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this is a discussion within the Saints Community Forum; http://www.thenewsstar.com/html/C3C9...35DF3076.shtml This is an online-only bonus report Posted on May 2, 2003 By KEVIN FOOTE METAIRIE - No, it wasn't as flashy as selecting a wide receiver from Tennessee in the first round like they did last year. In fact, ...
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While New Orleans' draft wasn't flashy, it was effective
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Posted on May 2, 2003
By KEVIN FOOTE
METAIRIE - No, it wasn't as flashy as selecting a wide receiver from Tennessee in the first round like they did last year.
In fact, this NFL draft was a bummer for many New Orleans Saints' fans.
Weeks of speculating on which two prospects the Saints would nab from a group that consisted of Maryland linebacker E.J. Henderson, Miami defensive tackle William Joseph, USC safety Troy Polamalu and Notre Dame center Jeff Faine all went out the window early on Saturday.
Instead of doubling their pleasure in the middle of the first round for the second straight season, the Saints elected to trade them to move up to No. 6, while elevating their second-round spot and acquiring a fourth-rounder.
If New Orleans was able to get Kansas State cornerbacker Terence Newman like it tried, it might have resulted in more cheers. Instead, more looks of confusion came out of going with Georgia defensive tackle Johnathan Sullivan (6-3, 313, 4.9-40).
First of all, analyzing any team's draft takes at least a season of observation. In today's free agent world, though, it also requires lumping it with free-agent acquisitions and judging the offseason as a whole.
So let's review how the Saints have tried to cure their ills since January.
The defense, particularly up the middle, was slow and horribly ineffective, so they traded for New England safety Tebucky Jones, signed middle linebacker Orlando Ruff from San Diego and drafted Sullivan on Saturday.
Keep in mind that the scheme will be altered some this season by putting one of the tackles over the center as a true noseguard. Sullivan was drafted to be that guy, plus he's definitely a quicker tackle than any of the 330-plus pound Lunch Bunch of Grady Jackson, the recently-traded Norman Hand or Martin Chase.
With that in mind, the Saints actually needed Sullivan more than Newman. By the way, some considered Sullivan a reach at No. 6. My mock draft had Minnesota picking him at No. 7.
Another factor high on the minds of the Saints' braintrust is that six of the club's 16 opponents this season have mobile quarterbacks, especially the two against Atlanta's Michael Vick.
With Jones and Mel Mitchell moving in at safety, second-year James Allen getting a chance at linebacker and now Sullivan replacing Hand, the defense's speed has been dramatically upgraded.
The next identified area of need was on the offensive line, so they picked Georgia tackle Jon Stinchcomb and Florida State guard Montrae Holland. Jerry Fontenot isn't a lock to return at center and Victor Riley is an unproven commodity at tackle.
If neither situation worked out, the Saints would then be one injury away from big trouble up front.
Nevertheless, a fan poll would have suggested that linebacker was the Saints' biggest need area. The problem was that only one linebacker was taken in the first round, and Oregon State's Nick Barnett was a reach by Green Bay.
The Saints claimed they liked Ohio State linebacker Cie Grant (6-0, 240, 4.48-40) all along and picked him in the third round. Grant, however, is an outside guy, so that seemingly did little to solve the team's difficulties against the run.
Furthermore, sometimes you can only overhaul one area at a time. New Orleans will go with a linebacking corps of Sedrick Hodge, Allen and Ruff with Darrin Smith as a top reserve for now.
If no improvement is made, perhaps it'll attack that area next season when the linebacker crop couldn't possibly be worse than it was this year.
As for the late wide receiver selections of Kareem Kelly and Talman Gardner on Sunday, that twosome should help in a spot where the Saints need a few more options. Picking them late on Sunday is where guaranteed reserves are supposed to be taken.
Overall, Stinchcomb is the key to this draft. If he delivers valuable minutes this season and eventually becomes a full-time starter, the trade that allowed them to move up in the second round to get him will look even more genius in the long run than it already does.
It's also exciting to see the Saints doing the wheeling and dealing for a change. Getting those extra late picks that they lost in previous trades illustrates that they have a master plan.
Now it's up to this season to begin determining if it was a good one.
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Memories adorn the trees, and soon the sunlit commons at Westside Elementary School, in an enduring tribute to the memory of a teacher.
Students, staff, and parents joined in a colorful ceremony Friday to remember the late Kim Yamashita, who taught at Westside for many years until shortly before her death from cancer on Sept. 15, 2003. A parade of banners helped celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week, with special recognition for Yamashita.
"This is the perfect time to honor one of our former beloved teachers," said Terri Vann, principal, and friend of Yamashita. "She touched the lives of everyone she came into contact with."
Students in kindergarten through grade four made carp fish streamers and the fifth and sixth graders created larger banners, under the tutelage of artist-in-residence Shelly Toon Hight. The students displayed their streamers and banners during a Teacher Appreciation Week assembly. The streamers and banners reflected Yamashita's treasured Japanese heritage, according to Vann. Many of the carp streamers will go on temporary display at the school, while the banners will be permanently exhibited next to a sky-lit commons where two hallways meet, according to Vann.
As 400 students gathered in the gym, Vann said, "The effects of Mrs. Yamashita on our children are apparent." Most of the students present were in Yamashita's classroom, an environment known for its mixture of music, art, and nurturing. Special guests at the assembly included Betty Shalhope, former Westside principal and longtime associate of Yamashita's, and Kim's husband, Ron, who retired from teaching at Westside in 2004.
"You all know what this means to me. All of you represent all of the children who had Kim as their teacher," Ron said. "When I came into the gym and looked at the banners I felt they represented all the things Mrs. Yamashita expressed throughout her career. It really hits me right in the heart to see you children and how much you've changed and grown. I know Mrs. Yamashita would be so proud." He said he was touched by the creation of the carp, as Kim had brought in her own silk and paper carp from Japan each spring and taught her students about the important role of the fish in Japanese culture.
"Kim really enjoyed doing that," Ron said.
Carrying his streamer, second grader Matt Kuatt told Ron, "Mrs. Yamashita was really nice. She always smiled. She was generous."
Mikayla Kiyokawa, who was also a student of Kim, said that if Kim were present, "she'd be crying, because she would be really happy to see all this."
Second grade teacher Shannon Perry said the event was a fitting tribute to her friend and colleague.
"When I watched the children in the gym I thought how what they did is such a physical representation of what a difference Kim made. We don't always get to see that. They grow up and go away. But I can see they are all part of her, and what's in them is always going to be there."
While the event gave special focus to Yamashita, it also honored teachers in general.
After the ceremony, some students hung "weather grams" — messages and drawings of love and remembrance tied with ribbons to trees and shrubs for all to read. Many bore tributes to Yamashita, but students also took them home to help students and their families remember "all teachers and others who had made a difference in their lives," Vann said.
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Breaking NewsA Chinese citizen living in New York -- who just got the book thrown at him for operating child porn websites -- has the worst (or most appropriate) name for someone in his line of criminal work -- Yong Wang.
Wang was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to more than 17 years in prison ... after pleading guilty to running 18 explicit, Chinese-language child porn sites out of his home.
The U.S. Attorney says Wang raked in more than $700K, running sites like "Young Young Empire" and "Empire of the Young and Innocent Fragrances."
Yong Wang can expect a name change in prison, where they'll most likely call him ... Sum Yung Gai.


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Bob Bradley named coach of Norwegian club Stabaek
OSLO, Norway (AP) — Former United States coach Bob Bradley is moving to Norway, where he will take charge of a small club that was just promoted to the top division.
The club, Stabaek, made the announcement Friday.
The 55-year-old Bradley most recently led Egypt's national team, but his contract wasn't renewed after the country failed to qualify for the 2014 World Cup.
Stabaek raced through the Norwegian league system in the 1990s, climbing from the fourth division to the top flight, and won its only league title in 2008.
The club, based in a suburb of Oslo, was relegated to the second division in 2012, but is returning to the top flight this year after finishing second in the lower league last season.
"You don't get anywhere if you don't look and set the bar as high as possible," Bradley said in a video posted on the club's website. "And I know that Stabaek has done that in their history. And that in recent years, when things have fallen off a little bit, it hasn't changed the mindset of the main people in the club, and it certainly hasn't changed the mindset of the supporters."
Due to the cold winter, the Norwegian season runs spring-fall, unlike most of Europe.


