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The Princeton wrestling team could see the debut of three projected starters when it opens its dual season Saturday at the 2012 Journeymen/ASICS Northeast Duals at the Edward F. McDonough Sports Complex in Troy, N.Y.
Princeton, which has wrestled tournaments in both Binghamton and Philadelphia so far this season, will open competition at 9:30 am against the fifth-ranked University of Illinois. At 11:25 am, the Tigers will take on Bloomsburg, and they will complete their day at 1:40 against No. 23 Purdue University.
There have been several highlights from the first two weekends of the season, including a handful by the newest members of the program. Freshman Scott Gibbons is the only Tiger to place at both Binghamton and the Keystone Open; he placed third in the latter and brings a team-best nine victories into the weekend.
Fellow freshmen Abe Ayala and Judson Ziegler both earned semifinal spots at the Binghamton Open, though neither wrestled last weekend. Both could return to action this weekend in a lineup that could start as many as six freshman for any dual meet.
One of those freshmen could be heavyweight Cole Lampman, one of three projected starters who could make their 2012-13 debut this weekend. The other two are juniors Ryan Callahan and Dan Santoro, both of whom are recovering from injuries and hoping to get back on the mat Saturday.
The fifth-ranked Illini brings in five projected starters ranked in the national Top 6 at their weight classes. Both Jesse Delgado (125) and B.J. Futrell (141) are ranked third nationally, and Jordan Blanton (174) is coming off a fourth-place finish at the 2012 NCAA Championships.
Bloomsburg is 3-1 on the season, and its lone loss came by an 18-12 score to 2012 EIWA runner-up Lehigh. Bloomsburg had two individual champions at the Keystone Open last weekend; senior Josh Roosa won the 149-pound title, while junior Richard Perry won the 197-pound title.
Purdue comes into the weekend with a 4-1 dual record. Sophomore Brandon Nelsen (141) and senior Tommy Churchard (157) are both nationally ranked for the Boilermakers.
125 – Ryan Cash (2-4) or Max Rogers (2-4)
133 – Garrett Frey (3-4) or Andrew Hirai (0-4)
141 – Nick Maselli (2-4)
149 – Zach Bintliff (5-2)
157 – Seth Hazleton (4-4) or Kyle Roddy (6-4)
165 – Judson Ziegler (3-2)
174 – Abram Ayala (3-2) or Ryan Callahan (0-0)
184 – Scott Gibbons (9-4) or Dan Santoro (0-0)
197 – Charles Fox (0-4)
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Rite Aid to help Children's Miracle Network with fundraiser
Published: Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at 3:36 p.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at 3:36 p.m.
Rite Aid in Welcome will hold a fundraiser for Children's Miracle Network on Saturday.
The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the parking lot of the store, 6475 Old U.S. Highway 52. Activities include a dance; bake sale; gospel, bluegrass and pop music; vendors; children's activities including a jumping house with slide; auction from 10-11:30 a.m.; and more.
Vendors can reserve a spot by calling the store at 731-3033. They should donate 10-20 percent of sales to the fundraiser and bring a table.
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Brunswick manager hired as manager for Guilford County
Published: Friday, March 22, 2013 at 9:45 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, March 22, 2013 at 9:45 a.m.
Longtime Brunswick County Manager Marty Lawing has accepted a job as Guilford County's next manager, according to Brunswick Chairman Phil Norris.
Lawing was offered the job early Friday morning, according to the Greensboro News and Record.
"It's bittersweet," Norris said.
Lawing will receive a base pay of $183,000, the report states, which is a raise from the about $176,000 he makes in Southeastern North Carolina. He recently topped the ranks of highest paid administrators in the three-county area.
Guilford County commissioners voted 6 to 3 to hire Lawing, who couldn't be reached for comment Friday. The article states that Lawing will start May 6.
Guilford Commissioner Alan Branson said Lawing was his top candidate throughout the search for their new manager.
"I like his work ethic and his track record," he said. "He brings a strong professional presence and is a well rounded leader."
Brunswick County Vice Chairman Marty Cooke said Lawing's expertise will be missed the most.
"Marty Lawing is always on task and always understands what's going on," he said. "He knows a lot about a lot of things and is a wealth of information and knowledge."
County officials will now need to figure out Lawing's last day, appoint an interim county manager and start the search for his replacement.
"We will see if we can find someone with same type of conservative values and approaches to things," Norris said. "All good things come to end, but that doesn't mean there are not better days ahead."
The news of Lawing's possible nomination surfaced last week when The Rhinoceros Times, a weekly newspaper in Greensboro, reported that Guilford's board was expected to make an offer to Lawing on Thursday.
The news was not the first time Lawing has been a finalist for another manager post.
In May, he was among finalists for a similar job in Horry County, S.C. He was not selected for that job.
Lawing has been with Brunswick County since 2001. He previously was city administrator for Conway, S.C.
Lawing holds a bachelor of arts and master's degree in political science from Appalachian State University.
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They have all fulfilled the ADFC's quality criteria, earning themselves the right to display the current year's 'Bed & Bike' (Bett+Bike) logo sticker. Among other things, this means that they allow touring cyclists to stay for one night at a time, offer secure bike storage and provide tools for basic repairs as well as a good stock of maps.
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Jackie Ray Slater
Position: T-G
Height: 6-4 Weight: 277 lbs.
Born: May 27, 1954 in Jackson, MS
High School: Wingfield
College: Jackson St. (school history)
Drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the 3rd round (86th overall) of the 1976 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 87 (260th overall since 1950)
Relatives: Father of Matt Slater
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With a total growing area of more than 54,000 square feet, Denver's greenhouses produce most of the annuals that grace one of the nation's largest municipal park systems. Photo: Stan Obert, Denver Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau
Starting from cuttings or seed, staff at Mobile, Ala.'s greenhouses and nurseries grow a variety of trees, shrubs, and plants. Photo: Dan Otto
Although Wichita, Kan.'s greenhouse stopped propagating plants in the early 1990s, it's still used to house greenery before planting time. Photo: Thane Rogers
The oldest resident of Mobile, Ala., is Duffee Oak—tall, strong, and silent, and looking pretty good for a 300-year-old. The majestic tree is just one of the city's 3000 oaks that have passed the one-century mark.
From the impressive Duffee Oak to the kaleidoscope of flowers adorning city streets, plant life is important to the 200,000 people who call Mobile home. Most of this fabulous flora has its roots in the city-run greenhouse. While many greenery-minded municipalities buy their bedding plants, shrubs, and other vegetation from private nurseries, some parks departments have found that maintaining a city greenhouse saves money, provides flexibility, and improves constituent relations.
Mobile's greenhouse has doubled its capacity over the past decade to keep up with growing (no pun intended) demand for foliage around town. The facility generates nearly all of the annual plants used in the city's flower beds, starting most from seed. Ground cover, woody ornamentals, and trees are cultivated for parks and rights of way. The greenhouse staff grows the contents of the 150 hanging baskets that line the downtown streets, and they sometimes help with the beautification of neighborhood entrances by supplying flowers and other landscaping plants.
Greenhouse crews put forth a great deal of effort toiling in the soil, but the amount of green they raise can lower a city's landscaping expenses.
"The greatest benefit in growing our own plants is the operating supply budget," says Dan Otto, Mobile's parks superintendent. "We couldn't afford to buy the number of plants we produce."
Flexibility is another reason cities grow their own greenery.
Denver runs one of the country's oldest greenhouse operations (started in 1890), and grows a stunning array of roses, shrubs, annuals, and perennials—more than 300,000 plants each year.
"We get much better diversity than we would if we didn't grow our own stuff," says greenhouse superintendent Gary Douglas. "We can grow unusual things, any quantity we want—there's no limit to what we can do."
