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As A Senior In 2007-08: A starter for the women's basketball team who will compete for the women's track team in the spring.
As A Junior In 2006-07: Scored nine points, grabbed three rebounds, and dished out three assists against St. Bonaventure (3/2) ... Recorded her first career double-double with a 10 point, 10 rebound performance at Fordham (2/25) ... Totalled eight points, five rebounds, three assists, and two steals at Dayton (2/22) ... Scored 11 points and added four assists vs. Duquesne (2/16) ... Had an all-around good game against Rhode Island (2/11) with nine points, five rebounds and six assists ... Matched her career-high with 24 points, adding seven rebounds against Charlotte (1/28) ... Just missed a double-double versus St. Louis (1/26) with 20 points and nine rebounds ... Totaled her jersey number worth of points (14) against La Salle 12 of which came in the 2nd half leading her team to a 49-47 win ... At #12/14 George Washington recorded seven points, four rebounds, two assists and two steals ... Scored only four points but stole three and rebounded five against Richmond (1/12) ... Against URI (1/9) scored 11 points taking down four boards ... Tallied 13 more points on the year against Yale (1/6) ... Scored 13 points against Holy Cross (1/3) ... Continued her streak of scoring 11 points at Boston College (12/31) also rebounded five and dished out three assists ... Scored in double figures once again with 11 vs. Delaware (12/17) ... Tallied 11 points, six rebounds and five assists vs. Eastern Michigan (12/13) ... At Buffalo (12/10), had eight points, seven rebounds, two assists and four steals ... Tallied four points, four rebounds and one assist at Hartford (12/6) ... Scored a season-high 22 points, grabbed six rebounds, dished out two assists and made two steals against Northeastern (12/2) ... Just missed a double-double versus Wagner (11/30), scoring 18 points, grabbing nine rebounds, making one assist and one steal ... At the Best Western Roundball Classic (11/25-26), tallied 17 points, 12 rebounds, seven assists and a block ... At the Seton Hall Classic (11/17-18) had 23 points, three assists, 13 rebounds, and two steals ... Scored eight points and pulled down four rebounds against New Hampshire ... Scored 19 points, nine rebounds, and three assists against Vermont (11/10).
As A Sophomore In 2005-06: Tallied 13 points, five assists, and a steal vs. Duquesne in the first round of the A-10s ... Had 17 points, four rebounds, and four assists vs. La Salle (2/26) ... Had six points, 10 rebounds, and seven assists at Saint Louis (2/23) ... Had 11 points, four rebounds, two assists, and a steal vs. St. Bonaventure (2/19) ... Tallied 11 points, seven rebounds, and two assists at Xavier (2/17) ... Tallied eight points, four rebounds, three steals, and three assists vs. Fordham (2/12) ... Had six points, two rebounds, and two steals vs. St Joseph's (2/5) ... Had five assists, four rebounds, four assists, a block and a steal at Rhode Island (2/2) ... Had 13 points, three rebounds and four assists at Temple (1/29) ... Had nine points, a rebound and three assists at La Salle (Jan. 27) ... Scored a game-high 17 points and also added five rebounds and three assists in UMass' upset of #25/25 George Washington (1/22) ... Had a game-high 22 points as well as two rebounds, four assists, a blocked shot and three steals vs. Richmond (1/19) ... Tallied nine points, three rebounds, an assist and a steal at Charlotte (Jan. 15) ... Tied career-highs with 24 points and nine rebounds while also adding two assists and two steals vs. Rhode Island (1/13) ... Had nine points, five rebounds, four assists and a steal at St. Bonaventure (1/8) ... Had four points, two rebounds and three assists at Duquesne (1/6) ... Had 13 points, six rebounds and a steal vs. Dayton (1/4) ... Tallied a team-high 12 points as well as three rebounds, two assists and two steals against Georgia Tech (12/31) ... Had 16 points, two rebounds and three assists vs. Brown (12/30) ... Had 19 points, a rebound, three assists and a steal at Syracuse (12/10) ... Had nine points, two rebounds, two assists and a steal at Boston College (12/8) ... Tallied six points, seven rebounds, an assist and two steals UNH (12/4) ... Tallied 15 points, seven rebounds and two assists in 40 minutes vs. Hofstra (12/1) ... Had a game-high 19 points as well as five rebounds, four assists and no turnovers in 36 minutes... Scored a team-high 15 points, three rebounds and two assists in 39 minutes against Hartford (11/26) ... Had nine points, six rebounds, an assist and a steal at Eastern Michigan (11/22) ... Named the Dinn Brothers/UMass Athlete of the Week (Nov. 21) ... Had a team-high 15 points as well as nine rebounds, four assists and a steal in 39 minutes against Holy Cross (11/20) ...Poured in a game-high 18 points and also had four rebounds and a steal at Delaware (11/18) ... Named to the Preseason A-10 Second-Team All-Conference.
As A Freshman In 2004-05: Played in all 29 games, making 28 starts ... First on the team and 22nd in the A-10 averaging 10.9 ppg ... Point average was the second-highest of any freshman in the league ... Grabbed 3.1 rpg and dished out 2.1 apg ... Also had eight blocks and 34 steals ... A 39 percent shooter from the field, 29 percent from three-point range and 64 percent from the free throw line ... Named to the A-10 All-Rookie Team (March 3) ... A three-time A-10 Rookie of the Week (Nov. 29, Dec. 12 and Feb. 13) ... Selected as the Dinn Brothers/UMass Athlete of the Week on Nov. 29 ... Had 16 points, six rebounds, four assists, two blocks and four steals in two games at the A-10 Tournament (March 4-5) ... Had 11 points and a career-high nine rebounds at Rhode Island (Feb. 27) ... Notched her third career 20-point game with 20 points against Temple on 7-of-9 shooting from the field (Feb. 24) ... Poured in a game-high 16 points as well as grabbing four boards against Rhode Island (Feb. 17) ... Scored a game-high 12 points and also tied a then-career-high with six rebounds at Dayton (Feb. 11) ... Had 15 points and a career-high two blocked shots against St. Bonaventure (Feb. 6) ... Poured in a career-high 24 points vs. Saint Joseph's (Jan. 24) ... Scored 19 points against Fordham. Also had two boards and three assists (Jan. 16) ... Had 11 points, all in the second half, as well as a then-career-high tying six rebounds at George Washington (Jan. 9) ... Scored 16 points vs. La Salle (Jan. 7) ... Also added three assists and a steal ... Tied a career-high with five assists at Temple (Jan. 4) ... Averaged 9.5 ppg and 2.5 apg in two games at the Terrapin Classic (Dec. 29-30) ... Had 10 points and six rebounds at Siena (Dec. 12) ... Had13 points and tied a career-high with five assists at Hofstra (Dec. 9) ... Was also 7-for-8 from the free throw line against the Pride ... 13 points on 6-of-9 shooting vs. Toledo (Dec. 6) ... Poured in 16 points at Holy Cross (Nov. 23), including the game-winning basket with seven seconds left in regulation ... Began collegiate career with 11 points and three rebounds against Southern California (Nov. 19) ... That marked the third-best UMass freshman debut in the last 15 years.
Before UMass: Averaged 20.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.0 steals per game as a senior at Archbishop Wood High School in Warminster, Pa. ... Holds the school's all-time record for both boys and girls with 1,417 points ... 2003-04 MVP of the Philadelphia Catholic League Northern Division ... Three-time member of the All-Catholic team and was also an All-Star Labor Classic participant.
Personal: Born Pamela C. Rosanio on October 16, 1986, in Southampton, Pa. ... Daughter of Bob and Linda Rosanio ... Has a sister, Tara, and a brother, Phillip ... A Communications Disorder major.
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This course is an introduction to programming the NX100 controller. No prior knowledge of robot programming or the NX100 controller is required.
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This course consists of classroom lectures, demonstrations, discussions and hands-on practice exercises. Covered topics are related to real-world examples and applications. To create an interactive and enhanced learning environment, class size is limited to 12. To perform the hands-on practice exercises, students are typically assigned 2 to a pendant at MTEC and no more than 3 to a pendant On-Site.
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Students receive a copy of the NX100 Basic Programming Training Manual which details commands and programming technique for the Motoman controller. Additional handouts relate to specific topics covered in the class. Students are urged to take notes, participate in discussions, and to bring up specific programming issues.
