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The voice emanating from the iPhone was as soothing as the wind in the trees along Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
"The four plant communities we're about to visit here at Skyline are like neighborhoods -- each with its own distinctive kinds of plant species and associated wildlife," narrator Joan Hamilton said. A slide show displayed images of red-shouldered hawks and rattlesnakes, silk tassel blossoms and wood rats as the trail wended around Alpine Pond and beyond.
Duck down a tiny trail leading into the rocks off Sunny Jim Trail, the voice suggested. It leads to a slab of sandstone peppered with 3-inch-diameter holes where Native American women ground acorns in the rock mortars beside a creek.
The Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District audio tour is part of the latest trend in the outdoor experience. Once the purview of art and natural history museums, audio tours and digital guides bring history and science into the outdoors through smartphones, iPads and MP3 players.
Local environmental organizations and open-space agencies are producing their own audio tours, which allow users to see, hear, identify and plan their hikes from pocket-sized devices. Environmental Volunteers, Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District and Stanford University offer audio tours of the baylands, open spaces and campus flora and fauna.
Palo Alto company EveryTrail, a travel-guide website, has had more than 1 million trip guides downloaded from the site from people in 200 countries, company founder Joost Shreve said. Audio guides are the newest wave in enjoying outdoor travel, he said.
Just about anywhere one would like to go -- locally and throughout the world -- can now be explored through downloadable audio and digital guides. No longer just a voice droning through foam-covered headphones, audio tours through phones and digital tablets offer maps with well-delineated trails, pop-up photos at points of interest, slide shows, narrated stories and brief texts or videos.
"It's a way for users and parks to get interpretive messages for enriched experiences," said Renee Fitzsimons, Open Space District docent-programs manager. The district offers a 15-part tour of Skyline Ridge and Daniels Nature Center; the latter is a destination spot, she said. For those without digital devices, the tour is also available on MP3 players that people can borrow at the center.
Strolling around Alpine Pond, wood-rat nests are like apartment buildings that also house lizards and other small creatures, according to the audio tour.
Hamilton, who narrates the tour along with district biologists and docents, operates Audio Guides to the Outdoors, a production company in Berkeley that produces the tours. Outdoor audio guides help make better connections between people and their environment, she said.
"The more you know about a place, the more you're going to want to be there. All of a sudden you see things you didn't realize used to be there," she said.
An environmental journalist and former editor of Sierra Magazine, Hamilton developed the idea while in an art museum listening to an audio guide. She started the company in 2009, after she realized there wasn't anything to teach people about the outdoors, she said.
She has created a tour for Save Mt. Diablo and an auto tour of the Avenue of the Giants for the Save the Redwoods League. Users can download the redwoods podcast and listen to the tour as they drive, she said.
"I try to find people who know the place best," Hamilton said. For the Skyline Ridge tour, she interviewed Fitzsimons, district biologist Cindy Roessler, area superintendent Brian Malone and docents Sharon Thomas and Strether Smith. She does the recording outside, picking up the sounds of nature -- and an occasional airplane -- and adds voice-overs in her studio, she said.
Hamilton assembles interviews and creates an outline of the story she wants to tell.
"I will go to a place several times, take photos and record sounds to get an accurate soundscape," she said.
Audio tours that can be pre-downloaded to portable devices offer an advantage in remote areas, Fitzsimons said, where streaming an audio file or calling up a phone application might not work due to variable cell-phone coverage.
The medium particularly appeals to young people, who are already plugged into their phones and iPods, Hamilton said.
But audio tours could have a downside.
"There is a danger that people may put on their headphones and fail to listen to the nature around them. But that risk is worth taking because the information is there with you," she said.
Brittany Sabol, education and training director of the nonprofit Environmental Volunteers, calls the tours "augmented reality."
Instead of simply seeing "a pretty vista and nice-looking birds," the tours deepen people's understanding of what they're viewing, according to those who have used the organization's audio tour of the Palo Alto Baylands Nature Preserve, Sabol said. Produced by Redwood City-based Slow Life Games, the tour is available as an application through the iTunes store.
A trail map takes visitors from the entrance at Embarcadero Road to the ship-like EcoCenter, around the duck pond, through a fennel forest, mudflats, lagoon, boat dock, Lucy Evans Nature Center and the boardwalk. Users tap on a map area at each of eight stops. Tap on a topic in the page's top corner and one can view photos of duck pond migrants and denizens. Or listen to a brief narration about the creatures and their habitat.
Clicking on the "play" icon for "Rookery Ruckus," one will learn about black-crowned night herons and snowy egrets, whose unearthly calls emanate from as many as 40 or 50 nests in springtime, the narrator says.
With a flick of an index finger, one can flip through images shot by local photographers or read about baylands history. Sabol said there is enough content to use the application multiple times with a family. And teachers can take classes out to hike and learn about nature in various locations.
Especially important for families with children, each trail segment is marked with its mileage, she said.
Environmental Volunteers, which presents nature programs to students, would like to expand the tours to other hike locations, such as Los Trancos Open Space Preserve and Huddart Park, Sabol said.
Augmented reality has become a thriving business for Palo Alto entrepreneur Joost Shreve. When he started the website EveryTrail in 2006, there was nothing like it around, he said.
"I was traveling a lot and sharing my experiences online through blogs," he said.
Social media such as Flicker inspired Shreve to create a site for sharing travel photos when he moved from the Netherlands to the Bay Area in 2004.
"I started before the iPhone and Android were announced. I made a big bet on that," he said.
The bet has paid off. With advertising revenue, smartphone applications and professionally produced travel guides, Shreve's company, GlobalMotion Media Inc., was purchased by TripAdvisor in February 2010 for an undisclosed sum. TripAdvisor is the world's largest travel site and is owned by Expedia, Inc.
EveryTrail now has business relationships with Travel & Lesiure, North Face and REI. Shreve is the general manager.
EveryTrail offers thousands of digital guides, he said, but audio tours are just starting -- there are currently five podcasts and 11 guides involving audio on the site. In 2010 EveryTrail announced it was supporting audio in its EveryTrail guides for iPhones and Android and started a partnership with Massachusetts-based NaturePods, which has produced seven audio tours. There are also several of European destinations and tours by the California State Parks Foundation, Shreve said.
Those interested in nature can find guided tours for Bay Area hotspots and beyond on the EveryTrail site. A detailed hike up Yosemite's Half Dome contains text, video, photos and audio.
