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Aslak and I were brought on to a project with the task of refactoring a legacy codebase. What we found was a complex application with approximately 30 thousands lines of code, written over a 2 year timeframe by 10-20 programmers. There was little-to-no pair programming involved, certainly no TDD, and unfortunately, no formal reviews of the design and architecture of the system. Nevertheless, the code worked as intended and was actually a success compared to all previous efforts to accomplish the same sort of functionality. The team is somewhat agile and uses CruiseControl for automated builds.
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We had some clear directives from the client:
- Disentangle the GUI portion of this codebase (AWT stuff) from the domain layer
- Rewrite the GUI as a remote client
- Expose the domain layer as a clean and reusable public API
At first glance, the code didn't look too badly written and Clover was reporting over 60% coverage from approximately 1100 Junit tests. Hmm... Diving into the test suite usually seems like a good starting point to figure out where to start.
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To my dismay, there were some serious issues with the way that the unit tests were written. I should say so-called unit tests, cause there were some major problems to address:
- First of all, the test suite was taking about 10-15 minutes to execute.
- As a result, nobody in the team was running the suite on a regular basis except cruise control.
- Suite only passing in forked JVM mode, because of excessive use of statics requiring a pristine runtime. Executing the suit in-process reveals almost all clobber each other in non-deterministic ways.
- Unable to run suite in IntelliJ, because of the aformentioned issue with in-process execution, and because of hundreds of dependencies on test files (xml, db, properties, etc.) to be in the right place on the filesystem.
- About 20 singletons (oh cursed pattern!) and a lot of static utility classes
- Hundreds of mock, dummy, and faux subclasses. Tons of duplication and very confusing.
The majority of those tests weren't actually unit tests at all. Sure, they all extended JUnit TestCase, but most of them did some sort of file I/O, many included calls to Thread.sleep(), and during their execution there would be about 20-30 AWT windows popping up and flashing stuff in my face. As a matter of fact, they were system tests masquerading as unit test.
Exercises in Frustration
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As for breaking into the top 10, why shouldn't they be there. South Carolina has remained there with the same record as TAMU. Both teams lost to the same two teams, Florida and LSU. Last week prior the Ags beating Bama, South Carolina was ranked 8th and the Aggies were ranked 15th. Yet the Aggies lost those two games by 3 and 5 points and South Carolina lost by 33 and 4.
TAMU is ranked right where they should be. JMHO.
SHR Diggs, Soul, Mooney and always HRCH Cinn SH 500 pt club (06/92 to 01/98), HR Rocks (09/99 to 05/04), HRCH UH Schooner SH 1000 pt club (11/95 to 11/07) and HRCH UH Wagars MH 1500 pt club (12/01 to 09/13).
Can you point me to a place where somebody credible said that? I knew Missouri would have a tough time and said so along with lots of other folks. I don't recall anybody else saying A&M would "never be able to compete" in the conference. What I heard was "what took you so long to get away from Texas?"
Enjoy the win. Your team certainly earned it.
I had told A&M fans here that the Aggies could go +.500 every year in the SEC and that they'd most likely hover around (7-4/8-3)
Johnny Football is good, but to expect this kind of performance for the next 2-3 years? Doubtful. We've seen it time and time again. Whether it's the Explosive Dual Threat (Freshman or Rookie) their First Year is incredible, sometimes mindblowing. The following years.....eh not so much.
We'll see.
Johnny Football jerseys haven't made it to Ft. Worth yet.
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Trust me on this one Dustin, in the post R. C . Slocum years if A&M fans could depend on 8-3 in the SEC every year they would be delighted, at least for a little while!
Johnny Football jerseys were supposed to go on sale this past Monday in College Station. But they haven't made it this far north yet.
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Friday - 12/21/2012, 2:00am EST
Good news, bad news for federal workers as we head toward the end of 2012.
The good news, of course, is that the Mayan prophesy did not come to pass. The world is still spinning and with the North and South poles in their proper places.
The bad news is that federal workers, who had hoped the President would give them a bonus holiday the day before Christmas, so far, haven't got their wish yet. But....
There was a minor flap Thursday a.m. when feds began emailing each other a newspaper report which said workers would get Monday, Dec. 24th off. They were citing The Washington Post as the source. The Post is a pretty good source, especially about civil-service matters.
There was a minor panic here. Nobody likes being scooped, especially overnight and at the last minute especially about something as up-close-and-personal as a four-day Christmas weekend. What to do?
We immediately went into defensive mode. The idea was to cover our turf. Like the on-going investigation of the attacks in Libya, somebody high (but not too high) had to be blamed and take the fall.
My defense was that I was preoccupied Wednesday night fighting off a gang of home invaders. Besides, I argued, I was like one of those Wall Street firms, too big to fail. My colleagues thought otherwise.
So we checked and rechecked. Finally we got to the source of the rumor. Turns out the people who spotted the news story, and circulated word of the holiday, didn't proof-read it very carefully. There was a Post story about the President giving feds the Monday before Christmas off. But the date on the story was 2001. And the President was George W. Bush. The next year, when Christmas fell on a Wednesday, W gave feds a half-day off on Tuesday, Christmas Eve. But that was then, this is now.
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Dinges (Smithton, Ill.) kept Miami soccer's season alive Sunday as she scored the game-tying goal with nine seconds remaining in regulation to force overtime at No. 20 Tennessee in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. She lofted a bouncing half-volley from just outside the 18-yard box over the UT keeper's head and just under the crossbar for the goal. She then assisted on Miami's game-winning goal just 4:43 into overtime as Miami advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the third time in program history with a 3-2 win over Tennessee. Dinges was a menace for the Lady Vols much of the second half, firing three shots over the final 10 minutes of regulation. She totaled three points in 83 minutes of action in the win, which was Miami's first ever over an SEC opponent.
This marks the second time Dinges has been named Miami's Female Athlete of the Week this year, also earning the honor for the week of Oct. 8-14.
