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EY announces Semifinalists for the Entrepreneur Of The Year™ 2012 Award in Northern California
San Francisco, 13 April 2012 — Ernst & Young LLP today announced the 53 Semifinalists for the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ 2012 Award in Northern California. The awards program recognizes entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. These business leaders were selected from nearly 135 nominations by a panel of independent judges. Award winners will be announced at a special gala on June 2, 2012 at The Fairmont, San Francisco.
The Semifinalists are:
Lee Chen, Founder & CEO, A10 Networks
Marcus Meadows-Smith, CEO, AgraQuest, Inc.
Tom Bedecarre, CEO, AKQA
Amar Panchal, CEO, Akraya, Inc.
Lawrence Blatt, CEO and Founder, Alios BioPharma
John Foraker, Chief Executive Officer, Annie's, Inc.
Chris Barbin, CEO, Appirio
Matt Mullenweg, Founder, Automattic
Aaron Levie, CEO and Co-Founder, Box
John Woolard, President and CEO, BrightSource Energy, Inc.
Tom Kemp, President and CEO, Centrify Corporation
Justin Gagnon, CEO, Choicelunch
Marcus Benedetti, President and CEO, Clover Stornetta Farms
Dr. Clifford Reid, Co-Founder, Chairman, President and CEO, Complete Genomics
Kevin Brown, CEO, Coraid
Ronni Zehavi, CEO and Founder, Cotendo Inc
Anthony Bettencourt, Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Board, Coverity
John Boncher, President & CEO, Cupertino Electric, Inc.
Hubert Thieblot, CEO and Founder, Curse, Inc.
Fabio Rosati, President & CEO, Elance, Inc.
Guo-Liang Yu, President & CEO, Epitomics Inc.
David Chun, CEO and Founder, Equilar, Inc.
Mike Burkland, President and CEO, Five9, Inc.
Matthew Monahan, CEO & Co-Founder, and Brian Monahan, Chief Idea Guy & Co-Founder, Inflection
Kevin Chou, CEO and Co-Founder, Kabam, Inc.
Mark Fischer-Colbrie, President, CEO, and Richard Ellson, VP R&D, CTO, Labcyte Inc.
Tasso Roumeliotis, Founder and CEO, Location Labs
Eric Ryan, Co-Founder, and Adam Lowry, Co-Founder, method products Inc.
Prem Chand, CEO, President and Founder, Milestone Technologies, Inc.
Neil Grimmer, CEO and Co-founder, Nest Collective
Neil Koehler, Chief Executive Officer, Pacific Ethanol, Inc.
Lisa Im, CEO, Performant Financial Corporation
Robert Duggan, CEO & Chairman of the Board, Pharmacyclics, Inc.
Mike Sechrist, Chief Executive Officer, and Elena Whorton, President, ProTransport-1
Arno Harris, CEO, Recurrent Energy
Payam Zamani, Founder & CEO, Reply Inc
Anthony Wood, Founder and CEO, Roku
Geoffrey T. Barker, Co-Founder & COO, RPX Corporation
Christian Lawrence, CEO, and Ciaran Power, President, SFL Data
Dale Carlsen, Founder & CEO, Sleep Train
Paul Pluschkell, CEO, Founder, Spigit
Larry Augustin, CEO, SugarCRM
David Goldberg, CEO, SurveyMonkey
Dan Castles, CEO, Telestream, Inc.
Burton M. Goldfield, President and CEO, TriNet
Lars Buttler, Founder & CEO, Trion Worlds, Inc.
Bill Demas, President and CEO, Turn
Nicholas Woodman, Founder & CEO, GoPro
Tarkan Maner, President and CEO, Wyse Technology
David Sacks, Founder and CEO, Yammer
Ivan Koon, CEO, YouSendIt
Tien Tzuo, Founder and CEO, Zuora
Mark Pincus, Founder, Chief Executive Officer & Chief Product Officer, Zynga Inc.
Now in its 26th year, the Entrepreneur Of The Year Program has expanded to recognize business leaders in more than 140 cities in more than 50 countries throughout the world.
Regional award winners are eligible for consideration for the EY National Entrepreneur Of The Year Program. Award winners in several national categories, as well as the EY National Entrepreneur Of The Year Overall Award winner, will be announced at the annual awards gala in Palm Springs, California, on November 17, 2012. The awards are the culminating event of the EY Strategic Growth Forum®, the nation's most prestigious gathering of high-growth, market-leading companies.Sponsors
Founded and produced by Ernst & Young LLP, the Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards are nationally sponsored in the United States by SAP America and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.
In Northern California, sponsors include ManpowerGroup, The Big Picture, Smart Business Network, Inc., ADP, RoseRyan, Scherzer International, Orrick and Barney & Barney.
