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Feb. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Buffalo Wild Wings Inc., the restaurant chain with more than 800 locations, rose in extended trading after reporting a 34 percent increase in fourth-quarter profit that topped analysts' estimates.
The shares jumped 16 percent to $81.40 at 7:41 p.m. in New York after closing regular trading at $70.19. Buffalo Wild Wings gained 54 percent last year.
Net income rose to $13.6 million, or 73 cents a share, from $10.2 million, or 55 cents, a year earlier, the Minneapolis-based company said today in a statement. Analysts projected 67 cents, the average of estimates compiled by Bloomberg.
Buffalo Wild Wings, which plans to have 900 restaurants by the end of this year, has sought to attract consumers with flavored wings, shareable appetizers and draft beer. Customers ate a record 7.7 million wings on Super Bowl Sunday this year, Chief Executive Officer Sally Smith said today on an earnings call with analysts and investors.
Smith said the company will expand to 1,500 locations in five to seven years and may seek to acquire other restaurant brands to help fuel growth.
"It is very early and something that we started talking about probably mid-year last year as we looked at our growth," Smith said today in a telephone interview. Buffalo Wild Wings would most likely be "interested in a small, emerging chain" in the casual-dining or fast-casual industry, she said.
An acquisition would probably be funded with a combination of debt and cash "depending on the size of the chain that we're looking at," she said.
Sales at company-owned stores open at least 15 months rose 8.9 percent in the quarter. Sales at franchised locations increased 5.9 percent.
Revenue advanced 34 percent to $220.5 million in the quarter ended Dec. 25. Analysts projected $210.6 million, on average. The company reiterated its forecast for full-year profit growth of 20 percent.
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The Army says a soldier stationed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage has been charged in the Christmas morning shooting death of another soldier at the military base.
Pfc. Grant Wise, 25 of Fairport, was found dead in another soldier's barracks room.
The Anchorage Daily News reports that the Army announced Wednesday it has charged 23-year-old Spc. Marshall Drake with involuntary manslaughter, negligent homicide and failure to obey regulations.
In a written statement, the Army alleges that Drake shot Wise. Officials also say Drake wrongfully stored his personal firearm and ammunition in the barracks and failed to disclose and register the gun.
Army spokesman Lt. Col. William Coppernoll said he could not provide any additional details about the shooting.
Drake is originally from Mount Pleasant, S.C.

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A regular decagon has both rotational and reflection symmetry. To begin with let's look at rotational symmetry. Rotational symmetry means how many degrees can you rotate the decagon until it matches up and looks exactly the same. Since this is a decagon there are ten different positions in which this would work. Remember that there are 360 degrees in one full rotation? Therefore if you take 360 and divide by ten you will get 36. So a regular decagon has rotational symmetry with a 36 degree angle of rotation. Keep in mind the decagon must be regular which mean the sides are all congruent and the angles are all equals. Reflection symmetry means that you can fold the shape in half and it will match up perfectly. For a regular decagon you could draw a line from a vertex across the shape to another vertex and fold along this line. You will end up with 5 axes of symmetry.
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Hinton received his undergraduate and master's degrees from Northwestern University, where he studied conducting and arranging with John P. Paynter, trumpet with Vincent Cichowicz and music education with Bennett Reimer and Don Owens. He received his Ph.D. from the Birmingham Conservatoire, where he studied conducting with Guy Woolfenden and Timothy Reynish, and additionally served as visiting lecturer in conducting.
Hinton was an active conductor and adjudicator in the United Kingdom. His performances with the Birmingham Conservatoire Wind Orchestra have been broadcast on BBC Radio 3 as well as Lyric FM in Ireland. He served as music director and conductor of the Nottingham Symphonic Wind Orchestra and the Worcestershire Symphony Orchestra, and associate conductor of the Central England Ensemble. Hinton was founder and conductor of the Telford New Symphony Orchestra, an innovative professional ensemble dedicated to the performance of both orchestral repertoire as well as contemporary repertoire for the wind orchestra.
An impassioned music educator, Hinton was the head of winds and percussion at the John-F.-Kennedy-Schule in Berlin, Germany, for seven years. In the United Kingdom, he conducted the Birmingham Conservatoire Junior School Symphony Orchestra and Wind Orchestra. He also served as a member of the Board of Trustees and education advisor to the Aston Performing Arts Academy, an organization that works in partnership with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra to bring instrumental music instruction to African-Caribbean students in deprived areas of Birmingham. He has also conducted the Hertfordshire Youth Wind Orchestra. As conductor of the Cambridgeshire Youth Wind Orchestra, he has led them on successful tours of Ireland and France. In 2006, Hinton received an Honorary Fellowship (HonFBC) from the Birmingham Conservatoire.
Currently, Hinton is assistant professor of music and director of bands at Susquehanna University, where he conducts the Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, and Stadium Band. He also conducts the Collaborative Wind Project in which applied faculty and their students rehearse and perform challenging wind chamber repertoire. In addition, Hinton teaches trumpet and conducting as well as courses in brass instrument pedagogy and the history of literature of the wind orchestra. Hinton is director of the Susquehanna University High School Wind Ensemble Institute, which brings 54 talented wind and percussion students to the campus of Susquehanna University in the summer for an intense week of chamber music and wind ensemble performance. Hinton is in demand as a conductor and clinician and has appeared with ensembles throughout the United States. He has conducted at numerous all-state, region, district and county band festivals in Pennsylvania and New York and conducts the Symphonic Band at the New England Music Camp in Sidney, Maine. His university ensembles have been invited to perform at professional conferences including the Music Educators National Conference and the College Band Directors National Association. His first book, Conducting the Wind Orchestra: Meaning, Gesture and Expressive Potential was published in December 2008 by Cambria Press.
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We are currently and actively seeking financial support to re-instate a full-fledged program called "Wild Smart."
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Filling a vacancy on the Supreme Court is, of course, among the most consequential of presidential acts—not quite so grave, perhaps, as taking the nation into war, but in the long run probably of more lasting effect. Indeed, the Court has itself become something of a theater of war, one in which the terms that the victors succeed in imposing upon the vanquished can shape the life of the country for generations. Thus every resignation from that body nowadays sets off an immediate and lively round of national debate. In addition to the inevitable gossip about whose name is most likely to be on the famous "short list," there is much proffering of advice to the President about where his duty now lies.
The resignation of Justice Harry Blackmun, announced on April 5, was certainly no exception—despite the fact that since the Justice and the President stood pretty much on the same side of the political street, there was general agreement that whoever was appointed would in all likelihood not make much difference to the ideological balance of the Court. Still, for at least some of the President's would-be advisers, there were other kinds of balance to worry about. As early as April 7 the New York Times editorialists, for instance, already found themselves quite concerned about certain rumors that were coming out of Washington, and they hastened to share their concerns with Clinton in an editorial entitled "How to Fill a Justice's Shoes."
Following Blackmun's announcement, the President had declared his intention to appoint someone of "genuine stature and largeness of ability and spirit" to the Court. Such generality, the editorial began, would not suffice: Clinton must make sure to find someone—to be sure, the Times agreed, "of unquestioned excellence"—who would, just as Blackmun had done, "hold the line on civil rights, civil liberties, abortion, religious liberty, and other precious rights that the Reagan and Bush administrations sought to restrict."
But this alone would not be sufficient, either. In seeking this excellent someone who would protect the nation's basic liberties from the depredations of some future Reagan or Bush, the President also needed "to reach beyond the herd of white male candidates who have long been amply represented on the Court." With this nomination, Clinton had the chance "to make the high court look more like the face of America"; and to do so "would enhance the stature, competence, and spirit of the Supreme Court itself." For, the editorial continued, "The institution's ability to adjudicate for an increasingly diverse nation will be improved if it has more members who come from more richly diverse communities."
Though Clinton had already done much to further "diversity" in the making of appointments, the Times was disturbed by the talk being bruited about in Washington that the new nominee to the Supreme Court would be selected from a certain list of white males, among them such Washington insiders as Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell and Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt. These were able figures, the editorial conceded, but the list that so prominently featured them "is not a sign that the administration is thinking expansively and creatively." American Presidents, after all, had long attempted to achieve some kinds of variety, such as geographic balance, on the Court. Now there was an opportunity to "enrich the mix of the Court" in "innovative ways."