A guide for a drive around the Hawai'i Chain of Craters offers a large map, photos, descriptions of points of interest and tips, such as bringing a good supply of water and lunch, as there is no food available. Chapters include stops from the top of Kilauea to a drive through amazing lava flows and the Pu'u Loa Petroglyph Trail. Each section has photos, videos and a separate detailed map, directions and three-day weather forecasts.
The enjoyment of digital tours does not rest solely with those who download the files. Increasingly, travel and nature enthusiasts are creating their own tours, and EveryTrail tries to make it easy. The site offers templates.
Users can also upload information in real time. They can plot routes on maps, take and post photos and add a text that can be uploaded to Facebook and Twitter.
"You are in total command," Shreve said.
Type in "Palo Alto," and there's a hike around the Palo Alto Airport, a Baylands run, Shoreline hike, mountain biking in Arastradero Preserve, and a Stanford University campus walk.
"This is the short version of our Saturday Morning Bakery Ride," a Palo Alto resident wrote of a trip called Woodside Bakery Ride, in which cyclists ride from Palo Alto to Woodside and then sometimes travel as far as the coast. The site shows a map with the 31.7-mile route plotted in red. Clicking on a point on the map starts a slide show of photos the resident took along the way. A blue cursor automatically moves along the route to indicate where each photo was taken.
Sometimes, the guides strive to give the "inside scoop."
"It wouldn't be out of the ordinary to see Joan Baez at Roberts," the cyclist wrote, showing a photo of the assembled cyclists outside Woodside Bakery.
"More typical, though, is a blonde wearing running clothes, talking on her cell phone or walking to her black SUV."
Indra Singhal has used EveryTrail since November 2007 to find trails and even follow his favorite hikers to new and interesting places, he said.
"I've been a very early user of EveryTrail. It's a remarkable repository for information. I use it whenever I go into a new trail," he said.
In the early days, he tracked his trips with GPS. But with his smartphone, Singhal said, he no longer has to do the mapping. He can turn on the phone's tracker and just upload photos along the way that sync with the locations on his map.
Whenever he is looking for a particular kind of hike, he uses EveryTrail, he said.
"The Bay Area is just jam-packed with nature trails. I don't think you can travel all of them in a lifetime," he said.
He also uploads his own maps and guides.
Last weekend he took a trail to Black Mountain, but he wanted to start it on State Route 35 (Skyline Boulevard) rather than Page Mill Road. Nobody else had mapped it from that side, so he started recording the hike from that spot using geotracking. He added photographs along the trail route so that others would know what to expect, he said.
A link includes an enlarged topographic map with the plotted route and brief commentary about what he found along the way: breathtaking views, crossing a series of small creeks, three wooden bridges over Stevens Creek and strutting wild turkeys.
"The next guy who wants to do it, if a trail exists, with one click, can download it to a smartphone," he said.
He has also turned a particularly strenuous hike along Limekiln Trail to Priest Rock and Kennedy Trail in the Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve into a guide, he said. It has been viewed 3,301 times.
Singhal, who has downloaded many podcasts and audio tours in museums, said he is excited by the addition of nature-related audio tours.
Shreve said he expects the industry to only grow as refinements are made. And audio tours will continue to grow in popularity, he said.
"Photos, videos and audio create a lively experience," he said. "It's a key thing. People love to show off what they are doing."


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A former Crocker High School coach is facing additional charges after a federal grand jury indicted him on a child pornography charge.
A former Crocker High School coach is facing additional charges after a federal grand jury indicted him on a child pornography charge.
Kevin S. Zimmerman, 39, of Roach, Mo., in Camden County, was indicted for his alleged role in transporting child porn between August and October 2013.
In October, Zimmerman was charged with three counts of sexual contact with a student. Zimmerman was a substitute teacher and coached soccer with the Crocker School District for more than two years. He was already facing state charges for having sexual contact with a student while he was employed by the Crocker School District.
According to court documents, authorities began investigating Zimmerman after he sent pornographic images to an undercover officer located in St. Louis County.
During the investigation, which began on Oct. 2, Zimmerman was interviewed and admitted to being in a relationship with a student while being employed with the Crocker School District.
Court documents state that Zimmerman said his relationship with the victim turned intimate in the spring of the victim's senior year of high school. As soon as officers were informed of the incidents, Zimmerman was immediately arrested and removed from the the school.
Zimmerman's trial for the case involving sexual contact with a student is set for Sept. 18 in Texas County. If convicted, he could up to 12 years in prison.
According to the U.S Attorney's office, Zimmerman remains in custody pending trial for the pornography charges. A trial date has not been set.
This case was investigated by the Missouri Internet Crimes Against Child Task Force, FBI, the St. Louis County Police Department and the Crocker, Missouri Police Department.
If convicted of transportation of child pornography, Zimmerman could face five to 20 years in prison and/or fines up to $250,000.


