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9:00am Friday 21st December 2012 in Sport By David Pritchard, Chief Sports Reporter covering Oxford United. Follow us on twitter: @oxfordmailoufc. Call me on 01865 425458
JAMES Constable says Oxford United will only be able to look forward to their FA Cup meeting with Sheffield United if they are successful in league games over Christmas.
The striker scored one goal and made another as the U's beat Accrington Stanley 2-0 on Tuesday to set up a third round meeting with the Blades.
It is the club's best run in the competition for ten years, but in between they have four vital npower League Two fixtures – starting at home to Fleetwood Town tomorrow.
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The U's have trips next week to Exeter City (Boxing Day) and AFC Wimbledon (December 29), before wrapping up the festive period at home to Cheltenham Town on New Year's Day.
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HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to all the mother's here.
LEMON, I read SOMETHING BORROWED years and years ago. My only functional memory of it is that the right two people got together. I don't remember about them doing "it" while he was engaged to the other girl but they probably did but I don't remember the book being graphic so I may have been able to cruise past it.
Yes, the reviews I have already read and the one at CSM all indicated that none of the characters had any redeeming qualities for a variety of reasons. So, that is why I rethought taking my daughter to see it until I had checked it out again for myself. I will take her to see romantic comedies and then talk through the stuff I have problems with but it sounded like this movie was going to be a mine field of bad behavior, abusive addictive behavior, and shallowness.
The one other romantic comedy I have not elected to watch with her is WHEN HARRY MET SALLY even though it is one of my favorites. It is more for my benefit than hers that I haven't let her see it because I don't think I could deal with the constant embarrassment of all the sexual references and having to explain the sexual double entendre. I think thematically she would enjoy the movie, the boy and girl hate each other, become tolerant, become friends, make a mistake, hate each other and love each other at the same time and finally love each other. I just don't think I can handle watching the deli scene with her and I don't think the movie is anywhere nearly as good without it.
JEN, I'm sure the concierge would take possession of our bags if we arrive before you. I might pull our swim suits out and we could go spend some time at the pool with the blessing of the concierge. If that is not possible I'm sure there is shopping in walking distance.
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For those of you who have never seen the horrible little kiddie cars mounted on the front of a shopping cart, take a look at this link and pull down to the bottom of the page.
Some of them look like firetrucks, police cars, race cars, etc. They are next to impossible to control.
After looking through 50 pages of shopping cart pictures at Google Images, I did not see a single one like you described,Lady Hawke.
I did not see the smaller kind that my local store has availabe, either. ;)
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Here's one from Google images. I probably saw it because I knew what I was looking for. You can see the gallon of milk riding underneathe in the extra little bin that is not part of the flat undercarriage. It is on page 31 of shopping carts.
That is very curious that the carts I am most accustomed to and have been most accustomed to for close to half a century are not commonly used elsewhere.
Good evening!
Lady Hawke, I find Kate's style of trolley easier to push than the bigger ones. They're ideal for me, as I shop two or three times a week. I can't do huge shops, as I have to carry everything! Our bigger ones are similar to the link you posted, with the child seats. They do vary from supermarket to supermarket. Some have the racks you describe. It's odd, I never really thought about how many different designs there were until now, lol! I remember when son was in a wheelchair, and I had to use one of the wheelchair adapted trollies. That was a fairly hysterical steering experience!
We have those kiddy cars as garden toys. I have never seen one on the front of a trolley, thank goodness!
Lemon, you'll find pantries in older houses here, but usually only small. We had one in the house where I lived 'til I was 14. This house also had one, but we knocked it out when we did the building work. We took out a tiny lobby and the pantry, and made the kitchen a lot bigger.
ASTI, have you ever seen a cart such as this that you could use to wheel your groceries home instead of carrying them? They also come as wire carts but I don't like the ones without the fabric liners as sometimes groceries will fall through the grid of wires. I can't imagine carrying all your groceries all the way home in your arms.
My mother's house has a pantry but neither house I have had as an adult has had one. I am reduced to using the cabinets over the washer and dryer to store my canned goods.
Lady Hawke, trollies like that are commonly used here, especially by older people to make it easier to get their shopping home. Some of them have a lid rather like a seat, which I think is a really good idea.
As well as ordinary plastic bags, which we are all being discouraged from using, supermarkets now offer larger, reusable carrier bags. I can balance myself out quite nicely with one of these large bags in each hand, carrying enough shopping for 3 or 4 days.
Morning, all! Happy Mother's Day again to all the moms and women in mothering roles!
Asti I cannot imagine having to grocery shop so many times a week, LOL. It's one of my least favorite activities, so I deliberately plan to do as much of it all on one day as humanly possible. One of the great things about LD being able to drive is the ability to send her out for quick pick ups like fresh produce or milk when we run out. :) Of course, doing it all on one day does tend to make it take ALL DAY, since I have to go fifteen miles away to shop at Walmart, bring any cold stuff home from there, go back out to Costco (about three miles away), bring that cold stuff home, then go back out to Albertson's, about another two blocks down from Costco, to finish up. Then if there's specialty stuff I need, that might involve a trip to any number of other places even further away, like the liquor store, an ethnic grocery store, a bakery, etc. If we're making french toast I have to go about seven miles to Safeway because they have the BEST bread ever for french toast. It's worth the extra trip! It has cinnamon already swirled into it and it's thicker than regular bread so it holds up better in the batter. Love, love, love. When we get back from this trip and I can loosen up my calories a bit again, or slow down the whole process a bit, I'm going to make french toast one day. We haven't had it in forever. Now I'm craving it, LOL.
