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Baseball is almost in full swing as the college season is now finally under way and the first batch of major league spring training games are just around the corner. Many former Arizona Wildcats have taken advantage of the new facilities at Hi Corbett Field in an effort to get ready for their respective baseball seasons, and former UA catcher Jett Bandy is no exception.
This week ArizonaWildcats.com got a chance to catch up with the former catcher to see how he's preparing for the upcoming season. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim drafted Bandy in the 31st round of last year's MLB Draft.
ArizonaWildcats.com: How does it feel to be back around the program again, but knowing you won't be playing baseball for the Arizona Wildcats this season?
Jett Bandy: I'm jealous. This place (Hi Corbett Field) is awesome. I mean Jerry Kindall Field/ Frank Sancet Stadium was great and has a lot of rich history behind it, but this place is just unreal and looks like it's going to be a great place to play for these guys.
ArizonaWildcats.com: Do you think it's any extra motivation for these guys to come to work everyday knowing they have this great venue to play in now?
Jett Bandy: Definitely, they come out here after being used to playing at Jerry Kindall Field/ Frank Sancet Stadium and it's just night and day. I mean this is big time out here. I think it's definitely going to help these guys out. This is the kind of place that makes you want to do well.
ArizonaWildcats.com: So talk about what you've been up to these days. It has to be a little different than where you were a year ago isn't it?
Jett Bandy: Yeah it's definitely a little different. Pro ball is a little more laid back, especially without coach (Andy) Lopez breathing down your neck. But yeah, I mean at the end of the day though baseball is baseball and I've just been trying to work hard and get ready for spring training.
ArizonaWildcats.com: In your opinion what can this team accomplish this year?
Jett Bandy: Coach Lopez always does a great job with his teams no matter how young or old they are, so I think they're always going to be a contender. I think this team has a chance to do some great things for sure this year.
ArizonaWildcats.com: Do you have a favorite collegiate baseball moment that sticks out to you?
Jett Bandy: Last year when we came out of the loser's bracket and we had to play a doubleheader in College Station has to be the moment. We won the first game to force that championship game against Texas A&M and then we beat the Aggies later that night pretty good. That has to be my favorite moment because everyone was clicking and everyone wanted it. I mean let's be honest, we weren't supposed to win that game. That was their first game of the night, everyone was fresh, and it was 105 degrees out there with all that humidity. They were the No. 1 seed in that regional and we beat them in front of their home crowd, so that was really cool for me.
ArizonaWildcats.com: Like you said, you guys played on the road last year in a tough environment. How big of an advantage would it be for this year's team to get the chance to host postseason games this season?
Jett Bandy: That would be great for them. I mean if you're the host team your odds are in your favor for sure. It's your home yard, you wake up in your own bed, you're more rested, and you have the facilities to yourself. So if we could host this year that would just be awesome because the fans would be on our side and it's our home field. Arizona historically as a program has always been extremely good at home too.
ArizonaWildcats.com: Arizona hasn't seen anyone else behind the plate other than Jett Bandy for at least two years now. You even played third base as a freshman back in 2009. Freshman Riley Moore is taking your spot this year behind the dish. Any advice you want to give him?
Jett Bandy: Just catch as many bullpen sessions as you can. I mean when I first got here I was clank city, just dropping everything as a freshman. It was tough, but I got better. But my advice to him would just be to slow the game down, catch as many bullpens as you can, and just get to know your pitching staff.


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You could see an all-male or all-female top 12 this year on "American Idol." And instead of viewers at home whittling down the final 24 contestants over three weeks, this year's show will feature a single, 20-singer "sudden-death" round that will determine the season 10 finalists.
Those are just a few of the additional tweaks "Idol" producers have in store for the upcoming season of the reality singing competition. When "Idol" returns on January 19, viewers will definitely notice the shake-up, according to Entertainment Weekly.
"We're going ahead with a whole fresh change," executive producer Ken Warwick told the magazine. "Simply because we never thought in our wildest dreams that any show would last 10 years on American television."
You already knew there was a fresh judging panel anchored by newbies Jennifer Lopez and Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler and that Interscope Geffen A&M boss Jimmy Iovine will be acting as the in-house mentor. But contrary to earlier reports, contestants will not participate in a video-making challenge after the idea was floated and then abandoned.
Another change will also challenge singers who come in with a particular style that they intend to stick with the whole way through. "If you do Motown, then I'm not sure [how] you're going to sing an R&B song and give it your country flavor," returning executive producer Nigel Lythgoe said. "You can't suddenly go [in a painful country twang] 'Staaaaap! In the naaeeemeee of loooaahve' — so it's not going to be like that. They've got to be clever with it."
Replacing the old three-week top 24 round in which viewers whittled down the semi-finalists to a top 12, Lythgoe said the top 60 singers were flown to Las Vegas, where they performed on the same stage as the Cirque du Soleil Beatles show "Love." After 20 were booted, another trimming round in Hollywood will take their numbers down to 20, at which point viewers will vote in a single sudden-death round that will select the finalists from two groups of 10.
But, unlike past seasons in which producers split the boys and girls up into equal groups, the final group — which could number 12 or 10, depending on the talent — will not necessarily be evenly balanced. "If I've got six fantastic boys and four average girls, I'm certainly not going to throw out a fantastic boy to put in another average girl, or vice versa," Warwick said.
Other notable changes, according to The Hollywood Reporter, include a "substantial modification" to the set, which will be home to new musical director Ray Chew, formerly of the "Saturday Night Live" band, as well as the return of the "Idol" mansion, where the finalists will live during their run on the show.
Iovine has hand-picked major producers such as Rodney Jerkins (Janet Jackson, Britney Spears), Ron Fair (Christina Aguilera, Pussycat Dolls), Timbaland (Justin Timberlake, Nelly Furtado) and Alex Da Kid (Rihanna, Eminem) to help the singers with song selection and provide help with arrangements. In an effort to avoid the loss of headline heat the contestants face when their albums drop later in the year, nearly six months after the show is over, Geffen Records chairman Ron Fair said finalists will start releasing music as the season progresses.
"The sands of time are slipping through the hour glass and you want to capitalize while the public is so engaged in the story of winning or losing," Fair said. "Normally with a new artist, the world isn't waiting. In 'American Idol"s case, the public is — they want to hear something great. With a big tail wind like that, you want to set sail."
