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SharePoint SDKs (and Other Documentation Resources) Now Updated for SP1
(Cross-posted from the SharePoint Developer Documentation Team Blog.)
By now you've no doubt heard that SP1 for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, Office SharePoint Server 2007, and Office SharePoint Designer are now available. (And if you haven't heard, go here to get all the important details before you download and install the Service Packs.)
For a complete listing of the documentation available for SharePoint SP1, check out the What's New in SharePoint Server 2007 Service Pack 1 page on MSDN, which includes information resources for both WSS and MOSS SP1.
I'm happy to announce that as part of the SP1 push, we've again updated the WSS and MOSS SDKs on MSDN:
· Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 SDK (December 2007 Refresh)
· Office SharePoint Server 2007 SDK (December 2007 Refresh)
Here's a quick run-down of additions and updates we've made to the WSS SDK:
New and Updated Material in the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 SP1 SDK
New conceptual sections and topics that detail new features in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 SP1 include:
· ASP.NET AJAX in Windows SharePoint Services
This section provides overview information, installation instructions, and programming examples that introduce you to how Microsoft ASP.NET AJAX interacts with Web Parts. Topics include:
· Overview: ASP.NET AJAX and Web Parts in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0
· Installing ASP.NET 2.0 AJAX Extensions 1.0 in Windows SharePoint Services Version 3.0
· Walkthrough: Creating a Basic ASP.NET AJAX-enabled Web Part
Other new conceptual sections and topics include:
· Workflow Actions Schema Overview
The section discusses how to use the Workflow Actions schema to create and deploy custom workflow actions. The section includes reference topics for each of the 14 elements in the schema, as well as an example .ACTIONS file:
· .ACTIONS File Example (WorkflowActions)
· Alerts in Windows SharePoint Services
This section provides 8 new topics of overview information and programming tasks to help you work with Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Alerts.
Significantly revised sections and topics include:
This section has been expanded with nine new topics, including the following new walkthrough:
· Walkthrough: Creating a Custom Field Type
In addition, reference material for all base field-rendering control types, and most derived types, in Microsoft.SharePoint.WebControls has been expanded.
This section has been expanded with 6 new conceptual topics, including the following new procedural and walkthrough topics:
· How to: Customize Mobile Home Pages
· How to: Customize Mobile List View and Form Pages
· How to: Customize Field Rendering on Mobile Pages
· Walkthrough: Customizing Item Titles on a Mobile Display Form
· Walkthrough: Creating a Custom Field Rendering Control for Mobile Pages
In addition, reference material for all types in the Microsoft.SharePoint.MobileControls namespace has been added or expanded. The types in this namespace are now fully documented.
· Working with Site Templates and Definitions
Several topics have been expanded.
· All types in the Microsoft.SharePoint namespace that connected to auditing are now fully documented.
· More than 80 code samples rewritten to adhere to the best coding practices as described in the following articles:
· Best Practices: Common Coding Issues When Using the SharePoint Object Model
· Best Practices: Using Disposable Windows SharePoint Services Objects
· Greatly expanded reference material for 39 types in the Microsoft.SharePoint.Utilities namespace.
This update also includes numerous other updates and revisions to existing SDK content.
And as for the SharePoint Server 2007 SDK, we've added and revised quite a bit of material there as well:
New and Updated Material in the SharePoint Server 2007 SP1 SDK
New and Improved Features in Office SharePoint Server 2007 SP1
· Support for Custom HTTP and SOAP Headers
New Conceptual Topics and How Tos
· SharePoint Products and Technologies Customization Best Practices
· Modeling Web Service Systems
· Document Converter Framework Sample
· Working with Menus and Navigation Objects
· Modifying Navigation Settings Through the UI
· Customizing Navigation Controls and Providers
New Web Services and Class Library Reference Topics
· Microsoft.SharePoint.UserProfiles (56 classes)
· User Profile Web Service (14 classes)
· User Profile Change Web Service (2 classes)
· Exception classes (multiple classes in various namespaces)
· Internal only classes (multiple classes in various namespaces)
New Tools/Samples
· WCM Document Converters Code sample
· Workflow Collect Feedback ASPX sample
Check it out, and as always, let us know what you think—either through rating our content, entering a comment on the topic online, or pinging us with an email through our blog.


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They seem to like to jump frames so that each frame gets connected to the one next to it.
I have no press bu have made blank sheets. I've since decided it's much easier to not use foundation. The bees do great without it.
You can say it. I won't make it true.
Care must be taken when uncapping as undue lateral force to the comb can break it.
Interesting views ...When I made my extractor (not tested yet) I was told to turn the top bars out. 1, because of the angle of the cells and 2, because of strength of the comb (having support wires). It doesn't make sense to me that so many people would be using foundation if there was no advantage.
I don't believe that foundationless is any weaker than using wax foundation. Once you start adding support (wires) it of course strengthens it. Wired foundation is not as strong as plastic...plastic in wood frames is not as strong as solid plastic frames. It all depends on how you wish to do it and how much $/labor you are willing to invest.I decided to start using foundationless frames during a growth period to save money and labor and it has worked well for me so far. The older the comb and the more brood that has been raised in it the tougher it gets. By this time next year I expect most if not all of my frames to be fully drawn and quite rigid.Of course, I'm in a growth stage again :)Scott


