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From http://www.x.org/wiki/:
- The X.Org project provides an open source implementation of the X Window System. The development work is being done in conjunction with the freedesktop.org community. The X.Org Foundation is the educational non-profit corporation whose Board serves this effort, and whose Members lead this work.
Xorg is the public, open-source implementation of the X window system version 11. Since Xorg is the most popular choice among Linux users, its ubiquity has led to making it an ever-present requisite for GUI applications, resulting in massive adoption from most distributions. See the Xorg Wikipedia article or visit the Xorg website for more details.
- 1 Installation
- 2 Running
- 3 Configuration
- 4 Input devices
- 5 Monitor settings
- 6 Composite
- 7 Tips and tricks
- 8 Troubleshooting
- 8.1 Common problems
- 8.2 CTRL right key does not work with oss keymap
- 8.3 X clients started with "su" fail
- 8.4 Program requests "font '(null)'"
- 8.5 Frame-buffer mode problems
- 8.6 DRI with Matrox cards stops working
- 8.7 Recovery: disabling Xorg before GUI login
- 8.8 X failed to start: Keyboard initialization failed
- 8.9 Black screen, No protocol specified.., Resource temporarily unavailable for all or some users
You will need to install the essential package xorg-server, available in the official repositories.
Additionally, the xorg-server-utils meta-package pulls in the most useful packages for certain configuration tasks, they are pointed out in the relevant sections. Some other useful packages are part of the xorg-apps group.
Driver installation
The Linux kernel includes open-source video drivers and support for hardware accelerated framebuffers. However, userland support is required for OpenGL and 2D acceleration in X11.
First, identify your card:
$ lspci | grep VGA
$ lspci | grep 3D
Then install an appropriate driver. You can search the package database for a complete list of open-source video drivers:
$ pacman -Ss xf86-video
The default graphics driver is vesa (package xf86-video-vesa), which handles a large number of chipsets but does not include any 2D or 3D acceleration. If a better driver cannot be found or fails to load, Xorg will fall back to vesa.
In order for video acceleration to work, and often to expose all the modes that the GPU can set, a proper video driver is required:
|Multilib Package
(for 32-bit applications on Arch x86_64)
|Open source
|AMD Catalyst
|Open source
|Intel Graphics
|Open source
|Open source
Xorg should run smoothly without closed source drivers, which are typically needed only for advanced features such as fast 3D-accelerated rendering for games, dual-screen setups, and TV-out.
Display manager
A convenient way to start X, but one that requires an additional application and dependencies, is by using a display manager such as GDM, KDM or SLiM.
If you want to start X without a display manager, install the package xorg-xinit which provides the startx and xinit commands (the startx script is merely a front end to the xinit command).
To determine the client to run, startx/xinit will first try to parse a
~/.xinitrc file in the user's home directory. In the absence of
~/.xinitrc, startx/xinit defaults to parsing the global file
/etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc, which starts a basic environment with the Twm window manager, Xclock and Xterm: this requires the packages xorg-twm, xorg-xclock and xterm to be installed. See xinitrc for information on how to initialize and configure it.
To launch the X server and clients, simply run:
$ startx
/etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc to quickly test X in a minimal environment, especially immediately after installing it or for other debugging purposes: simply rename your
~/.xinitrc file to temporarily disable it. After running
startx, a few movable windows should show up, and your mouse should work. To quit this environment, issue the
exit command into the terminals until you return to the virtual console.
See also Start X at Login.
- By default, due to permissions on console devices, the X display needs to be on the same tty where the login occurred. This is handled by the default
/etc/X11/xinit/xserverrc. See General troubleshooting#Session permissions for details.
- If you wish to have the X display on a separate console from the one where the server is invoked, you can do so by using the X server wrapper provided by
/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-multi-seat-x. For convenience, startx can be set up to use this wrapper by modifying your
- If you choose to use xinit instead of startx, you are responsible for passing
-nolisten tcpand ensuring the session does not break by starting X on a different tty.
- If a problem occurs, then view the log at
/var/log/Xorg.0.log. Be on the lookout for any lines beginning with
(EE), which represent errors, and also
(WW), which are warnings that could indicate other issues.
- If there is an empty
.xinitrcfile in your
$HOME, either delete or edit it in order for X to start properly. If you do not do this X will show a blank screen with what appears to be no errors in your
Xorg.0.log. Simply deleting it will get it running with a default X environment.
- If the screen goes black, you may still attempt to switch to a different virtual console (e.g.
Ctrl+Alt+F2), and blindly log in as root. You can do this by typing "root" (press
Enterafter typing it) and entering the root password (again, press
Enterafter typing it).
- You may also attempt to kill the X server with:
# pkill X
- If this does not work, reboot blindly with:
# reboot
/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d, and no extra configuration is necessary for most setups.
Xorg uses a configuration file called
xorg.conf and files ending in the suffix
.conf for its initial setup: the complete list of the folders where these files are searched can be found at [1] or by running
man xorg.conf, together with a detailed explanation of all the available options.
Using .conf files
/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/ directory stores user-specific configuration. You are free to add configuration files there, but they must have a
.conf suffix: the files are read in ASCII order, and by convention their names start with
XX- (two digits and a hyphen, so that for example 10 is read before 20). These files are parsed by the X server upon startup and are treated like part of the traditional
xorg.conf configuration file. The X server essentially treats the collection of configuration files as one big file with entries from
xorg.conf at the end.
Using xorg.conf
Xorg can also be configured via
/etc/X11/xorg.conf or
/etc/xorg.conf. You can also generate a skeleton for
xorg.conf with:
# Xorg :0 -configure
This should create a
xorg.conf.new file in
/root/ that you can copy over to
Alternatively, your proprietary video card drivers may come with a tool to automatically configure Xorg: see the article of your video driver, NVIDIA or AMD Catalyst, for more details.
Sample configurations
- Sample 1
- Note: Sample configuration file using
/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-evdev.conffor the keyboard layouts. Note the commented out
- Sample 1
- Note: This is the
10-evdev.conffile that goes with the xorg.conf sample 1.
- Note: nvidia-ck binary drivers (v325); Dual GPU, Dual Monitor, Dual Screen; No Twinview, No Xinerama; Rotated and vertically placed screen1 above screen0.
Input devices
Udev will detect your hardware and evdev will act as the hotplugging input driver for almost all devices. Udev is provided by systemd and xf86-input-evdev is required by xorg-server, so there is no need to explicitly install those packages. If evdev does not support your device, install the needed driver from the xorg-drivers group.
You should have
10-evdev.conf in the
/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/ directory, which manages keyboards, mice, touchpads and touchscreens.
See the following pages for specific instructions, or the Fedora wiki entry for more examples.
Mouse acceleration
See the main page: Mouse acceleration
See the main page: All Mouse Buttons Working
Touchpad Synaptics
See the main page: Touchpad Synaptics
Keyboard settings
See the main page: Keyboard configuration in Xorg
Monitor settings
Getting started
First, create a new config file, such as
Section "Monitor" Identifier "Monitor0" EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "Device0" Driver "vesa" #Choose the driver used for this monitor EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Screen0" #Collapse Monitor and Device section to Screen section Device "Device0" Monitor "Monitor0" DefaultDepth 16 #Choose the depth (16||24) SubSection "Display" Depth 16 Modes "1024x768_75.00" #Choose the resolution EndSubSection EndSection
Multiple monitors
See main article Multihead for general information.
See also GPU-specific instructions:
- NVIDIA#Multiple monitors
- Nouveau#Dual Head
- AMD Catalyst#Double Screen (Dual Head / Dual Screen / Xinerama)
- ATI#Dual Head setup
More than one graphics card
You must define the correct driver to use and put the bus ID of your graphic cards.
