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I'm currently attending ITT Tech's Mount Prospect campus working on a bachelors in ISS (Information Systems Security).
I've worked with computers and electronics since I was about 14-15.
I started into the computer field after breaking the family computer in 1991-92 (I was 9yrs old then), after attempting to "hack it" to make it "run faster" by randomly running some Symantec programs that were on a special disk my dad had bought.
In high school, we were required to use a TI-83 graphing calculator, and so I found an Australian website that explained in some detail how to go about "hacking" your TI-83 to make it run faster. Soon after "hacking" my calculator I had about 10 of my friends asking me to hack their's too. So I made a bit of money off my geekiness.
In 1998-1999 (about the same year as the TI-83), I built my first computer.
I'd done some extensive research beforehand on the type of components and such needed, though I hadn't really thought about the difference between various brands. I got lucky though! I managed to pickup an Asus P2B-F motherboard along with a 333Mhz Celeron (Yes I was on a budget) and 128meg PC100 SDRAM. I soon realized how horribly slow this setup was, and soon after upgraded to a P3 700Mhz processor, which I quickly over-clocked to 932Mhz.
November of 2004, found me playing my first MMORPG called Lineage II.
Some internet friends of mine had invited me to try the game out with them, and it turned out to oddly become a rather life-changing experience. Despite the fact that I LOVE nothing more than fantasy stories, movies, and such about Wizards and Elves (specifically), I found the game suited my tastes almost perfectly... though I really had no interest in killing other players, which apparently was the game's eventual focus.
Around March 2005, I became part of the Deviant Realms' staff.
I was part of the semi-official "Pets Rule" event organization and eventually became head GM for the Zephyr server, a java-based emulation of the official servers called L2J, that lasted until late 2006 when I left the staff to pursue other interests.
Specifically, after having analyzed my experiences working with people on various levels and my proficiency at dealing with server related issues, I finally came to the realization of what I wanted to do in life and ever since I've continued to work hard to meet that goal.


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Apple scab
Three diseases and three insect pests most often ruin home apple crops. The diseases are apple scab, powdery mildew, and cedar-apple rust. The insect pests are codling moth, apple maggot, and curculio. Scab, powdery mildew, and codling moth are nearly universal; others are more regional.
Scab is generally considered the most serious apple disease. Initially the fungus causes olive green spots, which darken and harden over time. Scab develops in the mild temperatures and high humidity of spring. During particularly wet summers, subsequent scab infections, called "secondary scab," will cause problems through the summer if you were unsuccessful preventing infection in spring.
Scab is the most common and most potentially damaging apple disease. It occurs throughout the apple regions of the North, the Northeast, northern California, and the Northwest. It starts in spring about the time buds show their pink color, and that's the time for you to spray.
Scab spores overwinter in infected leaves, so if the disease is common where you live, rake fallen leaves every fall and destroy them. Alternatively, scatter ground limestone over the fallen leaves under the tree after harvest, and follow up with an earthworm-friendly layer of compost. This hinders spore reproduction that normally occurs at that time.
Powdery mildew is common to many kinds of plants besides apples. Infected leaves are covered with a thin layer of white fungus. The disease develops fastest when days are warm and nights cool. It does not require high humidity. Spores overwinter in already infected buds.
Even though scab and powdery mildew are very different diseases, when you spray for scab, you also prevent powdery mildew. Control both diseases with sprays of sulfur. Many forms of sulfur are available; which one you choose depends on how you plan to apply it. In my orchard, I use liquid sulfur applied with the spray adhesive NuFilm 17, a sticker-spreader made of pine resin that helps hold the sulfur to the leaves. Also, even though sulfur is an ancient and safe pesticide, it is a potential irritant, so protect your eyes, ears, and nose.
Cedar-apple rust. This pest is aptly named because quarter-inch pustules on leaf undersides look just like spots of rust. Primarily a pest in the East, it can also occur in the Northwest. Two sulfur sprays beginning at pink bud control it, along with scab and powdery mildew. The spores spread to apple trees from red cedars up to 2 miles away. For spores to germinate, apple leaves must remain wet for four to six hours. Control it with the same sulfur spray you use for scab and powdery mildew, being sure to apply it at pink-bud stage and again three weeks after petal fall.
Codling moth: This is the most famous insect pest of apples and it occurs virtually everywhere apples grow. The time to take action is petal fall and early summer. Use sprays of the insecticide Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), possibly traps.
Many kinds of fruit moths and their caterpillars strike in different regions of the country, leaving behind entrance holes marked by sawdust-like frass, winding feeding depressions in the skin, deep sunken areas of light corky tissue, or clusters of tiny circular excavations on the fruit beneath a touching leaf. But codling moth is by far the most prevalent nationwide. Adult moths lay eggs on leaves and twigs about the time petal fall begins. Within days, larvae find their way to fruits and tunnel inside them, often beginning with the tiny openings left by the flower.
Home gardeners might sufficiently protect their trees with codling moth traps, which contain a hormone attractant that lures males and traps them, provided that wild or unmanaged fruit trees are not within 100 yards. Make sure traps are in place when bloom begins. Use two per standard-sized tree, one per dwarf tree, and replace them after eight weeks.
If codling moths are a persistent problem, spray with Bt. Add fish oil to the spray mix to help stick the bacterium to leaves and slow its breakdown. At least three sprayings are needed, and timing is critical: spray initially 15 days after petal fall begins, and subsequently at 5-day intervals. Note when petal fall begins and mark the spray days on a calendar.
Apple maggot earned the name railroad worm long ago for its meandering tunnels beneath the apple skin and eventually throughout the flesh. A practiced eye can pick out the puncture where the fly laid its egg by catching the slightly depressed sting mark in the right light.
Apple maggots overwinter in the soil after emerging from fallen fruits. That's why the first step to reduce their numbers is picking up and disposing of fruit when it drops from the tree.
Control apple maggots during the growing season by trapping them on fake apples that are coated with sticky insect trap coating. Called red sphere traps, these hang on the tree like Christmas ornaments. You can buy disposable plastic or long-lasting wood spheres. You need six traps for a standard-size tree, and they must be in place three weeks after petal fall.
Curculio is a tiny beetle with a long, anteater-like snout or nose. It lives east of the Rocky Mountains and often drives apple growers there to distraction. Beetles overwinter under fallen leaves, in brush piles, and along fence lines--wherever conditions provide some safety. They become active just about the time apple trees bloom in spring. The adult beetles then crawl or fly to the trees, snacking on tender new growth and flower petals, until curculio night: the first evening at or above 70? F after fruits have set. Furious mating takes place, and serious egg laying begins shortly thereafter in the tiny fruits.
