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- This agency's functions were taken over initially by the Philadelphia Highway Traffic Board, and now form an important function of the Department of Streets.
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- The Mayor's Traffic Safety Committee was appointed by Mayor Bernard Samuel on 29 April 1947 in order to develop safety educational programs and coordinate the efforts of many city and civic agencies to combat the rising trend of accident fatalities. The Committee was replaced in 1948 with the establishment of the Philadelphia Highway Traffic Board.
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Agile development methodologies in the enterprise can be like building on quicksand or trying to fit a square peg in a round hole, according to the vice president of technology at popular accommodation website Hotels.com.
Stuart Silberg has been with the company for two years and has successfully transformed its development processes to true agile, where he is expecting to have release cycles as often as twice a week by the new year.
However, he warned that agile isn't right for every project, especially in large enterprises.
"I would throw a word of caution, agile isn't perfect for everything. We once did a big integration project with some back-end systems and quite frankly we shouldn't have done it in an agile manner," Silberg told Computerworld UK.
"It was like building on quicksand, because there were too many things moving."
He explained that because there were two teams making changes and working in an iterative manner, the interface for integration kept changing.
"Where [the back-end team] started was not where they ended up, so we kept trying to connect and it kept changing. We had to go and rework a load of stuff," he said.
He added: "I think for some of the enterprise shops it might not be suitable and you may be somewhat forcing a square peg into a round hole."
Silberg did, however, highlight that enterprises should consider having teams working in agile where it is effective and teams working in a waterfall process, where appropriate. He said: "There is no reason you can't have mixed."
When Silberg joined Hotels.com the company claimed to be working in an agile manner, but releases were taking twelve weeks and then there were further weeks of testing being done at the end of each cycle.
He explained: "I was probably one of the biggest sceptics about agile at first, because most people don't do it very well. At Hotels.com it was much more of a fast waterfall approach and that's where a lot of people run into issues."
"But, to be fair, agile is an evolution, it's not a switch. You can't come in and expect to be running a pure scrum the next day, it's about making tweaks."
He added: "We release every two weeks now, but we are about to go twice a week in the new year. That will save us doing patch releases in between if there are any bugs that need fixing."
Hotels.com has approximately two hundred members of staff using agile methodologies.
Silberg said that it was able to reduce the cycle release time so dramatically because it completely overhauled the architecture to the application.
He said: "We had this monolithic code base, around three million lines of code. So when you wanted to make a change you had to test the whole thing and then release the whole thing.
"We split that up into separate applications, so now we have a search application, a coupon application, a booking application etc."
He added: "They are more self-contained, so now you can make changes and do smaller tests. The impact is now minor and you can release components independently, which makes it go a lot faster."
The main challenge that Hotels.com still faces working with agile is that it has an offshore team working on some projects. Silberg said that "agile is hard, but agile distributed is incredibly hard".
However, this is managed by not splitting teams across geographies. So, if a team is working on a shopping application and one on a booking application, one will be in-house and one will be offshore. He said: "We would never have one split across two geographies, the team has to be self-contained."
Agile has become the poster child for effective and efficient development in the IT industry, but many departments struggle to implement it effectively. Government especially has tried to implement it where possible, but has come under fire in the past for not doing it enough.
Silberg said that to get agile right an IT department needs to make the whole company agile first and to also provide effective training.
"This has got to be a top-down approach. Don't give teams an annual roadmap, talk quarterly and allow changes as you go. Don't let finance have an annual budget, make them do it quarterly. You have to get the company to become agile," he said.
"If dev just starts going agile, and nobody else can cope with it, it's not going to go very well.
He added: "Everybody also has to be in the same training course at the same time so everyone is on the same page. There needs to be no confusion and everyone needs to understand their role. That was a real inflection point for us."
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The Blade of Darkness is an open 3DRPG game of actions. Different from general rpg games, this game pays more attention to operations other than properties. You can avoid attacks of monsters, or seize a chance for combo and disable them, and at last give the monsters a deadly strike; all depends upon your operations. In the game there are four major classes of weapons and three major classes of armors for your choice. Each class has unique feature and property for operation, and each class of weapons enjoys different skills. Of course the rhythm and feeling for using each class of weapons will be completely new. You may find the fighting style that meets yourself best, and may also enhance the power of your skills by points of skills.
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Prize for daily tasks, and additional award may be acquired through daily tasks.
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Private loans, also known as alternative loans, are available for students who require additional funding. The annual maximum loan limits for most private loans is the difference between the cost of attendance and any other financial aid received for the academic year.
Unlike the federal loan programs, alternative loan programs are consumer loans for students and therefore:
Private Loan LendersTo assist you in your choice, Touro Law Center has identified alternative loan lenders that our students have borrowed from in the past and who are currently providing alternative loans. This is not a list of recommended lenders but rather a way to compare and select a lender that best fits your needs. You are free to choose any lender and we will process the loan for you. Students should consider the benefits of borrowing a federal student loan before applying for an alternative loan.
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Remind Introduces 'SOLUTION' Boot Liner for Longer Lasting, Better Fitting and Next Level Boot Performance
Remind Insoles' SOLUTION Snowboard Boot Liner in stores September 2012
San Diego, CA (August 21, 2012) – Remind Insoles introduces a new SOLUTION to help snowboarders live the dream longer and less painfully while enhancing performance. This first ever, after-market snowboard boot liner is available at snowboard shops starting this fall.
Remind's snow team, including iconic snowboarders Travis Rice, who introduced his promodel Remind Remedy this spring, Bryan Iguchi, Mark Carter and Kevin Jones along with up-and-comer Blake Paul, tested out the liners through a gamut of abuse over three years and 6 million vertical feet. Remind SOLUTION Liners are constructed with premium layers of foam that work together to eliminate pressure points, maintain proper anatomical support and flex.
"This is the most durable liner on the market," says John Makens, president of Remind Insoles. "No corners have been cut in developing materials or designing the anatomical fit. We look forward to working with snowboard shops this fall to fit more riders to proper boot liners as winter rolls back in."
The SOLUTION is built around a natural anatomical shape with mold-ability that secures the foot and ankle while allowing flex for natural movement. A roomy forefoot area allows a rider to gain more balance and stability, joined with a tighter rear foot area for security and support is the perfect formula for natural feel. The liner thickens above the heel to add a nice heel hold down paired with an aggressive ankle arch and heel contour.
Built to last for years, the SOLUTION liner resists damage from rivets that are internally exposed on boot shells and interior wear. Depending on the day and terrain, the Solution adjusts to allow for a softer or stiffer flex.
Natural Anatomical Shape And Flex: Bio-mechanically engineered for proper anatomical alignment and perfect flex with the foot and ankle's natural mechanical movements with the right amount of support needed.
Thermo-Molding Trio Foam System: Extremely durable anti-microbial three-foam system, engineered for proper density, rebound and shock absorption, provides superb cushioning, even pressure point distribution and molds to specific foot details. Equipped with BLUE MAGIC for zero pack out and ultimate shock absorption.
ZERO Pack Out Blue Magic Foam: Blue Magic is a state-of-the-art, high-impact protective, smart foam able to endure heavy shock impacts and transform its character to absorb and distribute energy predominantly reducing impact while keeping its original cushy soft foam state without ever packing out. Blue Magic is more protective, comfortable and outperforms traditional inferior foams used in the market.
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In 2008, Remind Insoles began as a common sense solution for one simple goal: to live the dream a little less painfully. Remind's customized orthotic insoles prolong the health and longevity for skateboarding and snowboarding participants by promoting care and awareness starting at the feet. By pairing a passion for skateboarding and snowboarding with 30 years experience of bio-mechanical engineering, Remind creates a footbed built specifically for the action sports participant.


