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'Windy City' Offers Loop, Lakefront, Lots of Things to Enjoy
Oak Street Beach along Lake Michigan on Chicago's Near North Side
This Is America - Chicago, the Windy City
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From VOA Learning English, welcome to This Is America. I'm Steve Ember. Today, we visit Chicago, Illinois. It is America's third largest city. It has The Loop…the Lakefront…and lots of exciting things to enjoy. Come along with us, as we visit the "Windy City."
Chicago has many nicknames besides "The Windy City." A number of them came from the works of American poet Carl Sandburg, including "Hog Butcher for the World," "Player with Railroads," and "City of the Broad Shoulders."
But many simply – and proudly - call it:
My kind of Town, Chicago is
My kind of people, too
People who smile at you
We're aboard a Chicago Transit Authority elevated train, heading for Chicago's downtown center known as "The Loop."
[Train Announcement]
"This is Adams and Wabash. Transfer to Orange and Green Line trains at Adams and Wabash. This is a Brown Line train to Kimball."
The system, also known simply by the letter "L," carries trains from Chicago's northern, western, and southern areas, and then makes a complete circle – or loop – of the downtown district, on a large overhead structure, with many station stops, running high above the city streets.
"This is Madison and Wabash."
There are also two subway lines running under the Loop, which serve additional routes of the city's extensive rapid transit rail network.
Chicago "L" train crosses Chicago River on the Wells Street Bridge. (Photo by Steve Ember)
The "L's" elevated railway loop is bordered by Wabash Avenue on the east, Lake Street and the Chicago River on the north, Wells Street on the west, and Adams Street on the south.
Each station along the "L" provides easy connections to shopping, hotels, restaurants and food stands, entertainment, music and cultural centers, and city and state government offices. The Loop is also the location of the city's financial district, centered around La Salle Street. The financial district is home to the Chicago Board of Trade, the Chicago Stock Exchange and many banks.
In the Loop, you'll also find the Willis Tower. It's the tallest building in Chicago, with its Skydeck observation level providing visitors with exciting views of the city.
'Chicago Picasso' - A Nice Gift, But What Does It Represent?
The Picasso Sculpture in Chicago's Daley Plaza
The Chicago Picasso sculpture is a popular destination in the Loop's Daley Plaza. It was a gift from the Spanish artist Pablo Picasso to the people of Chicago. It's an eye-catcher and children love to climb on it, but no one seems to know what the sculpture represents.
Chicago newspaper columnist Mike Royko, covered the unveiling of the sculpture in 1967. He wrote: "Interesting design, I'm sure. But the fact is, it has a long stupid face and looks like some giant insect that is about to eat a smaller, weaker insect."
Well, as we say, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
The Loop district actually extends east to the wide boulevard of Michigan Avenue, with its large stretches of green parkland along the shore of Lake Michigan. It also extends southward, by several blocks, to Roosevelt Road, and westward to the Chicago River.
Chicago Means High Spirits and Civic Pride
The people of Chicago are known for high spirits and a sense of fun and civic pride.
[Chicago's St. Patrick's Day Parade]
For example, the Chicago River is usually colored bright green to celebrate Saint Patrick's Day. On that day, people say, "Everyone in the city is Irish."
Another fun event – if not for everyone! - happens during Chicago's often bitterly cold winters. It's the Polar Plunge "swim" in Lake Michigan. This year, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and 3,000 other people jumped into the icy waters on a day when the air temperature was minus 12 degrees Celsius. The event helped pay for Special Olympics Chicago, a program for individuals with intellectual disabilities.
Lakefront Offers Relaxation
Two men enjoy the sunshine along Lake Michigan with a friendly game of chess. (Photo by Steve Ember)
Of course, thousands of people enjoy Lake Michigan during warmer weather. Chicago has that, too! The city stretches along the southwestern side of the lake. The area is inviting to people who enjoy sailing, swimming and other water sports.
People exercise along lakefront bicycle paths. Or they may stretch out on blankets along the wide Oak Street Beach in the Gold Coast neighborhood on Chicago's Near North Side.
The View from 'Big John'
There are famous Chicago landmarks nearby, like the stately Drake Hotel. Towering above the beach is another one of Chicago's modern tall buildings, the John Hancock Center, which also has an observation floor. While not as tall as the Willis Tower, "Big John," as Chicagoans like to call the Hancock building, offers dramatic views of the shoreline of Lake Michigan, as well as the downtown panorama of Chicago's many tall buildings that make up its distinctive skyline. The view is especially breathtaking at night!
A clear night's view toward downtown Chicago from the top of the John Hancock Center. The tall buiding on the left is the Aon Center; to its right, Two Prudential Plaza.
Lake Michigan is far more than a place to spend one's free time…or look out over from Big John's observation deck. Chicago is a major industrial and commercial port. It became a major port when the Saint Lawrence Seaway opened in 1959. The seaway links the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean, connecting many ports in both the U.S. and Canada.
In addition to its natural beauty, Lake Michigan can bring not only heavy snows and sub-freezing temperatures in winter, but a brutal wind as well.
When the Wind Blows and the Snow Flies…
A rooftop view from Marina City toward Lake Michigan. The taller building is the Aon Center; to its right, Two Prudential Plaza. (Photo by Steve Ember)
Over the years, Chicago has built the Pedway, an extensive network of underground pedestrian tunnels in the Loop that provide a more comfortable way to move about when the weather is unfriendly. A portion of the Pedway also connects the Loop with the Lakefront commuter rail stations to the east. The Pedway connects many of the downtown stores, office buildings, hotels, and apartment buildings, and even provides shops and services. So, in many cases, Chicagoans can reach their destinations without too much discomfort from the city's difficult winters.
But back to Michigan Avenue, which is perhaps the best known street in Chicago. Of course, musically some might argue with that statement…
On State Street, that great street
I just want to say,
They do things they don't do on Broadway
More from that song later, but, as we were saying, Michigan Avenue…
It Survived the Great Fire of 1871
The Chicago Water Tower on the city's Magnificent Mile was one of the only buildings to survive the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. (Photo by Steve Ember)
The Chicago Water Tower on North Michigan Avenue is in the center of what Chicagoans call the Magnificent Mile. Popular stores and large office buildings line the street. The old water tower and nearby pumping station were among the few structures to survive the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.
Heading downtown on Michigan Avenue, we'll stop and look up at the Tribune Tower and the Wrigley Building, watch the boats on the Chicago River, cross over the river on the Michigan Avenue Bridge, and spend some time relaxing in Millennium Park. The huge park covers 10 hectares, between Michigan and Columbus Drive to the east, and between East Randolph Street on the north and East Monroe on the south. The park took almost nine years to finish and cost hundreds of millions of dollars.
