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A crowd gathers at Lucky 7 Casino to view the 85 cars that were on display during MDA benefit. The Pilot/Bill Schlichting
SMITH RIVER – Thanks to the generosity of car enthusiasts, the Muscular Dystrophy Association received $3,579 from Saturday's MDA Car Show at Lucky 7 Casino.
About 85 cars were entered into the annual event, which was founded by MDA client Dayle Niemie, who is a car enthusiast and still attends the event that is now organized by Tom Lee, president of the Curry County Cruisers car club.
"We raised a total of $5079," Lee said. "After paying for T-shirts and 41 trophies and other miscellaneous items, we netted $3579, which will be sent to the Medford branch of the MDA and then they disburse it back to the local area as needed."
Included among the trophy winners were Best of Show awarded to Duane and Terry Haban of Crescent City, driving a 1934 Chevrolet three-window coupe; People's Choice to Mic Furl of Medford, driving a 1936 Buick Series 40, complete with a "tommy gun" in the front seat; and the Lucky 7 Casino pick went to Ray Kent of Crescent City driving a 1972 Chevrolet Nova.
A surprise award was presented to Niemie – a quilt made from the T-shirts sold at each year's events. The front of the quilt showed the logos that were imprinted on the front of the shirts. The back side of the quilt showed what was printed on the back of each shirt.


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By Roman Nurik from the Google team.
This is the final geo session for Google I/O 2009. Links for Roman's presentation can be found HERE.
As Roman pointed out, this marks the 1 year anniversary of the Google Earth API. New features over the last year include:
- Mac Support
- KML Tour Playback
- Underwater Terrain
- Mars mode
- Enterprise server connectivity
- Over 80 samples in the demo gallery
Roman introduced 'My Earth' a mashup of the new Google MyMaps Data API and the Google Earth API.
To support the app, he's released new Earth API open source libraries:
- geojs which provides common geo math and geometries
- earth-api-utility-library (GEarthExtensions)
- creates KML objects via 'JSONic' methods
- new methods for feature by id, dom walk, and 'clear' features
- Animations/effects framework
- 1-line draggable placemarks and line strings
- Screen overlay 'Buttons' including a control set like MyMaps geometry editing
- Apache 2.0 License
Other Recent Developments G_SATELLITE_3D_MAP has been upgraded significantly:
- all KML features supported in ggeoXML will now transer to the Earth mode
- it appears that javascript based updates to ggeoXML now propagate to the Earth mode
- 3D objects within KML called by ggeoXML will now show in Earth mode even though don't in the 2D modes
- switches to and from the Earth mode now include nicer animations in tilt and rotation
All in all a great session with some fun new tools!

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More often than not a big-time A-list actor more than likely got his or her start by making a brief appearance in another film without you knowing who that person was. At the time they were probably just an up and coming actor filling the shoes of a role that was needed to complete said film. Or maybe a well-known actor made a cameo in a project to give it more recognition. Then there are the rare times that certain supporting roles fly over your head because you don't identify the actor until long after the film ends.
Making a list of some of the more uncommon roles that fall into this category was fairly challenging. These aren't just the first actors, parts, and films that come to mind. Things that are too obvious like Stan Lee's cameos in Marvel comic book movies, Bruce Campbell in Sam Raimi's "Spider-Man" trilogy, or Johnny Depp in "21 Jump Street" are fun, but a little too easy since the audience got to the point where they expected those. This list is handpicked and hopefully a little less straightforward.
Christopher Walken - Pulp Fiction (1994)
Easily the most recognizable on this list, Walken's performance as Captain Koons in "Pulp Fiction" is a brief but memorable one. Never has a watch shoved up someone's rectum meant so much, especially when it's given to a little boy who just lost his father.
Daniel Craig - Road to Perdition (2002)
Before he was in "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo," before he was James Bond, and before "Layer Cake," Daniel Craig was in "Road to Perdition." Noteworthy for being one of Tom Hanks darkest films and for featuring one of Paul Newman's last performances, Craig played the smarmy Conner Rooney son of Newman's John Rooney. The lack of responsibility Conner shows along with his nervous laughter at inappropriate times and smart mouth made what was otherwise a spoiled brat raised in the mafia a bit more interesting.
Edward Norton - Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
Dont' feel bad if you didn't recognize Edward Norton as King Baldwin in Ridley Scott's "Kingdom of Heaven." Norton wore a mask the entire time as King Baldwin IV of Jerusalem due to his leprosy and dies early on in the film, but his presence is still felt despite his short screen time.
Ian McKellen - Last Action Hero (1993)
I revisited this film just recently and completely didn't realize that Ian McKellen portrayed death at the end of "Last Action Hero." McKellen would add a bit of class to an otherwise purposely ridiculous movie, but we can't forget that this is the same man that would go on to bring Gandalf and Magneto to life on the big screen.
George Clooney - South Park: Bigger, Longer, & Uncut (1999)
George Clooney is no stranger to voicing a character on the animated television series "South Park," created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone and which begins its 18th season this September. Clooney had voiced Stan's dog Sparky in "Big Gay Al's Big Gay Boat Ride" from the 1st season all the back in 1997. Two years later, Clooney would voice Dr. Gouache, the doctor who accidentally replaces Kenny's heart with a baked potato.
Alfred Molina - Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
"Let us hurry. There is nothing to fear here." Alfred Molina would become known for playing the villain you loved to hate. He's best known for being Doctor Octopus in "Spider-Man 2," but his roles in "Maverick," "Species," and "Identity" along with his voice work in "Rango" and "Steamboy" would also become quite significant. Before any of that, Molina was Satipo in "Raiders of the Lost Ark," the man who tries to run off with the idol and leave Indiana Jones hanging at the beginning of the film only to meet his demise moments later.
Seth Rogen - Donnie Darko (2001)
Seth Rogen's first feature film appearance was in "Donnie Darko." Rogen was mostly a bully with a handful of lines in the film, but it's kind of amazing that he'd go onto being one of the leading men in comedy films while briefly appearing here, in "Anchorman," and having a substantial role in "Freaks and Geeks."
Seth Rogen - Anchorman (2001)
Rogen's role in "Anchorman" was so small that it feels like it would be a crime not to also mention it here. He was the cameraman for Veronica Corningstone (Christina Applegate) at the cat fashion show and has one line in the film.
Zach Galifianakis - Bubble Boy (2001)
Following "October Sky" and "Donnie Darko," Jake Gyllenhaal did a strange little comedy called Bubble Boy that featured appearances from Danny Trejo and Verne Troyer. But as Jimmy Livingston (Gyllenhaal) makes a stop on his way to Niagara Falls, a bus stop attendee who's a bit of a stickler is played by an up and coming Zach Galifianakis.
Danny Glover - Maverick (1994)
I was just able to see "Maverick" for the first time recently and it was really enjoyable. With director Richard Donner and actor Mel Gibson in the lead role, there was only one missing factor in a "Lethal Weapon" reunion. So naturally Danny Glover has a cameo that is not only a reference to the beloved buddy cop franchise, but is also really amusing.
Cate Blanchett - Hot Fuzz (2007)
"Hot Fuzz" is pretty glorious on its own. With its incredible blend of action and comedy and the middle segment of the Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy by director Edgar Wright and actors Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. However Nicholas Angel's (Pegg) ex-girlfriend Janine, who is only shown for a brief moment and is wearing a surgical mask, is played by none other than Cate Blanchett. Having already being well-established by this point, Blanchett likely did the role because she was a fan of Wright's work and who could blame her?
Joseph Gordon-Levitt - The Brothers Bloom (2008)
Rian Johnson's "Brick" was the debut film for the director and featured Joseph Gordon-Levitt in one of his first film roles the actor was utilizing to get himself out of the shadow of "3rd Rock from the Sun" and into the spotlight of a serious Hollywood actor. Johnson's follow-up would be "The Brothers Bloom" three years later and is a fantastic film on its own, but Joseph Gordon-Levitt couldn't resist making a brief appearance as a bar patron in the film.
Aaron Paul - Van Wilder (2002)
Aaron Paul has become one of Hollywood's hottest commodities after the explosive success of AMC's "Breaking Bad." Before his career really took off, Paul made an appearance in "Van Wilder" as a wasted guy wearing a dress at one of Van's (Ryan Reynolds) parties.
Bryan Cranston - Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie (1994)
This anime was a personal favorite growing up. As a big fan of the video game, "Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie" was an animated dream come true. Keeping with the "Breaking Bad" theme, the Bruce Lee inspired Fei Long was voiced by none other than Bryan Cranston even though he's credited under the name Phillip Williams. Cranston did a lot of voice work for "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers," as well.
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It's been 14 months since news broke that Creed called it quits, ending a decade-plus partnership that saw the band sell more than 24 million albums in the U.S. alone.
Since the announcement, frontman Scott Stapp has largely remained in the shadows — save for one interview with MTV News where he attempted to explain his side of the breakup — even as his former bandmate Mark Tremonti blasted him in various music publications. But now, Stapp's getting ready to step back into the light with a new single and solo album that he says "draws a whole lot from the past."
"My first single is called 'The Great Divide,' and that's also what I'm thinking of calling the album. And in no way is it a reference to the breakup of my former band," Stapp said (see "Creed Break Up" ). "I wouldn't put that much emphasis on it by calling it 'great.' I only know how to talk about things that are going on in my life through my music. So a lot of the past is reflected in this song. As you grow older, there are certain things you shed. And in reflection, I looked back at our younger days and think, 'Wow, I don't know how I made it through that. Thank God I'm alive.' And this song has a lot of that in it."
Stapp was seated in a folding chair in a massive airport hangar in Playa Vista, California, on the set of the "Divide" video. In between takes, he was wide-eyed and eager to discuss his plans for the future. But he was also more than willing to talk about his past, in particular, his struggles with the anti-inflammatory medication Prednisone, which left him bloated, tired and very nearly ruined his vocal cords for life (see "Scott Stapp Breaks His Silence" ).
"I'm feeling great. I got everything taken care of that needs to be taken care of. I'm going to the gym, I'm playing some ball. Basically, I really needed the time away to heal up," he said. "But even if all the health issues didn't come up, I really needed to go away. Everything happened so fast. We were so young [in Creed], we didn't know how to handle it. So it was good to step back and reflect, to watch MTV and VH1 and be like, 'Oh, OK.' Because when you're living it, you don't know how it comes across.
"I never sat at home and listened to my own music, I never watched my own videos — the last time I listened to My Own Prison was 1997 — so [going away] gave me a lot time to reflect, and I realized 'God, I miss this. This is something that I love,' " he continued. "And in reflection and learning in my mistakes, I feel comfortable in my own shoes. And I feel comfortable being in the music business. And I feel comfortable onstage. And I feel comfortable being me."
That's more than apparent in "The Great Divide," particularly if "being me" means "sounding just like the most awesome parts of all of Creed's most awesome hits." It's got the big, booming guitars of "My Own Prison" or "My Sacrifice," coupled with the soaring choruses of "With Arms Wide Open" and "Higher." And the video, directed by Paul Fedor, allows Stapp to strike a whole lot of his near-patented rock-star poses. It's exactly what Creed fans have been clamoring for: more Creed. But they shouldn't be fooled by the song. Stapp said it's not exactly indicative of the way his solo album is heading.
"I really feel like I've grown as a songwriter. On Weathered, I felt like I was starting to know what I was doing, but I was still holding myself back," he explained. "And on the new album I wanted to show different sides of me. A few songs have a sexuality to them; a vibe to them. There's a song called 'Broken' that features piano — another first for me. But I'm still a rock artist, and there's the stuff I have a tendency to write about on there: the hard, to-the-heart stuff."
Regardless of how Stapp's solo record (which is tentatively due this November) is received, he knows that for the first time in his life, he'll be happy. For a guy who's taken a whole lot of hits over the past 14 months — from ex-friends and ex-fans alike — that's pretty much all he can ask for.
"Some stuff has hurt me along the way. And I've been self-destructive at times because of that, and I've made some bad choices because of that," Stapp said. "But at the end of the day, I'm just a person that's trying to live a certain lifestyle — which I fail at drastically and dramatically all the time — but my heart's in the right place. And in my journey, that's where it's at.
"And with how I'm trying to be as a man, I don't have to defend myself," he continued. "I've only got one being in my life that I have to be accountable to, and as long as I know the truth, and that being knows the truth, then that's cool."