Dysert (Ada, Ohio) passed for 455 yards versus first-place Kent State Saturday, completing 37-of-50 attempts and tossing four touchdown passes. It was the captain's third career game of at least 400 yards passing, but only his second best effort of 2012, having passed for 516 yards against Akron on Sept. 29. Dysert is averaging 292.2 passing yards per game in 2012 and now ranks third on the MAC's career passing yardage list with 11,452 yards. Last week alone, he eclipsed the career passing records of 15 NCAA FBS quarterbacks, including Tennessee's Peyton Manning, WMU's Tim Hiller, Southern California's Carson Palmer and Central Florida's Daunte Culpepper. Dysert now ranks 26th in NCAA history in career passing yards.
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Director Tim Hicks (Director of Master's Degree Program in Conflict and Dispute Resolution at UO Law), has done mediation of family disputes.
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Join us for a lunchtime chat with Jennifer Thompson, co-author of Picking Cotton: Our Memoir of Injustice and Redemption. A memoir co-written by the victim of a brutal rape and the person she mistakenly identified as her attacker, recounting their experiences in the criminal justice system. After Jennifer Thompson identified Ronald Cotton as her rapist, he spent eleven years in prison before being exonerated by DNA evidence. Thompson and Cotton now lecture together about wrongful convictions, forgiveness, and criminal justice reform.
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It's that time of year again, the time when we reveal our Best & Worst States for Business. Until May 7th, take a look back at the 2014 ranking.Read More »
2014 Best & Worst States
New York, the 49th Best State for Business, Is Losing Remington to Alabama
Remington is reducing its work force in Ilion, NY, south of Utica and east of Syracuse, where the gun maker has operated a factory for nearly 200 years. New gun laws, which are much stricter than in the south, are likely playing a role.Read More »
2014 Best & Worst States For Business
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New Jersey is the 47th Best State for Business 2014
New Jersey's credit rating was recently downgraded by Moody's in conjunction with an $807 million budget deficit, resulting in pension payments and school aid being at risk.Read More »
Ohio is the 27th Best State for Business 2014
Under the previous governor, Scott Walker, Ohio became the No. 5 job creator in the nation and the No. 1 in the Midwest. Unemployment is now 6.5%, lowest in Ohio since June 2008. Likewise, Ohio has gone from an $8 billion deficit to a $1.5 billion surplus over the same period.Read More »
Georgia is the 10th Best State for Business 2014
Since the 2013 ranking, the legislature passed significant worker's comp reform that cut business costs, and CEOs were pleased.Read More »
Hawaii is the 43rd Best State for Business 2014
Tourism for the first quarter was down slightly from the same period last year. Hawaii lawmakers passed an increased minimum wage bill earlier this year, increasing it from $7.25 to $10.10. And in April, the governor approved a bill that would allow the University of Hawaii to grow a crop of hemp, for use in biodiesel. The program should provide new jobs on the island.Read More »
Virginia is the 11th Best State for Business 2014
With China lifting its 7-year ban on Virginia poultry, the state's GDP may be on the rise. In addition, Dominion Virginia Power received a $47 million grant from the U.S. Dept. of Energy to build wind turbines off of Virginia Beach, which will bring jobs to the area.Read More »
Arizona is the 7th Best State for Business 2014
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JON CARDINELLI expects Duane Vermeulen to be named in the World Cup planning group on Wednesday and believes it could be a telling selection in a World Cup year.
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This Wednesday's announcement is thus significant. We already know of 23 players who have made the cut, as De Villiers announced his contracted group of Springboks in late March.
Bakkies Botha, Schalk Burger, Fourie du Preez, Jaque Fourie, Bryan Habana, Victor Matfield, JP Pietersen, John Smit, Juan Smith and Pierre Spies were in the original group, while Andries Bekker, Heinrich Brüssow, Bismarck du Plessis, Adrian Jacobs, Tendai Mtawarira, Wynand Olivier, Danie Rossouw, Morné Steyn, Juan de Jongh, Jean de Villiers, Jannie du Plessis, CJ van der Linde and Gurthrö Steenkamp were only recently handed one-year contracts.
The Bok coach will name between 45 and 50 players on Wednesday, and what this means is that as many as 27 places are up for grabs. De Villiers will make a statement with the players he includes, but he will also make a statement with the players he leaves out.
The contracted group itself deserves closer scrutiny. One can only believe that De Villiers made a promise to Adi Jacobs when they were at the Valke all those years ago, because his apparent guaranteed selection has very little to do with recent rugby exploits. At least Wynand Olivier has played for the Boks in the last year, but his performances have been so poor, you would have expected him to drop out of the World Cup reckoning. Unbelievably, he's been awarded a Bok contract in a defining year. Go figure.
De Villiers is likely to call on many players that have been in the Bok mix over the past three years. Locks like Alistair Hargreaves and Flip van der Merwe will make the cut, and loose forwards like Ryan Kankowski, Willem Alberts and Keegan Daniel surely deserve to be part of the larger squad. What's less clear is whether the Bulls' loosies deserve spots ahead of their Stormers counterparts.
It's not a provincial argument but a national one. Dewald Potgieter and Deon Stegmann featured for the Boks in 2010 without making any great impact. Francois Louw was a key figure in the Boks' Tests against Wales, Italy and France, and then was unceremoniously dumped after one sub-standard showing in the Tri-Nations. Louw has shown good form in the 2011 Super Rugby competition, and is certainly among the elite players in the country.
One man has been among the elite for the past three seasons, although the absence of a national call-up would suggest otherwise. Picking Duane Vermeulen for the World Cup planning group is a no-brainer, and he could play a big role at the World Cup. He provides the abrasive alternative to Spies the Boks have been searching for, that is a No 8 that drives opposition players back on defence and makes good ground with ball in hand. If the Boks include men like Vermeulen and Alberts in their final World Cup squad, they will improve their chances of winning the tournament.
Some will suggest that Ashley Johnson deserves a place, but this season has shown him to be a liability. He contributes with some powerful runs and gets through a lot of work, but his high error rate has cost the Cheetahs matches. There is no reason why he should be included ahead of the Bulls' loose forwards, let alone the form men at the Sharks and Stormers.
