text: From patchwork Fri Jul 16 14:04:41 2010 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: [Fortran] PR 44945 - Fix DECL of module variables (wrong-code "regression") From: Tobias Burnus X-Patchwork-Id: 59107 Message-Id: <> To: gcc patches , gfortran Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 16:04:41 +0200 gfortran can produce the multiple declarations for module variables. This causes problems when inlining is done as then the alias analysis breaks. For instance, the recent patch to the string intrinsics (marking some as PURE) "caused" gfortran.dg/char_array_structure_constructor.f90 to break with -m32 on x86_64-apple-darwin10. The patch fixes this for -fwhole-file. Does anyone know why derived types were excluded? I have now added -fwhole-file to the test case to silence the error (with this patch applied), but I think the real solution it to switch to -fwhole-file by default. Build and regtested on x86-64-linux. OK for the trunk? What about 4.5? * * * RFC: Is there any compelling reason not to switch to -fwhole-file by default? I think we have slowly reached the state when there are more bugs without that option than with that option. Advantages - Fixes some wrong-code issues - Improves diagnostic - Improves (non-LTO) optimizations - More consistent codepath: The same for default, LTO and -fwhole-program Disadvantage - Some bugs, leading to wrong code I think most wrong-code issues come apparent with -fwhole-program, which allows for more optimizations - but that option implies -fwhole-file (thus there is no change). Using -flto, one sees fewer problems as this fixes some bad DECL. Tobias 2010-07-16 Tobias Burnus PR fortran/44945 * trans-decl.c (gfc_get_symbol_decl): Use module decl with -fwhole-file also for derived types. 2010-07-16 Tobias Burnus PR fortran/44945 * gfortran.dg/char_array_structure_constructor.f90: Add -fwhole-file as dg-option as it otherwise fails on some systems. Index: gcc/fortran/trans-decl.c =================================================================== --- gcc/fortran/trans-decl.c (revision 162255) +++ gcc/fortran/trans-decl.c (working copy) @@ -1149,11 +1149,9 @@ gfc_get_symbol_decl (gfc_symbol * sym) return sym->backend_decl; /* If use associated and whole file compilation, use the module - declaration. This is only needed for intrinsic types because - they are substituted for one another during optimization. */ + declaration. */ if (gfc_option.flag_whole_file && sym->attr.flavor == FL_VARIABLE - && sym->ts.type != BT_DERIVED && sym->attr.use_assoc && sym->module) { Index: gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/char_array_structure_constructor.f90 =================================================================== --- gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/char_array_structure_constructor.f90 (revision 162255) +++ gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/char_array_structure_constructor.f90 (working copy) @@ -1,4 +1,9 @@ ! { dg-do run } +! { dg-options "-O3 -fwhole-file" } +! +! PR fortran/19107 +! -fwhole-file flag added for PR fortran/44945 +! ! This test the fix of PR19107, where character array actual ! arguments in derived type constructors caused an ICE. ! It also checks that the scalar counterparts are OK.


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Case 666 -- A 3-year-old girl with altered mental status, gait difficulty, and vomiting

Contributed by Ilya Lim, MD1, Irina Mikolaenko, MD2, Mark Cohen, MD3
    1 Department of Internal Medicine, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, NY
    2 Department of Neuropathology, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, NY
    3 Department of Neuropathology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH

A 3-year-old girl with a history of mild motor delay, presented with a change in mental status, gait difficulty, nausea and vomiting. The patient was in her usual state of health until 9 months prior to presentation, when she was found to have abnormal adduction of the left eye. Over the next several months, she developed gait difficulties and behavioral changes. On the day of admission, she developed confusion, severe gait difficulties, nausea and vomiting. On physical examination, she had right homonymous hemianopsia, right hemiparesis, and increased deep tendon reflexes of her right Achilles tendon. She subsequently became unresponsive. She was intubated and given mannitol and steroids. An external ventricular drain was placed. Neuroimaging showed a minimally heterogeneous enhancing tumor measuring 8 x 8 x 9 cm involving the left parietal region and, partly filling the left lateral ventricle, with accompanying hydrocephalus, midline shift and uncal herniation (Figures 1, 2, 3). Gross total resection of the tumor was confirmed by post-operative imaging. Staging evaluation revealed no metastasis. The patient was discharged one week later.

Grossly, tumor submitted for neuropathological evaluation consisted of multiple pieces of soft, tan and red tissue ranging in size from 2.0 x 2.0 x 2.0 cm in greatest dimension.

Microscopically (Figures 4, 5, 6, 7, 8), the tumor was comprised of clusters and cords of small to medium sized hyperchromatic cells with round to oval nuclei and indistinct cell borders set in a neuropil-like matrix. Rosettes with well-formed central lumina, some with central granular material were seen (Figure 8). Densely cellular regions with extensive apoptosis were also present. MIB-1 proliferation index was high, focally approaching 70% (Figure 9). The neuropil-like areas were labeled with synaptophysin antibodies (Figure 10). True rosettes were highlighted by vimentin immunostaining (Figure 11), but were negative for GFAP (Figure 12) and neurofilament protein immunostains.

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Monday, May 07, 2007

Wales' brother-in-law speaks out about the McKay firing

Update from Dr. Jerry:

Monday, I posted re: the unsolved Tom Wales case, and did so in anger. In allowing my anger and resurgent grief sway, I stupidly misstated details that upon reflection deserved more perfect accuracy. No matter the threats to it, or from whence they arise, justice and truth will win out; they must, eventually. I believe that, as Tom did and worked toward. The FBI, DOJ, and law enforcement are filled with public servants as dedicated to justice as Tom. I deeply regret putting my two cents in on a case already so difficult and emotional for so many of them.

To be more specific: the FBI is NOT on record as saying they have but one suspect; though it’s true they have one who is particularly a focus, and has been the subject of public appeals. Also, Mr. Comey only responded to Rep. Watt repeating earlier testimony, as noted in the link. I knew that, and simply erred.

My post showed insufficient respect to Mr. Comey, and to the FBI, and the rank and file at the DOJ, respect I continue to have. My deepest and heartfelt apology for any trouble or confusion I have caused.

A reader's inner Frenchman discusses how the Department of Justice scandal affected his family's quest for justice:

Anonymity is a fine thing. Many an evening I have rafted down the Internets Tubes, safe and secure in my anonymity: unafraid to speak up and unafraid of consequences. Toes have been stomped. Feathers ruffled (my tactfulness is not legendary). Well, mea culpa.

Today I risk nakedness, my fig leaf Googleable.

In testimony Thursday, James Comey, former #2 at the Department of Justice under Ashcroft, testified to the House Judiciary Committee (actually brought up first by Rep. Mel Watt (D-NC), while Watt was questioning him) that John McKay, one of the fired USA’s, got in hot water in 2005 for agitating with the bigwigs in DC for more resources in hunting the assassin of Tom Wales, an assistant DA in Seattle killed on October 11, 2001.

Tom was shot a half-dozen times in the neck and head with hollow-point bullets (aka "cop killers”") as he sat at his home computer, answering an email. Sitting as we do, now. He prosecuted white-collar crime in Washington State, and was also a visible and dedicated gun-control advocate. I watched him debate Wayne LaPierre once, on Good Morning America, and thought Tom ate Wayne’s lunch. He headed Washington Cease Fire until murdered with a handgun.

His slaying has never been solved.

The FBI has a team, permanently investigating...they’re on record as saying they know the killer. They released a letter to the press, purportedly from the suspect, and asked the public’s help in identifying him. The FBI has, they say, ruined the suspect’s life, and hassled many a gun owner.

Now I learn through these Internets Tubes that John McKay may have been fired for paying too much attention to the assassination of his fellow federal prosecutor, instead of filing bogus voter-fraud suits.

It appears the DOJ (who sent no reps to Tom’s memorial service, btw, even though he was the first active Federal DA to be murdered, and this just one month after 9/11) was directed to minimize the hunt for Tom’s killer because it would harm the Republican Party’s NRA base, and inflame gun-control advocates.

I don’t speak for the Wales family. Several of them still lose sleep when the case re-makes the news, fearful for the safety of Tom’s children, now grown. And I see their point, though the children are as brave as he.

But if the DOJ is now in the business of ignoring the murders of dedicated prosecutors who spent a career contributing to the community and standing up for the powerless to better win the next election, then it’s time to clean house. If I had been murdered, instead, and my case swept under the rug, Tom would have charged in like an angry wolf.

I married his sister, you see.

And so I ask you, gentle reader, to call or write your Congresspersons, especially if they sit on the Judiciary Committees; demand they ask each DOJ employee, parading through in this shameful affair, what they know or knew of reasons for McKay’s firing.

If this White House is willing to murder Justice for power, we should replace them. Now.

