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f/Calc is a utility to calculate lens formulae for photographers so you can focus on the artistic bits rather than on the mathematics behind it all. f/Calc can do "f" number arithmetic, and can calculate depth of field, hyperfocal distance, the field of view of a lens, the angle of view of a lens, magnification, and how the focal length of the lens on the camera changes the way the spot metering function works. In addition to the Unix/Linux Tcl/Tk version, there are native Windows, Palm OS, and Macintosh versions as well.
The par utility creates and manipulates PalmOS database (.pdb) and resource (.prc) files. Par is designed to be a Swiss army knife for managing these files. It's a command line tool, and not for the faint of heart, but it's very handy and replaces a bunch of little utilities that you might otherwise use.
The Helix Ribosome build system is a set of programs written in the Python programming language which provide a common interface to retrieving and building programs from source code stored in a CVS repository. The build system is made up of two basic subsystems. The first ("build") calculates the dependencies of a target, retrieves the source code, and runs commands to build that source code in the correct order. The second component ("Umake") is a cross-platform Makefile generator, which generates makefiles that work with MSVC, CodeWarrior, and typical Unix toolchains. Umake can be used independently from the build program.
Studycard Studio Lite is a program to create and memorize multimedia flashcards, tests, and tutorials, including picture and sound identification. It is meant for educators, students, or anyone who has something to memorize. Students can create and study their own flashcards and track their progress. Educators can create quizzes or flashcards for their students.
The ATLAS (Automatically Tuned Linear Algebra Software) project is an ongoing research effort focusing on applying empirical techniques in order to provide portable performance. It provides C and Fortran77 interfaces to a portably efficient BLAS implementation, as well as a few routines from LAPACK.
USB-TCP Bridge bridges communications between a Palm handheld connected with a USB cradle and a TCP/IP socket. It can be used, for example, with the GDB debugger (which normally connects to the Palm OS Emulator on TCP/IP port 2000) to debug on a Palm handheld instead of debugging on the Palm OS emulator. It can also be used to connect the Unix-based pilot-link synchronization tools to a Palm handheld on Mac OS X. There are many more features, like support for packaged redistribution with predefined settings, etc.
Rambutan is a set of end-user applications software that assists a system analyst in the gathering and categorization of facts for a requirements specification document. In its current state, the product consists of two programs that perform similar functions. A handheld application is used to gather facts in the client's site while a desktop application is used to edit and further refine the requirement statements in the analyst's office. Both applications allow the user to enter, modify, and display data that make up a requirements specification document.
The Invisionix Roaming System Remote (IRSR) is a new metasystem which provides its users with a personal PC capability that operates in a distributed WAN environment. The metasystem is built with PHP, Javascript, and MySQL. The IRSR is a personal, general purpose, and modular mobile PC system, built by integrating existing Open Source components.
A .NET library that provides domain business entities.
A libpcap, IPFIX, NetFlow, and sFlow IPv4/IPv6 accounting package.


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Chicago, Illinois 60604
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JD, Yale Law School
Diane Kaplan was an editor of the Yale Law Journal during law school. After graduation, she clerked for the Honorable Hubert L. Will of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and practiced at the Chicago law firm of Mayer, Brown & Platt. Her litigation experience includes state and federal commercial, criminal, Native American, health, mental health, and juvenile law.
Professor Kaplan is a member of numerous bar and professional associations including the Illinois State Bar, the State Bar of California, the District of Columbia Bar, the Federal Trial Bar for the Northern District of Illinois, and the American Bar Association. In 1996, she was invited to teach Corporations and Civil Procedure as a visiting professor at Boston University School of Law. In 1999, 2004, and 2006, she presented papers on family law topics at Oxford University in England. In the summer of 2005, she taught law in Beijing, China. She has published in the areas of health, mental health, Illinois and federal procedure, juvenile, and corporate law.
Professor Kaplan joined the faculty in 1983. She teaches Children in the Legal System, Civil Procedure I, and Corporations.
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An Introduction to the American Legal System, People's Republic of China, Office of Intellectual Property (Dec. 2010)
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Tuesday, April 16, 2013, 06:00pm - 10:00pm
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Add a touch of spring to your house and garden and help a deserving Tennessee Tech University student while you're at it.
The TTU Garden Club's annual plant auction will let you do just that, and this year's is set for 7 p.m., Tuesday, April 16, at the Hyder-Burks Pavilion.
A wide variety of plants for house and garden will be available at the auction, including perennials, shrubs and trees.
Horticulture faculty members Douglas Airhart and Jed Young will be on hand to assist buyers who have questions about plant handling and other general information.Participants will be treated to desserts, soft drinks and coffee — but get there early, because all plants are typically auctioned off by 9:30 p.m.
Proceeds from the sale go toward an annual scholarship award for a student in horticulture or landscape management.
Plants are being donated by individuals, local businesses and the School of Agriculture.
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"Why do Buddhists bow" an interested person asked Lama Surya Das. "What is the purpose? I often see them bowing, and hear about large numbers of bows beings practiced in Buddhist meditation halls and temples".
Lama Surya Das: "Yes, there is a lot of bowing going down. Bowing is a common practice in the Orient, both within and outside of religious circles. Bowing is a way we express respect and reverence as well as a form of greeting. In India, for example, people bow and say "Namastay" while doing so, which means "I bow to honor the divine in you" and signifies a word of greeting and meeting that remembers and recognizes the spirit, like the Hebrew word shalom, and is used for both coming together and parting; these words are extremely rich is spiritual redolence.
In Tibet we bow and say Tashi—deleks, meaning "excellent luck and auspicious good fortune to you." Disciples and devotees bow to their gods, holy icons ("murtis" images), and Hindu gurus in India, kneeling or prostrating on the floor, often at their guru's feet; this is called "pranam".
In Japan, China, and the entire Far East bows are used when coming together and parting, instead of handshakes or kisses on the cheek. As Catholics genuflect upon entering a cathedral. Bows are commonly offered when entering or leaving a temple, shrine, pilgrimage place or spiritual circle of any kind. Zen Buddhists use a short form of the kneeling bow, simply placing their palms together at their heart chakra and bowing to another; this is called "gassho" in Japanese. My zen master in Kyoto explained that bringing the two hands together at the heart represents the reunion of all polarities and duality in our spiritual center, the heart of enlightenment.
