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Personally I would just do 2. OS/Applications and Storage/Backups. Putting your applications on a separate partition won't improve performance (since it's all the same array anyways). If they were on a totally different hard drive then maybe there would be minor improvements. And if you lose the OS partition (crash or corruption) you'll still have to reinstall all the programs. Well...unless you figure out how to backup all the registry entries each program installs and then just restore them....I've heard of it working for games. But I think it would be way too much of a hassle to do it for every program.
So yeah, 2 partitions gets my vote. Oh and I'm curious....why 93GB for OS? Why not...100GB? Or 95GB?
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Originally written on NorthWest Sports Beat | Last updated 11/20/14
Seahawks rookie 3rd round pick Russell Wilson made the most of the recently finished 3 day rookie camp.
By the end of it all Pete Carroll deemed Wilson ready to compete for the starting job with Matt Flynn and Tarvaris Jackson.
By the end of it all Pete Carroll deemed Wilson ready to compete for the starting job with Matt Flynn and Tarvaris Jackson.
- "He's in the competition. That is going to tax us, as we know," Carroll said Sunday. "It was already going to be taxing with two, but he's shown us enough that we need to see where he fits in with these guys."
"He can do everything," Seahawks GM John Schneider said of Wilson, dubbing him one of the three best players he scouted last fall. "There's nothing he can't do. He's just short, but that's it."
Wilson was groomed for three years at North Carolina State and last season at Wisconsin in a West Coast-style offense. Carroll said his preparation for the weekend camp was excellent, and estimated Wilson ran 500 plays, and threw 400 balls over the three days.
Realistic or not, Wilson is in the running to start if he continues to impress the Seattle brass.
The depth chart as of now is Jackson, Flynn, Wilson, Portis. A nice dilemna.
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What's On | National Slate Museum
What's On at the National Slate Museum: October 2013 - March 2014
National Slate Museum What's On October 2013 – March 2014 Exhibitions Family fun Talks & Tours www.museumwales.ac.uk 0300 111 2 333 Exhibition Remains 17 March – 29 June 2014 Image: Cilgwyn by Annie Williams 1 National Slate Museum Exhibitions Until Mon 6 January 2014 Worktown – The Drawings of Falcon Hildred Until Mon 6 January 2014 Mon 17 March – Sun 29 June 2014 Williams of old, abandoned slate quarries, exploring how nature has taken over some of these majestic landscapes. Worktown – The Drawings of Falcon Hildred Remains 2 National Slate Museum www.museumwales.ac.uk 0300 111 2 333 The Launder Stones by Ian Warwick This major exhibition showcases the life's work of artist Falcon Hildred, whose evocative drawings document the industrial landscapes and buildings of England and Wales. A partnership between the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales and Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust Limited, supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund. An exhibition of photographs by Ian Warwick and Annie Falcon Hildred, Drum House to Rhiw bach quarry. Step back in time to uncover the secrets of slate and the people who quarried it. Opening times Easter – October, 10am – 5pm daily. November – Easter, 10am – 4pm (closed Saturdays). Regular events Walks and talks Make the most of your visit by enjoying one of our walks, talks and demonstrations. See a slate being split, find out what wood had to do with the story of slate, get up close and personal with UNA, our quarry engine, and find out just what makes a perfect pattern in our behind the scenes talk with the curator. Please call the Museum or visit the website for dates and times. Closed: 24 – 28 December 2013, 1 January 2014 Open: 30 – 31 December 2013, 2 – 3 January 2014 For more details on our full events programme and to sign-up for our e-newsletter, visit www.museumwales.ac.uk National Slate Museum Llanberis, Gwynedd LL55 4TY Phone: (029) 2057 3700 or 0300 111 2 333 (charged at local rate). Details correct at time of printing. Please contact us before making a special journey. Perfect Patterns The pattern makers could produce a wooden pattern for any metal object needed by the workshops or the quarry, from wagon wheels to steam engine parts. There are thousands in our collection! Take a peek behind the scenes with our curator to find out how we're looking after this amazing collection. Thurs 31 October 1pm – 3pm facebook.com/ amgueddfalechi @AmgueddfaLechi Families Hands-on. All events are free unless this symbol is shown 3 Design gilladvertising.com EE ENT National Slate Museum F RY R EE ENT F RY R National Slate Museum Family events Christmas Sun 24 November – Sun 22 December Quarrymen's Christmas Sun 24 November 11am – 4pm Christmas Fair A perfect way to get in the mood for the festive season. See Santa arrive by train and then visit him in his grotto. Enjoy making a seasonal craft to take home and take part in family activities including puppet shows and storytelling. Contact the Museum for more Christmas activities and café offers. Visit our quarrymen's homes all decorated for the Christmas season and enjoy a warming meal in the museum café. Sat 26 – Thurs 31 October 10am – 4pm Hallowe'en Trail Are you brave enough to follow the Hallowe'en trail through the Museum? Each completed trail wins a prize! Tues 29 – Wed 30 October 12pm – 4pm Model Railway Show Enjoy a great day out at our popular annual model railway show. Daily demonstrations, talks and various engines plus layouts of all shapes and sizes on display. Free rides for children on miniature steam engines. Don't forget to bring your own 00 gauge trains and have a go on the children's test track layout! Thurs 27 February – Sun 2 March, 10am – 4pm Hallowe'en Crafts St David's Day! Sat 1 March, 11am – 3pm Create a creepy craft to take home in our drop-in workshops. Come and visit 'the most Welsh of Welsh industries' on Wales's national day. Enjoy a free welsh-cake in the museum café! Families Hands-on. All events are free unless this symbol is shown 4 National Slate Museum www.museumwales.ac.uk 0300 111 2 333


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by Winnefred Ann Frolik on Playing Around
This year as we honor those who've served in combat, some of us might want to celebrate through cinema. To say that the movies are
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German Intelligence Agency Planning To Follow Big NSA Brother On Shoestring 80
from the ironie-und-sarcasmus dept.
Terry Gilliam, George Orwell, Aldous Huxley, Karl Marx, Philip K. Dick, Isaac Asimov, Larry Niven?
Facebook, Twitter, et al are tools for terrorists planning to do whatever terrorists do
Sounds eerily like the same thing that dictators have been saying for years when citizens organise themselves on social networks like Facebook and Twitter.
Heck, it was just two short years ago that we were hailing the ability for the common folk in Arab countries to organise themselves on social networks like Facebook and Twitter, outside the watchful eye of state agencies, and plot the often violent overthrow of an unpopular government.