The Rev. Jerry Gloryhole

  1. Here is the link from the Seattle office of the FBI regarding the murder of Tom Wales. Once there, you can click on the letter from the purported hitman. There is evil and then there is evil. As you know, Rev., Tammy and I send our love and our best to you and your family.

  2. we wouldn't want to agitate that consternative gun-nut base, now would we?

    yet another fine example of the misplaced political priorities of Republicants...

  3. Too bad this isn't on the front page of every U.S. newspaper (and online outlets too)

  4. 900 lb Gorilla3:39 PM

    General sir,

    I feel that I must report to you on an often perpetuated myth that I just saw repeated again; that hollow point bullets are "cop-killers".

    First let me express my horror and sadness at the brutal murder of Mr Wales.... It is a sin we haven't heard more about this. ..and haven't done more to bring that murdering SOB to justice (or justice to him, as the Good Lord Bush might recant)*puke*

    I just want you to be aware, as I've heard this myth being perpetuated more and more lately...

    Hollow point bullets are NOT the bullets that are referred to as "cop-killers". Those would be the 'Black Talons' - which are made specifically to penetrate armour (like the body armour worn by police) by using a very sharply pointed bullet made of very dense metal (or teflon). THEY are VERY illegal.

    Hollow points, on the other hand, are made to create maximunm damage to flesh by not over-penetrating, but instead 'mushrooming' inside the body upon impact. This very fact means they are in no way capable of penetrating body armour, but would just turn to mush inside the vest (good thing). These are the most common used bullets in handguns and are not, in any way, illegal (although, hell, maybe they should be, I don't know) My point is not political. Only factual. I've heard this myth re-stated a number of times now, and just want the General to be aware of this fact. Sir.

    God Bless you and keep up the good work. Sir.

  5. Tragic story, and yet another example of corruption in the current administration.

    FYI: a hollow-point is not a 'cop-killer.' Regardless of their use in this crime, there are many good reasons why law-abiding citizens would use them.

    Teflon-coated brass slugs (under the brand KTW) are 'cop-killers.' They were designed by law enforcement for use against hard targets (e.g., windshields). They have never been available to the general public, and according to the research I've seen, never killed a cop.

    Avoid the drama, there. Throwing unnecessary (and inaccurate, natch) sensationalism kills your credibility on an otherwise poignant story.

  6. Anonymous4:34 PM

    Other than self defense, in which case, almost any bullet would do, what would be one "very good reason," for use of a hollow point? As far as hunting animals, it destroys the flesh you want to eat thereby defeating the purpose. I understand they are used against big game to stop the prey from moving after being shot. But for what reasoon would people need hollow point bullets in their daily lives? Well, I guess that begs the question why anyone needs a hand gun to begin with, (answer-hunting humans), much less a hollow point bullet.

  7. MzNicky4:54 PM

    A small aside to the pedant-posters here who feel they must correct Rev. Gloryhole's bullet description (especially you, Matt, as you seem to feel this story has been told for your personal entertainment): Who gives a flyin' fuck? He can call the goddam bullets that killed his wife's brother "crown-o-thorn martyr-makers" if he wants, and his loved one is still just as brutally and senselessly murdered. Got it? Jeezoid Kristoid.

    (Sorry, Rev. G. )

  8. Anonymous5:01 PM

    can we get off the topic of bullets, and back on the issue of why this crime has not been prosecuted?
    Perhaps a few other crimes not prosecuted might be coming to light. What about the anthrax cases? Who was the prosecutor on those? why has nothing ever happened?

  9. Condolences, the delayed investigation must be torture.
    The 'Bush Crime family' epithet was never so apt.

  10. Anonymous8:03 PM

    Sounds like Jock Yablonski all over again.

  11. Love ya, MzNicky, for that. Sheesh.

    Good point, most recent anonymous...other cases not brought to fruition, or buried...hmm. This is indeed a great big ugly can of worms, and coming as it does with polls showing a 28% approval rating (who ARE these fools?) the paranoia and fear in the Black House must be stiflingly Nixonian.

    And thanks, Dan, for the FBI link. I forgot about that.
    Whoops. Another chink in my secret identity...

  12. antoniosfca3:57 AM

    Keep the Democrats as the Majority in the Congress..

    What a terrible indictment on what our justice system has become as perhaps the only way this issue, and others like it, will be properly addressed is dependent on politics.

    It is so troubling, the increasing number of skeletons that continue to fall out of the the Bush Crime Family's political closet. And thus impossible to address each one in real time as the fall rate is thousands times faster than investigation processing rate. Congressional leaders who are willing to do their job of enforcement and ensuring accountablity can not keep up. And while the scope of this particular atrocity does not compare the 911, Iraq War or the Katrina debacles; or War profiteering or the torturing of prisoners or etc.etc. etc., this issue will not be forgotten by law abiding and constitution respecting citizens.

    And so the to-investigate list increases. But let's face it, under a Republicans Congress, these issues will be forgotten, swept under the rug. And I want these wrongs righted. I want those responsible prosecuted.

    And unfortunately, with the list as big as it is (and increasing literally daily) it is going to take more than one term of a Democrat Congress, at least two but maybe more.

    keep the Democrats as the Majority in the Congress..

    {Incidentally, I am not surprised that the DOJ did not send any reps to Tom’s memorial service; this is consistent with the way the President, the Vice President and Sect of Defense have treated our fallen and wounded soldiers.}

  13. :::bows before the empress-like superiority of the one and only regal MzNicky:::

    Of course you realize, darling Nicky, that if & when I ever do "snap" and head-out on The Big Road Trip (D.C., Wyoming, whatevah), you are sooooooooo gonna be point-guard, navigator, and Jedi-style enforcer.

    I'm putting Stinkeye on ammo duty. Who better for the job?

    And Rev. Jerry --- I meant what I said in the other comments --- all you gotta do is holler, man, and I'm there. I may not be good for much, but I can damned sure try.

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Monday, May 04, 2009

The White House - Blog Post - WhiteHouse 2.0

Sign of the times – see the full post for more context-setting

In addition to, you can now find us in a number of other spots on the web:

The WhiteHouse blog (RSS) will power a lot of the content in these networks, but we’re looking forward to hearing from our fans, friends and followers. Don’t forget these sites as well:

Technology has profoundly impacted how – and where – we all consume information and communicate with one another. is an important part of the Administration’s effort to use the internet to reach the public quickly and effectively – but it isn’t the only place.

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Monday, September 13, 2010

Push libraries vs pull libraries

Ever get the feeling there's something very wrong with the library you're using, something a little too framework-y about it, but you can't quite put your finger on the problem? My pet theory: it's often that the library is structured to push its functionality to client code, rather than having client code pull functionality that's needed.

In a push library, the library pushes the functionality to clients, who then override how certain steps are performed. In this model, client code can only change overall program behavior by overriding or changing code in places predetermined by the library. A consequence is that overall control flow is rigid - it is mostly fixed by the library writer. As push libraries develop over time, they accumulate more and more options and hooks in different places to handle all the different control flows users want. The result isn't pretty. But even with all the complexity that accumulates, the library never seems to do exactly what you want it to.

In contrast, a "pull" library puts client code in control. Client code makes all decisions regarding control flow and the library provides control flow combinators appropriate for the domain. Not only is this way more flexible and expressive (the client can construct control flows not envisioned by the framework designer), it's also much more pleasant for the client programmer. The client programmer now just has to understand the primitives and the control flow combinators he's using for his particular application, and nothing more.

Libraries written in the pull style are more like combinator libraries and tend to make use of higher order functions, closures, etc. Perhaps this explains why this style isn't very common in languages like Java and why the big "frameworks" in these languages are often bloated monstrosities nobody likes using.

Eric said...

I had the same idea recently without being able to give it a good name. One "cultural" explanation for that difference might be the background of the library implementor: OO people would tend to use some kind of Template pattern while FP people would use combinators.

Luca Bruno aka Lethalman said...

I totally agree, except for performance reasons. Push libraries tend to be more optimized as they try to not keep "state" while pull libraries have to keep more state for further client code requests. For example SAX and DOM simple implementations. It's obvious that SAX is faster though you don't have as the same control as with a DOM implementation. For normal usage instead, when you want design over performance, pull libraries are they way to go.

Anonymous said...

Is this not the basic division between "normal" libraries and software frameworks? At least, that's exactly how I remember it taught. Framework forces client code to be in predefined form but specialized behavior.

But the terms push and pull are new to me, and indeed feel natural.

Anonymous said...

It's a matter of who drives the car. In pull, you drive, in push, it's driven by the framework. Each has its merit.

Paul Chiusano said...

@Anon1 - 'framework' sort of has that connotation for me too but I'm not sure it's a standard meaning.

@Anon2 - I don't think there's anything inherently wrong with a 'push' library. The problem is when a library just ends up a 'push' library by accident, rather than as a result of a deliberate design decision.

Rafael de F. Ferreira said...

