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We're breaking down a football district a day — from 2A to 8A. Today: Class 6A, District 7.
Listed in order of 2011 finish with overall/district record
1. Largo (8-2, 5-0)
2. Lakewood Ranch (5-4, 4-1)
3. Tarpon Springs (6-4, 2-3)
4. Osceola (4-6, 2-3)
5. Boca Ciega (4-6, 2-3)
6. Dixie Hollins (2-8, 0-5)
Did you know?
Largo is on a 26-game district win streak. Will it end this season? Odds are against it.
Four things to expect this fall
Largo is loaded: The Packers could cruise through this district. Not only do they have Juwan Brown, Derrick Doss, Harry Brown and Raheem Harvey, but running back Jarvis Stewart is back after he was lost due to injury and a spring semester at Pinellas Secondary School. Should be a fun team to watch.
Rebels with a cause: Expect Dixie Hollins to have a chip on its shoulder. The Rebels have a new coach, Shannon Brooks, after Mike Morey resigned in early July. And they want to prove they are better than last year's 2-8 mark. Running backs Demondre Lambert and Kabriel Jackson make a formidable backfield.
Battle for second place: Dixie has plenty of skill players, but what about the offensive and defensive lines? Boca Ciega swears it's better this season, but what about that 24-0 spring loss to Palm Harbor University? Tarpon Springs had trouble stopping offenses last season. Will that continue? And can Osceola open things up, even after the loss of receiver Kyle Brittain to Clearwater Central Catholic?
And last year's runnerup? Lakewood Ranch lost its starting quarterback and running back as well three offensive linemen. This is a young team, so the only non-Pinellas squad in the district likely won't be repeating as district runnerup.
Players to watch
QB Juwan Brown, Largo: Brown had an impressive spring and should carry that momentum into the fall. He has plenty of talent around him, and if the young offensive line doesn't hold up, he'll need to use his scrambling ability.
LB/RB Derrick Doss, Largo: Doss will take few plays off, playing both ways and likely returning kicks. He brings a physical presence to an offense chock full of talent.
WR Melvin Love, Dixie Hollins: Rebels' leading receiver last year with nearly 40 catches will be a dependable target for a team still unsure of who will start at quarterback.
WR Kenyatta Merriex, Tarpon Springs: The versatile offensive threat had more than 1,000 yards receiving and averaged 42 yards on kickoff returns in 2011. He figures to have a bigger role this season with the graduation of Dondre Daley and Runaldo Wright.
WR/CB Caleb McCullough, Boca Ciega: One of the bright spots on an offense that struggled, McCullough can be used in a variety of ways and also will be a key contributor on defense.
Mark your calendars
Tarpon Springs at Dixie Hollins, Sept. 21: Largo is the clear favorite, so this game could decide which team makes the playoffs as a runnerup. Last year, the Spongers beat the Rebels convincingly. But that was when Tarpon Springs had an abundance of skill players. Now, Dixie Hollins holds the edge in that department.
"There is that central county power (Largo) that still looks exceptional and on paper is the favorite. After that, it's pretty wide open. I wouldn't be surprised if any team in this district made the playoffs." — Tarpon Springs coach Ron Hawn
Projected finish
1. Largo
2. Dixie Hollins
3. Tarpon Springs
4. Lakewood Ranch
5. Boca Ciega
6. Osceola
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A woman in the home told us she was taking a shower when armed agents broke in and forced her outside in a bath robe. "They said they had a search warrant for the entire property, and that they have to check every out building to confirm that nobody's in there."
The woman later learned that the search warrant had a different address than her home, where she lives with her 2-year-old daughter and parents. Her broken door was replaced by Wednesday evening.
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End Birthright Citizenship for Illegal immigrants
Since the 1986 Reagan Amnesty, well over 6 million anchor babies have been born to illegal immigrants, at a cost of 100's of billions of dollars to American taxpayers, just for birth, and education.
Over 6 million anchor baby births at U.S. taxpayer expense
6,000,000 X $25,000 per birth on average = $150,000,000,000
$150 Billion Dollars in today's dollars
Over 6 million anchor baby K-12 educations at U.S. taxpayer expense
6,000,000 X $120,000 per K-12 education = $720,000,000,000
$720 Billion Dollars in today's dollars
and we haven't even considered the added cost of welfare, food stamps, S-8 housing
over $650 Million per year in Los Angeles County alone cbsloc.al/1s2bD4s
Now, in addition, there is a burgeoning birthright citizenship tourism industry among Chinese in America. http://bit.ly/fvesJQ
Alert! HR 140 would abolish birthright citizenship for illegal immigrants! http://www.capwiz.com/caps/issues/al...ertid=62328481
08-09-2013 Birth tourism risking visa waiver http://www.saipantribune.com/newssto...D=139383&cat=1
More Birth-Tourism Births Than Indigenous Births in CNMI http://cis.org/north/more-birth-tour...us-births-cnmi
"Chinese Couples Hire Surrogate Moms to Obtain U.S. Citizenship for Their Kids"
NOT IN CHINO HILLS, NOT IN AMERICA. END BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP TOURISM http://notinchinohills.org/home
12-11-2012 Chino Hills files complaint over alterations to mansion for use as a maternity hotel
12-09-2012 Chino Hills 'maternity hotels' reanimate birthright citizenship debates http://www.dailybulletin.com/news/ci...medium=twitter
12-06-2012 Dozens turn out to discuss Chino Hills maternity hotel http://www.dailybulletin.com/news/ci...medium=twitter
Foreign women can obtain tourist visas for the purpose of giving birth in the United States before returning to their homelands, said Beth Finan, a U.S. State Department spokeswoman. WTF? http://bit.ly/QIU3Fl
12-05-2012 Chino Hills home small part of birth tourism industry http://bit.ly/Xsj0ru
A dozen Chinese 'maternity tourists' who paid $35,000 to have their babies born in the U.S. found in townhouse bust http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...-born-U-S.html
Pregnant and Bound for America: Why Chinese Moms Want to Give Birth on U.S. Soil http://www.time.com/time/world/artic...077693,00.html
Shady Chinese Agencies Promoting U.S. Birth TourismPart 3: Possible U.S. Policy Responses http://lawandborder.com/?p=1629
03-25-2011 San Gabriel 'maternity tourism' operation reignites birthright citizenship debate http://www.scpr.org/blogs/multiameri...on-reignites-/
'Birth Tourism' Industry Markets U.S. Citizenship Abroad http://abcn.ws/WcgVjz
Births to Illegal Immigrants Are Studied http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/12/us/12babies.html?_r=0
Illegal immigration to the United States http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal..._United_States
Pew Hispanic Center reported that 340,000 anchor babies were born in 2008; http://bit.ly/atuwTY
Illegal Immigrants Estimated to Account for 1 in 12 U.S. Births http://on.wsj.com/dwEhW7
April 14, 2009| Study: 4 million 'illegal' immigrant children are native-born citizens http://bit.ly/GThVNP
each anchor baby costs us $0.145 Million Dollars, just for birth and education
$25,000/birth; $10,000 per year of K12 education
In the 25 years since the 1986 Reagan Amnesty,
there have been, based on 340,000 births in 2008,
on average, 170,000 anchor babies born per year;
each coasting $0.145M just for birth and K12 education
DO THE MATH: 25 years times 170,000 anchor babies/year ='s 4.25 million
4.25 million times $0.145M ='s $616,250,000,000 Dollars
$616.25 Billion Dollars - Anchor Babies cost just for birth and K12 education
Birthright Citizenship Act of 2011 http://bit.ly/LYp1X6
65% Oppose Automatic Citizenship for Children Born Here to Illegal Immigrants
Norquist Says Ending Birthright Citizenship Is a Tax http://bit.ly/xBShZI
Nations granting Birthright Citizenships
Federal Dole: A Vicious Circle Of Protection
Birthright of a Nation http://nyti.ms/bZoMPs
Many Illegal Immigrant Families Are on Welfare, Study Shows
Arizona 62%;
Texas, California, and New York, 61%;
Pennsylvania, 59%
does anyone still wonder why our Healthcare costs are out of sight?