About EY Entrepreneur Of The Year
EY Entrepreneur Of The Year is the world's most prestigious business award for entrepreneurs. The unique award makes a difference through the way it encourages entrepreneurial activity among those with potential, and recognizes the contribution of people who inspire others with their vision, leadership and achievement. As the first and only truly global award of its kind, Entrepreneur Of The Year celebrates those who are building and leading successful, growing and dynamic businesses, recognizing them through regional, national and global awards programs in more than 140 cities in more than 50 countries.
About EY
EY is a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services. Worldwide, our 152,000 people are united by our shared values and an unwavering commitment to quality. We make a difference by helping our people, our clients and our wider communities achieve their potential.
EY refers to the global organization of member firms of Ernst & Young Global Limited, each of which is a separate legal entity. Ernst & Young Global Limited, a UK company limited by guarantee, does not provide services to clients. For more information about our organization, please visit www.ey.com
This news release has been issued by Ernst & Young LLP, a US client-serving member firm of Ernst & Young Global Limited.


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The Fall 2013 issue of VISTAS is available online. You'll find it in our VISTAS Archive. Click on the link below to get your own copy in the mail.
Looking for something on ALT's website? Click on Search in the menu and enter your search terms to find it.
Allegheny County's Greenways map now includes the ALT Greenprint, highlighting areas with the highest priority for conservation. You can download the Greenways map which is part of Allegheny Places, Allegheny County's Comprehensive Plan.
An IRA Charitable Rollover permits individuals age 70½ and above to make charitable donations (think ALT!) of up to $100,000 from Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) and Roth IRAs without having to count the distributions as taxable income. For information, please see the Independent Sector web site which also discusses proposed improvements to the law.
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Allegheny Land Trust is in the final stages of a local fund-raising campaign to match a state grant to purchase 48 acres adjacent to the Sewickley Hills Borough Park on Magee Road for permanent green space. Once acquired by the land trust, the property will be available for public use, including hiking, biking, bird watching, and horseback riding. Protecting the land will also help to create a 1,500-acre greenway between Sewickley Hills Park and Sewickley Heights Park, buffer noise and air pollution from I-79, reduce the risk of flooding downstream, and enhance surrounding property values. (See below for more on this land protection project.)
"We have been working very hard for many years to protect this property for the community," said Chris Beichner, ALT Executive Director. "Now the community needs to respond to this unique opportunity by filling the financial gap to protect this land for future generations. State grants and local pledges totaling $450,000 have been raised thus far towards the goal of $660,000."
You can help ALT reach the $660,000 goal by making a pledge of support now. Please or call 412-741-2750 x203 with your pledge amount. Thank you in advance for your support!
You can learn more about the Catholic Institute property by attending an informational event at the Sewickley Hills Borough Building, 349 Magee Road, Monday evening, March 17th at 7:00 PM. The ALT staff will be there to provide light refreshments and a presentation about the trust's efforts to protect this wonderful landscape. Please to Roy Kraynyk, ALT Land Protection Director, or call 412-741-2750 x203 if you plan to attend or have questions.
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Chartiers Creek flowing through Chartiers Greenway
Allegheny Land Trust is accepting applications for the 2014 John Hamm Internship. This position (Chartiers Creek Watershed Intern) is made possible by generous donations from the PA Environmental Defense Foundation and the friends and family of Mr. John Hamm. Mr. Hamm, a local conservationist, supported local conservancies by serving on the Environmental Defense Foundation board, writing for their newsletters, raising funds to foster environmental programs and motivated others to do the same. The intern should hold the same spirit of adventure and commitment to the community as Mr. Hamm.
The Chartiers Creek Watershed Intern will:
Visit our Job Opportunities page for information about applying for the John Hamm Internship and other internship opportunities at Allegheny Land Trust.
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On Thursday, October 24, Allegheny Land Trust held a press conference to announce a $500,000 Gaming Economic Development Fund (GEDF) grant award for the Pittsburgh Cut Flower Property. ALT Board Members, elected officials, Richland Township officials and local residents joined ALT at the property to celebrate the competitive grant award and discuss future goals for the historic 180 acre landscape.
During the event, Majority Leader Mike Turzai, Representative Hal English, Senator Randy Vulakovich, Richland Township Manger Dean Bastianini, and Maryann Eisenreich from Governor Tom Corbett's office gathered to offer support for ALT's future visions for the property.
"This project is a huge benefit for the North Hills and all of Allegheny County as it will transform and return a long abandoned brownfield to the community – creating new recreational and economic opportunities," explained Representative Mike Turzai.
ALT staff, board members and elected officials unveiled a fund-raising banner at the end of the press conference, which highlighted the current fund-raising accomplishments towards the Pittsburgh Cut Flower Property. With the help of the $500,000 GEDF grant, ALT has raised about 85% of the funds needed to acquire the property.
KDKA-TV's website has video and a story of this event. The official news release has additional information.
For more information and photos of the property, please visit the Pittsburgh Cut Flower Project page. See below for more information about the conceptual master plan for the property.
