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Peace Lutheran Church needs to expand its facilities to better serve the congregation and its community through its numerous ministries.
At the onset of this project, Light in scripture and light in architecture were compared and contrasted.
As light is subject to refraction, so is the spirit. In tribute to spiritual refraction, the circulation through the new facility needed to maximize the transitions from space to space. The original fit plan for the chosen site for the new facility positioned the program elements linearly after each other. The slightest shift in this layout offered many opportunities for change in direction and character of space.
Congregational leadership and building committees were presented with the central concept of architectural and spiritual light. Surprising access for natural light gave movement and energy in unique ways for each space. This design proposed the architecture should be formed of the most common materials, elevated by the interaction with both natural and designed light. This concept presented offering the best while reflecting humble character of Christ - further honoring PLCs mission statement: to be an innovative and authentic connection to Christ.
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SLDR fairways woods and Rescue clubs combine two of TaylorMade's most recent innovations: Speed Pocket technology and an exceptionally low-and-forward center of gravity (CG) location.
Smaller is better. The new Speed Pocket is smaller (introduced in the RocketBallz fairways and Rescues), which actually makes it more efficient at increasing how fast the face flexes at impact, promoting faster initial ball speed across a wider portion of the face, which helps you get consistently long distance on every swing.
The new Speed Pocket design also gave TaylorMade engineers room to move the clubhead's CG lower and farther forward, to a place that promotes faster ball speed and a lower spin-rate.
We learned with the SLDR driver that a low-forward CG location allows many players to increase their loft to achieve the right combination of high-launch / low-spin that promotes maximum distance. The same thing goes for SLDR fairway and Rescues, which is where our Loft Sleeve technology serves such an important purpose, by allowing you to adjust the loft 1.5° up or down to dial in their optimal launch conditions.
Visually, SLDR fairways and Rescues incorporate the same rich, charcoal-gray crown and traditional shaping as the SLDR driver. The dark crown-color contrasts beautifully with the silver-colored clubface to make it easy to align the face accurately at address .
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Another Miami police officer has been relieved of duty as part of an ongoing probe of suspected corruption rooted at the police departments Model City substation, sources said.
On Tuesday, officer Angel Mercado, 29, was relieved of duty with pay while the investigation continues. Mercado is at least the seventh officer to resign or be relieved of duty in the wake of the probe, which focuses on a group of officers suspected of providing off-the-books protection for a Liberty City gambling house.
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HOWARD The Mount Vernon Amateur Radio Club invites the public to visit them during their annual Field Day Exercise on Saturday and Sunday, June 22 and 23, near the Floral Valley Community Center in Apple Valley.
MVARC will be operating on emergency power attempting to make as many contacts, nationwide, as possible. ARRL Field Day is a nationwide exercise sponsored every year by the American Radio Relay League to help amateur radio operators prepare for possible deployment in case of emergency.
Amateur Radio, also known as Ham Radio, is gaining popularity. There are more licensed Amateur Radio operators now than ever. One of the reasons for the new surge of popularity is the Do It Yourself (DIY) aspect of the hobby. Young folk as well as old-timers are finding great pleasure building their own equipment and experimenting with Amateur Radio modes. New computer interfaces and Software Defined Radio have peaked the curiosity of our youth and attracts them to the Ham Radio hobby. Once they get their licenses many are finding that the old modes of operating, like using Morse code, are intriguing and challenging, and so more and more newcomers are learning Morse code. In fact, since the elimination of the Morse code requirement for a license, more people are actually using code on the air.
The Ham hobby includes many facets. Some build their own equipment. Some use wits over watts and make worldwide connection using as little power as possible. Hams text each other using digital modes without the need for an Internet connection. Many use their rigs to communicate through satellites orbiting the earth. There is something for everyone in amateur radio. In fact, it is a very family and educationally friendly hobby.
Amateur radio is more than a hobby, it is a service. The FCC considers amateur radio as a service. Amateur radio operators are often called into service when other communication systems fail. An example: Ham Radio was called into service during Hurricanes Katrina and like as well as last years derecho. In Knox County, the Mount Vernon Amateur Radio Club activates a local network of radio operators to monitor all storms entering the county. They have the capability of reporting directly to the National Weather Service in Cleveland as spotters on the ground experience hail, high wind and heavy rain damage. Hams were called in to fill the gaps when communication failed during the Twin Towers attack and more recently when cell communication failed during the Boston Marathon bombings.
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Thomas Vanek trade falls short of expectations
EDMONTON -- The deadline has passed and it's safe to say just about every observer, from the professional types on TSN and Sportsnet up here to just about every fan on Twitter, feels the Islanders failed. A few thoughts and notes on the last several weeks of profound disappointment in Islander country:
-- The Thomas Vanek trade quite obviously fell short of expectations. Once Vanek rejected...Read more »
Islanders need to start winning Wednesday vs. Rangers to have chance at playoffs
The Islanders definitely took in all the pomp and circumstance of Wednesday's Stadium Series game during their Tuesday practice and family skate.
