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Hurricane Set To Strike Gay Retirement Community in Florida
Old men in Florida have traded in proper sky blue trousers for those of salmon pink, and God is letting his anger with elderly gays be known.
God warned in the Bible, all gays shall burn in Hell. America's law is based on Judeo-Christian faith, and to God even the elderly are but naughty children, so expect all gays to burn. There is no exception based on age. For it is written:
Defense of Marriage Act, Section 3:
In determining the meaning of any Act of Congress, or of any ruling, regulation, or interpretation of the various administrative bureaus and agencies of the United States, the word 'marriage' means only a legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife, and the word 'spouse' refers only to a person of the opposite sex who is a husband or a wife.
Obama openly assaulted the Law of America, by attacking the Defense of Marriage Act and the Bible. Obama tried to overturn this law because he is a bona-fide homosexual apologist. Obama has no respect for federal law, and our esteemed Department of Justice has already explained why this law is a requirement for our Christian nation of Godly heritage.
Gays are a cranky, malicious lot. Their sin knows no age limit. This is why you have grown men and women attacking children. This is why you hear about even 80 year olds who are perverse enough to be a male, but proudly live as a sprouting female whore.
Imagine the shock and awe when last week, I heard Florida is now opening up gay retirement communities. Instead of sitting back in a family home, with pictures of grand-children and great-grandchildren on the wall, there are Florida communities where there are retirees who salivate at the thought of the grandchildren of others. Their mouth waters with the thoughts of foul fecal sin, a scent which the Bible makes clear is an fuming abomination to God and can only be cleaned by the eternal pits of hell where each and every gay and gay supporter shall burn for all time!
God is just and God is merciful. Liberals and gay apologists will deny this fact, saying Christians are full of hate for not letting them molest children and pump each other full of sin within the confines of marriage. What they must understand is that Christians and therefore America cannot overlook their sin. We must let them know that even they can ask forgiveness and not burn in hell. They must also know they will not put at risk our entire nation to burn in hell.
Read God's warning:
Romans 1:26-27. That's just the tip of the iceberg.
There is a new experiment taking place in Florida, where geriatrics are now making gay retirement communities. They have no bounds of marriage and are just spreading dusty AIDS all around. This is sick and perverted. People who should be trustworthy and full of knowledge are being more promiscous, dangerous and sick than a rabid pack of whore Babylonians, whose lifeblood courses with a degenarative disease that will kill all infected.
Gays froth at the mouth with their oral sins. They want to bite us all with the infections of homosexuality, so we too are tainted and burn for all time with them in hell. Yes, this would make Satan proud, in addition to terror nations such as Iran and Saudi Arabia. They may worship false gods, but at least they know how to punish their most perverted criminals!
Look at this:
There is now a retirement community in Florida named "In The Grayborhood". They allow every genre of gay to dwell en masse: lesbian, pure gays, double gays and the worst, transgenders. These sick people are supposed to be of age of respect like myself, but instead have chosen to build a communal shrine to their perverse lifestyle and corrupt all those on vacation in Fort Lauderdale, where college children go to take responsible breaks from study.
We must not let these communities become common. They gay geriatrics are trying to help normalize gay marriage. They know that if college children see them, while they enjoy a spring break trip with their university friends, they will think it is cute. College children are guillible and impressionable. They will look at these old gays as a novelty, much like when you send them on a mission trip to Mexico and they are impressed by the swine-scented pygmies down there who won't stop sneaking into our nation!
Mexicans are illegal and so are gays. None of it belongs here in America! The "Grayborhood" is the harbringer of doom to Florida. Behold God's response.
God is launching yet another tropical storm. He does this to warn sinners that they are doomed if they do not comply with the law of the land. Through history, time and time again we have seen gays wiped out.
Through so many storms and floods, tsunamis and tornadoes have these infections been cured. In ancient times, mighty meteorites descended from the heavens and wiped out the homosexual capital of Sodom, from which gays take their favorite word 'sodomy'. Then, even we saw the homosexual city of Pompeii wiped out by a volcano, which you can read in the history of Mount Vesuvious.
God wiped out a people for being gay. He used a volcano, America! It was calm, and without warning, it exploded with the surging anger of the master and creator. He smelled the backdoor sins of the gays and it made him upset.
Look at the city of Pompeii, where even there is a photograph below of a gay man who was seared with the volcano's lava and make no mistake, he is still being reconstituted and eternally liquified by the ever-burning magma rock of hell!
Image three haunts your mind. You can see there are two gays there, sprawled out and playing toys with a child they either abducted or adopted. Either way, the child was punished right along with them.
Gays want to convince us that their lifestyle is normal. They want Americans to think it is normal for gays to lounge around in their exposed thongs and commit oral relations on each other, right in front of us and our children. They want to roll around in their homes and do these things, and think it is not offensive to our law, our country and our God.
Look at Pompeii and you will see where such 'acceptance' leads. All dead. Men, women and child. Gay sinners and normal people. Those who live in sin have nothing to live for, so they do not mind if we die along with them.
These gays in Florida just want to live out their end days in perversion, and corrupt as many young people as possible. I'm old. I know my time is short and with the rest of my days, I want to leave the world a better place. Sadly, there are those who know their time is ticking and seek to live out their lives in one last blast of perversion, not caring who they take down with them.
Fort Lauderdale, it is up to you to avoid God's wrath. Remember what happened to Pompeii and know your fate will be an equivalent one of water. God is sending his warning, what will you do.
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Wrestling News World reader Douglas Mellott attended Saturday's WWE live event from the Stabler Arena in Bethlehem, PA and sent in the following live report:
* Tony Chimel was our ring announcer.
* Justin Gabriel pinned Heath Slater
* Alex Riley pinned Curt Hawkins. After the match, The Shield came out and Triple-Powerbombed both Riley and Hawkins.
* Divas Champion, Kaitlyn, pinned AJ Lee. AJ Lee got a good pop from the audience due to the fact that she is a local girl from Union City, NJ. After the match, Dolph Ziggler and Big E. Langston consoled AJ and then lead to the "audience choice's match" between Big E. Langston and Alberto Del Rio (Choice of Match: Best 2 out of 3 Falls or No Disqualification).
* Alberto Del Rio (with Ricardo Rodriguez) defeated Big E. Langston (with AJ Lee and Dolph Ziggler) in a "No Disqualification" match.
* The Great Khali pinned Damien Sandow.
* Sin Cara pinned Cody Rhodes.
* Main Event 6-Man Tag Team Match: Randy Orton and Team Hell No (Daniel Bryan and Kane) defeated The Shield (Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose) by Disqualification when Seth Rollins nailed Orton with a steel chair. Orton returned the favor by RKO'ing The
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* Attendance: Don't know the specific number but it was a little bit lighter than last year's crowd on 6/22/12 when John Cena main evented.

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If you haven't heard about Crowdfunding yet, you're in for a pleasant surprise, but know this: while Crowdfunding is all about gaining the financial backing you need for your startup or product, it's easy to get lost in the crowd and not reach your funding goal.
There are hundreds of Crowdfunding sites today and the industry, designed to help individuals and groups raise funds from the "crowd," is growing at a phenomenal rate.
Who's the Crowd?
The crowd consists of family, friends, fans, followers and strangers.
In pledge Crowdfunding, upon which most of today's Crowdfunding sites are based, people are not investing in a business, product or idea. They are not receiving equity. Nor are they donating to a charity, this gift is not tax deductible.
Not an entirely new concept, Crowdfunding lies somewhere between investments and charity.
That's the part crowdfunders (those with campaigns) need to understand.
The people who support campaigns do so for their own reasons. They may like the idea of being a part of something bigger than themselves, or helping an interesting person, project or startup, or owning a pre-release of an item to be produced, or obtaining one of the enticing rewards being offered.
Like I said, people have their own reasons to contribute funds. It's one of the most important things to be prepared for when building a campaign. You need to create enticingly strong, emotional or intellectual reasons for your audience (think crowd) to relate to. What would make them want to fund your campaign?