While many ideas were tossed up against the wall, one that was considered and abandoned was having "Idol" winners face off against former finalists who may have deserved another chance, such as Fantasia taking on Jennifer Hudson or David Cook taking on Adam Lambert. The idea didn't get very far since few past winners and finalists were keen on it.
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Two types of material are used to make this toy. Starting with the ends, they are made of a chrome plastic which is easy to clean and has no smell or taste. The plastic is smooth, however there are 2 grooves on each side of the balls. I did not feel like grooves added any extra pleasure. The shaft, if you will, is made of silky smooth TPR. TPR is a thermoplastic rubber that is a rubber polymer blend. It has a soft, smooth, velvet feel but no taste or smell. TPR is more porous than silicone, so if sharing, use a condom. TPR cannot be boiled, so when cleaning this toy, I recommend your favorite toy cleaner or soap and water.
The texture didn't add any extra feeling to this toy. I like that the shaft bends, and the balls are stiff. This makes it flexible to use when playing with your partner or solo. It gives it an option to move, rather than just two balls held together by something stiff.
As stated above, I really like that this toy is flexible. The toy itself is 5 1/2 inches long, and the balls are 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Only one ball should be inserted when playing with this toy. The top ball has a sensor at the tip of the ball. This sensor is turned on when the on button is set. To set the on button, you move the plastic portion of the lower ball to the right (clock-wise), so the arrow above the on sign meets with a small arrow facing down on the TPR position. This arrow is hard to see. I wish it was outlined somehow. Now once the toy is on, vibrations will not happen until the sensor is shielded or covered. Once inserted, the vibrations will stay on until the sensor is uncovered, or until the toy is physically turned off by moving the plastic to the left, back to the off position.
The on/off option being on the bottom ball is why I do not recommend inserting the whole toy. I have no complaints about the size of the ball - it's filling and satisfying - but because I did not insert both, it's hard to walk around with the other ball not inserted. This is why I do not recommend this toy for uses like Ben Wa balls.
When I got this toy, I automatically thought, "Oh vibrating Kegel muscle balls." I was kind of wrong. I never use this toy outside if the bedroom like I do with my Kegel muscle toys. The performance is awesome. I used this toy for masturbation with another toy and partner play for a little DP action. The vibrations are strong and loud. Being so loud, I walked around my room with the toy in, and you could hear the vibrations. Walking around with the toy off was fine, but the other ball stuck out and was uncomfortable. I felt like the sensor is very touchy; sometimes when I turned it on, the vibrations turned on when the sensor wasn't covered at all.
Overall, I love the performance and the use of the toy vaginal or anal. It is a great toy to have for masturbation, for the added vaginal bonus while using clitoral stimulation, or to add extra fun for partner/couple play.
Care and maintenance for this toy is easy. Clean with your favorite toy cleaner or soap and water, and store it in the small, soft, tie pouch that came with the toy...easy cleaning and easy storage.
I loved the way this toy was packaged. It was an inviting design, and it gave a lot of info about the company and other toys they offer. The toy also came with a storage pouch which is always a good thing. Care and directions on how to use this toy were easy to read and understand. If you wanted, you could also use the box to store it in as well.


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May 31, 2012 By: Elsey Curtis
Ghosts of summers-past loom front and center in mind as my husband Chip and I launch plans for 2012. We lived aboard a small sailboat last year and in keeping with the Beatles' lyrics, managed to get by with the help of our friends. In fact, we survived remnants of two hurricanes by accepting their offers for warm and dry refuge.
This summer promises to be different but won't be a repeat of the season I trained to run a marathon. Nor will I again stretch daily bike rides to prepare for completing Salisbury's Century. The fact Lynne Brick's allows members to suspend payment while stay-caying is more than fair. I look forward to renewing my gym membership as soon as we return to Baltimore. Between now and then, what will I do? Anticipating a daily grind of solo workouts to include jogs, swims, and rides, I already "sorely" miss the challenge of classes and light-hearted banter at "the Square" that I've come to cherish.
Since Chip and I have made plans to live in a log cabin on the edge of some Maine woods located on an island in Casco Bay, I hope to maintain a cornerstone to my normal routine; i.e., "Get up early and get it done!" Most of the year, I arrive at the gym in time for a 6 a.m. (or 5:45) class. I am home by 7:30 and revved to meet the day. With body and mind primed, I'm usually ready for whatever challenge or obstacle awaits.
Due to the sunlight factor, I plan on waking early while on vacation. Geographically, Maine belongs in a separate time zone. The sun rises here nearly an hour before any place else in the continental U.S.A. At first light, I'll be up and about my workout… which reminds me. Once during a summer solstice off Cape Elizabeth, I saw the sun rise twice! According to an old journal entry, it happened like this:
Chip asked if I had opened my eyes yet. Wow! A fusion of vibrant orange hues cascaded over us. Then, as our room shimmered brightly yellow, we watched the rounded edge of a ruddy disk appear on the horizon and slowly increase in size until fully formed. As soon as the sun had risen, a jagged, ever-broadening strip of cloud enveloped the ball of light until it was totally engulfed. Two or three minutes later, the sun spectacularly rose again, this time above a gray cloud bank rimmed in gold. Whew, breathtaking!
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An F-22 Raptor takes off at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., powered by biofuel March 18, 2011. The flight was the capstone of a series of ground and flight test events conducted by the 411th Flight Test Squadron with the Raptor using the biofuel blend. (U.S. Air Force photo/Kevin North)
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-- An F-22 Raptor completed a test flight March 18, 2011, on a 50/50 fuel blend of conventional petroleum-based JP-8 and a hydrotreated renewable jet fuel, HRJ. This flight test marked the first time this type of biofuel has been used in a fifth-generation fighter like the F-22.
The flight was the capstone in a series of ground and flight test events conducted by the F-22 Combined Test Force using HRJ in the F-22. The Air Force selected the F-22 weapon system to be the biofuel blend flight test pathfinder for all fighter aircraft.
"The F-22 has a complex engine system, it's different than the generation four and prior fighters," said Robert Hogle, 411th Flight Test Squadron project engineer. "The pilot requests a throttle setting, the engine takes that request, processes it and gives the pilot what the engine thinks the pilot wants."
The overall test objective was to evaluate biofuel fuel blend suitability in the F-22 weapon system.
"It's interesting to test this non-100 percent petroleum-based fuel on an F-22 because its engines are pretty advanced with a lot of computer components and software," said Lt. Col. James Bieryla, 411 FLTS director of operations. "We did a large series of test points. We did a ground test that included a series of start-ups and engine shut-downs and then throttle movements all the way from idle up to maximum afterburner."