The appointment of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the editorial continued, had been just such an innovation, taking the Court beyond the "gender 'breakthrough'" represented by the earlier appointment of Sandra Day O'Connor as its first woman Justice. Why not, then, another woman? (The Times mentioned the name of New York's Chief Judge, Judith Kaye.) Or another black?: ". . . the Court has need of . . . stronger assertion of traditional civil-rights protections," especially since its only black member, Clarence Thomas, "continues to rule so far outside the tradition of Thurgood Marshall." (Here the Times suggested Solicitor General Drew Days.) Or this enrichment might take the form of appointing the first Hispanic to the Court. (The Times confessed to having heard of only one—Judge José Cabranes of the federal court in Connecticut—but was happy to have learned from a number of "specialists" that "the legal field is full of top-flight Hispanic lawyers and judges.")
The editorial reminded the President that Justice Blackmun began his Supreme Court service on a body almost exclusively composed of white males. "He grew and grew in the job. In time he gave instruction to Justice Sandra Day O'Connor on the emancipation of women, and he had much to teach Justice Thomas about racial fairness."
In conclusion, the editorial admonished the President: "A Supreme Court that looks more like America can do more for justice because it starts by earning more of America's confidence. President Clinton . . . know[s] this, and should not forget it."
The question that immediately springs to mind about this editorial is whether its author can possibly be aware that, in singing the praises of Justice Blackmun as he does, he is contradicting the very point he has set out to make.
According to the editorialist, Blackmun was essential to holding the line when Reagan and Bush sought to restrict so many of "our precious rights." But however else one might wish to characterize the good Justice, he is beyond doubt a white male—indeed, as they say, a quintessential white male—from Minneapolis, a predominantly white Midwestern city. And even though he cannot claim, in the Times's view of things, to "look more like America," he was evidently able, or so the editorial itself tells us, to offer instruction in their proper duties to two colleagues who do.1
Admittedly, this is not something any white male could be expected to manage right off the bat. He would first, like Justice Blackmun (a Republican appointed by Richard Nixon), have to "grow"—a process, as we know, that has nothing to do with an increase in stature and everything to do with a firming-up and sharpening of the correctness of one's thinking on a particular range of social issues. But since at least one of the two women on the Court required instruction on the emancipation of women, while the one black, in the Times's judgment, has not even yet learned much about racial fairness, you might think that another white male would be the safest bet.
Except, of course, for that problem of "looks." According to the Times, enriching the "mix" of the Court with another woman or black or Hispanic (Asians have evidently not yet made their mark on the look of the country) will "[earn] more of America's confidence." Leaving aside what this prediction says about the Times's opinion of the quality of citizenship of America's blacks and Hispanics and women, it is difficult to imagine what might happen in this most litigious of societies if Americans were to repose any more confidence in the Court than they already do. Perhaps in the end they might simply do away with legislatures altogether.
As it happens, though, the real danger is on the other foot. For if the Times were to get its way, the chances are that, far from earning "more of America's confidence," the Court would sink in public esteem, just as so many other great institutions—including the Times itself—have done when they have surrendered, whether out of expediency or out of misguided ideas, to similar demands for "diversity."
1 To take up the question of whether Minneapolis "looks" more or less "like America" than, say, Los Angeles or the South Bronx would make for a lively national debate—perhaps one that is by now long overdue.


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Volvo recently started developing a small platform with Geely and new details are starting to emerge about the vehicles that will be underpinned by the new architecture.
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In Photoshop CS5 Essential Training, author Michael Ninness demonstrates how to produce the highest quality images with fantastic detail in the shortest amount of time, using a combination of Photoshop CS5, Adobe Bridge, and Camera Raw. This course shows the most efficient ways to perform common editing tasks, including noise reduction, shadow and highlight detail recovery, retouching, and combining multiple images. Along the way, Michael shares the secrets of non-destructive editing, utilizing and mastering Adobe Bridge, Camera Raw, layers, adjustment layers, blending modes, layer masks, and much more. Exercise files are included with the course.
One of the great things about Photoshop is that it's a very deep product. It has a ton of functionality and lot of tools, lot of features that help you do just about anything you want to do with your digital images. The flip side of that is that there's a lot to absorb, a lot of panels, a lot of tools and lot of menu commands. What this Workspace feature inside Photoshop allows you to do is kind of filter down the number of features and panels that you might want to be using at any given time. So, if we take a look here, we are looking at the opening experience. When you first open Photoshop, it's in the Essentials workspace. All that really means is that there are certain panels that have been chosen to be open by default and docked and located in certain locations on the screen.
So, you can see we have Color and Styles group of panels up here. We have Adjustments and Masks. Then down here we have Layers, Channels and Paths. Now, of course these panels can be rearranged and reordered and closed and opened. What the workspaces to do is just allow you to save these configurations. So, that you can get back to them with one click. You can see there are several workspaces that ship with the product. That you can just click back and forth, just kind of learn what the workspaces are all about. So, if I click on the word Design up here in the App bar. This is called the workspace switcher. If I click on the word Design, you will see the panels that are currently being viewed in the Essentials workspace, now switched to show you the panels that were saved as part of the Design workspace.
So, things like Character and Paragraph panels for formatting text, the Swatches panel comes to the front. The Adjustment panel goes away because we are not necessarily doing image editing or correction at that point in time. If I switch to the Painting workspace, I get my Brush Presets panel up here. I have some other panels relevant to painting up here in this Collapsed icon dock. This workspace switcher actually can be expanded. There is a little gripper or Drag resizer up to the left of this. If I drag to the left, you can see there's actually quite a few workspaces that shipped built-in with the product.
These are called the default workspaces. You can see there's a Photography one now, a 3D one, if you've got Photoshop Extended installed. The Motion for doing animations, working with video. You can see the workspaces are popping and changing things around on my screen. One workspace that's kind of interesting is the New In CS5 Workspace. So, if you have been using Photoshop for while and just wondering what the new features are. If yourself are a new learner and you are trying to figure out what's new. If you click the What's New is CS5 Workspace. What it does is it brings the new panels that have either been added or modified.
Makes them in an iconic view, but iconic with labels. So, you can be sure to read to read what the actual panels are. But it takes a one step further, if you go to the Window menu or the any of the menus up here at the top, you will see any menu command that's either been modified or is brand new to this particular version is highlighted in a blue color. So, it just helps you spot what has changed version over version and help you find what might be of interest to you. So, it turns out there is a new HDR Toning adjustment command here. So, by it being blue, it helps you find that. Okay, I am going to switch back to the Essentials workspace.
You will see it just gets it with one click right back to where we were out of the box experience. Now, of course if you want to rearrange these panels and customize their configuration, you can certainly do that. If you want to, you can then save that configuration and give it a name. I would just choose New Workspace and give it a name, one we will call Michael. Then it let's you choose whether or not you want your custom Keyboard Shortcuts or any customization you've done with the menus to be included in that workspace. We haven't really talked about that yet, so I am going to leave those blank. I'll go ahead and click Save.
Now, I am in the Michael workspace. Now, because I haven't changed anything around, it doesn't look any different than Essentials, but you get the idea. Okay, let's go back to the Essentials workspace. If there is a workspace now that you want to get rid of and delete, we can do that. You can't delete any of the default workspaces but we can delete the Custom workspace that we just saved there, Michael. To do that, we'll go to the Popup menu choose Delete Workspace. We'll choose the Michael Workspace and delete it. Yes, I really want to do that blah, blah, blah, all right great. Now, what I love about the workspace switcher here is that, I can see all the workspaces that I have as option.
It's just a one button click to go back and forth between these different configurations. If I don't want to see all of them. I can just drag that to the right and only reveal the workspaces that are important to me. If I want don't want to take up any screen real estate at all except for just one just work space at a time, I can Collapse it all the all way down and then it just becomes just a menu. Lot of flexibility here. Let's take this back to Design, Painting. There you have it, how workspace works and what the default workspaces, Essentials. You can just click back and forth to change your configurations.
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Here is a quick and easy way to convert this into a hanger for lightweight items such as camisoles. My camisoles need hangers with notches for straps and those are harder to find and more expensive than just plain plastic hangers.
