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UDA Atelier
UDA Emeriti Principals David Lewis, Ray Gindroz, and Don Carter, renaissance men with a spirit for life, believed that exposure to a variety of interests improves the quality of our lives and work, and — ultimately — the places we design. Formal UDA Atelier activities began in the late 1980s at UDA's office at 1133 Penn Avenue. The firm held "end-of-the-month parties" and a monthly life drawing class was taught at UDA by Herb Olds, a legendary Carnegie Mellon University drawing professor.
Since that time, the UDA Atelier has expanded to a more robust program with a mix of structured and spontaneous events. The goal of UDA Atelier is still to expand our cultural and professional lives inside and outside of UDA. At our "end-of-the-month parties," we host varied lecturers such as artists, industrial designers, poets, architectural historians, sociologists, and museum curators, among others. The UDA Atelier also includes book clubs, salons, and summer events.
In recognition of his pioneering career in urban design, the first annual David Lewis Urban Design Lecture sponsored by UDA, took place at Carnegie Mellon University in 2002. Since then, the David Lewis Lecturers have included: Donlyn Lyndon, Fred Koetter & Susie Kim, Leon Krier, John Norquist, Andres Duany & Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, Hank Dittmar, Peter Bosselmann, Marilyn Taylor, Joan Busquets, Dhiru Thadani, and Raymond Gindroz.


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Obama's Ill-Advised Federal Preschool Push
President Obama announced a major effort to expand government preschool early this afternoon. The plan would create a "continuum of child care for children from… Read More
President Obama announced a major effort to expand government preschool early this afternoon. The plan would create a "continuum of child care for children from… Read More
No Child Left Behind (NCLB) may be regulatory hell for school leaders—as a reported 7 million man hours of paperwork each year to comply suggests—but… Read More
What's the best way to make sure nobody sees the results of a scientifically rigorous evaluation? Release your findings on the Friday afternoon before Christmas…. Read More
Legislation to provide $60 billion to areas affected by Hurricane Sandy includes $100 million for the federal Head Start day care program. According to the… Read More
What can we expect for education policy during President Obama's second term? From No Child Left Behind (NCLB) waivers to school choice, education policy will… Read More
Indiana Superintendent of Schools Tony Bennett is one of the country's great education reformers. As superintendent, he worked to create one of the most expansive… Read More
Numerous education-related amendments, ranging from ballot initiatives and charter school authorizers to spending and collective bargaining reform, are under consideration in the states. It's not… Read More
While 46 states have jumped on the national education standards bandwagon, it's not too late to hit the brakes. We've been down this road before…. Read More
House Budget Committee chairman Paul Ryan (R–WI) made a strong case yesterday for the need to ensure that every child in America has the opportunity… Read More
The Friedman Foundation has published an excellent report detailing the administrative bloat plaguing our nation's public schools. The School Staffing Surge: Decades of Employment Growth… Read More


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Pulis wary of Fletcher threat
Tony Pulis hopes forcing his defenders to relive the horrendous mistakes made in last weekend's defeat at Old Trafford will help them stop the Sunderland striker he feels could be the bargain of the season.
Stoke manager Pulis forced his players to set through the entire 4-2 defeat against Manchester United this week in a DVD rerun which will not have made pleasant viewing for Ryan Shawcross and co, as all four of United's goals came from crosses.
Pulis has also been on the training ground all week in a bid to rid his players of the bad habits which led to another defeat against Sir Alex Ferguson's side and, unless the work has paid off, he is worried about the carnage Steven Fletcher could cause at the Britannia Stadium.
Pulis said: "We know we are going to have to defend a lot better than we did at Old Trafford. The lads were disappointed with the part they played in conceding those goals.
"We've had a good look at the video of that match and worked on the training ground at things this week. We have to work hard to make sure we do keep clean sheets.
Stoke find themselves up against Sunderland's £14 million record-signing Fletcher who thrives on similar service and who has scored five times already this season for Martin O'Neill's side.
"Sunderland paid a lot of money for Fletcher, but he's certainly given them a good return. He might prove to be one of the bargains of the season," said Pulis.
"He's good in the box, he's always on the move and he's thrived on the good service he gets from wide players who get crosses into the box. He had that at Wolves with (Michael) Kightly and (Matt) Jarvis, now it is (Adam) Johnson and (James) McClean, while (sebastian) Larsson is good from set-plays as well.
"But if we keep clean sheets, then we will win games. Look at the game at Old Trafford. If we'd kept a clean sheet, we'd have won the game."
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With every win, we put the 'Men in Blue' on the pedestal above our Gods, while a lose make their effigies burnt. Our curiosity to know more about their lifestyle, their desires, their passions always remains intact. Getting a step closer to their private lives, we bring to you their passion for automobiles and the cars they like to drive
First and foremost let's talk about the living legend Sachin Tendulkar. We all are aware about the fiasco that happened when Sachin was awarded the Ferrari 360 Modena when the batting maestro had requested a custom duty waiver on the car. The Modena was gifted to him by FIAT, after the Mumbai batsman equalled the late Don Bradman's tally of 29 Test centuries. It is said that though Sachin Tendulkar usually likes his car to be chauffeur driven, sometimes he also takes wife and kids out for a spin in his Ferrari. The only condition... is that he had to find time to do so from his busy schedule. Besides the Ferrari, he owns two ultimate status-symbols, a silver-coloured Mercedes-Benz and a black Opel Astra, which he won in a Sharjah tournament.
Coming next is our Captain Dhoni whom we all fondly call Mahi. If any of us are remotely aware of cricket, chances are that we mostly do know about the captain's passion for automobiles. Be it the cars he owns or the bikes he drives. Recently the star cricketer bought a Hummer costing him a whopping 1 crore and it drove back from Delhi via Lucknow to his hometown Ranchi. Apart from the Hummer, Mahi also owns a Mitsubishi Pajero. However inside news is that Dhoni's passion lies more in riding bikes than with four wheelers. MS also owns a Harley Davidson, which he brought after India won the T-20 world cup. In his garage he also has a Yamaha 650 sportsbike as well as a Kawasaki Ninja.
Let's talk about our lover boy Yuvraj Singh. Apart from his passion for girls, he is utterly passionate about cars. The stylish cricket is a proud owner of BMW M-5, BMW M-3, and also a Merc. Yuvi says that among all the cars he loves his BMW M3 convertible the most. The hard hitter cricketer was also awarded with a Porsche 911 after his famous six sixes in the T-20 World cup by the Vice President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Lalit Modi. Porsche 911 and a gift? Now now, we should surely envy them shouldn't we?
