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Now, almost a year later, UTMB's Associate Chief Operating Officer Mike Hill says it's extremely important to have an operational emergency room on Galveston Island.
"We're a tourist island, we see a lot of traffic down here during the summertime and a lot of accidents happen as a result of that. And it's critical, I mean minutes are key when you have a traumatic injury or an emergency like what we've experienced in the past here."
Hill says they've been working for months to get the ER back online.
Employees have gone through a couple of dry runs in preparation for the 8am opening.
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WASHINGTON (AP) - A German-born man charged with killing his much-older socialite wife is in the hospital for an undisclosed medical problem.
Albrecht Muth did not appear at a status conference in D.C. Superior Court on Friday. He has previously said he would refuse to eat in jail and that he does not want medical care. It was not clear Friday whether his hospitalization was as a result of his refusal to eat.
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The Chelsea keeper Petr Cech is looking forward to a passionate encounter in Denmark this evening, and admits that it won't be easy despite Chelsea going in as holders and their opponents playing their first home Champions League tie ever!
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'It's a huge event in the history of Nordsjaelland, that's why we're playing here at Parken Stadium, so more people can come, they will want to show that they can play football and they deserve to be here in the group stage.
'With a great start the atmosphere is very good, but it's only a start, the campaign is very long and nothing is secured. We are empty handed but enjoying the moment.
'We have been doing well and getting the results we wanted, we are top of the league, which is a great position, but it's early days.
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Imatinib in Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans (DFSP)
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The purpose of this study is to determine whether imatinib is effective in the treatment of primary and recurrent dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP).
Drug: Imatinib (Glivec)
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|Study Design:
|Allocation: Non-Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
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|Open-label Trial of Glivec® (Imatinib Mesylate) in Patients With Primary or Recurrent Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans
- Tumor response at 6 and 12 weeks
- Rate of relapse within the first 2 years
- Association of tumor response with cytogenetic and receptor expression status
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This study is aimed to investigate the efficacy of imatinib (Glivec) in the treatment of primary and locally relapsed dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP). DFSP is a cutaneous neoplasm well known for its overexpression of the platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF). Herein, imatinib provides a systemic treatment option that offers the possibility of a reduction of the wide surgical margins used today in surgery of primary DFSP, or even of a complete avoidance of surgical treatment in this disease. Since imatinib exerts its function via interference with protein tyrosine kinase activities, it inhibits the platelet-derived growth factor receptor (PDGF-R) signaling cascade that plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis and tumor growth of DFSP. Since imatinib has been shown to shrink metastatic lesions of DFSP, there is a strong rationale to expect that it also decreases cell proliferation and tumor growth in primary DFSP.
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Histological diagnosis of primary or recurrent dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans
- Measurable tumor parameters (by magnetic resonance imaging [MRI])
- Patient >/= 18 years of age
- ECOG performance status < 3
- Adequate organ function
- Patients must be able to swallow capsules
- Female patients of childbearing potential must have negative pregnancy test
- Written, voluntary, informed consent; must include investigational use of tumor tissue biopsies.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Any evidence of distant metastases
- Patient has received any other investigational agents within 28 days of first day of study drug dosing
- Patient is < 5 years free of another primary malignancy except basal cell skin cancer or cervical carcinoma in situ
- Grade III/IV cardiac problems as defined by the New York Heart Association
- Severe and/or uncontrolled medical disease
- Known diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection
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|Skin Cancer Unit, German Cancer Research Center and Department of Dermatology, University Hospital of Mannheim
|Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, 68167
|Department of Dermatology, ElbeKliniken - Klinikum Buxtehude
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|Department of Dermatology, The Saarland University Hospital
|Homburg/Saar, Saarland, Germany, 66424
|Department of Dermatology, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg
|Halle/Saale, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany, 06097
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|Skin Cancer Unit, German Cancer Research Center Heidelberg and Department of Dermatology, University Hospital of Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
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|Last Updated:
|July 28, 2011
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Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Neoplasms, Connective Tissue
Neoplasms, Connective and Soft Tissue
Neoplasms, Fibrous Tissue
Antineoplastic Agents
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Pharmacologic Actions
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Colin Furze, who rose to internet fame after creating Wolverine claw replicas, is on to bigger and better inventions: the "biggest fart machine ever," to be precise.
Gizmodo reports that Furze plans to aim his fart cannon at France from Dover, England. He has apparently built the "biggest valveless pulse jet machine ever" — and he plans to build a giant butt to house the fart machine.
According to Gizmodo, Furze's jet machine has the sound effects of "a furious fart from hell." Furze plans to aim the fart cannon at France on July 24, between 6:00 and 7:00 p.m. local time, to see if the sound carries across the English Channel. He sums up his hypothesis on his YouTube page: "There are reports that in the war people could hear artillery fire from northern France, but will the French hear this?" We'll soon find out.
Whether or not Furze's sound experiment is successful, just think of the potential health benefits a fart gun of this magnitude could provide. Watch Furze's video about the jet's creation below. --Meghan DeMaria
President Obama flew to Roseburg, Oregon, on Friday to address families grieving from the Oct. 1 Umpqua Community College shooting, when a gunman killed nine people.
"I've got some very strong feelings about this because when you talk to these families, you're reminded that this could be happening to your child, or your mom, or your dad, or your relative, or your friend," he said. "And so we're going to have to come together as a country to see how we can prevent these issues from taking place."
Obama met with about 40 people at Roseburg High School for an hour before making his public statement.
"It wasn't a discussion, it was a hug," one woman described the meeting to The Oregonian.
Some gun rights advocates protested Obama's presence in Roseburg with demonstrations at the airport and in front of the school. Julie Kliegman
Despite repeatedly denying he was interested in the position, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) is reportedly considering a run for House speaker, legislators told CNN on Friday. He said he's "thinking and praying on it," according to Rep. Chris Stewart (R-Utah).
Mitt Romney, who tapped Ryan as his 2012 presidential running mate, is one of many urging him to put his name in to replace John Boenher (R-Ohio) after Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) shocked Congress by dropping out of the race Thursday.
"I wouldn't presume to tell Paul what to do, but I do know that he is a man of ideas who is driven to see them applied for the public good," Romney said in a statement. "Every politician tries to convince people that they are that kind of leader; almost none are — Paul is."
Leaving Capitol Hill on Friday, Paul declined fill in reporters on his chances of entering the race.
"Sorry guys, I'm just going to go," he told reporters. "The Packers are at home. They're going to beat the Rams and cover the spread." Julie Kliegman
Only in America: Tennessee officials ask God to spare them 'His coming wrath' over same-sex marriage
Officials in Blount County, Tennessee, considered a resolution asking God to "pass us by in His coming wrath" over the Supreme Court's ruling on same-sex marriage and "not destroy us as He did Sodom and Gomorrah." The resolution pledged that county residents would defy the court ruling. A motion to hear the resolution was rejected by a vote of 10-5, as angry residents booed and yelled, "Cowards!"
Mohamed, 27, was fleeing from Syria on a boat with 50 other people when he woke up one morning to find the boat's engine had fallen off, leaving him and his fellow migrants helplessly adrift at sea. Mohamed, however, was carrying a pair of iPhones he planned to pawn, and when he unwrapped one he realized he had a signal — and a chance to save their lives. He texted his cousin Danya, who lives in Hawaii, and Danya was able to get in touch with the Greek coast guard, who in turn found the refugee boat based on coordinates Mohamed was able to pull up on an app.