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CLEVELAND (January 19, 2012) - The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is proud to present a major exhibition devoted to a truly unique American rock and roll band, Grateful Dead: The Long, Strange Trip. The exhibit will open to the public on Thursday, April 12, as a part of the 2012 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Week events and is sponsored by McIntosh.
"The Grateful Dead is a band that is identified with a remarkable era in American history, and, inasmuch as they embody that era, their work is timeless," says Jim Henke, vice president of Exhibits and Curatorial Affairs. "They've inspired many performers and bands, but none has exhibited their musical depth and cultural resonance. In a 30-year career, this group wrote their own rules and created a community unlike any band before or since."
Grateful Dead: The Long, Strange Trip explores the band from a non-linear point of view. Individual sections within the exhibit will be devoted to Grateful Dead as a recording group and a touring band, the fans who devotedly followed them, tapers and fellow travelers (people who were important to the band). It will include finished and working manuscripts for classic songs, handwritten notes from legendary taper Dick Latvala, artifacts from original sound designer Owsley "Bear" Stanley, and promoter Bill Graham's Father Time robe and Grateful Dead Hotline answering machine.
Art and design have always been closely associated with Grateful Dead, and this exhibit will include an unprecedented collection of original artwork that is immediately recognizable from the band's album covers and posters. It will feature numerous instruments used by the Grateful Dead over the years, including keyboards, drums, percussion, guitars and elements from the legendary Wall of Sound PA system. The Grateful Dead Archive at the University of California-Santa Cruz has loaned a significant number of items from their extraordinary collection, which will open to the public in Spring 2012.
Additional highlights include:
· Five Jerry Garcia guitars, including his Travis Bean TB5
· Mickey Hart's custom-painted drum kit
· Two Bob Weir guitars, including his first Ibanez "cowboy" custom guitar
· Several original lyric manuscripts, including "Truckin'," "Box of Rain" and "Sugaree"
· Several original Grateful Dead-related artworks, including images from Workingman's Dead, Without a Net and Fillmore Auditorium poster art
· Bill Graham's "Father Time" robe
Formed in Palo Alto, California, in 1965 from a previous incarnation as a bar band called the Warlocks, the Grateful Dead were at the epicenter of the sweeping cultural event that was San Francisco in the Sixties. Their music was informed by a diverse set of influences – contemporary classical composition, bluegrass, rhythm & blues, free jazz, rock and roll and the blues. Fueled by a cultural underground of writers, poets and bohemians that stretched from Oakland and Berkeley in the East Bay to Palo Alto on the peninsula, the Grateful Dead developed an ethos that embraced true artistic pursuits over commercial concerns, improvisation over rote arrangements and mind expansion through the use of psychedelic drugs.
The Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame and Museum has teamed with the Grateful Dead and Rhino Entertainment on an exclusive line of merchandise around the exhibit. The items, which will be sold exclusively at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, will include apparel, accessories, and other items featuring iconic Grateful Dead imagery.
This exhibit will be open through December 2012.
Since the introduction of its first hi-fi audio amplifier in 1949, McIntosh Laboratory has continued to design and manufacture advanced home entertainment system solutions that define the very best in performance, reliability and musical accuracy, providing discerning consumers with the ultimate music listening experience. The exceptional quality and longevity of McIntosh products, as well as the powerful and immersive McIntosh experience, all derive from a design philosophy and manufacturing process unparalleled in the industry.
McIntosh handcrafts all of its products at its factory in upstate Binghamton, NY. There are no mass production lines and no robot assembly plant. Each McIntosh product is literally an artistic creation, providing a powerful music listening experience, combined with the ultimate in high style and elegant design. The company's commitment to perfectionism and passion for music has earned it a singular reputation in the music world, with a devoted following among many of the world's most renowned musicians, from Les Paul to the Grateful Dead, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, LA Reid, Rob Thomas, John Mayer and many others.
Excellence is the common goal shared by the dedicated staff at McIntosh. From engineering to production each employee, whose skills have been honed through years of on-the-job experience, provides the foundation for McIntosh's continued success. As a result, thousands of McIntosh owners throughout the world have described McIntosh products with two words: ultimate quality.
Today, McIntosh is looking toward the future with the same dedication to excellence and innovation that has always defined the company and its people. The company's new systems reflect both its longstanding heritage as a singular "prestige" audio company and its continued commitment to exploring and refining the most advanced home entertainment technologies to create an ever-evolving "McIntosh experience" for the 21st century.
Reliability, longevity, craftsmanship, adaptability, ease-of-use and pride of ownership. The choice becomes clear. By design, there is nothing like a McIntosh.
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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 eight (8) and museum members 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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This Saturday night, September 19th, Lupe Fiasco performs at Governor's Island. Rather than conform to music industry standards, Fiasco (born Wasalu Muhammad Jaco) has trail-blazed his own path to critical acclaim. Possessing head-spinning wordplay and a topical range more akin to the underground than the mainstream, the 25-year-old lyricist has proven that talent can still make waves in the rap game. If you haven't already, pick up your advance tickets here.
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Now that Girls is in its third season, Allison Williams has successfully shed any accusations of nepotism (her dad is NBC anchor Brian Williams) and has fully come into her own as an actress. Her character, Marnie, may be kind of insufferable, but we still never tire of seeing her on-screen.
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There will be lots of sun over Volusia and Flagler, Friday heating up the day to 75 degrees.
Skies will be mostly sunny, according to the National Weather Service in Melbourne.
Patchy fog will occur after 4 a.m. Saturday and night skies Friday will be partly cloudy with a low around 51 degrees.
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Certified cheese expert Matt Caputo says: If you pay attention to the cutting edge in the cheese world you already know that the cheese geeks in San Francisco and New York are all hot and bothered about Couronne de Touraine.
This doughnut shaped soft ripened goats milk cheese is made by a company called Cloche d'Or in the heart of France's Loire Valley. However, they are the epitome of perfection because Master Affineur (cheese ager), Rodolphe Le Meunier takes over cheese care after production and does all the aging.
In his cheese caves, Rodolphe is able to give them more TLC than any cheese producer could. Over the course of about 30 days aging in very humid caves the delicate surface mold is covered with tiny folds that are often referred to as having a "brainy" look.
Having recently won France's presidential award for affinage (cheese aging), no one is better at this than Monsieur Meunier. Around the rind the cheese has a very soft "cream line" and is still solid white in the middle. The paste is bone white and carries aromas of hay, leather, and mushrooms with a faint acidity of green apples.
This is quite simply the best Loire Valley cheese I have ever had. Pair it with a Sancerre, Vouvray or any Sauvignon Blanc will do nicely. If you don't feel like white, you are missing out but Couronne will also pair okay with Anjou or Bourgueil reds from The Loire.
This is the first shipment of this cheese into Utah and all cheese aficionados will want to try Couronne de Touraine. (Caputo's also carries five other Rodolphe Le Meunier cheeses.)


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This book outlines a systematic approach to building a value-based case for funding GIS projects.
By: Victoria Kouyoumijan
Geographic information systems (GIS) are more than maps. They work behind the scenes, enabling public works departments to manage infrastructure and constituent services in one integrated system. The technology offers desktop and online spatial analysis to aid in asset management, work-order management, capital-improvement planning, and map-based public Web pages. And it can be extended to the field, giving mobile personnel direct access to office-based geographic information.
Whether you want to introduce GIS to your team or enhance an existing system, the first step is to convince decision-makers to fund the investment. Standing before the governing board, you must defend the budget request, secure buy-in, prioritize spending, and demonstrate that your team can deliver the expected benefits. The key is to communicate the value of the investment to the entire organization.
Return on investment (ROI) is a powerful financial metric that compares net benefits with costs to determine whether a project is worthwhile. For instance, a measure that shows a $2 million payback on a $300,000 investment speaks the language of the funding executive. As important as the calculation is the ability to show exactly when value will be delivered. This communicates that projects have realistic and achievable goals that contribute to the entire organization's success.
Following these instructions will help you build and deliver a business-driven case.
Here's an example of how a public works department can put each step into practice.
The goals: to increase revenue, retain and improve the community's vitality, strategically manage growth, comply with government regulations, and enhance citizen services and confidence.
Proposed projects include completing a fire hydrant inventory to help the city meet regulatory mandates and ensure correct hydrant operation. The argument is that, compared with a manual approach, more inspections can be completed and costs reduced. This project meets business goals of the organization by generating significant savings, and the combined benefits of the program return twice the initial capital investment to the public works department. The true value to citizens is that in an emergency, working hydrants save lives and minimize damage to property.
