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NetBeans Dominates Developer.com's 2009 Product Awards!
By Vaughn Spurlin on Jan 16, 2009
This year NetBeans ran away with Developer.com Product of the Year 2009 Awards.
Many thanks to our community for the acknowledgment.[Read More]
This year NetBeans ran away with Developer.com Product of the Year 2009 Awards.
Many thanks to our community for the acknowledgment.[Read More]
Sun sees the promise of open source software as the perfect way for
society and business alike to forge a world of expanded opportunity,
increased flexibility, and continual innovation. Software Freedom day
is a global celebration of these virtues. So join in, release your
ideas, launch a community, explore new code, ... have fun!
Sometimes a .java file associated with a .form file in an IDE project gets deleted or lost. In such cases, when the project is opened in the ide, .form file is shown in the navigator. Opening the .form file will not open the GUI Designer but will open the .form file as a text file. This is because the GUI Designer needs both the .java file and the .form file.
Another variant of this problem is when the .java file is not lost but has gone out of sync with the .form file. In such cases any changes made to the .form file will not be reflected in the .java file.[Read More]
If 'Firefox' is set as the ide's browser (in Tools | Options | General) , sometimes the ide displays the message 'Cannot execute /usr/bin/firefox check external browser configuration'. But running /usr/bin/firefox from the command line does work correctly. (Note: /usr/bin/firefox would be different on different systems depending on where firefox is installed and is used here only as an example).[Read More]
The recommended method of uninstalling the ide is to run the uninstaller provided with the ide. The instructions are provided in the release notes; for instance the instructions for 6.1 are provided in 6.1 release notes.
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The following are the three (major) directories used by Sun Studio 12 (also referred to as ide in this article).
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NetBeans IDE 6.1 Beta, has more MySQL support, creating a more tighter integration of NetBeans with MySQL. It is now possible to Register MySQL Servers, Create & Delete databases, and launch the administration tool for MySQL from within the NetBeans IDE. Here I am showing some screen shots of registering the MySQL Adminstrator Tool with the NetBeans IDE 6.1 Beta.
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A 22-year-old Fairlawn man was arrested Wednesday and charged with a Mother's Day carjacking in Wadsworth.
Antoine D. Petty was arrested by Akron police on a warrant issued by Wadsworth Municipal Court.
Petty is accused of stealing a 1998 Toyota Corolla that was being refueled at the Marathon service station, 143 Broad St., at about 7 p.m. Sunday.
A surveillance video showed a man jumped into the car as the driver, Suzi Snyder, 41, of Wadsworth, was closing the cover to the gas cap.
Snyder struggled with the man and sustained minor injuries when he threw her to the ground and drove off.
Wadsworth police credited the public in helping to identify the robbery suspect.
"The responses to our request for assistance delivered by the local media and our departmental social media sites resulted in numerous tips and information that led to this arrest," Lt. Robert Wyrick said.
The blue Toyota Corolla, license plate number DPV6212, has not been recovered.
"We'd ask for the continuing assistance of the public to help us locate it," Wyrick said. "The vehicle may be in the Akron area."
Petty was arraigned Thursday in Wadsworth Municipal Court on a robbery charge, a second-degree felony. He is being held at the Medina County Jail in lieu of a $300,000,
10 percent, cash bond.

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I would like to thank Micro-Pro for the amazing 5 days of high-quality, in-depth and superlatively engaging CEHv8 Boot camp. The whole program was fantastic and it was made special by your practical insights and examples for all modules. The trainer's immense industry experience along with the wide gamut of knowledge in InfoSec domain compounded the learning experience, there are not many trainers who would know the usage of all framework, concepts, tools and utilities.
Shashwata Pal
Post CHFI training and certification, it gave me and my employer the advantage of dealing with security incidents in a more organized manner.
Additionally, it also helped us to gain some basic and some very critical knowledge as the information within the CHFI program is great. Most importantly it gave us exposure to various tools which are very useful making our job easier. There's a definite improvement in service to the clients.
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The CHFI certified course taught us analysis techniques, helping me carry out day to day infosec operations.
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After clearing CHFI certification, I have successfully investigated various security Incidents at my organization in a more organized and appropriate manner. Moreover, I have suggested different ways to secure our assets from various malicious attacks. Ever since I have successfully cleared CHFI and other security certifications, I have been encouraging my team mates to acquire these too.
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CHFI certification helped to detect hacking attacks and extracting evidence.
Also to report the cyber crime and conduct audits to prevent future attacks. Computer forensics is the application of the computer investigation and analysis techniques in the interests of determining potential legal evidence.
Knowledge gained from CHFI helped my organization to prevent and protect the cyber infrastructure and to take appropriate steps against the security breach of computer related crimes and to prosecute the cyber criminals with the help of legal experts.
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It enables better way of collecting evidence so that cases could be
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The CHFI course and certification has provided me the technical competence in the investigation of cases.
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Computer forensics field is quite complex and going to be mature in coming 3-5 years from now. This requires computer professionals to gain specialized knowledge in digital forensics to be able to handle security incidents and data breaches in the organization. EC-Council provides a good starting point in the digital forensics via CHFI course and I expect them to come up with more specialized courses on forensics like - Digital forensics of APIs owned systems etc.
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Information Security Administrator, Adobe Systems


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Munchin: Impossible
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Munchin: Impossible is a proposed Sesame Workshop production, where a gingerbread cookie called "The Man" from the Cookie Intelligence Agency sends Agent Cookie (Cookie Monster) on various food-filled missions, to distract him from eating cookies.
The series consists of 26 five minute episodes and (as of November 2009) is currently up for sale to international markets. The series is filmed partially on location, and includes segments from around the world, based on clips from the Sesame Workshop International Film Library.
On March 24, 2011, in an entry on the Sesame Street Twitter account, Cookie Monster references his work for the Cookie Intelligence Agency, sort of: "Shh – me been working for secret govt. organization: CIA. It stand for Cookie Intelligence Agency. But don't tell anyone!"[1]


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From the definition of condition number it seems that a matrix inversion is needed to compute it, I'm wondering if for a generic square matrix (or better if symmetric positive definite) is possible to exploit some matrix decomposition to compute the condition number in a faster way.
Computing the condition number (even approximating it within a factor of 2) seems to have the same complexity as computing a factorization, though there are no theorems in this direction.
From a sparse Cholesky factor $R$ of a symmetric positive definite matrix, or from a sparse $QR$ factorization (with implicit $Q$) of a general square matrix, one can obtain the condition number in the Frobenius norm by computing the sparse inverse subset of $(R^TR)^{-1}$, which is much faster than computing the full inverse. (Related to this is my paper: Hybrid norms and bounds for overdetermined linear systems, Linear Algebra Appl. 216 (1995), 257-266. http://www.mat.univie.ac.at/~neum/scan/74.pdf)
Edit: If $A=QR$ then with respect to any unitarily invariant norn, $$cond(A)=cond(R)=\sqrt{cond(R^TR)}.$$ For the computation of sparse QR factorizations see, e.g.,
It's certainly easy to use the eigenvalue/eigenvector decomposition of a symmetric matrix or the SVD of a general matrix to compute the condition number, but these aren't particularly fast ways to proceed.
There are iterative algorithms that can compute an estimate of the condition number that is useful for most purposes without going to all of the work of computing $A^{-1}$. See for example the
For sparse Hermitian matrices $H$, you can use Lanczos algorithm to compute its eigenvalues. If $H$ is not Hermitian, you can compute its singular values by computing the eigenvalues of $H^TH$.
Since the largest and smallest eigenvalues/singularvalues can be found very fast (long before the tridiagonalization is complete), the Lanczos method is particular useful to compute the condition number.


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|Ben Asselin Named CAVALOR 'Athlete of the Month' for August
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September 9, 2010 — Jump Canada has selected Ben Asselin of Calgary, AB, as the CAVALOR 'Athlete of the Month' for August.
Asselin, 16, and Lolita, a 12-year-old Oldenburg mare owned by Attaché Stables, produced five clear rounds to win the individual gold medal and lead Alberta to the team gold at the North American Junior and Young Riders' Championship (NAJYRC) held July 28 to August 1 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY.
Asselin followed up his double gold medal victories at NAJYRC with a win in the $32,500 Laramide Oil and Gas Grand Prix in the CSI2* Rocky Mountain Classic I Show Jumping Tournament held August 18 to 22 at Anderson Ranch in Calgary, AB. Riding Attaché Stables' Magic Man, a 13-year-old Hanoverian gelding, Asselin had the only double clean ride to capture the win. The following week at CSI2* Rocky Mountain Classic II, Asselin won $32,500 Attaché Classic, this time riding Lolita.
"August was the most unbelievable month," said Asselin. "Lolita jumped fantastic in the Junior division at Young Riders' and Magic Man has been super at giving me mileage in the bigger classes and in the Grand Prix ring. Cavalor makes great products, and I am very thankful that they sponsor this award."
As the CAVALOR 'Athlete of the Month' for August, Asselin receives a gift certificate from title sponsor CAVALOR Inc.
About Jump Canada
Jump Canada is the committee of Equine Canada responsible for all hunter, equitation and jumper activities in Canada from the grass roots to the international level. Jump Canada is governed by a board, the majority of whose members are elected by the stakeholders in the sport. For more information regarding Jump Canada programs and activities, visit http://equinecanada.ca/jumpcanada.
About Equine Canada
Equine Canada is Canada's national governing body for equestrianism. A member-driven, charitable institution, it is the executive branch of the Canadian Equestrian Team, and the national authority for equestrian competition; the national voice for recreational riders; and the national association for equine welfare, breeding, and industry. Equine Canada is recognised by the Government of Canada, the International Equestrian Federation (FEI), and the Canadian Olympic Committee as the national organisation representing equestrian sport and equine interests. For more information about Equine Canada, please visit equinecanada.ca.