While the story is miraculous on many accounts, Mohamed is not the first refugee to find his life depending on the signal of an iPhone:
Data coverage is a lifeline for migrants. Though aid workers stemming the crisis of Syrian migration are yet to officially classify it as such, technology has been recognized by those on the ground as a necessity on par with food and warm clothing. Migrants need phones to help navigate between bus stations once they reach land, aid workers say.
Paul Donohoe, press manager at the International Rescue Committee, said the mobile phone has also become a "fundamental" tool in surviving the harrowing water-crossing from Turkey to Greece, which has claimed almost 3,000 lives in 2015 alone, according to the U.N. Human Rights Council. (Some half a million migrants have tried their luck this year, by the same study.) Donohoe, who recently traveled to Lesbos, said Greek coast guard employees have been overwhelmed with calls from migrants stranded at sea and using the communication service WhatsApp. [The Huffington Post]
The Huffington Post recreated the iMessage conversation between Mohamed and his cousin Danya, which you can watch below. For the rest of the story, visit The Huffington Post. Jeva Lange
How an iPhone signal in the unlikeliest of places saved the lives of migrants http://t.co/qQ1ULjJo4M pic.twitter.com/fNv5z1YFMe
— Huffington Post (@HuffingtonPost) October 9, 2015
Earlier this week, Facebook announced it's testing "Reactions," a set of six emoji-based buttons that will allow users the long overdue ability to respond to content in a more emotionally sensitive way. On Friday, USA Today, clearly feeling the buzz around the impending debut, decided to give the emoji a test run on its own front page:
A look at Friday's paper: #HouseSpeaker race in chaos. New faces of @Facebook: What are your #Reactions? pic.twitter.com/eVyuGbaer2
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) October 9, 2015
That's right, in case you were unsure how to feel about the day's news, Friday's edition of the paper uses the emoji to provide handy emotional cues, like a sad face next to a story about a stabbing, an angry face next to an article about Russia's misdirected missiles, and a big wow face next to an item about Kevin McCarthy's decision to drop out of the race for House speaker.
AdWeek reached out to USA Today Editor-in-Chief David Callaway for a little more information behind the editorial decision:
Was there any concern about these emojis seeming too flippant next to serious content like the stabbing or Syria?
Yes, of course there was discussion about being too flippant.
Whose decision was it to use the emojis? Was there much debate among the editorial team?
My feeling (as editor-in-chief) is that a billion FB users may soon start using these to share stories—all kinds of stories—which of course is Facebook's intention. Social media and its icons are becoming a dominant form of communication in our world. We wanted to show what they would be like if transferred to print. [AdWeek]
Head over to AdWeek to read the rest of the interview. Stephanie Talmadge
"People love lounging in hammocks, and people love soaking in hot tubs, and finally the two have become one," said Andrew Liszewski at Gizmodo. The Hydro Hammock ($1,495) is a sling built for two that holds 50 gallons of hot, bubbling water. A full setup includes a pump, a portable water heater, and all the hardware required to turn the hammock into a hot tub, though you'll need to find a pair of "extremely large and strong trees" to string it up between. If you can afford the whole kit, "you may never feel stressed ever again."
A publisher has apologized for language in a geography textbook, written to meet Texas' pro-American standards, that referred to African slaves as "workers." The parent of a student called attention to the passage, which stated that Africans were brought to this country "to work on agricultural plantations." Publisher McGraw Hill said it would reword the passage.


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Stats are simple- ALL DEX...some say a little vit or int, but in a power build you will want ALL DEX.
Now my view on the gunner is dishing the MOST DAMAGE and killing quickly without regard to HP.
(Remember, no skill build is the best, the best skill build would be the one that matches your playing style)
Now- I made a few mistakes in this---first off, wind force is RARELY used and if you find a use for it, you'll notice it's damage is poor. Dont put more than 1 point on it...worst mistake I made was put 5 points on wind force and 1 point on hammer, they BOTH suck....
First off, save till 3-shot, then put 5 points on there, save till sharp eye, by now you should have a good amount of SP saved up, MAX OUT SHARP EYE ASAP (you will notice a HUGE damage increase at this point). This is now your choice, I tried maxing Gatling gun but the damage BARELY goes up for the SP cost, I RECOMMEND you max out 3-shot and in your final levels put the minimum 5 on quick shot, and 3 on Gatling (requirement for heavy armor). Quick shot is again, a useless skill, though even with 3 point Gatling is still a usable skill (3-shot is slightly weaker but has quicker cool down). Save remaining SP for Gunner. The 6 points I messed up should have been saved for gunner skills. (wind force and hammer)
Now when you become a gunner, your fighting style will be fitted with skills even further. (meaning the best skill build varies from person to person)
As I said, my build is "PURE DAMAGE" mixed with AOE.
I don't favor close courters (hence why I'm a gunner in the first place) so I dont use wild bombard. Crasher is lvl 35 and is a pretty strong AOE (MP expensive though, roughly 100mp per use, faster cool down than galating) well its really good for getting out of corners. Wild shot is useless in my opinion, it simply shoots in 2 directions doing crap damage to the monsters in front and behind you, NOT WORTH GETTING. Bazooka...requires level 55 so its a while before you get it.
My build is--- put minimum requirements for Crasher, then save till lvl 35, then put all on crasher. This part is all what YOU want: Max out crasher first, or add skill points between crasher and Heavy armor (heavy armor is good but u can substitute it for the haste/speed skill instead), continue this until both are maxed or until level 55 in which of course would be max bazooka, the supposed strongest gunner skill. Now I have not gotten to the level for bazooka but I have tested every gunner skill up to my level so I have confidence in my current skill build.


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Inner Circle Rum Masterclass
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Last Friday I decided to check out Cushdy, one of Adelaide's premier cocktail lounges owned and operated by Shaun Pattison on Hindley street since 2008. Cushdy is also the home of the Adelaide Rum Club that had its first rum tasting in 2009 with Flor de Caña rum.
This time the rum in question was a little bit closer home than Nicaragua and is an interesting blend of rums produced in Australia at the Beenleigh distillery and the other half coming from Fiji.
Rather than choosing continuous distilling, Inner Circle Rum is produced using the more traditional Copper Pot stills that produce a heavier, more aromatic and flavoursome distillate. The spirit is distilled up to 80% abv and then set to rest in vats for up to 6 years in Australia and 2 years in Fiji and then cut down with water to the appropriate abv of 37.0% for Red Dot, 57.2% for Green Dot and 75.9% for the Black Dot.
Arriving at the rum tasting room at Cushdy we were offered an old fashioned cocktail made by Shaun Pattison with Inner Circle Rum. Before tasting the three rums we were introduced to Chris Illman of Vok Beverages and listened to his informative and inspiring story of how Inner Circle Rum came to be.
After the presentation we were offered to taste the Red Dot, Green Dot and the Black Dot rums while Chris was walking around in the room engaging in conversation and getting our opinions of the rums.
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Self Proliferation
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An homage to the eclectic and idiosyncratic collection of Francie Bishop Good and David Horvitz, Self Proliferation presents a selection of contemporary artists investigating the characteristics of the female identity via prints, editions and other prolfieratable media, curated by Micaela Giovannotti.
