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Latin Dance Lessons to UHV Students, Faculty, Staff, Alumni, and the Community
Who: Gamma Beta Phi and the Mexican American Student Organization (MASO) at the University of Houston-Victoria (UHV) team up to offer Latin dance lessons to UHV students, faculty, staff, alumni, and the community.
What: Gamma Beta Phi and MASO have invited George Blaha, owner of Blaha's Dance Studio, to teach beginners the basics of salsa and merengue dancing. Lessons will be followed by a Fall Fling dance where participants can practice their new moves and network with the University community. The cost for four lessons is $40 per couple, which includes admission to the dance. Individuals who just want to attend the dance can purchase tickets for $5 each. Half of the proceeds will benefit the Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children (CASA), and half will be shared by the two student organizations.
When: Lessons will be offered on Tues., Sept. 6, 13, and 27 at 7 p.m. and on Tues., Sept. 20 at 8 p.m. The Fall Fling dance will be on Fri., Sept. 30 at 8 p.m.
Where: The lessons and dance will be hosted in the University Center Multi Purpose Room at 3007 N. Ben Wilson Street on the UHV campus.
For more information or to register, call (361)-550-4140.
The University of Houston-Victoria, located in the heart of the Coastal Bend region, offers courses leading to more than 65 bachelor's and master's degree
programs and concentrations in the schools of Arts & Sciences, Business Administration, Education & Human Development, and Nursing. UHV provides face-to-face
classes at its Victoria campus as well as teaching sites in Fort Bend and Harris counties, and online classes that students can take from anywhere. Since its
founding in 1973, UHV has provided students with a quality university education from excellent faculty at an affordable price.


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For the fourth consecutive year, the European Developments Days will be streamed to a global audience
Media partners, stakeholders and speakers are invited to embed the video player of the session of their choosing on the web site and/or social media page e.g. Facebook.
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I Ride to The Polls!
Toronto Cyclists Union works with citizens, community groups, bike shops and the City towards the common goals of ensuring that cycling is a legitimate, accessible, and safe means of transportation. I worked with Toronto Cyclists Union to create these pins to advocate participation of the cycling community in Toronto's 2010 Mayoral candidacy race.


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What's the best method to delete the first line of text from a large (10k+) group of text files.
If PowerShell isn't an option, you can use the
Stick that in a
Not pretty, but should work.
If you can install TAIL in your sistem
shows all the filename except the first line.
The windows CMD, in my opinion, isn't the best "terminal". However, you don't need
I think that is the best answer to do with buil-in commands.
If you know a bit about programming, you can make a small program that does what you want and call it in a bat file.
Also, you can use other windows terminals like cygwin, powershell or console that have more flexible built in commands to do this kind of stuff.
If using PowerShell is an option you could adopt from this post: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2074271/remove-top-line-of-text-file-with-powershell
download sed for windows. Then do this
use a for loop to iterate files


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Each time I've picked him up the keyworker has let me spy on him to see he's laughing and happy and running around with his new friends. So the emotional penny has dropped with me and I know he's having a good time when he's not feeling overwhelmed. The staff make a huge fuss over what he's been doing that day and he loves showing what he's done. I am the proud owner of his first ever nursery picture which he has shown to anyone that's walked through our front door and face timed anyone else that hasn't made it to our house this week.
And the stories about his day are always amusing. Most make no sense or stop halfway if he gets distracted by something shiny, but they are very nice to listen to. A few stories revolved around his new friend Walter last week. How they played on the slide, sang songs and drew pictures. Ahh he has a friend.
Except, when I asked the keyworker who Walter was she looked at me blankly and told me there was no Walter.
Could he have made it up? Did he actually have no friends yet? Oh no!
Then another keyworker pointed out it wasn't a Walter he was playing with. It was a little girl called Winter. Phew. He has a friend!
Despite several attempts to correct him, he's still insisting on calling his new friend Walter. Ah well.


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I hope most of you are more fortunate than me and have off this week. As for me my schedule is Monday – Work, Tuesday – Work, Wednesday – Work, Thursday – Off (Home), Friday – Work, Saturday – Sunday – Home.
Let's just say I will be doing lot's of traveling!
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2. Friday was a rough one at work; three people called in sick so I was stuck doing the job of four people alone. After work I told TBF I needed a drink. I met him at Woodrow's in Tribeca and enjoyed a beer and some coloring while waiting for him to arrive.
After dinner we went to go see the new James Bond Movie; Skyfall. Honestly I have never seen any of the other James Bond movie's so I had nothing to compare it to. I liked how I wasn't lost because the movie didn't seem to connect to much to the previous movies. The movie was exciting and kept me interested for the entire two and a half hours.
Friday night's outfit
3. Saturday, November 17, 2012 CrossFit WOD
Alternating Double Tabata
4. I wore my Restore the Shore t-shirt to CrossFit on Saturday and it was awesome! It felt so good to represent my home town at CrossFit!
5. After CrossFit my friend Whitney and I went to Community Food and Juice in Morningside Heights. Community is known to only serve local, organic food. I ordered the Country Breakfast (2 Eggs, Heritage maple sugar ham, carrot hash browns and a whole wheat biscuit). The food was so good especially the carrot hash browns. We couldn't stop gushing about how good it was the entire time.
5. After brunch I went for a 5 mile run around Central Park. Now that I signed up for a marathon I need to start incorporating running more than I have been into my workouts.
6. Saturday night I met up with college friends for dinner. We ate; we drank bottles and bottles of wine and we danced!! Such a fun night!
Jamie and Annie Me and TBF (seriously with that smile?)
7. Sunday I ran lot's of errands before going to see Breaking Down Part II with my friend Whitney. If you love Twilight you need to go see this now! If you don't love twilight you need to go see this now! It was so good; I loved every second of it and I want to go see it again. I have read the books and I have seen the movies so I figured why not see the last movie but I was not expecting to walk out of there loving it!
8. Tonight I have a NYJL event so I woke up extra early this morning to get another five mile run in. I forgot to take a picture so I will use Saturday's picture.
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The Real Reason Studios Want Die-Hard Fans Steering Movie Adaptations
Whenever you see a beloved classic getting reinvented for the big screen, you hear that the people involved were huge fans of the original. Studio execs at a Comic-Con panel today said they make sure that fans are part of the creative process on a big project—but not for the reason you might think. »


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Build A Studio with Livestream's Recommended Hardware Specs
Last updated on May 08, 2015 02:08PM EDT
We've created a detailed article with screenshots showcasing Livestream's recommendations.
These are our recommended specifications for a 4 in 1 out video switcher system build (as per the first generation Studio hardware units, HD500 and HD50).
- SilverStone Temjin Series TJ08B-E Black computer case
- Intel Core i7 I7-4930K 3.4 GHz 6-core Processor LGA2011
- ASUS Rampage IV Gene Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
- G.Skill Ripjaw Series 4Gb (2 x 2GB) 240pin DDR3 SDRAM 1600
- LG 24X DVD Burner
- Cougar CF-V12HP Vortex Hydro-Dynamic-Bearing 12cm Silent cooling fan
- EVGA GeForce GT 610 Video Card 1gb Ram
- Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" Sata 6.0Gb/s Internal Hard Drive
- SeaSonic S12ll 520 Bronze 520w Power Supply
- Silverstone Heligon HE01 140mm 2 ball CPU Cooler
- Arctic Silver 5 High Density Polysynthetic Silver Thermal Paste.
- Blackmagic Decklink Quad Card
- Blackmagic Studio 2 Card
Tools required
- Philips head screw driver #1 & #2 head
- Small needle nose pliers.
- Wash your hands
- Discharge static electricity by touching metal.
- Make sure before you start that you have all items laid out on a clean surface and remove all excess packaging.
- Have a safe place to place all screws a cup or a plate works well.
Start the build
1. Case
a) Open the case on both sides by loosening the case screws.
b) Remove the large hard drive cage for better airflow.
c) Open heatsink box and lay out all the pieces.
2. Motherboard
a) Open motherboard box leaving board in the box for protection.
b) Remove plastic protective plate from cpu dock by lifting retaining arms.
c) Open CPU box making sure you are well grounded and remove the CPU.
d) Place CPU on motherboard making sure to line up corner arrow to corner arrow then lower retaining arms and clip them into their retainers.
e) Install ram modules as pictured.
