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|Synonym(s): spike watermilfoil, European water-milfoil
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|Weeds Gone Wild: Alien Plant Invaders of Natural Areas - Plant Conservation Alliance
|Invasive Plant Atlas of New England
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Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson and Richard Stoddard Ewell, famous Confederate Civil War generals, were also both amputees.
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Jackson's left arm was amputated just prior to his death near Chancellorsville, VA after he was accidently shot on May 2, 1863 by his own men returning to camp in the dark of the night. Jackson's arm is actually buried there, separate from his body which is buried in Lexington, VA where he lived.
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Thirdly, there might be a clue in body language. Mayor Zimmer has done multiple televised interviews and answered all reporters' questions. She has yet to look at any notes or cue cards. Her statements have been consistent. On the other hand, look at the video of the Lt. Governor's denial. She continually referred to written prepared notes. Wouldn't it seem that if her memory is so clear about what she said, she would not have to read it from a statement?
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Christie's office issued a statement saying Hoboken received $70 million-in line with other towns. It also said Hoboken did not suffer all that much damage. That $70 million includes money property owners got from the flood insurance they paid premiums on. It was not Sandy relief money and the Governor had nothing to do with it. He was puffing numbers to hide the fact he handed out $342,000 to a city where 1,200 buildings suffered "major" damage-the most in New Jersey.
Despite these clues, we do not know for sure what happened-yet. We do know Hoboken received only $342,000 out of $250,000 million Christie handed out in Sandy funds.
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College Hockey:Lake Forest looks to build on fast start
As a blueprint, it might not have been the best scenario, but for Lake Forest coach Carisa Zaban, heading into the season with a roster nearly devoid of seniors has been rendered a nonissue.
Zaban's club has thrived thus far, outside of the conventional wisdom that says leadership qualities are best served by a senior-laden roster.
The Foresters, tapping on the door of the top 10 in the first two weeks of play, are now intent on kicking it in following a pair of quality wins in a home-and-home set with Concordia (Wis.) last weekend. The Foresters take on a crucial early season swing of four away games, the first two with quickly rising, unbeaten St. Scholastica, beginning Friday.
"We're just looking to build on and off of the success we had last year," said Zaban, now in her ninth season with the Foresters. "We are still relatively young, but our junior class boasts some great leadership to add to our few seniors. One of our sophomores, Melissa Paluch, was named a captain this year — the first for the program. So that gives you an idea of the role of the sophomore class, as it's not just their offensive output, but their recognized leadership as well within the team."
Paluch, who concluded the 2012-13 campaign with 14-19-33 numbers, earned her second career hat trick in Saturday's 8-1 thumping of Concordia.
"I believe we are a young team with a lot of talent, and if we continue to stay motivated and focused throughout the season, our ability to mesh and work well as a team will increase greatly," said Paluch in regard to the team's collective mindset of going forward with a youthful roster.
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Zaban believes the dearth of seniors onboard hasn't altered the teams' disposition one bit.
"I don't think we implemented too many changes this year, which is why I hope we will be successful," said Zaban whose team is averaging 42.7 shots on goal per game. "I think consistency in systems and expectations is good for a younger team, as they already know what's being asked of them, have proven success from it, and hopefully fuels their confidence level. Every year, though, it's about team chemistry more than anything else, and so I hope that the girls come together and want to play for each other and share the same expectations."
Last season, the Foresters won both away games against St. Scholastica while dropping a pair on home ice. For sophomore Michelle Greeneway, at the top of the list in scoring for the Foresters with nine points, the impending series with St. Scholastica and the prolific Waidacher sisters provides a golden opportunity.
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6/3/2009 -
-- Maj. Gen. Kathleen Close, Ogden Air Logistics Center commander, presented three local residents with Wingman Awards during a Wingman Luncheon, June 2 at Club Hill.
Jerry Stevenson, Steve Rush and Debra (Deb) Tanzi each received the award for their support of the base and the individuals assigned here.
"We established the Hill AFB Community Wingman Award in 2007," said General Close. "This is our chance to say thank you, continue developing friendships and enact the Wingman concept.
"Base leaders selected theses deserving recipients whose actions have resulted in positive change for Team Hill. Our honorees have demonstrated selflessness, great dedication and commitment to the Air Force mission and the members of our base. We are proud to recognize their contributions and say 'thank you' for their untiring support," said General Close.
Along with a lapel pin and medals, each recipient has been remembered with a permanent display, which features the recipient's likeness, as well as a description of what they have done to support the base which is displayed in the Utah Aviation Hall of Fame at the Hill Aerospace Museum.
The following is what appeared on each individual's placard and a message each shared upon receiving the medals.
Mr. Jerry Stevenson
"My wife and I have enjoyed this great opportunity to serve our country by serving you," said Mr. Jerry Stevenson.
When Jerry Stevenson became Mayor of Layton City in 1994, he immediately recognized the positive economic and social impact of Hill Air Force Base on the surrounding communities of the installation. He has become a remarkable advocate for the mission of the base and a strong supporter for Team Hill workers.
During his twelve years as Layton City Mayor he extended his personal welcome and friendship to all the commanders and continues to do so today. Serving on the Utah Defense Alliance, he has been an invaluable asset to the process of improving and promoting Hill Air Force Base's national importance. For a very long time Jerry has envisioned partnering Hill Air Force Base with private industry, from developing the east side of the base to the announced and imminent development on the base's west side.
Jerry's exceptional and visionary leadership as a Hill Wingman has benefitted not only the Air Force and Team Hill, but also the citizens of Utah and the citizens of this nation.
Mr. Steve Rush
"I love working with the military due to the caliber of people and the amount of energy every time we meet," said Mr. Steve Rush.
Steve Rush is a proud supporter of Hill Air Force Base. His association began in 1993, when he led the efforts to protect and preserve the airspace surrounding Hill Air Force Base to ensure the operational mission of the base continued unimpeded. This ultimately required a legislative appropriation of over 15 million dollars.
He was invited to join Hill/Defense Depot Ogden '95, a Utah citizen committee dedicated to defending Hill AFB and the depot during Base Realignment and Closure in 1995.
Steve played a critical role to Hill AFB on many fronts. He testified before Congress and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on the importance of the flying and test missions conducted on the Utah Test and Training Range. He led the fight on any encroachment that would hamper the full utilization of the installation and the base. Steve also served as Vice President of the Utah Defense Alliance and is dedicated to preserving and protecting Department of Defense national assets--military ranges and the Utah Test and Training Range in particular.
As a tireless supporter of Hill AFB, everything Steve has done for the Air Force and Hill are perfect examples of what it means to live the Air Force's Core Values. He is a true Wingman.
