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Obama calls the new Arizona immigration law "irresponsible"!
What do Arizona and Cambridge have in common?
The first time we heard Obama come to the podium and declare "something" irresponsible it led to a beer summit. The "irresponsible" President, before having any facts to substantiate his comments on the "incident", called out the Cambridge Police as racists.
This was Obama's response to law enforcement in Cambridge doing their duty:
"I think it's fair to say, number one, any of us would be pretty angry," Obama said. "Number two, that the Cambridge police acted stupidly in arresting somebody when there was already proof that they were in their own home. And number three -- what I think we know separate and apart from this incident -- is that there is a long history in this country of African-Americans and Latinos being stopped by law enforcement disproportionately, and that's just a fact."
GATES: 'NOT ABOUT ME'
Gates has said he was "outraged" by the arrest.
He said the white officer walked into his home without his permission and only arrested him as the professor followed him to the porch, repeatedly demanding the sergeant's name and badge number because he was unhappy over his treatment.
"This isn't about me; this is about the vulnerability of black men in America," Gates said.
He said the incident made him realize how vulnerable poor people and minorities are "to capricious forces like a rogue policeman, and this man clearly was a rogue policeman."
"Sgt. James Crowley, who is a police academy expert on racial profiling, responded to Gates' home near Harvard University last week to investigate a report of a burglary and demanded Gates show him identification. Police say Gates at first refused and accused the officer of racism."
The police officer was responding to a "burglary call" and once on the scene asked the Professor to produce identification. This is exactly the type of situation that the Arizona law supports where a "probable cause" scenario arises in an incident that gives the officers reasonable cause to ask for identification. There was no "racial profiling" just an officer investigating a "possible crime" in progress.
Obama's Arizona comments:
"Speaking at a naturalization ceremony for servicemen and -women in the White House Rose Garden, Obama said he has instructed his administration to "closely monitor the situation" in Arizona and to "examine the civil rights and other implications of this legislation."
"The recent efforts in Arizona ... threaten to undermine basic notions of fairness that we cherish as Americans as well as the trust in police and their communities that are so crucial to keeping us safe," Obama said."
Here again, Obama is dividing people along racial lines, once again putting the onus on law enforcement in the "trust arena" as he did with the Cambridge Police.
To prove this point of racially divisive remarks, it has led to Sharpton claims that he will descend on Phoenix to "march in the streets without identification in his pockets".
Let's take a look at what Arizona law enforcement is up against, crime wise, with illegal immigrants:
Illegal immigrants accounted for:
• 16.5% of those sentenced for violent crimes.
• 18.5% of those sentenced for property crimes.
• 33.5% of those sentenced for the manufacture, sale or transport of drugs.
• 50% of those sentenced for crimes related to "chop shops."
• 35.8% of those sentenced for kidnapping.
• 20.3% of those sentenced for felony DUI
The high cost of illegal immigrant crimes are not just in Arizona. 80% of all illegal immigrant arrests occurred in just three states: California, Texas and Arizona
The Government Accounting Office (GAO) did a study in 2005 and sampled 55,000 illegal immigrants and found that these 55,000 alone had been arrested 459,614 times (13 arrests per illegal) but the devil is in their details:
12% were for violent crimes (Robbery, Assault and Sex Related Crimes).
15% were for property related crimes (Burglary, Auto theft, Larceny and Property Damage).
45% were for drug or immigration related crimes and 28% were for other offenses (Weapons, Traffic, DUI and Obstruction of Justice)
This Federal study is startling because of the facts. The Federal Government since 2005 had these statistics and have drug their feet on the seriousness of the problem. The violence and mayhem that are imported from our southern border is largely ignored and now this same Government is calling Arizona's act "irresponsible"!
The Secure Fence Act of 2006
The video imbedded at the top of this article shows the problems that Arizona has with not only illegal immigrants flooding into the state as a failure of the US Government to adhere to the lip service they gave to pass the Secure Fence Act in 2006 but also shows that Arizona is one of the main "drug routes" into the US.
For Obama and the Democrats misguided attempt to paint this legislation as racist and unfair is ludicrous. The escalation of the drug violence in Mexico and that Governments inability to tide the violence is even more reason to show that Arizona's elected leaders guiding principles as just and in conformity with the populations wishes to enact this legislation. It is not just the population of Arizona but that of the nation. It was the population that rose up against Amnesty in 2005 when the Republicans, under the leadership of George Bush and bolstered by the Amnesty plan of John McCain and Ted Kennedy, to form the early roots of the tea party movement. It was this outcry and pressure from the people that stopped their efforts in mid stride and only fuel more anger as the Democrats, and yes Obama when they believe that they have a better chance at Amnesty now. The attempts by the MSM and this Democrat controlled Washington to demonize the Amnesty opposition as racist will fail just as much as their attempts to paint the tea party as such.
At a time that these forces as at work telling us that grandma is fomenting violence it is also worth noting the "violence" that erupted in the pro-illegal immigrant rally on the day Governor Jan Brewer signed the legislation into law. Where were the media about that violence? Answer, they were huddled in strategy session to further divide the country along racial lines at a time when Obama's election victory was to transcend it.
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1 March to 1 April 2010. Organized by Robert Epp, Gallerist, Gallery One One One. An opening reception was held for this exhibiton on Wednesday, 10 March, from 5-8 PM.
The Frank Mikuska Donation. features 18 works selected from a donation by Winnipeg artist Frank Mikuska. Mikuska is best known for his powerful abstract prints, and experimental paintings using printer's ink that he made in the 1950s and '60s. The Frank Mikuska Donation includes 10 abstract paintings by Mikuska, including two major ink on gesso paintings from the sixties, along with a selection of his seminal ink graphics from this period. Works by Mikuska's contemporaries are also represented, including early prints by Bruce Head, Winston Leathers, Don E. Strange, and Marion Nicoll, as well as a rare early Tony Tascona painting on canvas from 1960. Two prints from 1950 by former School of Art professors Richard Bowman and Robert Gadbois round out the show.
It is all-too characteristic of Canada that there are artists not given recognition commensurate with their contributions. Frank Mikuska is one of these artists. Born in Winnipeg in 1930 of Slovak immigrant parents, Mikuska grew up working-class in Point Douglas. Educated at Roman Catholic parochial schools, he entered the Winnipeg School of Art in 1947. He was at the School as it underwent the transition to becoming a division of the University of Manitoba in 1949-50.
As part of this transition, he experienced the appointment of the American William Ashby McCloy, who in turn appointed his compatriots and University of Iowa fellows Richard Bowman, John Kacere and Richard Gadbois to faculty positions. While many of his fellows gravitated towards the charismatic Bowman and Kacere, Mikuska was taken with McCloy, whose use of encaustic impressed him, and Gadbois, a painter who introduced him to the creative and practical possibilities of graphic design.
Mikuska was caught up in the shift towards an international Modernist, abstract approach and a love of jazz introduced by the young Americans and he has stayed true to his own variant of that Modernist vision ever since. In 1955 he found employment as a designer at the CBC's just-opened television studio in Winnipeg, where he worked until 1992, winning, e.g., the Prix Anik Award for animation. He and his wife Shirley Stevens (sister of School of Art alumnus Dr. Arthur D. Stevens) raised four children together.
During all these years of employment, raising a family and in retirement, Mikuska never ceased working, producing one of the strongest Modernist oeuvres in Western Canada. Mikuska is a living witness to the advent and development of post-war modernity in Winnipeg, both in terms of aesthetics and of mass-media, and his work at the CBC has informed his fine art production in a profound way. In fact, Mikuska has limited himself almost exclusively to the production of works in ink on paper or masonite, reflecting the graphic sensibility of his experience with both Gadbois and the CBC. The use of this transparent medium combined with his masterful sense of colour, lends his art a luminosity that surely reflects his deep and very private spirituality. Though he exhibited frequently in group shows during the 1960s with his fellow School of Art alumni Tony Tascona, Winston Leathers and Bruce Head (sometimes referred to collectively as "The Four Musketeers") it is astonishing that Mikuska has had only a single one-person show to date, at The Yellow Door gallery in 1966.
What is most striking about Mikuska's oeuvre is the consistency of its quality, its economy; the focus of both its chromatic and formal means. Much like his now-departed cohorts, furthermore, he has continued to produce art of substance into his senior years. This exhibition features works chosen exclusively from Frank Mikuska's generous donation to Gallery One One One, and thus recent works are not included. Nevertheless it offers us, through the works of his professors and contemporaries of the 1950s, and his own works of the 1960s and 1970s, a view into the rich world of colour, image and form that he emerged from and has inhabited. We are very grateful to Mr. Mikuska for his generosity, and see this exhibition as a first step toward him achieving the long-overdue recognition he deserves.
Gallery One One One gratefully acknowledges the support of Frank Mikuska, Julie Mikuska, Rachel Gartner, and the School of Art staff and volunteers. Thanks to Rachel Gartner fro the interview transscription. Special thanks to Dr. Oliver Botar, Associate Professor, School of Art, University of Manitoba, for curatorial assistance in producing The Frank Mikuska Donation.


