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Rated 4.3 out of 5 by 18 reviewers.
Rated 5 out of 5 by emdub210 Gorgeous and durable Wow - we just love this table! The subtle streaks of green and red, the slightly uneven surface, and the beautifully carved legs all add up to one impressive piece with a ton of character. It's very heavy, and the box with the table and leaves weigh about 200 lbs. Living on the second floor made it especially challenging, but, once we got it in and put it together, it's just perfect! With the sale price and a F&F coupon it was the bargain of the century. Yet another terrific World Market piece! May 15, 2015
Rated 5 out of 5 by rmorin29 Beautiful, Unique Piece! I love my Anya extension table! I didn't assemble the extension piece as my home is smaller and I don't anticipate extending the table! I paired the table with a World Market Charcoal Jute Rug and four World Market Gray Greyson chairs. February 8, 2015
Rated 5 out of 5 by vickic Beautiful shabby chic table & masculine at the same time I never write reviews but I had to after receiving my table. It is such a unique table, an attention getter for sure. I made my decision to buy this table after reading the reviews and felt it was a risk to make a purchase on a table I haven't seen but boy I am glad I did. I purchased the Acadia side chairs (wood) to go with it, which I also love. The quality of the chairs and table is amazing and the patina on the table adds to the fun rustic style. The table is heavy 199 lbs. I would recommend this table. Only regret is I listened to my husband and I wished I would have ordered the fabric wing chairs for more of the chic look but still pleased with everything. The table top is not a smooth top but it does not effect anything at all January 6, 2015
Rated 5 out of 5 by radz Beautiful Finish I bought this table after months of hesitation and I am so glad I finally did. I was uncomfortable with making such a big purchase online, especially with the high shipping cost...really glad it was worth it! As many people have said, this piece is very heavy and sturdy....you know it will last you a really long time. I also was uneasy about what people had written about the unevenness of the top, but it really isn't that bad. I did receive a suggestion to have a piece of glass laid on top, but I don't think that is necessary at all. The rustic look is one of the highlights of this table. I do wish I could have seen it in person first. World Market should really consider having it in stock, it's an awesome piece to display in the store. September 12, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by AS1234 Great rustic dining table I have been looking for a dining table for our new place for a long time and was not sure what exactly I wanted, aside of it being sturdy, eclectic yet elegant. I saw this one on world market and after reading the reviews decided to give it a shot. The table is heavy indeed, and rather rustic, which I like. The surface is uneven, but does not cause inconvenience when dining or working on a computer. The colors vary on the legs, and have hints of green. Overall the table is fun and fits an eclectic decor. I also enjoy its size as it fits a small dining area, and can be extended it needed. It has been very easy to put together. July 18, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by Rlp165 Beautiful and unique The patina on this table makes it very unique. It has hints of silvery green and blue that are subtle but very cool. We have received so many compliments on it. The construction is sturdy. It's very heavy and only required minimal assembly-- attaching the legs. The extensions must be stored separately, so make sure you have a place to put them. They're heavy, too, and slide into the ends of the table, which gives flexibility in using one or both. As some reviewers noted, the surface of the table is uneven, but it's not drastic enough to affect your ability to dine. It's rustic and chic. June 22, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by LoriP Beautiful rustic/elegant dining table! My husband and I were a little skeptical after reading reviews about color variation. Our table came in exactly as pictured and it is HEAVY. Very solid construction. One of those pieces people see and say "they don't make tables like this anymore!" The boards aren't even but we like it… adds character. We put it with ivory upholstered chairs and it looks beautiful. Waiting anxiously for the bench to be in stock! December 29, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by TriciaK Love this table! Exactly what we were looking for! We don't have a super large space, but we wanted something unique that did have the option of leaves for large family dinners. The table is one of a kind & very durable. I have 3 children & I don't have to worry as it isn't made of particle board, it is made of real wood & is distressed in style. The color is very unusual & we put distressed chairs of a sort of off white/beige color & they look great. Definitely can seat 6 without a problem with no leaves. Very easy to assemble. My husband & I did it in no time. I will warn you that the box is heavy when it arrives, but manageable. December 2, 2013


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Want to wow him this Valentine's Day? #DUH.
What better way to make him drool than to throw on a curve-hugging, figure-flattering dress?
We found five that will make you look mad sexy. Oh, and did we mention they're all under $100?
1. Victoria's Secret Cap-Sleeve Ponte Dress in Red Rally, $88, victoriassecret.com. He's attracted to women who wear red, this we already know, so he'll love when he spots you wearing it come February 14.
2. Lipsy Bandeau Dress with Laser Cut Peplum, $96, asos.com. Classic yet sexy, this low-cut, two-toned dress is still a come-hither style.
4. Zara Dress with Lace Neckline, $70, zara.com. Nothing says V-day like a deep V-neck black classic dress with frills.
What are you planning on wearing on Valentine's Day?