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Advancing technologies are having a huge impact on every industry, and health club and fitness businesses are no exception. As economic clouds start to clear following a few tough years, the stage is set for intelligent club competitors to begin exploring innovations that improve their business models. With respect to the potential many new technologies provide, mobility is one of the most promising for a host of reasons.
Today, smartphones are all the rage. With an estimated 70 million intelligent mobile devices operating in the United States alone at the end of 2010, millions of new smartphones will find their way into people's hands in 2011. Experts believe that as many as 500 million smartphones will sell globally in 2011, up from 269.6 million in 2010 and 173.5 million in 2009. The number of smartphone users in the United States should reach more than 150 million consumers some time in 2012.
That these mobile devices connect to the Internet makes their impact significant. The mobile Web opens a vast new audience. The technology research company Gartner predicts mobile will be the No. 1 Internet access method by 2013, and ABI Research forecasts that 8 percent of total e-commerce sales will come from mobile by 2014. Currently, one-third of all mobile users actively engage with Web content on their mobile phones, and 53 percent of smartphone users routinely engage in mobile Web browsing. This is changing the way consumers engage, shop and interact with brands and businesses via the Internet.
Major retailers and technology companies are deploying new innovations that tap into mobility mega trends. So what does it mean for the health club industry? The implications are expected to be significant. Here are three key trends in mobility for which leaders in the health club industry should watch:
1. Mobile Applications. Many major health club chains and even some regional brands have recently developed mobile applications for members. Fitness industry service providers have also launched mobile applications for their customers. But this is just the beginning of a wave of new apps for the fitness industry.
The overall mobile application marketplace is forecasted to reach 17.7 billion downloads in 2011, a 117 percent increase over the 8.2 billion downloads estimated in 2010. Apple's App Store, for example, surpassed 10 billion downloads just two years after it went live. This represents a huge and emerging market space. Customers embrace these mobile applications for their ease of use and special functions and features while on the go.
Are apps just a fad? Not at all. A significant opportunity exists for more applications as mobile devices, including increasingly popular tablet devices, surge. Expect the mobile application marketplace for fitness facilities and suppliers to follow this overall trend.
2. Mobile Advertising. Geolocation capability is opening a new world of marketing and promotion opportunities. Today, there are mobile applications that enable shoppers to evaluate alternative pricing on the spot, and mobile advertising tools that utilize geolocation to determine when a potential customer is in a competitive store, sending them offers to lure away their business. For example, a member visiting one facility might receive a competitive ad on their mobile device from a training studio down the street. Strategic fitness facility competitors will eventually adopt these and other geolocation tactics that several retailers are already experimenting with.
As further evidence of the emerging trend of mobile advertising, Google is optimizing its advertising platform for the increasing pertinence of local-intent in a substantial portion of mobile searches. Google won't be alone. This form of advertising will go mainstream quickly. Yahoo and others are also focused on local advertising via mobile. Brands like Dunkin' Donuts, Burger King, Pizza Hut, State Farm Insurance and Home Depot are all working on mobile advertising solutions. Major health club competitors will likely join this trend as the advertising form becomes widely adopted.
3. Mobile Payment Systems. The idea that consumers could pay for products or services simply by swiping their mobile phones past a device is appealing to many retailers and consumers alike, and mobile phone companies are keen to move forward with this technology.
Everything Everywhere, a UK mobile service provider, recently announced the launch of a smartphone with embedded Near Field Communication technology, which allows wireless devices to swap information when they are touched together. Rumors are also circulating that Apple's iPhone 5, launching in 2011, will also be capable of paying for small purchases by swiping it against a reader.
As an example of this trend going mainstream, nearly 6,800 company-operated Starbucks stores in the United States recently began accepting mobile payments. Customers using the Starbucks Card mobile app on their iPhone, iPod touch or BlackBerry are able to use the devices as tender. Mobile devices increasingly will be used as a method of payment for various retail brands, and health clubs won't be far behind.
Mobile smartphones, with their access to the Internet and integrated geolocation and application functionality, are going to be an integral part of consumers' lifestyles. The potential that this technology offers health clubs is limited only by one's imagination. 2011 will see the emergence of these trends.
Bryan O'Rourke, co-founder of Integerus LLC, helps fitness and wellness organizations more effectively use innovative strategic, business and technology solutions. He has 25 years of experience consulting and serving in various for-profit and nonprofit executive capacities. O'Rourke holds an MBA from Southeastern Louisiana University and can be reached at email@example.com. Learn more at http://www.integerus.com/ and http://www.bryankorourke.com/.


