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August 22, 2013, Dauphin, MB (ISN) – A capacity crowd of 850 spectators at the Dauphin Regional Secondary School helped cheer on Canada to a second win in as many nights against Peru. The scores for the straight sets win this evening were 25-15, 25-21, 25-17.
It was a perfect homecoming for Dauphin native Tabi Love who led Canada with 10 points (8 kills, 2 aces). Lisa Barclay (Brandon, MB) also contributed 10 points from 8 kills, 2 blocks, while Lucy Charuk contributed 6 points (2 blocks and 3 kills and 1 ace) in the third set alone.
"We improved tonight compared to yesterday", stated Head Coach Arnd Ludwig. "We stayed more focused during the match and we were always pressing and controlling the play. We seemed to have an answer for everything Peru could throw our way. I was also impressed with Jennifer Lundquist and thought she played a great game tonight running the offence."
Canada and Peru now return to Winnipeg for the third and final match in this series on Friday evening, August 23 at 7:00pm at the University of Manitoba Investors Group Athletic Centre.
Tickets are still available for the final match. Ticket prices are $10 for adults, $8 for student/seniors and 16 and under get in free when accompanied by an adult. To pre-order tickets, or for any inquires about these matches, please either call our office at 204-474-7227 or email firstname.lastname@example.com . Otherwise, tickets will be available at the door with rush seating.
The final match will also be webcast on www.volleyballcanada.tv
The Canadian roster for the series includes the following:
Outside Hitters:
Lisa Barclay, Brandon , MB
Shanice Marcelle, Victoria BC
Brittney Page, Vernon BC
Tabi Love, Daupin, MB
Marie-Pier Murray- Methot, Quebec City
Kyla Richey, Robert's Creek, BC
Dana Cranston, Fort St. John, BC
Middle Blockers:
Marisa Field, Kelowna BC
Jaimie Thibeault, Sylvan Lake AB
LucyCharuk, Tsawwassen, BC
Tasha Holness, Calgary, AB
Dani Smith, Beaverlodge, AB
Jennifer Lundquist, Surrey, BC
Kelci French, Okotoks, AB
Janie Guimond, Becancour, QC
Tesca Andrew Wasylik, Unionville, ON


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The blessing will be offered in the spirit of Francis of Assisi, the peaceful saint who embraced all of creation with his gentle spirit. The blessing is open to all family pets and the families who love them. In the event of rain, it will be rescheduled for Sunday, Oct. 21, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
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The Showtime hit series "Homeland" had a near sweep at the Golden Globes on Sunday night, while Peyton Manning is still universally praised as the greatest quarterback in NFL history despite another first-round playoff loss.
Enough of this.
Never discuss politics and religion in polite conversation, or so the conventional wisdom goes. Expand this to include "Homeland" or Manning. Seriously, if you ever want to create an uncomfortable conversation at a dinner party or sports tavern point out plot holes in "Homeland" or the playoff failures (9-11) for Manning. Reason and rationality regress with these hot-button issues.
Because both are good, but neither are not the greatest. Here's the thing, is "Homeland" or Manning the most overrated? There is only one way to settle this, and that's to take them to the grid! (And really, I believe I've set this up rather well here in this introduction you've likely skipped past. So don't let that stop you from racing down to the comments section and say, "Why did you compare these two things?)
And without further ado ...
|The overrated
|Peyton Manning
|Give it to ...
|Four-time NFL MVP, presumed winner this year
|Golden Globes for best series, best actress, best actor
|Who should win/have won awards:
|Adrian Peterson
|Mandy Patinkin
|For the money, I'd rather have:
|Andrew Luck
|Internet memes
Peyton Manning face
Crazy Carrie gifs
|Manning. Hey, all she wants is a green pen.
|Much better when:
|He played for the Colts
|The show was called "24"
|Could use more help from:
|Champ Bailey
|A fact-checker for the series
|Cliff hanger for next season:
|Will Peyton return for another season?
|Is Brody really a traitor and will he be back for another season?
|Plot twist you didn't see coming:
|He lost to Joe Flacco
|Quinn grows a heart
|But why doesn't anybody ever acknowledge?
|All of those Manning INTs
|Cell phones aren't magic
|Push. I guess the narrative of Manning is so compelling to people, nobody wants to ruin the story. Same with "Homeland." But they have way too much faith in phones. First season, cell phone works in the vice-president's panic bunker. This year,
|Too much make believe:
|Trindon Holliday returns a punt and a kickoff for a touchdown
|Brody killed the Gettysburg tailor while he answered a phone call
|"Homeland." But as much as Bailey is being labeled a goat, Holliday is not getting the credit for nearly saving Manning's (expletive). That said, Brody is really going to take that call?
|Famous fans:
|Matt Stone and Trey Parker
|President Obama and President Clinton
|Not quite sure if they are a good guy or not:
|John Fox
|"Homeland." Does anybody else find it convenient Saul was at the funeral for Abu Nazir when things got interesting? Hmmm.
|Tortured relationship:
|Manning and Brady
|Carrie and Brody
|Brazilian on the outside of that relationship:
|Morena Baccarin
|Push. And yes, this was probably a stretch.
|Whining family member who almost ruins my enjoyment:
|Tebow's brother
|Worst call by a superior:
|Took a knee at the end of regulation
|Estes doesn't believe Carrie in Season 1
|"Homeland." I'm actually cool with the Broncos taking a knee. Why let Manning blow it for you at the end of regulation?
|Bomb that turned things upside down:
|Flacco to Jacoby Jones
|Brody's SUV
Just like a playoff game, Manning started strong but faded at the end. "Homeland" wins.
Talk about it with Rank via Twitter or via Facebook. Also be sure to catch the latest "Dave Dameshek Football Program."


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Doug Gigstead's '40 Ford Coupe
Sometimes when you build a hot rod it seems nothing goes right and the build goes on forever. But, when you're lucky, certain projects flow together correctly, you enjoy working with the folks who helped you along the way, and the end result is something you can not only be proud of but can enjoy in every sense of the word.
Doug and Jan Gigstead, from Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, have owned many hot rods over for the past three decades, so building and maintaining them was nothing new. And the fact that Doug has worked as a body technician at a local GM dealership for 32 years helps too.
But a friend from high school, Arvid Anderson, is the one Doug credits with giving him the "street rod bug" many years ago. The pair used to drive to high school in Arvid's '38 Chevy, a car that Arvid still owns today, 45 years later! Having owned a handful of Deuces in the past few years was OK, but the need for a larger, more comfy ride than what a Deuce roadster might offer is what drove Doug to start looking for a new rod to build.
The car he found, a '40 Ford Deluxe coupe, has had a long history of being a street rod. Originally from South Dakota and then brought to Wisconsin, the '40 was first rodded years ago by Gary Pagel. Basically a rust-free car, it was sold to another local rodder and then bought by Randy Hallman Specialty Cars in Iron Mountain, Michigan. Randy rebuilt the coupe and repainted it a frost beige color. The car was then sold to Ed Krueger from Janesville, Wisconsin. Ed had Steve Ralf's Interiors in Iowa change the interior and he also had some custom graphics added to the exterior.
