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If Jeanette Schaefer's wishes come true, the 1965 pink Volkswagen "bug" sitting in the yard at 218 Ash will soon be traveling the streets of Hillsboro.
"The kids and I helped Dan, my husband, sand it and get it ready for painting when we first met in 1990," she said. "It has always been a very special car and won't ever be for sale."
Dan Schaefer said he purchased the car in the summer of 1981 after he wrecked his old one.
"I've always been a VW fan," he said. "I was living in Texas at the time and found this one in Emporia. It was white then. I drove it all the way back to Texas."
Schaefer said he drove the white bug for about six years before deciding one day to paint it red.
"I used spray cans so I didn't do a very good job," he said.
Schaefer said he enjoyed going to Volkswagen car shows in Texas in the late 1980s and early 90s.
"Back then the neon pastel colors were real popular," he said. "I saw a neon pink one that really caught my eye and decided then that would be the color I painted it next."
Jeanette joined Dan in the Volkswagen restoration project and together they prepared it for the new paint job.
"I did it right this time," Schaefer said. "This time we added a hot pink steering wheel and neon pink and gray seats. I wanted it to look sharp and liked a swoopy thing I saw on another car. So we added the green, blue, and yellow swoops too."
The couple did not drive the newly painted car long before other problems occurred.
"It has a couple 100,000 miles on it," Schaefer said. "It has been parked about 15 years now. Five years ago I rebuilt the motor but then the brakes went out."
Even though they could not drive the car, the pink Volkswagen has been an integeral part of the Schaefers' lives.
"We always use it to give directions to our house," Dan said. "We just tell visitors to go to the house with the pink bug — can't miss it."
Schaefer said it would probably take only a week or two to get the final problems on the car fixed.
"Jeanette wants to drive it," he said. "It doesn't have a heater, but we probably won't need that now."
Schaefer said he had offers to sell the car just about every other week.
"We won't ever sell it," he said. "It has sentimental value to us."
Schaefer said he picked up the bumper stickers in the window of the car at car shows he used to go to in Texas.


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When Oklahoma's Doug Martin, Matthew Lane and Jeff Lee received their second-place trophies at the 1988 NCAA Championships, they had a hollow feeling. Yes, they were proud to have helped Oklahoma to its best NCAA finish ever, but the team had faltered down the stretch and finished second in a tournament they could -- and probably should -- have won. Martin, Lane and Lee would be back, and they knew they did not want to experience that feeling again.
Three hundred and seventy-eight days later, on a day expected to produce heavy rains, the sun broke through the clouds and shined brightly on Gregg Grost's Sooners as they pulled away from the field to claim Oklahoma's first-ever national championship in golf.
The celebration that ensued on the 18th gree at Oak Tree Country Club on June 10, 1989, was the culmination of a mission, one that began back on May 28, 1988, in Thousand Oaks, Calif. During those 378 days, Oklahoma barnstormed the collegiate golfing world.
As a team, the Sooners won five tournaments during the 1989 regular season and had three different golfers earn medalist honors.
Then came the postseason.
The Big Eight Tournament, hosted by OU at the Golf Club of Oklahoma in Tulsa, began an unlikely chain of events that had Sooner emotions on a roller coaster ride for the next several weeks.
After being told they had lost by a stroke, and after a team meeting and interviews, the Sooners learned that in actuality they were tied with Oklahoma State. With no provisions for a tie, coaches and officials decided a playoff was in order and the teams headed back to the first tee. OSU won the title on that first hole, adding another stake to OU's recent near-misses.
Eleven days later in McKinney, Texas, the Sooners found themselves in an identical situation at the first-ever NCAA Regionals. After 54 holes, OU and OSU were deadlocked again, each shooting 880 in the heat, wind and rain that plagued the field. As a qualifying event (the top 10 teams advanced to NCAAs), there was no playoff, leaving the Bedlam battle a stalemate in round two.
The second tie set up a high-stakes rubber match -- a winner-take-all national championship shootout between the co-hosts and co-favorites on some familiar terrain, the Oak Tree Country Club in nearby Edmond.
On the strength of their postseason performance, the Sooners topped the final coaches' poll, another first for Oklahoma golf. But as prestigious as the poll is, the Sooners were still not a clear-cut favorite heading into the 92nd national championship. The tournament committee seeded OU fourth and Golfweek tabbed the Sooners third behind Arizona State and Oklahoma State.
But Grost and his troops knew if history had anything to do with the '89 outcome, it would be an orange and black mountain the Sooners would have to club to reach their desired summit.
After play was suspended on the opening day due to weather, Arizona's Robert Gamez set a course and NCAA-record with an eight-under 62 in the first round to lead his Wildcats to an early lead. Lee carried the Sooners on day one with a four-under 66, but in what became OU's them for the week, it was a team effort. Bell posted an even-par 70, Tripp Davis added a 71 and Martin chipped in 72.
Lee continued his strong charge Friday with a second-round 71 to put him at 137, one stroke behind second-round leader Phil Mickelson of Arizona State. Bell and Davis each shot 72 and Martin and Lane had 74s, which left OU and ASU tied for the lead at the halfway point.
With a day lost to rain and a forecast for more, the tournament committee decided to make every effort to complete the championship with 36 holes on Saturday. The teams played back-to-back, 18-hole rounds without a break, so third-round results were sketchy and late for all interested parties. But one thing was clear -- Oklahoma was making its move and only the strongest teams in the field had a chance to move with them.
The Sooners shot 283 for the best score in the third round. They did so on the strength of 69s by Bell and Lane, a 72 from Martin and a 73 from Davis. Heading into the final round, the stage was set.
As the final round began, the Sooners, a perfect blend of two seniors, a junior and two sophomores, some experienced in this pressure cooker and some not, stood where several of Grost's teams in the past stood, with a chance to win the national championship. One second- and two third-place finishes in the last three years exemplified OU's problems down the stretch. But not on this day.
The Sooners blitzed the field, firing a 288 for the best score in the final round, and made the back nine -- where OU had struggled in the past -- a literal walk in the park. Oklahoma won by 19 strokes, the highest victory margin in 14 years. Individually, Martin, who would be named first team All-America the following day, led the way with a 67 to finish tied for second along with teammate Bell. Davis, a senior who waited so long to get his chance, had played in the Sooners' most historic event, closing with a 72 to tie for 12th. Sophomores Lane and Lee tied for 24th and 27th, respectively.
When Lee tapped in on the 72nd hold, the years of frustration and pain were swept away. For Martin, Lane, Lee and Grost, it was a moment they had waited 12 months for. Others had waited 50 years since OU first played in the NCAA tournament in 1939. But on a day when the sun was not supposed to shine, it did so brightly on a joyous group of crimson-shirted heroes. Oklahoma was national champion!
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This past Wednesday I had the pleasure to visit Daytona, Florida and our good friends at SR Perrott as they celebrated their 50th anniversary as a distributor with a block party for the community. SR Perrott was started by Samuel Perrott and his wife, and the Daytona branch is one of the largest MillerCoors distributors in the State of Florida. Not only are they great to work with, they are amazing people; every time I'm around anyone from their company I am always treated with nothing but respect and kindness. This is a rare trait to find in business. Also, they have added a wine distributorship over the years (who we work with) as well as a modeling agency, Michelle & Group.