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I'm posting the speech here in case you need help too. Just let me know you used it in the comments box (and let me know if you got a laugh or two too!)
Happy Birthday
birthday celebrant!
And welcome to all the guests who are here today. Thank you for being here to share this moment with our birthday girl/boy.
A full house at a birthday party certainly shows that there is a lot of love in the room. And I don't know about you guys, but the most obvious reason why I am here is because I love, love, absolutely love ......... the guy who is signing the check later on today ....
name of party organizer/spouse of celebrant. (drum roll)
No seriously, we are here because we love
birthday celebrant. Free food, an open bar and a lot of arm twisting from
(name of spouse of birthday celebrant)have absolutely nothing to do with why I am here.
birthday celebrant…
We are here because we want you to know how much we appreciate everything you've done for us. You are a special lady, loving wife and mother, dutiful daughter, one-and-only sister to your ... er .... interesting brothers, always-there aunt to all your nephews and nieces, and ... ehrm ... future mother-in-law. Sorry
girlfriend/boyfriend of son/daughter!(You can change this to suit the circumstance of the celebrant.
60 years is certainly a milestone. At this age, most people will say you are over the hill. I disagree.
60 years is not over the hill. I say 60 years is WAYYYY over the hill!
No seriously. I say 60 years is not over the hill because I know for a fact that
birthday celebrantis absolutely and certifiably not capable of climbing over any hill! (wah wah ... )
Still, we want you to know that we think you have a lot to celebrate.
At 60, you are now a sexagenarian. I repeat, at 60, you are now a SEXagenarian.
Wow, look how excited he/she is! (laughter)
Now I know there is a joke in here .... SEXagenarian (for emphasis). But I will end it here because you know (name of very traditional older person) is in the house.
OK, so I looked up the famous people who were born in 1948 and it looks like you are in good company. As an honorary member of the Perm Nation, you share the same hair style, I mean, birth year as Richard Simmons, the crown prince of spandex, baby doll shorts and adidas headbands.
And then there is Ozzy Ozbourne, the rock and roll Prince of Darkness, and Charles Windsor, Prince of England. Al Gore was also born in 1948.
So was another birthday celebrant in the room. (Make funny/disapproving face). So you know, there's a bit of a hit and miss here, but I think there is also a lot of potential from that year.
So let's have a bit of audience participation here to see how well you know our birthday girl. I have my prize patrol ladies standing by to hand out prizes to the first person who can shout out the answer!
What is her/his shoe size?
Where did she/he and their spouse/significant other meet?
How does his/her spouse describe her (give hints)?
What is her favorite color: blue
What is her favorite expression?
(Etc, etc ... you get the idea).
So let's fast forward 60 years and look at where you have been.
You have a wonderful wife/husband, a loving daughter/son, the gift of health, and a roomful of family and friends who don't seem to know squat about you! (assuming they did not get a lot of answers right)
Actor Jeremy Irons, also born in 1948, once said … "We all have our time machines. Some take us back, they're called memories. Some take us forward, they're called dreams."
birthday celebrant...
I wish you good health, long life, continued prosperity, a complete wardrobe makeover, and the gift of a brand new flatiron. DREAM ON!


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2009-10 (Junior): A Pac-10 All-Academic Honorable Mention honoree ... She finished in the top-10 at two events and in the top-20 in two events ... Shot equal or better than par in seven out of 28 rounds ... She participated in 10 events during the season ... Posted a 219 (+6) and finished tied for seventh at the NCAA West Regional ... Competing in the Pac-10 Championships, she shot a third round 71, ended up with 227 and tying for 23rd place ... Competing in the PING/ASU Invitational she carded a 222 and shot a 72 in the first round ... Competing in the Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational, she posted scores of 75-71-76 = 222 (+6) and finished tied for eighth ... At the Bruin Wave Invitational, she shot an individual and team low 68 in the first round, propelling her to a finish tied for 13th (218 (+2) ... Participating in the Wildcat Invitational she carded a 147 (+5) and tied for 12th ... In the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown she posted a third round 71 and total score of 231 ... At the Stanford Women's Intercollegiate she shot a 70 in the first round and finished with 224 ... Playing in the Windy City Collegiate Championship she carded a 232 for the event ... She competed in the Mason Rudolph Championship and shot a 145 for the match ... She finished atop the Wildcats leader board on two occasions.
2008-09 (Sophomore): Team leader of youthful Wildcats squad who posted a team-best scoring average of 74.15 ... Fired a pair of sub-70 rounds on the season, including a career-best round of 67 in the second round of the PING/ASU Invitational ... Finished that event with her best 54-hole total of the campaign at even par to claim fifth place ... Posted rounds of par or better on five occasions, including bookend rounds at the UCF Invitational ... Shot 74 in the second round of that even to finish the tournament at 2-over par and share 23rd position ... Finished the Pac-10 Championships at 7-over par and helped the Wildcats claim fourth place ... Shared team-low scoring honors with Isabelle Boineau at the NCAA West Regionals by shooting 4-over for the weekend and pace the Cats to seventh place, which qualified the team for the NCAA Championships ... Missed a pair of events during the season, first to represent her native Mexico in the World Amateur Golf Team Championships ... Led Mexican team with 72-hole total of 12-over par total of 300 ... Also was selected to play in LPGA Mastercard Classic in Huixquilcan, Mexico ... Finished professional event with 36-hole total of 11-over par, missing the cut by just four strokes.
2007-08 (Freshman): An honorable mention All-Pac-10 selection ... Quickly established herself in the heart of the UA lineup ... Finished second at the Mexican Women's Amateur Championship, Jan. 14, with a six-over 222 total ... Her stroke average was nearly a half stroke lower (0.33) over her last 25 rounds played ... Saw action in all 12 events and ranks third on the team in stroke average and rounds at par or better and second with five top-20 finishes ... Joins Alison Walshe as the only Wildcats to notch a round in the 60s (two) and post an under-par tournament total ... Finished in a tie for 93rd place at the NCAA Championships, May 20-23, with a 77-80-82-75=314 (+26) total ... Tied for 56th place at the NCAA West Regional with a 78-69-81=228 (+12) effort ... Finished in a tie for 16th place at the Pac-10 Championships with a 73-77-76=226 (+13) ... Tied for 24th place at the PING/ASU Invitational with a 72-74-76=222 (+6) ... Earned a 12th place finish at the Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational with a 77-72-79=228 (+12) ... Tallied a 70-78-76=224 (+11) to tie for 16th place at the Wildcat Invitational ... Tied for 45th at the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge with a 17-over 230 total ... Posted her best finish and low tournament total of the season with a 69-70-75=214 (-2) total at the Las Vegas Collegiate ... Her opening-round 69 was her season low ... Carded a 72-75-73=220 (+7) to tie for 16th place at the Stanford Fall Intercollegiate ... Tied for 41st at the Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational with a 17-over 233 total ... Finished in a tie for 61st place at the NCAA Preview with an 11-over 230 ... Tied for 77th place at the Mason Rudolph Championship win an 18-over 234.
High School: Graduated from CAEA in 2007 ... Five-time state champion (Mexico City) ... Five-time national champion ... Picked up a first-place finish at the Texas Junior Golf Tour ... First place at the Junior's American Cup ... Finished third at the Callaway Junior World Championship ... Played in the American Junior Golf Association for four years ... 2002-03 Player of the Year ... Played in six LPGA tournaments in Mexico.
Personal: Full name is Alejandra Llaneza ... Daughter of Jorge Llaneza and Ma. Concepcion Llaneza ... Academic major is interdisciplinary studies ... Golf swing coach is Rafael Alarcon, who is also Lorena Ochoa's coach ... Enjoys playing soccer, tennis, and going to the movies with friends.


