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The U.S. Naval Academy (USNA) invited a select group of approximately 2,550 young men and women from around the nation and abroad to attend the Naval Academy Summer Seminar program this year. Summer Seminar is a fast-paced leadership experience for rising seniors in high school. This program helps educate, motivate and prepare selected students who are considering applying for admission to USNA.
James Antonakos, a student at University High in Morgantown, participated in the 2013 US Naval Academy Summer Seminar program during the week of June 9-13.
Summer Seminar teaches prospective applicants about life in the Naval Academy, where academics, athletics and professional training are key elements in developing our nation's leaders. Each student attended a six-day session and experienced a glimpse of USNA life. Students had the opportunity to live in Bancroft Hall, eat in King Hall along with participating in academic and leadership workshops. They also participated in daily physical training involving group runs and conditioning exercises, experiencing first-hand what the Naval Academy has to offer through its exceptional academic, athletic, extracurricular activities and leadership training programs.
Summer Seminar has an academic focus, with each student attending eight 90-minute workshops, covering subjects from information technology, naval architecture and mechanical engineering, to oceanography, mathematics, history and meteorology. Students also participated in seamanship and navigation classes and took a cruise aboard a Navy Yard Patrol (YP) Craft to apply what they learned in class. Naval Academy Midshipmen lead Summer Seminar with oversight by active-duty Navy and Marine Corps officers.
Founded in 1845, the U.S. Naval Academy is a prestigious four-year college that prepares midshipmen morally, mentally and physically to be professional officers in the naval service. More than 4,400 men and women representing every state in the U.S. and several foreign countries make up the student body, known as the Brigade of Midshipmen.
Midshipmen learn from military and civilian instructors and participate in intercollegiate varsity sports and extracurricular activities. All Midshipmen are on full scholarship and have a choice of 23 different majors. Additionally, they study small arms, drill, seamanship and navigation, tactics, naval engineering and weapons, leadership, ethics and military law as part of their education. Upon graduation, midshipmen earn a Bachelor of Science degree and go on to serve at least five years of exciting and rewarding service as commissioned officers in the U.S. Navy or U.S. Marine Corps.
For more information about the Naval Academy, please visit www.usna.edu or the USNA Admissions Facebook page.
Antonakos is a member of the National Honor Society, the University High School Choir and soccer team. He is the son of Dr. Rachel Lagos of Morgantown and the grandson of Jim and Vicki Lagos of Oak Hill. He has one brother, Arthur, who just completed his freshman year at University High School.


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I think we can steal some wins like Cincy, Philly, and NO at home. The offense will sputter unless matt starts distributing the ball better as i see alot of Gonzo double coverage on 3rd downs. Also alot of RW double coverages on 3rd and longs. I think matts #s will be 25-15 with a 60% completion percentage. The defense will be much improved. I see our overall D top 15 if Dunta can be that shutdown corner we paid him all that money to be. Biermann will be the most improved player in the league and him and JA55 will notch 8-10 sacks each. Spoon will help improve the pass coverage and we will finish top 20 in that category. Lofton will make the pro bowl and our run defense will be top 10. I also dont see Bryant staying as our K for the whole year. Hopefully we find a replacement that can turn into a permanent starter.
I do have us making the playoffs but im not going to predict were we finish. The playoffs are a whole new season so i hope we can have a cardinal like run. With a great draft and offseason and with matts evolution i think were favored out of the NFC along with GB next year. I dont see superbowl this year but i think with the right steps were primed for many in the near future.


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Before the men's basketball regular season kicked off, Coach Johnson admitted that there will be times when his team will face adversary and there will be a test to see how his players respond.
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Despite the fact that the Stags never trailed in the contest and at one moment had a 15-point lead, the Bobcats dominated the offensive glass with their team total 19 offensive rebounds compared to the Stags 9. Fairfield seemed to take their foot off the pedal during the second half as the feisty Quinnipiac squad outhustled the Stags with their 22 second-chance points.
But when Derek Needham and Rakim Sanders returned to the floor in the late stages of the game, the Stags three point lead turned into double digits as both players came through in the clutch.
While the presence of Needham and Sanders was certainly missed in the second half due to foul trouble, forward Maurice Barrow provided a great performance with a career-high 19 points and logged a team-high 37 minutes.
The depth of the Stags was showcased again as Fairfield had four players in double figures, while Fairfield also shot an impressive 53% from three-point range.
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Fairfield now looks ahead to the game that has been highlighted on the schedule for quite some time; the Providence Friars and former Coach Cooley returning to Fairfield.
The atmosphere at the Arena at Harbor Yard should be electric Monday night and Fairfield will begin its stretch against high-caliber non-conference teams.
When Coach Cooley was asked about his feelings regarding his return, he answered promptly.
"It's another game on the schedule. I'll always love the kids I coached and Fairfield, but we're going there to get a win," said Cooley.
And if the Stags are going to have anything to say about that, they will have to learn from the positives and negatives from their first regular season game in order to be prepared for this marquee match-up against Big East competition.
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Sometimes we forget just how unpredictable and dangerous racing can be.
Take, for example, this Corvette C6 ZR1 that was involved in a pitlane fire during the penultimate round of the FIA World Endurance Championship over the weekend.
Sometimes we forget just how unpredictable and dangerous racing can be.
Take, for example, this Corvette C6 ZR1 that was involved in a pitlane fire during the penultimate round of the FIA World Endurance Championship over the weekend.
Callaway Competition GmbH, the German-based segment of Callaway Cars, has been chosen to develop the new Corvette C7 into a GT3-class race car and submit it for homologation from the FIA.
Original equipment manufacturers like Chevrolet have to authorize specialists like Callaway to submit the homologation forms needed to allow their version of the car to be the one allowed in FIA competition.
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Algarve Portugal – In race nine the Callaway Competition and Graff Racing Corvettes battled to second and third place finishes. This still gave the Graff Racing Callaway built Corvette a mathematical chance to win the 2010 Drivers championship. However that opportunity came to a close today when Christian Hohenadel and Daniel Keilwitz took the overall victory. The duo were awarded the 2010 FIA GT3 Drivers Championship with 181 total points. This is their fourth overall victory in what has become a dominant season for the little team from Leingarten Germany.
Spa-Francorchamps has always had a special place in the hearts of GT drivers – not only is it the circuit most frequently mentioned as their favourite circuit, but it is also the home of GT Racing's blue riband event, the Total 24 Hours of Spa. This year the FIA GT1 World Championship will hold the fifth round at the famous Grand Prix circuit in the Ardennes forest. And, once the winners have been crowned, the inaugural season of the FIA GT1 World Championship will have reached its half-way point. However, instead of facing the rigours of the 24-hour race, this year's Total 24 Hours of Spa will be reserved for the GT2, GT3, GT4 and GTN classes, while the GT1 cars will compete in their usual two one-hour races on the impressive seven kilometre circuit, one of the most challenging tracks in the world.
Christian Hohenadel took the chequered flag to record his and, teammate Daniel Keilwitz's, second win of the 2010 season in a lights to flag victory during Round 7 of the FIA GT3 European Championship at Paul Ricard. Under the French summer sun the German crossed the line in the Callaway Competition Corvette Z06R GT3 6.6 seconds ahead of championship rival Mike Parisy in the nr16 Graff Racing Corvette.


