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"Valley of the Heart" is a quintessentially California play, written by a master of the genre. It is a history lesson wrapped in a love story, with themes that could not be more contemporary: struggling immigrants, xenophobia and racism, cultural confusion and identity.
Luis Valdez has drawn on his own childhood to craft what he calls a "memory play": A Mexican American sharecropper family takes over a ranch whose Japanese American owners are interned in 1942, just as Valdez's parents took over a Japanese grower's farm when he was 2 years old. The play showcases Valdez's gift for making people care about experiences far outside their own ambit. Humor defuses tension; moral outrage provokes tears. Simple motions convey complex emotions.
I wish you could see the play, so you could smile at the broccoli-picking dance, cry as the Yamaguchis are taken to Heart Mountain internment camp, laugh at the cross-cultural jokes. But "Valley of the Heart" premiered in the tiny mission town of San Juan Bautista, 300 miles north of L.A., ran for four weeks to sold-out crowds, and then closed.
Drawn by word of mouth, theatergoers from Los Angeles, Sacramento, Fresno and San Francisco, 100 miles to the north, filled the old packing shed that is home to Valdez's theater company, El Teatro Campesino. But no major daily or weekly paper reviewed the first play in 13 years written by the father of Chicano theater.
Los Angeles would seem the logical city to embrace a Luis Valdez play that probes injustice against Japanese Americans, viewed through Chicano eyes, on a ranch in the Valley of Heart's Delight (better known today as Silicon Valley). As the lead character tells the audience at the end of the play: "California is now half Latino and Asian, and there's not a damn thing anybody can do about it."
But the odds of "Valley of the Heart" playing nearby seem slim. Valdez has had preliminary discussions with the San Diego Rep, a longtime collaborator with the Teatro Campesino, but there have been no overtures in the major theater centers of Los Angeles and San Francisco.
We need memory plays as powerful as this one, in venues up and down the state. Too many people have forgotten, or never knew, that tens of thousands of Americans were rounded up, interrogated and sent to camps for no crime other than their Japanese ancestry. In an era of secret terrorism courts, widespread government surveillance and Minuteman patrols, we need to be confronted with the realities of 1942 — the acts of bravery, the gestures of kindness, the humanity as well as the tragedy.
Memories seem particularly short in the theater world, especially in the shadow of Hollywood, land of the meteoric rise and fall. Valdez's early successes are ancient history: "Zoot Suit," the fictionalized account of Mexican American youths falsely imprisoned amid anti-immigrant fever in the 1940s, broke box office records at the Mark Taper Forum in 1978. "La Bamba," the Ritchie Valens biopic that Valdez wrote and directed, was nominated for a Golden Globe in 1988. Most of Valdez's contemporaries, the generation who championed his work, are retired. Yet, at 73, Valdez is trying to return to the spotlight.
The mountains and fields outside Salinas anchor Valdez to the people and land so central to his work. He sees the Teatro's upcoming 50th anniversary as a defiant validation of his choice to remain in San Juan Bautista, a celebration "not only of creativity but of survival." He began on the picket lines with Cesar Chavez in 1965, teaching farm workers to perform plays on the back of a flatbed truck. "We are a people's theater, part of the working class," Valdez says. "We've held on. We come from the dirt, literally.… We're not in L.A., we're not in the city, yet we're still vibrant. We're still moving."
Those roots are what make his plays resonate for an audience that does not typically go see theater. The Teatro's longevity should be celebrated across California, and the 50th anniversary should remind those with short memories — and those too young to remember — why Valdez's work is so important and holds such widespread appeal. "Zoot Suit" was an improbable hit, a story of Mexican American pachucos that struck universal chords to achieve cross-cultural success. Thirty-five years later, "Valley of the Heart" deserves a chance to make the same leap.
Miriam Pawel's latest book, "The Crusades of Cesar Chavez: A Biography," is due to be published in March.


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Constance and George (Pete) Hayden will celebrate 50 years of marriage on April 29, 2011. They were married in 1961 in Eminence. Constance, the former Connie Henderson, retired from General Electric Company and George retired from Fischers Packing Company.
The Haydens have three children: Veronica, Alan (Dena) and David, all of Louisville. They also have five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
The couple will celebrate with family and friends and a later vacation is planned to the Holy Land.
Wm. Rodney and Linda Stivers Young will celebrate 50 years of marriage. They were married on May 7, 1961, at Pleasureville Christian Church. Rev. William Decker performed the ceremony and Rev. Jack Austin of Pt. Pleasant Christian Church assisted.
Rodney is the son of the late Raymond and Mary Alice Young. He is semi-retired from PBI Bank. Linda is the daughter of the late Ralph and Mable Stivers. She is a homemaker.
by Michael Duncan
Pastor, Eminence Baptist Church
I sometimes forget how many years I've lived (a nice way of saying I sometimes forget how old I am). Whenever my mind starts recalling old songs, I'm reminded.
As a child, I loved sitting in the living room listening to my mom's records. You remember records, don't you? They were round discs made of vinyl. You placed a disc on a turntable, gently placed the stylus arm down onto the disc, and there was music—beautiful stereophonic music.
Melvin Rowe, artist and creator of Louisville's Pottery Rowe, has been shaping his world in clay since 1971.
But this will be his first year to go medieval in Henry County.
During a phone interview, Rowe said he was working on shaping clay into a two-and-a-half inch clay dragon that will slither up the side of a drinking mug to be peddled at the Kentucky Renaissance Faire this summer. Gargoyles and castles are not far behind.
We often hear the term "wellness" and think "healthy" or lack of illness.
Much study and research has been done in recent decades in the subject of wellness. We now know that wellness means much more than simply a lack of disease. It means to thrive in your life on a variety of levels.
I grew up in a small town where my family doctor delivered me and knew all about my interests, my grades and even the sports I played.
Many people my age (which if you have to ask, you're not there yet) probably can agree on one thing.
It's hard to know which is more uncomfortable - preparing for a colonoscopy or talking to the doctor about why you think you need one.
General opinion holds that the procedure itself is the easiest part - owing to the likelihood of extreme sedation.
Arts and crafts
Free adult scrapbooking offered at the Eminence Community Life Center from 10 a.m. to noon, on Thursdays.
Chamber of commerce
The Henry County Chamber of Commerce will hold a networking dinner on Tuesday, March 29.
