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Many characters in Arthurian legends share this name. Some more notable examples are:
Elaine of Corbenic
: In Malory, Elaine is identified as the mother of Galahad. She is the daughter of king Pelles, the keeper of the Grail. In order to create this perfect grail knight, who represents the mixing of two strains of 'holy' blood, Elaine must seduce the less than eager Sir Lancelot. She succeeds in this by enchanting him. She appears to him as Guenevere and causes Galahad to be engendered and Queen Guenevere to be enraged. Modern adaptations often portray her as either naove or insincere.
Elaine of Astolat
: Probably best known from Tennyson's Lady of Shalott, this cursed damsel falls in love with Lancelot and dies of grief when he does not return the affection. She is born by a barge to Camelot where all the court views her body and a letter explaining her death because of Lancelot's rejection. Tennyson is the creator of the idea that she must view the world through a mirror or else perish; thereby making her more tragic. She loves Lancelot because of his image in the mirror, and knows that she will die in the vain attempt to join the world of Camelot to find him. Malory gives her the name Elaine in the Morte Darthur, and places her geographically in Astolat.
: Daughter of Pellinore who kills herself after the death of her lover, Sir Miles of the Laundes. This episode can be found in Malory, during Pellinore's quest to bring back the female owner of the white brachet (end of Book III (the book of Gawain)).
: Daughter of Igraine, sister of Morgan and Morgause, half-sister to Arthur. She married King Nentres of Garlot. She is a very briefly discussed character in Malory.
: Lancelot's mother and the wife of King Ban according to the French traditions. Note that Elaine' sister Evaine is married to Ban's brother Bors. This parallelism is worth little more that keeping the names tidy.
: Arthur's niece who is fathered by either Lot or Nentres, depending on the tale. She falls in love with Perceval in some tales, but is a minor character.
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Arthurian Legends. Ed. Ronan Coghlan. New York: Barnes and Noble, 1993.
New Arthurian Encyclopedia. Ed. Norris J. Lacy. New York: Garland,1996.
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Sagan celebrates victory in final stage
Peter Sagan won stage 8 of the Amgen Tour of California from San Francisco to Santa Rosa Sunday with a virtuoso sprint victory. The result marked his 10th win of the season and his 10th career stage in California. The Cannondale rider was the first to open up his sprint with about 200 meters to go, and the powerful Slovakian held on to beat Daniel Schorn (Team NetApp-Endura) and stage 4 winner Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Sharp).
"The last kilometer was pretty hectic, but my team did a great job bringing me to the front," Sagan said. "They dropped me off with 200m to go. It felt good to get my 10th win. I want to dedicate the win to a Cannondale friend – Alex Shepherd, 11, from Oregon, who has cancer and is also a bike racer."
Tejay van Garderen, who crossed the line in the main field to secure the overall title, said the win was a big relief.
"I got the monkey off my back," van Garderen said. "Everything finally came together. I knew for years I was capable of a ride like this. For it to all fall into place is really special, especially with everything that's happened in the last month and a half for me."
The 24-year-old is in his last year as a young rider for the WorldTour races, but said he doesn't feel young anymore, because he is now a father - his daughter Rylan was born in early April - and in comparison to the other young Americans like the Tour's best U23 rider Lawson Craddock and mountains classification winner Carter Jones. He credited his newfound maturity in making the overall win possible.
"I've been close on a number of occasions, and I was starting to get worried I didn't have what it took to win one. Now I've proven I can, it's a big relief and I can go into every race a little less stressed. Sometimes if you loosen your grip it will come naturally. Hopefully this gets the ball rolling and I can start racking up a bit more," van Garderen said.
Michael Rogers (Team Saxo-Tinkoff) finished second overall, with Janier Acevedo (Jamis-Hagens Berman) in third. BMC also picked up the overall team classification.
But the sprint win in Santa Rosa was all about Sagan. Cannondale led the peloton into the closing 10km, reeling in Antoine Duchesne (Bontrager) - the last survivor of an early break - and despite Garmin battling Sagan's team for control, it was the lime green jerseys that assumed the lead inside the last two kilometres.
Sagan opened his sprint with 200 meters to go but was already clear of Farrar, who had to fight through having been caught too far back.
How It unfolded
A breakaway of three riders - including Vacansoleil's Thomas De Gendt, Bissell Pro Cycling's Jason McCartney and Bontrager's Duchesne - set out for a long day off the front almost immediately after a neutral rollout that took riders over San Francisco's iconic Golden Gate Bridge. De Gendt, who had already been in several lengthy breakaways during the week, initiated the moved and was quickly joined by the 37-year-old Bissell rider and the 21-year-old from Bontrager.
The trio cooperated well together and built a gap of 2:30 just 25km into the race. When the field stopped for a nature break, the gap quickly ballooned to 3:30. The gap grew to 4:30 with about 70km remaining, but a concerted chase by the sprinters' teams started cutting into the advantage. De Gendt also suffered from a mechanical, which slowed the breakaway's progress.
"After his mechanical he kind of stopped pulling hard," Duchesne said. "He was really pulling hard in the beginning and doing the most of the work, but after his mechanical – that wasn't his bike and he said that he felt terrible; the seat was too high and stuff like that – so it kind of slowed us down a little."
The lead had fallen below two minutes with 40km remaining and was down to 1:20 just 10km later. The field eased up a little bit after the gap came down below a minute, hoping to let the breakaway dangle in front before reeling the escapees back just before the race entered Santa Rosa for two laps of the 4km, eight-corner finishing circuit in town.
"They were hard to bring back," van Garderen said. "It ended up not being such an easy day."
Cannondale rider Ted King, who was rotating on the front with his teammates in support of Sagan's chances for a sprint, agreed that the three breakaway riders made it tough on the peloton on the last stage of the eight-day race.
"It was a short but super-hard stage today," King said. "The three guys got a pretty significant gap. We were rotating straight away, and we were rotating quickly and the gap was going up. That just meant we had to rotate significantly harder."
As the lead trio approached the outskirts of Santa Rosa, Duchesne attacked the group, dropping De Gendt first and then McCartney. McCartney eventually fought his way back to the leader, while De Gendt faded back to the group.
"I had trouble warming up, but the legs started opening on the last hour," Duchesne said. "Then it was going pretty slow and I saw that the pack was coming up, so I thought I'd give it a try. I was trying to go for the most courageous, but I didn't make it. I was going for that, but that's alright."
The two leaders held out for a while longer but ultimately fell prey to the charging bunch before the group started the final circuits. Cannondale took the lead on the first loop. But Garmin-Sharp set up its train on the front heading into the final lap. Cannondale fought hard to put Sagan back into perfect position. Turning left onto the finishing straight for the final time, the group passed under an overpass for California 101. Sagan surged to the front while Farrar got briefly boxed in.
"A couple guys came from behind as we went under the tunnel, and I didn't react fast enough," Farrar said. "So I got pinched there. Sagan's fast, and you can't make any mistakes against him."
Sagan slipped across the line and posted a familiar arms-aloft salute, while van Garderen cruised in for his first major stage race win since the Circuito Montanes in 2009 when he was a development rider with Rabobank.
Sagan's effort netted him the final points jersey of the race, while Bissell put two riders on the final podium with Carter Jones in the KOM jersey and McCartney winning the jersey for most courageous rider on the day. Bontrager's Lawson Craddock finished as the best young rider.
Read more on: Cyclingnews.com
Peter Sagan (Cannondale) wins the final stage of the Tour of California.
photo credit: Casey B Gibson
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Are you intrigued by the opportunity to join a fast-growing, fast-paced start-up company? Here's a ground floor opportunity to gain necessary business skills in a dynamic environment, where your initiative and hard work will be rewarded. Waypoint Homes is looking for support in single-family property management and leasing to establish operations in Chicago. This is a growth-minded opportunity and requires a driven, organized and experienced individual to support all facets of the regional operations. If you're a team player with high energy and an orientation to detail, then we want to talk to you.
