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TUCSON, Ariz. – University of Arizona baseball head coach Andy Lopez announced Friday the addition of two assistant coaches to the program. Brock Ungricht, formerly on staff at Stanford University, has accepted an offer to be an assistant coach, and former Wildcat and Major League veteran Shelley Duncan will return to the program as an undergraduate assistant coach.
Ungricht recently completed his fourth season as the volunteer assistant coach at Stanford, where he helped the Cardinal advance to the NCAA Super Regionals in three of the past four years. At Stanford, Ungricht worked with catchers and hitters, responsibilities he will also assume at Arizona.
Prior to his work on Mark Marquess' staff at Stanford, Ungricht served in the same capacity in 2010 at his alma mater, San Diego State University. His coaching career began in 2009 as head coach at San Diego's Kearny High School.
As a collegiate player, Ungricht played three seasons for the Aztecs. He batted .373 in a freshman All-American campaign which included 48 RBI over 63 games for former head coach Tony Gwynn. The corner infielder and catcher finished his Aztec career with a batting average of .318, 44 doubles and 117 RBI, leaving among the all-time leaders in hits, RBI and total bases.
Ungricht fills a coaching vacancy left by departed assistant coach Shaun Cole, who earlier this month accepted a position with USA Baseball as the director of the 18U National Team program. A five-year assistant with the Wildcats, Cole was named the 2012 National Pitching Coach of the Year.
"I am really excited to welcome Brock to our staff," Lopez said. "He fits everything I was looking for in the position. His high school and college coaching experience give him strong ties in this part of the country, especially within the Pac-12 Conference."
Lopez also announced the addition of Duncan, the school's all-time home run leader, as an undergraduate assistant coach. Duncan, a graduate of Tucson's Canyon del Oro High School, recently retired from a professional career that included Major League service over seven seasons with the New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians and Tampa Bay Rays.
Duncan played three seasons for the Wildcats from 1999-2001 under former head coach Jerry Stitt. The Tucson native, who has maintained close ties to the program through the Lopez era, finished his career with a .322 batting average, 55 home runs and 186 runs batted in over 144 games played.
Beginning this fall, Duncan will work with Arizona's outfielders and hitters, while he begins coursework to complete his college degree.
"Shelley is a great addition to our staff," Lopez said. "He brings tremendous experience as an accomplished Major Leaguer, and he has remained very close to our program since finishing his own outstanding college career."
The addition of Ungricht and Duncan complete the 2014-15 coaching staff. Assistant coach Matt Siegel, a former player under Lopez at the University of Florida who leads recruiting efforts and works with hitters and infielders, enters his fourth year with the program.
Volunteer assistant Michael Lopez returns for his second season in the role after also serving as an undergraduate assistant in 2013. The son of Andy and a member of the 2012 national championship team, Michael will assist his father in working with the pitching staff.
A three-time national coach of the year, Lopez has a 459-300-1 record in 13 seasons with the Wildcats. He boasts a career record of 1,146-718-7 (.614) over 32 years as a college head coach.


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"We all fit like pieces of a puzzle. Everybody's input and their journeys and where they've been help put that puzzle together."
- Melody Thornton
Musically speaking, Ms. Melody Thornton is best-known as a former member of the Pussycat Dolls and as one of the vivacious girlie group's most talented singers. A vocalist on Pussycat Dolls albums, she's on the cusp of launching her solo career thanks to a flawless, sparkling voice that's come to fruition without professional training.
She may be a budding solo artist, an ex-Pussycat Doll and even a former judge on the reality show Bank of Hollywood, but these days, Melody Thornton is getting more headlines for her sudden romantic association with Kanye West. It's out with the old and in with the new. Goodbye, Amber Rose. Hello, Melody Thornton.
She may be a budding solo artist, an ex-Pussycat Doll and even a former judge on the reality show Bank of Hollywood, but these days, Melody Thornton is getting more headlines for her sudden romantic association with Kanye West. It's out with the old and in with the new. Goodbye, Amber Rose. Hello, Melody Thornton.
Two of those staring eyes currently belong to Kanye West, who has made Melody Thornton his lady friend of choice after being dumped by Amber Rose. While their courtship is in that clumsy and playful early stage when anniversaries are counted in weeks, all indications are that their coupling is the real deal. So far, the two musical minds have found shared comfort in holding hands, going shopping and engaging in today's trendiest modern couple activity: Taking pictures together with their cell phones. You might expect that all this lovely-dovey stuff might get under the skin of Amber Rose, but so far the model has greeted Kanye and his new gal pal with kindness and the prospect of double-dates.
Lineup changes in the Pussycat Dolls were a driving force that allowed Melody Thornton to make larger vocal contributions to their recordings and live performances. Now that she's gone solo with her new album, Hit the Ground Running, Thornton is applying what she's learned but is also being careful not to lead anyone on. Always conscious (and a little frustrated) at being labeled with a certain sound or image, she has been quick to point out that the sounds on her new album will be unique to her. They are influenced by legendary (read: older) musical acts and aren't intended to be knockoffs of her Pussycat Dolls music. Her goal is to keep her fan base while expanding it further, so the album's release and reception will be critical in determining whether Thornton has the vocal fortitude necessary for a long-term solo career.
Melody Thornton BiographyMelody Thornton was born in Phoenix, and as a child, she quickly discovered the music that would influence her voice in years to come. A young fan of legendary singers and musical groups like Aretha Franklin, James Brown, B.B. King, the Jackson 5, and Mariah Carey, Thornton eventually put herself to the singing test in elementary school when she entered a talent show. Her song choice was "Without You," the touching Badfinger ballad that was made famous again much more recently by Mariah Carey.
Rather than enroll in professional voice lessons, Melody Thornton preferred to keep her singing habits on the down-low. By 2003, she had left school and found a new musical ally to watch on television -- the Pussycat Dolls. At the time, the group was working with Christina Aguilera, but they already had plans in the works to seek out a future bandmate. Despite her total lack of both voice lessons and dance instruction, Thornton auditioned on a whim and, as good fortune would have it, won the job on her voice alone!
melody thornton with the pussycat dollsUpon joining the Pussycat Dolls, Melody Thornton was given the name "Baby Doll," since she was the group's youngest member. Despite her young age, the group chose to rely on her for vocal assistance and support during the creation of the 2005 album, PCD. On the album, she was mostly relegated to background work, but she got to share in the group's success when the album cracked the top five of the U.S. Billboard 200, earning a Grammy nomination for "Stickwitu" and spawned hit singles like "Buttons" and "Don't Cha."
In the midst of preparations for their next album, Doll Domination, Pussycat Dolls member Carmit Bachar unexpectedly left the group in the spring of 2008. This shift in the group's dynamics gave Melody Thornton a greater opportunity to shine. For starters, she got her first solo single as a Pussycat Doll on the song, "Space" and also shared lead vocals with the lovely Nicole Scherzinger on "Painted Windows," "Love The Way You Love Me" and "Elevator." The departure of Bachar also affected the group's concert strategy, and due to her absence, it meant that Thornton was given the chance to sing two songs ("Hey Big Spender" and "Fever") solo as part of the group's concert sets.
melody thornton releases hit the ground runningNaturally, Melody Thornton's success with the Pussycat Dolls and her talented vocal abilities attracted the attention of other artists hoping to collaborate. While she was still working with the Pussycat Dolls, she dabbled in a bit of solo work by joining newcomer Jibbs on his rap single, "Go Too Far." From there, she experimented more as a guest soloist on Shock Value II, a 2009 album from Timbaland that featured her in two tracks. She also increased her overall pop culture influence by joining the reality TV ranks as a panelist on the Ryan Seacrest-produced series, Bank of Hollywood, in 2009.