It is a standard meaning for frameworks vs. libs. See [1], for instance.

What you describe is similar to the IoC pattern (the original, not dependency injection), also called The Hollywood Principle.

Alexander Poluektov said...

Putting it to extreme, every time you use higher-order function is "push" model (though on smaller scale): control flow is fixed by HOF, you just override certain step that you are interesting in.

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Gilberto C. Teodoro Jr.

‘Scary brilliant’ guy,
zero social, love life

HIS LAW SCHOOL study buddies spew out superlatives when asked for proof that Gilberto Cojuangco Teodoro Jr., candidate for president of the administration Lakas-Kampi party, is true “Galing at Talino.”

Teodoro finished at the top of his class at the University of the Philippines College of Law in 1989. The same year, he passed the bar with a score of 86.185 percent, landing No. 1 among thousands of examinees.

Teodoro tops 1989 bar exam with a score of 86.185. (From UP Law Center)

And yet, this “very intelligent,” unconventional nerd was, they add, also a “very unassuming” and “very cool” person. Even as he was scoring quite well in class, Teodoro also dabbled in basketball, often went home straight from school, was never linked to anyone romantically, and not once hooked up with the activists on campus.

They called him plain “Gilbert” back then. His father and namesake had served as Social Security System administrator, and his mother, representative from their home province of Tarlac. He was so unassuming that one of his study group buddies did not realize Gilbert was so fully pedigreed until some time later.

Most Sundays before the bar exam, Teodoro hit the books with three batch buddies and now fellow lawyers – Antonio La Viña, who is now dean of the Ateneo School of Government; Rodrigo Lope Quimbo, who is now a partner in the Quisimbing Torres Law; and Jaime Hofileña, who is now a partner in the Poblador Bautista and Reyes Law.

Quiet, likeable

La Viña and Quimbo knew all at once about Teodoro’s parents being public figures. Hofileña did not until after another classmate told him about it. It was while studying together for the bar that the three say they witnessed the brilliance of Gilbert.

Quimbo says Teodoro struck him “like a quiet guy who was very private… but (also) very bright.”

La Viña describes him as “likeable and approachable… very bright, seemed to be always prepared.”

Asked to put a label on his study buddy, Hofileña paced his thoughts, and then says he thinks “nerd” would be more like it. Nonetheless, “the results show: he finished top of his original batch. He topped the bar… if it wasn’t for our study group.”

Teodoro was good in class as also in their private study sessions they held at the house of La Viña or Hofileña, but never in Teodoro’s house.

The four would exchange notes, answer past bar exam questions, quiz one another, and most times, Teodoro gave the precise answers. “It was at this time when I knew that he would top the exams.” Quimbo recalls. Even during the study sessions, he says Teodoro was “very focused” and “very driven academically.”

Scary brilliant

Despite this, Hofileña says studying all the time was never Teodoro’s way. “I never see him studying there, that’s the problem.”

His intellect was very impressive, even daunting, according to La Viña. “It was scary being with Gibo who had memorized every constitutional provision and all the relevant laws and could cite all the SCRA (Supreme Court Rulings Annotated) volumes for many Supreme Court decisions.”

He was so brilliant Teodoro always had answers to their questions, even without having to consult law books. It reached a point when Hofileña says he felt inadequate during the study sessions. Teodoro remembered the finer points that the others did not notice at all. “It seems he has a gift for studying,” but did not seem to be studying as hard, and between study sessions, also played hoops with Hofileña.

His routine was pretty well established: He would attend class, tarry just a while in campus, and then disappear. Once in a while, he would be spotted at the library, just for brief periods.

Hofileña tells of a “legend” about Teodoro that went around at the law school. “Legend has it that he never even entered the library. Legend also has it that he had his own library at home.”

Teodoro was so absorbed in his academics not one of his friends knew or heard about his being a member of any organizations or fraternities, except only for their bar exam study group. Not one of his friends also recalls him having any romantic relationship back then.

This story of a brilliant student starts and ends the trip to memory lane of Teodoro’s years in law school for his review buddies. Social life? Night life? Gimmicks? There is hardly anything more they could say about Teodoro as he was nearly totally inactive in school.

Conservative lot

Former UP president, Dr.Francisco Nemenzo, is not surprised at all.  Despite all talk of the state university being the hotbed of activism, Nemenzo describes UP law school students as conservative by nature because of their respect for authority and reverence for the laws.

The years Teodoro spent at the law school – 1985 to 1989 – was also a period that witnessed the decline of student activism, and the UP College of Law had turned its focus on memorization rather than political discussion.

Many students who transfer to UP from other schools like Teodoro did not automatically turn activists, Nemenzo says. Teodoro obtained his undergraduate degree in Commerce from De la Salle University in 1985, and finished secondary school at Xavier University in 1981.

Teodoro obtained his masters of laws degree from Harvard Law School in Boston, Massachusetts in 1997.

Hofileña sees another side to Teodoro’s non-involvement in campus politics. The law school and its faculty, he recalls, had no united stand on issues, the university respects one’s personal choice to be or not to be activists.

Besides, he says Teodoro was very busy with other commitments outside school, including being a member of the Sangguniang Kabataan in Tarlac and learning how to fly planes.  “He was some sort of a reserved officer in the Air Force.”

That early, he had jumped into politics, a natural thing to do, according to Hofileña, for one born to the part almost.

“I think that even then he was motivated by a calling for public service that characterized also his own father’s public life,” La Viña says. “At the same time, Gibo was not necessarily interested in holding power for its own sake.”

Yet while they were just students, Hofileña says Teodoro and his study buddies shared the same, simple goal: to become lawyers. Running for president was not part of it at all. Thus, when Teodoro finally decided to do so, even his law school friends were stunned to some degree.

UP Law Batch ’89 Graduation. (From the files of Atty. Tony La Viña)

Changed for better

“He became congressman for three terms and had a Cabinet position. He has the political pedigree. He has that material,” Hofileña concedes but adds that he did not foresee Teodoro gunning for the presidency either. “I did not think he would run for President but I always knew he was destined for great things,” says Quimbo.

Just the same, to these friends, “Gibo” has not changed much at all.  If at all, he has changed for the better.

“Gibo now is more mature and progressive than he used to be,” La Viña says. “Although we later became good friends, our political positions on many issues differed a lot. Gilbert tended to be quite conservative on issues where I thought radical, even revolutionary change, was necessary.”

La Viña describes “Gibo” as “more pro-human rights and pro-poor than I thought was possible.”

Hofileña sees “still the same humble guy we knew way back in his college years… brilliant, very intelligent; he answers questions very well… knows what he says but in a very unassuming way.” The new twist though is his campaign has compelled him to be a little bolder.

And despite his crazy schedule in politics and public service, just like the good old days, his study buddies say “Gibo” still remembers how to have fun.  And “fun” in Teodoro’s book, according to Quimbo, is “singing karaoke with the boys.” – PCIJ, April 2010


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PostHeaderIcon The Orton Effect – Digital Photography Tip of the Week

Image editing programs such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Photoshop Elements, Gimp and Microsoft Digital Image Suite offer a wide range of tools that can be used to create beautiful photographs, many of those tools and the effects they crete originated in the world of film photography. One such tool effect is the Orton Effect.

Gull on Rocky Beach

The Orton Effect is named after Michael Orton who first used the technique is a sandwich of two images, one in focus the other out of focus. Freeman Patterson and Andre Gallant have both used the technique successfully in their work as well.

The Orton image has traditionally been done using slide film with the first, sharp, image overexposed by two stops and the second, out of focus image, over exposed by one stop. It is important to use a tripod for this type of work to ensure your photographic elements remain in register on the film. The shots were then sandwiched together in single slide mount to produce a beautiful, impressionistic image. We are beyond that now and with so many things in the world of digital photography, we can now duplicate the same effect in multiple ways.

For purists, you can use the same technique as with film, two images, overexposed the same way, and in your image editing program place your out of focus image on tip of your in focus image as a layer and choose multiply as your blending mode. Of course this means always taking at least two images of your scene and always using a tripod. Another method is to use a single image a create a layer, now opening up the effect to any image you have in your collection.

I will be using the new Adobe Elements 5 for this tutorial and a photo of a Wake-Robin I shot this past spring..

