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This could have been a really good book. The author is a competent writer, and has a strikingly original idea about how the Grim Reaper would deeply resent being cheated out of his task by an undead virus. Could have been . . . but isn't. Here's what went wrong.
- Uses the cookie-cutter "guess who is going to die next" formula. Like countless bad slasher movies, here you have a cast of characters, and have to try to guess who gets killed off next, and who will live to the end.
- Characters appear with no real purpose. Most of the action takes place in town, but there is a small Army group that stayed behind after the main force left, and spends most of its time outside town. They have no place whatever in the main story. It's like an additional short story that got chopped into pieces, and a piece inserted into the novel every chapter or so.
- Logic hole #1. The zombies here are propagated by getting bitten by another zombie, which passes along a virus. (Except zombies who are caused by exposure to "the Source", but that is pretty much an unexplored distinction.) Zombies gain energy by eating people, and the more they eat, the more energetic and "healthy" they become. But unlike the prototype Romero zombies, these zombies can't be killed with a head shot, because their flesh regenerates. So, a virus gives people the ability to regenerate flesh, bones, and organs? Say, that's a pretty good trick. And once a zombie is shot in the head, and the brain is gone, how does it function? Is the virus intelligent?
- Logic hole #2. The story is set 100 years after the outbreak. But the zombie virus is a cross-species one. It affects people, animals, fish, and amphibians. It may affect insects; that's hinted at but not really clear. With the food chain pretty much wiped out, and humans serving as a food source for an endless horde of zombie humans, birds, rats, dogs, mice, etc, is there any chance there would be life on earth after 100 years? Nope, maybe 10-20 years max.
- Death makes an innovative character, but is pretty much a bit player. The twist on Death's fate near the end is ingenious, but the author doesn't really do much with it.
- Sadly, like many zombie books, this is clearly part 1 in a multi-part series of books. When you're paying for a fairly short book (280 pages, but large type on small pages), at twice the cost of a normal paperback book, you have the right to expect better.
With every zombie novel, like horror or sci-fi, you have to suspend disbelief to an extent. But once you establish the parameters for your little corner of hell, then the rest of the story should logically fit within your constraints. That doesn't happen here. It makes an OK read if you can find it at a library, but just isn't worth the cost to buy a copy. | <urn:uuid:42244156-a34c-464d-9de1-be27461f3918> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.amazon.ca/Empire-David-Dunwoody/dp/1439180725 | 2013-05-22T10:38:02Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701577515/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105257-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.973451 | 629 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Antivirus 360 is an aggressive virus that is designed to install a fake anti-virus software that will inevitably destroy the operations and subsequent usability of Windows. Antivirus 360 is derived from an earlier version of the malware virus known as the Antivirus 2009 and infects computer systems through downloads files and or programs from unsecured websites.
Once the Antivirus 360 malware comes in contact with a computer system, the virus becomes installed into the Windows registry and gives off false alarms about files that have been infected by viruses. The malware purports that the only way to clean such files is through purchasing the full Antivirus 360 program.The files that the malware prompts users as having been infected are files important to the functioning of Windows and should they be removed would render one’s Computer System as inoperable.
If a person suspects that his or her system has become infected with Antivirus 360 malware, it is advisable to not download or purchase a fully licensed version of Antivirus 360. The purchased Antivirus 360 software will not clean or remove the virus from one’s Computer System but will ultimately destroy it.
Instead, if persons suspect that they may have contracted the virus, they may follow the following guidelines to safely remove the malware manually.
Instructions for Uninstalling Antivirus 360
1. The first step to getting rid of the Antivirus 360 is to get rid of the Antivirus 360 malware processes. In order to kill the malware processes, one first has to know exactly what processes are associated with the Anti-virus 360 Malware. An internet search for Antivirus 360 Malware Processes can help users to find such files.
- After deciphering exactly which files are the malicious Antivirus 360 malware files, users can go ahead and press Ctrl+Shift+Esc (these buttons should be pressed in combination that is simultaneously). This will open what is known as the Windows Task Manager.
- After opening the Windows task manager, select the process tab. The process tab will show all the processes that are operating at that time on the Computer System. Users should look for and select the malicious processes (as they have been revealed by the web search). These processes may be selected individually (one by one) or collectively (using the CTRL feature) depending on how they are located in proximity to each other.
- Upon selecting each individual process or group of malicious processes, select end process. After one has completely removed all these processes, click save settings and exit.
2. Because the Antivirus 360 affects Windows registry files by trying to modify them, the registry keys need to be removed in order to stop the malware from functioning in this regard by completely removing them. The programme Registry Mechanic Software from PC Tools can help in this regard by scanning and removing registry defects.
3. Antivirus 360 malware files can also be removed by unregistering harmful DLL (Dynamic Link Library) files. Again, one has to be aware of which files are the harmful malware ones and which ones are not.
- To remove these files, one simply click the Start button at the bottom left hand of your screen and select the run option.
- After selecting run, type cmd for Command Prompt and then press OK.
- In the Command Prompt, type regsvr32 /u [dll_name] and press unregister to delete. Please note that the word name in this example represents where one should type the actual name of the file to be unregistered.
Tips and Warnings
- Because of how Antivirus 360 attaches itself to computer systems it is recommended that computer users do not download any files and or programmes from unsecured websites.
- It is not recommended that average users attempt to remove registry defects manually as one could end up deleting a file that is critical to the functioning of Windows and by extension one’s computer.
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South African plant.
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This member of the Geraniaceae
family was described by
Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in 1824. It is found in the southern South
Africa, growing in grit or other well drained soil with little water
and lots of sun. The stem grows up to four centimetres thick and 30
centimetres long. The flowers are whitish to pink within a small
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Covenant Fine Arts Center, Homecoming recap
The pianos have moved in. The art has arrived. The Covenant Fine Arts Center, under renovation since May of 2009, is now open. Dedication of the building happened during Homecoming & Family Weekend festivities on campus last week.
Photos from those activities are available on the Roving WebCam gallery and the Alumni photo gallery. Some of the events featured: CFAC dedication, Family Weekend Banquet, Improv, 25-year and 45-year reunions, Pancake Breakfast, Disco Bingo, Holtrops lecture, and more.
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Liviu Mocan is an Eastern European artist who's work "Invitation/Decalogue" was featured in Grand Rapids during ArtPrize. The sculpture was installed in Geneva, Switzerland, during the 500th anniversary year of John Calvin's birth in 2009. The piece was also involved in a collaborative performance based on music written by Calvin professor of music, David Fuentes.
Liviu has graciously offered to display the sculpture on Calvin's campus until next spring, and the piece was installed recently on the lawn east of the chapel, next to Hiemenga Hall. The dedication ceremony, which was held on a beautifully bright autumn day on the lawn next to the pillars, can be viewed anytime on Calvin's Faith Vimeo channel. [On that Vimeo page, you need to scroll down to October 14 . The service begins at approximately 2:50 on the video.] In that service, you can hear the artist talk about his inspiration to make the artwork and God's plan to bring it to Calvin.
Here is more information about the artwork. Be sure to stop by when you are on campus next to walk among the pillars.
A Reformation scholar donated his entire research collection—more than 2,500 volumes—to the Meeter Center.
A Calvin psychology professor’s professional participation in an international study on the Dutch hunger winter—known in the Netherlands as the Hongerwinter—has a personal motivation.
With the midterm elections fast approaching, find out what Calvin students think of negative campaigning, what factors influence their vote the most and how much research these students really do before going to the polls.
Students in political science professor Doug Koopman’s “Parties and Elections” class have created a voter’s guide for Grand Rapids residents.
"My team was next to the tee box, and my dad was up by the green and yelled out that it was in. I threw up my hands ..."
Eric Doezema, a senior on the men's golf team, speaking with The Grand Rapids Press about his hole-in-one that helped the Calvin men's golf team claim its first MIAA championship.
Check the sports page for all the weekend headlines, including the results from the MIAA cross country championships held at Calvin on Saturday.
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When you give to the Calvin Annual Fund, you will join other alumni and friends in helping shape the lives of 4,000 students enrolled at Calvin. Together our annual fund gifts immediately and directly benefit every student. Find out more about eight of those students: Nicole, Vince, Alex, Ashley, Matt, Simon, Lindsay and Ahna. | <urn:uuid:61e1f4bc-331e-45a6-a5ca-c561521a5d9a> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.calvin.edu/alumni/c-wire/2010/110110.htm | 2013-05-22T10:04:02Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701577515/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105257-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.95994 | 821 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Firearms Guide 3rd Edition
I would like to state, right up front, that I have always preferred hard copy references for personal use, rather than digital media. That stems from the fact that I was born in a time before digital media became efficient and widespread. My wife and I have accumulated a personal library of over 2,000 books. We have our college texts, reference books and miscellaneous specialty books collected over the past sixty years.
Given that information, you can imagine that I am somewhat skeptical of firearms reference "books" in digital format. Most of those that I have reviewed over the years were hard to navigate and incomplete in content. Not so with the Firearms Guide.
The Guide doesn't require any installation on your computer. Simply load the disc into your CD/DVD drive and the home page comes right up. There are five large icons displayed on the home page: Firearms, Airguns and Ammo Guide, Schematics Library, FFL Locator, USA-EU Caliber Chart and Printable Targets. Click on one and you are taken to the relevant files. It quickly became obvious that to reproduce this volume of information (almost 8 gigabytes) in hard copy would be cost prohibitive for the consumer and unwieldy to handle because of its weight. Does anyone remember the unabridged library version of the Webster's Dictionary? That is close to what would be required if the Firearms Guide was available in print form.
The Firearms, Airguns section has references to 55,000 guns (with specs) and ammunition types from 500 manufacturers worldwide. If you want to browse through them all, you'd better have a lot of coffee and time available; see you in a couple of months. New for this year is a section on fully automatic military rifles from heavy machine guns to modern assault rifles. While I don't collect or shoot military stuff, being a Vietnam veteran, I do like to follow the development of new weapons. As such, that section was interesting to browse through.
The advantages of a digital gun guide is that a search of all models can be done by using one or combining up to 14 specific firearms, air guns and ammo search criteria such as: barrel length, caliber, barrel type, slide finish, frame finish, frame material, stock type, stock material, etc. For example, if you search Firearms Guide by using this search criteria: pistol, 45 ACP, Made in USA, polymer frame, stainless slide finish, accessory rail, in price range of $500 - $1,000 your search result will be 12 pistols from various manufacturers. Try to do that in Google or with any book.
Now that you found those pistols you can research the stopping power or effective reach of any pistol (or revolver, rifle or shotgun) with just one click on the SHOW ME AMMO button. Each firearm model is connected with all the ammunition in that specific caliber. While checking one gun out, with just one click you'll see bullet styles, bullet weights, features, velocities, energies and trajectories of all ammo in that caliber. Guns are presented with up to 12 high-resolution pictures that you can zoom in to see the smallest details. Pictures of expensive engravings on custom made shotguns are so big that you'll be able to read the engravers name without a problem. Plus, you'll be able to see the same gun from different angles and see up to 12 pictures of details of the same gun.
The Schematics Library includes over 3,000 printable gun schematics with their parts list from 268 manufacturers. A very nice feature of the Guide is that both the schematics and firearms pictures can be zoomed-in for easier viewing. Very few other digital media programs provide that capability and, if you want a hard copy, you can print the schematic with a single click.
The ammunition section was of particular interest to me. For all of the commercial calibers listed, and there are a lot, you can find virtually every manufacturer in the world with the specifications of their products. This makes it possible to compare brands before buying.
The FFL Locator has listings for 62,000 dealers across the US, with their phone numbers to make it easy to find a dealer in your locale. The listing specifies which type license each dealer has. When you need to buy or sell a gun, you can now call all the gun dealers in your town to find out who has the best price. If you bought your gun online and you are looking for the most affordable transfer service, call all the gun dealers in your town to find out who can offer you the best price.
The Printable Target section has over 500 targets that you can browse, zoom in and print directly from your computer. The only targets not listed are NRA competition targets, but you need to purchase them, anyway. There are "classic targets," animal targets and animal targets with bulls eyes. If you can't find one to your liking, look again.
The Guide is available for both PC and MAC systems. The PC version, which I have, is compatible with Windows 7 & 8, XP and Vista. I did find a Windows 7 glitch. If you are an older chap, like me, and prefer display settings greater than default, the "home" and "video" navigation buttons on the main page won't work. This is a Windows 7 problem, not a Firearms Guide problem, as I have experienced it with other programs. As of May 2012, Microsoft has not addressed the problem with a patch. So, if you are using Windows 7, make sure that you use the default display setting (100%) when using the Firearms Guide, as well with other programs, such as Origin Lab.
The nice thing about the Firearms Guide being in digital format is it represents a work in progress that can, and will, be updated periodically, as new information becomes available. The Firearms Guide 3rd Edition is not perfect. Few references of this magnitude are. Some data is missing from some of the firearms. For example, the velocity of the Gamo Bone Collector Bull Whisper airgun, which Mary reviewed, is not listed (it is 1,300 fps). However, when you are dealing with 55,000 models, it is to be expected that some data falls through the cracks. That said: The Firearms Guide is superior to anything else on the market. With an MSRP of $39.95, it is a must have for any serious shooter or collector.
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You've heard about the old lady who lived in a shoe, but now you yourself can live in a computer mouse. That's because the MercuryHouseOne, a project by multinational firm Architecture and Vision, is shaped just like everyone's favorite input device.
Despite its name, the MercuryHouseOne is actually more akin to a living room than a house. It's designed to be easily transportable with an interior that's a snap to rearrange for different uses and a shell made out of Carrara marble. If you happen to be in or around Venice this September, you could even check it out for yourself.
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Was at a garage sale last weekend and picked up this board for 5.00. It is 6'1" but reminded me of the activator. It is totally beat up and needs some work. 638
04-29-2012, 04:15 PM
Good project to keep you entertained!
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Work, play, study and worship.
All told through 100 years of archived and community photographs.
It’s more than a keepsake. It’s Kings Mountain.
A publication titled “Images of America: Kings Mountain” was released this past week.
Co-authors Sharon Stack and Stephanie Walsh have worked on the book since 2011. Stack is the director of the Mauney Library, while Walsh is curator and director of the Kings Mountain Historical Museum
“We wanted to focus on the everyday lives of citizens in Kings Mountain and how rich it is,” Stack said.
Both started with a collection of about 300 photographs from the library, the museum’s collection, yearbooks and scrapbooks shared by community leaders.
Stack and Walsh sifted through each photograph before deciding on the photos that made the final print.
The book comprises about 150 photographs detailing the city’s history from the Gold Rush to the mid-1970s.
Most of the pictures have never been seen or were only published in a couple places.
There’s more to Kings Mountain than the famed battle during the American Revolution.
“Bringing this all together made it more special than it just being a photo on grandma’s wall or a store passed every day,” Walsh said. “We hope folks will flip through and discover a relation, something they did not know. We hope it’s a conversation starter.”
The book joins thousands of others in the “Images of America” series, headed by Arcadia Publishing. Historic photographs stretching from Beech Mountain across to the Outer Banks have been included in the series.
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Saad Aleddeen Hariri
For the position: Prime Minister of Lebanon (or opposition leader)
Age: 39 (born April 18, 1970)
Parents: Rafiq al-Hariri and Nidal al-Bustani (Iraqi born)
Wife and kids: Syrian born Lara Azm, three children
Education: Bachelor of Arts/Science, International Business, Georgetown University
Net worth: $1.4 billion. Hariri's estimated fortune, much of it inherited, is growing, mainly due to involvement in construction and engineering, and to smart investing.
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Saad Hariri is Lebanon’s parliamentary majority leader, and a member of one of the richest non-oil families in the Middle East.
Saad’s involvement in politics came just four years ago, after his father, the late Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri, was killed in a massive car bomb explosion in Beirut.
At the time of the assassination, Saad was in Saudi Arabia, running the business his father founded, the $8 billion Saudi Oger group. The conglomerate includes real estate, telecommunication and construction interests, including Lebanon’s Future TV, Arab Bank, Saudi Investment Bank and Saudi Research and Marketing Group.
Saad had managed the family’s companies since he turned 26, in 1996, shortly after graduating from Georgetown University with a degree in business.
Forbes estimates Saad's current personal wealth, from inheritance and investments, at $1.4 billion, giving him the rank of 522nd richest man in the world.
Saad is a citizen of both Saudi Arabia and Lebanon. He is married with three children, and is the second oldest living son of Rafiq. His eldest brother died in a car accident.
He became the public and political face of the Hariri family after his father’s assassination, and took over the leadership of Lebanon’s Future Movement, the largely Sunni Muslim political party his father founded. In May 2005, Saad Hariri helped lead the country’s anti-Syrian March 14th political camp to victory in parliamentary elections. He has called for and receives support from the U.S. government for his political causes, which include pushing for the Lebanese Shiite Islamist group Hezbollah to disarm.
Hariri blames Syria for his father’s assassination, a charge the Syrian government denies. He has been a driving force behind the creation of an international tribunal to find those responsible for his father’s assassination. The tribunal began operations at its headquarters in the Netherlands earlier this year.
According to an article by Condé Nast Portfolio, the family chose Hariri to take up his father’s political mantle because he is more “diplomatic” than his older brother, Bahaa. In interviews, Hariri said he was reluctant to take the job, but he felt his father’s work wasn’t finished.
"I think I am merely a symbol for now," he told the Agence France-Presse in 2005. "I need to work hard in the coming four years to ... fill a little bit of my father's shoes."
He has described his life as a politician as very different from that as a businessman.
“In business, you have only yourself to rely on,” Hariri told Condé Nast Portfolio. “There’s much more freedom to make decisions on new strategies or new ventures. Nobody is guessing your agenda. But now you’re living in the world of politics. You’re dealing with affairs nobody can agree on. It’s a far more complicated process. It’s a puzzle. And you have to fit all the pieces in the right place.”
Hariri spent much of the last several years holed up in the massive mansion his father built in west Beirut, as car bombs and assassinations took the lives of several of his political allies.
During street battles between Hariri’s U.S.-backed March 14 partisans and Hezbollah-allied opposition fighters in May 2008, a rocket-propelled grenade was reported to have hit his home. Today, several layers of security surround the Hariri mansion, including pill boxes and machine gun-wielding police.
"What has happened here in these two years has been a disaster. Tsunami after tsunami, bombs, terrorism,” he told Condé Nast in 2008.
But the political situation in Lebanon has been calm since May 2008, and Hariri is now preparing for a new round of parliamentary elections to be held in June. He will head the Future Movement’s list in one of Beirut’s voting districts. He will almost definitely win his district.
However, the election will be decided in other regions. The side that holds the majority of parliamentary seats will win the right to choose a prime minister. If Saad’s political opponents, the coalition that includes Hezbollah, triumph, Hariri says he will not take part in a “unity” government, but will lead an opposition.
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Thieves and Liars
The other day I had gotten home from church early because my kid was sick with a viral infection that was making it hard for her to move around so she needed my help. My wife was supposed to be helping her but she was watching America’s Best Celebrity Ice Skater Challenge when I got home. I asked her if the kid was ok but she got a phone call right when I asked. It was one of her girlfriends who called. They began having a loud conversation about the things they had eaten that day. I walked into the kitchen to look for some dinner. My wife started telling her friend how she had eaten pie that day, several different kinds of pie. Pie sounded good and I began looking through the icebox for the pies. There was no pie, just a lot of yogurt. In the freezer was a box of meatball Hot Pockets. I stuck the frozen sandwich pocket into the cardboard sleeve and microwaved it. I put it on a paper plate and went into the laundry room. I sat on top of the washing machine as it was washing a load while eating my pocket sandwich. It tasted fine. All the fatty meat and soft warm bread. I was enjoying the Hot Pocket very much. As I finished I heard my wife calling from the kitchen. “Honey?” she called out in a concerned and agitated way. “Honey?” she called again. I was about to answer when I hesitated. Something in her tone made me feel guilty. I let the washing machine’s vibrations course through my body. “Honey?” I heard her call again from the other side of the house. | <urn:uuid:79d03391-e92e-4b82-930b-8c8302e03a0a> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.haggardandhalloo.com/2012/10/28/thieves-and-liars/ | 2013-05-22T10:10:22Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701577515/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105257-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.992941 | 344 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
NORTHAMPTON – Award-winning actress and comedian Jane Lynch told graduates life is just a big extended improvisation and they should stop planning and roll with the changes that come in life.