However, as Wichita, Kan., landscape supervisor Thane Rogers points out, city-run greenhouses can save money, but they don't run themselves. Inadequate funding and staffing can make it impossible to keep up with community growth.
"As budget and staffing are reduced—or at least not increased—and responsibilities increase due to more city development and annexation, quality production suffers," says Rogers. "You reach a point where quality standards are better met by private sources."
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I have a blog about my new project concerning robot Monte Carlo Localization. You can read my blog and the progress of my project at
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lawrie wrote:Have you looked at the MCL classes in lejos.localization and the code I posted on this forum some time ago?
lawrie wrote:I see you run the particle filtering on the PC. The first version I wrote also did this but I now run the particle filtering on the NXT.
lawrie wrote:I have updated lejos.localization in SVN for the 0.8 release.
lawrie wrote:.I will look at your implementation in more detail if I get time. I have also been sent MCL from from Professor David Cohen at London University . I have not studied it in detail yet, to see how it differs from my version in lejos.localization. His version is based on RobotC code that is available from www.itee.uq.edu.au/~wyeth/NXT/.
lawrie wrote:I am interested in adding support to leJOS for other probabalistic robotics algorithms.
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public interface MCLfunction{
ParticleSet initialize();
float weightFunction();
float noiseFunction();
lawrie wrote:You can look at the latest code in SVN at http://lejos.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc ... alization/. I have tidied it up quite a bit including making border a variable.
I will look at your MCLFunction interface suggestion. I send the particle set back and forth to the PC and NXT and it does not take too long, and the algorithm is fairly slow in the NXT anyway (particularly resample).
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private void chooseNewPoseSet(){
Pose [] oldPoses = displayPanel.getPose();
Pose [] newPoses = new Pose[oldPoses.length];
for(int k = 0; k < oldPoses.length; k++){
double choice = Math.random();
boolean notFound = true;
int lower = 0;
int upper = oldPoses.length - 1;
int trialPose = 0;
int count = 0;
if(count> 20){
System.out.println("Too many times.");
trialPose = (int)Math.floor(((upper - lower)/2.0)) + lower;
//System.out.print("Trial: ");
if(choice <= oldPoses[trialPose].getCumWeight() &&
choice > (oldPoses[trialPose].getCumWeight()-
notFound = false;
else if(choice > oldPoses[trialPose].getCumWeight()){
lower = trialPose+1;
upper = trialPose-1;
if(lower == upper || upper < lower) break;
//newPoses[k] = new Pose(oldPoses[trialPose].getHeading(),
// oldPoses[trialPose].getX(),oldPoses[trialPose].getY());
int noise = -2 + (int)Math.random()+4;
newPoses[k] = new Pose(oldPoses[trialPose].getHeading() + noise,
System.arraycopy(newPoses, 0, oldPoses, 0, newPoses.length);
I have added methods in ParticleSet to dump to and load from a data stream to make this easier. I show a graphical representation of the progress of the algorithm on the PC. I think the current lejos.localization code will run on the PC or NXT. Currently you have to use classes.jar in a PC program to use it on the PC, but that will change in the 0.8 release.
One reason I did not use Point in Pose is that I want the Particle object to be as small as possible so that I can use as many particles as possible on the NXT. (I can currently support at least 300). Each object has an overhead so using Point would reduce the number of particles I can use.
I hope to improve the lejos support for probabilistic algoithms as I learn more about the subject. I am currently working my way through Sebastian Thrun's book: Probabistics Robotics.
I will send you David Cohen's Java code. The URL was to the RobotC implementation that he based his code on.
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|Frustration continues for Idaho
MOSCOW, Idaho –The frustrations continued for the Idaho men's basketball team on Saturday night as the team erased a 14-point second-half deficit to tie the game with 30 seconds left, only to fall at the hands of a put-back with three ticks on the clock, losing 57-55 to Chicago State in the Cowan Spectrum.
The Vandals fall to 6-10 on the season and 0-2 in the Western Athletic Conference after their fourth consecutive loss, three of which came in two-or-less possession games. Chicago State moves to 6-8 and 1-0 in the WAC.
The Cougars shot 54.2 percent from the field in the first half en route to a 38-28 halftime lead, but Idaho clamped down in defense, holding CSU to a 34.6 percent (9-of-26) clip in the second half, but it wasn't enough to get the win.
"It's frustrating for me," Idaho coach Don Verlin said. "In the first half our defense was atrocious, in the second half we came out and guarded the heck of them, hold them to 19 points and we can't hit an open shot or make a free throw."
After trailing by as many as 14 points early in the second half, the Vandals got right back into the game with a 13-4 run that made it 46-41 with 11:21 to play. The Cougars kept their lead between six and eight points for the next eight minutes before the Vandals used a 7-0 run that lasted 1:22 to tie the game at 55-55 with 1:05 to play. Junior Mike Scott converted driving layups on back-to-back possessions to finish the run.
Chicago State's Quinton Pippen missed a 3-pointer on the ensuing possession but the long rebound was corralled by the Cougars, who then got a fresh shot clock and about a two-second differential between the shot and game clock. After an Idaho foul with 12 seconds left, the shot clock was off, giving the Cougars a chance at the final possession. With five seconds left CSU's Corey Gray missed a layup but Matt Ross grabbed the rebound and got the put-back to go, giving the Cougars the decisive points. The Vandals attempt at a play to get a buzzer-beating shot ended when Glen Dean's pass to Mike Scott was mishandled as time expired.
"Well we ran the same home run play three or four times so we ran a decoy," Verlin said of the final three seconds. "(Dean) was supposed to drive the lane and try to hit the open guy. We only had three seconds to shoot it so, get as far down the court as you can and hit the open dude. We got what we needed to get we just couldn't make a play."
Idaho senior Stephen Madison led the team with 17 points, nine rebounds and three assists, going 6-for-11 from the field. Junior Connor Hill broke out of somewhat of a shooting slump, finishing with 14 points on 5-of-10 shooing including 4-of-7 from 3-point range. Junior Bira Seck added 10 points and six rebounds.
The Vandals shot 40.4 percent (19-of-47) in the game while CSU hit 22-of-50 (44 percent) of its shots. Idaho owned a 36-24 rebounding advantage and both teams connected on five 3-pointers in the game. The Vandals struggled from the free throw line hitting just 12-of-22 free throws, a trend that has Verlin puzzled.
"I can't tell you the reason we are missing free throws," Verlin said. "Maybe we need to not shoot any at all (in practice). Each of our guys made 500 this week. I don't know."
Idaho hits the road for the first time in conference play next week when it visits Texas-Pan American on Jan. 9 and New Mexico State on Jan. 11.


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ASU T&F To Wrap Up Season at NCAA Outdoor Champs
National championships will be on the line in Eugene, Ore., this weekend as the Sun Devil track and field team wraps up the 2012-13 ASU competition calendar.
Sun Devils Finalize NCAA Championship Roster in Austin
The ASU track and field team added five qualifications on the final day of the NCAA West Prelims
Two Advance to Eugene Following Day One at NCAA West T&F Prelims
Chelsea Cassulo and Christabel Nettey will each advance to the NCAA Championships following solid performances in Austin.
National Championship Bids on the Line for Sun Devil T&F
The Sun Devil men and No. 9 women will take part in the NCAA West Preliminaries in Austin, Texas, this weekend.
ASU Women Take Third, Men Fourth at Pac-12 T&F Championships
The Sun Devils won eight conference championships over the course of the competition.