LH I'm glad the flooding hasn't impacted you yet, I hope it continues that way. Did you enjoy your dinner out last night? Oh, my gosh, I forgot all about those kiddie carts with the fire trucks, etc. They were a real pain to wheel around! That brings back memories, though. The son, in particular, really enjoyed riding in those, and if they were all out when we got there, there was usually a bit of a fuss about getting into the child seat in the regular carts, LOL. LD always preferred the regular cart seat so she could babble along and pick out everything she wanted as we shopped, and LP definitely wanted to be as high up as possible in her princess seat! Our local store did have one shaped like a little sports car that she liked to ride in sometimes, though.
LH I'm with you on the embarrassing scenes in romantic comedies, LOL, but as my girls are quite a bit older, we've sort of gotten used to it. The son mostly ignores that kind of thing, or else just rolls his eyes. When Harry Met Sally is a favorite around here as well! One of my most embarrassing memories as a teen was going to the movies with my best friend and her mother to see the movie Masquerade with Rob Lowe, Kim Cattral and Meg Tilly. It opened with a bang. Literally! A very graphic "love" scene between Rob and Kim, and we were sitting with my friend's mom in between us. We both wanted to fall into the nearest deep hole and never come out, LOL. Recently, I watched that movie on DVD with the DS and was surprised to see that the film had been edited with most of that scene removed. I wondered if they later had issues with the film for ratings guidelines, though it had already been released as an "R" movie. I don't know that I've ever encountered another movie that was widely released in theaters with a graphic scene, only to have it edited way down for the DVD.
Lemon, I quite like shopping for food. I have to be very organised, and I plan each week what I am going to feed us. So I have a list, and just dash round and grab what's on the list. I enjoy cooking, and trying new recipes. I'll look out for special offers, and use the freezer if necessary, but I prefer to buy as fresh as possible. I suppose I am just used to shopping for a few days at a time! I am also lucky that all the shops I need are within the town itself. But, I wholeheartedly agree, it is so nice to be able to ask son to go and get emergency milk, rather than having to go myself!
I'm off to bed, goodnight all! xx
We tried to go see Rio and it was sold out! I couldn't believe it! it's been out for weeks. I think everyone had the same idea for Mother's Day, LOL. So we're back just for a moment and then trying to go see it at a different theater. Hope you're all having a fun day!
Good night, Asti! Sweet dreams. :)
I think that is another difference in semantics. A town in America can be an area that can be one mile wide to 75 miles wide. Our town outside the big city has what used to be the town center with the town hall, the main police station, the main library, and some very old shops that are bargain basement thrift shop types of places. The retail area of town has moved over two miles away from the old town center Main Street area and it is expanding in the direction farther and farther away from the old town attempting to meet the next town that is expanding toward it. The courthouse has moved far away the opposite direction from the old town center. We live right on the edge of where our town has reached out to meet the next town over. So, there are restaurants, shops, and grocery stores scattered over a large area but it is no longer in anything that might have once been called "town" and most of the residential areas are nowhere near any of it anymore. A town is now more of a generalized area than a specific place.
LH, I definitely haven't seen the cart with the basket underneath; thanks for posting the pic link! I also looked at the pic of the kiddie car on a cart. It looks huge! We have kiddie carts here, but I don't remember them being that long, with the car part in front of a full size cart. Maybe I just never noticed though. I'm going to have to pay attention next time I'm shopping!
Lemon and LH, did you see the info about the LeakyCon special park event? On sale to RockStars now and regular registrants next week. I've bought mine and I saw on FB that Rhi has hers. I'm so excited, especially about the UNLIMITED Butterbeer and Pumpkin Juice. The perfect way to try them without killing my wallet! :) Things are really picking up; I bet we're going to start getting announcements fairly often now that we're approaching the two month mark. Woo hoo!
Since we're up to page 3 on the new poll and have had very few poll-related commenters, I think I'm going to go ahead and move over there with my posts. I'll still check here for the next few days though, so I don't miss anything. :)
I am OK. I am at my dauhter's in MO. for a visit. Will try to get back online later. I hope everyone had a happy Mother's day.
Hi CoolG! Hope you have a great time at your daughter's! Come visit us at the new poll too when you have a chance! :)
Lurking, but IE keeps having to close for some reason. Only when I have Leaky up, though. ;)
Hi, everyone! Hi, CoolG!! It's so good to see you, I was starting to worry. I hope you're having a great time at your daughter's!
I'll keep checking back here, too, for a while, but I think I will move over to the new one as well. See you all there! Jen thanks again for the ticket email, I really appreciated it!
Hi Cool G…
It looks like we have almost made the switch to the new poll.
I'll check here for a couple of days but I'm not going to post anything else meanngful here.
Sorry to disturb the ghosts of this old poll, but I need to try something… With your permission…
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GAME 9: New Mexico Lobos vs. Fresno St. Bulldogs
WHEN: Saturday, Oct. 27, 1:30 p.m. MT (12:30 PT)
WHERE: University Stadium, Albuquerque, NM (39,224)
CONFERENCES: Fresno St., New Mexico - Mountain West Conference
WEB SITES: New Mexico Football | Fresno St. Football
2012 SEASON: UNM 4-4, 1-2 MWC) | Fresno St. 5-3, 3-1 MWC
COACHES: New Mexico: Bob Davie 4-3 at UNM (1st year), 39-28 overall (6th year) | Fresno St.: Tim DeRuyter 5-3 at FSU (1st year), 5-3 overall (1st year).
