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One of the many free agents who hasn't yet signed with a major league team is Mark Reynolds. The Orioles have shown interest in Mark Reynolds, according to CBSsports.com. They're one of several teams, including the Nationals, Yankees, Twins and Rangers.
Reynolds is a free agent after spending the last six weeks of the 2013 season with the Yankees. He was let go by Cleveland after he fell into a horrendous slump.
The Orioles weren't interested in Reynolds last August nor did they show much interest in him after the 2012 season. They declined a hefty option for him, told him they'd leave the light on for him after he wasn't offered a contract, and he quickly signed with the Indians.
Reynolds' use would be as a right-handed designated hitter. Even though he played an acceptable first base late in 2012, his play at third base was awful.
The Orioles have Chris Davis at first and Manny Machado at third. They wouldn't want to use Reynolds at third in case Machado isn't ready to start the season.
Reynolds made $7.5 million in 2012, and signed for $6 million last year. He's unlikely to make anything close to that in 2014.


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The state Attorney General's Office has initiated an investigation involving discipline in the Syracuse school district and has subpoenaed documents, the district acknowledged.
A statement released by the district this morning, following an inquiry by The Post-Standard, said the attorney general is investigating the district's compliance with civil rights laws and the rights of students with disabilities.
"The Syracuse City School District welcomes this investigation and has been cooperating with the Attorney General's Office through the investigation," the statement said.
Two well-placed sources, including a building principal, told The Post-Standard that all principals were involved in collecting documents from their schools over the past month to satisfy the subpoena.
The Attorney General's Office did not return calls seeking comment.
Syracuse Teachers Association President Kevin Ahern confirmed Thursday that he was told by the district that the investigation involved discipline issues, but that he was given few details.

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Lubbock County Commissioners began their budget drafting process by hearing requests from the department heads.
The initial proposals total $82 million for the next fiscal year.
The current county budget is about $77 million.
Commissioner Bill McCay said with more unfunded mandates and higher utility and fuel costs, projected revenue growth will not be enough to cover all those requests.
"We try to work together as a Commissioners Court with each department and try to work together so that it may be a little tougher, a little tighter than what we all would like," McCay said, "but trying to live within our means is what we're trying to do."
The sheriff and medical examiner will present their requests tomorrow.
Commissioner McCay said he and his colleagues will be reviewing each department's budget proposal line by line to try to hold the line on spending.
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SAGAMORE HILLS, Ohio -- In a pool full of swimmers, could you spot the one in distress?
As your neighborhood pool heats up this summer, keep this in mind: Ohio ranks third in the states with the highest number of children who drown in swimming pools.
Many times those drownings happen while an adult is around.
Contrary to Hollywood, where movies and television depict drownings as dramatic acts, where the victims flail and yell for help, real-life drownings are much harder to spot.
"That's why we teach the lifeguard to not just look at the top of the water, but the middle and bottom of the pool," says Kevin Kreeger.
Kreeger is the Aquatics Director at Hastings Water Works.
Hastings manages community pools all over Northeast Ohio, provides swim lessons, and trains approximately 450 lifeguards each summer.
Kreeger says a drowning is much subtler than people imagine it to be.
"It's very silent. There's no noise coming out. [The victim] will go into a mode where they go into survival. They're trying to breathe so they can't call for help. They're bobbing in and out of the water, gasping for air," Kreeger said.
Kreeger says every last bit of energy a drowning person has they use to push themselves up to take a breath, before falling back below the surface.
The bobbing and gasping for air lasts until the body tires and the victim slips under the water for good.
Usually a drowning person will struggle for 10 to 20 seconds.
Loss of consciousness sets in around 60 seconds under water.
"On a hot summer day, pools can have 300 to 400 people. You can't spot every single person that could be struggling," Kreeger said.
Kreeger says that's why it is very important for parents to not treat the lifeguards as babysitters.
Parental vigilance is a key piece to saving a child from struggling in the water.
From the US Coast Guard, written in 2006:
Characteristics of the Instinctive Drowning Response
1. Except in rare circumstances, drowning people are physiologically unable to call out for help. The respiratory system was designed for breathing. Speech is the secondary, overlaid function. Breathing must be fulfilled, before speech occurs.
2. Drowning people's mouths alternately sink below and reappear above the surface of the water. The mouths of drowning people are not above the surface of the water long enough for them to exhale, inhale, and call out for help. When the drowning people's mouth are above the surface, they exhale and inhale quickly as their mouths start to sink below the surface of the water.
3. Drowning people can not wave for help. Nature instinctively forces them to extend their arms laterally and press down on the water's surface. Pressing down on the surface of the water permits drowning people to leverage their bodies so they can lift their mouths out of the water to breathe.
4. Throughout the Instinctive Drowning Response, drowning people can not voluntarily control their arm movements. Physiologically, drowning people who are struggling on the surface of the water can not stop drowning and perform voluntary movements such as waving for help, moving toward a rescuer, or reaching out for a piece of rescue equipment.
5. From beginning to end of the Instinctive Drowning Response, people's bodies remain upright in the water, with no evidence of a supporting kick. Unless recused by a trained lifeguard, these drowning people can only struggle on the surface of the water from 20 to 60 seconds before submersion occurs.


