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Gin Rummy
by Masque Publishing
Play the classic card game of Gin Rummy free online at Games.com. In this modern update of 18th century Whiskey Poker, your goal is to score higher than your opponent to win. In your 10-card hand, form melds of three or more cards in either a run of the same suit (a sequence) or a group of the same value (number or face card). Try to keep your deadwood (un-melded cards) to a minimum, which will allow you to knock when those cards total less than 10 points. By knocking, the hand is over and you will be given points for any of your opponents' deadwood, while forfeiting points for your own deadwood. If you can get all your cards melded, yell "Gin" and win the round without any deductions. CHEATS & TIPS: Let Opportunity Knock: When opportunity knocks, answer as often as possible. This is true in life and Gin Rummy, since holding out for "Gin" may cost you in the long run. Don't let the temptation for extra points get the better of you by putting off a chance to knock. Remember, the more you knock, the more points you accumulate. Don't Welcome Rejects: Another truism of both life and Gin Rummy. When selecting which pile to draw from, stock or discard, try not to select from the discard pile unless you know you'll form a meld as a result. Be cognizant of which cards you're willing to risk losing if you can't meld them. Lower is always better. Stay on the Straight and Narrow: If you hope to form a run of consecutive cards, it is much better to tack on at the beginning or end than in the middle. For instance, if you have an 8 and a 9, it makes sense to hold out for a 7 or a 10 to complete the run. But if you have an 8 and a 10, you're half as likely to pick up the 9 you'll need. Also, build triangle groups whenever possible--7 of hearts, 7 of diamonds, 8 of diamonds--this will give you twice the chance of forming a meld (in this case a group of 7's or a run of 6-7-8 or 7-8-9 of diamonds.)
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A Family Friendly Green Home in Lakeview
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Matt shares the story behind Moss Design's work on this project: We gave this home a natural-light focused overhaul, which not only makes the space more beautiful, but creates the opportunity for reduced electrical lighting - which is kinder to the planet. We echo this theme in our choice of flooring, where we laid down reclaimed shipping crates to create a unique and eye-catching floor and staircase.
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In response to: What is the Transportation Industry?Thanks, Ken. Your insight on the framing of discussions around Transportation, Travel, and Asset Management is very helpful. What type of "assets" do these groups usually manage? And what are their biggest challenges today?
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Need Smart People for Smarter Cities, Dynamic Infrastructure, and Service Management
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Recent IBM news on "Smarter Cities" is invoking fond memories of one of my favorite courses at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: Politics of design taught by Professor Langdon Winner. Some of my favorite discussions during this course focused on urban theory and planning and environmentally and ethically responsible innovations. A few of my favorite personal readings included:
The concrete connection between
While innovations and technologies always fascinate me, personally I'm most interested in the political, socio-cultural aspects of Palmisano's statement below:
"All the ways in which the world works come together in our cities. They are the proverbial melting pot -- not only for immigrants, but for systems, blending them together to engender new forms of commerce, of culture, of science, of life and of society. Which is why cities -- more than states, provinces or even nations -- are likely to be the crucible for human progress and evolution in the coming century."
Smart cities require smart people and deliberate thinking. How will
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Two great IBM
conferences were held in
You can follow much of the online excitement of the conference via RSC2009 on Twitter and a Twitter search on #rsc2009. I'm really looking forward to the great software development reality TV drama series I mentioned on a previous blog.
General Manager sessions
Al Zollar, General Manager of IBM Tivoli Software, will participate in three executive sessions:
Software Lifecycle Track Presentation
"Enhancing The Application Life Cycle with Tivoli Composite Application Manger (ITCAM)"-- Todd Kindsfather
Abstract: Discover how IBM Rational and
"Bridging the chasm between build, deployment and production"--Rich Johnston
Abstract: Today's IT departments have more systems to manage, more locations to support and more mission-critical applications to build, deploy and maintain than ever before. In many organizations, the processes employed to move applications from build, to deploy, to production phase can be manual, time-consuming and error-prone. The data, tools, and workflows are not well integrated or automated resulting in inefficient processes which inevitably lead to slower time to market, long resolution cycles and even loss of revenue. This session offers a chance for attendees to discuss issues, challenges and solutions for bridging development and IT operations across different aspects of the application and service lifecycle.
Service Management pedestals
Ped 1: "Service Management with CCMDB, TSRM, and RAM: Total Application Lifecycle management"--Rich Johnston
Abstract: The inability to quickly identify application performance bottlenecks can lead to system downtime and unnecessary cycles spent firefighting defects. See how ITCAM can provide monitoring data from operations needed to better understand performance characteristics prior to relase and speed correction of defects.
Ped 2: "Integrating the Service Management Lifecycle across Development & Operations: Optimize Application Performance in Production"--Todd Kindsfather
Abstract: Integration across application development and configuration management tools is critical for complete component life-cycle managmenet. With a Tivoli/Rational integrated solution, customers can experience total application management from development to deploymentt to operation.
For those who can't
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What's this Tour of Tivoli thing anyway?
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Highlights at Impact 2009
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The IBM Impact 2009 conference wrapped up last week and was a huge success. It has set the bar for all future IBM and IT events yet to come! While lots of great events and activities took place at the conference, of notable attention was the use of social media around the conference. See the Impact communities page for a list of social media tools such as blogs, Twitter, Flickr, widgets used.
James Taylor and Andy Piper won the Impact social media game for being the most active in the social media environments.
The Impact team displayed Twitter conversation on the #ibmimpact hashtag in various places throughout the event and the tag made it into the top Twitter trends on Day 1 of the conference.
Social bookmarks tagged with impact09: This list of bookmarks gives a good sense of what the public was talking about at Impact. Use these instructions to add your own favorite bookmarks to the list. Just make sure to tag your bookmark with "impact09".
Also, Mary Hall provides a summary of key IBM Business Partner activities at the event.
As a Tivoli-er, I was keen on following the Service Management conversations around IBM Impact.
WebSphere CloudBurst Appliance
A big focus was on the WebSphere Cloudburst Appliance, a new IBM SOA appliance for deploying and managing SOA in a private cloud. It integrates with Tivoli data center management software and Rational development tools. It also ensures security of data and environments via an encrypted vault concept.
Al Zollar on Service Management, SOA, and a Smarter Planet
I really enjoyed watching the tweets during Day 2 of the conference when the Twitter crowd gave Al Zollar, General Manager of IBM Tivoli Software, a warm welcome during his keynote on Service Management, SOA, and a Smarter Planet. A few of the tweets included:
Fabian Marquez: "Al Zollar from Tivoli did a great job explaining Dynamic Infrastructure and Service Management."
James Governor: "Al Zollar from Tivoli talking about Vertical industry service management ie new IBM Service Management Solution for Healthcare."
Matthew Perrins: "Al Zollar is looking cool !! And got the crowd back already."
Al will be giving an encore of his talk as he keynotes at the Pulse Comes to You Event on May 19 in New York. Pulse Comes to You (PCTY) is a worldwide tour. Check the PCTY Website for a free event near you.
Globe with SO@titude at Impact 2009--by Andy Piper
Impact, SOA, and Service Management
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This week IBM kicked off the Impact conference from May 3 - 8 in
Two key announcements:
-New IBM Appliance Delivers Enterprise Cloud Services
Social media: Live buzz, broadcasting, and games
Twitter is filled with excitement on the conference. Follow @smartsoa and @sandycarter and use the #ibmimpact tag to track all the great activity. You can also follow broadcasting of the keynote and some of our most popular sessions.
The Impact conference is using social media in some of the most creative ways I've seen at IBM yet! They have a cool social media game where you can earn points for participating in Twitter, blogs, videos, etc. Hmm, I wonder how many points I can earn? Check out these links to learn more:
IBM Service Management activities at Impact
IBM Service Management is a big theme at the conference since Smart SOA makes business processes easy to change, but those changes create the demand for a Dynamic Infrastructure to be adaptive and support those business processes. IBM Service Management anticipates how business processes shift their pressures on the infrastructure, enabling the infrastructure to adapt quickly while enabling smart choices for a smarter world.
As Robert LeBlanc said at Pulse 2008, you can have Service Management without SOA, but you can't have SOA without Service Management. Al Zollar, IBM General Manager of Tivoli Software, will give a keynote on May 5 during the Impact general session, discussing how a smarter planet requires a dynamic infrastructure based on IBM Service Management capabilities. Expect to hear announcements on
IBM Service Management has the following activities at Impact:
18 IBM Service Management experts and executives will be available for one-on-one meetings with clients.
Smart SOA Service Management in the
Two pedestals in the Expo:
-Service Management (ITCAM for Transactions | OMEGAMON XE for Messaging, TBSM | ITCAM for SOA Platform, TUAM, ITCAM for WebSphere)
-Security Management (TSPM/TFIM)
Service Management speaking sessions include:
May 4
TSM - Managing the Virtual
Rob Goodling, IBM
Venetian - Murano 3305
TSM - SOA Management on IBM System z®,
Divyesh Vaidya, IBM
Venetian - Murano 3203
BIA - The Last Mile to SOA Success: Service Management,
Casey Plunkett, IBM
Venetian - Galileo 1003
BID - Transforming Your Business Through BPM - Four Primary Use-Cases ,
Janelle Hill, Gartner, Inc , Kramer Reeves, IBM
Venetian - Galileo 904
May 5
TMC - Managing your IBM WebSphere MQ and IBM WebSphere Message Broker Environment
Jim Palistrant, IBM
Venetian - Delfino 4105
TSM - Lab: Monitoring Transactions in SOA Infrastructure,
Pradeep Nambiar, IBM, Jim Palistrant, IBM
Venetian - Marcello 4403
TMC - Meet the Experts and Demo for WebSphere MQ and Message Broker management
Divyesh Vaidya, IBM
Venetian - Tech Zone – Messaging
May 6
TSM - Manage your SOA Environment with IBM Tivoli
Todd Kindsfather, IBM and Jim Palistrant, IBM
Venetian - Palazzo D
BIS - Extending SOA Principles to the Infrastructure for Greater Flexibility and Cost Effectiveness
Kristin Hansen, IBM and Bruce Otte, IBM
Venetian - Galileo 907
BIS - Creating Secure and Compliant SOA Environments
Casey Plunkett, IBM and
Venetian - Galileo 906
TSM - Service Automation: Key To Exploiting and Managing the Virtual
Robin Hernandez, IBM
Venetian - Palazzo C
May 7
TSM - Managing the Virtual
Rob Goodling, IBM
Venetian - Palazzo D
TSM - Security Policy Management with WSRR, DataPower & Tivoli Security Policy Manager
Sridhar Muppidi, IBM and
Venetian - Murano 3203
BID - Dynamic Infrastructure Made Smarter with Business Event Processing and Business Service Management
Tina Groves, IBM and James D. Moore III, IBM
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As you may have read, I had a real problem with my tomatoes this past season…they were so late! I managed to pick (and eat!) a few juicy, delicious beefsteaks and plums, but there were still some pretty green ones hanging out on the vine.
Then we got a sprinkling of snow and a few days of frost here and there. What to do?
According to Anne Marie, some of the slightly cold-tolerant vegetables can be picked after a frost. Apparently some even taste better (parsnips, rutabaga, kale, chard) if they are harvested after the first light frost (or two). Other cold tolerant veggies include carrots, cabbage, turnip, leeks, spinach, some lettuce, kohlrabi, broccoli and Brussels sprouts.
Others, such as tomatoes, cucumbers and summer squash, do not tolerate a frost and should be picked before the freezing temperatures.
When I was out raking this weekend, I grabbed the last of my tomatillos (which still seemed OK) and a promising looking tomato, which I'm happy to say is turning a happy shade of red on my windowsill.
For the rest, I'm going to try my luck at wrapping them in newspaper as Anne Marie suggested to see if they ripen on their own. Hopefully it's not too late!


