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My EG was up six sen to RM1.19 and Datasonic rose 4.5 sen to 35 sen in active trade, recovering slightly from the selloff last week.
The ringgit weakened against the US dollar by 0.03% to 4.1807. However, it climbed 0.22% against the pound sterling to 5.3430, edged up 0.01% to the euro at 4.7565 and added 0.04% versus the Singapore unit at 3.0214.
After three days of waiting for area school districts to reopen after last weekend’s snowfall, Wesco League officials have decided to put the deep-freeze on remaining boys and girls basketball games in the 2018-2019 regular season.
Instead, the league is canceling those games and sending teams directly into postseason District 1 3A or District 1/2 2A tournament play starting on Thursday, Feb. 7.
The decision was made because not all school districts represented in the Wesco League opened on Wednesday due to the snow that came Sunday and Monday morning and the lingering cold temperatures that followed.
The move affects all eight boys and girls basketball teams at the four Edmonds School District high schools as all eight teams were to have one more contest against other Wesco League squads. The boys and girls teams at Edmonds-Woodway, Lynnwood, Meadowdale and Mountlake Terrace High Schools will now head straight into postseason tournament action.
Five of the eight teams will be suited up on Thursday for district tourney play-in loser-out games. The Lynnwood Royals’ boys will host Squalicum, the Meadowdale Mavericks’ boys will host Shorecrest, the Mountlake Terrace Lady Hawks will play at the Cedarcrest Red Wolves and the Lynnwood Lady Royals and Meadowdale Lady Mavericks will face each other at Meadowdale High School.
The Mavs’ games will be staged as a doubleheader at Meadowdale High School; the girls’ game will begin at 6 p.m. with the boys’ contest serving as the nightcap at approximately 7:30 p.m.
The winning teams on Thursday will enter the double-elimination portion of the District 1 3A and District 1/2 2A tournaments; those matchups will begin on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 8 and 9. The losing teams on Thursday will be finished for the 2018-2019 season.
Based upon their seeding, the Edmonds-Woodway Warriors’ boys and girls teams and the Mountlake Terrace Hawks boys’ squad get to bypass district tourney play-in loser-out games and will compete in their first tournament contests on Friday, Feb. 8 (Edmonds-Woodway boys and girls) and Saturday, Feb. 9 (Mountlake Terrace boys).
The top four teams to come out of the four 12-team tournaments will qualify for the regional games of the WIAA state basketball tournaments on Feb. 22 or 23.
Seeding for the four district tournaments were set by an RPI ranking of all teams in the corresponding district – District 1 for the 3A teams and Districts 1 and 2 for the 2A teams (Districts 1 and 2 combine for their district-level tournament). RPI rankings is a statistical system taking into account a team’s winning percentage and their opponents winning percentage to comparatively rank teams.
To view the 2019 District 1 3A Boys Basketball Tournament bracket (with Edmonds-Woodway, Lynnwood and Meadowdale), click http://www.wescoathletics.com/tournament.php?tournament_id=2791&sport=3.
To view the 2019 District 1/2 2A Boys Basketball Tournament bracket (with Mountlake Terrace), click http://www.wescoathletics.com/tournament.php?tournament_id=2779&sport=3.
To view the 2019 District 1 3A Girls Basketball Tournament bracket (with Edmonds-Woodway, Lynnwood and Meadowdale), click http://www.wescoathletics.com/tournament.php?tournament_id=2792&sport=12.
To view the 2019 District 1/2 2A Girls Basketball Tournament bracket (with Mountlake Terrace), click http://www.wescoathletics.com/tournament.php?tournament_id=2781&sport=12.
Pedal your family to Patterson Park Saturday for high-speed Pro-Am and mountain-bike racing, bike exhibits, a bike parade, stunt-cycling demonstrations, a bike rodeo, safety demonstrations and a bicycle-theme art exhibition. The second annual Baltimore BikeJam also features hands-on projects for children, a Bike Deco Derby with cash awards, strolling entertainers, live music and plenty of food. The event kicks off at 9:30 a.m. with more than 350 professional and amateur cyclists racing through the park at speeds close to 40 mph. Racing continues to 5:30 p.m., and festival activities run from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Admission is free. Call 410-342-0600.
