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Geology major Erick Dalmolin, '14, recently traveled to Iceland as part of a study tour. The trip was part of a course taught by Dr....
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Project allows women veterans to share links, history and legacy
April 4, 2014
Africa Awareness Week features talks, drumming, Mandela and more
April 4, 2014
African-American Alumni Association salutes special trio
April 4, 2014
Shea Scholar Tea allows honorees to share research plans
April 4, 2014
Former military man, journalist delivers foriegn affairs lecture
March 31, 2014
Renowned geographer delivers Class of '42 Lecture
March 27, 2014
One Book, One Community event held
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Ambassador addresses several issues during campus visit
March 27, 2014
Dr. Erin Hurley lectures as part of a new partnership with McGill University.
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Students receive Kente Cloth stoles for academic achievement, strong leadership
June 1, 2012
BSU helps bring commencement to student out West
May 31, 2012
Consul General of Japan presents BSU with cherry blossom
May 28, 2012
MassMATE conference focuses on engaging students in math
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Annual symposium showcases master's research projects
May 23, 2012
Campus police officers honored with MADD Drive for Life Awards
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Event puts spotlight on faculty and librarian scholarship
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Earth Week puts focus on food and water sustainability
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BSU sends 1,100 graduates into the world
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More than 30 students recognized, Dr. Ellen Scheible earns teaching award
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Metro South luncheon highlights recent developments
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Dinaw Mengestu visits campus as part of Visiting Author Series
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Anthropology symposium showcases variety of student research
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Want to thank all of you (ya'll - from this displaced Yank) for the fun this season. This was the first year I've followed GGN although a Jet fan since they drafted Huarte (the 'other' QB that arrived when Broadway Willie White Shoes Joe did). I'm not much of an analyst - more of a 'feels like' guy, so it has been educational as well.
Don't think that this means I believe that the Jets won't win Sunday - I'm pumped for this one.
Lots being covered in posts this week - as always - but I wanted to mention one I've not seen. Much has been said about Troys return. I've watched the Jet playoff games and the Pberg game from this year more than once and I think our safety, Mr Smith, has made some impressive strides since we lost our defensive QB shortly before that Pberg game. Although he missed one or two tackles against the Pats, he was everywhere. And when he did tackle - ouch! I got a 'feeling' that, although they got a TD shortly afterward, ES was in Wes Welkers head when he dropped that pass at the goal line late in the game. So..... I think Pberg isn't the only one with an upgrade since last meeting in the Safety dep't this weekend.

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Dr. Kauwe teaches a clear course. All the materials are available from day 1 and all you have to do is study the "What should I know" sheets that have vocab and practice test questions and you will get an A. The comment before mine makes no sense. This class is not hard.
Dr. Kauwe made me lose any interest in biology. Even though he is a fantastic researcher, he is a terrible teacher. He fails at explaining difficult concepts enough for students to understand. This made us very unprepared for the exams. I did not end the year with the grade I wanted because the information that was given to us was insufficient.
I really liked Dr. Kauwe a lot. He was very nice, helpful, and knows his stuff. I learned a lot and would definitely take another class form him.
Dr. Kauwe is a fantastic teacher. He makes all the comments very clear and is interested in the success of each student
He's a great teacher. I didn't know it before, but this class is meant for biology majors. I'm an elementary education major currently. (Although I'm considering switching to bio now) I still loved the class. It was much more interesting than a bio 100 would have been, and fairly easy. Labs are fun. Kauwe is a great teacher and fair grader.
Dr. Kauwe is the best professor I've ever had. He genuinely cares for his students and he makes his class doable. If you study the what should I know sheets and turn in all the projects than it is very possible to get an A. I DEFINITELY recommend this class. It's the best
I put the easiness grade so low only because I didn't take AP Bio in high school. I took AP Chem but it won't really help you. If you didn't take AP and you're only taking this for a GE, then take BIO 100 instead. I took 130 because i thought i might major in it but now i'm majoring in management. He is a great teacher and has good TAs though!
Best Bio class BYU has to offer. Period. Get Adam or Ben as your TA and you will be blown away by how their lab technique is flawless and their knowledge of the topic is unmatched. I took this class as a senior and due to this class changed my major to Bio. I've got 2 more years now... but it's worth it! Adieu
Doctor Kauwe is a really cool teacher. He is quite good at explaining things and none of the assignments are too hard as long as you pay attention during the lectures. Also the labs are generally quite fun. Take this class from him!
Great class! Dr. Kauwe makes it very interesting. If you have any background knowledge in biology this class will be easy, yet satisfying. I strongly recommend taking this class. Its a worth while 4 credit class with fun labs once a week.
This guy is awesome! Class is chill and broken up with videos and activities. He's really helpful and there's loads of office hours.
Stellar class! It is easy to focus because he breaks up the class with activities to solidify the information. Know the what should I know sheets well and you'll rock the test. Dr. K is very approachable and the TAs know their stuff.
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Tewksbury — Carroll E. "Pinky" Duwart Sr., 83, was called home to the Lord on Friday, November 15, 2013. He died peacefully with his devoted daughter, Wanda Lougee, by his side.
He was born on November 12, 1930, to the late Fannie (Stockbridge) and Augustus Duwart in Gloucester, Mass. Growing up in Gloucester, Pinky graduated from Gloucester High School, with the Class of 1949, where he participated in the ROTC with a rank of Lieutenant. He served in the Army National Guard, Sergeant, Battery A 211th Field Artillery, from 1950 to 1958.
"Pinky" worked at Gorton's of Gloucester before landing a job at Gloucester Engineering, where he worked for more than 30 years before retiring. Pinky loved his sports, music and dancing. He was a much loved person by anyone who knew him.
He is survived by his three daughters, Wanda Lougee, Pat Grecco and Debbie Weatherby; and his two sons, Steve Grecco and Carroll "Pinky" Duwart Jr.; seven grandchildren, Ryan, Cory, Pinky III, Michael, Faye, Woody, and Corrine; and four great-grandchildren. In addition to his parents, he is predeceased by his wife of fifty years, Pauline Duwart; four brothers, William "Zeke" Enos, Austin Enos, and Richard "Dickie" Duwart; and his identical twin, Carlton "Bluey" Duwart; and two sisters, Elva Silva and Arline Powers.
ARRANGEMENTS: A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, November 20, at 10 a.m., at Puritan Lawn Cemetery, Lake Street, Peabody, Mass. He will be laid to rest with his wife, Pauline. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the Alzheimer's Association in his name at www.alz.org/join_the_cause_donate.asp, or to Alzheimer's Association, 480 Pleasant St., Watertown, MA 02472. Arrangements are under the direction of the Grondin Funeral Home, 376 Cabot St., Beverly. For more information, or to send condolences, please visit www.grondinfuneralservices.com.