After the Indian skipper got his shinning silver Hummer, controversy kid, Harbajan Singh followed his suit. Our off spinner is so much in love with his new baby, that he has posted photographs of his new acquisition in his blog. So much is our Bhaji is love with the Hummer that he didn't wait for the registration of the car and thereby was fined by the Chandigarh police for driving the gas guzzler without a registration number. But then again, doesn't controversy and Harbajan always seem to have a love affair? And yeah apart from that our off spinner also owns a Ford endeavour and hordes of bikes and cars that he was awarded for his cricketing skills.
This cute boy from Delhi is also obsessed with cars. The Indian opener made headline when he test drove the 1600cc Formula Ford car. This Delhi Daredevil player owns a Toyota Corolla and Maruti SX4 and a Santro. However, Gambhir prefers to be driven rather than drive himself. His dream car is to own a BMW model. Dream car? Well, one really wonders, with the fat pay cheques our crickets get, do they really need to dream about owing a car? Well well!!
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Analyzing Customers in Your Business Plan
1. Identify its target customers
2. Convey the needs of these customers
3. Show how its products and services satisfy these needs
The first step of the Customer Analysis is to define exactly which customers the company is serving. This requires specificity. It is not adequate to say the company is targeting small businesses, for example, because there are several million of these types of customers. Rather, an expert business plan writer must identify precisely the customers it is serving, such as small businesses with 10 to 50 employees based in large metropolitan cities on the West Coast.
Once the plan has clearly identified and defined the company's target customers, it is necessary to explain the demographics of these customers. Questions to be answered include:
1. How many potential customers fit the given definition and is this customer base growing or decreasing?
2. What is the average revenues/income of these customers?
3. Where are these customers geographically based?
After explaining customer demographics, the business plan must detail the needs of these customers. Conveying customer needs could take the form of past actions (X% have purchased a similar product in the past), future projections (when interviewed, X% said that they would purchase product/service Y) and/or implications (because X% use a product/service which our product/service enhances/replaces, then X% need our product/service).
The business plan must also detail the drivers of customer decision-making. Sample questions to answer include:
1. Do customers find price to be more important than the quality of the product or service?
2. Are customers looking for the highest level of reliability, or will they have their own support and just seek a basic level of service?
There is one last critical step in the Customer Analysis -- showing an understanding of the actual decision-making process. Examples of questions to be answered here include:
1. Will the customer consult others in their organization/family before making a decision?
2. Will the customer seek multiple bids?
3. Will the product/service require significant operational changes (e.g., will the customer have to invest time to learn new technologies and will the product/service cause other members within the organization to lose their jobs? etc.)
It is essential to truly understand customers to develop a successful business and marketing strategy. As such, sophisticated investors require comprehensive profiles of a company's target customers. By spending the time to research and analyze your target customers, you will develop both enhance your business strategy and funding success.
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Lesshafts triangle
Lesshafts triangle --> Grynfeltt's triangle
a triangular space bounded above by the end of the last rib and the serratus posterior inferior muscle, anteriorly by the internal oblique, and posteriorly by the quadratus lumborum; lumbar hernia occurs in this space.
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Babylon Lodge No. 793, Free and Accepted Masons Celebrate 125th Anniversary
Senator Owen H. Johnson recently joined with Assemblyman Phil Boyle in presenting a New York State Legislative Resolution to Master, The Worshipful Edward T. Bartels commemorating the 125th Anniversary of the Babylon Lodge No. 793, Free and Accepted Masons. An official celebration took place with a Black Tie Dinner Dance on April 29, 2012 at the Babylon Lodge in Babylon.
The Free and Accepted Masons are the oldest fraternal organization in the world dating back some 3,000 years. The Babylon Lodge has continuously been a great influence in the community by providing leadership, a principled way of life deeply rooted in a system of values, social benevolence, emphasis on individual excellence and serving as a stabilizing force in the community.
The history of Masonry in the Village of Babylon has prevailed unbroken for 125 years and is deeply rooted in the American Revolutionary era. From its introduction in 1887 to the present day, Freemasonry has been an important influence at work in the development of the Babylon community.
The members of the Babylon Lodge No. 793 are dedicated to supporting their community. Each year they host a Holiday Party for the AHRC in Bohemia and buy gifts for over 120 special-needs children. They also donate food baskets to local churches to help feed the needy, host blood drives, donate their building and time to different organizations such as the Babylon Arts Council, the Babylon Historical Society, and the Babylon Beautification Society.
Recently, Babylon Lodge No. 793 raised funds to help a Masonic Lodge in upstate New York that was devastated by Hurricane Irene. Babylon Lodge No. 793 also supports many youth organizations by giving awards to boys who attain the rank of Eagle Scout, and girls who earn the Girl Scout Gold Award. They also award a young person every year with a college scholarship.
Members of the Lodge have given back to the men and women of the United States Armed Forces who are stationed overseas by sending them much-needed supply packages, and also have supported the Northport Veterans Affairs Medical Center and the Long Island State Veterans Home at Stony Brook University by holding church services as well as providing other entertaining events for the residents.
Photograph from left to right: Senator Owen H. Johnson; Master, The Worshipful Edward T. Bartels; and Assemblyman Phil Boyle.


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FORMER Ulster Unionist leader Lord Empey has warned the DUP that they are "treading on dangerous ground" after they revealed they are discussing supporting Sinn Fein's calls for a vote on a united Ireland.
Last week, Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams called for a border poll to be held.
Then, speaking in a radio interview on Tuesday, DUP Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster said her party might "call [Sinn Fein's] bluff" on the issue and support a referendum on Northern Ireland's constitutional future.
Mrs Foster said she believed that any border poll would result in "a very clear validation of the Union".
But Lord Empey said yesterday that he fears the DUP "are treading on dangerous ground if they were to back a Sinn Fein call for a referendum".
He insisted his party does not fear a border poll, but said it would encourage Sinn Fein to demand more in the future and claimed that the Province could end up "permanently in border poll mode".
"While I have no doubt that a very strong pro-Union majority would emerge from any border poll – and even Gerry Adams knows this – it would almost inevitably set the meter running and encourage Sinn Fein to demand one every seven years and mean that Northern Ireland would be permanently in border poll mode," he said.
"If this process were set in train, it would give Sinn Fein a permanent opportunity to grandstand and put the constitutional issue front and centre for ever."