Another all-important-part of creating a successful Crowdfunding campaign is attracting your crowd. The fact is the Crowdfunding site you choose to post your project on is not responsible for bringing the people to your offer. Their part in this is giving you the platform – the technology and capability to set up your campaign. Your part is bringing your contacts together in support of your project and helping them spread the word to their contacts, all converging upon the public space in which you are provided.
While creating anything with the intention of going viral is difficult, at best, it can happen with your campaign with concerted effort and marketing savvy.
How do you get this particular marketing savvy?
Watch other campaigns. Watch lots of other campaigns. See what they are doing right and what they are doing wrong. What attracts you to some of them while other make you just leave the page? That's a great start.
Know that your network of people is where this all begins. Hopefully you have built a relationship with the people in your social circles before you even consider building a Crowdfunding campaign.
It takes an audience, a great message and story, massive effort and perhaps a good deal of luck to end up like one of the few that have gone well over their intended goal and ended up with a million dollars* or more.
What makes what you want to do worthy of Crowdfunding?
That is the ultimate question.
* Have you heard about the ipod nano "watchband?" Their crowdfunding goal was $15K but they collected nearly $1-million ($941,648 to be exact!) on Kickstarter. (Product pictured above.)
Crowdfunding is the future for entrepreneurs with a passion to create the next coolest thing, even if it's not for everyone.
So whether you're looking for funding for your project, or want to help fund someone else's project, you can do it!
Soon I'll be introducing a crowdfunding project site that I'm co-founding with a couple other women. We plan on focusing on women (not exclusively, though) . I'll be announcing this soon.
In the meantime…
We are putting on a live event June 9th, 2012, at the Radisson Hotel LAX. We have a panel of true experts (and successful fundraisers) to help you understand how to create a successful campaign! It will be very exciting (and informative).
For more information on this live event, go to CrowdfundingLive.com >>


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Debt Ceiling Limit Pushed Off Again
Written by Your 5News Team
Last updated on May 21, 2013 @ 9:50AM
Created on May 20, 2013 @ 5:40PM
Another debt ceiling limit deadline has come and gone, and once again, lawmakers have put off raising it.
The treasury department has rearranged about $300 billion to give the government more time to make a decision about raising the limit.
Political experts said we should be worried because if the government doesn't raise the limit, we could go into another recession.
That's because if we don't raise the limit, we can't borrow.
If we can't borrow money, there won't be any economic growth.
"The economy will go into a recession, I imagine, if we don't raise the debt limit and we default on our debts. So, how it'll effect us is that we'll see more unemployment, so it'll be harder to get a job. It won't be an immediate effect, but it'll be kind of a sustained and continuous effect if we don't raise the debt ceiling," said Dr. Patrick Hickey, a political science professor at WVU.
On the one hand, President Obama said the limit should be raised, but Congressional Republicans aren't ready to do that just yet.
However, political experts said that could cost them their seats in the legislature in the next elections.
If the debt ceiling doesn't get raised, and we do go into a recession, it could lead to a jump in unemployment, but political scientists said we shouldn't worry too much about that until it actually happens.
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Sales of Bakelite bangles are brisk, and consumers are offered tips on how to identify the genuine article and what colors to look for when making a purchase. But there are other items made of early plastic that are fashionable to collectors. Radios, dresser sets, dice and poker chips have found their way into antique malls and internet auctions and frequently garner significant prices.
The earliest plastic was called Parkesine, created in 1862 by Alexander Parkes. It was a moldable organic material made of cellulose. A few years later in 1868 John Wesley Hiatt invented celluloid, a substance first used as a substitute for ivory in billiard balls and subsequently as the basic material in motion picture film.
Bakelite arrived on the scene in Belgium in 1907. Leo Hendrik Baekeland is credited with creating this first fully synthetic resin. In 1927 a similar material was developed by the Catalin Company. Catalin was used in the production of many of the same types of products as Bakelite, but employed a broader range of brighter-colored dyes. Both Bakelite and Catalin are highly collectible today.
Shellac can also be considered a natural plastic, as it is made from the secretions of an insect native to India and Thailand. Up until the 1950s phonographic records were made from a brittle, breakable compound containing shellac. Thousands of the 78 rpm discs can be found in second hand stores, flea markets, and basements and attics all over the country. Only the rarest, however, are of much interest or value to collectors.
Another interesting polymer is Lucite, manufactured by DuPont and popular as a material in costume jewelry through the mid-century period. As a less-breakable substitute for glass (also known as acrylic glass), Lucite shares many of the same qualities as Plexiglas, invented in 1933 by the Rohm & Haas Company. In the 1960s and 1970s designers actually created furniture out of these materials.
Though today it is a ubiquitous substance polluting oceans and streams and piling up in massive landfills, plastic in its earlier forms is now prized for its solidity, texture, and color. The beautiful art-deco Bakelite/Catalin radios manufactured by the Crosley Company in Cincinnati helped usher in the age of radio and can add a pop of color and style to any contemporary home.


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All branches of Marin County Free Library will be closed on Monday, July 4 for Independence Day.
Visit the Fairfax Library this September to see "Evolution of a Landscape" by local artist John Torrey. This new series of 13 paintings begins with a colorfully expressionistic landscape of Sana, Yemen, an UNESCO world heritage site few of us will ever visit. The show also includes vibrant paintings of West Marin and lush underwater landscapes inspired by Red Sea reefs. This fascinating exhibit distills shapes and colors into unforgettable compositions.


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Start with your cookware, bakeware and all those little gadgets that make your cooking experience easier. All the top brand names are here and waiting for you to explore. Next you'll need the serving wear to enhance your creations' appearances. From bowls and platters to napkins and candles, you can find what you need to help you best present your culinary designs. Top it all off (literally) with tableware that adds that finishing touch. From plates and cutlery to glassware and coffee services, your table will have never looked better. About the only thing you won't find at Ma Cuisine are electrical appliances.
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Seasonal entertaining is a treat when you have the proper tools and tableware. Novelty gadgets that combine practicality with function and fun are in good supply at Ma Cuisine's. How about a dinner CD to create the perfect atmosphere for your well-prepared meal? Chances are, if it's out there, is useful and has value for the price, you'll find it at Ma Cuisine. Looking for something they don't carry? Special orders aren't a problem.
For Everyone Who Likes Cooking
Ma Cuisine aims to be the store for everyone and anyone who likes to cook. That means they carry top quality products in several price ranges for all of the items they stock. Want something inexpensive because you'll only use it once in a while? No problem. Bring in a friend who uses the same tool constantly - and would like the best of the best - and they can walk away happy as well. Selection like this means you have options.


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The Yen came close to a five-year low against the greenback as the Federal Reserve readies to start trimming stimulus, while the Bank of Japan opted to continue with its unprecedented monetary easing program. The Yen dipped as the Nikkei rallied.
Demand for Safety Declines
The Yen extended losses, coming within 0.2 percent of a five-year low against the U.S. currency as the Nikkei concluded the trading day above 16,000 for the first time in more than six years, dampening appeal for harbor currencies. The Yen remained weak as the U.S. Dollar surged upon the release of positive economic data which indicated that orders for durable goods surged while new home sales beat prior estimates. According to the Commerce Department, sales of new homes came in at a seasonal 464,000 units last month, while analysts expected sales to reach 440,000. U.S. durable goods orders went up by 3.5 percent in the month of November, beating predictions for a 2 percent increase. Core durable goods not counting items for transportation rose by a seasonal 1.2 percent in the same month, surpassing the forecast 0.6 percent hike. Economists say that orders for capital goods usually indicate how the private sector assesses the state of the economy. And with a jump of 4.5 percent, it denoted optimism which translated into greater business investments. Furthermore, shipments of capital goods posted at 2.8 percent, signaling economic growth. Despite subdued trading because of Christmas, the greenback was supported by speculation that the upcoming releases will show a drop in unemployment claims.
