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Higher Profits Lead to Greater Corporate Giving
A new report by the Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy, issued in cooperation with The Conference Board, reveals important new information about the status of corporate philanthropy in the U.S. Examining 2011 data from 214 companies, including 62 of the top 100 companies in the Fortune 500, revealed more than $19.9 billion in cash and product giving.
Other principal findings included
• Median total giving by corporations in the sample was $21.02 million
• 60% of companies gave more in 2011 than in 2009
• 83% of companies offered at least one matching gift program
• 85% of companies had a formal domestic employee volunteer program; 47% had a formal international volunteer program
• 82% of companies reported having a corporate foundation
• 46% of total giving was through direct cash
• Both education (K-12) and disaster relief saw increases in giving
• Health, education, and community and economic development were top priorities for the typical company
• While 40% of companies expect giving to rise in 2012, very few expect it to rise more than 10%
Charles Moore, CECP Executive Director, said, "Our analysis this year shows that companies are becoming more focused about their giving: from larger grants to a smaller number of organizations; to giving where they have community connections; to using the skills and expertise of the business to build their community engagement.
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So I have a Dell Inspiron 5150. It has one of those P4 3.06Ghz CPUs. This is a desktop CPU, hence it eats quite a bit of power and can get really hot. The fan is variable, and hardly audible when the CPU is under 60 degrees C. Then it goes up 2 notches and becomes kind of annoying. Coming down it drops to semi-loud under 60 degrees, and then further down to normal under 55 or so.
My laptop used to stay in the quiet zone, in the low fifties. For a while now I couldn't get it lower than 59/60 C. I finally took some time this evening to find out why, and after a process of elimination I discovered that the usb-uhci module was the culprit - it must run in a tight loop or something that consumes quite a bit of CPU (though that doesn't really show in the CPU usage as linux reports it - for reasons I don't understand. This is on kernel 2.4.24, with the swsuspend patch (which works great, by the way!).
Luckily there is an alternative driver in the kernel, the module for which is simply called 'uhci'. It doesn't make my cpu run hot, and it works just as well. In other words, recommended.
I'll need to find out if compiling usb-uhci or uhci in the kernel as opposed to as a module makes a difference. And if a more recent kernel makes a difference.
Now if only my 5150 wouldn't whistle in such an annoying way under 2.6... I hope that by the time I replace it, the Thinkpads will have decent screen resolutions for a price I can afford - not sure I want another noisy laptop...
Meanwhile I also discovered that the CPU throttling actually works - I can just 'echo 4 > /proc/acpi/processor/CPU0/throttling', and throttle it to half-speed. Which makes it a whole lot less noisy when running on battery (not the fan, but the crappy capacitors on the mainboard). Very cool.
"Grab the nearest book, open it to page 23, find the 5th sentence, post the text of the sentence in your journal along with these instructions."He heard a gentle chiming in the air, above the hubbub of the market; and this he walked toward. This is from Neil Gaiman's Stardust :)

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Very sad news about Charlie Louvin.
So, so very many songs to choose from and so much to say, but let's keep it short and sweet with this one that never fails to make me well up. Weathered but not weary, heartfelt but not heartworn, it's a truly beautiful song.
Listen: Charlie Louvin - Love At Home
Buy Steps to Heaven.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Rest in Peace, Charlie Louvin
Posted by Beth at 12:57 pm
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Just read the sad news on your blog. RIP Charlie - love your music and will always do...ReplyDelete
- Anonymous03 February, 2011 14:29
Congratulations on an informative blog. 'Tragic songs of life,' remains one of the great records.ReplyDelete
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Another very busy week..I hate to start with bad news..but it is important we are all on the same page. This hard decision was taken Tuesday this week.
The Booster:
The booster is delayed. The new target release date will be the end of January.
We have suffered more than expected amounts of delay in the last few months (This has been my first full-health week for a long time..too bad everyone else was ill!). This has resulted in the new content only beginning to be "properly" tested by players inside the last few weeks. As much as I really wanted this content out before Christmas I think we can all agree that pushing out content before it is ready is a bad idea...let alone directly before holidays when there might be less people on hand to correct any unforseen issues. We are just starting to process and implement good player feedback regarding the new playfields and the new pvp tools. I want to see at least three stable, well tested versions of the content in its entirety before we release it. We are committed to releasing content "when it is ready" and not before. The feedback we have been given by the players has already been extremely helpfull...thanks for taking the time to help us make this better!
The extra time will also allow us to implement a few more features that we really wanted as soon as possible.
1. Visual timers on the shortcut bar for Perks and Nanos.(See screenshot at the bottom.) I've wanted this for a very very long time. (all hail Macrosun!)
2. Reworking of Orbital Strike Mechanics. (More boom and less gloom.)
3. Different models of Engineer PVP mine. ie: Snare, Nanodrain, Damage (knockback).
It wouldn't be AO Christmas without some new Treats for the season!
This year will see the Gingerbread Leets roaming the cities of Rubi-Ka handing out goodies.
Leet and Yutto Cookies, Yutto Gingerbread Tents, Snowball light pyramids will be available for all to help celebrate the holiday season.(Screens at the bottom inlcuding the RL version of the Yuttos tents made by two of our designers Lindelu and Genele!)
Questions from this week:
Q: What is holding FC back from server transfers and/or server merges.
This is a complicated issue in AO for a couple reasons. Player cities and Towers. Players moved from one server to another would lose their towers and cities...if a true merge then EVERYONE would likely lose their towers and cities. Towers are available through combat and could be fought over, but player cities operate on a "I got here first" mechanic. The "I got here first" mechanic would be unfair to any new transfers to a server and not much fun for those who would lose their cities in a complete server merge. Rubi-Ka-1 is once again the default server for new clients which should stabilize numbers compared to RK2 over the next couple of months. I do not consider the populations of RK1 or RK2 to be low enough to consider the drastic action of server merges yet..especially with all there is for the players to lose (cities and towers). The general game population was up over the duration of November...and with the release of the booster and the upcoming engine upgrade I'm hoping that activity remains stable and some old friends come back to visit us to try out the new content and toys.
Our German server population is not what is should be at the moment...so we perhaps need to open dialogue with the players from that dimension on how they best feel the problem should be addressed so we can come to the best solution together.
Q: Thrown Grenades for Engineers.
No. All the other tools introduced with these two new mechanics are largely defensive. Engineers are not meant to be the "Charge in ahead of the Tank throwing aoe-grenades with special blockers up" class...I am sorry if some disagree. The ability to hold an area defensively is an incredibly powerfull tool..and should not be taken lightly. If the engineer community feels that mines are a horrible idea then clearly we haven't established a good dialogue to make sure our intentions are clear. This is our fault. Things have been busy and I am sorry it has been late in coming. I was hoping to have these complete for testing this week...but other serious issues unfortunately had to take precedence.
Basic ideas for the engineer mines:
AOE snares, Nanodrain and Damage(Knockback) mines triggered by hostile (other side) players passing by (or slightly over) a specific area. Invisible to opposing side..visible to ones own side. One mine can be planted at a time. Only one mine for a specific period of time (ie: one mine placed every 4 minutes. Mine triggered after 3 minutes. New mine can be placed 1 minute later.)
Feedback on this basic guidline would be appreciated. I'll be watching the engineer forums.
Q: Are the new nanos final? (I made this one up so I could answer it.)
No. I think we can all agree that there is significant tweaking and adjustment left. For example these will definitely be usable outside the BS. With the next update to test we should be able to have a better go at testing and balancing these new toys.
Thank you all again for the feedback!
Colin "Means" Cragg


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Happiness is…
Seeing my son smile and laugh. What makes him happy, makes me happy. Even if it may look and sound silly or childish, I will embrace it will total surrender. Today, we made a Lego ship and a space docking station from scratch. My wife wondered what took me so long in my son's play room. Brimming with joy and pride I told her, "We made a cool Lego ship." My son standing next to me added, "Yes, mom we made a Star Wars Super Ship with blasters and troopers." My wife shook her head and said, "You, boys…"
Being close to the ocean, the sea or anything with water with my two best friends. Two weeks ago, I was blessed to see the beautiful sunset at Galveston's Seawall as we head for Pleasure Pier. As I walked towards the Pier's entry, I silently told myself, "What more can I ask for?" Happiness is where they are. The rest are just added bonus in life.
The rides at Pleasure Pier were a lot of fun. I could hear my son's laughter from a mile away. Looking how happy he was I didn't tell him that I was getting dizzy from the spinning motion. The Rock N' Rollin did rolled the cerebellum in my head. As we head to the next ride, I took a deep breath and hoped that I won't puke.