Mrs. Debra (Deb) Tanzi
Deb Tanzi's long history with the U.S. Air Force is admirable. She was born into the Air Force lifestyle and is a staunch supporter of all branches of service. She is an Air Force wife and mother; her lifelong volunteer endeavors resulted in positive impacts on military activities and families across the nation.
Whether she was fundraising, organizing events or lending assistance to a family member, her efforts have touched countless lives. She worked tirelessly to organize the Military Affairs Committee for the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce. Furthermore, she has been a leader of the Top of Utah Military Affairs Committee for many years.
Deb led a team of military and community volunteers for the 2006 Davis County Gala. The "Salute to our Hometown Heroes" recognized active duty, Guard, Reserve and military retirees representing their hometown cities in Davis and Weber Counties. This was the most successful gala to date, raising more than $100,000 for a donation to Hill AFB to purchase equipment for the new fitness center.
Deb Tanzi epitomizes the Wingman! She is a perfect example of one of the core values, Service Before Self.
"It is truly an honor to work so often with these fine people in this community," said General Close.
Dave Tanzi, husband to Deb Tanzi, accepted the award on her behalf.
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C.F. Martin Company, Stinger Model Guitars 1985-1996 In November of 1985, C.F. Martin unveiled its Stinger line of solid body electric guitars and basses. Most Stinger guitars were made by the world renowned Samick Piano Company located in South Korea and shipped to the C.F. Martin factory located in Nazareth, PA. for a final inspection and set-up. In 1989 Martin expanded by 10% adding 6,200 square feet to their warehouse to accommodate for the Stinger line. After final set-up some guitars received a clear decal placed on the seven digit, serial numbered neck plate that stated 'Prepared and Inspected by C. F. Martin & Co., Inc.' before being distributed to dealers. The Stinger guitar line was advertised as 'Stinger from the Martin Company'. However, not all Stinger guitars have a serial number. C.F. Martin also advertised and sold Stinger brand guitar strings also in 1989 amplifiers and effects boxes. All Stinger models had a one year warranty on the guitar and 90 days on the electronics. Stingers were built to C.F. Martin specifications and are high quality. C.F. Martin never actually produced Stinger catalogs, but they are known to be listed in some Martin catalogs, magazines and flyers. C.F. Martin claims they did not record any serial numbers so a detailed record is unavailable. Early Stingers were four basic body styles, a conventional Strat shape, a Strat-style with an arched top, a Tele and a Precision-style bass. These came in a variety of finish and pickup configuration options. Headstocks were a kind of modified Strat-style six-in-line, with a pointed throat and slightly hooked nose, with a painted (or decal) triangular Stinger logo running under the strings. All had bolt-on maple necks and fret board. Guitars were 25.4", and the basses were 34" scale. Sources other than available flyers do not mention all the fingerboard and hardware color but most appear to be Grover equipped. The basses followed a similar pattern. The SBX sported one split-coil pickup, volume, tone and black, candy apple red, white pearl and gun metal finishes, with matching colored neck and colored chrome hardware. The SBL-10 (1986-1988) offered a split neck pickup and single-coil bridge pickup, with two volumes, master tone, three-way select, cream, black, white, and black pearl finish option, with matching maple neck and hardware. The 1988 November Stinger price list contained the SWG Strat ($281), SGV ($294), SSX Strat ($308), and STX ($330) guitars and the SBX ($337) and SBL-10 ($367) basses, the black SSX and SBX now available in lefty versions (add $15). Essentially these were unchanged in options. Other known Stinger guitars are the SSX-10, SSL-20, SSZ, SPX, SRX and ST4. Three guitars and two basses were listed in the Guitar World 1990-91 Guitar Buyerメs Guide. Basses were the SBL and SBL-105. The SBL was a P-bass with split-coil and single-coil pickups, rosewood メboard, and black hardware. The SBL-105 is a five-string version of the SBL. These later models had a 'Shark Tooth' headstock which was originally designed by Randy Rhoads for his custom built Jackson guitar. In the Guitar World 1992-93 Guitar Buyer's Guide only one Stinger guitar was listed, the ST-2, an inexpensive Strat with three single-coil pickups. No basses were listed (The ST2 was available in a guitar and bass model). In 1993 Martin Stinger sales lagged. The Stinger ST-2, tremelo Strats in black, red and white were still in the 1996 C.F. Martin catalog. Stingers are well built guitars that setup well, with a decent hefty feel. Stingers were always well made, clearly 'Martins.' However, C.F. Martin Co. claims they where only distributors the Stinger due to the Trademark. However, Martin is heavily associated with the Stinger guitar line.
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|Aquaculture farms, particularly in Southeast Asia are facing severe crisis due to increasing incidences of White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV). Actinomycetes have provided many important bioactive compounds of high prophylactic and therapeutic value and are continually being screened for new compounds. In this communication, the results of a study made to determine the effectiveness of marine actinomycetes against the white spot disease in penaeid shrimps are presented. Twenty-five isolates of actinomycetes were tested for their ability to reduce infection due to WSSV among cultured shrimps. When these actinomycetes were made available as feed additives to the post-larvae of the black tiger shrimp Penaeus monodon for two weeks and challenged with WSSV, the post challenge survival showed variations from 11 to 83%. However, six isolates have shown to be the most potential candidates for further study.
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Height: 5-10 Weight: 183 lbs.
Born: March 2, 1934 in Columbus, OH
High School: Central
College: Ohio St. (school history) (Cassady college stats)
Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 1st round (3rd overall) of the 1956 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 6 (8785th overall since 1950)
Relatives: Father of Craig Cassady
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First of all I would like to say that I am new to ubuntu and i couldn't find anything about this on the web.
I'm planning on installing Ubuntu 12.10 on my pc ( I want to erase windows of my pc )but I was wondering if I will be able to keep my files after installing Ubuntu or will everything be erased by installing the ubuntu OS. Of course I will be backing-up all my files in DropBox. But is there a way that I wont need to do that.


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Holiday Heart Attack?
Well, I thought 'tis the season for snowmen, fruit cakes, and mistletoe—NOT—heart attack season, but evidently December through January is prime time for coronaries. Lauran Neergaard of the Associated Press reports:
But what may make the Christmas coronary more deadly than the same-size heart attack in, say, August, is a double dose of denial. It's not uncommon for people to initially shrug off chest pain as indigestion. Research suggests they're even more reluctant for a run to the emergency room when it means disrupting a holiday gathering, or if they've traveled to a strange city — meaning they arrive sicker.
Minutes matter.