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Guard Kevin Martin has continued to struggle and to see his minutes shrink, but he would not blame the strained right shoulder that limited him to 16 minutes in Sunday's game, in which he was 1-of-6 shooting.
Martin is 8-of-28 on the road trip and has not returned to any of the games after going out in the third quarter.
"I was fine. It's just going to be one of those things day-to-day," he said. "I ran into a screen. That irritated it, but I can play through it."
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Though Kyrie Irving has rarely been as dominant as he was down the stretch on Sunday, scoring 16 points in the final 4:14, he has been at his best in the fourth quarter.
He has scored at least 10 points in the fourth quarter seven times this season. In the fourth quarter of his last nine games, Irving is averaging 9.8 points on .617 shooting in 8.3 minutes. He is shooting .538 from the 3-point line and .920 from the foul line in the fourth quarter of those games.
"He kind of understands who he is right now," Rockets coach Kevin McHale said. "He has a nice feel for his game at an early age, which is impressive. Most young guys, it's an adjustment. You have to try stuff.
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500/ECE 540 Modern Telecommunications (3:3:0) Prerequisite: TCOM 575, or equivalent. A comprehensive overview of telecommunications, including current status and future directions. Topics include a review of the evolution of telecommunications; voice and data services; basics of signals and noise, digital transmission, network architecture and protocols; local area, metropolitan and wide area networks and narrow band ISDN, asynchronous transfer mode and broadband ISDN; and satellite systems, optical communications, cellular radio, personal communication systems, and multimedia services. Examples of real-life networks are provided to illustrate the basic concepts and gain further insight.
501 Data Communications and Local Area Networks (1.5:1.5:0) Prerequisite: graduate standing. Network concepts; Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) reference model and layering; data coding; analog/digital communications review; Physical layer and data link control; switching and multiplexing; commercial digital link standards; Data Link Layer Control (DLC) functions. DLC protocols; flow control; error control; link management; common link protocols. Local Area Networks (LANs); basics, definitions, media access control; LAN performance; LAN standards, rings and buses; bridging and frame relay.
502 Wide Area Networks and Internet (1.5:1.5:0) Prerequisite: graduate standing. OSI reference model review; packet network layer functions; connection-oriented and connectionless packet switching; X.25 and X.75 standards; SONET and Packet-over SONET; circuit-switched networks and control signaling; congestion control and traffic management; virtual private networks; introduction to network management; routing methods; internetworking; introduction to Internet Protocol concepts; OSI transport layer client-server model; domain name systems; and telnet.
503 Fiber Optic Communications (1.5:1.5:0) Prerequisite: TCOM 500. Introduction and overview of optical fiber communications systems. Course covers basic elements of fiber optic networks: semiconductor light sources (light emitting diodes and laser diodes), fiber optic waveguides, network system design issues, link budget analysis, and component requirements. Additional topics may include wavelength-division multiplexed and Time-Division Multiplexed networks and optical switching systems.
504 Asynchronous Transfer Mode Networks (1.5:1.5:0) Prerequisites: TCOM 500, 501, 502, or equivalent. Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) concept, protocols, services, and applications. The emphasis is on the standards and technology of ATM for local and wide area networks. Relation to broadband ISDN; ATM switching, multiplexing and transport; user-network and network-network interface aspects; ATM Adaptation layer; Access switching; ATM Wide Area Network switches; design and practice of networks based on ATM technology.
505 Networked Multicomputer Systems (1.5:1.5:0) Prerequisites: TCOM 500, 501, or equivalent. Introduction to the systems engineering of a networked multicomputer system. Study of distributed multicomputer architectures, architecture of a network operating system, and key system components. The focus of this course is on the development of a thin-client/server system, requirements analysis of a client/server web computing, system planning and implementation. Includes a study of example multi-computer systems and a discussion of future directions.
506 Personal Communication Systems (PCS) (1.5:1.5:0) Prerequisites: TCOM 500, 501, 551, and 552 or equivalent. An introduction to Personal Communication Systems (PCS) The course guides the students through several topics of this emerging area, describing the multiple technical layers of the PCS systems. It begins with data-link level and network layer protocols, including their implementation. This is followed by mobile station operation and base station operation, and description of how voice and data services work. In the final part, the vital issues of user authentication, privacy and data or voice encryption are discussed.
509 Internet Protocols (1.5:1.5:0) Prerequisites: TCOM 501 and 502. The Internet Protocol (IP) Suite: principles, protocols, and architecture; Internetworking; Internet addressing; IP; routing protocols (RIP, OSPF, BGP); Internet Control Message Protocol; Internet Group Management Protocol; User Datagram Protocol; Transmission Control Protocol; Client-Server Model; Domain Name System; Socket Interface; Internet applications (TELNET, FTP, SNMP, HTTP, etc.); Internet security; Internet multicasting; quality-of-service in the Internet (RSVP, DiffServ, MPLS); Mobile IP; Next Generation Internet (IPv6)
510 Client-Server Architectures and Applications (1.5:1.5:0) Prerequisite: TCOM 500. Fundamentals of application engineering for Client/Server (C/S) Internet environments. Review of C/S application architectures and system perspective on C/S middleware. Study of web-based middleware, distributed data managers and SQL middle-ware, distributed transaction processing middleware, and C/S object technology.
513 Optical Communications Networks (1.5:1.5:0) Prerequisite: TCOM 503. Introduction and overview of current developments in Optical Communication Networks. Course emphasis will be on the underlying technologies that make the all-optical networks possible. Specific topics include components needed for Wavelength Division Multiplexed Systems and Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexed Systems; tunable wavelength lasers, wavelength add/drop multiplexers, space division switching, and wavelength-routing networks; optical LAN, MAN, and WAN concepts; passive and active wavelength filters, switches and routers; free-space optical networks.
514 Basic Switching: Lecture and Laboratory Course (3:1.5:1.5) Prerequisites: TCOM 501 and TCOM 502. Basic switching techniques and protocols for low and high speed digital packet networks (e.g. Ethernet, Frame Relay, ATM, X.25) are taught within a half semester lecture series, which is followed by a hands-on laboratory for the remainder of the semester. Real life scenarios are taught in the laboratory element through exercises that involve configuring switches and routers.
515 Internet Protocol Routing: Lecture and Laboratory Course (3:1.5:1.5) Prerequisites: TCOM 501, 502, and 509. Internet Protocol (IP) routing overview; static routing; dynamic routing; default routing; access lists; route redistribution; RIP, OSPF, IGRP, EIGRP, IS-IS, and BGP protocols submitted for comment. Real life scenarios are taught in the laboratory element through exercises that involve configuring routers as network elements.
516 Global Positioning System (GPS) (1.5:1.5:0) Prerequisite: TCOM 500. Background in long range navigation developments; early global systems; space based systems; GPS and GLONASS systems; system architecture; spacecraft and earth station characteristics; design concepts of the CA and P GPS signal modes; frequencies, modulation, and other design aspects; clock issues; range and accuracy calculations and limitations; advanced concepts.
517 Introduction to Propagation Effects (1.5:1.5:0) Prerequisite: TCOM 500. Introduction to radiowave propagation effects in wireless communications systems. Propagation effects on terrestrial point-to-point (line of sight), satellite (fixed service, mobile, and direct broadcast), and cellular services are evaluated. Clear air, multipath (atmospheric and terrestrial), diffraction, refraction, tropospheric and iono-spheric scintillation, rain attenuation, ice crystal and rain depolarization, and low angle fading effects are covered. The impact of climate and path geometries on fade margin is assessed, and mechanisms for reducing the potentially adverse effect of propagation conditions are discussed.
518 Third Generation Cellular Telephony (1.5:1.5:0) Prerequisites: TCOM 506, 551, and 552. Introduction to post-second generation cellular systems; benefits and features of third generation (3G) systems; review of air interface standards currently approved for 3G; review of 3G technologies; analysis of competing multiple access methods; transition plans and backward compatibility between 2G, 21/2G, and 3G systems; possible fallback plans.
519 Voice over IP (1.5:1.5:0) Prerequisites: TCOM 501, 502, and 509. Concept of transporting Voice over a Packet Switched Network; typical VoIP network scenarios (campus, multi-site private network, calling nationwide and international; communications protocols for VoIP (RTP, RTCP, RFC 1889, H.323, etc.); conferencing and security issues; quality issues (delay, mean opinion scores); VoIP network design.
