Visual condition: Used with numerous marks and scratches to top and side cover, front is excellent.
Includes: Just the CD player, no mains cable or other cables and no remote, no original box.
Additional Information: A third generation CD player introduced around 1984. Purchased this machine about 12 months ago to go with collection but decided to sell for spares or repairs. Worked fine for about month with only light use then the problems started.
Testing: Tested recently on a CD disc of 19 tracks and stopped playing at track 17 when started making clicking noise. Other times will not play discs and there seems a loud buzzing sound from the rear of the machine near the power supply, also a clicking sound from elsewhere. The laser and tray mechanism seem to be OK (lens recently cleaned).


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3 news agencies refuse to distribute Obama photo
NEW YORK — Three news agencies refused to distribute White House-provided photos of President Barack Obama in the Oval Office on Wednesday, arguing that access should have been provided to news photographers.The Associated Press, Reuters and Agence France Presse said the White House was breaking with longstanding tradition in not allowing news photographers to capture the president at work in the Oval Office on his first day."We are not distributing what are, in effect, visual press releases," said Michael Oreskes, managing editor for U.S. news at the AP.The news agencies have used White House-provided images in the past for areas in the White House where media access is generally not permitted, such as the Situation Room or the private residence. But they contend that the Oval Office is the public office of the president and photographers should have access rather than rely on a government handout."Using these photos would be a major break with established precedent and would compromise the long-held tradition of independent photo coverage of the president and the White House by the major news agencies," said Courtney Dolan, spokeswoman for Thomson Reuters.There was no immediate reply to e-mail and phone messages left with Obama representatives.The White House later released a photograph of the president retaking the oath of office with Chief Justice John Roberts, which the AP also rejected.Vincent Amaluy, director of photographer for North and South America for AFP, said he suspected first-day confusion was more at play than an attempt to clamp down on access. "We are hopeful of negotiating an amicable solution," Oreskes said. SOURCE:NEWSVINE.COM
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Obama has 100 days to prove his mettle
PRINCETON, New Jersey (CNN) -- When presidents enter the White House, they have approximately 100 days to show what they are made of. The notion of the first "hundred days" as a way to evaluate presidents is an artificial creation that took hold after Franklin Roosevelt became president in 1932 in the Great Depression. But it has become a benchmark for evaluating the early success of a president. The term is more than symbolic. Some presidents have been able to do a lot with those hundred days. Not surprisingly, Roosevelt was the most successful we have seen. His hundred days lasted from March 9 to June 16, 1933, and Congress passed 15 major bills. Roosevelt, in a period of experimental genius, found support from Congress for a series of programs to help stabilize an economy where 25 percent of the work force was unemployed and banks were imploding as panicked citizens pulled out their money. The humorist Will Rogers joked that "Congress doesn't pass legislation any more, they just wave at the bills as they go by," though in reality Democratic leaders were instrumental in initiating many of the ideas that came from the White House and making sure that they passed by sound margins. Roosevelt understood that he had a limited window of opportunity after his election, and he moved fast. "I do not see how any living soul can last physically going the pace that he is going," said Hiram Johnson, "and mentally any one of us would be a psychopathic case if we undertook to do what he is going."government. Programs were created to regulate Wall Street and banking, support agriculture and labor, provide public works employment, regulate production and more. Through the legislation, as well as his historic fireside chats, Roosevelt restored confidence in the government itself, as Americans sensed that Washington could save American capitalism. He also used the first months to overcome the many divisions that existed within the Democratic Party. Lyndon Johnson had a very different kind of hundred days when he took over after the assassination of John F. Kennedy in November 1963. Johnson used his hundred days to define his presidency in relation to his predecessor. Kennedy had encountered considerable trouble passing most of his legislative agenda, including civil rights and tax cuts, because a conservative coalition of Southern Democrats and Republicans blocked his proposals. Johnson believed that in the months after the assassination, he needed to link himself to the deceased president, who seemed to become more popular after his death, and he used that connection to build political support for his bills. This is why Johnson retained the services of many Cabinet officials from the Kennedy administration. "I needed that White House staff," Johnson recalled, "Without them I would have lost my link to John Kennedy, and without that I would have had absolutely no chance of gaining the support of the media or the Easterners or the intellectuals. And without that support I would have had absolutely no chance of governing the country." During his first speech to Congress after the assassination, Johnson invoked the memory of the slain president by asking legislators to help him fulfill the unfinished agenda. Calling Kennedy "the greatest leader of our time," Johnson said to Congress, "Let us continue." The memory of Kennedy helped him succeed in passing legislation on civil rights, tax cuts and the War on Poverty. Yet another way to use 100 days is to undermine your partisan opposition in Congress. Ronald Reagan did this masterfully when pushing for his across-the-board tax cut in 1981, a centerpiece of his domestic agenda. Reagan argued that tax cuts would stimulate economic growth. The president used the bully pulpit to overcome opposition among House Democrats, building support for the cuts. He gave a speech on television, urging citizens to write their legislators and tell them to support the cuts. House Democrats, now the sole base for the party in Washington, joined in once they saw the public pressure. In fact, they pushed for tax cuts of their own, which were rolled into the bill. "It's like the arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union," according to Michigan Democrat William Brodhead, "for every move there's a countermove; for every weapon, a counterweapon." By the end of the bidding process, Reagan could claim victory on Capitol Hill and his key legislation had drawn the support of his opposition. Sometimes presidents have stumbled in the hundred days, and the results are disastrous. Jimmy Carter is one of the most striking examples. In his hundred days, Carter did almost everything wrong. One of his biggest failures was how he handled relations with Congress. Trying to strengthen his credentials as a reformer, Carter took aim at pork barrel spending, opposing specific items that President Ford had included in his final budget that funded more than 300 water projects across the country. Carter dismissed the proposal as a classic example of congressional pork. He sent a letter to Congress stating that 19 of the projects would be cut. Congress was furious. They believed these funds were essential to their constituents. Those affected by Carter's list included Sen. Russell Long, the powerful chairman of the Senate Finance Committee. The Senate overturned Carter's decision. Bitter feelings remained and the rocky relations continued to be a major problem for Carter. Barack Obama can learn a lesson from all of these presidents about how to break out of the gridlock that has bogged down Washington. They will have to use their hundred days to build confidence in the government and its ability to stabilize the economic system, taking advantage of the narrow window they will have to get legislation through. Obama will have to define himself in relation to his predecessor, but in this case by demonstrating clearly to the public what he will do differently, rather than the same, as President Bush. And, finally, the new president will need to find legislation that attracts some support from the opposition to diminish the power of polarization on Capitol Hill and establish the groundwork for future compromise. The one thing that Obama must realize is that those hundred days will disappear quickly. Once they are gone, as Bill Clinton learned after delaying his push for health care reform, the political capital is hard to get back. SOURCE:CNN.COM
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D-Wade's divorce takes a tawdry turn
Heating up: Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade's divorce from wife Siohvaughn, his high school sweetheart. In legal papers, she alleges he abandoned his children, committed adultery, and infected her with an unspecified sexually transmitted disease. She wants the names of ''all of his sexual partners'' during their six-year marriage.Dwyane petitioned for the divorce last May in Cook County, Ill. They wed in Chicago on May 18, 2002.Dwyane's Windy City attorney, James Pritikin, issued a statement: ``These malicious allegations are absolutely false and we look forward to the opportunity to dispute them in court.''Dwyane turns 27 on Saturday. He and Siohvaughn, 27, have two boys, Zaire, a first-grader who will be 7 next month, and Zion, 1. Siohvaughn moved back to Chicago with the kids last year.Dwyane's Heat salary is $14,410,581, according to published reports. He hauls in millions more from major endorsements such as Gatorade and Converse. He has a dozen vehicles, including four Cadillacs, four Mercedes-Benzes and a Maybach, court papers say.The All-Star has been romantically linked to actress Gabrielle Union, 36, once married to former Jacksonville Jaguar Chris Howard. From Siohvaughn's pleading: ``Dwyane has dissipated substantial sums of marital property including . . . buying his mother a $2 million church; placing substantial sums of money in an account with another woman; providing numerous friends and family members with unfettered access to accounts with hundreds of thousands of dollars of marital funds from which they made substantial withdrawals . . .''Meanwhile, she says, he cut her off financially.Dwyane, named a ''Father of the Year'' in 2007 by the National Father's Day Committee, has gone ''months'' without seeing his boys, Siohvaughn says. His ''failure to spend time with them . . . has resulted in the children at times being afraid of him; in fact, Zion . . . does not recognize or know Dwyane.'' She wants sole custody, and support.She also says she has suffered ''grievous physical, emotional and mental injury'' from the STD, diagnosed in the fall of '07. (The infection is not HIV or a ''killer thing,'' sources say.) Dwyane and his ''paramour or paramours'' are liable, she alleges.'Dwyane must disclose the identity of all of his sexual partners during the parties' marriage,'' says her counter-petition, prepared by attorney Michael J. Berger of Chicago. Siohvaughn has another Chicago lawyer, Dorene Marcus. Says Pritikin: ``It is sad that an obviously angry and bitter woman will go to any lengths to publicly damage Mr. Wade.''Siohvaughn speaks the truth, Marcus insists. ''A person's public persona does not necessarily reflect his behavior in private,'' Marcus adds. ``Mrs. Wade is prepared to prove everything she alleges. And, medical records don't lie.'' SOURCE OF THIS STORY
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BARACK H. OBAMA 44TH PRESIDENT OF USA: INAGURATION SPEECH
CNN) -- Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th president of the United States and the nation's first African-American president Tuesday. This is a transcript of his prepared speech. My fellow citizens: I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President Bush for his service to our nation, as well as the generosity and cooperation he has shown throughout this transition. Forty-four Americans have now taken the presidential oath. The words have been spoken during rising tides of prosperity and the still waters of peace. Yet, every so often, the oath is taken amidst gathering clouds and raging storms. At these moments, America has carried on not simply because of the skill or vision of those in high office, but because We the People have remained faithful to the ideals of our forebearers, and true to our founding documents.So it has been. So it must be with this generation of Americans.
