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Earth : North America : United States of America : Pacific Northwest : Washington (state) : Puget Sound : King County : Seattle
Seattle, Washington, [34] is the largest city in the Pacific Northwest. Located between Puget Sound and Lake Washington in King County, of which it is the county seat, and overlooking Elliott Bay, Seattle is nicknamed The Emerald City. The city is a damp green gem, with an abundance of evergreen trees throughout, and spectacular views of the Cascade mountains to the east and the Olympic mountains to the west. The cultural and business center of the Pacific Northwest, the city and its surrounding areas are the home of the Space Needle, Boeing's aircraft assembly plants, Microsoft, Amazon.com, Costco, Nintendo of America, Starbucks, T-Mobile, and the University of Washington, as well as a vibrant arts scene and an excellent park system.
Seattleites usually describe Seattle locations in terms of "neighborhoods." This is partly because of a potentially confusing system of street addresses (see Get around). The breakdown into neighborhoods is informal and mutates over time, and while there are often signs on major arterial roads to let you know that you are "entering" a particular neighborhood, the placement of these signs is arbitrary.
Still, knowing what neighborhood you're looking for can be a good sanity check when you're looking for an address. A Seattleite would describe 1401 45th Ave SW as being in West Seattle, and 1401 NE 45th St as being in the U-District (University District), which you'll note are diagonally opposite on the map. See Get around for an explanation.
The Seattle City clerk maintains an interactive map [35] that starts with the high-level districts, but lets you click on those to get the detailed neighborhoods too.
Downtown and surrounding neighborhoods
North of the Lake Washington Ship Canal
South of Downtown and I-90
Seattle was founded on the rough, physical industries of fishing, logging and coal mining, with San Francisco as her primary customer. Boeing, founded in 1916, grew to be Greater Seattle's primary industry as natural resources were depleted. The region's strong economic dependence on Boeing gave the oil recession and cancellation of the SST (Supersonic Transport) in the early '70s a grim effect. Over the last twenty-five years, the area has become less seedy and more developed with the massive influx of Microsoft money (and other software and biotech proceeds), but Pioneer Square is still the original Skid Row. (Yesler Way was a "Skid Road" for logs skidded downhill using dogfish oil to Henry Yesler's lumber mill).
Seattle is also substantially influenced by the presence of the University of Washington (the largest single campus in the state and recipient of over $1 billion in research grants annually), as well as multiple smaller colleges and universities. Seattle is also the center for financial, public health, and justice systems in the northwestern part of the U.S.
Seattle is historically a very diverse city and multiculturalism is seen as a virtue. Discrimination based on race is considered extremely offensive.
Locals have long talked of the "Seattle Freeze," referring to the cold politeness of residents. The theory is that while locals are very polite and warm on first interaction, most residents are also very reserved and interactions rarely lead to real acts of friendship (an invitation to dinner, personal conversations, etc.). For visitors it is best to treat this as shyness--expect to make all the "first moves" to meet people here.
Residents' shyness also extends to anger and annoyance. Locals often make fun of themselves for their passive aggressive culture, where even in the most upsetting circumstances they will retain their polite nature.
While Seattle is well known for its rain and dark, gloomy skies, it may surprise many how pleasant the weather can be, particularly during the summer months. November through March brings the worse of the unpleasant weather, with cool temperatures, heavy cloud cover and rain failing on most days. The short days and low angle of the sun during these months only add to the dark, gloomy feeling which is very unpleasant and depressing for some. The coldest month is January with average lows in the mid to upper 30s (about 3°C), with temperatures occasionally dropping below freezing. Most precipitation falls as a light rain, or a drizzle, with snow falling in the city only occasionally (though the surrounding mountains receive heaps and heaps of snow). Most cold-weather systems come from the north, which generally results in dry weather when temperatures are below freezing. Nonetheless, Seattle is hit by a major snow storm about every 2-3 years on average, which can paralyze the city's transportation network (hills and ill-prepared drivers are two commonly cited reasons for such). November is the wettest month, sometimes bringing in fairly intense wind and rain storms, which are often classified as a "Pineapple Express". The record low for Seattle is 0°F (-18°C)
In contrast, the weather can be quite pleasant from April to October, with exceptionally nice weather in July and August where highs average in the upper 70s and rain is very uncommon. Skies are mostly clear and smog-free, though mornings can produce an on-shore flow resulting in low clouds and fog which typically burns off by mid-day. The northern latitude (47.6 degrees) results in long days with a sunset of 9:11 p.m. on solstice. Summer heatwaves can push temperatures into the 80s and 90s, and despite only low to moderate humidity, they can be uncomfortable as air-conditioning is not always prevalent in the city. The record high for Seattle is 103°F (39°C).
As one might expect, the transitioning seasons of spring and fall can be a mixed bag, though as a rule, the closer to summer brings the greater chance of warm temperatures and clear skies. Winds are heavier in the winter than summer, but overall Seattle is not a windy city, adding to the comfort during the summer. The region does feature micro-climates due to the number of hills, mountains, and bodies of water, which can result in significantly different weather conditions over short distances. This also makes forecasting difficult and sometimes unreliable.
Tourist information
The Seattle Convention and Visitors Bureau operates two visitors centers:
Get in
By plane
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (IATA: SEA), [36], universally nicknamed "Sea-Tac", is located in the city's southern suburbs. Domestically it's a major hub for Northwest and West Coast destinations, and internationally handles especially frequent trans-Pacific routes, as well as direct flights to the major European airports and to Dubai, UAE. The airport is about a 25 minute drive from downtown Seattle when there isn't heavy traffic, much longer during rush hour.
All international flights arrive at the south satellite terminal, but after immigration and customs, passengers are then funneled onto a train back to the main terminal, outside the security checkpoint. You'll need to pick up any checked bags to clear customs, then place them right back on the conveyor for transit to the main terminal. Reclaim checked bags once again from carousel 1 in the main baggage hall, to the right after leaving the train and going upstairs. Allow plenty of time for this dance! All connecting passengers will need to re-check their baggage with their airline and pass through security.
There are several choices for getting from the airport to the city center:
By train
Amtrak [40] provides service from all along the west coast from King Street Station [41], located S King St between 2nd & 4th Ave, south of downtown near Safeco Field. There are:
By car
Interstate Highway 5 (I-5) cuts through the middle of Seattle north to south. I-90 runs from the I-5 interchange in Seattle all the way to Boston, and crosses one of the two Lake Washington bridges to Bellevue, along with SR-520 further north. I-405 runs parallel to I-5 on the east side of Lake Washington. Be aware however, that Seattle is a city known for terrible traffic (third worst in the nation behind Los Angeles and New York), especially around rush hour, so be ready for crawling along slowly as you enter the city, especially on infamously congested I-5, southern I-405, and the SR-520 bridge.
By bus
Except Greyhound & Northwestern Trailways which uses the "central" bus station at 811 Stewart St., the other bus companies are at the airport (south end of lower level of terminal by Door 00) or in various parts of town. See below:
In addition to Greyhound there are other choices:
By boat
There are two regular ferry services in the Seattle area:
Cruise ships to Seattle may be docked at one of two terminals in the Port of Seattle [49].
Get around
Seattle's street designations make sense once you understand them but, if you don't understand them, you can end up many miles away from your destination.
North-South streets are labeled "Avenues" while East-West streets are labeled "Streets". The city is roughly divided into a 3 by 3 grid with 7 directional sectors (E, SW, W, S, N, NE, & NW) Street addresses are written with the sector before the name, e.g. NE 45th Street or NE 45th. Avenue addresses are written with the sector after the name, e.g. 45th Avenue NE or 45th NE.
One way to remember avenues: University Way NE, the main street through the city's University District (neighborhood) is called "The Ave" by the locals, and all avenues run north-south. But, don't confuse University St with University Ave; they're two completely different streets!
"Ways" are long diagonals, "Drives" are long, circuitous routes, "Courts" are one block long.
There are four major exceptions:
The twelve streets in the central business district are named as six first-letter pairs (south to north): Jefferson, James, Cherry, Columbia, Marion, Madison, Spring, Seneca, University, Union, Pike, Pine. One way to remember the order of the street pairs is with the mnemonic "Jesus Christ Made Seattle Under Protest."
By public transit
Metro Transit [50] (electric, hybrid, and diesel city buses) actually works pretty well. The web trip planner [51] is straightforward and accurate, as long as your bus is on time. Using Google Maps' trip planner works well too, but fare information can sometimes be incorrect. During rush hours (M-F 6-9AM and 3-6PM), adult bus fares are $2.50 within the city limits. All other times of day and weekends adult bus fare is $2.25. The youth fare is always $1.25.
A fare is required on all buses and should always be paid while boarding the bus. Pay exact fare, as drivers carry no change. You can get a free paper transfer from one Metro bus to another Metro bus, but the only way to transfer for free between transit agencies is with an ORCA card, which costs $5.00 in addition to the money you put on it, available at all Link Light Rail and Sounder stations or online (Click on "Get a card").
Board at the front and exit at the back. All buses now feature live, GPS-based destination signs inside, which can help you determine when your stop is coming up.
When traveling to destinations outside of the downtown core, you should make sure to ask the drivers in Metro buses with green and white "EXPRESS" signs in their windows and those whose route signs say "VIA EXPRESS" if they are going to your destination. Some of these express routes are intended for regular commuters traveling between residential neighborhoods and downtown and make few or no stops between, but many may be useful for getting to destinations such as the University District, West Seattle, and Ballard.
Sound Transit [52] buses have many convenient express routes that travel South (to Tacoma on Rt# 590, 593, 594), East (Redmond on Rt #545, Bellevue on Rt #550, Issaquah #554), and North (Bothell on Rt #522, Everett Rt 510, 512, 513). Some of these buses run during only rush hours, but most, including the routes to the destinations mentioned above, run all day. Check the schedule to make sure. The fare schedule is slightly different than Metro, with no off-peak discount: $2.50 all for trips within King County, and $3.50 for trips crossing the county line.
Link Light Rail [53] operates between Westlake Center downtown and Sea-Tac Airport, running through South Seattle and Tukwila. Fares are $2.00—$2.75 depending on how far you travel; ticket machines are located at all stations, and the tickets must be retained for the duration of your trip.
Sound Transit also operates a commuter rail service called the Sounder [54] between Seattle-Tacoma and Seattle-Everett. However, the Sounder is limited mostly to rush hour service on the weekdays, with some service for special events like Seahawks and Seattle Mariners games.
In Seattle, there is also the South Lake Union Streetcar [55], which runs between Downtown and South Lake Union, the Seattle Center Monorail [56], which makes a quick connection between Downtown and the Seattle Center, home to the Space Needle, and a passenger ferry, the King County Water Taxi [57], which offers a quick connection between Downtown at Pier 55 and West Seattle, at Seacrest Park near Alki. The water taxi also offers beautiful views of Downtown, the Olympic Mountains, and much of the city.
