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|MLB Career Stats
|St. Louis
|24th in AL
|23rd in AL
|16th in AL
|19th in AL
|19th in AL
|7th in AL
|7th in AL
|5th in AL
|15th in AL
|18th in AL
|22nd in NL
|3rd in AL
|1st in AL
|3rd in AL
|8th in AL
|13th in AL
|5th in NL
|6th in NL
|3rd in NL
|October 30, 2011
|LHP Arthur Rhodes elected free agency.
|August 12, 2011
|St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent LHP Arthur Rhodes.
|August 8, 2011
|Texas Rangers released LHP Arthur Rhodes.
|August 2, 2011
|Texas Rangers designated LHP Arthur Rhodes for assignment.
|January 3, 2011
|Texas Rangers signed free agent LHP Arthur Rhodes.
|November 7, 2010
|LHP Arthur Rhodes elected free agency.
Ranked 3rd in the N.L. in holds (26) ... led the Reds in holds and was 3rd in appearances (69), his most games since 2001 ... had the lowest ERA on the staff among pitchers with more than 15.0 IP ... held opponents to a .196 (38-194) batting average, 7th lowest among N.L. relievers with at least 50.0 innings, with RHB at .182 (20-110) and LHB at .214 (18-84) ... opponents batting average on the road was .163 (15-92) ... opposition was just 1-for-25 with runners in scoring position and 2 out ... was selected to the National League All-Star Team, the 5th player to ever be selected as an All-Star for the 1st time after turning 40 ... did not pitch in the July 13 game at Anaheim.
SUMMARY: Issued a run in just 7 of his 69 appearances ... permitted just 5 of 39 inherited runners to score (13.9%), 4th best among N.L. relievers (50.0 or more IP) ... allowed 19 of 69 1st batters to reach base ... issued 1st run of the season in his 2nd appearance on April 10 vs. the Cubs (Jeff Baker solo HR), then did not allow another run until the 10th inning of a 9-6 loss on June 29 vs. Philadelphia (36th appearance), a scoreless span of 30.0 innings ... was the 2nd longest scoreless inning streak in the majors in 2010 behind 33.0 IP for Colorado's Ubaldo Jimenez, May 15-June 6 ... the string of 33 consecutive scoreless appearances tied a major league single-season record with the Mets' Mark Guthrie in 2002 and the Rockies Mike Myers in 2000 ... was the longest scoreless innings streak by a Reds reliever since Ted Abernathy threw 30.0 scoreless frames from August 19-Sept. 29, 1967 ... issued 6 runs in 6.2 innings in next 10 appearances after scoreless streak to raise ERA from 0.28 to 1.63 ... worked 9.1 scoreless innings in next 14 outings through August 21, lowering ERA to 1.31 before posting a 9.00 ERA (7 ER/7.0 IP) in final 11 games.
MISCELLANEOUS: Became the 42nd pitcher in major league history to make 800 career appearances, May 24 vs. Pittsburgh ... worked season high 1.2 innings, June 10 vs. San Francisco, his longest outing since May 1, 2008 for Seattle at Cleveland (1.2 IP)... fanned 2 batters on 9 occasions ... was 0-for- 2 in save tries with last save coming on Sept. 14, 2008 vs. Washington.2009 In his first season with the Reds posted a 2.53era in 66 relief apps, his highest total since 2003...made at least 66 apps in a season for the fifth time in his career...spent most of the season ranked first or second on the staff in apps but finished it ranked fourth...didn't pitch after 9/22 because of a broken left great toe... suffered the injury during batting practice on 9/4 at Atl but made 8 apps with the injury, including one that day (2.45era, 7.1ip, 2er)... opponents hit just .198, including .141 by LH batters (85ab, 0hr)... began the season with 15 scoreless apps (11.1ip), his longest scoreless stretch of the season...finished the season by posting a 1.64era in his last 13 apps, dropping ERA from 2.76 to season-ending 2.53...on 6/17 vs Atl struck out vs Javier Vazquez in his first plate appearance since 6/12/01 for Sea at Col...on 8/31 vs Pit pitched in both games of the day/night DH vs the Pirates (2ip, 1bb, 3k). 2008 In his first action since the 2006 season combined to finish 4-1, 2.04 with 2 saves in 61 relief apps for the Mariners and Marlins...opposing lefthanded batters hit just .167...began the season in Sea...on 7/31 was traded to Fla in exchange for RHP Gabriel Hernandez...finished the season 2-0, 0.68 with 1 save in 25 apps for the Marlins...held opponents scoreless in 56 of his 61 apps...over 22 apps from 8/3-9/19 did not allow a run in 12.0 innings, his longest scoreless streak of the season...earned saves on 6/23 at NYM and 9/14 vs Wsh...on 5/1 at Cle retired all 5 batters faced in his 600th career relief appearance. 2007 Missed the entire season following 5/2 "Tommy John" surgery to repair the torn ulnar collateral ligament in his left elbow (Dr. Lewis Yocum)...made 8 apps during spring training...as a non-roster invitee to Major League camp made the Mariners' Opening Day roster but didn't pitch before going on the disabled list on 4/10. 2006 Acquired from Cleveland for outfielder Jason Michaels in December. ... Strained his elbow throwing a pitch on Sept. 9, and missed the rest of the season. He declined to have surgery, and is a free agent. 2005 The veteran Rhodes, whom the Tribe picked up from the Pirates in an offseason trade for Matt Lawton, gave the Indians a reliable option in late relief. He showcased a power arm, and he lived up to his pedigree a dependable setup man. While family problems cut short his season, Rhodes left behind an impressive record. He went 3-1 with a 2.08 ERA in 47 appearances. 2004 Was signed by the A's as a free agent during the off season (3-year deal on 12/22/03) and began the season as the A's closer...Had five blown saves in his first 14 save opportunities over 24 appearances through 6/12 and lost the closer job when the A's acquired Octavio Dotel on 6/24. His 9 saves were a career high, topping his 4 from 1998 with Baltimore...They equaled the 3rd most ever by an Oakland left hander behind Rick Honeycutt (12 in 1989) and Darold Knowles (11 in 1972)...His 37 appearances were his fewest since 1996 when he appeared in 28 games w/Baltimore and his 38.2IP were the second fewest of his career to his 36.0IP in his rookie season of 1991 with the Orioles...Has not made an error over his last 374 games dating back to June 21, 1998 (58TC). Was 3-3 with a 5.28 ERA (17 ER in 29.0 IP), a .308 (37 for 120) opponents batting average and was 9 for 14 (64.3%) in save opportunities in 27 games before he was placed on the disabled on July 2 retroactive to June 28 with a strained back...Was reinstated from the disabled list on August 18 and appeared in just 10 of the A's 43 games following his return, going 0-0 with no saves opportunities, a 4.66 ERA (5ER in 9.2IP) and a .243 (9-37) opponents batting average over that span. Struggled against first batters faced as they were 12 for 26 (.462) with a walk and five home runs in his 27 appearances before going on the DL...Allowed a home run to the first batter he faced in three consecutive outings from April 28 to May 5...First batters hit .400 (14 for 35) with two walks and five home runs for the season...Led the American League in first batter homers. Allowed a .293 opponents batting average which broke down to .283 (30-106) by right-handed batters and .314 (16-51) by left-handers...His opponents batting average dropped to .214 (12-56) with RISP, including .182 (4- 22) with RISP and two outs...Opponents were 1 for 10 (.100) with the bases loaded...Did not allow a run in 8 of his 9 nine outings (2ER in 9.0IP) and was 6 for 7 in save opportunities over that stretch...Had six more consecutive scoreless outings from 5/7-23 (7.0IP) before he was charged with the blown save in consecutive outings on May 29 & 30 at Cleveland (1.1IP, 5H, 4R/ER). His ninth and final save came on 6/8 against Cincinnati...Then allowed at least one run in each of his final four outings before going on the DL (4.1IP, 8H, 6ER, 3BB, 4K, 3HR)...Had his fifth blown save on 6/12 vs. Pittsburgh...Was ejected by home plate umpire Bruce Dreckman in the bottom of the eighth inning on June 16 at St. Louis after allowing a three-run home run to Reggie Sanders...Made two rehab appearances, both starts, with AAA Sacramento (2.0IP, 1BB, 3K) before he was reinstated from the D.L. on 8/ 18...Pitched in just three of the A's final 23 games after September 8. 