That we are in the midst of crisis is now well understood. Our nation is at war, against a far-reaching network of violence and hatred. Our economy is badly weakened, a consequence of greed and irresponsibility on the part of some, but also our collective failure to make hard choices and prepare the nation for a new age. Homes have been lost; jobs shed; businesses shuttered. Our health care is too costly; our schools fail too many; and each day brings further evidence that the ways we use energy strengthen our adversaries and threaten our planet.These are the indicators of crisis, subject to data and statistics. Less measurable but no less profound is a sapping of confidence across our land -- a nagging fear that America's decline is inevitable, and that the next generation must lower its sights.oday I say to you that the challenges we face are real. They are serious and they are many. They will not be met easily or in a short span of time. But know this, America: They will be met.On this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord.On this day, we come to proclaim an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn-out dogmas, that for far too long have strangled our politics.
We remain a young nation, but in the words of Scripture, the time has come to set aside childish things. The time has come to reaffirm our enduring spirit; to choose our better history; to carry forward that precious gift, that noble idea, passed on from generation to generation: the God-given promise that all are equal, all are free, and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness.
In reaffirming the greatness of our nation, we understand that greatness is never a given. It must be earned. Our journey has never been one of shortcuts or settling for less. It has not been the path for the fainthearted -- for those who prefer leisure over work, or seek only the pleasures of riches and fame. Rather, it has been the risk-takers, the doers, the makers of things -- some celebrated, but more often men and women obscure in their labor -- who have carried us up the long, rugged path toward prosperity and freedom.
For us, they packed up their few worldly possessions and traveled across oceans in search of a new life.
For us, they toiled in sweatshops and settled the West; endured the lash of the whip and plowed the hard earth.
For us, they fought and died, in places like Concord and Gettysburg; Normandy and Khe Sahn.Time and again, these men and women struggled and sacrificed and worked till their hands were raw so that we might live a better life. They saw America as bigger than the sum of our individual ambitions; greater than all the differences of birth or wealth or faction.This is the journey we continue today. We remain the most prosperous, powerful nation on Earth. Our workers are no less productive than when this crisis began. Our minds are no less inventive, our goods and services no less needed than they were last week or last month or last year. Our capacity remains undiminished. But our time of standing pat, of protecting narrow interests and putting off unpleasant decisions -- that time has surely passed. Starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America.
For everywhere we look, there is work to be done. The state of the economy calls for action, bold and swift, and we will act -- not only to create new jobs, but to lay a new foundation for growth. We will build the roads and bridges, the electric grids and digital lines that feed our commerce and bind us together. We will restore science to its rightful place, and wield technology's wonders to raise health care's quality and lower its cost. We will harness the sun and the winds and the soil to fuel our cars and run our factories. And we will transform our schools and colleges and universities to meet the demands of a new age. All this we can do. And all this we will do.
Now, there are some who question the scale of our ambitions -- who suggest that our system cannot tolerate too many big plans. Their memories are short. For they have forgotten what this country has already done; what free men and women can achieve when imagination is joined to common purpose, and necessity to courage. What the cynics fail to understand is that the ground has shifted beneath them -- that the stale political arguments that have consumed us for so long no longer apply. The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works -- whether it helps families find jobs at a decent wage, care they can afford, a retirement that is dignified. Where the answer is yes, we intend to move forward. Where the answer is no, programs will end. And those of us who manage the public's dollars will be held to account -- to spend wisely, reform bad habits, and do our business in the light of day -- because only then can we restore the vital trust between a people and their government. Nor is the question before us whether the market is a force for good or ill. Its power to generate wealth and expand freedom is unmatched, but this crisis has reminded us that without a watchful eye, the market can spin out of control -- and that a nation cannot prosper long when it favors only the prosperous. The success of our economy has always depended not just on the size of our gross domestic product, but on the reach of our prosperity; on our ability to extend opportunity to every willing heart -- not out of charity, but because it is the surest route to our common good. As for our common defense, we reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals. Our Founding Fathers, faced with perils we can scarcely imagine, drafted a charter to assure the rule of law and the rights of man, a charter expanded by the blood of generations. Those ideals still light the world, and we will not give them up for expedience's sake. And so to all other peoples and governments who are watching today, from the grandest capitals to the small village where my father was born: Know that America is a friend of each nation and every man, woman and child who seeks a future of peace and dignity, and that we are ready to lead once more. Recall that earlier generations faced down fascism and communism not just with missiles and tanks, but with sturdy alliances and enduring convictions. They understood that our power alone cannot protect us, nor does it entitle us to do as we please. Instead, they knew that our power grows through its prudent use; our security emanates from the justness of our cause, the force of our example, the tempering qualities of humility and restraint.
We are the keepers of this legacy. Guided by these principles once more, we can meet those new threats that demand even greater effort -- even greater cooperation and understanding between nations. We will begin to responsibly leave Iraq to its people, and forge a hard-earned peace in Afghanistan. With old friends and former foes, we will work tirelessly to lessen the nuclear threat, and roll back the specter of a warming planet. We will not apologize for our way of life, nor will we waver in its defense, and for those who seek to advance their aims by inducing terror and slaughtering innocents, we say to you now that our spirit is stronger and cannot be broken; you cannot outlast us, and we will defeat you.
For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness. We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus -- and nonbelievers. We are shaped by every language and culture, drawn from every end of this Earth; and because we have tasted the bitter swill of civil war and segregation, and emerged from that dark chapter stronger and more united, we cannot help but believe that the old hatreds shall someday pass; that the lines of tribe shall soon dissolve; that as the world grows smaller, our common humanity shall reveal itself; and that America must play its role in ushering in a new era of peace.
To the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect. To those leaders around the globe who seek to sow conflict, or blame their society's ills on the West: Know that your people will judge you on what you can build, not what you destroy. To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history; but that we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist.
To the people of poor nations, we pledge to work alongside you to make your farms flourish and let clean waters flow; to nourish starved bodies and feed hungry minds. And to those nations like ours that enjoy relative plenty, we say we can no longer afford indifference to suffering outside our borders; nor can we consume the world's resources without regard to effect. For the world has changed, and we must change with it.
As we consider the road that unfolds before us, we remember with humble gratitude those brave Americans who, at this very hour, patrol far-off deserts and distant mountains. They have something to tell us today, just as the fallen heroes who lie in Arlington whisper through the ages. We honor them not only because they are guardians of our liberty, but because they embody the spirit of service; a willingness to find meaning in something greater than themselves. And yet, at this moment -- a moment that will define a generation -- it is precisely this spirit that must inhabit us all.
For as much as government can do and must do, it is ultimately the faith and determination of the American people upon which this nation relies. It is the kindness to take in a stranger when the levees break, the selflessness of workers who would rather cut their hours than see a friend lose their job which sees us through our darkest hours. It is the firefighter's courage to storm a stairway filled with smoke, but also a parent's willingness to nurture a child, that finally decides our fate.
Our challenges may be new. The instruments with which we meet them may be new. But those values upon which our success depends -- hard work and honesty, courage and fair play, tolerance and curiosity, loyalty and patriotism -- these things are old. These things are true. They have been the quiet force of progress throughout our history. What is demanded then is a return to these truths. What is required of us now is a new era of responsibility -- a recognition, on the part of every American, that we have duties to ourselves, our nation and the world; duties that we do not grudgingly accept but rather seize gladly, firm in the knowledge that there is nothing so satisfying to the spirit, so defining of our character, than giving our all to a difficult task.
This is the price and the promise of citizenship.
This is the source of our confidence -- the knowledge that God calls on us to shape an uncertain destiny.
This is the meaning of our liberty and our creed -- why men and women and children of every race and every faith can join in celebration across this magnificent Mall, and why a man whose father less than 60 years ago might not have been served at a local restaurant can now stand before you to take a most sacred oath.
So let us mark this day with remembrance, of who we are and how far we have traveled. In the year of America's birth, in the coldest of months, a small band of patriots huddled by dying campfires on the shores of an icy river. The capital was abandoned. The enemy was advancing. The snow was stained with blood. At a moment when the outcome of our revolution was most in doubt, the father of our nation ordered these words be read to the people:
"Let it be told to the future world ... that in the depth of winter, when nothing but hope and virtue could survive... that the city and the country, alarmed at one common danger, came forth to meet [it]."
America. In the face of our common dangers, in this winter of our hardship, let us remember these timeless words. With hope and virtue, let us brave once more the icy currents, and endure what storms may come. Let it be said by our children's children that when we were tested, we refused to let this journey end, that we did not turn back, nor did we falter; and with eyes fixed on the horizon and God's grace upon us, we carried forth that great gift of freedom and delivered it safely to future generations.
