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The Spencer's Theatre of Illusion is a spectacular production combining drama, comedy, romance and suspense with elaborate stage illusions. The whole family will love the breath-taking magic.
The Spencers were recently named International Magicians of the Year, joining the ranks of David Copperfield, Criss Angel, and Penn & Teller.
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It's 8 a.m. in California, and Paula Poundstone admits she already popped the top of her favorite diet cola.
"Yes I have," she said and laughed.
The comedienne needs to be ready to take care of her three children, 10 cats, dog, lizard and bunny.
"The first thing I do every morning is get up and clean disgusting substances. It's my whole life; it's very glamorous," she deadpanned.
Fans can expect to hear more about raising kids and animals when Poundstone comes to the Monroe County Community College La-Z-Boy Center Meyer Theater for a 7:30 p.m. show April 16.
Remaining tickets are $22.
"I talk about the difficult job of trying to inform oneself in order to be a halfway decent voter," Poundstone said. "I talk about public schools, and I talk about Abraham Lincoln and Frank and Joe Hardy, but only where appropriate."
In addition to her self-deprecating humor and offbeat observations, Poundstone is known for talking to the audience.
"I do these little biographies of people in the room and it gives every show an unexpected and great flavor," she said during a call from her Santa Monica home.
She mentioned a person she talked to on her 2009 CD, "I Heart Jokes: Paula Tells Them in Maine."
"At the [show] in Maine, the guy I asked what do you do for a living said he was a snow ranger, and I thought I'd died and gone to heaven," Poundstone said.
That disc, surprisingly, is Poundstone's only recording.
"First of all, I don't know that the world was worse off without a Paula Poundstone CD," she said. "If years ago when everyone was doing comedy CDs, if I had jumped right in, I wouldn't have been able to get [the biographies] in. Now the characters in the room are on the CD, which is great."
The Emmy Award winner has been quite a character herself.
"The first sentence of the last paragraph of the summary letter written by my kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Bump, in May of 1965 says, 'I have enjoyed many of Paula's humorous comments about our activities,' " the comic said. "So Mrs. Bump thought I was mildly humorous in her kindergarten class, and I always appreciated that note."
Maybe she developed her wit to elicit her favorite response.
"The sound of laughter delights me," Poundstone said. "When I was little and my mother would have her friends over to play canasta, she'd send us up to bed and you could hear the ladies laughing through the floor. It was a great sound."
These days she makes people laugh as a panelist on the quiz show "Wait Wait … Don't Tell Me!" on National Public Radio and as a regular guest on "A Prairie Home Companion."
She's also working on a book.
"It's loosely titled 'The Totally Unscientific Study of the Search for Human Happiness.' It's about things that people think will make them happy," Poundstone said.
"I wrote a book called, 'There's Nothing in This Book That I Meant to Say,' and that one took me nine years," she said. "When I started this one, I thought somehow I'd bring it in; how high did I set the bar there?"
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This instructable covers how to build, mount and control LED light bars to provide for full color ambient room lighting as well as ambilight style video effects.
Let me first start off by saying this is a wall charger for your ipod shuffle and i have taken the time to make very easy to understand diagrams for everyone, originally the german pinout diagram for the 3.5mm mini jack is well just very basic.
This Modification will guide you though the process of upgrading your Zune hard drive to a new 40, 60, or 80gb hard disk. The Mod is simple enough, it requires no special tools except a screwdriver, a scissors and one of the Toshiba Hard Drive.
This mod will guide you through the steps necessary to open your Zune FM transmitter and connect a longer antenna to inscrease the range.
Here is how to build an dock extension cable for iPod that would allow you to connect your iPod to a dock without having to put the iPod directly on the docking cradle.
Use the remote Volume Up and Volume Down buttons to increase or decrease the volume. When the volume is changed, the gain, display and bar-graph meter are updated appropriately.
I decided to build a plain simple Winamp IR Controller to control Winamp's basic systems i.e. Volume, Play, Stop, Pause, and etc. and I began to build it by firstly replacing the original circuit board with the one of my own. The board contains a PIC16F628, a 74LS32 OR Gate, a 2N3906 PNP transistors, a 78L05 regulator, 4 MHz crystal and an IR LED together with some push buttons.
This is build around the MP3 decoding chip from ST. This perticular design is aim for a portable system. However, the D/A chip used require 5V power supply, so a dual voltage inverter is required to boost the voltage from 2 AA cell to both 3.3V and 5V.
This is an add-on for The Super-Simple pocket size mp3 player describes elsewhere in this category. You will have to start with building the original design first. From there on, only 8 wires are needed to connect the LCD. The LCD used is the LPH7779 (NOKIA 3310 LCD) with its integrated controller chip PCD8544. It is easy to interface, quite cheap and takes less than 1mA at 3V.
It is based on the PIC 16LF877 with plenty of processor time to spare. There is a bare bones assembly version, and a new C version with more features and stability. It uses compact flash cards up to over 100 gigabytes including microdrives. It uses the vs1001k decoder chip.
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All animators must learn to walk before they can run. In 2D Character Animation, industry expert George Maestri teaches the basic principles every animator must know to build a foundation for more complex work. These principles are relevant regardless of software used or animation style. George explains how good animation depends on a firm knowledge of the laws of motion, which inform the principles of animation. He teaches the basics of creating characters, squash and stretch, pose-to-pose animation, walking and running, track reading, and dialogue animation. He also shows how to use After Effects and Flash to apply the tools learned in the course. Exercise files accompany this course.
For those people who are using Flash CS4 and higher, you can also set up what's called an armature or a bone- chain to help you animate complicated joints such as arms and legs. Now this is done using the Bone tool. And the Bone tool is over here in the palette, and it looks like a little bone and what we can do is we can use this to set up a relationship between all of the symbols in a layer. In other words, tie them together in a hierarchy that can be animated.
So let's go ahead and zoom in on this woman's arm and we're going to set up a bone-chain. Now what happens is when you select this Bone tool, it brings up kind of like a Drawing tool. So what we're going to do is we're going to set down the first point of this bone. Now, this is very important that we set this down at the right place. This has to be at the center of this kind of joined circle here, where everything is rotating around. The center point of this upper arm or the shoulder is going to be right around here.
So I am just going to go ahead and click-and- drag and you can see now I am drawing a bone. It looks very much like the bones that you'd see in a 3D package. I am still holding down my mouse button and now I am going to ahead and set this point to the middle of that elbow and again, I really need to position this right at the center so that I get a good rotation of that arm. So this is my best guess as to where that is at and then I can let go and what that does is it creates a bone. If I click-and-drag again, I can create a second joint in that chain and again, I am just going to set it down in the middle of this wrist right here and let go.
Now once I have this, I have a joint chain which now can be manipulated. So if I select one of these joints, for example, this forearm here, I can go over to my Properties panel and I can see all the different things I could do with it. The first thing we could do with it is affect the rotation. So for example, I can turn on and off rotation, so that I can just keep that arm so it is locked, so it's always straight, or I can constrain it so that it only rotates through very specific ranges.