Arizona State: Had a breakout season as a true freshman claiming her reputation as a top Pac-12 competitor...named the 2012 Pac-12 Newcomer of the Year for both cross country and track which made her thefirst student-athlete in Pac-12 history to earn both the cross country and track and field Newcomer of the Year honors since the conference began awarding both in 2000.... became the third Sun Devil to be honored as Newcomer of the Year behindJacquelyn Johnsonin 2003 andCharonda Williamsin 2008 tying Arizona State for the highest total of Newcomers of Year in Pac-12 history with UCLA and USC...set freshmen records in both the 800m and 1500m... blew away the previously held school record for the indoor mile with a time of 4:39.56...was favored to advance to the 2012 NCAA Championships in Des Moines, Iowa, before an untimely fall at the NCAA West Preliminary knocked her from contention...2012 Outdoor: A member of the 4x400m relay representing the Sun Devils at the NCAA Division I Championships in the preliminary round... ran a 2:05.52 her first Pac-12 Championships in the 800m to place fourth overall in a race in which the top five were seperated by less than half a second... set her career fastest times in the 800m and 1500m at home; her 2:03.85 in the 800m during the 33rd Sun Angel Classic snagged her a sixth place spot (the eighth-fastest time in the NCAA the 2012 season and the third-fastest junior time in the country as well) while her 4:22.95in the 1500m at the Arizona State Invitational placed her fifth... took first place in her first 800m race of the season at the Baldy Castillo Invitational with a time of 2:09.38... 2012 Indoor:clocked the third-fastest 800-meter indoor time in school history at 2:07.58 at the Texas A&M Challenge to grab the third place spot... finished seventh in the DMR at the MPSF Championships with a time of 11:22.06... set the school record for the indoor mile with a time of 4:39.56 at the Notre Dame Alex Wilson Invitational...
High School: A 2011 graduate of East High School (Sioux City, Iowa)... lettered four times each in cross country and track & field... captured four state titles a senior, opening with the 2010 cross country championship (the first athlete from the Sioux City Metro area to ever win the race)... on the outdoor track, added state crowns in the 400m dash, 800m run and 1,500m run... ranked among the Top 20 nationally as a senior in four events, including the Top 10 in two events... ranked No. 4 in the mile (4:43.64), No. 9 in the 800m run (2:07.35) and No. 12 in the 1,500m (4:26.39)... clocked a time of 9:56.71 in the 3,000m run to post the No. 19 time in the U.S.... finished fifth at the USA Junior Championships in the 1,500m run... won eight Drake Relays crowns, including three in the 800m, two in the 1,500m, one in the 3,000m and one each in the 4x400m and 4x800m relays... named the Drake Relays Outstanding Female High School Performer after becoming the first high school female athlete to win three individual events in one year... holds three state records in individual events and two more in relays... holds the mark in the 800m (2:07.35), 1,500m (4:26.39) and Mile (4:43.64) and as a member of the 4x400m (3:48.39) and Distance Medley (4:00.39/200m-200m-400m-800m) relays... twice named National Scholastic Sports Foundation All-American... named the 2010-11 Gatorade Iowa Girls Track & Field Athlete of the Year... also was the 2010 Gatorade/ESPN Rise Iowa Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year... 2011 Sioux City Journal Metro Female Athlete of the Year.
Personal: Major is exploratory... parents are Robert and Connie Houlihan... has six siblings: brother Rob Houlihan and sisters Kelly Leonard, Ryann Johnson, Shayla Houlihan, Chloe Houlihan and Callie Houlihan... born February 8... hobbies include running, playing video games and watching TV... full name is Shelby Christine Prince Houlihan.
Bests 400: 55.52 800: 2:03.85 1500: 4:22.95 Mile: 4:39.56 3000: 9:56.71


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September 5 is the anniversary of the death of Mother Teresa of Calcutta, in 1997. Starting tomorrow, Priests for Life is conducting a special novena in her honor. By going to priestsforlife.org, you can download a special prayer to say each day. You are also invited to share with us your stories about how Mother Teresa impacted your life, through her example, teaching, or by being in her presence.
At that website you will also find the Prayer breakfast speech which she gave in Washington DC in 1994, and in which she asked, if we allow a mother to kill her own child, how can we tell other people not to kill each other?
Please join the Mother Teresa prayer novena at priestsforlife.org. Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, pray for us and for the unborn!
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Pedestrian from Thomasville dies in accident
Published: Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at 8:07 p.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at 8:07 p.m.
A 20-year-old Thomasville man died after he was struck and killed just outside of Trinity on Tuesday night, according to the N.C. Highway Patrol.
Trooper Greg Seabolt, the investigating trooper, said the accident occurred about 8:48 p.m. on Auction Road near Mendenhall Auto Auction, between Trinity and High Point.
The driver of a 1996 Plymouth van, Robert Dean Gibson, 29, of High Point, was traveling east on Auction Road when his vehicle struck a pedestrian, according to the Highway Patrol. Seabolt said the victim was walking east on Auction Road and was struck in the middle of the road by the vehicle.
Troopers identified the pedestrian as Lance Foster Hill Jr. of Arthur Drive.
Hill was pronounced dead at the scene, Seabolt said. The trooper said the man was wearing dark clothing.
Seabolt said the driver of the van was not impaired. He said the van driver was traveling well below the speed limit.
Seabolt said he has completed his investigation, and there will be no charges. He said no other injuries were reported.
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I was really excited to see these Pacari Chocolate Darak Chocolate covered fruit pieces in Whole Foods the other week. I remember tasting Pacari Chocolate back in the 2008 New York Fancy Food Show and really being impressed with their Ecuadorian chocolate. I hadn't heard hide nor hair of them since so it really made me happy to see them carried in a main stream store. I was also really excited about seeing one of my favorite fruits, the guava, being paired with chocolate. Squee!
Each box holds the chocolate pieces in a nicely sealed plastic bag to keep them fresh. The pieces range in size, and I'm reminded of fish tank pebbles. They have a nice dark chocolate with a sheen to them.
The guava you immediately taste the rich, fruity, dark chocolate. It's very flavorful and rich and it's very exquisite. You don't taste the guava right away, only once the chocolate starts to melt does its fruity, passion fruit/banana/strawberry flavor begin to show. It's delicate, yet it compliments the chocolate in a lovely way. Quite delicious.
The banana is more straightforward. You immediately taste the banana as you eat it, with it's sweet starchy flavor. You hardly notice the chocolate here at all, other than the sweetness it provides. My boyfriend liked this one better than the guava, but he's a big banana lover to begin with.
I liked these little nuggets, as they were a fun format to eat. Pick them one by one, or by a small handful. I can see them used as decoration on top of cupcakes and such. My only gripe was I felt they were a bit expensive for the small package size (I can't recall the exact price, fail on my part). But, these are fair trade and organic, so you certainly get what you pay for.
A great tropical flavored chocolate escape. I'm happy to have a guava chocolate, and I was pleased with the flavor of both of these. If you have the funds, I'd recommend trying them.
Rating: Will Eat Again
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"You cannot upload animated images for your avatar"
Thats happened to me back in.. like christmas.
If you put a link you can use it as a still picture, but yeah, apparently animations aren't allowed.
there was someting I wanted to use but couldn't.
So we have another disadvantage of this new forum...
oh my god arti shut up. the new forum is better than the old one, if you disagree you are factually incorrect
moving avatars suck anyway
they get annoying after watching them for the first 2 cycles
proxy loved them.
that thing was just ridiculously long
How do you know they're gay?
oh try twenty cycles. Some of those animations you cannot get your eyes off, even if its stupid you keep watching it over and over..
VB did us all a favor.
that sounds like bunions
moving avatars are ugly
but there was one I like a lot
No, I know you can have them, I've seen them on other vB's, Tim is just being homo. And Funyons rock!
it's a matter of server space. it's running on wei's server from what I understand so it'd make it slower, and the more memory we use up (animations are more memory than still pictures) the more it costs Dogar and God.
Those things are fucking delicious man.
Sasuke that guy in your avatar looks to be slitting his wrists.
yojimbo, fuck and all cuss words are uncensored
the way jesus would have wanted it.
booyakasha baby..