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Home Depot employees erecting the
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Photo: Cindy Shegan Keeley | Daily News
When vandals destroyed a kiosk at the Catfish Pond entrance to Dead Man's Hollow, it didn't take long for a team of employees from the Home Depot in North Versailles to swing into action. Working at the Home Depot store and on site, the volunteers replaced the kiosk and installed a new bench in the area. The original kiosk was constructed by T. J. Sabatello of Boy Scout Troop 99 as an Eagle Scout project.
When the Home Depot team finished the kiosk job, they went on to make improvements at two Liberty borough playgrounds, cleaning graffiti, repainting swing sets and adding new mulch.
Read the complete story of a great volunteer effort in this TribLIVE|Neighborhoods article.
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Allegheny Land Trust has been awarded a $110,000 grant from the Richard King Mellon Foundation. The funding will support ALT's general operations, including land conservation and stewardship objectives. In the next 12 months, ALT expects to protect at least 350 acres through various projects throughout Allegheny and Washington counties. These projects include active campaigns with the former Pittsburgh Cut Flower property in Richland Township and the 48 acres in Sewickley Hills owned by the Catholic Institute. (See following articles.)
The Richard King Mellon Foundation awards grants through a competitive application and review process. This grant highlights the Foundation's commitment to ensuring the scenic, recreational and environmental well-being of communities in Allegheny County.
You can find the complete news release in our Media section.
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Allegheny Land Trust has launched a local fund-raising campaign to protect 48 acres in Sewickley Hills that is currently owned by the Catholic Institute of Pittsburgh. On June 14th, a press conference was held to announce the new campaign and a fund-raising sign was unveiled, showcasing the goal of raising $160,000 in local funds to complete the $660,000 needed to purchase the property. Senator Matt Smith (D-Allegheny) and Representative Mark Mustio (R-Allegheny) pledged to work together on supporting the project and a state grant application to the PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR). Other presenters included Sewickley Hills Borough Council President Cindy Phillips and ALT Executive Director Chris Beichner.
The parcel to be protected is located between Magee Road and Interstate 79, and is adjacent to Sewickley Hills Park as well as land already owned by ALT. When this parcel is acquired by ALT, over 1,200 acres of contiguous ALT and municipal park lands will be available for public benefit and passive recreation. Benefits of protecting this property include higher local property values, hiking trails, habitat for wildlife, and preservation of the area's scenic rural character.
ALT has submitted a $500,000 grant request to DCNR to help acquire this property. Local matching funds from the community are needed to leverage state and federal funds. So far, $40,000 has been pledged by local individuals, leaving $120,000 in donations needed by September 30th to purchase the land. You can help raise these local matching funds with a quick, easy online donation using a major credit card or through your PayPal account. Go to our How to Help page and be sure to select "Catholic Institute Property" to direct your donation to this project. Thank you for your generous support!
Read more about the land acquisition in this Tribune-Review article.
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As of September 1, 2013, the Local Community Campaign to raise $140,000 toward purchase of the Pittsburgh Cut Flower property has reached $80,734! These local funds are critical to release other major public and private grants that ALT has already secured to purchase and improve the land.
The total raised including all grants, individual gifts and pledges is $1,194,734! $1.4 is needed to buy the land and additional funding is needed to complete the clean-up and demolition, which is currently at $1.2 million.
ALT has received a grant of $509,500 from the PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. In addition, a $500,000 grant through the Gaming and Economic Development Fund is awaiting final approval from the Commonwealth Finance Authority and a $250,000 grant from the Act 13 Marcellus Legacy Fund is pending with the PA Department of Community and Economic Development. We hope to hear about these grants soon. Please contact these elected officials to urge their support of ALT's grant applications and please let us know if you do:
In addition to the 300 individual donors who have made gifts of as much as $10,000, many local businesses and corporate and charitable foundations have supported the community's vision to protect 150 acres and a small piece of Gibsonia's cultural heritage.
The property clean-up is nearing completion and ALT is trying to save several unique buildings and large industrial equipment artifacts such a coal hopper, massive blowers and boilers that created steam heat. Preserving these structures and one of the brick houses will save an estimated $250,000 in demolition and landfill costs. The large structures will be part of an open air museum and the brick house is being considered for a visitors' center or a field research station for ALT, perhaps in collaboration with Chatham University. (See below for more information about the conceptual master plan for the property.)
Closing on the Pittsburgh Cut Flower property is scheduled for October 2013, provided clean-up is complete and sufficient funds have been raised to cover the land at $1.4 million. Clean-up costs are currently at $1.2 million. For more information and photos of the property, please visit the Pittsburgh Cut Flower Project page.
Please join your neighbors in this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to protect this land forever by giving today. Contribute to the Pittsburgh Cut Flower Project by making an on line donation or mailing a check. Thank you!