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Here is the first follow-up from the recipients of the 2007 KC Mehl Scholarship.
Jorge Delgadillo (Phoenix, Arizona)-
Here is the first follow-up from the recipients of the KC Mehl Scholarship. These messages were received in June 2006.
We will be hearing from them periodically about their experiences in the SMA between April 2006 and April 2007.
Megan Allen (Eastern Region)
Days after the last update, the floodgates finally broke for me! I was working run crew with the Baltimore Shakespeare Festival on their production of "Midsummer Night's Dream", and a few days in, they discussed offering me the ASM position for their next show, "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)". After an absolutely amazing eight weeks, that show closed last night. Thankfully, I have a pretty good idea of where I'm headed next, which is very exciting.
Alfredo Macias (Western Region)
Once again, here I am excited to share with you what is getting me geeked up and working in Arizona. Since we last talked I was trying to keep myself busy and working in theatre during the summer. Now the fall season has begun and work opportunities have been available for me. I started off my season with Stray Cat Theatre as the Production Stage Manager with Falling Petals. This production was the first of our Fifth Full Season were we got published nationally in a feature for Variety Magazine. Check out the link to Variety.
Katie Seibel (Central Region)I closed my senior year here at Indiana Univeristy by stage managing A Chorus Line to sold out houses just about every night. I was awarded the Outstanding Theatre and Drama Major Award by the Theatre Circle. I graduated in May so I officially am the first person to graduate from Indiana University with an individualized major in stage management.
I am currently a PA/ASM for BLAST 2: Mix Music in Extreme. We are leaving for tech and previews in Kentucky in a few days and then the tour will go onto Japan till October.
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We played the Camden Barfly tonight, it was good! We had a nice crowd and everyone seemed as transfixed on us as they ever do. So that was a plus.
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Bayonets were terrific as always. The sound at the venue really did them justice.
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One of them is with a band called Dweller, which is in Scotland:
Newcastle - Venue - July 1st
Dumfries - The Venue - July 2nd
Glasgow - Creation Studios - July 3rd
Aberdeen - Tunnels - July 4th
Sheffield - West Street Live - July 5th
(we added a date for ourselves on the way up and on the way down)
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Reading - Facebar - July 12th
Norwich - Marquee - July 13th
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Leeds - Cockpit - July 15th
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A 53-year-old Manhattan man who was fired from his apparel-industry job a year ago opened fire near the Empire State Building in NYC at about 9 a.m. this morning, killing his 41-year-old former manager and wounding 2 women and 7 men, according to New York City Police.
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The shooter, identified as Jeffrey Johnson, was described as a clothing designer who was recently let go in downsizing efforts after years of employment at Hazan Import Corporation. Two New York Police Department cops shot after he allegedly opened fire on them.
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An FDNY spokesman said they received a call just after 9 a.m. today for a shooting.
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The New York Post is reporting that 10 people were shot and police killed the gunman. One female that was shot is dead, according to the New York Post.
ABC 7 News is reporting that this was a "workplace dispute" that lead to the shooting. This was confirmed by NYPD.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with the innocent victims of today's tragic shootings and their families," said New York State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman. "For those of us in government, and in law enforcement, the news of yet another mass shooting so close on the heels of the massacres at the Sikh temple in Wisconsin, and in Aurora, Colorado, should make it crystal clear that our current laws have failed to protect the public from gun violence. We must redouble our efforts to protect public safety so that New Yorkers don't have to live in fear of the next deadly attack."
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly briefed the press on the incident around 11:30 a.m., stressing that it was not terrorist-related.
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Overnight in Blois.
Day 2: Blois - Bracieux (13 miles/21 km)
The day begins with departure for a walking stage through the forest, on the way to the pretty village Bracieux situated at the door of the Sologne area!
Overnight in Bracieux.
Day 3: Excursion to Chambord (13 miles/21 km)
Today is a walking excursion to the prestigious Château of Chambord, the widest Château of the Loire Valley, built under King Francis the First. On the way you pass the Forest Estate that covers more than 13,590 acres (5,500 ha).
Overnight in Bracieux.
Day 4: Bracieux - Chitenay (13 miles/21 km)
The walking stage today heads in direction of Cheverny well known for its Château, which is still inhabited by the owners and hunting traditions. You then continue to the typical and charming village of Chitenay.
Overnight in Chitenay.
Day 5: Choussy – Montrichard; transfer by taxi to Choussy (12 miles/19 km)
Leaving the Sologne area through the vineyards, you will reach the Cher Valley and the villages of Bourré and Montrichard. Surrounded by vineyards, these typical villages shelter incomparable underground sites. Among them is a mushroom bed installed in an old carrier where you can now discover the astonishing mushrooms cultivation.
Overnight in Montrichard.
Day 6: Excursion to Chenonceaux (13 or 15 miles/21 or 25 km)
Following the Cher river, this excursion will bring you to Chenonceaux, famous for its Renaissance chateau on the river and rooted in memories of famous ladies in French History: Diane de Poitiers and Catherine de Medici.
Overnight in Montrichard.
Day 7: Montrichard - Amboise (14 miles/22 km)
Today you leave the Cher River to join the Loire River. You will cross the forest of Amboise before reaching the charming town of Amboise where you will have the opportunity to visit the Royal Château (where the most important Kings of France lived) or the Parc Leonardo Da Vinci, last home of Leonardo da Vinci sheltering an astonishing collection of models representing the fabulous inventions of this Renaissance genius.
Overnight in Amboise.
Day 8: Departure from Amboise
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Day 1: Hotel le Monarque, Blois
Days 2 and 3: Hotel L'Oree des Chateaux, Bracieux
Day 4: Auberge du Centre, Chitenay
Day 5 and 6: Hotel Croix Blanche, Montrichard
Day 7: Hotel le Blason, Amboise
Interested in visiting other areas before or after your tour? Visit our hotels page to learn more about lodging options.
This hiking/walking route follows paths through the forests and along rivers.
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Nearest train station: Blois, France
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The Jackson County Sheriff's Office received a report of the robbery that occurred in Rural Bellevue, Iowa in Jackson County. During the course of the theft, one of the men tazed the victim and displayed a handgun during the robbery.
Jace Hugh Erikson, 20, and Collin J. Even, 22, from Bellevue were charged with Robbery in the First Degree, a Class B Felony punishable by up to 25 years in prison.
The victim's name was not released. The victim sought medical attention for possible injuries from the incident.
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Well I can't say exactly how soon it is coming, but the technology has been developed!
It's a small awesome little UV ray device you can install into your taps or pipes to instantly disinfect water to make it safe for drinking!
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really? can u show me this existing technology so I can see? I'm very curious.
Can you be a little more specific with your link?
All I can find is water filtration devices....
Unless u think the technology I posted is the same as water filtration?
There is literary THOUSAND of products in this category.
I remember we got one at home about 6 years ago or something, it was a 3 liter box with active coal filter and some other jibber jabber stuff, worked awesome.
I just took a few out from the first 10 hits after searching on google for "water filter"
This will kill viruses? and bacteria. Seems like nonsense to me, firstly viruses aren't commonly spread through tap water - bacteria and micro-organisms are.