— Victoria Kouyoumjian is an IT strategy architect for ESRI in Redlands, Calif., and co-wrote The Business Benefits of GIS: An ROI Approach. Based on methodology developed by PA Consulting Group and written in collaboration with the firm, the ES-RI Press book helps users create a budget, determine business benefits, and calculate quantifiable financial measures that confirm whether benefits outweigh costs. Each chapter includes objectives, tasks, and expected outcomes, and readers can access templates, digital models, and other resources online.
Golden, Colo., uses GIS software to manage pavement and sign inventories, snow removal, cleaning and inspecting storm inlets, and special com munity days. "Our strategy is to be efficient, do more with less, and do it well," says GIS Coordinator Quint Pertzsch.
He uses the software to track how much time the operation spends on each activity. For example, when sign inspections were paper-based, the total cost per sign, including labor and equipment, was $5.27. After mobile GIS was introduced, the figure dropped to $1.21.
In the first six months the department saved $13,000 — not including the secondary benefits of using less paper and fuel and spending less time entering data — while doubling the number of signs inspected. The department reallocated the unspent monies to other areas.
GIS is also used for long-range budget planning. If a major storm occurs, the department knows how much it will cost to replace all signs. If there are plans for a new subdivision, it can quickly calculate additional service-delivery expenses.
When the city manager asked all departments to report where overtime dollars were being spent, Pertzsch conducted a return-on-investment analysis of the department's GIS program.
"In less than five minutes, we could show him how public works spends," Pertzsch says. He found that 95% of overtime is spent on snow removal, spring cleanup days, and a summer festival. City leaders felt residents would protest if these services were reduced, so public works retained its overtime funding.
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Area: 147,181 sq. km. (56,136 sq. mi.); about the size and shape of Tennessee, bordering China and India.
Cities: Capital--Kathmandu municipality (5 districts) (pop. l.5 million). Other cities--Biratnagar, Patan, Pokhara, Birganj, Dharan, Nepalganj.
Terrain: Flat and fertile in the southern Terai region; terraced cultivation and swiftly flowing mountain rivers in the central hills; and the high Himalayas in the north. Eight of the world's ten highest peaks are in Nepal. Kathmandu, the capital, is in a broad valley at 1,310 meters (4,300 ft.) elevation.
Climate: Subtropical in the south to cool summers and severe winters in the northern mountains. The monsoon season is from June through September and brings 75 to 150 centimeters (30-60 in.) of rain. Showers occur almost every day.
Time zone: Nepal is 10 hours and 45 minutes ahead of Eastern Standard Time and does not observe daylight saving time.
Nationality: Noun--Nepali (sing.). Adjective--Nepalese or Nepali.
Population (July 12, 2004 census update): 24.8 million.
Annual growth rate: 2.25%.
Population breakdown/distribution: Rural (85.8%); female (50.1%); in the southern Terai region (49.1%); in the hills (49.1 %); in the mountains (7%).
Ethnic groups (caste and ethnicity are often used interchangeably): Brahman, Chetri, Newar, Gurung, Magar, Tamang, Rai, Limbu, Sherpa, Tharu, and others.
Religions: Hinduism (80.6%), Buddhism (10.7%), Islam (4.2%), and others (4.2%).
Languages: Nepali and more than 12 others.
Education: Years compulsory--0. Attendance--primary 80.4%, secondary 20%. Literacy--53.7% (65.1% male, 42.5% female).
Health: Infant mortality rate--64.2/1,000. Life expectancy--58.3 yrs. (male), 42.5 yrs. (female).
Work force: Agriculture--85%; industry--3%; services--11%; other--1%.
Type: Constitutional monarchy.
Constitution: November 9, 1990.
Branches: Executive--prime minister (head of government), king (head of state). Legislative--Parliament consisting of House of Representatives (205-member lower house) and National Assembly (60-member upper house). Judicial--Supreme Court, 11 appellate courts, 75 district courts.
Subdivisions: 5 development regions, 14 zones, and 75 districts. 75 district development committees, 58 municipalities, 3,913 village development committees, and 335,217 ward committees.
Political parties (lower house representation): Nepali Congress Party, Communist Party of Nepal/United Marxist-Leninist, National Democratic Party (RPP), Nepal Goodwill Party (NSP), National People's Front, others.
Elections: No national elections in the last few years.
Suffrage: Universal over 18.
Defense/police (2002): $176 million.
National Day: Democracy Day, Falgun 7 (mid-February). The King's birthday July 7th.
GDP (2003): $5.82 billion.
Annual growth rate: 2.6%.
Per capita income: $242.
Avg. inflation rate (Consumer Price Index): 4.8%.
Natural resources: Water, hydropower, scenic beauty, limited but fertile agricultural land, timber.
Agriculture (38% of GDP): Products--rice, wheat, maize, sugarcane, oilseed, jute, millet, potatoes. Cultivated land--25%.
Industry (20% of GDP): Types--carpets, pashmina garments, cement, cigarettes, bricks, sugar, soap, matches, jute, hydroelectric power.
Trade (2002-2003): Exports--$655.77 million: carpets, pashmina, garments. Major markets--Germany, U.S. Imports--$1.69 billion: manufactured goods. Major supplier--India.
Central gov. budget (FY 2004/2005): $1.5 billion; military allocation $108 million.
Average official exchange rate (July 2004): 74.9 Nepalese rupees=U.S. $1.00.
Fiscal year: July 16-July 15.
Perched on the southern slopes of the Himalayan Mountains, the Kingdom of Nepal is as ethnically diverse as its terrain of fertile plains, broad valleys, and the highest mountain peaks in the world. The Nepalese are descendants of three major migrations from India, Tibet, and central Asia.
Among the earliest inhabitants were the Newars of the Kathmandu Valley and aboriginal Tharus in the southern Terai region. The ancestors of the Brahman and Chetri caste groups came from India, while other ethnic groups trace their origins to central Asia and Tibet, including the Gurungs and Magars in the west, Rais and Limbus in the east, and Sherpas and Bhotias in the north.
In the Terai, a part of the Ganges Basin with 20% of Nepal's land, much of the population is physically and culturally similar to the Indo-Aryan people of northern India. People of Indo-Aryan and Mongoloid stock live in the hill region. The mountainous highlands are sparsely populated. Kathmandu Valley, in the middle hill region, constitutes a small fraction of the nation's area but is the most densely populated, with almost 5% of the population.
Religion is important in Nepal--Kathmandu Valley alone has more than 2,700 religious shrines. Nepal is about 81% Hindu. The constitution describes the country as a "Hindu Kingdom," although it does not establish Hinduism as the state religion. Buddhists account for about 11% of the population. Buddhist and Hindu shrines and festivals are respected and celebrated by all. Nepal also has small Muslim and Christian minorities. Certain animistic practices of old indigenous religions survive.
Nepali is the official language, although a dozen different languages and about 30 major dialects are spoken throughout the country. Derived from Sanskrit, Nepali is related to the Indian language, Hindi, and is spoken by about 90% of the population. Many Nepalese in government and business also speak English.
Early History
Modern Nepal was created in the latter half of the 18th century when Prithvi Narayan Shah, the ruler of the small principality of Gorkha, formed a unified country from a number of independent hill states. The country was frequently called the Gorkha Kingdom, the source of the term "Gurkha" used for Nepali soldiers.
After 1800, the heirs of Prithvi Narayan Shah proved unable to maintain firm political control over Nepal. A period of internal turmoil followed, heightened by Nepal's defeat in a war with the British from 1814 to 1816. Stability was restored after 1846 when the Rana family gained power, entrenched itself through hereditary prime ministers, and reduced the monarch to a figurehead. The Rana regime, a tightly centralized autocracy, pursued a policy of isolating Nepal from external influences. This policy helped Nepal maintain its national independence during the colonial era, but it also impeded the country's economic development.
In 1950, King Tribhuvan, a direct descendant of Prithvi Narayan Shah, fled his "palace prison" to newly independent India, touching off an armed revolt against the Rana administration. This allowed the return of the Shah family to power and, eventually, the appointment of a non-Rana as prime minister. A period of quasi-constitutional rule followed, during which the monarch, assisted by the leaders of fledgling political parties, governed the country. During the 1950s, efforts were made to frame a constitution for Nepal that would establish a representative form of government, based on a British model.