Millennium Park has one of the largest outdoor sculptures in the world. British artist Anish Kapoor created this 10-ton work of public art. And the Catalan Spanish artist Jaume Plensa designed the Crown Fountain in the park. It may be one of the world's most unusual fountains. The artist set a pool of water between two tall glass towers. Video images appear on the towers. The images are a series of pictures of objects in nature and people's faces. The water appears to fall from their mouths. The faces represent the many different groups of people who live in Chicago.
About 45 percent of the population is white. The city also has many African Americans and people of Hispanic ancestry, and a small percentage of Asians. Over the years many immigrants have settled in Chicago. Many people have ethnic roots in Poland, Russia, and other Slavic countries, Germany, Ireland or Italy. But more recent immigrants have come from all over the world.
Chicago USA - August 24, 2010: Children playing in the Crown Fountain at Millenium Park
Millennium Park was a dream of former Chicago mayor Richard M. Daley. He was elected to the office six times and served just before current mayor Rahm Emanuel took office. Mr. Daley and other city leaders believed a big park would bring more people, more homes and more businesses to the area. Mr. Daley's father, Richard J. Daley, also served as Chicago's mayor for many years.
Chicago is often called "the city that works." And the Daleys were known for getting things done. At its best, the city's political machine has made things work smoothly, without major problems. But at its worst, the buildup of power in one group led to cases of corruption over the years.
Chicago Offers Culture, Music, Art
The Chicago Cultural Center, stands on East Randolph Street at Michigan Avenue. The building that now houses the center was completed in 1897.
Many people probably could spend all day there, and not get tired of it. People say the restored building looks like a home for kings and queens. Some call it "the People's Palace." There are white walls made of marble from Carrara, Italy. And there are two domes. The bigger dome is one of the largest Tiffany designs in the world. It rises almost 12 meters above the floor. Artists and musicians present free talks and perform at the cultural center.
Chicago is famous for its music, from rock, blues and jazz, to classical. The Chicago Symphony is considered one of the world's finest.
And if you like jazz and blues, be sure to visit Rush Street.
[Lurlean Hunter sings]
If you could see me now, you'd know how blue I've been
Many great musicians of the past played in clubs there, and the tradition continues today.
Perhaps then you'd realize, I'm still in love with you
There is even a famous musical named "Chicago." The actor, dancer and film director Bob Fosse was born in Chicago. He created dance routines for the musical, written by John Kander and Fred Ebb. The show opened on New York's Broadway in 1975.
It had to do with Chicago's colorful lawless era of the 1920s.
It starred Broadway greats Gwen Verdon, Jerry Ohrbach…and Chita Rivera.
Come on Babe, why don't we paint the town
And all that jazz
I'm gonna rouge my knees and pull my stockings down
Start the car, I know a whoopee spot
Where the gin is cold but the piano's hot
It's just a noisy hall where there's a nightly brawl
Well, now, as you can probably imagine, a city with so much to offer as Chicago, cannot really be sampled in just one program. So we will definitely come back another time…and show you more!
The L as Movie Star
We started our visit today by riding the L into Chicago's Loop. The L is so much a part of Chicago that it's not surprising to see it in many movies set in the "Windy City."
Chicago "L" elevated train crosses Chicago River on the Wells Street Bridge, approaching Merchandise Mart station.
Film director Andrew Davis grew up in Chicago. He used the L in films including "The Package," "Code of Silence," "Above the Law," and, of course, "The Fugitive."
[Andrew Davis talks about filming "The Fugitive"]
"This is done on a moving train at night, back and forth, in a loop around The Loop. I've had a lot of experience shooting on the L's in Chicago. Almost all of my films I've done there have the L as part of the fabric, and they were very cooperative with us."
[From "The Fugitive" (Movie, 1993)]
L Motorman: "Next stop, Balbo Station, Balbo"
Andreas Katsoulas (the one-armed man): "This is my stop."
Harrison Ford (Richard Kimble): "This is my stop, too."
Transit Policeman: "Kimble!" [Gunshots]
[L Train goes into emergency stop as Kimble pulls emergency handle]
Harrison Ford (Kimble): "You missed your stop!"
Andrew Davis: "I love you, Chicago!"
So do we! This program was written by Jerilyn Watson, who grew up in Chicago, and by yours truly Steve Ember, who likes to visit, ride the L, look at the exciting mix of architecture, and take pictures in the "Windy City" whenever he can. Join us again next week for another This is America from VOA Learning English.
Frank Sinatra sings "Chicago"
Chicago, Chicago, that toddlin' town
Chicago, Chicago, I'll show you around
Bet your bottom dollar, you'll lose the blues in Chicago, Chicago
The town that [evangelist] Billy Sunday couldn't shut down
On State Street, that great street, I just want to say,
They have the time, the time of their life
I saw a man, he danced with his wife
In Chicago, Chicago, my home town.
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Asom Gana Parishad ends alliance with BJP over citizenship bill row
Last updated on: January 07, 2019 20:40 IST
In more ally trouble for the Bharatiya Janata Party, the Asom Gana Parishad on Monday announced it has pulled out of the BJP-led ruling coalition in Assam over the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill which the regional party is opposing tooth and nail.
IMAGE: Widespread protests are being carried out in Guwahati over the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill. Photograph: PTI Photo
The decision to snap ties with the BJP over the bill that seeks to provide Indian citizenship to non-Muslims from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan will, however, not affect the stability of the Sarbananda Sonowal-headed government. The bill is likely to come up in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, which is the scheduled last day of the winter session of Parliament.
The announcement was made by AGP president and minister Atul Bora after he said its "last-ditch attempt to convince" the Centre to withdraw the proposed legislation failed.
The AGP has 14 MLAs in the 126-member assembly while the BJP has the support of 74 MLAs.
The BJP has 61 members while 12 MLAs of the Bodoland People's Front and a sole Independent member are backing the party. The opposition Congress and the All Indian United Democratic Frontg have 25 and 13 members respectively.
AGP has three ministers in the state, but they have not resigned yet.
The AGP has no MP in the Lok Sabha or in the Rajya Sabha.
The decision to snap the ties followed an AGP delegation's meeting with Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi during which he asserted that the government will ensure the passage of the Citizenship Bill in the Lok Sabha Tuesday.
"We made a last ditch attempt today to convince the Centre not to pass the Bill. We tried to convince the Centre that the bill was against the Assam Accord and will nullify the ongoing updating of the National Register of Citizens.
"But Singh told us clearly that it will be passed in Lok Sabha tomorrow. After this, there is no question of remaining in the alliance," Bora told reporters after the meeting.
IMAGE: All Assam Students Union activists hold placards as they raise slogans protesting against Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, in Guwahati. Photograph: PTI Photo
The BJP had promised to ensure the passage of the bill in the run-up to the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.
The Telugu Desam Party and Upendra Kushwaha-led Rashtriya Lok Samta Party quit the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance in the last one year during which the saffron party also parted ways with the Peoples Democratic Party-headed coalition in Jammu and Kashmir.
The BJP's ties with Shiv Sena also remain strained while the leader of another NDA constituent Apna Dal-Sonelal on Monday warned its ally -- the BJP -- it will go to "any extent" if the senior partner does not change its attitude to smaller parties in the ruling coalition.
