfaces... almost a decade before XULRunner was a twinkle in a FLOSS fanboy's eye. It was actually a laugh that a number of Antivirus softwares from '97 through to the early part of the last decade actually relied upon IE to render their user interfaces! They used HTML running inside a IE instance as their UI!
HTML/CSS and even with some javascript assistance for desktop application UI design is an exciting prospect; it opens the door to more people being able to make software. At the same time, the penalties in speed, code size and functionality have to be weighed carefully; and naturally they won't be. For every useful result, there will always be a dozen little crapplets that suck just as bad as VB crapplets of the past 20 years, hypercard stacks masquerading as applications, or the people who had the nerve to try and distribute software written in ROM Basic as business applications.
I would suggest taking the time to learn these technologies and to try out some of those devices you "don't have or want" so you can actually be qualified to comment on them. I badmouth a lot of this new stuff, but I only do so after trying them and giving them a serious chance... A lesson I had drilled into me from an early age -- If you aren't going to take the time to review them seriously and understand them you have little business opening your yap on the subject!
Besides, they day you think there's nothing new to learn is the day the rest of the world leaves you behind. The IT field is in constant flux, if you think you can learn to do something one way and then never have to update your skills, you're in the wrong field.
Though I understand the feeling, I had the same reaction when Borland ditched OWL for the VCL -- the latter being visual programming is something I can't wrap my head around; but I don't go around badmouthing Visual C++ or Delphi -- BECAUSE I can't understand how to use them and as such don't, I'm not qualified to rip into them... It is depressing though that I can hand compile my own 6502, 6809, 1802, Z80 or x86 machine language, but I can't understand visual programming. (Though as i've said for years I'd rather hand compile 8k of machine language than try and debug 50 lines of C code -- it's less cryptic)
Rejecting things you've tried to use on legitimate functionality grounds is different from rejecting them just because they are new, different, outside your realm of understanding or supplanting your existing skillset. One is making a rational choice, the other is being a whiny little ....
P.S. Mailing lists? REALLY? I hated them back on Fidonet as being impossible to follow and useless... Compared to a modern forums, even the steaming pile of manure known as vBull is just... wow. What's next? Usenet and IRC? These technologies are dead for a reason.
-- edit -- though e-mail is a great example of Javascript ruining something useful.... where webmail isn't as useful today as it was a decade ago, to the point all this scripted asshattery sent me back to using mail clients; something I figured was on the way of the dodo five or six years ago.
Just as another consideration - there was already a protocol for document sharing before HTTP - it was called gopher. That HTML allowed the styling of the document to be handled by the browser rather than having it embedded in the document was one of the original benefits of HTML. Early browsers had CSS built into the browser itself. It was only much later browsers in the early 90s that dropped that and made it necessary to provide the appearance info some other way that led to the HTML 3.2 monstrosity that most web sites still use.
That's not true at all. You do have a choice. Just don't use the browser ever again and save money by not having ISP. If you do "decide" to use it then I'd be more appreciative. Sorry to say this but your perfect example of a troll. Of course, you're free to have your opinion..but if you're going to say negative things then first quit using it then criticize it. Seriously, you don't like sitepoint and you decide to rant on a site you don't like? seriously..c'mon~~~ he's a troll right?
Unless I misinterpreted, I didn't hear "I don't like SitePoint" as much as I heard "I'm out of my comfort zone".
As for all the fancy-smancy stuff, I remember seeing sites with gaudy colors, animated gifs, autoplay mids, blink and scroll.And not used in moderation.
I figure it's the same with this generation. "Ooooh, I can do this". And then go overboard (mis)using the tools at their disposal.
That's true for anything. You'll always find someone who'll misuse the tool. There are many people who still think duck tape or super glue is the solution for everything. I can promise you that dumb programmers will always exist no matter what you do. At work..sometimes I wish I had a shirt that says "I see dumb programmers"..lol~ just j/k~ not everyone is tech saavy..but just a thought.


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Now that we are winding down the holidays and approaching the new year, how about starting off 2010 on the right foot! It's important to organize all of your decorations, ornaments, lights, etc. so things don't get lost or forgotten. This part of the holidays can be so A-N-N-O-Y-I-N-G…Annoying! However, it has to be done at some point and what better time than now?! While you may feel like putting this off, keep telling yourself that you'll be happy you got it out of the way now and next year finding things and unpacking will be that much easier!