"You have only a short window of opportunity to save heart muscle," warns Dr. William Suddath of Washington Hospital Center in the nation's capital — where a cardiac team on-duty 24 hours a day aims to start clearing victims' clogged arteries within 15 minutes of their arrival in the emergency room.
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With Pathfinder International's mHMtaani project (Swahili for "mobile health for my community"), community health workers in Kenya's coastal region use a mobile phone application to register clients, provide health services and upload data to the cloud so program managers can monitor and analyze patient care and outcomes.
Five Digital Payment Innovations with the Potential to Transform Development
Country: Kenya
Focus Area: Contraception & Family Planning
Photo Journal: There's an app for that
Supported by the US Agency for International Development through Pathfinder International's APHIAplus Nairobi-Coast program, the mHMtaani project (Swahili for "mobile health for my community") enables community health workers like Elizabeth to register clients, provide health services, and record data directly via a mobile phone.
Country: Kenya
Focus Area: Maternal & Newborn Health, Contraception & Family Planning
Spacing: The Key to Sustainability
The clinic teaches women the importance of "spacing" and offers a variety of options including cycle beads, condoms, pills, intrauterine devices and implants. Family planning methods, such as delaying and spacing out children, are among the most effective ways to better the lives of families and directly contribute to the United Nations Millennium Development Goals of reducing infant mortality and improving maternal health.
Country: Kenya
Focus Area: Contraception & Family Planning
Pathfinder Staff Safe and Accounted For After Attack in Nairobi
Country: Kenya
Focus Area: Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Financial Inclusion Through Aid Disbursement
Each year billions of dollars in cash payments are distributed by development organizations to individuals in need. Across sectors including agriculture, health, and emergency relief, cash payments are dispersed with the intent of imparting a lasting impact on their recipients. As we've discussed in this space previously, dealing with cash instead of electronic payments brings risks and inefficiencies to the parties involved, both development organizations and their payments recipients, too, who are likely to have a lot at stake.
Country: Kenya
Focus Area: Maternal & Newborn Health
UNFPA Explores Collaborative Partnership with Pathfinder International in the Area of Youth Programming
Under the maternal and newborn health program, Pathfinder is focused on improving Kenya's health status by supporting government health entities and communities to integrate and strengthen HIV, family planning and maternal and child health services.
Country: Kenya
Focus Area: Maternal & Newborn Health
Pathfinder International Selected as Visa Innovation Grant Recipient
Country: Kenya
Focus Area: Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, Maternal & Newborn Health, HIV & AIDS, Contraception & Family Planning
New Population, Health, and Environment Program for Lake Victoria
"This new project is a welcome development for many reasons," said ECSP Director Geoff Dabelko. "It brings the integrated PHE approach to one of the world's greatest lakes, it enables respected health NGO Pathfinder to pursue PHE efforts, and marks the return of a leading private donor, the MacArthur Foundation, to a group of foundations willing to support this innovative approach."
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Focus Area: Advocacy, Contraception & Family Planning, HIV & AIDS, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, Systems Strengthening
Transforming the Health of Communities and Their Environments
Country: Kenya, Uganda
Focus Area: Systems Strengthening, Advocacy
Pathfinder Awarded New USAID Project for Kenya's Urban Centers
Country: Kenya
Focus Area: Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, Contraception & Family Planning
USAID Awards New Health Project for Kenya's Urban Centers
Like APHIA II, APHIAplus will strengthen the country's ability to improve the lives of mothers, children and their families in the areas of HIV/AIDS, malaria, family planning, reproductive health, and tuberculosis with quality health services.
Country: Kenya
Focus Area: Advocacy, Systems Strengthening, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, HIV & AIDS, Contraception & Family Planning
High birth rate a threat to Kenya's wealth creation
Her sentiments were echoed by Ms Pamela Onduso of Pathfinder International. "We need to manage our population growth so that the economic growth can catch on," she said.
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List of Tucson bands, listed by their level of fame. This Tucson musicians list includes both bands and solo artists. All famous Tucson bands are included, as well as many Tucson musicians of underground status. This list of Tucson musical artists includes information like what genre the artist falls under, what albums they've put out and more. If you want to know more about these famous Tucson bands you can click on their names to learn more about them. Bands from every genre are listed here, including rock, pop, hip-hop/rap, jazz, and more.
Bands here include everything from Calexico to Machines of Loving Grace.
If you're wondering, "What bands are from Tucson?" or "What is a list of Tucson bands?" then this list will answer your questions. (21 items)
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Calexico Americana, Rock music, Alternative country
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Machines of Loving Grace Industrial rock, Grunge, Industrial music
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Michael Peterson Country
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Bob Log III Noise rock, Punk blues, Rock music
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Brian Bromberg Jazz fusion, Jazz
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Friends of Dean Martinez Americana, Lounge music, Instrumental rock
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The Bled Rock music, Mathcore, Metalcore
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The Supersuckers Rock music, Garage punk, Garage rock
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Giant Sand Americana, Rock music, Alternative rock
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Howe Gelb Americana, Folk rock, Alternative country
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Green on Red Jangle pop, Rock music, Country rock
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Fish Karma Rock music, Folk rock, Punk rock
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Roger Clyne Rock music
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Atrophy Thrash metal
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Bark Bark Bark Electronic music, Electronic dance music, Indie rock
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Tiffany Jo Allen Country
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Alter Der Ruine Industrial music, Power noise, Hardcore techno
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Hector On Stilts Indie pop, Rock music, Indie rock
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Mostly Bears Experimental rock, Progressive rock, Indie rock
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Doo Rag Punk blues, Rock music, Delta blues


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Durable goods
The durable goods number tells us the dollar value of all goods that were produced that we expect to last three years or more. When people are less sure of the economy, they're more likely to put off buying "big ticket items" like cars. Business owners also put off things like plant upgrades and buying new machinery. Knowing this number helps us to know when the economy is growing.


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March 10, 2012 By Theresa Kurtz
By Theresa Kurtz
LAS VEGAS - Before each Fresno State women's basketball game, the Bulldogs sing the same chant...
`Will you ever quit? No, we want some more, we want some more, we want some more!'
The `Dogs got more Saturday afternoon after beating Louisiana Tech 89-61in the 2012 WAC Tournament Championship game. The Bulldogs earned the championship title, their fifth-straight NCAA Tournament berth and reached 28 wins, a program first for Fresno State.
"I'm very proud of this team," said head coach Adrian Wiggins. "They gave a very good effort today, offensively and defensively. We deserved to be in this game and to see this result is a rewarding feeling for a basketball coach. I'm excited to see what we have next."
The 28-point victory ended a streak of close games between the two programs. The last seven games between the `Dogs and Lady Techsters have been decided in overtime or by three or less points.