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Making Space: Beyond a Room
Making Space: Beyond a Room is a multi-media exhibition that builds upon the discussion of women's creative practice and access presented in Virginia Woolf's 1929 feminist essay "A Room of One's Own." Speaking frankly on historic gender adversity, Woolf discusses the difficulty in creating a suitable […]Continue Reading →
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The Moment. The Backdrop. The Persona. is an examination of the uses of narrative in contemporary art by women. The exhibition of works in drawing, painting, video and new media reveal the continued power of storytelling in art today, and the myriad forms it […]Continue Reading →
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Girls' Club has engaged Miami artist team TM Sisters – sisters Monica and Natasha Lopez de Victoria – to collaborate with the collection of contemporary art by women amassed by Fort Lauderdale collectors Francie Bishop Good and David Horvitz, and curate the 2013/2014 exhibition, selecting works which spoke to the mysterious attraction the girls felt to each piece.Continue Reading →
2012 – 2013
Curated by Miami gallerist Carol Jazzar, Following the Line will advance understanding of drawing in contemporary art, an arena that is increasingly preoccupied with mass spectacle, public space and multimedia.Continue Reading →
2011 – 2012
Re-Framing the Feminine demonstrates the varied strategies employed by female photographers to frame their experiences using the technology of film photography and digital media.Continue Reading →
2010 – 2011
Facsimile, a group exhibition of replications and re-iterations, demonstrates overlapping tendencies of artists within the collection and beyond that echo Frances Trombly's practice, on view in the main gallery.Continue Reading →
2010 – 2011
Girls' Club presents its first solo exhibition, Frances Trombly: Paintings, new works by the Miami fiber artist.Continue Reading →
Organized by Girls' Club in collaboration with Olin Gallery at Kenyon College, Spreading the Influence includes contemporary works of art from the collection of Francie Bishop Good and David Horvitz, and recent work by Studio Art faculty at Kenyon College and members of the community.Continue Reading →
2009 – 2010
Set to Manual is an exhibition of works in diverse media by artists from Girls' Club collection and beyond, characterized by intensive hand manufacture.Continue Reading →


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Les oversettelsen av video: New features of SuperNova version 12
Hello and welcome to the Dolphin video tutorials. In this video I am going to be demonstrating some of the new features and changes in version 12.
The first thing to mention is the change of names. The Dolphin SuperNova family of magnifiers and screen readers have been renamed to describe what they do. The four products in the range are: SuperNova Access Suite, SuperNova Screen Reader, SuperNova Magnifier and SuperNova Reader Magnifier. Essentially the products are all the same, we have just re-named them to make it easier to understand what they do.
SuperNova now contains an all new feature called true fonts. With true fonts text appears smooth even at the highest levels of magnification. With True Fonts added as the default, SuperNova now offers three options for on screen text display. These options can be toggled with left control and number pad 8. There is none which simply magnifies the original text, standard which is available in SuperNova 11 and earlier, and the new true fonts technology that enables the text to be perfectly smooth no matter how high the level of magnification.
SuperNova now supports multiple monitors meaning that you can increase productivity by using as many monitors as you require.
The size of the magnified mouse pointer can now be set independent of the magnification level. If a fixed, custom mouse pointer size is chosen, for example 4, the mouse pointer will stay 4 times its original size, irrespective of the magnification level. This prevents the mouse pointer getting smaller and getting lost at low magnification levels. Also the fixed mouse pointer prevents the mouse pointer becoming too large and obscuring the text at higher magnification levels. Relative values can also be chosen, to keep the mouse pointer at a practical comparative size when changing the level of magnification, for example, you could choose 150%, which would keep the mouse pointer at 150% of your current magnification level.
SuperNova version 12 now supports Microsoft Office 2010 as well as 2007 and 2003. The documentation within the help system should contain all the information you need to get up and running with this latest version of Microsofts Office program.
Launch Pad allows you to quickly and easily launch a selection of: Radio Stations, Podcasts and RSS News feeds. You can use Launch Pad to lookup the dictionary definition of a word, find out the local weather forecast, search for books, and find walking directions. You can open launch pad at anytime with CAPS LOCK + F10.
SuperNova Access Suite, SuperNova Screen Reader and SuperNova reader magnifier now use Vocalizer, the latest generation of synthesiser from Nuance communications. Many of the Vocalizer voices will sound familiar to existing Realspeak users.
Vocalizer contains several performance and feature enhancements not available in Realspeak.
- Responsiveness. Vocalizer is comparatively more responsive than the equivalent RealSpeak voices. This is especially noticeable while typing with Character Echo switched on.
- Speed. Vocalizer supports a wider range of speed settings and can be set to speak much quicker than RealSpeak. Vocalizer continues to be highly intelligible at high speaking rates.
- New sounds and pausing features. Vocalizer can use beeps for capital announcements, toggled from Speech>General Announcements. Plus, support for Phrase Pause, found on the Speech>Voice Preferences>User Defined Voices page.
For help and support on any of the topics in this video visit our website at www.yourdolphin.com or access the help system menu with CAPS LOCK + F1. Thank you.
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Viewing convention Program information from 2007
Session Details
Sunday, 30 December
720. Spaces of Belonging: Mapping Englishness in Victorian Fiction
12:00 noon–1:15 p.m., Stetson A, Hyatt Regency
A special session
Presiding: Gretchen Gerzina, Dartmouth Coll.
1. "The Country of the Plague: The Home and the World in Dickens's Autoethnography," James Buzard, Massachusetts Inst. of Tech.
2. "Typing the Tramp: Vagrancy and Circulation in Nineteenth-Century Britain," Kate Thomas, Bryn Mawr Coll.
3. "London's Circulating Citizenry in Our Mutual Friend," Patricia McKee, Dartmouth Coll.
No comments have been posted for this session.
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The official video for the first single of T.I.'s comeback album King Uncaged has arrived. In the visual for "Got Your Back" the self proclaimed King Of The South is on the quest for his "ride or die" chick. Obviously, Keri Hilson makes a charming appearance but als be on the lookout for cameos from the likes of T.I.'s fiancee Tiny and actress Jill Marie Jones among others. King Uncaged will finally hit shelves September 28th.
T.I. featuring Keri Hilson – Got Your Back


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Lerner also promotes eco-friendly manufacturing by the efficient use of materials, and low energy fabricating technologies, often designing multi functional products affordable for the public at large. Lerner teaches industrial design students at The Parsons School of Design and FIT. He has most recently lectured at Design within Reach in conjunction with Inside the Designer's Studio, at Domus Academy , Milan, and at the international Houseware show in Chicago. His products have been exhibited worldwide in design and trade shows as, the "Salone del Mobile" Milan, Fellissimo New York, The Forum Exhibition in Barcelona, the Pitti Uomo in Florence. Recent publications include "New York Times', "Wall street journal", "Time out New York","Food and Wine", "Gourmet", "The Today Show", "Forbes" "1000 Product design" and others.
Ran Lerner's Design Inc.'s list of current clients includes Umbra, Acme, Starwood hotels, Rosenthal, Wedgwood,Waterford, Joseph Joseph, Kikkerland, Cambridge Silversmiths, Polder, Yamazaki, Reed & Barton, Nambe, Soda Stream and other leading manufacturers.


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CUMBERLAND ŌĆö Basketball-wise, Tom Lazaras, Mitchell Baxter and Trent Vasey werenŌĆÖt going to teach Ben Bradley, Dylan Boisclair, Rob Reedy and Greg Joubert anything new. Yet in order to reach the championship destination that Cumberland HighŌĆÖs basketball camp dropped anchor upon last weekend, the first group of Clipper triplets had to do some gardening.
To summarize, Lazaras, Baxter and Vasey planted the seeds for a ŌĆ£we can do thisŌĆØ environment ŌĆō one that quickly became contagious among CumberlandŌĆÖs ranks. All three seniors were instrumental in the ClippersŌĆÖ Division II Super Bowl last fall and all three carried that winning pedigree from the gridiron to the hardwood.
Needless to say, the tangible that shifted from one sport to the next did not go unnoticed by the core of basketball players who welcomed the football champs with open arms.