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text: Chicago's 30-Hour Train Tie-Up Slows Grain, Coal Deliveries April 11, 2014 07:30 AM Tweet TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By Bloomberg Email Come to the west side of Chicago to find out why a power plant in Michigan is short of coal and a biodiesel maker in Brewster, Minnesota, can't get enough grain. The answer is found near Western Avenue, where rail cars from Archer-Daniels-Midland Co., the largest U.S. publicly traded ethanol producer, rest idle on the track above the Dwight D. Eisenhower Expressway. A short drive away a burnt orange, yellow and black locomotive from Warren Buffett's BNSF railway sits on an overpass as motor traffic is snarled below. They can't move because increasing oil production from North Dakota's Bakken field, a record grain crop and unprecedented cold weather overwhelmed the U.S. railroad system. In part because of transport delays, coal inventories were down 26 percent in January from a year ago. A quarter of all U.S. freight rail traffic passes through Chicago, or 37,500 rail cars each day. The trip through the city can take more than 30 hours. "Utilities are having a tough time getting the coal that they already purchased," Ted O'Brien, vice president at Doyle Trading Consultants LLC, a Grand Junction, Colorado-based coal analytics company, said in a March 14 interview. "It would be a feeding frenzy if they had the transportation to get it." Coal Jumps Transport snarls are one reason coal on the New York Mercantile Exchange has risen 5.5 percent in the past year to $60.48 a ton as of yesterday. Wyoming's Powder River Basin coal has jumped 26 percent to $13.05 a ton. Power-plant demand for the fuel is forecast to increase 4.9 percent to the highest level since 2011. Utilities had about 132 million tons of coal in inventory in January, the lowest since 2006, data from the Energy Department's analytical arm show. Coal producers including the Western Coal Traffic League, whose members are shippers of coal mined west of the Mississippi River, point at inconsistent rail service as the primary culprit and railroads put the blame on Chicago. The group asked on March 24 that the U.S. Surface Transportation Board institute a proceeding to address BNSF's coal service in the region. BNSF said in a response to the agency that it plans to spend $5 billion this year on service. "As these resources come on line, service will gradually improve," it said in a March 25 letter. Untangling Tie-Ups The railroad will need the rest of this year to untangle the train tie-ups in the corridor that serves the Bakken field, BNSF Chief Executive Officer Carl Ice said in an April 2 interview. He said the line deployed 300 additional crew members to its northern region and plans to add 500 locomotives and 5,000 rail cars to ease the congestion. The tie-ups at BNSF will be worked out in time to handle the next harvest and it plans to increase velocity through Chicago, Robert Lease, vice president for service design and performance, said at an STB hearing on rail service yesterday in Washington. Jeff Wallace, vice president of fuel services at Southern Co. in Atlanta told the STB March 6 that he surveyed 13 utilities and they said rail service has struggled to respond to demand and that some are running out of coal. Midwest Energy Resources Company, a subsidiary of DTE Energy Co., and responsible for feeding coal to the utility's power plants in Michigan, has had problems getting rail deliveries from the Powder River Basin, Robert Sarvela, the company's director of transportation and marketing, said in a telephone interview yesterday. Slow Deliveries Other commodity producers have voiced similar concerns. Ethanol futures last month reached $3.517 a gallon on the Chicago Board of Trade, the highest level in more than seven years. "There's collective sentiment about inefficient turn- around times on rail cars," said Mark Ruyack, a manager at StarFuels Inc., a Jupiter, Florida-based alternative energy broker, in an April 4 telephone interview. Minnesota Soybean Processors, a biodiesel company, said that rail service has been so inconsistent that it has had to trim operations in Brewster. "We're two to three weeks behind," said Taryl Enderson, the plant's general manager in an interview on March 5. "We're at 75 percent" capacity, he said. Grain handlers say their business is a casualty of the shale boom. As horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing made the U.S. the world's biggest shale producer, shipments by rail grew 74 percent in 2013 from 2012, American Association of Railroads data show. Oil Expansion "What we're concerned about is that the oil business is expanding faster than the rail company's ability to handle it," Steve Strege, a vice president of the North Dakota Grain Dealers Association, said in a Feb. 12 telephone interview. Dwell times, a measure of how long loaded railroad cars sit in a railyard, averaged about 26 hours during the first quarter, up from 21 hours during the same period in 2013, AAR data show. Trains are getting mired in Chicago's tangle of bottlenecks, said Charles Clowdis, an IHS Global Insight analyst in Lexington, Massachusetts. "A lot of interchange points, like Chicago, are still a mess," he said in an interview on March 25. "Coal has come back because of the cold winter, oil by tanker is relatively new. Now all of a sudden you have all these tank cars pulling crude oil and you just can't get cars." Back to news


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Destri of The Mother Huddle shares pictures of how one of her readers organizes her fabric stash using a rolling pants rack.
What makes this so great, is that she clips the patterns right on the fabric she intended it for. Then you don't forget what was supposed to go with what.
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There have been a total of 75 arrests at Occupy Atlanta over the course of the past few weeks. These arrests have been spread over three police encounters, two of which were particularly violent police raids on the camp.
50+ Arrested After Police Raid Occupy Atlanta
After several threats of eviction, Atlanta PD finally raided Occupy Atlanta at Woodruff Park. The raid took place at 1:00 AM on October 26. Originally, Mayor Kasim Reed had provided the Occupation with an executive order protecting their right to assemble, but earlier that day it had been revoked. Included in the 51 arrested was a GA state senator, Vincent Fort.
Second Round of Arrests at Occupy Atlanta
Twenty more protestors were arrested on Sunday, November 6, after they regrouped following the October 26 police raid.
5 More Arrested at Occupy Atlanta
In solidarity with November 5 Protests occuring all over the globe, 5 Occupy Atlanta protestors were arrested.


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Steelers steal Chris Rainey
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Rainey was the overall leader at the Combine in the 60-yard shuttle (11.06 seconds), 20-yard shuttle (3.93 seconds) and three-cone drill (6.50 seconds), and although there are questions about his size (5-foot-8 and 180 pounds) and off-field issues ([URL="http://www.gatorsports.com/article/20100914/ARTICLES/100919719"]he was arrested in 2010 for stalking an ex-girlfriend[/URL]), theres no question that Rainey is an elite athlete who can make plays with the ball in his hands, as a runner, receiver or returner.
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The Steelers offense got better early in the draft with offensive linemen [URL="http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nfl/7412/david-decastro"]David DeCastro[/URL] and Mike Adams, and now both the offense and the special teams have gotten better on Day Three with Rainey.


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State Sen. Sam McCann didn't vote in the March 18 primary, lending credence to the idea that he was already thinking of his almost-run for governor back then.
Republican state Sen. SAM McCANN didn't vote in the March 18 primary, Macoupin County election records show.
McCann, whose 50th Senate District represents part of Springfield, couldn't be reached Wednesday, but the fact that he didn't cast a ballot in March lends credence to the idea that he was already thinking of his almost-run for governor back then.
McCann on Tuesday issued a late-afternoon statement saying that, "despite rumors to the contrary," he's not running as an independent for governor.
But petitions with his name, and apparently his blessing, were being distributed.
State law says that a person who voted in a partisan primary can't run as an independent for a partisan office in the general election immediately following. Thus, had McCann voted in March for, say, the Republican he endorsed for governor — Sen. KIRK DILLARD of Hinsdale — that would have derailed McCann's attempt to get on the ballot for governor as an independent.
KEN MENZEL, deputy general counsel of the State Board of Elections, points out that lawmakers added that restriction to the law after the 2010 election season. That's when a Chicagoan named SCOTT LEE COHEN stunned the Democratic Party by getting nominated in the primary to be lieutenant governor. Party leaders, disliking some things in Cohen's past, including steroid use, convinced him to drop out of the race, but he then ran for governor as an independent and got more than 135,000 votes. Democratic Gov. PAT QUINN that fall defeated Republican BILL BRADY by fewer than 32,000 votes.
Cohen also gets the blame for the change in law that says candidates for governor must now run from the get-go as a team with their running mates. This also could have tripped up the potential McCann candidacy, as the petitions that were circulating for him listed only him as governor — with no running mate. A simple objection probably would have been enough to nullify his bid, even if he did get 25,000 valid signatures by the June 23 deadline.