3. Heatsink
a) Install 4 LGA screws on motherboard at the 4 corners of the CPU dock.
b) Place intel clips on the LGA screws front and back.
c) Install nuts on top of LGA screws to hold the intel clips in.
d) Remove plastic protection from bottom of heatsink.
e) Apply thermal paste on CPU. (Do not use too much or too little. See pictured)
f) Carefully place heatsink on CPU, making sure not to smear the thermal paste around too much. Place the
retaining bracket between the 2 cooling towers onto the intel brackets and screw it down. (You may want a
second set of hands on the heatsink while you do this).
g) Install the CPU fan with the power cord facing the back of the motherboard using the retaining clips provided.
3) Power Supply
a) Turn tower upside down and remove screws for bottom hard drive plate and temporarily remove the plate.
b) Open the top of the case to install the power supply. Make sure to keep the power cables neat and orderly.
Pull the cables through the hole to the side of the tower and screw in the power supply.
4) CD/DVD Drive
a) Remove screws for the DVD drive bay plate and remove the plate. Then slide the drive in the bay.
b) Plug power cable into CD/DVD Drive and install 2 screws to retain it on either side.
5) Installing the Motherboard
a) Install the "Back Panel" from inside the case by pushing it into place and allowing it to lock itself in.
b) Carefully place motherboard into the case lining up the ports with the holes in the back plate that was just installed.
c) Before fastening down the motherboard make sure to connect the CPU/ Motherboard power cable. The port for the cable
is located in the space between the heatsink and the bottom of the case.
d) Fasten down the motherboard with the screws provided.
e) Attach system wires to system panel adapter and attach it to the motherboard.
f) Use the usb adapter to adapt the front panel usb port cable to fit motherboard.
g)Attach chasis fan power cable.
h) Connect the hard drive power and sata cables and place inside case.
i) Attach the hard drive plate back inside the case.
j) Plug the Sata cable into CD/DVD drive and connect it to motherboard.
l) Turn the case over and plug in the main motherboard power supply.
k) Tuck the cables back in and re-install the top plate of the case.
l) Install the backplate on the case.
m) Connect the yellow hd audio cable to the motherboard.
n) Plug the rear case fan into the motherboard and install the screws.
o) Remove the card bay retaining clip and pull out temporary holders.
p) Insall the video card in the lowest slot close to the heatsink.
q) Install the Decklink Studio 2 HDMI Plate and then the Card above it and attach the HDMI cables to the back of the card top cable to top port bottom cable to bottom port.
r) Install the Decklink Quad card in the top slot.
s) Connect the side pannels and close up the case. If everything was connected correctly you should be able
to power up at this point and install windows.
Operating System and Software
1) Attach the computer to an external monitor via DVI or HDMI.
2) Attach a mouse, keyboard, and ethernet connection to the tower.
3) Attach a power supply to the tower and power it up.
4) Insert the 64BIT Windows 7 disk when prompted for a boot device/media. Press enter.
5) Follow the Installer Wizard.
Installing Windows 7 64 Bit
1) Select 'Custom Install' option when prompted.
2) Select the HD and click 'Drive Options'.
3) Click 'next' and let the installer run. The computer will reboot itself when complete.
4) Follow the Windows setup using common sense.
5) Enter the product key. Select 'Automatically activate windows when online'.
6) Use 'Recommended settings',
7) Set time and date & let it finalize. The system will reboot when complete.
Installing Drivers
When Windows launches,
- Install the BIOS by inserting the bios disc that came with your motherboard.
- Check for updated drivers for your video card as well.
Updating Windows 7 64-Bit
1) Start> Windows Update and update Windows, this may take several updates, go until there are "no more updates".
Download and Install Blackmagic Drivers
1) Go to http://www.blackmagicdesign.com/support/ and select windows/decklink/decklink quad from the
dropdown menu.
2) Once downloaded, install the drivers.
Install the Livestream Studio software.
1) Plug in the dongle that came in your software box and launch the Studio Launcher to install Livestream Studio.
2) Follow the installation wizard to completion and launch into the Studio.
3) Plug in your sources, and voila, you're now ready to cut your live show and stream it to the web!


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Martinsville and Henry County churches pack school supplies
Operation Clothe A Child began more than 30 years ago
POSTED: 01:47 PM EDT Jul 25, 2013 UPDATED: 11:35 PM EDT Jul 25, 2013
Churches in Henry County and Martinsville are banding together to distribute school supplies to children in need.
Volunteers were packing bags Thursday at First United Methodist Church in Martinsville. The supplies will be distributed this Saturday. Recipients had to preregister by July 1.
Operation Clothe A Child has been in business for more than 30 years. Organizers say the demand has grown consistently through the years. Applications were up 20 percent for this year's program.
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I agree and was surprised that the stock came back to my $2.71 bid. Speaking of analysts and upgrades, here's CIBC's take on the earnings. The stock is rated Sector Outperform with a $3.50 target. GLTA
Raging River Exploration Inc.
Q3/12 CFPS Above Expectations; Production Guidance Increased Again!
? Q3/12 production of 2,127 Boe/d (97% oil) was preannounced last month. Q3/12 production was ~24% above Q2/12 and ~112% above January 2012 volumes. Q3/12 CFPS was $0.08, above our estimate of $0.07 and consensus of $0.07.
? Due to better-than-expected productivity in multiple areas, RRX has increased 2012 exit production to ~3,000 Boe/d (97% oil), from ~2,850 Boe/d (97% oil). We increased our estimates to reflect updated guidance. 2013 production per share increased ~4% and CFPS increased ~10%.
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Westminster Underground Station
London, United Kingdom 1999
One of London's most beloved Underground stations; An open escalator hall links the District and Circle Line platforms with Jubilee Line platforms 30 metres below.
DetailsValue: £80 million
Size: 25,000 m²
Client: London Underground Ltd
The old Westminster Underground Station served only the shallow District and Circle lines. The arrival of the much deeper Jubilee Line extension and the construction of Portcullis House, the new Parliamentary Building, above required the resolution of a much more complex interchange to cope with the depth and axes of the lines, the positioning of the support for Portcullis House and the proximity to Big Ben and the River Thames.
The District and Circle railway lines cut across the site at an angle of 45 degrees. This has a major influence on both the planning and the structure. All elements such as walls, escalators and ticket barriers follow either the diagonal grid of the railway or the orthogonal grid of the building above.
The Ticket Hall is entered from the colonnade of Portcullis House and the lower level District and Circle line platforms. Below lies 30 m deep escalator box to the Jubilee line platforms. Travelling down the smooth stainless steel escalators that thread through, the 'Piranesian' effect is heightened by views of the rough concrete of the box wall, framed by a massive diagrid of beams and buttresses, which also form the foundations of Portcullis House.


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|Back so soon: rapid re-presentations to the emergency department following intentional self-harm.
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|PMID: 23321885 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review
|AIM: To describe the number, characteristics and management of patients who presented to an emergency department (ED) with intentional self-harm and then re-presented for any reason within 1 week, over a 1-year period.
METHOD: A retrospective records review from one New Zealand ED over 12 months.
RESULTS: Of the 120 patients who attended the ED more than once with intentional self-harm, 48 re-presented on 73 occasions within 7 days of the index presentation. Of the re-presentations, 55% occurred within 1 day. Mental health assessments by emergency department staff were minimal; challenging incidents occurred in 40% of presentations; and there was an increase in the inpatient admission rate for second presentations.
CONCLUSION: We identified a small group of patients who rapidly re-present to the ED following intentional self-harm. The reasons behind those re-presentations could include limited mental health assessments in ED and inadequate follow-up on discharge. System improvements in the ED including better collaboration with mental health services could improve how services address the needs of patients who present with intentional self-harm and reduce costs.
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November 29, 2015
A ban at a Southeastern Kentucky school could mean... no peanuts at your kid's baseball game...
Last week members of the Corbin Independent Schools Board of Education discussed expanding a ban on peanuts and peanut products to include out of school activities such as sporting events. The board decided to consult with the Kentucky School Board Association about how to implement an expanded ban. The issue will be discussed again during the July meeting of the school board.