After selling their '32 Ford roadster, Doug and Jan had seen that Ed had the '40 for sale at a local car show. They felt it filled their needs perfectly and the next thing they knew, it was in their driveway, and that was 12 years ago!
In a testament to how well Randy had built the car, it went virtually unchanged for 10 years before Doug decided it was time for a go-through. But the main decision by Doug for changing up the car was more about driving something that expressed his own personality rather than that of its previous owner. So, roughly three years ago, Doug, Jan, his son, John, and his brother, Dean (who runs Hard Time Hot Rods in Sturgeon Bay), all got together to create a new rod.
Doug and Dean started from the ground up with the chassis, converting the old straight-axle over to an independent unit from Total Cost Involved Engineering. The rear utilized the stock parallel leaf system, but was freshened up with a new set of springs from POSIES. Wheels were changed from '80s-style billet five-spokes to chrome reverse wheels wrapped in wide whites.
The engine, a 350 V-8 from a Corvette, had been gone through just before Doug had bought the car, so he didn't feel that it warranted a complete blow-apart on this build, but he did add roller rockers to the new aluminum heads. A '48 Cadillac air cleaner was used too, and sits atop a single Edelbrock 650 carb bolted to an Edelbrock Performer manifold. The whole shebang is mated to a 700-R4 trans, which was prepped by the folks at Art Carr Performance Products.
The body was in good shape, but the dash had the familiar smooth look of an '80s street rod. Doug decided to go a bit retro and fit all of the stock trim pieces back on the dash, right down to the chrome speaker grille and glovebox trim.
Wanting a color for the car that was from the yellow family, Doug knew he had the right color for the project when he spied a particular gold (something Jan calls '40 Carat Gold) that really does look like it was squeezed from a gold bar. Doug did the bodywork and prep for the PPG paint, then sprayed the car with the brilliant hue. And, just as with the interior, most of the brightwork was returned to the exterior, with many of the trim pieces coming from Bob Drake Reproductions.
As talented as the brothers are in building hot rods (it's been said that Dean makes them run and Doug makes them pretty), they just have never taken the time to learn how to do upholstery, so they turned to Red's Upholstery. After giving Red's a pair of bucket seats from a fullsize '70s Ford, Red's stitched up a white tuck 'n' roll pattern for the seats, door panels, and headliner that nicely contrasts the gold color found on the dash.
The gold theme carried through to the LeCarra steering wheel (which Doug painted) and onto the tilt column. Five Classic Instrument gauges, set into a polished aluminum panel, tell Doug what is happening in and around his coupe, and a Vintage Air climate-control system keeps him cool in summer and warm on those cold Wisconsin nights. Doug's son, John, did the stereo installation for his dad using a Pioneer head unit and speakers.
After a two-and-a-half year build, the finished coupe found its way to the Goodguys Indy show in 2007, where it picked up one of STREET RODDER's Top 100 awards. The 800-mile roundtrip from Sturgeon Bay to Indy was just a short ride-the Gigsteads regularly went on 1,000-milers when the car was in its frost beige motif, and we shouldn't expect things to change since the redo. One change that has happened since these photographs were taken was the addition of pinstriping. A classic hot rod 'stripe was laid down by Wisconsin's Brush Boy and covers the decklid, air cleaner, and the spots on the fenders above each headlight.
But getting off the fairgrounds may be difficult for the Gigsteads nowadays, mostly because there always seems to be someone hanging out around the car checking it out. So if you wonder what the Gigsteads would change if they had to redo the car yet again, the answer would be "nothing," and we'd have to agree!
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1940 Ford Deluxe coupe
|Frame / Manufacturer
|Ford Motor Company
|boxed, beefed-up center section
|Rearend / Ratio
|8" Ford / 3.55:1
|stock Mustang II
|Front brakes
|11" disc
|Rear brakes
|8" Ford drum
|Front suspension
|Mustang II by Total Cost Involved Eng. (Ontario, CA)
|2" drop
|Master cylinder
|Chassis Engineering (Riviera Beach, FL)
|Pedal assembly
|stock '40 Ford
|Steering column
|'79 Chevy van
|Frame modifications
|stainless brake lines Dean Gigstead /
Hard Time Hot Rods (Sturgeon Bay, WI)
|Fuel tank
|Rock Valley 15-gal. stainless
|Front wheel make, size
|Wheel Smith, 15×6
|Rear wheel make, size
|Wheel Smith, 15×8
|Front tire make, size
|Coker whitewall, 165×15
|Rear tire make, size
|Coker whitewall, 225×15
|1969 Corvette V-8
|355ci (350 .010 over)
|Darrel "Devo" Viste (Sturgeon Bay, WI)
|Edelbrock (Torrance, CA)
|Cylinder heads
|Edelbrock aluminum
|roller rocker
|Water pump
|stock chrome
|blade plus electric fans
|Intake manifold
|650 Holley
|Air cleaner
|'48 Cadillac
|Sanderson (S. San Francisco, CA)
|Exhaust system
|polished stainless by Dean Gigstead
|Borla (Oxnard, CA)
|Trans assembly
|Art Carr Performance Products (Abilene, TX)
|Torque converter
|1,800 stall
|Lokar (Knoxville, TN)
|Trans mods
|shifting kit
|Machine Service Co. (Green Bay, WI)
|Body style
|Body mods
|shaved handles & trunk
|Bob Drake Reproductions (Grants Pass, OR)
|by owner
|PPG / Gigstead '40 Carat Gold
|by owner
|Brush Boy Customs (Kaukauna, WI)
|LED w/ original lens
|Outside mirrors
|swan type, Bob Drake Reproductions
|Speed & Sport Chrome Plating (Houston, TX)
|by owner
|Classic Instruments (Boyne City, MI)
|Stereo installation
|John Gigstead
|Air conditioning
|Vintage Air (San Antonio, TX)
|custom by owner
|Steering wheel
|LeCarra (Oneida, TN)
|Interior mirror
|Bob Drake Reproductions
|early '70s fullsize Ford
|tuck 'n' roll by Red's Upholstery (Bonduel, WI)


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Jesse wrote:I'm part HH and part Snapshot.
On one hand, this team has proven this year that they can get into the game mentally and win games in a convincing fashion. They've also proved they can turn the puck over and completely abandon the front of the net.
But the fact that they've proved they can come back from virtually any deficit and win games in multiple ways is a big plus for me. You never want to advise a team to go down 4-1 in the first period against a rival on a regular basis, but that was a picture perfect performance from the Penguins in the final 40 minutes, especially in how they bled time off the clock in a very boring fashion and held the lead down the stretch of that game.
Hockey builds on itself game by game. I think that this win could really be a coagulating type of performance for the Penguins. Let's see how they do in Toronto on Saturday, that could be a big indicator of whether or not they've learned anything.