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I created this for my last Game Art Institute class.
The Garuda Projection Sub Machine Gun (PSMG) with integrated battery (IB) is capable of firing continuously 4600 rounds without needing to be reloaded. With a strong electromagnetic removable rail attachments added, or totally removed for use of the built in holo-sight for all ranges.
Also I'm not 100% sure if my image is within the annoying res requirements, should be I'm boarding a plane so don't ban me if not.
Hello everyone! So, while I prepare the new ideas for my project "The Forester", I decided to create something cute And started the new W.I.P. with this fantasy animal
This is DogSheep - sheep and dog hybrid. In fact, it is very convenient when a wolf attacks a herd of sheep - this creature can save them.
So, In this WIP - I used VRay Next, Ornatrix, Substance Painter and 3dCoat. When the full project will be ready - I will upload the full video making of. Enjoy
She was a team effort with some awesome talented people.
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I finished my first piece for 2018!
There are way more images on ma Artstation -
The skins were made by making masks in Substance Designer and exposing the tiling and colour nodes. From this I put the materials in Substance Painter and applied them too my gun. Not really real time or complicated but still quick enough for me to export out textures from Substance Painter. This will allow me to use the skins on any other guns I make.
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For the past two years I have baked on National Bundt Day in America. Inspired by Mary, the Food Librarian I, along with many others who follow her blog have celebrated this, my favourite type of cake, on the 15th November along. My enjoyment of baking this kind of cake pales into insignificance when compared to Mary's dedication. For three years she has baked a bundt a day for the month leading up to the 15th. That's 90 Bundts people. This year saw the spectacular Jello Bundt, the slightly freaky Doll Bundt and also the Tomato Soup Bundt – have a look at her site on the link above to see her collection of recipes.
Last year Mary sent a badge to all those who baked along with her, even kindly posting one out to me here in the UK, I would've baked again this year anyway, but confess that the thought of another badge spurred me on especially as I have misplaced this one.
There are tentative plans forming that may enable me to sell my wares so test recipes are taking up much of my baking time. I recently made Blueberry & Coriander muffins which where a great success, so I decided to try this flavour combo in Bundt form. I took the Lemon, Yoghurt Anything Cake from Smitten Kitchen to use as the base recipe. This is a cake I've cooked numerous times before as both a loaf and doubled to Bundt size, I've made it a couple of times with blueberries too. I added 3 teaspoons of dried coriander and some lime zest – coriander lime being firm friends, I also planned a lime glaze.
As I said, I have made a cake very similar to this before, in this tin even. But …. well ….
I perhaps could've take more out of the 10 cup pan (I made a small loaf too, no photos of this as I was too preocupied with the disaster above) but it didn't overflow, just rose above the lip of the tin. I greased and dusted the tin with flour, as always. I put some batter into the base of the tin before mixing the blueberries into the rest of the batter to help prevent the berries from sticking.
And yet ….
Even once I extricated the disaster from the tin it was obvious it wasn't cooked properly. I toyed with the idea of using a cookie cutter to rescue parts of the cake, but it was never going to taste pleasant. I couldn't even taste the coriander.
I feel like I've had too many sticking disasters recently and it's so disheartening. On Tuesday I felt like stepping away from my Bundt tins and sticking (no pun intended) to those tins that can be easily lined.
But then I wouldn't be in with a chance of getting my badge or feel part of the Bundt-fest.
So I made this.
The base recipe is from Heidi Swanson's 101 Cookbooks site, a wonderful blog filled with inspiring photography and recipes. I have both of her books and regularly look to her for inspiration when planning meals. I do love a banana cake and have been researching and testing recipes to potentially sell, this one was on my list to try as it uses olive oil, dark muscovado sugar and part wholemeal flour. I liked the look of this one as it doesn't have much sugar in it so isn't too sweet, especially as I decided to swap the chopped chocolate for chopped toasted walnuts. I often put lemon in my banana cakes and also added in a mix of spices (cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg) along with the vanilla to add warmth and depth.
I stood for a while surveying my tin options and, decision made, tentatively spooned the batter into the pan. It baked evenly and was done in about 35 minutes. Fearful of the turning out process I photographed the cake still in its tin, the use of dark muscovado sugar adds a lovely darkness to the crumb. Ten minutes cooling time and I turned the tin onto the cooling rack, and felt that wonderful sensation of the cake slipping easily, neatly and in one piece out of the tin.
The glaze is a mix of dark muscovado sugar, icing sugar and lemon juice, the sharpness of the lemon combined with the richness of the muscovado sugar in both the cake and the glaze lift the flavour of the banana which is still noticeable as the cake itself really isn't that sweet. I like the crunch and earthiness of the walnuts in there, but I'm sure the original suggestion of chocolate would be just as delicious.


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January 21, 2011
My Brother came back from Hawaii with a cold. I tried my best to avoid him but caught it anyway. Not really a bad thing though because I got the day off (my Mom doesn't trust me around machinery when I'm sick)! I was going to sleep but at the last minute decided to cast on the Beatnik pullover instead.
Staying awake also gave me extra time with Lily Buns, which is always a plus.
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In a small victory won by yoga studios which offer classes resembling Bikram Choudhury's trademarked 90-minute, 26-pose heated yoga flow, the US Copyright Office has determined that yoga poses and sequences cannot be copyrighted. The decision was reached in response to litigation filed by Bikram against several yoga studios alleged to infringe on copyright laws. Bikram's lawsuits also claim violation of teacher-certification agreements and trademark infringement, signifying the Copyright Office's decision will not end the litigation any time soon.
The studios involved in the lawsuits are NYC-based Yoga to the People (YTTP), which was the subject of scathing critiques by a Bikram studio owner earlier this year; Evolation Yoga's studios in Buffalo and Brooklyn, NY; and Yen Yoga based in Traverse City, MI. The suit against YTTP asks for more than one million dollars in damages.
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YTTP-founder Greg Gumucio and some of the instructors at Evolation and Yen Yoga were former students of Bikram, who claims each studio "violated his copyrights and trademarks as well as limitations on how and where students can teach his method." In response, the defendants insist their hot yoga differs from Bikram's trademark flow. Additional forms of yoga are also offered at their studios.
Central to the US Copyright Office's decision is the differentiation between "exercises" (yoga) from "choreography." Based on the legislative history of the copyright law, acting chief of the Office's Performing Arts Division, Laura Lee Fisher, notes that exercises, including yoga, "do not constitute the subject matter that Congress intended to protect as choreography. We will not register such exercises (including yoga movements), whether described as exercises or as selection and ordering of movements."
Bikram's attorney Robert Gilcrest downplays the Office's decision, commenting "There is a presumption that when a copyright is issued, it is valid." The US Copyright Office has issued "hundreds of copyrights for exercise videos, but now they're saying they're looking at it again and they've changed their mind? It is meaningless to this litigation."
To support their cause, Gumucio has created a website, www.yogatruth.org, to offer information about and an explanation of their position, as well as to show opposition to the "privatization" of yoga. He already has nearly 8,000 signatures.
In a country famous for copyrighting laws and litigation, this recent decision by the US Copyright Office may be somewhat surprising. Yet it is consistent with a recent decision by India's government to place more than 1300 yoga asanas (poses) in the public domain by uploading them to the country's online Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL). TKDL-creator Dr. V Gupta says "all of the 26 sequences which are part of Hot Yoga have been mentioned in Indian yoga books written thousands of years ago."
Rather than legally challenging Bikram, Gupta notes, this will provide a reference point for patent offices world-wide every time a specific pose is claimed by patent-seeking yoga gurus.
Do you think Bikram will win this lawsuit even though his sequence cannot be copyrighted?


