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Glenwood Springs senior guard Angel Garcia signs his national letter of intent to the University of Southwest Wednesday inside Chavez-Spencer Gymnasium as family and friends join him. |
The world has a funny way of working. |
After losing former Glenwood Springs boys basketball head coach Cory Hitchcock to the collegiate level before his senior season, Demon guard Angel Garcia is reuniting with his former coach as the four-year starter signed his national letter of intent Wednesday to play for Hitchcock at the University of Southwest, where... |
Garcia grew up in New Castle but decided to come to Glenwood Springs High School and play for Hitchcock after his eighth-grade year. That kicked off a four-year stretch – three with Hitchcock – in which Garcia started consistently and averaged 9.3 points per game, 2.0 rebounds, 1.9 assists, and 1.2 steals per game for ... |
Now, Garcia moves onto the next level where he’ll play for the Mustangs under Hitchcock, giving him a familiar face and a familiar system to play in. The Glenwood product will redshirt his first season in Hobbs, New Mexico to bulk up for the collegiate level, but it will be good for the senior to reunite with his forme... |
Despite the redshirt season forthcoming, the pairing came together quickly, according to Garcia. |
Garcia had a few walk-off chances with Colorado Mesa University and Western State University, which would have kept him local, but the chance to get a scholarship and reunite with Hitchcock was just far too good to pass up for him. |
The shy senior has a big task ahead of him at the collegiate level, but he said he trusts the time and effort he’s put into the game outside of practice and believes he’ll be ready for the collegiate level when his time comes. |
Off the floor at USW, Garcia will study business in hopes of father’s footsteps. Garcia’s father owns his own business in the valley and hopes to one day own his own business as well. He added that he’ll head to Hobbs quickly after graduation to get a jump on his playing career with the Mustangs. |
Police in the northern city of Hai Phong are investigating the death of a 13-year-old girl who died at a private nursery several days ago. |
At around 8 a.m. last Thursday, Nguyen Ngoc Minh Anh was brought to the nursery owned by Nguyen Thi Bich, 49, in Le Chan District after having breakfast. |
Three hours later, Bich called Anh's family to say that the girl had vomited and seemed fatigue. |
Anh's parents arrived at the scene shortly after and saw her lying unconscious. |
They rushed her to the hospital. Doctors performed X-ray scans and said the girl had a brain injury and had fallen into a coma. |
She died at 2 p.m. the following day. |
An autopsy showed Anh had a 8-cm crack on her skull, although her head skin and her body did not have bruises or scratches. |
Bich is being detained for further investigations. |
She maintained that Anh did not fall or have any accident at her nursery. If there was one, she said, it was because other children pushed her while playing. |
April 15 (UPI) -- Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin knocked out Carolina Hurricanes forward Andrei Svechnikov during the first period in Game 3 of the teams' first-round playoff series Monday night. |
Svechnikov, 19, is the youngest player in this year's Stanley Cup playoffs. The Barnaul, Russia, native previously said he grew up idolizing Ovechkin, who is 14 years older than him. Svechnikov appeared to challenge Ovechkin and the two players exchanged words before dropping the gloves. |
Ovechkin and Svechnikov traded jabs before the Capitals winger dropped the Hurricanes forward with three nasty shots. Svechnikov's head hit the ice after he was knocked down and he remained on the ice for several moments before Carolina's training staff assisted him off the ice. |
Both players received five-minute infractions for the fight. |
"Seeing a leader like that, play in all aspects of the game," Capitals defenseman Nick Jensen told reporters. "He scores, he passes, but then when he fights and sticks up for his teammates like that, it's inspiring to the rest of us on the bench and we love it." |
Ovechkin has one goal and two assists in Washington's first two postseason games. Svechnikov has scored two goals with one assist in the Hurricanes' opening two contests. |
The Hurricanes led the Capitals 3-0 midway through the second period in Game 3. Washington holds a 2-0 series lead against Carolina. |
Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan are quickly becoming one of Hollywood’s most successful movie-making teams, from the indie success of Fruitvale Station, to the crowd-pleasing returns on their Oscar-nominated Rocky spin-off, Creed. (Not to mention a collaboration on Marvel’s much-anticipated Black Panther, which will... |
Based on a New Yorker article of the same name, the film will center on a group of Atlanta teachers who conspired to alter students’ answers on federal standardized tests, hoping to avoid their middle school’s shuttering under No Child Left Behind. Jordan will play Damany Lewis, a “star” teacher who first covertly read... |
The film will be produced at New Regency Productions; Ta-Nehisi Coates is set to write the script. |
Terence J McGaughey seems to be a thoroughly nice chap – a mainstay of Belfast’s fanzine scene, and establisher of Ireland’s only gay and lesbian resource centre – but there are some odd things going on in that head of his, if his third album is anything to go by. It’s a very odd cove indeed; dubby and expansive and fu... |
Since we published a roundup of 10 Raspberry Pi operating systems the number of choices has exploded. |
