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2012 Annual Ford and Mustangs Roundup - Fraternity Of Fords
The 19th Annual Ford & Mustang Roundup at Silver Springs served up over 1,000 Fords.
There's something about fraternizing with fellow Blue Oval enthusiasts. It's like a community where everyone knows everyone—a team in the league of automobiles, if you will. Sure, it's fun to show off to Bow Tie and import folk, but bathing in a sea of Mustangs and other Fords evokes a sense of pride that is unmatched by your run-of-the-mill car show or local meet. It's like being on a sports team, where everyone is wearing the same uniform. Like the team, the 1,000-plus Fords gather to celebrate a common interest—Dearborn iron.
Early every January, even before Old Man Winter has dropped the bulk of his precipitation on the northern states, National Parts Depot (NPD) hosts an all-Ford show in the small Florida town of Ocala. This marked the 19th year of the event, which is held at Silver Springs nature park. Thanks to NPD, the first 1,000 cars to pre-register are free, which also gets you admission to the park.
On Saturday, 991 cars and trucks invaded the cozy Silver Springs nature park. We spotted modded Foxes, clean SN-95s, tricked-out S197s, and almost every classic Ford you can think of. Your author loves early Broncos, and there were a couple of super-clean examples on display. On "race car row," as we call it, we spotted one of the coolest '70 Boss 302s we've every seen. Clean and mean, this Boss was tricked out with Trans Am getup, ready to tear up the street or a road course.
We also snagged a couple of feature-worthy Stangs while we were there. Rob Matuszko's '89 coupe is the quintessential street/strip Fox: a smooth engine bay, blown and polished 347, a clean custom interior, and slick paint. See Rob's notch and a couple of others that were at the show in upcoming MM&FF issues.
In the vendor area, NPD and an array of its suppliers had some of the latest and greatest products on display. As always, TMI offered us a comfy rest stop by way of its Fox-body sport seats. We'll be employing a slew of TMI products on our new 25th Anniversary project car, Hypersilver. BBK Performance had its new Varitune mufflers on display, which are now available in after-cat kits.
On Sunday, many cars from Saturday returned. Those vying for a plaque lingered for the afternoon award ceremony. In the '87-'93 Mustang category, Kyle Kadlub took the plaque with his '93 Cobra. Tiffany Schmidt took the win in the '94-'98 category with her '95 GT. The sweet modded '00 GT owned by Chris Stano took the win in the '99-'04 category. Look for a full feature on Chris' vert soon. The '06 GT of Joe Spiller won the '05-'09 category, and Edward Sobolewski's '11 GT took the '10-up win.
Henry Bozard's '07 Super Snake won the plaque for best '06-up Shelby. The Saleen category winner was Mark Hartwig and his '05 Saleen. The winner in the Roush category was Jesus Garcia and his '11 Roush 5XR. Best Mustang overall was Corey Miller's '69 Boss 429. And the Best Ford award went to Tim Manes and his sick '65 Pro Street Fairlane.
Pony Trails
The fun kicked off on Friday, with a gathering at the NPD headquarters in Ocala in the morning. Owners Jim and son Rick opened the doors to their 180-plus car collection, located at NPD, which includes a host of Dearborn iron from the '50s and on. Low-mile Cobras, a '79 Pace Car, the last Fox-body ever made, and rare classic Stangs are just a few examples of what the collection offers.
After the open house, local police escorted over 150 participants west from Ocala, toward Cedar Key, a cruise that is affectionately called Pony Trails. The small fishing town offers serene views of the Nature Coast and the Gulf of Mexico. All of the local eateries were fully staffed and stocked with the freshest local catches as the quaint town was transformed into a Mustang and Ford hub. We enjoyed fried fresh grouper on a perfectly toasted ciabatta bun with seasoned fries at Steamers Clam Bar and Grill.


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(CNN) -- It was the first-ever debate between two Roman Catholics vying for a White House perch, and in Thursday's face-off between Vice President Joe Biden and vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan, the question was put plainly: How does your faith shape your position on abortion?
It's one of the most divisive questions in American politics, and the query from debate moderator Martha Raddatz, asked near the end of the sole vice presidential debate, set the table for some of the night's most personal and poignant moments.
"I don't see how a person can separate their public life from their private life or from their faith," said Ryan. "Our faith informs us in everything we do."
"My religion defines who I am," said Biden. "I've been a practicing Catholic my whole life."
But the two men took very different tacks on applying their faith to the abortion issue. Ryan said his religion -- combined with "reason and science" -- led him to oppose legalized abortion, and that "the policy of a Romney administration is to oppose abortion with exceptions for rape, incest and the life of the mother."
Ryan recalled when he and his wife, Janna, saw the ultrasound of their firstborn child, Liza. "We saw that heartbeat -- a little baby was in the shape of a bean," he said, noting that they still called their daughter "Bean" and saying he believes that "life begins at conception."
"With respect to abortion, the Democratic Party used to say they wanted it to be safe, legal and rare," Ryan continued. "Now they support it without restriction and with taxpayer funding ... that to me is pretty extreme."
Biden said he accepted his church's anti-abortion position -- "life begins at conception in the church's judgment" -- but that he refused to impose that view on "equally devout Christians and Muslims and Jews."
"The next president will get one or two Supreme Court nominees," Biden said. "That's how close Roe v. Wade is. ... Do you think (Romney is) likely to appoint someone like Scalia or someone else on the court far right that would outlaw abortion? I suspect that would happen."
Both men also used the question on abortion and Roman Catholicism to pivot to other issues, with Ryan saying the Obama White House is "infringing on Catholic charities, Catholic churches, Catholic hospitals" presumably because of a new rule requiring insurers to provide free contraception coverage for virtually all American employees.
Before answering the abortion question, Biden said his Catholicism has "informed my social doctrine ... about taking care of those who can't take care of themselves, people who need help."
The Obama campaign and liberal Catholic groups used the debate to organize Catholic watch parties and to argue that Ryan's proposed budget in the House of Representative ran counter to Catholic values.
About one in four American voters is Catholic, though there is such a broad range in Catholic political concerns and voting habits that many political experts reject the notion of a cohesive Catholic bloc.
Catholics have voted with the winning presidential candidate in every election since the early 1990s.
In 2008, Obama beat John McCain among Catholics by 54 percent to 45 percent. In 2004, John Kerry -- the first Catholic nominee for president since John F. Kennedy -- lost the Catholic vote to George W. Bush, provoking Democrats to take Catholic outreach more seriously.