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LONDON (Reuters) – Dakota Johnson will play the naive Anastasia Steele alongside Irish model-turned-actor Jamie Dornan as the manipulative Christian Grey in the film version of the erotic novel "Fifty Shades of Grey", its British author E.L. James said.
"Fifty Shades of Grey", about a passionate relationship between literature student Anastasia and the manipulative entrepreneur Christian, was first published in 2011 and became a cultural phenomenon as it rocketed up the bestseller lists.
Jamie Dornan of TV's "Once Upon a Time" will play Christian Grey. Dornan is married to songwriter Amelia Warner.
Johnson, 23, a fashion model and actress, is the daughter of "Miami Vice" actor Don Johnson and "Working Girl" star Melanie Griffith. Johnson is best known for films such as action comedy "21 Jump Street" (2012) and romantic comedy "The Five-Year Engagement" (2012).
TV's "Ben and Kate" star, Dakota Johnson, will play Anastasia Steele.
Eloise Mumford, best known for her roles on TV series "The River" and "Lone Star" will play the best friend of Anastasia Steele.
Eloise Mumford will play Anastasia Steele's best friend, Kate Kavanagh.
British R&B singer Rita Ora has been cast as the adopted sister of Christian Grey. The singer, 23, is signed to Jay Z's Roc Nation label.
Rita Ora will play Christian Grey's adopted sister, Mia Grey.
Luke Grimes will play Christian Grey's brother, Elliot.
Luke Grimes
Jennifer Ehle (top) and Victor Rasuk (below) round out the cast as Steele's mother, and her best friend Jose, respectively.
Described as "mommy porn" by critics, James's debut novel became Britain's fastest paperback to reach 1 million sales and was the first in a trilogy. Movie rights for the novels were bought up by Universal Pictures and Focus Features.James, a former television executive whose real name is Erika Leonard, lives with her family in London.
"Fifty Shades" will be directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson and is due for release in 2015.


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So I wanted to ask you a question, because I know you used to be totally a panster. So now, are you still a panster? Is that even possible with a three book deal, bc don't they want synopsii? You always say that you learned something from each book you wrote, and I was just wondering how your processes have changed as you've written your various books, and what you thought was most helpful...?
As an aspiring author, I have a question. I'm currently submitting my first book in a series I have planned. Since Shatter Me is part of a series, did you have the entire thing outlined before you submitted your book one? The reason I ask is because there isn't a whole lot out there on series, aside of everyone telling you to move on from it if you don't "sell" your first book. I just want to know how prepared I should be with the rest of them!
do you outline before writing a novel? if not, how did you manage to need only 1 revision before having SHATTER ME ready for querying?
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Tower Heist (2011)
Tower Heist SynopsisBen Stiller and Eddie Murphy lead an all-star cast in Tower Heist, a comedy caper about working stiffs who seek revenge on the Wall Street swindler who stiffed them. After the workers at a luxury Central Park condominium discover the penthouse billionaire has stolen their retirement, they plot the ultimate revenge: a heist to reclaim what he took from them. Queens native Josh Kovacs (Stiller) has managed one of the most luxurious and well-secured residences in New York City for more than a decade. Under his watchful eye, nothing goes undetected. In the swankiest unit atop Joshs building, Wall Street titan Arthur Shaw (Alan Alda) is under house arrest after being caught stealing two billion from his investors. The hardest hit among those he defrauded? The tower staffers whose pensions he was entrusted to manage. With only days before Arthur gets away with the perfect crime, Joshs crew turns to petty crook Slide (Murphy) to plan the nearly impossible to steal what they are sure is hidden in Arthurs guarded condo. Though amateurs, these rookie thieves know the building better than anyone. Turns out theyve been casing the place for years, they just didnt know it.
Tower Heist Release Date
In Theaters November 4, 2011
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Starring: Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy, Matthew Broderick, Tea Leoni, Gabourey Sidibe, Casey Affleck, Stephen Henderson, Judd Hirsch, Michael Pena, Alan Alda, Dave Chappelle
Written by: Noah Baumbach, Bill Collage, Adam Cooper, Ted Griffin, Jeff Nathanson
Directed by: Brett Ratner
Produced by: Brian Grazer, Eddie Murphy
Length: 104 min
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Distributor: Universal Pictures
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Bruce Williams and Terry Ree, better known as Williams and Ree, will receive the Special Achievement Awards. Williams and Ree attended the university in 1969-70 and began touring in 1971. The entertaining duo launched a 33-year comedy career that is still going strong and is in demand throughout the nation.
The two spent time performing at the Comedy Store in Los Angeles during the 70s. Since then they have toured across the nation sharing the stage with acts such as Garth Brooks, The Oak Ridge Boys, Randy Travis and others. They have also made their mark in television, appearing often on The Nashville Network on designated cruise ships and American Indian Casinos across the nation.
In 2000, the duo established the Williams and Ree Scholarship, which is awarded to students interested in performing arts.