How time flies. Just yesterday, we were into the all time favorite Carousel ride. Now, it's thrill rides including the small roller coaster and log water rides. We really have to enjoy and cherish each of these happy moments with our children. They grow up so fast and years becomes days if not hours.
At the end part of the Pier were Games that you can actually win a prize. My son and wife played "Whac -A- Mole." My wife won but my son got to choose the prize. It was a groovy Stuffed Monkey. He placed it on his side when he went to sleep that night.
By 09:00 P.M., we were all hungry. We had a delicious dinner at Bubba Gump. I forgot that they ask you "Forest Gump" the movie trivia questions. I felt like I was being given a quiz. It's been forever since I saw the movie. No, I didn't run like Forest although I was tempted.
As Forest Gump's famous quote in the movie, " Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get." Indeed we can't but we can choose. I chose the "happiness" chocolate covered with sweet "hope" and "peace."
Alas, it was time to go home. It was almost midnight. We had so much fun that time drifted like a breeze and I didn't feel tired or sleepy. As we left the Pier, I looked back for the last time at Galveston's Seawall. It was still beautiful even at night. I felt a sense of gratitude knowing I had another happy memory with my family. Memories I'll cherish and keep for always.
Life And Images
Life has so many images that inspires us everyday. Images that make us laugh, cry, heal, believe, dream, hope, love, seek peace and solitude. Images that make us feel that we are alive and truly happy. It can be a smile and an embrace of a love one or the soothing call of the sea. It can be a travel to a place you always dreamed about or a celebration of an event that touched you deeply. Perhaps it is the rise and setting of the Sun, constantly reminding you that there is goodness and beauty in this world and that tomorrow is another chance of better things to come. So many images. So many inspiration. So many reminders that our life and everything around us is beautiful. These are the images we will celebrate day after day, week after week. Images that is meaningful and significant to you and me. Images that connects us all.
Weekly Image Of Life
Whether you recently discovered the amazing blogging world or had done it for years, you are warmly welcome to take part in a photo challenge that celebrates life. A life you and me share within ourselves and with others. It is a great way to take part in Post A Dayand Post A Week Challengeor simply inspire you to make more posts to meet your blogging goals. Whether you are into writing, poetry, photography, cooking, Arts and crafts, graphics and designs or a mixture of everything, the Weekly Image Of Life is all about expressing your thoughts, passion, heart, visions and creativity. There are no limits. Only possibilities.
How It Works
1. Each week, a theme will be provided. This theme will guide you as to what image to take or share from your previous photo archives. You may simply post the image that inspired you or write thoughts that is personal and special to you. It could be an event in relation to the image or a past experience or story you wish to share. Whatever it is, we are all here to share your blogging path and journey.
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Oops! And yes, copy and paste the "widget" Weekly Image Of Lifeand place it where others can see that you are part of the image challenge.
Added Bonus: At every succeeding week, we will get to know several bloggers and celebrate their entry. Please make it a point to visit their blog. You'll be surprised how generous a blogger friend they can be. Again, these are life's images that we all share as one blogger family.
This week's first theme is called "Happiness." Everyone hopes to have a piece of happiness. Every person has their definition of happiness or what makes them happy. It could be a trip to the beach or to places of excitement. It could be being around our friends and family. It could be indulging with our favorite food like chocolate and coffee. It could be a life changing event where we found ourselves and our faith. It could be our favorite pet. It could just be about anything.
Thank you for sharing your day with me. May this post inspire you to embrace and see the beautiful images around you. May you capture these images not only with your camera but with your heart.
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Hello everyone, I'm curious to know if there are any Formula 1 fans on PSD. I've tried to start watching it again recently and am fairly unknowledgeable, although I am enjoying it.
Any other fans here?
Hello everyone, I'm curious to know if there are any Formula 1 fans on PSD. I've tried to start watching it again recently and am fairly unknowledgeable, although I am enjoying it.
Any other fans here?
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Nice one
I've gravitated towards the British drivers, I already knew Hamilton just from seeing the news over the past few years. It's good to see Button doing well too.
It looks like Hamilton has lost any chance of the driver's championship after his accident yesterday though, what did you make of that? Was it Hamilton's or the other driver's fault?
I havent watched it, but it looks like great racing, i never know when its on
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Lewis has taken full responsibility for the accident:
BBC.co.ukLewis Hamilton has apologised to his McLaren team and taken the blame for his crash with Kamui Kobayshi's Sauber that ended his Belgian Grand Prix.
"After watching the replay, I realize it was my fault today 100%. I didn't give Kobayashi enough room though I thought I was past," he Tweeted.
"Apologies to Kamui and to my team. The team deserves better from me."
Team-mate Jenson Button, who came third from 13th on the grid, said "little mistakes" cost him a chance of victory.
Hamilton crashed out after colliding with Kobayashi into the braking zone for Les Combes, having just passed the Japanese driver up the hill for fourth position.
It was the 2008 world champion's second retirement of his season after a coming-together with Button in June had brought his Canadian Grand Prix to an early end.
Immediately after the incident in Spa, before revising his opinion online, Hamilton said he did not believe he was culpable for his most recent collision.
"I'm not really quite sure [what happened] to be honest," Hamilton said. "I just remember hitting the wall pretty hard.
"It's a bit unfortunate for the team, we were in a good position and as far as I was concerned I was ahead of whoever it was I was racing and then I just got hit by them and that was my race over. That's motor racing. There has been a lot of races where we haven't finished this year, so that's just another one of them."
The race stewards - who included 1992 world champion Nigel Mansell - decided to take no further action regarding the collision.
On Saturday Button had blamed a "miscommunication" with his team for his poor qualifying result, saying he chose to cool his tyres, not realising he did not have time to do another flying lap in the second phase of qualifying.
"A misunderstanding in qualifying cost us a lot of points," said Button. "If we can stop the little mistakes happening we can win races."
But following the race the 2009 world champion said that even starting from 13th he could have challenged Red Bull duo, race-winner Sebastian Vettel and second-placed Mark Webber, had his car not been damaged by debris from crashes ahead of him at the first corner of the race.
"If I'd stayed in 13th at the start it would have been easier but Turn One was mayhem caused by the guys up front," said Button, who is now fourth in the championship.
"[Paul] di Resta hit my rear wing, or we collided, it damaged my rear wing, half the endplate was gone, and then driving to Eau Rouge someone's rear wing came off and went through my front wing and took the wing mirror off, which was scary.
"I wanted to pit immediately, but the guys said we needed to keep going until lap five. We did, then put options on and then it was a case of flat out for the rest of the race.
"All weekend the car felt great, the balance has been phenomenal. So it was a case of what might have been but it was a good finish to get on the podium.
"I feel confident in the car and hopefully in Monza we can be competitive."
McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh said Button's qualifying disaster might have cost him the win.
"Jenson's was the drive of the day," Whitmarsh said. "If we could have got him up the front of the grid where he could and should have been he would have been a contender today."
Unlike Button, Hamilton said he did not think he would have been in a position to challenge for victory.
"I think we were struggling," he said. "For whatever reason we were massively slow on the straight, massively, massively slow and I guess that's really what got us in that position [to collide] really.
"Everyone was just pulling away from me on the straights and I was only able to keep up on the infield. I think we probably had a little bit too much downforce on. Nonetheless we were in a good position still, we were still able to challenge and I got past one of the Ferraris. We maybe have been able to have at least got a podium."
Last edited by Wilson; 08-29-2011 at 08:36 PM.
Monza this weekend, anyone watching?
I'll probably end up missing the qualifying but I'm going to be flicking between the race and the football on during the day. Or I might record the qualifying and race and watch them on Monday.
It's a pretty nice track as well.
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Hey Wilson thanks for the message. Nice to see a few F1 fans on PSD. I'm a fan of Mark Webber (he's Australian, I'm Australian, so of course) myself and the Red Bull team in general. Fairly new to watching it, this being my first season really getting into it and have been really enjoying it. Hope more fans post here in the future.
Fernando Alonso all the way
I never thought there were any F1 fans on this site other than myself.
Unfortunately it looks as if Vettel is going to win the Championship and it appears Red Bull will win the constructor's championship too. I hope Ferrari, especially Alonso, win at Monza this weekend, it's going to be a great race and am happy to see two DRS zones like in Montreal. I hope to one day go to Monza and watch the race, I'd also love to go to the Monte Carlo and Spa races one day.
I also hope Bruno Senna does well, for some reason I've always liked him and I wasn't surprised at all at how well he did at Spa.