Obama: Now's the time for unity, sacrifice and bold, swift action
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Inauguration: President Obama: "With hope and virtue, let us ... endure what storms may come"
WASHINGTON — Barack Obama became the 44th president of the United States on Tuesday afternoon, banishing forever more than 200 years of history during which the office passed from white hands to white hands and promising a new era of "hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord."Under the Constitution, Obama became president at noon ET, even though he had not formally been sworn in with the inaugural ceremonies running behind schedule. Using his full name, Barack Hussein Obama, the new president took the oath of office at 12:05 p.m. from Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, whose nomination to the court he opposed as the junior Democratic senator from Illinois.Clasping hands with his wife, Michelle, Obama smiled and waved to the crowd of as many as 2 million people who jammed the National Mall.As the crowd chanted "Obama, Obama," the president thanked his predecessor, George W. Bush, and said he was "humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors."Obama acknowkledged that "we are in the midst of crisis.""Our nation is at war, against a far-reaching network of violence and hatred," he said. "Our economy is badly weakened, a consequence of greed and irresponsibility on the part of some, but also our collective failure to make hard choices and prepare the nation for a new age. Homes have been lost, jobs shed, businesses shuttered. Our health care is too costly, our schools fail too many, and each day brings further evidence that the ways we use energy strengthen our adversaries and threaten our planet."Saying "the time has come to set aside childish things," Obama declared: "Today, I say to you that the challenges we face are real. They are serious and they are many. They will not be met easily or in a short span of time."But know this, America — they will be met."
Biden sworn in as vice president
Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens swore in former Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware as vice president at 11:57 a.m. ET before as many as 2 million people who swarmed the National Mall. They were there to witness Obama's banishing forever more than 200 years of history during which the office had passed from white hands to white hands.Obama and Bush arrived together at the Capitol, riding in a motorcade from the White House, where Bush and his wife, Laura, hosted the Obamas and Biden and his wife, Jill. CONTINUE READING...
Huge crowds gather in D.C. for inauguration
WASHINGTON - The U.S. capital came to life well before dawn Tuesday, as out-of-towners and area residents alike overwhelmed mass transit and filled city streets to witness the swearing-in of President-elect Barack Obama.As dawn broke, tens of thousands of people turned Washington's orderly grid of streets into a festive party scene, energized by the historic moment. Ready to endure below-freezing temperatures, they streamed up from subway stations and past parked buses, emergency vehicles and street vendors, bound for the National Mall lawn in front of the Capitol for the inauguration."This is the culmination of two years of work," said Obama activist Akin Salawu, 34, of Brooklyn, New York, who helped the candidate as a community organizer and Web producer. "We got on board when Obama was the little engine who could. He's like a child you've held onto. Now he's going out into the world." Security lines were long and daunting on Tuesday morning, according to reports from around the city, with people trying to get onto the Mall, onto the parade route and the ticket areas on the Capitol. Parking lots full By 4 a.m., lines of riders formed in suburban parking lots for the Metro transit system, which opened early and put on extra trains for the expected rush. Many parking lots filled up and had to be closed.Streets around the Capitol quickly filled with people, and security checkpoints were mobbed.Warming tents and other facilities on the Mall were late opening because traffic and crowds delayed staffers from reaching them.Ticket holders approaching the Inaugural site on Capitol Hill awaited security sweeps in a line estimated at thousands. People were in a festive mood, despite the cold and economic gloom that that has millions unemployed and tens of thousands homeless.Connie Grant of Birmingham, Alabama, said she got up at 3:30 a.m. after coming to Washington with a group. Three hours later she was still on 7th street waiting for police to clear the way into the Mall.She said the wait didn't matter. "I sacrificed and came here. To me, this is very historic. I just wanted to be here.""I brought my patience," said Matt Rohrbaugh, 37, who had traveled from Santa Cruz, Calif. with his two sons aged 12 and 15. "Everyone else seems to have brought their patience as well," he said, referring to the long lines at checkpoints. 'Dream come true 'Christian Alderson of Berryville, Virginia, said he was in Memphis, Tennessee when Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. "That day was sorrowful," Alderson, 73, said as he stood near the mall. "This is a dream come true for me." CONTINUE READING...
OBAMA Inauguration TV coverage
Want to catch the inauguration but can't make it to D.C.? Fear not, you'll be able to watch the ceremonies and festivities on more TV stations than ever, thanks to cable and satellite services. (All times are PST) Broadcast: ABC (Channel 7): Coverage starts at 5 a.m. with "Good Morning America: Special Edition" from Washington, D.C., followed by ABC live coverage anchored by Charles Gibson of the Obama inauguration starting at 7 a.m., the swearing-in ceremony at 9 a.m. and then the parade until 2 p.m. At 7 p.m. a wrap-up "ABC News Special" on the day's events airs, with coverage of inaugural balls at 8 p.m. At 10 p.m. an "Inaugural Review" special airs. CBS (Channel 5): CBS live coverage from Washington hosted by Katie Couric starts at 7 a.m., with ceremony followed by parade coverage until 2 p.m. At 6 p.m., CBS plans a one-hour special on the first hours of the Obama administration. At 9 p.m., CBS airs a "Inauguration Review" special report. NBC (Channel 11): Live "Today Show" coverage from Washington begins at 7 a.m. Inauguration and parade coverage hosted by Brian Williams starts at 7:30 a.m. and runs until 1 p.m. At 7 p.m., NBC will air a live one-hour special from the inaugural galas. At 10 p.m. "Dateline: NBC" reports on the inauguration's major events. PBS: From 8 to 10 a.m., KRCB-TV airs "NewsHour's" live coverage of the inauguration. At 5:30 p.m. on KRCB (6 on KQED-TV), Jim Lehrer's "NewsHour" will feature inaugural highlights. At 10 p.m., Channel 9 airs a new "Frontline" special, "Dreams of Obama.
Cable BET: Live Inauguration coverage starts at 7 a.m., followed at 8 p.m. by an inauguration musical special, "Yes We Will," hosted by Nick Cannon, with an appearance by Gen. Colin Powell. CNBC: The NBC financial-news channel will air a special live inaugural edition of "Squawk Box" from D.C., from 6 to 9 a.m. CNN: Live Inauguration Day edition of "American Morning," hosted by John Roberts starts at 2 a.m. followed by nonstop, all-day coverage of inaugural events. Main inauguration coverage at 7 a.m. will be co-hosted by Wolf Blitzer and Anderson Cooper from the Newseum in D.C. A special edition of "Situation Room" with Blitzer airs from 1 to 4 p.m. followed by live team coverage of galas. FOX NEWS: The network plans live coverage of inauguration events starting at 7 a.m. and running until noon. MSNBC: The network's 21 hours of continuous coverage starts at 3 a.m. with special edition of "Morning Joe" from Washington. MSNBC's primary 7 a.m.-1 p.m. live inauguration coverage will be anchored by Keith Olbermann, Chris Matthews, Rachel Maddow, and Eugene Robinson. Special inauguration-day editions of Matthews, Olbermann and Maddow shows will air live, outdoors from Washington's National Mall.
Anticipation Grows for Obama Inaguration
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From King to Obama: Words of the past set the stage for the present
The U.S. presidential inauguration has been held at noon Eastern Time on Jan. 20 since 1937. So it's a mere calendar-related coincidence that Martin Luther King Jr. Day, observed the third Monday in January, directly precedes the historic induction into office of the nation's first black president. Yet some consider the juxtaposition much more than chance, rather viewing it as an auspicious convergence — the message from the past at least partially manifested in 21st-century reality. "Without a Martin Luther King, I don't believe we would have a Barack Obama," said Bob Jackson, bishop of Acts Full Gospel Church in East Oakland. "From (King's) message of nonviolent protest and speaking out against injustice, to the message of Obama as being able to accomplish something many of us thought was impossible — it's all connected, and now Obama is taking it further down the road." "It's an extremely happy coincidence that these days fall together," said Robert Brem, professor of politics and psychology at the College of Alameda, where a special daylong event called, "From 'I Have a Dream' to 'Yes We Can,' " will be held Tuesday, with viewing screens set up on campus for the inauguration. "It represents, regardless of what kind of presidency Obama has — after all, he is just a man — that his election really is the punctuation point of King's dream, of his words on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial when he spoke of the "It's a completion of what I consider to be stage two of the dream — moving into the cosmopolitan era. What's really interesting about Obama is that he's not only a person of color, but of multiple ethnicities. The entire world sees him as their president. Most previous presidents have run on that classic Americana position of 'us and them.' But with Obama, it's just 'us.' His election represents a moment when the American dream itself can be rebooted."As to what we do from here remains to be seen," Brem said.Indeed, many say the dream is far from realized, and that activists should not rest on Obama's laurels."My concern is that, yes, Obama was elected — which is a landmark, of course — but it's not a time to stop," said Cristina Azocar, director of the Center for Integration and Improvement of Journalism at San Francisco State."I'm worried that people will see an African-American as president and they'll say, 'Oh, there's no more racism now. We don't need programs like affirmative action anymore. We have achieved diversity, and we can just stop the work.'Declaration of Independence as being a promissory note which had yet to be made," Brem said. CONTINUE READING...