Raspberry Pi Since we published a roundup of 10 Raspberry Pi operating systems the number of choices has exploded. In this piece I’m including every option I could find (and for you pickers of nits, yes, I’m counting individual Linux distros as individual operating systems, so sue me). |
Adafruit - Occidentalis v0.3 Occidentalis v0.3 is the result of running Adafruit’s Pi Bootstrapper on a Raspbian installation to build a platform for teaching electronics using the Raspberry Pi. Arguably not a true distro (the previous versions were) it’s included because it’s kind of cool. |
Arch Linux ARM Arch Linux ARM is a fork of Arch Linux built for ARM processors. This distro has a long history of being used in a wide range of products, including the Pogoplug as well as the Raspberry Pi. It’s known for being both fast and stable. There is no default desktop but above, I show the option of Openbox. |
Debian 8 (“Jessie”) Debian 8 (“Jessie”) is the latest and greatest version of Debian and Sjoerd Simons of Collabora appears to be the first person to get it running on the Raspberry Pi 2 back in February this year. As of this writing, there isn’t an “official”release of Debian 8 for the Raspberry Pi so, if you go down ... |
DietPi DietPi: “At its core, DietPi is the go to image for a minimal Raspbian/Debian Server install. We've stripped down and removed everything from the official Raspbian image to give us a bare minimal Raspbian server image that we call DietPi-Core.” DietPi is optimized for all Pi models and has a 120MB compressed ima... |
Fedora Remix (Pidora) Fedora Remix (Pidora): Pidora is a Fedora Remix, a customized version of the Unix-like Fedora system, running on the ARM-based Raspberry Pi single board computer and it moves faster than a politician taking a donation. First released in 2003 Fedora has a long history and is noted for its stability... |
GeeXboX ARM GeeXboX ARM is a free and Open Source Media Center Linux distribution for embedded devices and desktop computers. GeeXboX is not an application, it’s a full-featured OS that can be booted from a LiveCD, from a USB key, an SD/MMC card or installed on an HDD. The core media delivery application os XBMC Media ... |
IPFire IPFire is a specialized version of Linux that operates as a firewall. Designed to be highly secure and fast, it’s managed through a Web-based interface. |
Kali Linux Kali Linux is one of my favorite flavors of Linux because of its excellent collection of penetration testing and diagnostic tools (plus it has a great logo). Being able to run this bad boy on a Raspberry Pi means you can have your own custom pen tester in your pocket. |
Lessbian 8.1 (“Raptor”) Lessbian 8.1 (“Raptor”): A stripped down bare minimal Debian “Jessie”. The goal of Lessbian is to “provide a small and fast jessie image for servers and wifi security testing without the madness of system.” This release is described as “A bootable wifi system optimized for throughput, performanc... |
Minepeon Minepeon: There’s gold in them thar' BitCoin mines! You can get it out using the Minepeon operating system based on Linux and running on a Raspberry Pi. Of course you’re going to need a lot of machines to get your digital “quan”given how much more “work”is needed to mine BitCoin today, but given the price of t... |
Moebius Moebius: A minimal ARM HF distribution that needs just 20Mb of RAM for the entire operating system and fits on a 128MB SD card. Version 2 is current stable version. An LXDE desktop is optional. |
Raspberry Digital Signage Raspberry Digital Signage is based on Debian Linux running on a Raspberry Pi and used in Web kiosks and digital signage (including digital photo frames). A really well thought out system, Digital Signage is designed to be easily administered while being as “hacker-proof”as possible. |
Raspberry Pi Thin Client Raspberry Pi Thin Client: Creates a very low price thin client that supports Microsoft RDC, Citrix ICA, VMWare View, OpenNX and SPICE. |
Raspbian Pisces R3 Raspbian Pisces R3: Another non-official distro, Raspbian Pisces created by Mike Thompson, is an SD image of Raspbian and creates a minimal Debian installation with the LXDE desktop. |
Raspbian Server Edition Raspbian Server Edition: A stripped-down version of Raspbian with some extra packages that boots to a command prompt. It is an excellent tool to use for testing hard float compilations and running benchmarks. |
Raspbmc Raspbmc: Yet another distro that is designed for the popular XBMC open source digital media center, Raspbmc is lightweight and robust. |
RaspEX (Edition 150706) RaspEX (Edition 150706): RaspEX is a full Linux desktop system with LXDE and many other useful programs pre-installed. Chromium is used as Web Browser and Synaptic as Package Manager. RaspEX uses Ubuntu’s software repositories so you can install thousands of extra packages if you want. |
RISC OS Pi RISC OS Pi: Originally developed and released 1987 by UK-based Acorn Computers Ltd. RISC OS is, as the RISC OS Web site claims, “its own thing –a very specialized ARM-based operating system… if you’ve not used it before, you will find it doesn’t behave quite the same way as anything else.”. RISC OS Pi has be... |
Windows 10 IoT Core Edition Windows 10 IoT Core Edition’s GUI stack is limited to Microsoft’s Universal App Platform so there’s no Windows desktop or even a command prompt. With PowerShell remoting you get a PowerShell terminal from which you can run Windows commands and see the output of native Win32 apps. Currently a... |