More than 700 graduate and undergraduate students received diplomas Sunday during Smith College’s 134th Commencement ceremony.
Graduate Lilly Dalton, of Huntington, said she enjoyed the relationships she made at the school and the high level of academics.
“I hope I made friendships and memories that will last,” said Dalton, who studied geosciences and has been accepted to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
“I’m deferring my entrance for a year just to take a break and then I’m going to be studying paleontology,” she said.
Among the graduates was also Gov. Deval L. Patrick’s daughter Katherine W. Patrick, who received a degree in psychology. The governor and his family attended the graduation.
Besides a short speech by Class President Caitlyn Kirby Lynch was the only speaker at the graduation and had students laughing and cheering with her humorous account of aging, finding love and establishing a successful career which includes Emmy and Golden Globe awards for her performance as Sue Sylvester on the Fox television series “Glee.”
Lynch referred to Smith students as “fiercely independent, wicked smart, trailblazing, uber confident and shockingly entitled.”
“I know this because I live with one of you,” she said referring to her wife and Smith graduate Lara Embry. The couple were married in Sunderland in 2010.
Lynch told students to protect women's rights.
“Remember that Smith woman entitlement I spoke of earlier? I’m counting on yours to ferociously guard the women’s health care rights our sisters won for us years ago,” she said.
Lynch also told students to let life surprise them.
“ My counsel to you is this. Don’t have a plan. Plans are for wusses. You are obviously good planners or you wouldn’t be here. Stop it now! Don’t deprive yourself of the exciting journey your life can be when you relinquish the need to have goals and a blueprint,” she said.
She also thanked the college for the honorary degree in fine arts which they gave her during the ceremony.
“Today I become a Smithie. That same piece of paper that my wife and all of you toiled for years to get, I now get for a handshake,” she said. “I am so proud to be one of you.” | <urn:uuid:51dcb0a6-48d2-4993-9da3-7f79060760b7> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2012/05/glee_actress_jane_lynch_tells.html | 2013-05-22T10:18:49Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701577515/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105257-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.977973 | 555 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
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It’s September! The leaves on the tree in front of my house are falling, Staples is packed and my virtual classroom is almost ready to go. Here are three things that I do at the start of the term to try and get my online students off to a good start:
1. Reminders and notifications - I’m spending some quality time with the calendar. My course is running on the Desire2Learn (D2L) LMS which allows me to create reminders in advance and release them to students on the “start date” I designate. Students can subscribe to receive reminders by text message, external email or RSS. In an online course, I’m aware that it might be easier for students to disconnect so my first news item highlights how to subscribe to updates and encourages them to log on often.
2. Online icebreaker - When I’m facilitating in person I always like to do an icebreaker, even if it’s just going around the room and having each person introduce themselves to the class. In my online classroom I’m including an Introductions discussion forum to allow students to introduce themselves to each other. I include a few typical leading questions regarding their college experience so far, such as:
- what is your program of study?
- what is the most valuable course you’ve taken so far?
- what do you hope to gain from this course?
- what career are you pursuing?
I also like to include some random questions about their life outside of school, which will hopefully allow students to connect with a classmate who has a similar interest or background. For example:
- in your (infrequent) spare time, what do you like to do?
- where is your hometown?
- what is your favourite tv show or movie?
The “Introductions” forum also serves as a practice run for composing discussion posts and replying to classmates. Hopefully students can work out any kinks so that when they are being assessed on their posts, they are confident in how to do it.
3. Welcome video - I want my students to know that I’m a living, breathing human being and there’s no better way to do that than welcome them to the course with video instead of text. This is a bare bones production complete with unflattering fluorescent lighting and no witty script, exactly how it would be in the classroom on the first day. I upload the video on Youtube and use D2L’s “insert stuff” tool to embed it on my course homepage. I’m hoping that having an idea of who I am makes them feel a bit more connected to the course.
After a few weeks, there’s always something that I wish I had included at the beginning of the term. I’ll make sure to keep you posted on my “should haves”, successes, and miserable failures. Feel free to comment below to let me know how you prepare your online classroom. | <urn:uuid:22b8f990-fa0f-4175-bb79-65e356dd64db> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.nadineogborn.com/ | 2013-05-22T10:09:16Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701577515/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105257-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.954365 | 624 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Bachelor of Arts in Theatre
The theatre major is designed to prepare students for careers in professional and community theatre, church drama ministries and theatre management. Students develop skills in acting, directing, design (sets and costumes), casting, voice, movement, lighting, sound, stage management and production management. Students acquire strong academic training while meeting the concrete challenges offered by actualized productions. The program provides numerous opportunities to be involved in campus productions both on stage as well as backstage. The degree is granted upon completion of 125 credits as specified in the catalog (40 credits must be in 3000- or 4000-level courses).
- Fine Arts course in core curriculum must include THE1055.
- Literature course in core curriculum must include LIT2119.
|Communication Core||7 cr|
|COM1005||Introduction to Communication Studies||2|
|COM3835||Communication Careers Seminar||1|
|Theatre Requirements||24–25 cr|
|THE1056||Drama and Ministry||2|
|THE2035||Movement for the Actor||2|
|THE2136||Voice and Speech for the Actor (OCE)||2|
|THE2165||Introduction to Stage Technologies||4|
|THE3257||History of the Theatre (WCE)||4|
|Workshops: Five enrollments selected from THE courses numbered 2625–2627, 2629, 4625–4626, 4628–4629, at least two of which must be taken for credit.||2–3|
|Elective courses selected from the following||15–16 cr|
|Workshop courses do not apply|
|THE3152||Advanced Acting Styles (may be repeated for credit)||4|
|THE3158||Design for the Theatre||4|
|THE4805||Special Topics in Theatre||4|
|THE4996||Theatre Production Internship||2–6|
|Foreign Language||0–8 cr|
|Must achieve second semester of first-year language sequence or higher. See the catalog.|
Note: WCE= Written Communication Emphasis; OCE = Oral Communication Emphasis. See the catalog for explanation and prerequisites.
What interesting classes might I take?
- Gender and Family Communication
- Global Communication
- Mass Media and Society
- Religion Writing
- Investigative Reporting
- Acting I
What can I do with a theatre major?
- Communications Consultant
- Creative Director
- Event Planner
- Media Analyst
- Organizational administrator
- Public Opinion Researcher
- Professor of Communication
- Speech Writer
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SUNY Oswego recently welcomed a new scanning electron microscope, a key piece of equipment for the sciences complex rising on campus and for recruiting top students who want to learn nanotechnology skills.
Fehmi Damkaci, associate professor of chemistry and project leader for acquisition and implementation of the scanning electron microscope (SEM), said preparing students for careers in nanotechnology will help position the college to serve a booming market.
“I started teaching nanotechnology, and I’m planning to apply for an NSF (National Science Foundation) grant to increase nanotech education on campus,” he said. “Having an SEM on site for educational purposes—that’s great. Currently we just teach it, but students don’t get to see an SEM. Now, when they graduate, they will be able to say, ‘I know how to use an SEM,’ and that makes our students more marketable.”
Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently announced that International Technology Group, led by Intel and IBM, would invest $4.4 billion in the state to create the next generation of computer chip technology—along with 2,500 additional high-technology positions from Albany to Canandaigua and retention of 4,000 more.
The National Nanotechnology Initiative forecast last year that the global economic impact of nanotechnology products would top $1 trillion by 2015. Nationally, job growth to support this explosion would leap from 150,000 nanotechnology workers in 2008 to 800,000 in 2015, the NNI report noted.
“The report also says that by 2012-13, nanotechnology will be a common field of study in undergraduate science education,” Damkaci said. “We are positioning ourselves right now just ahead of that phase.”
On the scanning electron microscope’s adjacent computer screen, nanoscale—a nanometer is one-billionth of a meter—images appear in high definition.
“This has been used mostly by nanotechnology-related research and engineering,” Damkaci said. “But now the use of the equipment has extended into biology and materials science and anthropology, geology—all different areas.”
The college already has a room planned in its rising $118 million Sciences and Engineering Innovation Corridor for the new JEOL (Japanese Electron Optical Lab) JSM-6610LV. For now, the unit and its associated equipment—such as a chamber to apply an ultrathin coating of gold to selected samples—are in the chemistry instrument lab in Snygg Hall.
Faculty from various science departments began training on the new equipment in early October with a senior engineer for JEOL. Damkaci said he expects eager students will not be far behind.
The scanning electron microscope uses a focused beam of electrons to bombard the surface of objects—large and small, thick and thin—in a vacuum chamber. The new equipment includes several sample holders for materials at thicknesses down to thousands of times thinner than a human hair.
Electron-sample interactions generate activity that helps reveal topography, characteristics and properties of materials ranging from Au (gold) to Zn (zinc).
“In materials sciences, you have to quantify what you make, and this is one of the more common ways to show what you made,” Damkaci said.
The new equipment also includes a unit that analyzes X-rays emitted during the interactions, offering additional capability to report what atoms are present in a material and an estimate of quantities, he said. Later on, he expects the college will add equipment that is highly precise about quantity, Damkaci said, all of which can help Oswego recruit talented future scientists and science educators.
PHOTO CAPTION 1: Scanning the future—Fehmi Damkaci, associate professor of chemistry at SUNY Oswego, and Martin Jones, senior engineer for JEOL (Japanese Electron Optical Lab), focus on images supplied by the college’s new scanning electron microscope. Damkaci said the nanoscale-capable machine will help to attract top students and enable cutting-edge research.
PHOTO CAPTION 2: Thin is in—The SUNY Oswego science departments’ new scanning electron microscope displays a grid of nickel, upper left, at a thickness of 100 nanometers—100 billionths of a meter. The device can display samples at thicknesses to 3 nanometers in high resolution. It provides SUNY Oswego students and faculty a window into the nanoscale world that is revolutionizing materials science and other fields and providing jobs by the thousand in New York state alone.
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I fully understand that flaws will occur one way or another. It happens. In my case it was a poly Nordkapp. The fact that Valley would not stand by a flawed product that they sold leaves a bad taste in my mouth. One would think that a company with the reputation that Valley has would care a bit more about their customer service.
For me a straight keel line is too important. Other flaws or blemishes may not have been so important and could have easily been remedied or just wouldn't have mattered. I had no desire to spend that kind of money to paddle in a circle.
My Tempest 170 is also poly. Although the hatches aren't as water tight as Valley hatches and the overall condition of the kayak isn't as rigid or durable as the Nordkapp it does have a straight keel and I love paddling it.
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Hacking a Boeing 787?
Over the weekend a good friend and aviator sent through a link related to the proposed networking structure of the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The FAA document entitled “Special Conditions: Boeing Model 787-8 Airplane; Systems and Data Networks Security--Isolation or Protection From Unauthorized Passenger Domain Systems Access” addresses responses to a notification made back in April 2007, and encapsulates discussions between the FAA, the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) and Airbus.
One of the key statements in the document relates to how the 787 “allows new kinds of passenger connectivity to previously isolated data networks connected to systems that perform functions required for the safe operation of the airplane. Because of this new passenger connectivity, the proposed data network design and integration may result in security vulnerabilities from intentional or unintentional corruption of data and systems critical to the safety and maintenance of the airplane.“
The FAA ends up addressing this concern with the following
What's to worry about?
While there isn’t really that much information to be had about how this is supposed to be done, or what Boeing really have in the works, most of the public information really just relates to the sharing of the communication channels and that devices will be used to prevent passenger networks from controlling other in-plane networked systems. Still, based upon that information, I’d have concerns.
I’m sure most of us have heard about the weird and whacky projects an engineer has to do to get his professional degree. I once remember watching project finalists build a bridge that could support their own weight in order to cross a small stream using only rolled-up newspapers and sticky-tape. It’s an image that came to mind when I read about the 787’s “Novel or Unusual Design Features”.
Yes, you can build a small bridge using only rolled-up newspapers and sticky-tape. If you build it big enough, you can probably even make it in to the Guinness book of records. However, people don’t use these materials to build bridges that have to stand up to real life requirements – too much can go wrong.
Yet a newspaper bridge was what came to mind while I was reading up on this shared network proposal. Too many things could go wrong. The aviation engineers I know are experts on resiliency, redundancy and fail-safe design. But there lies one of the problems – fail-safe is not the same as fail-securely. To add to that, it’s all very well considering what happens when some component fails and include contingencies, but it’s an entirely different different kettle of fish if you have to counter someone with malicious intent and actively hacking or exploiting weaknesses.
Hope for the best, plan for the worst
Let’s assume that some of the world’s best network engineers design the hardware, and the world’s best software engineers write the applications and operating systems. That’s still no guarantee that there aren’t flaws in the systems – just look at the software you use today.
In that case, let’s assume that after it’s all been designed and built, it gets penetration tested. In fact, let’s say that I was allowed to conduct a month long penetration of these systems and that I had a dozen of the world’s top named reverse engineers and pentesters working with me on it. Even after any discovered bugs were fixed (and verified as fixed) I’d probably still be concerned about the security (and integrity) of those systems – and the report would probably be filled with so many CYA caveats (e.g. invalid if there are ever any patches or updates applied to the system, etc.) that I’d be embarrassed charging money for it.
Safety and security aren't complementary bed-fellows.
I’d like to see the FAA put a little more meat behind “special condition” requirements – and be precise about what networking security controls need to be in place. I think the term “air gap” should feature in their wording.
The last place I’d like to be is on a 14 hour 787 flight from London to Singapore with a bored 16 year-old who, after only a couple of hours into the flight, decides to try and see if she can listen to what the pilots are saying after ARP flooding a VLAN switch that was supposed to segregate the different networks. That said, perhaps triggering an in-flight fireworks party would be exciting after she manages to hack in to any new anti shoulder-launched-missile defense systems? | <urn:uuid:561d5683-91e7-4a07-8810-6d05320dea4d> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.technicalinfo.net/blog/security/20080107_HackingBoeing787.html | 2013-05-22T10:30:40Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701577515/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105257-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.95252 | 990 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
The UNCCD promotes a bottom-up approach targeting gender issues and rights-based policies in which existing programs are reviewed by stakeholders including local government NGOs and community leaders.
The Convention’s Preamble emphasizes the role played by women in affected regions and the importance of ensuring the full participation of both men and women at all levels in programmes to combat desertification and mitigate the effects of drought. Gender integration is the norm in the Convention’s national action programmes as evidenced by a recent review of gender mainstreaming in decision-making at the national level (Knabe and Poulsen: 2004).
Even so, greater attention to drylands women in the implementation of the Convention is warranted in light of the increased vulnerability of women to the effects of drought due to existing resource inequalities and shifting gender roles associated with forced migration, and in the context of the 10-Year Strategy. Gender mainstreaming should aim to improve the livelihoods of women living in the drylands, enhance the realization of global benefits and promote partnerships in the attainment of both these goals.
Policy still needs to address women’s ownership and access to productive and other resources such as advisory services and farm inputs that are provided to men in the same communities. Considering their knowledge management roles, priority needs to be given to the design of technologies and policies that are relevant to women and build on their knowledge, and to the involvement of women in decision-making.
There are many strategies for advancing women’s empowerment as it relates to land. Establishing partnerships and forums, enhancing capacities, promoting better access to educational opportunities and health care, legalizing women’s land rights and developing gender-sensitive land ownership regimes are all part of the solution.
Incorporating gender issues into the entire project lifecycle stages of initiatives supported by financial mechanisms and organizations that promote sustainable land management in drylands would also reinforce these measures. It is also necessary to study and take action on research that provides insight into dryland women’s access to and ownership of assets and gender roles, including women’s contributions to carbon offsetting, water management, sustainable use of biodiversity and payment for environmental services.
Finally, policies that target women need to pay attention to the different forms and hierarchies of gender discrimination. The connection between environment, cultural practices and primary economic production all need to be taken into account in addressing gender concerns in the drylands. | <urn:uuid:d7000a5e-63b3-4e5f-8366-b4eb75536227> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.unccd.int/en/programmes/Thematic-Priorities/gender/Pages/mainstreaming-gender.aspx | 2013-05-22T10:18:38Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701577515/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105257-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.949237 | 489 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
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Update: The only road to Harkers Island could soon see closures.
The bridge could be close 26 times to replace 26 concrete slabs.
Each closure would last from 9 p.m. and 6 a.m.
A temporary wooden bridge was set up in early October to allow vehicles more than 25 tons to cross the bridge. Since then the traffic has been reduced to one lane.
People who use the bridge everyday are anxious to see it fixed.
"When they were working on it, me and my mom and my brother would go looking at it. It did look pretty bad at the time," Chris Miller said.
Miller co-owns a kayak rental and bait shop on the north side of the bridge.
On October the 4th, the NCDOT identified portions of the bridge that needed immediate repair. The DOT will draft a new contract to build the bridge in November. Work should start in February.
Previous Story: North Carolina Department of Transportation officials say that Harkers Island bridge is in worse condition than first thought. On Wednesday, NCDOT engineers determined that only passenger vehicles can safely cross for at least two weeks.
That means school buses, emergency service vehicles, and delivery trucks cannot get on and off the island for now, according to NCDOT's Jeremy Stroud.
That's a problem for residents and business owners.
"They're frantic, they're really frantic," said Mila Guthrie, owner of Seaside Galley in Harkers Island.
Guthrie, who has operated the restaurant since the 1980s, doesn't want the bridge repair work to impact her customers.
"It's going to be hard for us to get supplies," Guthrie said. "And our gas, it's going to be very difficult for us to get it."
According to Stroud, contractors began doing basic maintenance on the bridge in August. On Tuesday, engineers determined that the steel underneath the bridge had deteriorated.
Stroud said the weight limit was imposed to ensure the safety of all who cross the bridge.
Guthrie understands the safety concerns but thinks residents should have been told of the weigh limit in advance.
"You just can't say in a half a day notice no more big trucks, we just can't, we can't handle that," said Guthrie.
Stroud said in about two weeks all vehicles should be allowed to cross the bridge again. Officials expect the repair work to be complete on the bridge by the end of the year. | <urn:uuid:3aa1aa08-5ef0-4caa-a1ba-54fac47a541f> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.wcti12.com/news/Bridge-could-soon-see-emergency-repairs/-/13530444/16863974/-/yog7w2z/-/index.html | 2013-05-22T10:39:28Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701577515/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105257-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.979392 | 517 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
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(11 February 2013)
Bug fix: HDD temperature was
not being displayed on some systems.
Bug fix: Statistical time
calculation could be locked at 0:00 time.
Updated Intel CPU list,
includes latest Q1'13 Intel Core i Series and
also Celeron and Pentium CPUs.
(03 December 2012)
Quick Fix: CPU Temperature was not being displayed on some systems
(02 December 2012)
Improved startup time, up to
4x faster now.
Improved estimated time
algorithm, it's now more accurate.
Bugfix: In Windows 8, the
remaining time to suspend was being incorrectly
Bugfix: The detailed stats
were not being properly updated.
Bugfix: A crash occured when
an external HDD was disconnected from USB.
(24 September 2012)
monitoring module: More CPUs and HDD are now
Added credits text box in
the About panel.
The program will now close
existing intances at startup, in order to
restore the hiding icon.
Minor visual tweaks, new
context menu item: Link to Facebook page.
Major bugfixes and
Updated Intel CPU list,
includes 3rd Gen Intel Core.
(09 July 2012)
Audio Notifications. To activate go to "Settings->
File with Intel CPU Tjmax
(07 March 2012)
Quick-fix: CPU temperature
readings for Intel Core i3 were reading higher
Quick-fix: An error window
would popup when resuming from standby on some
Quick-fix: In some systems
the program would crash if it failed to obtain
the HDD temperature.
(05 March 2012)
Internal Core Engine. Memory optimization for
faster and more stable platform.
Fixed long term execution issues, such as icon
disappearing or random errors after a few days.