I fear that politicians will demand that Ricky Januarie get a look-in, even though he's unlikely to travel to New Zealand in September. The overweight scrumhalf hasn't been contracted to the Boks, a sure sign he is not in the World Cup plans. He's not the first-choice No 9 at the Stormers, and to pick him for the Boks would smack of window dressing.
Sarel Pretorius is a player who's impressed in a struggling Cheetahs side, and Charl McLeod was a late call-up for the Springboks' 2010 end-of-year tour. If it's a toss up between the two, De Villiers needs to show some consistency in picking the latter, who has to date enjoyed a solid Super Rugby competition.
McLeod's halfback partner Pat Lambie will also make the squad, but there is another player who comes into the flyhalf equation. Butch James has confirmed his move back to South Africa in May, a fact that confirms he is in the World Cup mix. James is the Boks' best bet at flyhalf, as he not only has the experience but the ability to switch between a conservative and attacking game plan.
De Villiers has a fourth flyhalf option in Ruan Pienaar, who excelled at No 10 for the Boks in late 2008 and in the 2009 British & Irish Lions series. Pienaar has been alternating between 9 and 10 at Irish club Ulster, and has to date produced some match-winning performances with the boot.
Frans Steyn is the other overseas-based player guaranteed of selection, and his return could solve the Boks' problems at fullback. Zane Kirchner will be picked for the planning group, but doesn't deserve to go to the World Cup.
As South Africa's best attacking player, Gio Aplon should travel to New Zealand. If Aplon pays more attention to his kicking game, he can provide a good alternative to Steyn. He has a big boot and it's a shame that the development of this area of his game has been neglected in the last few seasons.
It's great to see JP Pietersen finding some form, and right now he'd be my favourite to start at No 14 for the Boks. Bjorn Basson is prime candidate to replace Bryan Habana, although it is a foregone conclusion that the veteran will be taken to the World Cup.


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verb chuck·le \ˈchə-kəl\
: to laugh in a quiet way
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intransitive verb
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Grips installed just fine using hairspray as lube and glue. One of the few grips that don't twist or move after the hairspray dries. Over one year of use, no indication of wear and they haven't moved.
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For a woman who spent most of her academic career studying black literature, it was only fitting for Evelyn Kelly to center a Black History Month program on African-American writers who addressed civil rights struggles 60 years ago.
Kelly, Lenoir Community College Dean of Arts and Sciences, took an audience through the 1950s and 1960s via reading poems and excerpts, assisted by three arts and sciences staff members Monday at the school's Waller Auditorium for an hour-long presentation.
While Kelly discussed the works of Martin Luther King Jr., Nikki Giovanni and Langston Hughes, she included pieces from obscure black writers, such as Claude McKay and Eldridge Cleaver.
"There are so many contributions that just go unsung," she said. "I think it's crucial that we have these kinds of programs. Even though there are certain people that everyone just intends to know, there's always some details you may not know about that person's life."
With literature being her "first love," Kelly provided all the poems and excerpts in a packet for Monday's audience as some were not read aloud because of time restraints. The onlookers' eyes laced through the various stanzas and prose as Kelly, LCC Director of Learning Assistance Program Maggie Brown, and LCC English instructors Jamal McMillion and Robbie Rogers read their respective parts — with a picture of the writer displayed on an enlarged PowerPoint slide.
As the psychological hardship of young black boy confused by racism and the adversity of an African-American family trying to move into an all-white neighborhood was discussed, it brought memories back to LCC student Ann Hall.
She recalled a childhood in a 1970 Wilmington neighborhood that was patrolled by armed forces.
"It was kind of scary," Hall said after the program. "The military would ride around. They didn't want the black kids to go to the high school at the time. (The presentation) just brought back those things."
John Paul Black, LCC Dean of Student Services, opened the program and later said students can benefit from knowing their history.
"I think a lot of time today … the current generation does not look to history to help guide them," he said. "If they don't have that, you have these blind feelings. I think its something that crosses all lines of ethnicity and race. I don't think that most people look to history."
LCC arts student Bert Murray said Black History Month can help his peers with historical awareness.
"We went through a lot over the years, and some students don't know what we went through," he said. "People think (Black History Month) is a joke. I don't think it's a joke because my grandmother went through it. Without her, I wouldn't be here."
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"There are so many contributions of African-Americans, and sometimes this is the only time we get to make them the highlight," Kelly said about Black History Month. "If we lived in a perfect world, we wouldn't have to celebrate Black History Month just in February. … In the meantime, I'm so glad that we do."
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Lakers fall but continue to make strides
Trailing by two heading into the fourth quarter, the Danbury Lakers fell short in their matchup with Maumee Valley Country Day, losing 56-45 last week in Toledo Area Athletic Conference action.
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Ann Miller and Bill Greene of All Children's Hospital's Creative Services Department were among 283 nominees announced today by the Suncoast Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Their work on "Courtney: Helping Kids Cope" was judged against a standard of excellence to qualify for nomination in the Human Interest Story category for the 2009 Suncoast Regional Emmy Awards.
The story profiles Child Life Specialist Courtney Hubbard, who works in All Children's Emergency Center to help kids and their families cope with the stress of an E-R visit. As the story showcased, Courtney's expertise comes in part from personal experience. The story can be accessed through All Children's YouTube channel, where it has become the hospital's most viewed video.
Nominees for The Suncoast Regional Emmy Awards come from television markets throughout the entire State of Florida; Alexandria, Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Lake Charles and New Orleans, Louisiana; Mobile, Alabama; Thomasville, Georgia and Puerto Rico. Winners will be announced Saturday, Dec. 5th at Gaylord Palms Resort in Orlando.


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The soft opening of Yardbird Kitchen will take place Tuesday at 3243 S. Church Street in Burlington. Chef and owner Grey Bailey will be serving up fresh twists on Southern favorites, as well as familiar New England fare in its self-proclaimed "funky café," using local ingredients whenever possible.
The restaurant, which features a coffee, espresso and tea bar, fresh savory and sweet desserts daily, will be open six days a week for breakfast and lunch. Sunday brunch, with specials including multiple eggs benedict varieties, will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Hours are 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays, and Bailey expects to eventually serve dinner and add a wine list to the menu.
