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Connecticut as the Provision State & Danburys Early Role in Civic Engagement
Connecticut has been known as 'The Provision State' since the American Revolution, having been so designated by George Washington. The third smallest state supplied more food and canons for Washington's army than any other state. The complexities of supplying the Continental Army goes to the heart of Connecticut history, a supply history that continued well into the twentieth century. Civic engagement played no small part in the provisioning of the Revolutionary army. The sacrifices, risks and skills of the ordinary people as well as public officials of this era is still being uncovered.
Connecticut's agricultural output for the mid-eighteenth century, while not as sophisticated as that of Great Britain, was not as primitive as early historians originally thought. By the time of the American Revolution Connecticut was no longer considered the 'frontier'. It had been four generations since the founding of Hartford and the river towns. Land distribution in the state was through the Proprietors of the various towns and the farmers had been clearing the land since the beginning. To protect the community interests and ensure economic survival the towns had set-up communal fencing of meadowlands, crop lands and pastures. Outlying woodlands had been distributed to the inhabitants for fuel and wood. In the fall, herds of cattle, hogs and sheep were reduced to numbers that could be fed over the winter months. Wool from the sheep and flax from planting would be used to produce clothing. Tanning of hog and cattle hides provided leather for shoes and other uses. Connecticut was producing an agricultural surplus.
This surplus production in Connecticut was the result of land clearing and population increases as farmers sought land for their children. Until before the French and Indian War Connecticut took in a large number of immigrants from Massachusetts, which was already experiencing over-population. Land owners could employ those who did not own their own land and thus even modest farms could produce more than it needed. With this financial surplus the Connecticut farmers could purchase manufactured goods and salt. Living standards were beyond subsistence level.
Agriculture produced for market is commercial agriculture. During the seventeenth century Connecticut had marketed its surplus overland to Boston. In the eighteenth century with the settlement of new towns and more land clearing, new and better roads were built. It was now possible to trade with New York via a host of new water routes. Connecticut farmers bred a sturdy oxen which pulled in pairs either ploughs or two-wheeled carts for taking produce to points for shipping. Draft oxen usually weighed six hundred pounds but they were bred for weights up to sixteen hundred pounds to pull carts loaded with beef.
A coastal state lying mid-way between New York and Boston would give Connecticut an advantage in the gathering, movement and storage of supplies. After the Revolution and well into the twentieth century Connecticut would be considered a manufacturing state. The success of Connecticut as an industrial state was do in large part to the skills acquired in the Revolution as a funnel for provisions for Washington's army. Danbury played a pivotal role in the provisioning of the Continental Army. Situated on the New York border, twenty-five miles inland from the coast, Danbury was considered to be outside the easy reach of the British. Food was grown in Danbury, cattle were driven in and grazed and left as meat to feed the army and leather for shoes. Wagons were also made in Danbury because they would be essential in moving goods in and out of the town. By the summer of 1776 Danbury became a key depot town. Troops, both American and French, would be encamped here at various times during the war. General Gates was the first encampment at Eli Mygatt's farm on the outskirts of the town. Later, Washington would order General Benjamin Lincoln to Danbury with a force of 6,000 men. Both Lafayette and Rochambeau would be with their troops in Danbury. Early in1777 Washington ordered a Continental forage depot and a military hospital established at Danbury.
Historians have long held that Washington commissioned a hospital to be built in Danbury for the convalescence of Continental soldiers. Medical supplies were removed from Danbury in late April 1777 just before the British raid. Land records in Danbury show that on July 17, 1777, Joseph Wildman sold 6.5 acres on what is now Park Avenue to a Dr. Turner. In turn Turner sold the property to a Dr. Foster "in trust for the United States of America" in 1778. What has never been entirely clear is whether there was already a state militia hospital at Danbury and Washington wanted to expand on an existing facility for the Continentals. The Public Records of Connecticut on August 4, 1778 record a resolution passed by the Council of Safety:
"Resolved that Doctor Turner be and is hereby desired to dispose of all the medical and hospital stores belonging to this state at Danbury to the Director General of the Continental hospitals and to render his account of the avails to the Committee of the Pay Table in settlement of his accounts with the state."
Danbury was to be propelled into the annals of American History with the British raid on the town. On Friday, April 25, 1777 twenty six British ships anchored off Compo beach in Fairfield and 2000 soldiers under Gen. William Tryon disembarked for a surprise raid on the military depot at Danbury. On a forced overland march through northern Fairfield to the Danbury line they reached the town on the afternoon of the 26th. Danbury was thought to be protected by the rugged terrain which surrounded it and this day by a militia company under Col. Joseph P. Cooke, fifty Continental soldiers and a militia regiment under Col. Jedediah Huntington. The British took up positions around the town and occupied that part which is now the southern end of Main Street up as far as White Street.