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Hollywood mines Bay Area startups for 'Silicon Valley' gold
Long after the scripts were written and production had started for the new HBO comedy "Silicon Valley," the show's creators continued to gain inspiration from the headlines: "San Franciscans protest the Google bus" ... "Tech-fueled gentrification sparks controversy" ... "A venture capitalist goes rogue" ...
"While we were shooting, more and more craziness kept popping up in the worldwide news coming from Silicon Valley," creator Mike Judge ("Beavis and Butt-Head") remembers. "We knew it was about time to do a show like this, but we didn't know the timing would be this good."
As much as the Bay Area has provided a fertile ground for technology innovation and investment, it has created a nurturing environment for popular entertainment as well. The Bay Area computer engineer, with his bad hair and no-eye-contact sales pitch to create the next world-saving app, has belatedly joined New York cops and Los Angeles lawyers on the list of Hollywood's favorite protagonists. It's a pop culture trend that shows no sign of ebbing anytime soon because Silicon Valley, figuratively and often literally as well, is this century's version of the Old West as far as Hollywood is concerned.
Show predecessors
"Silicon Valley," which has already garnered rave reviews in advance of its premiere Sunday, was preceded by the Amazon Prime show "Betas," another half-hour comedy featuring startup misfits as protagonists. At the time of his death, Philip Seymour Hoffman was at work on yet another tech-world show, "Happyish," for Showtime. Randi Zuckerberg, sister of Facebook founder Mark, co-produced the short-lived startup-based reality show on the Bravo network. Even PBS has dipped a toe in the water, backing "Everything But the News," a San Francisco-based Web series that follows a fake reporting team as they lightly skewer tech culture in the Bay Area.
Less than a year after the first Steve Jobs biopic hit movie theaters, a second is in the works, to be directed by David Fincher from a script by Aaron Sorkin ("The Newsroom"). The two previously teamed up for the film "The Social Network."
That 2010 film about the founding of Facebook, yielding Academy Awards and a nice profit, proved that the seemingly boring pastimes of writing code and discussing funding models could be spun into humor and dramatic tension. For the first time since the 1970s, Hollywood seemed to be interested in the Bay Area for something more than just its pretty landmarks.
Judge worked as a programmer in Silicon Valley for about a year in the 1980s and made the 1999 cult comedy favorite "Office Space," which featured a computer programmer in the lead role. "Silicon Valley" executive producer Alec Berg has a brother who worked in Silicon Valley.
'That's real'
During a recent phone conversation, both say they were striving for a realistic Bay Area vibe.
"I think sometimes the best satire is the stuff where you just accurately portray it and people laugh at it," Berg says. "They say, 'That's hilarious. How did you come up with that?' And you say 'That's real. That actually happened.' "
In "Silicon Valley's" eight-episode first season, the scruffy group of app developers at the core of the story encounter several so-funny-it-could-be-real scenarios, including a sad but expensive launch party featuring Kid Rock and a pair of narcissist executives who can't stop talking about the good they're doing for the world.
The company featured in the show, called Hooli, seems like a composite of Apple, Google and maybe Oracle. It operates on a futuristic campus where employees take bike meetings - six or seven people convening on an elongated human-powered vehicle that looks like something out of the "Yellow Submarine."
Bay Area realism
"Everything But the News" goes a step further. The exploits of fake "PBS NewsHour" reporter Steve Goldbloom are mostly scripted, but the interviews with Uber CEO Travis Kalanick and executives at local dating websites are very real.
"You only notice the bubble when you step out of it," Goldbloom says. "You go to any other city, and you realize the people in every other coffee shop are 90 years old. And they're not way cooler than you, with no interest in serving a latte."
Bay Area realism is a new approach for Hollywood, which for decades filmed San Francisco through a smoggy L.A. lens. Shots of the Golden Gate Bridge, the Painted Ladies and little cable cars climbing halfway to the stars were plentiful. But shows such as "Charmed," Monk" and "Full House" rarely reflected or even referenced the area's deeper cultural or social identity, even superficially, much less in a realistic way.
By contrast, Hollywood in 2014 can't get enough of the visual that the new knights in shining armor might be untucked, uncommunicative nerds who can barely function around the opposite sex.
Arguably, the last time Hollywood got obsessed with Bay Area culture was during the late 1960s and 1970s, when some of the same publications that are writing about Silicon Valley in 2014 were similarly enthralled by the Bay Area counterculture movement. Hippies and high-profile crimes including the Zodiac murders fueled productions such as "Play It Again, Sam," "Dirty Harry," "Play Misty for Me" and television's "The Streets of San Francisco."
Ann Brebner, who ran a San Francisco casting agency during those years, says the vibe of the city was at least half the reason so many filmmakers were suddenly interested in coming here.
"There was a lot talk about the Summer of Love and the feelings it created," she says. "The impression I had is that it wasn't happening anywhere else. I think there was a way filmmakers felt, that they could show something that hasn't been seen before."
Close to 40 years later, Judge and Berg have a similar viewpoint. Berg says the "Silicon Valley" L.A. writers are constantly scanning headlines coming out of the Bay Area, understanding that the next big breaking news might be relevant to the script they're working on.
"There are a lot of e-mails going around," Berg says. "We're all eating breakfast, e-mailing each other. 'Have you seen that story? That would be hilarious.' There was this piece a while ago about a Chinese Steve Jobs. All he did was steal the American version of stuff, and he would tell China that he invented it. And legally it's his. That seems like it would be a great character to be in a subsequent season."
Strong reception
Judge and Berg are both nervous about the authenticity of "Silicon Valley" and were happy when it got strong reception from a techie crowd during a South By Southwest festival screening last month. Judge says his favorite piece of feedback came from Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt, who makes a cameo in the pilot.
"He saw the footage of the party that we were going to cut him into, and he said, 'God, I've been to that party,' " Judge says. "That was a sign that at least we got it tonally right."
Peter Hartlaub is The San Francisco Chronicle's pop culture critic. E-mail: email@example.com Twitter: @PeterHartlaub


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How the Comic Strip "Sheldon" is Created from Sheldon Comics on Vimeo.
The video follows the creation of this strip, and was wonderfully edited by my good friend Dave Scales.
I can't say enough about how hard Dave worked on it. He took 3 hours of raw video from two cameras and made something that really bounces along nicely. Had I done it, it would have looked like your great grandma had edited it - so we *all* have Dave to thank. (In fact, if you liked the video, do me a favor and drop him a line and thank him along with me!)
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Since I'm busy elsewhere during MoFo month, I asked some special friends to help out over here. Today's post gives us a glance into the fuzzy, creative genius that is Gnocchi the bunny rabbit.
Guest post: Gnocchi
Friend: Kelly of The Vegan Cookie Connoisseur, Seitan Beats Your Meat
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*I have no idea what that says (he doesn't know how to read, but he thinks he knows how to write), but I don't want to hurt Gnocchi's feelings. Luckily, he got tired of typing and asked me to type for him. –Kelly
I love eating. And pooping. Then eating again. Repeat all day. My food tastes the best when I tip over the bowl and it spills all over the place. I'm super chubby and I like to sleep and I'm SO adorable. I like to read blogs and hang out in Kelly's lap when we're on the internet. We take SO many pictures. 99% of our Photobooth collection is pictures of me. My favorite foods are honeydew and apples.
I hate toys. I would much rather eat other fun stuff like the kitchen chairs, the bathroom door, Q tips I find on the bathroom floor, folders and cardboard under the couch, and Macbook cords (I destroyed one with a little bite this one time. It was HILARIOUS). Once I tried coffee but I didn't really like it, so I tipped the cup over onto the carpet in protest. Ripping up the carpet is a lot of fun too.
I model for Upton's Naturals during the day when Kelly is gone. I'm also a professional napper and a catnip dealer. If you've never tried it, Carrot Seitan is DELICIOUS!
I REALLY hate getting my hair did. But I love cuddling so I dealt with it. Plus, the 'do looks great. If we super duper cuddle and you're really quiet, I'll make little squeaky noises.
I love donuts, but I love wine even more. I want to be a unicorn for Halloween. I hope I get to eat lots of candy and poop rainbows.
Kelly's friends over at Canary Confectionery made a cake version of me. To be honest, I was TERRIFIED, but they said it's more scared of me than I am of it.
Did I mention I love cuddling? I like to pretend I'm too big for baby talk, but I love that shit. That's how I get new nicknames everyday, like squishable cutieface baby bunny boy, fluffy puppycakes, or pumpkinbutt. But now I need to take a nap and dream of eating. Goodnight!