While I had been briefed about the anniversary event, I knew it was going to be over the top with surprises to come. Walking in, I saw not only a gigantic collection of beers represented from Corona to PBR, various non-alcoholic drinks and brands but also local restaurants who had come to serve their signature dishes and show support. The event was held outside of their facility, encompassing all surrounding parking lots and grassy knoll. There was an amazing collection of the Michelle & Group, models, including Laura Croft and Shawn Dillon.
When I ventured over to the VIP wine area where I was going to be pouring our just released 2010 Labor Wines Pinot Noir and our 2011 Labor Wines Pinot Blanc, I met up with Sue Barry, SR Perrott's wine representative and Kelly Turner, a friend who is also a model for the company. It was a great setup, featuring a nice collection of SR Perrott's wines; small but appropriate. They also made custom glasses for the wine area, which was a nice touch and appreciated by the guests.
Promptly at 6 pm, the doors were opened and 2,000+ of their closest friends streamed in, sampling each and every beer, enjoying the live music featuring a handful of local bands and a gorgeous spring evening. In the VIP wine area, we saw a steady flow of guests, some wine connoisseurs, some unfamiliar with the different varietals and wine overall but most importantly, everyone was excited to be there and enjoy a great night.
Later in the night with the crowd well lubricated, the headlining act came on, the Marshall Tucker Band. The 40-year music industry veterans did not disappoint, playing to the crowd and having a blast. Big congratulations to SR Perrott on 50 years. Looking forward to your next 50 and celebrating with you for years to come! Thrilled to be a business partner of yours… Can't wait to be back in Daytona for my next visit.
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Former Kinston, UNC star headed to Los Angeles
Reggie Bullock is NBA bound.
Bullock, who decided to forego the bright lights and the limelight of television to be a part of a small gathering at the Woodmen Community Center in Kinston, was drafted by the Los Angeles Clippers with the 25th overall pick in the first round of the 2013 NBA Draft on Thursday.
Bullock�s selection made him Kinston�s sixth native to be taken in the draft, joining Cedric Maxwell (1977), Mitchell Wiggins (1983), Charles Shackleford (1988), Jerry Stackhouse (1995) and Herbert Hill (2007).
The announcement � Bullock watched on a pull-down screen in a side room at the Woodmen Community Center � came with an eruption of cheers and salutations for the biggest athlete basketball-wise to come through Kinston in quite some time.
�I just had to be patient and wait for my time; my time came at the right time,� an elated Bullock said. �I�m real comfortable with this position that I�m in, going to the Clippers. So, I�m just grateful � me, my family and friends.
�I�m just glad that everybody came out to support (me).�
Being drafted, no matter in what slot and to what team, has been Bullock�s goal all along.
�This is what I dreamed of, Day 1, since I played basketball at Holloway, growing up on Bright Street. This is what I�ve dreamed of,� the 22-year-old said. �My chance is here. One of the easiest parts is getting here. One of the hardest parts is staying. So I�m just going to go in there from Day 1 and work, and hopefully I�m just going to try and help the organization out as best as possible.�
Retired Rochelle Middle School basketball coach Alexander �Skeet� Davis helped mentor Bullock out at Holloway Recreation Center.
As he watched Bullock enter the Woodmen Community Center on Thursday, he was taken back to the days when Bullock would do anything to be on a basketball court.
�I�m blessed to see this day,� Davis said. �I didn�t do anything special. I just did what Mr. Davis wanted to do, and that�s work with the kids. I�m so proud for him, so glad for him.
�Reggie had that drive, that work ethic, he had the manners. He�s just one of a kind.�
Former Kinston High School principal Wynn Whittington had the privilege of watching Bullock grow into a talented young man.
Whittington knew Bullock had a special talent and was a special student at a young age.
�It�s special for all of us; it�s special for Kinston � not just the community but Kinston High School,� he said. �It�s another player who�s come through the ranks and had a tremendous impact on the school and the community and is a role model for younger folks. We�re just real proud of him and what his accomplishments are.�
Bullock�s draft day was something Whittington came to expect.
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For Kinston Mayor B.J. Murphy, Thursday�s achievement is something the community should be accustomed to.
�It�s always good to celebrate successes in the community, especially when it�s one of your native sons achieving a tremendous amount of success. And the good thing is, Kinston should be used to it,� Murphy said. �This is really a standard of who we are, and that�s why we�re so proud of Reggie. He�s continuing to meet that standard.�
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A Pinellas County man was charged with first degree murder after deputies discovered the body of his boyfriend inside the home the two men shared over the weekend.
According to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office, David G. Elsey, 50, was found dead with upper-body trauma inside a home on the 1600 block of Summit Way when deputies responded there to conduct a welfare check around 5 a.m. on Saturday, June 7. Arthur Michael DeCarvalho, 26,who neighbors say shared the home with Elsey, was charged with first-degree murder.
Elsey worked as a human resources recruiter for the marketing research firm Neilsen and was a former leader of the company's pride coalition as a resource for LGBT employees. Friends say he was a Disney fan and neighbors described him as quiet and respectful.
The sheriff's office had received information from Clearwater police about a traffic stop early on June 7, in which DeCarvalho gave "concerning information" indicating something happened at the residence. Deputies were then dispatched to the home.
Detectives say the investigation is still in progress but believe the two met online within the past few months.
The Tampa Bay Times reported the two had been seeing one another for a while and DeCarvalho moved into the residence owned by Elsey in May. Police say, however, that DeCarvalho is a transient from Kentucky.
"He said their relationship was going great," Patrick Martin, a next-door neighbor said in an interview with the Tampa Bay Times.
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USC wide receiver Marqise Lee has caught 15 passes in the Trojans' first two games, but the length of those passes make him look more like a tight end than the defending Biletnikoff Award winner.
Lee is averaging just 8.7 yards per catch, which is a far cry from last year's average of 14.6 yards per catch.
"We're trying to get our passing game situated before we go vertical," Lee said following USC's 10-7 loss to Washington State.
It could be worse for Lee. He could be USC's other starting wide receiver, Nelson Agholor. The sophomore has two receptions in the first two games.
Lee said the Washington State loss stunned the Trojans, who were 15-point favorites.
"It's a game you should have won that you didn't," Lee said. "It feels like the last game (of the season) but we have 10 games left. Last year we broke down as a team. We need to pick it up."
Lee said he understood why fans booed throughout the game.
"The fans aren't seeing what they wanted," he said.
Safety Dion Bailey said it was too soon for the Trojans to panic, even if they had trouble believing they lost to Washington State.
"We took a loss like this in our 10-2 year (in 2011)," Bailey said. "We've got to go back and regroup."
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Freshman linebacker Michael Hutchings played his first home game and found it to be almost overwhelming.
"It was weird," Hutchings said. "I didn't know what to expect from the fans. I was amazed at the student section."
Among the things Hutchings did not expect was the fans' boos directed toward "e team but mostly Coach Lane Kiffin.
"It was a shock," Hutchings said. "We didn't know what to expect. But it's football."
Quarterback Cody Kessler said the boos only helped Washington State.
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Even Kiffin acknowledged a negative effect.