IBD - American Citizenship Not A Birthright -
14th Amendment says alien kids not citizens
Justice Brennan's Footnote Gave Us Anchor Babies (thanks a lot....)
At $25,000 per birth, the initial cost to us,
just for the 400,000 Anchor babies being born each year,
is $10 billion dollars/per year.
Education costs per child $10,000 per year
$120,000 per child for 12 years of education,
another $48 billion dollars per year for education
Every year, with the birth of 400,000 anchor babies
Americans incur a debt of $58 billion dollars;
every year, ad infinitum
and that's just the cost for birth and education.
it doesn't include Welfare, Food stamps, Section-8 Housing, etc,
or the relatives that will now be allowed into our United States
The costs are killing us.
ANCHOR BABIES: 40% of births in McAllen, TX hospital involve illegal alien mothers http://bit.ly/9NnZ8R
64% in Arizona are against
Birthright Citizenship for children of illegals
Patriots http://bit.ly/9JcQjI
SCOTUS ruled in United States v. Wong Kim Ark, 169 U.S. 649 (1898) that a person borne within the United States who at the time of birth, even though the person's parents are subjects of a foreign power, but have a permanent domicil and residence in the United States, and are there carrying on business, and are not employed in any diplomatic or official capacity for the foreign power, becomes at the time of his birth a citizen of the United States, by virtue of the first clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution.
The question left unanswered in Wong is "but have a permanent domicil and residence in the United States." The reason is that at the time Wong was decided (1898) there was no Immigration and Nationality Act (INA)(a 1952 Congressional creation). The INA (as amended) codified how aliens can obtain lawful permanent residence through various immigration methodologies established by Congress. So, the unanswered question is whether since 1952 (INA effective date) a person's alien parents can attain permanent domicil and residence per Wong without adhering to the INA lawful permanent residence requirements.
SCOTUS has already ruled (Plyler v. Doe, 457 U.S. 202 (1982) that any child in the US - legal, illegal, or citizen - cannot be denied public education. Health care via the "emergency room" also has always existed regardless of a person's immigration status. And since US Citizens under 18 cannot petition for a relative (petitioners need to be old enough to sign a lawful contract - the affidavit of support), that's a long wait for the "anchor" to set into the ground. The belief that having a USC child will automatically prevent removal of undocumented parent(s) has been proven false thousands of times.
from Justice Brennan for the majority in the Plyer v Doe case
Writing for the majority, Justice Brennan explicitly rejected the contention that persons who have entered the United States illegally are not within the jurisdiction of a State even if they are present within a States boundaries and subject to its laws. Neither our cases nor the logic of the Fourteenth Amendment supports that constricting construction of the phrase within its jurisdiction. In reaching this conclusion, Brennan invoked the Citizenship Clause and the Courts analysis in Wong Kim Ark, noting that
[e]very citizen or subject of another country, while domiciled here, is within the allegiance and the protection, and consequently subject to the jurisdiction, of the United States. [N]o plausible distinction with respect to Fourteenth Amendment jurisdiction can be drawn between resident aliens whose entry into the United States was lawful, and resident aliens whose entry was unlawful.39
The four dissenting justices Chief Justice Burger, joined by Justices White, Rehnquist, and OConnor rejected Brennans application of equal protection to the case at hand. But they pointedly expressed no quarrel with his threshold determination that the Fourteenth Amendment applies to aliens who, after their illegal entry into this country, are indeed physically within the jurisdiction of a state.
And from the 1985 SCOTUS opinion in INS v Rios-Pineda ---
Justice White noted for a unanimous Court that the respondent wife [an illegal alien] had given birth to a child, who, born in the United States, was a citizen of this country.
In the 2004 SCOTUS opinion in Hamdi v Rumsfeld ---the plurality opinion noted that alleged Taliban fighter Yaser Hamdi was [b]orn in Louisiana and thus is an American citizen, despite objections by various amici that, at the time of his birth, his parents were aliens in the U.S. on temporary work visas. (from James C. Ho article cited above)
References on the issue of birthright citizenship.
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- For more information, see the vSphere 5.1 documentation. The documentation contains definitive information. If there is a discrepancy between the documentation and this article, assume that the documentation is correct.
- For more information about troubleshooting vCenter Single Sign-On issues, see Troubleshooting Single Sign On (SSO) issues in vCenter Server 5.1 (2033137).
General questions
What is vCenter Single Sign-On (SSO)?
vCenter Single Sign-On (SSO) is a component of the VMware Cloud Suite. SSO deals with identity management for administrators and applications that interact with the vSphere platform.
SSO is based on identity management technology built by RSA and specifically tailored for VMware Cloud Infrastructure deployment.
What are the key capabilities of SSO?
- SSO can add multiple AD domains, OpenLDAP, and the local operating system where SSO is deployed. It also lets you create local users and groups.
- SSO now allows VMware vSphere to connect to a non-AD Identity Source, OpenLDAP.
- SSO supports the SAML 2.0 standard and WS-TRUST, both of which are open industry standards.
- SSO lets users delegate tasks to solutions that can run as the identity of the user.
- SSO supports identity delegation for long-lived tasks with the ability to renew tokens.
Is SSO a replacement for my Active Directory or LDAP setup and management?
No. SSO only federates authentication and principal data queries to your Active Directory or LDAP instances. It does not allow for managing your AD or LDAP data.
Do I need an Active Directory or LDAP setup to use SSO?
No. SSO has its own internal user store. You can manage all principal data in it, using the SSO admin interface in the vSphere Web Client. You can also assign vCenter Server privileges to users and groups from this internal datastore. Alternatively, you can also point SSO to users residing in the OS where you deployed SSO.
Does SSO replace VMware's Horizon Identity Manager?
No. Horizon is aimed at providing identity management in layer-3 of the VMware product suite.
How does SSO work?
SSO is an authentication service that implements the brokered authentication architectural pattern.
The SSO server provides an authentication interface called Security Token Service (STS).