Based in Oakland, CA, Waypoint Homes is Reinventing Renting™ by providing quality homes, great customer service, and rewarding leases that offer valuable benefits to our residents, including a path to home-ownership for those who seek it. Our company is built on a foundation of respect - for our residents, our communities, and our stakeholders. A leader in this emerging industry of single family rental since its founding in 2008, Waypoint currently owns and manages more than 3,500 homes in California and Arizona and is rapidly expanding nationwide. Our vision is to be recognized as the leading brand in the emerging single family rental industry. We run our business using a sophisticated proprietary technology system that lets us bring apartment best practices to the management of single family homes. We're proud of having created a next-generation real estate company with an innovative business model to help address the lack of liquidity contributing to the prolonged U.S. housing crisis, and we believe that our solution is making a positive impact for all involved stakeholders -- residents, investors and the communities we are revitalizing.
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TOWANDA — In a hard-fought, physical football game Friday night, the Black Knights and Wildcats traded punches for 3 1/2 quarters. With Towanda clinging to a 5-point lead, and having just turned the ball over on its own 26-yard line, they needed someone to step up and make a play.
That someone turned out to be junior Noah Huff, as he scooped up an incomplete pass attempt that was ruled a lateral and raced 74 yards to seal the victory over visiting Mifflinburg 28-13.
The Wildcats looked to establish the run early, as they took the opening kick and ran the exact same run play five times in a row before the Towanda defense stiffened and forced a punt. Two Huff incompletions and a sack would give the ball right back, as both punters saw lots of action early.
Towanda would strike first as Tony Daniello caught a Huff pass over the middle, bounced off hard hits from two would-be tacklers, and raced 41 yards for the score.
Mifflinburg would answer right back, traveling 56 yards in 8 plays, capped by an 8-yard run as Cole Walter pushed the pile into the end zone.


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Cullman's tennis teams added victories to their ledgers on Monday with 9-0 home, section wins over Fort Payne.
The boys made it a clean sweep on the singles' side, taking all six matches by 8-0 scores after dropping a combined 11 games in their previous matches against 6A Hazel Green.
The Bearcats remained stellar in doubles play, combining to outscore the Wildcats 24-1 in three matches. Clint Watson and Baylor Adams (8-0) were rock solid at No. 1, while the tandems of Jacob Davis/Luke Bowden (8-1) and Ryan Hunt/Mark Davis (8-0) were every bit at good at the No. 2 and 3 positions for the Black and Gold. Jacob Lambert and Parker Adams also scored an 8-1 decision in exhibition play.
Hannah Cornelius continued her fine play at No. 1 with a rousing 8-0 victory, while No. 2 McKenzie Bussman, No. 3 Olivia Sharpton and No. 4 Bailey Barker also turned in 8-0 scores as the Lady Bearcats secured a 9-0 victory of their own.
Mary Claire Smith and Makenna Smith also took home 8-1 decisions on the day.
Like their male counterparts, the Black and Gold girls wasted little time dispatching Fort Payne in doubles play, with the top-seeded duo of Cornelius and Bussman securing an 8-0 win, while No. 2 Baker/Sharpton (8-1) and No. 3 Smith/Smith (8-1) also picked up easy triumphs over the Wildcats.
The girls will take to the courts again on next Tuesday at Scottsboro. Last week's full-team match against Arab was rained out and will be played on Feb. 23.
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Billionaire John Kluge is placing most of the contents of his Albemarle County mansion up for auction. Among the items on the auction block are lots of furniture and a massive wheeled picnic hamper that was used on hunts at the estate.
Christie's will sell off Kluge's American and English furniture, decorative arts and other items on December 16th in New York. The 553 items taken from Morven Farm are worth about $6 million to nearly $9 million.
One of the more unconventional items is the Asprey Picnic Basket, valued at between $20,000 and $30,000. It was hauled into the woods around the estate by a horse or tractor during elaborate hunts. Stored inside were mahogany tables and chairs as well as small wicker hampers containing enough China, silver and glassware for 16 hunters.


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A bill in the Alabama Legislature authorizing a $50 million bond issue to replace outdated equipment in high school technology programs should make it to the governor's desk.
With bipartisan support, the bill has cleared the House and made it through the Senate Taxation-Education Committee in a unanimous vote.
Philip Cleveland, workforce development and career tech director for the state Department of Education, said the state hasn't provided money for new equipment since schools got $10 million in 2005. He said Alabama's 134 city and county school systems will work with local industry to determine what equipment is needed to get jobs for graduates.
One of the greatest needs in public education is to provide adequate training and equipment for schools to effectively reach students who are not bound for traditional four-year colleges. The economy in Alabama and elsewhere is also showing a need for more trained workers to step in with technical skills that do not require four-year degrees.
For proponents pushing the bonds, the question is not as much about money as graduation rates. The idea that students should be taught in the same methods of 20 years ago is short-sighted and certain to put Alabama students behind.
Tommy Glasscock, director of career technical education in Chilton County, said the students he gets are typically not performing well in traditional academic classes. But he sees their eyes light up when they try welding, auto repair, and other trades. They find a reason to want to learn when such training is available in high school.
Lawmakers are on the right track to push for this bond issue. Upgrading equipment in the state's public schools for technical training is an important step in keeping students in school and providing them a skill for worthwhile employment.
The Senate should push forward and get this bill approved so that Gov. Robert Bentley can sign it into law. This effort is an excellent attempt to provide something meaningful for thousands of students across the state.


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After months of negotiations Trenton officials ratified contract agreements that included an increase in health care costs for the during a special meeting Thursday night at Trenton City Hall.
The motion to approve contracts for both command and patrol officers was met by a roll call vote in which nearly all city council members voted in favor of the contract agreements with the exception of Councilperson MaryEllen McLeod.
Councilperson Robert Howey was not present for the vote. He asked a letter he had written be read for the record. The letter stated Howey's disapproval of the agreement.
"After careful review and consideration of the proposed contract I cannot support the plan as presented," Howey stated in the letter.
In the agreement Trenton police officers agreed to begin paying for 20 percent of their health care costs in agreement with Public Act 152 approved by Gov. Rick Snyder in September 2011.
Mike Hawkins, Trenton police officer and union president, said the goal for the contract agreement was to keep all of Trenton's current officers working and to keep the city safe.
"We're happy to have jobs," Hawkins said. "We're happy to be working for the City of Trenton."
Hawkins said the increase in health care costs was "a big hit" to the department. The standard cost for a family health care plan increased from about $60 per month to about $249 per month.
"That's a huge jump from where we were at," Hawkins said. "Not everyone is happy about it, but we understand that that's the route everyone is going in the public sector."
Trenton police officers made other concessions in the agreement including giving up five percent of their annual pay, which they have done for the past three years.
According to previous contract agreements, officers have not been allowed the opportunity for an increase in pay since 2009.
"I think we (Trenton Police Department) are the place to work," Hawkins said. "We are the place to be ... and hopefully we will be hiring to fill some spots that have been vacant for a while."
The City of Trenton has been on a hiring freeze since May with the exception of a to hire three nonunion positions with the Trenton Police Department.
*A previous version article stated officers have made concessions for the last four years and had not received raises since 2008.
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ILMF 2014 an outstanding success!
The annual International LiDAR Mapping Forum (ILMF), held February 17-19 in Denver, attracted LiDAR professionals from 30 countries who attended to learn about the latest advances in technology and hear about industry changes and developments first-hand from industry experts.
The three-day conference and exhibition focused on airborne, terrestrial and bathymetric LiDAR used to support transport, urban modelling, coastal zone mapping, utility asset management, 3D visualisation and GIS applications. These sectors are widely employed to improve mapping and imagery for customers across a wide range of industries from federal, state and local government departments to commercial enterprises.