A few guys asking which Yankees had which lockers -- for the record, massage therapist Jim Miccio had the place of honor, assigned Derek Jeter's stall -- and marveling at the surroundings.
Well, maybe not all of them marveled -- Bostonian and...Read more »
Islanders announce ticket redemption policy for Thursday night's game
In light of the snowstorm expected to hit Long Island Thursday night, the Islanders have announced that fans can redeem tickets for Thursday night's tilt against the Blackhawks for another game, even if they attended the game.
The game is still scheduled to start at 7 p.m., but starting Saturday fans can redeem their tickets at the Nassau Coliseum box office for any future weekday game at...Read more »
Ryan Strome, Islanders call-up, will sit against Phoenix Coyotes on Thursday
Glendale, Ariz. -- Ryan Strome has arrived with the Islanders, but his NHL debut will have to wait.
Jack Capuano said Strome will sit out tonight's game with the Coyotes, as if the coach weren't already one of the most unpopular people on Twitter (at least as far as my timeline is concerned).
"We wanted to get him in here, get acclimated to our meetings, have some time to sit down with...Read more »
Pierre-Marc Bouchard placed on waivers, Ryan Strome to get called up
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Garth Snow has made his first move to change up the Islanders roster, placing veteran Pierre-Marc Bouchard on waivers to make room for Ryan Strome, who leads the AHL in scoring.
Bouchard, 29, signed a one-year, $2 million contract in July and Snow hoped the former Wild first-round pick could regain some of his scoring form he had before concussions cost him major time in...Read more »
Islanders hope to turn it around, avoid last place in Metropolitan Division
Pittsburgh -- There are two words the Islanders hoped never to hear again in describing their team, words that are now looming close -- as close as the result from Philadelphia on Thursday night.
Last place.
If the Flyers beat the Sabres on Thursday, they will leapfrog the Isles and Blue Jackets, leaving the Isles tied at 19 points with Columbus but with fewer regulation/overtime wins....Read more »
Still no timetable for Visnovsky, Strait
The most maddening part for Jack Capuano and Garth Snow regarding the two injured defensemen, Lubomir Visnovsky and Brian Strait, is that both players' injuries are so nebulous.
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John Tavares was known earlier in his young career for being a player who had trouble letting go of rough nights. There were plenty of those for Tavares as a teenaged star on a losing Islanders team; now, at the ripe old age of 23 and wearing a captain's "C" on his sweater, Tavares has learned how to channel his frustration and have the short memory needed to survive and succeed in the NHL.
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Kevin Poulin will make his second consecutive start in goal on Tuesday for the Islanders, his first set of back-to-back starts since Feb. 20-21, 2012 -- of course, Poulin only played 95 seconds of the Feb. 20 game, pulled after allowing two goals.
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Fire House II Opens at Former Location of Blue Table
MONTROSE – May Epling has been creating and running restaurants almost her entire life, from Mama Mac's in Bozeman, Mont., to The Grill at the Horsefly Brewing Company in Montrose. Now, after returning from North Dakota, where she fed more than 200 people thrice daily at a "man camp," Epling has opened a new Main Street Montrose restaurant that once again showcases her homemade recipes.
Fire House II — the name was inspired by a documentary on firefighters, and is not related to the former Fire House restaurant in Crested Butte — features Southern Italian lunch and dinner entrees and wood-fired pizzas.
"I think that's what puts us above everyone else — the hand-cut and handmade food," said cook Jake Kebler.
The restaurant's lunch menu consists of Italian sandwiches, burgers, soups and salads. Dinner includes seafood, steak and pasta. Pizzas and calzones are available all day, baked in a stone oven using apple and peach woods.
"We use only homemade bread," cook Mike Beck said. All sauces and appetizers — indeed, everything down to the coating on the parmesan-crusted cod sandwich — are from scratch.
Epling wouldn't have it any other way.
"I like to bake, and [homemade] tastes so much better," she said.
The Fire House also offers gluten-free meals, including pasta. Beck said sandwiches can be made into wraps or served naked, if the customer chooses.
A kid's menu features smaller portions and unique choices, such as a side salad topped with Goldfish crackers.
Epling said she recently hired a baker, so she expects even more delicious desserts, as well as other tasty items, to be available shortly.
She's also quite proud of her employees: "I've got some of the best in town," she says.
Charley Burch, the former owner of Cowboy Ciao in Montrose and a well-known bartender in town, is in charge of the bar at Fire House II. Between Burch and another bartender, there is more than 50 years of experience, Burch said.
"We have a really, really good staff here with a lot of experience," he said. "They are knowledgeable about wines and beers, and pairing them with food."
The restaurant is still putting together its wine menu. Its beer list consists of local brews, including Ouray Brewery's Box Canyon Brown Ale. Up next will be happy hour specials and military discounts, he said.
Epling didn't have to remodel much to get Fire House II open. A few coats of new pain, and a little rearranging, was all that was needed to open the new establishment.
"It's a family atmosphere, but I want to have fun," she said.
At last week's opening, locals strolled in for dinner. Many stayed late, hanging around at the bar and chatting with each other. An Australian couple remarked that they had stopped in on their way to Chicago.