Updated the Intel TJunction file, now all Intel
Core/Atom/i (1st and 2nd gen) series CPUs are
Fixed the popup quick info blinking bug.
Fixed bugs in CPU and HDD temperature reading.
Fixed a bug that caused the program to run twice
after the auto-update.
Numerous under the hood bug fixes.
(08 December 2011)
Fixed a bug that caused the
uninstall process to fail.
(21 August 2011)
Fixed a critical bug which
caused a crash when shutting down the program
with Windows XP.
Fixed a bug related to the
power schemes numbering in Windows XP, which
caused a crash.
Improved tutorial on how to
perform a battery calibration, available on the
Optimized startup time, it's
now up to 50% faster.
Reduced Quickinfo Popup
display delay, it's now snapier.
Updater will now install
Major releases with the program Installer.
Fixed minor translation
in Service Pause/Resume with delayed activation,
resulting in better performance.
compatibility issue with Granola software that
caused a crash when hovering the cursor over the
memory leak bug that caused a crash after some
hours of usage.
critical bug that crashed the program at
temperature reading mechanism for hard-drive.
error report system.
(02 September 2010)
New settings panel with improved design and
Automatically disable the Windows Sidebar /
Gadgets in battery mode.
It's now possible to bypass the UAC limitations
and run always in Administrator mode.
More settings configurable for even more
Czech, Dutch and Polish.
performance: 33% less memory consumption and
reduced CPU usage.
Improvement: Full control
over the discharge cycles statistics.
Improvement: Improvements in
the service pausing/resuming system, it now
prevents service resuming in battery mode.
Improvement: Full support
for every Intel Core and Atom series, latest
Core i Series included.
Improvement: New system for
calculating the Intel CPU temperatures, based on
an editable CSV file.
Improvement: Better support
for large dpi fonts (120dpi), especially in the
Extensive bug fixing and
other light improvements.
(15 June 2010)
Bugfix: A crash could occur
in systems with UAC activated.
Bugfix: HDD temperature
reading reported non real values in some cases.
(31 March 2010)
remaining estimation is now relative to the
percentage at which the computer goes to sleep
Improvement: New backup system for the
program data files which allow a recovery in
case of corrupted information.
Bugfix: A crash could occur in Windows XP
systems with custom power plans.
Several other bugfixes.
(04 February 2010)
New feature: Hard Drive
New feature: Quick Info
popup, Aero style, replacing the default
New feature: Access to power
plans switching with a left click tray menu.
Danish, Italian and Russian.
Improvement: Main window and popup are now
placed according to taskbar orientation and
Improvement: Better statistical time
calculation thanks to correct standby/hibernate
Improvement: It now shows the battery
manufacturer and model name.
Improvement on the update process, no need to
download an aux file.
Bugfix: Installer stalled at "extracting main
files" on accounts with special characters.
Minor bugfixes and UI improvements.
0.9.7.7 (20 November 2009)
Quick fix: A crash occurred
when setting the "hide energy icon" with
Quick fix: The current power
plan in the tray menu was not refreshed if the
plan changed outside the program.
0.9.7.6 (20 November 2009)
New feature: Manual power
plan change in the tray menu.
New feature: Launch the
Windows Energy options in the tray menu.
New feature: User can hide
the windows default energy icon.
New feature: Configurable
low and critical battery level notifications.
Options panel rearranged.
Bugfix: Estimated time was reset to zero when
the laptop was plugged in.
Bugfix: Updater was launched twice.
(28 September 2009)
Quick fix for temperature readings showing
non real values with some old Intel CPUs.
0.9.7.2 (28 September
New feature: New and
improved error report system.
Added support for redundat (backup) update
Bugfix: Increased the maximum allowed value
for the manual discharge cycles adjustment.
Bugfix: When the user confirms a full
discharge, all registered percentages until that
moment are reset.
Bugfix: Fixed temperature readings for the
Intel Atom CPU (commonly used in NetBooks) and
every 45nm CPU (Penryn).
Minor performance optimizations and bugfixes.
New feature: Temperature
readings now supported in Fahrenheit degrees.
New feature: New tray menu.
Help menu working and linked to the website FAQ.
Bug fix: In some cases, the statistical
remaining time calculation option was activated
automatically when running on battery.
Bug fix: An error could occur while trying to
disable Windows Aero automatically.
Minor corrections and minor interface changes.
New feature: Power plan
automatic switching is now supported in Windows
New feature: The program now
registers all the discharge cycles performed.
Modification: The statistical remaining time
calculation is no longer restricted to the
laptops that do not show the remaining time
natively. Now all users can use this feature.
Bug fix: A crash occurs when the user did not
select one power plan and the power plan
auto-switching option is active.
Bug fix: Sometimes the program crashed while
trying to set the orange icon.
Improvements made in the interface relative to
when the target discharge cycles count is
Minor internationalization corrections.
IMPORTANT: Users with versions
prior to 0.9.6.3 who try to update to version
will not be able to do it. These users
must uninstall the program and install manually
from the installer present in the website.
Improvements in the CPU temperature readings,
in Intel CPU's. Now it reads directly from the
Bug fix: A crash occurred when only one power
plan was selected.
Bug fix: The custom power
plans name was shown incorrectly.
Automatic power plan switching according to the
power state. (Windows Vista or higher only)
Minor update: Changelog page is shown after the
Minor update: Textual fixes.
Bug fix: When a discharge cycle was performed,
in the advanced options, the current cycles was
Bug fix: The "battery fully charged" popup was
shown when the battery was removed.
Bug fix: Battery values which are unreal are no
Multi-Language implemented, now we have
English too and other languages are expansible.
Discharge cycles algorithm rewritten.
All previous versions information is
available in Portuguese only.
You may still use
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Request for Favorite Quotes
So as for some of the other books I thought it would be good to post our favorite quotes here.
So far the best ones for me are:
"Being dead seems like the ultimate character flaw. It's as if you've shirked life - simply not made enough effort to live up to your full potential. You quitter!"
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Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Ok, so meatball cupcakes may seem odd... but they were for my friend Virginia who makes meatball sculptures so it made perfect sense. She also had a squirrel phase during which I made her polka dot squirrel cupcakes... These are chocolate cake, salt caramel swiss buttercream, homemade truffles for meatballs and jam for sauce.
Friday, February 15, 2008
It so happens that my birthday is on valentine's day and consequently, I have always loved making paper valentines and holiday inspired food. I am a sucker for heart shaped anything in february. I am also slightly obsessed with champagne cocktails- they just seem like the epitome of glamour. So I made this drink on my birthday with fancy rose champagne (I also feel compelled to drink things that are pink on valentines day) and some rose scented vodka that I have had kicking around for awhile. You could probably substitute rosewater if you didn't want to make the vodka... but why go to the trouble of hunting down rosewater when you can make your own?
rose scented champagne cocktail
* handmade demerara sugar cube (recipe follows) demerara
* 1 tsp. rose scented vodka (recipe follows)
* dry rose champagne (I used veuve cliquot… it’s my birthday!)
* organic rose petals (to garnish)
Place a sugar cube in each champagne glass. Sprinkle with teaspoon of rose vodka and fill with champagne. Garnish with rose petals.
handmade demerara sugar cubes
* 1 cup demerara sugar
* 1 tsp. meringue powder
* 1 tsp. water
Mix sugar and meringue powder in a bowl. Add water and mix with you hands until sugar is evenly moist. (it should be the texture of wet sand) Shape into cubes and set on cardboard to air dry for about eight hours.
rose scented vodka
This is one of the first infused liquors I ever made.
* rose petals (from 2-4 roses- use whatever you have)
* 1 litre of vodka
Put the roses and vodka in a container. I use those throw away tupperware containers, but you will need to keep the vodka reasonably out of the light, so use something dark if that concerns you. Alternatively you can pour out some of the vodka from the bottle and put the roses directly in, but you will end up with much less vodka and it's hard to get stuff out once it goes in. Let sit out of direct sunlight for as long as you have patience-- at least a week or two ideally more. the longer it sits the stronger it gets. | <urn:uuid:057c96e2-5c1d-4744-afbe-80538fb348e9> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://eatdrinkcraft.blogspot.com/2008_02_01_archive.html | 2013-05-24T18:14:18Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704943681/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114903-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.941473 | 564 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
I use PHP 5.2 with the following extensions and fcgid as handler but PHP consume very high CPU resources
PHP 5.2.17 (cgi-fcgi) (built: May 3 2012 13:56:23)
Copyright (c) 1997-2010 The PHP Group
Zend Engine v2.2.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2010 Zend Technologies
with eAccelerator v0.9.6.1, Copyright (c) 2004-2010 eAccelerator, by eAccelerator
with the ionCube PHP Loader v4.0.12, Copyright (c) 2002-2011, by ionCube Ltd., and
with Zend Optimizer v3.3.9, Copyright (c) 1998-2009, by Zend Technologies
Please help me to resolve this CPU performance issue. | <urn:uuid:f224d46c-2d93-4bad-b8de-e9d9fd9d40c5> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://forums.cpanel.net/optimization/277452-php-5-2-fcgid-very-high-cpu-usage-post1178171.html | 2013-05-24T18:51:42Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704943681/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114903-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.735132 | 179 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
TRC Leaked Report Details Suffering, Recommendations
Mental health support for survivors, education for all Canadians and a framed copy of Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s historic apology for the residential school system in every secondary school in the country.
Those are three of the main recommendations contained in the interim report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, released ahead of schedule on February 23 to CBC News. The report, marking the halfway point of the commission’s five-year mandate, was leaked a day ahead of its official unveiling set for Friday February 24.
In the report the commission—comprised of chair Murray Sinclair, Wilton Littlechild and Marie Wilson—said they strove to speak directly to people involved in the schools, particularly students. To this end they have been holding public events all across the country since beginning their work.
What they gathered was a huge array of experience, from students who enjoyed their time at residential school, to those who survived the alienation and isolation of being cut off from their culture by participating in sports and the arts, to teachers and church members who today struggle to come to terms with the damage wrought by the practices of the schools.
And then of course there were the legions of students who were abused sexually, physically, spiritually and in every other way. Some found themselves unable to love their children but redeeming that love in interactions with their grandchildren. Others are front and center leading the way in the healing process.
“It is clear from the presentations that the people who have been damaged by the residential schools—the former students and their families—have been left to heal themselves,” the commission’s report said. “It is also the former students who have led the way to reconciliation, and they continue to lead the way. By regaining their voice, they have instigated an important national conversation. All Canadians need to engage in this work.”
Among the recommendations summarized by CBC News, the TRC said that provinces and territories should take another look at what students are taught in public schools about this era, and consider curriculum changes to fill in any gaps. The commission said that the federal government must set up counseling centers, ensure that the commission remains adequately funded and meet its mandated deadline, restore Aboriginal Healing Foundation funding and hand over all the documents that the commission needs to complete its work. In addition, attention should be paid to former students who feel left out of compensation programs, CBC News said. For all this, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples should be the framework for reconciliation between aboriginal and non-aboriginal Canadians, CBC News reported.
The press conference releasing the report—an interim report and a historical report—is being webcast from Vancouver at 10:30 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (1:30 p.m. on the U.S. East Coast). | <urn:uuid:dd6c30f3-deee-403f-9511-052f7fe8a1e2> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/article/trc-leaked-report-details-suffering%2C-recommendations-99770 | 2013-05-24T18:18:17Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704943681/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114903-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.970095 | 588 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
BRISTOL, Conn. — For the 2011 season, ESPNU is continuing to cement its place as the home for collegiate lacrosse and lacrosse fans. The 24-hour college sports network will be televising 53 total lacrosse games – featuring 31 regular-season matchups, 29 men’s games, two women’s games and 8 NCAA Men’s Championship games. Coinciding with the increase in coverage, ESPNU will also be adding an onsite fan experience by bringing the 2011 ESPNU Lacrosse Tour to the following games and tournaments:
Konica Minolta Face-Off Classic
• 11 AM ET – Syracuse vs. Georgetown (ESPNU)
• 1:30 PM ET – Cornell vs. Virginia (ESPNU)
• 4 PM ET – John Hopkins vs. UMBC (ESPN3.com) M&T Bank Stadium
Baltimore, MD 3/12/11
Konica Minolta Big City Classic
• 1 PM ET – Rutgers vs. St. John’s (ESPN3.com)
• 4 PM ET – John Hopkins vs. North Carolina (ESPNU)
• 6:30 PM ET – Syracuse vs. Duke (ESPNU) New Meadowlands
East Rutherford, NJ 4/03/11
ESPNU Warrior Classic
• 3 PM ET – UMASS vs. Hofstra (ESPNU)
• 5:30 PM ET – Rutgers vs. Syracuse (ESPNU) Rentschler Field
East Hartford, CT 4/23/11
The 2011 ESPNU Lacrosse Tour is a lacrosse fan fest, hosted by Mike Powell, featuring a lacrosse cage set outside each stadium that includes two full goals where fans can pick up a stick and shoot goals, practice tricks and even play with Mike Powell. In addition to the cage, there will be two LED TVs playing ESPNU lacrosse highlights, as well as bleachers situated around the footprint to encourage viewing and fan participation. Throughout the event Mike Powell will greet fans and sign autographs as the ESPNU event staff distribute ESPNU giveaways to fans, including T-shirts, lanyards, eye black and Mike Powell posters. Other highlights of the ESPNU Lacrosse Tour include:
The ESPNU Monument
A 24-foot tall, interactive monument designed in the likeness of the ESPNU logo will be on display outside each stadium.
A fully customized minibus that includes a DJ booth, as well as a college-themed body and face painting station where students can pick their school colors to display their school spirit during the games.
“Game of L-A-X”
Hosted by Mike Powell, the game of “L-A-X” is played similar to the basketball game of H-O-R-S-E. One contestant must complete a trick and his opponent has the opportunity to match the trick or receive a letter. The first person to force his opponent to obtain all three letters wins the game. The two finalists from each event will compete for the chance to win an ESPNU lacrosse prize package provided by Warrior, which will be presented by Mike Powell at halftime on the field during one of the day’s games. | <urn:uuid:69947498-b171-456f-b7a9-6029170c8de9> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2011/03/11/espnu-launches-experimental-lacrosse-marketing-tour | 2013-05-24T18:39:42Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704943681/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114903-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.928112 | 658 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Andrew Kelto, a senior at Munising High School was selected to receive a $1,000 academic scholarship by the Foundation for Rural Education and Development (FRED). Sponsored by Hiawatha Telephone Company (HTC), the given award is based on merit and a demonstrated commitment to rural life.
FRED received close to 200 applications from rural areas throughout the United States and selected 52 students to receive scholarships from the organization. FRED awarded $76,000 to some of the most outstanding students rural America has to offer.
FRED is a national 501(c)(3) charitable foundation located in Washington, D.C. and was founded in 1989 by the Organization for the Promotion and Advancement of Small Telecommunications Companies (OPASTCO). The mission of FRED and its supporters is to promote educational, social, and economic development in rural America and Canada. The FRED Scholarship Program is made possible through the generosity of more than 1,000 small, independent telecommunications companies operating in rural areas across the United States and Canada and the companies that provide goods and services to these companies. HTC is both a member of OPASTCO and supporter of FRED.
Jay Brogan, President of HTC wrote a letter of recommendation on behalf of Mr. Kelto so his application could be accepted and reviewed.
Melissa Korzuch, Foundation Director said, “This year, we awarded $76,000 total in scholarships, thanks to the extraordinary generosity of the OPASTCO Member companies that support the scholarship program with their donations to the Foundation.”
FRED President, Heather Thompson said, “Small telephone companies are a valuable asset to their rural communities. Our goal is to work with all OPASTCO members to create educational opportunities for rural America’s best resource – its young people.”
Separate from the FRED scholarship is the locally sponsored HTC scholarship. The 2012 graduates who received a $750.00 HTC scholarship are:
Burt Township School: Rachel Bodak and Casey Brock
Munising High School: Dylan Cromell and Andrew Kelto
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Helping to Expand Your Creative Expression
What's the best way to wash/display an heirloom quilt?
By: Penny Halgren
When you get a precious heirloom like a family quilt that has been handed down for generations, your first thought might be to hang it on a wall. Don’t hang it up just yet!
Antique quilts need special consideration. Since quilts were made to be on beds, sometimes it’s best to display them as coverlets instead of as wall hangings. If you hang an old quilt on a wall, you run the risk of damaging the fabric fibers and stitches.Hanging a quilt on the wall creates a pull on the fabric.
If you do decide to hang some of your quilts, there are a few tips:
- Don’t hang your quilt in a window or near a place where direct sunlight can reach it.Bright light can bleach out the quilt. Artificial light can also cause damage, so always find a place where harsh lighting can be avoided
- Instead of hanging a quilt from a wall, why not fold it and drape it over a wooden quilt stand or over a room divider or screen? Or, drape it over the back of a sofa. You still get to display your quilt, but eliminate so much weight pulling on it by folding and draping it over an object. Another interesting way to display a quilt is to fold it and drape it over a rung in a ladder shelf.
If you decide to fold your quilt, be sure to re-fold it often. Otherwise, you may end up with permanent folds in your quilt.
- An easy way to hang a quilt on a wall is to use Velcro tape. Hand stitch one side of the tape to the backside of the quilt. Staple the coordinating piece of “tape” to the wall. You can do this on the top and bottom of the quilt, on the top only, or even around all four sides if you wanted. By taping more than one side, you remove the strain and pull from one side of the quilt, making it less likely to stretch out of shape
- You can also choose to add a rod pocket (hanging sleeve) to your quilt back and hang it that way. For instance, you would cut a five inch wide strip the length of your quilt. Stitch it to the back side of your quilt to slip a curtain rod through. Mount the rod on your wall to display.
Cleaning your Quilt
No matter which method of hanging you choose, you will need to periodically cleanyour displayed quilts. If you have an old quilt in bad condition, don’t even try to clean it. Delicate antique quilts should be cleaned by a company specializing in cleaning antique quilts. Research the cleaner before trusting your valuable family heirloom to anyone.
For quilts that are made of 100 percent cotton fabric, you have the option to machine wash them. Use cool water and a mild detergent. Many quilt shops sell a product called Orvis for cleaning quilts. Orvis is actually a horse washing soap, and works well for cleaning quilts. In addition, there is a product called Soak. With this product, you simply soak your quilt, and then lay it out to dry. It doesn't need agitation or rinsing. Never machine wash a valuable quilt. Dry quilts on low settings or lay flat to dry in fresh air.
If you did your pre-quilting work, you washed your fabrics before cutting the pieces. You shouldn’t have to be concerned with colors bleeding when you wash your favorite quilts. Prewashing fabric helps reduce shrinkage and fading in your finished quilt project.
If you need to remove a spot from a quilt, try a cleaner that is hydrogen peroxide based rather than bleach based. As you know, the bleach can drain color from whatever it touches. The peroxide cleaner is less likely to do that. Always test in an inconspicuous area first just to make sure.
Aside from periodic cleanings for your displayed quilts, remember to alternate the quilts you display. This gives the fabrics a chance to “rest” from being hung or draped over something.
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Fellow PhD student Jenny Selgrath and I just attended the 2012 International Coral Reef Symposium in Cairns, Australia. There were some wonderful talks. I was particularly drawn to the sessions covering the new Coral Triangle Initiative, but also really enjoyed a talk by Philippa Cohen, who has been researching temporal closure management in the Solomon Islands.
After all the talks and meetings were over, Jenny and I decided to visit the Great Barrier Reef. After all, how could we spend an entire week discussing coral reef conservation and not take the opportunity to see the world's largest coral reef system for ourselves? At the end of the conference we hopped on a bus to Port Douglas and then on a boat to Agincourt Reef.
Here's Jenny getting some work done on our way out to the reef (submitted as proof that graduate students do work all the time):
As soon we got in the water I noticed the huge reef flats:
But perhaps even more important for marine biodiversity were all the nooks and crannies in the reef that provide ideal shelter for all sorts of animals.
Although the fish were amazing, my favorite discovery was the giant clams. They come in so many beautiful colors, and some were almost as big as me!
