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My mother at age 19, as Jolly in J.B.
So today my mom comes up to me and says, "Now don't get alarmed. I might have taken my pills twice this morning, so if I pass out –"
"Call 9-1-1? Yeah, totally wouldn't hesitate to call 9-1-1. You don't have to worry there."
"Well of course, but just be sure to tell the paramedics –"
"That my mom popped too many pills today?"
"Don't say that. Geez. I took too many blood pressure pills, that's all."
"Stop looking at me like that. I don't think I did, but I'm not sure. But I don't think I did. But just in case."
And now I know from which parent I inherited the Absent-Minded gene.
And no, thank goodness, she did not pass out.
I love you Mama. Happy Birthday!! (In two days.)

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Views on wines from Italy, California, Chile, Argentina and other great regions of the world from a freelance writer and photographer
Monday, August 30, 2010
A Malbec That Shines
Malbec, as every wine lover knows, has become THE calling card for Argentina's red wines. Producers in the Mendoza district, as well as a few other districts in the country, have planted this variety in large numbers and make hundreds of thousands of cases which are being consumed at ever-increasing numbers in the United States and other large wine markets.
Inevitably, whenever a wine such as Malbec becomes a phenomenon, there are dozens of producers that make as inexpensive a bottling as they possibly can. Forget complexity with these wines, just look at them as throwaway bottlings, ones that can be consumed quickly and are pleasant enough, though hardly memorable. There are so many of these Malbecs on sale for $8-$12 in America and while they serve their purpose of helping consumers become aware of the variety, these are not wines that have any lasting qualities except for simple black fruit and a hint of spice. Still, the country's wine promoters rave about how the category of Argentinian wines is growing.
Of course, there are $35-$50 bottles of Malbec that are glorious and show the potential of this variety. Made in small quantities from the finest vineyard sites and treated with the utmost care in the cellar, these wines are grand successes. I realize that these wines are not in demand, yet it is important for a few of Argentina's vintners to make wines such as these, if only to show the world that first-class Malbec is a reality.
So Malbec can be an important wine or it can be - as it is too often these days - a one dimensional wine mass-produced for the market. So how nice to find a Malbec with complexity and a reasonable price; I discovered one last week - the 2008 Novus Ordo from Mendoza.
Novus Ordo is a new winery located in the town of Tupungato in the Uco Valley in the Mendoza province. I tasted the winery's first release last week in Chicago with one of the winery's partners, R. Cary Capparelli, who serves as the company's President and Chief Operating Officer (Capparelli is from Chicago). The wine, I am happy to report, offers excellent ripeness and balance along with beautiful structure. Too many Malbecs lack this structure, meaning they will offer little pleasure after initial release. The 2008 Novus Ordo however, has ideal acidity which keeps everything in check as well as offering a nice freshness to the wine. There is some new French oak evident, but it is appropriate and does not overwhelm the appealing fruit. While the wine is approachable now, I think that this will be at its best in 3-5 years and I wouldn't be surprised to see this drink well for another year or two after that.
I asked Capparelli the price, expecting him to tell me it was $22-$24 dollars, which would have been worth it. To my surprise however, he told me the retail price is $17. For me, this makes the 2008 Novus Ordo Malbec an excellent value. For just two to three dollars more than hundreds of other rather ordinary bottlings of Malbec out there, I'd recommend to just about everyone that they seek out this wine if they want to discover what a complex, layered, ideally structured Malbec is all about.
Capparelli told me that other Novus Ordo wines will be released in the near future, including Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and even Tempranillo. Based on this initial release, Novus Ordo will be an Argentinian winery to watch.
Note: the wine is currently available in a few markets, including Chicago and Atlanta with Phoenix in the works.
Posted by tom hyland at 11:37 AM
Labels: cary capparelli, novus ordo, valle de uco
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The 2009 Novus Ordo Classic will be available this December followed by the sensational and sweet Novus Ordo Gran Estate Chardonnay in the summer 2011. The 2008 Classic Novus Ordo Malbec is being served at 15 restaurants throughout Chicagoland now including Bijan, Cava, Epic, Leonardo's, Macello Rosewood, and TrulloReplyDelete
Thanks for the update, Michael.ReplyDelete
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Friday, December 2, 2011
just what I like...
18 comments:
- Sandra said...
what a tease .... 6 weeks is an eternity!
Sandra ltb
thanks for the tip!
- December 2, 2011 at 8:21 AM
- Mall Rat said...
You are so good at keeping the suspence up :) Can't wait to see what you have to offer up in January .. thanks for the tip, I'll have to try those. Thanks .. Happy Friday Wendy !
- December 2, 2011 at 8:41 AM
- ellen vargo said...
Awww. you poor thing. if it's killing you that much to wait to show us.... we'd be ok if you just went ahead with the sneak peaks... we won't tell... promise! (hahaha)... that dining room table looks very full! can't wait to see the focus-ed version! great tip on the teeny nibs - have fun with project #7! Me? I'm working on Tag #2! :) have a great weekend...
Ellen xxx
- December 2, 2011 at 8:54 AM
- Nannie of 3 said...
You're being a stinker, such a tease! How come our men always think we're not serious when we say we need more room, especially when it comes to our studios. Can't wait to see what you have in store for us.
- December 2, 2011 at 8:59 AM
- SusanK said...
6 weeks? Still? Sigh. What a clever girl you are with this discovery. They would make great stocking stuffers!
- December 2, 2011 at 9:38 AM
- Helen said...
6 Weeks sounds like much too long to me, but not when you say it's mid January - yikes, it's true, time DOES fly.... I'll come and write the instructions for you, no worries... on my way - first flight outta here!!
- December 2, 2011 at 10:42 AM
- sue said...
thanks for the tip(s). LOL waiting for the new art and books.
- December 2, 2011 at 12:20 PM
Oh, what a wait! Thanks for the tip tip, too!
- December 2, 2011 at 12:42 PM
- Cher said...
oh hurry up lol
- December 2, 2011 at 3:25 PM
- Debby said...
Yippeee there is going to be another book. That is a great reveal. Have fun with those art parts!
- December 2, 2011 at 3:41 PM
- Angie Lentz said...
Ok what is it with you,Tim Holtz and Mario that you feel the need to tease us so much? A blurry picture come on now. And you won't even show us till January :(. Well I guess if you are going to make us wait!!!
- December 2, 2011 at 4:16 PM
- Shannon said...
Hi Wendy, I just wanted to tell you and your family "Happy Holidays." I'm quite sure this coming year will be even bigger and better for , you just keep growing and your products just keep on getting better and better. I wish I could describe to you just how much inspiration I get from you, but I can't, it's really amazing.
- December 2, 2011 at 5:00 PM
- Wanda H said...
Great tip!!!! Those 6 weeks will be gone in a flash -zoom-.. looking forward to the peeks!!!
- December 2, 2011 at 8:12 PM
- Tona said...
Love those taller nibs.
Can't wait to start seeing your sneak peeks. :)
- December 2, 2011 at 8:27 PM
- octlove said...
6 weeks?!!?...that is just cruel & unusual punishment:)
love the idea of using the alcohol ink fillable pen nibs with the distress inks…sure I have some of those hidden somewhere!
- December 3, 2011 at 1:59 AM
- Dorothy said...
Great idea using the nibs!
Looking forward to seeing what ya got coming!
- December 3, 2011 at 6:48 AM
- Karen Goulet said...
Thanks for the tip about the pen nibs. My suspense is building up for the next batch of art parts and all the new products you will create. Karen :)
- December 3, 2011 at 4:32 PM
- Marilyn C. said...
thanks for the tip on nibs - great idea.