Also, those of you that are F1 fans, if you haven't seen it or heard of it I strongly recommend watching the movie 'Senna', a movie about Ayrton Senna, Bruno's uncle.
Here's to hoping there's a Ferrarri 1 2 at Monza!
Yeah I worry that I might have picked the wrong time to start watching with the championships looking pretty much locked up. It's still really interesting to see the work that goes into it, and I'm really amazed at how quick they can go around corners
I had a go in the Ferrari F1 car on Gran Turismo 5 and after a while I just find it impossible to keep on the track
I will be rooting for McLaren all the way
You're also playing the wrong game if you want to drive an F1 car F1 2011 comes out in a matter of weeks - I have it pre-order - and if it's anything like 2010 it's going to be amazing - everything I've heard is that it's better, and includes the new tires, DRS, and Kers.
As for McLaren, I like Button and Hamilton but they're racing for the wrong team, so they can just come in last place for all I care And I'd be lying if I said I didn't want to see 'The Great One' win a race.
Practice One: (Top 10) (too lazy to post times)
Practice two:
P3 begins in roughly 10 hours, in 13 hours qualifying begins.
I'm definitely picking up F1 2011 at some point. I don't think I'll get it as soon as it comes out, I'm a bit short of cash and I've already put some aside for Fifa
Didn't catch the practices today, definitely watching the qualifying tomorrow though.
My friend has been pestering me to get F1 2011 when it comes out but I'm pretty low on cash but I've seen a few videos on youtube and it look amazing so I'm sure I'll pick it up eventually. As for Monza I'll miss Qualifying tonight, off to a party, but I'll definetly be watching the race tomorrow.
I've never played GT5 (or any of them) but yeah, I strongly suggest getting F1 2011 as soon as you can, I was in love with 2010 - which was considered the best F1 game ever - and I already have 2011 pre-ordered (and Fifa for that matter ).
Qualifying will be interesting, I'll be surprised to see Red Bull on pole position considring they have more speed in the corners rather than straight-line/top speed and Monza isn't a track you would expect Red Bull to be incredibly fast in, look for McLaren or Ferrari to get pole. With that said, nobody really expected much from Red Bull - in terms of pure speed - at Spa and yet they still did incredibly well and won.
When I was younger I watched F1 a lot. Ferrari with Schumaccher and Berrichello were great times.
And yeah I probably spelled one of the two names wrong (at least) but I don't feel like checking it out.
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Haunted Cookie Mansion
Our Test Kitchen has been up to some new tricks creating an eerie abode with cookie dough. Scaring up kids for a work crew will be easy. Just make sure your young ghosts and goblins don't devour all the sweet building materials.
Total TimePrep: 3 hours + standing Bake: 15 min./batch + cooling
Makes1 mansion
- 2 tubes (16-1/2 ounces each) refrigerated peanut butter cookie dough, softened
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- Patterns in "Crafts" archive on Country Woman Web site
- 4-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
- 3 tablespoons meringue powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 6 tablespoons water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Orange paste food coloring
- Pastry tipsround tips #4 and #2
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips, divided
- 2 oval cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookies
- 2 pretzel rods
- 1 yellow Fruit Roll-Up
- 3 pretzel sticks
- Candy corn, additional pretzels sticks and oval cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookies (whole and crushed)
- I a large bowl, cookie dough and flour. Press into two 15x10x1-in. baking pans lined with parchment paper. Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool completely before carefully removing to wire racks.
- Trace full patterns onto waxed paper; cut out. Arrange patterns over cookies. With a sharp knife, cut out pieces. Score and cut out a door and windows as desired; set cutouts and cookie scraps aside.
- To make icing: In a large bowl, combine the confectioners' sugar, meringue powder and cream of tartar. Add water and vanilla. Beat on low speed for 1 minute; beat on high for 4-5 minutes or until stiff peaks form. Set aside 1 cup. Tint remaining icing orange. Cover icing between uses.
- To assemble: Cut a small hole in the corner of a pastry or plastic bag; insert round tip #4. Fill bag with white icing; pipe along sides of front and one side section. Position at right angles to each other on a covered board. Press into place; prop with cans.
- Pipe icing along inside edge for added stability. Repeat with second side piece and back; let dry. Pipe icing along top edge of house. Position one roof piece; repeat. Pipe icing along top edge of roof pieces.
- For turret, pipe icing along sides of front and side section. Position at right angles to each other; repeat with back section. Press into place. Pipe icing along top edge of turret. Position one roof piece; repeat. Let dry.
- To make tombstones: In a microwave-safe bowl, melt 1/2 cup chocolate chips; stir until smooth. Cut cookies in half widthwise; dip each half into chocolate. Let excess drip off and place on waxed paper; let stand for 15 minutes or until set. Cut a small hole in the corner of a pastry or plastic bag; insert round tip #2. Fill bag with icing; decorate tombstones as desired.
- Finishing touches: Attach reserved door cutout to house front with icing. Top with a reserved window cutout; attach pretzel rods with icing for support beams. For caution tape, cut two 6-in.-long strips from fruit roll-up; attach across front of house.
- Cut remaining window pieces in half. For "Beware" sign, decorate a window piece with icing; attach pretzel sticks. Let dry. Attach remaining window pieces for shutters.
- Melt remaining chocolate chips; stir until smooth. Cut a small hole in the corner of pastry or plastic bag; insert tip #4. Fill bag with melted chocolate. Pipe over white icing; pull down chocolate with a toothpick.
- Using orange icing, attach candy corn to roof. Decorate covered board as desired with crushed cookies, tombstones, sign, additional cookies and pretzel sticks.
Editor's NoteMeringue powder is available from Wilton Industries. Call 800-794-5866 or visit wilton.com.
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what a shame that you don't give the actual web address for the pattern. I typed country woman in my browser and get a soap company.Linda
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Walkthrough - Pok?©mon Diamond /Pearl Elite Four Door Glitch Guide Final
POKEMON DIAMOND AND PEARL: ELITE FOUR DOOR GLITCH GUIDE (For the Japanese Versions Only) Author: Harry Sam "L255J" Shaw Version: Final Version Date: 4/10/08 =============================================================================== TABLE OF CONTENTS =============================================================================== [1] Copyright and Legal Information [2] Introduction [3] Preparations [4] Exploiting the Glitch 1) Finding Darkrai 2) Finding Sheimi/Shaymin 3) Skipping the Elite Four (by leebui) [5] Frequently Asked Questions [6] Contact Information [7] Credits [8] Revision History [9] What to Expect in Future Updates Note: To make navigation slightly faster, copy the whole title of any section, including the bracketed numbering, and paste in a search to quickly go there. =============================================================================== [1] COPYRIGHT AND LEGAL INFORMATION =============================================================================== This may not be reproduced under any circumstances except for personal, private use. It may not be placed on any web site or otherwise distributed publicly without advance written permission. Use of this guide on any other web site or as a part of any public display is strictly prohibited, and a violation of copyright. The following are the only websites that have permission to host this guide: gamefaqs.com neoseeker.com supercheats.com mycheats.com (/1up.com) If you see this guide elsewhere, please bring it to my attention. I would very appreciate it. Sometimes permission for a website to host my guides is granted and taken away. I will always faithfully and carefully note which websites actually do have such permission for each new version. =============================================================================== [2] INTRODUCTION =============================================================================== The Pokemon games by Game Freak have been known for their solid gameplay as well as a healthy dosage of secrets. Aside from the standard batch of creatures that roam the regions that you travel in, there are always a special few Pokemon that you have the one rare opportunity to challenge and either defeat or attempt to capture. In Pokemon Diamond and Pearl, not only is this still the case, but to an even greater degree. You have a lot more of the rare kind this time around, and you're still given that one measly Master Ball. It's simply something all players of Pokemon games will have to deal with once again. However, encounters of the rare kind do not all occur in simply the same way. In all of the Pokemon games, there have always been a certain rare Pokemon, or two, or more that could not be searched for and found by normal means. You absolutely could not find these Pokemon. Nintendo usually has had this sort of rare species reserved to be given out as a part of some kind of a promotion, such as one for a new movie. An example is the "Holographic" Mew collectible trading card for Pokemon: The First Movie. Two creatures, one known as "Darkrai" (#491 in the National Pokedex), and another known as Sheimi/Shaymin (#492 in the National Pokedex), are those two rare Pokemon in Diamond and Pearl that cannot be found by merely looking for them. Nintendo has set aside these fourth-generation Pokemon for a promotion. There are a few things that the gamer can do about this: -------------------------------- Option 1 ------------------------------------- You can wait until Nintendo does this planned promotion, and give them whatever money that they ask for in exchange for access to these rare Pokemon as the "bonus" gift. I'm sure that is the only reason you'd go to them anyway. If you were