On the Fleury front, he's the cog that I'm least concerned about. Bad night last night. But beyond that, he's been stellar for the Penguins when he's been in net this season. The biggest thing for me is what kind of potential shot in the arm this could be for our backup.
I do, however, think HH is right to a point. I am not ready to wave the white flag on this season by any means, especially considering Shero's ability to drastically change the makeup of this team out of nowhere, but there are key focus and defensive issues that have haunted this team. If the Penguins solve them, they might be as unbeatable as Chicago down the stretch.
I'm glad they're recognizing this problem sooner than later, unlike last year. By the time the playoffs rolled around, their defensive prowess was gone and there wasn't time to fix it. Hopefully, Shero can maybe tweak the lineup here and there and Bylsma can settle down the team down and commit to some more defense. There's a certain truth in what Milbury said about Sid and Malkin, the crackhead comment, in that when both are in the lineup they have two lines that are balls-to-the-wall offense. It'll be interesting to see if/how Bylsma finds that balance with both stars in the lineup.


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Behind the Scenes Spotlight: Chris Schweiger, Stage ManagerIt's difficult, if not downright impossible, to neatly sum up everything Chris Schweiger contributes to the shows she stage manages. As a one of the Stage Managers at Children's Theatre Company (CTC) ) and the Stage Manager for The Sneetches The Musical, Schweiger has a myriad of responsibilities and is one of the most integral parts of the theatre team. We set out to learn more about the life of a Stage Manager, and Schweiger had a wealth of knowledge to impart from her 14 years at CTC.
CTC: Stage management seems like a huge job! What are your main responsibilities?
Chris Schweiger: My main responsibilities are to be in charge of the cast and the integrity of the show. During rehearsals, I help the director make the best use of the rehearsal day by scheduling the actors' time. I also make sure that what we are doing in rehearsals is communicated to the design team and the shops so adjustments can be made to scenery, props, and costumes as we make discoveries in rehearsals. But an important thing I help to do is to set a good tone in the rehearsal process for fun and creativity so that the cast can play and make those discoveries that are so critical to creating the show!
CTC: That's definitely a lot to do at once. So how do you begin the process of managing a show?
CS: Stage managers begin working exactly one week before rehearsals begin. So I have one week to read the play, learn about the show's designs and scenery, prepare paperwork like prop lists and contact lists, call the cast, and if there are students, meet with their parents. We also get the rehearsal room ready in every detail so that on the first day, we are ready to go! We tape out the ground plan on the floor so that the cast can rehearse with the correct spacing of the set, and we make sure we have scripts and supplies ready for all.
CTC: I can tell that you really enjoy your job. What were your reasons for wanting to work in the theatre industry in the first place?
CS: I fell in love with theatre in high school because it was just so much darn fun. I acted in a few plays and assistant directed a show. I then pursued theatre and film in college, but I found that the theatre culture was a lot more in line with who I am than filmmaking was, so I stuck with that. After college, I worked and volunteered overseas for a few years, but then I returned and did various theatre acting jobs. Eventually I got hired at CTC as an Assistant Stage Manager and found I enjoyed that work and truly loved working at this institution. The culture suited me, and I love the mission. I also work at other theatres from time to time, but I love making theatre at CTC because the quality of work is so exceptional, and we are always trying to make something important with such a huge emphasis on creativity.
CTC: That's a great way to describe what makes theatre so special. What do you love about your specific role in the theatre?
CS: I love how different and unique each show experience is. I relish the process of creating the show. I love the trial and error experimentation that the rehearsal process is. I enjoy the collaboration between the actors, the director, the design team, and our amazing shop folks. I love being right in the middle of all of the excitement and pressure, and I am drawn to the responsibility of being in the middle of it. I love taking care of sensitive and creative people and making sure our ideas come to life, and then in turn changing the way people in our audiences think.
CTC: I know it's hard to pick just one thing, so what are a few of your favorite parts about your job?
CS: I love that every show is totally different—like a new job, really—so it doesn't become boring or too familiar. Each show brings new challenges and totally new people to it. I just love that—it constantly challenges and pushes me. I feel like I am constantly striving to get better at what I do—and that this is not a job I can get too "comfortable" in! In addition, I simply enjoy the period of time I have off between shows (usually about a week or a few weeks)—which gives me time to not work, but reflect, play, exercise, spend time with family and friends, and travel. And that is a truly special and unique aspect of this job. It is one aspect that has really helped me continue to do the work even when it can become incredibly stressful and overwhelming. The time off lends a lot of balance to the time on.
CTC: That all sounds wonderful! But you mention the challenges you encounter at work. What kinds of difficulties do you face as a stage manager?
CS: The life of working in theatre is of course full of drama and mishaps, and yet the show always seems to come together. It pretty much amazes me every time. Over the years I have developed this incredible faith and unwavering certainty that it will come through, despite all the turmoil, impossible odds, extreme personalities, and limited budgets. The show will come through—and I will be there, riding up in front—looking forward, but trying to enjoy the view from time to time.
CTC: Is there anything about your job that you think would be surprising or unexpected to people?
CS: A lot of people are surprised to learn that stage managers not only run every performance, but that we also give the actors notes to make sure the show stays on track and maintains the original intentions, which is what the director does until opening night. Most people don't know that the director leaves after the show opens! It's our job to keep things going smoothly after that. Another thing people find surprising is that stage managers make coffee every day for the company! This sounds funny, but it is one of those important small things that add up to making the rehearsal process the best that it can be. We also sweep and mop the rehearsal space, and that's just another one of those important details in an art form that is all about every little detail!
CTC: Thanks so much for giving us such great insight into what it's like to be a Stage Manager at CTC! Is there anything else you'd like to share or that you think is important for people to know?
CS: Well, I think I'd sum up by saying that stage managing is a fun and continuously challenging job, and it's not for everyone. But those who get into it can get some surprising rewards. No other person in the process sees every single show and watches with such scrutiny as the stage manager. That experience has taught me so much about what really makes a good theater performer, what really makes a strong and consistent script, and what doesn't work and what really does tickle audiences. It's an incredible experience and it's given me a truly versatile and healthy set of skills. Also, having a positive attitude and tireless ability to problem-solve has lent itself to every aspect of my life, and I feel very proud of that. It's the nature of the job to bring a high work ethic and to stay sharp and strong. And that has lent itself into many other aspects of my own life—including my relationships with my family and friends, and my health, and I will always be grateful to this work for that!


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DeGuerin wants Walker acquitted on all counts
In a post-Christmas court filing, Calvin Walker's attorney Dick DeGuerin is asking U.S. Judge Ron Clark to give his client a gift by acquitting Walker on all charges brought against him by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Texas.
Walker was indicted in May on 37-counts of fraud, money laundering, mail fraud, wire fraud and fraud involving an agency that receives federal funding. Earlier this month, a jury of 10 women and two men failed to reach a verdict of guilt in the matter. The hung jury forced Judge Clark to declare a mistrial and sends the case back to square-one with the prosecution readying its case for a second go around in court. Judge Clark has yet to set a new trial date.