The soldiers began by rifling through the houses and public buildings looking for the military provisions residents of the town were storing. Dragging the provisions into the center of the street the British set fire to them. Having reached his objective without incident Tryon was now faced with a steady rain and soldiers who would be in the firm grip of New England rum for the duration of the raid. The residents of the town had hastily evacuated when the British intent became clear. The night of the 26th was not a happy one for the British. Tryon received word that American forces under General Wooster were gathering and Benedict Arnold was on a fast horse coming down from New Haven where he had been recuperating. Sybil Luddington, in a midnight ride, alerted her father's militia troops on the New York side of the line.
Realizing his possibly untenable position Tryon wanted to finish his mission and get back to his ships with all haste. At this point the soldiers stopped dragging the supplies into the street and simply burned the homes and buildings where contraband was found. There was loss of life in Danbury from those who mounted resistance to the British and now the Court House along with nineteen other homes and businesses would be torched. The most dramatic loss to the town were its land records and vital statistic records. Almost a century of history went up in flames never to be recovered.
"In Sir William Howe's official report of the foray he states that "in the destruction of the stores at Danbury the village was unavoidably burnt." The list of the material destroyed was as follows: a quantity of ordnance stores, with iron, etc; 4000 barrels of beef and pork; 100 large tierces of biscuits; 89 barrels of rice; 120 puncheons of rum; several large stores of wheat, oats and Indian corn, in bulk, the quantity hereof could not possibly be ascertained; 30 pipes of wine; 100 hogsheads of sugar; 50 ditto of molasses; 20 casks of coffee; 15 large casks filled with medicines of all kinds; 100 barrels of saltpeter; 1020 tents and marquees; a number of iron boilers; a large quantity of hospital bedding; engineers', pioneers' and carpenters' tools; a printing press complete; tar; tallow, etc.; 5000 pairs of shoes and stockings." (Case pp.27-28)
In his report to General Horatio Gates, Col. Hughes said that the greatest loss in the raid to the Continental army were the tents. They were irreplaceable since most were made of material imported from France. Provisioners of Commissary realizing Danbury's importance as a depot and supply center would never again let it be unprotected and for the rest of the war some soldiers of the Continental line would be encamped nearby.
The retreating British were not able to leave by the route through Bethel and Redding by which they had arrived. Wooster and Arnold stood in their way and General Silliman from Fairfield was enroute. The British chose to pivot around and go through the Ridgebury section of Ridgefield and ultimately down the main street of that village. The British were set upon from all sides. It mirrored Lexington and Concord. General Wooster would receive a fatal wound in the ensuing battle and die several days later in Danbury . Even today, you can still see a canon ball fired by the British and lodged in the north wall of the Keeler Tavern in Ridgefield. Tryon and his troops fled through Wilton and back to their waiting ships at Compo. If it were not for a company of British marines covering their last bit of retreat the damage inflicted by the Americans would have been much greater.
This famous local event is often referred to as the 'Burning of Danbury or (Raid on Danbury) and the Battle of Ridgefield.' Its significance was far greater for Connecticut and the local efforts of civic engagement then originally realized. Never again would the British mount an inland raid into Connecticut for the duration of the war. Danbury was too close a call. The British would confine themselves to raiding the Connecticut coastline from bases on Long Island. Terrible damage would be inflicted on Norwalk and Fairfield in 1778 and 1779. Both towns would lose more than 400 buildings each in a burning assault by the British. Later, a vicious attack against New London would be led by, then turncoat, Benedict Arnold.
After the raid Danbury returned to being a major supply depot and encampment area for the Continental army. Civic engagement extended to a unique core of workers known as 'artificers'. Most of the information on this group has come to light from pensioners' records. Certain individuals who enlisted were put into a Corp of Artificers. These groups built barracks, workshops , wagons, carriages and did the work of iron smiths or forgers. They were not military personnel per se but were under the 'Continental establishment'. There is evidence that such a group was established in Danbury by the summer of 1776. Given the time constraints on the British during the raid it is not hard to understand why the hospital was spared. It is difficult to understand why the artificers camp was not destroyed, if it existed. It may be that because the British left via Miry Brook Road, and the artificers camp was hidden below a hill in a remote section of town, it was simply missed. It is not clearly understood whether the barrack and shops of the artificers were part of the state militia or the Continental line.
Danbury had a rich history of civic engagement in the eighteenth century. The movement of materials, raw and finished, in and out of town during the Revolution, would help the Danbury merchants acquire the skills that were used after the war to establish a thriving hatting industry, along with silk and band boxes. Civic engagement also translated into community engagement over the next two hundred years and the city today boasts a vibrant picture of diversity and economic accomplishment in business, corporate and retail establishments. There are a number of cultural institutions in Danbury and the city boasts a state university campus in its downtown area.
Case, James R., Tryon's Raid, Published on the occasion of the 150th Anniversary of Danbury, CT., 1927
Destler, Chester M., Connecticut: The Provision State, A Publication of the American Revolution Bicentennial Commission of Connecticut, Pequot Press, 1973.
Hadaway, William S., ed. The McDonald Papers, Westchester County Historical Society, 1926.
