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Immunization route dictates cross-priming efficiency and impacts the optimal timing of adjuvant delivery
- 1 Unité Immunobiologie des Cellules Dendritiques, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
- 2 INSERM U818, Paris, France
- 3 Unité de Régulation Immunitaire et Vaccinologie, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
- 4 Unité Dynamique des Réponses Immunes, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
- 5 INSERM U668, Paris, France
- 6 Imagopole, Plate-Forme d'Imagerie Dynamique, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
- 7 Unité Epidémiologie des Maladies Emergentes, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
- 8 Centre for Human Immunology, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
- 9 Unité Biologie des Populations Lymphocytaires, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
- 10 Department of Microbiology and Center for Immunology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, USA
Delivery of cell-associated antigen represents an important strategy for vaccination. While many experimental models have been developed in order to define the critical parameters for efficient cross-priming, few have utilized quantitative methods that permit the study of the endogenous repertoire. Comparing different strategies of immunization, we report that local delivery of cell-associated antigen results in delayed T cell cross-priming due to the increased time required for antigen capture and presentation. In comparison, delivery of disseminated antigen resulted in rapid T cell priming. Surprisingly, local injection of cell-associated antigen, while slower, resulted in the differentiation of a more robust, polyfunctional, effector response. We also evaluated the combination of cell-associated antigen with poly I:C delivery and observed an immunization route-specific effect regarding the optimal timing of innate immune stimulation. These studies highlight the importance of considering the timing and persistence of antigen presentation, and suggest that intradermal injection with delayed adjuvant delivery is the optimal strategy for achieving CD8+ T cell cross-priming.
Keywords: dentritic cells, cross-priming, polyfunctional T cells, adjuvant delivery
Citation: Bouvier I, Jusforgues-Saklani H, Lim A, Lemaître F, Lemercier B, Auriau C, Nicola M-A, Leroy S, Law HK, Bandeira A, Moon JJ, Bousso P and Albert ML (2011) Immunization route dictates cross-priming efficiency and impacts the optimal timing of adjuvant delivery. Front. Immun. 2:71. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2011.00071
Received: 05 October 2011;
Accepted: 17 November 2011;
Published online: 08 December 2011.
Edited by:Ken J. Ishii, National Institute of Biomedical Innovation, Japan
Reviewed by:Steven Applequist, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
Taiki Aoshi, Osaka University, Japan
Copyright: © 2011 Bouvier, Jusforgues-Saklani, Lim, Lemaître, Lemercier, Auriau, Nicola, Leroy, Law, Bandeira, Moon, Bousso and Albert. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial License, which permits non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in other forums, provided the original authors and source are credited.
*Correspondence: Matthew L. Albert, Institut Pasteur, 25, Rue du Dr. Roux, Paris 75724, France. e-mail: email@example.com
†Present address: James J. Moon, Center for Immunology and Inflammatory Diseases, and Pulmonary and Critical Care Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital; and Harvard Medical School, 149 13th Street, Charlestown, MA 02129. USA.


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Harris Center for the Arts at Folsom Lake College — formerly known as Three Stages at Folsom Lake College — opens its third season with Summer Guitar Fest, offering three stellar artists of diverse backgrounds in a seamless show.
Featured are Mimi Fox, winner of six consecutive Downbeat Magazine International Critic's Polls, Pierre Bensusan, Guitar Player Magazine Readers Choice Award — USA, and two-time Grammy award-winner Laurence Juber, selected by Sir Paul McCartney himself as lead guitarist for Wings.
Internationally renowned guitarist/composer/recording artist Mimi Fox has been recognized by writers and colleagues alike as one of the most eloquent jazz guitarists on today's scene.
Fox has performed and recorded with some of jazz's most commanding players, including fellow guitarists Charlie Byrd, Stanley Jordan, Charlie Hunter and Mundell Lowe; Grammy-nominated saxophonists Branford Marsalis, David Sanchez and Houston Person and the late Don Lanphere; vocalists Abbey Lincoln, Diana Krall, Kevin Mahogany and Janis Siegel; B3 organ masters Joey DeFrancesco, Barbara Denerlein and Dr. Lonnie Smith; and powerhouse drummer Terri Lyne Carrington.
She has also performed outside of the jazz world with legends Stevie Wonder and John Sebastian and with Patty Larkin's Vanguard Records-produced La Guitara project.
Fox has released eight highly acclaimed albums as a leader, including two on Steve Vai's Favored Nations label, 2006s double CD, "Perpetually Hip."
If World Music is music that pays tribute to the spirit of a collection of human beings through distinct rhythms, traditional instruments and harmonic colors, then French-Algerian guitarist, singer and composer Bensusan can be recognized as one of the most eloquent and diverse world musicians of our time.
Bensusan was voted "Best World Music Guitar Player in 2008″ by Guitar Player Magazine Readers Choice. His name became synonymous with contemporary acoustic guitar genius, long before the terms new age, new acoustic music or world music were invented.
He has the ability to make a single guitar sound like an entire band as he brings the audience on a mesmerizing musical journey.
There is a sense of something both playful and serious in his work, an unparalleled sense of freedom in his compositions and his improvisations.
His "manner" of playing defies classification — crossing world, classical, jazz, traditional, folk and more. None can be isolated as simply "Brazilian," "Arabic" or "French;" rather, they represent the world in its current state, a world sharing itself, fusing cultures together in ways never experienced.
Two-time Grammy Award-winner and Fingerstyle "Guitarist of the Year," Juber, fuses folk, jazz, pop and classical styles, creating a multifaceted performance that belies the use of only one instrument.
Lead guitarist for Sir Paul McCartney's Wings, Juber is a world-class guitar virtuoso solo artist, composer and arranger.
Juber has released 18 critically acclaimed solo albums, including "Guitarist" and "PCH." His solo CD, "Pop Goes Guitar," includes the arrangement of "Stand By Me" that was heard nationally in the "Diamonds Are Forever" commercial.
His last release, "Wooden Horses," showcases LJ's compositions for solo guitar, and his latest CD is "LJ Plays The Beatles Vol. 2." Juber is featured on the CD "Poppin' Guitars," a tribute to the music of the Sherman Brothers and can be seen in the documentary film, "The Brothers," about those celebrated Disney composers.