TV: Comcast SportsNet California – Comcast – Fresno Ch. 34 (721 HD, Albuquerque Ch. 77; DirectTV Ch. 698; Dish Network Ch. 409; AT&T U-Verse Ch. 767 (1767 HD)
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SERIES RECORD: 13th meeting. FSU leads 8-4
LAST MEETING: Oct. 31, 1998 in Albuquerque, NM – FSU 28-20
The Bulldogs are enjoying a resurgent season under first year head coach Tim DeRuyter and are looking to become bowl eligible this week against the Lobos, who were a couple of plays away from a MWC road win at Air Force last week. Fresno St. bounced back from a loss at Boise State two weeks ago by racing out to a 35-0 and laying a 42-14 beat down on Wyoming last week.
THIS WEEK'S OPPONENT – FRESNO ST.: Fresno State comes into game with the second-ranked run defense in the Mountain West will be tested by New Mexico's Pistol option running attack. The Lobos are second in the league and rank fifth nationally in rushing at 296.9 yards per game while the Bulldogs only allow 150.1 yards per contest on the ground. While the FSU defense will be tested primarily by the run, the Bulldogs offense will seek to take advantage of UNM's woes at defending the passing game. New Mexico ranks 85th national in defending the pass, allowing 254.2 yards per game through the air and they give up 413.9 yards of total offense per game.
ON OFFENSE: Quarterback Derek Carr ranks third nationally with 22 touchdown passes and is fifth in total passing yards with 2,350. Carr, who is completing 68.1 percent of his passes this year, became the eighth quarterback in Bulldog history to pass for over 6,000 yards in a career last weekend with a 32-for-48 passing performance against Wyoming, tallying 268 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions.
Senior running back Robbie Rouse became the first player in school history to rush for over 4,000 yards in a career against Wyoming. Rouse, who owns seven school records, is closing in on his third 1,000-yard rushing season. He has rushed 177 times this year for 879 yards and eight touchdowns, and he ranks 21st nationally with 109.9 yards per game. Rouse needs just 121 yards for 1,000, which would make him the first Bulldog to ever gain over 1,000 yards in three separate seasons.
ON DEFENSE: Senior safety Phillip Thomas forced his third fumble of the season and intercepted his seventh pass last weekend. Thomas leads the nation in interceptions and has tied the MW record for most picks in a season.
Defensive end Andy Jennings had two tackles for a loss and four total tackles last weekend in the win over Wyoming – he has tallied 10 tackles for a loss this season, emerging as the Bulldogs' top play maker on the defensive front. He is tied for the lead in forced fumbles this season with four and is fifth in the MWC in sacks with 4.5.
NOTES: Fresno State is in its first season as a member of the Mountain West, having officially joined the conference on July 1, 2012. The Bulldogs were picked to finish third in their first year in the league in the preseason poll. The two previous times a new school joined the Mountain West (TCU in 2005 and Boise State in 2011), the new league member won the conference title.
An interesting note about Fresno State joining a new conference is the success it has achieved during its first season in the league. Fresno State joined the WAC in 1992 and went 6-2 in conference play that year, claiming a share of the league title. In 1939, Fresno State's first year in the California Collegiate Athletic Association, the 'Dogs finished with a 9-1 record and its only loss came to league champion San Jose State.
Fresno State went 6-4 overall in 1969, its first season in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. The PCAA would go on to become the Big West in 1988. That yeart the Bulldogs went a perfect 7-0 in Big West play to win the conference championship.
- Fresno State ranks 11th nationally and second in the MW in pass efficiency defense at 102.6. The Bulldogs have allowed opponents to complete just 52.6 percent of their passes this season, which is the lowest opposing completion percentage in the league and the 12th lowest in the nation.
- Phillip Thomas' 11 passes defended this year (four pass breakups, seven interceptions) are tied for the most in the MW. Sean Alston (six breakups, two interceptions) has eight, L.J. Jones has seven (all breakups) and Derron Smith (four interceptions, two pass breakups) has six passes defended. That's a total of 32 passes defended from Fresno State's starting secondary, or four per game.
- Fresno State ranks second in the Mountain West in kickoff coverage with a net of 40.8 yards per kickoff. The Bulldogs have allowed 685 yards on 38 returns by their opponents for an average of only 18 yards.


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Top 10 Special Teams Plays of 2013
Broncos TV counts down the top special teams plays of the 2013 season.
The Denver Broncos open up the 2014 season when they host the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday Night Football on NBC.
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The execution date for convicted murderer Warren Lee Hill has been rescheduled for July 19. Hill's more recent execution date -- his third -- was set for July 15.The Lee County Superior ordered the Georgia Department of Corrections to carry out theHill's execution between July 13-20, 2013. A Fulton County judge temporarily stayed Hill's scheduled execution for last Monday after the inmate's attorneys raised questions about a law prohibiting the release of information involving Georgia's execution drug supply. This isn't the first time Warren Lee Hill's execution has been halted because of a challenge to the state's execution method. Last July, his execution was put on hold pending a challenge to the state's plan to change from a three-drug process to a single dose of pentobarbital. The state Supreme Court later cleared the way for the execution, although it was halted anew so courts could consider claims that Hill is mentally disabled. That stay was lifted in April and the state rescheduled the execution for Monday. Hill was convicted in 1991 for the murder of Joseph Handspike. If executed, Hill will be the 31st inmate put to death by lethal injection.Commissioner Brian Owens has now rescheduled the date for July 19 at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson at 7 p.m.
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Tim Cook
C-47 crash in Nebraska
I added some names for the 28 men lost in the worst military accident in Nebraska during WW II.
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on Aug 02, 2014 6:19 PM
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RE: Donald mackey
Guess what? The stone for that group was put in place a few days after I said it would take awhile! They actually put up 7 of the 17 outstanding group burial stones, so...