ILMF 2014 included a technical program of 60 technical papers, technical workshops and ASPRS "Hot Topics" sessions, as well as an exhibition of more than 50 organizations showcasing the newest technologies and services for the LiDAR market, some of which was launched at ILMF. Additionally, new research coming out of academic institutions was on display in the new university pavilion. Mobile mapping rigs were also available for demonstrating the latest in mobile data capture.
"The program provided LIDAR professionals an outstanding opportunity to learn about data capture systems, data fusion/classification and processing techniques, and the increasing integration of key technologies," said Lisa Murray, ILMF Director. "We're delighted by the response to ILMF 2014 from exhibitors, presenters and delegates and would like to thank them for their participation."
ILMF opened February 17 with ASPRS (American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing) "Hot Topics" sessions. After an introduction by Lewis Graham, President and CTO of GeoCue Corporation, Dr. Michael Hauck, the new executive director of ASPRS, delivered a presentation on the future of LiDAR, titled "From Galileo to Radiohead and Beyond…" In it, he posed the idea of certification for LiDAR professionals. A poll of the audience showed overwhelming support for the idea. Dr. Hauck's presentation was followed by two additional "Hot Topics" presentations and a Q&A session.
That afternoon, Alastair MacDonald, ILMF Advisory Board member and Managing Director of TMS International Ltd., welcomed delegates and kicked off the ILMF programming. The keynote featured Z+F's Sven Kurz and Euclideon's CEO Bruce Dell, who spoke about new technologies and their ability to open new business opportunities for the scanning industry.
Following the keynote, LiDAR experts participated in a Plenary Panel Discussion led by Mr. MacDonald. Participants were Lewis Graham, GeoCue; Amar Nayegandhi, Dewberry; Matt Bethel, Merrick & Co.; Roy Nelson, Ball Aerospace; and Leyton Hobbs, Woolpert. The discussion covered game-changing technologies, including flash mode LiDAR and Small Unmanned Aerial Systems (SUAS).
ILMF programming then continued with break-out sessions and technical workshops that ran through Thursday, February 19th. ILMF tracks were Data Acquisition, Coastal Zone & Bathymetric LiDAR, Recent Projects, Recent Projects/Emergency Response, Recent Projects/Challenging Environments, Forestry, GIS/Data Handling/Point Clouds, and Mobile mapping.
2014 was the first year ILMF was organized by SPAR Point Group, which is owned by Diversified Communications, a global media company based in Portland, Maine, USA. ILMF was acquired by SPAR Point Group in 2013. "Our goal was to serve as good stewards of ILMF, which Versha Carter and her team ran exceptionally well for many years," said Ms. Murray. "Based on feedback to this year's event, we've done just that."
Ms. Murray said that her team will continue to work with key members of the LiDAR community to shape the event as the market evolves and grows. "With the recent report by MarketsandMarkets that the global LiDAR market will grow by more than 15% annually over the next five years to reach $551.3 million by 2018, opportunities are abundant for those in the market," said Ms. Murray.
Find complete event coverage at www.SPARPointGroup.com and via sponsoring media.
Save the date for the next edition of International LiDAR Mapping Forum, taking place February 23-25, 2015 in Denver!


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MotoGP Fans Can Buy Indy Tickets At Selected Yamaha Dealers
Selected Yamaha dealers nationwide are selling an exciting ticket package featuring great savings for the Red Bull Indianapolis GP on Aug. 17-19 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway through a program presented by Yamaha Motor Corp., USA and IMS.
Fans who purchase tickets at participating Yamaha dealers from June 25-Aug. 1 will receive these tickets and special perks for just $115, a savings of $55 over the normal retail value of $170:
- One Paddock Penthouse ticket – across from the Yamaha Factory Racing and Yamaha Monster Tech 3 pits! – for Race Day, Sunday, Aug. 19.
- Friday/Saturday Combo Admission ticket.
- Value-priced motorcycle track lap Friday, Aug. 17.
- Motorcycle parking in the Yamaha parking lot all three days of the event.
- IMS and Yamaha souvenirs through a voucher redeemable at the Yamaha display at IMS during Race Weekend.
The price of the package will increase to $120 from Aug. 2-17, so fans are encouraged to visit their participating Yamaha dealer soon to take advantage of the best deal.
Ticket handling fees will be waived for all customers who buy this package, regardless of date. For a full list of participating dealers, visit http://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/redbullindianapolisgp/tickets/51796/
The Yamaha Red Bull Indianapolis GP ticket package comes during a great start to the MotoGP season for Yamaha. 2010 World Champion Jorge Lorenzo leads the standings after winning four of the first six races this season aboard his Yamaha Factory Racing YZR-M1, and Monster Yamaha Tech 3 teammates Cal Crutchlow and Andrea Dovizioso are fourth and fifth in the points, respectively.
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Anthropology and Sociology provide a comparative framework for interpreting and explaining human social behavior. Although each discipline arose in response to different historical circumstances which have resulted in somewhat different traditions of emphasis and approach, the two fields draw from a common body of theory and, increasingly, a common toolkit of research methods. For these reasons, the department presents the two disciplines as interdependent.
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Students majoring in Anthropology/Sociology will become familiar with a wide range of human societies in all regions of the world. They will gain an appreciation for the cultural complexity, historical context, and global connections that link societies and social institutions to one another. They will also learn about key social structures and dynamics embedded in contemporary societies, including the forms of social power and privilege that exist in any society, and how these often unequal power relations are organized, sustained, reproduced, and transformed.
Students contemplating the major are urged to consult with department faculty in order to design a personalized program of study, making use of relevant courses in allied disciplines and/or off-campus study when appropriate.
The department curriculum offers general introductory courses covering broad areas of the disciplines including human evolution, comparative cultures, globalization and other current social issues, as well ethnographic area courses and topical courses ranging from popular culture to urban sociology to psychological anthropology. Departmental offerings also include a two-term course sequence that places students in social service internships within the local community, encouraging an experimental approach to learning about social policies, social problems, and social services. Students with other interests, such as archeology, are encouraged to transfer their credits from off-campus programs and summer field schools.
Aided by one-on-one faculty tutors, you will undertake an extended research project of your own design during your senior year, culminating in a formal paper and a seminar presentation. Some recent topics include:
- Volunteering Amoung Youth: Motivations and Perceptions
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- Just Friends: A Study of Cross-Sex Friendship in College
- The Pedagogy of Pugilism: Boxers and their Coaches
- Problems Facing Local Farm Families
- An Ethnographic Study of an Illinois Menonnite Commune
- The Role of Folklore in Tabletop Games
- A Fieldwork-Based Study of Change in a Fijian Village
- Social Bonding, Religious Commitment and the Role of Contemporary Christian Music
- Property and Interpersonal Sharing in Knox Student Culture
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Adams rose to fame in North America with his album Cuts Like a Knife and turned into a global star with his 1984 album Reckless. In 1991, he released his popular Waking Up the Neighbours album which included " I Do It for You", one of the best-selling singles of all time.
For his contributions to music, Adams has garnered many awards and nominations, including 20 Juno Awards among 56 nominations, 15 Grammy Award nominations including a win for Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television in 1992.
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I recently bought a new center channel, the CSi A4. I was running a full JBL setup but when I went to a flat screen, I needed to add some better mids and highs to the center. The CSi A4 filled that gap pretty well, but leaned more towards the highs, so I left my old center in play as well. I know this is a stupid setup, but it gives me a bit more depth.
So, in an effort to fill the gap between the sub and highs even better (while removing the second center speaker), I'm contemplating replacing my bookshelves with the Tsi300's.
I can't afford the Rti A5's, so I figured I'd look at the next level down, Tsi.
After listening to them in the store, they sound like they will add the ranges I want to add.
I'll deal with the rear surrounds at a later date.
