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Always In My Heart
Signet, Aug 2002, 6.99, 432 pp. ISBN: 0451206665 Tucker and Ellie Grant were high school sweethearts who married and had three children. However, the death of one of their kids led to the destruction of the relationship between Tucker and Ellie though their split is amiable. However, their two surviving sons Zach and Kody believe that their parents still love each in spite of the evidence that both have moved on with their lives in different wa...
Baby Love
Maggie Stanley has endured years of sexual violence by her stepfather in order to protect her mentally challenged mother and younger sister. When he attempts to sell her newborn son to a crooked adoption attorney, she ends up on an open boxcar with no money, no supplies and a hungry baby. Desperate to provide for her son, Jaimie, and very sick with an untreated kidney infection, she meets Rafe Kendrick. Rafe Kendrick had a perfect life, until his preg...
Blue Skies
Signet, Dec 2003, 6.99, 432 pp. ISBN: 0451210751 In Crystal Falls, Oregon Carly Adams feels like a new born ever since she had the operation that gave her the gift of sight especially now that she can see males. In high school she always wondered what the big deal was, but seeing Hank Coulter at a country and western bar explains everything. That night Hanbk and Carly make love, but though he is drunk he is shocked that she was a virgin. Six...
Bright Eyes
Signet, Jun 2004 ISBN: 0451212169 In Crystal Falls, ranch supply store owner Zeke Coulter turns livid when he sees the damage to his house. When he notices a boy running towards his neighbor's house Zeke follows only to have his brain malfunction as he sees the most beautiful woman he has ever seen. He informs Natalie that her eleven year old son Chad vandalized his property. An angry Chad says so what just ask dad to pay. Natalie knows that ...
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Keegan's Lady
Ace Keegan has lived his life for the chance at revenge against Conor O'Shannessey- the man who killed his father and raped his mother. Now, when he has the chance to take everything Conor ever had, including his daughter, Ace finds himself drawn to the inexplicably shy and skitterish Caitlin. Caitlin was abused and ignored her entire life, and she knows that when she's forced to marry Ace Keegan after he compromises her, her one chance at freedom and ...
My Sunshine
Signet, Jan 2005, 6.99, 432 pp. ISBN: 0451213807 Five years ago, environmental research scientist Laura Townsend nearly lost her life in a swimming accident when she hit her head on a rock. She suffered aphasia, a form of brain damage that affects language. Since then she lives in Crystal Falls, Oregon off her disability check supplemented by odd jobs like walking dogs for people. Veterinarian Isaiah Coulter cannot say no to his mother so wh...
Night Flame
Sarah was a coddled young woman who is kidnapped by the very man she has been dreaming about, and goes to live with his tribe. Sarah is a beautiful young woman who has been adored and coddled by her family. She is beautiful, but headstrong and used to getting her own way. However, she does have one concern. She has had vivid dreams for some time of a tall, dark and handsome man who loves her passionately. Therefore, it is shocking when she sees that same...
Only by Your Touch
Signet, Apr 2003, 6.99, 464 pp. ISBN: 0451207947 At thirty Chloe Evans feels old as she recovers from a nasty divorce although she tries to hide the ugliness from her preadolescent son Jeremy. To give the asthmatic Jeremy a fresh start, Chloe moves them to the resort town Jack Pine in Oregon where she takes a position as a police dispatcher. Jeremy's Golden Retriever puppy becomes very ill, but money is tight so a vet seems out of the questio...
Phantom Waltz
Bethany Coulter's life and dreams come into ruin when she become paraplegic at the age of 17 after a barrel racing accident. Despite her disability, she tries to be self-sufficient not wanting any help from her protective family. With her sunny disposition, she has accepted that she'll never have a normal life, a family of her own, or even a suitor. Wealthy rancher Ryan Kendrick takes one look at Bethany and falls instantly in love. He asks for a date ...
Simply Love
Luke Taggart is the richest man in town and will stop at nothing to make sweet, innocent Cassandra his mistress. During his quest he learns about the redeeming value of love. ...
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Star Bright
The man that Rainie Hall married seemed to be perfect and when she said "Till death do us part", she never knew that it might be death at his hands. Rainie Hall has lied about her name, faked her death and pretended not to know that her husband, Peter Danning was planning to kill her. That is all before the cruise ship even docks. With the help of her friends, the right makeup, clothing and knowledge about where the cameras are, she saves her own life....
Sweet Nothings
Onyx, Jan 2002, 6.99, 464 pp. ISBN: 0451410157 The lashing her abusive former husband Rodney gave to Sonora Sunset sent Molly Wells over the edge. Unable to sit idly by while he badly hurt the helpless steed, Molly steals the horse. She travels across Oregon to Jake Coulter's Lazy J Ranch due to his reputation as far away as the Portland area as a horse whisperer. Jake has doubts that she owns Sonora Sunset, but cannot ignore the steed...
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Study: Corn root structure key
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Preliminary results from a major study at the Irrigation Research Foundation near Yuma, Colo., have revealed that the shape, density and depth of corn roots are key to water and nutrient uptake.