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Steelers top Ravens for AFC title, Super Bowl next
PITTSBURGH (AP)—The Pittsburgh Steelers outhit the Baltimore Ravens and outplayed them behind a steady-as-he-goes Ben Roethlisberger, marching into the Super Bowl behind a defense that brought back memories of the storied Steel Curtain. The Steelers ended their home-field jinx in the AFC title game by beating Baltimore 23-14 on Sunday and Troy Polamalu ended any chance the Ravens had for a comeback with a 40-yard interception return for a touchdown. The Steelers will meet the Arizona Cardinals in the Super Bowl in two weeks in Tampa. The matchup is intriguing—Mike Tomlin vs. the Cardinals' Ken Whisenhunt, the offensive coordinator when the Steelers won the Super Bowl three seasons ago who went to Arizona after being passed over for Pittsburgh's job. Whisenhunt and his top assistant, Russ Grimm, left after the Steelers unexpectedly hired Tomlin, who has done something even Chuck Noll and Bill Cowher couldn't do by taking Pittsburgh to the Super Bowl in his second season.The Steelers harassed rookie Joe Flacco all game long. Normally unflappable, he looked lost at times and finished 13-for-30 for 141 yards and three costly interceptions. Roethlisberger, picked off four times by New England in his rookie-year AFC title game, was a steady 16-of-33 for 255 yards and, most importantly, no interceptions. If nothing else, it showed how much experience mattered in a game so important.After Polamalu's twisting, turning run sealed it with 4:39 to play, the game was held up when Willis McGahee, who scored both Baltimore touchdowns, was carted off the field following a frightening hit to the helmet by Pittsburgh safety Ryan Clark.The Ravens said he had "significant neck pain," but movement in his arms and legs. Pittsburgh is heading to its seventh Super Bowl. Only the Steelers, 49ers and Cowboys have won five, and Pittsburgh can be the first to win six. If the Steelers beat Arizona, the 36-year-old Tomlin would be the youngest coach to win an NFL championship."They did it tonight the way we've done it all year," Tomlin said. "We've got a very humble group, a very selfless group."The Steelers proved it is possible to beat a good team three times in a season, and will now face a team they share a history with. They were merged as Card-Pitt during World War II in 1944 when the Cardinals were in Chicago and went 0-10, the only winless team in Steelers history.Steelers owner Dan Rooney recalls them being nicknamed the Car-Pitts "because everybody walked all over us." Earlier in the day, before Whisenhunt knew the outcome of the Steelers-Ravens game, he said he wanted to match up against Pittsburgh in the Super Bowl. "I mean, I'm glad we're playing in it, but the reason I'm here is because of my time with Pittsburgh," Whisenhunt said, "and I am very grateful for that." Nobody walks over these Steelers, a hard-hitting, tough-guy team with the NFL's best defense, at least statistically, in nearly 20 years. The unit is a worthy descendant of the Steel Curtain teams of the 1970s that virtually defined the way defense is supposed to be played. SOURCE
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Fitzgerald shines as Warner leads Cardinals to franchise's first Super Bowl
Philadelphia 25 : Arizona 32 -- GLENDALE, Ariz. -- That's not a mirage rising out of the desert, folks. It's the Arizona Cardinals soaring to their first Super Bowl. Yes, the Cardinals, founding members of the NFL, but historically among the most dysfunctional of franchises, finally have joined the big boys. Capitalizing on Larry Fitzgerald's three first-half touchdown receptions, then coolly marching downfield to Kurt Warner's 8-yard scoring pass to rookie Tim Hightower with 2:53 left, they beat the Philadelphia Eagles 32-25 Sunday for the NFC championship.Donovan McNabb was superb in leading Philadelphia's second-half rally, but he misfired from midfield four times in the final moments.Arizona (12-7) will face the AFC champion in two weeks in Tampa for the NFL title. Baltimore played at Pittsburgh later in the day for the AFC crown.If the Cardinals, the first No. 4 seed to host a conference championship game, were supposed to be thunderstruck by their surroundings, they instead responded like playoff veterans.Sure, they blew a 24-6 halftime lead. But then Warner, a Super Bowl MVP from almost a decade ago with the St. Louis Rams, engineered a precise, 72-yard drive to win it with his fourth TD pass of the day.He finished the comeback with the 8-yard pass to Hightower, then hit Ben Patrick for the 2-point conversion.But the key was the unstoppable Fitzgerald, who had nine receptions for 152 yards, including two big catches on the decisive drive. The All-Pro set a single postseason record with 419 yards receiving, surpassing the great Jerry Rice. And Fitzgerald has one more game to go -- in the Super Bowl.Can you imagine?They surely never looked this good before in the Phoenix area, or their previous homes in Chicago and St. Louis.At the end, streams of confetti spewed into the air, Warner got some hugs from Eagles players, and the obligatory "We are the Champions" blared. SOURCE
Death, drugs tarnish Motown's legacy
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Some time during the 1970s, Marvin Gaye reflected on his turbulent career in an obscure tune called "Dream of a Lifetime.""I thank God for my wonderful life," sang the Motown Records enfant terrible. "I've had my ups and downs, but I thank God."Gaye's life ended violently in 1984. His father, a former preacher, shot him dead during a domestic dispute the day before the singer turned 45.As Motown celebrates its 50th anniversary throughout 2009, the record label and music fans will no doubt focus on the upbeat songs and fresh-faced performers who brought joy to millions of people around the world.Smokey Robinson, Diana Ross and Stevie Wonder have become legends in their own lifetimes, but fortune was not as kind to other artists and composers who toiled in the spartan studio at "Hitsville U.S.A." near downtown Detroit.Drugs, poverty, suicide and murder claimed many Motown figures. Gaye, a tortured soul whose stardom was marked by drugs, divorce, label disputes and bankruptcy, is probably the highest-profile casualty.A year before Gaye was killed, virtuoso bass player James Jamerson died in obscurity. A raging alcoholic who played on Gaye's landmark 1971 album "What's Going On," Jamerson has since been deified by aficionados.SUICIDE IN CAR:Others remain less well known. Roger Penzabene, the co-writer of the Temptations' mournful masterpiece "I Wish It Would Rain," committed suicide in 1967. Hard-partying drummer Benny Benjamin, the backbeat of the Motown sound, was silenced by a stroke in 1969 after battling drugs and alcohol. Temptations co-founder Paul Williams, the heart of the group and lead singer on "Don't Look Back," turned to alcohol and was eventually unable to perform. Two years after quitting, he shot himself dead in 1973, while sitting in a car parked two blocks from Motown. Another troubled former Temptation David Ruffin, who sang lead on "My Girl," died of a drug overdose in 1991. Early Motown star Mary Wells of "My Guy" fame died the following year of throat cancer. She endured poverty in her dying days, as did former Supreme Florence Ballard, who succumbed to a coronary thrombosis in 1976. Of course, most labels have a lengthy list of casualties, and creative people do have their frailties. But Motown, initially at least, treated its artists like family, taking care of all their personal and professional needs. Yet it also was run like an auto assembly line, with heavy pressure on everyone to keep churning out hits and to tour relentlessly. "Those who drank or did drugs became alcoholics and addicts because of the stress of the road," said Billy J. Wilson, head of the Detroit-based Motown Alumni Association. "They become depressed, and the depression was based around the environment of the entertainment business." Some evidently thrived, like the Four Tops, whose lineup remained unchanged until 1997. But others had existing conditions exacerbated by the demands of stardom. CONTINUE READING....
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The Murder of Oscar Grant
HARD IN THE PAINT HD: The Murder of Oscar Grant from Ron Fulcher on Vimeo.
Early New Year's Day, Oscar Grant was murdered by a Bart Police Officer at the Fruitvale Bart Station in Oakland, California. People have protested his murder and there has been an public outcry for justice for this man's murder. Go "Hard in the Paint" is an artistic contribution to the memory of Oscar Grant. Featuring Bay Area artist Ise Lyfe and friends. Directed By: Ise Lyfe.
