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CopTrax, the new ground-breaking in-car video system from Stalker, in conjunction with the Byron, Ga., Police Department, performed the first successful field trail of Google Glass by law enforcement officials.
The CopTrax/Glass field trial was designed to test Glass functionality in the CopTrax video capture environment during a number of common police activities - routine traffic enforcement patrol, stops issuing citations, arrests, and firearms practice.
Operation "Futuristic Police Officer" was the first known test of Google Glass in actual law enforcement situations and environments and was designed to test Glass's compatibility with CopTrax's innovative real-time video streaming, high-resolution video capture and cloud storage, and live GPS tracking from any Internet-connected computer.
Until this test, body-worn video cameras have been used by police officers but none have the capability of supplying real-time streaming video and Geo-location information. The combination of Google Glass and CopTrax also enhances proximity alerts and Geo fencing information for the officer on patrol.
"In addition to testing routine police activities, another goal of the Futuristic Police Officer field trial was to study the increased situational awareness and capture of high-quality audio and video evidence from the officer's perspective," according to field trial supervisor Lt. Bryan Hunter.
The test was performed on Sept. 13th, 2013 from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm. Lt. Bryan Hunter supervised the field trail. Sgt. Eric Ferris and K-9 Officer Corporal Clay Fauquier were outfitted with Google Glass while running the CopTrax application.
"Ultimately CopTrax is meant to save lives and careers through accurate capture of events and positive location preservation," CopTrax Product Manager Bill Switzer added.
The officers tested four activities where officers benefit from improving situational awareness and more accurate video event reconstruction.
1. Patrol with Radar and Laser
Each of the officers participated in vehicle patrol using the Google Glass device running with the CopTrax application. The officers were asked to determine if the Google Glass device obstructed their view or movement while driving and interacting with speed enforcement equipment.
"Google Glass was not an impairment at all," according to Sgt. Ferris. "You don't even know it's on," he continued.
2. Traffic Stop
Both officers performed several traffic stops while using the Google Glass device running with the CopTrax application. The officers were asked if the Google Glass device interfered with their movements or vision when outside of the vehicle or interacting with violators.
Corporal Fauquier reported no interference by Google Glass when exiting and re-entering the patrol vehicle or interacting with motorists.
3. Arrest
Officers performed one arrest while using the Google Glass device running the CopTrax app. The officers were asked if the Google Glass device interfered with their detainment or control of the subject.
"Wearing Google Glass caused no problems or interference. Recording video from the officer's point of view could be helpful if questions about the circumstances of the arrest are raised," Corporal Fauquier said.
4. Firing Service Weapons
Both officers fired their service pistols and patrol rifles to check video stability, device retention, and effects of recoil.
"Target acquisition was ... great. We fired an H&K UMP 9mm full auto with a red dot sight system. We had no problem acquiring the target. Engaging the target in full auto, the vibration or recoil of the weapon didn't bother the optics of the Google Glass...and I was able to get a clear sight picture," Sgt. Ferris said.
"Overall the tests were quite positive," Product Manager Switzer said. "Google Glass is the ideal body-worn video device. It gives correct perspective and follows the officer's head movements, unlike other clip-on type cameras," Switzer continued.
"The image quality from the Google Glass device was incredibly crisp and clear. Since Glass is worn at the officer's eye level, viewing the video from Project Futuristic Police Officer was like looking through the officer's eyes. The video that we captured was amazing. We believe that our CopTrax video solution paired with Google Glass has the ability to 'save lives' as well as careers. We are dedicated to officer safety and we appreciate the opportunity to use technology to protect those who protect us," Switzer said.
"Even my dog wants a pair of Google Glass," Corporal Fauquier joked after testing was over.
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When we say that war goes back 10,000 years it's not clear that we're talking about a single thing, as opposed to two or more different things going by the same name. Picture a family in Yemen or Pakistan living under a constant buzz produced by a drone overhead. One day their home and everyone in it is shattered by a missile. Were they at war? Where was the battlefield? Where were their weapons? Who declared the war? What was contested in the war? How would it end?
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Russia shuts Greenpeace out of Arctic sea route, stifles criticism of oil industry
Barents Sea - The Russian government has denied permission for the Greenpeace icebreaker Arctic Sunrise to enter the increasingly busy Northern Sea Route (NSR), despite the ship having fulfilled all the requirements for such an entry.
Greenpeace International claims the decision is an attempt to prevent it from exposing the activities of Russian state-owned oil company Rosneft. Multiple vessels contracted by Rosneft and US partner ExxonMobil are conducting seismic testing and geological work in the Kara Sea in preparation for offshore Arctic drilling.
This is a thinly veiled attempt to stifle peaceful protest and keep international attention away from Arctic oil exploration in Russia. The Arctic Sunrise is a fully equipped icebreaker with significant experience of operating in these conditions, while the oil companies operating here are taking unprecedented risks in an area teeming with polar bears, whales, and other Arctic wildlife, said Christy Ferguson, Greenpeace Arctic Campaigner aboard the Arctic Sunrise.
The decision to deny us entry to the Kara Sea is completely unjustified and raises serious questions about the level of collusion between the Russian authorities and the oil companies themselves. Over three million people are behind our campaign, and they want to know what Russia and its Western oil partners are trying to hide here in the Arctic.
Greenpeace International entered three detailed applications for entry to the Northern Sea Route Administration, clearly stating its intentions to engage in peaceful and lawful protest. All applications were rejected. (1) The latest application was refused on the grounds that the information provided on the ice strengthening was apparently insufficient. From the pattern of refusals it is clear that the NSR administration has never been interested in granting Greenpeace access. The refusal is in violation of international law including the right to freedom of navigation (2).
None of the six oil exploration vessels operating for Rosneft and ExxonMobil in the area has an ice classification as high as the Arctic Sunrise. More than 400 vessels have been granted access to the Northern Sea Route this year, many of them with an inferior classification to that of the Arctic Sunrise, which is classed as an icebreaker (3).
Greenpeace International has written to the head of the Northern Sea Route Administration with an urgent request to reverse the unjustified decision. As the Arctic Sunrise is a Dutch flagged-vessel, a copy of the letter has also been sent to the Dutch Infrastructure and Foreign Ministries.
The Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise is on a month-long expedition in the Arctic to expose and protest oil exploration.
Further information:
-Statement from the independent Det Norske Veritas (DNV) on the classification of the Arctic Sunrise: http://www.greenpeace.org/international/Global/international/briefings/climate/2013/DNV-classification-letter.pdf
-Letter from Greenpeace International to head of the Northern Sea Route Administration: http://www.greenpeace.org/international/Global/international/briefings/climate/2013/2013-08-19-Letter-to-Northern-Sea-Route-Administration.pdf
1. The first two applications were rejected on the basis that it was not clear what level of ice strengthening the vessel has, despite the presentation of a Classification Certificate from Det Norske Veritas (DNV), an internationally recognised classification society, confirming that the Arctic Sunrise is classed as an 1A1 ICEBREAKER, the second highest notation available at the time of construction and a notation superior to Arc6 in the Russian system (DNV Polar 10 notification and a comparison between the different standards of ice strengthening
The third application was rejected on the basis of an alleged lack of information on the ice belt breadth of the vessel. This issue was not raised at the time of refusal of the first two applications. The Arctic Sunrise is classed as an icebreaker until a hull depth of 4.70m. There is no defined Ice belt breadth mentioned in the Class Certificate or appendix thereto, nor on the General Arrangement Plan. Breadth is not the right dimension to ask for. What is normally of interest is the width / thickness of the plating at ice draft 4.70m. For this, the shell expansion plan should be referred to, but it is not one of the documents that is required by the application form. Further, the relevant area is ice free at this time of year.