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Applying Solution Manager 7.0 Enhancement Pack 1
We recently went through the Solution Manager upgrade cycle at AusPost. We were on SolMan 7.0 and in our bid to upgrade it, we came across Enhancement Pack 1 (EHP1) also known as SPS 18.
EHP1 Value Proposition at AusPost
Apart from software currency, we read about the rich functionality EHP1 would bring to SolMan 7.0. We were keenly interested in the Work Centre concept of grouping new and improved functionality. The top five new functionality interests include:-
Downtime Management
NetWeaver Business Client (NWBC) integration for SolMan
Wizard based SMD (diagnostics) and Wily Introscope agent deployment
Integrated BI central reporting history (CPH) reporting
Automatic maintenance of the SMSY system landscape using the central SLD
Plan your system landscape well
Be warned, unless you have a non-production SolMan system you will need to back up (and hold your breath) often. My suggestion is to get yourself a Sandpit SolMan where you can test maintenance before productionising the process. Take the opportunity to line up your SLDs and deploy some nice snapshot technology using IBM FlashCopy SE or similar.
High Availability
Around 2 years ago, SolMan was installed on a Linux Server under my desk – to generate install keys. These days, SolMan has become a mission critical application. Keep this in mind when locating your Production SolMan system – or be prepared to move (or reinstall) it later.
Make sure you place the Production SolMan on scalable infrastructure like IBM PowerVM or similar. All new functionality obviously needs processor power. Please also consider disk IO rates, Tier 3 disks just won't cut it when using Wily Introscope or Central NWA to manage a large landscape.
Essential reading for EHP1 installation
As always, read all the right documentation and download the latest SAP notes. Here is a list of the essential reading:-
- www.service.sap.com/instguides --> Solution Managger EHP1
SAP EHP1 for Solution Manager 7.0 Configuration guide
SAP EHP1 for SAP NetWeaver 7.0 using SAINT/JSPM
Master Guide SAP EHP1 for SAP Solution Manager 7.0
System preparation for EHP1 installation
The following are a collection of things we did before launching into EHP1:-
- Upgrade Solution Manager to SPS 17 first
- Apply ST-ICO 150 SP13
- Apply SPAM/SAINT Version 33
- Apply for and install SolMan maintenance certificate
- Upgrade Kernel to 7.01 (including SAPCAR, tp and R3trans)
- Fix permissions on saposcol
- Import BI or PI content add-on (if applicable)
- Download EPH1/701SP2 and load into /usr/sap/trans/EPS/in
- Don't be tempted to take EPH1/701SP3 (not ready until April)
- Do the training at www.service.sap.com/rkt-solman
The order of EPH1 maintenance
- At the time of writing the SAP Enhancement Pack Installer (SAPephi) was not released for SolMan 7.0
Things to consider after the upgradete
- Run SGEN for ABAP and WebDynpro (or system will be sluggish)
- Run report SM_BASIC_SETTINGS using SICF_INST
- Read the SAP Enhancemant Package 1 Configuration guide
Special mentions
The quality of assistance from our Maximum Attention consultant was invaluable. The Maximum Attention gig is now becoming more common place in the industry, and paying dividends at AusPost.
Lastly, always work with a Basis guy who is not afraid to land and productionise the new functionality.


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Julian Wruck and Kelsey Smith Impress on Day 2
Wruck won the discus and Smith ran a personal-best in the women's 5000 meters.
No. 12 Bruins Top No. 10 LSU and TCU
Wruck sets school record for the third week in a row
Day Three at Texas Relays
UCLA has two 2nd place finishes Friday in Austin
Wruck Throws School Record as No. 12 Bruins Win in Texas
No. 12 Bruins win six events in an upset of No. 2 Arkansas and No. 4 Texas
Bruins Lead After Day One
The Bruin women claimed two event titles Friday in Seattle
2012 - Redshirt season ... Competing unattached, notched top times of 3:46.25 in the 1500m and 13:56.69 in the 5000m.
High School - Earned four varsity letters in track and cross country at Martin Luther King HS ... All-American in cross country ... Placed third at the CA State XC Meet ... League champion, city MVP and county record-holder for cross country ... All-American in the 5000m ... Placed fourth in the 3200m at the CA State Meet ... Two-time league champion in the 3200m ... All-CIF honoree in 3200m ... Prep bests of 4:13 in the 1600m, 8:53 in the 3200m and 14:31 in the 5000m.
Personal - Born April 28, 1993 in Riverside, CA ... Son of Ralph and Susan Werley ... Has one brother and sister, Mark and Raelyn ... Undeclared major.
Best Marks
1500m - 3:44.79
3000m - 8:13.12
Indoor 5000m - 13:57.08
Outdoor 5,000m - 13:56.69
Mile - 4:10.71


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Day 1 - San Bernardino, CA. Biggest Show In Mayhem History!!!
Mayhem 2012 kicks off the summer in San Bernardino, CA and last night's show was the craziest, biggest show in Mayhem history!!! This is the place to be at this summer. Come on out, buy your tickets on www.livenation.com and get down in the pit with us!


