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The UK economy expanded 0.7 percent in the fourth quarter of last year, ending the best year since 2007 amid growth in every sector except construction. The increase in gross domestic product followed a 0.8 percent gain in the third quarter, the Office for National Statistics said yesterday. It was in line with the median forecast in a survey of 39 economists. Finance and business services contributed more than half of the gain. The strength of the economy has pushed the pound to a two-and-a-half-year high against the dollar this month and is forcing Bank of England officials to reconsider their forward guidance, a policy aimed at persuading consumers and businesses that borrowing costs will stay low. – Bloomberg
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Quarterly net profit rose 20 percent at Siemens as the company moved past one-time charges and pressed ahead with its cost-reduction programme, the industrial equipment maker said yesterday. Net profit rose to e1.46 billion (R22bn) from e1.21bn in the fourth quarter of last year, the company's fiscal first quarter. But a stronger euro and slower demand in emerging markets hurt revenues, which were down 3 percent at e17.325bn. The Munich-based company also said it was withdrawing its listing on the New York Stock Exchange. It said that the US accounted for less than 5 percent of its global trading volume and that ending the listing would simplify financial reporting. – Sapa-AFP
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His passion and dedication will help to improve your swing regardless of your level. He speaks Spanish and English.
In his broad teaching experience, he managed the Junior School of Magna Marbella and Atalaya Golf and also carried out Corporate Clinics for enterprises like BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Willis, etc.
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Free Movie: "When Do We Eat?"
It's the "world's fastest Passover Seder" gone horribly awry. It's about an old school dad who's as tough on his sons as his father is on him. On this night, however, one of the boys slips Dad a dose of special, hallucinogenic Ecstasy in order "to give him a new perspective." Meanwhile, Mom brings a handsome stranger to dinner and the kids take sides. By the end of the night, however, Dad's visions turn him into a modern day Moses intent on leading this hungry group to the promised land of family forgiveness. Of course they're all so stubborn, it would be easier to part the Red Sea. The movie will be showing at the Sacred Grounds Coffee and Tea House, located at 2825 Sudderth Dr. It is a free showing starts at 6:30 p.m. (March 23) Hub Traylor 4-H & FFA Benefit Dance & Auction
Come bid on a cake, pie or a wonderful item in the silent auction, then dance the night away to the music of the Graham Brothers Band! This fundraiser will benefit ALL Lincoln County 4-H and FFA members who exhibit at the 2013 Lincoln County Fair. This benefit is being presented by the Corriente CowBelles. The event will be held at Lincoln County Fairgrounds, located at Hwy 48 Capitan, NM and begins at 8 p.m. Admission is $5 children 8 and younger are free. To learn more, call 505-264-3218. (March 23) HEAL Heroes With Heart Gala
Come play at this Scottish style golf course in the beautiful southern Sacramento Mountains and help raise money for the Ruidoso High School Golf Team.
The event is held at the Links Golf Course, located at 105 Sierra Blanca Dr. it will begin at 1 p.m. This is the 3rd of six golf scrambles. Admission is $35 (Cart not included). To learn more, call 575-257-5815. ? (March 24) Ruidoso Toastmasters
Ruidoso Toastmasters Club is for those who want to improve their thinking, listening, speaking and leadership skills for that next job, promotion, or just to be more effective. Toastmasters are a great way to learn new things and meet people who are positive and always learning and growing. The club is a superb low-cost venue for the small and large business owner looking for a way to improve the skills of their employees. The event will be held at ENMU Annez, located at 201 E. White Mountain Dr., and begins at 5:30 p.m. To learn more, call 575-799-3215 or 575-832-444-3633. (March 27) Easter Egg Hunt at Cedar Creek
Easter Egg Hunt at Cedar starts at 10:30 a.m., so get there early! Fire engine rides and Smokey will be there too! Sponsored by the Smokey Bear Ranger Station, and Ruidoso Parks and Recreation. To learn more, call 575-257-5030. (March 31) Easter Egg Hunt at Ski Apache
Dozens of eggs will be placed around the mountain for children to find. Separate areas will be designated Easiest to Most Difficult helping to guide children to age appropriate areas. The event will be held at Ski Apache, located at Hwy 532/Ski Run Road. The event is free and will start at 1 p.m. To learn more, call 575-464-3641. (March 31) Resurrection Sunday
Easter Egg Hunt for children age 12. "Cake" Walk for all ages (Breads, cakes, cookies, treats). Gift drawings to include Hotline to God Phone, Praying Hands Leather Mug, Gift Certificates, and more. Face painting and "Hot Hair" Gift Certificate provided by Crystal Rose. Jumping Balloon provided by Martha, Jumping Bear Party Rentals. This is a celebration of The Resurrection. Coyote Howling will not be open for purchases. The event will be held at Coyote Howling, located at 1803 Sudderth Dr., 3 p.m. To learn more, call 575-808-8320. (March 31) Exhibition at Hubbard Museum
The Hubbard Museum of the American West and the Photographic Society of Lincoln County are proud to present the 21st Annual Fall American Photography Competition and Exhibition. The Photo Exhibition will be open to the public now until March 17, the museum is located at 26301 US Highway 70. To learn more, call 575-378-4142. (Happening Now) Money Smart Week