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Blake Shelton and Shakira Duet "Medicine" at ACM Awards – WATCH VIDEO HERE!
April 6th, 2014VIDEO
Blake Shelton and Shakira performed their new duet "Medicine" at Sunday's ACM Awards.
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April 6th, 2014VIDEO
Blake Shelton and Shakira performed their new duet "Medicine" at Sunday's ACM Awards.
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April 5th, 2014
Shakira is clarifying recent comments that made it seem as though boyfriend Gerard Pique was controlling and possessive.
In a Billboard interview, the pop star had been quoted as calling Pique "very territorial" and saying he "no longer lets me do videos with men."
But Shakira cleared up any misconceptions about the couple's relationship in a new post on Facebook.Read more...
March 26th, 2014VIDEO
Shakira rocked the "Today Show" on Wednesday.
The performer sang "Hips Don't Lie" and "Empire" for an enthusiastic Rockefeller Plaza crowd.Read more...
March 25th, 2014
Shakira can put her legs over her head!
We learn that fun fact and more in the singer's new Marie Claire interview.Read more...
March 7th, 2014
Shakira's baby daddy Gerard Pique won't "let" her do music videos with men anymore, and the singer says that's fine by her.
In a Billboard cover story, "The Voice" coach reveals she asked the soccer player for permission to film her steamy "Can't Remember to Forget You" music video with Rihanna.
See Shakira's explanation here.Read more...
January 30th, 2014MUSIC VIDEO
Shakira and Rihanna get sexy together in their music video for "Can't Remember to Forget You."
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January 13th, 2014NEW MUSIC
Shakira and Rihanna have released "Can't Remember to Forget You."
Listen to it here!Read more...
February 4th, 2013PHOTO
Shakira is sharing a photo of her newborn baby to support a good cause.
Through Unicef, the singer unveiled "Shakira & [fiancé] Gerard Pique's World Baby Shower," where fans can donate $5-$110 "to help save children's lives" in celebration of their son Milan.Read more...
January 22nd, 2013
Shakira is a new mom!
The singer and her soccer player boyfriend, Gerard Pique, welcomed a baby boy on Tuesday.Read more...
December 27th, 2012
Shakira's boyfriend Gerard Piqué played quite the prank on Thursday night, claiming on Twitter and Facebook that the couple had welcomed their first child.
"Ya ha nacido nuestro hijo! Estamos muy felices! Gracias a todos por vuestros mensajes!" he wrote in Spanish, which translates to "Our son is born! We are very happy! Thank you all for your messages!"
Piqué's message, however, coincided with the Latin American equivalent of April Fool's Day, and he took to the social networking sites about 10 hours later to reveal that he was just joking.Read more...