2003 Finished the season 3-3 with a 4.17 ERA, while holding opponents to a .188 batting average (24x128)...scored on in just 16 of 67 appearances, but in 10 of final 28 games...had a 3.82 ERA (37.2 IP, 16 ER) prior to the All-Star Break, and an 4.96 ERA (16.1 IP, 9 ER) after the Break...tossed season-high 2.2 shutout innings April 11 vs. Texas...finished April with a 1.98 ERA (13.2 IP, 3 ER) while allowing runs in just two of 14 games...allowed a run in just one of 14 June appearances; gave up five runs June 29 vs. San Diego, facing five batters while surrendering a walk and four hits...earned first save of season June 12 vs. Montreal (1.0,1,0,0,1,2)...logged saves in back-to-back appearances June 16 (1.1 IP) and June 18 (1.0 IP) vs. Anaheim...after going 1-2 with a 12.00 ERA (6.0 IP, 8 ER) in 10 July games, settled down to finish the month of August with a 1.42 ERA (6.1 IP, 1 ER) in 10 games. 2002 Retired 54 of 65 first batters faced ... opponents batted just .187 (45-for-241), second in the AL among relief pitchers with at least 50.0 IP (Politte, TOR, .186) ... led all AL relievers with a 5.80 strikeout-to-walk ratio, walking 13 while striking out 81 ... ranked second in AL, and tied career-high, with 10 relief victories, and was fourth in strikeouts in relief ... limited left-handed batters to a .158 average (19-for-120) ... allowed earned runs in just 8 of 66 games on the season ... allowed 4 home runs in 69.2 innings pitched ... earned victory in first appearance of season, April 2 vs. White Sox (0.1 IP); the win gave him a career-high and club-record 10-game winning streak dating back to Oct. 1, 2000 ... allowed 3 runs in 0.1 IP April 7 vs. Oakland, followed by nine consecutive scoreless games from April 9-23 (8.1 IP) ... suffered first loss of the season April 28 vs. New York, allowing a run in 1.1 innings; was first loss since Sept. 23, 2000, vs. Oakland and snapped 10-game win streak ... tied club record with 8 consecutive strikeouts May 4-8; struck out all six batters faced over May 4 (3 BF) and May 5 (3 BF) at New York, and struck out first two BF May 8 vs. Toronto before a 4-3 groundout ... earned first save of the season June 27 vs. Oakland (1.0 IP) ... allowed 3 runs on 4 hits (2 HR) July 20 at Anaheim for second loss of season before throwing 19.1 consecutive scoreless innings over his next 14 games from July 23-Aug. 29 ... walk issued July 27 vs. Anaheim was his first since May 29 at Tampa Bay, a span of 18 games and 75 BF ... tossed 2.1 innings Aug. 15 vs. Boston (3 H, 4 K) in 4-3 win, marking his longest outing since Aug. 27, 1999 ... allowed game-ending, solo HR Sept. 11 at Texas in 4-3 loss for fourth defeat of season ... held opposition scoreless in final eight outings of the year (9.1 IP) ... tossed scoreless 1.2 innings to earn ninth win Sept. 17 vs. Texas ... retired all 3 BF in 3-2, 10 inn. win vs. Texas Sept. 18 ... picked up 10th victory Sept. 25 vs. Oakland, throwing 1.1 shutout innings in 3-2 win. 2001 Hard-throwing left-hander was tough on lefties and right-handed batters ... his 1.72 ERA led all AL relievers ... stranded 83 percent of inherited runners ... set club record for wins to start a season by a reliever (8-0) and tied the overall club mark for wins to start a season ... led the team and was among AL leaders with 71 appearances ... scored on in just nine of 71 games ... became the 12th Mariner reliever to appear in 70 or more games ... opponents batted just .189 (46-for-244) against him, among AL relief leaders ... was second among AL relievers with 83 strikeouts ... 33 holds were first in the AL ... was 2-0, 0.87 in 12 games in April (10.1 IP, 1 ER) ... recorded win Opening Day, retiring all three batters faced ... notched second win April 6, retiring all four batters faced ... earned first save April 26 retiring the lone batter faced ... was 2-0, 1.54 in 12 games in May (11.2 IP, 2 ER) ... picked up third win May 5 (1.1 IP, 0 ER) ... struck out six of 13 batters faced May 9-11 (3.0 IP, 2 ER) ... hurled season high 2.0 IP June 19 in fifth victory ... earned second save two days later (1.2 IP, 0 ER, 3 K) ... was 5-0, 1.95 overall in the first half (38 G, 37.0 IP, 8 ER) ... dominated in July, going 1-0, 0.00 in 10 games (9.1 IP, 0 ER) and held opponents to a .100 (3-for-30) batting average ... struck out both batters faced July 12 for his sixth victory ... was 2-0, 0.82 in 13 games in August (11.0 IP, 1ER-1HR) and held opponents to a .108 average (4-for-37) ... had blown save Aug. 7 on a home run to snap 18-game scoreless streak (17.1 IP) ... pitched 1.1 IP (1 H, 1 K) to record his eighth win Aug. 18 ... ejected before facing a batter Aug. 25 ... had a 12-game scoreless streak Aug. 12-Sept. 9 (12 IP) ... allowed season high four hits and two runs in 1.0 IP Sept. 30 ... pitched in six of 14 shutouts ... held left-handers to a .200 batting average (24-for-120), while right-handers hit just .177 (22-for-124) ... appeared in five games in 2001 postseason ... did not allow a run in three games in ALDS vs. Cleveland (2.2 IP). 2000 Was the Mariners most dominating left-handed reliever in the last five years, working as the Mariners primary set-up man...led the team and was tied for 8th in the AL with a career-high 72 appearances...became the 11th Mariner reliever to appear in 70 or more games and the first since 1997...opponents batted just .205 (50x243) against him, 3rd-lowest among AL relievers...allowed just 10.6 baserunners/9 IP, the fourth-best ratio among AL relievers...his 24 holds were fourth in the AL...second among AL relievers with 8 losses...took 2-0 loss on April 13 in Detroit, when a runner he left on scored...got first win April 23 vs. Kansas City, 8-5 after John Olerud's 3-run home run in the bottom of the ninth...retired all 9 of his first batters faced in April...scored on in just three of 14 May appearances, going 0-0, 1.98 (13.2 IP, 3 ER)...was ejected during an on-field incident May 20 vs. Tampa Bay...allowed 2 runs June 2 vs. San Diego, then had 12 consecutive scoreless appearances (12.0 IP)...was 1-0, 1.38 in 13 games in June (13.0 IP, 2 ER)...had 1.40 ERA in 26 games, May 5-June 29 (25.2 IP, 4 ER)...was 2-3, 2.68 overall in the first half (40.1 IP, 12 ER)...struggled in August, going 0-2, 15.63 in 12 games (6.1 IP, 11 ER)...allowed home runs in consecutive appearances Aug. 15 vs. Detroit & Aug. 18 in Cleveland, the only two homers he allowed after the All-Star break...was the winning pitcher with 1.2 scoreless IP in Seattle's Wildcard clinching 5-2 win Oct. 1 in Anaheim...scored on in just 18 of 72 appearances overall...held right-handers to a .193 batting average (27x140), while lefties hit just .220 (24x109) ... hurled 2.2 scoreless innings, allowing no hits while striking out two in three outings in 2000 ALDS vs. Chicago ... struggled in 2.0 IP in 2000 ALCS, giving up seven earned runs on eight hits during four appearances. 1999 Hard-throwing left-hander made 43 appearances before ending his season prematurely after suffering a contusion of his left index finger...on the season he retired 33 of 38 batters faced (87 percent), the third best efficiency in the AL...Held the lead 15 of 18 times it was handed to him...held opponents to a .221 average...recorded a strikeout in 31 of his 43 outings. 1998 appeared in 45 games out of the bullpen and recorded a career-high 4 saves in 1998...retired 28 of 44 first batters faced...singled off Jerry Spradlin on June 7 at Philadelphia, for his first Major League hitb&on the disabled list July 13-Aug. 17 with a strained left elbowb& made a rehab start for Rochester on August 15 at Richmond, throwing 30 pitches in 2.0 innings. 