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text: Prentice Bisbal wrote: > Oops. e-mailed to the wrong address. The cat's out of the bag now! No > big deal. I was 50/50 about CC-ing the list, anyway. Just remove the > phrase "off-list" in the first sentence, and that last bit about not > posting to the list because... > > Great. I'll never get a job that requires security clearance now! ;) > > -- > Prentice <---- still can't figure out how to use e-mail properly Recently, I was proven to be unable to handle spreadsheets. That can be embarrassing when I claim to be able to manage and write numerical models... > Prentice Bisbal wrote: >> Gerry, >> >> I wanted to let you know off-list that I'm going through the same >> problems right now. I thought you'd like to know you're not alone. We >> purchased a cluster from the *allegedly* same vendor. The PXE boot and >> keyboard errors were the least of our problems. >> >> First, our cluster was delayed 2 months due to shortages of the network >> hardware we specified. It was not the vendor standard for clustering, >> but still a brand they resold. >> >> When it did arrive, the doors were damaged by the inadequately equipped >> delivery co. >> >> When the technician arrived to finish setting up the cluster, he >> discovered that the IB cables provided were too short to be within spec: >> the bend radius would be too tight, and were too short to be supported >> from above the connectors. >> >> And, the final problem I'm going to mention: the fiber network cables to >> connect our ethernet switches to each other (we have Ethernet and IB >> networks in this cluster) were missing. >> >> It's been over two weeks since our cluster arrived, and one week since >> the technician noticed these shortages and reported them. Still haven't >> had these problems rectified, and the technician will have to fly to our >> site again in a couple weeks to complete the installation. >> >> I'm writing an article about this experience for Doug to publish. I >> haven't posted this to the mailing list b/c I'm not sure what my >> management will be happy with me sharing (the article will be reviewed >> by them before publishing). I'll add that we paid for next-day service, but I continue to be amaze that this means Matt or I have to evaluate and troubleshoot the node before the vendor sends out service. We can manage to drag "next business day" out a few more days, somehow. Our iSCSI cables were partially sent, but we were told we'd gotten what they interpreted to be the right number; we bought more and it only took a week or so to get them in. We discovered the RAID shelves we'd gotten, where the RFQ specifically called out RAID6 hardware-capable, weren't, so we're doing JBOD/software RAID6 (our experience has proven that we NEED RAID6). When we enquired about giving back the RAID shelves we were told that wasn't a possibility. My impression is that the vendor is well-suited for small-medium business-based clusters, but unfamiliar with how things work in the *nix world, overall (I know there are exceptions). I am concerned that each of our compute nodes is, to them, just another webserver, and if it's mission critical, we should have bought all sorts of additional services and a shelf-spare server. Or maybe we should just virtualize (yeah! that's the ticket! a virtual HPC cluster?). We're starting to look again for HPC resources, but I doubt they'll be asked to bid. gerry >>> We recently purchased a set of hardware for a cluster from a hardware >>> vendor. We've encountered a couple of interesting issues with bringing >>> the thing up that I'd like to get group comments on. Note that the RFP >>> and negotiations specified this system was for a cluster installation, >>> so there would be no misunderstanding... >>> >>> 1. We specified "No OS" in the purchase so that we could install CentOS >>> as our base. We got a set of systems with a stub OS, and an EULA for >>> the diagnostics embedded on the disk. After clicking thru the EULA, it >>> tells us we have no OS on the disk, but does not fail to PXE. >>> >>> 2. BIOS had a couple of interesting defaults, including warn on >>> keyboard error (Keyboard? Not intentionally. This is a compute node, >>> and should never require a keyboard. Ever.) We also find the BIOS is >>> set to boot from hard disk THEN PXE. But due to item 1, above, we never >>> can fail over to PXE unless we load up a keyboard and monitor, and hit >>> F12 to drop to PXE. >>> >>> In discussions with our sales rep, I'm told that we'd have had to pay >>> extra to get a real bare hard disk, and that, for a fee, they'd have >>> been willing to custom-configure the BIOS. OK, with the BIOS this isn't >>> too unreasonable: They have a standard BIOS for all systems and if you >>> want something special, paying for it's the norm... But, still, this is >>> a CLUSTER installation we were quoted, not a desktop. >>> >>> Also, I'm now told that "almost every customer" ordered their cluster >>> configuration service at several kilobucks per rack. Since the team I'm >>> working with has some degree of experience in configuring and installing >>> hardware and software on computational clusters, now measured in at >>> least 10 separate cluster installations, this seemed like an unnecessary >>> expense. However, we're finding vendor gotchas that are annoying at the >>> least, and sometimes cause significant work-around time/effort. >>> >>> Finally, our sales guy yesterday was somewhat baffled as to why we'd >>> ordered without OS, and further why we were using Linux over Windows for >>> HPC. Not trying to revive the recent rant-fest about Windows HPC >>> capabilities, can anyone cite real HPC applications generally run on >>> significant clusters (I'll accept Cornell's work, although I remain >>> personally convinced that the bulk of their Windows HPC work has been >>> dedicated to maintaining grant funding rather than doing real work)? >>> >>> No, I won't identify the vendor. >>> -- >>> Gerry Creager -- gerry.creager at tamu.edu >>> Texas Mesonet -- AATLT, Texas A&M University >>> Cell: 979.229.5301 Office: 979.862.3982 FAX: 979.862.3983 >>> Office: 1700 Research Parkway Ste 160, TAMU, College Station, TX 77843 > -- Gerry Creager -- gerry.creager at tamu.edu Texas Mesonet -- AATLT, Texas A&M University Cell: 979.229.5301 Office: 979.862.3982 FAX: 979.862.3983 Office: 1700 Research Parkway Ste 160, TAMU, College Station, TX 77843


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Voted as the happiest country in the world, the people, food and sunshine certainly give you something to smile about. Hands Up Holidays organized the adventure of a lifetime and I am pleased to give it my fashionable spin with what to wear for a luxury eco-expedition. Here's my guide below for how to dress, what to do during the day and night, and where to stay in a not-so-far-away paradise. I hope you are inspired to visit and as the Costa Rican's say, "Pura Vida!"
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Umbrella Sandal, Olsen Haus: $107, a sweet pop of color for every outfit, 100 percent vegan and recycled
Ana Tribe Bikini, Olga Olsson: 160 GBP, warm weather escapes are the perfect place to show off an original suit, ethically made
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Pacuare Lodge Adventuras Naturales: This place is an adventure from the start with a two-hour river raft into the lodge. Swim beneath waterfalls after a long hike and enjoy the surrounding serenity when you retire to your candlelit guest house. Feel like luxury camping with gourmet food to boot!
El Silencio Lodge & Spa: High up in the cloud forest, the climate is cool and calm and so is this lodge. Indulge in their spa services after a day trip to the local village where you'll learn how to make tortillas from a native.
Finca Rosa Blanca Organic Coffee Plantation: Take a tour of Finca Rosa Blanca and learn what makes organic grown coffee so special. Stay overnight in their wonderfully decorated guest house with sweeping views of San Jose.
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Nayara Hotel, Spa & Gardens: Situated at the base of one of Costa Rica's nine active volcanos, Nayara is surrounded by natural hot springs. Day expeditions for zip-lining, hiking and shopping at Fortuna are a must. Return to the hotel for their incredible tuna tar tar and ceviche specials!
Punta Islita Resort: It may take an off road vehicle (necessary for crossing roads turned into rivers) or a small plane to get to, but Punta Ilsita's remote location makes it all the more special. Luxury accommodations with staff that makes you feel like family. Learn how to surf, horseback ride or zip-line at night when you aren't relaxing at their spa or near one of their many pools.
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The Berlin Patient: Man or Superman?
By Thomas DeLorenzo
May 22, 2012
Sometime in the beginning of the year, I was consumed by a legal writing project. It was only fifteen pages but was going to be 80 percent of my grade. The sweats it brought on had not occurred on my body since my T cells were under 100. I couldn't sleep. I could, however, eat -- and eat and eat. In the middle of this hell, I learned about a conference to be held at the Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage, California. The conference was called Hope For the Future ... Working Towards a Cure and was being sponsored by Walgreens Pharmacy. More important -- the special guest of the conference was going to be Timothy Brown, otherwise known as the Berlin Patient.