2. The decision to deny the Arctic Sunrise entry to the Kara Sea is contrary to Russias obligation under Article 58 of the Law of the Sea Convention to allow foreign vessels freedom of navigation in its EEZ and its obligations under Articles 10 and 11 of the European Convention on Human Rights to refrain from unjustified interferences with freedom of expression and peaceful assembly.
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Time: 1 hour or more
You won't believe how simple it is to make pizza dough at home. And because the dough freezes very well (at least for a couple of weeks), it's even practical to whip up a batch for one or two people and tuck the rest away for another day.
To make pizza dough by hand or with a standing mixer, follow the directions, but use a bowl and a heavy wooden spoon or the mixer's bowl and the paddle attachment instead of the food processor. When the dough becomes too heavy to stir, use your hands or exchange the mixer's paddle for the dough hook and proceed with the recipe.
3 cups all-purpose or bread flour, plus more as needed
2 teaspoons instant yeast
2 teaspoons coarse kosher or sea salt, plus extra for sprinkling
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1. Combine the flour, yeast, and salt in a food processor. Turn the machine on and add 1 cup water and the oil through the feed tube.
2. Process for about 30 seconds, adding more water, a little at a time, until the mixture forms a ball and is slightly sticky to the touch. If it is still dry, add another tablespoon or two of water and process for another 10 seconds. (In the unlikely event that the mixture is too sticky, add flour a tablespoon at a time.)
3. Turn the dough onto a floured work surface and knead by hand for a few seconds to form a smooth, round dough ball. Put the dough in a bowl and cover with plastic wrap; let rise until the dough doubles in size, 1 to 2 hours. (You can cut this rising time short if you're in a hurry, or you can let the dough rise more slowly, in the refrigerator, for up to 6 or 8 hours.) Proceed to Step 4 or wrap the dough tightly in plastic wrap or a zipper bag and freeze for up to a month. (Defrost in the bag or a covered bowl in the refrigerator or at room temperature; bring to room temperature before shaping.)
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In his seventh collaboration to date with film directorMartin Scorsese, cinematographerRobert Richardson 79 FAV shot the much-anticipated new movie Hugo, helping to create the wonderful atmosphere that makes the director's first foray into 3D so successful. Equally key to their success is that the film is based on great material: the Caldecott Medal-winning children's novelThe Invention of Hugo Cabret, by another RISD alum Brian Selznick 88 IL. The combination earned Scorsese a Golden Globe for Best Director and an acknowledgement in his acceptance speech of the pivotal role these two RISD alumni played in making the film a winner.
Set in the 1930s, both the book and the film tell the story of an orphan named Hugo (played byAsa Butterfield in the film) who's secretly living in the walls of a Paris train station, where he winds the station's clocks and befriends an enigmatic toy seller and his goddaughter. Though the film is something of a creative departure for a director best known for gritty films likeTaxi Driver and Goodfellas, it also deals with a subject close to Scorsese's heart: the story of the early days of filmmaking and the genius of the late French filmmaker and amateur magicianGeorges Méliès (played byBen Kingsley).
Selznick says that his book was inspired in part by Méliès' 1902 film A Trip to the Moon, in which a rocket is shown zooming towards a moon with a face on it. "All of a sudden, with a cut of the camera, the rocket goes right into the eye of the man on the moon," he explains. "He's got the rocket in his eye, and white goo is kind of coming down where the rocket hit the moon, and he's sticking his tongue out."
That's the type of imagery that not only inspired Selznick's incredibly detailed cross-hatched illustrations for the book, but subsequently led Richardson to spend days perched high atop a camera crane shooting footage to bring the film version alive. Much of the film is shot in a magnificent recreation of the train station built inside London's Shepperton Studios. When the author visited the production last summer, he initially "felt like an interloper," he says, especially given all the period-costumed extras and intricate details of the set that he had previously only imagined on paper. "It was artistry on a scale I'd never seen before," Selznick admits.
Richardson notes that inHugo and the other films he has shot with Scorsese in the last couple of years – includingShutter Island and George Harrison: Living in the Material World – the director has been gradually taking "a more classical approach to the images," doing slightly less camera movement and "allowing more things to take place within the frame." And working in 3D proved to be especially invigorating for both of them.
"It sounds like a cliché, but the idea is that you're in the world with" Hugo and Selznick's other characters, Scorsese told the Associated Press in talking about his decision to film in 3D. "Every shot that we did was a discovery and an experiment," he notes, adding that each one felt more like a "moving sculpture" than a static painting. Despite the learning curve of using the new technology, Scorsese says that filmingHugo was one of the most rewarding experiences he's ever had making a film. And for both of the RISD alums involved, helping the accomplished director to interpret Hugo's story – and the story of filmmaking itself – for the big screen proved to be an equally extraordinary experience.
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Cornbread Stuffing Bacon Bombs are perfect for tailgating or watching the game during football season, and also make great appetizers for the holidays.
For the bread mixture:
1½ cups chopped yellow onion
1 red pepper, diced
2 ribs celery, diced
2 cups corn kernels
2 tablespoons minced garlic
4 tablespoons butter
8 cups crumbled cornbread (recipe follows)
1 sleeve saltine crackers
1 cup heavy cream
3 cups chicken stock
2 tablespoons parsley
Salt and pepper to taste
For the bacon bombs:
Bacon slices as needed, cut in half
Maple syrup
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Saute the onions, pepper, celery, corn and garlic in the butter. Combine with the rest of the ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Place in a casserole dish and bake covered for 30 minutes, then uncovered for another 15 minutes.
To make the Bacon Bombs, take 2 half slices of bacon and make a cross with them. Using a 1-ounce scoop, put cornbread stuffing in the middle of the cross. Fold the edges up over the stuffing and dab the top of the bombs with some maple syrup on the top to hold the edges together. Bake in a 400-degree preheated oven for 15-18 minutes.
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1 cup all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons sugar
2 eggs
1/2 stick unsalted butter, melted
2 cups buttermilk
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Grease a 9-inch cast-iron skillet, or 8-inch square baking pan with softened butter. Whisk dry ingredients together in a large bowl; set aside. Whisk wet ingredients together in another large bowl. Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients until combined. Pour batter into pan and bake about 1 hour.
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Having been attached to books all her life, Donna Lynn Schulman is thrilled to be engaged in a passion that requires fealty to an information artifact called a "field guide." Donna divides her birding time between Queens, New York, where she grew up, and central New Jersey, where she is on the adjunct faculty of a very large public university. Donna was a Library Journal book reviewer for 15 years, reviewing over 100 titles, and has also reviewed labor relations books and contributed articles on labor relations research to specialized journals and monographs. She wrote her first birding book reviews for the Queens County Bird Club's News & Notes, which she formerly edited, and has also reviewed for the American Birding Associations' Birding magazine. Donna was recently pleased to talk about the top birding books of 2017 with Nate Swick for the ABA December podcast. When she is not birding or working on her nature photography, Donna travels to Florida, where she attempts to turn her young nephews into birders (so far, they are fisherman who send her photos of birds), to Los Angeles to visit her writer daughter and son-in-law, or somewhere wonderfully new and birdy. She also contemplates someday writing an article for her blog, Queensgirl.
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Last week I wrote about my husband, Doug's ancestor James Starr. During the course of research I discovered James was a member of the Sons of Liberty and participated in the Boston Tea Party.
Throughout the week there were many comments offering congratulations on this incredible find. That is one of my favorite things about genealogy. It is incredible to see how excited fellow researchers become about each others good fortune.