1997 earned a career-high 10 wins in 1997...his 10 wins was tied for the most among AL relievers with Seattle's Bobby Ayala and Texas' Danny Patterson...did not allow a home run over his last 14 appearances of the year (21.2 IP)...compiled a 20.1 scoreless innings streak, May 25-July 2, over nine appearances...opponents hit just .193 (27x140) with men on base, 4th best in the AL...held opponents to a .218 batting average overall, 8th best among the AL relievers...retired 41 of 53 first batters faced, 9th best ratio in the league...tossed 2.1 scoreless innings, allowing no hits while striking out four in one appearance vs. Seattle in the Division Series...had two scoreless outings in the ALCS vs. Cleveland. 1996 Was brought along slowly in spring training in 1996 while recovering from season-ending surgery... recorded his first pro save April 11 vs. Cleveland... won his first nine decisions, for the second best start in club history...was 8-1, 3.50 overall in relief (43.2 IP, 17 ER), including 38 strikeouts... made two starts on the year, April 25 and April 30, going 1-0, 6.75 (9.1 IP, 7 ER)...was placed on the DL on July 22 due to inflammation in his left shoulder...was activated on Aug. 2, appearing in two games before returning to the DL on Aug. 6 with recurrence of the inflammation... was activated again on Sept 27 and retired both batters faced on the final day of the season, Sept. 29 at Toronto... made two appearances in the Division Series vs. Cleveland, allowing one run in 1.0 IP...did not allow a run in three appearances in the ALCS vs. New York (2.0 IP). 1995 Started the 1995 season in the Orioles rotation...was optioned to Rochester on May 26...made four starts for the Rochester and was 2-1 with a 2.70 ERA... recalled on June 20...went 2-3, 7.16 in 9 starts (44.0 IP, 35ER) before being moved to the bullpen... 0-2, 4.88 in 10 games in relief (31.1 IP, 17 ER)...made his first ML relief appearance on July 13 vs Kansas City after 59 ML starts...left the game on Aug. 24 at California with a shoulder strain, and was placed on the 15-day DL the next day...underwent surgery on his left shoulder on Sept. 8 to repair a tear of the labrum (cartilage in the shoulder joint)...the surgery was performed by Dr. James Andrews in Birmingham, Ala. 1994 Had three stints with the Baltimore in 1994, splitting time between Baltimore and Rochesterb&started the season with the Orioles going 1-5 with a 7.62 ERA in his first 5 starts before being placed on the 15-day DL with tendinitis in his left knee...was reinstated from the DL on May 21b&optioned to Rochester on May 22...recalled June 27 and made 2 starts, both no-decisions...optioned to Rochester on July 4...recalled July 31 to start the next day in Cal Ripken's 2000th consecutive game in Minnesota...tossed a 7-hit shutout (the O's first of the season and first in 139 games)...threw a 5-hit shutout in his next start, Aug. 6 at Milwaukee, becoming the first Baltimore pitcher to record back-to-back shutouts since Mike Mussina blanked the Twins in consecutive starts in '93...for his efforts, he was honored as the AL "Pitcher of the Week" for Aug. 1-7b& 1993 Began the 1993 season as the Orioles' No. 4 starter but went on the DL on May 18 after 6 starts (1-2, 9.36)...underwent arthroscopic surgery that same day on his left knee to remove a loose fragment...rehabbed at Rochester in July and returned to the Orioles at the end of the month...entered the season with a streak of 53 consecutive homer-less innings, but allowed 16 in 85.2 innings, 1.68 per 9 innings, the 3rd highest ratio in the AL (min 10 homers) ...on Sept. 7, in a 3-2 loss vs. Seattle, he had a no-hitter with 2 out in the 7th, until Mike Blowers hit a 2-run homer...the only other hit he allowed that game was a solo homer to Dave Valleb& 1992 Finished third among AL rookies with 77 strikeouts in 1992, despite not being recalled until July 8...averaged 7.3 strikeouts per 9 innings, 2nd among AL rookies trailing only Chicago reliever Roberto Hernandez (8.6)...in 2nd start, July 19 at Texas, took a no-hitter into the 6th, but left trailing 2-0 after 7.0 IP...threw a 5-hit shutout at New York on July 29, Baltimore's first shutout in Yankee Stadium since Scott McGregor beat Tommy John, 1-0, on Sept. 25, 1981...went 4-0, 2.19 in his first 5 starts, then lost 4 straight starts (9.00)...finished up strong, going 3-1, 2.35 in his last 6 starts, while Baltimore went 5-1 in those starts. 1991 Was the youngest Oriole on the roster in 1991 at the age of 21...his contract was purchased from Hagerstown on Aug. 21...made his ML debut as starter Aug. 21 at Texas...got a no-decision in 4-3 Baltimore winb& allowed 3ER in 4.0 IP...at Hagerstown was named Eastern League "Pitcher of the Year"...finished third in the league with a 2.70 ERA and 115 strikeouts...averaged 9.7 strikeouts per 9 innings pitched (106.2 IP, 115 K)...held opposing batters to a .194 average (73x377). 1990 Spent the first half of the 1990 season at Frederick where he had the Carolina League's best strikeouts-to-walks ratio (103 to 21)...went from Frederick to Hagerstown in late July... twice fanned 16 batters in a game: May 8 (9.0 IP) vs. Kinston and May 30 (7.0 IP, faced 28 batters) vs. Salem, but didn't win either game. 1989 Began 1989 with Erie...was leading the NY-Penn League in strikeouts and was 2nd in ERA when promoted to Frederick...pitched in the Florida Instructional League, where he fanned 46 in 32 innings and was 2-0 with a 1.69 ERA. 1988 Made pro debut with Bluefield (Rookie) in 1988...pitched 2.0 innings for the Baltimore Orioles in an exhibition game at Rochester on July 25.


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GTA02 RTC backup battery
From Openmoko
RTC keeps the current time while Neo FreeRunner is off or suspended. Rechargable lithium backup battery should keep clocks running for hours when main battery is flat or removed, but it has limited lifetime.
Replace by capacitor
RTC backup battery (BAT1701: HB414-IVO1E) can be replaced by electrochemical double layer capacitor (EDLC), like XH414H-II06E (apparently obsolete, not recommended for new design) or EECEN0F204. These supercapacitors have much longer lifetime and they are less sensitive to heat from solder iron than lithium baterries.


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2013: Mortgage Credit Likely to Remain Restrained
Home prices finally hit a bottom in 2012. So will 2013 be the year of recovery or relapse? This is the fourth in a series of blog posts about where housing is headed next year.
Credit standards are tight. Yes, the Federal Housing Administration allows borrowers with credit scores of less than 700 and down payments of just 3.5% to buy homes. But lenders are still scrutinizing property appraisals, reams of income and bank statements, and anything else that could be used to force them to buy back the loan should it default, which means that it is much harder to get a loan than at any time since the 1990s.
Rising home prices could eventually serve as a tailwind for credit. But it's not clear how aggressive lenders will be in easing their standards as long as they have plenty of business—which they do right now thanks to heavy refinancing volumes from low interest rates.
There are other factors that are likely to keep restraints on mortgage lending next year.
While there have been some fears in the banking industry that a series of new regulations that are part of the Dodd-Frank financial-overhaul law would further tighten lending standards, a more likely result is that those regulations keep today's lending rules in place.
In addition, financial troubles at the FHA, which has played an outsized role facilitating new lending, could lead that agency to crack down on lenders and take other steps that make credit more costly at the margins.
Another challenge facing the mortgage industry is that several large banks have reduced their appetite for buying mortgages from smaller lenders, drying up credit for so-called "correspondent" lending. While new players are rushing into the void, they're not large enough to replace the capacity that has been lost over the past few years. Community banks and credit unions have also ramped up lending and can offer more flexibility, but they're also too small to move the needle on credit creation.