The Patrick Henry Award dinner, honoring Martha Tarry Simpson, will be held Tuesday, May 17.
Then Peter came up and said to him, "Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?" Jesus said to him, "I do not say to you seven times, but seventy times seven." (Matthew 18:21-23 ESV)
Apostolic Pentecostal Church
Rev. James Maroney
9255 Main St., Campbellsburg • 532-0200
Sunday School, 6:30 p.m.; Worship 7:30 p.m.
Ballardsville Baptist Church
Gary French, Pastor
4300 S. Hwy 53, Ballardsville • 222-9165
Sunday Early Worship, 8:30 a.m.; Sunday Morning Worship, 10:45 a.m.
Berea Christian Church
Anne Gregory, Pastor
685 Franklinton Rd., Pleasureville
Sunday School 10 a.m.; Worship 11 a.m.
The Campbellsburg African American school got a new roof in 2010 after being listed in the Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory. The property is now under the care of Mrs. Jean Fields.
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Eleanor Sharp
Compiled by Cindy DiFazio and E.T. "Hammer" Smith
March, 1931
The Local is having trouble in getting the papers to Campbellsburg and Turners Station, due to the train schedules.
March 2, 1951
Elijah Montero, 10, is a 4th grader.
Principal Mike Doran said one of the things that makes Elijah student of the week is his participation in the principal's vegetable club. He even eats the Brussels Sprouts.
How do you show your Eminence Warrior pride?
By playing football. I really want to win for the school. Elijah is a running back for the 2010 champion Redskins team.
What's your favorite school lunch?
Pepperoni pizza, applesauce and spinach.
Part 1 of a series
submitted By Eleanor Jones Sharp
An amazing story begins with a scene which makes us proud of our heritage in a lifestyle that behooves us to hold onto a part of our past. To instill the view seen in these portrait prints and to recall many stories I have written in my journal does evoke images of bygone days. The pages on time spent in the days of our youth will scan and record an epitaph upon our life's journey.
Compiled by Cindy DiFazio and E.T. "Hammer" Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Louis G. Suter of Campbellsburg are celebreating 50 years of marriage. The couple wed in 1961 and are life-long residents of Campbellsburg. Louis is the son of the late Webb and Sylvia Suter. Barbara New is the daughter of Pauline Hudgins of Carrollton.
Pictured above are five generations of the Rogers family. Left to right, mother, Catherine Rogers, daughter, Frances Rogers Nutgrass, grandson, Ed Nutgrass, granddaughter, Brittney Nutgrass Satterly and great-granddaughter, Bailey Satterly.
Sam Perry was recently named resident of the month for January at The Richwood facility in Oldham County. He was born in Shelby County to Sam and Berthie Perry. He married Carrie Lee and they had three boys and two girls. At the facility he enjoys playing Bingo, socializing with other residents and staff, parties and musical performances.
We hope you had a wonderful holiday! 2011 is off to a great start here at the library.
January is National Blood Donation Month. The need is great, so stop by the library to donate from 2-6 p.m., on Thursday, Jan. 6.
Story time is back on Mondays at 10 a.m., featuring books, songs and crafts!
Lego Club will meet from 1-2:30 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 8.
If you're 13-18 years old, you won't want to miss Teen Open Gaming from 6:30 to 8 p.m., on Thursday, Jan. 13
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Israel's Druze population last week celebrated 40 years since the establishment of a special, elite infantry unit for members of the community joining the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).
Israel officially exempts minority groups from mandatory military service, but shortly after the Jewish state's modern rebirth, leaders of the Druze community demanded that Israel's first prime minister, David Ben Gurion, also draft their young men for service.
Ever since, the Druze have seen themselves as blood brothers with the Jews in defense of the State of Israel.
Nowhere is that dedication more evident than in the Herev Battalion, an elite Druze infantry unit tasked with guarding Israel's northern border and preparing for the next war against Hezbollah and Syria.
Members of the Druze community last week held parades and festive gatherings across the Galilee region to mark the 1973 establishment of the Herev Battalion.
"I've been in the Herev Battalion for two and a half years," one young Druze soldier told the IDF website. "This event is something great. All of the representatives of the battalion, present and past, are here, and it's moving to hear from them."
One of those that the soldiers got to hear from was Sheikh Jihad Kablan, one of the first Israeli Druze military leaders, who personally went door-to-door to recruit young Druze to the nascent IDF during the War of Independence in 1948.
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The other thread was started exactly a year ago, so I might as well.
Right now it looks like the top 3 are Fultz, Smith and Ball and honestly if the Heat get a top 3 pick I can get excited about any one of those guards. Fultz seems like the best prospect but damn, Ball's hype is easy to buy into. Guy is super exciting to watch.
Anyone think the top 3 could change after the NIT? If so, who could sneak in? I think Tatum's stock is most likely to rise.


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Tax issues, roadway construction, the May River and a high-profile personnel change dominated headlines for Bluffton in 2012.
The following rounds up some of the major news in the area over the past 12 months, but it's by no means an exhaustive account of the goings-on south of the Broad.
Construction of an $11.5 million expansion of Bluffton Parkway from Burnt Church Road to Buckingham Plantation Drive closed in two phases, with the first segment of what's known as Bluffton Parkway Phase 5A opening in April and the second in July.
Funding for the project came from fees levied on development, 2006 sales tax referendum proceeds and grants.
The Bluffton Parkway project, envisioned as an additional emergency evacuation route that would also ease traffic on U.S. 278, could one day extend beyond S.C. 170 into Jasper County, eventually connecting with Interstate 95 at Exit 3, but funding sources for those additions remain unclear.
With a $5 million gap, the future of the flyover bridge connecting Phase 5A with the Hilton Head Island bridge over the marshes between The Gatherings and Buckingham Landing also remains unclear.
Meanwhile, a $23 million U.S. 278 widening project from four to six lanes is scheduled to wrap up late 2013 and construction is beginning on a 4.5-mile widening project on S.C. 170 between S.C. 46 and U.S. 278 from two to four lanes with 10-foot pedestrian and bike pathways.
Bluffton Town Council set off a debate over the best use of accommodations tax money at a meeting in August, when some council members cautioned regular applicants who lobby for the money to become more independent as the town explores other uses for it.