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The Room Two 9+
A time-spanning journey
Fireproof Studios Limited
#24 in Puzzle
The much anticipated sequel to 'The Room', Apple's Game of the Year 2012 and recipient of a BAFTA award, is here at last.
Follow a trail of cryptic letters from an enigmatic scientist known only as "AS" into a compelling world of mystery and exploration.
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Included in Apple's Best of 2013 Awards.
"An intricately woven work of fiction perfectly suited to its format, this is the sort of game that it's worth sitting in the dark for." - Pocketgamer
"A gorgeous-looking game offering larger locations with multiple interactive areas and puzzles. A perfect game for a cold winter's night." – Eurogamer
"Leaves you thinking about how to solve its puzzles even when not playing; a sign of a classy game, which this most definitely is." – 148Apps
"A superb sequel with stunning visuals, the level of complexity on display here is quite astounding. The Room Two should be on top of your gaming list." - GSM Arena
"An exceptionally good puzzle game; if you liked The Room, be sure to download the sequel" – PadGadget
"One of the best experiences on the iPad. Not just a game, but an experience that is not to be missed, an absolute must buy." – Apple 'n' Apps
"An incredibly compelling experience with clever puzzles, gorgeous visuals, and a spooky atmosphere; absolutely brimming with new ideas." – The Verge
PICK-UP-AND-PLAY DESIGN
Easy to start, hard to put down, an entrancing mix of intriguing puzzles with a simple user interface
INNOVATIVE TOUCH CONTROLS
A tactile experience so natural you can almost feel the surface of each object
REALISTIC 3D LOCATIONS
Immerse yourself in a variety of stunning environments which will challenge your puzzle solving prowess.
DETAILED 3D OBJECTS
Pore over the intricate details of dozens of artifacts in search of their hidden secrets.
UNNERVING AUDIO
A haunting soundtrack and dynamic sound effects create a soundscape that reacts to your play.
iCLOUD & GAMECENTER NOW SUPPORTED
Share your progress between multiple devices, and unlock the all-new achievements.
MULTI LANGUAGE SUPPORT
Available in English, French, Italian, German, Spanish & Brazilian Portuguese.
Fireproof Games is a small independent studio based in Guildford in the United Kingdom.
Find out more at fireproofgames.com
Follow us @Fireproof_Games
Big Fixes
A terrific follow-up to our 2012 iPad Game of the Year, The Room Two continues the dark, foreboding tale introduced in its predecessor. Marvelously detailed graphics and eerie music make this first-person puzzler feel stunningly real, and as you travel from an ancient crypt to a séance room and beyond, you'll love unlocking the secrets of every object—and learning more about your mysterious imprisonment.
CuriousAsCanBe227 , 07/02/2020
Fantastic and challenging
I can't express how much I LOVE Fireproof's "The Room" games.. I originally came across the first one, which is now The Room Pocket, in 2014 (maybe earlier but I can't remember) and I read the reviews of how good a game it was because it was challenging and the visuals were amazing. So, to my surprise I LOVED the sample chapter and decided to risk paying money to finish the game...and it was worth it...because it was just the right amount of challenging but also not too easy. So after I finished the first installment I desperately wanted to see if they had a second one and THEY DID!! Now, anyone who knows me knows that I don't spend money on games because typically you spend x-amount only to be disappointed because it wasn't worth your money. Well, these games definitely ARE worth it. So I've played all 4 and love them! And I love them so much that through the years I've actually reinstalled them just to play them again when I can't find a game challenging enough. Highly recommend :)
DeeDoubleYouuu , 12/06/2018
Won't sync to iPad
I tried The Room pocket version and really enjoyed it, so I purchased the game when given the option. The graphics, game play and puzzles are throughly enjoyable. My only issue is that when I purchased The Room 2, after playing it on my phone, I went ahead and downloaded it to my iPad. I wanted to play it on a bigger screen, but it will not sync at all. I keep getting a " Failed to download saved data. Please check your internet connection" I am on my home network, on wifi. I restarted me iPad, deleted the game and reinstalled, then logged out of game center and logged back in. I played the game from the beginning on my iPad, and then went back to playing on my phone, and received the same error message on my phone this time. I tried everything. If it would just sync so I can play on a bigger screen, I would give it a solid 5 stars. It is still worth purchasing in my opinion because it is a really enjoyable game, and have just downloaded The Room 3 and The Room old sins because it is that addictive.
The developer, Fireproof Studios Limited, has not provided details about its privacy practices and handling of data to Apple. For more information, see the developer's privacy policy.
© Fireproof Studios Ltd
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What is the name of the larvae cartoon?
Larva (also known as Larvae) is a computer-animated television series made by TUBA Entertainment in Seoul, South Korea. This cartoon shows two larvae as its main characters. Larva is also part of Disney Channel Asia and based on the original show broadcast on Disney Channel Middle East.
How did larva get its start?
Production. Larva was launched by TUBA Entertainment in 2011, with adult viewers in mind. The producers aimed to create a cartoon that could appeal to an audience of a wide age scale. It debuted on the national channel, KBS and on cable television with short, 90-second episodes. The series quickly became popular,...
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This character appears in season 4 and 5. Larva was launched by TUBA Entertainment in 2011, with adult viewers in mind. The producers aimed to create a cartoon that could appeal to an audience of a wide age scale. It debuted on the national channel, KBS and on cable television with short, 90-second episodes.
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Larva (also known as Larvae) is a computer-animated television series made by TUBA Entertainment in Seoul, South Korea. This cartoon shows two slugs as its main characters. and A spinoff premiered on Netflix.The show follows Yellow, a dimwitted and happy-go-lucky yellow-colored caterpillar and Red, a mostly hot-tempered and greedy red-colored caterpillar. No. of seasons: 4 Original release: 26 March 2011 –, 1 March 2019
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Lock, Stock & Loads Of Fags At London's World Poker Tournament
Here's what happens when loads of online poker heads get to buy in to a real live tournament and go mano et mano...
Greg Double
Poker, a little bit like sex and car mechanics, is something us gents claim or want to be good at - but in reality, don't fully understand what we're doing.
That's why I jumped at the chance to go behind the scenes at Stratford's Aspers Casino, which was playing host to WPT National UK London - the first in a series of low buy-in World Poker Tour tournaments held in the UK and sponsored by partypoker.com.
My prior knowledge of poker comes in four forms; firstly, it is what happens on television just before the channels switch to teleshopping. Secondly, it is never to be played with a cheating super villain - be you a double-0 agent or the loveable rogues from Lock Stock. Thirdly, it's a good thing to do in the third year of Uni when trying to prove that there's more to a lad's get together than FIFA and finally, the online version of the game is responsible for buses and bedrooms replacing Las Vegas casinos as the most populated poker venues.
It's the final bit of knowledge that I'm introduced to first. Jeffrey Haas, Head of Poker at partypoker (and possessor of the best job title since the Pied Piper of Hamlin), is demonstrating the end result of a partypoker rebrand.
Having entered the online poker market in 2001, partypoker was one of the early pioneers of the industry and remains one of the most recognisable names in a hugely crowded sector. However, being one of the first on the scene was not without its problems. The likes of pokerstars, PKR and 888poker rose in prominence and as Mr Haas confessed, the PartyPoker rebrand is, to some extent, a case of catching up with the competition, rather than bulldozing them.
The pure poker elements have been improved. Visually there is a better looking table with a new theme and clearer menus, while the cashier and account features have also been touched up. However, the bit which Jeffrey Haas really wants to focus on is partypoker's efforts to fully integrate social elements – something that hasn't really happened in the real money market before.
The end result is a kind of "xbox live-ing" of the poker offering, with the idea that missions and achievements can give the winning feeling as much as a cash win. For example, knockout five of your opponents around the table and you will earn the enjoyable title of "Musket Man". I'm not sure if this was the desired effect, but this instantly puts me into "gloat mode". I head to the in game chat feature and demand that my remaining opponents address me as my new moniker. Perhaps inevitably, I then lose the next hand and am renamed the "Muffin Man".
Haas explains that this move is aimed at making the game more accessible. "I think people instantly associate poker with money and we wanted to change that. We're looking to build a wider base of players and the social features allow for that and work well for mobile gaming too."
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Considering one is more likely to play a little more cavalier on mobile devices, it is perhaps surprising that a move to mobile hasn't been a big focus for the industry. Mobile gaming sees users play around three times as many hands as someone playing on a desktop. In effect, this means mobile players are less likely to fold when they've been dealt utter garbage and more likely to go all in on something like a pair of twos. Despite this, Haas - who has been working in poker for nearly 10 years - thinks mobile is what the customer is demanding. "It wouldn't surprise me if around half of our userbase were mobile by 2014 – it currently accounts for about 4%".
Back to the live table tournament and it's interesting to see how the relationship between online poker and "real poker" develops. All of the guys playing here have played online, but have different views on how it impacts their live performance. Norbert Berent, who qualified for this tournament by winning a partypoker.com online tournament, sees online poker as a kind of finishing school before playing in live tournaments;
"If you want to try and win big money, you've got to work on your game away from the table."
A visit to the Aspers Casino smoking area unveils a different point of view. A gentleman who did not wish to be named (his girlfriend was not informed of his decision to enter the £200 buy-in tournament) believes that online poker can sometimes make you "insensitive" to human elements on the table;
"Sometimes when you get a terrible hand on online poker you can bet big and scare your opponents into folding – but they can't see your face. If you try that on a live table and a player spots something - like a shaky hand or a bulging Adam's apple – you can get rumbled. Nothing is more embarrassing than getting shot off a table on a bluff when you should have just folded."
The smoking area (perhaps unsurprisingly) becomes a pretty good place to hang out and overhear some stories of success and woe. The accessibility of the tournament (£200 buy-in isn't that intimidating when weighed up against potential winnings) mean that people from all walks of life and with varying levels of poker expertise are in competition. "I got Anna Kournikova'd", explains one Estate Agent/Card Sharp. I ask what this means. "AK, Ace King – looks great, plays ugly."
The eventual winner of the tournament is aptly employed as a fund manager. Canadian-born, Londoner John "Ace" Ventre is now £20,000 richer after just three days of poker. Mohammed Suhail, who was beaten into second has £14,000 deposited into his bank account and even the chap who finished ninth, Pia Jeppesen is two grand better off.
I work out that with 335 people entered, this means one has about a 1 in 37 chance of making ten-times what one pays to enter. Considering there is skill involved and not just luck, this suddenly looks a very attractive income opportunity…and it can be. The UK's most successful player, Sam Trickett, just paid £100,000 for a seat at the Alpha8 tournament in Mayfair this week and has live earnings of just under $20,000,000 – not bad going for a man that used to be a plumber.
It seems so appealing, but you have to remember – these guys are good and if you're not, you lose. Despite earning the title of "Musket Man" with Jeffrey just a few hours earlier, I'm acutely aware of my limitations. Even when playing the online version, I felt a rush of blood hit my cheeks when I was trying to convince username ShadowHunter that I was packing the equivalent of a poker sawn-off shotgun, when in fact it was just a banana in my pocket.
"Start slow" is the advice from Jeffrey Haas. "Play for fun and then if you think you're good enough, play for an amount that you're comfortable with, be it 5p or £5."
For me, this visit reinforced my belief that poker is a sport. Yes there is luck in of the cards you get dealt, but there's also luck in winning a cricket toss. There is also a great deal of skill – be it memorising cards or not punching the air when the croupier's work suddenly makes your mediocre hand a sensational one. The only problem is the losing. Lose on Hackney Marshes on a Sunday morning and all will be forgotten after a post-match beer. Lose at poker and the likelihood is your wallet has also lost something.
So if you are going to set your mind to becoming a prince of poker, treat it as if you were becoming a football player. Practice, learn and if all else fails, blame the person holding the cards.
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Clark Robertson insists Blackpool must ensure last weekend's victory over Crewe Alexandra is capitalised on with a positive points return over Easter.
The Seasiders have a spring in their step after a first win in nine matches last time out and take that feel-good factor into fixtures with Bury and Doncaster Rovers.
A Good Friday clash with The Shakers is first on the agenda and the defender is determined to make sure last weekend's work doesn't go to waste.
"It was a massive boost for us but there's no point winning last weekend and not taking it into the two games coming up," he said.
"We can't take anything for granted. We've still got to work hard because we know we're in a difficult situation. We need to keeping picking up points, starting on Friday.
"It was massive to see we were out of the bottom four. You'd rather have points on the table at this stage of the season than games to catch up on."
Robertson's first English league goal came against Bury back in October, but it wasn't enough to prevent The Seasiders slipping to a 4-3 defeat at Gigg Lane.
Fully aware of Bury's strengths, the 22-year-old says Blackpool are well prepared for the first of two games in four days.
"All our focus is on Friday against Bury. We know they're a good team, they beat us 4-3 but we probably should have got something from the game last time.
"They scored from three set pieces and a wonder goal but even in that game we had enough chances to go on and win the game.
"We know what they're all about, especially from set pieces. If we can get three points on Friday it will stand us in good stead for games coming up," he added.
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High commodity prices continue to weigh on trade deficit, estimate for FY23 at $90bn: Acuite
Tuesday, 07 June 2022 | IANS | new Delhi
The expectation of expansion of current account deficit is not just driven by elevated global commodity prices, but is also linked to unlocking of economy reviving pent-up demand and improved vaccination cover aiding an organic recovery in economy, ratings and research firm Acuite Ratings & Research said in a report.
Nevertheless, there is considerable uncertainty in projecting trade and current account deficit due to high volatility in commodity prices, which in current environment is taking cues from unpredictable geopolitical events. "Given, the relentless rise in commodity prices particularly crude oil which has again risen to $120 per barrel, we project current account deficit (CAD) to widen to more than $90 billion (in FY23) from an estimated $47 billion in FY22," the report said.
India's merchandise trade deficit widened to a record high level of $23.3 billion in May 2022 from a deficit of $20.1 billion in April, the report said citing Ministry of Commerce and Industry's preliminary data. On other hand, imports hiked to $60.6 billion in May from $60.3 billion in previous month, given rising crude oil bill.
Notably, India's share of oil imports from Russia has increased from 2 per cent to nearly 25 per cent since the onslaught of the geopolitical crisis, with India taking advantage of competitive pricing with an aim to fulfil its heavy oil needs, it said.
"On the exports front, the moderation was driven by non-oil exports while oil exports eased a tad in May-22. On a sectoral basis, commodities such as petroleum products, electronic goods, chemicals, and engineering goods remained strong in May-22."
The report further said that the evolving global geopolitical dynamics, and policy support through targeted incentive structures like the production-linked incentive schemes and strategic trade partnerships (such as India-Australia trade agreement, and India-UAE trade pact) would also continue to support exports, besides the inorganic expansion via price effect.
That said, some normalisation in growth is likely in the coming quarters on deceleration in global demand, the report added.


