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Organization Tools
- http://fav7.com (bookmark 7 websites for your students to use easily)
- www.symbaloo.com (organize your home page)
- http://classroombooksource.com (organize and track your classroom library)
- www.classdojo.com (manage classroom behavior digitally)
Bookmarking Tools
- www.livebinders.com (create online binders)
- www.delicious.com (bookmark favorite sites and access from anywhere)
- www.pinterest.com (need I say more?)
Creation Tools
- www.slideshare.com (create videos using digital photos)
- www.animoto.com (animate digital photos to create a movie with music)
- www.tagxedo.com (create word clouds)
- www.prezi.com (make presentations more engaging)
- www.blabberize.com (make pictures talk)
- www.comicmaster.org (create comic books)
- www.kerpoof.com (digital storytelling for elementary students)
- www.photopeach.com (create videos)
- www.stixy.com (post information to a virtual bulletin board)
- edu.glogster.com (create posters online)
- www.timeglider.com (interactive timelines)
- www.readwritethink.org (many lesson plans and interactive tools for students)
Planning Tools
- www.thinkfinity.org (lesson plans)
- www.neok12.com (find videos, lesson plans, interactive games, and more)
- www.khanacademy.org (videos to flip the classroom or tutor students)
Collaboration/Sharing Tools
- www.edmodo.com (Facebook for the classroom)
- www.voicethread.com (upload videos or pictures to share and receive comments)
- www.twitter.com (tweet classroom information)
- www.dropbox.com (share documents, pictures, videos, etc. with colleagues)
- www.wallwisher.com (create an online bulletin board for students to answer questions)
- docs.google.com (share everything)
All of these tools are awesome and FREE! Some of them you don't even have to create an account to use. This makes them simple to implement in the classroom. I hope you can find at least one to use this year! Make sure to check out www.neok12.com. This is definitely one of my favorites!


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Judges John Poturaj and Steve Weisfield scored the bout 117-111, while judge Adalaide Byrd had the fight 119-109 for Trout. Trout (26-0) retained his WBA Super Welterweight crown and his undefeated record.
The crowd cheered Cotto (37-4) on until the end, but it was obvious even to the spectators that Trout had won. Trout kept the hard-hitting Cotto at bay with his left hand, long arms and height, which was the undoing of Cotto, whose eyes swelled up as the fight went on and had trouble seeing by the end of the bout.
Cotto came out strong and was winning in the early rounds.
"The score didn't reflect what I brought to the fight," Cotto said after the match.
Trout said after the fourth round his corner said that he was fighting at the famed Garden and had to pick it up. Trout took control of the fight from that point on.
"I was fighting Miguel's fight before that," he said. "I have a good left and I know how to use it."
While the fighters waited for the scorecards, a lot of people thought the judges might lean toward Cotto, but in the end they named Trout the winner.
"When I heard it was a unanimous decision, I got nervous," said Trout.
Before the fight, Bob Spagnola, Trout's manager, was asked if he though Trout would have to score a knockout to win.
"We're well prepared, we worked real hard for this fight," said Spagnola. "I think we will get a fair shake, we have to win rounds and styles make fights. I don't expect us to win a close fight, but I expect a fair shake."
"It hasn't even hit me yet," said Greg Cohen, Trout's promoter, after the fight. "I knew Austin was in control. I didn't know the score, I just knew he was well ahead and I just wanted him to finish on his feet."
As for what's next for Trout, Cohen said, "we would love [Saul] 'Cannelo' [Alvarez]. We would love to unify the title, but whoever it is, there is only good things ahead for us."
Trout praised Cotto as a great champion.
"He is a great fighter and it was an honor to be in the same ring as him," Trout said. "It is even more of an honor to beat him."
Trout said he would like to fight Alvarez next, as well. The Mexican boxing sensation had planned to fight next with Cotto, but that fight might be derailed after this loss.
"I want to go home and enjoy Christmas and give some thought, but I am not done with boxing," said Cotto.
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How the Doobie Brothers Conquered the Gulf Oil Spill
After ejaculating 5 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, BP doled out $750 million to state and local governments in a panicked attempt to seem less evil. The states, being dutiful stewards of the environment, directed the money to cleanup and mitigation. Kidding! No, they spent it on the Doobie Brothers and iPads.
The AP has taken out the green eyeshades and come up with a hilarious accounting of how Gulf Coast states and cities used BP's money, and lets just say the results don't go very far toward combating certain stereotypes associated with the Old South. Florida spent $560,000 for the Doobie Brothers, Kenny Loggins, and Lynyrd Skynyrd to play shows on Okaloosa Island. Charlotte Randolph, the president of Louisiana's Lafourche Parish, sent BP the bill for a new iPad, which she purchased six weeks after the leak had been capped. And this:
Lafourche Parish spokesman Brennan Matherne, who bought a new Dell laptop and accessories for $3,165, said working on the spill had worn out the computer he got just a year earlier for $2,700.
Biloxi, home to a strip of casinos overlooking the Mississippi Sound, bought 14 sport utility vehicles and pickup trucks, two boats, two dump trucks and a backhoe loader with its $1.4 million share of BP grant money.
Mayor A.J. Holloway, who drove a city-owned 2006 GMC Yukon before the spill, now has one of the vehicles the city purchased with the BP grant - a black 2011 Chevy Tahoe 1500 LT that cost more than $35,000. The city's public works director and chief engineer also are driving SUVs bought with BP money.
As long as, in the end, BP is getting screwed, who's to judge?


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Smoked Salmon Blini with Caviar, Crème Fraîche & Dill
Makes about 40 canapés
For the blini:
1 lb Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and quartered
2 tbsp flour
1 tbsp crème fraîche
2 large eggs
1 large egg yolk
1 to 2 tbsp whole milk
salt & white pepper
For the garnish:
3 oz of black caviar or salmon roe
1 lb of smoked salmon
1/2 cup crème fraîche
Fresh dill, for garnish
To make the blini, bring the potatoes to a boil in a pot of salted water and simmer until cooked. Drain the potatoes and while they're still hot, press through a potato ricer. Place the potatoes in a mixing bowl and using a fork, quickly work in the flour, then add the crème fraîche and mix well. Add the eggs one at a time while mixing. Season with salt and white pepper. The batter should resemble a thick pancake-like batter.
Preheat a nonstick pan over medium-high and allow it to heat up thoroughly. Spoon 2 teaspoons of the batter into the hot pan, about the size of a 'loonie one dollar coin', and cook until the bottom is golden brown, about 2-3 minutes. Flip and cook one more minute. Remove to a baking sheet and keep warm in a low oven while you cook the remaining blini.
To serve, top each blini with a folded sliver of smoked salmon, a dollop of crème fraîche and a teaspoon of caviar. Garnish with a sprig of dill and serve immediately. Heaven!
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Hubble Reveals Young Starburst Activity in Colliding Galaxies
[Right] A NASA Hubble Telescope (HST) image of NGC 1741, a pair of colliding galaxies are undergoing a burst star formation as a result of a collision.
The results from this observations are being presented to the American Astronomical Society meeting in Berkeley, California.
The Hubble pictures illustrates dramatic new details of the starburst phenomena that result from the merger between to galaxies. NGC 1741 contains a pair of starburst centers that are separated by 3,000 light-years (4 arc seconds at the galaxy's distance of 50 Megaparsecs). The HST image resolves several very young and compact starburst regions about 150 to 300 light-years across, which are embedded in double-lobed structure. Each contains several hundred to a thousand recently formed massive stars. HST reveals for the first time more luminous (and contain several times as many hot stars) as 30 Doradus, a nearby prototype starburst in the Large Magellanic Cloud.
Previous ground-based spectroscopic studies show that the most massive stars are less than ten million years old, and burst of massive stars such as these have occurred only for a million years or less. The HST UV picture was taken using the European Space Agency's Faint Object Camera (FOC).
The investigators hope to obtain HST spectra of the individual starburst knots in NGC 1741 once HST's optics are improved during a Space Shuttle servicing mission scheduled for late 1993. The spectra will allow astronomers to more accurately estimate the ages of the hot stars in each clump. This would show whether the individual starburst knots have formed simultaneously or sequentially.
