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Allen, 28, helped guide the 1999-2000 Longhorns to a banner year that included the NCAA Central Region championship and a fifth-place finish at the NCAA championship, their highest finish in five years. The squad ended the season ranked No. 8 in the final MasterCard Collegiate Golf Rankings. The 1998-99 team had its best showing in six years, as it earned three tournament victories and finished in the top three in seven of its 13 competitions.
Well-known for his rapport with collegiate players, Allen handled many of the day-to-day operations for the Longhorns and assisted head coach John Fields with scheduling, recruiting and coaching at practices and tournaments.
"It is such a blessing to have the opportunity to take over the best women's golf program in the country right now," said Allen. "It's a great opportunity to move to Tucson and to be involved with [UA athletics director] Jim Livengood and the rest of the Arizona staff.
"I'm looking forward to getting to know the Arizona players and to keeping the winning tradition alive there," he said. "[Texas head coach] John Fields was a great mentor to me, but we all feel good about this decision, and I'm excited about becoming a Wildcat."
Prior to his arrival at Texas, Allen spent five years as both director of tournament operations and tournament director for the American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) in Roswell, Ga. While there, he was responsible for planning and executing 47 national junior golf tournaments and other AJGA events. He oversaw all AJGA tournaments and was responsible for the supervision of eight tournament directors, as well as the hiring and training of 24 summer interns.
"We're very excited to have Greg join our program," said senior associate athletics director Kathleen LaRose. "Greg has a background with one of the top programs in the country, and his involvement in the AJGA gives him an excellent recruiting edge."
A Kentucky native, Allen graduated from Murray State University in Murray, Ky., with a bachelor's degree in journalism in 1993. As a student, Allen worked in the sports information office at Murray State, where he was a liaison for numerous sports including golf. Prior to graduation, Allen worked two summers as a communications intern for the AJGA, where he was responsible for all on-site media relations at 10 national junior golf tournaments.
Allen's wife Julie is a former swimmer for Arizona State who competed in the 1988 Olympic Trials. The couple has two daughters, five-year-old Maggie and one-year-old Mollie.

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For more than four decades, Loretta Lynn has delivered honest narratives with a country spirit on recordings from 1963's Loretta Lynn Sings to the Jack White–produced Van Lear Rose in 2004. On stage, she simultaneously projects a profound confidence and demure sensibility, as her polished voice carried lyrics with a decidedly rock and roll swagger. She is the inspiration for countless musicians – male and female – who are empowered by her ability to capture the issues of the day in songs that opened the doors to candid reflections on taboo topics.
Lynn didn't begin playing music until her mid-twenties, though she married Oliver Lynn, nicknamed "Mooney," when she was 13. They had six children and were married nearly 50 years until his death in 1996. After years spent raising her family, Lynn began singing in various local bands, eventually attracting the attention of independent record label Zero Records. Within a year, Lynn signed to Decca, one of the biggest labels in the country. Taken under the wing of Patsy Cline, Lynn began to blossom into a major recording star. Including her duets with Conway Twitty, Lynn posted more than 50 Top 10 country hits between 1962 and 1982, including 16 Number Ones. Lynn never shied away from topics that she felt should be addressed, and her records could be deeply personal reflections on fidelity, relationships, alcoholism and birth control. In fact, Lynn achieved her first Number One country hit with the title song of her 1967 album, Don't Come Home a' Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind). Released in 1970, the title track to Coal Miner's Daughter was Lynn's autobiographical account of growing up in Butcher Holler, Kentucky, chronicling her family's struggles with poverty. The song became the foundation for a print autobiography and the motion-picture biography of the same name that earned Sissy Spacek an Oscar in 1980 for her portrayal of Lynn. The song reached Number One on the country charts and cracked the Billboard Hot 100.
In 1975, Loretta Lynn released Back to the Country, which included "The Pill," a song about a rural woman asserting her reproductive rights. It wasn't the first time Lynn had courted controversy by addressing women's issues in her music. The song was so controversial at the time that Lynn's record label had delayed its release for three years. When it was finally released, many country stations refused to play it. Lynn later recounted that medical professionals routinely told her that "The Pill" had done more to promote rural acceptance of birth control than any official medical or social services efforts. "Don't ever come in on me while I'm writing a song, because I'm not myself," said Lynn during a 2004 interview with Mike Wallace for 60 Minutes. "I'm the person that I'm writing about. You've got to do that. You've got to be the person to write it."
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Rated 5 out of 5 by MammaLovestoBake Just what I wanted! I ordered these curtains on Monday and received them on Thursday! We are having our new purple couch and loveseat delivered next week and these are the PERFECT curtains! The background is more of a plum purple but the addition of the pink flowers makes them coordinate with almost any shade of purple! They are lined, but not room darkening and they also come with tie backs in the same fabric as the curtain itself. I was hesitant to purchase these because I didn't want the pink to make them seem juvenile, but the colors are richer in person than online and the pink really compliments the purple hues in the curtain and the green balances the berry colors beautifully! I am more than pleased with my purchase! We live in an apartment and we have vertical blinds over our sliding doors, so I'm going to pair these curtains (I bought two 84" panels) with some sheers and use the tiebacks! I can't wait to put the room together! January 11, 2013
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~ Augustine of Hippo, prescribing sincerest love for the erring with keen repugnance for the error to which they cling, anticipating the very definition of true civic tolerance, as detailed in the article Religious Toleration.


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ZF-3521: Allow roles to be entered in array format in isAllowed
Inheritance is not always an optimal solution for ACL's. It would be beneficial if isAllowed could take an array as it's first argument for roles, for example:
$acl->isAllowed(array('role1','role2'), 'resource', array('view','edit'))
Could you give us a use case when this approach would be useful?
Should this statement return true, when the rule is allowed for both roles only or does only one of them need to match?
A workaround would be to either check both roles separately and then merge results to you need or to create a new dummy role that inherits both roles an then check if it is allowed.
I believe it would return true if one matched, as you only need to be allowed on one level. In our environment people are given several roles, which typically coincide with various titles they may have. Some of these roles may not have permission to enter the area, while others do. I was hoping for a way to hand an array of the users roles to the function, without having to loop through them (as your work around suggested (and now after the fact, what I ended up doing)).
Here's my particular case I have a user, who has the roles of SiteAdmin, Teacher, and Staff. Of those roles, only two are allowed access to the view.
While the social heirachy of these roles might imply the order of SiteAdmin > Teacher > Staff, we have cases where this order is changed, so that Teacher > SiteAdmin > Staff. There's also about a half dozen more roles on top of this.
It boils down to users having roles, that are mutually exclusive of each other, but may have access to an item through one more of those roles. I'm just trying to avoid unnecessary loops in my code where plausible.
Assigning to Ralph to get closure on this issues.
So the proposed API, would that mean that all resources must share the same privelidge or just one? In other words, given many roles, are you expecting it to be ANDed or ORed?
Updating project management. Trivial, Nice To Have, Next Minor Release.
While this is a worthwhile feature, the ZF team will not develop this feature, but if a community member would like to pick up and develop it, they may make an assignment of it.
Moved public Zend_Acl::isAllowed method to protected Zend_Acl::_isAllowed and replaced it with a method allowing arrays as first parameters. Also updated related UnitTest. No BC break.