520 Economics of Telecommunications (3:3:0) Prerequisite: graduate standing;TCOM 500. Management of telecommunications networks; economic concepts in a changing climate of telecommunications ownership, deregulation, and privatization; resource allocation fundamentals based on internal rate-of-return, net present value, opportunity costs, etc.; valuation of potential acquisitions in a broad telecommunications market; financial modeling techniques.
521 Systems Engineering for Telecommunications Management (3:3:0) Prerequisite: TCOM 500. Advanced software principles, techniques and processes for designing and implementing complex telecommunication systems. The planning and implementation of telecommunications systems from strategic planning through requirements, the initial analysis, the general feasibility study, structured analysis, detailed analysis, logical design, and implementation. Current system documentation through use of classical and structured tools and techniques for describing flows, data flows, data structures, file designs, input and output designs, and program specifications. The student gains practical experience through a project.
526 Advanced Global Positioning System (GPS) (1.5:1.5:0) Prerequisite: TCOM 516. Advanced concepts in global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) such as the American GPS (global positioning system), the EuropeanÕs Galileo and the RussianÕs GLONASS (GLObal NAvigation Satellite System) System level description, architecture and design of a wide area augmentation system (WAAS) comprising geostationary satellites overlaying GPS satellites and its vast network of monitoring and control ground stations. The equivalent EGNOS (European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service), a precursor to Galileo and the Japanese MSAS (Multi-transport Satellite-based Augmentation System) Updates on evolving GNSS technology and GNSS backup alternatives.
540 Telecommunications Network Optimization: Routing, Flow Management, and Capacity Modeling (1.5:1.5:0) Prerequisite: TCOM 500. Provides state-of-the-art knowledge and techniques to apply operations research knowledge to optimal dimensioning, design and use of telecommunication networks. This subject includes review of traffic models in telecommunication networks including models for particular streams and multiplexing, as well as multi-rate and multi-hour models. Theory, algorithms and computational aspects of linear, network, and integer programming; formulation of telecommunication problems as optimization models, and review of solution strategies. Topics include maximum flow, shortest paths, minimum cost flows; data structure for trees and graphs; applications, modeling, theory and algorithms for optimal location of service facilities (concentrators, multiplexers, etc.) in telecommunication networks.
541 Network Design and Pricing (1.5:1.5:0) Prerequisite: TCOM 500. Capacity planning, capital budgeting and reliability modeling for determining optimal design. Economic models of pricing alternative telecommunications systems, project selection evaluation, and mechanisms for determining the reliability of complex networks. This course concentrates on the modeling and evaluation. Software tools are provided and tested throughout the course.
542 Stochastic Models in Telecommunications (1.5:1.5:0) Prerequisite: TCOM 500. Review of teletraffic theory: ErlangÕs loss formula, equivalent random method, delay and delay-loss systems, etc.; complex simulation modeling and statistical analysis of outputs. Parameter estimation, evaluation of quality, etc.
545 Reliability and Maintainability of Networks (3:3:0) Prerequisite: TCOM 500. Stochastic modeling of network reliability, simulation modeling, modeling replacement strategies. Introduces concepts of quality control, sampling for acceptance, and economic design of quality control systems are discussed, as is system reliability. Faulty tree analysis, life testing, repairable systems and the role of reliability, quality, and maintainability in life-cycle costing.
546 Financial Models of Telecommunications Systems (3:3:0) Prerequisite: TCOM 500. Telecommunication properties and systems. Broadcast, cable, and common carrier capitalization. Pricing, acquisition criteria, and forecasting techniques. Economic analysis of regulations and policies affecting telecommunications. Compares policy objectives with the actual effects of policies, emphasizing economic principles. Determining appropriate discount and hurdle rates, life cycle costing, evaluating technology horizons, and depreciation concerns will be discussed. Studies the economic analysis of regulations and policies affecting the mass media. Compares policy objectives with the actual effects of policies, emphasizing economic principles. Uses economic and sociological theories to analyze the impacts of information technologies on economic organizations, markets, competitive strategies, and communication policy design.
547 Project Management in Telecommunications (3:3:0) Prerequisite: graduate standing. Develops an integrated approach to the management of a major telecommunications project; evaluates and uses tools and software for project management, with specific goals of containing costs and time overruns; introduces elements for resolving conflict resolution and applying motivation within the project team, and gaining the ability to monitor and control projects in a changing environment; develops an understanding of the unique attributes of major telecommunications systems such as interoperability requirements and international technical standards.
548 Security and Privacy Issues in Telecommunications Prerequisite: graduate standing. Introduces philosophy of secure data and voice communications. Topics include cryptography, cipher systems, practical security schemes, confidentiality, authentication, integrity, access control, non-repudiation, and their integration across a telecommunications network. The course reviews threats and vulnerabilities in distributed systems.
551 Digital Communication Systems (3:3:0) Prerequisite: TCOM 500. Digital transmission of data, voice, and video. The course covers the following topics: signal digitization; modulation and demodulation; error correction coding; multiple access methods; multiplexing; synchronization; channel equalization; frequency spreading; encryption; transmission codes; digital transmission using bandwidth compression techniques; elements of information theory; development of link budget evaluation (system noise temperature, Nyquist filter concepts, antenna gain, filter bandwidth, etc.)
552 Introduction to Mobile Communications Systems (3:3:0) Prerequisites: TCOM 500 and 551. An introduction to mobile communication system design and analysis. Topics include the mobile communication channel, access and mobility control, mobile network architectures, connection to the fixed network, and signaling protocols for mobile communication systems. Examples of mobile communication systems including the panEuropean GSM system, the North American DAMPS system, and Personal Communication Systems.
553 Carrier Telecommunications (1.5:1.5:0) Prerequisite: TCOM 500. Sampled signals; delta modulation; adaptive delta modulation; pulse amplitude modulation; pulse code modulation. Sampling theorem; quantization; quantization noise; aliasing; time division mutliplexing; North America/Japan T carriers; European Ecarriers. Introduction to digital communications: data codes; baseband line codes; noise and its effects; modulation and demodulation methods Amplitude shift keying; frequency shift keying; phase shift keying; differential phase shift keying; multilevel signaling; hybrid signaling; comparative performance.
555 Network Management Foundations and Applications (3.0:3.0:0) Prerequisites: TCOM 500, TCOM 501, and TCOM 502. Techniques that network managers utilize to maintain and improve the performance of a telecommunications network; a network management system is defined and explained; the five tasks traditionally involved with network management (fault management, configuration management, performance management, security management, and accounting management) are emphasized; the theoretical background in transmission systems sufficient to understand network parameters such as capacity and response times are reviewed; specific network management products are discussed and explained. This course explores how network performance data should be used for management and when considering upgrades in the network architecture.
556 Applied Cryptography (1.5:1.5:0) Prerequisites: TCOM 500 and 548. Broad overview of cryptographic algorithms and mechanisms and their application in todayÕs communication networks. Discussion of modern cryptographic techniques such as public key cryptography, digital signatures, secret sharing, key management, key escrow, public key certificates, and public key infrastructure. Use of cryptography on the Internet including secure electronic mail, secure WWW, and electronic commerce. Comparison and analysis of software implementations of cryptographic algorithms.
562 Network Security Fundamentals (3:3:0) Prerequisite: TCOM 500. Introduction to full spectrum of network security. Topics include taxonomy (language commonality in incident handling; national strategy to secure cyberspace; cybersecurity organizations) organizational structure for network defense; best practices, security policy, and threats; actors and tools, countermeasures, vulnerability identification/correction, intrusion detection, and impact assessment; firewalls and intrusion detection systems; anti-virus software; active defense; disaster recovery; and law enforcement and privacy issues. Reviews threats and vulnerabilities in network systems based on reports, case studies available in the literature, and actual experience.
