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Corporate Culture and PerformanceJohn Kotter, James Heskett
The 2,000 Percent Solution Free Your Organization From "Stalled" Thinking to Achieve Exponential Success | Donald Mitchell, Carol Coles, Robert Metz|1999
360 Degree Feedback The Powerful New Model for Employee Assessment & Performance Improvement | Mark Edwards, Ann Ewen|1996
The 8 Practices of Exceptional Companies How Great Organizations Make the Most of Their Human Assets | Jac Fitz-Enz|1997
The Accelerating Organization Embracing the Human Face of Change | Arun Maira, Peter Scott-Morgan|1996
Act Like An Owner Building an Ownership Culture | Robert Blonchek, Martin O'Neill|1999
Action Management Practical Strategies for Making Your Corporate Transformation a Success | Stephen Redwood, Charles Goldwasser, Simon Street|1999
Advancing Women In Business: The Catalyst Guide Best Practices From The Corporate Leaders | Catalyst|1998
Age Works What Corporate America Must Do to Survive the Graying of the Workforce | Beverly Goldberg|2000
Agequake Riding the Demographic Rollercoaster Shaking Business, Finance, and Our World | Paul Wallace|1999
Aligning Pay and Results Compensation Strategies That Work From the Boardroom to the Shop Floor | Howard Risher|1999
Aligning Performance Improving People, Systems, and Organizations | Danny Langdon|2000
Analysis for Improving Performance Tools for Diagnosing Organizations & Documenting Workplace Expertise | Richard Swanson|1994
Balance of Power James Lucas|1998
Beautiful Corporations Corporate Style in Action | Paul Dickinson, Neil Svensen|2000
Benchmarking Staff Performance How Staff Departments Can Enhance Their Value to the Customer | Jac Fitz-Enz|1993
Beyond Training and Development State-of-the-Art Strategies for Enhancing Human Performance | William Rothwell|1996
The Board Member's Guide to Strategic Planning A Practical Approach to Strengthening Nonprofit Organizations | Fisher Howe|1997
The Boundaryless Organization Breaking the Chains of Organizational Structure | Ron Ashkenas, Dave Ulrich, Todd Jick, Steve Kerr|1995
The Breakdown of Hierarchy Communicating in the Evolving Workplace | Eugene Marlow, Patricia O'Connor Wilson|1997
Building Robust Competencies Linking Human Resource Systems to Organizational Strategies | Paul Green|1999
Business Without Bosses How Self-Managing Teams Are Building High-Performing Companies | Charles Manz, Henry Sims|1993
Changing the Way We Work | Meredith Belbin|1997
The Character of a Corporation How Your Company's Culture Can Make or Break Your Business | Rob Goffee, Gareth Jones|1998
Coaching for Performance | John Whitmore|1996
The Collaboration Challenge How Nonprofits and Businesses Succeed Through Strategic Alliances | James Austin|2000
Compensation for Teams How to Design and Implement Team-Based Reward Programs | Steven Gross|1995
Competency Based Recruitment and Selection A Practical Guide | Robert Wood, Tim Payne|1998
Competing by Design The Power of Organizational Architecture | David Nadler, Michael Tushman|1997
The Complete Guide to Performance Appraisal Dick Grote|1996
The Complexity Advantage How the Science of Complexity Can Help Your Business Achieve Peak Performance | Susanne Kelly, Mary Anne Allison|1999
Complexity and Creativity in Organizations Ralph Stacey|1996
The Control Theory Manager Combining the Control Theory of William Glasser with the Wisdom of W. Edwards Deming to Explain Both What Quality Is and What Lead-Managers Do to Achieve It | William Glasser|1995
Corporate Celebration Play, Purpose, and Profit at Work | Terrence Deal, Key|1998
Corporate Cults The Insidious Lure of the All-Consuming Organization | Dave Arnott|2000
Corporate Culture and Performance | John Kotter, James Heskett|1992
The Corporate Culture Survival Guide Sense and Nonsense About Culture Change | Edgar Schein|1999
Corporate Culture/Team Culture Removing the Hidden Barriers to Team Success | Jacalyn Sherriton, James Stern|1997
Corporate Cultures The Rites and Rituals of Corporate Life | Allan Kennedy, Terrence Deal|2000
Corporate Tides The Inescapable Laws of Organizational Structure | Robert Fritz|1996
The Critical Path to Corporate Renewal | Michael Beer, Russell Eisenstat, Bert Spector|1990
Cross-Functional Teams Working With Allies, Enemies & Other Strangers | Glenn Parker|1994
Cultural Transformation Nine Factors for Improving The Soul of Your Business | Jeff Cartwright|1999
Danger in the Comfort Zone From Boardroom to Mailroom?How to Break the Entitlement Habit That's Killing American Business | Judith Bardwick|1995
The Democratic Corporation A Radical Prescription for Recreating Corporate America and Rediscovering Success | William Grimes|1994
Designing Organizations An Executive Briefing on Strategy, Structure, and Process | Jay Galbraith|1995
Designing Team-Based Organizations New Forms of Knowledge Work | Susan Albers Mohrman, Susan Cohen, Allan Mohrman|1995
Discipline Without Punishment The Proven Strategy That Turns Problem Employees Into Superior Performers | Dick Grote|1995
Driving Fear Out of the Workplace Creating the High-Trust, High-Performance Organization | Kathleen Ryan, Daniel Oestreich|1998
Emotional Intelligence at Work The Untapped Edge for Success | Hendrie Weisinger|1998
Encouraging the Heart A Leader's Guide to Rewarding and Recognizing Others | Kouzes, Barry Z Posner|1999
The Evaluation Interview Richard Fear, Robert Chiron|1990
The Future of Staff Groups Daring to Distribute Power and Capacity | Joel Henning|1997
Future Organizational Design The Scope for the IT-based Enterprise | Lars Groth|1999
Generation to Generation Life Cycles of the Family Business | Kelin Gersick, John Davis, Marion McCollum Hampton, Ivan Lansberg|1997
Good Enough Isn't Enough . . . Nine Challenges for Companies That Choose to Be Great | Alan Weiss|1999
Healing the Wounds Overcoming the Trauma of Layoffs and Revitalizing Downsized Organizations | David Noer|1993
Hidden Champions Lessons from 500 of the World's Best Unknown Companies | Hermann Simon|1996
High-Impact Hiring A Comprehensive Guide to Performance-Based Hiring | Joseph Rosse, Robert Levin|1997
Hire With Your Head A Rational Way to Make a Gut Decision | Lou Adler|1998
The Horizontal Organization What the Organization of the Future Looks Like and How It Delivers Value to Customers | Frank Ostroff|1999
Hot Groups Seeding Them, Feeding Them, & Using Them to Ignite Your Organization | Jean Lipman-Blumen, Harold Leavitt|1999
How to Measure Human Resources Management Jac Fitz-Enz|1995
The Human Equation Building Profits by Putting People First | Jeffrey Pfeffer|1998
Human Resource Champions The Next Agenda for Adding Value and Delivering Results | Dave Ulrich|1997
I Wish I'd Said That! How to Talk Your Way Out of Trouble and Into Success | Linda McCallister|1994
Images of Organization Gareth Morgan|1998
Implementing Global Performance Measurement Systems A Cookbook Approach | Ferdinand Tesoro, Jack Tootson|2000
Improving Performance How to Manage the White Space on the Organizational Chart | Geary Rummler, Alan Brache|1995
Internal Affairs The Abuse of Power, Sexual Harassment, and Hypocrisy in the Workplace | Kathleen Neville|2000
Leading Systems Lessons From The Power Lab | Barry Oshry|1999
Leveraging People and Profit The Hard Work of Soft Management | Bernard A Nagle, Perry Pascarella|1998
The Living Company Habits for Survival in a Turbulent Business Environment | Arie de Geus|1997
Love 'em or Lose 'em Getting Good People to Stay | Beverly Kaye, Sharon Jordan-Evans|1999