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Over the past several months, Allegheny Land Trust has reached out to the Gibsonia community for input as they began the master planning process for the former Pittsburgh Cut Flower property on Bakerstown Road in Richland Township. "The community response was enthusiastic," states Chris Beichner, executive director of ALT. "We really wanted the master plan to meet the community's needs, market demand and innovation." (A recent news release has more information.)
A solar farm with recharging stations for electric cars, a mixed use village, amphitheater, cafés and community gardens were some of the ideas suggested by more than 500 residents, former employees, students and professionals. These ideas and others have been synthesized into a conceptual master plan for the 150 acres of permanent green space and 30 acres of redevelopment.
These drawings depict ideas that ALT collected from more than 500 residents, children, students and professionals over the past several months for the 150 acres of permanent green space and redevelopment of the blighted land. (Click each image for a larger version or download this PDF file.) ALT thanks everyone who participated and welcomes additional input. Please call Roy Kraynyk at 412-741-2750 x203 or email him at with your ideas or comments.
Read more in this TribLive|Neighborhoods article.
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Please visit our Archives Page for older articles from this page.
Since 1993, ALT has protected more than 1,500 acres in 21 municipalities in Allegheny and Washington Counties. These lands help to manage storm and floodwaters, provide scenic beauty and protect wildlife habitat and biodiversity. Secondary benefits include opportunities for non-motorized passive recreation such as hiking, improved marketability and value of adjacent properties and preservation of a community's rural character.
Allegheny Land Trust empowers people to shape the future of their community by providing the technical skills and know-how to protect treasured local open space. Green space is more vulnerable than ever as public subsidies are now being used to transform local green space into suburban sprawl.
Please take a few moments to explore our web site to learn more about ALT and our land conservation practices and programs.


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Victor A. McKusick Professor of Genetics and Medicine Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute | |
Clinic Appointment | Education | Interests | Activities | Leadership | Publications | Contact |
B.S., Duke University, 1980
M.D., SUNY Upstate Medical Center, 1984
Resident in Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1984-1987
Fellow in Cardiology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1988
Postdoc, The Johns Hopkins University, 1989
Our laboratory is interested in the development and homeostasis of the arterial wall. One goal is to understand genetic factors that predispose to aortic aneurysm, a condition accounting for 1-2 percent of deaths in industrialized countries. Our initial approach has been to study Marfan syndrome (MFS), a genetic disease that includes aortic aneurysm as part of the condition and that is caused by mutations in a single gene. It is anticipated that a comprehensive understanding of the cause, progression, and modulation of MFS will promote a greater understanding of vascular wall biology. Other vascular disorders currently being studied include: familial tetralogy of Fallot, cerebral cavernous malformation, a novel dominant syndrome of premature aging that prominently includes the cardiovascular system, the association of bicuspid aortic valve with aneurysm, and a novel and aggressive aneurysm phenotype called Loeys-Dietz syndrome. During our study of MFS, we recognized that a particular type of mutation is associated with very low levels of mutant RNA and tends to cause very mild forms of the disease. A second major interest of our laboratory is to understand the mechanism of nonsense-mediated mRNA decay; to evaluate its basic biologic purpose; and to assess its role as a potent modulator of disease severity in a wide variety of genetic disorders.
- Pathogenesis of Marfan syndrome
- Molecular basis of inherited disorders of vascular development and homeostasis
- Genetics of aging
- Nonsense-mediated mRNA decay
- Link: National Marfan Foundation
- Board Certification: Board Certified in Pediatrics
- Clinical Interests: Marfan syndrome, connective tissue disorders, and cardiovascular genetics
- Clinic:
Medical Genetics Clinic
Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center (JHOC)
8th floor, Pediatric Specialty Clinics area
601 North Caroline Street
Baltimore, MD 21287
Phone: 410-955-3071 Fax: 410-614-9246
Educational Activities:
- Preceptor and Assistant Director, Predoctoral Training Program in Human Genetics
- Preceptor and Assistant Director, Medical Genetics Training Program
- Preceptor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Training Program
- Preceptor, Cellular and Molecular Medicine Training Program
- Director of the Professional Advisory Board, National Marfan Foundation
Recognition and Leadership Roles:
- Richard Starr Ross Research Scholar, JHMI
- Richard D. Rowe Award for outstanding research in Pediatric Cardiology
- Young Investigator Award, Society for Pediatric Research
- Antoine Marfan Award, National Marfan Foundation
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute
- Board of Governors, National Human Genome Research Institute
- American Society for Pediatric Research
- American Society for Clinical Investigation
1. Noensie F and Dietz HC. A strategy for disease gene identification through nonsense-mediated mRNA decay inhibition. Nature Biotechnology 19:434-439, 2001.
2. Arking DE, Krebsova A, Macek M Sr, Macek M Jr, Arking A, Mian IS, Fried L, Hamosh A, Dey S, McIntosh I, Dietz HC. Association of human aging with functional variant of klotho. PNAS 99:856-861, 2002.