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Is my husband getting addicted to porn?
Hi all, I have a 6 month old baby. After getting pregnant and untill now my husband and I are not that much sexually active. While I was pregnant I used to be so tired of managing full time school and all the household work I could not get myself into being intimate. After the baby is born I am always busy and tired looking after the baby, doing all the household work and also I really feel touched out because of all the breastfeeding. My husband started watching porn (he always used to) very frequently (upto 3 times daily) since I was pregnant. Recently I cought him watching porn before going to work, after coming from work sometimes at 3 am in the middle of night. He is extremely sleep deprived cause he is sleeping less just to watch porn. he even watches porn while I leave the baby with him and go for a 15 min run.If I want to talk about it he blames me for not being intimate enough and even not being pretty enough! I m very stressed out and dont know what to do?
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not normal, especially while watching the baby and at night? Get him some help or at least find yourself someone to talk to....He's shirking responsibilities and basic things to do this so yes I'd say addicted.posted 07/15/2013 by jennloella
This is and please dont be offended red flags seek out someone you can talk with.....i have been in this situation before things get worse and verbally abusive....if he feels comfortable blaming you and saying hurtful things by not doing anything to get help gives him the signal that you will take this and even more things he might dish out....your in my prayers.....but dont let your hubby put u and your baby in a toxic relationshipposted 07/12/2013 by cap4747
tell him to help out more insted of u doing all the work,because at the end of the day he is a parent aswell and he shouldnt be lazy and leave you to do everything also, he blames you for the intamicy issues when he is the one to blame for insulting and pressuring you to put in more effort to make yourself look and feel more attractive. If he loves you then you shouldnt have to change apperience and when you talk to him tell him your issues and conserns because this looks as if it needs discussing responibilitvly and in a calm atmosphere because your baby can also tell when something is wrong and i hope you get things resolved. GOOD LUCKposted 07/12/2013 by a BabyCenter Member
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Shadow Force: Praesitlyn Campaign
Heres the first scenario:
Shadow Force has been tasked with landing in the barren deserts of Praesitlyn in order to infiltrate a CIS laboratory that is developing a poisonous gas, intended to kill clones. (Sound familiar?) The drop ship is on its way to the drop-off point. Shadow Force waits inside, coming up with a plan from what little intel they have.
This is the first objective:
Travel through desert canyons and valleys to get to the city wall. Once there, blow through the barrier into the town. Secure the area and wait for the signal to continue.
Heres the topography:
The Drop-off point (DOP) is located in a small dip in the ground. One canyon leads from the DOP to a large valley (LV). There is a command post in the middle of the LV. It is called the LVCP. One canyon leads away from the target barrier (TB). Two canyons lead towards it. There are many small canyons and caves that were unable to be verified by long-range reconnaissance. After the two main canyons leading to the TB there is another Large Valley (TBLV). This is where the TB is located.
Heres the resistance:
There are major fortifications in the LVCP. Turrets cover LVCP. Random turrets cover major canyons. Major droid fortifications are around the TB and are scattered among the TBLV. Droid patrols cover general battlefield. Trandosians are scattered among the small canyons and caves in ambush positions. Droid sniper units are placed on random mesas.
(If you did not completely understand this, just play along and make stuff up. It doesnt really matter; the basic idea is that were fighting in desert canyons.)
Here are our resources:
1.Any weapons you have chosen to bring along
2.Any standard commando gear, such as med packs and grappling hooks
3.Each squad has one E-Web Repeating Blaster Turret
4.Air support is limited to one gunship
Adaptations can be made.
This is where we come up with a plan using the description of the battlefield. Post what you think would be the best way to go about getting to the TB. Then well come up with a final draft and execute it. (If you want to just get to the action we can just land on the planet and go with the flow.)
If anybody wishes to join checkout "Shadow Force: Recruiting" at http://www.lucasforums.com/showthread.php?t=164661. If anybody wishes to join the CIS or Trandosians, go ahead. Just give us basic information like name, faction, and weapons. Whatever you want. You can also sign up at the website above.
Another note: This is also pretty much a copy of the RPG that I made in the BF section. Unfortunatly, that place is just about "dead" so I thought that I'd move it to this section. Is that okay? Anyway, nobody has signed up yet in the recruitment thread, so if this is just a bad idea feel free to tell me. I'll understand. I don't have much RPing experience yet.
Any suggestions? Niner asked Shadow Force. Its not impossible, not for Shadow Force at least."
Niner looked out the opening in the side of the LAAT/I Gunship. He could see the target barrier and the valleys in which they would travel through. Niner pulled out his holomap and matched up the landforms. The LVCP looked uninhabited from his point in the gunship, but Niner knew better. Once they were spotted the whole canyon system would be crawling with droids. He then looked over at his squad expectantly.
"Sir,what is the plan?" asked Raven.
"Raven, I bet, Niner is going to say, go in and shoot the Droids down, then leave." Red-5 told Raven sarcastically.
"You know Red-5,like a trap of sorts is what i was talking about."said Raven.
"Right..." Red-5 muttered.
"Well, I was thinking something along the lines of go in, shoot the droids, and leave," Niner joked. "Of course we still have to destroy the target barrier."
"I told you I was right." Red-5 told Raven.
"Ha,Niner was just joking.But it is a good plan,we just need better planning." said Raven to Red-5.
"Damn it!" Red-5 shouted out loud.
"Let's scale the canyon walls until we get to the LV. We'll set up snipers where we can and the rest of us will dodge our way to the LVCP. We'll provide cover for our snipers to cross and then somehow breach the facility. Once we get that far, we can secure the LVCP and use a turret or two to cover for the the rest of us who'll head to the TBLV. We can rendezvous with the one or two people who man the turrets at the top of the canyon around the TBLV. From there, we'll fight our way to the top of the target barrier, drop down, set the charge, stand back and watch the fireworks," Niner suggested. "Something like that?"
"Yeah sure,anything's cool Alpha." answered Raven.
"I can cover you" said Hunter
"Yeah me too." Red-5 added.
(if I've posted the exact same thing before, I'm sorry)
"get out of my head... come on please... DAMN IT GET THE HELL OUT!!!" Hunter said to himself. "Oh no! Droids!" bzz bzz "no problem" said Hunter after he picked off the droids
"This is Advisor Zarlak, come in RC-1270. What is your situation?" Said a voice through the com.
Darth Caos entered a medium size controll center inside the sepertists research base. There was plenty of controll panels and behind each, there was a tech droid. On the obversation platform a rather large trandosians.
"Status!?" Requested Caos
"We have intruders. They have been confronted by droids but the intruders are killing them faster than podracers in the grand final. Why do the CIS give us those perfectic mechs when they have mercs like us?" Reported the large trandosian commander.
"Because they're idiots. Now remenber, I don't want any merc leaving this building. Is that clear?"
"Yes sir. Those stupid clones wouldn't get there hands on the gas." said the commander proudly.
"I don't care about the god damm gas. Just make sure those fools don't even hear the name Project 212. Or else you shall suffer the worst pain any trandosian can ever recieve!"
"Alpha Squad: I could try and make my way into the facility from the backside, is that alright with you commander?" asked Hunter as he was picking off droids one by one.
"If it makes sense with the Advisor, then sure," Niner said, jumping off the gunship and running behind a rock for cover. "Hey Advisor, we've just touched down. There are a few hostiles in the area. We've got it under control."
(Revanscool, are you talking about the LVCP? The command post located in the center of the valley up ahead?)
"We have you on satelight imagary but that wouldn't last long. The factories have began releasing alot of smoke and will soon cover the LV. We're sending an area map to you via com. We have report of a small trandosian outpost in the caves. Find it and capture the computer terminal. We believe it to have codes that will give us easy acesse to the main facillity. That is your current order"
"Roger that, Advisor. Alpha Squad, form up," Niner commanded. "We've got to find that Trando cave and capture the computer terminal." Niner peered out over the rock. One last droid walked out from behind a rock. Niner shot it with his DC-17. "Ready?"
"Ready as a clone could be!" said Raven.
"I'll agree with that." Red-5 added getting his Blaster Rifle out.
"You're damn right I'm ready" added Hunter getting his pistol.
"Bring it on!" said Raven getting out his Shotgun.
Niner laughed. "Let's go." Niner crept out from behind another rock and began to walk down the canyon path.
Raven looked at the rocks,cleverly watching for droids,aiming his shotgun.
Hunter started scanning the area for anything that could be hostile.
Niner heard a noise and brought his weapon into firing position. He stared down the scope, as a rock slipped down from the canyon wall above. He dove out of the way. Where he stood a moment before was a scorch mark, ten centimeters in diameter. "Droid snipers," Niner informed the his squad.
"On 'em" told Hunter
"Oh,that's good.Droid snipers." said Raven sarcastically.
"Easy targets," Red-5 commented, "Droids are so inaccurate."
Niner squeezed the trigger on his DC-17. The plasma shot the droid directly in its shinny metallic head. It sparked before falling towards Alpha Squad
"Good shot man" congratulated Hunter as he picked off one
Raven aimed a little for a droid hiding behind a rock.
"Clever,but not enough clever for me." said Raven as he shot the rock,perfuring it and shotting the droid's head.
"Don't get cocky Black-8. Shadow force beware, a large patch of new probe droids have been released from the base. They're using the smoke produced by the factory for cover and have been programed and desgned for killing clones like yourself!" Reported the Advisor.
"Alright Advisor." said Raven.
Niner backed up against the opposite canyon wall to shoot the last droid. He plugged away. "Roger that, Advisor. We'll be on the lookout." Niner signaled to his squad move on.
Hunter did as he was told and started shooting droids down as he made his way to the next rock.
Raven followed Alpha,shooting droids along the way.
Hunter hid behind a rock but his shoulder was sticking out and that ended with him getting shot, "graa" Hunter moaned.
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Hey gang,
We broke up today's mailbag into two parts (here is first part).
On to the Q&A:
Q: It appears Lance Moore is No. 4 on the depth chart behind Meachem? Do you see this continuing to be the order in Philly:1. Colston; 2. Henderson; 3. Meachem; and 4. Moore. Steve Armstrong, New Orleans.
A: Steve, don't be misled by the wide receiver reps from Sunday. The game plan and situations dictated that Meachem played more reps as the entire final drive as a single-receiver, running set and he is the best run blocker of the receivers. That will change week to week. Moore gets the bulk of his playing time in three-receiver sets and the Saints weren't in as many of those because of the big lead. The playing time will vary among the receivers each week.
Q: David Thomas was a late, but good addition to the roster. He actually played more than I anticipated in the Detroit game. How do you see his role evolving against Philly? Do you see more double TE sets? Jack Hightower, Orlando, Fla.
A: He's going to have to step up because there's no other option there now. The only healthy tight ends on the roster are Thomas and Jeremy Shockey. I, too, was surprised by how many reps Thomas got but the two-tight end set is a staple of Sean Payton's offense and I'm sure Thomas will get his share of playing time this season. He's basically the new Billy Miller.
Q: Jeff, my main concern at this point is Sean Payon keeping the starters in late in the game when the game is already out of reach for the other team. Why risk injury for no reason? Not only are you risking injury, but if you put in the 2nd string unit, it allows them to get valuable game reps so if a starter goes down, you can plug them in without missing a beat. We've all seen what happened to McNabb when the game was out of reach and he was still in there. Can you provide a logical answer to this question on why Sean Payton would play starters still at the end of the game when the game is out of reach? Can anyone please ask SP why he would risk injury to starters for no apparent reason? Thanks. David Lyons, Boonville, Mo.
A: That's a tricky call, David. I think Payton wanted to get his starters as much work as possible to build confidence and conditioning. He wants to teach his te4am how to finish a game and they were able to do that on Sunday. Remember, there are only 19 offensive players active on game day. The NFL isn't like college. That said, I think he definitely will sub liberally in lopsided games in the future. I just think the first game is a different animal.
Q: You clearly are setting the bar for the Mike Bell hype. However, why hasn't your enthusiasm been tempered by the costly fumble by Bell that kept the Lions (at the time being) in the game? Bell has a history of fumbles in Denver and college, and it was addressed this summer as well. Coach Payton is a Bill Parcells disciple, and in Parcells' world, fumblers hit the bench. What makes you certain Bell will not be held to the same standard, particularly with such good alternatives as Pierre and Reggie available? J.E., Huntsville, Ala.
A: I was with you J.E. until you mentioned Bush as a good alternative. He just dropped the ball three times against Detroit and has shown a penchant for putting the ball on the ground. I agree that ball security is an issue. In fact, I wrote that in my column from Sunday's game. If Bell become a fumble I expect Pierre Thomas to move ahead of him in the lineup. Until then, Bell is the man. He did rush for 143 yards last week.
Q: Do the Saints have any plans to go with a lighter third jersey like Carolina? Last year they baked in Washington D.C. and will likely face a hot day in Philly this Sunday and sometimes they play hot ones like in Tampa Bay. Anthony Cerciello, New Jersey.
A: No way, Anthony. The Saints are very much steeped in tradition and they aren't about to change their black-and-gold uniforms any time soon. The Steelers wear black at home and it doesn't seem to slow them down too much.


