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Systems designed for the Defense community are exhibited by extreme complexity. This element of complexity extends to the instantiation of system of systems. That is, descriptive operational relationships are constantly changing in time and space. State variables are defined to capture the operational relationships by which the systems can be designed, tested, operated and reproduced to perform some mission. This would suggest, in principle, that the complexity of one system could be compared with that of another even though everything else about the two systems is different. Alternatively, the systems homomorphism principle could be applied even to system-of-systems. The apparent complexity makes unlike systems commensurable that share the same reality at different levels of abstractions.
With the advancement of Software Engineering practices and Object-oriented software methodologies, various discrete event simulation engines are in operation that model highly complex Defense critical systems. However, adherence to Systems Theory is questionable and proof of their simulation engine is seldom presented. Properties like close-under-composition are not verified and a simulation engine is mostly implemented using a software-based event scheduler. Agent Based Modeling (ABM) has emergence as its underlying principle.. Simply stated, an emergent property is a property possessed by an assemblage of things that is not possessed by any member of the assemblage individually. Emergence, as most familiar with ABM, can be described as either weak or strong. It is the property of emergence that supports the application of Ashby's Law of Requisite Variety and the Conant-Ashby Theorem. This special issue will be looking for authors who have applied these two Systems Science principles to control the emergent behavior exhibited in Defense systems.
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Knowing about your baby's growth may settle your mind, but it probably won't cure any serious aches. Here are a few quick remedies for common third trimester ills.
Restless Leg Syndrome
Cut back on caffeine (if you haven't already) and try relaxation exercises like stretching or yoga.
Sleep discomfort
Snooze on your left side and place a pillow between your knees.
Feeling full
Eat small, frequent meals so you get enough nutrition without always feeling stuffed.
Swollen feet
Sit and prop your feet when possible.
Feast on fiber-rich foods and drink plenty of water.
Don't eat too close to bedtime, and steer clear of spicy cuisine.
Practice kegel exercises to help prevent flare-ups, and apply witch hazel and ice packs for relief while you're side-sleeping.
(You can check out more info on the specific aches and pains of the third trimester in our article here.)


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Rigodon in Roma
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Every morning, around the coliseum, a theater play is organizing itself.
A real life play.
Fake Roman centurions prepare their costumes.
Souvenir, drinks and T-shirts merchants set up their stalls.
Illegal vendors check the weather forecasts and prepare themselves to
sell sun hats or umbrellas.
Policemen, in uniform or dressed as civilians are getting ready to chase
the illegal vendors, either on foot or in cars.
Unofficial guides prepare their sales' pitch.
Then the tourists arrive and everything begins.
Policemen run after illegal vendors who are trying to sell their wares to
the tourists.
The tourists are trying to avoid the unofficial guides, whilst buying water
bottles as expensive as Chianti.
Then the coliseum's surroundings look like a big ballet where each actor
is repeating, playing, dancing.
This is the great ballet of life.
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Aug 26, 2011 10:24 AM
Arguably one of Steve Martin's best movies, L.A. Story ($8) is the perfect flick to prep you on your trip to the city of angels. Prepare for earthquakes L.A. style (cause they're no big if you're from California), open season on the L.A. freeway, lots and lots of cobb salad, and the coolest skating scene in the history of man. OMG, you're in for such a treat!
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Aug 19, 2013 8:16 AM
Unless you like the idea of paying several hundred bucks to have your house baked like a loaf of bread, it's worth being paranoid about bedbugs. This First Response Bed Bug Monitor ($15) will help you discover if your home is on the brink of invasion. Or, even better, you can use it when traveling to make sure you're not bringing any pests back with you.
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The Verizon iPhone: How Many Would Switch?
Those of you waiting for an iPhone that can work on the Verizon network have only a few months to go. Apple plans to begin mass producing such a phone by the end of this year, the Journal's Yukari Iwatani Kane and Ting-i Tsai report.
So how many people would switch from AT&T to Verizon as a result? The estimates vary widely and assume that Verizon would provide a subsidy for buyers.
In June, James Ratcliffe at Barclays Capital forecast that Verizon would add 900,000 subscribers with the iPhone in 2011; he suggested that Verizon would sell 9 million iPhones during that time, but that most of those would be to existing Verizon customers who had been waiting for the phone.
Analysts at BMO Capital Markets on Wednesday said Apple would sell about 8 million phones using the Verizon technology in North America next year, although it's not clear how many of these would come from AT&T subscribers.
Analysts at Hudson Square Research are bullish about Verizon's gains, though. They estimated last week that 4 million AT&T users would leave for Verizon in 2011 if the carrier started offering the iPhone. That's about 18% of the iPhone users currently on AT&T, Todd Rethemeier and Scott Tilghman wrote.
Yet the Hudson Square Research analysts even said they weren't "sure Verizon should sell the iPhone." Why? Because the iPhone would not run on its 4G network, which isn't yet ready. "After spending hundreds of millions of dollars each year to convince America that it has the best network, we don't think Verizon should launch a product with limited coverage or slow 3G speeds," they wrote. Plus, the hefty subsidy that AT&T provides for iPhone buyers might only be a good move if the carrier is able to take subscribers away from competitors.
Readers, what do you think? Would you move from using AT&T to Verizon? Or if you're already on Verizon, would you switch to the iPhone or keep your current device?


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On the side of many roads in the state of Pennsylvania you may see a blue marker highlighting an interesting or important fact about the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. These markers are part of the Historical Marker Program which has been operating in some form since 1914 throughout the state.
The Historical Marker Program started under the Pennsylvania Historical Commission in 1914, the precursor to the Pennsylvania Historical Museum Commission (PHMC) operating today. The main goal of the program is "to capture the memory of people, places, and events that have affected the lives of Pennsylvanians over the centuries since William Penn founded his Commonwealth." The very first marker installed by the PHMC, dedicated in September 1946, commemorated the location of the earliest decree for independence in the state on Rt. 22, just 14 miles east of Harrisburg.
Currently, there are more than 2,000 markers dotting the landscape of Pennsylvania with new ones being approved each year. The PHMC accepts nominations each year from any individual or group who believes they have an appropriate person, place, or event to be commemorated. Nominations are reviewed by an independent counsel and approved each year. To be considered, nomination forms must be completed and post marked by January 5th of each year. In 2010, nineteen historical markers were approved, including the birthplace of NFL Films (Philadelphia), John William Heisman (Crawford), PA's Largest Arrest for Civil War Draft Opposition (Columbia), and Westinghouse Atom Smasher (Allegheny).
When out and about in Harrisburg, look for the historical markers around town, including:
• Abraham Lincoln on South Market Street
• C. DeLores Tucker on North Street between 3rd and Commonwealth Avenues
• Camp Curtain in the park at 6th and Woodbine Street
• Pennsylvania Governor's Executive Mansion at 101 South 2nd Street
For more information on where to find an application and the rules for submitting an application visit the PHMC's Historical Marker Program website.


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Funding for disability and mental health services is to be cut by just 1.8 per cent next year, a relatively lower reduction compared to other areas in the health budget, according to Mr John Moloney, Minister of State for Disability and Mental Health.
Welcoming this "special consideration" given to the two areas in Budget 2011, Minister Moloney asked that service providers in the disability sector "work closely with the HSE throughout 2011 to ensure the maximum delivery of services in an efficient and effective manner, with priority being given to those in greatest need".
The additional €10 million funding being provided to the HSE for disability in 2011 was to meet anticipated extra demand in respect of emergency residential, respite and personal assistant/home support hours for people with disabilities, and day places for school-leavers next September, he explained.
Taking the reduction in the overall HSE disability budget into account, Minister Moloney added that the HSE would manage the additional resources to ensure that existing support needs and demands for additional places and supports were "managed effectively within the overall allocation".
Budget 2011 also included an additional €1 million for suicide prevention, which the Minister said would enable the National Office for Suicide Prevention to build on initiatives to date and bring "added momentum and new impetus to their activities to address the increasing incidence of suicide".
Areas to be targeted include: developing the number and range of training and awareness programmes; improving the response to deliberate self-harm; and developing the capacity of primary care to respond to suicidal behaviour.