- December 6, 2011 at 4:35 PM


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What's really troubling here is that the media and plenty of concerned citizens have directly raised the issues about the unintended consequences of this law. And while Senators Amy Klobuchar, John Cornyn and Christopher Coons continue to insist that (of course) the law is not intended to be used against such people, they have made no move to fix the bill. Even supporters of this bill, who insisted that we were wrong about what the bill allowed, eventually conceded that our argument was accurate and that this bill could be used to put people in jail for embedding a YouTube video or doing a lip synch video.
And that's a huge, huge problem. Of course, no one thinks the bill is for that purpose directly or that it's going to be widely used for such purposes. However, the bill, as written, clearly allows law enforcement to charge people with a felony for that, assuming it meets a few other conditions. But those conditions are pretty minimal (ads on your page? you're in trouble...). The risk here of abuse is a serious risk, and it's incredibly troubling that Klobuchar, Cornyn and Coons failed to change or adapt the bill, and worse that the rest of the Senate Judiciary Committee allowed the bill to move forward in such a broken state. They were clearly made aware of problems with the bill, but directly chose not to make any changes. How do you explain that other than incompetence or corruption?


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Justine by Donatien-Alphonse-François de Sade
My rating: 2 of 5 stars
This book offers an excellent lesson in how to escape censorship but is otherwise rather dull.
For those of you who don't know, Paypal is currently trying to clean up the internet by refusing to do business with any site that offers for sale works of a lewd and depraved nature (as defined by Paypal.) Justine is one of the dirtiest, most depraved, most wicked books you will ever come across but has nevertheless managed to elude Paypal's obsessive team of censors by adopting the following ingenious ploys.
1. The author has chosen for a pen-name something that sounds vaguely aristocratic. Americans revere titles. For the Marquis de Sade, they are a matter of contempt ("forged by the impertinence that seeks, and sustained by the credulity that bestows them.")
2. The novel is disguised as a work of philosophical literature. You can depict any act, no matter how bestial or disgusting, so long as your tale has a scholarly imprint. On the back of my paperback copy of this book the label "Literature" is stamped in the top-left and in the bottom-right corners, where even the most stupid of censors can't miss it.
3. It is written in French. Most Americans can't understand French and those who can know that French, being the language of love and having been kept implicitly pure down the centuries by the French Academy appointed for that purpose, permits everything. That said, my scholarly translation was produced in America by American scholars. It is always a good idea to enlist the aid of scholars in editing your work if you can because most of them are sexually repressed and therefore see nearly any kinky fantasy as normal.
4. The author employs circumlocution. Okay, this ruse can backfire but it keeps all but the most intelligent of readers off your back. (And censors, by definition are not intelligent readers.) So, for example, when Justine is stripped naked and softened up prior to being gang-raped by four hardened criminals, the author finds ingenious ways to stimulate the imagination by using language that is deliberately imprecise:
"… as soon as I was as he [one of the gang members] desired me to be, [i.e. naked] having made me crouch down on all fours so that I resembled a beast, Dubois [the female gang leader] took in hand a very monstrous object and led it to the peristyles of first one and then the other of Nature's altars, and under her guidance the blows it delivered to me here and there were like those of a battering ram thundering at the gates of a besieged town in the olden days."
This pretty simile, by the way, reminds me of one of my favourite Chinese books, Fortress Besieged by Qian Zhongshu. The title is based on a French proverb:
Marriage is like a fortress besieged: those who are outside want to get in, and those who are inside want to get out.
There is much more to be said about this extraordinary novel but as it is nearly all of an intellectual and moralistic nature I suspect it will have little interest for my friends, acquaintances and readers, so, with a heavy heart, I will give this book two stars for effort and move on.


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SYCAMORE — Patricia Schmidt's attorney said her acquittal Thursday gave new life to the 49-year-old Sycamore woman once accused of reckless homicide in the crash that killed a local couple.
Defense attorneys Gregg Smith and Jonathan Minkus said the case alleging reckless homicide and aggravated reckless driving shouldn't ever have been brought to court. Smith called Presiding Judge Robbin Stuckert's decision courageous.
"This was a negligence case at best," Smith said. "The judge did the right thing."
Authorities said Schmidt was driving more than 70 mph on Feb. 21, 2011, when she ran a red light at the intersection of Route 23 and Peace Road in Sycamore. Her pickup truck collided with the white Pontiac Grand Am carrying Tim Getzelman, 21, a Sycamore High School graduate, and his girlfriend, Alexis Weber, 21, a Kaneland High School graduate. Both died as a result.
Schmidt would have faced probation or up to five years in prison if convicted of the more serious charge, reckless homicide. Schmidt was released from jail while the case was pending since posting $50,000 bail on April 6, 2011.
The trial began in late January and continued a few days at a time until Thursday.
Testimony revealed Schmidt likely suffered a seizure just before the crash. Schmidt's neurologist, Andrew Ta, testified he was OK with Schmidt driving and knew she was driving herself to doctor's appointments. Ta never filed a notice with the Secretary of State forbidding Schmidt to drive.
Stuckert said Schmidt always listened to her doctor and faithfully attended all appointments.
Prosecutors asked Stuckert to put more emphasis on Schmidt's decision to drive rather than her doctor's own expert opinion, Stuckert said.
""I cannot take that out of the equation," Stuckert said. "Isn't that we expect ourselves to do?"
Stuckert called on citizens to call their legislators and change seizure driving laws. Dawn Weber and Tamara Getzelman said they will call State Rep. Bob Pritchard to request the laws in Illinois to change.
Most states in the United States require those with seizure conditions to have a seizure-free period before they are allowed to drive. Some states also mandate doctors to report epilepsy conditions. According to the Epilepsy Foundation, Illinois does neither.
"Maybe we'll get some validation so other families don't have to go through what we've had to go through in the last three years," said Tamara Getzelman. "We're never going to get our children back."
Pritchard said he would try to visit with the families and hear their concerns, but he said it would be difficult to enter legislation soon because the bill would likely have to be heard by a committee and out of the House by next Friday.
"While we can certainly introduce bills to correct some of this, passing them is not always a sure thing," Pritchard said.
Schmidt had her driver's license canceled pending the outcome of the trial. She can now file a request with the Secretary of State to get her license back, said Assistant State's Attorney Phil Montgomery.
One thing friends and families of the victims wanted from Schmidt was an apology, which they said they never received since the day the couple died.
" 'I'm sorry' goes a long way," said Sandy Cubica, a family friend of Dawn Weber.
Schmidt was initially charged with aggravated driving against the influence, which carries a sentence of between six and 28 years in prison, a charge prosecutors dropped in September. DeKalb County State's Attorney Richard Schmack previously said that no experts from the three labs prosecutors consulted would testify that Schmidt had been under the influence at the time of the crash.
Montgomery said he was disappointed with the verdict but respected the decision. He disagreed with Smith's assertion that the case should have never been brought.
"One of our jobs is to present the evidence and make sure the defendant gets a fair trial," Montgomery said. "The judge found her not guilty. The system worked."
Defense attorney Jonathan Minkus said having a judge decide Schmidt's fate rather than jurors helped them tremendously.
"I had great faith in the judge's ability to overcome a tragic situation," he said. "We're very proud of the fact that justice was done here in DeKalb County."
Dawn Weber disagreed. Although she's glad she doesn't have to come back to court again, she doesn't think she'll ever finalize the grieving process for losing her only child.
"I'm going to cry tonight, and sleep hopefully," Weber said Thursday. "We'll keep on keeping up. That's what we do."
Tamara Getzelman said holding the Random Acts of Kindness Day on Feb. 21, the anniversary of the crash, helps both families move forward.
"It reminds us to be kind and to treat others the way you want to be treated," Tamara Getzelman said.


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The U.S. monthly international trade deficit decreased in June 2012, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit decreased from $48.0 billion (revised) in May to $42.9 billion in June, as exports increased and imports decreased. The previously published May deficit was $48.7 billion. The goods deficit decreased $5.4 billion from May to $57.5 billion in June, and the services surplus decreased $0.3 billion to $14.6 billion.