Lord Empey said he believes this would have a "destabilising effect on politics in Northern Ireland and deflect attention and effort away from issues such as the economy, the health service and education".
"The Belfast Agreement gives security to unionists on their constitutional future as all they have to do to retain it is turn out at election time and vote for unionists. If the electorate ceases to support unionists at elections, then, and only then, can Sinn Fein reasonably say that the evidence is that support for a united Ireland is growing while support for the Union is waning."
DUP MP Sammy Wilson responded to Lord Empey's comments, saying: "Sinn Fein's bluster around a border poll is destabilising but unionists should be aware that it is only grandstanding to cover their embarrassment.
"Despite decades of campaigning, both with and without violence, support for a united Ireland has never been lower. The result of a border poll would be Sinn Fein's worst nightmare.
"It would not be in their favour and it would expose the utter failure of their 40-year campaign."
Northern Ireland Secretary of State Theresa Villiers has said she currently has no plans to call a border poll.
l The News Letter is running an online poll. The results so far are overwhelmingly for holding a border poll with 73 per cent of those who voted (1,619 readers) saying there should be a border poll, while 27 per cent (607 readers) said there should not be. You can vote in this poll by logging on to www.newsletter.co.uk


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t fret, parents. There is even a headphone jack. Now if only brass instruments could include one of those. This high-tech trumpet retails for $400.
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"Dying is easy, retail is hard," the maxim about comedy could be amended to read. The Darwinian struggle to stay in business, particularly if you are an independently owned shop selling objects of that ephemeral element—style – has been displaying itself in Hudson more noticeably in recent weeks. In addition to Harvey's Counter, whose closing Carole Osterink mentioned in today's Gossips, there has been the recent (and almost overnight) disappearance of the megaplush antiques store NP Trent, which Word on the Street has heard will be moving to Kindherhook; last month's closing of Mark Frisman 20th Century Design (after a steep rise of his rent at 527 Warren, Frisman decided to move his operation to St. Petersburg, Florida), CM Cherry, and now, Culture + Commerce Project (at 428 Warren), which for three years featured warmly modernist furnishings, lighting, and artistic objects created by talented local artisans such as Rob Williams, Joshua Howe, and Jules Anderson. "I'm very into brick and mortar, but it's time to be more 21st century," Culture + Commerce's owner Sherri Jo Williams says, adding that the last two weeks of the store's existence this month will be devoted to work by artists Kahn and Selesnick, and that C+C will be a continuing presence in pop-up shops and on the internet.
Happily, many of the historic structures on Warren Street have signs announcing new businesses, demonstrating its continuing desirability as a retail destination through tough times and despite rising rents. Classic Country will occupy the beautiful piece of stone and mortar (now, grayer than ever) at 431 Warren; Talbot & Arding Cheese and Provisions will (hopefully!) be opening at 323 Warren; and Hawkins New York, a modern home-furnishings store, will be the new occupant of the venerable Leader building at 339 Warren. Elegant gold lettering and bordering in The Leader's storefront window is just about the only change the Hawkins people will be making to the fabulously intact original signage and window details, according to the fellow who was doing the taping—presumably the owner— who said he loved and wouldn't think of camouflaging it; all I can say is, whoever you are, WELCOME! — Scott Baldinger


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The Chief Fire Officer for East Sussex and Brighton and Hove will answer questions from members of the public tonight in Brighton.
The meeting will be held at The Brighthelm Centre on North Road from 7.30pm, where Des Pritchard, chief fire officer for East Sussex and Brighton and Hove, will answer questions on how planned cuts to the service will impact the general public.
The planned cuts involve removing one of Brighton's fire engines from the service, leaving just four engines covering the Brighton and Hove area.
These plans have faced widespread criticism from local politicians and the Fire Brigade Union.
The Fire Brigade Union (FBU) has launched its 'We Urge the Fire Authority to listen and vote to protect the City Fire Engine' petition, which has had more than 10,000 signatures over the last month.
Nancy Platts, Labour Parliamentary candidate for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, has pledged to support the FBU's petition and will be at the meeting tonight to question Mr Pritchard over the planned cuts.
Ms Platts has also criticised Mr Pritchard for failing to inform the public about the planned cuts and how they will affect the service.
Other local MPs such as Caroline Lucas, Simon Kirby and Mike Weatherly have also backed the FBU petition To sign the FBU petition, visit www.saveeastsussexfireservice.co.uk.


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In reading Senator Barack Obama's #1 bestseller, The Audacity of Hope, one begins to wonder whether he is another cynical politician or just a helplessly naïve neophyte.After a few chapters, one actually has the audacity to hope that it is his inexperience — and nothing sinister — that accounts for his sometimes silly and often misleading narrative. Anyone who is that naive should not be a U.S. Senator, much less the president.Obama is a uniquely charismatic candidate who has catapulted into second place among democratic primary voters, forcing Hillary Clinton to hastily abandon her coy pretense that she hasn't made a decision about whether to run. He inspires people by his story, his demeanor and his message.But if his book offers a window into the real Barack Obama, one thing is certain: He has a long way to go before he is ready for the presidency. He's only been in the U.S. Senate for two years and before that, he was a state senator and a professor of constitutional law. He's never been an administrator, met a payroll, developed a budget, or solved a crisis. It's not only his greenness that sends out warnings; at times, he doesn't seem to grasp the implications of all that he writes. At other times, his words have a distinct disconnect with his actions and legislative record.Sometimes he sounds downright juvenile. Consider this missive, which opens chapter five: "One thing about being a U.S. Senator - you fly a lot." Brilliant! It gets worse: "Most of the time I fly … in coach, hoping for an aisle or window seat" (But not always.) " … there are times when … I fly on a private jet." Then, "the flying experience is a good deal different." Wow. Obama then describes the experience: "lounges that feature big soft couches and big screen TVs." Hog heaven. "Restrooms are generally empty and spotless, and have those mechanical shoe-shine machines and mouthwash and mints in a bowl." The planes? "Well, they're nice." The purpose of the trip was "fund raising" but the senator was thrilled when his staff "explained to him" that he could travel on "someone else's jet" and only have to pay the comparatively minor cost of first class airfare.There's no mention of the special interests that pay for those corporate jets for senators or about the lobbyists that usually accompany them, using the down time to fill their heads with information and arguments for their client's legislative priorities. All we learn from Obama is how la dolce vita prevails at private airports.Obama actually took 23 separate trips on corporate jets during his first year in the Senate, until he was appointed as the democratic point man on ethics legislation last year, following the Jack Abramoff