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Click HERE for a list of all approved CQE Certificates. This list will be updated two times per month. The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction cannot warrant the continued validity of the certificate. Persons intending to rely on the certificate should first investigate the current criminal history of the named individual. If the named individual was convicted of any felony offense after receiving the certificate, the certificate should be presumed to be revoked.
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I'm reading a remark in Atiyah, Macdonald - Introduction to Commutative Algebra and I can't really see what is going on.
After giving the definition and a few examples of $R$-Modules (for a ring $R$), the following statement appears:
If $A = k[x]$, where $k$ is a field, then an $A$-module is a $k$-vector space with a linear transformation.
I'm not sure how to "precisify" this statement. Certainly $A$ is a ring in this case so the concept of an $A$-module is well defined.
I'm certainly open to even a vague hint; I think I would benefit from working out the details and I need to rapidly get familiar these ideas.


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Mustache Monday Band Edition: Catalepsy
In the spirit of our "Grow Your Own Fur" campaign, we thought we would check in with a few bands that have some serious facial "fur." Look no further than Orlando, Florida's metal/hardcore hybrid, Catalepsy! The entire band is vegetarian (and has some facial hair that I can't even grow), and they don't like what they do to animals used for their fur. Read on!
What's so wrong with fur?
The thing about fur that is enraging is the fact that it's what animals use to stay warm in the winter. These animals are hunted and killed so that humans can wear their fur when humans can wear anything else cotton, etc. It just makes no sense and is extremely senseless.
Have there been any bands, artists, or books that have influenced your views on animal rights?
Remembering Never is a big one, Minor Threat, Strike Anywhere, Cattle Decapitation, Earth Crisis, Napalm Death, to name a few.
Why did you decide to go vegan/vegetarian?
The uncompassionate mentality needs to end. People just want to kill innocent creatures for the satisfaction of eating something that kills them and gives them cancer. Killing animals, for food, or for fur, is totally pointless.
Are there any other animal rights issues that you feel passionate about?
We just feel like whatever the type of animal, they should all be treated equally and fairly. Killing off thousands of innocent creatures for no reason at all is just completely barbaric. We believe that pets like cats and dogs are just as much a part of this world as cows and chickens. They should have just as much of a chance at life.
What advice would you give to your fans who want to get more involved with animal rights but aren't sure where to start?
Stop eating meat. Plain and simple. If you don't want animals to be tortured, don't eat their rotting, dead flesh.


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Top news coming in to a warm San Francisco today is about the Super Bowl XLVIII.
The Super Bowl is one of the most talked-about events of the year and this afternoon in San Francisco on February 2, 2014, the Super Bowl will finally be on.
Before that, however, there will be an ET airing of the "Road to the Super Bowl," as well as a 1 p.m. episode of "Football America: Our Stories" and, also, a pre-game show at 2 p.m., ET. San Francisco time is 3 hours behind Eastern Standard Time.
Then at 5 p.m., ET, Super Bowl XLVIII will officially be on, with Fox being the channel that brings the Super Bowl 2014 to the nation.
You an either watch the excitement on television or you can choose a mobile live stream option instead.
That's because it's courtesy of Fox Sports Go and the NFL, that the mobile users among us can watch the game online via several applications.
If you prefer to watch on your iPad, then know that Fox Sports Go is available for that. It is also available for certain Android devices, as well as desktop computers.
You can get the SuperBowl Live Stream on the Fox channel link at Super Bowl 2014 Online Stream
What else should you know?
"I know the MetLife Stadium is where the game will take place, located in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Half time will be wonderful and there will be a whole host of high-profile celebs and excellent entertainment," says San Francisco resident, Alice Marshall.
"Big names like Opera singer Renee Fleming and Queen Latifah will be performing, the latter singing "America the Beautiful." I can't wait to see Red Hot Chili Peppers and Bruno Mars at half time!"
The MetLife Stadium is located in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
Enjoy the game as you watch Seattle Sea Hawks and the Denver Broncos battle it out. Since Valentine's Day is coming up soon, will you watch it with your sweetie and have a romantic afternoon in?
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With summer upon us, I will be taking a hiatus from reporting on the greater Chicago art scene. Summer is a wonderful time for travel, and from time to time, I will report from the road on a variety of art related topics that interest me, and good art encountered. This may range from reflecting on public art encountered, to engaging commercial and museum exhibitions, to educational opportunities in the arts. I invite you to travel along in your easy chair as you read articles with focus on the art scene in the upper Pacific west, as well as the upper Midwest. My first trip takes me to Washington State, visiting the vibrant art cities of Seattle and Tacoma. Later travels will take me to Minnesota, visiting the twin cities as well as Duluth and the scenic North Shore area. I also intend to explore the Dakotas. Come late August or early September, I look forward to resuming my traditional greater Chicago area art beat.
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At the Appalachian Brewing Company on Cameron Street, you'll find much more than just the best beer in town. Enjoy your meal in the lower level dining room in front of the North wall, which is made entirely of glass, offering a full view into the brewing area. As I've stated before, it's very rare not to be able to find something health conscious on almost any menu, even if it means you've got to customize it a tad. Not to be outdone by the brewers, the chef also has some tricks up his sleeve.
Some entrées that I would steer clear of on the ABC menu would include the stromboli and pizzas. They arrive at your table stuffed with gooey, greasy cheese and heavy fat filled meats like pepperoni, meatballs, and sausage. If you're in dire need of a pizza fix, however, the least damaging would probably be the "Farmer's Market" option, topped with ricotta cheese blend, spinach, tomatoes, caramelized onions, roasted red peppers, green bell peppers, black olives, and topped with a light layer of asiago cheese. At least you'll be getting your veggies in, not to mention ricotta cheese is typically not as high in fat as mozzarella, per say.
On the lighter side, you could also opt for one of the culinary masterpiece salads offered at this joint. The "Fruity Nutty" salad is a great choice with crisp, juicy apple slices, Craisins, walnuts and bleu cheese crumbles arranged on a bed of fresh mixed greens, and served with sesame vinaigrette. Add grilled chicken or shrimp to your salad for a more well-rounded meal for just $2/$3 more! Not feeling the meaty options? The "Black Bean Chili" is also protein packed and could be a great addition to a salad as well.
Sandwich more your style? They've got an menu item in this department that's even safe for vegetarians! The "Grilled Portabello Burger" is marinated in some sesame ginger dressing, grilled to perfection and then topped with roasted red peppers, green bell peppers, caramelized onions, and tomatoes served on a ciabatta roll.
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Jennifer Lombardi, MFT, is the Executive Director of the Eating Recovery Center of California in Sacramento which treats eating disorders. She wants parents to know that the expectations we have for our children are amplified in the social network, as illustrated by a recent news story about Dr. Drew Pinksy's daughter who recently declared her eating disorder. According to The New York Post she cited her mother's expectations of perfection as the primary inspiration for her bulimia. Pinsky's daughter also reportedly expressed disdain for the media hype criticizing a woman's body size and type, offering as an example the inappropriate attention Kim Kardashian received about her pregnancy weight gain.
Interestingly, Dr. Pinsky is a media personality known for his expertise in helping people understand addiction to medication who apparently did not have any idea about his own daughter's illness that had lasted over seven years.
Just makes one think about how well children can conceal things that might frighten or potentially disappoint.
Lombardi observes that the "perfect kid" may be harboring anxiety that can turn against their own health and well being. "With many kids we are encouraging them to do their best. But with these 'perfect kids' who have the neat room, are excellent students and have perfectionist tendencies, the challenge is to help them tolerate imperfection in themselves," she said. "Kids at risk are compulsive about acceptance through their achievement and they do not do well with change. They have a hard time defending their values in changing circumstances, and view others' opinions as being more significant."
According to Lombardi, once the child engages in an eating disorder (anorexia and/or bulimia) it is very difficult to turn it around and it can be fatal. Much like drug addiction disorders, an ounce of prevention is worth more than a pound of cure.
Most importantly, Lombardi stressed that eating disorders pertain to a very small subset of the population and it is very much connected to biochemistry. There are some genetic pre-conditions, so it is important for parents to understand that they are not to blame, even if the child does blame you.
Warning signs for eating disorders
- Your child is a perfectionist about everything.
- Very concerned about pleasing others.
- Displays an anxious temperament.
- Worries, ruminates and contemplates about "what if's".
- Your child does not like conflict and is a people pleaser.
Compounding the shame associated with this disease is cyber communications, which makes it easy to learn about how to achieve unhealthy weight goals and body size through anorexia and bulimia best practices.
These are indeed deadly secrets in the social network.
Lombardi urges parents with any of these signs to get your child to a pediatrician and have a full physical done and a thorough eating disorder assessment completed. "Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate, upwards of 10%," she said. "And death usually happens as cardiac arrest. You don't see it coming."
For more information about assessments and this disease, contact: Eating Recovery Center of California.
Parent Resources
- Banana Moments Foundation: Help for Parenting in the Social Network
- Teaching tweens and teens safe use of texting and social media
- Eating Recovery Center of California
- Cyber Safety for Kids and Families with Joanna and Jodie on 103.9FM The Fish
- CyberParenting Topics on The Fish 103.9FM
- Follow Joanna @CyberParenting
- Like Banana Moments
- Sign up to receive Banana Moments quarterly and monthly updates
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- The practical value of virtues in the social network
- Tips to counter the undue influence of social media about body weight and food
- Five fundamentals of parenting cyber-powered kids
- Digitally enhanced 'selfies' can't buy love
- What strategies for teen addiction recovery teach us about cyber safety (Photos)