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MARY ESTHER - The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office has released surveillance video of the man wanted for robbing the Waffle House in Mary Esther
The suspect, descried as a white male, 5'10"-6' tall, 180-200 pounds with a chubby face, dark hair and dark facial hair, comes into the restaurant, located at 2060 W. Highway 98, shortly after midnight. Wearing a "worn" looking blue or grey hoodie and jeans, the man walks up to the cash register and hands the clerk a note demanding money.
A waitress has to reach over the counter and help open the register. She then takes off to the back.
Once he's got the cash, the suspect takes off behind the building.
If you recognize the suspect or have any information about the robbery, you could be eligible for a cash reward of up to $1,000. Contact the Emerald Coast Crime Stoppers at 850-863-TIPS (863-8477) or 1-888-654-TIPS. You can also text "TIP214 plus the message" to CRIMES (274637) or submit an anonymous tip on-line at
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Garth Ten Napel
Position: LB
Height: 6-1 Weight: 213 lbs.
Born: March 27, 1954 in Los Angeles, CA
High School: Trinity
College: Texas A&M (school history)
Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 7th round (198th overall) of the 1976 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 10 (7143rd overall since 1950)
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STARKVILLE, Miss. - Santa Claus will make a special appearance at Humphrey Coliseum Thursday night as the Mississippi State women's basketball team hosts Jacksonville State at 7 p.m.
Fans can bring their cameras and have pictures made with Santa beginning at 6 p.m. until the start of the game. Tickets for the contest are $5 for adults and free to kids high school age and younger.
Thursday's contest will be broadcast on WKBB-FM 100.9 and WXWX-FM 96.3. HailState TV subscribers can watch the live video stream or listen to the audio at www.hailstate.com/hstvlive.
State will be looking to continue its success at the Hump in Thursday's contest. MSU won its fourth-straight game at home and improved to 5-5 on the season with a 67-57 win against Florida A&M on Sunday.
"I'm really proud of our improvement on the court, but I'm most proud of the fact that we improved nearly an entire grade point in the classroom from the spring semester," head coach Vic Schaefer said. "I'm excited about our team's progress and their work ethic.
"Jacksonville State is a team that is well-coached and plays hard. They'll come in with their ears pinned back wanting to beat an SEC team. We'll have to do a good job defending the home court," Schaefer said. "I'm looking for us to get better. When the lights come on, I just want to see us get better every game."
Freshman Sherise Williams earned SEC Co-Freshman of the Week laurels after pacing Mississippi State with 21 points in the contest.
The St. Louis native has been the Bulldogs' top scorer the last four games, averaging 13.8 points on 65.7-percent shooting.
Williams' hot stretch improved her season scoring average to 8.1. She is also hauling in 6.5 rebounds, the second-highest average by a freshman in the SEC this season. Williams also blocked three shots against FAMU, moving her to fourth in the league with 1.8 per game.
Sophomore Kendra Grant continued her stellar play with 12 points in the win against Florida A&M. The Richland, Miss., native enters Thursday's game having scored double figures in six-straight games and nine of the team's 10 contests.
Grant paces MSU in scoring this season with a 13.9 average that is 10th overall and second among league sophomores.
Sophomore Martha Alwal is also averaging double-digit points on the season with a 12.5 tally. She has recorded 10-plus rebounds in three-straight games to bring her average for the year to an SEC-best 9.8.
Against Florida A&M, Alwal blocked the 109th shot of her young career, matching LaToya Thomas for third in school history. Her 2.7 blocks per game this season are the second-most in the conference.
State will be seeking its fourth-straight win against Jacksonville State.
The Bulldogs won last season's contest 78-41 behind 30 points from Diamber Johnson and four points, 11 rebounds and 10 blocks by Alwal in her MSU debut.
The Gamecocks enter this season's contest 0-11 on the year following a pair of setbacks last weekend to host North Florida and Campbell in the Oceanfront Holiday Classic.
Briana Morrow leads JSU in scoring and rebounding with 9.4 and 8.6 averages, respectively.


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Bad: On most models, the tailgate doesn't open wide enough unless you fit a different checkstrap. Tailgate spare wheel abandoned in favour of tyre repair kit. Starting to feel dated.
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Sonny Bryan's Smokehouse is a barbecue joint that has a rich Dallas history. In 1910 Elias Bryan moved his family to Dallas from Cincinnati and opened the first Bryan's Barbecue. Twenty five years later in 1935, Elias son William (known as 'Red' for his hair) opened his own barbecue joint in Oak Cliff. Working along side Red was his son, William Jr. (known as 'Sonny'). Then in 1958, Sonny parted ways with Red and opened up his own barbecue place. It's safe to say that the Bryan family is qualified in the barbecue arena. Currently Sonny Bryan's has nine different restaurants across the DFW area, however the original location still stands on Inwood and Harry Hines.
Aside from being featured in numerous books, magazines, and television shows, Sonny Bryan's has amassed a large contingent of faithful barbecue fans. A stop at the original location is a definite item that should be on the bucket list of any person who claims to be a fan of the 'cue. Like most good barbecue places, the exterior of the building resembles that of a wood shed rather than a restaurant. However, as you should know, this typically is the sign of a barbecue place that knows what they're doing.
For the upcoming Memorial Day holiday, Sonny's is offering a special for the members of their 'Sonny's Club'. Visit the Sonny Bryan's website and submit your name, email, and birthday in the 'Sonny's Club' area on the home page, and you can look forward to a coupon for free barbecue on your birthday, as well as specials on certain holidays. Sonny's is commemorating Memorial Day by offering a free pound of meat with any family pack take out order from Friday, May 28 through Monday, May 31. Sign up to receive this great deal and think of all the time you will save not having to worry about what to serve for your holiday party.
While you're visiting the Sonny Bryan's website, don't forget to take a look around. You can read about their barbecue history, find the location nearest you, and browse through their online shop. Just don't forget to sign up for 'Sonny's Club', you don't want to miss out on those specials.
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One week after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, the U.N. chief, Ban Ki-moon has requested that the Security Council boost peace keeper numbers in Haiti, according to CNN. The supplies are beginning to make it to pockets of the country of Haiti by helicopter, but the lack of security forces creates food, water, and first aid distribution problems because of fighting between earthquake victims over such supplies. Victims are beginning to gather around the airport looking for water, food, and a job according to of MSNBC.
Haiti has significant infrastructure problems such as a partially damaged airport with over loaded capacity, not enough fuel for aircraft departures, the extensive time to offload supplies from the aircrafts, the available equipment on hand to clear a path through the debris so as to be used as roads to reach places, the lack of security required to keep the earthquake victims calm and orderly during the distribution of food and water, the physical and mental impact of the deceased that are being piled up creating road blocks, the damaged sea port, and the demand for continued aid for the foreseeable future. The Red Cross is accepting donations for the earthquake victims in Haiti.
The U.S. has operational control of the airport at Port au Prince, Haiti. The congestion at the partially damaged airport in Port au Prince is significant. The incoming air traffic is being controlled by the FAA and then coordinated to the DOD as a single point of coordination to ensure the airport traffic is controlled not overloaded.


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Oregon is lofty snow-covered mountains and white, sandy beaches. It is fertile green valleys and plains. Oregon has the most up-to-date cities amid hamlets reminiscent of early frontier days. The state is raging rivers, trickling brooks, mountain lakes, dramatic deserts and the powerful Pacific Ocean.
If America is a land of immigrants, Oregon is the end of the rainbow for people who traveled west and found a land too beautiful and promising to leave. There's an overpowering presence of things green in Oregon. The grass is green. The valleys are green. The towering trees are green. Everything is fresh, alive, growing.
Then, too, there are the beaches. Miles of pure, white sand.
And the mountains " Hood, Bachelor, the Three Sisters and more. You can ski the slopes and hike the trails. To some there's a bit of paradise in fishing a mountain-fed lake. In Oregon, some people gaze out their living room window to the majesty of a snow-capped peak.
Oregon's rivers share in the magnetism. There's the mighty Columbia, starting as a trickle in Canada and the building to one of the nation's most scenic waterways as it races to the ocean, defining the Oregon and Washington boundary.
The salmon-crowded Rogue River in southern Oregon draws its share of sportsmen, as well as sight-seers. For others, no river matches the McKenzie, which meets the scenic Willamette in Eugene on its meandering journey through Oregon's evergreen forests.
To most residents, a large part of Oregon's magic stems from the fact that their jobs and homes are right in the middle of nature's giant playground. Recreation is only a small stride from your doorstep. Recreation here isn't a weekend thing or 50 weeks of backbreaking work for two weeks of vacation half a world away. It's available seven days a week in Oregon.
The state's recreation pursuits are rewarding and educationally stimulating for University of Oregon students. In the Eugene area, the recreational diversity is almost limitless. There is snow skiing and backpacking in the nearby Cascade Mountains. Water skiing is just minutes away. White water float trips down rushing mountains steams are a common undertaking. Bike paths are everywhere, and there are almost 50,000 bikes in Eugene alone — equalling one bike for every two people. Dubbed Track City U.S.A., it's unquestionably the running capital of the world, and jogging trails abound.
Fishing is one of Oregon's most popular sports. The Pacific Ocean and deep-sea fishing for ocean salmon is an hour away. And, the rainbow trout greet anglers in the McKenzie every spring. Oregon is a fisherman's paradise, capable of measuring up to the wildest fish stories.
On the ruggedly beautiful and uncrowded beaches of the Oregon Coast, beach campfires and nighttime hot dog roasts signal a pleasant good evening to splashing, Frisbee tossing and beach browsing of the day. There are oceanside crab feeds and beachcombing along Oregon's 400 miles of rugged shoreline. Private coves and inlets beg to be explored.
Golf is played at a feverish pitch by young and old Oregonians alike. The state has more golf courses per capita than any other U.S. state.
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Acadia National Park visitor centers
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Some villages have
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Lodging By Area
Centers - Acadia
National Park
Welcome to Acadia. There are 3
welcome visitor centers for Acadia National
Park. Two have greeters and one consists
of displays. The one that many visitors
stop at first is the one in Hulls Cove.
We recommend that visitors stop at this greeter
location because anyone with questions will be
able to get them answered and get pointed
in the right direction for things to see in the
park as well as things to see and do outside of
the park in nearby towns.
Visitors should
ask for the pamphlet guide supplied by the
National Park Service here. We love
this guide because it shows and tells everything you need to
know about the park.
You'll see all the carriage roads, trails, mountains,
and attraction locations on this map -- plus the
photos are gorgeous
themselves. While at this location,
enjoy the 15 minute audio/visual about the park. It's nice
to know where you are, what is here, how it got
here and how to enjoy it. This center is open
seasonally, generally April 15 until the end of
When Hulls Cove
is closed, the Park headquarters are at Winter Visitor
Center which is open year round. The
Visitor center Store is definitely a stop to
make. Take the 52 steps up from the
initial visitor center at Eagle Lake and prepare
for Acadia's magical world where you'll see a 3D
rendition of the park, a bird's eye, view that
identifies all of the mountains. The
store mainly consists of books for all ages.
All purchases made at this store benefit the
The 3rd visitor center is at Thompson Island
which is at the head of Mount Desert Island. This area has
information on display only near the water fountains and rest
rooms; however, it is a beautiful area for a picnic.
Tables are located along the shoreline and there is plenty of
lawn for outdoor activities.
Acadia National Park
(207) 288-3338
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New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski is aiming for a healthy return this season following a season-ending ACL and MCL tear towards the end of last season. The Patriots have been weak when it comes to depth at the tight end position and entering OTAs that depth is still a concern. One way to improve that depth is a healthy Gronkowski. On Sunday, the talented tight end addressed the team's depth at the position.
As it stands, the Patriots have Michael Hoomanawanui, D.J. Williams and undrafted free agents Justin Jones and Asa Watson behind Gronkowski. None of those names exactly stand out as threats on offense. Gronkowski expressed his thoughts while speaking at his Citi Football Clinic at Melrose High School. He said, "We're just working hard. Everyone that's there is improving every week and doing the best they can."
With the possibility of Gronkowski not being available for the season opener Sept. 7 against the Miami Dolphins, the Patriots are more in need of experience at the position and someone who can take fill in for Gronkowski if he is to suffer another injury. Rumors have been flying that the team has high interest in tight ends Dustin Keller and Jermichael Finley. Both are athletic and both would be able to provide sizable targets for Patriots quarterback Tom Brady.
When asked about the possibility of the team bringing in either Finley or Keller, Gronkowski said, "I don't make any personnel decisions, it is what it is. I'm just focused on what I've got to do with my job. Tomorrow starts a new week and I've got to hit the rehab again tomorrow really hard to make myself better as a player."
Part of that improvement for Gronkowski is of course getting healthy and staying healthy. That is where his focused is which is good for the team and fans who hope to see the dominant player he can be back on the field. It would also be good if he had some help at the tight end position. Now that June 1 has arrive, the date that teams can sign free agents without having them count against the compensatory draft pic formula, maybe Gronkowski will get to work alongside a Keller or Finley.