"Our research shows that root type and crop development are crucial in the management of watering and nitrogen applications," says IRF Executive Director Charles Corey. "This will become one more prescription farmers can use to maintain corn yields while cutting down on inputs."
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• Colorado study focuses on corn root architecture.
• Shape, density and depth are crucial to development of roots.
• Data is helping farmers with water and nitrogen applications.
Going into the project, Corey says, researchers believed that corn production using high amounts of water and nitrogen would outpace corn receiving smaller amounts of carefully monitored inputs despite root structure.That is holding true, he says, but that's not why the study was launched.
"The key is: What does it take in terms of water and nutrients to reach optimal yields? That's what many farmers want to know. Our project aimed to identify genetic correlations to corn-root structures, and once that was established, then we could perform water and fertility studies."
Colorado Corn donated $96,000 to fund the first phase of research, which ran from 2008 to 2011. The next phase began in 2012 and will continue for at least two more years.
"There is critical need to challenge assumptions related to water and nutrient management, and we saw an opportunity to invest in a project that could provide valuable guidance for optimization of both," says Colorado Corn Executive Director Mark Sponsler.
"Historically, there has been a lot of speculation and myths about what roots respond to, but to our understanding there haven't been any documented studies before this one looking at the architecture of corn roots during various phases of growth," Sponsler continues.
"One notion passed from generation to generation suggests that if you stress crops at an early-growth stage, particularly with corn, this would cause roots to develop deeper, and that you would have a healthier plant."
But based on the IRF research, Sponsler emphasizes, "that's just not the case. In absence of barriers like shale or heavy clay soils, rooting architecture is really a function of genetics; that roots develop as they are genetically predetermined."
Though the study is continuing, Corey says growers can start changing management practices based on results. "Instead of reacting to physical appearances and stages of the plant, a proactive approach to implementing a water-management schedule immediately that best fits the pumping capacities, as well as the maturity dateline of the corn variety chosen, could give a more aggressive approach," he says.
"It is best to begin early and often spoon-feeding the amount of N recommended instead of using high volumes of N and water in predetermined growth stages."
To help determine water and N applications, Corey advises soil probes, weather stations and correct data interpretation.
TAKING ROOT: Charles Corey says studies at the Irrigation Research Foundation in Colorado reveal that the shape, density and depth of corn roots are key to water and nitrogen uptake.
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The Grand Review of three new desktops, pt. 2: the Unity experience
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In a very short while, I have had the opportunity to try three new desktops. KDE 4 (not new but completely unknown to me previously), Unity on Ubuntu Natty (not a new desktop, but a novel shell nevertheless), and GNOME 3. I shall describe my experiences in a big review of each, in three parts.
Part 1 concerned my experience as a KDE newbie and also provided some historical background on my desktop habits. This one is about Unity, Ubuntu's new desktop shell.
I originally moved to Ubuntu because I have always been a GNOME lover. I was using Debian at the time. The current stable version of Debian was 3.0 (woody), and it was not a happy time, because woody was such a famously long-lived distribution that sported a version of GNOME that seemed frozen in amber, GNOME 1.4.
Now, 1.4 was a great GNOME, the culmination of years of development in the GNOME 1.x series. However, the world around Debian had moved on and GNOME 2.2 was already out, as well as vastly improved versions of most essential desktop applications. So inevitably I ended up running a lot backports and the system did not resemble Debian Woody a lot.
I upgraded to unstable, like so many desktop users at the time did, and life was good. But even Sid could not keep up with the GNOME project's new, agressive six-month release cycle very well. (As an aside, the situation in Debian is quite a lot different these days of course, with their two-year release cycle and the steady, minor upgrades between the mature GNOME 2.x versions after 2.14 or so.)
At this point, I heard rumors on GimpNET's #gnome-hackers, about a new Debian based distribution that was going to follow GNOME's six-month release cycle. I also learned that the new distribution was recruiting a number of prominent GNOME hackers to ensure a great GNOME experience for the users of the forthcoming system. The new distribution had no title yet, but at some point a pre-release became available from the servers on a clandestine nonameyet.com domain. I downloaded, I installed, I had GNOME 2.8. On the very same day it was released, fully working on a functional Debian Sid snapshot that was now christened as "Ubuntu".
I never looked back. On Ubuntu, I always had the latest GNOME. The Beta of the next release was usually available on or near the GNOME release day, and even if I waited for the stable release, my new GNOME would still be very new. Ubuntu also threw in a bunch of extra goodies and integrated everything into a very solid system.
But the day had to come when this breaks down. We learned that the release of GNOME 3.0 is imminent, and the smooth ride of nice, incremental upgrades of GNOME 2.x that Ubuntu was always able to build on was coming to an end. The giant major-number upgrade was impossible to integrate into Natty Narwhal, the next Ubuntu release. For the first time, we would upgrade Ubuntu without getting the latest GNOME with it. It is easy to understand, but my disappointment was irrational and insurmountable. I would upgrade, only to get GNOME 2.32 again? I was going to cry.
The GNOME non-upgrade? Not quite!