Big lenders have been reducing their footprint amid growing legal expenses and put-back costs from their legacy loans and as new international capital standards are implemented forcing them to hold more capital. Banks also aren't eager to invest in building capacity because origination volumes are likely to fall whenever mortgage rates rise from their current levels, which are the lowest on record.
Banks have engaged in defensive underwriting for the past few years, scrutinizing any flaws with a loan file to avoid the risk that they'll have to repurchase the loan from Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac if it defaults. So-called "put-backs" of bubble-era mortgages have cost banks billions of dollars.
There are signs that lenders could ease some at the margins, but overall, buyers shouldn't expect that getting a loan will get easier anytime soon, even though rates probably can't get much more attractive.
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September 27. 2013 10:37PM
Officials discuss scope of weapons policy in Salem schools
By ADAM SWIFT
Union Leader Correspondent
— A change in the name of a district policy that establishes punishment for bringing guns onto school property has raised questions about how the district would deal with a student who brings a weapon to a school-sponsored event held off school property.
The school board heard the first reading of the revised policy this week. The policy needs to go through one more reading before the board can officially vote on accepting the revisions.
The major changes in the policy include the title change from "Weapons in the Schools" to "Weapons on School Property" and the establishment of a mandatory one-year expulsion for any student who brings a gun to school, according to Superintendent Michael Delahanty.
"This very clearly defines the consequences for students who bring or possess a firearm on school property," Delahanty said.
School board member Michael Carney noted that there are fundraisers and other events held at locations where, under state law, people are allowed to carry firearms provided they are properly licensed.
Board member Peter Morgan said he would hate to see a door opened where students would think it was OK to bring licensed weapons to an off-site, school-sponsored event, such as the senior prom.
"We have to be careful what we do with this," said Morgan. "I would assume that state law would trump school district policy. If it is a school-sponsored activity, we don't want you to bring weapons. I'm not sure how we can resolve that."
Board Chairman Bernard Campbell asked Delahanty whether the district should add language concerning off-site activities to the existing policy or consider a separate policy.
"I would argue that if a student goes to a (restaurant) for a school-sponsored fundraiser, our expectation is that the student is not expected to have a weapon, period, end of story," said Campbell.
Delahanty said he would take a closer look at the policy, but added that the policy under consideration only addresses school property. However, he said he would also look at possibilities of what the district could do to address weapons off school property.


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The U.S. economy is facing critical long-run challenges that will influence the duration of the credit crunch. For at least a decade, Americans have been consuming far more than they've been producing or saving. They have financed that excess consumption by borrowing from abroad and running up large federal fiscal deficits.
This behavior has led to massive foreign account deficits on top of major federal budget deficits. That imbalance will be aggravated in the next decade by rising federal expenditures for both social security and health care as the baby boom generation retires.
From 1946 to 1985, personal consumption averaged 62.8% of U.S. real gross domestic product (GDP). It averaged 66.7% from 1986 to 2000, 70.3% from 2001 to 2007, and reached a high of 71.6% in 2007. In contrast, net U.S. exports of goods and services fell from an average of 0.3% of GDP from 1946 to 1985 to negative 1.8% from 1986 to 2000, and to negative 5.1% from 2001 to 2007. Consequently, more than 90% of the rise in consumption spending from 2001 to 2007 consisted of greater net imports of goods and services.
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In 2007, our balance of payments deficit was 6.7% of GDP. A major cause has been the low level of American savings. The Department of Commerce states that personal savings as a percentage of Americans' personal disposable income was a meager 0.6% in 2007. That figure does not include increases in home equity as savings though most American households definitely count such equity gains as their own savings.
During the housing price run-up from 2000 to 2006, millions of Americans used their gains in home equity as ATMs, for purchases often unrelated to housing. That helped drive personal consumption spending to high percentages of GDP.
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This situation has motivated incoming federal officials to focus on increasing U.S. household consumption and employment in order to slow down the recession's negative effects. A conflict will inevitably emerge between the long-run need to reduce American consumption below its recent excessive levels and the short-run need to stimulate consumer spending.
The Obama Administration has proposed a compromise in the creation of a federally financed investment program in infrastructure improvements to provide many jobs to unemployed workers.
The dilemma illustrates that recessions have a positive role to play in business cycles. A function of every recession is to wash out of the economy many financial excesses that build up during long periods of prosperity.
The Obama Administration needs to generate a positive anti-recession spending program to offset that pain. But it also needs to change America's long-run balance of consumption, savings and investment to one based on our ability to pay for what we consume from our own resources. Achieving that basic shift without experiencing extreme transition pains is the formidable task facing the new president. It won't be easy.
Anthony Downs is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and a visiting fellow at the Public Policy Institute of California. He can be reached at [email protected].


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Sheriff's Deputy Accused of Narcotics Theft
PINE CITY (AP) - A Pine County sheriff's deputy is charged with stealing prescription drugs while on duty.
A criminal complaint charges Justin Stoddard with seven criminal counts, including theft of a controlled substance and misconduct. The complaint says the 27-year-old deputy took prescribed oxycodone from a Hinckley residence in September while investigating a custody dispute.
The deputy is also accused of taking prescription drugs from a home in Pine City in October when he stopped by to warn the residents about narcotics thieves he purported were casing the neighborhood.
Stoddard is on administrative leave from the sheriff's department. The deputy did not immediately return a call seeking comment.
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This post is part of a series initiated by Aaron Bady of Zunguzungu in which various bloggers will write about the five short stories nominated for this year's Caine Prize for African Writing. For more information, see my introductory post.
I think Aaron is right to say that NoViolet Bulawayo's "Hitting Budapest" fits into a genre of African writing (fiction and memoir): "the story of children left behind by their society, either running wild in perverse and monstrous ways (as in the child soldier narrative, in particular) or festering in horrible ignorance and social pathology" -- and genre is a pretty good word for it, because such stories vary considerably in quality and effect while displaying some common features. It's a genre the Caine Prize is particularly welcoming toward, as I noted in my review of the anniversary anthology of Caine winners. The paragraph about "Jungfrau" in that review applies pretty equally to "Hitting Budapest", though I think "Hitting Budapest" has more strengths.
Some of the other bloggers writing about "Hitting Budapest" have noted that it isn't much of an actual story -- it's a narrative of a group of impoverished, hungry kids walking from one part of a city to another, encountering the stereotypical Well Intentioned But Clueless White Woman, having some other encounters, dreaming about a better life for themselves, and then walking home. Stuff happens (they see a dead body hanging from a tree, for instance), but what happens isn't consequential for them. It's almost a "quiet epiphany" story, except the epiphany is displaced -- the readers are the ones who are, it seems, supposed to have an epiphany: the lives these children live are oppressive, unjust, painful, etc. It's the basic epiphany of social realism, or what gets called "poverty porn". Turn "How to Write about Africa" into a checklist and start ticking one item after another.
The problem for me with "Hitting Budapest" is the same as I had with a lot of the previous Caine Prize winners: not that these stories are bad, but that they don't offer us much more than the familiar tropes. I think "Hitting Budapest" is actually better than some of the past winning stories, because it has a strong voice that captures the children's perspectives in this terrible environment, and I particularly like the effect of the wealthier section of the city being known as "Budapest" and the impoverished section where the children live being "Paradise". The playfulness and bitter irony of naming is one of the story's real strengths, and it accomplishes a definite unsettling of expectations when early in the story we haven't quite figured out yet that Budapest is not referring to the city in Hungary. All of the children's words for places are then called into question, and so Darling's dreams of escape and happiness in "America" are poignant. The world shrinks into the children's frame of reference. (Little do the children know, they could write a bestseller!)
But is this enough? Get rid of the interesting effect produced by the naming, and we still have a story that doesn't add up to much, because the setting is sketchy, the characters are vague (we know them best through their interesting names), and what emotion the story produces is not created through the specificity of the situation but through our recognition that these are not isolated lives; that, in fact, many children in the world live just as badly or worse.
It is possible to write excellent stories of quiet epiphany -- some of the most renowned writers of short stories have done it. But there are all sorts of other ways to write stories, many of them much more likely to be affecting and effective. Young and inexperienced writers tend to be drawn to the quiet epiphany mode for various reasons, one being that it feels sensitive, it feels artistic. And it is, when it works. But when it doesn't work, it's empty and banal; worse, when applied to genuine human misery, it risks trivializing.