Overnight guests pay accommodations taxes, a portion of which returns to the town for a variety of tourism-related services spelled out under state law, and nonprofit groups can apply quarterly for a slice of the pie.
Council directed Finance Director Shirley Freeman to recommend ideas to curb reliance among applicants to free up money for new groups and town-led initiatives such as building public facilities. Some of those ideas included gearing funding for outside groups strictly toward advertising, requiring a 50 percent match instead of encouraging it and capping the funds available to outside groups.
About $331,000 will be available this fiscal year for distribution outside the town's own general fund.
Some Old Town merchants and others have argued council has proposed a solution in search of a problem, saying the current system has proved successful at drawing a growing number of tourists. Council members say more meetings between town officials and merchants are on the way, stressing no reforms have been decided.
Bluffton Police Chief David McAllister announced he was stepping down in May after a six-year tenure noted for major strides in the department's professionalism but also lawsuits from within the ranks.
McAllister earned a stamp of approval from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, a national organization that sets standards for police departments, in 2009 after inheriting a police force widely viewed as inept after a 2005 Solicitor's Office investigation of the department's practices and a case of fraud the previous year.
But complaints from disgruntled employees cropped up a number of times during McAllister's leadership. To date, Bluffton has settled three lawsuits from former officers in the McAllister-era, costing $95,000 in payments to the S.C. Insurance Reserve Fund, which drives settlements and provided the other $281,000. Those suits ranged from wrongful termination, age discrimination and racial discrimination.
Two separate suits from two current officers remain active.
Police Chief Joey Reynolds, who led a department in North Carolina for about eight years, replaced McAllister in September.
Bluffton's May River Waterbody Management Plan Implementation Committee, which helped craft a blueprint for restoring the river's health, was disbanded in April as the town prepared to start enacting its ideas for the new fiscal year that started July 1.
The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control declared a "restricted" shellfish harvesting status in the 900-acre headwater area in 2010, citing rising bacteria levels attributed to rapid development in the town's own studies.
Between sewer projects, stormwater retention ponds, water monitoring, staffing and other initiatives, the town budgeted about $1.9 million toward stormwater management this fiscal year, which ends June 30.
A $485,000 pond in the New Riverside headwater area will likely go out to bid early this year, and, once operational, will capture and treat runoff within 300 acres.
While another treatment pond advances at Rose Dhu Creek, town staff continue talks with a private land owner to allow for wetland restoration at Stoney Creek near May River Road that could treat 4,900 acres of property, about half of the area under the watch of the monitoring station whose data led to the 2010 restrictions.
Bluffton held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a six-home redevelopment project at the intersection of Wharf and Robertson streets in late March, and at this point three homes remain.
The $1.2 million project, primarily funded through federal stimulus money, sought to replace two blighted structures with affordable housing in close proximity to jobs, parks, and other community mainstays.
Applicants have to be first-time homebuyers earning less than 80 percent of the $68,900 median income for Beaufort County with credit scores of at least 625, which Growth Development Director Marc Orlando cited as a reason so many of the 60-some applicants have dropped from contention. About 16 applicants remain.
Others have argued the project would've been better left to the private sector.
Two homes officially closed in November, while another was anticipated to close mid-December. A third housing lottery for at least some of the three remaining homes is expected this month.


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GRRM, cast, and crew are now in Morocco to film for a few more days—a week at most, we believe, from what we've heard. There will almost certainly be very little news to share from there, however, so things will be quiet. The scenes there will be Daenerys's scenes, with Tamzin Merchant as Daenerys Targaryen, Harry Lloyd as her older brother Viserys, Iain Glen as Ser Jorah Mormont, Ian McNeice as Illyrio Mopatis, and Jason Momoa as Khal Drogo.
We do know that filming will focus in and around Ouarzazate, the home of two major Moroccon film studios which have been heavily involved in Hollywood productions. Moreover, we know that one exterior location that will be used is the still-standing set for the exterior of Jerusalem from Ridley Scott's Kingdom of Heaven. More recently, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time filled at Ouarzazate, as discussed by Jerry Bruckheimer and the creator of the game Jordan Mechner in this recent interview. Some excellent information about past productions there, as well as the history and appearance of the area, can be found in a travel article from the UK's Daily Mail newspapwer.


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Last Friday, the Egyptian authorities closed the Rafah border crossing between Sinai and the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip. Cairo also destroyed a large amount of tunnels used to smuggle arms and drugs to the Strip and boosted its military presence in northern Sinai.
Having lost its main ally in Cairo after the collapse of the Muslim Brotherhood regime headed by former President Mohamed Morsi, and fearing that the sluggish economic situation – that was caused by the disruption in the operation of tunnels – might push people to the streets, Hamas feels nailed to the wall with some saying the organization's days are numbered.
But not everyone agreed. Dr. Yoram Kahati, a Research Fellow at the International Institute for Counter Terrorism at the Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya, said it was too early to jump to conclusions.
"Since Hamas lost its base in Damascus after siding with the Syrian opposition and sparking the rage of Iran, President Assad's main ally, it is still looking for alternatives," Kahati told Israel Today. "The Muslim Brotherhood might be gone from Egypt's government but not from the political scenery, which means that Hamas will continue to enjoy the movement's support, even if on a reduced scale. Hamas – just like its mother organization – has deep roots in the local society, which makes it difficult to demolish."
According to this expert, the secret of Hamas' success lies in its strategy and tactics.
"Hamas is an autocratic regime that's based on fear. They instill Sharia law everywhere they can," explained Kahati. "Hamas maintains its grip over the mass media and internet, operating various websites that tailor content to their audience in eight different languages. Furthermore, the Gaza Strip's education system is almost entirely in the hands of the Hamas government."
Furthermore, Gazans find it more difficult to organize the kind of mass rallies that helped opponents of the Muslim Brotherhood topple their government. Gazans often have to think twice before going against the authorities.
Totalitarian Regime
Dimitri Diliani, a spokesman for Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah party, conceded saying Hamas would maintain its power using its ruthlessness. "Hamas is as brutal as their mother organization, the Muslim Brotherhood," insisted Diliani. "To break down their rivals, they use extreme measures, including torture, assassinations, long-term imprisonment, public executions and tight control over media."
At the same time, the spokesperson stated that Hamas had lost some of its positions due to bad political choices.