It made absolutely no sense to go -- I mean the paper was due four days later. But I knew that if I missed this moment to meet the man that gave us all hope, I would be far worse off than if I received the lowest grade in the class. I had to meet him. The Man. I mean, imagine The Man that beat the disease! It was confirmed, I would go, madness and deadlines aside.
I sent off my email to Frank Mallalieu of the HIV Provider Network and Josie Diaz of Walgreens Palm Springs. All I had to do next was pick out my selection for lunch.
I worked until 9:00 p.m. the night before in the law library, on that very paper, and went home to sleep, anxious with anticipation over the conference. Oh did I mention the law library and home were just over 120 miles to the east of the conference, the conference that started at 7:30 a.m. Oh, and yes, Berlin Patient was going up first.
I got home, completely fried from too many rewrites on my paper, and collapsed. I set the alarm for 4:30 a.m. and somehow managed to actually hear it go off and make it out the door by 5:30 a.m., driving nearly 80 mph, and get to the conference in time. The wonders of espresso will never cease to amaze me.
It was then I saw him for the first time. I really didn't know what he looked like before this. Every time they said "The Berlin Patient" previously, I saw an IV drip next to the Brandenburg Gate.
But the program had his picture in it. And then I saw him in the front row. And he wasn't wearing a cape. No tights. No letter emblazoned across his chest. He was not the Superman I had envisioned, this completely built, rock solid hunk that the virus could not defeat. I mean, if this super deadly virus was put in its place, it had to be fought with nothing less than a super man, right?
I could not have been more wrong.
What I met, what was there before me, in all his honesty, was a man that looked like the common cold could have done him in.
I must have had it wrong, right? I mean, maybe they put in someone else's picture in his slot?
He got up to speak. It was clear he had never worked with a media coach. His voice cracked; his presentation was not polished. Yet in spite of these facts, his details pulled me in. He spoke of how he almost didn't go through with the second treatment, the treatment that would make him famous. He was very aware the odds of survival would go down with each session, but odds were not in his favor already. The lymphoma was winning the battle. He spoke of how he didn't want to be attached to the story, but how he would eventually realize how much power putting his face to the rest of the details would make the story. He had to step out in front of the news, and use his new-found fame for the good of others.
My first thought was simply, how could he not have done it? I mean he knew he was going to make history, right? He had to know the importance of the moment. I finally realized, how could he have possibly known? It was then I finally got rid of that super hero costume in my head.
It wasn't until the drive home that I realized, in spite of his elevated status, he was just one of us. He was another guy with AIDS that happened to have a story with a different ending. What made him different from us here in America was the fact that the German health care system was willing to go to bat for one person, fully aware of the fact that this time, energy and money could have gone for naught. Funny, I don't recall Anthem Blue Cross stepping up to the plate when nearly 4,000 Americans are on the waiting list for the drugs that could also save their lives. I don't hear Congress running around with any lobbyists, fighting for a cure to end the very suffering HIV still causes to this day in our own country. I don't read about Pfizer willing to risk it all by funding cure research that could put them, and other companies just like them, out of an incredibly lucrative market. Oh, no, we have shareholder value to consider first, of course, in these great United States.
Back to Berlin. By realizing that Tim Brown wasn't going to come flying in on a cape, I realized that the Berlin Patient lives in all of us. It is in the very quiet moments, the moments when we tell our doctors that no, we don't want to try another drug for fear of what it will do to our bodies, but yet we somehow find the strength to give it a chance. Those moments, when we find the courage to tell our co-workers about our status, and know we risk being put on the unemployment line. Those moments, when we realize we are the only ones left alive from the '80s, and wonder if those years were all one big popper-induced haze after all.
Those moments. Those very moments we don't like to talk about. It is in those moments when we find our boldest self. It's these very moments that they don't write books or movies about, but it is those very moments that keep us all going.
I know that each and every one of you who read these very words had those moments, HIV poz or not. For it is within these very moments, our own inner Berlin Patient comes out, and I applaud you. I applaud you with the loudest noise my hands can possibly make. I applaud a man in Washington State who is having kidney problems but still gets up the nerve to face the world. I applaud a man in Maryland who is learning to cope with his HIV status. I applaud the nursing students at the University of South Florida, who know exactly how far an ounce of good care can go in that pound of cure. I applaud individuals like Dr. Paula Cannon of USC Keck School of Medicine for her unwavering dedication to discovering a cure that would save us all.
We may not have the health system the Germans have, but we have gotten here, and we are still alive. We have, clearly, come too far to turn it in and call it quits.
I beseech you, find that inner Berlin Patient, and nurture him each and every day. Keep him there on your shoulder, for those times you need that cheerleader to keep you going. And remember to thank a man, a simple man, named Timothy Brown, for leading us home.
Thomas DeLorenzo
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Until just a few years ago, Thomas DeLorenzo never would have believed he could become an HIV/AIDS activist. Before he was "officially" diagnosed with HIV in 2001 -- with 60 T cells and a viral load of 300,000 -- DeLorenzo had been living in denial. And until 2006, he was too busy dealing with the many side effects of his own HIV meds to think about helping anyone else. Then he and his doctors finally figured out the perfect med combo -- and, finally, DeLorenzo felt that he actually had a future.
DeLorenzo lives in Los Angeles with his partner and is currently attending law school at Southwestern University School of Law. His career goals include making sure all Americans have access to adequate and affordable health care. Prior to law school, DeLorenzo worked as a publicist in the entertainment industry, representing many award-winning celebrities.
In 2006, The New York Times named him an Unsung Hero in the Fight Against HIV/AIDS for his Christmas Goody Bag Project for the residents of the San Antonio AIDS Foundation Hospice. In 2008, DeLorenzo was the San Antonio AIDS Foundation's Angel of the Year. DeLorenzo's alma mater, Hofstra University, named him Alumnus of the Month in August 2009 for his work on behalf of people living with HIV/AIDS. DeLorenzo was recently appointed to the City of West Hollywood's Disabilities Advisory Board.
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Doris Kirkpatrick (1902-1984) was born and raised in Fitchburg, although her parents, Bradford and Flora Smith Upton, were natives of Vermont and owned a home in Whitingham.
The Uptons came to Fitchburg so Doris' father could work as a railroad engineer. She grew up on Day Street and graduated from Fitchburg High School. Doris earned her undergraduate degree at Middlebury College, where she wrote poetry and edited the college magazine. She did graduate studies in social work at the University of Chicago where she also worked for the Juvenile Court.
After their marriage, Doris and her husband, Clifford Kirkpatrick, moved to Philadelphia where Doris wrote book reviews for a local newspaper. In 1938, while Clifford was studying in Germany, Doris met and interviewed Frau Gertrude Scholtz-Klink, the head of the Nazi Women's League. She was the first American to gain an interview with Frau Klink, and her story was published in the New York Times.
In Fitchburg, Doris is best remembered as the author of "The City and the River" (1971) and "Around the World in Fitchburg" (1975), two major volumes that help to tell the stories of the history of the city. Doris wrote the histories for the young people of Fitchburg, hoping the books would encourage them to research and study Fitchburg history. In 1976, Doris received an honorary degree of doctor of letters from Fitchburg State College in recognition of her work as a poetess, dramatist, journalist and Fitchburg historian.
Doris was frequently asked to write selections for anniversary celebrations in the community. In 1959, she wrote "The Bookseller Sets the Clock Ahead" as a dramatic reading for the Fitchburg Public Library's 100th anniversary. In 1964, when the city was celebrating its 200th anniversary, Doris wrote the script for the pageant, "This Land Was Made for You and Me." She and her friend Barbara Cushing Crocker also researched and wrote the "Wide Dorre of Libertie" for the 200th anniversary of the First Parish Church.