So I can just say it goes from -45 degrees to positive or I can make it even bigger than that so that way the joint doesn't turn around on itself. Now, I also can do things such as enable translation, in case you want to move this joint along left or right or something like that, actually move it off of its axis. Now that can be really helpful if you are doing something like animation for a walk cycle or something like that. Now, once you have all of these, you can start to animate it. Let me show you very quickly how to animate such an armature.
Well, first thing I am going to do is I am just going to go ahead and insert some keyframes here. I am just going to select these frames and hit F5. Now if you notice the armature itself is created on its own layer and that layer actually has a different way of in-betweening. It's not the standard in- between that you would have in Flash. In fact, all you have to do is once you have the frames in place is just move the arm and it'll automatically animate. If you notice here, a little dot appeared and now it's just going to automatically in-between.
Now this is very handy. It makes it much easier to animate these sorts of things within Flash. So as you set up your characters and get them ready to animate, be sure to consider using bones and armatures in your Flash characters.
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The Dermage Night Cream is one of the four anti-aging products offered by Dermage. Dermage claims to be "designed and tested by dermatologists for sensitive skin" and also claims to have been available only through dermatologists for the last 30 years. Every Dermage product including the Dermage Night Cream contains a very minimal amount of ingredients so they should be usable by almost everyone, even those with very sensitive skin.
The Dermage Night Cream bills itself as a very rich skin cream that doesn't contain any heavy or greasy ingredients. The official website says this cream is "especially good" for people who have skin that has been damaged by the sun or that is very dry. The official Dermage website doesn't have a lot of information available for consumers. Instead of large, comprehensive product descriptions, you will find just a few bullet points. These typically say things like "for dry skin" and "alcohol free". You can find about a dozen different products on the official website in addition to the Dermage Night Cream and these are: anti-aging products, skin care products, and makeup.
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Basically, this product seems to be a petroleum jelly based cream with a lot of lanolin. This could make it an effective skin protectant and moisturizer but we don't see anything that would put this in the anti-aging category. Something you will immediately notice if you visit the Dermage Night Cream section of the official website is that one of the bullet points says "Fragrance Free". If you click the Ingredients list, however, the last ingredient is "Fragrance". We aren't sure if this is an oversight, but it is a little discouraging. If you are sensitive to the artificial fragrances that many beauty products add to their creams and lotions it might be hard to determine if you should try this product at all.
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- Expensive. The Dermage Night Cream costs almost $50 for 2 ounces.
- This product doesn't contain any well known anti-aging ingredients.
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It's always nice to come across a line of products that is extremely mild on the skin. Almost anyone should be able to use the Dermage Night Cream and experience no side effects like red skin or itching. The only problem with this product is that it's billed as an anti-aging cream but doesn't actually contain anti-aging ingredients. We can't recommend Dermage Night Cream as an anti-aging product but if you need a mild moisturizer and don't mind spending $50, this might be ok. If you are looking for a true anti-aging product, we recommend a powerful wrinkle fighter that contains well-known and proven ingredients.


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Joey Jay Smith passed away Saturday, December 24, 2011, in Johnson City.
He was a native of Johnson City and had lived in Erwin for several years.
He was a son of the late Sonny and Betty Jo Chandley Smith. Mr. Smith was a veteran, having served his country in the U.S. Navy.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Shane Thomas Smith.
Survivors include four daughters, Ashley Smith and Heather Smith, of the home, and Amanda Miller, of Erwin, and Tiffany Danforth, of Nashville; a sister, Gail Stevens, of Fairfax, VA; a brother, Hubert (Butch) Smith, of Johnson City; two granddaughters, Cynthia Danforth and Lean Danforth; two nieces, Miranda and Carrie Smith; special cousins, Debbie English, Michael Riddle and Kathy Bailey; special friends, Karen Smith, Mike Sams and Robbie English.
Graveside services for Mr. Smith will be conducted at 1:00 PM Friday, January 13, 2012, in the Mountain Home National Cemetery with Pastor Erwin Lueker officiating. Military Honors will be provided by the Boone Dam VFW Honor Guard assisted by the Army National Guard. Everyone attending this service is asked to meet at the cemetery by 12:50 PM.
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In addition, UIA has agreed with Dniproavia, which is a partner of the AeroSvit-led Ukraine Aviation Alliance, to jointly serve routes to Lviv, Simferopol, Odessa, Dnepropetrovsk and Ivano-Frankovsk.
A UIA spokesman said these arrangements are designed to improve customer service and to benefit from increasing transit passenger flows through Kiev Borispol Airport.
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Kingsport police are attempting to locate a woman who was reportedly driving on Lynn Garden Drive Thursday morning looking for her toddler who she said was dead somewhere in the area.
According to a KPD press release, a woman who had been walking on Lynn Garden Drive Thursday morning near Sevier Terrace Drive encountered a woman driving a maroon Honda Accord. The walker said the woman, who police identified as Stephanie Salyers, was hysterical and told her she was looking for her toddler son who was dead somewhere in the area.
Police say Salyers left when she was told no child had been seen. Police said that efforts to locate the child and Salyers failed to produce any information. Salyers is described as 5'7"-5'8" tall and weighs approximately 140-145 pounds and has long dark hair. The Accord she was driving has a broken left taillight covered with tape.


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Guirado, whose mother, Angela Aldeguer, hails from Ilagan City in Isabela, carries around a pocket Spanish-English dictionary which he pulls out when he needs to communicate to teammates.
When he's not using his dictionary, he speaks to them through his cousin, Rafa Garcia, who is acting as his interpreter here.
But so far, the need to use the dictionary has not been as urgent as Guirado has easily fit in with the team, even cracking jokes with other players like veteran striker Yanti Barsales of the Philippine Air Force.
"Abuelo, abuelo," Guirado calls out Barsales, referring to the diminutive striker, breaking a lull during their stopover in Bangkok Saturday. When the team learns that Abuelo means grandfather in Spanish, they erupted in laughter.
"I'm quite comfortable with the team," Guirado told the Inquirer, through Garcia. "It's a very nice group."
How well Guirado meshes with the team on the pitch, though, will be known Monday when the 6-foot-2 striker makes his debut for the Azkals against Myanmar in the AFC Challenge Cup group stage qualifying at the MFF Youth Training Center here.
The 26-year-old Guirado, who sports shoulder-length hair and resembles Houston Rockets star Luis Scola, brings with him solid credentials, boosted by a wealth of experience playing in the world's top footballing nation, Spain.
He plays third division in the Spanish League with CD Ronda, after spending time with Atletico Madrid's reserve team.
A potent attacking threat with quickness complementing his tall, stocky frame, Guirado, however, was quick to dismiss comparisons with star striker Phil Younghusband, who has been sidelined by a pulled hamstring in the group stage here.