Surely if organising violent protest action on social networks was good for the Arab Spring, it should be good for the European Spring
So... what has changed... have the roosters come home to roost!?
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Archive for '- Civil Rights'
Records of Right Vote: Americans with Disabilities Act
Today is the last day to vote! Do you want the Americans with Disabilities Act to be displayed first in the new "Records of Rights" gallery? Vote now!
Today's guest post was written by Amber Powell, archivist at the George H. W. Bush Presidential Library.
At the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (known as the ADA) on July 26, 1990, President George H.W. Bush said, "Three weeks ago we celebrated our nation's Independence Day. Today we're here to rejoice in and celebrate another 'Independence Day,' one that is long overdue. With today's signing of the landmark Americans for Disabilities Act, every man, woman and child with a disability can now pass through once-closed doors into a bright new era of equality, independence and freedom."
The ADA proved to be a comprehensive declaration of equality, expanding federal civil rights laws to include disabled Americans. The legislation … [ Read all ]
Posted by Hilary on November 15, 2013, under - Civil Rights, - Presidents, Disability History.
Tags: ADA, George H. W. Bush, President Bush, Records of Rights vote
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Records of Rights Vote: The Immigration Act
Cast your vote for the Immigration Act to be displayed first in the new "Records of Rights" gallery. Polls close on November 15!
On November 13, 1954, Ellis Island closed. More than 20 million immigrants had been processed through the island station since its opening in 1892.
But immigration was still limited. From 1924 until 1965, a person's place of birth often determined his or her ability to immigrate legally into the United States. Immigration laws favored people from northern and western Europe over those from southern and eastern Europe, Asia, and Africa.
Numerical limits, often called quotas, were assigned to each country. For example, a 1924 law allowed about 4,000 Italians to enter the United States annually while about 66,000 could emigrate from Great Britain. Asian immigrants, who entered the United States through Angel Island, were already largely banned from U.S immigration by other laws passed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
When President Johnson signed the 1965 amendments to the Immigration Reform Act of 1952, that system of country-based immigration quotas was ended.
"This system violated the basic principle of American democracy–the principle that values and rewards each man on the basis of his merit as a man," said the President at the ceremony on Liberty Island.
Posted by Hilary on November 13, 2013, under - Civil Rights, - Presidents, News and Events.
Tags: Angel Island, Asia, Ellis Island, immigration, President Johnson, quotas
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Records of Rights Vote: "Old Enough to Fight, Old Enough to Vote"
Cast your vote for the 26th Amendment to be displayed first in the new "Records of Rights" gallery. Polls close on November 15!
Congress can move quickly. The 26th Amendment was ratified in 100 days, faster than any other amendment.
In April 1970, Congress controversially lowered the voting age to 18 as part of legislation to extend the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Many people, including President Richard Nixon, believed that it was the right of the states, not the federal government, to set the voting age. President Nixon, nevertheless, signed the act, which was to go into effect January 1, 1971.
The effort to lower the voting age to 18 had begun three decades earlier. "Old enough to fight, old enough to vote," a slogan first heard during World War II, was adopted by student activists during the Vietnam War.
In 1942, the slogan prompted Congressman Jennings Randolph of West Virginia to propose an amendment to the Constitution lowering the voting age to 18. Presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower and Lyndon B. Johnson both championed the cause. Activists during the Vietnam War increased pressure on Congress to change the voting age, and in 1971, when Senator Randolph reintroduced his original proposal, it passed overwhelmingly.
On December 21, 1970, the Supreme Court ruled that … [ Read all ]
Posted by Hilary on November 13, 2013, under - Civil Rights, - Constitution, - World War II, News and Events.
Tags: amendment, Congress, Eisenhower, Johnson, Nixon, Records of Rights, supreme court, vietnam, voting, voting age
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Free Film Festival in honor of Steven Spielberg
Now is your chance to ask Steven Spielberg a question on Twitter using the hashtag #askspielberg!
Over the next few weeks, Ken Burns will handpick several tweets and share the questions with the movie director. Spielberg will answer the questions at the at the Foundation for the National Archives 2013 Gala and Records of Achievement Award ceremony at the National Archives.
So tweet your question to @archivesfdn and use the hashtag #askspielberg.
The director is being honored by the Foundation for his film legacy, which has brought history to life on the big screen. The National Archives is celebrating the award with a film festival!
Presented in association with DreamWorks Studios, this free public film festival will showcase:
- Saving Private Ryan (1998; rated R), Friday, November 15, 7 p.m.
- E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982; rated PG), Saturday, November 16, noon
- Amistad (1997; rated R), Saturday, November 16, 7 p.m.
- Lincoln (2012; rated PG-13), Monday, November 18, 7 p.m.
Free tickets will be distributed at the Special Events entrance to the National Archives at 7th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, beginning 60 minutes prior to showtime. Seating is limited and first-come, first-served.
For more information about the Spielberg Film Festival, visit http://www.archivesfoundation.org/programs/steven-spielberg-film-festival/
Spielberg is receiving the Records of Achievement Award, given to an individual whose work has fostered a broader national awareness of the history and identity of the … [ Read all ]
Posted by Hilary on November 8, 2013, under - Civil Rights, - Civil War, - Exploration, - Presidents, - World War II, News and Events.
Tags: Amistad, askspielberg, dreamworks, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, film, Foundation for the NAtional Archives, lincoln, Saving Private Ryan, Steven Spielberg
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Records of Rights Vote: The 14th Amendment
Cast your vote now for the 14th Amendment to be displayed first in the new Rubenstein Gallery. Today's post comes from Jessie Kratz, the Historian of the National Archives.
Why should the 14th Amendment be ranked first on any list of most important documents?
A constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship for all, Federal protection of due process, and the mandate for equal protection under the law—each could individually be considered among the most significant legislation in U.S. history. And all three are included in just the first section of the 14th Amendment.
The amendment originated after the Civil War when Congress tried passing legislation to secure civil rights for the recently freed slaves. President Andrew Johnson repeatedly vetoed these bills because he believed individual states had the right to determine the status of freedmen without interference from the Federal government.
In order to take the issue out of Johnson's reach, Congress chose to address civil rights with a constitutional amendment. On June 13, 1866, Congress approved a five-part amendment to the Constitution and on July 9, 1868, the 14th Amendment became law.
Section one of the amendment includes its most vital components.
First, the Citizenship Clause ensured that anyone born in the United States—regardless of … [ Read all ]
Posted by Hilary on September 30, 2013, under - Civil Rights, - Civil War, News and Events.