After a week of thinking and talking about reefs it was great to be reminded, first-hand, of their beauty and importance as a marine habitat.
It was the perfect way to end the conference (submitted as proof that even graduate students have to sleep).
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Matt Asay, VP of big data cloud startup called Nodeable, writes a post today titled “Becoming Red Hat: Cloudera & Hortonworks Big Data Death Match”. He grabbed that headline from a link to our content on free research site Wikibon.org -thx Matt.
The argument of who contributes more to Hadoop was surfaced by Gigaom a year ago and that didn’t play well in the market because know one cared. Back then one year ago I was super critical of Hortonworks when they launched and also critical of Cloudera of not leading more in the market.
This notion of a cold war between the two companies is not valid. Why? The market is growing way to fast to matter. Both Cloudera and Hortonworks will be very successful and it’s not a winner take all market.
What a difference one year makes in this market. One year later Hortonworks has earned the right to say that they have serious traction and Cloudera who had a sizable lead has to be worried. I don’t see a so called Death Match and I don’t think that the Linux metaphor is appropriate in this market.
I’ve met Matt at events and he is a smart guy. I like his open source approach and his writings. We both are big fans of Mike Olson the CEO of Cloudera. I got to know Mike while SiliconANGLE was part of Cloudera Labs and Matt is lucky to have Mike sit on his company’s board at Nodeable. Being a huge fan of Cloudera I’m extremely biased toward Cloudera. That being said I have to disagree with Matt on a few things in his post.
Let me break it down his key points where I agree and disagree.
Matt says “Why did Red Hat win? Community.”
I agree that community wins when the business and tech model depends on the community. My question on the open source side is that in the Hadoop era do we need only one company – a winner take all? I say no.
Matt says … “In community and other areas, Linux is a great analogue for Hadoop. I’ve suggested recently that Hadoop market observers could learn a lot from the indomitable rise of Linux, including from how it overcame technical shortcomings over time through communal development. But perhaps a more fundamental observation is that, as with Linux, there’s no room for two major Hadoop vendors.”
He’s just flat out wrong for many reasons. Mainly the market of hardware is much different and open source is more evolved and advanced. The analog of Linux just doesn’t translate not even close to 100%.
Matt says “… there will be truckloads of cash earned by EMC, IBM and others who use Hadoop as a complement to drive the sale of proprietary hardware and software”
I totally agree and highlight that production deployments matter most because of the accelerated demand for solutions. This amplifys my point above that faster time to value is generated by new Hadoop based technology which also reaffirms my point about this not being like Linux.
Matt says “But for those companies aspiring to be the Red Hat of Hadoop – that primary committer of code and provider of associated support services – there’s only room for one such company, and it’s Cloudera orHortonworks. I don’t feel MapR has the ability to move Hadoop development, given that it doesn’t employ key Hadoop developers as Cloudera and Hortonworks do, so it has no chance of being a dominant Hadoop vendor.”
I don’t think that the notion of one winner take all will happen – many think that it will happen – I don’t. There are many nuances here and based upon my experience in the Linux and Hadoop market the open source communities are much too advanced now verses the old school Linux days.
The Hadoop Era Is Not The Linux Era
Why do I see it a bit different than Matt. Because I believe his (and others) Linux analogs to Hadoop is flawed thinking. It’s just not the same.
We are in the midst of a transformation of infrastructure from the old way to the new way – a modern way. This new modern era is what the Hadoop era is about. Linux grew out of frustration of incumbant legacy non innovators in a slow moving and proprietary hardware refresh cycle. There was no major inflection point driving the Linux evolution just pure frustration on access to code and price. The Hadoop Era is different. It’s transformative in a radical faster way than Linux ever was. It’s building on massive convergence in cloud, mobile, and social all on top of Moores Law.
The timing of Hadoop with cloud and mobile infrastructure is the perfect storm.
I’ve been watching this Hadoop game from the beginning and it’s like watching Nascar – who will slingshot to victory will be determined in the final lap. The winners will be determined by who can ship the most reliable production ready code. Speed is of the essence in this Hadoop era.
If history in tech trends (Linux) can teach us anything it’s that the first player doesn’t always become the innovator and/or winner. So Cloudera has to be nervous.
Bottom line: the market is much different and faster than back in the Linux day.
Additional Info: CEO of VMware on the New Modern Era
Follow this link <link: modern era of computing> to hear the new CEO of VMware Pat Gelsinger talk about this new modern way pre-cloud and pre-big data. Pat hits some points that I was speaking to above.
Other related videos are all on
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Visas for Studying in Germany
United States, Canadian and EU Citzens
The German government requires student to obtain a Residence Permit (Aufenthaltsgenehmigung) after arrival in Hamburg. During the first meeting of the orientation program, the director and associate director will help students complete the necessary paperwork. A student who enters Germany prior to the official start date of the program may be responsible for obtaining a residence permit herself. Permits normally include permission to work part-time during the semester and full-time during semester vacation.
Citizens of Other Nations
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The boy's father, Adrian Illes, says his son and two other students were standing on platform taking pictures when he backed up too far, stepped off ledge and fell to bottom of the stair landing.
Paramedics said he fell nearly 25 feet off of the steps of the building.
Andrew suffered two broken legs, two broken heels and a break to his left upper arm. In addition, the 9-year-old also had an open break to his right leg, which the father explained that the break broke through the skin on his shin.
"Had he not fallen feet first, he would not be living today... absolutely not," Adrian Illes said.
Doctors have placed a halo brace on Illes' leg for 120 days then he will have a full cast for six weeks.
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Food web dynamics
Life history and behavior
Ecosystem approaches to fisheries management
- Ph.D. in Marine Biology, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California – San Diego. 2012.
- M.S. in Zoology, Center for Limnology, University of Wisconsin – Madison. 2001.
- B.S. in Zoology and Biological Aspects of Conservation, University of Wisconsin – Madison. 1999.
- Hinke J.T., W.Z. Trivelpiece. 2011. Daily activity and minimum food requirements during winter for gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Polar Biology 34:1579-1590
- Trivelpiece WZ, J.T. Hinke, A.K. Miller, C.S. Reiss, S.G. Trivelpiece, G.M. Watters. 2011. Variability in krill biomass links harvesting and climate warming to penguin population changes in Antarctica. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108:7625-7628
- Hill, S., K. Reid, S. Thorpe, J. Hinke, G. Watters. 2007 A compilation of parameters for ecosystem dynamics models in the Scotia Sea – Antarctic Peninsula region. CCAMLR Science 14:1-25
- Hinke, J.T., K. Salwicka, S. G. Trivelpiece, G.M. Watters, W.Z. Trivelpiece. 2007. Divergent responses of Pygoscelis penguins reveal a common environmental driver. Oecologia 153:845-855
- Sass, G.G, C.M. Gille, J.T. Hinke, and J.F. Kitchell. 2006. Whole-lake influences of
- littoral structural complexity and prey body morphology on fish predator-prey interactions. Ecology of Freshwater Fish 15:301-308
- Hinke, J.T., D.G. Foley, C. Wilson, G.M. Watters. 2005. Persistent habitat use by Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) in the coastal ocean. Marine Ecology Progress Series 304:207-220
- Hinke, J.T., G.M. Watters, G. Boehlert, and P. Zedonis. 2005. Ocean habitat use in autumn by Chinook salmon in coastal waters of Oregon and California. Marine Ecology Progress Series 285:181-192
- Hinke, J.T, I.C. Kaplan, K. Aydin, G.M. Watters, R.J. Olson, and J.F. Kitchell. 2004. Visualizing the food-web effects of fishing for tunas in the Pacific Ocean. Ecology and Society 9(1):10 [online] URL: http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol9/iss1/art10 | <urn:uuid:d74116ea-a149-4135-bbdd-853118d8423b> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://swfsc.noaa.gov/staff.aspx?id=17211 | 2013-05-24T18:42:48Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704943681/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114903-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.653269 | 626 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
WIN and PRIME TV signals dropping out over the last month or so. Anyone else with these issues living in or around Gungahlin?
All the petrol stations in Canberra seem to have high prices, even the independents. I can’t use any words, but to me, “Something is rotten in the State of Denmark”. Read in to it what you will.
Anyone know what the go is with Pizza Hut Gungahlin?
Been shut now for almost a week, with no notices (although I have not checked tonight).
Not a big deal, just interested whether they were closed down due to poor service (especially in the last few months).
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I can't wait to go back to Vegas just so I can enjoy eating at Montesanos. It was the BEST lasagna!! The employees are very friendly. It was clean and adorably decorated. I can't say enough about the food. YUM!! Please treat yourself and family to the best food in Vegas.
THE BEST IN VEGAS!! The pizza is better than any other place around. The Veggie pizza with fried eggplant or Meat Stuffed pizza are out of this world. Even the cheese and homemade sauce taste better. All the deli, pastries and bread are fantastic. This place is great for a date, take out or just hanging out for a bite. Nothing fancy about the decor, but who cares when the food is this good. Steve will take good care of you.
I have been eating their food for about a decade now. I remember when they first came to Vegas and moved into the old Manfredi's Deli location. Been hooked ever since. The family is friendly and the staff is great. By far, the best pizza and calzone in Vegas, hands down. Pasta is wonderful as well. The garlic knots, eggplant, braciole, peppers and sausage are all killer and the desserts are amazing. The Deli is as equally wonderful. So many different cheeses, meats, and Italian products. Can't say enough good things about this place.
Top to bottom the have the best Itailian food in Vegas. From their pizza and itailian dishes to the little deli where you can get the basics this is the best itailian place to vist. Not a great date place, but take the guys a pizza from here and you'll be a hero.
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All Star Team Application Information
All Star Applicant Essays are now being accepted for the 2012/2013 4-H Program Year. Note: you must be in high school and have at least your Gold Star.
- 4-H group you are a member of.
- Number of years in 4-H.
- What do you want to accomplish as an All Star?
- Why you would like to be an All Star?
- What qualities can you add to the All Star Team?
- In what ways would you like to promote the 4-H program to the public?
- If you could choose one community service project, what would it be and how would it relate to 4-H?
The deadline for application is October 1, 2012. Bring your completed applicant essay and your up-to-date record book to the El Dorado County 4-H office by 5:00 PM on that date.
Upon receiving your applicant essay and record book, you will be expected to attend the All Star Team Interviews (date/time will later be announced). Thank you so much for considering membership of our team, we have a lot of fun. Remember to be creative in your essay and be yourself.
All Star interviews will be held in early October at the 4-H office.
Any question(s) contact Tracy Celio at email@example.com.
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Many manufacturers offer an ALL-IN-ONE formula to keep it simple, With a combination of high quality protein, energy, carbohydrates, and essential vitamins, minerals and other micronutrients - they then pick several of the popular sports supplements and make a formula that combines them. Most come with loading levels of creatine and quite often HMB. Although the formulas differ, most then have several other useful supplements. All-in-ones represent excellent value for money, extreme convenience and simplicity.
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Vehicle Donation | Where Do the Vehicles Go?
Making a vehicle donation for a worthy cause is a humanitarian effort on its own and deserves commendation. However, you may be wondering what is done with the vehicle once you have made your vehicle donation. Goodwill organizations have developed systems to ensure that your vehicle donation has a great impact in the lives of those within the community with disabilities and disadvantages.
Goodwill organizations serve within the community where they are located so you know that your vehicle donation is making a difference in your vicinity. Depending on the state and the local goodwill organization that you make your vehicle donation to, the vehicle may be used for various purposes. The vehicle may be used by the organization to carry out their daily charitable activities within the community, such as delivering necessities to the less fortunate.
Some goodwill organizations have what they call ‘cars for work’ programs. In these programs, a vehicle donation goes towards providing a vehicle to an individual who requires it in order to keep their employment. Such individuals contact the goodwill organization that has received your vehicle donation and once there is proof of need, the vehicle is released to them. There are requirements to be met before a vehicle donation is released to the needy; they must be employed, working 30 to 40 hours each week and in danger of losing employment due to difficulty in getting to work.
A vehicle donation may also become part of a ‘wheels for work’ program, where needy employees within the community who cannot afford to buy cars can purchase the vehicle donation for as little as a month. Those who qualify for such programs do not have cars, have held their present jobs for over 6 months and do not have any major driving violations. Through such programs, your vehicle donation guarantees that individuals are able to keep their employment and thus provide for their families.
Most goodwill organizations hold auctions where the vehicle donation made is sold to the highest bidder. The proceeds from the sale of the vehicle donation go towards funding workforce training programs for the disadvantaged, equipping them with skills for employment. Proceeds from your vehicle donation will also enable the organization to create jobs by paying employees to carry out their charitable activities.
A vehicle donation may change the life of a family forever. Make a vehicle donation and you could be saving the next generation.
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Cosplayer Lizzy > Costume of Mizune from Soul Eater
FOR SALE (Costume Only)
Minimum Price: $45
Mizune from Soul Eater Cotton and felt Worn/Cleaned Info: Fits best for 5'8" person. Includes hat and "tube!" (includes shipping in the USA, big hoop is big)
About this Costume
- Construction Details:
- lol Serious costume. Nothing like tossing something together!
- Personal Thoughts:
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Right now on Amazon you can download Deadly Aim (Angel Delaney Mysteries Book #1) for FREE to your Kindle, PC, Smart Phone or Tablet.
Patricia Rushford kicks off a thrilling new crime series set in the cozy coastal hamlet of Sunset Cove, Oregon. Featuring determined police officer Angel Delaney, the first episode is sure to have armchair sleuths turning the pages as fast as they can to discover whodunit?
When a police shootout results in the death of a 12-year-old boy, Officer Angel Delaney is blamed, convicted, and condemned by the media and the Sunset Cove community before the case even goes to trial.
Angel will have her day in court, but before she has the chance to defend herself, the situation spirals out of control. Key evidence is missing, evidence that could have verified her claim of firing only one shot in self-defense. In short order, the body count rises, and suddenly Angel is a suspect in more than one murder investigation. Heartsick about the young boy’s death, and questioning her judgment as a police officer, Angel joins forces with Detective Callen Riley to fight the mounting charges against her.
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If you are interested in Kindles:
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It's been 10 years since Joss Whedon's short-lived space cowboy series Firefly graced the small screen for its initial run—but it's finally coming back. Well, kinda.
We'd already heard the cast and crew were set to hold a 10-year reunion this weekend at San Diego Comic-Con, but now it seems the Science Channel will be shooting a documentary around the panel, which will air in November. When it does, they hope the Browncoats will unite for Browncoats Unite.
The segment will feature interviews with the likes of Nathan Fillion and Joss Whedon, as well as a behind-the-scenes roundtable Q&A to delve deeper into the series.
The Science Channel may seem like an odd fit, but the cable network has had huge success with the cult fave series in syndication and hopes some new Firefly-related content will do even better.
"Firefly is a landmark work of science fiction and a favorite with our viewers," Scient Channel VP Debbie Myers said. "Ever since it premiered on Science, fans have asked us to do something special to mark its 10-year anniversary. With this signature celebration, punctuated by Browncoats Unite, we will connect the minds behind this classic franchise with its legions of passionate fans."The documentary will air on Sunday, Nov. 11, along with a daylong marathon of Firefly.
Will you be watching?
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AT&T to take back outsourced jobs September 21, 2006 Will hire about 2,000 of its own employees to handle tech support work that had been done by outside contractors.
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Got a note from fellow blogger Rachel - her computer died and she's having trouble with her new system, so she asked me to let people know that she'll be back soon!
I've had a headache for the last couple of days - I'm not sure if it is due to my head and neck issues from this week, too much sugar the last few days, or PMS-related. Whatever the case, I WANT IT TO GO AWAY!
Friday was a crazy day. Had SBUX (caffeine-free tea) with my friend SF and her BF, and then went home to nap for a few hours so that I would be reasonably fresh for my dinner/theater evening with Mike. I tossed and turned for three hours, and never did get a wink of sleep. So much for being fresh.
Had a phone meeting with my new life coach, and we talked about a bunch of stuff, including how life sometimes intervenes and can derail the best-laid plans, which my little accident last week did a little bit. I certainly wasn't my usual perky self all week to celebrate my birthday, though I think I did pretty well considering.
Friday evening with Mike was really fun. We had a lovely dinner at Café Bizou, one of my favorite restaurants, and I had the carrot rosemary soup, rack of lamb with mint sauce, and flourless chocolate cake. Fabulous birthday dinner. Mike had the carrot rosemary soup, sesame encrusted salmon, and crème brulée. I had a bite of the crème brulée, and it was delicious, but I was very happy with my cake, and enjoyed every bite.
As we were leaving the restaurant he pulled out his directions and said "Temple Street". Now, I don't know very many theaters in LA, but I do know the three that are in one complex off of Temple Street. So I said we were either going to the Taper or the Ahmanson.... Anne used to stage manage at The Mark Taper Forum, and then there is the Ahmanson Theatre, and the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion (I think it's called the pavilion....). The Dorothy Chandler only has musical stuff - opera, ballet, etc., so I knew it wasn't that. And I couldn't remember what was playing at either the Taper or the Ahmanson, but I'd been to the Ahmanson for La Bohème so I was racking my brain. Mike said that we were going to the Ahmanson, but wouldn't tell me anything else. I came up with "Thoroughly Modern Millie" as one thing that I knew would be playing there, and some title that had something to do with a family, but that was as far as I got....
So we arrived at the Ahmanson, and the title was on the side of the building "The Royal Family". Cool! Don't know a thing about it, but cool! So we parked the car, walked around a bit in the gorgeous evening air, and went inside just before the show started.
The set was elaborate - a living room with a grand, curving staircase going upstairs to three different bedrooms. Beautifully decorated in turn of the 20th century style.... The audience applauded for the set ALONE, even before the actors came onstage.
The play was delightful - a comedy, and a 'satirical valentine to the theater'. All through the first and second acts I marvelled at the woman who played the grandmother, and the woman who played her daughter. They were both phenomenal, and the grandmother in particular had an amazing presence about her. The second she walked onstage, she commanded attention. Wow. And the woman who played the daughter had THE most AMAZING VOICE. I knew I'd heard it before, but just could NOT place it for the life of me. During the intermission I looked at the biographies to find her, and realized EXACTLY why I knew her voice. She's Kate Mulgrew, who played Captain Janeway on Star Trek Voyager. I hadn't recognized her at all in this role, nor had I ever seen her play anything other than Captain Janeway, but I knew her VOICE. So I marvelled at her the rest of the evening, and I'm in love with her VOICE! Gives me more inspiration to develop my own voice more than I have.
Anyway, the entire evening was wonderful, in spite of my fatigue, and Mike and I had a really good time. The only thing that might have made the evening better were if I had spent it with someone I was romantically involved with. In due time, I suppose.
We got back to the apartment building and said good night right around 11:30, and I was in my new bed with the lights off by 11:34, and I think I was asleep by 11:35. Slept like a log until 8:30 Saturday morning, snoozed until 9:30, and then went to ActorFest for a couple hours. Mike was there, so I dragged him over to my acting coach to introduce them to each other, and then I headed home to take a nap before my date. I didn't feel too great, and wanted to rest before I went out last night. Got home around 2pm, and attempted to nap from 2:30 to 6pm. I think I fell asleep around 4. So I got up, showered, and dressed for my date. Still didn't feel great, but didn't feel bad, either.
This is a new guy, who I had brunch with last Sunday. I met him through eharmony.com, which I signed up for about a month ago. He seems VERY nice, but I can't tell yet if there is anything there - but I've been in some form of pain both times I've seen him, so we'll see. Anyway, I met him over at a Greek restaurant nearby for dinner at 7:30, and we had a nice dinner, but that restaurant is SO noisy! This is the same place that Mike took me for Valentine's Day, and it was noisy then, but I had chalked it up to it being so packed that night - nope, it's just a noisy restaurant! It was also FREEZING where we were sitting, so we ate and left and went to another place for dessert, called Café Cordiale, which is across the street from Café Bizou! Had chocolate mousse for dessert, and then we went to the movies to see "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind". I'd seen it before, but really wanted to see it again, so that was fine. It was extremely loud in the theater, though, and I don't know if it was the noise, my injury, the dessert, PMS, or what, but somewhere in the middle of the movie I got a bad headache. My date dropped me at my car around 12:30, and I was snug in my bed asleep by 1am.