Clients send WS-Trust authentication messages to the STS, which checks the user's credential against one of the attached identity sources. Upon successful authentication, STS generates a SAML 2.0 token.
There are two points of exposure: The SSO Server and the vCenter Server. The vCenter Server uses the token to perform operations on behalf of the primary user. From the client's perspective, the vCenter Server stands between the client and any vSphere services that the client can use through the vCenter Server.
How is SSO secured?
SSO is administered by a default administrative account admin@System-Domain. The password is set during installation and is encrypted using SSHA-256 (Salted SHA-256).
How is SSO Licensed?
SSO is an integral part of vCenter Server and is not a licensable feature. It is available with all licensable versions of vCenter Server.
SSO is not available with the freely downloadable version of vSphere.
What versions of vCenter Server does SSO work with?
SSO works with vCenter Server 5.1.
Do existing vSphere applications (such as Site Recovery Manager and vRealize Operations, formerly known as vCenter Operations) work with SSO?
SSO exposes a new authentication API. However, the old API continues to exist for applications that are already integrated with vCenter Server. All existing applications that have not yet migrated to the SSO APIs will continue to work with vCenter Server 5.1, just as they work with vCenter Server 5.0.
How is SSO packaged?
SSO is available as a Windows installable package. SSO is also embedded within the vCenter Server Appliance.
What is the upgrade process for vCenter Server with SSO in the mix?
vCenter Server 5.1 needs SSO to run. Upgrades of vCenter Server to version 5.1 include the mandatory SSO installation step, followed by upgrading the Inventory Service and vCenter Server and pointing it to the installed SSO instance.
What are the compatibility requirements for SSO?
The compatibility requirements for SSO are the same as those for vCenter Server.
What is the memory and HDD consumption of the SSO server itself?
- 400 MB RAM on average, and up to 1 GB RAM
- 200 MB HDD without the logs
- Up to 5 GB HDD for the logs (for the long run)
What is the deployment model for SSO?
For more information, see the vCenter Single Sign-On Deployment Modes section in the vSphere Installation and Setup Guide.
What is the deployment model for vCenter Server with SSO?
For more information, see the How vCenter Single Sign-On Affects vCenter Server Installation and Upgrades section of the vSphere Upgrade Guide.
Why would I install SSO on a separate machine from vCenter Server?
If SSO is on the same machine as one of your vCenter Servers, and the machine goes down, you will lose not only that vCenter Server, but also the ability to log in to all your other vCenter Servers.
Why would I install SSO on the same machine as vCenter Server?
vCenter and SSO on the same machine is the default configuration, if you have only one vCenter Server instance.
How many vCenter Servers can an SSO instance serve?
SSO poses no restriction on the number of vCenter Servers registered to it.
What happens when the SSO server is down?
When SSO is down, any operation that requires authentication or session validation cannot function. This implies some vCenter Server capabilities will not be available. It also implies users cannot connect to vCenter Server or the Web Client. The hypervisor layer continues to work as usual and your workloads continue to run.
Is SSO available in High Availability mode?
For more information, see the vCenter Single Sign-On Deployment Modes section in the vSphere Installation and Setup Guide.
How does SSO back up and restore data?
SSO stores data in a database similar to vCenter Server. The sensitive database data is encrypted with an encryption key, which should be backed up after installation.
Can SSO be used with vCenter Server Heartbeat?
Yes. vCenter Server Heartbeat can be also used to protect SSO.
How does SSO integrate with the vSphere Client?
SSO does not integrate with the vSphere Client. However, when you log in through the vSphere Client, vCenter Server sends the authentication request to SSO.
How does SSO integrate with the vSphere Web Client?
SSO is very closely integrated with the vSphere Web Client. Administrators must authenticate to SSO as part of the Web Client login process.
The SSO configuration and management UI is integrated into the vSphere Web Client.
Can I disable SSO and revert to the old method of authentication in vCenter Server?
Is there a published API associated with SSO?
Yes. A client can use the vCenter Single Sign-On API to obtain a SAML token. The client can then use that token to establish a vCenter Server session. The SSO Server presents a WSDL-based API that supports a subset of the WS-TRUST and WS-SECURITY standards. For more information, see the vCenter Single Sign-On Programming Guide.
Is there an SSO SDK that I can reference?
Yes. The SDK can be downloaded from My VMware.
#SSO database questions
Can I use Windows Authentication for the MSSQL database user name and password, as the JDBC Setup screen implies?
No. For MSSQL databases, you must use SQL Server Authentication database users. Windows Authentication users are not supported. For more information, see Connection to the MSSQL database fails during vCenter Single Sign-On installation section of the VMware vSphere 5.1 Release Notes.
What SQL access rights does the database user require?
The database user you specify during installation must have the DBA privilege. However, you can grant the DBA privilege just before you encounter this screen in the installer and revoke the privilege after installation is complete. For more information about required database users and permissions, see Required Information for Installing or Upgrading vCenter Single Sign-On, Inventory Service, and vCenter Server section in the vSphere Installation Guide.
Is the database user that I specify during installation a separate user from the RSA_USER and RSA_DBA (the database users that are created during SSO installation)?
Yes. The database user you specify during installation is used to create the users RSA_USER and RSA_DBA. For more information, see the Required vCenter Single Sign-On Database Users section of the vSphere Installation and Setup Guide.
Do RSA_USER and RSA_DBA need to be SQL users?
When the installer creates RSA_USER and RSA_DBA, it assigns a password that does not meet my organization's password complexity requirements. Can I change the password for these automatically created users?
You cannot change the password for RSA_DBA during install, but you have the option to manually specify created users rather than allowing the installer to create these users for you. Manually create RSA_USER and RSA_DBA before you begin the installation process and assign a password that meets your requirements. Enter the names and passwords of the users when you run the installer. VMware provides optional scripts that you can run to create the required database users. For more information, see the Required vCenter Single Sign-On Database Users section of the vSphere Installation and Setup Guide. You can reset the password for RSA_USER. For more information, see Updating the vCenter Single Sign On server database configuration (2045528).
Note: The user RSA_DBA is only utilized during the installation of vCenter Single Sign-On. Modifying the password for RSA_DBA after installation should have no impact.
Why are the RSA_DBA and RSA_USER users required, and what SQL access rights do they require?
RSA_DBA is used for creating the schema (DDL) and requires DBO permissions. RSA_USER reads and writes data (only DML). For a list of the required access rights, see the Required vCenter Single Sign-On Database Users section of the vSphere Installation and Setup Guide. The accounts are required and the best practice is to use the default listed names: RSA_USER and RSA_DBA.
What information is stored in the SSO Database?
The SSO database stores system users and groups, SSO configuration information, and connection details for the attached identity sources, including domain accounts.
Why does the SSO administration interface in the vSphere Web Client display information about locked and disabled domain accounts?
The SSO administration interface provides a single view of all attached identity sources, including Active Directory domain accounts. The SSO administrator does not need to open the Active Directory management interface to view information about locked or disabled domain accounts.