+1 for the new board.


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News & Notes - CFCC students recognized; UNCW student receives Fulbright scholarship
Published: Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at 11:51 p.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at 11:51 p.m.
CFCC paralegal students earn recognition
WILMINGTON | Two Cape Fear Community College paralegal technology program students have received regional and statewide accolades.
Christopher Kennedy was nominated for the statewide Governor Robert W. Scott Leadership Award and is the recipient of an academic excellence award from the N.C. Community College system. Kennedy received a CFCC Leaders of Tomorrow scholarship, and was the recipient of two Phi Theta Kappa International awards: Most Distinguished Regional Officer and Most Distinguished Chapter Officer. In addition, Kennedy received the East Wilmington Rotary Club scholarship.
Courtney Hull was named as Cape Fear Community College's nominee for the Dallas Herring Achievement Award, and received a Cape Fear Community College Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarship.
Both students will graduate from Cape Fear Community College in 2013.
UNCW senior Keenan Withers receives Fulbright scholarship
WILMINGTON | Keenan Withers, a senior at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, has been awarded a Fulbright scholarship for 2013-14 to study in Mauritius, an island nation off the southeast coast of Africa.
Withers will be conducting breast cancer epidemiology research by working with the Mauritian government on one of the most comprehensive databases of cancer in sub-Saharan Africa. Keenan is the president and co-founder of the Minority Association of Pre-Health Students at UNCW.
"This unique experience will strengthen my perspective on cross-cultural health and allow me to embark on a leadership role to improve health efforts throughout the global community," he says.
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Volleyball Rallies For Season-Opening Win At George Mason
BOX SCORE l SEASON PREVIEW (with video)
During her third preseason as the head coach at her alma mater, Sabrina King talked excitedly about the depth and competition in her program. Princeton would no longer need to rely on one player for any responsibility, and that showed in the Tigers' first match of the season, a 3-1 comeback win at George Mason.
Freshman Cara Mattaliano made her collegiate debut a memorable one, recording 17 kills and 16 digs in Princeton's 18-25, 25-15, 25-23, 25-18 victory over the Patriots in the first match of the George Mason Tournament. The offense was spread around, though, as five players had at least seven kills in the victory.
Sophomore Kendall Peterkin, a first-team All-Ivy League honoree last year, finished second on the team with 12 kills, though she had the two biggest of the match. With the match tied at 1-1, Mason had won five of six points to cut a third-set deficit to 23-22. Peterkin took a set from freshman Lauren Miller and put away a ball to give Princeton a set point, and she finished it off two points later.
Princeton went on a 9-2 run, which included a trio of service aces from sophomore Sarah Daschbach, early in the fourth to give the Tigers a lead they would never relinquish. Mason got within five points, but junior Francie Jenkins finished the match with her career-best eighth kill.
Miller led Princeton with 25 assists, while All-Ivy junior Ginny Willis added 22. Daschbach had a team-best 17 digs, while Mattaliano had 16 and senior co-captain Chelsea Parker added 15. Junior Tiana Woolridge had eight kills, two blocks and hit .429 in the win.
"I think this was an incredible start to our season," Woolridge said. "We were able to shake off some nerves in the first set and come together as a team to dominate the next three. I think communication was our biggest asset during this game. And we had so much fire and energy both on and off the court. Everyone on the team was dialed in and supporting each other, which can be a challenge on such a big team. Overall, I'm extremely proud of my teammates for starting the preseason so strong."
Woolridge was especially excited for Mattaliano, one of several players who will try to replace the production of graduated All-Ivy outside Lydia Rudnick.
"I'm so proud of Cara's performance," Woolridge said. "The stats don't even show how well she did out there. She really played like an upperclassman — calm, controlled, and ready to adapt to changes in the game as necessary. I already love playing with her. She reminds me of Lydia on the court so much."
Princeton returns to the court twice Saturday, starting with an 11 am showdown against Coppin State. The Tigers conclude the tournament at 5 pm against Radford.


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ZF-9615: getDbAdapter() on Zend_Application_Resource_Db incorrect behaviour
From Zend Application Available Resources Db Documentation:
{quote} Below is an example INI configuration that can be used to initialize the DB resource.
resources.db.adapter = "pdo_mysql"
resources.db.params.host = "localhost"
resources.db.params.username = "webuser"
resources.db.params.password = "XXXXXXX"
resources.db.params.dbname = "test"
resources.db.isDefaultTableAdapter = true
Note: Retrieving the Adapter instance If you choose not to make the adapter instantiated with this resource the default table adapter, how do you retrieve the adapter instance? As with any resource plugin, you can fetch the DB resource plugin from your bootstrap:
$resource = $bootstrap->getPluginResource('db');
Once you have the resource object, you can fetch the DB adapter using the getDbAdapter() method:
$db = $resource->getDbAdapter();
So i expect when i override the Application Bootstrap _initDb() function with those:
function _initDb() {
if ($this->hasPluginResource('db')) {
$resource = $this->getPluginResource('db');
$db = $resource->getDbAdapter();
return $db;
that everything works fine. But it doesn't because getDbAdapter() does not set the default table adapter; it is acctually setted on init(). Imho, this is the wrong place.
The attached patch should fix this problem.
Here a workaround:
function _initDb() {
if ($this->hasPluginResource('db')) {
$resource = $this->getPluginResource('db');
$db = $resource->init();
return $db;
What exactly is the problem?
Sorry, clicked on Create before i had finished writing.
Reassigning to Matthew.
Matthew, I assume you originally wrote this class? The issue at hand seems legit, but I'm unsure if there's anything I'm missing and/or why you chose to did it the way you did when you wrote it.
Merged to trunk and 1.12 branch.
After the update this exception is thrown in an application of the company where I work
Uncaught exception 'Zend_Exception' with message 'No entry is registered for key 'pdo_mysql''
It seems to look for a pdo_mysql key inside Zend_Registry. Use temporarily multidb resource instead of db solved the problem.
Is only me with this problem?
At my company we have this problems too, I found a work around at http://framework.zend.com/issues/browse/ZF-12466
Sergio, Arnold -- I've committed a fix that should correct this; let me know if you are still experiencing issues.
Hello Matthew, everything it's fine with this fix, thank you!
Also thank you Arnold for the workaround advice.


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From touring rock musician to Teacher of the Year in Valley school system
After earning a degree in songwriting from Berklee College of Music in Boston in 2006, Harrisonburg native John Hostetter '11 moved to Tucson, Arizona. He spent two years playing guitar in a bluegrass band, then joined a rock band called Harlem, moved to Austin, Texas, and started to get recognized nationally. "I lived [in Austin] for a summer, and a bunch of things happened all at o ...More


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With a Windows Media Center Extender and the right setup, you can stream media stored on your Windows 7 computer to another room in your home. To do this, your computer and your Extender must be connected to a home network. For more information, see Set up a Windows Media Center Extender.
The way your network is configured plays a crucial role in the overall Extender experience. This article provides information to help you get the best performance out of your Extender by choosing the right network technology, equipment, and setup. For more information on optimizing Windows 7 performance, see Optimize Windows 7 for better performance.
There are two main types of home network technologies:
Wired (Ethernet) networks. In general, a wired network will work best. Wired networks are reliable and provide the best experience streaming high-definition content to Extenders. If possible, you should connect both your Windows 7 computer and your Extender to your home network using Ethernet. The only disadvantage of an Ethernet network is that you might need to run Ethernet cables from your router or network device to different rooms of your house, depending on how your home network is set up.