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You're reading my blog and I am not sure why because you don't leave a comment. You're a Lurker. I like you, but still you're lurking and it's one of those things where you get to peek into my life and I have NO IDEA. Maybe I used to work with you, maybe we went to high school together, maybe I used to date you, maybe you are an old friend maybe I am related to you or maybe, just maybe, you don't know me at all.
Either way, I would like to know who you are because perhaps you have a blog that I would like to read or maybe we could hang out, eat sushi, drink wine and laugh about anything and everything. It is just DRIVING ME CRAZY not knowing WHO is reading so before I go insane or set my blog to Private PLEASE Come Out, DELURK and let me know who you are!
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We've already learned that the arguments when you call a function must match the arguments that were used to define the function. If you define it with three arguments, then you need to provide three arguments as input. However, there is a way around that, by setting default argument values. Let's see how. So we'll open up basic.html. We'll call Save As on that. And let's call this functions_defaults.php. Functions default argument values. All right, so to start off with let's write ourselves a little function. And I'm going to call this function, paint.
Alright, so function paint and, let me just put the curly braces there. And this paint is going to take a color as an argument. The work that this function is going to do is we're going to return a string, which is the color of the room is, and then we'll have our curly braces with the color. And then I'll put a period and br tag at the end, followed by the semicolon. Okay. So now, we know how to call that, right? You can simply say echo paint and blue. Now, let's bring that up in a window and check it out. So here we go into Firefox and now set Function scope. Here we are looking at Defaults.
The color of the room is blue, right? Makes sense. We have one argument defined and we're passing in one thing. Now, if we were to take blue away, then we've got an error. It'll say, oops, sorry, missing argument one for paint. Right? And then, it also says, undefined color. Here, because we didn't pass anything in. So that won't work. We would need to pass in a placeholder, at least an empty string, something that it can work with. But if we use a default argument, the way that we do that is we do an assignment right after the argument.
So we just do equals, and then let's put in a color here. So let's say that the color's going to be red. All right. So now, let's just try this again. Reload. The color of the room is red. See what happens? It didn't get a value, so it get here and says color, and if you don't have a value for color, then go ahead use red. We can have more than one of these. Let's add another one, here. Let's say that we're going to have the room and the room, by default, is going to be the office, we need a comma between those, right? So room equals office, color equals red. So now, we need to pass in two things.
Let's also drop in the room here. So room and then let's come back over here. The color of the office is red. 'Kay, I can also pass in something else. I could have bedroom and blue. I'll just leave my old one as well, just so that we still have that paint. You can see the difference. So now I'm going to use bedroom and blue, and you'll see that we get the default behavior followed by our custom behavior. See how that works? Now, let's try one more. This time instead of passing in blue, let's pass in null and see what happens. Back here, color of the bedroom is null.
Even though it was null. All right. We did not pick up this red value. It did not go to the default. We passed in something. That something happened to be null, but it was something. The defaults only take place if nothing fills that spot. And I don't mean nothing as in null. I mean no value gets sent at all. Don't let that trip you up. Not sending something and sending nothing are not the same thing. Now, also, while it will work for you to just do bedroom and then provide nothing after it, all right. The color of the bedroom is red, picked up that value there. We can't do something like, blue, let's come back here, reload, the color of the blue is red.
That's what we got back, because we can't leave out this first one. The order still matters, and something has to hold that position. We can't put null here, because we know what that would do. So something has to hold that. So because of that, you going to want to make sure that any required values are going to be listed first. The optional ones, the ones that have defaults need to be listed. At the end of the argument list. Now, the argument order doesn't matter to the functions operation. It doesn't care what order they come in, as long as they match the way that it's called.
It can sort it out, it can swap color and room and it won't make any difference at all. But you would not to do something like this. All right, here color is required and room has a default value. Well, we've always got to provide something here. So this will never happen. We'll never get that office because something will always have to be provided here because this one is mandatory. That's all there is to working with default argument values. It's pretty simple to provide defaults, but there are some gotchas in there that can make it a little trickier than it first seems.
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Originally published on Fri October 17, 2014 9:31 am
Lydia Loveless released her third album, Somewhere Else, early this year. The 23-year-old released her first album when she was 19, though it was filled with songs she'd written early in her teenage years. By any measure, that's a lot of music in a short amount of time.
On this episode of World Cafe, we'll talk to the self-proclaimed "loud introvert" about her country-punk music and her life growing up in rural Ohio. Of course, we'll hear her perform with her band — including a web-only song called "Somewhere Else."
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7 Decades of Wacky Dieting Trends
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1930s-'40s diet trends: smoking and the Master CleanseModels and celebrities must have gotten the idea that smoking keeps you thin from somewhere, right? It turns out a 1920s-'30s ad campaign is to blame. Cigarette brand Lucky Strike used the line "Reach for a Lucky Instead of a Sweet." Ugh! Do we even need to remind you of all the reasons—infertility, heart disease, lung cancer—smoking is one of the unhealthiest habits for you? Women looking for a quicker fix opted for the lemonade diet, or Master Cleanse. Developed by Stanley Burroughs, the diet allowed only lemon juice, cayenne pepper and maple syrup. Nearly 70 years later, Beyoncé reportedly used the same program to shed pounds for her role in 2006's Dreamgirls. Talk about staying power!
1950s diet trend: prayerWant to drop pounds? Pray for weight loss. The idea may sound nutty to some, but in the 1950s, the Christian dieting industry exploded. After losing 100 pounds, Reverend Charlie Shedd wrote the book Pray Your Weight Away, which was published in 1957. The best-seller set the trend for future titles such as I Prayed Myself Slim (1960), Help Lord, The Devil Wants Me Fat! (1978) and The Weigh Down Diet (1997), which advised readers not to confuse physical hunger for what was really spiritual hunger. Think this trend has died? Think again. In 2002, Don Colbert, M.D., published What Would Jesus Eat? and The What Would Jesus Eat Cookbook.
1960s diet trend: support groups and cabbage soupThe '60s were all about sharing the love, and the concept even applied to dieting. Dieters began forming support organizations. Early in the decade, a group of compulsive eaters formed Overeaters Anonymous. And in 1961, Jean Nidetch invited friends into her New York City home to talk about weight loss. Two years later, after losing 72 pounds, she launched Weight Watchers. But dieting wasn't always so friendly. The Cabbage Soup Diet was published in a book during this time. It promised dieters they would lose 17 pounds, but users mentioned the gassy side effects—not exactly conducive to close encounters, huh?
1970s diet trend: diet pillsThe era touted the miracle of diet pills. Some claimed to stop the body's absorption of carbs. In essence, they promised you could stuff your face with pizza and bread without consequences. After reports of vomiting and abdominal pain, however, the FDA pulled the pills in 1983 to investigate the long-term side effects. This turned out to be a good thing because researchers found that the undigested starch was going straight to the colon—yikes! Dexatrim was another pill of the era. The appetite suppressant contained the drug PPA (phenylpropanolamine), and in 2000, it too was pulled from the market. The pill was eventually reincarnated as Dexatrim Natural Ephedrine-Free, though some critics still aren't convinced it's safe. Our take: Unless they're prescribed by your doctor, pills are almost never a good idea.
1980s diet trend: Scarsdale DietThe 1980s swung away from easy fixes and back to hardcore discipline with the Scarsdale Diet. It was a two-week high-protein, low-carb and super-low-calorie diet (1,000 calories or fewer per day!). Author Herman Tarnower, M.D., claimed that by going on and off the diet every two weeks, followers could lose up to 20 pounds per week without any long-term deprivation of any vitamins or minerals. But the food list was restrictive: no butter, no salad dressing (except lemon and vinegar) and no alcohol. Your snack choices were either raw carrots or celery—that's it. If losing 20 pounds a week sounds too good to be true, it is. For most people, consuming fewer than 1,200 calories a day is considered a starvation diet.
1990s diet trend: low-carb AtkinsThroughout the '80s, people became aware of red meat's association with heart disease, so they thought carbohydrates were the answer to a longer life, says Gabriella Petrick, PhD, a food historian at New York University. "The medical knowledge at any given time gets reflected in diets prescribed," she says. "In the '80s, the popularity of lean chicken also exploded. And in the '90s, the Atkins diet was a reaction against ideas in the 1980s that said you need a high-carb diet." People who had ballooned from all the carbs fell in love with Dr. Atkins. Although he'd been around before the '90s, his popularity soared after the book Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution was released in 1992.
Top 5 diet trends of today
We're not sure what the lasting diet fad of today will be, but we've narrowed down our best bets:
1. Celebrity-endorsed diets Stars like Jessica Simpson and Eva Mendes swear by Harley Pasternak's 5-Factor plan.
2. Portion control 100-calorie pack, anyone?
3. Organic diets Followers believe that organic foods, without the preservatives and additives of their nonorganic counterparts, may help the body's digestive system run more smoothly.
4. Diet delivery Services like Chefs Diet and NutriSystem deliver either fresh or frozen prepackaged meals right to your door.
5. Sweet and savory diets Think Dr. Siegal's Cookie Diet (which originally began in 1975)—Jennifer Hudson is reportedly a cookie-diet fan—or the eat-croissants-for-breakfast-and-veggies-for-lunch philosophy of French Women Don't Get Fat.


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Mizzou's Maneater Steps on Its Dick with Misogynistic April Fool's Issue
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Two elements of this tale of woe seem noteworthy.
First, the Maneater is an independent paper; despite being a student paper on the Mizzou campus. It's not affiliated with the journalism school, and it does not have professional advisers. Second, it's an educational paper, and an integral part of learning is making mistakes. This is a pretty good mistake.
Managing editor Abby Spudich acknowledged the insensitivity of the fake issue in a letter posted on the Maneater's website, and admitted errors were made -- among them her admission that she didn't know "carpet eater" was a slur often directed at lesbians -- and then offered contrition, along with the news that next year's April Fool's issue has already been canceled.
Ms. Spudich, canceling the issue is your second mistake. Instead, learn from this experience. The newspaper business is undergoing a tumultuous period. If the Maneater is to survive, you have to change with the times.
Our advice? Stop going for the profane joke, and go for the profitable one. Come up with an "-eater" pun that you can leverage with a marketing tie-in. The liquor brand "Beefeater" comes immediately to mind, followed quickly by the shoe insert "Odor-Eater." You undergrad J-students could be stinking of expensive dry gin (and not of musty socks) next year if you play your cards right. "Burritoeater," "Pizzaeater," "Brownie-eater" (not "Brown-Eye Eater," please note -- you don't want to go down that road again) -- all safe bets for next year.
The other perk to this method is that the J-school hardcore will recoil in horror at the thought of a marketing tie-in displayed right on the front page. If you want to stir up shit further, make next year's headline story the announcement of a Maneater paywall.
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Walsham le Willows is a Voluntary Controlled Primary School, catering for children aged 5 – 9 years. It was transferred to its present building on the Wattisfield Road in June 1965. This was purpose built and replaced the old infant and Junior School buildings in the main street.
In July 1986, on the closure of Wattisfield School, children from Wattisfield came to Walsham School and we are keen to maintain strong links with Wattisfield Village. September 2001 saw the completion of our new classroom and library. We now have four classrooms and a library. We have an environmental area containing a pond, wild life area and the opportuity for use as an outside classroom. The area is fenced and locked so children can only gain access with an adult.
We are fortunate to have large grounds, which consist of a large sports field, grassy play areas, mature trees and a hard play area, plus a willow bower which can be used for drama as well as for play, a willow tunnel, story area and wooden play equipment.
During 2002/2003 we introduced raised beds into our grounds and the children are actively involved in planting, growing and harvesting various vegetables. They all enjoy this experience, especially eating their own produce.
Oak class have their own recently developed Astroturf outside play area, which contains a playhouse and sandpit. It is used as an extension of the classroom whenever possible.
The division of children into classes depends on the number of children in school. Oak class tends to be a mixture of reception children and year 1 children. Pine class is mainly year 2 children with some year 1 children. Willow class is year 3 children, and Elm class is year 4 children. At the present time year 3 and 4 children are taught together in the afternoons.
Children are admitted to school at the beginning of the term in which they become 5. Those born in August are admitted at the beginning of the Summer Term. We like the children to spend some time in school during the term prior to their admission. The invitation to do this always includes the opportunity to sample our excellent school lunches. This helps the children to become used to school routine, and to gain confidence away from home. They are also able to get to know their class teacher, and the other children who will be in their class.
On Wednesday the 13th of June 2007 saw children from the Primary School and their parents assembling in the Village Hall car park where they donned their fluorescent jackets prior to setting off for their walk to the school. This particular day was "Walk to School Week" and one of the objectives for the Walsham children was to help to alleviate the parking problems experienced every morning alongside the Primary School.
The children are accompanied by their parents and teachers and complete the journey to school in one long orderly line and as of December 2007 there is now a regular group of around 15 children whose parents park in the Memorial Village Hall car park. Every car parked at the Village Hall is one less car parked outside the school. The school is very grateful for the parents support of this scheme.
The primary school now has its own website. For further information see the Walsham le Willows Primary School web site.