The most interesting comment came from fellow geneablogger Heather Wilkinson Rojo of Nutfield Genealogy.
Not long after discovering my husband's New England roots I found Heather's blog on the GeneaBloggers website. From her site I have learned much about the history and customs of the region.
I am grateful when Heather comments on one of my posts as her responses are thoughtful and informative. Reading what she had to say about James Starr literally had my mouth fall open. Seems Heather and my husband have common ancestors!
After calming down somewhat I mapped out the exact relationship.
1. Comfort Starr - b. Jul. 06, 1589 - Eng. - d. Jan. 02, 1659 - Mass.
wife - Elizabeth - b. 1595 - Eng. - d. Jun. 25, 1658 - Mass.
(Doug's 9th great-grandparents)
a. Thomas Starr - b. Dec. 31, 1615 - Eng.- d. Nov. 26 1658 - Mass.
wife - Rachel Harris - b. 1618 - Mass. - d. 1600 - N.Y.
(Doug's 8th great-grandparents)
b. John Starr b. Oct. 25, 1626 - Eng. d. Oct 30, 1711 - Mass.
wife- Martha Bunker b. Apr. 15, 1627 -Eng. - d. Apr. 1703 - Mass.
(Doug's 8th great-grand-uncle & great-grand-aunt)
1.Comfort Starr - b. 1662 - Mass. - d. Jan. 09, 1729 - Mass. -
(Doug's 1st cousin 9x removed)
wife- Mary Stone - b. Jan 06, 1664- Mass. - d. Apr. 20, 1735 - Mass.
(Heather's 1st cousin many x removed)
How fun to discover a favorite genealogist related by marriage to my husband! This is the exact reason to blog your family history. Many times you feel as if nobody out there is reading. Than out of the blue you have a wonderful discovery resulting in a connection.
Hello, cousin-in-law Heather!


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O say can you see...how much fun your child is going to have coloring, solving puzzles, and learning new facts this 4th of July? We even included some name labels and name tags that will serve as the perfect party props, especially if you have a kid's table at your gathering. Whatever your plans for the 4th entail, these printables are packed with all the national symbols, patriotic trivia and festive 4th of July scenes to color you could possibly need.Download All (18)
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'Ghost Hunters' at the old Ulster County Jail
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Daily Freeman Life Editor Ivan Lajara talks about journalism, living in the Hudson Valley, language, the Web, cats and even politics. But he shouldn't.
Sunday, October 31, 2010
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Saturday, October 30, 2010
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Friday, October 29, 2010
Things got ugly fast. Jefferson's camp accused President Adams of having a "hideous hermaphroditical character, which has neither the force and firmness of a man, nor the gentleness and sensibility of a woman."
In return, Adams' men called Vice President Jefferson "a mean-spirited, low-lived fellow, the son of a half-breed Indian squaw, sired by a Virginia mulatto father."
As the slurs piled on, Adams was labeled a fool, a hypocrite, a criminal, and a tyrant, while Jefferson was branded a weakling, an atheist, a libertine, and a coward.Go read it. Check out what Martha Washington said about Jefferson.
In the election of 1800, one of the dirtiest in American history, the venomous hack writer James CallendarThomas Jefferson) assailed then-President John Adams as a "repulsive pedant" and "a hideous hermaphroditical character," whatever that means. Later in the 19th century, Martin Van BurenDavy Crockett, no less) and James Buchanan (who had a congenital condition that caused his head to tilt to the left) was accused of have unsuccessfully tried to hang himself. Oh, and Abraham Lincoln reportedly had stinky feet.
The 20th century began this way; at the 1912 Republican National Convention, Teddy Roosevelt, wearing a sombrero and smoking a cigar, cheerfully referred to William Howard Taft, the sitting President and Roosevelt's former vice president, as "a rat in a corner." (The rodent motif is popular — FDR liked to call Alf Landon, his 1936 opponent, "the White Mouse who wants to live in the White House.")
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Wednesday, October 27, 2010
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Tuesday, October 26, 2010
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Monday, October 25, 2010
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Friday, October 22, 2010
Watershed Post: It's good to see the Freeman weigh in on this, now that this video has gone national.
Tony Adamis: We took a lot of flack for the length of time that it took us to respond, but we were just trying to be responsible about it. We took a kind of third-party approach to it. Even though I trust my correspondent, he and I both agreed that if any story was going to be run, it would be done by some other reporter approaching it as any reporter would. Plus, I took the time to do my own investigation.
Ariel (Zangla) had been working on that story for months. And William was working, for a shorter period of time, on the story on the earmarks issue. And after the earmarks story, the Hinchey camp complained about the characterization in that story having to do with the Partition Street Project, which led us to delay Ariel's story about Partition Street while we tried to do our best due diligence of looking at the complaint. The result was the second Kemble story. That wasn't even a planned story. It was really just a result of the complaint from the Hinchey camp. It's not true that [Kemble] had been taken off the story.
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Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
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Monday, October 18, 2010
|From left, Amanda Rose Ruschak, Drum Major Erin Ruth and Jenna Secreto celebrate the Kingston High School Tiger Marching Band's first place finish at the 2010 Fall Fanfare marching competition held at Dietz Stadium on Sunday Oct. 17th.
|Dietz Stadium was filled to capacity for Fall Fanfare 2010.
|From left, Sarah Roth, Sarah Dickerson, Sarah Peterson, and Sara Farhat wait for Senior Recognition ceremonies to begin.
|From left, Drum Majors Dana Umble, Chris Beard, Nick Avossa, Kevin Ausanio, and Erin Ruth leave awards ceremony with first place in Large School 3 division.
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Saturday, October 16, 2010
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If you are Going to write a Blog about Life You should Know something about it first ......
Particularly if you are going to do so in a Public Forum like a Media, such as the Daily Freeman. The reason this Story was given such attention has NOTHING to do with the reasons you surmised. Nobody stumbled across it Online.
If you are able to discern you will learn that these were direct hits not ones that were picked up off your most popular place. So Y'all over there at the Freeman might as well open up Your Most Popular counter again cause It's NOT gonna stop.
...That is why it has received attention NOT Randomly, as you have assumed.
... But you did have one thing right it was posted on Facebook because Facebook is a Nationwide [acually World wide] Community where people can come together and Help one another in a Variety of ways, .....
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Friday, October 15, 2010
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Wednesday, October 13, 2010
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Monday, October 11, 2010
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Friday, October 8, 2010
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Thursday, October 7, 2010
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Wednesday, October 6, 2010
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Tuesday, October 5, 2010
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Sunday, October 3, 2010
Although it's the last day of WFF 2010, there are still plenty of surprises coming, including the latest word that Keanu Reeves and Vera Farmiga will attend todays's Rosendale screening of Henry's Crime at 3pm, for the Q & A following the film.
Those of you who were present at yesterday's Woodstock screening Q & A know that Keanu is very enthusiastic about being at WFF, and that this is Vera's second visit here ( for Up in the Air last year). So we are as delighted as the Rosendale audience will be, that they have chosen to stay a little longer than planned!
Great movies today, great panels and good vibes!
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Saturday, October 2, 2010
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It's surprising to think that the Wii has been on sale for nearly four years, and we're only now seeing true competition from Nintendo's rivals. Of course, considering the half-hearted motion controls of the Sixaxis, it's probably wise for Sony to have been cooking PlayStation Move slowly since its introduction 15 months ago.
