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The popular Agile literature can often seam naive when it comes to how Agilists work with project stakeholders:- Extreme Programming (XP) has a practice called On-Site Customer where one or more people work closely with your team to provide information and to make decisions in a timely manner.- Scrum has the role of Product Owner who is the one single person that the development team goes to for decisions about requirements. - Agile Modeling (AM) has the practice of Active Stakeholder Participation which extends On-Site Customer to get the stakeholder(s) actively involved with the modeling effort through the use of inclusive tools and techniques.
These are great strategies for small, co-located teams doing straightforward development, but they quickly fall apart at scale. This occurs for several reasons:1. Stakeholders are a diverse group. Your stakeholders include end users, business management, project funders, enterprise architects, operations staff, support staff, other system development teams, and many others. Different people have different, and often contradictory, requirements and they certainly have different priorities. It's questionable whether a single person, or a handful of persons, can adequately represent this diverse group.2. One person becomes a bottleneck. Even with a small co-located team this is a problem, let alone one that is geographically distributed or one that is very large. There's no way that a single person can be available 24/7 in a responsive manner to support distributed teams.3. It's a difficult role. The Product Owner/Customer (POC) is responsible for representing the business to the development team. They're making important decisions on a regular basis, decisions which they'll be held accountable for.4. One person becomes a serious project risk. Not only is it questionable whether a single person can fairly represent all stakeholders, even if they could what happens if you lose that person? They effectively become a single point of failure for your team.
To scale this role, consider the following strategies:1. Recognize the true scope of the POC role. Not only are they stakeholder proxies they also are a development team representative to the stakeholder community as a whole. As stakeholder proxies they'll make decisions and prioritize the work, they'll run requirements elicitation sessions, they'll negotiate priorities, and they'll put the development team in contact with stakeholders who have expertise in specific aspects of the domain. As team representatives they'll often demo the current version of the system to other stakeholders, communicate the status of the project to people, and respond to various requests for information from the stakeholders.2. Have multiple people in it. A single POC works well for small, co-located teams developing simple software. At scale you'll soon discover that you need multiple people in this role so that they don't become a bottleneck. For distributed teams it's common to see each subteam have one or more POCs who are managed by a primary/chief POC. The primary POC typically works on the coordinating team with the chief architect (I'll talk about this role in a future blog posting) and the program manager (also a topic for a future blog posting).3. Train them in business analysis skills. The person(s) in the POC role need good business analysis skills. If fact, it's common for people who were formerly BAs for traditional teams to step into the POC role, particularly with BAs who originally come from the business side of your organization. This strategy has its advantages and disadvantages. As a BA they've likely got solid business knowledge but their instincts may motivate them to take a documentation-driven approach to providing information to the development team instead of a collaboration-based approach. Be careful.4. Consider the full system development lifecycle. There's far more to the POC role than supporting the development team during Construction iterations. During "Iteration 0", the Inception phase for an Agile RUP project or the warm-up phase for an Eclipse Way project, the POC(s) will often lead the initial requirements envisioning efforts. The product backlog, or better yet your work item list, needs to come from somewhere after all. During the release iteration(s), the Transition phase for RUP or the End-Game phase for Eclipse Way, the POC(s) will focus on communicating the upcoming release to the stakeholder community, will be actively involved with any final user acceptance testing (UAT), and may even be involved with training end users.
In my January 2008 column in Dr Dobb's Journal, posted at http://www.ddj.com/architect/204801134 , I provide detailed advice about how to scale the way that you work with stakeholders on Agile projects by applying the practices of Agile Model Driven Development (AMDD). There's no magic solution, you just need to choose to organize yourself effectively. The good news is that you can easily work with stakeholders at scale.[Read More]
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It's customary to start a blog by describing the vision for it. Although this vision will undoubtedly evolve over time, it's always good to put a stake in the ground to get things started. Agile software development is clearly taking off and in my opinion is becoming the dominant development paradigm. Furthermore it appears that Agile approaches enjoy a higher success rate, providing better value for your IT investment, than do traditional approaches. Although organizations are succeeding at simpler projects with agile, many are struggling when applying Agile in more complex situations. They're finding that the "Agile rhetoric" doesn't always live up to its promises once you move into these complex situations. My goal with this blog is to share strategies for applying Agile techniques at scale.
When applying Agile strategies at scale you are likely to run into one or more of the following complexity factors:1. Geographical distribution. Is your team, including stakeholders, in different locations? Even being in different cubicles within the same building can erect barriers to communication, let alone being in different cities or even on different continents.2. Regulatory compliance. Regulations, including the Sarbanes-Oxley act, BASEL-II, and FDA statutes, to name a few, can increase the documentation and process burden on your projects. Complying to these regulations while still remaining as agile as possible can be a challenge.3. Entrenched policies, people, and processes. Most agile teams need to work within the scope of a larger organization, and that larger organization isn't always perfectly agile. Hopefully that will change in time, but we still need to get the job done right now. Your existing culture and organization can really hinder your ability to scale agile approaches, then a few "simple" changes can really help your efforts.4. Legacy systems. Although the politically correct term would be "proven assets" the reality is that it can be very difficult to leverage existing code and data sources due to quality problems. The code may not be well written, documented, or even have tests in place, yet that doesn't mean that your agile team should rewrite everything from scratch. Some legacy data sources are questionable at best, or the owners of those data sources difficult to work with, yet that doesn't given an agile team license to create yet another database.5. Organizational distribution. When your teams are made up of people working for different divisions, or if you have people from different companies (such as contractors, partners, or consultants), then your management complexity rises.6. Degree of governance. If you have one or more IT projects then you have an IT governance process in place. How formal it is, how explicit it is, and how effective it is will be up to you. IBM has been doing a lot of work in this topic over the past few years, and just recently Per Kroll and I have done some work around Lean Governance strategies. 7. Team size. Large teams will be organized differently than small teams, and they'll work differently too.8. System complexity. The more complex the system the greater the need for a viable architectural strategy. An interesting feature of the Rational Unified Process (RUP) is that it's Elaboration phase's primary goal is to prove the architecture via the creation of an end-to-end, working skeleton of the system. This risk-reduction technique is clearly a concept which Extreme Programming (XP) and Scrum teams can clearly benefit from.
It is definitely possible to scale Agile software development to meet the real-world complexities faced by modern organizations. Based on my experiences, I believe that over the next few years we'll discover that Agile scales better than traditional approaches. Many people have already discovered this, but as an industry I believe that there isn't yet sufficient evidence to state this as more than opinion. My goal with this blog is to provide advice for scaling Agile so as to increase your chances of success.
So, it looks like I have my work cut out for me. My strategy will be to address common questions which I get when working with customers and with internal IBM development teams. I have the privilege to work with a variety of software development teams worldwide, helping them to become more agile. They're all struggling with the same basic issues although don't recognize it because they're too focused on their own situation. So hopefully I'll be able to spread the word about what's actually working in practice.
I hope that you stay tuned.
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ACTU to present prize-winning violinist on Nov. 15
Arts for the Community at Thomas University presents prize-winning violinist Minyoung Cho with pianist Eunmi Lee on Friday, Nov. 15, as part of the Fridays at Noon series in the Balfour Chapel on the Main Campus of Thomas University. Friday's program will include works by Schubert, Suk and Mendelssohn.
Dr. Cho made her Carnegie Hall debut in 2012 as winner of the American Fine Arts Festival. She regularly performs throughout the region and world as a soloist and orchestral musician.
Cho, a native of Seoul, South Korea, began to play the violin at the age of 10. She attended Dankook University and then moved to the United States. She earned master's and doctoral degrees at Florida State University.
"Minyoung performed the solo violin part with us when we performed Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 last month," said Karl Barton, series coordinator, "and I am excited to be able to feature her in a solo recital in the beautiful, intimate setting of the Balfour Chapel."
The concert is free and open to the public. A complimentary luncheon will follow the performance. For additional information, visit thomasu.edu/actu or call (229) 227-6964.


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I have completed 35 weeks, this is our first baby- radiolologist and gynaecologist are happy with baby and me, and she is giving me the choice of whether I want to try for a normal delivery or opt for an elected C section. I met the anesthesiologist who spent 15 mins trying to convince me NOT TO go for a C sec. My husband wants me to avoid a surgery ( a surgery is a surgery after all) but also feels empathetic enough to say I wont be able to see you in so much pain.