The seventh century Indian Buddhist master Shantideva, the Gentle Angel, author of the Mahayana classic "Entering the Path of Enlightenment", said that just to raise one hand in a gesture of respect and reverence sows the seed of enlightenment. Since that time, bowing has become am intensive spiritual exercise. The devout get down on their hands and knees and then lower themselves face down and flat on the floor; this is a full bow, called a prostration. This gesture symbolizes yielding, surrender, reverence, and taking refuge in that which is good, true and holy. In fact, this outer form of reverence simply reflects an inner gesture of awareness, and is not very meaningful unless done in such a spirit.
Prostrations such as these are an important part of the most common foundational practices of Tibetan Buddhism (or Vajrayana), called "ngondro"(literally, "preliminary practices"). Over the course of several months or longer, the beginning practitioner is expected to complete at least 111,000 of these full-body prostrations along with chanted Refuge Prayers as part of the ngondro practices (which include several hundred thousand others prayers, purification mantras, offerings, mandala, and devotional meditations). This is considered an excellent body-speech-mind-involving practice and a purification of karma accumulated through those three doors, and thus provides a firm foundation for deeper Vajrayana meditation and yoga; it is also something we continue to practice in small numbers on a daily basis throughout our lives. I remember my aged Dzogchen master, the late great Dudjom Rinpoche doing this on a daily basis, even into his eighties. My own late Tibetan master Kalu Rinpoche explained that prostrating our five limbs on the ground reintegrates our separate sense of being into oneness with the pure original sacred nature of the five natural elements—earth, water, fire, air and space, each of which is like a goddess that our godly nature embraces in the oneness of mystical tantric consummation.
The truth is: completing these 100,000 prostrations, know as "chak-boom" in Tibetan, was one of the hardest things I've ever done in my life. My teachers had me complete ngondro thrice during the Seventies and Eighties in order to fully receive and practice three different Vajrayana lineages. If that sounds like a lot, the fourteenth Tibetan saint Tsongkhapa is known to have performed over a million prostrations during his four year meditation retreat in a cave, while an aged lama's wife I know in Sikkhim has completed the ngondro practices sixteen times!
Zen practitioners likewise offer large numbers of full prostrations to the Three Jewels in the Buddha Hall of their meditation centers and monasteries. My teacher used to offer 108 each morning before the large Buddha statue on the altar of his temple, even at an advanced age. Three-fold bows are also offered when entering the presence of spiritual masters and teachers, taking advantage of the presence of an exalted embodiment of the principle of enlightenment — in the form of a living master — to reverence that immanent principle; in other words, bowing to the Buddha-nature and the Buddha as embodied by a venerable spiritual teacher. For as Buddha suggested, reverence the teaching even more than the teacher; cherish the spirit of the Dharma/law more than the letter of the law; value practice more than theory, and experience more than beliefs.
Many of us have seen the saintly Dalai Lama — in pictures or on TV, if not in person — putting his palms together before his face or at his chest and bowing to whomever he meets, whether person to person or before a large audience. He is bowing to the Buddha within each being, and inviting entrance therein. This is a way of practicing that belief on a regular basis, of training oneself in the highest, deepest mystical principles through a simple daily exercise which can make every single encounter deeply meaningful.
Such a bow is not an empty gesture. Bowing is a yoga-like practice with many different levels of meaning. Bowing is a way of being, a way of giving, of offering up and opening oneself. My teachers taught me to drop whatever I was holding onto, put my hands together at my heart, and bow to all beings seen and unseen, thus cherishing and respecting all forms of life. This is a practice of what Mahatma Gandhi called "ahimsa", which means truth in nonviolence. Bowing makes us vulnerable, humble, simplifies things and helps us arrive more fully and be centered upon the present moment and more fully enter into and inhabit the holy now. Whom then can we harm?
When we drop what we have been holding onto, which is required in order to put our palms together and bow; we free ourselves of past and future encumbrances, and our hands are more ready either to help or simply to be at rest. A lot of excess baggage falls away, which is a real relief. We get a chance to enjoy inner peace, at least for that moment.
I myself feel that, when we bow, we lower our guard and surrender to our innate spiritual nature, our Buddha nature. Placing ourselves closer to the earth, as we do when we bow—or when we garden, for that matter, which is like a natural meditation—we get closer to our own ground of being. We lower ourselves before the infinite mystery, the ungraspable, unknowable existential mystery of the universe, and open ourselves to reality beyond our conceptual limitations.
I have a Tibetan lama friend who had polio as a child in a refugee camp in India. Because he can't kneel down, he simply puts his hands to his chest, palms together, and bows in his mind. He assures me that there is nothing missing in such practice.
I didn't always enjoy bowing as much as I do now. When I first lived in the Himalayas in the early Seventies, the idea of prostrating before someone or before a graven image was anathema to me. I guess I had a lot of Judeo-Christian background and conditioning. "I won't lower myself to anyone!" I thought. Eventually I learned to enjoy bowing, and discovered how profound and beautiful bowing practice is and can be.
Now I see bowing as an elegant traffic signal of the body, voice and mind. Every bow says: Slow down. Quiet. Drop the ego. Yield. Meditation zone ahead; proceed with caution. Bowing is a mindfulness practice. When we offer a complete bow, or even just respectfully incline our hearts and minds as entering a sacred space or making contact with another being; bowing is a way of removing our mental and emotional armor, along with other ego baggage we may be burdened with. It is like leaving our shoes and luggage at the door of a shrine.
In Buddhism itself, scriptures tell us that Buddha realized his great awakening (enlightenment) while sitting beneath a tree in the wilderness of Northern India at Bodh Gaya. It is told that at that auspicious moment 2500 years ago, which occurred just as the morning star rose over the eastern horizon; as Buddha awoke, the entire natural world bowed to him in gladness, recognition and veneration. Buddhist sutras say that the earth trembled and trees, flowers, and tall blades of elephant grass bent down in respect. We join in reverence and enter into that moment each time we bow.