The PlayStation's motion controller sticks much closer to the Wii's mould than Microsoft's Kinect, with E3's Move tagline being "This changes everything". Hyperbole aside, Sony is aiming to take the technological high road, as it does with all things PS3, and beat the Wii on precision and movement accuracy.
The technology used is actually pretty similar to Nintendo's, but on steroids. The Wii's sensor bar sits by the TV and gives out infrared lights that a camera in the remote picks up in order for the pointer to function.
Move flips this around, with a camera next to the TV picking up the glowing ball on the end of the controller. The PS3 can then measure distance from the controller using the size of the ball as a reference.
The Move controller also has all the movement sensing bells and whistles of the Wii remote and MotionPlus attachment, demonstrating that Sony's thinking was obviously that they weren't attempting to reinvent the wheel so much as make it a little rounder.
Move controllers are available alone for £35, or with the PlayStation Eye camera for £50. The Navigation controller (the equivalent to the Wii's nunchuck) is £25, though we haven't included it in our testing it here.


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Tobacco sales to NH youth increased 60 percent over 2011
December 20. 2012 1:48PM
CONCORD - Tobacco sales to youth in New Hampshire increased over the past year from 7.8 percent to 13.2 percent, nearly a 60 percent jump, according to a recent state compliance check of 291 retailers across the state.
"While the results of the checks were well under the federal Synar requirement of 20 percent, this does raise concerns," said Joe Harding, director of the Bureau of Drug and Alcohol Services (BDAS). "Research shows that lower tobacco use by youth also decreases the chance that they will use drugs or alcohol."
The compliance checks involve sending an underage buyer into a store to see if the clerk will sell tobacco products to him or her.
According to data from the New Hampshire Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), there is a dramatic increase in the use of alcohol and other substances in youth who smoke.
A 2007 YRBS survey of 22,000 students revealed that for every 28 students who smoke, 27 also drank alcohol, according to the news release issued by the state Department of Health and Human Services.
BDAS works with the New Hampshire Division of Liquor Enforcement in conducting the tobacco compliance checks.


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DealBook Online
By EVELYN M. RUSLI, MICHAEL J. de la MERCED and NELSON D. SCHWARTZ
Published: March 29, 2012
FIRST-DAY GAIN Annie's, the organic food maker, soared on its stock market debut on Wednesday, rising 63.7 percent, to $31.11 a share, at its open. Shares closed close at $35.92.
The company, best known for its organic macaroni and cheese and its smiling rabbit mascot, priced its initial public offering at $19 a share on Tuesday night, above the expected range of $16 to $18 a share. EVELYN M. RUSLI
BREAKUP, THEN MERGER Tyco International agreed on Wednesday to merge its flow control unit with Pentair in an all-stock deal, creating a new powerhouse in the business of industrial pumps and valves.
Under the terms of the deal, Tyco will proceed with its breakup plan, creating the flow business as an independent company. Pentair will then merge with the new stand-alone entity, in a deal giving Tyco shareholders 52.5 percent of the company and Pentair investors the remainder. MICHAEL J. de la MERCED
PAY RAISE Brian T. Moynihan, below, chief executive of Bank of America, earned $8.1 million in 2011, a sharp increase from the $1.9 million payout he received in 2010.
Last year was a turbulent transition for the bank, with its shares dropping below $5 at one point. During his second year as chief, Mr. Moynihan sold off noncore assets and built up capital levels. NELSON D. SCHWARTZ
BOARD BATTLE The head of Third Point, Daniel S. Loeb, would like Yahoo to know that he is concerned about the company's long-term health, and is not pursuing an activist campaign just to generate short-term profit.
In a letter to Yahoo's chief executive on Wednesday, Mr. Loeb writes that his fund is pushing to help right what he says is a company that has been languishing for years. Third Point is seeking four seats on the board to replace several departing directors. MICHAEL J. de la MERCED


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The Standard Ice Rink is now open below the High Line at West 13th Street. Photo by Chris Mosier
There is a new ice-skating venue below the High Line. The Standard Ice Rink is now open!
This is the second year that our friends at The Standard, New York have brought the rink to the High Line. We are looking forward to grabbing some Mexican hot chocolate from La Newyorkina on the High Line at West 15th Street and heading down to the rink for a skate this weekend.
The rink is open daily to visitors of all ages and admission is $12. Skates are available to rent for $3 a pair. There are even half-hour skate lessons available for beginners.
For more information, call (212) 645-4646 or visit www.standardculture.com.


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American Horror Story Gets a Fourth Season
As yet untitled.
With high ratings and the promise of Jessica Lange, American Horror Story has been given a fourth season by FX. Though Coven's witches continue on, it may already be time to imagine scenarios for next season's scares. Jessica Lange as the caretaker in a haunted hotel? Jessica Lange as an evil doctor at a corrupt hospital? Jessica Lange as Dracula? Okay, maybe not that last one.


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(Joseph) Maurice RavelFrench
Maurice Ravel was born in his mother's aunt's house in Ciboure, France. His father Joseph was an engineer and actively encouraged a musical career for his son. Maurice was taught privately by Henri Ghys, then Emile Decombes, and finally went to the Paris Conservatoire in 1889. Whilst there, he was influenced by the music of such composers as Rimsky-Korsakov, Wagner, Chabrier and Satie , and shortly after leaving the Conservatoire in 1895 he returned for Fauré's composition class.
By 1898 Ravel's music was being published and performed, but the Conservatoire was largely unsympathetic to Ravel's talents and he failed to win a prize several years in a row, eventually forcing him to leave. In 1905 he tried again for the Prix de Rome, but once again broke the rules. However, he was now an established composer (especially with the Quartet of 1903), and the tricky situation forced the director of the Conservatoire to leave his post, allowing Fauré to take over.
The years that followed were sometimes difficult for Ravel. There was violent debate in the press over the merits of his compositional style, and for a while he turned his back on the arguments and composed a large number of works, among them Gaspard de la Nuit, Valses Nobles et Sentimentales, and Daphnis et Chloé. This last ballet was commissioned by Diaghilev through whom Ravel also met Stravinsky in 1909.
When war broke out in 1914, Ravel was in the middle of a period of concentrated composition. Most of the work was never completed, though his suite Le Tombeau de Couperin survives from this period. The war affected Ravel deeply - he wanted to serve his country but was underweight by two kilograms. He served in the motor transport corps, but felt he wasn't doing enough. When he contracted dysentery he was moved to Paris to recover, and wanted to compose again, but was deeply affected by the death of his mother.
When Debussy also died shortly afterwards, Ravel was left as the leading figure in French music. The authorities wanted to confer on him the order of the Légion d'honneur, but Ravel refused, as he felt disillusioned with authorities in general. He withdrew from Paris life and moved to Montfort-l'Amaury. His compositional efforts were sluggish and painstaking. He wrote memorials to Debussy and Fauré, and worked on several smaller pieces. He also exercised his genius for orchestration again, most notably with Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition, which was written for piano and which Ravel arranged for orchestra (the version which is most often performed today).
Ravel travelled abroad in Great Britain, Holland, Italy, Spain, Scandinavia, Belgium, Germany and Switzerland. In 1928 he travelled to the USA and was awarded an honorary doctorate by Oxford University. He wrote Bolero whilst orchestrating some music from Albéniz's Iberia and the Concerto for the Left Hand for the one-armed pianist Paul Wittgenstein. By 1932, however, Ravel was suffering from Pick's Disease, which gradually rendered him incapable of even writing his own name. He died in 1937 after an unsuccessful brain operation.
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Sandhill Crane
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Sandhill Crane's Closeup
Sandhill Cranes Populate Freshwater Wetlands
Scientists estimate that at least one-third of the entire North American population of sandhill cranes breeds in the boreal forest of Canada and Alaska.