This morning I got up around 9, made some eggs with spinach, soy cream cheese, and herbs from provence, and then headed in to the office. I've got to make up some time from being out earlier this week with my injury. It's deathly boring in here on the weekends, though. I hope I don't have to make up time often! I haven't had a single call yet!
Anyway, I'm here until 4:30 today, then I'll go home and see Anne for a few minutes, call my mother and grandmother, and nap as long as I can before getting up and coming back in here for my usual midnight to 8:30 shift and the start of another week.
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Effective Date: 02/21/2009, Docket: RP09-263-000, Status: Effective
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amounts received from the Replacement Customer in Seller's next monthly bill to
the Releasing Customer.
7. 5 MARKETING FEE. Seller may negotiate with Releasing Customer to market all
or a portion of the released capacity to potential Replacement Customers who, as
a result of such marketing activity, bid for such capacity during the competitive
bidding procedure. If Seller, contracts with a Replacement Customer found by
Seller, Seller, with the agreement of Releasing Customer, shall be entitled to a
marketing fee which will be negotiated between Seller and Releasing Customer.
The basis and method of assessing such fee shall be subject to negotiations
between Seller and Releasing Customer. Each Replacement Customer found by
Seller, pursuant to Seller’s agreement with Releasing Customer concerning a
marketing fee, shall submit with its bid a statement attesting to Seller’s marketing
efforts, which efforts shall consist of more than the simple posting of a notice on
Seller’s EBB, in connection with such Replacement Customer’s decision to
purchase released capacity. Such statement shall constitute conclusive evidence
of Seller’s proactive marketing effort entitling Seller to a marketing fee.
7.6 TERM. Any release under this Section 7 for service under Rate Schedule FSS
shall be for a maximum term not longer than the remaining term of the underlying
FSS Service Agreement. If capacity is released and the Replacement Customer
takes service under Rate Schedule FSS, the minimum term shall be one month.
7.7 RELEASING CUSTOMER’S INJECTION/WITHDRAWAL CHARGES.
Releasing Customers’ pricing provisions of any offer to release pursuant to
Section 7.1 hereof must include Releasing customers’ currently effective Injection
Rate, Withdrawal Rate, Overrun Injection Rate and Overrun Withdrawal Rate and
Fuel Use/Loss Charge.
7.8 VOLUMETRIC RELEASE. Customer may release capacity on a volumetric
basis, provided that:
(a) all requirements and conditions of the release be specified by the
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The Fuchsia was named after the German botanist, Leonhart Fuchs (1501-1566) and is a large genus of shrubs which originated mainly in South America. There are very many variations.
It’s common name is Fushsia, the scientific name Fushsia magellanica, in Irish it is called Fiúise and it belongs to the family group; Onagraceae.
All along the roadways of the south-west of Ireland, on slender arching stalks the beautiful Fuchsia flowers colour the hedgerows from July to October with their rich hues. These are deciduous shrubs, only reaching to about 1.5m, which favour coastal locations and rocky ground. The flowers (2cm long) are bell-shaped and have four violet petals which are surrounded by four large, pointed red sepals, rather like a ballerina with a crimson skirt, purple petticoat and long, long, slightly uneven, legs. The grey/green leaves are ovate and toothed and the fruits are black, fleshy berries in autumn. This is not a native plant - is rather the result of planted hedges which have sent out their 'escapes' - but is not regarded as an alien species in the same way as Himalayan Balsam or Japanese Knotweed, having been a familiar sight for a lot longer. | <urn:uuid:ee3a5de7-04aa-4864-8829-f57c4d810966> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.fotothing.com/Petermosull/photo/c5a64e2cc2c8f7c9c1968e3adfff8236/ | 2013-05-24T18:24:13Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704943681/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114903-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.973672 | 293 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
I've watched the entire SUB series of Index and Railgun and all the little extras and OVAs. The dub is decent, not perfect, but decent. I can live with the "bug-zapper" and other terms they've decided to use. BUT "SISSY" is f*ing retarded!! Why can't they just use Onee-sama? It really is difficult to translate the meaning of titles and honorifics. Even "sis" or "sister" would be better. "Sissy" sounds so degrading. Onee-sama is a term of respect. If I were to translate "sissy" into Japanese it would be "nee-chan".
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MYRTLE BEACH — Drivers in Horry County must be wary of many things: detours, pets, children and geese. Sometimes it seems the geese population has bloomed enough to warrant its own political party.
But they arent the only critters sharing the Strand with the humans. There are the coyotes that put fear into the hearts of Surfside Beach residents over the summer, and the farmers in Georgetown County who worry about their crops being overtaken by black bears.
The thing is, they didnt move from 50 miles away. Theyve always been there. (You) just saw them, said Jay Butfiloski, furbearer and alligator program coordinator with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources.
Despite fears of coyotes or bears, the animals arent usually a threat to humans, although the waterfowl do create a hazard.
Geese and ducks leave droppings that increase fecal coliform bacteria in those bodies of water. If this count goes up in rivers or ponds, warnings are posted advising residents not to swim in or drink from that source.
Bufiloski says humans and animals can coexist Sometimes, it just requires a change in thinking, and more education.
Duck, duck, goose
In many neighborhoods, walkers or joggers can find themselves bypassing throngs of resident Canada geese, or the surprises they leave behind on the pavement. And golfers regularly must dodge their droppings.
Wayne Harris, with U.S. Fish and Wildlife, Charleston office, said the Canada geese have become a nuisance across the country. They are prone to hang out in suburban areas and golf courses because theres generally a water source and the animals feel safe because there arent hunters as there are in rural settings.
The populations have just exploded in the past 10 to 15 years, Harris said.
Just ask assistant golf pro Matt Lunden at Legends Golf Course. He said the birds dont cause delays for golfers, but theyre a total nuisance for the groundskeepers.
When geese are on the course, they just tear up the grass, Lunden said.
The geese have been so bad in The Lakes subdivision near Murrells Inlet that residents have gotten help from the federal government.
Pat Keelan, a member of The Lakes homeowners association, said 12 federal officials come every June and load the geese into six trucks, with help from the neighbors.
The cost to The Lakes is $500 up front, and an additional $5 per bird, Keelan said.
In 2012, 55 geese were rounded up in The Lakes, Keelan said. Thats a massive jump from the zero collected in 2011.
They must have read an email we were coming or something, Keelan joked.
Federal officials euthanize the birds once theyre caught, Keelan added. The meat is donated, but he didnt know to whom.
If neighborhoods dont want to ask the federal government for help, there are some things they can do to run them off. Some use forms of harassment, like chasing the birds with their cars, Harris said. Pyrotechnics, like fireworks, are also effective.
Then there are dogs that can chase nuisance geese away, Harris added. Some people breed dogs strictly for this purpose.
What one cant do to get rid of geese is shoot them, at least not without a permit from the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources or Fish and Wildlife, Harris said. The animals are protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.
From the woods to the beach
Surfside Beach residents were alarmed when coyotes made their way into the beach community in late August.
There were so many complaints that Town Council members authorized Town Administrator Micki Fellner to spend up to $5,000 to help rid the community of the coyotes. They hired Alpha Predator out of Conway to try and trap the coyotes, which average 30 to 35 pounds.
Butfiloski said he hasnt heard from Surfside Beach residents or Town Council members in a while about the issue.
We havent had a sighting in several months, said interim Surfside Beach Police Chief Rodney Keziah.
As to what could have drawn the coyotes to the area, Butfiloski points to sea turtles. Coyotes eat the eggs the giant turtles lay on the beach.
Its also possible that a mother had given birth to pups somewhere nearby, he said. A coyote will hide out in a single place until its pups are old enough that they can run on their own. Once that happens, the family generally moves on.
the large green spaces found in neighborhoods and golf course that draw Canada geese also prove enticing for coyotes, as does the limited threat of predators, including hunters.
Theyre extremely adaptable to urban settings, Butfiloski said.
From the subdivisions to the farms
Black bears seem to have moved from rummaging through peoples trash cans to foraging in peanut and wheat fields.
Deanna Ruth, with the SCDNRs Georgetown office, said bears were spotted foraging in the field along U.S. 701 in Georgetown County.
Ruth said this is the first year black bears have been seen during the day foraging in agriculture fields. Generally, thered be evidence left behind during the day of the animals pilfering in a farmers crops at night.
It appears bears are quite fond of peanuts, Ruth added, and more farmers are turning to peanut crops.
As farm sightings have gone up, residential sightings have gone down. Ruth said that could partially be explained by a door-to-door education initiative five years ago to educate Grand Strand residents on how to keep bears out of their neighborhoods.
That includes keeping any possible food sources inside.
Or, maybe people are still seeing the bears but not reporting the sightings.
I think people have just gotten used to seeing them, Ruth said.
It was this upswing in the bear population that led DNR to organize the first coastal black bear hunt in over 50 years in 2011.
The first two weeks of December are reserved for the hunt in Georgetown, Horry and Williamsburg counties. Ten hunting permits per county are awarded each year after interested parties pay a registration fee for a chance to harvest a black bear.
The bears evaded hunters in 2011 and 2012 hunts, however. No hunters reported a kill during the hunting seasons.
Still, its evident to DNR officials that bear activity along the Grand Strand is strong.
Ruth remembers a sighting last year in Garden City Beach. The animal stayed in the area for two nights.
I guess he did some swimming. Theyre very good swimmers, she said.
A question of co-habitation
But how good are people at sharing space with wildlife?
Butfiloski said it really depends on an individuals past. For instance, a person who grew up on a farm in the country might not think much about seeing a coyote in the back yard, versus someone who spent years living in a big city.
Also, one person may not mind geese droppings in their subdivsion, while the next-door neighbor might hit the roof.
Is there a way to balance that out? Butfiloski said.
In the end, it all comes down to changing habits. If a black bear is seen crossing the street, it could just be passing through the area and wont become a nuisance.
However, if a nearby homeowner leaves pet food outside on a regular basis that attracts that bear, the animal might get the impression all the neighbors will do the same.
Simply seeing an animal is not necessarily a cause for concern.
For example, he said, an alligator spotted along the side of a bank near water when its 50 degrees out isnt a threat; the animal is simply trying to warm itself on a cool day. A little bit of education, he added, can go a long way to smooth things over.
What bothers me is not going to be what bothers you, Butfiloski said.
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Dallas Stars (2-2-1) vs Columbus Blue Jackets (1-3-1)
Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio
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STANDINGS (Pacific Division)
Team Leaders (Stars Only)
Points: Whitney (5)
Goals: Ryder (5)
Assists: Whitney (3)
+/-: Stephane Robidas (+6)
Coming off a pair of valiant but ultimately fruitless efforts against top Western Division opponents, the Dallas Stars (2-2-1) take to the road tonight to oppose the Columbus Blue Jackets (1-3-1). Tonight's game starts at 6:00 p.m. CST and will be televised on Fox Sports Southwest.
This is the first of three meetings between the teams this season. Last year, the Stars won three of four games against the lowly Jackets.
With a newly signed five-year contract in hand, Jamie Benn will make his season debut tonight for the Stars. On Saturday, the depleted Stars -- who were also without Derek Roy (groin pull) and Jaromir Jagr (back spasms) -- fought hard against St. Louis but were unable to nurse a 2-1 lead they took to the first intermission and unable to find an equalizer after trailing 4-3 for much of the third period.
Tomas Vincour, Michael Ryder (power play goal) and Ryan Garbutt scored goals for the Stars on Saturday. Cristopher Nilstorp was solid in his second NHL start before going down with an injury in the third period, and being replaced by usual starter Kari Lehtonen. The Stars have since played Nilstorp on injured reserve and recalled Richard Bachman to back up Lehtonen.
Apart from finally getting Benn into the lineup, the Stars anticipate Jagr returning to the lineup tonight. Roy is not likely to be ready to play. Young defenseman Philip Larsen was a healthy scratch last game with Aaron Rome back in the lineup following a groin pull sustained in training camp. Rome will not play tonight, as he has the flu and was sent back to Dallas.
Columbus played fairly well in its first few games of the shortened season, but has had a rough time over their last few matches. They got thumped in Phoenix and Colorado and then battled hard against Chicago but came up a little short. The Blue Jackets have scored a combined three goals in their last three games.
Cam Atkinson (lower body) is out of the lineup for Columbus. The Blue Jackets' 2012 first-round pick, defenseman Ryan Murray, is likely out for the season with a shoulder injury.
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Penalty against Dallas. 3:03. Boarding.
Dallas successful PK.
Penalty against Columbus. 11:22. Delay of Game.
Columbus successful PK.
Penalty against Dallas. 16:06. Interference.
Dallas successful PK
Penalty against Dallas. 18:29. High sticking.
END OF 1ST PERIOD. Dallas 0-0 Columbus.
GOAL STARS! PHILIP LARSEN! 4:14!!! DALLAS 1-0 COLUMBUS
2 Penalties against Dallas
Dallas successful PK.
Goal Columbus. Dallas 1-1 Columbus
END OF 2ND PERIOD. Dallas 1-1 Columbus.
Goal Columbus. Dallas 1-2 Columbus. 1:30.
Penalty against Columbus. 10:31. Holding.
Columbus successful PK
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Shell wins $150 mln contract to explore oil in Tunisia
Tunis, Sept 1 |
Tunis, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell has won a $150 million oil exploration deal in Tunisia as part of plans to attract investments to the energy sector, the industry minister said on Saturday.
"Shell will drill oil wells in the centre of the country at a cost of $150 million," Lamine Chakari said.
Exploration and drilling operations will take place in the areas of El Jem, Kairouan, Sousse and Sfax, he said, without giving more details.
(Reporting By Tarek Amara)
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Rob No Longer Staying in Copacabana Hotel; He’s Staying Here…
It’s what’s going on out there. Actors have landed in Paraty and spend the night in this hostel. Check out pictures and details.
The couple Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, arrived at about 17.30 to the city of Paraty, in the southern state of Rio de Janeiro. The actors in a helicopter landed on a lawn in front of the Church of Santa Rita and went to the Pousada do Ouro, in the historic city.
The artists chose to spend the night in the accommodation, controlled under tight security. On Tuesday (9), the couple should run some scenes in the city before heading to the bag Mamanguá, an environmentally protected area located in the region of Paraty-Mirim.
Pattison and Kristen will shoot scenes from the movie “Dawn,” in a mansion located in Mamanguá. The house is protected by security since this Monday (8) and site access is possible only by boat.
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Having been demoralized by five years of LEAP testing with tens of thousands of 4th and 8th grade failures recorded and lived by the children there, and lambasted by countless news stories and racist gossip on the hopelessness of the public schools in New Orleans, along came a hurricane to push the entire system over the edge.
Now they are starting over, hoping that no infrastructure and no experience in running schools will accomplish the achievement miracles that the State designed and mandated in an attempt to will itself out of the educational cellar. If these adventurous new charter schoolers are able to pretend hard enough that the grinding poverty and racism of a post-plantation society was not really the reason for the system's bad showing, then they will likely put off, for awhile anyway, a big surprise awaiting those whose fantasies must eventually crack under the weight of reality.
As one former principal noted in the Times article,
"It's like you're experimenting with kids who've already been traumatized," said City Councilwoman Cynthia Hedge-Morrell, a member of the council's education committee and a former public school principal. "The intricacies of running a successful school are a lot more difficult than anyone thinks."
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Indiano Turns the Tables in the Mr. Prospector
Saturday, Gulfstream ParkMR. PROSPECTOR S.-GIII
, $98,000, GPX, 12-29, 3yo/up, 6f, 1:10 1/5, ft.
1--INDIANO, 118, c, 4, by Indian Charlie1st Dam: Separata (Chi) (G1SW-Chi, MSW & GSP-US, $175,471), by Sam M.2nd Dam: Data (Chi), by Domineau3rd Dam: Michimavida (Chi), by Mr. Long
($25,000 yrl '09 KEESEP). O-Stud El Aguila; B-Diamond A Racing Corp (KY); T-Martin D Wolfson; J-Luis Saez. $60,000. Lifetime Record: Ch. Imp. 2yo & 3yo Colt-Pan, MSW-Pan, 17-10-4-2, $487,196. *1/2 to Separate Forest (Forestry), GSW, $206,525. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2--Off the Jak
, 118, g, 4, With Distinction
--Quiet Lake, by Quiet American. ($70,000 yrl '09 FTKJUL). O-Shivananda Racing; B-Big C Farm (FL); T-Shivananda Parbhoo. $20,000.
, 120, g, 5, Gators n Bears--Love Me Twice, by Not for Love. ($15,000 HRA ‘10 FTMDEC). O-Robert Gerczak; B-Carol Kaye-Garcia (MD); T-Carlos A Garcia. $10,000.
Margins: 3/4, 3/4, 1. Odds: 1.70, 17.30, 1.40.
Also Ran: Bull Dozer, Dreaming of Neno. Scratched: Partyallnightlong.
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Sent off the second choice in a compact field of five, Indiano successfully turned the tables on favored Action Andy with a solid victory in the GIII Mr. Prospector S.
Winner of the GIII Carry Back S. during a productive sophomore campaign in 2011, the Panamanian champion signed off on the season with a rallying third, beaten a half-length to Apriority (Grand Slam), in this event last New Year’s Eve. Given the first half of this year off, Indiano resumed with a solid runner-up effort to Gantry (Pulpit) in Calder’s GII Smile Sprint H. July 7 ahead of a popular score in the Giant Ryan S. at that venue Aug. 4. The bay turned in a useful prep for this last time out, coming from next to last to round out the exacta underneath DeFrancis Dash hero Action Andy in the Pelican S. at Tampa Dec. 8.
The favorite was best out of the stalls, but was eased back into a stalking third as longshots Dreaming of Neno (Exclusive Quality) and Off the Jak pressed on to scrimmage for the lead. Indiano and Luis Saez were happy to bide their time from fourth while four deep on the track. Off the Jak edged to the front at the five-sixteenths as Dreaming of Neno hoisted the white flag, but Action Andy went on the attack and drew on near even terms at the head of the lane. Indiano was finding his best stride, made it a line of three entering the final furlong and outsprinted his rivals to the money. Off the Jak stayed on gamely for the place.
"He’s a better horse than Action Andy," suggested winning trainer Marty Wolfson. "I knew that last time, but that horse was fresh and had been training at Tampa. My horse just got up there that day. I wasn’t worried about Action Andy today. I just thought my horse would win and he got a pretty good trip, too."
Wolfson said the son of Indian Charlie will likely run next at Gulfstream later in the meeting.
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Not so much a hostel, more a way of life, and a stalwart of the Interrailing scene. Young (they don't accept guests over 40 - or under 16) backpackers flock here from around the world, as much for the social life as the accommodation. You can see why: the hostel organises walking tours and in-line skating for free, and there are regular parties and cheap beer.
There are branches near the Vondelpark and on the beach at Noordwijk-aan-Zee; the latter is open all year but comes in to its own in the summer, when water sports, beach activities and barbecues are the order of the day. A free shuttle bus ferries guests between the beach and uptown hostels for free. | <urn:uuid:6e5344da-6b8a-422c-8f79-c6075475391e> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.timeout.com/amsterdam/hotels/venue/1%3A15/flying-pig-downtown | 2013-05-24T18:50:49Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704943681/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114903-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.951702 | 162 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
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Ravens' Pursuit of New Deal with Ray Rice Starts Now
Ravens officials watched, occasionally with jaws dropped, as Ray Rice danced and darted around opposing defenders in his first four NFL seasons. Now the time has come for the Ravens to wrap up Rice and make sure that the diminutive running back remains one of the focal points of their offense going forward...