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Members of the Australian Parliament have been looking into whether residents of the country pay an unfair premium on electronics and related services since last year, and now two of the biggest names in technology have been called to testify on the issue. The Standing Committee on Infrastructure and Communications in Australia's House of Representatives released a memo today stating that it had called Apple, Microsoft, and Adobe to speak at a public hearing on March 22nd.
Apple reportedly provided testimony on the matter in a private hearing last year, while Microsoft provided a written statement during the same timeframe pointing to regulations, supply chain costs, and the "relatively high cost of labor and rent" as reasons for the price discrepancies. Adobe offered neither at the time, but said that it had helped in the preparation of a presentation to the Committee by the Australian Information Industry Association.
"In what's probably the first time anywhere in the world, these IT firms are now being summonsed by the Australian Parliament to explain why they price their products so much higher in Australia compared to the US," Ed Husic, the House member that is leading up the inquiry, told Kotaku Australia. "It'll be interesting to hear specifically how all three companies defend their practices — particularly with regards to the pricing of digital products."
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CATEGORIES Comedy, Romance, Trailer Trash, Movie Marketing, Images, Trailers and Clips, Movies, CinematicalThere is just something about Steve Carell that makes him damned perfect poster material. With just a few subtle (or not so subtle) facial expressions, he can turn a normal pose into something much, much more. He did it with The 40 Year Old Virgin, just sitting there smiling -- making a simple pose flipping perfect. Then the Apatow gang tried to do it again with Seth Rogen, who rocks in his own sense, in Knocked Up, but it just wasn't the same. Well, now, Coming Soon has got Steve's poster for Dan in Real Life, and he's done it again. Mind you, it's not quite as perfect, but it's just got that thing -- making those pancakes look like the perfect pillow.
It's been a while since we've covered the flick, so let's catch up. Dan (Carell) is a widower and parenting columnist trying to raise three girls. The current plot outline says: "A widower finds out the woman he fell in love with is his brother's girlfriend." Last year, it was three brothers competing for the woman's affections, so maybe that will still happen too. And yes, oh yes, Juliette Binoche is the lucky lady, with Carell, Dane Cook (her boyfriend) and Norbert Leo Butz playing the brothers. Between Carell and Binoche, there's no way I will miss this. I last saw the French actress in the drama Quelques jours en septembre, and while the topic was serious, her snarky French agent was just great. The woman can do it all. If you need more reasons to look into it, try John Mahoney, Dianne Wiest and Emily Blunt. The flick comes out this October, and in the meantime, there's an E! news clip here and trailer here.*
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Newsweek has just announced it will cease print publication. It is going to axe its print edition after 80 years and move to digital-only in the new year.
Tina Brown, the editor-in-chief of Newsweek and sister digital news site The Daily Beast, told staff in an email that the last print edition will appear on December 31.
The new digital-only publication, which will be called Newsweek Global, will be a single worldwide edition targeted for a highly mobile, opinion-leading audience who want to learn about world events in a sophisticated context.


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Why Call it Pro?
I think one of the biggest problems with Surface adoption by the mainstream user is the name. Don't get me wrong, I love the Surface part of the name. The rest, I find confounding.
RT means absolutely nothing to a consumer. It is the version of of windows that is mostly defined by what it's not, and what it's not is "real" Windows. I suspect RT simply stands for run-time. If true, it is just another example of how out of touch with consumers Microsoft really is.
Then, there is Pro. Let me say up front, I also do not like the designation of Pro in the Mac, and Macbook line. Still, I can kind of see it for those products. For the Surface, there is nothing about the product that screams, Pro!
The digitizer seems to be a nice feature, but by all accounts, is not the same hardware that true professionals would use. The screen size is just too small IMO, to be used for professional apps. A single USB port is hardly professional connectivity. In fact, Windows supporters seem to want to compare the product to the MBA: a decidedly non-pro machine.
If the Surface Pro is a pro machine, then so is a $400 notebook. It runs the same version of Windows that comes on a cheap, consumer PC. There is nothing pro about it.
But the worst aspect of the name is the fact that mainstream consumers have no interest in being shoehorned as pro. They want the thing that's fun and easy to use. As far as they are concerned, the pro thing is at work, where it can stay.
Consumers don't wear suits. Consumers don't give a fig about Excel beyond making simple tables, which they could probably do in Word if they knew how. Consumers are not compiling code or making presentations every other day. They would not know how to run a database app if you slapped them in the face with one. Consumers are not, and do not see themselves as pros.
Apple is smart to position their consumer products as feature rich, and consumer friendly. There is nothing about the way Apple position's the iPad as intimidating. Labeling a product as meant for professionals, or calling it by an engineering term just alienates the consumer. Even if the product is perfect for them, they will probably never know it, as it does not sound like something meant for them.


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For this year's Digital 100, we looked at the most valuable startups in the world.
Now let's look at some of the founders behind those companies.
Some are incredibly young.
One 25-year-old has built an $800-million-dollar business.
And, by the way, say what you will about reality star Kim Kardashian, but don't forget: she also has $250 million startup.


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The Duc was the first cousin to Louis, and seemed more vibrant and able than the other relations. Moreau was a hard man to remove – he was loved by the army – so Napoleon, advised by Talleyrand, decide to arrest the Duc, even though he was living in the independent state of Baden. Talleyrand issued a note to Baden's ambassador asking for the Duc's arrest, then a second note informing him French troops were doing the arrest themselves. On March 14th 1804 the Duc was arrested, taken to France, passed before a military tribunal, and shot, all in one night. The Conde line of aristocracy was extinct.
International opinion was outraged, and swiftly turned against France and Napoleon. While the great conqueror's reputation had plenty else to assail it over the next decade, Talleyrand's was always stained by what had happened. Napoleon showed a weakness when it came to closer betrayers, but the Duc was sufficiently distant to allow a moment of calculation. Napoleon also managed to leverage the threat – real or imagined – into being emperor. But Russia had also begun to turn against him. More war would follow.


