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Rocker Joan Jett is set to return to the big screen to star in and executive produce romantic comedy "Undateable John."
In the film, which also stars Daryl Hannah, Tom Arnold and Shannen Doherty, Jett will play a California folk singer, who becomes friends with an oddball couple at an Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meeting, according to Deadline.com.
Jett will also contribute songs to the movie's soundtrack.
Last month, Jett released her first album, "Unvarnished," since 2006.
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How I Remember to Feel
Can Knowledge of the Material Mind Spell an End to the Magic of Living?
Last night my family and I had dinner with some good friends at a local restaurant, but by the end of the evening, we had converted the place into a nightclub. That's because our kids, all of them 4 or under, decided to spontaneously section off an unused plot of the dining room as their own personal dance floor. The show lasted half an hour, with my boys pulling off some sick break-dance moves, while my friends' daughter rocked the joint by using the area for a mosh-pit.
It was the peak of hilarity, and I assure you that there's not one bit of artistic license at play in the telling of it. I'm quite sure that the throngs of patrons and waiters who were obviously charmed by the impromptu performance would tell you the very same thing. The spectacle was so joyously sweet that at one point my friend and I turned to each other and noted that in our entire lives, we'd never forget this moment.
But how are we so blessed with the power of mind, and specifically of memory? Without it we'd have no context for anything, no ability to inter-compare experiences. Without memories we'd lack more than an ability to recollect fond moments in restaurants, but also the very sensation of sentience. If who we are is at least partly defined by the sum or our experiences, then our memories must make up a large part of what many would call our souls.


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MIDDLETOWN, Del. (AP) - Officials are identifying a man who was killed earlier this week while working on the construction of a sewer line in Delaware.
The News Journal of Wilmington (http://delonline.us/18p1aJT ) reports state officials on Tuesday identified the man as 62-year-old Jerry D. Hurley of Port Deposit, Md.
Hurley died Monday after the earth collapsed under him while he was working on the construction of a sewer line to serve development near Middleton.
A spokeswoman for the state medical examiner's office, Jill Fredel, says Hurley's death has been ruled an accident.
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The Facilities Management Department has scheduled electrical power outages that will affect various buildings on campus. These electrical power outages are necessary so that the contractors working on the Natali Renovation project can safely reroute underground electrical lines. The schedule for the outages and the buildings affected are as follows:
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That's a good lookin buck. He has great eyeguards for this early in the year.
Very cool. I would be ichin for a tag in that area.
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Nice looking buck! I've seen a few here but haven't got any camera shots yet. Looks like you were able to get pretty close to this guy...very cool!
Every hunting season you miss is one you can not make up.
Nice looking Buck. I see a conveyor, you and I have sometihing in common when it comes to work.
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Toronto, ON (SportsNetwork.com) - Terrence Ross nailed six 3-pointers and
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over the New York Knicks in preseason play.
DeMar DeRozan had 21 points for Toronto, which improved to 5-1 this preseason.
Rudy Gay scored 19 points and Kyle Lowry netted 11.
Beno Udrih paced the Knicks with 19 points and seven assists, while Tim
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Muskingum College grants Distinguished Service Awards at 2008 Alumni Weekend
A highlight of this year's Muskingum College Alumni Weekend, held June 20-22 on the campus, was the presentation on June 20 of the Distinguished Service Award (DSA) to four alumni in recognition of their personal and professional achievements. The award is the college's highest alumni honor.
Sponsored by the Muskingum College Alumni Council, the DSA recognizes and honors alumni who have distinguished themselves through their professional endeavors and exemplary services to society. Any living Muskingum graduate or former student is eligible to receive this award.
Receiving the award were Elizabeth Topping Mainiero '57, a leader and innovator in the field of library science; Reverend Dr. W. Terry Schoener '60, whose career as a pastor who impacted the nation's civil rights movement; Robert Jennings Reveley '65, an entrepreneur and civic leader; and Walter R. Young, Jr. '66, a widely recognized leader and innovator in the manufactured housing industry.
Elizabeth Topping Mainiero '57
Throughout her 40-year career in library leadership, Elizabeth Topping Mainiero has played a pioneering role in shaping the library for the information age, fundamentally enhancing the way these vital resources serve citizens of all ages.
Her groundbreaking initiatives spanned the full range of library services and administration. Mrs. Mainiero launched an integrated library system in 1978 – the second of its kind in the nation and the first east of the Mississippi River – and convinced libraries across New England to invest in shared emerging computer technologies. This transformed local resources into regional ones, led to many "firsts" in federal library grant funding, and paved the way for today's internet-based consortia.
She was one of the first to recognize the library's emerging role in providing opportunities for conversation and social interaction. She engaged nationally-known architect Cesar Pelli in 1994 for the Greenwich, Connecticut Library's addition and renovation, which included informal gathering and work spaces for library patrons – the precursor to today's "internet cafes."
An English major at Muskingum, Mrs. Mainiero earned her master of library science from Carnegie Mellon University. Currently, she consults with libraries throughout New England on building programs and long-range plans. She shares her talents with educational organizations, serving on the Board of Governors of Saint Timothy's School in Maryland and as a trustee of Saint Gabriel's School in Connecticut, and the Whitby School in Connecticut.
She and her husband, Vincent, reside in Milford, Connecticut, and have four children – Morrow, Lisa, Bonnie and Kimmo – and 10 grandchildren. Her daughter, Bonnie Long Gorman '88; her mother, Clara Bentley Topping '27; and her aunt, Kathryn Bentley Schaefer '27; are also Muskingum College alumni.
Rev. Dr. W. Terry Schoener '60
The Reverend Doctor W. Terry Schoener has had a profound impact upon others. With a passionate dedication to civil rights and social justice, he has extended his singular ministry far beyond the physical boundaries of the congregations he guided during his 44-year pastoral career.
Rev. Dr. Schoener's initial call was to the First Presbyterian Church in Seville, Ohio, from 1963-1966. He led the church to open its doors as a way-station for the "poor people's marchers" who walked for civil rights from inner city Cleveland to Columbus. In Mississippi, in 1964, he worked in the watershed voter registration drive, facing antagonism from the Ku Klux Klan and local law enforcement agencies alike.
In 1966, Dr. Schoener was called to the Glenville United Presbyterian Church in inner city Cleveland. When rioting began, he served as a mediator and hosted Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who gave his famous Glenville speeches from Dr. Schoener's pulpit. Working alongside Dr. King and other national civil rights leaders, Dr. Schoener fought for minority economic empowerment that led to the first two McDonald's franchises ever awarded to African Americans, and other significant economic opportunities.
While serving The First Presbyterian Church in Warren, Ohio, in 1971, Rev. Dr. Schoener led the city's integration efforts, co-chairing the Committee to Desegregate Warren Public Schools and a task force to improve the city's judicial and law enforcement systems.
Rev. Dr. Schoener led Woods Memorial Presbyterian Church near Annapolis, Maryland for more than 27 years, and it became a hub for Anne Arundel County citizens of all faiths – building housing facilities for the low-income elderly, and purchasing and renovating a failing YMCA, providing a much-needed, ongoing community resource. He established a sister relationship with a church in Kingston, Jamaica, creating educational and health care programs for local citizens.