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Steve's mind is blown for the first time in his life. Derek continues to amaze Steve with what the Disney acquisition of Lucasfilm means. Star Wars Episode 7 speculation begins. Michael Cohen from Frontlines: The Clone Wars Podcast joins the guys to discuss the future of our beloved animated series. And there are jokes. Steve passes out…twice. All this on a special edition of Geek Out Loud.
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Steve, you seem like a nice guy, and you do a fun show most of the time. But I can't stand your endless bashing of Joss Whedon. No, I don't agree with the guy's politics or (lack of) morals in some areas, either, but he's a phenomenal storyteller.
You bashed him over and over in your Avengers podcast, saying that he had virtually NOTHING to do with why Avengers was a great movie, which is nonsense. Yes, he built on the work of others, but by that logic, all of the filmmakers built on the work of Stan Lee, who in turn built on the tradition of earlier comic books, and so on, and so forth.
Audiences have never had a good big superhero team movie before this, ever. Look at any version of The Fantastic Four. Look at CBS's Justice League pilot from the '90s (on YouTube). Only Joss was able to bring a group of very disparate characters and give them all something worthwhile to do in a very cohesive, satisfying movie.
Is he a god or something? No, of course not. But you're endlessly bashing him like he's some kind of hack. This isn't Joel Schumaker we're talking about.
The way you and the other hosts constantly disparage him ("Well, anyone can be involved with Star Wars, as long as it isn't JOSS"), you sound like it's like commonly accepted everywhere that he's bad for the genre. Just listening to your podcast, no one would be able to guess that Joss had just written and directed the third most successful film of all time.
As for SHIELD, I have no reason to doubt that it will be a successful movie and not get canceled. Yes, Joss has had a couple of failures, but so has everyone in Hollywood. He shepherded two series through pretty long runs (7 years and 5 years, respectively). And, again, he just made one of the most successful movies ever. I think he knows what he's doing.
Also, like the Marvel movies, the SHIELD TV show will be based on a built-in brand, so it's very likely to be a smash in the ratings. The way you so quickly dismissed it, frankly, came off as a bit arrogant. (You personally are not arrogant, but that particular statement was very off-putting.)
If there had been just one or two comments and then the issue was dropped, it wouldn't have bothered me so much. But I fast-forwarded repeatedly (in both the Avengers podcast and the Mickeychlorians one) and every time I stopped, I heard more "stupid Joss" this and that. So I finally stopped listening to both.
Again, you seem like a very nice person. And I've enjoyed some of your podcasts (my favorite is still "Geeking Out on Grace"). But you need to cut Joss a bit more of a break. He's certainly earned it.
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A. When we talk about Whedon we talk in Hyperbole. The SHIELD comment was made as a reference to a point made several shows ago. Not much of Whedon's television work has lasted beyond a season or two.
B. A lot of what we say about Whedon is to rile up the Whedon "cultists" who are out there…and they ARE out there. He's become a running bit on the show as much as Star Trek and Twilight. I have no animosity toward Whedon and I love the Avengers. My problem was that the movie while written and directed by him was done so under the watchful eye of Kevin Feige. There was a vision set in place before Whedon came on board. As to there being no successful team on screen…X-Men…X-Men 2? Have we forgotten so soon. What made the Avengers so special was the "crossover" feel of the film.
Ultimately, we never said "Stupid Joss." I don't think anyone who is willing to put themselves out there creatively and touch so many people is stupid. In fact, if you listen to me when Whedon is mentioned, what I said was he wouldn't work for director of Episode 7 because he's "hip deep in Marvel right now." That wasn't a slam on him. He's proven that he loves the source material and will do a great job with Avengers 2.
At the end of the day, the bits a bit. Whedon happens to have found himself in the Geek Out Loud repetoire along with "Safe place to geek out…unless it's Star Trek…or Twilight." I guess now I'll add to that "Or Whedon."
Finally, no need for the "you seem like a nice guy" comments. Your criticisms never have to be accompanied with a compliment to "soften the blow." I stand by the work that Derek and I do, and if someone disagrees with it, then their criticism is valid. If it's well thought out, as yours is, I can accept it easily.
Stick around in future, you never know when Derek and I may be swayed to love Whedon as much as you do.
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We recently profiled Compunetix, who delivers audio conferencing solutions to military agencies and their move from a proprietary embedded OS to Linux. Their migration was precipatated by a mandate by the U.S. Department of Defense that all products it purchases have iPv6 support.
For the past two days, we've held our annual Enterprise End User Summit at the New York Stock Exchange. Besides the fun of ringing the bell during our evening reception, it's been an incredibly valuable event, fueling collaboration between kernel maintainers and enterprise end users who are pushing Linux to its edge.
Here are highlights:
I am pleased to announce CloudOpen, our new conference celebrating and exploring the open source projects, technologies and companies who make up the cloud. CloudOpen will bring together the open source projects, products and companies that are driving the cloud and big data ecosystems today and present best practices from the world of traditional open source.
Last week, we had our biggest turn-out ever for our Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit and our Legal Summit held immediately before. Collab has come a long way since the first meeting in 2007 at the Googleplex. While some of the issues and players have changed at heart the result is the same: a cross-section of people from the industry and community who may otherwise not meet collaborating together.
Almost two years ago, The Linux Foundation launched the Open Compliance Program to help companies manage their end-to-end open source license compliance processes. We have continually added papers, training, tutorials, and dedicated Legal/Compliance session tracks at conferences like Collaboration Summit to help make compliance processes easier to understand, and more cost-effective to implement.
Today, we are releasing a new template that will help companies manage the flow of data through the compliance process.
When you work for the Linux Foundation you get a lot of questions on just how Linux is built. Given the massive scale of the development and ubiquity of Linux today, some of us in the community might think everyone understands how the largest collaborative project in computing works. How you submit a patch. How maintainers work with Linux creator Linus Torvalds. But because of Linux's unprecedented growth in mobile, embedded and cloud computing, among other areas, new companies and developers are looking to participate. More than ever before, actually.
Today I am happy to announce the program and speakers for The Linux Foundation's Enterprise End User Summit (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/enterprise-end-user-summit). This is one of our most unique events, bringing together the biggest and most technically advanced Linux users with the vendor and Linux kernel communities.
Unfortunately legal issues, specially patents lawsuits, are much in the news. From Yahoo suing Facebook to the ongoing battles surrounding Apple and other mobile device providers, my RSS and social media feeds seem to have more and more articles about legal issues everyday.
Use of Linux in the mobile/embedded space is exploding, and we find many companies are adopting the open source Yocto project to build custom embedded Linux systems. The project is hosting a free day of training on Yocto on Feb 14th as part of the Embedded Linux Conference. This is a fantastic opportunity to learn Yocto if you're a beginner or get more advanced if you are already familiar with the tool. Find out more about Yocto Developer Day.
Toyota, Google, Facebook, New York Stock Exchange, Burlington Coat Factory, Amazon.