"I wanted a homey little thing. Nothing fancy, but a hometown Southern Italian place," Epling said.
Burch said he hopes the restaurant's central location and later hours will entice people to swing in after a movie or a play at Magic Circle Theater.
Fire House is located at 1135 East Main Street, and is open seven days a week. Food is available from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. Drinks and the bar menu, including pizzas, will soon be available after 9 p.m.
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This gorgeous pencil dress by Kimberley Walsh is part of her first ever collection and it's exclusive to Very! Inspired by the modern woman this collection has a piece for every occasion.
With an exciting mix of sleek styling and refined elegance this frock is your perfect day-to-night piece. The classic pencil cut will keep you looking chic from your morning commute to evening dinner date. Complete with a pleated neckline and peek-a-boo vintage lace to the hem this is the ultimate in versatile grace.
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Savoir Vintage Lace Pencil Dress
Fusing tradition with contemporary, lace with mesh this piece is cutting edge in formal wear
Introducing our latest exclusive brand ready for AW13, Definitions features structured cuts, tailoring and sharp styles for style driven women who want a high-end fashion finish. Focusing on smart, sophisticated investment pieces for your office, evening, casual and occasion wardrobes, Definitions is all about strong statements.
Every girl should have a little black dress in her wardrobe and this chic vintage pencil dress by Definitions is sleek, elegant and perfect for after dark drama.
A lace detail top gives this piece classic vintage appeal and, when combined with the mesh detail, adds a touch of boudoir to your look. The sophisticated cut follows the contours of your figure for a sultry hourglass shape and using organza and Shantung fabric it is given a luxuriously textured finish.
The organza overlay allows flashes of the shimmering bodice to shine through, whilst the lace edge features an eyelash effect detail bringing a sense of playful flirty style to this piece. A cut-out to the back exudes allure and the luxe lightweight fabric, with satin back, is soft against your body.
Sure to become a staple favourite for your special occasions, wear with black court shoes and a little black clutch bag for instant glamour.
To maintain the shape and fabric of this stunning piece, please dry clean only.
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- Pencil dress by Definitions
- Vintage lace detail to top
- Organza top; Shantung skirt
- Eyelash detailing to lace trim
- Cut-out detail to back
- Length: 40 inch
Kimberley Walsh Lace Hem Skater Dress
This skater dress by Kimberley Walsh is a fun, flirty piece that livens up your spring wardrobe.
A cinched waist and flared skirt creates a cute retro silhouette and is ideal for perfecting the smart-casual look you saw on the catwalks. Intricate lace detailing to the hem and top catches the light and adds a dazzling feminine touch to your daytime wardrobe. A keyhole fastening is a final flirty touch you'll love.
Wear this dress with Carvela metal plate heeled sandals and a leather tote for an oh-so-pretty daytime outfit you can take out to lunch.
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- Skater dress by Kimberley Walsh
- Lace hem feature
- Lace insert to front
- Keyhole fastening to back
- Worn length: 38 inches
So Fabulous Daisy Print Panelled Tea Dress (Available in sizes 14-28)
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So Fabulous! Plus Size Daisy Print Panelled Tea Dress
This tea dress by So Fabulous! is just waiting for the perfect summer's day so you can debut your fresh new season looks - part of our Fabulous Plus range it's available in sizes 14-28
Taking a tip from the catwalks this frock embraces the print trend with its all-over daisy pattern. The waistband is elasticated to the back providing a generous stretch that flattens once on for a super comfy and stylish wear. The panelled fit give your silhouette added va va voom while the V neckline is a sultry touch. Short sleeves flatter your upper arms while the flared skirt finishes this piece off with flair.
Wear this dress with wedge heels and a So Fabulous! denim jacket for a casual yet cute daytime outfit.
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- Tea dress by So Fabulous!
- Available in sizes 14-28
- All-over daisy print
- Elasticated waistband
- Flattering V neckline
- Panel detailing for fit
- Zip fastening to side
- Worn length: 38 inches
Definitions Mesh Detail Maxi Dress
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Definitions Maxi Dress with Mesh Overlay
The classic LBD just got even more formal
Keeping you top-to-toe chic, this evening maxi dress by Definitions is picture perfect for black tie events and special occasions.
Featuring a sheer mesh overlay, this dress is given an ethereal appeal, while the sheer mesh bands to the waist add a dose of decadence to your style. The V back keeps this piece 360 elegant for a beautiful finish.
Wear this maxi dress with a pair of platform heels, a statement cuff, leather clutch and keep your make up minimal for a natural beauty look.
Whatever you do, do it in style
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- Maxi dress by Definitions
- Mesh overlay detail
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- V detail to the back
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Savoir Biker Confident Curves Dress
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Savoir Confident Curves Biker Dress with Inner Corset
Show off your curves with confidence in this stunning biker inspired dress by Savoir. From their Confident Curves collection, this piece smoothes and sleeks for a striking result every time.
Featuring an inner corset this dress nips you in helping you accentuate your hourglass curves. The gentle stretch to the fabric ensures the fit is personalised and helps to smooth your silhouette. Quarter sleeves flatter your upper arms, while the functional side zip adds a subtle biker chick touch.