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Self-Adhesive Butterfly Pattern Home Decor Wall Sticker
Do you love butterfly? Are you searching for a beautiful removable wall sticker to dress up your room? Now, you can choose the perfectly decorative wall stickers for your bedroom, bath and dressing room. Lovely butterfly will fly into your room. This new innovative decorative wall stickers remove all strips without any special tools, chemicals or steamers. New material is easier to hang and helps eliminate any visible seam lines. Decorative wall stickers have become a substitute for, or a temporary solution to, using wallpaper to decorate a room. The decorative butterfly wall sticker enhances the decorative elements without the commitment of wallpaper. You can use the decorative wall stickers to beautify switches, windows, doors and walls. Specifications: Come with lovely butterfly, which makes your room more beautiful This decorative wall stickers can be used in the kitchen, playroom, living room, family room, bedroom, dorm room, even the garage The adhesive wall art decorative wall stickers are as easy to remove as they are to apply, and is guaranteed to not leave residue Removable wall sticker is perfect for home owners, apartment dwellers, or college dorm rooms With bright colors and a variety of fun designs, anyone can turn his or her bedroom into a play room in no time You can use this decorative wall stickers to beautify switches, windows, doors and walls Material: PVC Details: Butterfly pattern removable wall sticker looks very stylish in your room and will bring you more fun You can hang this butterfly wall sticker in different kinds of room and creates special atmosphere Size in Detail: The suggesting pattern combination size of the butterfly pattern wall sticker The actual combination size of the butterfly pattern wall sticker for delivery Step One: Put the sticker in the desired position on the wall and hold in place with masking tape at the top with two vertical strips and also apply a centre hinge with masking tape as well Step Two: Remove the two top masking tape strips and peel off the top layer (application tape) toward yourself removing the sticker from the backing paper making sure the sticker lifts cleanly from the backing Step Three: Cut the backing paper off just leaving the application paper and the sticker, prevent the sticker from touching the wall at this stage Step Four: Now apply the sticker to the wall using the squeegee at a 45 degree angle pushing the air out as you go Step Five: As the top half of the sticker has now been applied remove the centre masking tape and apply the bottom half in the same way as you did the top Step Six: Rub over the whole sticker firmly to make sure it's stuck to the wall well Step Seven: Slowly peel back the top layer (application tape) at a 180 degree angle back on itself making sure the sticker stays on the wall, if the sticker comes away re-squeegee the sticker Step Eight: Stand back and enjoy your new wall sticker How to Design or Decorate Your Wall in Minutes Using Wall Stickers: Say goodbye to wallpaper and say hello to wall decals or wall stickers! Wall stickers are also known as wall tattoos, wall art, wall graphics or vinyl decals. Now, you can change your wall design anytime you want. You do not need to worry about time consuming wallpapering job, damaging the wall and being stuck to one design. Wall decals or wall stickers are easy to apply, removable and some are reusable. Choose your own design that suits your taste and start customizing your living room, kitchen, family room, bedroom, office, etc. Get your ideas and purchase wall stickers online or your local Craft stores Clean wall surface. Wipe down wall surface where you plan to stick your wall decals with a dry cloth Decide how and where you want to place your wall stickers. Cut the stickers. You may also use a masking tape first and tape the wall stickers to the surface where you want them placed. This way you can see how it will look like and to make sure that is where you really want to place the stickers Slowly and carefully peel the white backing at a 45° angle starting at one corner. Use a credit card to smooth the sticker up the wall. Once the wall stickers are in place, carefully smooth out any bubbles How to Decorate With Stickers: Stickers are an easy and inexpensive way to decorate your child's wall or furniture. Most kids change their likes and dislikes as they get older. Changing the look of his bedroom can be hard on the budget. Keep up with your son or daughter's sense of style by decorating his bedroom with sticker art suited for his personal interests. Depending on the look you want to achieve, there are many different ways to decorate with stickers Select wall stickers that follow the theme of the room. For example, if you have a dinosaur theme, apply stickers of your child's favorite dinosaurs such as Tyrannosaurus rex, Triceratops, or Stegosaurus. Or if your child wants a fairy princess look, opt for stickers of magic wands, unicorns or butterflies. An underwater theme calls for stickers of fish, starfish and seahorses Use stickers to create a wall border around the entire room to tie your theme together. A border of fairy princesses creates a whimsical look for your daughter's room. Kids that like big trucks might enjoy a wall border of construction vehicles that are lifting, digging and scooping Allow your teen to express his individuality with stickers. If your teen wants to give the room a funky look, use several large and colorful dots on the wall. If he enjoys music, decorate the walls with music notes, guitars or microphones. Sports fanatics should opt for stickers of athletes playing their favorite sport such as soccer, football or baseball Add bubble word stickers or blocks of words of your child's favorite saying. Popular stickers include "peace," "love," "dream" or "friendship." 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'The Walking Dead' Season 3 Comic-to-TV Comparison: "The Suicide King"
'The Walking Dead' season 3 shambles out its ninth entry with Sunday's mid-season premiere "The Suicide King," but how does it hold up to the comic book continuity? The battle begins anew as Rick liberates Daryl and Merle from the Woodbury arena, but begins to crack under the pressures of being the leader, while Andrea tries to quell the panicked townspeople. So, what's next for 'The Walking Dead' as the season continues?
As AMC's incarnation weaves in and out of storylines from the books and adds its own original characters and developments, we've compiled an in-depth guide for fans of the comic as well as AMC's 'The Walking Dead' to enjoy! Check it all the comparisons we found, and let us know your thoughts on 'The Walking Dead' season 3 episode 9 "The Suicide King" in the comments below!
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Escape From Woodbury, Take Two
AMC: Just when all seems lost for the Dixon brothers, Rick and Maggie make a surprising return to Woodbury, opening fire with assault rifles and smoke grenades to allow enough chaos for Daryl and Merle to escape. With little time to waste, Rick reluctantly lets Merle lead the way outside the town walls, before the group flees into the woods.
THE COMICS: After his first escape (as a prisoner), Rick never returned to the town of Woodbury. The first time around it was Woodbury soldier Caesar Martinez who led the escape party of Rick, Glenn, Michonne and Woodbury defectors Dr. Stevens and Alice, briefly securing Martinez a spot in the prison before his treachery was revealed.
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Hershel's Shoe is on the Other Foot
AMC: While the rest of the survivors await Rick's return, Hershel helps patch up Allen's leg with a few minor stitches.
THE COMICS: The irony would not be lost on poor Hershel, as in the comic it was Allen who suffered a bite to the leg while roaming the prison, forcing Rick to sever Allen's leg in desperation. Afterward, Hershel tended to Allen's leg, doing what he could with a lock of Axel's hair to stop the bleeding, though Allen ultimately died from the injury.
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Tyreese's Post-Apocalyptic History
AMC: Tyreese explains to Hershel that he and Sasha originally holed up with his neighbor in a well-supplied bunker, returning topside in search of food and encountering Allen, Donna and Ben. Following that, the group grew to about 30 people, until the camp was eventually overrun and the survivors were out into the wilderness, eventually coming across the prison.
THE COMICS: Rather than a neighbor, Tyreese, his daughter Julie and her boyfriend Chris holed up in a nearby country store, until the owner tried to rape Julie. Tyreese killed the man in anger, but it isn't known what happened between the store, and encountering Rick's group out on the road.
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Rick and Michonne Aren't Getting Along So Well
AMC: Already uncertain about Michonne, Rick's trust is further damanged when Merle reveals that Michonne has known of Andrea's whereabouts all along. More than that, Daryl's exit pushes Rick over the edge as he threatens Michonne with exile after her leg heals.
THE COMICS: Michonne initially earned her way into the prison by saving Otis' life, but Rick remained somewhat wary of her mental state. Michonne eventually stole back her sword, but Rick had little time to question things before Michonne proved her worth.
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Allen's a Lot More Murder-y Then We Remember
AMC: Still grieving the loss of his wife, Allen impulsively decides he and his group would be better served by taking over the prison themselves before Rick and the others return. Ben goes along with the idea, but Sasha and Tyreese quickly shoot the plan down.
THE COMICS: Allen took the death of his wife significantly harder, nearly leaving himself to the walkers and snapping at anyone who attempted to console him. Allen pulled things together for his children, but never had any inclination to stage an insurrection. Ben on the other hand would go on to display some disturbingly violent tendencies…
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Glenn's Breaking Point
AMC: Still shaken by the experience at Woodbury, Glenn accosts Rick for leaving the Governor alive and endangering Maggie's life after what she'd been through, as well as allowing Daryl to leave. Maggie attempts to play peacemaker, but Glenn's anger only stays below the surface for so long.
THE COMICS: Glenn was similarly held captive in Woodbury, though never suffered any real torture, while Maggie remained safely at the prison. Even with Michonne's repeated rape, Glenn largely kept his cool about the threat of the Governor, and sought only to keep Maggie safe and happy.
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Woodbury in Panic
AMC: Following the assaults from Rick's group, panicked Woodbury citizens attempt to flee the town, finding themselves blocked at the gates. With the tension about to erupt, several walkers break through the defenses and cause a further panic before Andrea saves the day, and rallies the town to keep calm.
THE COMICS: Conditions in Woodbury were never as ideal as presented in AMC's version, though for the most part the citizens kept themselves happy regularly attending the biter fights. Following his horrific injuries at the hands of Michonne, the Governor rallied the townspeople against Rick's group, though Woodbury itself or the fate of its inhabitants were never seen in the books thereafter.
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The Governor's Rebirth
AMC: Keeping himself largely in seclusion after his failure to keep the town safe, the Governor announces to Andrea that the town's happy days have ended, and all that remains is the war against Rick's group. The Governor only emerges to kill one of the bitten townsfolk, before retreating to his apartment and leaving Andrea to quell the people.
THE COMICS: His injuries much more severe, the comic Governor too kept himself mostly in seclusion, before the fate of Martinez was revealed and the Governor decided to address the people to rally them against the threat of Rick's people.
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Rick Meets Tyreese
AMC: After initially ignoring his people, Rick meets with Tyreese face to face to learn more about their group. After a brief exchange, Rick denies Tyreese and his people permanent asylum within the prison, not willing to trust any strangers.
THE COMICS: Rick and his people met Tyreese's group prior to even arriving on Hershel's farm, and though somewhat reticent of one another in the beginning, Rick and Tyreese became fast and trusted friends. Tyreese would quickly grow to become Rick's right-hand man, though they occasionally came to blows in disagreement.
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Lori Returns!
AMC: Shortly after meeting Tyreese's group, Rick has a hallucination of his deceased wife Lori watching him from a catwalk above, dressed in her wedding gown, leading him to break down in front of the others and draw his gun on the ghostly figure.
THE COMICS: As seen in AMC's version, Rick initially coped with Lori's death by imagining telephone conversations with his late wife, but never experienced such vivid hallucinations. On one occasion, he dreamt of an idyllic scene with Lori and Carl at their former home, which quickly devolved as Lori became a walker, and devoured a guilt-ridden Rick.