Ruidoso Public Library hosts local financial experts in exploring money and expenses. from 10 to 11 a.m., Vera, of First National Bank, explores the mortgage application process. Another mortgage application perspective is Wednesday at 4 p.m. with City Bank's Lori McKnight. Today's class is one of hundreds of free financial education events that are occurring all over the country in connection with Money Smart Week, created by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Financial institutions, government agencies, not-profits, libraries and schools are joining forces to raise awareness about financial education and provide resources to the public at large. Because this is a Money Smart Week event, all content will be void of sales pitches and will not refer to my company's/organization's products or services unless used as an example or asked about by participants. The event will be held at Ruidoso Public Library, located at 107 Kansas City Road. Admission is free. To learn more, call 575-258-3704. (April 2) Business After Hours
Please join us at Dylan Midkiff's new dental office for an evening of refreshments and networking! We have moved into our new building and we want to show it off! Stop by and help us celebrate. This is your chance to discuss and share ideas with your fellow chamber members. The event will be from 5 to 7 p.m. at Dylan Midkiff's Dental Office, located at 456 Mechem, Suite C. To learn more, call 575-257-7395. (April 4)


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The theatrical production "50 Shades! The Musical" is coming to the Bijou Theatre at 6 and 9 p.m. Saturday, April 27.
The "Fifty Shades of Grey" trilogy has shattered sales records around the globe with more than 32 million copies sold in the United States and a Universal Pictures feature film to be released later this year.
Now, world-renowned musical comedy ensemble Baby Wants Candy delivers a theatrical parody described in press materials as "a sexy, hilarious romp."
The hour-long musical opens with a ladies book club deciding to read "Fifty Shades of Grey." Through their interpretation of the novel, the audience is led on a roller coaster ride of this unlikely bestseller. The show is full of dance numbers, 11 original songs and a live band backing the performance. The show is not recommended for anyone under age 18.
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BALTIMORE — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in May issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to repeal a final rule that would have eliminated school districts' ability to receive federal Medicaid payments for some transportation activities.
On Dec. 28, 2007, CMS published a final rule titled "Elimination of Reimbursement Under Medicaid for School Administration Expenditures and Costs Related to Transportation of School-Age Children Between Home and School" to eliminate federal Medicaid payments for transporting school-age children to and from school when a child is receiving a Medicaid-covered service at school, and for certain administrative and transportation activities performed by school employees or contractors.
The move was based on a finding by the HHS secretary that these activities were not necessary for the proper and efficient administration of the Medicaid state plan and were not within the definition of the optional transportation benefit.
The final rule had not yet been implemented, but CMS officials have decided to rescind it due to concerns raised in Congress about its potential adverse effects.
"Since issuing the final rule, we have become aware that the limitations on federal Medicaid funding under the final rule could substantively affect state outreach efforts in schools, and the availability of Medicaid services for eligible beneficiaries," the NPRM says.
It goes on to say that since such activities were within the scope of the overall mission of the schools, officials assumed that the activities would continue with funding from other sources available for educational activities. However, because that assumption may be invalid, CMS officials are concerned that implementing the rule "could adversely affect Medicaid beneficiaries."
The rulemakers are also concerned that there is insufficient evidence demonstrating the need for the approach taken by the final rule.
They note that the oversight reviews cited when issuing the final rule — which indicated some deficiencies in procedures for claiming school-based administrative expenditures and necessary transportation — were several years old and based on data collected more than five years ago.
The claims did not reflect CMS guidance that was issued after the review data was collected, and they did not reflect the administrative oversight and technical assistance that CMS has made available more recently.
"CMS has tools at its disposal to address inappropriate claiming that could arise in any setting, so we will continue to evaluate the efficacy of these tools in addressing any claiming issues," the proposal says.
In light of their concerns, CMS officials believe rescinding the provisions of the final rule will provide an opportunity to determine the most effective approach to further the objectives of the Medicaid program in providing health benefits coverage to individuals with special needs.
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Everyone knows that PerfMon is a great tool to monitor and maintain metrics about SQL Servers. Perfmon offers a great way to collect a baseline then compare it to current statistics when there is a problem in order to find the bottleneck. Everyone agrees, there is no clear threshold per metric, i.e. if you are over "xxx", your server is good or bad. As such, I wrote an article about "Setting up Performance Monitor to always collect SQL Server performance statistics" and "Creating SQL Server performance based reports using Excel". If you have a few servers, it is easy to setup manually; however, if you have hundreds of servers, you are probably better off using a third party tool because you probably have the budget to support it. If you are in the middle, you are on your own to write tools. Making the decision to collect data or not collecting can be a costly one when you are in emergency because it takes time to setup and collect the data. So how do I get started down the right path?