[Left] A ground based telescopic image of galaxy NGC 1741 is located 150 million light-years away in the constellation Eridamus. The galaxy's peculiar shape and double-lobed structure is evidence for a recent merger between two galaxies.
Right: Dr. Peter Conti (University or Colorado) /NASA & ESA; Co-investigators [alphbetical]: Alex Filippenko, UC Berkeley; Claus Leither, STScI; Carmelle Robert, STScI; Wal Sargent, CalTech; and William Vacca, UC Berkeley.;
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In March, an ownership group led by Magic Johnson bought the Los Angeles Dodgers for an eye-popping $2.15 billion. At the time, while most people were scratching their heads, Magic Johnson was doing cartwheels.
"I am thrilled to be part of the historic Dodger franchise and intend to build on the fantastic foundation laid by Frank McCourt as we drive the Dodgers back to the front page of the sports section in our wonderful community of Los Angeles."
Excitement likely gave way to "Oh, shit" if this interview with HBO's Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel is to be believed. Magic says his primary responsibility in the ownership group was to sign a check for $50 million. He performed admirably and courageously in dotting the "I" on such a large check, but he was still a little scared to tell his wife that he just dropped $50 million on a baseball team.
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#best hybrid cars
Plug-in Hybrids
Plug-in hybrids, sometimes called Plug-in Hybrid-Electric Vehicles (PHEVs), are hybrids with high-capacity batteries that can be charged by plugging them into an electrical outlet or charging station. They can store enough electricity from the power grid to significantly reduce their petroleum consumption under typical driving conditions.
Different Kinds of Plug-in Hybrids
There are two basic plug-in hybrid configurations:
Series plug-in hybrids. also called Extended Range Electric Vehicles (EREVs). Only the electric motor turns the wheels; the gasoline engine is only used to generate electricity. Series plug-ins can run solely on electricity until the battery needs to be recharged. The gasoline engine then generates electricity to power the electric motor. For shorter trips, these vehicles might use no gasoline at all.
Parallel or Blended Plug-in Hybrids. Both the engine and electric motor are mechanically connected to the wheels, and both propel the vehicle under most driving conditions. Electric-only operation usually occurs only at low speeds.
Plug-in hybrids also have different battery capacities, allowing some to travel farther on electricity than others. Their fuel economy, like that of electric vehicles and regular hybrids, can be sensitive to driving style, driving conditions, and accessory use.
Benefits and Challenges
Less Petroleum Use. Plug-in hybrids use roughly 30% to 60% less petroleum than conventional vehicles. Since electricity is produced mostly from domestic resources, plug-in hybrids reduce oil dependence.
Less Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Plug-in hybrids typically emit less greenhouse gas than conventional vehicles, but the amount generated depends partly on the fuel used at electrical power plants nuclear and hydroelectric plants are cleaner than coal-fired power plants.
Higher Vehicle Costs, Lower Fuel Costs. A plug-in hybrid can cost roughly $4 to $8 thousand more than a comparable non-plug-in hybrid. Using electricity is usually cheaper than using gasoline sometimes much cheaper but whether fuel savings will offset the higher vehicle cost depends on the vehicle purchased, the percentage of miles operating on electricity, fuel costs, and ownership length. Federal tax incentives up to $7,500 are currently available for qualifying plug-ins.
Re-charging Takes Time. Re-charging the battery using a 120-volt household outlet can take several hours; re-charging using a 240-volt home or public charger can take roughly 1 to 4 hours; while a fast charge to 80% capacity may take as little as 30 minutes. However, these vehicles don't have to be plugged in. They can be fueled solely with gasoline but will not achieve maximum range or fuel economy without charging.
Estimating Fuel Economy. Since a plug-in can operate on electricity alone, gasoline alone, or a mixture of the two, EPA provides a fuel economy estimate for gasoline-only operation and an estimate for electric-only or gas-and-electric operation both for combined city-highway driving.


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Up-and-coming Seoul-based brand Cy Choi presents its lineup of threads for the Fall/Winter 2014 season in its lookbook entitled "Figure." The latest collection shows a penchant for basic silhouettes and a rather sombre color palette of black, greys, navy and green, which take the form of roomy pants and oversized hoods as well as printed crewnecks, turtlenecks and button-downs. Though a bit sober, the collection holds a bunch of striking pieces worth investing some coin in.
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Lil' Kim Rumored Dead Following Kim Jong-il's Recent Passing
When North Korean dictator and dear leader Kim Jong-il died on Sunday night, the world was shaken — especially the rap world.
Following Jong-il's passing, the Internet was abuzz at the death of a certain Queen Bee. Buzzfeed even published a list of 25 confused people who were convinced Lil' Kim kicked the bucket. Not to worry: Though she's been stung by Nicki Minaj recently, Lil' Kim (Kimberly Denise Jones) is still kicking.
To be fair, the duo have a few things in common.
For one, Kim Jong-il and Lil' Kim are a rather petite pair. While Lil' Kim loves high heels, Jong-il is a fan of the platform shoe (and of possible genocide of fellow small folk). They're both fans of oversized designer shades and have a penchant for booze — Lil' Kim name drops Cristal in her track 'No Time,' while Jong-il was Hennessy's biggest customer in the 1990s, spending an average of $600-850,000 a year on the cognac.
The pair also have some non-alcoholic vices. Lil' Kim has a song called 'Drugs,' and Kim Jong-il was once so petrified of becoming addicted to painkillers he'd been prescribed, that he had his administration injected with the same dosage of the same drug daily. Jong-Il is also a cinephile, making it easy to confuse him with Jones, who released a track called 'Lights, Camera, Action.'
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It promised to be a warm ride as I strapped the fiddle to the back of the motorbike for the run down to Majors Creek near Braidwood in New South Wales, about 114 km from Canberra. I dressed lightly beneath the outer armour, but hadn't reckoned with the cloud into which I ascended on the final approach into my destination. Majors is one of the best folk festivals in Australia – smaller and more intimate than the National, but large enough to attract the major acts.
I entered to the delightful harmonies of MusicOz 2008 winners Mothers of Intention. Tony Pryzakowski's fiddle playing was unmistakable from the first notes, as were Rosie McDonald's harmonies. This is a band that just keeps getting better.
Out on the oval, a Maypole dance was being woven with a morris dance team and a crowd of willing participants.
Bizerka's energy and amazing rhtyms delighted the crowd, and the concentration of the fiddler was palpable as she played 7/8 and 5/8 rhythms. They ran a workshop on using phrases to make complex rhythms more comprehensible.
The Fiddler's Forum showcased great playing across a range of styles, from celtic to bluegrass and Eastern European.
But for me the sessions as always were the highlight. The pochette attracted attention – as did the hardanger fiddle (hardingfele). I met old friends and played music with new ones.
Tony and I had our by now traditional 'dueling fiddlers' playoff – someone thought we were from the same band! Let alone different cities. We are well matched.