Rev. Dr. Schoener earned his master of divinity and doctor of divinity at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. He and his wife, Brenda Hall Schoener '61, reside in Severna Park, Maryland. Their three children are all members of the Long Magenta Line – Halle S. Randles '86, Mathew H. Schoener '88, and Bradley C. Schoener '89.
Robert Jennings Reveley '65
Robert Jennings Reveley has created a distinguished and wide-ranging legacy in entrepreneurship, the arts, and civic leadership.
Following his graduation from Muskingum with bachelor of science in mathematics, Mr. Reveley joined the Peace Corps. In Kingston, Jamaica, he became a member of the first Peace Corps class ever to serve in impoverished urban environments. Returning to the United States, he earned his master of business administration degree from Columbia University and began his business career with RCA International. He later joined Deloitte & Touche as a management consultant.
In 1977, Mr. Reveley founded an independent New York City real estate firm to develop brownstone condominiums. He also developed the $250 million John Jay College of Criminal Justice for the City of New York, and pioneered innovative methods of capital structuring within the commercial real estate industry. His strategies enabled non-profit organizations to create new facilities that would not otherwise have been possible.
As a patron of the arts, Mr. Reveley's insight led him to select then-unknown architect Rafael Vinoly to design the John Jay College of Criminal Justice. The project launched Vinoly's United States career, which includes the world's largest green building, the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Mr. Reveley and his wife, Julie Heberlein Reveley, produced an off-Broadway play, Lily Dale, by Pulitzer Prize and Academy Award-winning playwright Horton Foote, and it was named one of the top ten shows of 1986 by New York Times theatre critic Clive Barnes.
Mr. Reveley's real estate companies currently operate in seven states. He and Julie live in Palm Beach, Florida, where he serves as Chair of the Board of Trustees for the American Cancer Society of Palm Beach and as a trustee of Cardinal Newman High School.
Mr. Reveley and his wife are the proud parents of Jude, Alexandra and Jaclyn. Mr. Reveley's brother, Randolph F. Reveley '72, also graduated from Muskingum.
Walter R. Young, Jr. '66
Walter Young's distinguished business leadership, corporate citizenship and service to private higher education has changed the lives of countless workers, homeowners and students. He has led 23 organizational turnarounds in domestic and international manufacturing industries, and was named one of the world's 1,000 most influential business leaders of the past 100 years in the Harvard University Press book, In Their Time: The Greatest Business Leaders of the Twentieth Century.
In 1990, Mr. Young became the CEO of Champion Enterprises, and the company was on the brink of bankruptcy. In less than 12 years he positioned it as the world's largest homebuilder and a member of the Fortune 500. He partnered Champion with the U.S. Departments of Energy and Housing and Urban Development to improve quality, maintain affordability and enhance energy efficiency of manufactured housing.
He also volunteers his time to serve on the Policy Advisory Board for Harvard University's Joint Center for Housing Studies and with the Partnership for Advanced Technology in Housing. Mr. Young's peers in the Manufactured Housing Institute voted him as the "Industry Person of the Year" for three consecutive years. He also shares his talents a member of the CEO Council of the National Organization on Disability.
Mr. Young and his family created the Young Foundation to support religious, educational and community endeavors. He is a trustee of Muskingum College and has served on the College's Executive Committee and Alumni Council. In 2008, he was elected as a member of the Ohio Foundation for Independent College's Hall of Excellence.
He earned his bachelor of arts in economics and history and his doctorate of public service from Muskingum, and his master of business administration from Pennsylvania State University.
Mr. Young and his wife, Donna Higinbotham Young '66, reside in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan and have two children, Mark and Michelle, and two grandchildren. Mr. Young's parents, Mary Borton Young '29 and R. Young '30, both graduated from Muskingum, as did Mary's three siblings, Homer, Loyal and Mabel. Since then, 20 members of the Borton and Young families have become Muskingum College alumni. Of those, there are six "Muskie" couples, three honorary degree recipients, two trustees, and one chairman of the Board of Trustees.
IN THE PHOTO: From left to right: Rev. Dr. W. Terry Schoener '60; Muskingum College President Anne C. Steele, Elizabeth Topping Mainiero '57; Muskingum College Trustee and Alumni Council President Gordon Litt, Robert Jennings Reveley '65 and Walter R. Young '66.
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Which Secret Life Star Showed Off Her Bikini Booty in Haiti?
We're actually pretty sure this lady is cliff jumping in her underpants, which isn't strictly a bikini. But a bikini is only what you make it, right?
This Secret Life of the American Teenager ;and Bring it On: All or Nothing ;star seemed like she was having an inspiring experience while swimming in Haiti. We're just inspired by that butt!
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Giant adds new technologies — bigger stems, integrated sensors, internal cables & more — to 2012 road line
- By Nick Legan
- Published Jun. 28, 2011
- Giant introduced the road market to compact geometry. The 2012 TCR Advanced keeps that tradition alive. Photo: Nick Legan
- Giant's oversized head tube and down tube make for a stiff front end. Like the Defy and Advanced SL, the TCR Advanced now has internal cable routing. It is also Di2 ready (note the small plug underneath the top tube). Photo: Nick Legan
- Giant's OverDrive 2 uses a 1.25-1.5" steerer tube. This means that normal 1.125" stems won't fit but also makes for a stiffer front end and (Giant claims) more precise steering. The 2012 TCR Advanced did handle very well. Photo: Nick Legan
- With all the features of its more expensive brother, the Advanced SL, the TCR Advanced is a bit more practical with its telescoping seat post. I felt it was a bit more compliant than the spendier bike without any loss in efficiency. Photo: Nick Legan
- Not sure which is more inviting: the line of mint 2012 Giant bicycles or the pool? Photo: Nick Legan
- The TCR Advanced W frames have women's specific geometry and tube sets. This model will cost around $3,700 and thankfully, isn't in pink. Photo: Nick Legan
- The Defy Advanced SL frame is actually lighter than the TCR Advanced SL. It'll be spec'd with a compact crank and retail for $7,000. This could be a real winner in the endurance category. Photo: Nick Legan
- Giant's Defy is ready to do battle in the endurance bicycle category. I would recommend it for those seeking an endurance bike with subtler differences from a race bike. The head tube is not as tall as a Specialized Roubaix or many other endurance bikes. For some (like me) this is a very good thing! Photo: Nick Legan
- The down tube on the Defy is still quite large, but the shaping isn't nearly as box-like as the TCR line. Photo: Nick Legan
- Giant has made this editor very happy with its new seatpost head. The polished seat rail clamps can be turned forward to act as a -5mm setback seat post. As this one is installed, it gives 20mm of setback. Photo: Nick Legan
- Giant uses its PowerCore on the Defy. The Pressfit BB86 bottom bracket now features full carbon cups. Photo: Nick Legan
- The Defy's geometry is quite different from the TCR line but the frames appear very similar. One small difference is where the seatstays meet the seat tube. The junction is lower on the Defy. Photo: Nick Legan
- Like the TCR line, the Defy receives the new OverDrive 2 head tube and fork and internal cable routing. Photo: Nick Legan
- 2012 frame weight for a medium frame is down to 820 grams. In 2011 the same size frame weighed 968 grams. Fork weight is simliar to last year at 330 grams. Photo: Nick Legan
- For 2012, the TCR Advanced SL gets carbon fiber dropouts and the derailleur hanger is not mounted on the inside of the dropout. To help avoid rattles, the internal cable routing doesn't feature a liner. Photo: Nick Legan
- Giant now has a seatpost head that offers both -5mm and 20mm of saddle setback. The silver pieces flip around for the change. This one is set up with -5mm of offset. Photo: Nick Legan
- Like Trek's Duo Trap, Giant now has an ANT+ speed and cadence transmitter. Photo: Nick Legan
- Giant managed to shave a few more grams off its PowerCore bottom bracket for 2012. The system now has full-carbon cups. In this photo you can also see more of the Di2 integration: the wiring plug on the back of the seat tube and the battery mount under the non-drive chainstay. Photo: Nick Legan
- Giant's handlebars and stems both work well. The stems are necessary for the new OverDrive 2 1.25-1.5" steerer (but FSA, Ritchey and Syntace also offer stems in 1.25" diameter). Photo: Nick Legan
- Citing less weight, better aerodynamics and better foul-weather protection, Giant has moved to internally routed cables for 2012. I'm still not convinced that it's a functional improvement, but the aesthetic is nice. Photo: Nick Legan
- It's no surprise that Giant's new frames are Di2 ready (the small plug under the top tube). The Rabobank team is Shimano sponsored afterall, but most consumers demand clean Di2 routing as well. Photo: Nick Legan
MALLORCA, Spain (VN) — Giant hasn't gone and completely redesigned its road line. Model names are the same as before (TCR and Defy for the boys, TCR W and Avail for the ladies). But with subtle changes in materials and design the world's largest bicycle manufacturer has improved its entire range.