scandal involving lobbyists paying for Congressional travel. Given the political atmosphere and the intense probe of Congressional travel, it would not have been good politics for him to continue to avail himself of the lobbyist largesse. So, that's when he stopped taking the free rides. Cushy sofas or not.Obama is a political infant, a babe in the woods. He's a Jimmy Carter, running for president based on his personal moral outlook, his background and history, and making a virtue out of his limited knowledge of how American government works. One thing is sure - in the age of terrorism, we don't need a president who can't find the men's room.Obama's book is replete with paeans to non-partisanship and rising above the bitterness of the blue/red divide. He sees the virtues in his political opponents. "I find it possible," he declares, "to understand their motives, and to recognize in them the values I share."But, in reality, Obama is no "third way" politician. He is a party line Democrat, according to the National Journal, the 18th most liberal member of the Senate, which puts him ahead of (or behind) 60% of his fellow Democrats in the Senate. The gospel according to Planned Parenthood? He gets 100%. Right to life? Zero. The AFL-CIO celebrates his vote with them on nine out of ten issues and the ACLU agrees.He talks like a moderate, but he votes like a liberal.This deception, which he shares in common with Hillary, would be par for the Washington course. But it is the sound bites that festoon his book that lead one to suspect that he really doesn't understand the facts or the issues.For example, he writes, "we say we value the legacy we leave the next generation and then saddle that generation with mountains of debt." Really? Has the senator noticed that the deficit is now down to only a bit more than 2% of our GDP, or is that sound bite too precious to lose in the face of the facts?Or - he accuses us of tolerating "schools that don't teach, that are chronically underfunded and understaffed and underinspired." We hate to get in the way of his speechwriter's momentum, but how about the central issues: teacher incompetence, the need for merit pay and the importance of waiving tenure to get rid of bad instructors?He speaks of an increasingly wealthy "knowledge class" of Americans able to purchase "whatever they want on the marketplace — private schools, private health care, private security and private jets." But then he opposes the voucher system designed to give the poor parity in purchasing power for private education.And then he says that voters are tired of "sound bite solutions to complicated problems." So are his readers.Senator Barack Obama could indeed represent something new in our politics instead of something old and simply repackaged. He could step up and truly develop a third way, carrying on where Bill Clinton left off on issues of poverty, race, standards, education and global competitiveness. But Bill Clinton worked hard at grappling with our problems and designing real solutions. He immersed himself in the data and worked hard to learn how to be president.But Obama is taking the easy way out - skimming the surface, sloganeering and hiding behind Democratic orthodoxy while pretending to be something else.The saving grace is that he is young and just starting out. If he pays the same attention to substance that he appears to have spent acquiring a profound understanding of constitutional law — which he used to teach — then he has the potential to be a great figure.But he's not there yet.
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Oskaloosa–Three Statesmen football players were honored for their excellence in the classroom as they were named 2013 Daktronics-NAIA Football Scholar-Athletes.
Brock Peery (Sr., Payson, Utah, Secondary Education), Evan Ressler (Jr., Cascade, Iowa, Biology), and Justin Lewis (Jr., Florence, Ala., Sociology) were among a list of 259 football players from within the NAIA ranks to be awarded the laurel.
Peery led the trio with a 3.77 Grade Point Average entering last fall, while Ressler was next at 3.75. The accolade is the second for Peery. Lewis entered the fall with a 3.65 GPA.
To be eligible for the award, athletes must be of at least junior academic standing, maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or above on a 4.0 scale, and have attended the nominating institution for at least one full academic year.Print this ad for $10 off your next oil change


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The Wild Animal Park in Chittenango welcomes its newest, and tallest, addition
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Jase the giraffe is the Wild Animal Park in Chittenango's newest resident and he's kind of a big deal in more ways than one.
Jeff Taylor, owner of the Wild Animal Park, says Jase is growing taller each day.
"He's about 12 feet tall right now he is still growing and will be about 16 to 20 feet when he's full grown," he says.
Jase, who is just one and half years old, is one of only four giraffes living in zoos in New York State. Taylor says Jase is by himself now, but will soon have some company.
"We have plans to add two more females and we want to give them plenty of room so they can exercise and lead a healthy captive life," he says.
There is no shortage of animals to keep Jase company now.
The Wild Animal Park sits on 12 acres in Chittenango. Despite the size of the park the goal is to let visitors get up close and personal with the animals, and that is exactly what Taylor plans to do with Jase and the other giraffes.
"Youâ??re actually going to be able to feed him carrots, so you're going to be able to get really close to him. We have plans of building a deck where you can get eye level with him," he says.
Taylor says Jase is still getting used to his new home, but the public will be able to see him when the Wild opens its African Trail on July 2nd.
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Neil Parsley landed one of three potential targets on Thursday evening and was hopeful of securing another before tomorrow's game at Curzon Ashton.
The Farsley boss has been keen to bolster his squad in order to stiffen up their bid for another play-off tilt.
They go into this weekend in sixth place in Evo-Stik Division One North, and the four clubs from second to fifth will contest the end-of-season extras.
Parsley said: "We did a deal with Osebi Abadaki and he signed for us after training on Thursday night.
"He is someone I have been chasing for a while. He can play on either flank or up top, so he is a very useful player.
"The transfer was a difficult one because he is on dual registration. He is signed on for Halifax Town but we have got him from Salford City.
"Apparently he played really well for Salford in a pre-season friendly against Halifax and they signed him after that but loaned him back.
"He actually played against us earlier this season (for Salford) and got sent off but I was impressed and have been keeping tabs on him ever since. He will be in the squad for the Curzon game as all the paperwork has gone through."
Parsley is hoping to sign a central midfield player today and still has a forward on his radar.
"We have a very good squad and almost a clean bill of health. The only long-term injury is Dave Briggs," explained Parsley.
"Briggsy went to see a specialist on Wednesday and we are waiting for reports but it looks like he will need surgery for a hernia problem.
"But you have to keep trying to improve and I was alerted that Osebi, a central midfielder and a striker might be available.
"They are all players that I have wanted to bring to the club to improve us. A couple of additions refreshes the whole squad and it will give us a better chance of a strong finish to the season."


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A U.S. military press release announced that a young intelligence official deeply involved with the nation's operations in Iraq has been charged with leaking confidential documents in gross violation of the U.S. Armed Force's digital policy and laws against espionage.