But... part of what makes water unfit to drink here is heavy metal contamination and this device won't do anything about that - I'd stick to bottled water if I was you.
why is it nonsense that UV technology can kill bacteria and viruses and micro-organisms? It kills anything living...
I didn't know that about heavy metal contamination... maybe your right... but how does boiling the water fix this problem, like when you make tea in the kettle or cook soup? Does boiling remove the heavy metals?
Firstly it's nonsense that viruses would be present in the water to be killed, viral transmission tends to be host to host because viruses don't last long outside of their hosts.
Boiling does fix contamination to an extent in that it tends to remove a good chunk of impurities in the water (check out the gunk that collects on the heating element) but it's not a good way to deal with heavy metal contamination. We don't boil tap water for drinking in our house, or for cooking - it's bottled water all the way.
I'm sure you've heard of hepatitis? It is a virus that is comonly known to exist in contaminated drinking water.
I don't like making claims without evidence however so here are a bunch of websites you can read that show that yes virus's do exist in tap water.
Now you are right that virus's cant reproduce without existing inside a living host... however they can contaminate water and be preserved in their until drank.
Perhaps you have a point about the heavy metals being somewhat a problem, however considering that millions of Chinese drink boiled water every day, it would suggest that this new technology would be safe for use on the tap water if it does kill all the living organisms as claimed.
But if it's no better than boiled water, why use this new technology?
Really dude?
Because.... Boiling water takes lot of time and gas/electricity?
Try boiling water then taking a cold drink on a hot day...
How about water fountains? they almost don't exist in China... but they could with this technology...
Plus any technology that would encourage people to move away from the terrible impacts of bottled water is a huge deal.
We should embrace this technology... Technology is a good thing
Heavy metal and chlorine are what I'm really worrying about, so this UV won't do anything for me.
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Lloyd Price Honored at Riant Theatre's Strawberry One-Act Festival
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame music legend Lloyd Price, who is developing a Broadway bio show, was honored with the Pioneer of the Arts Awards at the Riant Theatre's Strawberry One-Act Festival 25th Season Launch Party on February 9 at the Bronx Museum of the Arts.
"Lloyd Price is a pioneer," said Van Dirk Fisher, founder of the Riant Theatre and artistic director Strawberry One-Act Festival. "This is a man who didn't know any limitations. He has a tremendous gift."
When Price recorded the rock and roll, R&B classic "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" in 1952, the 19 year old from Louisiana thrilled black and white teens. "It caused a youth movement and a rock and roll revolution," explained Price. Kids had never rose up against anything or disobeyed their parents. They began to see things differently. "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" came six years after World War II and parenting as different. Kids had a little more freedom."
After serving in Korea, his record label replaced him with Price's discovery Little Richard. Then, Price's classic "Stagger Lee" topped the pop and R&B charts and sold over one million copies. By 1962, he owned Double L Records recording The Coasters and Wilson Pickett. In 1969, after his business partner and friend Harold Logan was murdered in their club, one of Downtown Manhattan's first African American-owned nightclubs, he moved to Nigeria.
While in Africa, he tapped his friend Don King, who Price had introduced years earlier to Muhmmad Ali. Together with King, he produced the legendary "Rumble in the Jungle" fight in Zaire between Ali and Joe Frazier. "The whole deal was my production. They got the biggest purse ever, which was $5 million," said Price. "We changed the entire concept of how sports and entertainers get paid for their work."
By the 1980s, Price took a $6 million bank loan and constructed over 40 low-income homes in the Bronx and Staten Island. Today, at age 80, he is not only singing "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" onstage, he manages Icon Food Brands, which includes Lawdy Miss Clawdy products.
Price is known as "Mr. Personality," in recognition of his classic song "Personality." He has used that personality to create a cache of careers. "Everything I do, I've never done before," he said.
"Lloyd Price has such a layered story," said B. Jeffrey Madoff, founder of Madoff Productions, who directed a film on Price and is now developing a Broadway bio on Price that's a drama with music. "Lloyd is the messenger. The play is about how music and rock and roll brings about integration in the United States."
Madoff, who was also honored by Riant Theatre, directs award winning commercials, documentaries and web content viewed worldwide. High profile fashion and education clients include Ralph Lauren, Victoria's Secret, Godiva Chocolates, Weill Cornell Medical College and Harvard University.
Other Pioneer of the Arts Awards were presented to Stephen C. Byrd and Alia Jones-Harvey, Broadway's leading African American producers who created acclaimed star-studded productions like "Romeo and Juliet" with Orlando Bloom and Condola Rashad; "The Trip To Bountiful" with Cicely Tyson, Vanessa Williams and Cuba Gooding, Jr.; "A Street Car Named Desire" with Blair Underwood and Nicole Ari Parker and "Cat On A Hot Tin Roof" with Phylicia Rashad, James Earl Jones, Terrence Howard and Anika Noni Rose. Movie producer Debra Martin Chase ("Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" and "The Princess Diaries") was a presenter.
Strawberry One-Act Festival has 25 plays performing from February 13 - 23 at the Theatre at St. Clement's at 423 West 46th Street. The Strawberry One-Act Festival tickets are $22 online and $25 at the box office. The awards ceremony tickets are $27 online and $30 at the box office. For more information www.therianttheatre.com, email email@example.com or call 646-623-3488.
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Well, looks like Limas Sweed's chances to make a splash in the NFL are dwindling.
After being drafted in the second round in 2008 by the Pittsburgh Steelers, there's been a lot of disappointment, such as not taking advantage of his playing opportunities with dropped balls, being passed on the depth chart, and now - a torn Achilles in pre-season camp, which almost certainly means a full-season recovery period.
We saw what he could do here at UT, but it looks like his development has stalled on the big stage. I'm thinking he'll gone from Pittsburgh at the end of the 2010 season... let's cross our fingers he gets picked up by another team with some position coaches to get him back on track.


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Vacation Ideas: World's Wackiest Water Parks [SLIDESHOW] [VIDEO]
Including a Water Slide That Will Send You on Speeds of Up to 105 Miles Per Hour
It feels like we're all experiencing the hottest, longest summer ever, and a trip to a cool water park sounds like the perfect antidote.
Just in time, Flavorwire.com has rounded up a collection of some of the most interesting, weirdest (in a good way) water parks that make for the perfect excuse for an impromptu road (or air) trip, and here are a few of the standouts:
Read: Weirdest Theme Parks Feature Bizarre Themes
The Happy Magic Water Park in Beijing, China -- are those giant jellyfish hanging for the ceiling? Um, yep, and that's just one of the delightfully odd features of this park, which began its life as the gorgeous Chinese National Aquatics Center (dubbed The Water Cube) for the 2008 Beijing Olympics and is now a multicolored water park with the aforementioned giant jellyfish. Cool.
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor in Jackson, New Jersey -- a giant King Cobra slide includes an angry looking snake mouth (with fangs bared) that you actually slide out of. Well, it's better than staying inside the snake's mouth, right? Despite being ever so slightly creepy, the Cobra slide also looks like a lot of fun.