I will post the Mackey photos soon. Thanks!
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Thank you Loren, for sharing your views and your vast experience while associated with Find-A-Grave memorials. I had previously recused a bare-bones memorial on a soldier (PFC Kehr, #54681130)(KIA 1945), that had the incorrect burial place and no additional info at all. Brought it up to date. When I seen a query from the Netherlands (Beltrami County, MN), I thought to myself that I may be able to help, then looked at Find-A-Grave and Ancestry.com to see if I could be of assistance.
I now realize they all cannot be as simple as the first one. Believe I have found his mother and if so will create a memorial for her and then link TSgt Curb with his mother and siblings. I guess I get some satisfaction out of this; at least it is very interesting. I have two photo requests out and a request for an obituary on his mother. Hopefully, I can assist the person from the Netherlands in some small way. Nice corresponding and sharing with you. Best Wishes.
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Loren, you added crew photos to the memorial for Lt.
Alfred Flower
I invite you to add the photos to the pages I created for the other crew names, if you have time.
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Hello "Loren"; First, let me extend a heartfelt Thank You for the attention you are giving to the memorials of our fallen warriors. Next, the above person is a deceased (KIA) military man listed on Find-A-Grave with two different memorials (Find A Grave# 56288946 and Find A Grave# 33274627). The first, #56288946, indicates he is buried at Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, England. The second, #33274627, indicates he is buried at Evergreen Cemetery in Gemmell, Minnesota.
I believe that Cyril Curb is actually buried in England and that the stone in Gemmell is a memorial type stone. There are photo requests submitted for both locations which may throw some light on this mystery. I see that you have placed a picture of the crew of TSgt Curb's plane on his memorial. I was wondering if you had any thoughts that could help in clearing up the question on his actual burial place. Best Wishes.
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Hi Loren,
I know some Bender's here in Brookings, SD. There were quite a few other Cavender's there? I took pictures of alol f them. I also posted pictures of the cemetery and small country church that is still used today. It's actually the oldest still running church in South Dakota. Started by Native Americans. I couldn't believe there were no cemetery pictures yet on the page! If you go look make sure to open all of the pictures so tat you see the plaque with a little history of the site. There are also a LOT of graves in this cemetery that aren't listed. I took quite a few pictures last night but it was evening and I was losing light. I'm adding all that I took...including every Cavender that was marked. I think the closest thing I saw was on the back of a stone that said they were parents of a Roberta Cavender? Sorry I couldn't help more. There were also a lot of service grave markers. I'm always so disappointed not to find a requested stone.
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It is interesting...I'm going to do some more digging into county historical records to see if I can figure this one out!
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Hi Loren,
I was fulfilling the picture request for this individual and noticed you had placed an obit for him. This couldn't be the right individual because this John C. Sandall died in 1918....the one you posted was reported MIA during World War II. I realized that there was no memorial for YOUR John C. SAndall, so created one (#132751382). I also have place the picture for him already.
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You're welcome. I just added Pvt. Dale Graf also. He has two headstones there.
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Members of the Police and Fire Commission discussed the issue Tuesday during a closed session. That portion of the meeting lasted for more than an hour.
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Joe Flacco threw for 341 yards and three touchdowns, and the Ravens set a club record for points in a 55-20 rout of the Raiders on Sunday.
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THIBODAUX, La. (AP) — Five assistant football coaches at Destrehan High that were accused of cheating during a game with South Lafourche High School have been placed on probation.
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Air Force One, the call sign of whichever Air Force plane the President of the United States is flying on, has long been known for the security and comfort it provides its famous cargo.
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Actually the "One" goes with anything the president flies in. If it's a Marine aircraft(like the helo) he flies in it's called "Marine One", when Bush flew aboard the Lincoln in a Navy jet it was referred to as "Navy One", and so on for the Army and USAF.
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For some, the curiosity quickly wears off once they come to understand how a 3D printer works. For others, everything you print continues to be an opportunity to marvel at a robotic mechanism that extrudes threads of hot plastic in hair-thin layers until an object emerges from the bottom up.
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Over the past few months, I've had my first chance to experiment with a 3D printer -- and experienced quite a few ups and downs. I printed more than a dozen objects, from models of Porsches and the Eiffel Tower to multi-part objects that snapped together, including a cool whistle and a Pteranodon (a large, prehistoric, flying reptile).
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My test printer was the H-Series 3D Printer from Afinia, a 2009 startup on a mission to distribute 3D printers to classrooms around the country. (Although 3D Systems and MakerBot, which is owned by commercial-grade 3D printing company Stratasys, lead the market for consumer-grade 3D printers, they didn't have a review model readily available.)
Some 70 percent of Afinia's printers are sold to middle schools. It's a wonderful way to acclimate kids to the technology of the future. And 3D printing is definitely the technology of the future. It will change manufacturing by allowing product designers to make changes to prototypes on the fly and then print them out.
It will also allow consumers to create their own products and replacement parts for everything from power drills and coffeemakers to eyeglass frames. Some 3D companies such as 3D Systems even believe the technology will someday sit alongside microwaves on kitchen counters, printing out meals and desserts.
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Afinia's H-Series model retails for $1,600, so it's no toy, even though it doesn't look very substantial when you pull it out of the box. It's what is called an open-framed printer -- other vendors enclose the printing area behind metal and glass, while this has an L-shaped frame with the printer head on the upper back and a printer platform on the lower bed. The printer measures 9.64 x 10.23 x 13.78 in. and weighs about 11 lb.