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Tour 2012: Bailey Blog 6
- 13 July 2012 09:51
- Posted by Chris Bailey
Moving a football team to a pre-season tour destination can be akin to shifting a small army and in City's ranks Les Chapman is the kit generalissimo.
It is his job and that of his young travelling lieutenants Brandon Ashton and Ally Marland to make sure that every need and eventuality is catered for when it comes to playing gear and equipment.
That is why last month at the Blues' Carrington headquarters, more than one thousand boxes of essentials were delivered, all of which had to be labelled and stored ready for Austria, China, Malaysia and the coming season.
Two vanloads of kit made the journey into the Alps ahead of the squad. Chappy takes up the story:
"The 1100 boxes of equipment were delivered in late June and they all had to be put into stores for the trip. We had to order from the printer two home strips and an away strip," he told me.
"The two trucks left with all the kit for the players and staff and all the match stuff apart from the personal gear the players wore for training on the day we flew out. The first truck left on the Friday as we flew out on the Sunday.
"As well as the kit itself there was equipment, mannequins, poles, mats, blow up defenders that the keepers use, all the medical skips, bags and of course even the backdrop for the website interview.
"We brought the rest of the stuff with us - all the boots, shin pads, keepers' gloves, trainers and flip flops."
Once in Austria the kit room and massage resemble a ballroom and sizeable annex. All shades and sizes of every bit of football kit you could wish for is piled high and for the entire world it looks like a well-stocked department store.
There is also an abundance of leisure wear in evidence as the players are all required, in their footballing way, to dress for dinner.
A mannequin adorns the entrance to the players' and staff restaurant to inform them what to wear around the hotel the following day.
"They have to look smart and all wear the same so we do have a lot of leisurewear wear t-shirts, polo shirts and shorts," Chappy, a veteran of more than 700 league games and former coach and manager continued.
"Players can be quite demanding so we have to make sure that every need is catered for wherever possible.
"The other main concern is the washing. We are here for 14 days which is a long time and because of the incredible cost of hotel laundry services in general, we send it out.
"The laundry collects the dirty kit at 8.30pm every evening and the next day we re-sort it all out. There is a staggering amount which is not surprising when you consider how many people are here – including the back room staff – and that most days we train twice!
"It is a continuous cycle and towards the end of the trip we will step that up to more laundry trips per day because we want to take home as much kit as possible that is washed and ready to use again. It is a very quick turnaround before we go to China.
"Brandon and I are used to the frenetic pace of pre-season and the intensity of it all but the sheer volume is probably a bit new to the latest recruit Ally who joined us, via Bolton and Blackburn, after Steve Aziz left for Sunderland.
I think people would be amazed to see how much work actually went into a tour from the support staff.
The latest bundle of washing came thanks to the last intense training session before the tour opener against Al Hilal in Innsbruck.
In an 11 v 11 game Nielsen (Pantilimon), Rekik, Zabaleta, Kolarov, Kompany, Lopes, triallist, Yaya, Tevez, triallist, and Bunn (Mancini) faced Lawlor (Johansen), Helan, Boyata, Savic, Kolo, Razak, Weiss, Scapuzzi, Elabdellaoui, Dzeko and Aguero.
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According to Monday's KOMO News, Steve Markwell, the former owner and operator of the Olympic Animal Sanctuary in Forks, Wash., is behind bars at the Forks City Jail.
Markwell was sent to jail on Monday to serve a 20-day sentence for damaging a vehicle which held a woman who was at his facility protesting the conditions for the dogs who were being held inside of his "sanctuary."
Back in late 2013, the Olympic Animal Sanctuary (OAS) was the subject of an investigative report by KOMO News reporter Jeff Burnside. The sanctuary, which had been intended to provide a safe haven for so-called "unadoptable" dogs, came to be known to many people as a "sanctuary of sorrow," and former volunteers at the facility painted a dismal picture of the conditions inside the pink warehouse where over 100 dogs were stowed.
For months after the release of the report, animal advocates from around the world expressed their outrage over the conditions inside of the facility and demanded that the sanctuary be shut down. During that period of time, city officials claimed that they could do nothing to shut down the facility, or to bring Markwell up on charges, but today, the man who ran the operation is facing some repercussions.
The Washington State Attorney General's office has slapped Markwell with a lawsuit because they allege that he did not register his non-profit dog kennel and they believe that thousands of dollars in donations remain unaccounted for.
Unfortunately, the Forks Mayor believes that there is not enough evidence to charge Markwell with any type of animal cruelty, but the city plans to close the loopholes that allowed so many dogs to remain on one property.
Forks Mayor Bryon Monohon told KOMO News:
Well, we can't keep going the way we've been,"
"If there's been a loophole like and somebody comes in and sets up this shelter like what Steve had - we don't want that again. I mean, I wouldn't wish that on anyone."
In December, Markwell loaded 124 dogs into a truck and headed south to Golden Valley, Ariz. The dogs were handed over to the Guardians of Rescue who worked tirelessly to find reputable rescue agencies to take in the dozens of dogs who were in need of safe haven.
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international affairs
Jamaica: Legal Ganja?
Jamaica's Justice Minister Mark Golding says his office is preparing an initiative to legalize cannabis in the island nation -- pointing to the successful state initiatives in the US, traditionally the chief opponent of such efforts by Caribbean countries.
Pot Legal in North Korea?
Now a lot of things are allowed in North Korea, but pot may be.
Brazil: Deadly Prison Riot Sparks Angry Protests
Authorities said violence broke out after guards discovered inmates digging an escape tunnel. The inmates fought the attacking guards and started a fire as members of rival gangs took advantage of the confusion to settle scores. Then, as news of the conflagration broke, r...
Albania Emerges as Top Euro Pot Hub
Italian police say Albania, the impoverished Balkan country just across the Adriatic Sea, is the source for vast quantities of pot entering G8 and EU member Italy.
Morocco Hashish Exports Through the Roof
Algeria seized more than 127 metric tons of hashish coming in from Morocco in the first eight months of 2013, authorities announced October 2.


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I never thought I'd say this, but I need a break from all these special events! It's time for a good old-fashioned recipe post. And when I say old-fashioned, I actually mean one from way back from before I actually knew how to cook.
Banana "bread" (really cake) is everyone's favourite snack, sweet, filling and still kind of nutritious if you use the right ingredients. I like mine with a bit of a crust (everyone loves muffin tops!) on the outside, and still warm from the oven. This recipe was originally meant to make a single loaf, but I converted it to muffin form, since that's much better for my waistline. Just don't laugh when you see the original source, okay?
Banana Cake/Bread
Adapted from Cosmopolitan Magazine, unknown date (yes, that Cosmo mag. Don't judge me!)
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 40 minutes for muffins, 60 minutes for loaf/cake
Makes 12 muffins or one standard loaf, can be stored in fridge or frozen
150 grams butter, softened
3/4 cups brown sugar (preferably dark brown or muscovado sugar)
3 eggs
1 tbsp molasses (optional, skip if using dark or muscovado sugar… who am I kidding, I use it all the time!)
2 cups banana, mashed
1/2 cup plain Greek yoghurt (or sour cream)
1 3/4 cups flour, sifted
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp ground cinnamon
Muffin tray (12 cups) or loaf pan
Stand or hand mixer
Flexible cutting board
Mixing bowl
Potato masher
The adjustments I made to the original recipe were pretty simple, but I remember being so proud that I was becoming a better cook… Ah, good times. I doubled the amount of banana and halved the amount of sugar. I also swapped out the sour cream for Greek yoghurt, and started playing with different kinds of sugars for different effects. The recipe I posted above reflects my favourite mix – deep and dark flavours, with a marginally lower GI so they're a wee bit healthier… who am I kidding, cake isn't healthy!
But cake is a sometimes food, so sometimes you gotta make cake!
Preheat the oven to 180C.
Mix the butter until it is noticeably lighter in colour and texture. This is known as "creaming".
Normally, creaming means mixing the butter and sugar together, but a great tip I got from a cake class I took at Savour was just to cream the butter by itself first. This softens the butter even more, making it easier to incorporate the sugar. But take care on warm days, you don't want to go too far and actually melt the butter!
Add the sugar first, then keep mixing until it's all incorporated.
Add the eggs one by one, mixing them into the batter completely. Don't leave the mixer running too long (especially if it's because you're busy taking photos of the other parts of the process for your blog…) or the mixture will actually break. This won't affect taste, but the texture will be crumbly rather than fluffy. Oh well!
If you're using it, add the molasses now, and mix to combine.
Molasses are where the "deep, dark" flavours come from. Blackstrap molasses, which are the most common form we can get here, are a by-product of how sugar is refined. Brown sugar (and some "raw" sugars!) are just processed sugar with a bit of the molasses left in, or put back in after being refined. Muscovado sugar is truly less-refined sugar, and comes out a bit moister and stickier than normal dark brown sugar. If you want a straight-sweet taste to your banana bread, feel free to leave it out completely.
Sift the dry ingredients together onto a flexible cutting board.
Peel and mash the bananas. I like using a potato masher so I get some big chunks!
Add the yoghurt (or sour cream) to the bananas and mix them together gently.
Fold the banana mixture into the butter-egg-molasses mixture.
Finally, add all the dry ingredients on top of the wet ones, and fold that in gently. Try to just mix them until they are just combined, small streaks of flour will be fine.
Spray the muffin tin or loaf pan with baking spray, and scoop the mixture in. If you're making muffins, fill them just barely to the top, and smooth out the surface.
You could use baking paper or muffin liners, but I feel that makes the bottoms too soggy. No one likes a soggy bottom!
Bake at 180C until done – about 40 minutes for muffins and 60 minutes for a cake or loaf. As you can see, mine barely rose because I broke my creamed butter. Even worse, I barely got any crunchy crust!
Converting cake recipes to muffins is probably more mathematical than I'm capable of being, so here's my way of doing it. I still bake at the temperature given in the recipe, but cut the cooking time in half. I start checking for doneness (stick a toothpick in the middle, see if it comes out clean) at about 5 minute intervals after that. Yes, it's more work this way, but I note down the final cooking time and write that into my recipe books so I only really need to do it once or twice.
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Ferrara City
At a nice summer evening this T7 is lining up at 26L. (Minolta Z1)
HUGE engine will be checked during this short a-check
Everybody has is own tv screen for movies, selecting music and games
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"Ferrara City" taxiing to the 28s.
"Ferrara City" operating the daily Non stop flight from Amsterdam/Schiphol, on short final for one of the 28s. Exceptional blue sky for SFO.