The championship showdown opened with Fresno State and Louisiana Tech trading 3-pointers. The game stayed close and within one possession for the first nine minutes. Moore gave the `Dogs their first lead of the game with a steal and an easy layup.
Moore, the 2012 WAC Player of the Year, scored nine of the Bulldogs first 11 points. She finished the afternoon with 19 points, three rebounds and three steals. Moore was named the 2012 WAC Tournament Most Valuable Player.
"I felt like we needed a quick start," said Moore. "We play our best when we are playing our fast pace. I started out fast and figured my teammates would follow."
The Bulldogs took charge in the first half with a 27-6 run. The run began with three straight 3's and 11 points from WAC All-Tournament selection Rosie Moult. The junior ended the night with 23 points and five rebounds.
"The way the game started was in favor," said Moult. "I hit a few shots, Ki-Ki hits a few shots and Madi hit a few shots. Everyone was making their shots. It gave all of us confidence we could hit out shots."
La Tech attempted to shift the momentum their way late in the first half, but Moore came up with a huge steal on a Lady Techster fast break. The sophomore threw the ball down court to Madison Parrish for an easy layup.
At the half, Fresno State led La Tech 52-34. The Bulldogs shot 50 percent from beyond the arch in the first half making 10-of-20. Moore led all scorers at the half with 14. Moult and Parrish added 11 points each.
Fresno State drained 15 3-pointers setting a new WAC Tournament record for three's in a game. The previous record was 13 set by Fresno State in 2008 and 2010. Moult hit six treys tying the individual record for three's in game.
After half time, the `Dogs remained unstoppable making five treys and shooting 40 percent. Louisiana Tech couldn't find an answer to the `Dogs tough defense and aggressive offense.
"I felt like we were very stingy on defense and very selfless on offense," said Wiggins. "That is always a great quality for a basketball team."
Also scoring in double figures for the Bulldogs was Madison Parrish with 13 and Veronica Wilson with 10. Sophomore Taylor Thompson led the team with six rebounds, while Moore and Parrish each snagged a team-high three steals.
The 89-61 win over the Lady Techsters is the largest margin of victory for the `Dogs.
"It's just exciting to be a part of something like this with this team," said Moore. "We set goals at the beginning of the season to be there and it's a good thing we can accomplished it."
Fresno State learns who they face in the 2012 NCAA Tournament on Monday, March 12 at 4 p.m. PT
"We Are Your Team!" The Fresno State women's basketball team is going dancing for the fifth-straight year. The Bulldogs learn their fate during the NCAA selection show on Monday, March 12 at 4 p.m. PT.
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This weather blog has everything! Fog, rain, snow, and much colder temps.
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms south of I-70 will continue to move out of central Indiana tonight. As of 8:15 pm, here are estimated rainfall totals.
Much colder air moves in behind the rain, and temps will actually fall throughout the day on Monday. So, we'll start off with temps in the upper 30s, but fall to the low 30s by late afternoon and evening. There's a chance of a few snow flurries mixing with rain drops in the morning. No accumulation is expected, however dense fog will be an issue early Monday morning.
Tuesday we'll be off to a cold start with temps in the 20s only warming up to the mid 30s. The sun sticks around through Friday with our next best chance of rain moving in next weekend. Check out the mini warm up coming our way in the 7 day forecast:


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Now, a modern concept minimalist villa in Seminyak area has come, namely the Destiny Villas. Comprising seven units of condo building with two floors located in the heart of business center and amidst the tourist area of Seminyak, the Destiny Villas offer complete facilities. The property is designed specifically for the comfort and security of guests. Location of the building on the back and supported by the placement of eight point of CCTV and 24-hour security service gives a sense of tranquility. The property is located in the heart of tourist area, close to a variety of business activities such as restaurants, hotels, and cafes and only few minutes from the beach.
Upon entering the villas area located at Jalan Raya Kerobokan No. 24 Block B, Seminyak, you will encounter a spacious parking space spreading across 300 square meters. It is made in accordance with the need of each unit so that it gives impression of a better privacy. Aside from convenient parking space, each unit still has an ample courtyard. The villa property designed by Oliver Gehlen consists of seven units of building embellished with lush tropical garden concept. Each unit has two floors and four luxurious bedrooms equipped with air conditioning. On the ground floor, it is provided with a modern concept kitchen with utensils, a set of dining table, a comfortable living room and the other facilities like TV, Wi-Fi internet connection, DVD player and an extra toilet.
Destiny Villas Seminyak poses one of the Destiny Hotels and Villas managed and operated by J | Hospitality - Hotel Management and Consulting. "We deliberately bring the home-sweet-home concept," said Managing Director of J | Hospitality, Nyoman Aryadana, accompanied by Director of Sales and Marketing, Yati Artini, Tuesday (Apr 23). Beside the dining room and kitchen lay a pool measuring 3 x 7 meters with a small garden, gazebo and three recliners. Between the pool and kitchen was set a connecting door. Three bedrooms were set on the first floor with different nuances. Aside from modernly designed bathroom, one of the bedrooms had a connecting door to the pool.
Meanwhile, the master bedroom is located upstairs measuring 3.5 x 5.7 meters with purple nuance in harmony with all the elements of the room interiors such as the round sofa, ornate rugs and round window served as decoration as well as ventilation. An en-suite bathroom was set on the top floor denoting a fusion of modern and natural concept to make it look natural with the application of stones and existence of trees. Top floor also had a balcony. From the balcony, guests could see beautiful scenery around the villa. "Our target markets are families, group and honeymooners," said the man previously served as Corporate General Manager of GrandmasHotel.com.
Guests would get additional service such as airport pickup and American breakfast or Indonesian breakfast. "Providing the best services to our clients is our choice," said Aryadana. For those interested to in spa treatment, they could enjoy in-room spa service at additional cost. Then, to meet all the needs for food and laundry services, the villa had worked with a variety of restaurants and laundry service providers as well as tour companies for car and motorcycle rentals.
For guests wishing to cook and need help of a cook, the villa could bring in a chef. "We will provide services beyond our guest expectations in accordance with the slogan 'More Than Just a Destination,'" he said. Reservation could be made online at www.destinyhotel.com. (Tini Dwi Rahayu / Wirati Astiti).
Presents Local Culture and Potential Lake Beratan and Bedugul region in general pose the tourism…
The beautiful Pompei city with a high culture disappeared due to the extremely terrible eruption…


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A drunken Manchester United fan dialed 999 (the equivalent of 911 in England) Tuesday to complain about Man U's loss to Sunderland which knocked the out of the Capital One Cup.
