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This is a rhetorical question. No answer required. Oprah Winfrey has interviewed celebrities ranging from the famous to the infamous. Her interviews follow the latest news. However, these talks are not always commensurate with the "newsworthy".
Given that Oprah gave Ms. McCarthy multiple forums to blast the medical community regarding her son's autism, would she be surprised that his autism diagnosis has simply evaporated?
Reported by Karl Taro Greenfield for Time Magazine online : The Autism Debate: Whose Afraid of Jenny McCarthy: Parents of autistic children call Jenny McCarthy an inspiration, but doctors say she's a menace to public health. How a former Playmate and television loudmouth became one of the most feared mothers in America. Ms. McCarthy has recanted her son's diagnosis and is apparently reforming some of her stances on vaccines. Many families in the autism community are outraged.
One might concur that Ms. McCarthy's current role on The View spawned recent quotes: video (here) "I just have to learn how to censor myself". Perhaps Barbara Walters has shamed Jenny just a little bit; maybe the word is tamed, especially following Jenny's Anti-Semitic comments and subsequent public dressing down by Ms. Walters.(listen here)at 987the river.com
On another note, Nadya Suleman, infamously known as "Octomom" paralyzed the media, as she gave birth to 8 children when she already had one son with autism. She too, found attention on the Oprah show. I wrote a piece in April 2009:
Jenny McCarthy and Nadya Suleman share a commonality. They both worked in "exotic entertainment". They both enjoy the limelight .They both have a child with autism. They both love their children.
Their children are also the catalyst that has propelled them into their own particular "reality shows". Ms Suleman has unwittingly invited public scrutiny due to octuplet fame, while Ms. McCarthy has gleaned surveillance due to her role as an autism and anti-vaccine activist.
I worry about the message that Ms. McCarthy imparts to the vulnerable parents out there who believe that there is a "step by step guide to heal their child". Those exact words were spoken by Jenny McCarthy as she was promoting her new book to Diane Sawyer on Good Morning America.
And then came the Oprah shows, as Jenny, flanked by her boyfriend and self- professed "autism whisperer" Jim Carrey were given a platform to talk about autism. Mr. Carrey's website states: Jenny came on The Oprah Show to discuss Evan's battle with autism. At that time, she described Jim as "the autism whisperer."
Not a bad gig for Jenny from the P (Playboy). She morphed her child's illness into a career. I blanched when Jenny McCarthy was offered a show on Oprah's OWN network. We may never know the story, but the show evaporated, as did her son's autism. Now, Ms. McCarthy "fears" Oprah "scared she would beat me up....oh oh oh no Oprah", as told to Andy Cohen. She believes herself to be on Oprah's S list. Sad, just sad.
Jenny McCarthy can make decisions for her own child. She can even sell his story to further sell her story. However, and this is a huge caveat: Ms. McCarthy self proclaims her presence as The Voice of Autism. I now say "Oh oh oh no Jenny" You are not. Move on.
My child, and all the thousands of individuals legitimately diagnosed, are the collective voice of autism.


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We encourage students to create and join cultural/social clubs that offer exposure to the various cultures represented on the UAA and support cultural events and activities that acknowledge the diverse ethnic population at the UAA.
Black History Month Kickoff and Health Symposium
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Workshops and Guest Speakers
The Multicultural Center frequently holds workshops in order to help our students to fully develop them into professionals and well-rounded people. We also invite inspirational people who have battle adversity to come and talk to our students in order to broaden their horizons and connect them to larger issues in the world.
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Global Expo: Destination Ghana & Beyond with AHA
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The Multicultural Center often attends events hosted at UAA to show support for a cause or another program. As we host a lot of events ourselves the Multicultural Center stays up to date on UAA campus activities and often participates in them. If you would like to know more about on campus events here at UAA you can always ask us.
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Seven members of the Green Wave indoor track program will represent Tulane University at the 2001 NCAA Indoor Championships beginning today at the University of Arkansas.
Sophomore Marie Ahlander (Stockholm, Sweden) is the No. 2 seed in the triple jump. Her 13.23 qualifying jump was topped by just one triple-jumper this season. The preliminary and final rounds of the triple jump will begin at 5:45 p.m. Saturday.
Sophomore Nadja Petersen (Stockholm, Sweden) also has an impressive seeding, she is fifth in the 400 meters. The preliminary heats of the 400 Championship will begin at 5:10 p.m. today (Friday). The finals are at 6:45 p.m. Saturday.
Petersen will also participate in the 4x400 relay championship. She is joined on the Tulane squad by seniors Angela Milner (Modesto, Calif.) and Nikelola Balogun (Los Angeles, Calif.) and junior Asha James (Pickering, Ontario). That relay will be held at 7:55 p.m. Saturday.
On the men's side, freshman Carl White (Opelousas, La.) is the 11th seed in the triple jump. His qualifying leap of 16.10 meters was the second-best triple jump by a freshman this season. The prelims and finals of the men's triple jump will begin at 4:10 p.m. Saturday.
Junior Solomon Kandie (Nairobi, Kenya), who earned All-America honors last year in outdoor track, will compete in the mile championship this season. Kandie will run in the preliminary heat on Friday at 6:35 p.m., hoping to qualify for Saturday's final at 6:15 p.m.


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SAN JOSE -- After he waited until the morning of Game 1 of his team's Western Conference First Round series against the Los Angeles Kings to publicly name Antti Niemi his starting goaltender, San Jose Sharks coach Todd McLellan said it was an easy decision and one he had actually made days before.
McLellan has another goaltender decision to make before Game 6 Monday night at Staples Center (10 p.m. ET; NBCSN, CBC, RDS, CSN-CA, PRIME) after pulling Niemi in Games 4 and 5. This time, it might not be so easy.
Niemi gave up eight goals on 45 shots in Games 4 and 5, and the Sharks lost back-to-back games and saw their lead in this best-of-7 series shrink to 3-2.
Alex Stalock came off the bench to stop all four shots he faced in Game 4 and all 22 he faced in Game 5.
"We've got to talk about that yet today," McLellan said Sunday after the Sharks' practice. "We'll make a decision and let him know when it's time."
What goes into the goaltender decision?
"We sit down and we look at past experience," McLellan said. "We look at how that individual is playing at the moment. We look at how the team's responding around him. We look at the confidence level of the individual. We look at the workload that individual has had. We look at the upcoming schedule. We look at where we are in a practice rotation."
Niemi has the clear edge in Stanley Cup Playoffs experience. He won the Cup with the Chicago Blackhawks in 2010 and has appeared in 61 playoff games. Stalock, however, has better numbers than Niemi this postseason and, for that matter, had better numbers in the regular season.
Stalock went 12-5-2 with a 1.87 goals-against average and a .932 save percentage. Niemi went 39-17-7 with a 2.39 goals-against average and a .913 save percentage. Stalock also has better stick handling and passing skills, which could help the Sharks get the puck out of their zone against the Kings, which has been a problem the past two games.
"Al's always looked good," Sharks forward Logan Couture said. "I've been with Al for years. I was with him in the minors. I've seen him play a lot of games. I'm confident with Al, and I'm confident with Nemo, both of them. I've been around Al for a while. He's a battler.
"The last game I don't really think that was Nemo's fault. We gave up 18 shots in the first period. Hung him out to dry on those goals. Both guys we're confident in."
For what it's worth, Stalock was the first goaltender off the ice Sunday, going to the dressing room long before Niemi. Stalock typically stays on the ice much longer than he did Sunday for practices the day before games when he's not in the lineup.
Stalock made his Stanley Cup Playoffs debut in Game 4, taking over less than a minute into the third period. He took over in Game 5 less than a minute into the second period.
"It was good," Stalock said. "I've said before we even started, I haven't personally been in playoffs since my rookie year [with Worcester of the American Hockey League]. Just to be back in them, it's a fun time of year. It's the goal, obviously, every year to get in. Get some chances and make the most of it."