McDevitt, Robert, Connecticut Attacked: A British Viewpoint, A Publication of the American Revolution Bicentennial Commission of Connecticut, Pequot Press, 1974.
Schling, Dorothy T., The Untold Story: Danbury's Unsung Role in the Revolution, Published by the Danbury Tricentennial Commission, 1985.


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Thursday, April 21, 2011
MovieBob's Insane Wii2 Theory
Okay. By now, everyone is reasonably-certain that "Wii2" gets revealed at E3. And slightly-less-than-everyone is reasonably-certain that it's mystery-controller A.) isn't a Wii-Remote successor but rather can interface with one or something like one (knowing Nintendo this means peripheral backwards-compatibility, which they'd be INSANE not to do after selling everyone's mom a fortune in Wii Sports toolkits) and B.) incorporates a camera and mini-LCD touch screen into it's design - with most rumors suggesting the screen is roughly the size of an iPhone's, which would be HUGE for something that most are assuming is going to be "built-in" to a conventional dual-stick/buttons controller.
I've got a different theory...
I'll say upfront that I'm almost-certainly 100% off-base about this; largely because I have no talent or skillset for engineering. But on the off chance I'm right (or that it's not Nintendo's idea but not a bad one either...) here we go:
What if the touch-screen is an "everycontroller?"
Here's the idea: The screen will "fit" because it isn't there in-addition to action-buttons, but INSTEAD of action buttons. Basically, instead of dedicated action-buttons that every game has to be engineered for, the controller is just one or two analog sticks with NO dedicated action-buttons - instead, the touch-screen generates a set of "buttons" the arrangement and "form" of which are SPECIFIC to each individual game. Arcade-style buttons for a fighter, NES/SNES setup for a platformer, a PC-style stylus-oriented inventory menu for a sim (or an MMO?), something else for whole other genres I'm not thinking of or haven't been invented yet?
So, yeah. Crazy, probably not even close. But I don't think anyone could deny that this sounds EXACTLY like something Nintendo would do, right? Attention-getting, table-upturning, callous disregard for how 3rd party developers will feel about having to be controller-builders as well as game-designers and - this is the important part - it would LOOK ultra-revolutionary and cutting edge but can actually be built entirely out of decades-old technology their tech-teams are already well-versed in from the DS line. (Hmm... slightly-less insane theory: The controler will look like the bottom half of a 3DS, and a 3DS could be used in-place of one.)
So... uh-huh, that's kind of it: A controller that can turn into "any" controller - at least, that's how they'd sell it.
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- john said...
I seriously doubt they'd abandon physical buttons. That works on a smartphone where tactile feedback is just a minor nicety, but it's goddamn crucial for gaming.
(And it also means no shoulder buttons, unless you want to have buttons on the sides of the controller but inexplicably not on the face.)
The "bottom half of a 3DS" thing I could see, though.
- counterpoint said...
very, VERY interesting idea.
i'm with john above, though - the lack of touch feedback could present a problem.
- dkh said...
As the other two have said, tactile response is just far too important.
Still... This is Nintendo we're talking about. The Wii very much has been a rebuke of "classic" gaming, for good and for ill, and I have trouble believing they'd be able to attack the market head on against Sony and MS if they tried.
Interestingly, there is a system that sort of did that. The Intellivision. The face of the controller had twelve buttons with an additional two on each side for a total of sixteen. 'Course, that was some 30 years ago and it wasn't very good.... heh.
- Popcorn Dave said...
I think you might be onto something, I've been wondering the same. The people who bought the Wii are probably now playing Angry Birds on their smartphones, and this might be a good way to capture that market once again. You could easily get some good casual games using this tech (using two or three big buttons instead of a whole controller that they don't understand). And you could label the buttons stuff like "attack", "block" etc. rather than XABY, even flashing stuff like "PRESS HERE" on the screen in tutorials and stuff. It would definitely solve the most common complaint made by non-gamers; that the controllers are too complicated.
Damnit though, it had better feature some hard buttons for "normal" games. I ain't playing Mario Galaxy 3 on no stinkin' touchscreen, and I think people would view that as Nintendo's final "fuck you" to their core fanbase. If the iPhone taught us anything it's that touchscreens are just plain horrible for console-style games.
I think the bottom half of a 3DS is VERY plausible, though, and it would be extra-cool if the hard buttons could be context sensitive like they are on the Razer Switchblade. THAT setup could easily satisfy both hardcore gamers and casuals, just like... well, just like the DS did. Although let's be honest, you won't be able to use the 3DS instead, or if you are, you'll have to buy a special "adapter". You think Nintendo would pass up a chance to sell an accessory? Now that really IS insane!
- ZAENGO said...
im certain this isnt going to happen. nintedo would never abandon physical buttons, mainly because its a TERRIBLE IDEA.
"a controller that can turn into 'any' controller" - no. it wouldnt be that. it wouldnt be anything like that. IT WOULD BE A GODDAMN TOUCHSCREEN.
come on, bob. nintendo isnt the kind of company that would sell an iphone with joysticks and call it a controller.