What I'm using now:
Front: JBL E20
Center: Polk Audio CSi A4 (was running JBL CS25)
Rear: JBL E10
I was also contemplating getting the RTi A1's for the fronts to add the brightness that the CSi A4 added. The low-mid and high that the TSI300's put out is hard to ignore though. I haven't found a place to hear the RTi A1's compared to the TSI300's to tell for sure how different they sound. My guess is though that the RTi A3's would be a better choice. May try to find a place that has all 3 so I can hear them side by side before I buy anything.
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by Chris Conte
CHEATHAM COUNTY, Tenn. - A former substitute teacher in Cheatham County is speaking out over what he is calling a cover up of possible abuse involving special education students at Sycamore High School.
"I know it's not the popular thing to do to be a whistle blower, however these children can't speak for themselves," said Rob Brown who was let go by the district back in August.
Brown said he was filling in for a life skills teacher in August when he witnessed another teachers aide violently shake the head of a special education student, then he said he saw the same teacher push a different student.
"It was a violent shake back and forth and to the side and it was dangerous. In my opinion it was questionable abuse," he added.
Brown and another former teacher's aide have spoken out to NewsChannel 5 over their terminations by the district. Both said they believe they were terminated for speaking out against the Cheatham County School District.
"If you're going to do something in plain view where people can see you, what are you going to do behind closed doors when they (the students) do something to aggravate you? It's a scary thought that someone like this is taking care of these children that can't talk, they can't speak, they can't express what's going on," Brown added.
NewsChannel 5 contacted the teacher's aide in question, he said he did nothing wrong and welcomes a Department Of Children's Services investigation because he believes it will clear his name.
NewsChannel 5 also made multiple attempts to contact Cheatham County Chief Academic Officer Sharon Kinnard about the alleged abuse. Our phone calls were not returned and our in person attempt at getting some answer at her office were ignored.
Both the Pleasant View Police and Department of Child Services are investigating the alleged abuse.
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Interview Details – My first communication, after applying for about half dozen positions on-line, was with a recruiter. She asked me a lot of questions about my experience--basically reviewing my resume in detail. She asked me a series of situational questions as well--what they call STAR format, where there are no real right or wrong answers. They are most interested in what was done to resolve a conflict or satisfy a need. After the phone interview, I received an email request for an in-person interview the following Monday. I interviewed with a department manager as well as a lead, and they used the STAR format questioning as well after going over my resume. I felt that the interview went pretty well, and I received an offer that afternoon from the department manager. They extended an offer for an entry level underwriter position at my minimum salary requirement, but the hours were non-traditional so I turned the offer down, asking the manager to keep me in mind if she found a need elsewhere in the organization for my skillset with more traditional hours. Later in the week, I received 2 more in-person interview requests and both were scheduled for that Friday. Both interviews were the same format as my first interview (STAR) and went well, but I felt that I was a better fit for the second one, which was more in line with my experience. The following Monday, I received an offer from the recruiter I had spoken with initially on the first position. The offer was for an intermediate level underwriter position with a salary almost 10% higher than the first offer which I had turned down. The schedule was also for traditional banking hours--much better this time around. I readily accepted.
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Firefox 188.8.131.52 Corrects Latest Release
The Mozilla Foundation has departed from its normal release cycle to fix several bugs and the remaining security holes in version 18.104.22.168 of the Firefox web browser.
Based on a test performed by Linux Magazine, the vulnerabilities that version 22.214.171.124 failed to fix (see the separate news item here) still seem to exist in 184.108.40.206. As previously, it is possible to hide part of the source code, preventing users from viewing the code in "View Page Source". This means that attackers still have the ability to hide malicious code in their websites. The vulnerability also affects older Firefox versions and can be used to crash these versions.
According to the release notes version 188.8.131.52 removes all the bugs that were discovered in the previous version. The developers write that Firefox is now more stable and reliable than ever.
The Mozilla web browser is available for downloading for all supported platforms. And Netscape Navigator, which is now based on Firefox, has been updated too. Users can download version 22.214.171.124. Just like its open source siblings, Navigator is also affected by the above mentioned bugs.
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Heartbleed Bleeds On
According to a report, many potential victims of the Heartbleed attack have patched their systems, but few have cleaned up the crime scene to protect themselves from the effects of a previous intrusion.
Drone Brain Goes Open Source
DARPA and NICTA release the code for the ultra-secure microkernel system used in aerial drones.
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New initiative will bring futuristic virtual reality effects to the web surfing experience.
New Trojan Targets Online Banking
Dyreza malware launches a man-in-the-middle attack that compromises SSL.
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New cloud combines worldwide access with local attention to data security.
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Kids can build their very own clubhouse or playhouse! Kids can build an endless number of creations with this play set. With the simplicity of building blocks with larger, innovative shapes,kids can play inside their creations! The TikeStix Clubhouse is a great buildable playset for developing critical thinking skills and basic mechanical ability.
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FREDERICTON, N.B. – It's a victory for educational assistants in New Brunswick.
Members of CUPE local 2745, representing assistants and school clerks, have won back their right to strike after a judge overturned a 2002 labour board decision that deemed the assistants as essential employees.
CUPE New Brunswick president Daniel Legere says workers are starting to have to fight for their rights more frequently. "Challenges to the labour movement seem to be opening up more all the time and we're spending a lot of time maintaining the status quo."
Legere adds the option to strike has to be part of a fair contract bargaining process.
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Significantly updated from his 1985 documentary, The Definitive Document of the Dead promises to be the last word director Roy Frumkes has to say on his subject of zombie godfather George A. Romero. If not, perhaps it should be.
If Dec. 21 indeed turns out to be the day that wipes humanity away, at least you can go out with culture first. From 6 to 10 p.m. Thursday, Maya Trading Company presents the 12.21.12: End of the World multimedia art exhibition at Istvan Gallery, 1218 N. Western, featuring hors d'oeuvres and a dance performance. Admission is free. Call 831-2874 or visit istvangallery.com.


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WICHITA, KAN. — Defeat the first-place team in the Atlantic Coast Conference? Check.
Defeat the first-place team in the Southeastern Conference entering play on Tuesday? Check.
But even after a nonconference season in which unfancied Indiana State defeated Miami and Mississippi, many observers stood on the sideline waiting for the Sycamores to get a similar victory in Missouri Valley Conference play before they saw fit to declare them a legitimate MVC title threat.
The wait is over.
Wave after wave of pressure from No. 15 Wichita State broke on the Sycamores' rocks and ISU also survived Koch Arena's wall of noise to post a 68-55 victory that gave ISU a road victory over the first-place team in the MVC.
"The teams in Hawaii [at the Diamond Head Classic] were pretty good too. Ole Miss, San Diego [State] and Miami were really good. The difference is that these guys were playing in front of their crowd ... the best crowd in the country," ISU forward Manny Arop said.
ISU beat its first ranked opponent since a 2011 victory over Vanderbilt. More important, ISU moved to 7-3 in the MVC, just one game behind the Shockers. ISU is a half-game behind second-place Creighton.
ISU (13-6, 7-3) used a 17-3 end-of-first half run and a 14-3 run to end the game to earn its biggest MVC road victory in several seasons.
Arop led ISU with 17 points. Devonte Brown and Jake Odum each had 10 points.
ISU thought outside the box to get the victory. ISU implemented a 2-3 zone for the first time this season, which forced the Shockers to rely on jump shots, which is not WSU's forte. WSU made 9 of 28 from 3-point range and shot 27.1 percent overall.
"Every game we've gone into we thought we might use it for a few possessions here and there. Lou [Gudino, Associate Head Coach] thought it would be a great idea to switch things up on them. On a miss, we'd be man-to-man. On makes, we were zone. The guys really followed it," Lansing said.


