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Cloudera and Aster Data Join Forces to Link Cloudera's Distribution for Hadoop and the Leading Analytic DBMS
Partnership delivers joint solution, allowing customers to easily capture, consolidate and store 100 percent of their enterprise data for deeper business insights
Palo Alto, Calif. – Oct. 5, 2010 – Cloudera, a leading provider of Hadoop-based data management software and services, and Aster Data, a market leader in big data management and advanced analytics, today announced an agreement that unites Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop (CDH) with Aster Data nCluster. The integration enables customers to leverage MPP platforms for large-scale data processing, management and analytics across structured and unstructured formats to analyze massive amounts of data for deeper business insight.
Cloudera is building a massively parallel, two-way connector for high-speed movement of data between CDH and Aster Data nCluster. The connector will be supported as part of Cloudera Enterprise. Customers deploying both technologies can take advantage of the fast connectivity to rapidly exchange data between the systems for maximum performance and more flexible analytics capabilities.
"Customers are already successfully using Aster Data's and Cloudera's solutions together," said Quentin Gallivan, chief executive officer, Aster Data. "This partnership allows us to bring even deeper value to other organizations looking to manage diverse data types and drive advanced analytic applications using both platforms. The combination is a powerful one that will drive even bigger breakthroughs in advanced analytics."
The growing challenge for enterprise data managers is that data comes in many shapes and sizes: relational tuples, log files, sensor data, semi-structured textual data like email and more. The data streaming into companies changes over time, and forcing it into a highly-structured format is often impractical. As a result, organizations have been forced to throw away valuable data because it's unwieldy to store or analyze in traditional infrastructure products. Customers are turning to Hadoop to capture, consolidate and store this deluge of data which threatens to overwhelm traditional systems and processes. The collaboration between Aster Data and Cloudera allows those customers to easily capture this data and do sophisticated data exploration, modeling and transformation in CDH and move data into Aster Data nCluster to provide more structure for fast, interactive and highly-advanced analytics.
As an example retailers can use CDH and Aster Data nCluster together to expand their range of data analysis capabilities. They would use CDH to capture web, application and search logs for long running and large-scale processing to analyze yearly and seasonality trends. They can then load data into Aster Data nCluster for high-speed analysis where frequent analytics is done to look for near real-time, daily or weekly buying patterns and consumer purchasing behavior, resulting from new marketing and sales promotions and run other key time-sensitive business analytics such as cross channel analytics. The combination of CDH and Aster Data's solution provides critical new analytic capabilities enabling far deeper insight into customer behavior and trends that creates a major competitive advantage for any retailer.
"Our customers use CDH to process enormous amounts of data and transform it into something usable by other systems and analytical users," said Mike Olson, CEO of Cloudera. "Our partnership with Aster Data makes it easier for customers to get even more value from their data with tight coupling of MPP solutions for data processing, data management, and advanced analytics in a single enterprise-grade solution."
Under the agreement between the two companies, in addition to technical integration and certification, Aster Data and Cloudera will work together on joint sales and go-to-market activities.
CDH is the most comprehensive and broadly adopted Hadoop-based platform on the market, lowering the barrier to Hadoop adoption by making it simple to install and easy to integrate into the datacenter. It consists of core Apache Hadoop and eight additional open source projects, all tested and integrated into a single platform, making it the most complete Hadoop-based distribution. For more information about CDH, visit http://www.cloudera.com/hadoop/.
Aster Data will be exhibiting at the annual Hadoop World conference taking place in New York City on October 12. Attend Hadoop World 2010 for additional examples of Hadoop in the enterprise.
About Aster Data
Aster Data is a market leader in big data management and advanced analytics. Aster Data's nCluster is the first MPP data warehouse architecture that allows applications to be fully embedded within the database engine to enable ultra-fast, deep analysis of massive data sets. Aster Data's unique "applications-within™" approach allows application logic to exist and execute with the data itself. Termed a "Data-Analytics Server," Aster Data's solution effectively utilizes Aster Data's patent-pending SQL-MapReduce together with parallelized data processing and applications to address the big data challenge. Companies using Aster Data include Coremetrics, MySpace, comScore, Akamai, Full Tilt Poker, and ShareThis. Aster Data is headquartered in San Carlos, California and is backed by Sequoia Capital, JAFCO Ventures, IVP, and Cambrian Ventures, as well as industry visionaries including David Cheriton and Ron Conway. For more information please visit http://www.asterdata.com, or call 1.888.Aster.Data.
Aster Data, Aster Data nCluster, SQL-MapReduce, the Aster logo, and Applications-Within™ are registered trademarks of Aster Data. All other brands and trademarks referenced herein are acknowledged to be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
About Cloudera
Cloudera, the leader in Apache Hadoop-based software and services, enables data driven enterprises to easily derive business value from all their structured and unstructured data. Cloudera's Distribution including Apache Hadoop (CDH), available to download for free at www.cloudera.com/downloads, is the most comprehensive, tested, stable and widely deployed distribution of Hadoop in commercial and non-commercial environments. For the fastest path to reliably using this completely open source technology in production for Big Data analytics and answering previously un-addressable big questions, organizations can subscribe to Cloudera Enterprise, comprised of Cloudera Manager software and Cloudera Support. Cloudera also offers training and certification on Apache technologies, as well as consulting services. As the top contributor to the Apache open source community and with tens of thousands of nodes under management across customers in financial services, government, telecommunications, media, web, advertising, retail, energy, bioinformatics, pharma/healthcare, university research, oil and gas and gaming, Cloudera's depth of experience and commitment to sharing expertise are unrivaled. www.cloudera.com
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Catching up on some postseason honors that have been doled out while awaiting the start of the UB women's second-round MAC Tournament game against Miami here in Cleveland:
Ohio senior guard D.J. Cooper was named MAC Player of the Year today and Akron's Keith Dambrot was named Coach of the Year. I voted for both of them.
I was extremely high on UB's Javon McCrea but when the Bulls failed to finish .500 in conference I couldn't bring myself to cast the vote. And Cooper won me over with that go-ahead 3 he hit from Getzville in Ohio's 72-69 win at Alumni on March 5. Plus, Cooper will go down as one of the best guards in MAC history. It seemed kind of crazy he might leave never having won the award. So I'll admit it. Career achievement factored into my vote.
As for Dambrot, when you win the conference and put together a 19-game winning streak you don't leave much room for debate. Plus, I admired the way he responded to the Alex Abreu arrest that's probably going to cost the Zips an at-large if they don't win it all here.
The All-MAC first team consists of McCrea, Cooper, Akron center Zeke Marshall, Kent State forward Chris Evans and Toledo guard Rian Pearson. I believe that's exactly how I had it on my preseason ballot although ultimately Evans didn't make the preseason first-team.
UB's Jarryn Skeete was on the all-freshman team.
On the women's side, UB had two players receive honorable mention: freshman Mackenzie Loesing and sophomore Christa Baccas. Loesing also mad the all-freshman team.
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In the MAAC, Coach of the Year Joe Mihalich is one of 20 finalists for the Skip Prosser Award given by collegeinsider.com. The award was initiated in 2008 and goes to a coach who achieves success on the court and demonstrates moral integrity off the court.
Western New York native and former ECC and Canisius coach John Beilein of Michigan also is a finalist.
Also from collegeinsider.com, Niagara's Juan'ya Green and Billy Baron of Canisius were tabbed as MAAC co-MVPs.
-- Bob DiCesare
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After the discussion of ghost photos from last Friday the 13th, I've been thinking about doing more ghost photos. Yesterday's goopymart ghost monkey cartoon was an epiphany — maybe a visit from the spirit world can be a positive thing — a reminder of how lucky we are to be alive. I'm going to make some more ghost photos next month out in the desert and see what happens. Maybe this series will continue to evolve.
I thought it might be interesting to take a short tour of some ghosts from the archives:
- My first ghost photo, made at Rhyolite, entitled: ghost descending a staircase
- Ghost photo origins and the crowd reaction from open studios a few years back
- The ghost photographer in action at Mono Lake
- A humorous outtake from a ghost photo session in Half Moon Bay last year
- One of my favorite ghost photos, Radar Tower (haunted)
Look for more ghosts next month. And enjoy your bananas!