As a studio musician, his playing can be heard in the recent NBC Dateline documentary "Children Of The Harvest" and Ken Burns' documentary, "The Tenth Inning."
Summer Guitar Fest will be presented on Sunday, July 28 at 7 p.m.
Tickets are $19 to $29 with premium tickets available for $39. Students with ID's are $12. Tickets are available online at harriscenter.net or from the Harris Center ticket office at 916-608-6888 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Saturday, and two hours before show time.
Parking is included in the price of the ticket.
Harris Center is located at 10 College Parkway in Folsom. Originally named Three Stages at Folsom Lake College in 2011, the facility has been renamed to honor Brice Harris, chancellor emeritus of the Los Rios Community College District.

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The lawsuit revealed that the treasurer, Lee Ann Augustine, 50, stole $94,746 from the city in 2002 and 2003 - far more than the $53,000 the city had initially acknowledged was taken in cash and property tax checks. The city is trying to recover the full amount taken and for part of the cost of its investigation - a total of $141,000 - plus 12% a year interest and punitive damages.
Augustine worked for the city for almost a decade She had said her husband had abused her and pressured her for money to pay the bills, allegations he denied.
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Franklin named the Hanover Insurance Co. as a defendant. Hanover, according to the lawsuit, had a contract with the city beginning on Jan.1, 2002 to provide public employee dishonest coverage up to $100,000 with a $500 deductible. Hanover denied the claim on July 20, 2006.
According to the lawsuit, Cal Patterson, Franklin's director of finance, suspected there was a problem in the treasurer's office in the spring of 2003. In August, he learned that "a batch" of property tax collections had not been deposited in the bank. Augustine said she found the checks under the front seat of her car and they were deposited.
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DENVER -- Mark Messier has received the go-ahead from the New York Rangers to play in the Heritage Classic alumni game in Edmonton. And Rangers coach and general manager Glen Sather gave the final OK on Thursday night after his team's 4-3 loss to Colorado.
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Most women are aware of the presence of cervical mucus from their teen years or perhaps later, when they may question what all this mucus is about?!
Yet as we approach our reproductive years, mucus is most definitely worth becoming more acquainted with and more appreciated.
Observing your cervical mucus can be more useful than you may think. If you want to aid or avoid conception, cervical mucus observations are said to be around 98.5% accurate as to the fertile and infertile times in your monthly cycle.
The word 'mucus' might make you cringe, but knowing the different states of your mucus and what it means can be a strong indicator for ovulation, infertile times and fertile times.
Firstly, it's important to note that there are some situations in which your mucus may be effected by external factors, including:
- Stress
- Breastfeeding (while lactation is suppressing ovulation, it can result in dryness)
- Medications or drugs (inc. Clomid)
- If you may be pre-menopausal
- Illness
- Dieting, weight change or fasting
- Travel
How Do You Observe Cervical Mucus?
There are three ways you can do this, depending on what you are most comfortable with.
- Toilet Paper " By observing mucus found after wiping
- Externally " With your fingers, feeling for mucus around the opening of your vagina
- Internally " Checking mucus from the cervix by inserting two fingers (index and third finger) into your vagina and gently sweeping the cervix
Once you have some mucus on your fingers, between your thumb and index finger, press them together and stretch the mucus " take note of what the mucus does. Does it stretch? Does it stay in shape and is tacky? Is it slippery? Is it clear, yellow or cloudy?
Types Of Cervical Mucus
Just as every woman's cycle is different, so too is her mucus pattern. This may be due to varying cycle lengths and stages or other factors effecting it's production as above mentioned. Below is a fairly common cycle of mucus production, starting with the end of your period.
Infertile Cervical Mucus
After your period, you may find that you have a few days with no mucus (dry). Any mucus that is seen at this time is infertile. If you do find mucus, it will likely be sticky and may come out as a blob.
Words women use to describe their infertile mucus at this time include:
- Thick
- Dense
- Sticky
- Flaky
- Tacky
Infertile mucus feels more dry to touch than fertile mucus. It may be yellow, white or opaque. Upon observation by touch between your thumb and index finger, you will find that it does not stretch or move " it is quite thick.
Possibly Infertile or Slightly Fertile Cervical Mucus
Following infertile mucus, you may then experience possibly infertile or slightly fertile mucus. Mucus in this state responds to increasing levels of oestrogen and is usually sticky and may feel damp. There is only a slight chance of conception " sperm will find this form of mucus particularly hard to swim through.
Words women use to describe their infertile mucus at this time include:
- Creamy
- Pasty
- Thick
- Cloudy
- Sticky
- Flaky
- Tacky
Possibly Infertile or Slightly Fertile mucus still feels more dry to touch than fertile mucus. It may be yellow, white or opaque. Upon observation by touch between your thumb and index finger, you will find that it does not stretch or move much but it may be damper or in more quantity.
Fertile Cervical Mucus
Fertile mucus usually signals the impending arrival of ovulation and if you are hoping to avoid conception, you must avoid unprotected intercourse at this time. Your mucus may change to a more watery state and feel more slippery. You may find this mucus is more abundant than the previous forms of mucus.
Words women use to describe their fertile mucus include:
- Wet
- Slippery
- Watery
- Clear
- Thin
- Fluid
Fertile mucus feels wet and slippery compared to infertile mucus. It's likely to be clear mucus or have a cloudy/white colour to it. Fertile mucus will even smell sweeter (and apparently taste sweeter) than less fertile mucus which may have a more vinegar scent, however the most important observation to make is the wetness/slippery observation.
Highly Fertile Cervical Mucus
This time is the most likely time to find what is commonly known as EWCM (egg-white cervical mucus) or spinn (short for spinnbarkeit which is german for spiderweb). EWCM is 'stringy' hence coming from the word spiderweb. It may appear as a glob, or in smaller amounts in more watery mucus. Not all women experience this form of mucus so don't be alarmed if you don't notice any EWCM. Some women swear by Evening Primrose Oil to increase their levels of EWCM, however see a naturopath and they can suggest an appropriate dosage for you. If you were to stretch EWCM between your thumb and index finger, you may notice it stretches, unlike the infertile mucus which keeps it's shape. You can see why this form of mucus favours sperm " it has a consistency similar to sperm and creates an ideal environment for them to reach the egg.