McLellan said Stalock "looked pretty good" in his two relief efforts. "He looked good in practice. We have two to pick from."
Stalock didn't sound fazed by the possibility of making his first postseason start for the Sharks.
"All year it's been just being ready," he said. "If it is, you get a chance and you go in."
While McLellan pondered his goaltender decision, the Sharks tried to move past their disappointing 3-0 loss in Game 5 and get ready for Game 6.
"They took it to us at the start of that game," Couture said. "We expected better out of ourselves and we didn't get it from player to player. No one was very good. So yeah, it was disappointing for sure that we didn't play better [Saturday] in front of our home crowd with what we had in front of us, an opportunity to close out a series. But we still got an opportunity going into L.A. to do the same thing. We know it's going to be difficult so we're going to need to be a lot better."
The Sharks reviewed video of their Game 5 loss then hit the ice for a high-tempo practice.
"We're still in the driver's seat," McLellan said. "We like where we're at. It would have been nice to get a win in Game 4, but it didn't happen. We didn't play well in Game 5 and it didn't happen.
"I still think we have a great opportunity in front of us. ... We earned the right to be ahead, and now we have to make good on it."
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So I noticed that Oracle is still selling Sun Type 7 keyboard and mouse packages. I was thinking of buying one for a Linux box at my house so I had easy access to some of the extra keys such as Compose and Alt-GR. I have some questions though before I do for anyone who has used these -- it's been a very long time since I've used an actual Sun keyboard.
They show that both a PC and UNIX layout is available. Unfortunately, I cannot find anywhere a clear picture of both layouts to determine the difference. Can anyone post pictures of the 2 different layouts for me to take a look at?
I don't remember what some of the "Solaris shortcut" keys do, like Props, Front, Stop, and Again. Are these vestiges from OpenWindows? Do they have any usage on a modern Solaris like OpenSolaris running Gnome? Do they automatically map to anything useful on Linux, or am I going to have to map them myself to something with XModMap?
When I last used a Sun keyboard, I remember it having a rather mushy feel to it, so I am wondering if any touch typists could weigh in on whether this keyboard "feels nice" for day to day touch typing.


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Crystallization is a significant step in the manufacture of pharmaceutical ingredients. The FDA is now encouraging the use of modern process analytical technologies (PATs) in pharmaceutical production and quality control. Accordingly, the industry is moving away from empirical to science-based standards for manufacturing control. As a results, new technologies are entering the manufacturing sector of the pharmaceutical industry.
Process Analytical Technologies are used for the analysis and control of manufacturing processes to assure an acceptable quality at the completion of the process. This is based on measuring critical quality parameters and performance attributes of raw and in-process materials and processes. The crystallization process is one of these. It requires the mixture and conditions to be tightly controlled in order to precipitate the correct crystalline form. An example of this, was at one of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies, which had the requirement to tightly control the water content in an IPA/drug mixture in a glass-lined reactor such that the water content was just above 2.5%.
Bruker Optics supplied a MATRIX-F fiber optic-based process Fourier transform NIR spectrometer and two 100-m lengths of low OH fused silica fiber optic cable along with a custom designed transmission probe contained in a 2-m hastelloy C22 DIP Pipe. The DIP pipe was needed for the glass-line reactor because no side ports were available for a standard probe. The DIP pipe was designed to enter the reactor through a flange at the top. The design and realization of this DIP pipe was done by a team of engineers using a sophisticated Computer Aided Design software to optimize the product. The initial calibration development was done in a pilot plant and then transferred to the reactor once the MATRIX-F had been installed. Spectra (32 scans, of roughly 15 s, at a resolution of 8 cm-1) were measured constantly over several batches. The spectra collected throughout the process, with different water contents are shown in Figure 1.
Figure 1. FT-NIR absorption spectra of the pilot plant mixture collected throughout the course of the reaction. Significant differences can be clearly observed. They are correlated to changes in the water content.
Time stamped samples were collected and analyzed off-line before the water content was correlated to the appropriate time stamped in-line NIR spectrum. The resulting calibration model for water content is shown in Figure 2 where a prediction accuracy of 0.02% is achieved over a water content range of 1.9-3.7%.
Figure 2. Cross validation results of a PLS based model for prediction of the water content. The data shows a very high correlation coefficient (99.76) and a low error (0.02 absolute).
Near-infrared spectra result from combination and overtone bands of C-H, N-H, O-H, etc. vibrations. Since most reaction mixtures contain some organic components with these bonds, they are ideal for near-infrared analysis. The OPUS/QUANT quantitative analysis software package uses partial lease squares (PLS) to develop quantitative models. Typically, the development of a model requires measuring samples that contain a range of concentrations of the components of interest. The unique Quant self-optimisation routine is then applied to develop the calibration model. In this example, NIR spectra of the reaction mixture were constantly collected in a pilot plant and correlated through their time stamp to samples pulled from the reactor and then analyzed off-line.
Bruker Optics offers a wide range of instrumentation to meet every specific needs. For process applications the MATRIX-F is recommended due to its multiplexing capability, ruggedness and easy serviceability. A wide range of process measurement accessories are available for in-line and on-line measurements of liquids, solids and slurries.
The MATRIX-F can also be used in an at-line application by adding a simple fiber coupled vial holder and using disposable glass vials. This can be an alternative solution for developing calibration models before going on-line. Near-infrared spectra can be collected directly from liquid streams using in-line flow cells or transmission probes with no sample preparation. The use of fiber optics makes it possible to locate the instrument in a distant control room or in an enclosure, in a hazardous location close to the measurement site. High quality spectra can generally be collected in less than a minute and the quantitative analysis of multiple components easily performed. All of these factors make NIR spectroscopy a quick, reliable in-line tool for monitoring processes.
Figure 3. MATRIX-F individually enclosed modules designed to easily fit into standard 19-inch racks and enclosures. The spectrometer for this experiment was housed in an environmental enclosure 100 m from the sample point along with a touch-screen computer. The results are transmitted to the Process Control system via a 4-20 mA interface and the water content is controlled by a closed loop based on the NIR result. Bruker Optics is constantly improving its products and reserves the right to change specifications without notice.
In a process environment the MATRIX-F can be used, along with the process software ADIO, to measure and analyze the sample and send the results to a DCS through a variety of I/O options such as 4-20 mA, Modbus, Profibus, Industrial Ethernet, etc.
Bruker Optics, part of the Bruker Corporation is the leading manufacturer and worldwide supplier of Fourier Transform Infrared, Near Infrared and Raman spectrometers. Their product line includes FT-IR, NIR, Raman, TD-NMR, TeraHertz spectrometers and imaging spectrographs for various markets and applications.
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Webcast #193 – 2016
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The team took a week off (around Friday, June 17), but before they did, recorded a new podcast valid for Friday June 10, wherein The Idol, Warcraft, 3rd Street Blackout, Conjuring 2, Almost Holy, and In Search of Israeli Cuisine are discussed.
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Though we weren't able to talk about Matthew Barney's River of Fundament, we did get around to Pop Star: Never Stop Never Stopping, Presenting Princess Shaw (both about the music biz), Hockney, about the painter, the beautifully shot Italian film L'Attesa, and revivals of Meek's Cutoff (shot in Oregon), Raiders of the Lost Ark and… More
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The big openings this weekend are X-Men: Apocalypse, and Alice Through the Looking Glass, which are team tackles. Also on hand are the Cuban film Viva, the apartment set thriller The Ones Below, the Cannees favorites Dheepan and The Lobster, the revival of an unusual anime film Belladonna of Sadness, and a restoration of Kurosawa's… More
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Here are the movies we talk about this week: High Rise, based on the J. G. Ballad novel; Francofonia, an essay film on the idea of the art museum; Tale of Tales, based on Italian fairy tales; The Nice Guys, a comic buddy cop film set in the 1970s ; and Money Monsters, a ripped-from-the-headlines social comment movie about Wall Street. Also… More
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This week our trio is joined by tech chief Jordan Lewis to review such films as the trapped-in-a-course horror film Crush the Skull, the personal drama from Rob Reiner Being Charlie, the French film about filmmaking, Irma Vep, and two Czech films in the recent series, The Way Out and Gangster Ka. Also, the first… More
Posted May 6, 2016 by D. K. Holm
One of the biggest movies of the year, Captain America: Civil War, threatens to distract from everything else, but our team carries on, with reviews also of the catnap comedy Keanu, the biopic Papa: Hemingway in Cuba, the New Zealand historical drama White Lies, a documentary about secondary actors in Star Wars, Elstree 1976, Jason… More
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Kind of an off week, movie wise, but the team carries on, with reviews of the new action film Criminal, the biopic about the mathematicians G. H. Hardy and S. Ramanujan, The Man Who Knew Infinity, and Green Room, the horror film shot in Oregon.