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The Dean of Engineering, Math and Physical Sciences is responsible for the organization and administration of the Division and provides educational leadership and support for all academic programs in the Division. He/she is responsible for fostering the following commitments: securing the relationships of the various instructional disciplines within the Division in the context of the established educational philosophy and policies of the College, and ensuring through the divisional offerings the opportunity for students to pursue transfer and career programs in the most efficient and orderly manner. Additionally, the Dean seeks to maintain knowledge of the county's present and potential interest in the Division's and the College's instructional services. The office represents to the College the Division's unique tasks along with its interests and needs, while simultaneously coordinating and merging the Division into the College's defined philosophy, missions and goals. The Dean works closely with other Divisional Deans in the development of procedures and in the administration of the Divisions to ensure consistency in the interpretation and application of policy.
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Ryan plays trumpet and is an active member of his high school band, jazz band, and symphonic orchestra. He has performed several times in the Westchester County School Music Association's All-County Band, as well as in the pit band for several plays. Ryan plans on auditioning for the All-State Band in the spring of 2000. When he is not launching rockets or shooting lasers, he also composes music. Ryan is also an active member of the Lakeland High School Debate Team and is the captain of the JV soccer team.
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Ryan is a 15 year old sophomore at Lakeland High School. He loves to fly planes on his computer, and is always eager to learn something new and exciting. His hobbies are programming basic programs, breaking computers, fixing computers, breaking them again, composing music, playing in band, riding his bike, and having a good time. When Ryan grows up, he would like to become a math teacher.
Ryan plays the trumpet in the high school band, as well as the jazz band and symphony orchestra. This year, Ryan wants to get into Wig 'n' Whiskers (the high school drama club).
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Dolan-O’Brien: Spot The Difference
Cardinal Dolan invites his own (official) enemy to speak at a dinner meant to collect money against… him.
Cardinal O’Brien even refuses to meet his own chief of government, who has invited him to “talk” about “sodomarriage”.
I know only one of the two can be right.
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WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - Area office building cleaners have unanimously approved a four-year agreement that provides a 13 percent wage increase over the course of the contract.
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So, a couple of weeks ago I had decided I was going to try making some of my jewelry pieces with porcelain clay instead of the precious metal silver clay. I kind of knew a little about porcelain, but really not much. After some research about firing it and looking at info on my glass kiln, I realized my kiln does not safely fire to a hot enough temperature for porcelain (over 2200 degrees). Bummer.
So I bought another packet of silver clay. It is very expensive. I have not opened it yet.
Today Mark and I were at Michael's and I decided to see what they offered in the way of clay I might be able to use. I settled on an extremely inexpensive packet of white Sculpey III clay. Some of you may be familiar with this clay. It is used for everything from jewelry to buttons, sculpture and a lot more.
I did not know much about it and found a couple of interesting articles and videos, but nothing that really told me exactly how to do what I wanted to do. Most of the online info is about making millifiore canes or beads. So I just went for it.
It's properties make this such a wonderfully workable medium. And the best part - it only has to cook at 275 degrees and DOES NOT SHRINK!! I can insert my glass with absolutely no worries. I am very excited and thrilled to present my first piece of polymer clay and glass jewelry.
Like I said, this was made from white clay. I layered a base sheet, stamped it with this attractive tree shape, then centered my glass on the front of that, wrapped a "snake" of clay around the glass, then layered strips across the top all the way around the glass. With my fingers I smoothed it all around, poked the holes, trimmed it up a little bit, then cooked it in my oven.
Then the work began. I used a tiny carving tool to carve all of the grooves in to the face of the frame. I also used an exacto blade to trim all the way around, round the corners and clean up the inside edge of the frame. I sanded it all over with a very fine sanding pad.
As I was carving I accidentally carved a hair too deep on one of the corners and the glass poked through. I thought "UhOh" but did a tiny little patch and refired it and it came out perfect.
I then put some black acrylic paint on a rag and just basically painted the entire piece black. Then I took a clean rag and rubbed it all over so that the black stayed in the texture and crevices. After the paint dried I brushed on a coat of clear satin acrylic finish to protect it.
In some lights it actually looks like silver, but it is very lightweight and not as shiny as silver is. I attached silver filled chain with beads and a lobster clasp to finish it off.
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the following is an except from a recent email by our colleague & Arab Youth Climate Movement enthusiast, Anna Collins:
I wrote to you last week telling you about the launch of the Arab Youth Climate Movement and how we as GCCA partners and allies can help to support them. I’m now following up with a pack of resources to help you continue to support them in making change.On Saturday (10/11/12) youth within Oman, UAE, Mauritania, Bahrain, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine, Egypt, Sudan, Libya, Algeria and Morocco lead the way to COP18 by creating their first ever Day of Action Calling for Arab Leadership. Many of you took to social media to support them, so first of all, thank you for that.
The day was a huge success, these grassroots groups took a range of actions from marches to art projects, in countries where there has been very little action on climate change in the past. Many of the events began with education, laying the ground work for true long lasting climate movements in the region.
We hope you will take these resources, tell the story in your own way, and spread it through your own channels.
If there’s one thing we’ve learnt in the last few years it’s not to underestimate young people in the Arab world and their potential to create change. So we hope you can help us spread their story around the world.
Additionally, look out for the work the AYCM does before, during and after COP18 – It is truly amazing to see the international youth climate movement continue to grow and continue to excite us.
The Arab Youth Climate Movement have asked me to pass on their heartfelt thanks for all your support so far.
And thanks in advance for your continuing support in sharing their story
The Story to Share
What happened on Saturday
At the end of November, world world leaders will convene in Doha, Qatar at the 18th UN Climate Summit (COP18) to discuss what needs to be done on climate change, and that is why on November 10th, youth in the Arab region came together for the very first Arab Day of Climate Action. To remind policy makers of the urgency of climate change and push Qatar, as the host country of the UN summit, to show leadership and take a strong stance on climate action.
- All the photos from the events can be found here.
- Photos and tweets from the day have been placed within a Arab Youth Climate Movement’s Day of Action Storify piece.
- Kelly Rigg’s Guardian piece on the AYCM’s day of action. The Arab Youth Climate Movement should Give us hope
And here is a quick round up of what happened in the different countries
- In Palestine, Gaza youth marched for action on climate change at COP18.
- In Egypt two events took place.
1) was a march through Cario to the Arab Leauge HQ2) Was a big ‘Keep Clean’ art attack within Mansoura
- In Libya they started the day with a conference, then went out onto the streets to march and finally they ended up in a studio talking about climate change and the Arab Youth Climate Movement with national radio.
- In Morocco the team produced a music show with the core message of “Time to lead”
- In Algeria a conference within a local university, lead to the participants taking to the streets for some fantastic photo opportunities.
- In Oman a series of debates and circle discussions; they were also joined by Bader Alrahbi, one of the first 2 Omani men to set foot on Antarctica.
- In UAE a fun day out for unprivileged/orphan children was arranged, within one of the main parks within Dubai.
- In Bahrain an educational Session and dialogue within the Bahrain Science Centre.
- In Iraq youth held a seminar in which politicians and environmentalists gave speeches on climate change issues.
- Saudi Arabia youth went on to Twitter to discuss climate change with other youth across the country and around the world.
- In Lebanon a public graffiti jigsaw with the core message of “Arabs, it’s time to lead” was created.
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- In Jordan a street party, with discussions, plays and activities for young people to show that there want action at COP18.
- In Sudan the team set up 4 days of action, filled with spreading awareness, workshops and tree planting.
- The Mauritania team held a conference for local people, to do with climate change action – This was then followed by the team planting suitable vegetation within the desert.
Who are the AYCM?
- - Algeria feature in the EL ACIL Le journal de l’est Algerien newspaper and within Algerie Patriotique
- - The Libya radio interview can be found here
- - Cdurable Info
- - World Environment TV
- - SiloBreaker
- Share the story of the Arab Youth Climate Movement’s @AY_CM Day of Action on #climate http://goo.gl/P07ba
- The Arab Youth Climate Movement @AY_CM gives us hope goo.gl/rhyXa #climate
- Ahead of #COP18 Arab youth mobilize for action http://goo.gl/P07ba @AY_CM #climate
- The Arab Youth Climate Movement should give us hope http://goo.gl/tsFkR and it does http://goo.gl/P07ba - @AY_CM #climate
- Share the Day of Action photo album which includes beautiful photos from all the actions
- On the day we created a graphic that you can still share
- The code so you can embed the flickr slideshow on your blog
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About the AuthorJoshua Wiese is a project director at the Global Campaign for Climate Action. He runs the Adopt a Negotiator project and publishes our weekly Fresh Air Brief
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Saturday, August 11, 2012
On this day in 1991, Wilson Alvarez pitched a no-hitter in his first appearance with the Chicago White Sox.
In Wilson's first MLB appearance, with the Texas Rangers, he could not get a batter out. His ERA was infinity after that game. In his second MLB appearance, his first with the White Sox, he threw a no-hitter against the Orioles in Baltimore.
"Let's just say I got a couple lucky breaks today. That ball stayed in and they hit some bullets right at people." - Wilson Alvarez
One of the lucky breaks happened leading off the bottom of the eighth. Chris Hoiles hit a ball that was sure to be a triple, but Lance Johnson made a fantastic diving catch to save the no-hitter. Working from the stretch, in the ninth inning, after walks to Cal Ripken Jr. and Dwight Evans, Alvarez struck out Randy Milligan to capture the first White Sox official no-hitter since Joe Cowley's in 1986 and the first no-hitter by a left-hander in White Sox history. | <urn:uuid:ed1e53d6-4085-4db0-ab4a-1d9e2034c2f2> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://whitesoxcards.blogspot.jp/2012/08/august-11.html | 2013-06-19T08:40:03Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708145189/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124225-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.970477 | 224 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
With the presidential election cycle in full swing, we thought it'd be fun to put together a quick list of musicians who carry more social weight online than our very own vice president, Joe Biden. Below you can find 20 twitter accounts from various musicians in our music scene who have more followers than Mr. Biden!
Mr. Vice President currently sits at 115,011 followers as I type this. Let us know who we missed in the comments!
This list is in no particular order except that band members of the same band have been grouped together.
@gerardway (of My Chemical Romance)
@Brendonboydurie (of Panic! At The Disco)
@owlcity (Adam Young)
@RonnieRadke (of Falling In Reverse)
@tomdelonge (of Blink-182)
@markhoppus (of Blink-182)
@travisbarker (of Blink-182)
@Kellinquinn (of Sleeping With Sirens)
@yelyahwilliams (of Paramore)
@jeremymckinnon (of A Day To Remember)
@XChadballX(of New Found Glory)
@JackAllTimeLow (of All Time Low)
@AlexAllTimeLow (of All Time Low)
@zackalltimelow (of All Time Low)
@riandawson (of All Time Low)
@PatrickStump (of Fall Out Boy)
@petewentz (of Fall Out Boy/Black Cards)
@BJAofficial (of Green Day)
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Antony Hall creates discrete objects that attempt to defy entropy, harnessing elements of
potential or kinetic energy and self-perpetuation. His work explores mechanical or fluid
motion as well as biological phenomenon such as the behavior of animals. These works
are often miniscule or apparently simple; yet invite closer observation revealing deeper
levels of complexity.
His working process involves locating and identifying behaviors and developing control
structures [devices & instruments] within which unique, specific phenomena can exist, for
example; ‘Coffee Vortex’ , or sustaining the the life of microorganisms in a droplet of
water ‘Pond Life’ . These works assimilate phenomena, which being susceptible to
change within themselves and the environment that directly surrounds them, require to be
nurtured. Through presenting active investigative processes, the work is a continuous play
on potential failure and possible solution, where failure is as important as resolution.
Science, microcosmos, insects, experimentation, projection, water, ecology, biology, botany, environment, magnification, hydrodynamics, fish, bio-acoustics, bio-electric, interfaces, digital technology.
Areas of work
Qualifications and training
- 2002 MA, Art as Environment
- 1999 BA Hons, Fine Art, 1st, University of Wales Institute Cardiff
- 2012 Enki Experiment 5, Kapellica Gallery, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- 2004 F L U I D, Mission Gallery, Swansea
- 2004 Performance - Owl Project, Garage festival, Stralsund, Germany
- 2013 Design Days Dubai, Gazelli Art House, Dubai Art Fair, Dubai
- 2012 A Matter of Feeling, Trondheim Biennale for Art and Technology, Kunstmuseum - Gråmølna, Norway.
- 2012 On The Move, Gazelli Art House, Dover St. London
- 2009 Interspiecies, A Foundation, London
- 2009 Interspecies,, Cornerhouse,, Manchester UK
- 2008 SPECTROPIA: ART+COMMUNICATION,, Riga,, Latvia.
- 2008 Dutch Electronic Art Festival,, V2,, Rotterdam, NL
- 2008 Piemonte Share Festival, (Owl Project), Torino Italy
- 2007 Into the woods, Digital well being Labs, (Owl Project), London
- 2007 "I RESIDENT", French institute,, Prauge, CZ.
- 2007 Bios04, CAAC Sevile,, Spain.
- 2005 Cargo Cult event, Owl Project, WORM, Rotterdam
- 2005 [Owl Project] Cargo Cult event, WORM, Rotterdam
- 2005 Sonic undergrowth, Cornerhouse, Manchester
- 2005 Ultrasound 2005, Owl Project performance, Media centre, Huddersfield
- 2005 Spike open, Spike Island, Bristol
- 2005 iLog - Owl project performance, Festival Emergencies, Paris
- 2005 AXIS, Backfabrik, Berlin
- 2002 Spacex, Exeter
- 2002 Presentness is Grace: Experiencing the Suspended Moment, Arnolfini, Bristol
- 2001 Station to Station, Spacex 2, Exeter
- 2011 Experimental sonification of the mercury beating heart, Welcome Trust, London
- 2008 COLLISION FESTIVAL:, Area 10 Project Space,, London.
- 2008 Tabletop experiments @, Big draw launch, UCL,, London
- 2008 Serpentine Gallery, Serpentine, London.
- 2007 Trondhiem electronic arts festival,, TECS (Owl Project), Trondhiem, Norway.
- 2008 Hybrid encounters,, Muffatwerk, munich, DE
- 2005 CARA/Arts Catalyst, Oakley School, Kent
- 2005 Sound Forms, Lead artist, Arts Catalyst, Heathbrook School, London
- 2006 Pepiniere programme, 3 month residence, ENSAD, Paris
- 2005 Alchemy - Research Artist, Manchester Natural History Museum, Manchester
- 2005 Symbiotica/Arts catalyst: Biotech/art workshop, Kings College, London
- 2012 ~Flow, Owl Project and Ed Carter,, Artists Taking The Lead, Newcastle Upon Tyne
- 2011 Physical Oscillators, Victoria Baths, Future Everything, Manchester
- 2007 Amplitude Modulation, FACT; Foundation for Art & Creative Technology,, Liverpool
- 2003 Immediate 3, Site Gallery, Sheffield
Competitions, prizes and awards
- 2005 Research and development grant, Arts Council of England, Manchester
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The annual South African Wine Writers Award, for wine stories published in 2011 and Elle magazine's first fiction-writing competition, are open for entries. For wine writers, the closing date for submission is Thursday 12 April 2012 and for aspiring authors, it is 20 May 2012.
The Franschhoek Wine Valley Tourist Association (FWVTA), in association with the Franschhoek Literary Festival, presents the annual Wine Writers award, initiated in 2009 in acknowledgement and celebration of wine writing in South Africa. It has a R25 000 cash prize and a custom-made artwork.
Articles written during 2011 and published in South Africa or on a recognized South African website, will be considered. An independent panel of local and international judges will anonymously judge the articles. The organisers choose the panel and this year it includes John Platter (founder of Platter's South African Wine Guide), Matthew Jukes (wine columnist, voted the UK's most influential wine writer in 2011) and Bruce Jack (Flagstone Winery cellarmaster and winner of Wine of the Month Club's Winemaker of the Year award in 2011).
Journalists may submit one article and it will be evaluated on both technical accuracy and literary quality. Articles should be submitted in the original language of publication and, if necessary, will be translated into English for judging purposes.
The articles will be forwarded anonymously to the panel of judges in an electronic PDF format. After all three judges have agreed on a winner, he or she will be announced at the Franschhoek Literary Festival over the weekend of 11-13 May this year.
Entries need to be submitted in MS Word format to .
Mike Nicol to judge short story
The Elle short story competition is being held in association with trade publisher Random House Struik (RHS) and GetSmarter.
To enter, readers must submit an original short story of 900-1500 words long. Award-winning South African author Mike Nicol will select the winner and the winning story will be published in Elle magazine.
The winner will receive a RHS Creative Writing course presented by online education company GetSmarter and convened by Nicol. Aspirant writers who complete this 10-week part-time writing course have the chance to submit work for consideration by eKhaya, an imprint of RHS. The winner will also be guided and mentored by Mike Nicol on fiction and non-fiction writing techniques.
More details are in the April issue of the magazine or online at www.elle.co.za. Entries must be emailed to .
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An apple dessert for two
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Non-surgical Management of Erectile Dysfunction
The inability to achieve and/or maintain an erection that is enough to obtain sexual function is medically termed as erectile dysfunction or ED. Considered as one of the most common sexual problems that men suffer from with age, erectile dysfunction is estimated to affect around 30 million men in America alone.
Although some men may only have occasional problems with their erection, other men will have regular and serious problems with their erection. Besides causing some strain on marriage and other intimate relationships, erectile dysfunction also brings about low self-confidence, stress, depression, and even performance anxieties.
How One Gets an Erection
Simple as it may seem, getting an erection is actually a complex process and it involves a lot of systems working altogether. Here's a simple way of explaining how erection occurs:
The penis is normally limp and soft when a man is not sexually aroused. When a man is sexually aroused, nerve impulses emit chemicals that are responsible for increasing the blood level flowing into the penis. The penis is made up of erection chambers, both of which are made of spongy tissues (or corpus cavernosum). When these smooth muscles or tissues are relaxed, these allows for blood to enter and remain in the chambers. When enough blood flows in and gets stuck in the chambers, this causes the penis to get firm and hard or what we now call as an erection. After reaching an orgasm, the stuck blood will eventually flow out from the erection chambers causing the erection to subside and penis to go limp and soft again.
When Erectile Dysfunction Sets In
Psychological, medical, and physical variables can bring about erectile dysfunction. It could also be brought about by a combination of these factors that may also involve drugs, alcohol, and even some medications.
There are three major problems that are considered the medical and physical causes of erectile dysfunction. It could be that there is not enough blood flowing into the penis, which can be caused by such conditions such as smoking, diabetes, and even an underlying heart disease. Or it could be that the penis is unable to store enough blood during an erection, a condition called cavernosal dysfunction or venous leak. It could also be that the nerve signals from the spinal cord or the brain sent during arousal do not reach the penis, which could be caused by certain surgeries or injuries in the man's pelvic area.
Psychological factors that may cause erectile dysfunction include stress from work or at home, depression, sexual performance anxiety, and even relationship conflicts and problems. Side effects from some medications and other drugs like marijuana, heroin, and cocaine, as well as high consumption of alcohol can likewise lead to erection problems.
Your doctor will normally refer you to an endocrinologist, a mental health physician, or other types of medical specialists, depending on the determined cause of your ED, so that the most appropriate treatment method may be implemented on you for the effective and successful treatment of your erection problem.
What Non-Surgical Treatments Are Available
Because of the vast range of factors that may cause erectile dysfunction, there is also an equally vast number of treatments available for men suffering from this health problem. Here are just some of these non-surgical treatment methods that are worthy of discussion:
- Oral Medications. This category of non-surgical treatment for ED refers to all pills that are known as PDE-5 or phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors. What these drugs basically do is that they boost the natural signals that are emitted during sexual intercourse, enhancing and prolonging the erection process. It is however sad to note that with continued and prolonged use of these drugs some side effects (stuffy nose, muscle aches, headaches, flushing, etc.) may be experienced. Hence, it is of utmost importance to stick with the prescription that has been given by one's doctor. The most common of these oral medications prescribed by doctors include Viagra, Cialis, Levitra and Kamagra.
- Manual or Self-injections. This method involves injection medication with the use of a short need through the side of the penis and directly on to the corpus cavernous, bringing about an erection that may last from around 30 minutes to several hours. Phentolamine and prostaglandin bring about similar results as the one produced by Viagra but this time they are localized in the penile area. Because of the relaxation of the smooth tissues in the penis and the vascular dilation that the drug causes, erection is made possible.