  1. Open your image (Image 1)
  2. Duplicate the background layer (Right click on the background layer and choose duplicate) and name that layer Sharp
  3. Create another duplicate of the background layer.
  4. Change the Blending mode of the Sharp Copy to screen
  5. With the Sharp Copy layer selected, right click and choose Merge Down (Image 2)
  6. Right click on the Sharp layer, choose Duplicate and name this layer Out of Focus
  7. On the Filter Menu, choose Blur – Gaussian Blur (Image 3)
    Depending on the resolution of the image you are using, the amount of blue needed will change. Use enough that the shapes are still visible, but detail is not. For this 6.1 Megapixel image, a value of 15.9 was sufficient.
  8. Change the blending mode of the Out Of Focus layer to Multiply. (Image 4)
Open image for editing
Image 1
Create Duplicate layers and set blending mode to screen
Image 2
Apply gaussian blur to out of focus layer
Image 3
Change Blending mode to multiply
Image 4
Final image after some levels adjustments
Final image including levels adjustment and cropping

Once you are complete, you may find it necessary to adjust the opacity of your Out of Focus layer and/or apply a levels (or curves) adjustment layer to the Sharp layer if some tweaking is necessary.You can also adjust the amount of blur you apply to the out of focus image, as well as adjustments such as level, brightness and contrast and it is good practice to apply sharpening to your image Sharp layer. (Image 5)

Not all images work well with this effect, but digital photography makes it easier to try it out on wide range of photos. I have included a few examples here of other photos with the Orton Effect applied, though the effect is lost on the small images. You can view another on my personal site, or view the Orton group.

Until next time, happy shooting.

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PDT (Please Don't Tell) - NYC

Location: 113 St Marks Pl, New York, NY 10009, USA
Please Don't Tell is an informal speakeasy located in a "secret location" in East Village.
Speakeasies came about in the 1920s during U.S. Prohibition, a period where the production, transportation and consumption were all banned. They were hidden bars and clubs which illegally sold alcohol. The appeal of them was the secrecy and exclusivity to get into a speakeasy.
To get into PDT, we had to start calling at 3pm to make a reservation since they only take same day reservations.
Inside Crif Dogs, there's a telephone booth were you dial "1" to call in with your reservation to get to the bar  behind the telephone booth.

I forgot the name of my friend's drink on the far left (it's lemony and it was ok - very strong though).
My drink in the middle is the Shark and the drink on the right is a customized non-alcoholic passionfruit drink (which was $5!!) for my friend.
The Shark was really tasty and smooth - it was also really potent. I felt like this was the ideal drink for a hot day on the beach (but alas, I was sitting in a hidden and dim bar on a rainy night in New York City)

Overall: The atmosphere inside is cozy and intimate - a great place to converse with friends and enjoy the cocktails and hot dogs. I really enjoyed the whole experience.

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Faochaig, United Kingdom

Prominence: 231 m, 758 ft

Elevation: 868 meters, 2848 feet

Approx. Isolation: 3.66 km, 2.27 mi
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)57° 20' N; 5° 17' W
CountryUnited Kingdom
County/Second Level RegionHighland

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Isolation3.66 km/2.27 mi
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RangesContinent: Europe
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Castleton Tower, Utah

Prominence: 1496 ft, 456 m

Elevation: 6656 feet, 2029 meters

Approx. Isolation: 8.31 mi, 13.37 km
Elevation Info:NAVD88 Elevation: 6660 ft / 2030 m
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)38° 39' 4'' N; 109° 22' 4'' W
38.651213, -109.367888 (Dec Deg)
642023E 4279336N Zone 12 (UTM)
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  Optimistic Prominence: 1536 ft/468 m
  Key Col: 5160 ft/1573 m
Isolation8.31 mi/13.37 km
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RangesContinent: North America
Range2: Intermountain West
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Wednesday, April 20, 2005

Marriage History
Note: this post originally posted on July 20, 2004. I'm reposting it because I thought this would be helpful to Adam O'Neill (it's about time, I've taken without giving back long enough).

Mawage. Mawage is wot bwings us togeder tooday. Mawage, that bwessed awangment, that dweam wifin a dweam...”

Many conservatives and Christians fear that the traditional family values are under siege. They feel that they must combat any beachhead on the assault against the institution of marriage. Thus, many slippery-slope arguments are used to multiply the arguments against the two main offenders, same-sex marriages and legalized abortions. But what is the traditional family?

marital percent history

From the Percent of Population chart, we see that less people are married in recent decades than in the 1960-1970 because more Americans have divorced or have never married. But looking back to even more "traditional" times, we see that, compared to recent decades, even larger percent of Americans were never married in the first four decades of this century.

marital rate history

While marriage rate per 1,000 population has decreased since 1980, the divorce rate per 1,000 population has decreased the same proportion, so that the ratio has remained constant since 1977. Each year, Americans marry twice as often as they divorce.

It is very likely that a large factor of the rise in the divorce rate from 1965 to 1975 was the advent of no-fault divorce laws. However, I hypothesize that the increase in divorce rate is merely the delayed consequence of the prior increase in marriage rate.

I suspect that the marriage rate data paints a worse picture for the institution of marriage because more of the denominator of 1,000 population is constituted from the againg baby-boomers, whose marriage/re-marriage pattern is less important for the health of the institution of marriage. Furthermore, the already-married status of the immigrants are not counted, further diminishing the rate per 1,000. The immigration bias probably does not exist for divorces because emigrants seem to be a lot fewer in numbers. It would be nice to be able to isolate marriage and divorce rates among only the younger generation, or only the first-time marriages and divorces, but such data are unavailable to me.

Americans seem to be marrying less, but maybe not. Americans are definitely getting divorced less, but still at a higher rate than "traditionally." However, about the same percent of Americans are married at the end of the 20th Century as at the beginning. In that century, about 10% of Americans have been "liberated" from the never married category, but the ranks of the divorced Americans have swelled by almost 10%.

In the future, I will examine other measurements of "traditional family values." But as expressed through marriages and marital rates, I do not see an unprecedented crisis of the institution of marriage. If I am blind, help me see through your comments.

Is the conservative goal to have 70% of American males in holy matrimony again?

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Morrow, Sutter lead Penguins past Canadiens

Wednesday, 04.17.2013 / 11:03 PM

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Montréal Canadiens 4, Pittsburgh Penguins 6
Three Stars of the Game
Brenden Morrow
G: 2Shots: 3
A: 1Hits: 1
PTS: 3PIM: 7
+/-: 1TOI: 14:03
Brandon Sutter
Brandon Sutter
G: 2Shots: 2
A: 0Hits: 0
PTS: 2PIM: 0
+/-: 0TOI: 19:41
Douglas Murray
G: 1Shots: 1
A: 0Hits: 3
PTS: 1PIM: 0
+/-: 0TOI: 16:01

PITTSBURGH -- Almost to a man, the Pittsburgh Penguins insist they aren't preoccupied with earning the Eastern Conference's No. 1 seed.

Their determined, crisp play, though, belies the notion Pittsburgh isn't playing with a purpose as its regular season enters its final 10 days.

Brenden Morrow and Brandon Sutter each scored twice, Jarome Iginla added a power-play goal for his 1,100th career point and the Penguins won their fifth consecutive game, 6-4, against the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday at Consol Energy Center.

Pittsburgh improved to 33-10 by winning at home for the 14th time in its past 15, extending its lead on Montreal and the Boston Bruins to nine points. The Penguins and Canadiens each have five games remaining and Boston has a game in hand.

"No one's talked about getting that No. 1," said Iginla, whose power-play goal in the final minute of the first period made him the 58th NHL player to reach the 1,100-point mark. "It's just about, "Keep getting better as a group and keep the habits the right way.' There's not many games left in the season, so the goal is to try to keep sharp."

Defenseman Douglas Murray added his first goal since Dec. 9, 2010 for the Penguins, who have won 20 of their past 22 -- a stretch that began with a 7-6 overtime win at Montreal on March 2. Pittsburgh is 6-0-1 in its past seven against the Canadiens, winning all three meetings this season -- the first time in franchise history the Penguins swept the Habs.

Brian Gionta, Alex Galchenyuk, Gabriel Dumont and Andrei Markov scored and Lars Eller and David Desharnais each had two assists for Montreal, which has lost three in a row. The Canadiens have been outscored, 18-8, in their past three, their starting goalie pulled in each game.

"We've got to tighten up the defensive game -- it's as simple as that," coach Michel Therrien said "There's too much distance between their forwards and our defense. ... You can't expect to win giving up four goals, five goals. It's a matter of going back to basics.

"I always believe that you see the true colors of people when they're facing adversity."

While it was Carey Price getting yanked by Therrien in losses to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday and the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday, on Wednesday it was Peter Budaj who lasted one period.

Budaj had been 7-0-0 with a 1.59 goals-against average in his past nine appearances (six starts), but he allowed three goals on nine shots. Price wasn't too much better, allowing three goals on 20 shots.

"We've got to get back to what was making us successful the start of the season," Price said. "The last three games we haven't gotten off to the best starts, they beat us right off the bat and got the ball rolling."

Once again, Pittsburgh played without four key players -- Sidney Crosby (broken jaw), Evgeni Malkin (shoulder), James Neal (concussion) and Paul Martin (hand).

Malkin, the NHL’s reigning MVP, took part in the morning skate and is nearing a return, but it was no matter for the Penguins. They improved to 12-2 without Malkin and won for the second game in a row without him or fellow former NHL scoring champion Crosby.