For each egg, female curculios eat a tiny hole in the skin. After depositing the egg, she cuts a crescent-shaped slit beneath the egg so that the growing fruit won't crush the egg. Usually within a week, the eggs hatch and the young larvae begin feeding on the apple. Shortly, the tree responds to the feeding larvae by dropping the fruit. The larvae crawl out and burrow into the soil to begin the transformation into adults.
This is the most maddening apple pest of all. Luckily for Westerners, it is a problem throughout apple regions in the eastern U.S. Try to repel them with special sprays described in the text, and collect fallen fruit in June.
There is no trap or botanical spray that will control curculio. But the insect does have the curious habit of playing dead when surprised, a habit you can take advantage of: turn-of-the-century advice was to spread sheets under your tree each morning (for three weeks after petal fall), then shake or jar it, causing the beetles to fall onto the sheets. Then roll up the sheets and dispose of them. This technique still works, and for most home gardeners it is sufficient.
Repellent sprays help, provided the curculios have a flowering crab apple nearby on which to turn their attention. To repel them, I recommend combining garlic extract spray (2 tablespoons) with Safer's Bioneem (1 tablespoon), fish oil (1 tablespoon), and liquid seaweed (2 tablespoons) per gallon of water. Apply this mixture at petal fall and a week later, preferably early in the morning or at twilight when leaves won't dry off as quickly.
Some commercial growers have resorted to an organophosphate insecticide, phosmet (Imidan) to control curculio. While seemingly safe and fast to decompose, it is toxic to honeybees. I mention it here because you're likely to read or be told about it for curculio control. Some otherwise organic growers use it, but I don't.


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"It's inexplicable how one can fall back so quickly. The mistakes we made were punished hard. Thankfully there will be another match in three weeks and then it's going to be a different German national team."
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If Michael Ballack isn't the greatest German footballer of all time, well then he's pretty damn close. The three-time German Footballer of the Year has been a commanding presence in the midfield for some of the world's top clubs including Bayern Munich and Chelsea, and helped lead his native Germany to the finals of the 2002 World Cup and Euro 2008, both of which they lost. In fact, the majority of Ballack's career has been marked by heartbreaking defeats in some very high stakes matches. This summer in South Africa, Ballack will wear the arm band as he looks to finally lead his country to their first World Cup since their unification.
Michael Ballack BiographyThough Michael Ballack was born in a small East German town called Gorlitz, his family moved to Chemnitz when he was young, and it is there that he began playing football. At just 7 years of age, Ballack began training in the Chemnitz youth ranks and made his professional debut in 1995. The man they called "Little Kaiser" was too talented to be playing in Germany's second and third divisions, so in the summer of 1997, the Bundesliga's Kaiserslautern signed Ballack, allowing him his first taste of top tier football in Germany.
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Measuring the size of the key space in transposition algorithms is not important, because their security is far less than the size of the key space would suggest. Therefore, any measure of effective key length will be misleading and will not give an accurate picture of the true security of the scheme.
In general the standard way to compute the effective key length of a cryptographic algorithm is as follows: we let $K$ denote the set of all possible keys for that algorithm; then the effective key length is $\lg |K|$, where $|K|$ denotes the size of the set $K$ and $\lg$ denotes the logarithm to base 2.


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The Princeton women's squash team completed a perfect opening weekend by sweeping Drexel 9-0 Sunday afternoon at the Jadwin Squash Courts.
Princeton swept both shifts Sunday, and all nine players won 3-0. In the opening shift, freshman Tara Harringon lost only three points at the No. 8 spot, while both freshman Rachel Leizman (No. 4) and sophomore Alex Lunt (No. 6) lost single-digit points.
Both junior Libby Eyre and sophomore Hallie Dewey (No. 7) dropped only three points apiece in their second-shift matches, while junior Lexi Saunders (No. 5) and Casey Cortes (No. 9) lost six points or fewer.
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Fans get to be a part of the exhibit: Vote for Top 10 festival moments of all-time beginning TODAY on rockhall.com
CLEVELAND (March 11, 2014) – The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum presents its latest featured exhibit, Common Ground: The Music Festival Experience, which will open on Friday, April 25, 2014. The exhibition will be an immersive and engaging look at the music festival as more than just an outdoor concert, but as a community experience.
Whether it's forging human bonds, building a sense of community, providing broad exposure for musical artists – both old and new – or as one of the most important economic engines of the music industry, the story of the music festival is inextricably linked with music's powerful cultural impact around the globe.
Fan vote and fan-curated exhibit
Beginning Tuesday, March 11 fans around the world will have the opportunity to vote for the Top 10 rock festival performance moments of all-time on rockhall.com. From Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee Bob Dylan's performance in Newport in 1965 to Daft Punk's Coachella performance in 2006, fans will vote for 10 breakout performance and highlights from the last 50 years of festivals. The fan vote will close on Wednesday, April 2 at 5 p.m. ET. The Top 10 festival moments of all-time as voted by fans will be revealed on Wednesday, April 23 on rockhall.com. The fan-curated Top 10 rock festival moments will be presented in a video montage at the entrance of the exhibit.
As fans around the world experience this year's biggest festivals firsthand and share tagged images of the vibrant and diverse sights that surround them, the Rock Hall will capture and present those moments via large monitors on the fourth floor of the Museum near the entrance of the exhibit.
Exhibit snapshot
Spanning two floors of the Museum, the exhibit will surround visitors with the sights and sounds of a rock festival to evoke the experience in a visceral way, utilizing video of the iconic festivals of the past (Newport, Monterey, Woodstock, Wattstax and more) and the vibrant, constantly evolving events of the present (Coachella, Bonnaroo, Glastonbury and more), with an emphasis on establishing a "you are there" environment. Several floor to ceiling photographs of festival fans will invite visitors to examine and interpret the fan experience and become a part of the crowd. Ambient sounds will fill the space: weather, bands tuning up, people talking, radio ads and news reports. Visitors will connect with the intangible elements inherent in the festival experience – identifying with a community, participating in a social event and being part of the creative process.
The first level of the exhibit will take visitors through a fast-paced history of popular music festivals with large photographs, artifacts and short documentary films.
The second level of the exhibit will present an immersive experience designed to place the visitor squarely into the festival experience. The space will represent a performance tent at a festival and visitors will encounter a 20 minute film representing a fast moving day at a festival told through a cinematic mash-up of performances, sights, sounds, words and communal energy of iconic music festivals from the past seven decades. The main screen will be complimented with synchronized images and lighting that will evoke the feeling of day turning into night.
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 activities. For more information, visit rockhall.com.


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The event benefitted EPIC (Educating Parents Investing in Children), a joint effort with CAP Head Start to provide early childhood opportunities for Head Start children at Palmer Court, along with education for families.
We loved the Grand America's delicious brunch, face painting, balloon animals, cookie decorating and magic chow in the Imperial Ballroom, while a silent auction helped raise even more money, with prizes like stays at the Grand America and gift baskets of toys from JouJou.