"Well sure it did (hurt us)," Kiffin said. "They expect us to play great. I'm not going to have a problem with that."
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Exfoliation is one of the best ways to pamper your body. Over the years, I have searched for the perfect body exfoliator.
Most body scrubs that I have tried have been a miss. Many are packed with oil and have very few granules, leaving my skin un-exfoliated and covered in a filmy residue. Others have very large granules, making them difficult to spread.
I have tried using my Clarisonic in the shower as a body brush. I found this to be extremely ineffective. The brush is difficult to use in the shower and about as effective as a mesh sponge.
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A few months ago, while I was in the beauty section of Whole Foods, I learned about dry brushing. Dry brushing is a technique that uses a dry natural bristle brush to detoxify your body. Using light pressure, you brush your dry skin in long sweeping motions starting from your ankles and moving towards your heart. After this is completed, you can rinse off in the shower. I would not recommend doing this more than three times a week until your skin gets accustomed to it.
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This chapter explains how to use the various items on the screen while you're working with Discoverer Desktop.
The topics covered in this chapter include:
The workbook window is where you will do most of your work with Discoverer Desktop. It shows the data in the workbook.
Tool Bar - Buttons help you use Discoverer Desktop's features quickly, for example, opening a new workbook, editing a worksheet, drilling data, or sorting data.
Analysis Bar - Buttons help you analyze data quickly, such as adding two sums together or finding the maximum value in a column.
Formatting Bar - Buttons format a selected item quickly, such as aligning text in a column or changing the font and background color of a column.
Clicking a button on these bars runs that button's function. The functions controlled by these buttons are also available from the menus. Note that button availability depends on the type of selected item. For example, if you select a text item, the Average button is not available because it doesn't make sense to find the average of text.
Also notice that when you put the cursor on a button, it enlarges and displays a small tool tip that tells you what the button is for. Text on the status bar shows a slightly expanded version of the explanation.
Axis Items - The page axis, top axis, and left axis on the workbook window represent the data in your database that have a relatively few, discrete values associated with them.
Typical axis items are Sales Regions, Cities, Year, Company Department, Product Name, Salesperson Name, and so on. Sales Region, for example, usually has only a few values associated with it: North, South, Central, West.
Axis items represent data that you can pivot on a crosstab worksheet or that can be column headings on a table. Another way of thinking about axis items is that they are the items that would appear on the axes of a graph. When creating a new worksheet, you identify the data that become axis items.
Data Points - The data points of a table or crosstab are the data in the "body" of the worksheet. Data points are the data that you want to use for analysis purposes or to see listed on a table. On a crosstab worksheet, the data is almost always numerical, such as monthly profits or sales amounts by product. Table worksheets, on the other hand, are better for listing text and numeric information. Mailing lists of customers or product part number lists are typical table worksheets.
Worksheet Tabs - Click to open or view the various worksheets in the workbook. If you've already opened the worksheet, it appears right away. If you haven't opened the worksheet yet, Discoverer Desktop gets it from the business area and then displays it. You can rename these tabs.
Tab Scroll Buttons - Click to scroll through the worksheet tabs in the workbook, then click on the tab of the worksheet you want to see.
Page Scroll Bars - If the worksheet is larger than the screen, it extends off the edges of the screen. Click the scroll bars to see the rest of the worksheet.
You can display data in four different ways on the workbook window:
Table and Page-Detail Table
Crosstab and Page-Detail Crosstab
The most familiar layout for data, a table, lists data in rows and columns. Typical data for tables includes lists, such as a mailing list of customers sorted by zip code or customer name, lists of income or profit from various departments, lists of products sorted by part number or part name, and so on.
Here is a sample of a table layout on the workbook window. As you can see, it is essentially a listing of data.
A table layout with page details is a table with multiple pages of data, where each page shows various portions of the data in detail. You set the criteria for displaying portions of data in order to see exactly what you want on each page. Usually you use this type of layout to study data details in a specific, recurring way. For example, in the Video Store data you may always want to see monthly profits per region. In that case, each page would show one region's profits each month.
A crosstab, short for cross-tabulation, relates two different sets of data and summarizes their interrelationship in terms of a third set of data. For example, a typical crosstab for a chain of retail business stores might show the monthly total sales by products by store. In other words, there are three sets of original data: each store name, product type, and total sales amounts. The store name and product type are axes of the crosstab as rows and columns. Each row and column intersection shows the data points, in this case the total sales for a store and product type.
Every crosstab has at least three dimensions of data—rows, columns, and data points. But in Discoverer Desktop, crosstabs can show the interrelationships between many dimensions of data on the various axes. A crosstab layout has three axes: side axis, top axis and page axis. Because each axis can hold several data items, a crosstab can display many dimensions of data.
For example, the following figure is a sample crosstab that shows five dimensions of data: regions and city names, year, department (video rentals and video sales) and the total profit. In this example, the data points (that is, the intersections, or cells on the crosstab) are the sums for total profit. The next page of data would show the same type of data, except for the next department, which is Video Sale.
A page detail crosstab layout is a crosstab with multiple pages of data, so you can group the data on separate pages. You set the criteria for displaying portions of data in order to see exactly what you want on each page, (see Figure 2-5).
One of the most powerful features of crosstabs is that they can uncover subtleties in the data that are not readily apparent from a table of data or from the raw data itself. By relating one group of data to another, for example, you might find that your best salesperson in terms of volume isn't the best in terms of efficiency (sales calls versus deals closed). Or that the return on investment at one store may be higher in a percentage sense than at another store that posts a higher profit.
A word of caution—used incorrectly, crosstabs can show relationships between two sets of numbers when, in fact, there is no meaningful correlation between them at all. For example, it is a well-known observation that the rise and fall of stock prices on the New York Stock Exchange seems to correlate with the length of women's hemlines—miniskirts during booms, maxiskirts during recessions. The correlation seems to exist, but no one knows why. The same can be true with crosstab numbers; a relationship seems to exist but it may not be valid. The point is simply this: As with the women's skirts, you have to know what's being covered before the crosstab relationships make sense.
You can select axis items, columns, rows, and individual cells on a worksheet by clicking on the appropriate elements.
By selecting sections on a worksheet you can assign various features to the sections. For example, to boldface the data in a column, you select any cell that column first.
Note:Selecting on a worksheet is similar to selecting on a spreadsheet. If you are familiar with Microsoft Excel or a similar worksheet application, the steps described in this section will also be familiar.
Hint: You can select several portions of a worksheet at a time by holding down the Shift key while clicking (Shift-click).
To select a cell, click the cell. The outline box around the cell indicates it is selected.
To select a row, click the row number or row marker (Figure 2-8). You can also click the cells at the beginning or the end of the row and drag the pointer across the rest of the cells in the row.
Highlighting indicates all the cells in the row are selected. Notice that the first cell is outlined, consistent with selecting on a spreadsheet.
To select a column, click the column heading on a table (Figure 2-9) or the column marker on a crosstab (Figure 2-10). You can also click on the cells at the top or bottom of the row and drag the pointer down over the rest of the cells in the column.
Highlighting indicates all the cells in the column are selected. As in a selected row, the first selected cell on the table or crosstab is outlined instead of highlighted.