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So, you've decided to join the good Pokedream forums? There could be no better choice. Or perhaps you are just looking around, deciding whether or not it is the place for it, well I can assure you it almost certainly is! But before you jump right it, perhaps you should take some time to find out the basics of message board posting, and how things work around here in particular.
So What is PD all about?
- Well it's about a great deal of things! What draws most casual posters is the Pokemon discussion, but the true greatness of PD lies in its casual discussion forums - Misc. offers humor and groovy people, the Discussion forum has intelligent debates with very insightful posters, and the RP and Art forums are also rather active with recognizable and good posters, if you're into that kind of thing as well.
Threads? Posts? Message Boards? WHAT IS ALL THIS TOMFOOLERY
- Well, I can assure you, it's not tomfoolery at all, in fact it's quite easy to get the hang of! Threads are subjects of discussion, you can start a new one by clicking the "new thread" icon at the top of the page. Posts are responses to that topic, and can be made by clicking the "New Post" Icon, or in the Quick Reply box at the bottom of the thread.
So who runs all this business?
- Mewtwo started it, and is still the #1 admin, he is not active in terms of posting, but logs in generally every day to see what goes on if his power is needed.
So then there's NO active admins!? That's crazy!
- Whoa, Whoa Whoa! Slow down son, no one's crazy here! We have other administrators who are very active. God and Fullmetal are the current active administrators, and I will explain them as well as the moderator staff to you later in the guide to the inner workings of the forums.
Private Messages? What's that. I don't have any - is it because no one likes me?
- No of course not! You don't have any because you just joined, silly. Private Messages are a way for posters to talk about things that are off topic, or they simply want to remain out of public view. You can have a total of 2,500 messages - that's in your inbox AND outbox.
Man look at those snazzy pictures people have under their names. I wish I had one.
- Well they're called avatars, and your wish is about to come true if you follow these simple instructions!
User CP > Settings and Options > Edit Avatar > Then you can upload a file from your computer, or just enter the link to the image.
There's some kind of ... "BALLS", under my username. Hey wait, are they pokeballs!? NEAT ! What do they mean?
- They are an indication of your rank - they raise with posts. You get 2 at 500 posts, 3 at 1000 posts, 4 at 3000 posts, 5 at 6000 posts, and 6 at 12000 posts. For special ranks, there are different colors. Moderators have orange, Super Mods have Red, and Administrators have Gold.
Man my username is mad lame. How I gonna get this changed?
- Only an admin can change a username. Your best bet would be to Private Message God.
So I'm tryin to post this cool picture I got, but only a link comes up. I see that some people actually have the ACTUAL image displayed? Is there a way I can do that too, or is it MAGIC?
- Now Pokedream Forums are indeed a magical place, but not THAT magical!! You can have actual images display rather easily. Just get the URL of the image, and use these tags: [.img]*url here*[./img], without the .'s in front of "img" though, or course.
So then, now that we have a good grip on the technical aspects of the forum, let's delve into the inner workings of it!
Could you please tell me about the moderation Staff?
- I sure can, and nothing would make me happier!
Mewtwo - He created the forums all the way back in the hazy, unchronicled days of 2003. He posts very very rarely, and if ever it's probably as an announcement, or in the Mod forum, which you cant see. He logs in almost every day though, so if there is a crisis he needs to solve, he will be able to. If you PM him asking for something, he will probably either not respond or tell you to talk to God or Fullmetal.
God - The top poster of the forum, and the most powerful administrator technically other than Mewtwo, and the most important as far as policy and daily goings on of the forums are concerned even moreso than Mewtwo. Purchased the vB forums, and therefore is the forum's creditor and proprietor, along with former admin Dogar the Brave. He is usually in the Misc. forums, but will venture into other forums if there is enough of a dispute that people ask his input, or sometimes just for fun, or to see how things are going, and try to appoint new Moderators to those forums who have a better grasp on those particular sections than he does. If you have any issues about the forum, he is the one you should be PMing for a solution.
Fullmetal - A very popular and powerful poster. He has some technical admin powers, but not as much as God or Mewtwo, but is very influential in the running of the forum. You could PM him for administrative action if you want, but he would most likely re-direct you to God. If you have a concern with policy, or the actions of another poster, then he would be equally as good as God to go to.
Super Mods(also known as Gym Leaders)
Devil - One of the greatest posters of all time, a supreme wielder of justice and a strong voice of reason and strength, thus is why he was given the position. At the moment he is inactive, and hasn't been on for a number of months.
Espeonmaster - One of the longest running mods on the forum. She is less intimidating and more of the friend to the newbs than most on the staff.
Giant Squid - An angry Ogre. He is the one who locks the most threads and bans the most posters, if you're looking for a kind, understanding mod to settle a forum dispute, go elsewhere.
kg - Lesbian. She posts usually a couple times a week, but isn't consistently active. She could be someone to go to for help, but she would most likely direct you to one of the admins.
Ninetails 009 - By far the newest addition to the staff. She mainly patrols the non-Misc forums, and is active, so would be the best choice for most newer posters to go to.
pichubro - pichubro rocks. she is above your problems.
Pikatwo - Another mod who is not shy of locking or banning, and another mod who might be a tad too intimidating or harsh for the newer members.
Chrizz - RP forums. Teams with Ninetails 009 there.
Hicky - Pokemon forums. His word is the Supreme Law of the Northlands.
Nocturne - Legend of a Pokemon Dream, a forum-wide RP. Has no power outside of that area.
In most places, there is a social hierarchy. It has been essential in all societies, and will continue to be in the future. Is PD like that?
- Indeed it is, there are many posters who have more influence and should be respected. I will now give you a tutorial on the hierarchy of Pokedream Forums:
The very very Top-Teir posters. These are the ones where if they tell you to do something, you do it.
God - The top administrator, and the top poster. He came in with Dogar the Brave and completely revolutionized the forum. Without them PD would be nothing like it is now, and probably nothing period. He is a benevolent ruler, and will be kind and helpful to new members, unless they engage in faulty behavior and incur his ire, in which case his vengeance is swift and destructive.
Fullmetal - Along with God, he is at the very top of the forum. He is a mighty foe, and if one should engage him in verbal combat, they shall be destroyed. Generally a benevolent ruler, but will sometimes destroy newbs, while other times he will protect them.
TeenageAngst - An old veteran from the glory days of battle. He is not very active, but still plays an important role when he is here. He doesn't mingle with the newbs, but one should be sure not to get in his way.
Devil - Another person who does not mingle with the newbs, but if you should incur his wrath, he rage will reach through your computer screen and physically destroy you. He is an extremely important posters despite sporadic activity, and has great effect on policy - God values his views on forum situations like no one else's.
Mario The Black Knight - Mingles with newbs, usually to destroy them. If he comes after you, simply back down, and you may earn him hating you less. He is currently inactive, but when he comes back, if you are one of the newbs he feels are ruining the board, your career here will be very short-lived.
Then we have the very important posters, but not the ones who will mostly be directly influencing you or the major activities of the board. These include Mex, and extremely important and valued poster who doesn't mingle with the newbs much, and is generally nice to them. Eve, who is an important and influential poster throughout PD's modern existence, she is less active now and probably wouldn't care about newbs. kg, a lesbian who isn't very active anymore, and is generally nice to newbs. Giant Squid, and powerful and sometimes very active poster who can go both ways with you(lol), sometimes newbs feel his wrath, but he may take an erratic liking to you, and protect you from the fury of others. Xion, who is very inactive and how knows if he'll ever be regularly active again, who is generally benevolent to the newbs and will help them find their way, as he was an active RPer as well as a valued Misc poster- a very rare combination.
Of course, there are many other posters, but I feel this is a sufficient explanation at the current time.
Wow, this sounds a bit intimidating. Is Pokedream a mean forum?
- No, not at all! This is a common misconception. We like to joke around about elitism, and certainly have a solid hierarchy, but it isn't hard to come in new and be liked here at all.
Simple do the following:
Be mild-mannered. Don't be cocky or think you are better than already established posters, but be a nice, mild-mannered poster and people will leave you alone and often take a liking to you.
Don't post too much, unless you're good. And don't assume you are good unless a respected poster has told you you are. Keep it maybe to 10 posts in Misc. a day, unless you have something substantial to say.
Don't try to fight the power. If a member begins flaming you, just back away and don't make a scene of it. You will gain much respect for this.
That is really all it takes. Some people will tell you PD is full of elitist who love to flame newbs, but this isn't true at all - they just were not able to follow those simple guidelines for new posters. Anyone who can will be well liked and agreeable.
A lot of people are telling me to stay away from "Misc." Should I really?
Not at all. Misc. is always looking for new posters, whether they be great, standout posters, or agreeable background posters who contribute in their own way. Just follow the guidelines I listed in the last section, and you will be fine. Maybe you shouldn't completely jump right into Misc, if you're into Pokemon or RPing they could be a better place to lay down 'roots' at first, but post in Misc. if you have something you want to respond too, just don't flood the forum with your posts, or people will get a negative first opinion of you. Just be nice, follow the guidelines, and respect elder members, and you or anyone else would do perfectly fine in Misc, no matter what others might say.
If anyone has any additional questions or points they feel should be addressed, feel free to list them. If not, happy posting!!!


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KathyChung, Sunday September 25, 2011 - 9:49pm
Ladies and gentlemen, we have a winner!
Congratulations to CHERYL ANGST!
Your book prize will be waiting for you at the registration desk at SiWC next month.
Thank you to all who submitted guesses. You certainly added lots of entertainment to my inbox the last few days.
In the end, only one person came close to the right answer, and she got it right on the nose.
And so, without further ado, I can reveal that our theme for Saturday night this year is
Fantasy: World of Imagination
The whole world of fantasy is yours for the taking when it comes to costumes for Saturday night. Get out your hobbit feet, your elf ears, or your fairy wings, or use that imagination of yours and come up with something altogether different from the world of fantasy. Don't have a costume? No problem. We'll have a few bits and pieces for sale at the conference if you want to participate in the costume component of the night.
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Congrats on your
Congrats on your perserverence, Cheryl! When the first few letters came up "Aoli" I was hoping for a garlicky French cuisine theme, then "Aolian" made me wonder if harps were involved. When F and n were next and I realized unscrambling was involved and abandonned the effort. (For shame!)
Anonymous replied on Permalink
Perseverence pays off
Congratulations to Cheryl. I have to admit I didn't even try to unscramble the clues. I'm not very good at puzzles. ;)
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Looking forward to the soiree. Does Urban Fantasy count? Congrats Cheryl!
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Cheryl's win
Terrific name! Can you imagine...a writer with a last name of ANGST! Though I'm impressed by her sleuthing abilities, Cheryl's last name is just SO appropriate for someone who puts pen to paper (umm...fingers to keyboard...well, you know what I mean!).