Microsoft already has a few great tools that you can use to help you to use PerfMon easier, they are Logman and Relog. By the way, many thanks to Chad Boyd for telling me about Logman and Relog.
Here is a brief overview of the tools:
Performance Monitor Wizard Tools
This is the quickest and easiest way to setup Perfmon. Once you download the unzip the file, you will see one executable file "PerfWiz.exe" and if you run it, it will ask the questions below:
This tool is simple and with a low learning curve, so you can hit the ground running immediately. The tool good predefined "Exchange Counters" but does not have "SQL Counters". However it has very general System Counters so this is useful if you want to spend less then 2 minutes to configure the tool. Then you can let the performance monitor and afterwards can add your own objects to monitor.
Here is how the tool looks after setup is completed:
Relog - Extracts performance counters from performance counter logs into other formats, such as text-TSV (for tab-delimited text), text-CSV (for comma-delimited text), binary-BIN, or SQL.
This tool is very useful when you are collecting many counters. This is especially the case if you are saving as the results as a ".csv" file when you have Microsoft Office 2003 or older version because Office has a few different limitations. This tool can also be handy when you have CSV files or binary file that you want to load to SQL server. This tool enables you to query the data or integrated it with Reporting Services and so on. Here is a sample command:
|relog PerfMon_MyComputer.csv -cf counter_file.txt -f CSV -o PerfMon_Filtered.csv
Here is how you can use the tool to load the csv file to SQL server. This command uses ODBC so you need to create an ODBC connection called "PerfMonODBC" in order for it to work properly.
|relog PerfMon_MyComputer.csv -cf counter_file.txt -f SQL -o "SQL:PerfMonODBC!PerfMon_MyComputer.csv"
Here is the sample "counter_file.txt"
|(PDH-CSV 4.0) (Eastern Standard Time)(300)
\\MYCOMPUTER\LogicalDisk(C:)\% Disk Time
\\MYCOMPUTER\LogicalDisk(E:)\% Disk Time
\\MYCOMPUTER\LogicalDisk(F:)\% Disk Time
\\MYCOMPUTER\LogicalDisk(T:)\% Disk Time
\\MYCOMPUTER\LogicalDisk(V:)\% Disk Time
\\MYCOMPUTER\LogicalDisk(O:)\% Disk Time
\\MYCOMPUTER\LogicalDisk(U:)\% Disk Time
\\MYCOMPUTER\LogicalDisk(_Total)\% Disk Time
\\MYCOMPUTER\Processor(_Total)\% Processor Time
\\MYCOMPUTER\SQLServer:SQL Statistics\Batch Requests/sec
\\MYCOMPUTER\SQLServer:SQL Statistics\SQL Compilations/sec
\\MYCOMPUTER\SQLServer:SQL Statistics\SQL Re-Compilations/sec
Logman - Manages and schedules performance counters and event log trace collections on local and remote systems.
Basically, this is commend line way to create perfmon counters with a predefined script. That way you can choose the counter that you typically use and just run a simple batch file to deploy the perfmon counters on different servers. This is my favorite command as well.
Here is a sample command that will create a perfmon_file counter on local computer that saves as "C:\PerfLogs\PerfLogs_mmddhhmm.csv" file.
|logman create counter PerfMon_File -m start -V mmddhhmm -f csv -o C:\PerfLogs\PerfLogs -s %COMPUTERNAME% -cf Counter_DEMO.txt -si 05:00
This does not have all of the options that I wanted setup, but at least this can deploy the perfmon counters then you can open the file to change it as I typically do from the "Setting up Performance Monitor to always collect SQL Server performance statistics" tip that I contributed earlier.
Here are the detailed steps:
I hope I described the steps in enough detail for you to follow. I also hope you can use this tool to generate value to your organization like I have. I really like these tools.
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This year, the global business-to-consumer eCommerce sales are expected to reach $1.5 trillion. If you've wanted to start your own successful eCommerce business, now is the perfect time to enter the market. With consumers heading to the Internet to do their shopping in record numbers, the right online store front and a solid plan will let you cash in on the expected 20.1 percent growth in the eCommerce market this year.
If you're ready to start an eCommerce business but don't have the money or space for the inventory that you would be required to keep, you may want to consider an ecommerce drop shipping business. The use of drop shipping to satisfy demand among eCommerce retailers has been one of the main advantages of doing business on the Internet explains Jeremy Hanks, co-founder and CEO of Dropship.com. With a drop shipping business, you still design and develop a fully functioning website, but you don't keep the inventory for it at your physical location. You essentially become the middleman between the supplier of the product and the consumers.