Community Transit [58] buses have many convenient direct express routes going north to various places in Snohomish County such as Everett (#410, 412, 510, 512), Edmonds (Ferry Terminal on #416), Mukilteo (#880, 417), Silver Firs (north of Bothell on #435) etc etc. The buses numbered in the 400s travel between downtown Seattle and Snohomish County while the ones numbered in the 800s travel to/from University Washington. They only go up to Snohomish County from Seattle during the afternoon/evening rush hours between 3:00PM and 6:30PM and into Seattle from Snohomish County in the mornings 5:00AM to 9:30AM. Otherwise they serve as local services in/around Snohomish County up north (numbered in the 100s & 200s).
If you need any help, go to the Customer Stop at Westlake Station in the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel, or ask a local. Seattlelites are always eager to help and may even offer help if they just see you looking at a tourist map!
By car
Unlike some other American cities, visitors should not be intimidated by the thought of navigating Seattle by car. While rush-hour traffic can be quite frustrating (especially on the freeways), the city's streets and roadways are otherwise quite hospitable. On weekends, you can often rent cars at locations throughout the city for well under $20/day.
Be mindful of where you park because parking laws are enforced and the fines can be hefty! A parking ticket can be in excess of $35 for going overtime in a 2-hour zone.
By bicycle
Bicycling is better than in most North American cities because of extensive bicycle trails and lanes, temperate weather (rarely too hot or too cold) and accommodating drivers. Notable down-sides are damp roads, frequent rain, and hills, so you may wish to wear a water-proof jacket and gloves. Many major roads in Seattle have well maintained and separated bicycle lanes. Bicycle usage has increased significantly since the early 2000s and car drivers are perhaps a bit more accustomed to bicycles than in other major cities in the U.S.
You can pick up a free Seattle Bike Map (as well as other local city and county bike maps) at locations through the city, including the Seattle BikeStation, 311 3rd Ave S between Main St & S Jackson St almost next door to the train station. They also give suggestions on how to bicycle where you are going and how to do it safely. The google maps "bicycling" mode directions are also very useful in Seattle -- just search for a location on google maps, then choose the "bike" icon and you'll see bike-specific directions.
Bicycle transportation in North Seattle is facilitated by the East-West oriented Burke-Gilman Trail [59]. This is a flat, paved walking/jogging/cycling trail that winds its way from the north end of Lake Washington, down around the University of Washington, then west towards Ballard. The trail connects the neighborhoods of Ballard, Fremont, Wallingford, the U. District, Ravenna/U. Village, Laurelhurst, Sand Point, and Lake City. The trail is on an old railroad right-of-way, so it maintains a very consistent elevation and is excellent for commuting or a casual day's touring.
The major north-south bike path in central Seattle is the Myrtle Edwards path, located along Puget sound, starting at the north end of downtown and continuing northwards to the Ship Canal Locks and the Ballard neighborhood. The trail also winds along the downtown waterfront and travels south to the port of Seattle with connections to West Seattle. This path has beautiful views of the Olympic Mountains and Mt. Rainier, and can be more peaceful than the Burke as it does not intersect with any roads.
All Metro buses are equipped to carry three bicycles [60] on racks on the front, at no extra charge.
Daily bicycle rentals are available at a number of locations downtown [61] [62]($45 per day) and along the Burke-Gilman trail [63] (from $30 per day). Longer term bicycle rentals, with bike delivery to your hotel or residence, are available from Seattle Monthly Bike Rental [64] ($80 per week)).
See the district articles for more listings. The following is an overview:
Seattle is home to a number of top-notch museums. Downtown is home to the renowned Seattle Art Museum, which displays a good overview and assortment of art from around the world. In the Central District is the Seattle Asian Art Museum, an off-shoot of the Seattle Art Museum which focuses on Chinese & Japanese Art, but includes works from as far away as India. Additionally, The Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience is in Chinatown/International District is the only Asian Pacific American museum in the nation. Nearby is the Frye Art Museum, a small private collection featuring 232 paintings by Munich-based artists. Not a museum, but open to browsing by the public, is the Seattle Metaphysical Library, in Ballard, which specializes in material not found in normal libraries..
On the north end of South Lake Union is the newly reopened Museum of History and Industry, called Mohai for short.
Downtown is home to the popular Seattle Aquarium. The University District holds the The Henry Art Gallery, one of the biggest contemporary art galleries in Washington. Also on the university campus is the Burke Museum, a combination natural history/archaeology museum. Further out in Georgetown is the Museum of Flight, with a large collection of aircraft ranging from wood and fabric crates to the sleek Concorde.
Travelers planning to visit multiple attractions may benefit from Seattle CityPASS [72], which grants admission to 6 Seattle attractions within 9 days of first use for a much reduced rate and includes expedited entry in some cases. The included attractions are: Space Needle; Seattle Aquarium; Argosy Cruises Harbor Tour; Pacific Science Center; Experience Music Project - Science Fiction Museum and an Option Ticket with choice of either Museum of Flight or Woodland Park Zoo.
Most of the architectural attractions in Seattle are located in a small portion of the downtown area, easily traversed on foot. Among the highlights are the Rem Koolhaas/OMA designed Central Library, a unique, contemporary building with an enormous glass-fronted atrium; the Experience Music Project designed to resemble Jimi Hendrix's smashed guitar done in a manner only Frank Gehry could conceive; the Smith Tower, an Art Deco skyscraper which has an observation deck and is Seattle's oldest skyscraper; the Columbia Center, the tallest building in the Pacific Northwest and one with its own observation deck; the Seattle City Hall, designed by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson Bassetti Architects, with its roof garden, designed by Gustafson Guthrie Nichol Ltd. and Swift & Company; and the new Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Campus, designed by NBBJ, with its 12 acre garden also designed by Gustafson Guthrie Nichol Ltd.
Of course, the most popular view in Seattle remains the one from the revolving top of the Space Needle at the Seattle Center. And given the retro-futurism look of the Space Needle, a fitting way to get there is via the Monorail, which connects the Seattle Center to Downtown.
Parks and outdoors
Seattle is peppered with parks, from small urban squares to large forested areas with views of the Puget Sound.
See the district articles for listings.
Seattle is one of the best cycling cities in the United States. All trails are mapped in Google Maps.
See the district articles for listings.
See the district articles for listings.
Fresh seafood is found in abundance at both markets and restaurants. Seattle also has a wide variety of Asian cuisine.
See the district articles for listings.
Few, if any, American cities can challenge Seattleites' love of coffee. Seattle's love of coffee is perhaps signified best by Starbucks [100], Seattle's Best Coffee (now owned by Starbucks), and Tully's [101] as they each have expanded all over the country and world, but locals aren't satisfied by these internationally-recognized chains alone, evidenced by hundreds of good locally owned coffeehouses. Microbreweries and beer in general are a Northwest specialty, and Seattle has many to offer for beer enthusiasts. The larger ones, like Redhook, have their products distributed around the country like their coffee cousins, while others can only be found in local stores or bars (some notable ones even don't bottle their product).
In Washington, bars have a full liquor license, while taverns are restricted to beer, wine and cider. Seattle bars have world-class beer selection, featuring local Northwest style micros, many of them crafted in Seattle.
See the district articles for listings.
The area code for the City of Seattle is 206. Surrounding areas use other area codes, including 425 which encompasses the eastside and northern suburbs including Bellevue, Redmond, Lynnwood, and Everett, 253 for all areas south of Kent such as Tacoma, Federal Way, and Fife, and 360 for all areas outside the greater Everett-Seattle-Tacoma corridor but west of the Cascades. All of Washington east of the Cascades uses the 509 area code.
Free Wi-Fi can be found at all Seattle Public libraries, and is available to users with Wi-Fi enabled laptops and wireless devices. The City of Seattle provides free Wi-Fi access in the Columbia City and University District areas as part of a pilot project. The project also provides coverage in four downtown Seattle parks: Occidental, Freeway, Westlake and Victor Steinbrueck, as well as the City Hall lobby area. The Seattle Center also provides free wireless internet in the Center House building [102]. Some of the Metro and Sound Transit commuter buses offer free Wi-Fi.
There are various internet cafes in the Seattle area, especially in the University District and the Downtown neighborhoods. Additionally, many coffee shops offer free and paid wireless access (all Starbucks locations offer AT&T internet access points).
Stay safe
Seattle is a fairly safe city. Like all large cities you should be cautious of potential danger and use common sense. There is little concern in the residential North Seattle districts, except for the areas around Aurora Avenue and Lake City Way at night time. South Seattle neighborhoods have had a history of gang and drug related violence. Common sense and smart thinking should be used in any neighborhood you are unfamiliar with, especially if traveling by foot or alone.
Seattle has many lovely parks that while quite nice during daytime, become cesspools at night. Any activity at night in city parks should be avoided. You will also do yourself a favour by going out to enjoy the nightlife in a group, as walking around downtown alone is a good way to get rolled. The same applies in Capitol Hill, Pioneer Square, and the International District.
Downtown Seattle has a high influx of homeless men and women (suburbs on the East side enacted laws which forced homeless people into Seattle's downtown core), and while many may beg for change, only a small percentage are to be considered harmful.
The right to assemble and protest is taken very seriously in Seattle (as well as the rest of Washington), and often goes to extremes. Protest related violence is frequent and well documented, and it would be a poor exercise of judgement indeed to be found anywhere near one in the city. Keep in mind also the Seattle Police are not known for being soft-handed in such situations.
Seattle is a difficult city to drive in, and even tougher to park in. Throughout your time here, drive smartly and defensively. This should be applied to the rest of the state of as well.
Enjoy your visit.
There are also several ethnic newspapers including Northwest Asian Weekly, and numerous neighborhood newspapers including the North Seattle Journal, and the West Seattle Blog. The University of Washington also publishes The Daily of the University of Washington[109].
Seattle has a large number of primary- and secondary-care medical centers, including the only level 1 trauma center serving Alaska, Washington, Idaho and Montana. Additionally, Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center is the pediatric referral center for those same states.
In the event of a medical emergency anywhere in the U.S., dial 9-1-1 for free from any phone, including payphones at no cost.
Be aware that honorary consulates are typically individual representatives of nations who represent the interest of certain business functions, and are not full-fledged national consulates you would normally seek to assist you with individual legal or official matters.
Get out
If you're staying anywhere near downtown, the state-run ferries [118] hardly seem like "getting out" since they leave from Colman Dock, a pier at the south end of the waterfront, an easy and interesting walk from downtown. Passengers on foot pay $7.50 for the westbound trip; the return to Seattle is free.
Just getting out and driving around the area with no destination in mind can be a great experience, as the Seattle area, like most of the Pacific Northwest, is very scenic. If you'd like more specific destinations, try some of these:


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"We are growing asparagus for the first time, and the plants rose to about 3 feet," Culver city reader Jesus Pantoja wrote to the SoCal Garden Clinic. "Do we cut them back this year or let them grow? When do the stocks come?"
For an answer, we turned to Yvonne Savio, manager of the UC Cooperative Extension's Common Ground Garden Program for Los Angeles County, who oversees the related training of master gardeners.
Savio's response:
Don't cut the fronds while they're still green. They're busy feeding the roots through photosynthesis. When they die back naturally, turning brown and brittle, they have completed their jobs and you can then clip them back to the ground.
After a dormancy, new shoots will rise. Because well-maintained plants can produce for about 20 years, it's best to harvest only the stalks that are thicker than a pencil. Leave the thinner ones to photosynthesize; they will feed the plant, provide larger stalks for the future and extend the harvest.
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I've searched for an answer to this but haven't really come up with any good solutions. I am using ScummVM 1.9 on Android.
Currently, to access the inventory in Beneath a Steel Sky, I have to:
1) open the keyboard and
2)select the arrow keys,
3)tap as close as I can to the top of the screen and
4) then repeatedly tap the up arrow to get the inventory to show.
It's a pretty involved process. Is there any way to get the inventory to pull down faster?
I've tried re-calibrating the touch screen, changing mouse scroll speed and installing touch mods. Is there a better way to access the inventory?
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GRAND JUNCTION, Colorado — Snowmobiler Caleb Moore was in critical condition Tuesday in a Colorado hospital after a dramatic crash at the Winter X Games in Aspen, and a relative said the family wasn't hopeful about the 25-year-old's chances for survival.
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — Snowmobiler Caleb Moore was in critical condition Tuesday in a Colorado hospital after a dramatic crash at the Winter X Games in Aspen, and a relative said the family wasn't hopeful about the 25-year-old's chances for survival.
Moore was performing a flip Thursday when he clipped the top of a jump and went over the handlebars and landed face first into the snow. The snowmobile rolled over him, but he walked off with help and went to a hospital with a concussion.
Moore later developed bleeding around his heart and was flown to a hospital in Grand Junction for surgery. The family later said that Moore also had a complication involving his brain.
"Caleb is not doing good at all." Caleb's grandfather Charles Moore told The Denver Post. "The prognosis is not good at all. It's almost certain he's not going to make it."
A family spokeswoman reissued a statement Tuesday thanking fans, friends and family for their support and asked for continued prayers. The family declined further comment.
A separate accident on Sunday left Moore's younger brother, Colten, with a separated pelvis.
The safety of the snowmobile events at Winter X came has fallen under scrutiny with several recent accidents and mishaps. In addition to the crashes by the Moore brothers, there also was a scary scene when a runaway sled veered into the crowd Sunday night after the rider fell off during a jump gone wrong.
In that incident, snowmobiling newcomer Jackson Strong tumbled off his machine during the best trick competition. The throttle stuck on the 450-pound sled and it swerved straight toward the crowd as fans scurried out of the way.
A young fan was evaluated on site for a right knee injury and released to his father. It's not clear whether the teenager was hurt jumping out of the way or was struck by the sled, which came to a rest when it got tangled up in the retaining fence.
Tucker Hibbert who won his sixth straight SnoCross title at Winter X, hopes all these unfortunate incidents doesn't tarnish the image of snowmobiling.
"Obviously, at the X Games, you're seeing the most extreme side of our sport," said Hibbert, who's from Pelican Rapids, Minn. "It's definitely dangerous and exciting all at the same time. But it's also a lot different than what snowmobiling in general.
"Friends and family riding around, going down the trails, having fun riding snowmobiles, is quite a bit different than hitting a 100-foot ramp and doing double backflips. Naturally, you'll see some injuries and some pretty big crashes when you're pushing the limits."
The spills at Winter X weren't just limited to snowmobiles. Rose Battersby suffered a lumbar spine fracture in a wipeout on a practice run before the skiing slopestyle competition. She was transported to Denver on Sunday and had feeling in all extremities, according to X Games officials.
Soon after her crash, Ashley Battersby, who's not related to Rose, wiped out on the course and slid into the fencing. Battersby was down for at least 30 minutes before being carted off on a sled and taken to a local hospital with a knee injury.
There also was a bad wipeout in the snowboard big air competition, when Halldor Helgason of Iceland suffered a concussion when he over-rotated on a flip. He raised his hand to salute the crowd as he was being taken off the icy course.
Moore's crash came just over a year after one of the most high-profile deaths in the extreme sports community.
Canadian freestyle icon Sarah Burke died Jan. 19, 2012, after sustaining irreversible brain damage in a training accident in Park City, Utah. The 29-year-old was a pioneer in the sport and a driving force behind the inclusion of slopestyle and halfpipe skiing at next year's Winter Games in Sochi.