Air testing consisted of operability and performance points at different speeds and altitude throughout the flight envelope. The Raptor performed nearly an hour and a half of maneuvers that included supersonic and supercruise test points. Supercruise is reaching supersonic flight without using the engine's afterburner.
"Data is still being analyzed," said Mr. Hogle. "We have yet to completely figure out what the difference (in performance) is between the two [JP-8 and HRJ] types of fuels."
Colonel Bieryla went on to explain that a successful test will ultimately be determined by the data review, which will show components like thrust response and changes in suitability of the aircraft.
"So far all of it looks really good," Colonel Bieryla said. "Certainly from a pilot perspective, there's not a lot of [performance] difference, and ultimately this fuel is going out to the warfighter. Hopefully the warfighter can take this fuel and not see a lot of difference in his or her mission."
According to Colonel Bieryla, the Department of Defense has made it clear that testing biofuels on aircraft is especially important for two reasons: reducing dependence on foreign oil and using less fuel to be more efficient. The Air Force has projected a 2016 goal to cost-competitively acquire 50 percent of the domestic aviation fuel requirement via alternative fuel blends in which the component is derived from domestic sources produced in a manner that is 'greener' than fuels produced from conventional petroleum.
HRJ is a hydro-processed blended synthetic biofuel derived from camelina, a weed-like plant not used for food. The HRJ fuel can be derived from a variety of plant oil and animal fat feedstocks.
In February 2011, Air Force officials certified the entire C-17 Globemaster III fleet for unrestricted flight operations using the HRJ biofuel blend.
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I agree with the trashy thing--I go to Penn State and there's lots of themed parties, and girls pretty much take it as an excuse to wear the same outfit every time: a bra and a really short skirt, somehow coordinating with the theme. I've never heard of a Rubik's Cube party til your post though, and it's SUCH a fun idea! I think I'm going to talk my roommates into having one:) Have a great day!!ReplyDelete
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I agree with the trashy thing also. People don't get that costumes can be goofy or silly and be just as good--excuse me, better--than the trashy ones. Personally I give people more credit when they have a costume that goes out of the box than just your slutty fire-fighter or slutty nurse or slutt (fill in the blank). The rubik's cube idea is fabu though!ReplyDelete
As a lover of having and planning theme parties, you two did great! Obviously the "non participants" have no imagination.ReplyDelete
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What a darlin' idea!! My daughter's sorority used to have the most creative mixers. We had a huge box of "costumes" that she passed on when she graduated! xoxoReplyDelete
How cool is that!!! I have saved costumes and accessories from lots of theme parties...use them as gag gifts for year after year for my Christmas party "gag gifts"...sharing is so much fun...the rest go to charity for others to be able to use. Another way to recycle and give pleasure and fun to many people!!!ReplyDelete
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In new spoilers for "Grey's Anatomy," news is out that Isaiah Washington will be returning again. Fans know that Sandra Oh is leaving her show and they want her character Christina to go out in a big way. On March 6, TV Line shared the news about his return.
Dr. Preston Burke will be on just one episode that will air in May of 2014. It is being kept a secret exactly what he will do on the show. Shonda Rhimes has plans to finish up Christina's story in a great way and bring her full circle. It is very possible that she will end up with her true love Dr. Burke.
He actually left her at the altar when he left the show. Isaiah Washington did not leave the show on good terms, but they have somehow been able to talk him into coming back even if it is just for one episode.
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Parents of a Texas teenage girl who appeared on an Instagram page dubbed "2014 Klein Hoes" are striking back against the young creators of the hateful, bullying page. The 16-year-old girl, who is not being named, was humiliated and bullied after being targeted by the photo-sharing page.
The fed-up parents are now taking legal action against all seven of the Klein High School male students who created the page, suing them for libel, as well as their parents for negligence, reports Yahoo! Shine on Friday.
"She was actually crying. She had her cell phone with Instagram, saying, 'I can't believe someone has done this to me,'" said the teen's mom Shellie Tingle-Esquivel. "It's changed her life tremendously."
The derogatory and sexually explicit page, which was up for about three weeks and had over 900 followers before it was taken down, reportedly featured several female students, some of whom were even topless. The nude photos could lead to additional charges of child pornography, prosecutors have said.
"We're being super aggressive about it, because this behavior really needs to stop," said Houston-based attorney Tej Paranjpe, who is representing parents Reymundo Esquivel and Shellie Tingle-Esquivel.
The Instagram page is the talk of the school, located in Klein, Texas, approximately 30 miles from downtown Houston.
Yahoo! called the legal approach an "unusual one." According to Dr. Justin Patchin, criminal justice professor at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and co-director of the national Cyberbullying Research Center, most suits are brought against the school administrators, not the individual offenders.
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Tingle-Esquivel said that while they appreciate the support they are receiving from the school, the situation was not addressed properly or timely. Despite moving several of the offending students into different classes apart from their daughter, the school did not bother to force the closure of the Instagram page, despite knowing it existed, said the exasperated mom.
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SEATTLE - Sophomore guard Emily Florence may stand just 5-foot-5, but the Boise native has been coming up big in key moments all year.
On Monday, with her team trailing cross-state rival Eastern Washington early, Florence was at it again, jumping into the lane to steal defensive rebounds away from taller post players, and sparking the UW with repeated drives to the hoop on the offensive end.
Florence finished the game with 10 points on 4-of-6 shooting, plus a career-high eight rebounds and three assists. Five of Florence's eight rebounds came in the first 13 minutes of the game, helping the Huskies overcome early shooting woes.
It was Florence who helped spark the Huskies early, setting up a Cameo Hicks jumper at the 16:47 mark of the first half, then nailing a couple of jumpers of her own to launch the Huskies on an 18-2 run that put the Eagles away for good before halftime.
Florence later helped push the Husky lead to 14 points with a steal and a breakaway lay-in midway through the second half, before putting an exclamation point on a career night with a three-pointer at the four-minute mark.
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Florence will have her hands full when Pac-10 play opens next week, as Washington welcomes Cal and defending Pac-10 champion Stanford on Dec. 20th and 22nd, respectively.
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WESTFIELD TWP. — Cloverleaf Schools support staff has agreed to a three-year freeze on base salaries.
Superintendent Daryl Kubilus said the employees recognize that the district is in financial straits.
"We're grateful to be able to certify this contract in a difficult fiscal time," Kubilus said.