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The Principality of Andorra is also known as the Principality of the Valleys of Andorra. This is a small landlocked country in Western Europe. It is bordered by Spain and France, thus, the reason for its being prosperous, a frequently visited and famous tourist destination.
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The best ways to get to Andorra through plane trips are via Spain or France. From the airport, it is just a train ride into the heart of the city. The reason for this is that Andorra does not have airports and the closest ones are in the neighboring countries. The best days for travels are on Sundays especially if you are going there during ski seasons. Aside from plane trips, you can also get to Andorra through helicopters and through a bus ride. The bus is the most common means of transportation in Andorra. There are lots of operating coach services, including car rental services. Taking the Spanish route is more recommended for a faster and better trip.
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The primary highlight of the country is its huge ski resorts. This is the main boost to their tourism but aside from this, Andorra has a lot to offer. There are a number of beautiful churches and shrines for you to visit. It is simply a long walk that will not tire you out.
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"Avatar" has finally been beaten.
Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland" made 3-D film history Sunday, breaking blockbuster "Avatar's" $77 million record for an opening weekend.
With an estimated $116.3 million in ticket sales from Friday to Sunday, it had the best opening weekend ever for a 3-D film, also breaking several other box office records, according to BoxOfficeGuru.com.
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Burton's version of the classic Lewis Carroll tale is evidence of increasing interest in IMAX and 3-D formats, experts say.
The film, which stars Johnny Depp and Mia Wasikowska, played in 220 more 3-D theaters than "Avatar." It also pushed James Cameron's sci-fi blockbuster out of the number-one spot in the international box office, where the best picture-nominee had sat for 11 weeks. And with 70 percent of the Disney film's business coming from 3-D ticket sales, it's clear that audiences don't mind spending a few dollars more for a better viewing experience and newer technology.
"Alice in Wonderland" is the most recent movie in a stream of upcoming 3-D and IMAX films: DreamWorks Animation will be releasing "How to Train Your Dragon" in 3-D in March, and Disney will be releasing "Toy Story 3" in 3-D in June.
Burton's fantasy adventure film, which also features Anne Hathaway and Helena Bonham Carter, has received mixed reviews so far. It is showing on over 7,000 screens across the country and grossed $210.3 million worldwide this weekend.


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Applies to all activities and guidelines for operations performed by the Motorman. The Motorman is primarily responsible for operating, maintaining, and repairing drilling machinery and equipment. The Motorman will perform all maintenance to the equipment, including minor repairs in a safe and efficient manner under the direct supervision of the Driller or the Assistant Driller. The Motorman assists the Floorhand with duties on the rig floor. This job description shall be reviewed on a regular basis.
Performs rig up, down, and operating activities for 12-16 hours per day, for 7-20 consecutive days. This includes all maintenance to engines.
Keeps track of engine hours for preventative work.
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Toth's grand slam lifts New Canaan baseball over rival Darien
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DARIEN -- There may never come a day when New Canaan senior captains Matt Toth and Dan Rajkowski earn their titles more than they did Wednesday.
On the road and trailing early to rival Darien, Toth launched a grand slam in the third inning to put his team ahead for good during an eventual 6-2 Rams victory. Rajkowski picked up the win on the hill for New Canaan through five strong innings of work and seven strikeouts. The Blue Wave (12-4, 10-4 FCIAC) fell for the third time in its last four games, despite outhitting the Rams 8-7.
"I feel that Toth carries us, along with Dan," New Canaan coach Mitch Hoffman said. "Dan also came out and did a great job today and shut them down. They're a great hitting ballclub."
With the win, the Rams essentially bounced back from a tough two-week stretch that saw three close losses to top conference opponents. The day before, St. Joseph had handed New Canaan a 6-3 defeat, which pushed the reigning state champions down closer to the FCIAC pack. However, topping their chief rival seemed to be the perfect remedy for any recent troubles.
"It's been a lot of tight games," Toth said of the Rams' recent stretch. "It just hasn't been going our way recently, but today it did. So, I think that's why it's a big win. And it's Darien, which is always big."
One half-inning after Darien shortstop Bobby Fitzpatrick plated his team's first run with an RBI single, Wave starter Ames Murray loaded the bases in the third via a pair of walks and bunt single. Toth, who had doubled earlier on the first fastball he saw, waited two pitches before striking again.
"It was just a 2-0 count and I was just basically looking for a fastball up that I could drive and he threw it there," Toth said of his grand slam. "So, I got a good swing on that."
Between Murray and reliever Luke Mangan, Darien went on to hand out seven free passes, matching the number of Ram hits on the day. New Canaan maximized its extra opportunities on the base paths by swiping nine bases, led by three from junior Alex LaPolice. Following his inning-opening single to left, LaPolice stole two bags in the fifth and later scored on a wild pitch.
"It's not like they came in and tore the cover off the ball," Wave coach Mike Scott said. "They built the (third) inning with two walks and we can't defend the walk ... And they're too good of a hitting team to let that opportunity pass."
The Rams tacked on an addition run in the top of the sixth with a Toth RBI single. Darien then responded with consecutive two-out doubles from Mike O'Malley and Anthony DiMeglio, cutting the deficit to four. New Canaan reliever JR Anderson proceeded to walk the next two batters, before getting lifted for recently called up Clark Newlove. With the bases now loaded, Newlove retired pinch hitter Jake Frasca to effectively seal the win.
New Canaan 6, Darien 2
Records: New Canaan 12-5, 10-5 FCIAC; Darien 12-4, 10-4 FCIAC. Batteries: NC--Dan Rajkowski, JR Anderson (6), Clark Newlove (6) and Zack Smith; D--Ames Murray, Luke Mangan (3) and Anthony DiMeglio. Highlights: NC--Matt Toth hit a grand slam in the third inning. The Rams stole nine bases, led by three from Alex LaPolice. Starter Dan Rajkowski struck out seven batters over five innings. D--Bobby Fitzpatrick went 2-for-2 with an RBI and a double. Over 4 1/3 innings of relief, Luke Mangan recorded six strikeouts.