"Just showing up at the rink, I think good habits are contagious and everyone's kind of got a good tradition here of winning habits," said Morrow, who played his 10th game for Pittsburgh since being acquired via trade. "Whoever is in and out of the lineup ... it's just a confident group right now."

Marc-Andre Fleury, who was knocked out of the teams' previous meeting March 26 because of a neck injury, improved to 9-1 in his past 10 starts and moved into a tie for the NHL lead in wins with his 22nd.

Sutter opened the scoring 7:24 into the game and made it 5-1 with a power-play tally off an assist from Morrow at 10:30 of the second.

Morrow, who has four goals in his past two games, finished off a Gordie Howe hat trick when he fought P.K. Subban with 12:55 left in the third. Iginla's goal was his second in eight games.

Defensemen Kris Letang and Matt Niskanen each had two assists for the Penguins, who can wrap up the East’s regular-season title with a victory at Boston in their next game Friday.

Galchenyuk scored for the fifth time in his past seven games for Montreal, and Pittsburgh's Pascal Dupuis extended his points streak to a season-high six games with an assist on Morrow's first goal of the night.

Morrow, Sutter and Iginla each have 11 goals this season. Murray's goal was his first in 147 games.

The Penguins have killed 20 consecutive penalties at home and are 6-for-16 on the power play in their past three games.

"Guys are doing a lot of different things that lead to success for the team," said Iginla, who came to Pittsburgh from Calgary in a March 28 trade. "When I got here, you noticed right away that everybody enjoys a different roles and takes pride in them. That's easier said than done too.

"It's led to some continued success with some great guys out."

Pittsburgh's Jussi Jokinen did not play during the final 10 minutes of the second period or the third period because of illness. Joe Vitale did not play the final 10:01 of regulation after absorbing a blocked shot, but Bylsma shrugged off the severity of a possible injury, calling it a "bruise."

scoring summary
1st Period
Brandon Sutter (10) ASST: Matt Niskanen (8), Kris Letang (27)
1 - 0 PIT
Brenden Morrow (10) ASST: Pascal Dupuis (16), Craig Adams (6)
2 - 0 PIT
PPG - Jarome Iginla (11) ASST: Chris Kunitz (27), Kris Letang (28)
3 - 0 PIT
2nd Period
Brenden Morrow (11) ASST: Beau Bennett (10), Matt Niskanen (9)
4 - 0 PIT
Brian Gionta (12) ASST: Brandon Prust (8), Lars Eller (17)
4 - 1 PIT
PPG - Brandon Sutter (11) ASST: Brenden Morrow (9), Kris Letang (29)
5 - 1 PIT
Alex Galchenyuk (8) ASST: Lars Eller (18), Travis Moen (4)
5 - 2 PIT
3rd Period
Gabriel Dumont (1) ASST: David Desharnais (16), Max Pacioretty (23)
5 - 3 PIT
Douglas Murray (1) ASST: Jarome Iginla (17)
6 - 3 PIT
Andrei Markov (9) ASST: David Desharnais (17), Yannick Weber (1)
6 - 4 PIT
penalty summary
1st Period
Matt Cooke  Roughing against  Tomas Plekanec
Brendan Gallagher  Hi-sticking against  Brooks Orpik
Max Pacioretty  Tripping against  Matt Niskanen
2nd Period
Tyler Kennedy  Interference against  Brian Gionta
Brendan Gallagher  Hooking against  Tanner Glass
Tanner Glass  Roughing against  Max Pacioretty
Brendan Gallagher  Hi stick - double minor against  Matt Cooke
3rd Period
Rene Bourque  Roughing against  Kris Letang
Brenden Morrow  Fighting (maj) against  P.K. Subban
P.K. Subban  Fighting (maj) against  Brenden Morrow
Brenden Morrow  Cross checking against  Brandon Prust
Brandon Prust  Slashing against  Brenden Morrow
P.K. Subban  Roughing against  Chris Kunitz
P.K. Subban  Misconduct (10 min) against  Chris Kunitz
goalie stats
Peter Budaj
Peter Budaj
SA: 9TOI: 20:00
Saves: 6EV: 4 - 6
PIM: 0PP: 2 - 3
SV%: .667SH: 0 - 0
Carey Price
Carey Price
SA: 20TOI: 39:33
Saves: 17EV: 9 - 11
PIM: 0PP: 8 - 9
SV%: .850SH: 0 - 0
Marc-Andre Fleury
SA: 35TOI: 60:00
Saves: 31EV: 28 - 32
PIM: 0PP: 2 - 2
SV%: .886SH: 1 - 1


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Lawmakers debate tax cut for oil companies

Posted: February 11, 2012 - 8:32pm

JUNEAU — Alaska’s economic future is on the line if more oil doesn’t flow through the 800-mile trans-Alaska pipeline.

That’s not in dispute.

What’s got Alaska lawmakers in a quandary is whether to cut taxes for oil companies in an effort to spur new development.

Gov. Sean Parnell has offered a plan, but critics dismiss it as a corporate giveaway that doesn’t guarantee the state would get anything in return. And not everyone is convinced there’s a problem with the existing tax structure.

“Am I missing something?” asked Sen. Hollis French, D-Anchorage. “Every piece of concrete data shows the system is working, for both sides.”

Supporters of changing the tax structure say it would spur development on the oil-rich North Slope and that without action, the trend of declining production will continue.

“What we’re saying as a Senate is, ‘Let’s throw some options out there and get the dialogue going,”’ said Sen. Lesil McGuire, R-Anchorage.

There is a lot on the line. Oil is king in Alaska, providing about 90 percent of the state’s unrestricted revenue. Without those funds everything from education to emergency services would suffer.

“We’ve got to be very cautious and make sure any changes we make are the right changes,” Senate President Gary Stevens, R-Kodiak, said. “There’s a lot of pressure on both sides. It will be an intense time to get to the end of this, I’m afraid.”

Oil companies have argued that the state’s existing tax structure eats too deeply into profits in times of high oil prices and discourages increased investment in Alaska. The system features a 25 percent base tax rate and a progressive rate triggered when a company’s production tax value hits $30 a barrel. North Slope oil closed Thursday at $118.34.

The idea, when the structure was adopted in 2007, was that the state would help oil companies on the front end with things such as tax credits and share profits on the back end when oil flowed and prices were high.

Sen. Cathy Giessel, R-Anchorage, says nothing she’s heard as her chamber has delved further into the oil tax issue “has changed my view of our competitiveness on the world market.”

Senators on both sides share the governor’s goal of getting more oil into the pipeline. The Department of Revenue estimates a 4.7 percent decline this fiscal year on top of a 6.3 percent decline last year. Those figures include projects under development or being considered. A 9.1 percent decline in currently producing fields is projected for this year.

About 600,000 barrels a day currently flow through the line. Parnell has set a goal of increasing that to 1 million barrels of oil within a decade, but his administration says that’s not possible under the current tax structure.

Parnell insists the ideas behind his plan represent “meaningful tax reform.” Parnell said companies have pledged at least $5 billion in new investments with the type of tax cut he’s supporting. He said that level of investment could another 200,000 barrels of oil into the line within the next several years alone.

“What I’m fighting for is Alaskans, both today, as well as our kids and grandkids,” Parnell said.

BP Alaska spokesman Steve Rinehart said the company is trying to provide as much assurance as it can about its intentions if taxes are cut.

“If there is meaningful tax change, we have projects that we are anxious to get to work on,” he said, such as a pad for wells targeting thick oil. “But the economics have to be there.”

ConocoPhillips spokeswoman Natalie Lowman agreed: “We’re doing things (now) but it’s really about what else we could be doing.”

Senate leaders have expressed willingness to at least discuss the progressive surcharge. The idea is to see if consensus can be built around that and then look at other aspects of the tax structure, such as credits or the state’s system of taxing oil and gas production together. Parnell sees their willingness to take up the issue as progress.

What everyone wants to know is: How far will the Senate go?

Lawmakers have gotten mixed messages: Concerns that oil jobs are going en mass to places like North Dakota, where the industry is booming, contrast with a recent study that shows average annual employment on Alaska’s North Slope at or near record highs.

Fears of a pipeline shutdown within the next decade contrast with a judge’s ruling in a property tax dispute that the pipeline could be active through 2065.

The view that the tax structure is out of whack, shared by the companies and at least one consultant, stand next to that of an attorney in the property tax case who said progressivity doesn’t always drive investment decisions.

The Senate plans to write a bill designed to address any tax system problems identified during the committee process. The Resources Committee has begun hearings on the issue and will hold joint meetings with the Senate Finance Committee next week. The Senate hopes to get the House a bill by mid-March.

Sen. Joe Paskvan, D-Fairbanks, said the progressive surcharge is a key tax issue that lawmakers will look at: “At the very minimum, I believe it would be healthy to have an open and transparent discussion on progressivity.”