For a more detailed article on ovulation, check out Ovulation Signs & Symptoms.
Post Ovulation Cervical Mucus
Following ovulation, you may find that the mucus may quickly return to the thick, tacky mucus or you may have none at all, leading up to your period. Some women experience a glob of mucus prior to getting their period, which is infertile.
Recording Cervical Mucus Observations
There are so many benefits to keeping a record of cervical mucus, especially when you are starting out on your conception journey. You will quickly notice your own, unique cycle pattern – you'll become a pro at being able to tell when you are most likely to be ovulating, infertile or fertile. Observations will become easier, like habit, and when putting together mucus information with other charting observations (see the article on Charting for Conception), you will have an even better idea on when you are more likely to aid or avoid conception.
Plenty of BellyBelly members, including myself, swear by mucus observations and find it to be very empowering. Our body can be like one great big unknown, but gaining such a huge insight to something so simple may be very rewarding indeed.
Recommended Reading (Books)
If you'd like to read others experiences or even contribute your own, please join us in the BellyBelly Forums. We have a section dedicated to conception. Alternately, BellyBelly highly recommends the below books to help you conceive, faster.
Taking Charge of Your Fertility by Toni Weschler
Plan to Get Pregnant: 10 Steps to Maximum Fertility by Zita West
- Zita West's Guide To Getting Pregnant
- Fertility and Conception: A Complete Guide to Getting Pregnant
- Zita West's Guide to Fertility and Assisted Conception
Natural Fertility: The Complete Guide to Avoiding or Achieving Conception by Francesca Naish


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List Criteria: List of any public and private schools using the Scorpion Mascot.
List of schools using the Scorpion mascot and may include High School mascots, College mascots and other mascots such as sports team mascots. The Scorpion mascot is a very popular one used by all the schools on this list. A school mascot such as the Scorpion typically helps to differentiate one school or sports team from another. Often times a school uses an animal mascot.
The schools using the Scorpion mascot are listed alphabetically and may include school pictures. Use this list to find all schools using Scorpion mascots for their school.
You can click on any of the schools within this Scorpion list of schools to get more information about the school. This page answers the question "what school uses the Scorpion as its mascot?" The list you're viewing has a variety of items, like Spring Creek Elementary School and Horizon High School, in it. (5 items)
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University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College Brownsville, Texas, United States of America
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Fobus, the sneaky little thief that could
One small Android application shows lots of determination and persistence. Too bad it's evil.
The year 2014 was significant with a huge rise in mobile malware. One of the families impacting our users was malware Fobus, also known as Podec. This malware poses as a more or less useful application, but for sure it won't be what the user expects. This malware usually has two language versions, English and Russian, and applications seem to be generated automatically.
All that, and a bag of chips
From the permissions in the manifest, we can see that once Fobus is installed on the victim's device it cannot only send SMS and call premium numbers, which may cost a lot of money, but it also works as Spyware and can steal personal data from the infected device. That's a lot of bad stuff packed into one small application.
Next up is a bit more technical stuff. If you are really eager, skip to Me thinks that something is amiss section to see how it works. Read more…
Mobile malware a real threat in 2014
Security industry experts from around the world must have been looking in the same crystal ball to make their predictions for the new year, because everyone agreed that mobile exploits and malware would drive growth for the industry in 2014. Mobile attacks will include malicious software that steals data from legitimate apps, spyware, ransomware and software installed via NFC.
Ondrej Vlček, AVAST's Chief Technology Officer, agrees with the others, and has evidence to back it up, "We see nearly 2,000 new malware samples on Android every day, and this is up from maybe 50 a year ago. It's quite likely that the trend will continue." He explained in an article in SC Magazine that Android has reached a critical mass in terms of penetration and market share, therefore it's an attractive target for cybercrooks.
This news has not escaped security journalists, and many are recommending security apps to protect Android devices. TechAdvisor, powered by PC Advisor, the UK's number one technology magazine website, recently recommended avast! Mobile Security as one of it's Best Android antivirus: 6 best cheap and free Android security apps.
avast! Mobile Security is a comprehensive suite of security and backup tools, with a particularly strong set of anti-theft features that could well catch a thief in the act.
Digital Trends looked at three of the top Android security apps. Avast! Mobile Security was their top choice.
If you're looking for a security solution for your Android smartphone, and your primary concern is malware and safe browsing, then this could be the right app for you.
Avast! is a trusted choice – over 50 million devices are protected.
The November 2013 mobile security evaluation conducted by AV-TEST, certifies that avast! Mobile Security provides 100% protection against malicious apps with zero impact on your device's performance. That means no impact on your battery life, the app doesn't slow down your device, and it generates negligible traffic.
AVAST scans what bugged us this year and will continue to buzz alarm in 2014
by Caroline James, AVAST Software's U.S. PR manager
The top three security trends of 2013 will only strengthen in 2014. Hackers abusing new payment options, browser toolbars spreading extensively, and new privacy issues have defined this year's trends of security threats and nuisances.
Online fraud goes viral on mobile
2013 has been the year of new payment methods, including SMS, WAP and NFC payment – and with these new options, hackers have increased their efforts to develop new ways to steal users' money.
AVAST detected an average of 1,839 new mobile malware samples a day, about 60 to 70% of which were designed to send and charge mobile users for premium SMS.
AVAST this year has also seen more targeted attacks where the goal is to steal users' financial transaction data and ultimately their money. This for example includes hacking specific banks by manipulating their Internet banking interfaces to steal the customer's personal data.
Unwanted toolbars cling like ivy to browsers
Another trend that snuck up on users in 2013 and strikes instant recognition among people who have experienced it, are browser extensions. The numbers AVAST has collected so far are enormous. The antivirus software company has identified more than 6.1 million different browser extensions for Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Chrome in just eight months.
Unwanted toolbars are a pain everyone can relate to and we would argue they are the first major consumer security outbreak since spyware.