ŌĆ£When the football kids came, they were all on cloud nine and feeling good,ŌĆØ stated Bradley earlier this week in preparation for ThursdayŌĆÖs first-round state tournament game against The Prout School at Roger Williams University. ŌĆ£They also brought a lot of energy. They just changed the mood to the point that we all wanted it a little more.ŌĆØ
Added Lazaras, CumberlandŌĆÖs safety-turned point-guard, ŌĆ£Football season gave us a ton of confidence.ŌĆØ
To compare the makeup of a basketball team with a football outfit is one of those apples and oranges arguments that seemingly make little sense. Yet when viewing CumberlandŌĆÖs helmet-and-cleats faction alongside the schoolŌĆÖs baggy-shorts-and-sneakers unit, there exists a common theme.
Both groups of young men embody T-E-A-M. The football Clippers were solid across the board; not a single player stood head and shoulders above his peers. Such an observation could also be pinned upon head coach Gary ReedyŌĆÖs basketball lot. Bradley, Boisclair and Lazaras all average between 13-15 points with the rest of the core undertaking roles that allows them to flourish within the concept of ŌĆ£one for all, all for one.ŌĆØ
ŌĆ£We have great individual talent here, but no one is scoring 30 points a night,ŌĆØ points out Baxter, a wide receiver who nowadays is asked to come off the basketball bench and lock down the opposing teamŌĆÖs top perimeter threat. ŌĆ£We have that winning mentality and know what to do with it.ŌĆØ
With basketball tryouts going on while Cumberland was putting the finishing touches on a memorable football campaign, Reedy asked his three captains ŌĆō son Rob along with Bradley and Boisclair ŌĆō to hold down the fort until the cavalry arrived. Needless to say, not having several key pieces made for some uneven practice sessions.
ŌĆ£It was just so out of whack,ŌĆØ recalled Gary Reedy. ŌĆ£We were mixing and matching.ŌĆØ
The head coach understood that it would take some time to jell once Lazaras, Baxter and Vasey officially came onboard. While the football conquerors got in basketball shape, Reedy reminded his basketball players to take notice of the winning glow surrounding them.
ŌĆ£I said to our basketball guys that this could be you in another two months,ŌĆØ said Reedy, whose prophecy was fulfilled when Cumberland defeated Shea for the Division II title. ŌĆ£Guys like Ben and Dylan were starting to say ŌĆśHey, we can do this too.ŌĆÖŌĆØ
ŌĆ£They came in here and brought competitiveness to games and practice,ŌĆØ notes Boisclair. ŌĆ£They brought a sense of winning and how we can do it too.ŌĆØ
Baxter and his football-turned-basketball counterparts enjoyed a memorable stretch where wins fell into place like a row of dominos. After dropping a non-league contest to Cranston West in late September, CumberlandŌĆÖs football crew rattled off 12 straight wins. The basketball team opened the season with 11 straight triumphs before the streak was halted against Narragansett on Jan. 9.
ŌĆ£Some of the football players missed the first two games [of basketball], so it was great to see that they had continued that winning pedigree,ŌĆØ said Baxter. ŌĆ£We never thought about the (24-game winning streak spanning two sports) until it ended. (Losing) was a feeling we werenŌĆÖt used to, but IŌĆÖm kind of glad it ended because it taught us that weŌĆÖre not invincible.ŌĆØ
As disciples of Cumberland football head coach Chris Skurka, Baxter, Lazaras and Vasey possess a defense-first mentality that can be seen every time Reedy orders his players to pick up full-court. Against league foes during the regular season, CumberlandŌĆÖs hoopsters surrendered on average 52.3 ppg. In the divisional playoffs, opponents averaged exactly 55 points in three games against Reedy & Co.
Again, lets go back to the autumn and remember that Baxter, Lazaras and Vasey were central figures in the punishing of pigskin foes. Cumberland wound up posting four shutouts while permitting 61 points in 12 games against Division II competition.
ŌĆ£Mitch and Trent are good defenders in football and basketball ŌĆ" their aggressiveness pushes everybody,ŌĆØ Bradley noted. ŌĆ£Obviously itŌĆÖs different sports so you canŌĆÖt be as physical in basketball; theyŌĆÖre not hacks but they will push you around.ŌĆØ
Perhaps its Vasey, a player dubbed ŌĆ£rock quietŌĆØ by his basketball coach, who summed it up best about what a collection of tough-nosed football gladiators brought to CumberlandŌĆÖs basketball realm.
ŌĆ£ItŌĆÖs not that we taught them how to win. ItŌĆÖs just that we brought over our hard work in practice and showed them how we did it during football,ŌĆØ said Vasey, a key Clipper hoops reserve who also starred as a tight end/defensive end.
At Cumberland, winning breeds winning. ItŌĆÖs also pretty easy to pinpoint where such a sentiment comes from.


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The Future of Start Ups: Howard Tullman at Excelerate 5 Tech Trends
- Posted by Jeff Carter
- on September 1st, 2011
On Tuesday, I was fortunate to hear Howard Tullman give a keynote speech at an angel excelerator. I thought it was interesting in how it was presented, and left me with some thoughts about how to advise businesses and kids going forward.
Howard started off with five trends for start ups and the macroeconomy going forward. You may or may not have contemplated them, or their effects on your daily life. Here are his five trends:
1. Hyper Personalization
2. Know Before You Go
3. Constant Connection
4. Who Do You Trust?
5. Mocial
All these trends point to one interesting topic; the decline of randomness. Starting a business and finding customers, targeting them, and engaging them used to be very random. It was a shotgun approach to marketing. How many times have you looked at marketing strategies and just thought they are throwing things at the wall to see what sticks.
The big problem. Random approaches are hard to measure, and they eat working capital. How many businesses in the past simply burned through their working capital and went out of business, even though they had a good idea?
The web 2.0 allows business to target customers with precision. They know where the fish are, and when they are biting.
Value exchange will be important to try and get serious engagement. Consumers are going to be so bombarded with targeted information, that if you don't add value right away you will strike out.
Trust and credibility will be crucial. Who do you trust? How is the message? Currently, your family, friends, and associates are the ones you trust. Will that be the case in the future? How can a sterile flat website develop community so you see it as "associates" even though you aren't in contact with them to build trust?
There will be new, objective measurement tools. Companies won't waste a penny marketing until they know what the landscape looks like through data driven metrics. The tools will be able to measure the messaging. What's a "like" worth or a "follow" worth?
No longer will you have a trial and not know the results for days. You will be able to monitor it in real time and make the adjustments you need to do to execute better. Randomness will be wrung out of the go to market strategy.
People will never forget. Smart phones and tablets will remind them. Everything will be in the cloud. You won't be chained to one computer anymore, but will be able to log on with any device at any time and instantaneously be able to pick up where you left off. Everyone will be more productive.
Location based service will increase business efficiency, create jobs, and destroy jobs all at the same time. Things will happen faster, here and now.
New kinds of currency will stimulate different kinds of behavior. Status will be a currency. Achievements, accomplishments will become things you can trade and get things for. Gaming and badges will be earned, and you will become more wealthy because of them. Risk in interaction will be reduced.
There are three major paradigm shifts that are important to any business. They are happening right here, right now, today. Ignoring them will put you out of business in the long run.
First, infrastructure improvements don't matter. It can all be rented cheaply in the cloud. Why use precious capital to buy it?
Second, existing pricing models are going to change. They will be demand driven. Fixed prices won't exist. Prices will be individually determined. The world will be flatter, more horizontal. Layers of middlemen will be eliminated.