Suoi Tien Park in Ho Chi Ming City, Vietnam -- "If Tim Burton and Dr. Seuss were to collaborate on a life-size water-themed pinball machine, it would look like this," Flavorpill writes in what should be the park's official tagline. The water park is part of a larger amusement park that includes a dinosaur garden, dragon sculptures and a zoo.
Summerland in Tokyo, Japan -- it looks fun and colorful … if you can find a spare square inch of space to actually move around. Between the pool toys and the people, it looks like it would be impossible to make so much as a minor splash. Probably a lot of peein' in that giant pool …
Beach Park in Fortaleza, Brazil -- it features the highest water slide in the world -- 41 meters, or 14 stories, tall -- which can lead those brave enough to tackle it on sliding speeds of up to 105 miles per hour. And its name: "The Insano."
Read: 12 People Rescued from Six Flags Superman Roller Coaster [VIDEO]
And file this one under the "shoot, we missed it" on your vacation bucket list:
The Seagaia Ocean Dome in Miyazaki, Japan -- it was the largest indoor water park in the world, which was cool even though, as Flavorwire.com points out, a real beach is just half a mile away. Seagaia boased its own beach, complete with sand and waves you could actually surf, along with a retractable roof. Sadly, as part of a larger renovation at the resort it was part off, the Ocean Dome was closed in 2007.
Check out Flavorwire.com for the complete list of the wackiest water parks from around the world, and see photos from the parks in our slideshow below.
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Johnson Controls in West Point is looking to hire 85 workers. The Georgia Department of Labor's Career Center in LaGrange is helping the company find those workers.
Recruitment for employees will be held Saturday, November 2 from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. at the Johnson Controls plant at 1700 South Progress Parkway.
The company is looking for material handlers and door and seat assemblers. The material handlers must have a forklift certification and one year's work experience. No experience is necessary for the door and seat assemblers. The starting salary for the positions is $13 an hour. Applicants must be at least 18 years old.
Applicants should bring a resume and be ready to complete a company application and go through the interview process.
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Grumbles abound for the plethora of discount dollar stores opening all over Hemet.
I must confess. I'm a dollar-store shopper, especially when the deadline to wrap Christmas presents looms.
I understand how the stores' ultra-bargain nature tarnishes the image of the town. They make the Hemet Big Lots seem like high-end shopping.
I wonder why dollar stores haven't opened in great numbers in Hemet's neighboring twin city, rival San Jacinto.
What's going on? Are San Jacinto's economic development officials lazy?
I paid a recent visit to my neighborhood dollar store while on a holiday mission. I needed Christmas gear.
I bought paper Christmas plates for an office party for $1. I purchased a spatula to cut Hangar One Cafe pie for another dollar. The $1 price made it disposable, though I never can bring myself to throw away dollar-store kitchen utensils.
A string of lights I needed to decorate my bike for a Christmas ride was $1. So were batteries to power them.
The best seasonal deal, by far, was the dollar Christmas gift bag. Some even are sold two for $1.
I bought two bags that were so big that they could hold a half-dozen presents. Imagine the excitement gift recipients feel when they look under a Christmas tree and see a bag large enough to hold a television.
Gift wrapping is a Christmas chore I abhor. If I have to gift wrap, I often resort to aluminum foil. I like gift bags because they are easy to use, but at prices like $4.95, are much too expensive.
For several years, I used seasonal Stater Bros. paper grocery bags that featured Christmas decorations. I grumbled in print that the company logo looked a little tacky under my tree. I was ecstatic when Stater Bros. head grocer Jack Brown responded the next Christmas by moving the logo to the top of the bag so it could be snipped off.
He deemed his creation Prattewrap and sent me a framed, special edition of the bag with my columnist mug shot right on it. I cherish that bag. It was my one moment of fame.
I guess I matured. I moved up to dollar store bags. I use dollar-store gift bags for occasions besides Christmas, like birthday parties. Quite creatively, I top the bags with a pile of eight party hats I buy for a dollar. They are much more useful at a party than sheets of gift-wrapping tissue paper.
Not only are the bags a bargain, they come with gift tags, which avoids the need to purchase a card.
This Christmas, I wrapped gifts in about seven minutes. Unfortunately, I filled out the gift tags in ink. I should have bought dollar-store pencils. I could have erased the gift tags and used them again next year.
I will use Stater Bros. Prattewrap this Christmas too even though the logo crept back down the bag. I believe in family tradition.
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There's an unmistakable buzz that accompanies the arrival of autumn. Vogue Scene girls divulge their favorite fall spots and what they're most looking forward to this season. Genevieve Bahrenburg Restaurant: Enduring New York classics like Indochine, Raoul's (for the steak tartare and the artichoke vinaigrette), Amaranth, J. G. Melon (for a burger and a bloody bull on Sundays), and revitalized ones like Monkey Bar. Bar: Bemelmans for the murals and the martinis if I'm uptown, or the Bowery Hotel for a cozy glass of wine by the fire when I'm downtown. Boîte: Bar and Books for table charades and Mayaheul for inventive jalapeño margaritas. Hotel: The Lowell and the bungalows at The Beverly Hills Hotel are hard to beat, but I'm excited to check out Bedford Post Inn and Crosby Street Hotel this fall. Weekend Getaway: Playing with my springer spaniel Cassius in the North Fork of Long Island, horseback riding in Litchfield, Connecticut, and touring historic estates on the Hudson. Most Excited For: Jude Law in Hamlet, Russell Young's glitter-encrusted Marilyn Monroe print, the release of Where the Wild Things Are, the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Awards, and all of the Michael Jackson tribute costumes that I can't wait to see this Halloween. Must-Have: An oversize Malo hoodie for weekend bike rides, and studded Giuseppe Zanottis for nights out.
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Genes do not hold all the answers
If Alzheimer's disease was due to genetics alone then identical twins, who share nearly identical genes, should either both avoid the disease or both get it. In fact studies of twins are beginning to reveal the extent to which environmental factors play a significant role in whether or how Alzheimer's disease starts.
Data from the Swedish Twin Registry shows that if one twin has Alzheimer's disease, 59% of the time so will the other. Whilst this is a fairly high relationship it does pose the question as to why some identical twins are susceptible and others not. Moreover, in a study following male twins who are World War II veterans, it has been found that the age of onset for Alzheimer's may differ by as much as five years in twins who are both diagnosed with Alzheimer's.
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FBI: Skyjacker May Have Survived '71 Parachute Jump With $200K, Died of Natural Causes Decades Later
Posted Aug 1, 2011 7:28 PM CDT
By Martha Neil
A hijacker who parachuted from a Boeing 727 over the Pacific Northwest with a $200,000 ransom in 1971 and has never been found despite one of the most extensive manhunts of the 20th century may have survived the dangerous night leap into rugged territory.
Agent Fred Gutt of the Federal Bureau of Investigation says the agency is pursuing DNA tests to determine whether an unidentified person of interest, who died of natural causes over a decade ago, is a match with the genetic material found on a tie left behind on the plane by the legendary hijacker, reports the Associated Press.
Known as Dan Cooper, the alleged hijacker is a famous figure in the annals of true crime, and his saga has been the basis of over a dozen books and a movie, according to the Los Angeles Times.