- Reverend Allan Ironside said...
MobvieBob, I have my own theory. I call it "The Nintedo Pattern" Basically, Nintendo's consoles follow the same pattern each time.
The pattern is simple:
2: Upgrade
First their console innovates the industry. The console that preceeds it is merely an upgrade of the existing console, but the console after THAT will be an innovator.
See, the NES innovated by providing a home console. The SNES was an upgrade.
N64 was innovative, Gamecube was an upgrade.
Gameboy was innovation, Gameboy Advance was an upgrade.
DS was an innovation, 3DS is the upgrade.
Wii was the innovation, so what we're going to get is without a doubt the upgrade to it, which is fine by me.
All of you watch. See if I'm wrong. The Nintendo Pattern must flow.
- matallic said...
I actually like that idea the only problem I see in that is shoulder buttons. But other than that it's perfect. To the people out there that needs to "feel" the buttons needs to step up their gaming skills.
- AniMerrill said...
Yeah, this is actually what came to mind when I heard about the new game controller having a touch screen. Although I was wary about this at first, with the iPhone having this capability with some games (having a virtual controller in the game's overlay), for some reason I trust Nintendo to do it better/make it awesome. I honestly welcome it open handedly, especially as a potential developer for a (hopefully) better market for indie games on the new system, but that's probably a far shot in the dark.
I just hope they pull a DS hat-trick.... what I mean was how we could play nearly ANY Gameboy game almost up until the DS was released, and then suddenly only GBA games and then suddenly... none. If Wii 2 doesn't have Gamecube/Wii backwards compatability, that'll be a big hit against it for me. I'm also gonna be kinda upset if they pull a Twilight Princess with the new Skyward Sword.......
But I digress.
- Popcorn Dave said...
"To the people out there that needs to "feel" the buttons needs to step up their gaming skills."
What a load of bollocks. Games should be easy or hard because they're designed that way, not because you're suddenly expected to play them by stroking a piece of glass.
Replacing buttons with a touchscreen just makes the games more annoying and difficult for no good reason. Nintendo will be making a big mistake if they try to market the Wii2 as [i]purely[/i] touchscreen controlled, since it will make their core games like Zelda and Mario a giant pain in the ass.
- Adam said...
It's an interesting thought. Didn't the iPhone ports of Street Fighter IV and Secret of Mana do exactly that? I think they did but I have no idea how well it worked.
But I agree with others that have said the controller basically sounds like the bottom half of a DS which is fine by me just as long as it's not too expensive.
I also agree with Reverend with the Innovation/Upgrade pattern. Many people complain at the applications of motion controls, but really I feel most peoples' problems with the Wii stem from the fact that it was so graphically inferior to the HD twins. If the rumors hold true with this thing it really seems like Nintendo taking with they have and just giving it a lot more juice.
To be honest I don't care too much at this point. What I really want to hear from Nintendo at E3 is that all those Japanese games (Last Story, Xenoblade, etc.) and Skywayrd Sword will be available in the West before the end of this year.
- MovieBob said...
@Popcorn Dave,
See, the thing is... I think Nintendo actually has a better grasp of what their "core fanbase" will tolerate than the core fanbase itself does.
They've basically got three "devoted fanbases" - people my age who grew up with NES/SNES, people a generation younger who had N64/Cubes and played Smash Bros. and Mario Party to memorization, and Pokemon devotees. And what all three have in common is that they're following franchises - not hardware. Nintendo's assumption is that the vast majority of them will "get used to" whatever new control/hardware format they're asked to in order to play the next Mario/Zelda/Kirby/Metroid/Pokemon/etc., and their probably right.
We might as well just be angry about this NOW and get it over with: Skyward Sword is probably going to get delayed in order to be a (dual?) launch-title for the Wii2. The "salve" that'll be intended to make us less angry about this will be a glimpse of the return of Racoon Mario in New SMB2 or the announcement of Smash Bros 3DS.
Not a bad idea, could totally see nintendo doing it.
What it would also point to is a possible future handhold device like the PSP phone. A device like the one you describe wouldn't be far different than a smart phone.
- Hasse said...
My theory is different. In my point of view you didn't take the codename into consideration and I don't think you thought it through enough, really. A controller with a changable button layout just doesn't cut it for Nintendo.
This is what I think it might be(also a crazy theory):
Project Cafe will be a game system where it is possible to play more than one game at once, thanks to some good hardware and the video streaming to the controllers in addition to the TV screen. Therefore, like a cafe, you can gather with friends and family and enjoy different games as well as easy drop-in co-op and vs. games, etc. Kind of how at a cafe you can sit with a friend while reading different newspapers, but still share a good story with your friend if you feel like it and engage in discussion.
- Adam said...
Yes that probably is what's going to happen as that is pretty much what everyone else saying. In the back of my mind I've accepted this but until Nintendo actually says it I can pretend otherwise.