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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico —
Hurricane Earl battered tiny islands across the northeastern Caribbean with heavy rain and roof-ripping winds Monday as it rapidly intensified into a major Category 4 storm taking a path projected to menace the United States.
Already dangerous with sustained winds of 135 mph (215 kph), Earl was expected to gain more strength before potentially brushing the U.S. East Coast this week and bringing deadly rip currents.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami warned coastal residents from North Carolina to Maine to watch the storm closely.
"Any small shift in the track could dramatically alter whether it makes landfall or whether it remains over the open ocean," said Wallace Hogsett, a meteorologist at the center. "I can't urge enough to just stay tuned."
In the Caribbean, Earl caused flooding in low-lying areas and damaged homes on islands including Antigua and Barbuda, Anguilla and St. Maarten. Several countries and territories reported power outages. Cruise ships were diverted and flights canceled across the region.
The storm's center passed just north of the British Virgin Islands on Monday afternoon. By nighttime, the hurricane was pulling away from the Caribbean, but heavy downpours still threatened to cause flash floods and mudslides in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands by drenching already saturated ground.
Earl was forecast to approach the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region around Thursday, before curving back out to sea, potentially swiping New England or far-eastern Canada.
The Hurricane Center said it was too early to say what effect Earl would have in the U.S., but warned it could at least kick up dangerous rip currents. A surfer died in Florida and a Maryland swimmer had been missing since Saturday in waves spawned by former Hurricane Danielle, which weakened to a tropical storm Monday far out in the north Atlantic.
Craig Fugate, administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, said Earl's approach ought to serve as a reminder for Atlantic coastal states to update their evacuation plans.
"It wouldn't take much to have the storm come ashore somewhere on the coast," Fugate said. "The message is for everyone to pay attention."
Close on Earl's heels, Tropical Storm Fiona formed Monday afternoon in the open Atlantic. The storm, with maximum winds of 40 mph (64 kph), was projected to pass just north of the Leeward Islands by Wednesday and stay farther out in the Atlantic than Earl's northward path. Fiona wasn't expected to reach hurricane strength over the next several days.
The rapid development of Earl, which only became a hurricane Sunday, took some islanders and tourists by surprise.
Wind was already rattling the walls of Lila Elly Ali's wooden house on Anegada, the northernmost of the British Virgin Islands, when she and her son went out to nail the doors shut Monday.
"They say the eye of the storm is supposed to come close to us, so we've just got to pray. Everyone here is keeping in touch, listening to the radio," the 58-year-old said by phone from the island of 280 people.
After Earl's center passed, there were reports of roofs torn from homes on Anegada, but the extent of damage across the Virgin Islands was unclear Monday night. Emergency officials said they had no immediate reports of any fatalities or serious injuries.
"Thank God we survived," said a caller to the British Virgin Islands' ZBVI Radio.
In Anguilla, several utility poles were down and a couple of roofs had blown away, but it was still too dangerous to go out and assess the full extent of damage, said Martin Gussie, a police officer.
At El Conquistador Resort in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, people lined up at the reception desk, the lights occasionally flickering, to check out and head to the airport. There, more delays awaited.
John and Linda Helton of Boulder, Colorado, opted to ride out the storm. The couple, celebrating their 41st wedding anniversary, finished a cruise Sunday and planned to spend three days in Puerto Rico.
"There was a huge line of people checking out as we were coming in, and I thought it was just that summer vacation must be over," said John Helton, a real estate appraiser. "But we paid for the room, so we might as well stick it out."
"I don't think we could get a flight even if we wanted to leave," Linda Helton added.
There were no reports so far of major damage from Earl.
In St. Maarten, sand and debris littered the streets, and winds knocked down trees and electricity poles and damaged roofs. But police spokesman Ricardo Henson said there was no extensive damage to property.
Alisha Daya, a 24-year-old tourist from Milwaukee, wore earplugs but still had trouble sleeping overnight because of the wind and crashing waves at the Oyster Bay Beach Resort.
"It was loud because we were right on the ocean," Daya said, adding that the storm delayed their planned departure Monday but the worst seemed to be over.
In Antigua, at least one home was destroyed but there were no reports of serious injuries. Governor General Dame Louise Agnetha Lake-Tack declared Monday a public holiday to keep islanders off the road and give them a chance to clean up.
Jeremy Collymoore, head of the Barbados-based Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency, said islands such as Antigua and Anguilla appeared to have been spared worse damage because they were raked by the system's northwestern quadrant — the most forgiving part.
Some 4 to 8 inches (10 to 20 centimeters) of rain were forecast to fall on islands including Puerto Rico.
The U.S. Virgin Islands imposed a curfew for Monday night.
The Hovensa LLC oil refinery in St. Croix said operations were normal except for the harbor, which was closed along with all ports in the U.S. Virgin Islands by order of the Coast Guard.
By late Monday, Earl was about 105 miles (170 kilometers) north of Puerto Rico's capital, San Juan, and steaming west-northwest near 14 mph (22 kph), according to the center in Miami. Hurricane-force winds extended outward up to 70 miles (110 kilometers) from its center.
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico —
Hurricane Earl battered tiny islands across the northeastern Caribbean with heavy rain and roof-ripping winds Monday as it rapidly intensified into a major Category 4 storm taking a path projected to menace the United States.
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Where was Kendrick?
About this series
This is the third of four stories by the Valdosta Daily Times reviewing the official police file on the investigation into the death of Kendrick Johnson. Today's report is about the confusion surrounding Kendrick's whereabouts the day before his body was found, explains police handling of a report that a person was attacked and falsely accused of killing Kendrick, and tells about the dissatisfaction of Lowndes County Coroner Bill Watson with how authorities handled the immediate investigation.
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Milady's: The things dreams are made of
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- BY Tiffany Hudson
Every girl has an idea of her dream wedding; Fiona Newton wants to help brides achieve that on a budget.
She had her dream wedding, now she wants to help other brides-to-be accomplish the same, on their budget.
Newton, who was married six months ago to Carl Newton, always wanted to own her own business. What began as a project in her room in June 2011 would quickly grow into a business venture.
When Newton began crocheting sandals for what she was going to use as gifts to her bridesmaids, she had no idea it would take her on a journey that would lead to her opening her own business.
"I always knew we were going to get married. So I began looking at how much everything costs, and it became a challenge to get everything cheaper," said Newton.
In December, Newton opened the doors to Milady's Fashion Boutique & Design at 4031 Halifax Road, South Boston. Her shop is open Monday through Friday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. After-hour appointments are available.
"Carl gave me the wedding of my life on a budget. I want to offer the same thing to girls," said Newton.
The Newtons made their own favors, thank you notes and found ways to have their dream wedding on a budget.
Newton realized she wanted to use her experience and knowledge to help future brides.
Everything was falling into place for Newton, and all she needed was a name for her business. She was happy with the title she came up with, Simply Elegance, but she found out that that wouldn't be as original as she hoped.
"I quickly found out that most all wedding shops had elegance somewhere in the title," said Newton.
She went to her dad for advice because "he's always been good with coming up with witty names."
After rambling off several names, Newton's father helped her come up with Milady's.
"He said it was old world, old style, and it fit me. I took it and ran with it," said Newton.
Her shop specializes in bridal, formal wear, ladies apparel and accessories, offering rental packages, traditional purchasing of gowns and accessories and sizes ranging from 4-30. She said she sells the largest selection of designer wedding gowns in the area as well as bridesmaid, mother of the bride dresses, veils and so much more. She also sells vintage jewelry and Mary Kay cosmetics.
According to Newton, almost all of her gowns are offered at half the price of the retail price, but layaway payment plans are available.
"Looking at how the economy is today, brides will break the bank to have the wedding of their dreams," said Newton. "There are so many ways to save money. I want to teach and show women that it means more when you put your heart into it instead of going out to a store and buying it off the shelf," said Newton.
Once she knew she was going to open the shop, she began looking everywhere for merchandise, but she proudly said most everything was purchased locally.
When the items began piling up, and she had no building, she said the boutique was made in her living room.
She moved into the Halifax Road building, and she and her husband began putting everything together.
"I told Carl that not only did he buy me one wedding dress, but he bought me 100," said Newton.
He responded by telling her he loved her and wanted her dreams to come true.
Newton hopes that people will come inside Milady's and fall in love with it and feel at home. And the business will continue to grow.
"I want them to enjoy every aspect and have fun, try on dresses and just feel the dream. Every lady should feel beautiful," said Newton.
When brides come to Milady's for a fitting, Newton plans to give the bride a photo CD of her fitting, catching every moment.
Newton also is available for alterations, even if the dress wasn't purchased at her shop.
Eventually she hopes to give back to the community and offer lessons and classes on how to keep a desired wedding on a budget.
"It's so much fun and exciting to see them glow with happiness. It's so rewarding," said Newton.
"If it wasn't for the community, we couldn't keep our doors open. It's the community that will keep our doors open," she added.
Newton and her husband, Carl, reside in Halifax. She has three boys, Joshua, Jacob and Justin, and Carl has one daughter, Briana, by previous marriages. The children range in ages from 11-22.
For more information on Milady's Fashion Boutique & Design, call Fiona Newton at 575-5239.
"Whatever I can do within means, if I can do it, I will," Newton concluded.