Giant has introduced some new technologies that will be included on most Giant models (some even in the mountain bike line): OverDrive 2, PowerCore and RideSense. Giant also showed off its new internal cable routing and a new seatpost head. Before we get to the bikes, a little bit about Giant's 2012 innovations:
OverDrive 2 uses a 1.25-1.5 inch tapered steerer. This, of course, means that 1.125" (1 1/8") stems won't fit on the new system. Several manufacturers are already on board though: Syntace has long made stems that fit the larger steerer and provide a spacer for 1.125" use. Ritchey and FSA (which we saw branded as PRO on Rabobank team bikes at the Dauphine and Tour of Switzerland) also make stems for the larger steerer tube. And of course, Giant also produces stems for the new standard.
The idea isn't a new one. But it is the first time a manufacturer of this size has committed so thoroughly to it. Cannondale and others experimented with larger steerers in the past, but advances in carbon have made it a more viable option. Specialized experimented with the size in its mountain bikes a couple years ago, but dropped it. Canyon currently uses it on its Ultimate CF SLX Evo frameset.
One unique aspect of Giant's OverDrive 2 is that it fits inside the same head tube they've made for years. Engineers simply increased the internal diameter of the upper bearing to fit the larger steerer. Owners of older Giants can purchase the new fork, upper headset bearing and a suitable stem and upgrade their bike with OverDrive 2.
PowerCore is actually nothing new. It was introduced in 2009. It uses the Pressfit BB86 standard but for 2012 the bearing cups are now full composite (not aluminum). This produced a 15-gram weight savings over previous models.
RideSense is a chainstay-mounted wireless, integrated sensor that transmits speed and cadence using ANT+ technology. Much like Bontrager's Duo-Trap, the unit bolts into the non-drive side chainstay. RideSense doesn't follow the frame's lines as well as Trek's, but it does work well.
Both the TCR and Defy lines now have internally-routed cables. Now I'm not usually a fan of internal cables as I see it answering a question no one (or at least very few) is asking. Giant pointed out that it saves a bit of weight, cleans up a frame aerodynamically and keeps the cables out of the elements. Fair enough, but they're still a pain to maintain and install.
While Giant's frames come with temporary plastic routing guides to help with the initial install, there isn't a permanent liner inside frames. Because of this, shops would be wise to keep the temporary lines for future cable changes. Giant reasoned that permanent liners will often allow a cable to rattle inside the frame and Giant may have made a good decision. The cables certainly never rattled on any of the bikes I rode (they also don't rattle on my personal externally-routed bicycles).
Giant's new seatpost head is one item that I personally love. Finally a manufacturer has realized that consumers have different saddle setback needs. I personally need a zero-setback seat post on almost every bike I ride. With most other aero or integrated seat post designs, the consumer is stuck with setback.
Giant's has two versions of the head, one for integrated clamps and a slightly different version for aero seatpost models. Both work well and offer either 25mm or -5mm of setback depending on set up. It's a genuinely clever solution to a problem I've moaned about for years. Chapeau!Pages: 1 2
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A.M. Best Co. has affirmed its A+ financial strength rating for Columbia-based BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina's group of companies, adding that the rating outlook is stable.
The A+ rating, which BlueCross has received for 11 consecutive years, is the highest A.M. Best has assigned to any health insurer. Only one other health insurer in the country has received the top rating, according to A.M. Best.
The diversification of BlueCross as a group of companies is one of its strengths, the rating agency said, especially in what it called a challenging economic and regulatory climate and a highly competitive market.
"A.M. Best believes (BlueCross) is well positioned for its current rating for the near to medium term," the agency said.
The rating reflects the financial stability of BlueCross' group of 47 companies, said Mike Mizeur, BlueCross executive vice president and CFO.
"We work hard to achieve this high a rating every year," Mizeur said. "This means our customers can depend on us for stability, excellence and leadership."
A.M. Best annually rates BlueCross as a group of companies as well as rating some of its subsidiaries individually.
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Video: Burlesque dancer Beatrix Von Bourbon set for Britain's Got Talent live show
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Saucy burlesque dancer Beatrix Von Bourbon is expected to put more raunch into Britain's Got Talent – but will her next routine be too rude for pre-watershed audiences?
The tattooed London performer is set to appear during a live heat on the ITV show over the next few days after winning through to the semi-finals.
The previous broadcast of her risqué audition is being investigated by regulator Ofcom after it drew dozens of complaints when she stripped to knickers, a corset, stockings and nipple tassels.
She was seen peeling off in an early evening slot and the show went on to be given a daytime repeat.
Von Bourbon, a dancer and fetish model who performs in lingerie and feathers with saucy routines in clubs, was put through to the next round of BGT after winning the approval of each of the judges.
Producers managed to censor the footage on the pre-recorded show by obscuring her chest with small gold stars, but it is not known whether she will have to tone down her act for the upcoming live show or whether producers may use some other method to obscure too much flesh.
Producers are understood to see her routines as a stylised mix of dance, mime, comedy and theatrics, rather than simply stripping.