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April 2013 Sports Calendar
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Sure, the ends of seasons are exciting—with the members of one team hoisting a trophy over their heads, covered in confetti—but, for our money, you can't beat the beginning, when everyone believes they have a shot at the big time. If you feel that way, too, no month in sports is better than April. We've got baseball's opening day, which this year sees the Mets and Yankees playing simultaneously at home for the first time ever; the start of the NBA Playoffs (the season that really counts) for the Knicks and Nets; and, if they can grab that eighth seed, the first face-off of the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the Rangers. April also brings the NFL Draft, when some teams will feel like they're ushering in new eras as they select the players they hope are the cornerstones for future success. And we'd be remiss if we didn't mention WrestleMania—which, although it doesn't mark the launch of a season of any kind, will draw 80,000 rabid fans of TV wrestling to MetLife Stadium. For more details on these and the rest of the month's sports action, read on.
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New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox (Plus More Yankees)
April 1, 1:05pm; Yankee Stadium
It was, for the most part, a quiet off-season in Yankeeland—no big, splashy acquisitions, at least—and the most controversial member of the team won't be suiting up for their opener against Boston. New PED accusations or no, A-Rod is injured and didn't even join Derek Jeter, C.C. Sabathia and the rest of the team at spring training. So, minus any off-field drama, that leaves a beautiful spring afternoon and an opening day in the Bronx featuring two baseball teams that don't like each other. (OK, maybe we will mention a little off-field drama in the form of the hilarious revelation that Red Sox marketing folk wanted to draw a greater share of female fans with more attractive players like Dustin Pedroia.) Today, the Bronx Bombers—who, we needn't remind you, have missed the playoffs only once since 1995—start playing games that count in the drive to win yet another World Series title, and Mariano Rivera begins his long farewell to baseball. For tickets to this and other Yankees games, visit ticketmaster.com or stubhub.com.
New York Mets vs. San Diego Padres (Plus More Mets)
April 1, 1:10pm; Citi Field
This off-season, Mets fans lost R.A. Dickey—the reigning National League Cy Young winner and one of the nicest guys in baseball—when he was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays. But there are reasons to hope. David Wright signed a long-term deal and will anchor the lineup once he returns from his spring injury. Ike Davis—who managed to slug 32 home runs in 2012 despite not hitting for average—is unlikely to start as slowly as he did last year. And Travis d'Arnaud and Noah Syndergaard, who came over from Toronto for Dickey, could contribute for years to come (though even d'Arnaud, who's farther along, probably won't play in Queens until at least May). With Matt Harvey, Johan Santana, Shaun Marcum and—eventually—Zack Wheeler, the team may have a competitive pitching staff on its hands. Sure, virtually every baseball pundit will tell you the team's outfield leaves much to be desired—but that's why they play the games. And on April 1, the Mets—like everyone else—will be tied for first place. If they beat the Padres, they'll stay there for at least one more day. Let's just hope Jordany Valdespin is wearing all relevant protective equipment. For tickets to this and other Mets games, visit mets.com or stubhub.com.
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New York Rangers Hockey (Including—Hopefully—the Playoffs)
Regular-season games April 1, 3, 10, 18, 21 and 27; playoffs begin on April 30; Madison Square Garden
After a long lockout, plenty of hockey fans were happy just to have a season. Still, there was particular urgency for the Rangers—this was supposed to be part of their window of contention after a trip to the Eastern Conference Finals last year. They've had an uneven campaign so far, and are currently locked in a tight battle for the last playoff spot—with the soon-to-be Brooklyn-based Islanders not too far behind. There's hope for Rick Nash, Henrik Lundqvist (the most stylish man in hockey) and the rest of the Blueshirts if they make it, though. Last year's Stanley Cup Champions, the Los Angeles Kings, were the eighth seed out west. For tickets, visit ticketmaster.com, or, probably, stubhub.com.
National Invitation Tournament
April 2, 7pm; April 4, 9pm; Madison Square Garden
Some naysayers dismiss the nation's second-oldest postseason college basketball tournament—created just a year after the NAIA tournament and a year before the NCAA tournament—but savvy fans know that's a mistake. There are around 350 Division I college basketball teams, and only 100, not even a third of them, compete in either the NCAA tournament (68) or the NIT (32). This means that the NIT field, which generally includes a few regular-season conference champions, is bound to be strong. Plus, well-known MSG heroes (Walt Frazier) and villains (Reggie Miller) actually starred in the NIT long before making their marks on Knicks history. For tickets, visit ticketmaster.com.
Brooklyn Nets Basketball (Including the Playoffs)
Regular-season games April 4, 6, 9, 15 and 17; playoffs begin on April 20; Barclays Center
The Nets' first season in Brooklyn has to be rated as a success so far. They managed to re-sign Deron Williams and bring in Joe Johnson to join him; they sold tons of black-and-white merchandise with "Brooklyn" emblazoned across the front; and, oh yeah, they'll almost certainly play in the postseason for the first time since 2007. But we get the feeling that owner Mikhail Prokhorov—who canned Avery Johnson not too long after he had been named Coach of the Month for November—expects the team to make some noise once they get there. For tickets, visit ticketmaster.com or stubhub.com.
Amar'e Stoudemire, who Knicks fans hope will return for the playoffs. Photo: © Madison Square Garden
New York Knicks Basketball (Including the Playoffs)
Regular-season games April 5, 9, 14 and 17; playoffs begin on April 20; Madison Square Garden
The Knicks are going to make the playoffs, that much is (virtually) for sure. At times this season, they've looked like they could challenge the Miami Heat for Eastern Conference supremacy—in fact, the 'Bockers have beaten Miami in two out of three meetings. At others, though—including during a recent four-game losing streak—they've had their issues. As expected for the NBA's oldest team, injuries have been a problem; key players battling physical issues of various severities include Carmelo Anthony, Tyson Chandler, Rasheed Wallace, Kurt Thomas and Amar'e Stoudemire, the latter of whom fans can only hope returns for the postseason. Still, there's nothing like a Knicks playoff game, and the Garden is going to be loud. If the veteran roster turns up the intensity and hits its stride, they could find themselves playing in June. For tickets, visit ticketmaster.com or, more realistically, stubhub.com.
NYC Mayor's Cup Basketball All-Star Game
April 5, 5pm; Baruch College
For the first time in recent memory, all-star teams of seniors from New York City's public and Catholic high schools square off in boys' and girls' contests. The event, part of NYC & Company's series of scholastic sporting events, is a noteworthy occasion for the City's high school hoops junkies. This dunk-tastic promotional video demonstrates just how skilled these players are—they're high-flying, elite competitors, many of whom will be representing top college programs next year. Also worth checking out: the PSAL Championships at Madison Square Garden on March 16. For more info, and to watch streaming video of the all-star games, visit the official NYC Mayor's Cup Facebook page.
April 7; MetLife Stadium
World Wrestling Entertainment's fans really, really like it, and you can expect a full house when TV-wrestling's biggest event comes to East Rutherford, New Jersey. To go along with the pay-per-view bash, there is a full week of New York–area events—officially known as WrestleMania Week. In New York City proper, there's the WWE Hall of Fame induction ceremony at Madison Square Garden, taking place on April 6. Inductees include Mick Foley, Bob Backlund and Trish Stratus. For tickets to the ceremony, visit ticketmaster.com. And for way more info on all things WrestleMania-related, visit nycgo.com/wrestlemania.
NYC Mayor's Cup Outdoor Track & Field
April 12–13; Icahn Stadium
In the NYC Mayor's Cup Outdoor Track & Field Championships, some of the most talented athletes from New York City public, Catholic and independent schools will try to prove they're the "Best in the City" at running, jumping and throwing. The free event takes place at Icahn Stadium, where in 2008 Usain Bolt ran the 100-meter dash in a then-world-record 9.72 seconds. For more info on the NYC & Company event, visit the NYC Mayor's Cup Facebook page.
Jordan Brand Classic
April 13; Barclays Center
Many of the nation's top high school players—guys like Duke recruit Jabari Parker and number one prospect Andrew Wiggins—showcase their skills on the Barclays Center court. NBA stars like Carmelo Anthony, Kevin Durant and Dwight Howard have played in past editions of the event. For tickets, visit ticketmaster.com.
FDNY vs. London Metropolitan Police Department
April 12; Resorts World Casino
Nonito Donaire vs. Guillermo Rigondeaux
April 13; Radio City Music Hall
Golden Gloves
April 18–19; Barclays Center
Danny Garcia vs. Zab Judah
April 27; Barclays Center
If you're a boxing buff, a fight fan or a pugilism appreciator, you'll have a full card in April. Radio City Music Hall is set to host just its second fight ever—the first was in 2000, a Roy Jones, Jr. vs. David Telesco bout—as Nonito Donaire touches gloves with Guillermo Rigondeaux and tries to take his WBA Super Bantamweight title. And Barclays Center will be the site of the storied Golden Gloves boxing tournament's championships along with a rescheduled match between Danny Garcia and Zab Judah for Garcia's various super lightweight titles. Meanwhile, on April 12, first responders from both sides of the pond will duke it out in Queens.
Thierry Henry. Photo: Getty Images for New York Red Bulls
New York Red Bulls Soccer vs. Sporting KC and New England Revolution
April 17, 7:30pm; April 20, 7pm; Red Bull Arena
The season is still young for Thierry Henry, Tim Cahill and the Red Bulls, but there's already been plenty of drama. In their first three games, Red Bulls fans saw new coach Mike Petke beef with Portland skipper Caleb Porter, watched as a winnable game against San Jose slipped away—partially due to an encroachment penalty by Roy Miller and pulled out their hair as their team outshot D.C. by twenty but had to settle for a tie. Don't fret, though: there's every reason to believe that the talented team will be on its feet by the time of its April home matches against Eastern Conference opponents Kansas City and New England. For tickets, visit newyorkredbulls.com.
NYC Mayor's Cup Table Tennis
April 20; Chinese Community Center of Flushing
Young table tennis players of all levels, from kindergarten through 12th grade, compete to be able to call themselves "Best in the City" at this, the latest in NYC & Company's series of youth sporting events. Not merely a relaxing summer camp activity, serious table tennis can be lightning-fast and thrilling to watch. For details, visit the NYC Mayor's Cup Facebook page.
Tony Hawk: Rad Science
Through April 22; New York Hall of Science
The way air resistance makes a curveball break; the geometry of the cuts that make the Princeton offense work; distance runners' battles against lactic-acid buildup in their own bodies: science is part of all the sports we love. This exhibition at the New York Hall of Science examines the role of physics in extreme sports like skateboarding and cycling. One of the minds behind the show is none other than Tony Hawk, one of the best-known skaters ever. Visitors can practice tricks on a stationary skateboard, roll through a simulated skate park in a video game and, at a camp that runs March 25–29, even build their own skateboards. For more info, visit nysci.org.
NFL Draft
April 25–27; Radio City Music Hall
Professional football teams choose the best college prospects at this event. The Jets pick ninth and the Giants pick 19th. Unlike last year, when Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III were the consensus top prospects, the top of the board is wide open. Also, public service announcement: did you know that admission to all three days of the draft is free? It's true. For more information, visit nfl.com.
Run for the Wild
April 27, 8am; Bronx Zoo
Funds from this 5K race will be used to protect elephants in their natural habitat. The scenic route runs through the zoo itself, and walkers are welcome. For more info, visit wcs.org.
Looking Ahead:
May 4: NYC Mayor's Cup Chess Championships, PS 11
May 5: TD Five Boro Bike Tour, Citywide
May 18: Brooklyn Half-Marathon, Prospect Park
May 25: Adidas Grand Prix, Icahn Stadium
May 31: New York Liberty home opener, Prudential Center
June 2: Honduras vs. Israel (soccer), Citi Field
June 8: Belmont Stakes, Belmont Park
June 17: Staten Island Yankees home opener, Richmond County Bank Ballpark
June 18: Brooklyn Cyclones home opener, MCU Park
July 8: CONCACAF Gold Cup, Red Bull Arena
July 16: Major League Baseball All-Star Game, Citi Field
February 2, 2014: Super Bowl XLVIII, MetLife Stadium
March 2014: NCAA Tournament, Madison Square Garden