It's pretty clear that, had McCann made it to the ballot, it would have hurt Republican BRUCE RAUNER's bid for governor. McCann is solidly pro-gun and anti-abortion, and, while Rauner is a hunter, his wife, DIANA, has even said in a campaign commercial that "Bruce doesn't have a social agenda."
In what's likely to be a close race in the fall, having conservatives with a social agenda giving votes to McCann could certainly have worked to the advantage of Quinn.
KENT REDFIELD, professor emeritus of political science at the University of Illinois Springfield, said Rauner needs a solid vote from downstaters and conservatives to put him over the top.
"You can't win without your base," Redfield said.
McCann has a lot of passion about things he does, so I'm just guessing that talking him down from this run-for-governor idea may not have been easy. His statement denying the "rumors" was sent out by PATTY SCHUH, spokeswoman for Senate GOP Leader CHRISTINE RADOGNO of Lemont, who supports the party's candidate, Rauner, for governor.
"Sen. Radogno did speak to Sen. McCann as he reached his decision," Schuh allowed.
Meanwhile, those of us who have been identifying McCann as residing in Carlinville learned from his petitions that his new voting address is in Plainview, another Macoupin County community. He changed his registration to reflect that new address in 2012, according to the county's election office.
In the bubble?
I appreciate the fact that when Rauner was in town Friday for a series of fundraisers at the Hilton Springfield, I was able to speak to him for several minutes and get some questions answered. That encounter turned into a story in Saturday's paper.
But during that conversation, I also asked him why he had never accepted any of several invitations — mostly during the primary campaign — to meet with the editorial board of The State Journal-Register.
I'm not on the editorial board, but I often attend its meetings when candidates are there, and I participate in the Q-and-A.
Rauner's response when I wondered how he could not know he had been invited, through his staff, many times, was to laugh and say, "You're telling me something I don't know." He also said he would "love to" meet with the board.
Asked if he would tell his staff now to set such a meeting, he said, "We're pretty busy. But I'd love to meet with you guys. That would be great."
He also laughed during that conversation as he said that he's busy on the road and "meeting with editorial boards and you and other reporters all the time."
Rauner's absence from the SJ-R's editorial board was a subject of a preprimary column by then-SJ-R Executive Editor BOB HEISSE. Heisse pointed out that Rauner was the only one of 22 candidates in contested races for various offices that the board reached out to who never found time to visit.
"It's unfortunate, but I guess Rauner wants you to hear his well-funded broadcast sound bites rather than hear him address the issues posed in questions asked of the other GOP candidates," Heisse wrote.
The other three Republican candidates and Quinn all met with the editorial board of the paper, which happens to be in the city Rauner's campaign says he wants to "shake up."
An editorial that ran in the newspaper Friday noted that Rauner had "rejected yet another invitation" to meet with the board when he had events within a few blocks at the Hilton. Rauner said he'd been traveling and wasn't aware of the editorial that day, either.
Meanwhile, while many candidates have fundraisers that are open to the press in Springfield, Rauner's were closed. I asked why, and Rauner again put it on the staff.
"I don't know what they've set up," he said. Told by a staffer the events were closed, he said, "OK then, that's what it is. I don't set that."
Good cause
The county gets braggin' rights this year in the charity softball game Sunday at Robin Roberts Stadium, pitting hotshots from the city of Springfield and Sangamon County against each other.
The game was prior to a Springfield Sliders game, and ended 16-10, advantage Sangamon County.
"Our heads were just more in the game," said coach CATIE SHEEHAN, a member of the Sangamon County Board.
County Recorder JOSH LANGFELDER, who got a homer, two doubles and a triple, was MVP.
City budget chief BILL McCARTY was 4-for-4 in the losing effort.
And the event raised close to $2,400 for the family of STEVE ROCKFORD, former teacher and head wrestling coach at Southeast High School, who is battling Lou Gehrig's disease.
Contact political reporter Bernard Schoenburg: 788-1540, email@example.com, Twitter.com/bschoenburg.


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Calambâ is a lovely town in Laguna province, Luzón, the largest of the Philippines' seven thousand islands. A crystalline river flows through the town while the hills gracefully curve against the blue sky. From these hills and from the modern highway that now runs through the town, one can see Laguna de Bay softly lapping its shores.
The traveler who passes here may pause to admire the scenic beauty of palm-covered mountains, fields green with young rice stalks, and the lake's sparkling water.
A century ago, Calambâ must have been even more beautiful, although not equipped with modern conveniences. There were neither motorcars to raise the dust off the highways nor electric lights to disturb the tranquility of its rustic streets. It had about three or four thousand inhabitants, a tribunal, a church, a convent, a few well-constructed houses, and the so-called Casa Hacienda of the Dominicans. This was the town where Rizal was born on June 19, 1861. –Asunción López-Rizal Bantug (Indio Bravo: The Story of Rizal)–
Calambâ was a very pastoral town many years ago. I can still remember how much of it looked like whenever we pass by the place during summer vacation trips to Unisan: vast farmlands, crystal clear rivers, a vista of the picturesque mountain of Maquiling, majestic pine trees along the tollway, endless green, and the sweet smell of green and earth!
But during the years surrounding the town's incorporation into a city on 21 April 2001, very much has changed. Gone were the vast agricultural lands, emerging industrial centers produced much pollution, the remaining pine trees along the now traffic-stricken tollway are dying, the rivers decayed, shanties here and there, envelope-wielding Badjáo beggars everywhere, prostitutes in hot springs resorts, residential subdivisions around and along the slopes of Monte de Maquiling, etc. So, this cityhood is for who's betterment?
Oh well, "progress" will always be "progress".
Today, Calambâ is the most populous town —or rather city— in the province of La Laguna (yes, La Laguna, and not just Laguna). And because of the place's current economic condition, it is now considered as a first class city (this means that the town's average annual income is 400 million pesos or more — not bad). Calambâ is perhaps the most well-known place in La Laguna mainly because it is the birthplace of the country's national hero. Other than that, it is also the site of many hot springs resorts (like its neighbor, Los Baños) as well as the popular Canlubang Golf and Country Club in Barrio Canlubang, the biggest among Calambâ's 54 barrios or barangáys (occupying almost a third of the city!).