The state commission that oversees the district's finances approved a three-year contract between the district and the Ohio Association of Public School Employees Local 371 on Thursday. The contract is retroactive to July 1, 2012, and runs through June 30, 2015.
The union represents the district's classified employees, including paraprofessional aides, bus drivers, food service personnel, operations personnel, secretaries and mechanics.
"They have had multiple zero-percent base salary increases over the last several years," Kubilus said.
Cloverleaf is in fiscal emergency, meaning a five-member state commission oversees its financial decisions. It can borrow money from the state but the money must be paid back.
The contract preserves "step" increases for time in service and the previous contract's sliding scale for health care contributions, Kubilus said. For the past four years, the union had agreed to one-year contracts, he said.
Employees who earn more than $34,892 a year pay a 15 percent toward their health care premiums, and those who earn less than that and were hired after Jan. 1, 2012, pay 12 percent. Those hired before Jan. 1, 2012, who earn less than $34,892 a year pay 10 percent.
Paul Marshall, chairman of the commission, congratulated Kubilus on the contract, saying it showed the staff had a good working relationship with the administration.
"If your employees are willing to do what they've done, that's a testament to their trust," he said.
The Cloverleaf Education Association approved a three-year contract in October that also included no increase in base salary.
The district has two tax levies on the Aug. 6 special election ballot:
• An 8.3-mill levy would bring in $3.7 million a year for 10 years and cost the owner of a $100,000 home an additional $261.45 a year, according to the Medina County Auditor's Office.
• Renewal of a 6.3-mill, five-year levy would bring in $2.8 million a year. The owner of a $100,000 home now pays about $189 a year for the levy, but because of declining property values that would increase to about $198.45 a year if the levy is approved.
The Cloverleaf school board approved placing the same two issues on the ballot in November because the filing deadline is Aug. 7, a day after the special election.
Kubilus said he hopes the two levies pass in August and the November issues will not be needed.
Contact reporter Kiera Manion-Fischer at (330) 721-4049 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Aggie Football Wins Two in a Row
-By Daulton Perry on 09/17/2012
Denver, Colo.-On Saturday Sept. 15, the Oklahoma Panhandle State University
Aggies headed to Denver, Colorado to take on the Jaguars of Cole College and
from the opening kickoff to the final whistle, the Aggies played terrific
football on both sides of the ball to come away with a big 62-0 victory.
In the first quarter, quarterback Caleb Holbrook connected with wide
receiver Nick Collins for a 33-yard touchdown pass. Running back Justice
Patterson added an 18-yard TD run to make the Aggie lead 14-0 at the end of
the first quarter. In the second quarter, Collins again found himself on the
receiving end of a 30-yard TD pass from quarterback Justin Billiot. Later
on, Ronnie Seals ran for a 14-yard TD and the Aggies led 28-0. Holbrook
connected with Tim Hollingshed for a 71-yard TD pass and OPSU led 35-0 at
In the second half, OPSU commanded the ground game and kept a foot on the
gas pedal throughout the rest of the game. Chris McClendon took the handoff
from 37 yards out and found his way into the end zone for a touchdown. Seals
added a 23-yard TD and the Aggies led 49-0 as the game went into the final
quarter. Running back Jamal Major found the end zone from 20 yards to get
his TD and Seals ran it in from 15 yards out for his third touchdown run of
the game to put the Aggies up 62-0, the final score.
Holbrook completed 5-11 for 134 yards and 2 touchdowns while Billiot was 4-7
for 55 yards and a touchdown pass. Seals had a big game on the ground making
the most of his 5 carries as he rushed for 58 yards and 3 TDs. McClendon was
the leading rusher with 11 carries for 115 yards and a TD. Patterson and
Major also had a TD each. For the passing game, Collins had 4 receptions for
87 yards and 2 touchdowns. Hollingshed had 2 receptions for 77 yards and a
TD. As for the Aggies defense, nothing is better than a shutout and every
single one of the defensive players played big.
Head coach Gaskamp was very pleased with his Aggies and stated, "It feels
great to come away with a big win on the road. Really feel like our guys
enjoyed playing in a big city like Denver. Going into our bye week, we are
going to focus inward and prepare for a good McMurry team in two weeks." The
Aggies head into their next home game against McMurry University with a 2-1
record scheduled for September 29 at 2:00 p.m.
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Microsoft took aim at the United States government through its general counsel, Brad Smith, in a blog post today. Marking the approximate one year anniversary of the real explosion of media and technology coverage concerning the extent of U.S. government surveillance of phone and Internet records, the post calls for a list of reforms to current surveillance practices and asks that they be implemented immediately.
Smith led his call to action with this damning indictment: "[T]he reality is clear. The U.S. Government needs to address important unfinished business to reduce the technology trust deficit it has created." He followed up with his specific recommendations, commenting: "These disclosures rightly have prompted a vigorous debate over the extent and scope of government surveillance, leading to some positive changes. But much more needs to be done."
Smith counsels the United States government to make the following policy changes in order to work towards winning back the trust of its own people, the technology industry, and the rest of the world:
- Recognize that U.S. search warrants are enforceable only within our own borders, and end the practice of trying to force tech companies and others to turn over data in other countries, which circumvents existing treaties and shows a pattern of disrespect to other nations.
- End the bulk collection of data of telephone records and strengthen the USA Freedom Act to prohibit more clearly any orders related to bulk collection of Internet data in the future.
- Reform the FISA court (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court) to increase the transparency of its proceedings and rulings, and introduce the adversarial process.
- Commit not to hack data centers or cables, including issuance of an official Executive Branch position against hacking as a practice within government agencies.
Smith clarified in his post that while reforms will continue to be international, the U.S. government can and should take a leadership role in reform efforts. This is in line with Microsoft's previous statement through Smith concerning the need for an international convention surrounding government access to data. This emphasis on the role of the U.S. is hardly surprising, especially in light of the overall dismay and frustration the technology industry appears to be feeling for the government's lack of meaningful reactions to NSA, surveillance, intelligence-gathering, and data security issues.
Microsoft is not alone in its assessment of U.S. government surveillance as a threat. Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook, the American Civil Liberties Union attorneys, and various other prominent voices in technology and public policy have voiced similar concerns in recent months.


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Whippets like to rest up and watch out the window for passing bunnies.
The story of the whippet is often told in England in the pubs and pastie shops of Upper Brunswichshire. The story of the English whippet is famous throughout the British Isles, as told on the heath. For when the whippet tales are told on the heath the bunnies all cock their pink furry ears and watch the horizon for the splinter-fast racing form of the bunny-murdering hunter known as the whippet.