Three Maryland servicemen who were killed in a terrorist attack on the USS Cole last October will be honored during Memorial Day observances at 11 a.m. Monday at the Circle of the Immortals, Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens, 200 E. Padonia Road, Timonium. The traditional ceremony, which salutes men and women of the armed forces who lost their lives in the defense of the country, includes the pageantry of the 229th Maryland Army National Guard Band and color guard units from the United States Navy, Maryland National Guard and the 1st Marine Division Association. John McDermott, an Irish tenor and supporter of veterans' affairs, will also perform at the free ceremony. Call 410-666-0490.
Explore science fiction, fantasy and fandom in literature, art, film, costumes, games, music and more this weekend during Balticon 35 at the Wynd-ham Baltimore Inner Harbor Hotel, 100 W. Fayette St. At the four-day Maryland Regional Science Fiction Convention, you can attend panel discussions, author readings, art shows and science briefings. Also, dress in your favorite galactic costume for a masquerade competition, visit dealer rooms, bid at a charity auction, enjoy demonstrations and other events. You will also meet legions of celebrity guests, including author Hal Clement, artist Helen "Halla" Fleischer and filk artist Frank Hayes. Hours are 4 p.m.-2 a.m. tomorrow, 10 a.m.-2 a.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Sunday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday. A weekend pass is $45; one-day passes are $15-$30. Call 410-563-2737.
The smallest forms of life on Earth make their debut at the Maryland Science Center when the 5,000-square-foot interactive exhibit "Microbes: Invisible Invaders ... Amazing Allies" opens Saturday at the Maryland Science Center. Visitors will be able to explore how microbes cause diseases and how they are also used to fight infections. Kid-friendly technology includes a virtual microbe combat game and the Gobble De Goop video game that munches microbes as they consume an oil spill. The exhibit is open through Sept. 23. The museum is located at 601 Light St. Hours vary. Admission is $10-$18. Call 410-685-5225.
A heap of herbs -- from rosemary, basil, tarragon and sage (this year's featured herb) to thyme, chives, lavender and violets (yes, violets are herbs) -- will be offered Saturday at the 15th annual Baltimore Herb Festival in Leakin Park, Windsor Mill Road. From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., you can learn to cook with herbs, buy herbs, sample herbed food, attend lectures on herbs, take woodland walks and train rides, and browse among information and craft booths. Admission is $4. Call 410-448-1281.
When Hammerjacks presents the first major concert at its new location (316 Guilford Ave.) Sunday evening, forget rocking to heavy-metal music. Instead, you'll be treated to the legendary funky sounds of saxophonist Maceo Parker. The musician is known for his work with James Brown, but for the past decade he's been performing solo, headlining concerts in this country as well as in Europe and Japan. Joining Parker for the evening of funk will be Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Bernie Worrell and the WOO Warriors. The concert starts at 9 p.m. Tickets are $20. Call 410-481-SEAT.
Do you know how much a white rhino weighs, or how a zoo keeper can train such a large animal to step onto a scale? When you visit "Base Camp: Rhino" at the Baltimore Zoo Saturday through Labor Day, you'll find the answers to those questions and more. The African Watering Hole exhibit has been transformed into a working field camp as zoo keepers study the endangered southern white rhinoceros, zebra and ostrich that occupy the site. Visitors to the camp are invited to assist in the day-to-day operations of the field research station. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily with extended summer weekend hours. The zoo is in Druid Hill Park. Admission is $6 and $10, free under 2. Call 410-366-LION.
This property has 85 acres of mainly pine trees & hardwood. Road frontage on Hwy. 45 S. & corner lot on Hwy 45 S. & Stone Rd. Call Jodie Parrish today for more information 731-343-2121.
Helping my 12-year-old son with his homework is often like shoveling water uphill: I soon grow weary and find myself awash in frustration.
I think it's that Alyosha has a hard time seeing me as anything other than a parent and is impatient with my attempts to play a pedagogical role. If I should - gulp - question one of his teacher's assignments for the sake of my own understanding, he's liable to shake his head in annoyance that I "just don't understand."
As a result, homework can consume an entire evening, and I sometimes wonder if I am the cause of it, simply because I've forgotten what it's like to be a student.
Recently, however, a change of events has thrown me into the role of being my son's student. It has to do with a knowledge he possesses and of which I am all but devoid.
My son arrived from a Russian orphanage a little more than four years ago. In the interim, I have maintained a string of tutors - native speakers - to assist him in retaining his mother tongue. He has not always gone to his Russian lessons with alacrity, but he recognizes the importance of not letting the language slip away. And so he has persisted in his reading, writing, and translating, developing a habit that he has come to accept as part of his life.