Loonie Dips
In other Forex news, the Canadian Dollar depreciated for the first time in almost one week on the possibility that should the U.S. economy continue to show signs of improvement, the Federal Reserve may accelerate the reduction of stimulus. The Bank of Canada, however, may adhere to the current monetary policies. The Loonie fell versus its U.S. counterpart as the yield differential between U.S. and Canadian government assets widened by the most since 2010, and it remained to the downside as metrics denoted superb increases in the orders of durable goods. According to economists, the Loonie is expected to sustain a further depreciation especially if the central bank decides to ease policy to avert disinflation. Canada's exchange rate climbed on reports denoting expansion for gross domestic product. But the central bank indicated that it will focus on the level of inflation which has stayed below the set target for the last eight weeks. The Loonie slumped to a three-year low after CPI posted a hike of 0.9 percent.
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The Unbearable Lightness of Being
by Milan Kundera
The Unbearable Lightness of Being Part 4, Chapter 16 Summary
- Tereza goes to the engineer's apartment, a one-room deal loaded with bookshelves stuffed with books.
- (Remember that, to Tereza, books are the symbol of a secret brotherhood she longed for as a child.)
- He asks her if she wants wine, and she asks for coffee instead.
- She notices a copy of Sophocles' Oedipus on his bookshelf. It seems odd to her to find it here, given Tomas's obsession with the text. It makes her feel as though Tomas is sending her a secret message, that it was his decision to send her here.
- The engineer comes back and puts his hand on her; she says the words, "But it wasn't my choice," but this time it has no effect at all (4.16.10). He embraces her.
- Tereza realizes that the real Tereza – her soul – is not involved in this embrace. Only her body is.
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The ANC is a national liberation movement. It was formed in 1912 to unite the African people and spearhead the struggle for fundamental political, social and economic change.
The ANC's key objective is the creation of a united, non-racial, non-sexist and democratic society.
This means the liberation of Africans in particular and black people in general from political and economic bondage. It means uplifting the quality of life of all South Africans, especially the poor.
The ANC is in an alliance with the South African Communist Party (SACP) and the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU). Each Alliance partner is an independent organisation with its own constitution, membership and programmes. The Alliance is founded on a common commitment to the objectives of the National Democratic Revolution, and the need to unite the largest possible cross-section of South Africans behind these objectives.
Author : Jackson Mthembu
14 January 2013
The African National Congress rejects with contempt the call made by Lindiwe Mazibuko that President Jacob Zuma retract his statement he made towards businesses that support the ANC. The ANC supports the call made by President Zuma that `businesses that support the ANC will prosper`. It is a sad fact that Lindiwe Mazibuko is so naive when it comes to African traditions that she cannot relate to them. It is our tradition as Africans that if someone gives you something, in return you thank him/her and wish them prosperity and abundance.
It is also a fact that the ANC is the only party in South Africa that has economic and business friendly policies. The implication of this reality is that if business wants to proper in South Africa, they have to support the ANC as their prosperity is dependent on the ANC being at the helm of South Africa`s government. The ANC has demonstrated its pro-business stance by establishing a Progressive Business Forum to ensure that business contributes in our policies.
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My thrice-great grandmother was a Choctaw Native born in South Mississippi in 1845. Her name was Clementine "Thankful" Page. I'm not sure what her parents called her in the day-to-day but I've imagined it would be great if she went by "Thankful." I can imagine that name echoing through a house in those antebellum years. "Thankful, it's time for dinner" or maybe, "Thankful, what did you do?" What a wonderful name and a great way to be remembered. For whatever reason, her parents chose to mark her life with a constant reminder of gratitude. Likewise, Christians have been given a new name in Christ and we should be marked by the virtue of thanksgiving. "Thankful" should be our name.
Many nations have their own traditional "Day of Thanks." Here in the United States, our country celebrates Thanksgiving every fourth Thursday of November. It has a long history and has been on the books since 1863, when Lincoln declared, "Thanksgiving and praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the Heavens." To be sure, there are gluttonous excesses associated with the holiday that old Abe probably didn't envision but I believe it can serve as a vital reminder to followers of Christ. Any "Day of Thanks" should serve as a genuine cue for the believer that real thanksgiving is a daily virtue skillfully pondered and carefully applied.
Move Beyond a Generic Thanksgiving
The interesting thing about Thanksgiving Day, Gerald Bray writes, is that it "manages to be religious and secular at the same time."[1] However for the believer, a secularist perspective will not do. Bray gets to the point of this noting that, "Today it is a major celebration when people are expected and encouraged to be grateful, but no one specifies to whom thanks should be given."[2] This requires us as Christians to move beyond a generic thanks.
So what is biblical thanksgiving? If we tied together the wealth of the Bible's teaching we would see that thanksgiving is the recognition that God has blessed us. One of the biblical words used for "thanksgiving" (yada) means to praise, confess, or witness. These are words that are directed to something or better still, to someone. This of course points us to the fact that our confession and our witness are rooted in the character and work of the Triune God. As Christians, we do not offer generic thanksgiving to a generic Being with generic adulation. So, we confess the work of the Son as given by the Father in the power of the Spirit (2 Corinthians 2:14). As believers, we are witnesses to the grace of God, which has been richly lavished on His Church (Ephesians 1:3).
Thanksgiving for Every Occasion
In Scripture, especially in the Psalms, thanksgiving is often bound together with praise. So to offer praise to the Lord is to give thanks (Psalms 106:1; Psalms 136:1). In thanksgiving, we loosen our tongues and proclaim with our voices all that the Lord has done. We declare all of His wonders (Psalms 26:7). So in this way, the Psalms can serve as a voice for our particular praises of thanksgiving (Psalms 95:2). Taking our cue from the Psalms we can learn to offer thanks in some unexpected places. We learn that thanksgiving can come through the channel of suffering, spiritual apathy, and lament as well as times of exuberance, joy, and prosperity. In this way Calvin was right to call the Psalms "An anatomy of all parts of the soul." Biblical thanksgiving will move our hearts to confess the works of the Lord in all circumstances.


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Lon Safko Named to USA Today CEO Panel
Lon Safko has been selected to join the CEO Panel of USA Today, Washington, D.C.
June 12, 2009 – Based on Lon's leadership in the development of cutting-edge Technology And Internet Marketing, Lon Safko, CEO of Innovative Thinking, and author of the Best Selling Book "The Social Media Bible" published by John Wiley & Sons, has been asked to participate in The USA Today Chief Executive Officer Panel, a high-profile advisory group of leading CEO's throughout the nation. These Top CEO's are consulted in the development of content of feature stories scheduled to appear in the Money Section of USA Today.
Lon Safko is the creator of the "First Computer To Save A Human Life", which along with 18 of his inventions and more than 30,000 of Lon's papers, are part of the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. Lon is also credited with the developed the first CAD software for civil engineers, designed the archetypes for the Apple Newton & Microsoft's Bob Operating Systems, and is also responsible for those handy little "Tool-Tips" help-balloon pop-ups! Lon holds more than 125 software copyrights, which now reside in the United States Library Of Congress.
Lon is the founder of 10 companies, including Paper Models, Inc., a company providing Three Dimensional Internet Advertising and Three Dimensional Geo-Targeted Advertising for which he holds a United States Patent. These products have been successfully utilized by businesses such as General Motors, United Airlines, NBC, Honda, National Parks Service, City of San Diego, BMW, and British Airways for promotion and education.
Lon has authored six books, including his latest book by John Wiley & Sons "The Social Media Bible", which unlocks the mysteries of the hottest new Internet wave Social Media, such as Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. Lon's book has been on The Top 100 Best Selling Books In America since its release in early May. Social Media and Lon's new book are transforming corporate, government, and non-profit marketing strategies with power and efficiency.
Lon is a professional speaker who presents his insights into innovation, creativity, marketing, and how to grow your business in this global digital age in more than 100 cites each year. Lon also coaches executives from the entrepreneur to Fortune 500 companies on harnessing Social Media and Innovative Thinking to create higher productivity and profits.