Oh the horror!
For the whippet can calculate the triangulated distances in the English distances of the Scottish plains along the coast of the Isle of Man. Hungry though the speedster may be, there is no whippet in Wales.
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mr_subjunctive Says:
September 21st, 2012 at 10:27 am
Unrelated to the whippets, but that Stapelia variegata you sent me in June has bloomed.


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If used properly, a reverse mortgage is beneficial
Published: Saturday, January 26, 2013 at 12:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, January 25, 2013 at 10:17 a.m.
Ralph and Linda are a Wilmington couple, ages 84 and 83 respectively. They own a home valued at $200,000, but have a mortgage of $138,000. Their monthly payment is $1,400. After paying the mortgage, they have little money left for day-to-day expenses or emergencies.
Can help you avoid foreclosure and stay in home by paying off conventional mortgage.
Eliminate monthly mortgage payments.
Provide source of funds for living expenses, home repairs or health care needs.
No monthly payments are required.
Never owe more than home is worth, even if loan balance is greater.
Supplement retirement nest egg.
Avoid being a burden on your children.
Substantial upfront loan fees (very expensive loan for young seniors).
Reduces equity in home, leaving less for heirs.
Interest fees accrue over time.
Not recommended for seniors planning to move within next few years.
The pair decided to investigate a reverse mortgage, which lets homeowners tap into the equity they've built up in their homes – without having to sell, move out or make monthly repayments.
More than 95 percent of reverse mortgages are Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECMs), which are insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), a department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). People applying for an HECM are required to meet with a HUD-certified counselor before they can be approved for a loan.
Mike Young, the only HUD-certified reverse mortgage counselor in the Cape Fear region, said a reverse mortgage makes sense for Ralph and Linda. Given the couple's ages, home value and current interest rates, Young said it's likely they can get a reverse mortgage in the amount of $148,000, with upfront costs of about $10,000. These costs include loan insurance mandated by the FHA. Ralph and Linda can (and must under FHA rules) use the reverse mortgage to pay off their conventional $138,000 mortgage. Deducting the upfront costs from the loan principal leaves them just enough money to retire the existing mortgage and eliminate the $1,400 monthly payment.
"Ralph and Linda can stay in their house for the rest of their lives without having to make any mortgage payments," said Young. "That's one of the primary benefits of a reverse mortgage."
Ralph and Linda, or their estate, will never owe more than the house is worth. If the value of their house is less than the total loan amount at repayment time, the FHA will pay the lender the shortfall, hence the reason for the FHA-mandated insurance. On the other hand, if there is equity left after paying off the loan, Ralph and Linda, or their heirs, get to keep any surplus.
To qualify for an FHA-insured reverse mortgage, you must be 62 or older. A spouse can be younger than 62, but he or she can't co-sign the loan. That could leave your spouse in a precarious position if you die and the loan gets called. The home must be your permanent residence and be in good condition. The older you are, the more money you can borrow.
HECMs are expensive, with substantial upfront fees, including FHA-mandated insurance premiums, loan origination costs, closing costs, as well as ongoing interest and service fees. For example, a standard HECM loan charges a 2 percent mortgage insurance premium upfront on the home's value. For a $200,000 home, the insurance premium would be $4,000, regardless of how much money you actually borrow.
A cheaper alternative is an HECM Saver loan, which charges only 0.01 percent of a home's value. However, Saver loans carry higher interest rates and you can't borrow as much as with an HECM Standard. Both the Standard and Saver loans require annual mortgage insurance premiums equal to 1.25 percent of the loan's outstanding balance.
Kathy Babbis, a lender with Harvard Home Mortgage in Southport, cautions that sometimes a reverse mortgage is just a quick bandage for a serious financial problem. But for some people a reverse mortgage is a lifesaver. Babbis described an elderly widow whose husband had not left her much money. The couple had taken out a conventional mortgage years ago to help their children, but the widow could no longer make the loan payments and risked foreclosure. "Without a reverse mortgage the woman almost certainly would have lost the home," Babbis said.
Babbis said reverse mortgages are not for everybody.
"This product was designed for people who want to remain in their homes without monthly mortgage payments. The equity in your home could be eaten up by this type of mortgage," she said.
Lance Canada, a certified reverse mortgage professional with Towne Bank Mortgage in Raleigh, agrees with Babbis. "If you intend to leave your home in two or three years, a reverse mortgage is not for you," he said. "And if you intend to leave your home for your children, a reverse mortgage may not be the best option."
However, said Canada, there are several important benefits for qualified borrowers: "Seniors can maintain their independence and not be a burden on their children. They can pay off an existing mortgage. They can supplement retirement income to cover living expenses, home repairs and health-care needs."
Canada cautions married borrowers to make sure both co-sign the loan. "If your spouse is not a co-signer of a reverse mortgage and you die, your surviving spouse might not be able to keep the home."
Canada also warns borrowers that it's illegal for loan originators to require that you buy other financial products, such as an annuity or long-term care insurance, as a condition for getting a reverse mortgage.
Gateway Bank Mortgage Inc. is another local reverse mortgage lender. Greg Gianoplus, the reverse mortgage banking channel manager for Gateway, sees two major groups of seniors who can benefit from reverse mortgages: cash poor/house rich seniors who can use a reverse mortgage to pay off a conventional mortgage and cash rich/house rich seniors who can use a reverse mortgage to optimize a retirement nest egg.
"Some seniors need a reverse mortgage to stay in their home," he said. More affluent seniors can use a reverse mortgage to supplement retirement income, reducing the need to draw down savings, Gianoplus said.
You also can use an HECM to purchase a new home, reports Peggy Workman, who is with Genworth Financial Home Equity Access in Wilmington.
"Seniors may have sold or are in the process of selling their current home and plan to use the proceeds to purchase another home," she said. "Instead of using their available cash for the purchase, they may be able to obtain an HECM for Purchase loan and use only a portion of the cash from the sale of their previous home as a down payment for the new home, saving the remaining funds for future needs."
Workman said the HECM for Purchase reverse mortgage is a popular program in retirement communities. In addition to staying current with property taxes and insurance, these homeowners must also stay current with homeowner association dues.
Envision Mortgage Corp. does not offer reverse mortgages, but the firm's president, Melanie Welsh, has more than 25 years of experience in the mortgage industry. "Reverse mortgages are just like any other financial tool," Welsh said. "It's a way to tap the wealth in your home to pay down debt, eliminate debt or supplement income."