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TAMPA | Jurors heard detailed financial information today in the murder trial of Dorice "DeeDee" Moore.
TAMPA | Jurors heard detailed financial information today in the murder trial of Dorice "DeeDee" Moore.
Moore, 40, is accused of first-degree murder in the slaying of Lakeland lottery winner Abraham Shakespeare.
Moore is accused of stealing Shakespeare's dwindling fortune, fatally shooting him and burying his body under a concrete slab.
Prosecutors are close to resting their case. It remains unknown whether Moore will take the witness stand in her high-profile murder trial.
If Moore decides not to testify, jurors will be instructed that Moore has the right to remain silent, has no duty to prove her innocence and her decision to not take the witness stand cannot influence their verdict in any way.
However, if she decides to testify, Assistant State Attorney Jay Pruner will be given the opportunity to question her.
Pruner described Moore in the trial's opening statements as a manipulative thief and killer who spent months tricking Shakespeare's mother and others into thinking he was still alive.
Much of today's testimony has focused on financial records.
Shakespeare won a $17 million lump-sum lottery payment in 2006. Witnesses testified Shakespeare was functionally illiterate and wasn't sophisticated in financial matters. By late 2008, he had given away or loaned the majority of his winnings.
He was left with more than $1 million, a Lakeland mansion, and various outstanding loans to friends and acquaintances.
He was last seen alive in April 2009. Rumors persisted for months about his whereabouts, including that he was tired of people asking for money and left town. A cousin reported him missing in November 2009.
Detectives focused on Moore, who expressed an interest in writing a book about Shakespeare and became his financial adviser. She got control of his remaining assets shortly before Shakespeare disappeared.
Detectives asked a confidential informant to secretly record conversations with Moore.
Investigative reports state Moore later revealed the location of Shakespeare's body to the confidential informant and handed over a .38-caliber revolver that detectives believe to be the murder weapon.
Shakespeare's body was found Jan. 28, 2010, buried underneath a concrete slab behind a Plant City home that Moore had purchased. He had been shot twice in the chest.
Moore's lawyers say their client purchased Shakespeare's assets, and drug dealers who haven't been caught are responsible for his death.
Investigators didn't find financial records to show Moore paid Shakespeare for his assets. Moore told detectives that she paid Shakespeare in cash.
Ken Green, an economic crime analyst for the State Attorney's Office in Tampa, testified about researching the tangled financial relationship between Moore and Shakespeare.
Much of Shakespeare's remaining money was contained in an annuities account worth about $1,095,000.
This money was placed into a new business account called Abraham Shakespeare, LLC, in Feb. 11, 2009.
Days later, on Feb. 17, 2009, Shakespeare was removed as an authorized signer of the account. Moore remained a signer on the account.
Money was then transferred from the account to other accounts, including Moore's company called American Medical Professionals.
Investigators say Moore also got control of Shakespeare's home on Red Hawk Bend Drive as well as various IOUs from Shakespeare's friends and acquaintances.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) � The Philippine government and the country's largest Muslim rebel group completed talks yesterday on a deal to end four decades of fighting that has killed tens of thousands of people and helped foster Islamic extremism in Southeast Asia.
The accord between Filipino negotiators and the rebel Moro Islamic Liberation Front calls for Muslim self-rule in parts of the southern Philippines in exchange for the deactivation of the rebel force. Military presence in the proposed autonomous region would be restricted.
Much now will depend on how the accord is enforced, in particular whether the 11,000-strong rebel forces are able to maintain security in areas that would come under their control. At least four other smaller Muslim rebel groups are still fighting Manila's rule in the southern Mindanao region, and could act as spoilers.
Officials from both sides announced the conclusion of talks in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, which has brokered the years-long negotiations. The accord and three other pacts signed last year make up a final peace agreement that is to be signed in the Philippine capital, Manila, possibly next month, presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda said.
"This will give the just and lasting peace that our brothers in Mindanao are seeking." said Lacierda, referring to the volatile southern region and homeland of minority Muslims in the predominantly Roman Catholic nation.
Chief government negotiator Miriam Ferrer said that concluding the talks "marks the beginning of the bigger challenge ahead, which is the ... implementation."
Yesterday's accord has been the most significant progress made during 13 years of negotiations to tame a tenacious insurgency that has left more than 120,000 people dead and derailed development in Muslim-populated southern regions that are among the most destitute in the Philippines.
The United States and other governments have supported the talks, worried that rebel strongholds could become breeding grounds for al-Qaida-linked extremists who have sought sanctuary in the region in the past.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry issued a statement congratulating both sides "for concluding negotiations toward an historic, comprehensive peace agreement."
"The agreement offers the promise of peace, security, and economic prosperity now and for future generations in Mindanao," Kerry said.
Under the peace deal, the Moro insurgents agreed to end violence in exchange for broader autonomy. An existing five-province Muslim autonomous region is to be replaced by a more powerful, better-funded and potentially larger region to be called Bangsamoro.
Despite the milestone, both the government and the rebels acknowledged that violence would not end overnight in a region that has long grappled with a volatile mix of crushing poverty, huge numbers of illegal firearms, clan wars and weak law enforcement.
One rebel group vowed to keep fighting.
"We will continue the struggle," said Abu Misri, spokesman of Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement, which broke off from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front three years ago. "What we want is an Islamic state, an Islamic people, an Islamic constitution," he told The Associated Press by telephone yesterday.
Rebels from another group, the Moro National Liberation Front, took scores of hostages in September when they seized coastal communities in southern Zamboanga city after accusing the government of reneging on its commitments under a 1996 autonomy deal. Thousands of troops ended the 10-day uprising with a major offensive that killed more than 200 people, most of them insurgents.
The accord yesterday outlined the gradual "decommissioning" of the rebel forces, some of whom could be absorbed into a regional security force. Another pact concluded involved the extent of control the proposed autonomous region would wield over resource-rich waters like the Sulu Sea.
Chief rebel negotiator Mohagher Iqbal said the latest accord "is the most sensitive, emotional and, as far as I know, it entails a lot of sacrifices on the part of the" rebels "because to pay for real peace in Mindanao we have to decommission our forces."
He said their weapons will be "put beyond use" under an arrangement to be overseen by an International Decommissioning Body. Evan Jendruck from the IHS Jane's Terrorism and Insurgency Centre said the success of the new peace agreement hinges on the ability of the former Moro insurgents to put other armed groups under control. While the military would still have a presence in the new autonomous region, security would basically be in the hands of a Bangsamoro force composed of former insurgents.
"Will MILF be able to fill the power vacuum? If they don't do that, then the peace process won't go forward," Jendruck said.
Iqbal said the peace process would not end with the signing of a peace accord. He said that a government-rebel council still needed to complete drafting a law creating the new autonomous region. The legislation then needed to get approval from the Philippine Congress, where it is expected to come under intense scrutiny.