#SSO application questions
Can I change the SSO administrator user name from
admin@System-Domain to another user name?
admin@System-Domain user name cannot be changed. It is similar to the Administrator user name on a Windows system. You can disable
admin@System-Domain after you grant SSO administrator privileges to another user. The user is only necessary when you perform HA/multisite setup or recovery.
Can I change a forgotten password for the
admin@System-Domain user?
Yes, if you remember your master password (i.e. the password with which you installed SSO) : rsautil reset-admin-password --master-pwd masterpass --admin-name admin --admin-pwd your-new-password
If you have forgotten the admin@System-Domain password, do not have the master password and have no other administrative account it is not possible to reset the admin@System-Domain password.
If you have forgotten the admin@System-Domain password, do not have the master password and have no other administrative account it is not possible to reset the admin@System-Domain password.
When configuring vCenter Server with an external SSO, which user should I specify for Account with right to register vCenter with the SSO server?
Specify a user with SSO administrative privileges. If your SSO runs on the vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA), this is the root user of the operating system encapsulating the appliance. If your SSO runs on Windows, this user is admin@System-Domain with the password you picked during installation.
What Single Sign-On deployment modes are possible with the vCenter Server Appliance?
Only basic mode is supported with the vCenter Server Appliance at this time. Windows SSO is currently required to deploy in HA or multisite modes.
Which user should I specify for Account that will be assigned as vCenter administrator?
You can specify any user, but VMware recommends picking the operating system administrator ("root", "Administrators") or the administrators group ("root", "Administrators").
During the installation process, the installer appears to initiate a scan of the Active Directory domains to automatically add them as identity sources. Can I disable this functionality?
The installer does not scan Active Directory domains. It only verifies that it can connect to the Active Directory identity source and configure connection data.
During the installation process, I get the error,
Identity source discovery error. Is this related to the installer's scan of the Active Directory domains in my environment?
No. This error is usually due to an incorrect configuration of the environment.
How many vCenter Single Sign-On servers can be part of a High Availability SSO cluster?
There is no limit to the number of SSO systems you can add to a High Availability SSO cluster.
Is a multisite configuration made up of multiple instances of High Availability SSO clusters in separate physical sites?
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Do clusters in a multisite configuration have any form of federation?
You can run manual replication scripts to synchronize the data across a multisite configuration. For more information, see the Manually Replicate Data in a Multisite vCenter Single Sign-On Deployment section of the vSphere Security Guide.
When we configure an Active Directory identity source, we are required to use the Password Authentication type because Active Directory is locked down in our organization. What rights does this user require?
The user you specify when you choose Password Authentication requires read-only access to Base DN for users and groups.
vCenter Single Sign-On seems to use auto-generated certificates. Can we replace these certificates with internally generated certificates?
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Suchit Kumar, DGM, Sales MENA & CIS Central Asia, AOC, expressed its happiness with the appointment of BDL by saying, that, we are confident the reach of BDL in Saudi market will provide us the desired penetration and help AOC to prop up its market share in the regions biggest market.
According to the CITC annual report, the IT market of Saudi Arabia's is expected to achieve a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 13.4% over the next three years, with IT spending posting a 17% growth this year alone and reaching a value of nearly US$ 10bn by the year 2013. With such a unique placement of Saudi market in the region, AOC is focusing heavily on the Saudi market and have also appointed their Country Manager for the Saudi Arabia market based in Riyadh to support their distributors, resellers and dealers across the kingdom.
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(*) Approximating off-lattice kinetic Monte Carlo (with H.A. Boateng and T.P. Schulze, submitted to Multi. Model. Simul., 2013)
(*) The Gaussian wave packet transform: Efficient computation of the semi-classical limit of the Schrödinger equation. Part 1 – Formulation and the one dimensional case (with G. Russo, J. Comput. Phys., 2013)
(*) The Gaussian wave packet transform: Efficient computation of the semi-classical limit of the Schrödinger equation. Part 2. Multidimensional case (with G. Russo, J. Comput. Phys., 2013)
(*) "Kinetic Monte Carlo Simulation of Heteroepitaxial Growth: Wetting Layers, Quantum Dots, Capping, and NanoRings" (with T.P. Schulze, Phys. Rev. B, 2013)
(*) Simulations of anisotropic grain growth: Efficient algorithms and misorientation distributions (with M. Elsey and S. Esedoglu, Acta Materialia, 2013)
(*) Mechanisms of ring and island formation in lattice mismatched droplet epitaxy (with M. DeJarld, K. Reyes, and J.M. Millunchick, App. Phys. Lett., 2013)
(*) Unified model of droplet epitaxy for compound semiconductor nanostructures: Experiments and theory (with K. Reyes D. Nothern, J.M. Millunchick S. Bietti, C. Somaschini, S. Sanguinetti, and C. Frigeri, Phys. Rev. B. 2013)
(*) Kinetic Monte Carlo simulations and cross-sectional scanning tunneling microscopy as tools to investigate the heteroepitaxial capping of self-assembled quantum dots, (with J.G. Keizer, P.M. Koenraad, J. M. Ulloa, A. Guzman, and A. Hierro, Phys. Rev. B, 2012)
(*) "Mechanisms of Stranski-Krastanov Growth" (with A Baskaran, J. Appl. Phys. 2012)
(*) "Large Scale Simulations and Parameter Study for a Simple Recrystallization Model" (with M. Elsey and S. Esedoglu, Phil. Mag. 2011)
(*) "Simulation of three-dimensional strained heteroepitaxial growth using kinetic Monte Carlo " (with T.P. Schulze, Commun. Comput. Phys. 2011)
(*) " Large Scale Simulation of Normal Grain Growth via Diffusion Generated Motion " (with M. Elsey and S. Esedoglu, Proc. Roy. Soc. Lond. 2011)
(*) "Diffusion Generated Motion for Grain Growth in Two and Three Dimensions " (with M. Elsey and S. Esedoglu, J. Comput. Phys. 2010)
(*) "Filling of hole arrays with InAs quantum dots" (2009, Nanotechnology, with J.Lee, M. Noordhoek, H. McKay, and J.M. Millunchick)
(*) "Kinetic Monte Carlo Simulation of Strained Heteroepitaxial Growth with Intermixing" (2009, with A Baskaran and J.P. Devita)
(*) " A Level Set Simulation for the Strain-Driven Sharpening of the Island Size Distribution during Heteroepitaxy" (2009, with J.P. Devita and C. Ratsch)
(*) "An Energy Localization Principle and its Application to Fast Kinetic Monte Carlo Simulation of Heteroepitaxial Growth" (2009, J. Mech. Phys. Solids, with T.P. Schulze)


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COLLEGE STATION — Texas A&M's Alexia Standish walked away from her first NCAA tournament game Saturday night feeling the need to flex her budding muscles.
"As a freshman, I definitely need to get in the weight room and work on my strength," a smiling Standish said after the Aggies' physical opening-round contest against No. 14 seed Albany.
If Standish continues shooting the ball the way she did against the Great Danes in the Aggies' 69-47 victory, A&M coach Gary Blair will gladly take his point guard at her current power. Before 6,407 fans in Reed Arena, Standish helped break open a tight game by making all four of her 3-point attempts in the second half after missing both of her long-range offerings in the first.