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Saturday, September 5, 2015
Dental Hygiene
Unit of measurment for the whitness of teeth
What is the unit of measurement for the whiteness of teeth?
In dentistry, a common unit of measure is a "Vita shade guide". They use measures starting with A1 as the whitest and then it goes A2, A3, B1, B2 etc.
Michele P Carr, RDH, MA
Associate Professor of Dental Hygiene
Associate Professor of HS Nursing Quality & Research
College of Dentistry
The Ohio State University


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Ukraine Parliament Repeals Anti-Protest Laws As Prime Minister Falls On President's Sword
from the fighting-against-the-tide dept
A while back, we discussed the uprising and protests in Ukraine, along with the almost sadistically Orwellian threats utilized by the government there to attempt to stifle protests. Those efforts, combined with hamfisted legislation rammed through the Ukrainian parliament via the laughable hand-count voting technique, achieved the opposite of their intention and lit a fire under the protesters. We made the argument then that, in this age of technology, ruling with such an iron fist couldn't and wouldn't work, and that the Ukrianian government was ignoring the lessons governments in the Middle East were forced to learn mere years ago.
It turns out not only were we correct, but we were to be proven as much with somewhat shocking speed. The most recent news out of Ukraine is that the parliament has voted to repeal those laws against protests with a near-consensus.
In a first step, lawmakers voted overwhelmingly to repeal sweeping anti-protest laws whose passage this month angered anti-government demonstrators. The special parliamentary session is now looking at legislation that might provide amnesty for more than 200 people arrested since the demonstrations began in late November.This
Unfortunately, Yanukovych appears to lack the gumption to fall on his own sword, so he's let someone else leap onto it instead.
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Mykola Azarov and his government Tuesday, amid a political crisis fired by violent protests on the country's streets. Azarov and his Cabinet will continue in their roles until a new government is formed, a notice on the presidential website said.This, I fear, won't be enough to send the protesters back to their homes. A new government with the same President is only "new" as a method for parody and derision. An attempt to turn on the free speech of a people isn't going to be forgiven in exchange for lesser resignations.


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VERNON >> California would become the first state in the nation to ban single-use plastic bags if a bill proposed by a trio of state senators on Friday is adopted.
S.B. 270 would end the use of plastic carry-out bags at grocery stores and pharmacies on July 1, 2015 and at convenience and liquor stores one year later. The bill contains $2 million in seed money for California businesses willing to re-tool and make reusable plastic grocery bags.
The bill would end the use of 13 billion single-use plastic bags each year, of which only about 5 percent get recycled, according to CalRecycle, a state agency. The thin, fly-away plastic bags often end up in rivers, creeks, beaches and parks and are part of a flotsam of plastic waste that compose nearly 80 percent of all marine debris.
State Sens. Alex Padilla, D-Pacoima, Kevin de Leon, D-Los Angeles, and Ricardo Lara, D-Long Beach, said during a news conference that the bill differs from last year's bill that failed by three votes because it contains a provision to incentivize plastic bag manufacturers to make plastic bags out of post-consumer waste. The bill says future plastic bags must contain 40 percent recycled content by July 2016.
"This bill moves the economy forward into a greener future," de Leon said.
Under tougher standards set by the bill, polymer-based recycled plastic bags must be certified by CalRecycle and be strong enough to be reused 125 times. The new "smarter" plastic bag is thicker and sturdier.
One of the plastic bag companies that would've been negatively effected by last year's bill, Command Packaging in Vernon, with about 300 employees, will begin making "smarter technology" plastic bags made from agricultural plastic. The thin film is used to keep strawberry and other crops weed-free.
About 100,000 tons are dumped into landfills each year. Instead, Command Packaging invested $10 million in a plant in Salinas that shreds the plastic sheeting which is then shipped to Vernon in bundles.
"Contrary to what many have been led to believe, plastic grocery bags are not going out of style; we're innovating ways to make them better and changing age-old perceptions about their shortcomings," said Peter Grande, CEO of Command Packaging.
Lara said by bringing in a way for recycled plastic bags to be manufactured in Los Angeles County and used in grocery stores, it changed his vote. Last year, he voted "no" on the similar bill because he said it would kill jobs.
"This bill does not discriminate against one industry," Lara said. "So we do not lose those critical manufacturing jobs."
Mark Murray, of Californians Against Waste, said his group supports the new bill. He said the bill is not a compromise, but a ban on cheap, flimsy plastic bags from China. It remains to be seen if the recycled bags will be used at local markets, but he said the bill will establish standards that will assure quality and reusability.
S.B. 270 has the support of Environment California, Friends of the Los Angeles River, Heal the Bay, the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 324, California Grocers Association and Mujeres de la Tierra as well as the county of Los Angeles and cities of Long Beach and San Francisco.
"People want to take care of the environment and also want to work. They shouldn't have to choose one over the other," said Irma Munoz, president of Mujeres de la Tierra.
Although the bill has the support of the three powerful senators, many predict opposition from the plastics lobby.
"We will have opposition, there's no doubt about that," said De Leon.
No other state has an outright ban on plastic bags. In California, 90 cities and or counties have bans, including Los Angeles and unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County. The patchwork of regulations is confusing to consumers, said Dan Jacobson of Environment California, who said one law would be easier to follow for consumers and businesses.
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Saints will have to battle to ensure they don't get stuck in the financial Premier League spiral that has seen player wages reach record levels.
The latest annual review of football finance by analysts Deloitte show the increase in wages outstripped the growth in revenues.
It has resulted in a wages/revenue ratio of 70 per cent in the Premier League – a record figure, having crept up from the low-to-mid 60s five years ago.
The latest set of Saints accounts, for their League One promotion season, saw group wages make up a whopping 93 per cent of turnover.
However, the club were confident that percentage figure would naturally reduce with one-off payments, believed to be for the sacking of Alan Pardew and his staff, included in that figure.
It is believed many of the current Saints squad and club management have landed substantial bonuses for promotion to the Premier League and that they will also see their wages rise as a result.
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C Interface
#include <papi.h> int PAPI_get_opt(int option, PAPI_option_t * ptr ); int PAPI_set_opt(int option, PAPI_option_t * ptr );
Fortran Interface
#include fpapi.h PAPIF_get_clockrate(C_INT clockrate ) PAPIF_get_domain(C_INT EventSet, C_INT domain, C_INT mode, C_INT check ) PAPIF_get_granularity(C_INT EventSet, C_INT granularity, C_INT mode, C_INT check ) PAPIF_get_preload(C_STRING preload, C_INT check )
PAPI_get_opt() and PAPI_set_opt() query or change the options of the PAPI library or a specific event set created by PAPI_create_eventset (3). The C interface for these functions passes a pointer to the PAPI_option_t structure. Not all options require or return information in this structure, and not all options are implemented for both get and set. The Fortran interface is a series of calls implementing various subsets of the C interface. Not all options in C are available in Fortran.
NOTE: Some options, such as PAPI_DOMAIN and PAPI_MULTIPLEX, are also available as separate entry points in both C and Fortran.
The reader is urged to see the example code in the PAPI distribution for usage of PAPI_get_opt. The file papi.h contains definitions for the structures unioned in the PAPI_option_t structure.
option -- is an input parameter describing the course of action. Possible values are defined in papi.h and briefly described in the table below. The Fortran calls are implementations of specific options.
ptr -- is a pointer to a structure that acts as both an input and output parameter. It is defined in papi.h and below.
EventSet -- input; a reference to an EventSetInfo structure
clockrate -- output; cycle time of this CPU in MHz; *may* be an estimate generated at init time with a quick timing routine
domain -- output; execution domain for which events are counted
granularity -- output; execution granularity for which events are counted
mode -- input; determines if domain or granularity are default or for the current event set
preload -- output; environment variable string for preloading libraries
PAPI_EINVAL One or more of the arguments is invalid.
PAPI_ENOEVST The event set specified does not exist.
PAPI_EISRUN The event set is currently counting events.
PAPI_option_t options; if ((num = PAPI_get_opt(PAPI_MAX_HWCTRS,NULL)) <= 0) handle_error(); printf("This machine has %d counters.\n",num); /* Set the domain of this EventSet to counter user and kernel modes for this process */ memset(&options,0x0,sizeof(options)); options.domain.eventset = EventSet; options.domain.domain = PAPI_DOM_ALL; if (PAPI_set_opt(PAPI_DOMAIN, &options) != PAPI_OK) handle_error();
The granularity functions are not yet implemented. The domain functions are only implemented on some platforms. There are no known bugs in these functions.
General information requests
Defaults for the global library
Multiplexing control
Manipulating individual event sets
Platform specific options
The option_t * ptr structure is defined in papi.h and looks something like the following example from the source tree. Users should use the definition in papi.h which is in synch with the library used. pre
typedef union { PAPI_preload_option_t preload; PAPI_debug_option_t debug; PAPI_granularity_option_t granularity; PAPI_granularity_option_t defgranularity; PAPI_domain_option_t domain; PAPI_domain_option_t defdomain; PAPI_attach_option_t attach; PAPI_multiplex_option_t multiplex; PAPI_hw_info_t *hw_info; PAPI_shlib_info_t *shlib_info; PAPI_exe_info_t *exe_info; PAPI_substrate_info_t *sub_info; PAPI_overflow_option_t ovf_info; PAPI_addr_range_option_t addr; } PAPI_option_t;
If you call PAPI_set_opt(PAPI_DOMAIN, ...) on an event set containing either of the events PM_RUN_CYC or PM_RUN_INST_CMPL with a domain anything other than PAPI_DOM_USER | PAPI_DOM_KERNEL | PAPI_DOM_SUPERVISOR, you may receive PAPI_ECNFLCT because of restrictions to event counters 5 & 6. For more details, see the IBM POWER6 NOTES in the PAPI_add_event (3) documentation.
See Also
PAPI_set_debug(3), PAPI_set_multiplex(3), PAPI_set_domain(3)