Social media will play a big part in the development. However, while broad social media will survive, like Facebook, there will be more niche players. Social media will concentrate on narrow verticals. This is much like Google+ and its circles.
This has huge ramifications for financial markets and governments. Huge.
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It was described as "the most powerful search yet for the Universe's missing matter" (Brumfiel, 2004). Scientists have been hard at work, trying to identify "dark matter" that can help explain why the Universe behaves the way it does. Past observations revealed that the Universe was expanding in such a manner that the physical matter of which we were aware could not explain the results we were seeing. Scientists concluded that we must be missing a "vital component." Thus, the search for this vital component—dark matter—was launched.
The latest effort, however, has also come up empty handed. Reporting on the most recent failed attempt to detect dark matter, science writer Geoff Brumfiel noted:
The new detector is four times more sensitive than any previous experiment. To shield it from high-energy particles from outer space, the machine is based 700 metres underground in an abandoned iron mine in Soudan, Minnesota. The detector is also chilled to within a tenth of a degree of absolute zero to reduce vibrations from surrounding molecules.
Brumfiel went on to comment:
The detector itself consists of sensors attached to six germanium and silicon crystals. If a particle strikes one of the crystals, it causes the crystal to ring like a bell, and the sensors detect vibrations.
The test began looking for a type of theoretical particles called weakly interactive massive particles (WIMPS) in November 2003. However, it has yet to record even a single WIMP. These results are in direct contradiction of a less-sensitive dark matter detector based at the National Laboratory of Gran Sasso, Italy. That detector has been active since 1996, with researchers suspecting they may have detected WIMPS in the past.
Harry Nelson, a physicist at the University of California, Santa Barbara asserted "CDMSII isn't exerting an annoying pressure on theorists yet. But they're starting to feel it" (as quoted in Brumfiel, 2004). Evolutionists insist that dark matter (and dark energy) must exist—because otherwise, people might suspect that a Supernatural Creator played a role in creating the Universe—an option that no self-respecting evolutionist can stomach.
Brumfiel, Geoff (2004), "Particle No-Show Pans Former Find," Science Update, [On-line], URL: http://www.nature.com/nsu/040503/040503-7.html.


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charlottesville, va
SUPerman Runs
Trail Runs
Race Venue
Walnut Creek Park
North Garden, VA 22959
The average high for August is 86 degrees. The average low is 65 degrees. Walnut Creek Park water temperatures average in the low 80's for this time of year. XTERRA/ITU wetsuit/water temperature rules will be in place on race day which means the water temperature has to be below 72 degrees or lower to be wetsuit legal for amateurs. The water temperature for all past XTERRA Charlottesville races has not been wetsuit legal. For non-wetsuit legal swims, check out XTERRA speedsuits (pictured far right with X on the front) at www.xterrawetsuits.com.
Race Start Times (Map Links in Red)
Saturday, August 16th
8:00am - 15k Trail Run
8:15am - 7k Trail Run
9:00am - SUPerman Run 7k
*SUPerman Run = Stand Up Paddleboard, Trail Run, Stand Up Paddleboard
Sunday, August 17th
8:00am - XTERRA Triathlon - 1500m Swim, 13mile Mnt. Bike, 6mile Trail Run
8:45am - Sprint Triathlon - 750m Swim, 8mile Mnt. Bike, 3 mile Trail Run
Packet Pickup Times
Saturday, August 16th
7:00-8:30am - Walnut Creek Park - Trail & SUPerman Racers Only
1:00-4:00pm - Walnut Creek Park - XTERRA & Sprint Tri Racers
Sunday, August 17th
6:30-8:30am - Walnut Creek Park - XTERRA & Sprint Tri Racers
Packet Pickup Address
Race Venue Address: Walnut Creek Park, North Garden, VA 22959
Late Registration
Online Registration Closes at 3pm on Thursday, Aug 14th
Race day registration will be available at packet pickup.
*Please remember to bring a blank check or cash for payment, your ID or License and USAT membership card (if a member). No Credit Credit cards will work at Walnut Creek Park.
*Race shirts will be ordered two business weeks in advance of race day. Those who register two weeks before the event will be guaranteed a race shirt.
Race Timeline
Saturday, August 16th, 2014
SUPerman Runs & Trail Runs
•7:00-8:45am - Trail & SUPerman Run packet pickup (sorry, no triathlon packet pickups will be ready in the AM)
•8:00am - 15k Trail Run race starts
•8:15am - 7k Trail Run race starts
•9:00am - SUPerman Run 7k starts
• 9:30am - (approximate) Awards begin for 7k, then SUP & 15k close to 10:00am
• 10:00am - Practice mountain biking opens on 5 mile bike race loop or once last runner is
off this portion. Swimming practice allowed only in the designated lifeguarded swim area
when lifeguards are on duty. Please follow the park's swimming rules or you will be
subject to disqualification.
• 11:00am - Practice mountain biking opens on 3 mile loop once last trail runner is finished.
• 1:00pm - 4:00pm Triathlon Packet pickup and walk up registration at Walnut Creek Park.
• 2:00 - 3:00pm Kid's and Adults mountain bike skills clinic taught by local mountain bike
experts. Kid's should have their own bike and helmet. Email Dave Stackhouse at firstname.lastname@example.com to RSVP or find out more details.
Sunday, August 17th, 2014
XTERRA & Sprint Off-Road Triathlon
•6:30am Transition opens
•6:30-8:15am Race day XTERRA & Sprint packet pickup, Chip Timing pickup, Body Marking
(It is highly recommended to pick up your race packet the day before the race)
•7:15-7:30am - XTERRA Pre-Race Briefing near transition
•7:30-7:50am - Swim warm-ups allowed
•7:50am Transition closes for XTERRA participants
•8:00am XTERRA Race Start
•8:15am Transition closes for Sprint participants
•8:15-8:30am Sprint Pre-Race Briefing near beach start
•8:30-8:40am Swim warmups allowed (please do not swim before this due to XTERRA racers still swimming on course)
• 8:45am Sprint Tri Race Start
• 12:30pm (approximate) Awards presentation
Time Limits
XTERRA & Sprint Tri
• 2:00 pm - Run course closes for all participants.
Race Map Links in Red
XTERRA & SPRINT TRI Maps HERE. (shows all 3 swim, bike and run courses)
SUPerman Run 7k
*SUPerman Run = 500m Stand Up Paddleboard, Trail Run, 500m Stand Up Paddleboard
Swim Start & Exit
Both the XTERRA and Sprint race swims will be a calm lake swim in warm, clear waters. The XTERRA race will complete two 750meter loops which includes a signature 100m XTERRA beach run between each loops. The Sprint racers will do one 750meter loop. There will be a wave start format with each wave starting from the wide beach shore approximately 2-4 minutes apart from the previous wave. After exiting the swim onto the same beach, participants will run to the transition area to start the mountain bike portion.
Race Rules
• USAT rules in conjunction with XTERRA's off-road rules will be enforced. Please review the
rules prior to race day here. Click for USAT Rules and here for XTERRA Competition Rules.
• Chip timing will be used. If you lose or don't return your chip, a $50 chip fee to cover the chip cost will be charged to the participant.
• The race director reserves the right to alter the event for any reason.
XTERRA Tri Awards
Please note the race director reserves the right to add or delete a number of awards in age group categories prior to race day based on registrants in that category 2 weeks prior to race day. Awards will not be mailed out.