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Despite the somewhat disappointing announcements (from a hardware standpoint), I appreciated Steve Jobs' focus on the new features of the Mac OS X Leopard during yesterday's keynotes at WWDC. I've been using Windows Vista for a few months now (albeit Ubuntu is my main OS) and the impression that I've gotten really hasn't been wildly positive. Microsoft failed to be innovative, instead they mostly just copied features that had already existed in Mac OS X for years. By doing so they came out with an operating system which ended up being sold in 5 different versions , 4 of which are crippled due to margin optimization reasons.
In my opinion Vista is still at a beta quality level. It doesn't feel solid, it crashed several times over the few last months, and applications tend to freeze often. Based on a few informal benchmarks that I ran, applications appear to be significantly faster on XP SP 2. That said, yes it's shiny and nice looking (a tad tacky perhaps?), but is this really the best they could come up with in 5 years? From what I've seen, Mac OS X Leopard – which is in beta now and will be sold in October – is years ahead of Windows Vista Ultimate, and yet it costs only $129. That's the best measure against piracy, a very fair price for an excellent product.
In my last post I stated how much I'd like to have Mac OS X (truly the best OS out there right now in my opinion), but how I wasn't totally convinced by the Mac Book Pro. I thank everyone who commented with insightful considerations and reminders, I weighed all of your input and it definitely aided me in making my final choice. I carefully excluded low profile laptops in favor of high quality brands and components. In the end I was able to scale down my choice to a very nice looking Lenovo Thinkpad T61 and the Mac Book Pro 15.4". It was a tough call because I actually happen to get special discounts for the Lenovo (due to where I work), and in my mind the Thinkpad is an absolutely fine machine, no doubt about it. But I knew that if I passed up the chance to get a Mac while still spending a comparable amount of money, I would eventually regret it. So I decided to give the Mac Book Pro a second look, this time more in-depth and on an actual desk without the Best Buy security cables in the way. The screen size seemed good enough and from an ergonomic stand point it was surprisingly comfortable. Yes, we finally clicked!
Considering that it is very portable for being a relatively compact laptop, but when connected to a 22" Widescreen LCD in dual screen, it becomes comparable to the thrilling experience that the iMac 24" offers up (only much faster). The Mac Book Pro became suddenly very tempting. Too tempting in fact…
Yesterday night I finally ordered it online. It cost an insane amount of money, but I believe it is going to be worth it. I'm now obviously looking forward to the package arriving through Fedex and hope that the machine is in peak condition and free of any issues right out of the box. There is so much that I need to learn in regards to the Mac world, but I'm willing to give it my best shot. I believe Mac's market share will skyrocket and become very significant, therefore it's a good idea to become well versed in it, even from a development viewpoint (RubyCocoa anyone?).
So yeah, I'm yet another Rubyist switching to Mac. 😉
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Too bad you already ordered: I would have tons of argument in favor of a PC laptop (Sony Vaio for me) running Ubuntu (Linux) against a Mac and OS X.
Well done Antonio, another switcher in da house
@YogSothoth: we all know that for every argument you can find out against a Mac anybody can find one in the other way. It's useless to argue on operating systems. I use Ubuntu, OSX, XP and Vista and I'm happy
I forgot to add this: "now you can buy me one too" 😛 or a Sony Vaio if you have to hahaha
i run fiesty on a clunky dell. half price hardware, and i think fiesty can easily be configured to provide 90% of the UI experience of os-x. i actually think linux desktop has closed the gap on microsoft's windows line and will surpass osx within the next 3-5 years. linux space is bound to out-create a few dozen top designers and coders that innovate for apple.
Congratulations! You will not regret your choice.
Very exciting news Antonio … of course you know I'm biased. Even though a Windows box still does about 60% of my day job, I'd rather sit in front of the 17″ mbp and use remote desktop or a virtual machine. And for the other 30% of my day job I use Linux for, I just use Chicken of the VNC or another virtual machine. Then in the evening, the mac does 100% of the music/design stuff. my thinkpad is sadly neglected, the pc desktop at work does most of the heavy lifting.
The debate about mac vs pc vs linux/unix will never end, but for me, with a history as a usability/design guy, the whole package of the mac user experience is what won me over. Maybe as macs continue to catch up with pcs in terms of ubiquitous application support, appeal to developers, speed/power/etc, and of course design and marketing, we'll see the increase in mac market share continue. i hope so.
of course the switch over to a linux/unix-type base with an actual command line was a big thing for me too at first, satisfied my geeky need for access to a command line, but since i switched the only thing i've used the terminal for is ssh sessions into other machine.
Ryan Chase
Congratulations for the laptop. I think you will be happy with Apple machines.
Relax. You made a great choice. I've owned my Macbook Pro for a few months now and it is the best computer I've ever owned. I have a lot of respect for the Linux guys–they are making a great choice too. Of course, we can run Linux using Parallels (or Win XP if we're desperate).
Really a nice machine, i think you will be satisfied with the mac, i also have a Macbook Pro and i will never change back to a windows system…
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|2009. Metonymy and Metaphor in Grammar, with K. Panther and A. Barcelona. Benjamins.
2006. Studies in Contact Linguistics: Essays in Honor of Glenn G. Gilbert, with J. M. Fuller. P. Lang.
2003. Metonymy and Pragmatic Inferencing, with K. Panther. Benjamins.
Forthcoming. Emotion and desire in independent complement clauses: A case study from German, with K. Panther. In: Converging and Diverging Trends in Cognitive Linguistics. Benjamins.
Forthcoming. Antonymy in language structure and use, with K. Panther. In: Cognitive Linguistics Between Universality and Variation. Benjamins.
2009. Introduction: On figuration in grammar, with K. Panther. In: Metonymy and Metaphor in Grammar, 1–44.
Aspect and metonymy in the French passé simple, with K. Panther. In: Metonymy and Metaphor in Grammar, 177–195.
From syntactic coordination to conceptual modification: The case of the nice and Adj construction, with K. Panther. Constructions and Frames 1.1: 56–86.
2007. Metonymy, with K. Panther. In: Handbook of Cognitive Linguistics, 236–263. OUP.
2006. Metonymy and the way we speak, with K. Panther. In: The Metaphors of Sixty: Papers Presented on the Occasion of the 60th Birthday of Zoltán Kövecses, 183–195.
Editors' foreword and introduction, with J. M. Fuller. In: Studies in Contact Linguistics: Essays in Honor of Glenn G. Gilbert, xi–xix.
2005. Inference in the construction of meaning: The role of conceptual metonymy, with K. Panther. In: Metonymy-Metaphor Collage, 37–57.
Motivation and convention in some speech act constructions: A cognitive-linguistic approach, with K. Panther. In: Reviewing Linguistic Thought: Converging Trends for the 21st Century, 53–76.
2004. The Role of Conceptual Metonymy in Meaning Construction, K. Panther. http://www.metaphorik.de.
Introduction: Metonymy Across Languages, with K. Panther. Jezikoslovlje 4.1: 5-9.
2003. Metonymy and Lexical Aspect in English and French, with K. Panther. Jezikoslovlje 4.1: 71-101.
Introduction: On the Nature of Conceptual Metonymy, with K. Panther. In: Metonymy and Pragmatic Inferencing, 1-20.
Metonymies as Natural Inference Schemas: The Case of Dependent Clauses as Independent Speech Acts, with K. Panther. In: Metonymy and Pragmatic Inferencing, 127-147.
2002. The Roles of Metaphor and
Metonymy in English -er Nominals, with
K. Panther. In: Metaphor and
Metonymy in Comparison and Contrast, 279-319.
2001. A Conceptual Analysis of English
-er Nominals, with K. Panther. In: Applied Cognitive Linguistics II: Language Pedagogy, 151-201.
2000. Why We Subject Incorporate (in
English): A Post-Whorfian View, with
K. Panther. In: Explorations in Linguistic Relativity, 319-343.
The Effect-for-Cause Metonymy in English Grammar, with K. Panther. In: Metaphor and Metonymy at the Crossroads, 215-231.
1999. The Potentiality-for-Actuality
Metonymy in English and Hungarian, with
K. Panther. In: Metonymy in Language and Thought, 333-357.
Coercion and Metonymy: The
Interaction of Constructional and
Lexical Meaning, with K. Panther. In: Cognitive Perspectives on Language, 37-52.
1998. A Cognitive Approach to
Inferencing in Conversation, with
K. Panther. Journal of Pragmatics 30: 755-769.
1997. Speech Act Metonymies, with
K. Panther. In: Discourse and Perspectives in Cognitive Linguistics, 205-219.
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Tom Murphy spent seven seasons as the volunteer assistant coach at Washington, working alongside the Husky players and coaching staff. Murphy has more than thirty years experience in the sport of volleyball.
Murphy served as a Technical Advisor for the team in 2005 and 2006 before shifting into his volunteer assistant position in 2007 up through the 2013 season, during which UW won the Pac-12 title and reached the Final Four.
A Seattle native and Washington State University grad, Murphy has coached junior club volleyball for 16 years and high school volleyball for 17 years as well. He is currently a coach with the Sudden Impact Volleybal Club located in Bellevue, Wash.
An avid fan of biking and hiking, Murphy ran track and cross country for Bellevue Community College, then earned his Bachelors of Science from WSU and earning a Masters of Business Administration from City University. He is an IMPACT certified coach through USA Volleyball.