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No. 5 among Best Cities for Diversity in STEM - SmartAsset, December 2017
Oakland among "Top 18 For 2018" Travel Predictions - British Airways, October 2017
Oakland MSA among the 25 Happiest Cities in the United States – National Geographic, October 2017
No. 3 among Cities where Millennials are moving - SmartAsset, September 2017
No. 9 among the 10 Most Walkable Cities of 2017 - Redfin, May 2017
No. 5 among the Top 10 Vegan Cities in America - VegNews, May 2017
2017's 3rd Best City for Basketball Fans - WalletHub, May 2017
8th Happiest Place to Live - WalletHub, March 2017
15th among super cool U.S. cities to visit - Expedia Viewfinder, March 2017
Top 10 Cities Where Downtown Is Making a Comeback - Realtor.com, March 2017
7th Most Culturally Diverse U.S. City and 1st in Ethnoracial Diversity - WalletHub, February 2017
Among the top 30 healthiest cities in the United States - WalletHub, February 2017
Among the Top 10 U.S. cities for employee happiness - Kununu, February 2017
10th Best U.S. City for Living Without a Car - Redfin, February 2017
9th Best City to Score Your Dream Job - GoBanking, January 2017
Oakland's Bushrod neighborhood named the Hottest Neighborhood of 2017 - RedFin, January 2017
America's best new bike lanes of 2016 - People for Bikes, December 2016
7th Greenest City in America - WalletHub, October 2016
No. 7 on roster of cities with the Best Local Food Scene - USA Today, September 2016
11th Best City for Coffee Lovers - WalletHub, September 2016
No. 1 among Top 10 U.S. Cities for International Foods - Travel Channel, September 2016
Area with the highest rate of same-sex female marriage and 6th highest rate of same-sex male marriage - New York Times, September 2016
11th Best Large City to Live in - WalletHub, July 2016
Oakland MSA Ranked 3rd Best Place for Tech Careers - Value Penguin, June 2016
Oakland is the most diverse large city in the U.S. - WalletHub, May 2016
Oakland ranks as foodie heaven: nation's best city for coffee, food trucks, breakfast and more by Estately - San Francisco Chronicle, March 30, 2016
Oakland was named the 5th Best City for Basketball Fans - WalletHub, March 2016
Ranked No. 13 among America's Fastest-Growing Cities 2016 - Forbes, March 2016
Among the 52 Places to Go in 2016 - New York Times, January 2016
Among the 13 hottest American cities for 2016 - Business Insider, December 2015
No. 7 among the Top 10 Cities for Outdoor Enthusiasts - SmartAsset, December 2015
5 Cities Building Wealth Through People Power - Shareable, December 2015
9th Greenest City in America - WalletHub, October 2015
No. 4 Best Foodie City for Your Wallet - WalletHub, October 2015
2nd Most Ethno-Racially Diverse Large City - WalletHub, October 2015
25th Best City for Sports Fans - WalletHub, September 2015
No. 7 on roster of cities with the Best Local Food Scene - USA Today, August 2015
No. 5 among Best Cities for Foodies - NerdWallet, June 22, 2015
9th Best City for Baseball Fans - WalletHub, June 2015
No. 14 among most Bikeable Cities of 2015 - Redfin, May 14, 2015
No. 4 on Trulia's top 5 most pet-friendly rental markets - Trulia, April 30, 2015
Oakland's American Indian Public High School ranked No. 1 in California, No. 12 in Nation - U.S. News & World Report, May 2015
No. 2 Overall in Mid-Sized American Cities of the Future and No. 1 in Connectivity - fDiIntelligence.com, April/May 2015
No. 2 among America's Next Hot Food Cities - Zagat, April 2015
10 of the world's most beautiful sky gardens - CNN, April 15, 2015
10 Best New Food Cities - Jetsetter, April 2015
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Among the Top 10 Destinations To Give You Some Serious Wanderlust - ViewTheVibe.com, March 26, 2015
Oakland Ranked 7th Most Interesting Cities in America - SmartAsset, March 26, 2015
4th Most Bike-Friendly City - BetterDoctor, March 23, 2015
20th Best City for Basketball Fans in the U.S. - WalletHub, March 2015
No. 3 among Best Startup Cities in America - Popular Mechanics, February 2015
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Oakland Named the Most Diverse City in America - Priceonomics, December 15, 2014
Among The 15 Hottest American Cities For 2015 - Business Insider, November 19, 2014
No 8. in Digital Cities large city category - Government Technology, November 13, 2014
Most Grateful City - Treat, November 2014
No. 6 among Top 20 US Cities for Tech Startup Funding - National Venture Capital Association, October 24, 2014
18th Best Foodie City for Your Wallet - WalletHub, October 16, 2014
No. 10 'Best Sports Town' - USA Today, October 15, 2014
Uptown Named Among Nation's Great Neighborhoods – American Planning Association, October 1, 2014
Oakland No. 8 among Top 10 U.S. Retail Markets - National Real Estate Investor, September 2014
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No. 2 on list of 7 Underrated but Intriguing U.S. Cities You Need to Visit - Yahoo Travel, August 25, 2014
No. 10 among California Cities on the Solar Ease Index - Complete Solar, August 2014
No. 12 among America's Coolest Cities 2014 - Forbes, August 6, 2014
No. 9 Among Top 10 Metros for Millennial Population Growth - Trulia, June 26, 2014
Major Tech Center with the 2nd highest number of Women in Tech - RJMetrics, June 24, 2014
No. 3 Best US City to Celebrate Gay Pride - Jack'd, June 11, 2014
15 Cities for Creative 20-Somethings That Aren't New York or Los Angeles - PolicyMic, May 27, 2014
No. 4 on Most LGBT-Friendly Cities - NerdWallet, May 27, 2014
No. 10 among 15 Large Cities with the Highest Percentage of Bicycling to Work - U.S. Census Bureau, May 8, 2014
2nd Best Californian City to Start a Career - WalletHub, May 8, 2014
No. 5 Among the Top 10 Cities for Tech Entrepreneurs - The MoneyTree Report by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association with data from Thomson Reuters, April 29, 2014
Oakland Ranked #14 Among 24 Places To Visit For Fantasy Food Travel - Food Republic, February 24, 2014
12th Street Reconstruction Honored with a 2013 Top 10 Roads Award - Roads & Bridges magazine, February 2014
#8 Tech Hub in the U.S. - Trulia, February 2014
Oakland Recognized as National 2013 Community Pacesetter - Campaign for Grade-Level Reading, January 15, 2014
9th Gayest City in America - The Advocate, January 6, 2014
2013 Oakland Marathon: "Best Marathon" in the Pacific West Region - Competitor Magazine, December 2013
Year in Review: Oakland Tops 20+ Positive Lists Nationwide - Visit Oakland, December 2013
6th Best Rising Star Destination - The Huffington Post, December 2013
Oakland Ranked Among the 10 Most Liked Cities in the U.S. - Money Journal, November 2013
America's 5th Most Hipster City - The Thrillist, November 2013
City of Oakland ranked #35 on North America's 2013 Government Green Fleet List - Governing Magazine, November 2013
Oakland ranked 9th Most Walkable City in the U.S. - Walk Score, November 2013
America's Hottest Housing Market - 24/7WallSt.com, August 8, 2013
Top City for Dance Fitness Activities - Facebook, July 9, 2013
4th Most Diverse City in America - NerdWallet, July 8, 2013
Oakland, Calif., Has Never Been Better: Here Are Ten Reasons Why - The Huffington Post, June 11, 2013
No. 6 on America's 10 Best Cities for Women - Movoto, May 29, 2013
#4 Among Top 20 Urban Destinations with Nature Opportunities - TravelNerd, May 13, 2013
Oakland's Merritt Crossing Senior Apartments among Top 10 Examples of Green Design - American Institute of Architects, April 22, 2013
Second Best California City For Singles - Movoto, April 23, 2013
Oakland Ranked as Greenest City in U.S. - SheKnows.com, April 15, 2013
Oakland's Upper Rockridge Census Tract Top Creative Class Location in the San Francisco Metro Area - The Atlantic Cities, April 1, 2013
Ten Best Cities To Have a Dog - NerdWallet, March 25, 2013
Oakland Among 5 best markets to sell a home - CNN/Money, March 14, 2013
Oakland Among 15 Top Cities for Tech Startups - National Venture Capital Association, February 13, 2013
#10 Most Walkable City in America - America Walks, February 2013
Oakland Ranked Among Top 12 ArtPlaces in the Nation - ArtPlace, January 7, 2013
Gayest Cities in America, 2013 - The Advocate, January 2013
Oakland Rises to 7th in Nation in Bicycling Rate with 7,000 Biking Commuters - U.S. Census Data, November 5, 2012
Oakland Named Among America's 50 Best Cities - Bloomberg Businessweek, September 26, 2012
Uptown named among the Best Hipster Neighborhoods - Forbes, September 20, 2012
Oakland named among America's Best Cities on the Rise - SmarterTravel.com, August 31, 2012,
Oakland Tied as Most Honest City in the U.S. - National Honesty Index, August 20, 2012
Oakland top city for fastest selling homes in the nation - Realtor.com, August 8, 2012
6th among the 51 largest US cities for percentage of residents that bicycle to work - Alliance for Biking & Walking 2012 Benchmarking Report
Where the Creative Class Earns the Most - The Atlantic Cities, July 2012
America's 16th Coolest City - Forbes, July 26, 2012
#2 US City in Per-Capita Availability of Eco-Friendly Services - Thumbtack, July 2012
4th Greenest US City - Mother Nature Network, July 2012
5th Greenest City in America - Corporate Knights Magazine, June 2012
The Gardens at Lake Merritt Named Among Top 5 in California - Via Magazine, March 2012
Men's Fitness Ranks Oakland the 4th Most Fit City in America - Men's Fitness, March 2012
CNN includes Oakland in its 5 must-see film sites - CNN, February 23, 2012
California's 2nd Most Literate City and 15th in the Nation - America's Most Literate Cities, 2011
10 Great Places to celebrate the Year of the Dragon - USA Today, January 19, 2012
10th Greenest Real Estate Market in U.S. - Cushman & Wakefield Green Building Opportunity Index, November 2011
#2 "Can-Do" City - Newsweek, September 2011
10th Most Walkable City in the Nation - Walk Score, July 2011
3rd Most Active City in the U.S. - Men's Health, June 2011
9th Most Sustainable City in the U.S. - Sustainlane, 2008
4th largest "Nano Metro" Area in the nation - Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies, 2007
In the last 10 years, Oakland has also been ranked in the top 10 for use of renewable energy, percentage of women-owned businesses, most "Most Wired" metro area, healthiest city in the U.S., best places to retire, most fun city, best climate and best drinking water.