"I might have been excited and anxious and not focusing on my form," Standish said of her early misses. "But I came out in the second half more calm and shooting with my feet ready."
The third-seeded Aggies (23-10) will play sixth-seeded Arkansas (24-8) on Monday night in Reed for the right to advance to the Sweet 16 in Raleigh, N.C. The Razorbacks defeated Dayton 72-55 earlier Saturday in Reed.
Blair, who came to Aggieland from Arkansas in 2003, mentioned the Razorbacks' 0-4 start in Southeastern Conference play this season in discussing the program's resiliency.
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"Most teams would have cratered," Blair said. "But they're playing well. And when they miss it, they go fetch it."
A&M, which is entering the SEC in July, and Arkansas will be league foes starting next season.
"We'll start our SEC rivalry early," said Razorbacks coach Tom Collen, a former Blair assistant at Arkansas. "The greatest thing about this opportunity is no one expects us to win."
Blair used the same woe-is-us tact Saturday night in building up to Monday's showdown.
"We're going to have to be very smart to play with Arkansas, and they're on house money now," Blair said. "(President) Obama has picked us to lose (in his bracket). We need to show the nation we're the defending national champions, because no one is giving us any credit."
The Aggies, already favored over the Razorbacks, saw their chances of a win in the second round increase with the return of guard Tyra White to the lineup against Albany. The team's leading scorer missed all three Big 12 tournament games (A&M lost in the finals to top-ranked Baylor) with an injured foot.
"Not being able to play in Kansas City last week was kind of rough on me," she said. "But I knew it was best for me to wait for this tournament."
The Aggies waited for a half to finally make an impression in this tournament, however, playing Albany to a 32-32 tie three minutes into the second half. Keyed by Standish's long-range shots and White's hustle on both ends (she also scored a game-high 18 points), the Aggies used a 14-2 run after the tie to finally put away the Great Danes.
"You have to deliver the first blow," Blair said, "and we didn't in this ballgame."
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This morning in Fordham's hometown of Dayton, four education leaders and advocates working for change in the city of Dayton spoke on a panel. Among those in the audience included district leaders, parochial and charter school principals, and legislators. The panel included Fordham's Terry Ryan, the Superintendent of Dayton Public Schools Lori Ward, President of Chaminade Julienne Catholic High School Dan Meixner, and Kevin Kelly, Dean of the School of Education and Allied Professions at the University of Dayton.
The panel spoke to the different challenges facing the Dayton community and the desperate need for education reform in the city. While the panelists disagreed about certain things there were two big areas of agreement that stood out.
The need for a supportive community
The moderator, Ellen Belcher from the Dayton Daily News, asked a question about what was needed of the Dayton community to foster reforms in education and move the city in the right direction. The panelists agreed that community support and involvement is crucial for education reform; however, they noted that it is extremely difficult to build in Dayton because of a variety of factors. They noted that obstacles, such as children coming to school hungry or who have even seen a parent been shot before their eyes, bring challenges to the classroom that are difficult to overcome. It is also no secret to anyone in the Dayton community or the state for that matter that the city is struggling economically. ?With the recent departure of major corporations such as NCR the Dayton community has had the wind knocked out of its sails. These setbacks not only impact those who lost their jobs, but the community at large. Talented and influential leaders that could be a crucial part of solving the problem are becoming less and less available, and Dayton needs to stem their loss.
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This sentiment is one that the panelists seemed to agree on wholeheartedly. Everyone agreed that teachers are the most important component of a child's success in the classroom. In order for students to gain the best education possible they must be taught by the best and brightest teachers, and for this to happen a meaningful evaluation system must be put in place that allows for the best and worst teachers to be identified. Lori Ward, DPS Superintendent said it best when she said ?when you have a weak link, they have to go, plain and simple.? Ohio districts must work towards a fair and objective evaluation system that meaningfully evaluates teachers based on student data, peer reviews, and their commitment to the school and its overall growth.
As a Dayton native and someone who cares about the future of the city very much, I left the event both with a sense of sadness for a city that was once thriving and now barely breathing,?yet optimistic?because of the sense of urgency and provocative ideas for reform that were present among the panelists and audience today. Increasing community involvement and creating a teacher evaluation system are just two tools for reforming the condition of education in the Gem City. There are many more that must be utilized. At the end of the day Dayton must find a way to pick itself up and attract talented and young individuals who can educate the youth of the city. Dayton must find and inject talented people into schools if they want to see results. This is easier said than done, but we must find a way to persevere for the future of the children of Dayton.
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Kroger Coupon Policy Update: Bryan/College Station (Texas)
- Bryan-College Station was originally one of the markets where Kroger planned to discontinue the double/triple coupon program – it's part of the Houston marketing area for Kroger.
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So I seem to have an issue I'm really stuck with because I can only get the error to happen once. No matter what I do, I can't get it to replicate, but I've had a few people try it on their systems and they all got the issue (with an exception I'll explain lower), but again, only once. I've tried clearing my cache, resetting Safari, but no avail.
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I've written a simple image zoomer script (zoom of image appears to the side of the image based on mouse location). It starts by getting the image height/width (using .width() and .height()), wrapping the image in a span, and making that span an inline-block and giving it the height/width of the image.
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In a move directed in part at Israel's attempts to export guns to the United States, President Clinton has temporarily halted the importation of all modified assault weapons.
Saying he would not "let people overseas turn our streets into battle zones," Clinton last week ordered the Treasury Department to suspend importation of foreign-made assault weapons for 120 days while his administration studies whether they can be permanently blocked.
Imports of semiautomatic assault rifles have been banned since 1989. But Clinton accused "some foreign gun manufacturers" of attempting to evade the restrictions by "making minor modifications to their weapons that amount to nothing more than cosmetic surgery."
Federal law currently allows the import of guns designed for "sporting purposes."
Attempting to qualify certain assault weapons under that definition, foreign manufacturers such as Israel Military Industries, which is owned by the Israeli government, have been modifying Uzis and Galils.
Under pressure from U.S. lawmakers, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced last month that he was suspending the sale of such guns in the U.S. civilian market for 90 days. Israel said the suspension was for "humanitarian reasons" and because of the "special sensitivity" of the issue in the United States.
Israel had expected to sell about 10,000 of the assault weapons — worth about $7 million — to the United States over the next three or four years, according to Israel Military Industries.
"We didn't fight as hard as we have" to ban such weapons "only to let a few gun manufacturers sidestep our laws and undermine our progress," Clinton in his weekly radio address. "We've banned these guns because you don't need an Uzi to go deer hunting, and everyone knows it."
Clinton's directive blocked permits already issued to dealers this year for 600,000 guns and freezes applications now pending to import 1 million more. Some 20,000 of the 600,000 weapons already have entered the country.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), who led 29 other senators in urging such action in September, praised Clinton's decision.
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|Political battles and a grab for more government revenue make 2012 an uncertain year for taxpayers.