575 Quantitative Foundations for Telecommunications (3:3:0)Prerequisite: graduate standing. Provides the quantitative foundations in mathematical and electrical concepts to permit registration for courses in the Telecommunications MS degree and certificate programs. Topics include polynomials, exponentials, linear and quadratic equations, graphs and functions, trigonometric functions, radial measure and sine/cosine functions, exponentials and logarithms, basic probability and statistics, fundamentals of matrix algebra and vectors, basic Boolean logic; circuit elements (resistor, capacitor, inductor), basic electrical circuits, units, ohmÕs law, kirchhoffÕs law, decibel notation. Note: This course cannot be used for credit in any IT&E graduate degree program.
590 Selected Topics in Telecommunications (1.5, 3.0:1.5, 3.0:0) Prerequisite: permission of instructor; specific prerequisites vary with the subject of the topic. Selected topics from recent developments and applications in various engineering disciplines within specialty modules 1, 2, and 3 of the TCOM program. The course is designed to help the professional engineering community keep abreast of current developments. The 1.5-credit course lasts for one-half semester (approximately seven weeks) while the 3-credit course lasts for the full semester.
591 Selected Topics in Telecommunications (1.5, 3.0:1.5, 3.0:0) Prerequisite: permission of instructor; specific prerequisites vary with the subject of the topic. Selected topics from recent developments and applications in various engineering disciplines within specialty modules 4 and 5 of the TCOM program. The course is designed to help the professional engineering community keep abreast of current developments. The 1.5 credit course lasts for one-half semester (approximately seven weeks) while the 3.0 credit course lasts for the full semester.
598 Independent Study in Telecommunications (1.5, 3.0:1.5, 3.0:0) Prerequisite: graduate standing; approval of program director. Directed self-study of special topics in telecommunications that relate to specialty modules 1, 2, and 3. Topics must be arranged with an instructor and approved by the program director before registering. The course may be taken for either 1.5 credits or 3.0 credits in the fall and spring semesters. NOTE: No more than a total of 6 credits may be taken from a combination of TCOM 598, TCOM 599, TCOM 696, and TCOM 697 courses for credit within the TCOM program.
599 Independent Study in Telecommunications (1.5, 3.0:1.5, 3.0:0) Prerequisites: graduate standing; approval of program director. Directed self-study of special topics in telecommunications that relate to specialty modules 4 and 5. Topics must be arranged with an instructor and approved by the program director before registering. The course may be taken for either 1.5 credits or 3 credits in the fall and spring semesters. Note: No more than a total of 6 credits may be taken from a combination of TCOM 598, TCOM 599, TCOM 696, and TCOM 697 courses for credit within the TCOM program.
603 Standards for Advanced Optical Networks (3:3:0) Prerequisites: TCOM 503 and 513. Introduction of current and upcoming global optical networking standards. Course will introduce the currently deployed optical networking standards, primarily SONET and proceed with the evolution of the next generation optical networks as envisioned by the various standards body. Standard work on Automatic Switched Optical Networks being worked on at ITU will be covered along with Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching being worked on at IETF. The course will also cover the evolution of Ethernet from local area networking to wide area networking, specifically the G.Etna standard that is being developed by ITU and the T1.X1 committee and 802.xxx developed by IEEE.
606 Advanced Mobile Communications Systems (3:3:0) Prerequisite: TCOM 552. Introduction to post-second generation cellular systems; benefits and features of third generation (3G) systems and personal communications services (PCS); review of air interface standards and transmission technologies for mobile and quasi-stationary wireless systems, including cellular networks, satellite networks, indoor systems (Wi-Fi, Personal Local Area Networks, Orthogonal Frequency Multiplexing, Ultra Wide Band technologies); review of network control strategies; investigation of user authentication, privacy, and data and voice encryption aspects. Evolving technology, analysis of competing multiple access methods, transition plans, and backward compatibility between 2G, 21/2 G, 3G, and future systems, with possible fallback plans.
607 Satellite Communications (3.0:3.0:0) Prerequisite: TCOM 551. Topics include: Introduction to satellite communications systems; historical aspects; orbital mechanics and launchers; satellite components (payload, orbital maneuvering systems, cooling systems, antennas, payload, etc.); look angle predictions; link budget; overall link design; multiple access (TDMA, CDMA, ALOHA, TDMA, MF-TDMA), etc., error control for digital satellite links, propagation effects on satellite links, elements of VSAT systems, nongeostationary satellite systems, and direct broadcast satellite services.
609 Interior Gateway Protocol (IGP) Routing (3:3:0) Prerequisites: TCOM 509 and TCOM 515, or equivalent.Discusses development of Interior Gateway Protocols, including standards documents; interaction between various interior and exterior gateway protocols; design procedures and implementation aspects; field trial issues; analysis of latest RFC information posted on the IETF web site.
610 Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) Routing (3:3:0) Prerequisites: TCOM 509 and TCOM 515, or equivalent. Discusses development of Border Gateway Protocol and its application in todayÕs Internet routing architecture. It will cover the evolution of Internet, BGP routing standard specifications (RFCs), interaction between various routing protocols, network BGP routing design principals and procedures for enterprise and ISP networks, BGPÕs real-world implementation and configuration syntax, network scalability and convergence issues and the latest extension and proposals for new standards.
611 Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) (3:3:0) Prerequisites: TCOM 609 or TCOM 610. Develops full understanding of MPLS theory, technology, and implementation aspects through a detailed analysis of the MPLS routing concepts and protocol stacks and the completion of a major project aimed at reinforcing the students understanding of MPLS.
660 Network Forensics (3:3:0) Prerequisites: TCOM 509 and a working knowledge of computer programming. This course deals with the collection, preservation, and analysis of network generated digital evidence such that this evidence can be successfully presented in a court of law (both civil and criminal). The relevant federal laws will be examined as well as private sector applications. The capture/intercept of digital evidence, the analysis of audit trails, the recordation of running processes, and the reporting of such information will be examined.
661 Digital Media Forensics (3:3:0) Prerequisites: TCOM 548 and 556, or TCOM 562, and a working knowledge of computer operating systems, or permission from instructor.Deals with the collection, preservation, and analysis of digital media such that this evidence can be successfully presented in a court of law (both civil and criminal). The relevant federal laws will be examined as well as private sector applications. Examines seizure, preservation, and analysis of digital media.
662 Advanced Secure Networking (3:3:0) Prerequisites: TCOM 509 and TCOM 562, and a working knowledge of network routing protocols.Advanced technologies in network security that can be applied to enhance enterprise and ISPÕs network security. It covers the network perimeter defense concept and the various components for a complete layered defense system. It examines each component and its technologies, including TCP/IP protocol vulnerabilities, router access control list (ACL), dynamic ACL, firewall, network address translation (NAT), virtual private network (VPN), IPSec tunnels, intrusion detection system (IDS), routing protocol security, denial-of-service (DOS) attack, DOS detection and mitigation techniques.
690 Advanced Topics in Telecommunications (3:3:0) Prerequisite: permission of instructor; specific prerequisites vary. Advanced topics from recent developments and applications in various engineering disciplines within specialty modules 1, 2, and 3 of the TCOM program. Advanced topics are chosen so that they do not duplicate existing TCOM courses. Active participation of the students is encouraged in the form of writing and presenting papers in various research areas of the advanced topic. Enhances professional engineering communityÕs understanding of breakthrough developments in specific areas.
691 Advanced Topics in Telecommunications (3:3:0) Prerequisite: permission of instructor; specific prerequisites vary. Advanced topics from recent developments and applications in various engineering disciplines within specialty modules 4 and 5 of the TCOM program. The advanced topics are chosen in such a way that they do not duplicate existing TCOM courses. Active participation of the students is encouraged in the form of writing and presenting papers in various research areas of the advanced topic. Enhances professional engineering communityÕs understanding of breakthrough developments in specific areas.
696 Independent Reading and Research (1.5, 3.0:1.5, 3.0:0) Prerequisites: graduate standing; approval of program director. Study of a selected area within specialty modules 1, 2, or 3 under the supervision of a faculty member. A written report is required. Note: No more than a total of 6 credits may be taken from a combination of TCOM 598, TCOM 599, TCOM 696, and TCOM 697 courses for credit within the TCOM program.
697 Independent Reading and Research (1.5, 3.0:1.5, 3.0:0) Prerequisites: graduate standing; approval of program director. Study of a selected area within specialty modules 4 or 5 under the supervision of a faculty member. A written report is required. Note: No more than a total of 6 credits may be taken from a combination of TCOM 598, TCOM 599, TCOM 696, and TCOM 697 courses for credit within the TCOM program.