During the original trial, Judge Clark ruled Walker's maintenance contract with the Beaumont Independent School District did not apply to millions of dollars in work he conducted for the district.
Filed two-days ago, on Wednesday, Dec. 28, DeGuerin states that because Judge Clark ruled the maintenance contract between Walker and the Beaumont Independent School District did not "apply to nor control any of the projects alleged in the indictment" the government cannot prove its case and his client should be found not guilty on all of the charges he is facing.
"In this regard, Walker says that all counts of the indictments and the allegations of fraud therein are dependent upon the terms of the maintenance contract," states the document titled Calvin Walker's Rule 29 Motion for Judgment of Acquittal. "Walker further says that the allegations of the material misrepresentations are material only by reference to the terms and conditions of the maintenance contract and therefore the government's proof of misrepresentations was not material."
Specifically pointing out each count in the indictment, DeGuerin claims in the filing that without the application of a contract there is no way to prove fraud and there was no evidence submitted that Walker failed to provide the services or materials his company Walker's Electric, billed the district for.
Prosecutors claimed in the indictment and in arguments during the trial that Walker defrauded BISD and taxpayers out of more than $3.7 million.
A juror, who spoke to The Examiner following the trial, said seven people on the jury believed Walker had committed fraud, while the five others failed to reach that decision. She said two of those five, refused to even consider the case against Walker, claiming it was "a witch hunt."
"I said that when I took the oath in front of the judge, I took an oath that I would put all personal feelings, whatever I had heard, behind and go by the evidence that was put in front of me and I did," said Cindi Durham, also known as Juror No. 4. "I did my job to the best of my ability because the evidence that was brought in front of me.
"I asked how many of us believe this document is fraudulent. All 12 of us agreed that he doctored that document. So, to me if the document is fraudulent, what is on it is fraudulent. If the document was done fraudulently, then it's fraud. Whatever is on it, I don't care if it's $500 or $500,000. It was fraud because the document was fraudulent."
But DeGuerin states in his filing, "The introductory portion of the Indictment alleges that Walker over-billed BISD by '$3,700,000 or more' in excess of the 'actual costs plus 10%,' thus requiring proof. There was no proof of this amount, nor was there proof of the 'actual costs;' there being no proof of actual costs, it follows that there was no proof or insufficient proof of '$3,700,000 or more' in excess of 'actual costs.'"
Attempts to reach DeGuerin for comment about the motion on Friday were unsuccessful.
The only comment made by the U.S. Attorney's Office since the trial ended is that they are preparing their case for the new trial; whenever that may be.


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Larkspur's Golden Gate Ferry service has become a victim of its own success: parking troubles and sold-out boats are daily events during the work week.
Now transportation officials are hoping to develop strategies to address issues that vex the successful system.
That could mean tweaking ferry schedules to add another boat to the busy morning commute, charging for parking and possibly building a parking structure at or near the ferry terminal. The idea is to grow and accommodate the ridership for the system, operated by the Golden Gate Bridge District.
"If you look at Highway 101 in Marin County in the afternoon it is congested," Denis Mulligan, the bridge district's general manager, said Thursday morning as the district Transportation Committee took up the ferry. "So if you can continue to grow ridership, it is good for the entire community."
Eighty percent of Larkspur ferry users are from Marin, 64 percent from the central part of the county. Seven percent are from Sonoma County.
In the past decade-plus, Larkspur ferry ridership has grown and today it carries about 5,300 passengers a day. Until September 1998, the lumbering but reliable Spaulding ferries made the trek across the bay in a sluggish 45 minutes. But with the arrival of spry, high-speed catamarans — which make the same trip to San Francisco in 30 minutes — more people have been attracted to the system.
Parking, however, is limited. There are only 1,800 spaces provided to ferry riders and all those are typically filled by 8:30 a.m. during weekdays. There is overflow parking available at the nearby Marin Airporter site across Sir Francis Drake Boulevard from the terminal, but at $4, those spaces are not always used. Drivers have taken to parking along Sir Francis Drake Boulevard outside the terminal.
"They are becoming very creative with parking," said Ron Downing, director of planning for the transit district, of the ferry passengers.
One option the district is looking at is to enter into agreements with surrounding properties for interim parking. District officials may also resurrect the idea of having patrons pay for parking, which is now free.
Money generated from those fees could be utilized for a variety of uses, including construction of a parking structure.
Two proposals have been eyed in the past. One is a 969-space structure, which would net the district an additional 569 spaces because it would be built in the existing lot atop 400 spaces. It would cost about $25 million.
A second proposal would have construction at the Marin Airporter. It would have 429 spaces, but be built in an area that currently has 171 spaces, so the net increase would be 258 spaces. That structure would cost about $10 million.
Charging for parking might be a sensitive issue, Mulligan acknowledged.
"We don't want to drive customers away," he said.
But doing nothing to address parking is not an option, officials said.
Another issue facing the Larkspur ferry is sold-out commuter boats at 7:50 a.m. and 8:20 a.m. The district has a bus available to take anyone who can't get on the ferries into San Francisco during the time period. Between 30 and 80 people end up on that bus daily.
Because midday ridership on the ferry is lower than peak periods — one boat carries as few as 18 passengers — the district is looking to see if there is a way to tweak its schedule to add another boat to the morning run.
While the additional boat could bring in and accommodate more riders, the district would still be hamstrung by limited parking. There would also be a cost to add another morning crew, and the district doesn't have any money available presently for added service.
The district is a long way from making decision on the ferry issues, but formal ideas are expected to come before the district officials in the coming months.
"We are at a crossroads," Downing said.
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Michael Connelly has been writing books featuring Los Angeles police Detective Harry Bosch for 20 years, and his 25th novel, "The Black Box," continues his streak of telling stellar crime stories.
Connelly's writing is like the best flavor of ice cream: reliably delicious every time. This time, the case holds a personal connection to Bosch. In 1992, during the L.A. riots, a woman's body was found shot in a dark alley. She was a reporter from Europe who was working on a big case, but why was she deep in the middle of the chaos? Was her murder related to the riots or her investigation? Bosch never had a chance to find out because he was pulled to another crime and the case was turned over to another unit.
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Are you with a group of friends betting on horses at the racetrack? A fun way to bet on horse races that gets everyone in your party involved is a group show parlay. It works like this: Have each person ante up $5, and pool the money. Each person in the group picks one race and one horse to bet to show. Place the first bet, and if you win, parlay the money on the next race and horse. Your winnings can add up very quickly. For example, if four people start with $20 and each person wins a $3 show price, you'll have $101 after only four races!


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Pole and line is one of the only true sustainable fishing methods on the planet with almost no by-catch. This method of fishing in Green Island was at its height during the 60s, with more than 20 fishing boats, and hundreds of fishermen. However, numbers have since plummeted to three boats and less than ten fishermen. The Greenpeace ship is in Taiwan for the "A Better Future, Together" tour. During her first time in Taiwan, the tour aims to invite the Taiwanese public to explore a better future, together with Greenpeace.