Lon been recognized for his achievements with such prestigious awards as; The Westinghouse Entrepreneur of the Year, Arizona Innovation Network's Innovator of the Year, The Arizona Software Association's Entrepreneur of the Year, twice nominated for the Ernst & Young / Inc. Magazine Entrepreneur of the Year, and The Public Relations Society of America's, Edward Bernays, Mark of Excellence Award. Lon has been featured in Entrepreneur Magazine, PC Novice, Popular Science Magazine, and was recently selected by the Smithsonian Institute to represent "The American Inventor" at their annual conference.
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TUCSON, Ariz. - The schedule for the first day of the 2004 Hillenbrand Invitational was adjusted because of rainy conditions in the Tucson metropolitan area.
The original schedule began at 9 a.m. and featured six games between Arizona, Georgia Tech, Indiana, Northern Iowa, North Texas and UTEP. The new schedule will only see three games played, beginning at 1 p.m. when Georgia Tech will face UTEP. At 3 p.m. Indiana will take on Northern Iowa, and Arizona will finish out the day at 5 p.m. versus North Texas.
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What was your parents' reaction when you first told them you wanted to work in radio? You'll do fine. Be confident; you have the voice for it.
First radio gig? WELC FM - Welch, WV
What would you be doing if not in the radio business? ...working for the 911 Center
Where can you be found when not on-air? @ my 2nd job or with my wife
What was your first car? 1987 Dodge Ram
First "BIG" concert attended? Marilyn Manson
Favorite city in the world? Cincinnati, Ohio
Pets? One cat, a bengal, his name is Aztec.
Do you have a tattoo? Not my thing.
If you were a member of a band, what instrument would you play? I can't play any instruments, but I am the big guy in the crowd at a rock concert.
If we got a peek into your kitchen cabinet, what would we find? Hopefully, no dirty dishes. I am sorta OCD.


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If you move an issue from one Project to another in Jira it is given a new Key in the new Project.
It stores the previous Key somehow because you can put the old Key in the Quick Search box and it will find the issue under the new Key.
Is there any way to search for multiples of these old Keys?
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The eagerly anticipated Wizard World St. Louis Comic Con will start on April 4th and run through April 6th at the America's Center. The con will feature panels for popular comic books and other areas of pop culture as well as a number of celebrity and author meet and greets. Celebrity appearances include Emily Kinney of The Walking Dead, Nathan Fillion and Summer Glau of Firefly and Castle, and Matt Smith and Karen Gillan of Doctor Who. Ticket prices start at $25 and are on sale now.
Maplewood Coffee Crawl, Storytime and Booksignings- Saturday, April 5
The recently relocated Bookhouse of St. Louis will hold the Maplewood Coffee Crawl on April 5, 2014. The event starts at 8am and runs through 1pm and will feature a book signing with local author Rachel Wisdom, a storytime event with a number of local children's authors, and the opportunity to sample coffee from all over the world.
World Book Night- Wednesday, April 23
World Book Night is the international effort to introduce books to non-readers by giving away free copies of books to people who do not regularly read. Held on April 23, many local bookstores and libraries all over the world participate in the event. This year, many of St. Louis' local bookstores, including The Bookhouse of St. Louis and Left Bank Books, will honor the event by serving as distribution centers. For more information, visit http://www.us.worldbooknight.org.


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Nowadays the name of Sicily is synonymous with organised crime and corruption. However, while the influence of crime has undoubtedly adversely affected the island, Sicily nevertheless is rightly proud of its rich variety of culture, cuisine, and architecture.
This variety is due in no small measure to its geographical location. Situated in the central Mediterranean between Africa and Europe it has been fought over and suffered invasion by a succession of cultures and civilisations over the past three millennia. Each has left its influence on Sicily.
This book contains photographs that were taken during a visit to the island between August 1-19, 2002. Hopefully, the pictures and the accompanying captions and text convey the rich and varied history and cultural influences on this the largest island in the Mediterranean.
Leonard Ferguson has been a keen amateur photographer for over thirty years. His particular interests are landscape and architectural photography.
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I have problem with accessing mediawiki on a server with apache2. I installed mediawiki in /var/www/wiki directory.
I can access index.php in /var/www by typing in browser "myhostIP", but if I type "myhostIP"/wiki then line became "different_name_of_myhost"/wiki/index.php/Main_Page and I have message "firefox cannot find server at "different_name_of_myhost"/wiki/index.php/Main_Page".
If I try just type in browser "different_name_of_myhost" then I cannot access index.php at /var/www. why? and why I cannot access mediawiki? If the problem was connected with access rights of /var/www/wiki then I would get "access denied" in the browser. Do you have clue what is going on? thanks


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This is a very honest and simple approach to Spanish cooking. Created as a project just for friends, I have included the more demanded recipes by them.
I have tried to explain and adapt a few Spanish recipes to the ingredients and utensils available in England. It is not hard to cook Spanish food when you can read every step in English!
Thanks again to my dad for saving me from my tacky addiction to ClipArt by donating some of his wonderful drawings for this book!
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VOICE OF THE PEOPLE, Chicago Tribune Letter to the Editor April 3, 2005
James R. Thompson (and) Philip J. Rock
Chicago-- Everyone, regardless of his or her income, deserves access to the justice system. This is one of the fundamental principles our nation prides itself on. Too often, though, this fundamental principle comes up short in Illinois for our poor residents who are most in need of the civil justice system to protect them.
Recently the Illinois State Bar Association, the Chicago Bar Association and the Lawyers Trust Fund of Illinois released "The Legal Aid Safety Net: A Report on the Legal Needs of Low-Income Illinoisans," which found that low-income households in Illinois had legal assistance for only one out of every six legal problems they encountered in 2003.
These same families attempted to resolve 80 percent of these legal problems on their own due to a variety of factors, including a lack of available legal-aid resources. Many of these problems were complex matters with potentially serious consequences, including evictions, domestic violence, child custody, bankruptcy and divorce.
Illinois faces a crisis when it comes to helping low-income families protect their legal rights. There are only the equivalent of 280 full-time legal-aid lawyers in the entire state--a ratio of one legal-aid lawyer for every 4,752 legal problems faced by the poor. Out of the 10 most populous states, Illinois ranks last, spending less than $500,000 annually for civil legal aid, versus the national average of $6.8 million. These figures are simply unacceptable.
As co-chairs of the Equal Justice Illinois Campaign, we are calling on the state to do its share to ensure that Illinois' poor have equal access to justice. By increasing state funding for legal aid to $2 million, the state could help well over 30,000 residents obtain the legal assistance they need that is often essential to their safety and independence.
Yes the state is in a budget crisis. But the low-income residents of our state are facing crises every day, such as domestic violence, predatory lending and child-support difficulties, without any sort of legal assistance.
Legal aid is a critical piece of the Illinois safety net, saving taxpayer money by reducing the need for costly government services and increasing the efficiency of our court system. It is a solid investment for the state and a necessity for our residents. We call on the governor and the General Assembly to protect the legal needs of Illinois residents and provide appropriate funding for legal aid.
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I sometimes makes these moist, fruity muffins a day early to cut down on last-minute preparation. They get a special touch from a quick-to-fix cinnamon-honey spread.—Phyllis Carlson, Gardner, Kansas
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups frozen sweetened strawberries, thawed, undrained
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 3 eggs, beaten
- 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon red food coloring, optional
- 1-1/2 cups chopped pecans, optional
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, cinnamon, baking soda and salt. In another bowl, mix strawberries, oil, eggs and food coloring if desired; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in pecans if desired.
- Fill greased muffin cups three-fourths full. Bake at 375° for 15-18 minutes or until muffins test done.
- Meanwhile, combine spread ingredients in a small bowl; beat until blended. Serve with the muffins. Store spread in the refrigerator. Yield: 2-1/2 dozen (3/4 cup spread).
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"Made these this weekend and they were a huge hit. Very moist and flavorful. Will make these again."
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"I went a little healthier:-no oil-only one egg-1 1/2 cups chunky cinnamon applesauce-1/4 cup lowfat milk-2/3 cup nonfat plain yogurt-unsweetened frozen fruit instead (and try mixed berries too)-1/4 less sugar (adding a smidge more flour)-no food coloring - just use the liquid from the thawed fruit and a little less milk-and try "white wheat" instead of white flour (fewer total carbs, with more fiber, and more protein)Yum!"