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Alan Moore: Storyteller author, Gary Spencer Millidge, is going to be signing copies of the book at everybody's favourite comic shop, Gosh!, in London on Saturday 30 July at midday! Gary is then followed by the main man himself, as Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill will be signing copies of the equally anticipated League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Century: 1969 from 1pm – 6pm. I suspect Alan will also sign copies of his biography as well, if you ask him nicely.
This will be the last ever signing at Gosh!'s old shop as they are moving to bigger premises the following week. See here for details.
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School choices seemed like they were much easier for parents when children were younger. Parents choose the best daycare based on simple common sense attributes: cleanliness, the attentive of the staff, and the resources of the facility. The pressure was not as great because we knew that our children would have many influences ahead of them and those early days would soon become a faded, but hopefully pleasant, memory. Now that our children have matured into adolescents on the way to becoming adults, the stakes are much higher. Choosing the wrong secondary school for our children can have a negative impact on the next 10 -25 years of our child's life and in some cases, the rest of their lives. How does a parent comb through the mire of choices, teachers, administrators, students, and offerings?
There is no easy, cure-all. Each and every student is different and so are the differences between individual families and their values and needs. There are a few tools that parents in Nashville can use to navigate the sea, however. First for both public and private schools, the Internet is the first place to start. Each school, both MNPS and private, has a website that parents can peruse. Look at the administration of the school and see how it is structured. Note how many students attend the school and value whether this will fit in with your student's needs. If it is a large school, over 500 students total in all grades, see if there are administrators assigned to each grade. This will let you know whether behavior and daily scheduling will be a conflict. Also look at whether the school offers the basic academic requirements for student graduation as well as advanced placement courses, if your student is thinking of higher education after high school. Even Nashville vocational technical schools require a minimum of credits in the core courses to gain entry. Core subject areas are Math, English, History, and Science. Also if your student enjoys extracurricular activities such as music, sports, or forensics, it is important to see if the school offers these programs and what the history of those programs has been at the school. If the school has won awards in these areas in the recent past, then this may be an important consideration in your choice.
Most importantly, it is vital to visit the school. The school's website and NCLB (No Child Left Behind) documentation on the school's yearly progress can only tell you so much. Nothing is a substitute for actually seeing the school in action. Be sure to take your teen with you, so they can get a first-hand impression of what it would be like to attend the school. It is important to remember that you do have a choice, and if one school is not working for your student, do not be afraid to change. All educators are open to conversation and you can call the school and ask any questions you may have. Most schools are delighted to have potential students pose an interest and will go out of their way to welcome you, even if they are not your final choice. Every new journey begins with the first step.
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Robert Garcia hasn't yet watched a tape of the superb work his man Chino Maidana did, in applying the rock-solid gameplan the trainer set for the Argentine on Saturday versus Floyd Mayweather.
As it turns out, the whole Garcia crew was in Vegas for the bout, so nobody thought to hit Buy and Record...so the Cali based tutor will wait until Saturday, and watch the re-broadcast on Showtime.
We're thinking he's going to be thinking along the same lines of what he was on Saturday evening, at the MGM....that his kid is a beast, and deserves mucho credit, if not a damned draw, for doing what Canelo and Cotto, among others, couldn't do...and that's give the self-proclaimed TBE a helluva fight.
"As for the gameplan, Floyd is a tough guy to handle, the best in history, maybe, but Chino went out and did his job," Garcia told me on Tuesday afternoon. "He's very tough, very strong, and he doesn't care or respect anyone's reputation. That had a lot to do with it, and he did everything I told him to."
Regarding what Floyd told him to do, or rather, Team Mayweather heavily suggested he do...the gloves issue...Garcia told me that to his knowledge, Maidana didn't get any extra money to accept lacing on the Everlast gloves he eventually did, after capitulating around 3 PM PT Saturday, because Floyd and company refused to box someone wearing the "Mexican Everlasts," the Everlast MX-make glove.
Check back for more from Garcia, who talks about the rematch he believes should occur, and how Maidana could do even better if there's a next time.
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Floyd Mayweather is becoming the MC-Hammer of Boxing with his huge entourage & now with the " YOU CANT TOUCH THIS " move that he was pulling on Maidana for threatening to call off the fight with fallacious allegations of the gloves. Leonard Ellerbe following Floyd took the MC Hammer theme seriously when he did the gloves like MC.H with the "Insideout" move like a "Family Affair". Clearly Marcos Maidana knows who MC.H is when he said, "Feel My Power" its coming with " FULL BLAST" so you "Better Run Run", even Rick Ross was like "PLEASE HAMMER DONT HURT HIM". It was comforting to hear Richard Shaefer in tune when he said not to worry about "THE HITS" the fight is in "ACTIVE DUTY", while fans kept chanting "Let's Get It Started" and left with a Robbery. Everlast is promoting Maidana & the representative presented multiple gloves for "The Funky Headhunter" & "Prime Time " Argentine but TMT was dancing around the contract singing, "Return to EMI" please. The reputable Everlast representative defended & stood behind his product by countering with a quote pulled straight out of the MC. Hammer book when he yelled out, " 2-LEGIT-2-LEGIT-2-QUIT" while Grant Phillips himself being present & given the gloves to inspect by Floyd himself responded with a NON bias opinion right before the cameras when he busted out the "running-man" while chanting, "WE MUST PRAY". Floyd came to close to 2 Quack-Quacks and 2 Cluck-Clucks away from quitting. Grant Phillip the maker of Floyd's gloves and he said nothing bias towards the condition of the Everlast gloves as a matter of fact he pointed out the difference which backfired in Mayweather's face when Grant said, "I worry more about hand injury" and Floyd immediately cut him off because Grant is a heavy padded therapeutic glove that is market in that fashion.
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Thank You for reading my comments and keep following the work of El Dude who is in it to win it.
We are Rivals, opponents in this Forum of Ring, yes but with much respect to the game for it is you and El Dude standing Toe 2 Toe and I expect you to bring it because my echo is the chant that states that I'm in it to win it. Long Live Radam G. and El Dude who does not come 2 lose.
Wow! Why is there always controversies with gloves and wraps of Latins/Hispanics? Hum! ODD! Holla!
Its common and even entertaining to watch fighters bend the rules. But not so much when a ref loses control of a fight. Then the bout becomes something else...something other than boxing.
Choosing the right ref is more important than choosing the right gloves.
Chino shouldn't worry about the gloves....just getting back in the ring with Floyd automatically
makes him a winner. Make that the first priority and everything else will fall into place....eventually.
On a different note....
Chino only weighed about 153 for his previous match with Broner.
Imagine if Broner took the rematch and faced the hulking, salivating, fire snorting, 165 pound version of Chino that fought Floyd?.... The fight wouldn't have lasted 4rounds
The gloves make a big difference. Next time at the gym or a bout please try on the Mexican-style vs the orthopedic style. Both legal under commission rules but a totally different feel. Chino's style is a throwback style. Windmill style where punches come from any minute on the clock. A hook is usually thrown at 3 o'clock or 9 o'clock . With chinos throws the hook , it can come from 1 o'clock to 4 o'clock and 7 o'clock to 11 o'clock . Chino also rides the line with dirty tactics. Hopkins does it in a sneaky style where he positions himself according to where the ref is and let's the questionable blows rip. He also leads with his head at certain times and masks it with certain combinations . Chino hides nothing ,his aggressive tactics are plain for all to see, his momentum keeps the ref from halting the action. Chino uses his free hand to launch hammer type punches that no boxer has an answer for but because the other guy is holding he is permitted to do it.
Khan better be on his back foot for 3 minutes of all twelve rounds or chino might gobble him up. Roberto Duran thinks chino won the fight also. 3 options for Floyd, rematch Chino, fight pack, fight the winner of cotto vs Sergio . Anything else would be anti climatic
Agreed... Nice analysis
If Floyd says he let the fight turn into a brawl for the fans then he should have no problem giving the fans what they want; a rematch. I've seen a lot of casual fans complaining about Maidana's dirty tactics, but they fail recognize that Floyd bends the rules too just in a clandestine fashion.
I thought Maidana had it 8-4, or possibly 7-5. 3 counters to 8 body shots and 3-5 head shots is just comparable unless they stagger an opponent; I gave Maidana rounds 11 & 12.
Who will win the Sergey Kovalev vs Andre Ward fight?