"Instead of caring for the people of Gaza, seeking a solution to their problems and concentrating on establishing democracy, Hamas opted for positioning itself as a regional player, allying with participants in regional disputes," said Diliani. "Now that they have lost the game [with Morsi's deposal], Gazans are forced to pay for Hamas' mistakes."
Scapegoat: Israel?
With their positions weakened by the growing public dissatisfaction and diminishing regional support, will Hamas launch an assault against Israel in an attempt to switch people's attention to the usual enemy?
Kahati was doubtful. "Hamas seems to put its foreign policy 'on hold,' while taking the time to focus on its domestic problems, such as curbing various militant movements that started lifting their heads, challenging the authority of Hamas. So even if they do decide to act, they will have to think twice about the damage Israel can inflict."
Allies Lost, Allies Gained
With the Muslim Brotherhood presumably out of business, who can Hamas look to for support? Kahati said the answer is obvious – Turkey and Qatar.
"Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has already slammed Egyptians for overthrowing their president and promised to pay a visit to Gaza," the expert noted.
"As for Qatar," he continued, "it seems that it will continue injecting cash into Hamas, even though the amounts might decrease. The reason for this behavior is Hamas' decision to side with the opposition in Syria, which Qatar supports."
Diliani disagreed, suggesting that Qatar seems to want to downplay its role in the region, while traditional support for Hamas from Iran has been seriously downgraded as the two find themselves on opposite sides of the Syrian conflict. In fact, Iran appears to have taken to backing a particular sect within Hamas that has of late not been on good terms with the rest of the movement.
Although it is difficult to get the facts straight, especially when Hamas is not keen on advertising divisions within its ranks, the question of who will side with Hamas in case of another armed conflict with Israel is crucial.
Looking Further Afield
But the Middle East is not the only place Hamas can find allies.
Last week, the Guardian reported that Hamas had established back-channel contacts with some European countries, including the UK, Sweden, Italy and France. This is despite an EU ban on maintaining ties with the terrorist organization. London and Stockholm have already denied official government-level contacts. Others are keeping silent.
Although it's improbable that those countries would openly side with Hamas in case of an armed dispute, they might be powerful enough to pose as mediators.
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Ok, nevermind the Sharks are red-hot and Patrick Marleau thinks he's Wayne Gretzky this season, so far. What happened in San Jose was just plain U-G-L-Y! Where the heck did my Vancouver Canucks go and how are they so sickly different from the crew that shutout Anaheim just a couple of nights ago? Obviously, they didn't board the plane to San Jose after the Ducks game. In fact, I think they are all still in Disneyland lining up for Space Mountain.
Although I am not a Corey Schneider apologist, Ginger Bricks, did all he could tonight. Good considering his team left him out to dry. Welcome to the starting job, Corey. Ask Roberto about all those nights he's been lit up all because the guys in front of him couldn't clear a puck to save their lives. Again, it's not Corey's fault. They could have any HOF goalie in net tonight, and the red light would have been shining brightly. The second to line of defense are usually the defensemen, but when Keith "Perpetually in the Doghouse" Ballard and Chris "What's a goal?" Tanev are your best pairing for the night, you know you're in trouble.
Where did Alex Edler go? Did he suddenly have a Freaky Friday moment and changed bodies with Adrian Plavsic? The only man on the blue line that has been consistently good so far in this young season decided to join his compatriots in what one might call, "a bad game". Jason Garrison is making the non-signing of Sami Salo look like a really big mistake. Hammer has been in some weird funk in and out of games, while partner Kevin Bieksa is starting to have what we like to call in Canuck twitterverse as those, "God Dammit Bieksa" moments. Three or four of those guys are earning over $4+ million a year, and they can't clear a puck? Really? Big Mikey should have given Salo the damn two years and dealt with Salo injuries, come what may. It got to the point of frustration for yours truly that I was wishing #41 was dressed. That's right, Alberts probably wouldn't have hurt them anymore than they hurt themselves tonight.
The Sedins who looked great against the Ducks took a night off for what? Why? Kassian needed to keep his goal for goal contest with Hodgson, but the Sedins seemed disinterested in playing against the Sharks. I don't know, maybe they were miffed that Zack got ice cream from AV on the plane ride from Orange County to Northern California. Whatever it is, when your best players aren't you best players, it tends to send the whole team into a funk. They were punished tonight, a lengthy benching in the third period and then shifts with Dale Weise, enough said.
Mason Raymond forgot to ask the aliens in Anaheim to take over his body again and make him a scoring machine, but he's always been streaky, I can't ask for anymore.
The biggest problem is the absence of Kesler and Booth. It has sent the team to make lines drawn from a slot machine pull that could drive any coach mad. Someone give Alain Vigneault some vodka infused gum! He needed it after this Sharks game! Without a real second line, it's been hard to find secondary scoring when you don't know what is in store for the line ups from the 2nd line and down. Those two guys are dearly missed and the 'second line' are getting mangled like rag dolls. Kesler's physical and tenacious play is missed and much needed.
Hey Max Lapierre, you're pretty and everything but that penalty you took in the second period? Well it's so stupid, you could model with Derek Zoolander!
Face-offs: Can we win one? Just got out drawn by the Sharks tonight, and it killed the Canucks. Plain and simple.
Power Plays and Penalty Kills: Special teams looked like they took a special ed course. Horrible defending and 0 for 7 on the PP says it all.
Oh yeah, I hope Niemi buys the post dinner and drinks before he takes it home tonight. What team hits 5 posts in one game and none of them go in? Oh yea, the Canucks **FACEPALM**
I usually don't write a game analysis but tonight was just terrible worse than opening night at Rogers Arena. I can only be hopeful and say they will bounce back in Los Angeles against the defending Stanley Cup Champions, the Kings. Here's to hoping! Until tomorrow!
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He brought home his report card this Friday and we were so excited that he went from an 81 to an 87 in Language Arts.
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I have taught in Catholic schools for over 20 years in grades Pre-K, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grades and used various Reading programs/series. My own child is 22. I wish I had known about your program 20 years ago! I am excited to see my little 3 year olds at school learning phonemic awareness so easily and in only a few minutes each day!
- Paige S.
My daughter is in grade 2, and it was brought to my attention by her teacher that her reading level was below grade level. After 2 months, my child is now reading at grade level, and she has started beginner novels and reads on her own!