interested in going through the trouble to do any of that, you'll need to know that you are looking for two things. One of those "bonus" gifts, that you probably went to those events for in the first place, is called the "Member's Card". This item will allow you to enter a once-closed hotel where you get the opportunity to confront Darkrai. The other of those "bonus" gifts is "Oak's Letter", which upon receiving causes Professor Oak to appear standing in front of a certain white rock at Route 224. Meeting up with him will allow you to begin the quest to find Sheimi/Shaymin at an unlocked "Flower Paradise". -------------------------------- Option 2 ------------------------------------- You can trade for these Pokemon online with someone else who has hacked it into his or her possession. Through the Global Trading System, "GTS", you would have to ask for a Darkrai or a Sheimi/Shaymin in exchange for whatever you were willing to give in return. There exist a couple problems here. For one, there is absolutely no way you can tell if what you got was legitimately obtained, if that even concerns you. Why would that concern you? For your information, many consider it ethically wrong to trade a legitimately-acquired and useful Pokemon for one that came at no significant cost or time spent. Why should you care? Ostracism is very possible. There are many people who fear gaming contact with those who play online with illegitimate acquisitions or enhancements. Having played the very first online console RPG, Phantasy Star Online, I can tell you right now that ostracism is a very real possibility. People won't think twice before shunning you if they believe you to be illegitimate or a cheater. People can and will be mean about it, and that is something that could easily disadvantage you when trying to play with others online. By choosing this method for getting what you want, another thing could get in your way. The Pokemon sent to you could have been hacked into his or her possession incorrectly, possibly acting like a virus when it enters your game, easily ruining it. There were many issues people had to deal with back in the days of the Pokemon Red/Blue/Green/Yellow games when people started to meddle too far into using Missingno., and it's alternate, 'M. The games of many all over were screwed to high heaven due to capturing and simply having them in possession. You, yourself, might run into a bad hack when trading online. -------------------------------- Option 3 ------------------------------------- On your own initiative, you can hack these Pokemon into your possession. Again, you ought to know what you are doing, and you should know beforehand the possible repercussions that would result from such an action, most of them mentioned already. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is problematic for many gamers. In many of these circumstances, you have to give away time, effort, and maybe money. Not only that, but you can ruin your game and possibly even your reputation. However, this should not be cause for worry. A glitch has been discovered that will allow anyone to gain common access to the locations where Darkrai and Sheimi/Shaymin reside. Now anyone with the earlier Japanese versions can access Newmoon Island, where Darkrai resides, and the "Flower Paradise", where Sheimi/Shaymin is, without any trouble whatsoever. While people may still not trust you, you are legitimate enough in my book if you caught the things yourself, regardless if you went through that silly Hotel Dream quest, or whether or not you went to bother Professor Oak. That's not the only thing you can do with this glitch. In actuality, you can go almost anywhere you like in the game, but due to the dangerous nature of this glitch, I have provided safe directions to specific locations of interest. In addition to finding Pokemon normally not obtainable, if you would like to, you can skip the entire Elite Four themselves. While it may arguably be easier to beat them yourself, with this glitch you now have the option to skip them at your choosing. =============================================================================== [3] PREPARATIONS =============================================================================== This isn't something that can be done as soon as you start up your game, as one might have surmised. You have to be a considerable length into the game before you can try to go after Darkrai and Sheimi/Shaymin--actually, you have to be at the very end. This glitch begins at the Elite Four, which is the typical ending point for all standard Pokemon adventures, or at least the story part of them. In addition to having almost beaten your game, you will need a Pokemon that can use "Fly" (so you can leave once the glitch is done with), the Explorer Kit (so you can actually perform the glitch), and a Pokemon that knows "Surf" (for the same reason as the kit). Also, know beforehand that neither Pokemon will be a problem for you. Darkrai will confront you at the level of 40, and Sheimi/Shaymin at the level of 30. Most of Darkrai's attacks aren't a problem, but Darkrai's field-affecting ability, "Bad Dreams", will cause all sleeping Pokemon to lose 1/8 of their Hit Points (but not to Darkrai's benefit) every turn. Darkrai also knows the move "Nightmare", allowing it to take away an additional 1/4 of the Hit Points of a sleeping Pokemon. This gives Darkrai the capability of deducting 3/8 of your own Pokemon's Hit Points every turn that it is asleep. With this in mind, you will need to make sure that you can cure the status ailment of sleeping as often as possible. Sheimi's/Shaymin's abilities, although make it one of the few Pokemon that have a base stat of 100 in all areas, are hardly threatening when you fight it. You will have absolutely no problems dealing with this Pokemon. If you plan to capture either of them, chances are you've used up the game's one Master Ball that it gave you during the course of the story. Because of this, make sure to bring as many Ultra Balls as possible to both encounters. Don't, and you are jeopardizing your chances of success. Why bring so much stock when you can save right in front of both of them? The earlier Japanese versions of the game also sometimes had other issues with them. In many instances, players were unable to fly away from Newmoon Island or the "Flower Paradise", causing them to turn off their game in order to safely lose their progress. I suggest that you also do this if such a thing ever happens to you. Make sure that you can leave either location by flight before you save. I cannot stress enough that you bring sufficient stock along. This is not a glitch you want to exploit more than you have to. An Ultra Ball will merely increase your chances of capturing a Pokemon by two times, and a Great Ball by 1.5x. Bring even many Pokeballs, as I personally have gone through 99 Ultra Balls, 99 Great Balls, and over 50 Pokeballs before successfully capturing a rare Pokemon that was in the worst health condition possible. Even if you do have a Master Ball, because both of these Pokemon aren't that powerful, I suggest that you do not use it. Save any Master Ball you have for the higher- leveled or more-elusive creatures that you might encounter in the future. If, however, that you do not want to stock up on so many Pokeballs, you still have another barely-legitimate option. Sometimes a person is not fond of using up so much time in preparation, or is interested in the particulars of the individuality (such as it's Nature or "IV") of a Pokemon. Those people can make use of the Ditto Item-Duplication Glitch. ===Ditto Item Duplication Method by Buretsu=== Someone, known as "Buretsu", told me how to duplicate items using Ditto and another Pokemon that knows the move "Thief" in a Double Battle. His method: 1) Enter a Double Battle in your game. 2) Send out a Ditto with no item and a Pokemon with the item you want to duplicate. 3) Have Ditto use Transform on the Pokemon with the item. 4) Switch the Pokemon that was stolen from with a Pokemon that can use Thief. 5) Use Thief on your own Ditto. 6) Win the battle. Now the player obviously has two of that item. Thank you very much Buretsu! ===----------------------------------------=== =============================================================================== [4] EXPLOITING THE GLITCH =============================================================================== Performing the glitch isn't a problem at all. In fact, it is a very, very easy process. However, while the glitch is easy to execute, and can work for anyone with an earlier Japanese version, it is still a dangerous glitch. If you make it to either Darkrai or Sheimi/Shaymin, then you're safe. However, absolutely every single itsy bitsy thing you do in between the first room of the Elite Four and the "Flower Paradise" or Newmoon Island can be very dangerous. Make sure you follow directions very correctly. People have lost valuable data due to not performing the glitch exactly right. It is an easy process, but it can also be safe if directions are followed. While I would not want to hurt anyone's saved data, there are still those "completionists" out there that are just as bummed out as I am that they'll probably never acquire either Darkrai or Sheimi/Shaymin legitimately unless they go through with this. Anyway, the first thing you do is travel to the room of the first fight of the Elite Four. When you arrive there, walk back towards the door that locked behind you when you entered. While looking towards that door, and as far as you can walk up to it, have a Pokemon use "Surf". Crazy, huh? That's not supposed to work, right? After all, it's ridiculous to surf on...concrete. However, for whatever reason, your character will jump through the door onto that now- surfing Pokemon! You have now wound up past the game's normally travelable areas, past boundaries and into a void. Again, don't worry. You can walk in throughout this void as far as you please, but because this is a very dangerous glitch, you'll need not to move an inch, but only in the right direction and distance! Don't move yet! From here, you will have the ability to visit a number of places. I have provided safe directions to three significant locations: Where Darkrai and Sheimi/Shaymin are, and right in the middle of the Hall of Fame. =---------------------------------= =- 1) Finding Darkrai -= =---------------------------------= To access Darkrai, from where you should now be standing, and