However, she cautions that seniors are paying for the ability to access their equity not only in fees, but also compounding interest rates. She suggests carefully evaluating all your financing options because there may be better alternatives.
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Since taking over the Arizona women's golf program in July 2000, Greg Allen has kept the proud program at the top of the women's collegiate golf scene. In three seasons, the team has won eight team tournament titles, an astonishing 17 individual titles and claimed 23 additional individual top-10 finishes.
A hallmark of Allen's coaching style, the Wildcats have played the team's best golf in the post-season winning three times in the all-important championship events. Arizona has claimed the Pac-10 Conference championship in two of Allen's years as head coach and cruised to a 20-stroke victory at the 2001 NCAA West Regional. The 2002 NCAA Championships saw Arizona finish in a tie for second place, just six strokes away from the school's third national championship.
In addition to the team success that Arizona has enjoyed under Allen, individual championships have not been in short supply. Through the fall season, Wildcat women have won medalist honors in 65 percent of the tournaments the team has entered. Four different Arizona golfers have won individual championships in the Allen era. With Allen's guidance and leadership, Lorena Ochoa put together the single most successful season in college golf history as she won seven consecutive tournaments and eight overall.
The Kentucky native born in Greenville, enters his fourth year as head coach of Arizona's women's golf program with one goal squarely in view + leading his team to college golf's top prize, the NCAA championship.
Allen was selected in April 2001 to coach the United States women's team in the annual U.S.-Japan Collegiate Matches. The event, sponsored by the Golf Coaches Association of America, featured the top collegiate golfers from the United States competing against the top collegians from Japan in a Walker Cup format. Allen teamed with Arizona men's coach Rick LaRose to lead the U.S. to victory.
Allen had served as the assistant coach for the University of Texas men's golf program from 1998-2000.
Allen helped lead the 1999-2000 Longhorns to a banner year that included the NCAA Central Region championship and a fifth-place finish at the NCAA championship, its highest finish in five years. The squad ended the season ranked No. 8 in the final MasterCard Collegiate Golf Rankings. The 1998-99 team had its best showing in six years, as it earned three tournament victories and finished in the top three in seven of its 13 competitions.
Well known for his rapport with collegiate players, Allen handled many of the day-to-day operations for the Longhorns and assisted head coach John Fields with scheduling, recruiting and coaching at practices and tournaments.
Prior to his arrival at Texas, Allen spent five years as both director of tournament operations and tournament director for the American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) in Roswell, Ga. While there, he was responsible for planning and executing 47 national junior golf tournaments and other AJGA events. Appropriately nicknamed "Wildcat" by his former AJGA co-workers, he oversaw all AJGA tournaments and was responsible for the supervision of eight tournament directors, as well as the hiring and training of 24 summer interns.
Allen graduated from Murray State University in Murray, Ky., with a bachelor's degree in journalism in 1993. As a student, he worked in the sports information office at Murray State, where he was a liaison for numerous sports, including golf. Prior to graduation, Allen worked two summers as a communications intern for the AJGA, where he was responsible for all on-site media relations at 10 national junior golf tournaments.
Allen's wife Julie is a former swimmer for Arizona State who competed in the 1988 Olympic Trials. The couple has three children; Maggie (4-26-95), Mollie (12-20-98) and Mason (9-5-01).


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Red Orchestra 40,000
Righto, many of you may have already seen the older thread for Red Orchestra 40,000 made last year which got messy in a confusion of whether the project had been dropped or not. Truthfully, yes, it had been but now it's being picked back up! cheers to the moderators for getting rid of it for me!
Now the first thing you want to know is, what is Red Orchestra 40,000? Simply a mod for Red Orchestra: Heroes of Stalingrad with content related to the Warhammer 40,000 universe, and with altered Red Orchestra gameplay.
For those who are not familar with Warhammer 40,000, click the spoiler below and you'll see everything you'll need to help you develop an understanding of what it is.
Nice, isn't it?
Now, the mod in question is going to feature Red Orchestra gameplay with a few twists in mind. We're planning to make the first version of the mod relatively small, with Ork mobs and Imperial guard regiments in infantry combat across several maps for different kinds of games. We aim to send in more content post-release which will come in the forms of different maps, new infantry units and if at all possible, vehicles and all-new factions from other parts of the Warhammer 40,000 universe, tied to specific maps.
The biggest ambition of this mod is to become an ongoing project that lives on way past its initial release by being fed new content, just like Killing Floor and Red Orchestra have already done and showed us that it's possible.
The Imperial Guard and Ork factions will be just as you'd expect them, if you know the WH40k universe.
Gameplay concept
Orks will be hulking thick-skinned barbaric warriors capable of absorbing a significant amount of punishment from Imperial rifles and will be seen equipped with Axes and Pistols as their very main and most common weapons. Other parts of the Ork armory will include certain larger weapons such as "big shootas" capable of dishing out a fast, loud, powerful (yet innacurate) spray of lead by shooting exclusively by hipfiring to suppress Imperial lines, or explosive weaponry such as throwable high-explosive charges and large amounts of dodgy-looking disposable rocket launchers. The Ork faction is one that relies heavily on fast and overwhelming attacks and suppression to break imperial lines and many other infantry tactics.
The Imperial Guard are your usual footsoldiers, almost the same as the current RO soldiers. They're good shots with their rifles or "lasguns" and their heavy weaponry is just as accurate, yet cumbersome and requires deployment to use. All weapons that are not pistols or rifles will be rockets, mortars and automatic heavy bolters, all of which have to be deployed in defensive positions to be used. The Imperial faction's strength relies on the ability to "dig into" positions and remove their enemies with accuracy.
Both sides play very differently from each other, although they are both balanced because they both have their strengths and weaknesses, e.g. the Imperial soldiers have weak, frail bodies and are unable to move their heavy equipment at speed, yet their equipment is by far better and more efficient than that of the Orks. The Orks are strong and can hold their heavy guns with ease and absorb large amounts of punishment, but the Orks lack true defensive capabilities and are generally poor shots. The balance in the mod is very similar to the balance found in the tabletop game.
Well, that is the idea so far and it is subject to change. Now, I say again, this is meant to start out very small with just a few infantry units and maps. This will be done with a single team, and when the mod is finally released, we will be looking to expand upon the mod even more.