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Joe Moglia's hire as head coach of the United Football League's new Virginia Destroyers isn't just out-of-the-box, it's out-of-the-factory-where-they-make-the-box.
Moglia, as chronicled elsewhere, is a Bigfoot businessman with a nine-figure portfolio whose last paid coaching position was during Ronald Reagan's first term.
But Moglia refers to himself as a coach who became a businessman, rather than the other way around. And if coaching is salesmanship, the man already has demonstrated that he can be plenty successful.
He spent the first 10 minutes of Wednesday's introductory press conference in downtown Norfolk providing a thumbnail bio, as a means of explaining who he is and how he came to be standing at the lectern as a rookie professional head coach at age 60.
"I could do almost anything I want to in my life now," said Moglia, a plain-spoken bundle of energy who could pass for at least 10 years younger, "and there's still a couple of venues that I'm actually in demand. And the one thing I want to do in my life, the one thing that I think I'd be best at, the one thing I think I could make the greatest contribution and get the most satisfaction from, is being a head football coach.
"For me to put myself in that situation at this point in my life means, the way I've assessed it, I've got the skill set to do this, I can do this, I would love to do this, and I'm ready to go do it."Though Moglia is a native New Yorker and an Omaha, Neb., resident, he is plenty familiar with the state of Virginia. His wife is a University of Richmond graduate. When he decided to attempt to return to coaching, one of the people to whom he reached out was Gene Corrigan, the former Virginia athletic director and NCAA president who lives in Charlottesville.
Corrigan put Moglia in contact with ex-U.Va. head coach Al Groh, who invited Moglia to spend time around the program. He is friendly with Cavaliers' athletic officials Craig Littlepage and Jon Oliver. He knows Virginia Tech athletic director Jim Weaver, CAA commissioner Tom Yeager and James Madison athletic director Jeff Bourne.
"I'm a big fan," Yeager said. "I wouldn't bet against this guy for an instant."
Yeager said that he recommended Moglia for several head coaching openings in the league. He understands the skepticism about someone who hasn't coached in such a long time, "but he is truly a unique guy. I'm thrilled for him. I think all he needs is a chance."
Moglia has worked 70-hour weeks as an unpaid assistant at the University of Nebraska for almost the past two years, getting up to speed about the game after he stepped down as CEO of the online brokerage firm TD Ameritrade.
He will continue to work with the Cornhuskers through their bowl game before diving in with the Destroyers. The fledgling UFL team begins play in the fall of 2011, and will play home games at the Virginia Beach Sportsplex.
UFL commissioner Michael Huyghue (pronounced "hyoog") had the final say on Moglia's hiring (the league owns the franchises and makes a portion available to potential owners and investors). The two first met when Omaha was granted a UFL franchise, and Moglia was intrigued by the league and had begun his quest to return to coaching.
Huyghue was sold on Moglia early in the interview process. But he valued the opinions of people such as Destroyers general manager Doug Williams and team prez Ed Henry. Both signed off on Moglia because of his passion and investment in the game.
Huyghue also brought along ex-Nebraska Heisman Trophy winner Eric Crouch to one of their dinners, in order to get a player's perspective. After the dinner, Huyghue said that he asked Crouch: Would you play for this guy? He said that Crouch answered: Absolutely.
"I wanted people to kind of buttress my opinion," Huyghue said. "For a while, I was thinking, am I the only one getting this? How come nobody else sees this? To me, it was like, this is a home run. How come nobody can see this? I kept questioning myself, saying, what am I drinking, because clearly I'm not sure anybody else is buying this. But to me, it was crystal clear, in terms of the decision."
Said Moglia, "For him to step up and for the league to step up and say, we want you to be part of this, to me it was an incredible honor and I think it was an incredible opportunity."
Moglia believes that he can adapt quickly to the changes that have taken place in the game since he last coached in earnest. His background in football allows him to catch up, and he has been a quick study in business, as well.
The game, he said, is faster and he believes tied more to schemes and spreading the field than during his first go 'round. He thinks that players aren't as fundamentally sound as they were when he coached in the 1970s and '80s, and he vowed that fundamentals would be a point of emphasis for the Destroyers.
Moglia understands, too, that some are going to be skeptical of him in a league that has former NFL head coaches such as Jim Fassell and Dennis Green and Chris Palmer. But his staff will have plenty of NFL experience -- he already announced that longtime NFL assistant Tom Olivadatti will be defensive coordinator.
His charge, he said, is to connect with the community, assemble an effective staff, attract players and put them in the best position to succeed. A man who has written books on both football and finance believes he can do it.
Though he's getting a late start as a head coach, he is all-in for the forseeable future.
"Here's what I know," he said. "I absolutely know that I have the passion and the energy and the commitment for this to be truly something I want to do for the next five years. If it was less than that, I wouldn't be spending the time trying to do it.
"Whether or not it's going to be five years after that, I think the next 2-3-4 years will determine that. Pragmatically, five years."