Apna Dal-S president Ashish Patel said the party can take "any decision" but declined to elaborate.
The Union Cabinet earlier in the day cleared the redrafted Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, officials said.
A meeting of the Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, cleared the bill and it is expected to be tabled in Lok Sabha Tuesday, an official privy to the development said.
Asked if the ministers have tendered their resignations, Bora said, "We will do that after reaching Guwahati."
Later, Bora told reporters, "We felt betrayed at the BJP's attitude towards the bill as when we entered into the alliance, we were convinced Prime Minister Narendra Modi was committed to resolve the issue of illegal migrants...We never dreamt that the BJP could do this to the people of Assam. We now regret entering into an alliance with the BJP."
He also rued that Chief Minister Sonowal refused to meet them when they had sought an appointment to discuss the issue with him as "probably he could not face us".
Bora also said that Singh was requested not to ignore public sentiments only for votes but it is unfortunate that they did not listen.
IMAGE: Policeman detains an activist during a protest held by Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti along with 69 other indigenous organizations of Assam against Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, in Guwahati on Monday. Photograph: PTI Photo
The move by the AGP came within hours of the presentation in Lok Sabha of a report of the Joint Parliamentary Committee examining the bill that was first introduced in Parliament in 2016.
The announcement followed AGP leader and former chief minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta's statement in Guwahati that the party would withdraw support to the government in the state if the bill is passed in the Lok Sabha.
The bill seeks to amend Citizenship Act 1955 to grant Indian nationality to people from minority communities -- Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians -- from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan after six years of residence in India instead of 12 even if they don't possess any proper document.
The Bill has been opposed by a large section of people and organisations in the Northeast.
The Congress, Trinamool Congress, Communist Party of India-Marxist and a few other parties have been steadfastly opposing the bill claiming that citizenship can't be given on the basis of religion and that it is unconstitutional.
There were widespread protests in the state against the bill.
A meeting of the AGP was held in Guwahati on Friday on the issue and it was decided that if the Bill is passed in Lok Sabha, "we will withdraw support to the government in the state," Mahanta said earlier in the day.
The three AGP ministers and a senior party MLA had gone to New Delhi to meet the prime minister who is yet to give them an appointment. The leaders, however, met Rajnath Singh.
The AGP had entered into an alliance with the BJP before the 2014 polls and was opposed to the Bill since the beginning.
The AGP had placed its reservations on the Bill before the Joint Parliamentary Committee when the panel had visited the state and also tried to mobilise opinion against the Bill among NDA constituents such as the Janata Dal-United and Shiv Sena, and opposition parties.
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In some cases you might notice that you don't even allow yourself to dream. Maybe you don't even belive that your life can change to the better or that this game can help you.
For daydreaming to work you need to let go your negative thoughts and the resistance you have towards it.
You can start daydreaming small because you will notice how bigger ideas, more interesting thoughts will appear. Your fantasy will go wild.
It matters what kind of feelings you have during daydreaming. After you end this daydreaming game and you let go of these happy thoughts your manifestion will start to work. You will get the same feelings in your life as the ones you felt while daydreaming.
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How Many Died in the American Civil War?
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The Civil War was the deadliest of all American wars. Nobody agrees with that. But the death toll has long been a subject of debate.
For more than a century, the most accepted estimate was about 620,000 dead. A specific figure of 618,222 is often cited, with 360,222 Union deaths and 258,000 Confederate deaths.
This estimate was not an unreasonable guess, but a number that was established after years of research at the end of the 19e century by Union veterans William F. Fox, Thomas Leonard Livermore and others. Their work involved a comprehensive review of military documents, rolls of appeal, cemetery registers, census registers, pension registers, and other resources and documents. In 1900 Livermore published a 171 page book of his work, Numbers and losses in the Civil War in America 1861-1865.
2011 analysis increases estimate
But in 2011, the historian of demography, Dr. J. David Hacker, published "A Census-Based Count of Civil War Dead" in the academic quarterly, History of the Civil War, reporting that its extensive study of recently digitized census data concluded that a more accurate estimate of Civil War deaths is around 750,000, with a range of 650,000 to 850,000 deaths.
Hacker, an associate professor of history at the University of Minnesota, believed that a further detailed examination of the U.S. census figures for 1850, 1860, and 1870 might reveal a massive reduction in the population of young men in 1870 that would mirror the toll of the war. And that's what he found. Hacker's research concluded that the normal survival pattern of young American men from 1860 to 1870 was much lower – by about 750,000 – than it would have been if there had been no war.
History of the Civil War called Hacker's findings "among the most important pieces" he has ever published. "It elevates the importance of the Civil War even more and makes a dramatic statement about how the war is a central moment in American history," said Civil War historian Eric Foner.
"The first thing to stress is that this is an estimate of the number of missing men in 1870. It is adjusted for possible census undercoverage and other things," Hacker told HISTORY. "This is not an estimate of the number of people who died on the battlefield. And why are these men missing? I think the only reasonable reason they're missing is because of the civil war.
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A print of a dead soldier at Devil's Den on the battlefield at Gettysburg, by Alexander Gardener (1821-1882) from a negative produced by Timothy H O'Sullivan (1840-1882). The Devil's Den was the scene of fierce fighting on the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg.
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Many Civil War historians have considered the estimate of 620,000 to be too low, especially on the Confederate side, given the lack of written records and the questionable assumption of the estimate that the men in the military Confederate people died of disease at the same rate as the men of the Union army. .
"I think historians have long believed that the numbers we've been citing for a century or more were not based on solid data but were in fact rough estimates that were likely to be underreported," Hacker said. . "And for this reason, I think, the results of my study verified in the minds of some people exactly what they had suspected for a long time."
The American Battlefield Trust, however, says it will continue to cite the estimate of 620,000. It praised Hacker's initiative, but said its estimated range of 650,000 to 850,000 "is very wide. civilian casualties and is not directly linked to the war years of 1861-1865 ".
"They say, 'How can you publish a number with such a large error range (650,000 to 850,000)? "? Hacker said. "So they're going to stick with a number that we all know is much more specific. But for me the number 620,000 has a big error range with it. It's just not published. We shouldn't prefer this number just because it doesn't include the possible error range. "
Deaths traced by region of birth reveal high toll in the south
Hacker's analysis did not break down the estimate of Union and Confederate deaths because census records did not account for them. However, like details of a story on HISTORY.com in 2011, her method was able to discern patterns for different regions of birth. For example, the analysis concluded that mortality was significantly higher for white males aged 10 to 44 born in the South (13.1%) and in the border slave states of Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland and of Delaware (12.7%) than for people born in free states and territories (6.1 percent). Data further suggests that 22.6% of southerners aged 20 to 24 in 1860 lost their lives in war.