Perhaps not realizing what I was up against, I recently decided to begin Russian lessons myself. One evening a week, I walk to the home of a grandmotherly woman who is a native speaker as well as a professional teacher. The first few lessons went well, and I was surprised how quickly I was able to translate the Cyrillic alphabet into useful sounds.
But within a month I was mired in a language whose grammar is measured in pounds and which uses endless sentences to express the most succinct ideas. To hear it spoken by a native is to witness breathlessness. Perhaps the Russian Bible reads, "In the beginning was the Paragraph."
In time I found that I was getting further and further behind in my homework as I struggled to acquire new vocabulary and a strange syntax. My son observed my intense study sessions with a cool detachment. Every so often I'd look up at him, knowing that the knowledge I needed was tucked neatly away in his little head. And so, swallowing my pride, I asked for his help.
Alyosha came right over to me and put his hand on my shoulder. "Don't worry," he said, "I'll be your teacher."
At that point, I discovered a side of my son that was a revelation to me. Patiently and deliberately, he escorted me through the lessons in my primer. One of the hardest tasks was getting Russian pronunciation right. My mouth muscles seemed too set in their ways, and I had a tremendous time making sounds that have no equivalent in English.
He was adept at reassuring me. "Watch me," he'd admonish with the gravity and soupon of weariness normally associated with professors emeriti. I'd watch as he exaggerated the sound I was after, projecting it as effortlessly as a, well, as effortlessly as the native speaker he is. On those occasions when I still couldn't come close, he'd take hold of my face and literally mold my mouth into the correct configuration. "Now say it," he'd command.
With his hands still clutching my face, I'd once again attempt the sound, and, by gum, I'd usually succeed. Of course, once released from his sculptor's grip, I'd revert to my errors of tongue, watching abashedly as my son shook his head in disappointment, the look on his face saying, "What am I going to do with you?"
What indeed. I have been under my son's tutelage for several weeks now, and despite his occasional frustration with the thick-headed student his father has turned out to be, he has stuck with me through it all. Last week he even accompanied me to my lesson with Mrs. Markowsky, like a parent visiting his child's school to verify the quality of the instruction.
DURING that session I was attempting to pronounce a list of words ending in what is known as the Russian "hard L." This requires one to half-swallow an imaginary potato and then speak around the obstruction. I just couldn't seem to get it, despite the pressures brought to bear by the formidable Mrs. Markowsky, master of no less than five languages. Finally, I looked to Alyosha, sitting across from me in an overstuffed chair, who urged me on with a nod of his head and a squint of his eyes. And then he spoke up. "You can do it, Dad," he encouraged.
Tapping into his confidence, I did eventually do it. After the lesson we walked home together. I was experiencing a modicum of pride in my accomplishment, but beyond this I was filled with the warmth of feeling that I was not letting my son, my teacher, down.
It's not easy being a student. The task of having to constantly meet other people's deadlines and standards is daunting enough, but the drive to please the parent can rule a pupil's life.
If I can master the Russian hard L, then I'm sure I can keep this small truth in mind.
LAKELAND - "Swing for a Cause!" will be hosted by the Watson Clinic Foundation in to honor people living with a history of cancer. The event will also acknowledge the contributions of families, friends and healthcare providers.
This year's event will be at 1 p.m. on May 20, at the Polk Museum of Art, 800 E. Palmetto St. in Lakeland.
The keynote speaker for the event will be Dave Balch, author of "Cancer for Two." Entertainment will be provided by Rochelle School of the Arts Jazz Band.
Admission is free and all cancer survivors and their caregivers are encouraged to attend.
Light refreshments will be served. Seating is limited to the first 200.
For details or to make a reservation, call Watson Clinic Foundation at 863-802-6220.
LAKELAND - Watson Clinic facial plastic surgeon Raam S. Lakhani will conduct a free seminar covering the latest innovations and treatments in facial rejuvenation.
In recent years, advancements in facial rejuvenation have provided a more youthful appearance for a countless number of mature patients. Lakhani will discuss these advancements in detail, from basic skin care to microdermabrasion to face lifts.
This seminar will be in the executive lounge of Watson Clinic's main building, on the third floor east wing at 1600 Lakeland Hills Blvd.
Refreshments will be served during the event and all attendees may register to win a free Botox session.
