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Cribbage is a type of board game that is played between two players. These two players each have two different posts which move throughout the holes in the board as the player scores. The first player to the end of the cribbage board with 110 points is the winner. Players receive points in cribbage in various ways, first is by placing cards down during the game, second is playing cards in their hand and the final way is to play cards that are placed into the "Crib."
Cribbage scoring can be done through playing cards. Before playing the five cards in the hand, the cribbage players first place cards down attempting to achieve points; for example, if the first player places a 5 down and the second player plays a 5, the second player gets 2 points for a pair, if another 5 is played, the first player then gets 6 points for the three of a kind, plus another 2 points for getting up to 15. Also, if there are 3 cards in a row played, such as 5, 6, 7, the player who puts down the third card will get 3 points for the run. In addition, when a player gets up to 31, they get another point, and whoever places down the last card gets a point. Also in cribbage scoring, when a player cannot play another card, even though cards are left, the opponent will get one point for the "Go."
Another way to achieve high cribbage scoring is to play the cards in the hand. These are the five cards left after two cards are placed into the crib. There are many points possible through the hand; such as each time the hand has 15, that player receives 2 points, so if you have three 5's and a 10, you will have 15×4 for 8 points, plus the three 5's for another 6, equaling 14 points. Runs are each 3 points, so if you have a double run, you get 6 points, plus pairs and whatever else is in your hand, it is very possible to get over 20 points from just a good run. This type of cribbage scoring is why it is very important to keep the cards that will give you the best possible hand.
The final way to achieve cribbage scoring is in the crib. When the cards are dealt, each player initially gets seven cards. They then place two cards into the crib. The dealer will get the four remaining cards after the hands are scored. The crib scores exactly the same as the hand, although only the dealer gets these cards, so if you are the other player, you need to put in your worst two cards, although if you are in fact the dealer, keep the best two cards. Sometimes it works to the dealers favor, although, at times, they can get nothing out of the crib. In cribbage, many players will even pad their crib, by placing a pair or a 15 in it, just to make sure they get some kind of points for the crib.


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I got a message on my Tivo. They're having Tivo discounts:
Tivo series 2 40 hour - $199, free shipping
Tivo series 2 80 hour - $299, free shipping
As I recall, I got my 80 hour Tivo for $400 - $50 rebate so this seems
like a good deal. Let me know if anyone's interested. Discounts apply
only to people who know people who has Tivo so I think I need to give you
my Tivo ID or something when you purchase online.
Oh yeah, subscription is $299 for lifetime. So it's actually $498 and
$598, respectively, if you get the subscription also. Here's what happens
if you don't subscribe:
- You can't set the clock. The clock drifts,
so the shows you record will start to cut off
the endings (or the beginning, depending
on which way it drifts.)
If you reboot the Tivo, though, the clock
resyncs with the hardware clock which fixes
the drift a bit, but the hardware clock
won't stay accurate forever.
- You can still record new shows, but only
by show time/channel, not by show names
Also, you have to disconnect your phone connection
to the Tivo. Initially you can make
a few connections for free, but it won't
give you free connections forever.
Once it detects you're eating off of them
for free, they'll disable the recording
feature altogether.
- You can't change the way Tivo receives
the TV signal. So if you want to switch
from a cable box input to RF input, they
make you call into the Tivo service to
do that. And when you do, they'll
detect that your account isn't active,
and will lock out your ability to record
- If you do an instant record (record a show
you're watching at that time,) Tivo
assumes it's a 30-minute show and record
for 30 minutes from the point you pressed
the record button. That's not right assumption
for most shows. So if you want to record
the whole show, you'll need to setup a
manual recording from the menu.
I think those are the only consequences of not getting a tivo
subscription. Just so you know everything before you decide to get a
Tivo. Let me know if you're still interested!
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Qualification verification process
The qualification verifier will ensure national consistency in assessment decisions. SQA appoints experienced practitioners to carry out qualification verification in centres. These practitioners have good, recent experience of delivering and assessing their qualification.
Qualification verification is the process we use to confirm that SQA centres are assessing their candidates in line with national standards. It is performed by a team of SQA personnel who are appointed on an annual basis.
Qualification verification focuses on:
- ensuring the validity of assessment instruments
- verifying the reliability of assessment decisions
- verifying that assessment instruments are being used correctly and in line with any assessment specification
- ensuring that the appropriate resources are in place to support the delivery of the qualification
SQA gathers intelligence on centres which allow us to determine the frequency of qualification verification visits to your centre. Intelligence can come from a variety of sources and several factors will impact on the number of qualification verification visits your centre will receive in one year, for example:
- the number and variety of qualifications you are delivering
- specific rules for SVQs, stipulated by the accreditation body
- monitoring of qualification verification reports
- findings from previous systems verification visits
- our risk assessment procedures
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Planning a qualification verification visit
Visits will always be arranged in advance with your SQA co-ordinator and you should never find a qualification verifier arrives unannounced. The qualification verifier will compile a visit plan for your centre and advise on all necessary documentation that you will be expected to have available on the day of the visit. They will also ask you for the location of all assessment sites used by your centre. When the proposed date and time for the visit has been agreed, the qualification verifier will send you confirmation and a copy of the visit plan.
Visiting verification
One of the qualification verifier's main tasks is to check that all assessors of a Unit are assessing to the same standard. The qualification verifier will ask to sample assessed evidence and decisions of different candidates and will consider the effectiveness of the system for internal verification within the centre. The qualification verifier will also ask to see standards (for SVQs), assessment instruments, and evidence of assessment for the Units being verified. Checklists and records of meetings of assessors, and internal verifier reports will also be reviewed. Visits are also likely to involve interviews with assessors, internal verifiers and candidates.
What happens during a qualification verification visit
Your centre will be assessed against the qualification verification criteria.
The qualification verifier will need to see evidence of implementation and of adherence to documented systems, policies and procedures in line with the qualification verification criteria.
Decisions and outcome of qualification verification visits
The findings of the quality assurance visit will allocate an outcome rating of Significant strengths, Strengths outweigh weaknesses, Some strengths and some weaknesses, Weaknesses outweigh strengths or Significant weaknesses to Resources, Candidate Support, Internal Assessment and Verification and Records/Data Management categories within the quality assurance criteria. This will result in an overall outcome rating for the centre. For more information on this, please refer to Outcome Ratings and Sanctions.
SQA has developed a series of sanctions that will be invoked when approved centres whose management and quality assurance systems do not fully comply with the quality assurance criteria.
Based on the requirements detailed in the quality assurance criteria, the sanctions are designed to ensure:
- consistency of decisions across all centres
- an incentive for change and continuous improvement
- confidence in the integrity of SQA's candidate certification
There are five levels of sanctions that can be imposed, depending on your overall outcome rating. For information on sanctions, please refer to Outcome Ratings and Sanctions.
What happens next?
At the end of the visit, the verifier will give a verbal report on the findings of the visit.
A completed qualification verification report will be sent to the SQA co-ordinator after the visit. If the findings of the visit confirm that your centre has successfully shown compliance with the quality assurance criteria, we may reduce how often we monitor your centre.
If we identify non-compliance with the quality assurance criteria during the visit, we will apply appropriate sanctions in relation to the risk identified. The level of the sanctions will depend on the impact on candidates and the credibility of SQA qualifications.
We have a range of methods to help you get back on track if our quality assurance activities identify problems in your centre. If issues arise, we will work with you to resolve them, and to ensure that candidates are not disadvantaged.
If you cannot carry out the required action in the agreed timescale, sanctions will be reviewed and your outcome rating may be increased.
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'Game of Thrones' Season 4, episode 8: Zap2it Google Hangout discussionAdd to Favorites | Game of Thrones
Zap2it's Google Hangout discussion is here to serve as your sob session. Join Zap2it expert Terri Schwartz, Hypable's guru Michal Schick, MTV's Josh Wigler and Reuters' Piya Sinha-Roy on Monday (June 2) at 6 p.m. ET/3 PT to discuss "The Mountain and the Viper."