"If the man is identified as the legendary hijacker in America's only unsolved skyjacking, it would mean he lived for 30 years after parachuting from the plane with $200,000 in cash, defying those who concluded he couldn't have survived the leap," recounts the Seattle Times.
A British newspaper, the Telegraph, broke the story. Reporter Alex Hannaford, who stopped by the FBI office in Seattle as a matter of routine after exploring the "huge subculture" that has developed, 40 years later, around the legend of the man who some describe as the Bigfoot of the Pacific Northwest, writes that he was stunned by this development.
"You're the first to know this, but we do actually have a new suspect we're looking at," he was told by the FBI's Ayn Dietrich. "And it comes from a credible lead who came to our attention recently via a law enforcement colleague."
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Let me first start off by saying that our cruise got off to a rocky start. The cruise immediately preceding ours was delayed due to a medical emergency so we were shorted by one day and subsequently missed one port. We left from (Cape Liberty) Bayonne, NJ in January, we were happy to get away from the snow and cold weather so any vacation was welcomed.
From the second we stepped aboard Explorer of the Seas we could see that even though the ship was a few years old it was still well maintained and clean. The staff was very helpful in helping us find our way around and suggested some things to do while we waited for our stateroom to be prepared. We grabbed a quick drink at the Champagne Bar and studied the ship's map to get our bearings. Right around 5pm we practiced our muster drill. With many older folks this took a little longer than usual. Once the drill was completed we went to our stateroom to unpack.
The first thing we noticed was the amount of older passengers; my wife and I are 30 and 25 respectively. We came to find out that during the winter, especially in January, the average age for passengers is 50-60. We were not bothered by this except for the fact that the elevators were always full. Our trip on Carnival was populated with families and many children. We don't have children of our own and haven't developed the patience for children yet so right away we were happy to see fewer children onboard Explorer of the Seas.
Our stateroom was a Promenade View which was unavailable on Carnival's Victory. We selected this room due to our budget restrictions but still wanted to have a window. The view was of the Royal Promenade which is a fixture on Royal's ships; it houses bars, shops and is the main thoroughfare of the ship. The bed was two adjacent twins that made up one large king sized bed. It took up most of the room but still allowed for a small seating area and a make-up desk for my wife. The bed on Carnival was also two twins but they couldn't get the two to line up properly and the height of each bed was different which made very difficult to sleep comfortably. Royal has solved this issue by using a pad or "crease" filler to provide comfort when they put the beds together, it worked well and the whole bed was very comfortable. It was very interesting that the foot of the bed was rounded and only allowed for 12 inches between the wall and the foot of the bed, this may be used to accommodate taller guests but it was a minor inconvenience for us. The closets were similar for both ships and adequate enough to accommodate our ten days worth of clothes. We appreciated the availability of the promenade room on RC as it was a nice step up from the interior stateroom with only a minor jump in price; I highly recommend this room for couples looking for nice accommodations on a small budget.
With 5 total days at sea we hoped there was enough to keep us occupied. We were on our Honeymoon but we still needed things to do when we "came up for air". There were many activities available on RC, more than Carnival. We were happy to visit the Jacuzzi, sleep in and visit the Windjammer cafe during the first two days at sea. There was a golf simulator, rock climbing wall, open sports and even a small theater where they played newly released movies. Carnival did not have nearly as many activities and 5 days at seas would have driven us both nuts. My only complaint was that the shows for late seating dinner were usually between 5-7pm. We aren't fond of the matinee so we never attended any of the shows. After dinner, entertainment is a bit light; only 3 night's shows were later in the evening. Most after-dinner entertainment is live music and dancing in the different bars or karaoke. We participated in the "Love & Marriage" game show and became semi-celebrities immediately afterwards.
Food is very important to me and I was left wanting after most dinners. Breakfast and lunch on RC were mainly eaten in the Windjammer Cafe which is a typical buffet. The selection for both meals was excellent; eggs, sausage, pancakes, biscuits & gravy for breakfast and hamburgers, pasta, fresh salads, or even Asian fare for lunch. For $4.95 a person we ate at Johnny Rockets twice, as soon as we sat down they served up the first unlimited bowl of fries and onion rings. We followed up the appetizers with a burger and chicken sandwich and washed it all down with chocolate milkshakes. Carnival's buffet was not as diverse and seemed to cater to families with children; chicken fingers, burgers and pasta was standard. Dinner was the exact opposite. I felt Carnival's sit-down meals were better prepared and had much more flavor. The desserts were amazing. I was disappointed in RC's sit-down meals except for the Surf & Turf. Some meals such as the chicken breasts, pasta and steaks felt as if they had been microwaved and placed under a warming lamp until they were served. The Chef's choices were better but still didn't meet my expectations. It was hit or miss with appetizers, some were flavorful others seemed mass produced. Desserts were also sub-par compared to what I experienced on Carnival. Cakes and brownies were dry, cheesecakes were flavorless even the chocolate lava cake was disappointing; I equate them to frozen desserts found in the grocery store. There was not a single time in the day where I could not find something to eat; the Promenade Cafe had decent pizza, cookies, and sandwiches all hours of the day. Ben & Jerry's ice cream was also available, for a fee, but it was a nice after dinner treat.
Phenomenal! The general staff was always friendly and helpful. Our waiter and assistant waiter Edmund & Wes were fantastic, they remembered our names and were very concerned with how we were enjoying our meals and our overall cruise. Edmund suggested meals every night and was eager to get me something different if I didn't enjoy the meal I ordered. By the end of the trip, our whole table was ordering multiple appetizers and main meals. Our stateroom attendant, Janelle, always said Hi to us when she saw us in the hallway and remembered our names, too. Our bed was always done up when we returned after dinner, we had plenty of towels and most importantly, when the "do not disturb" sign was on the door...we weren't disturbed (the same couldn't be said for Carnival). The staff on Carnival was very friendly but just didn't have the same personal attention as RC. Remembering someone's name can go a long way.
Carnival dropped the ball on this bit, not much was explained the day before and we were confused as to what time we had to be out of our room and off the ship. I still remember the Cruise Directors voice blaring at 6am eschewing orders on where to go and our stateroom attendant nearly shoving us out the door by 8:30am. RC did it right although there is still room for improvement. There was a lot of info provided on our last day; in the newsletter, over the intercom and on the stateroom TV. We knew where we had to go, what time to close out our seapass cards and what time we were supposed to be ready to go. We assumed that since we were not scheduled until 10am to be off the ship that we could sleep a little later, this was not the case. The extra stateroom staff was checking the mini-bar while we were still getting dressed at 8:30. The debarkation off the ship was a bit slow too; I felt it was due to the older slower folks and their walkers and wheel chairs.
We enjoyed our experience on Royal Caribbean more than our first cruise on Carnival. Although the food wasn't what I thought it should be, my wife didn't mind it at all and I never went hungry. From the activities, to the entertainment and the food & drink choices I would highly recommend Royal Caribbean's Explorer of the Seas.


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News: Waka Flocka Flame Burns Music Biz Career, "I'm Not Gonna Kick It In The Industry No More"
Tuesday, Aug 16, 2011 3:40PM
Atlanta rapper Waka Flocka Flame has clarified his decision to retire and revealed that he wants nothing to do with the music industry once he hangs up the microphone.