Our experts at AVAST say that we are in the era of new 'spyware', but this time it's even more insidious especially since many players in the security space are actually in the game themselves by pushing the toolbars onto customers.
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The apostle Paul, author of perhaps half our New Testament books, became the greatest shaper of the Christian church after Jesus. Still, we have little information about the man himself. In this excerpt from Issue 47 of Christian History (one of ten magazines published by Christianity Today), Stephen M. Miller surveys answers to some of the most puzzling questions asked about Paul.
What did Paul look like?
The only early physical description of Paul, from the "The Acts of Paul," reads, "A man of middling size, and his hair was scanty, and his legs were a little crooked, and his knees were far apart; he had large eyes, and his eyebrows met, and his nose was somewhat long."
Perhaps little more than imaginative writing from a century after Paul died, it does meet with the way Paul's critics described him: "His letters are weighty and forceful, but in person he is unimpressive" (2 Cor. 10:10; all verses from the NIV).
Was he married?
Probably not, but there is plenty of room for debate. In 1 Corinthians 7:8, Paul wrote, "It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I am." But when arguing on behalf of himself and Barnabas, he said, "Don't we have the right to take a believing wife along with us, as do the other apostles and the Lord's brothers and Cephas?" (1 Cor. 9:5).
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A commission for Auron's Sword from Final Fantasy. Made from poplar, acrylic and spray paint, and a plastic lanyard. Measures a little over four feet long.
I'm open for commissions, so if you're looking for props, let me know!
I'm open for commissions, so if you're looking for props, let me know!
Hi there! I was wondering if you still had this prop on you or if you could make a new one? I'm cosplaying female!Auron at my Comic Con in Canada and need his katana. If you could get back to me ASAP that would be fantastic!
Hello! This sword was for a commission, so I don't have it around anymore, but I'm more than happy to be commissioned to make another. When is Comicon?
Comic con is October 31st, November 1st and 2nd. Could you also give me a price on how much it might be?
I'm not sure I could get it to you by that time. I've got a lot of ordered piled up right now and I'd basically have to get it out in the next week or two in order to potentially get it to you on time. However, I'm asking my partner to see if he could do it. My Auron blades are slightly short at four feet long, did you want yours to be the same size or more like the five and a half feet like in the game? It'd just make a difference in the price because of material cost and it'll make the shipping go up a bit. Let me know
This is AWESOME!! It looks SO real!!....is it?
This is absolutely perfect, and EXACTLY what I'm looking for. I would love to talk to you more about this piece, ie: cost, time to make, and all that. Looking for one for a convention within the next 4 months.
Of course! I'm glad you like it! I actually just recently finished a 2.0 of this sword that looks even better, I've been meaning to post it in my gallery...In the meantime, if you are interested I charge $170 for this sword plus s&h. It's made of solid poplar wood, which is a lightweight and durable material, and the sword measures somewhere around four feet long, give or take a inch. I accept Paypal and am willing to take the fee in two payments, half up front and the other half upon completion. Let me know if this works for you and I hope you're having a great holiday season!
I'm going to have to give this a couple days of thought. I really do love this piece, and it works perfectly for the Auron cosplay my friends are wanting me to do, but with me wanting to move and all that, cash is pretty tight. Let me run some numbers and logistics and see if it's really something I can do.
WOW!!This looks really amazing!!Awesome work!!And what´s poplar??
Haha thanks! Poplar is a type of wood
Amazing, the prop is so realistic in it's appearance. That's some high level pro work you're doing. Keep that up & u'll ended up having a successful life in no time.
Thank you very much! I am self-motivated and self-employed, and prop making has become a passion for me. It wasn't what I thought I'd be doing even a few years ago, but this has developed into a special joy for me. I'm working on several props right now that I can't wait to finish--they are going to be amazing!
Fantastic! I really like the paint job on the blade. C:
How heavy did this end up being?
How heavy did this end up being?
Thank you! It's fairly light, I think three pounds (possibly a bit less) I think my favorite part of this design is the curve in the top of the sword, it makes a perfect little scoop for your shoulder to go I'm impressed by small things...
Well, I'm not sure if you have ever played Final Fantasy X yourself, but that is exactly what Auron does with it. It's his classic pose. XD
Haha, I've never played, truth be told, but I have seen that's his trademark pose. In always just impressed when form fits function. Its still silly to call this a katana, but its a good design nonetheless


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When independent mortgage provider, SA Home Loans launched back in 1999, taking on the established banks that had until then dominated the home loans market, it quickly earned a reputation as a consumer champion, thanks to its competitive interest rates and excellent service.
Sixteen years later, the upstart has grown into South Africa's biggest non-bank specialist home loan provider and it is making waves again, this time with its entry into the affordable housing market.
SA Home Loans Chief Executive, Kevin Penwarden, says the move was welcome news for house hunters earning less than R18 000 per month and showed that the company hadn't lost sight of its origins as a customer-focused alternative to the big banks.
He says they're delighted to announce their entry into this fast growing market. "Now, lower income earners have access to the same innovative, consumer-friendly approach to mortgage lending that's helped more than 150 000 individuals and families purchase their own homes."
Penwarden says affordable housing is an important segment of the South African housing market, with properties valued between R250 000 and R500 000 making up more than a quarter of all registered residential properties.
Despite this, he says there's still a massive shortage of decent affordable housing. It's not as though the banks haven't been in this market already, it's just that when they did their research they realised how badly they were doing and that's when they saw their gap, he says.
For many first-time buyers, trying to get a home loan from one of the banks is a bureaucratic nightmare, he says, but it doesn't have to be that way. As with its other customers, SA Home Loans offers its affordable housing customers all the information they need in simple, everyday English, Zulu, Sotho and Afrikaans.
Penwarden says they pride themselves on treating their customers like individuals, not numbers. He says they keep them informed through every step of the application process and are always on hand to answer questions in their language of choice.
Mindful of the fact that many lower income buyers battle to save up for the large deposits required for many mortgages, SA Home Loans is offering 100 percent loans to qualifying customers, with a 20 year term variable interest rate loan. It has also reduced its minimum property size to take into account smaller properties.
Penwarden says their research and experience has shown them that home buyers, whether they're in the market for a R250 000 starter house or a R5 million home, want to be treated with openness, friendliness and respect.