Gather up boxes that you can neatly and carefully pack everything up into. Here's a tip: Re-organize storage bins to maximize space and re-use the gift boxes from the holidays instead of buying new ones to store your things in (Pictured below: a shirt box, a box that came with a mug and one large mailing box).
Label your boxes with the coordinating items inside and when putting away, arrange them so that labels are easily seen and organized for your convenience when you take them out next year!
If you pack smart now you'll be able to spend more time later doing the things you really love with family and friends!
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7th Annual Car Show & Brew Fest
Saturday, June 22, 2013 from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM (PDT)
Who's Going
San Francisco, California
London, United Kingdom
Florence, Italy
Event Details
The Camarillo Ranch Foundation will host its 7th Annual Classic Car Show & Brew Fest on Saturday, June 22, from 11 am to 4 pm. The show, one of several fundraising efforts to support ranch preservation and its educational programs, will feature 1979 and older classic cars, trucks, and hot rods. There will also be a selection of classic 1932 to 1953 early Ford V-8's displayed in the Red Barn.
In addition to the car show, attendees can also sample beers from a host of local breweries. We recommend that you come hungry because a variety of food trucks will be serving up delicious grub. Live music will be "on tap," and we will also be offering "BINGO" in the East Garden for those who wish to test their luck.
General Admission is $10 per person. Beer tasting, which includes a souvenir tasting mug, is an additional $15 per person. Show car registration is priced at $25 per car in advance (by June 15) and $30 on the day of the event. We hope to see you there!
When & Where
201 Camarillo Ranch Road
Saturday, June 22, 2013 from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM (PDT)
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THERE'S AN impromptu memorial to Ray Collins on one of the places he loved best: a public bench.
Two photos of Collins, a votive candle, orchids and messages adorn the metal bench on the southeast corner of Second and Yale in downtown Claremont, just outside the Village Grille diner.
One poetic message reads: "Come a day, any day, sit on this bench, Ray's Bench, speak a while with him, then leave, you have not wasted your day, just lived it better."
The other reads, more simply, "RIP, ya Mother!" with a heart sign.
Collins, a Pomona native, was the original singer of the Mothers of Invention, the band that launched Frank Zappa to renown. In recent years Collins was a fixture in the Claremont Village.
He spent his days there, walking around, relaxing on benches, chatting with friends. He was a sort of town greeter, the unofficial mayor of the Village. It was less known that he was homeless and lived out of a van.
He died Dec. 24 at age 75 after a heart attack six days earlier. Collins is survived by a brother in Upland, two half-brothers, a grandson and numerous nieces and nephews. He's been cremated, although a memorial service remains a possibility.
I've already written about my own encounters with Collins. But he was such a presence in the Village, I thought that was worth a tribute in itself.
As I expected, nearly everyone knew him.
"We regularly greeted one another. He was full of true Buddha nature," writer Jonathan Lethem said.
Collins, a morning person, came into Some Crust Bakery promptly at 6:30 a.m. each day for a dark-roasted coffee and sometimes a pastry or muffin.
"Everybody knew him, knew his history," manager Jack Housen said of his staff. "We knew he was living out of his car. That's the music business for you."
Plans are in the works for a window display at the bakery in Collins' memory.
At the Folk Music Center, employee Henry Barnes took me out to the sidewalk to point out a different bench, one shaded by a tree, where he often saw Collins.
He said the grandfatherly Collins, with his chest-length white beard, was always an object of fascination for children.
"He loved little babies. Babies loved him," Barnes said.
For some, Collins had a role in the Village similar to that of Charles Chase, the white-bearded owner of the Folk Music Center, who died in 2004.
The two represented a certain dignity, bohemian spirit and uncompromising nature in a downtown increasingly populated by boutiques and flashy vehicles.
"It's hard to imagine the Village with first Mr. Chase and now him gone," said Dennis Callaci, general manager of Rhino Records.
Aaron Kenyon, the manager of Video Paradiso, struck a similar note.
"He was such a presence. It's what people want Claremont and Pomona to be about, a living representation of that," Kenyon said.
"Mr. Chase was like that too. A link to the old school. It was grounding."
Kenyon knew Collins as well as anyone, interviewing him on KSPC-FM a decade ago, keeping in close touch and persuading him once to come over for dinner.
Kenyon, 42, treated Collins as a respected elder. He saw him in all his contradictions. Notably, there was Collins' love-hate relationship with Zappa, whom he had invited into the band in Pomona in 1964 and who gradually took it over.