Call 395-8617 or check out full menus on the "Yardbird Kitchen" Facebook page.
THE OTHER PLACE bar at 1453 Industry Drive in Burlington has closed, and Lucky's Tavern will be shutting down its location on Maple Avenue at the end of February and reopening as Lucky's Saloon at the Industry Drive location.
Membership cards for Lucky's Saloon will be available at Lucky's Tavern through the end of February, until its doors close and Lucky's Saloon opens on March 1. Membership will be required for the full liquor bar, which will be cash only.
When Lucky's Saloon opens, hours will be 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, noon to midnight on Fridays and Saturdays, and noon to 9 p.m. on Sundays.
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WILLIAMS FUNERAL & Cremation Services opened at 2120 May Drive, Burlington, in January and offers funerals, cremations, and prearranged services. The location has a crematory on site and also sells caskets and urns. An open house will be announced later this spring.
Business hours vary according to funeral services being held at any given day, but business owners can be contacted 24 hours a day at 395-8326. Visit www.williamsfuneralandcremation.com or check out "Williams Funeral & Cremation Services" on Facebook.
MONA LISA'S HAIR Color Studio has opened at 109 N.C. 49 North in Haw River.
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TWO LOCAL BUSINESS have closed.
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Morné Steyn will not give up his Springbok jersey without a fight.
Where once South Africa had struggled to produce world-class flyhalves with the regularity they did loose forwards, we are now blessed with youthful talent in the most pivotal position.
Steyn, at 27, is the old hand looking to stave off the advances of Generation 10. It is a challenge, he says, that has reinvigorated him and one he refuses to see himself losing.
'They won't just walk into the side. I won't just give my jersey to them,' he says in the new issue of SA Rugby magazine. 'They have to come and get it if they want it. I won't give it away easily.'
Steyn also responds to criticism about the way he plays the game and his defence, and explains why he's still motivated to perform at both Super Rugby and Test levels.
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– Keegan Daniel explains his people-driven approach to captaincy
– Juandré Kruger and the Bulls are reaping the benefits of his decision to stick with the union over the past two seasons
– Eben Etzebeth has become an overnight sensation for the Stormers, but he almost fell through the cracks
– Derick Minnie was told he would never make it at the Lions. He didn't listen
– Chiefs flyhalf Aaron Cruden may have a happy-go-lucky attitude but he takes his rugby deadly seriously
– Sarel Pretorius is playing his natural attacking game for the Waratahs
– In his regular column, Reds coach Ewen McKenzie explains why it's difficult for coaches around the world to retain the players they identify and nurture
– Opposition teams have worked hard to diminish his influence, but Cecil Afrika remains a match-winner for the Springbok Sevens team
– Cape Town is getting ready to host the IRB Junior World Championship
– The Wildeklawer Super Schools has grown into one of the biggest events on the South African schools rugby calendar
– Former Lions loose forward Ernst Joubert made a life-changing move to Saracens three years ago
– A season in Japan has rejuvenated Fourie du Preez … will he play for the Boks again?
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The 19-year-old singer was departing from Wladyslaw Reymont Airport in Lodz, Poland when he -- for unknown reasons -- removed his shirt while undergoing a security check.
According to reports, the "Beauty and a Beat" singer waited patiently at the check point while flaunting his naked upper-body and his usual saggy pants.
Last month, Beiber was photographed half naked in a couple of similarly unnecessary opportunities. Enter the time he shirtlessly returned to his hotel in London on the night he celebrated his 19th birthday, and the day he shared a shirtless photo of himself from a hospital bed.
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Property: no location listed; Grantor: Christopher P. Joyner; Grantee: David Craig Foreman;
Property: Greene Acres subdivision, section two, block B; Grantor: Oliver D. Griffin, Stephanie L. Griffin; Grantee: Tony Dustin Walston, Sandrina O. Ruiz;
Property: no location listed; Grantor: Darrell A. Artis, Danielle B. Artis, Substitute Trustee Services Inc./Tr.; Grantee: JP Morgan Chase Bank;
Property: Hookerton township; Grantor: Veronica S. Jefferson, Gloria Lane; Grantee: Vickie D. Brown;
Property: Chestnut Farm subdivision, lot 6; Grantor: Bent Creek Farms LLC; Grantee: Donna Kay Mozingo;
Property: no location listed; Grantor: Bank of America; Grantee: Secretary of Housing and Urban Development;
Property: Wheatstone subdivision; Grantor: Andrea Teran-Miranda; Grantee: Andres Garcia Fragozo;
Property: Edwards Heights, lot 1; Grantor: Blair N. Grant; Grantee: Raymond Louis Crawford;
Property: Brook Meadow, section one, lot 3; Grantor: Cathy Tripp, Philip A. Glass/Tr.; Grantee: Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance Inc.;
Property: Jason township; Grantor: Donald A. Wooten, Rebecca T. Wooten; Grantee: Patrick NMN McCoy, Amanda Jones McCoy;