Hacker doubts that further research on national census figures will yield a much closer or more accurate estimate of Civil War deaths. At the same time, he and other quantitative historians are excited about a vast new range of census opportunities that will be possible with the publication in 2022 of a massive and comprehensive digitization of all U.S. census records from 1850 to 1940. .
"We envision a time when there can be real contributions to historical knowledge using this data that is published," he said. "We not only have complete census data on everyone, we have linked slaves to their owners so you can study slave families. We can relate people from one census to another, so that we can see where people were, where they moved and observe their transition, for example, from marital status from single to married, or from married widower.
"With this new data, we will be able to obtain a much more precise image. There are therefore real opportunities to better understand the Civil War generation than in the past. And it's a really exciting time to be a quantitative Civil War historian. "
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1. I'm incredibly thankful for the hard work and dedication shown by the Canadian consular officials on the ground in Tripoli. With little rest, likely little to no sleep, they managed to get every Canadian at Tripoli airport onto an outbound plane over the course of Thursday during the long wait for the Canadian evacuee plane and into the wee hours of Friday morning (my dad's plane didn't take off until 2am Tripoli time on Friday am, and these officials had been at the airport since the early hours of Thurs am).
2. Being a citizen and resident of countries that care about human rights, that will work together in situations of crisis, is something I feel lucky about most days, and even more so now seeing as it was a British plane working with Canadian officials that brought my dad to safety, and a plethora of other nations who also pitched in to help each other and bring individuals out of Libya. United Nations rock.
3. I'm embarrassed to admit that before today I knew little about how autocratic life really was in LIbya. I was not aware that Gaddafi had kicked out international media. While I am cynical about how free our press truly is (political slanting, spin doctors, etc), it is undeniable that we have an incredible scope of information rights- TV, newspapers, internet, telephone, mobile video, text messages; we can pick and choose our information medium, do independent research, and form our own opinions. Freedom of speech is so important, and freedom of information is equally so. So thank you forefathers (and mothers!) for establishing a society which enshrines these freedoms.
4. Airlines are also doing their bit to support people evacuated into countries they had not planned to be in. Lufthansa is allowing rebookings and refunds for people with their plane tickets affected by evacuation. My dad was able to reroute his flight home from Tripoli-Frankfurt-Calgary to London-Frankfurt-Calgary this morning. Hats off to Lufthansa for being proactive and extending this goodwill to their customers.
5. I'm also feeling very fortunate to have such caring friends. Messages and emails of support during the course of the week really helped me keep my head above the water… and help me keep focused on making a slight nuisance of myself with all the emergency authorities by harassing them with questions and phone calls.
6. Lastly, thank you authorities for listening to a mildly hysterical woman trying to get information on her father. Thank you to our rules and laws for permitting us to reach out to those with power and plead our cases. Sometimes it can make a difference. Sometimes not, but at least we can try.
It's almost time to unveil our class schedule for Knit Nation 2011. We should have it ready in about a week's time. Until then, Cookie & I thought we would whet your appetite (and alleviate the waiting jitters) with a list of vendors so far, and the teacher list!
We hope that this list gets your imagination and knitting and spinning mojo running. We will be in touch via newsletter as soon as we have a definite date when the class schedule is going up.
It's such a relief to have my dad here in front me, safe and sound. Listening to him recount his experience has really driven home how very lucky we are to live in such security and stability.
Feeling like I need to give something back for how fortunate we have been, as a gesture of thanks to karma and the Powers That Be, from today Friday 25th Feb until further notice, 50% of all pattern sales on Ravelry and in the Shop will be donated to Médecins Sans Frontières in their response efforts to violence in the Arab countries.
Just a quick note to let you know that my dad is here with me in London. He was able to board the last of the three planes the British sent in to evacuate their peeps from Tripoli. The last one was an Airbus and so had enough seats for the British and a hundred or so of the remaining Canadians (the remainder were split out into various evac flights arranged by other Spain & the US into Spain & Malta) and took off just before midnight, landing at Gatwick about 4am. The ground team at Gatwick even lent my dad their cell phone so he could call me, and helped him make his way to the Gatwick Express. If I could I would kiss and hug every one of them for being such lovely kind people.
I'm rather embarrassed by the Canadian governments efforts at evacuation… turns out my gut was right. It was not that Skylink's insurers backed out, but that Canada had not secured the necessary landing permits and so Skylink could not land at Tripoli airport – hence why it was a 'security risk'. The C-17 Canada is sending and any ships or further charter flights will also need landing permits, which Canada has not yet secured. Thankfully, according to my dad, the Canadians at the airport who were due to fly out on Thursday were all scooped up by the US, Spanish and British evac planes.
The media may criticize the British authorities for what they call their 'shambolic' response to the crisis, but the fact is they got their people out. They may have been slower to react, but once they did they were effective, efficient and swift. I am sure if this is how they've risen to the occasion they will be able to reach those still stuck in the desert and more remote regions. If I could I would hug and kiss David Cameron. Though, on second thought it's probably best not to since I still have stinky breath.
I am touched by all the people who have reached out over the last two days, here on the blog, over twitter and by email. Your support means alot and helps me keep it together.
My dad's day has been pretty long and, I imagine, pretty stressful. The car to take him to the airport was delayed by an hour – there were road blocks and diversions which made it difficult to cross the city. He did manage to get to the airport before 10am and I was on the phone with him when he said he saw the Canadian consular officials and said he would go let them know he was a part of their group. I spoke with him a couple more times after that while they were waiting outside to be let into the airport. Apparently there were groups of people outside the airport and they were taking it in turn to go in, based on the order of take off for their respective planes.
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Yes, every time anywhere, except this time in Libya. Very disappointing and frustrating to say the least. I find it bizarre that an aviation company specialising in emergency services in hostile areas would have their insurance company revoke their insurance. Their entire company is based on this service so it really doesn't add up that this would be a problem with their insurance. I called them (oh yes, I'm a demon with the telephone) and someone at Skylink told me that it wasn't their insurance that was the problem, that the issue was with the Canadian government. Whatever, the bottom line was that there was no plane. My dad, and 200+ other Canadians were at the airport, with another few thousand people, waiting to leave on a plane that never came. At least they are with consular officials, and they are all together.
There is a curfew in Tripoli – no one on the streets between 6pm and 6am, so everyone is holed up in the airport where there is no cell reception. The reports are now that Canada is sending a C-17 plane from Rome (diverted via South Africa? Not sure, this info is from my mom) to Tripoli. The C-17 seats 102 people. The last communication from the emergency bureau was that there are 213 Canadians waiting at the airport to be evacuated. There is another report that a second charter plane is being sent by a friendly Middle Eastern country with the express intention of evacuating Canadians (and I also assume whoever else they can fit on the plane). This is reported to be due to land in Tripoli at 2am.
Just got a call from my mom – my dad managed to get through to her to let her know he is on a plane bound for Gatwick! I'm guessing it is the Afriqiyah flight that lands at midnight or 2am… HUGE SIGH OF RELIEF. I hope that lots of the others waiting were able to get on a plane too.