This discussion will break the trend of the previous ones and talk a bit about the George R.R. Martin novels because there are such big deviations in the show. Have any questions or comments about the episode you'd like us to address? Tweet using the hashtag #GameofHuh for them to be brought up during the Hangout.
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Unique to cities of its size, Englewood's Downtown Shopping area is perhaps the most interesting and exciting in New Jersey. With more than 360 ground floor retail and restaurant operators, the Englewood downtown has been the home for many unique retailers for over 60 years.
Withover 1,000,000 square feet of retail space, Englewood offers a variety of goods and services that exceeds many malls and downtowns in the metropolitan New York/New Jersey market. A combination of national chains such as Jos A. Banks, Nine West, Ann Taylor Loft, Starbucks Coffee, Chico's, New York and Co., and The Children's Place give Englewood name recognition for newcomers and long time customers alike. The presence of some of the most unique and eclectic independent entrepreneurs in the state makes Englewood a destination for upscale shoppers from throughout Bergen County's Northern Vallery and areas as far north as Nyack, New York, and across the bridge into Westchester, upper Manhattan and Long Island.
Englewood has three of the strongest niches available in any shopping area in the region: women's upscale fashion, wedding and home furnishing and improvements. Combined with a strong traditional selection of stores, including camera shops, jewelry shops, children's clothing, hardware stores, and numerous specialty shops, these niches make Englewood a natural location for retailing.
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TALLAHASSEE – On Monday, May 5, Governor Rick Scott requested federal assistance for Florida communities to assist in recovery from the recent severe weather and flooding event. Governor Scott requested a Major Disaster Declaration for Individual Assistance for Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties.
"After a disaster, our goal is to work as quickly as possible to help communities recover and rebuild," said State Coordinating Officer Bryan W. Koon. "While no entity can fully erase the impacts of this disaster, federal assistance will go long way to help those communities return a sense of normalcy.
If a declaration is received then Individual Assistance will be available to individuals in those qualifying counties. Governor Scott's initial request is based on Preliminary Damage Assessments, and may be amended to include additional counties as Preliminary Damage Assessments are finalized.
State officials, in partnership with the Federal Emergency Management Agency and local county emergency management agencies, will continue to conduct damage assessments as additional counties complete their initial damage assessments. Visit www.FloridaDisaster.org/recovery for details about the damage assessment process and types of assistance that may be available.
Preliminary Damage Assessments are initiated by county emergency management agencies. Individuals who have experienced disaster-related damage to homes or businesses should call their local county Emergency Management Office to receive disaster-related information and to document their damages with officials.
From April 28 through May 2, a severe weather system brought torrential rains to the Northern Florida Gulf Coast. Governor Scott signed Executive Order 14-144, declaring a State of Emergency for 26 Florida Counties on April 30. Two Florida rivers, the Santa Fe and Choctawhatchee, reached major flood stage, while three additional rivers reached moderate flood stage and 14 reached minor flood stage.
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The Day it Rained Shovels!
Perhaps I should not have stopped to take a drink from that broken water main on my way to the Coralville Public Library!
The construction workers attempting to fix the underground pipes were not amused.
However, it was easy to mend fences with them when I discovered it was a giant frog that was gumming up the plumbing! I coaxed him out with a friendly smooch and a promise of a fun story time!
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On Tue, Aug 17, 2004 at 01:58:45PM -0700, Richard Crawford wrote:
> A user came to me today and told me that he was unable to open or edit a
> couple of his files. I went in to look and saw that the permissions on
> the files in question were set to 000, so that the directory entry looked
> like this:
> ---------- 1 joe webdev 152 Aug 13 15:27 img1.jpg
> ---------- 1 joe webdev 152 Aug 13 15:28 img2.jpg
> I went ahead and reset the permissions to 766 but I'm puzzled as to what
> could have caused this change to happen in the first place.
Err, shouldn't that be "644" or "664" for these files?
766 would mean:
Owner: Read/Write/Exec
Group: Read/Write
Other: Read/Write
Exec doesn't make much sense for a JPEG. And Read/Write for Other is
probably not a good idea. For Group, it depends on if others in 'webdev'
want to be able to edit the file (which I'm guessing is true).
I'd also check the permissions of the directories these files are in
("ls -ld .")
Sensible permissions would be 755, 775, 700, or 770, depending on the
situation. (The first two make sense for stuff you want people to see
over the web, so that your webserver process can read them. The second
two make sense for more private stuff. And, as before, the group permissions
depend on the situation, and the group ownership of the file/dir in question.)
Hope I'm not telling you a bunch of junk you already know, simply due to
a typo, or something. ;)
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Ian Kennedy had some real pretty numbers in 2011 and some less pretty numbers in 2012. Even so, Kennedy's 2012 season ended on a high note and he finished at 15-12 to give him a two year win-loss record of 36-16, which again looks very pretty. Those 36 wins are the fourth most in baseball over those two combined season. But, of course, we all know that the win-loss statistic is not very favored these days in the analytic community. And for the most part, that is the correct call. As such, Ian Kennedy is not really considered to be an elite pitcher and nobody's list of the ten or twenty best pitchers in baseball would include him. But there are some things you may not know about Ian Kennedy and you should. Some of them defend his lack of elite status and some fly in the face of it. Here, then is a list of things you probably did not know about Ian Kennedy's pitching. 1. Most of the batted balls off of Ian Kennedy are fly balls. Kennedy's ground ball percentage over the las...
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Two last-minute decisions have led Starkville's Meggan Franks to the world stage in mountain running.
Nancy Williams, 67,  died August 28, 2013 in Starkville, Mississippi.Â
Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 3, 2013 @ St. Matthew Missionary Baptist Church, Artesia, MS, with Reverend Nathaniel Best, officiating.Â
Visitation will be held Tuesday, September 2, 2013 from 1:00p.m-6:00 p.m. at West Memorial Funeral Home, Starkville, MS.Â
Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen spent the majority of Monday afternoon's press conference talking about what went wrong against the Oklahoma State Cowboys.
After a 21-3 loss in the season opener last Saturday, the Bulldogs went to work on Monday, trying to fix their mistakes.
MSU senior center Dillion Day said that the Labor Day practice was very business-like.
Mississippi State lost more than a ballgame on Saturday in Houston, Tex.
The Bulldogs left the Advocare Texas Kickoff Classic on the wrong side of a 21-3 score to Oklahoma State and a handful of injuries.
Senior starting quarterback Tyler Russell left in the third quarter after taking a knee to the head. Junior starting strong safety Jay Hughes was injured in the first half and did not return.
There is no panic from the Mississippi State Bulldogs after a week one loss.
The Bulldogs struggled on Saturday as they lost to the No. 13 (Associated Press) Cowboys of Oklahoma State 21-3 in the Advocare Texas Kickoff at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Tex.
There's no better measuring stick for an athletic team than to open the season with a tournament.
The Mississippi State volleyball squad got a big dose of that over the weekend.
HOUSTON – Mississippi State football coach Dan Mullen saw his offense find a rhythm early on, but lose it down the stretch Saturday.
The Bulldogs dropped a 21-3 decision to No. 13 (Associated Press) Oklahoma State in the Advocare Texas Kickoff in Reliant Stadium.
HOUSTON – There was a good bit of speculation that the Mississippi State defense could not stand up to the uptempo offensive style of Oklahoma State.
The Bulldog defense held the No. 13 (Associated Press) Cowboys to just 21 points in a 21-3 loss at Reliant Stadium on Saturday.Â
The Cowboys averaged 46 points per game last season.
Mississippi State's volleyball team lost 3-1, on Saturday to Southeast Missouri in four sets.