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Norseman 02/13/12 - 03:36 pm

We have been giving handouts to big oil for over 50 years. In the meantime, they post record profits elmost every quarter.

When they do create an oil disaster, they stall in courts for over 20 years and then still sue to lower the penalities.

I for one am sick and tired of giving away Alaskas resources to some of the richest and most profitable corporations since the rise of the Industrial age.

When we elect an ex oil lobbyists as Governor this type of giveaway programs is what we can expect. It is time for the people of Alaska to come together and put an end to big oil dictating to us, the residents, on what piece of bone they will throw to us.

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Wednesday, September 4, 2002

Murkowski: Resources can pay for education
JUNEAU (AP) -- If he's elected governor, Frank Murkowski says he'd use revenues from state timber sales and mining operations to fund an endowment for education and Alaska's young people. The Republican candidate says he'd also emphasize parental involvement and measures to attract and retain teachers.

Busy fire season brings cash, habitat improvements
ANCHORAGE (AP) -- Alaska's biggest wildfire season in more than a decade is winding down, leaving ash and cash as the forests cool.

Aug. 28, 2002 Anchorage Daily News on state's debt rating outlook
Alaskans may not care how they do it Outside, but some folks Outside care about how we do it here.

Man enters plea in ax attack
ANCHORAGE (AP) -- A man charged with killing one of his roommates with a hatchet and injuring another in an attack one year ago has changed his plea.

Another airline sues over bypass mail law
ANCHORAGE (AP) -- Evergreen International Inc. is the suing the federal government over new mail-hauling rules in Alaska, the second airline to file such a lawsuit.

Baby drowns near Sitka
SITKA (AP) -- A baby drowned Tuesday morning near Sitka.

Greens choose Benson to replace Jacobsson
ANCHORAGE (AP) -- The Green Party of Alaska has chosen a replacement for gubernatorial candidate Desa Jacobsson, who dropped out of the race.

State drops certificate for emissions testing
ANCHORAGE (AP) -- The state Division of Motor Vehicles will take another step into a paperless electronic world.

Healy coal project in limbo
FAIRBANKS (AP) -- Golden Valley Electric Association and Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority have parted ways again over the Healy Clean Coal project.

Ferry Columbia has electrical problems near Ketchikan
JUNEAU (AP) -- The state ferry Columbia experienced electrical problems near Ketchikan last weekend, the Alaska Marine Highway System said.

Fairbanks firm builds mats to protect tundra from rigs
ANCHORAGE (AP) -- Lots of innovative ideas have gone from scribbles on cocktail napkins to reality.

Supreme Court to hear Alaska Native wireless case
FAIRBANKS (AP) -- The U.S. Supreme Court will hear the case of a group of Alaska Native corporations seeking to protect their disputed licenses to operate wireless phone businesses in major U.S. markets.

Dockworkers' contract not extended, both sides declare breakdown in talks
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- West Coast ports could see labor disruptions late this week after both shipping lines and the dockworkers' union said Sunday that talks over a new contract have broken down.

Man enters plea in ax attack
ANCHORAGE (AP) -- A man charged with killing one of his roommates with a hatchet and injuring another in an attack one year ago has changed his plea.

Michigan militia group founder buys Nikiski farm
KENAI (AP) -- The founder of a Michigan militia group plans to retire to a Nikiski farm and hopes to work as a morning radio talk show host.

23 Alaskans lose jobs in Consolidated Freightways closure
FAIRBANKS (AP) -- The bankruptcy filing and shutdown of Consolidated Freightways this week means the loss of 23 jobs in Alaska and a scramble among remaining freight companies for the customers left behind.

Restaurant worker found dead in trash compactor
ANCHORAGE (AP) -- Anchorage police said a worker at a Midtown McDonald's restaurant was killed Sunday in the restaurant's trash compactor in an apparent suicide.

Host of political show quits after Republican complaints
ANCHORAGE (AP) -- The moderator of a political debate program on the Anchorage public television station KAKM has resigned amid complaints from Republicans.

Aug. 28, 2002 Voice of the Times applaudes proposed change forest policy
President Bush is moving in the right direction on management of America's national forests.

Old cabin gets temporary reprieve
FAIRBANKS (AP) -- A 64-year-old log cabin slated for demolition was granted a temporary reprieve by Westmark Hotel management.

Knowles agrees to appoint new student regent
FAIRBANKS (AP) -- Gov. Tony Knowles has agreed to appoint a new student to sit on the University of Alaska Board of Regents before his term ends Dec. 2.

Youth charged with shooting father, daughter with pellet gun
KENAI (AP) -- A teenager accused of firing a pellet gun on a father and his 4-year-old daughter has been charged with felony assault, Kenai police said.

Tourism businesses gear up for convention season
ANCHORAGE (AP) -- Most Alaska event organizers expect the upcoming convention season to be a good one, despite earlier concerns stemming from the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

Not all hunters approve of calf moose hunt
FAIRBANKS (AP) -- Nearly 300 hunters this moose season will head out to the Tanana Flats with permits to shoot a calf moose.

Kenai borough eyes tax break for cutting bettle-killed timber
KENAI (AP) -- The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly is considering an ordinance that would encourage property owners to clear land of beetle-killed spruce trees by exempting landowners from paying tax increases linked to timber clearing.

Milk is drink of choice for kids in cafe's club
ANCHORAGE (AP) -- When Kat Gorman moved to Dillingham and began waitressing at the Muddy Rudder restaurant a few years ago, she was shocked to see kids drinking soda pop with their breakfast, babies sucking down soft drinks in their milk bottles and children as young as 2 with silver-capped teeth.

Grant aids Ketchikan shipyard expansion
ANCHORAGE (AP) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce has awarded a $5 million economic development grant, the largest in the nation this year, to the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority to finance half the cost of a second shiplift for the Ketchikan Shipyard. AIDEA owns the yard.

Teen arrested in Nikiski shooting
NIKISKI (AP) -- A 15-year-old boy was arrested on charges of attempted murder and weapons misconduct for allegedly shooting at a motorist Sunday, Alaska State Troopers said.

FBI names special agent in charge for Anchorage
ANCHORAGE (AP) -- Thomas C. McClenaghan has been picked as the FBI's Special Agent in Charge for Anchorage, according to FBI Director Robert Mueller III.

Fire destroys Stevens Village power plant
FAIRBANKS (AP) -- Residents of Stevens Village formed a bucket brigade from the Yukon River and kept a power plant fire from spreading to nearby buildings.

Earthquake jolts Homer, Alaska
PALMER, Alaska (AP) -- A light earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.3 jolted the town of Homer, 130 miles southwest of Anchorage, on Sunday night.

Giant cabbage weigh-off steals the show at state fair
PALMER (AP) -- Excitement runs high as the crowd packs the bleachers. It's raining and many people zip their jackets. It's fair time again in Alaska. Folks left standing huddle round the cattle barriers separating onlookers and contenders.

Hunters find body near Anchorage trail
ANCHORAGE (AP) -- Anchorage police are investigating the discovery of a body found on the Cook Inlet mud flats, near the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail.

Point Possession becomes part of Kenai refuge
ANCHORAGE (AP) -- Point Possession on the Kenai Peninsula has been sold to the federal government and will become part of the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge.

Names of helicopter crash victims released
KETCHIKAN (AP) -- Alaska State Troopers have recovered the bodies and released the names of two men killed late last week in a helicopter crash.

Aug. 28, 2002 Fairbanks Daily News-Miner says now is time for the 'real' election
The first result of Tuesday's election seems to be that it's pretty clear that one of the first jobs awaiting whoever is elected our next lieutenant governor will be to work on the primary voting system.

Aug. 30, 2002 The Anchorage Daily News on primary election results
Alaska's electoral history boasts some tales to tell: missing ballots, elections gone to court (long before the 2000 presidential race) and an election night power outage that had the conspiracy theorists all squint-eyed and muttering darkly.

Tour de Fran takes informal campaign across Railbelt
FAIRBANKS (AP) -- Democrat Fran Ulmer took a detour from her quest for governor while in the Railbelt last week to autograph an outhouse.

Oakland notches AL-record 19th consecutive victory
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Miguel Tejada and the Oakland Athletics simply refuse to lose -- even when the degree of difficulty gets higher and higher.

Texas trio one-hits Baltimore
BALTIMORE -- An unlikely trio of Texas Rangers nearly combined to pitch an unusual no-hitter against the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night.

Assembly recognizes Auto Dealers contribution of 12 CPR manikins
A year and a half ago, Bob Favretto, owner of Kenai Chrysler Center and Great Bear Ford in Soldotna, heard of a program that provides Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) training manikins to health, civic, and educational organizations nationwide through the National Automobile Dealers Charitable Foundation.