Of all 15 crane species in the world, sandhill cranes are the most numerous and wide-ranging. In North America, there are several recognized subspecies including two non-migratory populations that are each restricted to Mississippi and Florida.
Scientists estimate that approximately 80 percent of all sandhill cranes in North America use a 75-mile stretch of Nebraska's Platte River during spring migration. From March to April, more than 500,000 birds spend time in the area preparing for the long journey north to their breeding grounds in Canada and Alaska. During migration, the birds may fly as much as 400 miles in one day.
Sandhill cranes rely on open freshwater wetlands for most of their lifecycle. Degradation of these kinds of wetland habitats are among the most pressing threats to the survival of sandhill cranes.
The World's Oldest Bird?
Some evidence points to cranes as the oldest known bird species surviving on Earth. A crane fossil found in Nebraska, estimated to be about 10 million years old, is identical in structure to the modern sandhill crane.
Though cranes and herons share some similarities in appearance, they are actually only distantly related. In the wild, cranes can live an average of 10-20 years, but herons usually survive for little more than five or six years. Herons also lay more eggs than cranes, typically four to seven eggs while cranes will generally lay only two. It can be difficult to tell the difference between herons and cranes in flight. One of the easiest ways to distinguish the birds is to remember that herons fly with their necks curved and cranes fly with their necks straight.


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John Al Garner Jr.
John Al Garner Jr., 81, of Wister died Sunday, Nov. 6, 2011, in Talihina. John Al was a U.S. Army veteran. He was owner of Garner's Garage, which has been passed down from father to son and has been open in Wister for over 100 years. John Al was a member of the Wister Fire Department, instrumental in its organization, was Fire Chief and retired from the Department after serving over 24 years, of which he was very proud. He was a member of the Wister School Board for 25 years. He served as Mayor of Wister. He was always civic minded and very involved in many aspects of the Wister community. He was a member of the First Southern Baptist Church in Wister for over 60 years. He was preceded in death by his parents, John Al Sr. and Bessie LaRuth (Cox) Garner.Survivors include his wife of 61 years, Dorothy, of the home; daughter, Sherry Garner of the home; brother and sister-in-law, Jack Wayne and Jimmie Garner of Fort Smith, Ark.; niece and her husband, Brenda and Jim Richardson of Bedford, Texas; numerous great-nieces, nephews, and cousins; brother-in-law, Donald Waters and wife, Earline, of Ponca City; special cousins, Tommy and Carolyn Ward of Wister; other relatives and loved ones; many beloved friends.Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9, at the First Southern Baptist Church in Wister with the Revs. Don Taylor and. P.J. Atkinson officiating. Burial will follow in Ellis Chapel Cemetery, Wister. Pallbearers will be Bocky Martin, Ben Curtis, Mack Essman, Carl Whitlock, Donnie DeWitt and Dean Young. Honorary pallbearers will be Ike and Ikie Caudell and Harrell Bright.The family will be at the funeral home from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday to visit with relatives and friends.Online messages may be left at evansandmillerfuneralhomes.com.Arrangements are under the direction of Evans and Miller Funeral Home, Poteau.


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First 15 of Top 30 ready to hit the stage
Suburban Chicago's Got Talent is back and bigger than ever.
There is a talented roster of 30 finalists versus 20 from last year for the summer-long talent competition presented by the Daily Herald, produced by the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre and sponsored by the Arlington Heights Chamber of Commerce.
Suburban Chicago's Got Talent Top 30 showsLocation: Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, 111 W. Campbell St., Arlington Heights, (847) 577-2121 or metropolisarts.com.
Showtimes: Round 1 (first 15 of the Top 30 acts) at 7 p.m. Sunday, June 23; Round 2 (second 15) at 7 p.m. Sunday, July 7
Tickets: $10
That means that two sets of 15 acts will each compete over two different nights (7 p.m. on Sundays, June 23 and July 7) at the Metropolis. The field will then be cut in half, with 15 acts moving on.
The ultimate winner and a Fan Favorite determined by online voters in later rounds will be named at the Taste of Arlington Heights on Saturday, Aug. 10.
The top prize is an expenses-paid trip to audition for NBC's "America's Got Talent." The Fan Favorite wins a Funjet Vacation for two.
"We did a lot more in this year's general auditions to coach performers to think of this as a show for the later rounds of competition," said Charlie Beck, executive director of the Metropolis and a returning Suburban Chicago's Got Talent judge. "The ones who follow our direction well, whether they perform in show number one or number two, I'm sure those will be the ones to rise to the top."
Beck will be joined at the judging table by Micky York, Metropolis' music director; Barbara Vitello, who reviews theater for the Daily Herald; and Connie Canaday Howard, director of theater at the College of DuPage.
This time around, the audience at each live show will have a say in which performers make it to the next round. Beck explained that each audience member will be allowed to cast two votes for performers, and the results will be factored into the judges' tallies.
"Many of them are probably going to cast a vote for the performer they came to support, of course," Beck said. "But we want the second vote for somebody other than their friend or family member in the show so it will hopefully cancel out any favoritism and get them to really think about the talent."
Here are the 15 acts who will perform Sunday, June 23:
Sheridan Archbold
Hometown: Yorkville
Occupation: Student
Talent: Singing
Biggest source of inspiration: My mother
Favorite performer: Andrea Bocelli
Life-changing performance I saw: A live concert of Andrea Bocelli at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont.
Personal challenges: I have dyslexia.
Andre Bellos
Hometown: Chicago
Occupation: Actor/singer
Talent: All-around entertainer
Biggest source of inspiration: Michael Jackson
Favorite performer: Ciara. She is also my celebrity crush!
Life-changing performance I saw: Michael Jackson at the Super Bowl in 1993.
Personal challenges: Throughout my entire adolescent and teen years, I was bullied by my peers. Seeking refuge in the arts was a great escape for me.
Kristin Brintnall
Hometown: Wheaton
Occupation: Student (pursuing a B.F.A. in Musical Theater at Millikin University)
Talent: Singing
Biggest source of inspiration: My entire family (especially my grandpas), are my inspiration. That sounds sappy, but it's true. They are so supportive of me and I couldn't be the performer and person I am without them.
Favorite performer: I love Colbie Caillat, Ingrid Michaelson and Sara Bareilles.
Life-changing performance I saw: When I was 6 years old, I saw "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" in Chicago and that's where I caught the performance bug. I wanted to be up there so badly that I was crying after the show because I didn't want to leave the theater! I've been singing and performing ever since!
Personal challenges: I was bullied a lot from grade school to the end of middle school and even today I still struggle with that because it really did a number on my self esteem. For the longest time, I couldn't be who I really wanted to be because I didn't want to be made fun of again. But, I learned that in the end, it's not events or people that hold you back, it's yourself. And, as much as I wish I stood up for myself, what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Now, I can look in the mirror and be proud of who I am and not care what others think of me. I am a stronger and much happier version of myself!
Kimberly Church
Hometown: Carpentersville
Occupation: Vocal/guitar/piano teacher
Talent: Singing
Biggest source of inspiration: Etta James. I named my guitar after her alias "Miss Peaches." Her voice was huge and even the flaws of it made it even more beautiful and powerful.
Favorite performers: I'll always be a fan of the divas: Whitney (Houston), Mariah (Carey), Diana (Ross) and Aretha (Franklin). They move me!
Life-changing performance: I've known I was supposed to be a singer since I was 7 and my mom heard me sing "I Will Always Love You." She and my awesome family have motivated me to keep pressing on for that big break.