Anyone is allowed to create and submit content to the Red Orchestra: 40,000 team to be included in the mod. If you do submit content, you are not at all tied to the RO40k team and you're not at all obliged to create any more content for RO40k, unless you want to. Upon creating content that makes it into the mod, you'll be credited in-mod and will of course have our undying gratitude.
Remember, RO40k is not intended for profit purposes (unless both TWI and GW give us the all-clear ) but it's intended as a homage to the Warhammer 40,000 units and its gigantic (and very hungry) fanbase.
Join us
Now, we (Echonian and I) are looking for all levels of talent in all areas of development to help us out with the development of this mod over its "lifespan." If you'd like to help us out by contributing to RO40k be it by models, sounds, music, animations or you want to stick with the team as long as possible during hardcore development or even join for just a short time, add me on steam. All input that makes it into the final release will be credited on the forums and in-mod.
Cheers for any responses! :]
- Gibby
Last edited by C_Gibby; 02-07-2011 at 08:22 PM.
I would be glad to help now and again due to my job i work 7 days a week with little rest however i can be assistance as an artist and researcher if needed please consider me i would be of great assistance and support i only ask in return slight help for some of my ongoing modifications if possible thank you very much.
I looooove that idea! (love the Warhammer universe)
I would really like to help you, but ... i must be honest. I have no experience with modeling and that things. But, i want to learn it. Maybe i could help you (even if its only a little bit ) in the future.
Good luck! May the be with you
I'm really excited for this project! That said, I have very little modeling or mapping experience , but I'll try to collect some sound samples of 40k weaponry, and I also have access to a studio at my school where I can do FOLEY and ADR, if need be
The ANIMALS... The ANIMALS... Can anything stop... <buh-buh-buh-bum>... The ANIMALS?!
IG and their high powered flashlights ftw!
Would love to help
I have 2 Projects going ATM but I Love 40 k
Count me in
Glad to see you got the thread up. Guess that means we're settled on an idea.
Contact me or Gibby if you are interested in joining the team - all the help we could get would be appreciated. Also, list what sorts of skills you have if any related to modding and UDK.
Hey C_Gibby just sent you a PM regarding the Mod and a Position on level design.
Thats if they get anywhere i dont like time wasters.
1 is nearing the Prototype phase.
So for me to work on a War-hammer 40k Modification for when 2 of the projects look like they have EXTREMELY HIGH prospects of going commercial is very well lets say straining on me.
But I do veiw this as a Vent for me. So C_Gibby Respond soon. So i can get some maps done!
Red Orchestra 40k Steam Group UP
BTW C_Gibby I invited you to the Group
Sorry if it feels Lack Luster.
Firstly I would love to see a good GW FPS and I don't mean to put a damper on things and sorry if some of the following is stating the obvious but hopefully some of it is helpful. (This has come from my experience from being on Burning Sands/Mare Nostrum from the first few weeks to it's completion and the start up of In Country)
In the short term get a website up and theme going. A TC of this magnitude will require a serious amount of work as you'll be changing an awful lot. You're going to need something early on to attract potential members as skilled people aren't likely to sign up for MODs that claim they'll be the best MOD ever but have unrealistic goals and a lack of focus. A lot of the moding talent within the RO community are already on a project or aren't interested in joining a lengthy project so you'll need to attract people from further afield and they most likely haven't heard of RO. Figure out how to realistically attract these people. You'll need them.
You're going to need a core group of people who are willing to hang in there for the next two or three years depending on how much you intend to achieve. You'll be surprised how many people come and go from a mod over it's life span but there will always be a core group who drive the project towards completion. Make sure you pick the right ones. A lot of people will claim to offer you a lot but end up offering little, always check their previous work and try and pick people who have worked on completed MODs. The last thing you want are people who jump from MOD to MOD month after month as you'll just be wasting your time. That's not to say don't pick up inexperienced people just make sure you've got a good balance.
Start small, the biggest danger is to overreach, especially if many of the members are new to moding and if it's a learning process for many things will take twice as long and mistakes will be made. So don't plan to make a MOD that'll end all MODs as it will end up uncompleted and a waste of time. Plan small and achievable goals. You can always build on the foundations once you hit first release. So look at your original plans and strip them right back, cut out anything that isn't completely needed to make a playable beta stage. If you've planned 15 weapons per side cut this back to 4 or so. This can be applied to everything.
This is where good planning and management come into it, you're going to need to be on people all the time, set them markers to hit and make sure they hit them. There will be a lot of chasing people to complete things and it'll eat a lot of your free time.
You'll also greatly appreciate help TWI can provide. It'll make a big difference to the speed and effectiveness you can complete your mod. If you are totally serious about this project do as Yoshiro recommends, form a legal entity and all of your members be tied to that entity and that entity be legally tied to TWI with NDA's and other paperwork. If you do go down this route prepare all for everything. Make sure you know what you can and can't do with other people's property. It always pays to be read up on this. For Example
I guess what I'm trying to say is go into this thing with your eyes open
Eternity in the company of Beelzebub, and all his hellish instruments of death, will be a picnic compared to five minutes with me... and this pencil.
Last edited by Harb; 02-12-2011 at 07:32 PM.
Answers in bold and thanks for the input! Yes I have to admit I have heard a lot of this stuff already, but at least thank you for expressing a little support for what we're trying to achieve!
be with you.
PS - HeadClot, you may just call me Gibby c:
Last edited by C_Gibby; 02-12-2011 at 08:46 PM.
I only left my message originally as it seemed like an awful lot of work and I also want a 40k to succeed. It looks like you've already given it a lot of thought so my advice wasn't really needed.
I would send a PM to Yohsiro and find out exatcly what they expect of you legally before they can offer help. All I can say is it'll be worth it in the long run.
Anyway good luck with the MOD and it's now on my most wanted MOD list after IC:V
Eternity in the company of Beelzebub, and all his hellish instruments of death, will be a picnic compared to five minutes with me... and this pencil.
Well, our forum section is up. We're using my gaming group's forums for now, I've dedicated a section of the forum to this mod.
Just a notice - nothing is posted there yet, but if you're interested in the mod and want to know more about it this is where we'll be keeping that information.
If you need a few simple environmental elements modelled, don't hesitate to give me a shout!
Games For The Greater Good!
was always hoping you'd get this off the ground i have lots of experience with mapping and added you on steam and plus i collect imperial guard.
The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains.They have a world to win(and the is2).
