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5-5 (Cinco de Mayo)
In honor of Cinco de Mayo, here is one of our favorite pictures from last year's opening of the Royals Hall of Fame. Hall of Famer George Brett and Kevin Uhlich, Royals' Senior Vice President-Business Operations, are taking a look at the giant number '5'. 3,154 baseballs are in the display – one for every hit in Brett's career.
If you haven't been to the Royals Hall of Fame, we suggest going before a game. If you toured the RHOF last year, it's time to go back! The RHOF staff is continuously updating the exhibits. For example, Joakim Soria recently set the record for saves by a Mexican-born pitcher. His hat from that game was on display a few days later!

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ATHENS, Ga. -- After recently completing her Georgia career, soccer goalkeeper Ashley Baker has signed to play with Lincoln Ladies FC of the FA Women's Super League (FA-WSL) - the highest level of women's football in England.
Baker - who was born in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England and grew up in Lilburn - just wrapped up her redshirt senior season and third year as Georgia's starter, ending her tenure with the fourth-most saves in program history with 305.
Her 2012 campaign included a save percentage of 0.830, 112 stops, and five shutouts for the Bulldogs in 19 appearances.
Baker played for England in the U-20 Women's World Cup in 2008 and 2010 and is now a fixture for the U-23 squad. She was recently one of 29 players and five goalkeepers called into the five-day camp starting Sun., Nov. 11. The U23 camp is just one step away from the full national team.
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Bristol, Tenn. (August 17, 2010) – Despite the summer heat, high temperatures and humidity, Michael Annett and Germain Racing's No. 15 Nationwide Series team will head to Bristol Motor Speedway this weekend, hitting the home track of sponsor, Pilot Travel Centers, for the second time this season in the Food City 250. Competing on the high banked .533 mile oval known to race fans as Thunder Valley, the No. 15 Pilot Travel Centers team looks to replicate their eighth place performance there in last year's summer race at Bristol. Annett also collected the Raybestos Rookie of the Race award in 2009's Nationwide Series Food City 250.
The last short track race for the Nationwide Series was at Annett's home track, Iowa Speedway, on July 31 where the 24-year-old driver was credited with a seventh place finish. This time around, Annett's sights are set on securing another strong finish on a track that is additionally significant to him. Headquartered in close by Knoxville, Tenn., primary sponsor Pilot Travel Centers will be contending in the No. 15 Camry on their home turf at Bristol Motor Speedway.
"We've got a big group of supporters coming to the track this weekend from Pilot, over 80 people, so we really want to put on a good show for them. Bristol is always exciting. There's no better place to see a race then under the lights at Bristol, so it should be a fun time," said Annett. "We've got a lot of momentum built up leading into this race and we've got the confidence from last year's eighth place finish behind us too. I'm really looking forward to bringing home a strong finish for Pilot Travel Centers and Germain Racing this weekend."
Not only has Pilot been behind Annett throughout the 2009 and 2010 seasons with Germain Racing, but the longtime partner has sponsored him for the past four years of his career in motorsports while competing in the ARCA Racing Series, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and currently in the Nationwide Series. Annett and Pilot entered the sport together in 2007 and since their start have visited Victory Lane twice, tallied six top-five finishes and earned 16 top-10 finishes. Carrying the colors of loyal sponsor Pilot Travel Centers, Annett finished tenth in the NASCAR Nationwide Series championship point standings in 2010.
"Pilot has played a huge role in getting me where I am today. I couldn't have ever made it this far without their support. It's been fun partnering with them every step of the way. I'm very proud to carry the Pilot Travel Centers colors each week," said Annett.
The No. 15 Pilot Travel Centers Toyota Camry hits the track for a one-day show at Bristol Motor Speedway on Friday beginning at 9 a.m. for final practice which airs live on SPEED. Nationwide Series qualifying gears up at 4:10 p.m. and the Food City 250 starts at 8 p.m. Tune to ESPN for live qualifying and race coverage. A live broadcast of the Food City 250 begins at 7 p.m. All times are ET.
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.
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1972 Buick Skylark - Granny Got GameWritten by on September 21, 2008 Contributors: Robert McGaffin It May Look Like Grandma's Buick, But This Sleeper Skylark Runs 10s.
Someone's been messing with grandma's Buick. Perhaps junior's been spending his allowance at Pep Boys instead of at the candy store. How else can you explain a Sunpro tach ending up on the steering column of a granny'd-out '72 Skylark? After all, there's no way a stock-looking two-door-post sedan-complete with a bench seat, column shifter, and possibly even a Social Security check stub in the glovebox-could possibly have the requisite hot rod hardware to warrant such a device. Of course, all this is assuming you'd even notice it nonchalantly vegetating in the staging lanes in the first place. That usually doesn't happen until it rips off a series of 10-second passes at 123 mph. This, folks, is no ordinary sleeper. So deceptive is its innocuous appearance that it won't just leave you sleeping at the light. It will leave you as incapacitated as an A-list actor at a Malibu rehab center.
OK, maybe that's exaggerating a bit. In truth, Gary Steele's Skylark is so unassuming, so easy to overlook, that it's never successfully suckered a victim into a street skirmish. From its Vader-black paint to its steel rollers, the sleeper effect is so extreme that it's almost counterproductive. Nonetheless, it's this wickedly covert vibe that seduced Gary from the instant he saw it posted for sale online five years ago. The owner claimed it ran low 10s with a 700hp 528, but it was out of Gary's price range. "When I first saw this car, I thought it was the baddest thing I'd ever seen," he recollects. "I sat there staring at the pictures, dreaming of owning the car, thinking, that's exactly how I'd want to build a car like this. I saved the photos on my computer, and opened them up to lust over the car every now and then."
Two years later, just as he was about to put the Skylark out of mind, it resurfaced on the V8Buick.com message board. The 528 had been pulled for a milder 464, but it was for sale once again with an asking price $10,000 less than before. "I somehow convinced my wife Angela that I needed this car," Gary explains. "She agreed under the condition that I sell one of my other cars and that she could race it, too. I do let her get behind the wheel at the track, but I still haven't sold one of my other cars yet. My daily driver is a four-door '72 Skylark, and I also have a '72 GS and a '67 396SS Chevelle."
As someone who prides himself on building his own cars from scratch, buying a finished car required Gary to step out of his comfort zone. The son of a mechanic, Gary's been restoring muscle cars since he was a kid. "Whether it's doing paint and bodywork, welding, or building motors, my family has taken pride in the fact that we do everything ourselves," he says. "I felt so guilty about buying a finished car and am embarrassed that the first car I'm getting into a magazine is the only one I haven't built myself, but when I saw this car, I just couldn't resist. All I've done to it is change the oil and spark plugs, and put on a lot of polish."
It's tough to argue with logic like that, and a quick rundown of the car's specs makes things much more clear. An original 32,000-mile survivor, the car's factory 350 was dumped long ago and is now powered by a race-bred 464. The Skylark's former owner, Gary Paine, built the mill from used parts out of his race car. Like all big-block Buicks, the motor is based on a production 455 block and is fitted with a stock crank, Howard's aluminum rods, and Ross 11:1 pistons. TA Performance aluminum heads-rubbed to 315/230 cfm-a Kenne Bell single-plane intake, and a Holley Dominator carb feed the bores. Valvetrain actuation is handled by a TA Performance 258/272-at-.050 hydraulic flat-tappet cam and 1.65:1 rockers. Although the motor has never been dyno'd, based on the A-body's hefty 3,680-pound race weight and 123-mph trap speed, we'd conservatively put the guesstimate over 550 hp. "I was concerned about running aluminum rods on the street at first, but the engine builder said he had a set that survived 998 passes before they needed replacement," says Gary. "Buick blocks aren't very strong, but reinforcing them with a girdle costs $1,200-$1,500 because it requires cutting the main caps. A better solution is to have a lightweight piston and rod combo."
Funneling the power rearward is a GM TH400 trans and a TCI 3,500 stall converter that, according to Gary, is surprisingly tight. A custom steel driveshaft and a Currie 9-inch rearend with 4.11:1 gears and a limited-slip differential complete the driveline. Stopping duties are handled by stock front discs and rear drums. Metco billet control arms and airbags on each side help plant the rearend.