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UPDATE Earlier our headline noted that Slovakia's outlook was upgraded to 'Stable' from 'Negative.' To clarify, Slovakia was downgraded to A/Stable from A+/Negative.
ORIGINAL S&P's ratings actions are finally out.
They downgraded 9 countries.
Germany and Slovakia saw their its ratings untouched. However, Germany's outlook was raised to AAA/Stable from AAA/Negative. Slovakia was raised to A/Stable.


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"Air speed record to Los Angeles broken" was a headline in the Oakland (California) Tribune on Jan. 28, 1932. The story reported that a new coastal speed record for tri-motored planes was made on the Oakland-Los Angeles airway when a Transcontinental and Western airplane made the 360-mile hop in 1 hour and 52 minutes.
The craft, a Ford Tri-Motor, piloted by Eddie Bellande and Erwin Lewis, left the Bay Airdrome in Alameda at 10 a.m. and arrived at the Grand Central Air Terminal in Glendale at 11:52 am. Nine passengers were carried on the record-setting flight.
That was just one of the many highlights of Edward A. (Eddie) Bellande's career in aviation, which spanned nearly 60 years. His career was as diversified and active as the industry itself during those years.
He participated, with other contemporary pilots like Charles Lindbergh, in some of the benchmark flights and activities of this dynamic era. He flew as a test pilot for Lockheed, piloting the first Lockheed Vega. He checked out Wiley Post in the famed "Winnie Mae" and co-piloted Charles Lindbergh on the first TWA transcontinental run in 1929. In addition, he either organized or directed some of the aviation industry's largest business organizations.
Bellande was born Dec 19, 1897, in Ocean Springs, Miss. In 1915, after completing high school, he went to Buffalo, N.Y., where he spent three months taking flying lessons at the Curtiss Company. He was the youngest member of the graduating class when he received his license (No. 639) from the Aero Club of America.
He then went to the Atlantic Coast Aeroplane Station at Newport News, Va. During World War I, he was at the Georgia School of Technology at Atlanta where he was an instructor in motors and planes at the government ground aviation school. He also served in the United States Marine Corps as a naval reserves aviator from Aug. 18, 1918, until Feb. 24, 1919, ending his service as a flight instructor at the Pensacola Naval Air Station.
Early in 1921, he left for Southern California to work for one of the large movie companies as an aviator. While working in Hollywood, he flew for movie studios headed by Jack L. Warner and Darryl F. Zanuck. Besides being a movie stunt pilot, he kept busy as a flight instructor and barnstormer.
Shortly after arriving in Los Angeles he flew for DeMille's Mercury Aviation Co. at its Wilshire Boulevard Airport. From 1922 to 1927 he was a freelance pilot flying for motion pictures, skywriting, crop dusting and barnstorming.
During 1927-1929 he was in great demand as test pilot by airplane manufacturers. He made the test flights on most of the Lockheed airplanes, including the first "Vega" and the "Golden Eagle." He also did all test flights on Northrop's first flying wing. Later Bellande would join Northrop as a sales pilot and corporate director.
During this same time, he joined Maddux Airlines flying Ford Tri-Motors. He continued flying for the fledgling airline through the mergers of Maddux and Transcontinental Air Transport (TAT) and the later Transcontinental and Western Air merger (which would eventually become Trans World Airlines or TWA).
By mid-year 1929 TAT commenced a 48-hour combination rail and air service across the United States between New York and Los Angeles. The first west-to-east flight was made July 8, 1929, aboard the Ford Tri-Motor, "City of Los Angeles," piloted by Lindbergh and Bellande. The first east-bound leg was from Glendale, Calif., to Clovis, N. M. The next day Bellande and Lindbergh picked up passengers for the last leg of the transcontinental trip to Los Angeles. Among the passengers on this trip was Amelia Earhart, who had been hired by TAT to help market the service.
The advent of this service so captured the public imagination that six weeks before the service commenced, TAT reported receiving more than 1,000 applications for tickets for the first trip.
One of the most remarkable events in Bellande's career was the result of an in-flight fire. On Feb. 10, 1933, on a night flight in a TWA Ford Tri-Motor from San Francisco to Los Angeles via Fresno and Bakersfield, the airplane caught fire about 10 miles out from Bakersfield. Apparently the floor heater, which operated from an exhaust stack on the nose engine, caught fire. Bellande managed to make it to the airport, land and safely evacuate the passengers. The fuselage of the plane was completely burned through. A close call, used by some to tout the benefits of "all-metal" construction.
Because of his heroic actions during the emergency, Bellande was one of seven mail pilots who earned the Air Mail Flyers Medal of Honor from President Roosevelt.
Bellande flew for TWA another 10 years. At the time of his retirement in January 1943, he was the Number 2 pilot in seniority. He had logged more than 23,000 hours and flew an impressive 3.1 million miles without injury to passengers or mail cargo.
He joined the Garrett Corp. in 1943 as an assistant to the president. He was elected to the board of directors in 1948, and named chairman of the board in July 1963.
The early days of aviation in California were rich in flying excitement against a background of aircraft and airline development. Edward Bellande was an integral part of many of these developments.
Dennis Parks is Curator Emeritus of Seattle's Museum of Flight. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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April 30, 2007
By MEGAN JAMES
MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury College students Htar Htar, Zohra, Bilal, Mahmoud and Chinyere gathered last Thursday to talk to a small audience about their childhoods. From four very different countries one thing tied them together: all five grew up in war zones.
The panel discussion was part of a week-long symposium on Sex and War, sponsored by the college's Women and Gender Studies Department, that intended to highlight how women and men experience and participate in war differently.
Junior Htar Htar Yu grew up in an armed conflict area in southern Burma, where a civil war has raged for the past 13 years. Her parents were a soldier and a nurse in the Tavoyan United Front, a militia formed by what she called a "sub-Burmese" ethnic group to which her family belongs.
BRANDON — The Brandon Fire Department hasn't operated out of its original firehouse on Franklin Street near the town hall for almost 10 years now. But in the building's second story, where the Dunmore Hose Company held its meetings since the building was constructed in 1888, relics of another time remain untouched.
On a dusty round table is a roll of tickertape tangled up in a contraption that once controlled the horn on top of the building. Various combinations of horn signals were assigned to each street in town, so firemen knew where to go when they heard the alarm. The horn was taken down in the 1970s, but the last number it called is still punched into the tape.
Scanning a finger down the list of street numbers on an old chart recently, longtime Brandon firefighter Gene Pagano looked at the tape and said, "13. It must have been on Grove Street."
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Keep in mind the three goals of your liaison appointment:
- Become a visible and respected member of the organization.
- Promote the concept of library resources and services as a valuable means for accomplishing the priorities of the liaison organization and its membership. This will be accomplished through regularly scheduled programming, articles in the organization's publications, and/or service on key committees. REMEMBER: You are not there to promote libraries per sé nor are you there to get the organization to focus on library issues. You are there to help people understand the value added asset libraries can be to whatever it is they want to accomplish.
- Model effective partnerships between you (as a librarian) and other professionals
To accomplish the above, the following are some practical suggestions based upon successful liaison experiences.
Getting Started:
- Learn as much as you can about the organization and gain an understanding of the responsibilities required.
- Contact the previous liaison if possible to gather information on the organization, key members, and their personal accomplishments and/or strategies. Get reports if possible.
- Ask the previous liaison or ACRL to send a note to introduce you and your new role to the president and executive director of the organization.
- Gather information from their website. This could include mission statements, goals, how the organization is structured, publications, communications, how officers are appointed (term lengths) and what committees it has.
- Keep a file with pertinent information and due dates. Reflect on challenges and goals and throughout the year. This will help you with your reporting.
- Find out when the National Conferences are held and deadlines for program submissions and mark them on your calendar.
- Gather deadlines for required reports from the LCC Chair and the webpage. Also mark these on your calendar.
- Read the ACRL Liaison Interviews.
- Read the ACRL Plan for Excellence and begin strategizing how your goals, objectives, and plans align with this document and ACRL section goals.
- Learn about ACRL's liaison support committees.
Section Responsibilities:
- Contact your section chair to determine how often, in what format, the executive committee would like you to report. Suggestions include submitting your formal ACRL report once a year, oral or written reports at Annual and Midwinter Conferences, and a written item for the section newsletter. You should also consider notifying section members via the electronic mailing list or ALA Connect announcements about programs and national conference dates.
- This will need to be done each year or as executive committees' membership rosters change.
When you plan a program:
- Make sure it focuses on a major conference theme.
- Include people on the program who are not librarians (e.g., a faculty member, a provost and a librarian).
- Structure an interactive discussion based a list of questions agreed upon before the conference. Serve as or have someone else play the role of a facilitator who summarizes and comments on agreements, differences of opinions, trends, etc.
- Allow time for questions from the floor and for a final brief thought from each of the panelists.
Before, During, and After the Conference:
- Create new relationships with members via electronic mailing lists and other communication methods before the conference.
- Before the conference, strategize whom you want to meet and what you want to accomplish. Be deliberate in this process. Ask key members which sessions they think you should attend and if possible, attend a leadership meeting.
- Re-read the tips to determine relationships between ACRL and your section
- Bring your business cards!
- Share your passion and enthusiasm with others.
- When members are asked for ideas/suggestions, be sure to provide some.
- Don't wait to be sought out. Volunteer! A particularly good way to get involved is to volunteer to write up notes from meetings or discussion groups putting you in a pivotal position to interact with leaders and to contribute library-related benefits in the report.
- Use your meal and other free times for networking with target liaison group instead of librarians.
- Take notes on the back of calling cards or in a notebook during the day so you are able to follow-up with correspondences.
- If you get appointed to chair a task force or committee, try to have one informal meeting of the members before leaving the conference at which you are appointed. This early jump-start will allow your group to be productive with less effort.
- Follow-up with emails to those whom you met, calling to mind something from your discussion with a hope to meet again.
- Send notes if appropriate to selected speakers and; if possible, include a library related article which relates to the program topic. The goal is to facilitate dialogue and or encourage a joint venue or publication.
- Report back to your ACRL section chair.
When you plan an article:
- Focus the article on a topic of high concern to the organization.
- Promote joint authorship between a librarian (yourself or someone you recruit) and a professional from the organization's primary membership group. This provides greater credibility and models partnering between librarians and people in their profession.
- Be prepared to happily do ¾ of the work and give away ¾ of the credit; i.e., have a heavy-duty up-front consultation with the co-author about the article topic and a draft outline of the paper. Be willing to do the first draft if appropriate.
- After the article is published, encourage the subsequent highlighting of the article at both meetings of ACRL (or other library organization) and at national or state level meetings of the organization to which you are liaison. People who have read the article will be interested to learn more from "the experts." The partnering model is highlighted, AND the non-librarians partner gains in commitment to libraries/librarians, which increases the possibility that they become an advocate for libraries in the future.
- Keep in mind that the article, with some revision, might also be appropriate for publication in a higher education and/or library journal. Keep joint authorship in place.
- Each year assess your yearly goals and objectives by completing the ACRL Liaison Report and Evaluation Template.
- Consider writing a piece for the ACRL Insider. In an effort to inform ACRL members about the breadth of work you do as a liaison you are encouraged to submit a work summary to the ACRL Insider. This is not meant to create more work, but rather highlight your accomplishments and activities and promote your hard work. Text can be gathered from your Liaison Report and submitted to the ACRL Insider Editor through email. The work you do is valuable, so consider promoting it!
If you get discouraged:
- Remember it takes a while to develop relationships, so be patient. ACRL does not expect immediate results.
- Confer with other liaisons (see the ACRL Liaisons Connect Community), the Liaison Training and Development Committee Chair, and/or the ACRL Board members and staff. They know how important your outreach efforts are and can help.
From the ACRL's Guide to Policy and Procedures
5.16 Use of ACRL's Name
NOTE: The Board of Directors is the voice for the association. Sections, committees, and other established units are not authorized to speak for the association except through the Board. This is to say that unit leaders should refrain from issuing statements, taking positions, or endorsing any statements or positions except with Board approval.