Exports of goods and services increased $1.7 billion in June to $185.0 billion, reflecting an increase in exports of goods. Exports of services decreased.
The increase in exports of goods was more than accounted for by increases in consumer goods; automotive vehicles, parts, and engines; and industrial supplies and materials. A decrease in foods, feeds, and beverages was partly offsetting.
The decrease in exports of services was mostly accounted for by decreases in other private services, which includes items such as business, professional, and technical services; insurance services; and financial services, and other transportation, which includes freight and port services. Changes in the other categories of services exports were small.
Imports of goods and services decreased $3.5 billion in June to $227.9 billion, reflecting a decrease in imports of goods. Imports of services increased.
The decrease in imports of goods was more than accounted for by decreases in industrial supplies and materials, capital goods, and consumer goods. An increase in automotive vehicles, parts, and engines was partly offsetting.
The increase in imports of services was mostly accounted for by an increase in passenger fares. Changes in the other categories of services imports were small.
Goods by geographic area (not seasonally adjusted)
The goods deficit with Japan decreased from $6.4 billion in May to $6.0 billion in June. Exports increased $0.3 billion to $6.0 billion, while imports decreased $0.2 billion to $11.9 billion.
The goods deficit with China increased from $26.0 billion in May to $27.4 billion in June. Exports decreased $0.4 billion to $8.5 billion, while imports increased $1.0 billion to $35.9 billion.
The goods deficit with the European Union decreased from $10.5 billion in May to $8.4 billion in June. Exports increased $0.4 billion to $23.3 billion, while imports decreased $1.7 billion to $31.7 billion.
To learn more about U.S. international trade in goods and services, read the full report.


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OpenXava 4.2.2 released
OpenXava 5.9 released
May 23, 2018
OpenXava 5.9 allows to cut & paste in collections, the user can follow modules to get email notifications of changes, customizable access tracking, improvements in lists, charts and collection totals, and many more things.
We invite you to download it and upgrade your OpenXava applications. Look at the migration instructions.
Cut & paste in collections
New buttons for cut & paste are available in all collections. The user can cut and paste between collection of the same type, even from different modules:
Follow modules
The user can follow any module just by clicking on an icon on the right top corner:
In the case of modification the email message informs about the properties modified with the old and new values.
Look at the instructions to activate this feature in your applications.
Access tracking
OpenXava has a new mechanism to track any change done by users to the data and also read access. This mechanism is totally configurable and it's disable by default.
To track the data access you need an IAccessTrackerProvider (an interface from org.openxava.util). Creating one is easy, just create a class that implement that interface, like the next one:
package org.openxava.util; import java.io.*; import java.util.*; import org.apache.commons.logging.*; import org.openxava.application.meta.*; public class LogAccessTrackerProvider implements IAccessTrackerProvider { private static Log log = LogFactory.getLog(LogAccessTrackerProvider.class); private static String fileName; public void consulted(String modelName, Map key) { log("CONSULTED: user=" + Users.getCurrent() + ", model=" + modelName + ", key=" + key); } public void created(String modelName, Map key) { log("CREATED: user=" + Users.getCurrent() + ", model=" + modelName + ", key=" + key); } public void modified(String modelName, Map key, Map
oldChangedValues, Map newChangedValues) { StringBuffer changes = new StringBuffer(); for (String property: oldChangedValues.keySet()) { if (changes.length() > 0) changes.append(", "); changes.append(Labels.getQualified(property)); changes.append(": "); changes.append(Strings.toString(oldChangedValues.get(property))); changes.append(" --> "); changes.append(Strings.toString(newChangedValues.get(property))); } log("MODIFIED: user=" + Users.getCurrent() + ", model=" + modelName + ", key=" + key + ", changes=" + changes); } public void removed(String modelName, Map key) { log("REMOVED: user=" + Users.getCurrent() + ", model=" + modelName + ", key=" + key); } private static void log(String line) { try { createFileIfNotExist(); FileOutputStream f = new FileOutputStream(getFileName(), true); PrintStream p = new PrintStream(f); p.println(line); p.close(); f.close(); } catch (Exception ex) { log.warn(XavaResources.getString("log_tracker_log_failed"), ex); } } private static void createFileIfNotExist() throws Exception { Files.createFileIfNotExist(getFileName()); } private static String getFileName() { if (fileName == null) { Collection applicationNames = MetaApplications.getApplicationsNames(); String app = "openxava-app"; if (!applicationNames.isEmpty()) { app = applicationNames.iterator().next().toString().toLowerCase(); } fileName = Files.getOpenXavaBaseDir() + app + "-access.log"; } return fileName; } }
This is the simplest possible implementation, just it registers the accesses in a log file. Note that you have to implement four simple methods: consulted(), created(), modified() and removed(). You can write your own tracker provider to include more data and to save the accesses in a database table, for example. The above tracker provider, LogTrackerAccessProvider, is included in OpenXava, in the package org.openxava.util, so you can use it "as is" if you don't need more. In order that your tracker provider works you have to declare it in xava.properties of your project, using the accessTrackerProvidersClasses entry:
You can declare several access tracker providers separated by commas. Now, all changes and read access from the users will add a line in the .openxava/yourapplication-accesss.log file.
Lists improvements
Record count in list when "Group by" is used:
Note the "Record count" column, now available in all lists when you group.
Selecting filter/order configuration and grouping are available in all list format, including cards and charts:
Therefore the user can select a filtering from cards or charts, moreover the filter selected is remembered from session to session. However, now only the filter selected using the combo is remembered, if the user does a filtering entering values and clicking on filter button it is not set as default for the next time, this is a user experience improvement over 5.8.
Charts improvements
We have done a great effort to make the charts finally useful:
Note as you can group in charts, that pie shows the amount instead of percentage, that you cannot add more columns in pie, that you can change the filtering, etc. A lot of improvements, here is the complete list:
- Data shown in charts is the data currently filtered in list.
- Group summation in list is shown correctly when changing to charts.
- Record count when "Group by" is available in charts.
- Pie charts sums the results of the same category automatically.
- Pie charts group the data and summarize even if the list is not grouped.
- In pie charts the user can only choose a column for y values.
- Group by for pie charts shows the summation of each group.
- X column is not shown by default as Y column too in charts.
- Pie charts show the real value instead of percentage, percentage is shown on hover.
- Chart fits in the space available in the page.
- Improved charts layout for Liferay.
- Improved placement of buttons for choosing chart type.
- Columns in charts show their qualified labels if they are from references.
Collection totals
Now total properties can be editable, not just calculated ones. Also a total property can be annotated with @Calculation. Therefore you can define the @ListProperties in this way:
@ListProperties("quantity, amount[invoice.amountsSum, invoice.vatPercentage, invoice.vat, invoice.total]")
Where vatPercentage is a persistent property. This property will be shown in the totals, will be editable and work as a regular property in any other place. In this case vat and total are persistent properties annotated with @Calculation and @ReadOnly:
In v5.9 it's possible to combine column summation (the + in the property) with total properties, so you can write this @ListProperties:
@ListProperties("vatPercentage, total+[workCost.profitPercentage, workCost.profit, workCost.total]")
Note the + after total and then the total properties inside [].This produces the next effect:
Here the 131.08 is the sum of the column, because of total+. Below you have profitPercentage, profit and total, the regular total properties. You can reference the column summation (that is the total+, the 131.08) from a @Calculation property using sum(columnName). For example, in this case you could define profit property in this way:
@Calculation("sum(invoices.total) * profitPercentage / 100") @ReadOnly private BigDecimal profit;
In this case the sum(invoices.total) inside @Calculation is the summation of the total property of all the elements of invoices collection, that is the same of total+ in @ListProperties, that is the 131.08 you see in the image.
Other improvements
We have done a lot of improvements in other areas:
- @OneToMany collections show totals even if the collection has no lines.