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This week a reduced team looks at First Monday in May, a documentary about Vogue's preparation of a fashion show at the Met; The Huntsman: Winter War, the prequel to last year's Snow White knock off; Louder Than Bombs, a domestic drama along the lines of Ordinary People; Lamb, an Ethiopian film about a displaced youth; Strange Victory, a restored essay film… More
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This week on a very special On the Aisle, we talk to Cathy Whims, chef, food writer, and owner of Nostrana and two other eateries, about food movies, starting with City of Gold, the new documentary about writer Jonathan Gold, and moving on to favorite food scenes, in such films as Babette's Feast and When… More


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Requirement is a Database for Charities and Not-For-Profits.
The Statement of Requirements from the Users is :-
A Not-For-Profit Organization (NPO) has employees, partners (of about 5 kinds),
clients, fundraising and several children NPO organisations.
B. Things of Interest :-
For Phase 1 :-
B.1 Appeals (Fundraising)
B.2 Clients
B.3 Employees
B.4 Organisations,(eg NPOs) and children Organisations.
B.5 Partners (5 kinds)
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B.6 Charities
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A 13-page coloring book highlighting the interesting shapes of marine plankton. Includes an age appropriate introduction to plankton.
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This 34-page color guide to common fouling organisms with details and photos for each species. Also included are some non-tunicate species of concern.
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To begin defining the declarative component layout, if the Component Palette is not already open, from the View menu choose Com ponent Palette . Then select the ADF Faces page from the dropdown list in the palette, and expand the panel of your choice (for example, Common Components or Layout). You can use any number of ADF Faces components to define your declarative component layout. Typically, you would first add a layout or container component such as Panel Group Layout, and then insert the other components into the layout or container component.
Adding components to a declarative component layout is similar to adding components to a JSF page. You can use any combination of design tools to create your declarative component layout. For instance, you will use the visual editor, Property Inspector, and Component Palette to create a toolbar with toolbar buttons.
While metadata for a declarative component is defined in the component definition file within the
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af:xmlContent element. It does not matter whether it is inserted before or after the
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In the layout part of the declarative component definition, you will insert the following ADF Faces components:
You cannot include ADF databound components in the layout part of the declarative component. For instance, you cannot drag and drop an item from the Data Controls panel.
To enable page authors to enter their own label for a menu item, you will invoke the Expression Builder from the Property Inspector to create and insert an EL expression for the
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To enable page authors to enter their own action listener method for the menu item, you will use the Edit Property dialog to insert a method expression on the
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Whether it's a great smile or a killer personality, we all have something to brag about. And every once in a while, it's OK to do just that.
This week, we hit the stores at Fashion Place for a lesson in Street Style and to find out what you really love about yourself.
Rachel Van Wagenen, found at: Lolabella. Loves: Her smile
Top: Junkfood brand, Buckle | Skinnies: AG | Shoes: Madden Girl | Lips: NYX in "Fire"
Brittania Lassig, found at Sephora. Loves: Her personality
Top: PacSun | Scarf: Bohme | Skinny jeans: Bohme | Boots: Forever Young | Earrings: Icing
Melissa Crandall, found at JMR. Loves: Her laugh
Scarf: Lolabella | Jacket: H&M | Tank: H&M | Leggings: Victoria's Secret | Socks: H&M | Boots: Steve Madden
Jessica Hughes, found at Bastille. Loves: Her style
Jacket: Zara | hooded shirt: Rick Owens | Skinnies: J Brand | Boots: Zara | Jewerly: mixture of her mom's, local artist Arash Mafi (Paisley Dreams) and handmade herself.
What's your favorite thing about yourself? Tell us in a comment!
For more photos, visit our SLC Street Style photo gallery
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The Daily Start-Up: Facebook Looks To Move Beyond Email
This morning's roundup of the latest venture capital news and analysis across the Web:
Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg launched his company's new messaging service, portraying it as more evolutionary than revolutionary. While saying he didn't expect people to immediately forsake their Yahoo or Google addresses for a facebook.com account, he did declare, "We don't think a modern messaging system is going to be email." In a move to get its fans to spend even more time on Facebook, the venture-backed company launched a service to provide a single point of access to email, chat, instant messages and cellphone text messages. Invitation-only for now, the service will be rolled out during the next several months. Read what The Wall Street Journal and the New York Times have to say here and here. TechCrunch has an interview with Joel Seligstein, the Facebook engineering manager in charge of the new product.
Not to be completely upstaged by Facebook, Google CEO Eric Schmidt at the Web 2.0 conference showed off a new mobile phone with a technology that he said could eventually replace credit cards. Details were sketchy, but Engadget has some.
Khosla Ventures has given its seal of approval to payment service PayNearMe, leading a $16 million Series C round for Tilono Corp., which runs the service. The service enables people to pay cash for online transactions at stores of its partner, 7-Eleven Inc. Also participating in the deal were new investor August Capital and prior backers Maveron and True Ventures. Read more in VentureWire.
Venture debt provider Hercules Technology Growth Capital likes clean technology. The firm expects clean-tech to account for 20% to 25% of its total commitments this year, Hercules Chief Executive Manuel Henriquez tells VentureWire. So far this year, Hercules has committed $100 million to the sector, financing companies such as Greatpoint Energy Inc., a developer of coal-gasification technology, and Solexel Inc., a solar panel maker.
Softbank Capital has lost its second general partner in as many years to a media company. Mike Perlis, former president of Ziff-Davis Media and Playboy Publishing Group, is now president and chief executive of Forbes Media. He takes over day-to-day management from Steve Forbes and becomes the first non-descendant of the Forbes family to run the company. Softbank is left with two general partners. Last year, Eric Hippeau left the firm to become CEO of Softbank portfolio company Huffington Post. Despite the departures, Perlis tells All Things Digital it will be "business as usual" at Softbank.
Angel investing has gotten so overheated that it's like investing in Florida condos a few years back, writes venture investor Mark Suster on his blog. He advises entreprenuers to court experienced investors be they angels or VCs.


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Born in Jamaica, Louis Simpson spent most of his adult life in the United States, where he was active as a poet, translator, literary critic, and professor. After serving with an airborne division in WWII, he completed his education at Columbia and in France, where his first book of poetry was published in 1949. Typical subjects included his West Indian boyhood and the mysteries of ordinary life. At the End of the Open Road won the Pulitzer Prize in 1964.


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May 21, 2014
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HUTCHINSON, Kan. (SMU) - The SMU Mustangs will travel to the Prairie Dunes Country Club in Hutchinson, Kan., for their first NCAA Championship appearance since 2005 beginning Friday morning. SMU, fresh off a fourth-place result at the NCAA San Antonio Regional and winning the American Athletic Conference title, will be making its 16th all-time showing at the Championships.
The 2014 NCAA Championships will begin Friday and the six-day event will conclude on May 28. The Prairie Dunes Country Club in Hutchinson, Kan., and Wichita State will host the event. Three days of stroke play featuring all 156 players will begin on Wednesday at 7 a.m. The fourth and final round of stroke play will feature the top 40 players after the first three days, and the individual national champion will be crowned. Tuesday and Wednesday will feature three rounds of match play featuring the top eight teams after the first three days of stroke play.