The best part of starting an online drop shipping business is that you don't have to stock the items you are selling on your site. You simply have to post the images of the products online and contact the supplier when a customer orders a product. This also makes it easy to conduct business from anywhere where there is an Internet connection. Finally, the initial startup costs are minimal, meaning you don't have to take out a second mortgage on your house just to open the doors on your virtual storefront.
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Investors are flooded with business plans every day. They rely on the executive summary to tell them which business plans they should continue to read and which plans they should pass on. If a potential investor reads through your summary and wants to continue through the rest of your business plan, then you've successfully written a killer business plan's executive summary. To make sure your business plan doesn't end up in the trash, there are a few simple steps you can take to make your executive summary stand out and get potential investors to say yes.
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It's noon at Varanasi's Pahariya mandi. Not a single supporter of the Aam Aadmi Party, or any party other than the BJP for that matter, was to be seen outside the fortified counting centre. It would be another four hours before Arvind Kejriwal would formally concede defeat. But a bunch of young BJP supporters grinningly assured me that the body count would not rise at the city's Manikarnika ghat where pyres burn round the clock by the Ganga.


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The Video Browser Showdown (held as a separate session of MMM 2012) is a live video browsing competition where international researchers, working in the field of interactive video search, evaluate and demonstrate the efficiency of their tools in presence of the audience. The aim of the Video Browser Showdown is to evaluate video browsing tools for their efficiency at "Known Item Search" (KIS) tasks with a well-defined data set in direct comparison with other tools. For each KIS task the searchers need to interactively find a short video clip in a one-hour video file within a specific time limit.
The Video Browser Showdown will be a moderated "special demo session" of MMM 2012, where 24 KIS tasks (2×12, see below) need to be solved. For each task the moderator presents the target clip on a shared screen that is visible to all participants. The participants use their own equipment to perform an interactive search in the specified video file (taken from a common data set). The performance of participating tools will be evaluated in terms of successful answers and average search time.
The decision for the best-performing tool is based on two runs:
- Expert run: the participants (developers of the tools) themselves act as searchers
- Novice run: volunteers from the audience act as searchers (after a short training phase)
The overall best-performing tool will be awarded with the "Best Video Browser" certificate.
No Metadata
The videos to be used for the Video Browser Showdown will be provided without any metadata. However, participants are allowed to perform any content analysis that supports interactive browsing in the video (e.g., through novel content visualization, content clustering, or advanced seeker-bars etc.). The search process must be interactive, i.e., no text-queries are allowed.
Anyone who has a video browsing tool that allows to interactively browse, explore, or navigate in a single video file (search shouldn't be based on automatic queries) may participate. Examples of tools of interest are: a video shot browser(e.g., temporal-based or concept-based) , a video player with extended navigation/interaction means, a video content exploration tool, or tools using advanced visualizations for improved navigation/interaction("video surrogates"), etc. Also tools developed for interactive video search on mobile devices are of interest.
Data set and search tasks
The data set consists of about 12 one-hour video files (assembled from freely available video content) with the following characteristics: .mp4 file format, MPEG-4 video codec (H.264/AVC), AAC-LC audio codec, standard-definition resolution (except a few files with CIF resolution). In order to make the Video Browser Showdown a more challenging tasks each one-hour video file is assembled from diverse videos files instead of using a composed one-hour recording. These video files will be available on this website a few weeks before the conference. The KIS search tasks (each video file will have an expert search task and a novice search task; i.e., in total there will be 24 search tasks) will be presented on-site. The goal of one KIS search task is to find a preselected segment of interest (duration ranging from a few seconds up to 30 seconds) in a one-hour video file within a specified time limit (e.g., within 3 minutes) by interactive search. The segment of interest doesn't necessarily start and stop at shot boundaries.
Example task/video
- Example video file: VBSvideo01.mp4 (285 MB)
- 1. search task (expert): VBSvideo01_scene1.mp4
- 2. search task (novice): VBSvideo01_scene2.mp4
To apply for participation please submit a scientific paper (2-3 pages in Springer LNCS format) to one of the organizers via email until October 7, 2011. The submission should include a detailed description of the interaction with the video browsing tool and how it supports interactive search in video. Submissions will be peer-reviewed to ensure maximum quality. Accepted submissions will be published in the conference proceedings of MMM 2012.
Important dates
October 7, 2011 paper submission (2-3 pages, Springer LNCS)
October 12, 2011 notification of acceptance
October 19, 2011 camera-ready versions due
January 6, 2012 competition at MMM 2012
Number of participants
Due to organizational reasons the number of participants in the Video Browser Showdown is limited to 18 active participants but should have at least 6 active participants (otherwise it will be canceled).