In 2010, Melody Thornton pulled the plug on the Pussycat Dolls and made final preparations for the release of her debut solo album, Hit the Ground Running. An ambitious project, it reportedly included the participation of Lil Wayne, Polow Da Don and Cee-Lo. As the album came closer to fruition and Thornton had teased her fans with a live performance of the title track at the W.E.E.N. Awards, another single "Love Gun" was leaked on the internet, which disappointed the singer but ultimately gave fans a second reason to get excited. With the album nearing release, Thornton also garnered headlines for her budding romance with Kanye West -- a coupling that will benefit her both professionally and personally as she continues her musical evolution.


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Sprint's Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 will be available starting June 24
Already available in the US (at locations including Best Buy and Amazon), the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 will be released by Sprint, too, later this week.
The third largest US carrier has has announced that it would offer a 16GB, Wi-Fi-only version of the tablet starting June 24 (this Friday).
Just like elsewhere, the 16GB Galaxy Tab 10.1 will cost $499.99 at Sprint (which will let you connect the tablet to its 4G network through the Overdrive Pro 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot by Sierra Wireless, or the MiFi 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot by Novatel).
In case you don't know yet, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 runs Android 3.1 Honeycomb and features a 1280 x 800 multi-touch display, TouchWix UX, two cameras, 720p video recording, 1GB of RAM, and a dual-core 1GHz Nvidia Tegra 2 processor. Sprint says a software update for the Tab 10.1 will arrive later in the summer (I assume it's an update to Android 3.2).
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If you'd like to hold costs down, and are interested in sharing a room at the Summer Institute, we've created this Google form, CLICK HERE, for you to find someone to share with.
After you've clicked the link and filled in the form — it'll ask for your name, which lodging option you prefer, along with other preferences — you'll have the opportunity to be "matched" with attendees whose preferences line up with yours. It'll then be up to you to make the room-sharing arrangements.
The pricing structure for the 2015 institute will be:
Seminar (RSA member): $440
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This film series is organized in collaboration with the Menil Collection and its exhibition The Progress of Love, on view December 2, 2012–March 17, 2013. Guest film curator for the series is Mahen Bonetti, founder and director of the New York African Film Festival. "When thinking of Africa," she says, "the definition of love is vague or absent. The word love is always overshadowed by crisis—AIDS, drought, warfare. So when thinking of the continent of Africa, one does not think of the word love in relation to the emotions and tension that accompanies the concept. The films in this program cover passion, jealously, revenge, yearning, scheming, intimacy, courtship, gallantry, sexual encounters—with a definite African flavor."
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text: Over 850 students and monk scholars have been studying at the Sasana Hitakari Pri Yatti Monastic Education Center, which is entirely dependent on contributions from private donors and past students who have gone on to be successful in their careers.The buildings of the centre are in dire need of renovation. Not only is this renovation essential from a safety point of view but also vital to provide a positive learning environment for the students, which are mostly orphans, homeless or from poor families.Through a series of fundraising events, Sule Shangri-La, Yangon has raised funds and completed the construction of a library and clinic to promote the children's health and education.We also plan to improve the school building. In 2016, it will be rebuilt as a 3-storey building that can accommodate 850 students. At the same time, a water purification system will be installed in the new school building. Work Experience opportunitiesStudents who have graduated from the school have undergone an intensive training programme with the hotel's management staff. Six of these students have been employed by the hotel's housekeeping team. Some future graduates are currently going through the recruitment process for possible employment with the Shangri-La Group.Visit or contribute to the Sasana Hitakari Pri Yatti Monastic Education Centre.For details, please contact Ma Ma Naing, Director of Human Resources, at (95 1) 242828 (Ext. 6200).


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2013: Has made 17 starts, 16 as the designated hitter and one in right ... didn't see any game action in the first weekend of the year, but started three of four games at Lamar as the designated hitter ... 3-for-12 with an RBI in the Lamar series ... started all three games of Cal Poly series, two at DH and one in right field ... drove in the winning run with a seventh-inning single in the 2-1 victory over Poly on March 1 ... 1-for-4 in a start at DH March 5 vs. SeattleU ... started all three games of the series at LSU as the DH ... 3-for-11 with a double and an RBI in the LSU series ... started one of three at UCLA as the DH ... started as the DH in the third game of the Pepperdine series ... hit two two-run homers (2-for-4, 4 RBI) in the April 8 game at Cal State Northridge ... 5-for-14 with two doubles, a homer and five total RBI in three start at Stanford ... 2-for-6 with two doubles and four RBI in the April 13 win at Stanford and 3-for-3 with a solo homer the following day.
2012: Played in 37 games, starting 32 ... 23 starts in right field, five in left field and four as the DH ... led the UW in homers ... went 1-for-4 with a double in first game as a Husky, Feb. 17 (opening day) at San Diego State ... 1-for-3 in game two vs. SDSU and 2-for-4 with two RBI in the final game vs. the Aztecs ... hit safely in all three games at UC Irvine ... went 3-for-5 with a grand slam and seven runs batted in Feb. 27 at Cal State Northridge ... 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI, plus two walks, March 11 at Cal Poly ... notched a hit in all three games vs. Oregon ... 4-for-7 with a double, a homer and two RBI in two games vs. CSU Bakersfield ... 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI April 17 at California ... had a terrific summer with the Edenton (N.C.) Steamers of the Coastal Plain League ... hit. 340 and led the league in slugging (.623), homers (10), doubles (20) and RBI (42) ... named the Coastal Plain Hitter of the Year. CUESTA
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According to Comic Book Movie on Friday, it is already known that Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, and Carrie Fisher returns to J.J. Abrams' "Star Wars 7", but there is some speculation entailing the possibility of Ford playing the lead next to his other two acting cohorts. At this time the size of the roles remain silent, but it is rumored that Abrams plans to focus larger roles to the new characters as opposed to the returning trio.
There are quite a few sources out there that claim that Ford will likely play a significant part in the film and not be a walk-on. Fisher and Hamill are touted to play supporting roles in the movie.
Though the culture has embraced him as a cultural icon, Ford expressed the Han Solo character as being "dumb as a stump" and doesn't give much credit to the culture that "embraced him as a hero". Of course his attitude goes far back to 1983 where he was interviewed on the "Today Show". "Return of the Jedi" was about to be released, but Ford expressed his disdain for the character even back then and had no plans to play him again.
However, with the recent release of the black-and-white photo with Ford and the rest of the cast of the future "Star Wars 7" project, fans may question Ford's enthusiasm for coming back as the Solo character. It was up until this moment, "Star Wars" had little meaning to Ford.
Ford thinks that his Indiana Jones character is far more interesting than Han Solo. In fact, Mark Hamill's Luke Skywalker character believes in doing the right thing while Carrie Fisher's Princess Leia is the brave, battle experienced royalty fighting against the Empire. Ford's opinion of Han Solo just leads him to believe that being a "good guy" isn't what it's cracked up to be and the forces of good are always getting "stomped" by the Empire.
"Star Wars 7" is scheduled to be released on Dec. 18, 2015.
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Tea Bagger Dale Robertson is in the news again. In February 2009, Robertson came to Houston with a sign. Congress =Slavery, Taxpayers = N***ar. I have heard a lot of folks weigh in on what Mr. Robertson meant including those who felt he could not spell. There were even right leaning blacks who claimed to not be offended. Anyone who did not understand the intent of those words needs to visit www.africanholocaust.com. But enough about what I think. I want to know what you think. Do you, Houstonians, left, right or center think Mr. Roberts was innocently trying to make his point? Do you think blacks should just get over it and stop being so sensitive? Before you answer, I will give you a true story.