Available in blue or black have fun with this dress and pair the classic black with a pair of zesty orange court shoes and blue with a metal trim for the cobalt hue.
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- Confident Curves Dress by Savoir
- Inner corset feature
- Quarter sleeve style
- Functional zip detail
- Gentle stretch to fabric
- Length: 40 inches
AX PARIS CURVE Illusion Monochrome Midi Dress (Available in sizes 16-26)
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AX Paris Curve Illusion Midi Dress with Rose Print Panels
This midi dress by AX Paris Curve is the perfect pick for dinner dates with your man and parties with the girls. From their new Curve collection, this piece is available in sizes 16-26.
This dress is all about shaping, flattering and wowing this season. Scuba fabric offers a little more structure that works with the illusion style to sleek up your silhouette. The rose print panels to the front and back centre create a little feminine charm to your look, while showing everyone how to work the monochrome trend this spring. Elbow-length sleeves are flattering and the back zip perfects the fit.
Wear this illusion dress with a pair of killer platform heels, a cute clutch bag, smoky eyes and sparkling accessories to get the party started in style.
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- Midi dress by AX Paris Curve
- Available in sizes 16-26
- Illusion printed panel shaping
- Structured scuba fabric
- Elbow-length sleeves
- Back zip fastening
- Length: 43 inches
Myleene Klass Petal Print Dress
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Myleene Klass Printed Dress
Keeping you pretty in pink, this beautiful day by Myleene Klass is part of her latest collection that's designed to get you chic for summer.
Sheer chiffon fabric is beautifully lightweight keeping you cool as the temperature rises, while the pink petal print shows off your fun girly side as well as your tan! With a gathered waist and PU belt, this sleeveless dress cinches your waist to show off your gorgeous curves.
Wear this cute day dress with a pair of wedge sandals, a pink PU tote and slick of blush pink lipstick ready to show off your summertime style.
Please return belt with dress for full refund.
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- Sleeveless dress by Myleene Klass
- Sheer chiffon fabric
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- Fully lined
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Contrast lace detailed top with pencil skirt. Length: 42 inch.Colour: Black Nude. Shell: Shell1: 56% Polyamide 44% Viscose. Shell2: 61% polyester, 33% Viscose 5% Elastane. Lining: 97% Polyester 3% Elastane.yester, 24% viscose, 4% elastane crepe. Machine washable.
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This gorgeous bodycon lace dress by Fearne Cotton blends contemporary style with a gothic edge for a beautiful eveningwear option.
The slim fit of this dress is designed to hug your figure to show off your figure. A floral lace overlay is just the right amount of vintage meets gothic, while the contrast yellow lining brings your look back round to the contemporary. Quarter sleeves and a scoop neckline soften the look for an elegant feminine finish.
Wear this lace dress with strappy black heels and accessorise with a yellow box clutch for a fun retro twist.
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- Fitted bodycon dress by Fearne Cotton
- Floral lace overlay
- Contrast colour lining
- Quarter sleeves; scoop neck
- Zip fastening to the back
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This printed smock dress by Fearne Cotton is the perfect piece for an instant style fix –retro inspired it'll lift your winter look.
This dress with its beautiful vintage touches including a ditzy print, sheer hem and tulip style sleeves will transform you into a retro beauty. This girly piece is easy to wear and only needs to be slipped on for instant chic and confidence. A great transitional choice this can be worn through the day and into the night with a quick change of heels.
Wear this dress with tights, T-Bar heels and a faux fur lined pea coat for a day time look straight from your favourite old films.
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Individual states in the U.S. receive their money from the federal government, so they provide grants from those funds. Congress votes to send money to the state-level government agencies in one of three forms:
Formula: This money is paid based on a preset head-count formula.
Entitlement: State agencies get these monies because federal legislation entitles them to receive it every fiscal year.
Competitive grant or cooperative agreement awards: The state that has the best grant applications wins this money.
Some states post all the state funding and refunding announcement links on one Web page. However, most don't. So surf a bit each day to catch all the new postings for grant funding opportunities.
State grants usually award less money and require just as much paperwork as federal grants. But the odds of winning a grant are better at the state level than at the federal level. The main reason you face better odds is that fewer grant applicants are competing for the state-level monies.
To find grant opportunities at the state level
Visit your state government's Web site. Use a search engine, such as Yahoo! or Google, if you need help locating the address. If you search the site and can't find a listing of all the state's grant opportunities, call the governor's office and ask to be directed to the various agencies that give grants.
E-mail or call each relevant state agency. Find the one responsible for carrying out legislative funding mandates that are relevant to your own funding needs, and be sure to get on its mailing list for grant funding opportunity alerts.
When you find a state grant that you're interested in applying for, look for the Web site link that connects you to the grant application summary and download option. Download the complete grant application (including guidelines) and look for the following information:
Type of application: For example, the application may be a hard-copy typed submission or an online electronic submission.
Due date: Make sure the due date is manageable and gives you enough time to collect topic-related information and write the application.