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"When I found out that EA wanted me to be part of Command & Conquer, all I could say was 'Woooooooooooo!'" exclaimed 16-time world heavyweight champion, Ric Flair.
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Langston Hughes, among the most versatile and prolific of modern American authors, achieved distinction in poetry, fiction, and drama. Race is at the center of his work--the beauty, dignity, and heritage of blacks in America. But Hughes was never racist--he always sought to speak to all Americans, especially on the larger issues of social, economic, and political justice.
Find out why Hughes was viewed as the unofficial poet laureate of his race in the exhibit, "Poets of the Harlem Renaissance and After." This site explores Harlem Renaissance poetry, presents Hughes reading "The Negro Speaks of Rivers," and offers a selection of Hughes's other poetry as well as a brief biography.
Can feet tell the story of a person's life? Listen as Hughes's character Jesse B. Semple answers this question, describes Harlem of the 1940s, and tells other "Simple" stories. The stories, originally newspaper features, are read by actor Ossie Davis.
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This page, "Chapter 9: Harlem Renaissance--Langston Hughes," offers questions to consider as you read Hughes's work. You'll also find a listing of his works and a bibliography.
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This page features links to informational sites and lessons plans for teaching and learning about the life, times, work, and influence of Langston Hughes.
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My TechEd presentation "Common Issues in ASP.NET and how to debug them with Windbg" is now up on channel 9, so if you want to watch it, here you go https://channel9.msdn.com/posts/MSDNSweden/Vanliga-fel-som-grs-med-ASPNET-och-hur-du-hittar-dem-med-WinDbg/ Have fun, Tess
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Throughout the Bon Secours Richmond Health System, it's our policy to care for patients regardless of race, gender, gender identity, ethnicity, religious beliefs, age, sexual orientation or the ability to pay. We believe in acknowledging each patient's rights, clarifying patient responsibilities and creating a community of care among our professional health care staff. We consider our patients to be partners in their health care.
Patients at a Bon Secours facility have the right to:
- Receive care in a safe setting that is appropriate to their needs.
- Receive care that is both respectful of their personal beliefs and consistent with the mission and values of the Bon Secours Health System.
- Have their pain assessed and treated in a manner respectful of their individual needs and wishes.
- Know the identity and professional status of the individuals directly responsible for their care.
- Receive clear and easy-to-understand information about diagnoses, treatment plans, prognoses and participation in investigational studies/clinical trials prior to any procedure or treatment.
- Be informed of the medical consequences related to their decisions this includes the right to refuse or withdraw from life-sustaining treatments.
- Participate in the resolution of ethical questions that may arise during the course of their care.
- Make an advance directive (a living will), designate someone to make choices about their medical care for them, or include/exclude family members who would be able to make medical conditions.
- Have a representative of their choice notified of their admission.
- Review their medical records with their physician and have the information explained.
- Request a second opinion about their diagnosis or treatment plan.
- Change physicians during the course of their illness.
- Expect that communications and records concerning their care will be treated in a confidential manner unless they have given permission to release information, or reporting is required or permitted by law.
- Know the hospital rules and regulations that affect their behavior and the behavior of their family and visitors.
- Know what resources exist if they have questions or concerns about their care or need prompt resolution of a grievance. They may contact Patient Advocacy at the following hospital locations:
St. Mary's Hospital Patient Advocacy: 804-287-7443
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Or call The Virginia Department of Quality Healthcare Services and Consumer Protection (1-800-955-1819) 3600 W. Broad St., Suite 216, Richmond, Virginia, 23230 or contact the Joint Commission Office of Quality Monitoring at 1-800-994-6610.
- Access protective services as provided by the law.
- Participate in their discharge planning.
- Have their bill explained to them regardless of source of payment.
Patients at Bon Secours facility have the following visitation rights:
- The hospital will inform each patient (or support person, where appropriate), of his or her visitation rights, including any clinical restriction or limitation on such rights, where he or she is informed of his or her visitation rights
- The hospital will inform each patient (or support person, where appropriate), of the right, subject to his or her consent, to receive the visitors whom he or she designates, including, but not limited to, a spouse, domestic partner (including a same-sex domestic partner, another family member, or a friend), and his or her right to withdraw or deny such consent at any time.
- The hospital will ensure that all visitors enjoy full and equal visitation privileges consistent with patient preferences.
Patients at a Bon Secours facility have the responsibility to:
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- Ask questions when they do not understand information and instructions and accept the consequences of their decisions based on the information and instructions given to them.
- Follow rules and regulations, show respect and consideration toward other patients, staff persons, and buildings and grounds of this facility.
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Bren Genzan Wrote:Break-Break.
This blog has sat idle for a long time, almost since Black Claw started it. About a year ago, even before he retired from Eve, BC asked me if I wanted to take it over, put some of my Life on the Bubble posts here. I was very reluctant to do so.
First, while I love to write, I don't want it to be a job. I feel that if you're going to have a blog, you have to have content. I took a page from my friend, blogger and OUCH Fleet Commander, Zurakaru Ze, and figured out I'd rather play Eve than write about it. Blogging takes a lot of time and I have a lot of time invested in playing Eve and running the Open University of Celestial Hardship [OUCH].
Second, I kind of feel that my view of Eve is kind of narrow. I'm a former SOV alliance pilot, but my first alliance, Imperial Legion, was barely getting it's feet wet in SOV when I left them. I came to OUCH and started working my way into small gang PvP, and over the past 2 years I've come to feel that the Eve I play is very niche. I'm definitely not mainstream.
I'm left with a lot of questions and few answers: Can I write something that people will actually like reading? Can I create content that people will come back for? Will I just be like a hundred other bloggers talking about the same felgercarb that everyone seems to write about.
But it all comes down to this: For OUCH to be truly successful, to meet a goal of being the premier Null Sec Survival and PvP Training corp that Black Claw envisioned, people outside of our corner of Curse need to know that we're here, teaching new players and veteran care bears that null sec doesn't have to be scary.
See you on the bubble.
Bren Genzan
So what do you think? And what do you think the content, the format should be? I just don't want to parallel my "Life on the Bubble" stuff. What I think I should talk about is OUCH obviously, small gang PvP, the New Player Experience and maybe spotlight what it's like to live in Curse.
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Ann B. Davis, Alice From 'The Brady Bunch,' Dead at 88by Thomas Chau | PopCrush
The television world lost an icon today, as Ann B. Davis, best known as Alice Nelson from the TV show 'The Brady Bunch,' has died at the age of 88.
CNN reports that a close friend of Nelson's confirmed that she passed away in a hospital in San Antonio, Texas on June 1. Nelson was being treated for a subdural hematoma as a result of a head injury the day before, but never regained consciousness.
Davis had her first breakout role on 'The Bob Cummings Show' from 1955 to 1959, where she won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series twice.