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Leaked Wednesday, a screenshot and box art for a sequel to the 2012 3DS game, "Resident Evil: Revelations," has surfaced online.
Originally spotted by French video game site Gamer in a Box, a disturbing looking box art with the title "Biohazard: Revelations 2, the Japanese name for the "Resident Evil" series, popped up online. Along with the box art, a single screenshot of the supposed game were found within the domain of the official Xbox website. While previously active, the links to the images found on Xbox.com have been taken down. Capcom has yet to comment on the leaks, but it has been speculated that the game's announcement was meant for this year's Tokyo Game Show. Capcom has never guaranteed a sequel to "Resident Evil: Revelations," but the Japanese publisher did cite the game as a financial highlight last year.
The Xbox 360 box art suggests the new "Resident Evil" game will appear on seventh generation consoles like the PlayStation 3, but it's unclear if the Xbox One or PS4 will be included as well. Even though "Resident Evil: Revelations" began on the 3DS, the next installment may be for consoles only. In 2013, Capcom released a high-definition port of the 3DS title for the Xbox 360 and PS3; possibly to introduce and establish a console audience for the spin-off, along with profiting further off the game. A Wii U version seems highly unlikely, as Capcom has no plans to bring the HD port of the "Resident Evil" remake for Nintendo's latest console, despite originally being a GameCube exclusive.
According to Metro, rumors surrounding "Resident Evil: Revelations 2" say three familiar characters will return: Two female and one male. The characters returning are apparently ones that haven't been seen in the franchise for over a decade, which point to the return of Barry Burton and Claire Redfield.


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The government informs the public that fuel prices at petrol stations and domestic gas from July 1, 2014 have been readjusted: – Accordingly,
• The super moves from 569 FCFA a liter to 650 FCFA
• A liter of diesel increases from 520 FCFA to 600 FCFA
• A 12 cylinder gas increases from 6000 FCFA to 6500 FCFA
These adjustments have been made for two reasons.
• Due to the continuous increase in oil prices on the international market
• To reduce the ever-increasing burden on the state budget as subsidy for the low fuel prices; a situation that deprives Cameroonians of resources needed for the development of many social, educational and infrastructural projects.
For example, from 2008 to 2013 this subsidy cost the state, 1,200 billion FCFA and 157 FCFA billion just for the first six month s of the year 2014.
In order to safeguard the purchasing power Cameroonians and to mitigate the effects of these adjustments, the government shall implement the following measures:
- Maintain the price of a liter of petrol at 350 FCFA;
- 50% reduction in the amount of tax for businesses, parking fee and axle tax
- Adjustment of salaries of state employed workers
- Immediate consultations with partners in view of an increase in the country's minimum wage.
The government urges the population to show a sense of responsibility and citizenship in the implementation of these measures which have been put in place to generate necessary resources to finance many development projects.
Done in Yaounde on June 30, 2014
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September 17, 2013
Addressing both aesthetics and function is an ideal combination in interior decorating. Like the beautiful hardwood floors in Anderson's Hermosa Plank collection, which work with a wide spectrum of styles in home design, adding how things work as well as how they look is a benefit in any household.
The mother-and-daughter team of Carolyn Einstein Dewar and Diane Einstein exemplifies this approach. The two women have distinct ideas about what will turn a room into a space that's unique and will reflect its owners' personalities. For Einstein, artwork is the key; for her daughter, trying new materials that address different functions is important.
The design duo comes to their careers from different perspectives, but find a middle ground that's keeping a lot of their clients happy. Dewar left a career in advertising and marketing to join her mother, a longtime decorator, in the Einstein Design Group and a buying service called Access Decor.
"For clients looking to protect their furniture from sticky fingers or careless guests, we love to incorporate outdoor fabrics," Dewar gave as a functional example to the San Francisco Chronicle. "With so many new wonderful patterns and textures made for indoor/outdoor use, now you don't have to compromise or sacrifice beauty for durability."
Bring a room to life
For Einstein, the part of decorating that brings a room design to life is the artwork. It can be a focal point or a piece that pulls the entire decor together. For those with a budget - and an art dealer that allows it - she recommended that homeowners take home artwork on loan so they can see how the pieces feel in their homes.
But Einstein also noted that some of the most memorable accessories may be those that homeowners happen upon on their shopping excursions, and they don't have to cost a lot.
House Beautiful magazine recommended that homeowners experiment with art in a variety of ways. Wall art can be 3-dimensional, large works can be hung above the headboard in a bedroom and smaller pieces can be incorporated into bookshelves in a den. Wooden pieces can be coordinated with the tones in their wood floors.
For Dewar, the decorative touch should also have an element of surprise. Something that's unexpected, whether it's an unusual color or an interesting fabric, is her choice for a final touch. Bringing functionality and style together is the ultimate goal.
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Mike Bartlett's Olivier-Winning 'Cock' opened to a full house last night presented by Theater LaB Houston and Obsidian Art Space. The intimate setting and bare stage created the perfect theatrical elements for complete focus on the performance.
'Cock' tells a complicated story about a guy named John (Bobby Haworth) who is in love with a man yet suddenly finds himself attracted and maybe in love with a woman. Audiences slowly are introduced to each actor in the small four-member cast, which shows the strength of each performer as well as puts focus on the overall story.
Audiences first get a look into the highly dysfunctional relationship of John and M (Dain Geist), the boyfriend. After these "scenes" have played out, audiences then are taken through John and W (Haley Hussey), the girlfriend's relationship. Ultimately, this back and forth, or "cock fight", that John creates between his loves culminates in a final showdown and decision, which includes an appearance by F (Steve Bullitt) the father of M.
Both of John's love interest, male and female, only get initials because even in the telling they seem to matter little. The story is perfectly timed and transitioned as we watch a start and seeming end of a relationship or relationships simply with a sound and actors changing position. The fast-paced nature of the performance allows for fluid movement and lines that deliver sharp wit and humor in the midst of the serious content.
No one cast member stole this show. All three main actors Haworth, Geist and Hussey draw your attention at just the right moment and for just the right reason. This play seems more a statement for the audience, to reflect upon their own life and society rather than to simply enjoy a complete, atypical play. John is each one of us that, may not struggle with our sexual identity, but who struggles with life and making a choice for what we want for our futures.
This play covers a variety of adult topics and at times makes the audience squirm in their chairs, but it has daring and commanding performances that make one sit up and take notice. Once the final lights go down and the play ends, the true impact takes hold and audiences can be sure that they will be discussing this play and its content for days if not weeks to come. A must see simply for the outstanding performances yet audiences will get much more than they come in expecting.
Catch 'Cock' on stage through May 11th. Performances for the show are held at Obsidian Art Space located at 3522 White Oak (one block east of Heights Blvd) Houston, TX 77007. For tickets, call 713-868-7516. For further information about the show and upcoming performances, visit the websites at www.theaterlabhouston.com.