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SAN FRANCISCO — Groupons decision to fire Andrew Mason puts pressure on Chairman Eric Lefkofsky to find a replacement who can create a money-making business after the daily-deal provider lost $723.8 million in the past three years.
As chief executive officer, Mason presided over a plummeting stock price, restated earnings and at least three quarters of results that missed analysts expectations. Mason, 32, addressed his ouster Thursday in a letter to employees, joking about needing a fat camp to lose weight even while accepting responsibility for Groupons shortcomings.
Lefkofsky, who co-founded Groupon with Mason in 2008, will run the company with Vice Chairman Ted Leonsis as they search for a new CEO. The board members are charged with finding fresh leadership while accelerating a risky push into e-commerce and away from daily deals, a market Mason helped create. Masons exit caps a tumultuous period that saw Groupon emerge from nowhere to hold the biggest technology initial public offering since Googles only to plunge on the public market.
They grew too fast, and sometimes that can cause management to lose a little bit of focus on profitability, said Arvind Bhatia, an analyst at Sterne Agee & Leach Inc. in Dallas, who recommends buying the shares. Eric and Ted will bring in a new CEO with a strong operating background to move the company forward, so they not only grow the top line but more importantly the bottom line.
Shares of Groupon, based in Chicago, climbed 13 percent Friday. The stock had plunged 24 percent Thursday following Groupons fourth-quarter earnings report.
Masons stake in the company, worth $938.7 million at the time of the IPO, has plummeted to $212.6 million at yesterdays close, according to filings and data compiled by Bloomberg.
Masons successor inherits a company that has courted controversy since rejecting a $6 billion takeover offer from Google in late 2010, opting instead to explore an IPO. That decision looked prescient when Groupon boasted a $16.7 billion valuation after its first day of trading on the public market.
From there, the stock dropped precipitously, losing half its value in six months. The company suffered from accounting missteps, including backtracking on an unconventional approach to bookkeeping outlined in its S1 IPO filing. It also failed to come to grips with ebbing demand and rising competition.
The forecast released Feb. 27 hastened Masons departure. Groupon said that first-quarter revenue will be $560 million to $610 million, trailing the $647.7 million analyst average, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
Mason had been racing to push Groupon into the broader e-commerce market by focusing on sales of products. He was working to boost growth as demand for online discounts faded and pressure from investors and his board mounted.
Groupon Goods, a service started in 2011 to help retail companies such as Dell Inc. and Garmin Ltd. peddle thousands of marked-down items via two-day sales, is on track to reach about $2 billion in annual billings, Groupon said this week.
Even so, that business has lower gross margins than daily deals, and competition with the likes of Amazon, EBay Inc. and Overstock.com Inc. will probably erode profitability, said Abe Garver, managing director of West Palm Beach, Fla.-based supply chain consultant BG Strategic Advisors.
Under a best-case scenario, redirecting resources to Groupon Goods makes it a direct competitor of Amazon, EBay, Overstock and other top 500 Internet retailers, Garver wrote in an e-mail. The margins are thin and professional investors already have exposure to the sector.


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Buying and using a treadmill can be one of the most sensible health decisions you can make. As fitness professionals, we recommend treadmills more than any other piece of home exercise equipment. They are functional, easy to use, and when used correctly, provide an ideal way to burn calories, manage weight and strengthen, and enhance your cardiovascular system. But buyer beware! Since treadmills are the most extensive category in the fitness industry, there are more choices than any other fitness equipment. This is a mixed blessing. The following are important tips to make sure you maximize your investment and reach your goals.
The shopping phase is the foundation to make sure that you choose wisely and protect your investment.
Easily navigable console and screen with a large digital readout.Ask yourself, "does the layout make sense?" A sales person should show you some basics like start and stop, but after the first several minutes, the buttons and console should make intuitive sense.
Shock absorption system.This is a major "hook" for almost all treadmills now, but make note. When you walk fast or run, does the deck feel firm and stable, yet forgiving? It should not feel "soft" or spongy as this type of cushioning can create knee injuries in the long run and also wear out quickly. On the other side of the spectrum, you don't want a treadmill that feels like you are running on asphalt. Look for a manufacturer that provides compelling, research-based, evidence on why their cushioning system works. Ask the salesperson why a manufacturer chose their cushioning and how it works. There should be some methodology in the system other than simply putting in rubber spacers or dampeners.
In addition to cushioning, some treadmills even go so far as to make automated adjustments to belt speed in order to compensate for minor variations in foot speed during workouts - a technology that proposes to make your session more comfortable and easier on your body. A test workout at the store will help you determine if these features really improve your workout. Remember, anything that will make your workout more comfortable and easier to stick with is worth considering.
Electronic Features.Many treadmills have a spectrum of features to lure buyers ranging from fans and interactivity, to displaying calories burned. Consider what is important to you and how you will use it. The key is to look for electronic features that are both motivating and challenging. Look for an electronic package that will grow with you as you progress and one that will accommodate the needs of other users in your home. As fitness professionals, some of the most effective features we've found include: interval programs, quick start functions, and specific user IDs that are customizable and can store past workouts to be used in the future.
Adequate Motor.This has become one of the most confusing data points of all. Don't be fooled by the "bigger is always better" rhetoric. In reality, a 2.0 and above continuous duty HP motor is sufficient for virtually any user if the other components are high quality (continuous duty is a measure of horsepower under regular anticipated use and is far more meaningful than "peak" horsepower).
For example, a good cooling mechanism reduces heat on the motor and other key components - extending the life and wear on these parts. A large motor with a poor cooling mechanism makes for a bad combination that will likely result in premature wear and tear on parts as well as poor performance. Look at the treadmill as a system with matched components not just a unit with a "big" or "quiet" motor.
The basics from a fitness point of view are: elapsed time, distance, speed, and incline. Having a measure of calories burned can also be motivating for the right individuals. Consider what additional information or features will help keep you motivated day after day. No one can answer this for you.
Think about what has worked for you in the past and what has not. Remember all that matters in the long term is whether or not you use the equipment day in and day out.
Some of the most useful added features include:
Heart Rate interactivity. Measuring your heart rate (HR) is the surest indicator of progress and proper intensity. Everyone has a target heart rate range they should work within. Too high and you risk injury. Too low and you won't reach your goals. The best treadmills will actually adjust speed while measuring your heart rate to make sure that you stay within this range. You simply punch in the desired HR and the machine will respond accordingly throughout the workout. Look for a HR control that adjusts incline at a minimum. Adjusting both speed and incline may pose some concerns for users. Often on products that adjust both speed and incline, you cannot make manual adjustments. If you are feeling uncomfortable with the settings, you have to stop and get back in to the program. Incline-only HR programs allow for manual speed adjustments to keep you feeling safe and in control.
Pre-set and custom programs.One of the leading reasons people quit a program is boredom. Having a treadmill that provides a myriad of programs will help keep a program fresh and full of variety. The ability to customize a program for your specific needs is also a great feature. Look for some research behind the programs.
User Profile/ID. Separate user IDs that store data for individual users are ideal for families, husband and wife, or workout partners and are great for competing against others and yourself. The user IDs allow you to keep your own odometer, store a database of your workout information, and create custom courses based on your own personal preferences and goals. This is a great way to measure progress. The best treadmills will "remember" your workouts and even those of other users in your house. Look for the ability to store workouts for two or more users in order to duplicate them again.
Ease of Use.In the world of personal training we have found over the years that many clients are intimidated or simply frustrated with the amount of features and buttons on a treadmill. It becomes another obstacle to regular exercise. The best treadmills keep it simple. Big green buttons mean go. Big red buttons mean stop. Emergency stops should be well labeled and it should take no more than 2 to 3 "button pushes" to launch a program. Look for a treadmill that has a manual or "quick start" mode as well as the programs described above. These modes require only 1-2 pushes of a button and you go. Basically, look for a treadmill that will do the thinking for you.