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This Kenmore side-by-side refrigerator 5112 offers a well-lit interior thanks to unique LED lighting, and adjustable shelves and door bins suit your unique food storage needs. Spill-proof shelves make cleanup a breeze, while three clear bins give you control over how you store fresh meat and vegetables. In the freezer, you have room to stack frozen dinners and door bins to keep your favorite treats within reach. This side-by-side refrigerator elevates the look of your kitchen and puts modern conveniences at your fingertips.
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Teaching Science by Telling Stories
By Jessie Renee Hopkins
Jessie Renee Hopkins is a Senior Writer and Game Designer in Sesame Workshop's Department of Content Production. Dave Glauber is a Writer and Interactive Designer in Sesame Workshop's Content Innovation Lab.
When my colleague, Dave Glauber, and I were asked to co-lead a workshop on Narrative Design at this year's Interaction Design and Children (IDC) conference, we had no idea it would culminate with a giant cat face. As it turned out, we couldn't have been happier that it did.
The IDC conference's mission is to bring together designers, researchers, and educators to explore ways of creating better interactive learning experiences for children. Our goal for the workshop was to guide conference participants through adding a story to exhibits at the New York Hall of Science. We wanted find out if narrative elements would influence visitors, kids especially, to spend more time with the exhibits. The hope was, if we could do a better job of drawing kids in, we could do a better job of helping kids learn. Read More


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Seagate pushes SSDs as part of recovery drive
Revenues slump, but profits rise in Q1
Seagate's first 2010 fiscal quarter brought cheering news and a better outlook as its numbers continue to recover and it beings sampling its solid state drive with OEMs.
Revenue for the quarter, which featured improving demand, was $2.66bn compared to the year-ago quarter's $3.033bn. Despite the $370m lower revenues Seagate made a profit of $179m in the quarter, up from the $57m made in the equivalent 2009 quarter. Operating expenses fell from $2.95bn to $2.4bn over the period. The company's net debt position is now less than half of what it was at the beginning of the calendar year.
Seagate shipped 46.3m disk drives in the quarter, which was up 14 per cent sequentially, but down four per cent compared to the year ago quarter. CEO Steve Luczo said: "The company has returned to its operating model well ahead of our expectations of six months ago and now expects to sustain gross margin of 22-26 per cent.
"Although mission-critical enterprise demand in particular has yet to recover to historical levels, we benefitted from our time-to-market product delivery to customers integrating our notebook, desktop and enterprise drives."
It gave a relatively upbeat forecast for the next quarter, saying it expects to see the market gradually improving and revenue to be approximately $2.75bn - $2.85bn. Gross margin as a per cent of revenue should be near the high end of the company's targeted range of 22-26 per cent. Revenue for fiscal 2010 as a whole is expected to be greater than $10.5bn.
It is sampling its SATA-interface SSD with potential customers, saying, according to the earnings call transcript, that it's targeted at the broad volume server market, and therefore not a hard disk drive replacement.
Dave Mosley, Seagate's EVP for sales, marketing and product line management, said: "We are actively engaged with our enterprise customers and are developing additional products with the entire spectrum of interfaces and performance options required to fully serve this market. Our product development plan enables us to emphasise endurance, reliability, and performance for SSDs at the same level of enterprise expertise customers have come to expect from Seagate."
If this goes well we might expect first OEM shipments towards the middle of next year or later.
Chief technical officer Bob Whitmore talked about the new single platter 2.5-inch drive, saying: "We have now started the qualification process of the industry's first 2.5 inch, 7 mm high hard disk drive. This new slimline product allows our OEM customers to continue to reduce the thickness and weight of their notebook platforms."
Seagate is expecting or hoping that the ultra-thin notebooks, MacBook Air-type products, will be potential users of this drive rather than going the SSD route.
Seagate hopes to start increasing salaries and variable compensation for its staff sooner than hoped for as a result of its increasing profitability. We might expect, if the financial results keep on improving, that Seagate will look to recruit a new CEO so that Steve Luczo can go back to being chairman, as he was before Bill Watkins' reign as CEO ended with the recession and a company reconstruction. ®


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SpaceX successfully tests SuperDraco rescue rockets
Aims to build the safest spacecraft ever
SpaceX has confirmed the successful test of its SuperDraco rocket engine, which will form the backbone of safety and landing systems for its Dragon spacecraft.
The SuperDraco system is an upgrade to the existing Draco propulsion system used to maneuver the Dragon spacecraft in orbit. Each SuprerDraco engine is capable of 15,000lb of thrust, and eight of them will be built onto the Dragon module, allowing it to escape a faulty booster or land – on Earth or otherwise – with a high degree of accuracy.
In case of booster failure, press escape button
"SuperDraco engines represent the best of cutting edge technology," said Elon Musk, SpaceX CEO. "These engines will power a revolutionary launch escape system that will make Dragon the safest spacecraft in history."
SuperDraco is a bit more sophisticated than the Launch Escape System (LES) used on the Apollo rocket back in the previous millennium. Back then the LES was little more than a mini-rocket that sat on top of the astronaut's capsule and could provide 20 to 30 seconds of thrust before being jettisoned, at which point the occupants would have to hope that their capsule's parachutes would be enough to avoid a terminal thud.
Next stop Mars?
The eight-rocket system should provide the Dragon capsule with a higher degree of safety, since it should allow for a powered landing, but Musk makes no secret of the fact that he wants to go to Mars (indeed he promised his wife a honeymoon there by some reports), and the system would be ideal for landing in the relatively light gravity of the Red Planet. Having eight rockets provides additional safety, since the capsule should still be controllable if one engine fails.
The tests were carried out at SpaceX's rocket development facility in McGregor, Texas, and successfully managed to carry out a full burn, as well as throttled operations – which will be key to allowing the level of control needed to pilot the Dragon capsule safely.