But there was something else. I then heard that we would have an entirely new desktop shell, and it will be called Unity, and that it will be awesome. So maybe I can settle even if it's built on such ancient GNOME technology that we're already using. I was also intrigued by all the criticism and weeping and whining of users who were horrified by the screenshots that were flooding on the Web. Most of those users had, of course, never tried Unity, but they decided to hate it already. This was a good sign to me: obviously something interesting is happening when such emotion is raised.
So I went and replaced my nice Kubuntu installation with Ubuntu Natty, which was freshly out of beta. I had a new machine, so my home directory was clean of old configuration cruft, a clean slate for the first time in ages, ready to receive the embrace of a default Ubuntu experience for a change. I logged in, and gasped in awe.
Ubuntu Natty with Unity looks fantastic. The desktop elements make sense. For the most part, I can immediately find my way around, and clicking on various widgets is pure joy, as they feel immediately meaningful and functional. Nothing extra is present on the screen, just the controls you need for work. I can only describe the desktop as "intuitive".
For the first time in ages, maybe ever, I did not immediately begin removing cruft from the desktop, and adding functionality that I want. It's already there! I always used to install gnome2-globalmenu but Unity has a global menu (which also works with Qt apps). I always removed the application menu from the top panel and replaced it with an intelligent popup launcher, but Unity has already replaced it with the Dash. I removed the bottom panel, but Unity has none to begin with. I replaced the window list with a drop-down window list, but the sidebar Launcher in Unity already acts as one. I removed the window decoration from maximised windows in Compiz, but Unity already does that (and retains the window control buttons by adding them to the top panel when needed, to boot).
Overall, the desktop is also very pleasing to the eye, but that's not a big change from Maverick. The biggest theming change is the new "overlay" window scroll bars, which are very pretty but for me that's a regression. Sure, it has some aesthetic value and it's entertaining at first. It also saves valuable pixels, removing window chrome in favor of content, but it is difficult to use with the mouse. I kept missing the target when trying to guess where the scroll bar would appear.
Eventually, I grew tired of the combined Launcher/Dock on the left hand side. It is not needed often enough to warrant using that many pixels on my screen. Besides, I never cared for docks anyway, I find them useless eye candy. I soon switched it to autohide instead of intellihide, just to keep it out of my peripheral view. It still pops up when you click the top left corner, or push the keyboard shortcut, so I didn't feel like any functionality was lost by my decision. It also kept getting into my way when not needed. The 'back' button in a maximised Firefox window is dangerously close to the left edge, and the Launcher often popped up, intercepting my action. The Dock part of the functionality is also strange. I expected an active window to minimize when I clicked on its icon in the Dock, but this just did not happen.
The search in the Dash is implemented via the Zeitgeist engine. It works impressively well. The Dash in general was well enough for me, and I didn't feel the need to install a better pop-up launcher. In the past, I had been using the Deskbar applet, then Gnome-Do, and most recently Synapse, the last being implemented in Zeitgeist itself, so I was right at home.
Window management in Unity works well, and of course I would expect nothing less. After all, Unity simply uses Compiz, which is a nice, traditional window manager that behaves predictably. However, workspaces are a real mess. First of all, the workspace switcher is not discoverable. It's hidden in the very bottom of the Launcher, and presents four workspaces in two rows, which must be an alien sight to users who are used to finding a row of desktops in the bottom panel. Also, while it looks like a pager, it actually isn't. you can't directly change desktops there. Instead, your entire world is changed into a huge exposé-like view of all your workspaces. Now I can click on one of them and be taken there? No. After some trial and error, I finally learned that I must double-click in order to switch. Bad. Also, why can I not have just two desktops? Who decided that I need four? And why must I have them in a grid instead of a row?
The only consolation is that most people never use workspaces anyway.
While the global menu works very well, its habit of showing up every time I hit the Alt key (in anticipation of a keyboard shortcut) soon became extremely annoying. I have no idea how this could be fixed other than by simply disabling the autohide feature (which I did not find any way to do), or by turning off window menu shortcuts altogether (which I do not want to do).
I still love Ubuntu's Indicators in the top panel. These are not exactly new, but they keep getting better. I also like the new color codings, which are based on urgency. However, I'm not sure I always understood how urgently some action is needed from me, and I'm sure that cultural differences can confuse matters even more.
I was surprised to like the new, unified control center as much as I did. I was always a fan of having a separate menu entry for every purpose, but maybe unifying them wasn't such a bad idea after all. Furthermore, for those users who actually rely on menus to discover things, the new application menu system in Unity would probably make it slower to find something like Printer configuration options unless a single Control Center was implemented.
The lenses in the Unity Launcher are an interesting concept, and I assume people are doing interesting things with them. I was eager to play with some exciting lenses, but when I started thinking about a good hack, I failed to find a use case. Eventually, I did download and install a Web search lens that someone had hacked together, assuming it must be useful for even myself. However, a few days later I realized I have yet to use it. Maybe I'm not in the target audience, maybe autohiding the Launcher caused me to simply never remember about the existence of my cool web search lens.