Wireless (Wi‑Fi) networks. It's possible to use Extenders on some wireless home networks, but the performance is dependent on your network environment and equipment. There are various types of wireless network devices available today, and some can operate at different frequencies depending on the capability of your device. For example, Wi‑Fi at 2.4 GHz is typically more susceptible to interference from microwaves and phones than Wi‑Fi at 5 GHz, which offers more channels for your router to use.
If you need to buy a new router, make sure it's listed on the Windows Logo'd Products List website.
The following table provides an overview of the different types of wireless routers you can use:
Concurrent dual band 802.11n
2.4 GHz and 5 GHz
Highly recommended for all types of media.
This setup works well with everything, including high-definition media.
Non-concurrent dual band 802.11n (or single band 802.11n at 5 GHz)
5 GHz
This setup provides non-overlapping channels for your device to choose from, which can further reduce interference from neighboring Wi‑Fi networks.
Single band 802.11n
2.4 GHz
Recommended for TV and video streaming.
While this setup provides fast streaming at 802.11n speeds, the 2.4 GHz Wi‑Fi band can experience interference from neighboring Wi‑Fi networks, microwaves, and cordless phones.
Not recommended for TV and video streaming.
802.11g network speeds are typically much slower than 802.11n and might not be able to sustain TV and video streaming to Extenders.
Not recommended for use with Extenders.
To stream media from your Windows 7 computer to your Extender, both must be connected to your home network, either wired (using an Ethernet cable) or wirelessly (using Wi‑Fi). The following table provides an overview of the different setups you can use, in recommended order:
Highly recommended.
Highly recommended (if a wireless connection must be used).
Recommended (if a wireless connection must be used).
Not recommended, especially for streaming TV and video.
Once your Extender is set up on your home network, you can test your network bandwidth by using the Network Tuner in Media Center. This can be useful if you're experiencing performance problems such as low video quality or choppy playback.
Turn on your Extender.
On the start screen on your Extender, scroll to Tasks, and then select Tune network.
On the Network Tuner screen, follow the instructions to determine if there's enough available bandwidth on your home network to run your Extender.
If the Network Tuner indicates that the available bandwidth on your network is low, you might need to make some changes to your network configuration using the recommendations in the previous sections. Here are some additional things you can also try:
Make sure that there are as few obstructions as possible between your Extender and your router. Any object that's blocking the wireless path can affect the performance of your Extender, but metal objects can have a particularly negative effect on the signal.
Change the position of your wireless components. Small tweaks to the location or orientation of your wireless components can sometimes result in significant changes to performance. Try adjusting the antenna, moving your components to higher or lower elevations, or rotating the components.
Change wireless networking channels on your router. Some wireless routers are preconfigured to use a specific channel. If your neighbor is using the same channel, it can cause both of your wireless networks to slow down. Whether you can change the channel, as well as how to do it, will vary depending on your router. Check the documentation that came with your router for more information.
Record TV shows at a lower quality. Another option that can affect performance on your Extender is the quality of recorded TV shows. You can try lowering the quality level in Media Center. To learn how, see Managing recorded TV shows in Windows Media Center: frequently asked questions.
Upgrade the firmware on your wireless router. The software that runs inside your router is called firmware. If your firmware is outdated, it might be causing performance problems or unexplained disconnections. Check your manufacturer's website for any firmware updates, as well as information about how to install them. You'll likely need to download the update to your computer, and then access your router's settings in a web browser.
If you're using a gigabit Ethernet switch device in your home network configuration and you're experiencing low video quality or choppy playback, try changing the flow control setting for your network adapter (also known as a network interface card (NIC)).
Right-click your network connection, and then click Properties.
On the Networking tab, click Configure.
Click the Advanced tab, and in the list under Property, click Flow Control.
Under Value, choose an option to enable flow control (choose the Rx & Tx Enabled option if it's available), and then click OK.
If enabling flow control doesn't help, you can also try changing the link speed for your network adapter (also known as a network interface card (NIC)).
Click the Advanced tab, and in the list under Property, click Link Speed & Duplex.
Under Value, choose the 100 Mbps Full Duplex option, and then click OK.
For more information about troubleshooting network problems with Extenders, see Windows Media Center Extenders: frequently asked questions.
If you're having trouble setting up your Extender, see Tips for solving setup problems with Windows Media Center Extenders.


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Wherein I Light Up A Voracious Swarm of Tent Caterpillars With a Flaming Can of Whoop-Ass.
I'm uneasy with the notion of using poisons in my garden, uneasy about their manufacturers and that powerful corporate temptation to fib about the actual science of a product for the sake of its bottom line. Unfortunately, this phenomenon has proven true again and again, recently, in the name of market share and profits, and almost always lubricated by some cutesy, animated, bad-bug TV commercial with smiling, high-fiving fake-homeowners and promises that 'you'll be the envy of your neighborhood.' I've seen enough of the unintended consequences of many garden products to be leary. I mean, doesn't it stand to reason that if I poison whatever little out-of-control critters are currently chewing up some beautiful, beloved plant in my garden, that I will also be poisoning the songbirds I've worked so diligently to attract, those very garden partners that serenade me with songs and generally feed on such bugs, raise their families on them, and most of the time keep their populations in balance?
This past week I had to (reluctantly), open up a can of whoop-ass on a voracious family of tent-caterpillars that had crossed the line, having grown far past the ability of any songbird family to reign them in.
As you can see from the video, they had begun to make a damaging spectacle of themselves that no reasonable gardener could continue to ignore and rather than let the problem grow or resort to that tempting siren song of 'Better Living Through Chemistry,' I opted for an orchard ladder, my trusty Felco pruners and a small, propane torch. Game on, Larvae Breath!
Ultimately, I did end up needing to cut out one small section of branch (about 18 inches long), that was so net-tented and chewed up that I thought it probably beyond recovery, but with the rest of the tree I simply gave a good toasting to each cluster of caterpillars, believing that in the long run the tree would recover faster, dropping those burned needles in time and then regrowing new ones in their place.
And yes, I was tempted to taste one of these barbecued little morsels, just for aesthetic and educational purposes, and yet, somehow resisted. Hmmmmmmm. I wonder, might you have snacked on one with me if given the option?


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By using sensors, programs on your computer can customize information and services for you based on your computer's current location, surroundings, and more. For example, with a location sensor and your computer, you may be able to find a nearby restaurant, get directions to that restaurant, send the directions to a friend, and then follow the directions on a map as you travel to your destination. For more information about different types of sensors, see What is a sensor?
Programs can access information from a sensor once it's installed and enabled on your computer. Programs can then store or use that information to help you with everyday tasks or to improve your computer experience. To help prevent all programs and user accounts from accessing information from a sensor, you can disable the sensor. For more information, see Enable or disable a sensor.
Because some programs may send personal information over network connections, you can enable or disable a sensor only when you are logged on to Windows with an administrator account.
You may want to limit access to personal information about certain users on your computer. For more information, see Change who can access information from a sensor.
For more information about privacy, see How does a sensor affect my privacy?


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Gardening Articles: Edibles :: Vegetables
Tomatoes in a Can
by Beth Marie Renaud
If your garden is too small for full-size tomato plants, or if your soil is plagued by fungal diseases or nematodes, don't despair. Do as Jim Wilson -- co-host of the Great Gardeners Program on HGTV, and former co-host of The Victory Garden on PBS -- does, and grow tomatoes in containers big enough to hold indeterminate varieties (those that continue to vine even after initial fruit set) with full-size fruit. Every year, from two plants per container, he harvests about 60 pounds of ripe tomatoes. A wire cage around each container supports the plants as they grow.
Choose a container with a capacity of 25 to 30 gallons; durable plastic or a whiskey half-barrel works well. Wilson's choice is a plastic garbage can. If you live in a hot-summer area, use a light-colored container that won't absorb the sun's heat and burn the plants' roots. Don't use any container made of metal; it will get too hot for good root growth and may contain zinc, which, at high concentrations, is toxic to plants.