- M. G., Surrey, BC.
We are so grateful and thankful that you came up with this kind of reading program. I avoided having my daughter being taught using sight words and whole language approach.
- Lorelie F.
Thanks to the program she is able to read out most of the books her level with minor guidance on some words that can't be sounded out.
- Dwight K.
Wow, She is Reading!!! Nowadays, she is so competent that she corrects me while I read to her.
- Noriko I.
After Kindergarten my son could not read at all! His teacher said he would never be able to keep up or catch up in 1st grade & wanted to hold him back... then we found your program... When he started 1st grade, he is reading and the teacher is ABSOLUTELY AMAZED and RAVES about his progress. You are a lifesaver!
- Gia C.
What Makes This Breakthrough Learn to Read System So Powerful is That it Allows You To...
Teach Your Child to Read Through a Unique Combination of Synthetic Phonics and Phonemic Awareness Skills Development. It is a fact - helping children develop phonemic awareness skills is the most essential step in acquiring reading skills.[1] The spoken English language is made up of words and sentences, and these words are made up of individual sounds or phonemes. Children learn to say and recognize these individual sounds through a process called developing phonemic awareness. According to the National Reading Panel, phonemic awareness improves children's word reading and reading comprehension, and it also helps children learn to spell. Research has indicated that phonemic awareness has a direct correlation with students' ability to read as they get older, and it helps to build a foundation for children to understand the rules of the English language.
Teach Your Child to Read Through Short, Engaging, and Ultra Effective Lessons. We all know it - children have a short attention span, and get distracted easily. Our program is so effective because it takes advantage of a young child's curiosity and desire to learn new things. To accomplish this, the lessons taught in our program are short, but super effective. Many lessons take just 3 to 5 minutes to complete! You will NOT be putting your child in front of the television for hours on end with our system. No way! In fact, we do not recommend small children watch television to learn how to read - our children and YOUR children deserve better.
Teach Your Child to Read Without Television and Without Computer Programs. Can you really expect your child learn to read by watching some random words flash on a TV screen? Sure, they might learn to memorize some word shapes, but does the child really acquire the ability to decode and read effectively? Of course not...
Do not think for one minute, that spending hundreds of dollars on ineffective DVD, TV, and Computer programs will teach your child to read or replace the loving care and attention of an attentive parent. You are the parent and teacher during the most important developmental years of your child's life. For that, you will be rewarded with the greatest experience, and your child will be rewarded with developing the most important skills in life - reading and literacy skills.
Reading Makes Your Child Smarter,
and Your Child Misses a GOLDEN Opportunity, If You Do Not Teach Your Child to Read Now
The first several years of your child's life are the most important for healthy brain development and growth. Critical aspects of a child's brain are established well before they enter school, and it is the experiences during these sensitive periods of development that play a critical role in shaping the capacities of the brain. [i] Please see the graph below, which charts the synapse formation in a child's brain at different ages.
As you can see, synapse formation for higher cognitive function peaks around 2 to 3 years of age. There is a direct link between a child's academic performance and future success with positive early experiences and developing early reading skills.
Reading makes your child SMARTER, and the very act of reading can help children compensate for modest levels of cognitive ability! [v - Cunningham, Stanovich]
Your child's vocabulary at age 3 predicts his or her first grade reading success [ii], and...
Vocabulary and reading ability in first grade strongly predicts grade 11 outcomes [iii], and...
Third grade reading skills directly influences high school graduation. Children who cannot read proficiently by grade 3 are four times more likely to leave school without a diploma than proficient readers! [iv]
And if you think... "why do I need to teach my child to read when they'll learn to read at school, and what are the chances that my child will be a poor reader?" Then you need to THINK AGAIN! Because...
67% of all Grade 4 students cannot read at a proficient level! According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress, of those 67%, 33% read at just the BASIC level, and 34% CANNOT even achieve reading abilities of the lowest basic level! The NAEP is the only ongoing survey of what students know and tracks their performance in various academic subjects for the United States. [2]
The U.K. government's Department of Education reported that 42% of children left school without achieving a basic level of functional English - Over 100,000 students leave schools functionally illiterate in the UK each year! [4]
The Australian Government Department of Education reported that 33% of all year 5 students CANNOT meet the benchmark literacy skills, and in Canada, 42% of Canadians are considered semi-illiterate! [6 ,7] Unfortunately, non of these above shocking literacy statistics should be surprising because...
"Many in-service teachers are not knowledgeable in the basic concepts of the English language. They do not know how to address the basic building blocks of language and reading." - This is NOT a statement that we are making, rather, this is a finding from a study done at the Texas A&M University. Their study was aptly titled "Why elementary teachers might be inadequately prepared to teach reading." [5]
The above statistics and findings are not something we pulled out of thin air. They are reported by government agencies on the current state of the literacy levels of school children.
Poor reading ability and literacy skills lead to reduced opportunities in life, and worse yet, "being illiterate is a guaranteed ticket to a dead end life with no skills and no future." [7]
Makaela is in grade two. She was reading below grade level expectations. That disheartening report told me Makaela needed reading help - now! That's when I found your program. We have recently completed Lesson 18 in Stage Two. She just got her March Progress Report and it states: "Makaela is reading at a beginning grade 2 level. Last week, we were told she would no longer be receiving reading intervention.
- Walter R. Edmonton, AB. Canada
I first started her learning through the Hooked on Phonics program,but I slowly noticed that she could not decode new words. I had to find another way to help her. Using your method, she can now sound out a lot of new words that she has never seen before. She has become more and more confident in reading.
- Desiree P.
Before we started she only knew the letter alphabet not the sounds. After 3 weeks she started reading already and we're very happy about it. She always loves books and now she loves it more.
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I am an Early Childhood Special Needs Teacher and I have to say I have never seen anything like this. It's amazing! My daughter bought it and taught my granddaughter, M'kaela, to read at 3 years, she is now in kindergarten and will be 6 in January and she is at a 3rd grade reading level.
- Tammy J.
We started your program about a month before he started kindergarten, and I'm just amazed how fast he's learned to read in a short period of time. I wish I would have discovered your program a long time ago.
- Martha B.