The fabric silliness continues with this Halloween themed dress, because Halloween is definitely my favourite holiday.
I'd wanted to make a Simplicity 2444 dress, but the bodice needed tweeked, and I couldn't be bothered. So this bodice is the By Hand London Anna bodice (how many of these have I made?!), and the skirt from Simplicity 2444. I don't think I've put these two together before, but I will be doing it again.
My fabric is some cotton called "Day of the dead roses and skulls" and was from a seller called "The Cheap Shop" on ebay. It was £6.60 per metre, and is 57" wide - I bought 2 metres.
Here's a close-up of the fabric so you can see the details. I don't think these skulls are too creepy/in your face. There's not much to say about the construction, so let's talk about the machine I used.
I seem to have acquired quite a few sewing machines now, some belonged to my Grannies (here and here), and some I've bought. It seems my machine of choice is Elna, as I have two new Elna sewing machines and an overlocker, and I also have an Elna from the 1970's that was my Granny's.
Probably my favourite of my old machines is my Singer 306k because I love that it does more than a straight stitch, and I love how it works with the little cams. Well, Elna made a similar machine around the same time, the 1950s, which is the Elna Supermatic. I'd been on the lookout for one for a while, and got this one on Ebay during the summer.
This one had five cams with it, and they go into the top of the machine. The cam rotates as the machine runs, and the shape around the edge of the cam moves the needle to create the stitch.
The stitch length selector is on the right, and the needle position is 0-4 along the bottom. Here are my experiments with some of the cams.
It doesn't have any measurement markings on the foot plate, so I used some masking tape and a marker pen.
Also, it doesn't have a foot pedal, instead it uses a knee bar to control the machine. As it's name suggests, you push it with your knee to make the machine run. The further over to the right, the faster the machine goes. It's actually very easy to use, and I find it easiest of all my old machines to control the speed on.
This machine is very conveniently dated on the bottom as 8th October 1954. Wish the old Singers were so easy to date! I'd love to know if anybody else has a Supermatic, and if so, what do you think of it?
The fit on this dress is perfect Lynne, what a great combination of bodice and skirt! Really interesting to read about your old machines too - I am intrigued by the knee press!
Thanks Helen! I'm loving this bodice/skirt combo. My modern Elna also has a knee bar, but it's just used for raising and lowering the foot, which seems like a bit of a waste to me!
My Mom's old White sewing machine, 1955, had a knee press. She sewed all of our clothes on it, and there were four of us girls. My sister has it now, as my Mom stopped sewing several years ago. She's 96 years old!! I do so enjoy your blog, and your sewing is lovely.
Thank you for your lovely comment! I love hearing about people's old machines, and I hope your sister is enjoying using it. I have seen some white and cream Supermatics, but they seem to be from the late 50s and 60s.
I am a huge Elna fan too and own 2 (not as old as yours but I've been tempted to buy one of these Supermatics for sentiment sake - I was born Nov. 21 1954 - only a month after your machine!) My first machine (that I had to beg my mom to buy since she wasn't a sewist and thought the whole notion was ridiculous) was an Elna Lotus. When I moved away from home and was ready to buy my own machine of course I gravitated to the Elna shop but the price was just too much for me to pay being a university student on a part time income :) So I bought a much cheaper White and regretted it. I really wished I'd thought to buy a used Elna instead which is what I recommend HIGHLY to new sewists. Don't spend money on a cheap sewing machine - it will frustrate you so much and threaten to completely derail your delicate and developing sewing mojo. There are many used excellent used machines available now from reputable sellers and you're far more likely to get your money's worth out of them than a new machine for the same cost.
Thanks Kathleen! I absolutely agree with you! The first Elna I got (and still have) is an Elna Airtronic from the 70s which belonged to my Granny. She sewed for a living and would definitely have bought the best machine in the shop. And I love that machine. The foot pedal works using air pressure (pneumatic?? - not sure), anyway, it's much smoother and easier to control the speed than on my old Singers.
So when I bought my first modern machine, I got an Elna 520, then last year I got a 680 which I adore! This summer I bought myself an Elna 664 overlocker. So I think you could say I'm a huge Elna fan too!
I love the old Lotus's, but I really do not need any more old machines! And I know that Elna now produce a new Lotus, but I haven't tried one myself.
I want to get an old treadle sewing machine. Does anyone have knowledge of what would be a good one, specifically which one sews the easiest?
I've never used a treadle machine (but would love to have a go!), so don't know what they're like. I did see a hand-cranked Singer in a second hand shop a few months ago, but I imagine it would be tricky to use.
I never knew about Elna - what a fascinating machine you bagged there.
Cool dress too to wear while trick or treating!!
Thanks Ruth! I'm really loving using this machine, and made a toile on it yesterday.
I love that crazy fabric!
Thanks Colette! Ooo, hope you can find a replacement knee bar. But now I'm wondering what could be used to McGyver together something that would do the job!
Great dress Lynne - I like the fact that the roses kind of disguise the Halloweeny-ness until you look closer!
Thanks Ruth! That's what I liked about this fabric too.
I do not really celebrate Halloween but JUST.LOVE.THIS.FABRIC :-))) And it goes so well with the pattern.
Thank you! I do love the Anna bodice for a printed fabric. The under bust shaping does a great job of not breaking up the print.