Guests also received 15 percent off shopping cards to any store at the Grand America. Luckily, they were able to put the cards to use the same day—monster footsteps led from the ballroom to the new toy store.
Here are our exclusive pics from the Celebration of Wonder and what you should buy your kids for the holidays at the JouJou toy store:
Celebration of Wonder
The Grand America serves up some sweet treats.
In our minds, the two most popular people at the event. The Grand America knows food.
The event was set up to support EPIC.
Facepainting was just one of the activities for kids in the ballroom.
JouJou toy store
Monsterpiece Theatre, ten friendly computer-generated monsters in portraits interact with toy store guests.
Walk on the lighted floor below the candy organ to creat your own music...
...then pick your flavor!
This cute, stuffed frog is one of the higher-end toys at $40.
Among all the books at the store's library, we picked "Barry, the Fish with Fingers" by Sue Hendra, $15.99.
BOOM! These action-packed wallets are great for older kids learning to save their allowance, $17 each.
Dogs are expensive to own, and yes, some of us are allergic. Port-a-Pug is a one time expense of only $16.95 and allergy-free (would also make a great white elephant gift).


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Brian Barnard stood before a group of atheists earlier this year to celebrate their hard-fought legal triumph over the state of Utah. The state, backed by the Utah Highway Patrol Association, had been erecting 12-foot-high steel crosses on public land near highways to memorialize sites where troopers had died in the line of duty.
Barnard's atheist clients felt the 14 crosses, adorned with a UHP emblem, were a symbol of Christianity and violated the separation of church and state established in the U.S. Constitution.
Before the seven-year court battle was over, the state's position that the crosses were a generic symbol of respect was upheld by U.S. District Judge David Sam, only to be overturned on appeal to U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals. The state invested—civil libertarians would say "wasted"—more money to appeal the case to the U.S. Supreme Court, which declined to hear it. By spring 2012, the crosses on public land came down.
Barnard, a soft-spoken man known to his clients and opponents alike for his civility, allowed himself a moment of brio: "What I enjoyed about this litigation is that [Utah Attorney General] Mark Shurtleff said I was wrong. U.S. District Judge Sam said I was wrong. The 10th Circuit said I was right. The Supreme Court said they weren't going to weigh in on it. So we won ... We were able to teach Mark Shurtleff a lesson [on the Constitution] and now we get to make an application for [$300,000 in] attorneys' fees."
Then mischievously, Barnard added, "I want to thank each and everyone of you as taxpayers of the state of Utah for your contribution."
The atheists howled their approval. Barnard, 67, who died unexpectedly in his sleep in September, to many Utahns was the only person they could turn to for justice when their civil rights were violated. He clashed with government at all levels in his 40-year career as the champion of the underdog, the outsider and the unloved in a state that often values conformity over diversity. He joked that his legal fees were "tuition" for his opponents.
"Brian used to say, 'We can send them a letter and let them know that what they are doing is unconstitutional,'" says Stewart Gollan, managing attorney at the Utah Legal Clinic founded by Barnard. "'If they don't listen, we will have to educate them. But then they'll have to pay my tuition.'"
With Barnard gone, the question in the legal community is: Who will replace him as Utah's lion of civil liberties?
Barnard took on the cases of political protestors, animal rights activists and women who wanted admittance to Salt Lake's foremost men's club, American Indian tribes, liquor merchants and even panhandlers.
"He didn't just nght for the rights of non-religious people, but for civil rights in general. He was a champion for all," says Dan Ellis, president of the Atheists of Utah. "I'm hoping someone steps up, but those are huge shoes to fiIl."
Says Marina Lowe, legislative and policy counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union of Utah, "Brian consistently stood up and took on difficult cases. His name is synonymous with civil rights in the state of Utah. Utah is in a worse position for his not being here."
One of the difficulties of replacing Barnard is that the former Los Angeles native and Loyola Law School graduate brought a unique set of skills to defending the rights of the less desirable. For one thing, he could argue emotional and unpopular points of view-that crosses should not be on public land or that a city can't pay for illuminating a beloved
religious site—in a calm, reasoned way that concealed a stubborn persistence.
"His style was to litigate aggressively, yet be reasonable if you could come to some sort of resolution," says Gollan, who apprenticed under Barnard. "Brian was a very soft-spoken man in his dealings, but would not let himself be intimidated and was scared of no one in the courtroom."
Gollan says Barnard delighted in the title "legal gadfly," bestowed upon him by the alternative newspaper Salt Lake City Weekly. Yet, "He was able to be a very aggressive, formidable litigator without being uncivil or unkind to anyone."
Barnard was also exceptionally deft and patient in explaining legal complexities to his clients and—even more important in civil rights cases—to the news media.
"The first person reporters would go to when a case was filed was Brian," says Karen McCreary, the executive director of the ACLU of Utah." He would boil it down to that sentence or two that would help educate people on constitutional issues."
But a civil rights lawyer battling government attorneys case after case for four decades needs more than money to keep going—a passion for the law or a streak of maverick, perhaps. Barnard had both.
"He liked being the guy who stood up for the little person," says Lowe.
The obvious heir apparent to Barnard is Gollan, who has worked as Barnard's associate on dozens of cases. Gollan shares his mentor's soft-spoken legal literacy, but admits he is less experienced in the media performance art that Barnard brought to high-profile civil rights litigation.
"This work needs to continue being done, whether it is by me personally or by other civil liberties organizations," Gollan says. "Brian built something that was larger than himself."
McCreary at the ACLU says it takes a rare kind of lawyer. "People today don't have an understanding that each person matters. The community is enhanced when everyone has rights that are protected by all of us. Brian was like a force of nature. It's hard to think of him gone. He left such a legacy."
Wins case forcing the exclusive Alta Club in downtown Salt Lake City to accept women.
Forces City of St. George to end its 44-year practice of paying the electric bill for illuminating The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' temple.
Salt Lake-based Summum religion argues that their faith's Seven Aphorisms should have the same right of placement in a Pleasant Grove public park as the Ten Commandments. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the city's right to limit religious displays. Barnard took the case back to lower courts, where his associates will argue the city violates the separation of church and state doctrine in the Utah Constitution. The case will be heard by the Utah Supreme Court.
With John Pace, Barnard settles an 18-year fight between the state and the Navajo Tribe over unpaid oil drilling royalties of $33 million.
Barnard, representing the Atheists of Utah, successfully argues that memorial crosses for fallen Highway Patrol troopers violate Constitutional separation of church and state.
Courts find Utah's panhandling law a violation of freedom of speech. Some municipalities nevertheless continue to enforce the law, and Barnard's Utah Legal Clinic again filed suit against American Fork in September 2012.