As Gary admits, he hasn't done much to the Skylark, but the few tweaks he's made have paid dividends at the track and on the street. During his first trip down the strip in the car, it ran a traction-limited 11.20 at 122 mph. With the addition of adjustable QA1 coilovers at each corner, Gary was rewarded with respectable 1.57-second 60-foot times and a 10.97/123-mph timeslip. "I haven't played with the carb jetting, timing, or shift points yet, so I'm sure there's some room for improvement," he says. "With a looser converter and different rearend gears, my goal will be to get the car in the 10.50s while still being in street trim." Speaking of streetability, the Skylark's exhaust system-which used to exit in front of the rear wheels-was giving Gary's eardrums a beat-down on the freeway. Consequently, by installing a 3-inch X-pipe, and new MagnaFlow mufflers and tailpipes, he reduced the noise significantly and eliminated resonance altogether.
An ongoing mystery that Gary has yet to solve is who exactly built the car. He'd like to thank him for his excellent work, since they obviously have similar taste, but his efforts to track him down have been unsuccessful. "I have a huge folder full or receipts, but on every one of them the person's name is either cut off or blacked out," Gary explains. "I found the person who owned the car when it was still stock, and he said he sold it to someone in Chicago in the mid-1990s who didn't care about the engine, just the body and interior. I'm pretty sure that's the guy who did the full frame-off restoration, but being that he's from Chicago and impossible to find, maybe he's in the mafia!"
Although Gary makes that remark as a joke, he could be onto something. Granted, the Skylark has failed miserably at luring victims on the street, but it has all the earmarks of a consummate getaway vehicle. Whether it's the current 464 or the former 700hp 528, the car has the speed requirement thoroughly covered. Then there's that massive A-body trunk, capacious enough to swallow up big loads of Tommy guns, money bags, liquor bottles, and a different kind of "victim." It's black, clandestine, and no one notices it. And that's exactly the way it's supposed to be.
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|Melling oil pump, stock pan
|Rotating assembly:
|stock 3.{{{900}}}-inch
|nodular iron crank,
|Howard's 6.{{{600}}}-inch aluminum rods,
|forged 11:1 Ross pistons
|Cylinder heads:
|TA Performance
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|with 2.125/1.750-inch valves,
|ported to flow 315/230 cfm
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|TA Performance 258/272-at-.050
|hydraulic flat tappet,
|.595/.601-inch lift, 110-degree LSA
|TA Performance springs,
|retainers, locks, pushrods,
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|Kenne Bell Wildcat
|single-plane manifold,
|Holley 1,050-cfm Dominator carb
|MSD 7AL ignition box,
|distributor, and coil
|TA Performance
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|custom 3-inch X-pipe,
|dual MagnaFlow mufflers
|Ron Davis Aluminum radiator
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|GM TH400 trans,
|TCI 3,500 stall converter
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|Currie 9-inch rearend,
|4.11:1 gears, and limited-slip differential
|Front suspension:
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|Rear suspension:
|Metco upper
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|QA1 adjustable shocks,
|left- and right-side airbags
|factory discs and drums, front and rear
|stock GM steel 15x7, front;
|Stockton reproduction steel 15x8, rear
|BFGoodrich 215/70R15, front;
|Mickey Thompson 28x11.5x15 ET Street, rear
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Gary isn't a fan of sumped stock tanks and the bulky external pumps and filters that go along with them because he thinks they look too racey. Consequently, he still relies on a stock tank and a 1/2-inch pickup. This requires running at least a half tank of gas, but Gary is more than happy to make that concession to retain a stock appearance.
The Skylark was originally equipped with power steering, power brakes, A/C, and a radio, but all that has since been deleted. Gary replaced the Grant steering wheel that was on the car when he purchased it with a stock unit. The door panels, headliner, and seat vinyl are all original.


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Yep! Get em started young! I am a hunting machine now, no stopping me!
I think she is on her way
Awesome pics, I'd say that young lady is hooked for life. Here is Jen in her younger years! Go to her page & look at her pics now. She added her bear & deer from last fall the other day.
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I think she is on her way
Wow! I would say!!
Eberle- you're not supposed to show everyone my kid pictures! I did just add new pictures the other day! I hadn't realized it had been a while since I changed them. Luckily my wonderful brother reminded me!
It's a full time job taking care of you! Someone has to though!
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It's a full time job taking care of you! Someone has to though!
It doesn't look like a tough job. Nice pics, great animals, and a Mathews shooter to boot!!!
My wife is a hunting nut too, family vacations are a bit different than most.
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Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - When it's Chase time in the Sprint Cup
Series, the one racetrack that concerns the title contenders the most is
Talladega Superspeedway.
Talladega is the "wild card" in the 10-race Chase for the championship. The
unpredictable can happen there, including the big wreck or wrecks. One thing
is for sure, the Chase drivers will be able to breathe a little easier once
the Talladega race is in the rear-view mirror.
Sunday's race at Talladega is round four in this year's playoffs.
Some of the Chase members have done well at Talladega lately, while other have
"That race can shake things up in a big way," said Chase driver Clint Bowyer,
who has won the last two fall races at Talladega. "It can propel you to the
lead or bury you. It's one of those races that I kind of look forward to. I've
won a couple times there and enjoy it, but I also know what can happen there
After winning this past weekend at Dover, Brad Keselowski reclaimed the points
lead. Keselowski holds a five-point advantage over Jimmie Johnson. Denny
Hamlin is 16 markers behind, while Bowyer trails by 25.
Talladega could be Bowyer's best opportunity to move up in the Chase rankings.
The Michael Waltrip Racing driver has finished no worse than seventh in the
last five races there.
Keselowski is also a two-time race winner at Talladega. He won the spring race
there in May and scored his first career Sprint Cup victory at this 2.66-mile
speedway in April 2009.
"I really respect the challenge that Talladega is mentally to every driver,
but then certainly loathe the lack of ability to fully determine the outcome
of your day," Keselowski said. "So it's a bit of a love/hate relationship for
sure, but the mental challenge of it is what I really enjoy a lot."
Jeff Gordon is the last driver who scored a season-sweep at Talladega, doing
so in 2007.
No Chase driver has won the fall race at Talladega and gone on to capture the
series championship in the same season since NASCAR began its playoff format
for its premier series in 2004.
Johnson and Hamlin have both struggled on the restrictor-plate tracks
(Talladega and Daytona) this year. Johnson is 0-3 in finishing a plate race
during the 2012 season. The five-time series champion was involved in an
accident in all of those events, placing 42nd in the Daytona 500, 35th in the
spring race at Talladega and 36th in July event at Daytona.
"Well, as you can probably see from our finishes this year, we haven't had a
lot of luck at the restrictor-plate tracks," Johnson said. "It definitely is
the one track in the Chase I've kind of been a little concerned about. There
are a lot of great tracks for the 48 (Hendrick Motorsports team) coming up in
the Chase, but this one is definitely one where anything can happen.
"There are so many things that are out of your control. There is a lot of room
on this track to move around though, obviously, and try things. I think the
odds are in our favor to be able to finish one of these restrictor-plate races
this year. At least I hope so."
Johnson does have two wins at Talladega, with his most recent one coming in
April 2011. He beat Bowyer to the finish line by the slimmest of margins --
0.002 seconds to be exact.
Hamlin did post a fourth-place run in the Daytona 500 but finished 23rd and
25th in the other two restrictor-plate races this season.
"(Talladega) is an absolute crap shoot, but it's going to be for everyone,"
Hamlin said. "We have to know who we're racing. We have to make smart
decisions and keep all the fenders on it. Typically, most superspeedways I'm
right in it until the very end and get caught up in a wreck. My job is to make
sure I concentrate on that weekend, not look forward and focus on getting the
most points possible."
Hamlin's finishes in the last two fall races at Talladega have been eighth and
Jeff Gordon leads all active drivers with six wins at Talladega, while his
Hendrick Motorsports teammate Dale Earnhardt Jr. has five victories there.
Earnhardt Jr.'s last win at Talladega came in Oct. 2004. Gordon has not taken
the checkered flag there in five years.
Heading to Talladega, Tony Stewart and Kasey Kahne are both 32 points out of
the lead. Earnhardt Jr. is next in the Chase rankings, 39 points behind,
followed by Martin Truex Jr. (-42), Kevin Harvick (-46), Gordon (-48), Greg
Biffle (-51) and Matt Kenseth (-72).