One major advantage of growing in containers is that you can keep plants free of common soilborne fungal diseases: verticillium and fusarium wilt. A soilless potting mix -- purchased or homemade -- provides a nearly sterile environment for the plants. Three 40-quart bags of soilless potting mix are ample. If you want to make your own, mix 50 percent bark soil conditioner -- use pine bark in the East and fir in the West (soil conditioners are bark ground finer and aged longer than for mulches); 35 percent peat moss; and 15 percent perlite. Do not add compost to the soil or line the bottom of the container with rocks; both may introduce disease to the potting soil. Additionally, Wilson recommends mixing 1 ounce of pelletized dolomitic limestone per gallon of potting mix to protect against blossom end rot, which results from a deficiency of calcium and magnesium. In the arid West, where the pH in soil is naturally high and limestone is not readily available, treat plants that develop blossom end rot with a solution of 1 tablespoon Epsom salts per 5 gallons of water.
Preparing and Siting the Pot
For proper drainage -- and to avoid the root rot that can result from perpetually wet roots -- drill six 1/2- to 3/4-inch-diameter holes into the bottom of the container. Cover the holes with window screen to prevent soil from washing out. Then, to keep the container out of contact with the ground, which can contain soilborne diseases, set it on four bricks.
Tomatoes need at least 6 hours of sunlight each day, and they produce best with 8 hours. Set your container in a sunny spot, preferably with a hose nearby for easy watering. If you live in the South where summers are hot, position pots where plants can benefit from afternoon shade. Where daytime temperatures exceed 90° F and night temperatures exceed 70° F, the pollen on the tomato blossoms can become sterile, ceasing or deforming fruit production. The afternoon shading helps minimize this condition and will also keep the soil from drying out too quickly.


text: with rejections from berkeley and cornell. looks like ill be heading to illinois in the fall. the rejections dont faze me all that much because i know getting into 4 of the 9 colleges i applied to is a spectacular feat for putting in 1/100000 the effort my peers did and i will be going to a top five school in my major. but still, it stings a bit. if i had worked harder then i probably wouldnt have had to 'make do' when it came to college selection. oh well. no point in feeling melancholy. where my life will end up eventually is measured by what i make of the opportunities i have, not how much i mourn over the ones ive missed.


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Mayor Williams' Statement on Supreme Court Decision On Voting Rights Act
Posted on 06/28/2013 5:04 pm
I am deeply disappointed by the Supreme Court's decision to strike down a critical piece of the Voting Rights Act, which now allows nine states, predominantly the South, to change their election laws without prior federal permission. I was twelve years old when the Act passed in 1965 during the height of the Civil Rights Era. I vividly recall my parent's discussion about this matter around the dinner table. There was jubilation that the discriminatory acts to suppress voting rights had been outlawed.
It is sad but true, that the protections this Act sought to remedy nearly 50 years ago are still needed today. States all across the country have been enacting laws to make it harder for citizens to cast their ballots. In my last term as a State Representative in the General Assembly there was an effort to do so in Delaware. Fortunately it was shot down.
The Voting Rights Act served a pivotal role in ensuring that millions of Americans maintained the right to vote. The Supreme Court's decision to eliminate the most significant core provision will undo years of work by the government, civil rights organizations like the NAACP, Urban League, and other grass roots efforts to guarantee the voting process is fair, particularly in states with a history of voter discrimination.
The right to vote is one of the most fundamental freedoms of all Americans. I am pleased Congressional Democrats are planning new legislation to render the Supreme Court's decision ineffective. I am even more excited that Former Speaker of the House Representative Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is considering naming the legislation after civil rights icon Representative John Lewis (D-GA). I urge Congress to act swiftly.


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Detectives with the Dover Police Department's Criminal Investigations Unit are probing a break-in at a Lotus Street home and an attempted break-in nearby.
The burglary took place between 11 a.m. Friday, May 24, and 6:30 a.m. Saturday, May 25, said department spokesman Lt. Daniel McKeown.
The burglar entered the first home, in the 200 block of Lotus Street by prying open a rear door; an undisclosed amount of money was taken, McKeown said. Detectives also discovered someone had tried to open a door at a home in the 100 block of Lotus Street, but was unsuccessful.
Anyone with information on these crimes is asked to contact Dover Police at 736-7111 or through tip lines maintained by Delaware Crime Stoppers at (800) TIP-3333 or online through www.tipsubmit.com.
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The folks at Orlando Pub Crawl have joined up with Rock Pink for this year's Pink Party Pub Crawl to help raise breast cancer awareness. Always a popular event in downtown Orlando, the crawl will take place at The Lodge, Finnhenry's, Bliss, Chillers, Big Belly Brewery, Latitudes and Slingapour's this year.
According to Orlando Pub Crawl's Website, Rock Pink is an Orlando-based organization whose mission is to "bring music and humanity together center stage to raise breast health awareness and to make the road to recovery as easy as possible for as many as possible whenever possible."
I'm not aware of any bands playing the event, but you will get admission, one free Miller Lite or Bacardi cocktail at each location, followed by $2 Miller Lites and $3 Bacardi cocktails for the $12 (plus tax) advance ticket or $15 (day of).
The catch: You need to wear pink! What's the point of a Pink Party Pub Crawl if you're wearing blue or brown? Party starts at 8 p.m. tonight at The Lodge; for more information go to orlandopubcrawl.com and see photos from last year's pub crawl here.


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Brandon Small brought home three top ten finishes this weekend
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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - The East Carolina men's and women's outdoor track and field squads participated in the Carolina Fast Times meet hosted by the University of North Carolina Saturday.
The highlight of the weekend was the men's 4x100 relay team, comprised of Brandon Small, Isiah Gyasi, Christopher Richardson and Kevin Thompson, who qualified for the NCAA regionals, with a 2nd place finish with a time of 40.43. Small added a 9th place finish in the 100 meter dash with a time of 11.16, and a 3rd place finish in the 200 meter dash (21.46). Richardson won the 400 meter dash with a time of 48.08. Jarrett Newby won the 800 meter run, with a time of 1:51.57, while Matt Dennish won the 1,500 meter run with a time of 3:54.43. Andrew Jenkins' time of 9:34.63 earned him 9th place in the 3,000 meter run.
In the field events, Daniel Varela took home 9th place honors in the discus throw with a mark of 39.96m. Spencer Barrick won the javelin throw with a mark of 64.45m.
On the women's side, Chante Sessoms came in 6th place in the 100 meter dash with a time of 12.69. In the 400 meter dash, Shalice Anderson's time of 57.22 was good for 8th place. Hollie Brooks came in 9th in the 800 meter run with a time of 2:19.06, while Brittany Copeland came in 3rd in the 1,500 meter run with a time of 4:41.47. Tayleigh Davis' time of 10:58.24 earned her 7th place in the 3,000 meter run. Jaslyn Grullon's time of 15.27 was good for 5th in the 100 meter hurdles.
"We had another a great weekend," head coach Curt Kraft said. "The high point of the weekend was the men's 4x100 relay, having qualified for the NCAA regional championships. The 4x100 has come very close the last couple of weekends, but got it done on Saturday. They are very deserving and have worked very hard to accomplish this. The next couple of weeks will be very important for both of our team as we prepare for the Penn relays, which we always get very excited about."
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I recently just purchased a new martin. The Gpcpa4 and I love this thing. I am worried though about taking care of it. This is my first high end guitar. i got a humidifier for it but im not really sure how to clean it. I'm worried if using anything other than the martin cleaning supplies would void my warrenty. Also with cleaning the fretboard I am not sure how to clean it. It's not made of ebony but actually black Richlite which is a synthetic ivory. Does lemon oil work with the material?