3 years ago I was preparing my suburban school children for a black history celebration. I gave them an assignment using 4 colors, red, blue, yellow and black. They were to tell me in a sentence or a few words what came to mind when they thought of those colors. We would call these Color Poems. I got all sorts of answers. One student said, "Red is like a delicious apple," another said, 'Red is like the tomatoes on my grandmas farm." Some students chimed in that, "Yellow is like the sun in July." Still others said, "Yellow is like corn on the cob." Quite a few said, "Blue is like the ocean or my brother or sister or moms eyes." When we got to black over 95% of the students, including the kindergarteners said, "Black is either horrible, ugly, hideous, scary or spooky." The preschoolers however said, "Black is like midnight, it's like the piano you play Ms. Scott, it's like my buddy's hair."
I wondered where even kindergartners had developed such a negative attitude towards the color black. Even my Asian students, with jet black hair, said black was ugly.
Then I explained the assignment. I asked my students was their classmates hair, so jet black and shiny really ugly? "No Mrs. Scott." I asked, do you think Ms. Scott is scary or spooky or horrible? "Nooo, Ms. Scott." It seems through television and the lack of positive examples of the color black in our curriculum and in general, by kindergarten the majority had developed incredibly negative kneejerk attitudes towards the word black. Most of my students asked could they rewrite their poems using the word black. I said sure, if that is what they wanted ,so they did. They came up with the same types of descriptions as the preschoolers. They used critical thinking even at their young ages.
My point is this, we are all socialized to think certain hues are better than others, we use terms like black Friday, black ball, black list. When we describe the blues we say it's sad, when there is also happy blues. So much history is left out and our students grow up sometimes to not unpack their own stereotypes. Thus, they carry signs like Mr. Robertson. And well meaning folks, unchallenged by the bias in school curriculum and media messages echo Mr. Robertson's sentiments and wonder, "Why are blacks so sensitive.
How many folks know who the Olmec are? They were discovered in 1909 by white archeologists yet this is never taught in schools. Do a Google search? They are the oldest civilization in North America; they were here before the Indians. Scientist in the 1950's dated their findings. I will not tell you who they were, what they looked like but ask you to look it up. Then come back and tell me about whether or not Mr. Robertsons sign is OK with you. There is just so much we do not know. I am asking you to do a little digging and report back. Ok. Let's get to it.
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March 4, 2014
Final Results
Alabama shot the lowest round of the day with a 2-over 286 on the par-71, 6,945-yard Querencia Golf Club to finish at 12-over 864, but Houston's 6-over 290 was enough to hold on for the win at 863. Baylor finished third at 18-over 870, Kentucky was fourth at 872 while Vanderbilt and SMU rounded out the top five at 875 (+23).
The Crimson Tide now heads for Las Vegas and the Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters, which gets underway on Friday, March 7, at the Southern Highlands Country Club. Prior to the Cabo Collegiate, Alabama's last defeat was a tie for second in Las Vegas a season ago.
True freshman Robby Shelton led Alabama for the second straight tournament and the third time in six events with a 1-under-par 212. The native of Wilmer, Ala., shot 1-under 70 in the final round to post a third place finish, which is his fourth top-five of the season.
Fellow true freshman Gavin Moynihan and senior Bobby Wyatt both carded top-10 finishes as well. Moynihan posted the best finish of his young career with a tie for sixth at 2-over 215 after an even-par 70 on Tuesday. Wyatt fired a 1-under 70 in the final round to tie for eighth at 3-over 216.
The nation's No. 1 golfer Trey Mullinax shot 75 in the final round to count as the Tide's fourth score. He tied for 38th overall at 12-over 225. Cory Whitsett's 77 was dropped from the team total on Tuesday as he finished tied for 52nd. His 17-over 230 marked his highest total in his 44-tournament career.
Get all the latest information on the team by following @AlabamaMGolf, on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. General athletic news can also be found at UA_Athletics on Twitter and Instagram and AlabamaAthletics on Facebook.


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Photos of Afghanistan's young female boxers training at the Kabul Stadium boxing club, hoping to compete in the 2016 Olympics. The Afghanistan National Olympic Committee boxing club has fewer than a dozen women and little money for them. Previously nongovernmental organizations supported them. At that time there were 25 young women who received a salary the equivalent of $100 per month and transportation to and from the Kabul Stadium where they train.


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Barefoot Wine & Bubbly has a few great events coming up during the last week if June and you won't want to miss them! Barefoot Wine & Bubbly has a time-honored tradition of putting the community first by supporting local nonprofits and the individuals behind them. 2014 marked the second year of their "Soles of the Year" program, which celebrates individuals from all over the U.S. who are doing good in their local communities, including Miami's very own Ever Chavez, Founder and Executive Director of FUNDarte.
In an effort to promote performing and visual arts, FUNDarte will be hosting a festival of LGBTQ performances from June 25-June29, sponsored by Barefoot Wine & Bubbly. Check out the schedule below!
Wednesday, June 25th - Sunday, June 29th , 2014
LGBT Visitors' Center, Miami Beach, Miami Beach Botanical Garden, INKUB8, On.Stage Black.Box Theater at MDCA, and The Colony Theater
Wednesday, June 25th - 6PM at Miami Beach Botanical Garden: Cocktail Party
Neil de la Flor reads from his new book "An Elephant's Memory of Blizzards" – This cutting-edge literary work addresses the process of memory via a hybrid literary language that obscures boundaries between prose and poetry. The event will be presented in an informal Salon-style in an open-air environment at the magnificent, newly remodeled Miami Beach Botanical Garden. FREE
Thursday, June 26th - 8PM at LGBT Visitors' Center, Miami Beach: LGBTQ Community Panel - Cocktail PartyThis informative and entertaining informal panel discussion features all artists participating in Out in the Tropics, along with local LGBT artists and activists, providing the local LGBT community with expanded possibilities for exploring LGBT culture in a safe and encouraging environment. Participants will have an opportunity to meet this year's visiting artists in an intimate, informal setting conducive to conversation, intimate personal disclosure, and intercultural exchange. FREE.
Friday, June 27th - 4PM at The Colony Theater: "Meet the Artist" Mentoring Session
This backstage mentoring session in partnership with Pridelines Youth Services and Florida Safe Schools provides local LGBT teens and youth an opportunity to meet this transgendered artist and personally discuss issues addressed in the artist's work.
Friday, June 27th - 8:30PM at The Colony Theater: "Uncovered: The Diary Project" (After Concert Cocktail Party)
Sean Dorsey Dance Company's "Uncovered: The Diary Project" a series of powerful dances that reveal the lives and stories that history has tried to erase. This powerful, highly praised work is the culmination of a year-and-a-half long research process in which Dorsey uncovered and researched diaries of transgender and queer people – from the famous to the unknown. Followed by audience Q&A.
Saturday, June 28th - 2PM Inkub8: Master Class by Sean DorseyMost transgender people have never set foot in a dance class, yoga studio, or gym: these spaces often feel unsafe and even hostile toward their unique bodies and experiences. Dorsey's Master Class provides a space where everyone can experience dance and movement in a supportive environment. The workshop is open to the general community, fostering an environment where all are equally accepted. For LGBT communities facing a suicide rate that is 4 times the national average, this kind of empowerment can be life-saving.
Saturday and Sunday, June 28th and 29th , at MDCA On.Stage Black.Box: "Tocaba" by Juan Carlos Lerida. (Cocktail Party on the 29th)
Using both abstraction and repetition as tools of creation, the extraordinary dancer and choreographer Juan Carlos Lerida physically contemplates the foundations of playing the flamenco-guitar by using its musical standards as a reference. To explore the origins of dance and musicianship, he not only deconstructs flamenco dance into its fundamental elements, but also deconstructs the guitar itself. Four tableaus act as the framework of his new work, in which habits and customs act as clues to the discovery of the unknown. Lerida exposes facets of being such as love, solitude, duality, and death in four tableaus, as four instances of life. Followed by audience Q&A.
Sunday, June 29th – 1PM at MDCA On.Stage Black.Box: Master Class by Juan Carlos Lerida.