The NCAA Championship field consists of the six Regional champions (Alabama, Oklahoma State, Stanford, Georgia Tech, Georgia and Illinois) and 24 other squads plus the top six individuals from each regional not on an advancing team. 22 of the top-25 players will be competing, including Stanford's Patrick Rodgers, who won the Ben Hogan Award and is the top-ranked amateur in the world. Five of the top 10 amateurs in the world will be competing: Patrick Rodgers (Stanford), Oliver Schniederjans (Georgia Tech), Cameron Wilson (Stanford), Robby Shelton (Alabama) and Bryson Dechambeau (SMU). SMU is one of two American Athletic Conference teams at the event, with Houston pegged as a 10-seed. In total, 156 players will hit the links beginning Friday at 7 a.m.
SMU will be making its 16th appearance in the NCAA Championships and its first since 2005. The Mustangs made three straight trips from 2003-05, with a best finish of 22nd in 2005. SMU has one NCAA title - in 1954, led by Floyd Addington, who took the individual national championship. Prior to the NCAA San Antonio Regional, SMU had been to 11 straight regionals but had not finished well enough to advance in the last seven appearances. SMU tallied five consecutive top-10 national finishes from 1954-58, and then took two more top tens in 1972 and 1973. SMU has not cracked the top 10 since, with a top finish of 12th in 1996, led by Hank Kuehne and current SMU coaches Josh Gregory and Jason Enloe. Last season, senior Mario Clemens won the NCAA Fayetteville Regional to qualify as an individual for the NCAA Championship, where he wound up tying for 16th, earning him All-America status.
Sophomore Bryson Dechambeau ranks eighth in the nation in final round scoring average with a 69.83. SMU is ranked 39th as a team, averaging a score of 73.26 on the final day. SMU posted a low-round score of 285 (plus-one) in the final round of the American Athletic Conference Championships, clinching the league title. Dechambeau carded a three-under 68 in that round, sealing the individual championships by five strokes.
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Sophomore Austin Smotherman recorded his third top-10 finish of the season, tying for fourth at the American Athletic Conference Championships. Smotherman tied for sixth at the Valspar Invitational at Floridian on March 25, and earned a runner-up result at the Royal Oaks Intercollegiate on Oct. 29, finishing at 10-under par. He has carded a total of 12 rounds of par or better this season, and holds an average round score of 72.94. On May 9, Smotherman was named to the All-American Athletic Conference team.
Harry Higgs is SMU's lone senior for the 2013-14 season, and he is looking to make it his best season yet. The Overland Park, Kan., native has posted three top-five finishes and is currently ranked 127th in the GolfWeek/Sagarin rankings. Higgs recorded a career-best result at the National Invitational Tournament hosted by Arizona, tying for second (eight-under par). Higgs also came through with a clutch final round at the American Athletic Conference Championships, carding four birdies over his final 10 holes to help lead SMU to a five-shot victory.
On whether the team reached or exceeded expecations this season... "Every year you expect to reach the NCAA Championships. We were pretty disappointed after last year's results. We were a good enough team to have gone to the NCAA Championships and we unfortunately fell two shots short. It was our goal to get back, and it's why I came back to SMU. We wanted to rebuild this program and get it to the point where we are a perennial power each and every year. A win in the conference championship over two of the top-10 teams in the country in Central Florida and Houston and qualifying for the NCAA Championship validated that we are going in the right direction and hopefully we will be a force in college golf year-in and year-out. I'd be lying if I said I didn't expect it. It would have been a very disappointing year had we not made it."
On the team's chances... "I told the kids 'why not us'; somebody has to win this thing and we've proven all year that when we're good, we can beat anybody. There's only six or seven teams in the field that we haven't beaten. Strange things happen at the NCAA Championships. When you get a hot team that believes and can handle their emotions, you never know what can happen. I'd love to look at it like 'hey, everything is a bonus from here', but at the same time, that's not really fair because we have high expectations. In my opinion, it's an opportunity to go compete for a national championship. As I told my kids, you don't get these chances very often in your life and when you do, you better take advantage of it and most importantly you better enjoy it."
After battling for the lead for much of the day, the SMU Mustangs placed fourth at four-over par after the final round at the NCAA San Antonio Regionals at Briggs Ranch Golf Club on Saturday. With the top-five result, SMU earned a berth to the NCAA Championships for the first time since 2005.
"Today is a huge day for SMU golf and a major step for the program," SMU head coach Josh Gregory said. "I'm so proud of these guys. Today was tough and a grind, and we made it a lot tougher than it should have been, but it's all about surviving and advancing. We are honored to represent SMU at the NCAA Championships and we cannot wait to compete. Today validates that SMU is becoming a factor in college golf."
Sophomore Bryson Dechambeau was SMU's top-finishing individual, tying for seventh at two-under par. Fellow sophomores Ryan Burgess and Austin Smotherman were SMU's top two players on Saturday, with each carding two-over 74s in the final round. Smotherman posted three bogeys on holes 2-4, but rallied back with five birdies between holes 5-14.
Freshman Andrew Buchanan moved as high as eighth on the leaderboard after starting out two-under through six holes, but he would eventually fall back to three-over for the round. earning him a 19th-place result. Burgess and senior Harry Higgs tied for 21st at three-over for the tournament.
No. 6 Georgia won the event by 13 strokes over Georgia State. No. 19 Vanderbilt took third, followed by SMU and No. 18 UCLA. TCU missed the top five by just two strokes, while No. 7 UCF was the highest-ranked team in the field to not advance, taking seventh. Georgia Southern, Charleston and USF rounded out the top 10. TCU's Julien Brun won the individual title at 10-under par.
SMU was at nine-under par around the halfway point of the day, and led the tournament by as many as two strokes over both Georgia and Vanderbilt. SMU was two-under as a team through eight holes, but ended the day at 10-over.
SMU Mustangs sophomores Bryson Dechambeau and Austin Smotherman received all-conference recognition, and head coach Josh Gregory was named American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year, the league office announced on May 9.
Dechambeau, who won the individual conference title by five shots, was a Ben Hogan Award semifinalist and was selected to represent the United States at the 2014 Palmer Cup. The Clovis, Calif., native has seven top-five finishes this season and has carded 18 rounds at par or better. Dechambeau is also eighth in the nation in final-round scoring average (69.83), tallying eight scores in the 60s to end tournaments. Dechambeau is currently ranked 10th in the World Amateur Golf Rankings. Dechambeau also earned all-conference honors last season, landing a spot on the Conference USA First Team and winning Freshman of the Year.
Smotherman had a career-best runner-up result at the Royal Oaks Intercollegiate in October, finishing the event at 10-under par. Smotherman also tied for sixth at the Valspar Collegiate at four-under par and has totaled 13 rounds of par or better golf this season. The Loomis, Calif., native climbed as high as second at the conference tournament before ending with a strong fourth-place finish. Smotherman was a Second Team All-C-USA selection last season.


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Working on the alphabet with your toddler or preschooler? If they're going to learn it at a young age, it's going to have to be fun—part of their normal play, with activities that they're going to enjoy. Of course, you can always read alphabet books, play with alphabet magnets, or point out letters as you pass by them; but if you're looking for something a little bit different, an apple alphabet might be in your future.
First, print out at least twenty-six apples on cardstock or heavy paper—red, green, and yellow is best. Now, cut them out. This might take a while, so you'll want to settle down in front of a good television program. Also, consider bribing your spouse. Or your older kids. Or anyone who comes anywhere near you while you still have a pair of scissors in your hand.