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Happy 2013! After a very long break, I'm back! Luckily for you, I am feeling very refreshed and ready to act like the committed blogger I know I should be. I've been reading a lot of New Years Resolutions posts today and while you probably have no interest in reading yet another one, I think posting about your resolutions is the perfect way to stay accountable throughout the year. Where would we be without public humiliation? So here goes: my official resolutions for 2013!
1. Focus on portion control: I have absolutely no problem eating healthily – I LOVE my veggies and feel much better when I am eating whole, unprocessed foods. Unfortunately, I love my healthy food a little bit too much and can wolf down the same amount of food as my boyfriend who is almost a foot taller than me and 70 lbs heavier. While I am NOT a believer in strict calorie counting, too much is still too much. Overeating is very stressful on your digestive system and takes away from repair and restoration. So, I plan on making my meals last at least 20 minutes by chewing more slowly and putting my fork down in between bites. That way I'll have a better idea of when to stop eating (I hope).
2. Sit less: If you haven't seen the countless literature about the dangers of sitting on your health, please take a second and read them here and here. Sitting kills, slowly but surely (even if you workout regularly!!!). To avoid death by sitting, I plan on standing up for a few minutes every hour at work and walking more. Living in NYC, I already walk plenty but I could always do more. For starters, I plan on standing on the subway and potentially investing in a standing desk (or even building my own). Unfortunately, I'm sitting in bed as I type this. Not a great start, but there's always tomorrow!
3. Juice daily: I am obsessed with green juice and juicing is probably my number one beauty slash anti-aging tool. Also, whenever I start my day with a green juice, I feel so much more energized and ready to take on the day. I definitely notice that I have more energy when I have a juice before workouts. While I did not enjoy green juices every day in 2012 because of the ridiculous price of juices in the city ($8-$10 per juice!), I just acquired a brand new juicer so I can enjoy them more without feeling guilty for going over budget. Stay tuned for a post on why I am so enamored with making green juices and smoothies…
What are your 2013 resolutions?
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Afghanistan's disputed election: It takes two
The struggling euro-zone economy: Dog days
The ECB had some worrying economic developments to mull over when its council met today3
What the ECB will do in June: Draghi spells it out
The ECB will boost credit in southern Europe by providing long-term funding to banks provided that they deploy it to expand business credit.5
Euro-zone lowflation: Getting the message
The sense of today's meeting is that the ECB is prepared to give its plan A some more time but not that lon2
Mario's message: Masterly inactivity
The ECB looks likely to hold its fire throughout 20142
The European Central Bank: Keeping its powder dry
The crucial question will be whether the medium-term outlook for inflation has fallen5
The euro-zone economy: Parallel universes
The acute phase of the crisis may be over but the chronic phase may only have begun.18
The ECB's board: Another German departure
The prestige of a position on the board makes it all the more surprising that in just two years, two Germans have quit2
Euro-zone economy: Call this a recovery?
The mixture of meagre growth and low inflation is dangerous.4
The ECB's rate cut: Forced to act
The ECB may have acted today, but it is still not doing enough to counter weak inflation and to bolster what looks like a feeble recovery.48
The euro zone: Europe's other debt crisis
It's not just sovereign borrowing; there are too many zombie firms and overindebted households54
Fixing Europe's banks: Cleaning the Augean stables
The ECB starts the Herculean task of repairing Europe's banks21
European monetary policy: Waiting for the cut
Mario Draghi characterised the recovery as weak, fragile and uneven1
The ECB's latest unorthodoxy: Minutes are no longer heresy
EVen with minutes it's quite easy to get into a tangle about what precisely you mean1
The message from European central banks: Forward guidance crosses the Atlantic
Mr Carney may have had his thunder stolen by Mr Draghi, but forward guidance is certainly on its way to Britain, too9
The ECB's deterrent: Under trial
It would be surprising if bond markets do not at some stage re-evaluate just how powerful a deterrent OMT really is2
The ECB's meeting: Waiting for the recovery
What is most corrosive of all is loss of hope as the lost decade continues16
Europe's banking union: A la carte and half-baked
Why not build a new European currency on inadequate foundations? It worked so well the first time…11
The European Central Bank: Banking union on the cheap will fail
Wolfgang Schaeuble's plans will not break the diabolical loop22
Recommended economics writing: Link exchange
The best of the rest of the economics web9
The ECB's rate cut: Better late than never
The rate cut will do little to kickstart the moribund euro-zone economy54
The euro crisis: Has anyone seen the ECB?
It must be around here somewhere83
Central banks in Europe: Marking time
The masterly inactivity is unlikely to last that long7
The week ahead: February 8th 2013: A close cosmic shave
IN the week ahead - Barack Obama delivers his fifth state-of-the-union speech, Russia bans American meat, Mario Draghi visits Spain and an asteroid nearly nicks us all1
Afghanistan's disputed election: It takes two
Facebook censorship: Arbitrary and capricious
Democracy in America
The Economist explains: How dictionary-makers decide which words to...
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Nigeria and its jihadists: The great escape
Photography: The making of Dorothea Lange
Poland and Germany: Disagreements over the EU's Ostpolitik
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With all this wet weather headed our way, the cities of Reno and Sparks and Washoe County are preparing for the worst.
In Spark, the biggest concern is the industrial area of town.
Adam Mayberry spokesman for the City of Sparks said they are talking about the area between the interstate and the river. More notably, between Vista Boulevard on the east and U.S. 395 and I-580 on the west.
"It's a significant economic engine for our area and for our region for that matter. It employees about 20 to 25,000 people down there. We have lots of warehousing and light manufacturing, distribution. So, with significant flooding, the city is ramping up."
Of course they're also worried about areas down by the river. City officials say lots of rain could flood the banks.
Mayberry said they do have a flooding plan in place and ready to go. They announced 11 sandbag stations for residents. You can find a map here.
The city of Reno is also gearing up for wet weather. Reno's Fire and Police Departments along with Public Works and Parks Departments are working to prepare the city for high winds and possible flooding.
City crews have been busy inspecting and clearing drainage and irrigation ditches and monitoring areas that are more susceptible to flash flooding.
The city of Reno does have some sandbag locations where you can pick up some sandbags if you need them. You can find its list of sandbag locations here.
Washoe County also issued a list of sandbag locations, you can find it here.
City officials are urging you to stay away from this river the next couple of days because it's dangerous.
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A BIG Kiffin oops
It turns out the Trojans did not know the Warriors would be running the "Pistol" offense -- a spread attack in which the running back lines up behind the quarterback -- until defensive boss Monte Kiffin saw it on the news Wednesday night. -- More.
Well, that's because it had nothing to do with the Kiffin & Co. egos. Why do you think they were watching news?
Meanwhile, they're getting blitzed on Twitter.


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Release Date: 2000 |
Album Rating: 3.0Yet another resubmit.
And to all who comment on my reviews hogging the front page of the metal section, kiss my ass.Digging: YOB - Clearing The Path To Ascend
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Obsession was pretty cool and self titled had one really bad ass song. Were their any Bleeding Through/ Throwdown members present on this album? Because I know Dave Peteres and Brandon Schippiati played with this band early on.
you should move your rating to 3.5
this was a good review though.
Album Rating: 3.5Cool looks pretty good, song structure is always good too.
Album Rating: 3.0Were their any Bleeding Through/ Throwdown members present on this album?
In fact I believe, they were. Unfortunately only one of the two went on to bigger and better things. Guess which one?
you should move your rating to 3.5
I think a 3 is appropriate because it's metalcore and I don't particularly enjoy Drop-C downtuned chugging too much anymore; it's going to remain a 'Good' rating. The reason my review is a 3.5 is because this is far better then about 75% of the metalcore community.
Were their any Bleeding Through/ Throwdown members present on this album?
you should move your rating to 3.5
i guess that makes sense
Album Rating: 3.0just listened to "Wine 'Em, Dine 'Em, Sixty-Nine 'Em" again, and forgot how much I love that song. This album is pretty solid when stacked up to their other releases, but that's not saying much. Good, concise review.
Album Rating: 5.0This album is awesomeDigging: Venus Star - Nigredo Expulsion
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Album Rating: 5.0Been listening to this hard lately
Album Rating: 5.0It truly upsets me how underrated this album is
Album Rating: 5.0FOUR COMMENTS IN A ROW. "She Looks Good In Velvet" may be my favorite song by these guys. Definitely my favorite off of this album.
Was this band the first to use a flashy, scene-like font for their logo?
Album Rating: 3.5Probably one of the first. They used to be influenced by a lot of DM back in the day, so it kinda makes sense.
Album Rating: 3.5Magnificent album. Makes me wanna belly flop on to concrete.
Album Rating: 3.5I like Vanity more than this, but damn, these guys used to be a really good metalcore group.
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text: I wondered aimlessly down the aisles of cds searching for that right cd to spend the rest of my gift certificate on. I had narrowed down my choice to Britney Spears. Although I wasn't really big on the whole pop scene, that darn "Lucky" song was trapped in my head. Well I decided to go over the aisles once more just to make sure…then I saw the 3 Doors Down Cd. "Ok," I thought, "aren't they the ones that sing Kryptonite?" I liked that song and although I hate buying cd's for just one song I dropped the Britney Cd and grabbed the 3DD cd and checked out.Of course the first few days I did nothing but listen to "Kryptonite" but when I finally decided to listen to all of the cd, a thing which I rarely do, I was surprised. I couldn't believe someone wrote these songs about how I sometimes felt. Aside from "Kryptonite" there's "Loser" "Be Like That" (which I totally love!) and "Duck and Run". I was taken aback by the lyrics and rhythms that I vowed to see them in concert. And on Tuesday OCt. 17 I did just that. If you love the Cd wait till you see these guys in concert! They totally rocked! That was the best concert ever! But back to the Cd…if you've ever had emotions of sadness, wonder and dispair you are not alone…but they do not sing the typical "oh poor me, the world sucks" kinda songs…"Duck and Run" offers hope and inspiration with lyric such as "this world can turn me down but I won't turn away,and I won't duck and run because I'm not built that way." The cd is of all emotions and offers hope and is truly lyrically, musically, and inspirationally, the BEST Cd I have ever heard and they are also the BEST band I have ever heard. Oh and it doesn't hurt that they're from down south either. 3 Doors Down ROCKS!!!