Nixing plans to even take an executive position, Waka said he wants to help the youth upon retiring.
"Nah, I am gonna retire," Waka promised in an interview. "I'm gonna retire from the industry -- I'm not gonna kick it in the industry no more. I'm gonna do what I wanna do, how I started like from the beginning. I'm gonna do exactly what I wanna do. I don't expect to win awards, I don't expect to go to big venues. I'm gonna really help the youth -- this is what I started doin' it for, so I'm gonna finish doin' it -- Yeah, I'm gonna retire -- from the industry." (RapFix)
Waka's Ferrari Boyz rapping partner Gucci Mane recently gave SOHH his reaction to Flocka's retirement talk.
"Me just being honest, I'm one of Waka's biggest fans," Gucci added when asked if he believes Waka will really retire by 2012. "I'm a huge fan of his music, you know what I'm saying? Me just being a fan and seeing how he is when he goes into the studio, I would hate for him to stop rapping because I like what he's doing. Every song he's every made, I've liked. He goes hard. So I would hate for him to leave the game because I think he's bringing a whole new thing to the rap game. He's got his own style." (SOHH)
A few weeks ago, Three 6 Mafia's DJ Paul said he did not believe Waka would retire.
"I like Waka Flocka. Waka Flocka's one of my favorites," Paul told Rap-Up TV. When asked what he thought of Waka's possible retirement, he responded, "I remember when I was his age. You're having too much fun. He won't do it." (Rap-Up)
Last month, Waka opened up about his lack of motivation to maintain a rap career.
"That's absolutely true," Flocka said, confirming his retirement tweet. "The game as a whole is fake. I'm tired of just going through what I go through and then at the end of the day, the forecast is always rain. It always rains on my world. It's so many different haters, fake smiles, fake hugs, so to prevent myself from doing anything, I'd just rather quit. I'd rather work at Walmart than rap and that's my word on God. Yup. I'll put that on Jesus Christ, I ain't lying. It's something I could never explain because people aren't living this lifestyle. So at the end of the day, people living the lifestyle can probably understand why I'm doing it. At the end of the day, I'm just doing it for my friends and my family, get them straight and then it's over for me." (V-103)
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Listen in as Eric Bouchard and Jay Sims discuss the games they have been playing, Chris Maeurer had to duck out about half way in, so this is a short podcast…. by EDG standards.
Intro – "I Want to Get Lost" by Sanctus Real
Break – "Unbreakable" by Fireflight
Outro – "Eye On It" by TobyMac
Weeks In Review – 5:03
Playlist – 43:48
Twitter – 1:27:25
Closing – 1:37:33


text: 6 Aug 2013 THE FRESH FACE: KREMI OTASHLIYSKA The 17-year-old recent high school graduate lives in Barcelona when she's not traveling the world to model Photography Max von Gumppenberg and Patrick Bienert Ever since Bulgarian-born model Kremi Otashliyska made her runway debut by closing the Balenciaga Fall 2012 show, she's been hopping from one major project to the next. We caught up with her on the set of last week's CR feature "7 Ways."MEMORY TRIP "When I was young, I would always put on my mom's high heels, even though I fell down the stairs every single time I tried to walk in them. I never thought that I would become a model. It's just that I love nice clothes, nice hair, and makeup. I wanted to be an actress, but I didn't enjoy taking acting classes. Modeling is a lot like acting though."BEST IN SHOW "My first runway show was Balenciaga Fall 2012. I was so cold and so nervous, and just happy that I didn't fall. I remember thinking to myself, 'this not as glamorous as I expected.' Modeling is much more difficult than people think. People who don't work in fashion don't understand."MOMENT IN TIME "On my last birthday, I was doing September looks for Balenciaga. They didn't know it was my birthday, but must have somehow found out. I was called into the office, so I thought they wanted me to do more looks. Nicholas Ghesquière and all of the assistants were there. As I went inside the studio, I saw that there was a cake and gift, and they started singing the 'Happy Birthday' song. It was so nice, real, and so warming. I will never forget that."LISTEN UP "The best modeling advice that I've received is to listen to my agent. I just started out, and I realize that I know nothing compared to what they know. It's good to a good connection with your agent—otherwise working can be a little annoying."PLAYING FAVORITES "I like a lot of Italian designers like Roberto Cavalli, Dolce & Gabbana, and Fendi. I also like Chanel, obviously, because it's so classic. I wear more Italian designers because I'm younger and love all of their prints. I really don't go shopping as much as I used to, because I have so many clothes."TRICKS OF THE TRADE "Bioderma is the best makeup remover; without it I don't know how I would survive—especially during fashion week."STUDENT BODY "I just finished high school. Next year I want to do online university, because I want to do something. I don't want to not study because you never know. Right now I might be doing good, good, good but it might go bad. I hope that doesn't happen, but if that happens then I'll have something else to work on. I want to study business and economics because it's the only thing that I ever really enjoyed in school, because it's about controlling your money and knowing how to sell."FUTURE PERFECT "Ten years from now, I'll for sure have one or two kids—hopefully! I hope to have boys. Girls are very nice and warming, but they're a little bit tough. Boys are fun. I definitely want both, but we'll see." Facebook Twitter Pintrest


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Eau Claire (WQOW) - U.S. Senator Ron Johnson stopped in Eau Claire Friday for a luncheon and presentation about some national issues happening in Washington.
The senator addressed state and national effects of the sequester and what he's been working on with other senators in Washington.
He also answered questions on Wisconsin legislation related to gun background checks and what it could mean for owners.
"What I certainly hear from constituents is Wisconsinites want me to make sure that we're protecting their second amendment rights and I want to do that," says Senator Johnson.
He says more laws will create a speed bump for law abiding people to purchase hand guns and do little to keep guns out of the hands of criminals.
Senator Johnson also discussed his stance on international conflict in North Korea.
"I support the administration. They're taking a relatively tough line here, they're showing strength. Showing North Korea that we're going to be serious about this."
The senator also believes the U.S. needs to engage China in this conflict because they are becoming a world leader.
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text: NAMPA, Idaho (AP) - A southwestern Idaho firefighter who was badly injured when a stranger violently attacked him has returned to work at the Nampa Fire Department. Capt. Chris Cade sustained serious injuries to his face when he was attacked while riding a bike Aug. 21 in Meridian. Deputy Fire Chief Doug Strosnider says Cade still has trouble speaking and will need to fully heal before he can wear a fire mask. Still, Strosnider said Cade has returned to duty and that he's been working out preparation of coming back to work. Cade has been with the fire department for 17 years. Twenty-three-year-old Sean Carnell has been charged with aggravated battery in connection with the attack. Prosecutors say Carnell attacked several people during a drug-fueled rampage.(Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)


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I was digging around in a cabinet I hadn't probably opened in years and years. I'm thinking about selling my townhouse and trying to move a bit upmarket since prices are good, and its got me doing a bit of house cleaning. I digress.