The Loyalty Link How Loyal Employees Create Loyal Customers | Dennis McCarthy|1997
Make Success Measurable! A Mindbook-Workbook for Setting Goals and Taking Action | Douglas Smith|1999
The Making of a Mediator Developing Artistry in Practice | Michael Lang, Alison Taylor|2000
A Manager's Guide to Hiring the Best Person for Every Job DeAnne Rosenberg|2000
Managers as Facilitators A Practical Guide to Getting Work Done in a Changing Workplace | Richard Weaver, John Farrell|1997
Managers as Mentors Building Partnerships for Learning | Chip Bell|1998
Managing Telework Strategies for Managing the Virtual Workplace | Jack Nilles|1998
Managing Without Management A Post-management Manifesto for Business Simplicity | Richard Koch, Ian Godden|1997
Maslow On Management | Abraham Maslow|1998
Mastering Virtual Teams Strategies, Tools, and Techniques that Succeed | Deborah Duarte, Nancy Tennant Snyder|1999
Mavericks in the Workplace Harnessing the Genius of American Workers | William Lee|1998
Maximizing the Value of 360-Degree Feedback A Process for Successful Individual and Organizational Development | Walter Tornow, Manuel London|1998
The Membership Organization Achieving Top Performance through the New Workplace Community | Jane Galloway Seiling|1997
Moving from Training to Performance A Practical Guidebook | Dana Gaines Robinson, James Robinson|1998
The Natural Advantage Renewing Yourself | Alan Heeks|2000
The New Corporate Cultures Revitalizing the Workplace After Downsizing, Mergers, and Reengineering | Terrence Deal, Allan Kennedy|1999
The New Deal at Work Managing the Market-Driven Workforce | Peter Cappelli|1999
The New Management Democracy and Enterprise Are Transforming Organizations | William Halal|1996
The New Pay Linking Employee and Organizational Performance | Jay Schuster, Patricia Zingheim|1996
The Organization of the Future | Frances Hesselbein, Marshall Goldsmith, Richard Beckhard|1997
Organizing for the Future The New Logic for Managing Complex Organizations | Jay Galbraith, Edward Lawler|1993
The Passionate Organization Igniting the Fire of Employee Commitment | James Lucas|1999
Patterns of High Performance Discovering the Ways People Work Best | Jerry Fletcher|1993
The Performance Challenge Developing Management Systems to Make Employees Your Organization's Greatest Asset | Jerry Gilley, Nathaniel Boughton, Ann Maycunich|1999
The Performance Consulting Toolbook Tools and Activities for Trainers in a Performance Consulting Role | Carolyn Nilson|1999
Performance Drivers A Practical Guide to Using the Balanced Scorecard | Nils-Goran Olve, Jan Roy, Magnus Wetter|1999
Plain Talk Lessons From a Business Maverick | Ken Iverson|1998
The Power of Corporate Kinetics Create the Self-Adapting, Self-Renewing, Instant-Action Enterprise | Michael Fradette, Steve Michaud|1998
Pressing Problems in Modern Organizations (That Keep Us Up at Night) Transforming Agendas for Research and Practice | Regina O'Neill, Lynda Clair, Robert Quinn|2000
Promoting a Development Culture in Your Organization Using Career Development as a Change Agent | Peggy Simonsen|1997
Proversity Getting Past Face Value and Finding the Soul of People?A Manager's Journey | Lawrence Otis Graham|1997
Re-Creating the Corporation A Design of Organizations for the 21st Century | Russell Ackoff|1999
Redefining Diversity Roosevelt Thomas|1996
Remaking Teams The Revolutionary Research-Based Guide that Puts Theory into Practice | Theresa Kline|1999
Rethinking the Future Rethinking Business, Principles, Competition, Control & Complexity, Leadership, Markets and the World | Rowan Gibson|1999
The Reward Plan Advantage A Manager's Guide to Improving Business Performance Through People | Jerry McAdams|1996
Rewarding Excellence Pay Strategies for the New Economy | Edward Lawler|2000
Rewarding Teams Lessons from the Trenches | Glenn Parker, Jerry McAdams, David Zielinski|2000
ReWiring the Corporate Brain Using the New Science to Rethink How We Structure and Lead Organizations | Danah Zohar|1997
Riding the Waves of Culture Understanding Diversity in Global Business | Fons Trompenaars, Charles Hampden-Turner|1998
Seeing Organizational Patterns A New Theory and Language of Organizational Design | Robert Keidel|1995
Self-Esteem at Work How Confident People Make Powerful Companies | Nathaniel Branden|1998
Software Project Survival Guide How to Be Sure Your First Important Project Isn't Your Last | Steve McConnell|1998
Strategic Human Resource Leader How to Prepare Your Organization for the Six Key Trends Shaping the Future | William Rothwell, Robert Prescott, Maria Taylor|1998
Strategically Integrated HRD Partnering to Maximize Organizational Performance | Jerry Gilley, Ann Maycunich|1998
Strategy and Place Managing Corporate Real Estate and Facilities for Competitive Advantage | Martha O'Mara|1999
Success Skills for Managers | Samuel Malone|1999
Supermotivation A Blueprint for Energizing Your Organization From Top to Bottom | Dean Spitzer|1995
Survivors How to Keep Your Best People on Board after Downsizing | Gayle Caplan, Mary Teese|1997
Synergy Why Links between Business Unites Often Fail and How to Make Them Work | Andrew Campbell, Michael Goold|2000
The Talent Solution Aligning Strategy and People to Achieve Extraordinary Results | Edward Gubman|1998
Team Players and Teamwork The New Competitive Business Strategy | Glenn Parker|1990
Team Traps Survival Stories and Lessons from Team Disasters, Near-Misses, Mishaps, and Other Near-Death Experiences | Steven Rayner|1996
Teams at the Top Unleashing the Potential of Both Teams and Individual Leaders | Jon Katzenbach|1997
Territorial Games Understanding & Ending Turf Wars at Work | Annette Simmons|1998
Tomorrow's HR Management 48 Thought Leaders Call for Change | Gerry Lake, Michael Losesy, Dave Ulrich|1997
Tomorrow's Organization Crafting Winning Capabilities in a Dynamic World | Susan Mohrman, Jay Galbraith, Edward Lawler|1998
Tribal Warfare in Organizations Turning Tribal Conflict into Negotiated Peace | Peg Neuhauser|1988
Trust & Betrayal in the Workplace Building Effective Relationships in Your Organization | Dennis Reina, Michelle Reina|1999
Trust In the Balance Building Successful Organizations on Results, Integrity, and Concern | Robert Bruce Shaw|1997
Turned On Eight Vital Insights to Energize Your People, Customer, and Profits | Roger Dow, Susan Cook|1997
Understanding Organizations How Understanding the Ways Organizations Actually Work Can Be Used to Manage Them Better | Charles Handy|1993
UP Is Not the Only Way A Guide to Developing Workforce Talent | Beverly Kaye|1997
The Web of Inclusion A New Architecture for Building Great Organizations | Sally Helgesen|1995
When Smart People Work for Dumb Bosses How to Survive in a Crazy and Dysfunctional Workplace | William Lundin, Kathleen Lundin|1998
When Talk Works Profiles of Mediators | Deborah Kolb|1994
Winning the People Wars Talent and the Battle for Human Capital | Mike Johnson|2000
The Wisdom of Teams Creating the High-Performance Organization | Jon Katzenbach, Douglas Smith|1993
Working Wisdom Timeless Skills and Vanguard Strategies for Learning Organizations | Robert Aubrey, Paul Cohen|1995


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Sightseeing:In Calgary and Vancouver; orientation tour in Jasper, Columbia Icefield (Ice Explorer ride), Stanley Park, and Butchart Gardens. Inside visits as shown in UPPERCASE in the tour description, including admission charges where applicable.