But it was her role on 'The Brady Bunch' that made her a Hollywood legend. Davis played Alice Nelson, who was the housekeeper for America's most famous TV family from 1969 to 1974. As Alice, Davis was often the source of wisecracks and jokes, which often resulted in the familiar catchphrase, "Oh, Alice!" In many episodes, she was often seen as the mediator between the two step families, having provided an impartial view to the conflicts that often arose between the kids.
After 'The Brady Bunch,' Davis continued living a busy life, as she did theater, commercials, published a cookbook, and even made a cameo appearance in the 1995 'The Brady Bunch' film based on the TV show.
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By Dan Larson
The dollars associated with developing the heifer are one of the largest costs she will accrue in her lifetime. Many of us learned at some point that a heifer should reach 65% of her mature weight by the first breeding season. In many cases, we meet this target, but often we exceed it and increase development cost.
It is not uncommon for heifers to be developed in the same lot as feeder cattle. While this system is quite convenient, it is not ideal for developing high-quality replacements. Rather, a well-designed nutrition and management program is essential for appropriate replacement development.
Providing inadequate nutrients to the developing heifer may reduce her reproductive performance, but overfeeding will limit her lifetime productivity. Heifers developed to greater than 65% to 70% of mature weight deposit fat in the udder, leading to reduced milk production. Fat heifers are also more prone to calving difficulty and may be more difficult to rebreed after their first calf.
Research studies conducted in the last 10 years show that developing heifers to 65% of mature weight is not optimal. Rather, 85% to 90% of heifers developed to as little as 55% of mature weight at breeding became pregnant. More importantly, these heifers were developed using inexpensive feed sources such as cornstalks and dormant winter grass. By moving heifer development out of the drylot in favor of standing forage, cost was reduced by $45 per pregnant heifer.
Drylot disadvantages. Heifers developed in the drylot are often fed diets including corn-processing coproducts, which are excellent sources of energy and protein for the growing heifer calf. However, the protein level in distillers' grain or corn gluten feed may exceed the energy requirements of the heifer. Providing excess protein in the diet prior to breeding has the potential to reduce fertility in the subsequent cycle at which the heifer is bred. Diets with too great a protein concentration during the breeding season may lead to embryonic death and lower pregnancy rates.
It is important to monitor protein levels in heifer development diets in order to meet requirements without exceeding needs. Appropriate mineral nutrition is also an integral part of heifer development. Mineral nutrition is often overlooked and expensive; however, it is often the deciding factor in the success or failure of the breeding season.
Dairy nutrition research has taught us the value of trace minerals such as zinc and manganese. Macro minerals, such as phosphorus, calcium, salt and magnesium, are also important. The National Research Council recommendation of 40 parts per million of manganese in the diet is most likely low. A more appropriate target is 50 to 60 ppm. Likewise, zinc should be nearly equal in concentration to manganese and copper should be at a 3:1 ratio to zinc. Most likely, if heifers are being fed corn coproducts, their phosphorus need is being met. The only macro minerals which require supplementation are calcium, magnesium and salt.
Estrous synchronization is an essential component of heifer development. But regardless of the system, appropriate nutrition is essential to produce a heifer that will stay in the herd and be productive. Without a balanced strategy for nutrition and management, money spent on reproductive technology may be wasted.
DAN LARSON is a ruminant nutritionistat Great Plains Livestock Consulting,Inc. His experience in both cow–calf and feedlot cattle operations offers a unique perspective on the beef industry.
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How to Make Glazed Winter Squash
Winter squash is a great alternative to sweet potatoes and complements foods served traditionally for Christmas and Thanksgiving dinner. This Glazed Winter Squash recipe is a perfect example of a recipe that becomes something completely different with small additions or substitutions of ingredients. Suggested variations appear after the recipe.
This recipe calls for butternut squash. You could use other winter squashes, such as acorn or buttercup, but butternut is preferred; it has the perfect firm-but-creamy texture.
Glazed Winter Squash
Special equipment: Very sharp chef's knife for cutting squash
Preparation time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Yield: 8 servings
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
2 butternut squash, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes (6 cups)
1/4 cup honey
Salt and pepper to taste
1Melt the butter in a large sauté pan over medium heat. Add the squash, cover, and cook until tender, about 15 minutes. The squash should yield when pierced with a sharp knife and have begun to color around the edges.
The squash may be held at this point at room temperature for 6 hours.
2Add the honey, turn the heat to medium-high, and toss until the squash is glazed. Season liberally with salt and pepper. Serve immediately. Add a drizzle of honey for added sweetness, if desired.
You can also turn this into a maple glaze by using maple syrup instead of honey.
Vary it! Some of these variations may match your meal better than the primary recipe does:
Browned Butter and Herbed Squash: Cook the butter until it starts to brown, then add 1 teaspoon of thyme. Proceed with the recipe but don't add the honey. Try replacing the thyme with sage or oregano as well.
Molasses-Glazed Squash: Use 2 tablespoons honey and 2 tablespoons unsulphured (not blackstrap) molasses to replace the 1/4 cup honey and proceed as directed.
Garlic and Olive Oil Squash: Use 1/4 cup light olive oil instead of butter and add 2 teaspoons minced garlic along with the squash. Eliminate the honey and proceed as directed.
Glazed Winter Squash with Apples: Add one peeled and diced apple to the squash as you place it in the pan. You can use sweet or tart apples.
Glazed Winter Squash with Dried Fruit: Add 1/4 cup raisins, golden raisins, or currants to the squash as you place it in the pan.
Spiced Glazed Squash: Add 1/2 to 1 teaspoon of cinnamon or ginger along with the squash to the original recipe. You could also try a pinch to a 1/4 teaspoon of allspice. Try the spices alone or in combination.


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Its round design still means the vacuum won't be able to squeeze into corners to suck up dust and dirt, but it's packing a secret weapon in the form of two pop-out arms with spinning brushes that will sweep debris towards the vacuum's opening. In reality it's kind of a bandaid solution to the problem, but if it means one less area to clean by hand, who are we to look a robot gift horse in the mouth?
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The construction process involves elaborate sprinkler systems that spray water onto metal racks to produce thousands of icicles. The icicles are then harvested and stuck to the ground around sprinkler heads, where they are drenched in water and grow in various shapes and formations depending on the temperature and wind.
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While it remains too early to fully place blame for Monday's sinister bomb attack at the Boston Marathon, it is abundantly clear that this was an act of terror against the United States.
Whether the perpetrators of this evil act turn out to be foreign or domestic, the fact remains that they are, indeed, terrorists.
At last count there were three dead — including an 8-year-old boy — and more than 170 injured, some of them severely. There were a number of the injured who suffered amputation of limbs.
The bomb did not inflict the kind of carnage that occurred during 9/11, nor does it seem to have been that well organized, but it does serve as a painful reminder to our nation of that horrible day nearly 13 years ago. We would surmise that those responsible for this act had exactly that in mind from the outset.
Placing a bomb at a public event such as the marathon usually is designed to serve two purposes: first to do maximum damage and second to scare the victims into changing their lifestyle. The primary purpose of such terror attacks is, in fact, to make people feel unsafe and unprotected.