Klaus Schoeffmann, Klagenfurt University, Austria, email@example.com
Werner Bailer, JOANNEUM RESEARCH, Austria, firstname.lastname@example.com
Cees Snoek, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands, firstname.lastname@example.com
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
- Q: I noticed that "search shouldn't be based on automatic queries". What about a video browser that lets the user select a region/object of interest from a keyframe and perform a query inside the video in order to retrieve shots containing regions/objects similar with the one selected by the user.
A: That's absolutely ok and would be definitely of interest for the Video Browser Showdown!
- Q: It is said that no text queries are allowed in this task. Does it mean users can only use mouse to operate on the interface to find the right video, the keyboard input is not allowed?
A: You may use the keyboard as long as you don't enter a query. E.g., you could use the keyboard for navigation in the video!
- Q: How about the ASR and OCR text information? Is it prohibited to use ASR and OCR to process the dataset in advance?
A: No it is not prohibited to use ASR or OCR but you are not allowed to let the user enter a text query that performs a text-search based on ASR or OCR. But you may use information from ASR and OCR for clustering or structuring the content of the video (i.e., to facilitate navigation/browsing in the video).
- Q: Automatic text queries are not allowed, however, is it allowed to display a clickable tag-cloud for navigation?
A: Yes, that would be ok!
- Q: When will the videos be available?
A: The videos should be available in November 2011.
Informations for Participants
The Video Browser Showdown will use a server for evaluation and visualization of the interactive video search tasks. This server is used to collect the results from the participants and show their score on a shared screen.
The server uses a very simple HTTP-based protocol, which every participating system needs to support. To submit a result a client needs to send an HTTP GET request with the following URI:
- team…your team number (see below)
- video…the name (without extension) of the current video. Videos will be named 1.mp4, 2.mp4, 3.mp4, etc. For every task the corresponding video will be mentioned by the moderator.
- segstart…frame number of the first frame in the found segment
- segstop…frame number of the last frame in the found segment
The server will inspect only the URI of the request and check whether the format of the URI is correct (valid numbers for team, video, start/stop frames; the order of parameters must be like specified above). If there is any problem with the format, the server will answer with an error (HTTP/1.1 400 WRONG FORMAT). If the format is ok, it will answer with success (HTTP/1.1 200 OK) and return your submitted values as well as the server-based solve-time (in ms) in the following format:
Please note, that you actually don't need to inspect these values, these are for information purpose only. Furthermore, please implement your system in a way that you can easily change the server address and the port, the data will be provided at the contest.
For your convenience you can already download the server for testing purpose. Start the server with (requires JDK 6, at least):
java -jar vbsserver.jar
For testing purpose you can use a web-browser or wget, for example:
wget –O- http://localhost:8080/team=1/video=1/segstart=70500/segstop=71000
Team numbers:
1 Del Fabro, Böszörmenyi
2 Yuan et al.
3 Scott et al.
4 Bursuc et al.
5 Ventura et al.
6 Taschwer
7 Bailer et al.
8 Schoeffmann et al.
For every task each participant can get 100 points at maximum. The concrete number of points depend on the required task solve-time as well as the number of wrong answers:
- For every task the 100 points will linearly decrease to 50 points until the maximum task solve-time is reached.
- When a team submits the correct answer, the time-dependent points will be divided by 2^(w), where w is the number of wrong submissions of the team for the current task. For example, if the maximum task solve-time is 3 minutes and the team submits the correct answer after 90 seconds but submitted 2 wrong answers before, the team will get 18.75 points.
More Details About the Server
- A submitted result is considered correct if it is located within the ground truth segment, whereas an overlapping of 5 secs (at the beginning and the end) is accepted (i.e., submitted startframe >= GTstartframe – 125 && submitted stopframe <= GTstopframe + 125).
- A submitted segment with a length of 1 frame is ok.
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- Please use the server (jar file) from the specified FTP space for testing purpose. There you will also find a "dryrun" directory that contains a query video and a ground truth file (00.txt) for the server. Please note that for the competition no ground truth files will be provided to the participants.


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As an instructor, I aim to engage students in active learning by providing hands-on laboratory and field experiences and by providing opportunities for students to use data to better understand Earth systems concepts. I believe a well-designed science course should provide all students with strategies for constructively engaging with science in their everyday lives, and students who are considering the possibility of pursuing a career in science and technology should leave the course with confidence that such a career is within reach.
My research is focused on using the geochemistry of deep-sea sediments to reconstruct the sea-surface temperature and paleoclimate histories of the past ~13 million years. This time interval spans a large range of climate conditions—from the warmer-than-modern times of the late Miocene and early Pliocene to the ice ages of the Pleistocene. I am drawn to studying these long time-scales because they allow us to investigate a much larger range of climate states than is possible with more recent climate records.