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Robert E. Beloten is Chair of the Workers' Compensation Board. He has been a law judge at the New York State Workers' Compensation Board from 1988-1996 and 2000-2009. From 1996-2000, he was a Senior Law Associate at the law firm of Keating and Klein of Syosset, New York a firm specializing in health care law.
In addition between 1996-2000 , Mr. Beloten, also served as a part-time hearing officer in the New York Supreme Court in Mineola, New York conducting hearings on property assessments on residential properties in Nassau County and was an arbitrator and mediator for the Workers' Compensation Alternative Resolution Panel for the Construction Trade in Albany, New York.
From 1985-1988, was an assistant counsel For the New York State Racing and Wagering Board. He instituted Administrative proceedings to ascertain violations of statues, rules and regulations governing racing and pari-mutuel wagering which include the administering of controlled and/or prohibited substances to horses, as well as the failure of employers to provide their employees with required workers' compensation insurance.
Mr. Beloten clerked for New York Civil Court Judges Herbert A. Posner and Pearle Appelman from 1981-1984, in Kew Gardens. He has lectured extensively throughout New York on medical law and workers' compensation.
He earned his law degree from the Hofstra University School of Law, and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Maryland, College Park with concentrations in History, Government and Politics and Zoology. (Term expires 2015)
Richard A. Bell – Prior to his appointment as Commissioner, Mr. Bell was Executive Director of the Workers' Compensation Board, acting as the principal assistant to the Chair.
Mr. Bell brings to the Board a strong background of workers' compensation expertise. Prior to state service, Mr. Bell had almost 25 years of claims management experience in the workers' compensation field.
Mr. Bell is a graduate of Gettysburg College with a Bachelor of Arts – Economics and is a graduate of the State University of Albany with a Masters of Science – Educational Administration. (Term Expires 2012)
Candace K. Finnegan brings a wealth of experience in Human Resources management to the Workers' Compensation Board. She began New York State service in 1977 and has served as Personnel Administrator and Deputy Director of Labor Relations for the Department of Labor, Higher Education Services Corp., and OMH's Rockland Children's Psychiatric Center where she conducted special investigations, mediated employee grievances and served as the State's advocate in employee disciplinary arbitrations.
Mrs. Finnegan is a graduate of Skidmore College and attended SUNY Albany's MBA program in Human Resources Administration. (Term expires 2010)
Freida Foster brings over 15 years of varied professional experience in the areas of education, public relations and government/civic service. Serving as a Trustee for the City University of New York (CUNY), she helps to oversee the management of CUNY campuses city-wide and serves as Vice Chair for the Student Affairs Committee; and serving on the Harlem Community Development Corporation's Board of Directors, she assists in the guidance of the organization to make the best development decisions for the growth of the Harlem Community.
Ms. Foster-Tolbert worked as a PR professional with one of the largest PR firms in the world and served as Director for Governor Pataki's Office of Community Affairs; Assistant to the Governor for African American Affairs; a Residential Life Professional where she developed and administered policy and provided enforcement and guidance to thousands of students on campus. In addition, she served as the NYC Human Resources Administration Liaison and Recruiter for BMCC's College Opportunity to Prepare for Employment Program where she primarily worked with hundreds of students and helped to solve difficult benefit cases which ultimately enabled the students to continue their academic careers.
A lifelong Harlem resident, Ms. Foster-Tolbert holds a BA from Hofstra University and an M.S. from the University of Wisconsin. (Term expires 2014)
Mark D. Higgins – Mr. Higgins came to the board after serving over 30 years as a staff representative with the Civil Service Employees Association, Inc. where he negotiated collective bargaining agreements and represented workers in all workplace issues including workers' compensation. He holds a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees from SUNY College at Buffalo. He is a lifelong resident of Greater Buffalo. (Term Expires 2014)
Linda Hull – A 30-year specialist in workers' compensation, in 1994 Linda Hull founded Upstate WorkComp Inc., where she consulted on behalf of self-insured and insured employers, occupational health groups, vocational specialists and insurance agents. Earlier in her career, she worked as an outside field adjustor, hearing representative and a claims supervisor for insurance carriers.
A frequent speaker on workers' compensation topics to prominent industry groups, Ms. Hull received the New York State Workers Compensation Board's Chairman's Award for Excellence for her contribution to the self-insurance community in 2001. In 2011, was elected to the AMCOMP Board of Managers and in 2012, she participated on the Workers' Compensation Board Medical Treatment Guidelines Payer Committee. Ms. Hull was a 20-year member of the NYS Business Council's Workers Compensation committee, the NY State Self- Insured Association, and the Rochester Business Alliance Workers Compensation Committee.
Ms. Hull holds a dual Bachelor of Science in Economics and Political Science from the State University of New York College at Brockport. She is a native of Rochester. (Term expires 2020)
Loren Lobban of Buffalo has many years of experience as a practicing attorney, representing individuals, business and government.
Prior to joining the Board, Mr. Lobban maintained a private law practice where he specialized in litigation. He was the principle of his own firm and also counsel to the Erie County Legislature. He also volunteered his time representing clients for the Erie County Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project.
Mr. Lobban earned law degrees from the State University of New York at Buffalo and the Norman Manley Law School. He also holds an MBA from Medaille College in Buffalo. Mr. Lobban earned a BA in history and psychology from the University of Northern Michigan.(Term expires 2013)
Conrad W. Lower practiced labor and employment law for over 25 years. As Senior Counsel with the New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) he represented public employees and their local unions before administrative agencies such as the Public Employment Relations Board and the State Education Department, and in New York's state and federal courts. As a Labor Relations Specialist for NYSUT he was responsible for negotiating and enforcing collective bargaining agreements, and advising local union officers and members on workers' compensation and other employment issues. Mr. Lower's significant cases include a jury verdict in favor of seven teachers and aides who suffered carpal tunnel and emotional distress injuries from a school district's unconstitutional actions, and an order of reinstatement and back pay for school bus drivers and mechanics whose jobs were unlawfully outsourced.
He began his legal career in private practice in Indiana representing unions before the National Labor Relations Board and in the courts, and litigating workers' compensation, social security disability and personal injury actions on behalf of injured workers.
Mr. Lower graduated with a B.A. in economics from Antioch College in 1976, and received his law degree from Northeastern University School of Law in 1983. (Term expires 2015)
Kenneth J. Munnelly is the Vice Chair of the Board. He was the former general counsel of the New York State Workers' Compensation Board from 2008 to 2013, responsible for the day-to-day legal operations of the Board and a staff of approximately 150 attorneys including all law judges, the Administrative Review Division and the Legal Affairs Division, which reviews full board applications, as well as the Litigation Unit.
Mr. Munnelly also worked in the New York State Assembly for 21 legislative sessions. He served as counsel to the Assembly Local Governments committee as well as the Speaker's counsel to the Judiciary Committee from 1986 to 1993. In 1994, Mr. Munnelly was named First Deputy Attorney General by Attorney General Oliver Koppell.
In 1998, Mr. Munnelly was elected Town Justice in the Town of Bethlehem, presiding over felony arraignments, misdemeanors, traffic infractions and small claims court. In 2005, Mr. Munnelly returned to the Assembly Judiciary Committee, serving as counsel to the chair. While working for the Assembly, Mr. Munnelly maintained a private law practice where he specialized in litigation, family and criminal law.
Mr. Munnelly holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the State University of New York at Binghamton and a Masters in Public Administration (concentration in public finance) from the Rockefeller School of Public Affairs in Albany. In 1984, he graduated from Albany Law School, receiving the Senior Trial prize at graduation. (Term expires 2018)
Ellen O. Paprocki brings a varied background to the Workers' Compensation Board. Prior to joining the Board she served as Assistant Director of the New York State Fair in Syracuse where she provided management and program/policy development for the annual State Fair and more than two hundred events throughout the year. She spent many years in Washington, DC working with the U.S. Department of Labor as a Field Office Coordinator, Labor-Management Liaison, and investigative trainer as well as serving as a Congressional Liaison for the Agency for International Development.
Ms. Paprocki spent time as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the early 1980's. She is a graduate of St. Bonaventure University with a Bachelor of Arts degree. (Term expires 2018)
Samuel G. Williams was born in Niagara Falls, New York. Mr. Williams graduated from high school in 1970 and started his union career as a sheet metal apprentice. He served as a journeyman for Sheet Metal Workers Local 71 until 1976 when he was hired at the former Harrison Radiator division of General Motors Corporation and became a member of the UAW Local 686.
Mr. Williams rose through the union ranks as alternate, district, and shop committeeman. In 1996, he took part in the development of the "Transitional Work Center" concept within General Motors, which allowed and encouraged UAW members collecting Worker's Compensation to return to work early. The program allowed injured workers to return to work in non-traditional jobs until they were able to return to their normal work duty. This program is still in place today, greatly reducing the Worker's Compensation costs throughout the industry.
Mr. Williams was appointed to the International Staff of the UAW Region 9 as a Servicing Representative. In this capacity he negotiated collective bargaining agreements, handled arbitration issues and PERB hearings for numerous UAW locals throughout the Western New York area. In 1998, he was appointed Director of Education for UAW Region 9, encompassing New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. And in August of 2004 he was appointed Director of the CAP (Community Action Program) Region 9 UAW New York State.
Throughout the years, Mr. Williams has received many awards and honors for his tireless dedication to causes he believes in. He was honored in 1994 with the UAW Citizenship Award and in 1999 as Labor Citizen of the Year from the Niagara/Orleans Labor Council AFL-CIO. In 2009 he received the Norm Harper Labor Award from the Coalition for Economic Justice (CEJ), and the Buffalo Central Labor Council "Labor Person of the Year" award for his commitment to labor and community partnership through legislative and electoral solutions. In January 2010 he received the Martin Luther King Jr. Social Justice Award. (Term expires 2016)