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First Day of the Okinawan Festival
Today was the first day of the Okinawan Festival. Behind me are two panels from the Okinawan Sumo exhibit.
Charles C. Goodin
Posted by Charles C. Goodin on Saturday, August 31, 2013
Posted by Charles C. Goodin on Saturday, August 31, 2013
Charles C. Goodin (email@example.com) is a Karate researcher and writer, and the head of the Hawaii Karate Museum. These are his personal thoughts... and those of some excellent Guest Writers. See our Table of Contents.
"Karate Jutsu" means "China Hand art". Karate came to Okinawa from China. Only in the 1930s or so, was the term "Karate" changed to mean "Empty Hand". "China Hand" was used in Hawaii until after World War II, and is still used in some dojo.
For more information, please visit the Hawaii Karate Seinenkai website.
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N-C Stomps Saint in Opener
Newton-Conover opened its season Tuesday with an easy win over St. Stephens. The Red Devils defeated the Indians 60-24 at Newton-Conover. The Red Devils led 21-3 after the first quarter and never looked back.
The Red Devils were up 35-10 at halftime and 46-20 after the third quarter.
Newton-Conover had three players score in double figures Tuesday. Kadesha Gibbs led with a game-high 17 points and had five rebounds. Shynese Whitener scored 12 points, and Quazzy Tipps contributed 10.
Lauren Simmons led St. Stephens with six points.
FRED T. FOARD 69, BUNKER HILL 38: The Tigers used a strong second quarter to pull ahead of the Bears in the teams' season opener. Foard led 34-14 at halftime Tuesday en route to its 31-point win.
Chelsea Turner scored a game-high 15 points for the Tigers and was the only Foard player in double digits. Nine Foard players scored in the nonconference win.
Wilbelis Rojas scored 11 points for Bunker Hill.
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BUNKER HILL 69, FRED T. FOARD 50: Bunker Hill had an advantage Tuesday at the free throw line over Fred T. Foard. The Bears more than tripled the free-throw attempts by the Tigers.
The Bears closed the win strong — outscoring the Tigers 24-9 in the fourth quarter.
Both teams had three players score in double figures. Jeremy Null scored a game-high 27 points for Bunker Hill in the nonconference win. Delano Loritts contributed 15 points, and Cole McGraw added 13 points.
Tre Robinson led Foard with 21 points. Logan Setzer finished with 15 points, and Jordan Turner had 10.
ST. STEPHENS 82, NEWTON-CONOVER 69: The Indians outscored the Red Devils 28-4 in the second quarter to win by 13.
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Ol' Myrt here has gone to a genealogy event each of the last three days, and so I haven't been doing a lot of blogging. One must spend time learning new tricks of the trade.
The DAR Genealogical Research System was the subject of Jennifer's talk, presented at the Fairfax Genealogical Society at their November general membership meeting this past Thursday evening. She gave the same presentation at the Atlanta Family History Expo and garnered rave reviews. Jennifer is in a good position to discuss the holdings of the DAR Library since she worked in the DAD Genealogy Department approving applications for 2.5 years. She did make the point that the DAR's Genealogy Department is completely separate from the DAR Library, and employees typically don't switch departments.
DAR is the abbreviation for the lineage society known as the Daughters of the American Revolution. Jennifer pointed out that while you may not have a patriot ancestor, some of the generations in between you and that patriot may be common to another researcher. Men and women alike can benefit from such information, though they may not wish to join the SAR (Sons of the American Revolution) or the DAR. The DAR Library is located at 1776 D Street, Washington, DC.
The DAR has scanned and indexed all approved lineage applications (and supplementals), making them searchable online. For a $10 fee, researchers may order online copies of the applications through the DAR website, where the file will appear as a .PDF immediately after processing the fee. The file can then be saved on the researcher's computer. The fee is $15 if you request the copy to arrive via mail or fax.
If the application is recent, the page on living individuals is removed and replaced by a cover sheet to facilitate source citation. The DAR has also scanned most of the supporting documents, associating them with the patriot ancestor. Unlike the DAR applications, to view digitized supporting documents, you must either visit the DAR Seimes Technology Center in another set of rooms in the DAR building or use the online DAR Library Search Service to request a copy via fax or mail.
My friend Jennifer explained earlier DAR applications did not require substantive documentary evidence to support a lineage. Hence, as my friend Barb Schulz will caution, you've got to take the pre-1900ish applications with a grain of salt. Parts of an approved application may be correct, while other parts may have been disallowed by the DAR Genealogy Department.
Ancestor Search
This search screen is to look for one who served in the military or provided patriotic service during the Revolutionary War.
|DAR Ancestor search at www.DAR.org
Descendants Search
This is for locating those in the intervening generations who may or may not have the same surname. I've dovetailed on a GIST Rev War ancestor through my maternal 2nd great-grandfather Lorenzo J. FROMAN in this manner. I previously knew that Paul FROMAN and his son Jacob were Rev War, but had forgotten to consider that Lorenzo's wife Cecil Cernan GIST may also have Rev War ancestors. Below, note that the left column is for the descendant, the middle column is for the spouse, and the right column is the patriot ancestor. Outlined in the red box below are the GIST & FROMAN patriot ancestors where I'll focus my research.
|DAR Descendants Search Results - FROMAN
If I had no interest in joining the DAR, I'd still wish to view all lineage applications approved for the FROMANS and GISTS, as source documents may be cited, and additional locations of events such as births, marriages and deaths may show up. DAR application research is designed to fill in gaps in my personal research, by providing clues for locating documents that may support my lineage.
A quick view of this Descendants List (below) shows that the information on the first three generations is restricted, outlined by me in purple. The individual in generation 3 is the child of Thomas Letcher GAUNT and Nancy Margaret FROMAN (outlined in red, below.) I know Nancy is the sister of my William Gist FROMAN, so even though I don't dovetail with this DAR application lineage until the 5th generation, I may be interested in obtaining a copy of the application, and then visiting the DAR Seimes Technology Center in person to obtain copies of all source documentation.
Interestingly, as I clicked to purchase a copy of the application, I was able to view a record copy notice that reads:
"You are purchasing a Record Copy of an application that contains an error in lineage or service. The possibility exists that this ancestor or the lineage for this ancestor may no longer meet the requirements for membership in the NSDAR. Please see ancestor's complete record and the comments below. (More...)Ancestor Comments:1) JOSEPH MARR HANNAH BREEDEN NOT SON OF THIS JOSEPH-HE IS A PATRIOT & SON OF2) BENJAMIN GIST A045394. SON WILLIAM'S SPOUSE NOT MATILDA CAMPBELL-CORRECT3) SPOUSES MARGARET TENNILL & CATHERINE PRATHER. DATACF CKN 3/2007
When I clicked on the "more" above I was asked for my DAR National #, and since I am not a member, I couldn't view additional issues. This information may or may not dissuade me from obtaining a copy of this DAR application.
Back to the "hit list" in the Descendants Search above, clicking on the patriot ancestor William GIST in the right column comes up with the following useful info. I already know, from Jean Muir Dorsey's book Christopher Gist of Maryland 1679 and Some of His Descendants that William GIST was married to Violetta HOWARD. But I was unaware of William's oaths of fidelity in Box 3 Folder 4 Hall of Records, Annapolis, Maryland. I may elect to order the last application on the list since Joseph GIST and Elizabeth ELDER are familiar names in my family tree.
Jennifer explained that supporting documents for some pre-1978 applications aren't scanned, but are available only on fiche, and only in the genealogy department. Patrons of the Library may not go into that section of the DAR building, as the function of the DAR's Genealogy Department is strictly to approve or disapprove lineage applications. Jennifer said it may be possible to inquire at the DAR Library reference desk for copies of supporting documents that are suspected to be on these fiche. However, a specific protocol for this procedure wasn't in evidence.
By the way, the DAR is getting hip --- they have a YouTube Channel of the DAR!
Happy family tree climbing!
Myrt :)
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Welcome to South Pas. I can hit with you and my schedule are pretty flexible. Let me know when you are avaialable and where you like to hit.
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Nice! Thanks for being down to play. I like the Orange Grove Park. It has nice lights and I rarely see people there.
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I have a fairly open schedule. I'm at about 3.5 right now, let me know if you're still available to hit. Thanks!
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This is a brand new taprite regulator. I tested all connections and no leak what so ever. My c02 tank would be empty for sure if it was a leak. I have no idea if its leaking inside the diaphram. My old one sounded the same to Me. I'm assuming the new one is fine. I put bubbles everywhere. Also if it was a leak the sound would continue but this goes away in a couple minutes.
I don't think so
Not sure about the Taprite brand but not all regulators need a washer.Some have the "washer" built into the connection.