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Ultimate Racing - Good Thoughts For Racing In 2012Written by on January 4, 2012 Racers still want to go racing, but what are the possiblities?
We are now, as of the date of the release of this issue, at the mid-point in the off-season and while many teams are well into their planning and preparation, some still have not necessarily decided on the direction they want to go in circle track racing for the new year.
So, I thought it would be a good idea to provide a summary of what we have discovered on our travels around the country so that everyone, decided or not, could have a good grasp of the current definition of short track racing in America. It's beneficial to some to understand the make-up of the class structure and how changes in classes dictate the direction we're going in the immediate future. The big question we need to ask in this day and time is: Do we still have people who want to go racing in America? Of all we've seen, all that we've done, and all we report on as we travel around the U.S., the answer to that one question will decide the future of circle track racing in this country. And it's a valid question to ask. We live in very volatile and uncertain times where our economy is wounded and the distribution of wealth is a widening gap.
Before we dive headlong into the new 2012 racing season, I wanted to share some of what I learned so far on our AMSOIL CT Tour of America related to the above. So far I've covered more than half of the short track racing territory and population in the U.S. by roaming around the Southeast and Northeast. We've been to racetracks in 22 of the 48 continental United States and those states contain more than half the population of racers and general population of this country. Looking back, I still see the passion for racing. I still see family involvement in the teams, working together and building yet another racing legacy for future generations.
The answer to the question I asked earlier is a resounding, Yes, people still want to go racing. The difference between now and 10 years ago is money. There was a day not too long ago when racing a foreign car on a short track was considered treason. Not so anymore. Why? It's because many of the car makers from other countries saw the need, both economic and political, to establish assembly plants in the U.S., in places such as Tennessee, for example. I visited and did work at one such plant way back in 1994 in western Virginia, it was the Volvo truck plant near Pulaski, Virginia. Now it's common to hear of Americans working at Toyota, Kia, and other car manufacturing facilities around our country. Smart move I say to the foreign automakers.
This marriage of automakers with the workforce of America has had a profound effect on not only our economy, but our perception of those "other" cars to the point that we now readily embrace them as a choice for stock class racing here in America.
The Most Popular ClassesRight now, the most popular classes we've seen through two of the four years we have traveled are: 1) Dirt and Asphalt Late Models; 2) foreign compact stocker class cars; 3) scaled race cars such as Legends, Mini-Mods, Allison Legacy Series, and so on; 4) IMCA-type Modifieds on dirt and asphalt; and 5) fullsized American cars.
Some of this might surprise most of you. It's understandable since most of us don't travel the country going to racetracks. That's why we do what we do.
Dirt Late Models--Dirt Late Model racing, be they built motors, crate motors, or other forms of power, are still super popular with both the racers who love the relaxed rule structure and the fans who adore the action involved (NASCAR, take notes!).
The whole way Dirt Late Model racing is set up fulfills all of the desires of both racer and fan. You have almost complete freedom of design, the challenge of developing driving skills, and winners and losers. Parity kills any sport. In all of the history of sports, interest grows from a distinction between winners and losers. That system of winners and losers does several good things. It motivates the losers to work harder, it rewards those who do work hard to create and drive cars made capable of winning. And it tells our youth that there is a reward for hard work and consequences for being lazy. One only need look at the final race in NASCAR Sprint Cup series in 2011. The two points leaders ended up battling for the lead, win, and championship. They outdistanced themselves from the rest of the field which told the fans and fellow racers that they deserved to be there and that the system of rewards for hard work pays off. And the winner, Tony Stewart, became the champion based on the number of wins he had over the season.
The Asphalt Late Model cars have become boring to watch due to the restrictive rules, similarity in body styles and engine packages, and documented cheating with the crate programs. If the rules were enforced and cost controlled, this class might rebound from the declining numbers we've seen the past five years. Compact Foreign--The new kids on the block, compact foreign cars, present a new challenge for racers. Instead of the familiar double A-arm front suspensions, we see strut/shock front ends, and instead of solid axle rear suspensions, we see front-wheel drive. Yes, there are some rear-wheel drive cars out there, but the majority and future of this class is FWD. That picture doesn't thrill an engineer like me who grew up with the former, but I'm just reporting here and I can tell you that the lower-cost ranks of circle track racing are jumping all over those cars and putting them on the racetrack in record numbers.
Everywhere we went we saw more and more classes with varying names put big numbers of cars on the track each and every week. And the numbers are growing quickly. Leave it up to the racer to solve the problem of antiquated 1980s style cars becoming hard to find. Scaled Cars--Racing scaled race cars offers a little of both worlds--real time racing in fabricated cars that are more affordable, and being easier to transport and store in the garage back home. One of the first of those types of cars was the Legends brand and they started out in the mid-1990s in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Looking back, that concept might have been a little premature then, but now those cars are primed to be just the ticket for racers who must race and have the need to watch their spending. There are even dirt models now available and more and more builders are coming to the surface with these types of cars. We could include the Quarter Midgets in this scale class too. These cars provide the perfect transition where our youngsters can graduate from karts to full cages mini race cars. A few years of the Midgets and then the team can move on from Briggs and Stratton motors to motorcycle four-cylinder, high power-to-weight ratio, fast race cars.
The upper tier of scaled cars are the three-quarter scale cars that are very similar to the Late Models, and have more powerful motors and suspensions that are identical to the full-scale cars. I feel much better seeing those cars racing around at upwards of 100 mph on a half-mile track. IMCA-Style Modifieds--Let's give credit where credit is due. The rise of the IMCA sanction showed many promoters across the country that racers could indeed have a high level of competition while keeping the spending down. That concept was so needed and so well accepted that it caused a movement to where we now see both dirt and asphalt Modifieds running in numerous sanctions.
Let's face it, these cars are fast, fun to work on (read that as being able to change the geometry and setups within the more relaxed rules), and with limited tires, able to race competitively for less money than most other top level forms of short track racing.
The Northeast Big Block Modifieds are a variation of those early Modifieds and are bringing in large numbers of both racers and spectators where they run. And the SK and Tour-type asphalt Modifieds that started in the Northeast are now being run in the south, in and around central North Carolina and doing quite well.
But the more global and successful cars in the modified ranks are still, and will be for a long time, the IMCA-styled cars. Scaled four-cylinder versions of those cars are a real possibility, if not already in the making.