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Drawing Norway
Vintage illustrations from the book Norske Malebøker by Einar Økland, which features his extensive collection of Norwegian coloring books and cut & paste books
With big thanks to Are Mokkelbost (b-o-r-g.org)
Hans Hauger, ca. 1942–44
See more from this book via Aslak Gurholt.
Are Mokkelbost—whose incredible work I featured in 2009—tells me Norske Malebøker was designed by Yokoland (website / facebook), "an interesting group of designers/artists with many fine book releases." It was published in 2012 by Samlaget.
The illustrations here date from about 1920 to 1945.
Hans Hauger, ca. 1942–44
Paul Lillo-Stenberg, 1940s
Paul Lillo-Stenberg, 1940s
Marie Walle and Eyvin Ovrum, 1921
Marie Walle and Eyvin Ovrum, 1921
A. Tyrihjell, 1930s
Inga Havig-Gjelseth, 1940s
Inga Havig-Gjelseth, 1940s
Arne Johnson, around 1940
Arne Johnson, around 1940
Johs. Berggren, 1946
Johs. Berggren, ca. 1940
Elbjørg Øien Moum, 1930s
Elbjørg Øien Moum, 1930s
Elbjørg Øien Moum, 1930s
Augusta Sand, 1911
Eyvin Ovrum, 1937
Eyvin Ovrum, 1938
Thorbjørn Egner, 1940
Olaf Reither, 1940s
Paul Lillo-Stenberg, 1940s
Jens Jensen, 1940s
Hans Hauger, 1943–44
Johs. Berggren, 1940s
Per Krogh, 1921
Scariest coloring book ever?
cover of Norske Malebøker
Images on the cover, from top left: Karl Dahl: "Malere'n, Kosten og Pøsen," 1949 – Hans Hauger: drawing book, 1942 – Paul Lillo-Stenberg: "Malebok," 1940s.
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November 30, 2015
DOTHAN, AL - On March 5, 2013 the Dothan Police Department Juvenile Investigative Division made a felony arrest following an ongoing investigation. Due to the sensitive nature of the case limited details are being released however police say Robert Sitz was arrested and charged with Electronic Solicitation of a Child.
· Robert Lewis Sitz, white male, 66 years of age, Ozark, Alabama was arrested and charges with Electronic Solicitation of a child. All persons arrested are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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With 100 days until the independence referendum, Gordon Brown says North Sea oil will not solve Scotland's problems.
16:50, UK, Monday 09 June 2014
Gordon Brown has told Sky News an independent Scotland would be a "more unequal country", despite the SNP's claims to the contrary.
In an exclusive interview with Eamonn Holmes marking 100 days to go until the referendum vote, he warned of serious economic consequences if the country splits from the rest of the UK.
The former prime minister said: "The SNP claims Scotland would be more equal - a fairer, more socially-just place - but actually, when you look at the policies, they're so keen to appease so many different people, they would end up making Scotland a more unequal country.
"The idea that oil is the solution to our problems is simply fantasy.
"We should not be led into this belief that somehow, the day after independence, everything is going to be wonderful when there are quite painful decisions that have to be made."
Asked by Holmes whether Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond had been telling "porky pies" about the true cost of independence, he replied: "I don't believe we're getting the full picture about what the consequences of independence are."
In a wide-ranging interview, Mr Brown said he felt embarrassed when Mr Salmond staged his controversial Saltire stunt after Andy Murray's Wimbledon triumph.
He said the gesture was a "terrible mistake", "cheap" and "made Scotland look small".
But he also hit out at the Coalition Government's tactics in the battle over Scottish independence in the run-up to the referendum in September.
He claimed the tone of claims by the Liberal Democrat Treasury Chief Secretary Danny Alexander that Scots would be £1,400 a year better off by staying in the UK was "patronising".
"Last week when the Scottish Office and the UK Government put out that statement that Scotland would be £1,400 better off without independence, and they gave the example of (the amount of) fish and chips you could buy ... I thought that was patronising," Mr Brown said.
Asked by Holmes whether David Cameron had lectured Scots during a visit to his home country last month, Mr Brown said: "It was done for the right reasons but it looked like Britain versus Scotland.
"We've always been a nation. We've always had our institutions, we've always had our Parliament.
"The only issue that remains to be decided is if you want to break every link that remains with Britain."
Asked why he had stepped up his own efforts for the "no" campaign, Mr Brown said: "I'm a proud Scot. I want to put the case. I believe we have a strong sense of national pride.
"We're making a decision for my children's future. I'm not complacent but once I and others within Scotland make the case, I think we'll win this argument."
He was then asked: "What if you lose?"
"People will have to accept it," he admitted.
"The problem is this vote is almost irreversible.
"I think people will want to end the divisiveness and work together. We're adults with a vote (that) will affect generations."
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Eric Goldman (Law) was quoted in a widely aired NPR news program about fingerprinting technologies, and in MediaPost about Yelp litigation over faked positive reviews. He also talked to KGO radio about tech lobbying.
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November 24, 2015
WYMT congratulates Monday's Mountain Student Achiever, sponsored by the Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Pikeville.
William Cody Johnson is a senior at Knott County Central High School where he has a 3.7 GPA.
William is a member of the Beta Club and the National Honor Society.
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Michael Haneke's The White Ribbon wins Palme d'Or
Michael Haneke's The White Ribbon won the Palme d'Or on Sunday night (May 24) in Cannes.
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The good people of northern Colorado are sick of those Denver city-slickers telling them what to do.
Fed up with what they see as a lack of representation, several rural counties are now seriously considering seceding to form their own state: North Colorado.
At a public meeting on Thursday, most of the 50 people in attendance supported the move, reports the Greeley Tribune via the Huffington Post. A Facebook page for the 51st State Initiative has more than 10,000 likes. Commissioners say they hope to put the North Colorado idea to a public vote in November.
"We believe there's an attack on oil and gas," says one commissioner. "We believe there's an attack on agriculture. I don't think those down in Denver understand any of it."
Residents are also concerned about gun control, water rights, and education, reports 7NEWS. But secession will take more than a few town meetings-it will require an act of Congress.
At the very least, the movement should make those urbanites take notice, says another commissioner.
"We have to address a growing problem that was clearly evidenced here, tonight," he says. "There's a disconnect. People feel politically disenfranchised, and we're trying to figure out a way to reengage."
There are actually two more contenders for the title of 51st state: Puerto Rico and "New Columbia" or the nation's capital.


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2015 Schedule
Note: The planning for 2016 is still in progress. The following is the Greyhounds in Gettysburg 2015 schedule:
There will be a First Aid Station open on Friday and Saturday at the Expo Center, and it will be staffed during our open times with a veterinarian, Metzger Animal Hospital. We also have an emergency vet clinic on call after hours.
There is a Gettysburg Town Trolley that runs from the Outlet Mall to downtown to the Eisenhower Hotel and to the battlefields all day every day, and the trip is free, but dogs are NOT allowed on the trolley.
Entire Event
|Allstar Family Fun Center Games
|@Allstar Family Fun Center
From Noon to 6pm of Friday and Saturday, a-la-carte tickets are available for the following activities:
|Doggie Daycare
|@Allstar Family Fun Center
We will have supervised doggie daycare during vending hours on both Friday (hosted by Hound Sanctuary) and Saturday (hosted by SHUG), donations are appreciated and muzzles are required. The Daycare will be held in the old batting cage directly behind the Allstar Building. We will provide water bowls, blankets, and there's shelter in there in case of hot sun. We are asking that you limit your babysitting time to 3 hours
|Off Leash Play Area by K9Grass
|We will have a large fenced area in the open field behind the Allstar Family Fun Center for off-leash play, and it will be open the entire weekend for your enjoyment.
Because the area will not be supervised at all times, we will be posting rules and then periodically monitoring the space to be sure that people are being considerate.
Your greyhound/galgo/sighthound MUST be muzzled at all times in that area. Bring your muzzle with you. We will have a few extras but don't count on that. If you have a dog other than a greyhound, they should be muzzled if they will be in with the greyhounds. Short-nosed breeds will not be able to wear a muzzle of course, so you will need to be extra careful. You must stay with your dog at all times and pay attention to his/her behavior. No bullying will be allowed and if you notice that the area is very crowded, it may be best to come back at a different time.