The best essentialized bowing practice I know and find eminently doable every day is to simply raise joined palms before the heart and lower one's head in a gesture of surrender and letting go. This silent bow is my favorite form of contemplative, wordless prayer."


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"Ava" Wall Hanging
Personalize your child's room with their name.
Designed by Suezi Gurzi for me & my BIG ideas®.
Material List
- me & my BIG ideas® Baby Girl Specialty Paper pad
- me & my BIG ideas® Baby girl Chipboard Stickers
- me & my BIG ideas® Renee-Baby Girl Chipboard Stickers
- Wood Letters
- Ink (optional)
- Various pink/green ribbons and trims
- Scissors
- Paper Trimmer
- Adheasive
Project Instructions
Using wood letters, trace each letter to the back of coordinating paper from Baby Girl paper pad, cut out and attach to each wood letter with adheasive.
Inking the edges is optional.
Add chipboard stickers for the baby girl packages as shown.
Using various coordinating ribbons and trim, tie a knot around the right side of the "V" and tie the "sweet" chipboard tag with one of the ribbons.
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FILE - In this April 2, 1989 photo, Harry Morgan arrives for the "M*A*S*H*" cast party at a restaurant in Los Angeles. The Emmy-winning character actor whose portrayal of the fatherly Col. Potter on television's "M*A*S*H" highlighted a show business career that included nine other TV series, 50 films and the Broadway stage, died Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011. He was 96. Morgan appeared in mostly supporting roles on the big screen, playing opposite such stars as Henry Fonda, John Wayne, James Garner, Elvis Presley and Dan Aykroyd. On television, he was more the comedic co-star, including roles on "December Bride," its spin-off "Pete and Gladys," as Sgt. Joe Friday's loyal partner in later "Dragnet" episodes and on CBS-TV's long-running "M-A-S-H" series, for which he earned an Emmy award in 1980. (AP Photo/Lennox McLendon)
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A holiday mishap left NATHALIE CRAIG with an indelible reminder of a particularly difficult time, not to mention a deep and enduring curiosity about scars.
What on earth happened to you?" the man serving me in the paper shop asked, wide-eyed and unabashed.
My mind began to skip through what could possibly be wrong, before I realised he was fixed on the three thick, pink, keloid scars on the inside of my left breast.
They have been with me for so long now. Well, almost four years. Long enough not to resent them any more.
"Did someone scratch you?" he said, still gawking.
I told him the plain truth. I was swimming off the coast of the Mediterranean island of Corsica when I was washed onto rocks. Waves plunged my chest onto merciless oysters and barnacles.
When I returned to shore my white towel was soaked in red, eliciting curses of ''merde'' from the French-speaking locals.
The paper shop man winced. I left.
The French call it l'esprit d'escalier (literally, staircase wit) when clever remarks come to mind soon after the conversation ends.
My imagination started conjuring dramatic stories of tigers, bears and shark attacks, but it was too late – I'd left the building.
While my story may seem relatively straightforward, underneath lies the context. About two weeks before the holiday I was rushed to the emergency room with my pulse pounding at 240 beats per minute. I received what is widely referred to in the medical sphere as ''the doom drug''. It literally stops your heart; making you feel like you are asphyxiating and being crushed by a slab of concrete before jolting the heart back into its regular beat.
The arrhythmia remained somewhat of a mystery but my cardiologist concluded from ECG graphs that my heart condition was ''generally not fatal''.
Relief was short-lived. I was paralysed with fear the whole flight to Europe. If the condition returned 40,000feet above ground, would I receive help in time?
Being rigid with fear was a general theme throughout the holiday, leading to the beginnings of a severe and debilitating anxiety disorder.
The markings on my chest will forever signify these years of struggle. As the thick keloid wounds began to form when I returned home I was seeking respite from my constant state of panic. The many avenues included: doctors, naturopaths, acupuncturists, massage therapists, counsellors, yoga, meditation, self-help books, diets and even hypnotherapy.
Another major part of my recovery included a heart operation, which also left me with a scar. While much smaller and less visible than my other scars, the four tiny incision marks on my upper thigh where the catheter was inserted during surgery two years ago represent healing. Running my fingers along these four, risen dots gives me the reassurance I am cured.
My scars are tangible maps of these life-changing years.
22-year-old Matthew Skelly. Picture by James Brickwood
When Matthew Skelly was just six months old a truck veered into his family's car which was broken down on the side of the Sydney to Newcastle freeway.
He suffered full-depth burns to 20 per cent of his face and second- to third-degree burns to a further 40 per cent, leaving him with serious facial scarring.
Other family members were also injured in the crash. His mother suffered broken ribs, his brother a broken arm and head injury and his father received second-degree burns to his face.
Matthew, however, was the only one who would come to wear a permanent reminder of the accident.
Despite this he says those close to him have still had to deal with many of the same things as he has.
''We rarely consider those third parties to an accident,'' he says.
''Yes, I live with the scars on my face but my family has to live with them, too.''
Matthew says his aunt cries whenever she introduces him to someone and proceeds to tell the stranger why he has the scars and that he is ''handsome and brilliant''.
The 22-year-old law student from Avalon says he has come to terms with the markings on his face, scalp and right ear.
"I just see them as a part of me," he offers.
"Through grafting my scars look like brown, stretched, sometimes patent, leather above my hairline.
"I'm missing part of my ear and it and holds similar colouration to my face. My facial burns are standard burns scars."
A standard third-degree burn scar is deep brown to yellow in colour, with red borders, and the skin is risen and tough.
Matthew says as the hair follicles were either cauterised or removed through the heat no hair can grow on the scarred section of his scalp.
He had reconstructive surgery at the age of five and again when he was 10, and he keeps appointments with his plastic surgeon.
Matthew says during early childhood he didn't notice he was any different to his peers, but primary school was difficult.
"I was led to believe I was different and hated them [his scars] for it. I would not look at myself in a mirror for a period of time," he recalls.
"I no longer have negative feelings towards the scars," he says.