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Archie, I'd use a very slightly damp soft cotton cloth from an old t-shirt ( or well-laundered diaper. Don't laugh) Wipe it down gently after every use, wash your hands before playing to help preserve your strings,
Some folks use very light applications of mineral oil on ebony or rosewood fingerboards and bridges, but in my opinion, they don't need any treatment.
Keep it clean, and then play the finish off of it
It is hard not to agree with Kent's comments. Since it is a new guitar, you should not have to treat the fretboard for several months--general statement. Also simply wiping down your new ax with a 100% clean cotton cloth after every use will suffice to keeping your Martin in tip-top shape. Also make sure to case it when not playing--this will help control humidity issues for consistency reasons...best of luck. One more point...try keeping your humidity level between 40 and 45%. Most guitar manufacturers recommend those percentages.
I've had my Martin DCPA-4 since last August and I've found it to be a very reialble an thoroughly enjoyable guitar in all aspects. The Richlite material of the bridge and the fingerboard doesn't require a whole lot of maintenance at all given that Richlite is not affected by heat or humidty and it is also impervious to absorption of any sort of liquid. Just a little wipe with slightly soapy water when you change the strings will suffice. I've found the Sapele back and sides to be pretty duable and "ding resistant" so far. If there is an area for concern, it's the Sika spruce top, but the high gloss finish protects it about as well as can be expected. I've collected several small "dimples" and one slight "ding" in spite of my caution. But, honestly, if I spent all my time worrying about those little (inevitable?) cosmetic afflictions, I'd never have time to enjoy playng it!
nice! i was thinking about getting the DCPA-4 because of its better bottom end sound. Have you tried the other models? How do you think they compare?
For me it was a choice between the DCPA-4 and the GCPA-4 ... I pondered the decision for 2-3 weeks. I "A/B-ed" the two guitars over and over again, first with me playing and then guy at the shop playing and both sounded great! But acoustically I felt the DCPA-4 had more bottom end and more of that traditional "Martin" sound, and that was what sold me. The both sounded equally great when plugged in! I haven't tried the little OMCPA-4, but Martin rep Craig Thatcher was playing the OMCPA-1 at the clinc I attended a week ago and of course, in his talented hands it sounded wonderful., Still, he was playing plugged in through the ultra expensive Aura electronics and a great PA system, so it's hard to make a straight comparison.
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At The Vault club at Bambara, sippers have been voting for their Oscar picks since January 25 by ordering a special, limited edition cocktail invented to represent each Oscar nominee. Votes were tallied by ordering the drinks.
"The King's Speech is our prediction for Best Picture winner," says Bambara's mixologist, Austin Craig. "It was neck and neck with True Grit for most of February with The Kids are All Right in close third."
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#2 True Grit: Absolut Mandarin Vodka, Chateau Monet, Cranberry & Lime Juice
#3 The Kids are All Right: Stoli Blueberry Vodka, Chateau Pomari, Lemonade, Sprite, Fresh Lime
The Black Swan: Jim Beam, Lemon Juice, Apple Juice, Honey Syrup, Dash Bitters
The Social Network: Absolut Vanilla, Coffee Liqueur, Shot of Espresso, Shaken & Served Chilled
The Fighter: Hennessey Cognac, Tawny Port, Maple Syrup, Dash Bitters, Hot Water
Inception: Malibu Rum, Grand Monarch, Pineapple Juice, Sprinkled Coconut
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Recounted in gripping words and unforgettable images, Alexandra Avakian's remarkable experiences traveling and working in the Muslim world will draw readers in, introducing them to friends and terrorists, leaders and thieves and everyday people.
Here, she takes you along as she captures some of the most important recent eventsfamine in Sudan, violence in Gaza and Somalia, the daily life of Hezbollah. Her style is always probing, yet compassionate.
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This book grabbed me! I read it in several days while I was laid up sick at home & it moved me. The pictures tell a story but the narrative took me right there. I feel like I know exactly what the writer went through. Great job of not swaying her opinion or leading the reader anywhere. It is not meant as a pro or con to these cultures. I saw all aspects of this section of a world I may never see. I feel like I know them a lot better, & as members of the human race... I identify. Thank you for the opportunity to learn more about LIFE!Helene
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New Hanover enduring worst flu season in a decade
Published: Thursday, December 27, 2012 at 6:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, December 27, 2012 at 6:15 p.m.
New Hanover Regional Medical Center is in the middle of the worst flu season in about 10 years, hospital epidemiologist Dr. Paul Kamitsuka said Thursday.
Influenza on rise in North Carolina
About 7 percent of outpatients seen by medical providers reporting to state ILINet system had influenza-like illnesses during the week ending Dec. 15, compared with less than 2 percent the week ending Nov. 24, according to the N.C. Weekly Influenza Surveillance Summary.
"Influenza-like illness reported from ILINet providers as well as emergency departments continued to increase above levels usually seen during this time of year," the summary said.
So far this flu season, which started Sept. 30, 225 cases of influenza have been confirmed by the N.C. State Laboratory of Public Health. Most were for influenza type A/H3.
The hospital saw more confirmed flu cases during the first week of December than it saw all of last year, said Kamitsuka, an internal medicine and infectious diseases practitioner with Wilmington Health. Kamitsuka did not have an exact number of cases, but said the hospital has seen dozens of confirmed cases of the flu with most coming through the hospital's emergency department.
The flu season at Brunswick Novant Medical Center in Supply started earlier than in past years and the number of cases has been fairly steady over the past few months, said Amy Myers, director of marketing and community relations for the hospital. "We've seen 92 positive flu cases at the hospital since September," Myers said. "While that's more cases than last year, it's not more than the average flu season. Last year was an unusually low volume."
Kamitsuka said influenza is a potentially deadly virus, with about 36,000 people nationwide dying of the flu and 90 percent of those who die being 65 and older. Statewide, 12 people have died from influenza this season, with nine of those victims 65 years old or older.
To help prevent the spread of the flu, New Hanover Regional and Novant encourage employees, doctors and contractors to be vaccinated against the flu. While nearly 100 percent of workers at both hospitals are vaccinated, some decline, Myers and Kamitsuka said. Those workers who sign forms stating their reasons for declining the vaccinations are required to wear masks if they are working within 6 feet of a patient.
Additionally, New Hanover Regional started restricting visits by children 12 and younger on Thursday.
"Children may be able to spread the flu for up to five days or so before they even get sick," Kamitsuka said. "Since people who are hospitalized are particularly vulnerable to the consequences of flu, we're trying to do everything we can to protect the safety of them."
The hospital also asks adults not to visit if they're experiencing flu-like symptoms, including a fever with sore throat, coughing, body aches or headache. Patients who come to the emergency departments or other care areas with those symptoms will be required to wear a mask.
While Novant hasn't imposed additional restrictions on visitors, it is encouraging parents to keep children at home when visiting patients, Myers said.
"We remind all visitors of the importance of not coming to the hospital if they have a fever or are showing symptoms of a cold or flu," she said.
Patients who arrive in Novant's emergency room with symptoms of the flu will be asked to wear a surgical mask to prevent the spread of the virus, Myers said.
Kamitsuka said people are encouraged to get a flu shot, even though the region is in the middle of flu season. Those who get shots or nasal vaccines must wait 10 to 14 days for the vaccine to take effect, he said.
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Just mention the phrase "restraining order," and the mental alarm bells start ringing. Those two words immediately conjure up images of emergency decrees taken to protect one person from another's dangerously aggressive, or even violent, behavior, and for virtually everyone, just the idea of needing or being bound by one is quite disturbing.
However, in the world of legal divorce proceedings, there is something called an "Automatic Temporary Restraining Order" (or ATRO, for short) –and it means something else entirely.