Pvt. 1st Class Bradley Manning, 22, of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division in Iraq, a U.S. Military specialist,
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The "most horrific" case a Welling vet has witnessed in her 30-year career has a happy ending after a lucky moggy got to keep her leg.
Five-year-old tabby Missy suffered terrible wounds after being shot earlier this year and almost lost the limb.
Owner Terri Brooke, of Penn Lane, Bexley, is now delighted Missy has recovered following a four-hour operation at Park View Veterinary Group in Park View Road, Welling.
The vets were forced to piece her bones back together with pins because the leg had been so destroyed.
News Shopper reported on the horrifying incident last February when Missy was the third of Ms Brooke's cats to be shot at.
The bullet, which was not an ordinary pellet, exploded on impact when it hit Missy's chest and travelled through her muscles shattering her leg bone.
Fragments of metal were clearly visible in the X-ray but following the complex operation and months of recovery, the cat has been given the all-clear.
Ms Brooke, 54, who runs her own beauty college in Eltham, said: "She had to have pins inserted in her legs and spend three weeks in a cage for them to settle.
"The vet said, 'I can't believe how well she's doing.'
"First of all they thought she'd definitely have to have her leg off but I wanted them to try the pins in case.
"The support we've had since News Shopper wrote about it in February has been amazing.
"I've had texts from people I'd not heard from in years asking about Missy and people always stop and ask me about her when I'm out and about."
Veterinary partner Mary Cox, who treated Missy, told News Shopper: "This is the most horrific case I've come across in the 30 years I've been qualified.
"The bullet entered her chest cavity and travelled through muscle into the leg and the force of the impact caused the metal to explode.
"We are getting more and more cases like these."
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Despite leafleting hundreds of homes in the area, Ms Brooke still does not know who is responsible for the heartless attacks.
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A lot has changed since Malian guitarist Habib Koite performed in the Bay Area last year.
When he played the Nourse Theater with bluesman Eric Bibb last February as part of the tour following their 2012 album "Brothers in Bamako" (Stony Plain Records), Koite was nervously monitoring events back home, where France's Operation Serval pushed back a radical Islamic insurgency that threatened to tear the West African nation apart.
"This moment was really bad for all Malians," says Koite, 56, from his home in Mali's capital, Bamako. "I don't have the words in English to describe the feeling. Everyone was quiet, thinking what is happening?
"Now everything's much better," he adds. "The hope is coming back, with a new president who was voted in last year."
For Koite, who returns to Northern California on Saturday for a California Institute of Integral Studies-presented performance at Nourse and Monday at Santa Cruz's Kuumbwa, the new year has also ushered in major changes in his music. After some two decades of touring with his stellar six-piece band Bamada, he has created a new five-piece ensemble with a softer sound.
Anchored by Bamada bassist Abdoul Wahab Berthe, who also plays the traditional hunter's harp known as a kamale n'goni, the new band drops the drum kit in favor of traditional percussion instruments like the djembe and calabash (played by Mama Kone, who toured widely last year with Koite and Bibb). The new ensemble leaves even more room for the dazzling guitar work that prompted Bonnie Raitt to declare Koite the rightful heir to Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan.
"I just want to bring something new," Koite says. "I did the same band for 22 years, and Bamada is still together. But they have solo projects, and after touring with Eric Bibb, I wanted to do one of my own. I wanted to make a new album and create a new vibe."
He documented the new band on "Soo," an album slated for release on Feb. 25. Created in the wake of the civil war that threatened to divide the northern desert from the rest of the country, the project conspicuously builds on Koite's already pan-ethnic sound with guest appearances by Toumani Diabate (kora) and Bassekou Kouyate (n'goni), fellow Malian masters who hail from different traditions.
Born into an ancient line of griots, Koite has always drawn widely from the many cultures of Mali, a maverick streak that earned him ardent fans across the large landlocked country (particularly in the north, where guitarist Ali Farka Touré's legacy is still strong).
On "Soo," Koite sings in Malinke, Bambara and Dogon, delivering messages about social issues like forced marriage and the need for coexistence. The most striking change in his sound is his adoption of the banjo, an American instrument that hearkens directly back to Africa. While he recorded several tracks on six-string banjo, he's focusing on guitar on the tour.
"I love the banjo," Koite says. "Eric Bibb gave it to me, and I gave it to my guitar player, Issa Kone. This new band has a really big sound. I play my guitar and flute and sing. The bassist also plays n'goni. The keyboardist plays some percussion and he sings, and the percussionist plays all those instruments and sings, too. We can play all the music we created in the studio."
Part of what distinguishes Koite from other West African stars is that he's never shown any interest in incorporating elements of rock or R&B. Influenced by jazz and flamenco, he also mixes easily with rootsy blues musicians like Bibb. But instead of altering his sound to cross over, he's reached a vast audience in the West while remaining rooted in the rhythms and cadences of Mali through albums distributed by Putumayo and World Village.
He takes his role as a cultural ambassador seriously. And now that war is receding, he's hoping his music helps spread more awareness of the Mali's musical riches.
"Everywhere I play my Malian music, the people who come to watch me are interested in this culture," Koite says. "I can talk to them, and they're interested in the soul of my country."
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During an interview on BBC Radio 2, Corden suggested the frontmen of two of the UK's largest ever bands will take to the stage for an unmissable performance.
'I think – and I don't know if this is true and I'm almost certain that I'm not supposed to tell you – that Chris Martin is going to accompany [Noel Gallagher] on the piano,' he said.
The Brits are being held at London's O2 Arena on February 21st and Ed Sheeran, Rihanna , Bruno Mars and Adele, who recently recovered from throat surgery, are all due to perform.
Jessie J is nominated for three gongs – British female solo artist, British breakthrough act and British single for Price Tag – and has promised to celebrate in style if she wins.
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White Rock Firefighters are once again gearing up for their annual Breakfast with Santa.
Set for 8 a.m. to noon Dec. 1 at the fire hall (15315 Pacific Ave.), the event – in its 17th year – is a fundraiser for local charities and the B.C. Professional Firefighters' Burn Fund.
It is a festive occasion that historically feeds hundreds of people, young and old, who come out to fill their tummies with pancakes and get in the Christmas spirit.
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I have paid the price for that ever since, but thankfully do not have tinnitus. My good buddy got tinnitus about ten years ago from a single shot at an elk, using a .300 Weatherby Magnum with a KDF reducer and no "ears" on. Sucks that his two guides had their own plugs in and did not warn him, but that is 20-20 hindsight.