Tags: 14th Amendment, birthright citizenship, Brown v. Board of Education, Chinese American, Citizenship Clause, Civil Rights Acts of 1964, civil war, Defense of Marriage Act, Due Process Clause, Equal Protection Clause, interracial marriage, President Andrew Johnson, Records of Rights, slaves, Southern Black Codes, three-fifth rule, vote, Wong Kim Ark
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Miami AD: We're interested in David Beckham soccer stadium
PITTSBURGH – Asked in August about the possibility of playing at Marlins Park, University of Miami Athletic Director Blake James panned the idea.
"It's just not feasible," he told The Post.
If a baseball stadium wasn't an option, a Beckham stadium could be.


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Read a message from Mingyur Rinpoche May, 2015
Tergar Meditation CommunityUnder the guidance of Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, a well-known Tibetan Buddhist meditation master and best-selling author, the Tergar community of meditation centers offers weekly meditation and study groups, as well as regular seminars on meditation and the core principles of the Buddhist path.
Pray for Nepal
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Natural Clarity: Teachings on the Nature of Mind
A Path of Liberation Meditation Retreat with Senior Tergar Lama Khenpo Kunga. Collegeville, Minnesota, USA ~ May 31 – June 7, 2015.
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She had everything she needed--until she met him
It looked like it would take a miracle for sexy nature guide Jade Prince to notice quiet accountant Kaeden Strong. Then a camping vacation left them stranded together, sharing a sleeping bag and a wild encounter that burned up the cold night. When it comes to making heat, they're compatible in every way, except. . .
He's a workaholic who's allergic to the outdoors.
She's an adventuress with a vixen's body and a tomboy… (more)
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Welcome to the hundred-and-thirtieth episode of my series entitled BestTechInfo and Rumors! In this episode I discuss Cydia tweaks, iPhone 5S release date details, fingerprint scanner and wireless charging technologies for the 2013 iPhone, the rumored iWatch and more.
Evasi0n Jailbreak Almost Patched, 6.1.3 Details iPhone 5S, Cheaper 4.5-inch iPhone & More
Welcome to the hundred-and-twenty-ninth episode of my series entitled BestTechInfo and Rumors! In this episode I discuss the Evasi0n Untethered Jailbreak, iOS 6.1.3, the much-rumored iPhone 5S, the possibility of a cheaper iPhone and more.
Apple Releases iOS 6.1 Beta 5 To Developers, The Last Beta Prior To A Public Release
Today, only two days before iOS 6.1 beta 4 is scheduled to expire (January 28th), Apple has seeded iOS 6.1 beta 5. This new beta build comes as somewhat of a surprise, considering many were expecting Apple to issue the Gold Master (GM) edition of iOS 6.1, which typically precedes major releases. However, in this instance, it's highly probable that …
A New Group Dubbed The Evad3rs Will Likely Release An Untethered iOS 6 Jailbreak
Today we have some incredibly exciting news to share regarding the status of an iOS 6+ Untethered Jailbreak. According to a recent tweet from pod2g, an extremely knowledgable iOS security expert who's been instrumental in the development of numerous Jailbreak solutions, he's a part of a new, small group of hackers that's recently formed.
Untethered iOS 6 Jailbreak 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 6.1 Status: 'The Future Is Looking Bright'
Over the weekend, we reported on some incredibly exciting news pertaining to the status of the iOS 6, 6.0.1, 6.0.2 and 6.1 Untethered Jailbreak status. Planetbeing and pod2g (two well-known iOS security experts and hackers who have contributed to the development of numerous utilities) revealed that they discovered two new vulnerabilities in a single day, which is a major accomplishment …
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Earlier this month, planetbeing (an experienced iOS security expert and hacker that's contributed to the development of numerous Jailbreak solutions) reignited the iOS hacking community's hope for an iOS 6+ Jailbreak in a comment on Reddit. Planetbeing revealed that he had an Untethered iOS 6.0.1 Jailbreak running on his iPhone 5. As I'm sure most of you are aware, iOS …
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Welcome to the hundred-and-twenty-second episode of my series entitled BestTechInfo and Rumors! In this episode I discuss the status of the iOS 6 untethered Jailbreak, a rumor pertaining to a cheap iPhone model, Apple's App Store surpassing 40 billion downloads, iPhone sales and more.
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The bottom line
Over the years, I've been asked how much I made on my iPhone apps. Before I answer, I want to be clear on a few simple parameters:
- My plan was to put in only a month on the experiment, back in 2008
- I haven't spent a minute or dollar marketing or promoting these products
- They each sold for less than a buck
- I stopped all work on all the apps a long time ago
- DaysTo Election was the only app I ever updated (in 2008), from the 2008 to the 2012 Election Day
- Now that I've let my developer status lapse, these apps are no longer available on the App Store
In other words, I've been about as irresponsible and apathetic a marketer in this dog-eat-dog business as you can possibly be.
That said, I made -- exactly -- $7,014.77 over the course of four years. This number is based on records of EFT bank deposits from Apple, rather than Apple's sales reports. When I first started selling apps, I wrote a database program in FileMaker that read the format of Apple's reports and produced all sorts of useful summaries. But when Apple changed that format two or three times in the first few months, I decided I didn't care enough to keep fiddling with the report maker.
Developers get a 70% royalty on apps, so that means about 10,000 DaysTo apps were sold. If this were the days before 99-cent apps, 10 thousand plus users would be something to crow about for a software company. Now, it's just a number squarely in "meh" territory.
Our first few monthly payments were almost enough to pay our health insurance for those months. After that, they dropped to paying the cable bill. For the last six months, they pretty much paid for one pizza delivery order a month. Here's the chart that details it all:
My return on investment is a little harder to calculate because that depends on whether you consider the overpriced iMac I purchased to be a special-purpose development tool or a general-purpose device.
Granted, since that month of development, I've used the iMac as a backup server, so it's had some use. On the other hand, I could have used a $300 PC as a backup server. The PC would have taken less desk space than the iMac, as well. To be fair, I could have chosen a far cheaper Mac mini back when I was buying the iMac, but I wanted a decent development machine (and I probably fell, just a little bit, for the iMac's pizzazz).
So, let's just consider the extra expense for the computer a wash. Let's just say I spent $396 on the developer program and netted -- over four years -- $7,014.77. That's a total profit of $6,618.77.
Not bad for a month's work.
Where am I spending my side-project time right now? Well, I'm writing WordPress plug-ins. I'm porting the content management system I wrote in the early 2000s from UserLand Frontier to WordPress, so I'm doing a lot of coding in PHP.