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"Loved this recipe! I made a couple of modifications, used 1/2 cup olive oil and 1/2 cup ripe, mashed banana. Also used fresh strawberries and a few leftover blueberries. Wonderful!"
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Last night Pamela Porter, who lives near Sidney, British Columbia, won the TD Canadian Children's Literature Award in Toronto. Honored for her young-adult novel in verse, The Crazy Man, Porter also picked up a Jane Addams Children's Book Award for the same book in New York this afternoon.
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I need to import a very large MySQL table on remote server. Usually I'm using
mysql -u mysql_user -pMypass db_name < sql_data.sql
But it takes about 5 hours to complete the task. I tried using nohup but the logout process is killing the import. I found that I could use screen, but without any luck.
screen -dmS import_table mysql -u mysql_user -pMypass db_name < sql_data.sql
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A stone throw away from this Home by the Sea is the Andaman Sea.
Dear Family and Friends,
The year went by like a breeze and so many things have happened since our last issue.
First, we won the Travellers Choice Awards 2011 for Best Hotels category. An honour only you the guests can make it happen. And now, we have finally completed our 6-month hotel refurbishments, new room, new courtyard and more. We can't wait to welcome you to a whole new look of your "Home by Sea".
The usual familiarities are still here - sheer white sands of Pantai Cenang and sunny smiles of the staffs and locals to warm your winter holiday. Read on to see what's in store for you for a fun-filled holiday in the sun.
We would also like to take this opportunity to wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and Happy New year.
Yours truly,
Tom Blachere
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Our newly renovated and refurbished rooms and suites will make your stay more than just a home away from home.
Our sea front rooms and pool view rooms are now upgraded and renamed as Beach Front and Sea View Studio Suites respectively. They are extended with 45 meters new timber floor, new beds, new lighting, a dining table and a new sofa.
The rooms are now more homely, recognized by names instead of numbers. All rooms are equipped for luxury, comfort and convenience with iPod docking stations, free WiFi and more..
Of course, do not miss out on the rest of our suites which now features a new look!
Exploring a Sun-kissed Paradise via Cruise
Langkawi archipelago consists of 99 islands, discovering Langkawi by boat is a romantic and beautiful experience. You will depart from Casa del Mar and cruise through the amazing limestone cliffs. Our crew will drop anchor in a tranquil bay where you can swim or layback, relax under the sun.
We all know that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Here at Home by the Sea, we have delicious meals to kick-start your day. Our chef has lovingly worked 6 months to get croissant and chocolatine baked into perfection. Your feedbacks are well heard and we now offer more option for vegetarians in our à la carte menu, including Sweet Cinnamon Scented French Toast with Banana, Mascarpone & Strawberry Compote and Mediterranean Roasted Vegetable Frittata with Mango … and always, our freshly squeezed juices.
We are also in the midst of changing our lunch and dinner menu. Do check our new wine list and our recommendations to complement food of your choices.
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This artist's concept depicts a supermassive black hole at the center of a galaxy. NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer found evidence that black holes -- once they grow to a critical size -- stifle the formation of new stars in elliptical galaxies. Black holes are thought to do this by heating up and blasting away the gas that fuels star formation. The blue color here represents radiation pouring out from material very close to the black hole. The grayish structure surrounding the black hole, called a torus, is made up of gas and dust. Beyond the torus, only the old red-colored stars that make up the galaxy can be seen. There are no new stars in the galaxy. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech


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A chauvinist passenger sent a female pilot a message showing his true colors. The incident occurred on the Canadian airline, WestJet. The Blaze reported March 5 that WestJet Capt. Carey Smith Steacy posted an image of the letter on Facebook and had a message of her own directed at the man who wrote it.
"The cockpit of an airline is no place for a woman," the passenger wrote to the pilot in his message.
"A woman being a mother is the most honor, not as 'captain.' Proverbs 31. Sorry not PC," the note read. "We're short mothers, not pilots WestJet," it continued.
"P.S. I wish WestJet could tell me a fair lady is at the helm so I can book another flight!"
At the end of the letter, the writer ended it with, "Respectfully in love, David," and added, "not impressed."
How did Capt. Steacy react to the shocking note?
"I respectfully disagree with your opinion that the 'cockpit,' (we now call it the flight deck as no c**ks are required), is no place for a lady. In fact, there are no places that are not for ladies anymore."
Steacy said the note she found Sunday mad her "feel sad."
Steacy is amazed that type of chauvinism still exists. She felt she was just as entitled to express her opinion as the passenger was his.
"You were more than welcome to deplane when you heard I was a 'fair lady,'" Steacy wrote on Facebook "You have that right. Funny, we all, us humans, have the same rights in this great free country of ours. Now, back to my most important role, being a mother."
"I have two beautiful children, it is the highest honor," Steacy told a Vancouver news channel.
WestJet has not commented on the passenger pilot message, but did say that they have 1,118 male pilots and 58 female pilots with their airline.
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Ryszard Jankowiak is a university distinguished professor of chemistry and an ancillary professor of physics. He is one of the world's leaders in high-resolution, frequency domain, laser-based spectroscopies, a field that allows for the elucidation of excited electronic state structure and measurements of ultrafast dynamics in complex biological systems.
His work is complementary to various time-domain spectroscopies, and helps explain the excited electronic state structure by providing information not possible through other methods. Jankowiak's research focuses on molecular electronic spectroscopy, laser-based spectroscopies and low-temperature protein dynamics, as well as the excitation energy and electron transfer process in photosynthesis.
Before coming to K-State in 2005, Jankowiak earned his bachelor's degree in mathematics and physics from Poland's Teachers College in 1969, his master's in solid-state physics from Poland's Adam Mickiewicz University in 1974 and his doctorate in condensed matter physics and spectroscopy from Technical University of Gdansk, also in Poland, in 1981. He also earned the rank of second lieutenant in the Polish navy in 1975. Jankowiak worked in the department of physical chemistry at Philipps University in Marburg, Germany, from 1981 to 1985, and in the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory at Iowa State University from 1985 to 2005. In that capacity, he established a highly visible research program in chemical carcinogenesis and photosynthesis.
Since joining the K-State faculty, Jankowiak has received more than $2.3 million in research funding from the U.S. Department of Energy, the National Science Foundation and the National Cancer Institute, among others. He has published about 220 papers in refereed journals, including 10 book chapters, and has presented more than 100 lectures at international conferences. Jankowiak also has given more than 50 invited talks at various universities around the world.
Honors Jankowiak has received include the 1993 International Cancer Technology Transfer Award, 1998 R&D 100 Award for the development of CE-FLN system, 1993 Iowa State University Professional and Scientific Excellence Award, 2009 Outstanding Senior Scientist for K-State's chapter of the Sigma Xi Society, 2012 Professorial Performance Award at K-State, and in 2013 was awarded the title of university distinguished professor.
He is a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, New York Academy of Sciences and the American Chemical Society, and a fellow of the International Union Against Cancer. He also served on the Kansas State University Research Foundation's board of directors from 2007 to 2013, and was is a member of the executive committee of the research foundation from 2010 to 2013.
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"All I Ever Wanted Was Everything"
From the opening drum rhythm through the last lilting refrain on the CD, it is apparent that it was well thought out, well planned and well recorded.
Susan Ruth has a very distinct voice that has an unmistakable sensual and marketable quality. These qualities are echoed from the photography on the CD's tri-fold wallet style package. It is both visually and sonically interesting. Over all this is a very nice package for your hands and for your ears.
This is a hard batch of songs to categorize. In fact to pigeon hole the sound might be a travesty. It could fall into modern Americana or Folk at some points. Then again it could also be enjoyed by the millions that enjoy country or pop. There is even a hint of old time music in the arrangements and melody and arrangements. That is a good thing because there is a very wide audience that could potentially enjoy these songs.