Personal challenges: I recently lost more than 100 pounds and it was the hardest thing I've ever had to do. But God and my family were on my side and I'm never looking back!
Ryan Cooper
Hometown: Schaumburg
Occupation: Kohl's Department Store Freight Team Member
Talent: Vocal presence
Biggest source of inspiration: My collaborative band and our fundamental efforts to pursue a creative progress, and to in turn inspire anyone to achieve their individual goals and make their dreams a reality.
Favorite performer: Brainchild
Life-changing performance I saw: Gathering of the Tribes in South Charleston, April 2012. Various groups and solo performers, including Brainchild, were part of a three-day-long intimate microfestival. They came together to form an isolated moment shared by all who were looking to embrace the music in it purest form.
Personal challenges: Losing the self-perpetuating ego and learning to love what you play. Also discovering all the connections made by people that are able to take something more from it than just your personal perspective.
King Whisky
Duo Featuring: Joseph Calderone of South Elgin and Mike Kelly of Hoffman Estates
Occupations: Contractors
Talents: Writing and performing for Joe and writing for Mike
Calderone's favorite performers: The three Bs: The Beatles, The Beach Boys and The Band
Kelly's favorite performers: The Rolling Stones, Foo Fighters
Life-changing performance for Calderone: When I was a kid, I saw a video of the Beatles on "The Ed Sullivan Show" (or some other concert) and that got me started.
Personal challenges: We've been with other bands before and a big challenge is when we all don't agree with each other and/or the direction of the band.
Mark Lyons
Hometown: Palatine
Occupation: Garden coach and home cheese maker
Talent: Combining a cornucopia of songs and stories with an offbeat sense of comedy. Call me the Humorous Human Jukebox!
Biggest source of inspiration: My audience. Seeing people laugh at my jokes, groan at my puns and smile in recognition when I play a song they haven't heard for a while is what fires up my creativity.
Favorite performers: The Maddox Brothers and Rose. They knew how to combine great musicianship, colorful costumes and a spirit of fun that made their performances crackle with energy!
Life-changing performance: In college, I went to an open mic being held in my dorm. I saw one performer forget the words to his song and another who needed a friend to hold the words up for her. I immediately thought, "I can do better than that." That was all the coaxing I needed to start performing in public.
Personal challenges: I started my freshman year in college by breaking my jaw and ended it with emergency surgery to remove my spleen -- during finals week! I spent my Christmas vacation studying for the finals I missed and managed to make them up the following semester while attending that second semester's classes. Several of my friends told me that they would have quit after what I went through, but I'm made of stronger stuff.
Band members: Patrick Ryan of Wheeling, Quinn Fitzsimons of Arlington Heights, Joel Smith of Arlington Heights and Sean Ryan of Arlington Heights
Occupation: Students
Talent: Beatles tribute band
Biggest source of inspiration: Our biggest source of inspiration as a group is the Beatles.
Favorite performer: The Beatles
Life-changing performance: The first time we saw a professional Beatles tribute band (American English). They try to emulate the Beatles live, and their show has really inspired us to pursue being a Beatles tribute band.
Personal challenges: The biggest challenge would be reproducing Beatles songs note for note and word for word to create accurate covers and competing against bands who are performing their own original material.
Bret Patterson
Hometown: Barrington
Occupation: Host at Chessies Restaurant in Barrington
Talent: Theater, acting onstage
Biggest source of inspiration: My family
Favorite performer: That's harder than choosing your favorite movie or book.
Life-changing performance: In 2004, I watched my sister Lucy in a high school musical production of "Crazy For You." She and the show persuaded me to live a life of theater and music.
Personal challenges: Right now it's finishing my education.
Divya Pillai
Hometown: Oak Brook
Occupation: Student
Talent: Singing, whether pop or opera
Biggest source of inspiration: My mom
Favorite performers: Celine Dion and Whitney Houston
Life-changing performance: I had my first major public performance when I was just shy of 12 years old. I won a talent competition at a medical convention my mom was attending, and I sang "My Heart Will Go On" to the whole audience of attendees -- hundreds of people! Somehow, all my stage fright disappeared, and it was then that I discovered how much I loved performing.
Sean and Karen (Slavin)
Hometown: Woodstock
Occupations: Musicians
Talents: We can sing and play guitars, but songwriting is what we feel is our main talent.
Sean's biggest source of inspiration: The Beatles, but more specifically John Lennon.
Karen's biggest source of inspiration: Yoga. It clears the cobwebs in my mind and allows me to see and use what I already have inside of me.
Sean's favorite performer: Ray Lamontagne
Karen's favorite performer: Brandi Carlile
Sean's life-changing performance: Hearing The Beatles for the first time woke something in me that I did not know existed. It was like being hit with a Technicolor sound hammer.
Karen's life-changing performance: When I was around the age of 5, I was at a nursing home at Christmastime. We were singing to the people there, and my mom had wanted me to do a solo of "What Child Is This." Initially, I refused -- so she took me aside and explained to me that I had a gift that I should share with the world and not be selfish with it. I sang the song alone, had other nervous performances along the way, but always kept that in my mind as I gained confidence through the years.
Sean's personal challenges: Getting picked on and feeling like an outcast because I was "different" according to my peers.
Karen's personal challenges: We have three sons. And our second taught me so much about myself. As a child, teen and adult, I struggled with depression and anxiety, and social issues. When we had our second son, we knew he was on the autism spectrum when he was 3. It has been a long journey, but with the help of a doctor, we changed his diet, and he is like a different kid. I adopted his diet changes, and in doing so, cured my own issues, just by what I was eating. I now know there is nothing wrong with him, he is just different, and I myself may have been given the same diagnosis if I was born today. Diet plays a giant role.
Dave Siemiaszko
Hometown: Wheeling
Occupation: Aspiring musician
Talent: Composing music using loop pedals
Biggest source of inspiration: On a daily basis, I am inspired by my two daughters, Ella and Madison. Musically speaking, my Uncle Bob has always been someone I looked up to. He was in the '60s psychedelic band Rotary Connection.
Favorite performers: The Underdogs. They have been around since the mid-'60s and are rocking harder than ever. They are giving The Rolling Stones a run for their money.
Life-changing performance: Watching my brother's band, Flashlight, play at the Metro when I was 17. Actually, it was just going to their practices that really inspired me. Hearing music that powerful being played right in front of me was pretty amazing. That, and watching Marty McFly play at the Enchantment Under The Sea dance.
Personal challenges: Just recently I have been diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis in both of my index fingers. It has occasionally made it difficult to play music.
Solar Sound System
Band members: Stephen LaFleur and C.J. LaFleur
Hometown: Winfield
Occupation: Students
Talent: Creating and performing music
Biggest source of inspiration: Entertaining the audience
Favorite performers: Crystal Castles
Life-changing performance: Sounds of the Forest Music Festival at SIU
Personal challenges: Thankfully, no. We are very fortunate.
Tiffany Turner
Hometown: Chicago
Occupation: College recruiter
Talent: Singing
Biggest source of inspiration: My mother -- to see all the sacrifices she has made simply because she believed in me is amazing, and I would want nothing less but to prove her right.
Favorite performer: Prince. He is just incredible!
Life-changing performance: I won a competition called "Out At the Ballpark," which allowed me to sing the national anthem for the Cubs. Although judging was based partially on audience approval, I was able to snag the part without a single person there supporting me. It just confirmed that I actually have the talent to push myself further than what I originally thought would be possible.
Personal challenges: Everyone has challenges. There are circumstances I would change and situations that have been difficult. But, hey, look at me, all living and stuff! Couldn't have been too bad!