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Rumored Feature List For MSN Messenger 8.0
MSN Messenger 7.5 is still in beta, but that doesn't mean Microsoft can't begin work on 8.0, right? According to The Hotfix a third party source who supposedly works for Microsoft was kind enough to provide them with the a list of possible, and most certainly rumored, features for MSN Messenger 8.0:
• Change of Messenger Skins
• Real-time Emotions
• Messenger Built Internal Windows Media Player 10
• Pause/Resumed File Transfers (File Blocked Extension Applied)
• Detailed File Transfer (Download/Upload Speed)
• Animated Display Pictures (.gif .jpg .png (File Support under Consideration))
• Mood Status
• Faster Contact List Loading and scrolling
• Public Profile and MSN Spaces Combined
• More MSN Space features
• New Hotmail and MSN Messenger Integration
• Downloadable MSN Messenger on Mobile
• News Updates according to Location
• Top 10 MSN Music Radio
• New Stylish Notifier Pop-up
• Downloadable Skins for MSN (Contact Window & Conversation Window)
• Complete Integration with Windows XP® & Windows Vista® Codename: Longhorn®
• Offline Voice/Message Machine
• Animated Buddy Icon Helper
• Display Picture Ratings
The source also claims that 8.0 will be in BETA by the end of this year, and we can expect the official release in 2006. What do you think of the features? Improvements to a popular IM client, or just more junk you won't use anyways?
Read More | The Hotfix
TiVoToGo and HME Finally Compatible With Pioneer, Humax, and Toshiba TiVo DVD Players
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Home Entertainment, Software
Man, TiVo has been on a roll over the past few days. Ever since TiVoToGo launched back in January, I have been waiting for them to upgrade my Pioneer DVD player with integrated TiVo so that I could use mess around with the feature. A few months later, a newer TiVo Desktop was released, which I could not use due to my TiVo being incompatible. Well, the wait is over, as I finally received a software upgrade during my daily TiVo check-in, complete with the new and more vibrant boot sequence (above). My device was upgraded from software version 5.0 to 7.2. TiVoToGo, HME features, and the new TiVo Desktop 2.2 are all compatible. If you own a Pioneer, Humax, or Toshiba TiVo DVD player, you can request the upgrade using the link below if you don't already have it.
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Google Talk Up and Running
Posted by Edwin Soto Categories: Internet, Software
Google Talk is downloadable and ready to incorporate all your communication needs. Google has released their first IM client with built in voice communication. As for the features, Google Talk is simple and to the point. You can customize messages with very few clicks. I can't wait to see what they have in store for future upgrades. I wonder how I will be able to use this in court?
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Eager To Use Google Talk? Here You Go
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If you can't wait until Google releases Google Talk to the masses, it seems you're in luck. All you need is a Jabber-compatable IM client like Audium, iChat, GAIM or Trillian and a Gmail account. Point your server setting to talk.google.com and simply sign in using your Gmail username and password. You'll be online using the latest instant messaging program in no time. Okay, not quite - but you are using the server. That's cool, right? If you're having a problem getting on, compare your configuration settings with these.
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Google Set To Expand Into IM Market As Early As Wednesday
Google has had quite a busy year in terms of expansion- first Gmail, followed by Google maps and personalized Google news pages just to name a few. It now seems that Google is ready to launch their next project, possibly titled Google Talk, as early as Wednesday. Not just a clone of other instant messaging programs in the market, it's reported that along with the ability to talk via text-based messages, users will also be able to hold voice conversations thus throwing Google into competition with Skype, a service which has already hit the 150 million download mark. While Google has not yet commented on the project, I think it's safe to say that whatever it is Google has in store for us, it will be just as successful as their past ventures.
Read More | USA Today
TiVo Desktop 2.2 Released (Still Windows Only)
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Home Entertainment, PC / Laptop, Software
I must admit, since I got my HDTV a little less than a year ago, my TiVo hasn't been getting much play. I mean, it does serve as my primary DVD player and all, but it mostly lives today to record shows that aren't in high definition and only when the dual-tuner Comcast DVR is busy recording two shows at once. That being said, having the ability to mess around with it using TiVo Desktop is something I always enjoy, and later today I plan on doing it a bit more now that TiVo Desktop 2.2 has been released. TiVo Desktop 2.2 now includes support for playing TiVoToGo shows on Microsoft Portable Media Centers, as well as transferring video from your PC to the TiVo unit itself for playback (nice!). The bummer is that the software is only available for Windows XP and 2000 - still no Mac version of the more advanced TiVo Desktop software. Thank goodness for Virtual PC.
Read More | TiVo Desktop via PVRBlog
PowerBook OS X vs. Dell OSx86 Bootup Video
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: PC / Laptop, Software
Okay, not that I am implying in any way shape or form that this is a fair comparison, but it's still interesting nonetheless. We have been hearing that the Intel version of OS X runs faster than the PowerPC equivalent, and someone has put up a video comparing the boot times of the two different versions of the software. The thing is, they are comparing a G4 PowerBook to a full-size Dell with a P4 with Hyper-Threading. A little one-sided there, no?
Watch | OS X Bootup Video via Ava Elliot Sasser
PSP Firmware 2.0 Now Available For Download
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Software, Video Games
Finally, after much waiting, the United States version of the PSP 2.0 Firmware is officially official. All you need to do to get it is select Network Update within your PSP menu, make sure it's plugged in to a power source, and wait patiently. This update contains updates for photo, video, network, and music features. Sweet.
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Google Desktop 2 with Sidebar
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The desktop search arena is an interesting one, with Google, Microsoft, Yahoo!, and even some independants all vying for your attention. Today, Google dropped a major upgrade to its desktop search tool appropriately called Google Desktop 2. This one includes a Sidebar, which allows you to view and manage just about every component of your search experience, including stock management, weather, Gmail, Outlook information, RSS, and instant messaging. This one is for Windows users only, but I don't see too many Mac users complaining - after all, we have Spotlight.
We've also improved your desktop search experience. With Quick Find, you can now launch applications and see search results as you type without even opening a browser. We've also extended our Outlook integration, so you can search Google Desktop with the Outlook Toolbar and see results within Outlook itself. Finally, you can search even more stuff, including your Gmail, files on network drives, many Outlook data types (including Contacts, Tasks, Calendar, Notes and Journal) and MSN Messenger chats. And if you yearn for even stronger security, you can encrypt your entire index.
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Magix Movies on CD and DVD 4
Posted by Edwin Soto Categories: Software
Magix, a media software company, will release Movies on CD & DVD 4. For those of you unfamiliar with the previous versions of the software, this is a video authoring tool. Here are the newest features included in the latest version:
- Copyright-conforming backup copies and 1:1 DVD & (S)VCD duplicates
- MovieShow Maker with rhythmic editing and 12 styles
- Fully automatic TV ad killer
- Enhanced MPEG2 handling
- Easy On editing
- Practical Task Assistant
- Compatible autoplay CDs
- Perfect 1-click optimization
- Dynamic "picture-in-picture" effects
- Great effects combinations
- Improved DVD player menus
- Easy CD/DVD multi-copying
- Supports digital TV streams (DV)
- Burn extended CD-ROMs
- "Overburn" CD-R(W) blank disc
- Easy-to-follow disc capacity display
- Full screen program interface
- Enhanced MJPEG import options
This is a cool all-in-one type of software. You can make backups of your DVD's - legally, according to them- bypassing those pesky copyrights usually blocking you from making copies of your DVD's. However, it also converts your DV movies. An additional feature which I find extremely useful is the overburning CD-R's If you like to make SVCD's and VCD's this is perfect for getting 900MB out of your burnable CD's - pending on your burning hardware and CD-R manufacturer. The software comes out September 15th and will retail for $39.99. So go ahead and start
making backups of your DVD's. Check out the press release after the jump.