While Doris was a freelance writer for most of her life, she did spend 13 years in the Fitchburg office of the Worcester Telegram beginning in 1945. She earned five Associated Press awards, one for an article about the Skyline Engineers' restoration of the Rollstone Congregational Church steeple, which she climbed!
Doris, who had retained the family home in Whitingham, and loved to relate stories about the difficult winters there, went to Whitingham and wrote a novel titled "Honey in the Rock," which was published in 1976. Her novel was based on what it is like to live on a 200-year-old Vermont farm. Doris had a daughter, Judy, and two grandchildren. She died in Vermont in August 1984.


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A winner was selected from 228 designs submitted by 68 freelance designers.
A hi-end real-estate company seeking a decent contemporary identity, that will attract potential investors and customers by creating a professional and serious yet fresh and clean look and feel.
Remark (24/7/08):
until now, the dominant element in most of the concepts is "S". The main thing that we do is connect people and houses. i would like to see some concepts that are inspired by this transaction/connection.
I'd like to use this option to say that i'm very satisfied with the results of this contest. There's a lot of talent here.
Thank you all.
Our company deals with quality, top of the line real estate only.
Mainly villas close o the beach line. we givea complese suite of investment consulting marketing and law services.
We need a contemporary logo the will serve our brands image:
-different from the average old-style real estate agencies.
-the logo can optionally try to pass the message of transactions between people and houses.
-we're well known in the area in which we work
-we're known for our PERSONAL yet professional service.
- graphic logo
- the brand name "shaashua"
- the relevant font for future usage
- color scheme (web+pantone)
- .AI fileif possible (DON'T LET IT LIMIT YOUR DESIGNS) a grayscale and b/w version of the logo.
I'm interested in seeing some concepts which talk about "connecting people and houses"
- usage of gold color
- over decorative font
- kitch
- stuff like that:
- http://filelibrary.myaasite.com/Con…219298.jpg
- http://www.genesisrealtyservices.co…20LOGO.jpg
- http://www.mckennasgold.com/homes-3…%20(2).jpg
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You certainly know that time from time I like to keep you all in the loop of things that are going on and informed about the shape of the things that have to come.
For this reason, today, I'm going to give you some news.
The Team: Departures, Newcomers, Reshuffle
It's very sad for me to announce that, for personal reasons, another Cartography Assistant has knocked at the door of my office to give me back his blue shoes, this time we have to say goodbye to Industrial Helix.
If I go back with the memory to 2009, I clearly remember when I became a CA and one of the first maps I followed at that time was the 13 Colonies. I remember a kind guy who was going to push his first map through the foundry process. I remember the funny pms exchange to write a working xml....but I'm digressing with the flow of my memories and probably most of you, right now, are wondering about what the hell I'm talking about.
I'm sorry for this, but in my mind is again very clear the moment in which we discussed about having him in the Team, his first post in blue. It seems yesterday, but it was 2 years ago. But as said this is a very personal thing.
Instead, what everyone here certainly know is that Helix has helped and served the CC Mapmaking community always in the best way possible, spending hours and hours in front of a screen, mostly to put the new comers and their map drafts on the right track.
In these two years the only thing that has kept him away from this site has been a serious health problem and that's why I know that if now ha has taken the decision to resign, it's a because he has good reason.
I'm really proud to had him in the Blue Team like CA and like Foreman, and the fact he is resigning it's another sign of the big respect he has for the CA role and for the Mapmaking Community.
I take my hat off to you, Sir!
It was a pleasure to share two long years of my experience as CA with you. I hope you can find soon a bit of time to come back here and work again on one of your map projects.
Now, to move on better news, I'm really happy to say that the Foundry has 2 new helpers that have decided to spend some of their time to help you all!
The first one is nolefan5311.
He will help iancanton (ur great gameplay guru) to analyze and balance in the best way possible the gameplay of maps. For now, he will be a "simple" Foundry Assistant, but we hope to spread some blue on his username soon!
The second assistant has a username that probably will sound more familiar for you all.
He is well know for creating one of the most controversial (and maybe abused) map, for his great activity in the Foundry and for being one of the most known voices of the Foundry Newsletter....
I'm happy to announce that koontz1973 has kindly accepted to fill the empty space left by Industrial Helix. Like nolefan5311, also koontz1973 will contribute as Foundry Assistant for now, in future we will see!
Please everyone give a great welcome to nolefan5311 and koontz1973!
But don't think that's all! Be aware that we're still watching for helpers and maybe we're already training someone else behind the scenes
Expect more news about this soon!
With the arrival of these two guys, we're going to reshuffle a bit the Team.
As said earlier the Drafting Room will be followed by koontz1973. He will do most of the job that there's to do although I'll give him some support.
Iancanton and nolefan5311 will follow the Gameplay stage.
Now that the gameplay is more supported isaiah40, that in the past months has given a big hand to iancanton with gameplay, can move back to his first love. Saying this I mean that Graphics will be fully followed by the old duo: isaiah40 and RedBaron0.
Finally the Final Forge; as you certainly know, after the mess happened with his World XL map, natty dread has decided to take a temporary break from the XML checker role.
For this reason I've decided to follow the Final Forge entirety , so follow maps from when they enter the forge stage till the moment in which they will be quenched (including XML Check).
So, to recap:
Drafting Room - koontz1973 (for supersize or 1vs1 maps approval - thenobodies80)
Gameplay - iancanton and nolefan5311
Graphics - isaiah40 and RedBaron0
XML - thenobodies80
Final Forge - thenobodies80
Tempora mutantur et nos in illis!
For those who aren't familiar with the latin language, the above title can be translated: "times change and we change with them".
With this well know phrase I'm confirming to you all that we're discussing some possible minor changes to the Foundry process. I know that the current process works and maybe some of you in this moment are saying "don't fix what is not broken", but after much thoughts on this the CAs Team thinks that maybe the current process doesn't fit perfectly the requests of the Foundry Community (and the CC Community at large).
I wasn't here when the "Old Foundry Goers" created this process that, to be honest, has led many mapmakers to produce the great maps we have on this site, but I was here in the last years and I saw the Foundry change.
I'm not trying to destroy the current system and I'm not trying to hide its merits.
But I've learned during my (not so long) life that questioning is always a good thing. For this reason I would like to write done a sort of proposal and when done ask to those who are interested to review and give feedback, advice and inputs to create/review/improve the current process and push it to a higher level.
The purpose is to have a process that fits the mapmakers necessity and desires, not only the site or CAs requests. To do that I'll create a "official" mapmakers usergroup in which we will discuss these changes before to apply them. The purpose of the group will be to discuss the process and improve it.
It will be formed for the good of the Foundry and for these reason I want to be sure that those who are willing to help, discuss and collaborate will satisfy really few requirements.
Don't worry you don't have to be the new Leonardo or a Community manager to be part of it!
These are the requirements:
- Have at least 1 map quenched or in the Beta stage
- Not be under any current ban of any type(temporary or permanent)
Just I want to ensure to not have noosy or unfriendly people into it and those who are part of it really know what they are talking about, remember it has to be something constructive.
If you're interested in being part of this special usergroup, please send me a PM.
Now, to conclude, in the same way I started this paragraph, I'll leave you with another latin phrase... think about it: Per aspera sic itur ad astra.
And finally, for you all...