Section "Device" Identifier "Screen0" Driver "nouveau" BusID "PCI:0:12:0" EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "Screen1" Driver "radeon" BusID "PCI:1:0:0" EndSection
To get your bus ID:
$ lspci | grep VGA
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation G96 [GeForce 9600M GT] (rev a1)
The bus ID here is 1:0:0.
Display size and DPI
The DPI of the X server is determined in the following manner:
- The -dpi command line option has highest priority.
- If this is not used, the DisplaySize setting in the X config file is used to derive the DPI, given the screen resolution.
- If no DisplaySize is given, the monitor size values from DDC are used to derive the DPI, given the screen resolution.
- If DDC does not specify a size, 75 DPI is used by default.
In order to get correct dots per inch (DPI) set, the display size must be recognized or set. Having the correct DPI is especially necessary where fine detail is required (like font rendering). Previously, manufacturers tried to create a standard for 96 DPI (a 10.3" diagonal monitor would be 800x600, a 13.2" monitor 1024x768). These days, screen DPIs vary and may not be equal horizontally and vertically. For example, a 19" widescreen LCD at 1440x900 may have a DPI of 89x87. To be able to set the DPI, the Xorg server attempts to auto-detect your monitor's physical screen size through the graphic card with DDC.
When the Xorg server knows the physical screen size, it will be able to set the correct DPI depending on resolution size.
To see if your display size and DPI are detected/calculated correctly:
$ xdpyinfo | grep -B2 resolution
Check that the dimensions match your display size. If the Xorg server is not able to correctly calculate the screen size, it will default to 75x75 DPI and you will have to calculate it yourself.
If you have specifications on the physical size of the screen, they can be entered in the Xorg configuration file so that the proper DPI is calculated:
Section "Monitor" Identifier "Monitor0" DisplaySize 286 179 # In millimeters EndSection
If you only want to enter the specification of your monitor without creating a full xorg.conf create a new config file. For example (
Section "Monitor" Identifier "<default monitor>" DisplaySize 286 179 # In millimeters EndSection
If you do not have specifications for physical screen width and height (most specifications these days only list by diagonal size), you can use the monitor's native resolution (or aspect ratio) and diagonal length to calculate the horizontal and vertical physical dimensions. Using the Pythagorean theorem on a 13.3" diagonal length screen with a 1280x800 native resolution (or 16:10 aspect ratio):
$ echo 'scale=5;sqrt(1280^2+800^2)' | bc # 1509.43698
This will give the pixel diagonal length and with this value you can discover the physical horizontal and vertical lengths (and convert them to millimeters):
$ echo 'scale=5;(13.3/1509)*1280*25.4' | bc # 286.43072 $ echo 'scale=5;(13.3/1509)*800*25.4' | bc # 179.01920
Setting DPI manually
DPI can be set manually if you only plan to use one resolution (DPI calculator):
Section "Monitor" Identifier "Monitor0" Option "DPI" "96 x 96" EndSection
If you use an NVIDIA card, you can manually set the DPI adding the options bellow on
/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-nvidia.conf (inside Device section):
Option "UseEdidDpi" "False" Option "DPI" "96 x 96"
For RandR compliant drivers, you can set it by:
$ xrandr --dpi 96
See Execute commands after X start to make it permanent.
DPMS (Display Power Management Signaling) is a technology that allows power saving behaviour of monitors when the computer is not in use. This will allow you to have your monitors automatically go into standby after a predefined period of time. See: DPMS
The Composite extension for X causes an entire sub-tree of the window hierarchy to be rendered to an off-screen buffer. Applications can then take the contents of that buffer and do whatever they like. The off-screen buffer can be automatically merged into the parent window or merged by external programs, called compositing managers. See the wikipedia article Wikipedia:Compositing window manager for more information.
List of composite managers
- Xcompmgr — Composite Window-effects manager for X.org.
- Compiz — Composite manager for Aiglx and Xgl, with plugins and CCSM
- Compton — X Compositor (a fork of xcompmgr-dana)
- Cairo Composite Manager — Cairo based composite manager
Tips and tricks
X startup tweaking (startx)
For X's option reference see:
$ man Xserver
The following options have to be appended to the variable
"defaultserverargs" in the
/usr/bin/startx file:
- Enable deferred glyph loading for 16 bit fonts:
-deferglyphs 16
ServerArgsLocal in the
/usr/share/config/kdm/kdmrc file.
Nested X session
To run a nested session of another desktop environment:
$ /usr/bin/Xnest :1 -geometry 1024x768+0+0 -ac -name Windowmaker & wmaker -display :1
This will launch a Window Maker session in a 1024 by 768 window within your current X session.
This needs the package xorg-server-xnest to be installed.
Starting GUI programs remotely
See main article: SSH#X11 forwarding.
On-demand disabling and enabling of input sources
With the help of xinput you can temporarily disable or enable input sources. This might be useful, for example, on systems that have more than one mouse, such as the ThinkPads and you would rather use just one to avoid unwanted mouse clicks.
Install the xorg-xinput package from the official repositories.
Find the ID of the device you want to disable:
$ xinput
For example in a Lenovo ThinkPad T500, the output looks like this:
$ xinput
⎡ Virtual core pointer id=2 [master pointer (3)] ⎜ ↳ Virtual core XTEST pointer id=4 [slave pointer (2)] ⎜ ↳ TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint id=11 [slave pointer (2)] ⎜ ↳ SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad id=10 [slave pointer (2)] ⎣ Virtual core keyboard id=3 [master keyboard (2)] ↳ Virtual core XTEST keyboard id=5 [slave keyboard (3)] ↳ Power Button id=6 [slave keyboard (3)] ↳ Video Bus id=7 [slave keyboard (3)] ↳ Sleep Button id=8 [slave keyboard (3)] ↳ AT Translated Set 2 keyboard id=9 [slave keyboard (3)] ↳ ThinkPad Extra Buttons id=12 [slave keyboard (3)]
Disable the device with
xinput --disable device_id, where device_id is the device ID you want to disable. In this example we will disable the Synaptics Touchpad, with the ID 10:
$ xinput --disable 10
To re-enable the device, just issue the opposite command:
$ xinput --enable 10
Common problems
If Xorg will not start, the screen is completely black, the keyboard and mouse are not working, etc., first take these simple steps:
- Check the log file:
cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log
- Check specific pages in Category:Input devices if you have issues with keyboard, mouse, touchpad etc.
- Finally, search for common problems in ATI, Intel and NVIDIA articles.
CTRL right key does not work with oss keymap
Edit as root
/usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/fr, and change the line:
include "level5(rctrl_switch)"
// include "level5(rctrl_switch)"
Then restart X, reboot or run
setxkbmap fr oss
X clients started with "su" fail
If you are getting "Client is not authorized to connect to server", try adding the line:
session optional pam_xauth.so
pam_xauth will then properly set environment variables and handle
xauth keys.
Program requests "font '(null)'"
- Error message: "unable to load font `(null)'."
Some programs only work with bitmap fonts. Two major packages with bitmap fonts are available, xorg-fonts-75dpi and xorg-fonts-100dpi. You do not need both; one should be enough. To find out which one would be better in your case, try this:
$ xdpyinfo | grep resolution
and use what is closer to you (75 or 100 instead of XX)
# pacman -S xorg-fonts-XXdpi
Frame-buffer mode problems
If X fails to start with the following log messages,
(WW) Falling back to old probe method for fbdev (II) Loading sub module "fbdevhw" (II) LoadModule: "fbdevhw" (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/linux//libfbdevhw.so (II) Module fbdevhw: vendor="X.Org Foundation" compiled for 1.6.1, module version=0.0.2 ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 5.0 (II) FBDEV(1): using default device Fatal server error: Cannot run in framebuffer mode. Please specify busIDs for all framebuffer devices
uninstall fbdev:
# pacman -R xf86-video-fbdev
DRI with Matrox cards stops working
If you use a Matrox card and DRI stops working after upgrading to Xorg, try adding the line:
Option "OldDmaInit" "On"
to the Device section that references the video card in
Recovery: disabling Xorg before GUI login
If Xorg is set to boot up automatically and for some reason you need to prevent it from starting up before the login/display manager appears (if the system is wrongly configured and Xorg does not recognize your mouse or keyboard input, for instance), you can accomplish this task with two methods.