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Waldo's Optimal Fragmentation
Thank you Frank, Glenn, and Concurring Opinions for inviting me to participate in the online Fragmentation book review symposium. As serendipity would have it, your timing could not have been better, for two reasons.
First, just last week in my Health Care Finance class here at the University of Georgia, we began the chapter on "The Structure of the Health Care Enterprise," which opens, as those familiar with the Furrow, Greaney, et al. Health Law casebook know, with a classic fragmentation scenario: Our 35-year-old patient, Waldo, a recurring character throughout the casebook, must navigate the late 1970s health care system and all of its poorly coordinated care, minimal attention to quality, self-interested referrals, fee-for-service payment, and balance-billing flaws. Students are urged to observe the deficiencies and incentives driving the U.S. health care "system" — or lack thereof — and prepare, in future chapters, to compare Waldo's treatment under, first, 1980s managed care and, later, contemporary consumer-driven health care. Preparing for this Symposium primed me for discussing the Waldo example with my students.
Second, over the weekend I presented at the Midwestern Law and Economics Association conference, where I had the good fortune to see my friend and mentor, David Hyman. Thanks again to the upcoming Symposium, I had just read David's chapter on my flight to Denver and could engage his thoughts on the Fragmentation book. As I commented to David, what I find so refreshing and valuable about this book is that it does not start from the well-worn and, to me, uninteresting, suggestion made whenever one is asked to talk about what's wrong with the United States health care system: "Well, really, don't we just need universal health care, a single-payor system? If Canada can do it, why can't we?" (I mean no disparagement to Vickie Williams's excellent post earlier today on this point, for those who are less jaded than I.) Instead, the book accepts the system we have — an admittedly disjointed amalgam of government programs and regulations, along with competitive markets and incentives — and asks how it might be improved.
David's chapter focuses on payment systems as a source of fragmentation and provides some nice examples even within particular health care programs or payors. For example, Medicare A (hospitalization) providers have no incentive to consider Part B (outpatient and physician services) providers' costs because the Parts operates as "payment silos," under distinct reimbursement methodologies, with no need to coordinate care or service delivery. With dually eligible beneficiaries, the fragmentation is even worse: Medicare faces higher costs if poor quality care in Medicaid-covered long-term care settings precipitates an acute hospitalization, while Medicaid faces higher long-term care costs if Medicare prescription drug coverage fails to treat beneficiaries' chronic conditions. The chapter suggests some payment reform strategies, such as medical homes, pay-for-performance, and bundled payments, which have been debated and adopted to varying degrees by government and private payors, including in the recent Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
The end of the chapter was the most provocative. In David's characteristically contrarian, and, to me, always entertaining way, he concludes by begging the question: Before we get all worked up about fragmentation and how to fix it, we should step back and consider that, at least in some cases, we seem to (and, he would suggest, at least sometimes, should) prefer fragmented health care delivery. He points to the popularity of Wal-Mart retail clinics, medical tourism, and specialty hospitals. And I would add the decline of managed care, rise of concierge medicine, and popularity of $4 prescription drugs. Of course, as David acknowledges, those trends reveal other, deeper flaws in our health care delivery "system." But before jumping on the de-fragmentation bandwagon, Waldos should consider carefully what they may have to give up.


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Over the first seven months as county executive, I have talked with residents from every corner of Erie County and the topic I am most frequently asked about is the ongoing lease negotiations with the Buffalo Bills.
As a candidate, I was critical of the former county executive's "sit by the phone and wait" approach to working with the Bills. That is why, as one of my first acts as county executive, I initiated a process to retain the services of special counsel to assist in negotiations, so that as soon as the Bills finished their architectural survey, we could begin meaningful discussions in hopes of reaching an agreement as soon as possible.
Because pro sport stadium leases are highly complex documents, often thousands of pages in length, I believe it would have been a disservice to residents and taxpayers to not have assembled the most knowledgeable and qualified team possible to negotiate on their behalf.
The Bills have identified more than $200 million in renovations to the current Ralph Wilson Stadium to keep it a viable NFL-caliber facility. As was the case with the current lease, and has been the case with other NFL lease agreements, the local taxpayer will be asked to bear some of that cost. But, while I strongly believe that keeping the Bills here in Buffalo is both important for our economy and the framework of our community, I also understand the economic realities that face us.
Over the past several months, we have had serious discussions with not only the Bills but also New York state - which must play a financial role for a deal to be successfully negotiated. With the Bills being the only football team with a stadium in New York state, it is just as much a priority of the state as it is for the county to keep the Bills here in Western New York.
And, while some have noted lease negotiations were not completed by the start of training camp, I can report to you that progress has been made and I feel confident an agreement can be reached before the end of the year.
Ultimately, in negotiating a new lease, my goal is to strike a fair deal for state and county taxpayers and ensure the Bills remain in our community for years to come, not rush to complete an agreement to meet self-imposed deadlines. Also, keep in mind that the current lease does not expire until July 30, 2013, and I will work as long and as hard as it takes to get the right deal negotiated.
While I cannot discuss specific points of agreement or contention as we negotiate with the Bills and New York state, I welcome your input into this process. If you would like to express your opinion on the lease negotiations or any other issue, please do not hesitate to contact my office at 858-8500 or email me at [email protected].