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Funeral services for a slain deputy sheriff took place in Big Lake.
Regan County Deputy Josh Mitchell was fatally shot on August 1st by Marcus Wayne Madison who holed up inside his home.
As Mitchell approached the home to discuss some recent complaints, Madison murdered the deputy which led to a 17-hour standoff.
SWAT teams from Lubbock County and DPS entered the house to subdue the suspect. That's when Madison shot himself in the face. He died last night at a hospital in San Angelo.
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CMSD: Show me 5 years of true accountability and I'll think about voting yes on a levy in 2017. Having a plan doesn't make you accountable. Start implementing that plan, show some successes and then ask for money. We've all learned that throwing money at a problem doesn't solve it; maybe CMSD needs to learn that lesson.
I hope they run ballistic tests on all the bullets removed from the victims. I bet not all of them were injured or killed by bullets fired by Holmes. If Mr. O'Brien has his way, everyone should be armed and in a situation like this, we could have 50 or 100 people firing wildly as they try to run from the theater. Ask any police officer who has fired his or her weapon...it's not easy to fire at someone, even if they are threatening you. The chances of people panicking and firing wildly are far greater than the chances of people taking a deep breath, relaxing, waiting for the perfect shot and then taking it. Too many people have guns as it is, and no one needs assault rifles and thousands of rounds of bullets...nobody sane, that is.
Can't afford $50/month more for a school levy, in additional to larger water/sewer costs and $8/month for garbage collection. This city's issues cannot be solved by demanding more money from the already squeezed middle class. There's no money left, and soon there won't be any residents left. Last one to leave, turn out the lights.
Great! We all know what a responsible business owner BP is, especially so good on environmental and worker safety issues...NOT!!.
Keep this guy OUT of the public school classroom!!!
It's wonderful that her nieces and nephew donated not only the sculpture, but so many of her treasures, like her albums and those ever-present notebooks!! What an amazing gift to rock-and-Jane fans!
The Shoreway works the way it was designed to work; leave it alone, Cleveland! Forget about the ridiculous plan to drop the speed limit to 35 mph. And a new development with a handful of residents shouldn't dictate how $27 million is spent. They can ride their bikes or walk right down Lake Avenue to get to Edgewater. If they would engage more with the neighborhood, they could work together to get that stretch of Lake Avenue cleaned up and enjoy it as part of their bike ride.
There are numerous studies commissioned by cities and private organizations around the country that indicate the presence of dog parks not only improves quality of life for residents, but increases housing values. Dog parks, in probably every city but Parma (no surprise there, since Parma City Council and its mayor seems to wish that it still was 1955), are seen as an amenity, much like playgrounds and public parks. And jaberdeen99, if a dog needs a muzzle, it's not socialized or is dog reactive and shouldn't be at a dog park. If owners managed their dogs while at the dog park, rather than chatting with friends or reading a book, there wouldn't be bites and fights.
There's a panhandler who works Clark, Scranton and W. 25th that everyone calls "Shaky" or "Jerky" who walks out into MOVING traffic to solicit money from drivers. These are not drivers who are offering him money; these are drivers who are trying to drive to their destinations. He walks right up to car windows, scaring the passengers...he's a total menace. One day, some poor sucker is going to run him down, and Shaky, if he lives, will OWN that driver. If he doesn't survive, then that driver will be guilt-ridden for the rest of his or her life. I wish someone could come up with a way to stop these panhandlers from risking their lives and the sanity of drivers. Obviously, ticketing them doesn't help and giving them money simply encourages them.
And Weaser, dogsbite.org has been proved time and again by many reliable organizations to be a completely inaccurate source of information. Even groups that support pit bull bans don't bother to cite dogsbite.org as a credible source of information, so the fact that you even posted that on here is laughable. Let me repeat what I said in my last post: NO RELIABLE ORGANIZATION IN THE UNITED STATES CURRENTLY TRACKS NATIONAL DOG BITE OR FATALITY INFORMATION. Dogsbite.org is not credible, nor is Merritt Clinton. The problem is not the breed; the problem ALWAYS is the person on other end of the leash.
OMG, Donna, stop quoting that lying liar Merritt Clifton!!! How many people have pointed out to you that he writes nothing but propaganda? Respected organizations like Best Friends and HSUS and the ASPCA have called him out on the carpet for printing false information!! No credible organization currently tracks dog bites or fatal dog attacks on a national basis, not even the CDC. Clinton is pulling his numbers out of thin air and from biased media reports that label dogs as pit bulls when there is no evidence to support it. Most animal control officers cannot correctly identify dogs as pit bull dogs, which means the media has about a zero chance of getting it right if all they are doing is asking neighbors or the animal control officer (who in many cases probably didn't see the dog, just the aftermath of the attack and is basing his or her opinion on what the victims' families or neighbors claim). Please stop using Merritt Clifton as a source of information and do your own homework!!! The last study done by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was in 2000 and it examined a 20-year period in which a TOTAL of 327 people were killed in dog attacks - an average of 16 per year for the ENTIRE COUNTRY. How do you figure in Ohio there have been 57 serious or fatal dog attacks in the past 7 years, as Merritt Clifton claims? Donna, you stand a better chance of being hit by lightening in the state of Ohio than you do of dying from a fatal attack by a dog of any breed. STOP USING MERRITT CLIFTON AS A SOURCE ALREADY!!
Good luck to everyone living and working around Crocker Park with 1,600 additional vehicles coming and going twice a day to an already incredibly busy area!! North Olmsted, Beechwood, Strongsville, Westlake... None of them can say "no" or suggest locating in a less-congested area in the city. I used to work near Great Northern and that fact alone added 15 minutes each way to my commute.
ceh9876: Cummins' constituents feel that he is completely out of touch with us (and reality) and has no interest or clue about what's best for the neighborhood. Our hope is that he's about to be redistricted out for the second time (I'm sure joining the Green Party immediately after the election hasn't helped his chances of keeping his ward) and he won't have much time left to cause lasting damage to the neighborhood. Thanks to the idiots who were elected to council before Cummins (Cintron, Santiago), Ward 14 already is in pretty bad shape. If he would stop supporting the criminal element in our neighborhood or in the least, stay out of the way of people who are trying to make a difference, we might get something accomplished.
rnagel: Anyone who wants to do drugs does them, illegal or not. Legalizing drugs would not create more situations like this and actually could de-stigmatize drug use enough that people who need treatment for addiction would reach out to get it more willingly.
This was a terrible tragedy and my heart goes out to the family, friends and neighbors of the Kings.
One incident involving a pit bull dog in 2005; no indication how many incidents there were before the ban was put in place... How many dog bites total have been reported in Parma since the pit bull ban went info effect? The ban didn't impact any of those bites from all breeds of dogs.
Parma residents, are you happy with lawmakers who waste your city's dwindling resources chasing rumors of pit bull dogs because once, in 2005 (after the ban), a pit bull dog got loose and was involved in an incident?
The real question for Parma lawmakers should be: How many African Americans or Hispanics do you think the pit bull ban has kept from moving into Parma? Because it's "those people" who own pit bull dogs, right? LOL
With all of the heavy commercial trucks forced to take alternative routes due to the Innerbelt Bridge construction and all of the haul trucks from both the I-90 bridge construction and the Convention Center construction rumbling down the already crumbling roads through the Flats, I'd love to know if ODOT is planning to help the city repave all of those streets. They have patches on patches and all the roads are crap throughout the city. At the very least, ODOT should repave some of the roads used by all the dump trucks going to and from the bridge project.
If Mom tells you no, ask Dad. If Dad tells you no, ask Grandma. If Grandma tells you no... City officials have been told every which way but Sunday that this is a bad idea. It's a dirty, expensive, ineffective technology. I can think of 500 better ways to spend $200,000 of our money, like filling 500 potholes. Shame on the members of Council's Public Utilities Committee who voted "yes" on wasting more money on a bad idea – Kevin Kelley, Dona Brady, Kevin Conwell, TJ Dow, Eugene Miller and Terrell Pruitt – most of whom feed heavily at council's campaign slush fund trough controlled by Council President Martin Sweeney.
I think that when Biship Lennon makes his way to the pearly gates and has a conversation with St. Peter, he's going to realize - after he's caused suffering and sorrow to so many - that the message of God isn't about process and procedures and who's right and wrong, it's about love. Bishop Lennon has no comprehension of forgiveness or love. He's a hollow man, and I feel sorry for him.
I used to take my dogs to the Cleveland dog park at Clark Field in Tremont. We don't go any more because so many of the owners either paid no attention to their dogs and what their dogs were doing or ignored their dogs' aggressive behavior (something that happens much more often with the owners of small dogs). The chihuahua owner did nothing while his or her dog acted aggressively toward other dogs, and the person who brought the husky to the park wasn't watching her dogs to pull them out of a situation that was escalating. I'm sure both were too busy talking. I've asked other dog owners, with dogs that were showing behavior like the chihuahua, to remove their dogs from the Cleveland dog park. I've left the park when people refused to manage their dogs. Finally, I decided the dog park wasn't safe for my dogs because of the PEOPLE who go there.
I have city-issued trash and recycling containers, as does everyone on my street. My (renter) neighbors disregard the uses of the containers, using both for trash, plus they dump thin kitchen trash bags loaded with food scraps next to their city-issued containers, ensuring that every feral cat in the neighborhood rips open the bags and scatters trash every week, which the neighbors do not pick up (the other tenant and the rest of their neighbors pick it up). Sometimes the sanitation workers will pick up the extra bags and empty the recyclable container filled with trash, sometimes they won't. (Last summer, they left their recyclable container on the treelawn for a month, filled with rotting garbage, until the other tenant couldn't stand it and dumped it out and scrubbed it with bleach. Now it's full again.)
I've spoken to their landlord several times about them for these and other reasons and he's done nothing about it. So, I say GREAT!!! Fine him EVERY WEEK for not doing a better job of monitoring his tenants and property!!! Once his fines outweigh the rent he receives, he'll kick them out.