Do you have twenty-six little apple cutouts? Great! Now, mix up all the colors (if you did it in different colors; if you just did one, no mixing is required) and write one letter on each card (preferably A through Z, but if that's not how your alphabet works, feel free to use the method that works best for you). Now, stick it in a bag, because if you've had enough time to get all of that done, your toddler is probably asleep, getting into something that's going to require some cleanup, or happily entertained by someone else.
Once your toddler is bright-eyed and busy tailed and paying attention to you, spread the cards out in front of you. You can do this in order or at random; that's entirely up to you. Your toddler is likely not familiar enough with alphabetical order yet to notice if you reverse the M and the N, or write the whole thing out backwards, or even go with a completely random mix of letters dependent entirely on how you pull them out of the box.
Now's the time to get creative. You can help your child build his name, his siblings' names, his friends' names…anything that comes to mind. Just remember that you only have one of each letter. (You wanted to spell Daddy? That's cute. That takes three D's. You're welcome to go cut out more apples, if you like…) You can go through the letters one by one and point them out. He might surprise you with just how many he already knows. You can hang them on the wall and go "picking" the letters in his name.
Let your creative juices flow, and have fun with it! Your child might enjoy holding up letters and asking you to identify them. It's okay to say, "Hm, I don't know; what do you think?" the third time he holds up the same letter in fifteen minutes. Turn them upside down and play a quick game of "memory." "Can you remember where the L was? How about the T?" Don't let them get too scattered, though.
Recognition of all of the letters won't happen at once; but a little bit of extra practice will help make identifying them easier in the long run. Of course, you've probably started with capital letters. Sooner or later, you'll have to do lower case ones, too.


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Until that day…
When I die, I want to be this log–
a nursery for green and growing things.
Small trees spring from my body–
shy, exuberant, leaping towards sunshine.
This must be how the Earth feels
about people, grasses, whales–
all us green and growing things
rooted in her belly.
Until that day, that final fall
I'll practice being the Earth.
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The dawn of the New Year is a good time check out the details of your homeowners' insurance policy for proper coverage. Homeowners' insurance generally offers several different kinds of coverage.
Policies ordinarily set a replacement value on your home with 20 percent additional coverage to account for specialized local conditions and inflation. Most homeowner's policies have deductibles which must be surpassed before insurance pays anything. Make sure that the deductible on your policy is something that you can afford.
Higher deductibles make premiums go down, but may leave you holding a much bigger bag before your family is protected. Do you have a personal reserve fund to meet the deductible? Policies insure your home against most ordinary perils. These probably include tornado, fire, windstorm, theft and others. It will not protect against floods, sometimes earthquakes, or acts of war. Read your policy and become alert to specific unusual exclusions.
Check with your county building department to assure your home is not located in a flood plain. A flood is unlikely, but flood insurance is available from the federal government should you feel the need. Many mortgage companies insist you carry this coverage in areas likely to flood.
Earthquake insurance is probably not necessary in the Kansas City area, but new questions have been raised recently concerning oil exploration by "fracking" and atypical seismic activity in the area. A catastrophic, series of earthquakes happened in 1811 and 1812 at New Madrid MO, just a couple hundred miles to the east. The 1811 and 1812 earthquakes were felt as far away as Washington D.C. Scientists believe an earthquake on the New Madrid fault system will happen again at some future date and may affect Kansas City.
Sewer backups and failures of underground piping remain rare, but are more likely than floods or earthquakes for us. Sewer coverage is not ordinarily included in most homeowner's policies, but can be purchased as riders to your general policy for around $10-$20 per month. An ounce of prevention is worth hundreds of pounds of sludge when it comes time to dig out.
Video inspection and maintenance of sewer pipes that run from your street to your house is now available and should be performed every three or four years. This may save you from a big cleanup in the future, tearing up your lawn, and ruining the possessions you've stored in the basement.
Your policy also covers general liability problems. The contents of your home are insured under a separate section of the policy. Have you acquired something of value that is stored at home? Have you been the beneficiary of a bequest? Has some item appreciated significantly? If so, you may want to address the amount of coverage you have on this portion of you insurance or even take out a separate policy on the exceptional items. You should keep an inventory of your belongings against potential loss and have digital records of the items.
All homeowners policies have provisions that allow for living expenses should you not be able to live in your home because of a loss. Make sure that the amount allowed is adequate to take care of your family's needs in event of disaster. It may be time to buy more coverage.
Questions should be referred to your personal insurance agent. You may not be able to do much about homeowner's insurance rates, but you can review your home and belongings to assure proper coverage on your home sweet home.


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Klaus Reyjk on 12/07/2012 11:56am
No, religious connotations have nothing to do with it. It closes the possibilities - the way that people understand science. And since now there's the possibility of multiple Higgs bosons, clearly thinking about it in monotheistic terms, or story-ending terms, is to completely ignore what Ellis says at the end of the video - that he hopes that they DON'T find the higgs - just somehting LIKE it. The we can keep learning.
TheoPhysical on 12/07/2012 11:55am
Surely the main problem with calling it the 'God particle' are the religious connotations! and seriously that's a physicist's worst nightmare.
Bernatolle K on 12/07/2012 11:51am
Klaus, that is quite clearly to underestimate the value of this discovery. He can now wear that T-shirt with pride. And be closer than we have ever been in the history of knowledge to understand where we came from - and what the universe is made of. Which would also be a nice.
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This 2015 book, subtitled Ten Maps That Explain Everything about the World, is praised by Newsweek as a work that 'shows how geography shapes not just history but destiny.' The ten maps and the discussion of each conveniently take up ten chapters: Russia, China, United States, Western Europe, Africa, The Middle East, India and Pakistan, Korea and Japan, Latin America, and The Arctic. The discipline of geopolitics gets a very good airing here, with answers by British author Tim Marshall to such questions as: 1) Why will America never be invaded?, 2) What does it mean that Russia must have a navy, but also has frozen ports six months out of the year?, 3) How does this affect Putin's treatment of the Ukraine?, 4) How is China's future constrained by geography?, 5) Why is Tibet destined to lose its autonomy?, and 6) Why will Europe never be united? The physical aspects of the world's nations are a major factor in determining the conduct of international relations even in this modern age. Historical yet current, this book is a rich source for understanding the world scene in the 21st century and the background to its development.
Whole Earth Catalog founder Stewart Brand is famously credited with the saying "information wants to be free", but it was hacktivist wunderkind Aaron Swartz who took his quote as marching orders and set out to actually make it free – with both troubling and thought provoking results. The new book The Idealist: Aaron Swartz and the Rise of Free Culture on The Internet by Justin Peters reads like a highly contextualized biography of Swartz and the history and circumstances that led to his tragically taking his own life in 2013 rather than face what most characterize as an overly aggressive federal prosecution for anonymously downloading massive amounts of academic articles from the JSTOR database. Peters veers off from the Swartz storyline multiple times to give context and a sense of history to the complex history of intellectual property in the US, something that he is criticized for in Stephen Witt's NYT Sunday Book Review of the book. But I loved the veering off and the lively and accessible prose that Peters uses here. Aaron Swartz believed deeply in the power of open access to information as the central idea that makes our democracy so powerful. I will leave it to readers of this book to make up their own minds about the status of that ideal today and what they are willing to do about it. Highly recommended!
For more about Swartz and his story, I recommend the great documentary The Internet's Own Boy.
One of my fields of study in addition to librarianship has been political science, so it naturally follows that I would be an eager viewer of C-SPAN. In fact, I have been known to watch Senate hearings at 3:30 a.m. The program on which this 2015 book is based, though, comes on at the more reasonable time of 8:00 p.m. on Sunday evenings. Susan Swain, the moderator of C-SPAN's series on first ladies of the United States, is in my opinion one of the finest interviewers on TV. In this book she has compiled material from the series that originally ran in 2013 and 2014 and is now being replayed. The result of her efforts is, under one cover, an absolute treasure of information and little-known facts about the presidents' spouses, and by extension, the presidents themselves, their families, and events concurrent with their time in the White House.