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Investigators from the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights will examine allegations of race-based discrimination in Brevard Public Schools.
Four issues detailed in a complaint by the North Brevard Chapter of the NAACP will be investigated: The rate of suspensions among black students; the hiring of black teachers; the promotion of black teachers; and plans to close three schools with a high percentage of black students, while keeping open a school serving mostly white students.
School Board Chair Barbara Murray declined to comment because it's an ongoing investigation. Brevard leaders have said they are working to reduce suspensions of all students, not just black students, and have staff training and school-based programs already in place.


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Adults, do you enjoy playing video games? Eager to try out the Xbox 360 with Kinect, Nintendo Wii, WiiU and Playstation 3? Want to show your skills at sports, dancing and other games?
On Tuesday, February 26, at 5:30 p.m., adults are invited to Rodman Public Library to play Xbox 360 with Kinect. Visitors will have the opportunity to play a different game each week. Games with ratings from "E" for Everyone, up to "M" for Mature, will be offered. Also available to play will be the following board/card games: Scrabble, Yatzee, Uno and Apples-to-Apples.
No registration is required for these free gaming events. The video gaming will be held in the main auditorium. For more information, call the library at 330-821-2665, ext. 208.
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|Efficacy in German Teacher Education
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|Provision and Usage of Medical Services by Community Pharmacy: A Comparative Study of New York, Macao and Zhuhai (China)
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|Shuai GE, Cheong Kuan-long, Hao HU, Yitao WANG
|Government Conduct: The Guiding Force for Developing National Soft Power
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|Daixing TANG, Xiaoping LI, Qing CHEN
|Functions of Courtroom Responses in Cognitive Context Construction and the Realization of Litigants' Communicative Aims in Chinese Court Hearing
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|Yunfeng GE
|Structural Review of Rent Government and Its Effect on Democracy Process
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|Mehrzad Javadi Kouchaksaraei, Mohammad Reevany Bustami
|A Probe into Translation Strategies from Relevance Perspective—Direct Translation and Indirect Translation
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|Dong XI
|Military Intervention in the Nigerian Politics and Its Impact on the Development of Managerial Elite: 1966-1979
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|Olusoji James George, Olusanmi C. Amujo, Nelarine Cornelius
|A Brief Introduction to Chinese Mascot
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|Yuanqin PENG
|The Development of an Evaluation Model on Learning Management of Foreign Language Teachers in the World-Class Standard Primary Schools
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|Penprapa Kuapituk, Songsak Phusee-orn, Nawamin Prachanant
|An Assessment of Housing Delivery in Nigeria: Federal Mortgage Bank Scenario
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|Joseph K. Ukwayi, Eja E. Eja, Felix E. Ojong, Judith E. Otu
|Analysis University Identity System (UIS) in the Perspective of Soft Power
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|Rethinking Poverty Reduction and Sustainable Development in Nigeria: An Advocacy for the Buttom-Top Paradigm
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|Achimugu Hassan, Abubakar Y. Idu, Agboni Joy Uyo, Orokpo John Ogbole
|Determinant Controllability of Responsibility Accounting in Profit Planning
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|Evans O. N. D. Ocansey, John A. Enahoro
|Present Development Situation of Commercial Service Industry of Japan and Enlightenment to Shandong Province
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|Impediments to Entrepreneurship Development in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria
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|Anietie E. Efi, Sunday S. Akpan
|Introduction to Membership Rights
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|Local Government and Good Governance in Nigeira's Emerging Democracy, 1999-2011: An Analysis of the Constraining Factors
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|Investigating the Relative Importance of Customer Recovery Strategies in the Hospitality Industry
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|Furong JIANG, Tony Lu ZHANG
|The Conditions for Achieving the Private Copy of Protected Works in Jordanian Law
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|Adnan Al-Nuemat Ahmed, Isaaf Alazab Saleem
|Causes of the Global Financial Crisis and Its Effectes on the Arab Countries
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|Thikraiat Soufan, Shatha Abdul-Khaliq, Ruba Abu Shihab
|Background Analysis of Traffic Law Discipline Construction
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|Zhiwen ZHANG
|The Use of Too as a Pragmatic Presupposition Trigger
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|Qiang KANG
|An Empirical Study on Problems Involved in CET-4 Communicative Listening Test and Teaching
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|Min LEI
|Causes and Enlightenments of European Debt Crisis on China's Participation in East Asia's Monetary Cooperation
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|Rui CUI
|Overseas Returnees' Entrepreneurial Competency and Personality Research
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|Wei FAN, Ning ZHAO, Xuejun CAI, Jianchun FU
|Analysis on Value Creation Inherent Mechanism and Profit Model of Creative Industry in Jilin Province
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|Wen FANG, Mengchun DING
|Credit Legal System Research of Chinese Market Economy – Based on the Financial Crisis Brought by the United States' Subprime Crisis
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|Haibin YU
|The Construction of China's Environmental Public Interest Litigation Mechanism
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|Meng TANG, Kai SUN
|The Construction of China's Environmental Legislation Public Participation System
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|Meng TANG, Xinyu TAN
|The Breakthrough on the Legality Plight of Environmental Control in China
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|Meng TANG, Xiaoye CHENG
|Reflections on the Implementation of the FOS for the Benefit of Students Majored in French
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|Shuyan WANG, Qinglu ZHANG
|The Comparison of the Cultural Connotations of Animal Terms in Chinese and French
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|Jiqun LÜ
|The Thought Existentialiste in The Little Prince
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Bayer redirects sales/support toward plant health. Pat Jones sits down with Giles Galliou, president of Bayer's Environmental Science Division in North America.
Bayer used the setting of the GIS to roll out a major new focus on plant health and a new team approach to ensure they have the resources to touch more customers in the field with expertise and ideas beyond just selling product.
Pat Jones talked with Giles Galliou (CLICK HERE to read about Galliou's new role), president of Bayer's Environmental Science Division in North America, about the new emphasis on Healthy Turf, Healthy Tomorrow (CLICK HERE to read more about Bayer's emphasis on plant health).
You're new to this role, but not new to Bayer's specialty business right?
Giles Galliou: I spent two and a half years as head of commercial operations and I'm now the head of the business as a whole. I'm truly enjoying the opportunity.
What's the message behind all of the change in focus for Bayer?
Galliou: The message is for us to slowly get out of the "what" we sell and to the "how" and "why" we do things. The superintendent is not about the products he uses, he's about the product he creates for the golfers. The bottom line is healthy turf so the "why" for us is all about plant health. It's about wellness and preventative health care. That whole idea is, obviously, the core of what we do at Bayer (as a health company).
Tell us more about the new philosophy.
Galliou: It's an important commitment. We want to take a 360-degree approach to our customers instead of just providing them with product solutions. And we're recommitting to even more R&D since we're just at the beginning of discoveries about plant health. Some of this isn't new...we're just beginning to promote things we've been doing for a long time (like StressGuard). We're committed to it going forward. We're adding the right people to our team, beginning with Frank Wong, Rob Golembiewski and now Derek Settle. We want customers to view us as a natural partner in achieving all of their plant health goals, not just controlling diseases or pests.