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Obama rides rails to capital, as onlookers cheer
PST PHILADELPHIA, (AP) -- President-elect Barack Obama, cheered by onlookers along the train route Abraham Lincoln took nearly a century and a half earlier, undertook the final leg of his inaugural journey to the nation's capital Saturday, pledging to reclaim America's spirit but also warning of steep challenges facing the country.Hundreds of people screamed and cheered as Obama waved from the back of his inaugural train when it rolled slowly through the station in little Claymont, Del., on the way to larger crowds at stops in Wilmington, Del., and Baltimore on the route to Washington.Unfazed by frigid temperatures, scattered groups stood waving at crossroads along the way."Starting now, let's take up in our own lives the work of perfecting our union," Obama told several hundred people gathered for the sendoff inside a hall at Philadelphia's historic 30th Street train station. "Let's build a government that is responsible to the people and accept our own responsibilities as citizens to hold our government accountable. ... Let's make sure this election is not the end of what we do to change America, but the beginning and the hope for the future."While talking about the future, Obama reflected on the past, echoing the words of the Declaration of Independence, Lincoln and President John F. Kennedy. He cited the founding fathers who risked everything with no assurance of success in Philadelphia in the summer of 1776:"They were willing to put all they were and all they had on the line — their lives, their fortunes and their sacred honor — for a set of ideals that continue to light the world: That we are equal. That our rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness come not from our laws, but from our maker. And that a government of, by, and for the people can endure."Vice President-elect Joe Biden, who hopped aboard the train in Wilmington, said the train ride marked the beginning of a journey that would change America."Our economy is struggling. We are a nation at war," Biden said. "Sometimes, just sometimes, it's hard to believe that we'll see the spring again. But I tell you spring is on the way with this new administration."Supporters, shivering in the cold, gathered all along the rails.Waiting for Obama in Baltimore, Bud Beehler, an elementary school principal, said, "It's a historic moment in time. This is the only place to be."In Wilmington, 70-year-old Mae Betts of Newark, Del., said, "Everybody's pulling for him."This is a momentous time for the Obamas. And for Michelle Obama, it was also her 45th birthday. The crowd in Wilmington sang "Happy Birthday" to her, forcing the president-elect to briefly delay the start of his second speech of the day in which he pledged a revival of the middle class."When we Americans get knocked down, we always, always get back up on our feet," Obama said."We've heard your stories on the campaign trail," he said. "We have been touched by your dreams, and we will fight for you every single day that we're in Washington because Joe and I are committed to leading a government that is accountable not just to the wealthy or to the well-connected, but to you."The president-elect's triumphant day — heralded along the 137-mile rail route — started in Philadelphia with a sober discussion of the country's future with 41 people he met during his long quest for the White House.He told the crowd in Philadelphia that the same perseverance and idealism displayed by the nation's founders are needed to tackle the difficulties of today."We recognize that such enormous challenges will not be solved quickly," Obama said. "There will be false starts and setbacks, frustrations and disappointments. And we will be called to show patience even as we act with fierce urgency."He cited the faltering economy, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan — "one that needs to be ended responsibly, one that needs to be waged wisely" — the threat of global warming and U.S. dependence on foreign oil."We are here today not simply to pay tribute to our first patriots but to take up the work that they began," he said. "The trials we face are very different now, but severe in their own right. Only a handful of times in our history has a generation been confronted with challenges so vast."Preparing to board the train, Obama said that "what's required is a new declaration of independence — from ideology and small thinking."Obama's vintage rail car, known as Georgia 300, was tacked onto the back of a 10-car train made up of Amtrak cars filled with hundreds of guests, reporters and staff along for the ride.The train was due at Washington's Union Station after nightfall.At Union Station, as Obama set out from Philadelphia, the vanguard of perhaps the greatest crowd in Washington history was beginning to arrive.Bursting with enthusiasm, Toni Mateo arrived from Atlanta, where he works at a public relations firm."It's going to be life-affirming for me," said Mateo. "It was really important that I come here to represent the family and to take the energy back with me." He said his train car was crowded but quiet — until "I just screamed out `Obama,' and the whole crowd erupted."Elsewhere in Washington, members of his administration stayed focused on policy.Addressing the winter meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayo rs, Valerie Jarrett, a senior Obama adviser, asked for help keeping the momentum going for passage, and implementation, of a measure to jump-start the economy.House Democrats this week unveiled their version of the bill, an $825 billion package of tax cuts and spending.Although his path tracked Lincoln's and took on the same overtone of high security, it wasn't the journey of virtual secrecy that the 16th president-elect took so long ago on the eve of the Civil War. Lincoln was smuggled under cover of darkness from one train station to another to avoid a feared assassination attempt.This year, the FBI has been planning its inauguration mission since June. Large trucks, a bomb-detecting robot, canisters with hundreds of gallons of water to disrupt a car bomb and other emergency response equipment stretch down a block near the FBI's Washington Field Office.John Perren, a special agent in charge of counterterrorism, said there was no credible intelligence warning of any attack. SOURCE:SFGATE.COM
How to watch Obama's inauguration online
(CNET) -- More than 2 million Americans lost their jobs last year, the stock market fell by almost 45 percent from its peak, and comparisons with the Great Depression are becoming disturbingly commonplace. But that isn't stopping Washington from throwing a $160 million party, the most lavish ever, for Barack Obama's presidential inauguration on Tuesday. Technology companies are joining the festivities by hosting a number of inaugural parties, and a collection of news and other Web sites are aiming to let anyone who can't be in the nation's capital--or who doesn't want to brave probably-freezing temperatures--follow along online.
Here's a partial list:
• The Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, which is in charge of all the inaugural activities at the Capitol, will stream the entire event at its Web site, complete with closed captioning. The site has a wealth of information about what happens on Inauguration Day, including a handful of inaugural videos dating back to President Dwight Eisenhower's 1957 swearing-in ceremony, as well as videos of presidential luncheons dating back to the inauguration of John Kennedy. (It also reveals, for those interested, the recipe for Obama's luncheon meal, which features a main course of pheasant and duck served with sour cherry chutney.)
• Our sister site CBS News will have day-long live coverage January 20 on TV and the Web, starting at 7 a.m. EDT. Katie Couric will also host a special Webcast that night with reporters and punditry, for which viewers can submit questions.
• CBS streaming coverage will also be Webcast on Joost's Everything Obama page, which also features interviews, campaign highlights, and satire clips.
• MSNBC will be live streaming the event on its home page and politics section, and visitors can embed the video into their own sites. Its inauguration page also features videos of inaugurations from decades past.
• Fox News will provide live streaming coverage via Hulu beginning at noon for about two hours. After the live stream, Hulu will provide on-demand access to the ceremony. The live stream is embeddable, as is an inauguration countdown from Hulu. The video site's Obama Presidency page also features related content like speeches, commentary, satire, and past inaugural speeches.
• C-SPAN will debut its Inauguration Hub on January 20, featuring an online "control room"--a multichannel grid designed by Mogulus with Webcasts of inauguration activities. Visitors will be able to choose from one of four live feeds featuring events like the swearing in at the Capitol, the parade, and a number of inaugural balls.
• CNN is partnering with Facebook to provide live streaming of the swearing in and Obama's speech. Viewers can "RSVP" for the event on Facebook, and as they watch, they will be able to provide status updates with their thoughts on the events. A Facebook window on the CNN.com Live channel will show viewers their friends' relevant status updates.
• Current TV and Twitter are teaming up, as they did during the election, to add real-time tweets to Current's broadcast and Webcast of the swearing in, which starts at 11:30 a.m. EDT and will be replayed throughout the day.
• The New York Times, the AP's online video network, and the Online NewsHour will also live stream inauguration coverage.
Once Obama is sworn in, he'll be party hopping through Washington that night. The Presidential Inauguration Committee has promised to Webcast some of the official inaugural balls--though there are plenty of unofficial parties, including some hosted by tech companies. The Recording Industry Association of America is hosting a charity ball featuring the recording artist Rihanna and the actors David Arquette and Courteney Cox. The ball benefits the nonprofit Feeding America and is co-sponsored by Yahoo, Comcast, Oracle, AT&T, SoundExchange, Time Warner, News Corp., and a number of other companies. Google is partnering with the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights to host "a break from traditional inaugural balls." Guests are encouraged to make donations--which Google will match--to organizations including the LCCR Education Fund, One Economy, the Sunlight Foundation, D.C. Central Kitchen, and Green For All. The Huffington Post, the news aggregation and commentary site, is hosting a pre-inaugural ball Monday night with the Atlantic Philanthropies and the Musk Foundation, which supports research on renewable energy, human space exploration, and pediatrics. The event is also receiving sponsorship from MySpace, Comcast, the wind power company Vestas, and the nonprofit Global Green USA, among others. The party, they say, is "to celebrate change in Washington, the rise of new media, and a renewed commitment to service and the environment," and features a performance by Will.i.am. Plenty of other parties will be celebrating a renewed commitment to the environment, including the Green Inaugural Ball, chaired by Al Gore and hosted by a number of organizations like the American Council on Renewable Energy, the Energy Action Coalition, and the Vote Solar Initiative.