I casually picked up Kim Zetter's Countdown to Zero Day: Stuxnet and the launch of the world's first digital weapon because I was familiar with her writing for Wired magazine where she covers cybercrime, privacy, and security issues. While I knew Zetter as a skilled writer, I was not prepared for this book to capture my attention so profoundly and to be such a scary thrill to read. The book begins as an account of the detection and spread of what seemed at the time (2010-11) a rather routine computer "malware" attack but quickly unfolds into a thrilling whodunit with complex international implications and a glimpse at the kind of cyber-warfare that we will face in the future.
This story touches my heart. I picked it up to read because I met Pat Mora one Fall when she made an author visit to Kalamazoo. I always enjoy her work, so it was natural for me to read this book.
The story is about Libby's great aunt (Lobo) who is eighty years old. She has been studying very hard, learning all about America so that she can take her citizenship test. Libby and her Mom will go with Lobo to the ceremony when she becomes a citizen of the United States.
Libby's class practices the Pledge of Allegiance just as her great aunt does. Libby's teacher explains the meaning of it as they recite it. Libby and Lobo practice saying the Pledge of Allegiance every night so that on Friday, the big day, they will both be ready. While they wait for Friday to come, Libby's great aunt tells her about her country and coming to the United States. They came here to protect the family.
At the ceremony, the Judge tells everyone what a happy day it is. She has all the new citizens stand to recite the Pledge of Allegiance.
When my mother-in-law was eighty years old, she too became a citizen of the United States. We were lucky enough to be able to have the Judge come to her home and perform the ceremony. My daughter was in kindergarten at the time and we talked about how Grandma had to learn the history of our country and how important it was to her. It was a touching ceremony and we all recited the Pledge of Allegiance with her, there was not a dry eye among us. We were every bit as proud of her as Libby was of Lobo. It is something our family will never forget.
No matter what your personal opinions on Edward Snowden, or his actions, are; Glenn Greenwald's account of breaking the Snowden story, No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. surveillance state, is gripping stuff. Greenwald, a journalist who has subsequently become synonymous with the Snowden leaks and hasn't been shy about offering his strong opinion on the blanket NSA surveillance they exposed, spends the first half of No Place to Hide detailing the cloak and dagger story of his first contact with Snowden and the events that led to Greenwald flying to Hong Kong to meet Snowden personally and release the initial secret documents that broke the story worldwide. The second half of the book is devoted to explaining the alphabet soup of secret NSA programs that Snowden's documents exposed. These surveillance programs effectively try to sweep up and collect all communications and internet activity worldwide and their breadth and depth is downright shocking. Viewed as evidence that we are living under a dangerous surveillance state or proof that our government is fighting terrorism by any means necessary, No Place to Hide is an eye opening and incisive read.
Library of Congress American Folklife Center: an Illustrated Guide…the title sounds bland, but the book/CD set is anything but! It covers a wide cross-section of folk art and folk lore in the United States.
Most amazing is the accompanying CD. With 35 tracks in all, there are songs from all over the U.S., including a song sung by Zora Neale Hurston, storytelling, personal interviews with many different people about aspects of daily living and the impacts of war and slavery. Some recordings are over 100 years old. Altogether they demonstrate the richness and variety of cultural experience in our country. This would be a great teaching tool to help bring an American history topic to life for your students.
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|Timeless Treasures Basketball made its debut in 2009/10 when it was a late season product during Panini's 1st year of making basketball cards. This year, Panini has bumped up the release date to make this one of the first 'premium' basketball sets to come onto the market in 2010/11. The release of this product actually fell very close to when 2010/11 Donruss Basketball came out - so basketball collectors have plenty to choose from.
This product is what I would call 'hit or miss' - as you are probably going to hit something huge, or be somewhat disappointed with the outcome. Part of that is because there are Logoman, 1/1 Autographs and many expensive cards within the set - so when you don't get one ... you feel a little more bummed out than usual. However, this is still under $95 for a full box/tin - so collectors should understand that while it can deliver huge hits worth hundreds, if not, thousands of dollars ... this set doesn't cost that much more than Rookie & Stars Hobby & Threads Hobby Boxes.
One issue that has been hot on collectors minds are redemption cards. Panini America actually had a blog post on the subject recently - so I'm actually glad I pulled one to discuss how I feel about them. We ended up pulling a Landry Fields Rookie Recruits Autograph as one of our major hits. Fields is actually a great example of why its tough for collectors to pull a redemption. Landry Fields was a second round pick by the NY Knicks - and has quickly gained popularity and playing time in the big apple. His autograph rookies are actually kind of 'rare' because they have not been inserted in all 2010/11 Panini products like John Wall, DeMarcus Cousins and 1st round picks have. A collector has the choice of sending that redemption in .... and by the time they get it back Landry Fields may have many more autographs on the market - or worse yet, Landry doesn't ever get around to signing - and you're left in limbo. If you decide to sell the card - you pass that burden onto the buyer, but its possible you don't get the full 'value' during the sale because its a redemption and there is some inherent risk to buying redemptions. Landry Fields is a Rookie - and a second round pick, who doesn't have the multi-million dollar contract his teammates have. Plus he 'lives' in New York - one of the most expensive places to live in the entire world - so the odds of him signing cards for money is good. I want Panini to include him in sets, because if Blake Griffin wasn't tearing up the NBA - Landry Fields would have a chance at Rookie of the Year. So in short, I think having redemptions in products are ok - if there is a good chance the player will sign the cards + its of a player that should be included in sets.
As a side note - you notice the redemption expires 6/29/2012 (see below). This honestly gives this product a 'shelf life' of only a year and a half ... which isn't the best if you are dealer, and it totally eliminates 'unopened wax' collectors who have to open or sell this box within that time-frame. Take Blake Griffin as a perfect example of how a player can explode in year 2 (when many 09/10 product redemptions expire) - so dealers/collectors that gambled by buying under-priced 09/10 stuff will have to cash out real soon. Blake Griffin has a chance to be an MVP Candidate in 2011/12 - but boxes will be long gone as redemptions force collectors to open this product before the prices can fully mature. If companies had an 'expired redemption policy' that was more collector friendly - these types of things might be easier to overcome - but usually you're stuck with a once valuable redemption card - now worthless. I hope companies address this - because it would help the long-term resale value of all products.
Okay, that's my redemption card speal. Seems to be relevant to this product - as there are a good amount of them inserted. We actually got 6 cards in our box/tin instead of the advertised 5. So in actuality, we got the stated number of cards + 1 redemption. I love that every card is serial numbered - that just helps collect-ability and re-sale value for the collector. I also like that this product isn't $120, $150, or higher ... its SRP is $99 and you can often find it slightly cheaper. It delivers the same kind of high-end hits you see from National Treasures & Absolute Memorabilia - at a reduced price tag. Not every box will deliver anything close to $100 in re-sale value ... but collectors need to understand that if every third box was delivering a $100 hit, this stuff would quickly shoot up to $120, $140+ per box...or more. Understand that these types of products are pure 'gambles' that will either pay off big - or deliver about what you expect from a sub-$100 box of cards. That being said, this product can pay off bigger than most 2010/11 Basketball Sets on the market at this time, so it's probably one worth taking if you can afford to.
The best thing about 2010/11 Timeless Treasures was the release date. Last year, it was competing against its own companies product lines which came out around the same time in mid-2010. Now this set can stand on its own as one of the first premium sets of the year, and gives collectors a taste of what Absolute Memorabilia, National Treasures and Contenders will be like. There is lots to this set - so if you are cheap like me :) finding single cards at your card store or online is your best move. I have personally bid on Russell Westbrook autographs and I'd like a John Wall if they ever come down in price. Many 2010/11 NBA Rookies have yet to get a chance for big playing time - so expect many to emerge from this class later this season and into next. If you love basketball - and love to open boxes for the chance to pull something big - Timeless Treasures is a perfect product for you. If you like to be more conservative with your money - and want to make sure you get the most out of every dollar you spend, I would try 2010/11 Donruss Basketball by the box - or look for singles of Timeless Treasures on the secondary market.