What did I find in said cabinet? A veritable treasure trove of old RPGs. Yep, a bunch of Shadowrun stuff, some Torg, and a good stack of GURPS, and some other pieces and parts. It was so much fun to flip through the pages and revel in a lot of old gamer memories. I can't remember the last time I actually played an RPG. It has been at least a decade, maybe more. I continued to buy RPG stuff that caught my eye even after I stopped playing since many of them are almost like buying a mini-novel in a way. That little trip down memory lane really made me miss playing, though I am not sure if I could get into it as much as I used to, but maybe I could. Finding the time to do it is one challenge, and getting a group together is likely to be an even bigger challenge since walking into a group of unknown gamers is not something I am likely to do and I tend to run the game instead of be a player.
So with the sad realization that I would probably never RPG again, what did I do?????
I read a few pages here and there from the various games, put the books back, closed the cabinet, and will plan on digging back in there for another nostalgia trip in a couple of days......
Shall we play a game??? Immortal words for those of us that grew up in the 80s. This installment of Spaghetti Code is all about developing games with XNA and guest, Chris Williams. Chris is a Microsoft MVP, head of the Twin Cities XNA User Group, and developer of the classic game Heroic Adventure. Chris and I sit down and talk about game development with XNA, getting started, technical stuff, and game development in general.
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In this screencast, I show you how RemoteLoader looks for custom extensions of a requested Type in a specific assembly. There are couple of rough spots in the code, but it works and it gets the point across on how you would go about loading assembly for reflection only. This includes how to resolve dependencies on other assemblies.
You can get the code for HorseNET here.
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While getting a podcast scheduled with Kris Nyreen to talk about some of the cool stuff he has been doing with Silverlight, he called this to my attention - Podcasting Kit for Sharepoint. I will steal his feature list and repost it here, and an impressive list it is:
Very cool - check it out at http://www.codeplex.com/pks
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Tim Barcz blogged about attending a session at the recent ALT.NET conference that centered around why people choose a first gen Microsoft product (but you can apply this to any vendor really) over a more mature open source project. You can read Tim's thoughts here. Tim gives a good example of one of the big benefits of open source and that is being able to fix the source when you encounter an issue, but I'm not sure it really tackles the original question though - "why some (many) developers, managers, and executives feel comfortable choosing a brand-new Microsoft product when a far more mature open source alternative exists?"
Tim demonstrated one great aspect of having open source - being able to fix bugs on your own or modify the code to suit your particular application or scenario. But the reason Tim talks about for not wanting to go open source in the first place (lack of known viability and a desire to NOT have to support that code base) still exists. Yes, you were able to fix an issue, but you are still responsible for maintaining and versioning that code from now on. Now, if you submit the bug fix back to the project and it gets rolled into the code base, life is good.
Yes, having the source is nice in the scenario Tim paints - fixing bugs, extending, whatever. But it does not alleviate the original problem of "I don't want to support that code." Now for larger open source projects, that is probably not a valid reason to not choose open source since they have become so large and popular that they have a high probability of being around for a long time. For small to medium projects, however, the long term viability may be a bit more dicey. If I have a "big vendor" solution where I have a higher degree of confidence that it will be around for a while (yes, vendor solutions sometimes "disappear" as well), then I have mitigated the support risk out of the equation. Yes, I give up a lot in exchange for that, but it is a trade off that makes business sense in a lot of cases.
Now some will say, "but if vendor A discontinues that project" or "if Vendor B goes belly up" you are much worse off because you don't have the source. I don't agree because what I am really faced with is a migration effort to another supported platform or taking on support of someone else's code. If my desire is to mitigate the amount of code I have to support, having a particular closed source solution basically needs I would need to migrate as opposed to take on a software support activity. That is a valid goal for organizations where software development is not their core competency. (because I have the source does not mean I have the time, resources and/or technical expertise to support it or even take advantage of it). I shudder at having to think of having a large code base that I am now responsible for making sure runs on the next version of x dev platform or y operating system. I think this stems from a lot of open source advocates of not realizing that if your business is making widgets, your really don't want to get in the habit of directly supporting any more code than you absolutely have to. If I have limited on staff dev resources, I can see a lot of scenarios where I would rather bite the bullet and migrate than take on support.
Another way to look at it is the exploding interest in SaaS applications. Companies today do not want to even support applications on premise if they can avoid it. They would much rather let someone else support certain applications since it is cheaper and a better utilization of the company's core competency assets. But for some reason being able to bring large amounts of source into my organization with the idea that I may some day have to support it and say that that is always a good thing doesn't make a lot of sense. That is a very broad brush to use and by no means am I saying that open source is bad, shouldn't be used, etc. There are a ton of great open source solutions out there, but there are a ton of good reasons to go with vendor solutions (even less capable ones) if you look at things through a different lens. I don't think its a slam dunk either way and both sides can be right depending on the solution, the vendor, and the company.
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The Aspiring Architect Series 2008 builds on last year's content and covers a number of topics that are important for architects to understand. Please make sure that you have gone through the 2007 series which can be found at http://blogs.msdn.com/mohammadakif/archive/tags/Aspiring+Architects/default.aspx . Hopefully you will find the upcoming series to be a very useful investment of your time.
June 16th, 2008 – 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. – Introduction to the aspiring architect Web Cast series
June 17th, 2008 – 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. – Services Oriented Architecture and Enterprise Service Bus – Beyond the hype
June 18th, 2008 – 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. – TOGAF and Zachman, a real-world perspective
June 19th, 2008 – 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. – Services Oriented Architecture (Web Cast in French)
June 20th, 2008 – 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. – Interoperability (Web Cast in French)
June 23rd , 2008 – 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. – Realizing dynamic systems
June 24th, 2008 – 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. – Web 2.0, beyond the hype
June 25th, 2008 – 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. – Architecting for the user experience
June 26th, 2008 – 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. – Conclusion and next steps
Brian Moore, my boss BTW ;-), tagged me on answering some questions about how I got started in software development. This post is actually part of a series of posts from different bloggers - kinda of a blog based chain letter and could eventually turn into a Six Degrees of Developers type of deal. ;-)
Here is how it made it's way to me...
Michael Eaton (post) —> Sarah Dutkiewicz (post) —> Jeff Blankenburg (post) —> Josh Holmes (post) —> Larry Clarkin (post) —> Brian Moore (post)
See my answers below...
How old were you when you started programming?
Hmmmm... I'm trying to think back that far. ;-) I can remember hanging out at the local Radio Shack watching older kids play the pre-cursor to Zork on a TRS-80, but I didn't really start writing my own programs until I could bang out copies of BASIC programs on a C64.
What was your first language?
What was the first real program you wrote?
My first "real" program was written on some terminal based system as a freshman in high school. I don't know if it was a VAX or what (I didn't care really), but I wrote a program that allowed you to enter up to three "martial arts" commands, like Block Middle, Kick Low, Punch High. Another player would then enter his commands and I would use a matrix to look up and report the damage results. You played until you knocked the other guy out. It was actually based on an article from Dragon magazine. It was real popular for a while. ;-)
What languages have you used since you started programming
Hmmmm... BASIC to start. I learned some PASCAL on my own, had to do Fortan in my orbital mechanics class, I then moved on to C/C++. After that, I've done serious programming in Java, ADA, VB, C#, and javascript. I've played around with Perl, Ruby, and probably one or two more that I can't remember. I'm not a language geek.