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Other 3D printing technologies include selective laser sintering (SLS) and stereolithography. SLS uses lasers to melt successive layers of powdered polymers; as each layer is melted into a pattern, more powder is applied over it and melted. Stereolithography is a technology that uses lasers to harden a photocurable resin. A mechanical positioning system directs a laser onto a tray of liquid resin and traces out each layer of an object.


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After stirring controversy by telling residents they would have to pay towing expenses for their abandoned vehicles, Leeds Mayor David Miller says he will work to remiburse those costs.
A press release states that Miller will seek approval from the city to either cover or reimburse towing costs:
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Many residents had to abandon their vehicles on the sides of local roads during the worst of this week's winter storm. They expressed their frustration to FOX6 upon finding their vehicles had been towed and they would have to pay the costs themselves.
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Move over, Gangnam Style.
UGA's swimming and diving team has gotten in on the latest video trend, creating an underwater Harlem Shake video, which has gone viral on YouTube.
Harlem Shake videos have swept the Internet in the past few weeks, and are set to the tune of Baauer's Harlem Shake.
Each video follows the same theme: It starts with one person dancing as a group of people pretend not to notice, and then the video cuts to everyone in the group dancing crazily, sometimes in costume or using props.
As of Wednesday afternoon, the UGA video had viewed more than 1.5 million times.
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Asia is the biggest continent on Earth, a darling little gem floating around in space.
Hm, what is Asia? Who's in on it?
China and India are safe bets for Asian nations. Korea, Japan, Thailand, you're fine.
Europe? No. Europe would sort of be on the "Asian continent" if not for those pesky Ural mountains dividing things up in the middle, and then also the whole lineage of kings and wealth and nations and the EU and all that "give me my respect" stuff.
Russia would probably be happiest as its own continent, so for now we'll leave it in "Eurasia" and just hope the natural gas supplies keep flowing.
Pakistan and Afghanistan are dang close to Asia, but politically they show up in "Middle East" news stories an awful lot. Verdict: Eurasia.
I guess we'll actually have to consider everything from Turkey on eastward to be "Eurasian", although the moniker seems overlappitory of the territory.
The Asian economy is now officially raging like a wild furnace of lava that consumes everything in its path. Japan has had the largest individual economy in Asia for decades, but it is forecast that both India and China will outstrip Japan within twenty years.
China is the largest holder of United States debt and is positioned to become the world's next superpower, provided that Godzilla doesn't return and decide to stomp everybody back into the Shang Dynasty.
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Three recent semesters of college level French or equivalent and the ability to follow coursework in French, as assessed by SIT.
The Arts, Identities, and Urban Cultures seminar, conducted primarily in French, promotes an understanding of Senegalese art as a window for viewing the country's rich, varied, and evolving culture and identities. Over the course of the semester, students learn not only to appreciate various art forms and what they represent, but to create and perform them as well. Students also examine the complex social, political, and economic issues facing Senegal today.
The French in the Senegalese Context language course builds students' capacities through a focus on the rich and diverse Senegalese cultural and artistic production in French. The Intensive Language Study in Wolof course offers unique insight into Senegal. The Research Methods and Ethics in the Arts seminar focuses on culturally appropriate, ethical field methodology in preparation for the Independent Study Project (ISP).
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Arts, Identities, and Urban Cultures in Senegal - syllabus (PDF)
(AFRS 3000 / 3 credits / 45 class hours)
A thematic, interdisciplinary course conducted primarily in French, exploring Senegalese arts, identities, and urban cultures through nationalist and cosmopolitan/afropolitan lenses. The seminar examines the prominent role played by the performing and visual arts in shaping Senegalese society and identity, and the emergence of forms of artistic expression beyond traditional/nontraditional and urban/rural binaries. Resources utilized in the delivery of course content include Université Cheikh Anta Diop (University of Dakar), the Senegalese Ministry of Culture, the Media Centre of Dakar, and the Réseau Africain du Développement Integré (RADI).
French in the Senegalese Context - syllabus (PDF)
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Focusing on the rich and diverse Senegalese cultural and artistic production in French, this course enhances students' oral proficiency through an emphasis on skills of interaction with local artists and cultural workers, and their immersion into everyday life. By studying postcolonial texts, students also learn about Senegalese oral culture and traditions, nation-building, and the dynamics of contemporary Senegalese society. In support of these objectives, course content provides additional focus on fundamentals of spoken and written French to increase student capacity. Based on in-country evaluation, including oral proficiency testing, students are placed in the appropriate level, with additional language practice in homestays and on field visits.
Intensive Language Study: Wolof - syllabus (PDF)
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Emphasis on beginning oral comprehension skills through classroom and field instruction. Language practice with host families during the homestays augments formal instruction.
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Conducted primarily in English, this is a course in the concepts of learning across cultures and from field experience. The seminar provides an introduction to the Independent Study Project and related material including cross-cultural adaptation and skills building; project selection and refinement; appropriate methodologies; field study ethics and the World Learning/SIT Human Subjects Review Policy; developing contacts and finding resources; developing skills in observation and interviewing; gathering, organizing, and communicating data; and maintaining a field journal.
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Conducted in Dakar or in another approved location appropriate to the project. Sample topic areas: ethnomusicology and study of traditional instruments; role of dance in the ceremonies of the Serer; social meaning of traditional dress in modern Senegal; industrial and traditional fabric dying and design; griots (musicians, historians, royal advisors); Senegalese film as a cultural statement; the work of the Sorano National Theater; the artists of Gorée Island; cultural identity and religion; the tama or talking drum; women and craft production; contemporary Senegalese music.
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The theme of the fight was that Lashley was bigger and stronger than Guida but unable to do any real damage to him. Lashley, who improved his record to 2-0, has a long, long way to go before he's a complete mixed martial artist.