There will be set hours for small dogs; please look at the sign that will be hanging on the fence and respect their time to play. Small dogs will not be required to wear muzzles.
And it goes without saying -- clean up after your dog. There will be hundreds of poop bags around; please use them.
|Poop Stations
|We will have several dog walk areas around the outside of the hotel that will be cleaned on a regular basis. You will be given poop bags with your registration, but there will also be rolls of them everywhere.
Please, please clean up after your dog(s). This is vitally important if we are to be welcomed back. Also, please try to walk your dogs outside so they do their business before coming into the Expo Center and/or hotel. We will have clean-up crews but they can't be everywhere at once.
We're depending on you to pay attention to what your dog is doing. If you are staying at another hotel, and you see someone else being inconsiderate, please clean up after them. We want to leave only a good impression no matter where we are in town.
|Houndstooth Pet Dental
|@Allstar Family Fun Center Activities Area
Houndstooth Pet Dental, Non-Anesthetic Pet Teeth Cleaning will have a clinic at GiG. If you would like an appointment, email their office at email@example.com (subject should be: 'GIG appt needed'. The fee is $150-$160 depending on the oral condition. Payment is check or cash and appointments take 20-30 minutes. If you are thinking you might want to have this done, contact them soon to make sure you get your appointment! Go to their website www.houndstoothdental.com for more information about this anesthetic free teeth cleaning, it's amazing.
|Super Shopper Extravaganza!
|@The Outlet Shoppes at Gettysburg
We'll meet at the Outlet Shoppes again this year for a day of special deals just for us. A goodie bag, refreshments, and other surprises. Most of the stores will allow your fur-babies inside, so it should be a great day of shopping for everyone!
|The In-Town Gettysburg Experience
|@Downtown Gettysburg
The downtown merchants will again roll out the red carpets, water bowls, and special deals for us. Check back here for any special deals that will be provided. We're still working on that.
|Hogs 'n Dogs Welcome Reception & Free Raffle by Battlefield Harley-Davidson
|@Battlefield Harley-Davidson
Hosted by The Greyhound Way.
Those of you who have attended this in the past know that it is a fantastic, relaxed, fun event with free hotdogs and drinks for all attendees. We also have a free raffle during our social; everyone gets one raffle ticket and a chance to win a prize from a local business.
|Ghosts and Fire; Blessings and Celebrations
|@Eisenhower Hotel Front Lawn
Hosted by Dudley Doing Right.
We noticed last year that it was very dark getting to the fire ring so this year we'll light up the path with luminaries dedicated to our loved ones. If you have pre-ordered a luminary, it will be there when you get there, blank and ready for whatever names you care to inscribe on them. We'll provide the coloring materials and luminaries; you provide the artwork! Luminaries will also be available for purchase when you arrive (while supplies last) for $5 each.
When finished, you may take them with you in remembrance. We will also take time during our event to do a short Celebration of Life.
Gettysburg Mayor Bill Troxell will be joining us for a Welcome to Gettysburg and the Blessing of the Hounds, which will occur at around 9:00pm.
There will be a Moon Howl for all those dearly departed at 9:15pm.
|Battlefield Walk
|Meet at 8:15am at the National Cemetery Parking Lot (the old Cyclorama Center Parking Lot) at 300 Taneytown Road. The walk will leave promptly at 8:30am and head south on Hancock Avenue passing the equestrian monument of General George Gordon Meade. Then to the Angle to hear the story of Longstreet's Assault, and visit the High Water Mark Monument at the Clump of Trees. From there, the walk will head to where the Vermonters flanked the Confederates during Pickett's Charge. A brief stop at the 13th Vermont monument will be next. The last stop will be at the Pennsylvania Memorial.
|@Allstar Family Fun Center
If you pre-registered, you may check in with us (at any time) where you will receive your Premium Bag, tickets, and other goodies. We will divide by alphabet this year so hopefully you won't have to wait in line. Day of registration is also avalable.
We can't guarantee the availability of banquet tickets, event t-shirts, or Premium Bags and goodies unless they are pre-ordered, so please consider pre-registering to lock in your goodies.
We will have new GiG logo merchandise this year as well, besides our annual Kent Robert t-shirts! In addition, our custom-made event Martingale collars will be available at the Nittany Store table.
|Vendor Shopping
|@Allstar Family Fun Center
Look for 70 vendors selling everything canine-related! Some old favorites and some new friends will be joining us so please patronize our wonderful merchants! Be aware, shopping closes promptly at 4pm
|Mr. Buck's Genuinely Good Pet Food & the Greyhound Boarding & Retirement Camp -- The Back Story John Kitto
|@Allstar Family Fun Center Activities Area
John Kitto will tell us about how he went from greyhound owner to dog food manufacturer to keeper of the Camp! A fantastic story and one you won't want to miss!
|General Raffle Opens
|@Allstar Family Fun Center
Raffle tickets will be on sale throughout the event. The raffle "bags" will open for tickets at noon on Friday.
This is a raffle featuring great vendor prizes. Prize numbers will be drawn and posted at the raffle table at 2pm on Saturday. You will have until 5pm on Saturday to pick up your prizes.
You may pre-order raffle tickets with your pre-registration and your tickets will be available when you check in. We will be accepting Visa/MasterCard/Discover for the purchase of raffle tickets.
|The Sighthound Underground -- from the Middle East and Beyond Michael Owens
|@Allstar Family Fun Center Activities Area
Michael Owens highlights her rescue efforts with Galgos, Salukis, and other sighthounds from Dubai, Kuwait, Qatar, Spain, and Korea
|What Does Your Yard Look Like? Ken Karmie
|@Allstar Family Fun Center Activities Area
Ken Karmie, K9Grass Brand Manager, ForeverLawn, has a solution for that age-old problem of homes with multiple hounds -- MUD! ForeverLawn is joining us this year with an answer to the question, "What in the world do you put on the greyhound raceway in the yard?" It's not just Astroturf anymore!
|The Dog Stays in the Picture: How My Greyhound Helped Me Cope With My Empty Nest Susan Morse
|@Allstar Family Fun Center Activities Area
Susan Morse, our newest American greyhound author, will do a lively, short reading from her new book, complete with a book signing at the end. Books will be available for purchase at the Nittany store throughout the weekend. See the flyer for more information.
|Current State of Affairs in Spain
|@Allstar Family Fun Center Activities Area
The staff of the Fundacion Benjamin Mehnert, traveling here all the way from Seville, Spain, will enlighten us on the current state of affairs for Galgos and other sighthounds in Spain. Learn of the latest lobbying efforts to change a centuries old culture in this country with so many proud hunters and their packs.
|Reception for Adoption Groups
|@Eisenhower Hotel Edwardian Room
Hosted by The Greyhound Project for the staff and volunteers of adoption groups.
Conversation topics for this reception include:
|Pre-Banquet Reception
|@Eisenhower Hotel Pool Terrace
A social gathering for all (not just those attending the banquet). A cash bar will be available and dogs are welcome. Chill out and have a drink!
|@Eisenhower Hotel Grand Ballroom
There will be only a few banquet tickets available the day of the event. If you want to attend, guarantee your ticket by pre-registering.
There will not be an auction this year in favor of a second raffle at The Brew and The Grey event.
There will be doggie babysitting from 5:30pm to 8pm near the ballroom, signs will be posted. Hosted by God's Greyts (Donations are appreciated).
|Art Workshop Linda Evans
|@Allstar Family Fun Center Cafeteria
Linda will again offer both beginning and advanced instruction in her style of painting. You will begin with a basic design and add your spin on it. She will also offer some advanced technique styles for those of you who may have participated in the past. The session has limited attendance and available for pre-registration only. It always sells out!
|Check-in and Raffle Continues
|@Allstar Family Fun Center
Pre-registrants can check in at this time where you will get all the items you registered for. If the line is long, feel free to shop and try again later.