- Change default target to rescue.target. See systemd#Change default target to boot into.
- If you have not only a faulty system that makes Xorg unusable, but you have also set the GRUB menu wait time to zero, or cannot otherwise use GRUB to prevent Xorg from booting, you can use the Arch Linux live CD. Boot up the live CD and log in as root. You need a mount point, such as
/mnt, and you need to know the name of the partition you want to mount.
You can use the command,
# fdisk -l
to see your partitions. Usually, the one you want will be resembling
/dev/sda1. Then, to mount this to
/mnt, use
# mount /dev/sda1 /mnt
Then your filesystem will show up under
/mnt. From here you can delete the
gdm daemon to prevent Xorg from booting up normally or make any other necessary changes to the configuration.
X failed to start: Keyboard initialization failed
If your hard disk is full, startx will fail.
/var/log/Xorg.0.log will end with:
(EE) Error compiling keymap (server-0) (EE) XKB: Could not compile keymap (EE) XKB: Failed to load keymap. Loading default keymap instead. (EE) Error compiling keymap (server-0) (EE) XKB: Could not compile keymap XKB: Failed to compile keymap Keyboard initialization failed. This could be a missing or incorrect setup of xkeyboard-config. Fatal server error: Failed to activate core devices. Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support at http://wiki.x.org for help. Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information. (II) AIGLX: Suspending AIGLX clients for VT switch
Make some free space on your root partition and X will start.
X creates configuration and temporary files in current user's home directory. Make sure there is free disk space available on the partition your home directory resides in. Unfortunately, X server does not provide any more obvious information about lack of disk space in this case.


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A native of Northern California, Traci Des Jardins has four restaurants in San Francisco, including Jardinière, Mijita Cocina Mexicana (two locations) and Public House.
Before opening Jardinière in San Francisco in 1997, Des Jardins worked in some of the highly acclaimed kitchens in Los Angeles, France and New York City. Classically trained in French cuisine by some of the best chefs and restaurateurs in the world, Des Jardins' style is also influenced by her Mexican and French-Acadian grandparents, who taught her how to cook. Throughout her more than two decades in San Francisco, Des Jardins has continued to focus and evolve her style of cooking as well as her restaurants. Over the course of her successful career she has trained and groomed many chefs and front-of-the-house personnel, many of whom now help operate her growing group of restaurants.
In 2004 Des Jardins opened Mijita Cocina Mexicana in the San Francisco Ferry Building and in 2010 the second location at AT&T Park, combining the best of Bay Area seasonal and local ingredients with the traditional Mexican flavors of her youth. Adjacent to Mijita and located at AT&T Park, home of the 2012 World Series Champion San Francisco Giants, Traci's Public House is a sports bar serving California-influenced pub food.
Known as one of the top female chefs in the country, Des Jardins is a two-time James Beard award-winner, named Rising Star Chef of the Year in 1995 and Best Chef: Pacific in 2007. She was also a finalist on Bravo's Top Chef Masters 3 in 2011.
Des Jardins sits on the board of La Cocina, a San Francisco based nonprofit business incubator and on the advisory board of Bocuse d'Or USA, joining fellow chefs in the quest to elevate culinary excellence in the United States. She is a deeply committed activist and philanthropist working with hunger-relief organizations such as Share Our Strength, Citymeals-on-Wheels and other nonprofits such as amfAR.
Q: How did you become interested in cooking as a career?
A: I chose something I was really passionate about when I dropped out of college, and it has stuck with me for 30 years. I am still passionate about it.
Q: How would you describe your cooking style?
A: The style of my restaurants is greatly varied, from refined French/California food to Mexican street food to American pub food. At home I cook rustic seasonal fare and a lot of ethnic foods.
Q: What's the most rewarding part about training other chefs?
A: To see them develop into their full potential.
Q: Do you cook with your son, Eli? What are his favorite foods?
A: He is always around me when I am cooking. He loves to help me at events and knows exactly what to do. I think he really has learned to cook watching me – the other morning he surprised me by making his own scrambled eggs for breakfast.


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Close Reading for Understanding
"I want my students to become literate people, and understanding literature is more than just reading and writing. It's about the desire to read. I want students to love to read and write, and to love to talk about what they're reading. I want them to say, 'Hey, I just read this great book...'."
--Dana Robertson
Dana Robertson teaches fifth grade at the Estabrook Elementary School in Lexington, Massachusetts. Just outside of Boston, the town of Lexington is best known as Paul Revere's destination in his legendary ride and a site of Revolutionary War battles. Today, Lexington draws professors from Boston's colleges and universities, and more than 70 nationalities are represented in the town. Lexington schools also participate in the Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunities (METCO), Boston's voluntary busing program.
Mr. Robertson has 25 students, three with special needs and two with learning needs. His students represent a wide range of reading levels, from second to eighth grade. An aide provides one-on-one support for special-needs students, and students with learning needs receive support from the school's special education assistant.
In the featured lesson, Mr. Robertson led a reading workshop. He started with a mini-lesson, pre-teaching any new words and introducing a story, and then allowed time for guided practice and independent reading. The reading workshop ended with the whole class coming together and sharing what they'd learned.
During this lesson, and throughout the year, Mr. Robertson focuses on reading closely for understanding. Before and during reading, Mr. Robertson models questioning techniques to encourage his students to really think about what is going on in a given story or text, engaging students by asking them to make inferences or predictions. One strategy Mr. Robertson uses in a whole-class instructional setting is pausing to "turn and talk." This gives all students a chance to discuss what they're reading and share their thoughts, but without taking a lot of time. As students read independently, Mr. Robertson encourages them to jot down questions or comments on Post-it notes. These thoughts form the basis of class discussions and writing assignments.
Mr. Robertson models the kind of close reading and note-taking he wants his students to do. He even brings in books that he is reading and shows his students the Post-it notes he uses to analyze the text and form questions for discussion.
In the end, Mr. Robertson's students spend a lot of time talking about reading. He notes that parents comment on their children's enthusiasm for reading and discussing what they have read.
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G-R 7th Grade Boys Basketball-"Rebels Improve Despite Loss" by Coach Buskohl
January 10, 2014
The Rebels hosted the Spartans from Grundy Center on Thursday, Dec. 19 in Gladbrook. The young Rebels faced a very talented team but gained confidence in their skills and fought to the end losing 45-21 First quarter play saw the much taller and talented Spartans jump out to a sizeable 16-0 lead and frustrating the smaller Rebels in to taking bad shots. The second quarter saw the Rebels kick it up a notch and started to hit some shots as we out scored the Spartans 9-8, but still trail ing 24-9 at the half time break. Beginning the third quarter, the Rebels were eager to continue their momentum as we played evenly throughout the period but still trailing 33-19. As both teams entered the final stanza playing time was the goal. The Rebels managed only one basket while the Spartans finished the game strong while playing all members of their team of fifteen. The final horn sounded with a 45-21 defeat. Rebels scoring were the following: * Kaleb Hendricks - 2 points * Colton Clark - 2 points * Tyson Creswell - 9 points * Jackson Kiburis - 8 points
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Egypt: Al-Jazeera reporters plead for release
CAIRO (AP) — Three Al-Jazeera journalists on trial in Egypt directly asked the judge on Monday to release them, insisting the terrorism charges against them were preposterous.