Fullsize American Cars--I see a decline in both the numbers of teams and the interest in these outdated and dwindling numbers of cars. It has been known for some time that these are crappy race cars. They don't handle well, they're hard to find parts for, and large to tote around. The types of racers who run stockers are moving on to the compact cars more and more, on both asphalt and dirt. Tiring of searching for parts that are becoming more and more scarce has those who will continue to race stockers building the easy to buy and maintain foreign cars that get better fuel mileage, are easier to transport, and take up less room in the garage. Is this a good thing? You bet. How many race weekends have you watched a bunch of Monte Carlos and Camaros race where numerous crashes delayed a 25-lap race and caused it to last more than an hour? That's ridiculous. On some nights it's difficult to get in two or three clean laps before a caution comes out. It's no wonder they're disappearing.
Race Cars of the Future--As for the future, there's one company that's getting in on the rush to buy and race smaller and more affordable race cars. Bruton Smith and Ray Evernham have teamed up to start a new series for specially designed Legends cars that are adapted to dirt. These cars will be part of the stable of race cars produced by U.S. Legend Cars International.
The series was first run at East Lincoln Speedway in Stanley, North Carolina, and will presumably expand out to other tracks as time goes on. The cars look very similar to cars that race in Europe in that the driver sits well back in the car, kind of like a Sprint Car, and there are plenty of nerf bars all around the car to enable and possibly enhance contact, but not disaster.
Many racetracks are asking teams to use more inexpensive powerplants to reduce costs. In the past, a large percent of the upper tier race cars' costs have been in the engine department and shocks. So, restrictive rules on engines, i.e. running crate or spec motors to disallow high-priced parts and procedures, have lowered the overall cost of racing those cars. The key is in the inspection and enforcement of those restrictive rules. One thing that has suppressed the growth of racing and goes against the natural desires of more than 90 percent of racers is the disallowance of working with and redesigning the chassis, suspension, and setups. I say 90 percent because we all know that there's a certain small number of racers who complain that they aren't competitive and that those who win, and those who run up front competing for the win, must certainly be out-spending them, and/or cheating.
Both of those arguments are, in most cases I've seen, just not true. In several instances where teams I have worked with dominated the competition, cries went out that we were cheating. The truth is that we had better setups than the others and spent zero money on parts to attain those setups. We just rearranged the parts and pieces we had to a combination that suited the car and gave it what it wanted. One trend I witnessed related to the future of racing were race shops that built and offered for rent or sale multiple cars in the compact stock class. This is another area of future thinking that benefits those who want to race, but don't have the time or knowhow to build and maintain a race car. More of the knowledgeable teams could finance their racing by offering cars to those who are less adept at building and setting them up.
A shop that successfully builds one car that is competitive can easily duplicate that effort for multiple cars at a very low cost. Then by renting those out, the shop could recoup its investment in a relatively short amount of time and thereafter, profit from the enterprise. Another area we have explored mentally is the concept of financing of race cars. Many wannabe race drivers have the cash flow and collateral to make payments on race cars, but not necessarily the reserves to outright purchase one.
So, for a small amount of down payment, a security agreement with the lender, and monthly payments for, say five years, a wannabe racer can own his own car and be a short track racer. These newcomers can start out in lower classes with a $12,000- to 15,000-car which would require around $1,500 down and $2,700 per year, plus interest for a cost of about $250 per month. I know plenty of people who have boats or motorcycles who pay more than that and get less use out of those toys. And, the race team can consist of an entire family in the mid-week preparations, going to the track for a weekend outing and being part of the pit crew.
ConclusionWhether you race compacts, scaled cars, or Late Models, you might be thinking about changing classes, preparing for your kids to go racing, or even moving to a more inexpensive class so that you can continue to race. Now is the time to consider the options and make that decision. The good thing is that there seem to be a lot more choices now than ever before, and we like that. It's good for short track racing to be affordable and the thrills experienced by the racers and fans is the same. It's all in the level of competition and we see no lack of that. Promoters, just don't over-rule the teams, OK?
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The old and the new, side by side. Here a Northeast Modified similar to the Tour Mods sits next to a Honda stock class car. This represents the two ends of the stock car scene in America at this point in time.The Dirt and Asphalt Late Model short track cars make up a large portion of all stock cars and represent what we call the upper tier of weekend racers. The DLM is particularly interesting and significant in that the rules are few and the competition is unbelievably good. Hard work in this particular class pays off, and that's the way it should work.The four-cylinder compact cars take many shapes and forms. With the large numbers of these cars available at very reasonable prices, this class will continue to grow, supplanting the larger, American sedan cars built in the '70s and '80s.The numbers of female racers are also growing. I observed a few very competitive and winning girls racing in the Northeast this year. Put a girl in a well-prepared car that runs consistently and you'll have as much chance at winning as anyone else.Even these Briggs-powered glorified karts were present in good numbers at Mahoning Valley Speedway. This form of racing is a cheap way for kids to become involved. We even saw adults driving these cars. Hopefully the kids were required to add weight.Here we see big sister talking with her racing brother. It's a huge plus when all of the family members are involved. This group of cars at Seekonk Speedway ran a very competitive race. Many of the youngsters were children of racers in higher divisions and plan to carry on the tradition.Father and son racing is special. Of course, it could be daughter too, but the impact is the same. The bond grows between father and child and the time spent in the garage at home supplants the time the child is on the computer or playing games. I think our society needs more interaction between parents and their children.The Legends car class is growing all across the country due to the need for more affordable racing. If there were financing available for these cars, I believe the numbers would surge. Someone will eventually take the lead and offer financing for a new race car.This vintage car is representative of the early Modifieds that I believe the modern IMCA-type of Modified is fashioned after. These early cars well typify the idea that racers have a need to experiment, tinker, and otherwise work on their cars and make of them what they will, without restrictions. This is why the Dirt Late Models and IMCA-type Modified classes have grown and continue to grow.
The interesting thing is that we rarely see a one-design, if you will, race car that has been run and been successful on both dirt and asphalt. But the IMCA-style Mod has been just that. This car could be run on both in the same weekend with minor setup and tire changes.The Northeast Big Block Modifieds are the king of the short track Modifieds, their numbers are huge in and around New York and the competition is strong. These cars usually only run on dirt, but they often outnumber the Dirt Late Models and in some areas are more popular too.The future for even the best prepared American stock car based on the Monte Carlo and Camaro bodies seems dismal. More and more we see the stocker class being made up of more easily obtainable and cheaper compact cars. Maybe the best use of these cars now would be to remove the body and use the frame for building a Modified.