I met some nurses from the labour room of my hospital when I had gone there for some tests. Each told me they havent seen any normal delivery without a cut given to help baby ease out.. I saw pics of that in a pregnancy book and felt really scared... If they r anyways going to give a cut, isnt a C SEC better?I mean, my qs is, if u r going to go thru pain, n then some anesthesia, then cut , then stitches for a normal delivery, then is it not better to go initially for a C SEC only?
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SWIM: 1 lap 2.4 miles (3.8kms)
Cut off Time 2 hours 20 minutes:
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For all the latest information regarding the wtc rules for swimwear, swim apparel, wetsuits and speedsuits please visit: www.usatriathlon.org
The swim course will be a point to point ocean swim bordering Cozumel's coral reef.
There will be no swim warm up, swimming in the race course may result in disqualification
The swim will be a rolling start. Athletes will enter the water in a continuous stream through a controlled access point, similar to how running road races are started. An athlete's times will start when they cross timing mats at the start line. Athletes will be directed to self-seed on race morning based on their projected swim time. Volunteers and staff will be in the staging area with signs and will assist with this process. Self-seeding will not be mandatory but will be encouraged.
Age Group Athletes will begin to enter the water at 7:10 a.m. It is expected to take 20 minutes for all athletes to enter the water; everyone will be in the water by 7:30 a.m.
Water temperature in the month of November is typically around 80.5 F. No wetsuits will be allowed for this event.
Athletes will swim 100 meters into the ocean making their way to the buoy, here they will turn left and swim approximately 3.5 kilometers in a straight line (current will be in athletes favor) past Chankanaab pier (2nd buoy) making a left heading towards the 3rd and last buoy, here athletes will make a final left turn making their way back to the exit located at Chankanaab Park.
Ford Ironman Cozumel will provide a bright colored swim cap for each athlete. This cap is provided for your safety and must be worn throughout the entire swim leg.
Prior to start, optional pre-race bags will be available for each athletes morning clothes, items must fit in properly inside the pre swim bag, these bags will be kept at the post race area and should be retrieved by the athlete immediately after the marathon portion of the event.
BIKE: 3 laps 112 miles (180 kms)
Cut off time 10 hours 30 minutes after start:
The bike course is a flat and paved road, starting at the CHANKANAAB parking lot (T1), and finishing at T2 Cozumel's City Hall, Downtown Cozumel (T2). You will have to complete 1.3laps around the Island in a counter clockwise direction. Every lap will go past by the City Hall, between T2 and the finish line.
Upon leaving T1 at Chankanaab Park, turn right and continue onto Cozumel's highway and ride for approximately 12 miles south of the Island (Punta Sur), at this point you will continue north for approximately 9 miles along Cozumel's ocean front where strong cross winds are expected.
You will head towards Juarez Ave (a place called Mezcalitos) where you will turn left and ride towards 30th Ave, at this point you will make another left turn and ride straight on to 11th street, turning right onto City Hall to complete your first lap. Athlete must complete 3 full laps in order to finish this stage of the event.
The entire course is flat and on perfectly paved road
Important: Due to the strong cross winds during a portion of the bike segment, the use of disc wheels will be strictly forbidden, please take this into consideration to select your racing wheels. Race officials will monitor this at bike check in.
RUN: 3 laps 26.2 miles (42.195kms)
Cut off time: 17 hours from start
The entire course will be closed to car access and will be marked: every mile and every 5k.
The run course is a flat and paved road; it passes by many of Cozumel's signature sites, including its waterfront walk, Downtown's main plaza, and historic neighborhoods.
After finishing the bike portion of the race, turn in your bike to our T2 volunteers who will rack your bike, you will then pick up your running gear and proceed to the changing tents.
The runner will proceed north along the main street (Rafael Melgar Ave.) reaching the turnaround point near Cozumel's golf course and running back to the starting point to complete his/hers first lap . To complete the race you will have to run 3 laps finishing right in front of City Hall inside the main plaza.
You will find aid stations every other Km (orange and lemon flavor Gatorade, water, ice, Fuel 2 Go (gel), Vaseline, cola and medical assistance.
Race officials will be located at every turn around and along the entire course, as well as timing mats and video cameras.
The competitor BIB number should be visible at all times during the run, especially at the finish line.
Medical assistance will be provided at bike – run transition. Athletes who may need serious medical assistance at this point will not be allowed to continue. Medical decision will be irrefutable.


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From the OpenSolaris forums, by way of Daring Fireball's John Gruber comes word this afternoon that Apple's decision to remove ZFS support from Snow Leopard was based on licensing issues.
Specifically, Apple may have wanted a "private license" from Sun Microsystems, and Sun simply did not want to play ball. Neither side could agree on suitable terms, so support was removed. [OpenSolaris Mailing List via Daring Fireball]


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Covering the Bases: Game 15
FIRST: That Vernon Wells fellow is on a nice little hot streak.
In the Jays' 4-3 win over the Royals, Mr. Dub went 3-for-4 with a home run, two doubles, two runs scored and one RBI. The homer went off the facing of the third deck in left (!) and his first double jump-started a late rally in the seventh inning.
As of this writing, Wells was tied for the Major League lead with seven homers and ranked numero uno in the bigs with 47 total bases. We can still stick with the "it's only April 20" mindset here, but the Jays continue to be extremely encouraged by the production of their cleanup man.
It's been written before, but Wells and manager Cito Gaston are quick to point out that the roots of the center fielder's current streak rest in the final days of Spring Training. That's when hitting coach Dwayne Murphy talked with Wells about making a slight change with his hands. He's generating more load, leading to more power. It's helped with timing and pitch recognition up to this point.
"Murph and I have worked hard," Wells said. "We worked hard in Spring Training and I continue to do it. If he sees something, he tells me and I try to make an adjustment. It's been a good working relationship so far and we'll continue to keep working at it."
SECOND: Shawn Camp has already established himself as a valuable member of the Blue Jays' bullpen. And so far, this season has been no exception. Gaston is quick to say that Camp is very underrated, and I have to say that I agree. He can eat up innings if needed, and has been especially effective this year and last.
In Tuesday's win, Camp entered with a runner on second base and one out in the sixth inning. He created two quick flyouts to escape the jam. Camp then slipped into a two-out, two-on situation in the seventh and got out of it with a groundout. So far this year, Camp's thrown 10 innings, posted a 0.90 and has eight strikeouts against two walks.
His work on Tuesday was quietly a big part of the win.
"He just comes to pitch," Gaston said. "It was big for him to do that. He got us through 1 2/3 innings and that was big."
THIRD: Eveland did not have his best stuff on Tuesday night, but he still lasted into the sixth inning for the Jays. Again, considering he's the fifth starter, the Jays have to be thrilled with his work up to this point. Through three outings, Eveland has done exactly what the Jays need, provide innings and keep the team in the contest.
Eveland did that against the Royals and the Jays did what they've been doing often this year — they rallied late. Toronto has five comeback wins through 15 games. Last year, they had 32 comeback wins all year.
"We've got plenty of power in this lineup," Eveland said. "I feel like as a starter, going six innings and giving up a couple runs — three or four runs — you've still got a good chance of winning a ballgame."
HOME: Overbay has now shown improvement in two straight games. On Monday, he went 2-for-2 with two walks and reched base five times. On Tuesday, he went 1-for-3 with a walk and a crucial double to deep center field (though Rick Ankiel said he should have been able to make the catch). Baby steps…
"He's been battling through the struggles and he's kept working," Wells said. "It'll pay off for him."


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BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Health Ministry will set up a national network within five years to provide a way of monitoring the long-term impact of chronic air pollution on human health, state media said on Monday.
The network will gather data on PM2.5, or particulate matter with a diameter of 2.5 micrometers, in different locations around the country, the report said, citing a ministry statement.
"The document noted that the absence of a long-term, systematic monitoring system has prevented the country from uncovering the link between air pollution and human health," the report said.
The network will first cover cities where smog is most prevalent, it added.
"The evaluation will be based on the integrated and long-term analysis of PM2.5 data, weather information and cases of local residents' diseases and deaths," Xinhua said.
An international study published in July showed that air pollution is shortening the lives of people in northern China by about 5.5 years compared to the south, a legacy of a policy that provided free coal for heating in the north.