698 Telecommunications Projects Course (3:3:0) Prerequisite: graduate standing. To be taken toward the end of the degree program within any of modules 1, 2, or 3. Primary activity is completing a major applied project, preferably with group of two to three people. Secondary goal is consolidating training before graduation so that, in some cases, it may act as a capstone course. Students and outside telecommunication industry managers present ideas for projects and, through the grouping of students, new skills and approaches may be learned. Some class time used for discussion of the projects, either to monitor progress, or explore alternative approaches. Readings, class-time discussion of current trends, difficulties, and new opportunities for industry most relevant to module. Concludes with presentations of the projects to department faculty.
699 Telecommunications Project Course (3:3:0) Prerequisite: graduate standing. Capstone of the degree program under the specialty modules 4 or 5. To be taken toward the end of degree program. Primary activity is completion of major applied project, preferably as two- to three-person group. Secondary goal is consolidation of training before graduation. Students, outside telecommunication industry managers present ideas for projects. From these ideas, group projects selected. Some classroom time used to discuss projects, either to monitor progress, or explore alternative approaches. Readings, class-time discussion of current trends, difficulties, and new opportunities for the industry. At the end of semester, projects presented to the department faculty.
707 Advanced Link Design (3:3:0) Prerequisite: TCOM 551. Topics include advanced satellite link design (VSAT optimization, intersatellite systems, propagation mitigation trade-offs), radar link design (primary and secondary radars, range ambiguities, false alarms, Doppler radar, FM radar, radar tracking, radar transmitters and receivers, phased array radars); terrestrial wireless link design (line of sight, LMDS, non-line of sight); optical link design (laser options, diffraction limits, lidar and communications links, tracking limitations, GEO and LEO intersatellite link design); Wi-Fi link design; directed energy systems.
750 Coordinating Seminar (3:3:0) Prerequisites: open only to students in the MA or MS in telecommunications programs with at least 18 credits of course work prior to registration. Topics include specific telecommunications problems in management, law, engineering, education, and communications. The course focuses on the ways a problem in one area can create or solve a problem in other areas.


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Source(Oct. 31, 1949, ch. 792, title VI, § 603, as added Pub. L. 100–387, title I, § 101(a),Aug. 11, 1988, 102 Stat. 927.)
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Every year just before Christmas my family and I visit Hershey Pennsylvania aka "The Sweetest Place on Earth". We ADORE that town during the holidays. We stay at The Hershey Lodge, go to Hershey Park (which this time of year is called Christmas Candylane) at night where it is decorated with a crazy amount of holiday lights aaaaand reindeer people...reindeer...squeal!! "Everyone" is there with the exception of Rudolph!
We guzzle down cups of their ridiculous hot chocolate, usually getting "The Works" which has so much delicious goodness in it you drink the whole darn thing! However one thing that I am always excited to enjoy at the park are the Burnt Sugar Almonds they sell - oh good Heavens they are delicious!! While we stroll around bundled up, hopping on a few rides here and there, listening to Christmas music and watching the dancing lights over the water I nibble on these and my husband and kids enjoy for hot seasoned potato chips! The four of us walk around munching and crunching (and occasionally dancing) enjoying ourselves immensely!
We hit the The Hershey Story Museum, Houlihans for a lunch one of the 2 days and we always end with a visit to the XX where we pick up candy - some of it not available in stores like HUGE Reeses Cups, a huge variety of Hershey Kiss flavors and much more. This year the kids each picked up sweatshirts...I'm kinda jealous, lol! Not to be missed there is the trolly ride - it's so fun and you ride past Milton's home and shhh...Santa makes an appearance. Of course the "ride" through the mock Hershey factory is a highlight (which is free) and my kids ride it at least 4 times every year. At the end of the ride, someone is waiting at a stand towards the exit and they give you chocolate!!! Yup! This year it was mini Rolos, which my kids had never had before and yup...you guessed it...we left with a case full of Mini Rolo Packets! (Tip...at the end of the ride they take a photo which you can choose to purchase...make it a silly one!)
Here are a few photos photo of this years Candy House, look at the GIANT Kisses on top, the Twizzler roof and the White Chocolate Kit Kat "siding"!! Every year we can't wait to see it! This year the inside of the house even had a desk, fireplace and stockings...all made of Hershey's Candy. SO cool!!
Look at the walkway...LOVE!! One of these years I would love a behind the scenes access to the building of the annual candy house!
Besides all the fun we have had there all these years (our kids are now 9 and 12) I am utterly smitten with Milton and Kitty Hershey. Both with Milton's failures and ultimate astounding success, Milton & Kitty's love story, the town's story (and how it rallied around Milton after Kitty's death) and most of all what Milton & Kitty did...all the good they did (and still do) when they started The Milton Hershey School. It's actually mind-blowing when you think about how many lives they (and the school) touched and in so many cases changed the path of their lives for the better.
Do you know who has controlling interest in Hershey Corporation...and Hershey Park? The school.
THINK about that for a minute....The school. I can't even type that without filling up with tears.
When Kitty died way too early - Milton signed everything over to the school, to honor the idea she gave him about helping children, since they themselves couldn't have any. The man behind the hershey's chocolate bar is my idol...but the woman behind that man is my idol as well. If you want to learn more about their story here is a place to start.
For this month's Leftover Club, I was paired with Heather from the website Sugar Dish Me and since we just came back from Hershey, I figured Heather would love some of the Gebrannte Mandeln aka German Burnt Sugar Almonds that I so enjoyed, so I replicated them.
Plus - YOU will be talked about for days...maybe months if you make these as food gifts this holiday season or scatter them about at your holiday party...do it, do it, do it!!
I saw a sneak peek of what is coming my way! Don't these look fun and delicious!! You can check her site for the recipe and while you are there check out her recipe for these fun York Peppermint Brownies and her Chopped BBQ Chicken Salad both of which are going on my "Must Make List".
Gebrannte Mandeln aka German Burnt Sugar Almonds
-recipe adapted from Tasty Kitchen
1/3 cup water, plus 2 TBS
You are getting a serious arm workout making these - but its all good! It means you can eat extra!!


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Tuesday, August 19, 2014
Earline Sabb, Salters - Funeral services for Mrs. Earline McClary Sabb, conducted by the Rev. Louis Ashley, were held Monday, August 11, 2014, at Jerusalem United Methodist Church of Salters. Burial, directed by Henryhand Funeral Home, followed at Jerusalem U.M. Church Cemetery of Salters. Mrs. Sabb died Monday, August 4, 2014, at Carolina Hospice of Florence. She was born March 15, 1935, in Salters, the daughter of the late Mannie and Hannah McClary. She attended the public schools of Williamsburg County. She worked as an environmental worker in Myrtle Beach. She also worked as a farmer. She was married to the late Joseph Sabb. Three children, Joseph Sabb, Jr., Queen Esther Sabb and Edward Sabb, and six siblings, Lloyd McClary, Sr., Johnnie McClary, William McClary, Mannie McClary, Jr., Emma McClary and Shirley McClary, preceded her in death. Survivors are: four sons, Herbert Lee Sabb (Cynthia), Mickey Sabb (Levonia), Sylvester Sabb and Herman Sabb (Annie Rea), all of Salters; two daughters, Ida Sabb and Mary Alice Sabb, both of Salters; a grandson she reared as her own, Gerald Sabb of Maryland; three sisters, Sara Jane Lockhart and Julliet McClary, both of Columbia; and Alice McClary of Buffalo, New York; 15 grandchildren; and 27 great-grandchildren.
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The 2014 Sk8 Cave Bowl Jam
The 2014 WLF's Skate Bowl Jam, presented in partnership with the Whistler Sk8 Cave, is the festival's prime time to throw down your moves in the Whistler skate park. The Skate Bowl Jam is open to all skaters who want to show their skills. The WLF invites you to bring it on the hill and in the park.
The Jam will host a bowl comp, good times, and possible cash prizes for top competitors.
The Sk8 Cave
Our presenting partner, the Sk8 Cave — Whistler's top skate shop and indoor skating location, will be helping us storm the park in style. Hosting drop-in skate sessions, Wednesday ladies nights, lessons, and private events, it's the place to be!