Scenic Highlights:Banff National Park, Lake Louise, Jasper National Park, Thompson River, Monashee Mountains, Fraser Canyon, Strait of Georgia, and the Gulf Islands.
The following UNESCO World Heritage Sites can be seen or visited on this vacation:
Transportation:2-day, all-daylight rail journey in SilverLeaf Service; GoldLeaf Service upgrades are available; ferry crossing to/from Vancouver Island; Holland America's MS Volendam; private, deluxe airconditioned motorcoach while touring.
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Welcome to Calgary! Your Tour Director is on hand late this afternoon to answer any questions.
The discovery of oil converted this cattle ranching town into a thriving, sophisticated city. Guided sightseeing shows off downtown, Fort Calgary, Stampede Park, the Saddledome, and Canada Olympic Park. Next, drive west through the foothills of the Rockies into BANFF NATIONAL PARK.
Full day at leisure. Banff is one of Canada's favorite resorts—your Tour Director will suggest an optional helicopter ride over the Canadian Rockies.
First stop is Lake Louise, whose cold waters reflect the surrounding mountains and glaciers. Precipitous gorges, snowcapped mountain ranges, and exquisite lakes come into view as the motorcoach scales two mountain passes. Another highlight today is a stop at the COLUMBIA ICEFIELD to experience the Ice Explorer, an all-terrain vehicle that travels on ice measuring 1,200 feet thick. Late this afternoon, join our optional float trip down the historic Athabasca River. In Jasper, an orientation tour showcases the unspoiled beauty. Accommodation for the next two nights is in JASPER NATIONAL PARK.
Join the optional narrated cruise on Maligne Lake to Spirit Island. On the return journey, you'll be mesmerized by dramatic Maligne Canyon. With much of the afternoon and evening free, consider hiking or exploring Jasper's local charm.
An exciting morning as you board the Rocky Mountaineer for a 2-day, all-daylight, classic rail journey from the Canadian Rockies to the Pacific Coast. En route, pass Mount Robson, the highest mountain in the Canadian Rockies. Follow the Thompson River and enjoy vistas of the Monashee Mountains. Choose from two classes of services: SilverLeaf Service features a single-level dome coach offering panoramic views from oversized windows and meals served at your seat. An upgrade to GoldLeaf Dome Service offers luxury reminiscent of a bygone era, including extra attendants, an elegant bi-level dome car, and regional cuisine in an exclusive dining room.
Reboard the train and head through the ranchlands along the South Thompson River. Continue through the stark beauty of Fraser Canyon and the turbulence of mighty Hell's Gate. Then, pass through the fertile fields of the Fraser Valley, surrounded by the snowcapped Coast Mountains. After an early evening arrival in Vancouver, transfer to your hotel.
Morning sightseeing focuses on Vancouver's Chinatown, Gastown, and lovely STANLEY PARK. Afterward, sail across the Strait of Georgia through the spectacular Gulf Islands, known for its Mediterranean-like climate. Afternoon sightseeing in Victoria includes world-famous BUTCHART GARDENS, Bastion Square, and Thunderbird Park with its collection of totem poles.
Morning departure for Vancouver. Embark your cruise ship.
One of the most picturesque sea lanes in the world, the natural beauty here is unbelievable, featuring thick emerald-green forests and expansive turquoise glaciers.
Accessible only by air and water, history, Native culture, wildlife, and nature come to life here. Shop for gold nuggets, saunter through the swinging doors at the Red Dog Saloon, or visit mighty Mendenhall Glacier.
Step back in time as you stroll along wooden boardwalks, visit the Red Onion Saloon, explore Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Park, or ride the antique White Pass & Yukon Route narrow-gauge railway.
This incredible Biosphere Reserve protects a unique ecosystem, hosting an amazing spectacle as tremendous slabs of ice break off and "calve" into the sea.
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Cruise through the awe-inspiring scenery of the Inside Passage. Keep your cameras ready for spouting whales, soaring eagles, and other wildlife. Tonight, enjoy a sumptuous dinner and onboard entertainment.
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Four times in five years, lawmakers have introduced the Stop Trading On Congressional Knowledge Act to bar senators and representatives from investing based on knowledge they gained in the course of their duties. Three times, the STOCK Act has died in committee. Will the fourth time be the charm?


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In a memo distributed to employees Thursday, Cincinnati Enquirer Publisher Margaret Buchanan wrote that the newspaper will lay off up to 100 people in the next few days. The Gannett Co., The Enquirer's parent firm, is bracing for about 1,400 layoffs in its newspaper division before July 9. Buchanan's memo is the first indication about how the cutbacks will affect Cincinnati's only remaining daily newspaper.
Here's a little more on the layoffs being announced today at The Cincinnati Enquirer.
It's not quite as bad as a pink slip from an unexpected layoff, but the latest action at the troubled Cincinnati Enquirer certainly isn't good news for its workers.
A federal judge has ordered police to stop ticketing Occupy Cincinnati protesters after the group filed a lawsuit against the city for banning people from Piatt Park when it closes. The city has already ticketed protesters approximately $25,000.
J. Robert Linneman, one of the attorneys who filed the suit, according to Bloomberg Businessweek:
"This case is not about the whether you agree with the political views of Occupy Cincinnati or Occupy Wall Street; it's about the right of the people to assemble in a public park and to engage in protected speech."
The Cincinnati Enquirer's parent company is testing a "pay wall" system at three of its newspapers as it attempts to devise a business model that involves users paying for Internet content.
If successful, the model being implemented at the Tallahassee Democrat in Florida, The Greenville News in South Carolina and The Spectrum in St. George, Utah, eventually could be implemented at Cincinnati's only surviving daily newspaper.
A Clifton community group is contacting local and state officials to get help with the effort to reopen Keller's IGA grocery store in the Gaslight District.
The store, located on Ludlow Avenue in the heart of the neighborhood's business district, abruptly closed Jan. 6, shocking many residents and other longtime customers.
Just two days before the general election, President Barack Obama made his case to 13,500 people packed into the University of Cincinnati's Fifth Third Arena and 2,000 in an overflow room.
Obama cast the race in comparisons to the previous two presidents, comparing his policies with those of Bill Clinton and equating Republican challenger Mitt Romney's plans with those of George W. Bush.
"So stay with me then," Obama said. "We've got ideas that work, and we've got ideas that don't work, so the choice should be pretty clear."
With less than 48 hours before polls open on Election Day, a Reuters/Ipsos daily tracking poll had Obama and his Republican challenger locked in a statistical dead heat. However the same poll showed Obama with a slight edge in Ohio, up 48 percent to Romney's 44 percent.
Obama touted his first-term accomplishments, including ending the war in Iraq; ending Don't Ask Don't Tell, the policy preventing homosexuals from serving openly in the military; and overhauling the country's health care system.
"It's not just about policy, it's about trust. Who do you trust?" the president asked, flanked by a sea of supporters waving blue "Forward" signs.
"Look, Ohio, you know me by now. You may not agree with every decision I've made, Michelle doesn't always agree with me. You may be frustrated with the pace of change … but I say what I mean and I mean what I say."
Nonpartisan political fact-checker PolitiFact on Nov. 3 took a look at Obama's record on keeping his campaign promises from 2008. The group rated 38 percent as Kept, 16 percent Compromised and 17 percent Broken.
Twice during his speech the president was interrupted by audience members shouting from the stands.
The first was a man on the balcony level of the arena interrupted, shouting anti-abortion slogans and waving a sign showing mutilated fetuses before being dragged out by about five law enforcement officers. Both were drowned out by supporters.