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Twenty years ago, Sharon Marks was living in South Florida when the region was devastated by Hurricane Andrew.
Marks, now a Pinebrook resident, watched as the East Coast was pummeled by Superstorm Sandy. Marks, who has lived in the Park City area on a full-time basis for a couple years, recalled her experience in South Florida during the hurricane as she took in the coverage from the East Coast as the recent storm hit.
She is now rallying for the continuing relief effort along the East Coast, helping organize special-education students at Park City High School as they gather supplies and items to cheer up the people impacted.
"There's just a lot of need everywhere," she said, recalling the traumatic time when Hurricane Andrew hit. "It's a lot of devastation. Your head spins forever and ever."
Her partner's son is a student in the special-education program at the high school, influencing her to work with the program in the relief effort. The collection starts on Wednesday and is scheduled to run until Dec. 6. According to a flier announcing the collection, the organizers hope to gather items like:
The items must be new.
The group is also collecting monetary donations to assist in paying for the shipments to the East Coast.
Collection points will be in the main office at the high school, in the lunchroom and in the classroom of special education teacher Laura Huggins, room #110.
"The teddy bears were my initial thought because they can bring comfort to people," Marks said. "A teddy bear, they're just there. You can hold them. You can hug them."
She said she hopes to collect 10 to 12 boxes of items to be sent to the recovery zone.
"They all need stuff. We'll do our best," she said, adding, "I'm hoping Park City will rise to the occasion."
Her experience during Hurricane Andrew remains vivid. She said she needed to drive 50 miles for three weeks afterward to take showers. She lost electricity for three weeks where she lived. A storm like Hurricane Andrew or Superstorm Sandy "turns your life around," she said.
"It took years and years and years to rebuild. It never comes back the same," she said.
The items collected at the high school will be sent to three organizations along the East Coast -- the Boys & Girls Club of Atlantic City in New Jersey, the Harlem Children's Zone in New York City and the Association to Benefit Children, which is also in New York City.
At the Boys & Girls Club of Atlantic City, damage remains from the storm. The organization has two facilities in Atlantic City. Both were damaged. Hudson Lee, the director of operations, said the damage estimate is close to $200,000 at one of the facilities. The building suffered extensive water damage, he said. Games, school supplies, art supplies and computers were damaged, Lee said.
The organization serves approximately 450 youths between the ages of 5 and 18. Lee said the Boys & Girls Club of Atlantic City has received a variety of donations since the storm, at least several each week since it hit.
"It shows a lot of people are passionate and concerned," Lee said, adding, "People really do care."
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Second up in our Chef at the Market series featuring great SLC chefs and menus based on food from the Tuesday Harvest Market: Matthew Lake from ZYFood, Wine and Cheese restaurant http://www.zyrestaurant.com/.
In the heart of Salt Lake City, Zy serves brunch, lunch, dinner and wine and cheese anytime.
Here's the menu Chef Lake has come up with, using seasonal produce available at the Farmers Market.
You can download it, or pick up a copy tonight at the Market. Matthew Lake will be there from 5-6pm tonight to answer any questions you have about prepping his recipes.
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Maybe it's time for a showdown. Or a shakeup.
After tasting my way through two different cocktail contests last week, the Park City Cocktail Contest, the latest in several years of events put on by Park City Restaurant Association and benefitting the People's Health Clinic, the Farm to Glass Cocktail Contest put on by this magazine and the Downtown Farmers Market benefitting, um, imbibers, I gotta say…
Well, here's what I gotta say: There were 15 contenders in the PC contest–anyone could kick in and participate–and only five in the SLC contest–all by invitation–and a lot of other factors that made the contests very different. So not at all oranges to oranges or even maraschino to maraschino.
But the Salt Lake cocktails were all winners–every one. Artisanal, balanced, thoughtful. Concocted with attention to the way flavor moves through the nose and palate. Made with awareness of a beginning, a middle and an end. You could appreciate these drinks like you can wine. They have a flavor story. Take a look at the recipes here.
In Park City, the cocktails generally seemed to have been made with of aging sorority drinker in mind: most of them were unsophisticated, cloying and cheesy. One had both commercial pumpkin spice eggnog and Bailey's Irish Cream in it. Another called for the glass to be rimmed in coconut flakes. As always in the fall version of the PC contest, there was too much cinnamon.
My co-judge Vanessa Chang tweeted: "1982 called and wants its cocktails back."
I did like the winning PC Cocktail.
The Mountain Derby made by Dave Wallace from Montage:
1 1/2 oz. Woodford Reserve, 1 1/2 fresh grapefruit juice, 1 oz. lavender/chamomile honey and 1/4 oz. fresh lemon juice. Shaken, strained, served up with a simple lemon wheel.
But I liked the winning SLC cocktail even better.
The Sugarhouse Smash made by Scott Gardner from Finca:
1 1/2 oz. Bourbon
1 oz. fresh grapefruit juice
1/4 oz. fresh lime juice
1/2 oz. simple syrup
1 aromatic steamed beet
4 big basil leaves
Put all ingredients in a mixing glass. Add ice and shake until the basil is bruised and the beet is pulverized. Double strain over ice into a collins glass. Fill with soda and garnish with basil.
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The countdown is on for Thursday's release of The Casual Vacancy, J.K. Rowling's much-anticipated first adult novel, and the Harry Potter author is feeling pretty calm about it.
"Of course this might change tomorrow, but I thought I would feel more nervous because it's been five years—and this is a very different kind of book—but actually I feel quite excited," Rowling tells USA Today. "I don't think everyone will like the book. But I'm proud of this book. I like this book. It is what it's meant to be. As an author, you really can't say more than that. I don't mean this arrogantly, but if people don't like it, well, that's how it should be, isn't it? That's art. It's all subjective. And I can live with that."
We suppose it's easier to shrug off criticism when you've already sold 450 million copies (and that's not counting e-books). Rowling, 47, tells the newspaper that while the "sheer insanity" of Potter popularity was often fun, she's happy to switch gears.
"I haven't published this with any expectation," she tells USA Today. "I've published it because it's what I really wanted to write. My writing path isn't dependent on what people expect or say of the work. I will just keep plowing my furrow."
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DENVER - The Western Athletic Conference announced its women's postseason award winners on Sunday, and Idaho's Rachele Kloke earned her first career all-WAC accolades.
Kloke, a junior from Stanwood, Wash., had a breakout season in 2009-10 and the WAC's coaches rewarded her by voting her to the all-WAC second team. Her selection keeps alive an Idaho streak of 27 consecutive seasons with an all-conference honoree.
Kloke, a combo guard/post for Idaho, ranked fourth in WAC play with a 17.0 scoring average on 45.5 percent shooting. She also averaged 4.9 rebounds per game in conference play and led Idaho in scoring in 15 of the team's 29 games.
Kloke scored more than 25 points three times this season and scored double-digit points in 14 of the team's 16 conference games. Prior to this season, Kloke's career scoring average was 6.4 points on 34.9 percent shooting.
Last week, Kloke earned WAC Player of the Week honors after leading the Vandals to a 2-0 with a season- and career-high 28 points, the final three of which came on a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to give Idaho the win.