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Taking some preventive steps sometimes works for health problems like diabetes, too. The things you do now could help prevent problems later, depending on the type of diabetes.
Diabetes is a disease that affects how the body uses glucose, a sugar that is the body's main source of fuel. Your body needs glucose to keep running. Here's how it should work.
The pancreas is a long, flat gland in your belly that helps your body digest food. It also makes insulin. Insulin is kind of like a key that opens the doors to the cells of the body. It lets the glucose in. Then the glucose can move out of the blood and into the cells.
But if someone has diabetes, the body either can't make insulin (this is called type 1 diabetes) or the insulin doesn't work in the body like it should (this is called type 2 diabetes). The glucose can't get into the cells normally, so the blood sugar level gets too high. Lots of sugar in the blood makes people sick if they don't get treatment.
Type 1 diabetes can't be prevented. Doctors can't even tell who will get it and who won't.
In type 1 diabetes, a person's immune system attacks the pancreas and destroys the cells that make insulin. No one knows for sure why this happens, but scientists think it has something to do with genes. Genes are like instructions for how the body should look and work that are passed on by parents to their kids. But just getting the genes for diabetes isn't usually enough. In most cases, something else has to happen — like getting a virus infection — for a person to get type 1 diabetes.
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You'd never know that Phil Quinn's '69 Cobra Jet convertible was once a record-holding drag car
To onlookers, this CJ-powered 1969 Mustang is a rare big-block convertible. Enough said? Ford produced only 50 with the Q-code 428 Cobra Jet in this body style. And of those, only 20 came with the four-speed transmission. But beyond the rare combination of four-speed Cobra Jet and convertible, this '69 has a significant drag racing heritage.
We spotted Phil Quinn's rare CJ convertible last June in the row of '69-'70 Mustangs at the Ford Nationals in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. It was obvious at first glance that the drop-top CJ was in showroom condition, beginning with a 428 Cobra Jet powerplant without ram air (thus the non-Shaker flat hood) and backed by a four-speed transmission and open 9-inch rear end with 3.25:1 gears. Options are few—no power steering, no power brakes, no power top, and certainly no air conditioning. The presence of an AM/FM radio makes Quinn laugh out loud when he comments, "What was the original owner thinking?"
The flat hood and dog-dish hub caps (easy to pop off for drag racing, of course) provide this CJ Mustang with a sleeper look. One could easily mistake the car for a 302-powered base convertible.
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The first owner drove the car for about two years, but the second owner put the convertible on the drag strip.
While running a Mustang in the Super Gas class during the 1970s, Quinn remembers watching this '69 CJ convertible compete in the Stock Eliminator class at Englishtown Raceway Park in New Jersey. In fact, the convertible's owners—Terry Dubowick, Rich Baldassari, and John Presing—comprised the proud team of a NHRA national record holder in E-Stock Eliminator in 1971, running an 11.76 @ 115.26 mph. In 1973, they moved the convertible to Super Stock, where a bigger rear tire with wheel tubs was needed to run low 11s at over 120 mph.
While admiring the CJ from afar, even then Quinn harbored restoration plans for the convertible. "Every time I saw Presing, I would ask if he was going to sell me that car," Quinn told us. "This went on for 15 years."
Eventually, Quinn's persistence paid off. "When I sold my drag car, Presing called and said he'd sell the convertible to me."
Quinn performed the restoration himself, noting that removing the wheel tubs proved the most difficult part of the restoration. Quinn recalled how he scavenged rear quarters and wheel housings from another '69 Mustang and spot-welded them to the back of the CJ convertible. He also had to reconstruct the frame rails, two feet of which had been sectioned off for the tub-job.
Quinn says he spent 1,100 hours returning this Cobra Jet to showroom stock condition, starting the job shortly after acquiring the car in 1999. He completed it in 2012, with help from George and Randy Porubski, the staff at Perogie Enterprises for hard-to-find parts, and Tony Prestano at Quality Auto Service for the bodywork and paint job.
The matching-number 428 CJ big block was long-gone, typical of a car that was drag raced. Quinn managed to find a date-coded block fitting the window of production for his Mustang. The end result is a Cobra Jet convertible returned to OEM stock for car shows in and around the state of New York.
The mileage is "supposed to be correct" at 26,741. With so much time spent on the drag strip, the mileage is probably just about right.
Quinn has already garnered some significant awards, including Best of Show at Fords at Englishtown, location of the drag strip where the CJ once competed in the Stock Eliminator class.


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(367732) Mikesimonsen = 2010 UT62 Discovered 2005 May 4 by J. Bedient at Faulkes Telescope. Mike Simonsen (b. 1956) is a talented musician, an accomplished horticulturalist, a popularizer of astronomy, and a leader in the study of variable stars.
The Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory in Cambridge, Massachusetts, recently honored AAVSO observers, Edward A. Halbach and William B. Albrecht, by naming two minor planets in their honor in January's Minor Planet Circular.


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The furor about the state testing debacle has barely died down. Now, the other shoe is about to drop.
The furor about the state testing debacle has barely died down. Now, the other shoe is about to drop.
Get ready to hear more about those horrible test scores this week as the state Education Department begins rolling out those much anticipated "growth scores" for the new annual teacher evaluations.
As we've explained before, this is the first time the state will be taking the scores and using them to measure student growth by comparing them with the results from previous tests.
Since nearly 70 percent of New York's kids in grades 3-8 flunked the exams in math and English — which is about 814,580 kids — many teachers are likely to receive some pretty low growth scores.
The teachers are being evaluated on a scale of 0-100, but the state test scores will account for only 20 percent of their entire performance review, if applicable. Otherwise, district tests will be used.
The remaining 80 percent of their evaluation is based on classroom observation, as well as district tests and other criteria.
This time, the state scores may not have much impact on teachers. As state Education Commissioner John King Jr. released the test results a week-and-a-half ago, he said they would be used as a "new baseline for learning."
He also asked the public not to use the outcome to "attack" teachers, principals or school districts. It would have been nice if he could have issued this disclaimer before the school year ended, instead of making them sweat over this issue.
There's no question New York's teachers are stressed from the pressure they've been put through.
Teachers have said the new evaluation system combined with the new Common Core curriculum, turned 2012-2013 into one of the most difficult school years in memory.
What's made the evaluation system particularly controversial is that any teacher who is rated ineffective for two straight years in a row can be fired, although the final decision still is up to the district.
According to several administrators, teachers who've received high marks on most of their evaluations will have nothing to fear this time around if their growth scores are poor.
The growth scores don't serve as a meaningful performance measure right now, since the state tests have been steadily increasingly in difficulty and the exams given this past April were the first to be based on the new curriculum, known as the Common Score Learning Standards.
Still, teachers are bound to become upset as they begin receiving their state results this week. For them, the wait is on to see what impact, if any, the tests scores will have on whether they make the grade.