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Fans who cheer on individuals who lose weight will be watching the "Extreme Weight Loss" season premiere. With two individuals looking to find a happy and healthy lifestyle, the viewers are introduced to some interesting concepts in losing a drastic amount of weight. According to the Washington Post on Monday, the show reveals two people that need help with their weight. A mother of three and a baseball player who both want to lose pounds to live healthy and happy.
The first individual who the fans meet is 19-year-old athlete. Ty is a 480-pound baseball player who has struggled with his weight since he was 10. His dream is to sign a professional contract, but baseball agents and coaches have informed him that his weight stops his pursuit as he is too heavy.
Charita is a very likable mom who takes care of three sons and supports her family. She is a 32-year-old hairstylist who weighs 310 pounds. Raised in a religious family she turned to food to cope with a bad decision she made as a teenager. Working to jobs, the reality star wants to make a better life for herself and her family.
The reality stars get the chance to work on their eating habits and develop a healthy lifestyle. They also spend time at the Anschutz Health and Wellness Center. The center is known as the country's most advanced research focusing on a comprehensive weight loss and weight loss management. Viewers should expect to see fitness, nutrition and wellness services offered to the individuals who want to lose the weight.
The idea of having a structured environment to lose weight might sound easy, but Ty and Charita are looking at persevering only if they follow the routine and keep on the course to a lighter healthier body weight. Viewers might be surprised to see how the results are finalized as focusing on weight for a year does make it tough for anyone to live outside of thinking about their physical appearance.


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Mateo's Osteria is a new restaurant on Maui in the Wailea Town Center. I dined there today with nine other women, and thought I would give you some culinary details and a thumbs up.
It's a lovely place to dine. We chose the outside courtyard but there is also plenty of indoor seating.
They have a reasonable lunch menu that includes some very tasty salad choices, pizza, & pasta entrees.
There are gluten free options as well as vegan choices on Mateo's menu.
They also offered Tiramisu, a raw super food Chocolate Mousse, Affogato, which is a gelato, Mele, which is a warm apple tart, and Cannoli for dessert considerations.
You will want to visit their website at www.matteospizzeria.com and get details about this new restaurant on Maui to discover their open hours and make your reservation for lunch or dinner. You can view their menus online there also.
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I have a YouTube channel just for luxury hotel video reviews. Please take a look by visiting Travel by Lori!
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As a travel writer whose only focus is hotels and resorts that fall in the "Luxury" category, I have had the opportunity to stay in many beautiful hotels. There are a few, though, that are graced with such stunning details and are designed with such symmetry, quality and obvious expertise, that admiring them is an absolute joy. The Palazzo hotel (sister to the Venetian) on the Las Vegas Strip, is one of the most exquisite ultra-luxurious hotels I have had the privilege to review.
If you are visiting the strip for the first time, you may notice the resorts are built to inhuman scale. Here an average-sized hotel looks tiny, a baby nestled among the giants. The same idea can be applied to the grandiose trappings of luxury Strip resorts. Everything is over-the-top here and the Palazzo is no exception. It is unquestionably five-diamond quality.
I immediately noticed and appreciated the decorations hung in celebration of the Chinese New Year upon my arrival. Gigantic paper lanterns and Chinese coins a foot or more in diameter adorned the lobby fountain and added color to the mostly monochromatic color scheme of shades of white and beige. Just beyond the entry to the connected Shoppes at the Palazzo stood a sixteen-foot rabbit marking the Year of the Rabbit. As I marveled at his size and the texture of his fuzzy grey fur, the rabbit winked at me, causing me to gasp and a passerby to laugh. Nothing is under-done at the Palazzo.
Bauman Rare Books
Of express interest to me in the Shoppes at the Palazzo is a Las Vegas gem that is proof that there is more to Vegas than neon and larger-than-life entertainment. Bauman Rare Books houses an impressive collection of rare and valuable books and documents as well as some drawings and photographs. Every item is for sale, but the personable and knowledgeable staff members are just as gracious to those looking to browse in awe as they are to the serious collector.
While I wandered the store and during my lovely tour by Greg Hicks, I came across such books as "Tender is the Night," signed by F. Scott Fitzgerald, a surveying document signed by George Washington in the year 1752, a first-edition collection of the four Winnie the Pooh books by A. A. Milne, and a first edition of "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," by Mark Twain. I oohed and ahhed throughout the store, but actually clapped at the discovery of my favorite book of all time, "Where the Wild Things Are." The book is a first edition, signed by Maruice Sendak and in its original dust cover. Words cannot express the thrill! I would have purchased it instantly if only I had an extra $25,000. The prices on many pieces, however, are surprisingly within reach for many beginning collectors. I highly recommend a stop in to Bauman Rare Books, if only to experience a completely different and undiscovered side of Las Vegas.
The rooms in the Palazzo are as beautiful as you would expect from the opulence of the rest of the hotel. I've no doubt that the suites (the Palazzo is an all-suite property) played a vital part in securing the first position in Travel and Leisure's World's Best Awards of 2010. Each suite is beautifully decorated in subtle warm shades. Crown moldings frame the room while the furniture and bedding depict a style that is not glitzy, but classic. "Upscale," does not do this hotel justice.
Bathrooms in the suites have double sinks, a deep tub, a flat television, a separate vanity for applying makeup and a scale. Nearly all of the comforts of home are here. The only other item one could possibly wish for is a clothes hamper, but to be fair, precious few hotels offer one.
The Canyon Ranch SpaClub is a charming and spacious spa that offers a few extras along with standard luxury spa amenities. A forty-foot high rock climbing wall greets guests as they emerge from the long and colorful hallway that connects the Spa to the Palazzo. A healthy café is also nearby. The highlight of this particular spa experience though, in my opinion, is the oasis near the center of the facility. The room oozes relaxation and the textures give interested eyes plenty to look at while losing all track of time. This is the place to get away in Las Vegas.
Prestige at the Palazzo
Another unique feature of the Palazzo is Prestige, a club and business center that pampers. Palazzo offers Prestige-level rooms that allow a guest access to all Prestige services. The club has drinks and food available at certain hours, gorgeous lounge areas with large TVs and a DVD library, business services, meeting space, and a few unusual perks, such as a custom-designed pillow menu and bath menu. For an extra charge, the pillow menu allows guests unheard of options, such as an anti-snore pillow, to be delivered to their room. The bath menu features a "Phantom Bath" inspired by "The Phantom of the Opera," (which plays at the Venetian) and a "Yellow Ducky Bath," which comes with a plate of warm cookies. Now that's service.
My Recommendation
The Palazzo is an opulent, not-to-be-missed Las Vegas experience. I recommend it as the best place to stay on the Strip and bestow upon it a very rare five stars.
For more information on the Palazzo or to book a stay, please visit their website. To learn more about the wonderful Bauman Rare Books, please visit their website.
Examiner's Note: My warm appreciation to Richard Hudock for arranging my visit with wonderful courtesy.
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From the moment I learned to read I could be found with my nose in a book at every waking moment. Books were such good friends to me that when I was naughty my punishment was that my books were taken away and I was forced to go out to play with other children. I soon worked my way through the Babysitters' Club and Sweet Valley books, and by the time I was a freshman in high school I'd already worked my way through most of the classics in the curriculum for the 9-12th grades. It was in reading those classics that I developed a mad love for Shakespeare and theatre in general.
I went to college (Universite de Paris X, Nanterre) in France where I earned the equivalent of a BA in Theatre. I then did a year of graduate Theatre studies at Trinity Collge in Dublin, Ireland. Now I'm living in New England where I work for a radio station. I'm currently 25 and single. And the only heros I've found so far are within the pages of my books!
Absolute Favorites
Paradise by Judith McNaught
Favorite Classic
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Favorite Short Stories
The Wise Virgin (The Brides of Christmas) by Jo Beverley
What I'm a sucker for in a book: If a book is well-written I can look past storylines that would otherwise drive me up the wall, but I'm a sucker for "secret baby" stories, heroes who are rich and noble (both by birth and by action!), Cinderella stories, and books that are either very funny or dark and Gothic.
What I don't particularly care for in a book: Paranormals, vampires, Old West stories (though if the writing is compelling enough I'll give it a whirl!). I don't really like books that are jam-packed with a huge cast of characters so that I can hardly keep the characters straight.
What drives me absolutely nuts in a book: Cowboys, ranchers, small-town sheriffs, cops, Navy Seals, firemen, CIA, etc.-type heroes. Not my cup-o-tea! Heroines that are TSTL, characters that act in the way no real person would, cute and meddlesome children/servants, and authors who spend more time setting up the next book in their series than writing the one I'm currently reading.
All-Time Favorite Romance Authors
Judith McNaught
Jo Beverley
Gaelen Foley
Best Discovery/Buried Treasure Authors
Liz Carlyle
My Biggest Glom
Jo Beverley
Teresa Medeiros
Liz Carlyle
Frontier or American Historical:
The Raider by Jude Deveraux
European Historical:
The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn
Almost Heaven by Judith McNaught
The Duke by Gaelen Foley
Traditional Regency:
Dedication by Janet Mullany
Lord of My Heart by Jo Beverley
Kingdom of Dreams by Judith McNaught
Alternate Reality:
Touch of Enchantment by Teresa Medeiros
Comfort Reads:
Anything by Judith McNaught
Anything by Gaelen Foley
Most-Hanky Reads:
The Shattered Rose by Jo Beverley
Guilty Pleasure:
Anything by Bertrice Small
Whitney, My Love by Judith McNaught
Favorite Hero
Robert, Duke of Hawkscliffe, The Duke by Gaelen Foley
Mr. Darcy, Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Favorite Heroine
Jane Eyre, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Most Tortured Hero
Mr. Rochester, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Marquess of Rothgar, Devilish by Jo Beverley
Strongest Heroine
Jane Eyre, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Daphne Bridgerton, The Duke and I by Julia Quinn
Favorite Couple
Belinda Hamilton and Robert, Duke of Hawkscliffe, The Duke by Gaelen Foley
Kate Sheffield and Anthony Bridgerton, The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn
Lizzie Bennett and Mr. Darcy, Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Cabin or Road:
Perfect by Judith McNaught
His Wicked Kiss by Gaelen Foley
Someone to Watch over Me by Judith McNaught
Anything by Julia Quinn
How to Treat a Lady by Karen Hawkins
All the Sweet Tomorrows by Bertrice Small
Hellion by Bertrice Small
Again the Magic by Lisa Kleypas
Most Disappointing Books
Lady in Red by Karen Hawkins
Worst Books
The Enchanted Land by Jude Deveraux
Purple Prose-iest Book
The Flame and the Flower by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss
A Year and a Day by Virginia Henley
Authors I Have Given Up On
Karen Hawkins
Christina Dodd
Authors Others Love That I Don't
Nora Roberts
Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Mary Balogh
Most Annoying Lead Character
Imogen Maitland, The Taming of the Duke by Eloisa James
Non-Romance Favorites
Favorite Author
Elizabeth Peters
Kurt Vonnegut
Robin McKinley
Favorite Book
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Favorite Classic Novel
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Favorite Mystery
The Labours of Hercules by Agatha Christie
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
A Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Favorite Fantasy
Elfquest graphic novels by Wendy and Richard Pini
Imzadi by Peter David
Favorite Women's Fiction
Shopaholic series by Sophie Kinsella
Favorite YA Book
The Giver by Lois Lowry
A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley
Favorite Set of Connected Books
Malloren series by Jo Beverley
A Company of Rogues series by Jo Beverley
Book Most Often Reread
Beauty by Robin McKinley
Deerskin by Robin McKinley
Paradise by Judith McNaught
Favorite Nonfiction
Freakonomics by Steven Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner


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Harvest Celebration of Food and Wine – Saturday and Sunday, September 13th and 14th at participating wineries along the Keuka Lake Wine Trail. Sample wines from the trail along with dishes featuring the region's seasonal produce. Ticket prices vary based on which winery you start at; hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday – find out more about the Harvest Celebration at www.keukawinetrail.com.
Harvest Festival – Friday through Sunday, September 19th through 21st at participating wineries on the Niagara Wine Trail. Featuring wine parings with harvest-themed foods, many locally grown. Tickets are valid for all three days and include three tastings and samples at each winery; visitors also get a commemorative wine glass at their starting winery. Hours for the event are Friday noon to 5 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday noon to 5 p.m.; tickets are $30 in advance and $35 at the door. Find out more about this event at niagarawinetrail.org.
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Apparently people's bathroom habits are becoming a big business nowadays. Take this commercial for a real product called PooPourri. PooPourri is a spray for your toilet before your go that traps the smell. A British woman is the spokesperson and while you watch the video you keep saying to yourself, "this can't be real," it actually is.
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Blue Swede Artist Bio and Lyrics
One of the more successful Swedish rock bands of the 1970s was Blue Swede. With a series of singles that were largely covers of other musicians' songs, Blue Swede attained a significant fan base.
The group was originally known as Blåblus; in Swedish, the name translates to "blue denim shirt." Bjorn Skifs was the band's frontman. Skifs, who was born on April 20, 1947, later rose to prominence in performing the Arbiter's role for the original album of Chess, the musical. He would also represent his home country two times in the Eurovision Song Contest. And in 2000, he would host the Melodifestivalen in Sweden. In addition to his skills as a musical performer, Skifs has also honed a formidable reputation as a screenwriter and actor.
Blue Swede would breakthrough on to an international stage in the year 1974 with the release of their cover of "Hooked on a Feeling" by BJ Thomas. The song would also feature prominently on the charts in Canada, Holland, and Australia. (Later, in the 1990s, a clip of the song was featured on the Ally McBeal Show.) In the United States, the Swedes would make it to the Top Ten Charts with their cover of "Never My Love" by the Association. In the Scandinavian countries, the band produced one track that did exceptionally well. It was a medley combining Deep Purple's "Hush" with "I'm Alive," a song by the Hollies.
Blue Swede's albums include Hooked on a Feeling, The Golden Classics of Blue Swede, and Out of the Blue.
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Moodle Faculty Resources
We're Moving! Please note that TLTC help materials are being moved to http://purchase.libguides.com/tltc.
In order to login to Moodle, you'll need to have an active Purchase College email account.
Getting started:
- Check out SUNY's Essential Computer Skills Tutorial
- How to login to Moodle
- How to migrate your course from Moodle 1.9 (Moodle Archive) to Moodle 2
- How to import course materials from course to course on Moodle
- How to manage your participants list
- How to find/change the enrollment key on your course
- How to make your course available / visible to students
- How to change your course format (weekly, topics, onetopic)
- How to view your course as it appears to students
- How to dock and undock blocks in your course
- How to update your Moodle profile
Working with Resources:
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- How to add Files to a Folder Resource
- How to delete Files from your course
- How to work with zip archives/compressed folders in Moodle
- How to add images to your Moodle course
- How to add the Library Reserves block to your Moodle course
- How to link to journal articles from the Library databases (EZProxy)
- How to use the Discovery Search Reading List external tool to bring journal articles, ebooks, and other digital resources available through the Library easily and directly into your Moodle course.
- How to contact your subject liaison librarian
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- How to take attendance using the Attendance activity
- How to set up Assignments to collect papers from your students
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- How to enable completion tracking and restrict access to activities
- How to work with MP3s / M4As files in your course
Working with Video:
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- How to use the YouTube Anywhere tool in Moodle
Communicating with your Students
Moodle Gradebook and Activity Reports
Note: Official grades should be submitted to the Registrar via the Faculty Portal
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Hi, my name is Cindy. I am a recovering couponaholic. Welcome to the first ever meeting of CCA.
I've learned to hate coupons. If I had to choose between shopping with a stack of coupons (as I did for nearly three years), or paying 3 times as much per week as my usual $40-$50 budget, I'd choose to pay the extra. (Update: I am now paying $70 a week for groceries, and I'm happy with that. Very happy.) I. Hate. Coupons.
Hundreds of mom-bloggers all over the United States are at this moment clutching their bargain-filled tummies, completely unaware of the cause of their collective indigestion. They think it's just the Velveeta Shells and Cheese doing its usual gut-destroying digestive dance–but no, I did that! I spoke against the Mighty Strategy, the Holy Organizer.
How could anyone hate coupons? Are you nuts, lady?
Well, no! I'm clothed and in my right mind, thank God! I'm not really going to attack couponing. Couponing is one way among many to Food Nirvana. I'm Unitarian when it comes to money-saving methods. Whatever works for you is fine by me. But I've shopped every way known to man, and I'm telling you, this is not the best way.
A few years ago, I had a budget that worked. I gave myself about $90 every two weeks to buy groceries. I had a kitchen full of good, healthy food, and I was a happy cook. Then I won a a Coupon Binder System from some frugal living/mom blog. I was very excited to try this system, as I'd been assured by many brilliant homemakers (this one, for instance, whose shoes I'm not worthy to unlace) that I could indeed get my big, fat budget into a smaller pair of jeans using strategic couponing. I'm always looking for new ways to save money, so I jumped in feet first!
I started couponing with great enthusiasm. If I had been the usual shopper, running down the aisles of Harris Teeter like it was a timed shopping spree, throwing everything I see into the cart without regard to cost, couponing would absolutely have saved me a ton of money. For me, though, coupons didn't change the amount of money spent. They just changed what I was able to buy.
After that first thrill of seeing how much brand name stuff I could bring home for so little money wore off, though, I started to notice that couponing was changing the way I fed my family. I never got dragged into anything as drastic as those frozen toaster pastries or anything, but there was a noticable decrease in the quality and taste of our food. You know how the healthy-eating gurus (not to mention professional chefs) always say to shop the periphery of the grocery store for the most wholesome fare? Well, good luck finding coupons for carrots and milk!
On my previous, no-coupon budget, I spent about $45 a week and still got to buy wine and good cheese from time to time. With coupons, shopping the available deals still cost me about $45 a week, but there was barely enough room in the budget for milk. The quality of the food dropped off so severely that I started having trouble getting anyone to visit us for dinner anymore. That was just too much for me to bear. Couponing completely destroyed my reputation as a cook!
It was fun for a while, having a huge stockpile of condiments and canned goods I could boast of having gotten for so little money. I like to play games, and this is a fun one! Once I've mastered a new skill, though, I get bored. This was a game not worth continuing, in my (always-contrary) opinion. What I found out from my experiment is that you can bring home just as much stuff, for the same amount of money, without ever clipping one of those dirty little squares of paper again.
In my next post on this touchy subject, I'll give you low-down on how I feed my family on a budget without driving myself crazy with scissors and baseball card organizers. For this post, I just want to say to those of you who have learned to hate the Sunday paper as much as I do that there is hope. You don't have to keep doing this if you don't enjoy it!
To be perfectly honest, I only quit the coupon habit in the last month or so (after threatening to do it nearly a year ago and then getting sucked right back in). My grocery budget has gone up in that time by $10-$15 a week. This is because I'm still re-stocking some things I'd neglected, and re-learning some of my old habits. I expect this to come down to my usual budget in the next week or two. In fact, I've bought a lot of extra food to cook and freeze for easy meals when the baby comes in August, so I can't really say whether I've actually spent more. I don't expect to be spending much at all in the last weeks of summer, so I'm really just spending ahead.
Even if my spending doesn't come down much further, I can't imagine going back to the binder. It didn't just bind my coupons. It bound my creativity in the kitchen, and limited the quality of meals I was able to prepare. I'll let you know if the budget improves! (I know it will, but I'm sure some will be skeptical.)
How about you? Love coupons or hate them? I'm not sure there is a middle ground!