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Graffiti vandal who caused £17,000 worth of damage let off without a fine
13:45 16 May 2012
A 17-year-old graffiti vandal who caused £17,000 worth of damage to trains and council property has been told to carry out community service.
The teenager sprayed his unique signature on walls, signal cables, carriages and fence lines at stations on the Underground's Overground line – including Gospel Oak and Euston Road stations.
British Transport Police traced the Islington teenager after recognising his tag from previous offences in 2010.
The 17-year-old caused £2,800.48 worth of damage to train carriages at Gospel Oak station and £1,407.24 to a train carriage in Euston Station.
He also vandalised £8,400 of Islington Council property during his year-long spree, which started in January last year.
He pleaded guilty to 12 counts of criminal damage at Highbury Corner Magistrates Court on May 1.
The teenager, who cannot be named due to his age, was slapped with youth rehabilitation orders, a youth social behaviour order, an anti-social behaviour order. He was also told to serve 100 hours of community service, but was not fined because of his limited means.
Transport for London is seeking an anti-social behaviour order to ban him from the Overground line.


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|TOPS takes a look at functional fitness
Many people deal with back or joint pain, balance problems, and other issues that can make day-to-day activities seem difficult and even agonizing. Tailoring your workout to include functional fitness exercises can increase your body's ability to handle daily tasks and complete them with ease. Rather than lifting weights with a machine, complete your workout using real-life positions to prepare for real-life situations. TOPS Club, Inc. (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), the nonprofit weight-loss support organization, explains functional fitness and its benefits.


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This image from the ASTER (Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer) instrument aboard NASA's Terra satellite shows the termini of the glaciers in the Bhutan-Himalaya. Glacial lakes have been rapidly forming on the surface of the debris-covered glaciers in this region during the last few decades. USGS researchers have found a strong correlation between increasing temperatures and glacial retreat in this region. [1]
According to a joint press release [2] issued by NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey, the great majority of the world's glaciers appear to be declining at rates equal to or greater than long-established trends. Glaciers in the Himalaya are wasting "at alarming and accelerating rates", as indicated by comparisons of satellite and historic data, and as shown by the widespread, rapid growth of lakes on the glacier surfaces.
The rapid formation and expansion of such lakes can lead the phenomenon of glacial lake outburst flooding, wherein the growth of such lakes exceeds the limitations of natural barriers to contain them, and the failure of natural dams leads to catastophic flooding downstream. Such floods are becoming more commons in the Himalaya, and have already led to the loss of property and lives. [3]
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I want some of whatever you were smoking when you posted this! Nice poem and I'm looking forward to seeing the map!
Okay, first I thought of my kids' rhyme:
Roses are BLACK,
Violets are BLACK,
Everything is BLAAACK,
'Cause I'm BLIIIIIND...
But then a map of that garden makes pretty bland fare. Okay fuggetaboutit with the
mapword Black.
Then there's Broken. Well, same exquisite .gif serves to illustrate a broken CRT
displaying a view of the Notorious Broken Coast.
Oh-Kaaaaay, that lacks something. Contrast, maybe. Lousy palette. The mountain
symbols stink and I don't like the way I did the wave lines. Yuck.
That leaves "eight" . I suppose I can do something with Eight. Octo, 8, ocho,
huit, okto, VIII, eight, eight, eight... Hmmmmmmmmm.
The City of Okktor
Eight ways to reach the city on high,
Eight routes get there, amid all the sky.
First men came on burro back,
The switchback trail laboriously hacked.
Miners then honeycombed the peak,
Their tunnels below still a path to seek.
Of late a road reaches there if you
Use a goatlike truck or car, tis true.
The ladderrack rails of the Skybound Track
In summer have trains with belching stack.
The purists disdain that smoke-shrouded way,
But how else to get from Beitong in a day?
The back of the mount where the iron rungs run?
An ascent of a week, and none of it fun.
On the rare windless day, yes a zep can still dock
To the Tower of Shree, but the wrecks below mock.
Those winds and the dust of the westernmost plain
At the sunset, betimes, make The Shadow-Road seen,
As the peaks of far Nizor cast their long streaks of shade
For the spirits of pilgrims to return, ere they fade.
The eighth, too, is windborne, when the Willadoo blows,
Then the flowers of graves from the towns far below,
Dust a final display of color atop snow.
Eight ways to arrive - so you asked, now you know.
Yessssss, there's a map in that. Story enough for a map, map enough for a story.
I want some of whatever you were smoking when you posted this! Nice poem and I'm looking forward to seeing the map!
What a great intro !! Now I have to come up with something (hopefully) as entertaining as that....
I am the breath of Dragons...The Song of Mountains...The Stories of Rivers....The Heart of Cities.... I am A Cartographer....
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JT, you may not need to be entertaining - complete might be enough... I realize I'm aiming at an awful lot of targets, what with it being a city, on a mountainside, with an underground component, done in Inkscape, which I've never used (why, will become apparent) (why this needs it, not why I've never learned it). The contests are good for stretching oneself, so they say.
Plastic Man could be my hero.
Actually, if you look at Plastic Man, y'all can see I don't need to be smoking anything - the bent sense of humor comes with the territory.
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jb doesn't suffer from insanity, he embraces and enjoys it!
I like your original concept best, just me humble opinion... but your latest WIP is quite nice too. I can really see that you pushed yourself in this challenge. And, the fact that you've done so much in such a short amount of time blows my mind!
Amen, Bogie.
Daemaree, how do you like the compressed version?
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That's every line and color of the original, after what I call the neutron-star treatment. I'm still not satisfied though - the .000012 point type is way too hard to make out. Maybe it should be a serif font instead of sans-serif...
Last edited by jbgibson; 12-04-2012 at 01:19 AM. Reason: Stupid autocorrecting computer thinks it can spell better than I.
AAAAAARRRGGGGHHHH!!!!!!! My Eyes!!! To Bright!!! To much Color!!! To much information!!!!!!!!!!!..... .. . . . . . .
Hmmmm... I feel like it's missing something... maybe a compass... and a little more black... yeah...
Looks good so far... which word will you be using?


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Wilmington police probe home invasion
Published: Thursday, August 22, 2013 at 11:02 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, August 22, 2013 at 11:02 a.m.
Wilmington police are investigating a home invasion Wednesday morning in which two people broke into a home on Rankin Street and threatened a tenant with a knife.
Wilmington Police Department Cpl. Leslie Irving said police were called to the 900 block of Rankin Street at 3:22 a.m. after one person inside the home escaped.
The 22-year-old male victim said he ran out the back door, leaving his sleeping wife and roommate inside, after the two men broke in and threatened him with a knife. The robbers stole $200, then fled before police arrived. Suspect descriptions were not available, Irving said.
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The Next Media group conducts basic and applied research exploring new models of interactivity, user experience, ease of use and media presentation for consumers, business and science.
Microsoft Next Media Research group focuses on developing innovative consumer media experiences that are possible with the growth in computing power, connectivity and storage in a compelling, elegant and transparent way in the 3 to 10 year timeframe with the goal of inspiring future hardware, software, services and features.
The group envisions consumer media experiences not available today and builds technologies, intuitive user interfaces and compelling scenarios to deliver next generation media experiences hence the name.
Next Media's research focus spans the linear and interactive media spectrum from television, broadband, and gaming to combinations of traditional media forms or emerging media forms too new to have a name. The group partners with product groups within Microsoft and select outside content partners such as universities, museums, and public broadcasting to develop conceptual and working prototypes which best demonstrate the functionality or vision for media that can anchor new businesses, services and consumer experiences.
WorldWide Telescope
The WorldWide Telescope (WWT) is a virtual telescope bringing together imagery from the best ground and space-based telescopes in the world with an integrated authoring environment enabling rich media guided explorations of the universe. Visit the WorldWide Telescope Web site.
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Interactive Media Displays are the answer to the immediate problem of the thousands of unseen digital photos trapped in PCs. An IMD is a networked display connected to the PC and the Web automatically delivering an interesting mix of photos and visual information.
The Age of AIDS
Next Media collaborated with WGBH/Frontline to produce the enhanced broadband television program: The Age of AIDS, a two part, 4 hour special presentation on the history of AIDS that aired May 30th and 31st 2006 nationally on PBS and online at PBS.org.
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The Smartphone Photo Browsing software that allows browsing, tagging, panning and zooming of full resolution photos residing on a remote PC via the cellular GPRS network. This work is related to the Interactive Media Display work. This work is related to the Interactive Media Display work.This work is related to the Interactive Media Display work. This work is related to the Interactive Media Display work.This work is related to the Interactive Media Display work.
Time Quilt
Visualizing and managing collections of photos is a challenge with thousands of photos. Time Quilt provides a fast and easy way to find and view the entire collection of photos by having representative thumbnails scaled to represent the size of the cluster and ordered in a timeline raster order to optimize screen space.
Digital SkyServer
Next Media designed the Skyserver website which is the portal for images and data for the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. Next Media Research helped to design the site to facilitate public access to the SDSS images and data.
MediaFrame Vision
The vision for MediaFrame is to enable you to store all of your personal media on your home PC and to quickly, easily and securely share your media to all kinds of connected local and remote display devices.
Commanding Heights
Commanding Heights is a collaboration between Next Media and WGBH to explore broadband interactive television winning a 2002 British Academy Award-Online Learning.
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- Alex Szalay, Johns Hopkins University, USA