Air quality is of increasing concern to China's stability-obsessed leaders, anxious to douse potential unrest as a more affluent, urban population turns against a growth-at-all-costs economic model that has besmirched much of the country's air, water and soil.
The government has announced many plans to fight pollution over the years, but has made little apparent progress, especially in the north and northeast.
Last week, the PM2.5 index reached a reading of 1,000 in some parts of Harbin, the gritty capital of northeastern Heilongjiang province and home to some 11 million people, virtually shutting it down.
A level above 300 is considered hazardous, while the World Health Organization recommends a daily level of no more than 20.
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If you own a Tacoma then we have good news and bad news. The bad news is that installing larger tires can prematurely wear out the rubber bushings on your steering rack. Worse still, these bushings are not available from the dealer; you have to purchase a whole new steering rack. The good news is that Energy Suspension offers replacement bushings made from polyurethane that are firmer than stock for crisper steering and less susceptibility to wear.
If you don't have a new Tacoma, don't feel left out. Energy Suspension also make similar bushings for earlier 4Runners and Tacomas, as well as Dodge Dakotas and Durangos.
We got our hands on one of the first sets of Energy Suspension bushings for '05-plus Tacomas and headed to Relentless Fabrication in Sparks, Nevada, to perform the installation. As the name suggests, Relentless is more of a fabrication shop than a repair facility, having built a reputation for making innovative, lightweight armor for late-model Toyotas. Without a lift, the guys at Relentless performed the installation on the floor of the shop using jackstands and handtools. While the installation took a full day, it could easily be replicated in your driveway at home.


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Gold Star Family Tree of Honor at state Capitol honors Colorado fallen service members
DENVER — Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013 — Gov. John Hickenlooper joined Maj. Gen. H. Michael Edwards, the Adjutant General of Colorado, military members and families today to light the "Gold Star Family Tree of Honor" at the state Capitol. The tree lighting ceremony honors all Colorado-based service members who have died in combat operations since Sept. 11, 2001.
"This 'Gold Star Family Tree of Honor' reminds us of those who have so bravely served our country, but who are not with us today," Hickenlooper said. "We are continually inspired by our service members' commitment to our state and nation. This holiday season, and every day throughout the year, we remember and are thankful for the sacrifices these men and women and their families make."
The 2013 tree is a 32-foot, 49-year-old subalpine fir harvested at 8,500 feet from the State Trust Land in northern Larimer County. The Colorado State Forest Service (CSFS) selectively cuts trees in this area as a part of ongoing efforts to improve forest health due to the recent mountain pine beetle epidemic. This is the third year in a row the CSFS Fort Collins District has harvested a tree for the state Capitol.
The Department of Personnel and Administration installed the Capitol tree, and it was decorated by the Department of Military and Veteran Affairs.


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Volunteer, you are the pillar of this organization!
Indeed, the Event doesn't exist without you! At present, you are about 1500 people to help us every year!
The first IRONMAN France Nice race started in 2005, with 700 volunteers. Each year, volunteer's number increases: 900 in 2006, then 1 100 in 2007, 1400 in 2008 and finally 1500 volunteers last year! This year again, we cannot do it alone – as always, we need your help!
You would like to be volunteer for the first time?! For your information, to be volunteer on the IRONMAN France Nice refers to some key points:
● Contributing to the success of an international sport event
● Assisting all athletes in their effort
● Ensuring safety's competitors
● Giving time for a fantastic race
● Cheering the athletes during the race
● Living and to discovering the event from the inside
Important dates to remember when volunteering with us !
● The event takes place by the opening of IRONMAN Expo, implanted on La Promenade des Anglais and by the beginning of the registration of the athletes on Thursday, June 27th
● On race day, Sunday, June 30th, 6.25am means the start of the competition on Plage du Centenaire.
● Monday, July 1st, after the race : Awards Ceremony takes place to the Parc Phoenix (implanted near the airport) and also the Awards ceremony, where athletes will receive their slot for Hawaii.
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Over the next several weeks I will be publishing here installments of a paper I wrote on behalf of my fellow elders in my church. In it I attempted to provide some perspective on the thorny question of how sin can exist in a world created by a good God. Notice I said perspective and not answer because many brilliant man and woman have preceded me, are alive today, and will arise in the future with far better minds than I possess, who nevertheless won't be able to definitively answer this question. Alas, I would much rather take the high road and continue to have us consider what it means to be dwellers in God's kingdom, in Christ, but I cannot seem to evade these difficult theological questions; such is one of the challenges that goes with the territory. The following paper will likely not satisfy anyone; the scholars among you will find it poorly attested, and the rest of you will find it too heady. Please don't give up on it, though; because the exercise will be good for all our brains and hopefully cause us to wrestle with--perhaps for the first time--what we believe and why. BONSAI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
1) Because God is Good whatever He wills is Good; God's will always flows out of His inherent Goodness. One reason we can be certain we can trust God to be faithful to His promises is because His Goodness is His very nature. It is as the Psalmist confidently trusts:
He restores my strength.
The presupposition opposing this is held by the so-called High-Calvinists. It states, "Whatever God wills is good because He willed it." This supposition, also called voluntarism, was perfected—if not invented— in the 13th century by Duns Scotus, who firmly asserted that for God to be God, God must be absolutely free. And voluntarism became the foundation of Reformed theology. For example, in, Bondage of the Will, Luther states,
God is that Being, for whose will no cause or reason is to be assigned, as a rule or standard by which it acts, seeing that, nothing is superior or equal to it, but it is itself the rule of all things. For if it acted by any rule or standard, or from any cause or reason, it would no longer be the will of God.[i]
One of the main problems I have with voluntarism is if it were true, it would leave us doubting God's faithfulness to His promises. If His will is only a pure expression of His free, unbridled power and not His goodness, then God could change His mind, if He so chose, in order to demonstrate His power.
2) God will not act in contradiction of His Goodness; God is God.
3) God is relational. The whole Biblical narrative attests to this fact, but a particularly poignant demonstration of the relational nature of God is found in Matthew 23:37,
"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those who are sent to you! How often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you would have none of it!" [NET]
We also know God is relational because of the eternal relationship of the three Persons of the Trinity. And this relationship is bonded together by love; for God is love.
4) There is a right order that both defines and is defined by love; God is holy. The inscrutable Divine nature is Goodness, which is love and holiness in perfect tension, where by tension is meant that if either side—love or holiness—is diminished, or eliminated, both sides are lost. That Goodness can be defined by the tension of love and holiness is supported by Micah 6:8. Probably the most explicit statement of the tension of love and holiness is found in Ephesians 1:4,
For he chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world that we may be holy and unblemished in his sight in love. [NET]
But the love/holiness tension is ubiquitous throughout the Scriptures[ii], and usually stated in terms of mercy and justice (see below).
5) God's love does not want to be contained. But because of its nature, love can be contained by one rejecting it.
6) Therefore, righteous relationships, by definition, are when love is freely chosen and shared through translation—not as a transaction—between the lovers in the perfect tension of love and holiness. Love is not a matter of deal making or coercion, but freely giving and freely receiving and receiving in order to freely give again.
7) God is sovereign over His sovereignty; although, this is really a restatement of Presupposition 2 (above).
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[ii] E.g., Gal. 5:13-26; Col. 3:12-14;I Pet. 1:22-25;I Thes. 4:1-12; Ps. 25:8


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Closed Captioning: Not Just for the Hearing Impaired
Closed captioned television officially became available in March 1980, but in 1971 PBS offered the first captioned program when it open captioned Julia Child's The French Chef. Two years later, The ABC News began a PBS open captioned rebroadcast five hours after the original air time. The first closed captioned television programs began on March 16, 1980 with The ABC Sunday Night Movie, The Wonderful World of Disney, and Masterpiece Theatre. Real-time captioning began in 1982, and today there are more than 14,000 hours of captioned programming each year. The Television Decoder Circuitry Act of 1990 mandated that all television sets larger than thirteen inches produced after 1993 must contain caption-decoding technology. So the television set in your classroom is most likely caption-friendly; you just need to turn it on!