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My Family vs. Money
In my family the men spent and the women saved. While my father pursued his business ambitions attired in Petrocelli suits and drove a garish succession of Cadillacs, my mother and grandmother squirreled away pennies to purchase the United States Savings Bonds that would be my first nest egg. Three decades later they would give me another: their estates.
Growing up in a dreary New Jersey suburb, I had neither my father's fl ash nor my mother's dutiful sense of thrift. To me, money, when I considered it at all, could only mean escape. As a restless adolescent fired up with '60s ideals, I used the bond stash to finance my early sojourns abroad. By age 20 I had studied and traveled in two dozen countries, yet I owned nothing but a few scraps of junk-store clothing and a Mamiya Sekor camera.
Then my father's business failed. Overnight the tail fins and pricey threads dematerialized, and with them went the peacock-ish self-confidence that had enabled my father to build his wealth.
Myself vs. Money
Sobered, I thought long and hard about how I would earn a living. My mother and grandmother's advice at the time seemed like a bad joke: "Marry a rich guy" was their mantra. But I snubbed their fairy-tale prince. I embarked on a course of study that would culminate in a master's degree in international management and a frenetic career as a corporate-level executive for Hilton International Hotels. Before long I was earning more money than I had time to spend. By default, I began to save.
Not that I did so consciously or well. The money simply piled up in savings accounts until an uncle who was an accountant suggested a mutual fund. Over time my nest egg grew, not as much as it could have, but enough to reinforce my indifference toward personal finance. Although I monitored million-dollar budgets in my work and scrupulously minded my employers' assets, my own lay neglected. Financial statements would arrive in the mail, but I was too busy to even open the envelopes.
During the '90s, my parents' health began to deteriorate. Watching my loved ones fight for their lives redoubled my resolve to live my own fully, authentically. I had always wanted to write, and now was the time. I left my job, dipped into my savings, pared down my possessions, and secluded myself in a rural hideaway with a high-speed computer and the complete works of Henry David Thoreau.
A Generous Gift
My parents and grandmother held on long enough to see me establish myself as a journalist and publish my first two nonfiction books. Then all three passed away in the space of one year. My father died as he had lived: in debt. My mother and grandmother left behind two inheritances, spread among a wide assortment of CDs, stocks and mutual funds. The pennies had multiplied thousands of times over, and I found myself with more money than I had accumulated through my dozen plus years of corporate toil.
But puzzling out their portfolios, especially in the face of all that grief, was more than I could bear. A personal banker I vaguely knew took me by the hand to meet the branch's investment representative. An older woman with a maternal affect, she began poring over my financial statements, urging me to sell off my more conservative holdings in favor of growth funds invested heavily in-you guessed it-technology stocks. The funds she favored were expensive, carrying inflated share prices, high fees and renegade expense ratios. At first, I resisted. Not because of hard data (she provided none) but a gut feeling. Then she started calling me at home. Several months on, worn down by her badgering, doubting my own judgment and still mourning, I made the trip to her lair and signed the papers.
Back to Square One
What happened next is history: the worst bear market since the '70s, with tech stocks leading the crash. Having made a cult of fiscal disregard, I was slow to grasp the magnitude of my losses, and then I was stung senseless. Queasy, I pored over my back statements myself and was stupefied by what I saw: unauthorized trades, churned commissions and dwindling assets. As the shock faded, I asked myself, "How could I have let this happen?"
There was no simple answer. Too much trust? Too little savvy? I thought of my mother's worn sofa, my grandmother's shabby sweaters, the passed up purchases of good china or jewelry that had allowed them to leave me a generous inheritance. And now it was gone, or nearly so.
Starting Over
If it took me the rest of my life, I vowed I would build it back. For all my insouciance, money had proved a staunch ally, affording me freedom, independence and broad horizons. I would open them wider still.
I set out to learn everything I could about investing. For months I haunted financial Web sites. The challenge was not finding tools but honing in on those that best matched my philosophy and investment style, which is rooted in my personal and social values. Books offered a depth not easily found online. From basics such as Charles Schwab's Guide to Financial Independence, I gravitated toward the classics of value investing, beginning with Benjamin Graham's The Intelligent Investor. Research confirmed what I already suspected: By soliciting trades that were unsuitable, my broker violated rules laid down by the National Association of Securities Dealers. I withdrew the remains of my assets from the brokerage firm and vowed never again to let anyone come between me and my money.
Seeking Advice
It was hard to fathom how a certified professional could so cavalierly decimate a portfolio. Needing advice, I called Christopher Tovar, an attorney with Shepherd, Smith & Edwards, a firm devoted to securities law with offices throughout the U.S. What began as a legal consultation soon branched into a swapping of stories.
Chris had come into an inheritance of his own after graduating law school. No sooner did the lid close on his relative's coffin than stockbrokers began to call. The experience prompted his career shift: He became a broker for a major house. "I spent the next couple of years getting a glimpse of how the industry works," he told me. "The emphasis is on 'moving the money,' getting people to buy and sell securities. A lot. They may as well have been telemarketers," Chris summed up, "just better dressed."
Many of the people who contact Chris's law firm have lost an inheritance through some form of broker misconduct. In his experience, at least half are women over 40, and many have recovered their losses through arbitration. I decided not to sue my broker, which would have consumed too much of my time and energy. Instead I chose to focus on recouping my finances.
A Lesson Learned
But here's the real lesson: If you've come into an inheritance or expect to, hold on to it. Put the money in a certificate of deposit or high-interest savings account until the worst of your grieving has passed. For help, visit a certified financial planner. But pay a fee, not a commission.
My story doesn't end here. In a sense it is only beginning. At age 50 I am rebuilding the gift passed on to me by two generations of women who knew the value of tenacity. Checking the Dow or sifting through the stock alerts and annual reports in my in-box has begun to feel as natural to me as changing my shoes. Back when even balancing my checkbook was too great a nod to materialism, I could not have imagined spending an hour each Monday glued to a screen filled with streaming stock and bond quotes.
It took losing an inheritance to make money real to me, and investing to uncover my innate aptitude for growing it. At the rate my account balances are rising, I will have the amount of my inheritance back within five or six years-and with it the satisfaction of having proved myself worthy of the gift.
Whenever the markets tumble or a trade goes sour, I picture my mother and grandmother cheering me on. They had dreams for me. With my recent novel getting good reviews, I may already be living the brightest of them. Once death has shown us the true measure of our lives, what is money truly about, if not dreams?
Originally published in More magazine, December 2005 / January 2006.


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Reginald Lee McElroy
Position: T-G
Height: 6-6 Weight: 290 lbs.
Born: March 4, 1960 in Beaumont, TX
High School: Charlton-Pollard
College: West Texas A&M (school history)
Drafted by the New York Jets in the 2nd round (51st overall) of the 1982 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 39 (2371st overall since 1950)
Relatives: Brother of Leeland McElroy


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Friday, October 9, 2009
The Day After the AGM
Now, imagine my dismay that my relaxed morning was broken up by fire sirens and flashing lights. As I do fairly frequently, I started my morning at the Sinclair Inn Museum where I can get an update on the site from our interpreter Ken Maher. After chatting with Ken for a few minutes I made my way back to the O'Dell House Museum. No sooner had I arrived at the O'Dell House than I heard the town's fire siren. For those of you who do not live in the area I should probably explain the siren. Whenever there is a need for the volunteer fire department (fire, car accident, etc.) there is a very loud siren which rings to alert the community. Day or night the siren can be heard throughout the town and nearby countryside. Since the firefighters all have pagers this is extra precaution but it is an interesting facet of local life. I should also mention what great respect I have for our local firefighters. These volunteers willingly come from their jobs, houses or beds to help others. Like all firefighters, their work sometimes puts their health and safety in danger. They deserve a great thanks for the work that they do.
Now, like most residents, I always get a slight feeling of anxiety when I hear the siren. Knowing that there is more than likely a problem somewhere in the community. This time the sirens on the trucks seemed much closer than usual. Being the curious sort, I stepped out in front of the O'Dell House to see if I could see where the trucks were and I saw a collection of them pulled up in front of the Sinclair Inn. The firefighters were already starting to pull hoses across the road toward the museum. With my heart quickly moving toward my mouth, I started up the street. When I got to the museum I realized that it was not the museum but the laundromat behind the museum where there was a problem. Apparently, lint in one of the driers had ignited and caused a fire. Thankfully, the firefighters got the problem under control quickly.
As a reminder of what happens when fires do not get put out quickly, I have included an archival image from Annapolis Royal's Great Fire in 1921. Approximately 1/3 of the downtown core of the community was destroyed in this fire. Ironically, Graham Johnson, the topic of the presentation at last night's AGM, was the architect who designed many of the buildings in Annapolis Royal after the 1921 fire.
All for now,
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- AnonymousOctober 9, 2009 at 1:19 PM
ooohhhhhh...so that was what the sirens were about this morning! I also heard them from the top of the hill here by the Fort Ann Entrance. Glad to hear it wasn't the museum and that everything is okay at the laundromat!ReplyDelete
What a scare!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 11, 2009 at 8:01 AM
I am thinking of moving to annapolis royal from England. I have a 10 year old son.ReplyDelete
Could anyone tell me about the standard of school in annapolis royal?
thank you
- AnonymousDecember 20, 2009 at 9:29 PM
Schools here are wonderful - I have 2 girls in Champlain Elementary (from kindergarten to grade 5= ages 10/11) and have heard great things about the Junior High school and High school from some parents and students alike. The teachers are very nurturing and my girls are progressing well and happily too. Contact me at email@example.com if you have any more questions :) RichardReplyDelete