The judge denied the request for bail by Australian Peter Greste, Canadian-Egyptian Mohammed Fahmy and Baher Mohammed during the fourth hearing in the trial that opened on Feb. 20.
The trial marks the first time journalists have been charged with terrorism-related offenses in Egypt, drawing international criticism.
Al-Jazeera English bureau chief Mohammed Fahmy, left, producer Baher Mohamed, center and correspondent Peter Greste, right, appear in a defendant's cage in a courtroom along with several other defendants during their trial on terror charges, in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, March 31, 2014. Two Al-Jazeera journalists on trial in Egypt have directly asked with the judge to release them. Australian Peter Greste and Canadian-Egyptian Mohammed Fahmy are among three journalists and 17 others who are facing terrorism-related charges, based on accusations by authorities that they provided a platform to the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group of ousted President Mohammed Morsi.(AP Photo/Heba Elkholy, El Shorouk) EGYPT OUT
The three, along 17 others, face terrorism-related charges based on the Egyptian authorities' accusations that they provided a platform to the Muslim Brotherhood group of ousted President Mohammed Morsi, which the government has declared a terrorist organization.
Their defenders say they were just doing their job as journalists.
Greste, Fahmy and Mohammed spoke after the judge took the unusual move of allowing all the defendants out of the cage, which serves as the dock in Egyptian trials, to approach the bench and address him directly with requests.
Besides the three journalists, five other defendants were in court Monday, with the rest being tried in absentia.
"The idea that I could have an association with the Muslim Brotherhood is frankly preposterous," Greste told the judge, Mohammed Nagi Shehata. He said that he was an award-winning journalist with years of experience and that he constitutes no threat to anybody in Egypt, adding he had been in the country only two weeks before his arrest.
"Our only desire at this point is to continue to fight and clear our names from outside of prison," he said.
Fahmy, who had suffered from a fractured arm before his arrest, had asked to be released to receive better private medical attention after his injury deteriorated because of harsh conditions in prison.
"I ask for acquittal," demanded Fahmy, denying accusations that he was a member of the Muslim Brotherhood. He told the judge he was an alcohol-drinking liberal who lived abroad for a long time, and added: "Have you ever heard of a (Muslim) terrorist that drinks alcohol?"
Mohammed told the judge "to have mercy on us," adding that his wife was pregnant and he wanted to be there with her.
The three were arrested on Dec. 29 from their hotel room in Cairo, where they worked after Al-Jazeera's office was repeatedly raided after Morsi's ouster in the summer. The government accuses the station of being biased to Morsi and his group, a charge the Doha-based station denies.
Of the other 17 defendants, six are employed by Al-Jazeera, according to the network. The rest are mostly Brotherhood supporters who were arrested separately, including the son of prominent Brotherhood leader Mohammed el-Beltagy.
Also among the defendants is a Dutch journalist who freelances for a number of Dutch media and who visited Fahmy at the hotel. She fled the country after she found out her name was on the list of defendants.
As they addressed the judge Monday, some of the other five other defendants in court spoke of abuse and torture during interrogation. One student said his teeth fell out from a beating. Another appeared with a sling around his arm in court.
Their lawyer, Shaaban Said, asked his clients be examined, demanding a forensic report instead of the quick medical examination that they underwent in prison, which found no proof of the torture.
"I have no idea why I am in this case. I was arrested on my way to visit a friend," said a third defendant, Ahmed Abdel-Azim.
One of the five, Khaled Mohammed, said he and his colleagues have been on hunger strike for three days but the prison authorities refused to record their protest.
The judge did not accept the requests for release or bail. He ordered forensic examination of the defendants, and adjourned the session until April 10.
In Monday's session, the judge and lawyers were supposed to review videos that police claim show that the defendants altered footage in a way that falsified news and threatened Egypt's national security. But without explanation, police did not set up the equipment in the courtroom to view the evidence.
In an unusual step, the judge issued an arrest warrant for the police officer who had been due to set it up.
The journalists' arrests came only days after Egypt's military-backed government declared the Brotherhood a terrorist organization. That decision appeared to be largely based on bombings that a Sinai militant group has claimed responsibility for.
The Brotherhood denies it practices or advocates violence, and says it only pursues protests against authorities. But the protests have grown increasingly violent with regular clashes between the police and Morsi supporters.
Since Morsi's ouster by the military, Egypt has seen a heavy crackdown on his supporters, with several thousand detained and hundreds killed in political violence.
Al-Jazeera English bureau chief Mohamed Fahmy, center, producer Baher Mohamed, center left, and correspondent Peter Greste, second right, stand in a courtroom along with several other defendants during their trial on terror charges, in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, March 31, 2014. Two Al-Jazeera journalists on trial in Egypt have directly asked with the judge to release them. Australian Peter Greste and Canadian-Egyptian Mohammed Fahmy are among three journalists and 17 others who are facing terrorism-related charges, based on accusations by authorities that they provided a platform to the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group of ousted President Mohammed Morsi. (AP Photo/Sarah El Deeb)
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Lucroy-Maldonado time share in flux
MILWAUKEE -- After Jonathan Lucroy started the Brewers' first two games at catcher, it was Martin Maldonado's turn on Wednesday, a pick that made sense because Maldonado has handled starting pitcher Wily Peralta throughout the young right-hander's career.
Lucroy is the Brewers' regular starter and Maldonado the backup, but their ratio of games remains malleable.
"I do [have a ratio] in mind, but it changes all the time, and their production helps that decision," manager Ron Roenicke said. "If 'Maldy' is swinging the bat like he was last year, he's going to play more than once every week or once every five days. He does such a good job, defensively, that if he's swinging the bat, he's going to be in there more."
Maldonado batted .285 with eight home runs and 29 RBIs in 58 starts last season, most of them coming while Lucroy was on the disabled list with a broken hand.
There have been no promises about playing time, Maldonado said.
"That's fine with me," he said. "Like I always say, I come here every day expecting to play, and when it doesn't happen, you change."
Lucroy was 0-for-8 in the first two games, though he hit a winning sacrifice fly in the 10th inning on Opening Day. Maldonado's start on Wednesday was more about the pitcher, Roenicke said.
"I think, sometimes, that first outing is nice, when [Peralta] is more comfortable with somebody that's comfortable with him," Roenicke said. "'Luc' caught him well last year, so it's not something we'll do every time. We'll see how the games go, what the pitching matchups are against us, and figure out who catches when."


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Greenpeace vs. HP: First Photos from Tagging Event
Greenpeace wrote in to inform us of a planned action at HP's corporate headquarters in Palo Alto, CA, an effort to call out the electronics giant for backtracking on its commitment to eliminate key toxic chemicals in its products. Activists climbed to the top of HP's HQ and painting the message "Hazardous Products" on the roof with finger-paint. Impressive? Certainly. We've just gotten our hands on the first photos from the event.
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How to Use the Standing Balance-Sway Fitness Test
Balance is an important physical characteristic for an optimal and consistent golf swing. The purpose of the standing balance-sway test is to help you identify muscle and connective tissue tightness that may be pulling you out of ideal standing posture and balance, thus interfering with your posture and balance at address and during your full swing:
Remove your shoes and stand on a level surface with your arms hanging relaxed by your sides.
If you've been prescribed customized orthotics (arch supports) for your shoes, repeat this test with your orthotics in place and your shoes on.
Close your eyes and gently relax your body so that you can attempt to feel which direction your body would tend to drift, tip, or sway if you let it.