Idaho has earned seven second-team all-WAC honors since joining the league for the 2005-06 season. Kloke is the sixth different Vandal to be honored on the team.
The Idaho women finished the season 10-19 overall and 8-8 in WAC play, good for a fourth-place tie and the No. 4 seed at the WAC Tournament, which kicks off on Wednesday.
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All existing contracts remain in force until expiry, 25 years if necessary. That is if your current contract requires your caretaker to live on-site - that continues to apply. Current negotiated commission rates continue to apply.
The Act removes consumer protection and any semblance of a fair commission rate. The Act pits a collective of professional letting agents against individual unit owners. Many rental unit owners live interstate or overseas and have no concept of fair commission rates in Queensland. This places the balance of power in the hands of the Australian Resident Accommodation Managers Association (ARAMA). Letting agents have a vested interest in achieving the highest possible commission rate and, this is without the pyramid commissions applied by travel agents and letting agents where historically 12% legislated commission rates are jacked to 25%. This money comes from the pockets of unit owners.
Unit owners are further disadvantaged. If there is no regulation of commission rates, there is no recourse to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) for unit owners to complain, and get protection under the law – there is no law!
The concept of resident letting agents was to provide 24 hour security and services to buildings, especially those residential buildings that provide tourist accommodation. In Queensland many class 2 permanent residential buildings are misused for short-term tourist accommodation without suitable modification of the fire detection and alarm system. That is the buildings are designed only for permanent residential occupation. In the event of a fire, without an on site letting agent or caretaker, there will be no direction of guests to the fire escapes or fire refuge areas. Moreover, many of the misused class 2 buildings do not have a direct fire alarm connection to the fire service. Therefore, a telephone call to the fire service is required, historically the responsibility of the caretaker/letting agent. Committees negotiating with agents to live off-site must remember their primary responsibility is to act in the best interests of the Body Corporate.
Real world experience has shown that in many cases it has been most difficult, if not impossible, to have a letting agent managing one building to perform in an efficient and cost effective manner. Experience has also proven that corporate letting agents managing multiple buildings are far more expensive to the Body Corporate and letting unit owners for commissions and maintenance of rental units. This is primarily due to the need to employ additional staff as the caretaker letting agent distributes duties such as reception, cleaning, gardening and maintenance to different personnel. The idea that the resident caretaker/letting agent moves to a management roll, at the expense of the unit owners, is repugnant to the original concept of resident caretakers. Also it introduces a further layer into the structure where unit owners' funds are siphoned off to share holders.
The MR Industry is already actively seeking to exploit the PROPERTY OCCUPATIONS ACT 2014 (POA 1014) for their own benefit. Solicitors are already providing advice to caretakers on how to divest themselves of their units, but retain the letting office. Committees must understand that that when a caretaker requests to renegotiate his contract, the entire contract becomes open for negotiation. The committee is legally bound to act in the best interests of the Body Corporate and must negotiate reduced contract rates for reduced services if the caretaker lives off-site.
In addition to common property caretaking services, on-site letting agents provide: (or should provide)
In conclusion, clearly POA 2014 needs review and amendment to protect owner/BC consumers. Committees have a legislated duty of care to the Body Corporate, not caretakers, letting agents or body corporate managers. Any committee failing to observe this duty-of-care expose themselves to litigation from members of the Body Corporate.
1. Return on investment will be 1% or 2% (if you are lucky). Many make a loss.
2. You will not be informed the true gross amount that a renter has paid to occupy your unit.
3. You will be saddled with a 10 or 25 year escalating management right's contract that is almost impossible to terminate. In some cases the 25 year contract is unlawful.
4. You will be saddled with undisclosed uncontrolled letting commissions (may be 25% of gross rental) on the pretext that the commission relates to wholesaling rentals through a company associated with the letting agent.
5. You will be required to contribute to advertising for the letting agent's business.
6. You will be required to pay cleaning costs including a mark-up to the letting agent that may double the actual cleaning cost, every time your unit is rented.
7. You will be required to pay for maintenance costs to your unit – plus at least 10% mark-up/supervision fee to the letting agent. (An average letting unit needs to be refurbished every 5 years due to damage caused by tenants).
8. You will not have any say in how your building is supervised. The Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997 disadvantages unit owners and is biased against them.
9. Queensland local council rates and water rates are excessive (loaded for holiday rental units on the Gold Coast by an additional 125%, $801 to $1800).
10. Any capital gain on units in Queensland is eroded away due to the cost of ownership.
The Unit Owners Association of Queensland urges the Queensland Government and it's Attorney-General to review Body Corporate legislation that permits developers selling 25 year Management Rights Agreements. Comparable provisions have been considered unenforceable by a NSW court and considered unconscionable in the USA. Such management rights sales also lead to the abovementioned outcomes.


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Meet the Curator tours, an interview with Toby Scott, screening of rare film footage and more will bring world's first Springsteen exhibit alive
CLEVELAND (April 21, 2010) – Save the Dates! The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will host a weekend of events devoted to celebrating Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Bruce Springsteen beginning Friday, June 4 through Sunday, June 6. Public programs including a live interview with Springsteen's studio engineer Toby Scott, a panel discussing Springsteen's Cleveland history as well as music, screenings of rare footage and more will surround the exhibit From Asbury Park to the Promised Land: the Life and Music of Bruce Springsteen. Special event partners include Brucespringsteen.net, Backstreets.com and media partner SIRIUS XM's E Street Radio. The Rock Hall will host a canned food collection in coordination with the Cleveland Foodbank.
Saturday June 5, is also the Rock Hall's annual Member Appreciation Day. Members will enjoy special activities all day long while experiencing Springsteen Weekend.
Please note that the schedule below is subject to change. Updates will be posted at http://rockhall.com/event/bruce-springsteen-weekend.
Friday, June 4
· Special Screenings
10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. - Springsteen's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Highlights and 25th Anniversary Concert appearances in the Ahmet Ertegun Main Exhibit Hall's Theater 3
Noon - 5:30 p.m. - Blood Brothers documentary, VH1 Storytellers and more in the Foster Theater
· Meet the Curator Gallery Talk in From Asbury Park to the Promised Land: The Life and Music of Bruce Springsteen exhibit at 2 p.m. beginning on the 4th floor at the entrance to the exhibit
Saturday, June 5
· Member Appreciation Day
8 a.m. - 2 p.m. - Breakfast reception, state of the Museum, and special tours for Rock Hall members
· Special Screenings
10 a.m. - 9 p.m. - Springsteen's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Highlights and 25th Anniversary Concert Appearances in the Ahmet Ertegun Main Exhibit Hall's Theater 3
· Meet the Curator Gallery Talk in From Asbury Park to the Promised Land: The Life and Music of Bruce Springsteen exhibit at 10:15 a.m. beginning on the 4th floor at the entrance to the exhibit
· Afternoon Public Programs and Interviews (Times to be determined)
--Behind the Scenes of From Asbury Park to the Promised Land exhibit: Jim Henke and Toby Scott
--Bruce Springsteen's Cleveland History with Special Guests including Hank LoConti of the Agora Ballroom, Concert Promoter, Jules Belkin, head of Belkin Productions, Radio Personality, Author and broadcasting consultant, John Gorman and photographer Janet Macoska.