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For mass-start races, USCF rules for conduct and equipment for a road race apply. For individual-start races, USCF equipment rules for conduct and equipment for a time-trial apply, including a ban on "taking pace behind other riders or vehicles closer than 25 meters ahead or 2 meters to the side." In both cases, a certified helmet is required.
Jump to scoring example.
Scoring is simple!
Each rider on single-gender bikes gets for the day points equal to his/her speed as a percentage of the speed of the fastest finisher of the same sex. For example, if you win in 20:00 and Kev finishes in 40:00, you get 100 points and Kev gets 50. If Mark finishes in 25:00, he gets 80 points.
Cyclists on mixed-gender bikes (presumably at least a tandem....) have their scores equal to the percentage of the fastest rider's speed of either gender. Thus if Mark and Jill ride a tandem together, both will receive the same score, even though Mark is male and Jill is female.
Total score at the end of the series is tabulated by adding the following:
Your maximum possible score after one race is thus 800 points. At the end of the series, a perfect score is 3600 points.
What about coordinators? (warning -- this sounds complicated, but is actually quite simple...) For purposes of individual, but not team, standings, a rider who helps coordinate a climb during a week and is thus unable to compete may substitute for that week the score (s)he receives during the next week of the series during which (s)he at least start the climb. If the coordinating week is the last week of the series during which the coordinator starts, the score from the first week of the series during which (s)he started will be used instead. Scores are removed from consideration for subsequent weeks coordinated when they are used for one week coordinated; thus no week's score can be used more than twice. This implies the number of weeks during which a rider receives such substitute scores as a coordinator cannot exceed the number of weeks during which the rider actually officially started.(Whew!)
Team scores are tabulated by adding the top 2 scores by members of a team each week. Thus, different riders can contribute to a team's scores on different weeks, depending on the relative performance of teammates. These scores can be either male or female for the ``overall team score'', female only for the ``female only'' team score, or male only for the ``male only'' team score. The net score for a team is calculated in a fashion similar to that used to calculate the net scores for individuals. The maximum team score is thus 1600 after one event and 7200 after eight or nine.
Teams made up as declared by riders. These can be official USCF teams, touring clubs, or just informal groups formed just for this series. Riders switching teams in the middle of the series score for the newly joined team only for weeks following the switch, scores from weeks prior granted to other teams remain with those teams.
There are also single-sex team rankings. A team's women's score is the sum of the top two scores registed by individual women on the team in the given week. Likewise, a team's men's score is the sum of the top two scores registered by individual men on the team in the week. Overall rankings are maintained in these categories, as well, using the same formula that is applied to the team-overall score.
Jump to the scoring example.
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STRAFFORD — Bullying prevention nonprofit organization, Hey U.G.L.Y. (Unique Gifted Lovable You) announces that Strafford School has received a $100 Honorable Mention Award for a dramatic and instructional video submitted by students.
This international video contest asked youth, 7 to 19 years, to create a video that shows bullying is not cool. The video, created by the students at Strafford School, show three scenarios of the same bullying situation. In each scenario the posse of the bully react differently. From full support of the bully to zero support, the video shows the power of the bystanders who supports and protects the victim, refusing to feed the rage and ego of the bully.
The following 12- and 13-year-old students in the group Kids Against Bullying (K-A-B) created the video: Bri Neily, Camryn Chick, Lauren Burrows, Sadie Donnelly, Reece Sharps, and Summer Barnes. Barnes directed, filmed and acted as interviewer on the video.
"The video created by these students is so important," said Betty Hoeffner, president and co-founder of Hey U.G.L.Y. "At least 85 percent of a school's student population are bystanders to bullying. This video informs that 85 percent how they can safely come to the aid of someone being bullied."
The video contest was created by Hey U.G.L.Y., the nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering youth to be part of the solution to bullying. Their contests are part of a bullying prevention curriculum offered to schools. Judged by an independent panel of professional journalists and award-winning filmmaker, the awards were made possible by a generous donation from Dean Klassman, of Klassman Financial, one of the nation's leading financial advisors.
The panel of judges who graciously donated their time to judge this important contest was comprised of: Lisa Barron, freelance writer for People magazine; Rieva Lesonsky, former editorial director of Entrepreneur magazine; Paul DeCeglie, writer for Pattaya Today; Jay LaRico author of The Choice Of Angels and articles on self-esteem; Rick Erwin, award-winning filmmaker, ABC-TV freelance news cameraman and adjunct professor of film and TV studies at St. Mary's College at Notre Dame and Jill Zimmerman Rutledge, M.S.W., LCSW a psychotherapist who is author of: "Dealing With The Stuff That Makes Life Tough," "The Ten Thinqs That Stress Girls Out" and How To Cope With Them" and "Picture Perfect: What You Need To Feel Better About Your Body."
To see this life-changing, first class video go to HeyUGLY.org and click on the Bystanders Unite link. Educators can use this film to help their students be part of the solution to bullying. Hey U.G.L.Y.'s 10th annual contests are underway with a May 30, 2013 deadline.
Strafford School wins national honors
STRAFFORD — Bullying prevention nonprofit organization, Hey U.G.L.Y. (Unique Gifted Lovable You) announces that Strafford School has received a $100 Honorable Mention Award for a dramatic and instructional video submitted by students.


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Cover Shot! is a regular feature here at the Café. I love discovering new covers, and when I find them, I like to share. More than anything else, I am consumed with the mystery that each new discovery represents. There is an allure to a beautiful cover. Will the story contained under the pages live up to promise of the gorgeous cover art?
I think the cover for Pawn by Aimee Carter is visually interesting, and I like the grays and the blue. What I really like, however, is how complicated and suspenseful the plot sounds. Wonder if it will live up to my expectations?
In stores November 2013
For Kitty Doe, it seems like an easy choice. She can either spend her life as a III in misery, looked down upon by the higher ranks and forced to leave the people she loves, or she can become a VII and join the most powerful family in the country.
If she says yes, Kitty will be Masked—surgically transformed into Lila Hart, the Prime Minister's niece, who died under mysterious circumstances. As a member of the Hart family, she will be famous. She will be adored. And for the first time, she will matter.
There's only one catch. She must also stop the rebellion that Lila secretly fostered, the same one that got her killed …and one Kitty believes in. Faced with threats, conspiracies and a life that's not her own, she must decide which path to choose—and learn how to become more than a pawn in a twisted game she's only beginning to understand.
Previously titled Masked.


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MARLBORO — Beginning Monday morning, a crisis team will be in place to help students in the Marlboro School District cope with the loss of one of their own, said Superintendent Ray Castellani.
MARLBORO — Beginning Monday morning, a crisis team will be in place to help students in the Marlboro School District cope with the loss of one of their own, said Superintendent Ray Castellani.
"The school district will have grief counselors throughout the district, especially in the high school," Castellani said. "They'll be available all day, all night, whatever they (students) need to feel comfortable."
The district anticipates many students may need counseling in the aftermath of the fatal crash that killed popular Marlboro high school sophomore Sarah Smith, 16, of Newburgh. She was killed when the vehicle she was riding in struck a telephone pole at about 3:30 a.m. Saturday on Western Avenue near Albertson Road, police said.
According to investigators, Smith was ejected from the 1997 Ford Explorer when the driver, 18-year-old Marlboro senior Devin Pierre, lost control and the SUV struck the pole on the passenger's side.
Pierre and a 15-year-old female student were taken to St. Francis Hospital in Poughkeepsie. Pierre was treated and released, but the 15-year-old, whose name was not released, remains hospitalized in stable condition, according to Castellani, who spent most of Saturday at the hospital.
"It's tragic whenever you have an accident that takes a life, especially a young child that had her whole life ahead of her to live," he said. "Your heart drops, and you try to be there for the students, the families and the staff."
About 30 of Smith's family members, friends and classmates struggled to cope with their loss Sunday, as they had an impromptu memorial service beside the utility pole where the crash occurred.
The pole has been transformed into a makeshift shrine that's wrapped in purple ribbons and bows — purple was Smith's favorite color.
According to Smith's friends, her family left a planter containing a 2-and-a-half-foot-tall live Christmas tree next to the pole. They trimmed the tree with battery-operated Christmas lights — a symbol of the holidays they will have to spend without her.
The pole also is decorated with messages from friends and family, balloons, a teddy bear, and numerous floral bouquets and candles.
Members of the group bowed their heads in prayer and wept. Even after many of Smith's relatives left, some of her friends remained to have vigil.
Smith was a member of the junior varsity cheerleading and drama squads and sang in the chorus. Those who were close to her said that most important of all, she was a great friend.
"She always had a big smile and bubbly personality," said Marlboro senior Sarah Nieves.
"She was one of the happiest people I've known, and if I needed someone to talk to, she was always there for me," said Marlboro freshman Tanner Harshberger.
According to Marlborough town police, the investigation into the cause of the crash is continuing.
"The police have told me that they felt what occurred was a tragic accident," Castellani said.