I'm using Gnome 64-bit edition with the classic desktop and I don't have overlay scrollbars installed. My question is, how can I make the scrollbars wider? They're too thin for me to hit as quickly or accurately as I'd like. Is there a setting I can change in the theme files or d/gconf somewhere? Thanks for your help!
It works for firefox, kicad, and several others.
For the rest (the gtk3 stuff, I guess), I copied the theme I was using from /usr/share/themes into ~/.themes and gave it a new name, "MyTheme". Then in ~/.themes/MyTheme/gtk-3.0, I found the css file containing "-GtkScrollbar-slider-width:" and changed the value there. I used the gnome tweak tool to select my new theme. Now my sliders are all 40 pixels wide!
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Honors: Boxed professionally from 1922 to 1931. Had over 200 fights losing only 10 or 12. Fought as a flyweight and bantamweight. Never lost in Lansing from 1922-1926. Flyweight champion of Michigan as of July 28, 1928. Ranked 9th in the world. Eventually lost the title to Johnny Russo. Defeated the bantamweight champion, Pee Wee Wilson, in 1930, in a non-title fight. After he lost his title, he fought quite a few boxers who went on to flight for the world flyweight and bantamweight titles.


Saddleback Butte, elevation 3,651 feet, is a granite mountaintop that towers some thousand feet above the broad alluvial bottom land of the Antelope Valley about fifteen miles east of Lancaster, on the western edge of the Mojave Desert. The state park surrounding Saddleback Butte was created in 1960 to protect the butte (one of many similar land features in the Antelope Valley) and examples of native Joshua Tree woodlands and other plants and animals that were once common throughout this high desert area.
The best time to visit is in the springtime (February through May) when wildflowers are apt to put on a beautiful display of color. Autumn (October and November) is pleasant as well, although temperatures may vary widely and change rather suddenly. Summer temperatures average 95? F and occasionally range as high as 115? F, but evenings are peaceful with warm breezes and clear skies. Average minimum temperature during the winter is 33 ? F (frost and sub-freezing temperatures are common, with occasional snow).
Saddleback Butte State Park is home to many once-abundant desert species that are slowly being extinguished by hunting, agriculture, and increased population; such as coyotes and kit foxes, jack rabbits, cottontail rabbits, ground squirrels, kangaroo rats, many kinds of snakes and lizards, and the occasional badger or skunk. Be cautious of the sidewinder and Mojave Green rattlesnakes (the deadliest of the rattlers), which come out in the warm weather. One special highlight of the park is the Desert Tortoise, which is often seen by those park visitors that have curiosity and patience enough to learn the quiet, unhurried ways of this age-old desert animal. If seen, however, the tortoise must be left alone as it is now listed as threatened on the Endangered Species List.
Bird life includes many migratory species, and a few permanent residents- golden eagles, hawks, ravens, and owls, and some smaller birds such as rock and cactus wrens, thrashers, blackbirds, horned larks, ladderbacked woodpeckers, sparrows, finches, and loggerhead shrikes.
The family campground is first-come, first-served and offers 50 units with tables, stoves, fire rings, and shade ramadas. Potable water spigots and full restrooms with a flush toilet and sink are located throughout the campground (no showers). Eight people maximum per campsite. There is a 30-foot max for campers/RVs. Use of the RV dump station is free for paid campers, or a $5 fee for non-campers.
Campfires are permitted within designated fire rings. We temporarily do not have firewood available, so please bring your own wood or purchase it from the Saddleback Market, 4 miles south on 170th. DO NOT collect firewood from the park- it is illegal, and dead vegetation provides critical habitat for the desert wildlife.
The group camp has a maximum of 30 people and 12 vehicles; reservations are required through ReserveAmerica.
Day-use facilities within the park include 27 picnic sites with tables and barbecue grills, each with ramadas for protection from the sun and wind. Water and pit toilets are located near the picnic area.
Visit our park office and visitor center, located at the entrance to the day-use area, featuring displays and hands-on exhibits about the natural and cultural history and geology of the area.
From Campground to Saddleback Peak is 4 miles round trip with 1,000-foot elevation gain;Season: October-MayRarely visited Saddleback Butte State Park, located on the eastern fringe of Antelope Valley, is high-desert country, a land of creosote bush and Joshua trees. The park takes the name of its most prominent feature? 3,651-foot Saddleback Butte, a granite mountaintop that stands head and shoulders above Antelope Valley. The Richard Dowen Nature Trail is a good introduction to the Joshua tree and other plant life found in this corner of the desert. The trail to the boulder-strewn summit of Saddleback Peak takes a straight-line course, with most of the elevation gain occurring in the last half mile. From atop the peak, enjoy far-reaching desert views. Directions to trailhead: From Highway 14 (Antelope Valley Freeway) in Lancaster, take the 20th Street exit. Head north on 20th and turn east (right) on Avenue J. Drive 18 miles to Saddleback Butte State Park. Follow the dirt park road to the campground, where the trail begins. Park (day use fee) near the trail sign. The hike: The signed trail heads straight for the saddle. The soft, sandy track, marked with yellow posts leads through an impressive Joshua tree woodland. After 1.5 miles, the trail switchbacks steeply up the rocky slope of the butte. An invigorating climb brings you to the saddle of Saddleback Butte. To reach the peak, follow the steep leftward trail to the summit. From the top, you can look south to the San Gabriel Mountains. At the base of the mountains, keen eyes will discern the California Aqueduct. To the east is the vast Mojave Desert, to the north is Edwards Air Force Base. To the west are the cities of Lancaster and Palmdale and farther west, the rugged Tehachapi Mountains.
The park is 17 miles east of Lancaster on 170th Street East, between East Avenue J and East Avenue K.


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This study seeks to investigate concord errors made by 200 level English students of Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto (UDUS) and Federal University Gusau (FUGUS) in their written production of English with a view to finding solutions to them. The data were obtained from fifty semester examination answer booklets written by students during first semester 2017 examination. The data collected were analysed using EA approach developed by Corder (1974). The findings of the study reveal that the errors can be grouped into ten categories out of which concord errors are the most committed by the students under study. Based on these findings, it is suggested that the teachers of English and the students should strive in handling such errors because English students are models of other students from other disciplines after graduation.


Jenny spent 3 hours a week for 12 weeks in the Fall of 2007 developing and refining her skills with one of the San Francisco Bay Area's leading youth art instructors, Wiliiam Mayfield.
One of Jenny's favorite activities outside of school is drawing. She also enjoys tennis, reading, making Manga-Styles comic books, and singing in her choir.
One of the coolest things Jenny has discovered was on a field trip to Washington D.C. when she stood in the capital building on a particular spot and could hear someone whispering from across the room.
2011 Jenny participates in San Francisco Art Institute's City Studio ceramics class.
2010 Jenny takes on role as Good for Kids Reporter for the Coaching Scholarship Program.
2010 Jenny joins the Good for Kids Advisory Board as a junior member.
2009 Jenny participates in the Good for Kids Assistant Coach Program, during which she assists coach Justin Schuetz coaching 2009 Scholarship Recipient, Ramahd Thomas.
2009 Jenny exhibits her work in Young at ART at The DeYoung Museum in San Francisco.