Joey White
Hometown: Huntley
Occupation: Student
Talent: Pianist
Biggest source of inspiration: Franz Liszt
Favorite performer: Marc Andre Hamelin
Life-changing performance: Started playing at age 3, so no real inspiring event.
Personal challenges: Severe stuttering during childhood and the death of my older brother six years ago.


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A new congressional analysis of the US-Taiwan relationship concludes that for decades Taiwan has been of "significant security, economic and political interest to the United States."
Written for the Congressional Research Service (CRS) by Shirley Kan, a specialist on Asian security, and Wayne Morrison, a specialist in Asian trade and finance, the document — also billed as an "overview of policy issues" — clarifies some US positions that had become murky or even confused.
"Overall, US policy seeks to support security, political and economic interests in peace and stability as well as the status quo in the Taiwan Strait," it says.
The analysis adds that US policy also supports Taiwan's efforts to maintain international space, democracy and human rights in Taiwan and US businesses in Taiwan.
As a "critical concern" the study says that the US has interests in the "ties or tension" across the Taiwan Strait, which affect global peace and stability.
US policy also seeks a cooperative relationship with China, which opposes US arms sales and other official dealings with Taiwan as interference in its internal affairs.
However, in the era of President Ma Ying-jeou's (馬英九) "cross-strait engagement" the analysis says that both Washington and Taipei have "put more efforts into their respective relations with Beijing" than they have put into relations with each other.
"Taiwan and some members of Congress have been concerned about suspected delays in consideration of Taiwan's defense needs by [US] President Barack Obama, particularly out of concern about the military and overall relationship with the PRC [People's Republic of China]," it says.
"Taiwan has asked for continued US security assistance. However, Taiwan under President Ma has cut its defense budget and has failed to reach the promised defense spending at three percent of GDP," the analysis says.
It says that while Ma contends that he values democracy, freedoms and human rights, critics claim that Taiwan under the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) has not done enough to promote those values in China or to promote judicial reforms at home.
"Some have questioned whether the KMT administration has downplayed democracy promotion by the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy and has been less welcoming to the exiled Tibetan leader Dalai Lama and exiled Uighur leader Rebiya Kadeer," it says.
"A number of US and foreign former officials and activists have written an open letter to President Ma to express concerns," it says.
The analysis cites a letter of April 11 in the Taipei Times asking whether legal charges brought against 17 former Democratic Progressive Party officials under former president Chen Shui-bian's (陳水扁) administration for allegedly failing to return about 36,000 documents were politically motivated.
Taiwan's upcoming presidential elections have implications for US interests in democracy and stability, the analysis says.
"There is concern in Washington about Beijing's actions before and after the elections with Beijing favoring the incumbent President Ma," it says.
"If the opposition DPP Chairwoman Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) wins in January 2012 … Beijing could pressure the outgoing KMT president for concessions and take a strident stance toward the DPP. Though uncertainty is rising, many analysts expect more continuity than change in any outcome of the election," it says.


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By Zac Lee Rigg, Goal.com
In 2009, a pesky United States team prevented a meeting of the world's two best international teams in the Confederations Cup final. Four years later, no such hiccups could separate Spain and Brazil.
Of course, the landscape has changed. Brazil slumped in the 2010 World Cup and 2011 Copa America, bowing out in the quarterfinals of each. After losing the Olympics, a competition Brazil has never won, in the 2012 final, the country recalled Luiz Felipe Scolari, the last coach to win a World Cup for the Seleção. His task: rebuild Brazil ahead of the first World Cup in Brazil since 1950, when Uruguay stunned the host in the final. Scolari's World Cup win in 2002 – Brazil's fifth, a world record – feels an awful long time ago.
Meanwhile, Spain went on to win the 2010 World Cup, its first. Including Euro triumphs on either side, La Roja have won three major tournaments in a row to join the ranks of all-time great national teams. This current Spain generation will hold up among the best in history.
Spain hasn't conceded in a competitive knockout match since 2009. In the latest, a 0-0 draw with Italy in the semifinals, Spain didn't miss a single of its seven penalties during the shootout in a show of ruthless composure.
Despite the defensive statistics, Spain looks moderately shaky at the back without Xabi Alonso in midfield. Nigeria and Italy both carved out ample chances on goal. Jordi Alba, who has scored two goals in the tournament, fails to clog up his hole on the left of defense quickly enough after forays up the field.
Brazil's fullbacks Marcelo and Dani Alves also spend most of their time pushing forward and providing width, with Neymark and Hulk jutting infield toward goal. Perhaps the key player in the final will be Jesus Navas, Manchester City's new 25 million pound signing. The former Sevilla winger uses his hideous goatee to distract markers before skipping down the flank with unrivaled separation speed. Navas could start on the bench, so Pedro's movement in the wide areas should prove telling as well.
Also likely to sit the bench are forwards Fernando Torres and David Villa, who have eight goals between them in the tournament. The rest of the Spain squad has seven. But with Roberto Soldado and Cesc Fabregas returning from injury, Torres and his cup-leading five goals will sacrifice a spot, especially having struggled against Italy. (Villa didn't even make it off the bench in the semifinal, with Javi Martinez, a defensive midfielder or center back, playing out of position as a target striker instead.)
Neymar, three goals and two assists in four appearances, forms the brunt of the attack for Brazil, revamped in a sturdy, straightforward lineup by Scolari. Ahead of his major move to Barcelona this summer, the 21-year-old is excelling on the global stage for the first time. In the final he'll come up against up to nine future teammates.
With Neymar tucking in from the left, Fred leads the line. Though fans in the stadium bray for exciting Paris Saint-Germain prospect Lucas Moura, on the right Big Phil persists with Hulk, who struggles to meet the technical standards of his teammates.
Captain Thiago Silva, arguably the best defender in the world, marshals the back line.
Besides home-field advantage, Brazil can also lean on an extra day of rest, having beaten Uruguay in the semi on Wednesday. Additionally, Spain's Thursday semi went to penalties in extreme heat, with sweat staining Italian white jerseys sheer. Even though Vicente Del Bosque fielded a reserve lineup against Tahiti, fatigue could play a role.
In eight all-time meetings, Brazil has won four and draw two. The latest, a 0-0 tie, came in 1999. Brazil had played in the second of three consecutive World Cup finals the year prior. Spain didn't advance out of the group stages in 1998, the latest in a history full of, at that point, only disappointment.
Now Spain is the best team in the world. The international stage shifts quickly. After Sunday's game, it will morph further ahead of the 2014 World Cup.
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Organize Your Ideas in a 'Timely' Way For a Narrative - (Lesson 1 of 3)
Lesson 1 of 3
Objective: SWBAT organize information to recount a narrative that describes a person's life and create an introductory paragraph for the rough draft.
- Martin Luther King Jr. by Marion Dane Bauer (You can use a text about any person) and a few extra books about him that can spark student memory
- Lesson vocabulary words from the Reading/Writing word wall: informational text, biography, timeline, essay, main idea, details, introduction, paragraph, rough draft
- 'Transition Words' poster
- 'Key Words for Topic & Concluding Sentences'
- Set up the whiteboard
- 'Narrative Organizer' worksheet
I chose this text and topic because M.L. King Jr. is an important historical figure in American history. You could use any historical figure for this lesson, as long as you have an informational text that has details about the person's life. My class had done a previous lesson about this figure, so they brought a lot of ideas to the lesson. Here's the lesson - M. L. King, Jr., His Story was in the Past - that I taught prior to this to add to the students' knowledge about Martin Luther King, Jr.