Raffle tickets will be sold and can be put into bags for a chance at winning great prizes donated by our vendors.
|Vendor Shopping
|@Allstar Family Fun Center
|Agility & Fun Dog Game Demonstrations
|@Allstar Family Fun Center Off Leash Play Area
Join Petra Postma and Jenn Lee for a fun, early morning romp and demonstration of how you and your grey really can do agility and obedience training together!
|Costume Contest & Parade
|@Allstar Family Fun Center
Hosted by Italian Greyhounds in Gettysburg
Put on your best costume; dress up the hounds, and come to the Activities Area for a line-up. We'll parade around the Expo Hall at 10am and end up at the Off Leash Play area for judging in several categories: Best Military Theme; Most Amusing; Most Creative; and Best of the Rest.
There will be a $50 cash prize for the best in each category.
|Stupid Greyhound Tricks
|@Allstar Family Fun Center Activities Area
Does your hound do something special? Show it off for a cash prize!
|A Farewell to Nigel
|@Allstar Family Fun Center Activities Area
Neil Brogan, writer, web master, and greyhound advocate, will bid a fond farewell to Nigel, an icon, advocate, and beloved hound, known to thousands throughout the world for his funny and heartwarming antics. Neil will also talk briefly about his efforts and the state of the greyhound union.
|8,000 Shades of Grey Dennis Tyler
|@Allstar Family Fun Center Activities Area
Dennis Tyler, Greyhound Advocate and Superstar, from Melbourne, Florida, will join us this year for an update on the Florida legislation, life at the track, and the possible future of greyhound racing.
|The Amazing World of Blood Tests: Think They're Not Important? Think Again! Dr. Fred Metzger
|@Allstar Family Fun Center Activities Area
Dr. Fred Metzger, Metzger Animal Hospital, will discuss with us what all those tests tell us and why they are so critical to your hound's health.
|What's New in Greyhound Medicine Dr. Guillermo Couto
|@Allstar Family Fun Center Activities Area
Dr. Guillermo Couto, Superstar of the Greyhound Medical World, will enlighten us about what's going on in the world of greyhound health and medicine. He will also tell us about the latest programs being established with The Greyhound Health Initiative and what great benefits you can receive with membership and how you can join.
|General Raffle Ticket Winners Posted
|@Allstar Family Fun Center
Winning numbers will be posted on the wall above the raffle prizes. You will have until 4pm to pick up your prize(s).
|Dog Superfoods: Fighting Off Chemicals & Chronic Disease with Diet Megan Sanchez
|@Allstar Family Fun Center Activities Area
Megan Sanchez, dog nutritionist and behavior modification expert from Altoona, PA, will discuss with us the latest research in pet food issues. She will also talk about how we can improve our hound's health using diet, supplements, and other canine super foods.
Megan is an honors graduate of the Animal Behavior College and now a Mentor Trainer for the school's curriculum. She holds certifications through ABC as a certified dog trainer, pet sitter/dog walker, pet nutrition and diet, conducting private lessons, and shelter dog training. Committed to providing the most effective, convenient solutions to clients' pet needs, she avidly pursues ongoing continuing education and professional development by attending seminars, expos, and keeping current on all industry literature. When not helping clients relish easier lives with their canine companions, she enjoys time with her two dogs in the outdoors.
|Private Reception for Sponsors, Speakers and Special Guests
|@The Brew and The Grey Tent
|GiG Family Photo
|@Allstar Family Fun Center Lake
Come join us out by the lake for our annual family photo. Steve from Crackerdog Photography will again attempt to capture the essence of this event in one big happy take!
|The Brew & The Grey by Metzger Animal Hospital
|@The Brew and The Grey Tent
Sampling Event
Join us for this new, fun and relaxing evening under the stars in the big tent by the lake! We will feature six local wineries and breweries, who will offer tastings and some sales of their products. GiG pre-registrants will receive 5 free sampling tickets and more tickets will be able to be purchased at the event for $1 per ticket.
Our participants so far include Adams County Winery, Brewery Products, Hauser Estate Winery, High Rock Winery, Battle Field Brew Works, and Naylor Vineyards. The wineries will be selling their products by the bottle; the breweries will have their products available at the cash bar that will be set up in the pavilion next door. Also, we will have a "soda and water" station, at which you can use a ticket to get a non-alcoholic drink.
There will be a barbeque dinner available for purchase, hosted by the Eisenhower Hotel, and a cash bar for other drink purchases.
RAFFLE: We will feature our high-end art raffle during this event, with raffle tickets available for purchase at the event. These tickets will be $2 each and winning tickets will be pulled at 8pm. You don't need to be present to win but a phone number on your tickets will be required and you will have 2 hours to pick up your prize or it will be forfeited.
A musician will entertain us from 6pm to 9pm, and there will be other surprises too!
Ice Cream Social: This year we'll feature "people" ice cream for both you and your hound! This event will be hosted by Greyt Expectations, and donations would be appreciated for their effort. This will be set up outside of the tent (weather permitting).
|Blur of Fur Speed Run
|@Off Leash Play Area
Think you've got the fastest hound? Maybe the slowest? Come find out as we'll warm up the radar gun and test out your theory! (If the grass is wet, this event will not be held)
|Closing Ceremony
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are small aerial seabirds found in all oceans of the world. Some say
the name "petrel" comes from a French version of St. Peter who, in
biblical traditions, walked on the water. The "storm" part of their
name refers to the fact they are only found on land during very strong
storms. Indeed, the thin legs of storm-petrels cannot sustain their
weight for more than a few steps — they avoid land except to come
ashore, usually at night, to breed in burrows, caves, or crevices.
Watching Wilson's Storm-Petrel patter over the water
(above & left), one can well imagine the tales that were spun by
ancient mariners. Some seafarers of old called them "Mother Carey's
chickens," in reference to the Virgin Mary (Mater cara) to whom the protection of sailors was commended.
Storm-Petrel breeds on southern hemisphere islets and disperses north
widely thereafter. The are huge numbers in the Atlantic; some believe
the species to be among the most abundant birds in the world in sheer
numbers. Many fewer reach the north Pacific, but they are annual in our
autumn on Monterey Bay in California.
like other members of the order Procellariiformes, have specially
modified "tubes" atop their bills. This special organ, which you can
see in this in-hand photo of a Leach's Storm-Petrel
(right). This allows them to drink salt water and then dispose of the
salt. One can sometimes see drops of concentrated sale being "sneezed"
out of these tubes.
The storm-petrel family has two
subfamilies: the Oceanitinae, composed of southern hemisphere species
which are characterized by long legs (like Wilson's Storm-Petrel), and
the Hydrobatinae, composed of northern hemisphere or tropical species
which typically have much shorter legs and often have forked tails.
Christidis & Boles (2008) elevated these two subfamilies to full
family status, relying on molecular evidence published by Penhallurick
& Wink (2004). This has not been widely accepted by other
authorities, but it does appear the two subfamilies are very ancient
storm-petrels are highly migratory, spending the summer month in rich
cold waters far north or far south, and then moving toward the
subtropics in the winter months. One of these is the lovely Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel
(left) which breeds on tiny islets from Japan and Alaska south to
northern California, and then disperses widely over deep oceanic waters
in the non-breeding season. Where I live on Monterey Bay, California,
this species is almost always far offshore. Occasionally, strong NW
gales in spring or fall will force hundreds into Monterey Bay itself,
and for a few days thereafter birds can sometimes be seen from shore. I
took this photo from Monterey's commercial wharf during one such
incursion. The Fork-tails blown inshore try to get back offshore as
soon as possible. Local Western Gulls find them to be easy prey, and
storm-petrels inshore don't last long.
half of the storm-petrel species are tropical or subtropical, staying
within warm waters but wandering widely as food can be patchy and hard
to find. A set of storm-petrels of deep offshore warm waters is
currently delimited under the name Band-rumped Storm-Petrel
(right). Its basic pattern — black bird with a white rump band — is a
feature shared with 8 other species. The bands vary is size and extent,
but identification of these birds can be difficult. Flight styles and
behaviors are important; see Crossin (1974), Boswell (1979), Brown
(1980), Marsh (1980), Naveen (1981-1982), and Harrison (1983a) for
starting points.