The Bulldogs are now 2-2 for the season.
Despite the loss, sophomore Taylor Scott notched a double-double with 19 kills and 15 digs. Joining her teammate in the double-double category was freshman Kimmy Gardiner who picked up 15 kills and 21 digs.
A young team can be expected to make a few errors during the course of the season.
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SpecificationsNotebook: Asus N73SV-V1G-TY282V (N73SV Series)
Processor: Intel Core i5 2410M
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M 1024 MB
Display: 17.3 inch, 16:9, 1600x900 pixels, glossy: yes
Weight: 3.448kg
Price: 899 euro
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Reviews for the Asus N73SV-V1G-TY282V
Downgrade. The sound machine, Asus N73JQ, impressed in November 210 with high-end workmanship, exclusive materials and a Full HD screen. The predecessor no longer has a quad core, dual HDD and Full HD. In return, the price has been reduced.
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Rating: Total score: 60%
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NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M:
Mid-range graphics card based on the GT 435M chip (GF108) with higher clock rates and DDR3 support.
Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.
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Dual-core processor based on the Sandy Bridge architecture with an integrated graphics card and dual-channel DDR3 memory controller. The CPU is clocked at 2.3 GHz (Turbo Boost 2.6-2.9 GHz) and the GPU at 650 (1200 MHz Turbo).
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
17.3": Meanwhile the 17 inch display size is a more frequently offered standard format for desktop-replacements. The DTR-laptops can't be carried easily, need much energy but on the other side texts can be read easily and high resolutions are no problem. DTR mainly are intended for stationary usage on desks, where the weight and the energy need are unimportant.
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3.448 kg: This laptop is heavy below average, compared with the average of notebooks. Therefore especially desktop replacements fit in this class of weight.
Asus: ASUSTeK Computer Incorporated, a Taiwanese multinational company, produces motherboards, graphics cards, optical drives, PDAs, computer monitors, notebook computers, servers, networking products, mobile phones, computer cases, computer components, and computer cooling systems. The company's 2007 revenues reached US$6.9 billion. ASUS also produces components for other manufacturers. The Eee PC initiated the netbook boom in 2008.
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Hotels in Santorini
Because of the island's international reputation, hotels in Santorini are rarely cheap, and even budget establishments raise their rates during the high season, particularly during the months of July and August. Most Santorini hotels are located on the western half of the island, near the cliff-side villages of Fira and Oia. Eastern hotels are generally less popular, as they lack the sweeping views available on the opposite side of the island, but as a result, rooms are typically less pricey. Visitors looking for a truly luxurious island experience should check out the Aressana Spa Hotel and Suites. Considered one of the best hotels in Santorini, the five-star hotel is located in the heart of Fira and is a popular destination for wedding parties. While the island is renowned for its elegant, five-star establishments, there are also more affordable Santorini hotels, including Casa Bianca, a boutique hotel located just outside of Fira town that exudes a simple authenticity, and the Voreina Gallery Suites, a hotel located on a hillside in Pyrgos village that offers sweeping views of sunsets over the Aegean Sea.
Nestled into a bucolic slope below the medieval hilltop village of Pyrgos, Carpe Diem's 10 individual suites, each with its own plunge pool, are tiered on two levels.
Built on the side of a cliff overlooking the Aegean Sea, the adults-only Perivolas resort has 20 suites housed in 300-year-old cliff dwellings that once belonged to local fishermen.
The dramatic geography of Santorini means that many hotels trade lots of space for Aegean views. But both are on offer at the new Astro Palace, located above the main clifftop town of Fira and its winding pedestrian streets.
Built in the 18th century, restored in the 20th, and perfected when the property took on the Relais & Châteaux banner in 2009, Zannos Melathron offers the storybook experience of sleeping in a Cycladic cave-style manor house.
Built atop a cliff overlooking the Santorini caldera basin, Katikies Hotel is renowned for its sweeping views of the Aegean Sea and the island's colorful sunsets. The bright white, freeform complex is comprised of steep stairways, wooden bridges, and cubist cottages housing 27 rooms and suites.
Once the home of a sea captain, La Maltese Estate Hotel is now an impeccable six-room Relais & Châteaux boutique hotel in the village of Imerovigli, a quiet area sandwiched between the two main tourist towns of Fira and Oia on Santorini's steep western edge.
Popular Santorini may boast the Greek Aegean's hottest nightlife, but this latest addition to the crowded hotel scene distinguishes itself with an emphasis on warm hospitality and traditional island tranquility.
The three gorgeous, airy rooms at the 1864-built Captain's House are perched high up on a hill in the village of Oia, at the northern tip of Santorini. All have canopy king beds and embroidered bedspreads, and cross-vaulted ceilings with antique chandeliers.
Set foot on the warm black sands of Vlychada Beach and you'll see why Santorini, an island formed by underwater calderas, is a favorite Greek island getaway. But escaping the summer crowds is no easy feat.
Built into the cliffs overlooking Santorini's Aegean-filled caldera, Mystique isn't fully visible from the road. But descend about 30 steep stone stairs and you'll discover sea-facing terraces, alfresco dining nooks, and an infinity pool.


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Whether you join a Charity Challenge trip, or travel independently, please download and read our free Guidebook to the Gunung Leuser National Park, and follow the Sumatran Orangutan Viewing Guidelines.
Sumatra Jungle Challenge Trek - 4th - 13th September 2015
- Join an expedition to the breathtaking Leuser forests of Sumatra;
- Track wildlife, visit local communities, and swim in hot springs;
- Raise funds to support orangutan conservation.
Throughout your trek you will learn to spot an astounding array of plants and wildlife and hone many rainforest skills. Sumatra's forests are a last refuge for many of the world's most endangered species. This trek is designed to make you feel at home in their world, and raise funds for conservation projects.
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We are pleased to offer on-campus housing packages for those who wish to stay on campus during reunion weekend. While residence halls are air-conditioned, please remember that in some cases there are communal bathrooms. Hampden-Sydney provides necessary bed linens, light blankets, and towels. You may want to bring an extra blanket, extra pillow, extra towel, or a fan; when packing, think camp. Classes are assigned to residence halls on the basis of the number of classmates expected at reunion. Please register before deadline to ensure your rooming preferences. If you register late, we cannot guarantee you a room with your class. On-campus housing is available Friday and Saturday nights. Thursday night stays may be added at an additional charge – please call the Alumni Office (434-223-6776) for details. Check here for off-campus housing options and hotel information.
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Children are welcome and encouraged participants at reunion. The cost for children ages 6 to 10 is $50 per child and for children 11 to 18 is $75 per child for the entire weekend and includes all meals. When registering, please indicate number and ages of all children on the registration form. A referral list of community members will be provided to all alumni interested in babysitting services during the reunion weekend for children ages 3 and up. Please check on the registration form if you are interested in a babysitter ($10/hour for each child).
Class Hospitality Rooms
Each class will have a hospitality room on campus to gather informally throughout the weekend. An initial supply of cups, ice, soft drinks, and mixers will be provided. We encourage you to coordinate with your classmates to provide additional refreshments and memorabilia as desired.
Registration Deadline
Please register for Reunion 2015 by May 29, 2015. The reunion registration fee helps defray the cost of a great event and covers such things as: catering; rental of tables, chairs, and linens; flowers; entertainment; special speakers; staffing; class photos; and hospitality rooms. Registration packages are offered on a per person basis. Registrations received after May 29 deadline will be charged a $50 fee.
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I-65 Sniper in Court
Posted: 07/27/2006 - A teen that police say confessed to the sniper shootings on Indiana interstates, appears in court, and his grandmother now faces charges also.
Posted: 07/27/2006 - A teen that police say confessed to the sniper shootings on Indiana interstates, appears in court, and his grandmother now faces charges also.