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Schlung, S.A., A.C. Ravelo, I.W. Aiello, D. Andreasen, M.S. Cook, M. Drake, K.A. Dyez, T.P. Guilderson, J.P. LaRiviere, Z. Stroynowski, K. Takahashi (2012) Millennial-scale climate change and intermediate water circulation in the Bering Sea from 90 ka: A high-resolution record from IODP Site U1340, Paleoceanography, doi:10.1029/2012PA002365.
LaRiviere, J. P., A. C. Ravelo, A. Crimmins, P. S. Dekens, H. L. Ford, M. Lyle, and M. W. Wara (2012) Late Miocene decoupling of oceanic warmth and atmospheric carbon dioxide forcing, Nature, 486, 97-100.
Pagani, M., Z. Liu, J. P. LaRiviere, and A. C. Ravelo (2010) High Earth-system climate sensitivity determined from Pliocene carbon dioxide concentrations, Nature Geoscience, 3, 27-30.
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- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon chopped parsley (optional)
Preheat water oven to 183°F. Place carrots, butter, sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt in a vacuum bag and seal according to manufacturer's instructions. Cook carrots in the water bath until fully tender, about 1 hour. At this point, carrots can be stored in refrigerator for up to 1 week.
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Hill gave up her high-salaried executive level position with a technology company some years ago to pursue her dream of being an entrepreneur. The Louisville native is sought after by Fortune 100 companies, youth and women's organizations and others for her corporate and individual training skills. She was a previous guest on Connections (Episode 607), when she discussed her first book, Emotional Bailout! Nine Principles for Rising When Your World is Falling.Learn more: chollowayhill.com
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- Come on in today at 11:30am for ROMIK with Dr. Coats! Tony will cover strategies for improving mobility and techniques for managing muscle pain and joint issues.
- OCTOBER FLOATING TESTER #2 is posted below. You have 1 more week to get it done. Remember, you need a judge to validate your score and best male and female scores get $10 in Cadence credit plus a $20 Proanox gift card! Post all tester scores on the small whiteboard at the gym.
Class WOD
A. 4 rounds
- 5 reps bench press (AHAP)
- max reps clapping pushups
*rest ~ 3 min bt rounds
B. 5 rounds for time:
- 1 "lap" OH plate carry (45/25)
- 10 toes to bar
- 10 box hops (30/24)
October Floating Tester #2 (you have until 10/28 to get it done)
Against a 9 min clock:
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- 20 box hops (24/20)
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- 10 squat snatches at 95/55lbs
- 8 squat snatches at 115/65lbs
- 6 squat snatches at 135/80lbs
- 4 squat snatches at 155/100lbs
- AMRAP squat snatches at 175/120lbs
*You must change the weight yourself. Score for the workout is most total snatch reps.
*Judges be TOUGH! All reg standards apply. You must stand up completely on the box before jumping/stepping down for the rep to count. Show control at the top of your snatches to make them count.
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The year's most notable embarrassments in technology run the gamut from the industry's inability to secure our personal data to the blunders of Airbnb, Twitter and Tinder.
So, are any of the TVs listed in those crazy Black Friday ads any good? David Katzmaier, CNET's TV expert, takes a look at the deals and identifies the ones actually worth considering. (Originally published earlier, last updated November 25, 11:02 a.m. PT.)
Stores want you to believe you can get a great deal on the day after Thanksgiving, but is it better to stay at home?
Technically Incorrect: For Thanksgiving, Disney releases another Star Wars TV spot that promises a lot of badness.
The day after Turkey Day tends to be mostly hype, but for a select few stores and tech items, Friday should be buy-day.
Two of the world's largest tech companies have teamed up to sell their $100 Gear VR device to everyday consumers. Will people buy it?
Technically Incorrect: To promote its new series "The Man in the High Castle," Amazon decides to confront strap hangers with Nazi and Japanese war symbolism. The ads are reportedly being pulled, but it's not clear by whom.
Leaked images reveal some great deals that might be in store from Sam's Club this Black Friday.
Technically Incorrect: C-3PO and R2-D2 bump into the new BB-8. Because hype. In this case, UK hype.
Technically Incorrect: The Gear VR actually looks easy to use, if you believe Samsung's simple, effective new ad for it.


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Candidate should have experience in software design, systems integration and development or consulting.
Working experience within ATG technical development, delivery and working with teams in a distributed delivery model.