To select all the cells in the entire worksheet:
On a table, click the box at the top of the row numbers (Figure 2-11).
On a crosstab, click the small box at the top corner of the rows and columns (Figure 2-12).
To select a single axis item, click the axis item. The item is highlighted.
To select all the items at one level on an axis, click an axis item marker. These markers are either horizontal or vertical depending on the axis where the item is located. See Section 2.3.1, "About the Axis Item Markers" for more about item markers.
An axis item marker pertains to one level of data on the axis. For example, Region is at a higher level than Cities (because the Regions contain the Cities). When you click an axis item marker it selects all the items at that level.
Tables and crosstabs can have several axis item markers. Items on the side axis have their axis markers at the top of the axis. Items on the top axis or page axis have their markers to the left of the item. The number of markers on a crosstab indicates how many levels of items in the axes (which is another way of saying how many "dimensions" of data the crosstabs displays).
Note:The axis markers, row markers, column markers, and other similar elements on the screen are only for your work on the screen. Those elements do not appear when you print a table or crosstab report. Use the Print Preview command to see what a table or crosstab will look like when printed.
When you put the pointer on an axis item, it changes to an arrow, indicating the marker is selected. On a crosstab, a small note shows you the name of the data item for the selected marker. Typically you use an axis marker to pivot data from one axis to another. See Section 4.1, "Pivoting Data" for details about pivoting.
When the page axis contains data, the table or crosstab displays one page of data at a time. A page displays all of the data for a particular data item, such as the profits from Video Rentals for 1996.
To see another page of data on a table or crosstab:
Click the down arrow next to the data you want to see.
Select the page that you want to see next from the drop-down menu.
In the following figure, the page axis has two data items—Department and Calendar Year. The Calendar Year data covers 1998, 1999, and 2000; the Department data has two departments—Video Sale and Video Rental. Therefore, in combination, the crosstab has a total of six pages of data:
1. 1998 Video Sale 2. 1999 Video Sale 3. 2000 Video Sale 4. 1998 Video Rental 5. 1999 Video Rental 6. 2000 Video Rental
Part of a Database Administrator's responsibility when designing workbooks is to format each worksheet. Text fonts, background colors, column names, and so forth are all part of the default format set up by the Database Administrator. However, you can reformat a worksheet. The following sections describe how to do this.
On a table you can move columns from left to right. You can also move columns from the body of a table to the page axis. This is known as pivoting (see Section 4.1, "Pivoting Data" for more information).
To move a table column to the left or right:
Select the column heading of the column to move.
The pointer changes to a double-headed line indicating you can move the column to the left and right.
Drag the column in the direction you want to move it.
Release the mouse button when you reach the new position.
Hint: To make the selected column the first or last one in the table, drag the pointer to the leftmost or rightmost column. See Figure 2-20 for an example.
You can enlarge or reduce the size of each column by dragging the column's right-hand edge to the right or left.
Dragging the column edges is relatively imprecise, but is quick and usually sufficient for working on the screen. If you want to resize columns precisely (for example, for printing purposes or to create a report), use the Format menu.
To resize a column by dragging its edge:
Put the pointer on the right-hand edge of the column header. The pointer changes to a resize pointer.
Hold down the mouse button and drag to the right or left.
When decreasing the size of a column that contains text data, click the Text Wrap button. This ensures that text too long to fit on one line in the new column width, will be displayed with multiple lines so all text remains visible. See Section 184.108.40.206, "Reformatting a Column Heading on a Table" for the steps to make a column wrap its text.
Note: Text in the column heading does not wrap, even if Text Wrap button is clicked.
To resize columns with the Format menu:
Select the column(s) to resize.
Choose Format | Columns | Width.
The Column Width dialog box appears.
Enter a number for the width of the column. The number sets the width of the column in characters.
Hint: You can also resize selected columns using the Format | Columns | Auto Size command. The columns automatically resize to fit their data and column headings. Double-clicking on the right edge of a column header also auto-sizes the column.
You can edit the format and text of column headings and page items.
The steps to reformat column headings are slightly different for tables and crosstabs as explained in the following sections.
You use the Item Properties dialog box to edit the text of column headings.
To edit column header text:
Select the column header, page item, or item handle.
Choose Edit | Item Properties.
To use the right mouse button pop up menu, double-click on a column header or click on the column header, page item, or item handle in a crosstab. Then choose Item Properties from the menu.
The Item Properties dialog box appears.
Enter a new heading and click OK.
To reformat column headings on a table:
Select the column heading. To change the formats of several columns at the same time, Shift-click or Ctrl-click to select them.
Note: Do not use the tools on the formatting bar to format column headings on tables. Selecting a column heading and clicking a button on the formatting bar is how you reformat the data in the table.
The Format Heading dialog box appears.
Click the tabs across the top of the dialog box and select the options for reformatting the heading(s).
Note:The tabs you see in this dialog box may differ, depending on the type of data in the column. For example, a column for text will have a tab named Text, while a column for dates will have a tab named Date so you can select specific formatting for the specific data type.
Font—Select the font, style, size, and color for the column heading text. In the example above, the text is Arial, Bold, 11 point and yellow. Click a color on the color palette to set the text to that color.
Alignment—Select the options to align the text in the column heading in both the horizontal and vertical directions. The example above shows text that is both left and top aligned. The horizontal alignment option Wrap Text means a column heading automatically extends to the next line, in case the text is too long to fit on a single line.
Background Color—Click a color for the column heading background. Usually you'll want contrasting colors such as yellow text on a blue background.
Click Apply to apply the new formats so you can see how they look.
When formatting a column heading on a crosstab, all of the headings at the same level will also be reformatted because a column heading represents the same data. For example, Year:1995 and Year:1996 both represent the data item, Year. You cannot reformat a single column heading on a crosstab if there are other columns at the same level.
To reformat a column heading on a crosstab:
Select a column heading. All column headings at that level receive the formatting.
Choose Format | Headings and now format the headings the same way you do for a table (see Section 22.214.171.124, "Reformatting a Column Heading on a Table").
Note: Unlike tables, you can use the formatting buttons on the formatting bar to reformat column heading on crosstabs. For example, to change the format of the Year columns on the sample crosstab, select either Year column, click a formatting button, and the both columns are reformatted. Figure 2-1 shows the formatting bar.
When reformatting data in a table or crosstab, you can use the workbook menu or the formatting buttons on the formatting bar. Figure 2-1 shows the formatting bar.
Select a column heading to reformat the data in that column. You can also Shift-click to reformat the data in multiple columns.
To reformat all of the data in a table at the same time, select the entire table or any row in the table. Page items will not be formatted unless you select them.
Choose Format | Data and select options from the Format Data dialog box.
To reformat data in a crosstab:
Select a column heading or any cell in the column. You can also Shift-click to reformat the data in multiple columns.
To reformat all of the data in a crosstab at the same time, select the entire crosstab. Page items will not be formatted unless you select them.
Choose Format | Data and select options from the Format Data dialog box.
As you select the table or crosstab formatting options, a sample shows the format, including number of decimal places. Click Apply to apply the new formatting, and click OK when you're finished.
You can add graphic bars to numeric data in tables or crosstabs to provide a quick visual comparison of the relative amounts displayed. Here is an example:
To add graphic bars to numbers:
Select a column heading with numeric data, or any cell in the column.