Interval training.Interval training means periods of high intensity combined with periods of lower intensity - a very effective means of increasing fitness levels quickly. Look for programming that offers numerous options for interval training. A typical program operates on a one min rest, one min work interval set-up. The programming should be set up so that all you have to do is set the rest period one time and the work period one time and the machine takes over from there.
Fitness test. This is a great tool for motivation and measuring progression. Essentially this is a pre-set program based on a scientific set of principles that "test" your fitness level at any given time. Essentially you launch the program and the program will take you through a program that gauges fitness level based on variables such as heart rate, distance and speed, etc. Research shows us that the second biggest reason people quit an exercise program is lack of results. Accomplishing a fitness test on a periodic basis will help you see your progress.
Running and walking on an electronic piece of equipment is very effective and simple. It can also be unsafe and fraught with quality issues if you don't choose wisely. Here's what to look for:
Safety features. Look for basics like a safety key and belt speed that starts and stops in small, gradual increments. Make sure the treadmill has handrails or console grips that are comfortable without being obtrusive. Can you run or walk comfortably without hitting them? Are they ergonomically located so that you can use them when you start or stop? Testing in the store for several minutes will help you choose wisely.
Maintenance. Look for a treadmill that is maintenance-free. Although some basic care is advisable, you should not have to spend time lubricating and servicing your treadmill after every workout. A well-designed unit takes normal wear and tear into account so you don't have to and helps save you time and hassle. Look for a deck that is reversible - meaning you can have the deck flipped when normal wear takes its course on the running surface. A reversible deck essentially doubles the life of your treadmill surface.
Warranty. A treadmill is an electronic piece of equipment. A quality unit is a long-term investment that, with regular use, will require service at some point. Most quality treadmills will offer a lifetime warranty on the frame. When it comes to other components, look for a warranty that provides for at least 1 year of labor and a minimum of 1-3 years coverage on parts. Ask your salesperson what components are covered.
Be sure your warranty includes:
Equally as important, does the dealer from whom you are purchasing have their own service staff who are trained and authorized by the manufacturer to service your equipment?
Gregory Florez, founder and CEO of First Fitness, Inc, is one of the country's leading experts in several
health and fitness categories including: personal coaching and training, product trends, and fitness technology. His companies, First Fitness, Inc. and FitAdvisor.com have worked with over 40,000 executives and employees of Fortune 500 companies around the world, including DuPont and Intel, to improve the health of their valued employees over the past 22 years.
Mr. Florez's FitAdvisor Health Coaching Services were rated as the top coaching service by the Wall Street Journal. He has published several books, served as a board member for IDEA, and is a spokesperson for the American Council on Exercise. He is featured regularly as a writer, speaker, and expert in industry publications and conferences including: Health and Fitness Business, The American College of Sports Medicine, Club Industry, and consumer media, such as The Wall Street Journal, Business Week, Men's Health, Vogue, Good Housekeeping, and Smart Money magazine. He is also a featured columnist for Club Industry's Fitness Business Pro magazine, and The American Council on Exercise's Professional website. Gregory is a former college and Nike sponsored athlete and participates in a variety of endurance athletics.


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YORK — Huddled with players and assistant coaches after Friday's loss to No. 1 ranked Northwestern, York Comprehensive High School head football coach Bobby Carroll made a special commitment to teary-eyed senior team members.
"I'm sorry it had to end like this," he said.
"We'll do everything we can to get the colleges to take a look at you," Carroll said of the video highlights coaches will put together in the days and weeks to come.
And for returning Cougar players, Carroll had this to say: "Hit the weight room. We've got work to do."
Senior mainstays Jerome Pettiway, Chance Kelly and Markel Castle leave the YCHS football team with lots of memories and a keen awareness of what it will take to push the Cougars further into the playoffs.
Pettiway, a backup quarterback whose punting helped the Cougars win the field position battle at critical stages of the game, leaves the program with his head held high.
"It's been special being part of building a winning program," Pettiway said after Friday's season-ending loss. "We've made a difference."
His advice to the returning Cougar football players: "Work hard year-round, including the summer months. It's the little things that count, the basic fundamentals of the game."
Kelly, a 6-foot-1, 190-pound senior stalwart, was an impact player on the defensive side of the ball.
"I've been part of the program the three years coach Carroll's been here," said Kelly. "We've put a lot of hard work into making this a winning program. The best is yet to come."
He, too, offered words of encouragement for the returning players.
"Don't let up during the offseason,"said Kelly. "Football is a year-round sport. You've got to be ready to meet the challenge when the season begins."
Castle, a sure-handed wide receiver who can extend the play after a catch, echoed Pettiway's sentiments.
"We've put together three 10-win seasons," he said. "It means a lot."
Castle added: "It's not over. My message to the returning players is to keep their heads up and stay in the weight room. The best is yet to come."


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New Rochelle 16-year-old Emily Escobedo will compete in the U.S. Olympic swimming trials this Friday to try and earn a spot in London later this summer.
Escobedo will be a senior next year at Maria Regina High School in Hartsdale, and is competing in the 200 meter breaststroke.
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Strong Starting Pitching Leads Boulders Passed Bears
The Rockland Boulders beat the Newark Bears, 4-1, Tuesday night in Newark.
The Boulders were led by a strong pitching performance from starter Pat Moran, who pitched eight innings, giving up one run on three hits while striking out 11. The 11 strikeouts were one less than Moran's season high, which also came against Newark.
Rockland jumped out to an early lead when Chris Valencia hit his third home run of the year to give the Boulders a one-run advantage. Cole Kraft followed the homer with a single and scored on a single by Ryan Scoma with some help thanks to an error by Newark, giving Rockland a 2-0 lead before Newark even came to bat.
Ryan Mollica grounded out in the third to score Scoma, giving the Boulders their third run. Mollica drove in Rockland's fourth run of the game with a solo homer in the eighth.
The Boulders and Bears have split the first two games of their four-game set this week.
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By Nick Snow
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STILLWATER, Okla. —
In almost 30 years of coaching, Jack Easley has been a lot of places and seen a lot of basketball. But there's only one place Easley truly considers home — Gallagher-Iba Arena.
Easley spent 19 years as an assistant for the Cowgirls from before leaving for Providence in 2002. Now, 10 years later Easley is back as the Cowgirls' director of player development.
"We're really happy to be back," Easley said. "We've always kind of called (Stillwater) our home. I was born and raised in Kansas City, Mo., but we spent 19 years here and raised our boys here so we always felt like this was home for us."
It wasn't an easy decision for Easley to make. The former Cowgirl assistant was an associate head coach at Iowa State — a program that had made the NCAA tournament the last nine seasons, including an Elite Eight appearance in 2009.
But when the call came, Easley already had his mind made up.
"The only position (Oklahoma State coach Jim Littell) had was director of player development," Easley said. "He preceded our conversation by saying that he didn't want to insult me by offering me that job. It certainly wasn't an insult for me. I have a lot of respect and confidence in Jim. I knew he was a great coach when he was at Seward (Community College). I watched how he guided the Cowgirls through the toughest of times last year. He stood tall when a lot of coaches would have just let the team fold their tent. ... He didn't allow the team to do that, and I really admired that. So when he called and asked if I would be interested, my ears kind of pointed upward and I paid attention to that and it worked out."
Having Easley on staff may benefit the Cowgirls with experience on the bench, but it's the things you see off the court that make him such a valuable commodity for Littell.
"Jack Easley makes it exciting in the office every day," Littell said. "His personality and mine are very similar and I don't know if the world needs two of those but we have it here at Oklahoma State. He's a lot of fun to be with and I made a comment at our athletic banquet the other day that when I hired Jack Easley, all I heard was 'We're glad you brought Marla, his wife, back to town.'
"He's a great guy that brings a vast wealth of experience to our program. He has 28 years of experience in the Big 12 and Big Eight conferences, so he's been around the block a few times."