The one thing that makes me wonder is that if the new console is as powerful as rumors say holding Zelda over seems strange as there will be a noticeble difference between it and whatever other launch titles there are (assuming they don't update its look, which doesn't seem likely). While the Twilight Princess delay was aggravating it still looked good on the Wii since the Wii wasn't that much more powerful. Heck TP still looks better than a lot of current Wii efforts despite being a GC game at the core.
But whatever. Nintendo will do and the faithful (like me) will wait regardless.
- Axle said...
I think the only thing wrong with that idea is the lack of shoulder buttons or buttons that are on the back side.
- Dave said...
That would be terrible. The whole point of buttons is tactile feedback. No complex control system could be supported on a touch surface.
I have my own prediction. When Cafe comes out and is more powerful than the 360 or ps3, nintendo fanboys will suddenly discover that graphics matter again. And will overlook the archaic featureset due to the shiny.
- Popcorn Dave said...
MovieBob: Good point - when it comes to franchises, we gamers always shout "won't get fooled again!" but happily go out and buy everything from franchise X without a second thought.
We shouldn't forget just how pissed off people are at how the Wii turned out, though. If they go ahead with full touchscreen, no decent third party developer is going to want to touch it and we'll have YET ANOTHER Nintendo console which gets five or six first party games every year and absolutely nothing else. And if the first party games continue to be glorified remakes, then... well, let's just say, not every "Nintendo fan" is as committed as you.
Of course, Ninty won't care about third party devs if they can hook the casual market again (these are the guys who let Square get away, after all), but casuals are a fickle crowd and it's a risky move to rely on them again. Let's not forget, casual gamers are now accustomed to paying 99p a game or less, on devices that an also do phone, Internet, etc; things have changed a lot since 2006.
"nintendo fanboys will suddenly discover that graphics matter again"
HAH! That will indeed be beautiful. "Stupid PS3 noobs, your graphics are sooooo outdated! Don't you know graphics are what it's all about?"
- Clayton said...
I could actually see this happening. And well, let's face it, Nintendo has managed to do touch-screens and motion control to a LOT of their franchises and they've done GREAT. Nintendo seems to be one of the few developers that knows what TRUE innovation is
- Dave said...
Another thing worth noting is that by and large, the upgrades are less financially successful and less well thought of than the innovators. Given the wii's rather lackluster use as a modern game device, doesn't bode well.
An excellent point. IN 2006, the wii was the only system I was excited about. I bought my xbox to tide me over till the less expensive wii. Guess what happened? My xbox became my primary console, microsoft became my favourite gaming company and nintendo slowly eroded my trust over 5 years.
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And the casual set is fickle. My neighbour is a woman in her 40s who had a wii. Just 2 months ago she called me over to hook up her kinect.
The list of hardcore gamers who still are interested in nintendo is getting smaller and smaller. And the more nintendo relies on nostalgia to sell their games, the more out of date they get. We already know Chair can make a better metroid game than nintendo...and do so on a budget. And the indie scene is fast outstripping the 2d mario games. Not many safe places left, especially if the online portion of the new console is as horribly antiquated as it has been.
- Popcorn Dave said...
While the Wii was mainly marketed to non-gamers, there was a lot for gamers to get excited about too. A new Zelda game, except now you can swing your sword to attack! Nice! Steer your car in Mario Kart by turning the controller? Awesome! First Red Steel ad, showing the guy firing off guns, swords and even throwing grenades using over-the-top hand gestures? Badass! So even though motion control was clearly a gimmick, it certainly had people hooked at the start.
I don't think "a new Zelda game, except this time on a touchscreen like you use for Angry Birds" would have the same attraction. It would have a good shot at hooking the casual market (since touchscreens are, like, really futuristic, maaaan) but most gamers and third party devs wouldn't touch the thing. And yeah, maybe like Bob says, the true Ninty-lovers will buy it anyway just because they're desperate to buy the next Mario, but I think he's overestimating how large a group that is when there are so many good alternatives. Even if they hooked the casual market with the touchscreen-only controller, it wouldn't be any good, we'd just have a load of touchscreen shovelware.
As a side note, I'm a bit worried about the timing of this. I've heard a lot of people saying it'll be like the XBox 360 - getting a foot in the door before anyone else is ready - but it could just as easily be like the Dreamcast - completely ignored because everyone knew something better was just around the corner.


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There's no shortage of mobile applications that allow shoppers to scan product bar codes and retrieve product information, with eBay's RedLaser and Amazon.com's mobile app two of the most readily that come to mind.
But Seattle startup Decide.com — which launched its consumer electronics shopping service earlier this year — thinks it has a twist on those popular apps. Today, the company is rolling out what it describes as a "crystal ball" for shoppers, helping them decide on whether they should buy a new laptop, TV or set of headphones at the big box retailer, the corner electronics store or at a cheaper location online.
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More Los Angeles County residents purchased health care plans through Covered California than first projected, but state officials said Monday other regions, including San Bernardino County, are lagging behind.