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Click on the photograph to the left and check out my cover of Louisville, Kentucky's Metro Parks Recreation Guide, Fall/Winter, October 2011 - January 2012. It's one of my photographs taken at the Chickasaw Park pond located in the west end of Louisville during the fall of 2010. This photograph is part of a portfolio that will illustrate a Chickasaw Park photo essay that I expect to complete in the spring/summer 2012 timeframe.
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Technology update
Apr 4, 2013
Plastic memories made easy
Scientists at the University of Groningen and the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research in Germany have succeeded in making smooth ferroelectric delta-PVDF thin films for the first time. The material is ideal for data storage and plastic electronics applications because it has a bistable remanent polarization that can be repeatedly switched by an electric field.
"PVDF (polyvinylidene fluoride) is a beautiful plastic," says team member Mengyuan Li. "It can withstand high temperatures, is chemically inert and reasonably cheap. The only problem is that it is difficult to make smooth ferroelectric PVDF – as required for microelectronics applications – but we have now found that processing at high temperatures can solve this problem. Subsequent application of a short electrical pulse to the plastic induces the ferroelectric polar delta-phase in the material."
Normally, PVDF is made at room temperature and this material is relatively rough and non-ferroelectric because it crystallizes in a non-polar phase. "At high temperatures, however, PVDF turns into a lovely smooth film," explained team leader Dago de Leeuw, "and, as an added bonus, becomes ferroelectric after applying a short electrical pulse."
"PVDF actually has four different crystal phases and we have succeeded in forming the delta phase", he added. This phase was predicted to exist in the 1980s, but had never been seen in a laboratory experiment until now.
Non-volatile memories
The team has already made non-volatile plastic memories from the d-PVDF films – a ferroelectric field-effect transistor and a dual-gate ferroelectric transistor. "These devices can be programmed at voltages exceeding the coercive field of the material and read out in a non-destructive way at lower biases," Li told nanotechweb.org.
"Although such plastic memories already exist, they are made of a speciality copolymer of PVDF with trifluoroethylene", explained de Leeuw. "That material is difficult to make, very expensive and also loses its ferroelectric properties at temperatures just above 80 °C. When that happens, you lose all stored data." On the contrary, films of d-PVDF conserve any stored information up to temperatures of 170 °C and are thus ideal for memory applications.
"The d-PVDF films could be used in a wide range of plastic electronics applications, from smart food packaging (that keeps track of the use-by date) to wearable health monitors", said de Leeuw. "d-PVDF is also suitable for roll-to-roll processing of ferroelectric microelectronic devices."
Because the operating voltage of a ferroelectric memory unit based on d-PVDF can be dramatically lowered by decreasing the film's thickness, the researchers are now busy trying to fabricate thinner, equally smooth films from the polymer. These could make for efficient functional memories that can be programmed and read out at voltages below 5 V.
The current work is published in Nature Materials.
About the author
Belle Dumé is contributing editor at nanotechweb.org.


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Feb. 23, 2013
Final Stats
RENO, Nev. - Northern Illinois earned its first win of the season in game two of its doubleheader at Nevada, led by a five run seventh inning and 19 total hits to defeat the Wolf Pack for the first time in program history, 12-4. The 19 hits are most by NIU since hitting 17 at Illinois-Chicago May 2, 2012. The Huskies fell in game one, 13-0.
The morning's contest in Reno started respectably as the Huskies trailed 3-0 after five innings of play. The Wolf Pack would combine for five runs apiece in the seventh and eighth innings to finish the game, 13-0.
"The first game was disappointing because it started out a very good game and we just did not finish the way we started," said Head Coach Ed Mathey, "We didn't capitalize on our chances and Nevada just kept piling it on."
After a stern talk from Mathey in the club house between games, the Huskies started the contest with resolve as they scored three runs after a sextet hits in the opening frame. Micah McCulloch (Rochelle/Rochelle Township), Alex Klonowski (Kearney, Mo./Kearney) and Tommy Hook (Lockport/Lockport Township) all drove in an RBI in the opening frame.
"We told the guys that they needed to come out and compete and make plays," said Mathey, "I told them we don't need to be the most talented team but we need to make baseball plays - that's what baseball players do."
Starting pitcher Eli Anderson (Glenview/New Trier) posted zeros on the Wolf Pack's line score through the first four innings and surrendered a run in the fifth and sixth innings before Anthony Andres (Western Springs/St. Rita) stepped onto the mound to close the inning. Anderson earned the win, surrendering a mere four hits with three strikeouts, two earned runs and two walks. It was the second win of his career as a starting pitcher.
In the seventh, Northern Illinois unleashed a fury of hits, six, to score five runs - the most by the Huskies since the top of the ninth inning at Southern Illinois March 17, 2012. Nate Ruzich (Joliet/South Suburban College) and Jameson Wells (Combined Locks, Wis./Kimberly) singled to reach base and were driven home by Brian Sisler's (DeKalb/DeKalb) three run home run over the left field fence to make it a 6-2 game.
It did not end there as Jeff Zimmerman (Tinley Park/Andrew) and Landon Tenhagen (Burlington, Wis./Madison Area Technical College) hit back-to-back doubles to score one. An RBI single by Klonowski made it 8-2 to close the scoring rally in the seventh.
"The hitters were the story of the day but I was really happy that we continued to hit the ball after Brian's home run. That five run inning really showed us what we are capable of. The biggest challenge now is to have a repeat performance of and take it to them to earn the series split," closed the skipper.
Northern Illinois would tack on one more run in the eighth inning and three more in the ninth to close the win, 12-4. Nevada accounted for its final two runs in the eighth inning. The win by NIU was the program's first in February since an 11-10 victory at Mississippi State in 2009.
Tenhagen finished 4-for-6 at the plate with three RBI while Sisler finished with a game-high four RBI and three hits in five at bats. Batters one through eight each recorded a hit in the game with the top four batters combining 13-for-22 (.591).
The Huskies will close the series with the Wolf Pack tomorrow afternoon to attempt the series split. First pitch is slated for 1 p.m. Central.
DOUBLEHEADER NOTES: Following their win in game two, the Huskies won their first game of the season ... The win is Northern Illinois' first in February since 2009 ... NIU opened the season 1-6 in 2010 and went on to finish the year 24-31 ... The Huskies five runs in the top of the seventh are the most since scoring five March 17, 2012 in the top of the ninth at Southern Illinois ... NIU now has two home runs this season, both by DeKalb County locals, Micah McCulloch (Rochelle) and Brian Sisler (DeKalb).