Fauvism is the style of les Fauves (French for "the wild beasts"), a loose group of early twentieth-century Modern artists whose works emphasized painterly qualities and strong color over the representational or realistic values retained by Impressionism. While Fauvism as a style began around 1900 and continued beyond 1910, the movement as such lasted only a few years, 1904–1908, and had three exhibitions. The leaders of the movement were Henri Matisse and André Derain.
Besides Matisse and Derain, other artists included Cubism).
Fauvism can also be seen as a mode of Expressionism.
Gustave Moreau was the movement's inspirational teacher; a controversial professor at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and a Symbolist painter, he taught Matisse, Marquet, Manguin, Rouault and Camoin during the 1890s, and was viewed by critics as the group's philosophical leader until Matisse was recognized as such in 1904. Moreau's broad-mindedness, originality and affirmation of the expressive potency of pure color was inspirational for his students. Matisse said of him, "He did not set us on the right roads, but off the roads. He disturbed our complacency." This source of empathy was taken away with Moreau's death in 1898, but the artists discovered other catalysts for their development.
In 1896, Matisse, then an unknown art student, visited the artist John Peter Russell on the island of Belle Île off Brittany. Russell was an Impressionist painter; Matisse had never previously seen an Impressionist work directly, and was so shocked at the style that he left after ten days, saying, "I couldn't stand it any more." The next year he returned as Russell's student and abandoned his earth-colored palette for bright Impressionist colors, later stating, "Russell was my teacher, and Russell explained color theory to me." Russell had been a close friend of Vincent van Gogh and gave Matisse a Van Gogh drawing.
In 1901, Maurice de Vlaminck encountered the work of Van Gogh for the first time at an exhibition, declaring soon after that he loved Van Gogh more than his own father; he started to work by squeezing paint directly onto the canvas from the tube. In parallel with the artists' discovery of contemporary avant-garde art came an appreciation of pre-Renaissance French art, which was shown in a 1904 exhibition, French Primitives. Another aesthetic influence was African sculpture, of which Vlaminck, Derain and Matisse were early collectors.
After viewing the boldly colored canvases of Henri Matisse, André Derain, Albert Marquet, Maurice de Vlaminck, Kees van Dongen, Charles Camoin, and Jean Puy at the Salon d'Automne of 1905, the critic Louis Vauxcelles disparaged the painters as "fauves" (wild beasts), thus giving their movement the name by which it became known, Fauvism. The artists shared their first exhibition at the 1905 Salon d'Automne. The group gained their name after Vauxcelles described their show of work with the phrase "Donatello au milieu des fauves!" ("Donatello among the wild beasts"), contrasting the paintings with a Renaissance-type sculpture that shared the room with them. Henri Rousseau was not a Fauve, but his large jungle scene The Hungry Lion Throws Itself on the Antelope was exhibited near Matisse's work and may have had an influence on the pejorative used. Vauxcelles' comment was printed on 17 October 1905 in Gil Blas, a daily newspaper, and passed into popular usage. The pictures gained considerable condemnation—"A pot of paint has been flung in the face of the public", wrote the critic Camille Mauclair (1872–1945)—but also some favorable attention. The painting that was singled out for attacks was Matisse's Woman with a Hat; this work's purchase by Gertrude and Leo Stein had a very positive effect on Matisse, who was suffering demoralization from the bad reception of his work. Matisse's Neo-Impressionist landscape, Luxe, Calme et Volupté, had already been exhibited at the Salon des Indépendants in the spring of 1905.
^ a b c d "Book talk: The Unknown Matisse...", ABC Radio National, interview with Hilary Spurling, 8 June 2005. Retrieved 1 January 2008.
Gerdts, William H. (1997). The Color of Modernism: The American Fauves. New York: Hollis Taggart Galleries. pp. 160 p.
. In Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art (2004)FauvismRewald, Sabine.


It's amazing how busy things can get and just how fast they can get that way. I went from casually perusing some hydroxatone reviews the other night to running around, talking to people, visiting locations and looking over evidence. It's making things really difficult to solve the puzzle of the recent attack.
No, I'm not a cop, I'm just a guy that's got both a very high level of curiosity and some concern for the citizenry of Nujob Hills. It may be a bunch of half crazy loons but they're still mostly good people and don't need all the crap that's going on.
But then again, I'm not alone. There's a quite a number of people trying to find out what's going on. Sadly, most of them are doing little more than causing confusion and getting in the way of the few of us that have at least an idea of what we're doing.
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Georgeann this is so beautiful at make me cry.
Heartbreaking. I hope you are getting the help that you need to get through this. I hope that 2016 is a year of healing and rejuvenation.
Thank you. It wasn't an easy decision, but we are hoping for the best.