"For the first time in my career, I'm probably really looking forward to going
to Talladega," said Kenseth, who won this year's Daytona 500. "Our plate stuff
has been extremely strong this year. I think we've led a lot of laps at all
three plate races. They all ended on a green-white-checker. We were leading
all three green-white-checkers, but unfortunately, we lost the last two. I
messed up both of them and didn't do the right things, but we've had really
fast cars."
Forty-four teams are on the preliminary entry list for the Good Sam Roadside
Assistance 500.
Series: NASCAR Sprint Cup. Date: Sunday, Oct. 7. Race: Good Sam Roadside
Assistance 500. Site: Talladega Superspeedway. Track: 2.66-mile oval. Start
time: 2 p.m.(ET). Laps: 188. Miles: 500. 2011 Winner: Clint Bowyer.
Television: ESPN. Radio: Motor Racing Network (MRN)/SIRIUS NASCAR Radio.
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Young student joins literary giants
San Diegan receives national award with unflinching essay on her problems
At 13, Maya Little-Saña finds herself in the company of literary giants.
Like a young Truman Capote, Joyce Carol Oates, John Updike and other student writers before her, Maya has won a National Scholastic Art & Writing Award.
She is headed to New York City later this month to claim a Gold Medal for her disquieting but ultimately hopeful memoir. Maya's long journey from Rancho Peñasquitos to Carnegie Hall started more than two years ago in a bleak place that still beckons.
"Abyss" chronicles Maya's struggle to find happiness after battling depression, anorexia, bullying and cutting.
The essay started as a middle school writing project that went from a poem to an essay to a winning contest submission.
"My teacher gave an assignment to write a poem about where you came from," Maya said. "I just wrote it. I went into a dark place having to recall all the pain."
Established in 1923, Scholastic's award is the longest-running and arguably the nation's most prestigious prize of its kind for budding young authors and artists.
Most Scholastic awards for middle and high school students don't come with cash and are instead coveted for "the ties to history and the excitement of being in the same camp with these amazing people," said Virginia McEnerney, executive director of the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, the nonprofit that bestows the prize.
A striking number of past recipients have gone on to produce indelible works of art across many mediums.
Besides Updike, Capote and Oates, awards have been handed out to novelist Stephen King, film icon Robert Redford, writer-actress Lena Dunham of HBO's "Girls," novelist and musician Myla Goldberg, writer Sylvia Plath, documentary filmmaker Ken Burns, artists Andy Warhol and Cy Twombly, and fashion designer Zac Posen.
A eighth-grader at Innovations Academy in Scripps Ranch, Maya is one of 260 students in grades 7-12 to win national Gold Medal in writing on this 90th anniversary of the awards.
This year's program attracted a record 230,000 submissions in 28 categories, including memoir, journalism, humor, novel-writing, science-fiction, as well as painting, sculpture, photography, fashion design, film and animation, and video game design. Graduating seniors who have won national awards are eligible for millions of dollars in scholarships.
Many of the contest entries start as class assignments, as Maya's did. Others are submitted by individuals. All are judged blindly by artists and writers.
"We have a freedom of expression policy. No work is ever eliminated because of content," McEnerney said. "You can see in Maya's essay, we receive some very challenging work."
Maya bravely confronts issues that so many girls face in a society that slams them at a young age with often unattainable images of beauty and skinny models.
She writes in harrowing and heart-wrenching detail about the despair that ultimately drove her to attempt suicide. She recounts her experiences in counseling, where she learned from other girls how to cut herself with razor blades. That disturbing behavior that has left her arms and legs marred with scars. She writes about the classmates who bullied her, and she takes on the complicated relationship with her mother.
After a quote from Friedrich Nietzsche, "Abyss" begins:
"According to Merriam -Webster's English Dictionary, depression is defined as, 'A psychoneurotic or psychotic disorder marked especially by sadness… inactivity, …feelings of dejection and hopelessness… sometimes suicidal tendencies." Depression is also defined as 'a sinking surface… hollow space' That's exactly how my mind felt when I was at my rock bottom. Hollow. Sinking. Depressed. I can never say 'when I was depressed.' Because like a drug addict, who has stayed clean and sober for a while, and still considers themselves an addict, I will always be depressed, and I will always consider myself to be a depressed person. Depression will be a lifetime struggle, and I am prepared for it."


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Volkswagen Academy
Volkswagen Academy in partnership with Chattanooga State
A unique collaboration between a global manufacturer and an American community college.
Chattanooga State's Engineering Technology Division and the Volkswagen Group of America Chattanooga Operations have developed a Mechatronic program designed for persons interested in working in the automotive industry. The three-year program is based on German curriculum and Volkswagen global standards.
The program combines five semesters of academic and practical training with four semesters of paid, on-the-job training.
The Automation Mechatronics Program (AMP) is taught at the state-of-the-art Volkswagen Academy adjacent to the Volkswagen Chattanooga plant.
Students are selected through a competitive admissions process for each program.
Twelve students are admitted to the AMP programs each fall.
The program offers students a comprehensive learning environment that blends classroom and laboratory instruction with paid, on-the-job training experience in the Volkswagen plant.
The Automation Mechatronics track prepares the engineering technology students in automated assembly and manufacturing processes at Volkswagen.


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My move back to the U.S. from England recently, generated a bit of 'international moving expenses' for us. My favorite was the $1,100 unexpected surprise I got having to pay for extra storage and the radiation screening by homeland security of our shipping container with all our stuff in it. It felt a bit like the sign I always expect ... Read More »
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Teaching Resource Portals
- MERLOT: Multimedia Education Resource for Learning and Online Teaching
- This site provides a collection of peer reviewed, higher education, online learning materials. Registration required.
- MedEdPORTAL
(Association of American Medical Colleges)
- This site provides records of peer-reviewed instructional resources developed by medical educators. It includes information on how to access these resources as well as how to submit items for the peer-review process.
(David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, the University of Utah Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, and the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.)
- Each of the health sciences teaching resources in the HEAL repository/referatory is licensed for free use, reproduction, and modification by registered users of HEAL according to the terms of the Creative Commons license associated with that resource.


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Published: Monday, August 19, 2013 at 12:30 a.m.
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Why does Secret Server take so long to start up?
One of the things that we did notice with Secret Server is that it does take what seems to be a long time for Secret Server to start up for the first time. This started happening in Secret Server 4.0. So, what exactly is going on?
Secret Server does some startup tasks for the first time. Namely, it starts up some background monitoring tasks for synchronizing Active Directory and the Remote Password changing features. There is one more though that takes up most of the time, and that is verifying all of the Strong Name signatures.
First, what is a Strong Name? When we release Secret Server, we send out all of the DLLs with a digital signature on all of the assemblies. Secret Server has multiple DLLs that talk to each other. Now, what's stopping someone with access to the server from dropping in a fake DLL that looks like ours, but it is also secretly emailing out information? Step in strong names. When the .NET Framework loads all of the assemblies for a particular application, it ensure that all of the assemblies have the strong name key that was used when it was compiled. If the Strong Name keys don't match, then the .NET Framework won't accept it. Since only Thycotic has the key, it cannot be faked.
This is a somewhat lengthy process for the .NET Framework, as it will also have to calculate checksums of the entire assembly as well. Not to mention that this entire process occurs for all 14 of the assemblies in Secret Server.
— Kevin
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Leo Mailander announced this week that he and sister-in-law Teresa Mailander will open a new Subway franchise here in the near future.
Brady Haynes returns home just in time for Homecoming Oct. 11 after spending nearly a month and a half in a Fort Collins hospital after herniating a disk in his spine.
Anna Fagerlin returns to Holyoke to complete her student teaching. She will be teaching in Jan Stoddard's second-grade class until Dec. 12.
Dolores McGinnis has been named administrator at Prairie Vista Care Center and started her new job Oct. 14.
The 1987 corn harvest nears the halfway point early this week as weather continues to cooperate for area farmers.
Officials of Great Western United Corporation and Great Western Producers Cooperative, an organization of sugar beet growers, signed a purchase agreement today, providing for the cooperative to buy the Great Western Sugar Company, the nation's largest processor of beet sugar.
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I already read the multiserver guide but no hints for my config . i got 2 mta , 2 Ldap servers and one mailbox server.