• Top 3 Overall male and female
• Age groups (3 deep) male and female 16-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70 and over
• Top Relay (may go deep depending on number of relays entered)
• Challenged Athlete
SPRINT Tri & SUPerman Run Awards
• Top 3 Overall Male & Female in Sprint Tri
• Top Male & Female in SUPerman 7k & 15k
Trail Run Awards
• Top 3 Overall Male & Female in 7k and 15k
• If over 100 participants per race, top awards given for top male and female in 5yr age groups: 10-14,15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59 60-64, 65-69, 70 and over
XTERRA Tri Championship Qualifying Information
How to qualify for the XTERRA USA Championship which is held annually in Ogden, Utah typically the third weekend in September.
The XTERRA Charlottesville Triathlon is one of over 70 XTERRA points series races held in the United States. Competitors earn points based on their finishing place. Racers use these points to vie for the title of the XTERRA Regional Champion. The XTERRA Charlottesville Triathlon is one of only a few points series races in the Mid-Atlantic Region and one not to miss. These points also earn them the ability to qualify for the XTERRA USA National Championship held five weeks later at the end of the season in Ogden, Utah! The National Championship is the culmination of the XTERRA points series races and crowns the winner of each age group an XTERRA USA Champion! To see more details and rules how to qualify please visit: www.xterraplanet.com
How to qualify for the XTERRA World Championship which is held annually in Maui, Hawaii typically the last weekend in October.
The XTERRA Atlantic Regional Championship held in Richmond, VA typically the second weekend in June is one of five XTERRA World Championship qualifier races within the United States. The XTERRA USA Championship is also one of these qualifier races. If you place high enough in your age group (usually the top 1, 2 or possibly 3) at any of these five qualifier races you will qualify for the XTERRA World Championship. This race is the highlight of the XTERRA season with the best professionals and age groupers from all over the world coming together to race the most challenging event in a paradise setting. Set your goals well in advance to achieve this pinnacle of the sport. To see more details and rules how to qualify please visit: www.xterraplanet.com
Rain Date
There will be NO rain date. In case of inclement weather, race management reserves the right to alter/mod the race course for safety considerations. In the case of a natural disaster, there will be no refunds of race entry fees. XTERRA Charlottesville has an alternative gravel road and road course in case trails are determined too unsafe to ride.
Race Director
To reach the race director about any information not available on the website please e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com . Thank you for reviewing all race website pages for your answers prior to emailing.
Kate Lucas, the owner of Charlottesville Multisports, a USAT certified race director and 13 year XTERRA competitor plus 6x XTERRA World Championship qualifier, will be the 2014 XTERRA Charlottesville Race Director. Charlottesville Multisports is race directing the August 17th XTERRA Charlottesville and the September 13th Wisdom Oak Winery Sprint and Olympic road triathlons on behalf of the non-profit Charlottesville Tri Club. For more information on the Charlottesville Tri Club please visit: www.charlottesvilletriclub.com


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2011 New Year's Resolutions For Kids
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The New Year is the perfect opportunity to take a step back and think about yourself for a moment. Whether it involves your hopes and dreams for your family or drawing up a formal list of New Year's resolutions just for you. As a wife, mother, daughter, and granddaughter, I have much to be thankful for each year, but that also leaves me with many opportunities to improve on myself. Among my resolutions for 2011 are:
- To make more time for myself. Whether that means committing to running the half-marathon that I've had my eye on or simply going for a weekly manicure, taking the time to do something for myself.
- Cooking fresh meals more often. I have the best of intentions each week, but all too often I end up reaching into the freezer to provide my boys with a hot meal, rather than cooking it from scratch.
- Picking up the phone. It's easy to send an email at midnight, joke with a friend over Facebook or simply text someone for information, but I always feel better after a phone call with family and friends.
- Plan a vacation. My husband and I have been talking about an anniversary trip (just the two of us) for the past two years. This year I am determined to do it!
- Take advantage of my city. I live in one of the most culturally rich and diverse cities in the world, but I tend to frequent the same parks, stores, and museums each week. This year, I will sign my son up for the children's art museum tours, take him to some plays, and introduce my family to restaurants that we've never tried!
What's on your list this year?
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Since upgrading to 3.1, in the Network Admin page, I can see the list of sites and list of users. But I can't search either of those lists as I used to.
Even when searching for something (a username or a site name) that I know is there (I can see it right in the list), the search function returns no results.
With close to 1700 users and 1900 sites, I don't want to have to look through every page to find the exact one I need to get. Anyone else experiencing problems with this function?


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Shuttle Buses
…running from Saturday 2nd May, every weekend and bank holiday Mondays until Sunday 27th September 2015 (Castle Connect is running until 4th October 2015)
Step aboard the Shuttle Buses and enjoy easy access into the Shropshire Hills for walking, shopping, sightseeing, pub lunches, picnics and more…
Click below for route descriptions and maps, timetables and prices:
- Castle Connect (Ludlow . Knighton . Clun . Bishop's Castle)
- Long Mynd & Stiperstones (Church Stretton . Bridges . Stiperstones . Pontesbury)
- 2015 Timetables
- 2015 Ticket Prices
- 2015 Passenger Questionnaire – please take a few minutes to fill this in if you have used the service this year
- Shuttle Season Ticket – a simple way to support the service
- Passenger Feedback
2015 Timetables
2015 Ticket Prices
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This Excel tutorial explains how to use the Excel TODAY function with syntax and examples.
The Microsoft Excel TODAY function returns the current system date. This function will refresh the date whenever the worksheet recalculates.
The syntax for the TODAY function in Microsoft Excel is:
There are no parameters or arguments for the TODAY function.
The TODAY function can be used in the following versions of Microsoft Excel:
The TODAY function can be used in Microsoft Excel as the following type of function:
Let's look at some Excel TODAY function examples and explore how to use the TODAY function as a worksheet function in Microsoft Excel:
The spreadsheet will continue to display this value, until the worksheet recalculates. By pressing the F9 key, you can force the worksheet to recalculate and the TODAY function will update its value.
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Stanford CS198 Section Leading Reunion 2010
:: Friday, September 24th, 2010 @ 1:27:54 am
:: Tags: Computers, Friends, Stanford
On August 13, 2010, Professor Eric Roberts and Mehran Sahami, Associate Chair of the Department of Computer Science, sent the Stanford CS198 alumn list an email inviting them to a reunion of undergratuate section leaders, TAs and program coordinators — the first such reunion in 40 years of teaching introductory CS106 classes.
From: Eric Roberts, Mehran Sahami
Date: August 13, 2010 2:11:46 AM PDT
To: cs198-alums
Subject: CS198 reunion, September 23, 5:00-7:00pm
Hello CS 198-ers!
For the last 40 years, the CS106 classes have introduced many generations of Stanford students to the wonders of computer science. For more than two decades, the CS198 program has been a critical part of that introduction, as undergraduate section leaders guide each new generation through both the challenges and joys of programming. By being part of that program, you have helped thousands of students master those mysteries and, in a very real way, enable Silicon Valley to create all of what modern technology has made possible.
On Thursday, September 23 from 5:00-7:00pm, we will host a reunion of CS198 section leaders, TAs, and program coordinators throughout the history of the program. This event will give everyone an opportunity to catch up on what we've all been doing and, in particular, for you to see what's up with Stanford's Computer Science program these days. We've got an exciting new curriculum that is generating a lot of excitement, both at Stanford and elsewhere. And the CS106 students continue to amaze us with their enthusiasm, creativity, and talent. The contest entries and special projects just get better and better.
Please join us for a reception on the lawn of the Gates Building on the Stanford campus. If you can come — and we hope you can — please RSVP by September 16 to Nikkie Salgado
so that we can know how many of you are coming. And please spread the word so we will have a good showing of people who don't often get back to campus!