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It just didn't get any better for this boy. Little did I know then that more than 50 years later I would still have my Fleischmann, it's box and funnel included, and a "few" more of these strange and wonderful contraptions will have found their way home with me since.
Box End Showing 1961 Cost ($16.52 in 1961 was expensive!)
But what happened in the interim??
I grew up the rest of the way I suppose, met the lady of my life, married, worked, raised 3 kids and retired in 2004.
On Thanksgiving weekend in Nov. 2002, I was in the basement and spotted my old Fleischmann up on a shelf. I couldn't remember when I had run it last, so with a bit of time on my hands I got it down for a family "show and tell".
The engine was soon fired up again, but I got a rude surprise and a flashback of why it hadn't been touched in years. It must have gotten bumped in one of many household moves, such that the steamline was slightly detached from the point where it entered the oscillator. Steam spewed in such a fury I yanked the fuel tray out and threw a towel over it...so much for show and tell round one.
When it cooled down I stared at a botched soldering job done by a much younger me trying to mend nickel-ed brass pipe work with a wood burning tool or something just as crude...it was blobbed with solder hanging on by force of habit alone. But, now I was a bonafide adult and I could wield a torch and plumbers solder with finesse.
It took some time, but I soon had the Fleischmann repaired properly and it was singing along like that birthday in 1961. I likewise stunk up the house with what little Esbit was still in the box, irritated my young adult kids and dogs by tooting the whistle countless times and watched my lovely wife shake her head and figure I was regressing into childhood, which I was.
Then again, what's wrong with a steam up that brings back fond memories and creates more? Show and tell round two was a smashing success
For those trying to confirm model and date of manufacture for a Fleischmann they own, I found a neat German Website that you can stumble around on...all in German, but you can figure out models and dates easily enough.
For a touching history of Fleischmann and their link to Doll of Nuremburg, read this article by a relative of the original Doll co. founders: Fleischmann - Doll history . I'm thankful to have this Fleischmann and a Bing engine that have roots back to the worldwide epicenter of toy manufacture.
It's Feb. 2015 as of this edit of my website...Does my 54 year old Fleischmann 122/3 still run today??? You bet!!!
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My First Ever Fleischmann Accessory
Well...it took about 48 years, but in Oct. 2009 I purchased my first Fleischmann accessory to accompany my childhood Fleischmann engine seen above. This one is a favorite of young and old...the Wurstmaschine or Sausagemaker #236 of 1963 vintage.
Turn the crank by hand or let the engine do it and the man gets animated while sausages flow in a continous stream into the tub beneath his grinder.
I will have to lash this little fellow up to the 122/3 and have him make me a few sausages on video. A very cute accessory!
I then discovered there were more out there !
Following that Nov. 2002 holiday, I quietly began searching on this thing called eBay which was relatively new to me. I was looking to see if there were more of these little engines out there for grown up boys. There were plenty to choose from, but I searched several months to buy my second toy steam engine, a well made piece from Jensen Steam Engines of Pennsylvania...a company still in business after 80 + years as of this writing in Feb. 2013.
A check of the Jensen Steam Engine tab to the left, will show that this initial Jensen purchase spawned more...they are my favorite steam brand by far and I have been able to accumulate some classic examples I truly enjoy to the fullest.
Once I got that "fixer upper" Jensen looking good and running well, I had the bug, the rest has been a wonderful journey of discovery, learning what I like and don't like in toy steam engines, learning how to restore them properly without butchering a piece and basically finding a marvelous hobby to pursue in my retirement.
My philosophy in all this? ALL engines in my collection eventually get run, then run regularly...they were made to be toys and meant to be enjoyed. I usually take an incoming "rough" looking engine and strip it down to bare metal and wood from top to bottom and restore it to "like new" appearance and functionality. It's just the way I like them...they might be an investment to the next person, but to me they are toys to be enjoyed and protected first and foremost.
I have never lost money on the resale of one of my restorations, so I take with a grain of salt the adage that to restore destroys value...it hasn't for me. One must use discretion and some pieces are best left alone, but a well done restoration is always worth more than a pile of rust!
As of this writing (Feb. 2015)...I have a total of 40 operational steam engines, stirling engines and steam turbines. I've had as many as 60, but as my interests matured a bit, I sold off some of the lesser pieces and have focused more on quality, machinist built engines..."less is truly more". In 2010 I also redirected some funds from steam into electric trains to rekindle my early love of 1950's Lionel electrics. By 2013 I was venturing into old clocks and watches.
All these mechanical joys now happily co-mingle in my shop!
Why did I make this website ?
For me this is an online place to organize and showcase my collection, share tips and tricks learned in the restoration of these little engines, enjoy the challenge of making this darn website stuff work and lastly a means to communicate to and fro with fellow toy steam collectors. My hope is this website will inspire more folks interested in toy steam to jump in and try it out. There are engines to meet all price ranges and more than half the fun for me has been resurrecting the most decrepit ones rescued from eBay.
This website was launched in June, 2006. I heartily recommend making a website of your own collection if the spirit moves you...it only cost me about $5 USD/month and I personally enjoy it like a scrapbook of my collection and restoration efforts. Website has expanded as of Jan 2014 to include other collectibles like electric trains, windup clocks/wristwatches and model cannons/mortars...diversity indeed, but all enjoyable to me.
I've included more than 70 video clips with sound of engines under steam power as of Feb. 2015 and they can be accessed almost instantly by built in YouTube links. Have a look, especially if you are shopping for an engine and want an idea of how it runs and sounds. I haven't filmed all my engines yet, but I plan to as time permits. So check back once in awhile if you are curious.
A place where you can chat with other steamers...
Our hobby is an obscure one and sometimes one feels there are simply no others around with like interests. The internet has bridged the gap.
A wonderful source of inspiration and comraderie has been an online forum founded in July 2006 with the unlikely name of the UNOFFICIAL MAMOD AND OTHER STEAM FORUM sporting over 1800 members as of Feb. 2013. Members are from a number of countries and represent a wide array of engine brands. This group is a great source of info for the budding collector or experienced hand looking for identification or restoration help. We BS a bit as well, but it's all part of the fun.
I highly recommend checking out this forum, it's free to join and participate and free of advertising as well.
And what's with the name IndianaRog ?
Well, it seemed like a natural for use on eBay and other online endeavors since I do live in Indiana, the name is Rog and I have a great fondness for Indiana Jones movies.
Would you believe I "almost" got the part
Oh well, I can dream...meanwhile here's me cheering you for joining the world of toy steam collectors, from the Temple of Steam that is my basement workshop.
CLICK HERE for instant video tour of the Temple of Steam (January 2009):
Unfortunately, spammers have latched onto and clogged my former Guestbook causing me to have to deactivate it.
I have also temporarily deleted an email address I had posted here because the spammers are on to me big time sending ME spam from my own account no less. If I find a way to let you ask questions or make comments in the future, I will post here...til then I regret I am not accessible as of Sept. 1, 2013.
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January 29, 2013
A Kansas State University journalism student recently produced two videos related to wind energy. "Students Learn that Speed Doesn't Always Equal Power" documents how associate professor Ruth Douglas Miller's students in the Wind and Solar Systems Design class learn how wind turbines produce energy. "The Power Behind Wind Farms" features Douglas Miller and Kansas State University associate professor Warren White, who explain how fast wind turbine blades can spin and what's inside of those turbines. The videos are featured in the Winter 2013 edition of KSU's Perspectives magazine, which also features renewable energy articles.


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Mr. Speaker, I do not agree with that. In fact, I say so every year when the Indian affairs minister comes before the standing committee. I ask him "Are you not tired of letting the courts tell you how to proceed?" It seems to me this government should display greater courage and settle fundamental issues, before the courts force it to change its policies.
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New York-based educational firm Kaplan Inc. is in final negotiations to lease about 150,000 square feet at One North Dearborn St., industry sources said.
The company, which trains a wide array of students from kindergartners to professionals seeking specialized licenses, did not return a call seeking comment.
Kaplan, which last year had revenue of $1.7 billion, occupies space in scattered buildings in the suburbs and in downtown Chicago, including 62,493 square feet at 550 W. Van Buren St., according to industry experts.
One North Dearborn is owned by an entity related to the Chetrit Group LLC, a New York-based real estate company that also has a stake in Sears Tower.
The building is on the market, as are Chetrit properties at One N. LaSalle St. and 360 N. Michigan Ave., where Crain's Chicago Business parent Crain Communications Inc. is a major tenant.
One North Dearborn is an 884,004-square-foot, 17-story office tower built in 1905 and renovated in 2000. Average asking rents are $24 a square foot, according to CoStar Realty Information Inc.
DUKE BUILDING: Speculative office developments are rare given today's stressed financial markets, but Duke Realty Corp. of Indianapolis broke ground Monday for a 140,000-square-foot office building in Rosemont that does not have a tenant, said Ryan O'Leary, vice president of development and leasing.
"We're very optimistic that we'll have an anchor tenant in place when the building is delivered," O'Leary said of the office complex that will cost about $30 million to develop. It is going up on a 16-acre site near O'Hare International Airport.
He has good reason to be hopeful. On Tuesday, the pharmaceutical firm Hospira Inc. occupied an entire 138,000-square-foot office building that Duke built on speculation and just completed in Lake Forest.
While some suburban office submarkets are struggling, the one around O'Hare has turned in a strong performance this year. About 12.5 percent of the space was available for direct lease by the end of the third quarter, down from 17 percent a year earlier. Rents, meanwhile, have inched up a dollar or two from about $25 a square foot a year ago, O'Leary said.
"This submarket is performing well because it's land constrained with only limited opportunities for new development," he said. "We're in negotiations with several users, business and financial-service companies and other corporations that want to consolidate their suburban locations."
Duke plans to build two more office buildings on the property once the current project is 75 percent leased and as long as market conditions are promising, O'Leary said.
CBRE broker Rob Graham will market the building.
ORCHARD POINT FOR SALE: The Orchard Point Office Center in Rosemont has been put up for sale by AEW Capital Management LP, a Boston-based real estate and investment manager.Located at 9700 W. Higgins Rd., the 275,539-square-foot office building was built in 1984 and may fetch as much as $43 million, said one industry source.
It is about 10 percent vacant. That's a big improvement from early 2006 when it was about 50 percent vacant, according to CoStar.
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ECB Lowers Its Key Rate
The European Central Bank cut its main interest rate to a new low of 0.50% in an attempt to drag the euro zone out of the longest recession in its history.
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WASHINGTON – Alex Tanguay scored twice and Semyon Varlamov made 40 saves in his return to Washington as the Colorado Avalanche remained perfect under coach Patrick Roy with a 5-1 win over the Capitals on Saturday night.
It is the first time the franchise is 5-0 since the 1994-95 season when the team was the Quebec Nordiques.
Rookie Nathan MacKinnon added his first NHL goal and an assist, and Matt Duchene and Jamie McGinn also scored for Colorado. Paul Stastny earned two assists, including his 400th NHL point.
Varlamov, traded by the Capitals to the Avalanche in 2011, carried a shutout into the third period before Eric Fehr beat him at 2:03. Varlamov is 4-0 with a 1.00 goals against average.
Michael Neuvirth made 23 saves for the Capitals (1-4) in his first start this season. Washington has lost three straight.