The consistency of voice in "Hitting Budapest", the ironic humor, the skill with children's point of view -- these are all strengths of the story. But they are linked to its limitations. Why, for instance, tell such a story from a child's point of view? It's an easy way to grab the reader's sympathy -- e.g., the "her grandfather made her pregnant" detail that Aaron discusses -- but it prevents there being any space for analysis or history in the story. We can't understand the forces at play in their lives, or the history of those forces, because children don't. It's possible for a writer to add clues and details to give the alert reader an impression of worlds beyond the child's consciousness, and that's a really powerful narrative strategy, but this story is too short and too vague to achieve that. Its virtues, then, seem to me wasted.
For other takes on "Hitting Budapest", see the links at the end of Aaron's post.


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Quote from: Jayson on July 22, 2010, 01:18 PMHasbroToyShop 10% off code. COMIC2010Drawing a blank again - do those codes generally "expire" when it comes time for the SDCC goodies?
Here's a fun Target find; the only 3 basic figures they have left are Breha Organa figs. They have clearance tags on them and are currently scanning for $3-something (50% off I believe). However, some chucklehead tagged them with a clearance sticker saying they were originally something like $14.89 and they're now $7.44.I think it's a conspiracy by Target to never, ever sell those three figures. Ever. E...
My Target had like 10 Bespin Guards... No matter how good they make him, he still won't sell. I bought 2, I'll admit. I didn't think they'd have anything, but I was wrong.
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Come to think of it - where's the link for the helmet? I like free stuff.
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BANGKOK (AP) — An international human-rights group on Wednesday urged Thailand to investigate the slaying of an environmentalist who exposed the dumping of toxic waste, and demanded that it do more to protect activists.
Village headman Prajob Nao-opas was shot dead in the eastern province of Chachoengsao on Monday after he had been campaigning for the past year against the dumping by factories.
Brad Adams, Asia director of Human Rights Watch, urged the Thai government Wednesday to immediately bring those responsible for the killing to justice, "regardless of the status or political affiliation of the killers."
He said the killing of Prajob was "yet another example of the fundamental failure of Thai authorities to protect activists who risk their lives while defending their communities."
The New York-based group said more than 30 human rights defenders and environmentalists have been killed in Thailand since 2001. It said a suspect has been charged in fewer than 20 percent of those cases, and those convicted tend to have low responsibility.
"Police investigations have been characterized by half-hearted, inconsistent, and inefficient police work, and an unwillingness to tackle questions of collusion between political influences and interests and these killings of activists," Adams said.
Since February 2012, Prajob, 43, had led a campaign to expose waste dumping in Chachoengsao province, 30 kilometers (20 miles) east of Bangkok, where local villagers have suffered from dangerous chemicals from industrial estates and factories along Thailand's eastern seaboard.
Department of Special Investigation official Pongin Intarakhao, who oversees the toxic disposal investigation, told The Associated Press that the killing of Prajob was "shocking" and that his agency will provide all information they have to help investigators.
"It's a pity that we have lost a leader in this long-fought battle who was vital to the locals' alliance," he said. "The killing only goes to show that the toxic waste dumping is a big issue that needs national and international attention since there is likely something else the dumpers were trying to bury."
Pongin said his department will keep working with the villagers to fight the dumping. He said investigators have pressed charges against a Thai man accused of overseeing dumping and prosecutors are working on the case.
Each year, 3.2 million tons of toxic waste and hazardous substances are produced in Thailand, according to the Pollution Control Department.


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Lenovo Horizon 'Table PC' ushers old-timey board games into the Windows 8 era
Don't be alarmed, children. Yes, mommy and daddy really are dragging the new PC from its perch in the office, and placing it flat on the living room coffee table. It's time to play Monopoly, and everyone's invited to roll the e-dice.
At CES Sunday, Lenovo unveiled the IdeaCentre Horizon Table PC, a 27-inch all-in-one that can be laid flat on a table for multi-user, multitouch game play and entertainment. In essence, two or more people can use the "table" surface at the very same time, throwing a whole new spin on PC gaming and creative collaboration.
The Horizon's 1920x1080 display supports 10-point multitouch, and is intended to reinvent good, old-fashioned family time with Windows 8 versions of classic board games and other touch-oriented pursuits like digital finger painting.
And get this: The Horizon comes with hardware game controllers to augment the newfangled gaming experience. You get an e-dice (it's unclear exactly how it works; we should know more once we receive our hands-on CES demo) as well as a set of four joysticks and strikers to complement the "part physical, part digital" gaming action, which Lenovo has dubbed "phygital."
Yes, "phygital." We're not sure if this is a word that should be spoken in polite company.
It's all an intriguing proposition. In fact, I love the new game play possibilities that Lenovo and Sony envision with their table-like tablets. But like Sony did a few months ago, Lenovo is announcing the IdeaCentre Horizon Table PC with a rather limited set of games. Besides Monopoly, Lenovo has announced partnerships with FishingJoy, Raiding Company, Draw Race 2 HD and King of the Opera (these titles are available for iOS, but weren't available in the Windows Store at press time). I'd definitely like to see more pure board games added to the mix before the Horizon launches in early summer with prices starting around $1,699.
Oh well, at least you can also use the Lenovo all-in-one to create music tracks in Stagelight, explore painting in various Windows 8 coloring apps, and play "contest games" via a title called Lenovo Best Guess.
When the 1.1-inch thick Horizon isn't lying flat in family mode, it's a solid, ultra-thin, all-in-one desktop packed with a nice array of components. You get a Core i7 processor; an Nvidia GeForce GT 620M GPU; up to 8GB of DDR3 memory; and up to 1TB of storage space with an optional 64GB SSD. There's also a 720p webcam, USB 3.0 and HDMI support, and a 6-in-1 card reader.
Battery life? It's rated at only two hours. So if you plan on playing Monopoly in the living room with this sucker--and you don't want to thread an extension cord to the middle of the room--you may want to avoid the all-to-common "Free Parking House Rule," or your games will outlast available battery power.
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Great customs MetalJedi, I like them both...Like DD, Clones can draw a little bit of a burnout but I like a repaint as much as the next guy. There's some talk of printable decals possibly in the works so people can make their own a little easier too. Like astromech repaints, you see a lot of them it seems, but that's alright... The Kyle's very creative I think... The color on the shirt, and the pants, looks fantastic, and the pads on the shoulders look really great.I think the Madine head is creative... I'm not sold on it looking like Katarn exactly, but the paintjob helps it and it does look good. I think Hasbro's head is a little closer (but still not perfect... It's not close enough to the DF or JK Katarn for me... Actually it looks more like a JO Katarn than anything, which is ironic). The head is not a big issue though, it's creative and close at least.If I'd suggest one thing, a holster for his Bryar gun would look good and help him match up to some pics of him more, but it'd be a bit of work too. I like him though, he looks pretty great.
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The support for this laptop is not as bad as it first seems. In fact, pretty much everything works fine. I am very happy with this machine!
While this guide if for the Thinkpad SL500, the steps should be easily applicable to the SL300 and SL400 models.
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Wireless
- 3 Sound
- 4 lenovo-sl-laptop Kernel Module
- 5 USB and SD auto mounting
- 6 xD-Picture Card
- 7 Other notes
- 8 Untested
- 9 Power management
- 10 References
Despite the Thinkpad name, the SL series laptops actually contain IdeaPad firmware, making it incompatible with the thinkpad_acpi modules. A new module, lenovo-sl-laptop has been written to expose most of the lost functionality. Thinkwiki has a page for the SL series with good general information and howtos.
There are two possible wireless chipsets: Intel WiFi Link 5100 or a Atheros AR5007EG.
With the Intel WiFi Link 5100 series all functionality is supported out of the box. Follow the wireless setup guide for further information.
The sound card is supported in the kernel, and following the instructions in the Beginner's guide and also the ALSA guide should be sufficient to get sound working.
lenovo-sl-laptop Kernel Module
This modules is no longer required in 2.6.32 for most hotkey support; the mainline asus-laptop module has been patched to support these models. However, some features still require the lenovo-sl-laptop. Check the git commit for clarification. Note that it's recommened to blacklist the asus-laptop module when the lenovo-sl-laptop module is used to avoid problems with hotkey support.