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There is no denying it - there is a tension in the air...an excitement spreading across the nation as the big NFL championship game approaches on Sunday.
Yes, Superbowl Sunday - it is the final countdown.
Analysts are giving their professional opinions, fans are looking for anything to support their favored teams, holding tight to superstitions and good luck charms and searching for clues that support their team as the champion.
On Thursday, Seattle fans were able to take solace in the choice made by an ape who has accurately chosen the Superbowl winner since 2006.
According to ESPN, Eli the ape, who resides at the Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City, Utah, chose the Seattle Seahawks to triumph over the Denver Broncos in Sunday's Superbowl face off.
It is a choice sure to please the masses of devoted 12th man fans; the 13-year-old ape is apparently better than the Vegas odd-makers when it comes to choosing the Superbowl winners.
Denver Bronco fans need not worry - there is another amazingly accurate, "clairvoyant" aquatic mammal who recently made a prediction of his own.
According to TIME, Buffet the Manatee has also chosen the correct Superbowl winner for six years running - his selection this year...The Denver Broncos.
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DUMAS - Bessie Osborn Littrell, 95, died Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Morrison Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Mark Wallis, pastor of Life Tabernacle, officiating. Burial will be in Northlawn Memorial Gardens by Morrison Funeral Directors.
Mrs. Littrell was born July 4, 1915, in Tell, Childress County, to William Carrol and Sarah Osborn. She had been a resident of Memorial Nursing and Rehab Center since July 1998, spending the remaining years and enjoying the many activities there in fellowship with friends and devoted caregivers.
Survivors include five nieces, Polly SoRelle of Amarillo, Starla Willis of Dallas, Jan Reed of Guthrie, Susie Funk of Boise City, Okla., and Brentie Harris of Fort Worth; and two nephews, Bill Caperton of Espanola, N.M., and Jack Duncan of Crescent, Okla.
The family suggests memorials be to Memorial Nursing and Rehab, 302 E. Second St., Dumas, TX 79029; or First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 617, Dumas, TX 79029.
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It's no secret in Washington circles the Democrats are in desperate trouble in this November's midterm elections. But now Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid revealed Friday that should be termed "deep trouble."
Reid, the firebrand in the U.S. Senate these days stemming from his outrageous comments, has even the most partisan Democrat blushing. He practically begged listeners to give money now. "The polls say it better than I ever could: We need you to make a contribution before midnight tonight," he wailed.
The senior senator from Nevada has good reason to worry. The latest polls indicate Republican candidates are basically tied with their Democratic challengers in four key Senate races.
In North Carolina, Thom Tillis (R) and incumbent Kay Hagan (D) each have 41 percent of the vote; in Colorado, Cory Gardner (R) has 44 percent and incumbent Mark Udall (D) 45 percent; in Arkansas, Tom Cotton (R) has 42 percent and incumbent Mark Pryor (D) 43 percent; and in Alaska, Dan Sullivan (R) has 37 percent and Mark Begich (D) 42 percent.
Those four races have a Democratic incumbent running for their political life. The money Reid is pleading for will be spent on those races. The panic has set in due to GOP strategist Karl Rove's disclosure on Fox the other night that the RNC is sending out $3.5 million in North Carolina; $2.8 million in Colorado; $1.7 million in Arizona; and $1.8 million in Arkansas.
The whining Reid said, "Karl Rove's $10 million spending spree could put Republicans in the driver's seat in the four states he's targeting. Polling is close in 11 states, and only six seats protect us from Republican control over everything from health care reform to the Supreme Court. We're matching all contributions 3-to-1 – but only until midnight tonight.''
It appears Sen. Reid is hearing footsteps. A Republic takeover of the Senate would dislodge Reid from his majority position in January, 2015 and transform the Washington political scene dramatically. "If we hit our goal tonight, that money will be answering attacks in Senate battlegrounds like North Carolina and Colorado come tomorrow morning. But if we fall short, Rove could seize the momentum, and we might not have time to get it back. Only you can stop Karl Rove and the Republicans. This is a key moment in our fight to keep our majority strong," Reid said.
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This morning it was reported to me that our four-year-old Philips DVD player produced a "No disc" error on inserting a DVD. After doing a bit of shopping, I came back home and set about trying to work out if all was lost or not.
The first thing I did was go through the onscreen menus, trying to work out if it was a password or disc lock problem. Interestingly, the disc lock option on the preferences tab was greyed out.
I then wondered if resetting the region would make a difference. So it was that I enlisted the help of Google to track down the sequence of keys needed to do just that. I set it from region 2 to all regions – but this had zero impact on the issue.
Another suggestion I came across was that the spindle motor was getting stuck by an accumulation of dust. I tried to open the case – but of course it is designed to be very difficult to open intuitively; so it was that I retired from this option as soon as I was able to work out a way of putting it back together without snapping fragile plastic lugs.
Then I stumbled across a curious piece of information. Someone suggested that if you put an audio CD in the drive, the disc lock option would become active. I tried with a Joan Armatrading CD to absolutely no avail. Then I alighted on a rather more recent "Men At Work" collection, and to my surprise the player started to whirr as it had always done. I went to the setup menu, chose the disc lock option, ensured that unlock was selected – then removed the "Men At Work" disc and replaced it with my treasured copy of "Forbidden Planet".
And lo and behold, there was light!
For an hour's fiddling around with a piece of machinery I had no training in, and using our dearly beloved worldwide web as an adjunct, I managed to save myself the trauma of having to throw away a one-time birthday present which was actually in perfect working order.
Except for some curious firmware glitch which prevented it from doing the business.
Fixing sometimes has great virtues. It's an efficient, recyclable, environmentally friendly and empowering way of saving resources. I'm good at fixing to be honest. I'm a decent amateur systems analyst.
The problem in the modern world, for me at a personal level anyhow, is that no one wants to pay amateurs in order that they might save money by such Heath Robinson-like measures.
Meanwhile, Mark berates Labour for turning itself into a party of fixers. I'm inclined to agree one hundred percent with him when he says:
The party's fixing addiction is long standing and deep rooted, but unless it's dealt with swiftly and forcefully, the rot will set in with a new generation of activists, and it'll be a little deeper, and it'll be left for another generation to return us to being what it says on the back of our membership cards – "a democratic socialist party."
Because at the moment, some of the actions that go on in our supposedly democratic party would shame a low grade banana republic.
The only thing I might add, however, is that it is perhaps the wider activity of representative democracy as we currently experience it which he should really be criticising – instead of simply the British Labour Party on its lonesome.
Without forgetting that fixing as a process and procedure can sometimes make the trains run on time very nicely indeed!


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Tips for Dining Out and Slimming Down
In her new book, Bread Is the Devil, nutritionist Heather Bauer tells how to stay on course in the Mecca of restaurants.
Between Restaurant Week, chasing down the best and newest food truck, and keeping up with the hottest celebrity chef tasting menu, it's no wonder your skinny jeans are feeling a bit too skinny. Not to mention that every time you turn around someone is inviting you to a luncheon, dinner, or cocktail hour in which "refreshments will be served." These devilish temptations can really cause a minor meltdown. After all, it's free or cheap food! And who really wants to pass that up? You do! Yes, really, you do. In my nutrition practice, I counsel many New Yorkers who have the toughest time with what I call "The Dine Out Devil." We are fortunate to have so many excuses to go to world-renowned restaurants and indulge in an abundance of culinary choices, but it can be an enormous challenge to eat out and stay healthy.
Skip the bread: It seems like cliché advice, yet rarely does one follow it. Honestly, when was the last time you heard Adam Platt reward a restaurant with a superb review for its bread? Why fill up on empty, filler food when there are so many other menu items to enjoy? Bread is hard to resist, but truly it is the symbol of sabotage. Even just a quick pluck of one toasty warm roll will lead you to poor decisions when you order the main course. After starting with bread, then you order a side order of risotto. Oh, and when dessert (for someone else) comes, maybe just a bite or two (or five) of that delicious flourless chocolate cake.