Who is using closed captioning? General population numbers suggest that it's a lot more than you may think. In addition to the 28 to 32 million Americans who are deaf or hard-of-hearing, there are the 30 million Americans who are learning English as a second language and as many as 45 million children and adults who are learning to read! Clearly, closed captions have the capacity to impact a lot of lives, particularly when added to educational programming. Over the years, PBS has been a leader in both educational programming and closed captioning. At Colonial Williamsburg, we continue that tradition by closed captioning all of our videos and live television broadcasts.
How can you take best advantage of closed captioning in your classroom? Here is our Top Ten list:
- Improve reading vocabulary for early and struggling readers who have a larger speaking than reading vocabulary. Mute the volume and enable closed captioning.
- Enable closed captioning on a content video. Have students write down key vocabulary words and then discuss their definitions. Develop a Video Vocabulary Notebook for each content area.
- Mute the volume and challenge all readers to improve their speed and fluency by reading the captions. Then, assess students' content comprehension.
- Select a segment from a content-rich program that fits a current area of study. Mute the volume and ask students to write captions describing the action taking place in the program. Enable closed captioning, then replay the segment and have students compare their captions with the closed captions.
- If your video source includes foreign language closed captions, use them to help students read along in the foreign language while listening in English.
- Select a foreign language content video with foreign language captioning to help students connect the spoken language with the written words.
- For ESL students, enable the English closed captioning so students can connect the written form of the language with the verbal form to promote expression, verbal phrasing, and pronunciation.
- Select a film based on a piece of children's literature (e.g. Castles by David Macaulay, The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats, or Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Patterson) and have students compare the printed text with the closed captioning, note how the language was modified to fit the medium, and assess its effectiveness.
- Select a content video and have students list the important parts of speech that influence the story. For example, making a list of adjectives that describe the main character, or looking for connections to character and plot development.
- Select a short video and have students enhance their listening skills by write real-time closed captions. Provide assistance as needed by using the "pause" control on your VCR.
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by Mary Kae Krause
"Soft as silk cake flour," to use a phrase coined by a Midwestern grandmother, aptly describes the sensation of stroking the elegant Balinese coat. I'll always remember the first time I laid eyes on a Balinese. He was a most handsome lilac point, sire to the chocolate point variant that my husband Carl and I purchased. One look at that long, lithe body cloaked in silk, with the exquisite plume and "drop dead" blue eyes, romping about the cattery and I was captivated! Within a few months we had purchased our first breeding male, a lovely chocolate point, and have been breeding and showing Balinese ever since. They are the true joy of my life and therefore, I am so happy to have this opportunity to write about these wonderful creatures.
The Balinese is a long, slender cat with fine boning and the same Himalayan color pattern as the Siamese. They come in the four Siamese colors: seal point, blue point, chocolate point and lilac point. Their head forms a long, tapering wedge with a long, straight profile. Ears are large and continue the wedge. Eyes are blue and almond shaped. In fact, the Balinese is exactly like a Siamese except for the coat, which is medium in length, fine and silky without a downy undercoat. It lies close to the body, flowing toward the rear where it ends in a graceful, plumed tail.
Little is known about the early history of the Balinese. Some say that at least one Chinese tapestry depicts pointed longhairs. The Cat Fanciers Federation (CFF) had a longhair Siamese (which is what Balinese actually are and what they were originally called) registered in 1928. However, this history starts later, in the 1950s, when true breeding programs were established. It is believed that "fuzzy" kittens were born to Siamese litters from time to time. This longer coat being undesirable, the breeders would quietly pet these kittens out. All of this changed forever in the 1950s when two Siamese breeders, Mrs. Marion Dorsey of Rai-Mar Cattery in California and Mrs. Helen Smith of MerryMews Cattery in New York, both found longhairs in their Siamese litters and were quite taken by their beauty. Rather than petting them out as others had done, they began line breeding to produce longhair Siamese.
It was Helen Smith who came to name these cats Balinese because she felt that the name Long Hair Siamese did not flow well and that they greatly resembled the grace and elegance of the Balinese dancers. She was the first to exhibit Balinese in CFA in the AOV class at the Empire Cat Show in New York City. Helen and Marion worked together during the '50s and '60s to develop breeding stock and to gain recognition as a new mutation breed. Mrs. Dorsey showed in a CFF show in Glendale California as early as 1956. It is due to these two women and their foresight that we have the Balinese to enjoy today.
In 1965 Marion Dorsey sold Rai-Mar cattery to Sylvia Holland of Holland's Farm Cattery in Tarzana, California. Sylvia was a Siamese breeder who had acquired her first Balinese, (Rai-Mar's Sputnik of Holland's Farm) from Rai-Mar in 1958. She became totally captivated with the breed and dedicated the rest of her life to advancing their cause, especially with CFA.
Sylvia describes her vision of a Balinese in terms that still hold true today: "What is a Balinese like? Picture an elegant, tall, slender Siamese, with a noble head, piercing blue eyes, and a proud bearing. Clothe him in long, fine, silky hair, flowing back softly towards his tail, where it spreads out like a plume. Listen to his voice - not quite so loud and insistent as some Siamese we could mention, but unmistakably Siamese in tune. Watch how he steps up graciously to make your acquaintance, tail on high, purring his loudest and ready for a romp. This is a Balinese."
Sylvia Holland became the catalyst that brought all of the Balinese breeders together to pool their resources and work together to improve the breed and have it recognized in all associations. When it became apparent that there was a need to outcross to expand the gene pool, she convinced fellow breeders to exchange cats and kittens and share stud service. She, herself, worked extensively in helping other breeders establish and expand their lines. Pedigrees of almost all Balinese can be traced to the Holland's Farm line. In addition to the contributions that she made to breeding, Sylvia Holland was very active in getting the Balinese recognized in CFA. By 1965 they had been accepted in all associations except CFA. In 1967, Sylvia Holland attended CFA's annual convention and saw the Balinese granted Provisional status. In 1970, they were finally accepted for Championship status. That year there were 23 Balinese entered in the prestigious Santa Monica show.
During this time the Balinese Breeders and Fans of America (B.B.F.A.) association was formed. It fell to this association to write the first breed standards in 1965 and 1967, which were revised again for CFA in 1970. They also wrote the Code of Ethics, which figured largely in the progress of the breed.
It would be five years before breeders saw the first Balinese grand champion and unfortunately, Sylvia Holland was no longer alive to celebrate it; how proud she would have been. The first grand was a blue point male owned by Frank and Lieselotte A. Grimes. With the Grimes' determination, it is not surprising that the second grand, a blue point female bred by Nellie Sparrow of Gaynells Cattery, was also owned by them. The first cat took two years and 21 shows to grand, the second only seven months.
Things got better - there were nine Balinese grands between 1975 and 1980: GC Ti-Mau's Szabo Aki of Die Lilo, a blue point male; GC Gaynells Tanisha of Die Lilo, a blue point female; GC Elite Sunup Sky of Sunup, a blue point female; GP, RW Sharamar's Real McCoy of Syrtaki, a seal point neuter; GC Del-Ri's Miiko Rikki, a lilac point male; GC Ti-Mau's Kiss Me Kate of Mikaso, a lilac point female; GC Sharamar's Hairy of Nagai-Ke, a blue point male; GC, RW Del-Ri's Miika Sumi, a lilac point male; GC Del-Ri's Beige Boy of Baliagra, a chocolate point male.
While this period was good to the Balinese in the show ring, there was serious disagreement brewing within the ranks. Several breeders thought that it would be a fun idea to breed and show Balinese in the Colorpoint Shorthair colors. Because the Colorpoint Shorthair is a hybrid cat, the purists would not agree with this because it would cause the Balinese to lose its status as a pure mutation of the Siamese. If they lost their mutation status, a cut-off date for breeding back to the parent breed would be imposed. And so the controversy simmered. The solution was to breed and show these long-haired Colorpoints by a different name and, in 1979, the Javanese breed was recognized by CFA. (CFA is the only association to limit Balinese to the four Siamese colors and class all other colors as Javanese.) The rift that started would continue as opinion differed regarding standards. Splinter groups developed and broke away from the core group. As the cats continued to improve in type and enjoy increased wins, the discord intensified, unfortunately interfering, perhaps, with homogenous development of the cats and collegiality among their breeders.