This class will cover body technique and improvisation based upon flamenco techniques and composition based upon choreographic elements of flamenco. Purpose: to develop and improve rhythmic perception and movement by means of flamenco and contemporary dance techniques. Practice: Using various theoretical and practical exercises, consisting of imaginative and ludic essence, dancers work to generate harmonious, natural relationships, which is fundamental in comprehending the movements and interpretations of flamenco. This class is recommended for dancers who want to add the style and/or aesthetics of flamenco to their creative language.
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Insider Tips: Backup with Rsync and SSH
It is often inefficient to fire up a tape drive whenever you need to back up files or restore a backup. The Rsync tool pushes critical files to a second computer, where you can access them easily.
A full backup on separate media is a vital part of any backup strategy, however, the task of restoring backups from tapes, CDs, or DVDs is often too time-consuming. It sometimes makes sense to also perform online backups. There are a few ready-to-run solutions for online backup, such as Rsnapshot [2]. This month's Admin Workshop will discuss a scripted approach that uses Rsync and SSH. Cooperation The practical Rsync tool, combined with SSH, takes care of transporting your backup data across the network. These tools solve two problems for admins. First, they save bandwidth, as Rsync will compress your data if asked to do so. Second, SSH ensures that sniffers on the network will be unable to grab your backups off the wire. An additional advantage of Rsync is that it transfers only the changes across the network and merges them with the last full backup on the target machine, thus providing the simplicity of a full backup with the efficiency of an incremental backup.
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ownCloud Forked
Founder of ownCloud launches the Nextcloud project.
HP Enterprise Unveils a Futuristic Computer
Will The Machine change the way future programmers think about memory?
CoreOS Announces Distributed Storage System
The new Torus distributed storage system is available under an open source license on GitHub
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- New Orleans Saints tailback Reggie Bush impressed again during team drills. He's looked outstanding so far during this camp, clearly benefitting from the fact that he's been injury-free for the past 18 months. He looks fast (as usual), but he's also running upfield with a lot of power and determination - though the defense hasn't done any live tackling yet during team drills this camp.
- We saw our first real "big play" from the Saints' first-string offense in team drills this afternoon when Drew Brees scrambled and found Devery Henderson for deep touchdown pass. Henderson got behind cornerback Jabari Greer, but it appeared that the secondary had a breakdown in coverage.
- Undrafted rookie defensive end Junior Galette made another nice play when he got into the backfield to break up a run play. He's turned heads a number of times this summer, making him one of the "darkhorse darlings." There are a lot of veteran defensive ends in front of him on the roster, but if he keeps making plays in the preseason, the Saints could find a spot for him.
- Usama Young lined up as the first-string free safety in both practice sessions today as he alternates with Malcolm Jenkins in that role while Darren Sharper is recovering from a knee injury.
- Defensive end Bobby McCray has spent the majority of practice sessions with the first string ahead of newcomer Alex Brown. Eventually that should turn into an even time-share, too, but typically the Saints make the newcomers learn behind the incumbent veterans.
- Troy Evans and Jo-Lonn Dunbar remain in a time-share at strong-side linebacker.
- Anthony Hargrove and Remi Ayodele have split time at defensive tackle with the first team.
- No new injuries to report. Fullback Heath Evans sat out the P.M. practice as planned. He's being limited to one practice per day while he recovers from last year's knee injury. Defensive tackle DeMario Pressley was still out with back spasms. Sharper, linebacker Clint Ingram (knee), and receivers Marques Colston (knee) and Robert Meachem (toe) remained out of full-speed drills.
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Late Night Extinct Animal Blogging
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Science! Says:
January 15th, 2011 at 4:25 pm
Too bad the universe is less than 14 billion years old!
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January 16th, 2011 at 5:43 am
Hmmmm… And Snoopy didn't even pick up on Charlie Brown's embarrassing mistake.
Or… Maybe the Diatryma was from a previous universe before one of the many periodic big bangs among parallel 3-branes.


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Roberta's does not take standard reservations, however we offer the option of Group Dining for parties between 10-16ppl, which insures that your party will be seated together. Group Dining requests must be made a week in advance by filling out the form linked below.
The menus are created for family-style sharing. This allows your group to taste a little bit of everything and enjoy Roberta's vibe with efficient, relaxed service and a variety of food.
Please review and select a menu, located in the box to the right, and take note of applicable times.
step by step
1) Please review and select menu, drink package and any add-ons you would like.
2) Fill out this form!
3) Our Group Dining Coordinator will respond within 48 hours with a confirmation
4) Upon confirmation, a credit card will be taken to hold your reservation
$32 per person
available Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays at 5:30pm or 6:00pm
to start
Selection of Handmade
Salumi & Cheeses
Romaine Salad
caesar dressing, candied walnuts & mint
Choice of 3 Kinds of Pizza
Seasonal Vegetable Accompaniments
$48 per person
available Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays at 5:30pm or 6:00pm
to start
Selection of Handmade
Salumi & Cheeses
Romaine Salad
caesar dressing, candied walnuts & mint
mid course
Choice of 3 Pizza Varieties
main course
Rack of Red Wattle Pork
roasted on the bone with seasonal accompaniments
to be added to any of the above menu options subject to availability and market prices all items served with seasonal market accompaniments
|Whole Roasted Sasso Chicken
|Bone In Leg of Lamb
|Whole Wild Fish
|Must be ordered a week in advance to ensure availability
$27 per person
available monday-thursday 11-3:30pm
to start
Romaine Salad
caesar dressing, candied walnuts, mint
main course
Choice of 3 Kinds of Pizza
Includes Iced Tea and Canned Soda
Optional Add on:Rack of Red Wattle Pork 175
roasted on the bone
$35 per person
available saturday at 11:00am
brunch parties of 12 or more are required
to include a drink package
to start
Romaine Salad
caesar dressing, candied walnuts, mintHousemade Biscuits & Butter
main course
Soft Scramble
seasonal vegetables, toast
Guanciale & Egg Pizza
Sides of bacon
and roasted potatoes.
$22 per person
available monday-thursday 11-3:30pm
Choice of 3 Kinds of Pizza
*items may also be added off the daily menu at the time of your party
*once your menu is chosen, refer to the information link under the party options
Here are a few things to note once you have chosen your menu at Roberta's. If any questions arise please feel free to ask.
Roberta's offers package options to accompany your party. Dinner parties of 12+ are required to include a drink package. You may order drinks a la carte for your party at any other time. Drink packages are for everyone at the table, although exceptions can be pre-arranged for children and other case-by-case scenarios.
Choice of 2 tap beers unlimited for the 2 hours of your reservation.
A white wine and a red wine unlimited for the 2 hours of your reservation.
Choice of a tap beer AND a selection of a white wine and a red wine. Unlimited for the 2 hours of your reservation.
Stumptown Coffee and Mimosas. Unlimited for the 2 hours of your reservation.
Stumptown Coffee and Mimosas and a draft beer selection. Unlimited for the 2 hours of your reservation.
Located in a former cinderblock warehouse in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn, Roberta's offers a creative environment with a homegrown feel.
The events we create in our Garden embody the same spirit. We couple our one-of-a-kind, constantly evolving Garden space with detailed planning and restaurant-quality seasonal food and drinks to make for a custom-built event tailored to you.
From book launches and company parties, to weddings and rehearsal dinners, our working on-site Garden is transformed to create an intimate and festive space for each and every occasion. Our Garden holds up to 120 guests for weddings and up to 180 guests for purely standing parties.
Roberta's also offers full service, off-site event catering. Whether for 40 people or 400, in your home or an empty parking lot, our team of talented chefs and planners will work with you to create an epic, well-coordinated experience for you and your guests.
To get started, please check out our FAQs section for more info.