According to a popular legend, the name Calambâ was derived from —again— a miscommunication between Spaniards and natives. Two guardias civiles lost their way into a nameless settlement where now stands the old town of Calambâ. They encountered a lady carrying a clay pot (bañgâ) and a wooden stove (calán). The soldiers asked the lady for the name of the place. Unwittingly, they used the Spanish language, a tongue unfamiliar to the poor lady. Thinking that the soldiers were asking what her items were called, she nervously gave their names: calán at bañgâ. The Spaniards, unable to pronounce Tagalog correctly, assumed that the place they bumped into was called "Calamba". This legend is now immortalized with a huge clay pot in Calambâ's plaza, just across the Church of Saint John the Baptist where Rizal was baptized. The clay pot or bañgâ is said to be the largest in the world.
For a significant point in history, Calambâ used to be a part of Tabuco. On 28 August 1742, it became a full-fledged pueblo or town. Cityhood finally followed nine years ago.
Rizal Shrine
I lost count on the number of times I've visited the Rizal home in Calambâ, La Laguna. Actually, the house is just a replica of the original that was burnt down during the last world war. The replica was designed by renowned architect Juan F. Nákpil (the only son of the musical-revolutionist Julio Nákpil) using an old photograph of the house as well as oral descriptions from the Rizal family and some neighbors.
So much has already been written about the Rizal Shrine in Calambâ. So I might as well just give you a pictorial tour of our visit last 19 June 2010, on the occasion of Pepe Rizal's 149th birth anniversary.
Rafaél Palma (1874-1939), the politician, journalist, and Mason who became the first Filipino president of the University of the Philippines, wrote a prize-winning biography about Rizal written in the Spanish language entitled Biografía de Rizal (Manila: Bureau of Printing, 1949). In the said book's first chapter, Palma made a detailed description of the Rizal house. I translate it here:
The magnificent two-storey house was high and was of solid and massive construction. The upper floor was made up entirely of wood except for the roof which was made of red tile in accordance with the architectural style of such houses found in Manila. Cápiz shells adorn the sliding windows. As defense against earthquakes, the first floor was made up of thick walls of lime and stone. Francisco Mercado (Rizal's dad), supervising the construction himself, chose only the most durable wood from a nearby forest. It took two years to build the house. Behind the house was a terrace roof (azotea) and a wide and deep well which used to gather rainwater for household purposes.
Rizal Day
Rizal never went beyond the third degree of Masonry (Master Mason). For some reason, while in Spain, he had a falling out with some high-ranking members of the craft (Marcelo H. del Pilar and, more specifically, Pedro Serrano). He spent his last years in the Philippines (Dapitan, Zamboanga del Norte) as an inactive Mason, and this he vehemently upheld during his trial in late 1896. And on his final night on earth, he signed a retraction paper and peacefully went back to the Catholic fold — a fact that is supported by an (as collected and recounted in Fr. Jesús Mª Cavanna's Rizal's Unfading Glory). But Masons in the Philippines are stubborn — they still refuse to believe that the world is round. So every Rizal anniversary, they still honor my tocayo as their exemplary brother. I may cry.
Iglesia de San Juan Bautista
Rizal was baptized in this church three days after he was born. As a matter of fact, the baptismal cistern which was used to baptize him is still preserved despite the tragedy which befell the church and the town (Calambâ was razed to the ground during World War II where around 2,000 people were killed). Unfortunately, when me and my kids visited the church after our tour of the Rizal Shrine, it was closed tightly shut (perhaps to avoid the noise coming from the Masons across the road?). Of course, this won't be our last visit. Besides, we will be certified Calambeños by next year, when all plans fall into place.
The town
The General's staircase
Aside from Rizal, Calambâ has another hero: Brigadier General Vicente Lim (1889–1944). He was the highest-ranking Filipino soldier under General Douglas MacArthur during World War II. Lim was a survivor of the infamous Bataán Death March. He led many secret guerrilla activities against the Japanese. He was later caught and beheaded by the enemy. But check out the photos below of how his "house" was treated by the government.
And these officials had the nerve to put up a historical marker instead of having saved the house from being destroyed (by a typhoon, says an oldtimer who I interviewed the day I took the photos). What is that — adding insult to injury?!
May tauag dian sa Tagalog, eh: cagaguhan. Abá, mabuti pá ang inútil nating policía, may budget. Tapos para sa herencia natin, ualâ. And this will become the fate of most of what is left of our country's casas solariegas once apathy continues to hang onto our backs like monkeys.
No matter how much Calambâ has changed over the years, it will always remain the "town" that I came to know of in history books.
¡Viva Calambâ!


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Culver's town council last week exercised its right to waive standard rules and adopt a new agricultural-based zoning designation for Culver, in an effort to resolve a recent controversy.
At a public hearing during its normal, Aug. 14 meeting, the council heard from Culver building commissioner Russ Mason who explained that Culver's plan commission had held a public hearing at the Culver Public ` recently, expecting a "huge turnout" which didn't materialize. He said the zoning ordinance, which will have to pass the plan commission following council approval, calls for three major zoning changes in Culver.
The first change pertains to recent controversy growing from Marshall County's efforts this year to clean up county and municipal jurisdictions. Specifically, county officials have worked with representatives of its various towns where part of a parcel lies within county jurisdiction, and part lies within a given municipality, to shift the parcel to one designation or another, depending on which jurisdiction includes the largest portion of the parcel.
Concern was raised in the Culver area that some properties currently residing in Marshall County and zoned for agricultural use, could be markedly limited in use should they be re-zoned as part of Culver, which has considerably more land use restrictions.
The Culver plan commission, Mason told the council, decided to resolve the issue by creating an agricultural zoning district for the town of Culver which in many ways would mirror Marshall County's. The new A1 designation would require parcels be a minimum of five acres and would require no limits on height of structures, among other specifications. Residents would need to apply to be in the district, said Mason.
Audience member Marlene Mahler asked several specific questions about the new district. Mason pointed out any current farming operations would be grandfathered in, so the requirements of the new district would only apply to operations new going forward.
He also added the new, proposed ordinance is available to read on the town's website, townofculver.org.
Another proposed change is the requirement that commercial or multi-family buildings add a key lockbox to the outside of the structure. Lockboxes, one of which is already in place at the Garden Court apartments on South Main Street, would give emergency personnel access to the building without having to force entry, in the event of an emergency.
The third change pertains to enforcement of waste and debris ordinances in the two-mile area outside Culver's zoning boundary, where Mason said up to now could not be enforced either by town or county officials.
A minor change, he added, related to restrictions on building in the lake district in a manner which would encroach on neighbors' visibility.
Also covered were requirements for a site review should a commercial property owner make a substantial change in use, such as from a restaurant to a manufacturing plant. Some discussion ensured, with Mason emphasizing that the change is partly meant to prevent property owners from abusing zoning boards to change use of a structure simply in order to profit from a higher selling price of the property.