In the years between 1980 and 1985 there were 36 Balinese to grand in CFA. There were also seven cats to achieve regional awards (five in the Northwest Region): GC Rangkesari's Isadora, a blue point female, the Northwest Region's 15th Best Cat in 1982-83; GP Balcham's Sabrina, a blue point spay, the Southwest Region's 8th Best Cat in Premiership in 1982-83; GP Chesboro Moonshine, a lilac point neuter, the Northwest Region's 3rd Best Cat in Premiership in 1983-84 and 9th Best Cat in Premiership in 1984-85; GC Rangkesari's Ironwolfe, a lilac point male, the Northwest Region's 9th Best Cat in 1984-85; GC Ebonfyre's Alderon of Kimeron, a lilac point male, the Northwest Region's 15th Best Cat in 1984-85; GC Chesboro Beauregard, a lilac point male, the Northwest Region's 16th Best Cat in 1984-85; Mr. Tai-Grr Tu, a seal point neuter, the Southwest Region's 9th Best Cat in Premiership in 1984-85.
During this period, Leslie Lamb was a vital force in the world of Balinese. Leslie strongly encouraged the practice of breeding back to the Siamese parent breed to improve type. At this time many Balinese more strongly resembled the old style "applehead" Siamese than the modern Siamese. The practice of breeding to the parent breed produced all shorthair kittens which would carry the longhair gene. Because of the Siamese influence the variants of that time had much better type than that produced by longhair to longhair breeding. These variants, of course, could not be shown, but did prove invaluable to the breeding program. In the 15 years that she was breeding, Leslie bred 13 grands, and most of these were variant to variant breeding. The focus of her breeding program was to breed for the perfect head, breeding out the bumpy profile that for so long had been a characteristic of the Balinese. In fact, her cats were known for the "Rangkesari head."
In 1986 Leslie unfortunately developed asthma and had to give up her cats and breeding. She placed GC Rangkesari's Ironwolfe with Adelle Hathaway of Del-Ri cattery, where he continued to make strong contributions to the breed. The remainder of her cats were placed with various breeders and appear in many present-day pedigrees.
At this same time, on the other side of the country in Hawkinsville, Georgia, there was another breeder who was making very solid gains with the breed, Nellie Sparrow of Gaynells Cattery. Nellie had been working with the Balinese since the early 1970s and was extremely concerned for the Bali coat. Although she agreed with Leslie's belief in the need for breeding back to the parent breed to improve type, she was concerned that this be done judiciously or the proper coat would be lost. She was furthermore very mindful of the type of Siamese that should be used, believing that Siamese showing longer coats were longhair carriers and were what should be used in the breeding program. It was her experience that the coats produced by this type of Siamese were of the silky type which was desired in the Balinese.
The late '80s continued to be a controversial time in the Bali world. Due to the lack of agreement among breeders and the subtle differences and lack of consistency in cats presented for show, judges probably became confused as to what a Balinese was supposed to look like, and this likely prevented their bringing them up in finals. Exhibitors did not know what to expect, and those new to exhibiting Balinese quickly became discouraged. Due to this turmoil, combined with the emergence of many new breeds, the popularity of the breed begin to decline. Whereas there could be upwards of 35 Balinese in a class in the late '70s, by the late '80s they had become a rarity in the show hall.
One result of the controversy was that there was a reclassification of the breed from the longhair division to the shorthair division; Balinese began competing as shorthairs in 1984.
Balinese breed clubs also were experiencing problems during this period. They were losing membership and consequently funding. Newsletters began cutting back on pages and then entire issues. The B.B.F.A. continued to try to unite the various forces but finally decided that it had outlived its usefulness and disbanded. They passed the torch to the California Balinese Club (later to become the Continental Balinese Club) which became the force to represent the Balinese with CFA.
By the late 1980s Leslie Lamb had left breeding for health reasons and Nellie Sparrow took a leave of absence for personal reasons. Both of these women made strong contributions to the breed and their cats appear behind most of the current day lines. We owe a great deal to both of these ladies for helping develop the modern day Balinese.
A couple of other breeders of note from this period were:
As Leslie Lamb was going out of breeding and Nellie Sparrow was going on a leave of absence, Bobbie Short, owner of Balik Balinese, came along to pick up the baton. She had the good fortune to acquire cats from both the Rangeskari and Gaynells catteries. Bringing the hard work of these two catteries together was like magic, and within a very short time Bobbie was producing outstanding cats! CH Rangkesari's Tabia of Balik was to become the first Balinese DM and one of Tabia's descendants, GC, RW Balik's Snow Goose Mambo, was the first Balinese to break 5000 points - not to mention that offspring of "The Goose" are producing grand offspring, that are producing grand offspring. What an accomplishment! Bobbie only had the opportunity to breed and exhibit for a brief period of time in the late '80s and early '90s. Then circumstances caused her to take a sabbatical. By this time, however, she had shared the "magic" of the Balik Balinese genes and had placed cats with many present-day breeders. The Balik line has contributed to the success enjoyed by several catteries including CasaDecano, Chiquita, Gaynells, Jaibois, KLM, Purrmatix and Staccato, to name a few.
GC Balik's Symphony of Staccato achieved DM status in July, 1995, followed by CH Balik's Woman Child of Purrmatix, DM (mother of two Purrmatix DMs) later that same year and GC Balik's Sweet Dreams of Jaibois, DM in June of 1997. (Sweet Dreams and Symphony are the only two littermate sisters to receive a DM in the Balinese breed.) GC Balik's Bolshoi of Purrmatix needs only one more grand to make him the first male DM. In addition, CH Balik's Maestro of Staccato, CH Balik's Diego of CasaDecano and CH Balik's Khartoum of Jaibois have each produced numerous grands. This should give one some idea of the success Bobbie had with her Gaynells x Rangkesari matings.
Bobbie served the Balinese breed by representing it as CFA's Balinese Breed Council Secretary.
Before I move on from this recent history I would like to offer a (partial) list recapping those names made known to me by my resources who have gone before us and laid the ground work for those of us in the present. To those contributors I have neglected to note here because my resources may have been less than complete, please accept my apologies. Balinese breeders today owe you all a great debt: Francis Byford, Mia Ching; Lorene Campbell, Nagai Ke; Karen Christmann, Balique; Elcy Crouch, E.L.C. Kats; Maureen Davies, Balimoor; Nancy Grandison, Balinan; Barbara Harr, Harr; Barbara Karns, Balihoo; Leslie Lamb, Rangkesari; Nancy Lehrer, Purr-Power; Chris Norton, Jaimar; Diana Price, Baliagra; Carol Radatz, Cahera; Louise Reardon, Queenettes; Ann Sandner, Tassam; Adrienne Schettini, Azureyes; Nellie Sparrow, Gaynells; and Kris Willison, KLM.
With the development of so many new breeds in the past 20+ years, Balinese no longer have the popularity they enjoyed in the early days (but this is probably true for almost all breeds); however, those of us working with Balinese have seen them achieve great accomplishments. The cats being shown today, products of all the blood, sweat and tears of those who worked so diligently before us, truly meet not only the Balinese breed standard but also, except for the coat length, the Siamese standard as well. They truly are long-haired Siamese. Probably the most visible of the present day catteries is Purrmatix, owned by Terrie and Bruce Smith of Long Island, New York. Terrie has been breeding and showing her lovely Balinese since 1989. Purrmatix cats have been national Best and/or 2nd Best of Breed in four out of the last five years. GC, RW Purrmatix Suzie-Q holds the record as the highest scoring Balinese (5827.70 points) to date. Purrmatix has also bred two DMs with Purrmatix prefixes, GC Purrmatix Dream Come True in Blue, DM and GC Purrmatix New Sensation, DM. Purrmatix has produced more grands than any other Balinese cattery to date, two of which were one-show grands, and has enjoyed the most "firsts" and "bests" of any Bali breeder thus far. This could be the season for a national win for a Purrmatix Balinese, a "first" that would go far to promote the Balinese breed.
Jan and Bob Isaak of Jaibois have been working with Carol Baker-Jones of Bellavia, Ron Davidson of Chiquita and Pat Decano of CasaDecano producing some lovely Balinese. GC, RW Jaibois Sweet Talker was Best of Breed in 1993-94 and GC, RW Chiquita Salome On Rye of Bellavia was national 2nd Best of Breed 1995-96 and in 1996-97 GC Chiquita Chickyboom was national 2nd Best of Breed. Among them they have produced at least 12 grands.