I am now off to have a shower and brush my teeth, which with all this hoo-ha i have neglected to do. Thank goodness I've spent the whole day with just my dog, who can always be counted on to have worse breath than I do and not care if mine could kill a horse.
The past two days have been pretty stressful – my dad works in Libya (oil & gas) and as events escalated across Libya, it suddenly became plain that my dad needed to leave the country sooner rather than later.
Unfortunately he missed the boat, literally. He didn't head off to Malta with his colleague on Monday, and due to a change in employer, was not with his other colleagues when their company evacuated them from Tripoli on Monday & Tuesday.
When I realised my dad was still in Libya, and wasn't about to be evacuated by a multinational, I spent all day yesterday on the phone trying to arrange for him to be evacuated.
It was an exercise in frustration. The lines were down in Libya so none of the numbers for my dad would connect, so I didn't know where he was, if he was okay. There was no answer at the Canadian Embassy in Tripoli (despite this being advertised by the Canadian government as one of the numbers for Canadians in Libya to call).
So I tried South Africa, his original employer. They were darlings, and put me in touch with the person in their London office who was coordinating the evacuation from Tripoli. She didn't know if my dad was on their passenger list but said she would check with her colleague in Libya. An hour later she called back to confirm my dad was no longer their employee, and therefore not on their list, but that their Tripoli based staff still in Libya would keep an eye out for him.
So then I thought – better try the Canadian authorities. I always had faith in the Canadian authorities. Red Mounties, True North Strong and Free… and all that. Since the Canadian Embassy in Tripoli was a no-go, I tried the emergency response number for Canadians. After a few hours of trying I finally got through – only to be told all they were doing were calling the registered Canadians in Libya. They told me that because the phone lines were down in Libya, of the 500 they had registered, they had only been able to connect to 13 on Tuesday. All I could do was make sure they had my dad's name and details since at that point, Canada was not prepared to evacuate Canadians from Libya.
Bengahzi was already a mess and the airport closed. Airlines were cancelling their flights from Tripoli. Many of the multi-nationals and a host of EU countries including Portugal, Turkey, Netherlands were already coordinating evacuation efforts and sending in chartered planes and boats. It was really horrible to feel so helpless… knowing that violence was escalating and that those with the power to act were not.
I then started reading the reports from Libya more closely, and began to well and truly freak out. Having been told that there are 500 Canadians registered by the emergency response team, seeing Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs report that there were only 500 Canadians in Libya alarmed me. If 500 are registered, there will be many more unregistered in Libya -and other newspapers reported that there were as many as 1000 Canadians in Libya. That is more than double the official number from the foreign minister.
So I started to call Canadian officials who might have some say in the decision to evacuate. First I called the Premier of Alberta (where my parents live), Ed Stelmach. His office told me that this was a federal matter. I called my parents' MP – Mr Stephen Harper MP. Of course, they would not put me through to Mr Harper, I was connected to his assistant Gord. Gord was sympathetic, listened, and then said I should 'plead my case' to Hon Lawrence Cannon – the minister of Foreign Affairs. I then spoke to a secretary at Mr Cannon's office who again would not put me through to Mr Cannon, but let me ask my questions: I wanted to know why Canada was not evacuating. Why Mr Cannon appeared to have his facts wrong – why he thought there were far less Canadians in Libya than what the emergency response team believed there to be, and half that reported in the media. But the crux of what I wanted to know was what needed to happen before the government would send in a plane to evacuate her citizens.
I was shunted to another department by Mr Cannon's office, something about the 'Gulf Department'. The woman there took my name and number, listened to my questions and concerns and said someone would try to call me back.
It was at this point that Gadhafi had just finished his hour and a half long rambling speech declaring he would rather die a martyr than leave Libya, encouraging people to chase and attack the dissenters, and threatening to take action as the Chinese did in Tiananmen Square. Can we say whack job? His remarks were deemed 'defiant and worrisome' by the Canadian government. The situation was finally deemed serious enough to send an evacuation team. The Gulf Department never did call me back but that's fine by me – they are taking action to evacuate and that's all that matters.
The plane leaves tomorrow from Tripoli for Rome. My dad managed to call me & my mom this morning. He's fine, in the compound but a little worried about travelling to the airport given the instability. But he's planning to be at the airport bright and early tomorrow morning.
The only reason to say first come first served is if they will have less seats than people trying to get on the plane. Which makes no sense, since according to the Foreign Minister there are only 91 people wanting to leave. If they have this list, then they should know within a reasonable margin of error how many Canadians will be getting on that plane. And there are loads of people waiting at the airport – they will not have a shortage of passengers.
Another call to the emergency bureau basically confirmed what I guessed – that there are teams of people behind the scenes working on the evacuation, but that information is not trickling down. They did not know how many seats were on the plane. They did not know how many people were registered as wanting to leave. They couldn't give any details… because they didn't have any to give.
So now we sit and wait a little more and hope that tomorrow they are able to get a big plane and that they will be able to get as many people as possible out to nearby Europe, including my dad, and that the other countries waiting for landing permits get theirs and are also able to send in big planes and ships to carry people away. Scary scary times. For the sake of the Libyans I hope Gadhafi steps down. Enough is enough.
The weather seems to have decided to get cold again, which would normally depress me. But all the wee buds determinedly poking their heads out reassure me that spring is indeed on its way.
Sprouting signs of life are appearing all over the harbour.
Some with incredible colour. I just love the cheerful red of these wee berries.
And the tiny flowers that accompany them.
My friend E (mom of Deuce's soulmate G) made her annual President's weekend trip to London from NYC. It's been such a treat hanging out with her. There is one not-to-be missed ritual for every visit from E. A trip to Borough Market where we meet up with Shi Fu and Claire at Monmouth coffee; yesterday was the designated day.
I couldn't resist taking a picture of the flower stall. Check out the pineapples!
I love the fish monger. Such a great selection of fresh fish. They even had a huge angler fish. Those things are ugly!
Lots of rhubarb too. Purdy purdy colours…..
We headed out to Pearl Liang for dim sum this morning. Good xiaolong bao. Not as great as in Shanghai, but still very moreish. And finding good xiaolongbao makes me feel lucky!


I am working on a project and have found that the navbar on my iPhone 6s with iOS11 is not "sticky". She rolls with the side up. On another iPhone 6s an iPad Air with iOS10 the navbar is sticky.
I have an iPhone 6S running iOS11 and I have just checked a number of my own block websites. The menus in every case are sticky and work fine. I don't think this is a blocs issue.
This is the project i'm working on.
Just tested it on my phone and it's working fine!
mhm … maybe I have other settings enabled or disabled in Safari like you.
wow … I even completely finished Safari and restarted the iPhone. Now everything works as it should. Very strange.


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CONNIE SCHULTZ: Bilingual superiority
Published 12:00 am EDT, Friday, April 6, 2012
At first glance, the woman reminded me of my younger self, a mother with a small child filling the hour or so before dinner with a visit to the bookstore.