Democracy Develops
In early 1959, King Mahendra issued a new constitution and the first democratic elections for a national assembly were held. The Nepali Congress Party, a moderate socialist group, gained a substantial victory in the election. Its leader, B.P. Koirala, formed a government and served as Prime Minister.
Declaring parliamentary democracy a failure 18 months later, King Mahendra dismissed the Koirala government and promulgated a new constitution on December 16, 1962. The new constitution established a "partyless" system of panchayats (councils) which King Mahendra considered to be a democratic form of government closer to Nepalese traditions. As a hierarchical structure progressing from village assemblies to a Rastriya Panchayat (National Parliament), the panchayat system enshrined the absolute power of the monarchy and kept the King as head of state with sole authority over all governmental institutions, including the Cabinet (Council of Ministers) and the Parliament.
King Mahendra was succeeded by his 27 year-old son, King Birendra, in 1972. Amid student demonstrations and anti-regime activities in 1979, King Birendra called for a national referendum to decide on the nature of Nepal's government--either the continuation of the panchayat system with democratic reforms or the establishment of a multiparty system. The referendum was held in May 1980, and the panchayat system won a narrow victory. The King carried out the promised reforms, including selection of the prime minister by the Rastriya Panchayat.
Movement To Restore Democracy
In 1990, the political parties again pressed the King and the government for change. Leftist parties united under a common banner of the United Left Front and joined forces with the Nepali Congress Party to launch strikes and demonstrations in the major cities of Nepal. This "Movement to Restore Democracy" was initially dealt with severely, with more than 50 persons killed by police gunfire and hundreds arrested. In April, the King capitulated. Consequently, he dissolved the panchayat system, lifted the ban on political parties, and released all political prisoners.
An interim government was sworn in on April 19, 1990, headed by Krishna Prasad Bhattarai as Prime Minister presiding over a cabinet made up of members of the Nepali Congress Party, the communist parties of Nepal, royal appointees, and independents. The new government drafted and promulgated a new constitution in November 1990, which enshrined fundamental human rights and established Nepal as a parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarch. International observers characterized the May 1991 elections as free and fair in which the Nepali Congress Party won 110 seats out of 205 to form the government.
In mid-1994, the Parliament was dissolved due to dissension within the Nepali Congress Party. The subsequent general election, held November 15, 1994, gave no party a majority. The 1994 elections resulted in a Nepali Congress Party defeat and a hung Parliament, with a minority government led by the United Marxist and Leninist Party (UML); this made Nepal the world's first communist monarchy, with Man Mohan Adhikary as Prime Minister. The next 5 years saw five successive unstable coalition governments and the start of a Maoist insurgency.
Following the May 1999 general elections, the Nepali Congress Party once again headed a majority government after winning a clear majority (113 out of 205). But the pattern of short-lived governments persisted. There were three Nepali Congress Party Prime Ministers after the 1999 elections: K.P. Bhattarai (5/31/99-3/17/00); G.P. Koirala (3/20/00-7/19/01); and Sher Bahadur Deuba (7/23/01-10/04/02).
On June 1, 2001, Crown Prince Dipendra reportedly shot and killed his father, King Birendra; his mother, Queen Aishwarya; his brother; his sister; his father's younger brother, Prince Dhirendra; and several aunts, before turning the gun on himself. After his death two days later, the late King's surviving brother Gyanendra was proclaimed King.
In February 1996 the leaders of the Maoist United People's Front had begun a violent insurgency, waged through killings, torture, bombings, kidnappings, extortion, and intimidation against civilians, police, and public officials in more than 50 of the country's 75 districts. Approximately 10,000 police, civilians, and insurgents have been killed in the conflict since 1996. The government and Maoists held peace talks in August, September, and November of 2001, but they were unsuccessful, and the Maoists resumed their violent insurgency. Shortly after the 2001 peace talks failed, King Gyanendra declared a state of emergency and the Parliament approved this declaration by a two-thirds vote. On the recommendation of Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, the King dissolved the House on May 22, 2002.
In a sudden turn of events on October 4, 2002, King Gyanendra removed Prime Minister Deuba and assumed executive power. The entire Council of Ministers was also dissolved, and the November 13, 2002 elections to the dissolved House of Representatives was stalled following the royal order. After a week-long consultation with the leaders of various political parties, on October 11, 2002 the King appointed Lokendra Bahadur Chand as Prime Minister with a five-point directive that included creating an environment of peace and security as well as holding elections to the local bodies and the House of Representatives.
In a major development after Chand assumed the premiership, the government and Maoists on January 29, 2003 declared a cease-fire. This marked the second cease-fire with the Maoists; the first cease-fire, in 2001, had been broken by the Maoists. The 2003 cease-fire included an agreement to undertake initiatives to resolve the Maoist problem through dialogue and bring the Communist Party of Nepal/Maoist back into mainstream politics. After the announcement of the 2003 cease-fire, the Chand government held two rounds of peace talks with the Maoists, in April and May. But in its effort to end the political instability, it failed to secure the support of the leading political parties. In the face of growing pressure from political parties and their mass movement, Chand resigned from his post on May 30, 2003, after more than 7 months in power.
The King appointed Surya Bahadur Thapa as the new Prime Minister on June 4, 2003 amidst opposition from the major political parties. Another round of peace talks was held in mid-August 2003, but on August 27, 2003 the Maoists broke the cease-fire. Thapa resigned in May 2004 as a result of political pressures. In June 2004, the King reinstated formerly dismissed Sher Bahadur Deuba as Prime Minister.
Citing a steady deterioration of conditions in the country, King Gyanendra dismissed the Cabinet and constituted a Council of Ministers under his chairmanship on February 1, 2005. He stated that the Council of Minister (i.e., Cabinet) would try to reactivate multi-party democracy within three years. The King subsequently declared a state of emergency and suspended almost all fundamental rights. His new government was sworn in on February 2, 2005.
According to the constitution, Nepal is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary form of government that is multiethnic, multilingual, Hindu, and retains the king in the role of head of state. The former "partyless" panchayat system of government was abolished in April 1990 (see "Movement to Restore Democracy."). Under the constitution, the democratically elected parliament consists of the House of Representatives (lower house) and the National Assembly (upper house). International observers considered the 1999 parliamentary elections to be generally free and fair. King Gyanendra assumed the throne in June 2001, after the late Crown Prince Dipendra killed King Birendra and nine members of the royal family, including himself.
A Maoist insurgency, punctuated by a cease-fire in 2001 and another in 2003, has been ongoing since 1996. A nationwide state of emergency was in effect from November 2001 to August 2002 after Maoist insurgents broke a 4-month cease-fire with violent attacks. During that time, King Gyanendra, under the constitution's emergency provisions and on the advice of the Cabinet, suspended several constitutional rights, including freedom of expression, assembly, privacy, and property. In October 2002, the King dismissed Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba after he recommended the dissolution of parliament but was subsequently unable to hold elections because of the ongoing insurgency. A Cabinet was royally appointed to govern the country until elections could be held at an unspecified future time.
On June 4, 2003 King Gyanendra appointed Surya Bahadur Thapa as Prime Minister after Lokendra Bahadur Chand resigned on May 30, 2003. The government and the Maoists declared another cease-fire on January 29, 2003 and held three rounds of talks on April 27, May 9, and August 17 to 19, 2003. The Maoists unilaterally broke the cease-fire on August 27, 2003 and resumed attacks against government, security, and civilian targets.
Prime Minister Thapa resigned in May 2004; on June 2, 2004, King Gyanendra reinstated formerly dismissed Sher Bahadur Deuba as Prime Minister. In February 2005, the King dismissed Prime Minister Deuba and dissolved the Cabinet.
Under the constitution, Nepal's judiciary is legally separate from the executive and legislative branches and has increasingly shown the will to be independent of political influence. The judiciary has the right of judicial review under the constitution. The king appoints the chief justice and all other judges to the supreme, appellate, and district courts upon the recommendation of the judicial council. All lower court decisions, including acquittals, are subject to appeal. The Supreme Court is the court of last appeal. The king may grant pardons and may suspend, commute, or remit any sentence by any court.
Human Rights
Some progress was achieved in the transition to a more open society and greater respect for human rights since political reform began in 1990; however, substantial problems remain. Poorly trained police sometimes use excessive force in quelling violent demonstrations. In addition, there have been reports of torture under detention and widespread reports of custodial abuse. In 2000, the government established the National Human Rights Commission, a government-appointed commission with a mandate to investigate human rights violations. To date, the commission has investigated over 50 complaints. The government is sometimes slow to follow the commission's recommendations or to enforce accountability for recent and past abuses. The King's February 2005 dismissal of the government, subsequent imposition of emergency rule and suspension of many civil rights -- including freedom of expression, assembly, and privacy -- is a setback for human rights in Nepal. Censors were reportedly deployed to major newspapers, and many political leaders were kept under house arrest.