- Prostaglandin Suppositories. Another non-surgical treatment method for erectile dysfunction is the use of urethral suppositories. As the name suggests, the method involves the insertion of a prostaglandin pellet into the penis opening and into the urethra. The absorption of prostaglandin in the urethral mucosa and the surrounding tissues of the erectile chambers causes improved erections that will sustain for a satisfactory sexual encounter. Nonetheless, other than the normal side effects brought about by aprostadil, continued use of suppositories may cause some pain in the penis as well as the area between the rectum and the scrotum, which is also referred to as the perineum.
- Vacuum Penile Devices. These devices work by simply manually inducing an erection. They work best in men who are still able to get partial erections by themselves. The penis is just inserted into a tube, which is normally made from plastic. Once inserted, the tube is pressed against the body so that a seal may be formed. With the hand pump, a vacuum is created, drawing blood to flow into the penis and causing it to become engorged. A few minutes in the vacuum and the penis will get an erection, after which the tube can now be removed and an O-ring is placed at the base to ensure that the blood is trapped and the erection is maintained.
- Sex Therapy. This treatment method is normally advised to those whose ED cases may have been brought about by psychological factors. Professional therapists such as psychotherapists and sex counselors will normally recommend couples to enhance their sexual communications, minimize tension in the house, and develop realistic sexual expectations to help treat the erection problems. Other therapists likewise recommend the use of therapy in conjunction with other surgical or medical treatment techniques. | <urn:uuid:e0eb0f17-04d5-4102-bd65-f04fa9a6e1fd> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.discreetpharma.net/articles/non-surgical-management-of-erectile-dysfunction.html | 2013-06-19T08:45:05Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708145189/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124225-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.956403 | 1,299 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Solid Sateen - White - 320 ct - 118" QUILT BACKING
This gorgeous medium weight snow white combed cotton is done with a tight weave, combed cotton from Fabri Quilt. This solid white fabric has a slight sheen. Please prewash and allow for up to 7% shrinkage. 118" wide, 100% combed cotton sateen, 320 thread count.
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According to credible research, the top 10% of organizations fill, on average, 65% of their positions internally. The bottom 10% manage to fill just 35% this way. The reasons are several. First, top performers need to see a clear career path inside the organization. If they don't, they will pursue their ambitions and develop their talents elsewhere. Second, organizations that spend the time identifying high potential employees - aligning them in directions that best leverage their talent - and grooming them through the use of mentors, coaching, stretch assignments, training and education will breed a more loyal and more competent workforce while avoiding the costs of turnover, recruitment and mistakes in hiring.
In the learning tracks within the Succession Planning Talent Topic, we explore the practice of ongoing succession planning, innovations around identifying and investing in high potentials and the question of whether and when it is better to bring in "new blood" versus promoting and re-deploying from within. | <urn:uuid:2e4d9833-e917-4770-acd5-fa986a6a2824> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.hci.org/talent-management/talent-leadership/succession-management | 2013-06-19T08:53:41Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708145189/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124225-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.946988 | 193 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Mr. RENTZKE Christopher - ICCS Managing Director in South Africa
ICCS South Africa
ICCS HQ Israel is proud to inform our students that an Official representative in now open in South Africa - Cape town . Rentzke Chris. is appointed as the managing director of the international israeli organization of krav maga ICCS in South Africa . Seminar & intensive course will be provided by ICCS Israel in South Africa . For news , informations or to organize courses , please fell free to contact us and our representative
Event : Seminar & intensive course 2012 in SA
ICCS KRAV MAGA Seminar & Intensive course 2012
02 Sept .2012 & 03.04.05 Sept 2012
Opening of the ICCS South Africa representative Krav Maga exhibition from
Mr. Sharir Richman ICCS Chief head Instructor .
One full Day krav maga training ( 6h - 8 h ) Seminar of krav Maga open for all levels .
Three days intensive course ( 6h - 8 h per day ) Assistant instructor course . ( level test & certificate )
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There are a number of ways to start an application in Kubuntu, but for the purposes of this quick guide, we will only focus on several of the most commonly used methods.
First and foremost, The K Menu allows you to browse and start applications. All Applications” heading. Browse the application categories and on a highlighted application to start it.on The K Menu will present you with a list of application categories under the “
You will notice various icons on the Toolbar that represent the applications they will start if youthem. If you hover your mouse pointer over a Toolbar icon a description of the application it launches will be displayed. You may add your own links to applications that you use often to the Toolbar by on The K Menu icon and highlighting -> -> and on the application you want to add.
Katapult: the new item launcher. Press Alt+Space to bring up Katapult then type the name of the program you want to run. Press enter to start the program when Katapult has found it. | <urn:uuid:eb5a4238-7194-4870-9791-620cb3dbf89f> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.kubuntu.org/docs/kquickguide/C/ch02s03.html | 2013-06-19T08:40:28Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708145189/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124225-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.904003 | 209 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
928,000 Passengers in July Eclipses June Record
MILWAUKEE (September 10, 2010) - Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker announced today that a single-month record number of passengers traveled through General Mitchell International Airport in July 2010. The airport served 928,497 passengers, an increase of 136,876 (+17.29 percent) over last July’s 791,621 passengers. The July total marks 11 straight months of record passenger growth, and eclipses the previous one-month high of 922,984 passengers in June 2010.
In the first seven months of 2010, the airport has served 5,713,942 passengers, an increase of 1.4 million (+31.3 percent) over the same period in 2009.
“There are always a lot of leisure travelers taking to the skies in July, plus some fairly heavy convention and business travel,” Walker said. “Convention travelers in particular are delighted to fly to Milwaukee on a low fare ticket and then discover what a dynamic and fun-loving community this is.”
Airport Director Barry Bateman said, “With a 17 percent growth rate in July, Mitchell far outpaced the nation’s passenger count, which declined by 1 percent. We’re seeing a rise in passengers connecting from one flight to another in Milwaukee, in addition to the passengers originating from Wisconsin and northern Illinois taking advantage of average airfares almost $100 less than O’Hare’s.”
Market Data: U.S. Department of Transportation data for 1st Quarter 2010 (most recent) show that the average airfare out of Milwaukee dropped lower than the average at 93 other U.S. airports. Mitchell’s average fare was $98 less than O’Hare’s, $78 less than the nation’s average and $17 less than Midway Airport’s. Mitchell’s average fare represented the largest quarter-over-quarter drop in the nation at -16.6 percent.
Airports Council International reported that during the 1st Quarter 2010, growth at Mitchell was exceeded worldwide only by airports in Istanbul, Turkey and Phuket, Thailand, and that Mitchell was the only U.S. airport among the top 30 fastest growing airports worldwide.
With 56 markets, Mitchell has moved up to 28th among U.S. airports in number of markets served nonstop, according to data recently published by the Brookings Institute. Mitchell’s rank in a similar 2004 study was 34th. The new ranking means that more nonstop markets are served out of Milwaukee than out of other Midwestern cities, such as Kansas City; Nashville; Pittsburgh; Indianapolis and Columbus, and out of medium-sized cities elsewhere in the U.S., including Portland, OR; Austin; New Orleans; San Diego; Raleigh/Durham; Albuquerque; San Antonio and Hartford, CT. | <urn:uuid:481434df-1685-44c2-8cfc-5841dbd5cb18> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.mitchellairport.com/blog/posts/509/walker-announces-all-time-one-month-passenger-record-at-general-mitchell-international-airport | 2013-06-19T08:26:01Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708145189/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124225-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.950035 | 608 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
CHRIS CRAFT COMMANDER FORUM ®
.......A photo-intensive technical reference file and ongoing newsletter regarding the original fiberglass Chris-Craft Commander series. This is an independent not-for-profit and non-commercial web site, not affiliated with the Chris Craft Commander Club ~~ or ~~ Chris-Craft Corporation. Our mission here is to about the Commander series (and those associated fiberglass boats on the Chris-Craft family tree) for your individual personal use, and by doing so help promote the good name of Chris-Craft, and help preserve, restore, and appreciate Chris-Craft boats. The main reference feature is the ever expanding "have fun and share information" which contains what we believe to be the world's largest collection of documentation photos and technical information on the Chris-Craft Commander line of boats, MASTER INDEX File
and a few words about how to use the forum.
(like these original brochure scans, featuring the iconic first 38 Commander styled by Fred Hudson, and many of the great Dick Avery renditions that followed) , (a huge collection of Chris-Craft 427 tuning and specification information),
We extend to you a cordial
Come on in, make yourself at home, we are a friendly group of enthusiasts, and we also appreciate the classic "WELCOME ABOARD !" Chris Craft Roamer, Corsair, and Lancer boats too , as they are all on the same family tree and share much in common !
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Double congratulations...........on the boat and on figuring out the photo posting ! July 6 2012 at 11:38 PM Paul ( no login) Response to New Lancer Project
Hi Mike, and a formal
"WELCOME ABOARD" in the event we have not already extended one to you. Great job with the photos, and thanks to the guys for extending a helping hand, that is appreciated, thanks guys.
That photo of the Lancer sitting at the dock looks like a stealth bomber sitting on the tarmac. Many people don't realize these things will seat 9 people too! They are big comfortable runabouts that are well suited to rough water, and this one looks to be in great shape for upgrades. In the meantime if it is running now, enjoy it and leave the repair work for the off season!!!
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I’ve talked a bit about our laundry system before, but I’ve never really fully described the whole cycle (pun intended) for you and thought I’d take a moment to explain how we handle laundry baskets around here.
Next to my washer and dryer is a 3-tiered shelf. On each level sits a laundry basket. The top level is the basket I share with my husband. It is the largest (for several reasons I’ll explain in a moment). The second level is the basket that goes to the Boy’s Room and the 3rd level is the basket that goes to the Girl’s Room. We labeled the bottom of each basket with the initials of each child who’s clothes go in that basket (and Emily’s “E” is still there).
Labeling this way is particularly helpful if you don’t have a designated boys and girls room.
As part of morning chores, the older children grab their baskets and haul them upstairs. Theoretically, the little kids are supposed to pitch in and help put away their own clothes; although I’m really not sure how often that actually happens. I do know Micah is banned from helping because he does more “throwing” clothes than “putting away” clothes!
After they have put away their clothes, they get to toss their laundry baskets down the stairs. Yes, I do allow this because I have to admit, there is something quite satisfying about throwing an empty laundry basket down the stairs!
Now, the quick why behind my basket being so much bigger. (and yes, I throw mine down the stairs too!) Besides the obvious fact that my husband and I are bigger than the children, I also put towels and sheets in my basket. I am the one who puts those away, but I suppose you could have yet another basket just for those items that don’t really belong to anyone, but still need to be put in their rightful places.
When I head out to climb Mt. Washmore, I simply grab the discarded laundry baskets at the foot of the stairs and put them back on their shelves. Each shelf is labeled accordingly.
As each load comes out of the dryer, I pull the baskets out and fold the clothes right out of the dryer and into each basket…girls…boys…mine…etc. I put the baskets back into the shelves and the cycle starts all over again.
This is the way we’ve been doing it ever since we moved to this particular house where the laundry is downstairs rather than on the main level. It keeps the laundry room tidy and makes it easy for the children. And hey, it Works For Me!
Oh, and in case you are wondering what that piece of paper taped to the wall next to the baskets is:
Yesterday I was at EcoBabySteps.com and totally missed it! Head over there and read my first guest post:
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Ironman Bolton or Wales
Planning my first Ironman in 2014 and cannot decide between Bolton or Wales,
Can anyone answer the following questions?
Thanks for any advice.
the bike course for Wales is harder than IMUK
entries normally open the day after the race- however, this year is the last year that IMW and IMUK hold the franchise for their respective events so it's possible there may be a new venue and course.
IMW is £375 this year until the end of the week when it rises to £415, IMUK has already sold out this year but I guess the cost would have been comparable.
If you're not fussed about the IM branding there are stacks of alternative Iron length tris in the UK
Hi there Browne
You wouldn't perchance be A Browne Lee?
Yeah, as FF says above. IMWales boasts about it being the hardest on the whole IM circuit. However, it's a lovely part of the world, the local supporters love it, and the sheep are MUCH prettier. The sea at Tenby can be beautifully sheltered, or it can rival Hawaii for surfing.
For me, I'm going to do Challenge Henley as my first Iron distance. Branded IM can wait until I know what horrors await. I need to know that I am going to get as far as the bike at least.
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Archive for May, 2006
University of the South economics professor — and Atlanta Braves partisan — John Charles Bradbury’s Sabernomics blog offers a good glimpse into “sabermetrics,” the mathematical and statistical analysis of baseball.
Mr. Bradbury posts items on sports, business and economics. But the site also includes links to fascinating, if wonky, studies on baseball. For instance, did you know that from the 1970s to the early 1990s, the rate of batters hit by pitches was almost 20% higher on average in the American League than in the National League? Interestingly, the higher plunking rate coincides with the introduction of the designated hitter in the American League — leading some to theorize that pitchers are more likely to throw at batters when the pitchers don’t have to bat themselves and face possible retaliation.
Other studies dive into the numbers to help determine how a beer-guzzling, hot-dog-gobbling slugger like Babe Ruth might have fared in today’s game, or to figure out whether there is a rational basis for the conventional baseball wisdom that bars lefthanders from a spot behind the plate as catcher.
Thanks to John McA and Uncle Andy for pointing this out to me.
Josh Byrnes, the GM of the Arizona Diamondbacks, just signed Chad Tracy to a 4-year $13.25 million deal (guaranteed) with an option for a fifth year at an additional $6 million ($7 million minus the $1 million buyout that is guaranteed). Mark Shapiro, of the Cleveland Indians, did something similar with several of his young players earlier this season, and it’s something his predecessor, John Hart, did as well.
As a general rule, individuals tend to be risk averse while firms are risk neutral. Baseball teams can diversify away risk—by signing many players—while players have their financial nest-egg in one basket. For a reserved player who has the potential to be a star, he’s likely to forgo some of his expected future earnings for a guarantee of stability. This represents a huge opportunity for teams to free up financial resources. As David Pinto puts it:
Tracy is a solid offensive player who is now locked up through his peak years. Not too long that he can cost the team a lot of money with a career ending injury, and they don’t need to worry about arbitration.
The league minimum may seem like a lot of money, but it’s not over the course of a lifetime. I expect, as must the D-backs, that Tracy is going to be worth more than $3.5 million/year for the next four years—I estimate that Tracy was worth $8.15 million in 2005—and Tracy is happy to trade some of that potential income for stability.
I also wonder how players behave after signing deals like this. You might think that a player who gets some guaranteed money over the next few years would shirk, but I think the exact opposite might happen. There is still the potential for a bigger payday down the road, and I’m sure Tracy wants to win. Maybe he’ll be more likely to do some little things that might injure his chances of getting a long run payoff—like dive for balls or get into collisions, or do strenuous weight-training. He might also be willing to share knowledge with younger teammates who could compete for his job. And let’s not forget generating good will with players.
Frequently, people ask me when my book will be coming out, but I haven’t had more than a vague time-frame. However, I talked to my editor yesterday, and he tells me that the official publication date is March 7, 2007. We’re close to a title, but I don’t want to reveal it yet, as these things can change. I’ll keep you posted as I learn more.
Steven Levitt writes this interesting post on the impact of age cut-offs and the typical birth-month of players in the NHL. This follows up an article with Stephen Dubner in the NY Times Magazine on the phenomenon in soccer. I’m swamped with grading so I won’t write much about the theory. I’ll just provide you with a quote from the article and two bits of information.
Since youth sports are organized by age bracket, teams inevitably have a cutoff birth date. In the European youth soccer leagues, the cutoff date is Dec. 31. So when a coach is assessing two players in the same age bracket, one who happened to have been born in January and the other in December, the player born in January is likely to be bigger, stronger, more mature. Guess which player the coach is more likely to pick? He may be mistaking maturity for ability, but he is making his selection nonetheless. And once chosen, those January-born players are the ones who, year after year, receive the training, the deliberate practice and the feedback — to say nothing of the accompanying self-esteem — that will turn them into elites.
1) Here is a graph of of the birth-month of every major league baseball player through the 2005 season (16,067 players), thanks to the Lahman Baseball Archive.
(note: the horizontal line at 8.33% is the mean)
2) The cut-off for participation in Little League TM baseball is July 31.
This seems to fit with the theory. Of course, it could be that baseball fans—who are most likely to raise baseball players—have a lower opportunity cost for procreation after the World Series.
Addendum: I re-read the Little League page, and there is a proposal to move the cut-off to April 30. If it passes, in a decade or so, someone remember to check on this.
Further Addendum: Here is a revised graph of the percent born by birth-month for US-born MLB players. There are four samples for players who made there debuts after 1970, 1980, 1990, 2000. If anyone wishes to play around with the data, it’s freely available at www.baseball1.com.
Then pattern still generally holds; although, the rise in March births is interesting.
I’m curious why Adam LaRoche is so hated by Braves fans. And look, I have a realistic view of Adam.
– He is NOT a good defensive player. Those touting him for future gold gloves are either deluded or flat lying. Yeah, he’s not Giambi, but, he’s not good by any defensive metric out there. And my own perceptions of his play confirm what the stats show.
– He is slow, very slow. Because he is a lefty, he will never be able to play any position other than first.
– He doesn’t have the team-leader “intangibles.” By all accounts he is quiet, and his nickname “three-second delay” indicates he’s not the guy teammates rally around.
– He is NOT the type of first baseman you build around. The Braves should have moved Chipper to first and held on to Andy Marte.
Given all of this, Adam LaRoche is a quality MLB ballplayer who will have a decent career. And it’s possible that he will gain some more power that might make him even more valuable. I suspect he will play for a lot of teams in a first base platoon and pinch hit. The Braves have very few options at first now that Marte is gone, so I don’t see what the deal is. In fact, I’m quite happy the Braves still have him around.
A player like LaRoche is hard to rally around. His swing is ugly, and he’s generally an unexciting player. His .220 batting average this year and 33 strikeouts are easy targets for criticism. But his 18 walks and .250 Isolated Power are beautiful. He has an OBP of .336 and a SLG of .471 for a healthy OPS of .807.
Compare this with Jeff Francoeur, whom everyone is cheering for and says, “but if you take out his slow start he’s hitting nearly hitting a lot better.” Blah, blah, blah. Really? If you take out the bad stuff, of course you’re going to look pretty good. Jeff has been stinking up the joint in a way that was totally expected from his minor league stats, and he’s not as good a hitter as LaRoche. Adam has produced 81 outs for the Braves this year compared to 105 by Francoeur—to lead the team. That’s 24 more more outs, nearly an entire game’s worth. My point isn’t to disparage Francoeur, but to point out that Adam is facing a different standard. He’s been a lot more valuable than Francoeur this year, but getting much harsher criticism.
On March 20, I made several predictions relevant to the Braves that I want to check up on.
Prediction: Oscar Villarreal will pitch less than 30 innings.
So far: 14 and 1/3 IP. Although his line of 7 Ks/ 8 BBs/ 2 HBPs/ 1 HR isn’t instilling me with any confidence.
Prediction: Horacio Ramirez is going to have his worst season yet.
So far: Injured after 3 IPs, although still no home runs allowed.
Prediction: Lance Cormier will be the most-reliable middle-reliever in the pen.
So far: Well, before his injury he was Cox’s favorite middle-reliever and his ERA is good (3.00). However, his peripherals are pretty smelly (7 Ks /9BBs/ 1 HR in 15 IP) and not in the spirit of my prediction.
Prediction: Chris Reitsma will be a solid set-up man or closer.
So Far: He’s been awful. 5Ks/ 4 BBs /3HRs in 12 and 2/3 IP. His K-rate continues to fall, and he’s already given up as many home runs as he allowed last year. This isn’t our hit-unlucky Reitsma. If anyone might be missing Leo, it’s him. Although, this is pure conjecture on my part.
Prediction: Andruw Jones will make 2005 look mediocre.
So Far: He’s hitting about the same as he did last year.
Prediction: Chipper Jones will continue his excellent play. If he stays healthy, he is an MVP candidate.