Updated: 07/27/2006 - Smiths Grove Police need your help in indentifying a man involved in an assault.
Updated: 07/27/2006 - Often, law enforcement use DNA evidence to help solve crimes. It can also be used to determine the answers to paternity tests or family tree configurations.
Updated: 09/24/2008 - Two Bowling Green Jr. Foods Stores have been targeted by robbers and police need your help tracking down these criminals.
Posted: 07/26/2006 - After allegations of discrimination in the Simpson County School System surfaced at a public forum last Friday, the school board now plans to take action.
Updated: 07/27/2006 - When victims of domestic violence try to get out of the relationship, many get EPO's and DVO's to keep them safe. In Part 2 of "Out of Order", Tamara Evans takes a look at whether these orders are keeping victims safe.
Posted: 07/26/2006 - Irregularities discovered in bad check division results in eleven count indictment.
Posted: 07/26/2006 - Health and Wellness Center holds clinics to certify babysitters.
Posted: 07/26/2006 - Police say a teen confesses to sniper shootings on Indiana interstate highways.
Posted: 07/26/2006 - Prosecutors outline conspiracy charges in the Fletcher Administration case.
Posted: 07/26/2006 - Former Warren County Magistrate Terry Stahl is denied shock probation.
Posted: 07/26/2006 - The U.S. Navy's first black diver has died.
Posted: 07/25/2006 - Future-Gen Power Plant has booted Kentucky off of its list of possible locations for its operation.
Posted: 07/25/2006 - More information is being released regarding the situation of the Franklin-Simpson Middle teacher who says he had to reapply for his own job and then didn't get it.
Updated: 07/26/2006 - It's often difficult to get out of domestic violence relationships once the cycle of abuse has begun. In Part 1 of "Out of Order", Tamara Evans takes a closer at the court orders designed to protect victims.
Updated: 07/25/2006 - It's been 10 years since a Bowling Green girl was kidnapped from her apartment complex, but still no clues into her abduction are clear.
Posted: 07/24/2006 - Last year, WKU president Gary Ransdell tasked his staff council with looking at making designated areas near academic buildings for smokers to light up without infringing on the rights of non-smokers. Last week, the Board of Regents approved a policy that will make this a reality.
Posted: 07/24/2006 - Russell County residents have another reason to celebrate. A few months ago, their own Tara Conner won Miss USA. Last night she placed fourth runner-up in Miss Universe. Tara has accomplished a lot. But to most who know her, she's achieved even more.
Posted: 07/24/2006 - The Housing Authority's Learning Center in Bowling Green has learned that part of it's funding has been cut.
Posted: 07/24/2006 - Governor Ernie Fletcher appoints Kentucky Court Of Appeals Judge John Minton as a justice for the Supreme Court Of Kentucky Second District.
Posted: 07/24/2006 - Every month until the winner for the St. Jude Dream Home is chosen, we are highlighting different aspects of the hospital to give you an idea of how they operate. WBKO's Ashley Davidson introduces us to a Kentucky researcher who works at the hospital.
Posted: 07/24/2006 - Sniper shootings along Interstate 65 leave one person dead and injure another.
Posted: 07/23/2006 - Good deeds come in all sizes... For one Glasgow man, a good deed came in the size of a dog tag.
Posted: 07/23/2006 - After announcing his resignation last month, the former principal of Franklin-Simpson High discusses why he decided to leave the Simpson County School District.
Posted: 07/22/2006 - A Russellville woman and her father have pleaded guilty to health care fraud conspiracy.


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that is intended to allow you to interact with AMQP-compliant message
brokers/servers such as RabbitMQ in a synchronous fashion.
It is based on a great deal of useful code from amqp by Aman Gupta and Carrot
by Amos Elliston.
You can use Bunny to :
* Create and delete exchanges
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* Publish and consume messages
Bunny is known to work with RabbitMQ versions 1.5.4 and above with version 0-8
of the AMQP specification.
WWW: https://github.com/ruby-amqp/bunny
NOTE: FreshPorts displays only information on required and default dependencies. Optional dependencies are not covered.
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A longevity-o-meter
Check out the "Vitality Compass" at the Blue Zones Community website. The results of a 2-3 minute quiz are based on a complex, 106-page algorithm developed by Dr. Robert Kane, a physician and a professor at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health. Here is my result (I'm 66 years old). Blue zone years refer to the number of years one has gained or lost given one's current behaviors.:


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Warner Bros. Pictures Gangsters Collection: Volume 1 DVD
Price: $68.98
- Technical Specs
- Format: DVD
- Rating: Not Rated
- Number of Discs: 6
- Run Time: 541 Minutes
- Region: 1
- Aspect Ratio: Fullscreen
- Language: English
- Studio: Warner Home Video
- DVD Release Date: March 25, 2008
- Packaging: Custom Case
- Closed Captioning: Yes
- Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
- Audio: ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Mono [CC]
- Color: Black & White
Audio Commentary
The taut, realistic time capsule of the Prohibition Era. James Cagney's breakthrough role! With 2 minutes of Recovered Footage not seen in over 70 years.
White Heat
"Made it, Ma! Top of the world!" Cagney's psychotic Cody Jarrett sparks this searing classic.
Angels With Dirty Faces
Ghetto kids admire a swaggering killer. With Humphrey Bogart, Pat O'Brien and the Dead End Kids.
Little Caesar
Loosely based on Al Capone! Edward G. Robinson dishes it out in a fiery masterwork.
The Petrified Forest
Bogart grabs notice as fugitive and hostage-taker Duke Mantee. With Bette Davis.
The Roaring Twenties
"He used to be a big shot." Cagney vs. Bogart in a racketeer rumble.
Additional Details
- DirectorRaoul Walsh William Wellman Michael Curtiz Mervyn LeRoy
- Primary CastBette Davis Joan Blondell Leslie Howard More
- GenreMystery & Suspense
- Release Date1931 1936 1938 1939 1949


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Frequently Asked Questions
Why take a public speaking class?
If you plan to graduate with an associates degree from Chemeketa you have a choice to take any of the speech classes offered here. If you know that you will transfer to PSU, OSU, WOU and may not transfer with the Associate of Arts Oregon Transfer or Associate of General Studies degree, it is recommended that you take Sp 111, Fundamentals of Public Speaking or Sp 112, Fundamentals of Persuasion which are public speaking courses.
The Speech & Communications department faculty strongly recommend that you take more than one communications course before graduating including at least one public speaking course.
Do you always have to give speeches in a speech class?
This depends on which class you take. If you take Sp 100, Sp 111, or Sp 112, you will give one or more speeches during the term. If you enroll in interpersonal or small group communication you may have to present to the class although the presentations may not be as formal as a public speaking course.
What if I am really nervous about giving speeches and working with other people?
Not to worry. Our instructors are experts and have years of experience in helping students cope and overcome communication anxieties. They work hard to make the classroom setting a challenging but comfortable environment in which to study communication.
What careers will a speech degree prepare you for?
Though any career would be enhanced by the ability to speak in public or smaller forums, the specific careers that apply may include broadcasting, public relations, professional consulting, marketing, sales, theater, politics and public service, customer service, and teaching.
Why would I want to take a speech class if it's not what I will be majoring in?
One of the skills most asked for by employers is the ability to communicate both orally and in writing. These competencies are also required by the state system of higher education to be a component of any degree program. In reality, these are very important skills for getting and keeping any job as well as assisting you in interpersonal relationships and other areas of your life.
Do all of the speech classes transfer to the universities and other private colleges?
This is an interesting question to ask in a higher education system that is not uniform. The best answer we can give is that if you get an Associate of Arts or an Associate of Science degree before you transfer to an Oregon University, you will have whatever speech course you have taken accepted as fulfilling the speech requirement of that college.