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FDA Proposes Limiting Conflict-of-Interest Waivers;
Consumer Groups To Push for Tougher Rules
In an effort to stave off tougher Congressional action, the Food and Drug Administration last week proposed limitations on the ability of scientists with ties to industry to serve on its influential advisory committees. The proposal would ban any scientist who earned over $50,000 in consulting, research or speaking fees in the previous year from serving on the committees, and prohibit those with lesser conflicts from voting. The new policy "should provide more consistency in the consideration of who is eligible to participate in advisory committee meetings and would simplify the process," deputy commissioner Randall Lutter said.
Consumer groups criticized the proposed changes as not going far enough. The Center for Science in the Public Interest, which backs a total ban on individuals with conflicts of interest serving on advisory committees, blasted the FDA's claim that the agency's need for an individual's expertise sometimes overrides financial conflicts of interest. "With 125 medical schools in the U.S., the FDA can easily find unconflicted advisers to staff its committees," said Integrity in Science project director Merrill Goozner. The National Research Center for Women and Families said any scientists with financial ties to firms affected by the committee deliberations can influence the tenor of the discussions and therefore should be eliminated.
Other consumer groups plan to suggest to the FDA that if the agency wants testimony from conflicted experts, they should be limited to presenting their point of view at the public portion of the meeting, which is the current process for consumer and patient advocacy groups. Consumer groups are also concerned that the draft guidance did not address the lack of balance on many FDA committees, where many rosters lack sufficient expertise in drug safety, post-marketing surveillance, and epidemiology. The FDA will accept public comments on the proposed guidance for 60 days
Cancer Drug Advisory Committee Grants Waivers
If the new FDA draft guidance were in place, the Cellular, Tissue, and Gene Therapies Advisory Committee that meets this week would not allow three of its members to serve and more than half wouldn't be allowed to vote. The committee, which will discuss the prostate cancer drug Sipuleucel-T, manufactured by Dendreon, granted waivers to 8 of its 14 members. Among them were Mary Horowitz, who received funding from Roche, the manufacturer of a competing prostate cancer drug; Derek Raghavan, who receives funding from competing manufacturers Aventis and Eli Lilly; and Dr. Howard I. Scher, who receives grant support from Aventis.
FDA Pushes for Higher Prescription Drug User Fees
Despite widespread consumer opposition to using drug- and device-industry user fees to fund the FDA, Commissioner Andrew C. von Eschenbach last week asked Congress to sharply increase the level of funding coming from industry fees. "The reauthorization of this law plays a significant role in FDA's continued ability to make drug therapies available to the American public in a timely fashion without sacrificing the quality of approval decisions," he said. The FDA proposal asked for just $29.3 million for increased safety surveillance of recently approved drugs.
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Dzeko set to extend current deal?
- 15 July 2013 10:05
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Is Edin Dzeko about to agree a new deal with City?
After a summer of speculation linking the Bosnian striker to a number of Bundesliga and Italian clubs, it appears the arrival of Manuel Pellegrini means Edin's future looks likely to be with Blues – according to Sports Direct News.com, that is.
Hugh Southon reports: "Edin Dzeko will sit down with Manchester City in the next few weeks to discuss a new deal.
"New Blues boss Pellegrini announced over the weekend the 27-year-old will have a big part to play next season despite being linked with moves to both Borussia Dortmund and Napoli this summer.
"Dzeko has less than two years remaining on his current contract and City are keen to protect their longer-term interests in the £20 million rated player."
Pellegrini's comment that City defender Maicon would not be part of his squad for the new season adds weight to this morning's ESPN story that the Brazilian is on the verge of a return to Serie A football.
Maicon played only a handful of games for the Blues last season and with two right-backs ahead of him in the queue for first-team football in the shape of Micah Richards and Pablo Zabaleta, it seems he may well move on.
ESPN report: "Former Inter Milan defender and Champions League winner Maicon is on the verge of returning to Serie A, with Roma set to complete a deal for the Manchester City full-back on Monday.
"The 31-year-old arrived in the Italian capital on Monday morning, posing for photographs outside the city's Fiumicino airport before being taken by club officials for a medical, after which he should put pen to paper on a two-year contract."
Finally, in something of a hybrid news story, the International Business Times report that Spanish paper Marca are claiming Sevilla have turned down a bid from the Blues for star striker Alvaro Negredo.
Chandrashekar Srinivasan writes: "Sevilla are prepared to play hardball over a potential transfer for striker Alvaro Negredo, according to Marca.
"The La Liga club are negotiating with Manchester City over the sale of the 27-year-old Spain international and Pellegrini's new club have already had a €23m bid rejected.
"It is believed Sevilla president Jose Maria del Nido is keen for his counterparts at the Etihad to pay at least €25m for the former Real Madrid youngster; although the full value of €28m would be preferred.
"City have released two of the four first team strikers they started the 2012/13 Premier League season with - Mario Balotelli joined AC Milan in January and Carlos Tevez moved to Serie A champions Juventus this summer.
"This leaves only Argentina international Sergio Agüero and Bosnian Dzeko at the club and former Villarreal and Madrid boss Pellegrini is keen on Negredo to beef up the ranks."
'Beef up the ranks' - now there's a proper football phrase!
That's all for today, but keep an eye out on mcfc.co.uk for any breaking transfer news.