Who's eligible to apply: Every grant competition has a section listing the types of grant applicants that are eligible to apply for funds. If your organization's forming structure (local education agency, nonprofit, and so forth) isn't listed, consider partnering with an eligible applicant.
The number of grants to be awarded: You may have to call the funding agency's contact person to find out the number of available grants; this information often isn't included in state grant application guidelines.
Ask about the number of grants to be awarded so that you know how many ways the money will be divided. That information helps you develop a more competitive project budget — staying conservative and on the low end of the average grant range.


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Stuff . . .
In the bottom drawer is an old folder of son-and-heir's young years as a jock.
In the folder is an Alabama football program from 1979. The "kid" is on the cover, one of five game captains for Wichita State.
There are also certificates of All-County football honors, of East-West All-Star Baseball, a copy of a letter from the late Paul "Bear" Bryant on his having a "good mother." There is no mention of his dad. There's also some clippings on basketball and track from his years at Saks High School.
Had I not been the sports editor in those years (wouldn't write about him), he'd probably be a legend in the minds of others rather than just his old man's.
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A picture someone emailed me back in 2003 of Barney leaning against the Mayberry police car. Saddam Hussein is in the back seat. It's a trick photo of course, but good humor.
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A fading photo of a small woman wearing an apron and a handkerchief tied three-cornered around her head. She is somewhere in her 80s, her name is Zone Cobb Brooks and she is my great–grandmother. There are memories of the times I played under the giant chinaberry tree in her front yard. She was 97 when she died.
Stuff . . .
A hardbound book entitled "Up Front." Published in 1944, it is a collection of Bill Mauldin's cartoons from Europe in World War II. His heroes are two tired, dirty, bearded infantrymen by the names of Willie and Joe. They made Mauldin famous.
On the inside of the front is the name "Don Butsch" written in green ink.
Stuff . . .
A copy of the magazine Alabama School Journal dated September of 1963.
On the cover is a lovely young lady and small cotton-topped boy. There is a five-foot stack of books between the two. From inside:
"School beginner Barry Smith of Anniston eyes with awe a sampling of the volumes that lie between him and a high school diploma."
The teenage girl is Linda Lee Biggers. She had graduated from Anniston High in the spring of '63.
Yeah, he's my "kid."
Stuff . . .
The A section of the New York Times, Nov. 5, 2008. The top headline is one word:
I saved it because Obama was (and is) the first person of color ever elected president of the United States. Thought it might be worth a lot someday. My guess is I couldn't get $1.50 for the price paid back then. But I'm still going to keep it just on the chance he does something good for our country.
Stuff . . .
Nineteen of those little-bitty packages of black pepper you get at restaurant drive-throughs. I have no idea why I saved them. They are now in the trash.
Stuff . . .
Four shoeboxes full of cassette tapes of the old country music. And yeah, I still have a player for them. Roy Acuff and Eddy Arnold and Hank Williams are in there. In fact, I also have a turntable to play my LP vinyls. I'm keeping the cassette tapes 'cause I KNOW my heirs won't want them, but will have to figure out how to get rid of them . . . without hurting my feelings.
Stuff . . .
Two boxes of deposit slips from First National Bank of Anniston. Not only is First National an old memory, its building on Quintard is under the sentence of a wrecking ball.
Where did all the money go?
Where did all the time go?
The good news is there is still time for some new "stuff."
See you in church . . .
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The Power of the Incredible Hulk—the ILM Linux Death Star
The Star Wars Death Star exists! But, not as a menacing planet-killing weapon. ILM's Death Star renderfarm is the computing power behind the many motion pictures produced at Industrial Light & Magic. "Linux will just continue to grow", says ILM CTO Cliff Plumer. "Our renderfarm has over 1,500 processors currently, and almost 1,000 more are added every evening with desktops." The renderfarm utilizes both dedicated CPUs and the computing power of idle desktops.
"Our core renderfarm is comprised almost entirely of Linux boxes since we switched over from SGI machines", says ILM Systems Developer Mike Thompson. "We have about 750 nodes—1,500 CPUs." The renderfarm exists as a row of computing towers made up of 1U rackmount dual-processor PCs. However, this isn't a supercomputer in the classic sense. Each machine operates semi-independently in a grid configuration, not bound together as a supercomputer running a single job. At ILM, a proprietary batch-scheduling program called ObaQ manages the workload across machines.
As the raw horsepower of systems increased, so did the demand for electricity and cooling in ILM's machine room. "It's important to reduce power and heat", says Thompson. "We went with AMD Athlon 1600 CPUs, a low-power variant that can be a little difficult to find." Each node has 2GB of memory, expandable to 4GB, and each node usually runs two jobs at once to utilize the dual processors, but sometimes this is reduced to a single job for full use of memory.
The AMD-powered nodes are RS-1100 units produced by RackSaver. RackSaver caught ILM's attention at a National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) convention and was given the opportunity to bid on building the renderfarm. RackSaver competes mostly with heavyweights IBM and Dell. RackSaver CEO David Diggers says RackSaver's advantage is servers with double the density of competitors. "We're very strong in this vertical market with sales to ILM, Pixar and Warner Brothers", he said.