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Wednesday, 16 November 2011, Bandar Seri Begawan - Brunei wants to climb the Ease of Doing Business scorecharts and in two years join the top 20 economies in the rankings prepared by the World Bank, the Minister of Industry and Primary Resources said yesterday.
To achieve this goal, the government and the private sector together need to look at systemic weaknesses in rules and regulations governing business and address them, Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Utama Dato Seri Setia Haji Yahya Begawan MudimDato Paduka Haji Bakar said during a workshop and technical discussion on the ease of doing business in Brunei.
Pehin Dato Hj Yahya told the participants that it was "not enough to say what has been done" to improve Brunei's rankings in the annual study. "Our purpose is to learn from what the others have done better than we do.
"This is a message I want to convey, that it is not about what you have done or (criticising) the figures and saying that they are not correct," he added, noting that the World Bank plays no part in contributing to the figures. "It is from systemic weaknesses and this is something that we have to improve, and it is not enough that we do things the way we do, but we have to catch on faster than what the other countries are doing."
In the 2012 World Bank's Doing Business Report, Brunei ranked 83rd out of 183 economies, which was a 29-point improvement from the previous' report.
The recent report highlighted improvements in four indicators, including Registering Property and Trading Across Borders.
"Despite these improvements, the overall scores are still relatively low, and Brunei has slipped down five indicators in Starting a Business, Dealing with Construction Permit, Protecting Investors and Resolving Insolvency (Closing a Business)," said Pehin Dato Hj Yahya who chairs Brunei's Ease of Doing Business Steering Committee. These five indicators are crucial in attracting foreign direct investments and the "low scores and deterioration of rankings", he said, are a great concern to him.
To improve Brunei's business environment, it would require improvements across different agencies and after looking at the different sets of regulations and procedures, there is a need for focus, cooperation and coordination, he said.
"I strongly feel that we are moving in the right direction, however, whatever reforms and improvements the government agencies put in place will mean little if the stakeholders, namely the business community, is not aware of them and cannot fully reap the benefits," he said.
In pursuing Brunei's 2013 target, he said: "This would mean that all the KPIs (key performance indicators) have to be moved, and moved to top positions to bring our rankings up, and it is a task but we have to do it."
Two representatives from the World Bank facilitated the workshop Sylvia Solf, program manager of the Doing Business project and author of the Doing Business Report from 2009 to 2011, and Jean MichelLobet, co-author of the Doing Business Report and Private Sector Development Vice-President.
"From our standpoint we know that there are a lot of initiatives going on, and actually some of them have not been captured because our data is effective as of May this year," said Solf. She added that Brunei has had the agencies working closely with the private sector about the changes being made.
"We talked a lot about commitments in terms of approval times for specific applications, and putting the timelimit online, and processing the approvals on time, and ultimately it is the private sector that will want to see the improvements and will recognise them if they are in place," she said.
Asked about whether the systems need to be viewed again from the ground up, Solf said that based on her impression, it is already being done that way.
"We spoke just now and they have been engaging particular licensing and engaging with the private sector in the country and not just the city and that seems to be the right way to go," said Solf.
She added that with the formation of Brunei's steering committee to look specifically into regulatory reform, this would be the opportune time to look into the action plan for the next two or three years, and to see what areas need to be focused on.
Written by: Debbie Too
The Brunei Times
Related News: Brunei Jumps In Ranking But Some Indicators Worrying | Brunei Has It To Reach Top 20 Ranking In World | Brunei's 'Doing Business Report 2012' | Brunei Needs To Enforce Stronger Policies To Protect Businesses


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An assistant football coach at Marion County (Jasper, Tenn.) went to extraordinary lengths to fire up his team before a game against cross-town rival South Pittsburg. Unfortunately for Michael Schmitt, vandalizing his own school's facilities is illegal.
The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports that Schmitt, who is also a teacher at Marion County, was arrested Wednesday and booked into the Marion County jail on charges of vandalism of $1,000-$10,000. The arrest comes two weeks after Schmitt allegedly spray painted vulgarities (in South Pittsburg's black and orange colors) on Marion County's fieldhouse. One wall of the field house featured the letters 'SP' next to seven tally marks and the words "and counting," a reference to South Pittsburg's seven-game winning streak against the Warriors.
After the incident, South Pittsburg players volunteered to help Marion County officials clean up the graffiti.
"It's extremely disturbing and disappointing to me and our school because that is not something we condone at all," South Pittsburg principal Danny Wilson told the Times Free Press at the time. "Our senior captains came to me and asked if they could go up there and help clean it up because they're as embarrassed as I am and they don't want people thinking we allow thugs like that in our school.
"It is sad to say that this event gives the whole community a black eye and the real victims of this incident are the kids from both schools," Marion County Sheriff's Detective Matt Blansett told the Times Free Press following Schmitt's arrest.
As for the game, South Pittsburg extended its winning streak in the series to eight with a 35-17 win.
Thanks to Deadspin for bringing this story to our attention.


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Budding chefs turn up the heat
Posted: January 29, 2014|
MASTER chefs in the making turned up the heat in the kitchen at Poltair School's annual cooking competition.
The event, which runs for three weeks, is open to all students from Year 7 to 11, the only rule being that students must team up with a member of staff from the same house as the student.
Lynsey Toms, teacher of design technology and co-organiser, said: "There seems to be a lot of excitement and friendly rivalry ensuing among the staff and the students, which is creating an air of enthusiasm around the school."
Heats will continue until the grand finale on February 12, with guest judges including Grant Mather, senior lecturer in catering at Cornwall College.


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By Linda D. KozarynAmerican Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25, 1998 Defense Secretary William S. Cohen will depart here Nov. 29 to attend the third Defense Ministerial of the Americas being held in Cartagena, Colombia.
This is the third meeting of defense ministers and other senior officials from the 33 democratic nations of the western hemisphere. Former Defense Secretary William J. Perry hosted the first ministerial in 1995 in Williamsburg, Va. A second ministerial was held in 1996 in Bariloche, Argentina.
The conference fosters dialogue among regional defense and security leaders, a senior Pentagon official said. "It is an important confidence—building mechanism that contributes to peace and prosperity in the hemisphere," he said.
"The ministerial provides a valuable opportunity for the Department of Defense to expand relationships with the smaller nations while reinforcing our commitments to the larger ones," the official said.
Cohen is scheduled to return to Washington Dec. 2.