Property: Snow Hill township; Grantor: William P. Heath, Minnie F. Heath; Grantee: Adrian S. Winarski, Renee T. Winarski;
Property: Bull Head township; Grantor: Carolyn A. Speight; Grantee: Sadie Frances Speight;
Property: Olds township; Grantor: Anna Bell Lane; Grantee: Etta F. Colon;
Property: Brook Meadow subdivision, lot 67, section four; Grantor: Wendy K. Durham, Christopher D. Durham; Grantee: Fallen Soldiers Trust;
Property: no location listed; Grantor: Peggy J. Graham, George E. Graham; Grantee: Jennifer J. Kerrigan;
Property: Olds township; Grantor: Jospeh Swigert, Sherry Swigert; Grantee: Crystal L. Phillips;
Property: Speights Bridge; Grantor: Gregory B. Mercer/Tr.; Grantee: Jasper L. Lewis Sr. Properties;
Property: no location listed; Grantor: Angela T. Whichard, Haywood E. Whichard; Grantee: Binford Benton Properties LLC;
Property: no location listed; Grantor: Charles D. Southerland, Olivia V. Southerland; Grantee: Angela T. Whichard;
Property: Olds township; Grantor: Rosa Calderon Mora; Grantee: Miguel H. Urbano;
Property: no location listed; Grantor: Rhonda H. Hughes, William R. Hughes; Grantee: Betty H. Harrison;
Property: Olds township; Grantor: Christopher P. Joyner; Grantee: Murray Farms of Maurcy LLC;
Property: Oak Ridge subdivision, lot 17; Grantor: CMH Homes Inc.; Grantee: Patricia M. Bounds;
Property: Brittany Place, section one, lot 7; Grantor: Fannie Mae Federal National Mortgage Association, Brock & Scott PLLC; Grantee: Frederico O. Chavez;
Property: Sand Hill township; Grantor: Terry NMN Strickland, Judy NMN Strickland; Grantee: Augustina Valdez;
Property: Bull Head township; Grantor: Ham Equipment LLC; Grantee: Crawley Timber Company, Steven D. Crawley;
Property: no location listed; Grantor: Robert M. Eason; Grantee: Cary K. Morris;
Property: Speights Bridge; Grantor: Binford E. Benton, Cheryl M. Benton; Grantee: Jorge Eduardo Velazquez;
Property: Ormonds township; Grantor: Janet M. Woods, Janet G. Murphy, Reginald A. Woods; Grantee: Bobby R. Murphy;
Property: no location listed; Grantor: Deutsche Bank National Trust; Grantee: Marvin W. Moore, Mary T. Moore;
Property: no location listed; Grantor: ACP I, LLC Vision Property Management; Grantee: Sandra Cook Kellum, Teresa K. Griffin;
Property: no location listed; Grantor: James Donald Westbrook, Sasnett Timber Inc.; Grantee: Sasnett Timber Inc.;
Property: Olds township; Grantor: Edward F. Brown; Grantee: Crystal S. Brown;
Property: no description listed; Grantor: William R. Vandiford; Grantee: Kendall A. Paramore;
Property: Ormonds township; Grantor: Pamella S. Simmons; Grantee: William R. Vandiford;
Property: Ormonds township; Grantor: Dalton L. Taylor, Patricia C. Taylor; Grantee: Tammy Ann Oakes;
Property: Carrs township; Grantor: Mahmoud A. Asfour; Grantee: Mystia R. Harrell;
Property: Parris Acres; Grantor: Daly & Daly Properties LLC; Grantee: Tracy A. Garris;
Property: Parris Acres; Grantor: Bertha M. Parris; Grantee: Tracy A. Garris;
Property: Oak Ridge subdivision, lot 14; Grantor: CMH Homes Inc.; Grantee: William R. Sprout;
Property: Walnut Trail, section three, lot 12; Grantor: Vanessa Streeter, Nationwide Trustee Services; Grantee: Bank of America;
Property: Speights Bridge; Grantor: Linda Catherine Worthington; Grantee: Betsy C. Braxton;
Property: Jason township; Grantor: Mary W. Beaman; Grantee: Gregory C. Harrison, Dianne F. Harrison;
Property: Shine township; Grantor: Kristen L. Kimball, John J. Paterson, Albert B. Jones; Grantee: Murphy & Murphy Farms Inc;
Property: Olds township; Grantor: Jesse L. Cobb, Larry Dean Cobb/AIF; Grantee: Constantino M. Carranza;
Property: Jason township; Grantor: Stanley V. Sowers; Grantee: William S. Sowers, Marilyn L. Sowers;
Property: Gray Pointe, lots 16, 17; Grantor: Thomas R. Beck, Leta N. Beck; Grantee: Daryl L. Boone, Jennifer W. Boone;
Property: Jason township; Grantor: Cary K. Morris; Grantee: Mark Mathias, Lisa M. Mathias;
Property: Carrs township; Grantor: Peggy M. Lajueness, Ruby M. Pierce; Grantee: Ricky J. Moore;
Property: Snow Hill township; Grantor: LPT Investments LLC; Grantee: ARV II LLC;
Property: Shacklin Landing; Grantor: Robert Mizell; Grantee: Shacklin Development Company.
The following marriage licenses were issued/verified in Greene County from March 1, 2013 to May 31, 2013:
Tyler Steven Shirley to Amanda Carol May;
Justin Patrick Conway to Katherine Elizabeth Schimmer;
David Ashley Mooring to Tammy Lynn Miller;
Melvin Lee May to Kim A. Freeman;
Kyle Howard Ham to Caitlin Blair Turner;
Joseph Dale Wade to Amy Elizabeth Jarman;
Linwood Earl Sanders Jr. to Camille Francesca Thomas;
Felix Martin Quiterio to Teofila Martinez Felipe;
Cory L. Carrway to Jessica M. Turner;
Rico Lashawn Moses to Genevive J. Harris;
Rodney Earl Coffin to Karen Y. Wells;
Kaci L. Gibson to Nancy V. Hill;
Justin Keith Valdez to Brittany M. Potter;
A.C. Strickland Jr. to Karen Louise Lusk;
Alexander Coppedge to Heshima M. Worthington;
Adrian Bernard McNeil to Kamia Sha-Quawn Williams;
Matthew T. Jones to Ashley B. Harrison;
Lawrence J. Mathis to Alice D. Gurley;
Blake Beamon Laur to Brittany L. Horton;
Scott Travis Moore Jr. to Grayson Mathews Daniell;
Jacob E. Potter to Samantha L. Murphy;
Matthew T. Vandiford to Casey L. Creech;
Dameiko R. Brown to Tracy Tenille Smith.
The following building permits were issued by Greene County from April 1, 2013 to May 31, 2013:
*Value assigned is based on Southern Building Code Congress International (SBCCI) standards.