If it helps you identify the direction, let your body actually drift that way a bit (but don't fall over!).
After 5 to 10 seconds, open your eyes.
Make sure you can identify the predominant direction of sway.
Repeat the test several times to determine whether you have a consistent direction of sway.
Much like a tent's center pole leaning toward a support wire that has been staked into the ground too tightly, the direction that you consistently feel is the first and/or strongest direction of sway is probably caused by connective tissue and muscle tightness pulling your body in that direction.
If left uncorrected, this tightness will pull you out of posture and balance at address, as well as during your swing. Any attempts to correct your swing motion without first reducing the physical causes of your posture and balance dysfunction can lead to inconsistent performance and/or injury.


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Beckett Solicitors is a specialist family law firm specialising in Divorce and Children Issues, mediation and family law arbitration. We know that the breakdown of your marriage, civil partnership or long term relationship is one of the most unhappy events you will ever have to face. At Beckett Solicitors we know that how you deal with that breakdown is crucial to your future happiness and we aim to make your divorce or the breakdown of your relationship as stress-free as possible. Our role is to protect what is most important to you: your children, your property, your standard of living and your relationships with other family members. With that in mind we offer a variety of services and flexible pricing to meet your individual needs. We are specialist family law solicitors offering legal services, mediation and arbitration to all of our clients.
Solicitors are too expensive? Can't afford to hire a solicitor? Perhaps the truth is you can't afford not to. Click on the link below to hear Nadia talk about what happened to one of her clients.
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Contact us to discuss Fixed Fees and our Pay As You Go (DIY) Service. If you can't afford a solicitor and plan to do it yourself our solicitors can help you to fill out court forms, draft letters and give you advice and assistance throughout. You act for yourself and we are on hand to help when ever you need us. No large, unexpected bills, no delays and complete control over the process. All help is given face to face with one of our solicitors and paid for at the end of the meeting. Fixed fees are also available for arbitration and mediation. Make an appointment to discuss this option as it may be just what you need.
Mediation is an alternative to using a solicitor. Mediation may be just what you need if you don't want to use a solicitor. Click on the link below to hear Nadia talk about the benefits of Mediation.
Why should I use mediation? Nadia explains here.
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What is Arbitration? Just like mediation, arbitration is an alternative to going to court. You can use arbitration even if you are not represented by a solicitor. It also works really well together with mediation. Arbitrators are also available to assist you with an early neutral evaluation (ENE) of your case. This is particularly helpful for unrepresented couples and can be used in children and money disputes. Instead of a binding decision you can use one arbitrator to give you guidance on how to resolve your dispute. The information that you provide the arbitrator is confidential and without prejudice which means it cannot be used against you in court at a later date. The arbitrator's guidance or ENE is also confidential and without prejudice. It is not binding and its purpose is to help you try and avoid court by having an indication of what type of order the court would be likely to make in your case. If you accept the arbitrator's guidance the arbitrator can then go on to make an award which will be binding and can be turned into a court order. However you are not bound to accept the arbitrator's guidance. An early neutral evaluation can be used in all kinds of cases and in conjunction with court proceedings and mediation. We offer fixed fees for this service with the costs usually shared and no hidden surprises.
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How much does it all cost? That's a very difficult question to answer without meeting you and discussing your case with you first. However we can promise that our costs are transparent and there are no hidden charges. We offer an initial fixed fee consultation of up to one hour to discuss your case, the costs involved and what to do next. You will receive clear, no nonsense advice at this meeting and we will tell you immediately if you do not have a case or if it is worth taking things further. We only employ qualified solicitors and legal executives and all work is carried out by a partner which is why we get such good results. Call us to make an appointment.
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Every Wednesday, food52's Senior Editor Kristen Miglore is unearthing recipes that are nothing short of genius. This week: the magic of pork + water + salt, from the great Diana Kennedy.
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Tell me there's anything more satisfying than this. Someone asks, around a mouthful of buttery shredded pork, "What did you put in this?" -- as if you might have jammed a stealth black truffle in there somewhere -- and you get to blithely tell them: "Salt." You clever dog.
"... That's it?""Oh! And water."At this point, you might as well be a magician. That is, until your guests press for more details, when they will realize that you're just an informed and resourceful cook, piggybacking on the genius of Mexican cooking authority Diana Kennedy. And that's nearly as good.
Carnitas is -- are you with me? -- the greatest taco filling in any taqueria. It was my de facto order the 25 years I spent growing up in California and, after moving to New York and seeing my taco stand options dry up, it was imperative that I learn to make them at home. Most traditional recipes involve simmering in lard (in their home state of Michoacán, this is done in a big copper pot), but I've also seen dry brining, broiling on a rack after an oven-braise, deglazing with brandy, simmering in milk, even rigging up a turkey fryer. Without a doubt, all of these are delicious -- there aren't many situations where fatty pork will let you down.
But that's just it: in all of these recipes, the common denominator is fatty pork -- which is all you really need. And on those days when you're not up for tracking down several pounds of respectable lard, there is Kennedy's recipe, which is essentially: pork + water + salt. This happy threesome simmers away together until the water evaporates and the pork browns in its own rendered fat (a.k.a. lard. Now why, pray tell, would you go buy the stuff?).
Yes, this recipe requires some vigilance once the water has bubbled away and you're left with a shallow pool of burbling fat. You'll need to carefully turn the hunks of pork, and now the scent of slow-developing caramelization will be prodding you, belly-first, into a state of frenzy. Calm yourself and any hungry-eyed passersby with a cold Modelo Especial (or better yet, a michelada) and chips and guacamole. Nobody complains when there's guacamole.The only thing to watch out for is this: As Kennedy points out, you do not want your pork chunks to fall apart. You might think you do, but you don't. So don't cut them too small, or boil them too vigorously, or otherwise fuss with them too much. If you do, they will stick to the bottom of your pot and eventually disintegrate into shards of pork confetti. Confetti which you will eat, but it will only make you long for the tender hunks you were going for.
How to serve these (where do I begin?): The taqueria standard, at least in California, is with minced white onion and cilantro, a variety of salsas, and the occasional hot pickled carrot. Kennedy suggests salsa cruda or guacamole. But my favorite is bundled into a toasted corn tortilla with shredded cabbage, slivers of ripe avocado, and a shower of lime juice.
Diana Kennedy's Carnitas
From The Cuisines of Mexico
Serves 4-6.
3 pounds pork shoulder, butt, or country-style spare ribs, skin and bone removedCold water to barely cover2 teaspoons salt, or to taste
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The truth is, we live not in a Theocracy. Long gone are the days where Rulers, Kings, Monarchs, and Presidents look to a higher being in the decision making process. Human reasoning and understanding has become the final authority in all matters.
There is a tension that many believers find themselves in; the desire to stand up for what they believe in while understanding the world in which they live.
As a business, hip hop has always relied on the power of sex for profit. For years, artists like Patra, Foxy Brown, Lil Kim, and Nikki Minaj, to name a few, have capitalized on their sex appeal to great effect. Meaning they've made heaps of dollars by coupling art and sexuality. So with the reality of sex as entertainment ever before us, certain questions must be asked: how do we educate the impressionable minds being bombarded daily with sex and sex and more sex? Who is to provide this education? Parents, school teachers, the church?
In 1913, Chicago became, with great opposition, the first major city in the United States to implement sex education in public schools. This caused a great upheaval and attacks from the Catholic Church were stern and immediate. Today, there are two different types of sex education courses being offered in schools; the Comprehensive Sexuality Education and the Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Program, the latter being, naturally, the only option for those holding to the Christian faith.
The trouble with this, according to those in support of Comprehensive Sexuality Education, is the lack of information being disseminated. Which is to say that telling young people not to have sex before marriage is too simplistic. And considering the fact that the average teenager possesses a strong sexual appetite, they must be given the why's, the how's, and the what's in addition to the no's.