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Hand-drawn map (ink and colored pencil) of a town for RPG use. It is for Mazes & Minotaurs, which is loosely based in Greek mythology. Green is residential building, blue religious, gray warehouses, orange fish processing, red pubs/inns, and yellow commercial.
Since it is a physical map, it is finished, but I'm open to ideas on sprucing it up a bit in GIMP. Also, tips on improving the drawing next time, though it's mostly what I intended (could have the coloring a bit smoother, though).


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Corda Music On-Line Catalogues
We are very pleased to announce two new publications:
Handel's Messiah : A Rhetorical Guide by Judy Tarling ISBN 978-0-9528220-5-9 £30.00
This is a book for all lovers of Handel's Messiah, whether performer or listener, choir member or director, solo singer or orchestral musician. The story of the creation of the Messiah is followed by a close unpicking and rhetorical analysis of the biblical text as presented to Handel by his friend Charles Jennens. Then Handel's setting of the text to music is described, showing how devices such as word-painting, repetition, questions and exclamations portray and enhance the Christian message and add to its impact on the listener. This is followed by a performer's guide to delivering Handel's ideas using rhetorical techniques of delivery; the book finishes with a review of the audience's reception of this great work, put into the context of contemporary ideas about what constituted the sublime, and revealing many layers of rhetorical craft beneath the familiar music. 220 pages, with copious musical examples. See Messiah
The Original Songs in Shakespeare's Plays by Carin Zwilling ISBN978 0 9528 220 6 6 £15.99
The lyrics and music for the 32 songs known to survive from their use on the Elizabethan and Jacobean stage are examined in detail, with full references to their sources and with extensive quotations from Shakespeare scholars and critics down the ages. Facsimile and modern typeset examples of the music. Performing editions of the music alone is available separately. See Shakespeare
Out of more than 240 editions, we have some 30 books for solo guitar, ranging from collections of easy pieces for beginner and intermediate students up to advanced works for concert performance. There are also tutor books widely used for school teaching. We have more than 150 ensemble pieces for guitar trio, quartet, quintet, sextet and octet, covering every ability from beginner to professional. In addition, you will find more than 25 guitar duets, an intriguing selection of chamber music for guitar with other instruments and some delightful volumes of guitar songs from the 19th century. To hear some sample recordings from our editions, click: Recordings
We specialise in viola music, but our editions include works for violin, viola, cello and double bass, ranging from baroque and early classical repertoire to modern times. Many of these are now in print for the first time. There are also pieces suitable for school ensembles. Our Viola section features works by William Alwyn, Gordon Jacob, Arnold Bax, Watson Forbes, Kenneth Harding, Minna Keal, Adam Gorb, Brian Chapple, John Webb and other contemporary composers. In addition to solo viola music there are ensembles for 3, 4, 5 and 6 violas. See VIOLA MUSIC for the separate catalogue. To hear some sample recordings from our editions, click: Recordings
Solo and ensemble music from the mid 16th century up to 1800. Principally for string players and singers, but including some flute music and consort music apt for recorders and other melody instruments. The scholarly editions are based on careful study of the original sources and we are proud to list several eminent musicologists amongst our editors. Of special importance are the books by Judy Tarling: Baroque String Playing, BSP-1 which is now in its third edition, and The Weapons of Rhetoric, WOR-1. See also Alison Crum's new book The Viol Rules and for Carin Zwillings book on The Original Songs in Shakespeare's Plays click Shakespeare . To hear some sample recordings from our editions, click: Recordings
The pages of the three main catalogues above will give you a short description of each piece of music, with prices and details of extra sets of parts, etc. Feel free to contact us if you need to ask for more information. If you only want a plain list of prices without detail of the music's content, click on the link below. This includes a few works which do not come under the headings of the three main catalogues, for example a couple of works for wind instruments by Minna Keal, and some saxophone arrangements made for the Paragon Saxophone Quartet. For ordering music, see the link at the foot of this page.
This project throws a revealing light on the popularity of the guitar in Germany around 1800. Many poems by Goethe and Schiller were used by composers before the famous settings by Schubert, and large numbers of these songs were accompanied by guitar. A selection of 24 songs is available on a CD, and there are four books of songs published so far.
A special project by Ian Gammie and Dr Derek McCulloch, developed from their published catalogue of the music collection held by the Jane Austen Trust at Chawton in Hampshire. The project will encompass the publication and recording of domestic chamber music and songs by composers whose works were copied by Jane Austen into her own manuscript books. For performances of this music by ensembles The Windsor Box & Fir Company and Café Mozart. see: Concerts
The CD " Endearing Young Charms " The Guitar Songs of Tom Moore (1779 - 1852)
A fascinating insight into the musical life of the Irish poet Thomas Moore (1779 - 1852) He was the most famous singer of his generation and an erstwhile guitarist. Check out two books of his songs with guitar accompaniment, (including The Minstrel Boy, The Last Rose of Summer, The Meeting of the Waters, The Harp that once, etc) plus a CD recording and a mine of information about early 19th century guitar songs.
We have a number of CDs featuring music from our printed editions, or featuring artists who have close associations with Corda Music. See also the websites for two music groups who perform our music on a regular basis. www.galliarda.org.uk and www.cafemozart.org
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Michael Annett Finishes 14th in No. 15 St. Jude/Pilot Travel Centers Toyota in Memorial Day Weekend Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway
Concord, N.C. (May 31, 2010) – Memorial Day weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway was highlighted by NASCAR's Nationwide Series Tech-Net Auto Service 300 on Saturday. Michael Annett and Germain Racing's No. 15 Pilot Travel Centers team showcased St. Jude Children's Research Hospital® on the hood, deck lid and rear quarter panels of the No. 15 Camry at Charlotte to help raise awareness for St. Jude's lifesaving mission.
Annett qualified 17th for the 200 lap Tech-Net Auto Service 300 and despite getting caught in a spin in an early race restart, brought his No. 15 St. Jude/Pilot Travel Centers car home to a 14th place finish, his third consecutive top-15 finish this season and second consecutive top-15 finish at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
"It was great to be able to pay tribute to our armed forces and to support St. Jude in their mission to find cures and save children,"
Annett noted. "We had a good car all weekend, but after being turned on the restart on lap 8 we had to work our way out of a hole to gain our 14th place finish. The afternoon race was very different from our usual night race at Charlotte. Track conditions changed a lot during a run. It was a good points day for us and we're looking forward to heading to Nashville Superpseedway next week in our No. 15 Pilot Travel Centers Toyota."
"Michael did a great job out there. It was hot, slick and there was some tough competition. We thought getting caught behind a slow car on that early restart would slow us down for the rest of the race, but this team never gives up. The guys on pit road repaired some left rear bumper damage and Michael did a heck of a job fighting his way back on the lead lap.
Track position was hard to come by, but Michael stayed strong running lap times as fast as the cars in the top-10," said crew chief Ryan Fugle.
Annett still stands 15th in NASCAR Nationwide Series point standings, just 33 points from the top-10.
Next up, the No. 15 Germain Racing team will travel to Music City USA for the second NASCAR Nationwide Series race this season hosted by Nashville Superspeedway. Annett finished ninth there in April's Nashville 300 and looks to earn another respectable finish on the 1.333 mile D-shaped oval.
Watch and listen live to the NASCAR Nationwide Series Federated Auto Parts 300 on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2 and MRN Radio.
For more information on Michael Annett and Germain Racing's No. 15 NASCAR Nationwide Series team, check out www.MichaelAnnett.com and www.GermainRacing.com. Get live updates on Twitter @MichaelAnnett.
About Pilot Travel Centers:
Pilot Travel Centers is one of the nation's largest retail operators of travel centers, catering to the professional driver and traveling motorist in 41 states with over 300 retail interstate properties. The company is headquartered in Knoxville, Tenn., and employs 13,000 nationwide. This year Pilot Travel Centers launched a major new initiative to promote its premium coffees and confirm Pilot coffee as "the best on the interstate," introducing the company's first official Facebook fan page and a brand new Twitter account. For more information, visit www.pilottravelcenters.com.