Ex-officer in BART shooting pleads not guilty
(01-15) 16:26 PST OAKLAND -- The former BART police officer who fatally shot an unarmed man early New Year's Day pleaded not guilty Thursday to a murder charge during a brief but tense court hearing, at which his attorney said he planned to seek a bail reduction that could allow his client to be released from jail before trial. Johannes Mehserle, 27, entered his plea in Alameda County Superior Court in Oakland as about two dozen supporters looked on, including his parents, Todd and Agatha Mehserle. The couple were escorted to court by police officers a day after their Napa neighborhood was evacuated when two suspicious boxes were left on the porch of their home. The boxes turned out to be harmless. Separated on the other side of the gallery were about 25 relatives and friends of Oscar Grant, 22, the man Mehserle shot on an Oakland BART platform. Some, including Sophina Mesa, the mother of Grant's 4-year-old daughter, wore black T-shirts bearing Grant's picture and the words, "Gone but not forgotten." Deputy Sheriff Lynn Kvikstad, mindful of the intense emotions that Grant's death has stirred, started off the hearing by admonishing everyone not to communicate with Mehserle or make unnecessary comments. "This is going to be a peaceful afternoon," she said. And it was peaceful, though a few of Grant's supporters taunted Mehserle's friends outside court, shouting "cowards" and "killer cops." They said they could not understand why Mehserle, his attorney or someone else close to the former officer had not publicly expressed any remorse or directed condolences to Grant's family. Mehserle entered court for about three minutes, but was obscured from the view of most people in the gallery by a security partition. He spoke only to say "yes" three times, in response to questions from Judge Robert McGuiness about whether he waived his rights to a speedy trial. McGuiness ordered Mehserle to return to court Jan. 26, when defense attorney Christopher Miller plans to seek a bail reduction. Mehserle is now being held without bail, which is common in Alameda County murder cases. He will remain in protective custody, away from other inmates, at Santa Rita Jail in Dublin, officials said. Mehserle's supporters declined to comment after the hearing. Some of Grant's relatives and friends said they had wanted to look Mehserle in the face and were disappointed that he was behind a partition. "It's important for Oscar," family friend Jeffery Evans said, explaining his attendance. "We want justice done." Mehserle was charged with murder Tuesday by District Attorney Tom Orloff, who said Mehserle had committed an intentional, unlawful act when he shot Grant to death at BART's Fruitvale Station. Mehserle and other BART officers had pulled Grant and several acquaintances from a train about 2 a.m. while investigating reports of an onboard fight. Grant put up a brief struggle, but was lying facedown, with both hands behind his back, when Mehserle shot him, Oakland police investigators said. Mehserle has not offered a public explanation for the shooting and has declined to talk to criminal investigators. He quit the BART police force Jan. 7 after two years on the job rather than be interviewed by internal affairs inspectors who could have brought a disciplinary case against him. At a news conference Wednesday, Miller described his client as a fine young man and said he expects Mehserle to be cleared. SOURCE:SFGATE.COM
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Canceling airline ticket usually results in fee
Most big U.S. airlines tell you even their "nonrefundable" tickets are "reusable," meaning that if you cancel your flight, you won't get your money back but you can use the value of your ticket toward a future ticket, less an exchange fee. Of course, you have to cancel before the departure date. But that promise has become a bit iffy lately. Some of those airlines charge what amount to punitive exchange fees - high enough to call into question the airlines' basic honesty in advertising reusable fares.Currently, if you cancel a nonrefundable ticket, only Southwest allows you to apply the full value of the ticket toward a future trip, with no fee at all. According to the most recent information I have, for domestic travel, you pay $75 on AirTran, Alaska or Virgin America; $80 on Spirit; $100 on JetBlue, Delta, Northwest, Frontier or Midwest; and $150 on American, Continental, Hawaiian ($30 for inter-island), United or US Airways. Don't be surprised to see further hikes in those fees as the airlines keep squeezing more and more extras out of their customers.International exchanges are even more complicated. Depending on airline and destination, exchange fees can be as high as $250. Moreover, some airliners allow exchanges, even with a fee, on only the return portion of a round-trip ticket. And many low-price international tickets are totally nonrefundable. Also, some tickets have always been totally nonrefundable and nonreusable, among them many consolidator discount tickets and tickets you buy through Hotwire or Priceline.Ticket exchange has a spotty history. When nonrefundable tickets were first introduced, they were totally nonrefundable under ordinary circumstances but refundable in the case of an emergency. However, the airlines rapidly found that savvy travelers could easily obtain or forge doctors' notes or other emergency documentation, and ruling on individual cases got to be a major headache. Partly in response to this problem, the airlines decided to keep the cheap tickets nonrefundable (no money back) but make them reusable, with a fee. Initially, most charged only $25 and, at that level, the system was fair and practical. But as the airlines became increasingly greedy, most hiked fees to their current onerous levels.As a partial offset to the fee increases, some still allow no-fee cancellation in the very limited case of death of the traveler, a travel companion, or a close family member, with a death certificate required. For now, Southwest is the obvious consumer-friendly champ. Not only does it still allow you to retain the full value of your ticket if you have to cancel, but - for travelers age 65 and up - it also sells fully refundable senior fares that are usually higher than the cheapest options but less than refundable tickets for travelers of any age.Clearly, you're at some financial risk any time you buy any nonrefundable ticket (except on Southwest). If you have to cancel a trip, at best, you're on the hook for a fee that can easily represent more than half the price of the ticket. And at worst, you could be out the entire ticket price. For that reason, you should seriously consider trip-cancellation insurance any time you have a lot of money up front:-- Regular travel insurance, bought separately, usually starts at around 5 percent of your total payments, but the price increases for older travelers - sharply for travelers over 70. That premium typically pays for a bundled policy including cancellation, medical, baggage and other coverages. SOURCE:SFGATE.COM
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Teck Resources Limited (Teck)'s proposal is to develop an open pit polymetallic (copper-gold-molybdenum-silver) mine approximately 60 kilometres south of Telegraph Creek, British Columbia with a proposed ore production rate of up to 150,000 tonnes per day over a minimum 15-year operation period. The project would utilize conventional truck and shovel equipment and typical drill and blast techniques, and would include an explosives storage facility. The ore would be crushed, milled and filtered on-site to produce ore concentrates. The project would also include an access road and a 287-kilovolt transmission line within the Mess Creek watershed. The mine pit, plant/mill, and waste rock storage facilities are proposed to be located along the east bank of Schaft Creek. An airfield would also be constructed to the east of the pit. The tailings impoundment area would be located within the Skeeter Creek watershed (a tributary of Schaft Creek). The scope of the environmental assessment will also include the transportation of materials and supplies along Highway 37 from Kitwanga to the mine site as well as the transportation of ore concentrate by way of truck along Highway 37 to the Port of Stewart, British Columbia.
May 03, 2016 - The assessment process has been terminated.
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Kutcho Copper Zinc Silver Gold Mine Project, Dease Lake
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Quiz QuestionsGeneral knowledgeGeneral Knowledge Quiz
By Admin Last updated Jun 13, 2018
Online Mathematics Quiz with Answers
1. How many digits are there in Hindu-Arabic System?
2. Among the following which natural number has no predecessor?
(a) 100
(b) 200
(c) 1
(d) 0
3. Which among the following is the largest known number in the world?
(a) ∞
(b) googol
(c) googolplex
(d) gram
4. What does 1 googol means?
(a) 1 followed by hundred zeros
(b) 1 followed by thousand zeros
(c) 1 followed by ten thousand zeros
(d) 1 followed by 1 lakh zeros
5. Among the following which whole number has no predecessor?
(d) e
6. Counting numbers are kept under ________ number.
(a) Natural
(b) Whole
(c) Rational
(d) Odd
7. An integer that is divisible by 2 is called:
(a) Even number
(b) Natural number
(c) Odd number
(d) Whole number
8. In which number system, there is no symbol for zero?
(a) Hindu Arabic system
(b) Roman
(c) Egyptian
(d) Mesopotamia
9. In Roman numerals M represents 1000, what does M represent?
(a) 10,000
(b) 50,000
(c) 10,00,000
(d) 500
10. What does D represent in Roman numeral system?
(c) 1,000
11. If 5 = V, How does 5,000 written in roman numeral system?
(a) V
(b) MMMMM
(c) MX
(d) VM
12. The whole number is denoted by __________.
(a) N
(b) R
(c) W
(d) Q
13. Rational number is represented by __________.
(b) Z
(c) R
14. Integers are represented by __________.
(a) W
(c) N
15. All counting numbers, together with their negatives and zeros constitute the set of __________.
(a) Whole number
(b) Real number
(c) Integers
(d) Odd number
16. A number which is expressed as a + ib, where a and b are real are called:
(a) Rational number
(b) Irrational number
(c) Complex number
(d) Real number
17. An integer p which is not 0 or ±1 and is divisible by no integer except ±1 and itself is called:
(b) Perfect number
(c) Prime number
(d) Complex number
18. p, p + 2, p + 4 are called __________ if all numbers are primes.
(a) Pythagorean Triplet
(b) Prime Triplet
(c) Lucas number
(d) Fermat number
19. The cube root of 27 connected with units of angle measurement will produce __________ musical act?
(a) The Three Degrees
(b) The Square
(c) The Rule of Three
(d) Quadrilateral
20. A number only divisible by itself and one has inspired Joe Mac Anthony to title one of his works. What was the title of his work?
(a) Prime Target
(b) The Perfect Ten
(c) The Amicable
(d) The Pythagoras
21. Which of these could be either a circumference divided by π or a song written and recorded by David Bouie?
(a) The Tangents
(b) John of Arc
(c) In search of last chord
(d) The width of a circle
22. This number's irrationality property was first discovered by Pythagoras. What is its value?
23. Any number in the form of 2p – 1, where p is a prime is known as:
(a) Dual Prime
(b) Goldbach Prime
(c) Mersenne Prime
(d) Golden Number
24. The sum of squares of first 7 prime number also satisfy the Lagrange's Four Square theorem which states that "Every positive integer can be expressed as the sum of four squares". What is the number I am talking about?
(d) 6178
25. There are only 2 numbers that are twice the sum of their individual digits; one of them is zero (0). What is the other one?
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26. What is the number called located on the bottom part of a fraction?
(a) Numerator
(b) Denominator
(c) Componendo
(d) Ratio
27. What is XLII in Arabic Numerals?
28. What do you get if you divide the number of hours in a week by the sum of the sides of a triangle, and the number of natural satellites of the earth?
29. Which number has just 3 prime factors of 2, 3 and 7?
30. Mutiply XXI by II and what result will you get in Roman number system?
(a) XLII
(b) XXIII
(c) XXXXII
(d) LXII
31. Which of the following number is an odd integer contains the digit 5, is divisible by 3 and lies between the square of 12 and 13?
(c) 147
32. The value of e = 2.71828… is also known as:
(a) Archimedes Number
(b) Fermat Number
(c) Euler's Number
(d) Avagadro Number
33. The golden ratio is equivalent to 1.618… is denoted by a symbol Φ. What is the origin of this symbol?
(a) Greek
(b) Egypt
(d) Arab
34. The golden ratio has been used by many architect in their structural plans for some famous buildings. Which of the following European building has the Golden ratio with its dimension?