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I Like Fun They Might Be Giants
Let's Get This Over With
I Left My Body
All Time What
By the Time You Get This
An Insult to the Fact Checkers
Mrs. Bluebeard
I Like Fun
Push Back the Hands
This Microphone
The Bright Side
When the Lights Come On
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About They Might Be Giants
Combining a knack for infectious melodies with a quirky sense of humor and a vaguely avant-garde aesthetic borrowed from the New York post-punk underground, They Might Be Giants became an unlikely alternative rock success story as they reinvented themselves throughout their career. Musically, John Flansburgh and John Linnell borrowed from everywhere, but this eclecticism was enhanced by their arcane sensibilities. The duo referenced everything from British Invasion to Tin Pan Alley, while making allusions to pulp fiction and President Polk. Through their string of indie releases and constant touring, They Might Be Giants built up a huge following on college campuses during the late '80s, switching to a major label in the early '90s. With support from MTV, 1990's Flood became a gold album, and with it, the duo began to reap commercial rewards, moving into the status of one of the most popular alternative bands before grunge. Though the group retreated to its cult following in the mid-'90s, when an avalanche of post-grunge groups dominated MTV and modern rock radio, the 2000s and 2010s found them thriving, with well-received forays into children's music and soundtracks, as well as acclaimed albums for their adult fans.
Flansburgh and Linnell met when they were children in Lincoln, Massachusetts. During high school, they began writing songs together, yet they never officially formed a band. Both Johns went to college after high school, with Linnell playing in the Mundanes, a new wave group from Rhode Island. By 1981, the pair had reunited, deciding to move to Brooklyn to pursue a musical career. Taking their name from a George C. Scott film and performing their original material with a drum machine, They Might Be Giants soon became fixtures on the Manhattan underground. Although Flansburgh and Linnell were building a cult following, they had a hard time getting a record deal, so they set up Dial-A-Song -- a phone line that played songs on an answering machine -- as a way to get their songs heard. The gimmick worked. Not only did it lead to a deal with the indie label Bar/None, but over the years it was a successful venture; at one point, the service was receiving hundreds of calls a day.
They Might Be Giants released their eponymous debut in 1986, and the album became a college radio hit; it also made waves on MTV due to the inventive video for "Don't Let's Start." Two years later, they released Lincoln, which expanded their following considerably. Featuring the college hit "Ana Ng," Lincoln climbed to number 89 on the charts, earning the attention of major labels. They Might Be Giants signed with Elektra Records in 1990, releasing Flood later that year. Flood worked its way to gold status, thanks to the singles "Birdhouse in Your Soul" and "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)," which both had popular videos. In the wake of the group's success, Restless/Bar/None released the B-sides and rarities compilation Miscellaneous T in 1991.
Apollo 18, released in 1992, wasn't quite as successful as Flood, yet it consolidated the group's cult following. For the album's supporting tour, They Might Be Giants performed with a full backing band for the first time, hiring former Pere Ubu bassist Tony Maimone and drummer Brian Doherty. The shift toward a full band coincided with the dominance of grunge in alternative rock. Though they were strengthened by the powerful sound of a full band, They Might Be Giants failed to receive much attention from MTV, mainstream modern rock radio, or college radio when they released John Henry in the fall of 1994. Recorded with the full band, John Henry lost the group a number of fans, yet their concerts remained popular attractions, especially on American college campuses. Still, the band's next album, 1996's Factory Showroom, was virtually ignored by the press, MTV, and radio. The live Severe Tire Damage followed two years later.
They Might Be Giants maintained their "hardest working men in show business" status in 2001 when they issued Mink Car, a stunning follow-up to Factory Showroom that boasted collaborations with M. Doughty, Adam Schlesinger, and the Elegant Too. They celebrated their 20th anniversary in summer 2002 with the release of their first children's album, No! Rhino also celebrated the band's tenure with the first-ever They Might Be Giants retrospective, Dial-A-Song: 20 Years of They Might Be Giants. A year later, Flansburgh and Linnell joined Canadian artist Marcel Dzama for the children's book and CD set Bed, Bed, Bed. The Indestructible Object EP arrived in spring 2004, just a few months before the band's eighth full-length album, The Spine. Early in 2005, Here Come the ABCs and its accompanying DVD were the band's first releases for Disney Sound. Later that year, They Got Lost arrived.
Over the course of the next two years, TMBG released a series of monthly and bimonthly podcasts. They also contributed to various film soundtracks, including Disney's Meet the Robinsons and the film adaptation of Neil Gaiman's Coraline. The band's 14th studio release, The Else, hit stores in the summer of 2007. Here Come the 123's, the sequel to Here Come the ABC's, appeared in early 2008. Later that year, the CD/DVD set Venue Songs, which featured appearances by actor/comedian John Hodgman, was released. Here Comes Science, which featured songs about paleontology, astronomy, and chemistry, and included a DVD with animated versions of "the Johns" and videos by Divya Srinivasan, Tiny Inventions, David Cowles, Hine Mizushima, and Feel Good Anyway, was released in fall 2009. Two years later, They Might Be Giants put the children's music on hold and released Join Us, the band's first "adult" album in four years. Soon after the band finished the Join Us tour, they began work on their 16th album, Nanobots, a song cycle that featured several small songs akin to the "Fingertips" tracks on Apollo 18, which hit the shelves in 2013. In 2014, they took a look back at their independent years with Idlewild, a compilation named for their own label that collected some of their favorite songs from that era. The band also took a break from its formidable touring schedule to work on three new albums. In December 2014, They Might Be Giants relaunched Dial-A-Song -- which had ceased its original run in 2006 -- with the goal of releasing one new song a week through the end of 2015. Several of these songs appeared on Glean, which arrived in April 2015. The children's album Why? was released that November. In March 2016, the band issued Phone Power, the third album of songs compiled from Dial-A-Song, as a pay-what-you-want download among its different releases. A pair of new singles, "I Left My Body" and "Last Wave," arrived in late 2017 in advance of They Might Be Giants' twentieth studio album, I Like Fun. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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March 14, 2010
Cloudy today and not much hope for sun. In fact, it is now raining. Not really raining, but that wet air state that we sometimes have here. The rain drops are so small that it is more like mist in the air than real rain falling.
After the guests left this morning, Fernando and spent the day working on room 8. It is at the frustrating point: lots to do still, but lots of waiting to be done- paint one side of the door and wait; stain the casing in the bathroom and wait; paint the wall and wait. Oh well, most of it will be dry by tomorrow and we should be full steam ahead. I am actually hoping to be done by Wednesday with any luck.
So I don't have much to write today. I'm a bit tired. Never the less, we are taking Hugh out for dinner tonight. He gave us tickets to see Mariachi de Sol last night so it is the least we can do.


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The 5-1 and 4-0 wins at Draper Diamond clinched the No.2-seed in the conference tournament for the Lady Bisons.
Prior to the start of the game Philip Hutcheson, Lipscomb's Director of Athletics, presented Lady Bisons coach Kristin Peck with a plaque commemorating her 100th career victory.
Freshman Whitney Kiihnl (16-8) went the distance on the mound for the Lady Bisons, striking out seven and spreading six hits and two walks over seven innings.
Belmont's lone run of the game came in the first inning when they took advantage of a double, sacrifice bunt, and a Bison throwing error.
Lipscomb quickly answered back, scoring four runs in the first inning, then one in the third.
"We had some timely hits with people on base and took advantage of some Belmont errors," said Peck. "We had good pitching out of Whitney and some great defensive plays."
Campbell hit her fourth and fifth homeruns of the season in the first game, accounting for three of Lipscomb's runs. Courtney Billington was 2-4 at the plate, while Lauren Dortwegt, Caroline Mason, and Mackenzie Tucker each added a hit for the Bisons.
The Lady Bisons took a little longer to get going in the nightcap of the doubleheader, waiting to cross the plate until Kellie Sirus hit a two-run home run over left field in the third inning.
Campbell worsened the blow in the fifth inning, hitting her third home run of the night, going a perfect 3-3 in the game. Campbell had five RBI in the double header.
Dortwegt and catcher Mollie Mitchell each had two hits in the game.
Pitcher Alaina Jacobson (10-3) scattered four hits over seven innings, fanning two.
It was the 17th shut out of the season for the Bisons, extending their program record.
"Alaina threw a great game," said Peck. "It was a great performance heading into the tournament. We need to build off this momentum."
The Lady Bisons finish the regular season with a record of 37-12 (15-5 A-Sun), surpassing the previous win record of 29 set last season. No Lipscomb softball team in the NCAA era has ever lost less than 20 games in a season.
Belmont finishes their season with a record of 11-35 (3-17 A-Sun).
The Lady Bisons will leave Tuesday for DeLand, Fla. to compete in the conference tournament. They are scheduled to play fifth-seeded ETSU at 10 a.m. CDT Thursday, May 7.
This story was written by Katie Haab, student assistant in the Lipscomb athletics media relations department.