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LAKE ANN — Deanna Joy Sommerfeld, age 75 of Lake Ann, passed away at home on Feb. 23, 2013, following a long battle with Alzheimer's and breast cancer.
Deanna was born on Nov. 4, 1937, in Pontiac, to Alex and Beulah Parker. The family moved to Bad Axe when she was young. Deanna married her high school sweetheart, Owen Sommerfeld, in August of 1964, and they were just short of their 50th wedding anniversary.
Deanna was a very talented vocalist, singing at high school functions and many weddings. She worked for General Motors in Detroit and sang in the GM Chorus.
Deanna was a cancer crusader in Benzie County and for several years she was also the Benzie Chair Person.
When Owen retired from the Michigan State Police, they traveled extensively for a year going to many antique shows, shops and sales. In 1990, they started as dealers in Wilson Antiques in Traverse City.
Surviving Deanna is her husband, Owen; four sisters, Gail (Jim) Millgard of Port Austin, Charlene (Phil) McBride of Elkton, Lori Parker of Bad Axe, and Renee (Larry) Pulcer of Harbor Beach; a brother-in-law Lynn (Kay) Sommerfeld of Wyoming; two special nieces, Meghann and Lindsey Pulcer of Saginaw; and numerous other nieces, nephews and cousins.
Deanna was preceded in death by her parents; sister, Bonnie; and brother-in-law, Ralph Gottschalk.
Memorial contributions may be directed to the Benzie County Animal Shelter in Beulah.
Family services will take place in the spring in Bad Axe.
Please sign Deanna's online guestbook at www.reynolds-jonkhoff.com.


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A Hicksville woman was struck and killed by a car Saturday in Hicksville, the second fatal accident involving a pedestrian in Hicksville in as many days.
Nassau County detectives said Leema Karnati, 48, of Hicksville, was crossing Newbridge Road near Elmira Street when she was struck by a southbound driver. The victim was crossing the street from east to west about 6 p.m. Saturday; she wasn't in a crosswalk, detectives reported Sunday.
Karnati was transported to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead 30 minutes later, police said.
A 53-year-old driver driver, who was operating a 1992 Lincoln in the left lane of Newbridge Road has not been charged, police said. The investigation is continuing.
Karnati is the second pedestrian to be killed in as many days in Hicksville.
was struck down in the parking lot of Our Lady of Mercy Church on South Oyster Bay Road Friday. The driver in that incident was also not charged.


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By Christopher Smith
There's the difference between heaven and hell, joked Principal George Kopcsak; then there's the difference between the old Eastbrook Middle School and the new one.
"The environment here is much more positive now," said Kopcsak. "The teachers and students are excited to be here. The natural light and the large amount of space are huge differences. The old school was dark and dingy and we didn't have many windows."
Kopcsak spoke to several hundred students and faculty members at a ribbon cutting ceremony Monday morning to celebrate the new $24 million school's first operating year, which started on Aug. 9. The ceremony was a success, said Superintendent Danny Hayes.
"It put the emphasis back on our students," said Hayes. "The Eastbrook community is excited for opportunities that they might not have had at the old school. There's no doubt that this is an investment. We invest in our children because they are our future."
One investment — eighth-grader Ally Stanley, who started sixth-grade at the old school — said the difference between the buildings is "unbelievable."
"It was kind of depressing before," said Stanley. "It was really cramped in the hallways, the lighting was not good, there was mice and mold and asbestos. This year, we don't have to worry about that."
Another thing the students and faculty members won't have to worry about in the new school are health-related issues, said sixth-grade science teacher Corey Orr, who taught at the old school for 10 years.
"By now, I would've gotten sick four or five times," said Orr. "I've only been sick once this year. There is a huge difference health-wise and technology-wise. We have kids using iPads, working in open rooms and the change has made a tremendous difference. It is night and day. We are very happy to be in this building. The old one really was just that bad."
Orr said one of the uses of the new school is the dividing walls in some classrooms that can be removed to merge multiple classes, although she said most teachers with large group projects bring the students out in the wide, naturally-lit halls to "merge into big groups and work together under the sun."
Eighth-grader Michaela Shipman said working in the halls is "amazing. I love them. They are much bigger than our older ones; more than double the size."
The new building houses a student body of about 650 and is divided into four parts designed to serve 200 students each; it is 120,000 square feet. School officials expect the student body to continue to grow.
The other thing that's growing is a feeling of respect between the school and the community, said Whitfield County Board of Education Chairman Louis Fordham.
"For a long time the school felt like they were not important to this community," said Fordham. "So when I hear students say how they appreciate us making them feel like they matter — well — that's why we do this. We're proud of (the new school)."
Kopcsak is also proud.
"This is a testimony to Whitfield County Schools investing in education," said Kopcsak. "The community needed this."