· Stone Pony Band will perform on the Main Stage
3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
· Special Screenings
5 p.m. - 9 p.m. - Blood Brothers, VH1 Storytellers and more in the Foster Theater
Sunday, June 6
· Special Screenings
10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. - Springsteen's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Highlights and 25th Anniversary Concert Appearances in the Ahmet Ertegun Main Exhibit Hall's Theater 3
10 a.m. – 5 p.m. - Blood Brothers, VH1 Storytellers and more in the Foster Theater
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Rock Hall Membership includes free admission all year long and start at $50 for an individual. Join at the Admission desk or in advance at http://rockhall.com/membership/
Bruce Springsteen was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1999.
About Toby Scott
Having spent over a decade with Bruce Springsteen, Toby Scott has earned his place as one of the leading engineers in the music business by recording and mixing one of the most talented artists of any generation over the course of 17 albums and numerous live performances. From the early days to Springsteen's most current release, Scott has tracked and/or mixed The River, Born In The U.S.A., Live 1975-1985, Tunnel of Love, Chimes of Freedom, Human Touch, Lucky Town, MTV Plugged, Philadelphia (Original Soundtrack), The Ghost of Tom Joad, Greatest Hits, Blood Brothers, Tracks, 18 Tracks, Live In New York City, The Rising, and Devils & Dust.
Scott has been a part of over 150 million albums sold working with noted producers Tom Dowd, Keith Olsen, Ron Nevison, Sandy Perlman, John Robie, Steve Cropper, Booker T. Jones, David Sancious and Steve Smith. Scott was the original recording engineer on Springsteen's The Rising and recorded and mixed Clarence Clemon's Live at the Stone Pony. Additionally, Scott has worked with Bob Dylan, Natalie Merchant, the Replacements, Dan Bern, Steve Perry, Patti Scialfa, Harry Chapin, Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul, Tommy Tutone and Clarence Clemons.
About From Asbury Park to the Promised Land: The Life and Music of Bruce Springsteen
From Asbury Park to the Promised Land is a comprehensive look at Springsteen's music, from such early bands as Child, the Castiles and Steel Mill through his work with the E Street Band and as a solo artist. The exhibit includes several of Springsteen's guitars, including the Fender Esquire that is on the cover of Born to Run. It also includes the outfit he wore on the cover of Born in the U.S.A., as well as numerous handwritten lyric manuscripts, posters and handbills from all phases of his career, and various awards and honors. In addition, the exhibit includes Springsteen's 1960 Chevrolet Corvette, which he purchased after the success of Born to Run. The exhibit will run through December 31, 2010.
· Several new artifacts have been added from Springsteen's first car to his 2009 Kennedy Center Honor:
Kennedy Center Honor, 2009
Bruce Springsteen was honored by the Kennedy Center in December 2009. The awards are presented annually to influential figures in entertainment and politics. At the ceremony, President Barack Obama said, "I'm the president, but he's the Boss."
Bruce Springsteen Jacket, 2009
Bruce Springsteen wore this jacket at We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration. The event was held on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC. Springsteen performed "The Rising," playing acoustic guitar and backed by a full gospel choir.
Golden Globe Award, 2009
Bruce Springsteen's song "The Wrestler" won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song – Motion Picture. Mickey Rourke, who starred in the movie, personally asked Springsteen to write the song. Some scenes were shot in Asbury Park, New Jersey.
Grammy Award, 2002
Bruce Springsteen won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Album for The Rising.
Grammy Award, 2007
Bruce Springsteen won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Song for "Radio Nowhere."
Linn Drum Machine, c. 1983
This drum machine was used to create hand-clapping sounds during the recording of Born in the U.S.A. Three years later, in 1986, Bruce Springsteen began working on demos for what would become Tunnel of Love. This drum machine was ultimately used for all of the drum parts on that album.
Kurzweil 250 Sample Keyboard, c. 1986
Bruce Springsteen first used this keyboard during the recording of Tunnel of Love. It was responsible for all of the sounds on that album other than the guitars, bass and drums. Springsteen continued to use this keyboard for strings, horns and other orchestral sounds and effects on his ensuing albums until he replaced it with the newer Kurzweil K2600.
Bruce Springsteen 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Convertible
Bruce Springsteen purchased this car in 1975 for $2000. It was the first car he ever owned. When Springsteen drove it, it had twin four-barrel carburetors and a Hurst shifter. Springsteen had the car painted yellow with hot-rod flames. This was the car that Springsteen owned while recording his 1975 landmark album, Born to Run.
About the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc. is the nonprofit organization that exists to educate visitors, fans and scholars from around the world about the history and continuing significance of rock and roll music. It carries out this mission through its operation of a world-class museum that collects, preserves, exhibits and interprets this art form and through its library and archives as well as its educational programs.
The Museum is open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. On Wednesdays (and Saturdays through Labor Day), the Museum is open until 9 p.m. Museum admission is $22 for adults, $18 for adult residents of Greater Cleveland, $17 for seniors (65+), $13 for youth (9-12), children under 8 and Museum Members are always free, for information or to join the membership program call 216. 515.8425. For general inquiries, please call 216.781.ROCK(7625) or visit www.rockhall.com. The Museum is generously funded by Cuyahoga County residents through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture.


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Nice Rady!
Nice Rady!
Those are impressive - and I think they be great for attracting more board users.
I need to do the same thing for my site's users - great idea.
Those are amazing avatars!
those from the first 2 lines were done in less then 30 minutes, and that's why they came out so bad
to these last ones, was given more time, and i think they look better
i don't even know why you have to ask this
of course you can, and the rest of you also, spread these avatars on all the other message boards you post
NICE!Originally Posted by rady
Those are NICE!!! I think for here I'll stick with my Shandon Anderson one, but on other boards, I will proudly use those!
hey, if you have any requests..
e_D, send me those classic pics, i wanna do some retro avatars
get steph, more of steph man! he's great!Originally Posted by rady
These Avatars rule!!!
Yo he has a lot of Steph he said he wants retro so let him do Steph later for now you have a fine selection of NYK avatars.
ok, let him go retro...Originally Posted by Only The Knicks
thanks very muchOriginally Posted by rady


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5 Short Term Methods to Store Water
There are ways to prepare for and store water for short term emergencies. I have found five solutions to storing water that I wanted to share. I have purchased many of these and some I plan to purchase in the next month to bulk my water stores up.
In addition to these short term water supply suggestions, I would also recommend purchasing a filtration system for longer term water needs as well as a portable filtration system for your bug out bags. To learn the different methods of purifying water, click here.Quote:
Water Bricks - Made of rugged, high density polyethylene (HDPE) these containers hold up to 3.5 gallons of liquid. These unique water containers, unlike any other, can also hold food and other life essentials while adding value by cross stacking up to 4 feet for maximum efficient storage. I plan on buying these to bulk up our water supplies.
Survival Water Pouches Think survival Capri Suns. These heavy duty packets are filled with 125 ml sachets of purified water. They are easy to dispense and have a shelf life of 5 years. We have these in our pantry to use in bug out situations.