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Using a scalable simulation model to evaluate the performance of production system segmentation in a combined MRP and Kanban system Thomas Felberbauer, Klaus Altendorfer, Alexander Hübl, WSC-2012, Berlin
In this paper two different possible machine allocation policies are studied for a production system consisting of MRP and kanban controlled materials. Performance measures are inventory costs, backorder costs and service level. In policy one, the production system is segmented into one segment for MRP planned materials and one for kanban controlled materials. Policy two implements common machine groups for both kinds of materials. A scalable production planning simulation model is applied which is set up by parameterization of the respective database without any model implementation work. For high set-up times and low number of items, we find that whenever utilization of the production system is high, the production system segmentation policy is preferable. However, for medium and low utilization values common machine groups perform best in all scenarios. The scalable simulation model for different kinds of production systems contributes to further research in this field» Lire plus
A simulation study of the effect of mosque design on egress times Khaled Nassar, Ahmed Bayyoumi, WSC-2012, Berlin
The Mosque prayer hall is perhaps the only architectural space designed for a large number of floorseated occupants. A critical issue in the design of mosques is determining the number and configuration of exit locations. This paper describes a discrete-event simulation model developed to assess the effect of mosque prayer hall configuration on the egress times of the occupants. The simulation model takes into consideration the behavioral aspects of the mosque occupants such as shoe placement and pickup, after prayer lingering, late egress of front rows, after prayers, and congregations inside and outside the mosque. Most of the various exit configurations possible in mosque design are modeled and assessed for total egress time as well as flow rates. It is shown that one-sided exit location out performs all other configurations. The study presents the first such analysis of mosque egress and the results should of great interest to architects and researchers alike» Lire plus
Complex agent interactions in operational simulations for aerospace design Benjamin Schumann, James Scanlan, Hans Fangohr, WSC-2012, Berlin
Product complexity in the aerospace industry has grown fast while design procedures and techniques did not keep pace. Product life cycle implications are largely neglected during the early design phase. Also, aerospace designers fail to optimize products for the intended operational environment. This study shows how a design, simulated within its anticipated operational environment, can inform about critical design parameters, thereby creating a more targeted design improving the chance of commercial success. An agent-based operational simulation for civil Unmanned Aerial Vehicles conducting maritime Search-andRescue missions is used to design and optimize aircrafts. Agent interactions with their environment over the product life-cycle are shown to lead to unexpected model outputs. Unique insights into the optimal design are gained by analysis of the operational performance of the aircraft within its simulated environment» Lire plus
Hybrid simulation with loosely coupled system dynamics and agent-based models for prospective health technology assessments Anatoli Djanatliev, Reinhard German, Peter Kolominsky-Rabas, Bernd M. Hofmann, WSC-2012, Berlin
Due to the ageing of the world population, the demand for technology innovations in healthcare is growing rapidly. All stakeholders (e.g., patients, healthcare providers and health industry) can take profit of innovative products, but the development degenerates often into a time consuming and cost-intensive process. Prospective Health Technology Assessment (ProHTA) is a new approach that combines the knowledge of an interdisciplinary team and uses simulation techniques to indicate the effects of new innovations early before the expensive and risky development phase begins. In this paper, we describe an approach with loosely coupled system dynamics and agent-based models within a hybrid simulation environment for ProHTA as well as a use-case scenario with an innovative stroke technology» Lire plus
The service productivity learning cockpit – a business-intelligence tool for service enterprises Prof. Dr. Torsten Eymann, Universität Bayreuth, Lehrstuhl für Wirtschaftsinformatik
Computer simulation is a way to imitate business processes based on reality. Due to the fact that the environment in hospitals is highly dynamic with local autonomy of stakeholders participating in the business processes, we found an agent–based modeling and simulation (ABMS) approach to be most suitable and it is therefore applied in this context. From an inception to a running simulation, followed by an analysis of the output, we need to keep in mind our user's physical problem as well as their capability of digesting the results. An interface between a computer modeler/programmer's deliverable and a user like a hospital manager who learns from the simulated behavior of physical reality, is a visualization tool. We call this tool a "Learning Cockpit" (LC). Although a manager has experience in managing their business and they use personal qualities to positively drive their organization in challenging business environments, a simulation provides them additional support in decision process. With the help of simulation, they should be able to clearly and concisely grasp the information about the current operations, the resources involved and the inherent costs to get an output. They should be able to measure the performance of the current setup, and if necessary, make some changes and bring more value to the organization» Lire plus
A multi-structural framework for adaptive supply chain planning Ivanov D.A., Sokolov B., Kaeschel J., European Journal of Operational Research, 2009
A trend in up-to-date developments in supply chain management (SCM) is to make supply chains more agile, flexible, and responsive. In supply chains, different structures (functional, organizational, informational, financial etc.) are (re)formed. These structures interrelate with each other and change in dynamics. The paper introduces a new conceptual framework for multistructural planning and operations of adaptive supply chains with structure dynamics considerations. We elaborate a vision of adaptive supply chain management (A-SCM), a new dynamic model and tools for the planning and control of adaptive supply chains. SCM is addressed from perspectives of execution dynamics under uncertainty. Supply chains are modelled in terms of dynamic multi-structural macro-states, based on simultaneous consideration of the management as a function of both states and structures. The research approach is theoretically based on the combined application of control theory, operations research, and agent-based modelling. The findings suggest constructive ways to implement multi-structural supply chain management and to transit from a "one-way" partial optimization to the feedbackbased, closed-loop adaptive supply chain optimization and execution management for value chain adaptability, stability and crisis-resistance. The proposed methodology enhances managerial insight into advanced supply chain management» Lire plus
Supply chain multi-structural (re)-design Ivanov D.A., International Journal of Integrated Supply Management, No. 5(1), 19-37, 2009
In the framework of supply chain (re)- design (SCD), different structures (functional, organizational, informational, etc.) are (re)- formed. These structures are interrelated and change in their dynamics. How is it possible to avoid structural incoherency and consistency and to achieve comprehensiveness by (re)- designing supply chains? This paper introduces a new approach to simultaneous multi-structural SCD with structure dynamics considerations. We elaborate a new conceptual model and propose new tools for multi-structural SCD – multi-structural macro-states and dynamical alternative multi-graphs. The research approach is theoretically based on the combined application of operations research, agent-based modelling, and control theory. The results show the multi-structural and interdisciplinary treatment allows comprehensive and realistic SCD problem formulation and solution. We emphasize the flexibility of the proposed approach and optimization-supported simulation. The proposed methodology enhances managerial insight into supply chains at the strategic and tactical levels and serves to assist decision-makers in SCD» Lire plus
The aero-engine value chain under future business environments David Buxton, Richard Farr, Bart Maccarthy. MITIP2006, 11-12 September, Budapest
Agent-based modelling is gaining popularity for investigating the behaviour of complex systems involving interactions of many players or agents. In this paper an agent-based simulation modelling technique is applied to understand the long term implications of strategy decisions for an aerospace value chain. The industry has unique elements including new business models, high levels of collaboration, long product lifecycles and long periods before positive paybacks are realised. Forecasting market conditions over this long term lifespan is inherently problematic and adds further complexity when devising a strategy. The model described includes all the major players and entities in the value chain and their interactions. Illustrative results are presented to demonstrate how the simulation approach can be used to evaluate strategy and policy decisions and their operational implications over the long term» Lire plus
Using AnyLogic and agent based approach to model consumer market Maxim Garifullin, Andrei Borshchev, Timofei Popkov. EUROSIM 2007, September 9-13, Ljubljana, Slovenia
In the highly dynamic, competitive and complex market environments (such as telecom, insurance, leasing, health, etc) the consumer's choice essentially depends on a number of individual characteristics, inherent dynamics of the consumer, network of contacts and interactions, and external influences that may be best captured within the Agent Based modeling paradigm. The Agent Based modeling is especially advantageous in the consumer market domain as it allows to leverage the full amount of individual-centric data from the CRM (Customer Relationships Management) systems highly available these days. Although there are no universal straightforward instructions for building Agent Based models, there are certain common steps and patterns. The goal of this paper is to introduce the patterns in consumer market modeling most frequently met in our consulting practice. The modeling language of AnyLogic is used throughout the paper» Lire plus


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Monday, April 4, 2011
Quilting Goals 2011: Just Checking In
1. More quilts. Check. Kind of. Jennifer's Intersection(s) pattern is still sitting, but I did make a girly companion for my Modern Meadow baby quilt—that was my Urban Lattice quilt. No progress on bed quilts for Miss E. and my niece, and I completed exactly one block for the Bloggers' Block-A-Palooza quilt-along, but one down out of 5 isn't too bad, I guess.