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Trust among agents (or persons) involved in the process of innovation is intrinsic to successful innovation. An examination of the firm's trust in its agents at various stages of the innovation process will therefore contribute practical insights into best business practices, as well as policy implications for competitive and strategic advancement. This paper focuses on the development of a framework for the evolution of trust in the firm's innovation process. The trust a firm has in its employees at the micro level, and in the agents who are part of a sectoral, regional and national innovation system consisting of firms (including multi-national corporations or MNCs at both the national and transnational/global levels), academic institutions, and government and non-government bodies with which the firm interacts, is crucial to the firm's successful innovation. Trust in the process of innovation is viewed as consisting of two components – concerns regarding how firms feel about being trusted and about having to trust others. Three types of trust are identified in the paper, namely, competence, predictability and goodwill trust. These are described in terms of their evolution at different stages of the firm's innovation process as the firm interacts with its micro, meso and macro level agents. By examining the role of the firm's trust at these different stages, the paper seeks to contribute to a better understanding of the role of trust in the innovation process
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Canonical is planning to make the Ubuntu mobile operating system available for developers in late February. That will be followed up with phones available in "two geographically large markets" starting this October according to Canonical CEO Mark Shuttleworth in an interview with The Wall Street Journal.
The mobile version of the open-source operating system was announced this past month. The phones will not have buttons and it has a gesture-heavy interface that is simlar to the BlackBerry Z10.
The Ubuntu operating system is based on Linux. It was designed to run servers and other infrastructure used in many IT departments.
Shuttleworth said that the Ubuntu smartphones can be docked to larger displays they wirelessly connect to keyboards and other peripherals. The smartphones would also be able to support Windows-based applications. Shuttleworth did not name the company's hardware partners but he did say that there was a lot of interest from multiple companies.


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As many of you know, the U of Illinois Graduate College, in collaboration with IDEALS, offered optional Electronic Thesis and Dissertation (ETD) deposit to the entire campus for December graduation. IDEALS implemented a system called Vireo that was developed by the Texas Digital Library to manage this process.
This pilot was a enormous success - of the 262 total deposits, 223 were through the ETD system - 85%!
Students had three access options:
- 62% chose to make their dissertation or thesis openly available immediately;
- 22% chose to limit access to the University of Illinois for two years; and
- 16% chose to limit access completely for two years.
We're happy to announce that all electronic theses and dissertations deposited during this period are available now in IDEALS. All ETD's (except those under a patent hold) can be found in the Dissertations and Theses community within IDEALS: http://www.ideals.illinois.edu/handle/2142/5131.
Due to electronic deposit we have been able to make available the December deposits before the August and October deposits (which are all in paper) have even been processed!
Each dissertation or thesis is also mapped to a Department or College level collection. For example:
- Education - http://www.ideals.illinois.edu/handle/2142/8800
- History - http://www.ideals.illinois.edu/handle/2142/14792
- Animal Sciences - http://www.ideals.illinois.edu/handle/2142/14771
- Civil and Environmental Engineering - http://www.ideals.illinois.edu/handle/2142/14770
Our next steps are to work to get these into our Online Catalog, and to send the dissertations on to ProQuest Digital Dissertations.
Within the next month or so, we will also be releasing an update to IDEALS that will allow you to search by department or adviser (or other committee member).
Please let me know if you have any questions. Special thanks go to Tim Donohue, Bill Ingram, Nicholas Riley (our technical GA), Steve McCauley (the IDEALS GA), Merinda Hensley, and, of course, our colleagues at the Graduate College - Rebecca Bryant and Mark Zulauf - for making this a smooth and straightforward process.
Sarah L. Shreeves
IDEALS Coordinator
Scholarly Commons Coordinator
University Library
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Linkin Park Premiere The Official Music Video For Burn It Down
Published On : May 25, 2012
Watch The New Music Video For Linkin Park's "Burn It Down"
Linkin Park are treating fans with a brand new video for their latest single "Burn It Down" and it's a pretty interesting clip to say the least! The new video which was released for our viewing pleasure on May 25th, takes the fans to a weird, gloomy place which brings back memories of one really spooky Alien spaceship. As a matter of fact, the whole Joe Hahn-directed is filled with sci-fi elements, so let's have a look together.
As we would have expected, the highly anticipated visuals for Linkin Park's "Burn It Down" are a real treat, and the band members wouldn't have it any other way. Now… when we said that there's a dark and gloomy place in the clip resembling an alien spacecraft, we weren't that far off… it seems that the video director, Joe Hahn, who's worked with Linkin Park for a long time, drew his inspiration from H.R. Giger's design work on the legendary "Alien" series.
If the Alien influences weren't enough, fans will also get to see the Linkin Park band members burning down after spontaneously combusting. And if you're wondering what Linkin Park has to say about the clip, lead singer Chester Bennington declared that:
"Joe really goes for it. And, for whatever reason, I usually get it the worst. I've almost drowned, I had all this powder thrown in my face. On this new one, I was sweating like crazy. It was intense."
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ANAHEIM — Here is the expected lineup that the Ducks will start with against the Kings in Game 7 of the Western Conference semifinal on Friday night at Honda Center as the first playoff series between the teams goes the distance. John Gibson (2-1, 1.68 GAA, .946 SV%) will remain in goal as he has allowed just five goals in his three starts this series.
There will be a lineup tweak as Daniel Winnik and Pat Maroon will trade places on the left side to start. Coach Bruce Boudreau explained that he liked the possibility of Maroon having chemistry with Nick Bonino and Kyle Palmieri as the three played together while in the American Hockey League.
"They've had moments up here that have been very good," Boudreau said. "So [I'm] just trying to create a little bit of chemistry. I think, one Winnie's a better skater than Patty and might be able to be a little bit better defensively on that line. But hey listen, depending on the game goes, lines might change an awful lot tonight."
Devante Smith-Pelly-Ryan Getzlaf-Corey Perry
Daniel Winnik-Mathieu Perreault-Teemu Selanne
Andrew Cogliano-Saku Koivu-Jakob Silfverberg
Patrick Maroon-Nick Bonino-Kyle Palmieri
Cam Fowler-Ben Lovejoy
Hampus Lindholm-Francois Beauchemin
Bryan Allen-Sami Vatanen
— And here is the expected lineup for the Kings, who will try to improve on their 5-0 record in elimination games this postseason and advance to the West final for the third consecutive season. Jonathan Quick (7-6, 2.78 GAA, .914 SV%) made 21 saves in Game 6 to edge the rookie Gibson, with Kyle Palmieri getting the only goal against him.