Oakland is home to the nation's oldest official wildlife refuge, Lake Merritt, which was established in 1870 and the nation's 5th largest Port.
Oakland Ranked Among the Top 10 U.S. Destinations for 2015 by Lonely Planet
On Wednesday, December 10, Lonely Planet, the No. 1 selling guidebook publisher in the world, announced its roster of Top Ten U.S. Travel Destinations for 2015. Oakland ranked No. 8 on the roster. The compilation is published to highlight the best travel destinations in the U.S. for the upcoming year. Oakland is buzzing with energy from a thriving restaurant scene, diverse entertainment and arts offerings and a vibrant nightlife. Lonely Planet describes Oakland as an "incubator for adventurous restaurants" and spotlights Oakland's Art Murmur and First Fridays as a "can't-miss cultural event". To view the complete list, please visit http://www.lonelyplanet.com/north-america/travel-tips-and-articles/best-in-the-us-2015.
Oakland Ranked America's Most Exciting City
On Thursday, May 2, 2013, the real estate website Movoto ranked Oakland as the most exciting city in America on its roster of the "The 10 Most Exciting Cities in America." In selecting their top 10 cities, Movoto looked at the following criteria that gauge the level of excitement in a city: Park acreage per person, Percent of population between 20 and 34 years old, Fast food restaurants per square mile (the fewer the better), Bars per square mile, Big box stores per square mile (the fewer the better), Population diversity, Movie theaters per square mile, Museums per square mile, Theater companies per square mile and Music venues per square mile.To view the post, please visit http://www.movoto.com/blog/top-ten/10-most-exciting-cities/. Photo by Michele Silvia.
Oakland Among Top 5 Places to Visit in the World
Oakland ranked as the 5th most desirable destination to visit this year in "The 45 Places to Go in 2012." The story appeared in print in the Travel section of The New York Times on January 8, 2012, and was posted online January 6. Oakland placed between #4 London and #6 Tokyo in the coveted list and was the highest ranked North American city. Click here to read the article.
The original story generated signficant local and national press coverage. Here's a sampling of some of the coverage:
- Oakland Named a Top Tourist Destination - KQED News, January 6, 2012
- Oakland Ranks #5 On New York Times' List Of Places To Visit In 2012 - CBS 5, January 7, 2012
- Oakland ranked number Five in New York Times 45 Places To Go in 2012 - Huffington Post, January 9, 2012
- Oakland ranked among top tourism destinations by NY Times - ABC 7, January 11, 2012
- Finally, Oakland gets some good press it deserves - The Montclarion, January 11, 2012
- Oakland ranks high on New York Times 'places to go' list - Oakland Tribune, January 13, 2012
- Hey, New York Times, Oakland is more than Uptown - Oakland Tribune, January 16, 2012
- Oakland, California named top Tourist Destination - Fox News, January 24, 2012
Click here to read the City's release on the ranking.
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This afternoon an email of great import landed in every ThinkGeek monkey's inbox: details on the second movie night arranged to educate our French codemonkey Guillaume on our favoritest geeky movies.
Greetings Fellows and Members,
After polling the quorum and exercising serious debate on the subject, the Royal Guillaume Film Society is pleased to announce its next Feature Film Presentation, to be screened this Friday, April 30, in the year of two thousand and ten.
In its original 1989 Laserdisc Widescreen edit, with thanks to the efforts of Esteemed Society Fellow Willy Yonkers and the Han Shot First Boosters.
In advance of the featured film, we will be screening several amusing short films celebrating this first of the Star Wars films:
Which plays for ten minutes in the manner of an Advert for a parody of the feature.
Which plays for twelve minutes in the manner of the American constabulary documentary "COPS" but set on the fictional planet of Tattooine concurrent to the events of the Film.
Which plays for one half-hour as a series of sketch acts relating to the feature Film.
The first of which to start promptly at 5:00 P.M., with light Supper and Refreshment served at the second intermission, circa 5:30 P.M.
Twitter friends following @thinkgeek should prepare for infrequent but let us say perhaps hourly tweets on the subject of Star Wars between 5 and 7:30 pm this Friday. Participation is encouraged but not mandatory.
Here's the rundown on the full list of movies we'll eventually show Guillaume, with poll results. Maybe Indiana Jones will be next?


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Teacher professional development and classroom resources across the curriculum
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Classroom communication can help a teacher assess students' mathematical understanding. Here are the mathematical objectives for this lesson and some questions that a teacher might use to assess student understanding:
It is also important for students to reflect on the group process, including their role in the group and the group's actions and findings. Therefore, there is an additional objective to consider:
Successful communication in the classroom is not limited to applying a list of objectives that helps you assess a student's ability to arrive at the correct answer -- it's also about how students communicate their ideas, even if the ideas are incorrect. The questions above are just some of those you could ask to assess your lesson objectives. What other questions might you ask?
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Newman knocks Johnson off of Brickyard pole
INDIANAPOLIS -- The Rocket Man got his fuel back.
Ryan Newman snatched the pole away from Jimmie Johnson with a blistering lap of 187.531 mph around Indianapolis Motor Speedway to set a track record for NASCAR races at the Brickyard.
Newman was the last of the 45 drivers to make a qualifying attempt Saturday as Johnson's No. 48 was atop the scoring tower for well over an hour with a lap of 187.438. Driver after driver had failed to knock Johnson from the pole, and the four-time Brickyard winner watched and waited to see if Newman could get the job done.
Newman, an Indiana native, pulled it off as Johnson smiled his approval.
"You can't count Ryan out, and he put up a whale of a lap," Johnson said.
It's the 50th pole for Newman, who established himself as an elite qualifier with six poles his rookie season. He set a NASCAR record with 11 poles in 2003, and won at least one pole a year for 11 seasons.
But he'd been in a drought of late, and Newman's last pole was late in the 2011 season.
Now he's got another one, and the 50th of his career is good enough for ninth on the career list, and it comes at a critical time for Newman. Team co-owner Tony Stewart told Newman he's not being re-signed for next season two weeks ago, and Newman is currently looking for a job for 2014.
"I guess it helps, but I don't know if my phone will be ringing tonight. Maybe, hopefully, Monday morning," said Newman, a normally stoic driver who admitted he grew emotional on the backstretch of his cool-down lap.
Carl Edwards qualified third at 187.157, and was already seated for the post-qualifying news conference when he watched on television as Newman knocked Johnson and Edwards down a notch.
"I felt really good -- second is the worst," Edwards said about qualifying third. "It's the worst to qualify second, and nobody wants anybody to go through what Jimmie just had to go through. We all don't feel too bad for Jimmie, but that was pretty dramatic. I didn't really expect that."