Final thoughts?
Galliou: The final message is our commitment to healthy turf, healthy tomorrow is just beginning. We're committed to invest and Bayer is the logical partner. It's in our DNA as a company!
As a supplement to our July Water Issue, we asked some industry insiders to offer their prodictions on what irrigation and course water issue might look like in the not so distant future. In this installment, Rain Bird's Paul Roche believes it all comes down to smart management practices.
ASGCA President Steve Smyers examines this question and the role of distinctive courses for a most unique game.
New Bermudagrass developed at Tifton campus.
Architect Kevin Norby devised plan to reduce maintenance at Minnesota course.
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Military notes: 05.09.09
Airmen Victor W. Gearhart and Randy K. Zuniga have graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio.
Gearhart is the son of Victor Gearhart of Ingleside and Evelisa Valentin of Beacon, N.Y., and is a 2008 graduate of Ingleside High School.
Zuniga is the son of Esmerelda Zuniga of Driscoll and is a 2008 graduate of Academy High School in Kingsville.
Jaime D. Garcia has been promoted to the rank of specialist in the National Guard.
Garcia, a combat team leader, is the son of Robert C. and Joann G. Garcia of Corpus Christi and is a 2007 graduate of Moody High School.
National Guard Staff Sgt. Brian M. Gonzales has re-enlisted for six years. Gonzales has eight years of military service. His wife, Angela, is the daughter of Andy Tamez of Corpus Christi.
National Guard Sgt. Thomas Ramirez Jr. has re-enlisted for six years.
Ramirez has seven years of military service.
He is the son of Paula S. McEhaney and Thomas Ramirez of Sinton and is a 2002 graduate of Sinton High School.
The United States Submarine Veterans Inc., Sea Turtle Base chapter, meets today at the Silverado Smokehouse, 4522 Weber Road. Meetings are followed by lunch. Information: Bobby Broderick, 876-0042 or firstname.lastname@example.com, and www.USSVI.org
The Disabled American Veterans Chapter 150 and its auxiliary meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2397, 4441 Ayers St. Information: Cmdr. Lazaro O. Camarillo III, 361-779-6456.
USS Ajax Reunion Association will have a reunion June 14-18 in San Antonio. Information: 210-481-3699.
USS Boston CA-69, CAG-1 and SSN-703 will host a reunion July 9-12 in Cleveland, Ohio. Information: contact Arthur L. Hebert, P.O. Box 816, Amherst, NH, 03031-0816; 603-672-8772; or www.ussboston.org
USS Iwo Jima Class Association, which consists of USS Iwo Jima, USS Okinawa, USS Guadalcanal, USS Guam, USS Tripoli and the USS New Orleans, will have a reunion Sept. 16-20 in Tucson, Ariz. Information: Robert G. McAnally, 152 Frissell St., Hampton, VA, 23663. Information: 757-723-0317 or firstname.lastname@example.com
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Clutter costs money. It devalues our home. It takes up valuable space—both physically and mentally. Clutter sucks our time and keeps us from doing the things we want to do. It's a distraction and a source of continual stress.
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A field monitor checks a gas meter for leaks; technicians prepare to seal a roof prior to re-insulating an attic containing vermiculite.
A $266.8 million Recovery grant from the Department of Energy's Weatherization Program is allowing Ohio to boost the energy efficiency of more than 32,000 homes. Adding insulation, sealing leaks and modernizing heating and air conditioning equipment will reduce energy costs for Ohio homeowners by an average of 24 percent. In general, the Weatherization Program allows for an investment of up to $6,500 per home in energy efficiency upgrades and is available to homeowners making approximately $44,000 a year for a family of four. The Department of has recognized Ohio as a leader in the weatherization program with 951 homes completed in July 2009.
Ohio allocated funds from the grant to local community agencies and other public and not-for-profit organizations. In addition, 54 independent contractors were hired to supplement existing contractors. It is estimated that by completion of the project at the end of March, 2012, 590 new positions will be created and 487 jobs retained.
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A survey of the major events and individuals in United States history from Colonization to Reconstruction. Critically examines various topics of interpretive interest in American history such as the coming of the Europeans, Puritanism, religious freedom, the Revolution, slavery, immigration, industrialization, urbanization, the Civil War, and Reconstruction.
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This course will offer students the opportunity to read widely among the various literatures of the Bible and its literary counterparts found in poetry, prose, and fiction. The course will attempt to explore and analyze the relationship between the sacred and the secular by using works from John Milton, C.S. Lewis, T.S. Eliot, George Herbert, William Shakespeare, Emily Dickinson, and several others. Several traditional as well as modern models of literary criticism will be considered.
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A panoramic view of the chief events, prominent characters, main themes and salient teachings of each New Testament book in relation to its historical, geographical and cultural contexts.
A study of the historical settings, literary features, authorship, theological teachings, and general content of the books of the Hebrew Bible. This survey provides a factual and practical groundwork for further studies in the Old Testament.
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The aim of the field experience program at Valley Forge Christian College is to provide education students with a progression of opportunities to apply theory to practice in an authentic educational setting. During the two semesters prior to student teaching, students spend one full day or two half days per week (secondary education only) in a local P-12 classroom at a grade level appropriate for their certification. The VFCC Field Experience Coordinator secures all field experience placements. Every education student at VFCC, regardless of the certification program, takes EDU 383. Students are concurrently registered for specific methods courses required for their degree program have assignments related to the field experience.
This course explores what it means to be an effective teacher in a society that is increasingly diverse. We will focus on the skills and dispositions teachers need to provide high quality instruction for all students, regardless of their class, race, ethnicity, gender, or religion. Prerequisites: EDU 103, EDU 263 or ECE 123.
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This is an introductory overview of the policies and procedures used in the measurement and assessment of educational performance. This course provides the foundation of basic measurement concepts as well as hands-on experience with assessment tools. The primary focus of the course is on measurement and assessment strategies for all learners including the use of standardized, informal, and curriculum-based procedures. Attention is also given to the diagnosis and program planning of students with exceptional learning needs. The field experience portion of this course is designed to provide students with school-based experiences relevant to academic assessment methods and procedures of all learners.
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Structured as a writing workshop, this course encourages students to develop a personal writing style and voice through experimentation with writing short stories, drama, and poetry. Skill in revising and marketing are taught.
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This course will introduce students to various types of mass media writing -- print and broadcast journalism, public relations, advertising and online media. It will develop skills in information gathering, interviewing, organizing, writing and revising media writing and in judging the quality of current media writing. Students will learn how to create a weblog or online "blog" and become an expert in a niche field. The class will teach students to look at a news story and determine the best media to represent it.
Prerequisites: ENG 123 or ENG 497.
This course will focus on the study of poetry as an art form, literary genre, and medium for personal expression. Students will develop skills necessary for reading, analyzing, and understanding poetry while examining the works of renowned poets. Prerequisite: ENG 123 or 497.
A critical and historical study of selected English literature from the fifth century to the present. Representative authors from each period are selected so that students may gain an appreciation for outstanding authors and an understanding of the society in which each lived. Prerequisite: ENG 123 or 497.