He noted turning down a site plan is extremely rare.
In other discussion, the council heard from grant writer Shannon McLeod concerning the possibility of an income survey of Culver to make the town eligible for public grant funds. McLeod said in this age of cell phones, telephone surveys are usually non-productive, and postal mail surveys rarely derive comprehensive results. Instead, she suggested a door-to-door survey could be conducted.
Some council members expressed concern the incomes of some property owners rarely present through most of the calendar year could lead to false impressions in an income survey. McLeod said since the survey would likely take place in the coming months, "timing, from that perspective, works in your favor."
She also noted the specific projects in mind for funding could affect whose income is surveyed, since not all projects would affect the entire community. Property owners might not be a relevant factor in some projects where the renter is paying bills, such as water and sewer, she added.
Audience member Kathy Clark noted the hoped-for comprehensive plan for Culver -- a $30,000 to $50,000 expense which council members planned to help underwrite with grant funds -- would continue to be delayed by delays in pursuing an income survey. She noted the Culver Redevelopment Committee had agreed to contribute to the cost of the plan.
McLeod suggested, and the council agreed, to aim for a meeting of various concerned entities, including Culver's town manager, to discuss the income survey and grant planning, in September.
The council also waived the rules and passed on all three readings an ordinance prohibiting smoking in Culver's town park, as presented by town attorney Jim Clevenger, as well as the $100 fee for violations of the law. Council member Ed Pinder emphasized signs explaining the law and its fines should be prominently posted in the park.
Utilities manager Bob Porter reported bids have come in for work this fall on Culver's downtown revitalization project and the cost is $23,000 higher than the engineering estimate received.
"It's very time sensitive," he said. "They're saying, 'You'll be okay if you wait `til this Thursday morning ."
He noted the construction end date is Nov. 23 for the project.
Discussion ensued among council members as to whether the funds could be taken from the town's general fund. Council member Lynn Overmyer, after it was noted the funds could derive from the rainy day or riverboat funds, suggested the council vote to split the cost with the Culver Redevelopment Committee, though councilman Bill Githens countered the decision as to whether to contribute the money belongs to the CRC, which was slated to meet the next day.
Audience member Ralph Winters, of the CRC, expressed concern that "people are looking at a bunch of money in the CRC fund and not much action, so we're going to do sidewalks, buy a clock, plant trees -- that's not really what the (CRC) money is for."
The CRC, he added, "should be looking at the big picture."
"I'm not against helping with this thing tomorrow," he said, "but I'm concerned."
Council member Ginny Munroe said she felt the CRC's projects so far have made sense, though she expressed agreement with Winters' concerns.
In the end, the council voted to draw the monies from whichever fund town clerk Karen Heim suggested, should the CRC not approve spending the money itself.
The council approved $5,600 for removal of around 20 trees damaged by recent storms and posing a safety hazard, as requested by town manager Dave Schoeff .
It was agreed the money could derive from the rainy day fund. Schoeff noted Culver's tree commission is technically $15,000 "in the hole," since the $6,000 per year allotted to the commission was voted upon but not recorded on paper in previous years' budgets. Schoeff suggested an additional appropriation at the end of the year to straighten out the matter.
The council voted -- with Githens and president Sally Ricciardi abstaining -- not to approve a request from a resident for a $355 credit from an $850 bill for lawn sprinkling. The soaker hose at the family's home had a major leak in it, noted Githens, who said the family was away all week while the sprinkler ran.
Council members agreed approval of the request could lead to a landslide of similar ones from other residents.
Approved was a request from fire chief Mike Grover for approval of an additional $1,000 towards a grass truck, since the originally chosen vehicle sold before the department could purchase it.
Also approved was $1592.35 to repair Culver's street sweeper, as well as $2,738 to pay L.L. Geans for seeding and topsoil in its Safe Routes to School sidewalk replacement program.
Schoeff was given permission by the council to investigate the possibility of increased access for local seniors to Marshall County Council on Ageing transportation, currently offered weekly in Culver. He said he had been asked to conduct a survey into the level of use increased service would receive in Culver.
Updates from various departments and individuals included a report from Heim that the town of Culver -- as well as its parks department -- now has a Facebook page to keep citizens informed, which she encouraged council members to "like" online.
Heim also noted Culver's town-wide yard sales will take place over the Sept. 28 and 29 weekend, with the town-wide cleanup slated for Oct. 13.
Town marshal Wayne Bean discussed the previous weekend's Lake Max Triathlon, with which his department -- as well as state and county police -- assisted. Audience members offered praise for how well the event went, noting local restaurants were crowded and much larger numbers of participants were expected for next year's event.
Audience member Kathy Clark, director of the Lake Maxinkuckee Environmental Council, noted water testing of the lake for blue-green algae "passed with flying colors.