If using the server wizard t initiation to config ,I found the setting is point to one server only. No entries for config 2 ldap / 2 mta ..(must only one)
How to make the mailbox server recognise the 2 X MTA , 2X LDAP? , those MTA set point to the mailboz server. but LDAP dont know how ...the 2X ldap already Master and doing replication . Assume one fail it auto failover , but the mailbox server can only one entry specify.


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Maria "Shriek"apova debuted her Nike tuxedo-inspired outfit today for her march towards a second Wimbledon title. The 2004 champion is currently battling Frenchie veteran Stephanie Foretz in the first round.
The outfit looks both elegant and comfortable - very fitting for her Wimbledon campaign. It also has some sexy touches with the sheerness of the top and the dressier shorty-shorts with an extended tab, which I definitely prefer. A blazer-style warm up jacket with a tie front brings the entire outfit together with confidence.
I really believe this type of design innovation is exciting and needed in tennis, not at every tournament, but for top ballers at the Grand Slams and even the year-end Championships.
Overall, a great moment for Nike + Maria.
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Tuesday, June 24, 2008
FASHION FIX: Sharapova + Nike debut tuxedo-inspired innovation at Wimbledon
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- mereanaJune 24, 2008 at 8:46 AM
me loves!ReplyDelete
totally hot.
I didn't know if she could pull off the shorts quite like Venus, but they are very classy.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 24, 2008 at 9:44 AM
I was looking forward to seeing this but now that I have I must say I agree with Brad Gilbert that she's running a distant 3rd to Roger and Serena in the best dressed Nike player contest. I don't like it. I don't like the top, the sheer makes it look like a bad fit.ReplyDelete
I really like those shorts and the shirt is also ok. But I really love the style of Serena at Wimbledon, thats so good!ReplyDelete
I never like sheer with the a bra underneath. Maria almost pulls it off, but it would be so much better if the top was crisp and plain.ReplyDelete
The little blazer is pretty cute, and makes more sense on the court than Serena's trench (seriously, is a full length fur next?)
- CristinaJune 24, 2008 at 12:31 PM
Now that's a fashion statement!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 24, 2008 at 1:03 PM
- AnonymousJune 24, 2008 at 2:00 PM
Like the shorts, wish the shirt weren't sheer.ReplyDelete
- MercedesJune 24, 2008 at 3:56 PM
I don't like her see-through top.It doesn't flatter her at all.I thought the top would be much better if it were just a simple tank.ReplyDelete
- isa - BelgiumJune 25, 2008 at 1:36 AM
top 3 best dressed baller @ Wimbledon 08 :ReplyDelete
1st Roger Federer (the shoes, the blazer, the belt, ... stylish !!!)
2nd spot is for Serena's trench coat (again nike, again very stylish and very serena)
3th spot for Maria. I simply adore the blazer but i'm not 100% sure about the top)
3 times nike and everybody is talking about them - speaking of marketing ...
Eat your heart out adidas !!!
Altough i saw one british baller wearing a nice adidas tee, ana definetely deserved a much nicer dress...
- CristinaJune 25, 2008 at 9:19 AM
Well yes, it is ugly, but at least Nike is open to trying something new. Unlike the folks at Adidas.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 25, 2008 at 11:53 AM
i actually hate this look.ReplyDelete
- MercedesJune 25, 2008 at 5:03 PM
Well..though Adidas tennis line is kinda boring,Adidas by Stella McCartney is fantastic. Hope the Stella line can open to other players as well as Maria Kirilenko.ReplyDelete


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Greensboro, NC -- In this week's career check, career consultant Joyce Richam recommends not assuming you're overqualified for a job when you're searching for one.
"Check you assumptions if you think you are overqualified for all the jobs where you are interviewing. I mean, it could be true in a couple of cases that where you're interviewing, it's a job that is really junior to what you've done and the same kind of industry with the same kind of business. But in most cases right now, you are not going to be overqualified," she said.
"What you're going to run into is you're going to be dealing with a demographic, you're going to be dealing with different product processes with different systems, and with a social media that you might just be getting comfortable with yourself. So rather than presuming that you're overqualified, consider that you're qualified just enough to apply for that job," added Richman.
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First of all, in spite of my name I am not a doctor.
I wanted to share my Revivogen experience with folks here for two reasons. First, I think this may help people who are in a similar situation. Second, I want Revivogen to thrive so that their product will be available for some time to come. I am not associated with Revivogen in any way but if I continue to see good results I certainly benefit if they continue to thrive as a company. Hopefully this review will help them continue to thrive.
About 5 months ago I began noticing a thinning at the front of my hairline that was noticeable to me. I bet that my friends hadn't even noticed but it is possible that they did. I have very curly, course brown hair so it's hard to notice changes in my hair. I read all over message boards like this one on Propecia and Rogaine and others, and was on the fence about what I wanted to do.
Somehow I came across Revivogen, read more about it and decided to give it a try. Because the scalp therapy product was expensive I just started with the Shampoo and Conditioner. I didn't notice any results with this product on its own except that the conditioner IS a thickening product so it made my hair even more course which I didn't really like. So after a few weeks of the shampoo I decided to try the scalp therapy but was very uneasy about it.
No sooner had I ordered the product I started searching for reviews on different message boards and saw only ones describing this product as snake oil. I felt like a sucker. When it arrived I almost didn't want to use it but decided it was worth a try since it cost me around $100.
I stuck with it for a few weeks and began noticing results in less than a month... probably more like a few weeks actually. I didn't really believe it at first but decided to stick with it. I'm not sure where I register on the Norwood scale, but I think I was just beginning to lose overall thickness on top rather than experiencing a receeding hairline. I had lost my temple areas 10 years ago (when I was 20) but otherwise had maintained my hairline since then.
So now three months later my hairline remains the same (still have the somewhat receded temple area) but it is all much thicker. 4-5 months ago I hated looking in the mirror, especially ones with weird lighting and I would mess with the front of my hair to make it look thicker. Now I hardly think of it.
My current regiment is Reviovogen shampoo daily, Nizoral 2-3 times a week, Revivogen scalp therapy nightly, a vitamin a day, and regular exercise. My results could be related to the Nizoral alone for all I know but I am not changing my regimen as long as things are on the up and up. Revivogen is not the most pleasant thing to put on your head I guess, but it's not torture either. It takes less than 5 minutes and kind of smells like Play-Dough? It definitely requires that you shower the next morning because your hair will be greasy as hell.
It seems to me, from the reviews I've read and from my own experience, that Revivogen is best for maintaining hair and hair thickness, rather than for re-growing hair. However I have read reviews where people have re-grown hair. I've only been on this for 3 months but I am very optimistic for the future. I will try to check back in case anyone has questions or comments. Best of luck....