If you transfer without the AA degree, it is up the college or university to evaluate the course. It is wise to check with the college you plan to attend as to what they will accept.
Is attendance and participation really important for speech classes?
Yes, this is experiential learning where not only are you a speaker, you are also a listener, an audience member, an active small group problem-solver, and a key contributor to the classroom environment. Watching and listening to others speak can enhance your own communication.
Are there any competitive speaking opportunities at the college?
At this time we do not participate in any competitive speaking events as a college. We are working on several service learning options that would allow you to give speeches in public settings. We may also organize a speakers bureau to provide students with additional public speaking opportunities.
Will I have to do any writing in a speech course?
To communicate well includes both writing and speaking. It would be impossible to design a speaking class that would not also require some written analysis or preparation.
Some speech classes are more writing intensive including interpersonal and small group communication courses that require that students reflect on their personal communication styles and methods.
Public speeches as well require the same amount of effort and attention to language, structure, and content as a well-written paper. Such effort, however, reaps rewards from an attentive and appreciative audience.


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ABOUT 200 workers at an engineering firm at Walvis Bay allegedly had upset stomachs after drinking "expired cooldrinks" at a company function at Dune 7 on Saturday.
The party caterer described the alleged diarrhoea as a case of "sour grapes" because the workers were limited to one beer each, and were not allowed to trade their soft drinks for more beer.
The Namibian received a complaint that the workers were "poisoned" by their manager, who allegedly gave them "expired cooldrinks and beer".
"[This manager] is busy poisoning the workers. We were about 300 workers at the party. Now about 200 workers have diarrhoea just because they drank expired stuff," one worker said.
A company source said they were not aware of so many workers being sick after the party; in fact, it was the first time they had heard of it.
The source said that the function - to celebrate a successful project - was catered for by a local business and that the company was not responsible for providing the drinks.
An agreement that each worker was allowed one beer and two soft drinks was apparently not welcomed by all, with some partygoers unsuccessfully trying to swap their soft drinks for more beer.
The caterer said it was impossible that so many people could have become sick.
According to him, there were only about 200 workers at the party, and he confirmed the agreement with the company that each worker was allowed one beer and two soft drinks.
He admitted that one of the workers did in fact bring to his attention an expired soft drink.
"I immediately removed the expired cans and replaced them with fresh stock. I also don't like expired stock. That was an exception since I always keep fresh stock but sometimes a few expired items will slip through. It would only have been a few expired cooldrinks that were mistakingly handed to the workers, but not so many as to make 200 sick," said the caterer.


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Jose Mourinho
There's rarely a season that passes without Jose Mourinho pulling some sort of trick out of his sleeve when it matters most.
The Portuguese boss is exceptional when it comes to getting the best out of his teams when they're in a tight spot, and the way he conducts his business at important stages of the season is second to none.
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22nd April 2014
Matt Bomer: I've been married to my same-sex partner for three years 6
10:53 PM — Gay actor Matt Bomer has revealed that he's secretly been married to his same-sex partner for the past three years.
1st April 2013
Zenit FC's Hulk: 'Homophobic football fans at my club do not think at all' 9
11:14 PM — A footballer at what has been described as Russia's most racist football club, has heavily criticised fans who supported a manifesto late last year calling for the club to discriminate against gay and black players.
12th December 2011
Hulk Hogan: 'If I was gay I would embrace it' 14
1:34 PM — Hulk Hogan has dismissed his former wife's claims that he is gay as "insane" and says he would accept his sexuality if he was gay.
11th December 2011
Wrestler Hulk Hogan suing ex-wife for claiming he had a gay affair 18
2:39 PM — Wrestler Hulk Hogan is to sue his former wife for defamation after she used a radio interview to promote her autobiography to claim that her ex-husband had a gay relationship with fellow WWE star Brutus Beefcake.


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Peace and Disarmament
Dewey Scholar Speaks at SGI-USA's Culture of Peace Distinguished Speaker's Lecture Series
On September 13, 2009, Dr. Larry Hickman, professor of philosophy at Southern Illinois University Carbondale and the director of the Center for Dewey Studies, spoke at the SGI-USA Chicago Culture Center as part of the ongoing Culture of Peace Distinguished Speakers Series. Dr. Hickman, a former president of the John Dewey Society—a leading American association of educators—spoke about the similarities between Dewey's philosophy and that of Soka education, which originated in the works of founding Soka Gakkai President Tsunesaburo Makiguchi and has been put into practice by SGI President Ikeda in a school system spanning from kindergarten to university level. Approximately 500 people attended the event.
Dr. Hickman emphasized that Soka education can bridge the gap between Dewey's work and the urgent needs of today's educational system. Both educational philosophies, he said, are grounded in the belief that education should be humanistic and foster lifelong learners. He further stated that "The school is a laboratory for developing good citizens," and that "it needs to involve character training and moral education."
SGI President Ikeda is engaged in an ongoing dialogue with Dr. Hickman and Dr. Jim Garrison, president of the John Dewey Society and a professor at the School of Education at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
The SGI-USA Culture of Peace Distinguished speakers series, which aims to foster a culture that rejects violence and addresses the root causes of conflict through the power of dialogue, commenced in 2007 and focuses on the action areas defined by the 1999 U.N. Declaration and Program of Action on a Culture of Peace.
[Adapted from an article in the October 16, 2009, issue of the World Tribune, SGI-USA; photo courtesy of World Tribune]


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3 Ninjas Trilogy (1994)
Director: Charles T. Kanganis Starring: Charles Napier Loni Anderson Victor Wong Hulk Hogan
Learn more about 3 Ninjas Trilogy:
Format: DVD
Manufacturer: Sony
Sku: 40716138
Category Keywords: Action Adventure Brothers Buddies Japan Kids Adventure Martial Arts Ninjas
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3 Movies Non-Stop Ninja Action!
|Includes kick back, knuckle up, high noon.
Editor's NoteThe follow-ups to the engaging martial arts movie 3 NINJAS, this trilogy follows the adventures of three young brothers whose grandfather has trained them in ninjitsu. 3 NINJAS KICK BACK sees Rocky, Colt, and Tum-Tum traveling to Japan with their grandfather to help him deliver a ceremonial dagger at a ninja tournament. The trio's martial arts skills will be put to the test by a trio of bumbling thieves and a handful of opposing ninjas. Then, in 3 NINJAS KNUCKLE UP, the mini-ninjas take on a wealthy toxic waste polluter who threatens to obliterate the Indian community. To do this the boys must, against all odds, locate a disk with incriminating evidence. Finally, in 3 NINJAS HIGH NOON AT MEGA MOUNTAIN, the dastardly villains Medusa and Lothar Zogg invade a family fun park and take its summer visitors hostage. Now it's up to the three ninjas to save the day, with a little help from an aging action movie hero who needs to pull off the rescue to regain his street credibility.
Cast & Crew
|Chad Power
|Charles Napier
|Crystle Lightning
|Hulk Hogan
|Jim Varney
|Loni Anderson
|Max Elliot Slade
|Michael Treanor
|Victor Wong
|Charles Kanganis - [Kick] Director
|Sean McNamara - [High Noon] Director
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Disney Photography Tips: Boo to You Parade
We are back with another installment of Disney Photography Tips and this time we are each sharing our approach to photographing the Boo to You parade from Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party at the Magic Kingdom. We will be photographing this parade as a large group during Photo Magic and have already received many requests for setting suggestions and the gear that should be used. What you will probably notice when reading this entry is that none of us feel we are any good when it comes to shooting this parade! Granted we have all walked away with good shots in the past, but you will see that it can be a very difficult parade to photograph and you need to get the settings just right if you want that perfect shot!
Hopefully by starting the discussion here, others will start to share their settings in the comments and by the time Photo Magic comes around (in just two weeks!!!), we will all be ready with our cameras to capture those Grim Grinning Ghosts as they make their way down Main Street, U.S.A.