Defenseman Willie Mitchell took part in the morning skate for the first time since being injured but Coach Darryl Sutter ruled him out. Mitchell hasn't played since Game 6 of the first round against San Jose. "Skated once with the group," Sutter said. "Not an option."
Justin Williams has found Game 7s to his liking throughout his career. Williams, who doesn't have a goal in the series, has won all five he's participated in and has five goals and five assists. His four goals in these playoffs have come in Games 4 and 6 (two each) against the Sharks.
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Connection to CentOs Server with OpenVPN... Then what?
We will be supporting a client who has a CentOs Web Server. I've been given an OpenVPN configuration that works to get me so far as I can ping the web server.
I am now at a loss. Normally, I can FTP into a site, download the files that I need (through Dreamweaver or other software) but I can't seem to get that kind of connection here.
So I guess my question is, after I am on the OpenVPN, how do I access the files on the CentOs server. What program should I be using? I do have the credentials (username/pass)
If it makes any difference, the server is 64-bit CentOs 5.4.
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If they haven't configured an ftp server then try connecting over sftp, Filezilla is a common choice for client software and is available on linux and windows.
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Infant Boy Survives Heart Peril
Published: October 9, 1990
LOMA LINDA, Calif., Oct. 8— An infant who had a usually fatal heart defect healed by himself, amazing doctors who thought a transplant was the only way to save his life.
The parents of the nine-week-old boy, Weston Wells Kilpatrick, will be able to take him home this week, said officials at Loma Linda University Medical Center. The parents begged today for donor hearts to save the lives of other dying infants.
Dr. Steven Gundry, a pioneer in infant heart transplant surgery, said it was unlikely that their child would ever need a transplant.
Believed to Be Unprecedented
''It's the first time we've seen it,'' Dr. Gundry said on Saturday, adding that he believed the healed birth defect was unprecedented in medical history.
The baby, born in Santa Maria on July 27, is alive only because of ''our prayers and the prayers of others and perhaps some medical phenomenon,'' said his father, Layne Kilpatrick, at a news conference today at the university.
''I think this child has an incredible will to live,'' he said of his son's spontaneous recovery from three of five heart defects. ''It's miraculous,'' It hasn't been seen before.''
The baby, who was born July 27, was taken to Loma Linda University Medical Center when he was four days old, after doctors concluded that he had hypoplastic left heart syndrome.
The boy's damaged heart grew stronger as he waited for a heart transplant donor, Dr. Gundry said.
Center Known for Transplants
The parents, Layne and Janet Kilpatrick, a pharmacist and a dietitian, both 31 years old, had moved from Lompoc to Redlands to be near the medical center, which is known for advances in child heart transplants.
Doctors determined that Weston's heart had three abnormalities that would normally have killed a baby within two weeks if left untreated, Dr. Gundry said.
He had an abnormal mitral valve, which regulates the flow of blood through the heart; an abnormally small left ventricle, the pumping chamber of the left side of the heart; and a constricted aorta, the main artery that carries blood through the body.
As the family waited for a heart donor, doctors treated Weston with a drug that kept open a heart blood vessel that normally shuts down after birth.
A few weeks ago, doctors noticed that the baby's left ventricle had grown considerably and was gradually becoming functional.
''Theoretically, we knew the left ventricle might be able to grow, because we know the right ventricle can grow if you keep the blood flowing, but to our knowledge it has never been reported for the left ventricle,'' Dr. Gundry said.
Surgery was performed Friday to correct two other defects, but Weston no longer requires a heart transplant to save his life, Dr. Bailey said.
The Kilpatricks said other newborns with deadly congenital heart defects will die unless parents of babies killed in car wrecks or other accidents agree to donate their dead children's hearts.
About 100 babies in the United States die each day because the demand for newborn heart donors far outstrips the supply, said Dr. Bailey, who transplanted a baboon's heart into a girl known as Baby Fae in 1984 in a futile and widely criticized attempt to save that newborn's life.
Since the Baby Fae transplant, Loma Linda has become a leading center for using heart transplants to save babies born with fatal cardiac defects. Of 73 infants who have received transplanted hearts there, 55 are still alive.
Wait for Donor Hearts Grows
Dr. Bailey said about 20 hospitals across the nation now perform infant heart transplants, but the wait for donor hearts has increased from three weeks to five weeks as demand for the surgery grew.
''It's such a terrible waste that these children and these babies have to die when these gentlemen have proven they can save their lives'' with infant-to-infant transplants, Layne Kilpatrick said.
Baby Fae was born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, a fatal underdevelopment of the heart's left pumping chamber. Weston Kilpatrick was born with a similar but less severe defect, along with underdeveloped mitral and aortic heart valves, a narrowed aorta and an open duct between two arteries, Bailey said.
After being transferred to Loma Linda, Weston remained for weeks on a waiting list for donor hearts. When doctors performed ultrasound tests on his heart about 10 days ago, they were amazed to find spontaneous and unprecedented development of the left side of the heart and the two valves.
''We have never seen this phenomenon,'' said Dr. Jorge McCormack, a pediatric cardiologist.
Dr. Bailey said Weston's heart had ''developed to a nearly normal architecture. ''
Weston's abnormally narrowed aorta - the main artery that carries blood from the heart to the body - was repaired Friday by Dr. Gundry.
The operation also closed the open duct between two key coronary arteries. The duct normally closes by itself after birth.


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Feb 14, 2013 7:00pm – 8:30pm
CVCA/Heyde Center for the Arts
The Chippewa Falls Public Library and the Chippewa Valley Cultural Association are pleased to present this one-person interactive presentation featuring actor Ron Fry as William Shakespeare. Dynamic interpretations of excerpts from some of Shakespeare's most famous works combine with a humorous look at life in Renaissance England. There will be plenty of opportunities for audience members to star alongside The Bard. Admission: Adults/Seniors $5, Youth (under 18 years) free.
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Enjoy tours around the fascinating island landscape north of Berlin. You pass Villa Borsig, Konradshöhe, Alt Heiligensee, Nieder Neuendorf in Brandenburg and back along the Saatwinkler Enge past the islands of Valentinswerder, Baumwerder and Scharfenberg. Perfect relaxation !
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Children 5 years old and below are free of charge (maximum of 3 children per full paying adult).