Odie Pack "Beads up" the Peninsula
Odie's use to be known for the biggest sandwich in town, and now at the Peninsula Center Mall in Soldotna, Odie's is known for the brightest and widest variety of beads around.

Wagon wheel weaving in Alaska
Even though the three "R's" of environmentalists, Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle, came about at the turn of the last century, re-cycling is a concept well rooted in American history.

Appreciation Day's for Industry
The tenth annual Industry Appreciation Day drew hundreds out under rain threatening cloudy skies last week.

New record set for Salmon Toss at Industry Appreciation Days
Not only was the summer of '02 the year to get Hooked on Kenai, it was the time for a new non-major league sport to evolve at Industry Appreciation Day.

Hay! That's a wrap...
There is a lot more agriculture on the Kenai Peninsula then meets the eye, according to Ron Sexton, of Trinity Green House in Soldotna, and Secretary/Treasurer for the Kenai Peninsula Farm Bureau.

Follow steps to food safety
September is National Food Safety Education Month, an annual observance to focus attention on the importance of safe food handling in both home and commercial kitchens. This year's theme is "Four Steps to Safety."

Not all hunters approve of calf moose hunt
FAIRBANKS (AP) -- Nearly 300 hunters this moose season will head out to the Tanana Flats with permits to shoot a calf moose.

Janson's speed helps Kenai soar
After a recent game, Soldotna High School football coach Sarge Truesdell gave a quick scouting report on the rest of the peninsula's football teams. When he got to Kenai, he mentioned that the scary thing about the Kardinals is their speed, and how fast the running backs can get around the corner.

Atlanta track owner promises exciting race or he'll pay up
HAMPTON, Ga. -- The window behind Ed Clark's desk provides a daily view of his greatest, never-ending challenge: filling every seat at the Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Points Standings
1. Sterling Marlin 3,2402. Mark Martin 3,1453. Jeff Gordon 3,129

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In the spotlight: Rick Hendrick
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Money Leaders
1. Mark Martin $4,001,8692. Ward Burton 3,742,3513. Jeff Gordon 3,393,712

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February 17 to November 17, 2002

Guerrero still seeks comfort
HAMPTON, Ga. -- Roberto Guerrero won the pole position for the 1992 Indianapolis 500 with four laps around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway at an average speed of 232.482 mph.

Kenai fire captain moving on
Capt. William Furlong left the Kenai Fire Department after commanding a shift for the last time before his retirement Tuesday. With him left three decades of firefighting experience and service.

Man, child hit with pellet gun; teen arrested
A man and his 4-year-old daughter were shot by a juvenile with a pellet gun Monday afternoon at the Williams Express on the corner of Bridge Access Road and the Kenai Spur Highway in Kenai.

Point Possession now part of refuge
Point Possession has been sold to the federal government and will become part of the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge.

Bees swarm Kenai
If you think you've been seeing a lot more bees lately than usual, and the bees seem to be more aggressive, you're probably not imagining things.

Panel considers 7 sites for Soldotna cemetary
Soldotna moved one step closer to breaking ground on a new cemetery last week, when the city's Cemetery Task Force released its proposal to the city council.

Teen arrested for attempted murder
Alaska State Troopers arrested a 15-year-old boy Sunday afternoon for reportedly shooting at a vehicle traveling on Holt Lamplight Road in Nikiski.

Roads still on agenda
A controversial ordinance requiring developers of new subdivisions to build roads to borough standards, as well as a measure prohibiting former assembly members from accepting borough jobs within a year of leaving office will be on the agenda at tonight's Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly meeting.

Sept. 11 remembrances planned
Bells will chime on Sept. 11 to honor and respect those who have given their lives. In remembrance of a disaster Americans will not easily forget, several events are planned.

Borough candidates forum set for Sept. 19
The League of Women Voters will sponsor a forum featuring candidates for borough office, including school board, mayor and assembly.

Monday morning fire displaces family
A Kenai family woke to find their apartment ablaze Monday morning. Two men suffered minor injuries as the family of five left the building -- most still in their nightclothes. The apartment was completely destroyed.

James Wood Eddens
Kenai resident James Wood Eddens died Sunday, Sept. 1, 2002, at Central Peninsula General Hospital in Soldotna after a lengthy illness. He was 59.

Campaign season officially begins
WASHINGTON -- With control of Congress and 36 governorships at stake in the shadows of recession and terrorism, the traditional Labor Day campaign kickoff seems like a relic of elections past.

Proposed change in forest policy will help reduce fire risk
President Bush is moving in the right direction on management of America's national forests.

Florida race could be interesting
For the next week, the Sept. 10 Democratic primary election for governor of Florida will be a focus of major national attention.

Changes needed in primary system; 'real' election begins
The first result of Tuesday's election seems to be that it's pretty clear that one of the first jobs awaiting whoever is elected our next lieutenant governor will be to work on the primary voting system.

As much as they hate to admit it, some tired of being reminded of Sept. 11
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Dare she say it? Donna Nobles is fed up with being made to relive Sept. 11.

Key Political Races: At A Glance
Some races to watch in the midterm elections:

Photo feature: Pretty, but poisonous
Colorful but poisonous Amanita muscaria mushrooms sprout on the forest floor near Cooper Landing recently.

Kenai library plans upcoming events
The Kenai Community Library encourages everyone to pick up and read a controversial book during Banned Book Week, Sept. 21 to 28. The goal of the week is to bring attention to the importance of the freedom to read and the harm censorship does to society, library staff wrote.

Community News
Christian moms meet in SoldotnaChurch offers AWANA program for youthOld Timer's Reunion scheduledBoys and Girls Club plans annual auctionHomer Community School offers fall courses

Elizabeth and Nathan Dunn of Salem, Ore. Pamela and Mykle Ables of Kenai

Ask a Trooper
Question: I have an acquaintance who, seven years ago, was arrested for domestic violence. He is sure that he can no longer have anything to do with firearms. What does the law say?

Photo: Contributors are no dummies
Bob Favretto, owner of Alaska's Kenai Chrysler Center, left, and Rick Morrison, president of EERO Auto of Anchorage, flank Jilian Campbell of the Bear Creek Fire Service Area who accepted a manikin similar to the one at far right on behalf of her fire department.

Photo: Eat up
Janine Espy of Love INC, at left, receives a $931 check from the Fred Meyer Foundation, represented by Terry Rahlfs, Teresa Cochran, Lee Larson and Dorothy Sequin.

Around the Peninsula
Butchering class to be held todayBorough to open satellite officeFood Bank auction to be heldWestern fall roundup to be heldKindergarten students tutored dailyTourism council to host regional conferenceChamber seeks photosKDLL meeting planned

Photo: What's in a name
Clayton Brockel, left, founding director of Kenai Peninsula College, and Boyd Shaffer stand at the head of the nature trail that was named for Shaffer in a ceremony last month at the college.

Around the Peninsula
Boedeker to discuss sales tax exemption's effectsTryouts for swim team to be held todaySpecialist to discuss vision loss at senior centerFinal visit for spay and neuter clinic scheduledKenai chamber to feature mayoral candidatesTwo speakers planned for chamber luncheonBoys and Girls Club taking basketball registrationsKDLL board of directors to meet

Peninsula People
Kenai student named to honors listTalent show winners announced

New instructors bring fresh ideas to college atmosphere
Kenai Peninsula College saw a number of longtime professors retire at the end of last semester. Consequently, there are a few new faces among the faculty this year.

Students prepare for life outside school
Students throughout the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District are learning more than study skills in area classrooms these days.

Reading, writing -- and welding?
Eighteen high school students sit in class studiously taking a test. But while the crouched posture and quiet concentration are reminiscent of any quiz day, this is no ordinary classroom.

District School News
News from schools around the district

Study: Charter schools falling behind
WASHINGTON -- Students in charter schools, often seen as an alternative to failing neighborhood schools, are scoring significantly below public school pupils in basic reading and math skills, a new study shows.

Around the District
School board meets this weekNutrition Services to offer substitute trainingLearning Center grant applications availableDistrict committee needs members

School district offers exchange opportunity
Skyview High School will host the first in a series of classes for Kenai Peninsula Borough School District high school students interested in participating in an exchange program to Magadan March 14 through April 4.

Pilot still flying at 96
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- John Miller taught himself to fly in 1923. A high school kid crazy about the freewheeling, barrel-rolling world of aviation, he inherited a rickety World War I-era biplane from a traveling barnstormer as thanks for a summer of mechanical work.

Senior Briefs
What activities are available for our area seniors

Senior Lunch Menus
What's on the menu for our area seniors

More people getting plastic surgery
After Hazel York's husband died, she moved into a retirement home, convinced the better part of her life was over.

Serena rolls, Venus tested
NEW YORK -- No one has come close to testing Serena Williams at the U.S. Open. Here's how older sister Venus responded to her first challenge: She dug in, pulled out a three-set victory, then went right out and practiced.