Click the checkbox labelled Show Graphic Bars.
Click OK. The graphic bars are added to the table or crosstab.
The worksheet title is at the top of the worksheet:
You can edit all aspects of the title, including the name, text, color, style, and so on.
A special editing feature lets you insert text codes that automatically add certain types of data to the title. These text codes are particularly helpful when printing a worksheet. For more information, see Section 126.96.36.199, "Adding Text Variables to Titles".
Discoverer Desktop also has a special function so you can put a bitmap image in the title. For example, your company logo as the background for the worksheet title is useful when printing copies of worksheets for external distribution. For more information, see Section 18.104.22.168, "Adding Bitmaps to Titles".
To reformat a worksheet title:
The Edit Title dialog box appears:
Select the text options such as the font, size, and alignment to format the title.
Click the icons at the right side of the dialog box to change the color of the text or background.
Note: As you select options, the sample in the dialog box changes to show the effects of your choices.
Click OK when the formatting is complete.
You can also edit formats of a title by choosing Format | Sheet | Title and selecting options from the Format Title dialog box. Those options are the same as shown in Figure 2-23.
Click in the title where you want to add text, or select a portion of the title to change it.
Figure 2-28 shows a section of text that has been selected:
Type the new text.
Text Codes contain Workbook information such as the current date and time, the name of the workbook where the worksheet is located, or the number of pages. Once inserted, they are automatically updated when Workbook details change.
To add text code to the title of the worksheet:
Click in the title where you want to add a text variable.
To add it on the next line under the title, put the pointer at the end of the title and press Return.
Click the Insert button.
The Insert menu shows the text codes that you can insert in the title:
Select the text code from the menu.
The code is added at the pointer location in the title. Note that the text code begins with an ampersand (&); the ampersand is a programming character and does not appear in the title.
Figure 2-30 shows a text code example.
A bitmap image can be the background of a worksheet title. For example, you can insert a bitmap of your company logo.
To add a bitmap to the title:
The Edit Title dialog box appears:
Click the Browse button.
An Open dialog box appears.
Find the bitmap file that you want to use and click Open.
The bitmap appears with the title. For example, in Figure 2-32, the file Disco.bmp has been defined as the bitmap graphic.
Select an option for displaying the bitmap with the title as Centered, Tiled or Aligned with the text.
For a bitmap aligned with the text, choose an alignment option from the drop-down menu.
When the bitmap is properly displayed in the title, click OK. The bitmap is added to the title on the worksheet.
Hint: To remove the bitmap and start over, click Clear.
Note:Bitmaps are saved in the database along with the Workbook. If Discoverer Desktop cannot find the original bitmap file, it uses the bitmap stored in the database.
A worksheet's name appears in the worksheet tabs at the lower left of the Workbook windows. See Figure 2-1, "The Workbook Window" as an example.
To rename a worksheet:
In addition to the tool bars and other buttons on the window, Discoverer Desktop has built-in shortcuts to help you work more efficiently.
Clicking the right mouse button when the pointer is on various features of the window produces a pop-up menu with context-sensitive commands specific to that feature. This shortcut helps you choose commands quickly without having to use the menus.
Figure 2-33 shows samples of right-click menus. There are many others for the other features.
Many of Discoverer Desktop's windows can be resized horizontally or vertically. You may find a more appropriate size better for your particular computer monitor.
To resize a window:
Put the pointer on an edge of the window.
The pointer becomes a horizontal or vertical arrow. In Figure 2-34 below, the pointer is horizontal arrow, used to change the width of the dialog box.
Drag the pointer to adjust the width of the dialog box.
When the pointer is on the side edge, drag it to the left or right. When the pointer is on the top or bottom edge, drag it up or down.
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Grain markets were mixed with December corn closing 1 ¾ cents lower at $5.02 ¾, November soybeans 3 ½ cents higher at $12.31, and July wheat 13 ¾ cents higher at $6.96 ½. Wheat was strong from a hot and dry weather forecast for the next 10 days in the Southwestern Plains. This helped rally corn early but corn eventually found sell pressure before the close. Old crop soybeans were negative for most of the day before rallying into the close. The May – July soybean spread is down to only +2 cents, it had been as high as 36 ½ cents on April 1st. It appears this spread is on its way to repeating what the March – May spread did into first notice day in late February (see chart below).
It is rather interesting to see substantial spread weakness heading into first notice day when we are supposed to have the tightest stocks/use carryout on record. Interior soybean basis levels are also averaging below a year ago. The re-routing of cargoes originally bound for China which are now heading for the US may have a larger impact on our final carryout than the USDA currently has projected. There was a sale out of Argentina today bound for China for July delivery. Their prices are at a substantial discount to US gulf FOB which should be a limiting factor for price. With the massive unwinding of these CCFD's it will be interesting to see how the funds react over the next 30 days (For more information about the Chinese Commodity Funding Deals please visit the following link http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-04-21/how-chinas-commodity-financing-bubble-becomes-globally-contagious )
The funds are still massively long old crop soybeans and corn. If we see favorable weather and more unraveling of South American soybean purchases there could be more downside risk to the market in the short run than previously thought. The outliers are still the drought conditions for wheat in the US and the Ukrainian situation. If weather is favorable and the eastern European tensions subside, look out for downside market pressure.
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My pemphigus symptoms began in February. I awoke to find a mouthful of painful ulcers and swishing warm salt water made it worse. My primary care physician (PCP) said I had a yeast infection.
Weeks later I was still eating Jell-O and mashed potatoes. My provider suggested that we let it run its course, but still continue to use the oral rinse along with a tapered dose of prednisone. Around May, he said it was a 'viral/fungal' infection. I thought that he meant that fungus, as in mold and mildew, was in my mouth. The ulcers in my mouth never completely healed. They would diminish but were replaced with torn skin. It felt as if I had corncob pieces floating around in my mouth. My gums were inflamed and raw, and brushing my teeth hurt so badly that I wanted to squeal like a pig in mud!Eight months later there was still no solution in sight. My hair was beginning to thin and fall out and other areas of my scalp were becoming very tender. I had
developed what appeared to be a horn (nickel sized and sort of squishy) growing out of my scalp. My mother always said I was a 'bambino di diavolo' (devil child). In a brief moment I could almost hear her voice saying that from the other side; I was losing it! My PCP said this was a cyst and poured what felt like an acid on it. He insisted that I use this treatment for about a week until it cleared up. My toes would curl with the painful treatments and I decided that I was not going to do it. I would rather walk barefoot across hot coals.
Almost a year into this ordeal, the cuticles on both my hands and feet had erupted with tiny blisters that were red, swollen, itchy, and oozing. I had to change bandages daily, even at work (I should have purchased stock in Johnson & Johnson). My PCP continued to pursue the 'viral/fungal' infection by prescribing yet another course of tapered prednisone. All this time, my mouth and scalp had not completely healed and now my hands and feet were erupting. When bathing, it was like having a mixture of shards of glass and hot lava beating against my skin.