Johnson, who on Sunday will try to win his fifth Brickyard and tie Formula One's Michael Schumacher as the winningest driver at Indy, said his lap wasn't perfect.
"I did miss Turn 2 a little bit on my turning point, and felt like I made that mistake," Johnson said. "But Ryan hit all four corners great and got it done. Happy for him. It's got to be a big day for him, being a hometown boy and all. Very happy for Ryan and very happy for our team."
Denny Hamlin qualified fourth and was followed by Stewart, a two-time Indy winner, as Stewart-Haas Racing has two cars starting in the top five.
Kurt Busch was sixth and followed by Kasey Kahne, Juan Pablo Montoya, four-time Indy winner Jeff Gordon and Marcos Ambrose.


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The HP 2311gt is one of the cheapest ways to experience 3D this side of a $16 movie ticket. That said, if 3D isn't important to you, at $260 at the time of this review, the monitor could be considered overpriced. So, looking past its 3D capability, is there anything here that's worthwhile?
Design and features
Smooth and clean are fair ways to describe the HP 2311gt's overall aesthetic. Running my fingers along the back of the monitor yielded a feeling akin to lying between soft, high-thread-count sheets. Well, maybe it's not that smooth, but it does feel nice. Still, the build quality felt hollow, plasticky, and, well, kind of cheap. But hey, smooth.
Also, why every monitor isn't designed with back-facing connections laid out in an easily accessible manner baffles me to no end, but I'm incredibly thankful this one is. The 2311gt's support of HDMI, DVI, and VGA connections are welcome, but DisplayPort would have been an exciting bonus.
While the 2311gt isn't gimped on connections, ergonomic support is another story. Ergo options are limited to a 25-degree back tilt, with no swivel, pivot, or height adjustment.
The right and left sides of the bezel measure 0.9 inch and the full panel is 21.9 inches wide, with the bottom of the panel hovering 2.7 inches from the desktop. The foot stand measures 10.6 inches wide by 6.2 inches deep and provides great stability for the monitor, as knocking it from the sides yielded nary one wobble.
For anyone familiar with HP's OSD (onscreen display) design, you won't find any surprises here. Brightness, Contrast, and Sharpness are present. Also included are five presets: Movie, Gaming, Text, Photo, and Custom.
Three color temperature options are included: Warm, Cool, and Normal (somewhere in between warm and cool). RGB color controls are also included, allowing for the fine-tuning of red, green, and blue.
The OSD array is located in the lower right corner and consists of four horizontally aligned buttons, with small white icons along the bezel denoting each button's function. The far left button activates the menu, followed to the right by the Up, Down, and Enter buttons. Navigating the menu proved a straightforward endeavor, easy to get the hang of.
The passive 3D polarized glasses fit over my normal eyeglasses easily, but were a bit tight around the temples, whether my eyeglasses were on or not. Not as uncomfortably tight as Nvidia's first-generation glasses, but not as form-fitting as Samsung's either.
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I tested the HP 2311gt through its DVI input, connected to a Windows Vista PC with my own DVI cable. The display posted a composite score of 89 on CNET Labs' DisplayMate-based performance tests.
The merits of antiglare (AG) screen coating are much debated these days. Some viewers prefer the coating not be applied at all, while others favor only a limited amount. And others are completely indifferent. AG coating doesn't adversely affect a monitor's quality, and its benefits or lack thereof are strictly a question of preference.
That said, there is a light AG coating on the HP 2311gt's screen, reducing potential reflections while keeping some of the pop that glossy screens enjoy. A full glossy display can increase the perceived contrast of a monitor screen -- which some people prefer -- but can also make it difficult to see what's on the screen in direct sunlight.
(Longer bars indicate better performance)
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DisplayMate: The 2311gt displayed light gray up to level 253. Level 255 is considered white and every level between it and 1 is a variation of gray. Once calibrated, the monitor could not distinguish between level 255 and 254, matching the white-level saturation performance of the Samsung PX2370, which also topped out at 253. The 2311gt's performance here indicates the display will likely not be prone to washing out light colors. As for dark gray, the 2311gt displayed down to level 2 while still maintaining a very deep black, indicating the display is capable of a very low black level.
The monitor struggled in many of our color-scaling tests, which evaluate how smoothly it displays different shades of various colors. The 2311gt yielded plenty of color abnormalities in these tests, exemplified by unwanted jumps and inconsistencies in the scales, instead of displaying them in a smooth and linear fashion. This indicates that the display will likely have some color accuracy problems.
In our Dark Screen test, the monitor showed obvious but not egregious clouding on the middle bottom and top edges.


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It wouldn't be quite accurate to say that Kings defenseman Alec Martinez was a regular resident of Darryl Sutter's doghouse early this season.
Martinez would have needed a long elevator ride up from the sub-basement to reach the doghouse, so low had he dropped in the Kings coach's estimation and on the team's depth chart.
He didn't dress for the first three games of the season or the last seven games in October, for reasons no one could pinpoint. He's not the most physical player, but he has a good shot, reads the game well and is smart positionally. But he couldn't keep a regular spot in the lineup until February, after he recovered from an upper-body injury.
That all seemed like ancient history Monday, after Martinez scored a goal against the Ducks for the second consecutive playoff game and provided a steady defensive effort in the 3-1 victory that gave the Kings a 2-0 series lead at the noisy but quick-to-empty Honda Center.
"As a player everyone has ups and downs and I guess I learned from that experience, but I don't dwell on it," Martinez said of his early-season exile.
His biggest lesson from that time, he said, "was just battling through adversity. But it's not about me. It's about the team, and the team has been playing well. We've just got to keep it going."
Without defensemen Willie Mitchell and Robyn Regehr, who are sidelined by injuries, every Kings defender who can stand upright has had to play pressure minutes and give a bit more than he has before. Maybe more than any of them knew they could give.
Martinez, paired on Monday with veteran Matt Greene, exemplified that effort in his 18 minutes 21 seconds on the ice.
In addition to his goal, he was credited with three hits and four of the Kings' eight blocked shots, and he took on considerable penalty-killing duty.
Without Mitchell and Regehr, who are regular penalty killers, Martinez stepped in to play 2:03 while the Kings were shorthanded. He acquitted himself well, and that was appreciated by his teammates.
"He's doing a good job with that. I couldn't be more happy for him," defenseman Drew Doughty said. "And we need him to continue to play like this if we want to go far in the playoffs."
Martinez, 26, is one of the glue players in the Kings' locker room and in their game plan. He brings to the room a wry sense of humor that amuses his teammates. He brings to the ice a wicked shot that is a fine offensive weapon, like the one he took from above the left circle that deflected off Ducks forward Jakob Silfverberg and past Jonas Hiller at 12:07 of the first period Monday for the decisive goal.
"He's getting pucks through to the net," Doughty said. "The other night he scored a great goal. Tonight it's a lucky bounce, but obviously it's a huge goal, too."
It extended the Kings' postseason winning streak to six, the last two against a Ducks team the Kings managed to beat only once during the regular season. Even Martinez couldn't explain why the Kings have turned that around.
"A few games we weren't too happy with our team game and they're a heck of a hockey club," he said. "If you're not playing at the top of your game, these guys are going to get the best of you. I don't really know the difference."
The change is likely more mental than strategic. The mental strength the Kings showed in overcoming San Jose's 3-0 series lead in the first round seems to have lasted and become as much a part of their game as their strong forecheck and physical play.
"We weren't too happy with the first three games of the playoffs and I think we've slowly gotten better every game," Martinez said.
"There's a few things that we need to clean up here and there but I think just playing more of a team game and playing our game has been the difference."
Martinez couldn't escape the crowded visitors' locker room without being asked whether he felt a "special vibe" because Monday was Cinco de Mayo and, after all, his last name suggests that he would be celebrating the holiday. It's a common assumption that he has faced.
"No, I'm Spanish," said Martinez, who was born in Michigan and is descended from a grandfather who was from Spain, a Union Army Civil War soldier, and a many-times great-grandfather who founded the town of Dedham, Mass.
People should know that by now, since he is long out of the doghouse and in the spotlight.


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Texan wins bidding for Fairport Harbor West Lighthouse
A Texan has planted his flag on an iconic Lake County property.