2. Bees. Check. I've made some gorgeous blocks for bloggy friends near and far.
3. Swaps. Check. I sent my DQS quilt off to Australia, and received a lovely one in return! Now that's swap success. : ) And I'm currently wrapping up my Make Mine Modern swap items.
1. Supernova -playing around, 2. Supernova red WIP2, 3. Supernova blocks, 4. Block on design wall,Not fully sewn together yet!, 5. Supernova block #1, 6. 1st Supernova piecing, 7. Supernova blocks, ready for next week, 8. Supernova Quilt Along - Piecing Sub Blocks 1-6, 9. Supernova QAL, my first blocks
4. A quilt-along. Check. Have you seen what showed up in the Supernova Quilt Along Flickr group over the weekend? Wow, you guys are rocking it!
5. Quilting for charity. Check. I've already made six blocks for Do. Good Stitches quilts, and next month I'm taking on the role of quilter in that bee, which means I get to design the quilt, collect the blocks, and put them all together into a finished piece. In addition, I made this quilt for Margaret's Hope Chest and raised $80 for Haiti by selling pillows in the Quilt Hope In etsy store.
6. Holiday stuff for 2011. Nope. I want to make a tree skirt, stockings for the whole family, and a Christmas quilt. No progress here.
7. Learn to free-motion quilt. Nope. No progress here. But I did sign up for the Free-Motion Quilting class at the Sewing Summit. : ) So no worries about that until October, right? (Yes, I'm going to the Sewing Summit! Can't wait!)
8. Rent the long-arm quilting machine at my LQS again. Nope. Haven't done that yet. But still want to.
9. More finishes. Check. Kind of. My goal was to finish 12 quilts in 2011, so I'm currently right on track with 3 finishes in 2011. I also wanted to do more of my quilting myself, and of my 3 finishes, 2 were quilted on my home machine, while one was sent out to the long-arm quilter. So totally on track there as well! : )
17 comments:
- Amy said...
doing good. I dont make lists,, I make tons of mental notes.. could be why I buy Ibuprofen?
- April 4, 2011 at 12:27 AM
- emedoodle said...
First of all, I was totally holding out the hope that your quilt was coming to me.... I'm still waiting for mine though so I hope it's amazing (it surely is, they all are). Second, I need to go back to my list. Third, great job!! :)
- April 4, 2011 at 12:57 AM
- Elizabeth D. said...
Awesome job, wow! You really are rocking it!! As for the holiday stuff, I'm seriously considering hosting a big Christmas in July thing over at my blog, so maybe you might want to participate and that would get you moving on the holiday stuff? Just a thought :) I think you're doing amazing with your list!!
- April 4, 2011 at 5:48 AM
- Kiera said...
Great job!! You're work is beautiful...........:)
- April 4, 2011 at 5:54 AM
- Becky said...
you ARE doing great! I loved seeing all the supernova blocks pop up over the weekend. You should totally rent time at your LQS on the longarm. I wish that we had something like that around here. Love all your swap projects,so pretty!
- April 4, 2011 at 6:52 AM
- Marjorie's Busy Corner said...
Good morning Lee; everything is looking great; as usual. Your work is very nice...
- April 4, 2011 at 6:58 AM
- Jennifer said...
Lee your awesome! Every time you post a picture of your Urban Lattice Quilt I just want it. It's one of my favorite inspirations out there! Having fun with the supernova quilt-a-long.
- April 4, 2011 at 12:11 PM
- Jennifer said...
You're really rocking through your list! I only have one quilting goal on my list: finish my supernova! I haven't even started piecing yet, because I don't have them all cut yet, because I'm still stressing about the color combinations. How do you pro quilters do this all the time? ;) I'm hoping it becomes easier as I go along... I spent about five hours total trying to pick some blue fabrics for this one.
- April 4, 2011 at 1:17 PM
- Live a Colorful Life said...
I never posted my list, but I might have to "check in" just the same. You have made amazing progress in the first three months!
- April 4, 2011 at 1:38 PM
- Inspiredbyfelix said...
Fab progress, and gorgeous makes (of course!). I adore the dark grey and pink block in your bee picture - do you know if that quilt been finished? Ceri PS Thanks for including my pic in your Supernova mosaic, made my day :)
- April 4, 2011 at 2:01 PM
- Kimberly White said...
You are making some awesome progress! I think the WIP wednesdays are helping me to keep on track - what about you? Have a great day! Thanks for inspiring me with your beautiful quilts!
- April 4, 2011 at 2:36 PM
- hydeeannsews said...
wow! that's impressive. congrats.
- April 4, 2011 at 4:55 PM
- Sel's Quilting Blog said...
And I thought I was being ambitious by finishing 12 tops in 12 months! :)
You're going great guns on your list! (I think it helps to have a list, so long as you're not the kind of person who gets depressed by all the things that should have been done, but haven't!)
And I don't ever think I commented that I love your wonky stars blocks/quilt!
- April 4, 2011 at 5:03 PM
- AnneMarie said...
Looks pretty fruitful for 3 months!
- April 4, 2011 at 7:20 PM
- Kellie said...
I absolutely love your urban lattice quilt and now have to copy it using my coveted stash of FFA fat quarters! Your centre squares seem larger than the ones in the original quilt and I wondered if you would share what size you cut your triangles to because I love the total look you achieved. I hope you subscribe to the 'imitation is the sincerest form of flattery' school of thought! I have been waiting to make the perfect quilt for our master bedroom and as soon as I came upon your blog post I just knew I had found 'the one' ;o)
- April 5, 2011 at 3:11 AM
- felicity said...
Lots of progress on your list, Lee! Way to go! I'm loving the Supernova quilt along - your design is a beautiful complement to my gorgeous stack of solids!
- April 5, 2011 at 1:25 PM
- Marlene @ KISSed Quilts . com said...
Lee, the lists work! I'm a list person too, just not so public about it, but have an accountability partner that I send it to every week. This is week 60 for me on that journey and in looking at my 1st quarter this year, I've already done more than 50% of my sales from all of 2010. If I don't say so myself, I'm rocking! :-) HAA!! YEAH!!! It feels good.
Love the weekend progress on Supernova...need to get back to mine ;-)
Have a great week.
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CLEVELAND (October 10, 2013) - The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum and Case Western Reserve University are pleased to announce additional performers and music conference panelists for the 18th annual Music Masters series It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It): The Music of The Rolling Stones. The series begins on Monday, October 21 and culminates with an all-star tribute concert on Saturday, October 26. The series is sponsored by ELS Studio.