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May 12, 2000
NEW ORLEANS -- UNC Charlotte teammates took the top two spots in the men's long jump to key the 49ers rise to the lead after two days of the 2000 Conference USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Tad Gormley Stadium.
Rephel Martin and Will Montgomery finished one-two in the event to earn 18 of the team's 45 points through competition Saturday. Martin won the event with a leap of 26 feet, five inches to out-distance Montgomery, who finished with a mark of 26 feet, one inch. Both finished ahead of pre-meet favorite Delvit Rogers of Memphis, who entered the meet as the nation's fourth-ranked long jumper. Rogers finished third with a leap of 25 feet, 9.25 inches.
UNC Charlotte lead the event with 45 points, while Cincinnati is second with 34 points and Southern Miss stands third at 29.
In other men's events, Southern Miss' Jason Wilson set a C-USA Championship record with a score of 7,521 to win the decathlon. Tulane's Solomon Kandie captured the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 8:57.95.
Field event success also propelled the University of Houston into the lead of the women's competition, as the Cougars captured four individual event titles en route to a two-day total of 68 points. UH leads South Florida, who ranks second with 44.50 points.
Senior Ifoma Jones won the heptathlon with 5,009 points in the afternoon and returned to win the high jump (5-feet-8) in the evening. She has won both of those events in each of the last three seasons. Also winning for UH was pole vaulter Rhian Clarke, who set a meet record with a mark of 12 feet, two inches, and Jenny Adams, who won the long jump at 21 feet, 3.50 inches.
Also earning individual event titles was Louisville's Trish Young in the javelin (158-3), DePaul's Montina Gardner in the discus (151-4) and Tulane's Hanne Lyngstad in the 3,000 meters (9:35.79).
The 2000 Conference USA Track and Field Championships run through Saturday, May
13. The event is held at Tad Gormley Stadium and hosted by Tulane University.


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The Hemingway Legacy
by Matt Miller, The Nature Conservancy in Idaho
The Nature Conservancy has installed a new memorial at its Silver Creek Preserve near Picabo celebrating the Hemingway family's conservation legacy in Idaho. Averell Fisk, a friend and fishing partner of Jack Hemingway, generously donated the funding for the memorial.
The memorial is located on the Kilpatrick Pond area of the preserve, located east and over the hill from the visitor's center. The memorial is designed to be a quiet place of reflection, with a stone seating area overlooking the preserve. The epigraph from Ernest Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises is etched on the stone. A trail leads from a parking area to the memorial; an interpretive sign on the Hemingway legacy at Silver Creek is planned.
"The Hemingway family is extraordinarily important to the conservation story at Silver Creek," says Dayna Gross, Silver Creek Preserve manager. "Thanks to the generosity of Averill Fisk, we can now celebrate that legacy on the preserve and provide a place of reflection for the many Hemingway fans and friends who visit Silver Creek each year.
"You'll Love it Here, Schatz"
Ernest Hemingway began fishing and hunting at Silver Creek in 1939 when he visited the area as a guest of the Sun Valley Company, who owned the property at that time.
When he first saw the preserve, Ernest wrote to his son Jack, "You'll love it here, Schatz…There's a stream called Silver Creek where we shoot ducks from canoe…Saw more big trout rising than have ever seen…Just like English chalk streams…We'll fish it together next year."
They did fish it together, and Jack was enthralled by the experience. Like many anglers, he was skunked on that first outing, despite rising trout everywhere. But he vowed to return—and he did, many times. Ernest was also a frequent visitor, and especially enjoyed hunting and shooting with local rancher Bud Purdy.
Jack eventually became a commissioner with the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, and was very involved with Idaho conservation issues.
The Hemingway Legacy
When Silver Creek came up for sale, Jack convinced The Nature Conservancy to buy the property. This year, thousands of anglers, photographers, naturalists and birders visited the preserve from all 50 states and 14 countries.
"Ernest Hemingway took the time to share the beauty of the outdoors with his sons, and that led directly to an extraordinary conservation success story at Silver Creek," says Gross. "Just think if he had not introduced Jack to fishing. Today, with outdoor participation levels among youth at all-time lows, it's time to recognize that tomorrow's conservationists are not born in the classroom. They're born in places like Silver Creek."
Silver Creek Preserve is open to the public year round; visitors should sign in at the visitor center.
The Nature Conservancy also owns Ernest Hemingway's last home in Ketchum, but because the property is in a residential neighborhood, it is not open to the public.
"The Silver Creek Valley remains much the same as it was when Ernest first visited here," says Gross. "A visitor to our preserve can literally walk in Hemingway's footsteps. You can experience the Hemingway legacy everywhere you look—with the flocks of ducks overhead, the rising trout, the mule deer walking along the water's edge. Silver Creek was an important place for Hemingway, and we hope the many Hemingway fans who visit Ketchum each year include a visit to the memorial in their plans."


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National Preparedness Month 2015 (video runtime 4:50)
As members of the Coast Guard family, we live Semper Paratus away and at home, ready at a moment's notice. But any number of hazards has the potential to disrupt thousands of lives or affect your family. Ready Coast Guard provides tips and information that can help you better prepare to handle any emergency. Familiarize yourself with the links and resources provided below and to the right, and take the three essential steps below to prepare yourself and your family.
Are you ready? Take the Ready or Not Ready? quiz to find out.
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Be Informed - Hazard and Other Fact
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Things to see and do - Northern France and the Paris Region
Leaving for France
Northern France and the Paris Region :
Where to go?
Where to sleep?
Northern France and the Paris Region Hotel tips
Citotel Hôtel De Harlay from79 €Book
Hôtel de Flandre from60 €Book
Armor Hotel from52 €Book
Northern France and the Paris Region Leisure tips
Small-Group French Cooking Class in Paris
- 120.0 €
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Champagne Region Day Trip from Paris by Minivan
- 249.0 €
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Versailles Guided Tour with Optional Fountain Show
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Northern France and the Paris Region Travel guide
Northern France and the Paris Region : Michelin's recommendations
On your trip through France, why not start with the North, a stone's throw from England and Belgium, and gradually make your way down to Paris?
Long perceived as a cold and dreary industrial region, Northern France will enchant you with its legendary hospitality and local specialities (mussels and chips washed down with beer), not to mention the Baroque architecture in cities such as Lille and Arras. The Gothic cathedrals of Beauvais and Amiens are among the finest in France, and the cliffs on the Côte d'Opale near Calais are as spectacular as those in Etretat in Normandy.
Heading down towards Paris, take a drive through Compiègne Forest, for centuries the beloved hunting ground of France' kings. Compiègne Castle was also one of the favourite residences of Napoleon I and Napoleon III.
Fontainebleau Forest, farther to the south, is an enchanting landscape full of sand and boulders. It sustains over 600 deer and is crisscrossed with marked trails conducive to cycling and horseback riding. The nearby village of Barbizon was the cradle of Impressionism, where Jean-François Millet, Théodore Rousseau, Diaz and Corot first advocated outdoor painting.
Other essential visits closer to Paris include the banks of the Marne, immortalised by Renoir, and the castles of Vaux-le-Vicomte and Versailles which must be seen at least once in your life.
Northern France and the Paris Region : Must-see towns and regions
The name Chantilly conjures up a chateau , a forest, a racecourse and the horsing world. The Montmorency family, the Condé family and finally the duke of Aumale have made this town proud with the chat...
Initially a royal residence, Compiègne was later the home of Napoleon III, who held lavish receptions here. Visitors can plunge back in history by visiting the château, a vast palace built in simple a...
Une des plus belles forêts de France, aux paysages variés et accidentés, dans laquelle le palais est comme enchâssé et une ville sans doute bourgeoise, un peu guindée, mais qui se révèle un excellent ...
Versailles, symbol of the absolute monarchy and the apogee of classical arts in France, was the residence of the court and the seat of government from 6 May 1682 until 6 October 1789. The three large ...
Amiens, the capital of Picardy, is home to the largest Gothic cathedral in France, which is twice the size of Notre Dame cathedral in Paris. The city is also famous for its charming marsh gardens (hor...
An old Roman city, Boulogne is the largest port for fresh fish in Europe, as well as an important port for trade and passenger traffic, enjoying strong links with Britain. Although the town has a fair...
Northern France is not just gloomy plains and sad towns and Lille is the proof of this. By turns, Flemish, Spanish and then Austrian, this is a town rich in history that only fell into Louis XIV's poc...
This town is at one and the same time a residential city and the target for many tourists attracted by its chateau, the terrace and the forest. It was the old royal residence since Louis VI the Fat es...