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I met a lot of cool people during the recent jaunt to the Baltimore Bouchercon, none cooler than Roger Petersen (self-portrait, right), despite his enforcing something of a Bataan forced march on a group of thirsty tourists as they plodded through Baltimore towards the shimmering mirage of Roger's idea of a perfect bar. Mind you, I am inclined to wonder how cool the horizontally-inclined Rog was the night the Phillies finally won the World Series. Anyhoos, Rog is something of a genius when it comes to ye olde illustrations and comic books, just one example of which cometh below. For more of the same, clickety-click on this …
News, reviews and interviews from award-winning crime / mystery author Declan Burke
"Burke shows again that he's not just a comic genius, but also a fine dramatic writer and storyteller." – Booklist. "Prose both scabrous and poetic." – Publishers Weekly. "Proust meets Chandler over a pint of Guinness." – Spectator. "A sheer pleasure." – Tana French. "Among the most memorable books of the year, of any genre." – Sunday Times. "A hardboiled delight." – Guardian. "Imagine Donald Westlake and Richard Stark collaborating on a screwball noir." – Kirkus Reviews. "A cross between Raymond Chandler and Flann O'Brien." – John Banville. "The effortless cool of Elmore Leonard at his peak." – Ray Banks. "A fine writer at the top of his game." – Lee Child.
Friday, October 31, 2008
Roger And Me
Posted by Declan Burke at 10:57 AM
5 comments:
- John McFetridge said...
Roger is indeed cool. So cool that all he needs to learn is that the perfect bar is whichever one he's in.
(or maybe I'm just lazy...)
- October 31, 2008 at 2:18 PM
- Declan Burke said...
Amen, brother ...
- October 31, 2008 at 2:22 PM
- Dana King said...
That was a pretty cool bar, but there was a time when I wondered (after what seemed about six miles of walking) if he was taking us somewhere to be loaded into a truck and sold for medical experiments.
- October 31, 2008 at 2:37 PM
- John McFetridge said...
Plus, you really have to respect guys like Roger and Gregg who drove to Baltimore the day of the convention and when asked where they were staying said, "Don't know yet."
- October 31, 2008 at 5:35 PM
- Michael A. Gonzales said...
diggin' that art
comics rule, but graffiti is a real art crime
- November 1, 2008 at 2:46 AM
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News about Dancing, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
Chronology of Coverage
Jul. 28, 2015
Brian Seibert reviews debut of Doug Varone dance work ReComposed at American Dance Festival in Durham, NC. MORE
Jul. 27, 2015
Alastair Macaulay Critic's Notebook lauds performers at Lincoln Center Out of Doors event, including Memphis jookin dancer Lil Buck and tap dance troupe Dorrance Dance. MORE
Jul. 27, 2015
Siobhan Burke reviews performance of dance work by duo Dancenoise, featuring Anne Iobst and Lucy Sexton, at Whitney Museum of American Art as part of theater's five-day retrospective Dancenoise: Don't Look Back. MORE
Jul. 24, 2015
Roslyn Sulcas reviews Matthew Bourne dance work The Car Man, loosely based on Bizet's opera Carmen, performed by his New Adventures company at Sadler's Wells Theater, London. MORE
Jul. 24, 2015
Siobhan Burke reviews premiere of Daniil Simkin's dance program Intensio, featuring Simkin performing with fellow American Ballet Theater choreographers and dancers, at Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival in Becket, Mass. MORE
Jul. 23, 2015
Laura Collins-Hughes reviews Antigona, dance theater adaptation of Sophocles play Antigone, adapted for company Noche Flamenca by Martin Santangelo; Soledad Barrio stars at West Park Presbyterian Church. MORE
Jul. 23, 2015
New York City Ballet principal Jennie Somogyi announces retirement; will dance farewell performance in George Balanchine's Liebeslieder Walzer at David H Koch Theater. MORE
Jul. 21, 2015
Brian Seibert reviews Summerstage presentation of Rashida Bumbray dance work Run Mary Run, performed by her and Dance Diaspora Collective, at Queensbridge Park, Long Island City. MORE
Jul. 20, 2015
Siobhan Burke reviews dance performance by Roberto Villanueva and his troupe, BalaSole, at Ailey Citigroup Theater. MORE
Jul. 18, 2015
Brian Seibert reviews Alonzo King dance Biophony, performed by his troupe Lines Ballet, at Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival in Becket, Mass. MORE
Jul. 16, 2015
Gia Kourlas reviews premiere of dance As you lean on me and I lean on you, we move forward, choreographed and performed by Francisca Benitez with deaf and hearing-impared performers in High Line Park. MORE
Jul. 15, 2015
Siobhan Burke review Momix Dance Troupe show Alchemia at Joyce Theater. MORE
Jul. 14, 2015
Gia Kourlas reviews dance piece The Red Detachment of Women, performed by National Ballet of China at David H Koch Theater as part of Lincoln Center Festival. MORE
Jul. 13, 2015
Alastair Macaulay reviews dance production Whelan/Watson: Other Stories, performed by Wendy Whelan and Edward Watson at Covent Garden's Linbury Studio Theater in London. MORE
Jul. 10, 2015
Brian Seibert reviews American premiere of National Ballet of China production of dance piece The Peony Pavilion at David H Koch Theater as part of Lincoln Center Festival. MORE
Jul. 10, 2015
Siobhan Burke reviews performance by Big Dance Theater at Jacob Pillow's Dance Festival in Becket, Mass. MORE
Jul. 7, 2015
Roslyn Sulcas Critic's Notebook appraises lineup of 2015 Montpellier Danse festival, concluding it offers best broad international overview of dance by mixing well-established global acts, younger choreographers and offbeat works. MORE
Jul. 6, 2015
Misty Copeland, first African-American woman to become principal dancer at American Ballet Theater, heads to Broadway to play Ivy in musical On the Town, filling in for departing star, New York City Ballet principal dancer Megan Fairchild. MORE
Jul. 6, 2015
Alastair Macaulay reviews performance of American Ballet Theater principal dancer Marianela Nunez in title role of Frederick Ashton Cinderella, in her debut performance at Metropolitan Opera House. MORE
Jul. 6, 2015
Roslyn Sulcas reviews premiere of dance Tree of Codes, created by Wayne McGregor, Olafur Eliasson and Jamie xx and inspired by Jonathan Safran Foer book of same name; premiere features dancers from McGregor's company and Paris Opera Ballet, at Manchester International Festival, England. MORE
Jul. 2, 2015
Prancing Elites, team of gay African-American men from Mobile, Ala, who practice balletic version of cheerleading called J-setting, say finding acceptance in the south is sometimes hard, but add that a lot has changed in last few years; group now has its own television series, The Prancing Elites Project and recently performed at Gay Pride Parade in New York City. MORE
Jul. 1, 2015
Acclaimed ballerina Misty Copeland becomes first African-American woman to be named principal dancer in 75-year history of American Ballet Theater; promotion raises questions about why blacks, particularly women, are very underrepresented at top ballet companies, despite work of African-American dancers who overcame racial challenges in past. MORE
Jul. 1, 2015
Alastair Macaulay reviews choreographer Frederick Ashton's 1948 version of Prokofiev ballet Cinderella, performed by American Ballet Theater, at Metropolitan Opera House. MORE
Jun. 30, 2015
Gia Kourlas reviews program of dances by Christopher Williams, including premiere of Dardanus Suite, at Buttenwieser Hall as part of 92nd Street Y's Dig Dance series. MORE
Jun. 30, 2015
Siobhan Burke reviews choreographer Dai Jian dance SILENT dialogue, series of works performed in and drawing inspiration from various galleries of Metropolitan Museum of Art. MORE
Jun. 29, 2015
Alastair Macaulay Critic's Notebook laments Royal Ballet's 2015 British-centric lineup, which sounded exciting but was basically disappointing; observes that roster relied heavily on showy works created by living choreographers, and that best dances were composed by choreographers central to troupe's core. MORE
Jun. 29, 2015
Gia Kourlas reviews David Byrne dance-theater work Contemporary Color, collaboration among 10 elite color guard teams and recording artists, at Barclays Center. MORE
Jun. 28, 2015
Alastair Macaulay reflects that 29-year-old ballerina Sara Mearns, who is principal dancer at New York City Ballet, has been subject of many debates within dance world over her body, stage personality and aesthetic style; notes that, despite any complaints, she is exceptionally skilled performer. MORE
Jun. 27, 2015
Brian Seibert reviews premiere of Mark Morris piece The, performed by the Mark Morris Dance Group at Tanglewood Music Center in Lenox, Mass, as part of opening of center's 75th anniversary season. MORE
Jun. 26, 2015
Gia Kourlas reviews premiere of piece The Set Up: Saya Lei, created and performed by choreographers Wally Cardona and Jennifer Lacey, at Cannon's Walk in Lower Manhattan as part of the River to River festival. MORE
Jun. 26, 2015
Alastair Macaulay reviews American Ballet Theater performance of ballet Swan Lake at Metropolitan Opera House; ballet starred African-American ballerina Misty Copeland, who is first African-American ever with ABT to dance this role. MORE
Jun. 26, 2015
Alastair Macaulay reviews concert of Frederick Ashton and Kenneth MacMillan works performed by Royal Ballet at David H Koch Theater. MORE
Jun. 26, 2015
Brian Seibert reviews premiere of Zvi Gotheiner piece Escher/Bacon/Rothko, performed by ZviDance, at New York Live Arts. MORE
Jun. 25, 2015
Alastair Macaulay reviews opening performance of Royal Ballet season at David H Koch Theater. MORE