Your 2012 taxes could benefit from what is usually a painful force of economics. There may actually be an upside to inflation. By law, "the dollar amounts for a variety of tax provisions, affecting virtually every taxpayer, must be revised each year to keep pace with inflation," according to the IRS. The formula used in indexing showed a relatively higher amount of inflation this year over last, just over 3.8%, according to CCH, a Wolters Kluwer business and provider of tax information, software and services. This increase is well above the 1.4% amount used last year and the 0.18% inflation factor used in 2010. "Most taxpayers benefit from inflation adjustments, since they tend to preserve the value of most, but not all, of the dollar-based benefits under the tax code year after year," says George Jones, a CCH senior federal tax analyst. The value of each personal and dependent exemption, available to most taxpayers, is $3,800, up $100 from 2011, according to the IRS. The new standard deduction is $11,900 for married couples filing a joint return, up $300; $5,950 for singles and married individuals filing separately, up $150; and $8,700 for heads of household, up $200. Nearly two out of three taxpayers take the standard deduction, rather than itemizing deductions such as mortgage interest, charitable contributions and state and local taxes, the IRS says. When there is inflation, indexing of brackets lowers tax bills by including more of people's incomes in a lower bracket, an analysis by CCH explains. Tax-bracket thresholds will increase for each filing status. For a married couple filing a joint return, for example, the taxable-income threshold separating the 15% bracket from the 25% bracket is $70,700, up from $69,000 in 2011.


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Michael Pearson, 24, was sentenced to 12 months in prison after pleading guilty to charges of burglary, assaulting a police officer and breach of release conditions.
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SXSW first-timer Billy J is taking is taking in the Austin atmosphere.
That ish cray at the @spotify house at #SXSW. - @y_billyjohnson flic.kr/p/e2HUt8— Yahoo! Music (@YahooMusic) March 12, 2013
Believe us Billy, it gets way more cray at South By!
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The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
J.R.R. Tolkien
For a collector of modern first editions, there are few books put on a higher pedestal than The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. Last month a collector purchased a first edition of this novel, via AbeBooks, for more than £12,000. The Hobbit is considered the archetypal epic fantasy novel and is thoroughly entrenched in popular culture, but this was not always the case. Published in 1937, the book was a slow burning success, receiving encouraging reviews and earning subsequent printings and a North American release after several months.
The book really took off in the 1960s when publishers reissued a massive number of affordable copies in the United States. Bilbo Baggins, Gandalf, Smaug the dragon and Gollum have become some of the most famous fictional characters in literature. Gollum's hissed catchphrase 'My Precious' is known around the world.
Two other modern firsts to appear on March's list of pricey sales were a signed copy of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick and Cormac McCarthy's semi-autobiographical novel Suttree. Speaking of autobiographical works, a buyer paid £5,900 for a first edition of No Easy Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela. This book was printed in 1965 while Mandela was still imprisoned. This particular copy was signed by Mandela after his release.1. The Hobbit or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien - �12,758
2. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick - £7,799
First edition, first printing of the book that inspired Ridley Scott's Blade Runner, published in 1968 and signed by Dick.
3. 40 Dessins de Picasso en Marge du Buffon by Pablo Picasso - £6,551
This edition was limited to 226 copies (this No. 148) and signed by Picasso in green crayon. Published in 1957, this folio contains 89 pages with text in French and includes 40 facsimile lithographic plates.
4. No Easy Walk To Freedom by Nelson Mandela - £5,927
Signed first edition of Mandela's account of the battle against apartheid. This volume contains his famous speech at the Rivonia Trial - now regarded as among the greatest speeches ever. No Easy Walk to Freedom was extended and republished in 1994 as Long Walk to Freedom.
5. Suttree by Cormac McCarthy - £4,294
First UK edition, first impression - inscribed by the author "For Ken, All the best, your friend Cormac."
6. Topographiae Urbis Romae Haec Nuper Adiecta by Marliani Bartolomeo - £3,990
A topography of Rome published in 1544. This is the first modern description of the city with a plan created from the observations of Giovanni Battista Palatino, illustrated with woodcuts.
7. Urne Buriall and the Garden of Cyrus by Sir Thomas Browne - £3,742
One of 215 copies of Browne's two-part work illustrated by Paul Nash and printed by Oliver Simon at the Curwen Press. Nash contributed 30 cellotypes from chalk and crayon drawings and many consider this a high-point in British art, published in 1932.
8. ABECEDA by Vitezslav Nezval - £3,546
Alphabet designed by Karel Teige photographed by Karel Paspa. Published in 1926, this book contains 25 black and white photomontages in which dancer, Milča Mayerová, performed particular poses to represent each of the letters of the alphabet. This copy is signed by Mayerová. This is a landmark item in Czech avant garde art.
9. 1629 Folio King James Bible -£3,545
Published by Bonham Norton and John Bill in 1629, bound in speckled full calf with raised bands with the title in gilt on the spine.
10. La Route des Flandres by Claude Simon - £3,469
First edition of this Nobel Prize Laureate's 1960 novel about a cavalry soldier recalling his time in a German prisoner-of-war camp.
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Web Publishing – Windows, Mac, Linux – Purchase
The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding 9 has been released.
New & Improved:
• Look and Feel: Most page elements have been restyled for a more modern appearance.
• Templates: Three new templates have been added, and several of the older ones have been updated.
• Speed: The introduction of "image sprites" and other techniques should allow most pages to load significantly faster.
• Sharing: Social media icons will now allow visitors to your site to more easily "spread the word" (can be deactivated).
• Timeline: Several improvements to this page will make it an interesting destination for each person in your database.
• Google Maps: TNG is now using the latest Google maps engine (API 3). A developer key is no longer required.
• Geocoding: New places are now automatically geocoded with latitude and longitude info, and existing places can be geocoded in large batches.
• Rich Editing: Histories and other elements can now be composed in an inline "WYSIWYG" content editor.
• Media Sorting: New tools make it easier to organize your images and other media.
• Citations: Sources can now be created from the same screen where you cite them, and a "Copy Last" button allows you to easily re-cite the source you used most recently.
• Living & Private: New user rights allow you to distinguish access rights to these two groups of people.
• Mod Manager: Several upgrades make it a more intuitive process to add or remove third-party customizations.
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What comes to your mind when you think of a finished basement? Is it a dark, dungeon-like room covered in brown wood paneling with tiny windows? Or is it a bright, comfortable and well-designed space that your family loves to hang out in? Today's finished basements are going beyond the traditional gloomy, out the way areas of the past and becoming a central part of your living space.
Open Concepts
Much like common main level floor plans, the finished basement of today is generally designed to be open. If your laundry or workshop is downstairs it can be partitioned off into a room of its own. But the balance of your space should be free of walls and small rooms.
Use handy furniture to create different areas. A wide computer desk with shelving and a built in hutch can form an office in one corner while comfy couches and a recliner make the perfect spot for relaxation in the other.
Direct vent gas fireplaces or gas stoves are perfect for the basement as well and can be enjoyed best in a large, open concept design. Take a look at the wide selection of models available. From traditional styles to contemporary designs, there is sure to be something that will suit your space.