My 6 year old's reading was not improving and he was trying every trick in the book to get out of doing his reading homework. Your program has turned things around. He has gone from a level 6 or 7 to a level 14 in his school reader homework. He is also reading junior chapter books by choice! I love it.
- Leanne B., Australia
My son who will be six in July is responding to the lessons with amazing results. Seeing him struggle with his homework is the reason why I chose to buy the full kit, and oh boy, money well spent.
- Casta M.
I teach 15 Native American children. The results have been amazing! According to the 1st grade teacher here, my students are much further along with their reading ability than any other class has been so far since she has been here.
- Janeil S., Wind River Reservation, Wyoming
My son could barely blend words and was reading below expectation before I came in contact with your program. I am most grateful for this destiny changing experience with this program with my 5 year old son.
- Sam
I have a 6 year old son who had some pretty significant delays due to liver disease. I never thought he would take off reading the way he has! He's doing so well with your program he will not have to repeat kindergarten. We are so pleased with your reading program! And super excited our son gets to go into first grade all because his reading skills are so good! He's a better reader than most of his friends his age who have never had delays or medical issues.
- Stephanie P.
Zavier loved doing your program and I found it very easy to teach. His reading has improved so so much! After just 2 weeks his teacher noticed a difference and was asking me what we were doing at home! Before he started your program he was on a level 10 and has now progressed to level 17!!!!
- Amber & Marco, Australia
Using Whole Language Learning Methods May Cause Your Child to Struggle With Reading!
The "whole language" method of learning to read is a controversial approach to teaching reading. With the whole language method, students are expected to simply look at a word and say it out. This approach to learning reading is very much a "word shape memorization" plan. In fact, one very popular (and expensive) program that claims to teach even babies to read is a whole language learning method.
With the whole language learning to read method, the child is expected to "learn to read" words by their total configuration. In this "look and say" approach, a young child memorizes the shape of the word, and recognizes the word by its configuration without developing any real understanding of the relationship between the individual components of a word as related to its whole.
The disadvantages of learning to read by the whole language method has been widely proven in scientific research. Large amounts of research in the past few decades have shown that teaching phonemic awareness produces the best reading results in Children. In fact, after an extensive review of over 1,960 clinical studies, the National Reading Panel has gone as far as to say that "teaching phonics and phonemic awareness produces better reading results than whole language programs. Teaching phonemic awareness improves a child's reading, reading comprehension, and spelling abilities." The NRP findings also indicated that teaching to read programs involving phonemic awareness is far superior at improving a child's reading ability than a learning to read program that does not involve phonemic awareness instructions at all.[3]
Do Not Start Teaching Your Child to Read
With Sight Words!
Sight words are high frequency words that should be known by "sight". With that broad definition, up to 75% of all the words in beginning children's print material are sight words! I have a very different definition where only words that cannot be decoded easily are considered sight words.
In schools and everywhere else, children are encouraged to memorize the configurations of words. In the earlier grades, children bring home from school a handful of "sight words" to memorize each week, and I get a good chuckle as I skim through the sight words my kids must memorize. Using my definition, almost none of these words can be considered sight words, and besides, my children could read all of these words at just 2 years old.
So why is it a bad idea to start teaching using sight words? Great question!
You see, English is an alphabetic language where the words we see comprise of individual letters or a combination of letters which represent different sounds, and these sounds combine together to form the words we hear. When you teach the memorization of sight words, you are in effect teaching English as if it were an ideographic language such as Chinese, where each character represents a meaning, and the only way to learn is to memorize the shapes of the characters.
When a child learns to "read" through memorizing word shapes, that child must rely on visual cues to try to figure out what a word is, and this quickly leads to confusion and frustration. The key stumbling block is that there are so many words with similar shapes that look alike! This method also puts severe limitations on how many words a child can learn to "read", or memorize.
The confusion of word shapes is often a cause of reading difficulties leading to skipped, inserted, and substituted words. And so often, when I work with students with reading difficulties, I have to first break their habit of seeing words as a whole, and show them that there is a simple and effective way to figure out what a word is by its parts.
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The program is instantly downloadable, and contains a total of 50 step-by-step, super simple, yet amazingly effective lessons that will show you how to easily teach your child to read spending just 10 to 15 minutes each day. Whether your child is 2 years old, 3 years old, 4 years old, in pre-school, kindergarten, or in early grade school, our system of learning to read will help your child become a fast and fluent reader.
The Stage 1 and Stage 2 e-books contain all the step-by-step lessons you need to help your child develop superb phonemic awareness and literacy skills, and at the same time, build a rock solid foundation in decoding and reading. You will be amazed at your child's reading ability after completing just stage 1 of our program!
The Children Learning Reading program shows you how to easily teach your child to read using a unique combination of synthetic phonics and phonemic awareness skills development;
Our proven program will work for children of all ages that do not know how to read yet;
Children Learning Reading TM will work to help improve the reading skills of children who are starting to read;
Our program will also help children who are having difficulties at learning to read.
It is a fantastic system for helping children learn to read that has been used by countless parents just like you.
Presented in 50 step-by-step, easy to follow, and easy to understand lessons along with stories, rhymes, and colorful illustrations to make you and your child's learning to read process a fun, engaging, and rewarding experience.
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These are the exact same stories and step-by-step lessons that we used to teach our own children to read!
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By the time your child begins with our Stage 2 lessons and Lesson stories, your child will have already developed a very solid foundation for reading, and the lessons and stories in stage 2 further advances your child's reading capabilities.
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However, as parents who went through this entire process we know how critical it is for you to know and be able to produce the proper sounds for all the letters of the alphabet. This is why we created a full set of mp3 audio clips demonstrating in detail on how to properly sound out each of the alphabet letters, so that you are better equipped to teach your child to sound out words, and read words, sentences, and stories.
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Our program is superb at helping children develop phonemic awareness and reading skills; however, the English language is not a simple and straightforward language where everything can be neatly categorized to fit certain rules of reading or decoding. There are many words that simply cannot be decoded or sounded out, and are known to the reader automatically. These are known as sight words.
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As our children are growing, my wife and I are always researching and improving upon our current program. As good as it is, I'm a perfectionist and I am always looking at ways to improve our Children Learning Reading program. I can promise you that once you are on board with our program, you will never have to turn to surf the web again searching for information on teaching children how to read. We will be with you for the long haul continuing to make our program better and better.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – It may be the offseason for volleyball, but there is a lot going on.