Lashley shot for a takedown just seconds into the fight, but he couldn't do anything because Guida wrapped his arm around the top rope to keep from getting wrestled to the ground. Although Lashley landed a big right hand about a minute and a half into the round, the round was mostly uneventful, with Lashley and Guida basically leaning into each other in the corner. Midway through the first round, the crowd started booing the lack of action.
In the second round, Lashley picked Guida up and slammed him to the ground, and Lashley used his superior strength and size to spend most of the round on top of Guida. But he wasn't able to do much damage, and he appeared to run out of energy while Guida held him in half guard.
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In the third Lashley again took Guida down, and Guida stunningly got Lashley in a guillotine that looked dangerous for a moment. But Lashley pulled his head free, and he held on until the clock ran out to pull off a rather dull decision win over Guida, whose career record falls to 17-20. Lashley said after the fight that he needs to go back to training. He's right about that.
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Cheddar and Beer Soup
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- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/2 yellow onion, finely chopped
- 1 stalk celery, finely chopped
- 2 small carrots, finely chopped
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 2 cups whole milk
- 12 ounces beer (not dark)
- 3 cups grated sharp Cheddar, plus more for garnishing
- 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon hot sauce (optional)
- 1 baguette
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- Heat oven to 350° F.
- Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion, celery, carrots, and garlic. Cook until softened, 5 to 7 minutes. Stirring constantly, add the flour and cook for 3 minutes; the mixture will clump. Still stirring constantly, add the broth slowly and cook until a thick, smooth paste forms, 3 minutes. Still stirring, slowly add the milk, then the beer. Cook until the foam subsides and the mixture thickens slightly, about 5 minutes. Add the Cheddar, salt, pepper, sugar, and hot sauce (if using) and simmer over medium-low heat for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Let cool for 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, thinly slice the baguette. Arrange on a baking sheet and brush with the oil. Bake until golden, 13 to 15 minutes. Ladle the soup into individual bowls and top with additional grated Cheddar and the baguette slices.
Nutritional Information
- Per Serving
- Calories 788.89Calories From Fat 58%
- Calcium 800.53mg
- Carbohydrate 43.9g
- Cholesterol 131.29mg
- Fat 51.38g
- Fiber 2.85g
- Iron 2.52mg
- Protein 31.27mg
- Sat Fat 28.51g
- Sodium 1391.7mg
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Use a beer that's light in flavor, like a lager or a pale ale. The darker the beer, the more bitter the soup will taste.
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Apple introduces new 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display, ships today for $1,699
Like its predecessor, it lacks discrete graphics
Apple has confirmed the rumors, and has announced a new 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display. The model shares many of the same features first introduced in the 15-inch Retina MacBook Pro, including a redesigned, slimmer chassis that omits the optical drive found in previous MacBook Pros. The chassis is 20 percent thinner than the previous 13-inch MacBook Pro that it replaces. The highlight feature is undoubtedly the 13.3-inch screen, and it should impress thanks to its 227 pixels per inch and 2560 x 1600 screen resolution. Just like its 15-inch sibling, the screen has four times as many pixels as the non-Retina machine it replaces (which came in at decidedly subpar 1280 x 800). The IPS panel is said to have a 178-degree viewing angle, 75 percent reduced reflection, 29 percent higher contrast ratio, and 300 nits brightness.
Of course, Apple's engineers lost some space to work with when shrinking down the 15-inch Retina MacBook Pro, as the 13-inch model's footprint is quite a bit smaller. That's reflected in the model's 0.75-inch thickness — 0.04 inches thicker than the 15-inch model — though the laptop weighs in at only 3.57 pounds. Still, the new machine does match the 15-inch's port selection, with two Thunderbolt and two USB 3.0 ports, as well as an HDMI port, SD card slot, 3.5mm headphone jack, and MagSafe 2 power connector. As with every other MacBook Pro, the laptop has a FaceTime HD camera, dual mics, and stereo speakers that Apple claims improve on the performance of the previous model, despite their smaller size. The keyboard is also full-sized, though the speaker grilles have been moved from the sides to the edges of the machine.
Without discrete graphics, this may just be a thicker MacBook Air with a high-resolution screen
There are some changes internally to cope with the smaller footprint: most notably, the machine lacks a discrete graphics card, meaning owners will be stuck with the integrated HD 4000 graphics offered by Intel's Ivy Bridge processor. That change may make some question the "Pro" branding on this machine. Without discrete graphics, the machine will be like the previous 13-inch MacBook Pro, and it may struggle to run demanding professional applications like Photoshop, especially when it has that extremely high-resolution 2560 x 1600 display to cope with. If you're not concerned about the loss of discrete graphics, keep in mind that the 15-inch Retina MacBook Pro almost always switches to its Nvidia GPU when connected to an external display or running several apps. We'll have to reserve our judgement until we get to use the new MacBook for ourselves, as Apple's specification sheets say that the new model will be able to push two external monitors as well as the built-in display at the same time — just like the 15-inch model.
The 13-inch MacBook Pro will ship today starting at $1,699. That model will include a 2.5GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor, 8GB of RAM, and 128GB of flash storage. That starting price represents a $500 bump over the previous base model MacBook Pro, which will continue to be offered. A 256GB model will cost $1,999, and there will be options for up to a 2.9GHz dual-core Intel i7 processor and 768GB of flash storage, which will most assuredly cost quite a bit more. Notable differences other than the lack of discrete graphics include no 16GB RAM option and no quad-core Intel processors, when compared to the 15-inch MacBook Pro. There will also be no 1920 x 1080 scaling mode on the 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro, and Apple is quoting seven hours of life from the computer's 74-watt battery.