Swingin' in the rain: Sampras gets past Rusedski
NEW YORK -- Pete Sampras unfurled a backhand return winner down the line and let out an excited yell: ''Aaahhh!'' The fans responded, applauding and chanting support.

Madden, Michaels ready for some football
NEW YORK -- They've tried a comedian and old quarterbacks. Now, with John Madden and Al Michaels, ''Monday Night Football'' is turning to two old pros who promise an emphasis on games, not gimmicks.

Why 'Caddyshack' is funnier than real life
The increasingly noisy debate about whether women should join Augusta National Golf Club in time for next year's tournament or face some yet-to-be-named dire consequences reminds us one more time why ''Caddyshack'' is funnier than real life.

Sports Briefs
Setian, Wiebe take Homer Half Marathon

Sports Briefs
Homer Halibut Derby jackpot worth $46,000Racing Lions host state motocross finale

Kenai Golf Report: Kenai-Birch Ridge tourney next up on tee
The Kenai Golf Association will host the Kenai-Birch Ridge Golf Associations' annual 36-hole stroke play event on Saturday and Sunday.

Seles not done yet
Trapped in her hotel room by the rain, Monica Seles broke her own rule about not looking back.

Panthers scratch for win over SoHi netters
Maturation as a team is a process that can take years, or it can take a matter of a few hours, as seemingly happened Tuesday evening with the Skyview volleyball team.

Martinez, Matarrese score low at tourney
Pam Martinez finished up the Donald R. Morgan Kenai Golf Association Club Championship with a second-round 89 Sunday to move to the top of the leaderboard in the ladies' flight with a two-day gross score of 183.

French doping probe into U.S. Postal team closed
PARIS (AP) -- An exhaustive doping probe into Lance Armstrong's cycling team was closed last week because of a lack of evidence, a French judicial official said.

Becoming less visible
A gull coasts above the Kenai River recently. As winter approaches the gulls will be less common and ravens will return to the cities.

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Police try to determine how man was critically injured

Posted: Wednesday, October 16, 2002

FAIRBANKS (AP) -- A Fairbanks man was found hypothermic and critically injured by the side of a road Tuesday morning and no one seems to know how he ended up with severe head and chest injuries.

Alaska State Troopers originally thought Justin Richards, 23, was hit by a motorist who dragged him across the road and left him to be spotted by another motorist -- or to die. That changed after doctors found more injuries that weren't consistent with the hit-and-run scenario, said trooper Sgt. Dave Drvenkar.

Richards' older sister, Richelle O'Neill, said a doctor at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital told family there were head injuries that might be more consistent with an assault.

''They did a lot of stitches on his face,'' O'Neill told the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. ''There looks to be stab wounds. They just found those an hour ago.''

Richards, however, does have a road rash consistent with a hit and run, O'Neill said. But one thing was apparent, O'Neill said.

''Somebody definitely left him.''

The victim's body temperature was only 85 degrees by the time he arrived at the hospital, his sister said. A woman driving by discovered Richards lying on the side of the road at Mile 6.5 of Chena Ridge Road, said trooper Mike Duffield.

Duffield said the woman called 911 and an ambulance quickly took Richards to the hospital. Along the way, he managed to indicate to medics the vehicle involved was a dark truck, O'Neill said. The roads were icy in the morning, but Duffield said the motorist involved in the incident was in control of the truck. Duffield said there were blood marks from the middle of the road to where Richards was found. But Drvenkar said later troopers weren't sure if someone dragged Richards or if he pulled himself to the side of the road.

''There's any number of things that could have happened,'' Drvenkar said. ''It's not a clear-cut hit and run, so we're not calling it a hit and run.''

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Cinnamon Chip Pancakes

     We love pancakes and waffles around here. Friday breakfasts are reserved to one of these two delicacies. Sometimes, we do get a little tired of plain pancakes or waffles and like to add a little more flavor. These are the result of one such morning.
    Another thing I love about pancakes and waffles is their ability to freeze. Anytime we have more than we need, I pop the extras in a single layer on a cookie sheet and stick them in the freezer. Once they are frozen, transfer to a freezer bag and you'll have a quick breakfast anytime you need it. Just pop in the microwave or toaster (for waffles) until heated.

1-1/2 c flour (I used white whole wheat...take out 1-1/2 tbl)
1-3/4 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
3 Tbl sugar
1 c milk
2 eggs, slightly beaten (or 1 egg + 1Tbl flax seed + 3 Tbl water)
3 Tbl butter, melted
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp cinnamon (or cocoa)
1/4 c cinnamon chips (or whatever chips you love)
  • Combine flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar in large bowl.
  • Combine milk, eggs, butter, cinnamon, and vanilla in a small bowl. Add chips.
  • Pour liquid ingredients into dry ingredients and mix well. Do not overmix!
  • Scoop 1/4c batter onto hot griddle. Flip when edges begin to turn.
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Cheating, testing, and what's wrong with schools

The news is out: Public schools in Atlanta - at the behest of administration and aide of staff -cheated on standardized tests. Probes into other Georgia counties have now begun. What are investigators likely to find? Cheating. And what about when they look into districts in other states? More cheating.

Since the start of No Child Left Behind the perceived solution to our education situation has been clear: competition. Students sucked because there wasn't enough competition. Teachers sucked because there wasn't enough competition. Schools were in a similar situation; they sucked. There just wasn't enough competition. But there could be ... we just needed to tie funding to test performance, give more standardized tests, and increase the number of charter schools. Thank God for competition. In just a few short years every child could be perfect.

Except, it didn't happen.

In fact, at the national level our scores on these standardized tests have gotten worse or remained stagnant. High school students are faced with a curriculum that will either prepare them to analyze Thomas Hardy novels or perform trigonometric functions - but not much else. The situation has simply not improved.

And, of course, people are cheating. That's what happens in a competition. When some athletes ride around the block they probably don't take too many drugs, but when they want to compete and win prestigious races like the Tour de France, with all those endorsements, some dose up. They cheat.

In a competition, there are winners and losers and it's very important to define who has won and who has lost. The guiding principle of education is to ensure that each child has the ability to learn and be successful. At its core, a model that uses competition as its centerpiece will never be successful in education. It will produce rampant cheating and students who cannot properly utilize the information they've been forced to memorize.

Yet at the state and national level we continue our absurd march. A new batch of schools is "competing" for Race to the Top funds and states are passing bills designed to de-fang teachers and their Unions at a blistering pace. Michigan Governor Rick Snyder recently signed a bill that puts restrictions on teacher tenure. Instead of three years it will now take five. Wording that was already vague was made a little more so. And...

...nothing will change.

Education has fallen apart not because teachers got tenure too soon or because kids didn't get enough tests. If we want "winners" we will first need to address the economic disparity and social ills that got us here.

Until then, we're all "losers".

Adam Whitaker is a teacher in Michigan.

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  • One obvious reason that schools are failing is that few politicians have a serious interest in education. Rather, education is a political football in which politicians and members of the community, and most especially the ultra-conservative religious right, pursue an anti-intellectual agenda. We are not yet past the days of the Scopes trial. How can students be expected to excel in science, no matter what their social and economic status, if, for example, they are obliged to study creationism instead of actual biology? That is of course just one example, but perhaps the most egregious. Another reason is that it is in the best interests of the bourgeoisie to maintain and foster a permanent underclass of uneducated who will work for starvation wages if and when they cn find work at all. The less obvious problem, and one which I have personally seen when teaching mathematics at an "historically black" university in Mississippi, is that it is the least qualified of college graduates who are directed towards degrees in education. Of course the pay structure of the anti-intellectual establishment guarantees that the least well prepared go into teaching. What do I mean when saying that I have personally experienced the problem of the least well-prepared college students being directed into education programs? At that university, I taugth courses in "College Algebra" and and courses in "Mathematics for Junior High School Teachers" and "Mathematics for Senior High School Teachers". The students in the "College Algebra" were a random mix of liberal arts majors; all of the students in the mathematics for high school teachers were education majors. The contents of the "Mathematics for Junior High School Teachers" was identical with the contents of the "College Algebra", and I sought to teach both at the same level and same speed. The outcome was that those students in the education classes scored, as I recall, 20% lower on average as compared with the students in the "College Algebra". Moreover, those students in the "Mathematics for Senior High School Teachers" were supposed to be studying geometry, but had not yet mastered enough algebra to carry out basic manipulations that were needed to work proofs in geometry. I admit that this is hardly a fair scientific sampling, but I strongly suspect that it is symptomatic of the mentality that has led to the failure of the educational system, including the economic, social, and political devaluation of education practiced by the coalition of the big bourgeoisie, the reactionay right, and religious fundamentalists, and their political allies.

    Posted by Irving, 08/04/2011 8:02pm (4 years ago)

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