2 Liter Soda Bottles This is a preparedness measure you can do at home (and recycle at the same time). Thoroughly wash your soda bottles with a mixture of soapy water and a ensure all soap residue is washed out. Fill bottles with clean drinking water (tap water is fine to store) and screw cap on and secure. Note: Its best to use only soda bottles for water storage. Milk protein and fruit sugars cannot be adequately removed from these containers and provide an environment for bacterial growth when water is stored in them.
55 gallon Plastic Drums Made from FDA approved polyethylene resin (and BPA free), this plastic barrel has the capacity to hold enough water to supply a family of 4 over 13 days worth of water, or 2 people nearly a 30 day supply of water. The dark blue color of this 55 gallon barrel restricts light and helps control growth of harmful algae and bacteria.
Water BOB - The waterBOB® is a water containment system that holds up to 100 gallons of fresh drinking water in any standard bathtub in the event of an emergency. Constructed of heavy duty food grade plastic, the waterBOB® keeps water fresh and clean for drinking, cooking, washing and flushing. This water storage method should be used when a disaster is imminent and about to hit. I have 3 water BOBs stashed away in our emergency supply closet just in case!
Tips for Water Supplies:
We need water to survive and our preps should reflect this important need. An aspect that I love the most about preppers is that we love to have back ups for our back ups. Having a short term water supply that you regularly rotate into your kitchen will ensure you have a fresh water source to turn to during a short lived emergency. As well, having filtration systems and portable water purification tools will ensure you can purify water for longer term purposes.Quote:
Store containers in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight. Because most plastic beverage containers degrade over time, store them away from heat and light to prevent leakage. Because hydrocarbon vapors can penetrate polyethylene plastics, store water in plastic containers away from gasoline, kerosene, pesticides, or similar substances.
To ensure you water supply is fresh, rotate your water supply regularly.
Inspect your water supply at least every six months to see whether the containers have leaks or if any of the above problems have occurred.
Dont forget to have water stored for pets.
Look around for local water sources in your area that you can access for a back up water supply.
As much as I would love to say I am completely prepared, there are holes in my prep supplies and I am making a concerted effort to change that. I want to ensure that my family has enough water to thrive and utilizing some of these suggested preps can help me do just that.
Black Blade: Fortunately I have streams on my properties and wells. Still, I have a couple blue 55-gal water barrels just in case. Sucks to have no water for cooking and bathing. I rather not draw water from the creek in the dead of winter either. My water storage came in handy when the power went out for a few days during the last blizzard.


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Without even allowing the glitter to settle from her 4th birthday party, my little lady insisted on a Fairy Party for the big 5… And boy what a fairy party we had! She insisted "fairies and butterflies mommy-but not Tinkerbell!". A few days later it was "fairies, butterflies, and ballet mommy!"… Who knew that a then 4 year old could be soooo opinionated! She took on the big girl title and ran with it… Though, I must say she knows her stuff! From that point on, we were in party mode! Everything I came across in the stores seemed very commercial so in true fashion, we personalized every detail to fit her vision. Mommy made about 90% of the décor including the tutu for the table, complete with over 300 yds of tulle! I couldn't have done it without my little fairy ballerina of course… Ruffles, tulle, tutu's, pixie dust, wings, and glitter oh my!!! This was truly a labor of love and I had a ball doing it! My favorite birthday party to date for sure…


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PCC-Mt. SAC Rivalry Hits Low For Women's Basketball
Many could argue that the rivalry between Pasadena City College and Mt. San Antonio in women's basketball is the most heralded in community college sports. The programs have played epic battles, including the 2004 state championship final, and a few overtime games that decided conference titles between them.
In the past few years, Mt. San Antonio has turned the South Coast Conference rivalry into a one-sided affair. On Friday night at Mt. SAC, the defending state champion Mounties held the Lancers to their lowest point total in more than 11 years in defeating PCC, 57-40. The No. 1 ranked and undefeated Mt. SAC (13-0) left Pasadena, the state's No. 8-ranked squad, reeling at 0-2 in the conference and 8-3 overall.
Mt. SAC has won each of the last six encounters with the Lancers, who last beat the Mounties on Feb. 17, 2010 in the conference finale of the 2009-10 season. The scores of the games have been revealing as Mt. SAC has used a stifling defense in its victories. In the 2011 regional playoffs, Pasadena scored just 45 points in a 61-45 third round loss. Last season, the Mounties ran away with 73-50 and 77-53 wins during their conference title run (PCC took fifth place).
Friday's loss was the third lowest scoring total by a Lancers team in Joe Peron's PCC head coaching career, and the 40 points marked the lowest since Jan. 5, 2001 when Cerritos topped visiting PCC, 48-30. The other low score of 36 points occurred in Peron's first head coaching season when LA Harbor downed the Lancers, 39-36, on Jan. 10, 1997 at PCC's old gymnasium, torn down at the end of that season to eventually make way for Hutto-Patterson Gymnasium.
Another dubious mark for the Lancers was that no player reached double figures in scoring. That had never happened in the 500-plus games that Peron has directed PCC teams. Point guard Shay Jackson led Pasadena with nine points as the team did not record a 3-point basket (0-for-6), made just 15 field goals in 58 attempts (25.9 percent accuracy), and shot a woeful 10-for-24 from the free throw line (41.7 percent).
PCC missed its first nine shots from the floor, didn't score until an Averie-Alice Guzman free throw nearly five minutes into the game, and hit its first field goal on Kahlia Theus jumper with 12:37 left in the first half. By halftime, Mt. SAC led 22-13 and the Lancers did not threaten in the second half.
For Mt. SAC, Morgan Mason and Ashley Carter each scored 15 points.
Next up for the Lancers is the annual San Jose City College Lady Jaguar Invitational as they face Laney College in a 1 p.m. first round game on Friday, Dec. 28. PCC's next opportunity to win a conference game is Friday, Jan. 4 when it visits El Camino College-Compton Center (6 p.m.).
Peron still could reach milestone win No. 400 before the new year if the Lancers win at least two of three games at the SJCC tourney.
[Photo--Lancer guard Kahlia Theus attempts a shot from the corner during the Lancers loss at Mt. San Antonio College Friday night, image by Richard Quinton, sports information photographer.]
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It has been a while since I've posted on this blog and I apologize for that. It seems this summer and fall got quite complicated for me and this is one area that suffered. I'm hoping to keep up at least once a week from now on, though the holidays might see some delays. So I thought I'd update on a few things going on within the Superior National Forest.
Our Forest Supervisor on November 19 signed the revised decision for our "Travel Management Plan" which outlines travel routes for motor vehicles including ATVs. This has been in the works for quite a while now and if you've been following this process, you'll remember that a decision was signed about a year ago but then that was remanded upon appeal. We have filled in the gaps that were missing from the original EA and have confidence this will stand. Of course our goal is that since we have spend many hours and many meetings with the public that though the decision may not be exactly what everyone is looking for, people will understand that it was very much a collaborative effort and will not attempt to block implementation. As with every project, we will monitor implementation of this plan and adapt when necessary.