Collins could be bitter about the lack of recognition and money. Other times, he was proud of the band's legacy and his contributions.
"Sometimes he'd get in the mood when he wanted to share and he'd pop off with a story, and other times he'd say 'That was just a phase of my life,"' Kenyon said. "He could be kind of surly in his way."
What would he have made of getting a lengthy obituary in the New York Times? "He wouldn't have understood," Kenyon said.
I heard from Tim Corvin, who is hoping to make a documentary about Zappa's time in this area. He introduced himself to Collins last September and was surprised that Collins gladly spent an afternoon with him, showing him around Pomona's old bar district on East Holt Avenue and promising to grant an on-camera interview whenever Corvin was ready.
Corvin phoned him the next time he was in town. Collins said brusquely, "I don't feel like talking Zappa history. Goodbye," and hung up.
"It was quite the emotional rollercoaster," Corvin admitted. "I just didn't have my camera with me on the right day."
Collins was prone to doing that. He would often agree to things, such as offers of singing engagements, and then change his mind after a couple of days' reflection, Kenyon said.
I've wondered why Collins seemed unable or unwilling to pursue music in his later years, despite occasional comments that he was still writing songs. Kenyon didn't know either.
Collins at times would seem to be trying to get a band together but wouldn't move beyond talk. He turned down invitations to join the Grandmothers, a band made up of his aging Mothers of Invention bandmates.
"He loved music," Ernie Arutunian, a childhood friend from Pomona, told me. "He didn't like commercializing it."
Yet Collins could have used the money. Kenyon was among those who had tried to help Collins, but even such simple offerings as store gift certificates or a blanket were rebuffed.
"He was a proud, self-sufficient dude," Kenyon said. "The extra money never motivated him, even back in the day."
The Mothers might be the valley's greatest cultural success story, Kenyon said, because they started in Pomona clubs and really gelled when Zappa, a Cucamonga friend of Collins', joined in 1964.
Collins had begun singing at Emerson Junior High. "He had a beautiful falsetto voice," said Arutunian, a classmate.
He began as a doo-wop singer with Little Julian Herrera and the Tigers, singing on "I Remember Linda" in 1957, and with Zappa co-wrote 1963's "Memories of El Monte" for the Penguins, a fond look at the Legion hall where mixed-race dances were held.
Yet he also made the transition to the satirical Mothers and its avant-garde experimentation, even if the satire grew too much for his tastes and led to his 1968 exit.
Some knew Collins less as his legend and more as a familiar face.
"At first it was 'hi, how are you.' Then we started having conversations about movies, or what's going on in the Village," said Nicole Ennis of Claremont Photo and Video.
Collins frequented the Laemmle 5 theater and would steer Ennis to movies he liked or away from ones he said he walked out of.
She saw him spend hours on yet another bench, outside the Claremont Library, across the street from the business, where he would snack on apples or oranges.
"I can't really picture him as a singer," she admitted.
Anthony Brooks, the shop's owner, said his last conversation with Collins came when he returned to work after a few days off for illness. Collins asked him, deadpan, "Is it terminal?"
They saw the commotion Dec. 18 around Collins' van, which was parked across the street. He had had a heart attack and was rushed to the hospital by paramedics. He never regained consciousness.
But back to the Village Grille. The bench decorated in tribute to Collins is a few steps from the diner's door. Many customers knew him, as did the staff.
How did he spend his time?
"I never saw him with a book or newspaper," waitress Gina Rodriguez said. "I think he just watched life, watched people. He was a people-watcher. That was his entertainment."
The bench's decorations came about spontaneously from Grille customers.
One man who often chatted with Collins placed his photo on the bench on Dec. 27 as word spread about his death. A woman left two leis: one for hello, one for goodbye. Two siblings brought flowers.
The girl, Kyra, who's about 6, told Rodriguez sadly: "He was my best friend in the whole wide world."
Children liked Collins because he wasn't mean or angry. "He was a man who sat on a bench who gave you a conversation if you were open to it," Rodriguez said. "He just had that calm spirit. I think most children sense that."
Customers are still talking about him.
"He was a staple of the town," waitress Mary Silva said. "It's amazing how many people knew him."
Homeless he may have been, but on the streets and sidewalks of Claremont, Ray Collins did find a home.
David Allen writes Friday, Sunday and Wednesday, his home. Reach him via email or at 909-483-9339, read his blog, check out his Facebook page and follow @davidallen909 on Twitter.


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Lauren Silverman is officially free to be wifed up by Simon Cowell!