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The Diamond Crown Maximus Toro No.4 is part of the robust DC Maximus line. The Maximus cigars are full-bodied smokes, hand-made by the Fuente family in the Dominican Republic. A secret blend of premium Dominican tobacco leaves make up the filler, and the binder is also from the Dominican Republic. Each cigar is enclosed in a dark Ecuadorian wrapper grown under the sun in the El Bajo region of Ecuador. The Maximus No. 4 cigars deliver a thick, creamy smoke that tastes of butter, nuts, pepper and spice.
The Maximus cigars, introduced in 2003, are crafted by the Fuentes for JC Newman of the US. The cigar wrappers are from the famous Oliva farm in El Bajo. Maximus cigars are available in different sizes. These Toros are 6 inches long and have a ring gauge of 50. They are sold in boxes of 20.
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News for Sunday, July 15, 2012
5 Things: Johnson wins John Deere Classic
5 Things: Johnson wins
5 Things: A magnificent approach shot to nine inches helped Zach Johnson outlast Troy Matteson on the second playoff hole to win the John Deere Classic on Sunday.
Royal Portrush deserves the Open Championship
says the next available date for the Open Championship is 2017. Royal Portrush should be penciled in.
Alistair Tait says the next available date for the Open Championship is 2017. Royal Portrush should be penciled in.
Open Championship: Previous Opens at Royal Lytham
A capsule look at the 10 previous British Opens held at Royal Lytham & St. Annes, where the 141st British Open will be played July 19-22.
Open Championship: Facts and figures
Facts and figures for the Open Championship, held July 19-22 at Royal Lytham & St. Annes in Lytham, England.
Open Championship: Key anniversaries
A look at some of the key anniversaries this year in British Open history.
Open Championship: The complete field
The 156-man field for the 141st British Open, to be played July 19-22 at Royal Lytham & St. Annes (players listed only in first category for which they are eligible).
Open Championship: Pipeline starting to fill with Korean men
K.J. Choi led the charge and now it is much easier for the likes of Seung-yul Noh, Sang-Moon Bae and Sunghoon Kang, who are among eight Korean-born players on the PGA Tour.
Open Championship: Royal Lytham, hole-by-hole
Inside job: Royal Lytham
Hole-by-hole: This year's Open Championship venue lacks distinctive flair – especially when viewed on TV – but it possesses strength and character.
Aussie Nisbet captures Players Amateur
Australian Daniel Nisbet beats Alabama's Bobby Wyatt by one shot to take home Players Amateur title in South Carolina.
Chapman wins U.S. Senior Open to join trio of stars
Roger Chapman became just the fourth player to win the U.S. Senior Open and Senior PGA Championship in the same year, joining Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player and Hale Irwin.
Newsom wins 56th Eastern Amateur
Roger Newsom, a 48-year-old ophthamologist from Virginia Beach, Va., used home-course knowledge to capture the 56th Eastern Amateur with a 16-under 264 total on July 15.
Complete coverage: Open Championship
2012 Open Championship
Check out our wall-to-wall coverage of the 2012 Open Championship from the Royal Lytham and St. Annes Golf Club.
Tait: Scottish Open champ Singh breaks golf's mold
Tait on Jeev Milkha Singh
Alistair Tait: Those who say all golfers come from the same mold need look no further than Scotland's newest national champion – Jeev Milkha Singh.
Ban defeats Jonson for PNGA Amateur title
Ban wins PNGA Am
Shotaro Ban defeated Carl Jonson at Wine Valley Golf Club in Walla Walla, Wash., to win the PNGA Amateur. It marked a strong comeback for Ban after battling a wrist injury for the past five months.
Singh wins Scottish Open in playoff with Molinari
Jeev Milkha Singh of India has birdied the first playoff hole against Francesco Molinari to win the Scottish Open and earn a spot in next week's British Open.


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Artists in Residence
It is the mission of the Haleakalā Hawaiian Arts Residency Program to provide opportunities for creators of Hawaiian art to live and create in an area of great cultural and spiritual importance. The purpose of the program is to promote a deeper appreciation of Hawaiian arts and traditional knowledge among park visitors and staff.
The schedule for our next Artist in Residence is undetermined. Please check back for an update in Fall 2013.
In June 2013, Haleakalā National Park hosted Artist in Eesidence, Natalie Westbrook, print-maker, painter and collage artist from New Haven, Connecticut.
About Natalie:
Westbrook was selected by a jury panel comprised of National Park and Maui Arts and Cultural Center representatives. The applicants included musicians, sculptors and painters. "We are excited to see what Natalie creates during her two weeks in the park. She offers us a fesh artistic perspective on a beloved place, as well as an opportunity to share her diverse talents with our student interns and visitors," said Melissa Chimera, Volunteer Coordinator.
The artist created a new series based on Haleakalā's unique and rare flora, such as the `āhinahina, the Haleakalā silversword found only on east Maui. The series is available for viewing below.


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November 14, 2007 In what could be seen as a stepping stone on the road to the replacement of traditional platter based hard drives with flash based drives, SanDisk has unveiled a solid-state storage solution that works in conjunction with a PC's hard drive to store and launch the computer's operating system and software applications. Presently the cost and size limitations of flash storage prohibit the complete replacement of traditional hard drives in PCs, but the new SanDisk Vaulter Disk offers the performance advantages of flash memory by tag-teaming with a PC's existing hard drive. Both Vaulter and the hard drive are integrated into the PC and operate simultaneously, while maintaining a low cost per gigabyte.
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Battle horse Hellhound I by hontorWatch
©2013-2016 hontor
holy shit this is wicked!
I LOVE the texture
AMAZING, as usual. I am always very impressed with your ability to make so many great works, all the time... do you never rest?