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We have a good coach and good players.
I don't believe the Vikings are as bad as their 0-2 record says. They were in both games until the end. Executing better, coaching better, and playing better will put the Vikings over the top. Let's put them on the ground at the beginning, and put our boots on their necks for the entire game, down to the last second of each quarter and of the whole 60 minute game itself!
The Lions are better this year, but they are like any other football team: beatable by the Vikings. We can beat them in every phase of the game!
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10-01-2011 15:44
I am afraid everyone ever tryied to install ovi in corporate network knows it stinks. Maybe the problem is not OVI itself, but total lack of SUPPORT from NOKIA about installation options, parameters, installation sequences... (yes Nokia web is full of nice PR stuff, but professional info is somewhere in the black hole)
After spending half a day searching for some info about deploy OVI on SCCM/Altiris/(eg.) i must say docummentation for OVI probably never existed, or is so good hidden in this so called "support" i cant find it. If i compare it with concurrent/other softwares support i mus say, NOKIA IT professional support is poor on the web.
If i face the problem of creating package of OVI for corporate deployment i have numerous problems.
Anyway, i have found several installation parameters that may help to some of us:
-installation to optional targetfolder (you may use your own path)
Nokia_Ovi_Suite_webinstaller_ALL.exe /TARGET="D:\Program Files\OVI"
-silent installation
Nokia_Ovi_Suite_webinstaller_ALL.exe /SILEN´T="1"
-extract installer exe to desired folder (you may use your own path)
Nokia_Ovi_Suite_webinstaller_ALL.exe /U="c:\extracted"
-disable Autorun - one of these may work (not tested - if anyone succeeds here, please post it)
Nokia_Ovi_Suite_webinstaller_ALL.exe /D="AUTORUN"
Nokia_Ovi_Suite_webinstaller_ALL.exe /DISABLE="AUTORUN"
Nokia_Ovi_Suite_webinstaller_ALL.exe /DISABLEOPTIONS="AUTORUN"
i wasnt able yet to disable AutoUpdates using commant line parameter, but there is an workaround if you (after installation) delete file C:\program files\Nokia\Nokia OVI Suite\CommonUpdateChecker.dll
And you guys in NOKIA, wake up and do us a favour creating some USEFUL pdf with all installation parameters, as running Nokia_Ovi_Suite_webinstaller_ALL.exe /? doesnt help, and do not forget to put it to the very TOP of the OVI SUPPORT, mark it RED and Uppercase, please.
07-03-2011 10:59
Plz more information about the installation parameters would be nice.
25-03-2011 10:29
So noone has anyidea of the installation parameters for Nokia Ovi Suite? Would need the switch for disabling auto start and auto update to go along with that silent install.
21-04-2011 7:13
21-04-2011 20:01
disable auto start = disable autorun (see above)
i had a good results with command line Nokia_Ovi_Suite_webinstaller_ALL.exe /SILENT=1 /DISABLE="AUTOUPDATE","AUTORUN"
- Disable updates by removing CommonUpdateChecker.dll file from %PROGRAMFILES%\Nokia\Nokia Ovi Suite folder - otherwise it will keep autoupdating (http://www.appdeploy.com/packages/detail.asp?id=19
27-04-2011 12:19
Tried to install with command line: Nokia_Ovi_Suite_webinstaller_ALL.exe /SILENT=1 /DISABLE="AUTOUPDATE","AUTORUN"
But it still didn't disable the Autorun. I am using Windows 7 Enterprise 64bit OS.
The deleting of the .dll helped for the updating tho.
27-04-2011 12:45
28-04-2011 7:23
Araghggas, the problem I had was with **bleep** wrong "-marks. Somehow when I copypasted them from web site they came all wrong. Should write my command lines myself ;
12-08-2011 13:22
Another thing you can do to disable autoupdate is to just uninstall the "Nokia Ovi Suite Software Updater" after installation.
Search for it under "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Cur
Does anybody know how to change the language for a silent installation? I could use the /U option to unpack the exe file and then install all components individually using the usual ways for MSI files, but it would be fine if there were a parameter to do this when installing the complete exe file with the silent option.
13-08-2011 11:57
I want a option to bypass os version check!
16-09-2011 10:18
Hi there,
Anyone found a solution to select the appropriate language as Nokia PC-Suite isn't suporting any more the latest devices like the C2-xx series
As a corporate policy I need to install language pack English US
07-01-2012 23:04
Hi folks,
I think I have found the solution for the installation path trouble:
Actually, the parameters recommended on this post are not wrong. The problem is that the parameters must be sent "through" the Install shield .EXE to the internal setup for nokia suite.
So, straight to the point, i got the installation done using the following command line:
C:\>Nokia_Suite_webinstaller_ALL.exe /v "/TARGET=E:\Nokia"
Note: the /v switch is a command line parameter for Installshield. It tells to installer: "send the following text as command line for the REAL application installer inside Installshield installer.
Hope this can help someone.
That's all.
08-01-2012 11:24
Hi Iparis70 and everyone
Would be great if you could break that down into what those of us who aren't computer savvy can understand. How and where do I even get to write the suggested command line?
Running Windows 7, 64bit and just can't get Nokia Suit 3.2 to install. Unfortunately for after multiple update failure through Nokia Ovi Suite, I uninstalled Ovi Suite and now have nothing to connect my phone to my PC.
The installation fails and informs me to download the latest version which is exactly what I have downloaded, a countless times.
08-01-2012 11:45
31-01-2012 13:19
Yeah, good work Nokia, when you want, that consultants never recommend Nokia in business environments. What for Hobby programmers are working on your site? Just a little "How to deploy" would be nice. But what can I find on your site? Just another Buzzwording and **bleep**-Bingoing.
Well, that was it, we now have decided to never ever allow a Nokia in our company. The problem with this **bleep** piece of Software is not since a week or two, no its about years...
Hopefully, nokia will only sell WP-Phones, so they sync with zune, its not really better, but better documented, or well, it is documented.
For any installation prcedures, please leave a message
04-02-2012 13:31 - edited 04-02-2012 13:32
I was on air port and i use OVI suit to connect to internet and then suddenly update message came and suit refused to start. How the hell i am suppose to update the suit with no internet connection?. Do OVI programers have any BRAINS or they are just self centered MORONS. No wonder nobody use NOKIA smart phones in united states.
btw, it cost me $50 for 500mb pack from AT&T pay as you go and i really don't want to pay $10 to update perfectly working OVI suit.
who ever prepare this policy FIRE THE DAMN IDIOT.
13-02-2012 16:21
This document was made for PC Suite, but most of the parameters still work. http://nds1.nokia.com/files/support/global/phones/
Btw. You can't anymore disable automatic updates by deleting commonupdatechecker.dll since its presence is checked on startup. If it can't be loaded, Nokia Suite will ask user to repair and suite will close down.
13-02-2012 20:58
well, that's just the worst solution of all. as Nokia OVI Suite is often deployed in corporate environment where NO UPDATES is a MUST - this solution makes it impossible to use Nokia OVI Suite in there (I mean in corporate environment, but probably you guys in Nokia do not need this segment of market, we can see teenagers love your cells - yes, I am sarcastic here).
As I can see you just do not understand customers needs, I am going to try to explain it a bit.
The reason for denying updates is simple - mostly users using the computers in corporate environment have not that high access level to be able to install application, company wants to be sure the users wont install software on their own (business reasons, licensing reasons, etc.). Updates - if necessary, are deployed by WSUS or as new package of OVI Suite replacing old one via ALTIRIS or SCCM solution (or other if available) - fairly said I NEVER heard of anyone deploying OVI Suite via AD in corporate environment with 15000 and more seats.
Nevermind, most of our customers see it and are widely migrating from using Nokia cellulars to other suppliers (we recognized it about a year ago and its more and more significant), mostly to Apple with their iTunes (as all customer needs is his/her documents and communication safe and mobile - and updating iTunes to newer version is easy compared with Nokia OVI Suite) as that's what customer needs - to be able to update firmware and data (documents, e-mails, calendar items, ...) in their corporate mobile via their corporate notebook/desktop.
Also big customers do not wish their users be able to download tons of megas of data one by one and install it as it is not economic way of work, much better and easily administrated is distribute application via SCCM as there you can see where what is installed, and if need occurs to install newer version, it is deployed via WSUS or as new package upgrading old one (did you ever hear about upgrade codes?).
Right now I am asking myself - "Do people in Nokia really understand market and customers needs?" - I am afraid they do not. Nokia has gone long journey thru time and once they were the best, but we can see they are not able to learn from their faults, and that's one of reasons why they are loosing their positions on market.
14-02-2012 17:55
15-02-2012 6:53
for user installation on your own PC see the PDF mentioned above. lots of information there is valid. just have a look your system fulfills requirements and if yes you can run that exe. go thru dialogues and at the end finish installation.
if you need to create package to deploy via SCCM i think the best should be to extract msi installers and have it run with proper parameters in proper order as separate programs (do not forget to link it) of one package. you can create mst if needed to do some setting too. unfortunately one of the main needs - total disabling updates so that users cant change it - is not possible (as you can read above too).