Recent genetic and breeding
phenology evidence suggests that there may be four (or more?)
distinctive populations of Band-rumped Storm-Petrel in the tropical
Atlantic Ocean (Bolton et al. 2008, summarized in Robb et al. 2008,
Bennett 2009). Further, populations in the Pacific are even more
distinctive (Friesen et al. 2007, Bolton 2007). It is possible that
birds currently lumped as "Band-rumped Storm-Petrel" Oceanodroma castro
should be assigned to somewhere between two (Atlantic vs. Pacific) to
six or more species (four in Atlantic, two more in Pacific). In the
Atlantic there are summer breeding birds on the Canary Is., Madeiran
Is., and Selvagens (nominate castro) and summer breeders in the Azores (already proposed as O. monteiroi
Monteiro's Storm-petrel; Bolton et al. 2008), and then there are winter
breeding populations on the Azores, Canaries, and Madeiran islands (not
yet formally named but informally proposed as "Grant's Storm-Petrel" in
Robb et al. 2008; the photo above right is presumed to be from this
population), and a year-round breeder on the Cape Verde Is. (jabejabe;
can breed much of year but most nest in winter; Robb et al. 2008). In
addition, there is now evidence of summer and winter breeding
populations on St. Helena I. in the south Atlantic (Bennett et al.
2009); there are also summer and winter breeders in the Galapagos
(Friesen et al. 2007).
Band-rumped is not the only
storm-petrel to have summer and winter breeding populations on the same
island. This phenomena also occurs in populations of Leach's
Storm-Petrel on Guadalupe I. off western Mexico; Ainley (1980, 1983).
There are some other wonderful storm-petrels in the world, including the Polynesian Storm-Petrel Nesofregetta fulginosa
that has this astonishing flight pattern, seeming to skip of the water
erratically each time it glides down, careening from point-to-point
like the mechanically ball in the old "Pong" video game.
breed on remote islands, islets, or on certain desert mountains in
South America free of land predators. Most come ashore to breeding
sites after dark to avoid predation by gulls or other large seabirds.
On the Farallon Islands off San Francisco, California, for example,
where I have spent a couple weeks helping research efforts, the air is
alive with the sounds of returning Ashy and Leach's Storm-Petrels after
dark in the summer. Over 90% of the world's Ashy Storm-Petrels nest on
the Farallones. You can now enjoy the cacophony of sounds made by some
Atlantic storm-petrels on the CDs that come with Robb et al. (2008).
Photos: The shots of Wilson's Storm-Petrel Oceanites oceanicus were off Hatteras, North Carolina, on 14 June 2009. The Leach's Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa came aboard the research vessel McArthur at 2°17'N, 116°59'W, on 30 Nov 1989. The Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma furcata was photographed from Monterey's commercial wharf on 25 Aug 1983. The flocks of Ashy & Black Storm-Petrels O. homochroa & O. melania
were on Monterey Bay, California, on 19 Sep 2004 (top tier of montage
© Les Chibana, middle left tier © Jeff Poklen, and 30 Sep
2006, bottom tier D. Roberson) while the isolated Least Storm-Petrel Halocyptena microsoma was photographed by Les Chibana on 5 Sep 2004. The Band-rumped Storm-Petrel O. castro was at about 19°N, 115°W, on 2 Aug 1979. The scavenging Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrels O. tethys
were surrounding the whale carcass at 21°04'N, 87°53'W, on 1
Aug 1989; our best guess at the whale species involved was a Fin or a
Bryde's Whale. The Ringed Storm-Petrel O. hornbyi was west of northern Peru at 3°S, 82°W, on 29 Sep 1989. All photos © Don Roberson, except those attributed to © Les Chibana and © Jeff Poklen, and used with permission; all rights reserved.
Bibliographic essay
are many seabird books, but apparently none which can strictly be
called a family book on the Storm-Petrels (there are monographs on
individual species, however). A very fine introduction to the family,
with a selection of nice photos, is in Carboneras (1992). Photographs
of all species are in Harrison (1987), and art and text in his earlier
work (Harrison 1983b). The photographs are quite nice, but one must be
careful with the text (esp. of the earlier book) which contains
numerous errors. There is also still much to glean from Murphy (1936).
A new book that includes storm-petrels among Atlantic procelarids is
Robb et al. (2008); it includes not only a lively text and lovely
photos, but CDs with extended samples of storm-petrel calls at night.
are many seabird books, but apparently none which can strictly be
called a family book on the Storm-Petrels (there are monographs on
individual species, however). A very fine introduction to the family,
with a selection of nice photos, is in Carboneras (1992). Photographs
of all species are in Harrison (1987), and art and text in his earlier
work (Harrison 1983b). The photographs are quite nice, but one must be
careful with the text (esp. of the earlier book) which contains
numerous errors. There is also still much to glean from Murphy (1936).
A new book that includes storm-petrels among Atlantic procelarids is
Robb et al. (2008); it includes not only a lively text and lovely
photos, but CDs with extended samples of storm-petrel calls at night.
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More than any other issue or influence, mobile technology will have the greatest global impact on the industry in the next five years. This is the finding of the ATM Future Trends 2012 study. In the U.S., 60 percent of study participants said it would be the most important industry trend.
Mobile, especially the smartphone, has a singular ability to blur the boundaries of financial channels. Using the mobile web and apps, a customer can take care of business online and at the ATM.
Today a mobile phone user can set up a funds transfer to be completed at an ATM thousands of miles away. Or a cash withdrawal to be carried out at the drive-thru down the street.
A few years from now, will bank customers use their NFC-enabled mobile wallets to initiate a contactless ATM transaction? Could the touchscreen on an NFC-enabled mobile someday make the ATM display redundant? If so, might it eventually even serve as a video teller interface?
Who can say? What we know for certain is that mobile technology is a fast-moving phenomenon. And one company — Personetics — has developed a mobile banking app that's a phenomenon within a phenomenon. Enough so that Digital Banker won the 2012 Mobile Solution Provider of the Year Award at the 6th Annual Mobile Banking & Commerce Summit last June in San Francisco.
"Studies have shown that customers typically use two to three channels when conducting business with their banks, so they expect a seamless experience across those channels," said Deborah Katz of White Plains, N.Y.-based Personetics Technologies.
"With Digital Banker, a customer can start a conversation in one channel and pick it up in another without missing a beat."
That could be a conversation, literally. Digital Banker features Siri-style voice navigation that asks questions and takes commands. The app also offers tap and text functionality. A slide show demonstrates two of the app's capabilities — bill pay and transaction inquiry. Video demos of these features can be viewed at the Personetics website.
Katz said that Personetics Digital Banker can benefit a bank in three ways:
"We let banks move beyond the old-fashioned ways of doing customer service and enable them to cater to the demands of the ever-changing consumer," Katz said.
Personetics offers both a hosted and an on-premises solution, allowing banks to choose their preferred method of installation. Real-time architecture allows banks to leverage existing data sources and expedite the integration process.
A typical deployment takes three to four months. Katz said the company had made a quick launch of the solution by doing the "heavy lifting" in advance, pre-packaging most of the business logic and complex models. "Banks don't have to dedicate 1000s of developer hours creating all of the possible scenarios — we've already done that," she said. "They just plug it in, and it works."
For more on this topic, visit the mobile banking research center.
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As Galactica continues to deteriorate, so does the morale of the crew–both human and Cylon. Tragedy strikes when a hole in Galactica's hull kills 61 crew members. The Admiral is torn between abandoning the ship and ensuring the safety of the fleet. Lee faces an enraged Quorum of 12 who demand each of their respective needs be met. Still struggling to figure out what her own future entails, Kara questions Baltar about his belief in angels. Boomer brings Hera to a pleased Cavil.


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- San Jose, CA - United States
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- Date posted - 08-07-2014
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Wireline Enterprise Development Manager.
Position manages the ProQuest presale application which provides the quoting and ordering functions of End to End Integration (a company-wide IT and business transformation). Position will have 5 or more direct reports and varying numbers of contractors. Position is also responsible for performance of corresponding offshore team members (varying from 5 to 15 in number).
Consistently leads multiple corporate strategic projects with high level of technical complexity. Must be able to provide complex architectural recommendations, optimized design solutions, and smart implementation strategy for their area.
Must have in depth knowledge of VRD product sets, infrastructure, interdependencies. Must be able to handle multiple competing priorities in a very fast pace and highly visible/mission critical environment. Must be able to manage executive level oral & written briefs to keep sr. leadership, IT, and business partners fully abreast of all challenges & projects. Must be able to manage a global program environment supporting US, VDSI, EMEA, Asia Pac IT & business partners.