Know Before you Go: At the risk of sounding like a traffic commercial for the local news, I beg you to follow this rule. We live in the Mecca of restaurants and with that comes Yelp, Google, Citysearch, and Menupages. Make friends with them! New York women fill up their calendars with lunch dates faster than a fashion trend, so it's not unrealistic to plan your meal before going to the restaurant. Be sure to look at the menu online on a full stomach and in a calm, serene environment. Open an e-mail and plan out your choices. Send it to yourself as a reminder not to be deterred when the actual ordering begins. Become familiar with the letter "B." Items that are Baked, Boiled or Broiled are always safe options. Words like grilled, steamed and poached indicate healthy selections as well.
One doesn't have to be the loneliest number. The top mistake that my clients make is trying to maintain a strict regimen when they are out with friends enjoying a meal. It's virtually impossible to stick to water, a grilled protein, and a side of steamed vegetables when everyone around you is indulging in a 3-course lunch. Suddenly you feel pangs of resentment and jealousy. Why can't that be you? Instantly, you've isolated yourself, which can cause a binge (I call it "The Plunge"). Here's a great solution: Pick one out of three indulgences. Whether it's the 2nd glass of Chianti, the creamy béchamel on your fish, or a reasonable portion of quinoa, please do let yourself enjoy one!
Don't be THAT person. As a dietitian, I understand the perils of being a picky eater. You may feel self-conscious sliding into your banquette and immediately demanding sauce on the side, baked not fried potato, hold the croutons, cheese, avocado, and basically ordering a bed of lettuce. Pick your battles when it comes to eating out. Make a pact before the meal starts that you will only make one blatant special request. For example, if you're ordering an entrée ask for double the veggies and hold the starch. It's a simple swap that doesn't stress the server, the kitchen or your fellow diners. You'll look and feel less conspicuous and honestly, you'll enjoy the meal more!
Be Stealthy. Just because you can only make one outward special request doesn't mean that you can't make small tweaks to your order that will make it healthier without anyone knowing. Drink two glasses of water before your meal comes; use half the bread for your sandwich, and load up on the toppings (lettuce, tomato, onion) or order a salad to start and an appetizer as your entrée. If you strategically make yourself the last person to order, the spotlight is immediately off of you. By the time it's your turn, no one will be paying attention!
Dining out will always be part of life. There's always an excuse to start a diet tomorrow, whether it's an invitation to the newest 5 star restaurant or celebrating your 30th wedding anniversary. Stick to these tips and you'll never feel left out of the culinary crowd, yet you'll still be able to look fabulous being a part of it!
Heather Bauer, RD, CDN, is a nationally recognized nutrition expert and founder of Nu-Train, a New York City-based diet and nutrition counseling center. She is the co-author with Kathy Matthews of Bread Is the Devil and The Wall Street Diet. She has appeared on CBS and CNN and has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and many other major media.


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Weblogic Server Basic Concepts For Beginners
My this post is specifically for the dummies :), I mean to say the guys having little bit of knowledge or don't have knowledge of weblogic server and really want to study the basics of weblogic server or want to know from where to start to choose this as a technical carrier option.
What is Weblogic Server ? What is the difference between an application server or weblogic server and a web server ?
Weblogic server is a java j2EE based application server like other application servers exist in the market are websphere, jboss, tomcat etc, java j2EE based means it's completely build on the latest java J2EE standards, and application server you can say a middleware component or software which hosts or runs your applications, middleware because it's exist at the mid layer between front end ( your browser like IE, firefox, chrome etc ) and backend database, like below
Above architecture means, browser will access your application hosted on application server, and application will contact back end database of rest of the configurations or database related operations.
Apart from application server functionality, it has the capability of a strong web server also. it mean you can used weblogic server as an application server as well as web server just like apache, iis etc.
So in whole, as a application server you can deploy your java j2ee based applications on weblogic server to get lots of application server benefits and features as well as deploy web applications to use it as a web server also.
Difference between an application server and web server is, A Web server you can say is a computer program or software that serves content, such as Web pages ( static/dynamic ), using the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), over the World Wide Web but an application server is much more than serving Static/Dynamic Web pages, It provides Infrastructure or features for large enterprise application like better performance tuning options, advance more secure security options, advance and latest technology supports, maintainability, scalability, high availability etc which a web server doesn't provides.
From where to start
Ok once you have knowledge of an application server and on what is weblogic server, you can read from here further.
The very initial thing just like other software's is Installation, BUT before installation you need to make familiar yourself with few of the basic components, rest it's a sea, you can study, test and implement further but you need to make familiar yourself with below things first -
1. Installation
BUT before installation make sure to clear your concept on at least below things -
Environment Variable -
1. ORACLE_HOME OR MW_HOME ( middleware home ) ( earlier called BEA_HOME ) -
This is the main installation directory for weblogic server, when you will run the installer it will prompt you enter this installation middleware directory ( default is root/Oracle/Middleware like in windows D:\Oracle\Middleware )
2. WL_HOME ( WEBLOGIC HOME or Weblogic Product Directory )
This is called weblogic product directory, it's created under your PRACLE_HOME with folder name according to your weblogic version like wlserver_10.3 for 10.3.x versions ( like D:\Oracle\Middleware\wlserver_10.3 )
Concepts -
1. Jdk / Jrockit
Read on what is jdk and jrockit
2. Weblogic Domain
Read what is domain
3. Admin Server & Admin Console
Read what is admin server and how to access admin console
4. Managed Server
Read what is managed server
5. Cluster
Read what is cluster and cluster benefits
6. Machine
Read what is a machine
7. Node Manager
Read what is node manager and benefits of node manager
8. Production and Development mode
What is development mode and production mode ( NOT difference, you can read it later )
9. Start / Stop Admin Server, Managed Server, Node Manager
Read how to start and stop admin server, managed server and node manager
Once you are familiar with the above concepts, further basic steps are -
1. Do Weblogic Installation
After that do below exercise -
[A] Exercise - Ist
1. Domain creation - In development mode ( Without Managed server, only with Admin server )
2. Start Admin Server
3. Access Admin Console
4. Create managed server from Admin Console
[B] Exercise - 2nd
1. Domain creation - In production mode with managed server, cluster, machine
2. create cluster, machine from console
3. Node Manager start / stop, configuration
So, all total as below
Read here more on same
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In anticipation of the 2014 Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft, which is scheduled for Friday, Jan. 10, MLL took a look back at some of the most successful players selected during the 2013 edition of the draft, among them Massachusetts men's lacrosse alum Will Manny.
The No. 14 selection of the draft (second round), Manny went to the Boston Cannons and provided 30 points on 18 goals and 12 assists in his first professional campaign. Find out who joined Manny to fill out the 2013 draft review here.
More information about Major League Lacrosse and the 2014 Collegiate Draft can be found here. The most up-to-date information on UMass men's lacrosse is available on UMassAthletics.com.


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Amalgam fillings have been used for decades, and have been tested for safety and resistance to wear. Dentists have found amalgams to be safe, reliable, and effective for restorations.
Glass ionomers are tooth-colored materials made from fine glass powders and acrylic acids. These are used in small fillings that do not have to withstand heavy pressure from chewing. Resin ionomers are made from glass with acrylic acids and acrylic resin.
For an indirect restoration, a dentist may use an all-porcelain, or ceramic, application. This material looks like natural tooth enamel in color and translucency. Another type of indirect restoration may use the porcelain that is fused to metal, which provides additional strength. Gold alloys are used often for crowns or inlays and onlays. Base metal alloys are used in crowns and are resistant to corrosion and fracture. Indirect composites are similar to those used for fillings and are tooth-colored, but they are not as strong as porcelain or metal restorations.
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