A spokeswoman for ITV said: "Given the family audience that BGT attracts, we consider very carefully the suitability of all performances, before the acts go on stage for the live shows."
Ofcom is looking into whether Von Bourbon's appearance fell foul of the broadcasting code, which says children should be "protected by appropriate scheduling from material that is unsuitable for them".


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I searched the threads for some similar problem, but couldn't find any.
When trying to send mail using Outlook, the mail basically hangs in the sending folder. Prior to that, a certificate verification is required, but after that, the email doesn't get through. Receiving is ok, IMAP and POP. However, the Test Account Parameter feature (in the Account settings Wizard) does connect to the SMTP and does the full verification process without a single problem...
I'm certain it's a matter of properly configurate the SMTP server settings on the Outlook client (in particular the authentification params), but tried most options available without success. What is strange is that yesterday, it would function properly, with an occasionnal outbound problem like the one descibed here. Now, it's every outbound mail that cannot be processed.
I installed Thunderbird to check if the server config + local and remote firewall rules were ok. Used TLS authentication (if available) for SMTP (SSL doesn't seem to work) and SSL for IMAP and POP: worked like a charm. I cannot replicate this config in Outlook (no TLS on SMTP).
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PHOTOS: Florida's rejected license plates aren't always offensive
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - A Florida man's prison sentence has been reduced from life to 40 years in the 2006 fatal beating of a homeless man and attacks on two others.
A Broward County judge issued the new sentence Thursday for 23-year-old Thomas Daugherty, who was 17 at the time of the attacks.
Teens accused of beating homeless men charged with murder
The decision follows a U.S. Supreme Court ruling saying that young offenders cannot be automatically sentenced to life behind bars.
The South Florida Sun Sentinel reports that prosecutors had originally asked for the 40-year sentence.
Two other men are serving prison time in the attacks, one of which killed 45-year-old Norris Gaynor as he slept on a park bench. The other two victims survived.
One attack was captured on surveillance video that was widely seen around the country.


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I've searched the forums and there is no definitive thread or documentation on migrating from non-IMAP storage within Thunderbird. There are notes scattered around which can typically help in performing this migration, but I am still having some problems.
First of all, disabling Attachment Indexing for all users that are migrating is critical. You will get the "APPEND: failed" IMAP error if you do not do this.
In addition, you must use "/tb" on the end of the username or you will have date/time issues.
Here are the things I cannot figure out:
- Thunderbird crashes a lot during a folder copy. This will typically happen when moving 200 or more e-mails at once. Is there any way to avoid this? Is this definitely a Thunderbird issue?
The version of Thunderbird that this error was reproduced reliably with is: 220.127.116.11.
- Is there anyway to copy an entire inbox and the folders underneath it in one shot?
- After copying the folders, the date in Zimbra's mail display reflects the date the e-mails were copied, not the date they were originally delivered.
- For users with Zimbra Mobile, after the folder copy from Thunderbird is performed, the folders show up on the mobile device as empty. Is there something I need to do to force a synchronization of the contents of these folders?
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Ace, since bullets make make most of their power at relatively low rpm's, has there ever been any work done in the "short rod engine" area? I know years ago it worked well with the harley flat trackers. The penalty is high piston side loading and shorter engine life, but if its a race engine or if you are going for a record, who cares? thanks cy.
Tom:Have you seen any kind of damage in the rocker assembly of REs and if so what was it ? What caused it ? Can engine kick-back crack or damage or loosen any part of rocker assembly ?
Here is another one:.....And I am only asking you to guesstimate (since your guestimate is much more informed than mine) : If the flowed, ported UCE head with the performance valve job was to be bolted back (without high lift rockers) on to the stock cylinder&piston, do you think the stock ECU would be able to keep up......If not, how much performance gain would you guestimate if this was mated with a remapped piggy back ECU that you are developing?
Here's another: Have you had an oportunity to look at the rare, almost mystical, twin exhaust port head. As rare as it is, would it provide with more performance options. This one: http://www.royalenfields.com/2009/04/for-sale-very-rare-royal-enfield-twin.html#comment-form
Tom - I have questions about porting my intake manifold for my twin. Basically I have a Y-manifold that is about 3" long. I'm not exactly looking to go Gung Ho, but I would like to be able to create a better fuel charge. As we all know these bikes aren't power houses, so every little bit counts. Last night I did a light porting job and nice polish. After doing so I discovered this was actually not the correct thing to do. So I did some research, basically freshened up and my P&P education. So, a perfectly polished finish like I did is actually good for forced induction, but as you previously said, a hindrance for N/A motors or anything that isn't direct fuel injection. I'm not going to touch the heads, but I would like to at least gasket match the runners into the heads. Also I noticed that the carb flange on the manifold is actually oval shaped and was thinking about opening up the lower and upper portions of the flange to make the mating surface to the crab more true and less restrictive. Then I'm thinking of going back and resanding everything with 320 grit paper and attempt to sand the runners in a spiral direction to try and achieve a bit of a swirl effect.What are your thoughts Tom?Scottie
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Food Safety at Fairs and Festivals
A big part of summer for many people is attending fairs and festivals. There are always fun things to see and experience, including art work, music, games, and rides. One of the biggest draws to these events is the many different types of foods and drinks available.
Because foodborne illnesses increase during the summer months, it is even more important to follow food safety steps. Many foodborne illnesses are caused by consuming foods or beverages contaminated with germs. One reason for the increase of foodborne illnesses in the summertime is that people are cooking and eating outside at places such as fairs and festivals more often. Sometimes, the usual safety controls that a kitchen provides, like thermostat-controlled cooking, refrigeration, and washing facilities, may not be available when cooking and dining at these events.
Remember that food safety practices should be the same at fairs as they are at home: Clean, Separate, Cook, and Chill. Learn more about these steps here, and make this a food safe summer by reducing your risk of foodborne illness.
What should you consider before buying food from a vendor?
- Does the vendor have a clean/tidy workstation?
- Does the vendor have a sink for employees to wash their hands?
- Do the employees wear gloves or use tongs when handling food?
- Does the vendor have refrigeration on site for raw ingredients or pre-cooked foods?
- Has the vendor been inspected? Requirements vary by state, but in general temporary and mobile vendors, like those at fairs and carnivals, should have a license to sell food and beverages in a particular state or county. You can check with the local health department to see if the vendors are licensed and if a food inspection has been completed.
Are there healthy food alternatives to consider at fairs and festivals?
When purchasing food from a vendor, look for healthy options first. If they are not available, consider bringing your own food to save money and calories. Bringing food from home allows you to eat a healthy meal or snack as a family, while still enjoying the festive atmosphere around you. Don't forget to keep safe food storage practices in mind.
If bringing food from home, what are proper food handling and storage practices?
If you bring food to a fair or festival from home, be sure to keep food handling and storage times in mind. Don't let food sit out for more than two hours. On a hot day (90°F or higher), reduce this time to one hour. Be sure to put perishable items in a cooler or insulated bag.
What steps can you take to protect you and your family?
Wash Hands Often:
- Find out where hand washing stations are located.