In January Lipscomb coach Brandon Rosenthal was featured in Volleyball Magazine. Juniors Jewell Dobson and Lauren Ford were named All-American honorable mentions by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA). Ford and Dobson, along with assistant coach Billy Ebel, just returned from two-days at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., where they were part of open tryouts for the U.S. National Team.
The Lady Bisons finished 69th in the 2013 RPI. In 2010 they were ranked 65th. Their highest finish was 36th in 2009.
"When you start piecing all of those things together you can see what Lipscomb volleyball is and what we are known for," Rosenthal said. "It is the premier magazine in volleyball. It was definitely a huge honor."
Rosenthal was both surprised and flattered by the article "Be a Part of Something Special" which was written by Lisa Wade McCormick.
"It's a magazine I have been reading for a long time," Rosenthal said. "For them to call me out of the blue, in the sense that I had no idea it was coming, and want to do a feature article was awesome.
"It is special in that sense that every month I get it and I read it. I thought the writer did a fantastic job of capturing the vision of our program. It was neat to hear the responses from around the country, some people I knew and some from people I didn't."
Rosenthal thought the article did an excellent job of capturing what the program is about on all levels.
"That article really highlighted what we are all about…this idea that we have something pretty special here," Rosenthal said. "The thing that really stood out for me was how many girls were talked to and featured in it. That is fun to go back as a coach and remember all of those times.
"It was rewarding to be able to see that the program had that big of an impact on them. That is special to me. When you hear some of the girls talk, especially the ones that are coaching now, you hear the same language, phrasing and emphasis they use now is a direct reflection on what we tried to do when they were in our program."
Winter workouts
Spring is the time for players to work on individual development. Will Osburn, assistant director of strength and conditioning, works closely with the Lady Bisons volleyball team.
"We have to increase our strength," Rosenthal said. "Will has done, and is doing, a great job of that.
"As we go from the weights to the court we have to carry that confidence over."
Last season's memory
The Lady Bisons lost in the Atlantic Sun Conference Championship 3-2 to Jacksonville. Despite failing to make it to the NCAA Tournament Rosenthal stresses he has no regrets.
"I thought we did a fantastic job last season," Rosenthal said. "I have no what ifs from last season. As a coach you can easily go `what if this' or `what if that', but I don't do that. I never have. I was sad for the girls. They were a special group that I really enjoyed being around. I will miss that group.
"They laid it on the line. Unfortunately, we came up short. The harsh reality is that we did all of that and we came up short so where do we go from here. We have really tried to instill this maximum effort type of mentality. "
Last season's finish is driving the Lady Bisons through the long gap between the end of the season in late November and the start of preparations for a new one in August.
"At the end of the day our girls are very dedicated, probably more so than ever right now," Rosenthal said. "These girls know what they want. We are not searching for that."
Rosenthal and his Lady Bisons discovered that they were facing more challenges this past season in the conference.
"It was a more competitive conference this past year especially up at the top and through the middle." Rosenthal said. "We have to continue to push forward. I don't think we have ever expected just to dominate the conference.
"Teams did a nice job game planning against us. They game planned for us better than they ever had. The information they were using was very good. Now it is our job at the point that we have to show them something different."
Rosenthal was most proud of the fact that his players never backed down and never stopped attacking the season.
"I give our girls a lot of credit for just getting after it and never stopping," Rosenthal said. "Nine times out of 10 when I have asked the girls to give everything they have, and they did, we came up on the plus side. This (loss) was just one of those examples of what sports is all about.
"It is like having kids. I have the hopes and dreams that if they give everything they have then they are going to get everything they ever wanted. I feel bad that we came up short."
Player outlook
The Lady Bisons lose one starter from the 2013 team – setter Caitlin "Dot" Dotson. She was a leader both on and off of the court.
"We are only missing one starter, but that one was a pretty big piece," Rosenthal said.
Either Kayla Ostrom or Jordan Huston is expected to replace Dotson. Rosenthal is expecting the returning starters to provide confidence to whoever feels that role.
"Now you have to count on everyone around that one to give her confidence, whether it is Kayla or Jordan, so they don't feel that pressure," Rosenthal said. "Whether it is Lauren Ford, Sophie Kellerman or Jewell Dobson they have to take the pressure off of whoever is setting."
Rosenthal likes the way the freshmen class progressed during the season despite injuries and limited playing time. He is seeing steady progress in offseason workouts.
"I think the freshmen progressed really nicely through the fall," Rosenthal said. "There weren't a ton of opportunities for the freshmen last fall.
"We were excited to see the progress, not only at the end of the season, but the progress they are making now. They are making huge gains. Our competition is going to be huge this fall."
Estes shining bright
Sophomore Brittnay Estes steadily improved as the season progressed and finished strong playing the right side position.
"I wanted to see another day, another match out of her," Rosenthal said. "If you look at her numbers in those last five matches it was really starting to click. Britt wants it bad."
In those last five matches Estes was credited with 48 kills and three matches with hitting percentages of .462 or higher.
"All of a sudden our offense was saying, `what if we give her more attempts?'," Rosenthal said. "And all of a sudden we did. We saw some tremendous output."


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The Cost Of Basic Cable Skyrockets (For One Ohio Man)
Lt. Daniel DeVirgilio got a bill from his cable company that was so shocking it was hard to take seriously.
Time Warner Cable charged the 26-year old Beavercreek, Ohio man a whooping $16,409,107 for his basic cable service last month. When DeVirgilio called Time Warner to complain, the representatives were as baffled by his bill as he was.
After about 40 minutes of discussion, Time Warner was able to conclude that his improbable bill was a result of human error, and he should just pay his regular 80 dollar a month rate.
Through a spokesman, Time Warner apologized to DeVirgilio "for the inconvenience that it caused," and added "We are going to work with the customer to get this resolved."
"Had I known this I would have bought Showtime," DeVirgilio joked to the Dayton Daily News. "Five bucks more for Showtime is a bit much, but heck — $16,409,112. Who cares?"


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Lavender Lodge Kota Kinabalu
no.6 Jalan Laiman Diki, Kg. Air, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, Distance from city centre: 0.7km
Located in the central commercial district of the city within walking distance to shopping complexes, restaurants, entertainment centres and bus station.