A year and three months into my ordeal, during yet another visit to my PCP, I had 'roid rage' (those of you who have taken steroids may know what I mean). While taking prednisone I experienced maddening mood swings that could slip out at any time. During this visit I said some very choice words to him and he finally agreed to do a biopsy of the putrid ooze. This initial biopsy unfortunately came back as 'undetermined.' The following month, a small pea sized blister developed on my calf overnight and had become the size of a bottle cap by lunchtime. I felt as though I had bubble wrap growing out of my leg. My PCP immediately sent me to a dermatologist who did a biopsy of the blister.
Almost a year and a half into trying to figure out what was happening to me, the dermatologist calmly stated that I have pemphigus vulgaris, an autoimmune disease characterized by large blisters on the skin and mucous membranes that are often accompanied by itching or burning sensations. To me, pemphigus vulgaris sounded like 'supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.' An image of Mary Poppins with her umbrella came into my head. It did not roll off my tongue, and words are supposed to do that. I carried a piece of paper around for about a week until I could actually pronounce the diagnosis.
Prednisone and Dapsone were the recommended course of treatment. I had gained about 100 pounds while taking prednisone over the last year and a half and the dermatologist wanted me to take more at even higher doses. Physically I looked like a moon-faced bloated whale and I cried a lot. I had also experienced dizziness, nausea, double vision, swelling, steroid induced glaucoma, and mood swings. My PCP had put me on medications to counterbalance the side effects of the prednisone, which helped a little. I kept questioning my doctor about this disease and the course of treatment and then I was told that the office was no longer accepting my insurance.
It was the beginning of my second year dealing with this condition when I started seeing a new dermatologist. I did not like this provider from the beginning. He would stand at such a distance from me and would not touch me, acting as though what I had was contagious. It would be wonderful if providers who are not familiar with a condition would either research the disease or help the patient find another provider who could help them!
I conducted an Internet search and found the International Pemphigus & Pemphigoid Foundation (IPPF) at www.pemphigus.org. I was finally able to connect with a community of pemphigus patients through an email discussion group. There were others out there like me going through what I was. This was the beginning of a new life for me. Talking with people within the IPPF was a lifesaver. They understood the importance of me needing to ask questions and share my experiences with them. My coworkers were so concerned that I had AIDS that they went to the human resource manager of the company and requested to be moved away from me. At work I was dealing with people putting latex gloves on my desk along with Lysol, coworkers whispering, and being excluded in meetings. I did have a few rages, but locked myself in my office during these outbursts.
Fortunately through the IPPF I was referred to Dr. Grant Anhalt at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, MD. Dr. Anhalt is an expert in pemphigus and a member of the IPPF Medical Advisory Board. My husband drove me to see Dr. Anhalt. I had a legal pad filled with questions both front and back. Dr. Anhalt spent almost two hours with me. He spoke in medical terminology that gave me the 'deer in headlights' stare. Realizing this, he began to draw me pictures. Pictures! I can do pictures, my brain understands those! I love this man! Ok, but I did not like all the answers. He recommended high doses of prednisone and cellcept to get my pemphigus under control. I felt as though I was preparing to be on another prednisone roller coaster ride.
So this was my life now. My body was physically exhausted, I was in pain and limp, and I felt like I was a marionette puppet. During another visit Dr. Anhalt examined me and said that I was having an allergic reaction to cellcept (which I had been taking now for three years) and that I was only the second person he ever knew of to have a crippling reaction to it. Lucky me! The next course of treatment involved imuran and prednisone. For about a year, it felt as if all my body wanted to do was sleep.
I am now more informed and aware of my condition than ever before. I now understand that if you have an autoimmune condition there is a chance that you can develop other autoimmune conditions. When I go to a new provider, I tell them during my first visit about my pemphigus history and cycles of flare-ups. If I am uncomfortable with the response or lack thereof, I will search for another provider. I have had to give up my 'normal' life, but it hasn't stopped me from getting a new one. I have learned to listen to my body and, more importantly, my team of providers listens to it as well. I have stayed involved with the IPPF because they are my family, my spine, my venting place. I have lost some prednisone weight and I have learned to live like a bloated whale. I now have the attitude that I am me, take it or leave it. I usually run on four hours of sleep. Pain often wakes me up, but instead of popping more pills I go grocery shopping, clean, read, or do whatever I can.
I have grandchildren now and enjoy them as much as possible. I enjoy making pictures with them out of the clouds in the sky. When they pick me flowers (dandelions), I put them in a vase on my table and when they leave I throw them out because they make me sneeze. I have a tight group of close friends outside the IPPF who truly understand me. They don't call attention to me when I have full-blown conversations with myself, they just chime in with their two cents. My husband and I have been married now for twenty-eight years and he has been through it all with me. This is my life and despite all of it, I would not change a thing.
Source: http://www.jdpa.org/Articles/Pemphigus%20Supplement_Winter2010.pdf


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Troops retake stormed Somali presidential palace
MOGADISHU, Somalia: Somali troops retook the presidential palace in the capital of Mogadishu after militants forced their way in and exchanged heavy gunfire with troops and guards Tuesday, the latest attack underscoring the threat posed by the extremist group Al-Shabab in east Africa.
Smoke billowed from inside the heavily-fortified presidential compound, and loud explosions and gunfire could be heard as troops tried to repel the intruders. After more than two hours of fighting, Somalia's presidency said in a Twitter update that "the shameful attack" had been foiled by Somalia's armed forces fighting alongside African Union peacekeepers.
Al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the attack.
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was not inside the palace at the time of the attack, but the prime minister and the speaker of parliament were, said Capt. Mohamed Hussein, a senior police official.
The presidency said both President Mohamud and Prime Minister Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed were safe.
The presidential compound, which also houses several government offices, has been the subject of many attacks by Al-Qaeda-linked militants over the years. It is considered one of the safest places in Mogadishu because of the tight security presence.
The presidency said that the compound has since been secured, but gave no details about any casualties or what happened to the militants. Hussein, the police official, said he counted at least nine bodies.
Some of the militants involved in the attack were dressed as government troops, confusing guards who let them in, said Yusuf Nor, a Somali military official at the scene of the attack. Amid the confusion, he said, some soldiers fired at their comrades.
The attack was the second assault on the presidential palace this year, and it marked the first time militants have been able to breach the compound and take offensive positions inside. The palace is protected by government troops and African Union peacekeepers who helped to drive the Al-Shabab militants out of their bases in Mogadishu in 2011.
Tuesday's attack started when a car bomb exploded outside the presidential compound. Gunmen then entered the palace, police officer Mohamed Abdi told The Associated Press.
Police said the militants, who were armed with grenades, split up into groups once inside and tried to take control of different buildings in the compound.
Al-Shabab, which has links with Al-Qaeda, has vowed to step up attacks during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Al-Shabab militants have previously carried out deadly attacks against lawmakers, UN staff and government officials. Last year the group attacked an upscale mall in Nairobi, the capital of neighboring Kenya, which has sent troops to fight the militants under the African Union banner.
Al-Shabab militants killed four people Saturday when a car laden with explosives blew up near the parliamentary building in Mogadishu.
Somali Defense Minister Mohamed Sheikh Mohamud told a local radio station in the aftermath of the latest attack that the Horn of Africa nation faces a "complicated" fight against Al-Shabab, and urged the public to cooperate with the authorities to defeat the militants.