To inquire further, let us know more about your event at email@example.com. Please include the occasion, date, timing, venue, headcount, format, and the food and drink packages you're interested in - we'll get back to you shortly.
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Yes, we are a full-scale events and catering service. Along with our seasonal food and drink menus, we provide staffing, coordinate necessary rentals, and offer Day-Of and Month-Of Wedding Coordination to complement our catering.
To ensure restaurant-quality food, whether in our Garden or at your venue, our team of chefs cook everything on-site right before serving, forgoing the use of chafing dishes and warming lamps common amongst caterers serving to large groups.
Our menus are custom-tailored to each event and are completely seasonal, even up to the week of your party. They are priced per person, and you can select any of the base packages listed in our menus, adjust by adding a la carte options, or we can help you create your own package from the ground up.
We cater events here in our Garden at Roberta's and to off-site venues within the five boroughs. We also cater events further afield outside of the city and even out-of-state.
We do not have a pizza food truck, however, we do have a mobile, wood-fired pizza oven - literally, a pizza oven on wheels. Please see below for more details.
Yes, we can! For off-site events, we can bring our mobile wood-fired pizza oven to cook our pies directly at your venue. Again, please note: we do not have a food truck, but rather, we tow our mobile wood-fired pizza oven (it is quite literally a pizza oven on wheels) using a van to your venue and set up a pizza kitchen outside.
We require a 100-pie minimum for any off-site pizza catering in addition to any applicable food and drink spending minimums, and there are a few venue, parking, and logistical considerations to keep in mind. We've had great success catering pizza with our mobile wood-fired oven at venues including 501 Union, the Green Building and 26 Bridge, but are not limited to those locations.
Let us know more information and our event planners will help you figure out if pizza is possible for your event.
The Garden is a constantly evolving, working space full of growing herbs, greenery, vegetables, fruit, and flowers, and is the only area on-site that can accommodate large, private events.
Events in the Garden run separately from the inside main restaurant and Tiki Bar, with a dedicated service staff, kitchen team, and separate, customizable Catering Menus and Packages.
We are unique in that the Garden gets transformed and set up entirely from scratch for each and every party, as the space is not always in use for events. Our team will take care of renting and setting up tents to cover the entire area, all necessary furniture, dinnerware, serviceware, glassware, and bar.
The Garden is available for private events from late April through the end of October/November, contingent on weather. The Garden is closed from December through late April for the winter season.
Our Garden holds up to 120 guests for events with a cocktail hour, fully seated dinner and dancing. The same applies for weddings with a ceremony, cocktail hour, fully seated family-style or buffet-style dinner, and dancing.
For fully standing parties, the Garden can accommodate up to 180 guests.
Included in the Garden rental fee is one tent that covers the majority of the space. An additional tent rental is often required to cover the entire space for large parties. Depending on the weather, we can add on heaters if it'll be chilly, or pedestal fans to keep your guests cool.
There is a food and drink spending minimum for any event, whether in the Garden, off-site, or further afield. All minimums are applied towards food and beverage only, and are before necessary rentals, fees - including items such as transportation or a garden rental fee as applicable, front of house labor, and tax.
For a Garden event, there is a $6,000 food and drink spending minimum for events on Monday-Thursday, and an $8,000 food and drink spending minimum for events on Friday-Sunday. All Garden events require a 30-pie minimum for pizza.
For off-site event catering within NYC (five boroughs), there is a food and drink spending minimum of $3,000 for events on Monday-Thursday, and a $5,000 food and drink spending minimum for events on Friday-Sunday. All off-site events require a 100-pie minimum order for pizza catering.
For events further afield (outside of NYC but within New York State), there is a $7,000 food and drink spending minimum, and we require a 100-pie minimum order for pizza catering. For all events further afield, additional fees apply including the cost of transportation, gas, and staff time to travel to and from the venue.
For events outside of New York State and even further afield, please email us to learn more.
Yes, there is a Garden rental fee, which is on top of the food and drink spending minimum. Please contact us for current rates.
Included in the Garden rental fee, we offer the space for 12 hours, within which all setup, deliveries, and breakdown must occur. It also includes one 30'x50' tent, wooden dinner tables, wooden benches for dinner seating, a dedicated PA system with speakers for amplified sound, cleaning of the entire Garden before and after the event, standard space lighting, customized floor plan design, and basic menu printing.
We work with a team of dedicated service industry professionals who are trained in our restaurants, are incredibly knowledgeable about our food, beverage and style of service, and who are committed to providing a seamless experience for you and your guests.
For on-site events, we provide a full front-of-house service team to take care of setup, food and beverage service, and breakdown.
For off-site events with full-service catering, we will always provide a front-of-house service team to take care of setup, food service, and breakdown. We can also include our beer & wine or cocktail bartenders if you select one of our beverage packages, or if you opt to have us coordinate your bar for our bar setup & service coordination fee.
Wooden tables and wooden benches are included in the Garden rental fee for on-site events. For everything else at both on- and off-site events, we can handle rentals from our main rental company, Broadway Party Rentals. We have a list of standard items we typically rent, though you are always welcome to upgrade any of these items, given that the sizes and styles still make sense for our food and beverage service.
You are also welcome to coordinate all rentals or any specialty pieces on your own, with the exception of tents. Since the Garden is so unique, we do require tent rentals to be handled through us.
For all events in the Garden, parties must purchase a food and drink package for all guests.
For off-site events, you may stock your own bar that we will coordinate for a bar setup & service coordination fee. This includes the required SLA Caterer's Permit, coordination of a good plan for bar setup and service, and assistance with figuring out quantities of product, ice, and equipment and glassware rentals. We would also hire our bar staff to serve. For any ice, mixers, garnishes, and other non-alcoholic beverages you'd need based on your bar menu and cocktail choices, we can coordinate and would pass along the cost to you.
We have a range of options for dessert, from seasonal gelatos, plated cakes, pots de creme, and more.
You can also bring your own dessert to either an event in the Garden or an off-site event for a $2/person dessert service fee. We can rent the necessary china and silverware to serve for you as well.
We have a lot of flexibility and experience in tailoring menus to a range of food allergies and dietary restrictions. While we do not offer gluten-free pizza, we can easily develop gluten-free, non-pizza menus. Our planners and chefs will guide you through the process of determining a menu that fits your needs.
We offer both Day-Of and Month-Of Coordination services for events in the Garden, off-site, and further afield, intended to complement our catering services.
While we don't require you to have a coordinator for a wedding in the Garden or off-site, we often find it helpful to have someone assist you in pulling together all the nitty gritty details in the last several weeks leading to your wedding, and take the pressure off you to run the show on the day of your wedding.
Our coordinators all have or currently work at Roberta's, usually in many different capacities, and have all put in time managing weddings we've done here and off-site. They're all extremely well versed in our food and style of service, making for a great liaison between the wedding party and the catering team, and have included former events directors, service captains, floor managers, etc.
Feel free to take a look at our packages and inquire further as to pricing.
For events in the Garden and off-site, but especially on-site since the Garden is a constantly evolving, working space, we usually book events no more than 12-13 months out to reflect the most up-to-date offerings, menus and pricing.
For more information about the Roberta's Garden and to see what we are currently harvesting, visit robertasgrows.com
For tours and garden related inquiries email email@example.com
If you would like to book the garden for a private please check out our Catering section for more information.
Interested in working at Roberta's? We're currently taking resumes for the following positions:
Pizza Cook, Line Cook, Baker, Back Waiter, Host, Mobile Pizza Cooks
Send your resume to email@example.com.
Roberta's Frozen Pizza is currently available in-stores and online at the fine retailers linked above.
Roberta's baked goods — including pastries, sweets and naturally leavened breads — are available for purchase at Roberta's Takeout and Delivery from 10am - 12am daily.
For more information, special orders, or inquiries, please email us at email@example.com.