Another project that has been going on for quite a while is the planning effort for a safe snowmobile route to South Fowl Lake on the eastern end of the National Forest. The Judge from the District Court ruled in our favor on all but one issue and directed us to prepare and environmental impact statement (EIS) to cover the impacts of sound to the wilderness. The plaintiffs then took us to the appeals court challenging the parts of the District Court decision that was in our favor. We were upheld at the Appeals level and now are at work on the EIS. To ensure we can complete that in a timely manner, we have contracted with a private company to help us prepare that document. The first part of the public participation is complete and the company is working on the EIS. I'll keep you posted on the progress.
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, We also will be working on some road work and culvert replacements later this year that some construction companies may be interested in.
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, this is the stimulus bill that was passed early this year. The Superior National Forest was awarded about 13 million dollars worth of projects, some of which are being implemented and some are out for bid. One of the first projects involved hiring MCC (Minnesota Conservation Corps) to work on our trail maintenance. Our partners have mentioned several times that the work done by these crews has really helped on the backlog of maintenance needs. Recently we found that we received funding to keep the crews going for the next year or two. Some of the work that is out for bid includes hand release of our plantations where a person generally uses a brush saw to cut brush and competing vegetation from around planted trees. Another project will involve use of machinery to cut and pile understory fuels around some areas where there is concentration of homes. While home owners are encouraged to ensure they have completed firewise work on their property, our fuels work will help with adjacent National Forest lands. We also will be working on some road work and culvert replacements later this year that some construction companies may be interested in.
I'm going to include some instructions on how to find these projects online and bid if anyone is interested. I'll admit that since we are a Federal agency, this can be a bit intimidating but people do find a way to work through the process and bid. I just went to the site and was able to fairly quickly find all the projects listed for Minnesota and those included all contract bid items over $25,000. Time may be short so if you are interested in current projects, you should act quickly.
How to locate ForestService contracts advertised on the FedBizOpps website.
Step 1 - Log on to www.fbo.gov
Step 2 – Select the Opportunities link.
Step 3 - Select the Advanced Search link.
Step 4 - Under Agency/Office/Locations, click the circle next to Specific Agency/Office/Locations.
Step 5 - Under Agency/Office(s):, hit the drop down arrow and place the cursor over Department of Agriculture, then select Forest Service at the right.
Step 6 - Click on the Show/Update Office Locations For Selected Agencies
Step 7 - Click on the box next to Forest Service/Eroc East.
Step 8 - Scroll to the bottom of the page and select Search.
For regular contract advertisements for the Superior and Chippewa National Forests, click the box next to Forest Service/R-9 Minnesota Shared Services Contracting Unit in place of step 7.
Maybe the last thing I'll mention on this post is the work the County is doing in preparing for emergencies. There is a team that meets at least once per month and it's called the Cook County Emergency Preparedness Committee. Several of the emergency response agencies from the County, State and Forest Service continually discuss and prepare for a variety of potential emergencies that could affect Cook County Citizens. This could range from wildfire to our latest planning effort for H1N1 with the thought of ensuring this County has thought through the necessary preparations in the event a large percentage of the County is affected. I have contacts from across the nation and from what I've been told, Cook County is among the leaders in emergency preparation. For a small County that is pretty good and I'm hoping each of us appreciates the work these folks do for all of us.


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Reviewed By Barry S (Cookeville, TN) Reviewed for a 2008 Ford F-250 —4/30/2015 4:34 AM
The hitch is well built and heavy! I have no doubt this unit is strong but the part that slides into the receiver needs more adjustment it was so tight up and down that I had to pull my rubber bed mat out for the pin to slide into the hitch. All in all I like the hitch it works and it's heavy duty I just think they could have spent a little more time building in adjustment. I would recommend the product.


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Sly and the Family Stone took the Sixties ideal of a generation coming together and turned it into deeply groove-driven music. Rock's first integrated, multi-gender band became funky Pied Pipers to the Woodstock Generation, synthesizing rock, soul, R&B, funk and psychedelia into danceable, message-laden, high-energy music. In promoting their gospel of tolerance and celebration of differences, Sly and the Family Stone brought disparate audiences together during the latter half of the Sixties. The group's greatest triumph came at the Woodstock Festival in August 1969. During their unforgettable nighttime set, leader Sly Stone initiated a fevered call-and-response with the audience of 400,000+ during an electrifying version of "I Want to Take You Higher."
Sly Stone (born Sylvester Stewart) has been called a "great communicator" for his infectious mixture of message and music. Born in Dallas, he moved with his family to Vallejo, California, where he sang in a family gospel group as a child and later studied music theory and composition at the local junior college. He established himself in the San Francisco area as a disk jockey and a producer of such records as the Beau Brummels' "Laugh Laugh" for Autumn Records. Sly and the Family Stone came together late in 1966, with keyboardist/vocalist Stone recruiting family members: his sister Rose (keyboards, vocals), brother Freddie Stone (guitar) and cousin Larry Graham (bass). The group was rounded out by Cynthia Robinson (trumpet), Greg Errico (drums) and Jerry Martini (sax). Their first single appeared on a local label in 1967, while their debut album, A Whole New Thing, was released nationally on Epic in 1967.
The group connected with the rising counterculture by means of songs that addressed issues of personal pride and liberation in the context of driving, insistent and sunny-tempered music that fused rock and soul, creating a template for Seventies funk. As proof that they were reaching a rainbow coalition among the young, Sly and the Family Stone dominated the late Sixties charts with such essential singles as "Dance to the Music" (#8 pop, #9 R&B), "Everyday People" (#1, pop and R&B), "Hot Fun in the Summertime" (#2 pop, #3 R&B) and "Thank You Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin" (#1, pop and R&B). Despite these heady peaks, the band's fortunes began declining in tandem with Sly Stone's mounting substance-abuse problems. A brilliant artist even under duress, Stone was largely responsible for the bleak, cryptic but undeniably powerful There's a Riot Goin' On (1971), which captured the souring mood of the country no less than the sound of his own ship going down. During this period, Sly and the Family Stone became notorious for missing concert dates, though they still enjoyed commercial success with singles such as "Family Affair" (#1, pop and R&B).
A realignment in group members occurred in 1972, and Stone led the band through a couple more albums - Fresh (1973) and Small Talk (1974) - that showed flashes of the old fire. After that, however, the releases became increasingly sporadic and Stone himself appeared to drop from sight. A flurry of activity in the early Eighties found him touring on his own and with George Clinton's P-Funk All-Stars, and an album of new material, Ain't But the One Way, appeared in 1983. Aside from two well-publicized drug busts, the ensuing years have largely been quiet ones for the man who once shook the world with the exhortation "I wanna take you higher!"
In 2011, Sly did return with a new album, I'm Back! Family and Friends. It featured new recordings of his greatest hits, with guest appearances by Jeff Beck, Ray Manzarek, Johnny Winter, Bootsy Collins and others. The album also included three previously unreleased songs. However, that same year, it was reported that Sly was homeless and was living in a white camper-van in Los Angeles.


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Come join the family fun at Arkansas Post this Saturday for Civil War Kids day. This is a great opportunity for children to experience an important chapter in American History through educational and "hands on" activities. A tentative schedule for the day's program is:
• 9-10 a.m. Battlefield Walk/Letters Home
• 10-11 a.m. Soldier Uniforms/Musket demonstration
• 11-11:30 a.m. Battle of Arkansas Post slide show/Civil War in 3D
• 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Civil War Games
An adult must accompany children attending. Visitors attending may want to pack a lunch or snack. Comfortable shoes, sunscreen and bug spray are highly recommended. Please make reservations by calling the park at (870) 548-2207.