In these years I've always wanted to find a way to give to the mapmakers something useful, new. Something that could be usefull for the mapmakers and also for the community at large. Something that could be a sort of tribute to the mapmakers effort to make this site a better place, day after day.
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The sponsors of LD 1496 (pdf) have deemed themselves the Gang of Eleven. Unfortunately, for Maine's taxpayers, the Gang of Eleven is an apt name because their tax plan amounts to nothing more than highway robbery. While we don't have official numbers yet, the plan is estimated to raise approximately $150 to $200 million in new revenue from Maine's beleaguered taxpayers.
Key features of the tax plan include:
1) Lower the personal income tax rate to a flat 4 percent and eliminate all deductions (home mortgage, charitable, etc.)
2) Increase the sales tax rate to 6 percent and expand the sales tax base to all goods and service–except for education and healthcare.
3) Reduce the top corporate income tax rate to 7.5 percent.
4) Increase excise taxes–cigarette tax to $3.50 per pack and beer and wine taxes will be doubled.
5) Eliminate the estate tax.
6) Create a $50,000 homestead property tax exemption.
Proponents of this tax plan argue that it won't be a tax increase on Mainers because the plan shifts the tax burden onto tourists and out-of-state property owners a process called "tax exporting". This sounds good in theory, but at the end of the day no one knows for sure if that tax burden is truly being shifted out-of-state.
However, even if some tax exporting occurs, it will likely be entirely offset by Mainers cross-border shopping in New Hampshire. Currently, I have estimated that Maine loses up to $2.2 billion annually in retail sales to New Hampshire (pdf). Increasing the sales tax rate, expanding the sales tax base, and higher excise taxes will send Mainers in droves over the border–perhaps the plan should be renamed "The New Hampshire Retail Development Act."
Overall, this points to the fundamental problem of this tax reform plan–there is no such thing as a good, big tax. Simply shifting the problems with the income tax onto the sales tax only creates new problems. The long-term solution is that Maine needs spending reform before tax reform.
Governor LePage's recent historic tax cuts are the perfect example of how spending reform must precede tax reform. Governor LePage began the process of right-sizing Maine's state government, such as much needed pension reform, using part of the savings to reduce and reform Maine's personal income tax through higher exemptions, a flattened tax rate structure, and a lower top tax rate of 7.95 percent, down from 8.5 percent.
What Maine really needs is a law that would prevent any new tax shifting proposal until Maine's tax burden falls to at least the national average. Such a law would prevent legislators from wasting time on frivolous tax reform packages that simply rearrange the deck chairs on the Titanic (though this plan would be worse by punching new holes in the hull thanks to it being a tax increase). Legislators should only concern themselves with right-sizing a state government that currently exceeds Mainers ability to pay.


text: Reminder for Boaters: WEAR IT! wfn Reminder for Boaters: WEAR IT! It's too hot! It doesn't look cool. I know how to swim. Nothing is going to happen to me. These are just some of the many reasons people claim that they do not wear their life jackets. But with approximately 500 people drowning nationwide each year from recreational boating accidents, it is imperative to push the message of "Wear It!"- wear your life jacket at all times while you are on the water. This year during National Safe Boating Week, and throughout the boating season, the National Safe Boating Council (NSBC) is working with their partner organizations to encourage safe and responsible boating, including the practice of always wearing a life jacket, and being alert and aware while on the water. Safe boating saves lives so for this year's North American Safe Boating Week (May 21-27, 2011) and throughout the boating season remember to WEAR IT!"Boating can be a fun, safe and enjoyable activity, but when the "Wear It!" message is ignored, the consequences can be grim," says Virgil Chambers, Executive Director of the National Safe Boating Council. "And yet, year after year, we continue to see boaters who choose to go without wearing a life jacket."In 2009, drowning was the reported cause of death in almost three-fourths of all boating fatalities. Of those, 84 percent were not reported as wearing their life jackets. That's why boating safety advocates continue to push for increased and consistent life jacket wear on the water. Life jackets are now lighter, less obtrusive and more attractive than ever before. The new inflatable life jackets allow the mobility and flexibility for activities like boating, fishing, paddling or hunting and are much cooler in the warmer weather. There are many different varieties of inflatable jackets ranging from those that inflate instantly when submerged in the water to those that are manually inflated. All are designed to be more comfortable and wearable than the traditional life jacket. "We want to prove that life jackets not only save lives, but that today's life jackets are comfortable, stylish and easy to wear," says John Johnson, Executive Director of the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA). "In fact, they don't even have to be 'jackets' anymore. The old-fashioned, bulky orange life jacket most people are used to has been replaced with innovative new options we want all boaters to know about, including the new inflatable styles.""Life jackets today not only look cool and feel more comfortable, even on those hot summer days, but - most importantly - they're saving lives," Chambers says.The North American Safe Boating Campaign unites the efforts of a wide variety of boating safety advocates, including NASBLA, the Canadian Safe Boating Council and the many members of the National Safe Boating Council. The campaign is produced under a grant from the Sports Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund, administered by the U.S. Coast Guard. Partners hold local events, teach classes, distribute educational materials and perform free Vessel Safety Checks, among other activities. About the National Safe Boating CouncilThe National Safe Boating Council represents over 330 U.S. and Canadian organizations committed to reducing boating accidents and enhancing the boating experience. Visit www.SafeBoatingCampaign.com for campaign materials and additional safe boating resources.


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A well-played first half ended poorly for the Cobras (6-15, 4-10) as the Abbey pulled away for a 38-27 lead. The Crusaders grabbed a six point lead with 31 seconds left on a jumper by Steve Williams. CC turned the ball over on the next possession and Damien Humphrey dunked the ball to make it 35-27. The Cobras turned it over again against the press and Greg LaVann drained a three at the buzzer to push the margin to 11 points.
Coker stayed within striking distance throughout the second half but was never able to make a decisive run. The Cobras had sliced the margin down to six points in the final three minutes when Anthony Bell made a game-breaking play.
The Crusaders played a patient offense to run time off the clock and two times the Cobras forced difficult shots. But both times BAC recovered the rebound to run more time off. On the third attempt the clock again ran all the way down but
Coker did make two free-throws in the final 20 seconds but BAC hit 3-4 free-throws to ice the game.
Humphrey was a force inside with 21 points and 19 rebounds and Williams added 14 points. LaVann had 12 points and four steals while pestering the Coker guards with stingy defense. Junior Jason Fulwood/Cumming, GA reached double-digits for the Cobras with 17 points and classmate Johnny Jackson/Hartsville, SC added nine points before fouling out.
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Toronto Maple Leafs forward Carter Ashton handed 2-game ban for boardingNHL.com @NHLdotcom
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Toronto Maple Leafs forward Carter Ashton was suspended for two games by the NHL on Friday for boarding Calgary Flames forward Derek Smith this week.
Ashton was given a minor penalty on the play, which occurred late in the second period of Toronto's 4-2 win at Calgary on Wednesday night. Ashton pushed Smith from behind, and Smith crashed heavily into the boards.
Ashton will forfeit $8,615.38 in salary. He has one assist and 12 penalty minutes in 10 games this season.


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Jaylene requested a lego party for her tenth birthday. She's never really had a big party before, so she was pretty excited about this one. This has been months in the making so I had time to collect a lot of ideas which I stored on my Pinterest Lego Board. In the end we kept it simple though and everything went smoothly.