Music legend Stevie Wonder opened the rally for Obama, playing a number of his hits, opening up "Superstition" with a refrain of "on the right track, can't go back."
Wonder discussed abortion policy between songs and urged Ohioans who had not already voted to do so either early on Monday or Election Day.
So far, 28 percent of Ohio voters have already cast their ballots. CNN reports that those votes favor Obama 63/35, according to public polling.
Meanwhile on Sunday, Romney campaigned before an estimated crowd of 25,000 in Pennsylvania, according to the Secret Service.
Political rallies always draw a number of the loyal opposition, and this late-evening appearance was no different. Only five people protested near the line to the arena, but what they lacked in number they attempted to make up for in message.
One large sign read "Obama: 666" and another "Obama is the Beast," alluding to a character in the Christian Biblical book of Revelation.
A man who only identified himself as Brooks carried a large anti-abortion sign that showed pieces of a dismembered fetus.
"I'm here to stand up for the innocent blood that has been shed in this land to the tune of 56 million," Brooks said. He said he was opposed to the politics of both major party presidential candidates.
"I pray for Barack Obama because his beliefs are of the Antichrist, just like Romney," Brooks said.
Brooks said his message for those in line was for them to vote for Jesus — not on the ballot, but through their actions and through candidates that espoused Christian beliefs.
"Obama is not going to change things, Romney is not going to change things," Brooks said. "In the last days there are many Christs, but not the Christ of the Bible. The Christ of the Bible is not for killing children, is not for homosexual marriage."
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|Bombers season opens Friday at Gering, Neb.
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American Legion Post #217 Buckley Bombers baseball team, based in Chappell, Neb., will open its 2009 season at the Platte Valley Companies Classic in Gering, Neb. on Friday, May 29 at the Gering Oregon Trail Park.
Bombers action kicks off at 5:30 p.m. against Chadron, Neb. They then play Gering at 8 p.m.
On Sunday, May 31, the teams will take on North Platte, Neb. at 12:30 p.m. Another match-up with Thompson Valley (Loveland) will take place at 5:30 p.m.
As of opening day, the Junior Bombers have 14 players on the roster and the Seniors have nine players. Junior team members include Austin Killin and Brent Vasa of Holyoke. Logan Krueger and Austin Tharp will join head coach Marcus Kammer, all of Holyoke, on the Senior Bombers team.
Other team members and their home towns are listed as follows:
Juniors—head coach Bill Hughes and assistant coach Jordan Fischer; J.R. Barnett, Nathan Martinez, Cody Pinneda and Dylan Sullivan of Oshkosh, Neb.; Tyler Cavalli of Lodgepole, Neb.; Ben Hansen and Weston Tagtmeyer of Chappell, Neb.; J.C. Lanckriet of Big Springs, Neb.; and Richie Rochlitz of Julesburg.
Seniors—Koby Ault of Ovid; Tyler Dale and Zach Hansen of Chappell, Neb.; Ryan Dee, Austin Ochola and Matt Ramirez of Haxtun; and Deryk Russell of Oshkosh, Neb.


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ASHBURN, Va. (WUSA) -- Loudoun County Sheriff's Office authorities say a corrections officer was charged after a fight with a friend on Thursday.
Twenty-nine-year-old Robert B. DeGroot of Ashburn is charged with misdemeanor assault and battery and strangle another causing wounding or injury.
A 28-year-old man met office outside a home on Bruceton Mills Circle in Ashburn at 7 p.m. and told them DeGroot assaulted him while they were doing work on the home, say authorities. The man was treated for his injuries at a hospital and later released.
Authorities say DeGroot is a seven-year veteran of the sheriff's office and is assigned to the Corrections and Courts Services Division. He is on administrative leave and his law enforcement powers have been suspended while the investigation continues.
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An Afternoon with Author Wendy Lesser
Wendy Lesser will read from her new book, Why I Read. In Why I Read, Lesser draws on a lifetime of pleasure reading and decades of editing one of the most distinguished literary magazines in the country, The Threepenny Review, to describe her love of literature. As Lesser writes in her prologue, "Reading can result in boredom or transcendence, rage or enthusiasm, depression or hilarity, empathy or contempt, depending on who you are and what the book is and how your life is shaping up at the moment you encounter it. Here the reader will discover a definition of literature that is as broad as it is broad-minded."
A reception with light refreshments, courtesy of the Friends of the Belmont Library, will take place preceding the event, and a book signing, courtesy of Books Inc., will follow.


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May 25, 2016
Thomasville, GA- Let the games begin! Local students kicked off the 2012 Winter Special Olympics.
At an opening ceremony at Thomas County Central High on Thursday, dozens of special education students came out to have some fun.
Students from Grady County and Colquitt County also came out to compete against one another.
Thursday's big event was basketball.
Organizers say the kids look forward to this every year.
"The kids, the athletes, it gives them an opportunity to show off their skills. Their basketball skills, their bowling skills to their peers, and to their family and friends," said Greer Cox, the Branch Director For Butler-Mason YMCA.
Organizers say throughout the year they receive donations to help make this event possible.
The Special Olympic Games will continue Friday in Moultrie.
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Ralston, NE (Sports Network) - C.J. Carter paced four scorers in double
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Illinois at Ralston Arena.
Also in double figures for Nebraska Omaha (1-0) was Alex Welhouse (13), John
Karhoff (12) and Justin Simmons (12).
Aksel Bolin had a team-high 11 points for Northern Illinois (0-1) while
Daveon Balls added 10 off the bench. Keith Gray had a game-high seven
The first half was tight with Northern Illinois actually leading 33-32 at the
break. The Huskies hit on 10-of-26 field goal attempts in the opening period
and outscored Nebraska Omaha 9-7 fro the free throw line. Nebraska Omaha
connected on 11-of-23 field goal attempts.
Nebraska Omaha shot 46.4 percent in the second half and doubled up Northern
Illinois on points from the free throw line (16-8) to pull away for the
double-digit margin of victory.
Northern Illinois turned the ball over 24 times which Nebraska Omaha used to
secure a 32-18 edge in points of turnovers.
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You already know snack foods like chips, crackers, and pretzels pack a lot of salt. But even if you don't eat those, you may be on a high-sodium diet without realizing it. Many foods you wouldn't expect are swimming in salt, including bagels, cereals, and even cottage cheese, says LeeAnn Smith Weintraub, MPH, RD, a nutrition consultant in Culver City, Calif. Most people should stick to less than 2,300 mg of sodium per day (those with high blood pressure should limit it 1,500 mg). Read on for 13 sneaky sources of salt to watch for.
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|Community gardens experience great year
|Written by Linda Langelo, Golden Plains Area Extension
This season, area community gardens received funding from Anschutz Family Foundation for general operating, supplies and programming including outreach categories.
In Holyoke, community children participated in "Plant A Row For the Hungry." The children were at different stages of knowledge and experience in the garden, but they had the opportunity to learn. They also performed an act of kindness.
Other acts of kindness were accomplished. Zinnias were grown as they are every year because they are an easy-to-grow flower and bring much color and joy. Flowers were taken over to the hospital for in-patients. Flowers were also taken to Regent Park to share with the seniors.
Food was given to the elderly at the senior lunch program. One hundred ninety-seven pounds was given to families including seniors. The amount of other produce raised by other participants is not measured. Considering the drought, this is an amazing number to be able to contribute to the community.
The garden was also able to put a better watering system in place for the first time. Ted Simmons from Ballyneal, who is the irrigation specialist, volunteered his precious time to install this labor and water-saving system.
In Akron, master gardener Jessica Filla was able to continue the community garden participation with Washington County Connections. At a garlic planting event, they were able to have Baby Bear Hug families as volunteers.
In Burlington, master gardeners Lisa Brewer and Mitzi Nebhut were able to expand the raised beds, put irrigation in place and assist a Hispanic family. They have also connected with Prairie Family Center for some potential families for next season.