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A major event occurred at the United Nations in New York City, not surprisingly the event was not covered on any of the major Western news networks.
The Chinese Ethnic Scripts Exhibition made its debut and was organized by Liu Jieyi, permanent representative of China to the U.N. and The Chinese National Museum of Ethnology.
The event featured approx. 56 different ways of writing "Hépíng yǔ héxié 和平与和谐 or he" which roughly translates as peace and harmony. Each of China's ethnic groups were represented with their local script and many were additionally represented with local traditional clothing and photos of the various regions.
Liu, informed the audience that the scripts & dialects represent China's accumulated wisdom and are an integral part of China's civilization.
Some of the scripts and exhibits included:
Han Scripts: including an ancient tortoise shell used for I-Ching divination/consultations and Taoist scripts
Qiang script
Va script
"Liu said, Diversity enriches culture and makes our world a better one. Ethnic interactions and interdependence have formed a unique multifaceted cultural heritage in China's 5,000-year history. He explained, In my view, the various ethnic scripts on display represent the richness of these cultures that are part of China's heritage. The Chinese writing system is one of the oldest known written languages in the world. They're indispensable resources for understanding China's multi-ethnic history and culture. These ethnic scripts not only contribute to the preservation of unique cultural identities, but also celebrate cultural diversity around the world. (The China Voice by Kaileen Wang)"
Liu wanted to host the exhibit at the U.N. to share this accumulated wisdom with the world as the principles of peace and harmony are at the core of Chinese civilization and should be goals for all of mankind.
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John Legend Defends Girlfriend Christine Teigen
John Legend wants the world to stop hating on his hot Thai-Norwegian model girlfriend, Christine Teigen.Legend told the New York Daily News:
"People are automatically condescending," "They expect her to be dumb and say, 'Oh you're just dating a dumb girl because she's hot.' But people judge you either way. If you're dating a girl who's kind of regular, you hear, 'Why are you dating her?' I don't get caught up in it. I'm more concerned with my happiness."
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She is trashy. mouth and all…John Legend is a disappointment…I thought he was different….another sellout….
All this talk about race is boooring.Some black people are so hypocritical it makes me sick,
What race has to do with .Why does he look gay?cuz he doesn't dress like a thug?well newsflash they gay too,most dowlow brothas dress like thugs.
I hate ignorance.
Iyoh, u guys are mean… My word! We love John and Chrissy… Just saw a pic of them at the world cup opening in SA, they r a lovely couple. U need to learn to respect other people's choices. Shwele! John will always b welcomed in SA… WE LOVE HIM!
John Legend is so fine – I am a 56 year old black female and I would be jealous of any female of any race who is dating my dream man – My God he is fine an can sing, I've been listening to his music every day for five years!!! Love you John
I know John personally and if you don't know what you are talking about then keep it to yourself. Everyone has an opinion and are entitled to it, but if you don't know the facts, then don't spout what you THINK you know. You sound unintelligent to individuals who are aware of the facts. John is not gay, he is not a sell out and most people on here just are pissed because they are not in his shoes. He takes care of his family, his community and has a number of charities supporting various issues.
Do me a favor, take it back to the drawing board, put a little thought into what you want to do in life, work hard to get it and maybe you too can have some idiot writing what they think they know about you instead of you doing the writing.
I"M A FAN OF JOHN LEGEND'S. BUT YOU LOVE YOU WHO YOU LOVE. YES I WOULD LOVE IF HE HAD A SISTER, but he don't. that is his choice.
Look John came from a small city called Springfield, Ohio and we went to a majority white school North High. John was the smartest boy in school and graduated at the age of 16. John's friends and environment was of mixed races white and black. John did not change, and when he was in Springfield did not date to my knowledge because he was busy handeling his business. All of you fans or not are on here sounding ridiculous and have no real clue (the negative ones at leaset). John is good people and spiritual so you better becareful of how you ridicule him. Also he is NOT gay, he is who he is and does not need to explain this to anyone. As far as his girlfriend, she's a beauty, and you GO Johnny!!!!!
Wow meow and mar. What Racists you are. I'm sure MLK would be proud of your racist attitude
He looks very gay. When a lot of these kind of black guys go for these kinds of girls it is usually out of perversion. Often these girls have no boundaries and/or morals when it comes to sex. They look normal in public but in private they are weird, drunks, potty mouths and you name it. A black man empowered him to go and acquire more only for him to take it and dump it into the white race. He makes me sick just like the rest.
@Mar. First off she is half white, if there is such a thing. Her dominate race is Thai. Your a real hater Mar. There is nothing you can do to stop the reintegration of whites black into the family of people of color. Actually, whites in the world population are a tiny minority,everyong else in the world has some noticeable degree of melonin in their skin. So Mar, it is really the white race who is injecting its genes into the established pool. hahahahhahahahhahahahahah
I was watching black In America 2 tonight.
John Legend turned around and smacked MLT's Rice and the ENTIRE black race in the face when after becoming more successful he took his wealth to the white society instead of his own black society. With all his fame he is still insecure about himself and heritage and seek white to make him feel more acceptable. Guys like him make me sick!
John legend seems like that kind of guy you just want to go to starbucks with and hang out.(He is obviously the best looking man in the industry.),but he is the most talented in the industy also. I would love to see him in the city(Manhattan)and get to take a pic. with him and Chrissy. They should stay together as long as both of them are happy.
I think she is a good personality match to John, she seems light and fun so that would be good for someone who has a hectic schedule like him. She is a model so why not let her be herself, she doesn't seem to need a man to define her.
I don't know either of them personally, but I bumped into them while shopping in SoHo. John Legend was unbelievably nice — I asked for a picture, and he even told me to take care when they got into their car. His girlfriend took a picture of us, and she didn't seem standoffish at all.
Im so catty dat i'm just to catty….they dont even luk together next to John she luks famous but far from him she luks like a reject or a neglected piece of sumtin…yep dats right im definitly JEALOUS
My anme is Kal and i'm commenting all teh way from BKK. CHRISSY! you're a doll! keep doing whatcha do gf! mua
To all the haters! So what if he is gay or not he is still the most talented singer on the planet, Plus he's FINE a$s HELL. And even though my heart is so broken because he is kissing another woman (that isn't me) I am happy for him because he deserves to be happy. Chrissy has to be one of the luckiest women on the planet. You go girl, Please give him a kiss for me. I'm his BIGGEST fan
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Is there ANYONE on the net who doesn't know Christine personally?! LOL!
My God, she is dumb, because John Legend is so gay. It is so obvious. But I am sure it will all come out when they break up or later when he falls off the map and write an autobiography to get money.
Aww they look cute, too bad that he's not in the market anymore though
I am married to her couison and though I may be a little biased, I think she is the prettiest thing I have seen. Congrats on your fame and beauty. May you prosper to the fullest.
Crazy is all I got to say…see my ex's lil sister with John Legend…what. For t mon…I'm sorry you had a rough time in school, but Chrissy is definitely good people with an amazing sense of humor…
I'm not excited about them dating but that's because I have a crush on JL. LOL
I think the cattiness comes from there, the jealousy? you gotta give kudos where its owed and Chrissy deserves it. She's gorgeous and from what I heard she's kind too!
so keep PDAing Johny Chrissy!
I disagree with the previous statement. I have also known Chrissy in school (high school)and I always felt she was one of the nicest people I knew, not to mention the funniest. I am so happy to see her doing so well. She was always grateful and polite. This coming from a girl that wasn't with the "in crowd," she was very sweet. That is a lot more than I can say for most of the "in crowd" at Snohomish. But, it is high school that is what is to be expected. Great work making a life for yourself Chrissy! P.S. College is boring – but they say it is worth it…I am not sure – your life looks pretty enojoyable! Good luck!
I have known Christine since elementary school. She is very rude and she used to be the ugly duckling. Haha. She is still not that cute though.
Christine models for our company and is one of the nicest people you would ever want to meet, Not only is she beautiful, she is very down to earth and sincerely a nice person.