Jun. 25, 2015
Brian Seibert reviews performance by DanceBrazil, featuring premiere of Jelon Vieira dance piece Malungos, at Joyce Theater. MORE
Jun. 25, 2015
Siobhan Burke reviews new site-specific dance A Body in a Station by choreographer Eiko Otake at Fulton Center as part of Lower Manhattan Cultural Council's River to River festival. MORE
Jun. 24, 2015
Gia Kourlas reviews American Ballet Theater production of ballet Swan Lake, featuring Marcelo Gomes and Gillian Murphy dancing in major roles choreographed by Kevin McKenzie in 2000, at Metropolitan Opera House. MORE
Jun. 24, 2015
Gia Kourlas reviews dance work Souvenir Undone, created and performed by choreographer Rachel Tess, at Governors Island as part of River to River Festival. MORE
Jun. 23, 2015
Brian Seibert reviews concert Trisha Brown: In Plain Site, featuring old and new dance works by choreographer Trisha Brown, performed by Trisha Brown Dance Company at Robert F Wagner Park as part of River to River Festival. MORE
Jun. 23, 2015
Alastair Macaulay reviews Jennifer Goggans and Dominic Murcott reconstruction of Merce Cunningham 1960 dance work Crises at Whitney Museum's Susan and John Hess Family Theater. MORE
Jun. 22, 2015
Brian Seibert reviews Twyla Tharp 1970 dance The One Hundreds, performed by professional dancers and 100 volunteers, part of River to River Festival celebrating Tharp's 50th anniversary, at Battery Park City park. MORE
Jun. 22, 2015
Alastair Macaulay reviews American Ballet Theater production of Romeo and Juliet, directed by Kenneth MacMillan, with debuts by three dancers and farewell performance by principal Julie Kent, at Metropolitan Opera House. MORE
Jun. 22, 2015
Siobhan Burke reviews premiere of Dance My Life, work created and performed by West African native Souleymane Badalo, joined by dancer Sylvestre Akakpo and percussionist Mamoudou Konate, at River to River Festival program on Pier 15. MORE
Jun. 22, 2015
Alexis Soloski reviews Mary John Frank interactive dance-theater work Debutaunt, Southern cotillion with professional dancers and audience participants, at Atelier Roquette. MORE
Jun. 21, 2015
Snapshot interview with dancer Jacquelin Harris, one of newest members of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. MORE
Jun. 21, 2015
Royal Ballet is set to return to New York City for first time since 2004 with production of Frederick Ashton ballet The Dream at David H Koch Theater. MORE
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The Joyce Ballet Festival Features Indie Choreographers
The festival, at the Joyce Theater, presents six ensembles for two days each.
August 2, 2015, Sunday
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Zvi Gotheiner, the Zen Dance Master of New York
This ballet teacher holds his class six days a week, year-round.
August 2, 2015, Sunday
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Review: At SummerStage, Philadanco and TU Dance Produce Fancy Footwork Across Vastness
Each company featured accomplished dancers, but the program's choreography was at times lost amid a vast Central Park stage.
July 31, 2015, Friday
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Review: Daniel Ulbricht & Stars of American Ballet: A Summer Endeavor
Mr. Ulbricht, the New York City Ballet principal dancer, returns to Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival for the second year in a row with fellow dancers in a group under his name.
July 31, 2015, Friday
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Bolshoi Is Not Renewing Acid Attack Victim's Contract
The theater's general director said on its website on Thursday that Sergei Filin, the ballet's artistic director, would not stay on after March.
July 31, 2015, Friday
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Dance Listings for July 31-Aug. 6
A selected guide to performances in New York City and beyond.
July 31, 2015, Friday
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Dancing for Geoffrey Holder's Birthday and Legacy
Lincoln Center Out of Doors commemorates the work of Mr. Holder with a screening of "Carmen & Geoffrey" and a performance by that same Carmen de Lavallade, his widow.
July 31, 2015, Friday
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Review: Doug Varone's 'ReComposed,' Inspired by Joan Mitchell's Swirling Pastels
The work, which had its premiere at the American Dance Festival in Durham, N.C., sends dancers whirling on intersecting paths.
July 28, 2015, Tuesday
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Dance This Week: New Books and Exhibitions
A look at occurrences of dance in new literature and painting.
July 28, 2015, Tuesday
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Lil Buck and Michelle Dorrance Dance Enliven Lincoln Center Out of Doors
Lil Buck's limber display and the equality among performers in Ms. Dorrance's show were memorable at this dance festival.
July 27, 2015, Monday
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A Dance Maintains Its Hold on New York
Since vogueing strutted into the mainstream in the '90s, it has evolved stylistically and demographically, with more women participating and a shift to bolder moves.
Vogueing Is Still Burning Up the Dance Floor in New York
The style was introduced to the mainstream in the early '90s with the film "Paris Is Burning" and Madonna's video for "Vogue." It still thrives in New York, if you know where to look.
Geoffrey Holder Dies at 84
Geoffrey Holder, a multitalented artist and performer, died on Sunday.
McDonald's B-Boy Royale
Scenes from the break dancing competition.
'Swan Lake'
Scenes from the Bolshoi Ballet's production at Lincoln Center.
This Weekend: Bolshoi's 'Swan Lake'
This weekend the Bolshoi Ballet brings "Swan Lake" to Lincoln Center; "The Long Shrift," directed by James Franco, plays Off Broadway; and WE's new legal drama, "The Divide," is on TV.
A Dance Battle Begins
A crew prepares itself for a dance battle at the Salaam Kivu International Film Festival in Goma.
Two Stars With Intertwining Peaks
Robert Fairchild and Tiler Peck, two principal dancers with the New York City Ballet, were married at the Chapel of the Good Shepherd in Chelsea on June 22.
Vows | A Catch of the Hand
Both stars of the New York City Ballet, Tiler Peck and Robert Fairchild have been dancing together since they were young.
Jookin in the Spotlight
Lil Buck, born Charles Riley, has bounced from music videos to a Super Bowl halftime show to Lincoln Center. He introduced mainstream audiences to jookin, a street dance born in his hometown, Memphis.
Ballet at Your Fingertips
The new iPad application Passe-Partout puts users in control of the choreography.
Learning to Fly
The choreographer David Parsons's signature work, "Caught," has a soloist soaring through the air as if caught in a photograph.
New Costumes for a Balanchine Classic
New York City Ballet recreates costumes for its new production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream."
This Weekend: A Cuban Dance Troupe
This weekend be sure to check out the MalPaso Dance Company at the Joyce Theater. Also, there is a BookCon at the Javits Center and Ubisoft's new adventure game, "Watch Dogs" is now available.
Lindy Hop: Celebrating Frankie Manning
Swing dance enthusiasts from around the world are arriving in New York to celebrate the 100th birthday of the late Frankie Manning, who helped popularize the dance craze Lindy hop.
This Weekend | The Marvelous Sugar Baby
Visit Kara Walker's giant sugar coated sphinx in Brooklyn, see what a Don Quixote ballet looks like at the Met or check out some medieval stained glass at the Cloisters.
This Weekend: Two Warhol Exhibitions
This weekend in New York: two Andy Warhol exhibitions, Neil Patrick Harris playing a transgender rock star and Ballet Preljocaj's "Snow White."
Culture Minute | A Weekend Jump-Start
Some ideas for your off hours. Last chance for the Trisha Brown Dance Company in New York, the final season of "Mad Men" begins, and a Woody Allen-inspired Broadway show.
Brooklyn's Dance Fever
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That means no Trucha Bug Restore (fail at a step). See this:
Originally Posted by BrianBrian: no idea what that means... Guide please?Originally Posted by nightstah
Night: I'm not sure what more you want. Each one says it's name then: Ticket (-2011) next to it. And yes, all were extracted and on the SD.
That means no Trucha Bug Restore (fail at a step). See this:
And this should fix it?Originally Posted by nightstah
If you get error 2011 in this guide, it means that your wad manager is not running on a patched ios. This usually means that you are not loading MMM via cboot2 bootmii, or that you have an unpatched ios236 installed(not likely). Ensure that you load MMM via bootmii loading in chapter 2. If it continues to fail to the alternate method found at the end of chapter 2 via the cios236 installer.
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*Sigh* This would be so much easier if I had a decent computer. 28 gigabyte hard drive and USB 1.1 makes for slow back ups.... And formatting.... Do you think I should just give up :/? This seems much more complicated.
Isn't there a fool proof guide for dummies? Lol.
cboot2 via bootmii? I've just been using the homemade channel. How do I do that?Originally Posted by mauifrog
cboot2 via bootmii? I've just been using the homemade channel. How do I do that?
You do realize I'm not used to these kinds of things, right? I mean, in comparison, I'm like the zygote that's just formed. I'm just learning. So I'd really appreciate it if I could get some help.
Is there any other way to get the wads other then like this?