Both the Maoists and security personal have committed numerous human rights violations. The Maoists have continued and increased tactics of kidnapping, torture, bombings, intimidation, killings, and conscription of children. Within the Nepalese security force, violations ranging from disappearances to executions have been recorded.
There are three major daily English-language newspapers, "The Kathmandu Post", "The Himalayan Times" and "The Rising Nepal", of which the latter and its vernacular sister publication are owned by a government corporation. There are literally hundreds of smaller daily and other periodicals that are privately owned and of diverse journalistic quality. Views expressed since the 1990 move to democracy are varied and vigorous. Currently 25 radio and 3 television stations are privately owned and operated, due to liberalization of licensing regulations. Radio Nepal and Nepal Television are government-owned and operated. There are nearly 200 cable television operators nationwide, and satellite dishes to receive television broadcasts abound.
Some restrictions continue on freedom of expression. The law strictly forbidding the media to criticize or satirize the king or any member of the royal family is currently being enforced after the King's February 2005 dissolution of the Cabinet.
Trafficking in women and child labor remain serious problems. Discrimination against women and lower castes is prevalent.
Principal Government Officials
King--Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev
Queen--Komal Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah
Cabinet Ministers
Prime Minister, Royal Palace Affairs, Defense and Foreign Affairs--vacant
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance--Madhukar Shumsher Rana
Information and Communications--Tanka Dhakal
Forest and Soil Conservation--vacant
Science and Technology--vacant
Education & Sports--Radha Krishna Mainali
Physical Planning & Works--vacant
Home--Dan Bahadur Shahi
Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation--Buddhi Raj Bajracharya
Industry, Commerce and Supplies--vacant
Local Development--Karga Bahadur G.C.
Land Reform and Management--vacant
Agriculture and Cooperatives--vacant
Labor and Transport Management--Ram Narayan Singh
Population and Environment--vacant
Women, Children and Social Welfare--Mrs. Durga Shrestha
Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs--Dan Bahadur Shahi
General Administration--Krishna Lal Thakali
State Ministers
Water Resources--vacant
Foreign Affairs-- Ramesh Nath Pandey
Local Development--vacant
Education and Sports--vacant
Labor and Transport Management--vacant
Science and Technology--vacant
Land Reform and Management--vacant
Assistant Ministers
Agriculture and Cooperatives--vacant
Population and Environment--vacant
Physical Planning and Works--vacant
Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation--vacant
Ambassador to the United States--vacant
Ambassador to the United Nations--vacant
Nepal maintains an embassy in the United States at 2131 Leroy Place, NW, Washington, DC 20008 (tel. 202-667-4550; fax: 202-667- 5534). The Nepalese Mission to the United Nations is at 300 E. 46th Street, New York, NY 10017 (tel (212) 370-3988/3989).
Nepal ranks among the world's poorest countries with a per capita income of just over $240. Based on national calorie/GNP criteria, an estimated 38% of the population is below the poverty line. An isolated, agrarian society until the mid-20th century, Nepal entered the modern era in 1951 without schools, hospitals, roads, telecommunications, electric power, industry, or a civil service. The country has, however, made progress toward sustainable economic growth since the 1950s and is committed to a program of economic liberalization.
Nepal launched its tenth (5-year) economic development plan in 2002; its currency has been made convertible, and 14 state enterprises have been privatized, 2 liquidated and 2 dissolved. Foreign aid accounts for more than half of the development budget. The Government of Nepal has shown increasing commitment to fiscal transparency, good governance, and accountability. Also in 2002 the government began to prioritize development projects and eliminate wasteful spending. In consultation with civil society and donors the government cut 160 development projects that were driven by political patronage.
Agriculture remains Nepal's principal economic activity, employing over 80% of the population and providing 38% of GDP. Only about 25% of the total area is cultivable; another 33% is forested; most of the rest is mountainous. Rice and wheat are the main food crops. The lowland Terai region produces an agricultural surplus, part of which supplies the food-deficient hill areas. Because of Nepal's dependence on agriculture, the annual monsoon rain, or lack of it, strongly influences economic growth.
Nepal's exports increased 14.5% during the first half of FY 2004 compared to a decline of 29% in FY 2003. Imports grew by 18.5% during the first half of FY 2004 compared with 3.5% in the first half of FY2003. The increase in exports is due to increased demand for woolen carpets, tanned skins, and silverware and jewelry and despite a slowdown in demand from abroad for readymade garments and pashmina products. The trade deficit for FY 2003 was $1.04 billion and is expected to widen in FY 2004 should it continue the current trend. Real GDP growth during 1996-2002 averaged less than 5%. Real growth experienced a one-time jump in 1999, rising to 6%, before slipping back to below 5%. In 2002 the GDP recorded a negative growth rate of 0.6%, largely because of the Maoist insurgency. In 2003 GDP grew 2.6% and is anticipated to grow about 4.0% in 2004, according to the Asian Development Bank.
Despite the growing trade deficit, Nepal's balance of payments has increased due to money sent home from Nepalis working abroad. In addition, Nepal receives substantial amounts of external assistance from India, the United Kingdom, the United States, Japan, Germany, and the Scandinavian countries. Several multilateral organizations--such as the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, and the UN Development Program--also provide assistance. On April 23, 2004 Nepal began the 147th member of the World Trade Organization (WTO).
With eight of the world's ten highest mountain peaks--including Mt. Everest at 8,848 m (29,000 ft)--Nepal is a tourist destination for hikers and mountain climbers. Yet a worsening internal security situation and a global economic slowdown threaten the tourism industry. Figures from the Nepal Tourism Board show an increase in arrivals of 19.8% in 2003 but are well below numbers during 1999, the peak tourism year.
Swift rivers flowing south through the Himalayas have massive hydroelectric potential to service domestic needs and growing demand from India. Only about 1% of Nepal's hydroelectric potential is currently tapped. Several hydroelectric projects, at Kulekhani and Marsyangdi, were completed in the early to late 1980s. In the early 1990s, one large public sector project, the Kali Gandaki A (144 megawatts--MW), and a number of private projects were planned; some have been completed. The most significant privately financed hydroelectric projects currently in operation are the Khimti Khola (60 MW) and the Bhote Koshi (36 MW).
The environmental impact of Nepal's hydroelectric projects has been limited by the fact that most are "run-of-river," with only one storage project undertaken to date. Currently under construction is the private sector West Seti (750 MW) storage project that is dedicated to electricity exports. An Australian company is promoting the project for implementation along build-own-transfer lines and is presently negotiating a power purchase agreement with the Indian Power Trading Corporation. Negotiations with India for a power purchase agreement have been underway for several years, but agreement on pricing and capital financing remains a problem. Currently domestic demand for electricity is increasing at 8%-10% a year.
Population pressure on natural resources is increasing. Overpopulation is already straining the "carrying capacity" of the middle hill areas, particularly the Kathmandu Valley, resulting in the depletion of forest cover for crops, fuel, and fodder and contributing to erosion and flooding. Additionally, water supplies within the Kathmandu Valley are not considered safe for consumption, and disease outbreaks are not uncommon. Although steep mountain terrain makes exploitation difficult, mineral surveys have found small deposits of limestone, magnesite, zinc, copper, iron, mica, lead, and cobalt.
Progress has been achieved in education, health, and infrastructure. A countrywide primary education system is under development, and Tribhuvan University has several campuses. Although eradication efforts continue, malaria has been controlled in the fertile but previously uninhabitable Terai region in the south. Kathmandu is linked to India and nearby hill regions by an expanding highway network.
Nepal's military consists of approximately 70,000 Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) soldiers, who are organized into three divisions (Western, Central and Eastern), a Valley Command/Division, and separate Aviation, Parachute, and Royal Palace brigades. Equivalent brigade-sized directorates encompassing Air Defense, Artillery, Engineers, Logistics, and Signals also provide general support to the RNA. King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev is the Supreme Commander of the RNA. The Right Honorable General Pyar Jung Thapa is Chief of the Army Staff (COAS).