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Resolutions are much easier to make than they are to keep. Financial resolutions will oftentimes fall apart in the first quarter. It takes more than a good plan to make a permanent change; you will have to stick with it through thick and thin. The two main ingredients to make your money work for you starts with a budget and money set aside to help with unexpected costs.
Build up a savings account to use instead of accruing additional debt. You have to get your debt in check before considering investing in retirement, college educations, buying a new home or other large priced purchases. Take a look at your credit card debt and scale it back. If you have used a safe payday lender, that debt gets top priority for full payment. Once you have cleared the extra costs from your budget, saving money will be that much easier.
Don't look at large purchases until you have done your homework. Do your due diligence when shopping for a new home, car or boat. It isn't just about the bottom line cost on the sale contract. Buyers must understand additional costs when it comes to affordability. How much are the taxes, insurance and maintenance? Don't fail your budget by not planning for the upkeep of your new purchase. Shop around for knowledgeable real estate agents and salesmen with a good clean track record.
Always set goals that support your long-term plan. Make short-term, mid-range and long-term goals to keep your finances accountable along the way. Don't stray from the plan. A built-in emergency account will help keep long-term unnecessary debt off your plate. Short-term goals will keep your budget on track over the next few months and mid-range plans give the budget purpose. Make your money resolutions successful in 2014.


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Health informatics professionals can be found in almost any healthcare facility, including hospitals, clinics, group practices and skilled nursing facilities. Although each of these settings has distinct characteristics, they also share many commonalities. These indoor clinical settings generally all provide direct patient care, which can range from preventative care to treatment of acute or chronic disorders to end of life care.
Health informatics staff can generally expect to work in a professional setting among other healthcare professionals, such as doctors, nurses and other direct care providers, but typically will not be involved in direct patients care situations. They may also interact frequently with management-level staff that often set policies and procedures rather than providing direct care. Health informatics professionals may function as important collaborators in these interactions as they provide managers with decision support by promptly providing relevant information and data.
In addition, because of the overlap between health informatics and health information management as well as information technology, HI professionals also often work closely with IT staff in developing, testing and improving computer systems and programs. Health informatics professionals can also be tasked with training other healthcare workers, including nurses and doctors, on the information management policies, procedures, software and computer systems.
Some work environments, such as hospitals and skilled nursing facilities, are open 24 hours a day. This requires weekend, night and holiday staff be scheduled at all times. Other environments, such as group practices and outpatient facilities, offer more standard work schedules covering daytime hours Monday through Friday.
With a wide range of workplaces from which to choose, health informatics professionals can opt to work in a large, fast-paced hospital or smaller private practice. Regardless of the setting, health informatics professionals may speak directly with patients and family, gathering information in both clinical and non-clinical settings, depending on the individual facility, its systems and its staff's needs. In hospitals, they are likely to deal with a wide range of medical issues and patient demographics while those who work in private practice, skilled nursing facilities or Hospice facilities typically deal with more specialized information.
Regardless of the location in which a health informatics professional is employed, the specific work environment can change from day-to-day as they revolve frequently between a variety of departments and settings. These skilled professionals can expect to spend the majority of their time working with clinical staff, support staff and patients. As such, they typically alternate between the nurses' stations, patients' rooms, doctors' offices and the information technology department.
Health informatics can be an ideal career for those concurrently interested in the healthcare field and in technology. It provides an opportunity to pursue a career in a variety of settings with ever changing day-to-day duties and responsibilities. It can also be a great career for those who would enjoy working with like-minded people who share their passion for improving the health and wellness of patients without providing direct patient care.


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Technip has been awarded two lump sum contracts by Valero Refining Co.and Diamond Shamrock Refining Co. for two hydrogen plants at their refineries in Memphis, Tennessee, and McKee, Texas.
Technip has been awarded two lump sum contracts by Valero Refining Co.and Diamond Shamrock Refining Co. for two hydrogen plants
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STARKVILLE, Miss. - HailStateTV recently caught up with Mississippi State softball's rising sophomore Swayze Hollenhead for a quick summer chat. Shape discussed her favorite memories from 2012, her summer, the excitement regarding the 2013 season and more. The video is the fifth in a weekly video interview series that will be conducted with Bulldog softball players leading up to their fall exhibition season. The 2012 fall schedule and 2013 spring schedule will be announced TOMORROW, Aug. 28, 2012.
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It's like reaching a peak, looking over the next section of terrain, and realizing that it is unlike anything you've yet seen and your clothes and equipment are all wrong for what's coming.
This kind of moment has peppered my life journey but lately such moments seem to be arriving closer and closer together.
More maps are available; more keep emerging: Teachings, methods, pathways, systems, approaches, schools, "tools" and techniques for doing this or that or a combination to yourself, your body, your life, your soul. I find fewer and fewer of them speak to me, or fit anything I am actually facing. Yet I see around me, and out in the larger world, what appears to be tremendous need. I hope all these systems and teachings are helping greatly. Over time I have benefitted from many of them, so I ask myself, what might I do here? After all that's happened, what's mine to give to this? So far, writing these blog posts seems the best way for me to offer anything out into the raw swirl of this planet's journey.
If anyone reading this has anything to share about such passages, or feel you are in one yourself, I would love to hear from you. You can email me directly at kylaluaz at gmail.
Meanwhile, there are a few basics that never seem to become irrelevant no matter where the journey leads.
Breathing, staying conscious of that, is a basic. Yeah, I know we all breathe, duh. But I mean just stopping and letting the breath take center stage for a while. That's always very supportive, whatever else is going on.
Staying alert and awake is another one. Actually, this is beginning to seem to be the point of the entire exercise, the entire journey. That quality of aware awakeness all around and within oneself, not going numb to any of it but letting it build with experience rather than being shocked into coma or dullness.
Now time is another basic. Now time, also sometimes called "no time." Just now, no memories, plans, or worries, just the body awake here now. How does that feel? And that? And the next?
And there are animals. What they know. How they are aware still in ways we are not. And how they are still.
When it's all most confusing, noticing the animals around you and how they behave can be very clarifying. Much is going on invisible to us, but animals have always perceived while we've been dozing here. They've been trying to tell us many things.
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According to figures published by Thomson Reuters Point Carbon, airlines which engage in the 2012 EU's emissions trading scheme will jointly foot a bill that could rise as high as 1.1 billion Euros (€) in just the first year. This is equivalent to £953.17 or $1.48 billion.
Thomson Reuters Point Carbon, also known as Point Carbon, is an energy and carbon dioxide (CO2) market intelligence provider, or think tank, with 55,000 clients, including many of the world's major energy companies and financial institutions.
The airline carbon trading scheme, which is part of the greater European Union Emissions Trading Scheme, is based on €12 per tonne of carbon emissions, for a total of €10.4 billion between now and the end of 2020, assuming the rate of carbon trading remains unchanged from €12 per tonne over the course of the next two decades.
The initial phase of airline carbon reporting is – like many introductory carbon reporting/trading/taxation programs – partially free. In 2012, for example, the EU will be issuing 176 million allowances (valued at €2.1 billion) to airlines at no charge, leaving only 88 million, or €1.1 billion worth of allowances which need to be purchased.
These scalable fee structures are purportedly the way to soften the blow (re the cost of CO2 emissions) and pave the way for more intense carbon trading and/or taxing. In fact, as some experts have pointed out, these unrealistic and artificially low costs lead industry to believe that carbon trading schemes are eminently affordable, when in fact they may not be in their final form.
All the carriers affected under the reported carbon trading scheme are to receive 56 percent of the allowances they need to continue to operate. However, since each airline is treated somewhat differently under the scheme, with some getting a mere 20 percent of the allowances needed while others get 100 percent, costs for the remaining needed allowances will vary greatly.