See also: Migrating a massive legacy CMS system to WordPress
Frankly, while I don't have much side-project time these days, I'm having a heck of a lot more fun coding PHP on Windows than I ever did writing Objective-C on the primitive Snow Leopard version of Mac OS X. Back then, you couldn't even resize the Mac's windows from all four corners.
So there you go. My true confessions as a (now) former iPhone developer. No, I never even bothered with developing apps for the iPad.
Update: Some final thoughts for potential iPhone developers
I've noticed in the comments some thoughts by people who might want to develop apps themselves. Let me caution you on a few things. Most app developers work a LOT harder than I did to promote their products. This was a side-project, not my main work, and so I pretty much purposely ignored any promotion. I, first, wanted to see what would happen just showing up in search on iTunes, and second, didn't really have that much interest in going back into the software business.
If you build a product and you promote and nuture it, there's a chance you'll do well selling it.
Don't think you can produce tiny, little pinpoint apps today and they'll do well or even be noticed. When I introduced these, it was possible to explore the app store and be aware of every app there. There were only about 15,000 apps total. Today, there's half a million. So my numbers (whether you think they're good or bad) won't track with yours.
Remember a simple lesson: good products combined with a good market and good marketing (and a lot of nuturing) is good business. It's certainly possible to make a business from apps on the app store. That was not my goal, but I don't want to dissuade anyone who wants to go that route.
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Clay About 150 people packed into Clay Town Hall Monday night to hear two proposals for senior housing, both of which were met with significant opposition from neighboring residents.
Though the two properties are in different locations, the reasons voiced in opposition were the same — traffic, property values and drainage.
The first application was brought by Lakewood Development LLC and Richard L. and Arlene DeSocia, who requested that property at 8198 Soule Road, a little over 3.8 acres, be changed from R-100 Residential District to R-SR Senior Residence District. Surveyor Hal Romans and Sue Kimmel of Lakewood Development spoke on behalf of the applicant. Romans said the parcel, which backs up to Strawberry Farms, would be developed into an apartment building with 35 units and townhouses. Because the parcel is less than the five acres called for in the R-SR zone, the applicant would need a variance to go ahead with the zone change.
Romans said a traffic study completed by his client had determined that the project would have no significant traffic in the area.
Immediately, the project was met with resistance from the neighbors.
"Please vote no," said Karen Kendall, who lives on Elaine Circle. "Don't devalue my property. We have invested everything we have and then some."
Kendall also said she had a bad experience with senior apartments.
"When I was 21 years old, I moved into a 'senior apartment complex,' and I was far from the youngest one there," she said. "But I was the cleanest one there."
Supervisor Damian Ulatowski encouraged those in the audience to visit Toll Road Park in the village of North Syracuse, another Lakewood property which would be similar to what would be developed on Soule Road if this project were to be approved.
"I think that would take away some of your fears," Ulatowski said. "You could get a visual of what it is rather than have what's in your mind."
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Ruben Santos Memorial Scholarship
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Deadline: February 4, 2015
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Waco, TX 76798-7203
Students in their junior or senior year of high school who have qualified for entry in any category in the Heart of Texas Regional History Fair may apply for the Ruben Santos Memorial Scholarship to Baylor University. The scholarship provides $1,000 tuition to a student entering Baylor University.
One student per school may be nominated for the Baylor University scholarship. Only students in grades 11 and 12 are eligible for nomination.
Application Procedure
The scholarship recipient will be announced at the annual Heart of Texas Regional History Fair awards ceremony, which begins at approximately 5:00 p.m. Friday at the HOTRHF Awards Ceremony.
The $1,000 Ruben Santos Memorial Baylor University scholarship is limited to tuition remission only and may not be used to pay for books, housing, or fees. To be eligible for the tuition award, a student must meet all of the admission requirements of Baylor University, must apply for admission to Baylor through regular procedures, must be accepted into Baylor, and must register for Baylor classes before the scholarship goes into effect.
The student should report receipt of the scholarship in any application for a financial aid package at Baylor University.
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Norwich City striker Steve Morison admits it's been a difficult start to the season.
Morison, speaking to Talksport, admitted the Canaries have been heavily punished at both ends of the pitch this season.
"It's tough. We have had some very tough games and they do not get any easier with Arsenal up next but we need to keep our heads up and keep going strong and hopefully that win will come," he said. "It happened last year where we got the first win and we managed to go on a nice little run and we have created chances in games. The West Ham game, we should have won that, the QPR game, we should have won that if you look on chances, but against the top teams we seem to be giving too many chances away. You can't give these players that many chances because you know they will take them."


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Ooops! Almost forgot Alan Rickman's birthday!Alan Rickman, with a moustache, at the the world premiere for the film Gambit, in Leicester Square, central London on November 7, 2012. Rickman fans, does that moustache suit him? Share your opinion in the comment box below.
Celebrating 500 episodes of The Simpsons, with giant doughnuts and lots of photosThe 500th episode of the animated comedy series The Simpsons will air on Sunday Feb. 19, 2012 on Fox (and Global in Canada). And it sounds like a doozy. The description on The Simpsons web site says:


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Stephen Dight, Managing Director of high-end real estate agency Mallorca Sotheby's International Realty, is enthusiastic about the news, "Many different nationalities participate in Mallorca's property market and as such we've been well served by dozens of airlines to most major European cities for a number of years. What's especially interesting about the Ryanair announcement is that some of the new routes to the likes of Gothenburg, Tampere, Magdeburg and Maastricht open up the Island to potential property buyers from countries that are not suffering from the effects of recession. We will be interested to see the trickledown effect on the housing market."
Ryanair claims that by opening its 49th base in Europe, it will deliver 2.8 million passengers to the Island each year and sustain up to 2,800 jobs at the Airport and in Mallorca's thriving tourist industry. The 17 new routes added to the existing 30 are Aarhus, Cork, Gothenburg, Haugesund, Kaunas, Krakow, Maastricht, Malaga, Magdeburg, Marseille, Oslo, Paris Beauvais, Poznan, Santander, Santiago, Stockholm, and Tampere, and all are on sale online now. Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary said, "Now Palma visitors can beat the recession and escape both Air Europa and Air Berlin's high fares by switching to Ryanair's lowest fares and enjoy our no fuel surcharge guarantee."