A study of the major writers, works, and movements from the Civil War to the Postmodern period, with an emphasis on literature that reflects diverse cultures such as Native, African-, Asian-, and Hispanic-American.
Prerequisite: ENG 123 or 497.
A study of literary theory and contemporary interpretive practices, including formalist, biographical, psychoanalytic, historical, structuralist, poststructuralist, sociological, Marxist, feminist, reader response, and deconstructionist. Prerequisite: ENG 123 or 497.
The course explores quality adolescent and young adult literature, censorship of adolescent and young adult literature, various approaches to reading adolescent and young adult literature, including reader response criticism, close reading strategies, and contemporary critical theories; the imagined reader(s) of young adult texts, and, by extension, the recent history of the cultural construction of the "teenager"; the application of cultural theories to analyses of adolescent and young adult literature as not only literary texts but also parallel cultural artifacts and mass-produced products; issues of multiculturalism, globalism, and diverse audiences and subject matter; and the relation of adolescent literature to "classic" adult literature.
Prerequisites: ENG 123 or 497, and EDU 113.
A critical and historical study of masterpieces of world literature from the Ancient World, Middle Ages, and Renaissance. Prerequisite: ENG 123 or 497.
A critical and historical study of masterpieces of world literature from the Enlightenment through the Postmodern period. The course includes Western and non-Western literature and deals with a variety of literary forms including poetry, drama, short stories, novellas, and non-fiction. Prerequisite: ENG 123 or 497.
A study of Shakespeare's tragedies, history plays, comedies, and romances, their distinctive features and cultural and historical context, with an emphasis on a critical analysis of the text and an appreciation of Shakespeare's great artistry as a dramatist. Prerequisite: ENG 123 or 497.
This course will explore current practices in the teaching of language arts in secondary schools. Prospective teachers enrolled in this course will learn to plan appropriate learning activities, to assess their students' progress, and to reflect on their own teaching and learning experiences.
Student teaching is a 15-week capstone semester in which the pre-service teacher integrates the pedagogical content knowledge acquired in the teacher education program in either a middle/junior high or a senior high school. This is a hands-on experience in which the student teacher candidate progresses from assisting the classroom teacher to gradually assuming control of the classroom for the entire day. The student teacher candidate participates fully in the
life of the classroom by planning and implementing instruction, managing the classroom environment, assessing student progress, and working with school personnel. Student Teaching must be taken concurrently with SEC 471, Student Teaching Seminar.
The student teaching seminar provides small group interaction with the student teaching supervisor and fellow student teacher candidates to share experiences of the student teaching placements. Final certification requirements and school law issues of concern to a classroom teacher are discussed. Assistance with navigating the job search process, including resume writing and interviewing is also included. SEC 471 must be taken concurrently with SEC 466.
Provides an overview of the basic characteristics and unique life and educational needs of individuals who have been determined to be exceptional in mental, physical, and/or emotional characteristics. Topics of study include but are not limited to: learning disabilities, mental impairment, emotional and/or behavioral disorders, mental health disorders and multiple and severe disabilities. Emphasis is placed upon understanding differences from a biblical perspective. This class is open to all majors and is required for education majors.
This course is a survey of the basic characteristics and unique educational and life needs of children who have been determined to be exceptional in mental, physical, and/or emotional characteristics. It is also a brief introduction to those educational and related services that are collectively known as "special education" in contemporary public schools and the inclusion of those students in the regular classroom. A ten-hour field experience is included as part of the course. Prerequisites: EDU 103, SPE 223.
The University of Valley Forge is a private Christian University located in Chester County, Pennsylvania, 35 miles northwest of downtown Philadelphia. UVF offers on its sprawling park-like campus, as well as online, over 50+ undergraduate and eight graduate degrees in the Arts, the Sciences and the Professions. The university's mission is to prepare individuals for a life of service and leadership in the church and in the world.
University of Valley Forge is a private Christian University located in Chester County, Pennsylvania, 35 miles northwest of downtown Philadelphia. UVF offers on its sprawling park-like campus, as well as online, over 50+ undergraduate and eight graduate degrees in the Arts, the Sciences and the Professions. The university's mission is to prepare individuals for a life of service and leadership in the church and in the world.


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Courses: Intro à l'analyse litt/cult I (FRENB101001)
Fall 2010
Class Number: 1272
Presentation of essential problems in literary and cultural analysis by close reading of works selected from various periods and genres and by analysis of voice and image in French writing and film. Participation in discussion and practice in written and oral expression are emphasized, as are grammar review and laboratory exercises.
Fulfills: Class Nbr: 1272 Div: III
Bryn Mawr, TAYSEM
Meeting Times
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Mumbai, Jan 31: Randeep Hooda hopes to strike a lottery with "Murder 3″ as the previous two films of the franchise did well. But the actor admits he is not under any pressure either.
"It is my good luck that this film is titled 'Murder 3′ because the first two films were very successful and I would also want to strike a lottery with this one. (But) More than that, I don't have any expectations or pressure," the 36-year-old said here Wednesday in an interview.
He asserts the pressure is only on the filmmakers.
"They (Bhatts) titled it 'Murder 3′ and the pressure is on them. I have done my work and it is over," Randeep said.
"Murder 3″ is the third film of the franchise, which began with the 2004 film, which starred Mallika Sherawat and Emraan Hashmi. The second instalment, featuring Emraan opposite Jacqueline Fernandes, released in 2011.
The new film is directed by Vishesh Bhatt, Mukesh Bhatt's son, features Aditi Rao Hydari and Sara Loren. It hits theatres Feb 15.


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Javier Monjas - 10/02/2013 - 12:47 PM GMT+01:00
A Maryland mother confessed to killing her two-year-old daughter, claiming the girl was suffering from a "Muslim curse," and "possessed by an evil spirit."
Booth told police her daughter "was suffering from a 'Muslim Curse' placed on her by her father" and that "she believed Kassidey to be possessed by an evil spirit." Booth said "she murdered Kassidey by laying on top of her and smothering her until Kassidey stopped breathing and showed no signs of life."
Booth wrapped the body of her two-year-old daughter in a blanket and put it in a trash bin by her home. The body was discovered Thursday night in a pile of garbage at a waste management facility where garbage is loaded onto rail cars. The toddler's body was found inside a railcar that was slated for a landfill in Virginia.
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Arkon's GPCMPMC motorcycle handlebar mount is compatible with the GoPro HERO3+, GoPro HERO3, HERO2, and HERO action cameras. The mount is also compatible with smaller digital cameras having the 1/4"-20 mounting pattern, such as the Sony Action Cam, Sony POV HD Flash Memory Camcorder, Contour+2, ContourROAM2, and JVC ADIXXION 2.
The mount is made of aluminum and features a sleek design. The mount fits on handlebars measuring 25mm to 35mm in diameter and attaches with two screws to any motorcycle handlebar using the included Allen wrench/hex key to tighten securely. (Three handlebar spacer/adapter rings of different widths are also included with the mount. Choose the appropriate size for optimum mounting to your handlebar.)
GPCMPMC includes both a lateral screw for attaching the GoPro HERO, and a 1/4"-20 mounting bolt for attaching other compatible action cameras. It's a versatile camera mount you can use to easily capture photos or video on your motorcycle ride.