In this particular instance, as in some others, bigger airlines with a greater international reach, like British Airways and Lufthansa, will get the lion's share of credits – up to 81 percent on average – while the other 25 EU carriers get about 61 percent.
Fortunately, this latter faction's allowances compare favorably with those for China's Big Six: Cathay Pacific; Air China; China Airlines; China Eastern; China Southern, and Hainan, which will get 63 percent of their allowances.
The same is true for U.S. air carriers. Delta, American, United, Continental, US and Northwest will all get between 57 and 66 percent of allowances.
Trading begins on January 1 of 2012, and has been a subject of enormous contention in the U.S, where a trade group is arguing that American air carriers can't legally be included in the EU carbon trading program, and that attempts to do so are a sort of "force majeure" on the part of the European consortium. The EU intends to apply the carbon trading structure to any airline landing on EU soil.
The Chinese aren't much happier about the cost, which will levy 800 million yuan in extra charges against airline travelers, who will pay all or part of that fee.
The EU has said it will fine those who fail to ante up. No one knows what will happen on January 1 if some countries refuse to pay and still insist on landing in Paris, for example. The airlines industry accounts for about two percent of global carbon emissions. The tax is meant to help the EU cut carbon (and other greenhouse gas) emissions by at least 20 percent below 1990 levels by 2020.
A bigger goal, 30 percent, has been cited as unmanageable, and so far a United Nations accord to establish that goal has failed. The airlines scheme may be equally unmanageable, as, one by one, non-EU airlines refuse to land in carbon-assessed European airports.
One positive effect of the airline carbon trading scheme may be to curb international flights. This same thing happened after 9/11 and carbon emissions from airline travel dropped precipitously. That's good news for the planet!


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BA to move selected Heathrow T5 services to T1
Published: 27/06/2012 - Filed under: News »
Travellers note - from October 28 British Airways is to move selected Heathrow T5 routes over to T1, as part of a shake-up as a result of Bmi's integration in BA's operation at the airport.
Existing T5 services to Basel, Dusseldorf, Luxembourg, Lyon and Toulouse will move to T1 from October 28, while former Bmi routes to Agadir, Bergen and Stavanger will become BA services from T5 from the same date, and former Bmi routes to Belfast and Hanover will be served by BA from T1.
The move means BA will operate flights from three of the four current terminals at Heathrow (T1, T3 and T5 - the carrier does not fly from T4, and the new T2 is currently under construction).
The carrier has also confirmed the launch date for its new routes from Heathrow to Leeds Bradford and Zagreb.
The carrier announced the new services last month as part of parent company IAG's purchase of Bmi (see online news May 11), and has now confirmed that both routes will commence on December 9.
BA will serve Leeds four times-daily and Zagreb daily. There is no mention of the new flights to Rotterdam (another planned service as per the carrier's press release in May) in BA's latest release.
The routes are part of a raft of new BA services for the winter season, made possible in part by the integration of Bmi into BA's operations at Heathrow.
The carrier will fly six times-weekly from Heathrow to Seoul from December 2, three times-daily between London City and Aberdeen from September 24, and three times-weekly from between Gatwick and Las Vegas from October 29.
There will also be frequency increases on routes from Heathrow to Aberdeen (from six to eight flights per day), Edinburgh (from 10 to 12 flights a day), Manchester (from 10 to 11 flights a day), Oslo (from four to five flights per day), Zurich (from six to seven per day) and Phoenix (from six to seven flights per week).
At Gatwick, services will increase to Faro (from four to five flights per week), Malaga (from seven to ten flights per week) and Marrakech (three to seven flights per week).
Other changes and additional services include:
- A new three times-daily service from Gatwick to Barcelona starting February 23, 2013
- Flights from Gatwick to Bologna will be consolidated into existing Heathrow services
- Flights from Gatwick to Marseille will move to Heathrow
- A new six times-weekly service from London City to Venice from September 17
BA says that "Due to the volume of changes being made to British Airways' network for winter 2012, the changes will go on sale on ba.com in stages over the next few days and further route announcements will be made next month".
For more information visit ba.com.
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FrequentTraveller - 27/06/2012 11:40
I am glad to see the return of the Gatwick to Barcelona route. As this provides a better connection experience from other destinations which BA only serve from Gatwick. e.g. Jersey. Currently flying between Jersey and Barcelona requires a ground transfer between Gatwick and Heathrow, or changing to a different airline at Gatwick.
Shamsh1 - 28/06/2012 11:07
Opening another terminal for BA means even more further timely bus rides at LHR - a prolongation of a nightmare. When changing terminals at LHR the minimum connection time is 90 min, which means you miss the next available connecting flight and will be booked 4-5 hours later. Simply unacceptable for business travellers and a reason to look for other carriers than BA in the future!
oasis1221 - 29/06/2012 07:47
If there are few smart brains at BA headquarters, they can simply copy what Emirates had successfully achieved with the proven hub and spoke old 80s theory.
T5 can be a gold mine if BA can pool passengers from Europe,Middle East,Africa and Asia in T5 and fly them west towards the Americas.


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WHL THIS WEEK: November 22, 2012Thu Nov 22
Calgary, AB – The 2012-13 WHL regular season enters its fourth weekend of play in November with 19 games on the schedule for Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Movember continues to roll along and many WHL players are working on their 'staches in efforts to raise money and awareness for Male below-the-belt cancers. To follow the duster progress of WHL teams and players and to donate, visit the CHL Movember Network page
In Brandon, MB, the Wheat Kings will be helping launch Operation Red Nose in Brandon at Friday night's game versus the Prince Albert Raiders. A free service to help prevent impaired driving over the holidays, Operation Red Nose gladly accepts donations which will go to support the annual Westman Traditional Christmas Dinner.
In Portland, OR, the Winterhawks will be collecting Blankets and Men's Socks on Friday when the Kootenay Ice come to town. The first of several Winterhawks initiatives to help those in need over the next month, donations collected at Fridays game will go to Union Gospel Mission. Friday's contest will also be a matinee affair, with the curtains at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum opened to let the daylight in.
It will be Sockey Night in Red Deer on Saturday when the Rebels host the Moose Jaw Warriors. Fans can buy socks at the game, which will be thrown on the ice during the second intermission to support of the United Way.
In Kennewick, WA, Eric Comrie has teamed up with Second Harvest Tri-Cities to launch the Comrie Saves Hunger Drive. For every save he makes during home games, Comrie will donate 50 cents to Second Harvest Tri-Cities in hopes of helping those less fortunate. The Ams will match Comrie's donations and will also have bins set up at home games for food donations.
Manitoba Hockey and the Saskatchewan Hockey association announced the 22-man roster that will comprise Team West for the 2013 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in December and January in Victoriaville/Drummondville, QC.
The roster featured eight players from Manitoba and 14 players from Saskatchewan. Of the 22 players on the Team West roster, 14 currently play in the Western Hockey League. Among the current WHL players on the roster are defencemen Ryan Pilon of the Lethbridge Hurricanes, who was the third overall pick in the 2011 WHL Bantam Draft, and Jordan Thomson of the Kamloops Blazers, who was the fourth overall selection.
To view the Team West Roster, CLICK HERE.
Portland Winterhawks defenceman Seth Jones is the top-ranked WHL skater in NHL Central Scouting's fall preliminary rankings for the 2013 NHL Draft.
Jones, a 6'3", 208-lb rearguard from Plano, Texas, leads a group of seven defencemen who are among the top 10 WHL skaters in the preliminary rankings. Originally drafted by the Everett Silvertips in the first round of the 2010 WHL Bantam Draft, Jones was acquired by the Winterhawks in May 2012. The talented two-way defenceman has enjoyed a strong start to his WHL career, helping the Winterhawks stay at the top U.S. Division standings.
Tri-City Americans netminder Eric Comrie is the WHL's top-ranked goaltender.