Love the clockworks on the side, and the rich, bold colours .
looks like steampunk
I'd love to have that and grab a pistol and saber and CHARRRRGGGGGGEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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|Data Warehousing
Enterprise Software
Database Management
Business Analytics
|Campbell and San Diego, California United States
|The ParAccel Analytic Platform
ParAccel Base / Advanced Analytic Packages
Informatica Adaptor for ParAccel
ParAccel, Inc. was a California-based software company. It provided a database management system designed for advanced analytics for business intelligence. ParAccel was acquired by Actian in April 2013.[1]
ParAccel was a venture-backed company focused on developing software for data analysis. It acquired some intellectual property from the company XPrime, which ended operations in 2005.[2][3] It was officially incorporated in February 2006, founded by Barry Zane who became chief technology officer, and was first funded by angel investors. In August 2006 the first series of venture capital came from Mohr Davidow Ventures, Bay Partners and Tao Venture Partners. In 2007 the company was based in San Diego, California, with an office in Ann Arbor, Michigan. David J. Ehrlich was chief executive, and Bruce Scott, vice president of engineering.[4] In November 2007, a second round of $20 million included previous investors and was led by Walden Ventures.[5] In December the company opened an office in Cupertino, California (part of Silicon Valley).[6]
A third round of $22 million in June 2009 was led by Menlo Ventures. In January 2010 Mark Lockareff replaced Ehrlich as interim chief executive.[7] In March 2010 the Wall Street Journal listed ParAccel as a "top" venture backed company.[8] A result from the TPC-H benchmark from the Transaction Processing Performance Council in April 2010 had record performance at 1 TB data size using VMware.[9][10] Charles W. Berger was appointed chairman and CEO in September 2010.[7]
By early 2011 many of its competitors had been acquired.[11] During its July 2011 funding round, existing investors were led by Amazon.com.[12] In December 2012, the Amazon Redshift database service was announced (and generally available in early 2013) using ParAccel technology.[13][14]
ParAccel is based in California with offices in Campbell and San Diego. Competitors include Greenplum (from Pivotal), EXASOL, Vertica (from Hewlett-Packard), Netezza (from IBM), Oracle Corporation, and Teradata (including its Aster Data Systems technology).[15][12] ParAccel was acquired by Actian in April 2013.[1][16] Berger left at that time to become CEO of Extreme Networks.[17]
In 2008 ParAccel offered two different products: Amigo and Maverick.[18] Amigo was designed to accelerate queries directed at an existing data warehouse while leaving the data warehouse remained as the database of record. In contrast Maverick was designed as a stand-alone data store.[18][19] ParAccel discontinued Amigo in favor of the stand-alone offering which evolved into the ParAccel Analytic Database (PADB).[when?]
The ParAccel Analytic Database is a parallel relational database system using a shared-nothing architecture with a columnar orientation, adaptive compression, memory-centric design.[20] ParAccel's DBMS engine is built for analytics, initially based on PostgreSQL. ParAccel began phasing in a new optimizer (Omne) in release 2.0 and made significant changes to Omne in subsequent releases (3.1 released in June 2011). ParAccel implements compiled queries, and a proprietary interconnect protocol for inter-node communications. It integrated with storage area network technologies such as those from EMC Corporation.[21]
Starting with V3.0, customers could use mathematical, statistical and data mining functions within PADB to complement native SQL-based analytics. Customers have the option to build their own custom functions or buy functions "off-the-shelf". ParAccel offers built-in analytic functions (like standard deviation, variance, etc.) while also offering two off-the-shelf Analytic Packages (Base Package and Advanced Package). Additional functions specific to Financial Services are also available.
ParAccel offers on-demand integration (ODI) modules for analytics and data that lie outside of the ParAccel Analytic Platform. These modules were built using the Extensibility Framework. Therefore customers, partners and 3rd-parties can quickly build their own custom modules. ParAccel offers ODI modules for Teradata, Apache Hadoop (MapReduce), NYSE Technologies and FIX messages.
- ^ a b Maria Duetscher (April 29, 2013). "Actian Picks Up ParAccel to Boost Analytics Portfolio". Silicon Angle. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
- ^ Philip Howard (December 13, 2005). "Warehouse appliances: boom or bust?". The Register. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
- ^ Philip Howard (March 30, 2006). "ParACCEL up and running: The new boy on the data warehouse appliance block". The Register. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
- ^ "Company: Accelerating Business Intelligence". Old ParAccel web page. Archived from the original on August 20, 2007. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
- ^ "Notice of Sale of Securities [Regulation D and Section 4(6) of the Securities Act of 1933], item 06" (PDF). US Securities and Exchange Commission. November 28, 2007. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
- ^ "ParAccel Secures $20 Million in Venture Financing and Opens Cupertino Office" (PDF). Press release. December 10, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 17, 2008. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
- ^ a b "ParAccel Appoints Charles W. Berger as CEO". Press release. September 8, 2010. Archived from the original on September 12, 2010. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
- ^ "Then Next Big Thing: The Top 50 Venture-Backed Companies". The Wall Street Journal. March 9, 2010. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
- ^ "ParAccel, VMware Break 1TB TPC-H Performance Record with World's First Virtualized TPC-H". Press release. April 12, 2010. Archived from the original on October 24, 2011. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
- ^ "VMware ESXi platform/HP DL380/ParAccel Analytic". TPC-H Result Highlight. April 11, 2010. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
- ^ Derrick Harris (March 11, 2011). "Why ParAccel's Time on the Big Data Singles Circuit Won't Be Long". Giga Om. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
- ^ a b Derrick Harris (July 7, 2011). "Amazon invests big in big data startup". Giga Om. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
- ^ Doug Henschen (December 6, 2012). "Amazon Redshift Leaves On-Premises Opening, Says ParAccel". Information Week. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
- ^ Barb Darrow (February 15, 2013). "Watch out HP, IBM, Teradata, Oracle: Amazon Redshift is here". Giga Om. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
- ^ Curt Monash (August 19, 2008). "Comparing Vertica, ParAccel and Exasol". Information Week. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
- ^ Doug Henschen (April 25, 2013). "Actian Acquires ParAccel, Fuel Behind Amazon RedShift". Information Week. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
- ^ Jim Duffy (April 25, 2013). "Extreme Networks replaces its CEO again". Network World. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
- ^ a b Thomas C. Briggs (February 25, 2008). "Getting to Know ParAccel, Part II". Full Table Scan blog. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
- ^ "ParAccel Corporate Brief" (PDF). HP partner web site. March 4, 2009. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
- ^ Yijou Chen, Richard L. Cole, William J. McKennal, Sergei Perfilov, Aman Sinha, Eugene Szedenits, Jr. (June 29, 2009). "Partial join order optimization in the paraccel analytic database". Proceedings of the 2009 ACM SIGMOD International Conference on Management of data: 905–908. doi:10.1145/1559845.1559945. ISBN 978-1-60558-551-2.