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Spartan did what it had to doOctober 02,2013My Sept. 11 Newsgathering and Writing class lesson was to be about social media and the Internet and how it has changed the landscape of newspaper reporting.
I was going to talk about how now, with our newspaper websites and Facebook and Twitter, we can get news out as its unfolding, unlike the days of old when readers had to wait a day later for the print version on the front steps.
I was going to use the text example of how Facebook is a great way to publicize stories on your papers website and how Twitter is a vital, play-by-play tool to report court cases when cameras arent allowed in.
But a press release from the Vermont State Police changed that lesson. When students came in to the 9 a.m. class, I had the Spartan Twitter page and Facebook page on the overhead projector, both announcing that two CSC football stars had been charged with stealing sporting goods from Dicks, where one worked.
Then I showed them the Spartan website, where a short story about the arrests had been posted. From about 8 to 8:45 a.m. that morning, the two Spartan editors wrote, set up interviews, tweeted and posted on Facebook. They tweeted and updated the story for hours, finally calling it a day around 9 p.m.
The Spartan is a club, mind you. Yes, some students get independent course credits to work on it, but its still a club.
The Spartan had the story before almost every area news outlet and by the end of the day the Associated Press had it and people were reading about it in Miami, California and North Carolina.
But almost as soon as the stories and tweets were posted about this news story, the comments started flooding in, many negative, but some defending the editors.
Some commented on how its the role of the Spartan to make the college look good. One frequent tweeter throughout the day even started name-calling (#nerds) and saying it was nobodys business and that the Spartan should stop publishing and updating about the arrests. Those bothered me.
Spartan reporters arent nerds, in my opinion, nor is it their job to make the college look good. I would argue that most issues do make the college look good, with stories about triumphs and awards and profiles about outstanding students and faculty.
I was torn by this story. Students in my Newsgathering class may have seen me as excited about the story. I was more sick about it for the school and the football program and nervous that the Spartan editors, whom I advise, would be ultra careful and accurate with everything they did. My name is in the staff box, too.
I could see in the faces of my colleagues, who had taught one of the two players, how distraught they were. Students who are good friends with the players werent happy about the story, either. I didnt like that the Spartan had to write these stories. But the Spartan DID have to write these stories.
Journalism students at Castleton State need to learn that when a story like this breaks, it simply has to be reported. Do the stories have the potential of putting the school in a bad light? Yes. Do the journalists relish that? No. But they must ask the questions and write the facts as they are presented and give the accused a chance to have their say, too.
Social media played a huge role in the dissemination of the news and the resulting comment fallout on Sept. 11, 2013. I hope the majority of the college community realizes that the messenger in this case was doing what it had to do.
David Blow is professor of communication at Castleton State College.MORE IN CommentaryThe states, Justice Louis Brandeis famously pointed out, are the laboratories of democracy. Full StoryWe may now have a new most unread best-seller of all time. Full StoryThe discussion on whether to publicly fund Vermonts health care system is a major crossroad Full Story
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- Verbal Learning Deficits in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Depression
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Palin is just another deranged sick-fuck wackaloon right-wing scumbag like all the rest of the Republican Party. She was chosen because she can pretend to look normal to the inattentive, while her demonstrable disgust and hatred for women will endear her to the depraved HATE! HATE! HATE! sick-fuck right-wing base. I am so weary of these fucking traitorious anti-American GOP douchewastrels, I just want to spend all day puking my motherfucking guts out.
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Eh. She doesn't look as bad as all that–just sheltered. What I'm concerned about is that I think she'll have strong appeal to the suburban Christian mom types that litter Colorado, Nevada, etc. The people to whom it has never occurred that your vice president should probably know the names of the European leaders, just in case. People who would probably have not bothered going to the polls for McCain Romney.
What slays me is that if this were a Dem, the Pugs would waste no time in using the following lines:
"I can't believe she has just had a baby yet she's going to abandon him to run for Veep! What family values!"
"The vice presidency is not a beauty contest."
But the Dems mostly won't use those lines, because they're nasty misogynistic scary talk.
It sucks, being with the good guys.
1)Why is there no phrase like "uncle tom" to apply to women who are male chauvanists?
2) It doesn't suck being with the good guys. Although I will grant that sometimes the good guys need rabid motherfucking attack mongooses. But that's why we have PP, right?
how handy, an excuse to drink a fifth of jameson so you can puke your guts
Becca, there are phrases that describe women who internalize sexism and support the patriarchy. They're called Republicans.
She may look normal to the ill-informed, but those who bother to do a little rudimentary research won't be fooled: she was selected because of her neocon orthodoxy, ie, her qualifications for dealing with the real issues facing the world today are non-existent. I was hoping that after the foreign & domestic disasters neocon ideology & policy have gotten us into the Repubs would have enough sense of animal self-preservation to begin to get rid of those demented crazoids, but clearly I gave them too much credit.
But she's kinda hot. And she was a runner-up for Miss Alaska. Perhaps she's actually McCain's gift to America…4 years of eye candy.
thank you for that. i was raised by car salesmen and wolverines and i never heard that one before. i can't wait to use it.
Ouyang Dan
I am so weary of these fucking traitorious anti-American GOP douchewastrels, I just want to spend all day puking my motherfucking guts out.
You and me both, dude…you and me both.
Becca: Personally, I use "Auntie Ann" after Coulter, but that may just be me.
Screaming Lemur
I call 'em Phyllises, especially when they seem to want to go back to 1954 (when Women Stayed Home and Family Was All-Important), but they still NEED that private jet/personal assistant/pair of Choos/etc.
Physiogroupie IV
Anyone else realize they specifically picked her precisely because she has the hockey mom=gun-toting status, the unwed pregnant teenage daughter, and sexy librarian look? The masterminds at McCain headquarters WANTED all her personal baggage to be in the open so then they could "relate" to middle America. Don't fall for the former beauty queen /MILF appeal! Fuckers, wake up and smell the future Supreme Court nominations. Ugh.


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Elton John & Band in Concert in Monaco on 26 July 2014
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The Sporting Summer Festival reveals its first star of the 2014 season »Read more
Monaco Cathedral will host the "Orient et Occident" ("East and West") concert on Sunday 27 July at 5 pm »Read more
The Automobile Club de Monaco Organising Committee has come up with an unusual course – changes have been made to over 75% of the route compared with 2014 – which already looks set to be one of the most difficult in the event's history »Read more
A Zumba Party organised by M.A.D. will be held on Promenade Honoré II on Thursday 24 July 2014, from 7.30 pm to 9 pm »Read more
See the famous musical "Cats", on stage in Monaco from 1 to 4 October 2014 »Read more
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Columbus, the Oceanographic Museum and Novotel have recently obtained their "Monaco Welcome" certification »Read more
The Prince's Government's "Sunday Shopping in Monaco" initiative is back this summer.
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VIDEO: Schools sending 'fat letters' to parents about overweight children
Kids have dubbed them "fat letters," notes schools send home to parents stating their children are overweight.
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OCU alumna earns honor society fellowship
Oklahoma City University alumna Neilee Wood was awarded a fellowship from the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi.
The Oklahoma Arts Institute is a private, nonprofit organization developed in 1977, with a mission to provide exceptional multidisciplinary arts experiences that develop individual talent and inspire a lifelong passion for the arts. OAI administers a program for talented Oklahoma youth every June and a series of continuing education workshops for adults every fall.
Following are nine biographies of the 41 Edmond-area students who attended the prestigious Summer Arts Institute. The students worked with award-winning artists in nine areas of the literary, visual and performing arts. Biographies were published in each Tuesday MidWeek and Saturday Weekender edition of The Sun through July.
North senior wins Edward C. Joullian III Scholarship
Kassidy Gary, a senior from Edmond North High School, recently received the Oklahoma State Fair's Edward C. Joullian III Scholarship. Gary's accomplishment was recognized at the State Board of Education's May meeting.
Washington University in St. Louis names Dean's List
YuJing Wang of Edmond was named to the Dean's List for the spring 2014 semester at Washington University in St. Louis.
Missouri State releases spring 2014 graduation list
Missouri State University conferred 2,381 degrees to students during its three spring commencement ceremonies May 16 at JQH Arena. Matthew D. Iver, received an Administrative Studies/Homeland Security MS degree.
NSU names area student to President's Honor Roll
Northeastern State University has announced students named to the NSU president's honor roll for the spring 2014 semester.
OSU sorority recognized at national convention
Members of the Beta Zeta chapter of Kappa Alpha Theta at Oklahoma State University networked with counterparts and accepted two awards on behalf of the chapter before returning from the sorority's national convention in Orlando, Florida, earlier this month. The OSU chapter received the Silver Kite Award for Overall Chapter Excellence and the runner-up position for the Excellence in Recruitment Award.
UCO Concert Choral invited to perform at international music festival
The University of Central Oklahoma Concert Choral will perform at the Fifth Annual Campina Grande International Music Festival in Brazil July 20-27. The UCO Concert Choral is one of only four university choirs invited to perform at this festival.
University of Central Oklahoma recognized as having friendly work environment
The Chronicle of Higher Education named the University of Central Oklahoma as one of the "2014 Great Colleges to Work For." Central is the only higher education institution in the state recognized on the list and one of only a handful of institutions in the nation given the distinction of being named to the Honor Roll for being cited most often among all the recognition categories.
Central joins Duke, Baylor and Notre Dame on the list of the 10 universities named to the large institution honor roll.
UCO music professor shares story of hope in battle with MS
Renowned musician and University of Central Oklahoma professor of music Jim Klages was at the height of his career in the late 1980s. As the cornet soloist for "The President's Own" United States Marine Band, Klages was a member of the country's most elite collection of musicians, and on Jan. 20, 1989, was slated to perform at former President George H.W. Bush's inauguration.
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Bari Levy Rubenstein contracted a staph infection in August of 2011 that attacked her spine and left her a quadriplegic and permanently on a ventilator. She is the mother of four small children under the age of 7, and was the sole provider for her family prior to this tragedy.
The 2nd Annual "Bari's Bazaar" will be held on Saturday, November 3, 2012 10am-4pm at The Westin Hotel in Wheeling to help raise money for Bari.
There will be many vendors selling crafts, jewelry, adult and children's clothing, personalized items, stationery, purses, household items and much more.
The vendors have agreed to donate at least 20% of their sales to The Friends of Bari Rubenstein Fund.
There will also be a raffle, a silent auction and a bake sale at the bazaar. Friends of Bari's have been asking local merchants for any type of donation to help this cause. The goal of "Bari's Bazaar" and The Friends of Bari Rubenstein Fund is to create ongoing support for Bari's care.
Bari's insurance will soon run out and she will need funds to pay for all of the medical bills. We hope that Bari's Bazaar will bring in enough money to purchase a wheelchair accessible van so Bari is able to go to and from doctor's appointments, therapy sessions and most importantly to see her children, who are currently not living with her. Bari also would like the freedom to go places and live some sort of a normal life.
With the help of many friends, family and even strangers, The Friends of Bari Rubenstein Fund has raised close to $50,000 in private donations, through multiple events, including "Bari's Bazaar". Last year, hundreds of people from the Chicago community showed up to support a very special woman who has NEVER asked for anything from anyone.
Bari is a wonderful and strong willed woman. She has defeated all odds and continues to fight for only four things – her children. She is the kindest person and is so deserving of some good in her life.