The chill created by the notion of dead children and severed body parts strewed about the streets of Boston has done just that. At least temporarily.
But we are certain that Americans will not be cowed. As it did after 9/11 and the Oklahoma City bombing, the nation will survive this and we will carry on.
We are glad that the FBI is leading the investigation of this bombing. While other law enforcement agencies love to privately complain about the FBI being glory hogs, the agency has the kind of resources needed to effectively conduct such a monumental investigation. Leads on this matter could stretch halfway around the world.
It was two explosions 16 seconds apart at about 2:50 p.m. that rocked the finish-line area at Monday's marathon. The marathon is one of America's most iconic and interactive sporting events, which may explain why it was chosen in the first place.
It seems to us that the initial response by authorities to the crisis was excellent. For example, air traffic at Boston's Logan Airport was quickly halted, police told motorists to evacuate the city, and cellphone service was temporarily silenced to prevent remote detonation of devices.
Those all seem like prudent and proper steps.
President Barack Obama was right to remind the nation not to jump to specific conclusions about who may have been responsible for this act or why.
But he did say Tuesday it was an act of terrorism. We agree. As we said, what we know for certain about the perpetrators is that they are cowardly terrorists.
It may take a while, but we have every confidence that the FBI will pursue the bomber or bombers and they will be punished to the fullest extent of the law. In the meantime, our hearts and prayers go out to the blast's victims and their families.


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The University of Massachusetts Medical School will make voluntary payments to the city over five years totaling nearly $1.58 million. Dr. Michael F. Collins, chancellor, emphasized that the decision to make the voluntary payments is not connected to UMass' recent purchase of three buildings in the Massachusetts Biotechnology Research Park off Plantation Street.
The University of Massachusetts Medical School will make voluntary payments to the city over five years totaling nearly $1.58 million as part of an agreement reached by the two parties.
The money will be used to support additional services at the Worcester Public Library, as well as biotech and bioscience programs at Worcester Technical High School.
Dr. Michael F. Collins, chancellor of the medical school, said Tuesday the agreement is the culmination of long-term talks with the city about forging partnerships.
He emphasized that the decision to make the voluntary payments is not connected to UMass' recent purchase of three buildings in the Massachusetts Biotechnology Research Park off Plantation Street.
Because of the medical school's tax-exempt status, those properties will be taken off the tax rolls beginning July 1, and the loss of tax revenue to the city could be at least $1.52 million.
Before those property transactions were concluded, Dr. Collins said he had already been having conversations with City Manager Michael V. O'Brien about ways that UMass could help support the city.
"Some people are going to want to relate this to the purchase of buildings," the chancellor said in an interview. "I can't stop that, but it's really not what's behind this. Our interest is to help the city and help the residents of the city.
"We believe as a big and important institution in the city that when it's possible for us to assist the city to advance, we need to take a leadership role," he added. "We've been talking about partnerships for a long time, long before the transaction was completed."
Mr. O'Brien said the agreement was forged on "mutual respect, mutual goals and long-term benefits."
"We understand we have a direct role in ensuring that UMass Medical School is as successful as it can be, and the chancellor and the UMass Med team recognize that a successful city is important to its long-term viability and continued success," he said in an interview.
"The city will be much more successful with a thriving UMass Medical School, with its excellence in education and breakthrough science as a catalyst for our biotech cluster," he added. "The results will be further economic development, job creation and retention, expansion of the city's tax base and worldwide recognition."
Under the terms of the deal, UMass will be making two "donations" to the city each fiscal year, starting July 1. The donations will be made July 1 and January 1 of each fiscal year, with the last one on Jan. 1, 2018.
The programs (Worcester Public Library and biotech and bioscience programs at Worcester Technical High School) selected by the city manager to receive that money are things that are consistent with the medical school's mission, Dr. Collins said.
He said the payments will be "front-end loaded" so they are greater in the early years and considerably less in the final year.
In the first year (fiscal 2014), the city will receive two donations of $350,000 from UMass. In subsequent fiscal years, the semiannual donations will be as follows: $250,000 in fiscal 2015; $125,000 in fiscal 2016; $37,500 in fiscal 2017 and $25,000 in fiscal 2018.
Dr. Collins said the agreement was structured that way because UMass wants to fill the buildings it has acquired with commercial entities that will end up paying property taxes to the city.
In the long run, he said, the city could end up receiving more in property taxes on the three buildings than what it had been receiving before UMass acquired them.
"Our goal is to fill those buildings up as soon as possible," Dr. Collins said. "We are not commercial real estate developers. That is not our mission. What we are about is advancing science to cure diseases. The extent that we can partner with entities that are involved in drug development and device development, and the science that supports those is what makes us a successful medical school.
"We know we have the ability to put people (in those buildings) and do it quickly," he added. "I hope the buildings are leased up with tax-paying entities pretty quickly so they are paying taxes to the city. I didn't need the buildings to put other nonprofits in them. The chance to put entities that can collaborate with us and the city to bring jobs, make discoveries that are going to change the future, that's what we're all about."
The agreement comes as the Legislature's Joint Committee on Higher Education is scheduled to hold an oversight hearing Thursday regarding UMass' purchase of the three properties in the biotech park.
State Sen. Michael O. Moore, D-Millbury, said the oversight hearing will examine the details of the purchase and future plans for the properties. The hearing is scheduled for 1 p.m. at the Statehouse.
Meanwhile, members of the City Council praised Mr. O'Brien and Dr. Collins for being able to achieve such an agreement.
Councilor-at-Large Frederick C. Rushton, chairman of the council's Economic Development Committee, said UMass is following the model for building partnerships between private life sciences and public resources.
He said UMass' acquisition of the three biotech park properties will help the medical school and, more importantly, help Worcester build on its life sciences base.
"Understandably, it was hard to see this at first glance, but this will result in more quality jobs in the city of Worcester and add to its tax base," Mr. Rushton said.
Councilor-at-Large Kathleen M. Toomey called the agreement a "smart plan" that matches the mission of the medical school while also alleviating city budget concerns caused by having the three properties taken off the tax rolls.
"I had full confidence that the city manager would be able to work this out," Ms. Toomey said. "This is a smart plan because it shows what a partnership is all about. Working together, we can make sure that UMass and the city both succeed."
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TORONTO -- Jose Bautista was forced to sit out Friday night's game against the Red Sox because of a twisted right ankle, suffered while attempting to beat out a double play in the eighth inning of Thursday's 10-8 win against the Indians.
There was hope that Bautista wouldn't have to miss any time, but it was clear Friday afternoon that he would need an additional period of rest after arriving at Rogers Centre.
"Much better right now than when I woke up and got here today," Bautista said. "I still believe that the proper precaution was taken with taking today off and see how it feels tomorrow, possibly play tomorrow."
Bautista said that his ankle isn't swollen and he described the symptoms as soreness, not pain. He was hoping to be available for pinch-hitting duties, but that also was ruled out prior to Friday night's game.