Growing up with facial scarring, Matthew says there was a constant fear among family and friends transferred onto him that this "ailment hindering him throughout life" would cause people to judge him.
However, he says the most surprising reactions have been the "non-reactions" from the wider community.
Matthew's closest friends seem to have completely forgotten that he is scarred. He recalls a story when this was comically emphasised by one of his best friends when she asked him one night if he had any scars.
The question caused an outburst of laughter.
Matthew believes that in general most people do not react to facial scarring or other "abnormalities".
"Many children are curious but their curiosity quickly dissipates as they spend more time with me," he says.
While his life has been largely unaffected by his scars, he is quick to reiterate that he is not the only one who has had to live with them.
''Unfortunately my scars hold a history to them which has affected many people,'' he says.
''But with time comes a collective acceptance of what happened. And my scars just become another part of me.''
The two, thick, red keloid scars on 22-year-old Ania Lunarzewski's chin had become almost like a trademark.
Ania fell off her bike when she was seven and stitches were required.
To her, the subsequent scars represent "inconvenience and years of torment".
Strangers have been quick to comment on her scars, causing her to feel even more self-conscious about them.
"I have been asked if someone tried to 'slit my throat and missed' before," she says.
"People tend to be very out of line."
Ania received the most comments when working in retail.
"I can't believe strangers are so rude and thoughtless," she says.
"I understand that it is human nature to be curious about something but there is a right and wrong way to ask someone about a scar or deformity.''
She constantly tried to hide the scars, but more recently opted for "very expensive and painful" treatments to lessen their appearance.
All up she has had an operation, injections and laser treatments reducing the appearance to a "thin white line".
The operation cost $3000, steroid treatments were about $100 and laser treatments $200 for each session.
"If there was more I could do I would," she says.
I also opted for these painful and at times invasive treatments after realising the risen lines would be there for good. There is nothing pleasant about receiving a local anaesthetic in your breast before a thick needle full of cortisone is wriggled directly into the tough scar tissue.
I made the trip to a dermatologist in Sydney several times for this treatment designed to help flatten the raised, angry-looking markings on my delicate skin.
I was then going to opt for expensive laser surgery to reduce the redness, but slowly my view of them changed.
This was definitely brought about by some of the intriguing comments from people about my scars. Some people have said they find them quite attractive and interesting while others have said they almost look like an important tribal marking.
In fact, if I could design something I don't think I could improve on them.
I have come to enjoy the element of surprise on people's faces when I reveal my scars to them. I think they are somewhat enigmatic.
At the very least they are a good conversation starter.
I now have a fascination with scars, the tattoos that life gives some people without their consent.
No two people will view their scars the same, and for some people acceptance will never come. This is no surprise when you consider that upon searching ''scars'' online you are presented with a list of ways to remove or conceal them.
In our society it seems the search for flawlessness is constant and scars aren't generally considered in the conventional notion of beauty.
Yet in some cultures scars are seen as desirable and inflicted deliberately.
Scarification, the practice of incising the skin with a sharp instrument to control the shape of the scar tissue, can be regarded as a boundary marker in terms of life stages.
These scars can be put in place to indicate a person's lineage, can be used as a rite of passage in adolescence, or to represent an emotional state such as times of sorrow or well-being.
In our Western society your gender, age, people's perception of your scar, its location and how you received it would all undoubtedly play a determining role in your level of acceptance.
Life has written on me and I'm OK with that now. Every scar tells a story.


text: Jonathan S. Katz is CTO of VenueBook and one of the co-organizers of the New York City PostgreSQL User Group (http://www.nycpug.org). His primary focus has been building data-driven web applications from all parts of the software-cycle, though he tends to work on architecting and implementing the data-related features in addition to managing the databases and providing analytical information. Jonathan has used PostgreSQL as his primary database software since 2003, and tries to write extensions in his programming languages, such as Python and Ruby, to help developers better leverage the features available in PostgreSQL. Jonathan graduated from Tufts University with a B.S. in Computer Science and a B.A. in Mathematics.


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Anniston police Investigator Roy Bennett said the driver of a 1999 black soft-top Jeep Wrangler, whom he declined to identify, while headed north on McClellan Boulevard tried to turn left onto U.S. 431 at a "high rate of speed" and flipped the vehicle on its side, where it came to rest in the left-hand southbound turn lanes for McClellan Boulevard. Medical personnel arrived on the scene at about 10:24 and took the driver to RMC, Bennett said.
"He was walking around," Bennett said. "But you could tell he had lacerations."
Bennett wasn't sure how fast the driver had been going, but said he'd spoken to one witness to the accident.
Anniston police and firefighters answered the call and blocked traffic in the two turn lanes and the through lane while they cleaned up glass and trash from the scene and worked to remove the car. Only the right turn lane remained open while they worked.
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Ben Applebaum '04, joined WelshInvest as an analyst in early 2004, underwriting potential transactions. He quickly assumed a more active role in real estate acquisitions as an associate. In 2007, Applebaum was promoted to his current position as vice president of acquisitions. Since joining the company, he has completed more than $700 million in acquisitions and assisted in the structuring of three private equity funds and several joint venture transactions. He also sources, structures, negotiates and closes real estate investment transactions.
Learning opportunities outside of the classroom:
Internships. Internships are crucial to learning, and we encourage students to start working on obtaining an internship by their junior year. Numerous internship opportunities are available for students in the fields of appraisal, assessing, investment analysis, financial due diligence, rights of way agreement management, commercial brokerage and leasing, property development and project management.
Study abroad. Although we do not have a formal study abroad program, we recently initiated a new J-Term sequence for international real estate education. In 2007 we offered a course titled History of Real Estate Development, which was held in Italy and studied the progression of real estate development and planning on the Italian peninsula from 700 B.C.E to the present. In 2008 we will offer a course in George Town, Cayman Islands which will study the Ministry of Planning and Development's regional development plan. Subsequent years will most likely see an alternating pattern between Europe and the Caribbean, as well as China and India as their real estate markets expand. Because we live in a "flat" world with international money financing worldwide real estate investment and development, students would be wise to take advantage of learning about real estate processes outside the United States.