For a full list of this summer's programs visit the Park News section at www.nps.gov/arpo.
Arkansas Post National Memorial is located on Arkansas Highway 169 approximately seven miles south of Gillett.
It can be reached via U.S. Highway 165 and is about 20 miles south of DeWitt or 20 miles north of Dumas. All activities are free and there is no fee for entrance to the park. Programs and activities taking place in the Visitor Center are wheel chair accessible. For more information, please contact the park at (870) 548-2207.
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Baltimore County News
Tim Dunn
Solid Waste Superintendent, Bureau of Solid Waste Management
We all have busy lives. We devote our precious time to work, kids, community service, hobbies, and any number of other daily activities. For many of us, the last thing we want to think about is trash! In fact, for most of us, all we really want is to place our trash out for collection at the curb or alley and have it disappear.
Unfortunately, there may come a time when the trash doesn't disappear. In most cases, there is a perfectly logical reason why trash collection does not occur. Following are some of the most common causes of missed trash collection.
Oversize/Overweight Trashcans
Baltimore County regulations require that trashcans are limited to a maximum capacity of 34 gallons and a maximum filled weight of 40 pounds. These regulations are in place to protect the hard-working men and women on the back of the collection trucks. It is not uncommon for a single truck to collect trash from more than 1,500 homes in a day, with many homes placing two or three trashcans out for collection. It's not hard to imagine the risk of repetitive motion injuries that could result from lifting oversize or overweight cans. Also, the County does not recommend using trashcans with hinged lids or wheels due to difficulty in handling by the collectors and the wheels/lids being prone to breakage.
Late Set-Out
Baltimore County regulations state that trash should be set out after 6:00 p.m. the night before a scheduled collection. Although some collectors arrive at a certain time each week, there are any number of factors (e.g., weather, traffic, holidays) that could cause them to arrive earlier or later than "normal." It's never a good idea to "set your clock" by the collector and the best way to ensure collection is to have your trash out the night before.
Unacceptable Materials
Although the collectors make every effort to collect the household trash people set out, there are items that should not be set out at the curb or alley. Bulk items (e.g., mattresses, furniture, appliances, building materials) are too large to be collected. Dangerous items (e.g., chemicals, paint, explosives) can create hazardous conditions for the workers and should never be placed out for collection. Additionally, it is illegal in Baltimore County to dispose of most household electronics (e.g., TVs, computer equipment, VCRs) as trash. For more information on how to properly dispose of all of the aforementioned materials, visit www.baltimorecountymd.gov/solidwaste.
Blocked Alleys
Baltimore County Code requires that vehicles parked in alleys must allow at least 12 feet clearance. You can report parked vehicles that prevent access to an alley by trash collection and/or emergency vehicles using the Baltimore County Police Department's non-emergency line, 410-887-2222.
It's important to remember the hard-working crews that collect trash from the nearly 330,000 homes in Baltimore County each week. If you get a chance, I hope you join me in thanking these folks for a job well done. Or, better yet, thank them on collection day by following the rules and regulations detailed here and you'll also be helping ensure that your trash disappears on collection day!
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ZF-4205: Add breakchainonfailure for validators
The form validators allow the usage of breakchainonfailure. Actually this parameter is ignored by Zend_File_Transfer.
It should be added for consistency.
The new feature "breakChainOnFailure" has been added with r11430.
The syntax for form validation and file validation is now consistent. But as this is a small BC break it could be possible that you have to adopt your scripts validator creation calls.


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ZF-7342: Zend_Amf_Util_BinaryStream - Endian Detection Issue and Fix proposal
On the constructor the class variable "$this->_bigEndian" is hardcoded with a "1" value, on 64 Bits processors this convert the float values incorrectly because the method "writeDouble" execute a strrev($stream), with that all the float values are displayed as 0.40998789798-E123 for example
I detected that on the constructor is the following sentence:
$testEndian = unpack("C", pack("S", 256));
and following is: $this->_bigEndian = 1;
that I believe that the intention is to detect the endian on the server but it was never used
I changed the line with $this->_bigEndian = 1;
$this->_bigEndian = $testEndian[2];
Please verify if the solution is correct, I tested on my both environments:
My Linux box running: Apache/2.0.59 (Unix) DAV/2 PHP/5.2.6
My Solaris Box 64bits: Apache/2.0.59 (Unix) PHP/5.2.9
Let me know if you need more details and If I can help documenting this
I don't know how your change will work correctly because on readDouble the byte order wasn't tested before reverting the stream. Additionally this will set bigEndian to 1 on little endian systems.
I tested on both environments little endian and big endian, we have been working that way for months and we didn't had a problem
I added a patch.
Can you run Zend_Amf_AllTests with the applied patch and test if this working for you please.
Hi Marc, I have patched and executed the all tests for AMF and got no errors.
fixed in r20125
Great, Thanks Marc, there is anything else that I have to do?
I see that the patch was committed to trunk but there was no test case commit to trunk. Do you plan on committing a test?
Also thanks for the patch!!!
I have run AllTests with this patch on 64 and 32 bit system and everything passes. We should really add a patch for when it would fail so that people know to upgrade. I am going to promote the change to the next release.
Hi Wade,
This hadn't do anything with 32/64bit but with little/big endian systems.
I haven't got an big-endian (e.g Solaris, SPARC) system to test it by my self. But after viewing i think the tests didn't fail on big endian systems.
I personally don't have access to anything without intel inside so thanks for making the patch!


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Zuluaga Named Southern Conference Womens Golfer of the Week Johnson City, Tenn.-- Coming off a seventh place finish in the William and Mary Invitational last weekend, East Tennessee States Catalina Zuluaga was named Southern Conference Womens Golfer of the Week, released Thursday.
Zuluaga, a junior from Cali, Colombia, tied with ETSU teammate Mimmie Dymling for seventh at the invitational, both shooting two-round 153s. The duo led the team to a fourth place team finish, ETSUs second consecutive top five.
Zuluaga is second on the Bucs in scoring average, trailing Dymling, at 80.3. Her finish is her best of the 2000-01 season and is her best since another seventh place finish in the John Kirk/Lady Panther Classic in November of 1999.
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Sometimes I really dread calling customer support for some companies. I am starting to think several companies add annoying obstacles just so they don't have to bother with us customer. I wonder if they forget that us customers are the reason they are in business. After dealing with some major companies like Sprint, ATT, Chase, and Wachovia to name a few I've come up with some suggestions on how to improve customer support for business that actually want to stay in business (I'm pissed since I had to spent over 40 minutes on hold with ATT/Bellsouth just to cancel my phone service, and they still tried to upgrade me).
Here are 10 rules I use to make sure clients get the proper attention they deserve and are happy with our services.
1. Offer Multiply Support Options
Offering a customer the opportunity to contact you on multiply levels gives them piece of mind from my experience. Not only do all my clients have access to the cell phone numbers of their account reps, but also project managers, marketing, the development team, the CEO, and me.