text: By Russ PankoninThe Imperial Republican Organizers of the Nebraska Chapter of the Great Western Cattle Trail Association made it official by signing their articles of incorporation on Nov. 8. The Great Western Cattle Trail Association is a non-profit organization whose mission is to preserve and promote the unique heritage and culture of the cattle drives up the Western Trail in the later 1800s. They are working to create a positive economic impact and awareness for the entire Great Western Cattle Trail regions stretching from Mexico to Canada. The group would like to market this trail as a heritage tourism destination. The newly-formed Nebraska chapter will extend the work of the national organization. Several locations in south-west Nebraska are sites of the trails used long ago. The goal of the local Nebraska chapter is to mark these locations so visitors could find these monuments while traveling through the area. Similar chapters exist in other cattle states along the trail including Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Wyoming, Montana, South Dakota and North Dakota. The idea to form a Nebraska chapter originated with the Southwest Nebraska RC&D before it's funding was cut and operation downsized. One of the members of the SWRC&D board, Ted Tietjen of Grant, continued to press the idea and gathered area support to form the chapter. He and Harold Potthoff of Trenton serve as co-chairs of the chapter. Pam Potthoff, also of Trenton, serves as secretary. Other charter members of the group include Marvin Large and John Osler of Imperial, Bill Zahl of Stratton, Bryan Trimble of Ogallala and Tom Krause of Madrid. Tietjen said one of their primary goals is to work with landowners along the trail and area historical societies to erect markers along the roadside indicating the path of the trail. He noted the trail passed through a number of areas in Dundy, Chase and Perkins Counties on the way to Ogallala. He said the trail also continued into South Dakota to get beef to the miners working there. Great Western Cattle Trail The Great Western Cattle Trail, which is also referred to as the Texas Trail, crossed through a number of midwest states. In 1874, Captain John T. Lytle and several cowboys left South Texas with 3,500 head of longhorn cattle and a herd of saddle horses. Five years later, the route Lytle cut out of the prairie to Ft. Robinson, Nebraska, had become the most significant and traveled cattle trail in history—the Great Western Cattle Trail. Though less well known than the Chisholm trail, the Great Western Cattle Trail was longer in length and carried cattle for two years longer than the Chisholm. The Great Western Cattle Trail saw more than seven million cattle and horses pass through Texas and Oklahoma to railheads in Kansas and Nebraska—an important factor in developing the cattle industry as far north as Wyoming and Montana. Established in 1878, Doan's Crossing was known on the trail as "the jumping off place." It was the last place to get mail and supplies before entering Indian Territory. Today, the 1881 adobe building, still standing at Doan's, is the oldest structure in Wilbarger County, Texas. Traffic on the Great Western Cattle Trail began to decline in 1885 with the introduction of barbed wire and legislation calling for a quarantine of Texas cattle due to "Texas Fever," a disease caused by a parasitic tick. In 1893 the last large cattle drive up the Great Western Trail crossed the Red River heading to Deadwood, S.D. By this time an estimated seven million cattle and one million horses had crossed the river at Doan's Crossing and moved up the trail. In the 1930s two markers were set at Doan's to commemorate the historical significance of the area. In 2003 a project was launched to mark the entire Great Western Cattle Trail with a cement post placed every six miles along the trail from the Rio Grande to Ogallala. Oklahoma set the first post south of the city of Altus near the Red River. The first post in Texas was set in 2004 during the 121st Doan's May Day Picnic at the Doan's adobe.


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1949 Plymouth Two-Door Wagon - In Lahmann's TermsWritten by Chris Shelton on September 1, 2012 Bill Lahmann's mid-century Magnum
The Chrysler Corporation tried some pretty curious things to maintain its standing in the Big Three. It produced the three-window coupe well after its rivals abandoned the design. At the same time—quite literally in fact—it beat everyone to market with an all-steel, full-size, two-door wagon. As a result of this independence, Chrysler products seem to have an unconventional aura about them.
You could say Bill Lahmann thrives on the unconventional. A '55 Chevy withstanding, the cars he builds lie just outside of mainstream. For example, a number of years ago he built a '40 … Chevy. The '34 highboy he built—also a Chevy—boasted a 750hp blown 502. But don't write him off as a Chevy guy; he took notice when his brother called and said he found a '49 Plymouth two-door wagon. "There weren't many two-door wagons around," he observes. "I thought I might be able to make something out of it." So he bought it.
"When I got the car I wanted to do something that nobody had done," he says. "A number of years ago Goodguys picked a '52 Plymouth wagon for Custom Rod of the Year (Gene Ray's 'Mayflower'). It had a Chevy engine, a Chevy transmission, and a Chevy rearend. I liked that car but I wanted to do one that was all Chrysler. The new Magnum wagons were out, so I fashioned this after one of those."
Bill began by disassembling the car to its bare chassis. The late-Steve Reed fortified the chassis with new crossmembers and clipped it at the firewall for a Fatman Fabrications subframe.
Following the Magnum theme, he bought the entire running gear out of a 9,000-mile Durango that had a brief-but-passionate affair with an immobile object. Street & Performance reprogrammed the ECU for the new application and Steve Reed prepped and installed the engine and its matching five-speed automatic transmission. Joe Bowers at Bowers Race & Rod Shop in Salem fabricated an aluminum shroud for the factory mechanical fan. "I tell you what, that engine goes right to 190 degrees and never more or less," he says.
Bowers fabricated an exhaust from 2-1/2-inch-diameter stainless tubing and Flowmaster Hushpower II mufflers. Six States Distributors in Salem shortened the OEM alloy driveshaft. The axle came from an '05 Dodge Dakota. Dutchman Motorsports narrowed it and outfitted it with its namesake axle shafts.
That axle mounts to the chassis by way of a stainless four-link and Panhard bar. The Fatman front suspension at the fore consists of control arms of similar alloy, a power-assist Fox-body steering rack, and disc brakes. Both ends of the car ride on RideTech air springs.
"The car had a lot of rust," he laments. "It sat on dirt floors and it got a lot of moisture up in the floor and rockers." Bill Blizzard fabricated the new floors to accommodate the larger automatic transmission. "The rockers, the firewall, and the entire floor, they're all brand new," Bill observes. Though they raised as one, Mopar hoods from the era are two pieces. Rick Tedder Fabrication merged them.
"We found out that when the car was all the way down you couldn't steer," he notes. So Joe Bowers opened the wells for tire clearance. Bowers also installed the Hagan Street Rods headlight kit.
He did the tailgate, too. Tailgates on Mopar wagons from the era ride on oversized hinges. Worse yet, everything around the hinges was wasted. "We had to remake everything back there anyway so we found different hinges." He discovered them in a highly unlikely place: on the doors of a '55-59 Chevy pickup. "They perfectly pick up that gate and kick it out," he says.
Chrysler wagons from the era also have five pieces of side glass: wind wings, door, a pair of sliders, and a fixed window separated by a post. Bowers eliminated the vent wings and the side-window posts, reducing the count to two per side; 3D Auto Glass in Silverton made replacements based on Bowers' templates.
Vaughn Berger completed the bodywork. Todd Hollis, a local DuPont paint rep, applied DuPont Diamond-series urethane in a three-stage color Chrysler calls Inferno Red. Vancouver's Paul Mackie applied a limited number of stripe details. Marysville Metal Plating and Polishing in Plumas Lake, California, freshened up all of the shiny stuff.
Bowers wired the car with an EZ Wiring harness and mounted a Hot Rod Air climate control system behind the factory dash. He also fabricated a panel to fill the dash's face and created a center console that employs the rear half of one from a Dodge Magnum. Tunnels in the dash and in the console mount Classic Instruments gauges. Gone are the original column and wheel, in their place a GM-style Flaming River tilt column and a steering wheel Colorado Custom machined to resemble the road wheels.
Flanking the Magnum console are the matching seats. Creative Design in Keizer, Oregon, trimmed them, the rear bench, the side panels, and the headliner in a combination of saddle-tan leather and vinyl. It lined the floor with wool carpet. Hear No Evil in Salem assembled a hidden audio system from Alpine and Pioneer components.
All too often people use terms like unconventional to describe something that's neat, despite its differences. But Bill's wagon is cool, specifically because it's different. It's outside of the mainstream just enough to stand out yet familiar enough to fit in.
Even better, it's as utilitarian as it is cool. "I keep my E-Z Up tent in the back so I can just take off to wherever I want to go," he says. And because of its Hemi's copious power, he can get there as quickly as he wants to. "My 750hp '34 Chevy was a bad hot rod," he notes. But by virtue of better chassis design, "… this car will outrun it in the quarter." But he's almost prouder of its economy. "It gets 20-something miles per gallon!" he crows.
Bill's Plymouth bucks convention for more than its brand. It does everything you'd expect from a hot rod, family wagon, and luxury car. It really is like a Magnum wagon … only one hell of a lot cooler looking.


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I recently upgraded my Zimbra Open Source Edition from zcs-6.0.5_GA_2213.DEBIAN5.20100131173855 to zcs-7.2.0_GA_2669.DEBIAN5.20120410001957; this is in preparation to migrating to 64-bit version of Zimbra. There were no errors that I noticed during the upgrades.
Here is the upgrade path I followed:
zcs-6.0.5_GA_2213.DEBIAN5.20100131173855 (This version has been running for several years)
zcs-7.2.0_GA_2669.DEBIAN5.20120410001957 (Currently running)
My server is able to receive and distribute email locally just fine, but I can't send email.