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A South African dragonfly nymph imitation
By Fred Steynberg and Mario Du Preez
Dragonflies differ from most other aquatic invertebrates in two important respects: first, they usually have a much longer life span, and, second, they are normally much larger in size (during similar phases of development). These characteristics, coupled with the fact that dragonfly nymphs are very vigorous predators, enhance their levels of exposure, as well as appeal, to yellowfish and trout. The abovementioned differences between dragonfly nymphs and other aquatic insects, as well as stomach pumping exercises carried out on trout caught by the authors, verify the status of dragonfly nymphs as a major target for, especially, cruising trout and yellowfish in rivers and streams. This article presents a short overview of the dragonfly life cycle, the dragonfly nymph anatomy, the most important families of dragonflies found in South Africa, and a description of the materials required and tying procedures for impressionistic, South Africa-specific, dragonfly nymph imitations.
The true dragonflies (Anisoptera) and damselflies (Zygoptera) comprise the suborders of the order Odonata. The Latin name for the dragonfly is broken up into aniso, which means "asymmetrical", and ptera, which means "wings". The "asymmetrical-wings"-description refers to a distinct anatomical feature – the discrepancy in size between the insect's fore and -hind wings – the forewings are narrow and the hind wings are wide.
Not unlike the damselfly, the dragonfly has an incomplete life cycle, which consists of three stages, namely the egg stage, nymph stage and the adult stage. The life span of the dragonfly nymph, its water breathing stage, varies in duration, and can be anything from two to four years depending on the specific species. Dragonfly nymphs occupy a habitat which could include aquatic vegetation, stones and rubble, or submerged tree stumps and branches. In comparison to mayflies, caddisflies, stoneflies and midges, these insects are not found in vast concentrations in the specific areas they inhabit.
A dragonfly nymph moves by means of a very unique mechanism – it takes water into its system via an anal breathing and propulsion valve (situated at the end of the abdomen) and ejects the water out quickly, which propels the insect forward in short bursts. Dragonfly nymph movement is not restricted to sudden darts, but also includes crawling. As was mentioned above, dragonfly nymphs are effective and active predators that feed on any smaller aquatic invertebrates as well as small fish. The lower lips, also called 'masks', of the dragonfly nymph are modified to allow them to fold open to catch prey. As with the damselfly nymph, closer inspection of the dragonfly nymph reveals a lower lip that lays tucked back under its head. As adults, dragonflies hunt on wing in a hawk-like fashion or they wait in ambush to attack passing prey that includes a range of insects smaller than themselves.
Adult dragonflies are able to fly up, down, forward and backwards in quick bursts and according to Warick & Michele Tarboton's handbook "A field guide to the Dragonflies of South Africa" they can reach speeds of up to 70km/h.
The mature dragonfly nymph crawls out and up on aquatic vegetation or other structures next to the stream bank, where it emerges into the adult. During their migration to the shoreline trout do target them, although the number of migrating dragonfly nymphs is small in comparison to that of migrating damselfly nymphs.
The common physical characteristics that define the anatomy of all dragonfly nymphs include: an abdomen thick and triangular in appearance; a very short thorax (narrower than the abdomen); a short head on which a large pair of compound eyes (almost touching each other) and two front facing, short antennae are located; wing pads overlapping the upper thorax and abdomen; and three pairs of legs situated along the thorax.
Although dragonflies and damselflies form part of the same order of insects, they do exhibit fairly different body profiles. Damselfly nymphs have thin, cylindrical bodies whereas the bodies of dragonfly nymphs are generally stockier in appearance. Moreover, dragonfly nymphs do not have any gills situated on the outer surfaces of their bodies, whereas the damselfly nymphs do (the tracheal gills situated at the end of the abdomen).
There are four families of dragonfly found in South African rivers and streams namely, Aeshnidae, Gomphidae, Corduliidae and Libellulidae. Of the aforementioned families, the Aeshnidae and Gomphidae families are found most often, during seine netting exercises performed in the rivers and streams of the North Eastern Cape. The Aeshnidae ('swimmers') family exhibits a body colour ranging from green, brown to black. This family of dragonfly has a very distinctive body shape compared to the other families found in rivers and streams: the body is longer with a very definitive taper.
The Gomphidae ('burrowers') family of dragonfly is brown coloured and their body profile is shorter and more oval in appearance compared to that of the Aeshnidae family. The Corduliidae and Libellulidae ('crawlers') families also exhibit body shapes that are short and oval and their bodies are also mainly brown in colour, and as such, are easily confused with the Gomphidae family. The relative similarity among the body shapes and colouring of the Gomphidae, Corduliidae and Libellulidae families allows the fly tier a measure of leeway: he or she only has to tie one generic pattern which emphasizes the abovementioned similarities or trigger points.
We have, however, included three imitations below, which covers swimmers, burrowers and crawlers.
The dragonfly nymph imitations shown in the photograph above are neither suggestive nor exact, but are impressionistic, and require the following materials:
Aeshnidae (swimmer) imitation:
Fish deep in still waters and use a fast or slow hand twist retieve with intervals. Fish in rivers and streams using a Leisenring lift in slow pools or drag free in currents.
Hook: # 12-6 2-3X long nymph or streamer hook
Weight: Optional
Eyes: 80-100 lbs burend mono fillament
Abdomen: Black, brown or olive chinelle or wool under body dubbed over
Tail: Black, brown or olive marabou (optional)
Thorax: Black, brown, olive Squirrel dubbing with seals fur mix
Wing case: Swiss straw or rafia
Legs: Brushed out seals fur or rubber legs or thin round rubber
Gomphidae(burrower) imitation:
Fish deep or as close as possible to the bottom in freestone rivers.
Hook: # 12-10 2X long nymph hook
Weight: Lead wire
Eyes: 80-100 lbs burned monofilament
Abdomen: Olive or light brown chenelle
Tail: Marabou (optional)
Thorax: Squirrel dubbing with seals fur
Wing case: Rafia or Swiss straw
Legs: Brushed out seals fur
Corduliidae and Libellulidae imitations (crawler)
Fish very slowly over weed beds in still waters (the deer hair helps keep the fly boyant).
Hook: #12-8 nymph hook
Weight: none
Eyes: 80-100lbs monofilament burned
Abdomen: Brown or olive spun deer hair
Tail: Marabou
Thorax: Squirrel dubbing
Wing case: Raffia or Swiss straw
Legs: Mottled rubber
Fishing method
Dragonfly nymphs spend 99 % of their time crawling around on the river or still water bottom or on some form of water plant or structure in the water. The crawling movement is very slow and because it is on a structure, it is hard to imitate as the fly snags especially if a weed-guard is not incorporated. It is only when fleeing from danger or when attacking prey that the nymphs generally move by 'jet propelling' themselves. This quick darting action can be imitated in slow deep pools or in still waters by using a quick hand-twist retrieve interspersed with intervals, which allows for the simulation of rest periods, and/or for the fly to achieve depth before resuming the action. This method attracts fish or triggers a reaction, but often a very slow retrieve,which hardly moves the fly, or a dead drift in slow moving water or in water where currents are absent, works just as well and attracts the interest of, especially, larger fish that are looking for a vulnerable, big morsel such as this. A method that is often successful in slow, deep pools in streams when using these imitations is the 'Lisering lift. The lift would resemble a fleeing nymph and often trigger fish. A long leader is essential and no strike indicator is used.
One of the most effective methods in stronger currents or in flowing water is still just casting it upstream and drifting it down with the current, drag free. This resembles a nymph that has lost its footing in the current and is now drifting down until it reaches a spot were the current in not too strong to fight.
These patterns are suggested imitations and work well if fished correctly. There are, however, many other effective imitations that could be copied or bought.
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Murphy questions AG on failure to build Danbury prison facility
Washington – Sen. Chris Murphy on Thursday questioned Attorney General Loretta Lynch on the failure to begin construction of a new facility on the grounds of the federal prison in Danbury that would allow about 200 female inmates to return to Connecticut, where they had been incarcerated until last year.
Lynch said she expected ground breaking on the new facility sometime this summer but could not predict when it would be completed.
The exchange took place during a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing on the Justice Department's budget that provided an opportunity for many members of the panel, besides Murphy, D-Conn., to question Lynch about pet policies and local justice programs.
Murphy said he had "a rather specific question from the Northeast region and Connecticut," about construction of a new women's detention center in Danbury.
"The initial schedule was for it to be completed this month," Murphy said. "In the interim, all of these women are being spread out among jails in the Northeast, jails that are not equipped to handle things that these women need, especially drug counseling."
Murphy asked Lynch for an "update on the progress of the construction of the new facility and whether we can expect construction will be completed as soon as practically possible."
Although she was sworn in only 10 days ago, Lynch had a response.
"My understanding is that the environmental impact studies were completed quite recently and that there are additional matters," she said. "I believe there is some pricing material being resolved this month. I am told by my team construction should begin this summer. I do not have an anticipated completion date for you."
After the Bureau of Prisons announced in 2013 plans to move nearly 1,100 female prisoners from Federal Correctional Institution Danbury to turn the prison into a facility for male prisoners, Murphy and other Northeast lawmakers pressed the Justice Department to change the plan. They said moving the female prisoners would make it difficult for their families to visit.
In a compromise, the bureau agreed to keep female prisoners who were U.S. citizens and sentenced in the Northeast in Danbury at a new facility that the bureau estimated would take 18 months to build.
In the meantime, these prisoners were transferred to jails in Philadelphia and Brooklyn, N.Y.
This is not the first time Murphy has questioned the slow pace of construction of the new facility.
In September, he and Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., wrote Charles Samuels, the head of the Bureau of Prisons, about delays in building the new facility.
Blumenthal said the bureau told him the construction delay was a result of a lack of funding from Congress for the project.
Murphy also told Lynch he represented Newtown, where 20 first graders and six adult staff members of Sandy Hook School were gunned down by Adam Lanza.
"I understand the realities of this place, that we are not likely to get a bill expanding (FBI) background checks of gun purchasers," he said. "The existing national background check system can be made much better if we ensure that all the data is being uploaded into it…I ask for your commitment to work with us to make sure the (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms) has the resources it needs to carry out existing laws."
Lynch responded that she is "committed to that important goal of strengthening the ATF."
Ana Radelat Ana is a longtime Washington correspondent who has won numerous awards, including from The Associated Press and Gannett, has written for more than a dozen newspapers, including USAToday; The (Jackson, Miss.) Clarion-Ledger; the Shreveport (La.) Times; and the Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser. She's also been a regular contributor to other publications, including the Miami Herald and Advertising Age. Some of the stories Ana has broken focused on the strategies of disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff, former Sen. Trent Lott's fall from power and questionable Hurricane Katrina contracts. A regular contributor to WNPR, Connecticut Public Radio, a partner of The Mirror, Ana is a graduate of the University of Maryland School of Journalism.
by Ana Radelat, The CT Mirror

Murphy questions AG on failure to build Danbury prison facility

by Ana Radelat, The CT Mirror
May 7, 2015

Washington – Sen. Chris Murphy on Thursday questioned Attorney General Loretta Lynch on the failure to begin construction of a new facility on the grounds of the federal prison in Danbury that would allow about 200 female inmates to return to Connecticut, where they had been incarcerated until last year.

Lynch said she expected ground breaking on the new facility sometime this summer but could not predict when it would be completed.

The exchange took place during a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing on the Justice Department's budget that provided an opportunity for many members of the panel, besides Murphy, D-Conn., to question Lynch about pet policies and local justice programs.

Murphy said he had "a rather specific question from the Northeast region and Connecticut," about construction of a new women's detention center in Danbury.

"The initial schedule was for it to be completed this month," Murphy said. "In the interim, all of these women are being spread out among jails in the Northeast, jails that are not equipped to handle things that these women need, especially drug counseling."

Murphy asked Lynch for an "update on the progress of the construction of the new facility and whether we can expect construction will be completed as soon as practically possible."

Although she was sworn in only 10 days ago, Lynch had a response.

"My understanding is that the environmental impact studies were completed quite recently and that there are additional matters," she said. "I believe there is some pricing material being resolved this month. I am told by my team construction should begin this summer. I do not have an anticipated completion date for you."

After the Bureau of Prisons announced in 2013 plans to move nearly 1,100 female prisoners from Federal Correctional Institution Danbury to turn the prison into a facility for male prisoners, Murphy and other Northeast lawmakers pressed the Justice Department to change the plan. They said moving the female prisoners would make it difficult for their families to visit.

In a compromise, the bureau agreed to keep female prisoners who were U.S. citizens and sentenced in the Northeast in Danbury at a new facility that the bureau estimated would take 18 months to build.

In the meantime, these prisoners were transferred to jails in Philadelphia and Brooklyn, N.Y.

This is not the first time Murphy has questioned the slow pace of construction of the new facility.

In September, he and Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., wrote Charles Samuels, the head of the Bureau of Prisons, about delays in building the new facility.

Blumenthal said the bureau told him the construction delay was a result of a lack of funding from Congress for the project.

Murphy also told Lynch he represented Newtown, where 20 first graders and six adult staff members of Sandy Hook School were gunned down by Adam Lanza.

"I understand the realities of this place, that we are not likely to get a bill expanding (FBI) background checks of gun purchasers," he said. "The existing national background check system can be made much better if we ensure that all the data is being uploaded into it…I ask for your commitment to work with us to make sure the (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms) has the resources it needs to carry out existing laws."

Lynch responded that she is "committed to that important goal of strengthening the ATF."

This article first appeared on The CT Mirror and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.
U.S. House approves boost in military spending in CT
Both the House and Senate want to substantially boost military spending, but partisan conflicts over Pentagon policy are hurdles in a final bill.
Dems aim to turn legal attack on the ACA into a political weapon
A federal appeals court heard oral arguments in a GOP lawsuit that could abolish the Affordable Care Act.