(a) Parthenon
(b) Eiffel Tower
(c) Taj Mahal
(d) Qutub Minar
35. Which of the following is not a Pythagorean triplet?
(a) (3, 4, 5)
(b) (7, 24, 25)
(c) (11, 60, 61)
(d) (9, 41, 42)
36. What number, a one followed by 100 zeros, was first used by 9 year old Mitton Sirotta in 1940?
(a) Googel
(c) Golden
(d) Round
37. What group of numbers does the letter 'i' represent?
(a) Imaginary
(b) Real
(c) Perfect
(d) Square
38. A number is called ______ if its number of factors and the sum of those factors are equal to perfect numbers.
(a) Amicable number
(b) Scalar
(c) Sublime Number
(d) Rational
39. A method of checking arithmetical calculation such as (+, –, ×, ÷) etc. is popularly known as :
(a) Casting out Nines
(b) ARLC Test
(c) QED
(d) Hopital Rule
40. Identify the number that cannot be used as a divisior:
(b) – 5
41. Any two consecutive primes which differ by 2 are known as
(a) Twin Primes
(b) Mersenne Prime
(c) Goldbach Cayocture
(d) Co-prime
42. Numbers having positive or negative sign is called __________.
(a) Positive number
(b) Directed number
(c) Scalar
(d) Prime
43. Besides 1, which of the following number is both squares and triangular number?
44. Which of the following is transcendental number?
(a) e and π
(b) i and e
(c) Φ and Ψ
(d) α and β
45. The famous Bakhshali manuscript was written in ________ script.
(a) Devnagri
(b) Sanskrit
(c) Sarada
(d) Brabmi
46. What is the value of Golden ratio which is made popular recently by the book the Da Vinci Code?
(a) 1.414
(b) 1.618
(c) 1.723
(d) 3.142
47. Palindromic numbers are numbers that read the same backwards as forwards. The world Palindrome comes from the Greek word Palindromes. What is its meaning?
(a) Moving
(b) Kicking
(c) Running back again
(d) Laughing
48. Which numbers appear in Don Brown's best selling novel 'The Da Vinci Code'?
(a) Fermat number
(b) Fibonacci number
49. A system of notation that uses the base 3 instead of base 10 is called:
(a) Binary system
(b) Ternery system
(c) Hex system
(d) Octagonal system
(b) Ternary system
(d) Hexagonal system
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Once in a blue moon, a show comes out blazing and restores your faith in Broadway. "Matilda The Musical" is that show.
"Matilda" landed at the Shubert Theatre with daunting advance word from its London run: We were told this Royal Shakespeare Company production was simultaneously arty and crowd-pleasing, irreverent and uplifting, appealing to children and adults, blah blah blah.
For once, you can believe the hype. A treat for ears and eyes, brain and heart, the glorious "Matilda" has it all — plus lasers!
Story-wise, the show sticks closely to Roald Dahl's 1988 novel about the title's brainy 5-year-old, who uses her wiles — and handy telekinetic powers — to stand up to her tormentors.
But the faithfulness isn't just literal: The musical captures Dahl's irreverent spirit and sadistic black humor. The victories are all the sweeter for not being handled sweetly.
Young Matilda (Milly Shapiro, 10, one of four girls rotating in the part) knows her times tables and tears though several novels a day. Not that it matters to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wormwood (the hilariously cartoonish Gabriel Ebert and Lesli Margherita), who are far more interested in themselves and their idiotic, TV-addicted son, Michael (Taylor Trensch), and are sickened by Matilda's love of reading.
Matilda finds comfort in the world of stories — she makes up her own, too — and in her sympathetic teacher, Miss Honey (Lauren Ward). Together they face the bullying headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, played in ferocious drag by Bertie Carvel like a cross between a prison warden and a boot-camp drill sergeant.
Throughout, Shapiro, looking like an old soul with intense focus, made it clear Matilda would not be cowed.
"And you may bet your britches/This headmistress/Finds this foul odifer-ous-ness/Wholly olfactorily insulting," Trunchbull sings after sniffing a "smell of rebellion" among the students.
As Warchus did in "God of Carnage" and "Boeing-Boeing," he also pays great attention to style. Each scene is gorgeously composed and lit against Rob Howell's set — a wild mosaic of letter tiles that looks like the aftermath of a "Scrabble" explosion.
It's only fitting that a show about a little girl in love with storytelling should do such a memorable job of it.


Don't forget to add Bunker Hill to that list of signature battle-sites. Our military is older than the nation it serves because it was our military that fought, bled and died to make America a free nation.
Thank you for such an eloquent post. It made me shed some tears for Heidi and all those who have lost their husbands and fathers. We do take life for granted so much of the time, but as one grows older and experiences more, one begins to realize the real priorities and sacrifices in life. With your blog, Sarah, if you can make a difference in even one person's life, you have succeeded. I hope you continue to blog for a very long time. I love you so much and am thankful God has blessed me with such a wonderful daughter. I thought of Heidi yesterday, and my prayers are with her and Colin at this time. God bless all of those who have paid the price for our freedom.
That is so well said. It made me angry in the Vietnam era when the troops were treated so badly and they fought and died for the same freedoms. Million died because we pulled out then and the troops were not welcomed when they came home, that is the stain on our history, not the war, but how ugly the troops were treated. God bless them all.
Okay, so I have started reading this but I am crying too much to finish . . . will have to give me a day or two to read the entire post . . .
Growth, maturity, wisdom....all come at a cost. Sometimes the cost is high. God bless.
Great posting, as usual. But one thing to note, however, is that the majority of this country is not committed to sacrificing their sons and daughters to free people in distant lands. Haven't been for the past 30 years or so.
In theory, most would say yes, but when push comes to shove, we're not.
We have elections every two years, electing a new executive every four. Our policy in Iraq in February of 2007 could be "cut and run", if trends continue. The president may want to keep people there, but like in Vietnam, Congress needs only to cut off the money and today's defeated enemy can become tomorrows victor.
This nation is committed to our own freedom, I'm quite sure. But we are NOT committed to anyone else's. We probably should be, but barring a massive cultural revolution, we're not.
I have no words that are able to express what I feel in my heart so I'll just say Thank You and hope you know what it is I'm trying to convey.
Thank you, Sarah. You could not have said it more perfectly.
It was hard to know what to say to someone you only in passing and a few Friday night dinners. My thoughts are with Heidi and Colin all the time. I am sending her this note through your post. I hope she reads it.
I thank you for loving the military men in your lives. I thank you for shouldering the burdens of a life so difficult in nature, so lonely in its lingering moments, so unappreciated by so many, yet so wonderful and delightful at its best. You deserve so much more than our country will ever give you. Your husbands must recognize how much you did for them and your families and how much they needed your support.
And for Mrs. Sims, you must recognize that what you have lost can never be replaced by your country, but in its place, please accept our undying affection and love for you and his children, as befits a brave man who served his country and was lost to her and to you.
We will never be able to adequately explain how much we needed your husband. In fact we needed him so much, that we had to take him from you, not on our design, but because of his choice to offer himself to us. I pray the Lord will ease your grief in time, and bring you happiness and solace once again, as soon as you can bear it. America is grateful, even when you don't hear it from the public voices of the press.
God bless you both, ladies, and all the ladies who choose to marry a warrior, for better or worse. For surely, there is no one who deserves the Love and Honors of America than one who has given her best Love to her country's service and survival. Thank you, both.
We shall honor them all. Press on to Victory.
Wow.. I was just about to delete your blog from my links as I have no idea what it's doing there.. but I happened to see this picture.
Patrick went to my high school.. and my roommate as well as a great deal of my friends and teachers attended his funeral.
I am very sorry for Heidi's loss. I know that there are a great deal of people who miss him. I have heard nothing but amazing things about him.. and how it never should have been him. He was too good of a guy to go and we needed him here desperately.
It's a small world in the military. You never know who you'll come across or meet. I didn't know Sean, but I know that SAHSians everywhere were notified of his death and that there was an outpouring of sympathy, sadness, and condolences. I couldn't attend as I had my own training, but I did take an hour to honor him on the day of his funeral.
We never take it likely when a miltary dependant school kid makes the ultimate sacrifice for their country. There aren't words enough... Just know that there were thousands of Sahsians praying for you and your family Heidi... and he is still thought of today.. by those who adored him.


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SA Health to overhaul EPAS
Hafizah Osman | 30 Jan 2019
SA Health is expected to scrap and reconstruct its troubled electronic patient records system following an independent review of the program.
The EPAS Independent Review found that the beleaguered Enterprise Patient Administration System (EPAS) failed as it "contrasts with other successful EMR implementations in Australia".
This conclusion was reached after an expert panel assessed the software solution supplied by Allscripts, its configuration and management by SA Health, and the implementation and governance of the program.
The report identified that SA Health chose to implement the system without the assistance of "expert organisations including the Allscripts vendor" resulting in the billing module not being fit-for-purpose.
In addition, it found that EPAS has a flawed governance model with "accountability for outcomes poorly understood and managed" and a lack of current governance arrangements empowering clinicians to be key decision-makers. It also found the governance model doesn't enable the implementation of the system to be tracked, measured or managed, amongst other determinations.
"The Review Panel concludes that all three factors have contributed to EPAS not meeting user expectations," the report stated.
The South Australian Government commenced implementation of EPAS in 2011, which it expected to deliver by 2014 at a cost of $421.5 million. But, by 2018, it claimed that 78 per cent of the funds for the original scope "had been expended."
Following public debate and change of government in March 2018, the rollout of EPAS was paused to commission an independent review to inform decisions on the most appropriate way forward, which resulted in the EPAS Independent Review.
"The review finds that the EPAS program has been a failure and should be discontinued and replaced. The review has determined that the EPAS program should not continue as planned," the South Australian Government said in response to the review.
"The review recommends that SA Health completely overhaul the program, reconfigure the underlying information technology and commence a roll out at two exemplar sites before a final decision is made on whether to continue to use the Allscripts suite of products."