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With little support, Cosart drops Marlins debut
MIAMI -- Jarred Cosart made his Marlins debut a day after being acquired, and the 24-year-old showed promise. But he was upset at himself for not fielding his position better in an inning that swung in the Reds' favor.
Mat Latos limited the Marlins to one run in seven innings, and Ryan Ludwick delivered a two-run double that lifted the Reds to a 5-2 victory on Friday night at Marlins Park.View Full Game Coverage
MIAMI -- Jarred Cosart made his Marlins debut a day after being acquired, and the 24-year-old showed promise. But he was upset at himself for not fielding his position better in an inning that swung in the Reds' favor.
Mat Latos limited the Marlins to one run in seven innings, and Ryan Ludwick delivered a two-run double that lifted the Reds to a 5-2 victory on Friday night at Marlins Park.View Full Game Coverage
Yielding hits will happen. So will issuing occasional walks. The way Cosart broke his Miami debut down was expressing his frustration over not making a play on Todd Frazier's comeback grounder that deflected off the pitcher's glove and was ruled a hit. The play was part of a three-run sixth inning.
Although Cosart exited with the score tied, the bases were loaded for Chris Hatcher. All three runs scored.
"We lost because I couldn't do a PFP [pitcher's fielding practice]," the right-hander said. "That was the ground ball back to me. It hit off my glove and put guys on first and second. I ended up walking a guy, putting Hatcher in a really bad spot. It's just baseball. I've got to make that play."
As hard as he was on himself, Cosart didn't receive much run support.
After falling behind by three, Giancarlo Stanton homered off Jonathan Broxton to lead off the eighth inning. Now with 143 career blasts, Stanton is tied with Mike Lowell for third most in franchise history. He's also gone deep in three straight games.
The Marlins managed little else, however, as they dropped three straight after winning six in a row and nine of 10. They've scored just six runs total during their losing slide.
"Stanton is swinging the bat," manager Mike Redmond said. "We've got to get a couple of other guys in front of him on base consistently and get some other guys to get some big hits. We've been pretty quiet the last couple days."
The night marked the arrival of Cosart, acquired on Thursday from the Astros. The right-hander worked 5 1/3 innings, giving up four runs on four hits with two walks and three strikeouts.
"I thought he looked good for five innings," Redmond said. "He looked like he kind of ran out of gas there in the sixth. But I saw some good things. I saw a good fastball, hit on some good breaking balls. I thought overall he did fine."
The lack of a shutdown inning proved costly in the momentum-swinging, three-run Cincinnati sixth. After striking out Billy Hamilton to open the inning, Cosart walked Jay Bruce and Miami got a bad break when Frazier's sharp grounder up the middle was deflected by Cosart toward third base for an infield hit. Devin Mesoraco worked a walk, loading the bases and prompting a pitching change.
Hatcher faced Ludwick, who lofted a two-run double to left on a 1-2 pitch. Skip Schumaker's sacrifice fly gave the Reds a 4-1 advantage.
"I feel like the baseball gods were kind of on my side, because the at-bat before I hit the line drive at the third baseman," Ludwick said.
All three runs were charged to Cosart, who retired the first nine he faced. And in the third inning, he collected his first big league hit, an infield single.
"Yeah, I really got all of it," Cosart said. "I hustled out of the box so I could get on base and give us a chance. I did that, but my job is to go out there and pitch."
With the Astros in the American League, Cosart had only three career at-bats.
Cosart started off strong, but in the fourth inning, the Reds strung together three straight hits, and Frazier had an RBI single.
Miami pulled even at 1 in the fifth inning on Jordany Valdespin's two-out RBI single.
The Marlins had a chance to pull ahead, when with the bases full, Garrett Jones chopped a grounder to first. Frazier flipped to Latos covering first, and umpire Tom Woodring ruled safe. It would have been a run-scoring infield hit. But the Reds challenged, and the call was overturned. Replay showed Latos' foot got the corner of the base before Jones arrived.
"We just need to keep battling and go out there and hopefully tomorrow night put some runs up against some good pitching," Redmond said.
Joe Frisaro is a reporter for MLB.com. He writes a blog, called The Fish Pond. Follow him on Twitter @JoeFrisaro.


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Jagr moves into 7th on goals list as Devils edge Habs
Montreal, QC (SportsNetwork.com) - Jaromir Jagr passed Mark Messier for No. 7 on the NHL's all-time goals list and the New Jersey Devils beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-1 on Tuesday night.
Jagr got his 695th goal late in the first period to tie the game as the Devils scored four unanswered for their third win in four games.
Eric Gelinas, Adam Henrique and Dainius Zubrus also lit the lamp and Martin Brodeur made 29 saves.
Jagr, who scored for the first time since Dec. 21, moved past Messier three days after passing his former teammate Mario Lemieux for seventh place on the all-time points list with an assist against Florida.
The 41-year-old forward said such things aren't on his mind.
"I'm not thinking about history or Messier's goals," he said. "I'm not retiring yet, I'm not counting games yet. I'm trying to have fun. I have good teammates around me. They make me look good."
He paused, and laughed: "Or bad."
Max Pacioretty scored for the Canadiens, who had won four of their last five against New Jersey, and Carey Price gave up three goals on just 18 shots.
Brodeur was named the game's first star and received a standing ovation from the Montreal fans.
"I didn't expect the fans to respond to being the first star, but there's history here for me so it's something nice as well," said Brodeur, who was born in Montreal. "We picked everything up after their goal. We played well in the second period and had some big goals early in that period."
Pacioretty said he was happy with how the Canadiens generated offense against Brodeur and the Devils.
"It's just that they find ways to clear pucks and find ways to block shots," he said. "They play as a group for 60 minutes. Jersey prides itself on playing games like that."
Pacioretty skated alone against Marek Zidlicky after a Devils turnover in the Montreal zone and beat Brodeur with a wrist shot from the right side to give the Canadiens a 1-0 lead seven minutes into the game. It was his 20th goal of the season.
Jagr scored his 14th of the season. 21. He sticked around Josh Gorges at the bottom of the right circle and got a shot through traffic to tie the score with 2:37 left in the opening period.
Gelinas scored on a slap shot from the point on a power play 1:20 into the second period to give the Devils the lead and Henrique made it 3-1 on a rebound up close at 4:02 as teammate Ryane Clowe crashed through the crease.
Later in the second, Montreal had a goal waived off upon review after Brendan Gallagher was ruled to have kicked the puck in as he tangled with Andy Greene for position in the crease.
Zubrus scored into an empty net with 14 seconds left.
Game Notes
Gelinas scored his fifth of the season, Henrique his 12th and Dainius Zubrus his ninth ... Montreal hasn't won back-to-back games since Dec. 21 and 28 ... The Devils are 1-0-1 on a four-game road trip that continues at Colorado on Thursday ... The Canadiens start a four-game road trip Thursday at Ottawa ... Jagr's 695 goals trail Wayne Gretzky (894), Gordie Howe (801), Brett Hull (741), Marcel Dionne (731), Phil Esposito (717) and Mike Gartner (708) on the all-time list.


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OVB Outside Vertical Bar
VRCB Volatility Reduced Compression Bar
Brent Crude Oil (March '13):
- Short Term Trends are bullish.
- Confirmation of a top with a range violation on 01/11/13 @ 109.13. Confirmation of a bottom with a close violation on 12/12/12 @ 107.17. Upside Targets = 110.67 – 111.37.
- New highs made on current move Wednesday @ 113.15.
- March Brent Crude continued higher on Wednesday to extend its gains through the October highs at $112.82 and once again close outside the daily RBB.
- Brent's price action indicates that this move should continue higher above $115 and near the Q3 '12 spot contract highs of $117.95.
- Projected Daily Range: 1.28
- Projected Weekly Range: 3.34
- Projected Monthly Range: 7.54
WTI Crude Oil (March '13):
- Short Term Trends are bullish.
- Confirmation of a bottom with a range violation on 01/08/13 @ 93.36. Confirmation of a bottom with a close violation on 12/18/12 @ 88.40. Upside Targets = 96.36 – 97.57.
- Bearish OVB generated on Wednesday after making new highs on the current move @ 96.92.
- March WTI Crude Oil was unable to progress through the $97 mark on Wednesday as concerns over Thursday's storage number growing once again dropped the market to its lowest close in four sessions.
- WTI is technically overbought in the short term but should see a rebound in prices on Thursday and an eventual settle above $96 for the week.
- Projected Daily Range: 1.39
- Projected Weekly Range: 3.08
- Projected Monthly Range: 7.18
Natural Gas (February '13):
- Short Term trend is bearish.
- Confirmation of a bottom with a range violation on 01/14/2013 @ 3.359. Confirmation of a bottom with a close violation on 01/14/2013 @ 3.373. Upside Targets = 3.583 – 3.628.
- Inside compression day generated on Wednesday.
- March Natural Gas finished Wednesday's session in a tight trading range after continually logging higher intraday lows and lower intraday highs ahead of Thursday's storage report.
- While the northeast experiences extreme cold weather and heightens the prospect of higher natural gas prices over the short-term, Thursday will need to have a big pull to sustain the current buying support necessary to push the market higher or risk a setback to the low $3.40's
- Projected Daily Range: .110
- Projected Weekly Range: .286
- Projected Monthly Range: .492


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Nov 18, 2009 at 3:25 pm
Our film just won the EP Ingersoll Award from the Society of Automotive Historians as well as the Special Jury Award at the Houston International Film Festival. Great reviews! The DVD sales are doing well.
Feb 28, 2007 at 2:37 pm
I'm producing a film on the 1908 New York to Paris race. We have over 1100 photos, film, and are rebuilding 4 of the six cars. Would love to speak with anyone who may have pictures that we don't, or old newspaper articles from Feb-August 1908. Cheers. Michael.