Christopher Joyner; Address: 5754 N.C. 123 S., not listed; Value-28000
George Herring; Address: 212 Harper St., addition; Value-16000
Julie and Dimas Mondragon; Address: 119 Sutton Road, not listed; Value-40000
Travis Harper; Address: 21 Arnold Circle, sun room; Value-17910
Sherman Manley; Address: 317 S. William Hooker Drive, not listed; Value-30244
Parrott Heath; Address: 675 N.C. 58 S., storage barn; Value-7000
Jeff Braxton; Address: 2009 Brick Kitchen Road, storage building; Value-20000
Brent Ginn; Address: 349 Ginn Farm Road, not listed; Value-48550
Tim Medlin; Address: 407 School St., addition and renovation; Value-35000
Robert Roberson; Address: 129 Oak Ridge Drive, not listed; Value-55000
Jacob Potter; Address: 3808 N.C. 258 S., not listed; Value-34000
Johnny M. Turnage; Address: 920 N.C. 903 S., moving home; Value-20000
Tinoco; Address: 109 Dobbs St., renovation; Value-25000
Valerie Freeman; Address: 932 Pridgen Road, addition; Value-20000
Billy Ray Jones; Address: 3230 N.C. 903 S., not listed; Value-61000
Allysa Vincent; Address: 27 Oaks Road, not listed; Value-6300
Ed Thornton; Address: 23 Thankful Drive, renovation; Value-10000
Glenesa Smith; Address: 4256 Beaman Old Creek Road, not listed; Value-79900
Mooring Auto; Address: 378 N.C. 13 S., auto lot; Value-no value listed
Tracy Woodard; Address: 10 Barnabas St., accessory building; Value-14600
Robert Dawson; Address: 5834 N.C. 58 N., pool; Value-35000
Sharon NMN Smith; Address: 68 Gray Turnage Road, not listed; Value-60000
Harrell's Chapel Church; Address: 1505 N.C. 58 N., commercial; Value-500000


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The Value of Virtual Pooling in Dual Sales Channel Supply Chains
2009, European Journal of Operational Research
S. Mahar, Kurt M. Bretthauer, M. A. Venkataramanan
Recently the most significant growth in online retailing has been attributed to traditional offline retailers extending their brands online. Unfortunately, there is little research addressing the value of better information in retail/e-tail organizations. To fill this gap, this paper examines how investing in the continuous monitoring of online demands and inventory positions can provide economic benefit for companies that handle both in-store and online sales. Specifically, we develop and evaluate two dynamic assignment policies that incorporate real time information to specify which of a firm's e-fulfillment locations will handle each of its Internet sales. Computational results indicate that investing in dynamic assignment capability can reduce system cost (holding, backorder, and transportation) by as much as 8.2% over the optimal static policy. The percentage of sales occurring online plays a critical role in determining the magnitude of the benefit.
Mahar, S., K. Bretthauer, and M. A. Venkataramanan (2009), "The Value of Virtual Pooling in Dual Sales Channel Supply Chains," European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 192, pp. 561-575.


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This page outlines all possible integration points from Activiti with the Spring Framework. On the kick-off meeting the team agreed that there MUST NOT be a needed runtime dependency to Spring, but a decent and optional integration will help Spring users to add Actviti into their existing and new Spring application.
Configuration support
It should be easy to configure Activiti with the Spring Framework inside an application context. Activiti should provide a namespace configuration support to simplify the configuration of the Activiti engine inside Spring. A possible namespace based configuration could look like this
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<beans xmlns="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:activiti="http://www.activiti.org/schema/spring/config" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans/spring-beans.xsd http://www.springframework.org/schema/spring/config http://www.springframework.org/schema/spring/config/spring-config.xsd"> <!-- Activiti setup with references to spring based extension points --> <activiti:process-engine data-source="dataSource" transaction-manager="transactionManager"/> <bean id="dataSource" class="...."> <!-- data source specific properties like username, url, driver etc. --> </bean> <bean id="transactionManager" class="...."> <!-- transaction manager implementation class like JPA, Hibernate, plain JDBC or JTA --> </bean> </beans>
The namespace could also be implemented with default references for the most commons extensions points like the bean "transactionManager" for the transaction manager bean definition. The bean name "transactionManager" is a common name used in Spring for the transaction manager in particular if used with the built-in jta namespace support. With the defaults, the configuration could look like this in its simplest form (assuming that we are using a JTA transaction manager)
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<beans...> <activiti:process-engine /> <bean id="dataSource" class="...."> <!-- data source specific properties like username, url, driver etc. --> </bean> <!-- Chooses automatically the best transaction manager strategy --> <tx:jta-transaction-manager/> </beans>
Starting with a minimal and simple default configuration there could be lots of extension points that can be configured with Spring to plugin the Spring-based implementation like transaction managers or their own SPI-based implementation.
The next chapters will outline possible configurable extension points for Activiti along with the affected classes/modules in Activiti
DataSource Configuration
Because of the fact that Spring users will integrate Activiti into their Spring application and vice-versa they will built a new Spring application based on Activiti it is crucial to offer a extension point for injected datasources through Spring. Based on the unified datasource inside the application context it is possible to use Activiti with its own persistence implementation (ibatis) and the application persistence (probably JPA) inside one transaction without JTA.
The extension point would be a javax.sql.DataSource class that can be configured in Spring and referenced through the Activit namespace.
A sample for a standalone data source that utilizes the Apache Commons DataBase Connection Pool could look like this
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<beans...> <activiti:process-engine data-source="dataSource"/> <bean id="dataSource" class="org.apache.commons.dbcp.BasicDataSource"> <property name="driverClassName" value="com.mysql.jdbc.Driver"/> <property name="url" value="jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/schema"/> <property name="username" value="appUser"/> <property name="password" value="verySecret"/> </bean> </beans>
likewise the user could use a JNDI based data source for its application and Activiti
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<beans...> <activiti:process-engine data-source="dataSource"/> <jee:jndi-lookup id="dataSource" jndi-name="jdbc/myDS" /> </beans>
Implementation Notes
The support to add an external data source is already supported in the code based through the method org.activiti.test.cfg.spring.ProcessEngineFactoryBean#setDataSource although there is no namespace support right now.