This experimental kernel module was written to control bluetooth, hotkeys, fan, and screen brightness in place of the incompatible thinkpad_acpi module. A package is currently available in the AUR. After installation, be sure to load the module, and to load on startup, add lenovo-sl-laptop to the MODULES array in rc.conf.
Despite it's experimental status, it works quite well. Sadly, there is no support for the HDAPS.
To allow control of the backlight, first edit /etc/modprobe.d/modprobe.conf as follows:
options lenovo-sl-laptop control_backlight=1
Then turn off ACPI control of the backlight by performing the command on startup.
echo 0 > /sys/module/video/parameters/brightness_switch_enabled
A preferable alternative is to add the following to your kernel boot line to do so on startup.
Building Manually
Instead of installing the AUR package, the module can built manually from source.
To do so, first obtain the source from here and perform the following
make sudo install -m=644 -D lenovo-sl-laptop.ko /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/lenovo_sl_laptop/lenovo-sl-laptop.ko depmod -a modprobe lenovo-sl-laptop control_backlight=1
The bluetooth light on the front of your laptop should turn on.
Finally, add lenovo-sl-laptop to your MODULES array in your rc.conf.
USB and SD auto mounting
Check out the Udev rules for automounting USB and sd cards, very handy.
xD-Picture Card
In order to be able to access a xd-Picture card one has to enable the following two modules. This will enable the card to be mounted as a block device with the proper file system, recognised by device managers such as tunar-volman.
$ modprobe r852 ssfdc
Other notes
The SD card reader seems a bit buggy.
Fingerprint reader, Bluetooth, Modem.
Power management
This section covers tools and settings which help to establish a suitable power management to reduce power consumption and determine the optimal settings depending on the AC state. This is particularly useful for systems which use window managers rather than desktop environments and their power management.
Modules array
There are certain modules to be enabled in /etc/rc.conf in order to have a proper working power management.
MODULES=(lenovo-sl-laptop asus-laptop acpi-cpufreq cpufreq_powersave)
The /etc/rc.local enables fan control which requires the lenovo-sl-laptop module from AUR to be installed. Furthermore there must be entered the right path to the powermanagement.sh script.
#!/bin/bash # # /etc/rc.local: Local multi-user startup script. # # Enable fan control # The following if statement is necessary because the folder containing the fan control changes between hwmon1 and hwmon0 from time to time fanDirectory="/sys/devices/platform/lenovo-sl-laptop/hwmon/hwmon1" if [ -d $fanDirectory ]; then echo 1 > /sys/devices/platform/lenovo-sl-laptop/hwmon/hwmon1/pwm1_enable echo 70 > /sys/devices/platform/lenovo-sl-laptop/hwmon/hwmon1/pwm1 else echo 1 > /sys/devices/platform/lenovo-sl-laptop/hwmon/hwmon0/pwm1_enable echo 70 > /sys/devices/platform/lenovo-sl-laptop/hwmon/hwmon0/pwm1 fi # Set settings according to AC state exec /path/to/powermanagement.sh
The Acpid daemon is a very handy tool which listens for Acpi changes. However getting it to work with the Lenovo SL500 is not able by default as this laptop listens on different acpi signals. The following handler.sh changes the governor and the brightness level depending on whether the system is connected to AC or not. Furthermore it suspends the system using pm-suspend and locks the screen using slimlock after the lid is closed or the sleep button is pressed.
#!/bin/sh # Default acpi script that takes an entry for all actions # NOTE: This is a 2.6-centric script. If you use 2.4.x, you'll have to # modify it to not use /sys minspeed=`cat /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/cpuinfo_min_freq` maxspeed=`cat /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/cpuinfo_max_freq` setspeed="/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_setspeed" set $* case "$1" in button/power) #echo "PowerButton pressed!">/dev/tty5 case "$2" in PBTN|PWRF) logger "PowerButton pressed: $2" ;; *) logger "ACPI action undefined: $2" ;; esac ;; button/sleep) case "$2" in SLPB) #echo -n mem >/sys/power/state ;; # Suspend the system and lock the screen /usr/sbin/pm-suspend DISPLAY=:0.0 su -c - robert /usr/bin/slimlock ;; *) logger "ACPI action undefined: $2" ;; esac ;; ac_adapter) case "$2" in AC0|ACAD|ADP0) case "$4" in 00000001) #echo -n $minspeed >$setspeed #/etc/laptop-mode/laptop-mode start # System is connected to AC # Set governor to performance level for both CPUs echo "performance" > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_governor echo "performance" > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu1/cpufreq/scaling_governor # Set brightness to maximum echo "15" > /sys/class/backlight/acpi_video0/brightness ;; 00000000) #echo -n $maxspeed >$setspeed #/etc/laptop-mode/laptop-mode stop # System is not connected to AC # Set governor to powersave level for both CPUs echo "powersave" > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_governor echo "powersave" > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu1/cpufreq/scaling_governor # Set brightness to a minimum level echo "5" > /sys/class/backlight/acpi_video0/brightness ;; esac ;; *) logger "ACPI action undefined: $2" ;; esac ;; battery) case "$2" in BAT0) case "$4" in 00000000) #echo "offline" >/dev/tty5 ;; 00000001) #echo "online" >/dev/tty5 ;; esac ;; CPU0) ;; *) logger "ACPI action undefined: $2" ;; esac ;; button/lid) #echo "LID switched!">/dev/tty5 # Suspend the system and lock the screen /usr/sbin/pm-suspend DISPLAY=:0.0 su -c - user /usr/bin/slimlock ;; *) logger "ACPI group/action undefined: $1 / $2" ;; esac
This script executes the rc.local after suspend to ensure that the right settings according to AC state are set.
#!/bin/sh . "${PM_FUNCTIONS}" case $1 in resume|thaw) [ -e /etc/rc.local ] && /etc/rc.local & ;; *) exit $NA ;; esac exit 0
This script actually changes the governor and the brightness depending on the AC state.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jeremy Piven's new TV series is set in decorous England, not the hedonistic Hollywood of "Entourage." The time is the early 1900s, when booming London would have struck the very 21st-century Ari Gold as a mind-numbing bust.
And, most notably, "Mr. Selfridge," starring Piven as the real-life American entrepreneur whose mission was to transform and conquer British retailing, is airing not on the frisky, few-holds-barred HBO home of "Entourage," but on restrained PBS.
Don't get the wrong idea, cautions Piven, who earned three Emmys for his portrayal of power player Ari. The eight-part series debuting with a two-hour episode Sunday (check local listings for time) has its hero's brash, lusty passion — for business and women — at its core.
"Yes, it's a period piece. But the term 'period' has to be used loosely, because it's also funny and it has energy and it moves," Piven said. Lovers of standard British costume dramas ("Downton Abbey" fans, you know who you are) shouldn't be put off, he added.
"This will, I think, satisfy those people who want to see the way it was at the turn of the century ... but then you also get all the energy and the sexiness and the humor," he said.
"Mr. Selfridge," based on the nonfiction book "Shopping, Seduction & Mr. Selfridge" by Lindy Woodhead, details Harry Gordon Selfridge's quest to bring brassy American salesmanship to the hidebound world of British shops with his enduring Selfridges & Co.
The series co-stars Zoe Tapper as Ellen Love, a fictional character drafted as an amalgam of Selfridge's assorted extramarital romances, and Frances O'Connor as his loyal but tested wife, Rose. ("He was an exceptionally active man with the ladies," wryly observed screenwriter Andrew Davies, who adapted Woodhead's book for the series co-produced by PBS' "Masterpiece" and ITV Studios.)
Selfridge, who had honed his retailing strategies and marketing skills at Chicago's famed Marshall Field, built an Oxford Street shopping palace that introduced such concepts as elaborate window displays and cosmetics counters, and services ranging from restaurants to beauty salons to a concierge.
His bravura and extravagance in creating Selfridges was boundless, as was his optimism. Some in the British press sneered: "A crusade has been started to force on London superfluous luxuries such as those overstocked across the Atlantic," warned the British Weekly, according to Woodhead's history.