- The user can get the sum of any numeric column in calculated collections, @ElementCollection and @OrderColumn lists.
- @ListProperties allows + as suffix for column sum in calculated collections, @ElementCollection and @OrderColumn lists.
- Improved user experience for DISCUSSION.
- Collection row count is shown in section label when the collection is the only section element.
- Welcome and Sign In are separated pages, accessing to root goes to Welcome page.
- Adding action to browser URL only for "new" actions.
- Booleans in list and collections show the label of the property for true values instead of a check icon.
- Summation in @OneToMany collections is available even if the list is empty.
- New property fixModulesOnTopMenu in naviox.properties to have certain modules always present in top menu.
- @Calculation property that depends on other @Calculation property is recalculated if the original is recalculated.
- New method moveCollectionElementToAnotherCollection() in MapFacade.
- Log includes module change with user host and user name.
- Log for action execution include user host and name.
- IJavaScriptPostAction to execute JavaScript after regular action execution.
- IAvailableAction so an action can determine if it will be available or hidden programmatically.
- Calculated collections supported for DefaultListActionsForCollections and DefaultRowActionsForCollections.
- Some new common use labels to be used in applications.
- IMetaPropertyFormatter to use the MetaProperty of the value to format or parse.
- Improved Strings.naturalLabelToIdentifier() behavior to work with % character.
- New method recursiveCloneWithCollections() in Maps utility class.
<xava:message/> taglib supports param1, param2, param3 and param4 to send parameters to the message.
- New methods treeToPlainIncludingCollections() and getKeyFromValue() in Maps utility class.
- New method isArray() in XArrays utility class.
- Is.equal() and Is.empty() work fine with Java native arrays.
- New sendInBackground() methods in Emails class to send emails in background.
- New method setValuesNotTracking() in MapFacade.
- New method createFileIfNotExist() in Files utility class.
- New method Strings.toString() for doing a decent toString() of any object, supporting dates, numbers, arrays, etc.
Bug fixes
Though this is not a maintenance version we have done some fixes:
- Fix: Totals has the font size too small.
- Fix: Two collections in a line inside Liferay Portal 6.1.2 are displayed one below another.
- Fix: Messages are not shown from dialog in Chrome.
- Fix: @Depends does not work for collection total properties.
- Fix: In detail only modules the view is not editable by default.
- Fix: Import data fails when the file to import has empty numeric data.
- Fix: Duplicate modules in menu when modules defined in application.xml.
- Fix: The methods assertTotalXXX() of ModuleTestBase do not work if the collection has no lines.
- Fix: When no @View is specified collection total properties are shown in main view and collection totals.
- Fix: The default filter/order configuration is not available in some cases.
- Fix: WebURL editor has an invisible space on right that misplaces next editor.
- Fix: Incorrect rounding in list and collection summation.
- Fix: Charts are misplaced with Internet Explorer.
- Fix: Witn FILE steoretype adding a file, removing it and add it again fails.


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Green Legacy Hiroshima: Archived News
2015-2016 Seed collection – Ginkgo tree of Shukkeien Garden October 18, 2015
Status of 2014-15 Seed Collection
The 2014-2015 season seed collection had its highlight around the Ginkgo biloba survivor tree at Hiroshima's historical Shukkeien Garden on November. 2, 2014. A dozen volunteers -- Green Legacy Hiroshima core team and working group members from UNITAR, Hiroshima University, and Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation -- gathered for the annual, productive activity. Seeds of Kurogane holly at Hiroshima Castle, and Camphor at Motomachi area were also collected on the same day.
On December 15, 2014, seed collection for the Persimmon, Japanese hackberry, and Kurogane holly survivor trees took place at Atago Pond and in Motomachi. Earlier in the season Jujube seeds had been collected from the mother tree on Peace Boulevard.
List of 2014-2015 available species
February 2016
City of Montreal, Canada
Seeds have germinated and saplings grown to around 15cm.
Australian National University, Australia
Seeds sent by GLH last year have germinated.
Volgograd City, Russia
Seeds germinated and saplings grown to 10~14cm.
GLH 19th Working Group Meeting (February 17, 2013)
Report of the meeting (PDF, 235KB)
January 2016
Rotary Club
Rotary Club members (Ms. Seki and Mr. Kawatsuma) presented the story of Green Legacy in a speech at a major Rotary Meeting held in Ontario, California, and planted a Camellia sapling on the grounds of the local Japanese garden.
Hannover, Germany
11 Ginkgo saplings are growing at the Botanical School Garden, now between 17 and 23 cm tall.
City of Edinburgh, UK
Some 14 Ginkgo saplings growing at the Royal Botanic Garden of Edinburgh, now 10-15cm tall.
Fremantle City, Australia
Seeds of Ginkgo have germinated, and the 12 saplings are now 30~40cm tall.
December 2015
Nakanoshima Elementary School, Tokushima, Japan
Someiyoshino sapling was planted in the schoolyard.
City of Granollers, Spain
In May 2012 Mayors for Peace had provided seeds to some conference participants in Vienna. The City of Granollers is one recipient of the seeds - by December 2015 around 15 seedlings (Ginkgo tree and Persimmon) growing at a private nursery there.
Bourbon Co., Ltd. Japan
December 2015: Ginkgo sapling ready to welcome the cold winter of Kashiwazaki-shi, Niigata, Japan.
November 2015
GLH 18th Working Group Meeting (November 27, 2015)
Report of the meeting (PDF, 376KB)
Rochester, Massachusetts, USA
November 2015: Ginkgo saplings in good health. However following advice of the Arnold Arboretum, planting originally scheduled for fall 2015 postponed to spring of 2016. In addition to Rochester, the saplings will be planted at Tufts University, the Arnold Arboretum, Avon and Saint Anselm College in New Hampshire.
Sarajevo City, Bosnia & Herzegovina
November 2015: Ginkgo sapling has grown 13-15cm since last year.
Yano Nishi Elementary School, Hiroshima, Japan
November 2015: Peace candle event was held alongside the Chinese parasol tree song.
October 2015
Nakanoshima Elementary School, Tokushima, Japan
October 2015: 6th graders from Nakanoshima Elementary School visited Hiroshima on their school excursion and after a lecture about A-bombed trees, took back a 2nd generation Someiyoshino, to be planted in their schoolyard in December.
Radlje of Dravi City, Slovenia
October 2015: Seeds, planted in May, have germinated.
Fredrikstad City, Department of Parks, Norway
October 2015: Seeds of Ginkgo and Jujube planted by Mayor and children.
Japanese Friendship Garden Society of San Diego
October, 2015: In a planting ceremony on October 2nd, sapling which had been delivered by Nassrine in July was planted in the garden grounds. Mr. Mike Kawamura, 2nd Vice President and originally from Hiroshima, gave a speech. The largest sapling, Camphor, is now named "Peace Tree." Mr. Kawamura visited GLH office in Hiroshima on October 14.
Asian Health Institute, Japan
October 2015: A Chinese parasol sapling, delivered in 2012, did not survive. A new sapling was brought back to AHI by their international trainees.
Emden, Germany (report from Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany)
A Ginkgo sapling presented by Mr. Wolfgang of Schwäbisch Gmünd to the Mayor of Emden, Mr. Bernd Bornemann, at a film event in the Emder Friedenstage.
Bourbon, Co., Niigata, Japan
October 2015: Ginkgo sapling growing and losing its leaves for the winter.
- Municipality of Saint-Sulpice, Switzerland
October 2015: Ginkgo sapling delivered to the municipality of Sait-Suplice, to be planted on college grounds in the future.
- ICRC, Switzerland
October 2015: Ginkgo sapling, planted in 2013, growing in good health.
September 2015
No Gun Ri City, South Korea
September 2015: Ginkgo sapling is growing, taller than 50cm.
Ypres City, Belgium
September 2015: The city had received the seeds from Mayors for Peace in May, 2012. Seedlings of Ginkgo and Camphor are growing in pots.