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Cathinone (β-ketoamphetamine) is a monoamine alkaloid found in the shrub Catha edulis (Khat). Closely related to ephedrine, cathine and other amphetamines, it is probably the main contributor to the stimulant effect of Catha edulis. Cathinone differs from many other amphetamines in that its structure is a ketone. Other amphetamines to share this structure include the antidepressant bupropion and the stimulant methcathinone, among others.
Internationally, cathinone is a Schedule I drug under the Convention on Psychotropic Substances.[1] Circa 1993, the DEA added cathinone to the Controlled Substances Act's Schedule I in order to fulfill the requirements of international law.[2]
The commerce of Khat is legal in Israel (although synthesized Cathinone is not), in Oman, in Yemen, and in the Horn of Africa.
Cathinone is structurally related to methcathinone, much like how amphetamine is related to methamphetamine. Cathinone differs from amphetamine by possessing a ketone oxygen atom (C=O) on the β (beta) position of the side chain. The corresponding alcohol compound cathine is a less powerful stimulant. The biophysiological conversion from cathinone to cathine is to blame for the depotentiation of Khat leaves over time; Fresh leaves have a greater ratio of cathinone to cathine than dried ones, therefore holding a more psychoactive potential.
Cathinone can be extracted from Catha edulis, or synthesized from α-bromopropiophenone (which is easily made from propiophenone).
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As many of you know I work as a customer service agent taking incoming calls for many infomercial products. For the life of me I don't understand why so many people calling in start out just plain angry and mean. You have called me so why are you giving me an attitude for trying to place your order? Sadly unless they are verbally swearing at me there is not much I can do but be overly dripping with sweetness in spite of their rudeness. Yes, sometimes that makes them even worse but I have to admit it makes "me" feel better!
I have seen this same thing in so many places like grocery store clerks just trying to help with a purchase and for no fault of their own being treated rudely. I once had a woman run the front of her grocery cart into the back of my ankles and not only did she not apologize but she seemed mad at me for being in her way and huffed as she ran around me. I almost wanted to catch up to her to sarcastically apologize for "being in her way" but I didn't want to be on the 6pm news as the woman who got in a fight at Wal-Mart! I once worked at a car dealership that offered a 30 minute oil change. You would not believe the amount of people who would come completely unglued and just plain ugly because it took 35 minutes. Is it really worth chewing someone out because of 5 minutes?
Seriously what happened to teaching proper manners and etiquette towards others? Do people really feel entitled to treat others badly with no cause? To be angry and rude just to be angry and rude? Have you been to the schools recently? There is a serious lack of children with manners. It should not be an uncommon thing to have someone say thank you, please, and yes ma'am/sir yet it is. What ever happened to the phrase "treat others as you would want to be treated"? Is the common use of social media to blame since we have interactions without as much face to face contact as in the past? There is a serious lack of respect and a growing feeling of entitlement in the world today. Doesn't it seem like so many people are out to get what the want and to heck with everyone else? We share this world and it would be a little more peaceful if everyone took the time to treat others with respect.
I certainly am not a saint and have had plenty of situations where I am sure I deserved some backlash from someone, but I have to admit being on the receiving end of someone's rant for no fault of my own even if they are a stranger is not a fun experience. I am not being paid to be your punching bag so go take a Midol, Prozac, Valium or go call a therapist and "chilax" already!
What do you think about manners and etiquette in today's society?
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HARTFORD — Connecticut officials have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a court ruling that said former Gov. John G. Rowland's administration violated state employees' constitutional rights when it laid off 2,800 workers based on their union membership in 2003.
Rowland and his lawyers said the case could have national implications because it would hamper governors and local officials during labor negotiations.
In May, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan ruled that the Rowland administration violated state workers' right to freedom of association and ordered a lower federal court, which had found in the administration's favor, to decide on an award for the laid-off employees.
The appeals court also ruled that the unions and plaintiff employees could pursue civil penalties against Rowland and his then-budget director, Marc Ryan, individually.
"We think that the case is incredibly important because the 2nd Circuit's decision fundamentally changes the balance of power between management and labor in the public sector," said Daniel Klau, a Hartford lawyer representing Rowland.
Klau and the state attorney general's office filed petitions Friday asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the case. The high is expected to decide in December or January whether to take it up.
In an effort to reduce a $1 billion state budget deficit, the administration warned union leaders in late 2002 that it would lay off the workers unless they accepted wage freezes. The unions balked, and workers got pink slips.
Union officials called the layoffs retaliation for refusing to bow to the administration's demands and said union members were being singled out. Non-unionized workers were spared layoffs after officials froze their pay.
Many of the 2,800 laid-off workers were later rehired when other employees left state jobs. But many of the rehired workers didn't get their old jobs back and received less pay.
Stamford attorney David Golub, who represents the unionized workers, didn't return a message Monday.
"No state can penalize people for belonging to a union," Golub said earlier this year.
A year after the layoffs, Rowland resigned amid a federal corruption investigation. He pleaded guilty to a corruption charge and served 10 months in a federal prison camp.