There are three weeks left for those who qualify to enroll into an insurance plan through Covered California, the state's health plan exchange. Nearly 200,000 Los Angeles County residents signed up in the first four months of enrollment, which began Oct. 1. That's about 25,000 more people than Covered California projected for the whole six-month enrollment period.
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Educational efforts include television and radio spots on most major stations and reaching Latino shoppers at Superior markets, and direct mailers that began going out on Feb. 24. Another batch of mailers will be distributed on March 10.
Though mid-February, of the eligible 5 million Californians, a total of 728,410 residents have enrolled in health insurance. An additional 877,000 applicants statewide were determined to be likely eligible for Medi-Cal coverage.


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Melinda first joined Parsons in 2004 as part of the core faculty who taught the experimental first-year course "Laboratory," in what was then called Core Studies/Foundation. Since then she has taught additional courses in Core Studies/Foundation, the Strategic Design & Management program, and the Integrated Design program in the School of Design Strategies as well as millinery courses in the School of Fashion. She was most recently an Assistant Professor of Design and the Director of Adult Programs in SPACE. Melinda has previously taught at Pratt Institute as a visiting professor. Prior to moving to New York in 1989, she worked in Boston as a wardrobe stylist for film and television. She was also a costume designer for dance companies and theater. Her business, Melinda Hodges Design, encompassed hand painted fabrics, costumes, and millinery, which she continued in New York City for ten years selling to Barneys NY, Nordstrom's and other boutiques nationwide. She was the recipient of the Milli Award–Milliner of the Year in 1993 and one of her hats was included in an exhibit at the Philadelphia Museum of Art: Ahead of Fashion: Hats in the 20th Century. Her current work centers on bridal headwear, using fabrics purchased from the well-known shop Gratacos in Barcelona. She expects to exhibit her new collection there in the spring of 2016. Melinda has an MS in art and design education from Pratt Institute, an AAS in textile/surface design from the Fashion Institute of Technology / SUNY, and a BFA with specialty in printmaking from the University of California, Santa Cruz.
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(CBS/AP) MORRISTOWN, N.J. - A New Jersey woman who sent a text message to her boyfriend cannot be held liable for a car crash he caused while responding to the message.
A judge made that decision Friday in state Superior Court in Morris County.
A lawyer for David and Linda Kubert had argued that text messages from Shannon Colonna to Kyle Best played a role in a 2009 wreck that cost his clients their legs.
On September 21, 2009, the Kuberts were riding their motorcycle in Mine Hill, N.J. A Chevy truck swerved across the center line and hit them head-on.
David Kubert said as the truck approach he could see the driver "steering with his elbows, with his head down. And I could tell he was text messaging."
Both Kuberts were seriously injured when Best crashed into their motorcycle. David Kubert had his left leg torn off above the knee, while Linda Kubert eventually had her left leg amputated.
"This is a senseless crash that didn't have to happen," David Kubert told CBS News correspondent Mark Strassmann.
But Colonna's lawyer said she had no control over when Best would read and respond to the message.
The case is believed to be the first of its kind in the country.
Suing the sender? Distracted driving lawsuit blames both texters for crash
Kyle Best, then 18, pleaded guilty to three motor vehicle violations, including using a handheld device while driving.
The Kuberts are now suing him for civil damages as a distracted driver, and in a novel twist also sued his girlfriend for sending him text messages while he was driving, thus distracting him. Phone records show they exchanged 62 texts that day.
Skippy Weinstein, the Kuberts' lawyer, argues Colonna was "electronically present" in the crash. He says she should have known Best was driving home as they exchanged text messages leading up to the crash. She says she "may have known" he was driving.
"What I find interesting was her testimony at depositions was that she answered by saying, 'This is what teenagers do,'" Weinstein said.
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Jay Rodriguez gave the Saints a shock third-minute lead when he latched onto a poor back pass from Michael Carrick to tuck home around the advancing David De Gea.
But Rooney levelled just five minutes later, slotting into the bottom corner following an excellent through ball from Shinji Kagawa.
Kagawa then hit a post on United's next attack and it took some excellent goalkeeping from Artur Boruc to keep the hosts at bay as returning Robin van Persie and Danny Welbeck both threatened danger.
United finally doubled their advantage on 27 minutes when Patrice Evra climbed highest at the far post to meet Van Persie's free-kick, the France defender leaving Rooney with the easiest of tap-ins from barely a yard.
But the hosts were then forced to survive a second-half Southampton bombardment, with the visitors spending almost the entire second period camped in the United half.
Mauricio Pochettino's team pushed forward in search of a leveller, with substitute Adam Lallana having a significant influence as Rickie Lambert twice went close.
Briefly, United relieved the pressure, with Van Persie's goalbound header brilliantly saved by Boruc before the Dutchman had an effort ruled out from a Rooney cross for offside.
Southampton were soon back on the offensive, though, with De Gea producing an excellent flying save to turn away Lambert's free-kick.
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It was the best of halves. It was the worst of halves.
Friday's UC Santa Barbara men's soccer match against Cal State Fullerton at Harder Stadium was a tale of two teams. At the end of the first half of play, the Gauchos were down 2-0 and didn't appear as if they had a chance of coming back. The second half however was a different story.