First 2015 seed collection: Jujube seeds collected on 18 September 2015
Kyoseian, Hiroshima, Japan
September 2015: Someiyoshino sapling growing in good health.
September 2015: Camphor sapling delivered to Kompong Speu Provincial Teacher Training Center in 2014 did not survive and a new sapling just sent.
Sapling at Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport, Kingdom of Cambodia, is growing in good health.
September 2015: The Afghan National Women's Football team visited Hiroshima under the auspices of UNITAR. In their many and extensive programs they also had a lecture on GLH and a walking tour of A-bombed trees.
Oberlin College, USA
September 2015: Tomoko visited Oberlin College with saplings of Ginkgo, Wisteria, and Chinese Parasol. GLH, Shansi, and Oberlin College signed an MOU, as part of a long-term cooperation.
Local newspaper article (PDF, 2 MB)
August 2015
Frogn City, Norway
August 2015: 16 Ginkgo saplings, growing at Norwegian University of Life Sciences, are about 50cm in height.
GLH 17th WG meeting (27 August, 2015)
Report of the meeting (PDF, 106 KB)
Tver State University Botanical Garden, Russia
August 2015: For the second year, a "Day of Open Heart" was held. Another Ginkgo sapling, grown from seeds delivered in 2013, was planted in the garden with Japanese students studying Russian in Tver and Moscow.
More: http://garden.tversu.ru/hirosima_lubov_moya_eng.html
Universidad Austral de Chile
August 2015: Held an exposition with the seedlings of Hiroshima A-bombed trees for 10 days, including a ceremony on the 6th with local authorities, members of UNESCO, INDH (National Institute of Human Rights) and Japanese Embassy at the "Casa Museo Santa Rosa de Apoquindo", in Santiago.
Radio Cooperativa (Chilean radio):
Local TV channel in Santiago:
The Nuclear Age Peace Foundation (NAPF), Santa Barbara, CA, USA
August 2015: Mr. Rick Wayman, director of programs and operations at NAPF, visited Hiroshima. Had a tree tour with Nassrine. Reported that camellia saplings growing healthily in Santa Barbara.
Bluegrass Community and Technical College, KY, USA
August 2015: Seeds of Ginkgo and Persimmon to be sent.
Ritsumeikan Asia-Pacific University and Hiroshima University
August 2015: Visiting the Kurogane Holly at Hiroshima's Rai Sanyo Memorial garden, with APU Ritsumeikan and Hiroshima University peace forum participants.
City of New Haven Peace Commission, CN, USA
August 2015: One of the Ginkgo saplings, which have been grown in Rochester under the care of Mr. MaCue, has been assigned to New Haven.
July 2015
Japanese Friendship Garden Society of San Diego, USA
July 2015: Seedlings of Ginkgo, Wisteria, Chinese parasol and Camphor were delivered. Hiroshima saplings settling in their new home under watch of Japanese Friendship Garden's David Brazier
Vilnius University Botanical Garden, Lithuania
July 2015: Ginkgo biloba seedlings (grown from seeds) are growing healthily in Vilnius University Botanical garden. At the moment they are about 30 cm high and starting adaptation to Lithuanian climate (relocated for this aim into outdoor bed).
Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, The Republic of South Africa
July 2015: all four species have germinated exceptionally well and are all thriving in the glasshouses at Kirstenbosch. Ilex rotunda and Cinnamomum camphora already exceed 2m in height. All four species will be planted out in the ground in a specially prepared site within Kirstenbosch this coming spring (September 2015).
City of Renens, Swizerland
July 2015: Seeds of Ginkgo tree dispatched. Receipt confirmed.
June 2015
Aberdeen City Council, Scotland, UK
June 2015: Seeds of Ginkgo dispatched. Receipt confirmed.
Yano-Nishi Elementary School, Hiroshima Japan
July 2015: Somei-Yoshino sapling was planted.
♪Song by children (mp3 file, 3'18")
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), USA
Spring 2015: Ginkgo sapling was planted in UCLA's Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden
May 2015
May 24, 2015: To commemorate the creation of new A-bombed tree plaques, a special event to learn more about the trees, and to install the new plaques on each tree was held. More than 140 citizens, from elementary school children to people in their 80s', joined the event. Mayor Matsui installed the new plaques on the Chinese parasol in Peace Memorial Park.
Media Coverage
- Newspaper 23 May, 2015 (in Japanese, PDF, 4 MB)
- Newspaper 25 May, 2015 (in Japanese, PDF, 3MB)
Batsford Arboretum, UK
May 2015: Seeds of Ginkgo tree and Kurogane holly delivered.
Concordia University, Canada
May 2015: Ginkgo seeds sent.
Yoav Daniel Bar-Ness
Interview with Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Hobart (in English, mp3, 1.9 MB)
February 2015
GLH 15th WG meeting (27 February, 2015)
Report of the meeting (PDF, 181 KB)
83rd UNITAR Public Session: Green Legacy Hiroshima – A Heritage for the Future
25 February 2015, Hiroshima, Japan - Green Legacy Hiroshima (GLH), co-founded as a voluntary initiative in July 2011 and institutionally supported by UNITAR, ANT-Hiroshima, as well as other local institutions, has the objective to safeguard and spread worldwide the seeds and saplings of Hiroshima's A-bomb survivor trees. It now has established partnerships in more than 25 countries.
In December 2014, GLH was registered as a Future Heritage Project (Mirai-Isan) by the National Federation of UNESCO Associations in Japan. The UNITAR Public Session will therefore be dedicated to a special award ceremony, marking this nomination.
Date/Time Friday, March 6, 2015 18:30-20:15
Location Hiroshima International Conference Center B2 Conference Room "RAN"
Language The session will be held in Japanese, English translation is available during Q&A.
Registration Please register by e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com, or by telephone (082-511-2424) or fax. (082-211-0511)
Registration fee No registration fees required
Related links
Flyer of the event (Japanese and English, PDF, 491 KB)
National Federation of UNESCO Associations in Japan website
Article by YD Bar-Ness on Hibaku trees (PDF, 2 MB)
Green Legacy Hiroshima Registered as a Future Heritage Project (Mirai-Isan) by the National Federation of UNESCO Associations in Japan
In December 2014, Green Legacy Hiroshima was registered as a Future Heritage Project (Mirai-Isan) by the National Federation of UNESCO Associations in Japan. The award is given each year to selected projects, that meet the Future Heritage requirements. The 2015 UNITAR Public Session for Green Legacy Hiroshima was therefore dedicated to a special ceremony marking this nomination. The Secretary-General of the Japan UNESCO Association, Mr. Noboru Noguchi, alongside members of the UNESCO Japan secretariat came from Tokyo for the ceremony. It was a full-house event, with the Ran conference room at the Peace Memorial International Center full to capacity.
The official UNESCO award was handed by the Secretary-General to GLH co-founders, Nassrine Azimi and Tomoko Watanabe.
After the welcome message by the head of the Hiroshima Office Mihoko Kumamoto and a statement by the Mayor of Hiroshima Kazumi Matsui, an introductory video on GLH was presented. Master gardener Chikara Horiguchi and GLH working group member, the architect Akio Nishikiori, made short presentations on the history of Hiroshima's revival. The official UNESCO award was handed by the Secretary-General to GLH co-founders, Nassrine Azimi and Tomoko Watanabe. Professor Kosaku Maeda, a prominent scholar of the Silk Road and cultural heritage, gave the superb keynote speech, making a passionate plea for the preservation of humanity's cultural heritage and emphasizing the relevance of Hiroshima's A-bomb survivor trees in this context.