With the highest, and last bid of $85,200, Scott Monroe of Seabrook, Texas, has acquired the Faiport Harbor west breakwater lighthouse.
Bidding for the lighthouse closed at 3 p.m., today. In all, the lighthouse attracted 11 offers and counter-offers from four bidders.
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Northshore Council PTSA is offering scholarship for high school seniors
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Northshore Council PTSA, in its commitment to improving the lives of children and young people, is offering a scholarship opportunity to graduating Northshore high school seniors. The goal of this scholarship is to assist graduating seniors who demonstrate the ability to balance and excel in both academic performance and school/community service.
AMOUNT: Four $1,000 scholarships will be given, maximum of one per high school.
ELIGIBILITY: Applicants must be a graduating senior from Bothell High, Inglemoor High, Woodinville High, or Secondary Academy for Success/Northshore Networks. The scholarship must be used at an accredited two or four year university, college or vocational school within the academic year following graduation.
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The California R&D Tax Credit offers a permanent tax credit for qualified research expenses incurred while conducting qualified research in California. Designed to encourage companies to increase their basic research and development activities in California, the R&D tax credit allows companies to receive a credit of 15% for qualifying in-house research expenses and 24% for basic research payments to an outside company or university. Qualifying expenses include:
California Alternative Energy & Advanced Transportation Authority (CAEATFA) provides eligible projects financial assistance in the form of a sales and use tax exclusion on property used for the "design, manufacture, production, or assembly" of either advanced transportation technologies or alternative energy source products, components or system.. Businesses must apply for the tax exemption and receive approval through the CAEATFA Board. This program will sunset in 2020. More information and applications are available at CAEATFA website.
A temporary incentive, this credit is for small businesses that create new jobs. Employers that began the year with 20 or fewer employees could claim a $3,000 credit for each full-time employee hired. California allocated $400,000,000 for this tax credit. Taxpayers may only claim the credit on an original timely filed return received by the FTB on or before a cut-off date specified by FTB. The cut-off date is the last day of the calendar quarter within which FTB estimates it will have received timely filed original returns claiming the credit that cumulatively total $400 million.
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More information is available on the U.S. Treasury site.
Since 1976, the Federal Historic Preservation Tax Incentives program encourages private sector investment in the rehabilitation and re-use of historic buildings. It creates jobs and is one of the nation's most successful and cost-effective community revitalization programs. The National Park Service and the Internal Revenue Service administer the program in partnership with State Historic Preservation Offices. The program offers two different tax credits:
20% Tax Credit – available for the rehabilitation of historic, income-producing buildings that are determined by the Secretary of the Interior, through the National Park Service, to be "certified historic structures." The Internal Revenue Service defines qualified rehabilitation expenses on which the credit may be taken. Owner-occupied residential properties do not qualify for the federal rehabilitation tax credit.
10% Tax Credit - available for the rehabilitation of non-historic buildings placed in service before 1936. The building must be rehabilitated for non-residential use. In order to qualify for the tax credit, the rehabilitation must meet three criteria: at least 50% of the existing external walls must remain in place as external walls, at least 75% of the existing external walls must remain in place as either external or internal walls, and at least 75% of the internal structural framework must remain in place. There is no formal review process for rehabilitations of non-historic buildings.


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Eminem's Slane Castle Concert in Ireland Ends With Over 60 Arrests
Eminem's concerts are usually rowdy but never off the chain! Over 50 concertgoers were arrested at the rapper's Slane Castle show in Ireland Saturday (Aug. 17). WTF!
According to the Independent, police arrested 22 people for disorderly conduct, 35 people for minor drug offenses and five people for reported assaults.
Actually, this is not so bad considering 80,000 people were in attendance. But usually its Slim Shady who is causing the raucous onstage not the fans.
Extra security was provided for the Eminem concert, which included body searches at three different entrances. Overall, 750 police officers were on patrol with 500 additional security personal securing the fairgrounds.
As for the concert, Eminem reportedly performed a set of 28 songs including his Oscar-winning hit, 'Lose Yourself.'
The Detroit native has a few more shows to perform overseas including the Reading and Leeds Festivals this weekend in France and Glasgow, respectively.
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Union busting: Right-wing media relentlessly attack worker representation
Media conservatives have waged a relentless war against labor unions, blaming them for a wide variety of problems and smearing them as "communists" and "thugs," among other attacks. However, experts have credited unions for establishing many of the "most fundamental and valued features of today's society" and "paving the road to the middle class for many millions of working families."
The blame game: Conservative media try to pin problems on unions
Beck says unions have "raped" police and fire fighters. On the August 4 edition of his radio program, Glenn Beck said [1] of unions: "Look what they've done to the police and firemen. They've raped these guys. Along with politicians. Along with politicians -- raped them. The bravest among us." Beck went on to ask, "What, do you think the politicians are not in bed with the unions?"
Beck blames unions for woes of local governments and industries. On the February 25 edition of The Glenn Beck Program, Beck blamed [2] unions for the financial woes of local governments, the auto industry, airlines, schools, the steel industry, and the textile industry. He continued: "Mr. President, until you get the unions out of this business, I don't think we have anything to talk about."
Carlson blames cost of living in NYC on "union pensions" and "raising taxes" for "schools." On the August 5 edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends, co-host Gretchen Carlson asserted [3] that the cost of living in New York City, California, and Honolulu is "so expensive" "because of union pensions; because of raising costs for other things; for raising taxes along the way for schools." Carlson concluded: "If you go back in history and look at who incorporated a lot of that, maybe the blame comes right back to the same party. Or maybe it doesn't."
Root: "Unions destroy capitalism and free enterprise." On the May 27, 2009, edition [4] of Fox News' Glenn Beck, guest Wayne Allyn Root stated that a "point we all agree on" is that "unions destroy capitalism and free enterprise." As examples, Root cited the public school system, the auto industry, and the steel industry. Beck pushed back slightly, stating that he's "against unions, but not all unions" and explaining that "the way to success is to be a decent person, treat other people with dignity, give them a good fair living wage because if you're good to your people they're going to make a better product, everybody wins."
Bernard: "[A] lot of labor unions are what holds America back and keeps us from being as good as we can be." On the August 19, 2009, edition [5] of MSNBC's Morning Meeting, Independent Women's Forum CEO Michelle Bernard stated:
The labor unions right now simply exist for one reason: To self-perpetuate, receiving union dues, and having political influence. I think it's absolutely amazing to watch that clip from The Rachel Maddow Show last night where this guy is, he's saying to President Obama, "I'm strong arming you, buddy."
And my answer to this would be they are showing themselves to be as ridiculous as many members of the American public think they are. What happened to pragmatism, what happened to competition, and what actually happened to winning? Maybe it would be great for the Democratic Party to lose the support of labor unions because quite honestly, a lot of labor unions are what holds America back and keeps us from being as good as we can be.
Conservatives smear unions as violent "thugs"
Limbaugh accuses unions of resorting to violence. On the May 18, 2009, broadcast of his radio show, Rush Limbaugh attempted to smear unions as violent, declaring [6] that the Employee Free Choice Act should be titled "The Union Brass Knuckles Busting On Your Knees Act."
Beck warns of "possible super-union" of "out-and-out thugs" that will have "extraordinary power." On the April 14 edition of his radio show, Beck warned [7] listeners of "a possible super-union coming" with "extraordinary power." He added: "And they're thugs. Out-and-out thugs. Not the members, the unions."
Beck says violence is a "self-fulfilling prophecy" of labor unions. During the May 3 edition of his Fox News show, Beck said [8], "The unions are in bed with Washington and special interests and they are not in your or this nation's best interest anymore. They are following the playbooks from Europe." Beck went on to spell out the "playbooks from Europe," concluding that the process ends with "violence. ... This is a self-fulfilling prophecy."
Beck suggests unions are prone to violence. On the April 12 broadcast of his radio show, suggesting that unions are prone to violence, Beck asked [9] of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie: "How long does that guy live? Seriously, how long does that guy survive? He's in New Jersey. He's got to break up the union pensions." Beck further said, "If I do my job and I don't get paid, I'm angry too."