The Gauchos looked like a different team in the second half, outplaying the Titans, but more importantly, outscoring them 3-0, to open Big West play with an improbable 3-2 victory.
Fullerton got on the board first with a goal by forward Brent Whitfield off of a Hector Orellana pass at 14:10 in the match. Orellana received a ball that was cleared from the Titans half of the field and quickly dished it off to Whitfield before the defense had a chance to organize, leaving Whitfield with a clear shot on frame. The Titans second and final goal of the match came at 20:38 when Hector Orellana was able to find the back of the net with a header off of a Jason Clifford cross.
Whatever head coach Tim Vom Steeg said to his team in the locker room at halftime worked, as UCSB stormed back in the second half.
Junior forward Rob Friend didn't waste time turning things around for the Gauchos, beating Cal State Fullerton's goalkeeper Jeff McKeever down low off of a pass by fellow forward, senior Jaime Ambriz, at 47:57. That combination was so nice that they decided to do it twice. Ambriz and Friend once again hooked up at the 58:20 mark to knot the match at 2-2 and put UCSB back into contention. The second Friend-Ambriz hook-up came via a header off of a perfect cross. Ambriz drilled a cross from the right sideline, which Friend redirected into the upper left corner.
UCSB took the lead for the first time under 20 minutes remaining in the match and never looked back. The game-winning goal came when freshman forward Drew McAthy was able to flick a Friend header past McKeever. Friend had redirected a Tony Lochhead cross.
The 3-2 victory gives UCSB a 1-0 mark in the Big West Conference and a 5-3-2 record overall. The win also snapped a four-match winless streak for the Gauchos. Friend lead the way with a pair of goals, and an assist. Ambriz had two assists. McAthy tallied his second goal of the season, and Lochhead also had an assist. Cal State Fullerton drops to 3-5-1, and 0-1 in the Big West.
UCSB returns to action on Sunday, when it hosts UC Irvine in a 4:00 p.m. Big West match at Harder Stadium.


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Yahoo is trying to hire them back with an aggressive ploy.
TechCrunch's Alexia Tsostis has the story:
Over the past couple of months, Yahoo recruiters have reached out to ex-VPs, low-level engineers and PMs who used to work for Yahoo with these packets, with the word "Back!" scrawled on them in black Sharpee.
On the packet inside is a bunch of copy about how much has changed since the new Marissa Mayer regime, and how Yahoo wants to talk about "big opportunities." "I've heard they literally cannot buy people," said one recipient of the packet, who passed on whatever the big opportunities are.
Here's what the packet looks like, via ex-Yahoo Tom Coates's Twitter feed:
Not something I would have expected to receive in the mail this morning... twitter.com/tomcoates/stat…— Tom Coates (@tomcoates) January 21, 2013
Yahoo has a massive audience on the desktop Web, but it's declining every day.
Check out this chart from our presentation on the Death Of The PC:
Meanwhile, Yahoo has a massive install-base on mobile, but consumers don't actually spend very much time with the Yahoo apps they've downloaded.
Check out this chart from Goldman Sachs (which we hear is working with Yahoo on strategy):
The only way either trend is going to turn around is if Yahoo builds awesome new products.
The only way Yahoo is going to build awesome new products is if it hires top notch employees.
The sad things is, Yahoo used to have lots of those, but many of them have fled for more innovative companies like Facebook or Google.
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Political and media consultant Michael Murphy thinks that the MSM is about to "write a big October comeback story for John Kerry." Murphy predicts that President Bush will do well in Thursday's debate, but that the "expectations game and the comback narrative will combine, through the media's funhouse mirror, to put Kerry back in the race, even though it may ultimately be simply an optical illusion."
I don't necessarily discount this scenario. However, Kerry will be in a tough position on Thursday night. As far as I can tell, he has two options on Iraq — some sort of "yes but" approach or a strident, pessimistic approach. The former approach will reinforce his image as indecisive and provide voters with a less than compelling reason to change leaders. The second approach will cast Kerry as a negative, unlikeable whiner. An attempt to combine the approaches — which is what the always nuanced Kerry will want to do — is probably the worst thing he could do.
Debate audiences tend to perceive what they want to perceive and believe what they want to believe. Right now, there are two plausible narratives with respect to Iraq. One is that we're facing tough times, but making progress and have a good chance of succeeding. The other is that we're in a quaqmire, with little hope of success, and that we're less safe as a result. Most voters want to believe the first narrative and, other things being even close to equal, will think that the candidate who offers that narrative has won the debate. A candidate who offers the equivalent of the soldier sinking in quicksand image used in that pro-Kerry ad will likely find himself sinking in quicksand.
In this scenario, the media nonetheless can write a "big Kerry comeback" story, but it's doubtful that such a story would put Kerry back in the race.
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Two of three sitting council members are on the fence
Dave Cobb said he will run for a second term as Valdez mayor in the upcoming October elections, but two of three council members whose current terms are expiring are still undecided on whether or not they will seek reelection.