Give them a call at (604) 932-1818, find them on facebook, or drop in at #4-1208 Alpha Lake Rd, Whistler, Canada, V0N 1B1, to see what you've been missing.
The Skate Bowl Jam will be on Sunday, July 6th, from 12-2 PM at the Whistler Skate Park.
4330 Blackcomb Way, Whistler, BC, Canada
The Skate Park is located on the far side of Parking Lot 3.
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Colorado Avalanche names forty-one year old, Joe Sakic executive advisor/alternate governor. He will begin the position at the end of the 2010-11 season. He will represent the team at Board of Governors meetings.
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Education Secretary Arne Duncan is getting called out for claiming -- erroneously -- that teachers are "getting pink slips" as the sequester looms.
Duncan made the claim on CBS' "Face the Nation" Sunday. Discussing the looming spending cuts that begin to kick in Friday, he said: "There are literally teachers now who are getting pink slips, who are getting notices that they can't come back this fall."
The claim raised eyebrows, and Duncan was pressed at Wednesday's White House press briefing to explain. That's when holes in the story started to appear. Duncan said "most haven't happened yet," but he knew of one district in West Virginia that had "issued notices."


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Jun 16, 2011
HRE Wheels Open House 2011
Photography & Words by John Zhang for Canibeat.com
I was generously invited a few weeks ago to the HRE Wheels Open House event. Shooting higher end cars is a rare occurrence for me so I took it as a great opportunity to shoot some nicely modified cars. The turn out was great and the quality of cars was even better. The front, side, and back lots of HRE headquarters were filled with amazing automobile machinery including the inside of the warehouse. Talk about a turnout, I was just amazed throughout the day!
Photo by Julian Morales
What we have here is a 1997 Lamborghini Diablo twin turbo tuned by SP Engineering that's making 655hp. It's sporting a fresh set of Work Equips custom built from Japan in 18×8.5 (front) and 19X13 (rear). The photoshoot setup was in house at SP Engineering using a light painting method with an AB B800 modeling light on and barebulb and vagabondII for equitment. Enjoy guys.
May 22, 2011
Toyotafest 2011 (Long Beach, CA)
Photography & Words by Noel Barnum for canibeat.com
Last week was the 16th Annual All Toyotafest held once again near the Queen Mary in Long Beach, CA. Year after year Toyotafest has never failed to impress its car enthusiasts with not only the quantity of the cars that show up to the event, but the quality of those cars as well. One thing I did notice that was different from the last couple of years was that the amount of old school Toyotas were missing, but with the absence the xB crew sure did fill up their portion of the show. I didn't get to shoot that much during the show since every time I wanted to take a shot someone would end up getting in the shot and I didn't want to focus on their butt, haha. But here are the pics….ENJOY!
May 18, 2011
Bimmerfest 2011
Photography & Words by John Zhang for Canibeat.com
For those of you who don't know, Bimmerfest might be the world's largest gathering of BMW's outside of Germany. Similar to last year, I had the opportunity to attend Bimmerfest 2011 at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California. I the heard attendance levels of the cars was double of last year. I doubt there were 6000 cars like some told me, but it was well past 1000 for sure. It was basically a treasure trove of BMW's for me to shoot, so I'm just going to let the photos do the talking in this one. Be sure to check out the photo gallery after this post since it would be impossible for me post close to 300 photos up on a post. Enjoy!
Photography by Luis "Andy" Ramirez / Words by Josh Wilson for Canibeat.com
Some cars will grow over the years or will have multiple looks. Others will go together in the blink of an eye. Feast your eyes on a MKIII that was put together in just one week, that's right ONE week. One day Hector Ramirez woke up and had the exact idea of what his MKIII had to be. He got on the horn with his friend and away they went creating a VW that keeps it simple but will also break necks rolling down the street.
Apr 30, 2011
MFEST V "The Ultimatum" Las Vegas
Photography & Words by John Zhang for Canibeat.com
Wow, talk about non-stop coverage! Back with another one for you guys here. When the team first saw these photos, they kept asking me when I would post them so here you go. To be honest, I was going to take a quick break before this post, but I guess not. Just this past weekend I had a chance to attend MFEST once again and being that I was BMW guy, I couldn't pass it up. I spent a whole weekend in Vegas and ended up going to the MFEST V track event where there were vendors, models, and of course BMW M's all over. The event was pretty much similar to the year before, but with more powerful cars. Check it out!
Apr 27, 2011
Platte Forme a.g. Grand Opening Meet
Photography & Words by John Zhang for Canibeat.com
Just barely 12 hours after my Formula Drift coverage, I was invited out to a grand opening meet hosted by Platte Forme a.g. in Alhambra southern California. Platte Forme a.g. is a new shop that features work on high end cars and other luxury cars such as BMWs. Driven by power and speed, they have a long track-oriented history. If you're ever in the area, or on the track, feel free to check out their cars.
Mar 28, 2011
LTBMW Re-Grand Opening Meet
Photography & Words by John Zhang for Canibeat.com
It's been a while since I've actually posted on here. Lately I've been super busy shooting events and cars like these. This weekend I attended a huge BMW meet.. by huge I mean you won't find any bigger BMW meet minus Bimmerfest and Mfest around the Pacific coast. If you talk to any newer generation BMW enthusiast, 99% of the time, he or she will know who LTBMW is. If you don't know, LTBMW is a BMW shop run by Long Tran in El Monte, southern California. A lot of the BMWs I shoot have gone to his shop to get work done on their cars and the end results are always amazing. This past month he moved to a larger facility a few shops down from his own location and had a surprisingly huge (over 150 cars) meet that I had the pleasure of covering.
Mar 21, 2011
Photography By: Kevin Choi
Words By: Josh Wilson
A Prologue to Becoming a Monster: Claude Ligon's Nissan GTR
The GTR has been nicknamed the "Godzilla" of the import world. The GTR you're feasting your eyes on, owned by Claude, is on the path to becoming a truly amazing machine. He has already made this car look sleek but also kept close to the GTR's bodylines that it was originally born with.
Feb 24, 2011
Wekfest III – San Francisco, CA (2.20.11)
Photography by John Zhang, Cristian Loza, Anthony Lezada, Ignatius McCarthy, Noel Barnum exclusively for Canibeat.com
This past weekend we flew out to the west coast for Wekfest III which was held at Fort Mason Festival & Herbst Pavilions in downtown San Francisco. We got into town on Thursday night/Friday morning and had a fun filled weekend which consisted of shopping in Japan town, going on the Alcatraz island tour, hanging out with our California photographers, going to the Canibeat meet & greet, visiting Weksos Industries and N1 Concepts (coverage coming soon), eating at In & Out and just having a blast. The next thing we knew Sunday was here and it was time for the event! Thanks to our friends at Weksos we were fortunate enough to get into the venue a few hours before they opened the gates to 15,000+ people waiting patiently in line. Here is what we saw…. enjoy guys! Thanks for making us feel at home California.


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The last we heard about Dish Network's standalone Internet TV service was that it was expected to launch in late summer. We're officially in late summer, but there have been few indications that the service is going live any time soon. Now comes news that Dish has locked down some new content partners, but does it have enough to win over cord-cutters? [More]
Dish Locks Down More Content For Its Standalone Internet TV Service, But Is It Enough?