In Sedgwick, Extension expressed appreciation to Joe Stan and the land donated by Jim Knonty. One hundred forty-eight pounds of food was donated to the food bank. Extension has assisted the volunteers by helping to diagnose disease and insect problems, supply cultural information and seed for next year and a donation of garlic and onions for the food bank and some local resale. The local resale will help provide future seed.
Through generous funding from the Rocky Mountain Farmers' Union, Extension was able to develop a T-shirt for sale. The proceeds will go back into the community gardens.
Participation in these community gardens is important. Sharing resources or "food abundance" and teaching people a skill helps better another's life. One very important aspect to consider is the volunteer work that participants are doing. There are some families who come into the garden to grow because they want additional growing space or to share an experience as a family.
Gardening teaches life lessons. One of the lessons is accountability. The families or individuals who join the garden grow on their own plot what they consider will cover their own needs. Sometimes someone will come into the garden who is not a participant and pick produce that they did not work hard to get.
It is inconsiderate of others who come into the garden and decide to pick or harvest their produce without asking. All the community gardens are not set up with a community space. Although the garden is called a community garden, that means from the volunteers who are the participants. Perhaps it should say, community garden group. The gardens are willing to share, however. Call the Extension office if one is in need.
Extension has had community members ask if they could have produce from time to time. Do not disrespect the hard work of others. Extension welcomes those wishing to join. It takes a community effort to make this happen. Extension and all the volunteers have worked to provide free seed, water utility, raised beds and supplies. Community volunteers throughout the counties where the gardens are located have made sure the gardens are prepped and ready in spring and cleaned in the fall. Join the force and make a better community.
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Extension programs are available without discrimination. Those with a disability for which they seek an accommodation, notify the local Extension office hosting the program.
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This year's American Physical Society (APS) Fellows include six scientists from Berkeley Lab, three of whom are currently or have previously been at the ALS. Only half of one percent of APS members are elected by their peers to be Fellows in any given year for exceptional contributions to the physics enterprise, including outstanding research, important applications, leadership or service to physics, and significant contributions to physics education. Berkeley Lab's six Fellows (out of 250 announced for 2012) represent a high count for a single institution. See the announcement on the APS home page, or see the Berkeley Lab News Release for information on all six LBNL Fellows.


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Valitar producer was worth millions, left many unpaid
The producer of Valitar, the equine-human acrobatics show at the Del Mar Fairgrounds, had a fortune estimated at about $20 million before he left cast and crew members without pay, horses without feed and vendors without checks.
Mark Remley of Rancho Santa Fe and his wife Tatyana Remley spent millions to produce the show that premiered Nov. 16 and closed after just four performances. On Nov. 21, the Del Mar Fairgrounds announced that the show was closed due to slow ticket sales.
Former officials with the production said the Remleys had hoped San Diego would be the first of several cities for the show, but they were not shocked when the show failed. They said the inexperienced producers rushed the show and threw it into competition with Cavalia, a polished horse show playing just 23 miles away.
"I thought they were never going to make it out of the city," said Kimball Keller, former director of operations for Valitar. "But I was surprised that they closed the show after just five days."
Mark Remley did not return calls for comment. A woman at the Remleys' Rancho Santa Fe home said Friday afternoon that the Remleys were out of town.
Many of the cast and crew of Valitar are planning at least one benefit show in early December to help pay the performers, who have not been paid in four weeks, and help them travel home. Many of the horses that belong to the performers are being fed by the Del Mar Fairgrounds.
Erik Martonovich, the former director of Valitar who left the show in late September, said there were problems from the start.
Martonovich said the Remleys approached him to help stage the show in January. But almost immediately the problems began when Mark Remley filed for divorce from Tatyana. The plans for the show stopped and then resumed.
"I told him, 'I don't care about your personal life, I just don't want it to affect the show," Martonovich said in a phone interview from his home in Las Vegas.
According to divorce documents, Mark Remley had a portfolio of stocks and bonds estimated to be worth $8.6 million, a bank account with about $377,000 and properties, including homes, vehicles and jewelry worth about $8.2 million.
The Remleys were accustomed to a life of luxury.
During their first year of marriage, Mark Remley bought Tatyana about $160,000 worth of clothes and jewelry and a $30,000 truck. He also bought her a $218,000 engagement ring and a $70,000 diamond ring.
According to the divorce filings, Mark Remley owned six homes — one in Rancho Santa Fe, where the couple lives; one in Coronado; one in Del Mar; one in Wyoming and two in Alexandria, Va. He divorced a previous wife in 2009 and married Tatyana in March 2011, documents show.
Mark Remley also owned four vehicles, including a 2006 Hummer H1 and a 2010 Lamborghini, according to court documents.
About a week before their first anniversary and in the early stages of the Valitar production, Mark Remley separated from Tatyana on March 9. The divorce proceedings were canceled in August when the couple was said to be trying to reconcile, according to court documents.
Martonovich said that after the Remleys reconciled, Tatyana became more involved in the production. Tatyana, through Mark, started to exert creative control, Martonovich said.
"Our basic agreement was that I was supposed to have all artistic control and he would handle the business side," Martonovich said.
The budget for the show was set at about $10 million, Martonovich said.
An agreement was signed in late April with the Del Mar Fairgrounds to lease part of the main parking area for $130,000, including a $30,000 security deposit. The lease was scheduled to begin Sept. 15 to start construction of the 45,000 square-foot red and black tent with room for 2,200 people.


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Sam is an 11 year old neutered male pug, fawn color, who came to Pug Rescue because his human Mommy became too ill to care for him. He is a sweetheart and gets along well with kids, cats, and other dogs. He is accustomed to being with another dog, so he might be lonely as an only dog. He seems to enjoy being in his foster home with 2 other pugs. He still plays a little bit, but he can get tired before he realizes it; after all, he is a senior citizen.
Sam is relatively big and somewhat overweight at 27 pounds, but he is very gentle. He has an underbite, like a bulldog, so he often sticks out his tongue or shows off his very white, recently cleaned teeth. He's healthy, heartworm negative, on heartworm and flea preventative, and up to date on all shots.
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Rumors have been swirling that Vado signed to DJ Khaled's We The Best imprint since he posted and then deleted about the deal on Twitter. After later denying that the move was official, the Harlem, New York rapper has now confirmed that he has signed to the label.
During an interview with ThisIs50.com, Slime said that he chose to go with Khaled because he has a vision to take him to the top. "Shout out to Khaled, it's about to be on and crazy. Yeah. Yeah. It's going down man, it's about to be on and crazy," he said. "Everybody got the word. Khaled just reached. He's family, so we got the same vision and that's to take over and go straight to the top and stay there. He want to get me there. I'ma let him."
He also touched on his super group with Fabolous, Lloyd Banks and Juelz Santana, stating that they've discussed teaming up but that there are no concrete plans in place.
"We was talking about it. One day, me, Banks and L was talking about it. They came to my birthday party at Perfection," he said. "We was talking about it, we was like, yo, it'd be a super group! Just smash it. Me, L and Banks was on the phone together. We was with it. It was on three-way. We all was with it, we was down with it."
Vado recently explained that his former label home Interscope Records was "under construction" and that the imprint let him go without any trouble. He also dropped his new mixtape Slime Flu 3.
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Book your room at Comfort Inn Ramsgate
Get an overview of this hotel3-star hotel with free breakfast and restaurant
Located in the heart of Ramsgate, this hotel is within a 15-minute walk of Albion Place Gardens, Ramsgate Maritime Museum, and Ramsgate Beach. Sailor's Church and King George VI Memorial Park are also within 1 mi (2 km).
Hotel Features
This hotel features a restaurant, a bar/lounge, and 24-hour room service. Free continental breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include conference rooms, laundry facilities, and a 24-hour front desk.