The contrast between the U.S. and the U.K. was part of the project's draw for him, Piven said.
"Our culture and the American dream is butting heads directly with the British culture and the realistic take they have on life," he said. "They believe it's tough out there — very few make it and you probably won't. We're all, 'You can do it! You can do anything!'"
Piven found himself fascinated by Selfridge's history, and added some personal memories. Raised in a Chicago suburb, he was exposed to the retail magic Selfridge first developed there.
The "amazing" display windows at Marshall Field were something that "I grew up taking for granted. ... My mom would tell me how she would go there as a child and she was taken care of and made to feel special," a hallmark of Selfridge's approach, he said.
While the words "Ari" and "shark" seem made for each other, Selfridge is portrayed as compulsively charming.
"I don't think he can help himself. He loved life and he devoured it, and valued people and relationships ... and he treated everyone equally, from the guy that worked in shipping to his right-hand man," Piven said. "Ari was the antithesis, and ruled with an iron fist and was incredibly reactive."
"And, my God, they're both so fun to play. For very different reasons but equally satisfying," said Piven, who won three Emmy Awards for his "Entourage" character said to be inspired by talent agency executive Ari Emanuel, brother of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
One of the pleasures of switching from Ari to Harry was leaving modernity behind, Piven said.
"I just came off eight years of playing a character that was continuously distracted by his phone and email and everything else," the actor said. "The great thing of going back in time is that you had none of that to hide behind. You're face to face, and actually speak to people."
He may end up juggling the two different worlds. A film based on the HBO series was green-lighted earlier this year by Warner Bros, while "Mr. Selfridge," based on healthy ratings and good reviews during its just-concluded run on Britain's ITV network, has gotten a second-season order for 2014.
Piven, age 47, is eager to continue his English adventure as the retailing legend, but has a confession to make: He's no shopaholic.
"I personally don't have a great deal of endurance for shopping. I think women have that endurance gene: They can go and go and go," he said. "I love to box and can go 12 rounds with very little time in between. ... I may have 25 minutes in me for shopping before I hit the wall."
Lynn Elber is a national television columnist for The Associated Press. She can be reached at lelber(at)ap.org and on Twitter (at)lynnelber.


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An Indianapolis woman will not face charges for leaving her 9-year-old son alone at a St. Louis County hotel while she went out drinking.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that prosecutors on Tuesday decided against charges for the 29-year-old woman, saying nothing she did violated a state statute.
Concerns were raised Monday when workers at a business near the Stratford Inn in Fenton found woman's clothes and a purse. Police traced the items to the hotel and found the boy, who had been alone from about 11 p.m. Sunday to 8 a.m. Monday, when police arrived.
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Helping Children Cope with Frightening News
Helping Children Cope with Frightening News
Coping with a frightening event in the news or a natural disaster can be difficult for children and their families, says Joy Rouse, a human science specialist with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.
Children may have many different reactions. "Children may become upset or cry easily, get angry or act out, become restless or have difficulty paying attention," Rouse, who focuses on family life issues, said. "Some children may be quiet and withdrawn, while others can't stop talking about the experience."
Rouse noted that changes in a child's behavior may be signs or symptoms of distress or discomfort following a disaster they've experienced, such as recent hurricanes, or things they've seen on television, such as the Las Vegas shooting.
Young children may feel vulnerable, Rouse said. "They don't understand what is happening and have trouble communicating how they feel. Older children also may have a hard time expressing their feelings."
Rouse said following a disaster, some children may be afraid of the disaster recurring, or become anxious when there is rain, storms, sirens or other reminders.
Such changes in behaviors are common in children who have been through a disaster, and are natural responses to stress. Some of these symptoms may last for weeks or months, but should diminish over time.
Help children cope
Parents and other caregivers can help their children cope, Rouse said. She recommends the following actions:
Limit exposure to TV and media. Graphic TV images and frequently repeated details of unfolding events can produce great anxiety for children. Parents should monitor their own anxiety and offer calm explanations and reassurance to children.
Speak simply and honestly about the situation. Explain to your children what is happening to your family or what they're seeing on TV. Use simple words they can understand. Be honest. Keep children informed of a problem that will directly affect them, but limit details that will cause them to be overly concerned.
Check children's level of understanding. Children can easily become confused and may connect a familiar experience such as a neighbor running down the street with a crisis experience. Similarly, if a crisis is happening far away, children may need help understanding that the event is not nearby. Young children sometimes think they are responsible for causing a disaster or that the disaster is some kind of punishment for something they did. You can explain how tornados, storms or floods happen, and how these are unusual but natural patterns of weather.
Make time to comfort and reassure your children. A one-minute chat throughout the day with a gentle hug or a reassuring word may be all children need to feel safer and more secure in an emotional situation. Because young children sometimes have difficulty understanding complex situations, they can easily exaggerate their normal fear of being separated from their parents.
Maintain routines or rituals of comfort. Dinnertime at the kitchen table or a story or a favorite teddy bear at bedtime may provide young children with a sense of security.
Talk with children about how you feel and suggest a positive response. Say something like, "Mommy feels very sad about the families who have lost their loved ones. That is why I am crying. Come and give Mommy a hug." Giving children something to do makes them feel a part of the family response to the adversity.
Put words of acceptance to your children's feelings and experiences. Say something similar to "Yes Tommy. It's OK to cry. A lot of people got hurt at the marathon. But the doctors are taking care of them and helping them." Be a good listener and supporter.
Show children models of courage, determination, coping and support. "Daddy was up all night putting sandbags around the house. Our neighbors are doing the same. We are all working together." Point out ways of coping that you use. "When I feel sad I think of the good times we have had and remind myself that things will be better soon."
Involve children in the family's efforts to prepare for or recover from a disaster. Remember to keep assigned tasks safe and age-appropriate. Let them know you appreciate their efforts to help the family. Pulling together through adversity will strengthen the family in ways that will last long after the crisis is resolved.
Seek professional advice if needed. Contact your physician or mental health agency if you are worried about your child showing symptoms that are severe or lasting too long. You also can call the ISU Extension and Outreach Iowa Concern hotline, 1-800-447-1985, or contact your ISU Extension and Outreach county office.
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Who's who in the Land of Ooo? Click through this gallery to meet some of the zany characters in "Adventure Time." (Cartoon Network)Link
Finn, a human boy who was found in the wild and adopted by a dog family, is passionate about being a hero. He spends his time rescuing princesses and battling evil monsters and wizards. As far as we know, Finn is the only human in the Land of Ooo. (Cartoon Network)Link
Jake, a dog with magical stretching powers, is Finn's adopted older brother, best friend and adventuring buddy in "Adventure Time." (Cartoon Network)Link
The Ice King is Finn's nemesis. He lives in an ice castle with penguins, who are his pets and henchmen. He uses his magical crown to shoot icy lightning bolts at anyone who stands in his way of finding a princess to marry. Upon closer inspection, though, it would appear the seemingly evil Ice King may just be a victim of circumstance. (Cartoon Network)Link
Princess Bubblegum is a scientist, turtle farmer and ruler of the Candy Kingdom. She's good friends with Finn and Jake, and they've helped each other out of a series of pickles. Finn has fostered a lifelong crush on PB, but except for a few short episodes in which the princess is reverted to age 13, she hasn't reciprocated. (Cartoon Network)Link
Marceline is a mischievous prankster, rocker girl and fearless vampire queen who feasts on the color red. She gives Jake and Finn a hard time, but isn't as bad as she'd like people to think. Marceline is more than 1,000 years old, and her dad is the Lord of Evil and ruler of the Nightosphere. (Cartoon Network)Link
Lumpy Space Princess, voiced by Pendleton Ward, is the Land of Ooo's resident drama queen. LSP comes from the cloud-like kingdom of Lumpy Space and is friends with the other princesses as well as Finn and Jake. She loves to be the center of attention and spends a lot of time gossiping and complaining on her phone. (Cartoon Network)Link
BMO is Finn and Jake's roommate, loyal and protective friend, camera, alarm clock and video game system. BMO is genderless, speaks with an East Asian accent and pretends to be human when nobody else is around. (Cartoon Network)Link
Flame Princess is the hotheaded daughter of the Fire Kingdom's Flame King and Finn's girlfriend (though he gets burned if they hold hands or kiss). Her fiery powers are tied to her emotions, and she's a formidable force of nature when she's angry. (Cartoon Network)Link
Lady Rainicorn is Princess Bubblegum's loyal and majestic pet and primary means of transportation. Rainicorn, who speaks Korean, is also Jake's girlfriend and the pair share a love of music. The couple are expecting puppies. (Cartoon Network)Link
The Land of Ooo is home to a host of princesses, each the ruler of her own dominion. Among the princesses are Lumpy Space Princess, Wildberry Princess, Slime Princess, Hot Dog Princess, Breakfast Princess, Ghost Princess, Embryo Princess, Muscle Princess and many more. They're all targets for Ice King's unwanted advances. (Cartoon Network)Link
"Adventure Time" at first glance is a typical kids' show. Finn, a 14-year-old boy, and his buddy Jake, a magical dog with super stretching powers, battle candy zombies, evil gnomes and their arch-nemesis Ice King in a shiny world called the Land of Ooo. In the show's Season 5 premiere Monday, Finn fights a gang of neon-colored, village-burning hoodlums while Jake goes hot-tubbing with Cosmic Owl and a pink, wish-granting being named Prismo.