Far from anything related to violence, an ATRO is actually considered a legal "nicety." It is a court filing used to establish the rules you and your husband will follow during the divorce process (or legal separation, nullity or paternity action) with regard to your assets, insurance policies, designations of beneficiaries on wills and other legal documents, etc.
Essentially, an ATRO serves to "freeze" a couple's financial status quo, preventing either party from making changes once a divorce action has been initiated . . . and until a settlement has been reached.
In addition to the financial accountability and stability an ATRO affords, it also helps ensure a measure of respect between divorcing spouses, perhaps alleviating some of the pervasive mistrust and anxiety that often colors so much of the divorce process. Once you've filed an ATRO with the Courts, you will be better able to focus on immediate issues being negotiated with your spouse, knowing that changes can't be made to your financial situation behind the scenes and without your consent.
So, let's discuss ATROs and their uses in more detail. Here are some of the key things I make sure my clients understand about them:
· An ATRO is a court order that disallows either spouse from altering certain aspects of their financial situation. An ATRO may be an integral part of the divorce action (in some states, it is right on the back of the actual divorce petition), or it may be a separate filing. In any case, it is a mutual court order that, generally, prohibits either spouse from such actions as:
o selling, transferring or borrowing against property
o borrowing against or selling insurance held for the other spouse
o modifying designated beneficiaries of insurance policies, retirement accounts, wills, etc.
o changing bank accounts
o destroying or hiding assets
Since an ATRO prohibits any of these changes (and certain large expenditures, as well), the marital financial picture is effectively "frozen" until a fair settlement can be reached.
· Despite the word "automatic" in its title, an ATRO may not automatically be part of your divorce petition. As with many aspects of divorce (i.e. division of debt, definition of separate and marital property), laws regarding filing and execution of ATROs vary from state to state (see more about this below). In some states, such as California, ATROs are automatically part of every divorce petition. However, if you live in a state that does not require an ATRO, such as New Jersey, your divorce attorney will have to request one from the Courts.
It is also important to know that your banks, brokerage firms and insurance companies will not "automatically" be notified that an ATRO has been filed –even if it directly affects your accounts and policies with them. It is your responsibility, not the Courts', to let these companies know about the ATRO. Please don't neglect this important step!


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I bought these shorts because of the description of the material. I wanted something sturdy and non see through. I was happy with the material, as it did what I wanted. However, these shorts, like all the NYDJ products do stretch. I bought a size 0 (I am normally a 2). Initially they fit very tightly. After wearing them 5 hours, they are very loose and a little baggy. They are cut wider at the thighs and across the hips than the other NYDJ shorts that I have with a more slender and longer leg. They are comfortable.
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I worry that the black will fade, even if I wash with Woolite Dark, but that's the drawback to liking black jeans. I don't want to have them dry-cleaned (too expensive and environmentally unwise). Otherwise, I love these shorts!
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Published: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at 6:56 a.m.
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There is no rain expected in a day with near-normal temperatures in Volusia and Flagler today.
Forecasters with the National Weather Service in Melbourne say there will be patchy fog before 8 a.m. Skies will be mostly sunny with a high near 78 degrees. A light south wind will increase to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Tonight, skies will be mostly cloudy with a low around 56 degrees.
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Emerson led the Lady Bucs in assists in both matches, finishing the weekend with 84 and contributing a match-high 50 in ETSU's first ever victory over N.C. State Saturday afternoon. She was also a force offensively, putting down 12 kills against just one error and hitting .393 for the weekend.
Her weekend performance also earned her recognition as one of the Atlantic Sun Conference's top performers for the season's opening week.
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I was greeted by a most unusual Jelly Belly package in the mail the other day. I wasn't expecting anything, so naturally it was a nice surprise. Inside was one of the most interesting press kits I've seen in a long time. For once I was given instructions to eating candy! It's been a long time since I've seen such a thing. What other candy would need instructions other than Jelly Belly's new Tabasco Jelly Beans!
I feel quite tickled that Jelly Belly is doing something so daring as Tabasco flavored beans. Not everyone is into spicy flavors as they are quite an acquired taste. I've learned recently to appreciate spicy things. Which is another reason why I was so pleased about this sample, it'll give me a chance to see how the spice translates to a jelly bean.
As for the instructions, they read:
"Eating instructions for Jelly Belly Tabasco jelly beans:
-One at a time
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The Citrus beans instructions read:
"Open. New flavor experiences when combines with TABASCO Jelly Belly jelly beans. Friendly note: TABASCO Jelly Belly beans a little too true to life? Extinguish the fire in your mouth wit ha couple of these."
Helpful, wouldn't you say?
I take my first bean out and pop it into my mouth. The flavor starts of sweet and you can really taste the flavor of the chili without the heat. It's peppery with some sweetness. After a moment of chewing the spice then kicks in and it's incredibly authentic to Tabasco sauce's kick. This bean does have some heat to it. I certainly had my mouth burning, but in a good way, for a bit even after I had finished eating it. My husband tried some too and he really liked them. He felt the flavor was accurate to Tabasco sauce and had some heat to it. To be fair, his heat tolerance is way higher than mine, so the beans weren't nearly as spicy to him. Still I did really enjoy the flavor, even if I could only eat one at a time.
I did try the Tabasco jelly beans with some of the citrus beans like the instructions in the press packet suggested. It certainly erased the flavor of the chili in the beginning of the bean. But it didn't erase the heat of the bean. The spiciness of the Tabasco still shines through the citrus flavors of the other beans. It's different but still very tasty.
I don't think these Jelly Belly beans are for everyone. If you're into spice and "hot' foods, I certainly say go for it. If you're not, I really don't think you could get past how authentic the jelly bean tastes.
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ABRACADABRA: Superstition enters new exhibit at UMOCA
This Friday, test your will power against superstition with Jason Metcalf's new exhibit at the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art. Read More
This Friday, test your will power against superstition with Jason Metcalf's new exhibit at the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art. Read More
Got plans for tomorrow night? Here's a once-in-a-lifetime evening for you: A Nocturnal Fruit Forage. Read More
So it's hot outside. Yes, like really hot. And yes, we get that you want to be outside and embrace the warm weather, but sometimes it's just too scorching to be out there longer than about - oh 3 minutes. So in the name of indoor activities, the Salt Lake Art Center has quite the end of summer line up that you won't want to miss. Read More
Gnomes as art? Well they are art, folk art, yes, and they exist in patches all around the city as a sort of running joke of folklore. Now the Salt Lake Arts Center is asking you to create your best lawn sculpture, gnome or otherwise, for a city-wide exhibit and a chance to win $2,000 (given to the best lawn adornment). The accepted gnomes, flamingos, alligators (whatever, you've seen those in Sky Mall), will be placed in yards and public spaces around the Wasatch Front in a giant artsy, folksy display. Read More
Salt Lake Art Center has been celebrating the Film Fest all week, but they take it up a notch tonight with a discussion with director Lynne Hershman Leeson and their very own Sundance New Frontier party. Read More
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ZF-9849: Log error when using Zend_Translate with Zend_Cache_Backend_Memcached
I'm using Zend_Translate and Zend_Cache with memcached backend. If I activate logging like this:
$frontendOptions = array('lifetime' => $this->_applicationIni->cache->global->lifetime ,
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Then I get a lot of messages like {quote}Zend_Cache_Backend_Memcached::save() : tags are unsupported by the Memcached backend{quote}
This is because the memcached adapter does not support tags, and Zend_Translate uses tags. Is it possible to make these tags optional so I can disable the use of tags in Zend_Translate?
Closing as won't fix.
According to the manual Zend_Cache must be used with tags to allow deletion of relevant cache entries (not the complete cache). The manual does not note that this works only with special frontends/backends.
Actually there is no way to change Zend_Translate other than integrating a BC by disallowing cache handling.
Changed with r22190
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