- Always wash your hands right after petting animals, touching the animal enclosure, and exiting animal areas even if you did not touch an animal.
- Always wash hands after using the restroom, after playing a game or going on a ride, before eating and drinking, before preparing food or drinks, after changing diapers, and after removing soiled clothes or shoes.
- Bring hand sanitizers or disposable wipes in case there aren't any places to wash your hands.
- Wash your hands with soap and clean running water for at least 20 seconds. Directions for washing hands can be found here.
Report Illness:
Anytime you suspect you may have contracted a foodborne illness, report it to your local health department, even if it is after you have recovered. The local public health department is an important part of the food safety system. Often, calls from concerned citizens are how outbreaks are first detected. If a public health official contacts you to find out more about an illness you had, your cooperation is important. In public health investigations, it can be as important to talk to healthy people as it is to ill people. Your cooperation may be needed even if you are not ill.
Food Vendors, Community Organizations, and Fair Organizers
Requirements differ by state, but in general temporary and mobile food vendors should apply for a food license with the fair's state or county health department. Many community-based organizations set up booths to sell various foods at local festivals and fairs too. There are special exceptions, but it is better to be safe than sorry—get a license! Contact information for local and state health departments can be found here.
Fair organizers should try to include a person trained in food safety throughout the planning process, as well as have them present at the fair.
It is important that food safety steps are followed so the food served doesn't make anyone sick. Try to cook-serve, which means limiting the amount of food preparation performed off site. In addition, follow the four basic food safety steps: CLEAN, SEPARATE, COOK, and CHILL. Learn more about these steps.
Now you're on your way to a safe and healthy summer!
More Information
- Check Your Steps: Foodsafety.gov
- Foodborne Infections FAQs
- Handwashing Podcast for Children
- Handwashing Tutorial for Adults
- Foodborne Illness Peaks in Summer - Why?
- The Safe Food Handling Fact Sheet
For additional food safety questions, visit the FSIS Virtual Representative, Ask Karen, or call the Meat and Poultry Hotline at 1-888-674-6854 (available in English and Spanish).
- Page last reviewed: April 8, 2013
- Page last updated: April 8, 2013
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- National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases
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Written By Elon Sports Information Dept.
ELON, N.C. - The Elon University men's basketball team won for the first time ever at Belk Arena on Thursday, Jan. 16, handing Davidson its first Southern Conference loss with an 87-85 victory in overtime.
The win marks Elon's first at Belk Arena and it snaps Davidson's 23-game home winning streak over league opponents. The win marks the 60th for Elon's senior class, the most wins by a class during the school's Division I era.
"We believed we could win and fought and fought for a great team win tonight," said Elon head coach Matt Matheny. "I thought we were in a good rhythm tonight and really got the right shots for the right guys. We didn't really think about the score, except that we were down, and we really defended down the stretch to come back."
Elon (10-8, 3-1 SoCon) trailed by 14 points late in the second half, but went on a 15-2 run over a stretch of 4:27 to send it to an extra session. Jack Isenbarger proved to be the hero yet again for the maroon and gold, as his three with 2.4 seconds left in regulation tied it at 76-all and gave Elon momentum heading into overtime.
After the Phoenix jumped out to a four-point lead in OT, Davidson (7-11, 3-1 SoCon) came back to make it a two-point game with two seconds left on a Tom Droney layup. The Wildcats managed to steal Elon's inbound on the next possession and got a good look from Jake Belford at the potential game-tying basket, but his jumper rimmed out and Elon left Belk Arena victorious.
Lucas Troutman scored a career-high 28 points on 11-of-21 shooting to go along with a career-best 12 rebounds to pace the Phoenix. Troutman went toe-to-toe all night with Davidson's De'Mon Brooks, who ended the night with 28 points and 10 boards before fouling out in overtime.
Isenbarger and Ryley Beaumont each scored 15 points, while Sebastian Koch and Austin Hamilton added 13 and 10, respectively. Koch also grabbed nine boards, tying a season-high mark.
Elon shot 51 percent from the field on 34-of-67 field goal attempts, knocking down 7-of-18 from three. The Phoenix went just 3-of-10 from beyond the arc in the first half, but came back to go 4-of-8 in the second half and in OT.
The Phoenix dominated the glass, 46-32, scoring 17 second-chance points off 11 offensive rebounds.
Elon returns to action on Saturday night, Jan. 18, when it hosts No. 15/16 UMass at 7 p.m. It marks the first time the Phoenix has hosted a nationally ranked team in Alumni Gym. The game will be a White Out and fans are encouraged to wear white to the game. The first 600 students will receive a free White Out t-shirt.
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Shuttle T's= PRO's
Best flight at long range that I've ever got with a fixed blade head after testing a bunch out to 100yds
Tough as nails and you don't have to worry about the blades coming out of them
Sharper since Trophy Taker bought them from Tight Point, and the new Black Op's model is supposed to be even sharper
Kinda pricey and not as easily found as some other brands "but it seems like most big stores carry them now days"
Still not the sharpest heads I've seen
Slick Trick= PRO's
Dang good buy for the money, standard Tricks can be found for less than $25 a 3 pack which is cheap these days
Sharp, all of them I've ever handled have been scary sharp out of the package
Really good flight out to about 70-80yds, then I had some drop off with them compared to Shuttle's.
The long range drop off I mentioned above...It was really obvious at 100yds, but honestly I don't plan on shooting anything but foam at that range.
Blades aren't as strong as Shuttle T's....Not weak but not Shuttle T strong
Can be hard to find in a lot of areas
I'm probably gonna switch over to Slick Tricks for elk hunting because I can get them dirt cheap compared to other heads and they are a really good head.


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I am having trouble activating an account after removing / adding to a newly installed BESX. Entreprise Activation times out with Connecting to Server on the device. I have the dreaded "Still handled by Desktop" in the MAGT log but
- I only get this for this very user, other accounts activate fine
- after the activation attempt the device ID is dispalyed correctly on the BESX admin interface and
- I also get PMDatabase::OpenNamedFolder: opening existing folder 'BlackBerryHandheldInfo' in the MAGT log.
I have been told to delete the hidden folder 'BlackBerryHandheldInfo' from the user account with MFCMAPI. How do I do that? I installed the program on the BESX server but it browses the besadmin account (the one specified in BlackBerryServer_MailStoreProfie) and I can't seem to find a way to instruct MFCMAPI to open a synced user profile. Please advise.


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Summit Solstice
The second race in the Summit Twilight Racing Series broughtover 250 runners, volunteers, and spectators to Davidson on June 8—allcompeting in the 4-mile obstacle challenge. Summit Solstice had participantsrunning roads, trudging through a tire maze, hopscotching 100 yards,taste-testing Ben & Jerry's concoctions and much more. For the second year in a row, Summit Coffee utilized therace to raise money for Nothing But Nets. The campaign extension of the UnitedNations Foundation was generated to raise awareness and funding to fightmalaria in Africa. Fundraising dollars go topurchasing and shipping long-lasting, insecticide-treated mosquito nets toAfrica—the goal of the grassroots campaign to cover Africawith lifesaving bed nets. Over $3,000 will be donated to Nothing But Nets from thisyear's Summit Solstice.