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May 21, 2012
NILES, MI – Lake Michigan College is offering robotics and fabrication camps this summer for students ages 7-14, along with two-day seminars for building and programming robots for adults. The instruction will take place at LMC's Bertrand Crossing Campus, South Haven Campus, and at Niles Eastside Connections School. The following camps and seminars will be offered:
Robotics Camps for Students Aged 9-14 In the Robotics camps, students work in pairs to solve challenges by building and programming robots using the LEGO® Mindstorms® (RCX) Robotics Invention System. They build their own robot and learn computer programming to control it. Each day includes structured lessons and activities to practice construction and programming skills.
Fabrication Camp for Students Aged 10-15 Students learn about digital fabrication, making both artistic and practical designs using laser cutting, vinyl cutting, 3D printing, and CNC router technology. LMC Bertrand Crossing is one of only approximately 100 Fab Labs (short for Fabrication Laboratory) in the world that believe anyone can make almost anything. Participants learn about mechanical and software design, problem solving, and teamwork skills. Students will complete several projects and mini challenges.
Dates: July 30-Aug 3 Time: 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. Location: LMC Bertrand Crossing Campus Cost: $250
Elementary Lego We-Do Camp for Students Aged 7-8 Using LEGO® kits, students use computer programming to make machines that move. Gears, levers, motors, and machines of all kinds are discussed, all with step-by-step pictures.
Dates: July 30-Aug 3 Time: 9 a.m.- Noon Location: Niles Eastside Connections School Cost: $150
Train the Trainer Two-Day Seminar for Adult Students Adult students receive hands-on experience with building and programming the Lego® NXT robot, an introduction to other Lego® curriculum including Simple Machines® and WeDo®. Competition opportunities will also be introduced, specifically First Lego League, First Tech Challenge, and VEX®. Attendees will have enough information at the end of the seminar to find the tools they need to start their own program. Lunch and snacks provided.
Dates: July 16-17 (at Niles Eastside Connections School) July 19-20 (at LMC South Haven Campus) Time: 8 a.m.- 4p.m. Cost: $200
For more information, visit www.lakemichigancollege.edu/ce. Pre-registration is required. Those interested in registering, call (269) 695-1391.
LMC Bertrand Crossing Campus, 1905 Foundation Drive, Niles LMC South Haven Campus, 125 Veterans Boulevard, South Haven Niles Eastside Connections School, 314 N. 14th Street, Niles
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Does anybody know what's going on with the piece of junk that's sitting
on top of the Rocket Rods loading platform? Will it actually operate for the
50th? Seems to me the last few times I have been to the park it was not
working - just sitting there looking like a complete eyesore.


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Track & Field Recognized by USTFCCCA with All-Academic Honors
Fourteen athletes and the women's team were recognized for their work in the classroom
70 Track & Field Athletes Recognized on SEC Honor Roll
53 returners and 17 freshmen were commended for their academic achievements
Senior Spotlight: Katie Evans
Evans will continue her education with plans to teach at the high school level
22 Tigers Qualify for NCAA Championships West Preliminary
The squad will travel to Fayetteville, Ark., for the three-day meet
Rushin Claims First SEC Title On Day Three
Sunday will close the SEC Championships in Lexington
Katie Evans Senior Gallery
Katie Evans - Senior Gallery (05/30/2014)
Missouri Track & Field at 2014 NCAA Preliminary Round - May 29, 2014
Missouri Track & Field at 2014 NCAA Preliminary Round hosted at the University of Arkansas
Missouri Relays - April 12
Missouri Relays
|Shot Put
15.17m (49-9.25)
|Big 12 Championships
|Weight Throw
17.20m (56-5.25)
|Cyclone Holiday Preview
52.58m (172-6)
|ESU Mid-Week Open
|Shot Put
14.98m (49-1.75)
|ESU Mid-Week Open
|49.33m (161-10.25)
|Big 12 Championships
- NCAA Championships Preliminary Round Qualifier in the discus and shot put (2010)
- Outdoor All-Big 12 in the discus and shot put (2010)
- Indoor All-Big 12 in the shot put (2010)
IndoorTrack- Started the season with a PR in the weight throw, marking in at 17.20m (56-5.25) to place seventh in the competition...Competed in both the weight throw and shot put throughout the season...Was fifth and third at the Missouri Invitational in the weight throw and shot put, respectively...Threw 14.65m (48-0.75) in the shot put and 16.50m (54-1.75) in the weight throw at the Kentucky Rod McCravy Memorial Meet to place 22nd and ninth, respectively...Her second-best toss of the season in the shot put came at the Missouri Collegiate Challenge, where she placed third with a mark of 14.70m (48-2.75)...Threw a season's best of 14.89m (48-10.25) in the shot put at the SEC Championships, placing 11th overall
Outdoor Track- Started the season at the Missouri Relays, where she competed in the hammer, discus, and shot put...Placed seventh in both the shot put and discus at the Arkansas Spring Invitational, and tenth in the hammer with a toss of 50.52m (165-9)...Threw a season's best mark of 14.98m (49-1.75) in the shot put at the ESU Mid-Week Open to place fourth, and earned a PR of 52.58m (172-6) in the hammer to take fifth...Threw a season's best 48.99m (160-9) in the discus at the Drake Relays, taking ninth overall...Closed out the season at the SEC Championships, finishing 12th in both the shot put and discus, and 17th in the hammer
Indoor Track- Competed at the Missouri Relays for her only meet of the season, earning seventh in the shot put and eighth in the weight throw.
Outdoor Track- Earned another personal-record in the hammer during the outdoor season, throwing 49.68m (162-12) at the Tom Botts Invitational, good for 11th overall...Katie also competed in the shot put and discus during the season, earning her shot put season-best at the ESU Mid-Week Open, where she took third place with a throw of 14.89m (48-10.25)...Her season-best in the discus was at Kip Janvrin Open where she threw 48.64m (159-7) to take third place...Katie ended her season at the Big 12 Championships, where she competed in both the shot put and hammer throw.
Indoor Track- Competed in the shot put and weight throw during the season, reseting her personal-bests in both events...Tossed 15.17m (49-9.25) in the shot put at the Big 12 Championships, a new PR, earning her 11th overall...Threw 16.57m (54-4.25) in the weight throw at the Bill Bergan Invitational, earning eighth overall and another PR.
Outdoor Track- Competed in two events during the outdoor season, the first being the CMU Open, where she placed fifth in both the shot put and discus with throws of 13.15m (43-1.75) and 43.66m (143-2.75), respectively...Finished her season out at the Kansas Relays, where she took ninth in the discus, eighth in the shot put.
Indoor Track- Katie earned an All-Big 12 honor for the shot put in her first season as a Tiger after finishing seventh seventh with a personal-best throw of 15.15m (49-8.5), a mark just shy of the NCAA Provisional Qualifying distance...Held the team's top five shot put marks on the season, including event-winning throws of 14.77m (48-5.5) at the Bill Bergan Invitational and 14.55m (47-9) at the MU KU Border Dual...She was also the first collegiate finisher at both the Missouri Invitational and the Missouri Collegiate Challenge with throws of 14.60m (47-11) and 14.77m (48-5.5), respectively...She finished second behind former Tiger All-American Krishna Lee at both of those meets...Her second-best throw of the season came at the Adidas Classic, where she measured in at 15.08m (49-5.75), claiming second place in the event...Competed in the weight throw as well during the season, doing so at three meets...Her season-best in the event came at the Adidas Classic when she threw 14.42m (47-3.75).