The drunkard was hoping to talk to Sir Alex Ferguson who managed Manchester United from 1986 until he retired in May last year. During Ferguson's 26 years with Man U, he won 38 trophies, including the European Cup, 13 Premier Leagues and two UEFA Champions League titles.
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Critics hail a 'damaged love story' with film prize
Philippa Hawker Amiel Courtin-Wilson's feature Hail wins The Age Critics Award for the best Australian feature at the Melbourne International Film Festival.
News and features
God Bless America
Film has reality TV in its gun-toting sights
KARL QUINN Police Academy recruit Bobcat Goldthwait's latest film as a director is his darkest yet.
Mine Games
He's next in the Pecking order
KARL QUINN Ethan Peck, grandson of Gregory, is here for the debut screening of a film about a world that never ends.
The Hunt
Digging in deep dark soils of Denmark
Stephanie Bunbury Director Thomas Vinterberg is back with The Hunt, which stunned Cannes: it is as simple, powerful, rigorous, passionate and thoroughly Danish as Festen was.
Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry
China versus the dissident artful dodger
Stephanie Bunbury Ai Weiwei was tracked for two years by a US filmmaker - before and after his incarceration - for a revealing documentary.
Those in the No end Pinochet's rule
Stephanie Bunbury Pablo Lorrain's film, starring Gael Garcia Bernal, traces the end of Chile's ruling junta while questioning democracy.
Save Your Legs
Boys' club makes last pitch for life
KARL QUINN Though it will forever be known as 'that cricket film', director Boyd Hicklin insists Save Your Legs isn't really about sport.
Big Boys Gone Bananas
How big money put the skids on justice
KARL QUINN In retrospect, perhaps Fredrik Gertten should have known he was in for a slippery ride when he took on the world's biggest fruit and vegetable company.
From the wild zone
Liza Power If filmmaker Amiel Courtin-Wilson first felt like an interloper on the East Timorese island of Atauro, walking in to ''this anarchic artist colony in hyperdrive in some kind of wild Shangri-La'', he soon found his feet.
'I was bullied as a kid'
KARL QUINN Lee Hirsch knows the subject matter of his documentary Bully all too well.
The Ambassador
Danish filmmaker pushes the envelope
KARL QUINN Mads Brugger exposes the shadowy world of bought diplomatic postings, corruption and diamond smuggling in the Central African Republic.
Leos Carax retrospective
Essentials of an extravagant mind
Philippa Hawker French filmmaker Leos Carax is a director associated with excess, but not when it comes to output - five features in 28 years is a low strike rate. It is emotional extravagance that he's drawn to.
Delaying grief, for a fee
Stephanie Bunbury In this sometimes odd film, four people impersonate the recently deceased to console their bereaved relatives.
Into the Abyss
Digital glitch proves a reel drama for festival
Vince Chadwick Right director, right topic, wrong movie. So it was last Saturday at the Melbourne International Film Festival.
Last Dance
Quarter-century gestation for director's film
KARL QUINN At 64, David Pulbrook has just made his first film - a two-hander about a Palestinian terrorist who takes an elderly Holocaust survivor hostage in her apartment in Melbourne.
Patience: After Sebald
Portrait of the artist as a shadow of himself
Owen Richardson A film festival profile follows the meanderings of the author W.G.Sebald.
Kelly's gang
Tom Ryan A revealing amble through the life of singer-songwriter Paul Kelly is just one of the treats in MIFF's season of documentaries.
MIFF marathon
Training tips for film buffs getting buff
David Weir Would you take two weeks off to sit in the dark for up to 10 hours a day? Many Melbourne International Film Festival regulars do.
Criminal record: Swedish crime cinema
Crime runs in Sweden's veins
Stephanie Bunbury Why Scandinavia in general - and Sweden in particular - should have become the world epicentre of crime fiction is ostensibly a mystery. prosperity.
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Born of the bayou
Stephanie Bunbury A child's ties to her Louisiana home colour a fable of survival.
Opening night
Soul sisters reunite
Ed Gibbs The grand unveiling of The Sapphires offered more than a few surprises for an expectant festival audience.
The Sessions
A tale of intimacy and new beginnings
Philippa Hawker Self-professed cynic's new film The Sessions is an unusual and surprising movie.
Chinese independent documentaries
DIY filmmakers offer rare, raw face of China
Dan Edwards previews his program of Chinese documentaries screening at MIFF.
Melbourne Film Festival
Actor stars from go to whoa
Philippa Hawker Deborah Mailman marks the beginning and the end of this year's Melbourne International Film Festival.
70s new Hollywood comedy
A poke in the eye with sharp shtick
Jake Wilson It was an era when comedy, like most popular art forms, was changing fast.
Jean Epstein retrospective
Director dissolves into sparkling sea
Jake Wilson Jean Epstein approached the new art of cinema from a position of rare intellectual freedom.
Top picks
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Craig Mathieson It's an event of breadth and depth. In that spirit, here's a sample of films we'd recommend.
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Tom Ryan Going to the Melbourne International Film Festival? Do yourself a favour and read this first.
Searching for Sugar Man
Ghost who walks is a phantom no more
Revered by a generation of South Africans, Searching for Sugar Man reveals the magical story of Rodriguez, writes Andrew Watt.
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Prime cuts from around the world
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Holy Motors
Minogue turns her eyes to the dark side
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The Angels' Share
Show us your Brits
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Dead Europe
Waiting's over
Paul Kalina One of the year's most keenly awaited local films, Dead Europe, will be a late addition to the program of the Melbourne International Film Festival.
Top 15
Multicultural projections
Stephanie Bunbury and Jake Wilson select their highlights of the 2012 Melbourne International Film Festival.
Moonrise Kingdom
Wonders of lost youth
Stephanie Bunbury For a tale of young misfits, Wes Anderson started with his own childhood.
Muriel's team in Mental reunion
Philippa Hawker The Muriel's Wedding team is back with a new movie that will be the closing night attraction at this year's festival.
Film festival to look back on French pioneer
Philippa Hawker As well as titles fresh from Cannes, this year's festival includes a focus on the work of Jean Epstein, contemporary filmmaker Leos Carax and a pivotal Hollywood decade.
The Sapphires
Jewels in the crown
STEVE DOW The untold story of a '60s Koori quartet from St Kilda who dared to dream.
100 Bloody Acres
Six questions for Colin and Cameron Cairnes
Natalie Craig Brothers' first feature film is about running a struggling blood'n'bones fertiliser business in the Aussie bush.
7 Days in Havana
Del Toro drawn to Cuban story
Andrew Pulver Benicio del Toro joins six other directors for an anthology that treads a fine line between advertorial and artistry.