Photos (from left to right) Mayor of Hiroshima, Kazumi Matsui, Director General, UNESCO Associations of Japan, Noboru Noguchi
Photos (from left to right) Keynote speaker, Professor Kosaku Maeda, GLH Working Group Members with the UNESCO delegation
Related links
The National Federation of UNESCO Associations in Japan
Leaflet of the Green Legacy Hiroshima initiative (PDF, 2.7 MB)
The Silk Road as a Path to Peace (keynote speech by Professor Kosaku Maeda, PDF, 6.7 MB, text mostly in Japanese)
Green Legacy Hiroshima receives 2014 award from the Hiroshima Peace Creative Fund
4 March 2014, Hiroshima, Japan - Green Legacy Hiroshima, the global Initiative supported by UNITAR, the NGO ANT-Hiroshima and a host of local and global partners, which was co-founded by UNITAR's senior advisor Nassrine Azimi and ANT executive director Tomoko Watanabe, has won the prize awarded by the Hiroshima Peace Creative Fund. The award ceremony took place in Hiroshima on 3 March 2014.
Since 1994, when Hiroshima hosted the Asian Games, many groups and individuals have developed international exchanges to encourage mutual understanding and long-lasting friendships.
The prize started as part of the activities of the Hiroshima International Culture Foundation in 1998, and was succeeded since 2012 by the Hiroshima Peace Creative Fund. Two other groups - the Hiroshima Volunteer Interpreters and SALAM, a women's group assisting Palestinian counterparts, also won awards.
Related link: Chugoku Shimbun newspaper coverage (in Japanese)
76th UNITAR Hiroshima Public Session "Green Legacy Hiroshima: Encounters with Nature, Science, War and Memory"
October 23, 2013 - The UNITAR Hiroshima Office, in collaboration with ANT-Hiroshima, recently held a Public Session that examined the continued efforts of Green Legacy Hiroshima to spread worldwide seeds and saplings of Hiroshima's A-Bomb survivor trees. The Public Session served as an opportunity to reflect on the deeper meaning and message of A-bomb survivor trees, and was attended by more than 100 representatives of the wider Hiroshima community.
Green Legacy Hiroshima was established in July 2011. It aims to work with many diverse people and communities – those striving for a world free from nuclear threats, those committed to a greener planet, those hoping to honor and remember victims of wars past and present, or those simply wanting to create peace gardens in their communities. Launched as a volunteer initiative a few months after the catastrophic 2011 Tohoku Region earthquake, tsunami and nuclear accident, and with institutional support by UNITAR and ANT-Hiroshima, Green Legacy Hiroshima has quickly found resonance among a wide range of individuals and institutions in Hiroshima and around the world: seeds or saplings of the A-Bomb survivor trees now grow in about 20 countries.
The Public Session opened with a presentation by Nassrine Azimi, UNITAR Senior Advisor, examining the vision and action of Green Legacy Hiroshima to date, including an outline of some of the countries to which seeds and saplings have successfully been sent. This was followed by Mr. Chikara Horiguchi, Arborist, outlining the specific genus of the survivor trees, and the methods of their propagation. Noted Hiroshima Architect and Atomic-bomb Survivor, Mr. Akio Nishikori then examined Hiroshima's recovery and the formation of urban beauty.
Professor Masakazu Suzuki, of Tsukuba University, followed with an outline of his research into the trees themselves, in particular the fact that some 80% of survivor trees with a single trunk lean toward the hypocenter. Professor Suzuki proposes that this is due to the fact that cells on the side of the trunk facing the hypocenter were damaged by the bomb's heat rays and radiation, making the exposed side grow more slowly than the other. A question and answer period concluded the Public Session.
The Public Session (held on 23 October 2013), was covered by the Chugoku Shimbun newspaper in a number of articles in Japanese (1, 2) and English.
First in the 2013-2014 seed-picking season – the Jujube!
19 September 2013 - The Jujube tree (Ziziphus jujuba) on Peace Boulevard offered the first bounty of the GLH seed-picking season this year. Thanks to botanical advisors Horiguchi san and Sera san, new efforts to have seeds germinate have started (last year we were not successful!).
GLH started its third year, now accompanied by partners in some 20 countries.
Sally Fegan-Wyles, Executive Director of UNITAR visited some of the survivor trees.
On Saturday 27 April 2013 Sally Fegan-Wyles, Executive Director of UNITAR, accompanied by the Green Legacy Hiroshima team, visited some of the survivor trees. Mr. Yasuyoshi Komizo, Chairperson of the Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation and Mr. Akio Nishikiori, President of the Hiroshima Architects Association - both members of the Green Legacy Hiroshima Working Group -- joined the tour on a beautiful sunny day. The visit took the group to the memorial of Dr. Marcel Junod, head of the ICRC delegation at the time of the atomic bombing, and a well-loved, renowned figure in Hiroshima. For this occasion, a second-generation Gingko biloba sapling, destined to be planted on the ICRC grounds at its headquarters in Geneva, was handed over to the UNITAR delegation. Thanks to Sally and Alex Mejia, the sapling has now arrived safely in the hands of the gardeners at ICRC headquarters, and will be planted this year in a special ceremony marking 6 August.
IPPNW World Congress: Lecture "Investing in Peace or Investing in Violence?" by Nassrine Azimi, 25 August 2012
"The World Heritage in Japan", Asahi Shimbun Publications, Vol. 18, 12 August 2012 (In Japanese) p. 22, p. 23
Visit to Hiroshima by Deputy Director of Irkutsk Botanical Gardens,
August 2012 - Dr. Svetlana Sizykh, and Agricultural Counselor of Embassy of Chile, Tokyo, Mr. Vicente Pinto visited Hiroshima
The 67th anniversary of the world's first atomic bomb attack in Hiroshima in 1945
On 6 August 2012, the day of the 67th anniversary of the world's first atomic bomb attack in Hiroshima in 1945, UNITAR and the new entity representing Green Legacy Hiroshima Initiative finalized a Memorandum of Understanding that will build upon the work undertaken over the past year during the pilot phase for three additional years. Click for More
Green Legacy Hiroshima Plants a Second Generation A-Bombed Persimmon Tree on Hiroshima`s Peace Boulevard
To mark the visit of the UNITAR Executive Director Dr. Carlos Lopes, H.E. Mayor Matsui and the Green Legacy Working Group gathered for a tree-planting ceremony on 30 March 2012. On the occassion, a stone memorial was also dedicated by Dr. Lopes. Children from the chorus "I Pray" offered a musical performance in honour of the event.
Mayor of Hiroshima expresses his full support to the Green Legacy Hiroshima initiative, 9 February 2012 (Web Page)
Hiroshima Mayor H.E. Kazumi Matsui meets with Green Legacy Hiroshima team at City Hall, 9 February 2012 (.pdf)
(広島市広報課提供/photo courtesy of Hiroshima City)
Seeds of A-bombed survivor Kurogane holly, Camphor and Persimmon collected, 30 November 2011 (.pdf)


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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Feb. 21, 2006) - With a standard-setting season behind them and three top six finishes during the 2005 fall season, the ETSU women's golf team seems to be on the rise once again for the upcoming 2006 spring season. The Lady Bucs will open their 2006 spring schedule Friday, Sept. 24 at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic in
Having won three tournaments in the last two seasons and setting a new program record with a 1-under par team total at the Great Smokies Intercollegiate during this past fall season, the Lady Bucs have high expectations for the spring, especially with the talent that returns for the spring of 2006.
With five returning players and a fourth-year head coach, the outlook for the future seems bright. In fact, the Lady Bucs not only have a talented batch of players, they also have coach Stefanie Reynolds, who received the SoCon Coach of the Year Award last season - the first for an ETSU women's golf coach.
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Along with Barton, the Lady Bucs will also be counting on solid play from senior Laura Diaz (Aguadilla, Puerto Rico), as well as the talented sophomore trio of Natalia Giraldo (Coli, Colombia), Cindy Phillips (Johnson City, Tenn.) and Maria Ringdahl (Oland, Sweden).