Those interested in attending this free seminar should register as soon as possible by calling 863-680-7318.
LAKELAND - Free skin cancer screenings will be conducted from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Center for Cancer Care and Research, at 1730 Lakeland Hills Blvd. in Lakeland.
The American Academy of Dermatology has designated May as National Melanoma/ Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month. The goal is to raise awareness about melanoma and encourage individuals to routinely do skin self- examinations.
In conjunction with this national effort, local dermatologists have partnered to provide a community service by offering these screenings to individuals who do not have an established dermatologist.
This program is free and open to the public. Appointments are required since space is limited. You must be eighteen years of age or older to participate.
Interested participants should call Watson Clinic at 863-668-3401 to schedule an appointment.
LAKELAND - Lake Region Medical Center will host "What to Expect When Your Daughter is a Preteen" at 6 p.m. on Thursday in the hospital auditorium.
The speakers will be John Caravello, M.D., a Lakeland OB/GYN; Lavern Mensah, M.D., a gynecologic oncologist with Lakeland Regional Cancer Center; and Monika Petrie, R.D., L.D. L.R.M.C., a pediatric dietitian.
Topics to be discussed will include development, healthy choices, the cervical cancer vaccine and more.
For details and to register, call 863-687-1400.
WINTER HAVEN -�In an effort to help people with the potential for kidney disease develop a greater understanding of the illness, DaVita will present "Kidney Education and You."
This is an education program designed to promote healthy kidney awareness and a better understanding of chronic kidney disease. Call for class schedule.
AUBURNDALE - Classes are forming for Aquatic Aerobic and Toning and Aquatic Yoga and Pilates at Comfort Zone Massage Therapy Clinic in Auburndale. Classes will be held each Monday and Wednesday at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. beginning May 21.
Dana Robino, a certified aerobics and fitness instructor, will lead the exercises.
While no single exercise is perfect for everyone, water aerobics come close by conforming to individual needs, restrictions and abilities. It allows a person to exercise every muscle and every joint in the body at the same time. Because it is done in water, participants may perspire, but they will remain cooler because of the water.
It is a nonweight-bearing exercise where water, instead of lower extremities, supports weight. It provides a great deal of resistance in all directions for muscles to work against. This multi-directional resistance is an excellent environment for rehabilitation of injured athletes and orthopedic patients.
Church leaders inside and outside the country have expressed concern at new outbreaks of violence in Madagascar, and especially the recent shooting of a Protestant pastor.
An international panel of pastors and theologians is drafting a 'manifesto' on church unity and social justice for a new global organisation of Reformed churches.
The global financial crisis is a golden opportunity for a movement for economic justice according to a South African businesswoman and political economist.
The lessons of a 16th century theologian born in France speak directly to a post-modern world hungry for peaceful and united communities according to the president of a global network of Protestant churches.
All of a sudden, Gov. Paterson is threatening to lay off state workers unless unions agree to contract givebacks to help close the budget deficit. Will labor take him seriously? Obviously not.
Paterson long ago traded away his most persuasive bargaining weapon - his power to issue pink slips - in exchange for tinkering with public employees' grossly unaffordable pension benefits.
Letters signed by his chief labor negotiator state: "There will be no layoff, or threat of layoff, of [union] represented employees for a period up to and including Dec. 31, 2010." But the governor now contends, "I never promised I would not lay anyone off."
No one is buying Paterson's explanations. Not least because he refuses to fight for sweeping reforms, such as giving new workers 401(k)-style savings plans rather than pensions, that would save billions across the state, freeing up money for, you know, cops.
Cloud computing is supposed to save us all tons of dough. You do away with your servers, disks, interconnects and air conditioners, and run all your software over the wire from a cloud. You presumably save on hardware, energy and management.
But cloud services don't magically configure themselves or keep themselves up-to-date. Some, like BitCurrent analyst Alistair Croll (I imagine Alistair with a pipe, a smoking jacket and a shelf full of dusty old books), believe it can actually be more difficult and expensive to manage this remote software. Not only will admins have to administer this software, but their companies may add more and more applications to the mix -- increasing complexity and admin time.
Do you care about clouds? Have you found any good Web sites that cover cloud services or teach you how to build your own clouds? URLs welcome at dbarney@redmondmag.com.
A young couple hold their hands as they leave a movie theater in Beijing, June 22, 2014.