Reading through all the drivel above, I realize that I have surprisingly little to say about Unity, given that superficially it is such a big change for the Ubuntu desktop. I can only assume that this is because Unity is not, after all, such a revolution. Underneath, we have the reliable old friend that we all know and love, GNOME 2.32. The right side of the desktop has not changed at all since Maverick, and on the left, the changes made are such that I always made them myself anyway.
Unity is pre-built for topylies, mostly saving me the trouble of customization.
That said, I was still hungry to get a real GNOME upgrade, so I decided to leave Unity for now, and wait for a version based on GNOME 3, upcoming in November with Oneiric. In the meant time, I decided to get GNOME 3 one way or another. And I did, but that's a matter for the next installation, where I review GNOME 3 on Debian.
Stay tuned!
5 Responses to "The Grand Review of three new desktops, pt. 2: the Unity experience"
Jeremy Bicha on
June 19th, 2011 18:45
By the way, the "new" control center has actually been in Ubuntu releases for some time, just hidden by default. You can run gnome-control-center to see it.
But Gnome 3′s System Settings is a very nice rewrite of gnome-control-center. Ubuntu 11.10 will get it, as well as the rest of Gnome 3.2.
Uli on
June 19th, 2011 19:34
I really like the series so far, motivated me to test KDE too…
Anyway, I just wanted to recommend Mendeley to you. I switched from Jabref to Mendeley about a year ago and never looked back. Check it out: http://www.mendeley.com/
topyli on
June 19th, 2011 20:10
Ah yes, I even knew about gnome-control-center, but Ubuntu had made me forget about it! :)
@ Uli
I am aware of Mendeley, but I can't really consider it as a replacement:
1. Jabref is a native BibTeX editor, and its BibTeX is 100% standard, which prevents gray hair. Mendeley's BibTeX plugin is not famous for producing files compatible with anything but Mendeley
2. Mendeley does not communicate with LaTeX editors (such as Kile or Emacs), or with LyX via lyxpipe. This is quite important for my workflow.
Both these things can be fixed in Mendeley in the future though, I'm sure! :)
Neil on
June 20th, 2011 06:12
Nice review.
I have been patiently waiting since reading part 1 and can't wait to hear your thoughts on Gnome 3 :)
MK on
June 28th, 2011 18:59
Thank you for the enjoyable review. I hope you can see the pettiness of your questions regarding the desktop spaces. Thanks for not getting stuck on them.


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Todd Graham ranks ASU higher than any other coach
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Future Research
After nine months of extensively studying and evaluating the Empire State Building, the project team has discovered several research topics that could help accelerate greater carbon savings across the U.S. and global existing commercial building stock.
The project team realizes many other groups and projects are attempting to address similar issues. To comment on your work in these areas, please email email@example.com, and we will update the research site accordingly.
- Developing the Business Case and Approaches to Capturing Tenant Energy Savings
- Broadening the Types of Retrofit Energy Efficiency Measures that are Commonly Adopted
- Diagnosing When to Retrofit or Retro-Commission a Building
- Optimizing the Whole-Building Retrofit Process
- Your Comments on Energy Efficiency Research in Commercial Building Retrofits
Capturing Tenant Energy Savings
In existing commercial buildings, capturing many profitable energy efficiency opportunities requires engaging with tenants. In the Empire State Building retrofit, over 50 percent of the opportunities required some level of tenant engagement. Often energy efficiency opportunities that require tenant engagement are not implemented because of numerous real or perceived barriers including split incentives, business interruption, etc.
Research is needed to collect case studies demonstrating the business case for engaging tenants in building retrofits. In addition, best practices and recommendations for engaging tenants could help spur building owners to pursue tenant energy savings potential. In the team's experience, recommendations could include a set of actionable items such as sub-metering, creating green lease rider templates, creating programs to incentivize and engage tenants, etc. that will help owners and operators overcome real and perceived barriers to engaging tenants in energy efficiency projects.
Energy Efficiency Retrofit Measures: Why do some typically make the cut and others don't and what can be done to increase the pool of opportunities?
In a typical energy efficiency retrofit project led by an ESCO, the ESCO focuses on upgrading lighting systems and HVAC controls1,2.
This focus can usually generates 15-20 percent reduction in a building's utility bills. In the Empire State Building retrofit, the team initially conjured up more than 50 potential energy efficiency retrofit measures. Rigorous energy and financial analyses whittled the list down to only eight measures that will generate approximately 38 percent reduction in the Empire State Building's utility bills. Why did the other 42 not make the cut? Why do most retrofit projects fail to incorporate measures beyond lighting systems and HVAC controls?Research and case studies are needed to help identify broader sets of measures with commercially viable financial returns and to determine the conditions that will make other measures technologically and commercially viable in a typical building retrofit.
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Evidence from the Empire State Building retrofit suggests that without proper planning it will be difficult to realize energy and carbon reductions that pay back initial investments in a timely manner (i.e., NPV positive). For energy savings to adequately compensate for initial capital investments, a retrofit must typically be preformed during the time when the building would replace major systems and components like windows, lighting, and HVAC. Aligning a building's replacement cycle and an energy efficiency retrofit requires planning, particularly if a large amount of the 75 billion square feet of commercial buildings in the U.S. are to receive energy efficiency retrofits in the future.