Somalia has been trying to rebuild following years of political instability and civil strife since 1991, when the dictator Siad Barre was ousted from power.
Mohamud's Western-backed government has promised to put the country on a path toward democracy and economic progress, despite regular attacks by Islamic militants.


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Big Rapids, Mich. - Ferris State University has announced the dates along with other pertinent information pertaining to its 2013 summer athletics camp program and registrations are currently being accepted.
FSU Athletics will offer various day and overnight camps this summer in a variety of sports including boys and girls basketball, football, volleyball, tennis, golf, soccer, softball and hockey.
The camp season begins in June and runs throughout the summer on the Big Rapids campus. They are designed for a variety of different age levels with team camps available for selected sports. All camps are directed by members of the respective Bulldog head coaching staff.
The purpose of the FSU Athletic Camps is to provide individual and team campers with a safe, fun and challenging atmosphere to learn and improve on their skills and knowledge of the sport. The coaches and student-athletes share their experiences and enthusiasm in order to challenge campers to reach higher levels and enjoy the game more.
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Looking through my fanlistings I stumbled upon this and realised that the old layout was really old and that did not like it anymore. So even though I should do something else … I took the time to make a new one.
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The Western Wall is the number one destination in Israel, with approximately 3 million annual foreign visitors. While standing at the Wall, something stirs deep inside.
Aish HaTorah, located at the most prestigious site in Israel, with an entrance directly on the Western Wall Plaza, is uniquely positioned to provide answers – at the moment when people are most open to exploring the meaning of being Jewish.
Our goal is to impart the "why" of being Jewish and to inspire people with a lasting sense of Jewish pride and a desire to learn more.
For 40 years, Aish has been the thought-leader in the field of Jewish education, impacting hundreds of thousands of lives. The Western Wall Experience is a singular opportunity to exponentially increase our impact.
Aish is collaborating with a team of world-class museum designers to develop one of Israel's premier tourist attractions: the Western Wall Experience.
Aish has earmarked half the building – the lower three floors – for a highly-interactive, multi-media, 3-D, total immersion event. The Western Wall Experience explores the epic saga of the Jewish people ("the greatest story ever told"), conveys the Jewish people's unique contribution to civilization, and connects it all to the very spot upon which people find themselves standing, the Western Wall Plaza.
The government of Israel, recognizing the value of this attraction for the Jewish people, and the confidence that Aish has the track record to pull it off, is providing support and assistance.
The centerpiece is a film screening in the Kirk Douglas Theater.
The end of the Experience, on the ground-level floor, is an "Explorium" which includes a café, books to browse, and interactive touch-screens where people can watch videos and sign up for follow-up activities. It is all family-friendly, with a section called the Playground where kids can explore fun Jewish things.
When the Experience ends, visitors exit directly onto the Western Wall Plaza.
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Aish anticipates 300,000 visitors annually, making this the most significant construction project on the Western Wall Plaza since 1967.
The Western Wall Experience is geared for visitors of all religions, backgrounds and ages, from anywhere in the world. All exhibits will be fully prepared in English and Hebrew, with secondary languages in the future.
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Built on a series of 3 buildings dating back to the Crusader Period (1065 CE), this site was a gift to Aish HaTorah from the State of Israel, entrusting Aish to exploit the power of this location and build a center that will serve as an inspiration of Jewish pride for people around the world.
Combining excavated elements dating from the Second Temple, the architecture will combine ancient elements discovered through archeological digs on the site, with the most modern finishes and state-of-the-art electronics.


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Are you interested in the work of occupational therapy assistants? Occupational therapy is a health rehabilitation profession that uses activities as treatment to help people of all ages perform the skills they need to live as independently as possible. Occupational therapy assistant programs teach students the knowledge and skills needed for assessment and execution of tasks with their clients that lead to more productive, active lifestyles and independence. Certified occupational therapist assistants (COTA's) assist with the evaluation and treatment of individuals with injuries, illnesses, cognitive impairments, psychosocial dysfunctions, mental illness, developmental or learning disabilities, physical disabilities, or other disorders or conditions. Under the supervision of occupational therapists (OTs), COTAs, who have completed occupational therapy assistant programs:
(1) Contribute to the evaluation process through the administration of assessments (standardized and non-standardized) for which they have established competency; and
(2) Implement therapeutic interventions which use purposeful activity for developing, improving, sustaining or restoring function in areas of occupation including daily living skills, instrumental activities of daily living, work performance, educational performance, social participation and leisure activities. The performance skills (motor, process and interaction) and client factors (mental, neuromusculoskeletal and sensory) are the elements of performance in which certified occupational therapy assistants intervene for the purpose of attaining an individual's highest level of functional independence within the appropriate environmental context. Under the supervision of an OT, COTAs also assist in the design, development, adaptation, application or training in the use of assistive technology devices; the design, fabrication or application of orthotic devices; the training in the use of orthotic or prosthetic devices; application of physical agent modalities; and the adaptation of environments and processes to enhance functional performance.
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This authentic Louis Vuitton Galliera PM bag is one of the newest and most stunning bags ever! It features Monogram Canvas with natural leather trim and a beautiful Louis Vuitton plate on the front center. It also has adjustable belted leather shoulder strap for handles and is very comfortable to carry. The interior features taupe alcantara lining and two extra storage pockets. The gold tone hardware accents the bag perfectly.
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Most of us know her as either Grown-Up Chrissy on Now And Then or Tom Hanks' beloved volleyball of 24 years, but actress Rita Wilson also played Roxie Hart in the Chicago revival on Broadway. Her talent as a songstress will be revealed this May on her first solo album AM/FM, featuring '60s and '70s classics, a.k.a. bath beads for your ears.
Above is her cover of "Come See About Me" by the Supremes (am I having a stroke, or is that a picture of toddler Tom Hanks at 0:30?) and below, "All I Have To Do Is Dream" by the Everly Brothers. Both videos feature Wilson walking on the beach, crooning to a chill Jack Johnson-ish beat, with tousled hair, a long cardigan, an abiding comfort with her impending "change of life" and awesome health insurance.


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Independent review of DLR's control centre: Mission teams are right on schedule
The Columbus Control Center, based at DLR Oberpfaffenhofen is fully prepared for the flight, docking and operation of the European space lab Columbus. That was the conclusion of the Flight Operations Readiness Review (FORR) carried out at Oberpfaffenhofen on 4/5 December 2006. High-ranking experts from NASA, ESA, Astrium and DLR reviewed the state of preparation of the mission teams and ground equipment.
The teams at Oberpfaffenhofen have been preparing for Shuttle mission 1E (STS-122) since 2002. This mission will transport the space lab to the International Space Station (ISS), where it will dock. The FORR is carried out around twelve months prior to the scheduled launch date. The review involves checking whether the control centres and their personnel are fully capable of managing the mission. The Columbus module's flight and docking process have been simulated many times in the past few years in the control centres at Oberpfaffenhofen and Houston. The simulations also included potential problems that the ground teams might have to deal with during the mission.