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Stunning south facing first line sea view villa with plenty of terraces offering vistas to the beautiful bays of Cala Marmacen and La Mola. This attractive home offers exceptional living accommodation with a light and sunny lounge area, formal dining room, fitted kitchen and master bedroom suite with walk-in dressing area and en-suite bathroom with Jacuzzi, sauna and shower stream. The second bedroom offers a mini suite with bathroom, dressing area and a small sea view terrace. A further two en-suite bedrooms, also with sea views, complete the interior accommodation. A modern swimming pool with cascade, teak-decked terraces, a separate summer kitchen and covered BBQ area plus parking for more than three cars are just some of the additional special features this immaculate villa has to offer.
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Strategic Materials Conference - SMC 2015 Agenda
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Tuesday, September 22
|Continental Breakfast / Registration- Sponsor: Cabot Microelectronics
|Welcome Remarks
Karen Savala
SEMI Americas
|Opening Remarks
Eugene Karwacki
Director, Strategic Marketing and Collaborations
Air Products and Chemicals
Co-Chair, SMC 2015 Committee
|Opening Keynote
Dr. Alain E. Kaloyeros
|Title of Presentation: TBD
Mark Thirsk (Biography)
Managing Partner
Linx Consulting
|Networking Break - Sponsor: KMG Chemicals
| ECONOMIC / MATERIAL TRENDS- Sponsor:
|Session abstract - Market
forces that drive demand for semiconductor process materials not only involves
the influence / demand from chip fabricators, but also involves end use
applications, largely influenced by consumer demand, locally and globally. The first day of the Strategic Materials
Conference will feature, the Economic and Market Trends Session. Here, the semiconductor business environment
will be presented from various vantage points - from the materials perspective
through chip fabricator, to the global economic view point. Information on materials and business trends
for a broad range of semiconductor device technologies, and the driving forces
behind these trends, will be presented in the form of four key
presentations. Market experts will
present their findings on market trends in materials and semi equipment growth,
semiconductor production demand, and end user applications. In addition, a "street perspective" and
global economic influences on the semi market will be presented, connecting the
semiconductor market to Wall Street, and to the world.
|Title of Presentation: TBD
Shawn DuBravac, PhD, CFA (Biography)
Chief Economist and Director of Research
Consumer Electronics Association
|Title of Presentation: TBD
Mehdi Hosseini (Biography)
Sr. Equity Research Analyst
Susquehanna International Group
|Title of Presentation: TBD
Dan Tracy (Biography)
Senior Director, Industry Research
Title of Presentation: TBD
|MATERIAL ENABLING SILICON EVERYWHERE- Sponsor: JSR Micro
New life for old technologies, and new capabilities from materials science.
The Electronics industry is rolling out a family of new devices and systems to support the Internet of Things. Critical to this vision is the interconnection of tens or hundreds of billions of systems that will supply information for analysis and action. Common examples of such systems are sensors measuring and reporting out data on our health, our cars, houses, cities, workplaces, and the global environment.
These devices will combine existing and novel capabilities such as new types of sensors, low-power operation, energy harvesting, and interconnectivity to mobile or fixed wire communications. Many of these devices will build off well-known technologies, but "More than Moore" integration will likely be necessary to fulfil the vision.
This session of SMC 2015 will review the process material requirements and device manufacturing implications of distributing IC-based devices to all aspects of our lives.
Title of Presentation: TBDBabak Taheri (Biography)
Vice President and General Manager - Sensor Solutions Division
Freescale Semiconductor
Title of Presentation: TBDDevin MacKenzie (Biography)
Chief Technology Officer
Imprint Energy
|Networking Break - Sponsor: SACHEM
|Speaker 3 - Invited
|Honeywell - Confirmed
|STMicroelectronics - Invited
|Reception- Sponsor: JX Nippon Mining and Metals
|Wednesday, September 23
NEW EMERGING MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY & OPPORTUNITIES AT THE EDGE- Sponsor: Linde Group
Session abstract: In 2015, we stand at the threshold of an era that will be defined by 'hyper-connectivity'. The relentless pursuit of ever-increasing functionality with ever-decreasing unit production costs have already enabled the widespread adoption of cloud computing, digital inventory control and tracking, real-time feedback control of automated manufacturing operations, and has revolutionized the way that entertainment content is sold, consumed and archived.
Though the first microprocessor was commercialized in 1971 (Intel 4004, 4-bit), Ethernet developed at Xerox a few years later (1973-1974), and the first automated mobile cellular network launched in 1979 (NTT), to a great extent computing was constrained to localized data access/transmission sites for nearly 20 years. During this time, entire industries arose to feed the insatiable demand for information, and the processing of that information to improve productivity and quality-of-life.
In retrospect, a major inflection point occurred in 1997 with standardization of the WiFi 802.11 wireless data protocol. The 'Great Untethering' of data from wired infrastructure lead to an explosion in lightweight, high-powered, energy efficient portable computing and today we stand at the point where virtually every free human on the planet will find it possible to be in contact with any other at essentially the speed of light. Though this capability remains a novelty to many, the children of today's generations will grow up with this functionality as a given. This session of SMC2015 is structured to explore how this ubiquitous connectivity will enable new modes of work and leisure, healthcare and entertainment, production, distribution and consumption of the staples and ornaments of life.
Where the previous sessions in this year's conference included ways in which existing materials and manufacturing technologies may be 'repurposed' for new applications, the speakers in this session will highlight the new-to-the-world capabilities we foresee over the next 20 years, and some likely areas where materials science and technology will be essential parts of tomorrow's digital ecosystems.
|Continental Breakfast- Sponsor:
Bob Cates (Biography)
Director, Business Strategy and Planning
Cabot Microelectronics
SMC 2015 Co-Chair
Title of Presentation: TBD
Harmeet Singh, PhD. (Biography)
Title of Presentation: Exploratory Materials Research – The Foundation for the Extension of Moore's Law
Florian Gstrein, Ph.D. (Biography)
Title of Presentation: Materials Innovation for Cost Effective Lithography
Ralph Dammel (Biography)
Andrew Grenville (Biography)
|Networking Break- Sponsor: EMD Performance Materials
|Speaker 1- TBD
|Speaker 2- TBD
|Speaker 3- TBD
The Advanced Interconnect Session of the 2015 Strategic Materials Conference will examine the challenges that await BEOL interconnects for scaling at 7nm and beyond. The need for new materials that meet conductivity and electrical permittivity requirements within the BEOL must be balanced against what can realistically be packaged and meet the operational performance in servers, mobile devices and other products that are incorporating advanced computational capabilities. Furthermore, because of the move to more intimate interconnectivity between the CPU, memory, sensors and output devices, rapid and reliable movement of information must also be addressed. This session will address many of these issues from perspectives that range from what is being evaluated on today's roadmaps, the pervasiveness of 3D interconnectivity, to out-of-the-box approaches such as optical computing and the adoption of graphene for wiring.