Ace Attorney
Jake Wilson Based on a hit video game, this vaguely futuristic courtroom drama reproduces many aspects of its source material with absurd literalism.
Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry
Stephanie Bunbury Whatever criticisms have been aimed at Alison Klayman's extraordinary portrait of Chinese artist and dissident Ai Weiwei, they evaporate in the face of the film's urgency and righteous fury.
Almayer's Folly
Philippa Hawker Chantal Akerman's free adaptation of Joseph Conrad's first novel begins with a striking musical sequence, as the camera follows a figure who brings death out of nowhere.
Stephanie Bunbury Austrian maestro Michael Haneke won his second Palme d'Or at Cannes this year with this unflinching chamber piece about love and death.
Stephanie Bunbury It is 1980, somewhere on the windswept north coast of communist East Germany. Barbara is the new doctor in the provincial hospital: clearly overqualified, she is also extremely prickly.
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Stephanie Bunbury First-time filmmaker Benh Zeitlin's story of a feral fishing community beyond the New Orleans levee is so dazzlingly realised that it is easy not to notice how wonderfully weird it is.
Beyond the Hills
Stephanie Bunbury Romanian director and former journalist Cristian Mungiu returns with another drama drawn from real, dreadful events.
Certain People
Matthew Burgess Museum curator Katinka and her husband, Greger, seem to have it all: a happy marriage and a beautiful house in the Swedish countryside.
Crazy Horse
Matthew Burgess Master documentarian Frederick Wiseman returns with this revealing portrait of Paris' 'famous' nude dance revue.
Jake Wilson Like Alexander Sokurov's Russian Ark, it's less a conventional narrative than a journey through a country of the mind; in this case, one dominated by sickness, cruelty and death.
The Fortune
Jake Wilson Mike Nichols' exceptionally bitter 1975 screwball farce is a kissing cousin to the comedies of betrayal (such as The Heartbreak Kid) made by Nichols' former professional partner, Elaine May.
In the Company of Eric Rohmer
Jake Wilson For Rohmer fans, this is a must-see, and if you're lucky enough to be new to his work, there could be no better introduction.
The Legend of Kaspar Hauser
Jake Wilson Shot in elegant black and white and set to a techno beat, this shaggy-dog story should delight anyone who appreciates the taste of pure nonsense.
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
Jake Wilson Jerry Lewis retains a wild energy that makes Gregg Barson's admiring portrait of a great filmmaker seem a natural companion piece to another MIFF documentary, In the Company of Eric Rohmer.
Modest Reception
Jake Wilson A mysterious couple drive around the mountains of rural Iran almost literally throwing bags of money at people.
Nameless Gangster
Philippa Hawker Korean actor Min-sik Choi gives a virtuoso performance of a very different kind in Yoon Jong-bin's blackly comic, violently energetic feature, set mostly in the 1980s, which portrays a society immured in crime.
Paradise: Love
Stephanie Bunbury Teresa is a respectable woman but the Kenyan 'beach boys' are persistent. Before long, she succumbs to the pleasures of their exotic flesh.
Postcards From the Zoo
Jake Wilson If this film from Indonesian director Edwin can be trusted, the Ragunan Zoo in South Jakarta is a sweetly eerie place, with its mysterious forests, duck-shaped pedal-boats and groups of migrant workers living on site.
A Respectable Family
Matthew Burgess A complex, fragmented story of corruption and greed, A Respectable Family is the feature debut of writer-director Massoud Bakhshi.
Shock Head Soul
Matthew Burgess British director Simon Pummell has crafted an unusual and, at times, hypnotic hybrid film about mental illness.
Side By Side
Philippa Hawker Side By Side explores the impact of digital technology on cinema, through an array of encounters with filmmakers of all kinds, including a rare interview with the Wachowskis.
The Student
Jake Wilson Student politics is full of potential as a subject for fiction: it's always fun to watch passionate young people form allegiances and betray each other, even if nothing solid appears to be at stake.
The Three-Sided Mirror
Jake Wilson This dazzling 1927 mini-feature centres on a dandy adored by three women of different classes, who take turns recalling or imagining time spent with their beloved.
Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale
Peter Cai This two-part, four-and-half hour Taiwanese blockbuster is not for the faint-hearted.
Films and events
Full program
Check out the complete list of movies and events at the festival.
Age Critics Award
Being Venice
Venice is having trouble with the men in her life.
Errors of the Human Body
Eron Sheean's psycho-scientific thriller.
This docudrama draws from the life experiences of its star.
Jack Irish: Bad Debts
Melbourne in winter… Rain. Wind. Beer. Sex. Corruption. Murder.
Last Dance
A terrorist takes an elderly woman hostage in Melbourne.
The Sapphires
The story of four talented singers from a remote Aboriginal mission.
Save Your Legs
A 'coming of middle age' bromantic comedy following a cricket team.
New film is the Mental truth
Director PJ Hogan reveals the truth behind his new film Mental and the special place he holds in his heart for The Sound Of Music.
Tour de France documentary
Jean-Louis talks Schuller about his film about the Schleck brothers, The Road Uphill.
Bobcat Goldthwait
American comedian/director on his new film God Bless America.
Richard Gray
Australian director sits down with actor Ethan Peck to talk about their new film, Mine Games.
Best of MIFF: Documentaries
Programmer Al Cossar drops by to talk about this year's must-see documentaries.
Best of MIFF: Latin films
Programmer Al Cossar sheds light on the Latin films playing this year.
Five must-see films
Programmer Al Cossar takes us though his top picks.
Amiel Courtin-Wilson
Melbourne filmmaker talks about his confronting docudrama Hail.
Lee Hirsch
Bully director speaks about his confronting documentary.
Mads Brugger
Danish filmmaker talks about his highly-acclaimed documentary.
Shock Head Soul
Director Simon Pummell talks about his striking hybrid film.
Swedish selections
Programmer Al Cossar on this year's focus on Swedish cinema.
Chinese documentaries
Curator Dan Edwards talks about films screening in this category.
Ben Lewin on The Sessions
Australian director talks about his highly-acclaimed film.
The Sapphires on stage
Stars regroup on the opening night of the Melbourne Film Festival.
Alps, a mysterious underground club, offers an unusual service.
Patience (After Sebald)
Grant Gee explores the work of acclaimed author WG Sebald.
In Another Country
Hong Sang-soo's delicate romantic comedy starring Isabelle Huppert.
Side By Side
An objective appraisal of the debate over digital versus film.
Nameless Gangster
Set in the 80s around the war on organised crime.
Postcards From The Zoo
A dreamy story about estrangement and abandonment.
Holy Motors
Monsieur Oscar is a shadowy character who journeys from one life to the next.