Must have strong self-initiation, independence, leadership skills. Must be able to build a solid & competent team. Must conduct close coaching & grooming of staff to achieve committed departmental & corporate objectives.
Must have a strong ability to prioritize competing demands from the development, testing, project delivery and production support activities in a global project environment in support of the primary application ProQuest, the investment engine for E2Ei quoting and ordering.
Responsible for supervising & matrix managing a cross-functional team of employees and contractors including project and task planning, project impact assessment, and resource assignments. Additionally will be responsible for coaching & counseling employees, directing the work of employees, managing the performance of the employees including setting objectives, assessing performance. Will participate in hiring and pay increase
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Originally posted by nyeff
Also the Olmec heads look like African. I for one do believe the Egyptians did travel to South America.
Originally posted by JustAnotherHologram
I'm very intrigued by these civilizations and the topic at hand... does anyone have a good book to suggest or even some online articles so I can read more??
Originally posted by Toltec
Horses are not animals which are indigenous to the Western Hemisphere, in fact it was not until the Spaniards came that it was first introduced. Despite the fact that Egyptians and American Indian empires traded why were not horses in the western hemisphere prior to the arrival of the Spanish?
One response is that the method of transportation would not have allowed that much weight to be carried.
Its very likely that the reason for that is the Indian Empires used Balloons.


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Find out why he came into the world at this time.
Read about His life and his mission.
Don came into the world with an Ark of Divine Power that housed the Great Divine Beasts of Revelations.
These Divine Beast are all described in the Holy Bible Book of Revelations.


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The Fremont Rotary Club and Sandusky County Park District will collect for the food pantry at the Fremont Holiday Parade at 4 p.m. Saturday. Cans or cash will be collected along the parade route, which begins at Rodger Young Park, travels north on South Front Street, turns west on Croghan Street and ends at Flag Park.
For information, call 419-334-4495.


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MH370 teams face 'monumental task'Comment on this story
Kuala Lumpur - Hopes that Malaysia's missing jet might soon be found are yielding to the sobering realisation of the immense challenge of searching an uncharted seafloor at depths that push deep-sea technology to its limits.
"I have compared it to sending a man to the moon. We know how to do it, but we can't just do it in three weeks," said Erik van Sebille, an oceanographer at the University of New South Wales.
Twice in two days, an advanced US Navy mini-submarine has had to abort its search of the remote Indian Ocean for wreckage from the Boeing 777, which vanished on March 8.
The unmanned Bluefin-21 bounced back to the surface on Tuesday after hitting its maximum depth of 4 500m, and Wednesday's search was cut short due to technical trouble.
The hitches have raised the spectre of a prolonged, difficult search that may require even more sophisticated equipment to be deployed.
For nearly a month, the search effort has focused on a vast and lonely stretch of ocean where the Malaysia Airlines jet is believed to have crashed after inexplicably veering far from its Kuala Lumpur-Beijing flight path.
Underwater signals detected in the last ten days - thought to be from the plane's "black box" - raised hopes that wreckage could soon be found.
But these beacons, with a normal lifespan of around 30 days, have since gone silent - forcing investigators to look below the surface in a targeted area encompassing 40 square kilometres.
In a dark, extremely deep and little-known seascape far off Western Australia, it is a daunting prospect, experts say.
"It has not been mapped - in fact most of the deep ocean has not been mapped," Charitha Pattiaratchi, an oceanographer at the University of Western Australia, said of the search area.
"It is very cold and dark with high pressures - 450 times that at the surface."
Experts cannot even agree on the nature of the seascape, variously described as flat, rocky or coated in super-fine silt that could envelop and hide wreckage.
The US Navy estimates the Bluefin-21 may need "anywhere from six weeks to two months to scan the entire search area". Nothing has been detected yet.
Authorities may need to take a step back and begin seafloor mapping by ships at the surface to get an idea of the environment below, said Ian Wright, director of science and technology at Britain's National Oceanography Centre.
"It would give you an idea, for instance, of which areas were hard substrate, volcanic ridges, faults, those sorts of things," Wright said.
Afterwards, submersibles could be sent down for a closer inspection of more defined areas.
There is a gathering sense that the Bluefin-21 might not be up to the enormous task of searching a large undersea expanse at depths more than 2 000 feet lower than where the Titanic came to rest.
Angus Houston, the Australian head of the search operation, acknowledged on Monday that "much larger", and deeper-diving, equipment may be needed.
"They are being looked at as we speak," he said, adding that partners in the international search will need to discuss "who has the capabilities to do this work" at such depths.
Experts said that moving more advanced machinery into place will take time, and the mission will remain arduous - particularly the eventual recovery of anything from the seafloor.
"There are two ways you can work at those depths. The first is manned submersibles. Very few countries have that capability," said Wright.
A "likelier option" is the use of remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) that can go as deep as six kilometres, he said.
An ROV was used to pluck the flight data recorders of Air France 447 from the bottom of the Atlantic in 2011 at depths of around 3 000m.
"There's only a small number of ROVs available which will operate at (the MH370 search area's) depth. It's pretty extreme," Wright said.
Air France showed it can be done but it took nearly two painstaking years even though searchers had a better idea of where it crashed.
David Mearns, a US marine scientist who led the search that in 2008 located the Australian naval vessel HMAS Sydney - sunk in battle during World War 2 - said MH370 would eventually be found.
But families, authorities, the media and a fascinated world need to be patient, he said.
"I believe the hardest part is done. They have found it," he said in reference to the beacon signals heard earlier.
"The next part is not going to be easy. It's complex and challenging. But it's now a manageable task." - AFP
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- Established 1997
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Reference: Headmasters Advanced Academy of Training
Headmasters - Melbourne's most vibrant hair, beauty, spa and fashion training academy. Apprentices and fastrack training students from all over the world, and from all walks of life, receive world class education and training, work ready to take on the exciting world of hairdressing, beauty therapy and fashion. Over nearly two decades, Headmasters has become the hair and beauty industry training benchmark institution, sought by hairdressing students and salons alike for up to date techniques and career defining teaching that remains within the reach of all.
Working in real life situations is essential for success in the hairdressing, beauty and fashion industry. Headmasters students gain salon experience from day one. With Headmasters impressive teaching facilities and nationally accredited programs you can learn to be a hairdresser, beauty therapist, salon manager, spa professional or fashion designer.
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Headmasters Advanced Academy of Training offers following Courses.
Salon management
Beauty therapy
Fashion design and technology
Spa Management
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Archive for Thursday, September 20, 2007
Obituary: H. Helen Staples
Hilda Helen Gerstenberger Staples, 87, Rexburg, Idaho, died Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2007, in Rexburg. Inurnment will be at a later date in Eudora Cemetery.
She was born March 28, 1920, in Eudora, the daughter of Homer Herbert and Erna Augusta Magdelena Gerstenberger. She grew up in Eudora and graduated from Eudora High School. She also attended business school in Kansas City.
Mrs. Staples worked as an administrative assistant from 1962 to 1985. She was a member of St. Paul United Church of Christ in Eudora.
She married George W. Staples on April 19, 1942, in Vancouver, Wash. He preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, Michael Staples, Green Valley, Ariz.; and a daughter, Sharon Sundwall, Rexburg; four grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
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Design submitted for new skate park
July 22, 2014
Issaquah's new skate park is moving closer to construction with Grindline Skateparks Inc. providing a near-final design.
After three public input meetings, the city-hired designer gave city officials its vision of what Issaquah's skaters said they wanted in a new park. Grindline lead designer Micah Shapiro said their plan brought flow and a variety of elements to the 8,000-square-foot, triangular-shaped plot in Tibbetts Valley Park, across from the Issaquah Transit Center.
"We've kind of gotten it figured out what the public wants," Shapiro said. "It's really all about what they want in their skatepark."


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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) - The Grand Junction Rockies went down 5-3 to the Idaho Falls Chukars tonight, but can still walked away from Suplizio Field knowing that they'd be around in the post-season.
Paired with a loss from the Orem Owlz, the Rockies have statistically eliminated every other team from their division in the race for the first half championship.
Jonathan Gray pitched his best game so far tonight, going five innings with one earned run and six strikeouts.