Be sure to let us know your thoughts and approach in the comments, we are dying to hear them!
Cory Disbrow
I've had pretty bad luck shooting this parade in the past, and hope to change that soon. In terms of gear, you'll probably want to use your fastest lens for this application. The above shot was taken with a Canon 50mm f/1.2 Lens, which is just ridiculous. With the light levels constantly changing, Auto-ISO might be helpful if your camera's Auto-ISO function works well. If not, I'd dial in my settings in Manual Mode and adjust the ISO from there. Another thing I would do here is go into spot metering. That way, the camera will meter for what you're focusing on, which is normally the brightest part of the frame.
As far as locations go, the obvious answer is to go to Main Street USA to get that grand view with the castle in the background. If Main Street is too crowded though, Frontierland is a pretty solid second bet. The lighting there has been a little more consistent in my attempts to photograph this parade, so you might walk away with a few more keepers, even if they don't include the castle in the background.
Lastly, and I think this is a very valuable tip for this parade, is to just shoot a ton. In the digital age, we have the luxury to be able to take a ton of photos and then go back and delete the bad ones. Especially in funky lighting conditions like the Boo to You parade, you'll have a much higher probability of getting a nice and sharp shot if you take ten photos instead of just one or two.
Ryan Pastorino
I agree with Cory on a few points. First of all I will say I have only shot this parade maybe twice and I struggled both times. It really is one of the most difficult to shoot due to low light and constantly changing lighting effects. But if I am going to attempt to shoot it, I'm going to stick to my normal nighttime parade shooting techniques.
First of all, location is important. My preference would be Main Street or somewhere in the hub where the castle can be used as a backdrop. Main Street is especially good for catching the Headless Horseman as he rushes down the street towards you.
I have always said that the trickier the shooting conditions, the easier manual mode will make things. I know manual mode scares a lot of people, but hopefully what I have to say makes it less intimidating. The first reason I prefer manual mode is consistency. Once you dial in settings, you don't need to worry about what the camera is doing and all you have to concentrate on is nailing focus and composition. By using a semi-automatic mode such as Aperture or Shutter Priority, the camera will be calculating exposure between each frame based on metering settings, where your lens is pointed, and whats going on with the lighting at that second. You could hold your exposure lock button to lock in settings, or you can use manual mode…
Another reason I use manual mode is because I try to minimize the workload on the camera. If I want to maintain a certain shutter speed to freeze the action, why use shutter priority to let the camera choose aperture when I know it's dark enough that I'll need my lens opened up all the way anyway? In fact, chances are your camera will just select the widest aperture in that environment. So take the load off the camera and just switch to manual and dial in your widest available aperture and leave it.
Shutter speed is important because you want to freeze the action. With the camera in manual and the widest aperture set, now you can focus on a shutter speed that will stop the action. This is probably over 1/200s, at least. Some action in these parades require up to 1/400s to adequately freeze the action. That's extremely fast in such a dark environment, so to fill in the rest of the exposure triangle, a high ISO setting is required. Some cameras handle high ISOs better than others, but I will just say that my personal definition of a keeper is a sharp, well-exposed photo. A soft or blurry photo goes straight to the trash bin. There are trade-offs in photography. I prefer a sharp photo that might be noisy over a squeaky-clean but blurry photo. Most modern cameras, including entry-level, are capable of producing good results at higher ISOs. Noise reduction has greatly improved in editing software as well.
In addition to dialing in exposure, choosing the right focusing mode is important as well. Single shot mode is great if you have time to focus and compose without any change in distance from the subject. That's kind of rare with a parade, so servo mode might be best as the camera will constantly adjust focus as the subject moves. At wide apertures, the focus plane is extremely thin so nailing focus is crucial. If your lens has image stabilization, use it. But remember image stabilization is designed to help against camera shake. It won't do anything to help freeze the action from the performers so again shutter speed is important.
Finally, I will echo what Cory said above. Shoot a lot. Use burst mode and fire off a few bursts which will help you not only catch a sharp keeper, but also increases the likelihood of catching that perfect moment with the perfect expression on the performer's face. Most importantly, have fun and enjoy the parade! I'm looking forward to getting another opportunity to shoot this parade!
Alan Rappaport
Boo To You is my favorite parade on Disney soil. I never get tired of seeing the hitchhiking ghosts float down down Main Street with a legion of ghoulish grave-diggers in tow. With that said, you'd think I'd have a portfolio of quality Boo To You shots, or an encyclopedia of tips on how to capture the parade. The truth is I have neither. Boo To You continues to challenge the limits of both my ability and my gear each time I shoot it.
Numerous trial and error attempts at taking on the parade have have led me to rely on manual mode for the most versatility. I've found that direct control over my shutter speed and aperture is the best combo for dealing with the varying lighting effects of the floats as well as the fast motion of the performers.
I'll start by setting my shutter speed to what I think will be appropriate – say 1/60 or 1/80 with a 50mm lens equivalent. Then I'll speed it up a couple of stops due to my tendency to grossly underestimate the speed of the floats & performers. I'll try to keep my aperture a few stops short of its max opening in order to up my chances of capturing sharp images – but I'll go fully wide if I need the extra light. The last part of the equation, ISO, I let fly on auto though I'm careful to limit its max setting to keep from completely obliterating any highlights.
As the parade comes into range I'll begin juggling my settings trying to keep up with the scenes and conditions of the parade. I'll quickly chimp an image or two to see how I'm doing, as well as keep an eye on my exposure compensation guide to make sure I'm not underexposing my shots too much.
I'm always one to champion making the best use out of the gear you've got, but Boo To You, like dark rides, is much more cooperative with a fast lens and good ISO performance. If neither of those are at your disposal hope is not lost. There are numerous spots around the parade route that are respectably illuminated and allow for great photos even when you are limited to a point & shoot.
Like I said, Boo To You is a challenging parade to shoot, so don't get discouraged if you don't nail it on your first shot (or second, third, fourth, fifth and so on in my case). Have fun, enjoy the music and energy and just keep trying.
I'm Looking forward to shooting Boo To You along with everyone in just a few days during PhotoMagic. Good luck and don't worry, it's really not so scary.
Adam Hansen
I don't always photograph a parade at Disney, but when I do, I prefer the Boo to You parade.
Photographing the parade has always been a challenge for me, which is probably one of the reasons I enjoy it so much. I have been happy with a good amount of shots I have captured over the years, but I still don't feel like I have ever gotten that one shot I am after.
When it comes to my approach to photographing Boo to You, I wish I had one trick or setting that I could share with you, but unfortunately I don't. Just as Cory, Ryan and Alan mentioned in their sections of the article, it is much easier to struggle with shooting this parade than be good at it.
The first time I attended the party, I had my Nikon D90 and the Nikon 35mm f/1.8 lens. I thought I just needed to set the ISO a bit higher than normal (like a dark ride) and put the camera in aperture priority with it set at f/1.8 and I would be all set. I quickly realized that was not true and I had to use manual mode to set the shutter speed myself, which at the time was brand new to me. Too many of the shots were coming out blurry when I had it in aperture priority, between the different performers, constantly changing lights and the overall darkness of the parade, the camera could not get the correct shutter speed set in time for a clean shot. I had to quickly figure out the best shutter speed to use by trial and error, and I ended up getting a few keepers from the second parade thanks to that.
I had the opportunity to photograph the parade just a few weeks ago and used my Olympus OM-D E-M5 for the first time when shooting it. I picked my fastest lens, the Panasonic 25mm f/1.4, and had my camera in manual mode. I took a bit of time before the parade started to find (what I thought) were the ideal settings that would allow me to walk away with every shot perfectly exposed and sharp, or so I thought.