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Student-Painted Mural Graces NM Tech Campus Observatory, Oct. 3, 2005
Right: Julie Heffernan with ECO mural. Click on image for bigger image.
by George Zamora
SOCORRO, N.M., Oct. 3, 2005 – A student-painted mural that is now gracing the front of the newest building at New Mexico Tech's campus observatory will be publicly unveiled during the addition's dedication ceremony scheduled for 8:30 p.m. on Friday, October 7 at the Etscorn Campus Observatory (ECO), located west of the New Mexico Tech Golf Course.
The 90-foot-long by eight-foot-tall mural, which incorporates colorfully painted renditions of various celestial objects against the darkness of space, is the handiwork of several New Mexico Tech students who were enrolled in art classes offered through the research university's Community College division.
In addition, the ECO Astronomy Resource Building mural includes a top border of white-stenciled silhouettes of zodiac symbols, which correspond to familiar constellations. The band of familiar astrological signs also extends onto a nearby domed enclosure for one of ECO's optical telescopes.
New Mexico Tech graduate student Julie Heffernan was the primary artist who worked on the mural throughout the summer, although she is quick to point out that she received "a tremendous amount of help" from New Mexico Tech Community College art instructor Midge Grace and fellow students, including Georgia Raymond.
"We started the mural project in mid-June and it took us about three months to complete," says Heffernan. "Now all that has to be done is an annual touchup, since the colors are sure to fade as they are exposed to the elements."
The mural originally was commissioned by Dan Klinglesmith, faculty advisor to the New Mexico Tech Astronomy Club, when he and Astronomy Club members noticed that the white-painted wall of the newly built observatory building was reflecting a fair amount of light from other nearby research facilities.
"We tried painting the top couple of feet a flat black — and that helped — but it still left a 90-foot by 8-foot white wall," Klinglesmith explains. "At that point, I realized that I had a very large canvas for someone to paint on, so I went and had a talk with Midge Grace, a Tech Community College art instructor."
After viewing the long wall, Grace went back and discussed the possibilities for a mural project with her art students, including Heffernan, who says she regularly takes art classes as a "stress-reliever."
"They presented me with a concept drawing," Klinglesmith says, "and I said go for it!
"I am very pleased with the results, as are all the others who have had a chance to see the artwork," he adds. "I think everyone involved in creating this mural can be very proud of their work."