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The majority of today's changes streamline interface elements, such as the character, spellbook, and guild management screens. Also, hoping to adjust how players choose and play their roles in-game, 4.0.1 has shed some of the bloat that has built up over the previous expansions. Rarely-used spells have been removed, talent trees have be redesigned and shortened, and the glyph system has been refined.
Several new features have been launched as well: "reforging," which allows players to alter the stats of their gear and replace less desirable bonuses with others that better suit their spec or play style, and a new water rendering system, which adds a nice cosmetic improvement to one of the game's most outdated-looking elements. A list of all changes made in the patch can be found here.


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Word has it that NVIDIA's next-gen high-end GeForce 9800 GPU has just been taped out, this also known to some as the "G92".
The Inq report that this isn't the only chip to have been taped out this week, but they're still seeking out more details.
GRAPHICS FIRM Nvidia has taped out chips which it will release later this year in a fresh assault to dominate the market.
This includes a new king of the hill as well, the almighty G92 - also known as the GeForce "9800". Nvidia is paying quite a lot of attention to thermals and performance of the chip in complex shaders.


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Newell & Sorrells, a New Orleans style jazz & blues duo, will perform at Whitfield's Restaurant & Bar, 106 Harding Place, Nashville TN (in the Belle Meade community), on Saturday night April 5, 2014, from 6:30-10:30 p.m.
The night's music will feature "whisper-quiet" selections for an exquisite dining experience. The duo, which recently performed at the grand re-opening of Bellevue's Crumb de la Crumb restaurant, has received numerous compliments for the subtlety of their music during the dinner hour.
Dr. James R. Newell will lead the evening on harmonicas, guitar and vocals, with Mark Sorrells supplying barrelhouse and blues piano as well as occasional lead vocals.
Newell & Sorrells will play the song selections, rhythms and phrasings of America's classic blues and jazz traditions, from the earliest recordings of 1913 and forward. Following their their jazz and blues roots, the musical duo will also progress through the mid 20th century, morphing from blues and jazz into the early swing and rock and roll selections from Willie Dixon, Carl Perkins, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis and Ray Charles.
Newell & Sorrells will perform at Whitfield's on April 5. There is no cover charge. Call Whitfield's at 615-356-5450 for directions or reservations.
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Women's Tennis Closes Play in Missouri Tournament
• Princeton closed out play Sunday at the Missouri Aces for the Cure event.
• Princeton freshman Emily Hahn was named to the list of top six singles players from the event, which comprised players from Oklahoma State and Tulsa as well as Princeton and host Missouri.
• Tulsa took all three doubles matches from Princeton players, though Joan Cannon teamed with an Oklahoma State player to defeat a Missouri pair.
• Princeton went 0-3 against Oklahoma State in singles play Sunday and 2-0 against Tulsa.
• Two Tigers, Katherine Flanigan and Lindsay Graff, are eligible to compete in the next event on Princeton's fall calendar, the Riviera/ITA All-American Championships in California. The pair are in the prequalifying doubles draw, to be held at UCLA Sept. 29-30, and Graff is in the qualifying singles draw, to be held at the Riviera Tennis Club in Los Angeles Oct. 2-3.
Sunday Results
First Round Doubles
Tulsa vs. Princeton
1. Samantha Vickers/Isaura Enrique (Tulsa) def. (57) Lindsay Graff/Katherine Flanigan (Princeton) 8-6
2. Michelle Farley/Saana Sarteinen (Tulsa) def. Amanda Muliawan/Monica Chow (Princeton) 8-5
3. Maria Sant'Anna/Renata Kurikova (Tulsa) def. Katie Goepel/Emily Hahn (Princeton) 8-5
Extra Match:
Maria Alvarez (OSU)/Joan Cannon (Princeton) def. Alex Clark/Maria Christensen (Missouri) 8-6
First Round Singles
Oklahoma State vs. Princeton
1. (101) Malika Rose (OSU) def. (118) Lindsay Graff (Princeton) 6-3, 6-2
2. Meghan Blevins (OSU) def. Amanda Muliawan (Princeton) 6-4, 6-3
3. Maria Alvarez (OSU) def. Katherine Flanigan (Princeton) 6-3, 6-7(6), 10-6
Extra Matches
Emily Hahn (Princeton) def. Renata Kurikova (Tulsa) 6-0, 6-0
Katie Goepel (Princeton) def. Carol Benito (Tulsa) 6-7(6), 6-3, 10-6


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I submitted a package around three weeks ago, and so far it's status is still "Pending"
It looks like you can get the status of the reviews here:
Of particular interest is I noticed a comment on this one:
It looks like the review process is taking unusually long at the moment as there was some change in the internal tools. As such, I don't think your experience will be typical compared to past review times.
The ARB team is still doing their best to optimize their work, as they are aware of the fact that the reviews take lots of time, and very often it discourages developers. Though as the tools (e.g. MyApps portal) are now more or less ready, I expect things to speed up a bit. However, it is still likely that the process may take several weeks or even months.


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Men's and Women's XC Teams Place Second at HL Championships
Oct. 27, 2012
KENOSHA, Wis. – The UIC men's and women's cross country teams had its best Horizon League Championships outing in program history on Saturday as both sides took home runner-up honors at the Wayne E. Dannehl National Cross Course in Kenosha, Wis. It was the women's highest all-time finish at the meet and just the second ever occurrence for the men (2006). Six total Flames were named to the All-League first and second teams and freshman Pat Niyork garnered Male Newcomer of the Year accolades.
"Our day got off to a good start," said head coach Jim Knoedel. "The women had their best finish ever and the men closed with a matching effort. To win Newcomer of the Year was a well-deserved award for a runner that will challenge the league's best down the road. Niyork ran with the lead group the whole way and demonstrated what a great talent he is."
Out front for the women was sophomore Tess Ehrhardt who placed sixth overall with a time of 18:20, securing her position on the All-League first team. Three Flames were represented on the second team including freshman Emma Preston, sophomore Rebecca Zaiter and freshman Lauren Lindholm. Preston and Zaiter finished ninth and 10th with times of 18:34 and 18:41, respectively. Lindholm trailed Zaiter by three seconds to post a result of 18:44, finishing 12th. Junior Jamie Johnson just missed the top-14 cut with a 16th-place showing and a time of 18:52.
"Tess Ehrhardt has shown steady improvement week-to-week, but nonetheless I was amazed by her results," said Knoedel.
Junior Angelos Karkalis piloted the men's squad as he crossed the line sixth overall in a time of 25:27, earning a spot on the first-team All-Horizon League. Niyork followed Karkalis by two seconds in 25:27 to place seventh and also claim a first-team All-Conference selection. Freshman Marcus Garcia took home second-team laurels with an 11th-place finish and a time of 25:45. Senior Matt Zaluckyj (16th) and freshman Billy Clink (20th) rounded out UIC's top-20 performances with results of 26:04 and 26:08, respectively.
Below is a list of the All-Horizon League Teams and Individual Awards:
Men's Coach of the Year:
Randy Hasenbank, Loyola
Men's Newcomer of the Year:
Pat Niyork, UIC
Men's First Team All-Horizon League:
Women's Coach of the Year
Randy Hasenbank, Loyola
Women's Newcomer of the Year
Sydney Stuenkel, Loyola
Women's First Team All-Horizon League
Women's Second Team All-Horizon League


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Almost any exercise is good exercise. That said, some people waste time on routines that aren't best for reaching their goals.
Lack of time is the number one excuse people give for not working out so why waste your precious time on exercises that are inefficient, ineffective or just plain unsafe?
Here are 6 exercises that your workout could probably do just fine without:
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The Sit-Up
If only getting those flat abs was this easy. Anyone seeking a tighter core should stay away from sit-ups and work on planks and side planks instead. The abdominal crunch is really only strengthening a very small section of your abdominal wall and doesn't address working your lower abs directly.
Leg Extension Machine
The leg extension machine isolates the muscles in the front of the thighs known as the quadriceps. But lifting extra heavy weights with just your thighs is a recipe for injury. Besides straining knee ligaments, this exercise can overdevelop the quads, making the back of thigh muscles (hamstrings) more likely to snap, especially if they're tight and weak in comparison. Stick to squat-and-lunge type moves for safe, superior thigh sculpting.