Appeals Court Disregards Aereo Ruling, Won't Shut Down Dish's Streaming Service
Last week, we told you about an attempt by broadcasters — still bloody from their Supreme Court gutting of Aereo — to use the ruling in that case to shut down Dish's Dish Anywhere streaming service. But yesterday, a federal appeals court said Dish Anywhere could continue pending the outcome of a trial. [More]
Dish Network's Internet TV Service Could Be Available This Summer
While a number of companies have been contemplating the launch of an Internet-only pay-TV service, it looks like Dish may be the first U.S. provider to do so, as reports say the satellite company is looking to start offering this stand-alone service as soon as this coming summer. [More]
Dish To Refund $2 Million To Washington State Customers Over Sketchy Surcharge
In May 2012, Dish customers in Washington state began seeing an additional item on their bills — a mysterious "Washington Surcharge" of between $1.00 and $1.09 a month. The satellite provider stopped this surcharge later that year after the state's attorney general's office began investigating, and yesterday it agreed to issue a full refund to customers who'd been hit with the questionable fee. [More]
Dish CEO: If Comcast Can Buy TWC, Then We Can Merge With DirecTV
As we mentioned last week, if regulators approve the pending marriage of Comcast and Time Warner Cable, it would put pressure on the nation's two largest satellite operators to combine in order to compete. And while Dish co-founder and Chairman Charlie Ergen isn't talking about a tie-up with DirecTV just yet, he is pointing out that it would be hypocritical for the Comcast deal to be approved and a satellite merger to be denied. [More]
Why DirecTV and Dish Customers Should Care About Time Warner Cable/Comcast Deal
While many cable subscribers around the country are dreading the impact that a merged Time Warner Cable and Comcast could have on pricing for TV and Internet service, some satellite customers have shrugged off the news. But a tie-up between the two largest terrestrial cable companies could have far-reaching consequences for all pay-TV subscribers. [More]
Does Dish Also Have Lust In Its Heart For T-Mobile?
Last week's big news in the wireless world was a report that Sprint was making googoo eyes at T-Mobile and dreaming dreams of wedded bliss. But, as always seems to happen in great romantic comedies, there's now rumors of a new suitor from the other side of town. [More]
SoftBank Says It, And Not Dish, Deserves The Final Rose From Bachelor Sprint
While it has looked for months like Sprint and Japanese telecom titan SoftBank only had eyes for each other and were mere months away from wedded bliss, that pesky Charlie Ergen at Dish decided to come on strong, making his own $25.5 billion case yesterday for why Sprint and his company should elope. Not wanting to be the one left jilted at the final rose ceremony, SoftBank is firing back. [More]
Worst Company In America Round 1: Dish Vs. DirecTV
To close out this first day of WCIA 2013 carnage, we bring you this longstanding feud, broadcasting live from the Satellite of Hate. [More]
Dish Network Chat Rep Promised Me A Great Price, Now I Can't Prove It
Kasey's Dish Network contract was up, and he was interested in signing a new contract in order to get one of those sweet, sweet new Hopper DVR systems. An online chat representative made the deal with him, and that's how he learned that it's always a good idea to save your own customer service chats whenever possible. The new monthly rate was much higher than what Kasey had agreed to, but now he had no proof of what that lower original rate had been. [More]
CBS Asks Consumerist To Change Headline On Kaley Cuoco/Dish Story
Earlier today, I posted a story about Dish Network's allegations that CBS had made Big Bang Theory actress Kaley Cuoco remove a Tweet in favor of Dish's ad-skipping Hopper DVR. Since then, I've received a request from CBS to change the headline on the post. [More]
CES Kicks CNET To Curb, Gives "Best Of Show" Award To Dish's Hopper DVR
The fallout over CBS' idiotic decision to forbid CNET staffers from bestowing an award on Dish Network's ad-skipping Hopper DVR continues to rain down on, with the folks behind the Consumer Electronics Show not only deciding to give Dish the award, but also ditching CNET as the producer of the annual awards. [More]
CNET Not Allowed To Consider Dish's Hopper DVR For Award Because Of CBS Lawsuit
Last spring, Dish Network introduced its ad-skipping Hopper DVR and was quickly sued by the networks. Now, CNET can't consider the device for its "Best of CES" award because of the suit filed by CBS. [More]
Will Dish Be First Big Cable Company To Enter Internet-Only TV Race?
For the last few years, cable and satellite providers have been making more and more channels available for live streaming over the Internet. But you had to be a subscriber to a standard TV package in order to reap that added benefit. Now a new report claims that Dish is trying to convince some broadcasting biggies to join them as they dip their toes into the Internet-only pool. [More]
Misleading Mailer Shows Why DISH Needs To Rein In Third-Party Sales Agents
DISH Network is already in hot water with regulators because it and the third-party businesses that sell the satellite TV service allegedly ignore the Do Not Call list. But DISH's authorized agents aren't just bad at telemarketing; some also appear intent on filling customers' mailboxes with misleading mailers that only serve to annoy potential customers. [More]
Dish Sends Me A Free Roku XD Box After I Complain About Missing AMC
While DirecTV has apparently been giving out discounts to customers who complain about the ongoing Viacom blackout, one Consumerist reader says he was able to score a free Roku video streaming box from Dish Network when he complained about its decision to remove the AMC Network channels. [More]
AT&T U-Verse Subscribers Get Their AMC Back; Dish Customers Get Movies They've Seen A Million Times Already
The deadline AMC Networks — the people behind quality programs like Mad Men, Breaking Bad, and the first couple episodes of The Killing, and also a handful of channels no one watches — faced two contract deadlines this weekend; one with Dish Network and the other with AT&T U-verse. In the former standoff, the satellite provider stood firm in its decision to axe AMC; while in the latter, some sort of vague agreement has been reached. [More]
This Time Warner Cable Letter Epitomizes What's Wrong With Cable Industry
Do you think Ford would ever send you a letter suggesting you give Toyota a try? Or would McDonald's ever shoot you an e-mail telling you to check out the lovely Burger Kings in your new neighborhood? Of course not. So why would the cable industry not care which company you choose? [More]


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Trick-or-Treat forecast calls for dry weather but cold
Dry, but cold Halloween night
CINCINNATI - It's Halloween and with all the cold, wet and breezy weather we've been having, everyone wants to know what it's going to be like for Trick-or-Treating Wednesday night.
Great news… we should be dry! Rain showers will stick with us through Wednesday afternoon with a just a slight chance of rain in the evening. Expect mostly cloudy skies with mainly dry conditions.
It is going to be cold and below average though with temperatures in the low 40s. We're also expecting some breezy conditions with gusts near 20 mph, so it could "feel" even colder. Be sure to dress those little ghouls and goblins in layers…don't forget the coat, hat, and gloves!
Even though it will be quite cold, at least we're not expecting any heavy rain or snow. The most rain we've had on Halloween was 1.49 inches in 1941.
The most snow we've had was .30 inches in 1993 -- in fact, it's the only time we've had measurable snow on Halloween!
So what kind of temperatures have we seen on Halloween?
Normal high: 61 degrees
Normal low: 41 degrees
Record high: 81 in 1950 & 1933
Record low: 24 in 1923
To find out Trick-or-Treat times in your area, go to http://www.wcpo.com/dpp/news/local_news/tri-state-trick-or-treat-times-2012.
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DURHAM, N.H. - Marcie Boyer (Dillsburg, Pa.) and Jen Stamp (Tyngsboro, Mass.) scored first-half goals and Christine Buckley (Walpole, Mass.) recorded her second consecutive shutout to lead the University of New Hampshire field hockey team to Saturday afternoon's 2-0 America East victory against the University of Vermont at Memorial Field.
UNH won its fourth consecutive game to improve to 8-3 overall and 1-0 in the conference. It is the team's best record through 11 games since the 1999 team also went 8-3. Vermont is now 4-8, 1-1.
Boyer gave the Wildcats a 1-0 lead at 12:51 and it proved to be the game-winning goal. Samantha Carr (Yorktown Heights, N.Y.) started the scoring sequence on a pass just outside the top of the circle. Boyer gathered the ball with her backhand and fired a shot into the cage.
Stamp increased the lead to 2-0 at 20:16 on an unassisted tally as she worked her way into the circle from the right wing and maneuvered towards the end line before firing a shot inside the far corner of the goal.
Buckley finished with two saves, both late in the game, for her third career shutout. She has not allowed a goal in 160 minutes, 34 seconds. UNH's shutout streak stands at 168:14 and includes 7:40 by Julie Munson (Dover, N.H.).
UVM's Holly Colberg was credited with 10 saves.
UVM had few scoring chances. The best opportunity came in the closing minute when Shawn Carney was denied from 10 yards and on the ensuing penalty corner as time expired.
UNH dominated first-half play, which resulted in a 11-1 shot advantage. The Wildcats ended the contest with a 20-4 edge in shots and an 18-4 advantage in penalty corners.
Boyer and Stamp have combined to score 19 of the team's 25 goals (76%) this season.
New Hampshire returns to action Oct. 9 vs. intrastate rival Dartmouth College. Game time at Memorial Field is 4 p.m.


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