The tribute concert on October 26 will feature a group of top flight musicians who have performed with the Rolling Stones over their fifty year career and contributed to shaping the band's extraordinary sound. Joining the all-star house band is Nils Lofgren of the E Street Band. New guests include Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Chuck D, Sugar Blue, Lee Fields, Patterson Hood, Dave Pirner, Earl Slick and Cyril Jordan and Chris Wilson of the Flamin' Groovies.
A limited number of VIP packages are available beginning at $250 by contacting the Rock Hall's development office at (216) 515-1201 or email@example.com.
To view the complete schedule of events for the 2013 annual Music Masters series, visit rockhall.com. Updated events include:
Saturday, October 26 from 10:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. – Annual Music Masters Conference in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's Foster Theater. A special screening of "Charlie is my Darling: Ireland 1965"; interview with Merry Clayton the unforgettable voice on "Gimme Shelter." Just announced conference panelists are Andy Babiuk and Rona Elliot. TICKETS ARE STILL AVAILABLE at $25 ($10 lunch voucher included) and are available through the Rock Hall website at https://tickets.rockhall.com or at the Rock Hall Box Office. Admission to the Museum is free with the purchase of a conference ticket. Portions of this event will be streamed live on rockhall.com.
Saturday, October 26 at 7:30 p.m. Tribute Concert at Playhouse Square's State Theater. Tribute concert performers previously announced include Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee Ian McLagan, Merry Clayton, Sarah Dash, Bernard Fowler, Steve Jordan, Bobby Keys, Trevor Lawrence, Steve Madaio, Waddy Wachtel and Willie Weeks. Joining the all-star house band is Nils Lofgren of the E Street Band. New guests include Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee Chuck D, Sugar Blue, Lee Fields, Patterson Hood, Dave Pirner, Earl Slick and Cyril Jordan and Chris Wilson of the Flamin' Groovies . Tickets to the October 26th tribute concert range from $30 - $80 and are available at the PlayhouseSquare box office, by calling (216)241-6000, or by visiting www.playhousesquare.org. TICKETS ARE STILL AVAILABLE, BUT ARE GOING FAST.
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Chuck D., front man of 2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee group Public Enemy, is routinely rated as one of the greatest rappers of all time. He pushed the art of the MC forward with his inimitable, rapid-fire baritone, as he connected the culture of hip-hop with Black Nationalism and the ideas of Malcolm X. Public Enemy's first two releases - Yo! Bum Rush the Show (1987) and It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (1988) – were hailed as a hip-hop masterpieces. In 1989, the group recorded "Fight the Power," which was the theme song for Spike Lee's film Do the Right Thing. The group has also been a major influence on a variety of artists, from Kurt Cobain to Björk, from Trent Reznor to Ben Harper and on and on.
Perhaps best known for his signature riff and solo on the Rolling Stones' hit "Miss You", harmonica virtuoso Sugar Blue (born James Whiting) made his first recordings in 1975 with legendary blues figures Brownie McGhee and Roosevelt Sykes. Blue can be heard on the Rolling Stones' Some Girls, Emotional Rescue and Tattoo You. He received the 1985 Grammy Award for his work on the Atlantic album, Blues Explosion, recorded live at the Montreux Jazz Festival. Blue has played and recorded with musicians ranging from Willie Dixon to Stan Getz to Frank Zappa to Bob Dylan.
Since the late sixties, Lee Fields has amassed a prolific catalog of albums and has toured and played with such legends as Kool and the Gang, Sammy Gordon and the Hip-Huggers, O.V Wright, Darrell Banks, and Little Royal. His latest album Faithful Man (recorded with his group The Expressions) was released in March 2012 on the Brooklyn-based Truth & Soul Records, earning rave reviews. Recently, the band has opened for The Black Keys, Pretty Lights, and Wilco.
The Flamin' Groovies formed in 1965 in their hometown of San Francisco, California. In 1969, they released their major label debut Supersnazz on the Epic label, followed by two albums on Kama Sutra (home of their heroes, The Lovin' Spoonful), including the now revered classic Teenage Head (1971). In 1971, lead guitarist Cyril Jordan moved the group to England with Chris Wilson taking over as front man, where they continued to record through the mid-1970s. In 2013, Jordan, Wilson and original founding member and bass player George Alexander reunited for the first time since 1981. The Flamin' Groovies will be performing at the Beachland Ballroom on November 9, 2013 (http://www.beachlandballroom.com/).
Patterson Hood is the co-founder of the rock band, Drive-by Truckers. Together with Mike Cooley, Hood and his band released Gangstabilly in 1998 and gained critical acclaim with their ambitious double-disc set, 2001's Southern Rock Opera. The Drive-by Truckers have played at Bonaroo Music Festival, Austin City Limits and backed up Bettye LaVette and Booker T. Jones. Hood is the son of Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section bassist David Hood, who has twice been a member of the annual Music Masters house band.
Nils Lofgren is a renowned guitar player and songwriter and current member of the E Street Band. He joined Neil Young's band when he was only 18, and played on Young's classic albums After the Goldrush and Tonight's the Night. Lofgren began his solo career with Nils Lofgren in 1975 (featuring 'Keith Don't Go (Ode to the Glimmer Twin)') the first of many powerful and acclaimed solo albums. In 1984 he joined The E Street Band. He has recorded with Springsteen on five studio albums and several live albums and toured with the Springsteen and the E Street Band all around the world.
David Pirner is the lead vocalist and guitarist for Soul Asylum. In 1992, Soul Asylum released Grave Dancers Union, which went triple-platinum and featured the Grammy Award-winning single "Runaway Train." The band played the Bill Clinton inauguration early the next year. Soul Asylum later earned a platinum record with Let Your Dim Light Shine. In 2013, the band released No Fun Intended, an EP of punk rock covers.
At age 22, guitarist Earl Slick joined David Bowie for the Diamond Dogs tour, and appeared on Bowie's David Live (1974) Young Americans (1975), Station to Station (1976), Heathen (2002) Reality (2003) and The Next Day (2013). Slick worked alongside John Lennon and Yoko Ono on Double Fantasy (1980) and also appeared on Milk and Honey (1984).
More information about the newly added music conference panelists:
Former music correspondent for NBC's TODAY Show, Rona Elliot has interviewed countless legends in the music industry. She recently published the eBook, Mick & Keith: Never Stop with exclusive, never before seen interviews with Mick Jagger & Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones during the Steel Wheels tour.
Andy Babiuk is a musician, writer, producer, founding member of the Chesterfield Kings, and owner of the boutique guitar shop Andy Babiuk's Fab Gear. He wrote the critically acclaimed book Beatles Gear (2001) and has a new book, Rolling Stones Gear, due in early 2014.