They don’t mean to sound ungrateful, but … New York public college students who would stand to gain from the nation’s most ambitious free-tuition proposal are quick to point out a sobering reality from their own meager finances: Free tuition doesn’t mean free college. |
Take Brooklyn College senior Florencia Salinas, who despite having her tuition nearly covered in full through scholarships and grants, still expects to graduate with a daunting $50,000 in debt. Or Buffalo State College junior Avery Edwards, who despite similar financial aid expects to owe $20,000 after collecting his d... |
That’s because tuition, at around $6,500 a year, is just about a third of the typical four-year student’s total public college bill in New York. Room and board are the bigger-ticket items at nearly $13,000 a year, and student fees and books tack on another $3,000. |
Those extra expenses would not be covered under Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Excelsior Scholarship proposal, which would pay only the difference between financial aid and tuition at State University of New York or City University of New York campuses for full-time students from families earning $125,000 or less. |
Students interviewed by The Associated Press said that any tuition help is welcome, but they could also use help paying for the many other costs of a college education. |
“It’s less that my parents would have to pay. It’s less that I would have to pay,” said Nigel Peters, a sophomore at Buffalo State College, part of the state’s sprawling public college system, which includes 64 State University of New York and 24 City University of New York institutions. |
He would welcome tuition help, he said, especially with plans to pay his own way his senior year. But even if it’s covered by then, Peters said, he still will likely work at his minimum-wage job over breaks and need loans to pay for everything else. |
Most of Salinas’ debt comes from housing costs, so the Cuomo plan probably wouldn’t have helped her graduate in better financial shape. The 22-year-old computer science major said she would rather see the state put the money into the faculty and facilities at CUNY. |
Cuomo’s proposal, which still faces approval by lawmakers, is one of an increasing number of plans across the country that seek to address the nation’s suffocating $1.2 trillion in student debt. |
Democratic Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo has proposed making two years of community college or the final two years of a four-year degree free at a public college in that state. A plan from Democratic Colorado gubernatorial candidate Mike Johnston would require volunteer service as a condition of two free years of col... |
All differ from independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ no-tuition plan, which became a major issue during the presidential campaign. Sanders’ plan would have eliminated tuition at public universities and colleges, while Cuomo’s “last-dollar” approach pays the tuition after awards from the state and federal sources of... |
It’s a distinction that troubles advocates for lower-income students, who say the program, while expanding aid to the middle class, won’t improve anything for them because their tuition is already covered. They warn it might hurt needy students if it takes away some of the flexibility they now have to use federal Pell ... |
The New York program also comes with a push to get students to tap into existing state and federal financial aid programs that could lower their costs even more. SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher estimated New Yorkers leave $174 million of federal aid untouched each year. |
Lawmakers at a budget hearing last month also worried that the $163 million estimated cost of the New York proposal is too low. Cuomo budget officials said they based the estimate in part on free community college programs in other states. The program would also draw on the state’s existing $1 billion Tuition Assistanc... |
SUNY enrolls 403,000 undergraduate students and CUNY 245,000 students. Based on 2014-15 enrollment, about 40,000 students who meet the criteria would begin to have their tuition paid. |
Absolutely right! We should scrap this entire thing and give more money to the military and tax breaks for businesses and the rich. An educated youth only breeds liberals and socialists! How are we supposed to beat the terrorists, China, Russia, Iran and N. Korea if we can only blow the planet up 9 times over with our ... |
First, Clifford is absolutely correct: Nothing is free, and free education is not an innate right once you’re past high school. Frankly, the less responsible a person is for funding his/her education, the less skin he/she has in the game when it comes to choosing a field with job prospects, with finishing on time, etc. |
More importantly, the ONLY way we should ever support a similar type of bill to what AC is proposing, is if there were strong provisions to only steer money towards programs of study and to trade schools where there is a documented need for qualified applicants IN NEW YORK. And frankly, that’s what we should enforce wi... |
Speaking of TAP, if one BILLION dollars annually isn’t sufficient, then nothing is enough. |
Finally, this $163 million estimate reflects free programs in other states – but we all know that other states’ costs just don’t compare to New York, and especially not to New York City. |
Bad enough that the budget estimate is partly based on programs in other states. But we already have an existing $1 BILLION Tuition Assistance Program. If one BILLION dollars isn’t enough, nothing is enough. |
NOTHING is free, and a free education is not an innate right once you’re past high school. |