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Located in the Westside of Los Angeles, Brentwood is considered an affluent neighborhood. Brentwood is a lovely place to visit because it feels like stepping out of the busy, smoggy city of Los Angeles, and stepping into a quiet, peaceful and up-kept town.
Coral Tree Café is a great place to grab lunch and catch up with a friend. It is spacious, and uses mostly wood for its counters, tables, and floors – making it feel hip and rustic. Especially during a clear and sunny day, plenty of light pours into the café, making it feel warm and homey. There is also lots of seating – you can sit comfortably outside, or at a table or booth inside.
The service here is fast and friendly. They are quick to take your order, to get your order to you, and to accommodate you during your meal. This doesn't mean that the quality is not good, but that they have a large staff on hand throughout the day.
Brunch is a great time to go if you prefer a more quiet experience, but lunch is just as great. Even during a lunch rush, there is plenty of seating, and the hustle and bustle of the café will add more energy and excitement to your visit.
Moving on to food, although quite pricey, it is wholesome and delicious. Coral Tree Café does not disappoint with its food, fresh juices, or coffee (just don't expect a unique and one-of-a-kind experience). This café serves a wide menu with options that will satiate you at anytime of the day – whether you need a full course meal, or a light meal. They offer mostly healthy foods and options without compromising flavor and satisfaction. They also have many delicious vegetarian options for those of you who are avoiding meat.
The bottom-line is that if you are looking for a place to enjoy a nice and relaxing lunch with an array of fresh and healthy choices, Coral Tree Café is definitely worth a visit!


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Professor David Grayson's eulogy for Nigel Doughty at his Memorial Service
Remembering a dedicated champion of sustainable business
The long journey to more sustainable business needs many different contributors. We need critical NGOs ready to challenge bad business behavior; able advisers who can help businesses find profitable sustainability solutions; thinkers able to conceptualise the issues and teach others. There is an especial need for successful capitalists who have built up businesses and who carry credibility with their peers, to champion sustainability.
Nigel Doughty was one of the latter. His sudden death at the very early age of 54 is a grievous loss. For me, he was not just a very generous and thoughtful initiator and sponsor of the business school centre that bears his name. He was also a wise counselor, a clever connector and indefatigable networker, a powerful ambassador – and a good friend.
I first met Nigel in late 2006, as one of several academic and practitioner candidates to be founder director of the Centre for Corporate Responsibility that he was sponsoring at Cranfield School of Management – where he had completed his MBA two decades earlier. He asked searching questions – but in a pleasant, conversational manner that was simultaneously disarming yet demanding.
A few weeks later, when to my great surprise and delight, I was chosen, we met for a "get to know-you" 1:1 dinner. We were of a similar age. We had both grown up in mining districts of the East Midlands. We quickly discovered a similar interest in politics and public affairs – and just as quickly, different political affiliations – but with a shared understanding of the need for both greater international competitiveness and greater social cohesion – not as rival choices but as mutually essential and reinforcing.
At this first 1:1, Nigel was clear. He was pleased to be able to found the new Centre – but he didn't want to interfere – and if I ever thought he was inadvertently interfering, I should say so. I can see the scene now so clearly even five years on. I thanked him but added that I thought it was far more likely that I would be the one asking for more of his time and input not less – and that if anyone was going to be pushing back, it would be him pushing back to me that I was being too demanding of his involvement.
If the Centre subsequently ever was too demanding, he never indicated. Instead he was always ready to host a suggested meeting, and help us to bring people together. In our regular 1:1 catch-ups, however busy he was with other work, he was eager to hear of our progress and the challenges we were encountering – and quick to share some insight from Davos or wherever, that might help to reinforce our thinking.
At what was to be our last meeting, just before Christmas, he was enthusiastically involved in suggesting speakers for our fifth anniversary conference, and how we could be best involved in the current political and business and academic debates about responsible capitalism. He was clear that the argument for a new more responsible capitalism should be "hard-headed – not soft-hearted." We talked about a recent visit he had made to Washington and his debates there with some of the right-wing think tanks who seemed confused that such a successful financier could be so active in Labour Party politics.
For Nigel didn't just put his money where his mouth was. He got actively engaged – whether that was with his beloved Nottingham Forest, or politics or promoting social enterprise or volunteering – or in practicing sustainable business. He encouraged Doughty Hanson – the private equity business he had co-founded with his partner Dick Hanson – to appoint a head of sustainability. Crucially, this post was made part of the value-enhancement team – they were stewards of other people's investments and as responsible stewards, they had to ensure that sustainability would pay.
This reflected Nigel's view – expressed in a recent report (Private equity and responsible investment: an opportunity for value creation – Nov 2011), that Doughty Hanson produced in collaboration with the NGO WWF – that:
"Private equity managers are particularly well-placed to promote sustainable business practices through active management of their portfolio companies ….Such an approach can create additional value for all stakeholders and reduces the financial and reputational risks to which they are exposed."
We have lost a dedicated, active citizen; a generous and practical philanthropist; and a successful businessman who believed passionately that sustainability is integral to long-term business success.
Prof David Grayson CBE is director of the Doughty Centre for Corporate Responsibility at Cranfield School of Management.
Nigel Doughty Memorial Service
On 5th November 2102 a Memorial Service was held for Nigel Doughty in Westminster Cathedral. Video footage of eulogies given by Gordon Brown and David Grayson are available to view.
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