The old adage, "ignorance is bliss" seems rather unfit when dealing with such a grand issue. While the "Everybody is doing it" and the "Did you see the new Usher video?" factors only intensify the urge. Now this is not to say hip hop is, or ever was, the only form of music entertainment that's used sex for profit. The Rolling Stones, Kiss, Jimi Hendrix, even Elvis, with his incessant gyrating and eyebrow raising, used sex or the suggestion of sex throughout the years. Hip hop, however, has no doubt been the most visible and consistent. So, knowing this, how do we approach the education process?
Christian morality and thought would contend that sex is a sacred act designed exclusively for a man and a woman in the marriage bed. We know this to be a good thing. And while it is a good thing and even a great thing, it does not negate the fact that comprehensive information on sex should be, at the very least, offered to students who are facing sex at nearly every turn. Especially, and this is to be noted, if their parents are not doing so themselves. So rather than leave the next generation deprived of practical information or allow them to be taught by television, should the education system take part in hiring professionals who offer to teach both sides? Or would we rather leave it to music video countdowns?


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For years we could anticipate the seasonality of milk prices and get an idea of the months when milk checks would be smaller and when they would be larger. This seasonality changed in 2004.
Prior to that year, the lowest milk prices were generally realized during spring flush and the highest prices in September and October. There were some minor aberrations when prices remained higher through the end of the year, but all in all, a seasonal trend was very prominent.
Over the years, the cash and futures markets have become more volatile causing changes to take place in how buyers prepared for fall and end-of-the-year holiday demand. Buyers changed from purchasing during the summer and fall--to avoid having a large storage bill -- to purchasing inventory earlier and gladly paying for storage. This changed when cash prices were significantly higher in fall, and it was realized that paying for storage was less expensive and less stressful. Buyers could purchase inventory earlier and over a longer period of time to put themselves at an advantage later in the year. This minimized some of the buying frenzy at the end of the year when everyone one was attempting to outbid the other for product.
This new purchasing seemed to be a good idea except that many buyers seemed to think the same way. The result was a market that (most years) was having the high price during spring flush and a lower or steady price during the September and October period. In 2004 the high price took place in May. In 2005 the highest price was in April, and 2007 posted the highest price in July. The highest price in 2006 took place in December following a whole year of fairly steady prices.
The effect that early buying has on the market is that buyers become more aggressive when milk production is heaviest, pushing prices higher. Then, when demand seasonally increases in fall they already have much of their projected needs already on hand. This takes away the aggressive buying and results in higher prices that we would normally experience in fall.
This year is setting up for the same price pattern. Buyers aggressively purchased cheese early trying to fulfill orders and establish a cushion for later in the year, which resulted in high prices during June. Manufactures limited production to orders and diverted milk to butter/powder manufacturing. They did not want to produce extra cheese at high prices and risk holding inventory in a falling market, resulting in a self-induced tight market. However, the economy slowed and milk and cheese began to be pushed back to manufacturers causing inventories to grow. Cheese began coming to the cash market more heavily, pushing prices lower. Buyers have been taking advantage of this good fortune and purchase everything that is coming to the market without having to fight over it. This activity will likely minimize a buying frenzy in September and October as cheese will already be in position to fill holiday orders. If this continues for a few more weeks, we may not see any price rally the rest of this year. Judging by commercial disappearance numbers and Class III futures, the high has been set for the year.
Grain prices have declined significantly over the past two months. Corn price has dropped more than $2.20 per bushel, soybeans more than $4 per bushel, and soybean meal more than $95 per ton. This is providing the opportunity we were hoping for to hedge some feed for next year. Price is not as good as it was last year, but significantly better than it was two months ago; especially in light of the milk price decline we are seeing.
You need to take advantage of this break to get at least half of your expected feed requirements either forward contracted or hedghed using the futures and options market. You need to protect what you can for the end of this year and next year. Do not worry over what you did or did not do earlier this year, but look ahead. Your goal will never be achieved by looking back.
Upcoming reports to watch for are the July Cold Storage report on August 22; the July Livestock Slaughter report on August 22; the September Advanced Class I federal order price; and the August Agricultural Prices report on August 29.
Robin Schmahl is a commodity broker and owner of AgDairy LLC, a full-service commodity brokerage firm located in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. He can be reached at 877-256-3253 or through their Web site at www.agdairy.com.
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Percent Daily Values (DV) are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Cups of Fruits and Vegetables Per Person: 0.5
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- In a large nonreactive pan, add 1 spray of cooking spray.
- Add the onions and sauté on medium heat, stirring often, until translucent and tender, about 5 minutes.
- Add the peppers and celery and sauté, stirring often, until softened, about 10 minutes. Season with pepper.
- Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 2 minutes.
- Tie the thyme sprigs and parsley together with kitchen twine. Add the tomatoes and the herb bundle to the pan and cover with a lid.
- Allow the mixture to simmer, stirring from time to time, for about 15 minutes.
- In a separate skillet, heat the remaining 2 sprays of cooking spray over medium-high heat. Add the eggplant, and season with pepper. Cook until lightly brown on all sides, about 8 minutes.
- Add the sautéed eggplant to the tomato mixture. Cover and cook 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine the vinegar and sugar, stirring to dissolve the sugar completely.
- Remove the vegetables from the heat and discard the herb bundle.
- Stir in the vinegar mixture, olives, and capers. Adjust the seasoning.
- Transfer to a serving bowl. Serve warm or at room temperature, as an hors d'eouvres, or as a topping for pasta, chicken, or fish.


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White House calls for cease-fire after plane
The White House is calling for a complete investigation into the downed Malaysian Airlines flight in eastern Ukraine and a cease-fire between Russia, Ukraine and pro-Russia separatists.
"It is critical that there be a full, credible, and unimpeded international investigation as quickly as possible," White House press secretary Josh Earnest said in a statement late Thursday. "We urge all concerned – Russia, the pro-Russian separatists, and Ukraine – to support an immediate cease-fire in order to ensure safe and unfettered access to the crash site for international investigators and in order to facilitate the recovery of remains."
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While in New York City on Thursday evening, President Barack Obama spoke with Secretary of State John Kerry to discuss the crash. He also held a call with senior members of his national security team, including CIA Director John Brennan and White House chief of staff Denis McDonough. The Obama administration officials discussed "ongoing efforts to support the Ukrainian government and a prompt international investigation into what took place," according to a White House pool report. Obama also directed the team "to continue offering whatever assistance is necessary to advance the international effort to determine what happened."
( Also on POLITICO: Obama addresses Malaysia Airlines crash)
The commercial plane carrying 298 people was shot down between the Ukrainian and Russian border Thursday and officials and separatists both have denied responsibility, according to sources quoted by The Associated Press. The Boeing 777 was grounded in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, about 25 miles from the Russian border.
"Armed Forces of Ukraine did not take action against any airborne targets," Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko said, according to the Associated Press. Ukrainian officials have blamed pro-Russian separatists for shooting down the plane and Poroshenko called it an "act of terrorism."
Pro-Russian separatists, though, have denied responsibility, according to the news agency.
( Also on POLITICO: McCain: 'Hell to pay' if plane shot down)
The event is sure to escalate tensions between Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Barack Obama, who announced a new round of sanctions against Russian businesses and individuals Wednesday.
In a statement, Putin didn't accuse Ukraine of shooting the plane down, but pinned the responsibility for the crash on that country. "This tragedy would not have happened if there were peace on this land, if the military actions had not been renewed in southeast Ukraine," Putin said, according to a Kremlin statement. "And, certainly, the state over whose territory this occurred bears responsibility for this awful tragedy."