The RNA has contributed more than 42,000 peacekeepers since 1958 to over 25 UN-sponsored peacekeeping missions, during which 39 RNA soldiers gave their lives and 47 were injured. These missions include the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), the UN Protective Force (UNPROFOR) in the Former Yugoslavia, the UN Operational Mission in Somalia II (UNOSOMII), the UN Mission in Haiti (UNMIH), and the UN Mission of Support in East Timor (UNTAET). While concurrently fighting a growing Maoist insurgency within Nepal, RNA units are also currently serving in the UN Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) and the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC). The RNA also recently sent a reconnaissance team to Haiti to determine initial requirements. The world-famous Gurkha forces are not synonymous with the RNA; although of the same ethnic stock, approximately 3,400 Nepalese Gurkhas serve in the British Army and 40,000 serve in the Indian Army.
The U.S. Pacific Command (USPACOM) coordinates U.S. military engagement with Nepal through the Defense Attach� Office while the Office of Defense Cooperation administers the U.S. security assistance program. U.S. military assistance to the RNA consists of $20.925 million in grant Foreign Military Financing (FMF) since 2002, annual professional and technical training provided under the grant International Military Education and Training (IMET) program ($600,000 in FY 2004), additional training provided under Counterterrorism (CT) Fellowship funds ($200,000 for FY 2004), and approximately $2 million to date under Enhanced International Peacekeeping Capabilities (EIPC) funding to increase the pool of international peacekeepers and promote interoperability. Many RNA officers attend U.S. military schools, including the U.S. Army War College, the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (CGSC), and various conferences and seminars including those provided by the National Defense University (NDU) and the Asia-Pacific Center for Strategic Studies (APCSS).
As a small, landlocked country wedged between two much larger and far stronger powers, Nepal seeks good relations with both India and China. Nepal formally established relations with China in 1956, and since then their bilateral relations have generally been very good. Because of strong cultural, religious, linguistic, and economic ties, Nepal's association with India traditionally has been close. India and Nepal restored trade relations in 1990 after a break caused by India's security concerns over Nepal's relations with China. A bilateral trade treaty was signed in 1996.
Nepal has played an active role in the formation of the economic development-oriented South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) and is the site of its secretariat. On international issues, Nepal follows a non-aligned policy and often votes with the Non-aligned Movement in the United Nations. Nepal participates in a number of UN specialized agencies and is a member of the World Trade Organization, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, Colombo Plan, and the Asian Development Bank.
The United States established official relations with Nepal in 1947 and opened its Kathmandu Embassy in 1959. Relations between the two countries have always been friendly. U.S. policy objectives toward Nepal include supporting democratic institutions and economic liberalization, promoting peace and stability in South Asia, supporting Nepalese independence and territorial integrity, and alleviating poverty.
Since 1951, the United States has provided more than $791 million in bilateral economic assistance to Nepal through FY 2004. In recent years, annual bilateral U.S. economic assistance through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has averaged $40 million. USAID supports agriculture, health, family planning, environmental protection, democratization, governance, and hydropower development efforts in Nepal. The United States also contributes to international institutions and private voluntary organizations working in Nepal. U.S. contributions to multilateral organizations to date approach an additional $725 million, including humanitarian assistance. The Peace Corps operation in Nepal--established in 1962 and one of the largest in the world--has projects in agriculture, education, health, and other rural programs. About 100 Peace Corps volunteers work in Nepal.
Principal U.S. Officials
Ambassador--James F. Moriarty
Deputy Chief of Mission--Elisabeth Millard
Counselor for Management Affairs--Michelle Esperdy
USAID Director--Donald B. Clark
Peace Corps Director--David O'Connor
Political and Economic Officer--Grace Shelton
Consular Officer--Robert Farquhar
Public Affairs Officer--Constance Colding Jones
Regional Security Officer--James W. Gayhart
Regional Environment Officer---Katharine E. Koch
Political/Military Officer--David V. Vacala
Defense Cooperation Officer--Maj. Randall C. Koehlmoos, USA
Defense Attach�--LTC. James E. Oxley IV
The U.S. Embassy in Nepal is located in Pani Pokhari, Kathmandu (tel: [977] (1) 441-1179; fax: [977] (1) 441-9963). The U.S. Agency for International Development is located in Rabi Bhawan, Kathmandu (tel: [977] (1) 427-0144; fax: [977] (1) 427-2357). The Peace Corps office is located in Kunja Niwas, Shiva Marga 186, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal (tel: [977] (1) 441-9581; fax: [977] (1) 441-0075). The American Center (Public Affairs Section) is located in Gyaneshwor, Kathmandu (tel: [977] (1) 441-5845; fax: [977] (1) 441-5847).
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ZF-4678: Improved error message for isEmpty
REGARDING Zend_Validate_NotEmpty
PROBLEM The current error message is written in a complicated way. I know it's not a priority for the ZF team to make minor adjustments to error messages there are specific reasons: 1. Since this particular validator is often added by default, at validation time, there is no easy way to modify the error message using setMessage without adding the validator to all relevant elements. 2. Furthermore it's probably the most common error message, and could deserve some extra attention because of that.
Thus the reason for a global, improved error message.
Current error message: self::IS_EMPTY => "Value is empty, but a non-empty value is required"
Suggested error message1: self::IS_EMPTY => "Required and can't be empty."
Suggested error message2: self::IS_EMPTY => "[LABEL_VALUE_HERE] is required and can't be empty."
You must fill this in. Is maybe even more non technical :d
The second is not possible... The label value is not given to the validator so the validator can not add the label to it's error message. And the value itself would bring nothing as it's empty.
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May 20, 2013
Urbana, Ill. - The seventh-seeded UCLA women's tennis team saw its season come to an end in the semifinals of the NCAA Championships on Monday evening, suffering a 4-3 loss to No. 3 Texas A&M at the University of Illinois' Khan Outdoor Tennis Complex. With the loss, UCLA ends its season with a 20-6 overall record. The Aggies (26-3) advance to Tuesday's title match and will face 12th-seeded Stanford.
UCLA was able to grab the doubles point in Monday's contest, clinching the point when freshmen Catherine Harrison and Kyle McPhillips posted a 9-7 win over Texas A&M's sister duo of Ines and Paula Deheza at court No. 3. That win was preceded by an 8-5 victory from 25th-ranked Robin Anderson and Skylar Morton over 18th-ranked Stefania Hristov and Cristina Stancu at court No. 1.
Court No. 1 would be the first to finish in singles, as Anderson was beaten in straight sets by Cristina Sanchez-Quintanar, 6-1, 6-3. It was a battle of top 5 opponents, with Anderson checking in at No. 3 nationally followed by Sanchez-Quintanar at No. 4.
Like they did in doubles, UCLA's freshmen came through in singles to put the Bruins up 3-1. Harrison was a 6-4, 6-2 winner over Anna Mamalat at court No. 4, while McPhillips, who lost the first set 6-2 to Stancu, rallied to win 11 of the final 12 games of the match, storming back for a 2-6, 6-0, 6-1 victory.
It was at this point that Texas A&M began to rally, taking the next two matches to tie the dual match score at 3-3. Wins by Hristov at Nazari Urbina at court Nos. 5 and 3, respectively, brought all the attention to court No. 4, where UCLA's Chanelle Van Nguyen and Ines Deheza were in a tight second set.
Deheza struck first, claiming the opening set 6-3. Van Nguyen stayed alive in the second, however, eventually forcing the set to a tiebreaker. Deheza earned her first match point up 7-6 in the breaker, however Van Nguyen hit a beautiful drop volley at the net to fight it off and tie the score at 7-7. Van Nguyen would take a 10-9 lead and an ensuing double fault by Deheza sent the match to a third and deciding set.
After going down 0-2 to start the third, Van Nguyen made a huge comeback, winning four-straight games for a 4-2 lead. Deheza would answer, however, breaking Van Nguyen and then holding to tie the score at 4-4. It was at that point when the match took a huge turn in Deheza's favor, as Van Nguyen began to cramp while serving at 15-40. When Van Nguyen failed to get back and serve the next point in a timely manner, she was given a point penalty for exceeding the time limit, resulting in Deheza winning that game to take a 5-4 lead. With Van Nguyen physically not at 100 percent, Deheza capitalized, serving out that final game to give the Aggies a 4-3 victory and a spot in the NCAA Final for the first time in school history.