The Rox will host the Chukars once more on Sunday before hitting the road at Ogden for the start of the second half of the season.
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Super heroes, fairy princesses, goblins, skeletons, clowns, witches, pirates, vampires and a variety of other creatures descended upon Edgewood Manor as the afternoon's trick or treat festivities began.
Residents sat in their doorways holding pumpkin buckets full of candy as trick-or-treaters went up and down the halls gathering their bounty.
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Video Games Go to War Against Smoking, Stress
Conquest - Summer 2009
By Katrina Burton
Promoting the health of women and men serving in the armed forces is an important focus of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), which recently awarded $3.7 million to Alexander Prokhorov, M.D., Ph.D., to develop an interactive video game geared to smoking cessation and stress management.
A professor in M. D. Anderson's Department of Behavioral Science, Prokhorov has already designed and pilot-tested a similar videogame, "Escape With Your Life," for troubled and economically disadvantaged youth.
"The DoD site visitors who reviewed this program suggested we apply for a larger DoD grant to design a similar educational product specifically for the U.S. Army, and we are honored to be selected again," says Prokhorov, who is principal investigator on the grant, a partnership with the U.S. Army in Fort Hood, Texas.
Tobacco use among members of the U.S. Army is alarmingly high. Thirty-eight percent smoke cigarettes and 15% use smokeless tobacco.
The Army pilot program will feature animation, audio, video and interactive activities that provide facts about smoking and tobacco use, as well as a soldier-designed avatar that guides troops through the educational track. Some of the modules will include educating participants on resisting peer pressure, coping with withdrawal symptoms and preventing relapses.
"Tobacco is typically regarded by young people as a dull subject. The videogame-based education program is anything but boring. It provides a highly interactive, engaging and exciting experience," Prokhorov says. "But what I like most is the opportunity to raise the awareness of tobacco hazards among Army service members, motivate them to quit and give them the skills necessary for adopting a tobacco-free lifestyle."
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We have just witnessed the adoption of the first green- house gas (GHG) emissions and fuel economy regulations
that will shift the engine development focus toward CO2 and energy efficiency — at least in highway
engines. In August, the U.S. EPA and
the NHTSA finalized GHG and fuel-efficiency standards for heavy-duty
trucks — the first-ever fuel-efficiency
regulations for heavy vehicles in the
United States and some of the first
in the world (notably, ahead of the
European Union, which likes to be
seen as the world's leader in GHG
emissions reduction).
W. Addy Majewski is president
of Ecopoint Inc., an engine emissions consultant in Mississauga,
Ontario, Canada. Ecopoint also
operates DieselNet an Internet
site dedicated to diesel emissions issues. DieselNet can be
accessed through the Emissions
Data Center at Diesel Progress
OnLine, www.dieselpub.com or
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tire rolling resistance, the presence of
idle-reducing technology and vehicle
speed limiters.
In the heavy-duty pickup trucks and
vans category, different standards have
been adopted for diesel and gasoline vehicles. The average per-vehicle
improvement in fuel consumption is
15% for diesel and 10% for gasoline
vehicles, compared to a common baseline. Compliance is determined through
chassis dynamometer testing, similar to
the procedures for light-duty vehicles.
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That Most Uncivil War
An illustration from Harper's Weekly shows the chaos of the 90-minute Battle of Memphis.
Image courtesy Memphis and Shelby County Room, Benjamin Hooks Central Library
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One hundred and fifty years ago this month, a one-sided skirmish that barely deserves its name — the Battle of Memphis — was fought by naval gunboats on the Mississippi River alongside our city. But anybody who thinks that the issues involved are now ancient history is perhaps just whistlin' Dixie.
Atlanta was burned. Vicksburg was besieged. And Memphis? Memphis was, to use a sports term, a blowout.
No matter how you look at it, the Battle of Memphis, fought 150 years ago this June 6th, isn't so much the epic fodder of Civil War narratives as it is a cautionary tale for overconfident underdogs.
As the naval battle on the Mississippi came to a woefully lopsided end, a cry described as "something between a wail and a curse" arose from the thousands of spectators on the Memphis bluff. It brings to mind the moan that ached from every local sports bar last month when the Grizzlies lost Game Seven of their NBA playoff series with the Los Angeles Clippers.
Less than two hours long (between 5 and 7 a.m.), the Battle of Memphis was a textbook rout. The Federal flotilla that had set out to capture Memphis and then head south to Vicksburg bore down on the city with five ironclad gunboats and several rams. The Confederate "River Defense Fleet" had eight boats with just two guns apiece.
Only one Confederate boat escaped, while just one Union boat was damaged. A single Union "casualty" had been shot in the leg, though he actually died weeks later of measles while in the hopital. The Confederate death toll, while low, was estimated at closer to a hundred. This crushing defeat cut off Memphis from New Orleans, giving Union forces control of the river all the way to Vicksburg.
Then, as now, what really happened here in 1862 is a storyteller's narrative, a compilation of often contradictory eyewitness accounts shaped as much by the observers — and the sons and daughters of the observers — as it is by the official record. It springs from the imaginations of those who woke early that morning to see the predawn sky filled with the smoke of the approaching Union fleet. Residents hurried to the bluffs to watch their heroic but outgunned and outclassed Confederate defenders fight what one spectator called "the battle of the pygmies and the giants."
With the Rebel fleet positioned between the city and the Yankee gunboats, thousands of onlookers were treated to a show made more exciting by errant cannonballs flying into downtown Memphis. One landed near the crowds of people watching from the Gayoso Hotel. A 64-pound ball smashed into a house on Tennessee Street. Other cannonballs were picked up as souvenirs.
A Chicago Tribune reporter's account of the explosion of the Confederate ram, the General M. Jeff Thompson, rivals in play-by-play the crash of the airship Hindenburg: "A mighty pillar of fire sprang from the burning hulk, lifted itself four hundred feet, spread out into an umbrella-like form of rolling, sulfuric clouds, folding in and rolling over and over in thick, heavy, creamy masses, filled with timbers, planks, bars of iron, fragments of charred timbers and coals of fire, cannon, shot and shell — all commingled — all raining down upon forest, field, and river, as if an avalanche or meteors of vast proportions had fallen from heaven through a cloudless sky to earth."
Shortly after that explosion, the gods of war provided an even bigger surprise for spectators: a minor earthquake. It caused no damage, but it did give the editors of a Chicago newspaper license to quip that its cause was "the falling in of that misshapen structure called the Southern Confederacy."
For the throngs of observers, then, this one-sided battle had thunder, spectacle, and earth-shaking excitement; the only thing missing was the Memphis Symphony Orchestra playing the "1812 Overture" and drunken crowds singing "Ol' Man River."
That would all come later. Much later.


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Started my 79 Civic project. Been collecting parts since January. Here is the video preview
Started my 79 Civic project. Been collecting parts since January. Here is the video preview
Looking forward to seeing how you go about this one :tu: , I've been toying with the idea of picking up a 77 myself 8)
Project Update - Engine now removed. What a pain in the ass. It started out great. Just a few broken bolts here and there, then I spent a couple hours trying to get the transmission linkage (aka bitch pin) out and could not. I also could not get the axles out due to lower control arm rust issues. Anyway, slowly lifted the engine and pried out the axles and then slowly manipulated to get the shift linkage cleared. I will take the bitch pin out while the engine is sitting on the floor. Should be better than laying on my back.
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Today I stripped a lot of rust. Found out the car was repainted at some point because there was bondo in a few spots. I hate that. Here is a video update
Nice progress!
So what are your plans?
Stock or mod?
And which colour?
Personally I love the white with the blue and tan stripes on it.
At this point, I am thinking of keeping the color stock. I will have the windows tinted and get some vinyl graphics added. I have a very good shop that does both, unfortunately 8 hours away.
The engine will go from the stock 1.5L CVCC to an Accord 1.6L (crate motor - AKA New Old Stock) so some slight modifications inluding weber carb. I also have headers which I was very lucky to find and they are in very nice shape. From there taking it step by step.
Loving this :tu: I can't wait to see what parts you've been stashing away
Certainly sounds promising...
Have spent about 60 hours working on this car since the last update. Lots of rust and body cleanup. I decided the stop working on the hood and found a double air scoop '77 that is really clean and adds character. Painting in next 30 days.