A diagnostic tool that could determine when a building is "ripe for retrofit" or ready for other types of energy efficiency improvements like retro-commissioning or tune-ups would improve the industry's ability and effectiveness in planning retrofits across the building stock. Such a tool could help the government and many other large building owners determine how to allocate billions of dollars of capital devoted to energy efficiency retrofits—identifying when and where money should be allocated to bring about the greatest financial returns and cheapest carbon reductions.
Optimizing the Empire State Building Retrofit Process
The process of identifying, evaluating and choosing energy efficiency measures for the Empire State Building took over nine months; typical energy efficiency retrofit recommendations take 2-3 months. Many unique project elements contributed to the length of time needed to finalize a set of energy efficiency measures for the Empire State Building. These unique elements included:
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- Documentation of process to help other owners and ESCOs produce similar retrofits;
- Collaboration and coordination among a project team took that included the building owner, the property management firm, the ESCO, the sustainability advisor, and select tenants;
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- Evaluation of efficiency measures to reduce energy use in tenant space, and not just in the base building.
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1. Hopper, Nicole, Charles Goldman, Jennifer McWilliams, Dave Birr and Kate McMordie Stoughton, 2005. "Public and Institutional Markets for ESCO Services: Comparing Programs, Practices and Performance" Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory: LBNL-55002, Berkeley, CA, March.
2. Goldman, C., J. Osborn, N. Hopper, and T. Singer, 2002. "Market Trends in the U.S. ESCO Industry: Results from the NAESCO Database Project" Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory: LBNL-49601, Berkeley, CA, May.


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Wicked 2013 Uk Tour Thread
Started by Titan, Aug 26 2012 12:44 PM
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Posted 17 December 2012 - 06:42 PM
Any more tour dates for this?
Posted 17 December 2012 - 07:20 PM
Dorothy, on 02 December 2012 - 02:35 AM, said:
Around 30. Like Rachel, Louise and pretty much every other lead Elphaba. The kind of age Idina Menzel was when she debuted the show on Broadway, and Stephanie J. Block, Ana Gasteyer and Julia Murney were when they were were doing workshops for the show.
Is that because most younger singers couldn't sing the role though, or would risk vocal damage if they did that young? I think somone who can act it credibly as younger fits the uni student story better and adds vulnerability, and it might be interesting if they found somone who actually was younger who could play it? The other side of the equation is that some of the soprano roles, like Christine, are being tackled well by really young actors at the moment. and there's several several other people who can play really young , could sing Glinda, act comedy really well and are the right size. You wonder what fans reaction might be if they saw people who looked/were younger in the roles. There's also a question mark - more for London than the tour - whether at some point you try something a bit different to avoid everyone being compared directly to Rachel and Louise?
Posted 17 December 2012 - 09:35 PM
Showstopper, on 17 December 2012 - 06:42 PM, said:
Any more tour dates for this?
Birmingham, Summer 2014.
Posted 17 December 2012 - 09:44 PM
southampton but dont know when
Posted 17 December 2012 - 11:42 PM
Any ideas for elphaba and glinda and fiyero castings..?
Posted 18 December 2012 - 04:33 PM
Amazing !
Posted 08 January 2013 - 01:09 AM
Ticketmaster selling tickets for the UK tour from late Nov in Dublin!!
Posted 08 January 2013 - 01:45 AM
mrtheatre123, on 08 January 2013 - 01:09 AM, said:
Ticketmaster selling tickets for the UK tour from late Nov in Dublin!!
ooh might see if I can get home around that time, I'm usually not far from Dublin, and it'd be easier than Manchester.
So Alexia at least is ruled out of being Elphaba, seeing as she's going into Book of Mormon. I'd be very surprised if Kerry comes back, not to mention slightly disappointed. Rachel...depends on how long she plans to take off on maternity leave and whether or not she'd be tempted by Irish dates! Unlikely I'd think, but like I said before, not impossible.
Part of me can't help wondering though, entirely speculatively, if they've got Sam Barks in for this, with her profile rising off the back of the Les Mis movie. She's being very secretive about what her next project is (I know there's the Kylie movie rumoured too though, but even if that one's true she could do both) and always made no secret of the fact that she'd love to play Elphaba. She's still young, but experienced enough I'd say.
Maybe it's just wishful hoping on my part though, I'd love her to play Elphaba!
Posted 08 January 2013 - 02:30 AM
Could it be Shona White?
Posted 08 January 2013 - 08:21 AM
I would love to see Philippa Stefani as Elphaba
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This is 'Variegata' hot pepper, a gorgeous and edible heirloom variety that has got a lot of play on the site recently. I grew it from seed for the first time back in the spring and it has become an unexpected favourite this year. The colours and shapes are so gorgeous, I find myself pointing the camera in its direction time and again. I brought it indoors before the frost kicked in and it has since continued to put out fruit. These will turn bright red when mature.