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Talk radio host Curtis Sliwa weighs in on the tax filing deadline.
"I feel like I just got bit by a vampire. My tax returns, it could be federal jail by the time they take a look at it," said Sliwa.
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In this companion volume to her novels The Giver and Gathering Blue, beloved author Lois Lowry brings the threads of the previous books together in an unforgettable way. Her third society, a utopia called Village, is made up mostly of people who have escaped from other, more oppressive places.
The inhabitants of Village welcome the downtrodden and the weary, giving them food, shelter, clothing and education. The newcomers are eventually made citizens. A man called Leader eventually gives each his or her true name, whether it is Stocktender, Seer or Messenger.
But something is amiss in Village. In frightening and subtle ways, people are changing, especially Mentor, the beloved schoolteacher. He once loved all children, especially the new arrivals who needed him most. But now he is leading the charge to close the utopia's borders, saying that he wants to keep new arrivals out to preserve Village for the villagers. But will closing the borders save Village? Is there danger ahead for the inhabitants of Lowry's utopia?
As the book unfolds, Lowry asks the reader to consider what it means to be human. Is it the love of knowledge or the love of things? Should we welcome the weak or protect what we have? What is the balance between the needs of citizens and the needs of oppressed people from outside a nation's border?
These questions are as ancient as human history and as current as the front page of today's newspaper. Lowry skillfully tackles them through the story of Matty, the book's young hero and one of the first people to notice the changes in Village. With his beloved dog, Matty embarks on a quest to find a missing Villager before it is too late. His journey makes Messenger more of a fairy tale than a contemporary narrative, though the book's underlying ideas are modern. We have a boy who is just beginning to discover his true gifts, a Forest which actually attacks travelers, a Leader who risks his life for his citizens, and a devastating conclusion that will certainly leave readers breathless, shocked and forever changed. This reviewer can't stop thinking about it. Copyright 2004 BookPage Reviews.
Horn Book Guide Reviews 2004 Fall
Readers of [cf2]Gathering Blue[cf1] first met Matt as an exuberant child who found Kira's father (Seer), thought to be dead but instead living in Village, a utopian community of "broken" people. Now, years later, Matty is acting as a messenger for Leader, the blue-eyed Jonas from [cf2]The Giver[cf1]. Lowry's serene storytelling nurtures a compelling plot that allows her themes to flourish. Copyright 2004 Horn Book Guide Reviews.
Horn Book Magazine Reviews 2004 #3
Readers of Gathering Blue (rev. 9/00) first met Matt as an exuberant child who found Kira's father (Seer), thought to be dead but instead living in Village, a utopian community of "broken" people. "Some don't walk good. Some be broken in other ways." Now, years later, Matty has grown older, flourishing under Seer's care and acting as a messenger for Leader, the blue-eyed Jonas (The Giver, rev. 7/93). "No longer a boy, but not yet a man," Matty is beginning to recognize his true gift: he can heal. But his self-awareness must wait: desire and envy have now entered Village, changing it into a selfish society. Citizens eagerly go to Trade Mart to trade for goods (such as a Gaming Machine in the case of Matty's friend Ramon's family) or for physical perfection (now evident in the schoolteacher, Mentor's, newly thickened hair, bleached birthmark, and slimmed waist). What do they trade away? Mentor trades his deepest self; others appear to have given up kindness, perhaps even their own children. A metaphorical sickness covers the land, physically thickening the Forest that separates Village from other communities and infecting many of Village's inhabitants. The altered townspeople vote to close their borders to prevent the "new ones," exiles from other communities, from entering. Their world needs Matty's gift; he must heal the land. And the price? His life. The story's biblical parallels (first suggested in Gathering Blue when the Singer recites the origin of the world, "In the beginning...") are fully realized here, but Messenger stands alone. While abstraction (Village, Mentor, Leader) sometimes makes the tale ponderous, Lowry's serene storytelling--unemotional descriptive passages, the conversations pregnant with import--nurtures a compelling plot that allows her themes to flourish. Copyright 2004 Horn Book Magazine Reviews
Kirkus Reviews 2004 April #1
Leader came to Village as a young boy on a red sled, the remains of which are in the Museum, a symbol of courage and hope to all of the villagers who came from elsewhere, fleeing poverty and cruelty. But the utopian community is in danger and young Matty must make a journey to save his friend Kira and bring her to Village before walls are erected against outsiders. Told in simple, evocative prose, this companion to The Giver (1993) and Gathering Blue (2000) can stand on its own as a powerful tale of great beauty. Though it does offer connections to its predecessors, it is not a mere postscript to them, but something new and grand: a completely enchanting, haunting story about the dark corruption of power and good people using their gifts as weapons against it. Readers will be absorbed in thought and wonder long after all of the pages are turned. (Fiction. 12+) Copyright Kirkus 2004 Kirkus/BPI Communications.All rights reserved.
Library Media Connection Reviews 2004 November/December
With this book, Lois Lowry ties together The Giver (Houghton Mifflin, 1993) and Gathering Blue (Houghton Mifflin, 2000). Matty has lived in Village for six years. During that time he has seen it change from a group of "broken people" who welcomed any other damaged person to a group who wants to close its borders to outsiders. Matty must make a journey through Forest to the community where he once lived to bring Kira, his friend and daughter of Seer, back to Village before the wall surrounding Village is completed. Matty has become aware of a power he has developed to heal, but Leader has asked him not to squander his gift. Matty is torn between following Leader's directive and healing Kira's crippled leg to speed the journey through Forest. While the book could stand on its own, it needs the other books to appreciate the structure underlying the story. While it is not clear why the people have chosen to abandon their noble ideals for selfish pleasures, Matty's sacrifice restores the balance and brings the story to a satisfying conclusion. The three books together create a chilling picture of societies that were created with noble goals but have allowed rigid thinking and lack of compassion to influence their laws. Highly Recommended. Charlotte Decker, Librarian, Children's Learning Center, Public Library of Cincinnati (Ohio) and Hamilton County © 2004 Linworth Publishing, Inc.