A really nice addition on this package is the addition of real horns. A lot of projects from independent artists tend to opt for midi instruments for horns and strings. That is not the case here and it is quite evident in the mix that these acoustic instruments add a dimension that sets the CD apart from others that don't go that extra step.
Musically the songs range from moderately rocking tunes like Take Me Home to the slow piano and vocal ballad like Your Last Goodbye. One could easily imagine hearing in a smoky old jazz club as the bartender is waiting for the final patron to finish those drinks so he can close and go home.
This is one of those CD's that people should not try too hard to analyze but rather sit back with some candle light and a nice bottle of wine and turn up the speakers and enjoy the melodies and stories as they flow from your speakers.
All in all this is a collection of songs and a look at life and the ups and downs that everyone faces that could and should find its way into almost any music lover's collection.
In today's market where most artists put out six packs it was refreshing to hear someone produce a package with over twice that amount. There is a full 13 tunes on this CD.
- Promise Me Something.
- Happy.
- Take Me Home.
- Your Last Goodbye.
- Fly.
- All I Ever Wanted.
- Are We There Yet.
- Rare and Beautiful.
- Lonely.
- What If You Do.
- Birdie.
- When I Sleep.
- Heart Stained Red.
Some might think putting 13 songs on a CD is unlucky, in fact, I am one of those people who do not like 13 anything so I was skeptical when I popped this CD into my car stereo. However, once I listen to this CD, I was hard pressed to find anything negative about it and I think adding it to your collection would be a very lucky and wise thing to do.
Make sure to check out her innovative, creative and adorable promotional video embedded/attached to this CD review. What this reviewer wants to know is who is the guy who takes off his glasses?
Visit Susan Ruth at her home on the web! Like her on Facebook. You can order the CD before it is released on iTunes!


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I am trying to deploy a Juju charm which requires an updated 3.11 kernel on Ubuntu 12.04. Since kernel update requires a reboot, I'm thinking of creating a custom image which has the updated kernel.
From the MAAS docs, I am able to see information on importing images but not clear how to create custom images.
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'Bama No. 1 in preseason coaches' poll; Ohio St 2
Posted: 08/01/2013 - 'Bama No. 1 in preseason coaches' poll; Ohio St 2
Posted: 08/01/2013 - 'Bama No. 1 in preseason coaches' poll; Ohio St 2
Posted: 08/01/2013 - Manziel, Clowney headliners in SEC's bid for No. 8
Posted: 07/31/2013 - Wenonah point guard Justin Coleman commits to Alabama
Posted: 07/30/2013 - Linebacker Keith Holcombe recommits to Alabama
Posted: 07/29/2013 - 4-star Rashaan Evans making a trip to Tuscaloosa on Tuesday
Posted: 07/29/2013 - Former QB competitors AJ McCarron and Phillip Sims show mutual respect on Twitter
Posted: 07/29/2013 - Jets, Milliner agree on 4-year deal
Posted: 07/28/2013 - Eddie Lacy says he's retiring his infamous spin move for now
Posted: 07/28/2013 - Manti Te'o helps teammate DJ Fluker off the field
Posted: 07/28/2013 - Bills sign offensive linemen Antoine Caldwell
Posted: 07/28/2013 - Titans go into 1st off day still with no Warmack
Posted: 07/27/2013 - No longer 'ordinary,' a healthy Trent Richardson draws praise from Jim Brown (report)
Posted: 07/26/2013 - Alabama Women's Golf Release 2013-14 Schedule
Posted: 07/26/2013 - Alabama will host the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate at the Old Overton Club on Oct. 7-8
Posted: 07/25/2013 - AP Source: Tide froze football staffer's contract
Posted: 07/24/2013 - Former Troy, Alabama defensive lineman Jeremy Elder dies of apparent heart attack
Posted: 07/23/2013 - Report: Former Alabama QB Phillip Sims close to choosing a new school
Posted: 07/23/2013 - Alabama commit Dallas Warmack says conversation with OL coach Mario Cristobal sold him on Tide
Posted: 07/19/2013 - 11 SEC Players Up for Premier National Award.
Posted: 07/18/2013 - McCarron Declines to Comment on Manziel's Turbulent Off-Season.
Posted: 07/18/2013 - Foster Re-Taking High School Course.
Posted: 07/18/2013 - T.J. Yeldon & Tre Mason up for Top RB Award
Updated: 07/19/2013 - Alabama Meeting with Media at Wynfrey Hotel.
Posted: 07/18/2013 - Alabama Picked to Win SEC Title.
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College Hockey:Manhattanville Blanks Brockport
Despite a strong effort, a shorthanded Brockport Golden Eagles (1-1) was no match for the Manhattanville Valiants (2-0-1) who won the game 4-0.
Brockport only dressed eight forwards and five defensemen as the rest of the players were suspended due to off-ice disciplinary action stemming from an incident last weekend.
We tried to keep it simple, and a lot of guys showed their mettle tonight, said Brockport coach Brian Dickinson.
Golden Eagle goaltender Todd Sheridan saved 49 of the 53 shots that he faced, with three of the four goals he let in being scored on rebounds.
Todd is solid, and the guys have a lot of confidence playing in front of him, said Dickinson. But our guys got tired. Rebounds is where it really showed where we were fishing for pucks and not picking up sticks.
Brockport played with a lot of spunk in the first period, winning many of the battles in the corners and blocking several Manhattanville shots. The Golden Eagles kept the game scoreless for the first ten plus minutes, and kept the shot count to a low two shots on goal per team.
But the strong effort wasnt enough to keep the Valiants off the scoreboard for the entire period.
Manhattanville first struck at 10:45 when Kevin Maresco slid in a rebound for an even strength goal. Niklas Berntsson created the scoring opportunity with a spin-o-rama shot from the middle slot that Brockport goaltender Todd Sheridan stopped, only to have Maresco on the doorstep to push in the rebound.
That goal opened the flood gates of shots, as Manhattanville outshot Brockport 16-1 during the remainder of the opening period.
Manhattanville tallied its second goal of the period less than three minutes later as Matt Piegza flipped in another rebound while on the power play. Defenseman Matt Ruberto set up this goal with a blast from the right point that Piegza collected in the far faceoff dot and scored at 13:12.
The remainder of the period was controlled by Manhattanville, but the Brockport defense firmed up and kept the Valiants to only a 2-0 lead as the first period ended.
The Valiants came out strong again in the second period, trying to take advantage of two early Brockport penalties. But the Golden Eagle penalty killing unit played strong and kept the score close.
Brockports best scoring chance of the period came right at the five minute mark when Steve Seedhouse intercepted a poorly played clearing pass at the Manhattanville blue line and skated in alone. He whipped a quick wrist shot near side that eluded Manhattanville goaltender Paul Reimer, but the puck dinged harmlessly off the post and into the corner.
The Valiants scored the only goal of the period at the 11:14 mark as they were trying to kill off a penalty. Arlen Marshall collected a loose puck in the neutral zone and skated in to the Brockport zone unmarked. Marshall patiently waited for goaltender Sheridan to commit and then slid the puck through his 5-hole and trickled it over the line for the shorthanded score.
The remainder of the period was played relatively evenly, with Manhattanville enjoying a narrower 17-10 shot advantage in the second stanza. But Brockport was unable to solve Reimer and the second period ended with the Valiants up 3-0.
Marshall also threw in the games final goal early in the third period, as he collected a rebound and roofed the puck home at 1:45 to give Manhattanville its final 4-0 lead.
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The syntax would be IF(AND(0,1,1),x,y)
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You are about to test the values of several cells by using the following types of formulas: AND, OR, and IFs.
Input this formula into I40:
You are interested in knowing IF the logical test of an AND statement that cosists of a zero,one, and another one(use the ordinal number value) , is true or false.
The result of this And statement, if true is another IF statement that has B10 as the logical test, the word true for the true argument and false for the false argument.
The false argument is another IF statement that has B11 as the logical test, then 1 followed by a 0 for the true and false arguments respectively. The answer o that If statement is one of three argument in an OR statement. The other two arguments are the words True or False .