The FAA on Thursday evening issued a notice that it has officially prohibited U.S. flight operations over eastern Ukraine's airspace, including the Simferopol and Dnepropetrovsk flight information regions.
( Also on POLITICO: Hill seeking information about crash)
The UN Security Council is scheduled to discuss the incident at 10 a.m. EST.
Obama briefly addressed the incident at the beginning of his remarks at an infrastructure event in Delaware on Thursday afternoon, saying the crash "looks like it may be a terrible tragedy."
The administration is "working to determine whether there were American citizens on board, that is our first priority," Obama said.
Obama also called separately Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak and Poroshenko while on board Air Force One en route to New York City, according to pool reports.
( Also on POLITICO: U.S. blames Russia for previous crashes)
Anton Gerashenko, an adviser to Ukraine's interior minister, said Thursday that the Malaysia Airlines plane flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was hit by a Buk launcher missile while it was flying at an altitude of 33,000 feet.
The White House also confirmed that Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin briefly discussed the plane crash during a phone conversation on Thursday morning. White House press secretary Josh Earnest said Putin told Obama of initial reports about the incident. The call was centered on the previous day's uptick in sanctions.
At a press briefing Thursday afternoon, State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said that the department is "closely monitoring the situation." She said that she has no confirmed details about the cause of the crash or any casualties, including whether there were Americans on board, and if so how many. She added that the department is in "close touch with the Ukrainian authorities."


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Today in Grade 2 we made Conflict Stories using the new comic tools in Book Creator on our iPads. The students were able to take examples from small conflicts that they had experienced in the classroom.
OutlineThe outline was - Title - Beginning - Problem - Conflict - Solution. The class has been learning about conflict resolution as a unit of work. Using Book Creator, every student was able to take a conflict and easily turn it into an illustrated story within a lesson.
DesignAs a part of the design, we learned about the Law of Thirds for the cover of the book and to use facial expressions to help tell the story. The students also learned about choosing fonts that are easy to read and colours that contrast well with the backgrounds. We also learned the difference between speech bubbles and thought bubbles.
The students really enjoyed working in small groups to act out each conflict theme. Most of the themes were about sharing. It is really easy for students to quickly build a story that draws together photos with text to support the storytelling.
Next StepsOur next steps will be to finish the stories by creating voice recordings and then exporting the finished work as a video to upload to our blogs.
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Washington and Oregon share hundreds of miles of border. They are the second and fourth leading wine producing states in the nation and together have well over 1,000 wineries between them. Yet the two areas could not seem more different, almost as if there were an invisible divide between them.
Let's start with a simple lay of the land and physical appearance. It can be summed up quite simply. Oregon wine country is green; Washington wine country is not.
The majority of Oregon's grape growing regions are located west of the Cascade crest, where a prolonged rainy season followed by a short, relatively dry summer is the hallmark of the area. Regions of the Willamette Valley can have an average of 40 to 80 inches of rainfall annually.
In contrast, virtually all of Washington's vineyards are located east of the Cascade crest. In the deserts of eastern Washington, summer temperatures regularly exceed 90-100 degrees and precipitation is minimal. Some of the wettest areas of eastern Washington's growing regions receive about 20 inches of precipitation annually. Many have less than half that.
There are, obviously, profound ramifications to these differences in terms of what grapes can be grown, the need for irrigation, water rights, disease pressure, etc. The difference in climates also has an enormous impact on the variation between vintages.
Washington is known for its dry, relatively consistent temperatures during the growing season. Yes, there are considerable differences between vintages but the range is, generally, fairly tight. In contrast, Oregon growers and winemakers are truly at the full mercy of each vintage, with differences in temperature and rainfall making significant differences in the quality and style of each vintage.
The differences in climate also affect the visceral experience visiting the areas. Having spent many years traveling through arid eastern Washington, the lush, green, rolling hills of the Willamette Valley seem almost shocking on each visit. One vineyard I recently went to had moss growing on the vines. I'm not sure that there's moss anywhere in eastern Washington, let alone on the vines.
There are also tremendous differences in soils. Both Washington and Oregon were dramatically affected by the Missoula Floods, a series of massive, cataclysmic events caused by the repeated rupturing of the ice dam at Glacial Lake Missoula over ten thousand years ago. In Washington, the majority of plantings are below the levels of the flood, with the relative location dictating the specific soil types.
In contrast, in Oregon, many of the vineyards are planted above the Missoula Flood levels. The flood soils make up the floor of the Willamette Valley but are considered by some to be too vigorous for vinifera. Instead, vineyards are planted on the hills of the valley above the level of the floods with many of the soils volcanic in nature.
These differences in weather and soil have allowed phylloxera, a vineyard scourge, to take its toll in places in Oregon. This pest has devastated numerous New and Old World growing regions. Washington, however, has not had issues with phylloxera to date, though some have planted their vineyards on resistant rootstock.
One of the defining differences is, obviously, that over the years, Oregon has successfully defined itself with a single, signature grape. While there are significant plantings of Pinot Gris, Chardonnay, and Riesling, the finicky Pinot Noir rules the day in Oregon in terms of plantings and production. No other grape is even close. Heck, Oregon even had its own Riedel Pinot Noir glass (now called the Vinum XL Pinot Noir glass)!
While Oregon's strong association with Pinot Noir has created some challenges in other areas of the state, like Southern Oregon, where there is a greater diversity of plantings, it has helped the state make a name for itself nationally and internationally. Oregon Pinot Noir. Meanwhile Washington continues to experiment with a multitude of different grapes - and don't look for Riedel to be offering Washington wine stemware any time soon unless it's an all purpose glass.
Another difference is that Oregon has both vineyards and wineries close to a major metropolitan area, Portland. This provides easy access for wine tourists as well as a large, nearby consumer base. While Woodinville is in close proximity to Seattle and has a large and growing wine scene, the vineyards are almost all several hours or more away from the wineries.
This makes for a considerably different visitor experience. Many travel to spots in Washington wine country and ask, "Where are the vineyards?" In Oregon, there is no question where the vineyards are. They are often right in front of you and if not are nearby.
It is also notable that while many Oregon producers source grapes from different sites, there are considerably more wineries that focus on estate fruit compared to Washington. Many of these wineries are located within their vineyards, with some even having homes there. In contrast, the majority of Washington wineries source fruit from a variety of different vineyards, and most are physically detached from the places that they buy fruit from.
These are just a handful of the differences between these two regions. To me, these differences are fascinating and profound. The two wine regions are unique but also very much complementary. In many ways, Washington and Oregon have been on their own parallel paths. It seems strange that there are not more intersections between the regions because there are such great synergies.
This is why, as I noted at the beginning of the year, my intention is to begin covering Oregon wine in addition to Washington wine. Because I believe there is a great story to be told, not just of Washington wine and of Oregon wine, but of Northwest wine.
Now that I've got my feet wet – literally - look for reviews and write-ups of Oregon wine in the coming weeks and months.
Washington, Oregon, and the Invisible Divide
Washington and Oregon share hundreds of miles of border. They are the second and fourth leading wine producing states in the nation and together have well over 1,000 wineries between them. Yet the two areas could not seem more different, almost as if there were an invisible divide between them.
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Good article Sean. When Pike and Western first opened, and for several years after, we promoted "Pacific Northwest" wines since the combined number of wineries in both states was minuscule compared to today. And when we would show people a map we could point out the both vineyard areas are similar distances from Seattle.
The combination of the two regions makes for an extremely dynamic wine producing region regardless of "borders".