using the Poketch's built-in Step Counter, walk 146 steps to the east. After that, walk 254 steps south, for a total of 400 steps. If you feel you've messed up, you can either attempt to fly from where you are to the game's other areas or retrace your steps if that does not work. The next part is what can mess some people up very easily, as you will have to be unusually still for a certain amount of time. Now, use the Explorer Kit to go underground. This will cause you to save. When you go underground, DON'T MOVE! Simply resurface. Guess where you are? You're at Newmoon Island! The place looks a little messed up, but don't worry about that. Maneuver yourself west around the glitchy visuals for a short distance, or look at your Map Key Item to help clear it up, then afterwards travel north into the woods. Floating right before you is the rare Pokemon Darkrai! Common statistics: National Pokedex entry number: 491 Height: 4'11", or 1.5 meters Weight: 111.3 lb., or 50.6 kilograms Gender Ratio: (Genderless) Base Happiness: 0 Species: Darkness Pokemon Evolves into: Not Applicable Evolves from: Not Applicable Battling statistics: Type: Dark (It's the very first pure Dark-type legendary Pokemon.) Ability: Bad Dreams (Constantly deducts 1/8 of a sleeping Pokemon's HP) Level found: 40 Catch Rate: 3/255 (The higher, the better; unfortunately for you this time) I would like to congratulate you for having the rare opportunity to somewhat- legitimately fight this Pokemon, and for most likely capturing it. You will not be able to fly away from Newmoon Island, so simply take the boat on that island to the mainland. =---------------------------------= =- 2) Finding Sheimi/Shaymin -= =---------------------------------= Sheimi/Shaymin is also acquired in the exact same way, but it's in a different location. It is easier, when you start all over again, to reset your Poketch's pedometer, as you can very easily get lost. You shouldn't have to needlessly lose time, because again, this is a very easy glitch. After you wind up once more in the void outside the door of that same room, walk 200 steps east. Afterwards, walk 363 steps south, totaling to 563 steps taken. After that, walk 722 steps east, totaling to 1285 steps. From where you stand, walk 19 steps west, for a total of 1304 steps. Don't think you can shorten the 722 steps east by 19 to reach the same place-- trust me, it won't work. Make sure you go 722 steps east, and only then take 19 steps west. It is important that you follow directions for your safety. Again, go underground with your Explorer Kit, and without moving, immediately resurface. Look at your Map Key Item to help take care of the visual glitchiness you are probably experiencing. You're now below the "Flower Paradise" with Sheimi/Shaymin straight ahead of you. ===Faster Method by leebui=== Another person, known as "leebui", has given me directions as to how to get to where Sheimi/Shaymin is, but in a much faster and simpler way. From right outside that Elite Four door, walk 903 steps east. After that, walk south 363 steps, for only 1266 steps. That's 38 steps shorter, and two steps less! All you do after this is go underground with the kit and resurface--you'll know what comes next. Anyway, thank you very much leebui! ===-----------------------=== Common statistics: National Pokedex entry number: 492 Height: 0'8", or 0.2 meters Weight: 4.6 lb., or 2.1 kilograms Gender Ratio: (Genderless) Base Happiness: 100 Species: Gratitude Pokemon Evolves into: Not Applicable Evolves from: Not Applicable Battling statistics: Type: Grass (And it's the very first pure Grass-type legendary Pokemon, too!) Ability: Natural Cure (Every time this Pokemon is withdrawn from battle, all malignant statuses are automatically cured, which of course won't affect your battle with it.) Level found: 30 Catch Rate: 45/255 (The higher, the better; this instance is in your favor.) This fight will be a pushover. However, I still suggest that you bring with you as many Ultra Balls, Great Balls, and Pokeballs that you think you'll need. You don't want to risk more than you need to by saving at the "Flower Paradise" unless you've checked beforehand that you have that option. Once you're done with either capturing or killing it (if you have beaten the game, Sheimi/ Shaymin won't give you any problems), you can fly away at your earliest convenience. If you can't, know that that sometimes can happen in some Japanese games, so turn off your game and try it again. I would like to congratulate you on successfully and legitimately capturing either of these Pokemon. I'm sure it turned out to be fun and easy. Either that, or at least much easier compared to the less rare and much tougher other legendary hunts. However, there is one more way you can safely make good use of this glitch, and that is by skipping the Elite Four. =------------------------------------------= =- 3) Skipping the Elite Four (by leebui) -= =------------------------------------------= Not only has leebui provided easier directions to Sheimi/Shaymin, but he has also given me directions as to how to skip the Elite Four altogether, allowing one to enter his or her team into the Hall of Fame! Before you begin, you will need to return to the Elite Four and surf through that same door once again, back into the void. Once you are right below the door at the bottom of that room, travel around it while hugging the walls until you are immediately above the door at the top of that same room. Reset your pedometer. From there, walk a total of 225 steps north. According to leebui, you should "make sure you are on the 5th route" and that you should "see 5 text boxes at the top left (part of the screen)". Go underground with the kit. Here's the scary part--you'll have an error! Don't worry, as according to leebui, "the game should reload the area!" From where you wind up, go south 197 paces until you reach a "wall", for a total of 422 steps. Go north just 1 step, totaling to 423 steps. From there, go west 12 steps for a total of 435 steps registered on your Step Counter. Next, go south 166 steps for a total of 601. At this point you ought to check your map to make sure that you are now in the northwestern area. Continue south for another 61 steps for a total of 662 on your pacer. Refresh your map ("the key item one"). At this point, the waters near Full Moon Island ought to be to the right from where you now stand. Walk in the direction opposite of where the water is for only two steps. The total number of steps registered in your pedometer should be 664. Go underground again, but this time it should work! Resurface, making sure not to move an inch while down there, just as before. At this point you will be refreshing your Step Counter quite often. Refresh it now. Walk 39 steps east. Refresh your pedometer and look through your item bag (or anything that will cover the top screen completely) to make the water disappear. Run 447 steps downwards, where you'll catch the sight of a Full Moon Island intact. Refresh your step counter. Now run east for 94 steps. At this point you should be near some trees. Reset your step counter. And finally, run north 35 steps and you'll wind up in the Hall of Fame conversation! Congratulations for beating the game the "easy" way! Personally, I would rather have taken the Elite Four on myself than go through all that! That may have been the most difficult exploitation of the glitch to perform, but I bet that you'll really have some fun showing your friends your Hall of Fame team, consisting merely of that one little level 6 Pikachu that you brought along! =============================================================================== [5] FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS =============================================================================== Have a question not addressed in the guide? Here, I have provided answers to the some of the better questions that I've been asked, as well as to many others that I've been most frequently questioned. QUESTION: Is this glitch exploitable in the NTSC (American English) versions? ANSWER: Unfortunately, no. Even the newer Japanese versions have this glitch patched. Unless you have an Action Replay device, which would allow you to do much more powerful things, you cannot surf through the door. QUESTION: Does even that item duplication glitch work in the NTSC versions? ANSWER: I'm sorry, but not. Nothing described in this guide is applicable to anyone playing the game as released in America, Europe, or Australia. Again, even if you have a newly-bought Japanese versions, it will not work. Only the _early_ Japanese versions have either glitch. QUESTION: I have wound up stuck in some water currents, so what do I do now? ANSWER (By Korinku Rokushio): What you need to know first and foremost is that you do not ever turn off your game at this point. Attempting to go underground in order to relocate yourself will do you no good. As you are, stuck in the water currents, use surf so that you are released from the glitch. Travel south, below the pathway to Sheimi/Shaymin, until you reach land, where you will hopefully have the opportunity to fly away. However, if you do otherwise and land off to the side of the island (on a small, brown strip of land), I believe that you have hurt yourself beyond repair. QUESTION: Isn't there another way to do the item duplication glitch? ANSWER: There are many different ways to go about dulicating items. The several methods all have a Ditto, held items, and a Pokemon that can use "Thief" in common. I felt that it was only necessary to list one of those various versions, since they all did the same thing. QUESTION: What should I do if I mess up in the black void? ANSWER: At this point you do not want to risk much. As best as you are able, try to retrace your steps to the starting point in front of that particular door in front of the Elite Four. In addition, many people have had problems flying away from Newmoon Island and the "Flower Paradise", so make sure before you save at either locations that you have the ability to fly away. If not, then turn off your game and go after them all over again. QUESTION: Does the jump through the door count as a step? ANSWER: No. In fact, I believe that while going after either Darkrai or Sheimi/Shaymin, both start out going east, and when skipping the Elite Four you will be starting out either west or east. You jump south through the door. QUESTION: Can you go other places and do other things? ANSWER: Definitely. You