Chinese film and TV show buffs who love foreign flicks mourned this week after the launch of a new anti-piracy crackdown.
Shooter.cn, a local site that offers Chinese and English subtitles for pirated overseas online content, was shut down over the weekend. YYeTs.com, a popular video and subtitle sharing site, was also shut down last week with a statement on its front page declaring that it was “cleaning up its content.” The moves come as part of the latest official campaign to strengthen controls over what its citizens are watching.
This isn’t the first time that such sites have been targeted by the regulators. In 2010, YYeTs was reportedly briefly shut down, following a government effort to clean up 111 sites providing illegal videos.
Critics of the crackdown suggest that the shuttering of the sites was connected more to the desire to limit viewership of foreign content than tackle pirated content. In recent months, Chinese regulators have lately taken various steps to limit the availability of foreign content online, including adding new requirements that foreign shows first be reviewed by censors before being streamed online. Analysts say such a step is likely to delay foreign TV shows from reaching Chinese audiences, if they ever are able to be locally streamed at all.
Similarly, four U.S. TV dramas were pulled by censors from major Chinese video-streaming sites in April, including “The Big Bang Theory,” a show beloved by Chinese viewers, without explanation. By this week, a discussion on Weibo with the hashtag “goodbye American TV shows” had been viewed more than 74 million times.
YYeTs, which was founded in 2004 by a group of Chinese students in Canada, is listed as a major piracy site by the Motion Picture Association of America. The trade group says that the site provides links to 67 other sites in China, including some offering pirated videos. The site had over 1.8 million unique visitors in August 2014, citing comScore data.
Shooter.cn’s chief director Shen Sheng said on his verified Weibo account that “the era that needs Shooter has walked away,” without elaborating. Mr. Shen and YYeTs.com did not respond to request for further comments. The State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television, which is overseeing the clean-up campaign, did not respond to requests for comment.
In comments responding to Mr. Shen’s post, many web users expressed their gratitude for his company’s services over the past decade. “Thank you for the quality translation that helped me appreciate all the original culture from overseas,” said one user.
Kal Penn is an actor of Indian descent. Here is the story of how he changed his name and what it did for him in Hollywood, which is said to be full of liberals and multi-ethnic people. Yeah right!
Barack Obama Invites Harold & Kumar (kal Penn & John Cho) to the Dnc – Watch Video!
The iPhone 5, which went on sale in September of 2012, comes only in black or white.
The event is on Sept. 10 at Apple Inc. headquarters in Cupertino, Calif. The company's latest phone model was expected to be unveiled this month.
There was a goalscoring league debut for Sean Muhsin as Edinburgh City ran out 3-0 winners over Gretna 2008 in their Ferrari Packaging Lowland League curtain-raiser at Meadowbank.
Muhsin, pictured, opened the scoring in the first half and then Shaun Harrison and Dougie Gair, from the penalty spot, ensured a comprehensive opening day win for the champions.
Mushin, a summer arrival from Spartans, was delighted to open his account and revealed he is settling in well to his new surroundings.
“It’s a great three points,” he said. “I was happy to break the duck and it’s actually the first goal we’ve scored when I’ve been on the pitch since I’ve signed! We started excellent then faded off, but it became almost too easy for us going forward and we got really slack which allowed them more possession.
A scrappy opening quarter of an hour produced little in the way of chances. Ross Guthrie’s turn and snap shot on the angle of the area was held by Vinnie Parker which was the first time that either goalkeeper was tested.
Mushin took his chance on 25 minutes, striding forward to send a dipping shot in from distance which wrong-footed Parker and skidded into the net.
Iain Anderson should have at least tested City’s trialist goalkeeper Gregor Amos moments later, but the Gretna striker blazed his effort high and wide after seizing on a loose ball in the City defensive area. Anderson was proving to be Gretna’s biggest threat, and he managed to force Amos into action ten minutes before the break, the former Falkirk and Lothian Thistle keeper getting down well to parry the No. 9’s low strike. Amos produced an even more impressive stop shortly after, flinging himself to his right to tip Brandon Longcake’s glancing header around his post.
City made it 2-0 four minutes after the restart. A clever short corner between Guthrie and Oretga Deniran resulted in Shaun Harrison bulleting a header home via the crossbar, leaving Parker helpless.
Gretna, again through Anderson, should have halved the deficit soon after, but the striker somehow sent his free header wide of goal after Dean Smith’s free-kick caught the City backline sleeping.