Trace Gallagher: "With the 1930s came ... the labor movement -- organization by way of strikes, votes, violence." During the January 15, 2008, edition of The Fox Report with Shepard Smith, in a segment discussing Michigan history and the issues pertinent to voters there, chief correspondent Trace Gallagher asserted [10]: "With the 1930s came men like Jimmy Hoffa and the labor movement -- organization by way of strikes, votes, violence." However, Gallagher did not mention the positive effects of the 1930s labor movement for workers in Michigan, which included banning "oppressive child labor" and federal laws "which strengthened unions' rights to organize and negotiate with employers."
Beck uses blatant distortions to smear SEIU as violent organization of "thugs." During the November 16, 2009, edition of his Fox News program, Beck fired off [11] a series of attacks to claim that SEIU members are "thugs" who "beat down" opponents and command elected officials. In fact, Beck's claims were nothing more than blatant distortions used to smear the SEIU, its former president Andy Stern, and President Obama. These distortions included: A quote falsely attributed to Rep. Michael Michaud (D-ME) that suggested Michaud was "bribe[d]" or "scare[d]" by Obama and SEIU; falsely smearing Stern as a communist because he said, "Workers of the world, unite;" and an absurd claim that "even the Boy Scouts aren't safe from SEIU's thuggery."
Beck pushes Obama "civilian army" conspiracy theory: "The unions are his enforcers." On the April 12 edition of The Glenn Beck Program, Beck told [12] listeners, "People say, 'Oh, Barack Obama's building a civilian defense force -- a civilian army.' He has one. It's called the unions. The unions are his enforcers."
Cavuto tells union spokesman: "You politely do your Tony Soprano thing, albeit in your little sweater vest there." During the January 11 edition of Fox News' Your World with Neil Cavuto, Stewart Acuff of the Utility Workers Union of America appeared to discuss union leader opposition to a tax on health care plans backed by President Obama. Cavuto told [13] Acuff: "You politely do your Tony Soprano thing, albeit in your little sweater vest there, 'cause you're such a decent guy, but you're saying 'Mr. President, may I remind you that you are sitting in this room because of us.' Which is a very nice way of saying, 'Tread slowly, big guy.' "
Breitbart fabricates smear that SEIU's Stern is "sending SEIU goons" to "beat up innocent Americans." In November 8, 2009, comments [14] posted on his Twitter account, Andrew Breitbart accused Service Employees International Union president Andy Stern of "sending SEIU goons" to "beat up innocent Americans." In fact, the article to which Breitbart linked offered no evidence to support the claim that Stern was involved in violence at a local SEIU office in Sacramento, and it reported comments from local SEIU leaders that disputed the purported victim's account of the incident.
Beck asserts union "members" don't bother him, just "Leadership & Thugs." In a Twitter post, Beck wrote [15]:
Limbaugh invokes Tony Soprano "with a lead pipe" to describe the EFCA: On the March 10, 2009, broadcast of The Rush Limbaugh Show, Limbaugh said [16] of the Employee Free Choice Act, "After this legislation passes, one day Tony Soprano will walk in with a lead pipe and he will start beating people upside the head to vote to unionize because you cannot vote in private."
Right-wing media attack unions as "freeloaders," "communists," terrorists
Limbaugh says public-sector union employees are "freeloaders" and "leftist, socialist, neo-communist." On the April 22 edition of his radio program, Limbaugh asserted [17] that public-sector union employees are "freeloaders" who "live off taxes." Limbaugh went on to decry these public-sector union employees as "leftist, socialist, neo-communist."
Beck and crew state that labor unions are assumed to be subversive. On the February 12 broadcast of his radio show, while discussing South Carolina's "Subversive Activities Registration Act," Beck asked [18], "Why are [labor unions] exempt?" Co-host Pat Gray responded: "It's already assumed they are subversive."
Limbaugh says "government union" leaders "essentially are communists." On the March 4 edition of his radio program, Limbaugh said [19], "The union heads -- the leaders of these unions -- essentially are communists." He added: "I'm talking about government union people. I'm not talking about the UAW and Teamsters -- although they might be. But I'm talking about unions that exist in the federal government."
Kristol: "Thank God most of the workforce isn't unionized." On the October 18, 2009, edition of Fox Broadcasting Co.'s Fox News Sunday, while defending remarks made by Rush Limbaugh, The Weekly Standard's Bill Kristol declared [20]: "Thank God most of the workforce isn't unionized."
Limbaugh: "If you want to clean up the schools, get rid of the unions." On the October 19, 2009, broadcast of his radio show, Limbaugh said [21], "Until we get rid of the unions, we're not going to have any change in public schools." Limbaugh continued: "If you want to clean up the schools, get rid of the unions."
Beck compares the SEIU to al Qaeda: The leaders get "the youth" to do their dirty work. On the August 2 edition of his radio program, Beck called [22] members of the SEIU "burnout, loser hippies." Beck then compared the SEIU to al Qaeda, saying: "You'll notice that people in al Qaeda, the leaders never blow themselves up. They just get the youth to do it." He went on: "Well here you have SEIU and SDS in bed in California, or I mean in Arizona. Here you have these grand leaders ... that, you know, they did their tour of duty. Now it's the young. And they'll reap all of the benefits."
Dobbs claims that half of Culinary Workers Union "are illegal aliens." On the January 16, 2008, edition of CNN's Lou Dobbs Tonight, host Lou Dobbs claimed [23]: "[I]n point of fact, as many as half of the [Culinary Workers] union's members are illegal aliens." Near the end of the segment, Dobbs again referred to the "Culinary Workers Union, with just about half of its membership assumed to be illegal aliens." In fact, the Associated Press reported [24] that, according to the Union's then-political director, "about half" of the union's members are "immigrants."
Experts credit unions for many "valued features of today's society," and greatly expanding the middle class
UC Berkeley Professor Shaiken: Labor movement "pav[ed] the road to the middle class for many millions of working families." In a June 2004 report [25], University of California-Berkeley Professor Harley Shaiken wrote that after World War II, "the labor movement forged the link between economic growth and rising wages," helping improve working conditions for both union workers and nonunion workers. From The High Road to a Competitive Economy: A Labor Law Strategy:
In postwar America the labor movement forged the link between economic growth and rising wages, paving the road to the middle class for many millions of working families. Unions did benefit their members, but union wage and benefit gains coursed their way through the economy aiding those who did not belong as well. The result was a more vibrant economy in which strong consumer-led growth led to a virtuous circle of prosperity and jobs. At the lower end of the pay scale, unions have been particularly critical in winning decent compensation for low-skilled workers who often have had few opportunities and less hope.
Author Philip Dine: "Unions have had a lead role in establishing many of the most fundamental and valued features of today's society." In his 2008 book State of the Unions: How Labor Can Strengthen the Middle Class, Improve Our Economy, and Regain Political Influence, journalist and author Philip M. Dine wrote [26]:
Unions have had a lead role in establishing many of the most fundamental and valued features of today's society. The eight-hour workday, five-day workweek, paid vacations, retirement and health-care benefits, safety regulations, bans on sweatshops or child labor, protections against employment discrimination, and other workplace advances now taken for granted were the result of struggles -- invariably protracted, often bloody, and sometimes even deadly -- by workers and their unions.
Labor has also played an integral part in the expansion of the middle class, a phenomenon that helped define America and that has been key to assuring its political and social stability.
Nobel laureate Krugman links "strong union movement" to "strong middle class. In a December 2007 New York Times column [27], Nobel prize-winning [28] economist Paul Krugman wrote that America's "strong middle class" and "strong union movement" were "connected":
Once upon a time, back when America had a strong middle class, it also had a strong union movement.
These two facts were connected. Unions negotiated good wages and benefits for their workers, gains that often ended up being matched even by nonunion employers. They also provided an important counterbalance to the political influence of corporations and the economic elite.
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July 30, 2009
As I've mentioned before, I'm a former Angeleno, and I remain fascinated by Los Angeles locations in the movies and on television. The film essayist Thom Andersen made a whole film, Los Angeles Plays Itself, about the schism between Los Angeles, the actual city, and Los Angeles, the cultural artifact constructed by its ubiquitous appearances in visual media. Andersen prefers the real thing. I'm not sure I agree.