I ended up shooting in manual mode and set the aperture to f/1.4 and moved the shutter speed between 1/60 and 1/125 depending on the scene in the parade. The ISO was set at 5,000 the entire time, though I think during Photo Magic I will try lowering that because I noticed a number of shots came out too noisy. Based on Ryan's comments above, I am going to try setting the shutter speed to around 1/200 to start with and see how that works, though I will be ready to adjust as needed.
I still have trouble looking at a scene and knowing the shutter speed, aperture and ISO that needs to be set in manual to freeze the action. So what I would do is use the time before the parade to test out my settings, either on cast members walking down Main Street or the performers in the dance party that gets shown before the parade. I will then adjust the shutter speed during the parade based on what I am shooting at the time. I tried going with a slower shutter speed during the gravediggers segment so that I could capture the sparks on the street, but it ended up being too slow and I came away with nothing. That is one scene in particular that I plan on working on during Photo Magic.
For the most part I have been happy with the results I have gotten during the Boo to You parade. I still don't feel I have captured the perfect shot from any scene, but just like a dark ride, it makes me want to keep trying. To be honest, I am looking forward to getting together as a group to find out what others plan to use for their settings and hopefully coming away with a few of the shots I have always been after.
If you are able to come away with a few good photos, it can even be worth having that song stuck in your head for a few weeks! Plus, who doesn't love a parade that ends with free lollypops!
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> If you need to create a new partition on a Windows 2000 machine to add
> Linux in order to dual boot, does it make any difference whether you
> make a new primary partition or a new extended partition?
(You may want to read this as a complete doc before attemtping it.)
I have not encountered any difference for Linux using extended
partitions. Actually, I use this system on our single disk systems that
have ATA/IDE drives. It is rather tricky to have more than 4 primary
partitions on one of these HD. If Windows is involved, I'll often put
Windows 2000 on the first partition (NTFS), and Windows ME on the second
partition (FAT-32) so that each sees its local start-disk as "Drive
C:". The obvious benefits include have two separate registries and windows
trees since Windows ME/98/95 does not read NTFS by default and does not
assign a "C:" drive to the first partition, but instead assigns it to the
first windows/DOS-like partition (Partition 2) which becomes Drive drive
C: when in Windows ME/98/95. Copying files between the two becomes a bear,
and you need to install on two separate trees any time you want an app on
both that requires resistration services in windows, but windows 2000 can
read the Fat32 partition and copy files to the Win ME/98/95.
To install Windows ME after Windows 2000, do not just boot from the WinME
and take the deafults. Boot from the floppy (or ifyou made a bootable
WinME CD like I did, then boot from that) and when the option comes up
asking if you want to install WIndowsME, choose not to. Instead, choose to
boot with CD-ROM support. THEN, change drives to the CD-ROM drive (D: on
many systems) and cd to WIN9X and run SETUP.EXE from that directory. (The
setup on the root of the CD may try to destroy all of your partitions on
the disk and sety one big partition for Windows ME)
After Windows is done, you will have 2-3 "primary" partitions. (2 if you
have WinME and Win2k each on separate partitions, 3 if you only have only
Win2K on one partition.)
You *can* use Windows 2000's built in partition system, but there is a bit
of risk with it and Linux. Why? It does not always stop at the Cyl
boundary. This can create complications with LILO finding the place on
disk to reference the start or end of the partition. As I understand it,
and I can be wrong here, Windows 2K with NTFS has an added "feature" to
allow you to specify partitions that do not stop at the cyl boundary. This
allows you to effectively say you want to make partition 1 use cyls
1-892.25 (yes, that is a decimal) but make complications for LILO and
other boot managers. For LILO, this can often be "fixed" (heh) by adding
the option "fix-table" to /etc/lilo.conf (see man lilo.conf for info on
what it does.)
How to get around this? What I do, is to install Linux first - or at least
partition the disk with Linux, and set the first 2 partitions to use the
space desired for Windows 2000 and Windows ME. I set the first to be of
type NTFS, and the second to be of type FAT-32 LBA. Then I set the 3rd for
linux, and make the 4th an extended partition using up all remaining
space. In that extended partition, I create the remaining Linux
partitions. (If, I have 3 partitions available, then I set "swap" to be
the 3rd partition and root ("/") to be partition 2. If I only have 2
partitions available, I set the 3rd partitions to be root ("/")
The sub-partitions of the extended partition, become things like:
(Often in this order:)
swap (If not used as a primary)
/var (At Least 5Gb, prefer more)
/home (Depends on your users' needs.)
/tmp (At least 1Gb, prefer 3Gb or more)
/usr (At least 4Gb, prefer more.)
/usr/local (Depends on your customization for added compiled packages. I
use at least 3Gb, preferably more)
I use this order on many systems because of how I see the fs being used on
many linux boxes. I have not benchmarked this, so this may be just
something that seems like it should work, but here goes...
By placing the "swap" partition near the middle of the disk, you make the
average seek time to swap any time you use it minimized. On average, no
matter where the heads are on ths disks (tarck-wise), they need only seek
at most, half the distance to center. The root filesystem is used a lot
during boot, but there is some caching for frequently accessed files. Next
busiest on server machines is often /var for web servers that use
/var/www, and for the loging often stored in /var/log. Systems with many
users, will often seem more use in /home as user do stuff in their home,
log in, and log out, so /home or /var may change places on some systems I
install. /tmp can get a lot of files on systems with many users, so it is
often next. Then /usr is next with the many user based binaries that are
executed, and /usr/local/ is last since that includes stuff often added to
the system afterwards, and if the new src trees are meant to replace the
old system copies, then the PREFIX in the src can just be changed to
"/" or "/usr" to decrease user access to these files.
How much speedup you can gain with this is probably fairly small in
comparison to other things. For example, having swap on a separate high
speed SCSI bus with nothing else, and having each partition/volume on a
separate SCSI disk, and having your tape backup on yet another
bus. Another thing that can offer more speedups might be memory on slow
systems, or even a newer faster HD to replace a cheaper HD that might be
2+ years old.
For me, making my root ("/") partition a primary and also Swap if I have
a spare primary partition and use the rest as extended for irrational
reasons. (It just "seems" right.)
> What are the relative advantages and disadvantages between using an
> extended vs. a primary partition for Linux?
Biggest plus include being able to have more than 4 partitions
availbale on a Linux Only HD, and more than 1, 2 or 3 if you are sharing
your HD with other OS.
Minuses? Hm. My thought back in 1995 on this was that a primary partition
might be more easily recognized by a volume checking program (fsck,
checkdsk, etc), but I have not come across a place where this ever
happened! If the OS can recognize the partition, then its tools for
fixing/checking the partition/volume should work.
Another issue, if you do any work in the /dev files, just dont play around
too much with the /dev/hd?? that maps to the allocated "Extended
partition". The OS will/should not recognize it as a valide volume. Dont
format it, or else you will lose all of the sub-partitions that are part
of the extended partition.
Your partitions listed from df will skip some values in the /dev/hdaX
(assuming you have ATA/IDE primary master with multiple parts)
You wont see the "swap" partition so that "X" will be skipped, and the
extended partition "X" will also not be mapped to a mountpoint - assuming
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Most people with endocarditis begin to have symptoms within 2 weeks after
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In a late-March conference call with reporters Nicki Minaj, was totally blunt when asked whether she believed any of the remaining guys had a chance to win. "No. Not a chance" she answered. Read on to find out which contestants Nicki thinks are the front-runners, which contestants she could possibly see herself collaborating with, and whether she'd consider returning to Idol next season.
Did she have a favorite gay contestant that auditioned?
"I definitely think Papa Peachez was probably the most dear to my heart, only because I felt that he was such a superstar. But I don't think he really knew that yet. Whenever I meet someone where I feel like they don't really know their own worth, it kinda bothers me. I thought he was so exciting. I wanted to see him perform his original music every week. Unfortunately, he got overshadowed by all the other big singers."