Here is the output from the /var/log/zimbra.log file:
Jan 5 16:53:06 mailtmp1 postfix/smtp[10326]: 1528413F83: to=<firstname.lastname@example.com>, relay=relay.dnsexit.com[184.108.40.206]:8001, delay=6.9, delays=0.19/0.08/6.4/0.26, dsn=5.7.1, status=bounced (host relay.dnsexit.com[220.127.116.11] said: 550 5.7.1 <firstname.lastname@example.com>... Relaying denied. Proper authentication required. (in reply to RCPT TO command))
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I'm able to login to the server via the Zimbra Desktop, web interface and admin web interface, all without any problems.
I followed this URL (Zimbra Mail Server Relay Access Denied & ISP Relay with Authentication | Spirit of Change) to setup my authentication again, which seemed to have been lost during the upgrades. No joy.
Does anyone have any other ideas or suggestions? Please let me know if there is any other information you require!
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Utilizing external and internal scans and other planning documents, decisions are made about the strategic directions of the college and the goals and strategies needed to move in those directions. Once a strategic plan is finalized, it will largely inform budgeting and other resource allocation decisions in conjunction with the needs of instructional programs and administrative units on campus as expressed in completed Program and Administrative Unit Reviews. The strategic plan will not predetermine decisions. Instead, it will provide a guide or framework within which decision making will take place.
2010-2013 Strategic Directions
- Improve Student Preparedness
Saddleback College will ensure that students gain the foundational skills necessary to complete college level work and achieve career goals.
- Foster Innovation
Saddleback College will employ innovative teaching and technology to enhance instruction and student services.
- Excel in College Transfers
Saddleback College will increase student transfers to four-year colleges and universities.
- Enhance Resources
Saddleback College will improve its ability to expand and develop alternative sources of revenue to support college priorities.
Strategic Planning Groups and Committees:
Consultation Council
Planning & Budget Steering Committee (PBSC)
Educational Development
College Advancement
Student Affairs
Operational Support and Resources
Strategic Planning Documents:
2010-2013 Strategic Plan
2010-2013 Strategic Plan Summary Update
2010-2013 Strategic Planning Process
Implementation Process (Year 1)
Planning Terminology
Strategic Planning Timeline
Internal Scan Documents:
Internal Scan Executive Summary
2009 Employee Survey Results (with comments)
2009 Employee Survey Crosstabs
2008 Student Survey (with comments)
2008 Student Gap Survey
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AUSTRALIA'S Lady Elliot Island has been named one of the world's top five "hot spots" to snorkel with marine "mega fauna". Alana House has written a captivating article about Lady Elliot Island: The...
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Richard Green swims with the wildlife on the Great Barrier Reef. Click here to read the full article published on Express UK.
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Birth Place: Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA
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Born Sept. 16, 1964 in Shaker Heights, OH, Shannon suffered an unspeakable tragedy early on that turned her world upside down and ultimately fueled her desire to perform. At the age of four, she survived a fatal car accident that killed her mother, Peg, younger sister and cousin, as well as seriously injured her father. Shannon and her older sister, Mary, were unharmed - at least physically. Despite the incalculable loss, her childhood was not a complete Greek tragedy. Not a typical father, Jim Shannon raised his two young daughters alone, and encouraged behavior that would strike fear into the hearts of most parents. He made a point to promote any and all zany antics. When Shannon called he... Continue Bio >>
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Indianapolis, IN (Sports Network) - JaVale McGee and Corey Brewer totaled 20
points each, as the Denver Nuggets used a late surge to best the Indiana
Pacers, 92-89, on Friday.
Andre Miller, who dished out eight assists, scored eight of his 15 points in
the final quarter for the Nuggets, who have won two of their last three after
dropping three in a row.
Paul George ended with a game-high 22 points for the Pacers, who suffered
their second loss in the last six outings despite having all of their starters
score in double digits.
David West added 18 points and a game-best 11 rebounds, and George Hill
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It all started in 2000 when three college friends had an idea ... what if a conventional college ID card's purchasing power could be expanded for off-campus purchases, helping simplify student finances? While a great idea, there needed to be a benefit to school administrators in addition to just students in order to make it a viable business.
Ah, the refund process!
Noticing how frustrating it was for fellow students to get their refund money (often waiting in long lines) and how labor-intensive and costly the process was for the school ... Higher One was born.
Fast forward 10 years and Higher One now offers two suites of online financial services customized solely for the higher education industry: OneDisburse® Refund Management® and the CASHNet® suite of payment products. The combination of these two best-in-class services provides greater efficiency and enhanced customer care for more than 650 clients and approximately 4.6 million students across the country.
And we don't stop once the caps are tossed in the air on graduation day. Our products are designed to grow with the user - offering smart and practical financial solutions for the working world and beyond.
Sure we've come a long way, but at the root of it all, we are still a company started by students, for students. Our success is built on a culture that values integrity, teamwork, creative problem solving, focus and open communication. With such a solid foundation and our unwavering commitment to "there is a way," Higher One is just getting started!


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Colloquia Course Listing
The Honors Colloquium strives to be interdisciplinary in nature and allows faculty members to address historical debates or contemporary issues. The goal is to allow students to participate in and lead discussions on various aspects of issues of contemporary, historical or intellectual significance. The topic of the course is selected by the faculty member offering the Colloquium.
HON 300: Community Development (3 credit hours)
This course provides Honors students with hands on experiences in community development. The class meets at Bowling Green High School (BGHS), and is a mix of Honor students and advanced placement high school seniors. They work together to address issues identified by the students, faculty and administrators. Honors students mentor high school students in service learning and community development skills.
HON 300: Controversial Issues in Human Behavior (1.5 credit hours)
Does divorce harm children? Are humans naturally violent? Does ADHD exist? Do video games lead to violence? Do men and women communicate differently? This course will explore a variety of issues in human behavior from the perspectives of experts in the fields of psychology, medicine, philosophy, ethics, anthropology, biology, communications, social work, pediatrics, psychiatry, and neuroscience.
HON 300: Understanding Human Rights (3 credit hours)
Despite great advances in human rights since the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted in 1948, the gap between the Declaration's ideals and world realities remains massive. Crimes against humanity, human trafficking, torture, child soldiers, religious persecution, crushing poverty and restrictions on personal freedoms are just a few of the abuses. In this seminar, we will discuss both the problems and efforts at solving them.
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Installed Zimbra 8.0 network edition trial on a test system so I could test out auto provisioning before production system is upgraded. Going off the info I found in /opt/zimbra/docs/autoprov.txt and release notes I was able to get it started, but it doesn't seem to like the way I'm currently doing things.
I setup Eager auto provisioning from Active Directory. User names come into AD from another system and email addresses are always created as firstname.lastname@example.com. I currently have authentication based off what is set for the user's "mail" attribute on AD. I set zimbraAutoProvAccountNameMap to 'mail' but that results in it trying to create 'firstname.lastname@example.com@domain.com'. I have multiple email domains with possibility of matching emails so I can't drop the @domain.com part from AD.
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Dessert lovers, it's time to face facts. The cupcake craze is on its way out. Cake pops? Same demise. And Cronuts™? Well, they're just delicious – but so 2013. The new year needs a new token sweet, and Rebecca Davis from NYLON is calling it: Rice Krispies® Treats.
But of course, these are not your grandmother's Rice Krispies. We're talking Oreo-topped, caramel-drizzled, coconut, mango, and sweet cream-infused cereal bites from the likes of Red Spatula and Treat House.
Check your local food trucks. These gooey treats could be your next obsession.
Read the full article at NYLON here.
By Julia Ivins, Staff Writer
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It looks good, the only problem that comes to mind right off the bat is that when I first looked at the map, I thought the grey area was sea and the lighter, textured area on the left was land. I think the land border is partly to blame. On the right side of the white line you have a little bit of "burn" (I don't know precisely how to describe it ... the darker bits that look like a slight drop shadow) and that tricks my eye into seeing the land as lower than the sea.
And on the mountains you've got plate tectonics a bit wrong, it should go like this: Due to plate tectonics the southern continent ploughed into the northern one, folding and raising the mountains in the process. This kind of orogonesis (mountain-building) is basically a crumple zone - like when you drive a car into a wall - the edge gets scrunched up and lifted. Plate tectonics is the movement of the plates on the surface of the semi-molten magma due to the circulation of the magma - not the other way around. But the idea for how the mountains should look is correct.
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Book your room at Sunset Marquis
Get an overview of this hotelSecluded all-suite LA hotel off Sunset Strip
Walk to Sunset Strip
This private, Mediterranean-style, all-suite hotel is on a residential street in West Hollywood, a half-block from the nightclubs of famed Sunset Strip and 1 mile from Beverly Hills.