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A toprope problem for now. There is no pro for the crux first 25 feet. Crash pads may help. You can get a poor TCU and a questionable No. 3 Big bro at the stance after the crux. There is no pro for the next 25 feet of 5.10 climbing, but gear as things ease up. There are fixed anchors at the top of the pitch- this is the belay atop Jules Verne P4.


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There are many exciting areas to explore in New Mexico's rich history, but none is as multi-faceted as that of the Jewish contributions to the culture of the region.Lunch: Lunch at the hotel from 11:30 AM-12:30 PMAfternoon: Depart at 12:45 PM to visit Acoma Pueblo, one of the oldest pueblos in the state.
Acoma Pueblo, located approximately 65 miles from Albuquerque, is often called "Sky City." The oldest part of the pueblo was built on top of a 400-foot mesa, to protect it from attack. Much as it was several hundred years ago, the pueblo has no electricity and no running water, but its residents vie for chances to live there for a year at a time. There are other pueblo villages at the base of the mesa, where most of the Acoma Indians dwell. You'll have an opportunity to explore the Cultural Center, and then you'll be bused to the top of the mesa where you'll explore the old part of the pueblo with a Native American guide. You'll see the adobe dwellings and an old Spanish church, and meet some of the inhabitants of this remarkable historic place. Bus returns to hotel by 5:30 PM.Dinner: Dinner at the hotel from 6:00-7:00 PMEvening: Evening at leisureLodging: MCM EleganteMeals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Bus will depart at 3:15 PM for Albuquerque's Old Town where you'll have some free time.
You can walk around the old village, where the first Spanish families settled in 1706.
In 2006, Albuquerque celebrated its Tricentennial. Old Town represents Albuquerque's history: Spanish, Mexican, and the United States flags are displayed.
Buildings around the plaza and on the side streets are authentic adobes up to 300 years old, many built in the distinctive territorial style.
The church of San Felipe de Neri was used as a parish church for over 200 years.
The area is also a shopping center with shops selling goods ranging from fine arts and jewelry to tourist trinkets, and Indians selling their wares on the sidewalk.
You'll enjoy your free afternoon and wish you had lots more time!
The bus will depart for the hotel at 5:15 PM, or you may choose to stay in the Old Town area for dinner and return to the hotel on your own.Dinner: Dinner on your ownEvening: Free eveningLodging: MCM EleganteMeals Included: Breakfast, Lunch
The Palace of the Governors features historic documentation of the settling of the Santa Fe and northern New Mexico area. The New Mexico Museum of Art offers changing exhibits by famous past and present artists of New Mexico and the Southwest.
Bus leaves for return to Albuquerque at 5:00 PM.Dinner: Dinner at Sweet Tomatoes restaurant in Albuquerque at 6:00 PM. Sweet Tomatoes offers a wide variety of items on a salad bar, including soups, breads and dessert options. It's a nice change of pace, allowing you to eat as much - or as little - as you like.
Evening: Bus returns to the hotel about 7:30 PMLodging: MCM EleganteMeals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Check out of hotel by 12:00 PM.Lunch: Lunch at the hotel at 11:30 and closing comments will conclude this program.Afternoon: Independent departures from the MCM Elegante in Albuquerque. Hotel check-out time is no later than 12:00 PM.Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch


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In case you missed it we have signed a nice young chap by the name of Eden Hazard and are reportedly close to signing a guy by the name of HULK.
Given the success of Mata in his debut season and the ongoing demand for El Nino to be involved in proceedings, the subject of our tactical shape next season has been hotly debated thus far.
It is reasonable to expect all these players must be accommodated in the starting XI in view of the amount of money spent on Hulk/Hazard and the aforementioned success of Mata (Torres has an automatic bye to the first team).
However our tactical shape next season will not be dictated by us (much to my disappointment) but by our new manager/first team coach.
Most managers tend to have a specific philosophy and with that a specific formation they tend to use. Whilst they may make alterations for individual games, their base formation is the same for the vast majority of games they play.
Based on this we can make some reasonable insights into our possible formations next season by considering the tactical preferences of the guys supposedly in the front running for the job (thanks oddschecker.com).
Robbie Di Matteo -
Currently front runner in the stakes by virtue of being the incumbent 'interim' first team coach and for winning some small trophy in Munich. Robbie is a proponent of he 4-2-3-1 system of play. His instigation of this system at Chelsea was a significant shift from AVB's 4-3-3 system. In truth it could be argued that Robbie has us playing 4-4-1-1 in a very defensive 4-2-3-1 setup.
Second favourite by virtue of having recently coached Barca (RA apparently wants us to be them) and having also recently vacated the Camp Nou hot-seat. Pep is a tactical marvel in my opinion. Primarily he plays 4-3-3 but then he is also onboard with the 3-4-3 concept - principally through a diamond.
Arry Redknapp -
Has presided over a very entertaining Spurs side and rumoured to be disappointed with the lack of investment in the transfer market. Natural fit therefore for the hacks - just don't see it myself. Of course this would ensure Lamps is thoroughly kept in check. Uncle Arry does tend to use a greater degree of tactical setups than some managers, but principally he is a 4-2-3-1 man.
Laurent Blanc -
The Frenchman has tasted success at Bordeaux and currently leads France into Euro 12 with perhaps an outside chance. Widely considered one of Europe's younger talents but has been mixed up in a nasty race scandal recently. Blanc likes to play the 4-3-3
Joachim Lowe -
Relative unknown until his formal appointment as Germany head coach, but experienced success in Austria and is the man credited with the revolution of German football since Euro 2000. Plays 4-2-3-1
* Both Capello and Benitez have shorter odds than Lowe but are excluded here given that as unemployed managers if the club wanted them we would have signed them already.
So in summary that is 3 managers who prefer the 4-2-3-1 and 2 who like the 4-3-3. What could this mean for implementing the quadruple into the side?
Below is the likely line-up in a 4-3-3 formation.
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It should be fairly self-evident that in a system where you have a front 3 you are going to struggle to incorporate 4 attacking players.
Below is the likely line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation.
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Utilising this formation would allow us to incorporate all of the quadruple into the side albeit we would lose the excellent Ramires from contention.
On the face of things this would seem to favour the managers who look to play the 4-2-3-1. If we take this a step further we can probably discount Robbie Di Matteo on the basis that he would probably be unhappy with the potential defensive shortcomings in the side should Hulk/Hazard fail to track back.
This leaves two managers who could incorporate these players into their existing tactical style - Redknapp and Lowe. Of the two I would suggest Lowe has more experience in revolutionising the way a team plays which may well fit with our own current aims. The fact the vacancy is still open would also support the theory that our new manager is still busy with his current team, which of course Lowe is. There are definitely shades of the Scolari appointment here - though hopefully without the following disastrous reign.
You may be dismayed to see that Pep is not in this final category by virtue of his historic use of 4-3-3. However he has also used 3-4-3 in the past and that system could also accommodate the quadruple.
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Playing the 3-4-3 would certainly be a bold step and revolution of the highest order at a club like Chelsea. This is just the sort of challenge that may well excite Pep though.
I think this gives us two realistic potential managers next season. But who would you prefer?