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Students in real estate courses beyond Real Estate Principles conduct in-depth real estate studies. Faculty members who work directly with local real estate experts guide students in these projects, giving them the opportunity to produce a work product similar to what they will produce in their jobs after graduating. For example, students prepare an actual appraisal report in the Appraisal course, a development project plan in the Real Estate Development course and a property management plan in the Property Management course.
What jobs are possible with a Real Estate Studies major?
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WHAT'S IT COST? $371.00 (rotor, bracket and brake pads).
WHAT'S IT DO? For the average racer, a factory-level engine is unattainable. Paradoxically, factory level braking is well within his grasp. As the old adage goes, you can only go as fast as you can stop. Galfer caters to those who like to come in hot. The Tsunami is the latest evolution of Galfer's rotor design technology and it features all the bells and whistles. The oversize rotor is full-floating, cauliflower-shaped and grooved to accept the stock brake pads, Galfer's metallic pads (included), or Galfer's sintered brake pads. Works brakes are nothing to sniff at. The MXA wrecking crew put the Tsunami to the test.
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(1) Installation. Oversize rotors require a bracket to move the brake caliper back the exact number of millimeters that the larger rotor needs for clearance. The CNC-machined bracket is easy to install and fits well. The Galfer rotor is 270mm. Stock on most bikes is 240mm.
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Ever since I got the Galaxy Nexus, I've been meaning to write up a little post on why I think Android is the cat's meow these days. I've had this sitting in the hopper, title and all, for a week or two. So imagine my surprise this morning when I saw a headline to the exact opposite effect entitled Why I Hate Android on MG Seigler's blog.
Seigler's reasons for hating Android are mostly political. In fact he'd be more accurate to say he hates Google than Android, as his problems aren't with the OS as much as with what Google did to promote it.
I really only have two disagreements with his arguments. First and foremost, this:
Apple, for all the shit they get for being "closed" and "evil", has actually done far more to wrestle control back from the carriers and put it into the hands of consumers.
Bullshit. Apple wrested control from the carriers and put it into Apple's hands. Say what you want about net neutrality on mobile networks, but I have no doubt that Apple wants it any more than Google does. They both just want to sell units. You can't change the search engine in iOS away from the few that pay Apple for placement.
The second is the importance of net neutrality on mobile networks. I feel like the market will solve this problem. With wired internet, like the cable and DSL connections that most of us have only one or two options for, local monopolies and duopolies have ensured that there is no free market at play. With wireless companies I already have four choices of national networks plus regional carriers. And there are companies like Clearwire and Light Squared building nationwide 4g dumb pipes on which anyone with startup costs could one day potentially build a 5th or 6th.
I care about having a neutral net, and the market will provide me one. I wouldn't be surprised if carriers like Verizon offer two tiers, one neutral (i.e. what they have now) and one discounted where you're forced to use their selected partners. For instance all your searches might have to go through Bing. I might have to pay a little more for my neutral net, but I'm ok with that.
Anyway, political arguments aside, I can finally say for the first time after about a year and a half on Android that I'm finally recommending it to the non-techies in my life. Up until the Galaxy Nexus I've been telling most people who ask me what smartphone they should get (which, as you might imagine, there are quite a few of) to just get an iPhone. No longer, and here's why.
Android is far more open (hardware).
While I still think the iPhone 4 and 4s are the best looking devices on the market (why does nobody else use metal?) overall I'll take a big honking Super AMOLED screen any day. Even if the phone looks like a big crappy hunk of plastic when you flip it over, I spend about 99.9% of the time I'm using my phone staring at and interacting with a lit up screen.
I've used the Retina Display (a term I like about as much as "Genius Bar") quite a bit and it is a huge step up from previous iPhones. But put one side by side with a Super AMOLED and there's no comparison.
I'll grant that this might be a personal preference, but that's the great thing about Android's hardware openness. Whatever your preference is, its out there. Need a keyboard? (I did until recently.) Check out the Droid 4. Want 4g now, rather than in a year or two (or whenever Apple gets around to it)? Verizon and Sprint have a plethora of options. Are you a power user who can't get through the day on one battery? Get yourself 2 external batteries and a charger for $30. For my last phone, the original Galaxy S, I was able to pick that up for $8 at one point.
Android is far more open (software).
One of the great things about Android is the relative lack of restrictions as to what APIs apps have access to. For instance an app can intercept calls and text messages. This makes possible call blockers (a godsend for me) and apps like DeskSMS, which lets you view and respond to your text messages over the web. These are impossible on an iPhone without jail breaking. I'm actually kicking around an idea for a really awesome messaging client that would be pretty revolutionary and that would be totally impossible on iOS.
Another huge, huge win for Android is the concept of an intent. Intents let apps interact with each other. For instance a third-party app that creates an image can send it to another app to be edited, the receive it back to store/share. The share menu found in many apps will allow you to easily send something via email, SMS/MMS, Dropbox, etc.
And my favorite example of software openness of all are the third party keyboards. There are two I love in particular. First and foremost there's Swype. I hate the stock Android virtual keyboard even worse than iOS's, but with Swype I've been able to ditch hardware keypads entirely. It's still less pleasant when typing, but a lot less so than it used to be, and the other 75% of the time having a thinner and lighter phone makes up for it.
And my most recent addition is the LastPass keyboard. I've been using the LastPass plugin with Dolphin Browser for quite some time, but logging into native apps for web services has been a pain. Not anymore. You just switch keyboards, log into LastPass, and it will automagically type in your usernames and passwords for you. For that reason alone I'd rather have an Android tablet than an iPad at this point.
With Ice Cream Sandwich, Android has finally come into its own in terms of aesthetics and functionality. I've found previous versions of it to range from slightly annoying to downright infuriating, but ICS is really a drastic improvement.
I love the new improvements to the notifications shade. The soft keys for home, back, and apps are a nice touch, as is ditching that goofy fourth key. The multitasking pane is an improvement over iOS's (and an even bigger one over Android's embarrassing older one). The new app drawer feels slicker, and I love the way widgets and the market are so easily accessible from it.