– Eric Roberts, Professor
Mehran Sahami, Associate Chair
Department of Computer Science
P.S. For those of you who haven't been on campus in recent years, the Engineering side of campus has changed a lot. A map of the Gates building is available [here]
Much of my Stanford computer science experience was shaped by being a section leader for the CS106 classes, and virtually every friend who graduated CS at Stanford was a part of the program. I absolutely had to go (luckily, I was scheduled to be in the country).
The reunion turned out to be a pretty big deal. Section leaders flew in from various parts of the country (I hadn't seen Munira Rahemtulla, Bryan Rollins or Andy Maag in many years), and the resulting group was a Who's Who of technology leaders in Silicon Valley and beyond. Even Schrep managed to make it, despite having to deal with an outage at Facebook.
As I looked around — amazed, really — I wondered how many people in the group had transitioned away from software-related jobs (aside from me, that is). It looked like no one (else) had, and I sort of felt out of place.
Can anyone spot the outlier in the above photo?
(above) Apple 1997 reunion: Mike Hanson (Principal Labs Engineer, Mozilla), Mike Schroepfer (VP Engineering, Facebook), Adam Nash (VP Search, Platform & Mobile Product @ LinkedIn), Scott Kleper (Co-Founder @ Context Optional), John Lilly (CEO, Mozilla; Venture Partner, Greylock Partners), Jeremy Henrickson (VP Product Development, Guidewire Software), Eric Cheng (photographer, publisher).
Getting everyone together for the above photo was inspired by the tattered existence of this old photo from Apple's Advanced Technology Group (ATG) in 1997:
We fondly remember being told that ATG was being axed at the end of the summer and spent much of it playing Starfox 64. At the reunion, we found out that Schrep, who was in the QuickDraw group, was told a similar thing. If only we had know during that summer — we could have used another Starfox player.
In any case, it was really, really nice to get to see so many familiar faces after such a long time. Mehran and Eric should organize another reunion before another 40 years passes!


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TripleA User Reviews
out of 7 user reviews
Results 1-7 of 7
"A Great and Easy to Learn Game"
Version: TripleA 220.127.116.11
Active Forums/Community
Lots of Players and various options/strats
Veteran players are apt to teach new players
Pleasant game that is easy to learn, yet hard to master.
It's Free!
Constant updates and development!
Graphics are not top of the line, but are great for java.
Sometimes bugs are found, but these are often resolved via updates.
It's a game I will often replay... yet I didn't pay a dime. Talk about value.
"Simply Awesome"
Version: TripleA 22.214.171.124
Active player community and forums
Hundreds of online maps - great graphics
Continuous enhancement and improvement
Responsive developers
It's too bad the mega-corps like Hasbro feel the need to meddle in open source, fan-based projects. Where the megas can't - the people can. This far outclasses any for-profit games released by the megas.
"Awesome game!"
Version: TripleA 188.8.131.52
It's free!
You can play against the computer or another friends!
You can play by pbem!
It's update frequently by the developers.
Needs Java, but today almost every machine have Java.
Definitely a great game. If you like games like Risk or Axis and Allies, you must try this one!
"a great game"
Version: TripleA 22.214.171.124
it is free.
none. none.
better then any other game in history. not for the timid. strategy and dice meet to bring you endless hours of entertainment. try it, you wont be sorry. if you ever played, risk, chess, axis&allies or other similar games, then you need to play this game !!!
"The best open source battle map game out there."
Version: TripleA 184.108.40.206
TripleA has many game modes to play in. One being the ability to play others across the world. The variety of maps will fit to anyone playing. There's tough ones for veterans to the series, and easier ones for the beginners. The community is moving!
Many people I've talked to found it a little difficult to host a game because you have to portforward. TripleA does however have documentation to show you how.
When you join the TripleA community free of charge, you enter into a friendly community that will happily help you in need and will gladdy take suggestions for the next release. Because all people who play TripleA are also all developers, the game evolves to your liking. The community is small enough to get things done, but large enough to also find help and someone to play with. Let's say you like a map, but you want to change the rules or the units...you can! Everything is open source and easy to edit. So overall, go try this game. If you don't like it so what. It was free. But if you do like it, enjoy.
"Awsome Game cheap easy and better than axis and allies"
Version: TripleA 184.108.40.206
Great Map selection, great online play including great friendly players online, easy 2 use no setup needed and understand hard codes the rules of the game so no one cheats and great community always working togeteher ITS FREE can you ask for more?
tutriol is needed could use some more historicial maps sometimes hard for people 2 host games in the lobby games take a long time 4 hrs plus ussaly other than that its great
"Amazing game"
Version: TripleA 18.104.22.168
Best if you know how to play Risk, or Axis and Allies, or other similar war games, turn based games, dice games, or strategy games.
Has a great community of players.
Very flexible, offers many maps, not just conquer the world types.
No tutorial, so you need to understand similar board games and turn based strategy games before you can pick this one up.
Games can take a while, this isn't some flash game.
Not for the feint of heart.
Definitely worth trying. Requires Java to work. Probably should be under the "Strategy games -> Turn Based Games" rather than under board games, as this is nothing like checkers, and much more like Risk and other turn based strategy games.
If you have Linux or other operating systems, they are supported, visit this website to get versions for other OS:
and if you need a tutorial on how to play, and how to download other maps, and how to host games online, visit one of these two links:
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Active Questions
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When a woman says she feels no chemistry is that just her way of saying she thinks you not attractiv
When a woman says she feels no chemistry is that just her way of saying she thinks you not attractive, or more bluntly that she thinks you're ugly?
- Asked by roadrunner26, A Mr. Nice Guy, Male, 36-45, Who Cares?
It's her way of saying there is no spark, no physical chemistry, that is all. I went out on a date with a very attractive man, but had no chemistry at all. If she thought you were plain old ugly she would've been more likely to come up with some lame excuse to end the date quickly.
- Response by mominmi, A Career Woman, Female, 36-45
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If i were to tell you i didnt feel chemistry it would be that i wasnt attracted to you but not that you were ugly.
- Response by secretlady, A Creative, Female, 29-35, Home Maker
It means she's not feeling any chemistry. You may be very attractive and the nicest guy around. She's not feeling it though. At least she had the decency to tell you. She may not even think you're ugly. She's just didn't feel that connection.
- Response by befuddled, A Thinker, Female, 36-45, Who Cares?
No. I've met very attractive people with whom I've had no chemistry and rather average joes with whom I've had amazing chemistry. Its hard to explain chemistry but its not all about looks. So its not necessarily that she thinks a man is unattractive. There's just not that necessary spark.
- Response by thottienc, A Career Woman, Female, 36-45, Who Cares?
Same thing a guy would say in the same situation....but yes, I would have to agree.
- Response by drumboi2, A Guy Critical, Male, 56-65
No. It means she likes you as a person and doesn't want to just ignore you, but respects you enough to explain that she doesn't feel sparks with you.
- Response by azgylf, A Career Woman, Female, 46-55, Self-Employed
If it were me.... it wouldn't necessarily mean either. I've known many 'gorgeous guys'...who I just didn't feel it with.
- Response by soarhigh, A Thinker, Female, 36-45, Who Cares?
I don't think it always has to do with how attractive a man is. I have been with some pretty hot men, and felt nothing!!! She just doesn't feel the spark and to be honest you can't make chemistry happen. Either it is there, or not!!! Don't always assume a woman is talking about your looks when she says there is no chemistry between the two of you.
- Response by kdtxchic30, A Thinker, Female, 36-45, Who Cares?
No, it's her way of saying she feels no chemistry.
- Response by poisonrogue, An Alternative Girl, Female, 29-35, Who Cares?