Now the result of this Or is the logical test of an IF that has "CGS2531 is Great!" as its true argument and "CGS2531 is the Best!" as its false argument.
Tried to clear that up a bit. I need the formula for I40. Where I am running into a problem is testing to see if three values are true or false. I can't make IF(0 AND 1 AND 1, x,y), or even IF(0 AND 1,x,y) for that matter. I don't know how to test this. Any help would be appreciated, ASAP. Thanks all.
The syntax would be IF(AND(0,1,1),x,y)
thanks... obviously i haven't had much experience with excel formulas
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Breed: Thoroughbred x Clyde/PaintSecondary Breed: Spotted DraftGender: GeldingColor: BayCurrent Height: 15.3Age: 2008Primary Discipline: Hunter/JumperSecondary Discipline: Dressage3rd Discipline: Eventing4th Discipline: Fox Hunting5th Discipline: Trail RidingTraining Level: Over 90 days - Well Trained
Regal Demeanor is an elegant 15.3HH+, string tested to just over 16H, warmblood with a stellar temperament, movement and jumping form! Regal moves beautifully and would make a great show hunter, fox hunter, pony club mount or eventer. Sweet and precocious gelding with a lot of personality and talent. Solidly built, sturdy, brave powerhouse of a gelding. If the reader has spent anytime on this website or is at all familiar with the horses that we breed...this is Cricket's son... Cricket...and all of her babies....JUMP. This one is no exception... As a weanling, he got into the arena while a jump chute was set...he went through the chute and continued straight...jumping right on out of the arena.. There's a video of this somewhere on youtube.
Regal is a VSH Signaturex and is also Eligible AWS.
5/25/14 update: oops... now measures 15.2 1/2, string tests to 16. and 1/2 (just under 16.1) Looking very nice and riding nicely. Hope to get a cross country and flat video of this fellow soon. The only reason that he is still here is that he has always been the smallest gelding in a field of tall geldings of different ages. Its difficult to expect folks to beleive that a gelding is going to reach 16H just because you say he will...but now he is getting so close its difficult to quibble. Need new pics...he is very handsome.
1/3/14 update: What a nice gelding he has turned out to be. Hacks out quietly alone or in company, doesnt care about traffic, hounds, cows, donkeys, equipment, crosses water, jumps beautifully is easy to catch, loads and trailers beautifully. Took him to see the hounds again today, he stood and yawned.
11/26/13 update: Regal continues to mature and improve. He is definitely ready to start fox hunting having been thoroughly prepped with exposure to dogs, mules, farm vehicles, cattle, creeks, ponds, bridges, traffic, visits to the kennel, jumping cross country courses alone and with other horses tandem and three across. Would make a good first flight prospect or could easily take guests second or hilltop. He is nice enough to take into the hunter ring and he is a naturally talented jumper. Regal has nice straight sturdy legs, travels straight, has 4 nicely shaped symetrical black hooves, is neither to long or upright in the pasture and is well proportioned. He is a healthy, hardy, robust sort of horse.
10/15/13 update: Playing around with cows.
2/3/12 update: Just returned from a few weeks of training at a hunt barn in Deep Run Hunt territory, now doing courses.While there, he was hacked out extensively, is good to go alone or with others, through mud, crosses water, is great with traffic, hounds, machinery, mules, donkeys, you name it. No spook in him.
9/1/11 update: Regal was started under saddle and accepted saddle and rider, went w,t,c in the round pen all in the first ride.
11/24/10 update: Regal is SUCH A SWEET GELDING. People pay a lot of money for 15.3H Warmblood, this gelding is going to be every bit the same horse as a small American-bred Hanoverian or Oldenberg with a temperament, jumping ability, soundness, hybrid vigor and movement to die for. A SUPER friendly colt, Sired by our own Indy and out of our treasured mare, Cricket..anyone can come and meet his parents here on the farm and see for themselves what this young gelding will be.
8/6/10 update: Regal is a refined gelding with an awesome mind, nice hunter type movement and super jumping ability. He is not going to be tall...likely 15.3H tops... Great horse for someone who wants a small-medium warmblood with a great mind.
1/10/10 update: This gelding to grow and develop into a handsome, well made gelding of exceptional temperament and trainability..
4/10/09 update: This is a very friendly, elegant gelding. He ties, leads, loads, bathes and picks up his feet. A people pleasing gelding that is easy going and easy to work with. Nice movement. This colt, holds and carries himself with a ton of presence...has since birth..hence the name Regal Demeanor.. He really has Regal "Bearing", but it does not come off as well as a name.. He belongs in a show ring. With his great - deep and sloping shoulder, he will make a great fox hunter, jumper, eventer or trail horse, but what a waste...he moves with a flat enough knee to do the hunters, yet he just floats and has the mind for dressage. Great all purpose horse... Want to see what he will look (a lot) like....look at his uncle, Tannin. We are working on uploading a video shot on 4/14/09...remind us if you want to see it and its not up yet..
Regal Demeanor is a big warmbloody colt by VSH Indy Prince and out of Cricket, one of the most pleasant horses (geldings included) we have ever owned and one heck of a natural jumper. This colt already seems to have his dam's cheerful and agreeable personality and if he has the trainability, movement and jumping ability of his bloodline he is going to make one heck of an eventer, or hunt horse.
Already he is displaying a big scopey movement. He seems to prefer a slow, quiet canter to the walk or trot. He carries himself with a lot of prescence and has a quiet grace even at this young age. He will be one to stand out in the crowd. He has great conformation, nice straight legs and is very proportionate at 3 days with a perfectly balanced length and placement of neck.
This colt is the first one of our "signature crosses" to be bred and foaled on Virginia soil and we are well pleased.
Pictured below are his dam Cricket - 15.3H Signature Cross and his Sire, VSH Indy Prince 16.3H Reg. Premium (Indy Prince Cody Bred) Spotted Draft as well as his uncle Tannin 17H Signature cross and uncle Brogan 17H Signature Cross. Also here is a link to our page of customer comments JUST about our Clyde Crosses with links to pics and MORE customer comments from owners of our Signature crosses...these horses speak for themselves...you can MAKE this stuff up...


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he New Orleans Saints like to say that every spot on the roster is up for grabs when training camp begins.
Realistically, that isn't the case.
When the first practice of training camp begins on Friday at the Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, 90 players will be competing for 53 spots.
However, while some positions such as wide receiver, have an open competition for a few starting spots, others like quarterback have only backup positions available.
We'll be breaking down some of the most intriguing position battles this week as the team prepares to fly up to training camp on Wednesday.
Saints depth chart
Junior Galette ** (Also plays defensive end)
Victor Butler
Parys Haralson
Ronald Powell
Keyunta Dawson
Kyle Knox
Rufus Johnson ** (Has also been practicing at defensive tackle)
Kasim Edebali
Total roster spots available: 3-5
Roster spots open: 1 or 2
State of the position: The Saints only had three outside linebackers to start the 2013 season after Will Smith and Victor Butler went down in the preseason. It was even more curious with Junior Galette (hamstring) and Martez Wilson (elbow) hobbled, and Parys Haralson practically fresh off the plane from San Francisco after a trade.
However the team made it work, acquiring Keyunta Dawson and switching around their defensive fronts.
Similar to the defensive line, how many linebackers the Saints keep might just depend on how the Saints view some of their players. Junior Galette also lines up at defensive end, Rufus Johnson has been practicing at defensive tackle, and Ronald Powell and Keyunta will both be used heavily at special teams.
The biggest question mark at this position is how Victor Butler can rebound from his ACL injury and fit in with the unit. There aren't many new faces at this position, so the final roster spots will come down to which young players from last year take a step up in their second year with the team.


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Excerpted from an article by Clay Boswell
The chemical industry is as strong, vital, and essential as ever, but it has retreated from the public eye, leaving the stage to newcomers and detractors, says Frank Popoff, former CEO and chairman of Dow Chemical. If it is not to lose control of its future, he says, the chemical industry must actively engage with the public to raise awareness of its place at the forefront of technology and its role as "the ultimate enabling industry."