The built-in apps are all leaps and bounds above previous Android versions. Contacts, Email, Gmail, Messaging, etc. all feel better than iOS to me at long last.
There are still some gripes. If you come from iOS you'll love the back button. If you come from WebOS you'll just wonder why it never works properly. If there's one thing WebOS did amazingly well it's that.
While it's not an unadulterated win by any means (there are still many things I prefer about iOS) overall I feel like it's finally the better platform out of the box.
Regardless, even if you prefer iOS over it, there's a lot to love about Android. While I'd like to give Windows Phone 7 a try at some point I feel like the lack of an ecosystem and relatively underwhelming hardware won't make that happen any time soon. Who knows what 2012 will bring though.


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Cuba Travel Guide
James Suckling
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Cuba, May/June 2007
While it is still difficult for Americans to travel to Cuba, Cigar Aficionado provides a guide to the best hotels, restaurants and cigar stores on the Caribbean island. From lavish beach resorts to intimate paladares to meticulously run smoke shops, Cuba offers the visitor many sensual delights.
Cuba's Best Hotels
While many hotels on the island need a face-lift, several offer superior accommodations
The oceanfront spa felt more like one you'd find at a chic, minimalist beach resort such as Aman on Bali or Banyan Tree on Phuket than as part of a small hotel on an isolated shoreline in northeastern Cuba. An attractive blonde attendant prepared a cozy wooden beach cabana for my massage after a friend had finished his molten chocolate body wrap. It was thoroughly relaxing following a slightly harrowing hour-and-a-half flight in a small, rickety turbo-prop from Havana. My thoughts of imminent death during the flight seemed nothing more than a bad dream as the soothing sounds of the sea combined with the relaxing hands of the masseuse. The only thing better was the Montecristo Petit Edmundo I smoked afterward.
Paradisus Río de Oro is one of Cuba's best beach resorts, with a recent multimillion- dollar upgrade that includes the small spa and private villas. It's a tiny replica of the Sol Meliá beach spa resort on the Mayan Riviera in Cancún, but the Cuban version offers a more exclusive feel as well as a more beautiful beach and a lush tropical setting. It's an example of what Cuba could have to offer millions of Americans if and when they are finally allowed to visit the island. The 345-room resort's biggest customers are already North Americans, but most are Canadians arriving via Toronto or Montreal. Hoteliers on the island can't wait for the day when flights from major U.S. cities start.
"It will be amazing when it happens," says Rodrigo Silveyra, sub-director of operations for Sol Meliá in Cuba, the most successful and largest hotel operator on the island with two dozen facilities. Meliá has a number of joint hotel ventures with the Cuban government as well as management contracts. "Why would Americans want to go to the Dominican Republic or Mexico when they could come to Cuba? They are all going to want to go to Havana when it opens up."
The best hotels on the island are in Havana, and Cuba's capital offers the most in entertainment and culture, although the island has amazing beaches outside of the city. But you have to wonder where the Cubans would put all the Americans as some estimates say a few million would come the first year. The city only has about 8,000 rooms available, most of which are poor quality by international travelers' standards. They cater to inexpensive package tours for people seeking a week of sun, sea and sand. Most tourists pay about $600 to $800 a week, which is all-inclusive of their flights.
Conversely, the handful of good hotels on the island are too pricey for most independent travelers. Moderate hotels cost a little less than $200 a night for a standard room for two, while expensive ones can be as much as $300 to $400. Disadvantageous currency exchanges and commissions on credit cards only exacerbate what used to be an inexpensive place to visit. However, the majority of rooms may be heavily discounted depending on the time of year.
The big problem is that you often don't get much quality for your money. Many hotels, even the famous ones, are starting to look rather shabby, and food and service can be mediocre. A few years ago, some independent travelers rented rooms in private houses, but the practice has become less popular. None of the private lodgings offer the amenities and services of a hotelÑeven regular hot water, electricity and telephone service can be sparse.
Only one hotel on the island could be considered a luxurious place to stay by American standards: the Meliá Cohiba. Others may have better facilities, or are more picturesque, but the Cohiba, with its combination of modern amenities and helpful service, truly stands out. The hotel boasts a large swimming pool, good restaurants, satellite television and high-speed Internet; no other hotel on the island can compete. The service on the executive floor is second to none. The biggest letdown is the Cohiba's 1980s façade, which looks like something out of Las Vegas. Some people find it an eyesore compared to the Spanish colonial splendor of the old city of Havana.
By comparison, the Nacional is the most beautiful hotel on the island. Its 1930s-built Spanish colonial façade is a landmark in the city. It's worth staying here just to have regular access to the tranquil courtyard bar, which is one of the best places to relax and enjoy a cigar with a Cuban cocktail. The two pools are large and luxurious. However, the service is abysmal. The Hotel Santa Isabel, the nineteenth-century palace-cum-inn, shares much of the romance, style and history of the Nacional, yet it's much smaller and cozier, with many of the rooms boasting large balconies overlooking the Plaza de Armas. But like the Nacional, the service is poor.
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This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply). Guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms. This property allows pets in specific rooms only (surcharges apply and can be found in the Fees section). Guests can request one of these rooms by contacting the property directly, using the contact information on the booking confirmation.
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December 20th, 2012 by Peggy Farabaugh
In recruiting for six Vermont furniture sales and marketing positions this year, we reviewed over 400 resumes and interviewed dozens of excellent candidates. It's been a challenging task to find the combination of skills and talent needed to run our online fine furniture gallery. So we feel extremely fortunate to have been able to hire the following superstars for our team: Heather Gantt, Loryn Dion, Heather Barrett, Liz Francese and Sean Henry.
This photo was taken last week when we tasked the freshmen with providing photographic inspiration at the request of Diane Sawyer and the ABC World News crew. If you followed our activities at this time last year, you'll remember that national news team spent a day filming our Made in America Holiday Shopping Challenge at our office and all around Vernon, Vermont. This year they were curious about our progress and wanted to learn about any new people we had hired to help grow this American made furniture business.
The Fab Five were most gracious in accommodating ABC's request for photos and videos so I thought I'd share a few of them here on the blog.