A lot has changed since the last time Easley was in town — so much so that Easley had to take several tours to familiarize himself with Stillwater again.
"Things have changed a lot," Easley said. "... It took me a while to kind of take a look around both the athletic department and the city of Stillwater. I had to make some trips around and I had to take some personal trips of my own just to get acquainted with everything."
But one thing that hasn't changed is the friendships he formed during his first stop in Stillwater.
"We made a lot of friends when we were here and most of those people are still here," Easley said. "The news spread pretty rapidly when we were given the opportunity to come back. We had a lot of friends that texted us and got on the phone and called us. We were happy and it's just been great to be back."


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Niagara Gazette — A Townline Road woman has been defrauded of more that a quarter of a million dollars by a man she met on a website, the Niagara County Sheriff's Office reported Wednesday.
According to the report, the victim told depities she had met a man on SeniorPeopleMeet.com on Aug. 10. He had told her that he was in the military and would be in Ghana for a little while. After a few weeks of talking, White asked her if he could deposit some money in her bank account and leave it there until he came home.
She began to notice suspicious activity on her bank accounts and also was receiving phone calls from unknown persons. The victim said that between Oct. 1 and Oct. 31, the man used two of her accounts without her consent and opened a new one.
She had a $240,000 line of credit withdrawn on her home equity account through Citizen's Bank and $14,000 was charged to her Capital One credit card. There was a $3,300 charge in her name on a Barclay's Bank account. The total amount of fraudulent charges is approximately $257,300.
She was advised to contact all the banks that were involved and notify them of the fraudulent activity and also advise them that no charges were authorized by her.
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Jermaine Bransford, Northeastern State's double-double machine, clicked on all cylinders Saturday afternoon.
Bransford, 6-foot-7, 225-pound senior, worked the inside for 20 points and grabbed 17 rebounds to lead the RiverHawks past Missouri Southern 73-54 at the Leggett & Platt Athletic Center.
Bransford hit 10-of-16 field goals for his 20 points, and a dozen of his rebounds came off the defensive glass. Averaging 15.4 points and 9.6 rebounds for the season, Bransford has posted double-doubles in nine of the last 12 games.
"He's definitely athletic," Lions center Jordan Talbert said, "but I take pride in my defense and being able to guard good people. I didn't do a good job of getting stops when I was supposed to. I take that on me as a leader."
"We knew he was going to be a concern of ours," Lions coach Robert Corn said. "We didn't have anybody to match up with him from a physical standpoint, and the same thing with the big kid at Emporia, we didn't have anybody to match up with him."
Forward Marcus Sheppard, who hit 4-of-5 3-point shots, and guard Bryton Hobbs added 12 points apiece for Northeastern State, and forward Landon DeMasters had 10 points. The RiverHawks (14-4, 7-3 MIAA) moved past Northwest Missouri State into second place in the league standings after the Bearcats lost at league-leading Central Missouri 60-50.
Talbert, 6-5 junior, also recorded a double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds. He was 7-of-14 from the floor and 4-of-6 at the line, and he had 12 points after halftime.
Cameron Cornelius scored 14 points, including 8-of-10 free throws, in 23 minutes off the bench for the Lions (9-8, 4-5). Junior guard Marquis Addison was 2-of-12 from the floor and had nine points, half his season average.
The RiverHawks owned a big shooting advantage, hitting 28-of-56 from the floor and 7-of-20 from 3-point range. The Lions were 16-of-52, including 1-of-12 from beyond the arc.
"On our offense we knew we shouldn't have a lot of turnovers, which we didn't (9), because they are going to play back and make it tough on you to score inside," Corn said. "The disappointing thing is when we did get the ball on the inside, we weren't strong enough to get to the basket. Then we weren't able to make jump shots, and that just compounds things. When you're not able to make jump shots, they will pack it in a little bit tighter each and every time."
The Lions fell behind 15-5 in the first nine minutes before a one-handed dunk by Talbert off a pass from Morgan Smith, a free throw by R.J. Leverette, and four Addison charities sandwiched around a Cornelius jumper sliced the deficit to 17-14 with 7:49 left in the half.
Neither team scored for more than two minutes before the RiverHawks outscored the Lions 14-7 in the final 5:30 to lead 31-21 at the half. Bransford had two baskets in the run, and reserve Christian Mack and Sheppard hit 3s.
"We knew what they were going to do," Talbert said. "They have a tough offense to guard, but we just didn't come out with any energy and put any effort to do it. We knew that they were going to set a lot of screens, and when you play a team like that, it comes down to heart and making stops."
Hobbs hit a baseline jumper and two free throws and Sheppard hit another 3 as NSU pushed its lead to 40-24 in the first three minutes of the second half, and the Lions never got closer than 11 the rest of the way.
"They are a good basketball team," Corn said. "We knew coming in that they were shooting the basketball well from all three spots — overall, from the 3 and free throws. We knew they were going to be a challenge for us defensively because they do a great job of execution, and they understand their roles. They have two guys who have taken over half of their shots, and everybody else takes advantage of opportunities when they get them."
The Lions are idle until road games on Thursday night at Washburn and Saturday afternoon at Fort Hays State.
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Jermaine Bransford, Northeastern State's double-double machine, clicked on all cylinders Saturday afternoon.
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FAIL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3BrOkEn_SiLeNcE Nov 9, 2011 1:24 PM
This is the worst COD ever..
I've bought and played all Cod games since COD 2.. Cod 2 it was good, Cod 4 it was even better (because I like modern fps), cod 5.. it was good.. Cod: Mw2, it was ok for the time, COD: BO it was better than mw2, but I also didn't like many stuff.. COD: MW3 it's the **** of them all.. So COD 4 it was the best game ever, and still is.. The realistic style and feeling of playing cod 4 is the best.. The realistic look of the weapons.. And I must say the better graphics than mw2 and mw3...
The Main Problems of this game (I mean "The Huge Problem" this game is):
-When I play mw3 multiplayer, I feel like I'm playing an edited counter strike..
-This game is even lighter than mw2 and cod4.. I really don't know what they were trying to do.. But they failed miserably..
-The graphics are so outdated, that they even are worse that COD 4 Graphics..
-The weapon animations of reloading, switching, aiming and shooting are the worst I ever seen..
-The player who takes the first shot, Dies without any chance of thing to fire at his enemy, because he loses control of the weapon (a lot), in Black Ops I hated that, but in this one, I hate it 5 times over..
-The Field of View is too low.. I can see a player if I'm not even looking at him, and it doesn't allow to change the "FOV", not even on the config.. I fell sick with all those guns stuck on my nose..
-They said: "MW3 Will have dedicated servers", but what a **** they all are.. They only gave us Unranked servers, and to be able to see the servers we have to enable it in the settings.. WTF??
-The Multiplayer maps are too small and confusing..
-Games are too fast, maybe because of the above statement..
-Console.. We need console, Black Ops was great because of that.. And because we could change the "FOV"
-Every time I kill someone, I get killed from behind..
-They said: "This game will suit every play-style" Wrong, all they did was get the map full of routes, making a Run and kill play-style impossible.. Forcing people to camp, so that we wouldn't die in a matter of no more than 10 sec..
-It takes forever to kill someone when I'm shooting at him, but when someone shoots at me I die a lot quicker.. (Yes, I'm hitting them) Maybe because of the huge ping we got..
-4 Ping bars in the score bar.. And not showing the ping numbers..
Example: Every single player in the game has 3 or 4 green bars, not less.. Well, that doesn't tell us anything.. If we go to the config, and change the amount of bars to 10 and The Ping interval to 20, in these commands in config_mp.cfg:
seta cg_ScoresPing_MaxBars "10"
seta cg_ScoresPing_Interval "20"
You guys will notice the huge ping you must have.. (And you will be able to see who is the host.. Which is the one with the biggest number of green bars)..