3. Frischmeyer PA, van Hoof A, O'Donnell K, Guerrerio AL, Parker R, Dietz HC. An mRNA surveillance mechanism that eliminates transcripts lacking termination codons. Science 295(5563):2258-61, 2002.
4. Mendell JT, ap Rhys CMJ, Dietz HC. Separable roles for rent1/hUpf1 in altered splicing and decay of nonsense transcripts. Science 298:419-422, 2002.
5. Neptune ER, Frischmeyer PA, Arking DE, Myers L, Bunton TE, Gayraud B, Ramirez F, Sakai LY, Dietz HC. Dysregulation of TGF-ß activation contributes to pathogenesis of Marfan syndrome. Nature Genet 33(3):407-411, 2003.
6. Arking DE, Becker DM, Yanek LR, Fallin D, Judge DP, Moy TF, Becker LC, Dietz HC. KLOTHO Allele Status and the Risk for Early-Onset Occult Coronary Artery Disease. Am J Hum Genet 72:1154-1161, 2003.
7. Judge DP, Biery NJ, Keene DR, Geubtner J, Myers L, Huso DL, Sakai LY, Dietz HC. Evidence for a critical contribution of haploinsufficiency in the complex pathogenesis of Marfan syndrome. J Clin Invest 114:172-81, 2004.
8. Mendell JT, Sharifi NA, Meyer JL, Martinez-Murillo F, Dietz HC. Nonsense surveillance regulates expression of diverse classes of mammalian transcripts and mutes genomic noise. Nature Genet Oct;36(10:1073-8. Epub 2004 Sep 26. Erratum: Nov;36(11):1238 2004.
9. Ng CM, Cheng A, Myers LA, Martinez-Murillo F, Jie C, Bedja D, Gabrielson KL, Hausladen JMW, Mecham RP, Judge DP, Dietz HC. TGF-beta-dependent pathogenesis of mitral valve prolapse in a mouse model of Marfan syndrome. J Clin Invest 114(11):1586-1592, 2004.
10. Loeys BL, Chen J, Neptune ER, Judge DP, Podowski M, Holm T, Meyers J, Leitch CC, Katsanis N, Sharifi N, Xu L, Myers LA, De Backer J, Hellermans J, Chen Y, Davis EC, Webb CL, Kress W, Spevak PJ, Cameron DE, Coucke P, Rifkin DB, De Paepe, Dietz HC. A syndrome of altered cardiovascular, craniofacial, neurocognitive and skeletal development caused by mutations in TGF beta R1 or TGF beta R2. Nature Genet (released online 1/30/05).
Harry (Hal) Dietz, MD
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733 N Broadway
Edward D. Miller Research Building, Room 539
Baltimore, MD 21205E-Mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
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Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
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Edward D. Miller Research Building 535
Baltimore, MD 21205
Academic Office: 410-614-5939
Clinic Appointment: 410-955-3071 (option #1)
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Karen Shewbert is fighting to keep Sequim Vehicle/Vessel Licensing open despite Clallam County Auditor Patty Rosand's insistence it be shut down due to a contract dispute.
Shewbert, a sub-agent under contract with Clallam County, was up for a 10-year contract renewal next month but almost had to close her office May 11 after Rosand terminated the contract.
In Rosand's April 30 notice of termination, she wrote Shewbert repeatedly failed to provide her with requested financial records.
"Notwithstanding my request, you still have not provided me with the requested financial records," Rosand wrote.
In a news release, Rosand said she spent significant time and energy trying to find a solution that would prevent her from having to terminate Shewbert's contract.
Shewbert is appealing the termination and on May 10 was granted a temporary restraining order, which will allow her to keep her office open until at least today, May 16.
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Great detox/purifying shampoo!
Ok so I've used this shampoo for over a year. When I first used it I had the same experience as the other reviewer (at the time of posting there is only one other reviewer), it really strips your hair of all the oils, even the ones that make it manageable. True dat. And at the very first I noticed it dried my scalp a bit... but I then coupled it with a decent Giovanni conditioner and oh my gosh, we're talking total salon amazing hair. If you have thick or curly hair, this might be a tough match, but if your hair is normal to fine, and you have a decent conditioner, it's seriously amazing. Gloss/shine, not oily at all. You may only need to use it 2-3 times a week. Amazing scent, natural, and beautiful shine with just enough bounce.
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It feels like my hair is in a big clump on my head after I wash with this and I have very short hair. following with a conditioner helps smooth things out. It smells OK, better than their conditioner but that's not a huge plus or reason to buy it.
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- 01-08-2013, 08:54 AM Thread Author #1
What is this status bar icon
I have a (Verizon) Samsung S3 and I can't determine what this status bar icon represents. It doesn't appear on the regular lists of standard icons and I can't figure out what app it might be associated with since it never goes away (even after I've closed down all active apps via the task switchcher).
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- 01-08-2013, 10:23 AM Thread Author #3
Re: What is this status bar icon
Well, thanks for that.