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Like the previous installment of this series, this one features a conference returning to a lineup that it had for what seems like forever (at least to someone who might have been alive for a few years in the 1970s, but certainly doesn't remember anything from then). But it's the last major conference to cover, so here goes...
Like the Big Ten, the Pac 10 simply reverted to a format it had been in for decades when the super-conference format (and even the 12-team conference with a championship game format) no longer was viable in the eyes of the TV networks. Although Larry Scott briefly toyed with the idea of going all the way back to the Pac 8, in the end he (and the Pac 10's members) felt the 1978-2010 ten-team version of the conference was the correct way forward.
League Name: The Pacific conference had never shied in changing the number associated with its name to reflect reality; it went from the Pac 8 to the Pac 10 to the Pac 12 (and even the Pac 16 in the brief super-conference era). So it should be no surprise that it returned to the Pacific 10 when it dropped back to ten members.
Members: Arizona, Arizona State, Cal, Stanford, UCLA, USC, Oregon, Oregon State, Washington, Washington State -- all the major schools in the west coast (and Arizona).
Advantages: Four major media markets (LA, SF, Phoenix, Seattle) and every second-tier market on the west coast. One elite football program (USC) and two elite basketball programs (UCLA and Arizona). Five pairs of strong rivalries. A fertile recruiting ground in both football and basketball in California (not great per capita, but CA is the most populous state by a large margin, and isn't terrible per capita). Only just barely fewer people in Pac 10 states than Big Ten states.
Disadvantages: Long travel distances and late starts inherrent to being on the west coast. Washington State is in a small city and somewhat remote. Most schools are in/near major cities and need to compete with pro sports for fans.
Summary: Except for the bad TV contracts and bowl deals pre-Larry Scott, the Pac 10 was a pretty nice conference before it expanded, and stayed that way when it returned to ten members. Even if it is a bit stodgy in this form by California standards.


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"Eat a Turd, Troll"
by Milo Millipede, Sun Sep 28, 2008 at 03:55:45 AM EDT
A few days ago I posted a blog on MyDD about George W. Bush's way of "leading" the United States by stampeding Congress and the media into Afghanistan and Iraq and the Patriot Act and now the great Wall Street bail-out. What kind of "cowboy President" leads by stampeding?
It's a picture of Bush as an insane cowboy, with the rest of the so-called establishment playing the role of mindless cattle.
So far so good, for a little impressionistic diary about the financial meltdown...
But then I also mentioned that Barack Obama hasn't exactly been leading the Democrats on this issue, and this observation garnered the one and only comment on my blog:
"Eat a turd, troll."
We have gunboats provoking Russia on the Black Sea, Russia is sending warships for manoeuvres in the Caribbean, we're losing the war in Afghanistan, enormous banks are going bankrupt, so...
What difference does it make if somebody writes "Eat a turd, troll" under a blog on MyDD?
It matters just a little, because the progressive blogosphere was supposed to matter, and it doesn't.
Every once in a long while Glenn Greenwald pesters the powers that be into paying attention to something they want to ignore, and this sort of rare event is celebrated all over the internet. But Greenwald and the few other consequential bloggers are bloggers more or less by accident, and there's always a place waiting for them in some old-media venue, if they quit the blogoshere.
Meanwhile, the battle between Clintonistas and Obamabots was so ugly and intense that everyone forgot that it had absolutely nothing to do with the progressive agenda.
Neither Clinton nor Obama has any claim to be called progressive, unless you dream up some other category for Dennis Kucinich and Russ Feingold. Early polls on Daily Kos showed a strong preference for Kucinich, who favors exactly the same programs as most progressive bloggers: single-payer health insurance, immediate withdrawal from Iraq, abrogation of NAFTA, green energy, and so on.
None of that agenda was ever in play after the first few primaries, and it wouldn't have mattered much if Hillary Clinton had been nominated instead of Obama.
While the progressive blogosphere was totally dominated by a war between Clintonistas and Obamabots for six months, all other issues disappeared in the sound and fury of that meaningless conflict.
Now we don't matter. We don't even matter to ourselves. Yes, McCain is very, very bad, and yes, Obama is very, very good. But if you had any doubts about any of it, you wouldn't be here.
Let's try to imagine how MyDD and Daily Kos and other "progressive" sites would impress a fairly intelligent person who wandered in for the first time...
Wouldn't all these sites look like nothing other than echo chambers for singing the praises of the center-right candidate Barack Obama? Patient research might turn up a few blogs advocating single-payer health insurance or the sort of commitment to green energy that Kucinich and Feingold represent, but how many of our hypothetical newcomers would stick around long enough to find these atypical holdovers from the progressive era of the "progressive" blogosphere, when they also encountered a level of discourse that was previously reserved for prisons, or gangsters on the street.
Where else but the blogosphere do any of us who aren't in jail hear anything like "Eat a turd, troll?"
So this is who we are now: A foul-mouthed chorus in an echo chamber for a center-right politician, and nobody gives a damn about this asylum except the inmates.