NCAA Women's Tennis Championships (Semifinals)
#3 Texas A&M 4, #7 UCLA 3
May 20, 2013 at Urbana, IL (Khan Outdoor Tennis Complex)
|1. #25 Anderson/Skylar Morton (UCLA) def. #18 Hristov/Stancu (TAMU) 8-5
|2. #38 Dolehide/Montez (UCLA) vs. #49 Sanchez-Quintanar/Sun Wen (TAMU) 7-4, unfinished
|3. Harrison/McPhillips (UCLA) def. I. Deheza/Paula Deheza (TAMU) 9-7
|1. #4 C. Sanchez-Quintanar (TAMU) def. #3 Robin Anderson (UCLA) 6-1, 6-3
|2. #20 Kyle McPhillips (UCLA) def. #68 Cristina Stancu (TAMU) 2-6, 6-0, 6-1
|3. #52 Nazari Urbina (TAMU) def. Pamela Montez (UCLA) 6-4, 6-2
|4. Ines Deheza (TAMU) def. Chanelle Van Nguyen (UCLA) 6-3, 7-6 (11-9), 6-4
|5. #93 Catherine Harrison (UCLA) def. Anna Mamalat (TAMU) 6-4, 6-2
|6. Stefania Hristov (TAMU) def. Courtney Dolehide (UCLA) 7-6, 6-1
|Match Notes
|Texas A&M 26-3; National ranking #3
|UCLA 20-6; National ranking #7
|Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (1,5,2,6,3,4)


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ZF-7858: ISO_8601 format wrong
if year greather 2037 does work Zend_Date::ISO_8601 correct.
$date = new Zend_Date(); $date->setYear(2039); echo $date->get(Zend_Date::ISO_8601);
returns 2039-09-16T12:09:03+0100
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Which PHP version are you using ? Which timezone ? Which locale ?
PHP 5.2.9 timezone: europe/berlin locale: de
Note that ZF can not fix PHP errors. Unified ZF and PHP's "wrong" behaviour to match.
PHP work correct, ZF work incorrect.
Zf Formats the locale wrong.
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case 'c': // ISO 8601 date format
$difference = $this->getGmtOffset();
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{quote} if year greather 2037 does work Zend_Date::ISO_8601 correct. {quote}
And to my question: {quote} So PHP itself is false ? Because dates from 1914 - 2037 are date() based. {quote}
there was no related response from you.
So you believed that PHP produces wrong code.
Note that dates below 2038 are using PHP internal code. And any output produced by PHP itself can not be fixed and should be noted to PHP and not ZF.
Note that the code you gave is not accessed when working with localized dates. ZF has nothing to do with the locale itself. The locale is not formatted, the locale is produced by your browser or system and can not be formatted.
Note additionally the third line of $difference which you omitted, and which adds the ":" char to the output.
Note that issues which are marked as "fixed for the next minor release" are fixed with the next minor release and not the release which you gave.


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Felicity Wood 13 February 2012 - 11:13am
Sophie Kinsella talks about leaving Becky Bloomwood behind - and why boyfriends love her books
Hix, the champagne and caviar bar in London's Selfridges is an apt place to be meeting Sophie Kinsella, the author of the hugely successful Shopaholic series. Starting with Confessions of a Shopaholic in 1999, the series has followed the highs and lows of the endearing, yet retail obsessed, Becky Bloomwood – one of chick-lit's most beloved characters.
Fans love the Shopaholic books, of which there are six, as well as Kinsella's four other standalone novels (and the seven books she has written under her other name Madeline Wickham), because of their romantic and whimsical plots. Humour is another important reason women - and men - keep coming back to her work, and before I get a chance to meet the glamorous and affable Kinsella in person, Hix's maître d', exclaims: "Ooh, which one is Sophie Kinsella? She's great isn't she; her books are actually really funny."
A reaction Kinsella seems used to. "Men are often surprised. I've had a bunch of letters from men saying: 'my girlfriend had your book, and I read it, and it was actually funny'. They're always surprised, but it's great, I'm glad I've made them laugh." For an author who has been writing for almost two decades, is being funny still difficult? "Yes, it is hard to write funny characters, it is something which I have to work at. Inspiration will suddenly come and you think oh God yes, this would be funny. I'll be walking down the road and if something actually makes me laugh out loud I'll think ok, that could be good, I'll use that. When it comes to writing the scene and making it work however, that's what takes the work, getting the timing of the scene just right, getting the dialogue just right. Those are the scenes I go back to and work at again and again and again; you think, yes it's funny, but it could be funnier."
After, the third book in the Shopaholic series, Kinsella took a break from Becky and her chaotic life to focus on two new funny female leads, Emma and Sam, in Can You Keep a Secret? and The Undomestic Goddess respectively. But Kinsella started to miss her original heroine, finding herself at events or places imaging Becky there and the escapades that would ensue.
"It was hard to say goodbye. I left Becky and I didn't know if I would come back to her; after book number three I really thought that might be the end. Readers would write and say 'where's Becky?' and ask what she was doing, like she was a mutual friend on holiday. So I thought, am I done with her? No, I don't think I am. But, it is lovely to write standalone books too, because they are very different."
Kinsella's next novel is one such standalone. Called I've Got Your Number, it tells the story of Poppy, who finds herself linked to a mysterious stranger through a mobile phone. Poppy starts the book, in true Kinsella style, in complete desperation after losing both her phone and, more tragically, her new sparkling engagement ring. In a blind panic she "borrows" a mobile phone that she sees abandoned, and a romantic adventure begins. Kinsella explains that "with this one, I had flash of inspiration of finding a phone that connects you to someone else. With that one tiny device you've got an insight into their whole world and who they are, which I thought was fascinating."
Having spent so much time creating and developing Becky throughout the Shopaholic series, I ask Kinsella if, when she is crafting a new femme fatale, she finds herself going out of her way to establish clear un-Becky like characteristics? "It is tricky actually, as they have to be distinctive - the first step of writing any of the standalones is to work out who is my new character, who is she inside. It is a very instinctive thing, I feel my way into her really and the more I start writing, the more I can feel who she is."
From Poppy's missing engagement ring to Becky's financial mismanagement, Kinsella's characters often find themselves in a multitude of scrapes. With so many female protagonists under her belt does she find herself drawing on her friend's lives for inspiration, making notes for potential comedic scenes over catch-up drinks? "I wish I could say that my friends provided me with all of my anecdotes - it would make life easier," she laughs. "There is a little bit of me in all my characters, some more than others, but everything that my characters do is a bit too crazy for me to have not made it up. I'd love to be able to just ring people up and say: 'so what's been going on this year?'and put it all in the next book.
"I like to write a character that I think people will understand, if you relate to the character you can go with them on their crazy journey. I like to ground my characters so that people can relate to them, so that from the beginning you think: 'oh yes, I've been there or I've thought that', and then when this adventure starts to happen you feel like you're going with them. The more you indentify with the character at the beginning, the more you can experience the rollercoaster with them."
Having firmly cemented herself over the years as one of chick-lit's queens, what's next for Kinsella - a terrifying zombie horror or a violent gang-land thriller, perhaps? She laughs again: "It's funny you should say that, I did try to write a scary thriller once. I'd been reading a lot of Patricia Cornwall and I love plot and plotting, it's like a really satisfying jigsaw puzzle, so I thought, you know what, I'm going to write a thriller. This was so many years ago, before I even wrote the first Shopaholic book. I devised this quite gritty thriller, and wrote about four chapters and I showed it to my agent, who passed it onto her associate, and he said: 'well the plot's not bad, but unfortunately all of the characters are all these really nice middle class people who are running around killing each other and that won't do, it needs to be grittier'. He asked if I had thought about going and shadowing a police office and learning about life on the street and I thought: 'hmm, is this me? No, no it's not'."
But, abandoned thriller writing career aside, what about future plans for changing genre? From Charlie Higson's Young Bond books and Candace Bushnell's Sex And The City prequels, Young Adult revivals of some of literature's favourite characters are all the rage and Kinsella won't rule out the idea of a young Becky Bloomwood: "Now, that would be quite fun. Who knows?"
I've Got Your Number is out on 16 February, published by Bantam Press.


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David Elliott Green
Position: P
Height: 5-11 Weight: 206 lbs.