- ^ Thomas C. Briggs (March 17, 2009). "ParAccel Update". Full Table Scan blog. Retrieved December 6, 2013.


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I want to be a polar bear and go into hibernation.
aggggh this is adorable x//w//x, insta watch and favorite~!
me too!!!!
so beutiful!!
so beutiful!!
That looks so cosy ♥
I hope theyres room for one more!
I hope theyres room for one more!
This picture could be really creepy, but the polar bear IS SO CUTE.
So it's not as creepy XD.
So it's not as creepy XD.
aaa i love everything you do so much hng
yes... just yes. Me too. Let's all be polar bears! Q 3 Q
ISN'T IT A BIT COLD TO BE A POLAR BEAR? WHY NOT A BLACK BEAR? /hits
adorable ajkhsjkahksj
adorable ajkhsjkahksj
SVAJKLSDFKSDFJ I WANT TO BE A POLAH BEAR BC IT'S COLD and they'd be warm with all their fur. :C
i am not a polar bear and I hibernate xD
Sooo cute. I like the bit of red you added too
Sooo cute. I like the bit of red you added too
lol that was the weirdest first comment you got
I just watched an episode of Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei based on the line "I want to go into hibernation", so at first I thought you were joking and referencing that, haha.
But this is so so so sweet and so cozy looking--I want to curl up and sleep with them too!
But this is so so so sweet and so cozy looking--I want to curl up and sleep with them too!
LOL omg what episode was that? I think me and that character should bond and be friends 5e.. I haven't watched that show in ages - I hear there's a lot more seasons out now??
Thank you though! <3
Thank you though! <3
It's cute but red eyes?


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When will Cubs prospects hit the big leagues?
As the Cubs struggle through a rough offensive stretch, fans have their eyes to the future, looking for guys like Javier Baez, Kris Bryant or Jorge Soler to contribute.
[RELATED -- Follow the money: Cubs trying to find talent all over the world]
But how long will it really be until those prospects are playing everyday at the corner of Clark and Addison?
That was the topic of debate Thursday on SportsTalk Live with host David Kaplan and guests Jordan Bernfield of WGN Radio and Gordon Wittenmyer, the Cubs beat writer for the Chicago Sun-Times.
Bryant, the No. 2 overall pick in this summer's MLB Draft, has shown no signs of struggle after jumping up to High-A ball, as he carries a .308 average and 1.077 OPS in his first four games. He may be an advanced hitter coming off one of the best college seasons in history, but he doesn't figure to make an impact at the big league level for at least another season, if ever.
[RELATED: Cubs see Kris Bryant as one key piece to a big puzzle]
Baez just hit his 30th homer of the season Thursday night and has a .962 OPS in 37 games at the Double-A level, but at 20, he still has plenty of holes in his game and will figure to get more seasoning in the minors next season. He, too, is at least a year off.
Soler, 21, is still suffering through a stress fracture in his leg and likely won't play the rest of the minor-league season. He last appeared in a game on Jun 13, but in just Daytona. The Cuban slugger has not played much baseball over the last couple of years, so he will need plenty of time in the minors.
[MORE: Cubs pitching prospects closing out the season in style]
2012 first-round pick Albert Almora is still on the shelf with a leg injury and has been hampered by a few minor aches this year. When he's been on the field, he's shown his enormous potential with a .329 average, .842 OPS, great defense in center field and impressive intangibles for Low-A Kane County, but he's still just 19 and is a couple years off.
Mike Olt, acquired in the Garza deal last month, is getting over vision problems and hitting just .127 at Triple-A Iowa. Arismendy Alcantara is this year's breakout prospect, but he's also only 21 years old and needs to round his game into form.
It figures to be some time until these prospects join Anthony Rizzo, Starlin Castro and Junior Lake in the big leagues. That is, if they all even make the cut.
[RELATED -- Theo: Cubs pick their spots to spend internationally]
Wittenmyer and Kaplan estimate that maybe two of the Cubs' top four prospects (Baez, Soler, Almora, Bryant) will become quality major leaguers and even that might be a stretch. It's just the nature of the game. Not every premier prospect pans out.
Even if a couple of those guys crack Dale Sveum's lineup int he near future, it will be some time until they adapt to big-league pitching, meaning it will still be a while until the Cubs are legit contenders.
When Theo Epstein took over the Cubs' front office, the thought was the team could compete in 2015, but Wittenmyer warns it might be 2016 or later.


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Former FBI agent says Boston manhunt unprecedented
Authorities have shut down the city of Boston, suspending mass transit and asking people to stay indoors, as they conduct a massive search for the second suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings. A former FBI agent familiar with manhunts says this level of search has never happened before in the U.S.
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A member of the Cambridge police bomb squad, right, deploys a robot on Norfolk Street during a search for searching a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings in Cambridge, Mass., Friday, April 19, 2013. Two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing killed an MIT police officer, injured a transit officer in a firefight and threw explosive devices at police during a getaway attempt in a long night of violence that left one of them dead and another still at large Friday, authorities said as the manhunt intensified for a young man described as a dangerous terrorist. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
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New Hampshire voters make their choice for president
Polls opened across the Granite state at 8 a.m. ET.
Super Bowl 50 postgame | Feb. 7, 2016
Photos from the Broncos' Super Bowl celebration.
Super Bowl 50: Broncos vs. Panthers | Feb. 7, 2016
Photos from Super Bowl 50 in Santa Clara, Calif.
Crane collapses in New York
A collapsed crane fills the street in New York on Friday. The huge construction crane was being lowered to safety in a snow squall when it plummeted onto the street in the Tribeca neighborhood of lower Manhattan.
Fearing the pharmaceutical industry, Dave Ross vows to never get sick
Remember Martin Shkreli, the former CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals? He's famous for jacking up the price of an old prescription medicine to $75,000 a bottle.