The Angel's Share
Director Ken Loach's film won the Jury Prize at Cannes.
Moonrise Kingdom
In 1965, two 12 year-olds fall in love and run away on an island.
On The Road
Sal and Dean set off on a road trip across 1940s America.
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Six-year-old Hushpuppy leaves her home in search of her mother.
Crazy Horse
Frederick Wiseman turns his gaze on the 'best nude dancing show'.
Miguel Gomes' film is a beguiling tale of love and crime in Africa.
Caesar Must Die
Inmates prepare for a performance of Julius Caesar.
Lovers On The Bridge
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It happened gradually—and until the U.S. figures out how to treat the problem, it will only get worse.
It's 2020, four years from now. The campaign is under way to succeed the president, who is retiring after a single wretched term. Voters are angrier than ever—at politicians, at compromisers, at the establishment. Congress and the White House seem incapable of working together on anything, even when their interests align. With lawmaking at a standstill, the president's use of executive orders and regulatory discretion has reached a level that Congress views as dictatorial—not that Congress can do anything about it, except file lawsuits that the divided Supreme Court, its three vacancies unfilled, has been unable to resolve.
On Capitol Hill, Speaker Paul Ryan resigned after proving unable to pass a budget, or much else. The House burned through two more speakers and one "acting" speaker, a job invented following four speakerless months. The Senate, meanwhile, is tied in knots by wannabe presidents and aspiring talk-show hosts, who use the chamber as a social-media platform to build their brands by obstructing—well, everything. The Defense Department is among hundreds of agencies that have not been reauthorized, the government has shut down three times, and, yes, it finally happened: The United States briefly defaulted on the national debt, precipitating a market collapse and an economic downturn. No one wanted that outcome, but no one was able to prevent it.
As it's moved beyond the George R.R. Martin novels, the series has evolved both for better and for worse.
Well, that was more like it. Sunday night's Game of Thrones finale, "The Winds of Winter," was the best episode of the season—the best, perhaps, in a few seasons. It was packed full of major developments—bye, bye, Baelor; hello, Dany's fleet—but still found the time for some quieter moments, such as Tyrion's touching acceptance of the role of Hand of the Queen. I was out of town last week and thus unable to take my usual seat at our Game of Thrones roundtable. But I did have some closing thoughts about what the episode—and season six in general—told us about how the show has evolved.
Last season, viewers got a limited taste—principally in the storylines in the North—of how the show would be different once showrunners Benioff and Weiss ran out of material from George R.R. Martin's novels and had to set out on their own. But it was this season in which that exception truly became the norm. Though Martin long ago supplied Benioff and Weiss with a general narrative blueprint of the major arcs of the story, they can no longer rely on the books scene by scene. Game of Thrones is truly their show now. And thanks to changes in pacing, character development, and plot streamlining, it's also a markedly different show from the one we watched in seasons one through four—for the worse and, to some degree, for the better.
How much do you really need to say to put a sentence together?
Just as fish presumably don't know they're wet, many English speakers don't know that the way their language works is just one of endless ways it could have come out. It's easy to think that what one's native language puts words to, and how, reflects the fundamentals of reality.
But languages are strikingly different in the level of detail they require a speaker to provide in order to put a sentence together. In English, for example, here's a simple sentence that comes to my mind for rather specific reasons related to having small children: "The father said 'Come here!'" This statement specifies that there is a father, that he conducted the action of speaking in the past, and that he indicated the child should approach him at the location "here." What else would a language need to do?
On both sides of the Atlantic—in the United Kingdom and the United States—political parties are realigning and voters' allegiances are shifting.
When United Kingdom voters last week narrowly approved a referendum to leave the European Union, they underscored again how an era of unrelenting economic and demographic change is shifting the axis of politics across much of the industrialized world from class to culture.
Contrary to much initial speculation, the victory for the U.K. leave campaign didn't point toward victory in the U.S. presidential election for Donald Trump, who is voicing very similar arguments against globalization and immigration; The British results, in fact, underscored the obstacles facing his agenda of defensive nationalism in the vastly more diverse U.S. electorate.
But the Brexit referendum did crystallize deepening cultural fault lines in U.K. politics that are also likely to shape the contest between Trump and Hillary Clinton. In that way, the results prefigure both a continuing long-term realignment in the electoral base of each American party—and a possible near-term reshuffle of the tipping-point states in presidential politics.
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People in Great Britain felt their leaders weren't treating them fairly. Politicians in the U.S. should take note.
Britain's Brexit vote has shocked the political elites of both the U.S. and Europe. The vote wasn't just about the EU; in fact, polls before the referendum consistently showed that Europe wasn't top on voters' lists of concerns. But on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, large numbers of people feel that the fundamental contracts of capitalism and democracy have been broken. In a capitalist economy, citizens tolerate rich people if they share in the wealth, and in a democracy, they give their consent to be governed if those governing do so in their interest. The Brexit vote was an opportunity for people to tell elites that both promises have been broken. The most effective line of the Leave campaign was "take back control." It is also Donald Trump's line.
Trump and others vow to pull out of the TPP and beef up tariffs, but that wouldn't stop companies from continuing to moving jobs to where labor is cheapest.
Free trade is largely to blame for the decline of America's middle class. That's the increasingly popular sentiment embraced by politicians like Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders, and even, to some degree, Hillary Clinton, in the run-up to the 2016 presidential election. In a speech Tuesday, Trump went the furthest yet, vowing to rip up past trade deals and renegotiate other trade agreements "to get a better deal for our workers."
But is it really trade deals like the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) that have caused manufacturing jobs to disappear? Or is it just the predilection of companies to go where labor is the cheapest, whether or not there are trade deals? To be sure, some trade deals might have incentivized companies who were on the fence to go overseas. And the U.S. could have handled those departures better, focusing more on retraining the workers who lost their jobs. But at the end of the day, reversing trade policy won't bring jobs to America if there are other places in the world where goods can be made with cheaper labor. And unless politicians want to ask Americans to work for a few dollars a day, which is the going rate in many developing countries, those aren't jobs that would create middle-class wages anyway.
Astronomers say they have discovered an ancient astronomical tool, potentially used by prehistoric humans for stargazing rituals.
Telescopes as we know them today trace their origins back to the Enlightenment. The earliest such devices emerged about 400 years ago. But humankind has fashioned environments for stargazing for far longer than that.
Scholars have long speculated about the astronomical orientation of the Pyramids at Giza, for instance, and the possibility that Stonehenge was built to be a celestial observatory.