Our colors were pink and grey, and our theme was lego. As guests came into the KTV room, they were greeted by a dessert table full of Jaylene's favorite treats. There were strawberry doughnuts, strawberry oreos, pink macaroons, pink pocky sticks and lots of pink marshmellows. We also had pink frosted cupcakes on a cupcake holder made from paper plates and cups. Jaylene spent hours creating the pink and grey lego castles on display.
Inside we had pink and grey buckets of lego waiting to be played with. The girls were ambitious and created a 14 level pyramid that miraculously stayed intact until the end of the party.
The kids played with legos and the adults chatted while everyone arrived. It was a new location and some people got lost. It was pouring rain outside and Ahji had to make a few rescue runs to collect some soggy guests. Luckily the food was delivered without a problem from one of Jaylene's favorite restaurants in Tamshui – Kooks.
After munching on felafels, tortillas, sandwiches, salads and more, it was time for the games! As we had kids from the ages of almost two to twelve, we kept the games pretty simple. One was a relay race where they had to balance a bowl on their head, pick out five different colors of legos and then race back to dump it into their team's bucket. At the end of the race I declared everyone a winner and gave them all a race car kit to assemble. It was so quiet while they were working on their cars.
Then it was race time! Each kid got to race in an "official" race and then picked out a prize. Unofficial races continued on for the rest of the party.
Most of the prizes were small kits of vehicles but I managed to find a few princess themed ones. Of course Jayden picked out a princess one for his prize. I also had in some lego shaped notebooks and correction tape and even ear buds that looked like legos, so that the older kids could have something they'd enjoy at home. Races and prize picking continued for awhile and then it was pinata time!
The pinata was supposed to be a giant pink lego brick but I couldn't get the connectors to look right. Oh well, a big pink frilly bag that you whack is just as fun! I didn't make the strings long enough so poor Ahji got his hands hit more than he would have liked. He was a good sport about it all. I had punctured holes along the bottom of the bag to help it tear easily but the kids kept hitting the top. Originally I'd planned to do a pull string pinata but I was told that would eliminate all the fun. And they did have fun!
Then it was time for the cake.
I had grand ideas of having a bakery make one of those famous lego looking cakes but decided that I didn't want to deal with a disaster if they didn't quite understand what I was asking for. So we kept it simple and got some loaf cakes with macaroons on top to look like legos. The bakery thought we were crazy for not wanting a more elaborate design, but Jaylene loved her pink lego cake.
A party in Taiwan isn't complete if there isn't karaoke so that's how the party ended.
Guests left with their goodies in favor bags that Jaylene made herself. It was a huge undertaking for her but she persevered and had enough for everyone.
Jaylene was delighted with her party and is happily enjoying life as a ten-year old!


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After two months of snow drifting around dealerships instead of buyers, the auto industry has a lot of unsold cars on its hands.
This is good news for consumers.
The car companies' February sales numbers, released Monday, showed what analysts already knew: Nasty winter weather hurt sales. Among the U.S.-based manufacturers, Ford Motor Co. said its sales fell 6% last month from a year ago while General Motors' sales fell 1%. Chrysler Group IT was the exception, reporting an 11% increase in sales. Their top sellers? Four-wheel-drive Jeeps. Jeep sales jumped 47% last month.
Meanwhile, the number of unsold cars continued to pile up.
According to Alec Gutierrez, a senior analyst at Kelley Blue Book, overall inventories are up 5% from where they stood a year ago. That represents an 80-85-day supply of vehicles, which he says is a little richer than the industry would like. Ideally, dealerships would like to have a 60-70-day supply, which tends to ensure an adequate selection on the lot to keep everybody happy.
To accelerate sales, companies are stepping up incentives. Gutierrez said incentives per vehicle averaged $2,600 last month, up about 4% from a year ago. And that it likely to increase.
"Automakers have struggled to hit their numbers, so those looking to buy a new car will find plenty of deals and plenty of inventory. March might be a great time to get out there. Consumers will have a bit more flexibility in terms of what they can negotiate."
Eric Lyman, a senior analyst at Truecar, calculates the inventory overhang slightly differently, but reaches the same conclusion.
Rather than tally supply days (assembly line to sale) he prefers "days to turn," which is the time it takes to sell a car from the day it is delivered to the dealer. This excludes transportation time, which for cars made overseas, can be well over a week. The shorter days to turn metric stood at 64.9 days, up 23% from 52.6 days a year ago.
"These are the highest inventory levels we've seen since 2009," Lyman said, and it leaves manufacturers two choices: either make fewer cars for a while or step up incentives to move them faster. So far, they've preferred incentives.
So how long does it take to unwind the surplus? Lyman said he expects it will take a couple of months.
"If there's pent up demand from people staying at home this winter, they're not going to all rush out and buy a car on the first sunny weekend. I would be looking to the end of April before we fully understand the impact of this. But we fully expect incentives to go up in March."
Lyman also points out the next big opportunity to get a good deal on a car might not come until August, when dealers need to make space for the 2015 models.
As for what kind of havoc this might wreak on the car companies' bottom line, Gutierrez says that depends entirely on how aggressive they get. "Chasing incentives has a negative impact on profits. The next two months could be rough if they don't remain disciplined. But they're not likely to take too significant a hit in terms of overall profitability."
– Jim Jelter
Follow him on Twitter @jjelter.
Other must-read stories from MarketWatch:
Jeff Reeves's Strength in Numbers: The end of the car is coming
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- Cutting Edge:2.80"
- Blade Thickness:0.16"
- Blade Material:CPM-S30V
- Blade Style:Spear Point
- Blade Grind:Flat
- Finish:Tiger Stripe
- Edge Type:Plain
- Handle Length:4.70"
- Handle Thickness:0.47"
- Handle Material:G-10
- Color:Brown
- Frame/Liner:Titanium
- Weight:4.45 oz.
- User:Right Hand
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- Brand:Strider Knives
- Model:SnG
- Country of Origin:USA
- Best Use:Everyday Carry, Tactical
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Time: September 3, 2009 from 5pm to 8pm
Location: Palo Alto High School
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It's important to remember that parents know their children best, especially how they handle stressful situations and cope with information – their unique needs and developmental spectrum. When a child is hospitalized, it can be stressful for the whole family, including the patient's siblings. Our team is available to help parents and families cope with the stress an illness may bring. Below are some resources to help, but we encourage you to talk with a social worker or child life specialist if you need additional support.
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California Department of Transportation
Date: May 22, 2014
District:10 - Stockton
Contact: Angela DaPrato
Phone: (209) 948-7176
California Transportation Commission Allocates $541 Million, Emphasizing "Fix-It First" Preservation and Effective Management
Stockton – The California Transportation Commission has allocated $1.3 billion in transportation funding, including $541 million to implement California's "fix it first" strategy for preserving and maintaining California's 50,000 lane miles of highways.
"This investment will help preserve California's existing transportation infrastructure and implement our fix-it-first approach to the highway system," said California State Transportation Agency Secretary Brian Kelly. "While there is always pressure to expand the state highway system, expansion must remain a second priority to investing in the management, preservation and efficient operation of our existing infrastructure."
Among the $541 million allocated, $10 million comes from the remaining Proposition 1B funds, the bond act that voters approved in 2006. Proposition 1B authorized $4.5 billion to improve performance on the state highway system and California leveraged another $4.6 billion in federal, state and local funds while recapturing cost savings during construction. What started as a program of 54 projects programmed at $9.1 billion grew to a program of 99 projects at $11.7 billion, supporting more than 190,000 jobs and providing critical improvements to the state's transportation system.