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Name: Bo
Location: South Western Australia
Bo's space is been made of 100% recycled, upcycled and second hand materials, furniture and textiles.
We live in a small rental home, so we had the usual challenges where we couldn't change the window treatments, light fittings or paint color.
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- Pallet bed: made from an untreated, sanded pallet - the perfect size for a toddler/cot mattress
- Rocking horse: found at a garage sale, sanded back and repainted
- Wardrobe: an upcycled unloved wooden playpen, turned on its side
- Cardboard boxes for drawers and shelving: sourced from local farmers markets
Thanks, Sash! Readers, you can see more of Sash by visiting her blog, Inked in Colour.
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I love the idea of the bed - she'll be able to climb in and out easily and makes the room feel more special.
Hi! Can you give me info about that wall color!? I really like it.
I once wove a large rug from 18 king sized, hand dyed bedsheets. The rug is gorgeous. Too bad I made it in the 1980s and it is mulberry and teal. Ugh. It just sits in storage.
I've seen some fabulous DIY with these pallets but I also read somewhere that because they are from shipping containers, that they can have bugs infestation without one knowing. How does one cure the wood?


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Disaster Recovery
It's human nature to think bad things happen to other people—not us. But thinking ahead to the possible is an important part of managing a crisis if—and when—it does occur. This guide is specifically designed to address the unique needs and concerns of today's dental professionals. Our focus is on nature's wrath, but many of the same principles apply to any crisis management.
Studies indicate that almost half of the businesses that are forced to close because of a catastrophe never open again. Most of them did not have a disaster plan in place, or failed to implement it when danger threatened.
Proactive planning can mitigate loss, save lives and assure your practice continues to function when it may be needed most. The time to plan for a crisis is now.
Creating a plan customized for your practice is simple. It will require time and thoughtful attention, but the results could pay off in real dollars saved. The following pages will take you through the five major steps to business survival and recovery.
When planning for, faced with, and/or recovering from a crisis, members and non-members may contact:
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To one generation, he is a salesman of opinions and pork chops.
To a previous generation, he was the only coach for the Bears.
And to another generation, he was the NFL's first great tight end, a player defenses had no answer for.
To everyone who has called Bears football a significant part of his or her life, he is a treasure, the closest thing to founder-owner-coach George Halas still among us.
More than a coach, more than a player, Mike Ditka is the Bears. And if any number never should be worn on the team again, it is 89.
Since 1946, the Bears have won it all twice. The common denominator in the championships?
Neither championship would have happened without him.
He breathed passion. He defined toughness. He embraced tradition.
No one who has come since possibly could understand what it means to be a Bear like Ditka did.
"We played for the love of the game," he told me in the first booth across from the bar at Ditka's on Chestnut this week. "It wasn't a business. It was an opportunity to make some money because you could do some things with your body that other people couldn't do. You weren't going to get rich. You better have another job. It's what you would dream about as a kid. It was fun. Everything, the injury, arguing with Halas. It was part of growing up."
If every Bear approached his job like Ditka, there would have been more Super Bowls in team history.
Ditka might have been better than anyone at holding everyone accountable — Bears players, Bears ownership, opponents, media members, even fans.
"Here's your IQ, buddy!"
Forty-six seasons after he was traded to the Eagles, Ditka still owns the Bears' tight end records for catches and receiving yards. But what stood out to former teammate Ed O'Bradovich was the way he blocked.
"Mike Ditka put the fear of God in linebackers and defensive backs," O'Bradovich said. "He went after people."
Richie Petitbon played with Ditka for each of Ditka's six seasons in Chicago. He was an NFL player for 14 years and a coach for 16 and a member of four championship teams.


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|New Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke adjusts his cap during a baseball news conference announcing his $147 million, six-year contract, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
NEW YORK (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers are on track to become only the second major league team with a $200 million payroll and could end the New York Yankees' streak of 14 years as baseball's biggest spender.
The Dodgers are at $214.8 million for 21 signed players next season, according to a study of their contracts by The Associated Press. That follows last weekend's additions of free agent pitcher Zack Greinke for a $147 million, six-year contract and South Korean pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin for a $36 million, six-year deal.
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CAST presents "A Christmas Story" at McClellan Theatre. Seventeen children are portraying the familiar characters (both naughty and nice) in the story from the movie that has become a modern holiday classic. Showtimes and ticket info at 256-820-CAST or www.castalabama.com.
Prudence Hilburn presents "Easy Party Foods for the Holidays," 2 p.m. at the Public Library of Anniston-Calhoun County. Free.
Jacksonville Christmas parade. Starts at 6:30 p.m. at Winn-Dixie.
Thursday through Dec. 23
Christmas at the Falls, Noccalula Falls, Gadsden. From 5-9 p.m. each night, enjoy an incredible holiday display with millions of lights, train rides, petting zoo, pioneer village and activities for the kids. $5 for ages 6 and up; free for ages 5 and under.
Alexandria's Christmas in the Valley at Alexandria Community Center. Starting at 5 p.m., enjoy a parade and program, including items for sale (cookbooks, ornaments, etc.) from the Alexandria Variosa Club.
Oxford Arts Council presents "A Christmas Celebration" with Sandi Patty and Jason Crabb, 7 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Oxford's worship center. Tickets are $25, and may be purchased at Quintard Mall Guest Services.
Children's ornament making workshop with Martha Tucker, 10-11 a.m. at the Berman Museum of World History. Children ages 6-12 (each accompanied by at least one adult) will get to create ornaments to take home. $15 per child; includes hot chocolate and cookies, plus museum admission. Workshop is limited to 14 participants, so reserve now by calling David Ford at 256-237-6261.
Forestlawn Gardens & Mausoleum's 18th annual luminary service. This candlelight remembrance service will feature thousands of candles, placed by the Anniston Civitan Club and the Calvary Baptist Church youth throughout the park as a tribute to those who are no longer with us. For more info, call 256-237-3611 or 256-236-9874, or visit www.annistoncivitan.net. Rain date is Dec. 8.


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Yesterday, President Obama and Vice President Biden visited Florida to announce more than $8 billion in Recovery Act funding for high-speed rail projects across the country. Overall, 31 states will receive funding.