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Using OpenOffice API to convert Excel files
By sebsto on août 18, 2008
I am currently working on a Proof Of Concept around Java CAPS and its capacity to handle, parse and transform Swift messages.
Customer do receive fund subscription orders from their partners and customers in many different formats : XML, CSV and ... Excel files.
Excel files are always a bit tricky to handle when you're not developping nor deploying on Windows servers (if you are using Windows, then check out our DCOM Binding Components as it might be an elegant way to handle DCOM compliant objects from OpenESB - or - our DCOM OTD for the folks using Java CAPS repository-based projects)
The solution I choose to handle these files is quite simple : I am using the OpenOffice API to programmatically open the XLS file with OO and save it as a CSV text file ... just like you would do it by hand, using the OO GUI.
I attached a code sample to demonstrate this. This is a complete NetBeans project.
For this sample to compile and execute, you will need a couple of OO jar files in your classpath (see the code sample for the exact list of required jars, they are all shipping with OpenOffice) and you will need to start OpenOffice in background mode, listening to network invocations from your client program (the exact command is given in the code sample).
This was tested on Mac OS X, with Apple's Java 6 and StarOffice 9 Beta. Enjoy !
The same technique can be applied to programmatically generates PDF files, without buying the expensive Distiller. This will be the subject of my next blog entry.
As usual, your comments and feebacks are welcome.


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The U.S. Commercial Service to the EU will host a REACH webinar on November 29, 2012, for U.S. exporters in the Aerospace & Defense Sectors.
Under REACH, the continued marketing and Substances of Very High Concern (SVHCs) requires an authorization. Businesses active in the aerospace and defense sectors use a number of substances that are being considered for SVHC classification. No alternatives exist for many of these substances.
This live webinar moderated by the U.S. Department of Commerce Europe Team will assist businesses active in the aerospace and defense sectors understand and manage the impact of REACH on their operations.
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Courtesy: Spencer Farrin (Moscow, Idaho)
|"It all came together"
COUER D'ALENE, Idaho – In the team's final full match of spring play, University of Idaho women's soccer coach Pete Showler said he was delighted to see everything the team had been working on come together in one performance.
The Vandals played at North Idaho College Saturday afternoon and came away with a 5-0 victory that left Showler impressed with both sides of the pitch.
The team's five scores came from four different players and the four assists in the match came from three different players, and it started right from the get-go.
Sophomore Katie Baran won a tackle in the NIC zone in the second minute and tapped a pass over the senior Chelsea Small, who put a shot into the upper corner for a 1-0 Vandal lead. Senior Megan Lopez put in her first of two goals just eight minutes later to put the Vandals up, 2-0.
"Megan scored on a diving header off a great cross from Erica (Hart)," Showler said. "It was just a fantastic finish."
Baran was on the receiving end of a Hart cross in the 19th minute for a close-range volley to put the Vandals up, 3-0. In the 28th minute, junior Breanna Wilson was in the right place at the right time for a rebound goal after a Small shot was saved. Showler said Wilson hit it in, "with the finest of angles."
Lopez capped Idaho's scoring with eight minutes to play when she dropped a free kick into the top corner of the net from about 35 yards out.
"It's so great as a coach when everything comes together," Showler said. "There was just some sublime passing and great runs – it was just some quality finishes today."
Defensively, Showler said he was glad to see senior Liz Boyden and the Vandal back line walk away with a clean sheet.
"The defense was very organized, even when we switched up personnel," Showler said. "For the defenders and the keepers to keep the clean sheet takes a team effort. There was very good movement forward from the back line, but the mids and forwards got back and helped out quite a bit, too."
After seeing solid stretches in Idaho's first four spring matches, Showler said he was happy to see the team move the ball well, communicate and respond to pressure on Saturday from start to finish.
"NIC worked hard, hustled and were physical," Showler said. "They closed down quickly and put us under a lot of pressure, so I was really pleased with how we let the ball to the work. It was a splendid way to finish up the 11v11 part of the spring."
Spring play isn't quite done, though. The Vandals will travel to Spokane next Saturday for a 7v7 tournament, hosted by Gonzaga that will also include teams from Eastern Washington, Montana and Walla Walla Community College.
"They'll play high-tempo games, so it's a great way for them to enjoy it and to end well," Showler said. "They want to go win it. It's a good, fun, competitive environment, and a great way to finish off a long spring season."


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OCI8 is Leading DB Driver Code Coverage Numbers
By cj on Dec 19, 2006
Nuno Lopes has been putting much needed work into PHP code coverage, adding new tests and working on the test system.
A week or so ago he enabled oci8 tests on PHP's Test and Code Coverage Analysis system. The PHP 5.2 Code Coverage numbers are in good shape for the oci8 extension. The work done on re-factoring the extension and its subsequent maintenance mostly by Antony Dovgal is commendable.
On the 2006-12-19 run, oci8 extension code coverage was ahead of the other DB drivers listed.
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|68.2 %
|61.1 %
|58.4 %
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Update: The drivers for Oracle's Berkeley DB actually come in second at 76.8% coverage in combined total.
While all these drivers may get plenty of real world testing when a new PHP version is released, having good coverage is key to early detection of problems during the development cycle. Please help PHP by contributing tests.


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1-5 May
Masimanyane's executive director, Lesley Ann Foster, will be in Togo, running a workshop on shadow report writing. Representatives from Benin will also be present.
28-29 May
Amanitare Coalition is meeting to launch a countrywide campaign on sexual and reproductive health and rights. The focus will be on ending violence against women.
30-31 May
Masimanyane is hosting a Southern African review meeting on Cedaw.


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Prompt2Txt is a quick and easy way to create .txt files.
You simply enter some text, a file name and choose your location an presto the .txt file is made for you with your desired text and file name. For your convenience, when it is done it asks you if you want to open the file in TextEdit or leave it alone.
What's New
Version 1.1:
- version 1.0 simply opened TextEdit with your desired text and file name.
- Now it actually creates a .txt file with your desired file name, text and location. It also asks you if you want to open the file now or leave it.
RequirementsMac OS X 10.2 or later
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Do you have a spot in your home that you know needs "something" but you just can't put your finger on it?? I have lived in my home for 4 years and have always looked at the space above my back doors as not quite complete. That is...until I found our new DCWV Home Vinyl Wall Lettering.
I love vinyl pieces because they don't have to be permanent...whenever you move or just need a change, they can be easily taken down. I love the quote on the one I picked.
I don't think I will get sick of this one anytime soon. :)


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Marco Mendez and Marcia Harp will perform at the Keyboard Concerts Club at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 6 at Clubhouse 3.
Marco A. Mendez has played in some of the world's most prestigious concert halls and religious venues, including Our Lady of Czestahova Shrine, and Radio City Music Hall in New York. He has continued to pour out his heart and soul making music all over the United States, Europe, Latin America, South America, China and Japan. Not only has Marco toured as an artist for the Lowery, Rogers, Allen and Roland U.S. organ companies, where he has inaugurated several organ installations, but Marco also travels and tours solo playing concerts nationally and internationally.
Marcia Harp, award-winning performer and choreographer and radio talk show host, has performed in hundreds of musical and theatrical productions including, "West Side Story" (Maria), "Dames At Sea" (Mona), "Irma La douce" (Irma), "Dance Between The Lines", "Carousel" (Julie), "Music Man" (Marion), "The Fantasticks" (Luisa), "Piaf, Her Story, Her Songs" "South Pacific" (Nellie), "Pajama Game" (Gracie), "The King & I" (Anna).
Admission is $10 at the door; members will be admitted free. For information call Loretta at 457-2228.