[Read more: SA Health launches taskforce after claims of lost and delayed pathology results caused by new IT system | Xenophon calls for SA's EPAS to be paused and investigated, while new RAH suffers a power outage mid-surgeries]
The EPAS Independent Review also made 36 recommendations for a proposed way forward.
"Every effort should be made to optimise the underlying elements of the EPAS program," it stated.
This includes improvements to Sunrise EMR (Electronic Medical Record), an integrated suite of clinical and financial solutions that is also used by hospitals and health systems in the US, UK, Canada and Singapore, and Allscripts PAS (Patient Administration System) implementation – terms that will replace EPAS.
Allscripts ANZ General Manager Todd Haebich said the company welcomes the independent review into EPAS.
'We look forward to working more closely with SA Health to fulfil what it has set to out achieve –
the establishment of a state-wide electronic medical record," he said in a statement.
Other recommendations include the creation of an SA Health Digital Strategy with a Digital Health Board and "significant governance reforms" that put control into the hands of clinicians.
"The Government will transition from the EPAS project to a new electronic medical record project, which will utilise two Allscript software programs, a patient administration program and an electronic medical record program," the South Australian Government said.
"Deployment to the exemplar sites will be the focus of immediate action for Government, with deployment to take place during 2019."
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Q: No main manifest attribute, in tempCodeRunnerFile.jar I'm trying to run a simple Kotlin code in Visual Studio Code, using the Code Runner extension. The code doesn't execute, though, and I get the following error:
fun main(args: Array<String>) {
   println("Hello, World!")
}

[Running] cd "c:\Users\Andrei\Desktop\" && kotlinc tempCodeRunnerFile.kt -include-runtime -d tempCodeRunnerFile.jar && java -jar tempCodeRunnerFile.jar
  no main manifest attribute, in tempCodeRunnerFile.jar

I'm new to Kotlin (Java) and I couldn't find a solution to this. Is there some setup that I need to do before being able to run Kotlin code locally? (I'm using Kotlin version 1.3.40-release-123 (JRE 12.0.1+12))

A: include this to set class name (HelloKt for example)
@file:JvmName("HelloKt")

ref https://github.com/formulahendry/vscode-code-runner/issues/493

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Interview with Regula Rüegg
Regula Rüegg is the curator of Deutsches Haus at NYU's summer exhibition, "Variation – Transformation – Adoration." The exhibition features works by Terry Berkowitz, Claire Gilliam, Jeannine Guidi, Kay Hines, Silvelin von Scanzoni, Ursula Scherrer, Sokhi Wagner, and Regula Rüegg. The exhibition will be on view until September 5, 2018. In addition to her artistic work, Regula Rüegg is an adjunct instructor of German in Deutsches Haus at NYU's language program.
For information on Regula Rüegg's exhibition "Variation – Transformation – Adoration," please click here.
1. You've been curating exhibitions at Deutsches Haus at NYU since 2009. In this exhibition have you included any new artists or have all of the artists been featured in previous Deutsches Haus at NYU exhibitions? If you did include new artists, did you seek them out based on their specific works or did you include them because of your knowledge of them as artists?
The first exhibition in 2009 was conceived as a "Teacher & Staff Summer Show" and since then Silvelin von Scanzoni and I have taken part. Together with Katrin Roos I curated the show in 2010, and we were looking for artist friends of ours who could make contributions to our exhibition. Until 2016 she contributed her own works to the exhibition as well. In the last two years, Maila Akerberg joined us for the process of looking for artists. Some of them, like Kay Hines and Alexander Hahn, have taken part in the annual exhibitions several times. I always make sure that the artworks go well together, complement each other, or even contrast one another. I asked friends of mine to take part in the exhibition as well as artists that I don't know very well but whose art I'm interested in.
2. The exhibition contains works of various mediums such as paint, pencil, video, and photography. How do you think these different mediums lend themselves to the theme of the exhibition?
Different mediums make an exhibition richer, especially with such a broad theme this year (as was the case last year, by the way). I love the interaction between video, photo, paintings, and drawings. These different mediums often lead to surprising combinations of color and form. This year, for example, there is a correspondence of the color blue in "The Blue Woman" by Claire Gilliam and "Variations in Blue" by Silvelin von Scanzoni, which hang across from each other. The shapes and ideas that interact with each other in Jeannine Guidi's photos and Kay Hines's video are revisited in Sokhi Wagner's photos. Additionally, the subject is of the body is visualized in various works employing different photographic techniques. Claire Gilliam does so in an abstract way, while Ursula Scherrer does so in a more realistic fashion that is nonetheless alienated by the text. The videos are dynamic and bring portraits to life. They connect forms and figures in a dreamlike way while the photos show snapshots of a certain moment within the temporal continuum.
3. The exhibition portrays the variation, transformation, and adoration of color, people, and place. How do you feel these different subjects relate to each other and tell a story when viewing the exhibition?
Variation is something that is generally part of the process of creation in art. A work of art emerges out of variation, often after years of struggling to find the "right" form. All of the presented pieces show aspects of this process, such as "The Blue Woman" by Claire Gilliam. To go from photos of bodies to these blue pictures is, first, a variation of the underlying photographs, then a transformation through the stencils and the special printing technique. Pure transformation is also visible in the two photos "Yes, but does it fly?," in which Terry Berkowitz shows her transformation into a 'feather-human' or 'human-bird.'
All the exhibited works tell stories. In Kay Hines's video, scenes of Lisbon, buildings, animals, pictures, and works by Hieronymus Bosch join together. Through combination and animation, stories begin to develop, hence the title, "Thanksgiving in Lisbon (or A Tale of the Sex Balloon and the Cephalopod)." Jeannine Guidi's pictures show forms and colors that tell a story in a similar way: the leaf that evolves into a butterfly wing or the ear that is attached to a tree. In both, we see the human being connected with nature. Sokhi Wagner takes snapshots from films and lets these interact with each other. Out of this variation arises a transformation brought about through the mysterious hand. Ursula Scherrer's body pictures, showing segments and variations of her body, are also transformations that emerge out of the text laid over them. This combination in addition to the use of thin Japanese paper invite adoration for the wonder of the human body. Similarly, the portraits of the women from Western Sahara, with their impressive glances, charisma, and dignity, express an admiration for these women.
4. Some pieces deal specifically with the passage of time, such as your piece entitled "Morning Views." How do you feel time affects variation, transformation, and adoration?
Photography is a way of capturing changes over time. Not the transformation itself, but the outcome. "Morning Views" gives new meaning to mundane and incidental things that you wouldn't normally consciously perceive: the weather, light, and colors that change over time. The view changes as well, not only through the different segments, but also because of new buildings, etc. Here, adoration is the "work'' of the viewer, who admires the endless variation of morning moods and, with that, nature in general. Usually when we think about time, we think about a linear continuum that constantly shifts between future, present, and past. Maybe we are situated in a cyclical, rather than linear, temporal continuum.
5. Nearly all of the works are part of a series of pieces. In the one work that is not part of a series, your piece entitled "Red," the movement captured still suggests transformation of some kind. Were you considering the concepts of variation and transformation when creating the piece?
This pictures has its origins in the work I was doing on "Morning Views'' and shows a detail of the curtain which can be seen in all the other photos. What appears, depending on the weather conditions, to be orange or red is perceived at this level of detail as an abstraction of different hues.
6. We know that photography is your medium of choice. When you started making art, did you explore using other mediums or did you begin with photography?
I started out with sculpture, photography only came later. The (physical) effort with stone matched my wish to express and to create with my own hands. It's unique to experience what can come out of stone and to find the appropriate way of doing this. When I first came to New York I took classes in stone carving, which unfortunately are no longer offered, with Barbara Segal at the School of Visual Arts. Simultaneously, I started to explore this foreign city which got me more and more into photography. It helped me to see things in a different way, to look more closely, to find patterns, and to find details in big things (which there are many of in New York). I love everything with a serial nature—patterns and repetitions—but also the small details, the inconspicuous, like the daily view out of your window, the small moss which grows on a wall covered in graffiti, the faded billboards for businesses and bars that no longer exist.
Learn more about Regula Rüegg's exhibition here.


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A First Course in Fuzzy Logic
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A First Course in Fuzzy Logic, Fourth Edition is an expanded version of the successful third edition. It provides a comprehensive introduction to the theory and applications of fuzzy logic.
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Hung T. Nguyen is a Professor Emeritus at the Department of Mathematical Sciences, New Mexico State University. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Economics at Chiang Mai University, Thailand.
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Disney has just released the music video of "How Far I'll Go" performed by Alessia Cara. This song was written by Lin-Manuel Miranda ("Hamilton") and will appear during the end credits of "Moana".
The soundtrack for Disney's "Moana" will be available for purchase on November 18th.
"Moana" hit theaters on November 23rd.


The motor vessel Circassia, the third Anchor liner with that name, was launched at Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering, Glasgow, in June 1937. Her maiden voyage, in October of that year, was from Glasgow to Bombay, the route Circassia served for her entire commercial career.
During World War II, she was converted into an armed merchant cruiser in 1940, then into a troopship in 1942, and finally into an infantry landing ship in 1943.
Circassia returned to Anchor's Bombay service in August 1947, and on 13 January 1966 made Anchor's last passenger sailing on that route. She was broken up later that year.
Circassia was the sister of Cilicia and Caledonia (V).


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