That's why I noticed her, I suppose. No matter how long I live, I expect to feel the tug of sorority with other mothers, regardless of their age. I always smile at the young moms and fight the temptation to share my secret. "Once upon a time, I was just like you," I want to tell them. "I had young children, too, just like you."
On this particular day, a recent Tuesday, I was at the bookstore because of my 4-year-old grandson. I had just picked him up from preschool, and in an effort to charm him, I returned to the one place that always made my children, including his father, so happy.
I held his hand as we crossed the parking lot and felt the old anticipation of discovery. "You can pick one book," I used to tell my kids. Now, as a doting grandmother, I've upped the bounty.
"You can get two books," I told him. Both of us knew full well he'd end up with four. All of them were about dinosaurs.
We sat on the floor together to sort through a stack, when the little girl approached us. She was staring at the pop-up book, "Puff, the Magic Dragon." It comes with a CD of Peter Yarrow singing the song, of course. You can take Grandma out of the '60s, but...
"Do you like dinosaurs?" I asked the little girl. She smiled and nodded. Her mother, wearing the universal look of worry that her child was intruding, called out her name. The girl rushed to her mother's side.
A few minutes later, the mother started reading in a loud, animated voice to the little girl, who was now sitting in her lap. The child held the book as her mother spoke in Spanish, her arms waving as she read. I looked at the cover of the book and saw that it was written in English.
Clearly, this woman wasn't a younger version of me. She was smarter -- and braver, too. I always used to read aloud in whispers at the bookstore, afraid of drawing a chorus of "sh-h-h-." There is no way I ever could have translated as I read. English is the only language I really know.
I watched the mother with a combination of awe and envy. What a lucky little girl.
I grew up in a working-class town where many of my classmates were first-generation Americans. This was the '60s. They never spoke anything but English, and most of them knew little, if any, of their parents' language. These children were to be Americans, their parents insisted. In those days, that meant they were to assimilate. A parent reading aloud to a child in his or her native tongue -- particularly in public -- was unthinkable.
Times have changed, thank goodness, because America has changed. Granted, we have our holdouts. There are still those conservatives who continue to clamor for an act of Congress declaring English to be America's official language, but that's just fear -- and insecurity -- talking. The more we learn about bilingualism the clearer it becomes that every child in America should learn at least a second language -- and early.
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, a staff writer at Science magazine, recently wrote a piece for The New York Times, titled "Why Bilinguals Are Smarter." He gets straight to the point in his first paragraph:
"Scientists have begun to show that the advantages of bilingualism are even more fundamental than being able to converse with a wider range of people. ... It can have a profound effect on your brain, improving cognitive skills not related to language and even shielding against dementia in old age."
In the past decade or so, I've interviewed countless immigrants who speak to me in English and then translate for others or chastise their children in Russian, Spanish, Polish, Swedish, Arabic -- you name it, I probably have heard it here in wildly diverse Cleveland. So often, I drive away from these interviews marveling at how smart they have to be to build a life in this country.
Last week, I marveled at that young mother who translated as she read to her little girl. Clearly, that is a child whose mother has insisted she will speak at least two languages.
Yet again, I fought the urge to share my secret.
"Once upon a time," I wanted to tell that mother, "I was just like you."
But times have changed, and she is a better version of younger me.
Connie Schultz is a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and an essayist for Parade magazine. She is the author of two books, including "...and His Lovely Wife," which chronicled the successful race of her husband, Sherrod Brown, for the U.S. Senate. To find out more about Connie Schultz (con.schultz@yahoo.com) and read her past columns, please visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com.


I saw these beauties a while back and immediately put them on my "wish list". Their bold, fun, and versatile & I love that they can be worn in basically every season. Now I have my eyes on the black ones- can't ever have too many black shoes, right?


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1960 The cold war continued to become colder as the two sides distrusted the other more and tried to influence other parts of the world. John Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson won the Presidency with one of the smallest margins in history (113,000 votes) out of 68.3 million. The sexual revolution of the 60s had begun with the use of birth control pills and Hugh Hefner opening the first of his Playboy Clubs in Chicago. The "Flintstones" is shown on television for the first time and movies this year include "The Magnificent Seven" and "Psycho". Notable technical achievements include the invention of the Laser and a Heart Pacemaker. France tests its first atomic bomb and joins those countries with nuclear bomb technology. Notable names that appear in the limelight that year include "Cassius Clay" and "Sir Francis Chichester". The US sends the first troops to Vietnam to support the French in the fight against communist North Vietnam.
How much things cost in 1960
Yearly Inflation Rate USA 1.46%
Average Cost of new house $12,700.00
Average Monthly Rent $98.00
Cost of a gallon of Gas 25 cents
Average Cost of a new car $2,600.00
Can of Beef Ravioli 30 cents
Loaf of Bread 20 cents
What Events Happened in 1960
Tidal Wave at Agadir in Morocco kills 12,000
OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) is formed
Fifteen African countries gain independence and South Africa leaves the Commonwealth
John F. Kennedy wins presidential Election
The Irish Republican Army (IRA) starts its fight against the British
The United States announces that 3,500 American soldiers are going to be sent to Vietnam
American Heart Association links smoking to heart disease and death in middle-aged men
Soviet missile shoots down the US U2 spy plane
Afrikaner police open fire with sub-machine guns on demonstrators in the black township of Sharpeville, South Africa
Chile subduction fault ruptures from Talcahuano to Peninsula de Taitao, loosing a tsunami and one of the greatest earthquakes on record
Sir Francis Chichester arrives in New York aboard Gypsy Moth 11 - he has made a record solo Atlantic crossing in 40 days
Hurricane Donna kills 50 in Florida-New England area
Princess Margaret marries Antony Armstrong Jones
In Louisville, Kentucky, Cassius Clay (who later took the name Muhammad Ali) wins his first professional fight after having won the Gold Medal in Rome in the Olympic games
The Summer Olympics are held in Rome, Italy
The Winter Olympic Games are held in Squaw Valley, California, United States
Togo gains independence from France
100,000 join "Ban The Bomb" rally in London
Central African Republic Gains Independence From France
Cote D'Ivore Gains Independence From France
Benin gains independence from France
Chad gains independence from France
Senegal gains undependence from France
Mauritania gains independence from France
Popular Culture 1960
The Flintstones premiers
Chubby Checker and The Twist start a new dance craze
Operation Petticoat
Only The Lonely by Roy Orbison
Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho
Technology 1960
Jacques Piccard and Don Walsh in the bathyscaph USS Trieste break a depth record when they descend to the bottom of Challenger Deep 35,820 feet (10,750 meters) below sea level in the Pacific Ocean
France tests its first atomic bomb in Sahara and joins US, UK and USSR as nuclear power.
Over one hundred million television sets in use worldwide.
Aluminum cans used for the first time
US experimental rocket powered airplane travels at 2,200 MPH
Xerox introduces the first commercial document reproduction machine
The United States launches the first weather satellite, TIROS-1.