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Quote:Has anyone tried to shim with foil or otherwise align it or something? Would be some trial and error and would need to always put each scope in on the same side. Saw a few mentions of this in the archives but has anyone done it that can comment?
Quote:This is why I stopped doing side by side setups and just started carrying two mounts with me. If the scopes are not to far off then shimming does work, but it just takes so long sometimes to make it work, I tired of the process and stopped. I did my shimming with folded thick tin foil.
If you don't want to use rings, then ADM makes an expensive device that will do the trick but you would need to remove one of your saddles and install a d-series dovetail for this adjustable saddle to attach to your cross bar.


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The Barsoom Project is the direct sequel to 1981's Dream Park. Eviane's first visit to the-state-of-art amusement arena Dream Park ended in disaster: the special effects had seemed more real than life... until the holograms she was shooting with live ammunition turned out to be solid flesh and blood... and very, very dead.Haunted by the past, rebounding from a lengthy spell in a mental hospital, she has returned to Dream Park to exorcise a nightmare that has become reality. But in Dream Park, nothing is what it seems. The Inuit mythology controlling the images is part of a "Fat Ripper Special" designed to implant new behavioral memes. The players are struggling against the game master, one another, and their own demons. And there is a killer who wants to ensure Eviane never regains her memory...noo matter what it costs.
Blending together hard science fiction with topical RPG-like fantasy games, The Barsoom Project is SF at the cutting edge and a classic creation from two of the genre's most beloved writers.
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Praise for Larry Niven
"Niven is a galaxy-class storyteller."--Time Magaine"Great storytelling is still alive in science fiction because of Larry Niven."--Orson Scott Card
LARRY NIVEN is the award-winning author of the Ringworld series, along with many other science fiction masterpieces, and fantasy novels including the Magic Goes Away series. He has received the Nebula Award, five Hugos, four Locus Awards, two Ditmars, the Prometheus, and the Robert A. Heinlein Award, among other honors. He lives in Chatsworth, California. STEVEN BARNES' first published collaboration with Larry Niven, The Locusts, was nominated for the 1980 Hugo award. He has also written several episodes for The Outer Limits, Baywatch, and other television shows.
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In the year 2012 – 39% of people were 1st time homebuyers. Their primary reason for purchasing was a desire to own a home, or move up to a larger one, or take advantage of the home buyer tax credit.
Home sales are up 9.2% to 4.65 million in 2012 from 4.26 million in 2011. Annual sales levels are now close to 2007 levels.
The year ended on a strong note w/a 12.8% increase in the monthly annual pace of sales from December 2011 to December 2012.
Home Prices – Median home prices are up 6.33% to $176,600 – if prices followed a 4% appreciation rate each year, the median price would be $231,683. This implies prices may still be 23.8% undervalued, based on the trend line.
International investors are coming into the market – bringing cash – I recently listed a short sale and we had over 30 all cash offers – many over asking!
The monthly supply of inventory is very low in most markets in California and subsequently, after a sharp decline, new home building is picking back up as inventory falls.
Mortgage rates hit a record low for the year 2012 at 3.66% – the Federal Reserve has kept Treasury rates low in an effort to boost the economy. Interest rates will go up and will be forced to as the market goes up….
Gross Domestic Product – 2012 marks the third year of
positive growth while inflation remains close to the 2% target rate but it should
be going up in a shorter time period in the next couple of years.
Now is the time to make a purchase, whether you are investing or buying your first home. It will be an investment of a lifetime!