Transaction Manager Configuration
Spring provides a rich set of transaction manager implementations to be used in a standalone environment (like plain JDBC, Hibernate and JPA) and also different implementations to be used inside a JEE application server (like plain JTA, Websphere and Weblogic specific and optimized ones). With both strategies supported, it is possible to have one transaction for the application and the engine even in a standalone environment!
A namespace based configuration could look like this for the standalone environment with plain JDBC
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<beans...> <activiti:process-engine data-source="dataSource"/> <bean id="dataSource" class="org.apache.commons.dbcp.BasicDataSource"> <property name="driverClassName" value="com.mysql.jdbc.Driver"/> <property name="url" value="jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/schema"/> <property name="username" value="appUser"/> <property name="password" value="verySecret"/> </bean> <bean id="transactionManager" class="org.springframework.jdbc.datasource.DataSourceTransactionManager"> <property name="dataSource" ref="dataSource" /> </bean> </beans>
whereas the setup in combination with a JEE application server could look like this
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<beans...> <activiti:process-engine data-source="dataSource"/> <jee:jndi-lookup id="dataSource" jndi-name="jdbc/myDS" /> <tx:jta-transaction-manager/> </beans>
Where the tag <tx:jta-transaction-manager/> automatically detects the best available transaction manager (Websphere/Weblogic specific ones before the JTATransactionManager as a fallback)
Implementation Notes
There is already support to use the Spring Framework transaction abstraction inside Activiti. The method org.activiti.test.cfg.spring.ProcessEngineFactoryBean#setTransactionManager already support Spring based org.springframework.transaction.PlatformTransactionManager implementations.
MyBatis Configuration
Although Spring doesn't have any support for (My)iBatis yet is should be possible to configure the org.apache.ibatis.session.SqlSessionFactory with Spring to customize the iBatis configuration used in Activiti in the following areas
NOTE This decision can be deferred until Spring 3.1 ships with the iBatis 3.x configuration support. The iBatis 3.x support will be tackled in this issue
Service Activating Activity Configuration
Activiti has to be able to activate Java-based services as part of a process definition (not yet implemented as of alpha4). Spring users will want to be able to resolve services from Spring configuration.
Implememtation Notes
The ExpressionManager and ScriptingEngines are the key abstractions in Activiti. The ProcessEngineFactory allows customization of the ExpressionManager by injecting an ELResolver and this might already be enough.
Users need to strategise the Activiti IdentityService. It can be injected into the ProcessEngineFactory directly.
Spring Infrastructure
Spring provides a fully fledged infrastructure to run JAVA based application in a standalone and JEE server environment with special support for the most common application servers like Websphere, Weblogic. The most important infrastructure implementation and their benefits for Activiti will be outlines below.
Task Abstraction
Some JEE Application servers disallow the creation of native Threads while running a application inside the server. It is mandatory to use the vendor specific APIs to create "managed" threads. Spring has an built-in abstraction Task abstraction that allows to run tasks (which are essentially Runnables) with different implementations like a java.util.concurrent.Executor for standalone environments and a CommonJ based implementation for Websphere and Weblogic.
Implementation Note
Activiti uses native Threads like org.activiti.impl.jobexecutor.JobAcquisitionThread which must be converted to a Runnable instance. There is also a new abstraction needed to run Runnable instances with different implementations (for the beginning a java.util.concurrent.Executor one and a Spring based one).


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Provost Announces Public Presentations - Candidates for Dean, College of Arts and SciencesPosted Jan. 25, 2013
On Jan. 25, Todd Diacon, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, announced that two candidates for Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences will visit campus over the next two weeks. As part of the visits, each candidate will hold a public presentation for the campus community (faculty, staff, and students) and respond to questions. Additional candidates are expected to be added soon.


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GRAND PRAIRIE – The Grand Prairie Farmers Market is getting a little wild with a petting zoo Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013, at Market Square, 120 W. Main St., 8 a.m.-1 p.m. The Prairie Paws Waggin' Wagon mobile adoption trailer will also be on site with adoptable animals from the animal shelter.
Rock 'n' Roll at Market Saturday, Aug. 10, featuring the band Roadmasters playing 9 a.m.-noon. Kids can enjoy hula-hoop contests and a bounce house. Shop all your favorite farmers market products 8 a.m.-1 p.m.
Things will be buzzing Saturday, Aug. 17, with free Bee Keeping classes presented by Roundrock Honey at 10 a.m. and noon.
Then, heat it up at the Hatch Chile Festival Saturday, Aug. 24, featuring delicious raw and hot roasted Hatch chiles available for purchase. The market will also offer a gift market, a strolling Zydeco band, bounce house, game trucks and food trucks. Be sure to bring the whole family out for the Hatch Chile Festival.
And finally, cool things off with a Make It and Take It Rain Barrel class Saturday, Aug. 31. The class costs $35 for Grand Prairie residents and $50 for non-residents. The class will be from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and pre-registration is required. Send a check or money order payable to the city of Grand Prairie to: Selena Jackson, P.O. Box 534045, Grand Prairie, TX 75053. For more information about the class, call 972-237-8377 or email email@example.com.
The Grand Prairie Farmers Market sells locally grown fruits and vegetables, meats, cheeses, wines, tamales, candles, soaps and much more. The market is open every Saturdays spring to December, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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Flurry of Fall Fish & Game Opportunities Approach
By Kyle Lovern
September 29, 2013
By Bob Fala
Outdoor Columnist
With the arrival of fall, a flurry of outdoor options starts rolling in. Before you know it, Mountain State hunters and anglers will literally have to pick and choose their favorites. This makes for quite a bit of elbow room as they do just that; either fishing, hunting or perhaps a little bit of both! There simply just isn't enough time in the day to pursue them all amidst what soon turns into a snowstorm of options. Problems, problems…
Before we get started, let's not forget that the earlier than in the past seasons for squirrel (Sept. 14) and archery deer and bear (Sept. 28) openers on this side of the Tug Fork have been presented previously. Chiming in right on their heels however is the October 1 opening day for the first split of duck season. Thanks to the Duck Dynasty TV phenomenon, there may be a bit more interest in the quacking ones these days.