Now, there's evidence of ancient telescopic structures that date back even farther, to about 6,000 years ago. Astronomers are exploring ancient tombs in Portugal that they believe may have been used by prehistoric humans to enhance specific views of the night skies. Researchers are focusing on the alignment of the stars with megalithic tombs—stone structures known as dolmens that feature long narrow entrances that act as apertures, essentially zooming in on stars and planets that wouldn't always be visible from the outside. "These structures could therefore have been the first astronomical tools to support the watching of the skies, millennia before telescopes were invented," the Royal Astronomical Society wrote in an statement announcing the research on Wednesday.
Their degrees may help them secure entry-level jobs, but to advance in their careers, they'll need much more than technical skills.
American undergraduates are flocking to business programs, and finding plenty of entry-level opportunities. But when businesses go hunting for CEOs or managers, "they will say, a couple of decades out, that I'm looking for a liberal arts grad," said Judy Samuelson, executive director of the Aspen Institute's Business and Society Program.
That presents a growing challenge to colleges and universities. Students are clamoring for degrees that will help them secure jobs in a shifting economy, but to succeed in the long term, they'll require an education that allows them to grow, adapt, and contribute as citizens—and to build successful careers. And it's why many schools are shaking up their curricula to ensure that undergraduate business majors receive something they may not even know they need—a rigorous liberal-arts education.
American society increasingly mistakes intelligence for human worth.
As recently as the 1950s, possessing only middling intelligence was not likely to severely limit your life's trajectory. IQ wasn't a big factor in whom you married, where you lived, or what others thought of you. The qualifications for a good job, whether on an assembly line or behind a desk, mostly revolved around integrity, work ethic, and a knack for getting along—bosses didn't routinely expect college degrees, much less ask to see SAT scores. As one account of the era put it, hiring decisions were "based on a candidate having a critical skill or two and on soft factors such as eagerness, appearance, family background, and physical characteristics."
The 2010s, in contrast, are a terrible time to not be brainy. Those who consider themselves bright openly mock others for being less so. Even in this age of rampant concern over microaggressions and victimization, we maintain open season on the nonsmart. People who'd swerve off a cliff rather than use a pejorative for race, religion, physical appearance, or disability are all too happy to drop the s‑bomb: Indeed, degrading others for being "stupid" has become nearly automatic in all forms of disagreement.
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Re: memory management contention
Jan Pfeifer <pfeifer@...>
I just re-ran some tests with Rob's version (binary-tree-freelist.go) and got some interesting results.
(Time measured with time(1), resident size and cpu peak measured using top on a MacOS)
Version in alioth.debian.org, only relying on Go's memory manager and GC:
56s to run, 584Mb on resident size, often CPU was idle(!?)
Version I did with large memory pools, but still relying on Go's GC:
12.4s to run, 330Mb, cpu peak ~400%
Sometimes it locks, cpu goes to 0, and it takes longer, haven't figured out why. I assume something related to GC.
Rob's version, bypassing GC by keeping the nodes in a list and reusing:
13.5s to run, 274Mb, cpu peak 100%
Parallelized version of Rob's code, with 4 "Arena" objects (one per goroutine, so no contention):
15.5s to run, 427Mb, cpu peak 400%
Parallelized version of Rob's code, with 4 "Arena" objects, but actually limited to only one goroutine at a time:
14.2s to run, 427Mb, cpu peak 100%
It took me a while to understand that things won't speed up with parallel goroutines because all this is doing is accessing memory, so it is gated by the hardware memory speeds -- only one address can be accessed at a time.
And the GC does seem to be the cause of slowness on the version on the benchmark. By changing the Rob's code to allocate only one Node at a time (as opposed to a whole large batch), it only makes the system a few seconds slower. Meaning it's not overhead of the memory manager, but overhead of the GC that makes the version that is there so slow.
cheers, and thanks for the responses!
On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 12:15 PM, Han-Wen Nienhuys <email@example.com> wrote:
You are trading space for speed. Did you also look at the memory consumption? I think the bottleneck generally is the garbage collector (ie. discovering what memory is reachable), and by allocating big blocks, you reduce to that problem to seeing if the big block is reachable.
IIRC each thread has its own pool, so there should not be a lot contention for memory allocation.--On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 4:03 PM, Jan Pfeifer <email@example.com> wrote:hi there,I was looking at some language benchmarks (shootout.alioth.debian.org) the other day and got intrigued by why did the Go version did so poorly in binary-trees example:It was easy to imagine contention on the memory manager for allocating new nodes, so I added a memory pool manager that allocated Nodes in batches (whole array at a time), and give them away without any locks -- see code below -- 4 to 5 times speed up in my laptop.A few questions for those of you who know better:1) Is there a faster way to implement a memory pool ? Meaning faster than allocating an array at a time, and yielding pointers to the individual elements ?2) Will the GC deal correctly with pointers to the elements of the array ? And free the array only when all the individual pointers are freed ?3) What is the bottle neck in Go's memory manager: locks (all goroutines are requesting memory at the same time) or simply the splitting and organization of the memory ?thanks :)Janps.: Memory pool "batch allocation" code:const BATCH_SIZE = 2048type NodeBatchAlloc struct {batch *[BATCH_SIZE]Nodeused int}func NewNodeBatchAlloc() (me *NodeBatchAlloc) {me = new(NodeBatchAlloc)me.batchAlloc()return}func (me *NodeBatchAlloc) batchAlloc() {me.batch = new([BATCH_SIZE]Node)me.used = 0}func (me *NodeBatchAlloc) alloc() (node *Node) {if me.used >= BATCH_SIZE {me.batchAlloc()}node = &(*me.batch)[me.used]me.used += 1return}
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- Elisabeth Giroux (Cello)
- Njo Kie (Piano)
- Jennifer Thiessen (Viola)
- Jill Van Gee (Viola)
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Gavin Bryars has a long association with dance (including 'Biped', his music for Merce Cunningham). 'Amjad', his second work with Edouard Lock's La La La Human Steps, takes those moments that one might call "iconic" in Tchaikovsky's 'Swan Lake' and 'Sleeping Beauty'. The ballet has toured the world since its 2007 premiere, and continues to be performed to great critical acclaim. The performers on this recording have been with the work since its inception. The sequence of pieces here is the order in which they appear in the ballet itself.
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STANFORD, Calif. - Senior Julia Hemmendinger sat down with GoStanford.com to talk about her Stanford experience.
Hemmendinger recently finished up her Stanford Squash career. In her final season, she went 6-2 in her matches while helping lead the team to a 7th-place finish at the Howe Cup.
In her final match while donning the Cardinal uniform, she won in four sets against Dartmouth's Marian Lurio at the Howe Cup. She also went 2-0 on The Farm in 2014, picking up wins against Hamilton and Cal.
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