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The Annual Music Masters series, a co-production of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum and the Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities at Case Western Reserve University, celebrates the lives and careers of artists who changed the shape and sound of rock and roll music. Beginning in 2013, the series was renamed the Annual Music Masters series to better reflect the evolving and expanding rock and roll story. Each year, the Music Masters series explores the legacy of a pioneering rock and roll figure in a range of events that includes Museum exhibits, lectures, films, a major conference and a tribute concert benefiting the Rock Hall's education programs. Drawing together experts, artists, fans and friends, these events provide new perspectives on the most beloved and influential musicians of the past century.
The tribute concert brings together a diverse mix of artists and musical styles, and as a result, many magical moments have taken place over the years. Chuck Berry took the stage last year and during a performance of his song "Reelin' And Rockin'" he surprised the audience with his signature move – "the Duck Walk." In 2004, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss performed onstage together for the first time to honor Lead Belly. The pair was awarded the highest honors of Album of the Year for Raising Sand and Record of the Year for "Please Read The Letter" at the 51st annual Grammy Awards. Honoree Jerry Lee Lewis, who was not scheduled to perform at the 2007 concert, was moved to take the stage at the end of the show. Lewis tenderly played the piano and sang "Somewhere Over The Rainbow". At the first Annual Music Masters tribute concert, Bruce Springsteen set the bar high and performed in honor of Woody Guthrie. The most star-studded and unique performance by a trio was Aretha Franklin, Solomon Burke and Elvis Costello paying tribute to Sam Cooke in 2005. In 2008, a 93-year-old Les Paul took the stage with his trio and then led an epic jam with some of rock and roll's greatest guitarists, from Jennifer Batten to Slash. Janis Joplin was honored in 2009 by Grammy winner Lucinda Williams with a song she composed especially for the occasion, and in 2010, Dave Bartholomew brought down the house with a performance in tribute of honorees Fats Domino and Bartholomew himself. In 2011, Aretha Franklin was not planning to perform, but at the last minute she requested a piano and took the stage to perform Leon Russell's "A Song for You," which she recorded in 1974. The Ohio Arts Council helped fund this program with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence and cultural enrichment of all Ohioans.
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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 activities.
The Museum is open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. On Wednesdays (and Saturdays through Labor Day), the Museum is open until 9 p.m. Museum admission is $22 for adults, $18 for adult residents of Greater Cleveland, $17 for seniors (65+), $13 for youth (9-12), children under 8 and Museum Members are always free, for information or to join the membership program call 216. 515.8425. For general inquiries, please call 216.781.ROCK (7625) or visit www.rockhall.com. The Museum is generously funded by Cuyahoga County residents through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture.
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Case Western Reserve University is among the nation's leading research institutions. Founded in 1826 and shaped by the unique merger of the Case Institute of Technology and Western Reserve University, Case Western Reserve is distinguished by its strengths in education, research, service, and experiential learning. Located in Cleveland, Case Western Reserve offers nationally recognized programs in the Arts and Sciences, Dental Medicine, Engineering, Law, Management, Medicine, Nursing, and Social Work. http://www.case.edu. Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities Established in 1996 with a generous gift of endowment from Eric and Jane Nord to celebrate the achievements of the arts and humanities, the Center facilitates cross-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary collaborations that address questions and problems of broad human interest.


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The biggest challenge [in modeling] is seeing people I know get sucked into everything from the temptations to weight problems.
Brooklyn Decker has been turning heads since 2006 when she made her debut in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition, and she continues to make men swoon, making waves most recently on the cover of the 2010 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition. This stunner has also made a splash in high-profile campaigns for Gap, Victoria's Secret, American Eagle, and J.C. Penney. "It's like a dream," she says of her flourishing career. "It's one of those things where it's not something you hope for because it's too unrealistic to want that." With Brooklyn's dabbling in acting, you can now catch her onscreen without having to be grateful to some random U.S. Open camera guy with a thing for sexy blondes. With appearances on Ugly Betty, Chuck, Royal Pains, and The Dan Patrick Show under her belt, it's only a matter of time before Decker gets a regular gig on TV. Until then, we'll always have the Swimsuit Edition.
Brooklyn Decker BiographyBrooklyn Decker was born in 1987, in Kettering, Ohio. The daughter of medical professionals, she grew up with dreams of one day becoming a veterinarian. "That's because my parents are big animal lovers," she explains. "We have four dogs and a cat."
Luckily for men everywhere, Brooklyn Decker's best intentions were sidetracked during her early teens when she was discovered at a mall in Charlotte, North Carolina. Brooklyn Decker's modeling agency promptly entered her in a number of contests and she rewarded their faith by running away with the 2003 Model of the Year award at the Connections Model and Talent Convention. Before long, Brooklyn Decker's smiling face was popping up everywhere, including popular prom magazines. "It was so cool because everybody at school had a copy," she recalls.
brooklyn decker in cosmopolitanBrooklyn Decker's rising profile soon attracted the attention of national periodicals and she began posing for Teen Vogue, Seventeen, Elle Girl, Vogue, FHM, Glamour, Cosmopolitan, and Spin. In fact, Brooklyn Decker found herself to be in such high demand that she made the decision to leave Charlotte behind to head for the bright lights of New York City.
brooklyn decker in sports illustratedIn 2005, within two months of relocating to the Big Apple, Brooklyn Decker was asked to audition for the prestigious Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. "I [asked my agency] to give me three weeks to hit the gym and eat really healthy," she says. Her hard work clearly paid off, and Brooklyn Decker was selected to join legendary models like Heidi Klum, Elle MacPherson, Rachel Hunter, and Rebecca Romijn for the magazine's 2006 edition.
"I just got lucky with Sports Illustrated," she admits. "There are many jobs when I go in and they're just like 'Eh' and they kind of brush me away. That's OK. That's part of the job. I'm happy that the people who did love me were from SI."
brooklyn decker and victoria's secretThey weren't the only ones, though. Victoria's Secret caught wind of Brooklyn Decker's selection and immediately booked her to model for their own swimsuit catalog. "So, there I was shooting Victoria's Secret and Sports Illustrated in the matter of one week," she says. "I was completely outside myself that whole week. I would pray and I would say, 'Lord, is this really happening or am I in a big dream?'"
brooklyn decker in she says, z saysBrooklyn Decker solidified her reputation within the modeling industry by appearing in her second Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in 2007. Fans also saw more of Brooklyn Decker in action on the NBC comedy Lipshitz Saves the World, as well as in She Says, Z Says, a Sports Illustrated online feature in which she goes head to head with football beat-writer Paul Zimmerman.
brooklyn decker on the cover of the sports illustrated swimsuit editionIn February '08, Brooklyn Decker appeared in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition, making men drool all over her once again. One month later, she and tennis star Andy Roddick announced their engagement officially.
Brooklyn Decker was featured in Sports Illustrated's Swimsuit Issue in February 2009 as well. Two months later, she married tennis star Andy Roddick. In 2010, she landed the coveted cover of the Sport Illustrated Swimsuit Edition.