"If somebody pitched me verbally an episode plot of an 'Adventure Time' cartoon, I'd probably think, 'That's the dumbest thing ever,' " said Cartoon Network chief content officer Rob Sorcher. "But somehow in the hands of ['Adventure Time' creator Pendleton Ward], the nuance with which this is executed, it's perfect."
The Emmy-nominated cartoon is one of the Cartoon Network's most popular shows, consistently ranking No. 1 in its time slot among boys 2 to 14, according to Nielsen. But the show has developed its most devoted following among adults, who appreciate the dark humor beneath the inviting rainbow storybook exterior. It's rare for an animated series to be equally informed by the likes of "Meatballs" and "An American Werewolf in London" as by fairy tales. As whimsical as the "Adventure Time" world may appear, the series is dappled with hints that the Land of Ooo is, in fact, a post-apocalyptic version of Earth — a dark origin story for a colorful world. After all, Finn is the only human he knows, and although he is unfailingly positive, that knowledge comes with a profound loneliness.
"I think that's what makes the show interesting, if anything," Ward said. "It's candyland on the surface and dark underneath, and that's why it's compelling, I think, if at all. Those are my favorite kind of emotions — the ones that conflict with each other, and they feel weird inside of you."
"Adventure Time" was created by Ward, an animator and writer who had previously worked on "The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack," as a short on Nickelodeon's sister cable channel Nicktoons in 2008. The network passed on the full series, but the short was posted to YouTube, where it became a viral hit and attracted the notice of Cartoon Network.
"There was a certain charming sincerity," said Sorcher, who greenlighted the show. "And it wasn't in a way that felt like, 'Aw, that's cute for kids.' It was a direct emotion. It had a random humor, like Abe Lincoln on Mars, and then you had this positivity in it, and you had this kid making these exclamations like "Algebraic!" And all of that conspired to be so charming, and it didn't necessarily seem to be about something. it didn't have a theme or a point. It just was all captured in a very loose kind of loopy, really pleasing style that seemed, to me, very cool."
It was exactly the kind of creator-driven animated comedy the network was seeking, Sorcher said, pointing also to another "Flapjack" alumnus J.G. Quintel and his hit cartoon "Regular Show." But "cool" as it was, "Adventure Time" lacked a plan or a script, Sorcher said, so to foster the creativity of these young, relatively inexperienced creators, the network completely changed the way it did business.
"We knew that the soul of it was there, but we really had to help Pen and all those guys get to their own shows," he said. "Some of it was bringing in some veteran people to assist and kind of translate that pure imagination and all of these amazing ideas into a show that has to put out a half-hour over and over and over again."
The network allowed creators to build their own teams organically rather than force staffing on them, Sorcher said, and instead of requiring creators to pitch scripts to executives, the network and the artists now communicate through storyboards and shorts, working things out "by actually doing the work."
"We know that we're dealing with artists who are primarily visual people," he said. "It really took some learning. 'Adventure Time' was not easy. I thought 'Adventure Time' was going to collapse a couple of times."
But collapse it didn't, and nearly three years after the series premiered, "Adventure Time" draws an average of 3.3 million viewers each week. "Adventure Time" merchandise and comics have proliferated, and a unique, creative fan culture has evolved around the show. Fans express their devotion on Tumblr blogs and message boards, not through words but through "Adventure Time"-inspired art, fiction and music. Gallery Nucleus, a Los Angeles-area gallery and store, hosted an "Adventure Time" exhibition called "Oootopia: An Artgebraic Tribute to Adventure Time," and, though a handful of children attended the show's opening night, the majority of the estimated 1,200 attendees were adults, many donning Finn's blue shirt, green backpack and trademark bear-eared hat.
Adults also dominate the show's standing-room-only panels at comic conventions, and at least as many Finns as Avengers or Stormtroopers seemed to be wandering the floor at Comic-Con International and WonderCon this year, though cosplay certainly isn't limited to the show's hero. The Land of Ooo is home to a host of zany characters, including Marceline, an immortal vampire queen who feasts on the color red and turned her heirloom battle ax into a bass guitar; Tree Trunks, a pygmy elephant with a Southern accent and a penchant for apple pie; and a plethora of princesses (some reminiscent of Super Mario's Princess Toadstool), each named for the dominion she rules. Bubblegum Princess, Wildberry Princess, Slime Princess, Turtle Princess and Hot Dog Princess are just a few.
"I don't want to put a cap on the amount of princesses in the world; I think that would be a mistake," Ward said. "I love 'em. I love 'em all …. There's Breakfast Princess, and yeah, she's cute, and her sister is a little Toast Princess. By breaching the silliness of what princesses can be, I think almost any princess can exist in the show. I know there's Bouncehouse Princess who's coming up really soon. She's a big, rubbery, bouncy house that you can jump inside of, and she's got a little curtain, and she lets you into the bouncehouse."
The magical characters and far-fetched plots aren't the product of random humor or make-it-up-as-you-go creativity.
"There's a rulebook — The 'Dungeons & Dragons Player's Manual,' " said Ward, a lifelong fan of the paper-and-dice fantasy role-playing game. "I feel like that's what writing is for me. It's role-playing these characters. You get inside their heads, and you think about what they would decide, and what they would do in any situation, and you execute it by drawing instead of rolling dice."
Ward also grew up watching cartoons like "Doug," "The Simpsons," "Beavis and Butt-Head" and "The Ren & Stimpy Show" — shows that didn't pander to children, he said. It's a quality that has made "Adventure Time" so popular among adults as well as children.
"I don't think anyone sets out trying to write for kids, because I don't think you can," Ward said. All of the writers are in their late 20s and 30s, and we're all just writing it for ourselves. We're making ourselves crack up with it."
Sorcher credits much of "Adventure Time's" success to this this cross-generational appeal.
"It has a little bit to do with the stage that these guys are at when they're thinking it and making it, and their peer generation is responding to that," Sorcher said. "So I've really learned to completely step back and really trust that these guys are arbiters of taste. They know when something is going to be cool and when it's going to be cheesy."
And if the show's fans are to be believed, "Adventure Time" certainly has the trappings of cool. In Season 5, Fiona and Cake, female versions of the show's heroes, are expected to make another appearance after a massively popular gender-swapping episode earlier in the series. Jake and his girlfriend, Lady Rainicorn, will have "really cute" puppies, Ward said, and Jake will "try his best like any parent and be very kind and sweet to them." And Monday's season premiere revealed the evil Lich will likely play a large role in the Land of Ooo's future, as well as in its mysterious past.
"The ideas are getting weirder because we're having to reach to new places to come up with new plots and story lines," Ward said. "It's a touchy subject, a post-apocalyptic world for children's television, so we'll never go too in depth about it, but everyone on the show knows what it is, and we add to it, too, whenever we think about it. It can change. Everything can change as we develop the show."
— Noelene Clark
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