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YouthBuild Lake County (YBLC) will be hosting a community resource fair on Monday, January 14, 2013 from 10am-2pm in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday. Free health screenings will be provided (Blood Pressure, Body Mass Index, and Blood Glucose). Learn useful health tips on how to prevent strokes, heart disease, and diabetes. There will be a raffle, day care, and applications for a free cell phone!
When: January 14, 2013 from 10am-2pm
Where: YouthBuild Lake County 1636 Kristan Avenue, North Chicago, IL 60064
Registration: Please reserve a space by Friday, January 4, 2013
Admission: Free!
YBLC is a non-profit organization that provides the education and training necessary to help at-risk young adults become gainfully employed and build a more hopeful future.
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Stay safe. Stay inside. Stay informed.
The first two are on you. The last one is up to us reporters and scores of county and state employees working overtime. When Hurricane Sandy makes landfall in Maryland, the question on everybody's mind will be, "How is this storm affecting my neighborhood, my friends, and my family?"
That's where Twitter comes into play. It's the fastest tool for getting news as it happens—and there's bound to be quite a lot of that over the next week or so.
For official sources of information on Twitter, we recommend following:
- @mcpnews: Montgomery County Police Department
- @mcfrs: Montgomery County Fire & Rescue
- @MontgomeryCoMD: Montgomery County Office of Public Information
- @MDMEMA: Maryland Emergency Management Agency
For information on power outages, check out:
- @PepcoConnect: Pepco
- @MyBGE: BGE
For the latest weather info, try:
- @capitalweather: Capital Weather Gang, Washington Post
- @dougkammerer: Doug Kammerer, NBC Washington's chief meteorologist
- @MDWeather: Maryland Weather Blog, Baltimore Sun
Meanwhile, Patch reporters across the state are gearing up with the storm as we speak. Look for constant updates throughout the weekend as Sandy—a.k.a. the Frankenstorm—rolls in, particulary from these Montgomery County sites:
- @BethesdaPatch: Bethesda Patch
- @ChevyChasePatch: Chevy Chase Patch
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- @KensingtonPatch: Kensington Patch
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- @NPotomacPatch: North Potomac-Darnestown Patch
- @PotomacPatch: Potomac Patch
- @RockvillePatch: Rockville Patch
- @SilvSpringPatch: Silver Spring Patch
- @TakomaParkPatch: Takoma Park Patch
- @WheatonPatch: Wheaton Patch
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A Kettering University Alumni Encounter
On February 22-23, 2013, Kettering University, President McMahan, members of the Board of Trustees, and alumni are headed to Naples, FL, for a weekend retreat in the Sunshine State, and you are invited to attend this special event. Connect with your alma mater and socialize with your fellow alumni, while enjoying the beach, golfing, relaxing at the spa, or visiting local exhibits and stores.
For more information, please visit: www.kettering.edu/G3.
Please join us.
Friday, February 22, 2013 - 6:00pm
The Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort, Naples, FL
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Correction 1:35 p.m.: This slideshow initially misstated the location of the Apple event. It was in San Francisco.
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By GINA KINSLOW
Glasgow Daily Times
It's not unusual for Sarah Hampton, a semi-professional photographer, to lose track of time when she's taking photographs.
"It's nothing for me to go out to Mammoth Cave and just be there all day and just look up and go, 'Oh my goodness, it's getting dark,'" she said. "I could stay out in nature all day. It's no problem. Even with weddings I lose track of time because it is so much fun."
Hampton adores being a photographer.
"I love everything about photography. I love the way nature just pops at you when you're not really looking at anything in particular and then when you take a picture it's just like, 'wow,'" she said. "I love taking pictures of kids. It's just so much fun. You just never know what you're going to get. When you look at them, it's just like, 'Yeah, I knew that was going to be a good one.' Even the ones you're not expecting turn out."
She has been working semi-professionally for eight years.
Hampton got her first camera, a 110 film camera, at age 18 for Christmas. She now shoots with a digital Nikon D80.
Two of her photographs featuring bagpipers at the Glasgow Highland Games now hang in the Kentucky Travel Industry Association's office in Frankfort.
Ann Stewart, marketing director for the Glasgow-Barren County Tourist and Convention Commission and president of the Arts Guild of the Barrens Inc., purchased the photographs, which are framed side-by-side, in August and gave them to KTIA to hang in its new conference room.
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— By Gary Perkins
Almost overnight it became fall, with the burn ban lifted, that special crispness in the air, mums and pumpkins everywhere and all the planning coming together for this year's "Smokin' the Fort-BBQ & bluegrass Festival."
Our 4th annual event, scheduled for Oct. 26-27, is building up to be our best ever. New applications for KCBS BBQers, vendors and Tasters Choice competitors are coming in almost daily.
Some of the biggest news is that this year's payout has been increased to well over $7,000. That includes $6,000 to the KCBS (Kansas City Barbeque Society) competitors and $1,000 to Tasters Choice.
Plus cash payouts will be given to "Anything Goes" and "Kids Que" contests, along with various trophies and plaques.
Entry to the KCBS portion of the competition is $175, for a 20X40 space. These professional cookers will be arriving all day Oct. 26 to begin the process of preparing and cooking meat in four different categories — chicken, ribs, pork and brisket.
Payouts will be to the top 10 teams in each category. Deciding the ranking of these teams is done by KCBS Certified Judges.
Entry in the Tasters Choice competition is free with much of the meat provided, although each competitor can supplement the provided chicken and brisket with their own meat.
The meat does not have to be prepared on location, but must be prepared in traditional barbecue style. Cash payouts will be to the top three teams as decided by judges.
Plus a plaque will be given to the top team as judged by the public. Entry into "Anything Goes" is open to anyone, and there is a fee of $20 with a cash pay off of $200.
For this cook off there are no rules — anything goes. Likewise, a "Kids Que" entry is $20 with a total payout of $100 to the top three competitors.
This competition is open to all kids under the age of 16, and they will be given a specific item (hotdog or hamburger) to season and cook.
Both of these events take place on Friday evening, beginning at 7 p.m., and are judged by local judges. Entry forms for all of these categories are online at www.fortgibson.com, or by contacting me at the chamber, firstname.lastname@example.com or (918) 577-2069.
As in years past, taster kits will be available for the public to purchase for $5, which includes a bottomless plate and a drink to be able to taste all the wonderful delights whipped up by the Tasters Choice BBQers.
Included with your taster kit will be a ticket that can be used to cast your ballot for the competitor that appealed to your taste buds the most.
Also included in our event is music both Friday evening and all day Saturday. Friday evening will feature DJ Cody Busch, who will be playing an array of great country music for your listening or dancing delight.
Also out Friday evening will be local church and club vendors adding substance and meaning to the evening.
All local churches and clubs have been invited to set up booths free of charge, to use as either a fund-raiser or to just pass out information.
No political candidates Friday evening, however. Saturday features that great live Bluegrass music all day, being performed by The Meyer Family, The Park Family and SpringStreet.
Additionally, both food and merchandise vendors will be available to even further tempt your taste buds.
As in years past, Saturday's vendors are prohibited from selling or giving away any meat products or drinks.
Those commodities are available with the taster kits. Also available throughout our event will be the great new T-shirt design, featuring Beauregard the Bull and a few of his friends — gettin' down in the oldest town. In all it promises to be our biggest and best barbecue event yet.
A special shout out to our sponsors for this year's event. Primary sponsor this year is the Cherokee Casino-Fort Gibson, and we appreciate the support and input they have given both for this year and the years to come.
Additional major sponsors (so far) include: Fort Gibson State Bank, The Clinkenbeard Agency, Cook Construction, Armstrong Bank, and Yaffe Metal Works.
All sponsors will have their name on the back of this year's T-shirt with major sponsors getting additional exposure, both in print and on the air. If you want to be part of this great event, just give me a call.


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A child takes off Pope Francis' white zucchetto, or skullcap, during a meeting with children and volunteers of the Santa Marta Vatican Institute on Dec. 14. / Gregorio Borgia, AP
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis has received a candle-topped birthday cake three days early - a surprise from children at the Vatican.
The pontiff turns 77 on Tuesday. The children presented the treat on Saturday after the pope visited a Vatican dispensary which provides pediatric care.
Francis blew out the candles, thanked the youngsters for the cake and promised: "I'll tell you later if it's good or not."
At one point, Francis briefly lost his white skull cap to a child he was holding. The pope smiled and put it back on his head.
For more than 90 years, the dispensary on the Vatican grounds has been distributing milk, clothing, diapers, toys and even baby carriages to families in need.
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Some gorgeous red inspirations ... love this look
for country road bedding
so cute ... photo by mokkasin
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have a gorgeous day,
Lovely inspirational post! Love red!
Have a nice weekend!
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The cake! Yum
Red is pure LOVE and warm feelings.....!!!
And the combination White&Red is absolutely ultimate combination!
SOooooooooooooo good post,DJ:-)))*
Hugs to you,
Hi Deej...another triumph of a post with some wonderful images. I am in the habit of hitting 'pin it' when I see so many of your posts. My Pinterest feed is jammed with Dustjacket pictures! Love these red ones - especially the style of the first :-) Lou x