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Brady had lasting impact on gun control
WASHINGTON —James Brady devoted the entire second half of his life to the fight for gun control. He died Monday at 73 having achieved stunning successes while absorbing wrenching setbacks as a formidable advocate for a part of American life that remains among the most politically fraught.
The former White House press secretary, who survived a bullet wound to the head during the 1981 assassination attempt on President Reagan and went on to lead the gun-control campaign that bears his name, suffered from "a series of health issues," a family statement said.
He was paralyzed during the attack 33 years ago.
Of all the tragic victims of gun violence, Brady became the face and — along with wife Sarah — the force of an enduring campaign to block firearm sales to convicted criminals and the dangerously mentally ill.
The Brady Handgun Violence and Prevention Act remains perhaps the most consequential piece of firearms legislation since its passage in 1993, analysts said.
In the more than two decades since President Bill Clinton signed the law, which requires background checks on firearms purchases from federally licensed dealers, it has blocked the transfer of about 2 million guns.
"Clearly, (the Brady law) has been the most important factor in keeping guns away from the people who shouldn't have them,'' former Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives director John Magaw said. "It was a historic and strong piece of legislation.''
Yet as iconic as the Bradys and their movement had become, recent gun control defeats, especially in the aftermath of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre in Newtown, Conn., may have best proved the divisiveness of gun politics in the United States.
The Obama administration's efforts to build on Brady's legacy of background checks, with fresh proposals for expanded background checks -- so-called universal background checks -- to cover sales at gun shows and a renewed ban on assault weapons were opposed by the powerful gun rights lobby and were defeated in Congress.
"They didn't get done everything they wanted, but neither has anybody else,'' Magaw said. "This is a sad day, but he helped make this country a safer place.''
Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., who worked with the Bradys on the landmark legislation, called its namesake "a giant.''
"Jim Brady was a giant, both in his ability to overcome the tragic shooting and then — with his indomitable strength, force of character and morality — by staring down so many in the Congress and persuading them to pass the Brady law,'' Schumer said. "Jim Brady may be gone, but tens of thousands live on, thanks to his tireless efforts.''
For the Bradys, the legislation remains the centerpiece of an effort that continues with the work of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, a powerful voice for gun control.
"There are few Americans in history who are as directly responsible for saving as many lives as Jim,'' said Dan Gross, president of the Brady campaign.
"I am deeply proud to have called Jim Brady a friend,'' Gross said in a statement. "He will be missed dearly by everyone at our organization, which proudly bears his name, and by a nation that has been made better by his life.''
On most issues, the Brady campaign was aligned against a well-funded and vigilant gun rights lobby, which included gun owners and gunmakers.
"While we disagreed with a number of policy issues supported by the organization that bears his name, we always did support background checks at the original point of purchase,'' said Larry Keane, general counsel for the National Shooting Sports Foundation, the trade association for the gun industry.
"The death of Jim Brady is very sad. We offer our condolences to his family.''


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"Spartacus: Vengeance" and "Xena: Warrior Princess" star Lucy Lawless was among a group of seven environmental activists arrested while protesting an oil-drilling platform in New Zealand.
The 43-year-old Lawless and several members of Greenpeace were taken into custody and charged with burglary after they boarded the Shell-owned drilling platform in an effort to prevent it from leaving port.
The group spent 77 hours camped out on top of the platform's drilling tower.
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"This chapter has ended, but the story of the battle to save the Arctic has just begun," Lawless said in a statement. "Seven of us climbed up that drillship to stop Arctic drilling, but 133,000 of us came down." The last reference is in regards to the 133,000 people who recently sent protest emails to Shell in an effort to flood the company's servers.
Lawless is scheduled to appear in court on Thursday.
Selected Reading: People, New Zealand Herald, Boston.com


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   24. Drink a glass of wine in top ten wine making countries of the world:
   25. Visit 20 islands.
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Our next big trip will be Australia and New Zealand. We started saving for it right after we returned from Italy. I'd like to go next year, but time off might be a concern.
When we visited Coba in Quinto Roo, we had the opportunity to climb Nohoch Mul which is the tallest pyramid in the Yucatán peninsula. However, I didn't learn of it until after our visit. Yes, we completely missed it. I'm still not sure how it is possible. It served as a good lesson to research sights beforehand so you're armed with must sees.
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Wines I've had in Central California and Italy, particularly, Orvieto, have been outstanding. It would be awesome to sample wines from the other eight top wine making countries.
Islands are relatively new to me, I'm pretty sure I've only been to four: Manhattan, Capri, Venice, and Guidecca.
I am fascinated by regional foods. It's probably my favorite part of traveling. I'm pretty close to achieving this life list item. If I count multiple local specialties from one city, I've exceeded 50 by far. Tying this into our ballpark visits has been fun, we've had Little Caesars in Detroit, Ichirolls in Seattle, knish in New York, Crab in San Francisco, just to name a few.
I'm not one that fancies the idea of a cruise. However, I think one that passes through the Panama Canal would be very neat.
I need to be adopted by a Mexican family. I absolutely love tamales and fresh tortillas. I'd love to learn to make both.
Years ago, Frank and I went to the Racetrack at Death Valley. It's an extremely remote location. We can only imagine how bright the stars must be at night. We decided one day we'd return to camp. We've since learned you can't actually camp in the Racetrack, but there are designated areas nearby. I'm sure the stars are just as bright.