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All 44 rooms provide free WiFi, 24-hour room service, and TVs. Guests will also find coffee makers, hair dryers, and phones.Would you like to give us feedback? Share it! Opens in a new window
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The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. A complimentary breakfast is offered. A computer station is located on site and high-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary.
Event facilities measuring 969 square feet (87 square meters) include conference space. This Ramsgate hotel also offers laundry facilities, 24-hour room service, and express check-out. Onsite self parking is complimentary.
- 24-hour front desk
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- Conference space size (feet) - 969
- Conference space size (meters) - 87
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- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Number of floors - 4
- Number of meeting rooms - 2
- Restaurant
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Total number of rooms - 44
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- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
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Guests are offered a complimentary continental breakfast.
San Clu Restaurant - This restaurant specializes in British cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
24-hour room service is available.
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I downloaded and installed the Open Source version to test. Our current email server is Sendmail so migrating should not be much of a problem. However, since during the install a fully qualified address is required for the host, does that mean that all email addresses will now have a fully quallified address? (i.e. email@example.com) Will I be able to shorten these to the regular email@example.com?
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I first want to say that I am fairly new to Administering Zimbra, and am still learning. We are having an issue where the Zimbra Server becomes unavailable every Saturday afternoon around 2:15 pm and is back up around 3:00 pm. Since this occurs at the same instance weekly, it seems like it could be a scheduled task running, but I am not familiar enough with Zimbra to find out what may be causing this. Can someone offer any suggestions? Please advise.
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Patagonia Karakoram
$110 | www.patagonia.com/footwear | 4½ Stars
A climber's approach shoe is asked to do more jobs than Jesus, the guy on whose shoulders rests both the salvation and destruction of the human race, depending on which sect you listen to. The lowly approach shoe, on the other hand, must be as comfy and sturdy as a hiking boot, grip dirt, mud and lichen like football cleats, smear like a rock shoe and pack away tighter than Old Richard's hatband. That's a tall order, and it's nothing short of miraculous when a shoe comes close to filling the bill.
Patagonia's new shoe, the Karakoram, performs all these duties with surprising aplomb. I hiked up to 18 miles carrying a heavy pack with this shoe and then used it to climb 5th class rock. The sole, made of Vibram Idrogrip climbing rubber smears well, but is scribed with a unique tread that grabs trail dirt and lichen-covered stone like the hand of Fatima slaps the foreheads of infidels—that is to say, aggressively.
Patagonia pimps the lacing system as a way to customize the fit, but after months of use the shoe has become a little sloppy, and I've almost drawn the laces together over my narrow foot in an effort to tighten up the lateral sway. If you have a wide to medium foot, this might not be a problem. Overall, the Karakoram is a standout jack-of-all-trades and deserves an ardent, if not religious, following.
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- Abrasion-resistant polyurethane-coated suede leather upper.
- Brushed rubber toe and heel guards for durability.
- Lace-to-toe lacing system provides a secure fit.
- Trekdry mesh lining infused with charcoal wicks moisture and controls odor.
- POLI-CORK 70 percent recycled open-cell-foam footbed has carbon to neutralize odor and cork to move moisture naturally.
- Bi-Fit 80 percent post-consumer recycled polyurethane waterproof insole board lends support and stability underfoot.
- Vibram Idrogrip climbing rubber outsole provides excellent grip; combination-lasted for support, stability and flex in the correct zones; medium to narrow width, tapered toe box, medium arch/instep.
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Rock of Ages Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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The soundtrack for the hit movie "Rock Of The Ages" is full of history of the eighties music, redone by many of the movie's stars including Tom Cruise, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Julianne Hough, Alec Baldwin, Diego Boneta, and Mary J. Blige. It's wonderful to hear what the cast has done with the music, and this is an album with songs that many will recognize, and all will thoroughly enjoy. The 20 track CD is so incredible, I'm not sure where to begin. But, let's go with track #2, "Sister Christian /Just like Paradise /Nothin' But a good Time" which hits hard and sets the tone of the CD, rocking hard…very hard. "I Wanna Rock", "Pour Some Sugar On Me" are stand outs tracks, and the album also contains some refreshingly cool and mellow sounds from the '80s like "Hit Me With Your Best Shot", performed by Zeta-Jones in a way that is quire impressive.
Zeta-Jones has a phenomenal voice and believe me, she does this song justice in a way that I'm certain Pat Benatar, would approve of. "Paradise City", Cruise, whom I've never heard sing before (not seriously anyway), does a superb job as well. "Harden My Heart", "Shadows Of The Night" are also notable.
There's a fantastic variety for all music fans, and whether listeners are rock enthusiasts or prefer other genres, "Rock Of Ages" is guaranteed to please. "Here I Go Again" is one of my personal favorites, but this soundtrack just delivers over and over again. There are no bad cuts to be found here.
"Rock Of Ages" is very professionally done with the best and most talented musicians and producers, and will bring back many great memories and rediscoveries. I highly recommend this CD, and can't wait to see the movie now, which I missed at the theater. Job well done!


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Hey everybody!
I'm new to the site and working on an island and Archipelago set.
Hey everybody!
I'm new to the site and working on an island and Archipelago set.
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Welcome to the guild!
Check out my City Designer 3 tutorials. See my fantasy (city) maps in this thread.
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Welcome aboard sphagettiman. Nice placenames
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I make use of Wag's mountain brushes.
Really they aren't all mine. This map is one I've been editing for a friend of mine for something he is doing on the /tg/ board. I plan making some whole cloth though. I'm working on world building for a novella I might do and i would love to be able to make a map of the setting.
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Hey everyone I recently suffered a massive hard drive failure....and lost everything. I was using a really good tutorial but I can't remember the name of it. It was a gimp tutorial for building A detailed overlay map.
Can you help me!
Sounds like it is probably RobA's tutorial. Have a look at the tutorial section, sort the posts by number of views and his will be near if not at the top.
Thanks, I think it was I just cannot seem to remember what the name was.
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The Ryan-Murray deal is a horrific blow to fiscal sanity because it discards the hard won ceiling on government spending enforced by the sequester. If this deal passes, it will be much harder to resist new rounds of spending increases, and much more difficult to force Dems to accept cuts in some programs in order to save others. It gives up one of our best | Read More »


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Staying Gluten-free This Holiday Season
Holiday celebrations are brimming with food and fun, but they also create special health and dietary challenges for the more than 2 million people in the United States with celiac disease, an intolerance of the protein gluten found in wheat, rye, and barley.
If you have celiac disease, you can still enjoy holiday breads, cookies, pies, and other treats—it just takes some planning and creativity. Here are some tips to help you have a gluten-free holiday season:
Do your homework. Because a gluten-free diet is the only way to manage celiac disease, knowing which foods you can and cannot eat is crucial. While wheat rolls and pasta dishes are obvious no-no's, learn what other foods—such as casseroles, gravies, salad dressings, and soy sauces—might also contain gluten and look for gluten-free alternatives and recipes. When it comes to holiday cheer, a cocktail made with distilled alcohol is safe, but avoid the beer unless it is gluten-free.
Plan ahead. If you are attending a party at someone's home and are unsure of the menu, prepare and bring a dish to share that you know you could eat.
If the party is at a restaurant or hotel, call the chef or food service manager for information about the menu, advises Shelley Case, dietitian and author of Gluten-Free Diet: A Comprehensive Resource Guide. Ask if there is a gluten-free menu or whether you can request a special meal. Case says you'll have more success if you call several days to a week in advance. The best time to reach a restaurant or caterer is about 2 p.m.—between the lunch and dinner rush. Once you arrive at the party, confirm that your special meal is being prepared and let the kitchen staff know where you are seated.