Thirdly, the only possible way it makes sense to funnel money into education, would be to only fund majors with a dearth of qualified applicants IN NEW YORK STATE. And we should especially be looking to help TRADE SCHOOLS because there will always be a need for mechanics, plumbers, electricians, welders, and the like. ... |
Nothing is free. Education is not a right. Government forcing some People to pay for the education of other People is tyranny over the People that are forced to pay for the education of other People. |
Syska Group has 49 percent stake in the JV, Biometronic has 41 percent stake and the rest 10 percent stake is with Suyin Optronics. |
Syska group had formed a partnership with two foreign companies to set up the country's first camera module factory by investing around Rs 200 crore at Noida in Uttar Pradesh, a top company official said. |
The company has formed a joint venture with Singapore-based Biometronics and Taiwan's optical system solution provider Suyin Optronics to manufacture camera modules used in mobile phones, automobiles, security and defence industry etc. |
The company expects the first phase to complete by next three-four years, Syska Group Director Rajesh Uttamchandani said. |
Syska is eyeing the fast growing mobile handset market and smartphones (which use front and back camera) beside sectors such as automotive, drones, security systems, medical etc. |
"We would invest $30 million (around Rs 200 crore) on the project and would have a revenue of around Rs 1,600 crore to Rs 1,800 crore when completed," said Biometronic Pte Promoter and Managing Director Prabhu Sridharan. |
The plant would manufacture camera modules for mobile phones, automotive industry (rear view camera), medical, security industry (CCTV) and defense industry (Drones). |
"It will have an installed production capacity of 5 million pieces per month and would be expanded to 10 million pieces per month. There are expansion plan to set up the first COB (chip-on-board) plant for image sensors with an installed capacity of 10 million pieces per month," Sridharan added. |
"After mobile phones, automotives is going to be another biggest market for us followed by medical field where products such as endoscopy uses camera modules," he said. "We are developing one standard camera module, which could be used for any industry." |
Besides catering the domestic market, which is the second largest mobile handset market globally, Syska is also looking for export potentials of camera module, Uttamchandani said. |
Syska group has interests in segments which includes LED, personal care appliances, mobile accessories and wires and cables. |
As wildfire season approaches, crews around the state are working on projects to try and mitigate the risks associated with a big blaze. |
ABC15 tagged along during a prescribed burn near Safford with the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management. The two-day burn spanned roughly 20-acres and saw crews burning piles of tamarisk, vegetation that can pose a big fire hazard. |
"This stuff loves fire," said Assistant Fire Manager Lehi Vizcaino. |
Vizcaino told ABC15 the project near Safford, just outside of Fort Thomas and along the Gila River corridor, comes with several benefits. |
"It's to eliminate that risk or that potential of fire and to be able to give us a place to work from if we do have a fire in the area," he said. |
Crews will also re-plant the area with some native species as part of the restoration project. |
Vizcaino says after they burn all the tamarisk piles, the open area will be plotted on a map for other emergency crews to refer to if a fire breaks out. |
"We have a lot of fires down in the river systems, not just in the Gila River but in other waterways," he said. "So it gives us a management point." |
Just back in January, the Dept. of Forestry and Fire Management credited the elimination of hazardous fuels, in part, as a reason why 2018 did not see nearly as severe of fires as a year prior. In 2017, fires burned roughly 420,000 acres, according to the state. |
"Shortly after our fire activity died down last summer, we jumped right back into project work to eliminate hazardous fuels around the state," said State Fire Management Officer John Truett in a January press release. "We also increased our prescribed burning projects, and have so far burned nearly 6,000 acres of debri... |
"AT the present time, the available data do not warrant a single recommendation for mammography for all women in their 40s. Each woman should decide for herself whether to undergo mammography." So concluded a panel of health experts and consumer representatives, convened by the National Institutes of Health, on January... |
Debate about mammography and breast cancer was already contentious prior to the panel's statement. Some argue that not undergoing mammography could cost women harboring cancer cells their lives. Others worry that women in their forties who opt for regular screening are likely to end up submitting to radical and potenti... |
Mammography is only leading physicians to diagnose an ever-larger number of harmless tumors. Patients who otherwise would never have known they have cancer may needlessly suffer through the unique pain, anxiety, disfigurement, and expense associated with modern medicine and cancer. For all we know, the chief effect of ... |
Plotkin's contention inspired both critical and laudatory letters to the editor, all of which suggest that questions of early-screening's risks and benefits are likely to remain unsettled and controversial for some time. |
Riverheads senior Kyle Bishop was named City/County Student-Athlete of the Year on Tuesday. |
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