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Holly Madison said she's been warned she's too fat for Sin City.
In a new video interview, the E! reality star said she was "shocked" producers of her topless burlesque Las Vegas production, "Peepshow," told her to slim down.
"I always thought I looked fine," Madison, 32, told RadarOnline, appearing opposite "Holly's World" co-stars Josh Strickland and Angel Porrino to promote the show's second season.
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The former "Girls Next Door" reality star and "Dancing with the Stars" alum said she's "still up in the air" about whether to comply with the order, though she has mixed up her eating habits and lost a few pounds.
"I just feel like I market myself as a sex symbol," Madison told Radar. "I don't market myself as a fitness model or a professional dancer so I feel like the way I look is fine. I don't think I need to lose weight."
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The long-awaited law "not only accelerates the development of renewable energy with a new, attractive process for investors", the minister says, but also promises to drastically reduce the length of time it takes to complete the licensing process.
The industry largely welcomed the new law and is appreciative of Birbili's efforts to push it through despite Greece's economic woes. Nevertheless, there were a few unwelcome surprises, particularly the provisions for offshore wind. A number of grey areas also remain to be resolved. A lot depends on the decrees that will now follow, fleshing out the measures in more detail.
As expected, the new law, passed in May, set binding targets of 20% of final energy consumption and 40% of electricity to come from renewables by 2020. If adhered to, this will enable Greece to meet its European commitment to source 18% of its energy from renewables by that date.
To help get there, licensing has been simplified and reorganised so that the whole process should now take less than ten months, according to Birbili. This compares to up to five years under the old regime.
The most important changes concern the production licence, the first stage in the consenting process. This will now be issued by the national regulatory authority, RAE, rather than the energy ministry. RAE must give its decision within two months. In addition, the preliminary environmental impact assessment (EIA) will no longer be required. Instead, just one EIA will need to be completed prior to applying for the installation licence. The authorities have four months in which to give their decision on the EIA.
Under the new system, developers can apply for clearance from the forestry commission and for a grid connection, and sign a power purchase agreement before the EIA is completed. However, none of the agreements come into effect until after the installation licence has been issued.
While few developers believe consent will be given within the ten-month target, everyone is hoping it will be a lot quicker. "We expect the law will speed up the process and that more projects will be finalised," says Emmanuel Maragoudakis, managing director of Greek developer-operator Terna Energy.
The new law also introduces higher tariffs to spur investment. The guaranteed purchase price for plants on islands not connected to the grid is now EUR99.44/MWh and EUR87.84/MWh elsewhere, up from EUR91.74/MWh and EUR80.14 previously, for a 20-year term.
In addition, the new rates will be 20% higher if investors opt not to take any state subsidy. Up to now, developers could apply for subsidies amounting to around 30% of capital expenditure. "The system is more rational now," asserts Ioannis Tsipouridis, president of the Hellenic Wind Energy Association (HWEA). "It favours long-term operation of a project - not just build it, get the subsidy and get out."
Furthermore, the energy minister can grant higher tariffs for low-wind-speed sites. This is important because these areas tend to have good grid coverage, unlike high-wind-speed sites, explains Vassilis Spiliotopoulos, general manager of Gamesa Energia in Greece, a division of Spanish turbine manufacturer Gamesa. "Greece can't fulfill its targets just by developing high-wind areas," he adds.
The new law also stipulates that if a plant is built on an island which is not connected to the grid, and the grid is then extended to the island, the owner retains the higher rate. And if the owner pays for the new connection, they will get up to 25% extra, depending on the installed capacity and the length of the interconnection, among other things.
Planning problems
The industry is less happy about the ongoing problems caused by the spatial planning framework for renewables introduced in 2008 (Windpower Monthly, March 2009). While the new law irons out some inconsistencies, developers fear that it could lead to a dramatic increase in the extent of the protected areas where renewable energy projects are banned.
According to Gamesa, up to 20% of the Greek land mass could be included in the "exclusion zones" if the opposition puts pressure on the authorities. "It may result in a very dangerous situation whereby large areas of Greece are out of bounds," says Spiliotopoulos. However, the issue may be resolved in a new biodiversity law currently being drafted, or in the revised spatial planning framework, which could be out later this year.
One of the law's more innovative measures channels some of the revenues from wind plants to local residents to encourage greater acceptance of renewables. Under the old system, 3% of revenues went to the local authorities to fund development projects. Now 1% will go directly to local residents as a credit on their electricity bills, 0.3% to a green fund to support Natura 2000 nature reserves, and the local authoritities will get the rest. Electricity consumption in some households is so low they may get their electricity free, Tsipiroudis points out.
Achilleas Plitharas, campaigns officer of conservation group WWF, is not alone in thinking the new law is simply tinkering at the edges. "There are so many fundamental problems with the planning procedures in Greece that the law can't solve them," he states, pointing out that Greece still has no reliable data about the exact extent of its forest reserve, which affects the siting of wind turbines. "We still haven't got the fundamental instruments for environmental and renewables policy," Plitharas adds.
The industry was rather taken aback by the sudden change in policy for offshore wind. The guaranteed purchase price for offshore has been replaced with a tender system. The state will identify areas suitable for development and then call for bids. But George Athanasiou of Athens-based RF Energy fears the tender process will delay things. The authorities will have to carry out long, complicated studies to define the areas, assess their capacity and consider the options for grid connection.
Of more immediate concern is what will happen to those offshore projects already in the construction permitting system. According to Maragoudakis, RAE will evaluate them under a fast-track system. Those that are approved will be given some sort of certificate to be taken into account during the tender.


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J.R. Martinez was crowned champion on "Dancing with the Stars" Tuesday night.
The Iraq war veteran and actor bested reality star Rob Kardashian to win the mirrorball trophy.
"Thank you, America, for believing in us," Martinez said as he held up his trophy with his professional partner Karina Smirnoff. He said he was excited for Smirnoff to have won her first mirrorball.
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Ricki Lake fell one dance short to be eliminated in the first hour of ABC's dance competition finale.
"I've loved basically every minute of this," she said after her dismissal. "This is a fantasy come true."
The three finalists each reprised their favorite dance of the season Tuesday to add to their judges' points. Judges' scores were combined with viewer votes to determine who was eliminated each week.
Kardashian and Martinez each had a samba routine to perform before the winner was named.
Kardashian came into the final episode in first place. He had shown steady development throughout the season, and on Monday, he and professional partner Cheryl Burke dazzled on the penultimate dance-off with an elegant waltz and a rip-roaring, swing-inspired freestyle routine that judges rewarded with a perfect score.
On Monday, Lake and Martinez, who each topped the judges' leaderboard throughout the 10-week competition, were tied for second place.
Like Kardashian and Burke, Martinez and Smirnoff earned a perfect score Monday night for their freestyle routine and had their eyes firmly focused on the prize.
Viewer votes counted for half of each contestant's overall score, but the last chance to cast votes was Monday.
The two-hour season finale also featured music by Lady Antebellum and appearances by this season's former contestants: TV personalities Nancy Grace and Carson Kressley, reality star Kristin Cavallari, actors David Arquette and Elisabetta Canalis, singer Chynna Phillips, activist Chaz Bono, basketball player Metta World Peace and soccer star Hope Solo.