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ORANGE COUNTY (LALATE) – Briana Wolfsmith and Ryan Culberson tensions erupt tonight on RHOC over one person: Brooks. This season, Vicki Gunvalson's daughter Briana Wolfsmith lives at home with her. And Briana's husband Ryan Culberson has moved in as well. But Ryan tells friends tonight that he refuses to stay under the same roof if Brooks Ayers comes along.
But does Briana Wolfsmith and Ryan Culberson move out? Vicki tells news this week that Briana has not moved out. Ryan, however, has been deployed. So Vicki assures viewers that the newlyweds will find their own place once Ryan returns from the service.
Vicki send hers love for Ryan this week in her BravoTv.com blog. "Troy and Briana are doing great, and I love having them at the house." She added "Briana and Ryan's plan is to move out on their own when Ryan comes back, which will be good for them to be together as a family again. "
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Vicki says she is proud of her daughter. "I am so proud of Briana as she is an amazing mother and her and Ryan have a really solid and healthy relationship." And Vicki also asks fans to pledge their support for Ryan as he fights overseas. "Please continue to keep Ryan in your prayers as he is in Afghanistan defending our country, so we can live in this amazing country."


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For all their impact on our history and culture over the past century, jazz and blues have rarely figured prominently on the American stage. "Side Man" and the collected works of August Wilson leap to mind, but few other major productions.
That fact gives Bay Area jazz/blues fans yet another reason to catch "After the War Blues" by Northern California playwright with Philip Kan Gotanda. Presented by the UC Berkeley Department of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies, it runs tonight through March 16 at the Zellerbach Playhouse.
War does many things to us – it can make us question our government, question what it means to be an American, and question where we belong. "After the War Blues" takes place in the aftermath of World War II, when several communities intersected in San Francisco's Western Addition District: Japanese-Americans returning from internment camps, African-Americans who had come to San Francisco looking for work, White southern migrants looking for economic opportunity and Russian Jews arriving in this country in the wake of the war. During a time when resources were limited, the characters struggle to get along and find their place in this new cultural mix. Says Gotanda, "The play asks – how do you begin to bridge all these different communities, and ultimately, can you?"
Live music, specifically the blues, will take a more prominent place alongside the original jazz in this revised production. Gotanda has taken haiku poetry written by Japanese internment camp prisoners, setting those lyrics to blues melodies, sung both in English and Japanese. Music acts both as a metaphor for the internal voices of characters, in addition to symbolizing the intersection between the two main neighborhood groups.
Although at its core the play is a period piece, both Gotanda and Jones hope audiences will find clear parallels to contemporary life. "Especially now, we still see economic disparity surfacing through racial and class tensions," says Gotanda. "Everyone in the play is searching for their place in life and looking for ways to be happy," says Jones. "And that is what we all want."
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Face validity is an estimate of the degree to which a measure is clearly and unambiguously tapping the construct it purports to assess. Thus, face validity refers to the "obviousness" of a test—the degree to which the purpose of the test is apparent to those taking it. Tests wherein the purpose is clear, even to naïve respondents, are said to have high face validity ; tests wherein the purpose is unclear have low face validity (Nevo, 1985). The concept of face validity is similar to item subtlety , but there are important differences as well. Whereas face validity describes the transparency of an entire test, item subtlety describes the transparency of individual test items (Bornstein, Rossner, Hill, & Stepanian, 1994). ...
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You can reach the Titlis glacier after taking two types of cable car. From the Rotair, a remarkable cable car with rotating circular cabins, you can see the glacier from above. From the terrace (alt. 3,020 m), enjoy a view of the surrounding area (Su..
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This small family hotel Belmont in chalet style is situated only a 5-minute walk from the cable car station Titlis and 3 minutes' walk from the centre of Engelberg. The ski bus stops in front of the hotel. You can choose from nicely furnished rooms ..
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The annexe of this charming 1774 inn is home to a bright, modern restaurant with an international menu. Hot stone dishes are also available in the bar area.
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Ulf and Isolde Braunert set great store by uncomplicated food which is flavoursome and contemporary as illustrated by their house speciality of Ennetbürger Limousine veal chops. And if you enjoy a good cigar after your meal, the comfortable lounge is..
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Cotton Candy is my favorite party treat of all time, so I knew when I had my nieces and their girlfriends over for a playdate I wanted it to be all cotton candy! When the girls arrived I handed them each a customized tutu and pettiskirt with matching hair clips to wear for the party.
The girls started the day off by filling up on sweet treats at the dessert table. The cotton candy flavored cupcakes, jelly rolls and coconut cake were topped off with mini cotton candies. They quenched their thirst with strawberry milk dispensed into mini milk bottles with ther initials. The table also had a stick of homemade cotton candy for each girl and they filled their cotton candy cart favor boxes with treats from the candy buffet.
Once they were done at the dessert table and candy buffet, each girl found personalized place settings and chef boxes at the chefs table. Each box sat on top of personalized placemats and held jumbo milk cartons filled with juice and bags filled with hard candy used for the cotton candy machine. The girls wore chef hats and aprons with their names embriodered on them while they dropped the candies into the machine and spun it onto their sticks. The girls finished off their fantastic playdate with a cake fight in the backyard
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These four sweet innocent girls are all in the same situation, they all crave big, black cocks but didn't know where to find one. But now they can get their new black stepdad's fat fucking dick shoved down their throats and deep inside their tight, fresh pussies any time they want... Well at least when mom isn't home!
Studio: Devils Films | Production Year: 2009
Performers: Kylee Reese Kita Zen Tera Knightly


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Bust out the cat nip, because this kitty cat needs some feeding. It's a Cashmere Cat to be specific, so if you're a fan of fine cloth and felines this remix artist is right up your alley. Cashmere Cat is a producer/DJ from Oslo Norway, and this is his newest remix of Miguel's Do You…(Like Drugs?). Yep….bump, bump bump, Yep…bump, bump, Me TOOO! Miguel surfaced as one of the biggest R&B names in 2012 winning a Grammy for his track Adorn.
Magnus August Høiberg is Cashmere Cat's name when he isn't producing redonkulous beats, but when he is he's the most powerful Dj feline on the block. He appeared on the international electronic dance music scene in 2012, with remixes/edits of Lana Del Rey, 2 Chainz and Jeremih. His debut EP Mirror Maru was released in October 2012 on the Belgian Pelican Fly label.
International booking of Cashmere Cat is handled by The Windish Agency in the US, and the London-based Echo Location Talent Agency, so if you think you got the lettuce to support this kitty cat fetish, make sure to pony up the dough. Superstar producer Benny Blanco invited Høiberg to Los Angeles in January 2013, to collaborate on studio productions for artists like Maroon 5 and Jeremih, and to give his first US concerts as Cashmere Cat. What an invitation? Mine must have been lost in the mail.
You really can't go wrong remixing one of the biggest R&B producers out there. If you're an SNL fan, Miguel was recently the musical guest for this 2013 season, and straight KILT it. Cashmere Cat currently has two upcoming concert dates, if you want to see "this cat" live. One in Zurich Switzerland on May 11th, and another Hilveranbeek, Netherlands when he will appear in the Best Kept Secret Festival, 2013. Along with Cashmere Cat names such as, Arctic Monkeys, Modest Mouse, Two Door Cinema Club, Bloc Party, Sigur Rós, Damien Rice, Portishead, and Belle and Sebastian will be there as well. Snag this FREE DOWNLOAD of Do You and Get Your Ears Wet!


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Suggested by Richard Rider
For this match we have the Rookie from Halo ODST facing off against everyone's favorite from Half-Life, Gordon Freeman.
Rookie: M6C Pistol, M7S Submachine Gun, 1 Frag Grenade & 1 Spike Grenade.
Gordon Freeman: Crowbar, .357 Magnum & MP7 Submachine Gun.
Location – 3 acre junkyard.
Who would win?