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#6 - Kendall Farino
Position: M/D
Year: Fr.
Hometown: Virginia Beach, Va.
Previous School: Princess Anne
Position: M/D
Year: Fr.
Hometown: Virginia Beach, Va.
Previous School: Princess Anne
Prior to VCU
- Will be a versatile addition to the Rams in the fall
- Had an outstanding high school career at Princess Anne
- She helped the Cavaliers reach the State Championship game in 2009 and a top-four spot in the region in the 2011 season.
- Registered 10 goals helped land her First-Team All-Beach honors for the third straight year, as well as Second-Team All-Region.
Karl on Farino:
"I've had the opportunity over the last six years to see Kendall grow and develop into a very talented and versatile player. Her patience on defense and ability to change speed on attack will contribute greatly to our midfield and defensive units. We look forward to seeing Kendall reach her full potential here at VCU."


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Dr. Francisco G. Bravo
Professor at the Complutense University of Madrid, he is the Program Director of plastic surgery at the 12 de Octubre University Hospital, one of the largest academic medical centers in Europe. A past Clinical Fellow in reconstructive microsurgery at NYU´s Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, he has worked as Faculty at the Erasmus Medical Center in The Netherlands and is an International Member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) and of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS).
Dr. Charles H. Thorne (New York)
Editor of the cosmetic section of the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Journal, he is also the Editor of popular Grabb&Smith. Professor at the New York University, he is a recognized specialist in both reconstructive and aesthetic surgery of the face.
Dr. Joel J. Feldman (Cambridge)
Professor at Harvard, he is considered as one of the best plastic surgeons in the world in facial reconstruction of the burned and scarred patient and one of the most highly recognized surgeons in the field of neck surgical rejuvenation. Author of the celebrated book Neck Lift.
Pertinent Papers
Dr. Timothy Marten (San Francisco)
Director of the Marten Clinic on Plastic Surgery, he is presently considered as one of the top plastic surgeons in the world in surgical facial rejuvenation.
Pertinent Papers
Dr. Julian Pribaz (Boston)
Professor at Harvard, he is considered as one of the best plastic surgeons in the field of facial reconstruction. Responsible for the development of reconstructions with prefabricated tissue, he has performed the second face transplant carried out in the USA.
Dr. Claudio Angrigiani (Buenos Aires)
A renowned plastic surgeon specialized in complex microsurgical reconstructions of the face and neck in severely burned patients, he has been awarded by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.
Pertinent Papers
Dr. Daniel Baker (New York)
One of the most exclusive and renowned plastic surgeons in the world, he is Professor of plastic surgery at New York University and a recognized figure in the field of surgical facial rejuvenation, who was the first to popularize the short-scar facelift procedure.
Dra. Françoise Firmin (Paris)
Dr. Françoise Firmin is world renowed for her excellence in reconstructive ear surgery. The same dedication and attention to detail have made her also equally recognized for her facial rejuvenation surgery procedures with minimal postoperative swelling and recovery.
Dr. Babak Mehrara (New York)
Dr. Babak Mehrara (New York) works in one of the leading centers in the world for the treatment of cancer patients (The Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center). He specializes in complex oncologic reconstructions of the face and neck region with a vast experience in microsurgical transfers.
Dr. Alain Fogli (Marseille)
A recent lecturer at the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Dr. Fogli is widely recognized for his excellent results in facial rejuvenation surgery with minimal skin undermining and firm anchoring techniques.
Dr. Laurent Lantieri (Creteil)
Dr. Laurent Lantieri is Professor and Chairman of the Plastic Surgery Service at the Henry-Mondor University Hospital in Creteil, France. He has been one of the pioneers in the development of facial transplantation surgery worldwide, being the only surgeon that has performed more than one face transplant, having carried out three.
Dr. Brent Moelleken MD (Beverly Hills)
Dr. Moelleken is an Attending Surgeon and Associate Clinical Professor in the Division of Plastic Surgery at UCLA, double board certified by the American Board of Surgery and American Board of Plastic Surgery, he received his premedical, medical and surgical training at Harvard University, Yale University, UCSF and UCLA. He is specialized in fast recovery facial rejuvenation surgical procedures.
Dr. Richard Bensimon MD (Portland)
Well known for his contribution to breast surgery through his landmark paper on skin sparing mastectomy with immediate reconstruction, Dr. Bensimon is considered one of the leading world authorities on non-surgical facial rejuvenation through the use of Croton Oil Peels.
Dr. Alejandro Garcia MD, PhD
After graduating and obtaining his PhD from the Complutense University of Madrid, Dr. Garcia finished his residency in plastic surgery at the University Hospital of La Paz in Madrid. He then completed his training as honorary clinical assistant at the St. Andrews Center for Plastic Surgery at Chelmsford, UK and later worked as a staff member of the Cruces Hospital Plastic Surgery Service in Bilbao. Presently he is Chairman of the Plastic Surgery Service of the 12 de Octubre University Hospital of Madrid. His main interests include reconstructive breast surgery and the biomechanics of tissue expansion.
Dr. Antonio Diaz Gutierrez - President
Dr. Jorge Aso Vizán - Director
Dr. Ignacio Laloumet Martín
Dr. Matías Kufeke Marchant
Dr. Israel Iglesias Pena
Dr. Ignacio Capdevila
Dr. Emilio Lagarón Comba -President
Dr. Hardy P. Schwarze - Director
Dr. Luis Feijoo Lamagrande
Dr. M. Angeles Cabezón Hedo
Dr. Marcos Martín Díaz
Dr. Olaya Sánchez Crespo
Dr. Williams Erik Bukret
Dr. Bukret is a board certified Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Specialist in Argentina, Titular Member of the following societies (FILACP,SACPER, SCPBA). His background includes experience in Minimally invasive and endoscopically assisted facial surgery (Clinical Rotation with Dr. Isse, N),cosmetic surgery, microsurgery, reconstructive surgery in children and burned patients (Fellowship with Dr. Angrigiani).
Dr. Nestor Torio-Padron, M.D.
Board-certified plastic surgeon. Attending plastic surgeon: Department of Plastic and Hand Surgery University of Freiburg Medical Center and The Erich-Lexer-Clinic – Aesthetic Plastic Surgery in Freiburg, Germany. Head physician in lymph surgery at the Földiklinik in Hinterzarten, Germany.Member of the German Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Member of the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS)
Dr. Mark P. Solomon
Dr. Solomon has been in practice in the Philadelphia area for over 25 years. He was formerly Chief of Plastic Surgery at the Medical College of Pennsylvania and the Hahnemann School of Medicine (now Drexel University).His interests have included aesthetic surgery for men, wound repair biology, and uses of lasers for aesthetic surgery.
Dr. Hoenig Johannes Franz
Dr. Hoenig is member of the Craniofacial and Plastic Surgery Department of the Georg-August-University Hospital of Goettingen, Germany.
Dr. Ernest S. Chiu
Ernest S. Chiu, MD FACS is the William Henderson Chair in Surgery and Director of Plastic Surgery Research at Tulane University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Des Fernandes M.B.;B.Ch.; F.R.C.S.(Edin)
After practicing plastic surgery since 1975, Dr. Des Fernandes has specialised in face-lifts, blepharoplasty and rhinoplasty. Starting in
1987 he developed and formulated cosmeceutical products that are now distrubuted around the world, and since 1994 he concentrated on perfecting the "scarless" midface lift, neck lift and forehead lift. Since 1996 he has also studied and developed devices for skin needling.
Dr. Evan Garfein
Dr. Evan Garfein is a member of the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Division at the Montefiore Medical Center in New York.
Dr. Ihsan Basaran
Dr. Ihsan Basaran is a European Board Certified Plastic Surgeon practicing in Istanbul, Turkey.
Dr. Ilker Manavbasi
Dr. Ilker Manavbasi is a plastic surgeon specialized in aesthetic surgery practicing in Istanbul, Turkey.
Dr. Leonard A. Rubinstein
Dr. Rubinstein is a Medical Director of the Center for Integration in Cosmetic Surgery and Rejuvenation Medicine (Sarasota, Florida, USA), Medical Director of the Allergy Clinic of Sarasota (USA), Fellow of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, Diplomat of the International Board of Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery, Diplomat of the American Board of Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine, Visiting Professor of Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery at the Zunyi College of Medicine (P.R. of China), Clinical Faculty of the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (USA).
Dr. Silvio Podda, MD
Medical Degree at "Universita' degli Studi" di Cagliari (Italy), residency in Pediatrics and Genetics (Italy), Fellowship in Genetics and Gene Therapy at Columbia University of NYC, General Surgery residency at St. Luke's-Roosevelt in NYC, Pediatric Surgery training at Boston's Children's Hospital, Plastic Surgery residency at NYU (Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, Craniofacial Fellowship at Miami's Children's Hospital.
Presently Chief of Craniofacial Surgery and Pediatric Plastic Surgery at St. Joseph's Children's Hospital and Director of the Palestroni Birth Defect Center.


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Prescription fraud increased in Abilene in past 10 years, district attorney says
Prescription fraud in Abilene has gradually increased over the past 10 years, said James Eidson, Taylor County District Attorney, but schemers frequently get nabbed.
Eidson, who has been in office since 1987, said in most cases he sees, someone tries to call in a prescription to a pharmacy, and oftentimes they get caught.
This week, an Abilene woman was indicted on a charge of possession of a controlled substance by fraud after she allegedly asked someone to call in a prescription for hydrocodone, a prescription painkiller. The offense, Eidson said, carries a strict punishment.
"What we're seeing the most is people calling in these false prescriptions," he said. "In the older days, we would see people trying to steal prescription pads."
In June, the Texas Department of Public Safety established a secure, online prescription-monitoring program called Prescription Access in Texas, or PAT. The program provides the prescription dispensing history of controlled substances to authorized health care and law enforcement professionals to deter prescription fraud.
Charles Atkinson, longtime pharmacist at Barnes & Williams Drug Center, said he's seen an increase in fraud, but the pharmacy's repeat clientele and his familiarity with local doctors helps him track people trying to forge prescriptions.
"It's becoming a problem more and more," he said. "We're so familiar with what to look out for that when we think something is wrong we check it out."
In 2010, Barnes & Williams Drug Center helped catch a man trying to forge a prescription.
According to court papers, a man presented a prescription he obtained from Hendrick Medical Center's emergency room for 120 tabs of Lortab, which is a combination of acetaminophen, an over-the-counter pain medication, and hydrocodone.
The prescription turned out to be fraudulent, according to police. A pharmacy technician contacted the doctor who wrote the prescription and found out it was written for 20 pills, not 120.
The pharmacy reported the ruse to police, who observed the man pick up the prescription and arrested him, according to court papers.
Atkinson said that despite his familiarity with indicators, he's thankful for new technology available to stop the crime.
"We try to use anything we can try to help law enforcement," he said. "If they need anything from us, we're always willing to help."
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There are so many hot celebrity men to choose from, even compiling a list of the top 100 hunks can be quite a challange. Not every sexy actor, musician and sportsman can make the countdown so you may not agree with out selection. But, hopefully you can at least appreciate the fine male specimens we have chosen:
Celebrity Hunks: 1 to 50
01. Brad Pitt - getting older but still a Hollywood hottie.
02. George Clooney - Mr Smooth remains a delicious dish.
03. Colin Farrell - the Irish charmer with an eye for the ladies.
04. Johnny Depp - sexy moviestar who you'd love to take home.
05. Clive Owen - tall, dark and handsome English actor
06. Leonardo DiCaprio - the blonde haired beauty.
07. David Beckham - football and fashion God.
08. Russell Crowe - Aussie hunk who made it big.
09. Tom Cruise - small but very well formed.
10. Robbie Williams - music man with a sense of humour.
11. Orlando Bloom - gorgeous actor and now a proud father.
12. Justin Timberlake - singer, songwriter, actor, stud.
13. Duncan James - UK popstar who still turns heads.
14. Jude Law - super talented English actor.
15. Nigel Harman - sexy tv and stage actor.
16. Gavin Henson - Welsh rugby hunk
17. Jonny Wilkinson - English rugby superstar.
18. Jamie Foxx - one of Hollywood's finest.
19. Rob Lowe - one of the hottest actors in history.
20. David Walliams - funny man who recently got married.
21. Will Smith - big Willie style.
22. Jamie Oliver - food is the way to a woman's heart.
23. Mel Gibson - Aussie star who went a little bad.
24. Vernon Kay - English television presenter
25. Andrew Flintoff - English cricket legend
26. Matt McConaughey - the looks and the body.
27. Antonio Banderas - Spanish stud who's still got it.
28. Keanu Reeves - one of movies' hottest males.
29. Bruce Willis - no hair but still a fabulous man.
30. Goran Visnjic - ER actor who always sets pulses racing.
31. Christian Bale - Batman is best.
32. Ashton Kutcher - tall, handsome, and now with a great body.
33. Matthew Fox - the Lost star who is the definition of hunky man.
34. Viggo Mortensen - Lord of the Rings sexy star.
35. Pierce Brosnan - the best looking Bond.
36. Tom Welling - television hunk who really is super.
37. Simon Cowell - money, power, and he's pretty handsome too.
38. Matt Damon - hunk born out of Bourne.
39. Jared Leto - unbelievably handsome actor.
40. Hugh Grant - the quintessential Englishman
41. Julian McMahon - Nip/Tuck fantasy figure.
42. Jim Carrey - handsome funny man.
43. Enrique Iglesias - Spanish star who takes after his Dad.
44. Eric Bana - another hunk from down under.
45. Chris Martin - talented Coldplay singer
46. Richard Gere - still got it going on.
47. Owen Wilson - laughter goes a long way.
48. Hugh Jackman - one of the hottest males in movies.
49. Harrison Ford - the sexiest old man in Hollywood.
50. Ewan McGregor - the pride of Scotland.


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Feb. 15, 2013
Clinic BrochureRALEIGH, N.C. - Registration for the NC State women's soccer Elite ID Camp on Sunday, March 24 at the Wolfpack Training Center, is now open."We're excited to get top recruits from 2014, `15 and `16 on campus to see what we have to offer at NC State," head coach Tim Santoro said.As a proud member of the nation's top soccer conference, the ACC, our Elite ID Camp is designed to provide all high school aged female soccer players with an elite level college training experience led by current college coaches and players in order to provide each camper the opportunity to experience a day in the life of a Wolfpack student-athlete."Our city, school, facilities, support staff and overall infrastructure are as nice as any in the ACC and, for that matter, all of NCAA Division I," added Santoro."We can't wait for potential student-athletes to see it."This clinic is the first of two with the other coming May 11-12. Check GoPack.com for more information.