Ringdahl and Giraldo competed in all nine of the team's 2004-2005 tournaments, with Ringdahl finishing second on the team with a 76.87 stroke average, while Giraldo finished third at 78.39. In fact, on the way to being named to the All-SoCon first team and earning Freshman of the Year honors, Ringdahl set or matched ETSU records for freshman scoring average (76.87), best second round score (71), best third round score (74), best two-round score (144) and best three-round score (218). Meanwhile, Diaz competed in the 2004 World Amateur Championship for her home country of
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Chris Petroff, '03 BSBA (Business Administration), is vice president of marketing for the Greater Phoenix Economic Council. GPEC is a 25 year old, nationally awarded Economic Development organization that is chartered to attract quality businesses to the Greater Phoenix region from around the world, and to advocate and champion foundational efforts to improve the region's competiveness. Prior to his work at GPEC, Petroff was the co-founder of SEED SPOT, an incubator in Phoenix for early stage social entrepreneurs. Since SEED SPOT's launch in October of 2012, SEED SPOT has played in integral part of Arizona's entrepreneurial community by supporting nearly 90 startups. Connected in the community, Petroff currently holds board member seats for the Better Business Bureau of Arizona, TiE Global –Arizona, and the Northern Arizona University Alumni Association. He has also served as a board member in the past for the Phoenix Art Museum's Men's Arts Council and the Sigma Chi CHOICES Program. Petroff holds an undergraduate degree in business management with an emphasis in entrepreneurship from NAU, as well as a graduate level certificate in global management from Thunderbird School of Global Management. Petroff was also recognized as a recipient of the "40 under 40" award by the Phoenix Business Journal in 2013 and also received the "Excellence in Achievement by a Recent Graduate" from Northern Arizona University. Chris resides in Central Phoenix with his wife and college sweetheart Liz Petroff (NAU '03) and their two children Jack and Lucy.


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Section 6A Hockey Seeds Announced
Little Falls earned the top seed in the Section 6A tournament, Apollo is the second seed and Sartell checks in at fourth in the bracket.
There will be two play-in games Saturday, February 15th. #7 Wadena-Deer Creek will host #10 Prairie Center, with the winner heading to St. Cloud to face #2 Apollo on Tuesday, February 19th.
In the other play-in game, #8 Morris-Benson Area will host #9 Breckenridge with the winner advancing to play at #1 Little Falls on Tuesday the 19th.
The two other quarterfinal matchups taking place on Tuesday are #3 Fergus Falls hosting #6 Willmar and #4 Sartell hosting #5 Alexandria.
The semifinals will be held Saturday the 23rd at the NHEC in St. Cloud. The section final is scheduled for Thursday, February 28th at the NHEC.


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The Norway Pavilion is a cultural area within Epcot Center where Guests of all ages can experience the character and atmosphere of Norway. Enjoy the simple picturesque landscape of this mini Scandinavian village square with its stone and wood elements and authentic Norwegian architectural style. Discover ancient Norse art. Dine on authentic Norwegian dishes and visit shops filled with wonderful Norwegian wares.
The United States is one of the most diverse countries on earth, jam packed full of amazing sights from St. Patrick's cathedral in New York to Mount Hollywood California.The Northeast region is where it all started. Thirteen British colonies fought the American Revolution from here and won their independence in the first successful colonial rebellion in history. Take a look at these rolling hills carpeted with foliage along the Hudson river here, north of New York City.The American south is known for its polite people and slow pace of life. Probably they move slowly because it's so hot. Southerners tend not to trust people from "up north" because they talk too fast. Here's a cemetery in Georgia where you can find graves of soldiers from the Civil War.The West Coast is sort of like another country that exists to make the east coast jealous. California is full of nothing but grizzly old miners digging for gold, a few gangster rappers, and then actors. That is to say, the West Coast functions as the imagination of the US, like a weird little brother who teases everybody then gets famous for making freaky art.The central part of the country is flat farmland all the way over to the Rocky Mountains. Up in the northwest corner you can find creative people in places like Portland and Seattle, along with awesome snowboarding and good beer. Text by Steve Smith.


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Daily attacks in Baghdad and Iraq's Ninewa Province are increasing, according to the Pentagon. The spurt comes as experts worry that the Obama White House is neglecting the mission there, where 130,000 American troops still remain.
Baghdad and Ninewa Province averaged five to six attacks per day this past summer, compared with about four attacks per day in the spring, according to Pentagon spokesman Maj. Shawn Turner. These areas typically see some of the worst violence in Iraq.
Overall, violence in the country has fallen by 18 percent from the spring, he says.
But Al Qaeda has attempted to increase its presence in the north, and commanders have long cited the Ninewa region as one of the most challenging. Baghdad, Iraq's capital and largest city, has been rocked by two major attacks in recent weeks after the Iraqi government took down concrete barriers and American troops pulled out of the cities June 30.
Insurgents there are still using vehicle-born improvised explosive devices and suicide attacks as their weapons of choice, says Turner.
Mission not over?
"Many areas in Iraq remain dangerous," acknowledged Lt. Gen. Charles Jacoby, the commander for day-to-day operations in Iraq, citing four recent American fatalities.
It's too soon to tell if an accelerated drawdown of US forces from Iraq could occur until after the elections in January, he said at a press briefing Thursday, adding, "It is important to remember that our mission is not complete."
Another US commander in Iraq, Maj. Gen. Richard Nash, said this week that while attacks were down in the southern military sector of Iraq – now about 1.3 per day – there's been an upswing in attacks at US bases since American forces withdrew from the cities.
President Obama's new focus on Afghanistan – which will probably soon include a request from the field commander for additional US troops – has led some analysts to renew the case for staying in Iraq. They say that if Mr. Obama takes his eyes off the ball in Iraq, he may squander hard-won success there.
Even though violence in Iraq is "not spiralling out of control," it's important for the White House to keep paying attention, adds Fred Kagan, a resident scholar at the conservative American Enterprise Institute in Washington.
Mr. Kagan, credited as one of the architects of the 2007 "surge" strategy in Iraq, believes Iraq is now "preoccupied" more with political development than with security. But to maintain the security, Obama will have to remain vigilant, he says. "The question is, are we going to see this through?"
Obama's Afghanistan shift
Iraq is still teetering between two poles, said Ken Pollack, director at the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at Brookings at a meeting with reporters Wednesday. At one end, democratization and pluralism and at the other, "old politics and pressures" that could drag it back into civil war.
The US must play a greater role in Iraqi political development, he says, adding that he thinks Iraq would be amenable to the help.
But others warn that staying longer would only prolong Iraqi dependency on the US and delay self-sufficiency. Besides, troops and resources are needed in Afghanistan.
"I don't think you should forget about [Iraq]" says Lawrence Korb, senior fellow at the liberal Center for American Progress in Washington. "But if you said to me, 'I have a limited number of troops and should I put them in Iraq or Afghanistan?' then I would say Afghanistan."
Mr. Korb adds that he isn't sure Iraq does want the US to continue to play a role there.
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Proof, by David Auburn, is one of my favorite films, and I'm finally reading the original Pulitzer Prize-winning play. In fact, I'm reading the play with my lit/research class, and while I'm not sure what they think of it, I totally love it!
It's about the daughter of a math scholar dealing with her father's death and his legacy of brilliance and madness. When one of his PhD students finds a field-changing proof in his office Catherine must prove whether or not she can live up to her father's name and abilities--all the while trying to stave off an anal retentive, overbearing sister and lingering doubts about her sanity.
I'm moving through this one at a breakneck pace. So far the play is just as good as the film version was, and I'm finding that issues of gender are much more prevalent in the play. Tackling the issues that women face in the field of mathematics and the sciences is a hot button issue in the wake of the Harvard comments. I can't wait to weigh in on this one in a proper review. I just can't say enough good things about it thus far.