So Far: He’s already been on the DL. He’s hitting for average but is Iso-Power is down about 100 points. He’s only hit 2 homers so far.
Prediction: Marcus Giles will have an OPS of less than .800.
So Far: Well, unfortunately I was really right on this one. To be fair, Giles has been injured. But his power has been non-existent. At least he’s walking.
Prediction: Adam LaRoche will have an OPS greater than .800 (does not apply if he isn’t platooned).
So Far: Surprisingly, I’m right on this one and he hasn’t been platooned. Currently, LaRoche’s OPS is at .809. Despite a .220 AVG, he’s getting on base and hitting for power. Jeff Francoeur could learn a lot from Adam about the difference between productive and empty batting averages. Speaking of Jeff…
Prediction: Kelly Johnson will out-hit Jeff Francoeur (assuming KJ stays healthy and isn’t sent to AAA).
So Far: KJ looks to be heading for Tommy John.
Prediction: Andy Marte will out-hit Jeff Francoeur (the Indians will find room for him).
So Far: The Indians haven’t found room for him, and Marte is strangely homerless in Buffalo with a .350 OBP.
Prediction: Brian McCann will out-hit Jeff Francoeur.
So Far: Brian McCann has been fantastic. Again, here’s someone Jeff should seek to learn from. Unlike Francoeur, McCann learned how to take a walk in the minors and it has paid off with a .337/.379/.522 /.901 line. He’ll probably drop off some, but he’s in no danger of seeing the minor leagues for any reason other than a rehab assignment. He’s really been overshadowed by Francoeur and Marte, but he’s the real shining star of the Braves farm system.
Prediction: Johnny Estrada will have an OPS greater than .750.
So Far: Johnny is off to an excellent start (.298/.326/.488/.814). He has to hit for a high average to be an excellent-hitting catcher, because he doesn’t walk much. But, he’s shown he can do that. I expect he’ll regress some, but I predict he’ll end the season over .750, which is good for a catcher.
Prediction: The O’s ERA will drop and the Braves ERA will rise. Their ERAs will be within 0.25 runs.
So Far: Wrong, right, and wrong. The O’s pitching hasn’t looked good with the second worst ERA in the AL (5.71). However, the Braves aren’t doing so hot either with a 4.29 ERA. And the Braves have actually been a little bit lucky, with a FIP of 4.77. Atlanta had a 3.98 ERA in 2005 with a very similar pitching staff. The O’s had an ERA of 4.57 with some significant turnover from last year.
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I ran into two interesting posts this morning.
Jeff Merron lists the top-20 greatest TV moments in sports. I have to say that I get chills when I think about some of those events, at least the ones that I was old enough to have actually witnessed, and it just reminds me of why we like sports. The uncertainty and drama are key elements in all of these events. And you can help Jeff rank the events after reading the article. Although, I can think of one event that was left off, which would be my number one: Sid Bream’s slide to win the 1992 NL Championship for the Braves.
Also, Mac Thomason has a series of reviews of John Schuerholz’s Built to Win. I think it’s a very interesting take, and it goes to show how influential Moneyball was for baseball. It seems JS can’t shake the bitter taste or admit that he does some things the same way Billy Beane does.
I would post this in the comments to the previous post, but I don’t think I can put images in the comments. There are lots of good comments there, too. A few posters implied—or maybe I’m misinterpreting—that if the best hitters dominated the worst pitchers, shouldn’t the best pitchers dominate the worst hitters too? Well, in fact, pitchers also improved in striking out batters just as they were giving up more home runs and hitting more batters. But, the effect of dispersion has been greater on pitchers than hitters, which should lead to more great feats by hitters.
Also, Skip notes that “HR rates vs. pitchers should diverge in the 90s: the best pitchers dish out fewer, and the worst dish out more.” So, I looked at the divergence of home runs allowed across pitchers, using the coefficient of variation as the measure of dispersion.
Now some of this has to do with the increased specialization of pitchers, which might also be a function of a depleted talent pool, so I also looked at the dispersion of home run rates. The outcome is not as pronounced, and the change in dispersion since the 1993 expansion has been quadratic—decreasing then increasing. And. in a historical context, the dispersion in home runs allowed rates is low.
When people talk about steroids, they tend to talk about pictures like those below. Maybe they don’t use an actual picture, but the point is clear: the rate at which an extreme achievement—like home runs—has changed recently. And that change coincides with a possible increase in steroid use by players.
Because the shift in the 1990s was so dramatic, it’s hard not to wonder what happened. There is no denying that home run balls are flying out of the park more than they used to, which makes it hard to know why steroid skeptics, such as myself, do not acknowledge steroids to be the cause. Yes, Juiced and Game of Shadows tell us that steroids were rampant in the locker rooms of MLB teams during the home run boom. I really can’t argue with the fact that some players may have taken steroids. As to how much and what effect they have had on hitting power I still don’t know. It’s going to take more than accusations from Ken Caminiti, Jose Conseco, and anonymous sources to convince me of player guilt. Regardless of whether or not players used or not, I’m still not convinced that steroids, or any other PEDs, have much to do with the increase in offense. Here are some reasons not to blame the surge on steroids.
Steroids ought to impact both sides of the ball. If there are benefits, both pitchers and hitters will reap them. Recent testing has busted both pitchers and hitters. It is possible that batters benefit more than pitchers, though. So, this reason is not all that powerful, although I would like to see better arguments for the asymmetric effects of steroids on hitters and pitchers.
Also, the introduction of homer-friendly ballparks may have facilitated the home run surge, but it’s not enough. The balls are still flying out of the big places too.
Expansion is the explanation that gets little attention, yet I believe it is the most important factor for the power surge. The rise in home runs coincides with the expansion of the leagues in 1993 and 1998, which has increased the league by more than 100 players a year—a minimum of four 25-man rosters.
The late evolutionary biologist Stephen Jay Gould put forth a novel theory of extreme achievements competitive environments. His idea was that as the variance of the quality of participants shrinks, opportunities for great performances diminish. Being an avid baseball fan, Gould used baseball as his example. He argued that because MLB was being populated by better baseball players, great achievements, such as hitting .400, were decreasing. You see, very good players dominate very bad players, and as the very bad disappear from the game, the very good can no longer rack up good performances against them. Expansion has the effect of letting in the riff-raff for baseball’s elite to exploit. And we can see that as evidence of the inferior pitching entered the leagues that pitchers began to hit more batters. As the graph above shows—did I forget to mention it was a digram of the hit batter rate, not home run rate, over time?—the current era of baseball could just as easily be referred to as the hit batter era rather than the home run era. And most certainly, no one believes steroids cause pitchers to hit more batters—well, maybe it’s roid rage, but I don’t buy that.
Below is a graph of the hit batter and home run rates since 1960. They track together somewhat, but more importantly, they both shoot up in the 1990s, which is what Gould’s theory predicts.
Furthermore, we can examine Gould’s hypothesis by looking at the talent distribution of hitters and pitchers over time. The graph below maps the coefficient of variation (standard deviation/mean) of batter OPS and pitcher ERA by decade relative to the 1920-2005 average.
The higher the bar, the greater the distribution of talent and the greater the opportunity for great players to dominate poor players. It’s clear that the distribution of pitchers has been rising over the span that both home runs and hit batters have increased. The direction of this effect is exactly what we would predict, and the change is as dramatic as the change in home runs and hit batters.
Most certainly, this does not mean that steroids have not influenced the game. I just think it’s incorrect that there are no other plausible explanations for the changes in performance. Personally, I don’t think steroids have had that much of an effect, even if players have been taking them, but that is just my opinion. Furthermore, I believe Art De Vany is right.
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You've worked hard all week — treat yourself to a relaxing evening at the movies this weekend, complete with butter-drenched popcorn. Here's the scoop on three flicks showing this Friday, June 15.
Rock of Ages
The Broadway stage musical hits big screens in this highly anticipated ode to the ‘80s directed by Adam Shankman of So You Think You Can Dance fame. Small-town girl Sherrie (Julianne Hough) meets city boy Drew (Diego Boneta), and the pair fall in love to the tunes of Def Leppard, Poison, Whitesnake, and other hair-band favorites. Also starring: Alec Baldwin, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Russell Brand, and Tom Cruise as the infamous Axl Rose-like Stacee Jaxx.
Sexy: Diego Boneta (remember him on Pretty Little Liars?)
Not sexy: Egotistical rock stars
Verdict: Duh, this is a total must-see with your besties — get ready for a sing-along-thon!
When a couple's marriage is almost destroyed after their son is kidnapped and killed, the pair come back together to avenge their little boy. The system may have failed, letting the murderer off way too easy, but Mom (Erika Christensen of Parenthood) and Dad (Jesse Metcalfe of Desperate Housewives) make up for it big time when they seize the culprit and torture him mercilessly.
Sexy: Jesse Metcalfe
Not sexy: Child killers and torture
Verdict: Definitely not for the squeamish, but right up your alley if you loved the Saw franchise. Sicko.
Watch the trailer.
That's My Boy
When little Donny knocks up his middle-school teacher and she ends up behind bars (yes, you read that right), he raises his son, Todd, the best way he knows how — by feeding him lollipops and getting him a full-back tattoo of the New Kids on the Block. Todd moves out at 18, but after years apart, older Donny (Adam Sandler) finds his long-lost boy (Andy Samberg) and shows up to rock his world... and crash his wedding. Leighton Meester of Gossip Girl also stars.
Sexy: Innocent crushes on your teacher
Not sexy: Teachers taking advantage of said crushes
Verdict: Let's be real here: Sandler's been a bit off his game recently... surely, he's due for a hit? Anyway, it can't be worse than Jack and Jill — and it's perfect timing for Father's Day. | <urn:uuid:1641ae58-52ea-4c42-aaf4-df217c300f5a> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.wetpaint.com/network/articles/rock-of-ages-the-tortured-thats-my-boy-wetpaint-entertainments-sexy-not-sexy-weekend-movie-guide-615 | 2013-06-19T08:17:32Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708145189/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124225-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.929726 | 546 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Less than a month ago, the federal government recalled nearly 1.6 million cribs sold by the world's largest distributor of baby beds. But parents who asked Delta Enterprise for a kit to fix the cribs' hazardous drop rails may have a false sense of confidence, according to a Tribune investigation.
Government documents reviewed by the newspaper reveal at least 19 instances of an entirely different hazard on the Delta cribs -- mattress platforms that drop and create a gap that can entrap and strangle babies.
The revelations about Delta come at a time when crib safety is under growing scrutiny, the result of massive recalls for major manufacturers and large numbers of consumer complaints.
So why are so many deadly flaws and entrapment issues being linked to cribs now, and what can be done to make them safer? That is the most vexing question for safety watchdogs and parents alike.
Federal regulators are so concerned that they're being unusually aggressive, embarking on their broadest, most critical look at the safety problems of cribs in more than two decades.
Though cribs are designed for a family to leave a baby unattended for many hours at a time, they are the most deadly nursery product. One missing screw, one broken spindle or one loose mattress support can turn a crib into a deathtrap. Babies' small, flexible bodies can slide through gaps, but their heads get trapped, and they strangle or hang to death. Often, their airways get blocked, so they can't cry out for help.
Two fixes in the 1970s and '80s greatly reduced the number of annual deaths from poorly designed cribs: shrinking the distance between side slats and removing corner posts that could snag children's clothing, leading to strangulation.
But new hazards have emerged in recent years in the face of two fundamental changes in the cribmaking industry: Baby beds today are much more complex, and their construction has shifted almost entirely abroad. Most of the biggest U.S. names in cribs are not manufacturers anymore. They import cribs from contracted factories overseas.
Today's cribs often can be converted into toddler beds and adult beds. But the more moving parts a crib has, the more likely those parts can wear out or get lost when parents take them apart between births or give or sell them to other families.
In the last year alone, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission staff has investigated hundreds of problems with the cribs of many manufacturers, including nine entrapment deaths and many injuries and near-misses.
The rash of problems has prompted the commission's staff to challenge the regulatory system established under President Reagan, which forces them to defer to voluntary standards that are controlled by manufacturers. This month, in writing to the agency's commissioners, the commission's staff argued that those standards "are inadequate to prevent entrapment deaths and injuries of young children."
The staff urged commissioners to bypass the industry-led process and move toward federally mandated safety rules for cribs. On Friday, the commissioners agreed.
A baby's screams
Cari Myhra was folding laundry when she heard the scream from her baby's nursery across the hall.
She entered the room to find that one end of her daughter's crib mattress had fallen to the floor. Nine-month-old Sabrina was clinging to the crib sheet to avoid getting trapped between the mattress and crib frame.
"She was screaming, trying to pedal her legs, trying to climb up" the mattress, Myhra said in an interview describing the Oct. 24 incident. "For a couple weeks after it happened, it was hard to get her to lay down. She'd cry so hard like she was petrified."
This month, an investigator from the commission came to the Myhras' Stillwater, Minn., home to photograph and take apart their Delta Athens crib. Myhra said the investigator told her the stabilizer bars, which hold the crib together and support the mattress platform, were inadvertently installed upside down.
This is easy to do on many Delta cribs. To a consumer, the part of the stabilizer bar that supports the mattress looks as if it offers more protection when installed upside down. The crib looks normal with the bars that way.
The Myhras' experience illuminates a problem the commission has run into with several crib manufacturers: designs that allow parents to unwittingly assemble products in dangerous ways.
Commission staff this year urged manufacturers to change the industry's voluntary standard so cribs can't function if mattress supports and drop-side railings are installed upside down, or could function equally well in either position.
Confusing assembly manuals make matters worse. "Some of the instructions are worthless," commission engineer Patty Hackett said last month while discussing the issue with manufacturers at a standard-setting meeting. "I've seen cribs mis-assembled and still operate. That's what scares me." | <urn:uuid:adab8653-a5d3-4b97-a821-c9a810cdeddc> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2008-11-16/news/chi-1116-cribs_1_crib-safety-delta-enterprise-corner-posts | 2013-05-19T21:45:48Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368698090094/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516095450-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.969523 | 997 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
January is always so hopeful. I love the tenor of this month, of new beginnings. The Seattle weather can challenge this 'dawning' feeling...with its grey shrouded skies; but not today. This morning's 'rosy fingered dawn' was spell bounding, something to rival last night's sunset. Amidst the greyness we find nourishing beauty. On this beautiful dawn our glassblowers returned to the mother ship. Hi Ho, Hi Ho. The New Year maintenance of our equipment is complete thanks to Ryan and other various brawn. It feels like our pulse is back...the din of the music, the furnaces aglow and the marvelous kinetic energy of the glassybaby craft. Welcome back to our team.
I asked Ryan what the line up of colors being made is? She reported:
- seattle sunset
- true white
- bedford brown
Our shelves are a bit scanty after a wonderfully busy holiday run. So, Ry's challenge is color priority and production strategy. I love that all of the colors above are in our giving pantheon. The stars of our show are bing made first.
Other New Year minutes...Many organized brides have contacted us with wedding spreadsheets that include a line item named 'glassybaby rental.' The wedding combinations are always dreamy and it is our joy to candlelight various nuptials. In the wedding camp...it has been my supreme pleasure to work with bride to be Emily and by proxy her lucky fiance Jamie. They will wed on the East coast and return to hold a wedding celebration/birthday party for Emily at our Madrona studio after hours. Brilliant. There is even an event planner (dear friend) helping to organize the Madrona fete. We have met and discussed logistics that include lighting glassybaby and where to drape various swaths of organza. The couple were engaged in Italy...so, in homage to the place of their promise...pizza and gelato will feed their guests. Another lovely signature to their event...they are trying to craft a giving aspect to their celebration; therefore glassybaby will pass 10% of their expenses back to the Cancer charity of their choice. Their lives and families have intersected with the profound challenges of cancer. We embrace their giving momentum and we anxiously await their entourage in April.
End note...Dog teaser. There is a new dog in the house. A photo shoot is being scheduled and I promise to debut a photo of Ringo on next week's blog.
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One of the most valuable aspects of the partnership between the Huntington Theatre Company and Boston University is the opportunity for students to work closely with the Huntington’s professional shops and artisans. I sat down with second-year MFA candidates John Traub and Mary Ellen Stebbens to talk about how this collaboration worked for them in the process of designing the upcoming opera Susannah.
John is studying set design and technical production, and is the set designer for Susannah. “What’s interesting about this particular opera is it has a lot of history,” he said. Last week he and all the designers had a chance to meet with composer Carlisle Floyd and singer Phyllis Curtain, who played the title role in the world premier. “It was great to meet them and get their blessing,” he added.
When working on design for opera, Traub said he begins with the score, analyzing the music and trying to see what’s going on in each scene. In this case, the analysis took him in a very realistic direction. “A lot of what we do in the theatre is pushing the limit and going wild. Realistic is nice for a change,” he said.
Mary Ellen Stebbins, a lighting design student and lighting designer for Susannah, echoed this idea. “It’s a realistic opera so the lighting has to be realistic,” she said. “The fact that we wanted it to be realistic meant that there would have to be a cabin. There would have to be a roof on the cabin, and I would have to light under it.”
But both Traub and Stebbins said they were up to the challenges presented by the project in part because they felt supported by the Huntington staff. Traub explained that, “When we’re involved with the Huntington Theatre Company there’s a lot of input on a professional level. We work very closely with the Huntington Theatre Company and with the Opera Institute. There’s a huge collaboration on all levels.”
Stebbins said, “We work alongside the shop 24/7. We’ve already established a personal relationship, so doing something big and scary isn’t as big or scary because you already have a relationship with the people you’re working with.”
But she was quick to add that working with professionals means that she needs to be on top of her own work. “If it was my friend (I was working with) I might not be as circumspect. It’s a reminder to cross my T’s and dot my I’s because it is going to cost man hours (if I don’t).”
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Susannah runs April 15 - 18 at the Boston University Theatre, 264 Huntington Ave, Boston MA 02115. Tickets available online 24/7 or by phone at 617 933-8600, or in person at our box office locations. Subscriber discount available. | <urn:uuid:18e2f97b-f753-46c0-9cf9-92ec458aabbd> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://blog.huntingtontheatre.org/2010/04/student-designers-take-stage.html | 2013-05-19T21:58:36Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368698090094/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516095450-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.973048 | 644 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
It's become a scandal-related ritual: A member of Congress gets into a moral or ethical jam and researchers for the opposing political party comb through contribution lists to see who the member gave money to.
It happened with Anthony Weiner and it's now happening with Oregon's David Wu, a Democrat who said earlier this week that he intends to resign from office. Wu's announcement came after The Oregonian reported that Wu is accused of having an unwanted sexual encounter with an 18-yea-old woman.
Wu gave U.S. Rep. Chris Murphy, a fellow Democrat who is now running for U.S. Senate, a $1,000 contribution in 2006. "Given the very serious nature of the allegations against Congressman Wu, and his support for Chris Murphy's political career, isn't it time for Congressman Murphy to return the money Wu gave to his campaign?"asked Chris Bond, spokesman for the National Republican Senatorial Committee.
Murphy campaign manager Kenny Curran characterized the NRSC attack as "nonsense."
"[I] Would think the NRSC would have better things to do with their time,'' Curran said via email. "Chris is too busy doing his job to worry about this nonsense.'' | <urn:uuid:9e31732b-46d0-4c12-8e41-72374e5b9676> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://blogs.courant.com/capitol_watch/2011/07/nrsc-calls-on-murphy-to-return.html | 2013-05-19T21:50:54Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368698090094/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516095450-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.981747 | 248 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
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Issue by DANiEL.: Assist with android textual content messaging/info?
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Solution by Simon Yu
You cannot do anything at all about it if she’s heading to go to the retail store and get a duplicate of all sent textual content messages in and out of your mobile phone. You can delete texts off your phone by holding down on the conversations on the G1 and then picking delete. For up coming time needs, if you have information I recommend employing a texting application, like TextPlus, but it only sends SMS which implies no introducing images, movies, etc. but it will maintain your mother from reading your texts lead to then it won’t be recorded on the network as component of what you paid for, plus it’s going to be by means of an software, she is not going to know to look there, just indicator out when your completed texting.
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