(Yahoo!) - Simon Cowell is free to make Lauren Silverman his missus.
The "X Factor" judge's ladylove has officially ended her marriage to Andrew Silverman. The socialite, who's expecting a baby with Cowell, finalized her divorce proceedings in New York Civil Court on Wednesday, according to E! News. (A rep for Lauren has not yet responded to omg!'s request for comment.)
The settlement was initially reached in August. Andrew, who named Simon a co-respondent in his divorce filing, and Lauren will reportedly share joint custody of their 7-year-old son, who will reside in New York City. The mom-to-be was awarded a little over $2 million from the financier.
Lauren's new relationship status paves the way for a wedding to Simon — if the prickly British TV personality decides to pop the question. And things certainly seem to be pointing in that direction. For the last month, rumors have swirled that he has already purchased an engagement ring for his pregnant gal pal, who is gearing up for her baby shower this weekend. No word on when he'll drop down to one knee, but it could be before baby Cowell arrives. On Ryan Seacrest's radio show in September, a lovestruck Simon said, "Let's put it this way, I wouldn't expect her to be a single mother."
Over the summer Simon's personal life made major headlines when it was revealed Lauren was expecting his child while she was married to Andrew. Even juicier — the reality TV mogul had been friends with both of the Silvermans, vacationing with them on multiple occasions. Talk about awkward!
Simon has yet to address Lauren's divorce being made official (omg! reached out to his rep), but he's been busy stirring up other drama as well. On Wednesday's "X Factor" he made insensitive comments about cutting in front of Demi Lovato, who has a history of self-harm. Fans took to Twitter to support the "Heart Attack" singer and try to make Simon aware of his gaffe.
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Other things that can cause IT band syndrome are alignment and bike fit. Even with good saddle height and position, problems can arise from misalignment of your feet and ankles. People who tend to be bowlegged are often more at risk. However, a more common issue is the person who tends to be a pronator, or flat footed.
Cycling isn't considered a closed kinetic chain activity. (Closed chain activities are weight-bearing exercises or activities where the foot is in contact with the ground.) However, in cycling there is a nearly constant downward force on the pedals. Although there isn't the impact associated with running, there is still a tremendous amount of room for joint movement in the ankle, hind foot and mid foot.
As downward force is exerted on the pedal, the foot pronates, resulting in associated internal rotation and abduction of the hip and knee. This creates increased tension on the ITB and a higher degree of friction.
If foot and/or ankle misalignment is an issue, the problem can often be addressed with a good set of shoe inserts. In severe cases, custom orthotics may be necessary. It is also important to ensure proper cleat placement so the knee tracks properly over the foot and pedal.
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Treatment of IT band syndrome includes stretching, massage and frequent icing. Although flexibility of the ITB complex isn't typically an issue, stretching can be beneficial (especially during the healing process). Massage promotes blood flow to the affected area and can minimize scar tissue formation. This can be done by a professional or by self-massage using a foam roll or massage stick.
The good news is that, often, you don't have to stop riding completely. Exercise can promote blood flow and be beneficial to the healing process. However, you probably should curb the intensity and duration until the inflammation abates. If the stress on the affected tissues can be reduced and the pain subsides, begin to increase your riding time and intensity.
If your symptoms don't improve, seek further evaluation. Lateral meniscus tears, articular cartilage lesions or arthritic changes can mimic ITB problems or may be concomitant issues. However, it is always best to catch and address the problem early. Better yet, get on a program to reduce your risk and address any factors you know may contribute to the problem.
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Brunette Beauty Sofia Vergara goes blond!
(Yahoo!) - Sofia Vergara may be as famous for her long, flowing brown locks as she is for her voluptuous curves, but it looks like the "Modern Family" actress is swapping out her trademark dark waves for a more sun-kissed look.
On Tuesday, the 40-year-old bombshell posted a selfie pic of her new golden tresses.
Blond ambitions!! Gracias to the amazing Kelly Klain Im ready for summer!☀ instagram.com/p/XVDByXLpZH/— Sofia Vergara (@SofiaVergara) March 26, 2013
The lighter locks are a drastic change from her everyday chocolate brown mane, but she's proving that no matter what do' she rocks, she looks hot no matter what!
But Sofia is just one of the many stunning brunette Hollywood mavens who have shocked fans by lightening up. On Sunday, expectant mama Kim Kardashian tweeted a snapshot of herself back when she had light locks, admitting, "Missing my blonde."
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