Best of Breed 1995-96 was GC, RW Balilyn's He's My Boy, bred and shown by Evelyn Forster of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Evelyn has been breeding and showing Balinese for many years and has produced a number of grands as well.
My husband Carl and I, of Staccato Cattery, have been breeding and showing Balinese since 1989. In that time Staccato has produced six Balinese grands, two of which were regional winners in 1994-95: GC, RW Staccato's Mozart and CH, GP, RW Staccato's Ravel. Our CH Balik's Maestro of Staccato also has two Javanese grands to his credit: GC, RW Staccato's Coffee Cantata and her littermate sister, GC Staccato's Sonata of Derry Downs.
Kris Willison of KLM (formerly Su-Bali) has been working with Lorene Campbell of Nagai Ke with Balinese for over 20 years. Kris is the only breeder to date to have a Balinese double grand, GC, GP, KLM's Lightning Boy. She has been of continued service to the Balinese breed since the 1970s. Kris and Lorene have worked together to produce some wonderful examples of the breed using variants and Siamese to lock type into their lines.
Kris has made another important contribution to the breed by applying her computer skills as its historian and statistician. Whenever one wishes to research a pedigree or learn more about a specific cat, Kris is there with the answers. She also maintains the largest website for Balinese and Javanese cats. (Browse her site at http://www.flash.net/~klm/cattery.) She provided me with numerous articles and reams of statistics which were used to write this article and to prepare the statistical charts. It is great to have such a wealth of information so readily available. (Kris states that her data is current as of 7/1/97; she welcomes any additions or corrections to her data.)
Other contemporary Balinese breeders include:
If you share your life with a Balinese you will never be at a loss for a best friend. Balinese adore their people and have to be involved with everything their person does, be it brushing teeth, cooking breakfast or reading a book. They make you feel that no matter what you are doing, you are the most wonderful, fascinating creature on earth. My DM helps me with my makeup every day. Since she is a blue point she is especially helpful on "Blue Jean Friday." They are very verbal and can speak to you on just about any subject. If you are sad, they will weep with you; sick, they will comfort you; and happy they will play with you. And do they love to play!
Balinese love to ride around on your shoulder and to play "fetch the mousie." I have even seen Ron Davidson's Chiquita Balinese ride on his shoulder to ring calls on numerous occasions. Give them a ping pong ball and they have a great game of "soccer," especially on a hardwood or tile floor.
The males are especially affectionate. I call them my "cling-ons" because that's exactly what they love to do. My husband Carl calls the boys Mommie's marsupials due to their extraordinarily loving temperaments.
Balinese are very easy to care for. Because theirs is a single coat that lies close to the body, all that is needed is an occasional brush or comb, routine nail clipping and oral hygiene. Show cats are, of course, bathed before every show and whole males do occasionally need a "stud tail" bath. Depending upon personal preference, some exhibitors trim ear hair to emphasize ear size and comparison to Siamese type. Others prefer to leave the "feathers" natural to the Balinese.
A good diet and plenty of exercise are essential to maintain the Bali's firm, tubular body (Bali's should not be fat or flabby) and silky coat. The ideal Balinese body feels like steel sheathed in silk.
So, except for the attention which they assert themselves to obtain, Balinese are a low maintenance cat. Generally, Balinese show cats are extremely well-mannered and easy-going. Many are quite savvy about their ring manners and know what to do to please judges and spectators. As pets, of course, Balinese are indeed integral members of the family. I know that my life is made richer by my lovely Balinese. If you seek a highly intelligent, interactive, verbal pal, you would be delighted with a Balinese.
In closing, I would like to acknowledge and thank the following people for their help and support in writing this article:
* Bobbie Short for her faith and confidence in selecting me to write this article and also for her undying support throughout the process.
* Kris Willison for sharing her wealth of knowledge and statistics which helped immensely in writing this article and preparing the charts.
* My husband Carl Krause for his support and confidence throughout the process.
* Lorene Campbell and Pat Nichols who had provided all of the historical research for the articles in the CBC Newsletter which helped tremendously in researching this article.
* And finally, all of the Balinese breeders who so generously supplied pictures of their lovely Balinese for the article.
Author's Note: Since this article was written, Balik's Bolshoi of Purrmatix became the first male Balinese DM on 8/2/97. Congratulations to breeder Bobbie Short and owner Terrie Smith! You have both made a wonderful contribution to the Balinese breed.
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WENHAM, Mass. -- After a tough weekend sweep against Rhode Island College that saw the Beacons score just one run in 14 innings, UMass Boston (13-9) erupted for their biggest offensive output of the season Wednesday afternoon at the Gordon Softball Field in Wenham, Massachusetts. The Beacons earned consecutive five-inning mercy rule victories with an 18-7 and 21-0 win over Gordon College (4-17).
Sophomore Toni Scola (Worcester, Mass.) erupted for eight RBI on the day on three hits, including her first career home run. Scola's six RBI in the second game tied a program record for most RBI in a game, last reached by Kasey O'Connell in 2011. Scola also added three runs and a walk on her career day.
Freshman catcher Amanda Perry (Worcester, Mass.) added six RBI of her own, including her team-leading eighth home run of the season. Every Beacon who saw action recorded at least one hit or one run for UMass Boston.
In the first game, UMass Boston posted four or more runs in each of the first three innings to take command against Gordon College. Perry and freshman Samantha Hemstock (Northford, Conn.) both drove in four runs for the Beacons and sophomore Natalia Bouyea (East Longmeadow, Mass.) and senior Lisa Polsonetti (Revere, Mass.) both connected for multiple hits and three RBIs.
In the circle, senior Kara Willis (Burrillville, R.I.) moved back over .500 (6-5) with five earned runs over five innings.
The Beacons opened the game with five runs in the first inning off four hits and three walks. Perry got the scoring started with a bases-loaded walk and Hemstock added two more runs with a two-run single. Sophomore Erika Vecchiet (Pequannock, N.J.) added one of her three hits on the day, with an RBI single to bring in Perry. Hemstock scored on a double steal on the next at-bat to add to the Beacons lead.
After Gordon College scored two runs of their own in the bottom half of the first, Perry and Hemstock got the runs right back in the second inning. Perry doubled with the bases loaded to make it a 7-2 game and scored on a Scots error. Bouyea capped off the inning with another double to score Vecchiet which put the Beacons up 9-2.
Gordon would then get two more runs in the bottom of the second, but that would not slow down the Beacons as they continued to add distance on the scoreboard in the third. Polsonetti drove in Maria Nasta (Andover, Mass.) and Jaci Goodwin (Melrose, Mass) to bring the lead back to seven, before Hemstock and Bouyea both recorded RBI hits. In the end, Polsonetti slapped another RBI single to make it a 16-4 game and cap the seven-run inning.
Scola finished the scoring outburst in the first game with her first hit of the day, an RBI double, in the fourth inning to drive in Vecchiet and Hemstock and make it an 18-7 game midway through the fourth inning. Willis would put down six of the next seven batters to finish off the Scots in game one.
The second game resulted in an even bigger offensive output from the Beacons, as they recorded their highest run total of the season with 21.
Scola, Nasta and junior shortstop Sue Killilea (Abington, Mass) all had three or more runs batted in for the Beacons. Perry and Hemstock each added three more hits and sophomore Lyndsey Capra (Lowell, Mass.) went a perfect 4-for-4 with two RBIs.
Freshmen pitcher Michelle Zullo (Everett, Mass.) shut down the Scots with eight strikeouts over five scoreless innings. Zullo allowed just eight hits to move to 7-3 on the year.
After a scoreless first inning, UMass Boston scored 10 runs in the top of the second on 12 hits and two errors. Perry led off the inning with a home run and the Beacons were off and running after that. Scola recorded her second two-run single of the day and Nasta added a two-run RBI double after the Beacons stole three bases and scored a run off an error by the catcher. Killilea drove in Nasta with an RBI triple and later scored on a passed ball by the catcher, before Bouyea and Capra added run-scoring singles to finish off the inning.
In all, the Beacons sent 15 runners to the plate in the inning and every Beacon but Polsonetti recorded at least one hit in the frame.