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Three-ship collision causes oil spill
A rare collision of three ships in Tampa Bay, Florida, results in a spill of 336,000 gallons of fuel oil on this day in 1993. Fortunately, a combination of favorable weather conditions and preparedness kept the damage to a minimum.
It was about 6 a.m. when two fuel barges heading into Tampa Bay's harbor and one phosphate freighter heading out collided. The collision caused a fire on the Maritrans barge Ocean 255, crippling the ship, which was carrying 8 million gallons of gas and diesel fuel. Although it took nearly 16 hours to put out, no one onboard was killed. However, more than 300,000 gallons of oil were dumped into Tampa Bay.
This incident marked the first use of a computerized trajectory model to track an oil spill. Using data on wind, weather and the movement of tides, the extent of a spill could be predicted for the first time. Despite the limits of the data, the trajectory model proved to be accurate over a six-hour time period. On this day, the model showed that the tides and wind were pushing the massive spill away from the shore.
While the oil remained at sea, response teams prepared for the inevitable time when the spill would reach the coast. Crews with loaders and shovels were present to pick up the black oil as it hit the Pinellas County beaches. Luckily, the oil mostly missed the thick mangrove forests on the coast–these would have been far more difficult to clean. Additionally, local residents had just completed training by the Pinellas Seabird Rehabilitation Center (PSRC) that prepared them for oil spills. Three thousand volunteers working for the PSRC saved virtually all of the native wildlife that was affected by the disaster.
This oil spill was the first major one following the 1989 Exxon Valdez accident in Alaska. New federal legislation that had been passed in the aftermath of the Valdez disaster assisted in the effort to recover millions of dollars from the ship owners to pay for the cleanup efforts.


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Published: March 2002
Number Of Pages: 64
For Ages: 6 - 7 years old
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To celebrate Peter's birthday, Frederick Warne is publishing new editions of all 23 of Potter's original tales, which take the very first printings of Potter's works as their guide. The aim of these editions is to be as close as possible to Beatrix Potter's intentions while benefiting from modern printing and design techniques.
The colors and details of the watercolors in the volumes are reproduced more accurately than ever before, and it has now been possible to disguise damage that has affected the artwork over the years. Most notably, The Tale of Peter Rabbit restores six of Potter's original illustrations. Four were sacrificed in 1903 to make space for illustrated endpapers, and two have never been used before.
Of course, Beatrix Potter created many memorable children's characters, including Benjamin Bunny, Tom Kitten, Jemima Puddle-duck and Jeremy Fisher. But whatever the tale, both children and adults alike can be delighted by the artistry in Potter's illustrations, while they also enjoy a very good read. Because they have always been completely true to a child's experience, Potter's 23 books continue to endure.
Series: Peter Rabbit
Audience: Children
For Ages: 6 - 7 years old
For Grades: 1 - 2
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 64
Published: March 2002
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Country of Publication: GB
Dimensions (cm): 14.6 x 11.0 x 1.1
Weight (kg): 0.11
Edition Number: 1
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text: Centurion - Seamer Kyle Abbott, who took seven wickets on debut, delivered a dream performance, according to AB de Villiers, after South Africa enforced the follow-on in the third Test against Pakistan on Saturday. Pakistan were left reeling at 14 for one, still trailing by 239 runs in their second innings, at stumps on day three. "Kyle has a lot of control and knows what he wants to do with the ball," De Villiers said of the rookie paceman who took seven for 29. Full scorecardVIDEO: SA v Pakistan, third Test day 2, highlights"He hits the deck really hard and makes the batter play a lot. Kyle delivered everything a captain dreams about and he did himself proud today." De Villiers said it was an amazing performance and what the Proteas expected to find at Test level. "He found the outside edge, which was great, and got a few big wickets for us, making really important breakthroughs, and hopefully there will be more of the same tomorrow." It was a rich compliment coming from the man who scored his 16th Test century on the same day and took South Africa over their initial target of 300 runs in their first innings. "We were under a bit of pressure when I came in yesterday, at 107 for three, and I knew we needed some partnerships to get a good score," he said. "We felt 300 was par on this deck and it was a very hard fought day. I thought we batted really well to get 334 overnight, which was already more than we were aiming at, so getting over 400 was a really good score on this deck." De Villiers said he enjoyed batting with the tail and forming partnerships which frustrated the bowlers. He shared two half-century stands with Hashim Amla and Robin Peterson, and his 129-run stand with Vernon Philander was key to getting the score over the 400 mark. After South Africa made 409 in their first innings, Pakistan were bowled out for 156 and captain Graeme Smith made the surprising decision to enforce the follow-on. "We all thought about not having to bat last on this deck and face the "Ajmal" factor," De Villiers said about Pakistan spin wizard Saeed Ajmal. "So hats off to Graeme - it was a very positive move. A lot of captains would have been tempted to bat the opposition out of the game and to bowl last on this deck. "He's shown a lot of confidence in his boys and hopefully we can follow through tomorrow and the ball will move around in the morning session like it did today." The Proteas could not have wished for a better start to Pakistan's second innings, with Dale Steyn removing Mohammad Hafeez off the first delivery. It was Hafeez's second duck of the tour and he totalled 43 runs in his six innings. "I feel that I've really worked hard with my batting but, unfortunately, I've got some good balls throughout the whole series," Hafeez said. "It's crucial as always as an opener to score runs. I've been working really hard in the nets and hopefully the things will start working for me. "He said the South African bowling unit had done all their basics well and were pitching in the right areas. "I feel that the credit goes to them for the way they have been bowling throughout the series, showing why they are the number one Test team in the world. "The credit also goes to the debutant Abbott. He bowled really well today."


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LOMBARD – The stark contrast from a year ago for Glenbard East's boys basketball team was apparent in the Rams' trip to West Aurora last Friday.
Last year, the Rams won two exciting games that went down to the buzzer against the Blackhawks in a pair of games that ultimately decided the DuPage Valley Conference title. In this year's first meeting, West Aurora won by 33 points.
"We knew going in it was going to be a little bit of a struggle early on just because we were so young," Glenbard East coach Scott Miller said. "There is significant growth with this group, which is the exciting part. Every game we've gotten a little bit better."
The Rams are 1-5 heading into tonight's DVC game at Naperville Central. It's not the kind of start the team was hoping for, but growing pains are a part of the process for this squad.
Miller argued his team's improvement in recent games has been hidden by the fact that they've played quality opposition in Hinsdale Central, Rich South and West Aurora.
"We're playing better teams, too," he said. "West Aurora is good. That's a tough place to play for anybody."
The Blackhawks led by three points late in the first half before making a big run to close the half as they went on to win 64-31. Miller said playing in the charged atmosphere at West Aurora's gym was a learning experience for many of the team's younger players.
The Rams may be in the midst of their toughest stretch of the season. West Aurora and Naperville Central are expected to be among the contenders in the DVC. The next DVC game is Dec. 20 against Glenbard North, which is off to a 4-1 start, and after that is the competitive Jack Tosh Holiday Tournament at York.
Miller's task is to keep the team from getting down on themselves after the slow start.
"I think there's a little bit of frustration," the coach said. "We keep stressing to them that they need to keep their eye on the prize."
On the upside, Jaron Hall has been starring for the Rams. The senior guard is the only starter back from a year ago and is playing like it. In addition to putting up big points, the talented guard is taking on a more multi-dimensional role this season.
"Jaron is playing out of his mind," Miller said. "He had a bad game against West [Aurora]. We knew that was going to happen at some point if he wasn't able to shoot well."
Next game: Glenbard East at Naperville Central
What: DuPage Valley Conference game
When: 7:30 p.m. Friday
Where: 440 W. Aurora Ave., Naperville


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Stevie Nicks Battling Pneumonia Cancels NYC Appearances
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Rock goddess Stevie Nicks is releasing her latest solo album "In Your Dreams" this week and had planned on celebrating with a star studded concert at New York's Webster Hall as well as with appearances on Good Day NY and the Today Show. According to her official website, she is battling pneumonia and had to cancel all appearances. She promises to reschedule when she is better. I hope that is soon! Get well Stevie!