"This Administration has made sure every dollar counts when it comes to building California's transportation infrastructure," said Caltrans Director Malcolm Dougherty. "We are repairing aging freeways, making highways and bridges safer, and promoting bicycling and walking – and, those projects support and create jobs."
As a result of these investments and a focus on maintenance and rehabilitation, Caltrans announced in March that the condition of the pavement on California's highways is at its healthiest level in more than a decade. Nevertheless, California's highways carry nearly 35 million vehicles annually, and maintenance needs far outpace dependable funding. Caltrans uses high-tech strategies, recycling, and innovative treatments to make pavement last longer, to stretch every dollar and to preserve the environment.
As the one-time funds from the 2006 transportation bond and 2009 Recovery Act run out, the Transportation Agency is working with stakeholders to develop funding priorities and long-term funding options to address California's infrastructure needs. These are highlighted in the California Transportation Infrastructure Priorities: Vision and Interim Recommendations Report, which offers a vision for California's transportation future. A copy of the report is located here: http://www.calsta.ca.gov/res/docs/pdfs/2013/CTIP Vision and Interim Recommendations.pdf
Here are some significant projects that will help preserve and maintain California's existing infrastructure assets:
- Stanislaus County: $51,602,000 – Interstate 5 (I-5) CAPM Project in various locations in Stanislaus, Merced and San Joaquin Counties. The project will replace bridge approach slabs, add shoulder backing, rumble strips, and reconstruct, repair and overlay pavement with rubberized hot mix asphalt concrete to extend pavement service life and improve ride quality along 164 highway lane miles.
- San Joaquin County: $31,958,000 – State Route 99 (SR-99) CAPM Project from Hammer Lane to the Sacramento County line. Crews will reconstruct, repair and overlay existing pavement with rubberized hot mix asphalt concrete, upgrade metal beam guardrail, add pedestrian curb ramps, add shoulder backing in order to extend pavement service life and improve ride quality along 73 highway lane miles.
- Mariposa County: $13,000,000 – SR-140 Mariposa Talus Removal near El Portal and Yosemite National Park. The project will remove rock debris (talus) caused by a major landslide. This is the first phase of the Ferguson Slide Restoration Project and rebuilding SR-140.
- San Joaquin County: $3,047,000 – Extend structures service life for 13 bridges along I-5 and 205, and SR-4 and 99. Crews will start work for the San Joaquin Bridge Maintenance Project by repaving decks, reconstructing hinges, and repairing and replacing bridge joint seals and bearing pads.
- Merced County: $836,000 – SR-99 West Merced Overhead Landscape Project near the city of Merced. Crews will perform landscaping work by adding trees, shrubs and placing irrigation on 11.3 acres from north of V Street to Black Rascal Creek Bridge.
- Stanislaus County: $715,000 – SR-108 Estelle Avenue Widening Project in the city of Riverbank. The project will widen SR-108 and construct a driveway, curb and sidewalk to accommodate pedestrians.
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(CNN) -- Concepcion Saravia, originally from Nicaragua, says she's always been surrounded by a large family.
"I guess it's a Hispanic thing," says Saravia. "You grow up with a lot of people around you and you always have someone there for you."
Robert Garcia thinks Latinos such as himself live a life that straddles multiple worlds.
"I think that you have the world that you live in as an American that you see in everyday life and you have the world that you come home to that's a Spanish-speaking family, eats Peruvian food," he says.
Josefina Lopez describes her "American dream" as "becoming the type of person that transcends class, gender and all the other limitations."
These are just a few of the countless stories unfolding among the fastest-growing population in the United States: Latinos. While their backgrounds are vastly different, they all share a common thread: They are all Latinos living in America. Listen to the stories of Latinos in the U.S. »
"Voices from the Latino Community," a series of short unscripted first-person narratives, is a featured in CNN's new documentary "Latino in America," reported by Soledad O'Brien.
"We wanted to include a diverse group of Latinos whose stories and experiences enhance the documentary in a way that's candid and insightful," says Jody Gottlieb, executive director of CNN Productions.
"It is important that we show the scope and breadth of Latino contribution to the American experience," Gottlieb said.
Interviewees tackle subjects such as family values and traditions, identity issues, discrimination and their American dreams.
The segments were created by Gottlieb and Latino Media Works, an independent media company based in New York, started by Alberto Ferreras and Trina Bardusco in 2005.
O'Brien became acquainted with Ferreras when a friend recommended she read the book "B as in Beauty," a fiction novel written by Ferreras about a young Latina woman who struggles with self-esteem issues.
Ferreras and Bardusco are also the creative minds behind the HBO Latino series "Habla," which features unscripted first-person accounts of Latinos from various backgrounds, some speaking in Spanish, some in English and others in Spanglish, a mixture of both.
O'Brien was taken by the HBO series and soon realized that Ferreras was the person behind both the series and the book.
"It was serendipitous," says O'Brien of their meeting. "I had read his book and asked my assistant to reach Ferreras. At the same time he was trying to reach me to tell me about the book. It was destiny."
Soon after that meeting, CNN Productions teamed up with Latino Media Works to create "Voices of the Latino Community" for the documentary series "Latino in America."
"We want these talking portraits to show the nuances of a culture that is often misunderstood" says Bardusco.
Ferreras adds that the interviews may also help dispel media-driven stereotypes of Latinos as mostly "maids and gardeners."
"There is such a strong stereotype... that all Latinos are Mexican and Catholic and that we all look alike," says Ferreras.
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He hopes the first-person accounts will give viewers an opportunity to share a "meaningful exchange" with someone they may not normally have a conversation with.
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IT professionals know they have to plan today to be ready for the technological demands that will come their way tomorrow. Infrastructure changes and adaptations don't just happen overnight. As a result, there has been significant buzz in the industry lately about what the "workplace of tomorrow" will look like from an IT perspective. According to Logicalis, an international IT solutions and managed services provider, tomorrow's workplace will allow people to collaborate seamlessly throughout their organization, their industry and the world. The question for CIOs today is determining whether their IT infrastructure is ready to meet the challenge.
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Cahill tips Bertrand for big future
Ryan Bertrand has been tipped to enjoy a "massive future" by Gary Cahill after signing a new five-year contract with Chelsea.
The Blues confirmed that Bertrand had penned a fresh deal - barely a year after agreeing a four-year contract - following his remarkable progress in recent months.
Chelsea and England team-mate Cahill said: "I think people are just starting to sit up and realise how good a player he is from the couple of spells he had at the end of last year and to be thrown into the Champions League final and start. He has got a great reputation, especially at our club, and is going to have a massive future, that's for sure."
The 23-year-old became the first man ever to make his Champions League debut in the final itself in May, made his England debut in last month's friendly win over Italy, and kept his place in the squad for Friday's opening World Cup qualifier in Moldova.
Bertrand has started two of Chelsea's three Barclays Premier League games this season.
Prior to Roberto Di Matteo's appointment as manager in March, he barely figured for his parent club since making a controversial move from Gillingham seven years ago.
Ashley Cole's arrival as Chelsea's undisputed first-choice left-back saw Bertrand spend much of his early Stamford Bridge career out on loan.
He did not make his debut until April last year and there had been speculation he may be forced to leave in search of regular first-team football but he is now very much seen as the heir apparent to Cole, whose own contract expires next summer.
He could also succeed Cole in the England set-up but will probably play second fiddle to Leighton Baines in Friday's opening World Cup qualifier in Moldova - Cole has been ruled out of that match through injury.