Born: September 21, 1949 in Mason City, IA
High School: Athens
College: Ohio (school history)
Drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 17th round (418th overall) of the 1972 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 15 (5858th overall since 1950)


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The Multimedia Specialist provides leadership, support and training to staff for non-standard platforms, software, and tools. This position is responsible for identifying new technologies, analyzing how they might be used to the organization's benefit, and performing testing, implementation, training and support on selected software and tools. This position works closely with program staff and must demonstrate mastery of online, web-based and digital products; excellent communication and customer service skills; proficiency in instructional design and adult learning principles; and possess a commitment to culturally specific and accessible resources for a wide scope of users using a variety of formats.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned
Multimedia Applications
• Research, analyze, and test new technologies and make recommendations for hardware and software additions or upgrades; and which platforms to use for specific purposes.
• Ensure accessibility (including 508 compliance) and user-friendliness of multimedia applications.
• Perform basic graphic and web design
• Test applications on various platforms, computer types, browsers, etc.
• Ensure that various hardware and software components are working together as intended.
• Provide documentation (both for IT team information and for programmatic reports) as needed.
• Maintain a list of current "non-standard" (see below) software and hardware being used by staff, to be updated at least annually.
"Non-standard" software and hardware support
This position is responsible for installation, upgrading/updating, and trouble-shooting for approved non-standard formats and products including, but not limited to, those listed below.
• Adobe Creative Suite (Acrobat pro, Indesign, Photoshop)
• Articulate/iSpring
• Skype
• Constant Contact
• Audacity
• Google Docs
• Survey Monkey
• E-learning management system (Moodle)
• Social Media (Twitter, Facebook, My Space, You Tube, blogging platforms)
• Other mobile phone platforms
• Web cameras
• Digital projectors
• SMARTboard equipment
• Other non-standard software, hardware and applications as needed and approved
Staff Training and Support
• Provide initial and on-going training to selected staff in the above listed formats and other newer mediums.
• Provide support to staff users as needed related to all multimedia applications.
• Assist staff in writing/adapting materials for web-based or digital-based formats.
• Assist staff in creating SCORM compliant adult learning courses.
• Train and support staff in areas of accessibility, instructional design, and adult learning principles.
• Provide support and assistance with video/audio recording/editing related to podcasts and other online tools.
• Participate in website and social media internal work groups.
• Work closely with program staff to offer resources in a variety of accessible and creative formats.
• Work closely with web developer to ensure that the agency's website structures support multimedia applications and planned projects.
• Support other members of the IT team as needed to maintain a high level of uninterrupted technology processes for staff.
• Remain current with new and developing technologies and applications.
• Assist with planning and implementing agency-sponsored conferences and events.
• Participate in team and agency meetings, trainings, work groups and events as needed.
Directly supervises 0 staff positions, but may occasionally supervise an intern or volunteer. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
Two to three years experience and/or education in relevant field (such as management information systems, digital communication, instructional design). Demonstrated experience with a variety of web-based and digital technologies. Excellent communication skills with strong commitment to internal customer service. Bachelor's degree (B. A.) in Computer Science or related field from four-year college or university preferred.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
1. Ability to effectively manage multiple priorities and projects simultaneously and ability to meet strict deadlines. Ability to identify and respond to shifting priorities.
2. Must be a self-starter that can work within a team and fast-paced environment and handle a variety of tasks with multiple deadlines. Must be very detail-oriented and work with minimal supervision.
3. Excellent oral and written communication skills. Must possess excellent project management, organizational and negotiation skills. Excellent customer service skills.
4. Demonstrated sensitivity and ability to collaboratively work with individuals and groups from diverse populations and organizations. Ability to maintain cooperative and professional demeanor with rape crisis centers, coalitions, agency staff/board, council members, vendors, consultants, allied professionals and the general public. Must be able to foster positive working relationships with people and create an accessible environment.
5. Must have proficiency with the technology necessary for the functions of the position, including: Refer to section above on "Essential Duties" for specifics.
6. Accept and abide by the mission and core values of PCAR.
7. Must complete a Pennsylvania rape crisis center sexual assault victim counselor training, within first year of employment.
8. Pennsylvania driver's licence and vehicle are not required for this postion.
None required
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, and talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus.
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
The statements contained herein describe the scope of the responsibility and essential functions of this position but should not be considered to be an all-inclusive listing of work requirements. Individuals may perform other duties as assigned including but not limited to work in other areas to cover absences or relief to equalize peak work periods or otherwise balance the workload.
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Five years ago, after her gig as White House communications director for George W. Bush, Nicolle Wallace moved to New York to look for a new job. She was entertaining offers to be an on-air political expert when she got a call from Katie Couric, then CBS Evening News anchor, inviting her to lunch.
"It takes 45 seconds or less to get to know me," Couric says. Perhaps that really is the case, because within 15 minutes, Wallace was e-mailing her agent on the BlackBerry in her lap under the tablecloth: "This is who I want to work with." Eventually she became an official CBS political consultant. "Katie nurtured and mentored me professionally," recalls Wallace, "and our friendship grew out of that."
Couric, 54, is the mother of two girls, and when she spoke to More in August, Wallace, 39, was seven months pregnant with her first child (with husband Mark Wallace, a former Republican political consultant and U.S. ambassador to the United Nations under George W. Bush). "I haven't been happier about a pregnancy since my own," says Couric. The women and their partners—Couric's boyfriend is entrepreneur Brooks Perlin—catch up over informal dinners.
Wallace and Couric often do city things together: meet for a walk around the reservoir in Central Park, eat breakfast at Sarabeth's Kitchen, go to a movie, sit on a park bench sipping iced tea. Wallace says her friend is always amused and surprised to be recognized: "She is so unaware of all the things that make her the Katie Couric everyone loves."
Wallace has given up politics for the time being to concentrate on writing. Her first book, the best-selling Eighteen Acres, is a novel about the first woman president. Her second, It's Classified, is the sequel.
"Nicolle and I have both had very busy lives," says Couric, now prepping for her new daytime talk show, Katie, scheduled for fall 2012 on ABC. "I feel really close to her. I can count on her. She's savvy and smart and a sounding board. I admire her intellect."
Politics (and media) makes strange bedfellows. A top adviser to 2008 Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain and his running mate, Sarah Palin, Wallace was close to Couric during the campaign; the two often e-mailed each other about the day's events.
Did it strain their friendship when, in a series of biting interviews, Couric famously asked Palin questions she found hard to answer? "The friendship was always bigger and broader than work," Wallace says diplomatically. Couric is more forthcoming: "She was uncomfortable with the Sarah Palin exchange, but her reaction to the interview was a professional reaction. Clearly Nicolle wishes it had gone better."
Both women have been in the crosshairs of public criticism. In the turbulent wake of the Palin-Couric interviews, Wallace took heat from conservatives because of her friendship with "the lamestream media" star and was also accused of leaking negative Palin information to the press. Couric, for her part, saw her anchoring abilities denigrated and her unprecedented CBS contract—for $15 million a year—called into question as the network tried to find the formula that would boost the ratings of the former Today cohost.
"Nicolle understands what it's like to be criticized in the public sphere, the slings and arrows and nastiness directed at her," says Couric. "She was so supportive when it happened to me."
Couric admits that ending her days at CBS when her contract expired in June was difficult, but it was Wallace who gave the best advice. "When I'm making tough career decisions and talking about personal and professional happiness, she knows me," says Couric. "When push comes to shove, there are few people you can trust with advising you on your career. Nicolle has always had my best interest at heart. I really value that."
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Dwight Henry Sloan (Paddlefoot)
Position: B
Height: 5-10 Weight: 180 lbs.
Born: April 7, 1914 in Rudy, AR
Died: March 18, 1998 in San Antonio, TX
High School: Alma, Van Buren
College: Arkansas (school history)
Drafted by the Chicago Cardinals in the 10th round (85th overall) of the 1938 NFL Draft.
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Swedish vocalist/producer Kissey keeps teasing us with these little leaks! The sassy and elegant young lass recently dropped a couple new gems on us and they've automatically been plugged into rotation.
"House" is a quirky 80′s/90′s style electro dance jam that'll have you chanting the chorus in about two seconds flat.
The "All Night" demo is a dark, chilling ballad with sparse, haunting keys. This lady never fails to show us her marvelous range.
This Thursday, Kissey will be performing her first NYC show in three years and we can't quite explain how giddy we are. Let's just say she's got some tricks up her sleeve that you're not going to want to miss.
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Thursday, May 24
Doors 7pm
Show 8pm
93 North 6th Street
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These tutorials are step by step instuctions on building an AK type rifle. As stated above, it's not a video, but each tutorial can be printed and used for the task at hand. I myself do this as I don't have to worry about remembering everything that I do in a build. I just refer to the tutorial.
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