|Title of Presentation: Alternative Metals for Advanced Interconnects
Christoph Adelmann, PhD (Biography)
Principal Scientist, Thin Films
|Applied Materials - Invited
|Micron - Invited
|Networking Break: EMD Performance Materials
The panel discussion "A View From the Fabs" will address the current and emerging trends for electronic materials from the perspective of the semiconductor and MEMS manufacturers focused on making devices that enable the growing "Internet of Things". Participants on the panel will be asked to present a ten minute commentary on the issues related to materials these companies are facing in meeting the expectations of their customers, who are responsible for fabricating and marketing the devices used for example in such applications as smartphones, autos, appliances, wearable and security monitoring. Topics that are encouraged for discussion include new material needs, supply chain challenges, and how to build collaborative relationships that result in a win-win for both the device manufacturer and the supplier community. Following the presentations will be a moderated Q&A session with the audience to further explore these topics as well as issues that may subsequently rise during the open dialogue.
|Speaker 10- TBD
|Speaker 11- TBD
|Speaker 12- TBD
Samsung - Invited
ON Semiconductor - Invited
TI - Invited
Closing Remarks
Agenda as of May 26, 2015. Subject to change.
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Canadian Fans Sing US National Anthem at NHL Game After Mic Failure
What is going on with performing the national anthem before hockey games in Canada?
What is going on with performing the national anthem before hockey games in Canada?
Parents teach their kids not to fight, but it's a hard lesson to pass on when you take them to a hockey game.
Sure, the baseball playoffs have captivated us and the NFL is in full swing, but at least one guy is pumped up hockey has returned.
Professional sports love to hand out superlative-heavy awards like Most Valuable Player (and also whatever awards professional sports love to hand out), which is certainly nice and also kind of simple. But there are a lot of people who play professional sports, so why not hand out more awards? Why not hand out more hilariously true awards?
It is really cold today, so why not talk about a cold weather sport. It's a possibility, but it's going to take some time for the Dallas Stars to play in a outdoor hockey game. The NHL has six outdoor games this season, including one at Dodger Stadium for the first regular-season West Coast outdoor game in league history. Plus the recently played game at Yankee Stadium.
Just seven years removed from the cancelled 2004-05 season, the NHL is moving perilously close to another major work stoppage. The regular season is still scheduled to begin October 11, just two weeks away, but the owners, who locked the players out earlier this month, have now decided to fully cancel the preseason.
This does not bode well if you're a hockey fan.
Few hockey pundits would have predicted a Stanley Cup Final between the Los Angeles Kings and the New Jersey Devils. Yet, those two teams will meet for the 2012 Stanley Cup when their best-of-seven series begins on Wednesday in Newark, NJ. Here's a preview of the 2012 Stanley Cup Finals.
The NHL certainly hasn't lost its fight: San Jose Sharks defenseman Jason Demers was trying to punch Dallas Stars center Steve Ott when linesmen Brian Mach jumped between the two of them in an attempt to break up the fight.
For doing his job, the official got a knuckle sandwich right in the jaw. The incident took place on Saturday, and so far the NHL has declined to take action against Demers for the ref-slugging, which did appear to be completely accidental. Only in hockey.
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My experience level is intermediate. I've been riding on road or dirt for 20 years and have done short and long trips. I'm an ex army paratrooper, so I've spent a lot of time outdoors in some pretty crap conditions and my physical fitness level while not what it used to be isn't terrible either. I have very good control over my diabetes and have done quite a bit of travelling and adventuring since I was diagnosed 12 years ago at age 26.
I'm not really mining for information as much as trying to start a conversation between other riders that might be in the same situation as myself. I work a very intense job with terrible hours (TV news microwave truck engineer 4am until noon or whenever) so I am used to managing my IDDM-I in adverse conditions. I take it dead seriously since I have a two year old son, four year old daughter and an amazing wife that I want to get back to after each and all of my little adventures, regardless of what they may be.
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I traded the Good vs Evil Peter Pan Pin for a WDW Melvin the Moose pin. now all I need is Max the Deer to complete the animal head set
I traded the Good vs Evil Peter Pan Pin for a WDW Melvin the Moose pin. now all I need is Max the Deer to complete the animal head set
2 more pins.
New pins to show. I already have toot and plunk. Now to find Boom.
Then I got another from the villians series that I have been working on.
And a Mickey that hitched a ride with Ursula.
Then I bought some from another collector.
This last one is an LE100. It is one of the strangest pins in my collection, but I just love the oddity of it. Jessica as a SnowWoman.
I had gotten away from pin collecting for various reasons, and last weekend in the resort I didn't even really even look at them. We went to the Soda Fountain in Hollywood when we did the tour, and while I looked at the pins I ended up only getting a squished penny to send to my daughter.
But when the opportunity came up I had to at least by this one....
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Thanks. I was trying to decide between that one and a regular Club 33 lapel pin... but went with that one. I figure some day if I want the other one maybe I'll get to go there again.
And I had forgot that when we did the tour with Adventures by Disney they gave everyone this pin until I started unpacking my stuff from the weekend.
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I have to get caught up on the pins I have been getting.
These first two are from a grab bag o crap.
Then I got these 2 today. I love more obscure characters.
Medusa is from that DS.com series that I have been working on.
Then there is this pin.
Then I got a Coheteboy shipment.
a couple completer pins.
Finally a selection of Phineas and Ferb pins.
More new pins.
A couple Tinks, one from Japan, one from WDI.
Finally an LE100 Reluctant Dragon pin.
I haven't got a pin in awhile and this isnt the same kind of pin that they sell in the parks, but I finally got the Disneyland badge sold at D23 expo last year.
Visit my mice chat toy shop!
Track Disney Animation Presence in the Theme Parks Worldwide!
Got this pin last week-the stitch Matterhorn pin
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New pins.
More new pins.
Golden Horseshoe Revue
DSF Jessica Decades series 1940s
DLRP Phantom Manor TinkerBell Stretching Portrait.
New Pin
I got the P.T Flea Piece of History Pin.
Disneyland Guide pin. My most recent find.
Normally I don't care about Tink pins... but found this at the swap meet for a quarter.... I could't pass it up.
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To the Salar!
Day 105 (January 29, 2013)
Potosi, Bolivia to Unuyi, Bolivia
Day's Ride: 170 Miles
No map today as the internet is horrible here and I can't get on Google Maps.
We struck out from Potosi today for the relatively short ride to the town of Unuyi which is perched on the edge of the largest salt flat in the world, the Salar de Unuyi.