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On The Edge: The Road to the MasterCard Memorial Cup is a new eight-part documentary series that follows the Western Hockey League's Saskatoon Blades on the road to the 2013 MasterCard Memorial Cup.
The documentary explores the season-long trials and tribulations of management, coaches and players on their quest to becoming Canadian Hockey League champs.
The first episode of On The Edge premieres Friday, November 23 at 5 p.m. MT on Sportsnet West. An encore presentation will be on Citytv Saskatchewan on November 24 at 9 p.m. CT.
For more, CLICK HERE
A night Regina Pats fans are waiting for is finally been confirmed. The Pats will officially retire the jersey and number of former Pats star, Jordan Eberle, in a pre-game ceremony at the Brandt Centre, December 5th.
Since postponing the original date scheduled for this past October, the Regina Pats have been working closely with the Jordan and his family as well as the Edmonton Oilers and Oklahoma City Barons to find a suitable date allowing Jordan to be in Regina for this special night.
Eberle starred for the Pats from 2006-10, racking up 155 goals and 310 points in 254 career regular-season games. He was the WHL and CHL Player of the Year in his final major junior season in 2009-10.
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Colin Smith of the Kamloops Blazers was named the Denny's WHL Player of the Week for the week ending November 18th.
The 19-year-old from Edmonton, AB, picked up seven points on a goal and six assists while posting a +5 rating over two games last week, helping the Blazers to a 2-0 record in that span. It's the second time this season that Smith has earned Denny's WHL Player of the Week honors.
Meanwhile, Kootenay Ice netminder Mackenzie Skapski was named Vaugh CHL Goaltender of the Week after an outstanding week of work in net for the Ice.
The 18-year-old from Abbotsford, B.C., posted a 3-0 record with two shutouts in three starts last week while maintaining a 1.00 goals-against average and a .964 save percentage in that span.
Calgary, AB - The Western Hockey League has entered into an exciting new partnership with Travelodge, offering fans unique contest and promotional opportunities.
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Ryan Pulock and the Brandon Wheat Kings host Mark McNeill and the Prince Albert Raiders for a match-up between East Division rivals in Western Hockey League action on Friday night.
Friday's match-up between the Raiders and Wheat Kings can be seen live throughout western Canada on SHAW and SHAW Direct channel 299 (7:00pm CT).
The Wheat Kings snapped a four-game losing skid with a 5-3 victory in Lethbridge over the Hurricanes on Sunday, and currently sit tied for third place in the East Division. Brandon's penalty killing unit is operating at 80.0% efficiency at home as compared to just 69.2% on the road. Pulock is ranked third among WHL skaters in NHL Central Scouting's fall preliminary rankings for the 2013 NHL Draft.
The Raiders are coming off a 3-2 win over the Warriors in Moose Jaw on Wednesday night for their eighth victory over their last 11 games, and remain in first place in the East Division standings – 11 points ahead of Brandon. The Raiders are 8-4 on the road this season, and have won three of their last four road games. McNeill leads the Raiders in scoring with nine goals and 28 points.
Friday's meeting is the first of back-to-back encounters between the Raiders and Wheat Kings, and the first meeting of the season between the teams. Last year, the Wheat Kings won five of six meetings versus the Raiders.
Brayden Point and the Moose Jaw Warriors visit Curtis Lazar and the Edmonton Oil Kings on Friday night, live on SPORTSNET (7:00pm MST).
The Oil Kings managed a 2-1 win over the visiting Swift Current Broncos on Tuesday night for their third win over their last four games, and currently sit in second place in the Central Division. Edmonton boasts an 8-2-1-2 record at home this season. Lazar is ranked eighth among WHL skaters in NHL Central Scouting's fall rankings for the 2013 NHL Draft.
The Warriors were edged 3-2 by the visiting Prince Albert Raiders on Wednesday night in Moose Jaw for their eighth loss over their last 10 games, and currently occupy fifth place in the East Division. The Warriors have just two wins on the road this season. Point leads all 16-year-old rookies in scoring with 17 points this season.
It's the second meeting of the season between the Oil Kings and Warriors. The Oil Kings posted a 5-1 triumph over the Warriors in Edmonton on October 19th in the first meeting.
Spokane Chiefs vs. Tri-City Americans
Friday, Nov. 23 @ Tri-City; Saturday, Nov. 24 @ Spokane
Justin Feser and the Tri-City Americans take on Mitch Holmberg and the Spokane Chiefs for a home-and-home series between the U.S. Division archrivals this weekend.
The Americans have been idle since posting back-to-back wins over the visiting Kelowna Rockets last weekend, stretching their win streak to three games, and currently share second place in the U.S. Division with the Chiefs. The Ams have allowed the third-fewest number of goals of any Western Conference team. Feser leads the Ams with 30 points, which is 16 more points than the team's next highest scorer.
The Chiefs are coming off a 3-1 win over the visiting Everett Silvertips on Wednesday night for their second straight triumph and their fifth win in six games. The Chiefs boast a WHL-leading 11 wins on home ice this season. Holmberg has racked up four goals and six points in two games versus Tri-Cities this season.
This weekend's meetings mark the fourth and fifth encounters of the season between the Ams and Chiefs. The Chiefs won the first three meetings, including two visits to Kennewick.
WEEKEND SCHEDULE – Nov. 23 – Nov. 25
All times local
Friday, Nov. 23
Prince Albert @ Brandon; 7:30 **Live on SHAW**
Medicine Hat @ Calgary; 7:00
Moose Jaw @ Edmonton; 7:00 **Live on Sportsnet**
Saskatoon @ Kamloops; 7:00
Regina @ Kelowna; 7:05
Kootenay @ Portland; 3:00
Lethbridge @ Red Deer; 7:30
Spokane @ Tri-City; 7:05
Prince George @ Victoria; 7:05
Saturday, Nov. 24
Medicine Hat @ Edmonton; 7:00
Kootenay @ Everett; 7:05
Vancouver @ Kamloops; 7:00
Saskatoon @ Kelowna; 7:05
Brandon @ Prince Albert; 7:00
Moose Jaw @ Red Deer; 7:30
Portland @ Seattle; 7:05
Tri-City @ Spokane; 7:05
Prince George @ Victoria; 7:05
Sunday, Nov. 25
Kelowna @ Everett; 5:05


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FORT LEE, Va. – This year, 600 military children cashed in on years of sacrifice and hard work in classrooms and homes across America and overseas for a $1,500 scholarship from the Scholarships for Military Children Program.
The Anchorage Area Commissary winners were Cailee Caldwell, Michael Deterra, Christopher Frenier and Aaron Gallagher
The scholarship program kicked off in 2001 and, according to Defense Commissary Agency officials, has awarded more than $6.4 million dollars in scholarships to more than 4,000 of the best and brightest children of military families. The program is funded by the public at large and by manufacturers, distributors and brokers that provide products and service to commissaries.
"Military families sacrifice so much in service to our country," said DeCA Director and Chief Executive Officer Philip E. Sakowitz Jr. "Military children must learn to adapt with each permanent change of station, tackling the challenges of a new curriculum with each school they attend."
Yet despite these hardships, the well-rounded quality of the scholarship applicants suggests military children flourish academically.
"The average GPA of the applicants is 3.8 to 3.9," said Bernard Coté, president of Scholarship Managers, a professional firm that screens and awards scholarships for more than 400 programs. "The students are excellent, the grades are high, but in addition to that, their participation in school and community activities is overwhelming."
According to DeCA officials, the scholarship program is a wonderful opportunity for commissaries to get involved in the lives of military families in a very practical and meaningful way and to honor the sacrifices they make in serving our country.
The 2009 Scholarships for Military Children season kicks off Nov. 1. For more information about the program, check out DeCA's Web site at www.commissaries.com or the Military Scholar Web site at www.militaryscholar.org.