I bought Chesil Beach without actually knowing what it's about! There! I said it! The last time we were vacationing in Myrtle Beach, I found a GREAT little used book store. So cute, so posh, so independent. I couldn't help but buy something, and since they were on the brink of closing for the night, I grabbed the one audio book I'd heard of and made it mine.
Since I've already run through all the recent podcasts I have loaded on my iPod, I decided I needed a new commute book. Since this is the only one I have available on CD at the moment, I ripped into yon pod, and voila! I love it.
This very short novel is Ian McEwan's take on marriage and sex. And you know I love sex. No, stop, pervs, I love reading about sex. OK, wait, this isn't going like I expected. Whatever. It's about a young couple, newly married, in the 1960s and their wedding night. Florence is positively disgusted by the idea of sex. It makes her recoil. Her new hubby, Edward, is fascinated and worried that he will scare Florence or simply not satisfy her. Between their innermost thoughts and worries, McEwan allows us peaks into their personal lives prior to marriage and how exactly they came to the point of marriage and the marriage bed. VERY interesting book. Although, I have to say, I almost wish McEwan had stirred up the stereotypes and made Florence the hornball and Edward the icked out one. Just to be different. Still, it's a riveting listen.
And, finally, the book that's getting ignored. Well, maybe not ignored, but I have more downtime in the car with Chesil Beach, and I *have* to read Proof for class, so How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents gets pushed to the back of the pile despite my best efforts and longings.
I picked this one up for a new face-t0-face book group that I'll be attending on Monday night. I'm REALLY excited to finally get to go since Daisy's puppy school and other sundry obligations have kept me from the group for damn near a year now. Too long!
I've heard great things about this book, and I'm excited to get into it. Maybe the weather will be nice enough that I can stake Daisy Lou out in the back yard today and read a bit. Come on sunshine!
Which reminds me, on a completely unrelated noted, Daisy graduated from puppy school last night. She's house trained, crate trained, she can sit, lay down, and walk on a loose leash with at least an iota of focus. We're currently working on the "wait" and "leave it" commands. And I have pictures of her perched on my shoulder, which is where she often likes to be if I'm anywhere near my reading chair. Watch for those soon.
Now, I'm off to tutor until 3:00, and then I get to grade a boatload of student papers. Pray for my soul.


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Gozo is an island of the Maltese archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea. Smaller, more remote and less built-up than Malta itself, it is a popular destination in its own right, particularly for more mature British and German couples. With pretty if unspectacular countryside, and interesting churches alongside historic fortifications and megalithic temples it makes a good excursion from Malta and an even better destination for a relaxed short break.
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One sometimes gets the sense that Gozo is how Malta could have been. With the exceptions of Marsalforn and Xlendi, it has been largely spared from short-sighted overdevelopment, the traditional way of life and society has survived better, and the land has been maintained better giving more fertile ground. Buildings and houses on Gozo are mainly done with natural materials, as opposed to many of the concrete and breeze-block constructions on the mainland.
Gozo's history is intimately linked to Malta. It shares its megalithic culture, and with the Ggantija temples, it is officially home of the oldest structure on the planet. Interestingly, Gozo up until the end of medieval times was inhabited in a manner the same as Malta, with Mġarr and Victoria/Rabat being to Gozo what Vittoriosa and Mdina are to Malta: the main port and the main settlement consisting of a citadel and surrounding suburbs. The inhabitants of Gozo were, in medieval times, required by law to return to the Citadella each evening to spend the night there to prevent corsairs from abducting them. These measures were proven to be necessary when, in 1551, the Turks tried their first invasion of Malta. When they failed, they attacked Gozo and took the entire population off in ships to sell them into slavery.
It should also be noted that if you do learn some Maltese, there are different dialects throughout different parts of the country. People on Gozo speak Maltese with a slightly different accent from the main Maltese islanders, and people from the different Gozitan villages each have their own different dialect.
Like the main island, English is also an official language of Gozo.
Get in
There is the ferry from Ċirkewwa on Malta to Mġarr, Gozo's main harbor. It departs every 45 minutes in the summer and almost as often in the winter. A round trip costs €4.65. Bus stops are outside the ferry terminals, and it is synchronized with the ferry arrivals and departures. The bus ride to Victoria takes around 20 minutes. On the Malta side, buses run from Valetta's bus terminus to Cirkewwa taking about 75 minutes. There are plans to build a small airport on the beautiful and unspoilt Ta' Cenc cliffs of this tiny island, but hopefully someone will realize that the main airport, which already stretches across almost a quarter of Malta itself, is more than enough.
Get around
If you need flexibility and speed in getting around, your best option is to hire a car. (try TRAC +35699826339 [1] or Mayjo car rentals [2]). You need to be over 21 years old and hold a valid driving license. It's fine to travel to the mainland Malta with his hired car.
By taxi
You will find white taxis also on the island of Gozo however these tend to be more expensive. It is suggested to prebook your taxi or airport transfer with a local company.
As Gozo is the breadbasket of Malta, the ground is more fertile, and the place is more rural. Therefore there is more fresh produce to be had. One should definitely try Gozo's own cheese: Gbejniet. This cheese is lovely when had fresh, but also nice when cured with pepper and vinegar.
As on Malta there are vineyards on Gozo, one can often buy unlabeled local wines cheaply but be sure to ask to taste them as quality can vary widely. The shops near the citadel in Victoria/Rabat usually have a good selection.
Stay safe
Gozo is safer than Malta , there is less petty crime.
There is occasionally a strong current on the northern shore, so caution when swimming is advised.
The residents of Gozo are called Gozitans and will be annoyed if you refer to them as Maltese.
Walking, Rambling and Hiking
Gozo is at its best from October to May. The average temperature in this period is around 18C, ideal for rambling around the island. While exploring the island you will see a wide variety of amazing views due to a large number of valleys, hills and small beaches. There is an abundance of abandoned hidden ancient temples and shrines in the countryside. If you are pressed for time and do not have much time to explore, but also want to see the best hidden places, it is best to hire or join a guide that specializes in country walks. Although Gozo is small, once you go to the countryside you will feel that you are alone on the island since you can walk for hours without meeting anybody. During the winter storms, Gozo's seaside is often totally deserted but spectacular with the big waves exploding on big boulders and lofty cliffs.


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As this issue of the NIJ Journal goes to press, we are just three weeks away from the 16th annual NIJ Conference, which has become the preeminent gathering
for criminal justice practitioners, researchers and policymakers. This year at the Conference, many people will be talking
about NIJ's forensic DNA portfolio. Several new DNA activities are under way or about to get under way:
NIJ recently held a meeting of the study group for an eyewitness identification field experiment that seeks to understand
the impact of asking witnesses to identify suspects using various lineup techniques. Two police departments — Dallas and Washington,
D.C. — are participating in the field experiment. Because inaccurate eyewitness identification may be responsible for a large
percentage of wrongful convictions, we are especially eager to find the best way to use eyewitness evidence.
Also on the DNA front, NamUs.gov — the nationwide repository of missing persons records and unidentified decedent cases, launched
last summer — had its first successes. Two jurisdictions, one in Florida and one in Kentucky, matched the DNA of unidentified
human remains to data in NamUs.gov and finally closed two murder cases.
The full stories are on NamUs.gov.
In June, NIJ released findings from an important field experiment that evaluated the use of DNA in burglary cases. The bottom
line: Using DNA collected at burglary scenes resulted in twice the number of suspect identifications, arrests and prosecutions. See DNA and Property Crimes for more information. Additional articles are forthcoming in association magazines and the NIJ Journal.
NIJ continues its groundbreaking work to improve the performance of body armor and conducted-energy devices, such as Tasers®. As we go to press, we are planning to release the "Study of Deaths Following Electro Muscular Disruption: Interim Report"
and the latest update to NIJ's body armor standard. Future issues of the NIJ Journal will carry stories about all these new developments.
Enjoy the articles in this issue. Our look at best practices in the areas of terrorism and solving cold cases, in particular,
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