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"High Key" is often confused with a purposely blown out white backdrop. High Key is where the highlights and light tones make up most or all of the image. If your background is white, ivory, cream or light in color and the subject is too, you have "high key"
I rarely do high key, though many ask how I do it. What they really want to know is how I shoot that more commercial crisp white backdrop with bright bold color subjects. When you blow out the backdrop so that your RGB numbers all read 255, that is called "hot white." This is actually what most people want to know how to do and what I will cover here.
I recommend a minimum of 3 lights and a reflector or 4 lights. I use Alien Bees (I have 2 400s and 2 800s).
My room is unusually small for this type of photography (11×13) and it is hard to achieve this look in a small space as the light bounces everywhere. But it can be done. Up until I recently purchased a lastolite hi-lite backdrop, I used a white paper backdrop. In my diagram below, if you are using paper, you would want your lights about 3 feet from the backdrop pointing at it (versus how I show my setup below). You would want your subject another 3-4 feet or further away from where your stands are. You can now see how I ran out of room once my kids grew a bit.
The rest of your setup could be similar. I use a wall boom to conserve space and to increase flexibility. When I do product photography I like to have the light right over my subjects and this setup allows for that. I have my main light in a softlighter (I use to have a photoflex softbox – anyone want to buy it?) My fill light is in back of where I stand. Light bounces toward the corner of ceiling meeting the wall into an umbrella. I either use this of a big circular reflector. I show both below.
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(CNN Student News) -- Record the CNN Special Investigations Unit Classroom Edition: Notes from North Korea when it airs commercial-free on CNN. (A short feature begins at 4:00 a.m. and precedes the program.)
Program Overview
CNN chief international correspondent Christiane Amanpour travels to North Korea as the New York Philharmonic Orchestra makes a historic visit to one of the world's most closed societies. She examines the tense standoff with the U.S. over nuclear weapons and provides a rare look inside a notorious, top-secret nuclear facility.
Grade Levels: 9 -- 12, College
Subject Areas: U.S. History, World History, Current Events, Political Science, Government
The CNN Special Investigations Unit Classroom Edition: Notes from North Korea and its corresponding discussion questions and suggested activities challenge students to:
Curriculum Connections
Social Studies
Standard VI. Power, Authority, and Governance: Social studies programs should include experiences that provide for the study of how people create and change structures of power, authority, and governance.
The Curriculum Standards for Social Studies (http://www.socialstudies.org/standards/strands/) are published by the National Council for Social Studies (http://ncss.org/).
United States History
Standard 27. Understands how the Cold War and conflicts in Korea and Vietnam influenced domestic and international politics
Level IV [Grade 9-12]
Benchmark 1. Understands U.S. foreign policy from the Truman administration to the Johnson administration
Standard 30. Understands developments in foreign policy and domestic politics between the Nixon and Clinton presidencies
Level IV [Grade 9-12]
Benchmark 5. Understands the influence of U.S. foreign policy on international events from Nixon to Clinton
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World History
Standard 44. Understands the search for community, stability, and peace in an interdependent world
Level IV [Grade 9-12]
Benchmark 11. Understands common arguments of opposition groups in various countries around the world, common solutions they offer, and the position of these ideas with regard to Western economic and strategic interests
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III. How Does The Government Established By The Constitution Embody The Purposes, Values, And Principles Of American Democracy?
4. Major responsibilities of the national government in domestic and foreign policy
IV. What Is The Relationship Of The United States To Other Nations And To World Affairs?
1. Nation-states
2. Interactions among nation-states
4. The historical context of United States foreign policy
5. Making and implementing United States foreign policy
6. The ends and means of United States foreign policy
7. Impact of the American concept of democracy and individual rights on the world
The National Standards for Civics and Government (http://www.civiced.org/index.php?page=stds) are published by the Center for Civic Education (http://www.civiced.org/).
Discussion Questions
1. Who is the leader of North Korea? According to the report, how do North Koreans regard this leader? What aspects of his personality are revealed in the program?
2. According to the program, North Korea is a "closed society." What does this mean?
3. How does the report describe the history of U.S.-North Korea relations? According to the report: What tensions currently exist between these two nations? What humanitarian and political concerns exist in North Korea?
4. Why do you think that North Korea invited the New York Philharmonic to play, and decided to open the Yongbyon nuclear facility to the media at this point in time? Why are these events historically and politically significant?
5. Who is Madeline Albright? When and where did she meet with Kim Jong-Il? How does she describe her visit with Kim Jong-Il? Why does Albright say that she is not surprised that Kim Jong-Il chose the New York Philharmonic for this "cultural overture"?
6. According to the report, why is the division of Korea an emotional issue for many Koreans? Who are Kim Cho Wun and Ji Hae Nam? To what countries did they defect, and why did they flee North Korea? What risks and sacrifices do you think that they assumed when they chose to defect?
7. According to the report: Why did New York Philharmonic President Zarin Mehta accept North Korea's invitation to play? Why was this performance controversial? What logistical hurdles did Mehta have to overcome to execute the trip?
8. What were some of the pieces of music that the New York Philharmonic played during its concert? Which of these pieces, if any, do you think were politically significant? Explain. If you were choosing the music for this performance, what pieces would you have selected, and why?
9. Following the concert, North Korea's nuclear negotiator, Minister Kim Gye Gwan, was quoted as saying that the concert was "a political breakthrough; an act of courage by both nations." What do you think that he means? Do you agree with the minister? Why or why not?
10. What is "cultural diplomacy"? How do you think that cultural diplomacy differs from other forms of diplomacy? Give examples. According to U.S. Ambassador Christopher Hill and former U.S. Secretary of Defense William Perry, why is "people-to-people diplomacy" important to the future of U.S.-North Korea relations?
11. According to Amanpour, to what extent did the New York Philharmonic's concert impact U.S-North Korea relations? In your view, what actions, if any, might these two nations take to build upon the goodwill that was generated by the concert?
12. What did CNN's Christiane Amanpour observe during her visit to the Yongbyon nuclear facility? What impact, if any, do you think that this visit will have on U.S.-North Korea relations?
13. In your opinion, should the U.S. fulfill its commitment to remove North Korea from its list of states that sponsor terrorism? State your rationale.
14. Prior to viewing this program, what preconceived notions, if any, did you have about North Korea? To what extent did Amanpour's report challenge or reinforce these perceptions? Explain.
Suggested Activity
Point out to students that towards the end of World War II, Korea was divided by the Soviet Union and the United States at the 38th parallel, and that by 1948, North and South Korea had become independent nations. Generate a class discussion about students' knowledge of North Korea. Next, refer students to online resources to learn more about North Korea. Use the following questions to guide their research:
After students present their findings, ask: Do you think that peace talks between North and South Korea could benefit the two nations, as well as the international community? Explain. Given the cultural diplomacy represented by the New York Philharmonic's trip to Pyongyang, what do you think should be the next step in relations between the U.S. and North Korea? Challenge each student to write a brief for a North Korean, South Korean or an American diplomat that outlines a strategy for addressing the existing tensions among these parties. Have students present their documents to the class.
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