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I just had a quick question about headspacing, and I can't see anything quite like my question in the archive. I've got a virgin barrel (with no sight block or gas block or anything already attached) pressed into my front trunnion and the bolt closes on the go gauge, and won't close on no-go. However, when the bolt closes on the go gauge, it doesn't close super smoothly unless I tilt the carrier a little. But it does close. Is this something I should worry about? :dunno:
I don't want to spend the next hour trying to press the sucker in and out and risk screwing up the diameter of the chamber, but if this is a catastrophe waiting to happen I don't have a choice.


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ZF-3704: Zend_Pdf_Page::rawWrite() implementation is missing
Some community members are attempting to add missing functionality to Zend_Pdf through their own private implementations while they await improvements at the framework level . This is made difficult because Zend_Pdf_Page contains many private instance variables and methods, which makes effective subclassing impossible (see ZF-3701).
One common request is to add raw content to the page's content stream, for example, to manually draw aligned or justified text (http://nabble.com/Zend_Pdf-..-problems-extending-t…). This would be made easier if Zend_Pdf_Page::rawWrite() was implemented since Zend_Pdf_Page::_contents is a private instance variable.
Fixed in trunk. This may be a candidate for a backport to 1.6.0 if there is still time.


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�put a fresh wind in my sails!Give me a job teaching rebels your ways� <>>(Psalm 51:12-13)<>>
One of my favorite movies opens with the question: So when did you first fall in love with hip-hop? It�s a brilliant question for a thinker that allows you to contemplate the cause and effect of so many of life�s events. For example, if I were to ponder when I first considered pursuing engineering, I can point to another movie that had an impact on my life: the original Cheaper by the Dozen. The old black and white was the story of Frank and Lillian Gilbreth, their family, and their work in time and motion studies.<>><> >
No one really explained to me what an industrial engineer (IE) did. The summer between my junior and senior year of high school, I attended an introduction to engineering session at the University of Arkansas. A group of us spent a week touring the campus and visiting with the various disciplines. During the IE session, someone identified Fredrick Taylor (my family name) as the father of scientific management and mentioned therblig (Gilbreth spelled backwards) as the basic unit of measure in time and motion studies, and I became intrigued to learn more. By the end of the week, I knew I would major in industrial engineering. I remember going back home, to work at Mr. B�s, telling my manager that I was going to be an IE. When he asked me what they did, my best example was still the Cheaper by the Dozen reference. He asked if I planned to become an efficiency expert. I told him not exactly, but that I would come up with a better use of our time in response to him constantly saying if you have time to lean, you have time to clean!
Today, if I had to explain what an industrial engineer does, I would say that we focus on improving productivity and quality in any work process. Although I have a passion for manufacturing processes, I have gained a lot of experience in non-manufacturing environments. Throughout the years, I have had assignments that ranged from getting the right dietary meals to patients in relatively large hospitals, to understanding how cash payments are processed and credited from retailers to banks, to performing job-cost analysis for material handling in warehouses, to developing a supply-chain study of components and assemblies required to operate wind turbine farms for renewable energy. I like to think of my work as the proper balance of processes and people that produces sustained profitability!<>>
That�s my experience, based on the cause/effect/exposure in my life. For students entering the profession today, the global possibilities are endless. The Institute of Industrial Engineers recently released the following video to illustrate some of the career opportunities that may be attractive in the 21st century graduates:


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Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in North Carolina
North Carolina has eleven historically black colleges and universities, including the oldest in the South, Raleigh's Shaw University, founded in 1865, and North Carolina's newest HBCU, Durham's North Carolina Central University, founded in 1910 and today one of the sixteen senior institutions in the University of North Carolina system.
Barber-Scotia College, Concord, North Carolina
Barber-Scotia College is a coed liberal arts school founded by the Presbyterian church in 1867. Today Barber-Scotia offers both bachelor of arts and bachelor of science degrees with the majority of students specializing in either the social sciences or business administration.
Bennett College, Greensboro, North Carolina
Founded as a coeducational school in 1873 in Greensboro and affiliated with the United Methodist church, Bennett College since 1926 has been a college devoted to the education of black women. To that end Bennett's past president, Dr. Gloria Randall Scott, established the Women's Leadership Institute and Center for African Women and Women of the African Diaspora.
Elizabeth City State University, Elizabeth City, North Carolina
With more than 2,000 students, Elizabeth City State University is a vibrant part of the University of North Carolina system. Established in 1891 for African Americans, today Elizabeth City State's students are increasingly multicultural and earn bachelor degrees in the arts and sciences as well as several professional and pre-professional areas. The University has a master's degree program in elementary education. Elizabeth City students may also earn master's degrees through cooperative programs with other institutions.
Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, North Carolina
A coed liberal arts college founded in 1867 as The Howard School, Fayetteville State University is also a constituent institution of the University of North Carolina. Fayetteville State enjoys an administration for whom student development is a high priority. The Chancellor, Dr. T. J. Bryan, is the first African-American woman appointed to head a University of North Carolina institution.
Johnson C. Smith University, Charlotte, North Carolina
Originally organized by two Presbyterian ministers in 1867, the name of today's Johnson C. Smith University reflects the generosity of Mrs. Jane Berry Smith, who over her lifetime donated enough money to build eight of the college's buildings, in addition to funding a substantial endowment in memory of her late husband, Johnson C. Smith. The first mission of the school was to prepare men for the Presbyterian ministry, but the school became coeducational in 1942 and now grants bachelor's degrees primarily in liberal arts and business subjects.
Livingstone College, Salisbury, North Carolina
Livingstone College is a coed private college affiliated with the African Methodist Episcopal Zion church. Livingstone has been located in Salisbury, North Carolina since 1879 and offers bachelor of arts, bachelor of science and bachelor of social work degrees as well as degrees from the graduate school of theology known as Hood Theological Seminary. Livingstone combines a heritage rooted in the Christian faith, an emphasis on the contributions of African American culture, community service and modern technological expertise.
North Carolina A & T State University, Greensboro, North Carolina
With around 400 faculty members and over 6,000 students North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University is one of the nation's largest historically black universities. Originally North Carolina A & T was established in Raleigh in 1891, but moved to Greensboro two years later where it has remained for over 100 years. A & T students can certainly choose to specialize in agricultural or technical subjects, but the school also offers degree programs in everything from business management and home economics to landscape architecture, fine and applied arts and foreign languages.
North Carolina Central University, Durham, North Carolina
One of the sixteen senior institutions in the University of North Carolina system and the state's youngest historically black college, (founded in 1910), North Carolina Central University grants bachelor's degrees in multiple disciplines, and has 38 graduate and professional degrees, including the Juris Doctor degree from the School of Law. Central requires fifteen hours of community service from each student each semester, has a university honors program, an undergraduate research program, and has reorganized its undergraduate programs so that students develop proficiencies in the five areas of communications, mathematics and science, cultural foundations, arts and humanities, and personal and social development, in addition to pursuing course work in their chosen fields.
St. Augustine's University, Raleigh, North Carolina
St. Augustine's University, affectionately known as "St. Aug's," has been shaping the lives of young African Americans since 1867, when it opened its doors in Raleigh. A private college, St. Aug's is supported by the Episcopal church and the United Negro College Fund as well as being a member of the Association of Episcopal Colleges. The student body numbers about 1,900 full and part-time students, of which about fifty percent come to St. Aug's from out-of-state.
Shaw University, Raleigh, North Carolina
Known for its excellence in business education, Shaw University grants bachelor's and associate degrees to a student body of over 2,300. A private university, Shaw was founded in North Carolina's capital in 1865 at the end of the Civil War and is affiliated with the Baptist church. Whatever their major field of concentration, all Shaw students receive a solid grounding in both the humanities and the arts and sciences.
Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Winston-Salem State University has lived by its motto, "Enter to Learn ... Depart to Serve," for over 100 years since the school was founded in 1892. Today's student body can choose from courses in health sciences, business and economics, education, and the arts and sciences. Winston-Salem State also reaches out to the community with extension courses and lifelong learning services.
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Contemporary photographs taken from university websites. Historic photo of Johnson C. Smith University from Digital Smith, in the Archives of the James B. Duke Library.
1 January 2012 | Anonymous
T'Marrie replied on Permalink
These colleges are well but i'm not looking to go to any of these colleges.
Tenasha Goins replied on Permalink
I am looking for myself and my nephew he is an upcoming senior and I have a Bachelors looking to pursue my Masters.
Bard replied on Permalink
Out of this list of colleges, I would find out your nephew's strong points academicly because certain schools cater best to certain schools needs and interest of the student!!
aaliyah replied on Permalink
I would love to go to this college
rukiya replied on Permalink
I really love this article! I learned a lot and I also enjoyed this as well. Thank you so much for posting this. <3
Lawandorder replied on Permalink
Hey that wasn't the question. The question was what was the first black college in NC, which is Shaw University. It didn't say in the US.
Spencer washington replied on Permalink
I will be doing a special on Colleges today on the internet. good and Bad colleges.
Eric replied on Permalink
Excellent article however the primary question was not addressed. The major question to be settled is; what was the first HBCU (historically black college or university) in the US. That answer is Lincoln University (PA). Cheyney University is a fine institution but did not originate as a college. Your article did not correctly state that Cheyney was an elementary school at its inception (Institution for Colored Youth 1837 – 1913), then a High School (Cheyney State Normal School 1913 – 1921)and later became a teachers college in 1921(Cheyney State Teachers College 1921 – 1959). Lincoln University of PA (Founded as Ashmun Institute) was and is the first HBCU. Lincoln University chartered by the State of PA in April of 1854 (then Ashmun Institute), with its original purpose for the higher education of youth of African descent. Lincoln was established under the protection of the Presbytery of New Castle in 1853, as an institution to be called Ashmun Institute, for the scientific, classical and theological education of young Black males. On April 29, 1854, Ashmun Institute received its charter from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Lincoln's graduates went on to start other colleges with a focus on educating the nation's poor and minority population such as South Carolina State University, Livingstone College, Albany State University and several others. Lincoln University is also credited for graduates founding colleges and universities internationally. Lincoln University is also credited with educating the first presidents of Nigeria and Ghana. Lincoln also covets historically significant graduates such as Langston Hughes, Thurgood Marshall, Hildrus A. Poindexter and many others.
munderhill replied on Permalink
Thank you for posting the correction and additional information!
Michelle Underhill, Government & Heritage Library at the State Library of North Carolina.
Nina replied on Permalink
Cheyney University was, is, and always will be THE FIRST and OLDEST HBCU in the US. The only people that try to dispute that are Lincoln University students. Everyone is else in the world sites Cheyney as the first. I get that you're proud of your school, but to try and re-write history is definitely beyond me, and should be beyond you also, especially as an African American individual like yourself
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From Paris, With Love
Host Bob Nickell's abode provided shelter from the rain as Gina Betts, chairman of the 49th annual Art Ball, revealed that headlining this May's 1920s Paris-themed fundraiser would be none other than nine-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter John Legend.
Betts also named longtime DMA patrons Jennifer and John Eagle as the year's honorees, and Nancy and Richard C. Rogers as honorary chairmen, while guests such as Nancy Carlson, Rozalyn Colombo, Jennifer Karol, Lynn McBee, Halina von Kempski Rakoszyn and others, provided a strong show of support.
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Computer Services + Accounts
The Sage Colleges provides comprehensive technology services to all students, faculty and staff. In addition to SageNet, the local network (LAN) which provides access to the internet on campus, Sage's technology services include the following:
- a web portal and communication system, MySage
- online course management system, Moodle
- e-services system for Students, Faculty and Staff members, SageAdvisor, provides access to real time information as well as other services like course registration, viewing grades, transcripts, and many other options
- online source of technology assistance and information, Knowledge Base
- a plagiarism prevention program, Turnitin
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In addition, new services are continually being added and old services expanded. For further information regarding any of these services, click on their respective links in the text above.
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Your IT Accounts (MySage, SageAdvisor, Moodle, etc.) are only maintained while you are a current student, employee, faculty or alumnae/i. If you are an alumnae/i your MySage account must be logged into at least once a year or you must have email forwarding turned on otherwise it may be deleted.
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Accounts are created every 30 minutes by our IT System for new students and employees. Various student or employee activity will cause your account to be created. Here is a review of the main actions that will cause your new IT accounts to be created:
Student - Enroll in a course through Student Services or Pay your deposit with Admission (note, there is a short delay for internal action to occur before your account is automatically created).
Employee - HR adds you to the system as an employee.
If we have an internet email address on file (i.e., gmail, yahoo, etc.) in our system you will receive a direct email with your ID, default password, and Sage email address included. If you do not have an internet email address on file with us your new account letter will be mailed to the local or preferred address on file.
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ZF-12067: Zend_Search_Lucene_Interface_MultiSearcher stored in wrong location
This class is located in ./Zend/Search/Lucene/MultiSearcher.php but should be in ./Zend/Search/Lucene/Interface/MultiSearcher.php
(Alternatively, the class should be renamed to Zend_Search_Lucene_MultiSearcher)
Still not resolved, it is very annoying !!!
Really the class just needs to be renamed, as it's not an interface but a concrete implementation of
Zend_Search_Lucene_Interface. Here's a patch:
diff --git Zend/Search/Lucene/MultiSearcher.php Zend/Search/Lucene/MultiSearcher.php
index b2cb033..021b422 100644
--- Zend/Search/Lucene/MultiSearcher.php
+++ Zend/Search/Lucene/MultiSearcher.php
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ require_once 'Zend/Search/Lucene/Interface.php';
* @copyright Copyright (c) 2005-2011 Zend Technologies USA Inc. (http://www.zend.com)
* @license http://framework.zend.com/license/new-bsd New BSD License
-class Zend_Search_Lucene_Interface_MultiSearcher implements Zend_Search_Lucene_Interface
+class Zend_Search_Lucene_MultiSearcher implements Zend_Search_Lucene_Interface
* List of indices for searching.
The suggested fix breaks backwards-compatibility because an end user may be directly {{require_once}}'ing {{Zend/Search/Lucene/MultiSearcher.php}} and expecting to get class {{Zend_Search_Lucene_Interface_MultiSearcher}}, which won't work any longer.
Attached patch implementing BC fix for this issue. However, we end up with two classes in a single file, which is technically against ZF coding standards. Is there a better way that i'm not thinking of?
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Washington State will host its final home dual meet Friday against Oregon State.
Nicole Proulx scored 13 points for the Cougars in their second loss to UCLA this weekend.
Washington State will host UCLA again Saturday at Gibb Pool.
Washington State will host two dual meets against UCLA at Gibb Pool this weekend.
The Cougars are coming off a performance in Iowa.
The Cougars scored 387.5 points in the Hawkeye Invitational.
Washington State is tied with Denver at 278 points after the second day of the Hawkeye Invitational.
Washington State scored 106 points on the first day of the Invitational.
The meet will be contested Dec. 6-8 in Iowa City, Iowa.
The Cougars signed two swimmers from California and one from Washington.
The Cougars won their second meet in a row Friday against Seattle.
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La Monnaie ¦ Concerts ¦ Jérémie Rhorer ¦ Intro
Jérémie Rhorer
The two main works in this concert, dedicated to Ludwig van Beethoven, were written during a dark and difficult period. In 1809 the composition of Piano Concerto no. 5 was interrupted by political events: Vienna was invaded by the French. Beethoven was obliged to hide and the score was only completed at the end of that year. Beethoven's final concerto for piano thrills us with its energy, its balance and its brilliance. Egmont, gave Beethoven the chance to compose music for the stage on a text by one of his favourite poets, Goethe, and to tell the unhappy story of the Count of Egmont, condemned to death after the rebellion against the Spanish occupation. A desire for freedom, hope and a spirit of rebellion are also at the heart of the Leonore overture.
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Office: LRC 320
Office: LRC 321 A
The International Languages Department offers university-parallel courses in eleven languages: Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Portuguese, and Spanish. Also included under most languages are Introduction to Culture courses, taught in English and conversation courses. Students have access to state-of-the-art language laboratory and computer technology.
The International Languages Department awards AA degrees in General International Languages. Saddleback college has a variety of international language courses to select from. For a full Description of each course, please check the course catalog.
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Students are responsible for meeting and/or clearing all prerequisites for any course in which they plan to enroll in. Prerequisite code clearances for international languages are completed by the Language Lab (LRC 202).
Co-requisite language lab hours may be completed in the Language Lab (LRC 202) or online in select languages.