Publishers Weekly Reviews 2004 February #3
Lowry masterfully presents another thought-provoking, haunting tale in this third novel, a companion to The Giver and Gathering Blue. Matty, the scruffy thief from Gathering Blue, lives with the blind man called Seer and helps him around the house. Now an educated young adult, Matty delivers messages for Leader, the head of Village, traversing the sometimes inhospitable Forest. On one such mission, he discovers that he has the power to heal. Meanwhile, sinister attitudes begin to infiltrate his formerly tolerant Village-most notably in Mentor, the man who "tamed" Matty-and to threaten the principles on which it was founded. While Lowry intertwines compelling threads from past novels (readers discover what happened to Jonas, and that Kira also has a connection to Village), this story more than stands on its own. The author revisits some of the themes of her previous novels (the cost of striving for physical perfection; the benefits of inclusion), and takes them to another level. Because she continues to work in allegorical terms, her lessons about the effects of consumerism on society and the importance of knowing one's history never feel teacherly; instead, she allows readers to come to their own conclusions. And Matty himself, once a taker, in many ways brings the series full circle, becoming the Village citizen who offers the greatest gift. Ages 12-up. (Apr.) Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.
School Library Journal Reviews 2004 April
Gr 6 Up-Matty, who has lived in Village with the blind Seer since running away from an abusive childhood, is looking forward to receiving his true name, which he hopes will be Messenger. But he is deeply unsettled by what is going on. He has discovered his own power to heal others and learned of disturbing changes within his community. Under the gentle guidance of Leader, who arrived in Village on a red sled as a young boy and who has the power of Seeing Beyond, the citizens have always welcomed newcomers, especially those who are disabled. But a sinister force is at work, which has prompted them to close admission to outsiders. Also, it seems that Matty's beloved Mentor has been trading away parts of his inner self in order to become more attractive to Stocktender's widow. When the date for the close of the border is decided, Matty must make one more trip through the increasingly sinister Forest to bring back Seer's daughter, the gifted weaver Kira. On the return journey, Matty must decide if he should use his healing but self-destructive power to reverse the inexorable decline of Forest, Village, and its people. While readers may be left mystified as to what is behind the dramatic change in Village, Lowry's skillful writing imbues the story with a strong sense of foreboding, and her descriptions of the encroaching Forest are particularly vivid and terrifying. The gifted young people, introduced in The Giver (1993) and Gathering Blue (2000, both Houghton), are brought together in a gripping final scene, and the shocking conclusion without benefit of denouement is bound to spark much discussion and debate.-Marie Orlando, Suffolk Cooperative Library System, Bellport, NY Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.
VOYA Reviews 2004 June
Fans of Lowry's Newbery-winning The Giver (Houghton Mifflin, 1993/VOYA August 1993) and its companion book, Gathering Blue (2000/VOYA October 2000), will find themselves brought back to the same world that bridges the two previous volumes by connecting characters and events, answering some questions but asking even more. Matty is the main character, a boy on the threshold of adulthood, who lives in Village with Seer, the blind man who has taken him in and raised him as his own. Matty is a messenger who travels throughout Village and occasionally through Forest, taking messages to the communities beyond. Village has been a welcoming place of refuge for others like Matty who have fled their homes to escape mistreatment and even death; however, something is different. People in Village are changing, and a group of townspeople have approached Leader demanding to close off Village to refugees. Through democratic vote, the will of the people prevails. Matty must warn the other communities that Village will soon be off-limits, and he must travel through Forest, which is thickening and growing more sinister day by day. His most important task is to bring Seer's daughter, Kira, back with him on his return journey, which becomes more ominous and more dangerous with every step. Matty's journey is one of self-discovery, and Lowry's simple prose belies complex issues of human nature woven throughout the story-faith, desire, and accepting the consequences of one's choices. As in The Giver, by the end of this book readers will want the story to continue to answer the questions that Lowry poses.-Michele Winship 4Q 5P M J S Copyright 2004 Voya Reviews.


text: Sangria might be a drink of summer, but I love it so much that I made it with my brother during Christmas holidays which we spent at our parents' home. Sangria is the healthy choice, when it comes to pretty drinks. There is no sugar and no artificial ingredients, in this version at least. And it's very tasty! Do you drink sangria? Have you every tried to make it? If not, maybe you should check out the recipe below!


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Helo, I need to use the secure chip of Nokia 3220.
I am following the "Secure Chip SDK Programmer's Guide.pdf" and i have no problem (I´m only waiting for the ctivation code of JCOP Tools for Eclipse).
But I see that i need to buy a external Reader to upload applets. I´m looking for a list of compiliant readers but i cant find it. Only some references in this forum to "OMNIKEY CardMan 5121".
My questions are:
is this reader necesary? or can I upload applets to SC using serial cable & Nokia PC Suite?
If the reader is necesary, are there some reader recommended? or has the reader some prerrequisite? (apart of being cantacless reader)
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The Nokia NFC & RFID Cover Emulator 2.0 supports the following smart card
• PC/SC compliant readers, such as Omnikey CardMan 5121
• Philips MFRD700, also known as Pegoda