Didn't think to pull out the manual....figured the left half was GPS but didn't realize what the right half meant. - 01-08-2013, 10:40 AM #4
Re: What is this status bar icon
People sometimes report icons that aren't even in the manual, but that's usually because of an update to the system or a 3rd party app.
I'm one of those dinosaurs that actually likes to look through manuals--you can find some useful stuff in there! - 01-09-2013, 08:02 AM #5
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In order to understand how the numbered record books came to be the distinct body of records they presently constitute in the War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records, it is necessary to understand the composition and organization of the entire Collection in terms of its major components.
Many of the Revolutionary War records acquired by the War Department were placed in one or the other of two large files of unbound material. Muster rolls, returns, pay lists, guard reports, and other records showing the military service of persons in particular organizations were placed in one of these files (reproduced as Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-83, M246). Letters, receipts for pay, supply returns, and other records of a miscellaneous character were placed in the second file generally referred to as the "Manuscript File" (reproduced as Miscellaneous Numbered Records (The Manuscript File) in the War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records, 1775-1790's, M859).
Some bound records were taken apart and their contents added to these files. The photographic copies of records made in 1914-15 were kept together as a third major record aggregation. "Compiled military service records" were created mainly from the information in the records composing the file of rolls, returns, and related items.
To index these compiled records—which consist of one or more paper jackets for each person whose name appears in the rolls and returns file, with one or more cards in each jacket containing information copied from the original records, a "General Index" was prepared (reproduced as General Index to Compiled Military Service Records of Revolutionary War Soldiers, M860). Another name index, the "Special Index" (reproduced as Special Index to Numbered Records in the War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records, 1775-1783, M847), was prepared for the "Manuscript File."


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Is it possible to control the line spacing in TLF?
For example I might have text lines with font size of 12 (i.e. constant text height) but I would like to be able to change the space between the lines programatically.
Playing with the lineHeight property is not the best approach because in case there are images embedded in the text once lineHeight is set then the image is cut if it is higher than the line height. I really need to control the space between lines but not the lines' height.
Thanks for the information.
In my case using percentage to control the spacing between lines doesn't help.
I'll give an example ... I have three lines of text (fontSize = 10, lineHeight=120%). In the middle text line I have an image 30 pixels high. This would lead to uneven spacing between the lines. Line #2 height will be 36 pixels i.e. we have 6 pixels gap between line #1 and line #2. Line #3 will be 12 pixels i.e. we have 2 pixels spacing between line #2 and line #3.
I would like to have even spacing between the lines even when there are images in them.
If there is no other way to control the line spacing then this looks like a good feature request.
Is it possible to achieve in a way different than using lineHeight? ... and is there a feature request submitted for similar feature because if not I could write one.
The lineHeight is the maximum of all the lineHeights of the LeafElements on the line. So you could set your lineHeights for each span to be 12 point and the lineHeight of the InlineGraphicElements to the first multiple of 12 greater than the height.
Is that the effect you are trying to achieve?
I would like to achieve the following behavior: the gap between all text lines to be always X pixels.
My understanding how TLF handles this (please correct me if I am wrong) is that there is no gap between TextLines but one could achieve similar behavior by playing with lineHeigh. You could set it to a percentage and then this would introduce visual gap between text lines however in cases when a text line contains elements with different height (like the case with images or spans with different fontSize) then the gap will differ because it is calculated as a percentage of the overall fontSize. I don't want to have different gaps in these cases. I would like to have always (let's say) 10 pixels between each text line.
What I need is very similar to the "verticalGap" style available in the VBox container. I would like to specify the exact gap between each text line in exactly the same way.
Using "lineHeight" is not good because it depends on the height of the text/images and this leads to different gaps when I have mixture of elements with different heights. The way I set the gap should not be dependent on the height of the elements.
You can specify lineHeight in pixels instead of percentages - lineHeight="12" versus lineHeight="120%"
If you want each line to be exactly the same height - as if the lines were falling on a grid, you can specify a pixel lineHeight with the default leadingModel. In this case we set each line's baseline that many pixels from the last line's baseline. In this case larger type or larger inlines may not fit, so you have to specify a pixel height that's appropriate for the content.
Or if you want lines with larger content to automatically be larger, but the gap between the lines to be constant, then you can choose the ASCENT_DESCENT_UP leadingModel and a pixel lineHeight. In this case lineHeight is the distance between one line's descenders and the next line's ascenders. I think that's what you're asking for.
Thank you, Alan! The combination of ASCENT_DESCENT_UP leadingModel and a pixel lineHeight is exactly what I need.
What I noticed though is that it works correctly when there are spans with different fontSize however when an image is embedded then its height is not taken into account when calculating the overall height. For example I have a text with fontSize="14", leadingModel=ASCENT_DESCENT_UP and lineHeight=5. When I have in such line an image with let's say height=30 then this image's height is not taken into account and it overlaps with the previous line. My expectation is that the overall line height would be 35 (image's height + lineHeight).