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I personally feel, people are underestimating C5 and it's workability.
Second that.... For the better part of my childhood, I spent every summer in a hot and dusty little village in south India that had no real roads. I saw the Bullet used more or less the way people used their ox-carts (which was typically the other vehicle in the household) including carrying produce (every morning) to market in the nearest town (big baskets piled high and strapped to the rear seat) etc, over rutted dirt paths. It seems like the C5 will live up to the standard of ruggedness of its ancestors, if RE expects them to retain their place in the Indian market.
I am quite interested in the "new" Bullet Black (frumpy fender one based on Bullet 350) Seems to me that it is the one with the decades long endurance legacy (on the chassis) and now that it is upgraded with disc brake and UCE engine/5speed etc, it is perfect. I wonder, (SB) if thre are any other repects besides body panels in which it differs from new G 5s /C 5s . For instance, swing arm bushings vs bearings, , wheel bearings, steering column bearings etc. In other words, what other "modernization" would you miss by buying the Bullet Black. thanks, Nigel.
Nigel - I haven't been lucky enough to get my grubby paws on one of these yet - but here what I'm BETTING on for that bike since it is the hands down favourite of the IDM:o-ring chain for durability (confirmed with engineers)Delrin swing arm bushes for durability (shares the "lowers" with G5 I think ...)Steering bearings will still be loose balls - they WORK and they are cheap to serviceStiffer frame - the result of re-engineering the "lowers" to accept the UCEMODERN wiring harness with weather tight connectors for critical functionsplus all the things that make that bike "truck worthy" that have BEEN there for 60 years. As I've said before - this is EXACTLY the bike that I'd build for myself if I had the run of the Royal Enfield India parts bins. Mine would be Parrot Green or Peacock Blue, of course ......
Hmmm....You might need to take off the polished aluminum engine side covers and have them bead blasted. I don't know if all that shinyness suits the character of the Bullet Black. Scott
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From May 3, 2004 through July 30, 2004 grantees were able to log on to their accounts and complete COPS Count surveys. COPS Count is a survey of grantees conducted to assess progress in the hiring, deployment, and redeployment of community policing officers. The information obtained from the surveys is used to demonstrate the overall progress of agencies in hiring and redeploying all COPS funded officers. The COPS Count is an important monitoring tool that assesses both individual law enforcement agency achievements and COPS' accomplishments as a whole.
During the survey, recipients of Making Officer Redeployment Effective (MORE) awards and hiring awards are asked about the status of their grants, including the number of officers and civilians hired, anticipated and actual hiring dates, and dates that technology and equipment have been or will be purchased.
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Our reliable and ever cheerful crew member Daniel began his 6 month solo trek on the Hawaiian islands with little more than a backpack and tiny tent. We were very sad to see him go but knew that this was his plan. Hopefully we may meet again, perhaps in his native England.
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08/14/2011, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
We've completed our passage from Tahiti to Hawaii. Here are the stats:
Days at Sea: 21 (July 24 to August 14, 2011)
Distance Logged: 2,706 nautical miles (3114 miles; 5011 km)
Average distance per day: 129 nautical miles/day
Engine Hours: 92 (mostly in the Equatorial ITCZ)
Maximum recorded speed: 8.9 knots
Maximum recorded wind: 40 knots
Our Days at Sea would have been better were it not for a torn mainsail which took a week to get down and repair and a jib halyard failure 2 days before arrival. We spent 9 days of the passage sailing with just one sail.
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08/14/2011, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
Yesterday evening, as the sun set, we could see the dome like outline of the Big Island's volcano on the horizon. As we got closer, we could see what appeared to be city lights on the slope of the island. Consulting with the charts, however, we could see that there is no large city on the south east end of the island. The luminous glow was not city lights, but rather a huge field of lava flowing down the volcano to the sea.
We celebrated our sighting land with a bottle of fine French champagne (a gift of Didier in Papeete), along with foie gras served on freshly baked bread that I had made for the occasion, and also caviar on buttered toast.
It would be some time longer before we made landfall, however. The Big Island is very big, indeed. It would be another four hours after sighting land before we would approach the southern tip of the island, and another 8 hours of sailing northward along the west side of the island to Honokohau Harbor.
As we approached the island, the winds increased to 30 knots and the seas turned into the huge waves that Hawaii is famous for. Our boat surfed down mountainous swells that followed us on our course towards the north west. One rogue wave came upon us on our side and hit us so strongly that it sent everything that wasn't nailed down flying.
We sailed through the night and arrived at the harbor entrance at about 9:30 a.m.
Once in the harbor, we took a mooring ball and stern tied, Med-moor style, to the quay. We clambered from the stern onto dry land and walked unsteadily on this unfamiliar terra firma.
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Our first sight of land in 21 days as we approach the Big Island of Hawaii.
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We are just 75 miles from Hawaii on our 20th day at sea. We made 124 miles in the last 24 hours; not bad considering it was with the mainsail only. I am baking bread to serve with our celebratory feast upon first sight of land, probably in the late afternoon. We have had very pleasant sailing conditions today, with 15 knots of wind from the rear quarter, and a 2m swell to remind us that we are at sea.
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This is our 19th day at sea. Last night, just as we were finishing dinner, I noticed that the jib was hanging down over the side of the bow and into the water. The jib halyard had chafed completely through at the mast head and parted (see photo inset). Daniel and I dropped the jib to the deck and lashed it down.
This morning we planned to use the spare halyard to hoist the jib, but this was not to be. The spare halyard was used to hoist a spinnaker net (a device to prevent the spinnaker from wrapping around the forestay). But the spinnaker net had also chafed through and parted, so we could not get the spare halyard down from the masthead.
The next option was to use the spinnaker halyard. But the ruined spinnaker net had wrapped itself around this halyard, making this also impossible to use. The remnants of the spinnaker net were jamming up the block at the top of the mast.
Normally we would send one of us up to the masthead in a bosun's chair to untangle all this, but with the ocean swell this would be a very unpleasant task, and, since we're just a few hundred miles from Hawaii, we decided to continue on with just the mainsail. With the 15 knot winds we're able to make 5 to 6 knots of boat speed which is good enough to get us there in about 2 days.
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08/11/2011, Pacific Ocean en route from Moorea to Hawaii
I spent the night watch dodging squalls, but this morning and afternoon we have had clear blue skies and fair winds. We covered 140 nautical miles in the last 24 hours. It has been 18 days since we left Moorea. With some 360 miles to go, we should make our arrival in another few days. The sea conditions are comfortable and the 14 knot trade winds push us along gently.
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08/10/2011, Pacific Ocean en route from Tahiti to Hawaii
We sailed into a beautiful sunset this evening...
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See the top 20 most helpful scuba gear reviews
Average Customer Review: based on 26 reviews.Rating: Mares 5mm Classic Medium Sole Zipper Dive Boots Review - Scuba Gear Reviews
Pls. I am number 9 but on some forums there is tip to buy one number smaller boots in order to fit better and what size of fins mares X3 i knead to chose is it better 7-9 or 9-11 Best regards !