At least there should be, duck limits are quite generous of late. Prospective hunters should carefully check the migratory bird regulations available on line at
. Next up is kind of a southern West Virginia coalfield sleeper in its special early gun bear season (Oct. 7- Oct. 11) for the following group of eight counties only: Boone, Fayette, Kanawha, Logan, McDowell, Mingo, Raleigh and Wyoming.
And, this southern WV style gun bear hunt is allowed with or without the use of dogs. What's more, two bears may be taken provided that at least one is from this octet of counties and that only one bear per day may be taken. Amidst all that, we almost forgot to mention that the wild boar archery season kicks in on Saturday October 12.
As if all that weren't enough to tempt you, the fall trout stocking venue kicks in for the two weeks of October 14 and October 21. However, with October 14 a state holiday, the stocking will not begin until Tuesday October 15. The fall venue is just a small sampling of the full spring suite of streams and lakes, but on the statewide level, it's no slouch either.
Local fall trout options include Pond Fork in Boone County, R. D. Bailey Lake Tailwaters in Mingo County and Pinnacle Creek in Wyoming County. For the statewide picture for your out-of-town camp county or distant retreat, refer to the regulations brochure or check daily with the trout hotline by phone 304-558-3399 or online as indicated above.
Checking the hotline can pay dividends as sometimes a sleeper stocking or two is thrown in for one reason or another. Regardless of these specific stockings carryover trout in many other streams can perk up a bit with the cooling water temperatures of fall. And all this is not to mention the excellent stream and lake bass fishing finales for this, their last chance to fatten up before winter.
Hankering for still more yet, how about the first split of fall turkey season (October 12-Oct. 19) over 42 of the state's 55 counties and approaching the statewide level? Locally, this option is a first ever for Logan County. Lincoln, Wyoming and McDowell are also sporting this option. However, Boone, Kanawha, Mingo and Wayne will not offer any fall turkey hunting. Check the regulations for other counties in question.
As can be seen, the outdoor opportunities are at all-time highs both locally and at the state level. Enjoy, follow the rules, and keep buying those licenses, tags and outdoor equipment with excise taxes that in the collective pay the way for wildlife conservation. Not a bad return on the dollar and without any recession in opportunities. You've earned it!
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Holt, Dale, Bennett, Lorraine*, Challis, Di*, Falk, Merryn*, Huon, Gail*, Jones, Sandra*, Louka, Amgad*, Macdonald, Ian*, Marshall, Stephen*, Muldoon, Robyn*, Palmer, Stuart and Solomonides, Ian* (2010) A Guide to Support Australian University Teaching and Learning Centres in Strategic Leadership for Teaching and Learning Enhancement, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, Vic. [A6.1]
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Theatre Oxford's 10 Minute Plays announce 2012 winners
OXFORD TOWN – The staged readings of the top five finalists from Theatre Oxford's 2012 National 10 Minute Play Contest were held Tuesday, May 8, at the Powerhouse Community Arts Center to determine the grand prize winner of the LW Thomas Award. The top five finalists were performed by five local actors; Jennifer Mathus (pictured here) Meaghin Burke, Greg Earnest, Michael Ewing and Dane Moreton. Turn Page 12 in this week's issue of Oxford Town (No. 979) to who the winners are for this year's 10 Minute Play Contest. (May 17, 2012, Page 12)


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|Introduction | Sony NEX 5-R sensor performance | Sony NEX 5-R versus competition | Conclusion
The Sony NEX-5R delivers good results with excellent dynamic range and elevated low-light sensitivity for a sensor of this size, thanks to its minimum sensitivity setting of 100 ISO. This Sony mid-range hybrid compact should enjoy the same kind of success as its predecessor. However, Sony cannot rest on its laurels: even though Sony maintains an edge over its competitors, the results for the Olympus OM-D and Pen lines show that the gap has been reduced.
To provide photographers with a broader perspective about mobiles, lenses and cameras, here are links to articles, reviews, and analyses of photographic equipment produced by DxOMark, renown websites, magazines or blogs.
Announced at IFA 2012, Sony's NEX-5R (2938) is the third version of its very popular NEX-5 (1358) camera. This new model features a 16-megapixel APS-C EXMOR sensor composed of photosites that provide autofocusing by phase detection. Has Sony improved the image quality of its latest mid-range compact hybrid? Our tests reveal the answer.
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I think there is a mistake on this page. Although the first half is about the NEX-5R, the remainder of the page is dedicated to discussions about different cameras.
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Added by Emilie_DxOMark | April 04, 2013
Re: Tests and reviews for the camera Sony NEX-5R
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You mean the section with other cameras? It is made for you to read the review of close cameras.
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Added by pakmenu | December 28, 2012
1/3Ev difference with NEX-5N?
Also in the review of the NEX-6
it is stated that the difference with 5N is 1/3Ev! that difference is only between 1018 and 1079 ISO score!
so maybe the 6 and 5N only differ 1/8th or so?


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Men's Soccer Announces 2013 Captains
August 22, 2013
Pfeiffer University head mens soccer coach Bob Reasso has named Niko Andrade and Chandler Ligas as the programs captains for the 2013 season.
The duo are rising juniors and have a lot of similarities. The veteran leaders are both midfielders and each hail from Georgia. Andrade and Ligas have combined for 69 starts over the past two seasons and are battle tested in Conference Carolinas play.
Reasso, who had a 29-year stint as the head coach at Rutgers University, returns to Pfeiffer where he was elected to the Sports Hall of Fame in 1995. Reasso was a standout for the Falcons, being named an All-Conference and All-District athlete on top of earning the teams most valuable player award in 1973.
I am very lucky to inherit such wonderful leaders, said Reasso. Not only do we have great captains, we have great leadership throughout the program.
The Falcons kick off the regular season on Sept. 5 when they travel to USC-Aiken for a 7:30 match. Pfeiffers home slate kicks off on Sept. 8 when they host Lenoir-Rhyne at 2 p.m. Conference play begins for the Falcons on Sept. 21 with a trip to Bristol, TN to take on King at 4 p.m. Six of Pfeiffers final seven games will be played at home on N.E. Lefko Field.