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Maintenance Costs of High-Speed Lines in Europe: State of the Art
Andres Lopez-Pita
Paulo F. Teixeira
Carles Casas
Adrina Bachiller
Patricia Afonso Ferreira
infrastructure - track, place - europe, mode - rail
Track rehabilitation, Track maintenance, State of the art, Railroad transportation, Rail transportation, Rail maintenance, Maintenance of way, Maintenance costs, Infrastructure, High speed trains, Europe, Deterioration, Costs
Maintenance costs of high-speed lines in Europe—a subject rarely addressed in technical literature—are analyzed. The design characteristics of each line and of the traffic supported by these lines are discussed. A new classification specific for these types of lines is proposed to study the deterioration of various elements and the cost for conservation. This classification is based on the typology of the rolling stock instead of the product that it transports (passengers or freight). The structures adopted by the infrastructure managers to carry out the maintenance operations are also discussed. Moreover, numerical specific data on the maintenance cost of a kilometer of track per year, for a line on which only high-speed trains circulate, are presented. The influence of mixed traffic is analyzed, and the economical costs for the maintenance required for these lines are also quantified.
Lopez-Pita, Andres, Teixeira, Paulo, Casas, Carles, Bachiller, Adrina, Ferreira, Patricia, (2008). Maintenance Costs of High-Speed Lines in Europe: State of the Art. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2043, pp 13-19.


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Chapter 2754 - Forbidden Land for Humans
"Everyone's here?" Illusory Words and Unyielding Heart turned to Shi Feng in astonishment. "Could it be them?" Not only did the Asura adventurer team possess a reputation on the eastern continent of God's Domain, but according to rumor, the adventurer team also controlled more than half of the Ice Crystal World. All of the adventurer team's core members were incredibly mysterious. From time to time, unheard-of powerful geniuses would also appear in the adventurer team.
It was also bruited about that the Asura adventurer team had an incredibly powerful commander. This commander was elusive and mysterious. Rumor had it that even Lifeless Thorn couldn't survive one hit from this commander and that Lifeless Thorn was challenging the various superpowers' experts so crazily because he wanted to challenge Asura's commander once more.
This situation instilled fear in the various superpowers.
For this reason, God's Domain's superpowers suspected that the Asura adventurer team had the backing of a mysterious and powerful force. In fact, they even suspected that this mysterious backer was someone from the Upper Zone's top layer.
The Asura adventurer team had arrogantly rejected many of the powers that wished to recruit it. This, in turn, resulted in many clashes between Asura and the various powers. And the more Asura fought, the more famous it became.
Now, however, it was actually revealed that Asura had a good relationship with Zero Wing.
"Mhm. They'll be moving with us later on," Shi Feng said. He then nodded at Lifeless Thorn and the others in greeting
Actually, even Shi Feng was somewhat surprised when he saw Lifeless Thorn and the others. He never thought that they would improve so much in the time he hadn't seen them.
Now, Lifeless Thorn and the others surpassed Fire Dance and Zero Wing's other main force members in levels. Moreover, Lifeless Thorn's aura suggested that he was half a step into the Domain Realm already. Shi Feng had to admit that the man was truly a battle maniac. Although his frenziedly challenging God's Domain's various experts had earned him a lot of enemies, the experience he racked up allowed him to improve rapidly.
As for Solitary Nine, Yan Ya, Cleansing Whistle, and the others standing beside Lifeless Thorn, they, too, had made significant improvement. It was evident they were at the Flowing Water Realm already. Moreover, they weren't all that far from reaching the Void Realm, either. If they received enlightenment now, they might very well break through to the next level immediately. Meanwhile, Shi Feng's introduction of them rendered Lifeless Thorn and the others momentarily speechless. They nodded at Illusory Words and Unyielding Heart in acknowledgment, none of them showing any intention of speaking to the two strangers.
At this time, Solitary Nine spoke to Shi Feng excitedly through a private conversation, asking, "Commander, what do you think of the people we brought this time? Everyone's combat power is on par with peak experts. We didn't shame you, right?".
"Indeed. I never thought you would manage to recruit so many talents," Shi Feng said in astonishment as he studied Asura's team members.
Quite a few of the Asura members present were people he was unacquainted with personally. However, he had heard of a few of these people in his previous life. All of them had been well-known solo experts in the game. Two of them had even reached Tier 5, only slightly inferior to Lifeless Thorn, who had reached the Demigod standard.
Shi Feng truly had not imagined that Lifeless Thorn and the others would be able to recruit all these people into the Asura adventurer team.
Following this, Solitary Nine told Shi Feng about recent events, mentioning that they had accidentally strayed into a magical place where time flowed at a completely different rate, and the players residing there were incredibly strong. In that magical place, Refinement Realm experts were considered third-rate; they were no big deal whatsoever.
The players there were also very high-leveled, with some having even reached Level 130 already. When Solitary Nine and the others visited that place, they had been utterly dumbfounded.
During their stay in that magical place, they had frequently fought with the experts there. This allowed them to gain a lot of inspiration and improvement. Unfortunately, the system abruptly brought them back to the main continent for some reason. When they returned, their levels surpassed that of the superpowers' peak experts by a large margin.
Solitary Nine's tale surprised Shi Feng. He never thought that God's Domain would actually have such a magical area.
However, when he remembered that Gentle Snow and Aqua Rose had fought in a different world for eighty years, he concluded that the situation Lifeless Thorn and the others had found themselves in was nothing to fuss about.
Meanwhile, Crimson Emperor's and Unyielding Soul's members also finished their preparations to set off. Following which, everyone got on their Flying Mounts and flew toward the Ruined Mountain Range.
The Ruined Mountain Range occupied a huge area on the continent of God's Domain.
According to players' estimates, the entire Ruined Mountain Range could rival the combined area of five or six empires and connected many places. The neutral map's Level 120 region was only the periphery. If players wished to survive in the map's inner region, they would have to reach Level 150 at the very least.
As for the Ruined Mountain Range's core area, only Level 180-plus, Tier 5 experts could enter there; even Level 200, Tier 4 experts wouldn't survive.
After flying for seven hours straight, Shi Feng and the others finally saw a stretch of majestic mountains on the horizon.
Just the mountains in the Ruined Mountain Range's periphery already reached heights of more than 30,000 meters. The sky of the mountain range was also shrouded in thunderclouds, and purple lighting arcs frequently appeared, bombarding the mountain range.
Those seeing the Ruined Mountain Range for the first time were inevitably stunned by the magnificent and destructive scene before them.
"We're descending!" Shi Feng instructed everyone after taking a look at the mountain range ahead.
Flying Mounts couldn't fly into the Ruined Mountain Range. If players wished to enter the neutral map, they had to rely on their own two feet.
This was because even Tier 5 experts couldn't withstand the purple lightning. Even a Level 200, Tier 5 Guardian Knight would fall after suffering three to five lightning strikes. Anyone who wished to fly inside the Ruined Mountain Range would have to reach Tier 6 first. Only then could they endure the purple lightning
Shortly afterward, Shi Feng and the others arrived in a forest near the Ruined Mountain Range. They then stored their Flying Mounts one after another.
"Once we enter the Ruined Mountain Range, everyone must stick to the team as closely as possible. You must not split off from the team under any circumstances. Otherwise, you'll be responsible for the consequences," Shi Feng said after everyone had finished organizing themselves. "Remember! Even if someone beside you is asking for help, or I tell you to run for your lives, ignore everything! You must continue sticking to the team and advance! We also need to move as fast as possible!"
Upon hearing Shi Feng's command, everyone present was surprised and puzzled. "Guild Leader Black Flame, are we supposed to ignore even your commands after we enter the map?" Blue Gown asked, her eyes filled with questions as she looked at Shi Feng.
Shi Feng had clearly stated before that they needed to listen to his every command. Yet, now, he was telling them to ignore his commands once they entered the Ruined Mountain Range. His instructions were simply incomprehensible.
"Yes. Once you enter, you can ignore any of my commands temporarily. You can also ignore everyone around you until the team comes to a halt," Shi Feng said, nodding.
"Why?" Illusory Words was also slightly confused by this situation. "Is there an illusion inside?"
"I'm not sure, either. In any case, the environment inside is very special. You will suffer from hallucinations once you enter. However, despite being hallucinations, everything you see isn't an illusion, but real instead. Nobody can tell what is real or fake once inside. You can treat everything as real, and you can also treat everything as fake," Shi Feng said calmly. "The only thing I am certain of is that stopping inside means death!"
This was also why he had Crimson Emperor and Unyielding Soul dispatch only peak experts for this expedition. Anyone capable of becoming a peak expert would possess a firm mindset. Meanwhile, only with a firm mindset could one pass through the Ruined Mountain Range's periphery. "How can there be such an environment?" Blue Gown was shocked at Shi Feng's explanation.
As far as she knew, forbidden lands were merely places with harsh environments and strong monsters. Yet, the Ruined Mountain Range was actually a place that subjected players to hallucinations?
At this moment, let alone Blue Gown, even Illusory Words and Unyielding Heart had grim expressions on their faces. Suddenly, they understood why the various superpowers' experts had died unawares after entering the Ruined Mountain Range.
In fact, it would be strange if they knew how they died!
In this world, the scariest thing was the unknown.
Meanwhile, the Ruined Mountain Range undoubtedly fulfilled this condition.
Although they didn't know whether there were any monsters in the Ruined Mountain Range's periphery, just the unique environment alone made it a scary place. In fact, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it the scariest place they had visited since entering God's Domain.
The Ruined Mountain Range truly deserved its reputation as a forbidden land for humans!
"Alright, let's head inside," Shi Feng said after seeing that everyone had digested his words. "Remember! Stick to the team!"
Afterward, Shi Feng led the team to a mountain path that led into the Ruined Mountain Range.
The mountain path was relatively close by. Tier 3 players would take only a few minutes to cross the distance on foot.
Less than ten minutes later, the team of 100-plus players entered the Ruined Mountain Range's perimeter. The moment everyone set foot into the neutral map, their mood grew solemn. They also followed Shi Feng's command and stuck close to each other.
The team advanced at a slow pace. Even the Tier 3 magical-class players of the team managed to keep up easily. The Ruined Mountain Range's environment was surprisingly better than everyone imagined; the map did not constantly sap their Stamina or Concentration. In fact, very little foreign energy invaded their bodies here.
Around half an hour later, the team still had not come across a single monster. The whole mountain range was surprisingly safe and peaceful. Unlike what they imagined, the map wasn't infested with monsters that could easily trample over Tier 3 players.
"It seems the Ruined Mountain Range isn't a big deal, after all," Blue Gown said as she observed her surroundings. Under the circumstances, her initial expectation had disappeared completely.
At Blue Gown's words, everyone in the team also started to feel that Shi Feng had blown things out of proportion. He had only made them needlessly anxious. "Blue, I'll have to rely on you once monsters start appearing later on," a Level 119 female Summoner said to Blue Gown.
"Sure, no problem. I'll make sure no monster gets near you," Blue Gown said confidently.
The female Summoner felt relieved at Blue Gown's assurance.
Ci!
The next moment, the sound of something splashing suddenly entered everyone's ears. The smell of blood also quickly spread into the surroundings. Meanwhile, everyone in the team stared at the female Summoner and Blue Gown in shock.
"You… Why?" The female Summoner stared at Blue Gown in consternation.Before anyone realized it, Blue Gown had stabbed the female Summoner with her longsword, causing the latter to lose HP continuously.
Blue Gown stared at the female Summoner in confusion. A bright smile appearing on her face, she asked in a dissatisfied tone, "What why?"
After saying so, Blue Gown slashed the female Summoner's throat, killing her.
Immediately, the people standing behind Blue Gown stared at her in shock and confusion. They couldn't understand why Blue Gown would suddenly attack a fellow teammate.
Moreover, the smile on her face was unspeakably strange. The gaze she used to look at them also seemed as if she wasn't looking at humans.
"What's the matter with you guys?" Blue Gown asked in confusion when she saw everyone looking at her warily. "Why are you looking at me like that?"
However, despite her words, Blue Gown had an indescribably calm expression on her face. As if she had just stepped on an ant by the roadside, she was completely oblivious to the fact that she had just killed one of her teammates.