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With the pending merger of their respective fleet operations, San Benito County Public Works Administrator Steve Wittry (left) and City of Hollister, Calif., Public Works Director Clay Lee will provide for the other what each has specialized in — the county, heavy equipment; the city, passenger vehicles. The transition is also made easier because of proximity: both operations are located in Hollister, the county seat. Photos: Nick Lovejoy Photography
Hollister, Calif., Equipment Mechanic Ernie Castillo's job will become more specialized after his city and the county merge services.
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In California, San Benito County and the City of Hollister plan to merge fleet services because continuing statewide budgetary issues — like a deficit of around $13 billion — are trickling down to city and county agencies.
The rich are getting richer and the poor, poorer. Consolidation ensures equal access to public services for citizens of all economic means, says local government consultant Mayraj Fahim.
TWO BECOME ONE. Some say next year's merger of New Jersey's Princeton Borough and Princeton Township into "Princeton" works only because the two communities had similar populations and tax rates and that, because they'd shared 13 services, estimates of $3.2 million in annual savings are overoptimistic. But in a state with the most municipal bond downgradings, at least one financial analyst, Moody's Investors Service Inc., terms the move "credit positive." The new Princeton will have about $112 million in combined debt, which is about 16% of the operating expenses of each. Map: Center for Governmental Research Inc.
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Some say it was a long time coming. In November, more than a century after New Jersey's Princeton Borough seceded from Princeton Township over a school tax dispute, residents voted to bring the governments back together effective Jan. 1, 2013. The new Princeton will serve a combined population of roughly 29,000.
The move makes sense. The borough is completely surrounded by the township. Residents reached a resolution long ago about the 1894 tax dispute and combined schools. Today, the two communities share more than a dozen public services, including animal control and fire. Nevertheless, it took four tries since 1953 to get voters to approve a merger.
Even with shared services, the effort will encounter headaches. The onetime cost of the consolidation, as estimated by a joint commission, is $1.7 million. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie reportedly offered to pay 20%. As the two Princetons become one, police, public works, and other departments will have to be merged, with some anticipated layoffs to remove redundancies.
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Stetson players, coach "shocked'' to get 14 seed in NCAA women's tournament
Published: Monday, March 18, 2013 at 10:21 p.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at 9:13 a.m.
DELAND -- By the time the final pairings were announced on the NCAA women's tournament selection show Monday night, the Stetson Hatters were exhausted.
Hats in the Tourney
WHO: No. 14 seed Stetson (24-8) vs. No. 3 UCLA (25-7) in first-round game at NCAA women's basketball tournament
WHEN: 1:30 p.m. Saturday
WHERE: Columbus, Ohio
They rode a roller-coaster ride of emotions along with more than 100 supporters all packed elbow to elbow in the bar area at Bill & Frank's Brickhouse Grill until finally seeing their school's name appear in the bottom half of the final bracket toward the end of the show.
And then the crowd let out a raucous cheer as ESPN revealed that the Hatters (24-8) received a No. 14 seed in the Oklahoma City Regional and will meet third-seeded UCLA (25-7) at 1:30 p.m. Saturday in Columbus, Ohio. The game will be televised on ESPN2.
"Honestly, I can't tell you what I was thinking,'' said Stetson senior Ashley Dennis, who is from Columbus. "My emotions went all over the place. The first thing I saw was the seed, and I said, 'Wow, that's awesome.' And then I saw we're playing in Columbus, which just sent me over the edge, because that's my hometown.''
This will be the Hatters' third appearance in the NCAA tournament in eight years. But in 2005 and 2011 they were seeded 16th and paired against No. 1 seeds. This year many bracketologists predicted a 15 seed for the Atlantic Sun Conference tournament champs. A No. 14 seed caught everyone by surprise, including Hatters coach Lynn Bria.
"I'm shocked,'' Bria said. "I was pretty set we were going to be a 15 seed. You never know when the committee gets back there. I thought we could possibly be a 14, but I didn't really think we would get it. I'm just really happy.''
This was a season of many firsts for the Hatters. They set school records with 24 wins, 14 conference wins, an 11-game winning streak and a 16-game home winning streak that stretched back to last season.
"I'm really proud of where our program has come,'' Dennis said. "Two years ago we got a 16 seed. Getting a 14 seed shows a lot of respect for our program. And we really appreciate that.''
The players cheered boisterously every time a No. 1 seed was announced and their school wasn't named as the opponent. The loudest cheer -- until the final one -- came when Baylor was announced as the No. 1 seed of the Oklahoma City region and Prairie View was announced as the defending NCAA champ's opponent.
"Nobody wants to play her,'' Bria said of Baylor's 6-foot-8 center, Brittney Griner. "She's the best player in the country.''
Stetson players said they were getting anxious waiting to hear their team called as the one-hour selection show was winding down.
"It was worth the wait though,'' said senior guard Victoria McGowan, the A-Sun's 2011-12 player of the year.
"It definitely keeps you on the edge of your seat,'' junior forward Sasha Sims said.
But the result couldn't be more perfect, Bria said.
"We have players from Ohio, Indiana and Michigan,'' Bria said. "Victoria McGowan is from Michigan, and now her family can come watch her play, so it just worked out perfectly.''
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The CICS Spring Mini Conference "Reforming Mexico's Oil Sector" Roundtable discussion with four noted experts: Dr. Duncan Wood, director of the Mexico Institute at the Woodrow Wilson Center; David Enrique, energy lawyer at Goodrich Riquelme; Eduardo Andrade Iturribarria, corporate director (Latin America) at Iderdrola; and Ricardo Colmenter, regional general council (Latin America) at Weatherford International.
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The Immigration Information Session and Awards Ceremony will be hosted by the Graduate College of Social Work's Hispanic Student Organization. Keynote address will be given by Dr. Reynaldo Guerra. Guest speakers include Ana Mac Naught, Immigration Program Manager with Neighborhood Centers, Inc. and Jill Campbell, Clinical Supervising Attorney, University of Houston Immigration Clinic. During this event we will discuss changing immigration policies as well as considerations for practitioners relating both to the clinical and macro level. The Awards Ceremony will showcase our scholarship effort to provide someone with the financial assistance to complete the immigration process. University of Houston students, faculty, and staff as well as social services practitioners are welcome to attend this event and participate in networking opportunities.
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Witold Rybcynski, Emeritus Professor of Urbanism at University of Pennsylvania, will present "How Architecture Works," an examination of prototypical and typological attributes in architecture that cause some buildings to function more successfully than others.
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Shakespeare's perennial crowd pleaser, this comedy includes mistaken identity, cross dressing, wrestling, fools, snakes, lions, oh my! Rosalind and her cousin Celia flee the dangerous court and travel into the mysterious Forest of Arden, kicking off a grand adventure that changes everyone involved. Good thing they brought their clown along for help! Travel along with Shakespeare's band of country bumpkins, exiles and princesses for a journey of self-discovery and forgiveness. After all, "Can one desire too much of a good thing?"