Possess strong presentation and communication skills
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Coding, validating and implementing software solutions and code reviews
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Gorgeous New Top Model Contestant Has Vitiligo
Chantelle Young, a contestant on the forthcoming 21st Cycle of America's Next Top Model, has the skin condition vitiligo. In Chantelle's case, the depigmentation of her skin seems to be mostly symmetrical, creating a stunning sort of Rorschach-esque effect that—as Tyra would say—is very editorial. »


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An emerging wide receiver prospect in Texas that has started to accumulate scholarship offers is Houston native Kevin Johnson. The speedy 6-foot-2, 190-pounder is see his recruiting pick up quite a bit recently and not long ago he talked with OSI about his recruitment and any interest he might have in the Cowboy football program. Get our full report inside
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Watch This Short Video Regarding Loan Options:
Stafford Loan
Adrian College is processing Stafford loans through the William D. Ford Direct Loan program. In order to complete your Stafford Master Promissory Note (MPN) and Entrance Counseling, please click on the following link: Studentloans.gov. Once there, sign in by clicking "Sign In" under the "Manage My Direct Loans" heading. You will need to enter your Social Security Number, the first two letters of your last name, your date of birth and your FAFSA PIN number. Once signed in, please complete both the Stafford Loan Entrance Counseling and the Stafford Loan Master Promissory Note. Both items must be completed before your loans can be processed.
The maximum student loan is $3,500 per year for freshmen, $4,500 for sophomores and $5,500 per year for juniors and seniors. The actual loan amount depends on parental and student income and the amount of financial aid awarded. The Unsubsidized Stafford Loan begins to accrue interest as soon as the loan is disbursed.For the Subsidized Stafford Loan the Department of Education pays the interest while the student is in school. Repayment is deferred until six months after the student ceases to be enrolled in college at least half-time. The repayment period can be as long as 10 years.
For more information on the Stafford Loan, please click here.
Parent Loan for Undergraduate Students (PLUS) Loan
Adrian College is processing PLUS loans through the William D. Ford Direct Loan program. This federal loan enables parents to borrow directly from the Federal Government up to the cost of attendance minus any financial aid. Repayment begins 60 days after loan is fully disbursed and continues for up to 10 years.
To apply for the Parent Loan for Undergraduate Students (PLUS), please click on the following link: Studentloans.gov. Once there, sign in by clicking "Sign In" under the "Manage My Direct Loans" heading. You will need to enter the parent (borrower's) Social Security Number, the first two letters of the parent (borrower's) last name, the parent (borrower's) date of birth and the parent (borrower's) FAFSA PIN number. Please complete the PLUS Loan Master Promissory Note and PLUS Application.
In addition to the PLUS loan Master Promissory Note and Application, a PLUS loan Certification Page is required. To obtain these documents please visit the "Required Documents" tab. The PLUS Loan must be reapplied for each academic school year.
Please click on the PLUS loan Certification Page link below, print out the form, and return it to the Office of Financial Aid. In order for your PLUS loan to be disbursed, all items must be completed.
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Alternative Loans
There are a number of lenders who provide alternative loans. Adrian College has a Recommended Lender List to provide you with a couple of different alternative loan options; however, we do not recommend any lender over another.
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Loan provisions and requirements vary greatly and change frequently. You should contact the lender for specific information regarding the most current interest rate, fees and eligibility requirements before taking a loan. You should carefully research the loan company you are considering doing business with. The Federal Trade Commission has a helpful web site that provides tips on items to look for when selecting a lender.
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Once you have decided to apply for an alternative loan, allow 7-10 business days to have your application forwarded to our office. When you have completed your application online, you should notify our office either via email email@example.com or by calling 1-888-876-0194.
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Description: Based on a true story centering on 16-year-old Agnes "Apple" Bailey (Vanessa Hudgens), GIMME SHELTER uncovers the struggle for survival and the hope of redemption through the harsh realities of life on the streets. As a pregnant teenager, Apple's journey plummets her into a perilous struggle until finding salvation in a suburban shelter for homeless teens. With provisions of unprecedented comfort, a collective sisterhood connection and female empowerment, the shelter inspires Apple to break the shackles of her past and inspires her to embrace the future with clarity, maturity and hope not only for herself but her unborn child.


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Teacher layoffs reduced
May 26, 2009
Issaquah School District officials released a new budget May 20, which will likely enable them to rehire most of the 158 teachers given layoff notices at the beginning of the month. Read more
Issaquah School District will recall most teachers who received layoff notices
May 20, 2009
NEW — 2 p.m. May 20, 2009
Issaquah School District Superintendent Steve Rasmussen said today some — and possibly all — of the 158 teachers marked for layoffs may be able to keep their jobs.
In a letter posted on the district Web site, Rasmussen said a worst-case scenario projected by the district would not likely come to pass. Instead of $10.5 million in cuts, the district stands to lose $7.3 million in state funding.
Rasmussen said the district expects to recall most teachers who received reduction in force notifications last month. The district will likely lose between 40 and 45 positions as a result of attrition, retirements and contracts that will not be continued.
Class sizes will also be increased by one student per classroom next year to help cut costs. The superintendent said principals would also be given more latitude to determine the best class size ratios and how to effectively use staff time.
"While significant, the reductions in state revenue — and our resulting reconciled district budget — will be considerably better than our worst-case scenario," Rasmussen wrote.