Star treatment
The Sunset Marquis Hotel and Villas attracts celebrity clients with its subtropical gardens, two outdoor pools, 24-hour room service, an intimate restaurant, a private bar, and a recording studio.
Ample suites
Suites and villas at Sunset Marquis Hotel and Villas offer in-room massage & Frette Italian linens. Amenities include refrigerators, twice-daily housekeeping, and wireless Internet.Would you like to give us feedback? Share it! Opens in a new window
Sunset Marquis1200 Alta Loma Road West Hollywood CA 90069
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
Located on a West Hollywood residential street, Sunset Marquis Hotel and Villas underwent a $25 million expansion and renovation in August 2008. Accommodations include 100 suites in the main building, as well as 52 detached villas. The hotel is set on five acres of lush gardens, koi ponds, waterfalls, brick paths, and tropical foliage.
The all-suite hotel features two restaurants, which offer 24-hour room service. Guests can enjoy a cocktail in the dark and discreet atmosphere of the intimate Bar 1200, while the hotel's restaurant serves up an A-list dining experience. The Spa at Sunset Marquis pampers guests with products by Erbe, Porsche furniture, and a full service menu.
The Sunset Marquis Hotel and Villas includes a complimentary fitness facility with free weights and cardiovascular equipment. Two heated outdoor pools are open throughout the year. The larger pool is a popular spot for sunbathing and features private cabanas. A second, smaller pool is positioned across from manicured gardens and provides a greater degree of privacy, closer to the villas. The hotel also offers fax, photocopy and print services.
The Sunset Marquis features a fitness center with free weights and cardiovascular equipment. Two heated outdoor pools are open year round, one of which offers private cabanas.
- 24-hour front desk
- ATM/banking
- Babysitting or childcare
- Bar/lounge
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Business center
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Concierge services
- Conference space
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Fitness facilities
- Free WiFi
- Full-service spa
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Multilingual staff
- Number of floors - 3
- Number of outdoor pools - 2
- Poolside bar
- Porter/bellhop
- Restaurant
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Total number of rooms - 152
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Free use of nearby fitness center
- Valet parking (surcharge)
Family Friendly Amenities
- Babysitting or childcare
- Free Wi-Fi
- Outdoor pools
- Refrigerator
- Rollaway/extra beds available
Available in all rooms: Wireless internet access ( USD 11.95 Per night ), Wired high-speed Internet access (surcharge)
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Valet parking (surcharge)
Room Amenities
- Air conditioning
- Bathrobes
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Free toiletries
- Free weekday newspaper
- Cribs/infant beds available
- Daily housekeeping
- Designer toiletries
- Desk
- Digital TV service
- Frette Italian sheets
- Hair dryer
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- In-room massage available
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- Iron/ironing board
- Minibar
- Pay movies
- Phone
- Pillowtop mattress
- Premium bedding
- Premium TV channels
- Refrigerator
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Room service (24 hours)
- Turndown service
- Wired high-speed Internet access (surcharge)
- WiFi (surcharge)
Where to Eat
Restaurant at the Sunset Marquis - This intimate restaurant features American and Californian cuisine for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and room service is available 24 hours per day.
Bar 1200 - Located off the hotel's lobby, this discreet, dimly lit bar is a popular spot for visiting musicians and other celebrities. Open in the evenings.
Nearby Things to Do
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Personal motorized watercraft on site
- Sailing nearby
- Surfing/boogie boarding nearby
- Water skiing nearby
Spa Services
Sunset Marquis Hotel and Villas features a European style spa, with a frosted glass door leading into iridescent tiled walls and soft music in the background. A variety of services are available at the spa, ranging from a quick pedicure to a full-day of treatments in private rooms with massage beds by Porche, private showers, and separate toilet rooms.
The spa features exclusive products by Erbe.
- Manicures and pedicures
- Body wraps
- Aromatherapy treatments
- Hydrotherapy treatments
- Massages
- Facial treatments
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Check-out time is Noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available.
- Cribs (infant beds) are available.
- Pets allowed
- 2 per room (up to 10 lb)
- Restrictions apply
- For more information contact the property at the number on the booking confirmation
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- A 0.239 percent city/local tax will be charged
Optional extras
- Breakfast fee: between USD 5 and USD 20 per person (approximately)
- Fee for in-room wireless Internet: USD 11.95 per night (rates may vary)
- Valet parking fee: USD 34 per day (in/out privileges)
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- Marquis Sunset
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- Sunset Marquis Hotel West Hollywood
- Sunset Marquis West Hollywood
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Doug Richards
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MARIETTA, GA-- There were several bags of groceries piled in front of the Marietta office of Congressman Phil Gingrey (R-Georgia). Nearby, there were political activists angry about the so-called fiscal cliff. They bought the groceries, to use them to try to demonstrate how much the absence of a budget deal will cost average Georgians.
"This is food off our tables if the middle class tax cuts aren't extended. This is real," said Sam Gonzales, who says he is a graduate student married to a nurse, expecting their first child.
"We have a divided government. There needs to be compromise," said Jeff DiSantis.
Compromise. The demand for it has driven the debate surrounding the fiscal cliff.
"It's time to come to a reasonable compromise," DiSantis said.
But movement conservatives beg to differ.
"I think (compromise is) a terrible thing," said Joe McCutchen, speaking of the fiscal cliff talks in Washington. McCutchen is a longtime conservative activist who says he'd rather have automatic tax increases than a compromise by Republicans.
"When you capitulate to the Democrats, you don't get any spending cuts. All you get is tax increases," McCutchen said.
"We have a spending problem in Washington. We do not have a revenue problem. And any Republican who votes for a tax increase, it makes me angry," McCutchen said.
It goes to the heart of the impasse. Republican congressional leaders are caught between a desire to prevent automatic tax hikes, and the anger of movement conservatives who drive Republican politics. McCutchen has been part of a movement that he hopes will lead to the replacement of Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), who he blames for merely talking about tax increases with President Obama.
"I've watched the Republicans capitulate to the Democrats for fifty years, and I'm sick and tired of it!," said McCutchen, who calls himself a mainstream Georgia Republican. "Any Republican who capitulates to the Democrats, I don't plan to vote for."
Nationally, Republicans have already shown a willingness to punish members of their own party in Congress who compromise too much with Democrats by unseating them in Republican primaries. In Georgia, some conservatives are already angry with compromise talk by Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-Georgia). He faces re-election in 2014.


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Whatever used to be wrong with the world of Big Pharma could be fixed with a single tag phrase: emerging markets. Had enough of grumpy, cost-conscious, risk-averse payers and regulators? Consider the vast new opportunities in countries with undeveloped health infrastructure, a largely out-of-pocket payment system and no requirement to negotiate access.
Too many jaded customers skeptical of more "me too" medicines? Tap that billion plus population of aspiring, middle-class healthcare consumers in Asia, Africa, and Latin America, all with untreated chronic diseases.And you say you don't have much to show for all those costly investments in corporate reputation? Stand out with imported brands that confer automatic respect because of multinational producers' association with quality, safety, and service—still a hit or miss prospect for drug purchasers in much of the world beyond North America, Europe, and Japan.
The idea that countries classified as middle and lower income could spawn new growth for an industry increasingly characterized as mature is now an ingrained part of the strategy of every Big Pharma company. It's that rare instance where geography itself qualifies as a disruptive innovation. The biggest players—Pfizer, Novartis, GSK, and Sanofi—tout their stake in emerging markets as a trump card in differentiating themselves against the competition, just as a healthy drug pipeline used to do in years past. "Less than a decade ago, no company had a dedicated strategy for these markets," said IMS Consulting vice-president Waseem Noor, in a roundtable discussion with Pharm Exec last month. "It was all opportunistic and short-term, focused on a small elite segment of the local population. Today, you can't be a true pharma multinational if you aren't present in the emerging markets in a big way."