can go almost anywhere you like through the void, and almost end up anywhere too. However, due to the dangerous nature of exploiting this glitch, I suggest that you don't go anywhere you please unless you know exactly what you're doing. QUESTION: Can other rare Pokemon be found by exploiting this glitch? ANSWER: Of course! Many have found other rare Pokemon such as Regigigas and Kureseria/Cresselia, but anyone can get those by normal means. I have only provided paths for the two Pokemon that the gamer unfairly has no other way of obtaining. In addition, to make life slightly easier for some people, I have provided directions to skip the Elite Four entirely, though only that. QUESTION: Can Arceus/Aruseus be found using this glitch? ANSWER: I'm sorry, but that Pokemon cannot be found by exploiting this glitch. QUESTION: What happened to the Pal Park directions in your version 1.4? ANSWER: I'm embarrassed to say this, but I made a mistake. The glitch allows you to travel to many places, but I only wanted to provide directions to places that would actually be useful, but not places that were accessible otherwise. The Pal Park building can be visited at any time, but the actual Park where you recapture your old Pokemon cannot, however. Because of this, traveling there through exploiting the glitch actually does not benefit you in any way. You are forced to get the National Pokedex regardless to be able to make use of it. =============================================================================== [6] CONTACT INFORMATION =============================================================================== At this point you probably don't want to contact me asking questions about this game, because since my Nintendo DS Lite has been mysteriously smashed, I no longer can play the game myself. This means that I can no longer stay familiar with the game, and thus, be able to answer any questions you might have. Sorry about this. The best thing you can do if you're still confused over something is go to the Pokemon Diamond or Pearl General Message Boards at GameFAQs to ask your question(s) there, or consult other guides at GameFAQs. If you still want to contact me knowing that, you can do so by e-mail. However, please make sure that you've read the section of my guide that your question(s) is(/are) concerned with. Furthermore, please read the Frequently Asked Questions section of the guide to see if your question(s) has(/have) been asked before as well. You can contact me, L255J, by e-mail. If you would like to e-mail me, I'm email@example.com =============================================================================== [7] CREDITS =============================================================================== Sometimes it's difficult to write something all on your own, so I would like to thank the following for helping me make this guide into what it is now: Andrew "Drayano" Brooks: His "Legendary FAQ" at GameFAQs provided useful information about Darkrai and Sheimi/Shaymin that I did not know of before. Buretsu: Through the GameFAQs Pokemon Diamond message board, he provided me the method of duplicating items in the game. Jesse "Super Slash" Winstead: I was given helpful information from him concerning the presentation of my guide. Korinku Rokushio: Korinku e-mailed me information that would be very helpful for those who have screwed up and looked for answers in the Frequently Asked Questions section. leebui: This person told me how to skip the Elite Four so that one could enter his or her team into the Hall of Fame, in addition to giving me very helpful information about the Pal Park. I give thanks to him also for his much faster and much more simple directions to Sheimi/Shaymin. Michael Volling, Jr.: This person pointed out an inconsistency in this guide about Darkrai's special ability; particularly, how much it deducts. Sean "Kirbix" D'Hoostelaere: He provided helpful critique concerning my guide's format. The Original Crew: It took a great number of people to figure out this glitch. Those people include TBF Bri 10 for finding the Elite Four Door Glitch, Kabigon for finding Darkrai, as well as Kryptonite X, shadowboyz, nehckered, teebs192, psp91, 5hadows, Tamer5, Bo916, victoryroadrage, Mystic_Gohan2k5, and The_Fallen_User. The hard work of all these people has given many others the chance to better enjoy their gaming experience. I cannot thank them all enough for their hard work and effort! TripleJumpMB: He also gave helpful critique about my guide. =============================================================================== [8] REVISION HISTORY =============================================================================== Current Version: Final Current Version Date: 4/10/08 3/21/07 Guide, version 1.0 is constructed 3/22/07 Corrections made to increase safety while executing glitch, version 1.1 3/23/07 Inserted into guide more in-depth safety instructions, version 1.11 3/23/07 Created a Table of Contents and added dividers, version 1.2 3/25/07 Created a Frequently Asked Questions section, version 1.3 3/26/07 Legal section updated, version 1.31 4/03/07 Added directions through void to Pal Park, version 1.4 4/04/07 Replaced Pal Park directions with Hall of Fame directions, version 1.5 4/05/07 Inserted into guide leebui's Sheimi/Shaymin directions, version 1.51 4/05/07 Corrected information about Darkrai and Sheimi/Shaymin, version 1.52 4/07/07 Almost rewrote the entire guide, version 2.0 4/08/07 Corrected information about Darkrai, version 2.01 4/12/07 Legal section updated, version 2.02 4/16/07 Corrected serious help information in FAQ section, version 2.1 4/18/07 Corrected information about how to leave Newmoon Island, version 2.2 4/23/07 Credited many important people, version 2.21 5/10/07 Corrected minor information, version 2.22 5/11/07 Updated Frequently Asked Questions section, version 2.23 5/15/07 Minor correction made, version 2.24 5/22/07 Minor changes to the guide, version 2.25 4/10/08 Finalized Guide, sadly, version "Final" =============================================================================== [9] WHAT TO EXPECT IN FUTURE UPDATES =============================================================================== Nothing. Sorry about that. I came home from college one evening to find that my Nintendo DS Lite had been broken in half by someone. Unfortunately, I don't know who it was, and I have no plans to buy myself yet another Nintendo DS Lite at this point. This means that there's no way for me to confirm any corrections or suggestions made by anyone through e-mail. Though I was patiently waiting for the rare Pokemon to be released through promotions and then write about them in my guide along with other material, obviously I cannot do that now. Copyright 2007-2008 Harry Sam Shaw
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"My husband always says I dress up more for my girlfriends than I do for him."
Samantha St. Pierre 4 p.m., Feb. 27
My cell phone makes a faint sound, and I fumble for it. Perplexed, I summon up a text message, momentarily tuning out the buzz of Spanish conversation around me. "Welcome to Mexico," Verizon tells me. "Dial 001 and ten-digit number to call the U.S. Local calls, dial the number."
I'm surrounded by a sea of brown faces, and my sons — one fair skinned and freckled, the other with striking blue eyes and a cascade of blond curls — are oblivious and conspicuous amidst their dark-eyed counterparts. But the thing is, I'm not in Mexico. I'm 17 miles from Tijuana in the auditorium of Sherman Elementary on a balmy evening, waiting for an assembly to begin.
My phone is experiencing a peculiar glitch, but I understand how it could be confused. Sherman Heights — which is cozily circumscribed by the neighborhoods of East Village, Golden Hill, Grant Hill, and Logan Heights — is predominantly Latino, and nearly 95% of the school's students are Mexican-American. The majority are classified as English-language learners, meaning they speak Spanish at home.
When I originally selected a school for my oldest son a few years ago, a family friend who was a former teacher gave me a talking to. "None of my colleagues would have ever considered teaching south of the eight," he informed me, referring to the highway that separates what he considered San Diego's "good" schools from what he presumed were academic cesspits.
I met with the new principal of Sherman, and he described the school's language-immersion program. Students spend half a day being taught in English and half a day in Spanish. From my research, I discovered that there are significant cognitive and academic benefits for students who receive this model of instruction. Not only that, the school was reopening after a major reconstruction and the facility was brand spanking new.
My boys, who don't live in Sherman Heights, attend Sherman Elementary through the school district's open-enrollment program, which allows students to apply to schools outside of their neighborhood. There aren't a lot of families vying for Sherman, and I suspect a lot of parents who live in the nearby downtown condos don't even bother to check it out before they apply elsewhere. So, they don't see the attractive campus or meet the talented and dedicated teaching staff or learn that the school's test scores are steadily climbing upward.
Sherman's academic-performance index, a score based on the students' statewide testing results, has been historically abysmal, putting the school on the State Board of Education's 1000 lowest-performing schools. The Open Enrollment Act, a law passed in January of last year, requires the San Diego Unified School District to send the school's families a letter annually, offering us the opportunity to transfer our kids to another school. I chuck it into my recycling bin.
It doesn't help that nearly 99% of the student body is so poor that it qualifies for the free- and reduced-lunch program. And 15% of the students are considered transient. These kids do not have a stable address and may attend more than one school in an academic year. Many students are being raised by single parents or grandparents. In one teacher's second-grade classroom, when the class discussed día de las muertos, five of the students reported that one of their parents was dead.
To save myself one hour of morning and afternoon commute time, I could put the boys into one of the top-performing schools in Tierrasanta, where we live. Or we could apply to send them to one of the area's many boutique-y magnet schools.