Teacher layoff count expected tonight
April 21, 2009
At the April 22 school board meeting, Issaquah School district officials will announce the number of teachers they expect to cut from the payroll. Read more
Teacher layoffs imminent here
April 13, 2009
Although the state's budget has yet to be reconciled, Issaquah School District officials are battening down the hatches and preparing for significant cuts, including teacher layoffs.
Schools budget is a work in progress
February 24, 2009
With this year's state budget deficit, district officials are keeping a close eye on their budget development process and are asking for community input. Read more
Schools prepare for cuts
December 29, 2008
State impacts could be $2.3 million
More than $3.5 billion has been cut from the governor's state budget for the 2009-11 biennium and schools are planning for cuts, even before the legislative session begins.
What school officials, teachers, families and education organizations have their eyes on are $610 million in cuts to public education; $682 million in elimination of pay increases to state employees, including teachers; and $216 million in cuts to higher education. Read more


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A three-day music festival will kick off Aug. 8 in Adams County, bringing 180 bands to Gettysburg from 14 states and Washington.
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Simon, host of "Under The Radar" on 105.7 The X in Harrisburg, said he got the idea for Gettysburg Rocks from his daughter, Ashley, who was planning a fundraiser for Penn State Mont Alto's THON group.
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Durban - FNB could face thousands of legal cases and sanctions after it unlawfully removed hundreds of thousands of rand from thousands of bank accounts across South Africa this weekend in what has been described by a Durban businessman as "a bloody disgrace".
Since May, a computer glitch has seen thousands of bank accounts – mainly with Absa Bank – being credited twice with "real-time deposits" by FNB.
It appears FNB did not pick up or remedy the double deposits immediately, because on Friday afternoon the bank passed "a huge volume" of debit order instructions for 7 000 bank accounts (mainly with Absa) in an attempt to get the money back.
The chief executive of the Payment Association of South Africa, Walter Volker, confirmed that the 37 000 transactions were in breach of the National Payment System Act and once the full extent and gravity of the breach were known, FNB would be sanctioned.
Volker said the association had received a preliminary report from FNB that showed a "few thousand" customers of "at least two banks" were affected.
"We will have the full report on Monday," he said.
The money had been removed from accounts in the wrong manner, Volker said, and those affected should contact their own banks to discuss their options.
Three Durban businessmen, who asked not to be named, alerted The Mercury to the withdrawals from their Absa accounts that ranged from R1 400 and R17 000, to a double withdrawal of R25 000 from one account.
"It's all very well if the person had money in the bank. But what if they didn't? Surely in normal business practice FNB should have discussed this with those who received the double deposits, provided them (with) proof of the transaction and then discussed how the money could be recouped? It's a bloody disgrace," said one.
Another of the businessmen said when he asked for a record of the transaction it was dated May 31, 2012.
"When I looked it up there was a double credit, but I thought my customer had paid me twice, so I credited him with the money. I don't have it any more," he said.
Farren Roper, the head of FNB's business operations, said: "We noted a small batch of double payments being processed when our customers made once-off payments using the bank's real-time clearing option. The customers making the payments were not negatively impacted by this (the debit order withdrawals), as any excess funds were not drawn from their accounts.
"The (Absa and other bank) beneficiaries, however, would have noted a double payment. FNB is reversing these excess payments from the beneficiaries," he said.
In an e-mail sent to one of the businessmen, Karen Botes, the client management head at FNB Online, said: "We agree that the method we have deployed to recover the funds was not ideal. We had hoped to find another option, but as we did not have the contact details of the recipients, we were not left with many options to follow."
Botes apologised on behalf of FNB for the "impact of the system issue on your operations and the means chosen to recover this matter".
On Tuesday night, on a national radio station, FNB's Leanne van Zyl said because the transactions had been a banking error, the bank believed "it was fully acceptable to put them through the accounts". Van Zyl said the double debits had occurred over months.
In a statement, Arrie Rautenbach from Absa Bank, said: "On Friday night March 15 FNB submitted a series of debit order instructions to Absa as part of their routine nightly interbank payment instructions.
"These files were duly executed… Subsequently it has become apparent that some of these FNB instructions had not been authorised by Absa customers.
"The FNB error has led to customer inconvenience and may result in customers' accounts being overdrawn. Customers must please note that the submission of unauthorised debit orders is a contravention of the rules of the Payment Association of South Africa," the e-mail said.
On the same national radio programme on Tuesday night, Rautenbach said the bank first noticed something was amiss when its call centres received a high volume of calls on Saturday morning.
"Can you imagine all these folk out happily shopping and suddenly their cards wouldn't work?"
Rautenbach reminded customers "of their rights to dispute a debit order should they feel it is unauthorised".
Kershia Singh, from Standard Bank, said the bank was working with FNB to establish the number of customers affected.
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