The RackSaver renderfarm servers are connected via 100BASE-TX into a Foundry 8000 switch that aggregates network traffic into a gigabit link into the network core. "Just recently we added a 10-gigabit link into our core which helped a lot", says Thompson. "We have a file server core and 2,500 rendering cores with total aggregate traffic of about 70TB a day."
"The Hulk is not a typical comic book movie", says Technical Director Doug Sutton. "It is some of the most challenging work we've done in years. Making a 15-foot-tall green guy look real is an incredible challenge!" The Hulk is a computer-generated (CG) digital actor with emotions and complex green skin.
"Film is designed to make people not look green, to push green away", says Principal Software Engineer Rod Bogart. "We're using Kodak Premiere print stock that has deeper color than Kodak Vision. If the character is green, as with Hulk, it's hard to make it look like green skin. The green dinosaurs of Jurassic Park are not as hard. Dinosaurs don't have the same sort of skin highlights as people." The audience is less forgiving about human faces—even green ones. "Green passes through yellow as it goes to white", adds Sutton. "You need to see that on a monitor in order to counteract or accept it."
Live action was shot in the streets of San Francisco, California. Jennifer Connelly would be in the middle of a street acting to a big green guy who isn't there. A grip holding a pole with green head on top would be her only cue. "They did a few really cool practical effects, explosions, but mainly it is CG", says Sutton, "a combination of Maya and SOFTIMAGE".
Capturing film images demands higher dynamic range than the typical JPEG or PNG supports. Kodak Cineon has long been the standard for digitized film. Cineon is a 10-bit logarithmic format. Compared to JPEG, which is 8-bit linear (that is, 24-bit RGB), a Cineon image has more dynamic range and is especially rich in colors near black. As computing power has increased, most computation has switched to floating point, and working in 10-bit log has become a limitation. OpenEXR is a new floating-point image format.
"The OpenEXR file format is a better digital representation of film because it has a dynamic range of over 30 f-stops without loss of precision", says Plumer. "Previous 8-bit file formats have the dynamic range of only around seven to ten f-stops and cannot accurately reproduce images with extreme contrast." ILM created the EXR format in the summer of 2000 and has used it on Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Men in Black II, Gangs of New York, Signs, Dreamcatcher, The Hulk, Van Helsing, Peter Pan, Timeline and Pirates of the Caribbean.
OpenEXR uses lossless compression like PNG, not lossy compression like JPEG. Actually, there is an unused Piz12 lossy compression option. Unlike PNG or JPEG, OpenEXR uses wavelet encoding—basically a tree structure containing the signed differences between pixels. Because the magnitude of the numbers is smaller and there are fewer unique values, Huffman encoding can compress that more efficiently. EXR supports 32-bit float, 32-bit integer and 16-bit float to any number of channels. Channels can be different depths; for instance, RGBAZ images need more precision in Z depth—with 16-16-16-16-32 typical. The Z channel is physical depth, not a color or alpha mask—think of Z sort of like sonar. In January 2003, ILM released open-source OpenEXR. The first open-source application to support it was CinePaint.
Linux has become a key foundation for supporting today's rapidly growing IT environments. Linux is being used to deploy business applications and databases, trading on its reputation as a low-cost operating environment. For many IT organizations, Linux is a mainstay for deploying Web servers and has evolved from handling basic file, print, and utility workloads to running mission-critical applications and databases, physically, virtually, and in the cloud. As Linux grows in importance in terms of value to the business, managing Linux environments to high standards of service quality — availability, security, and performance — becomes an essential requirement for business success.
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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Children and Adolescents: Neuroendocrine Perspectives
Panagiota Pervanidou* and George P. Chrousos
Unit of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, First Department of Pediatrics, University of Athens Medical School, Aghia Sophia Childrens Hospital, 115 27 Athens, Greece.A Presentation from the European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology (ESPE) New Inroads to Child Health (NICHe) Conference on Stress Response and Child Health in Heraklion, Crete, Greece, 18 to 20 May 2012.
Abstract: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a syndrome of distress that develops after exposure to traumatic life experiences. Dysregulation of both the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis and the locus caeruleus/norepinephrine–sympathetic nervous system (LC/NE-SNS) is associated with the pathophysiology of the disorder. Studies have demonstrated a neuroendocrine profile unique to adults with PTSD, with centrally elevated corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH), low cortisol in the periphery, and elevated catecholamines. Traumatic stress experiences in early life are strong predisposing factors for later PTSD development. In addition, early life stress programs the developing brain to overreact to future stressors. In children and adolescents involved in motor vehicle accidents, we found that high evening salivary cortisol and morning serum interleukin 6 concentrations were predictive of PTSD development 6 months later. We demonstrated a progressive divergence of the HPA and LC/NE-SNS axes of the stress system, which may be part of the pathophysiologic mechanism responsible for PTSD maintenance. An initial elevation of cortisol in the aftermath of the trauma, followed by a gradual normalization and finally low cortisol secretion, together with a gradual elevation of catecholamines over time, may represent the natural history of neuroendocrine changes in pediatric PTSD. Thus, the low cortisol concentrations found in adults with PTSD may reflect prior trauma and might represent a biologic vulnerability factor for later PTSD development.