Im looking at the mare 5mm classic med boot. I wear a size 9 1/2 shoe what size would I want in this boot.
I am not a diver. But am looking for this type of product to use when fly fishing in lakes where you use a float tube and fins to get around lake. Normal fly fishing boots are made for rivers and are very heavy. I am thinking this would be a lot lighter. My sneaker size is 10.5 to 11 depending upon the manufacturer. Remember I would have on a wader suite with neoprene socks built in. So I am thinking 12?? Anyone use there fly fishing?
Looking to order the Mares boots. I see on here that they run big and should order 1 size smaller. Is this the case with this brand? I just want to make sure I order correct.
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Today, Trilastic has greater meaning. It is a world of materials, linings, finishes, zippers, and technical details that all aim to create the ideal suit for every need and every type of dive. Trilastic means mating the most suitable type of material to each section of the body for that particular type of dive.


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Saturday, July 30, 2011
Same as it Ever Was
It's not fully up yet, but what is up does not look particularly promising. It appears we're still stuck in the early 90s, technology-wise. Your dues at work....
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In order to peer inside the page, I used dotjs to insert this code document.oncontextmenu = null
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... so the right-click action would once more work properly.
I don't know why I waste my time doing this nor why I compound the error by writing about it.
It's a stupid fucking website built by Micro$oft trolls.
- July 30, 2011 at 2:06 PM
I'm a web developer, and I've seen a lot of really bad work. This is a new worst ever for a new design/development job. The page is awful (left margin, anyone?) and the code is sloppy and markedly non-semantic.
There's no chance it was done by anyone that could be called reasonably competent. Your dues were flushed down the toilet...
- July 31, 2011 at 12:54 AM
Don't you get it? This is all part of the APA's continued commitment to hipster retro style.
- July 31, 2011 at 12:15 PM
Jeez louise I am a self-taught xhtmler who hardly knows my c-s-s from my a-s-s and my page looks /navigates better than that!
I've paid thousands in dues over the years--and as you say Spiros my good man--*this* is what I get??
As they say on ESPN--APA--c'mon man!
- August 1, 2011 at 6:28 PM
This is one of the worst website designs I've ever seen. I've seen stuff thrown together by high-schoolers using Front Page that looked better. I wonder which of our corrupt officers pocketed the fee for this particular slap-dash job?
Bonus bit of callous cruelty to the nervous grad students in the crowd: the website informs us that the JFP is available under the Resources->Member Resources section. No such section exists. Charming. Thanks, dipshits.
- August 2, 2011 at 9:13 AM
The Member Resources section does exist, but the link to it only appears after you've logged in.
- August 2, 2011 at 1:14 PM
Anybody care to continue to undermine the APA by passing along the new address so we don't actually have to join the APA to get access to the JFP?
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- August 2, 2011 at 1:56 PM
The Member Resources section does exist, but the link to it only appears after you've logged in.
Now, it's up. Yesterday, the "Member Resources" section was said to be up but wasn't yet, even if you did log-in.
That's small potatoes, though. Has anyone looked at the format for the JFP? There's no spacing between the ads! God, what an eye-sore. The only thing distinguishing ads is the caps and bold font, but that's not enough. God, I hope this is only temporary. I don't want to go blind from reading JFP ads come October.
- August 2, 2011 at 3:42 PM
"You may find an application for membership on the APA website under 'join'."
Actually no, you can't, because there is no such "join" page, section, or link. The timing kind of sucks, because I need to get processed as an APA member by August 13 if I want to submit a paper to the Pacific APA. Ten days to join, no info on how to do it. Terrific.
- August 2, 2011 at 5:43 PM
This person is responsible:
David Schrader, Executive Director
Office of the Executive Director
(302) 831-8691
- August 3, 2011 at 9:25 AM
I miss Spiros, particularly the late night postings!
- August 5, 2011 at 11:22 PM
Along the bottom of the APA homepage there are several links: "Home," "Advertise," "Cart," "Contact," and "Sitemap." There is a period between "Contact" and "Sitemap;" click on it and you'll go to a "renewal" page. Click on the two periods to the right of "Sitemap" to go to the "Join" page.
(I haven't tried to join or renew, so for all I know the linked pages may be nonfunctional in some way that justifies hiding them. Why they would be present at all, though…oh, hell, I just don't know. We're all screwed.)
- August 6, 2011 at 5:13 PM
They are nonfunctional. I'm another panicked grad student trying to get my membership sorted out in time for the Pacific APA submission deadline. Can anyone help with this?
- August 7, 2011 at 12:01 AM
Panicked grad students: think of this as a lesson in not leaving things to the last minute. The APA shouldn't be blamed for your poor planning
- August 7, 2011 at 3:20 PM
Panicked grad students: think of this as a lesson in not leaving things to the last minute. The APA shouldn't be blamed for your poor planning
Jesus, get off his/her back. The APA absolutely should be blamed for not having its act together and complicating unnecessarily the submission process.
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Does Al Harrington's Addition Make Wizards Playoff-Primed?
The Washington Wizards haven't made the flashiest of moves this offseason but they continue to make solid ones. The signing of stretch forward Al Harrington earlier in the week gives Washington the spacing big man that point guard John Wall requested earlier this summer. Harrington, 33, barely played last season for the Orlando Magic as he recovered from a knee injury and staph infection that resulted from a surgical procedure on the same leg. But Harrington is only two seasons removed from a stellar season with the Denver Nuggets that saw him challenge for Sixth Man of the Year with averages of 14 points and six rebounds a game as a super sub. Apparently healthy and highly motivated, as noted by Harrington, Washington appears to be getting another veteran to help in their rebuilding process. But will it be enough to make them a playoff favorite? Perry Green and Stephen D. Riley of the AFRO Sports Desk debate this question.
Green: The addition of Harrington instantly makes him the best player on the team behind Wall and Nene. The time for Washington to snap their playoff drought is now. There should be no excuses for the team to not venture into the six- through eight-seed range in what should be a wide-open race in the NBA Eastern Conference for those last few spots. Barring injury, this is a postseason caliber club that had better make some noise this season with several jobs and careers on the line. Perhaps one more pickup– George Karl at head coach–and this team would be set for postseason contention.
Riley: Harrington doesn't make this team any more playoff caliber than it was already with Wall, Nene and Bradley Beal at the forefront. Harrington is a nice addition but how much can you really expect from a 33-year-old coming off major surgery and a staph infection? I still think Trevor Ariza's contract is excellent trade bait to lure in a major piece in this retooling phase. If Ariza's contract can net that impact frontcourt player then how much of Harrington will we really see?
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turning Ariza into a glorified player. The Wizards should just stay in their lane and be happy with the acquisition of Harrington. Obviously he's not the player he used to be at this stage in his career but he's easily the best frontcourt option off the bench for Washington and I'm not sure how much that says about him or how little it says about the Wizards bench. Even on a loaded championship style team I think Harrington would get a lot of burn so questioning whether or not he would be an impact on a team that just selected third in the NBA draft is silly.