"Through the Recovery Act, we are making the largest investment in infrastructure since the Interstate Highway System was created, putting Americans to work rebuilding our roads, bridges, and waterways for the future," said President Obama. [1/28/10]
"This crucial federal investment will spur new job creation, increase public transportation options, reduce road congestion, lower our dependence on foreign oil, and protect our planet," said Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California. [1/28/10]
Chicago Sun-Times (Illinois) - Chicago-St. Louis high speed rail corridor in line for $1.1 billion from Obama
Illinois will get $1.1 billion to make track improvements to enable 110 mph passenger trains between Chicago and St. Louis…
'An investment of this magnitude could not have come at a better time for Illinois,' said Illinois Rep. Debbie Halvorson (D-Crete). 'I hope to see these funds putting people to work as soon as possible.' [1/28/10]
Burlington Free Press (Vermont) - Vermont to get $50 million for high-speed rail
President Barack Obama is expected to announce funding today for high-speed rail projects, including more than $50 million to upgrade track stretching from St. Albans to Massachusetts.
'It's tremendous,' said Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt. 'In the short term, this improves the current service, but in the long term, this means jobs for generations of Vermonters.'
Welch said the rail improvements meant good news for 'commerce going out and people coming into Vermont. This will help build livable communities and benefit the environment.' [1/28/10]
The San Francisco Chronicle (California) - Transbay Terminal project gets stimulus funds
The final funding piece appears to be in place for a new Transbay Terminal in San Francisco after U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Thursday the project will get $400 million in federal stimulus funds.
LaHood, during a briefing with congressional leaders, said part of the $2.25 billion stimulus grant for a planned high-speed train system linking Northern and Southern California would go to building a sophisticated transit center in downtown San Francisco.
Mayor Gavin Newsom applauded the grants, saying the project to replace the Transbay Terminal will generate 48,000 jobs. [1/29/10]
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Wisconsin) - Wisconsin lands $800 million for high-speed rail
Wisconsin will receive more than $800 million to build a high-speed rail line carrying passengers between Milwaukee and Madison at 110 mph and recapture a piece of a regional rail system largely abandoned six decades ago.
'I am really pleased with President Obama's investment in the future of Wisconsin's economy,' Gov. Jim Doyle said late Wednesday. 'This is a major job creation project that will provide a long-term boost to our economy.
Doyle promoted the Milwaukee-Madison rail link as an initiative to create jobs in Wisconsin and provide a missing element in southern Wisconsin's transportation options. In earlier lobbying, he said the high-speed line would create nearly 13,000 jobs, reduce auto trips by 7.8 million over 10 years and save millions of gallons of fuel. [1/28/10]
Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area (North Carolina) - Stimulus provides $545M to N.C. for rail
North Carolina will receive $545 million from the federal stimulus act for further development of the Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor, a nearly 500-mile route that will allow trains to travel between Charlotte and through the Triad to Washington, D.C., at speeds of 90 to 110 mph.
An announcement from Gov. Bev Perdue said the project is expected to create or maintain 4,800 private sector jobs in North Carolina. [1/28/10]
The Reporter (California) - Solano receives over $2 million for dental clinic
Getting money from the federal government in the past has been like pulling teeth. How ironic, then, that county officials have announced that more than $2 million in federal funds will come to the county to build a community dental clinic in Vacaville.
'This funding from the federal Recovery Act will create good-paying jobs in Vacaville and represents a solid commitment to ensure our children have healthy smiles and access to the health services they need,' said Congressman George Miller, D-Solano, in a press release. 'The Recovery Act has always been about accomplishing two goals at once -- create jobs to help end the recession and make critical investments in our community. The County's dental clinic in Vacaville will do just that.' [1/29/10]
Other Headlines:
- WXXA FOX-23 (New York) - NY gets $151 million for high speed rail projects
- The Detroit News (Michigan) - Mich. gets fraction of sought fed high-speed rail funds
- The Berkshire Eagle (Massachusetts) - Springfield commuter rail gets $40 million boost


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Wow, that hurts. Graham was a Tennessee guy, who knew the area and was a damn fine recruiter.
New head football coach Butch Jones has suffered his first big loss at Tennessee. Volquest.com — the Rivals site covering Tennessee — reports today that Vol running backs coach Jay Graham has verbally accepted an offer from Jimbo Fisher to join his Florida State staff in the same capacity. Regarded as a strong recruiter, Graham left South Carolina to return to his alma mater under Derek Dooley in late-2011.
The site reports that Graham will receive "more money with more responsibility" in Tallahassee.
Jones and his first batch of Volunteers open spring practice in a little less than two weeks. They'll need to find a running backs coach between now and then. According to the coach's Twitter feed his search is already underway:


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Happy Valley tangles with Abingdon
By Tim Chambers
Abingdon might not be a big rival game for Happy Valley, but a win over the Falcons would definitely help its playoff chances.
The Warriors will cross over the Virginia state line on Friday night hoping to avenge last year's 10-0 home loss.
The Falcons (1-2) won their first game last week by knocking off Chilhowee 27-18. Their two losses have been to John Battle 34-20 and Gate City 42-21.
Happy Valley can even its overall record at 3-3 with a win. Last week's 6-0 win over Johnson County did a lot to boost the team's morale at practice this week.


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As a Freshman (2012-2013): At the Terrier Invitational, Saliba turned in personal career bests in the 200 IM (1:59.10), 100 Fly (51.03), 200 Fly (1:53.46), and 100 Breast (1:02.82), while placing 12th in the 100 Fly and 5th in the 200 Fly... in addition to home meets, Estephen was given a place on the travel squad for every away meet... Selected to represent the Eagle's at the 2013 Athletic Coast Conference Championship where he swam the 200 IM, 50 Free, 100 Fly, and 200 Fly... recorded 3 first-place finishes.
BEFORE BC: Attended Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, CA...Swam varsity throughout high school...2009 club MVP...Team captain senior year...Placed 7th in both the 100 fly and 200 free relay at Division 1 CIFs as a senior...Scholar Athlete.
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