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9:30 am
Scheewe Art Workshop "Koi" Koi make a perfectly elegant aquatic accent painting for any room in your home, or to add a perfect touch to your garden. D
10:00 am
New Scandinavian Cooking "The Mother of Invention" Andreas travels to Norway's Highland, near Hallingdal, where survival of the fittest spawned many local delicacies. Inspired by history, Andreas makes homemade yogurt and cream cheese, a quick gravlax and finally, tender lamb shanks with a root vegetable puree. D
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Chef John Besh's New Orleans Warm Crawfish and Artichoke Salad, Ragout of Crawfish over Fresh Pasta, and Crawfish Pies. D
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Great Conversations "Tom Brokaw and Rick Atkinson" Tom Brokaw ("NBC Nightly News" anchor and managing editor, author of Boom! Aftershocks of the Sixties) and Rick Atkinson (Washington Post reporter and winner of the Pulitzer Prize for his book An Army at Dawn). D
12:00 pm
French In Action "Entering School Zone III" Over their third aperitif, Robert and Mireille are discussing education. Neither notices that a strange man in black has taken an interest in their conversation.G
12:30 pm
French In Action "Fishing for An Invitation I" Robert manages to place a telephone call to Madame Courtois. She is a great talker, and Robert can't get a word in edgewise, but he does get a dinner invitation.G
1:00 pm
Unfinished Nation "A Precarious Experiment" Peace Treaty (1783) with Great Britain negotiated by Richard Oswald, John Jay, and Benjamin Franklin. Uncertainties facing young country. Effects of war on new nation's people, politics, and economy. Difficulty of functioning as "nation" under Articles of Confederation. Partial resolution of controversies related to western lands, but not problem of mounting national debt. Annapolis Convention to modify Articles of Confederation fails to attract enough delegates.G
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Unfinished Nation "Vision for a Nation" Delegates meet in Philadelphia, May 1787 to create a government with sufficient power to govern vast territory. The convention, closed to public, chaired by George Washington. Controversy over basis for representation in House of Representatives and slavery issues; over sovereignty and limiting national power. Ground rules for ratification process. Debate between Federalists and Anti-federalists; winning approval. George Washington, first elected president, puts plan to work. Different philosophies within cabinet, Federalist vs. Republican. Washington declines to run for third term.G
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Discovering Psychology "Health, Mind, and Behavior" This episode examines how research is forcing a profound rethinking of the relationship between mind and body.A new bio-psychosocial model is replacing the traditional biomedical model.G
2:30 pm
Discovering Psychology "Applied Psychology" New innovative methods are applied to psychology professionals in areas concerning human behavior, law and conflict resolution.G
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Curiosity Quest "Bakery" Join Joel as he visits Zingerman's Bakery in Michigan to learn how different types of bread are made. Watch as he helps create black cherry, chocolate bread and brownies at this world famous bakery. D
3:30 pm
Biz Kid$ "The Marketing Mix" Now that you've decided on your business product or service, how will you promote it? Let the Biz Kids help you understand your target market and learn about the four P's of business success: product, price, promotion, and placement. Learn how "Exclusive Cuts" barber services, "Wow, Take a Bow" dog grooming, and other businesses market their services and products. D
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The Electric Company "The Junior Assistant" Francine wants to be on the next season of the "The Junior Assistant, " a reality show run by The Ronald, one of the most rich and famous people in the world. She must collaborate with Hector and The Electric Company to make six hundred cookies by five o'clock in order to prove she's worthy of being on the show. D
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Cyberchase "Snow Day to Be Exact" Hacker steals the powerful sunisphere from Solaria, causing the cyberworld's sunny vacation paradise to be covered in snow! In a fun-filled chase across the snowy terrain, the kids discover the power and speed of estimation in order to recover the glowing orb from Buzz and Delete before the temperature reaches zero and the site freezes over forever. The Big Idea: Sometimes using a close answer is good enough for the problem you are solving. ~G
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Cook's Country from America's Test Kitchen "Fried Chicken and Biscuits" Chris and Bridget visit Princes in Nashville to try their famous Nashville Hot Chicken. They return to the kitchen determined to replicate the top-secret recipe. Then, Jack challenges Chris to a tasting of whole kosher dill pickles. D
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Barbecue University with Steven Raichlen "Louisiana Tribute" This show explores the state's culinary traditions with grill-top shrimp boil, Cajun tuna pip#rade and fire-licked sushi-grade tuna steaks.G
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This Old House "Barrington Project, Part 7 of 10" On a rainy day in Barrington, builder Andy Tiplady shows host Kevin O'Connor how he's replaced the old cracked asphalt with new concrete pavers in the driveway. Master carpenter Norm Abram visits a custom cabinet shop in Smithfield, Rhode Island to see how they are using high-end cherry veneers for the project to make a kitchen with true character. Back in Barrington, installer Rick Jutras hangs the last of the wall cabinets and scribes the refrigerator panel to fit the space. D
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Rick Steves' Europe "Barcelona and Catalunya" Rick enjoys the vibrant street scenes, tasty tapas, and pedestrian-friendly Gothic Quarter in Barcelona. He takes a scenic side trip to mountaintop Montserrat.G
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Travelscope "In The Path of the Conquistadors" Joseph visits Loreto, Baja California, Mexico - the first Spanish capital of the two California territories.G
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Cook's Country from America's Test Kitchen "Fried Chicken and Biscuits" Chris and Bridget visit Princes in Nashville to try their famous Nashville Hot Chicken. They return to the kitchen determined to replicate the top-secret recipe. Then, Jack challenges Chris to a tasting of whole kosher dill pickles. D
9:30 pm
Simply Ming "Charles Phan & Wok-Stirring" The wok- there's a reason why everyone from college students to Italian chefs have one of these in their kitchen. Stir-frying is a technique that can be your best friend when you need to cook on the fly, which is exactly what Ming is doing on this episode of SIMPLY MING. He'll enlist the help of Charles Phan, the chef who put great Vietnamese food on the map in San Francisco. D
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Taste of Louisiana with Chef John Folse & Co.: Our Food Heritage "France: New World Exploration" The 17th century ushered in history's Era of Colonization. New places grew across the landscape: New Spain, New France, New England and New Scotland. But, exploration was tough business. D
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Rick Steves' Europe "Barcelona and Catalunya" Rick enjoys the vibrant street scenes, tasty tapas, and pedestrian-friendly Gothic Quarter in Barcelona. He takes a scenic side trip to mountaintop Montserrat.G
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Destinos: An Introduction to Spanish "La Busqueda (The Search)" This episode covers words for seafood and other food items and the geography of Argentina.G
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Infectious Disease Epidemiology
One of the Robert Koch Institute's core competencies is infectious disease epidemiology. In accordance with the German Protection against Infection Act, the RKI records and analyses data on the occurrence of numerous infectious diseases in Germany. Each year, the results are published in the Epidemiological Yearbook of Notifiable Infectious Diseases. The executive summaries of the Yearbook are also provided in English; more detailed information can be obtained online from the SurvStat Database of Notifiable Diseases.
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Apple is lifting restrictions on the number of iPhone 5 handsets a single customer can buy at once. Customers were previously allowed to buy two phones per transaction, with a ten-phone lifetime limit. That now appears to have been increased to a ten-phone limit per transaction, with no lifetime limit. This could indicate that Apple's iPhone 5 supply may be normalizing, with shipment times dropping lately. Jordan Golson of MacRumors explains:
In recent days, we've seen ship times for some countries drop as low as 2-4 business days. Additionally, an Apple Retail source tells us that the prior restrictions on retail iPhone 5 purchases -- two per transaction and a ten-phone lifetime limit -- have been changed to ten phones per transaction and no lifetime limit.
Additionally, one of the larger reasons for the limits was most likely the large market of resellers, people who buy iPhones in bulk and then sell them to people in countries where the iPhone is not yet available. Many of these devices go to China, where the iPhone 5, iPad mini, and iPad 4 are launching later this month, and the demand on resellers could dwindle after the launch. If this is true, it would give Apple the increased control over the customer experience that they desire, as well as giving customers a more direct relationship with Apple.
Anyone adding 10 iPhones to their cart now?