Only council member Steve McCann has firmly made up his mind on the issue.
A firm "No," was his answer when he was questioned on the matter before Monday night's regular council meeting.
McCann and his wife, Paula, are planning to become snowbirds – spending winters in the Lower 48 and summers in Alaska.
Council members Joe Prax and Alan Sorum are riding the fence.
"I guess I have not decided yet," Prax reluctantly said when asked.
Prax is currently serving his third two-year term on the Valdez City Council.
Fellow council member Alan Sorum said "I don't know."
Sorum is still in his first two-year term as a council member.
As of Monday – the first day nomination petitions were available - no council or school board incumbents or hopefuls had picked up a nomination packet according the Sheri Pierce, the city clerk and election official of Valdez.
Thinking of running for a seat on the city council or school board?
It is a fairly simple process to become a candidate and the criteria needed to be eligible to run for elected office are minimal according to Pierce.
To be eligible to run for public office in Valdez, a hopeful must have lived in Valdez for one year and be registered to vote. The official language of the city charter defines the requirement that a candidate be a registered voter as "a qualified elector."
If qualified, hopefuls must appear in person – no mailing, faxing or electronic communications for this requirement - and pick up a nomination packet in person from the clerk's office located at city hall, then return the completed petitions in the packet before the close of business at 5 p.m. August, 17.
In order to be on the ballot for city council or school board for the October 2, election, the petitions must contain the signatures of 25 registered Valdez voters. Mayoral candidates must return petitions with 50 qualified signatures.
In addition to electing council and school board members, there will be a single proposition on the ballot, asking voters to approve or scratch a bond that will fund a new middle school.
Current members of the board of education for Valdez City Schools with expiring terms had not yet been contacted and asked if they intend to run for reelection.
Board members Dr. Kathy Todd and Dave Lawrence currently hold seats that expire this election cycle.
There are also important dates to consider if you want to vote in any of the three elections slated in 2012. To vote in any Alaska election, you must have lived in the state for at least 30 days and then been registered to vote for at least 30 days prior to elections. To vote in a Valdez election, you must also live in Valdez and not be registered to vote anywhere else.
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Hernandez, Seager carry Mariners over Jays
Toronto, ON – Kyle Seager went 3-for-4 and hit a two-run homer and Felix Hernandez shined over eight scoreless frames as the Seattle Mariners defeated the Toronto Blue Jays, 4-0, Friday in the first of a three-game set at Rogers Centre.
Hernandez (4-2) allowed just five hits and struck out seven for the Mariners, who have won six of eight. The righty is 3-0 over his last four starts while allowing just two earned runs over 30 innings to go along with 35 strikeouts and only two walks.
"A great performance," Seattle manager Eric Wedge said of Hernandez. "He put the ball on the ground a lot and we had some big double plays."
Jason Bay hit his third home run of the season, a solo shot to right, and Dustin Ackley had two hits and an RBI in the victory.
Toronto starter Ricky Romero (0-1) walked three and allowed three runs on three hits over four innings in his first start of the season. The Jays have dropped seven of their last eight.
Romero cruised through the first three frames, but ran into some trouble in a doomed fourth inning. Michael Saunders walked to lead off the frame and Seager followed with a blast to right that landed in the second row of the upper deck to give the visitors a 2-0 lead.
"Overall, I thought he (Romero) should feel good about that outing," Toronto manager John Gibbons said of his starter. "It's something to build off of. In the beginning of the game, I thought he was dynamite. I know he's a little disappointed, but I think it's a good starting point."
Romero's next pitch hit Kendrys Morales, who then advanced to second on a wild throw. After Michael Morse struck out, Romero continued to struggle and walked the next two batters to load the bases. Ackley made him pay, and poked a single through the right side to make it 3-0.
The stress of the inning proved to be too much for Romero, who threw 70 pitches on the night. Aaron Loup replaced him, but soon served up a solo shot to Bay in the sixth which made it 4-0.
Toronto threatened in the eighth after Adam Lind sparked the team with a leadoff double to right-center. Colby Rasmus then moved him to third with a single to right, but Seattle's defense came up big.
Maicer Izturis smacked a lined shot, but it went right to Seager, who caught the ball and doubled-up Rasmus at first. The next batter, Munenori Kawasaki, grounded out to Seager to end the inning.
Hernandez threw just 95 pitches, but was replaced by Tom Wilhelmsen, who secured the victory in the ninth.
"(Hernandez) was done," Wedge added. "He had enough. I went down and talked to him."
Game Notes
Seattle was originally set to face Josh Johnson, but the Blue Jays placed him on the 15-day disabled list Thursday due to inflammation in his right triceps ... It was Hernandez's 66th career start which lasted eight innings with two or less runs allowed -- good for the best mark in the majors since his debut in 2005 ... Entering the game, Hernandez had gone 3-4 with a 5.13 earned run average in nine starts against Toronto. His ERA this season is 1.60.