Be assertive. Even small traces of gluten—such as the amount found in bread crumbs that accidentally come in contact with gluten-free food prepared on the same surface or with the same utensils—will cause cross contamination. Be sure to tell the server or chef that it's important to use extra care in preparing and serving your food.
"If you get a salad with croutons, send it back and ask for a fresh-made salad to avoid getting the same salad with the croutons picked off," says Case. If you don't trust the chef, restaurant, or party host or hostess to deliver a safe, gluten-free meal, eat something at home beforehand and order a beverage, fruit plate, or another safe alternative.
Be creative. Experiment with gluten-free alternatives to holiday favorites. Try cornbread instead of wheat bread stuffing, or cookies, breads, and rolls made with a combination of gluten-free flours such as bean, corn, nut, potato, rice, sorghum, or soy flour. If you're pressed for time, try gluten-free bread and cookie mixes. These and other gluten-free foods are available at grocery stores and food outlets.
"Fortunately, gluten-free foods are getting better and better so everyone can eat them without feeling deprived," says Carol Fenster, author of several gluten-free resources including Gluten Free 101 and Cooking Free: 200 Flavorful Recipes for People with Food Allergies and Multiple Food Sensitivities. Fenster recommends checking the baking aisle of your local health food store for gluten-free baking products and tapping into the Internet or gluten-free cookbooks for new recipes.
Change your focus. While food takes center stage during the holiday season, don't forget to relish special time with family and friends. Focusing more on people and less on food can make your holiday more meaningful.
Stay positive. Think of all the food you can eat—especially the healthy alternatives, says Case. "There is a wide variety of foods you can enjoy."
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my ZCS 7.1.4 is running out of space. It is 89% used now (of 240 GB).
ZCS running as VM on ESXi 5.0.
First, I am more windows guy and mostly copy-paste Linux admin with dozen google search results opened for each Linux command.Code:
root@zimbra:# fdisk -l
Disk /dev/sda: 268.4 GB, 268435456000 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 32635 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x0006f39d
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 31 248976 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 32 32635 261891630 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 32 32635 261891598+ 8e Linux LVM
root@zimbra:# df -h
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
varrun 3.8G 48K 3.8G 1% /var/run
varlock 3.8G 0 3.8G 0% /var/lock
udev 3.8G 52K 3.8G 1% /dev
devshm 3.8G 0 3.8G 0% /dev/shm
/dev/sda1 236M 26M 198M 12% /boot
Now as I understand, I have 2 options:
a.) Add some 200 GB to existing disk via VMWare Client, then extend LVM partition to use additional space.
b.) Add 200 GB virtual disk to this virtual machine, and add additional storage to Zimbra, one partition for index and one for store.
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Girls roundup: GW's early lead holds up in win over Hurricane
George Washington jumped out to a 37-20 halftime lead en route to 75-51 girls basketball road win at Hurricane Tuesday.
Rachel Ward recorded 21 points, Kelli Jo Harrison contributed 18 and Kayla Stewart had 11 for the Class AAA No. 8 Patriots (8-4).
The Redskins (5-6) were paced by Abby Watson with 26 points and 11 rebounds.
For Nitro (7-5), Savannah Shamblin scored 22 points while Kelli Douglas finished with 11 points.
Bre Thompson was the leading scorer for Woodrow Wilson (3-8) with 13 points.
For the Cougars, Keke Walker tallied nine points.
Evans finished the day with 26 points for the Highlanders (10-3) while Dazha Congleton added 15. For the Warriors (2-11), Brittany Wood scored 13.
For the Skyhawks (7-5), Jaimee Dotson led all scorers with 15 points and Ali Whitman contributed 14.
Karli Pinkerton netted 18 for the Indians (9-3).
Breanne Mazzelle had 11 points for Richwood.
Morgan Spolarich also hit double figures in scoring for the Renegades (12-0) with 11 points.
For PikeView (5-6), Lyndsey Hatield and Courtney White each scored six points.
Haylea Roberson and Marla Rhoades scored 12 points apiece for the Generals (7-5).
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Very nice, I'll check this out for my WIP map.
Looks like Alex Ander in your avatar there, jturner.
The main issue with that GIMP tutorial that I've found is that you don't have very much control over the placement of the mountains. It leads to mountains being placed in random splotches all over the map----it's a good learning tool while you figure out the GIMP, but in due course you'll want to move on to Arsheesh's Eriond Tutorial that teaches you to place mountains in long thin ranges and sculpt them with Wilbur. (Be confident with following the Gidde tutorial first).
PapersAndPaychecks, you're right. One of the characters from Dungeon Master, which I recently rediscovered. I wasted my week off work designing new dungeons for it, and was unable to explain to my family and colleagues, in satisfactory terms, what exactly I was doing. Both sides experienced a sensation of alienation. I think I might be a geek.
I know what you mean about placing mountains with Ascension's/Gidde's method. I tried cutting and pasting, but the result so far has been a bit blehhh. I'll try the Eriond tutorial. Thanks for the tip.
You may also want to check out some of the GIMP tutorials by RobA since those cover mountains in GIMP.
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RTC dungeon... then I decided I wanted finer control over the monster AI and some special effects that RTC can't do, so I moved on to DSB. Which is similar, but scriptable. You can lose days and days in that stuff.
Yeah, I couldn't make Wilbur create rivers using "Incise flow" either. I finished up making my rivers by using the Erosion Cycle option twice. Slightly more detailed description here.


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PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) -- Tim Pernetti has resigned as Rutgers athletic director, two days after the basketball coach he hired was dismissed for abusive behavior during practices -- actions that prompted nationwide outrage once a video went public.
In a letter of resignation sent to university president Robert Barchi on Friday, Pernetti said he hoped that his tenure at Rutgers "will not be judged by this one incident."
Pernetti said after seeing video of Rice pushing, shoving and throwing balls at players his "first instincts ... was to fire him immediately." However, he said the consensus at the time was "university policy would not justify dismissal."
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(Sports Network) - Momentum gets a lot of play in the world of sports. Certain
teams peak too early, while others find their stride at just the right time.
The Cincinnati Bengals aim to prove that the power of a late push is more than
a myth this Saturday when for a second straight postseason they'll visit a
Houston Texans club that hopes its best football is yet to come.
The Bengals and Texans couldn't be headed in more opposite directions prior to
this wild card round showdown. Cincinnati erased a 3-5 start by winning seven
of its final eight games to clinch the AFC's sixth seed.
The Bengals won their final three games of the regular season, though they did
not beat a playoff team until besting the Baltimore Ravens 23-17 last weekend.
Cincinnati's 7-1 finish tied the 1981 club, which lost the Super Bowl to the
San Francisco 49ers, for the best second-half record in a 16-game season and
helped vault the squad into the playoffs for the fourth time under head coach
Marvin Lewis.
Lewis, though, isn't buying into his club having any extra advantage due to
its hot finish.
"Momentum finished (Sunday). It's what you do now that counts," said the
Bengals coach. "We get no points for what we did at the end of the season. We
earned a spot to go into this and we're one of 12 teams now. We have to go
back and get ready to go."
The Bengals are making an appearance in the playoffs for a second consecutive
season for the first time since 1981-82, but haven't won a postseason game
since Jan. 6, 1991.
They had a chance to do so last season, but were routed in Houston 31-10 by
the Texans in the wild card round. Cincinnati held leads of 7-0 and 10-7
before Houston ripped off 24 unanswered points to win in their playoff debut.
Running back Arian Foster ran for 153 yards and two touchdowns in the Texans'
fourth straight victory over the Bengals, including playoffs. Defensive
lineman J.J. Watt also had a big 29-yard interception return for a score with
52 seconds left in the first half to reverse the momentum.
"He made a really good play. He got his hands up. He got his hands on the
ball," said Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton, who threw that ill-fated
interception as a rookie last season. "When you see him making plays like
that, your offensive linemen try to get his hands down as much as they can. I
have to find ways to get the ball over him and different things like that."