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Life Sciences building a hit with faculty, students
CLEMSON - Improved collaboration and research were the main reasons for building Clemson University's new $50 million Life Sciences facility, and it appears the university has pulled that off.
The open laboratory and office spaces, as well as the emphasis on natural lighting on all three floors, are big hits with students and faculty alike.
"This is a super building," said Dr. Jim Morris, who is with the new Eukaryotic Pathogens Innovation Center housed in the new facility. "This is wide open. We use a lot of common equipment, so it makes no sense to have walls between us."
Doctoral candidate Sandra Bediako agrees with Morris.
"It's sort of a lot easier to work now," Bedaiko said. "It's more open, which makes you want to stay in the lab longer. And it's definitely a lot safer. I feel pretty secure here at night."
Undergrads are also finding the new, brighter lab spaces easier to work in.
"They're fantastic; they're incredible, actually," said senior Stefan Friend. "We are learning more efficiently and doing the work we need to do."
The 100,000-square-foot building started on the drawing board in 2006, only to be halted by recession in 2008-09. The project recommenced in 2010 as originally envisaged, much to the relief of Tom Scott, dean of the College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences, who said the old life sciences facilities were starting to show their age.
The new building features large, open lab spaces and modern imaging equipment, including laser technology that creates three-dimensional images of cells and microbes to allow researchers global views of their subjects. And the layout was devised largely through the teamwork of students, faculty and architects.
"This is the current type of lab arrangement you would see elsewhere," Scott said. "All of what's behind the design of the building ... is a collaboration."
Associate dean Joe Culin said the building is geared entirely around facilitating biological research.
"The overall research thrust is health, I would say," according to Culin, who said microbiology, cancer, African sleeping sickness (a major problem in sub-Saharan Africa) and food safety were all targets of work already started in the new site.
Scott said the university has designated the new building as a "core research facility," which means his department won't have to fund all of the work out of its own budget; the university will help subsidize its operation, too.
"That will foster collaboration with scientists all across the campus," Scott said.
There will also be partnerships with private industry. German-based Leica Microsystems has helped set up the new imaging lab and will rent time and space there to train its employees. SCBIO, a private group aimed at promoting life science industries in South Carolina, held its quarterly board meeting in the first-floor conference room Thursday.
Scott said the new setup would augment already symbiotic relationships between Clemson and various businesses.
"I already go out and speak a lot to private partnerships in the vein of development," Scott explained. "We have tremendous relations with private industry and have for many years."
University officials will host a public grand opening at 1 p.m. Friday, after which individuals may take self-guided tours of the facility.
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The decision in Allied P&L Ltd v Paradigm Housing Group Ltd [2009] EWHC 2890 (TCC) usefully summarises the relevant law on matters of dispute, reservation of rights and severance in the context of adjudication and makes observations on the costs of enforcement.
The first issue was whether a dispute had crystallised on the quantum for unlawful termination or accepted repudiation at the date of the Notice of Adjudication and therefore whether the Adjudicator had jurisdiction to decide the issue. If not, then the second issue was whether Paradigm has sufficiently reserved its position on that issue or instead whether it had acceded to the adjudicator's jurisdiction. If there had been sufficient reservation then the third issue was whether the invalid part of the decision could be severed from the rest.
Allied was a building contractor engaged by Paradigm to construct some 40 dwellings and other works at Bishop's Stortford. On 19 May 2009, Paradigm's issued the First Notice identifying seven complaints including the alleged failure to proceed regularly and diligently allegations. Paradigm required Allied to remedy each of the alleged breaches and stated that if it failed to do so with 9 working days from receipt of the First Notice the contract would be terminated in accordance with the Contract.
On 4th June 2009 by its Second Notice Paradigm puported to determine the contract and require Allied to immediately vacate the site. Paradigm ejected Allied from site on that day.
On 6 July 2009 Allied served a Notice of Adjudication on Paradigm seeking a declaration that Paradigm had wrongfully determined Allied's employment under the Contract and had therefore repudiated the Contract and sought payment of £248,016.80 as the balance between the sum due under the Contract at the date of the repudiatory breach and the monies that have been paid, damages for losses of £30,456.40 incurred as a direct consequence of the repudiatory breach of the Contract and payment in the sum of £8,567.15 for the profit it would have earned on the Contract, had the Contract had been performed.
Akenhead J provided a re-statement of the law on the meaning of dispute:
On the basis of the above propositions of law, Akenhead decided that the dispute which had crystallised and part of the dispute in the Notice of Adjudication, was whether there were any breaches which justified termination which was being threatened by the First Notice and whether those breaches were continuing or being repeated up to the Second Notice. It did not include any or any alleged entitlement to money or damages.
Nothing material was intimated, claimed or asserted by Allied before the Notice of Adjudication in relation to the quantum consequences of the termination. Akenhead decided that although it could be implied from conduct or even silence that a claim or assertion or position taken was disputed, it would be a very rare case that a claim, assertion or position could be implied from silence. The fact that Paradigm may or must have known that there would be the usual financial consequences flowing from the termination procedure which it invoked if it turned out to be unlawful was broadly immaterial in determining what the ambit of the dispute was as at the time of the Second Notice. He observed that there was nothing logically or intrinsically unacceptable or wrong in there being a dispute about liability only.
Accordingly on that basis the Adjudicator did not have jurisdiction to decide the quantum flowing from the unlawful termination which he had decided was repudiatory conduct. The next issue was whether Paradigm had reserved its position on jurisdiction on this issue.
Akenhead J re-stated the law that it is necessary for a party challenging the jurisdiction of the adjudicator to reserve its position in relation to its challenge The Project Consultancy Group v The Trustees of the Gray Trust [1999] BLR 377.
Akenhead decided that there might be unusual circumstances in which a jurisdictional challenge could be mounted when there has been no reservation as for instance, if the party making the challenge did not know or could not reasonably have ascertained the grounds of challenge before the decision was issued. He stated that it was difficult to envisage circumstances in which a jurisdictional challenge on the grounds that there was no dispute should not and could not be the subject of a reservation of rights.
Akenhead J observed that there can be different types of reservation - generally or specifically. He left open whether a general reservation as to jurisdiction without any hint or suggestion as to what the grounds were could be effective. He observed that it might be so indefinite as to be a meaningless and ineffective reservation but it may be that in a particular context a general reservation may suffice.
In this case it was common ground, correctly in Akenhead's judgement, that if a specific reservation was made on one ground and it was established that the ground in question was an invalid jurisdictional objection, the party in question must be taken to have acceded to the jurisdiction only subject to the specific failed ground; in those circumstances, the parties will be taken to have submitted to the jurisdiction even if there are other good grounds which existed but were not mentioned.
Akenhead J then decided on the facts that there was in effect and in practice no valid or effective jurisdictional reservation made by Paradigm on the grounds that no dispute had crystallised in relation to the financial consequences of the unlawful termination as asserted by Allied. There had been bad jurisdictional points which showed that the solicitors were aware of the need to reserve their position in relation to jurisdictional matters. The fact that they did not use the language of reservation in relation to claims referred to adjudication supported the view that there was no intention to make a jurisdictional reservation with regard to that point.
Accordingly Akenhead J decided that the decision of the adjudicator should be enforced.
It was not necessary for Akenhead to decide the issue of severability, but he usefully summarised the law on whether the Court will enforce that part over which the adjudicator did have jurisdiction. He referred to the review of the previous cases on the topic in Cantillon Ltd v Urvasco Ltd [2008] EWHC 282 (TCC).


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Women's Soccer Blanks FIU In Season Opener, 4-0
Aug. 29, 2003
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Goals: JU- Ranveig Aas-Hanssen (Jenny Borschel) 12:52, Ranveig Aas-Hanssen (Inge Heiremans) 53:50, Inge Heiremans (Erin Bitterli) 55:27, Jenny Borschel (Ranveig Aas-Hanssen) 60:47. Shots: JU- 20, FIU- 8. Corner Kicks: JU- 3, FIU- 1. Saves: JU- 2 (Sarah Scalese 1, Stephanie Lounsberry 1), FIU- 4 (Juliana Gomez 3, Carly Agro 1). Records: JU- 1-0, FIU- 0-1.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The JU women's soccer team rolled to a 4-0 win over Florida International in their season opener Friday evening at the Ashley Sports Complex. Sophomore Ranveig Aas-Hanssen (Skien, Norway) led the Dolphins with two goals and an assist, while freshman Jenny Borschel (St. Petersburg, Fla.) and senior Inge Heiremans (Tremelo, Belgium) each added a goal and an assist. Sarah Scalese (Brewster, Mass.) and Stephanie Lounsberry (St. Petersburg, Fla.) combined for the shutout in goal for the Dolphins. This is the first of eight matches this season against teams from the state of Florida as JU improves to 3-0 all-time against the Golden Panthers.
Aas-Hanssen put JU on the board in the 13th minute when she converted on a header from Borschel that snuck by the goalkeeper to give the Dolphins a 1-0 lead at the half.
JU was able to take a 2-0 lead as Heiremans led Aas-Hanssen with a pass inside the box. Aas-Hanssen then put the ball away from two yards out for her second goal of the night. Less than two minutes later, Heiremans scored on a header off a corner kick by Erin Bitterli (St. Petersburg, Fla.) to make it 3-0. Borschel added the final tally in the 61st minute when she took a ball from Aas-Hanssen and put it away from five yards out.
The Dolphins return to action on Monday when they travel to Orlando, Fla. to take on Pittsburgh at 1 p.m.