Is this a bug or I am missing something else? Looks like a bug.
Thanks for your time!
I think it's a bug. While graphics don't actually have ascent and descent measures, I think it's reasonable to take the image top and bottom edges for those measures in places where we need them.
Unfortunately I don't think this is a bug that will be fixed for our 1.0 release, so you'll need to work around the problem until we can get a fix in. In another thread I suggested adding a thin space before or after the graphic with an appropriate fontSize.
I've logged a bug in our internal bug database.
The problem is that graphics don't have ascent or descent values, so my workaround is to add a character that does:
1. Add a space after the graphic
2. Change the fontSize of the height of the graphic
(you may need to fiddle with fontSize a bit to get the look you want)
3. Change trackingRight of the space to it's apparent width
This gives you an "invisible" space that forces TLF to give the graphic enough line height in this situation.
Hi Alan,
Thanks for the explanation. Could you please provide the bug # so I can watch it and be notified when fixed.
The workaround would work however it may introduce undesired side effects. For example I might have problems when alowing people to edit the content of this text flow. I also might have side effects when handling copy/paste between text flows. Of course all these could be workarounded as well but then the effort to apply it might be bigger than the effort to directly apply myself a patch to TLF so the framework handles properly these scenarios. I haven't decided which approach I will take.
I have a question for line spacing. I'm using TLF and when the text continues to the next line it just starts to overlap the previous one unless I hit return a couple more times. This makes pasting text impossible because when I past it, the text pastes on top of each other as if a book had thrown up. I'm new at FL. Any suggestions?


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Why does a village clerk resign without warning? It is a question many in Forestville are pondering after Marcia Petersen abruptly resigned from her position, effective June 25.
Petersen was outspoken when it came to salaries of village workers being too low, especially in 2010. That is when she made a number of comments - even in public meetings - regarding how low the tax rate was due to a lack of proper compensation for village workers.
"You can keep the tax rate down only if you don't do some of the things you need to do," Petersen said. "Part of government is not just the day-to-day operations of current expenses, a good part of government is planning for the future. And any good government sets aside money for reserves for the future so you don't have to take out loans to buy new equipment."
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PATERSON — Jermain Johnson challenged his Eastside football team prior to its annual Thanksgiving game against cross-town rival Kennedy.
The fifth-year Eastside coach was displeased with his team's performance in a 21-point loss to Teaneck in a consolation game Friday.
He wanted the Ghosts to play as if the 88th annual game between Eastside and Kennedy meant more to them than just another regular-season game.
Zuri Glover and his teammates heard him loud and clear.
Glover, a senior running back/linebacker who played in his last high school game, ran for two touchdowns in the final 4:28 and the Ghosts fended off Kennedy, 31-27, in a highly competitive, hard-hitting Big North, non-division game Thursday at Bauerle Field.
"It feels amazing," said Glover, who rushed 13 times for 85 yards and scored three touchdowns. "This is my last game with my [friends] who go to the same school. I couldn't have asked for a better outcome. It was amazing, going out with a bang."
Two plays from scrimmage after Kennedy took a 21-17 advantage on junior tailback Shaon Stephenson's 3-yard touchdown run, Glover's 39-yard touchdown run with 4:28 left gave Eastside a 24-21 advantage.
Eastside junior linebacker Rasmeek Graham intercepted a pass deep in Kennedy's territory on the Knights' ensuing possession. Seven plays later, Glover found the end zone again, this time from 11 yards, to give Eastside a 31-21 lead.
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Summary: Oh. my. God. Where to start? This phone is absolutely awful. First things first, the battery life is terrible. Even when your not using it, it's dieing fast. This phone doesn't have a stand-by time of a couple days, it has a stand-by time of a few hours. If your going to make a call and plan to talk for a while, you better hope you have your charger with you. I have had to bring my charger around with me where ever I go for this stupid phone. For instance, I took my phone off the charger around 2pm today, and it was dead by 10. I didn't even make an calls.
Also, internet is terrible. I am always getting kicked off of whatever web page i am on. I will have to keep getting on the web and going back to the website I was on, only to get kicked off again! its so frustrating! It will never let me stay on the internet for long. After a couple minutes, it's pretty much like "its been long enough, im going to close the internet now". Half the time the internet didnt even work. I had to call the freaking 800 number to get it fixed. This phone doesnt support Muve Music anymore, so save your money. There is a "music player" on here where you can save songs to i guess, but when i tried that, the phone decided to constantly keep deleting my songs after a while. the phone sends out like 5-10 duplicate texts, and it pisses my friends off. if you want to send a long text (that would normally be send as a multimedia message), it wont let you, you have to manually split the text up yourself, and send it in chunks. lots of time, the texting wont send so you have to continuously edit and re-send. Same goes with sending pics. The pic quality is not that great, and if you plan on taking a picture of something outside where it's bright, or at night, forget it. There is a place where you can control the brightness settings (thats pretty much how I get my phone to LAST for more than 5 hours is by keeping it on the lowest brightness setting) but if you keep it on the lowest brightness setting, it is actually literally impossible to see anything on your screen when you are outside during the day.