These are the flowering stems of two sundews: One the left Drosera aliciae and on the right, Drosera capensis.
This is one of two pencil cacti (aka Mistletoe Cactus) I have hanging in a window with indirect light. They are epiphytic jungle cacti which means they need a lot more water and richer soil than the desert cacti most of us are familiar with. This one is a member of the Rhipsalis genus although I have never been able to confirm the species.


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Oscar Taveras (ankle) is expected to ramp up the intensity of his workouts on Monday in Cardinals camp.
Gio Gonzalez limited the Cardinals to just one run over seven innings Friday in a 3-1 win.
Pirates acquired 1B Ike Davis from the Mets in exchange for RHP Zachary Thornton and a player to be named.
Manny Machado (knee) will play five innings at third base in an extended spring training game Saturday.
Athletics signed LHP Sean Doolittle to a four-year contract extension.
Rangers placed RHP Tanner Scheppers on the 15-day disabled list with muscle inflammation in his right elbow.
Mariners manager Lloyd McClendon said Friday that Hisashi Iwakuma (finger) will "probably" begin a rehab assignment on Tuesday at Triple-A Tacoma.
Brandon Phillips was removed from Friday's game against the Cubs due to back spasms.
Red Sox designated INF Ryan Roberts for assignment.
Aroldis Chapman (head) has been cleared to throw live batting practice.
Cole Hamels (biceps) tossed seven innings of one-run ball Thursday for High-A Clearwater in what is expected to be his final rehab start.
Sergio Santos completely lost the strike zone after taking over in the eighth inning on Thursday, walking all three Twins he faced and taking his first blown save.


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MEADOWCROFT WINES: VINEYARD TOURSSaturday, October 20 - Sunday, October 2111:00 am and 2:00 pmMeadowcroft Wines is located at CornerStone Sonoma, 23574 Arnold Drive/Hwy 12Every Saturday and Sunday at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Meadowcroft Wines is offering Vineyard Tours of the 18 acre Pinot Noir vineyards on the property. Discover why the Carneros region is the perfect spot for Pinot Noir growing while you enjoy the fruits of the vine in your glass during your tour.
The Vineyard Tours are led by a knowledgeable staff member at the Meadowcroft Wines tasting room located at CornerStone Sonoma, 23574 Arnold Drive/Hwy 121 in the Carneros region of Sonoma. The tour is $15 per person and also includes wine tasting. Reservations for the Vineyard Tours are recommended.
Our tour guests will learn the dynamics of growing one of the worlds most sought after grape from soil and root to leaf and berry, says Meadowcroft tasting room manager Phyllis Hyland. Giving our guests hands-on information about the varietal, why Carneros is an important growing area for Pinot Noir, and discussing the various stages of seasonal growth, with the end result being one of our most popular wines, has become an extremely popular feature at our tasting room.
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Company History
Based in Okemos, Michigan, TechSmith provides over 180 countries around the world with screen capture and recording software for individual and professional use. We've made it our goal to give you tools that work just like you do, across multiple devices and locations.
Our desktop products, such as, Snagit, Camtasia, TechSmith Relay, and Morae, make it easy to create compelling, polished content you can share with anyone. Paired along with our mobile apps and integrations we're helping people collaborate and share across different devices and make sure you can be productive wherever you are.
By constantly listening to customers and innovating new ways to solve technology challenges, TechSmith has moved to the front of the visual communication field. Now more than 200 employees strong, TechSmith develops a variety of applications that narrow communication gaps through images, videos, online hosting, and remote usability testing.
TechSmith has always helped you make great images and videos to communicate your ideas. Now we're making a new commitment: to help you collaborate and share across your different devices and make sure you can be productive wherever you are.
Executive Team
William Hamilton, President
Bill Hamilton started his career as a programmer in the early 1970s after graduating from Michigan State University. He worked for nearly a decade for the State of Michigan managing the development of medical information systems. Later, he managed the operations research section before leaving for the private sector. From 1982 to 1985, he was a vice president at an entrepreneurial start-up. He led the PC development group that was responsible for creating PC-based tools for logistics and supply chain management.
After working as a consultant for several years, Hamilton co-founded TechSmith in 1987. Initially TechSmith provided software development and consulting services to a broad range of regional and national clients. While Hamilton and his partners worked as consultants, they began actively developing software with the hopes of eventually leaving the consulting business. With hard work and persistence, TechSmith was able to complete the transition from a consulting to a software company by 1994.
TechSmith's first important software product, Snagit, was first introduced in 1991 and continues as a cornerstone of the company's product family today. Since then, Hamilton and his team have developed a full portfolio of products used by businesses, government and educators around the world, including Snagit, Jing, Camtasia Studio, Camtasia Relay, Morae, and Screencast.com.
Kate Cansfield, Director, Global Web Properties & Ecommerce
Kate Cansfield has over 12 years of experience in the software industry. She is responsible for the strategy and execution of web development efforts, as well as ensuring users have the best online shopping experience possible.