During the FORR, the teams then had to demonstrate their state of readiness and their plans for the next twelve months. The review revealed that preparations are right on schedule and the remaining tasks can be accomplished within the remaining time available before the launch. "We are well prepared for the launch of the Columbus module on the Space Shuttle Discovery next year and we are looking forward to a successful mission STS-122," says Thomas Kuch, head of Mission Operations at the Oberpfaffenhofen control centre.
The FORR conducted for Columbus was the fourth to be carried out in the space station programme. NASA performs the reviews in order to check the state of readiness of its international partners in joint missions. FORRs have already been carried out for the Russian ISS modules 'Zarya' and 'Zvezda'. In 1998, 'Zarya' became the first ISS module to go into orbit. 'Zvezda' has been in orbit since the year 2000, where it serves as living quarters and a control room for the Russian part of the ISS. The third FORR was carried out on the European mission control team for the Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV), an unmanned supply ship which is scheduled to make its first journey to the ISS in the summer of 2007.


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With almost three hours of superb archive footage filmed by farmers this three DVD collection is a fascinating record of British farming from 1930 to 1979.
Farming on Film 1: 1930-60 - The Second World War was a watershed in British farming. In the 1930s the skilled human hand and the power of the horse still reigned supreme. However, fifteen years after the war sophisticated new machinery had all but replaced them. Drawing on archive film shot entirely on working farms in Lincolnshire, 'Farming on Film 1930-60' records the change from the days of the scythe, the horse drawn binder and the steam threshing set to the all consuming combine. The programme also shows the change from traditional mixed farming practices to the large specialised units of recent years. Includes footage of local and county shows, a primitive Class combine, a gyrotiller at work, steam threshing and ploughing, a wartime cattle market, farmers and labourers at work and the famous Spalding Flower Parade.
Farming on Film 2: 1955-79 - Farming on Film 2 1955 to 1979 is the second in a series of bygone farming dvd compilations which were filmed on real farms by farmers in the decades following the Second World War. Drawing on this archive material, this dvd shows the changes affecting different farms during these three decades. Scenes of horse and tractor drilling, corn binding and carting, threshing and stack building sit side by side with images of self-propelled combines, automatic bailers and men riding the bale sledge while haymaking. Several tractors are seen at work in this dvd including vintage Fordsons and Grey Fergies. Back breaking jobs such as thinning sugar beet, potato planting and harvesting apples are shown, as are winter tasks like drainage trenching, hedge cutting and fencing.
Farming on Film 3: 1947-79 - Farming on Film 1947-1979 is the third in a series of bygone farming dvd compilations which were filmed on real farms by farmers in the decades following the Second World War. This dvd uses archive footage to illustrate the massive changes that took place on the farm since the war with the introduction of new machinery, techniques and marketing, thus reducing the need for man and horse-power in the fields and on the farms. Rare archive coverage of the first post-war Royal Show in 1947 sets the scene for the changes that are to come. Other early footage featured in this dvd includes teaching farming techniques to 1950s schoolboys, potato planting by hand and early sugar beet lifting machinery. The modernisation of green pea harvesting and beet and potato production, the change from extensive to intensive livestock production and innovations in material handling are all covered by films that show historic machinery hard at work.
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How 5 New Orleans Communities Rebuilt Home in the Wake of Katrina
When it mattered most—when federally built levees collapsed, when 80 percent of the city lay underwater, when citizens were dying in the streets—government at all levels failed New Orleans. The inadequacies of officials on the local, state, and federal levels were on view for the nation to witness in the days after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast.
Less well known is the story of the city's recovery after the August 2005 storm. There again, the official efforts to rebuild the city often stalled and sputtered, leaving residents feeling frustrated and abandoned.
But as anyone familiar with the Crescent City knows, New-Orleanians are a unique breed, deeply loyal to their sometimes infuriating, often insane, and never imitated hometown.
It's that spirit that Tom Wooten captures in the new book, We Shall Not Be Moved: Rebuilding Home in the Wake of Katrina. Wooten follows community leaders in five very different city neighborhoods as they struggle to take rebuilding into their own hands. He divides the book into three sections, introducing the individuals and their neighborhoods before the storm, recounting the rebuilding efforts, and finishing with an update on the recovery five years later.
Among the tales are those of 78-year-old Phil Harris, who struggles to rebuild his home in Hollygrove, an often-marginalized neighborhood; Father Vien The Nguyen, a Catholic priest/force of nature dedicated to rebuilding the largely Vietnamese-American community of Village de l'Est; Lower Ninth Ward resident Pam Dashiell, who refused to let her neighborhood go without a fight; and Terry Miranda, a bastion of the Lakeview section of the city.
The book includes a forward by Walter Isaacson, a New Orleans native, noted journalist, and former vice-chairman of the Louisiana Recovery Authority. He concludes that, for him, Hollygrove's Harris is the book's defining character. In the months after the storm, Harris hitchhiked across the city daily to rebuild the home where he'd raised his family, where his wife had been born. Isaacson says:
Through his steady, unfailing effort, Phil embodied the humble determination and resilience that has brought New Orleans back to life. "It was heartbreaking," Phil said of the work, "but we couldn't give up. I just said, 'Well, I've got to get in and do it.'"
That same spirit fills citizens like the so-called "Broadmoor's trifecta." Hal Roark, LaToya Cantrell, and Father Jerry Kramer "were the Holy Trinity or the Three Stooges, depending on the storyteller and the day," the book notes—who helped rally their neighbors when they saw an early city plan to turn their residential neighborhood into green space. It's the same determination that inspires Dashiell, of the Lower Ninth Ward neighborhood of Holy Cross, to go head-to-head against the Army Corps of Engineers.
Wooten writes from the residents' perspectives, often using their own words, creating a narrative that rarely stalls. He draws attention to the heroes of New Orleans' recovery: the residents themselves, as well as the thousands of volunteers—from schools, nonprofit organizations and religious groups—who gave time and money to help rebuild one of the country's treasures.
Wooten, who now lives in New Orleans, recounts how he visited the city in February 2007 as a college student eager to help with the Gulf Coast rebuilding effort. He found a ravaged city that was far, far from recovery. Thanks to a fellowship from Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government, he returned to the city after his graduation to work on his book, moving into the city's Broadmoor neighborhood, which is featured in his narrative.
A Paradise Built in Hell
Rebecca Solnit explores communities that rise to the challenge of disaster.
One of the impressive things about Wooten's book is how right he gets it. He knows the neighborhoods, knows the players, knows the challenges. He brings home the frustrations of dealing with insurance companies and new entities like the Road Home Program, which provided homeowners with grants to rebuild. He manages to boil down complex bits of information—be it about meteorology or bureaucracy—into readable paragraphs. His research is impeccable.
As of 2012, New Orleans remains a work in progress. But Wooten's book shows how far it's come. We Shall Not Be Moved is recommended for anyone with an interest in New Orleans, in reconstruction after disaster, or in community organizing. In some ways, this book tells the stories of many Davids fighting multiple Goliaths—and often triumphing. But unlike David, these people do not fight alone; they join forces with their neighbors—former strangers—and take on big government. This book shows there is strength in numbers and in organization. It proves that a few determined people can change the fate of a city.
Poverty and inequality magnified Hurricane Katrina's effect on the Gulf. A resilient New Orleans means addressing these social issues first.
Lessons of dedication, solidarity, love, and recovery, five years after Katrina.
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