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Youth Ministers Retreat to CIU
Youth ministers have an important role. But keeping up with teenagers is not easy. That's why graduates of the Columbia International University Youth Ministries Program are invited to take a break each year, retreat to their alma mater and chill out. Youth Ministries Program Director Dr. David Olshine and his staff welcome their former students to Columbia for a few days of seminars, prayer, advice, and perhaps most importantly, relaxation.
Especially appreciative of this year's retreat was 2002 graduate Terrace Crawford who serves at Crossroads Community Church in Yorktown, Va. He wrote about his experience in his blog at: http://terracecrawford.blogspot.com/2010/04/theres-no-place-like-home.html
Learn more about Youth Ministries at CIU by watching a video at: http://www.ciu.edu/undergrad/majors/youthministry/


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2011-11-30 / Events & Calendar
Veterans and liberators to be honored at the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center
On Sun., Dec. 4, 2 p.m., the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County will honor World War II veterans and Holocaust liberators with a special program. Lieut. Col. Greg Wynn, USMC, will be the featured speaker at the event. Light refreshments will be served.
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Sometimes historical research can take you on an emotional rollercoaster. Here's a personal example.
For my master's thesis, I looked at evolving interpretations of the Battle of King's Mountain from the time of the war itself through the late nineteenth century (the late nineteenth century being the time, I argued, when most of the popular perceptions about the battle took shape). In the last chapter I examined the conceptions about Appalachia that emerged after the Civil War and the role these notions played in shaping the way Americans remembered the Patriots who fought in the battle.
One of my contentions was that over the course of the late 1800's, East Tennessee basically claimed the Battle of King's Mountain as its own. This was partly inevitable; many of the men who fought came from what is now East Tennessee, the two officers who were most active in organizing the expedition led contingents from that area, and the battle was the (future) Volunteer State's most significant contribution to American victory in the Revolution.
But there were other reasons why the legacy of King's Mountain fell to East Tennessee. Other states involved in the battle didn't emphasize it as heavily as Tennessee did. The largest contingent of troops at King's Mountain was a group of Virginians serving under Col. William Campbell, and it was Campbell who served as honorary commander of the expedition. Campbell and his Virginians, however, didn't figure prominently in traditional histories of the Revolution written by Virginians. I argued that Virginia chroniclers neglected the battle because they had bigger fish to fry. If you want to portray the Revolution as a great day for the Old Dominion, you can always point to Washington, Jefferson, Henry, and Yorktown. King's Mountain had to take a backseat.
More surprising to me was what I found when I examined nineteenth-century accounts of the war written by South Carolinians. The battleground is in the Palmetto State, and South Carolina militia fought on both sides in the battle, some of them not far from their own homes. Yet South Carolina historians of the 1800's weren't as gung-ho about King's Mountain as the Tennesseans were, either. There were some impressively lengthy accounts in some period books, but King's Mountain didn't seem as central to South Carolina's memory of the war as it did to Tennessee's, at least not to me. I figured the reason was similar to that for the Virginia accounts. There were so many engagements fought in South Carolina (including pivotal battles like the bombardment of Ft. Moultrie and Cowpens) that King's Mountain was one turning point among several. For Tennesseans, it was the pinnacle of the war effort.
Since East Tennessee claimed the battle, writers of the late 1800's interpreted it through the lens of the Appalachian stereotypes that were emerging at that very time. The battle's memory therefore became regionalized. It became a victory won by mountaineers from Appalachian Tennessee. That, at least, was my argument. I revised that thesis chapter for an article which Tennessee Historical Quarterly was kind enough to publish, and seeing it in printed form was very gratifying.
After the article came out a few things occurred to me that caused me to wonder whether I had overstated my argument. Specifically, I started to get nervous that I had underestimated the degree to which South Carolina had tried to claim the battle, too.
First, one of the oldest monuments on any Revolutionary War battlefield sits by the side of the ridge. Erected in 1815, it commemorates the death of Maj. William Chronicle and some of his fellow South Carolinians, shot while charging up the slope. This monument pre-dates the period when Tennesseans laid claim to King's Mountain, but it indicates that South Carolinians had made King's Mountain an early priority.
More troubling to my case was the dedication of the U.S. Monument, a gorgeous obelisk erected on top of the ridge in 1909. While the monument was, as its name implies, a national project, the dedication ceremony for it was a predominantly local show, since it was mostly folks from the surrounding area who showed up. Here was more evidence of South Carolina staking a claim to the battleground, and this time at the very end of the era when I'd argued that Tennessee was picking up the ball and running with it.
Since I'd just published an article arguing that, in the decades immediately preceding the dedication, Tennessee had claimed the battle as her own and other states had allowed her to do so, you can understand why I was feeling uneasy.
Then something occurred to me that made me feel a lot better. In fact, I felt it actually bolstered my case. The Chronicle marker wasn't just a monument to South Carolinians. It was a monument to local heroes. Chronicle and his men came from the northwestern backcountry part of the state, the same region where the battle took place. Furthermore, the turnout at the U.S. Monument dedication wasn't just from South Carolina, but specifically local. These two examples of commemoration revealed local historical pride, rather than state historical pride.
All this suggested that it was mostly those South Carolinians who had the battlefield in their own backyards who were concerned about commemorating it, not the state as a whole. South Carolinians in general certainly didn't ignore the battle, but neither did they emphasize it to the same extent that nineteenth-century Tennesseans did, except for those who lived in the vicinity of where it took place. The Chronicle marker and the local interest in the U.S. Monument were the exceptions that proved the rule.
Of course, if it had turned out that I was completely wrong about the commemoration of a particular Revolutionary War battle, it wouldn't exactly have meant the end of civilization as we know it. But finding some new material that vindicated my research still made me feel a lot better. I had applied some new information to a case I'd tried to make previously, and it still seemed to stack up, which was a pretty good feeling.
Now the only thing that bugs me is that I didn't bring this up when I made the argument to begin with…


text: Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums :: View topic - What is your favorite spicy food? Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in What is your favorite spicy food? Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Food View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message TVXQRisaJoined: 10 May 2010Posts: 7 Posted: Mon May 17, 2010 5:01 pm Post subject: What is your favorite spicy food? Hello! I am a Japanese girl. What is your favorite spicy food? I like "Shin ramen" (Korean spicy noodles) Do you know about it? Back to top Yukiko YamaguchiJoined: 10 May 2010Posts: 8 Posted: Mon May 24, 2010 4:40 pm Post subject: I know this Ramen but I haven't eaten it yet. My friend said it's hot and taste is good. In fact I can't eat hot food. However I like Nachos. It's a mexican dish. I love to eat it with beer. Have you try it before? Back to top madelinemintJoined: 26 Apr 2010Posts: 9 Posted: Tue May 25, 2010 10:46 pm Post subject: Recently, I have eaten Shin Ramen. Its taste really good! and it reminded me Thai spicy noodle. My favortie spicy food is "Som-Tum", Thai green papaya salad, this particular dish is from the northeastern part of Thailand (E-san). It usually combines with green papaya, peanuts and dried shrimp or salted crab and you can put guinea peppers as much as you like, but I recommend you should not put them over 4. To make its taste more delicious, this recipe is always eaten with sticky rice! So why don't u try it?? Back to top TVXQRisaJoined: 10 May 2010Posts: 7 Posted: Mon May 31, 2010 7:42 am Post subject: thanks thanks for the answer! yukiko yamaguchi and madelinemint! I have not eaten the spicy food that you recommend yet. However, I want to eat early. Can i eat it if going to where? Back to top TEFLLab MikeJoined: 15 Jun 2010Posts: 4 Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2010 9:03 am Post subject: In Engand we adore spicy food! If you're ever in a British curry house, you really have to put your self to the test.. For example, Madras is always quite hot...Vindaloo is VERY hot! Sometimes i can't eat vindaloo ... and Phaal....well phaal is only for the very very brave! Back to top Stephanie SJoined: 16 Jan 2013Posts: 52 Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 2:56 am Post subject: Pad Thai! I really wish I could eat some now!!! Stephanie Elanguest Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Food All times are GMT - 8 Hours Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Student Forums----------------ComputersCurrent NewsCultureEnglish SchoolsFamilyFilm and CinemaFoodHealth and FitnessHelp CenterHobbiesHolidaysLearning EnglishLiteratureMaking FriendsMusicOpinionsPetsScienceSportsThe Strange and MysteriousTOEFL and Other English ExamsTravel You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum Dave's ESL Cafe is maintained by the one and only Dave Sperling. Banner Advertising | Bookstore / Alta Books | FAQs | Articles | Interview with Dave Copyright © 2018 Dave's ESL Cafe | All Rights Reserved | Contact Dave's ESL Cafe | Site Map Teachers College, Columbia University: Train to Teach English Here or Abroad Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group