This phone turns itself off by itself on me more than once a day. Just randomly out of nowhere, it will turn itself off. Its incredibly aggravating.
The touch screen is bad, it's pretty unresponsive, and texting is tough because the letters are small and too close and you think your touching one letter and you get a completely differnt one. so you gotta go slow and press with the tips of your fingers. if you try to scroll up on your texts, it will continuously glitch on you and keep taking you back to the bottom. You will have to do this a few times if you want to read a text above.
Every single time I added something to the phone, like a ringtone, it would stay for a while, and then one day, i would get a call, and it would be the default ringer (which i never authorized), and ill go check and my downloaded ringtone will be gone.
Calls get dropped a lot. the texting prediction text will not let you add words (like if you want to add cuss words, or your own way of spelling something, or names, or anything really).
Oh, and the last thing I can think of. It freezes. a lot.
this was my first "smart-phone" and it will be my last. I called the 800 number and told them all of these problems, and you know what they told me? They told me maybe I should just go buy another phone! Maybe YA'll should reimburse ME!
Cricket lost my trust with this phone. Never again.
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Hahn Funeral Home's history dates back to 1931 and it has been family owned and operated since that time. With Gary Hahn's arrival in 1965, the Hahn Funeral Home began decades of local, quality funeral service. In 2005, Richard "Rich" and Donna Groeber purchased the Hahn-Groeber Funeral Homes of Lafayette, Linden and Oxford. With this change in ownership, the funeral home's name was also changed to Hahn-Groeber Funeral Homes.
"This will allow families to recognize the Hahn name which has been trusted and respected in the communities for decades, yet the name will also represent the Groeber name as I have served many families in the area for a long time," explained Rich. "My wife and I feel very honored that Gary and Barbara Hahn felt that we would continue with their tradition of excellent service to the communities and families they serve." We look forward to serving you, our friends and neighbors, for years to come.
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Dear Parking Guru,
I was issued a parking ticket in error, but I don't have any supporting evidence. I live on a metered street, on Taraval. I pulled up in front of my house one evening at 5:50 pm, right past a parking officer ticketing the car two cars behind me for an expired meter, and thought "man, that sucks." I even commented to my boyfriend that I'd seen people getting tickets at 5:59 pm, and we laughed at how desperate the SFMTA is for money. Anyway, the meter was expired for my spot, so I was VERY careful to plug the meter with change enough to stretch it to 6:01 pm.
The mail showed up today and I got a notice for a delinquent parking violation for that meter at 5:52 pm that same day. It must have been right after I went inside. Is it possible that the meter reader was going to ticket the previous car parked in that spot and she didn't notice that A) a new car had shown up, and B) the meter was now plugged? More importantly, do I have any way to fight this, or should I just suck it up and pay the $62? This is clearly an error on their part, but I have no substantiating evidence beyond "I'm not a dumbass, of course I plugged the meter," to back myself up.
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One thing worse than getting a parking ticket is getting a parking ticket that you didn't deserve. I believe your story. SFMTA is told some tall, tall tales of "proof" of innocence, and has a much different screening process than I do, so your story will be scrutinized. I think your theory about what happened is probably right; The enforcement officer was probably at the end of the shift, had focused her attention on literally tens of thousands of cars and meters that day, maybe was still bummed out about the Niners, and simply didn't bring her A-game to work. She saw a couple of expired meters, tried to squeeze in a few more legit citations before 6 pm, and didn't notice that your car had replaced the previous violator's car.
This is how I think it's going to go. You protest the ticket by mail. In a month or two, you will get a response with a cut and pasted phrase stating something like, "After investigating the events surrounding your citation, our investigative unit has determined that your citation is valid. Do not pass Go. Do not collect $62." Don't worry about that. The first step of ticket protesting has a 2% success rate, and is typically only successful with slam-dunk situations.
Your next course of action will be to schedule an administrative hearing at the SFMTA office. Protesting in person will not be as long and drawn out a process as you think. You simply take a number, and when called, you talk to somebody in an office who has the power to make an interpretive judgment. Administrative judges are informed, educated people who have read the 2002 Stanford study showing that DPT officers are in fact human and do indeed make mistakes. My experience has been that these administrators are reasonable people with a goal of trying to get it right.
It will be a drag to have to go down there at all, because it wasn't a valid ticket. But it won't be as big a drag as you think. The wait time at SFMTA, since they moved to 11 South Van Ness, has gotten to be pretty good. And there is a high rate of success in this second round of protesting. According to the agency's figures from a couple of years ago, 55% of tickets that were appealed a second time ended up getting dismissed. You will be in and out in a timely fashion, and free to spend that $62 elsewhere.
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