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Guest post by By Crash N Carrie The Albany All Stars Roller Derby league started off the season on August 17 with a bang (a boom, and a few thuds) against the Black River Rollers at the Watertown Municipal Arena in Watertown with a win of 124 to 96. During the first six jams, lead […] [Read More]
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After months of lobbying and pressure from Iowa's governor, congressional delegation and others, the federal government said Wednesday the University of Iowa will get nearly $84 million to replace a flood damaged auditorium and arts and music facilities.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency said in January 2009 that it would pay to replace Iowa's Hancher Auditorium, a studio arts building and the school of music facility. The plan was to build replacements on higher ground away from the Iowa River, which runs through the university campus.
The river flooded in June 2008, forcing the evacuation and closure of 20 major buildings.
With the assurance that FEMA would help fund the replacement, the university began buying land and doing engineering work for the new buildings.


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DURHAM, N.H.--The University of New Hampshire football program reached new heights last season, advancing to the NCAA I-AA Quarterfinals for the second consecutive year, winning a share of the Atlantic 10 Championship and posting the most wins ever in a season with 11. Eighth-year head coach Sean McDonnell, the 2005 Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year, will be looking to build on the success of the past two seasons when his players take the field for the first spring practice on Saturday, April 8.
Spring football will continue through Friday, May 5 when the program will host its annual golf outing at the Links at Outlook Farms in South Berwick. Anyone interested in participating or sponsoring a hole may contact the football office at (603) 862-1852.
Spring practice will be capped off on Saturday, May 6 when the squad will host its annual Spring football game providing fans a chance to see the progress of the team and to watch their favorite players. The action is set to begin at 1 p.m. on Bremner Field.
The Wildcat offense is loaded with talented players once again this season, including a pair of All-American, Walter Payton Award candidates in junior quarterback Ricky Santos (Bellingham, Mass.) and senior wide receiver David Ball (Orange, Vt.). Seven starters return to an offense that finished No. 2 in the nation last season with 74 touchdowns and broke the conference record. UNH was also No. 2 in the nation in yards per game (493 yards per contest) and third in the nation in points scored per game with an average of 41.7 per contest. In all, the offense returns two of three All-Americans and three of five All-Atlantic 10 selections.
The UNH be younger after the graduation of seven starters. but there are many players ready to step up after seeing plenty of action in 2006. Leading the way will be senior corner Corey Graham (Buffalo, N.Y.) and junior All-American and all-conference free safety Jeff Pammer (Northampton, Pa.). Leading the linebackers will be super sophomore Matt Parent (Long Beach, Calif.) and the defensive line will be anchored by returning starter Dan Wagner (Gibsonia, Pa.). All four players were key to a defense that led the country in fumbles recovered, interceptions, turnovers gained and turnover margin.
The UNH schedule is a challenging one and the Wildcats open against another Division I opponent in Northwestern on Sat., Sept. 9.
2006 University of New Hampshire Football Schedule


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Set includes 6 onesie shaped tags with brown monkeys adhered to the top and ribbon. Ribbon will coordinate but may not always be one pictured as sometimes itbis unavailable.
Tags measure 3 1/2 inches tall.
Want these tags but need changes made? Just convo me and we can work it out. Colors can be changed and I have other animals and images that can be adhered to the front of the onsie (giraffe, duck, elephant, bear, etc).


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This book caught my attention immediately, right from the preface. The author took the unusual step of polling students to find what they wanted in a textbook, and then writing an introduction to differential equations that met all those requirements. The students said they wanted a book that:
Of these I only found the one about computation a little surprising. The students agreed that they did not learn much using any of the standard software. (I also note in passing that being verbose is apparently OK, but not excessively so.)
The last time I taught an introductory differential equations course — several years ago — I used an early edition of Simmons' Differential Equations with Applications and Historical Notes. (There is now a thoroughly revised edition called Differential Equations: Theory, Technique, and Practice.) I am still very fond of the book, but the students hated it. I think they had expected a book much like the current one.
One could debate the question of the value of "give them what they want" versus "give them what you think they need", but I expect the answer is not clear-cut and probably very much situation-dependent. Having chosen one path, the author of this book does a does a very creditable job of providing the basic material of ordinary differential equations. He assumes only basic courses in differential and integral calculus with reasonable skill in algebraic manipulation.
The book is largely aimed at average students in mathematics, science or engineering. The author suggests that stronger students can use the text as a bridge to more specialized books or more advanced courses. The topics are quite standard: first order equations, linear second order equations, higher order linear equations, and systems of differential equations. There are two separate chapters on mathematical models — one with first order equations, and another with second order equations. The final two chapters discuss the Laplace transform and series solutions of differential equations. Only the treatment of series solutions near singular points is a departure from the basics.
There are many exercises. The majority are computational and routine. Solutions to odd-numbered exercises are provided. The author uses Mathematica in some of his examples to verify solutions. A few exercises ask the students to do the same.
Bill Satzer (email@example.com) is a senior intellectual property scientist at 3M Company, having previously been a lab manager at 3M for composites and electromagnetic materials. His training is in dynamical systems and particularly celestial mechanics; his current interests are broadly in applied mathematics and the teaching of mathematics.


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Comment Re:A really nasty trick (Score 1) 765 765
So, Stop it with the "open standard" giberish. Neither webm or H.264 are web standards. H.264 is proprietary and requires royalties for implementation. That disqualifies it completely for the job of being a web standard. So we are in a standards war.
literally going to render hundreds of billions of dollars worth of tablets, smartphones, set-top boxes, etc. with H.264 hardware support obsolete.
Oh come on, that's an incredibly silly argument. Those tablets will still be able to play H.264, even in the web with a plugin, it just won't be usable with video, which means that you won't have to pay royalties to support HTML5, and that's great, isn't it?. The idea itself is also pretty bonkers. Why should those "millions" of tablets be immune to obsolescence? Technology marches on, and they are not entitled not to become obsolete.
The accusation that this "sucks for users " is ridiculous. It seems that they (all browser makers) are just taking a position in a war to see what format becomes the HTML5 standard. For some reason, google is being accused of being the devil for giving less choice where : a) Apple and Microsoft both support H.264 and NOT WebM in their browsers and b) Firefox and opera support WebM and not H.264.
You seem concerned that this will slow down transition from flash. Well, I got news , we do not want to transition from flash just for transition's sake. If we transition from flash, it better be to something better, and that includes concerns about royalties. It is clear that we all obediently adopting MS and Apple's defacto standard will benefit them, but making developers required to pay royalties to implement support for standard HTML5 is just lame. It is also incompatible with the GPL.
Your 'expert opinion' also misses the whole point. All software is probably patent-encumbered in one way or another. And that WebM may or may not be patent encumbered does not instantly turn it into an as undesirable candidate for web as H.264 already is. Case in point is, that WebM is royalty free and H.264 isn't.
Google may be manipulating the market for selfish reasons, but you are foolish to think that's not exactly what Apple and Microsoft are doing. And overall, Google's intentions with this are irrelevant in comparison to what this will accomplish. If Apple and Microsoft don't get away with H.264 it will make the web more open by default. WebM is an open source project and soon will be an open standard. And anyway, a triumvirate of the three best browsers is standing for it. Unlike the other two guys - known software patent bullies, with a story of liking closedness and ruining the web with defacto standards.
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Both c++ and Java have their strengths and uses. Java is IMHO HORRIBLY ANNOYING TO CODE IN, but that's actually its strength, it just won't let cowboys get away with doing the things they love to do. Sure, it has been lacking in things, but they update it around, the following update will have some very nice syntax for some data structures (it will get more complex).
The C's also have the advantage of being closer to the hardware, sure you don't need that most of the times, but when you do, they become a great tool in your box, really. It has improved a lot over the years (also known as getting more complex).
Interpreted languages cover for their downfalls when you don't need performance or want to do fancy things with paralel programming. Which is good. Python goes around also improving and getting more complex.
And there lies Go. Its main advantage over other langauges is exactly that. As it is basically undeveloped, it is much closer to what its creators originally wanted it to be. The thing is, that once it starts getting used, and users notice that for example it is pretty necessary for a compiled language to have say generics or exception handling... it will forcefully have to end getting modified and improved and thus it WILL become complex. I do not think that advertising it as "simpler" will work out as since it is a langauge that is intended to be used it is basically doomed to become more complex and thus this selling point will necessarily die. They should advertize it for its superior parallel computing and fast compiler speed, but simplicity... is just a bad idea.
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I don't wish to be pedantic
I don't buy it.
Comment Re:clutching at red straws on pdfs (Score 1) 578 578
Really? What's next, someone claiming copyright infringement based on using the letter i as a temporary variable?
I am afraid that chances are there is already a software patent for that.
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Comment Re:Doctors don't like informed patients (Score 1) 368 368
This is the sort of things you can learn at "Google U" : http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/2009/05/jenny_mccarthy_shows_off_her_knowledge_o.php
This is not "empowerment" it is the opposite, it moves people back to the dark ages in a way.
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Wake me up when I don't need a windows license to use MS' google docs alternative.
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5th, who makes a gun shaped controller for a Wii?! It's a platform mainly aimed at KIDS!!!
You mean KIDS now play with gun-shaped toys? Oh no!