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At age 14, I spent the summer in a community theater production of "South Pacific." From that moment on I spent every waking moment outside of school in theater or traveling the state for speech competitions.
Today, I use those skills I learned in confidence, teamwork and public speaking every day when I show up for work.
My after-school experiences set me up for success. But not all young people have opportunities like this.
Income plays a big role in it. Higher-income families spend nearly $9,000 annually while lower-income families spend about $1,300 each year on after-school and summer learning opportunities.
Whether it's community theater, robotics leagues, music lessons or coding camps, these opportunities matter. They play a critical role in developing young adults who are ready and able to contribute to their future employers' successes.
Every year Forbes reports on the skills employers most desire in their new hires. Not surprisingly, topping the 2015 list were degrees in business, engineering and computer/information sciences.
But what was surprising was the top three skills employers seek regardless of majors or degrees: ability to work in a team structure; ability to make decisions and solve problems (tie); and ability to communicate verbally with people inside and outside an organization.
Technical skills didn't even show up until No. 7 on the list.
Fast-forward two years, and the most recent Forbes reporting on this topic shows this trend continuing. In 2017 Forbes surveyed more than 100 top HR managers, recruiters and CEOs about the most important skills for entry-level job seekers, and nearly all of them put social-emotional skills at the top the list.
That's right: leadership, communication, collaboration. That's what employers want.
And that's where after-school programs come in.
After-school programs are intentionally focused on helping young people develop skills like self-confidence, teamwork, stress management, empathy, and responsibility — skills that have been shown to be more important than IQ for success in the labor market.
Take, for example, BrookLynk, a summer internship program for youth ages 14-21 in Brooklyn Park and Brooklyn Center. Young people start with trainings on topics like networking, professional etiquette and résumé building. Then they can apply for paid summer internships across many career fields. BrookLynk staff coach the youths and employer throughout, helping young people successfully navigate their first real-world job experiences.
BrookLynk is just one of many after-school programs in Minnesota that are preparing youth for success.
Young people spend 20 percent of their time in school building a foundation in reading, writing and arithmetic. That foundation in technical and information-based skills is absolutely critical.
But to really ensure a winning equation, all young people need opportunities to build skills during their discretionary time as well.
That means investing in strong schools and quality after-school experiences.
Science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) jobs are expected to grow 17 percent by 2018 while non-STEM occupations will grow only 9.8 percent, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Minnesota's workforce is struggling to meet the need. Minnesota companies like 3M, Medtronic, Cargill, Ecolab and others are depending on a pipeline of talent to stay competitive.
Earlier this month, the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation and STEM Next released a study focused on STEM-based after-school programs.
• 80 percent of students reported a positive gain in their science career knowledge.
• 78 percent experienced a positive change in their self-reported interest in science.
• 73 percent reported an increase in "STEM identity" — a personal belief that he/she can do well and succeed at science.
Minnesota needs to create a STEM-ready workforce, and after-school is part of the solution.
This fall Ignite Afterschool launched the Afterschool STEM Learning Community. This first-of-its-kind collaborative brings together 16 diverse programs from across our state to intentionally embed STEM into after-school and get more young Minnesotans excited about STEM careers.
Twin Cities Housing Development Corporation is part of that effort.
In the past two years, they have implemented two new after-school STEM programs at Liberty Plaza specifically targeting low-income youth of color who lack equitable access to STEM learning opportunities.
High-quality educational experiences and after-school programs where they can develop skills like leadership, communication and problem-solving — that's what young people need to be successful.
And, ultimately, that's what businesses need too.
Kari Denissen Cunnien is executive director of Ignite Afterschool, Minnesota's statewide after-school network.


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Google's cloud courts web developers
In many ways Google I/O is the first, and to date, largest developer conference for the Internet. The attendance was impressive - over 3,000 developers were at San Francisco's Moscone Center to attend sessions covering a range of issues over two days.
Google firmly believes that the web has won as the future platform for application development. The company is now looking to woo developers to the Google cloud and at the same time make the Web a better place by adding more and more functions to it. To achieve this Google wants to make its cloud more accessible, keep connectivity to that cloud pervasive, and make the cloud's primary client (i.e. the Web browser) more powerful.
In other words it wants to make web browsers as, if not more, powerful and rich in functionality as its desktop sibling. That's easier said than done and means transforming web browsers from dumb information search and retrieval terminals to highly interactive application interfaces that deliver new levels of utility to end-users.
So what's Google doing to help‾ For starters it is inviting developers to mash-up Google services in their own applications. It's opening up a variety of Google APIs for content, search, authentication and so on that allow third-party developers programmatic access Google services (Gmail, Docs, Maps, Search, Picasa, YouTube etc) from the cloud in their own mash-up applications.
To showcase its client-cloud connectivity, Google gave several detailed examples at the conference. The first was the integration of Google Gears (a browser add-on in the Adobe Flash mould that allows for richer browser experiences) to improve search in MySpace email. Gears works by persistently storing, synchronizing and manipulating data locally in the browser, effectively allowing online applications to function offline.
Next it unveiled a new 'rent-a-cloud' pricing for its App Engine software that allows you to build web applications that run on Google's cloud infrastructure that is based on CPU use per hour - a model that sounds very similar to Amazon.com's Web services.
Google also presented a new version of the Google Web Toolkit which allows developers to build rich Internet applications in Java; the hosting of new Ajax libraries that lets developers improve the performance of their web applications using JavaScript tagging; and a strategy for transforming Web applications into mobile applications using a new SDK for its Android federated smartphone platform. The SDK basically provides WebKit views and allows mobile applications to be built using Web browser technology as the user interface.
Finally, Google also showcased interesting Web 2.0-like application development technologies for single sign-on for the Web (OpenID), universal authorization (OAuth) and a social network development 'standard' (Open Social). These technologies promise to connect web pages, applications and service to the 'sticky' social Web.
These diverse tools and technologies might seem to lack integration and to be targeted at different areas. In fact they're all cogs and wheels of a more meaningfully connected web that hosts Google Web services powered by the Google App Engine. Importantly some of these web services and applications aren't written just by Google, but by an entire market of independent developers.
These developers aren't just keen to build 'cool' web applications for the sake of 'coolness'; they also have an eye on tapping into Google's billion-dollar online advertising revenue stream.
Google likes to separate its web development technologies from its advertising, but the two are inextricably linked.
Google's monetization strategy is simple. Invest in the advancement of the web by allowing users to do more on it, which makes the web a much bigger market for Google to monetize services like search. This is why we believe Google sees a pile of money in its web application development efforts downstream, even though for the time being it is focused on getting developers to build browser-based Web applications to thicken up its cloud.
Madan Sheina, Principal Analyst