The Beacons added eight more runs in the third, with the key hit coming on a grand slam from Scola with two outs in the inning. UMass Boston finished the scoring with a three-run fourth inning, when Goodwin recorded the ninth extra-base hit of the second game and 13th of the day for the Beacons, to drive in freshman pitcher Amber O'Brien (Cumberland, R.I.).
UMass Boston will be back in action on Thursday when they host Simmons College in a non-conference doubleheader starting at 3 p.m. at the UMass Boston Softball Field.


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Mojito offers the following features, some of which are discussed in the next section:
The best way to illustrate why you should use Mojito for creating Web applications is to give an example. Suppose you wanted to create a slideboard application that lets users quickly view news articles from various sources. Your application needs to be available on a variety of devices and use the appropriate UI elements of the device. For example, the application on the Web should provide rich interaction using the mouse, whereas, the application on a tablet or phone should provide the same rich interaction using the touchscreen.
You also want people from all over to be able to use your slideboard application, so you will need to support internationalization and localization. Users should be able to see the application in their local language or choose their preferred language.
In the following, we will discuss how Mojito makes it easier to create the slideboard application.
Your slideboard application will need to fetch articles either through some API or an RSS feed. Most conventional Web applications that need data have both server-side and client-side components. The server-side script, written in a language such as Python, Perl, Ruby, PHP, or Java, fetches data and then passes the data to client-side script written in JavaScript. The one Web application would have at least two languages and would need to make at least two network calls: one to the data source, and one between the server-side and client-side code to transmit data.
Because Mojito is written entirely in JavaScript, your application code can run on the server or be deployed to the client. From the client, you can use the YUI YQL Utility, to get all types of Web data, removing the need for the client to fetch data from your server.
Your application code can be configured to run on the server or be deployed to the client. If your application is configured to deploy code to the client, Mojito will determine whether the client can execute JavaScript before deployment. If the client cannot execute JavaScript, your application code will instead execute on the server. You write one code base, configure where code should optimally run, and then let Mojito determine at runtime to either deploy the code or run it on the server. Whether running on the client or server, your code can use the YUI YQL Utility to get all types of Web data.
Your slideboard application is a Web application, but we want users to view it on tablets and smart phones as well. Do you create separate versions of your application? Do you write code logic that serves the correct version?
Mojito can identify the calling device by examining the HTTP header User-Agent. You create custom views for different devices, and Mojito will render and serve the correct device-specific views.
Mojito is built on YUI 3, which has an internationalization utility that allows you to handle monolingual and multilingual applications. Using the YUI Internationalization utility and Yahoo Resource Bundles (YRB), your slideboard application could use one language for the UI and serve the content in a different language.
The following sections looks at how Mojito is different from past Web development paradigms. Much thanks goes to Nicholas C. Zakas who wrote the blog post Node.js and the new web front-end from which much of the following content is based on.
In the past, applications were often divided into two discrete parts (client/server) that were written by two groups of specialized engineers: front-end and back-end engineers. The front-end engineers wrote the code that was to be executed in the browser, and back-end engineers focused on the business logic and back-end UI layer. By back-end UI layer, we are referring to the payload (templates/data) that is generated by the server.
This diagram reflects the separation of client and server code as well as the back-end UI layer in typical Web application architectures.
In contrast, because Mojito runs on Node.js, the back-end UI layer now lies in the realm of the Mojito application developers, allowing you to control the payload:
Frameworks such as Rails and Django allow you to connect directly to a database through object-relational mapping (ORM) with no intermediate service layer. With Mojito, you do not directly connect to databases, but instead make HTTP requests to an existing service, thereby, the separating the application code completely from database queries.
Mojito applications can use YQL to make requests to other Web services to get data as well, which gives the application code more control over the requested data, but this again is not a direct database request as YQL is a RESTful proxy that will make HTTP requests to other Web services based on rules defined in XML tables.
This is an important point to remember for those developers who are coming from Rails, Django, and other frameworks that allow you to directly interact with a database. In general, your Mojito applications will need to make HTTP requests to a service that handles database queries or to Web services. You can make HTTP requests with the Y.mojito.lib.REST Class.


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When I read Stanley J. Glinka's recent letter defending the presidency of George W. Bush I wanted to laugh, but it was 6 a.m. and I did not want to wake up my still sleeping wife ("Stop blaming Bush," May 1).
Now I know how people like Michele Bachmann and Sarah Palin get elected to public office — they just play to the Know-Nothings out there who are eager to elect people just like them.
You may think that is a nasty comment, but if the kind of revisionist thinking expressed in Mr. Glinka's letter is widespread in this country — and I am afraid it is — we are in trouble as a nation.
Have Mr. Glinka and I been living in two different worlds for the past decades? Sure the Democrats and Republicans share blame for going too far during the era of deregulation. But the entire eight years of the Bush administration was a time of "spend and don't tax the rich."
A major war undertaken for questionable reasons while another was neglected. Major spending programs undertaken that blew a hole in the federal budget. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac did their profligate work under both Democrats and Republicans, while Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan told everybody not to worry.
I guess the politicians held a gun to the head CountryWide mortgage company, whose founder emailed top managers that even he was surprised by the risky mortgages and practices his company was taking on during the housing bubble. I don't recall that President Bush being a voice of alarm then, as Mr. Glinka states.
Except for the wealthy who benefited from his policies, the defense and oil industries and self-righteous social conservatives, Mr. Bush's presidency was a failure.
The thinking in Mr. Glinka's letter perhaps explains why we spend more money on health care than any other country and yet have poorer health outcomes. Why out educational system lags those of other industrial countries. Why we have a national infrastructure that is falling apart and so many poor people at a time of rising income inequality.
It is a dismal story for hundreds of millions of Americans and Mr. Bush made it worse, not better. He deserves every bit of the criticism directed against him.
Joseph Costa, Baltimore


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Davies ruins Billy's big day
Craig Davies came off the bench to snatch a point for Bolton and ruin namesake Billy's Nottingham Forest homecoming in a 1-1 draw.
Billy Davies was officially taking charge for the first time since he agreed to return to the club he so nearly took to the Premier League promise land during his first stint.
The Scot admitted he had unfinished business in the east midlands and he was greeted like a returning hero when he walked out on to the City Ground turf before the contest.
His troops had won just one of their last eight in all competitions but the new manager's arrival had clearly galvanised them as Bolton goalkeeper Adam Bogdan made a series of fine first-half stops.
Bogdan was eventually beaten around the hour mark when Andy Reid waited for the ball to drop before burying a sweetly-struck volley into the corner of the net.
Yet Craig Davies, whose arrival as a substitute last week helped Bolton come from behind to beat Burnley, made another goalscoring contribution off the bench to earn Dougie Freedman's men a share of the spoils, although they had to hang on with 10 men following Marcos Alonso's dismissal.
Bogdan's busy afternoon began inside the first five minutes when he flung himself to his right to tip away Henri Lansbury's vicious effort, while the Trotters stopper also kept out Radoslaw Majewski shortly afterwards.
Reid was the next to test the 25-year-old, who reacted with uncertainty to a dipping, swerving effort which went wide via the goalkeeper's wrist.
Forest continued to bombard the Bolton box and Bogdan produced perhaps his finest save of the afternoon by repelling Simon Cox's effort which seemed destined for the top corner.
The one time Bogdan was left stranded, Billy Sharp could not quite apply the finishing touch to Greg Halford's head across.
Freedman's visitors began with more purpose in the second period as Mark Davies fired wide.
Yet Forest still seemed the more likely to break the deadlock as Lansbury brought the crowd to their feet by dancing past two before unleashing an effort which was deflected narrowly over.
The hosts finally got their reward, though, when Lansbury's flick found Reid, who timed his first-time volley perfectly to leave Bogdan with no chance.
Forest's joy was almost short lived as Chris Cohen inexplicably gifted the ball to Kevin Davies, who just had to find a way past Karl Darlow, yet the goalkeeper stayed big to make the stop.
Freedman turned to replacements in the shape of Craig Davies and David Ngog and the two combined to produce a 77th-minute leveller.
Jay Spearing won the ball in the middle of midfield and Ngog raced into the box before cutting back for Craig Davies, who swept home to double his Bolton tally after scoring his first goal for the club last weekend.
Lansbury almost squeezed an effort between Bogdan's legs before Alonso, who had earlier been cautioned for a foul on Craig Dawson, picked up a second yellow card with 10 minutes to go for upending Reid.