What does she like about Amber Holcomb. What does she need to do to make it to the final.
"What I loved about her, was that she got hardly any airtime prior to Vegas. I feel like America didn't even know she existed until Vegas shows. She already had something going against her. When she sang 'My Funny Valentine,' it's like she became a young Whitney Houston. I think everyone was just blown away. I think that it's really exciting that we got to see her become a superstar, as opposed to already figuring out that she was one of the contenders that was already on everyone's minds. She needs to come on stage and treat it like she's fighting for her life, every single night. Last week, for whatever reason–probably was resting on her laurels thinking 'everybody loves me now, I don't have to have such a dynamic performance.' And then she was in the bottom 3. If she comes out there and keeps that sparkle in her eye every single week, and keeps on making it feel like it could be her possible last time on stage, I think that she'll be fine. I think her voice is out of this world."
What have been her best and worst moments on Idol?
"I don't have a worst Idol moment. I've been spectacular. Yes, I'm going to toot my own horn. My best moment is every single moment. I'll toot it again."
A reporter from MTV asked, "You've made quite a splash on the show so far. You kind of showed up late a little bit last week, you've been kind of speaking your mind. Are you kind of surprised by how easy it's been for you to kind of get out there and be yourself and share your criticisms and your compliments?
Nicki responded, "OK. The first part of your question had nothing to do with the question you ended up answering. I'm just going to pass on that question" Nicki was clearly irritated.
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Begun during the administration of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the project was originally called the "Appalachian Scenic Highway". Work began on September 11, 1935 and took over fifty-two years to complete, the last stretch (near the Linn Cove Viaduct) being laid around Grandfather Mountain in 1987.
The Parkway runs from the southern terminus of Shenandoah National Park's Skyline Drive in Virginia to U.S. 441 at Oconaluftee in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Cherokee, North Carolina. There is no fee for using the Blue Ridge Parkway, however commercial vehicles are prohibited, except for tour buses. The roadway is not maintained in the winter, and weather is extremely variable in the mountains, so conditions and closures often change rapidly.


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They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and if that's the case, Miley Cyrus should be hella flattered by this girl!
Meet Jessica Villafane, a 19-year-old community college business student from Tampa who has pretty much dedicated her life to impersonating MC. Although she doesn't have to try too hard–she's already got the look:
Ever since she dressed up as Hannah Montana for a third grade talent show, Jessica has realized it's kind of fun having the face of a celeb. Throughout Miley's career, she's been hired to show up at birthday parties, meet-and-greets, and now, even Bangerz shows.
Just this week, Jess posed with fans outside of a concert in Kansas City and managed to actually fool a few people including a TV reporter as well as a woman who told her that her music saved her from cancer (awkward…)
But the biggest test of Jessica's "career" was when she caught the eye of Miley herself. "She did like a triple take," J recalled. "She was like, 'What?' She pointed to me in complete awe and then I pointed back to her … kind of like a mirror reflection. Her jaw just dropped and she said, 'You look exactly like me.'"
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Students Raise Money to Fight Hate Crime
A few days before the man who confessed to arson and pleaded guilty to civil rights violations was to be sentenced, Faisa and Eva took action. Earlier in the semester they had petitioned Community Council (Bard College at Simon's Rock's student government) and received funds to produce events through their own organization, Chill Club, but at that crucial moment they decided to use the money to support the work Coffee Club was already doing.
Faisa and Eva planned an auction where students offered services like Arabic lessons or rides into town to the highest bidder. They raised more than $2,000 in one night. On a Campus with just under 400 students, that's an extraordinary number. It's also a good example of the power and resourcefulness of students at Simon's Rock: animated by their connection to the greater Western Massachusetts community, they acted independently to start an organization, produce an event, and raise funds.
What's clear is that Simon's Rock students are leaders in many senses of the word. They mentor and tutor their classmates as well as students at local schools, volunteer in soup kitchens every week, serve on Community Council and bodies like the Anti-Harassment Anti-Discrimination Committee, and organize trips to New Orleans and to Haiti to participate in relief work.
For the 2010-2011 academic year, there's a strategic initiative around student leadership. Social action and leadership like this is endemic to the culture of a school that celebrates the fact that liberal education serves the public good and in doing so becomes one of the most powerful vehicles for social transformation. This year's strategic initiative serves as an opportunity to renew this commitment and to build on the work already being done on campus with the addition of dedicated staff and new requirements for service learning.
Active Community Engagement
One aspect of the leadership initiative that's already in place is a reimagining of the College's health and wellness workshops and activities under a new title: Active Community Engagement (A.C.E). "We understand now more than ever that any programming that seeks to address health must involve a service component. We can't produce healthy individuals without healthy communities, and vice versa," says Residence Director Keon Diggs.
A.C.E. requires all students to participate in service learning in each of their first three semesters on campus. While a great many students are already participating in various activities, both on- and off-campus, the requirement serves to formalize the college's commitment to and emphasis on community-based learning and leadership. The focus is on building sustainable, mutually-beneficial relationships based on the recognition that both the College and its community partners have resources to offer and needs to be served.
"Our work is not just to create educated people, but to help individuals become citizens of the world who are capable of understanding the issues they face individually and as members part of communities both local and global," says Diggs. "That begins with connecting the work students do inside the classroom to action that they can take here and now, action that puts what they're learning in context." With this new initiative, students across the campus will be taking part in an invaluable labor: thinking through the classrooms they sit in to the issues facing the world they live in.
Empowering Student Leaders to Do More
Erin Cannan, Bard Dean of Special Projects, is a new face on campus. With years of experience empowering student leaders and student activists at Bard College at Annandale, Cannan is working with students through the Win Student Resource Commons to develop leadership skills in social action and social change. Plans include creating a leadership corps and a virtual center for connecting students to ongoing service projects and resources for developing leadership skills in social action and social change.
"I'm working specifically with first-year Acceleration to Excellence Program (AEP) students. These students have already demonstrated a lot of leadership work, and we'll support them as they continue to develop what they've already begun," Cannan Says. "Because of Simon's Rock's small size, and because some students stay for two years rather than four, students step onto campus the first day with the opportunity to lead."
To do this, Cannan will network first-year AEP students with the organizations and resources the campus offers. This coming academic year, she hopes to host a post-Writing and Thinking Workshop meeting with these students to introduce them to civic engagement opportunities, to hone some particular skills, and to reflect on the importance of the experience. "The goal is to have new student leaders plugging into programs on campus as soon as they arrive," Cannan says. Students will learn about Community Council; about how to run a meeting; how to propose a new organization or seek funding for their projects; and how to cultivate relationships in the broader community.


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My daughter came home from school one day with one of those wild rumors that she had heard at school. It was from a very reliable source, she insisted. She had heard it from so-and-so on the playground who had heard it from so-and-so on the school bus. (I've always regarded the school bus as a fount of trustworthy information, haven't you?) This particular nugget of truth was something about how the school principal had a secret bowling alley in the basement of the school. I said, "The school doesn't have a basement." But this only served to prove her point – it was a "secret bowling alley" so the fact that no one thought there was a basement proved the existence of the secret bowling alley there!
This is when we first introduced the concept of the Crazy-o-Meter. I asked, "How does that rate on the Crazy-o-Meter?" and I held up my forearm and moved it back and forth like the needle on a meter. Holding up her own forearm and tilting it pretty far to one side, she had to admit that it did sound like a pretty crazy idea. We discussed how the more crazy something sounds, the more likely it is to be a rumor, and maybe she shouldn't repeat it.
Since then, we've asked, "How does that rate on the Crazy-o-Meter?" several times. Then at Christmas, my daughter surprised me by making me a Crazy-o-Meter! Now we don't need to use our arms to indicate craziness.
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