A graduate of the University of Michigan, Kate brought her expertise to TechSmith in 2008. She spent her first four years as a Business Development Manager and then the Sales Manager for the Global Enterprise Sales Team. Her experience in Sales helped her discover what TechSmith customers want in a world-class website and shopping experience.
Tod Cunningham, Director of Mobile Development
When Tod first joined TechSmith in 2008, he helped bring Camtasia Relay to market by guiding the development efforts of the team. Currently, he manages the engineering team, helping them deliver high quality products on time that meet customer demand and market needs.
Prior to joining TechSmith, Tod was the development manager for the Manufacturing Solutions Division at Autodesk. He also led the engineering team, development and QA, for the Emerging Products and Technology (EP&T) group.
Tod graduated from the University of Toledo with a bachelor's degree in computer engineering and computer science. He has more than 20 years of experience in software development and management. Early in his career, he founded Human Engineered Systems where he served as the president for five years.
Dean Craven, Chief Technology Officer
Dean Craven joined TechSmith in 1995. He is responsible for leading the company's technical vision and guiding the company's technology development as well as leading the emerging products efforts at Techsmith, exploring how technology can meet users' needs in new ways. Dean has been instrumental in growing the software development department at TechSmith, starting as one of the early Snagit developers and leading the initial Camtasia development.
Dean holds a bachelor's degree in computer science from Michigan State University. Prior to joining TechSmith, Dean worked with Harris Computer Systems as a Unix kernel programmer, followed by embedded systems development with a small startup, and as a network administrator for Michigan State University.
Tony Dunckel, Vice President, Market Solutions
Tony Dunckel is responsible for guiding business strategy and execution for TechSmith's software solutions. Additionally, Tony is responsible for managing Cloud Services and the Camtasia and Camtasia Relay product lines.
Prior to this role, Tony held roles as Vice President of Web and Enterprise Services and Product Manager with TechSmith. Tony first came to TechSmith in 1995 as a member of the development team before leaving to spend seven years working in other development and product management roles for two Fortune 500 companies – EDS and Fidelity National Financial. He then rejoined the TechSmith team as a product manager in 2002 and has continued to help TechSmith grow.
Tony holds a bachelor's degree in business information systems and a MBA from Central Michigan University.
Dewey Hou, Vice President, Product Development
Dewey Hou joined TechSmith in 1990 and worked as a software developer and technical product manager until he was promoted to his current role as Vice President of Product Development.
Dewey is focused on improving product support both internally and externally at TechSmith. In this role, he is responsible for ensuring that technical support, user assistance services create successful customers whenever TechSmith products and services are used. He is also responsible for overall IT operations and the product development infrastructure.
Dewey holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Michigan State University.
James Hidlay, Vice President, Marketing
Jim Hidlay joined TechSmith in 2002, working as TechSmith's Vice President of Sales and Business Development for over 10 years – giving him a range of experience with TechSmith's growth and representation in countries all over the world.
Currently he works with his team to tell TechSmith's story, build meaningful relationships with TechSmith users, and provide helpful content and solutions for both current and future customers. By overseeing global marketing initiatives, Jim ensures that all marketing efforts are coordinated to support TechSmith's short and long-term goals.
Jim graduated from Michigan State University with a Bachelor's of Science in Packaging. Previously, he gained 15 years of experience in sales and management positions at IBM, Microsoft, and Siebel Systems.
Donald Nourse, Vice President, Finance and Administration
Don Nourse is responsible for accounting, finance, logistics, risk management, property management, and purchasing. Some of the key challenges he has addressed include growing a small company without using outside financing and transitioning TechSmith into a more specialized and efficient corporation.
Prior to joining TechSmith in 1995, Don served as the controller of a human services agency and a construction company. He also worked in the hospitality industry and has even done some software development. He holds a bachelor's degree in accounting, a MBA in financial economics from Michigan State University, and he is a Certified Management Accountant.
John Veit, Director, Global Sales
John Veit has been a member of the TechSmith team since 2011. As the leader of TechSmith's high performance global sales team, John works to optimize solutions and sales across all channels, including distribution and reseller partners, direct sales and web sales.
His team is focused on providing a world-class customer experience and best-of-breed solutions across both vertical and horizontal customer segments as well as facilitating and managing TechSmith's partnerships with complementary vendors.
John earned a bachelor's degree in computer engineering at the University of Michigan. Before joining TechSmith, he gained over 25 years of experience in a variety of sales and management positions by working for IBM, Lenovo, and a reseller.
Doug O'Brien, Director, Strategic Business
Doug O'Brien joined TechSmith in December 2009. He is responsible for increasing market share and growing revenue in strategic markets by helping new and existing TechSmith customers and partners achieve their business goals.
Prior to joining TechSmith, Doug worked as a Senior Director at SAP. An executive with over 20 years of experience, Doug has also contributed to the success of other world-class organizations including Siebel Systems, Hyperion Software, and Xerox. Doug received his bachelor's degree from La Salle University and his teaching degree from Kean University.