They also can get quick contact to us through our website through email, through a contact directory on our website, and as well as our project management system. What is a project management system; check out Basecamp, they know what they are doing.
Worst case scenario, if they lose their phone, or are not at their own computer, they can get in contact with us easily by visiting our website and looking up who and what department they want. Make communicating with clients easy for them.
2. Offer A 24/7 Emergency Line of Communication
Emergencies happen. Customer needs to communicate with you sometimes in the middle of the night. Lucky for me, I'm usually up at that time, but for other business owners allow customers quick access to an emergency number that does a round-robin connection to an "emergency team" will a better client experience. Nextiva is a service that offers such a way for cheap. (I'm not an affiliate).
3. Remove the Fax Process
Okay, serious there seem to be still companies that require a fax for certain documents. It might make sense, for example having a signed copy, but recently I need to reduce the overdraft to zero on a Wachovia account, and they only accept fax request of this one particular thing. Maybe it's because the major banks are literally banking off of people overdrafting and know that by requesting my overdraft to be set to zero, there is no chance of me every overdrafting and them charging me $35 each time, they put a 1001 hurdles in front of me.
But seriously if I can open up an ING Direct account over the Internet, why do I need a Fax machine to make a change to my current account with Wachovia? I don't even have a Fax machine. So now I gotta "figure this out". Please business owners, making it easier for customers to handle their account will only keep them. In regards to Wachovia, yes, I am in the search for a new bank of course; I don't have time to play around or figure out the ancient art of facsimile.
4. Metrics & Measure Performance
If you are running a business, especially a growing business, bottlenecks are going to happen. Having metric programs and measuring tools in place to monitor what is going on with customer support is essential. Even if you are a 2 person operation, there are programs that allow business owners to measure phone call times, time it takes to respond to email inquiries, message, project management, and other communication. Measure and understand where the bottlenecks are happening; then reduce or eliminate them!
5. Reduce Phone Waiting Time
I was really pissed at ATT, so I decided to cancel my phone service. Guess what?? I can only cancel my service by calling between certain business hours. I can't cancel through the web or email, just by calling. 2 days later I remembered to call during business hours, and guess what, I was on hold for over 40 minutes. Seriously, 40 minutes of business day waiting on hold to cancel a crappy phone and Internet service. Am I to believe that ATT doesn't have data analysts that see and say "Hey during business time, people are on hold for 40 minutes, maybe we should get more people to answer the phones?"
I mean ATT, you're the freaking phone company, how come I can analyze my sales teams and support phone calls, and know how many minutes each of them have been on the phone, and you can't? ATT you fail. Don't leave clients on hold for over 3 minutes in my opinion, 3 minutes and I am outta there.
6. Allow Call Back Numbers
Allowing customers to leave a call back numbers in my opinion is the best thing compared to leaving them on hold for 40 minute, ATT… The first time I encounter this was with Sprint, I called support, which for some reason is available 24/7 unlike ATT, and they gave the option to press 1, I think it was 1, to have a Sprint Rep call me back when they are available. 15 minutes later I get a call back, from someone waiting to help me out. Kudos Sprint. The technology exists, I don't know where but if you can't get it, simply stating on your voicemail to leave a call back number will give customers better piece of mind. Also in your voicemail, let them know about other opportunities to contact you like visiting your website, or your email address.
7. Lead Management
This one is more for sales that customer support. Lead management is critically to streamlining the sales process. If I fill out a form on your website at 9am on Monday, I should not have to wait till Thursday to get a phone call back about my inquiry. We have a lead management system in place at Karma Snack that once we get an inquiry we have email and text alerts going out and someone is calling the lead back within 5 to 20 minutes of them filling out the form, no matter WHAT TIME it is. If they filled it out at midnight, hey they are probably in the mood to talk at midnight, so we contact them (unless they specify a time to call them of course). A proper lead manage also eliminates the chance of losing deals/sales/potential clients. Know what stage a prospect is in, and the notes about conversations that were talked about. Lead management, it's important for any business that has potential clients.
8. Ticket Support System
A ticket support system is also a great tool to help you communicate better with clients. A ticket support system allows support and clients the opportunity for back and forth online, and saves the conversation for later references. I've seen mostly software and online technology companies using them, but they can be a great replacement for simply emails for customers.
9. Don't Outsource Support
Yeah, outsourcing is great for a business to reduce costs, but in the long run you are hurting your business, in my opinion. If a customer or client is calling you for support they have a problem, and are anxious or antsy to solve the problem. Now a days they get either an automated system or someone that is in a foreign land that is not even a part of the company that they are calling with the problem about.
It can really go down hill from there if a person has a heavy accent and is hard to understand. Remember they are calling because they have a problem, now they have to talk to someone who is not a part of the company in which they have a problem with, and now have a new problem of understanding what this current person is saying.
Or the person, who they are talking to, doesn't even have the power to solve their problem, so the customer is just wasting their time talking and now have to re-explain their problem to a supervisor. In my opinion, if a customer has a problem, you as a business owner better fix the problem before they even realize they have a problem; it's your business. Making the customer jump through hurdles doesn't help your business in the long run, so the couple of dollars you saved outsourcing your support, probably costs you hundred of thousands in lost future sales.
I am trying to stress quality in this article. Giving your customer better quality support will keep your customer happy in the long run.
10. Listen To Customers
The saying goes, "Customers are always right", right? I feel customers want to be loyal to a product/services they bought. In communicating with your customers you may find that several customers are suggesting certain things that can help you improve your business, company, or product. Listen to them. Enhance your product/services, and be glad that you are getting feedback.
If you don't listen to them what will happen is that a competitor might listen and improve upon your product/services and steal your customers. A prime example is Chase, somehow I became a customer since WAMU was bought by them, and now there are ridiculous fees up my "you know what". Chase is known for its fees, so I simply got tired and switched to ING Direct, No freaking fees on anything. All banking is online, I can get a great interest rate on savings and checking accounts, and did I mention, no fees? Listen to customers, otherwise they won't customers for long.
Well that's all for my ranting about improving customer support. I hope that anyone with a business can come out with a couple of great new ideas to better their interaction with customers. Contact me if you want more of my personal suggestions about any of items I talked about or to simply pick my brain! Adelard [at] KarmaSnack.com is my email.


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Apache » Libcloud » 0.12.4 : Vulnerability Statistics
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Toys R Us Recalls High-Powered Magnet Sets Due to Ingestion HazardsPublish Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2013 17:00:00 GMT
UnitsAbout 60DescriptionThis recall involves high-powered magnets sets with the brand name Buckyballs. The sets contain 216 silver-colored, spherical rare earth magnets, each about five millimeters in diameter.Incidents/InjuriesToys R Us has received no reports of injuries. CPSC has received 54 reports of incidents involving children ingesting high-powered magnets resulting in 53 reports of medical intervention. RemedyConsumers should stop using the recalled high-powered magnet sets immediately, take all associated individual magnets away from children and teenagers and contact Toys R Us as listed above for a full refund. Toys R Us will contact each purchasing customer directly to coordinate the recall. Returns of the magnet sets will not be accepted in stores. Sold atToysRUs.com and retailers nationwide from November 2010 through July 2012 for about $40.ImporterMaxfield & Oberton LLCManufactured inChina
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