text: Admission Fees All visitors entering the Rottnest Island Reserve, including the marine reserve, are required to pay an admission fee as a contribution to the conservation of the Island and the provision and upkeep of facilities. Visitors arriving by ferry pay this fee as part of their fare. Private vessel owners are required to pay an individual admission fee for each Island visit, or purchase an annual vessel admission sticker. Single visits must be paid either online prior to departure (pay online) or on arrival at the Visitor Centre. Individual Admission Fees (as of 1 July 2014) Adult Day Visitor $17.00 Child (4 - 12 yrs) Day Visitor $6.00 Family Group* Day Visitor $39.50 Adult Extended Stay (Over Night) $22.00 Child (4 - 12 yrs) Extended Stay (Over Night) $7.50 Family Group* Extended Stay (Over Night) $49.50 * A family group is two adults and two children. * Child rates apply for children aged four to twelve years inclusive. Children under four are free. Private vessel owners are required to pay an individual admission fee per Island visit or purchase an annual vessel admission sticker. Annual Admission Fees Annual admissions stickers for the current boating season are based on the registered length of the vessel. They are valid for the period 1 September to 31 August each year. Please send copies of all your registration and insurance documents when applying for your Annual Admission. Application forms are available at the end of this page. Annual Admission stickers can be paid for on application to the RIA Marine Administration office in Fremantle or by post. Please ensure that Annual Admission applications are lodged with all the required paperwork (boat registration and insurance details). Once the application is processed an Annual Admission sticker will be posted to you. Annual Admission Sticker Fees (fees applicable from 1 September 2014 - 31 August 2015 GST inclusive) Vessels up to 8 metres $220.00 Vessels greater than 8 metres but less than 10 metres $250.00 Vessels 10 metres or greater but less than 15 metres $300.00 Vessels 15 metres or greater $500.00 * Vessel length refers to the registration length of a vessel as defined in vessel registration papers issued by the Western Australian Department of Transport. Anchoring and Admission fees Notice: Beach Anchoring System in Thomson Bay Once admission fees have been paid, boats may anchor in specified locations. These anchorage areas include Thomson Bay (south of the Army Jetty), Longreach and Parker Point, or anywhere that is over sand and well clear of reef, seagrass beds, moorings, jetty access and navigation markers, with the exception of boating prohibited areas. Please note that it is illegal to anchor less than 50m from a mooring, or to obstruct a mooring or jetty pen. Please refer to current Marine and Boating Guide. Beach anchoring is permitted with the exception of boating prohibited areas. The use of bow and stern anchors are preferable. Star pickets and other items not designed principally for beach anchoring are prohibited. Beach anchoring is not recommended for crafts over six metres in length. Please do not intrude into no boating areas and take care to bury your anchor deep into the sand, as they can be dangerous to beach pedestrians. Boating Application Forms The 2014/15 season commences 1 September 2014. Application forms will be available from our website in mid-August. Application Forms and Information Sheets Due to high demand within the Shared Mooring System (SMS), availability for the new RIA allocated Authorised use may be limited and the outcome of applications is usually not known until the end of October of each season following the completion of the existing Authorised User renewal process. Annual Admission application form 2013-2014 PDF, 224.87 KB Terms and Conditions for Marine Hire Facilities PDF, 9.10 KB SMS Information - AUTHORISED and CASUAL ACCESS to the Shared Mooring System Guidelines 2013-2014 PDF, 240.02 KB Authorised User Application Form 2013-2014 PDF, 855.68 KB Charter Vessel Application form for admission fees 2013-2014 PDF, 203.95 KB Charter Vessel New Application and Information 2013-2014 PDF, 234.56 KB Replacement Vessel Sticker 2013-2014 - Request form PDF, 186.09 KB SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for Licensees and Authorised Users 2013-2014 PDF, 261.77 KB Mooring Waitlist Application Form 2014-2015 PDF, 715.19 KB Tender And Secondary Vessel Management Guidelines 2013-2014 PDF, 191.30 KB Terms & Conditions 2013-14 PDF, 191.08 KB Applications for annual admission stickers can be submitted by mail to: Rottnest Island Authority Marine Administration PO Box 693 FREMANTLE WA 6959 Charter Vessel Admission See above for the charter vessel admission fees application and information form. The Rottnest Island Authority (RIA) has adopted a log-on for all SPV charter vessels accessing the Rottnest Island Marine Reserve. Please contact the Marine Administration Office on + 61 8 9432 9111 or email@example.com for any enquiries.


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We'd like to introduce you to a brand new segment we're calling New Day Pins It! We locate all kinds of fun projects, funny videos and touching stories and share them with you on our Pinterest Board, but today we're really bringing it to life with unique and simple D-I-Y projects using old maps! Suzie Wiley, our very own New Day audience coordinator, showed us how to do it!
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Things didn't go as expected in Miami. Players are deciding to stay or go. New recruits are on board. We'll start putting a bow on the 2013 season. It's Wednesday, let's rumble!
Orange Juice
By now you're probably tired of hearing about what went wrong and what should or could have happened at the Orange Bowl on Friday night. I won't deny it, I'm with you. Unfortunately there are a few things I think need discussed, or at least have my opinion weighed in on. Some are a bit out of the box.
I've read and heard a lot of people talk about how Clemson is a talented team, and that can't be denied. I've read and heard people say that the better team won, and maybe there's some truth to that.
The fact is that you can throw out whatever cliched line you want, the Buckeyes were winning at halftime 22-20. A lead that came about despite one of the worst halves of football we've seen since Urban Meyer took the controls. Ohio State came out of the locker room looking uninpsired and as though they really didn't want to be in Miami at all. Of course Clemson errors played a big part in the Buckeye advantage, but no matter how you slice it up, they were leading at halftime.
The third quarter absolutely belonged to Carlos Hyde. I'm not sure what was discussed at the break, but the decision to come out and ride Carlos was simple and magnificent. The offensive live began getting huge movement as Hyde bullied behind them and brought the Buckeyes to a 29-20 lead with 5:50 to play in the 3rd. Camera shots on the Clemson sideline showed a team that was done. I had mentioned several times during the week that Clemson was prone to quit when a team leaned on them and took a lead, especially if they had been ahead early. It was happening. Read More


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Availability: Hotel Lancaster
Room (Prestige)Max Occupancy: 3 guests (up to 1 child, 1 infant)
Deluxe SuiteMax Occupancy: 3 guests (up to 1 child, 1 infant)
Suite (Prestige)Max Occupancy: 3 guests (up to 2 children, 1 infant)
Single RoomMax Occupancy: 1 guest
Superior RoomMax Occupancy: 2 guests (up to 1 child, 1 infant)
Deluxe RoomMax Occupancy: 3 guests (up to 1 infant)
Junior SuiteMax Occupancy: 3 guests (up to 1 infant)
5-star luxury hotel in Paris (Champs Elysees) near Arc de Triomphe
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We carefully hand-picked this hotel based on its dedication to service and excellent guest reviews.
Expedia+ rewards +gold members receive free room upgrades and +gold and +silver members get other perks upon availability at check-in.See details
This luxury hotel is located in Paris (Champs Elysees), close to Lido, Arc de Triomphe, and Grand Palais. Also nearby are Parc Monceau and Eiffel Tower.
Hotel Features
In addition to a restaurant, Hotel Lancaster features a bar/lounge. Other amenities include a coffee shop/café and complimentary wireless Internet access.
Room Amenities
Flat-screen televisions include premium cable channels. Bathrooms feature shower/tub combinations, designer toiletries, and bidets.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
Hotel Lancaster Amenities
- General
Dining options at the hotel include a restaurant and a coffee shop/café. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Business amenities at this 5-star property consist of a business center, limo/town car service, and small meeting rooms.
Public areas are equipped with complimentary high-speed wireless Internet access. This luxury hotel also offers tour/ticket assistance, multilingual staff, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Onsite parking is available (surcharge). A total renovation of this property was completed in June 2012.
- 24-hour front desk
- Total number of rooms - 57
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Babysitting or childcare
- Bar/lounge
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Business center
- Coffee shop or café
- Conference space
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Free Wi-Fi
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Meeting rooms
- Multilingual staff
- Porter/bellhop
- Restaurant
- Room service (24 hours)
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Year Built 1889
- Internet
Available in all rooms: Free Wi-Fi , Free wired high-speed Internet
Available in some public areas: Free Wi-Fi
- Parking
Self parking (surcharge)
- Room Amenities
- Premium TV channels
- Pay movies
- Video-game console
- Premium bedding
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Separate sitting area
- Patio
- Hair dryer
- Complimentary newspaper
- Air conditioning
- Climate control
- Phone
- Minibar
- Daily housekeeping
- Turndown service
- Designer toiletries
- Private bathroom
- Bathrobes
- Complimentary toiletries
- Bidet
- Slippers
- Shower/tub combination
- Cable TV service
- Desk
- In-room safe
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Cribs/infant beds available
- Flat-panel TV
- Free Wi-Fi
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Egyptian-cotton sheets
- Individually furnished
- Individually decorated
- iPad
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Dining
Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning.
La Table du Lancaster - Overlooking the garden, this restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting). Open select days
Late night fare is available from 24-hour room service.
- Recreation
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Bicycle rentals nearby
Hotel Lancaster Policies & Fees
- Check-in
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Check-in time ends at midnight
- Check-out
Check-out time is noon
- Payment types
Accepted at this hotel: Diners Club, JCB International, MasterCard, Visa, American Express
- Pets
Pets allowed, Maximum number of pets per room 1, Pet maximum weight in kg is 6
- General
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- Fees
- Unless otherwise indicated, the charges below are not included in the overall room price. If not included in the overall room price, they will be charged by the property at check-in or check-out. Charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book. This property told us they will charge you for the following:
We have included all charges provided to us by the property. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
- A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 1.5 per person, per night
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
- Breakfast fee: EUR 42 for adults and EUR 27 for children (approximately)
- Self parking fee: EUR 35 per day
- Pet fee: EUR 60 per pet, per day
- Rollaway bed fee: EUR 120 per night
- Additional Details
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation. Guests can arrange to bring pets by contacting the property directly, using the contact information on the booking confirmation (surcharges apply and can be found in the Fees section).
Awards & Affiliations
- Details
- The property is a member of the Leading Hotels of the World.
National Rating
- Details
This hotel has received its official star rating from the French Tourism Development Agency, ATOUT France.