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TAMPA — The eye doctor sat at his desk between patients, Twitter page open.
"Because that's what I do."
He lives in cyberspace and works in Westchase. He is a social media aficionado, a Twitter devotee, Facebook user and lover of Foursquare, the latest mobile sensation to storm the globe.
He thought about the name Foursquare. Four squared. Four times four. Hmm.
April 16 should be Foursquare Day.
He tweeted his baby of an idea.
What happened next was the living, breathing beast of connection.
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For tech neophytes who want to run away screaming, here are the basics.
The concept of Foursquare is simple. With an application on your phone, you tell people where you are. Going to the bank? You check in. Going to dinner? You check in. Going to court to fight that speeding ticket? You check in.
When you go somewhere often, you build status. You can become mayor of Costco, mayor of the airport, mayor of the gym.
You compete with others. You leave tips (2-for-1 at Drinkey's McPub, try sitting on the deck!). Some businesses offer discounts and specials to Foursquare users who come frequently and flash their phones.
Enter Nathan Bonilla-Warford (Twitter handle, NateBW). He is 36, bespectacled, married with two kids and a fish. He owns Bright Eyes Family Vision Care in Westchase.
In college, he made fan sites for bands, played online role-playing games and used Internet Relay Chat, a social networking dinosaur. The forum changed through the years — AOL, Geocities, MySpace, Friendster, Facebook. Now he has 550 Twitter followers and is writing an electronic book that teaches optometrists to use social networking.
Foursquare was a natural leap.
"I was really intrigued by the whole game aspect of it," he said. "As a business owner trying to use social media to promote my business, I saw the value in it. It just seemed like such a perfect application."
NateBW checked in at his YMCA spinning class. He became mayor of TGI Fridays. He fought with an old classmate to become mayor of the Starbucks by his office.
He always loved nerd holidays like Pi Day and Star Wars Day. His birthday, Oct. 23, falls on Mole Day, which lauds a chemistry measuring unit. His idea of Foursquare Day was a funny concept, something geeky to make numbers people chuckle.
But nothing dies online.
Several people retweeted his tweet and praised the idea. Sensing interest, he wrote a blog on his optometry Web site. That set off a stream of blogs and tweets, then a Web site and a Facebook page and more tweets.
It took off.
Dennis Crowley, one of Foursquare's founders, left a message on the Foursquare Day Facebook page: Hello from Foursquare HQ in NYC! We're 100% in on this! And on March 26, this appeared on the official Foursquare Twitter page: BTW, we're officially declaring 4/16 as 4SQ Day! 4 squared = 16 = 4/16, get it?
People in cities from Atlanta to San Diego to Hamburg, Germany, announced plans to host Foursquare Days of their own.
NateBW marveled at what happened. He was proud. New York and Chicago and London get all the attention. Maybe Tampa Bay, not typically praised for innovation, was underestimated.
"The crazy thing is, every time I think I'm thinking at a high enough level, I'm not thinking big enough," he said. "That's part of what's absolutely exciting. You just don't know how far it could go."
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The Foursquare Day team checked in at NateBW's Westchase office Thursday night. Members set up shop next to the Opti-Free and the magnifying mirror. They plunked away on iPhones and Droids and BlackBerrys and laptops.
That meeting drew a dozen people, double the first meeting. They were all ages. One had blue hair (missdestructo) and another wore khakis (the promotertv). One wore a shirt that said, "I'm Internet Famous" (ikrissi).
They had all met on Twitter.
They oohed over the new Foursquare Day Web site, presented by Jessica Barnett (red headjessica). They delegated people to use connections, to reach businesses, to call even the mayor of Tampa, Pam Iorio.
"Mayor Pam is already on Twitter and Facebook," said Simon Cousins (illuminant ceo). "Once the mayor signs on, everything falls into place."
They discussed alerting the old-fashioned media.
"This is social media, this is the new thing," said Allison Barkley (thatgirlallie). "You need to pay attention."
They firmed up plans for April 16.
Anyone can play. People will check in at their usual locations and, with luck, explore businesses offering Foursquare Day deals like Three Birds Tavern and the Florida Aquarium. NateBW will sell his glasses frames for half-off. A "swarm," which happens when more than 50 Foursquare users visit one place at a time, is planned at the Hyatt in downtown Tampa.
The Foursquare Day Facebook page has more than 1,000 fans. But it's hard to say how that will translate on April 16.
"We have no idea how many people are going to show up," said redheadjessica. "Literally, no idea."
Times researcher Shirl Kennedy contributed to this report. Stephanie Hayes can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or (727) 893-8857.


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A thief is on the loose, deputies said, after stealing a horse saddle, cash and other equestrian equipment early Friday morning at a store on N.C. 18.
Officers said they responded to the facility, Hillside Feed and Tack, just before 3 a.m.
Not only did they spot a damaged lock on the store's door but also coins and office supplies on the ground near the door, a Lincoln County Sheriff's Office press release said.
The store safe's doors were also open, the release said, when deputies searched the inside of the business.
A detective arrived on scene a short time later to assist patrol deputies in the case.
The store's owner also responded to the property to verify what items were stolen from the facility, the Sheriff's Office said.
The owner told deputies the store was missing a $2,700 Seven K Saddlery Wade Saddle along with two sets of horse clippers, four wallets and a cash drawer with $100 in cash.
The clippers are valued at $200, deputies said.
An arrest has yet to be made in the case.
Individuals with information on the break-in and theft is asked to call Sheriff's Office authorities at (704) 732-9050, the Lincoln County Communications Center at (704) 735-8202 or Crime Stoppers at (704) 736-8909.
Any tip leading to an arrest in the case may result in a reward up to $1,000.
Callers may remain anonymous, deputies said.
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Michael Bastasch
Daily Caller [1]
October 9, 2013
The United Nations' climate report [2] has already garnered criticism [3] from scientists, but now fights are brewing around the 2,200-page document's advocacy for a global cap on carbon dioxide emissions.
The UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released its fifth assessment of the Earth's climate which asserted "95 percent" certainty that global warming was manmade while receiving criticism for glossing over the lack of significant warming in the last 15 years.
One highly contentious paragraph in the report states that society cannot emit more than one trillion tons of carbon dioxide for global temperatures not to warm more than 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit.
"[F]or warming due to CO2 emissions alone to be likely less than 2°C at the time CO2 emissions cease, total cumulative emissions from all anthropogenic sources over the entire industrial era would need to be limited to about… one trillion tonnes of carbon," reads the report.
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