The cozy atmosphere of the lodge couple with clean and comfortable accomodation at affordable prices, plus our excetional friendly service has made it a popular choice among international travellers.
Highly recommended and receiving excellent reviews from travellers as the cleanest and best value budget hotel in sabah. It is simply the best choice accomodation in kota kinabalu. you will leave with the fondest memories of your stay and want to come back again.
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Hostel Facilities & Policies
- 24 Hour Reception
- Air Conditioning
- Free Breakfast
- Card Phones
- Common Room
- Hot Showers
- Internet Access
- Self-Catering Facilities
- Linen Included
- Security Lockers
- Luggage Storage
- No Curfew
- Parking
- Taxes not included
- Tours/Travel Desk
- Towels For Hire
Cancellation PolicyThis property has a 1 day cancellation policy. Failure to cancel within this time will result in a cancellation charge equal to the first night of your stay.
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Located in the Kampong Air area of the city. we are near to Kampong Air Taxi station. opposite kampong Air food court.
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Dustin Brown's late goal gives Los Angeles Kings 5-4 victory over Chicago BlackhawksNHL.com @NHLdotcom
CHICAGO - Dustin Brown converted his own rebound with 1:27 remaining, lifting the Los Angeles Kings to a 5-4 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday night.
Brown's first attempt went off the back of Blackhawks defenceman Johnny Oduya, but it bounced right back to the captain, who sent it past Corey Crawford for his 12th of the season. Anze Kopitar set up the score by winning a faceoff in Chicago's end.
Kopitar also had a goal in the second period to end Los Angeles' scoreless streak at 150 minutes, 35 seconds.
Michael Frolik had two goals and an assist for Chicago, which has lost two in a row. Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews also scored.


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Frank and the Inspector General
Danny and Baez investigate the death of a teenage girl who appears to have been pushed in front of a subway car by a homeless man. Meanwhile, Frank is annoyed at having to meet with the newly appointed Inspector General who will now have oversight of NYPD policy. Pictured: Tom Selleck as Frank Reagan, Bebe Neuwirth appears as the new Inspector General, Kelly Peterson. PHOTO CREDIT: GIOVANNI RUFINO/CBS © 2013 CBS. All Rights Reserved.


text: Iced beads! Posted by Miss Lyndall Phelps on June 27, 2013 • Comments (0) Alongside the disc installation I'm making a series of light boxes, which will be shown in one of the two ice wells. To create the images I made a work from glass beads, froze it in a tub of water and then photographed it whilst melting; lots of fun! Below is a glimpse of what was frozen. The photograph was taken by Caroline Claisse, a student from the Royal College of Art, who visited me last week to talk about my practice and Superposition. The light boxes are made from hot rolled steel; an image of them being welded is below.


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Thursday, October 04 2012
Monmouth Park Barn Notes for Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012
Oceanport, N.J.- Irish Politics showed his heels to the rest of the field of 2-year-old state-breds when he last raced, and on Saturday he'll be back at Monmouth Park campaigning for a divisional championship bestowed by the Thoroughbred Breeders' Association of New Jersey at year's end.
The Graham Motion-trainee is one of the standouts in the field of 15 entered (12 can start) in the $60,000 Jersey Juvenile restricted to New Jersey-breds, and the winner traditionally garners the majority of votes for the top honors. Usually the Jersey Juvenile is run in separate divisions, with one for fillies and the other for colts and geldings, but this time around both sexes will compete in the same race.
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text: This week the TWS Archives is bringing back the 20th anniversary issue (Vol. 21 Issue 1) from January 2003. This issue included the 41 Winks feature (image 79) , a Jamie Thomas photo feature (image 109), the Bones Brigade story (image 115), a staff Sightings (image 126), and more. Click through the entire issue's classic photos and ads. This issue was released with four different covers and included a poster of showcasing 20 years of TWS. We are taking requests for future TWS Archive posts so drop a comment below and let us know what you'd like to see.


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Firebug 1.13 alpha 3Friday, September 27th, 2013
getfirebug.com has Firebug 1.13 alpha 3
Firebug 1.13a3 fixes 7 issues
Firebug 1.13a3 is compatible with Firefox 24-27
Some highlights from this release
- JavaScript Array Inspector (issue 6773)
It's now possible to simply inspect large arrays logged into the Console panel. Large arrays are truncated in the Console panel, but if you click on the left or right bracket of the array (it's a link now) you'll be navigated into the DOM panel that allows you to fully inspect the array.
You'll be navigated to the DOM panel for full inspection after clicking.
- console.table() & object logging (issue 6800)
We have enhanced the
console.table()API, and so it's now possible to use it to log even generic objects. It can be useful in many cases. For example, you can log the DOM storage object.
Post feedback in the newsgroup
Jan 'Honza' Odvarko


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When Kirby's Epic Yarn was announced, many people thought Nintendo was stringing us along, that the game would be poorly stitched together or otherwise patchy. A 2D platformer with a cute gimmick runs the risk of being threadbare, but it would appear that developer Good Feel has it all sewn up.
You might worry that the bad yarn puns are a bit woolly, but I refuse to change my material.
Lonely in here when the reviews are awesome as 99% of them have be. :)


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Dell Precision T3500 System BIOS, A01
By downloading, you accept the terms of the Dell Software License Agreement.
If not already logged in as root, change user ID to root.
At the shell, switch to run level 1 by executing "init 1".
Make the update program executable by executing "chmod u+x update_program_name".
Run the update by executing "./update_program_name" from the shell.
Follow the remaining prompts to perform the update.
For help, type "./update_program_name --help" at the shell prompt.
This driver has been tested by both the independent software vendor (ISV) and Dell on the operating systems, graphics cards, and application supported by your device to ensure maximum compatibility and performance. Details
Dell recommends the customer review specifics about the update to determine if it applies to your system. The update contains changes that impact only certain configurations, or provides new features that may/may not apply to your environment.


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June 2012 Challenge
Please remember to add captions that will identify the photographer and the subject or focus of the photo. Adding keywords for your photographs as well is very helpful for the gallery and for folks finding your work. If at all possible make sure your photos retain all camera EXIF information Detailed Upload Instructions can be found HERE... for both gallery direct uploading and for using the single photo by photo emailing technique. Uploading privelege are limited to SAPC membersRead More
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