What was your first professional programming gig?
In the Air Force, despite being an infrastructure guy, I helped write some help desk software for our department. I followed that up with an inventory management application that sat on top of SMS 1.0.
If you knew then what you know now, would you have started programming?
Probably, but I always wonder what would have happened if I had pursued my dream of being a professional butt model.
If there is one thing you learned along the way that you would tell new developers, what would it be?
Wow, it all depends on where they want to go. If you want to be a programmer forever, then focusing on the the "disciplines" is the way to go - design patterns, architecture, etc. If you don't think you will be a programmer forever, those things are still important, but soft skills, articulating technology, etc. are very important.
What's the most fun you've ever had ... programming?
The thing I love most about programming is just solving a problem. Its the "art" side of the job I appreciate and enjoy the most. Because of that, I think the stuff I wrote early was the most fun since I really didn't care about "good" code, it was just about creating something. I remember developing a C++ app that took the gaming system for cyberspace combat from the game Shadowrun and turning that into a computer "game". I use "game" loosely since it only allowed the GM and player to "fight" each other via the keyboard than rolling dice.
It was cool. It has a designer for laying out the "Matrix" and a way to trick out your hacker console and load various combat programs on it. The GM did the same and then you would fight. It wasn't a perfect replica but it was good enough and I had a ton of fun writing it. I slept only a few hours a night as I would code all day/night after getting of work from my Air Force day job.
Who am I calling out?
Scott Colestock
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Bryan Sampica
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Let me say, as a developer I really love WCF. It's straight-forward to write you code, it's flexible, and it provides built-in support for lots of different scenario. The thing I hate, yes I said hate, about WCF is the configuration. It seems like I bang my head against it every time I build an app. Even doing simple things can result in confusing errors if you mis-configure one little piece and its hard to track those errors down.
The Patterns & Practices folks have release a Beta of guidance titled Improving Web Services Security: Scenarios and Implementation Guidance for WCF. When you look at the table of contents, you see a beautiful laundry list of all the common scenarios. Very nice and a bit overdue IMHO. Combined with WCF Security Guidance, there is finally all of the info you need to be able to set up WCF correctly for your particular scenario.
Good stuff!
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I'll let the description from the web site do the talking...
"Velocity†is a distributed in-memory application cache platform for developing scalable, available, and high-performance applications. Using "Velocity,†applications can store any serializable CLR object without concern for where the object gets stored because data is cached across multiple computers. "Velocity†allows copies of data to be stored across the cache cluster, protecting data against failures. It can be configured to run as a service accessed over the network or can be run embedded with the distributed application. "Velocity†includes an ASP.NET session provider object enabling storage of ASP.NET session objects in the distributed cache without having to write to databases, which increases the performance and scalability of ASP.NET applications.
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A photography book of Structural Vancouver. Voted one of the most livable cities in the world.
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|Restoration of Hand Cemetery on Gumlick Road
Those helping with the clean-up in the Hand Cemetery recently are pictured above front row, from left: Henry Aulick and Ron Moreland. Back row: Jimmy Godman, Frank Hussung, Billy Newman, and Charlie Pyles. Those helping but not pictured were, Joe Lemmon, Nancy Bray, county surveyor Howard Johnston and assistant Jason Mann.
The Hand Cemetery is located on Gumlick Road. Take Route 330 to East Gumlick Road approximately one and one-half-tenth mile. The cemetery is located on the right side of the road Pendleton County, Ky. (GPS coordinates for Hand Cemetery: Located 6.9 miles from US 27 at N38.36.295 by W084.24.786.)
Restoration of the Hand Cemetery on Gumlick Road, near Morgan, Ky. Pendleton County was started in 2010 by the Pendleton County Cemetery Committee and Pendleton County Historical Society. Those participating were Robert Henry Aulick, Ronald Moreland, James Godman, Frank Hussung, Billy Newman, Charlie Pyles, County Surveyor Howard Johnston and his assistant Jason Mann. Special thanks to the Wilson Family for being caretaker of the cemetery for many years and the late Lois Wilson for her encouragement.
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Pilots are arriving in Longview for the annual great Texas balloon race, with a national championship on the line. By morning in Gregg County, pilots will already be testing their equipment and gauging the wind , as the second year of the national hot air balloon championships are held in Gregg County.
"It always filters down to a certain 5 to 10 guys at almost every event. Its going to be a tough one. Its the big show, competing for the US national championship trying to get to the world championship," says pilot Rhett Heartsill.
Strategy started almost immediately as the pilots checked in Sunday.
"You kind of want to plan your strategy for flying into the target so that you're not going to be blocked off," says North Carolina pilot Sam Parks.
From all over the country, they've come to see if this race will be theirs. And they've already done homework.
"The strategy starts before we arrive, we start looking at weather at least ten days in advance," Parks says.
Its more than just a single-man race; ballooning is a team event.
"The crew is 50 percent at least, they have the support they have to make sure you're flying safe and get to the targets," Heartsill says.
"I've always believed if you fly with the best, that's your best challenge," says pilot Bill Adler.
Some have chased the title for many years.
"I've been chasing it a long time, 23 years. I came close one time; I finished second," Parks says.
All of the over 70 pilots hope they come away a champion.
"Everybody's got a shot at winning, that's what its all about," Adler says.
The first practice flight across Longview will be at 6:30 on Monday morning.
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KINGSTON, Jamaica - The wait for the Natural Resources Conservation Authority (NRCA) board's decision on whether to allow the new housing development proposed for Long Mountain in the capital will soon be over.
Peter Knight, head of the National Environment and Planning Agency — the administrative arm of the NRCA board — told the Jamaica Observer Tuesday that the Technical Review Committee (TRC), which it hosts, had submitted a recommendation on the development to the board.
This follows its most recent meeting last month.
"The NRCA will consider the matter on the 16th of October," he said, adding that a final decision would be made then.
The Housing Agency of Jamaica project is to see the development of 29.2 acres of land, while leaving 193.2 acres of the property for conservation and public open space. But the project has been plagued by concerns from residents in surrounding communities as well as environmentalists for at least two years now.
They have included concerns over sewage, traffic congestion and the loss of valued green space in the city. Further, the Earthquake Unit, based at the University of the West Indies, noted the risk of tremors were the area used for additional development.
Tuesday, Knight would not divulge what they had recommended. However, he noted that as per that recommendation, he had requested of the TRC — comprised of entities such as the Water Resources Authority and the Jamaica Bauxite Institute — he had himself made a special request of the committee members.
"The agency [NEPA] had said to Technical Review Committee that regardless of the recommendation you are going to make, we wanted an allowance to do two things," Knight told the Observer.
"Firstly, that we brief the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) on the preconditions for the permit because the dissipating manhole and sewage issues will have to be resolved as preconditions. And secondly, I asked the committee to allow me to brief the citizens so that they would not have to read it in the newspapers," he added.
Residents of Beverly Hills and the Pines of Karachi were brought up to speed Tuesday.
"I briefed them today and told them that a recommendation is going forward to the authority," Knight said, noting that representatives of the Water Resources Authority and the National Works Agency were present to answer questions from residents.
He added that the HAJ was similarly briefed more than a week ago.
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