Tattered playbooks
But that first blush of anticipation is yielding to some harsh realities glossed over in all those forward-looking statements to investors. The reality is buttressed by some hard truths:
The pace of change in emerging markets is making it harder for unwieldy Big Pharma organizations to execute on strategy. For many companies, results have failed to keep pace with projections. And there are signs of overall market fatigue, as these economies adjust to lower global commodity prices and pressure on local capital and currency markets due to the more attractive interest rates now offered on money invested in the United States and Europe. China excepted, real GDP growth is trending flat in the BRICs as well as other standout emerging markets like Turkey; even in China, the official real GDP growth forecast of 7.5 percent for 2013 is only two thirds of what it was two years ago.
As a result, the narrative has changed. "The buzz about emerging markets has been tempered by a message of constraint. Optimism about long-term growth is still there, but management is being more selective about where they intend to find it," says Noor. Sanofi has abandoned earlier multi-year guidance promising double-digit revenue growth in emerging markets; Pfizer has dropped its revenue projections for 2013 from the high to mid single digits, with "fluctuations due to long-term uncertainties" thereafter; and GSK, while predicting continued solid growth in emerging markets for pharmaceuticals and vaccines, posted turnover increases for the second quarter that put the United States back at top of the league, with a five percent gain compared to only two percent for the Asia (ex-Japan), Africa, Latin America and Mideast regions.
What is now apparent is a stark difference between straight line forward projections of market expansion and the reality of actual historical growth rates in the emerging markets, which are highly volatile. Companies have no choice but to look at the record and be more cautious about raising expectations.
Pfizer also announced last month it was shutting down its business unit devoted to emerging markets, preferring to refocus its businesses there around different therapeutic franchises. It simply confirms the new view that these geographies are far too diverse to be managed as a single segment.


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Johnny Carson
Birth Name: Johnny Carson
Born: 10/23/1925
Birth Place: Corning, Iowa, USA
Death Place: Los Angeles, California, USA
Died: 01/23/2005
Born: 10/23/1925
Birth Place: Corning, Iowa, USA
Death Place: Los Angeles, California, USA
Died: 01/23/2005
Born Oct. 25, 1925 in Corning, IA, John William Carson was the son of power company manager Homer "Kit" Lloyd Carson and wife Ruth Hook Carson. The family relocated to Norfolk, NE when Carson was eight; once there, he developed an interest in sleight of hand and launched his career as a 14-year-old magician-comic under the name "The Great Carsoni." After a year of higher education at Millsaps College in Jackson, MS, he left to join the Navy with the goal of becoming a pilot. Carson was instead sent to Columbia University to receive midshipman training and was assigned to the USS Pennsylvania in the Pacific. However, he never saw combat - the military dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and ... Continue Bio >>
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All branches closed for Memorial Day, May 30th.
Library News Archive: December 2012
New Open Hours for Long Prairie Public Library
The open hours for the Long Prairie Public Library will change for the new year, beginning on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. The library will continue to be open for 35 hours a week. The new hours are as follows:
Monday 1-7 (from 2-8)
Tuesday 10-6
Wednesday 12-6 (from 2-8)
Thursday 1-7 (from 10-6) Read more »
Kimball Adopts New Open Hours for 2013
The new library open hours for Kimball begin on Wednesday, Jan. 2. Friday open hours have returned to Kimball Library. With the adjustment of allocated hours the Kimball library now is able to offer Friday open hours while still keeping two weekday mornings and one later evening.The new hours are:
Monday 10-1, 2-7
Wednesday 10-1, 3-6
Friday 3-6 Read more »
New Hours Begin January 2 in St. Michael
Great River Regional Library is changing open hours at St. Michael and five other locations for 2013. The five other branches are Albany, Howard Lake, Kimball, Long Prairie and Swanville. Go to http://www.griver.org/locations-and-hours for all 32 locations, their hours and for more information.
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Winter Reading Fun
"Escape Into Reading" in 2013 with the Great River Regional Library Winter Reading Program. The program is for teens and adults and continues Jan. 2 through Feb. 23. You can make any kind of escape you want. You can escape into the arms of a new lover, escape your job, escape the cold, you can even escape the 21st Century and travel through time. Read more »
Digital Library Help
If you received an iPad, Kindle, Sony Reader or Nook this holiday season, you may be looking for help with your eBook downloads. Here are some tips for downloading from the Great River Digital Library.
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Opera Through the Ages Performance in St. Cloud
Join award-winning Minnesota soprano Evelyn Nelson for a tour of opera through the ages on Saturday, Dec. 29 at 3:00 p.m. Nelson's performance will take place in the Mississippi Community Room of the St. Cloud Public Library. Nelson is a St. Cloud native and a graduate of Apollo High School. Read more »
First Thursdays at St. Cloud
First Thursdays is a series of free arts events held at the St. Cloud Public Library the first Thursday of each month from 7-8 p.m. in the Mississippi Community Room. The inaugural event is "Dancing with Many Voices" on Thursday, Jan. 3. Read more »
Third Thursday Make & Give Gift Night in St. Michael
Santa's workshop might be a bit busier than normal right now, but there were 20 elves working hard on their Make & Take gifts at St. Michael Library on Thursday night, Dec. 20. Participants had the opportunity to make three different gifts to give to parents, grandparents or siblings. Read more »
Clearwater Gets a Visit from Library Blogger
Look who visited the Clearwater Library: library blogger Ellen McEvoy. Ellen has a quest to visit as many libraries across our land as she can and to post a blog about her experiences. She's making her way through Minnesota and Wisconsin when she's not taking care of her responsibilities at the Shoreview Library, where she works. Read more »
Deck the Halls with the Merry Music of the Knudtson Family
It's the most wonderful time of the year at the Little Falls Carnegie Library. On Friday, Dec. 21, from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m., enjoy the traditional gospel and bluegrass stylings of the sounds of the holiday season with the Knudtson family! This eight-member musical family will provide a musical experience the whole family will enjoy.
Ramona Trio Musical Holiday Celebration at Little Falls
The Ramona Trio will perform on Thursday, Dec. 20 from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Little Falls Carnegie Library. Read more »
Puppet Theatre "Nalah And The Pink Tiger" at Paynesville Feb. 9, 2013
The Paynesville branch of Great River Regional Library will feature a live puppet show on Saturday, Feb. 9 at 1:00 p.m. "Nalah and the Pink Tiger" is based on a picture book of the same title by artist, author and puppeteer, Anne Sawyer-Aitch. The story is about a girl named Nalah who lives so intensely in her imagination that grown-ups around her view her as a troublemaker. Read more »
Santa's Visit at the Eagle Bend Public Library
Dec. 10 Buffalo Library Program Cancelled & Rescheduled
Tonight's Dec. 10 program at the Buffalo Public Library has been cancelled because of travel difficulties experienced by the performer. The event has been rescheduled. Adults, teens and children are invited to the library for "The Gift" on Monday, Dec. 17, 6:30 to 7:15 p.m. Read more »
New Art in Staples
Pam Collins (left) of Staples, was commissioned by the Friends of the Staples Public Library to create an original work of art for the library. Together the pieces measure 12 ft. wide by 4 ft. tall. A variety of colors and textures were incorporated to create the abstract fabric landscape. Read more »
Instructions Delay Anticipated This Tax Season
The delivery of tax instruction booklets is likely to be delayed this tax season because of pending congressional action. Many people get their tax forms and instructions at the library, but the library may not have the instruction booklets on schedule this year. Here's the information the library recently received from the IRS.
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Melrose Holiday Kick-Off Draws a Crowd
St. Cloud Celebrates David Sedaris with Adult Storytime
David Sedaris - Grammy Award-nominated humorist, essayist, NPR contributor, and playwright - is the focus for December's adult storytime series at the St. Cloud Public Library. Come to the library Wednesdays this December from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. to enjoy some of the stories that made Sedaris Time Magazine's Humorist of the Year for 2001. Read more »


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Rowan's "All Seasons Chunky" yarn is just like its name says - the perfect yarn for all seasons! This chunky cotton blend yarn is lightweight and has wonderful stitch definition—perfect for sweaters and other garments. It is machine washable, and comes in fun colors which are sure to spice up any project!
Color: Cove (Orange) • Color Number: 607 • Fiber Content: 60% Cotton / 40% Acrylic • Ball Weight: 100g • Yardage: 93 yds • Yarn Weight: Super Bulky • Gauge: 11 (Stitches per 4.0 inches/10 cm.) • Needle Sizes: 10.5 U.S./7.00 mm • Care: Machine Wash, Gentle, Warm. Dry Flat