Light Colors and Plenty of Light Are a Good Combo
Most homes have less natural light in the basement areas, often making the space feel cramped. Choose paint or wall finishes in lighter colors to brighten up the room. For durability and simple clean up, make sure to apply a semi-gloss paint that wipes easily.
Along with brighter tones on the walls, install ample light fixtures in strategic places to keep the space lit well. Pots lights in the ceiling do wonders for basements. Because they're bright and designed to be recessed into the ceiling, these lights provide excellent coverage and little shadowing.
Fresh Flooring Options
Although shag carpet is coming back in a big way, opt for something different in your up to date finished basement. Take a look at laminates in maple or birch finishes to create a hard and hygienic surface that's also durable and bright.
Don't discount the idea of hardwood in the basement either. With new engineered hardwood flooring, you can float the floor on top of your concrete slab with a cushioned padding between the two for moisture protection and added softness.
Either hardwood or laminate works well in the basement. Long lasting and easy to clean with a contemporary feel, these flooring options are the way to go when finishing your home's lower level.
Can You DIY This Project?
Many homeowners look at finishing their basement themselves to save money and practice their skills. The good thing about a basement project is the wide variety of smaller elements that create one space. From drywall and mudding to painting, flooring and installing a bathroom, you can pick and choose which projects to tackle and which to hire a pro for. That way you'll save money where possible and have a sense of pride in the finished project.
Leave complicated or time sensitive aspects to a contractor and take on the balance of the job yourself. In the end you will have a well built addition to your home that's designed with today's family in mind.Posted by: TrustedPros


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The prototype Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe race car is the first car to meet the standards of the National Historic Vehicle Register, joining icons such as the Golden Gate Bridge and Mount Vernon.
Carroll Shelby International and its division Carroll Shelby Licensing provided images and other documentation to the Historical Vehicle Association, which worked with the Department of the Interior to give the car its historical status. It is part of the National Historic Vehicle Register permanently archived in the Library of Congress.
The prototype car was built by Shelby American in 1964 as the first of six Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupes to compete in sports car racing worldwide. The car enabled the Shelby American Cobra race team to win the International Manufacturer's GT Championship in 1965, marking the first time an American car manufacturer had won an international race series.
The Historical Vehicle Association and the Department of Interior plan to document other historically significant autos.
Tara Baukus Mello writes the cars blog as well as the weekly Driving for Dollars column, providing both practical financial advice for consumers as well as insight into the latest developments in the automotive world. Follow her on Facebook here or on Twitter @SheDrives.


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Biometric Video Game Helps Kids Control Their Anger
Children can manage their temper better by playing RAGE Control.
Boston Children's Hospital has developed a video game called RAGE Control that helps children deal with their temper better. The game requires the player to shoot at enemy spaceships while leaving the good ones alone. There's a biometric component to the game that requires the player to attach a sensor to one of their fingers so their heart rate can be monitored.
As long as the young player is able to keep their heart beat below a certain level, they can keep playing the game. When the heart rate goes too high, the player loses the ability to shoot and must calm down in order to continue.
RAGE Control has proven to be effective for children between the ages of nine and 17. Dr. Joseph Gonzalez-Heydrich, co-creator of the game and senior investigator on the study commented that:
The connections between the brain's executive control centers and emotional centers are weak in people with severe anger problems. However, to succeed at RAGE Control, players have to learn to use these centers and the same time to score points.


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New XDM 9mm today
I went to the range today and tried out the rental XDM 9mm and loved it. I then accidentally dropped my license, pistol permit, and credit card and left with a bi-tone XDM :) Pictures to follow shortly.
The good think is I dialed in my old SW model 59. I actually hit the broadside of a barn with it. I also found some 22 ammo that my pistol likes. It was an awesome shooting day :)
Sounds like you had a good day. Shooting ! found and bought ammo ! and purchased a new XDM :eek:
I got an XDM 9 and love it, its fun to shoot and more affordable than blasting rounds through my 1911 all day I have a all black but really wished I had gotten the bi-tone :confused:
Congratulations. Did you ever find your ID and stuff? ;)
That is EXACTLY how I felt the first time I rented the XDM9 and now that I have my purchase permits in hand (picked them up today), I will be purchasing my XDm-9 tomorrow. I can't wait!!!
Yeah. My id and card were on the box :)
Sorry Katadee... I might have bought the last one there (PDHSC)
You must have bought the bi-tone one that they had. Well you just made my decision that much easier; I was trying to decide between the bi-tone and the all black one. My wife said the all black one anyway. One of these days we should meet each other up there at PDHSC and bust a few rounds down range together.
We can do that. Some co-workers and I took a longer then usual lunch and rolled down there and put some rounds down range. Two days in row shooting is a record. Typically I average about 1-4 times a year.
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Dayton's surprising run continues to NCAA's Elite Eight
Dayton's surprising run in the NCAA men's basketball tournament will continue into the regional finals.
Jordan Sibert scored 18 points and Kendall Pollard added a season-high 12 to lead the 11th-seeded Flyers to an 82-72 win over No. 10 Stanford in the South Regional. Sibert finished 7 of 12 from the field, including 4 of 9 from 3-point range. He nailed a 3-pointer from the corner to give Dayton a 42-29 lead late in the first half.
Dayton is in the Elite Eight for the first time in 30 years.
Wisconsin 69, Baylor 52
Frank Kaminsky scored 19 points and blocked six shots, and Wisconsin romped into the West Regional final with a dominant 69-52 victory over Baylor on Thursday night.
Ben Brust hit three 3-pointers and scored 14 points for the second-seeded Badgers (29-7), who jumped to a 14-point lead in the first half and never let up on the overmatched Bears (26-12).
The 7-foot Kaminsky and his disciplined teammates shredded the Baylor zone defense that played so well in the first two games. Wisconsin also methodically shut down Baylor's talented offense while moving into its second regional final in 13 years under Bo Ryan, who has never reached a Final Four in a 700-win coaching career.
Cory Jefferson scored 15 points for the sixth-seeded Bears, who did little with their third Sweet 16 trip in five years.
Arizona 70, San Diego State 64
Nick Johnson scored all of his 15 points in the last 2:45, after missing his first 10 shots, and Arizona rallied to beat San Diego State 70-64 Thursday night and advance to the final eight of the NCAA tournament.
Aaron Gordon and Rondae Hollis-Jefferson scored 15 points each for the top-seeded Wildcats (33-4). They next play Wisconsin in the West Regional final Saturday.
Xavier Thames scored 25 points and Dwayne Polee added 13 points for the Aztecs (31-5). Those two tried to bail out SDSU in the final minute, each hitting 3-pointers before Thames' basket cut the deficit to 65-61 with 38 seconds left.
Florida 79, UCLA 68
Michael Frazier II hit five 3-pointers and finished with 19 points as Florida beat UCLA 79-68 Thursday night to reach its fourth consecutive NCAA regional final.
The Gators (35-2) also extended the best winning streak in school history to 29 straight in reaching the South Regional final. The tournament's overall top seed will play 11th-seeded Dayton on Saturday night for a trip to the Final Four.