Watt was a dominating force for the Texans this season and has barreled his
way into not only Defensive Player of the Year talks, but also the discussion
for MVP thanks to a 20.5-sack performance this season.
Behind the likes of Foster and Watts, the Texans finished in the top 10 in
both total offense and defense, setting a club record for single-season wins
with 12 while winning the AFC South for a second straight season.
However, following an 11-1 start, the Texans lost three of their final four
games, all against current playoff teams, and averaged just 12.0 points per
contest in the three losses.
Houston's 28-16 setback to the visiting Indianapolis Colts to close the
regular season dropped them out of the top spot in the conference and into the
third seed, forcing them into action this weekend.
"Would we like to be in a different situation? Yeah, but at the same time,
it's the playoffs. It's the start of the playoffs. Everything you've done up
to this point, it doesn't really matter, to be honest. It only matters what
you do now," said Texans wide receiver Andre Johnson.
"Could we have taken advantage of being in the top of the AFC and stuff like
that? Yeah, but it didn't happen. It didn't work out that way so we just have
to take advantage of the opportunity we have now."
Though it didn't play into last season's wild card meeting, the Texans will
have the advantage of starting quarterback Matt Schaub being under center. He
missed the final six regular season games of the 2011 season and both playoff
contests, including a 20-13 defeat at the Baltimore Ravens in the divisional
round, due to a foot injury.
Current backup T.J. Yates guided the Texans down the stretch and was solid
versus the Bengals, but got intercepted three times against the Ravens.
"It's an exciting time of year to be a part of this to get ready to play in a
playoff game, especially here at home in front of our home fans," said Schaub
of his first postseason start. "I'm definitely looking forward to it."
With Schaub under center for all 16 games this season, the Texans went 6-0 at
home against the AFC. with the two losses in Houston coming against the Green
Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings.
However, the Bengals were a solid 6-2 on the road this season as well compared
to 4-4 at home.
Houston and Cincinnati have split six all-time regular-season games, with the
Texans taking two of three at home.
Two of the NFL's top defenses are featured in this meeting, with the Bengals
finishing sixth at 319.7 yards allowed per game, just ahead of the seventh-
ranked Texans (323.3 YPG).
Cincinnati's strong finish was mirrored by the defense, which was the 20th-
ranked unit in the league at the end of the first half. The Bengals thrived at
getting to the quarterback, recording a franchise-record 51 sacks to finish
third in that category.
"We are probably playing better this year than we have been in the past
heading into the playoffs," noted Bengals defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer.
"This defense is salty right now. We can play the run well, choke up on some
receivers, and rush the passer. We have been doing well on third downs lately
as well too. When you can do those four things successfully, you have a good
chance to win."
Forty of those sacks came from the defensive line, including a club-high 12.5
by defensive tackle Geno Atkins. That was also a club record for sacks by an
interior lineman, which Atkins actually broke back on Nov. 25, and Atkins'
sack total was the second-highest by a Bengals player since 1982. Defensive
end Michael Johnson came in third on that list with 11.5 sacks this season.
Houston's unit was also impressive this season despite losing linebacker Brain
Cushing to a season-ending knee injury in Week 5. Nickel corner Brice McCain
has also been out since early December because of a foot injury and linebacker
Darryl Sharpton landed on injured reserve this week because of a hip ailment
suffered in the finale.
"I mean, we've played some top-notch guys, but it's still not an excuse," said
Texans head coach Gary Kubiak. "We've had some changes back there. Obviously
losing Brice made us change some things up with a young nickel coming in with
Brandon (Harris). So that's been a big challenge for us. We've given up some
plays in situations that we shouldn't."
Still, a season to remember from Watt has sparked the Houston defense. The
second-year end challenged the single-season sacks record, but was also
disruptive when not getting to the quarterback. He had 39 tackles for a loss,
16 passes defensed -- the most among any NFL defensive lineman -- and four
forced fumbles.
"We have to know where he is," Dalton said of Watt. "We have to find ways to
keep his hands down. Same for me, I have to get some high releases, so I don't
have balls batted down."
Houston's defense, which also includes former Bengals cornerback Johnathan
Joseph, could also have linebacker Brooks Reed and corner Alan Ball available
for this game. Reed missed the finale with a groin injury, while Ball missed
most of last month with a foot ailment.
Joseph and safety Danieal Manning both had interceptions in last season's wild
card meeting.
Watt has an interesting matchup for this game due to the presence of Bengals
rookie right guard Kevin Zeitler, a fellow Wisconsin product.
"Obviously, I know Kevin Zeitler very well, playing against him every day at
Wisconsin in practice," said Watt. "He's a very good football player. ... He's
a very tough, physical player and he's going to be a good challenge."
Houston's edge this weekend could be on offense, where it ranked seventh in
total offense (372.1 YPG) and eight in scoring at 26.0 points per game despite
the late struggles.
Foster, who also ran for 132 yards in last season's playoff loss versus the
Ravens, led all running backs with 15 rushing touchdowns and also caught two
scoring passes. He is a guy to get going as Houston went 7-0 this season when
he rushed for more than 100 yards in a game.
Schaub, meanwhile, reached 4,000 yards passing for the third time in his
career and had 13 touchdown passes to four interceptions with a 101.7 passer
rating at home this season.
The 31-year-old hasn't topped 300 yards passing in his last five games,
however, getting picked off three times to three touchdown passes while
getting sacked 12 times in that span.
"I've just got to play a little more consistent," Schaub said. "I definitely
know when things aren't going well to look at myself first because I'm the one
that's putting everyone in position and trying to make the plays. I've got to
play better. Our whole team, everyone across the board has got to pick their
game up especially this time of year, but I definitely do."
Cincinnati didn't move the ball well at times this season, ranking 22nd in
total offense at 332.7 YPG, but made the most of its opportunities by
averaging 24.4 points per game.
The connection between second-year cornerstones Dalton and wide receiver A.J.
Green was a big part of that. Dalton's 47 touchdown passes -- 27 this season
-- over his first two seasons are second behind only Dan Marino (68) and
Peyton Manning (62), while Green's 162 career receptions are the second-most
by any player over his first two seasons.
Running back Ben Jarvus Green-Ellis ran for a career-high 1,094 yards this
season and was able to return to practice on Wednesday after sitting out the
season finale because of a hamstring ailment.
The late-season struggle may have been a good thing for the Texans as it
likely installed some of the urgency they will need for a deep playoff run.
Houston's first ever playoff appearance a season ago may have been viewed as
the club playing with house money, but an early exit this time around would be
an epic disappointment for a team that looked like the best in the NFL during
the early going.
"It's no secret. It's either you win or go home, period," said Houston's
Johnson. "That's the way I feel about it. That's pretty much it. That's the
time of year it is. You have to go out and win every game that you play. No
time to make no excuses, no time for 'my bads.' You've got to go out and win
the game. That's it."
Houston's offense will obviously need to get on track, while the defense tries
to slow down a Cincinnati offense that has to feel pretty confident itself
right now.
"No doubt. I think our guys realize that just being in the playoffs is not
what we're here for," said Lewis. "We want to go win the championship. We
realize the sense of urgency we've got to have."
Cincinnati also isn't looking too much into its struggles last season versus
"It's a little bit of a different situation, because last year, we had to have
a lot of other things happen for us to get to the playoffs. This year, we
controlled our own destiny and were able to get in on our own. I think that's
a big difference in this team, and I think the experience of last year is
going to help us this time around," noted Dalton.
Momentum is a powerful force in theory, but talent can often overcome such an
obstacle. The Texans' talent on offense, especially that of Foster, should
prevail once again.
Sports Network Predicted Outcome: Texans 27, Bengals 20
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