No, it means she does not want to have sex with you!
- Response by desertson52, A Guy Critical, Male, 56-65, Sacramento, Consulting
no, it simply means that she doesn't have a physical reaction to you.
- Response by lacygirl, A Hippie Chick, Female, 36-45, Who Cares?
Not at all!!! I went out wtih a guy a couple times who was really cute, really funny and had a great personality...I just found myself dreading the first kiss for some reason! Just didn't feel the chemistry that I had hoped for...it happens.
- Response by carriesueud, A Life of the Party, Female, 29-35, Cleveland, Who Cares?
no chemistry means u guys just don't connect.it has nothing to do with how u look.if i don't have chemistry with a person i can't hang out with them period.
- Response by phenomenal1woman, A Thinker, Female, 46-55, Chicago


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Robert Zemeckis is sticking with his motion capture studio. This week's Mars Needs Moms is another performance capture animated movie produced by ImageMovers. People still don't like it, but he's positive they'll come around. Just give him a chance. It's only been 10 years. I mean, come on, guys. It's just like when Technicolor started and they didn't get color film right the first time either.
"When John Ford made The Searchers and it was one of the very first Technicolor movies," Zemeckis said at the Mars Needs Moms press junket. "Inside the cabin it's sunset and there's this ridiculous bright red light coming through the windows. It was an early Technicolor movie that the technicians were finding the way. They were finding the way and they thought they were doing their best to light a sunset effect coming through the window which kind of looked like a gaudy carnival red light. Should John Ford have made that movie in black and white? Should he not have tried something? This thing's going to be perfected."
Because you always hear people complaining about the color in The Searchers, right? "I always go back to music," Zemeckis continued. "Okay, so we have the capability in the digital world to create any sound that an instrument can make absolutely digitally and perfectly. We've been able to do this for 15 years. We haven't replaced a single musician. When we talk about replacing actors or creating an artificial actor, that's not what this is. This is makeup. This is digital makeup. The thing that has always been at the core of the performance capture art form has been the performance of the actor. The emotional warmth and the emotional performance is what that performer has done, exactly if a musician sits at a keyboard and plays but then a processor takes those keystrokes and turns them into an entire orchestra. That's how it works."
Also, if you don't like Polar Express, Zemeckis doesn't believe you.
"Well, look, Polar Express is the number one movie on ABC Family every Christmas. It's made 100s and 100s of millions of dollars around the world. Major critics have gone back with the 3D reissue of the movie and said, 'Oh, gee, you know I kind of like the movie now.' You know, the audience has never had the problem with Polar Express that certain aspects of the media have."
So stick around. ImageMovers isn't going anywhere. Zemeckis believes the technology will get so good that one day in the future, you'll look back at Mars Needs Moms and admire how far it's come since now. "What's interesting about anything in the realm of visual effects is these movies become these historical documents at the moment of time that they're made which I think is really fascinating. You'll be able to go into the early 2000s and say, 'Hey, look at the quaint digital cinema that was being done.' I believe that movies should live in their time and I don't like the idea of going back and re-tweaking them and changing them because I do think they're made for that moment in time with the tools that we had."
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I think people just have something against Zemeckis, because I've heard nothing but extreme praise for Jackson's Gollum or Cameron's "Avatar." Same process. But no foaming at the mouth.
Same process, yes… but Gollum and the characters from Avatar are not human beings. Zemeckis keeps trying to create humans, and they keep being creepy.


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It's been really cold here in the American Northeast, and my skin has been suffering: dryness and itching, flakiness — yuck! Then I found this wonderful book.
Just one day after trying some of these great tips, my skin is feeling more soothed, smoothed, and moist.
Learn how to prevent winter-dry skin, and how to make some quick and super-effective remedies for curing it if you've already succumbed. Smoother, younger, delightfully moisturizing skin tips, right here:
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3. Add oil to your bath. Add a tablespoon or so of almond, jojoba, olive, or hazelnut oil to your bath water after you've soaked for about 5 minutes. By soaking first, your skin gets plumped up by the water, then by adding the oil, it will seal in the absorbed moisture.
4. Protect your skin from the elements. Wind, sun, heat, cold, and dry office and airplane air can quickly cause or exacerbate the condition of dry skin. Apply a moisturizer before exposing your skin to these moisture-sapping conditions. A lavender, rose, or German chamomile aromatic hydrosol sprayed onto your face, neck, chest, and hands helps to keep your skin wonderfully refreshed and hydrated.


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While some people are looking forward to the Games, many in its host city are not among them:
[Londoners have] become acutely conscious of the high cost and monumental inconvenience of hosting a global spectacle. London, a sprawling city of nearly 8 million people, already suffers from congested streets and chronically packed trains and subways, and there's little doubt that extra security measures and a flood of 1 million tourists will tie the city in knots. A recent test on the London Underground and rail lines led to hour-long delays and infuriated passengers. "It's going to be like this every bloody day during the Olympics," said one transport worker. "The tourists are okay; they're patient. But the commuters aren't." Londoners are also rankled that the Games' organizers have designated 250 exclusive traffic lanes on some of London's busiest roads for the use of Olympic VIPs, including executives of sponsors such as Dow Chemical, Coca-Cola, and BP—who also get dibs on all the best seats.
"But [Londoners are] particularly worried about the enormous cost of staging the Games." And how much is that?
Originally, money from the private sector was to pay for the games, but as the 2008 financial crisis took hold the Olympic project was bailed out costing the British tax payer $9.2bn. The latest government report has the cost of the games on target at $14.52bn of public sector funding package. However a recent public accounts committee report warned the full cost of the games could amount to about $17.18bn. As a result of the games VISA predicts an increase in consumer spending of $1.71bn and a $£7.96bn stimulus to the British Economy.
Earlier coverage of the cost-benefit considerations here.
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Socks and undies so good, they're made of wood
Taiwanese artist Mary Leu carves socks, towels, bras, undies and schoolbags out of wood. She has also carved vegetables out of wood. Why anyone would go to the extent of recreating the soft fuzz and texture of objects made of fabric like cotton and terry, we can't imagine why. We'd love to see her carve the likeness of actors who can't act next.


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CAL-OSHA requires that every employer have a written Injury and Illness Prevention Program, according to Meghan B. Clark, partner at Nordman Cormany Hair & Compton LLP, Ventura County's largest law firm. Clark will provide tips on the requirements for the mandated plan at a breakfast seminar from 7:30 9 a.m., Oct. 13, at the firm's offices, located on the sixth floor of 1000 Town Center Drive in Oxnard.
"This is a universal requirement for all employers, but it too often gets pushed to the back burner because employers don't know where to start," Clark said. "This presentation will give employers the nuts and bolts of what should be included in an Injury and Illness Prevention Program so that they can be in compliance."
The discussion will also cover how employers should respond to workplace violence issues, including how to get a temporary restraining order on behalf of their employees and their businesses, employer liability for employees injured by violence, and more. There is no cost to attend. Seating is limited to 22 participants and a continental breakfast will be provided. Registration is required. For reservations and to confirm that space is available, contact Dinorah Baker by phone at (805) 988-8337 or by e-mail at email@example.com.
Clark practices in the Employment Law Group and handles employment litigation and day-to-day counseling for employers. She is the vice chair of the East Ventura County Employer Advisory Council, a member of the board of counselors for California Lutheran University, a member of the board of directors for the Ventura County Bar Association and a past board member of the California Young Lawyers Association. Clark frequently hosts the morning roundtable series at Nordman Cormany Hair & Compton LLP and presents seminars to local groups of employers.
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