Scottie Wilbekin added 13 points for Florida, which is back where the last three Gators seasons ended. Casey Prather had 12 points, and Dorian Finney-Smith had 10. Kasey Hill had 10 assists.
UCLA (28-9) was back in a regional semifinal for the first time since 2008 under first-year coach Steve Alford.
Jordan Adams led the Bruins with 17 points, Kyle Anderson had 11 and five assists with nine rebounds. Travis Wear added 14.
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Well, Look What The Cat Dragged In
The President said it was time to put the issue to rest, so he produced a birth certificate. I remember in High School I skipped second and third period one time, and the next day I wrote an excuse and signed my moms name on it. Yes, I produced a note and got on with my High School education. Please read on, and let me know what you think.


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Thread: Thoughts on Ryanne?
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A teacher I had years ago named her daughter Ryanne, said like Ryan (her maiden name). Everyone, including me, tried to pronounce it like Diane-with-an-R. My teacher was so frustrated, but I don't know what she expected. Ryanne is pretty straightforward to me, and as an english teacher, she shouldn't have been surprised.
Bottom line, I think most people will get Ryanne. I'm not crazy about it, but I love meaningful names, and this would obviously be a sentimental choice for you. How about Ryanne Violet, Ryanne Magnolia, Ryanne Lily, Ryanne Prairie, or Ryanne Luna?----
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I wouldn't feminize it. I mean, you are already naming her a traditionally masculine name. You're doing it for a good reason, though, I'm not being mean. But I would go with a straighfoward Ryan, I like it a lot better.
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But I don't want to. I really like Ryanne. My husband liked Ryland (for a girl) but I nixed it. I don't like Ryan for a girl, it's too masculine. Why not feminize it? I am not creating this name. This is a name that has been used for more years than I've been alive.
Charlotte is a feminization, and that's pretty popular, people shouldn't used it because Charles is maculine? ... I know you're not being mean but it just sounds ridiculous.... Unless you're not seeing that they will be pronounced 2 different ways...
I really like the suggestions of Violet and Luna for middles.
Does anyone know any bird species names other than Wren? My sisters name is Renn but my brother LOVED birds. I'd love to find a neat nature middle that would tie them both in!


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Places to Visit in New Delhi
India Gate - A memorial inscribed with the names of the valiant Indian soldiers who laid down their lives in World War I. The green, velvety lawns at India Gate, particularly, are a popular evening and holiday rendezvous for young and old alike. Rashtrapati Bhawan - It is architecturally a very impressive building standing at a height, flowing down as it were to India Gate. This stretch called the Rajpath is where the Republic Day parade is held. The imposing plan of this area conceived by Lutyens does not fade in its charm with the numerous summers or winters that go past. Raj Ghat: Raj Ghat On the bank of the legendary Yamuna, which flows past New Delhi, there is Raj Ghat-the last resting place of Mahatma Gandhi, the father of the nation. It has become an essential point of call for all visiting dignitaries. Qutab Minar: The Qutab Minar is located at a small village called Mehrauli in South New Delhi. Qutub-ud-din Aibek of the Slave Dynasty, who took possession of New Delhi in 1206, built it Laxminarayan Temple: Also called the Birla Mandir, the Laxminarayan Temple was built by the Birla family in 1938. It is a temple with a large garden and fountains behind it. Humayun's Tomb: Humayun's wife Haji Begum built his Tomb nine years after his death. Designed by a Persian architect named Mirak Mirza Ghiyas, and completed in 1565, the edifice was a trendsetter of the time by remains a must visit place in New Delhi till date. Chandni Chowk: The living legacy of New Delhi is Shahjahanabad. Created by the builder of Taj Mahal, this city, with the Red Fort as the focal point and Jama Masjid as the praying centre, has a fascinating market planned to shine under the light of the moon, called Chandni Chowk. The canals are now closed, but Chandni Chowk remains Asia's largest wholesale market. A must visit place in New Delhi Bahai Temple/Lotus Temple: The Bahai Temple, situated in South New Delhi, is shaped like a lotus. It is a


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Tata Consultancy refocusing on quality
TAKAFUMI HOTTA and YUJI KURONUMA, Nikkei staff writers
MUMBAI/TOKYO -- Tata Consultancy Services, India's largest IT services company, has enjoyed consistent success over the past several years. But as it reaches the limits of a business model reliant on force of numbers, it is aiming higher at more sophisticated, cutting-edge services.
38% net profit gain
Consolidated net profit rose 38% on the year to 191.1 billion rupees ($3.13 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, according to Wednesday's earnings announcement. Chief Executive Officer Natarajan Chandrasekaran told a news conference in Mumbai that the results were on target.
But with competition from Western rivals heating up, Chandrasekaran intends to take a scalpel to the company's structure.
Tata Consultancy broke ground in January on a massive training center in the south. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who attended the ceremony, expressed confidence that the facility will set a global standard.
The sprawling campus will accommodate up to 50,000 trainees at a time. With a focus on quality over quantity, it will serve as the core training facility for the company's workforce of nearly 300,000 worldwide.
A number of programs will likely be offered to help master the latest technologies, including social media, cloud services and big-data analysis.
The facility "will produce world-class professionals to meet the future needs of the IT industry," Chandrasekaran said.
Tata Consultancy also built an advanced research center in Silicon Valley back in 2012.
India's information technology industry blossomed in the late 1990s. The sector accounts for more than 8% of gross domestic product today, making it a cornerstone of the economy.
Low labor costs and strong English-language skills have encouraged the growth of business process outsourcing, or BPO, which entails taking on such work as software development and clerical tasks for foreign companies. Considering that this involves distributing large tasks among a broad pool of workers, it has been derided as relying on sheer numbers and adding little value.
Tata Consultancy aims to move away from that business model. A key part of this is increasing capacity to work with new information technologies. Chandrasekaran plans to grow services based on new IT developments into a multibillion-dollar business in three to five years.
Another step is making the BPO business more advanced, shifting to more sophisticated work on behalf of clients, such as sales and development. Chandrasekaran points out that many employees hold MBA degrees.
Stability pays off
One of Tata Consultancy's strengths is its stable management. A local analyst notes that the company has not wavered under its current CEO, who took the helm in 2009.
Infosys, Tata Consultancy's closest local rival, has dealt with an exodus of executives following the sudden return of the founder, who had been frustrated by the company's struggles.
Tata Consultancy's stability is reflected in its earnings. Consolidated revenue rose 30% to 818 billion rupees for fiscal 2013 -- 50% higher than Infosys or No. 3 player Wipro. Net profit has steadily climbed 20% or more every year since fiscal 2009, compared with 10% for its two major competitors.
Its employee utilization rate, excluding trainees, exceeds 80% -- besting Infosys' 70% or so.
The company's operational structure is client-centered, and it offers services that competitors shy away from. This contributes to its consistent earnings and gives it breathing room to invest in more advanced services.
Tata Consultancy will enter the same realm as technically advanced global giants like Accenture and IBM. Its performance in the international market will serve as a test of the country's IT services sector.
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