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American Jewish Committee Demonstrates That Lobby Effort To Sink Hagel Has Backfired
by: MJ Rosenberg on December 29th, 2012 | 4 Comments »
At this point, it is still not clear who will be appointed Secretary of Defense. I continue to believe that former Senator Chuck Hagel will not get the job because President Obama has never said "no" to the lobby about anything. And the lobby (whether you call it the Israel Lobby or the Jewish Lobby) has never been as united about any internal U.S. matter as it is about stopping Hagel. My guess is that Obama will choose former Pentagon official, Michele Flournoy, in the hope that the excitement about a woman as Defense secretary will make observers forget that she only got the appointment because Obama was afraid to take on AIPAC.
Nonetheless, presidential rejection of Hagel will not represent victory for the lobby because, as never before, its behind-the-scenes machinations have been exposed by virtually ever major news outlet.
The lobby hates that kind of exposure more than almost anything. As former (and indicted, although not tried, under the Espionage Act) AIPAC official Steve Rosen wrote me in 1982: "A lobby is a nightflower. It thrives in the dark and shrivels and dies in the daylight."
The Hagel controversy has certainly provided plenty of that deadly light.
The best sign that the lobby is frightened by it came from a hysterical statement issued by David Harris, president of the American Jewish Committee in response to an op-ed in the New York Times by long-time and highly-respected New York Jewish Week writer, Jim Besser. Besser criticized mainstream "pro-Israel" organizations for being hijacked by extremist groups, using the wall-to-wall anti-Hagel opposition as proof:
Today mainstream Jewish groups, including the Anti-Defamation League and the American Jewish Committee, are either silent about the mounting controversy or offering cautious support for those who want to kill Mr. Hagel's nomination. They have been driven into silence and submission by a radical fringe that in no way represents the American Jewish mainstream.
Groups like the American Israel Public Affairs Committee were created to foster strong American-Israeli ties and to promote the idea that… Israel is a critical American ally in an undemocratic region
But as the debate over the best route to peace for the Jewish state has become more bitterly polarized, groups like Aipac, the A.D.L. and the A.J.C. have undercut and obscured that message by refusing to distance themselves from extremists.
Intimidated by pro-settler zealots, right-wing donors and those who liken the slightest criticism of Israeli policy to Israel-bashing (or even anti-Semitism), pro-Israel leaders are increasingly allowing the fringes of their movement to set the pro-Israel agenda in Washington.
The response from David Harris was not unexpected as the A.J.C. under his leadership has been transformed from a moderate and rather starchy institution into one of the most stridently paranoid Jewish organizations. Nonetheless, the language was over-the-top even for Harris. Read Phil Weiss on the Harris statement although here is my favorite part of Harris' jeremiad:
Decision-making and direction are determined by AJC's Board of Governors through discussion and debate, involving close cooperation between lay leadership and staff. We welcome different points of view among our leaders and outside speakers who inform our thinking, a long-standing hallmark of AJC.
Third, our stance on Israel-related issues is staunchly centrist and non-ideological. An incredibly long paper and voice trail underscores that point, as do the daily examples of our diplomatic and political advocacy.
We fully support Israel's right to exist free of boycotts, divestment and sanctions, and the moral and political hypocrisy of double standards.
We steadfastly defend Israel's right to protect itself and its citizens.
We speak up for the special U.S.-Israel link, as serving the highest interests of both nations.
And we belabor under no illusions about the immense dangers Israel faces in a hostile, arms-laden region — from Syrian chemical weapons to Iran's nuclear ambitions; from the deadly arsenals of Hamas and Hezbollah to the growing strength of political Islam.
At the same time, we have consistently, and over a long time, advocated for a two-state Israeli-Palestinian agreement.
Precisely none of the points Harris makes are true. Decision-making at the American Jewish Committee is now entirely the province of David Harris. The organization is not right-wing or in love with Netanyahu, Harris is. In fact, it is well-known that there is growing discontent within the organization because Harris has essentially turned it into a one-man show, reflecting Harris' paranoia and ethnic chauvinism rather than the nuanced (and often progressive) stands of the organization's lay leadership and donors.
Even more ridiculous is Harris' assertion that the A.J.C. supports peace, specifically the two-state solution. It doesn't. Yes, it proclaims its support on its website but has opposed every effort to implement it, most recently opposing the Palestinian effort to achieve limited recognition by the United Nations. It supported both Gaza wars and has NEVER opposed any Israeli policy. It has supported Netanyahu over Obama every time the American president tentatively applied even the most feather-like pressure. Unless one assumes that Binyamin Netanyahu is always right about everything, one has to conclude that David Harris is simply a spokesman for his government.
But beyond all that is the larger question. What do any of the points Harris raises have to do with Chuck Hagel? Why is he foaming at the mouth about a Jewish journalist questioning of the propriety of the Israel lobby seeking to deny a president the Secretary of Defense he wants? Why doesn't Harris explain why it is appropriate to block this appointment because a foreign government objects to it?
No, Harris doesn't address any of this. In stead, he rails at Besser who is, luckily, retired. If he wasn't Harris would no doubt be on the phone with his publishers seeking (probably successfully) to have him fired. For Harris and his ilk, First Amendment rights apply to everything except discussions of Israel.
So what else is new? That is how the lobby has operated for decades. But now they are exposed. Caught in the headlights. And Harris, and the others, are frightened that this exposure could lead to their replacement by a leadership cadre that is less obviously of the Israel First orientation.
Nothing Harris is doing can remotely be considered pro-Israel. Israel is in trouble. It is utterly isolated worldwide. Its support in the U.S. government is purchased with campaign donations. Its young people are leaving in ever larger numbers and young Jews abroad have abandoned the cause in droves.
The only way this situation can be changed is through peace. It's not that hard. Polls in 1993 showed that worldwide Yitzhak Rabin was chosen as the most popular foreign leader. Netanyahu is the least popular. And what did Rabin do that was different? He simply began talking to Palestinians and held out the hope of peace with them. And he dealt with the Palestinian leadership as if it too consisted of human beings worthy of respect. (Netanyahu deals with Palestinians in the style of the Belgians in the Congo in 1958).
The hope for peace died with Rabin, largely because of his successors: most notably, Barak and Netanyahu. And David Harris and the others have helped them pound every nail into the coffin. And now they are trying to prevent a presidential appointment here in the United States out of fear that negotiations might be restarted and that their dreams of never-ending occupation will be dashed. These people are not pro-Israel. They are just avaricious (their salaries are astronomical) and paranoid.
The good news is that they finally have something to be paranoid about. They are being exposed.