We had planned on staying in Potosi for the morning to take a tour of the famous mines, but decided that we more interested in getting to the Salar. On the way out of town I stopped an changed my oil at a small motorcycle shop. No mess this time, and they even took the old oil from me; how they dispose of it is anyone's guess.
Riding out of Potosi, the taillings from the mine had formed a huge strangely colored hill alongside the road. It stretched for nearly a mile along the road.
We were soon back on the Altiplano and the evidence of the presence of livestock was everywhere.
Eventually we came across a massive meadow that was totally covered by the tiny little black, brown, and white specks of Llamas and Alpacas. It reminded me of a ranch back in the states.
Eventually I saw this sign and wondered if I somehow hadn't crossed over into Africa:
After a few short hours of riding, we popped out above the Salar on a low hill. If you look closely above the bike, you can see the salt flats stretching out to the horizon.
We rolled down into Unuyi and had lunch at a pizza joint which ironically served the largest and best hamburger that I've had on this trip.
After lunch we found a hotel, stashed our gear, and went about making preparations for riding on the Salar and doing the desert crossing into Chile. I went off in search of a motorcycle shop to see if I could find some dirt tires. Mike had already purchased a set of knobbies in Lima, so he went in search of a "llanteria" (tire shop) to see if they could help him put his tires on.
I eventually found the bike shop and purchased a cheap Chinese made knobby rear tire for $50. I then hunted down a llanteria and had them do a vulcanized patch on the tube that I had pinched outside of Cusco before putting on my new dirt tire. I chose to only buy a rear tire for a few reason:
First, my front tire still has a bit of tread and I feel that it will do okay in the dirt.
Second, my Pirrelli Scorpions still have about 3,000 miles left in them and I don't want to discard them which means I have to carry them. So, instead of carrying two extra tires, I'll only have to carry one.
I'm going to call this configuration the "Skullet". Bald in the front, long in the back. With this setup I'll have plenty of traction and zero control. Just the way I like it: fast and out of control!
After swapping out my tire, I went back to the Hotel and swapped out my front sprocket for my smaller 14 tooth version to provide a little more low end for the dirt riding.
Eventually mike showed up with his new tires on and we headed out to see the Salar.
Normally the Salar is a huge barren expanse of crusted salt that stretches to the horizon. People generally jump up on the Salar and ride all the way across then down into Chile. Unfortunately, it's currently the rainy season and the Salar is flooded.
Still, we figured that we should at least go and see it. As we approached the main entrance, we began to see large piles of salt.
Mike ventured off the main road into what appeared to be a relatively dry portion of the flats. I got a little excited with my new tire and lower gearing and decided to get a little squirrelly. Unfortunately, what I thought was dry crusted sand ended up being foot thick mud. Trying to do a counterbalanced turn at 40 mph into the mud doesn't work so well....
This stuff was especially nasty. It had a thick, viscous clay like consistency and set up like concrete in a matter of seconds. It also had the added bonus of containing loads of corrosive salt. I spent about 15 min trying to clean it out of my chain and rear tire.
After cleaning everything up, we got back on the road and headed for the main entrance. As we came upon the Salar, I was totally blown away by the beauty of the scene.
Since it's rainy season, hundreds of square miles of the Salar are covered in a shallow salt lake which can be anywhere from a few inches to several feet deep. The raised road bed lead out into the Salar, which was at this point a shallow lake. About a quarter of a mile out into the water, the road bed disappeared and the water stretched out to the horizon. There were several land cruisers full of Japanese tourists at the end of the road waiting for the sunset.
We rode out into the water a little ways beyond the tourists and just sat on our bikes and surveyed the scene. There were several vehicles further out into the water; the water and the light created strange apparitions and the vehicles and people appeared to be floating on the surface of same vast, tranquil sea.
As the sun began to go down, Mike and I began to take pictures....
The last few minutes of the sunset were beautiful beyond words. I had one of the Japanese tourists snap a picture of Mike and I on our bikes. This is an Adventure Rider Sunset.....
I was lucky to get a few amazing shots of the last few minutes of light....
I just don't think I possess words potent enough to describe how beautiful, surreal, and incredible the whole experience was, so I won't even try.
We rode back to Unuyi in the dark, blasting down the dirt track at 55mph with our headlights barely illuminating the path and the last vestiges of light fading in the darkness.
Upon reaching the Hotel, I spent about an hour splashing water all over my bike trying unsuccessfully to wash off the mud and salt. Eventually I gave up, threw a bunch of oil on my chain, and decided to go hunt down the car wash in the morning.
Today Mike and I are going to be making preparations to do the crossing through the desert into Chile. I'm not sure when we will leave, but I probably will be off the grid for a few days as we have about 300 miles of fairly intense desert roads and tracks to cross before we reach proper civilization. If anyone is interested in seeing where we are, just click on the link to my blog and check out my SPOT tracker website.
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Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) on Tuesday announced the first oil discovery in the on-land exploratory block in the Cambay basin in Gujarat, which was awarded under the NELP-V round of exploration bidding.
RIL holds 100 per cent participating interest (PI) in this block which is located at a distance of about 130 km from Ahmedabad in Gujarat in the Cambay basin.
The block covers an area of 635 sq. km. in two parts, namely, Part A located in the west with an area of 570 sq. km. and Part B located to the east with an area of 65 sq. km.
"3D seismic data has been acquired over 80 per cent of the block area and 2D seismic data has been acquired over the entire area. Five wells have been drilled in this block. The fifth well, CB10A-A1, which is the discovery well, was drilled to a total depth of 1451 m in Part A of the block with the objective of exploring the play fairway in the Miocene Basal Sand (MBS) of Babaguru formation. A gross reservoir thickness of about 15 m was encountered and the well flowed at a rate of 500 barrels of oil a day (bopd) through a 6 mm bean with a flowing tubing head pressure of 360 psi on conventional testing. This Discovery is expected to open future potential within the block," RIL stated in a press release here on Tuesday.
The Discovery, named 'Dhirubhai–43,' has been notified to the Central Government and the Directorate General of Hydrocarbons.
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Jazz and Blues Artists Add Spice and Soul to the Downtown Festival & Art Show
The Annual Downtown Jazz Festival and Blues Concert are bringing a fresh batch of spice and soul to Gainesville. The music begins Friday, Nov. 3, at 7 p.m. with the Downtown Blues Concert, featuring three exciting performers. Gainesville's own Used Blues band will jump-start the festival weekend beginning at 7 p.m. JW Gilmore and the Blues Authority will follow at 8 p.m., followed by nationally acclaimed blues artist Eddie Kirkland.