But I'm loyal to Sherman Elementary and drawn on a visceral level to the neighborhood, which is both gritty and charming and full of vitality and stately Victorian houses that remind me of the New England town that was my stomping grounds for so many years. I love the independent businesses like Urban Chicken that have found a home in the community. I love how Sherman Heights exudes history while it nurtures a new wave of newcomers.
It's hard to imagine, but present-day Sherman Heights started as a 160-acre spread with a magnificent view of the San Diego Bay. The land was acquired by Massachusetts-native Matthew Sherman, an Army captain who was stationed in San Diego during the Civil War who then served as the city's mayor from 1891 to 1893. He bought the land for 50 cents an acre in 1867, a month after Alonzo Horton acquired the adjacent land that would become downtown San Diego. At the time, there were fewer than two dozen residents of "New Town" San Diego. According to the San Diego History Center website, "Sherman was regarded by some as 'a crazy darned fool' because he wanted to sink a well, put up a windmill, and raise vegetables on his land."
Captain Sherman and his wife donated land and money for the first Sherman Elementary School, built in 1870. The first year, there were fewer than a dozen students. The original school's iconic bell was donated in 1900 and continues as a prominent visual feature.
In the latest incarnation of Sherman Elementary, the designers left a huge vacant lot on the edge of campus, a place where one day the school facility will expand with another classroom building. But for now I see a more immediate possibility — an organic school garden that will serve as an outdoor classroom and student workspace. It's a pet project I've been nurturing for two years.
Recently, a San Diego–based nonprofit group called Rebuild Global recruited an acclaimed local architect to create a beautiful design for an outdoor classroom and an aesthetic assortment of garden elements. In these times of austerity, it will take quite a bit of doing to raise the funds to fully build out the green schoolyard. But I'm not the first kooky Yankee who wants to plant vegetables in Sherman Heights. I hope I won't be the last.
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What a great story Christina!
Thank you for writing from the heart. I have lived in Sherman Heights now for almost 11 years... I love my neighborhood and strive to make it a better place to live and visit. Your children are very lucky to have a mother that has opened their world to the many benefits of being bilingual.
I will share this story in the community website I've done and hosted since 2004. www.shermanheights.com. Hope you have a chance to visit the site and join our events.
On June 11th The Sherman Heights Community Center will present the 15th annual Latino Music Festival in the S.H. Community Joint field (301 22nd Street SD 92102). Join us!
Warm regards, Pita [email protected]
Considering how difficult it is to acquire a job these days, growing up bilingual is a major PLUS! I grew up in Modesto and should have learned Spanish when I was a kid. At the age of 53, I'm just getting around to it.


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In spite of the fact that Faith Evans carved out a lengthy recording career in her own right, her name will forever remain linked in the minds of many to her late husband, the Notorious B.I.G. Evans was an active session singer and songwriter before signing her own solo deal and marrying Biggie, and while she never matched the level of his stardom, she continued to come into her own as a vocalist in the years after his untimely death. Each one of her first four studio albums reached the Top Five of Billboard's R&B albums chart, and she attained twice as many Top Ten R&B singles.
Evans was born on June 10, 1973, and grew up in Newark, New Jersey, where she began singing in church at the mere age of two. A high-school honor student, she sang in her school's musical productions before winning a full scholarship to Fordham University. After just one year, though, she left college to put her jazz and classical training to use in the field of contemporary R&B. It didn't take her long to find work, and over the next few years she sang backup and wrote songs for artists like Hi-Five, Mary J. Blige, Pebbles, Al B. Sure!, Usher, Tony Thompson, and Christopher Williams. Thanks to her work on Blige's 1994 sophomore effort, My Life, Evans met producer/impresario Sean "Puffy" Combs, who signed her to his Bad Boy label. In 1995, Evans released her debut album, Faith, which went platinum on the strength of the hit R&B singles "You Used to Love Me" and "Soon as I Get Home." The same year, she met fellow Bad Boy artist the Notorious B.I.G. (some accounts say at a photo shoot, others a phone conversation) and married him after a courtship of just nine days. Shortly thereafter, she guested on a remix of his smash single "One More Chance."
Over the next couple of years, Evans continued her behind-the-scenes work, performing and writing for records by the likes of Color Me Badd and LSG. She and Biggie also had a son, Christopher Wallace, Jr., in late 1996; however, by that point, their marriage had already become strained. Biggie had publicly taken up with rapper Lil' Kim and rumors had been spreading about an Evans liaison with Biggie's rival 2Pac (alluded to on 2Pac's venomous "Hit 'Em Up"). The couple had unofficially separated when Biggie was shot and killed in March 1997. A grief-stricken Evans was prominently featured on the Puff Daddy tribute single "I'll Be Missing You," which with its cribbed Police hook zoomed to the top of the charts and became one of the year's biggest hits.
Evans' sophomore effort, Keep the Faith, followed in 1998 and spun off several R&B hits over the next year, including "Love Like This," "All Night Long," and the Babyface-produced R&B number one "Never Gonna Let You Go." In the meantime, she worked with Aaron Hall, Tevin Campbell, and DMX, among others, and also made high-profile guest appearances on two 1999 hits, Whitney Houston's "Heartbreak Hotel" and Eric Benet's cover of Toto and Cheryl Lynn's "Georgy Porgy." She eventually married record executive Todd Russaw, who took an active role in helping manage her career.
In 2001, Evans released her third album, Faithfully, a more uptempo record that received her strongest reviews to date; it also produced hit singles in "You Gets No Love" and "I Love You," and her duet with Carl Thomas on "Can't Believe" was nominated for a Grammy. However, it would be her last Bad Boy album. The First Lady, released on Capitol in 2005, missed the top spot of the Billboard 200 by one position. After a five-year hiatus from recording, during which she penned the African American Literary Award-winning memoir Keep the Faith, Evans released Something About Faith on the independent eOne label. It topped Billboard's Independent Albums chart, went Top Five R&B/Hip-Hop, and debuted at number 15 on the Billboard 200. Its first single, "Gone Already," was nominated for a Grammy in the category of Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.
In 2012, after she appeared on El DeBarge's "Lay with You" and Rahsaan Patterson's "Crazy (Baby)," she starred on the TV One reality series R&B Divas beside Nicci Gilbert, Monifah, Syleena Johnson, and Keke Wyatt. A tie-in compilation for the show was released by eOne that October; its proceeds went to the Whitney E. Houston Academy. In September 2014, "I Deserve It," featuring Missy Elliott and Sharaya J, was released as the first single from the stylistically broad Incomparable, which followed two months later. The King & I, a set of duets with the Notorious B.I.G., followed in 2017. It included a mix of familiar and previously unreleased vocals from Evans' late partner, as well as appearances from Snoop Dogg and Jadakiss. In July 2018, Evans married singer/songwriter/producer Stevie J while on a business trip to Las Vegas. Several months later, the newlyweds issued the duet single "A Minute." ~ Steve Huey & Andy Kellman
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The past 10 days have seen a growing chorus of protests aimed at KFC's destructive packaging while the company has remained totally silent over what action it will take to cut the infamous Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) out of its supply chain. In India, Greenpeace activists dressed as orangutans held banners emblazoned with "KFC: No Good For Rainforests" outside a KFC store in downtown Delhi. A follow-up in Kolkata swiftly followed, with more orangutans lining up to demand that KFC stop turning rainforests into trash to make cheap packaging.
Protests took a forensics turn in the Netherlands, with no less than 29 KFC locations turning into "Forest Crime Scenes" depicting the victim of KFC's destructive packaging sourcing: the critically endangered Sumatran tiger. There are now fewer than 400 Sumatran tigers in the wild, but KFC supplier APP is still pulping the remaining rainforest habitat of these magnificent creatures to fuel its mills. This even includes APP's own "tiger sanctuary".
Meanwhile in Spain, Greenpeace took to the streets to highlight KFC's direct links to the destruction of Indonesian rainforests. Passers-by in Madrid were invited to reveal the truth behind KFC's packaging – exotic birds and tigers at the mercy of one mean looking Colonel Sanders. Scarcely able to believe that KFC could be so irresponsible, crowds lined up to throw balls at cardboard cutouts of the Colonel.Next up, Colonel Sanders got a taste of his own medicine when he showed up in Toronto's Kensington Market, chainsaw in hand. Over and over again, a shivering "Colonel" was mercilessly dunked by pedestrians in his own iconic bucket. Of course, the original Colonel Sanders would be horrified to learn that KFC buckets and other packaging are being made from rainforests and habitat for critically endangered tigers.
And in Bangkok, more than 30 Greenpeace activists dressed as homeless Sumatran tigers gathered in front of KFC to illustrate the impacts of APP rainforest destruction and to urge the company to stop using cheap packaging from the tiger's rainforest home. Even some of Bangkok's monks were moved to join Greenpeace's call to action!