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By Shannon Antinori
Starting in the New Year, it will become illegal to talk or use hand-held cell phones and other communication devices while driving in Illinois.
The law, which takes effect Jan. 1, 2014, imposes fees starting at $75 for drivers caught talking while driving. Gov. Pat Quinn signed the legislation in August.
"When people get behind the wheel, they have a responsibility to themselves and to others to drive safely," said Rep. John D'Amico, D-Chicago, in a Illinois Government News Network press release. "When motorists are on the phone, they are not giving their full attention to the most important task they have. This law will help reduce traffic accidents and make Illinois roads safer."
The law does contain many exceptions including:
- A driver using an electronic communication device for the sole purpose of reporting an emergency situation and continued communication with emergency personnel during the emergency situation.
- A driver using an electronic communication device in hands-free or voice-operated mode, which may include the use of a headset. Current Illinois law states that the cell phone headset must be single sided.
- A driver using an electronic communication device while parked on the shoulder of a roadway.
- A driver using an electronic communication device when the vehicle is stopped due to normal traffic being obstructed and the vehicle is in neutral or park.
- A driver using an electronic communication device by pressing a single button to initiate or terminate a voice communication.
There are more exceptions that can be read on the Illinois General Assembly website.
Also starting on Jan. 1, Illinois will have stricter penalties for drivers who cause an accident while using of an electronic device and driving.
If the accident causes great bodily harm, the driver can be sentenced to up to one year in prison, and a fatal accident can result in a prison sentence of one to three years, according to the IGNN.
Current law only allows these drivers to be charged with traffic violations.
"After passing legislation to ban the use of cell phones in work and school zones, I felt that we needed to enhance the penalties for causing an accident while talking on a cell phone," said Sen. Martin Sandoval in the IGNN news release. "This measure will increase roadway safety throughout the state and bring additional attention to the dangers of being on a cell phone while behind the wheel."


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The Sabres have officially confirmed that Terry Pegula's introductory press conference will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m in the atrium of HSBC Arena. No surprise there. That's been the scuttlebutt the last few days.
The extra piece is that NHL commissioner Gary Bettman will be on hand to welcome the league's newest owner. Bettman was here in 2003 when Tom Golisano completed his purchase of the team from the league, which ran the franchise during the bankruptcy era. This one will certainly a much happier day for the commish with the Sabres' future in Buffalo now locked in for decades to come.
The Sabres' release says Pegula will not be making any public comments about his purchase from Golisano until tomorrow's presser.
---Mike Harrington
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New Jersey residents aren't the only ones on generator power—many public and private water utilities are too, according to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).
The DEP is advising residents statewide to conserve water in the wake of Hurricane Sandy because widespread power outages have forced utilities onto emergency generators to treat and pump water.
"Everyone must pitch in immediately and take steps to reduce water consumption. Without conservation now, homes and businesses could find themselves without water in the near future if backup generation fails. We need full and immediate cooperation," said DEP Commissioner Bob Martin in a press release issued by the governor's office.
The DEP is currently assessing the extent to which water utilities are currently using backup power; however, it currently appears that most of the major water utilities in the state are currently using some degree of backup generation, according to the press release.
New Jersey American Water Co., the state's largest private water company, has issued a statement urging all of its customers statewide to conserve water indefinitely as many of the company's facilities are operating on emergency generators.
The DEP advises residents to adhere to the following:
-Do not use water for any nonessential uses, such as watering of lawns and washing of cars.
- Take showers instead of baths. Keep showers as short as possible.
- Limit flushing of toilets, dishwashing and washing clothes.
- Turn off the faucet when shaving and brushing teeth.
- For those who have electrical service, run dishwashers and laundry washing machines only when they are full. If you have a water-saver cycle, use it.
- Check your toilet, faucets, and pipes for leaks and make repairs or shut off water valves to any faucets or toilets that are leaking.
- Use a broom or rake to clean up storm debris, including leaves or pine needles, rather than a hose.
- Keep a supply of drinking water on hand sufficient to last several days.


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An alderman's change of address has some residents in a tizzy, prompting Oak Forest City Council members to take a closer look.
Ald. Dan Ensing (5th Ward) was forced to relocate to a different home outside of the ward and Oak Forest, after the termination of his apartment lease. The move caused several unnamed residents to question whether Ensing currently meets the city's residency requirement to serve as an alderman.
"I've been hearing rumblings about this information for over a year," said Ald. Chuck Toland (4th Ward).
Toland added that he had previously spoken to Mayor Hank Kuspa twice about the issue and that both times the mayor told him that Ensing did still meet the city's requirements.
During the city council's Tuesday, Nov. 13 meeting the council addressed the issue and determined, with the help of the city's legal council, that though Ensing does currently live outside of the city, he still meets the residency requirement.
"My understanding is, that after reading the packet that this is perfectly legal, for an alderman to move out of town, out of his ward or even out of the town," said Ald. Rich Simon.
The council agreed that the lease termination was unexpected—according to documents, the lease was terminated due to the sale of his building to a new owner, who chose not to extend the lease—and that since it is Ensing's intent to find new housing in the ward, that he still met the requirement.
"As long as his intent is to come back," Simon said. "What I'm saying is, that should put any grumblings to rest."
Ensing said the matter is moot because he and his wife are currently looking for a new home in the ward, and already have a timetable for their return.
"My wife and I are looking at selling her townhome after the first of the year," Ensing said. "After the holidays, we're looking for a house to rent temporarily in my ward, or buy a permanent house. … We're hoping to do it by the beginning of the summer.
"We've set a one-year timeline."
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Pete Deemer, our Business Manager at the Scrum Training Institute, has written an excellent article on the role of the manager in Scrum.
- Like me, you probably get asked the following question quite often: "What's the role of a manager in Scrum? I'm a manager, and since I'm not mentioned in the definition of the Scrum roles, and the team is self-organizing, does that mean I'm supposed to just... disappear?"
- I recently wrote a short guide to answering this question. A couple other CST's have stumbled upon it in the last few weeks and emailed me to say they found it quite useful, and I wanted to share it with the full group as well. If you have any feedback or suggestions, I'd love to hear. You can download the guide at: Manager 2.0: The Role of the Manager in Scrum http://scrumti.com/home/
- Pete Deemer


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