On Saturday evening, the music continues as the 5th Annual Downtown Jazz Festival introduces world-renowned artists to the local music scene. At 6 p.m., Billboard World Music Award nominee, Ginetta's Vendetta, will take the stage. The NYC trumpet-led trio of musicians features Ginetta, a triple threat dynamo who plays, sings and composes. She creates a spontaneous combustion of soul as she belts sultry vocals and plays fiery jazz on her pocket trumpet.
Gainesville's most talented smooth jazz band, Gruv Therapy will follow at 7:30 p.m. Gruv Therapy will have everyone jamming to its funky, neo-soul, jazz grooves. ...
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On May 29, Justice Eileen Bransten of the New York County Supreme Court denied in part and granted in part defendants' motion to dismiss a loan repurchase lawsuit brought at the direction of certain certificate holders of four RMBS. The complaint alleged that EMC Mortgage breached certain representations and warranties concerning loans in the trusts and also sought to hold certain JPMorgan entities vicariously liable for EMC's alleged breaches. Justice Bransten dismissed without prejudice the claims against the JPMorgan entities for failure to properly plead successor liability or parent liability. As to EMC, the Court rejected EMC's argument that the claims were limited to certain loans identified in timely repurchase demands, holding that the content of the specific repurchase demands at issue sufficiently and timely notified EMC of its alleged obligation to repurchase all allegedly breaching loans in the trusts. Justice Bransten also relied on Plaintiff's allegation that EMC discovered allegedly breaching loans during its pre-closing due diligence to hold that Plaintiff's claims as to all allegedly breaching loans in the transaction were timely. Justice Bransten refused to dismiss plaintiff's unjust enrichment claims, which were based upon allegations that EMC withheld settlement funds received from loan originators that properly belonged to the Trust, holding that the PSA's sole remedy clause does not preclude these claims. Finally, Justice Bransten dismissed claims for consequential and rescissory damages as barred by the sole remedy provision, and dismissed plaintiff's reimbursement claim because the PSA did not unmistakably provide for attorney's fees in first-party actions. Order.
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Penn State coach Joe Paterno yells to an official during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Akron in State College, Pa., in this Sept. 5, 2009. Paterno died in 2012. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
Ousted Penn State coach Joe Paterno and his wife, Sue, on the front porch of their house, address students on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011. The students yelled, "We are Penn State!" to which Paterno responded, "Yes, we are!" (AP Photo/The Patriot-News, Joe Hermitt)
**FILE** Penn State coach Joe Paterno smiles as he walks the field before an NCAA college football game against Minnesota in State College, Pa., on Oct. 17, 2009. (Associated Press)
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Linebacker given a chance to make a name for himself
At first, anyway, it'll take a committee to replace Shawne Merriman. The committee chairman is Jyles Tucker.
The one-word quote came from Denver Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler, who meant no offense, but admitted he knew "nothing" about Tucker when asked yesterday about the linebacker who likely will get most of the snaps since Merriman's placement yesterday on injured reserve. Likewise, Tucker was not bothered when hearing about Cutler's lack of name recognition.
"That's cool," said Tucker. "As long as we win the game, it doesn't matter."
In the aftermath of the Merriman bombshell, Cutler surely will learn lots more about Tucker during preparations for Sunday's game at Denver, most notably, that he's already played well enough to have earned AFC Defensive Player of the Week honors for a three-sack, one-touchdown game at Oakland last year.
For the time being, the Chargers won't simply plug Tucker into Merriman's spot on the outside, if only because the defense works on near-constant shuffling of linebackers.
Also expected to get more time is Marques Harris, a special-teams stalwart.
"Everybody's going to be in the rotation," said Tucker. "Everybody's going to be in there playing. I just want to be able to get out there and make stuff happen and win some games. All I know is, everybody's been practicing and everybody's going to play."
Cutler wasn't completely in the dark about Tucker, incidentally. When informed that Tucker was Merriman's primary backup, Cutler immediately noted that the Chargers thought enough of Tucker to give him a five-year contract extension in late August.
"Didn't he just sign the new deal?" said Cutler. "He's got an incentive to play. He's gonna come out and he's gonna want to fill the role that Merriman had. I don't know if he'll be able to play at that level right away, but he's definitely going to make some plays for them." Cutler and Rivers What's to forgive? What's to forget?
Evidently, all that negative energy between Cutler and Chargers counterpart Philip Rivers was consumed by the Christmas spirit last year, because both continue to act as if little took place Dec. 24 except a Chargers victory.
Almost from the closing gun of Sunday's loss to Carolina, Rivers has been fending off questions about his verbal jousting with the Broncos and alleged exchanges with Cutler, saying it's old news and overblown and perhaps all a misunderstanding. That was also Cutler's theme yesterday when he presented himself by telephone to San Diego reporters.
"It happened," said Cutler. "I'm not really sure what happened. I think it might've been blown out of proportion. I'm not worried about it. I doubt he's worried about it. We've got bigger issues right now."
For the record, more Broncos than just Cutler were peeved at Rivers for his sideline antics after a Denver incompletion late in the game.
"I can't even tell you what he said," said Cutler. "I don't know ... I couldn't even tell you that (he was yelling anything at me) for sure. I just saw the TV thing. I didn't understand what was going on during the game. I didn't even know that he was yelling over at our sideline." Local LBs moving up The ripples of Merriman's decision to have surgery reached San Diego State and USD. Elevated to the 53-man roster was former Aztecs linebacker Antwan Applewhite, whose spot on the practice squad was filled by ex-Toreros linebacker Eric Bakhtiari.


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Ventura standoff ends with 2 arrests, but original target still at large
Ventura police Thursday night tried to coax out of an apartment a man wanted for an alleged parole violation, but it turned out he was not inside.
Just before 7:30 p.m., officers received information about a wanted parolee, Omar Ruiz, 25, of Santa Paula, staying at an apartment in the 6600 block of Telephone Road, authorities said. Ruiz is considered armed and dangerous and has an outstanding felony warrant alleging drug sales, police said.
Officers surrounded the apartment to try to get Ruiz to surrender, police said, but the occupants refused to exit. About 30 minutes later, three people walked outside, police said.
Police said a 34-year-old Ventura man and 28-year-old Santa Paula man were arrested on warrants alleging a probation violation and failing to appear in court. The third occupant was released at the scene, police said.
Believing Ruiz was still inside, SWAT officers continued trying to contact him, police said. Eventually they learned he was not there, authorities said.
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