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How Infrastructure Engineers are like Drug Pushers
By kto on Apr 10, 2008
I've found myself in a situation where I am working on basic engineering infrastructure almost all the time. Things like fixing build issues, working on Makefiles, writing tools to help developers get their job done, and keeping an automated build&test system up and running. Don't get me wrong, I don't mind it, and rather enjoy doing things that effectively makes everyone more productive. It's a unique job, a bit of the old Jack of all trades position.
But am I like a drug pusher? After an email exchange with a fellow infrastructure engineer, we came up with this list:
|Drug Pusher
|Infrastructure Engineer
|The product can be addictive
|The tools can be addictive
|Users rarely admit we exist
|Developers rarely admit we exist
|Users don't talk about us openly
|Developers don't talk about us openly
|The product make most users feel good
|The tools make most developers feel productive
|Users go nuts without the product
|Developers go nuts without the tools
|Users would like these supplies to be free
|Developers expect these tools to be free
|When the product doesn't work for them anymore, they expect new products that work exactly like the old products, but better
|When the tools don't work anymore, new tools are expected, but they must work exactly like the old tools, but better
|When the users are under the influence and happy, nothing else matters
|When the developers are happy and everything is working fine, nothing else matters
Now if I could just figure out how to make lots of money from infrastructure tools. ;\^)


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EHC, Inc., a construction company that provides pre-construction, earthwork and infrastructure services, is proud to announce breaking ground on five new projects in the first quarter of 2014 which totals nine active projects throughout Southwest Florida.
Primed by regulatory imperatives and the national focus on sustainability, operations integrate stormwater control measures into parks and streetscapes of all kinds.
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I have been a life long florida boy and have zero plans to leave.
I have been in managment for a very long time ( auto)
I started as a tire changer and worked my way up as an A S E tech and then in managment.
I am in my 30th year. I am 50 this year I have had a mild heart problem over the last few years.
I went for my yearly check up and found its got a lot whorse and will need sugrey.
The owner I work fo I have given my all to I have worked over 90 hours a week for this guy
(I dont get paid over time) I was put in hospital this week for tests missed two days
The surgey wont be for a year or two ( heart valve) they have me on meds now.
My owner is now telling me he will mostly likey let me go due to my health.
Moral of story I will never ever give more time or any thing else to an employer.
Wow I allways thought if you worked hard you would be rewarded .
Very wrong :aargh4::aargh4:
Thanks for letting me vent :wave::wave:
Oh did I tell you If I loose my job I will loose my health care too


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- Price: TBA
- Official Site: LGE.com
- Specs: 13.4 mm thick; Bluetooth; Digital Music & FM Radio; Slider
- Company: LG Electronics
In a marketplace overcrowded with cell phone companies constantly duking it out for consumers' attention, LG has come up with an extremely unique device that not only stands out, but also could inadvertently start a mob of followers. The LG GD900 is truly a stunning mobile phone that utilizes the world's first completely transparent keypad to push its design to the next level. Combining a formula of cutting-edge construction with some retro flair, the LG GD900 is a surefire trend-setting digital accessory for 2009. With pricing and firm specifications still up in the air, it should be very interesting to see how this buzz-worthy gadget rounds out.
To go along with its see-through appearance, the LG GD900 also sports a razor-thin frame: The phone is just a mere 13.4 mm thick, and with a high-gloss surface it could be a slippery device for pockets to contain. The construction on the LG GD900 was done with polished steel, which works great for both durability and aesthetics, giving the item an expensive feel. The majority of the keys on LG GD900 are located on the clear slider portion, however, there are a few touch-sensitive accessibility buttons (like Send, Cancel and Menu) located under the screen. The rest of the clear number keys light up blue when in use, and just the slightest touch is enough to trigger the action. Be warned that even the faintest brush against the keys could lead to a wrong number or speed dial being activated. Although the transparent portion of this phone gets the majority of the attention, the large and bold display screen is equally impressive.
As far as multimedia features go, the LG GD900 carries most of the standards, including a built-in multi-compatible music player and integrated FM radio. There is also a digital camera built into the device, but details on the number of megapixels and zoom capabilities are still forthcoming. We're expecting something in the low 3 megapixel and zoom range, meaning average pictures at best. Pun intended when noting that clearly this is a phone that will live and die based on its somewhat gimmicky look, as you are not going to be throwing away your BlackBerry any time soon for the LG GD900 operating system. For the more casual phone user, who only needs his cell to make calls and send text messages, there is definite appeal to be had here, but with phones always innovating and improving, the glass-sculpture-like LG GD900 still has its work cut out for itself.


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Kaffir Boy
by Mark Mathabane
Kaffir Boy Chapter 29 Summary
- Granny loses one of her gardening jobs but quickly finds another in a "posh whites-only suburb" of Johannesburg (29.1). She starts bringing back comic books for Marc to read—Batman and Robin, Richie Rich, etc.
- Mark reads them over and over, discovering a real love for reading. With comic books, he suddenly becomes the most popular kid in the neighborhood.
- \He starts a small business, charging one penny to lend out each book.
- Mark wonders why Granny's employers would give her comic books. Granny says she had told her employer how well Mark was doing in school, and she had given Granny the books because of it. Granny tells Mark that not all white people are mean.
- When Mark turns eleven, Granny starts bringing home books. Because of the comic books, Mark's English had improved, so he was able to tackle the books like Pinocchio.
- Mark starts reading everything, realizing that the world of Alexandra is small.
- He re-tells the stories to everybody who would listen.
- The teacher hears about it and calls Mark up to tell a story in front of the class. Mark tells the story of Hansel and Gretel while the teacher gets quiet.
- When Mark is done, the teacher wants to know where he learned those stories. Mark tells him he read it in books. The teacher wants to know how he gets books since he never has money for his textbooks. White people give them to my grandmother, he says.
- The teacher begins to mock him. He says that there are no white people in the world who would give a black woman books.
- Mark says that nice white people would.
- Everybody laughs as the teacher says there are no nice white people.
- The teacher wonders what work Granny does that white people would give books to her.
- Mark is ashamed to admit that his grandmother does gardening, but finally he admits it.
- When children in the classroom snicker that his grandmother does gardening, the teacher goes over to them and says it is honest work, nothing to snicker about.
- In fact, he says, that's how he was able to go to school, because his grandmother worked in a garden for rich white people.
- From that day forward, Mark was never ashamed to admit his heritage or what his family did to make a living.
- There were about a dozen illegal bars, known as shebeens, in Mark's neighborhood.
- Many people bootlegged illegal alcohol because the profits were so high.
- Papa tells Mama they should start a little beer-making business, since they're both working and have a little extra cash.
- Mama objects, so Papa suggests joining a stockvel – a club where one member would host a party each weekend and everybody else would pitch in money to "support" it. The hosts made money, since both members and nonmembers came.
- Mama says her money isn't going to anything but the children's school fees, and Papa gets mad.
- The two begin to fight. Papa insists Mama has to do what he says because he bought her and owns her.
- Meanwhile, Mama insists that she just wants what's best for the family and she won't support his money-making schemes until he changes his ways.
- Papa says that she's giving him grounds for divorce. Then he adds that joining a stockvel is the only way out of their situation.
- Mama replies that educating their children is the only way out.
- Papa finally tries a different approach and bargains with Mama.
- If she'll help him out, he'll stop gambling and, once they have their own business going, he'll stop going to shebeens.
- Mark has an opinion, though he can't express it. But he's seen the wealth created by stockvels in the homes of students he knows.
- But Mama refuses to bargain. She says he should quit gambling and drinking anyway, that that is part of his duties as a father and husband. Her duties as a mother include paying for the children's school fees, which she will continue to do through her job.
- Papa accuses Mama of bewitching him, otherwise he surely would kill her because of her lack of respect.
- Mama laughs and says she hasn't indulged in witchcraft. Besides, she says, once their children are successful because of the education, he'll take all the credit for it.
- Mark reflects on the truth of that. Already, Papa was taking credit for how well Mark does in school.
- But Papa drives a mean bargain, and he continues. He gives Mama his paycheck for the week, and says that if she supports him in the liquor business, he'll give some of his paycheck towards the children's schooling.
- Mama is surprised but says nothing. Mark begs her to say yes and Papa says that Mark is someone with good sense.
- Though the beer-selling business didn't change everything, Papa did stop gambling and brought his full paycheck home every week.
- Mama could pay rent, school fees, and take the children to the clinic when they were sick. They had more food, even some luxury items like peanut butter, and Mama opened a savings account.
- Mark became the accountant.
- Because the customers couldn't read, Mark was tempted to cheat, but he didn't, and he was rewarded with good tips. Some of them started hiring him to write letters to family members back home. He used the money for school.
- One time, reading one of the letters, Mark was overcome with sadness and started crying. Phineas, the man whose letter he was reading, told him not to worry. Perhaps one of his children was going to die, like the letter said, but one of these days, he would make enough money to help all his children. Perhaps he'd even be able to bribe one of the Peri-Urban policemen to let his family join him.
- Phineas was like thousands of black migrant workers, who lived single lives while their wives and children lived in the reserves back home. They were full of anger and hate, directed mainly at whites.
- Mark reflects that the anger and pain they experienced was a kind of death, deeper and worse than physical death.
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