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Manning finished the season with 4,659 yards, only 41 short of his career high. He finished with 37 touchdown passes, and none will be more memorable than the last two - circus catches by Eric Decker and Demaryius Thomas that turned the game into a blowout.
Denver (13-3) won its 11th straight and leaped past Houston for the top seed after the Texans lost to Indianapolis 28-16 earlier in the day.
The Chiefs gained only 119 yards all day and finished their season 2-14. They will get the top pick in April's draft.
(Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)


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Meet the Office of Admissions & Financial Aid
Our Admissions staff view themselves as emissaries for Candler and as "servant leaders" committed to supporting you in your theological journey. They are here to help you discern your call, consider the range of academic options available and determine how a theological degree will help you serve real communities and real churches in the real world.
Associate Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid
Born and raised in the Boston, Mary Lou has lived in Atlanta for more than 20 years. She initially served as Candler's Associate Dean for Admissions and Student Services and has returned to work with students after several years as Associate Dean of Development and External Relations. She is a graduate of West Virginia Wesleyan College (BA) and Boston University School of Theology (MTS.) A facilitator for the Stewards of Children-Child Sexual Abuse Prevention training program, she offers training for seminary students, local churches and community agencies. Mary Lou and her family are members of Glenn Memorial United Methodist Church, where Mary Lou is on the Board of Trustees.
Associate Director of Admissions and Financial Aid
Scott is a professional in higher education administration with most of his experience in financial aid and scholarships. He was raised in Iowa and earned a bachelor's in business administration at Drake University and a master's in college student development at the University of Iowa. He's a qualified administrator of the Intercultural Development Inventory, where he was part of efforts to assess the effects of learning abroad on intercultural development. He enjoys spending time with family, playing sports and traveling.
Assistant Director of Admissions
Brandon was born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee. He moved to Atlanta, Georgia after completing his undergraduate coursework at Belmont University to continue his theological education at Candler. During his time as a student, Brandon studied abroad in Göttingen, Germany through a Candler exchange program. After completing his Master of Divinity, he remained in Atlanta to work in Candler's Office of Admissions and Financial Aid. Brandon has worked in congregations in Nashville and Atlanta, most often with youth and young adult groups. When he's not at Candler, Brandon enjoys traveling, reading, and playing games of all sorts with friends.
Assistant Director of Admissions
A native of Irmo, South Carolina, David completed undergraduate degrees in both Political Science and Religion at Furman University in 2008. For approximately two years after graduation, he served as a staffer in the South Carolina Governor's Office before deciding to attend seminary at Candler. While here, he earned a Master of Divinity degree as well as a Graduate Certificate in Human Rights, and is now excited about serving the school through his work as Assistant Director of Admissions. When away from campus, David enjoys serving as the pastor of justice ministries at his church in East Atlanta. An avid outdoorsman, he has also previously guided wilderness expeditions in Hawaii and tries to escape to the mountains of North Georgia as often as possible.
Financial Aid Advisor
Lisa is from Brooklyn, New York, and is an active member of her Baptist church in Atlanta. At the office, Lisa assists students with all things financial, including debt management education, helping students find outside scholarships, overseeing student employment opportunities, and providing financial advice to current and prospective students for budget planning or crisis management. She enjoys international travel and has especially fond memories of recent trips to France, England and Costa Rica (where she spent a summer on Study Abroad). When not taking classes at Georgia State University, providing notary services or caring for her dog, Sidney, Lisa enjoys planning her next global vacation.
Program Coordinator
Born and raised in the north woods of Minnesota, Jory began her admissions experience in the Twin Cities area where she worked as an Admissions Counselor and Admissions & Enrollment Coordinator with both undergraduate and graduate programs. She is an alumna of the University of Minnesota, where she earned a degree in biological sciences and also studied abroad at Oxford University and the Universita di Firenze. After completing her bachelor's degree, she moved to East Africa to work with a non-profit organization, then returned to the Twin Cities to work on a Masters in Teaching with emphasis on studies in race relations and graduate education curriculum. Jory relocated to Atlanta to join the Candler Admissions & Financial Aid team.


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This Hedge Fund Sure Has a Sweet Tooth for the Cocoa Market
Armajaro Holdings just bought roughly 7% of the global supply of the beans that make chocolate. That's virtually all the cocoa warehoused in Europe: 240,000 tons, valued at close $1 billion. That could push cocoa prices even higher.


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Madeira Beach, Florida - The search for Joshua Hakken, the father accused of kidnapping his sons Cole and Chase, centered on Madeira Beach on Friday.
Hillsborough County Sheriff's investigators believe he may be on the run in a 1972 Morgan sailboat named "Salty," which was recently purchased and docked behind a group of beach condos on 129th Ave E.
The former owner of the boat, Gaston Garces, told us by phone that he sold the boat to Hakken a few weeks back and his relationship with him goes deeper than just the sale, but would not elaborate on what that meant.
Garces withdrew from an interview with 10 News under advice from investigators who said his statements could hinder the search for the Hakken and the children.
On Wednesday, detectives said he tied up the children's grandmother a day after she was given custody of the kids before he vanished with them and possibly his wife, Sharyn.
The discovery of the boat came hours after Hakken's black 2006 GMC pickup truck was discovered abandoned in a parking garage at John's Pass.
Hakken's lost custody of the kids last year following a drug-related arrest at a Slidell, LA hotel in which drugs were found inside a hotel room with his children.
The focus of the search now appears focused on the boat as investigators try to figure out if he is sailing into the Gulf of Mexico or use the vessel as transportation to another getaway vehicle.
Hakken appears to be one step ahead of authorities in what is shaping up to be a well-orchestrated escape triggered when custody was officially handed over to the children's grandmother.
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WUSA) - The same regulatory board that approved BGE and Pepco billing customers for lost revenue during storm outages is now considering reversing itself in the wake of a 9 Wants to Know probe.
Click here to see the WUSA9 story that sparked outrage and exposed the billing for time customers were without power.
In July, WUSA9 exposed a little known Maryland Public Service Commission mandate that automatically bills Maryland customers for a portion of the revenue utilities lose during the first 24 hours of a storm blackout.
Although the billing could be under a dollar a customer, the story sparked outrage among consumers who were without power for days on end.
When pressed by 9 Wants to Know at a July hearing, PSC Chairman Douglas Nazarian said he had no regrets about approving the automatic billing called Bill Stabilization Adjustment (BSA) and declined to acknowledge the outrage expressed by consumers.
Click here to see our story where Nazarian said he has no regrets about charge.
"I heard a lot of people didn't say one way or the other," Nazarian said. "I heard a lot of different messages today and we're taking them all back."
Nazarian lauded his January decision allowing the billing because it restricted the charges to the first 24 hours of an outage from the previously allowed seven days.
Thursday, the commission quietly posted a notice on its website announcing the hearing to consider reversing the measure.
"The commission received numerous comments from citizens asking it to prevent the companies from collecting the BSA surcharge for even the first 24 hours," the hearing notice states. "In response to these requests, the commission will re-examine."
The hearing is scheduled for September 24th and won't prevent Maryland consumers from seeing additional charges next month for the outage caused by the late June storm.
To follow our ongoing probe into Pepco and the Maryland Public Service Commission, follow Twitter.com/russptacek and Facebook.com/russptacek.
If you know about utility misdeeds, corruption, or government waste, e-mail us at email@example.com.


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