One idea that I took away from Andersen's film is that iconic locations, like the Bradbury Building or the Griffith Park Observatory, take on a slightly different meaning in the movies than the spaces only a native will find familiar. The latter initiate a sort of private, privileged communication between filmmakers and a geographical subset of their audience. Depending on how a location is depicted, it can add a layer of authenticity and familiarity for those select viewers. Or it can be a trigger that leads those viewers to step outside the narrative, to confront the text as an industrial artifact and to contemplate how reality has been manipulated during its creation.
For about a year I lived around the corner from the Sportsmen's Lodge, a small hotel and restaurant in Studio City. The Sportsmen's Lodge is now undergoing extensive remodeling, but for nearly fifty years, it never changed. For that reason it's easy to spot in any number of movies and TV shows, particularly those made at Universal Studios, which lies only a couple of miles east along Ventura Boulevard. (Columbo fumbled around the Sportsmen's Lodge more than once.) In its center courtyard the Lodge has a tiny pond, spanned by a wooden bridge, and its most infamous use as a movie location may be in the micro-budgeted fifties post-nuke opus The Day the World Ended. That film used the Lodge's little trout pond to simulate a real, outdoor body of water.
Recently I was delighted to see the Sportsmen's Lodge featured prominently in "The Italian Bird Fiasco," a 1976 episode of The Rockford Files. The Lodge doubles as the Delman Motel (allegedly in Santa Monica, on other side of town), which Rockford visits twice to meet his duplicitous client, played by St. Elsewhere's William Daniels. In the frame above, James Garner is standing underneath the carport outside the western entrance to the hotel's parking lot. The building to the right is a lobby leading, if I remember correctly, to both the lounge and the hotel. The street behind Garner is Ventura Boulevard. The structure in the background with the unusual windows is now a Ralph's Fresh Fare; in the seventies, it was a different supermarket.
Later in the same episode, Garner visits the Winslow Art Gallery to bid on an unusual art object. The Winslow Art Gallery is also the Sportsmen's Lodge. It's a different entrance at the eastern end of the hotel, perpendicular to the "Delman Motel" carport. Below is a frame in which Garner stands just outside the Winslow Art Gallery (out of frame just to the right). But in the background, minus its ersatz sign, is the "entrance" to the Delman Motel.
(At a time when many Universal shows, like Emergency! and the early episodes of Kojak, were still confined largely to a backlot that was growing ever more dated and threadbare, The Rockford Files – and Columbo as well – had enough clout to seek out practical locations nearly all the time. But Universal's prop department still had some catching up to do. In both of those series, the signage added to those locations always looked, well, like something that had just been slapped together by the prop department. Realism came fitfully to television.)
Visible on the horizon in this sequence are both the Sportsmen's Lodge's own tiki-styled sign and (to the right of it in the frame below) another yellow, diamond-shaped sign in the background. The latter is a revolving sentinel that towers over Twain's, a twenty-four hour diner on the northwest corner of Ventura and Coldwater Canyon Boulevards. Twain's is another San Fernando Valley landmark that's been there forever and is instantly recognizable to locals (and no one else).
During my Studio City year, a co-worker described how Twain's was a favorite hangout for her crowd when she was a Valley high schooler during the eighties. Were Wendy to catch a rerun of "The Italian Bird Fiasco," she would probably forget about the cat-and-mouse game being played out by James Garner and William Daniels on screen. Her thoughts might turn back to her teenage memories – a reaction different from anyone else watching the same episode, and one wholly unanticipated (and possibly undesired) by the show's creators. But I suspect Wendy would find the experience pleasurable, as I do when The Rockford Files or some other show takes me back to my old neighborhood.
I have written this partly as an exercise in nostalgia, but also to illustrate the small point that TV shows reuse and disguise their locations and even their sets in all kinds of clever ways that most of us never notice. I have a trained eye, but I'm sure I would not have observed consciously that "The Italian Bird Fiasco"'s two key locations share the same architecture had I not already been familiar with the Sportsmen's Lodge. As spectators, our suspension of disbelief extends to spatial geography just as much as it does to storytelling. We allow movies and television to pull all manner of trickery on us, just so long as the people behind the curtain aren't so manifestly incompetent that they force us to notice the strings holding everything up.
Here's another example, also taken from a crime program of the seventies, of a very specific kind of visual sleight-of-hand that I often catch. In this scene from "Betrayed," a 1973 segment of The Streets of San Francisco, Detectives Keller (Michael Douglas) and Stone (Karl Malden) study a reel of surveillance footage and detect an important clue to a bank robber's identity.
Keller, the younger detective, operates the sixteen-millimeter projector. "Move in on that," Stone tells him, when they come to a crucial moment in the footage.
Keller complies, both zooming in and freezing the frame on the bank robber's wrist.
Somehow Keller has accomplished a feat that lies beyond the technical capabilities of his equipment. He has shifted the angle to a point of view different from that established for the surveillance camera moments before.
Movies do this all the time. They depict cuts, zooms, camera moves, and other visual effects in films-within-the-film that are blatantly implausible, at least to the trained eye. Lately I've seen a few movies (George Romero's wily Diary of the Dead is one) that make extensive internal use of "found footage" and do adhere rigorously to the spatial limitations established for that footage within the story. But often filmmakers find it too difficult to convey a desired expository point within the limited perspective that fixed-camera footage would offer in the "real" world.
I always notice this kind of cheating, and it always gives me a chuckle. But I wonder if it registers with most spectators, or if it's another example – like "The Italian Bird Fiasco"'s multitude of Sportsmen's Lodges – of the generous suspension of disbelief that we grant to visual media that attempt to give us pleasure.
Another reason we might accept rather than reject this flaw is that it enlists us in a more active kind of spectatorship than television or the movies usually offer. In the scene described above, Detectives Stone and Keller assume the roles of, respectively, a director and a cinematographer/editor. Stone tells his collaborator the effect he wishes to achieve – a solution to a mystery – through the process of watching (making) a film. Keller selects the camera angle and organizes the footage in a way that will deliver that result. Unconsciously, the viewer participates in this process with them.
In any episode of The Streets of San Francisco (or The Rockford Files), the writer, the director, and their collaborators construct a story for us by making the same choices. The projector scene in "Betrayed" embeds this process (or an oversimplified version of it) within the narrative. The spectator will either play along, or else detect the shortcuts and reject them as "fake." How do we make that choice? Is it conscious or unconscious? Is one response to this scenario superior, or more "correct," than the other? Personally, few things annoy me more than watching or discussing a movie with someone whose refrain is "Well, that could never happen." My own tolerance for plot holes (and consequently my indifference to "spoilers") is quite high, because I consider plot one of the least interesting components of a film or television show. But based on which television shows have achieved popularity in recent years – Lost and 24, Grey's Anatomy and Gossip Girl – I think many spectators may hold the opposite point of view. They prize narrative complexity to the exclusion of any other kind of complexity.
Hypothetically, let's say that the director of "Betrayed," William Hale, had opted for accuracy at the possible expense of clarity. In that case, the scene might have played out with Keller and Stone stopping the film and then squinting and puzzling over the blurry image. Perhaps they would have disagreed over the meaning of the clue. Perhaps their ambivalence would have carried over into another scene; instead of knowing already that their suspect (played by Martin Sheen) was the culprit, they would have had to interrogate him, bluff him, to elicit a confession. Perhaps Sheen's character would have slipped from their grasp for lack of evidence. Perhaps Keller and Stone would never have known whether he was guilty or not. Perhaps the viewer would have been left with less confidence in the effectiveness of the police, less certainty about the likelihood of closure in general.
Each of those possibilities is less likely than the previous one, at least for a mainstream television show from the seventies. That single subliminal, impossible edit may seem like a continuity error. Instead it's a shrewd elision that tidies the narrative of "Betrayed" in a meaningful way. Did some viewers, even in 1973, congratulate themselves for catching a mistake that the filmmakers missed? Of course. But the filmmakers had the last word. They understood that sometimes a "mistake" is more satisfying than an uncertainty.