* Presenter and corresponding author. E-mail: ppervanid{at}med.uoa.gr
Citation: P. Pervanidou, G. P. Chrousos, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Children and Adolescents: Neuroendocrine Perspectives. Sci. Signal. 5, pt6 (2012).
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The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) have confirmed the quarter-final first-leg fixture for LIONSXII in the Malaysia Cup 2012.
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The second-leg of the quarter-finals will be played on either October 2 or 5 at Jalan Besar Stadium, pending the outcome of Kelantan FA's AFC Cup 2012 campaign.
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The Division of Labor Standards is responsible for the administration and enforcement of Missouri's Child Labor Laws. The law ensures that no child younger than 16 years of age is employed in an occupation that is detrimental to the child's safety, health, morals, educational process or general well being.
Door-to-Door Sales
Door-to-Door sales does not apply to school, church or organization sales such as Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts.
It is prohibited in Missouri for anyone under the age of 16. It has also been proven dangerous for many Missouri youth.
If the child is being paid for the work, the child is employed and Missouri law specifically prohibits such employment for anyone under the age of 16. In addition, no one under the age of 18 is permitted to work as an "independent contractor" in any capacity. If the worker is younger than 18 and is receiving income, the worker is considered to be an employee of the business.
Although there are legitimate businesses raising funds for anti-drug education efforts, some use this message for personal gain. These youth peddling operations can be found in many states across the country. While they appear to operate independently of one another, the basic sales pitch is the same.
The founders of these companies insist that the sales promote the development of youth responsibility. We find alarming instances of young people in the employ of these street operations who become either victims of, or participants in, criminal activity.
Some door-to-door operations in Missouri consistently maintain that their primary purpose is to provide substance abuse awareness information to schools. School district officials have been unable to substantiate the existence of this drug awareness program.
In addition to exploiting children, these "anti-drug" campaigns threaten to trivialize the efforts of valid anti-drug campaigns. Education and a heightened awareness provide our best defense in fighting those who seek to exploit our children. If you are approached by a young person selling candy (or any other item) to finance a purported anti-drug and/or pro-youth campaign, we advise you and any potential buyer to make the following inquiries of the young seller:
- "Tell me more about what the money supports."
- "Name some schools that your campaign has worked with."
- "How old are you?"
- "Where is your supervisor?"
- "Do you have a solicitor's permit?"
- "How much do you personally make from each sale (donation)?"
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- Always make sure parents or guardians have the employer's name, address, phone number, schedule and place of work.
- Always insure that children work with a buddy.
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- Never allow children to travel farther that 10 miles from home.
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Comptroller Franchot Meets with Howard Agricultural Community on Truth Tour
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WHO: Comptroller Peter Franchot
Lynn Moore, President of Larriland Farm
State and local elected officials
Agricultural community leaders
WHAT: As a part of his new "Economic Truth Tour," Comptroller Franchot will hear from members of the local agricultural industry about the impact the nation's economic downturn has had on their community. On this tour, Franchot will travel throughout the state to hear directly from businesses, organizations and individuals about economic conditions throughout Maryland.
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This statement immediately provoked criticism from many AIDS
activists and some scientists, while a leading daily, the Post
of Zambia, wrote that, "It is worrying to hear the head of
state preaching against the use of the condom."
"I don't believe in condoms myself because it is a sign of weak
morals on the part of the user," claimed President Chiluba
addressing members of his ruling party - the Movement for
Multiparty Democracy - at a meeting held in Kabwe, a mining
town north of the capital city, Lusaka.
Although he admitted that, "Our graveyards are now bigger than
our compounds because of HIV/AIDS," Chiluba told Zambians to
refrain from casual sex instead of relying on the use of
condoms as a protective measure.
"If you cannot abstain from casual sex then try to regulate
yourself," said the president. In fact, Chiluba's wife left him
late last year after she was allegedly involved in an
extra-marital affair.
Chiluba, who proclaimed Christianity as the state religion,
publicly questioned his compatriots as to why they would buy
condoms when they knew that it would lead them to risk HIV/AIDS
"We find President Chiluba's statement [on condoms] as being
out of touch with reality which should raise worry among all,"
said the Times of Zambia in its editorial.
While the condom may not be 100 percent safe, wrote the paper,
it at least offers a high percentage of protection from
contracting sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV/AIDS.
In the absence of a real cure for AIDS, most scientists agree
that the use of condoms, AIDS awareness, and abstaining from
casual sex remain the best options in order to avoid infection.
"It is worrying and in fact frightening to look at Zambia's
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Former President Kenneth Kaunda, who ruled Zambia from its
independence in 1964 until 1991 when Chiluba came to power,
recently said that Africa could conquer the spread of AIDS by
fighting "the wall of silence about the epidemic" and raising
AIDS awareness in every single village.
Kaunda, whose son died of AIDS, insisted that people must use
condoms. "Even within families, condoms can be used to control
births. "AIDS is a merciless killer that knows no boundaries.