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Laura Linney Welcomes Her First Baby at Age 49
Actress Laura Linney is a first-time mom at 49. The 'Big C' star and husband Marc Schauer quietly welcomed a baby boy, Bennett Armistead, on Wednesday, Jan. 8. We didn't even know she was pregnant!
Linney's rep confirmed the baby news to PEOPLE. Not much else is known at press time.
Bennett Armistead is the first child for Linney and Schauer, who wed in May 2009. Fellow actor Liam Neeson walked Linney down the aisle at the nuptials.
Congrats to the couple not only on their newborn son, who has a very big name, but on the fact that they were able to keep it hush hush. In Hollywood, concealing a pregnancy is nearly impossible to do.
We're looking forward to seeing pictures of Baby Bennett.


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I know it sounds silly, but I think the Oilers have been trying to sell Khabibulin as our "MVP" not to us fans, but to GMs around the league. That contract is heinously bad, but it seems like the Oil have been making efforts to try and bring another goaltender here, and may have been trying to move Khabibulin too. I know we all figure Tambellini to be pretty bad. I have given my share of criticism too. But I think he's a little smarter than we think and this MVP business is just a ploy to trick other GMs into wanting him.
The 2009/10 speech would go… "Wow, we finished 30th this season because our "MVP" was hurt for so long…".
The 2010/11 speech… "We finished 30th this season but thankfully we had Khabibulin there to keep us in it.. I can't imagine if he wasn't there!".
Those are far from direct quotes.. not even close. But that is basically what it seemed that Tambellini was trying to convey, and it can only be for the reason of convincing other GMs to take Khabi on. Maybe I'm giving the guy too much credit… but I think he can see now that Continue reading 'Bluff Master T and the MVP'»


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Saturday, October 22, 2011
Island of the Blue Dolphins
Today I read the story with the same sense of romance. Almost. Karana's life on the Island of the Blue Dolphins is romantic, but it's lonely as well. As a child, I wanted Karana to spend her life on the island. I never wanted her adventure to end. As an adult I understand her decision to leave. She was alone, and as much as she loved her home and her animals, they could never replace human contact. Early in her story, Karana is visited by a young woman who is part of a otter hunting party. It is the only brief human contact Karana has during her time alone on the island. The two don't speak the same language, but they are drawn to one another. They leave gifts for each other and delight in learning words in their different languages. Karana is crushed when the otter hunters leave taking her new friend with them.
Island of the Blue Dolphins is a book about the human condition. Karana's story is one of isolation, fear of death and the struggle to survive, but it is also about her need to connect physically and emotionally to other beings. In the end, her humanity drives her off the island where she has lived alone for 18 years, and gives her to courage to trust in strangers in hopes of regaining a community.
Things I Loved about Island of the Blue Dolphins:
*The voice of Karana, the narrator
*The book as a chronological journal of Karana's time on the island
*The descriptions of her tools, house and clothing
Okay Followers, this book made a lasting impression on me. It helped make me the reader I am today. What book(s) made you a reader? Why?
Blog you soon!
Ali B
3 comments:
- Jen Klein said...
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. I haven't read it in years (perhaps it's time to do so again?) but it's one where certain passages come back to me, the way characters are drawn, the way the stories are played out in a way that is honest and unflinching and beautiful and timeless.
As a kid who read EVERYTHING, I also loved Island of the Blue Dolphins. There was a sequel, wasn't there? I think Karana's niece (?) visits the island?
- January 8, 2012 at 10:08 AM
- Ali B said...
And maybe it's time I reread A Tree Grows In Brooklyn. Scott O'Dell did indeed write a sequel to Island of the Blue Dolphins. Zia was published 16 years after the original book. It is about Karana's niece ~ Zia.
- January 8, 2012 at 10:42 AM
- Storied Cities said...
I can't recall if there was any book that made me a reader since I can't remember a time when I wasn't reading everything in sight. However, I do remember enjoying Island of the Blue Dolphins when I was a kid.
- January 8, 2012 at 1:03 PM


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Current research in developmental psychology shows that if caretakers allow a toddler to assert more control over what they do, there are definite benefits to the child's autonomy, self-reliance and confidence.
They took this principle entirely too far at the Billy the Kid Orphanage for Wayward Boys and Girls.
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North Liberty Leader
NORTH LIBERTY– Patrons of the Colony Pumpkin Patch in North Liberty might have to go without– or at least see less of– one of the farm's regular attractions this season.
At a North Liberty City Council meeting Tuesday, June 27, owners Dean and Katie Colony requested support of their efforts to keep the "Shootout Shack," which includes a corn cannon and paintball guns, in operation this year.
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OXFORD– Since 1986, the CCA Foundation has provided financial support to the Clear Creek Amana (CCA) Community School District. The purpose of the Foundation, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, is "to maintain, develop, increase and expand the facilities and services of the district thus providing broader educational opportunities to students, community residents and staff." The group hosts fundraising events and actively solicits donations from patrons and alumni of the district.
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CANNONBALL, N.D.– While much of the nation was transfixed by the high stakes and consequences of the 2016 election and its aftermath, a struggle of historic proportions played out along the 1,172-mile route of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), which stretches from the Bakken shale oil patch in North Dakota, traversing across South Dakota, trekking 347 miles through 18 counties in Iowa, and completing the route at a distribution hub in Patoka, Ill.
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TIFFIN– Coach Brandon Clubb, in his first year leading the Clear Creek Amana (CCA) varsity boys basketball program, summed up the 2016-2017 season in six words: "It's going to be an adventure."
Clubb takes over the program from veteran coach Steve Ottoson, who retired in February after 40 years of coaching with 21 years in the CCA district. Ottoson also retired from teaching physical education (PE) at the end of the school year.
Clubb, a Williamsburg native, has taken that position as well.
NORTH LIBERTY– North Liberty Mayor Amy Nielsen announced Feb. 10 that she will run for State Representative in House District 77, which encompasses western and southern Johnson County, including the cities of North Liberty, Tiffin, Oxford, Swisher, Shueyville and Lone Tree.
A bus containing approximately 30 Solon Community School District students was involved in a collision Thursday, Dec. 4, at the intersection of Highway 382 and Ely Road west of Solon.
According to Superintendent Sam Miller, three minor injuries were reported to school children. "Parents of all students on the bus were notified of the accident," Miller said in a press release. "Students were transferred to a different bus and taken home."
By Lori Lindner
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NORTH LIBERTY– The North Liberty Community Food Pantry is raising some green to feed its neighbors.
By Lori Lindner
North Liberty Leader
NORTH LIBERTY– From Bangkok to Barbados, from Long Valley, New Jersey to North Liberty, Iowa, four million pinwheels were collectively spinning a solitary message on Sept. 21.
NORTH LIBERTY–Grace Stewart, student at Clear Creek Amana (CCA) Middle School, wants to be an aerospace engineer.
And given her drive and focus, one small step for this girl could certainly turn into a giant leap for mankind.
JOHNSON COUNTY– It's just another tool in the toolbox for law enforcement personnel. So says Sheriff Lonny Pulkrabek about the MRAP (Mine-Resistant, Ambush Protected) truck his department and five other law enforcement agencies across the county recently joined together to obtain.
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The 2014 Swisher Fun Days weekend was held Aug. 1 and 2 in the small town of 879 people. It's been a community tradition for so long, even organizers have a hard time pinning down the number of years the free event has taken place.
"I do know it has been at least 28 years," said parade organizer Gary Palas.
NORTH LIBERTY– City crews will collect fallen branches from Monday's storm through noon on Thursday, July 3. The branches should be no longer than five feet and placed along the curb.


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