Dr. Kazuo Hashimoto invents the Ansafone sold in the USA as an automatic telephone answering machine
Inventions Invented by Inventors and Country (or attributed to First Use)
Laser USA by Theodore Maiman
Heart Pacemaker USA by Wilson Greatbatch
Weather Satellite USA Tiros I
Vertical Take off Jet UK
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Please comment briefly on experiences you might have had with image stabilization systems, good or bad.
Yes, even a greater cost it's worth the ability to work with slower speeds.
No, the extra cost is not worth it and I don't have the need for this handheld aid.
Not sure, as the benefits of image stabilization are not that clear to me.
My first IS lens was the Canon 75X300, my next will be the 100X400 soon.
IS is worth it, although companies drastically overcharge for it.
Actually yes and no. Image stabilization is not a necessity but it is a convenience so that I won't have to carry a tripod to every locale for a quick shot.
I have found that on longer lenses, like my 70-200 f/2.8 VR, the vibration reduction gives me that added comfort zone to work with more confidence and without a tripod. While shooting weddings, you need to get as much light as possible sometimes and can't always use your flash. This is another area where the VR really pays off. VR is expensive, like fast lenses, and only worth the cost if you are using your gear to make money.
Coolpix 8800 vs. 8400? I'd take the 8800 mostly because of the IS, not the bigger zoom.
For fast moving subjects, a tripod just will not do.
Purchased the Minolta A2 for this feature. Glad I waited as old guy shake is now gone from my pictures.
I am amazed at the handheld shots taken with my Panasonic FZ20 at longer focal lengths.
One of the features I long for, but cannot afford.
I'm so impressed with the Minolta 4 mp that I soon plan to buy k-m A 2 with anti-shake function.
In fact some assignments call for "no flash" and this is one of the situations when it is important to have some stabilization when handhelding the equipment and still go for low shutter speeds without compromising aperture settings.
Yes, It's important to me, but not a driving factor in lens selection. With Canon, I prefer it, but will take the "L" glass if I can afford it instead. My EF 28-135mm is a great lens and has never disappointed me. I shoot digital only and like the assistance of the IS in low light situations.
If I need to shoot at slower shutter speeds I use a tripod which works just fine for me. I do not care for the greater complexity and potential repair costs of this type of equipment.
I own an Olympus C2100UZ and a Panasonic FZ1. They both have image stabilization. They both do a grand job of it (1/2 sec). I was able to take good images (4x6, not 16x20) handheld in the illuminated documents section of the J. Paul Getty museum with the Olympus because it has focus assist. There is very little light in that room. The FZ1 does equally well but needs more light.
I take allot of photos in an concert like environment dark with lots of subject lighting and I wish I had an IS lens the would give my 20d a greater opportunity to take even better shots. I find that my subjects are not still and this movement caused by me or my subject is even more noticeable. Suspect IS or anti shake would help here.
Although I don't own any VR lenses, I certainly lust after them. For now, I will benefit from the people selling their non-VR lenses at low prices so they can upgrade to the new VR lenses.
I have moved to a Panasonic Lumix 20 and can really see the benefit.
I used an Olympus C-2100 with image stabilization for several years and loved it. When I upgraded to a 4 megapixel camera, it did not have stabilization and it took me several weeks to get used to holding the camera steady again.
MY Canon tele w/IS is a great piece of technology. I use it weekly.
I have a Konica Minola A-2 digital camera with the anti shake feature I think it is the best thing since sliced bread as I don't always carry a tripod with me. It allowed me to take a sharp photo of the riseing moon hand held. great picture.
Image Stablization has allowed me to shoot at incredibly slow shutter speeds using both the Canon 100-400 IS and the Sigma 80-400 OS. At an effective 640 mm on the Sigma I can shoot handheld braced against a solid object like a tree at 1/15th of a second with moderately good results even at 8 by 10 size. Handheld at 1/125th no shake is visible even in extreme crops printed as 4 by 6's on standard kodak royal paper with color chemistry. Shooting with a set of legs mirror slap is reduced to a minor issue.
When I needed an medium level telephoto, I chose the more expensive Nikon 70-200VR over the less expensive 80-200mm in order to get the VR benefit. I have never regretted this decision. This is one of my most used lenses, and the results I get with it are fabulous!
I work with an 80-400 VR lens. I love it. But even with VR it doesn't mean you can just wave the camera around. You still have to plan your shots. My only complaint, I wish it had a faster lens. But my shot of a sprig of Goldenrod in an Alabama cotton field is enough to blow you away.
At age 75, Image Stabilization could be a great benifit for me. Prefer in camera body rather than in lens.
Low light photography is an option for me now with image stablization. It was difficult before because I needed a tripod. Now I can do indoor and outdoor low light work. I have a digital camers so I also have the ability to use white balance and high ISO settings to obtain better low light pictures.


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My Alarm Center, Newtown Square, Pa., announced it will strengthen its position in the security industry by its recent relocation to a state-of-the-art facility. The company's new facility will offer enhanced communications, expanded warehouse space, room for continued company growth, and more comfortable working conditions for employees. My Alarm Center's primary reason for the relocation is to ultimately benefit customers and support anticipated growth.
"Better equipment, more space, and engaged employees will allow us to be more efficient," said Gary Welsh, chief operating officer of My Alarm Center. "My Alarm Center will be able to reduce costs and pass those savings along to our customers, who are at the core of every decision we make. "
The new facility also provides an improved working environment for My Alarm Center employees. The work space will be both comfortable and dynamic, which will lead to enhanced productivity. Additionally, the company's enhanced communication system will allow My Alarm Center to allocate resources where and when they are most needed.
"We want the My Alarm Center family to be engaged and productive," said Amy Kothari, president and chief executive officer of My Alarm Center. "We pride ourselves on great service, and great service begins with an engaged team. The new facility and communication system will take us to the next level."
My Alarm Center has long been dedicated to its customers, its employees, and its community, the company said. In 2012, it contributed to the Red Cross fund for Hurricane Sandy victims and participated in the Salvation Army's Angel Tree program. The move also follows news that the company exceeded the $4 million RMR mark and launched an organic growth and branding strategy for the Philadelphia and Seattle markets.
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This is a 2010 report on red-light cameras for the City of Las Cruces, New Mexico that compares the before and after crash statistics of the 3 red light and speed camera intersections in that city. The analysis uses at least 13 to 19 months of pre-RLC crash data compared to 13 to 19 months of post-RLC data. The statistics used in this analysis are from the Las Cruces Police Department which does not specify their Distance-From-Intersection inclusion zone for crashes. The data shows that crashes at RLC-equipped intersections have increased 23%. The data also shows that injury crashes have increased 29% at RLC intersections. Control intersection data is not shown in this report. The conclusions of the report are "Violations are showing a return of past driver behavior (72% increase)", and "Crash data is not revealing a statistically significant difference in the pre and post conditions. Longer time periods are needed."