... It is killing millions around the world - black, white,
yellow, whatever their color, race, or religion," said Kaunda.
It is officially estimated that 650,000 people have already
died of AIDS in Zambia. One million Zambians or over a fifth of
the total adult population are HIV-positive, while there are
more than half a million AIDS orphans (one in three is living
with AIDS).
The Catholic Church in Zambia has used every opportunity to
voice its condemnation of the use of condoms as immoral and has
even expressed its outrage at HIV/AIDS awareness
advertisements, especially those aired on television.
However, Health Minister Enoch Kavindele warned church leaders
about "the high prospects of preaching to an empty church,
unless we face the reality that the situation at hand is
"The church is blind in one eye because this issue of
abstinence cannot easily help reduce HIV infections," said
Society for Family Health Executive Director Nils Gade, who
pointed out that HIV/AIDS is striking married couples as well.
It is expected that the debate on the use of condoms may
continue, but activists can only hope that Zambians will take
heed of the Post's final comment that, "Little protection
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SCIENCE CAFÉCome to a New Mexico PBS Science Café! A clip from an episode of NOVA scienceNOW, Nature or a comparable program will be screened. An expert on the topic will attend to answer questions & have an open discussion with the audience.
March 2014 Science Café
A decade ago, Spirit and Opportunity, NASA's twin robot explorers began an interplanetary adventure to demystify the Red Planet. Originally built to withstand a three-month mission on Mars, Opportunity is still capturing breathtaking images and important scientific data.
Come to the March New Mexico PBS Science Café and watch a segment of NOVA and then join in a discussion with Dr. Larry Crumpler, Research Curator of Space Science and Volcanology at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science. Dr. Crumpler is a rover science team member who has worked on the mission since its beginning and is the only mission scientist from New Mexico. He will discuss his experiences working "on Mars" during the past decade with the ongoing Mars Exploration Rover Mission.
- Speaker: Dr. Larry Crumpler
- Date: Saturday March 29
- Time: 10:00 am - 12 noon
- Location: New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science
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Chrome Clone Alpha on Linux
Iron, a privacy clone of the Chrome Google browser, is now released in its first test version on Linux.
Iron is based on Chrome code, but unlike the Google browser, personal data is better protected. It won't create unique user IDs and doesn't send address lists to Google. The SRWare software firm first released the clone in September 2008 under BSD license, originally for Windows. The SRWare project download page now includes an alpha version for Linux.
The update notice in the SRWare forums says, "The download now contains Iron for Linux 3.0.197 and introduces some improvements like a nearly complete options dialog and Flash support. To enable Flash you have to start Iron for Linux with --enable-plugins as a parameter." Developers thoughtfully warn, however, that some instabilities still exist. The stable Windows version of 3.0.197, based on Chromium 3, was announced August 8.
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New release comes with better semantic search and improvements to Kontact.
Coverity: Open Source Code has Fewer Defects
Annual code quality report shows FOSS is more secure at all project size levels.
An Even Smaller Raspberry Pi
The Raspberry Pi Foundation has announced an even smaller version of the tiny computer that will fit into a DIMM slot.
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A new class of problems lets a malicious app pre-configure an invisible privilege update.
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New Hack language adds static typing and other conveniences.
Fedora Announces Innovative Crytography Policy System
New crypto policy system will offer easier configuration and more uniform security.
Shuttleworth Calls for Declarative Firmware
Ubuntu founder denounces insecurity in proprietary, close-source software blobs.
New TLS Attack Takes the S out of HTTPS
Vulnerability affects many Linux web servers
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The adorable tale of a family of mice stowaways on an adventurous ship's journey
In the beloved tradition of The Borrowers, The Tale of Despereaux, and The Cricket in Times Square, here is an irresistible adventure story about the tiny creatures who secretly live among us humans, as only Newbery Medal winner Richard Peck could imagine it. Set on a grand cruise ship to England in 1887, this beautifully illustrated tale of a charming family of mice is full of laughs, near misses, and surprises. Multiple-award-winning author Richard Peck at his best and most playful!
"Rife with snappy asides and clever but never heavy-handed." — The New York Times
* "Readers will revel in the detailed descriptions of mouse-sized joys, woes, and love connections." — Publishers Weekly, starred review
* "Is there anything Newbery Medalist Peck cannot do? Apparently not…Whimsical language, sure characterization, unflagging adventure, even romance." — Kirkus, starred review
* "The rodent world meets Upstairs, Downstairs in this rollicking comedy of manners that begs to be read aloud." — Horn Book, starred review
"By turns poignant and playful, engaging and exciting, and with a touch of romance, the story will have great appeal for the audience." — Booklist
"The fast-paced story is peppered with the author's characteristic sly wit and is pure fun." — School Library Journal
"Readers who like their animals cute, their history entertaining, and their endings happy will find full satisfaction here." — Bulletin of the Center for Childrens Books
"Mr. Peck, a master at blending memorable characters, humor, history, and page-turning stories, is in top form here." — Pittsburgh PostGazette
"Peck's eye for family dynamics is excellent." — Chicago Tribune
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