The Communist Manifesto, Karl Marx & Friedrich Engels
I think this is one of the best mod ideas for RO2, i realy can see this working out freaking amazing with the cover system and stuff.... if only i could mod i would help ;(
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From GlusterDocumentation
- 1 Feature
- 2 Summary
- 3 Owners
- 4 Current status
- 5 Detailed Description
- 6 Benefit to GlusterFS
- 7 Scope
- 8 How To Test
- 9 User Experience
- 10 Dependencies
- 11 Documentation
- 12 Status
- 13 Comments and Discussion
Hooks - Volume lifecycle extensions.
Enables users to run custom scripts on certain events. Events can be thought of as points in the execution of volume commands like create, start, stop, add-brick, remove-brick, set etc. Each of the above volume commands have two points in time during their execution namely pre and post.
Pre refers to the point in time just before the corresponding volume command has taken effect on a peer.
Post refers to the point in time just after the corresponding volume command has taken effect on a peer.
Vijay Bellur (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Krishnan Parthasarathi (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Current status
A working version is part of the codebase. See https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=806996 for patches that have already gone into implementing Hooks feature.
Detailed Description
glusterd didn't have a mechanism by which users could perform 'administrative tasks' before and after the successful completion of a gluster command. The interface planned would be similar to init scripts, where there would be a collection of scripts present under a 'special' directory that would be executed on an 'event'.
Directories to hold the scripts mentioned above would be created for each gluster command under glusterd's 'working dir' as follows: (eg.) /var/lib/glusterd/create/pre /var/lib/glusterd/create/post
Scripts whose name begin with 'S' are enabled and anything else would be disabled. The enabled scripts under the above directories would be run before (pre) and after (post) the volume created. The scripts would receive a command line argument as below:
start volume: --first=yes if the volume is the first to be started and --first=no otherwise stop volume: --last=yes if the volume is the last to be stopped and --last=no otherwise set volume: -o key=value ... for every key, value supplied in volume set command
The other volume commands corresponding to events supply --volname=VOLNAME as the only argument to the hook scripts.
Schematic representation
Let us take a cluster containing two peers namely A and B.
Command executed on A: gluster volume create vol A:brick1 B:brick2
On peer A: t0 - pre event t1 - commit operation corresponding to the volume command t2 - post event
On peer B: t3 - pre event t4 - commit operation corresponding to the volume command t5 - post event
Benefit to GlusterFS
Allows users to customise their deployments of volumes to suit their needs via the Hooks mechanism without having to expect glusterd to be aware of their specific needs.
Nature of proposed change
<modification to existing code, new translators ...>
Implications on manageability
<Glusterd, GlusterCLI, Web Console, REST API>
Implications on presentation layer
Implications on persistence layer
/var/lib/glusterd/hooks/<hooks-version-no>/<event>/{pre,post} are created
hooks-version-no is 1
event can be one of create, start, stop, add-brick, remove-brick, set
Implications on 'GlusterFS' backend
Modification to GlusterFS metadata
Implications on 'glusterd'
Glusterd iterates over executables (subject to naming conventions) that are placed under the <event>/{pre, post} before and after the commit stage of a gluster volume 'transaction' in each peer (glusterd).
How To Test
See #Schematic representation for functional spec of the runtime. Need to verify if the order of events being 'triggered' are same as explained in the schematic.
Other properties of the runtime that needs to be checked are:
- How name of script (presence of leading 'S') affects execution of the script?
- Order of execution hook-scripts.
User Experience
No perceivable change in the glusterd cli.
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- Author: OTR Jan Z. Olsen
This guide is intended for use with the Get Set for School® Pre-K workbook.
The guide has lesson plans for developing body awareness, good habits, and coloring, drawing and handwriting skills. It includes readiness activities for children of all ability levels.
The guide also gives tips for using HWT multisensory manipulatives like the Capital Letter Wood Pieces.
The recommended workbook for this teacher's guide is PL04 - Handwriting Without Tears: Get Set for School.


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Chris Lennon speaks at the football women's clinic.
March 28, 2013
CARBONDALE, Ill. - Saluki head football coach Dale Lennon and his wife, Chris, will host the 10th-annual Saluki Women's Football Clinic on Thursday, April 18. The event will run from 6:30-9:30 p.m.
Doors open at 5:45 p.m. in the SIU Arena Lobby. The clinic costs $30 for individuals or $25 per person for groups of five or more. To register as a group, please include all names on the back of the registration form. Attendees will receive food, drinks, a personalized credential, a Saluki Athletic gift and a chance to win great prizes.
The clinic takes place the day before the annual Maroon and White Spring Game. Attendees will go out on the Saluki Stadium turf and learn rules and calls of the game, visit with defensive coaches in their offices about defensive schemes, interact with Saluki athletes throughout the evening and watch game film with offensive coaches in the Tedrick Auditorium.
To register for the clinic, download the
Clinic Flyer and Registration Formand return it to the address provided. Fans can also bring a completed registration form to the Saluki Athletics offices before the registration deadline, which is Friday, April 12.


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It is hard to understand how people can treat animals so unkindly - even throwing them away like garbage - but thanks to a good Samaritan, one victim of animal cruelty is safe at an animal shelter today.
On Sunday, Jan. 19, Lost & Found Pets WA State announced that a cat in Burien, Washington who was wrapped in a plastic bag and thrown into a dumpster has been rescued.
Their Facebook page stated:
On Saturday morning, a local resident heard someone throw this poor guy in a dumpster tied inside a plastic bag. Thank goodness the dumpster was empty so this guy could be saved by the curious Samaritan."
The beautiful white cat is currently at Community Animal Resource & Education Society (C.A.R.E.S.) who can be reached at (206) 812 2737.
In Washington state, animal cruelty in the first degree (RCW 16.52.205) is defined as:
(1) A person is guilty of animal cruelty in the first degree when, except as authorized in law, he or she intentionally
(a) inflicts substantial pain on
(b) causes physical injury to, or
(c) kills an animal by a means causing undue suffering, or forces a minor to inflict unnecessary pain, injury, or death on an animal.
(2) A person is guilty of animal cruelty in the first degree when, except as authorized by law, he or she, with criminal negligence, starves, dehydrates, or suffocates an animal and as a result causes:
(a) Substantial and unjustifiable physical pain that extends for a period sufficient to cause considerable suffering; or
(b) death.
About CARES:
CARES is a non-profit 501 c(3) Corporation and our mission is to encourage responsible pet ownership and enforce the animal laws and ordinances in order to protect the health, safety and welfare of people and animals in Burien. Learn more about them here.
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