They didn't put the Ping Numbers like COD4 and BO, because we would be scared of how huge they are..
-VAC (Valve Anti-Cheat), So.. you guys will use that **** forever now?? In the first day of the game, there was already "Wallhacks", "No-Recoil" and "Aimbots" running around this game.. And why is that? Because MW2 cheats only needed a simple modification to work with MW3.. And because "VAC" if it catches the cheater, it will only ban him in 2 months from now… And meanwhile, we have to stick to play with cheaters… (You want The game to use steam.. Sure.. But bring us back to Punkbuster (It's not perfect, but at least bans in the second someone cheats…)!!!
-Same menu as MW2………… Only that says it all………
Well.. Resuming all that, The multiplayer is unplayable..
It's not even fun to play, I only get angry (At all the bad stuff they did) when I play this ****..
MW3 is the worst Cod game ever..
When Activision heard of Battlefield 3, All they thought was: We need a MW3 game to compete with BF3..
That's why they delayed COD: Future Warfare, and Began a MW3 game. And c/p almost the entire game from the previous ones..
And made it only in 7 Months..
Sledgehammer Games where the fail in all of this..
With their inexperience of FPS's..
And above all with their inexperience of Call of Duty Games, which have a unique gameplay feeling, and they ruined it with this ****..
I won't ever ever feed Activision Wallet farm ever again..
The one thing they should do is fire every single one of them, and get everyone who made Call of Duty 4!!
So that they can make a real Call of Duty game….
I would be much happier if you guys made a Call of Duty 4 game again With all the same stuff, but with new maps. Or at least release new maps to cod4..….
Because with all those changes in the engine.. It just ruined it all..
"Please share and vote" on this site:http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-3/user-reviews
If anyone know some other sites where they do reviews and user votes like that one.. please share it..xD


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Monday March 15, 2010 10:59 am
SXSW 2010: Fun with HTML5 video
Posted by Andru Edwards - Categories: Editorial, Features, Internet
RealAudio and ultimately Real Video was the original, old school audio and video compression used on the Internet during the early Web 1.0 days. No doubt that Web 2.0's rise in popularity was caused in part by YouTube and the ability for its users to easily send video up to a server and have it transcoded and streamed on the fly - without the need for expensive programs like the RealMedia server set.
YouTube leveraged the Adobe Flash technology, which in its infancy, would show only cartoon like video, then incorporated codec, or software decoding support for television like motion video. This has been the standard for video distribution on the Internet, but requires support for software, and only lately has incorporated decoding within hardware. Notably the iPad and iPhone are two such media devices that do not have flash media decoding support due to a long feud between Apple CEO Steve Jobs and Adobe. Jobs calls flash a CPU hog, and a claims it would cut battery life on his devices from 10's of hours to just an hour if it was supported. Instead, he and many others hope to see HTML5 take a rise to prominence.
In this SXSW 2010 session, Christopher Blizzard, director of developer relations with Mozilla, and Michael Dale, lead developer of the MetaVid project and WikiMedia foundation, go in depth on what HTML5 has to offer as it pertains to video on the web.
With HTML5, the next generation of web coding in its "final call" of the proposed standard, I was excited to see what they had in line for video support, a first time for the format. The presenting duo showed how simple it is to build a CSS formatted page (this is the only way to format HTML5 as older tags like have been dropped.) With this new support they are able to show a video partial or full screen, and also overlay text on top of it or around it. As this
tag are core elements within HTML any or network or API calls can pull in additional web data and even RSS feeds.
Wikipedia is working on a collaborative video system so that different groups around the world can present and edit works to assist in explaining topics within the vast encyclopedia. Kaltura is the engine behind the Wikipedia media project known as Wikimedia Commons. One would assume that their use of the HTML5 standard and codecs like OGG are very important in order to not have to pay licensing fees to groups like Adobe, MPEG LA, as Ogg is license and patent free.
In fact, another web development called FireFogg is an extension that creates OGG formatted video files from a source MPEG4 file that cameras typically create. This is done via the upload process or from the browser extension. Take a look at www.firefogg.org/make for further details on this. It should also be known that OGG video has a
lower CPU resource than Flash video so devices like netbooks or the iPhone and iPad should be able to easily play the format.
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The Walking Dead Episode 310
Written By: Nichole Beattie
Directed By: Seith Mann
Original Airdate: 17 February 2013
In This Episode...
Rick is extra crazy tonight. He follows a vision of Lori past the prison gates, but she's not there (you know, 'cause she is not real) so he spends most of the episode wandering around looking for her. At one point, Hershel tries to coax him back inside, but Rick is giving crazy his full attention.
Glenn is similarly off his rocker, but in an angry way. He is full of rage at the Governor and Merle for abusing him and Maggie. But really, Glenn is feeling guilty for getting Maggie into a near-rape situation. He wants to go retaliate against Woodbury, but Hershel talks him out of it. Instead, Glenn takes a truck to check the perimeter of the prison to figure out how walkers are getting into the tombs and make sure it is properly fortified. We never actually see where Glenn goes.
Meanwhile, tensions are high at Woodbury. The Governor finally goes to see Andrea, and tells her he wants her to be in charge, at least for a little while, while he "finds himself" (or some such nonsense.) At the same time, he goes to Milton and asks him to keep an eye on Andrea.
Out in the woods, the Dixon brothers are relying on survival skills. Well, Merle is, and Daryl has "gone soft." Rather than hunting squirrel (of which they have found none) Daryl wants to go loot some houses. The last straw comes when Daryl hears a baby crying and sees two men fighting off a horde of walkers while mother and child cower in the car. Daryl immediately runs to help them, while Merle tells him he is stupid for risking his life for people he doesn't know. Eventually Merle joins in the fight, but once the walkers are all dead, Merle starts looting the "beaner's" car - until Daryl puts his crossbow to Merle's head and sends the family on their way. Daryl has had enough and decides to go back to the prison. Merle is angry, and the brothers fight. We learn that their father was horribly abusive when the fight results in Daryl's shirt being torn away and revealing heinous scars from years of whippings. Merle hadn't seen these scars because he left while Daryl was still young, to escape the abuse and curb the urge to kill his dad. When faced with the prospect of returning to Rick's group or fending for himself in the wild, Merle chooses prison - but it is not an easy choice.
Back at the prison, Carol and Axel are fortifying the fences when Axel drops dead. The prison is under attack, by humans with guns. Carol takes cover beneath Axel's body, Hershel drops to the ground, Carl starts shooting, and even Rick returns from the land of nonsense to join the firefight. And just who is firing? The Governor, or course. Bullets rain down on both sides, but then the Governor stops shooting - to watch the show. An ice cream truck rams through the prison gates and rests in the yard. The back opens... and walkers flood out, followed by a Woodbury denizen in full body armor, firing as he goes. The Governor laughs as the prison folk turn their attention to the walkers. Michonne starts beheading them; Glenn shows up to find shit meeting fan; and the Dixons roll in with weapons blazing - even Merle.
When the dust settles and the Governor leaves, the body count consists of Axel, the truck driver, and several dozen walkers. The prison still has one standing fence around it, but the safety nets are gone.
Dig It or Bury It?
Things picked up in the last ten minutes or so, but otherwise this was a dull episode. Rick is crazy; Maggie and Glenn are having their first real fight as a couple; Daryl grows a pair and stands up to his brother. All stuff that we either knew or saw coming, and was presented in a very flat way. Of course, a ridiculous ground war helped wash the previous 50 minutes away.
Kill o' the Week
Goes to Daryl, for an epic head-smushing. While saving the family on the road, Daryl sees a walker trying to get at the mother and baby through the hatchback of the car. Daryl drags him out the back and slams his head in the tailgate. Blood gushes out in a river.
Carl tells his dad it is time for him to step down as the leader of the group.


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