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Celebration of the Swiss National Day in Turbach.
6.00 pm.: Aperitif sponsored by "Dorforganisation Turbach"
8.30 pm.: torchlight procession, start by the "Wintermatte-Beizli"
Afterwards goulash soupin the "Wintermatte".
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Chris Martin, "Staring into the Sun… (4 → 7 → 11)," 2003, oil on canvas, three parts, 143 x 129" each.
When I first started writing for The Rail, in an article about the Tomma Abts show at the New Museum, I took a quote from a Chris Martin interview out of context, suggesting that he preferred working in a small scale. "I actually LOVE working on a huge scale and have done so for years," he wrote to me. "What I had a hard time with was 'medium' size paintings - 4' - 6' - so I actually felt compelled to paint smaller." His show at the Corcoran, which opens on June 18th, will prove beyond any doubt Martin's love of LARGE. The exhibition is divided in three parts: one section brings together large-scale works from the past nine years; another is a wall of small paintings hung salon-style in the Rotunda, and the third features a site-specific installation of paintings in the museum's central atrium in which three paintings, each 26 feet high, will be suspended from the second floor of the museum to the ground, creating monumental walls of color and pattern.
I'm looking forward to visiting the show later this month.
Chris Martin, "Here Comes the Sun…," 2004-2007, oil on canvas, 143 x 129."
Chris Martin, "Ganges Sunrise Asi Ghat Varanasi…," 2002, oil on canvas, 129 x 143." All images courtesy of the artist and Mitchell-Innes & Nash. Photos: Jason Mandella.
"Although abstract, Martin's paintings are a direct response to the physical world around him. Many of his works integrate objects from his immediate environment into their surfaces, including kitchen utensils, records, photographs, and Persian carpets. The works are as much about daily life—music, travel, and language—as they are about mythology, storytelling, the endurance of symbols, and the role of painting in art history.
"Martin's interest in bringing painting into the realm of lived experience and his own history of performance are essential elements of his work. In the 1970s and 1980s, he created collaborative paintings during Happenings with other artists and musicians. He has placed works in bus stops, on the sides of buildings, and in nightclubs, fabricating them with phosphorescent paint to respond to the lighting and conditions of the location. He has taken large-scale paintings for 'walks' around the block, involving his neighbors and local shopkeepers in creating the meaning and experience of his work. In more traditional gallery spaces, Martin has blurred the distinction between the art object and the viewer, placing paintings on floors, ceilings, and displayed among household objects." (excerpt from the press package, which also included a set of children's watercolors that I'll be breaking open in the studio later today. #schwag)
Chris Martin, "Garden at 11 Munn St.'" 2008–2009, oil on canvas, 52 1/8 x 42 1/4""I grew up in a great old house in Washington DC that actually was filled with paintings and old family portraits. I particularly loved this life sized Sir Thomas Lawrence portrait my mother had inherited with an elaborate carved wooden frame. And my grandmother was a gifted landscape painter. My most vivid memory as a kid happened at Beauvoir School. We made a giant mural of dinosaurs in the refectory. Every year the third graders would repaint this wall and we did dinosaurs. I was thrilled."
"These forms come from a long process of unconscious drawing. Then there is this desire to see it in paint—a kind of compulsive curiosity that drives me to choose colors, mix up buckets of paint, and prepare a surface. The actual performing of a painting involves giving oneself over to a series of actions and trusting in the body and what the body knows. And when I step back to look at this thing, I'm still trying to figure it out just like everybody else.... It's funny - recently I've been asked to teach. When I show up the students think here comes the teacher—he knows what he's doing. The students imagine that some day they'll grow up to be like the teacher and then they will know what they're doing. But I don't know what I'm doing. And I try to communicate that to my students.
-- excerpts from a 2008 conversation between Chris Martin and Craig Olson
Chris Martin, "Hemlock, 2010," oil, gel medium, and collage on canvas, 135 x 118."
"Chris Martin: Painting Big," Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. Through Oct. 23, 2011.
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Springtime photo frames
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Ages: Baby
Instructions:Photographs capture memories and stop time in its tracks. If you are looking for a great Mother's Day gift, preserve one of her favorite snapshots in these adorable homemade picture frames, perfect for spring.
4 and up
This project is rated EASY to do.
What you need
* Cardboard or poster board OR papier mache frame
* Decorative paper or fabric
* 12 colorful buttons (6 for each flower; 5 of one color, 1 of another color)
* 12-inch piece of ribbon or string
* Photograph
* Scissors or paper cutter
* White craft glue
* Magnet (optional)
What you do
1. Using photograph as a size guide, trim cardboard to make the four sides of the frame. A paper cutter will give you straighter cuts than scissors.
2. Place your cardboard pieces around your photograph to be sure they are the right size. You will also need a piece of cardboard for the back of your picture frame. Use the pieces you just cut as a guide to determine the size of your backing. Trace and cut out back.
3. Turn decorative paper or fabric right side down on your work surface. Place cardboard pieces on paper or fabric and lightly trace around the cardboard with a pencil.
4. Cut out the patterns you just created. Turning fabric or paper right side up, glue them to the cardboard. When applying the glue, use a sponge, paintbrush or your finger to spread the glue evenly over the cardboard so that you don't have gaps or bumps.
5. Line up your cardboard pieces onto your backing to help you position your photo. Glue photo to the backing.
6. Glue the frame pieces around the photo.
7. Position buttons in each corner to create flowers. Use one color for the center of the flower, and five of another color for the petals. Glue in place once you have them where you want them.
8. Tie a bow in the center of string or ribbon. Glue the tails to the back of the frame.
9. You can also glue a magnet to the back of the frame if you like, or use the magnet instead of the ribbon hanger.
Helpful hints
* You can find papier mache frames at most craft and discount department stores. If using a purchased frame, use it as a guide to cut your fabric or paper and glue in place.
* For smaller children, instead of gluing fabric to the frame pieces, have them color, draw or paint a pattern on construction paper.
* If you already have several buttons on hand, pick your fabric or paper based on the colors you already have. Buttons can be found in the sewing department of craft and discount department stores in many different colors and package sizes.
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Moraine Park Technical College is pleased to announce it has received $995,662 of a $23.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor awarded to Wisconsin's 16 technical colleges last week to address emerging needs in the Information Technology (IT) sector.
The successful grant application applies to the third installment of a multi-year, nearly $2 billion federal initiative designed to increase community college credential attainment in high-priority economic sectors. In the previous round, the technical colleges won an $18.3 million grant to expand innovative programs that produce high-skilled workers in advanced manufacturing.
Moraine Park plans to use the grant dollars to expand available courses within its current IT program offerings and create new certificates in digital media and network security.
"Moraine Park is thrilled to be working in conjunction with the Wisconsin Technical College System to provide opportunities to students throughout our state," Sheila Ruhland, Moraine Park president said. "Faculty and staff are excited to start implementing planned program additions."
"Collaboration within our system has allowed us to leverage more than $41 million to address the strategic needs and priorities we've identified with our workforce and economic development partners," said Wisconsin Technical College System President Morna Foy. "That's pretty exciting for Wisconsin."
The most recent grant will allow the colleges to enhance and expand career pathways not only within cutting-edge IT programs, but also within other critical sectors – such as health care and manufacturing – that increasingly require workers with advanced IT competencies.
Drew Petersen, president of the Wisconsin Technical College System Board and an executive with TDS Telecom said, "Our programs are uniquely industry-driven, and these funds will allow us to scale innovation in response to needs identified by our employer partners in the IT space."
Northcentral Technical College (NTC) led the consortium effort for this initiative. NTC PresidentLori Weyers explained, "We recognize the importance of a skilled workforce in the IT sector and the significance of this industry to the state's economy. This grant award is a testament to the many individuals from the sixteen colleges that worked together to put this grant proposal together."
Wisconsin's technical colleges received one of the largest single awards from the Department ofLabor's investment, and the collaboration makes the technical college system one of the few applicants to receive back-to-back grants. Grant implementation will begin in October.
For information about Moraine Park visit, morainepark.edu.
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