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"Simplify, then add lightness," Colin Chapman once said. The 2015 Lotus Eterne is incredibly complicated, but it is pretty light. The 612 HP four-seater won't just reach 195 MPH, it's a hybrid.
Going into production in early 2015, the super saloon will allegedly weigh just 3,968 Lbs, which is pretty light for a big, four-seat luxury car by modern standards. The 5.0-liter forced-induction V8 will kick out 612 HP and 531 Lb-Ft of torque meaning it'll accelerate to 62 MPH in just 4.0 seconds and continue on to that 195 MPH top speed. Amazingly for such a large V8 engine, the redline is pegged at 8,500 RPM.
The hybridization will be an option and maybe an actually good one. The electric motor will be integrated into the gearbox and will use regenerative braking that Lotus ambitiously calls KERS, just like in Formula One, which we suppose is technically accurate, if slightly misleading. We expect nothing more than normal battery storage of electric power, not a fancy flywheel. No word on whether or not the hybrid system will actually add overall power or just reduce city emissions.
Going by current exchange rates, the price for all this is expected to start at $188,000, before the hybrid doodads. Rear-wheel drive will be standard, with an all-wheel drive system available optionally for people who really want to pollute the driving experience.


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Apple Warns Palm Pre Users: We're Going To Break Your iTunes Syncing
from the shot-across-the-bow dept
But I don't understand why. For people who bought the Palm Pre, that's only going to piss them off and drive them to use other software, taking them away from Apple's products. Why does that help Apple? Having Palm Pre syncing with iTunes increases the value of iTunes. What's wrong with that, other than being the latest example of Apple's dislike of anyone doing anything not invented in Cupertino?


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Rafa: Roman 'pleased' with Chelsea position
Rafa Benitez insists Roman Abramovich is "pleased" with the Spaniard's start as interim Chelsea manager after the pair exchanged thoughts in a meeting earlier this week.
Benitez took over from Roberto Di Matteo following the Blues' exit from the Champions League, and has since endured a testing time from the club's supporters.
Abramovich, though, expressed his satisfaction with Benitez's tenure thus far, and said as much to the manager after Chelsea defeated rivals Arsenal on Sunday.
"We have people that talk with him and I have the information," Benitez said. "The other day I had time with him and he was really pleased. He was really pleased with the game.
"He has ideas. I have ideas. We share ideas. We explained to each other what we're trying to do. It's fine."
Chelsea were in contention for seven trophies at the start of the season and now it is three, including the Capital One Cup, where Benitez's side must overturn a 2-0 deficit at Swansea in the semi-final second leg on Wednesday.
"In a transitional period - we have new players and some of them are at the end of their contracts - I think it's a team that is growing and is improving," Benitez explained ahead of the game.
"As a manager you have to be satisfied with this. As a manager of a top side you want to win trophies; still we have to try to do better to win trophies.
"I think the priority for the club is to be in the top four and try to win trophies at the same time. If you talk with the players they say we're going in the right direction."


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LoCash Cowboys Get Tattoos Honoring Their Keith Urban Hit 'You Gonna Fly'
Even before Keith Urban took 'You Gonna Fly' to the top of the charts, the LoCash Cowboys — who co-wrote the tune with Jaren Johnston — had an idea for what kind of tattoo they would get should the song go to No. 1. When that dream became a reality, it was time to get inked."Me and Chris made a pact when Keith recorded 'Fly' that we would get it inked if it went No. 1," LoCash's Preston Brust spills to Taste of Country.
Before taking the stage in Bloomington, Ill. on Friday, the country duo decided the time was finally right and headed down to Smoking Aces to get their tattoos to celebrate the success of their multi-week chart-topper.
"We said we would go get the tattoos at the same time," Chris Lucas adds. "And we found some great artists at Smoking Aces."
"My dad surprised me and showed up at the tattoo joint, too, so I knew there was no turning back!" Brust continues. "The moment was way too cool to pass up!"
Brust custom designed a tat from an idea he had, and skilled ink artists Tommy Lee and Sean made it a reality for the singer. His new ink, which reads 'You Gonna Fly,' goes all the way down his arm from the elbow to the hand. The artwork includes stars in the middle of the vowels and wings coming out of each end of the song title, plus a No. 1 instead of an 'L' in the word 'fly.'
Lucas spent extra time in the chair for not one but two tattoos. While the LoCash member commemorated the 'You Gonna Fly' with a big blue star on his left forearm, he also paid tribute to his wife while he was in the shop. On his other arm, Lucas got a unique ambigram tattoo dedicated to his wife Kaitlyn and their two-year-old son, Caden.
"I wanted to get my wife and kid's name in one because I thought it was cool," says Lucas. "And I thought I would start my first of hopefully many stars for songs that are successful, that we either sing or write! So the more stars on my arm the better [laughs]!"
Adds Brust, "A No. 1 song lives on forever, and I made a pact with myself that I wouldn't get a tattoo until I was part of a No. 1 song and that the ink would be the title of that song. My dream isn't to live forever; it's to create music that does. So here's to Keith Urban and 'You Gonna Fly'! Dreams do come true … our arms prove it!"
Soon, the Cowboys will need to begin mapping out their next tattoo, as Tim McGraw prepares to release 'Truck Yeah,' a song they helped pen.


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Bish Bosch
What do people think of it then? The first half is amazing (especially Corps De Blah), but it seems to drop off slightly in the second half. Still probably my album of the year, though.
How many times have you listened to it?
I find it's best not to form an opinion of Scott's stuff these days until about the 5000th listen.
Only twice so far.
You're probably right, I hated Tilt on first listen.
still getting to grips with it
some pretty immense listening so far though. Agree with you on Corps de Blah - love also The Day the Conducator died. Some really good silence spaces on it. The soundtrack to my xmas mental breakdown has arrived
I'm on my first listen
At the same time, the maintenance guys are noisily fixing the aircon in my office. Not sure if this enhances or detracts from the experience. Halfway through Zercon right now. So far it all sounds a bit samey but Scott's lyrics have already made me LOL a few times, which is pretty rare ("If shit was music you'd be a brass band", "I hear the only place you're ever invited is outside" etc)
is the best thing he's done in ages, possibly ever.
Not one I listen to often
but still a fine record. Zercon in particular is amazing
nice catchy upbeat album
perfect for this sunny weather.Comaboy and Jordan_229_2 this'd this
Definitely my album of 2012
just barely eclipsed Something Rain last minute there. I still find parts of this to be exhilarating and others makes me feel strange things I haven't felt listening to other records. It's an interesting piece of work