Forest sensed blood yet substitute Darius Henderson squandered their best chance by glancing a header well wide.
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Benitez focused on claiming second place
Chelsea will fight to finish as high as they can in the Barclays Premier League but interim manager Rafael Benitez has conceded Manchester United look set to win a 20th league crown.
The Blues travel to second-placed Manchester City on Sunday knowing a win will close the gap on the reigning champions to a single point. However, United are currently a massive 16 points clear of Chelsea - and 12 above City - and Benitez concedes it will be "difficult" for anyone to catch the league leaders
"To finish as high as possible is a challenge," he said. "So we'll try to finish second if we can, you never know - this is a massive game, so let's see where we are at the end. Until the last week, we may be fighting each other."
Benitez added: "My idea is to think about this one, because it will make the difference. If you are closer to City, you have to chase the second position. The other one (winning the league), it depends on United. If they don't lose games and drop points it'll be difficult. We just have to concentrate on us."
Goalkeeper Petr Cech echoed his manager's comments and believes City are struggling with the heightened expectations of being the defending champions.
"Second place is more than possible for us, we just need to have a good run of results," he said. "To win the league I think we are maybe a little bit too far, it would need a meltdown from Man United but everything is possible.
"They (City) will be at home and need to win if they are going to challenge Manchester United for the title, they can't afford any more slip-ups. It is a new situation for them, there are lots of players in their squad who have never faced the situation of defending a title.
"You can see that they are behind and the pressure is on them and they have to fight with that, it is always easier when you win the first title and is worse when you defend it because you are the team to beat so it becomes tougher."
Benitez is expected to recall Ashley Cole, Frank Lampard and Branislav Ivanovic for the game at the Etihad Stadium after resting the trio for Thursday night's 1-1 Europa League draw with Sparta Prague.
Captain John Terry played the entire 90 minutes against the Czech outfit and is unlikely to be risked for the whole game at City.
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Post by William Woys Weaver
Picking the cabbage after a good fall rain following a hard frost will insure tenderness and high water content in the cabbage, both of which are important for making a proper ferment. Otherwise, untreated spring water can be added to create the necessary slurry. The basic instructions that follow are taken from my forthcoming book As American as Shoofly Pie (University of Pennsylvania Press, Spring 2013).
I make my sauerkraut in an heirloom 6-gallon (24-liter) stoneware crock that has been in the family as long as anyone can remember. As a weight on the sauerkraut (it must be pressed down during fermentation), I use a well-washed smaller 3-gallon (12- liter) crock which fits neatly inside the larger one. For added weight, the 3-gallon crock can be filled partially with water, although this will depend to some extent on the coarseness of the shredded cabbage (finer, more delicate cabbages do not require as much weight). A gallon glass jug full of water set on an overturned china plate will also work as well.
The process begins by washing the cabbage to be certain it is free of caterpillars and aphids (they are notoriously clever in hiding among the leaves). Drain the washed cabbage and then shred it on a vegetable shredder or with a very sharp knife into 1/8 inch (2.5mm) strips.
Take a well-washed stoneware crock and make a layer of shredded cabbage at the bottom. This layer should be about 3 inches (7.5cm) thick, and as a rule of thumb, the weight of each layer should be about 2 ½ pounds (1.25kg). Scatter 1 ½ tablespoons coarse sea salt, pickling salt, or Kosher salt over each 2 ½ pounds (1.25kg) of cabbage and then stamp it vigorously with a kraut stamp or some other wooden device so that the cabbage is bruised and begins to ooze liquid. Add another layer of shredded cabbage, scatter it with the same quantity of salt, and stamp it again. Repeat this until you have filled the crock about ¾ full. If the cabbage does not emit enough liquid during stamping, add untreated spring water 1 cup (250ml) at a time. When pressed down, the cabbage should be covered by about 1 inch (2.5cm) of the liquid.
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Set the smaller crock or some other form of clean, heavy weight on top of the stamped cabbage so that it is pressed down beneath the liquid. Cover the whole with a cloth and tie it down so that gnats and small insects cannot get in (they are attracted by the smell). Let the sauerkraut stand in a warm place 6 days to ferment. You should be able to hear it working by the 5th day. Eventually, this gentle fermentation will slow down because the salt will inhibit further breakdown of the cabbage. Skim off any scum that forms on top of the liquid during the early stages of aging, rinse off the weight, then return the weight to the cabbage, cover again, and move the sauerkraut to a cold room to age for 6 to 8 weeks. When the sauerkraut develops a thick white mold on top similar to what forms on soft cheese, it is ready to eat. This mold is beneficial, and you can dry a piece of it to add to a fresh batch later in the season.
At this point, the weight can be removed and the sauerkraut can either be put up in jars or left in the crock as long as it is stored in such a way that it remains beneath the liquid. An old sterilized china plate is often enough to weigh it down for this purpose. Once you have a batch of sauerkraut that has ripened, you can use the juice as starter for another batch and thus continue in this manner every 8 weeks in order to have sauerkraut maturing all winter and into the early spring. You can also freeze the finished sauerkraut in zip-lock freezer bags.
William Woys Weaver is a culinary historian living in Devon, Pennsylvania, were he maintains the Roughwood Seed Collection consisting of some 4000 varieties of food plants. http://www.williamwoysweaver.com/
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I will have to try this, my hubby has been after me to try to can Kraut.
Finally! You've made me so happy! I grew up on a self-sufficient farm ~ we canned everything & lots of it, even meats. But somehow I was never privy to Mom's method of making kraut. I grated plenty of heads and I remember the batches sitting in crocks in the pantry in different stages of fermentation. Also recall I was dealing with apples and fall pickling so I guess I was just busy, haha.
Anyway ~ this sounds just right! Mom kept a small notepad on the pantry door listing the dates each crock was started and staggered the batches so we could can them accordingly. Oh how I've missed that tangy smell of a freshly opened jar of kraut. We always canned a few pints so that if someone had a hankerin' one could just grab a fork and snack straight from the jar. I'm going to triple my cabbage rows this year <3
Thanks for sharing this info on sauerkraut


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Welcome to our new and improved space on the web. Here you will find up to the hour news and info on our artists and other goings on in the music world. Our latest releases are from Fingerprints, Shelley Carrol, Kyle Turner and Josh and Eric Willis are all available on this site! We are very excited about these exciting new products.
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The Dream Life CD from Fingerprints was released August 10. We have partnered with the Pacific Coast Jazz label for this great opportunity. Thanks to Eric Willis and Donna Nichols for believing in us and our music. Listeners have been feeling many different tracks from Dream Life. The title track has been on the Smooth Jazz chart for over 15 weeks. We look forward to seeing you all at an upcoming show. It's gonna be HOT!!!
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Currently getting airplay on the following stations:
Cafe Jazz.ca Winnipeg Canada(syndicated on 26 stations)
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Our man Kyle Turner has released his 5th CD, Wrapped Tight. This is for sure to get new and old fans alike in a frenzy. KT has called in some favors from some smooth jazz elite. First off, Kim Waters laced the title track and the soulful ballad, Reflections of a Kiss. Fellow Houstonian Chris Walker adds some stellar vocals to the Debarge hit, Someone. Be sure and hear some fine flute playing from Najee on the title track. Tim Gant produced a notable cover of the Grover classic, Santa Cruzin'. This record has some layers you will only discover after repeated listenings.
Hear it already on these stations:
KTSU- Houston
WCLK- Atlanta
KAZI- Austin
WJSU- Jackson, MS
XM Radio- Watercolors
Smooth Jazz show- Mobile, AL
Smoothjazz.com 1580 am- Champagne, IL
____________________________________________________________________ Check out this new documentary that we had the pleasure of working on and writing the main theme song. The track, I Am A man was produced by Scott Bomar and features some outstanding Memphis talent including the "City Champs" rhythm section. You will hear much more from this film as it continues to get critical acclaim from top film festivals. _________________________________________
We are deeply saddened by the passing of the very talented and thoughtful musician Sebastian Whittaker. Known as "Bash" he was a huge influence on players throughout Houston and the Southwest. This great CD was recorded in Houston with some of Texas' premier players. Sebastian and his band display the essence of truth and purity in this performance of originals and classics.
NE will be donating the proceeds of sales to his family and great legacy. R.I.P. Bash!