This is a brief 16 page report, but the data appears valid, the selection of 3 RLC intersections is very small for this kind of report. The use of 13-19 months of pre and post RLC data is slightly below average for this kind of report, but should be adequate to come to some preliminary conclusions. The lack of control intersections or mentions of traffic volume changes somewhat reduces the validity of the data in this report. Another diminishing factor is that these RLC cameras also issued speeding tickets during the course of study period, which is something that is rare to include in these kind of studies. The conclusions are somewhat supported by the available data.


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Hugo's passion for immigration law stems from his own family's immigration experience. His father and mother came to the United States from Peru as political asylees, and as he grew up, Hugo spent many summers in Peru. Hugo uses his experience growing up in an immigrant family and time abroad to understand the conditions where his clients or their employees may have come from and the challenges they face when they come to the United States. He uses this understanding to provide better service to his clients.
Prior to starting Valverde & Rowell, Hugo served as an attorney advisor to the Immigration Courts in Oakdale and New Orleans, Louisiana, and Memphis, Tennessee. The U.S. Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review selected him for this position under the highly competitive U.S. Attorney General's Honors Program. As a law student, he volunteered with the local office of the Diocese of Richmond's Catholic Refugee and Immigration Services.
Before attending law school, Hugo worked for several years as an environmental planner with the Hampton Roads Planning District Commission. At the Commission, he represented local governments on state advisory committees, analyzed the impact of proposed federal and state regulations on local governments, and assisted the local governments of Hampton Roads develop municipal and construction stormwater runoff programs and Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act programs that complied with federal and state environmental laws.
After growing up in the Washington, D.C., area, since 1990 Hugo has spent most of his life in the Hampton Roads, Virginia, area. He is proud to call Virginia Beach home where he enjoys spending time with his wife and five children and surfing.
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10/23/2004 – Seven rounds are over at the Olympiad in Calvià, Ukraine is in the lead in the men's section, China is rampaging in the women's. The best results so far are by local boy Paco Vallejo Pons, who scored 5.5 points in six games for a performance of rating, 2990, followed by Vassily Ivanchuk at 2947. We bring you games, results, statistics and an illustrated report by Vijay Kumar.
Men's Group: Round seven of the Olympiad in Calvià saw Russia losing to Bulgaria (without Topalov!) after Grischuk dropped a point toe IM Ivan Cheparinov and all other games were drawn. India lost to the Ukraine in similar fashion when 14-year-old Sergey Karjakin picked up the point against GM Abhijit Kunte. Full results of round seven.
Women's Group: Here continued its long march with another victory, this time a 2½:½ against France, to retain a perfect (7:0) match score. Bulgaria and Russia drew, with Alexandra Kosteniuk beating world champion Antoaneta Stefanova, but Ekaterina Kovalevskaya losing to Margarita Voiska. Germany, which had started very well at this Olympiad, received a 3-0 dubbing by Lithuania and sank to 27th place in the team rankings. Full results of round seven.
The highest performance rating, 2990, was recorded for local boy Paco Vallejo Pons, who scored 5.5 points in six games. There is an interview with him on the official site. On second place with a 2947 is Vassily Ivanchuk, who has played all seven games on board one for Ukraine. Michael Adams of England has been playing at a 2863 level in seven games on board one. Our young friend Sergey Karjakin is also doing fine with 3:0 points and a 2787 performance on board four of the Ukraine.
The performance leader at 2783, with 4.5 out of five on board one, is Xie Jun, who won the women's world championship in 1991 (from Maya Chiburdanidze, who had held the title since 1978) until 1996, when she lost it to Susan Polgar. Xie won in back in 1999. In 2001 the title went to Zhu Chen, who defeated Alexandra Kosteniuk in the finals. Zhu is not playing at the Olympiad for family reasons, Alexandra is doing well with a 2583 performance on board one of the Russian team. Susan Polgar is playing at a 2524 level on board one for the USA.
The 36th edition of the Chess Olympiad is on in full swing at Gran Casino and if the buzz around was anything to go by, the Ukrainians had emerged as bigger favourites than mighty Russians after the first five rounds. And then Peter Svidler arrived. What a reassuring presence! Russian men defeated Israel 3.5-0.5 in round six and are now just one point behind Ukraine that has amassed 19 thus far.
A view of slightly overburdened playing hall.
There is a common view that the real fight in the Olympiad starts only in the last four rounds. Until then it is important to accumulate whatever you can and then around the 10th round you realize where you stand for the remaining matches. Some also say it is important to save energy here for later games.
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However, they way it started for Ukraine it doesn't look like they believed in it at all especially after three 4-0 white wash of their rivals in first three rounds. In the sixth round too, Ivanchuk led his team to another fine victory here after beating Radjabov. The game caught everyone's fancy right from the very beginning, in a very normal position in the Kalashnikov, Ivanchuk uncorked 9. Nb4!?!? and caught Radjabov in a tactical skirmish in the latter part of the game.
There are many things that makes a complete man. Playing good chess is one of them!? Yes. Ask Vassily Ivanchuk who has scored 4.5/5 on the top board for Ukraine.
This was Ivanchuk's fifth victory in the event that took his personal score to 5.5/6. Add to this his Elo performance of 3015 and find out who has played the best so far here. However, the match against against Azerbaijan was quite keenly contested and in fact Sergei Karjakin's quick victory over Rauf Mamedov proved decisive in the end. The Ukrainians had rested Ponomariov in the sixth round.
As things stand now, the Ukrainians are on 19, followed by Russia on 18. Having played amongst themselves, it remains to be seen who cashes in more in rounds to come. Or will we see some other team joining the race? India? What? They are on 17 along with Bulgaria and are pitted against the leader in the next round. Lets see what Vishy and his boys muster in that match.
Finally a yes! Vishy Anand plays for India in the Olympiad after a gap of 12 years.
Surya Shekhar Ganguly defeated Gabrial Sargissian of Armenia in Indian victory over fourth seeds.
Apparently, the Chinese eves are simply running away from everyone's reach in the women's section. What else could one say about a 3 points lead after the sixth round itself. Conceding a half point in round one, they walked off with two 3-0 victories and then it was again time to halt a little as they won 2.5:0.5 against Germany. Another 3-0 trouncing followed as the English ladies proved no match. It was the sixth round in fact that slowed them down when Huang Qian lost to Kovalevskaya for a 2-1 eventual victory. In this it appears already that who will win the silver and bronze is the bigger question!
What are we doing on table 2? Alexei Shirov playing for Spain A. In all the rounds the local team will be playing on one of the top boards as per some agreement/arrangement.
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Cobb and his wife, Aiyda, welcomed Caspian Cyrus Cobb on Aug. 10 -- the couple's first child.
Cobb finished the night with nine catches for 142 yards and the biggest score of the night in Green Bay's 24-23 win over the Bears. Definitely worth a game ball for your pops, Caspian.