Outdoor Track- Katie was an All-Big 12 honoree in the discus and shot put, making her the only Tiger to qualify for the NCAA Championships in two events...Her personal-best and NCAA-qualifying mark of 49.33m (161-10) in the discus came at the Big 12 Championships where she finished fourth overall...She followed that with an eighth place showing in the shot put with a throw of 14.67m (48-1.75), earning All-Big 12 in both events...Her personal-best mark in the shot put came at the Oregon Pepsi Invitational when she threw 14.83m (48-8) to win the event in dominating fashion...Katie also competed in the hammer throw, and turned in a top performance of 43.41m (142-5).
Competed at Putnam County R-1 HS for coach Jamie Tipton...Katie helped lead her team to three Tri-Rivers Conference Championship titles (2007-2009)...As an individual, she was a three-time MSHSAA 2A State Champion in discus (2007, 2009) and shot put (2009)...She also went on to earn All-American honors in the shot put (2009)...She also holds a pair of MSHSAA state championship meet records, first with a shot put toss of 14.19m (46-7) during her junior season, and second with a toss fo 48.89m (160-5) in the discus that same season...She was First Team All-Conference, All-District, and All-Sectional in each of her four years for both shot put and discus...She also played basketball during high school, and led her team to a District Championship (2008)...he was a member of National Honors Society and an honor roll student all four years of high school
High School Bests
Shot Put - 14.54m (47-8.5) | Discus - 48.89m (160-5) | Weight Throw - 14.27m (46-10)
Parents are Guy and Shelby...Born on September 7, 1990 in Centerville IA...Has aspirations of becoming an All-American in the shot put, discuss, and hammer, and she would like to win an NCAA Indoor and Outdoor National Championship...Is earning her Bachelors of Science in Education: Secondary Social Studies Education, Bachelor of Arts and Science: History, and a minor in Religious Studies.
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North Carolina has one confirmed fatality from West Nile virus and suspects a second North Carolina citizen's death to also be caused by the mosquito-bourne virus.
Howard West, 84, of Goldsboro, died Aug. 9 as a result of West Nile virus and Forsyth County Health Department reported that a Forsyth county man who died Aug. 16 is suspected of dying as a result of the virus.
U.S. health officials have reported three times the usual number of West Nile cases for this time of year. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports more than 390 cases of West Nile virus disease nationwide this year, the highest number since 2004.
With August and September being the peak months for mosquitoes in North Carolina, citizens should take precautions.
The Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) warns that mosquitoes are most active from dawn to dusk, so if you plan to be outdoors, always use repellent containing DEET, picaridin, IR3535 or oil of lemon eucalyptus on exposed skin as well as on clothing (mosquitoes will bite through thin cloth).
DHEC also recommends citizens adhere to the following precautions to eliminate potential mosquito-breeding sites around homes and businesses:
- Eliminate standing water in places like flower pots, discarded containers, gutters and kiddie pools.
- Clean ornamental ponds and ensure that filtration systems are functioning properly.
- Clean and change water in horse troughs at least once a week.
"Most cases of West Nile virus and other mosquito-borne illness happen in August and September, so protect yourself and your family from mosquito bites by using mosquito repellents and making your home or work environment less attractive to mosquitoes," said Al Delia, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary.
Reach Darcie Dyer at 835-1513 or email@example.com.


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AFCEA National Middle School Science Fair
In 2010, the AFCEA Educational Foundation will sponsor the best Middle School science project related to the communications, intelligence or information systems fields selected from science fairs nationwide.
Nominations are solicited from AFCEA Chapters and their members. Each AFCEA Chapter in the United States is asked to nominate one project. In 2010, three Chapters submitted nominees.
The Grand Prize winner AND the First Honorable Mention winner both are eligible to attend Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama, during summer 2010.
Please click here for a list of the 2010 winners.
CRITERIA/PROCEDURE: (Please follow these guidelines)
1. The nominee must be a U.S. citizen and a current middle school student attending school in the United States. Please note: Only current middle school students will be considered. High school and elementary school students/projects are not eligible.
2. The nominated project must have been developed in the current academic school year.
3. The project must be science- or engineering-oriented and related to the disciplines which support communications, intelligence or information systems, e.g., physics, math, electronics, robotics, electronics or computers.
5. The student must explain his/her project to a nominator, typically a representative of the local AFCEA Chapter. (A list of suggested questions is included with the Nomination Form.) A standard VHS format videotape or DVD of this explanation must be submitted.
6. Any student selected as the Grand Prize winner is ineligible for subsequent nomination.
7. The Nomination Form must be completed with the student verifying that the project is his/her endeavor, endorsed by a teacher, and signed by the AFCEA nominator, i.e., a third party without vested interests (normally an AFCEA member or judge).
8. The Agreement must be signed by the student's parent(s)/guardian(s), which stipulates that should the student Win or be selected as the First Honorable Mention, the parents/guardians will allow their child to attend a 6-day session of Space Camp at Huntsville, Alabama, during summer 2010.
10. The AFCEA selection committee will review all projects and announce the winners in May. The decision of the AFCEA judges will be final. All Chapters submitting nominations will be notified as soon as the winners are selected.
All nominated projects will be judged according to the following:
1. Originality/creative ability
2. Scientific/engineering significance
3. Research/experimentation
4. Skills/equipment/design
5. Practicality/usefulness
6. Presentation/clarity
7. Relation to AFCEA disciplines
1. The Grand Prize winner will receive a 6-day session at Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama. Airfare, lodging and meals are included, as well as ground transport on site.
2. The First Honorable Mention winner will also receive a 6-day session at Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama. Airfare, lodging and meals are included, as well as ground transport on site.
3. Actual Space Camp sessions TBD.
3. Monetary awards will be presented for Honorable Mention and Runner Up entries.
Next Deadline May 2011


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During Tuesday's meeting of the Sweetwater City Commission, a public hearing was held to consider a recommendation from the Planning and Zoning (P&Z) Commission on a rezoning request.
According to Kirk Harris, the city services director, the P&Z met on May 28 and approved a recommendation requesting the rezoning of a tract of land from a "B" dwelling district to an "H" business district. The vacant area--commonly recognized as 606 to 710 Lamar in Sweetwater--was described as the West Half of Block 1, Lots 2 through 4 with the exception of the northwest corner of Lot 4 of the Ragland and Crane subdivision.
Harris added no opposition was received and that the church in the area, Evangelical Methodist Church on 700 Lamar, signed the request to support the zone change. Sweetwater Mayor Greg Wortham asked about the status of a lot owned by a man identified as Mr. Rivera, in which Harris noted that the area was excluded and no protest was heard.
With no public input heard on the matter, the hearing was closed and the commission returned to regular session. Thereafter, approval was given on the rezoning request.