Riley: Well, I think it's silly to imply that adding Harrington leaves no room for error with the Wizards not making the postseason. Everything in D.C. centers around the health of Wall, Nene and the overall team pretty much. They're already set to roll out what should be one of the most potent perimeter attacks in Wall, Beal, Ariza, Martell Webster and Otto Porter. All Nene had to do was give them 70-plus games of health and solid production and they were walking into the postseason when next April rolls around. Harrington gives them better depth and quality then they had behind the starting bigs; but if either Wall, Beal or Nene goes down, it wouldn't matter who was coming off the bench for the team if their core players can't play.
Green: Obviously we're all banking on a healthy Wizards team but you can try to spin this if you want to but I trust Washington's roster a lot more now with Harrington than I did without him. Harrington is going to allow guys like Jan Vesley, Chris Singleton and Trevor Booker to not play, which automatically gives them addition by subtraction. Honestly, Vesely and Singleton shouldn't even be in the Association while Booker would be better suited as the fourth or fifth big off the bench rather than the first. Replacing those three with Harrington and Washington has effectively trimmed the dead weight off the roster and injected scoring, energy and competent play into an otherwise limp frontcourt rotation. If this Wizards team doesn't make the playoffs, there would be only one person to blame and that's their losing coach, Randy Wittman.
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ZF-7662: Zend_Locale_Data - Missing ldml.dtd and ldmlSupplemental.dtd
I noticed that when Eclipse finished validating the /library/Zend folder it had several warnings for the /library/Zend/Locale/Data folder. I looked a bit further and found that the xml DOCTYPE references are all referring to a folder and files that didn't exist in the full 1.9.1 (may apply to other versions as well) release I downloaded ... /../common/dtd/ and then to either www.unicode.org/cldr/dtd/1.7/ldml.dtd" rel="nofollow">ldml.dtd or www.unicode.org/cldr/dtd/1.7/ldmlSupplemental.dtd" rel="nofollow">ldmlSupplemental.dtd.
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The dtd files are too large to be integrated and they are not needed for proper working.
Additionally we are not allowed to change the source files which we are distributing (except stripping comments).
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I tried adding the 1.7.2 dtd files but they errored, which version is zend basing the local off of?
In my developer environment I ended up adding a folder for the dtd's at the root level of the Zend folder and added the dtd files; Eclipse no longer displayed the warnings.
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Skating With The Stars: A Surprising Semi-Finals
December 20, 2010 07:34 PM by Lori Wilson
The semi-finals of Skating With the Stars delivers a group skate, a free skate, the first 10s of the season and a surprise ending. It seems the feud between Johnny Weir and Bethenny Frankel has also been settled. Keep on reading to find out how the Skating With the Stars contestants did this week and who made it to the finals.
Despite previous reports, understudy Jonathan Novack did not jump in to replace Brandon Smith after he dropped out of Skating With the Stars due to illness. It seems the former The Bachelorette contestant trained for four weeks in case a skater was lost during the training period, but was then released. This makes more sense than throwing him into the competition during the semi-finals, especially after not eliminating anyone last week.
Getting on with the show, the three remaining couples skate a group skate to "All I Want For Christmas," with each couple getting a 30 second window to shine on their own while performing tricks, lifts, throws and what not. Johnny Weir loves the group skate and even gives Bethenny a compliment. Laurieann and Dick also approve, praising the stars for learning how to skate together in such a short amount of time. The judges score each pair individually, but are only allowed to use each paddle once so there are no ties. The judges collaborate to hand out the scores as a unit, giving Rebecca Budig and Fred Palascak a 9, Jonny Moseley and Brooke Castile an 8 and Bethenny Frankel and Ethan Burgess a 7.
All My Children's Rebecca Budig and Fred Palascak are up first during the free skate where there are no rules. After being told last week that Rebecca needed to rely less on Fred, the duo focus on allowing her to shine on her own more. They give a lovely performance, where Rebecca performs jumps and lifts that require more from her than from her partner. Dick Button deems her program a complete, whole unit – elegant and smooth. Johnny Weir calls it stunning, claiming he was taken to another planet. Laurieann can only add that Rebecca has fulfilled her dream by looking like the skater she has always dreamed of being. Rebecca receives a total of 57, earning a couple 10s in the process.
The Real Housewives of New York City's Bethenny Frankel and Ethan Burgess are next. During rehearsals Bethenny is determined to pull out all the stops, believing they can win. Ethan is on the same page and adds more complicated elements to their routine. Bethenny looks the most comfortable on the ice she has all season, but still not as comfortable and smooth as Rebecca. Bethenny cries as she faces the judges. Laurieann tells her she should be proud because she gave a beautiful performance. Johnny is impressed this week because she performed from start to finish for the first time. Dick tells her she is a fighter and he noticed all the steps and moves the judges have been wanting to see from her. She receives a total score of 43.
Olympic skier Jonny Moseley took the judges' advice and went to a ballet class to work on his finesse. After Jonny and Brook perform various lifts and a death spiral, Johnny Weir tells him he is what the competition is all about because he has improved every week. However, he felt his song selection of "Let's Get it On" cheapened his sensuality and he wanted more soul and heat out of him. Laurieann, on the other hand, loved the song, but urged Jonny to dig deeper. Dick tells Jonny he had vim and vigor and he likes that he listened to their comments about being the leading man. Jonny gets a total score of 52.
After combining the judges' scores with viewer votes, Jonny Moseley and Brooke Castile are eliminated, surprising just about everyone in the audience, host Vernon Kay and even self proclaimed underdog Bethenny. This means Rebecca Budig and Bethenny Frankel will go head to head tomorrow to see who will be deemed the winner of Skating With the Stars. Tune in Tuesday night at 8:00 pm EST to also watch Judge Johnny Weir perform a routine choreographed by fellow judge Laurieann Gibson.
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jeanne Flynn Says:
December 20th, 2010 at 8:59 pm
This show has been a farce from the beginning….it is a poor carbon copy for Dancing with the Stars right down to saying the exact same lines that come from "Stars" I loved Bethanny in Housewives but she had no rythm, her smile was phony, her movements were "robotic" and the results tonight seemed to be a duplicate of what happened on "Stars" with Ms. Palin….the producers should be ashamed and if the show is not cancelled….ABC should be chastisec for putting such a bad show on National TV..Sorry, but that's my take on it…
grandmapat10 Says:
December 21st, 2010 at 9:42 am
Well "HELLO" I gues the backlash is for good old weird one Johnny Weir. Sorry Jonny Mosley you took the brunt, but Mr. Weir caused your downfall. If this show is to comtinue it needs better judges, those 3 really stink.. Neither Dick or Laurieann sounded honest. It seemed fix for Mosley, who did not do anything but skate around his lady. He did no lifts, noe spins no death spiral, He did NOT deserve to be in the final. Bethany improved everyweek and the judges put her down, Shame on them and ABC revamp the show or do away with the whole thing.
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