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Midweek Diary Rescue
by Jason Williams, Wed Sep 22, 2010 at 11:38:04 PM EDT
- Hardly four Democrats in the whole country who were more pro-corporate power than those four write theyoungturks in Why Does Barack Obama Love the Establishment So Much?
- There Has Never Been a More Important Election to Get Active. (Heather Taylor-Miesle NRDC Action Fund)
- Surakmn is pissed -- not "tea party" pissed, but pissed -- in A "love" letter to Democrats.
- Trouble Brewing For Joe Manchin in WV Senate Race. (Chuckie Corra)
- Another casualty of a few spineless Senators via Restore Fairness in Breaking News: Senate filibuster leaves DREAM Act in limbo.
- What happened to hope and change asks Project Vote in New Poll Shows More Americans Want a Government That Does More, Not Less.
- The Media Consortium's Weekly Audit: Can Elizabeth Warren Save the Economy?
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HEADS UP: Lookie who's found their way into the top 50 (25th place) of the FHS Playoff Pool... genius move by that guy to go all in on the Sharks (9 of 21 boxes)... I'm coming for ya, Larry Fogg!
If there's one take-away from the Torres hit on Seabrook, it's don't make Duncan Keith mad as he has goals in three straight games and went off for 2+2=4 & eight shots last night. We hadn't seen his Norris Trophy form too much this year but maybe he was just keeping it in reserves for the playoffs.
Some people thought I was crazy the other day for mentioning that once the dam was breached in last year's playoffs that Roberto Luongo never recovered, here's what I said:
... for those looking for him to bounceback, recall that he gave up 5+ goals in three of the final four games of last year's series against Chicago
Well he's now been pulled in back-to-back games after giving up four goals on 12 shots last night.
Mike Cammalleri with 1+2=3 last night and he has multi-pointers in three straight games and 5+8=13 over his last 10 games. So while he disappointed this season, he looks like he's in the mood again come playoff time.
Michael Ryder with 2+1=3 last night including the winning goal in OT but he came in with just 1+4=5 in his previous 23 games coming in so I doubt he's on your playoff pool team.
Two quality assists last night for Logan Couture to give him 2+3=5 through four games and just when you think he couldn't possibly impress you any more, he's taking his game to another level.
Ryane Clowe with B2B two-goal games and he's having himself a good playoffs so far with 4+3=7 through four games.
Ian White with 2A last night and he has points in each of the three games he's participated in (5A in total).
So Antti Niemi did get the start last night after getting pulled in game #3 and he responded with a decent performance stopping 35 of 38 shots for the win (having the support of six goals certainly doesn't hurt).
Jonathan Quick was the victim on all six of those Sharks' goals, for the second game in a row... looks like another one of his late season collapses. Wonder if we'll see Jonathan Bernier in game #5?... hell, the kid doesn't have a regulation loss in his last 11 games, so it's worth a shot if you ask me.
Brad Richardson has back-to-back games with a goal & five shots and at a time when LA needs someone to step up offensively, it's been him that has answered the bell. Richardson put up good numbers in the OHL & AHL but has never really been given a prime opportunity to show that he can produce in the NHL.


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Just wondering, if we can come up with a plugin using which one can position himself. Will help a lot in seeing the geographic location of friends which is not there on any major social networking site.
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5 Things People Don't Get About The Word "Retard"
Wednesday, March 6th, 2013
There's a word people love so much that when you ask them to refrain from saying it they'll defend it and sometimes fight you on it. That word is "retard," and when I and other parents have spoken out against it, we've gotten a whole lot of arguments in return. Today is a day of awareness for Spread The Word To End The Word, a campaign created by the Special Olympics to raise awareness about the rampant use of the word—and why people should rethink using it. This seems like a fine time to respond to some of the recent comments I've gotten from people on Facebook about using the word, and clear up misunderstandings. Here goes:
"The word 'retarded' is a word like any other…. It has a definition and an implication and they're not the same thing."
Reality check: The word "retarded" derives from the term "mental retardation." Years ago, that was a clinical diagnosis used to describe people with intellectual disability. But words evolve and change meaning, as words tend to do, and the words "retard" and "retarded" have evolved into insults. In 2010, Congress itself replaced "mental retardation" and "mentally retarded" in federal health, education and labor laws with the term "intellectual disability." The word "retarded" has morphed into a slur—why many people are shunning the word.
"I have family members who have mental and physical disabilities and yes they were called 'retarded' or 'retards' and they learned how to recognize people who are too ignorant to get out of their own way."
Just because the word "retarded" wasn't a big deal when we were growing up doesn't mean it isn't today. Besides, back then the slang "That's so retarded!" or "You're such a retard!" weren't as rampant as they are today. So many parents have explained how hurtful it is to hear their child with intellectual disability being associated with an insult. People with intellectual disability have spoken about how insulting and demeaning the word is. As this Special Olympic athlete/global messenger explained, "So, what's wrong with 'retard'? I can only tell you what it means to me and people like me when we hear it. It means that the rest of you are excluding us from your group. We are something that is not like you and something that none of you would ever want to be. We are something outside the 'in' group. We are someone that is not your kind. I want you to know that it hurts to be left out here, alone."
"My son is Mentally Retarded, that is the proper diagnosis for his condition. I do not think we should stop using clinical terms because of the misuse of the words."
See above—"mentally retarded" is no longer a diagnosis. In fact, the latest version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders—the mental health bible— is replacing the term "mental retardation" with "intellectual disability." Even though some doctors, schools and organizations continue to use the term "mental retardation," make no mistake, it is a defunct term.
"The way 'retarded' has been used for at least 20 years is as a synonym for 'stupid.' If you're so sensitive about someone using a word that bothers you that you aren't capable of understanding the intent behind it, you need to grow a thicker skin."
Right. It's being used as a synonym for stupid. And loved ones of people with disabilities do not want them associated with the word 'stupid." As for the thicker skin comment, have some heart: If a parent tells you that a word is painful, if people with intellectual disability say the word is hurtful, is it so hard to quit using the word?
"I do think people should be cautious of what and how they say things but it's not the end of the world."
Oh, to be sure, there are many, many more pressing issues. But this is something that very much matters to parents of kids with special needs. Our kids have so many challenges to overcome in this world; using respectful language is just one thing, one very simple thing, people can do. And so, we will continue to speak out about it. And we will continue to ask: Please, just use another word.
Here. I made this video. I hope it better helps you understand.
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Quiz: Do you get why this word hurts so much?If you ask people not to use the word retardAdd a Comment


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The face just to the right of Shady Ladies sports a single bolt. The climb starts off heady and gets headier as you go, with some marginal and difficult to place protection guarding 5.10 moves in various places, including up top, where you have already suffered most of the route and may be 'done.' No less, it is a good route and is worth climbing. The Swain guide rated this "5.10?" I thought it would be about 5.11c going belly to the bolts, but we found a sequence going right after the bolt that was 5.10+.
Just to the right of the corner that is Shady Ladies, there is a dark face with a single bolt perhaps 15 meters up. The climb is up on intermittent cracks, flakes and horizontals to this bolt, up and slightly right past it, then up the face on some left-leaning and left-facing features. It tops out on a slabby ledge where .75-1.5" nuts and cams are used for a final belay.
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Quality commission criticises another healthcare unit (From thisisoxfordshire)
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9:00am Wednesday 23rd April 2014 in News
ANOTHER healthcare facility run by Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust has been criticised in a report released today.
A report from the Care Quality Commission said some of the rooms at a facility for people with learning disabilities were "not fit for purpose".
Evenlode, in Sandford Road, Littlemore, Oxford, is a medium secure inpatient unit that works with people with learning disabilities who have offended or are at risk of offending, and those with severe challenging behaviour.
The CQC also found that some of the bathrooms at Evenlode could not be used by patients because part of the room "exposed people to potential risk". Details of what that risk was were not available last night.
Adrian Hughes, a deputy chief inspector for adult social care in the South region, said: "We found that staff interacted positively on many occasions and care was generally good, but our inspectors did have serious concerns with certain areas within this service.
"We have now issued a formal warning to the trust requiring urgent action. The trust has informed us that improvements have taken place."
Southern Health has also been criticised for the facilities at its Piggy Lane care home in Bicester and at Slade House in Headington, where Connor Sparrowhawk died.
Lesley Munro, divisional director for learning disability at Southern Health, said: "We take the CQC findings very seriously and the necessary building works to ensure the unit is fully compliant are due to be completed imminently."
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