Super Bowl-bound teams prep for the big game
Denver Broncos and Carolina Panthers players met with the media Thursday.
Spring is coming: Punxsutawney Phil fails to see his shadow
Handlers say the furry rodent failed to see his shadow at dawn Tuesday, meaning he "predicted" an early spring.
Presidential hopefuls await results of Iowa caucuses
Hours before the caucuses, presidential hopefuls took to the stage and met with supporters in Iowa.
Seahawks in the NFL Pro Bowl | Jan. 31
Photos of Seahawks in the NFL Pro Bowl.
Hollywood gathers for the Screen Actors Guild Awards
The night's top honor, best ensemble in a film, went to the newspaper drama "Spotlight," which came into Saturday badly in need of some momentum at the Screen Actors Guild Awards.


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London 2012: Smith survives Canadian pressure cooker to reach Olympic 800 metres
Meet the Province's Olympians of the day: WHO: Jessica Smith, 22, North Vancouver, track and field, 800 metres. SEE HER DO HER THING: Aug. 8, heats; Aug 9, semi-finals, Aug. 11, final. THE RESUME: SFU's Smith has enjoyed a breakthrough … Continue reading
London 2012: After Beijing bronze, Victoria's Cochrane taking aim at podium
Meet the Province's Olympians of the day: WHO: Ryan Cochrane, 23, Victoria, swimming, 400, 1,500 metre freestyle. SEE HIM DO HIS THING: July 28, 400 metres; Aug. 4, 1,500 metres. THE RESUME: At the 2008 Olympics in Beijing Cochrane earned … Continue reading
Danny Garcia Unifies Junior Welterweight Division with Shocking Knockout over Amir Khan
In a battle for junior welterweight supremacy, 140-pound WBA world champion Amir "King" Khan (26-3, 18Kos) looked to get back to winning ways against newly crowned WBC world champ Danny "Swift" Garcia (24-0, 15Ko's) in a unification bout. In a … Continue reading
London 2012: Coquitlam's Glaesser part of strong Canadian track team pursuit squad
Meet The Province's Olympians of the day: WHO: Jasmin Glaesser, 20, Coquitlam, cycling, track team pursuit. SEE HER DO HER THING: August 5, 6, 7. THE RESUME: Glaesser, a third year math major at SFU, burst onto the cycling scene … Continue reading
London 2012: Nyhaug's recovery complete and BMX cyclist is Olympics bound
Tory Nyhaug's remarkable recovery is now complete. Two months after a serious crash and five weeks after he had surgery to remove his spleen, the 20-year BMX cyclist from Coquitlam has been named to Canada's 2012 Olympic team. "I feel … Continue reading
London 2012: Gao and Ng serve up Olympic appetizer at Canada Open in Richmond
It'll be understandable if Calgary's Grace Gao and her Vancouver partner Toby Ng have a little trouble concentrating during this week's Yonex Canada Open 2012 badminton tournament at the Richmond Olympic Oval. The pair may be the No. 1 seeded … Continue reading
London 2012: North Shore windsurfers Girke, Plavsic carry Canadian hopes at Weymouth
Meet The Province's Olympians of the Day WHO: Nikola Girke, 34, West Vancouver, RS:X (windsurfing); Zac Plavsic, 25, West Vancouver, RS:X. SEE THEM DO THEIR THING: Two men's and women's races daily on July 31, Aug. 1, 2, 4 and … Continue reading
London 2012: Open water ace Weinberger ready to close the deal in England
Meet The Province's 2012 Olympians: WHO: Richard Weinberger, 22, Victoria, 10 km marathon swimming. SEE HIM DO HIS THING: August 10. THE RESUME: He only started swimming open water four years ago and he's a young man in an event … Continue reading
London 2012: Young gun Van Beilen ready for Olympic breakthrough in London
Meet The Province's 2012 Olympians of the Day WHO: Tera Van Beilen, 19, Vancouver-Oakville, Ont., 100-200 metre breaststroke. SEE HER DO HER THING: 100-metre breaststroke final, July 30; 200-m final, Aug. 2. THE RESUME: It's not a long one but … Continue reading
London 2012: Mountain biker Pendrel aiming to improve on fourth place finish in Beijing
WHO: Catharine Pendrel, 31, Kamloops, mountain biking. SEE HER DO HER THING: Women's cross country race, Aug. 11. THE RESUME: Pendrel's first mountain bike race was on a borrowed bike at home in Harvey Station, N.B. just before she moved … Continue reading


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Arizona Cardinals VP of player personnel candidate for GM openings
Arizona Cardinals' vice president of player personnel Steve Keim figures to be a hot commodity to contend for one of the NFL's general manager vacancies.
ESPN's Adam Schefter tweeted Keim is set to meet with the San Diego Chargers to interview for their general manager opening.
Cardinals vice president of player personnel Steve Keim is scheduled to interview this week for the San Diego Chargers' GM job.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 1, 2013
There are also reports Keim is on the short list of candidates for the Cleveland Browns' GM job.
Keim has been with the Cardinals' organization since 1990, when he came on board as a regional scout. He also served as director of player personnel before being promoted to his current role in May 2012.
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Friday February 12
Steve talks about the Super Bowl, fantasy football, and his controversial 9/11 comments
Calais Campbell - Arizona Cardinals DE
Friday February 12
How is CC preparing for 2016? What will be his main focus for the off-season? Plus, Calais responds
Anquan Boldin - Former Cardinal WR
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What is it all about?
I hope that you have had the opportunity to view all the entries in this year's competition. I love the creativity shown and I encourage all the students to continue taking photographs and develop their skills. A great photo is a wonderful piece of art to share with the world. Congratulations go to our very worthy prize winners.
Mrs Muste
2014 Digital Photography Competition First Prize
Frog by Aqua
2014 Digital Photography Competition Highly Commended
Go to this website and scroll down to the second video which shows some students racing the axel rovers that they made.
That will be us NEXT WEEK!!!!
There will be prizes.
Maths help for parents of children aged 5 to 11
Selamat Belajar
Pre Primary @ St Thomas More