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Tuesday seems not have been a great day for local transit advocates in California. Measures to increase or extend tax measures for public transit failed in Los Angeles County (Measure J) and currently trail in Alameda County (Measure B1), with mail-in ballots still being counted. But when I say "failed," what I mean is they had overwhelming majority support. Such is the nature of democracy in California when Measure J, with 64.7% support, and Measure B1, currently with 65.5% support, cannot meet the two-thirds hurdle for new taxes required by Proposition 13, approved by voters in 1978.
Given the proliferation of sales tax measures to fund everything from transit to schools, this super-majority bar will only become more daunting in the years to come. Transit advocates should focus their efforts on a statewide initiative to lower the voter approval threshold for taxes, fees, and bonds for transit to 55 percent. Legislation along these lines has not been successful, but voters approved a similar initiative for school bonds in 2000.
Transit is chronically underfunded in California and elsewhere, given its relatively powerless constituency compared to the highway lobby and a federal government disproportionately governed by rural interests more concerned with funding roads. Yet the benefits to the economy and environment of a robust transit network are significant and well-documented, as All Aboard from Berkeley and UCLA Schools of Law highlights. Given these benefits and the entrenched interests thwarting funding efforts, transit advocates should make lowering the voter approval threshold a top priority in both the legislature (to allow local jurisdictions to hold majority votes on fee-based transit revenue) and on the statewide ballot.


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The nose here is marred by VA and beyond that is a complex yet unappealing array of old, stale aromas. Broad, full and simple on the palate with huge dark cherry fruit presented in a clumsy, ungainly package. Defective bottle I hope.
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Hot, strong acetone, soft, peachiness with milkfat, scallops
Standard Oregon pinot. Definitely benefits from a long decant for the tart tannins to cool off. Pretty closed overall will probably get better with age. Went fine with my rare lamb chops.
Very complex,easy on the palate and a long finish
I know a woman who can't drink red wine due to an allergy, and she is very happy to simply take in the aroma of this wine. Once sipped, your mouth is endlessly entertained by various flavors, like waves arriving on a beach: a hint of cedar, some raspberry, cranberry, and strawberry, oak, fresh spices, and pure pinot magic. You can enjoy any food with this wine, in my totally biased opinion, even a big, fat steak. That's because for all its delicacy and complexity, this is a fairly big, medium-bodied wine. More: http://wineguider.wordpress.com/2010/06/02/domaine-serene-evenstad-reserve-pinot-noir/
A decidedly intense vanilla and cola nose along with black fruit on the palate. Smooth upon entry and finishes a touch hot. Spice and black fruit and vanilla on the finish as well. Usually I wouldn't go for this style of wine, but I was into it the night I tasted it. Palates DO change, but perhaps I was just craving something sweet.
Took about 30-45 minutes to open up but really got going when it did. Cherry, cranberry and cinnamon. Notes of cola and earth complete the savory tastes. While I enjoyed this Pinot, for $32 I would recommend others ahead of it.
Very approachable with big fruit both on the nose and in the mouth. A cherry bomb. Much more fruit oriented that its Burgundian cousins - not as much earth and mineral. Perhaps a bit young right now but not at all disappointing. I give it high marks for being such a good wine at a price much more reasonable that a comparable burgundy.
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Smooth and round, with a lovely polished feel to the dark berry, cherry, licorice and spice flavors, flowing easily over finely tuned tannins, persisting expressively. Drink now through 2016. 9,000 cases made. -HS The 2006 Evenstad Reserve is a blend of over 70 lots. Medium ruby-colored, it offers notes of cedar, cinnamon, clove, cassis, and raspberry. This is followed by a medium- to full-bodied wine with layers of complex red fruits, enough structure to evolve for 3-4 years, excellent integration of oak, tannin, and acidity, and a lengthy finish. Drink it from 2010 to 2018. ** Only 14 in Stock **
A Pinot Noir wine from Oregon in USA. 2006 Serene, Domaine Pinot Noir Winery Hill 750ml
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The 2006 Evenstad Reserve is a blend of over 70 lots. Medium ruby-colored, it offers notes of cedar, cinnamon, clove, cassis, and raspberry. This is followed by a medium- to full-bodied wine with layers of complex red fruits, enough structure to evolve for 3andndash;4 years, excellent integration of oak, tannin, and acidity, and a lengthy finish. Drink it from 2010 to 2018. Domaine Serene has turned out its most successful set of Pinot Noirs in several vintages.
As with most of Oregonandrsquo;s 2006 Pinots, this shows more grip and fullness than the wineryandrsquo;s andrsquo;07. Thereandrsquo;s a strong smoky character, presumably from barrel toast, and a thick and chewy midpalate of mixed berries and tart cherry fruit. The acids stick out a bit, but the dominant flavor is cherry, with a spicy herbal edge.
Lithe in texture, with a distinctive range of red cherry, black cherry, cinnamon and mocha flavors that ride smoothly over a graceful frame, lingering nicely on the clear, expressive finish. Drink now through 2015.
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Aromas of ripe cherry, asian spices, lavender, black olive and tobacco. The silky textured palate displays black cherry, cola, anise, dried plum, cocoa and toast with fine tannins. The 2006 Rockblock Reserve is lithe, forward and approachable.
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The Dolphins' loss has turned out to be the Texans' gain.
Or Gaine, to be precise.
When the Dolphins fired General Manager Jeff Ireland after the end of the regular season, they interviewed assistant G.M. Brian Gaine along with other candidates for the job. Gaine didn't wind up getting the position, which went to Dennis Hickey, and wound up leaving the Dolphins a short time later in what the team called a mutual decision.
John McClain of the Houston Chronicle reports that Gaine's search for a new job has come to an end. According to McClain, Gaine will join the Texans as director of pro scouting. The Texans shook up their front office after the season by firing director of pro personnel Brian Gardner and pro scout Kevin Murphy and Gaine's arrival helps fill the hole created by Gardner's departure.
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The Javascript Toolbox is a personal project of Matt Kruse. It began as a simple collection of useful javascript functions and grew into a collection of libraries, then finally became formalized into a site of its own in January 2006.
I began working with the web very early by most standards - in 1993. The college I was attending got a connection to the internet, and shortly afterwards I was experimenting with the NCSA Mosaic browser. When Netscape released a browser update with the new "LiveScript" (what they called it at the time) I was immediately interested and invested a lot of time learning how to use it to enhance web pages. At that time the functionality was very limited and "DHTML" was nowhere to be seen, but it captured my interest because it was something new and different. There were no experts on the language or its use, nor any books or standards. People were just beginning to figure out what it was capable of.
Fast-forward a number of years and Javascript has evolved into a complex and still-misunderstood development tool. Much of the appeal of it for me is still the fact that many people are confused by the language and how to properly use it. It's not a language that has decades of history behind it, many school courses devoted to it, and lots of solid understanding from developers. Even experienced web developers are sometimes mystified by the 'right' way to use it.
Of course, part of the reason I develop these libraries is also because they meet my own needs. As I develop projects or see needs in the work I do, I have an entire set of tools ready to be used that I fully understand. Since I share the code for free and it gets used by literally thousands of web sites, this also acts as my external testing. My code improves because many people use it, test it, and offer suggestions. Everyone wins.
I currently work as a consultant for a national consulting company. I live in Illinois with my wife, daughter Emily, son Kevin, two dogs, and three cats. I try not to work too hard ;)