Now that the secret is out of the bucket, Greenpeace is calling on KFC and its parent company Yum! to immediately drop APP as a supplier and get serious about eliminating deforestation from its supply chains. A host of major companies across the world (Xerox, Mattel, Kraft, to name but a few) have already taken action to remove APP from their supply chains as a result of its links to illegal logging, destruction of Sumatran tiger habitat and unrepentant draining of carbon-rich peatlands vital to prevent climate change.
So far, as KFC's bosses watched in stunned silence, Greenpeace's campaign continues to grow before their eyes, with more and more countries taking up the call. KFC needs to act now by ditching APP and introducing new policies to ensure deforestation is cut out of its supply chain. Otherwise it promises to be a long, hot summer for KFC. As they say, "out of the frying pan, into the fire…"For the rainforests, endangered species and the climate, please join the revolt against KFC's destructive packaging today. Rainforests aren't trash: http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/getinvolved/KFC-petition/
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WASHINGTON—Pope Benedict XVI has named Msgr. John J. McIntyre, 46, secretary
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The appointment and resignation were publicized in Washington, June 8, by Archbishop Pietro Sambi, apostolic nuncio to the United States.
John J. McIntyre was born in Philadelphia, August 20, 1963, and attended parochial elementary schools and Father Judge High School in Philadelphia. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Alphonsus College Seminary, and pursued seminary studies at the Redemptorist House of Studies and Washington Theological Union, 1986-1987. He attended St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, in Overbrook, Pennsylvania, 1989-1992, where he earned a Master of Divinity degree in 1991.
Bishop-elect McIntyre was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia in 1992.
Assignments in the archdiocese included Parochial Vicar, St. Dominic Parish, Philadelphia, 1992-1995; Parochial Vicar, St. Mark Parish, Bristol, Pennsylvania, 1995-1999; and secretary to the cardinal, 1999 to the present.
Bishop Maginnis, a Philadelphia native, was ordained a priest in 1961, and a bishop in 1996.
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In a recent post, I argued that Columbia University did nothing "wrong" in inviting Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to speak. To the contrary, its invitation to this allegedly "cruel and petty dictator" was well within Columbia's fundamental mission as a university, which is not to "endorse" particular ideas as "right" or "wrong," but to promote a robust and lively and sometimes controversial exchange of views in order to promote the ultimate goal of education.
In this post, I want to draw a subtle but perhaps illuminating connection between the response of Columbia to its own decision to invite Mr. Ahmadinejad to campus and the Senate's response to the recent MoveOn.org ad in the New York Times attacking General Petraeus.
Having invited to campus a highly provocative speaker whose views many faculty, students, alumni, and donors find offensive, what is a university to do? In such a situation, the university (and especially its president) is presented with a quandary. On the one hand, the university wants to celebrate its commitment to free speech and to congratulate itself on having the courage to invite such a speaker. On the other hand, it wants to mollify those who despise the speaker and who accuse the the institution of acting irresponsibly by seeming to dignify his views. No sensible university (or university president) wants faculty, students, alumni, and donors to be angry.
This was the dilemma facing Columbia President Lee Bollinger. Although I have great admiration for Mr. Bollinger for his courage and integrity in many other situations he has faced, including especially his leadership of the University of Michigan on the issue of affirmative action, I fear he mishandled the Ahmadinejad dilemma. It was certainly appropriate for Bollinger to introduce President Ahmadinejad and to take that opportunity, as he did, to explain why it was appropriate for Columbia to invite him.
But then Bollinger went further, and directly attacked Mr. Ahmadinejad, asserting that he is a "petty and cruel dictator" who denies the Holocaust, threatens to destroy Israel, promotes terrorism, and violates human rights. Some critics have criticized Bollinger for doing this because it was inhospitable and rude. But that misses the real objection, which is that Columbia University as an institution cannot legitimately take positions on such issues. Because a university must remain neutral on all matters of public policy that do not directly affect the university itself, it should not have a faculty vote, for example, on whether to condemn the war in Iraq, on whether Mr. Bush is a good President, or on whether Mr. Ahmadinejad violates human rights.
Of course, individual faculty members, students, staff, and alumni may state their own positions on such matters with complete freedom. But the university itself should not take such positions. The responsibility of a university is to facilitate debate and disagreement, not to stifle it by declaring an "official" university position. Whenever a university arrogates to itself the authority to "declare" certain positions to be "true" or "false," it necessarily chills the freedom of its faculty and students to take contrary -- officially disapproved -- positions. This should be anathema to any university.
Lee Bollinger is, of course, a member of the faculty as well as president of Columbia University. In his capacity as a faculty member, or in his capacity as an individual citizen, he is completely free to speak his own mind. But when he formally introduced Mr. Ahmadinejad, he was clearly speaking not as Lee Bollinger the professor or Lee Bollinger the citizen, but also as the Lee Bollinger the President of Columbia University. In that capacity, it was entirely inappropriate for him to suggest that Columbia has a party line on these matters. It is easy to see why Bollinger was tempted to do this in order to placate angry donors, alumni, faculty, and students, but he should have resisted the temptation. Columbia University as a university should have no views one way or the other about Mr. Ahmadinejad, period.
This brings me to the flap over MoveOn.org's recent ad about "General Betray Us." The ad suggested that General Petraeus was "cooking the books for the White House" by presenting to the American public and to the Congress a misleading picture of the situation in Iraq. There is absolutely no question but that this statement was fully protected by the First Amendment. As the Supreme Court has often and clearly explained, the First Amendment embodies "a profound national commitment to the principle that debate on public issues should be uninhibited, robust, and wide-open, and that it may well include vehement, caustic, and sometimes unpleasantly sharp attacks on government and public officials." The MoveOn.org ad is well within the bounds of this fundamental constitutional protection and well within the long tradition in this nation of challenging our public officials – military as well as civilian.
Nonetheless, the Senate, with the support of many Democrats, adopted a resolution solely for the purpose of condemning the MoveOn.org ad. The resolution states as its supposed "findings" that General Petraeus was unanimously confirmed by the Senate as Commanding General in Iraq, has a stellar education, has served multiple combat tours in Iraq, has taken "a solemn oath to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States," and has "amassed a distinguished record of military service." It then characterizes MoveOn.org as a "liberal activist group" and "strongly condemns" MoveOn.org's ad for "attacking the honor and integrity of General Petraeus and all the members of the United States Armed Forces."
Just as it is not the business of Columbia University to declare some views "right" and other views "wrong," it is not the business of the United States Senate to enact resolutions condemning the constitutionally protected expression of private citizens. To be sure, many of us sometimes find the constitutionally protected expression of others offensive. Some of us may despise speech that espouses racial inferiority; some of us may find odious speech calling abortion murder; some of us may dislike the views of presidential candidates on the issue of gay marriage; and some of us may be offended by claims that torture is sometimes moral. In this nation, we are all free as individuals to "condemn" the views with which we disagree, and individual senators, acting in their individual capacities, are similarly free to declare their distaste for certain expression.
But it is not a legitimate role for the Senate of the United States to pass formal resolutions condemning the expression of constitutionally protected views. Do the supporters of this resolution honestly believe that it would be appropriate for the Senate officially to condemn those who question the integrity of Vice President Cheney, or the wisdom of Justice Scalia, or the candor of President Bush? Do they honestly believe that it would be appropriate for the Senate officially to condemn those who support campaign finance reform or greater gun regulation or an invasion of Iran?
Such expression, like MoveOn.org's attack on General Petraeus, is not only protected by the First Amendment, but is essential to the functioning of a self-governing society. For the very same reasons that Columbia University should not declare particular ideas, perspectives, or positions "out of bounds," so too the United States Senate should foster "uninhibited, robust, and wide-open" public debate and not attempt to intimidate citizens by irresponsible public declarations of official condemnation. Such a tactic smacks of the excesses of the McCarthy Era.
Justice Louis Brandeis cautioned us exactly eighty years ago that "the freedom to think as you will and to speak as you think are means indispensable to the discovery and spread of political truth," that "it is hazardous" in a self-governing society for the government "to discourage thought" and free expression, and that "the fitting remedy for evil counsels is good ones." Individual senators would have been perfectly within their rights to condemn the MoveOn.org ad, just as Mr. Bollinger would have been perfectly within his rights as an individual citizen or faculty member to condemn Mr. Ahmadinejad's policies. But neither President Bollinger nor the members of the Senate acted wisely or properly in conscripting the official voices of Columbia University and the United States Senate to declare a "politically correct" position for their university or their nation.


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