This is part 1 of a 3 part lesson to write a narrative biography about the events in Martin Luther King, Jr.'s life. Students will use an organizer to write a sequence of main ideas and details about Martin Luther King, Jr. and construct an introduction.
Second graders need time to work through the steps of the writing process (brainstorm, organize, rough draft, edit, final draft). The district expectation for my students is to create a 5 paragraph essay, aligning with the Common Core Standards of composing a variety of types of essays, including narratives that recount a sequence of events. (W.2.3). In the next lesson, Draft and Edit a Star Narrative, students will create a rough draft, edit and add temporal words and a conclusion. Guiding students through each step of the writing process and giving them practice will ultimately help them become independent writers.
To give you more background about how to help students write a 5 paragraph essay, I encourage you to look at an earlier unit - Writing with Main Idea and Details - that I taught about writing expository essays.
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Underlined words below are lesson vocabulary words that are emphasized and written on sentence strips for my Reading & Writing word wall. I pull off the words off the wall for each lesson, helping students understand this key 'reading and writing' vocabulary can be generalized across texts and topics. The focus on acquiring and using these words is part of a shift in the Common Core Standards towards building students' academic vocabulary. My words are color coded 'pink' for literature/'blue' for reading strategies/'orange' for informational text/'yellow' for writing/'green' for all other words)
Common starting point
- Show some of the books about Martin Luther King, Jr. to gain student interest.
- "Take a look at these informational texts. What do we know about this man? Why is he famous? What happened during his life? Can you tell me some of the events of his life? Could you create a timeline to tell the events in order?"
The goal of this discussion is to bring students to a starting point of learning. Before we can begin this lesson, I need to see what the students remember about this character and if they have sufficient knowledge to write about his life. My students REALLY enjoyed this part and shared a lot of ideas, although I had to limit their comments so we could get on with the writing. I encouraged them to write about their thoughts. This participation in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 2 topics and texts helps students learn about the rules of discussion, take turns and build on others' comments. (SL.2.1)
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Teacher's Turn
Give the purpose and background of the lesson
- "Today we'll be organizing ideas for a narrative essay. That's a story about something - it has a beginning, middle and end."
- "Since we're writing about a person and the 'times' in his life, let's use a timeline to create a biography." Refer to the timeline on the board.
- "We've shared lots of ideas about M.L King, Jr. We'll use this blank timeline to help me organize the 3 important events - the main ideas - in his life that we'll put into 3 paragraphs."
- Go over the events in his life and gather student comments.** Fill out the main ideas with student input, but make sure to guide them to ideas that spread out the events in his life.
- Teacher tip: Make sure to have 3 clear 'parts' of the person's life sketched out. I had divided the events beforehand so I could help the kids narrow down the main ideas. I used only phrases, not ideas because the students need to do the writing.
- can't go with his white friends
- he talked to people
- all people came together
- Here's the details on the board.
Introduce strategy
- "Now I'll add details to the organizer about this first main idea. Each main idea will be written into a paragraph so we needs 3 details." This is how I explained the task.
- "Now I'll write about Martin's childhood and how he grew up. On my organizer, I'll write Martin lived in a time of 'segregation'. I'll put that under the first arrow."
Teacher works with students
- "What other events happened in Martin's childhood?" Take ideas.
- My students suggested and we added...."He also couldn't 'play with other kids'. That goes under the second arrow."
- "Other ideas?"......The students and I decided to add, "He could not drink from water fountains so I'll add that."
- This is the completed whiteboard.
I chose to guide the students toward the main ideas and the then got more input on adding the details. Second graders typically have a hard time figuring out main ideas in general, let alone generating them in the context of narrative writing. Since we are focusing on writing, I chose to start the organization with more guidance. As we continue to practice the skill of finding main idea and details, I would like to give the students more leeway in the future about identifying their own main ideas. However, for this lesson, I am guiding them.
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Students Take a Turn
Assign Task
- "Now it's your turn to add details to the other main ideas. Fill out your organizer with ideas and make sure to add details."
- Give students time to add ideas.
- I did give them some words on the board, prompting for spelling.
Formative Assessment
- As students work, walk around and help. Encourage their efforts and make sure their details are clear and support the main idea.
- Remind students to keep the ideas 'in order' so it is a true narrative.
- Here's a completed student worksheet.
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Add an Introduction
Add the final touches**
- "Your organizers look GREAT!"
- "Let's work on the introduction together for our narrative. We'll use our 'topic sentence starter' chart to get ideas. We use our topic - M.L. King Jr. - with a word from the chart to create a topic sentence. Since it's a paragraph, we'll need 2-3 sentences." Here's what it looked like when we worked together to compose the introduction.
- Here's the introduction that we created.
- I explained Part 2 of our writing lessons - Here's the lead into next lesson.
Scaffolding and Special Education: This lesson could be easily scaffolded up or down, depending on student ability.
Students with academic challenges will probably have to work in a small group with the teacher for this lesson. Writing tends to be difficult for students with lower language. They may need help with sentence construction, but should certainly be able to give verbal ideas about details they remember from the book to create an organizer. This is an example of how to prompt a student with special needs.
Students with more academic ability should be encouraged to use higher level vocabulary and longer detailed sentences. As you walk around, ask them for more details, deeper level thinking instead of just surface level ideas (he went to a different school vs he was not allowed to attend school with children with white skin).


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Sony has announced more details about its new Motion Controller - The Playstation Move.
The system, which will go up against the Nintendo Wii and Microsoft's Project Natal, will bring motion controller gaming to PS3 users looking for more than just the six-axis controller.
Looking like a darker more scarier Nintendo Wii controller the wand styled device will feature a big ball on the top that glows.
"It's fast, precise and active", Sony claims as the company demoed a series of new games that it plans to release in the coming months.
The technology will work based on sensors in the new controller and monitoring those movements with the company's already available webcam - the PlayStation Eye.
PlayStation Move motion controller, says Sony, delivers unmatched accuracy through its advanced motion sensors, including a three-axis gyroscope, a three-axis accelerometer, and a terrestrial magnetic field sensor, as well as a colour-changing sphere that is tracked by PlayStation Eye camera.
Furthermore, with the PlayStation Move motion controller, users will be able to provide direct input through action buttons and an analogue trigger, while receiving physical feedback from rumble functionality and visual feedback from the sphere's ability to display a variety of different colours. Users will also be able to use the PlayStation Eye camera to capture the player's voice or image, enabling augmented reality experiences.
Like all other Wireless Controllers for the PS3 system, it comes with a built in lithium-ion rechargeable battery as well as Bluetooth technology, enabling the controller to transfer the input information wirelessly to the PS3 system without a cable.
The Move will be offered in three variants, on its own for those that already own the PlayStation Eye camera, as a starter pack with the controller and the PlayStation Eye, and finally in a bundle pack with the console.
In a similar move to Microsoft and its Project Natal motion controller tech, that sees you become the controller, Sony has confirmed that the starter pack will cost under $100 (£60) in the US when it launches in time for Christmas.
Sony demoed a number of different games at the GDC press conference including a generic boxing game, golf game, table tennis and a fighting game as well as family focused titles.
Sony says that 36 third party developers and publishers have already signed up to support the new PlayStation Move platform with Sony themselves promising 20 games that are either dedicated to or supported with the PlayStation Move platform.
Demoes showed gamers having to use either one and sometimes two controllers similar to the Nintendo Wii remotes.
The second remote control will be referred to as the PlayStation Move sub controller.
Big brand title support looks to include Little Big Planet and Socom 4
We will keep you posted.


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