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The preoccupation with flyover interchange beauty strikes me a bit off the mark. The interchange on the Island at the tollway, is acceptable in appearance, but gee whiz, it's an interchange, not a sculpture!
In our area we dwell on colors of buildings, set-backs and partial obscuration with trees or foliage, yet we gloss over more obvious drawbacks to our image. We can do a few things to, "put makeup" on the new flyovers and I agree with doing such, but lets take a little imaginary trip with some new comers to the Island Scene.
First time visitors inbound on U.S. 278, having just passed the S.C. 170 interchange, will find several detractions we seem to have learned to live with because nobody seems to care. In the visitor's car at each intersection they will notice gravel, nails, screws, wood and all sorts of debris, cast off in areas where cars do not drive. Drive across it at your peril if you change your mind about where you want to go.
The visitors may wonder if we can't afford to clean up the junk in our roadways or just don't care. As they observe almost all the medians weeds and tall grass, they may wonder exactly the same thing. Grass even grows along and in between tall curbing as if we might be a Third World Nation.
This may transmit the message that we don't sweat the details here to put forth a total package. Where else might this repeat itself during their vacation? Cleaned up streets, regularly mowed medians with a few plantings send a message that we are a complete package in this area. Great resorts know even the small details transmit a big message, a lasting message. You never get a second chance to make a first impression.
The Flyovers, as the visitors move closer to the Island, should be Gateways announcing, "This is Someplace Special."


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Anyone doing a family tree on these surnames Ervin ; Broadway;Culp; Curry.
On my James Ervin b.1822 in TN, I beleive in Greene County, Married Anna Hardgrove, Who was his parents and siblings: Now on Eliza Culp marrirs W.W. Broadway, who was her parents and siblings. The Ervins are a seperate family tree. The Broadways, Culps; Curry are all one tree and live in and around Decatur and Hardeman counties, TN. Would be glad to exchange any information that I have with anyone. Thanking you in advance for you time and trouble. bcburke11
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|FILE : Biblioteca Laurenziana 3
TITLE: Grotesquerie with pope Clement VII's Arms 2a
LOCATION: Florence - Biblioteca Laurenziana wind. sIII
DIMENSIONS: 200 x 86 cm
PROVENANCE: original location
CHRONOLOGY: 1568 (dated)
ASSIGNMENT: Cosimo I , grand duke of Florence
SUBJECT/S : the pope's arms stand out in the centre, with grotesqueries in the background and below two puttoes carrying the Medicean device consisting of two crossed anchors with a cartouche hanging from it where can be read the inscription: Clemens VII P M 1568 . The same cartoon was used with unimportant variations for other stained-glass windows with an equivalent subject that close the windows in an alternating sequence with the ones representing grotesqueries with the duke Cosimo I's Arms.
CRITICAL NOTES: the sole critical mention to this interesting corpus of windows, noteworthy for its great quality, is due to Marchini . In a short note at foot in his book on the Italian stained-glass windows (1955), the scholar considers the assignment traditionally ascribed to Giovanni da Udini (G. Rossi) as wrong. The attribution to Giovanni da Udine was most likely advanced as he had decorated Michelangelo's New Sacresty's dome with grotesqueries. On the analogy of that also the Colloquio windows at Val d'Ema Charterhouse (see Firenze Certosa Val d'Ema 1-6) dated 1560 were attributed to Giovanni; but according to Marchini, 'they are more refined for the exquisite little stories'.
In the history of Italian stained-glass windows still all to be written, the stained-glass windows with grotesqueries would be a nodal point in the chapter dedicated to the Mannerist style; nonetheless there is not a systematic and a thorough study yet, as the only research carried out on the matter concerns, besides the already cited windows at Val d'Ema Charterhouse (Chiarelli), the stained-glass windows at Villa Farnese in Caprarola (del Nunzio) and the ones in the Prior's Rooms at Pavia Charterhouse (Pirina).
Forwarding here some preliminary results of a research that has just started, it must be specified that the typology of the Medicean windows breaks with those used in the two cycles of both the Florentine charterhouse and Villa Farnese, where the lines of the drawing created by the frame follows the sinuous lines of the mannerist figures : the structure of the Biblioteca Laurenziana windows consists of small squares hinged by the square grid of a frame that often interrupts the drawing ductus of the painted figures. An unusual constituent structure in Italy but that can be compared to some contemporary stained glass windows beyond the Alps. In particular, the analogies may be found in the extraordinary group of 'civic' panels by Dirck Pieterz Crabeth, coming from the windows of the house Pieterkerkgracht 9 in Leida, recently re-proposed to the critics attention by T. Husband in the exhibition that took place at the Metropolitan Museum in New York.
The present results of the studies on the matter do not justify to proceed further . However, much has still to be studied in depth, such as the role that the Flemish artists played, as mentioned by Vasari. Among them Gualtieri di Fiandra, author of the windows at the Florentine cathedral and of the Venus being dressed by the Graces panel, the only window left of the cycle at Palazzo Vecchio; but there are also other masters glaziers such as Wanter and Jorio Crabeth that worked at the windows for the Florentine baptistery.
CONDITIONS: There are various heavily re-leaded breaks. As all the other windows of the Biblioteca, this one as well shows the signs of several interventions and long deterioration. A relevant tampering to the windows corpus was the construction of the adjacent 'Delciana tribune' and the opening of the entrance door. In that occasion four windows on the northern side were walled up (two of which – nV, nVIII – are still closed, while the other two – nVI and n VII, next to the door – were re-opened with their relative windows in 1899).
The relation on the considerable damage occurred at the Biblioteca during the earthquake in May 1895 (see Conservation/earthquake damages) does not mention the present corpus , and their condition was all but satisfying if soon after the earthquake , on January 15 1896, Guido Biagi made a request to the regional head office for the preservation of the monuments in order to provide the restoration of some windows that, he asserted, 'are in bad condition, nor can they bear any strong blowing of the winds'
In that same relation Biagi notes the following: 'for the restoration in question they should need the glasses of other two windows taken out when the Tribuna Delciana was built'. Tests on the stained-glasses made during the restoration presented in detail the use of original ancient glasses coming from other panels of the same series, here used as stop gaps ; a fact that at the moment already turns out to be clear even because of its difficult reading in situ .
According to the archive sources (ASBL – Archivio Storico della Biblioteca Laurenziana – Amministrazione 1895, issue 29), the restoration , carried out by Natale Buschi between February and May 1896, concerned mostly an undefined window . Probably, Bruschi in that activity stage or in the following one of the years 1899-1901 (see Firenze Biblioteca Laurenziana 0) had to extend his work to several other windows, this one included, as from what has been pointed out above.
BIBLIOGRAPHY: See Bibliografia Laurenziana
PHOTOGRAPHIC FILES: Foto Niccolò Orsi Battaglini, Firenze
EDITOR: Caterina Pirina, April 2002


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Whistleblower at the CIA
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Mel Goodman will be lecturing at the University of North Carolina on October 3rd and at Yale University on October 17th. His book "Whistleblower at the CIA" will be published February 2017 and is posted on Amazon.com for advance sale. See more at melvingoodman.com.... Read More »