Product Management
Jason Valade, Camtasia Product Manager
Jason Valade joined the TechSmith team in 2012. He is responsible for the product direction of Camtasia. By engaging with users, Jason is able to interpret their needs and then relay these desires to his team. Jason and his team then deliberate and create new goals for Camtasia based on our customers' wants.
Jason was first brought on board at TechSmith as the Customer Solutions Engineer for the education team. His experience working as an elementary school teacher and integrating technology into his curriculum gave TechSmith an edge when approaching the issues educators faced in their classrooms.
Jason graduated from Western Michigan University with a bachelor's degree in elementary education and master's degree in education technology.
Evangelism has been a part of TechSmith's culture and business practices long before it was widely called "evangelism." The ideology was always there due to the emphasis placed on the day-to-day interaction and conversations with customers and potential customers.
TechSmith's evangelism activities give us the opportunity to speak directly with customers on a daily basis about the capabilities they'd like to see in our products. This helps us update existing products to meet our customers' needs, as well as develop new products to meet their increasing demands.
Betsy Weber, Chief Evangelist
Betsy Weber joined TechSmith in 2000. With over a decade of experience in corporate training and product management, Betsy has worked on both the development and customer service side of delivering business applications.
Betsy leads the company's highly-acclaimed evangelism program where she collaborates with customers, industry experts, and technologists from all over the world. She is a member of the Global Word of Mouth Marketing Association (WOMMA), and the American Society for Training & Development (ASTD).
Betsy holds a bachelor's degree in marketing and logistics management from Michigan State University and resides in Lansing, Michigan.
Anton Bollen, European Evangelist
Anton Bollen joined TechSmith in 2003. In his current role, he is spearheading TechSmith's evangelism efforts in Europe by engaging users online through various social media channels as well as face-to-face at barcamps, trade shows, and visits.
He started his TechSmith career as an intern in the shipping department, but quickly transitioned into the user assistance department as an Instructional Specialist. In this role, Anton became an expert in creating training videos, focusing mainly on the localization of training materials into German, French, Japanese, and Korean.
Anton graduated from Michigan State University where he earned a bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary studies in sociology with a cognate of international relations, as well as a degree in German. He lives in Berlin.
Trademark Information
Camtasia, Camtasia Relay, Camtasia Studio, DubIt, EnSharpen, Enterprise Wide, Expressshow, Jing, Morae, Rich Recording Technology (RRT), ScreenChomp, Screencast.com, Show The World, SmartFocus, Snagit, TechSmith, TSCC and UserVue are either registered marks or marks of TechSmith Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries. This list is not a comprehensive list of all TechSmith Corporation marks. The absence of a name/mark or logo in this notice does not constitute a waiver of any intellectual property rights that TechSmith Corporation has established in any of its product, feature or service names/marks or logos. All other marks are the property of their respective owners. © 2013 by TechSmith Corporation. All rights reserved.


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The McDole Family Scholarship Endowment in Memory of Brendon Shane McDole will provide an annual scholarship for an Upper-Cumberland area student who plans to enroll at Tennessee Tech and study engineering.
McDole, who graduated from White County High School with a 4.0 grade point average, enrolled at Tennessee Tech after earning a university academic scholarship in 1989. He received his bachelor's degree with honors in electrical engineering in 1994 and had been awarded a graduate assistantship to pursue a master's degree when his battle with cancer forced him to withdraw from the university.
"Brendon had a passion for learning," said Paul Isbell, executive director for University Advancement at the Cookeville campus. "Tennessee Tech was a special place to him, and he wanted to complete his educational goals, including a Ph.D. at Tech. Brendon set an example which made everyone who knew him proud. He was well liked and respected across the entire campus."
McDole excelled on campus, both academically and as a member of several student organizations. He was a member of Alpha Lambda Delta freshman honor society, Eta Kappa Nu electrical engineering society, Tau Beta Pi honorary engineering society, and Phi Kappa Phi national honor society. While obtaining his undergraduate degree, McDole also participated in the Cooperative Education Program, working for the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) for a year.
"Brendon will be missed by Tennessee Tech and everybody who had the good fortune to know him," Isbell said. "This scholarship will keep his spirit alive and help other young students to follow his outstanding example."
McDole's family members include his parents, Jane Arlene and Horace C. McDole Sr. of Sparta, a brother and sister-in-law, Patsy and Horace C. (Butch) McDole Jr., and two sisters and brothers-in-law, Belinda and Tom Deal and Sheree and William Wood. Recipients of the McDole Scholarship must be prospective or current students in good standing at Tennessee Tech, pursue a degree in engineering, and must have graduated from a high school in the 14-county Upper Cumberland region. While financial need is not a requirement for the award, it may be considered. Preference will be given to graduates from White County High School.
The first McDole Scholarship will be awarded to an entering freshman beginning in the 1998-99 school year. Students interested in applying for the scholarship should contact the Tennessee Tech College of Engineering at 615-372-3172.
For more information on the McDole Family Scholarship Endowment in Memory of Brendon Shane McDole, or to find out how to contribute to the scholarship fund, call Tennessee Tech's Office of University Advancement at 615-372-3206.