Michael Teer
Pike and Western Wine Shop
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Doug Caldwell Says:
Sean, great compare/contrast of two great wine-growing states. I was in Oregon (and Washington) this fall and enjoyed the Pinot Noirs for sure, but found myself drinking more Pinot Gris. I think they are very underrated and should definitely get more attention since there are some wonderful PGs in Oregon. As for Washington, I haven't found a white wine that I am blown away by. Fidelitas Semillon is the primary white wine that I drink from the area, but my cellar is filled with way more Washington reds than anything else as I generally find Washington does a great job with the bigger reds. If there's a solid white that I am missing from Washington, let me know.
We need to do more in marketing NW wines to the rest of the world. Oregon will be working with Washington at the VinExpo in Hong Kong next month. More joint efforts will help the region tell it's compelling story.
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Really glad you'll be paying attention to Oregon wines as well; Oregon wines were my gateway pour to Washington wines.
And yet the Oregon Wine Board has to promote appellations that are generally considered "Washington" (Walla Walla Valley, Columbia Valley) because grape growers on the Oregon side of those AVAs pay into the Oregon Wine Board. Of course the Oregon-side growers in the Walla Walla Valley and the Columbia Valley want their money's worth from the OWB, which seems guaranteed to result in some consumer confusion, between State-branding and AVA-branding.
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Very nice article Sean. One minor quibble that you might only expect from me. You write, "Many travel to spots in Washington wine country and ask, "Where are the vineyards?""
With all due respect to my winemaking friends on the West side, my answer would be you aren't really in Washington Wine Country if you find yourself asking this question. :)
For white wines try McCrea cellars, always love Sirocco Blanc. On the topic of northwest wines really liking the dry Viognier from Cinder Wines in Idaho. Been hearing good things about Semillon from Distefano with new wine maker on staff.


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According to Tennessee Williams, The Glass Menagerie is a "memory play." It is narrated from the perspective of the character Tom Wingfield. What Williams calls "personal lyricism" is employed in the play not so much to challenge the accountability of Tom's narrative as to display, from a character's point of view, the impact that illusion has on individuals. The play, for example, portrays a large group of characters whose obsession with the past complicates their connection to the present. Illusory worlds are created by these characters, either to cherish the not-so-accurate memory of an idealized past or to protect an already-tattered emotional integrity. It is typical of Williams, a self-proclaimed romantic dramatist, to create characters who prefer dwelling in a fantasy world. Yet, the playwright, aware of the inevitability of the conflict between illusion and reality, also leaves the audience with no doubt about his cynical and bitter attitude in dramatizing the sometimes self-deceptive but always debilitating nature of his characters' illusory world. Flashbacks are used effectively to underscore the struggle that characters must undergo when they do not know how to disentangle themselves from the past.
The main plot of The Glass Menagerie centers on what happens to the Wingfield family on one unforgettable evening. A childhood illness has left Laura Wingfield crippled; one of her legs is slightly shorter than the other and is held in a brace. Self-consciousness and a lack of self-confidence have turned Laura into an extremely shy person. She prefers living in a dream world created through her fantasies and her collection of glass animals. Laura's mother, Amanda Wingfield, believes strongly in tradition. Her faith in the traditional Southern practice of having a "gentleman caller" has led her to make an arrangement for Laura to meet with one of Tom's coworkers at the warehouse.
Jim O'Connor shows up one evening at the Wingfields' apartment as the "gentleman caller." He behaves like a gentleman, charming Amanda and strengthening her belief in this tradition. During the meeting, Jim's outward glamour and glibness temporarily rekindle hopes in Laura's closed heart. She tells him how much she admired him in high school and entrusts him with her favorite glass animal, the unicorn. When Jim clumsily breaks the unicorn's horn and tells her that they are not compatible with each other, Laura loses even more of her ever-dwindling confidence in herself and furthers her alienation from reality.
At the end of the play, Laura is apparently thrown off her emotional balance and ready to retreat permanently into her fantasy world. Amanda, holding Tom responsible for the fiasco of Jim and Laura's meeting, blames him as the manufacturer of dreams and illusions. Tom, now fully aware of the detrimental effects of the conflicts between the past and the present and between illusion and reality, decides to leave the family and take...
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BackType announced on it's blog that it has been acquired by Twitter sometime back. BackType is a small social analytics start-up that aims to help brands and companies understand the business impact of social media, analyze the effectiveness and the value of engagement on Twitter.
We're thrilled to announce that BackType has been acquired by Twitter! We'll be bringing our team and technology to Twitter's platform team, where our focus will be developing tools for Twitter's publisher partners.
The financial details of the acquisition weren't disclosed.
BackType offers real-time search for mentions of certain terms on Twitter. It has analyzed over 50 billion tweets, 10 billion links and more than 200 million Twitter accounts. BackType Team stated that by joining with Twitter, it will added insight to tens of millions of publishers around the world who communicate and connect with audience on Twitter.
BackType did offer some amazing technologies initially. They had developed a technology that had the ability to track a person's comments posted on blogs all over the web. Entering the blog's URL would give you an RSS feed of all the comments posted around the blogosphere.
BackType's product BackTweets helps publishers understand the reach of tweets and content and how Tweets convert to potential traffic. Since the acquisition, BackTweets will now be offered to current users for free. However, BackType has closed new registrations for BackTweets and will discontinue the product and API services.
Twitter, on the other hand, might use BackType's technology to help advertisers track the effectiveness and the value of engagement of Promoted Tweets.


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All my favorite cast of characters appeared in a Wall Street Journal video and article about one of my favorite topics today. The WSJ's talented reporter-editor-camerawoman-in-one, Monika Vosough, does an impressive job explaining the benefits of deconstructing a home vs. demolition. As a bonus, you can also see some shots of our house and a cameo by our general contractor, Jeff, pretending to review building plans with me.
In my opinion, the hero in this story is Roderick Cooper, founder of ReBuild Green a Bay Area deconstruction company. Roderick is one of the most impressive entrepreneurs I've ever met. He grew up in East Palo Alto and pulled himself up by his bootstraps. He saw a market need for deconstruction services and has built a thriving business around it. He keeps thousands of tons of potential waste out of our landfills and diverts the usable materials to non-profits. He also employs dozens of workers, one of whom described Roderick as "the best boss I've ever had." How often do you hear that about 27-year-old?
We hired Roderick and ReBuild Green to do the deconstruction of our house and it was one of the best decisions I've made throughout our building process. Roderick, keep up the great work. You're nailing it! (Pardon the pun).
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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vringo, Inc. (NYSE MKT: VRNG), a company engaged in the innovation, development and monetization of mobile technologies and intellectual property, today announced that it had entered into a Patent Purchase Agreement with Nokia Corporation pursuant to which Nokia agreed to sell Vringo a portfolio consisting of over 500 patents and patent applications worldwide, including 109 issued United States patents. Vringo agreed to compensate Nokia with a cash payment and certain ongoing rights in revenues generated from the patent portfolio.
The portfolio encompasses a broad range of technologies relating to cellular infrastructure, including communication management, data and signal transmission, mobility management, radio resources management and services.
Thirty one of the 124 patent families acquired have been declared essential by Nokia to wireless communications standards. Standards represented in the portfolio are commonly known as 2G, 2.5G, 3G and 4G and related technologies and include GSM, WCDMA, T63, T64, DECT, IETF, LTE, SAE, and OMA.
Further details are included in a Form 8-K to be filed by Vringo with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Vringo, Inc. is engaged in the innovation, development and monetization of mobile technologies and intellectual property. Vringo's intellectual property portfolio consists of eleven patents, eight of which were acquired from Lycos, Inc., as well as over twenty patent applications. Vringo operates a global platform for the distribution of mobile social applications and services including Facetones® and Video Ringtones which transforms the basic act of making and receiving mobile phone calls into a highly visual, social experience.
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