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Baseball Suffers Shutout Loss in Season Opener at Maryland
Despite both sides recording five hits apiece, the Princeton baseball team was unable to find momentum at the plate and fell 6-0 to Maryland in its 2013 season opener.
The series continues between the Tigers (0-1) and Terrapins (6-3) on Saturday in doubleheader action in College Park, Md. First pitch is slated for 12 noon.
In the top of the third with two outs, Alec Keller was walked and advanced to third on a balk and a wild pitch, but Princeton was unable to break up the scoreless draw. He would be the only Tiger base runner to advance past second for the remainder of the game.
Senior Zak Hermans' tossed two scoreless frames and struck out a pair before things unraveled in the bottom of the third. The righty gave up four consecutive walks and Maryland scored the eventual game-winning run.
Over four innings, Hermans threw five strikeouts and conceded only the lone earned run.
Sophomore Danny Thomson relieved Hermans in the fifth, but it was Maryland to add more run support during his stint. The Terrapins added five more runs versus Thomson, including a two-run homer his second batter into his three-inning outing.
Princeton only managed two hits between the fifth through ninth innings.
Making their Princeton debut in the starting lineup were freshmen Billy Arendt and Danny Hoy. Arendt started at shortstop and hit a double in his first career at bat in the second, while Hoy served as the Tigers' leadoff batter and played at second base. He had a pair of walks and a singled in his first at bat.


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In 1994, when my father was diagnosed with Alzheimer's, we became the most famous family dealing with this disease. At that time it was shockingly new to release such a thing publicly. There was a shroud of secrecy and shame over it. It is, after all, an embarrassing illness, rife with unknowns. You simply can't predict what parts of a person will vanish, or what unexpected and awkward things they might say or do.
But my parents decided to tell the world, and my father wrote a heartbreakingly lovely letter to America. I had the salve of both friends and strangers offering my family prayers and sympathy. But because Alzheimer's was still not openly discussed, I had no one to talk to about suddenly becoming a daughter who was losing her father to this mysterious and relentless conqueror. Obviously, there had to be other people out there in the same situation, but I didn't know who they were.
My sister Maureen and I began talking more than we ever had before, but not long after our father's diagnosis, she was stricken with the melanoma that would ultimately kill her, so her own battle for life marked our conversations.
My brothers, on the other hand, maintained their stoicism, believing they could chart their way through the emotions by understanding the mechanics of the disease - how amyloid plaque formed in the brain, brittle and cruel, making synapses break like dry twigs. It was my first indication of how differently men and women process bad news. Our father was going to leave us in stages, disappear piece by piece, memory by memory and my sister, my mother and I just tried to keep from drowning in the emotions that overtook us.
"What's going to happen?" I asked my mother in those first early days.
"I don't know," she said.
She'd asked the same question of one of my father's doctors. He had no answers for her either. Along the way, someone gave us a booklet, which I believe was called The Long Goodbye, a phrase my mother began using and which I later used as the title for my memoir about our sad, strange journey. The booklet they gave us was clinical, uninformative and I don't think any of us even finished it.
I tried to look into the future, but all I could see was the past – the times I'd hurt my father with my rebelliousness, the times I turned him away and wouldn't listen to him. My despair felt like a rising tide that would drown me if I didn't figure out how to swim through it.
Yet another image from the past rose up – not one steeped in regrets, but alive with promise. My father – the old lifeguard who saved 77 people at Rock River when he was a teenager – had taught me to not fear the ocean. Respect it, he said, and learn from it. Learn about tides and waves and how to go over them if you need to, or under; how to ride them to shore and how to judge the pull of tides so you don't get swept away. If there's an undertow, don't fight it – go with it until you can break free and swim to shore.
Alzheimer's was a new ocean, and I had to find my way. I owed it to him. I'd done so many things wrong in my life and in my history with him that I had to get this right. I had to have faith in what he'd taught me. He believed our souls are eternally cradled in God's hands. So - I thought - his soul doesn't have Alzheimer's. It can't.
That became my compass.
Beyond his broken language, his memories that splintered and vanished, beyond the moments when his eyes bristled with the panic he had to be feeling – "I don't know where I am," he said once, standing in the living room of his own home – I held onto the faith that his soul floated clear and serene deep inside him. And, by holding onto that faith, I reasoned, I could hold onto him.


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The institute was established with a $1.85 million grant from CSX Corp., an East Coast rail and freight company. (Baltimore Sun, 10/10/95, p. B2)


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soil erosion, grain production, ethanol, irrigation, wheat production, wheat prices
Record-high food prices have already caused hunger and political unrest across the globe, and several trends indicate that the world is headed toward a food security crisis, Earth Policy Institute president and World on the Edge author Lester Brown said in a teleconference today.
Aquifer depletion, severe soil erosion and rising temperatures are causing instability in grain production worldwide, Brown said. Three of the world's big four wheat producers—China, the United States, and Russia—are currently experiencing severe drought and potentially low yields. China, the leading wheat producer, suffered the worst drought in its winter wheat-growing region in 60 years and could easily see its wheat harvest drop from 115 million tons last year to 110 million tons or less this year, he said. When 1.4 billion Chinese with rapidly rising incomes turn to the world market for grain, it will be the United States' "nightmare."
"China's our banker now," Brown said. "Like it or not, we're going to be sharing our grain harvest with China from now on. And the competition is going to drive grain prices to levels we've not imagined before."
Population growth, demographic changes and the use of grain to make ethanol are all conspiring to make the situation worse. The world will have some 80 million more mouths to feed this year, and 3 billion people are moving up the food chain, eating grain-intensive meat. Last year, 30 percent of the U.S. grain harvest went to ethanol distilleries.
"The water issue is a real sleeper," Brown said. In 18 countries containing half the world's people—including China, Russia and the United States—overpumping for irrigation is depleting aquifers. Saudi Arabia—which had been self-sufficient in wheat production—announced that its acquifer is largely depleted. Syria and Iraq have also seen their aquifers depleted, and Egypt's wheat yields have been flat for the past six years. "The bottom line," Brown said, "in the Arab Middle East, grain production has peaked and begun to decline." In India, 175 million people are being fed with grain produced by overpumping, "which by definition is a short-term phenomenon," Brown said. The comparable number for China is 130 million people.
During the last half of the 20th century, the United States kept grain in bins and kept cropland out of production to stabilize supply and prices. When a severe weather event led to poor harvests, the USDA could simply put idle cropland back into production to make up for it. "We don't have any idled capacity in the United States—or, indeed, in the world anymore," Brown said. "What we need now is a new source of price stabilization. We need to be talking about an international food reservoir where grain could be accumulated and managed internationally. … We're not even having that dialogue. I think we're in a potentially dangerous situation, and we haven't even realized how dangerous it is."
Scary stuff for the world. And the bottom line for food shoppers? "It may be somehow possible to avoid a rise in world food prices in the months ahead," Brown predicts, "but at this point it seems unlikely."
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